North Carolina Newspapers

?*?****?? * THE HEATHER * x - e^if iiv ? fair tonight and Satur- *7(fc\'t\ i&l otI* CIKC.L'L ITIt)\ * day. (oolir in East /wr- (1(11, (Ml ^IlTf^fll^l^7 Thnr.d.n linn tonight. Moderate * II tslerly winds. * * ***?*? !._.).? i tifiie: VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 9. 192 I. EUM1T 1'ACiES. NO. Ill Mellon Plan May Go To Voters On A Referendam 'resident IJeing I'rged to Vrlo Insurgent Tax Hill and Take His (iasc on Mellon Plan Directly to the People in the Fall Elections l?y D.Win I.AWHFNTF. (Copyright. 1921. By The Advance) Washington, May 8.?President Coolidge may veto the tax bill and appeal to the country in the coming elections to give him i Congress which will support the Mellon plan. Such a coarse is being seri ously advocated here together with a proposal that the 25 per cent reduction in taxes on in comes earned during the year 1923 shall be applied also to the year 1924, inasmuch as the Congress elected next November could not be called into session until after March 4, 1925. Apart from his own personality and capacity as an administrator, there is no issue as yet on which the present administration can go to the country. The opposition will, of course, have plenty of basis for at tack but it is not the purpose of the Coolidge administration to wage a defensive campaign. Some concrete proposals will be necessary in order to ask for a continuance in power. " The Mellon plan, it is pointed out. wa? received with a wave of almost unanimous support when it was first announced. Congress was flooded with petitions and the editorial opin ion of the country seemed prepon derantly in favor of the Mellon idea. Since that time, however, a combin ation of Insurgent Republicans and Democrats have operated in both the House and the Senate, not only to defeat the Mellon plan but to add on certain objectionable features such as the opening of all Income tax re turns to public inspection. Mr. Cool idge as the leader of the Republican party has been unable to command the Republicans to follow the Mel lon plan. His only redress is at the polls where it can be decided which brand of Republicanism the elector ate wants, and whether the country wishes to r place Republicans with Dciuoctatrf. ^ The whole theory of the Demo cratic plan has been that it is hound to be nioro popular than the Mellon "plan whe'.i fully explained to the voter. The administration is being urged to take a contrary view; namely, that the Mellon plan, whext explained, will have tl.e same sup port at t'.iv polls as it was given by the editors brf->re it was rnparent that ther - would be partisun divi sion.' Which would business prefer? An acceptance by the President of the bill proposed by Congress or a fight in the campaign to get a Congress that would be committed to support the Mellon plan? There Is abundant evidence that the uncertainty over tax revision has been a factor in adverse business conditions here and there. The whole situation has been so confused in Congress that many business men have not realised that they would be given a cut of 25 per cent on their 1923 incomes payable this year. If in addition to that they knew that incomes received during the present year would be taxed at a 25 per . cent reduction when paid in March, 1925, they would be able to make their plans accordingly. A flat 25 per cent reduction would in many ways be easier to compute than th?? present House or Senate bill with Its complications. There in antoher school of thought, however, which thinks the present hill ought to be accepted by the President and a fiuht waged for further tax revision later on. If the publicity feature of the bill and oth er seriously objectionable clauses were eliminated, sjich a course might bo viewed with more favor at the White House. The upshot of the whole thing is that Congress Is about to furnish the President with a vital Issue on which to base his appeal for election next November. Whether he signs the pemfine hill or vetoes it. the Presi dent will continue his effort to get what he regards as a scientifically adjusted scheme of taxes adopted# the fundamental principles of which were outlined by his Secretary of the Treasury. Several changes in the original Mellon plan are accept able to the administration, in fact the Tp-nsury itself h?lpod to make some, but on the big question of sur taxes. the administration is not yet in a mood to compromise. WANT REFERENDUM ON DAWES REPORT Berlin, May t?The Executive committer of tlw> German Socialist partx today voted to auk the govern ment to hold n popular referendum on Ihe acceptance or rejection of the t),iwcs reparation report. PI.AY MONDAY MG1IIT TV' play. "A l.lttlc Clodhopper" thai wii m l)ave been given Wed nesday night at Fork School wa? postponed on account of rain and will be given Monday night. May 12th, at Fork School at eight o'clock. Thl? play la presented by the boya' and glrla' aenlor elan of Berea Sun day School and th* public I* cor dially Ihvlted. BAILEY DID NOT FIRE BIG BERTHA | Was Heard With Close Al tention, However, and Un doubtedly Made a Most Fa vorable Impression Here. | Speaking before an audience that .crowded the Pasquotank County courthouse auditorium to the walls 'and overflowed Into the vestibule at i the head of the stairway leading to | the court room. Joslah William Bail-1 !ey fired the first gun of his guberna torial campaign in Pasquotank Coun ity here Thursday night. However, the speaker did not I touch off the fuse of the big bertha which he was quoted as saying he might set off in the PasquotanK County courthouse if the atmosphere was Just right. The speech followed I the lines he has laid down in other | parts of North Carolina attacking, J the State primary and election laws, i the State system of taxation, and the: high freight rates which he claims jlevy a discriminatory tribute on the | cities of North Carolina, particularly 'those of the Northeastern section of the State. Coming into what is admittedly McLean territory, Mr. nalley was in troduced by Dr. Samuel H. Teiuple I man. pastor of the First Ilaplist 'Church, who was not committed to' the speaker s candidary but who sta ted that he would hear him with op en mind and urged those in the audi ence to do likewise. ?'It would be a bad day for North Carolina," Dr. Templeman said, "when the people failed to exercise their own Judg ment in deciding whom they wouid [vote for and let the self-constituted leaders pick their candidates for \ them." Apparently the crowd was inclined to follow Dr. Templeman's advice. It pave the speaker close and attentive hearing and undoubtedly the Raleigh man made on the whole a most fay-' orable Impression. It would be too much, perhaps, to say that at the close of Mr. Bailey's speech he had' the majority of the crowd with him,1 but tjiere Is no question that he won a large number of votes, especially among the farmers present, whose faces registered unmistakable ap proval when the speaker disclosed; his program of lightening the tax burden on the farmers and small home owners in particular, and on i land in general, and making up th<-1 deficit thus created by Increasing the' franchise tax on railroads, by putting foreign stock back on the tax books and by removing tax exemptions on personal property. City resident* who heard Mr. Bailey were almost as; favorably impressed with his appeal! for primary and election law re-> forms, including the Australian ba' lot, as were rural residents with hi? program of tax reform. "They are saying." Mr. Ballev de-l clared toward the conclusion of his: address, "that a Governor can ac-! compllsh nothing in the matter of tax reform, discriminatory freight j rates, and in the enactment of any legislative program, because h<* has no statutory power. I wouldnt give1 a snap for statutory power. it is moral power that counts. Given a: mandate from the people and a pur pose to perform it. a Governor with j the people back of him, can do an>-' thing." Defending himself In the early j part of his speech against the; thrusts of those who say that In pointing out defects In the State's! taxation system and election and i primary laws, he Is attacking the, party, Mr. Bailey declared that his r criticism* would help and not hurl' the party. The Democratic party,) he said, will thrive In tbe liuht and when it reaches a state where it would be destroyed by the light It will deserve to die. In this connec tion be pointed out further ihat, by reason of the fact that the Demo cratic party now has no serious op-; position in North Carolina, all mat ters of policy in State government are decided In the primary ai.d not In tbe election. "We exhume th > Republican party," he said, "onre every four years just to have anoth-. ,er funeral. The outlook Is that w.> I will have one grand funeral this year, for the opposition has chosen1 as its standard bearer a man who will make s most magnificent "corpse." i Col. I. M# Meeklns, who was pre*-i ent In the audience, occupying a front seat. Joined In the general laughter that followed thlft sally. 1 FINK PKVIIiRD CTIAIM Deviled crab* $1 a dozen. Call Coney island Cafe, phone 429. Open day and night. 9-10-llnpd I IKST >1 \Y I'KAS SHIPPED FKIDAV ? : lr?.in h? le Friday by It. C. Abbott. lorwatdinu a\.-n?. Th? re were 15 half barrel baskets iti the yluinncut and Mr. Abbott e\peets to make a larger ship* m* nt Saturday. The peas were grown by b. Waters A: Company Just outsid" the city by the old fair ground.*. JOSI Mi COMES Ot'T ONLY SECO>n BEST Josiah Simmons. Bnnistant Janitor at the post office building. came out second best in an encounter with Mrs. P. F. Harris, Christian Science practitioner. Friday morning in the lobby of the post office. The cause | for the hostilities centered around I the little white wooly dog which Is ( the Inseparable companion of Mrs. | Harris. I As a result of the engagement Jo-1 slah displays a scratch on the arm which he says was Inflicted by Mrs. ; Harris's swagger stick. There were no other casualties. Here Is the way It Is said to ha\e come about. Josiah says dogs have' no business on Government property and taking it upon himself to en force the rule he has had words with Mrs. Harris about the matter on two j or three occasions. Friday morning Toslah saw the dog In the lobby again and took steps to remove him. Just what these steps were remain clouded In some mystery. Josiah | says he kicked a cuspidor which was ? adjacent to the pup. Some say h*?; kicked the dog. There is no doubt that a yelp of unmitigated anguish j was heard all over the first floor and ' Clerk of Court Thompson heard the echo In his office on the second j floor. That yelp was just like a bat tle cry or the rebel yell to Mrs. Har ris. All spectators agree that she ' paused not to reason why but waded | into the thick of the fight. Josiah is not certain whether Mm. j Harris was attempting to inflict pain I or merely to cover him with serious i error. He grasped the stick but that ? only brought on a hall of kicks. A?, Mrs. Hnrrls was shod in light rubber J soled shoes the damage was not i great from this source. Examining' himself after the fray Josiah found j the only visible battle scar on hla, arm. | Later on the street the hostile forces met again but only words were hurled. Joslnh declined to ar gue the matter further except with some one in pants. When he ex pressed his stand in these words be-J fore a number of witnesses on Main J street Mrs. Harris withdrew and an armistice Is thought to have been1 reached. The Harris dog Is a familiar sight on the streets of Elizabeth City. It , is small but covered with white wool . and Its voice Is fully developed. Some I quote Mrs. Harris as saying It Is worth a hundred dollars. Mrs. Har-' rls Is Fald to have a permit to carry \ the swagger Btick. It Is undoubted- ' ly a weapon, aecordln* to Jonla,i Simmons, who Is positive that It Is loaded at both ends. Blocks Senate Vole Washington. May 9?The Senate, vote on the question of overriding; President Coolldge's veto of the Ilur sum pension bill was today blocked by Senator Dial of South Carolina who refused to niako the consent unanimous to lay aside the tax bill. FREEZING BEGUN !\ NEW 'CE PLANT l?r W ill 1m* lor Drliv*' rr\ Monday Morn in*:. Sit)*' M. (i. W riuht ol llir W risiil I'urily and I'm*! l it. Kstr/iiK was staind Kri<!.iy ii:?* tin ? ? w ire plant operandi by M.j (I. Wright and his sons a nil t ? kiu?v. it a.s tlx Wright Purity Ue .mi? Fuel t'otupatiy. The n* w pi a til is' ?iti?;.t. ?J ? .v???| road t ? We. V* Vllle ju-t on tin* e?lge fi'vn !???? , wilt "???? r? a<ly for delivery on Monu.*. morning anil Mr. Wright announces; that he will give away free ice fro.nj his WviU'ins on the opening (lay. lit !i?tv :i:aking plans for the plant. Mr. WHelit sent samples of city water ami water from wells at the present location of his building to ho analyzed. The results showed that the w?ll w.>t?r was all right for drink ing without any chemical treatment I while the city water was helow pari and chemicals were needed. Mr. I Wrirh' say* his ice will he nntrent-l ed arid only pure well water will i he useil. The water supply for the Wright ice plant is derived from | flv?* wells on the knoll Just above the plant. Modern machinery for making ice has been installed. The main source of power is a large Fairbanks-Morse crude oil engine of 100 horse power. This drives the generator that sup plies current for lights and to the, system of electric motors through out the plnnt. When the big engine i is shut down there is a smaller one i which can he connected with the1 generator. The current is 200 volts, i Other machinery includes a Friek compressor, an International filter, a Pendleton air system the second one of its kind to be Installed, 2 electric agitators for circulating the brine In the tunk, a Euclid electric hoist for manipulating the , cans of water and Ice. u Cooners-j ville blower, ' a Kairbanks-Morse , r:'Tvi for the condenser and,a Ty- j phoon pump for the well water. There will be five wagons, nil paint ed orange, for delivery to con-j sumers. The capacity of the tank is 4 62 p cans at one time and there is* a cork ' lined storage room for reserve Ice. BURNS RESIGNS W ishlngtnn, May 9? William J.I Burns, whose activities have been a storm center in several Senate In-' vest Igat Ions, has resigned as chief of the Justice Department's bureau of investigation. WOMEN APPROVED AS METHODIST PASTORS. 'By The Anofl.itfd Prun Springfield. Mass., May 9 ? The! ordination of women as local pas-1 tors in the Methodist ministry was today approved by the Methodist' Episcopal genrral conference. Their admission to the Itineracy and mem-j hership in annual conferences was1 almost unanimously defeated. COTTON MAKKKT New York, May 9?Spot cotton , advanced 120 points over yesterday's; closing toduy, closing at 31.70, a| guln of $5 a bale in 24 hours. Fu tures closed as follows: .May 31.30; j July 29.15; Oitober 2f? 33; Decent-, her 24.70; January 24.23. Hot Bandit Trail Has Led Police Across A Continent ll> !,. OWEN To?yrl#ht. ItM, By Th* Alvanrt) nan rrancisco. May 0.?A relent less chase, smacking of n movie) thriller, has boon conducted by Am erlean lnw officers for the past peven months and ptill Ih in full beat on the troll of three alleged train ban dtts who held up a Southern Pacific pa?*enKor train In a mountain tin nel near the California-Oregon lino last October and klltrd four members of the train crow. Ju*t how hot ha* boon thin chase,! whirl) ha* led through five countries, wan disclosed today In connection with the finding of a body, Identified as that of one of the fugitive bandit*, near Medford, Oretton. Although Ihe body was Identified with much po*i tlven^ss by father and mother of th?* youth In question, the authorities scout the identification, declaring their belief that It was but a ruse to throw them off the peon*. If the body actually in that of ons of the three TVAtremont brothers bo-j Ing sought for the hold-up. tho an-' thorltles say. he must have, been slain b" btn brothers to nrcvent hi* purr1ndT ,vl#b possible disclosure of their wbererIjonts. In any event,' they declared, the seven months' i chase would he continued for seven i | yearn If It proves neecssary to Ret ,the bandits. The body over Identification r.f, hlch the apthorltlrs are at logger-1 !heads for the moment, Is declared b> IIkte fMffltta ?? bo that of Hush D'At* jremnnt, Of Eugene, OngMI. It wan i found, weighted with stones. In ; Rogue River, near Medford. I The three D'Atremont brother*, alleged to have been the qukk-trlg 1 gered tunnel bandits, have never been more than three days ahead of the authorities since the chase start ed. It wns said today. Following the H|H:d{teniar hold up, the bandits eneapod through a cordon of nmn> than oup thousand jioaHrmon, who lind been thrown about the ac? no of the rol b'Tjr. Kor ton days they bid !?> th?- Klamath formt reservo. whllo ?horlf!V posse*, auumontpd by National On rdsrnon. I>eat hundrocia of :t|iiarf inllos of forest for th*?m. Eluding the i?o?wr. th" bandltf find by antomohllo to Sspramonto, whorp thoy disposed * f thi-lr stolon Par and madf for M'vlro. \ post-4 office sleuth and a rnllro->d d' tfttlvo wont to Mexico hard on *h< If Travelling hundred'* of mlloa, thoy finally camp tipon thr t'? * ?? brothers at Onadolajnra. Th' v poaed as fol low bandit? and had a!rii"?t Indncod tho fugitive to rot urn to tho 1'nltod Statea for mnro "jobs'* wbr n th? quarry took alarm and fl'd acaln. TIip trail n? xt led to Hondura*. with th? detective* only a fow jump' bohlnd. Thon the chase N Into Nicaragua Tho d?t'Ptlv?-*? had al most caught up. wlvn ?Iip trio look a ship for Vaneouvor. It. C., work ing their way as ni"inbrrs of ti? ? prow. Tho officers followed. From Vaneouvor. tho alloKod bandits crossed bark Into the rnlted Stat'm and still the (Mtntteri h< Id tho frail. . The detectives now nay they havo Information that the throe brothers woro In a different locality Jn t whero thoy will not say ?- at tho tlmp young D'Atremont la alleged to have been alaln and aunk In Rogue River. And adopting the motto of the fa mous Northwpai mounted?"get your man"?they still are on the trail. German Vote Significant But By No Means Deceive < tpliiiii-iii of I ir-I Honrs I nllm> ini: Announcement of |{e turn- Not Ju-iilii'd iSnt ;ii Same Time Outlook for IVacc lle?t Since Armistice l!y ril.Wlv II. SISIONIM ('??!?> rluht. IJI-I l?y M<-( luro Nr\v>|M?|HT S> luliotlo Washington, May 9.?Two facts enu'iyi' from the compara tively complete returns of thr German election. lii I ho first place, the feared '"action has not Ihvji anything like ii? ?omplete as was antici pated; secondly, the undue opti mism of the first hours follow ing the election is betfinnint; to subside and it is perceived that, although the Dawes report has not been rejected, there are no i?K to lie grave difficulties ahead before it finds German acceptance. Gefman lias noi gone "lioll-liciu" for monarchy and revenue.. to nse Hie olil Yankee phrase, nor has ii taken ihe example of the Soviets a* Its KUftie. Bill l'otsdam and Mos cow have' made Kains and any new ministry. or the old ministry con tinned. will find material difficulty In forcing through the Dawes Re port without obtaining In advance some modifications. Weeks will now pass before the decisive con vernalions between Ger many and her conqueror** will take place. Meantime every sort of ef fort will doubtless In* made among I be Allies to restore a united front and at the name time to avoid any affront to German susceptibilities. It is a mistake to speak of ihe Dawes Report as having been adopted by Germany, through the quasi-plehl* clte of the recent election. At best the verdict did not go beyond the qualified acceptance as a basis for negotiation and the real negotiations have still to take place. All things considered, the world has escaped a very real danger and It Is unlbly that the French elec tion will bo much affected by the German results; which is another way of saying that the swing to ward the left, that Is toward more liberal and moderate views. will probably characterize the French re sults. Meantime French criticism of the German results must be read with a clcar appreciation of the fact that the various interested poli tical leaders nre seeking to advan tage their own cause by their own Interpretations of German returns. The truth Is that the German election elves Ramsey MucUonald a very real chance to brilic about some sort of a settlement, because, while it leaves Germany able and perhaps willing to negotiatiate on the basis of the Dawes Report, it dis closes the fact that no German Gov ernment can long hold office If it undertakes to make too far reach ing concessions. Germany, all things conshJeTed, seems In a more responsible mood than at any time In tlio past three years, at least. We have now a pro grain which offers a decent basis for settlement, we have a llrltish Prime Minister who. all thing-* con sidered, is at once the strongest and slncerest statesman of the post-war| period. In addition there Is the unmistakable desire on the part ofi all Kiiropo, of France and now It would seem of Germany as well for peace and trant|alllty. 1'niil the French election of next Sunday nothing will he settled, lint all observers agree that the pros pects are lhat I'oincare will find himself with a more liberal Cham ber or Deputies on his hands, tint he will In fact have to deal with a Chamber pretty fairly represented bv Ills new cabinet?anil this was frankly a Cabinet at once more mod rate in tono nnd framed with the Drospect of friendly negotiations S'ltli flrent Ill-Main In mind. More. >ver. IT I'oincare should be beaten II would be by moderates, not by na !lonollst->: and the Dawes Report would not be menaccil from 'be French side. The German results must have ?onto as something of a surprise o l.ondon. I'arls and Ihe f' iiirinef'l generally for when I was in Kiirope Ix weeks ago. the darkest apprele u* tlon was held in all i|iiar'ers. Kvl Icntly the reaction spent Its force Wore election and the tide turn'-d 'o-m artcr the publication of the Dawes report and because of its, character. f" Looking hack at the war period t Is Interesting to recall how. -ud tlenly, after nearly four years of <t- lie conditions, the struggle sud-' lently entered a decisive stag.1 ir<l llie German collapse arriv ed with swiftness which left the r' 'ors utterly unprepared to use their victory. It would be orM If lb aillock over peace, which has en dured quite as long, should end as abruptly. It la essential to keep In mind, however, that there are serious ob stacles to be overcome, the first of which Is the French occupation of the Ruhr. The Dawes Committee did not deal with this Issue, as It WM outside of Its province. It did I TORN\DO |\ W II.SON COI N I^ \? ?? . May <j ? ,\ tornado tliroiiKh S'antonshurg sec tion of Wilson county yesterday demolishing homes ;in<j tobacco barns, ami ?!?? itik consldorahie property damage. No .?no was seriously Injured. STKAMEIt ONTARIO IS ON WAY TO PORT Now York, May 9?The steamship ! Ontario frorn^ Norfolk to Boston I which was reported early today ! afire off Block Island is proceeding ( under her own power and expects j to reach her port some time today. I according to a wireless mesB&ge re , ceived here. cot N T Y i OMMKNTHMKNT HKIIK. J Pasquotank County held its first County-wide commencement Friday, the event belnjt staged by the negro schools of the County, which had a i-blu day at the State Normal with ar. address by N. C. Newhold of Ra leigh, director of Nej. ro Kducation In North Carolina, as the principal speaker. On the program also were Dr. R. L. Hoffler and Dr. C,. W. Card well, while prizes were awarded to winners by Dr. F. C. Cooke. COLLIDE IN FOG Fathorpolnt. Quebec, May 9?The Royal Mail steam packet liner Orca : bottnd with passengers from Kuropo i to New York last night collided In t a dense fog fiO miles east of here. I The Orca was hit amidships and a ?hole was torn in her side about ll> feet above the water line. The Por sang was crumpled and her stem .was twisted. No one was injured and it was said that the liner was able to proceed. KENTUCKY HAS FIRST TRIPLE EXECUTION I Kddvvllle, Kentucky, May 9? Three murderers wore executed hern i shortly after midnight iu the first triple execution ever .staged in this ; state. PRODUCES EVIDENCE AGAINST WIIEELER Washington, May 9,?Special As sistant Attorney General Pratt, who assisted in securing an indictment against Senator Wheeler in Montana ? today laid before the Senate commit tee Investigating the subject the doc umentary evidence on which the In dictment was partially based. In the face of the documentary evidence Senator Wheeler today de nied on the witness stand that he had been guilty of any wrong doing* in his relations with the Montana oil land permits. N'HRKO THACHKIt sp?:\ks Albemarle Presbytery, colored. Is in session at Antioch Presbyterian Church on Shepard street this week, with Dr. McCrory, head of the John son C. Smith School at Charlotte, on the program to speak Friday night. insist that French and Belgian ex ploitation of the mines and rail roads should end. lleyond much doubt the Germans will insist upon complete evacuation as the sine qua Hon of acceptance of the Dawes Re port. Then It will be for the Bri tish to persuade the French, by means of concessions both In the di rection of security and of commit no tits. to act with the French In cay of any new German default. Mean'line the rise of Admiral von Tlrplts Is worth more than pas sing notice. Despite his reputation, ?he old admiral is by no means a hi''!ft fire-eater and he was almost ihe first conspicuous German to per ceive the fatal consequences of the Ioum of-the Rattle of the Marne. Un less ago has impaired his faculties he may yet become the outstanding figure In Germany and act as a re straint rather than as a stimulus to existing Nationalistic ardor. In sum. the German election, de vplte certain reserves that It Is pru dent to maintain, represents one more step toward K tiro pea n settle ment. Moreover the chances of the survival of the German Republic are plainly Increased. Not many Germans are enamored of It, but the growth of both the Nationalists and the Communists as a -conse quence of the recent election shows the degree of difference In opinion which separates the two groups U*!iich openly are in opposition to the present ? republic. The Third French Republic cam# Into h^lng and sur vived becanKe^fhfiy^flonapartlsts and the Roysll'sts, were together a majority but could not agree on a policy. Perhaps the German exper Icpce may be the same.