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VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1921. FOl'tt PAr.KS. NO. 113.
Ccolidge Leadership Fails
At It's First Great Trial
President's Wishes and Recommendations Disregarded l>>
Members of Own Party Who in Coalition With Dem
ocrats Pass Measures Sure of Brin^in^: Forth Veto
Tty DAVID I^AWRKN'CK
(Copyright. 1924, By Tha Atfvine*)
Washington, May 10.?The make-shifts of compromise leg-!
islation together with an inevitable battle between the executive j
and the legislative have forced to a climax the whole political!
situation this week.
President Coolidge's first ex
perience with Congress has!
proved disastrous. He has failed
to persuade the House and Sen
ate in which the Republicans!
have a majority to enact a sin-i
u'e one of his major proposals.!
Instead, he Is engaged In an elev-|
?'nth hour struggle to prevent Con-1
gross from damaging the prestige of!
the I'nltcd States abroad as well as|
Its economic structure at home. The
defeat of the President In the Hous^
oil ills suggestion that legislation ex
cluding the Japanese be deferred un
til a treaty governing immigration
from Japan could be negotiated
means a veto of the immigration
bill. A simple resolution extending
the provisions of the present law for
another year could be enacted until
Congress reconvened next fail.
As if to add more confusion to an
already complicated situation In Con
gress. Senator Henry Cnbot Lodge,
Republican leader, has gone agalnct
the avowed position of President
Cuoildge on the World Court Joy pro
posing an alternative scheme. Mr.
I judge's suggestions are not new.
They were tried out before but
failed to win the approval of the
smaller ntUioils of the globe who in
sisted that they would not be dis
criminated against. Ellliu Root pro
posed the present World Court con
stitution :ts a means of overcoming
thai difficulty and 'hat's why M?.
Coolidge and Mr. liughes have de
clared the present World Court cre
ated by the Lea;;ue of Nations to be
the only "practicable" plan. Mr.
Lodge's suggestion would not be
adopted by the other countries movt
of whom cannot see why they shoti'd
make a chatv ** in a going Institution
simply t> oblige American politi-'
clans.
The ;u'i,ii;,istrntIon's influence in
Congress suffered a vital blow wlnn
Mr. Lodge turned from the Presi
dent on the World Court Issue but
Mr. Coolidge has been fighting alone
for several weeks. The leadership
in Congress has not been able to as
sist him in his legislative' program.
The tax bill passed by the House
was a disappointment to the admin-1
istration and It was confidently
hoped the Senate would correct tha
defects and Improve the hill. Hut
instead, the Senate lias strayed even
further from administration doc-,
trine and now the President and Sec
retary Mellon will be lucky if they1
can get the objectionable Senate pro
visions removed In conference and
the House bill adopted.
A veto of the tax bill Is a fore
gone conclusion if the Senate does
not recede from Its position in con
ference. The Ilepubiican leaders in
the Senate have given up the fight
in that body, hoping to rush the bill
Into conference next week for a final
effort at compromise.
Then will come another struggle
over the McNary-Haugen bill, a
measure designed to ralpe the price
of wheat to about II.BO a bushel by
means of an agricultural corporation
for which an appropriation of $200,
000,000 would be necessary, Ther?
are two schools of thought on this
bill?those who think it will means
economic disaster and those who
look upon It as economic salvation
for the farmer. Mr. Coolidge is o.i
the fence so far as any public indi
cation of Ills attitude Is concerned
but he will probably veto the meas
ure unless It Is materially amended.
The Idea of an International con
ference on disarmament this sum
mer has been dlscournged by Presl-!
dent Coolidge largely because he
doesn't think 10tlrope Is ready to talk
about It. When the reparation sit
uation has cleared, he may feel dif
ferently about It.
Tile political situation grows more
confusing every day. Mr. Coolidge
has won the Republican nomination.
His record In the primaries was a
surprise to those who did not think I
he was a vote getter. Rut the l)em
o- i say the rtatlstles will prove
how small a vote was actually cast
In all the Republican primaries and
that enough Republicans stayed nt
home not only to defeat Mr. Cool
idge for the nomination hut to elect
a Democratic President.
The coniest. for the Democratic
nomination proceeds with undimin
ished activity. The McAdoo organ
isation Is Increasing its hold on va
rious state delegations and will be
In a position to dictate who shall b."
the nominee, though It would seem
at present writing that the opposi
tion to McAdoo himself is un
changed. Governor Al Smith, Sena
tor Rnlstnn of Indiana, John W Da
vis of West Virginia and Senator
t'nderwond of Alabama ara his most
MAJOR MARTIN
SAFE FROM HARM
Will It flu rii to Washington
and the Other Planes Will
('ontiiuie on Their 'Hoimd
the-World Flight.
Washington, May 12?Major Mar
tin and Sergeant Harvey will bo or
dered to Washington direct from
Port Moller, Alaska, and will be as
signed to duty in the Army Air Ser
vice headquarters temporarily, but
their names will be kept on the list
of the 'round-the-world flyers in
compliment to the men and in rec
ognition of the hardships they en
dured 111 valiantly attempting to lead
the squadron in the globe encircling
flight.
Meanwhile the three other planes
will continue their way around the
world under the command of Lieut.
Lowell Smith, senior officer, in tho
absence of Major Martin.
Falspass, Alaska. May 12.?Mar
tin and Harvey will be aboard the
tender Catherine D. of the Pacific
American Fisheries of nellinshnm
which is due to leave Port Moller to
morrow for Puget Sound, according
to word received here.
Cordova, Alaska, May 12.?Major
Frederick L. Martin and Sergeant
Alva Harvey whose plane In the
'round-the-world flight had been lost
for two weeks, arrived at Fort Mol
ler, Alaska, yesterday, after a terri
ble tramp through the Arctie regions
when their plane had been demol
ished by hitting a mountain in a
fog.
The two nien are* well in spite of
the severe hardships endured during
tlio ten d:*ys they were missing.
Today th?y were waiting at Fort
Moller 100 miles west of Chignick
en the Alaskan peninsula for in
structions from Washington that
will determine their next step.
Now Cllirnt of Judge Who
Imposed Kostd Sentciirr
A suspended sentence of six
months on the roads imposed by Asi-j
sistant Trial Justice Markham in,
March, 1923, came within an ace of
putting Lucius Holly, alleged boot
legger, on the roads Monday morn
ing when Holly was found guilty by;
a recorder's court Jury of illegal'
possession. The odd circumstance
in connection with the matter was!
that Mr. Markham was one of the
lawyers defending Holly Mondav j
morning and arguing against the
judgment's going Into effect. The!
court finally agreed that prayer for!
judgment be continued until Tuesday j
morning.
Richard Boyce. on a charge of j
possession, was fined $50 and costp. j
L. B. Perry, for violation of the
ordinance forbidding automobiles |
from being parked on the street ov-;
emlght. was taxed with the costs.
The County traffic officer had be
fore the court three offenders fori
violation of the State railroad rros"-;
Ing stop law. each of whom was lei i
off with the costs. The defendants
were: Roy E. Chesson. E. .J. Scott.!
Miles Russell. Jr.. and W. I). Lewis '
B. J. Cray and M. F2. Payne were I
taxed with the costs for parkin:?!
within Iom than fifteen feet of a fire
plug while attending the Melville,
Comedians show
CAM, MKKTI.Vd Sllltl VKItM
A call meeting of the Elizabeth '
City Shrine Club will be held on |
Tuesday evening at x o'clock for th" i
purpose of making arrangement"
for the meeting In Rocky Mount on j
May 22, to outline plans for the no
vices, stunts, and street parade on j
the night of the. 20.
CiKTTlNCJ ON WF.LL
John Ames, who was hurt Friday i
afternoon In a^fall while at work on j
the new Auto and Vulcanizing Build-1
ing. was taken to the Community!
Hospital Monday afternoon after an 1
X-Ray examination which showed j
ono fractured bone. He Is getting!
along well and his condition In not
regarded an serious.
INQIIItY OI(l)KIIKt) INTO
COTTON TKXTILK VNIU'STISYl
Washington. May 12.-?An lnqulr/1
Into the cotton textile industry by j
tho Tariff Commission was today or
dered by the Senate on motion of;
Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Massa
chusetts.
KINK DKVII.KD CltAllH
Deviled crabs $1 a dozen. Call
Coaajr Island Cafe, phone 429.1
ESCAPED PKISONEHS
IlOl.Ii ! ;* M. I). CLINT
Durham. May 12.- -Olio Wood ill 1
J. D. Slur no*. escaped inlsoiii i.< ??? ? ? i
the Stati' IVnit? ntiarv al K.<1? U" .
held up M. 1). Clin** of Durham eari.*
Sunday, forced lilm lo drive th?t:i i ?
Greensboro, took his watch. mom y
and automobile, and made off. l? a. ?
ins him in the. road. No truer i (
tin* men had born found at a la'e
hour last night.
Pim-hot Attacks Butler
Springfield, Mass., May 12.?Gov
ernor Plnchot of Pennsylvania in an
address before tho Methodists here
yesterday attacked Nicholas Murray
Butler as a milliAer of the prohibi
tion law and Secretary Mellon as a:i
open defender of its violation.
GOVERNMENT LOSES
IN JAPAN ELECTION
Tokio. May 12.?'The Japanese
government was defeated in the elec
tions yesterday and the premier will
probably resign at once.
ENTOMBED MINERS
ARE FOUND SUNDAY
Oilman. Col.. May 12.?Five min
ers entombed in a cave of u mine
near here Saturday were found alive
last night when the rescue crew dug
its way to them.
KIM.CI) IN COLLISION'
Monroe, La.. May 12.?Four were,
killed and three seriously injured in
a train and auto collision here yes
terday.
says inrs <a..\i) baili:y
tovji 'fm iii: w\s hdmochat
Iteferrlntr to the address of Je*'nb
William llniley ut tin- County Court
House Thursday night J. T. McCain
said Friday he was "glad that Mr.
Ilalley (Mentioned veral times In
his speech that he was- a Democrat.
If hi' had not said so, I certainly
w?inlil not have recounted it." M.\
McCabe has been nil ardent support
? r of A. W. McLean for fSoverno*
anil Bailey's speech Tliursdny night
failed to make him change his view*.
phkiwhinc; ron skiivick
OX I'ltlMAltY JI NK HKVKNTII
Herbert PjhIo returned Sunday af
ternoon f-om R? leigh. where he at
tended the quarterly meeting of the
North Carolina Associated I'rrss
Club. The meetlnu was hold in tli^
Times Building and the main pur
pose was to lay plans for getting
promptly the primary returns on the
uluht of July 7. The Advance made
application for leased wire service on
these returns and it is hoped that
arrangements can be made with the
local Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany to make this service available.
\YI>I.KTT \T \VI\Ti:nVII.I.K
WliLt. rvillr. May 12.?K. K. AyU-I
. . ... ? i-mii.ut.' r?.i
. ?'..?? l'r..iay i?i:-l?t to a
large iiuiiitiirc here. making a speech;
which won for him many votes.
FIVE DEAD IN I IKE
Milliiiock. I. Mi'.. May 12.? Mrs.
J?>11n Itragan and four of li? r six
children wert' burtud to d?ath in
tin- lire which destroyed their hone
today. Tin' father and two sons
jumped from the upper windows,
and two of them probably will die,
it was said at the hospital.
CUMBERLAND AGAIN
IN GIUI* OF I I.OOI)
Cumberland. Md.. May 12. ? Korj
tin- second time within loan than two'
month*- fl.?od waters today were lap-I
ping menacingly at the heart of
.the l umherland business district.
Wills Creek has left its banks and
w.n-?r in the principal thorough-j
fa- *> has reached a depth of IS in-!
die-.
MI'ET TO DISCUSS
DETENTION HOME
A meeting of the ministers an J:
committees from the churches of the
town with Mrs. Anna Lewis. County
Welfare Officer, will be held Tiles
day afternoon at 3:1(0 in the Cham-'
her of Commerce rooms for discus
sion of plaits looking to the mainten
ance of a detention house for UiiJ
County.
r.rwoimi i.KAtiii; will
IIOI.I) \\ IVSriTl'Ti:
Tin- Elizabeth City District Ep
worlh l.eauue Institute will begin ut
iS o'clock Wednesday evening at City)
; (load Methodist Church. The open
1 ing address will be delivered by C.
II. I'ugh and his subject will bo "All
For Christ." An all-day program is
planned for Thursday, beginning at
!? a. m. and about 50 d? legates will
be lo re from other churches of the
;district. Tom M. Grant, conference!
league president, and Rev. If. E. j
Myers of Durham, formerly of this:
city, and others are on the program.
i'iiiL.\r.;:Lri::.\ hanks iwv
TEX MILLIONS ON SAVINGS
| Philadelphia, May 12. ? The four
leading savings banks now have
$2S1,C7G,236 on deposit, an Increase
In the Inst year of $ 15,323,7'?G. In
terest on deposits credited January
1 amounted to over $10,000,000.
COTTON MAUKIOT
New York, May 12?Spot cotton
closed steady this afternoon, advan
cing 25 points. Middling 31.60.
1 Futures closed as follows: May
j31.22; July 28.72; October 24.77;
I December 24.20; January 24.00.
j New York. May 12.?Co:ton fu
turcs opened today at the following
levels: May 30.80, July 28.35, Oct.
24.80, Dec. 24.10, Jan. 23.73.
Men Following Fashion As
Blindly As Do The Women
Prince of Wales ami l.ondon, It Appears, ('an lie Quite axj
Arbitrary in Matter of SeltitiK Styles for Men as
Paris anil Its Modistes are for Women
fly ilOHKRT T. SMAM
(Copyright. 1*24. B* Th?
w *orK. May 12.?It Is getting
worse and worae. thin mnn craze for
gaudy colors and loud attire. Self
anointed prophets who predicted six
months ago that the Sheik Influence
In moii'u wayward fashions would
prove but a fleeting thlin and that
the sterner sex soon would he hark
to Its normally conservative frame
of mind have found themaelv*.*
stranded In a billowing sea of new
masculine splendors.
Although spring has proved a lap.-!
gard the vnni" men who used to
laugh at women who donner straw"
hats In February and felt hats in
August, have tried to b?>at the har
rier and have appeared In all the
rainbow tints of the vernal season.
And the mnn who uied to joke and
grin over the "fool colors" that ap
pealed to women, such r.s elephants
breath and pink dawn and burnt
bread and lanvln green and pillar
Nov red. am Mgerly Manning the ad*
vcrtlaements in the newspapers day
by day to see exactly what new col
ors are offered to them In clothes,1
neck ti??. handkerchiefs, socks and
other items of haberdashery.
The women have been having'a
great vogue of powder blue. Now
come the men trailing along with
gun powder grays. They also regale
themselves In lava grav* and smoke
grays and parrot blues and bun
browns t/i pay nothing of P.el.-lu.n
beige and Paisley blues. The blue
shltts have appeared like a veritable
thuml* t .?or:n In the midst of men'*
new fiahjMi*. Already there Is a
song out about them?"I've (Jot th"
Blue Shirt Bluca," or words to that,
effect.
The ni?n are continuing to hlanK
It all i n th? Prince of Wales and un
til that young heir to the Brltlsn
throne subsides or settles down or
gets married and let* himself be ov
ershadow.-d. sartorlally speaking, by
his royal bride, there appears to b<
no hope of surcrase on thl* side of
ttfe Atlantic from the fashlohs for
men which are said to emanate from
this much admired young gentleman.
As American women long ha\e
turned to the boulevards of Paris, so
the men of thla free and mighty
country are turning to the Strand or
PlcadlUy of London? An
men filinni" sc-n nn.v*Mn" that
conies from dov/dy I/'n?lnn st??<! you
con I tl n'?t hlr?' e*i American man t ?|
wear anything th-?t' might l?e ?!?: ig-|
natcd iim ? creation from Paris.!
Showing nirc more liow envy It la for
the soxen l:i (Tils country to nm f on
commt n ground.
As for the |>'M r 1 i11!??' prince him-'
self, ho unqu< -iliue.ably would squirm
If he could s? ?? f riii'* of the fashions,
or vogues attributed to him. That Il
ls HpId:: faithfully pojih-rt In sonic of
these goes wlttient raying for th<?'
houses which off?r moHt of the J
prince style* are above rcproach In
all matters of correct r? pn'HPntatlon
But even down on the Kant Kld?
of Now York th".v are claiming t.?
he affected by the prince Influence
and at Home places you can get a
suit "precisely llk?? tho Prince r?i
Wales. sure." for as I it 11** ns $1.1.
which In Jus* about three "quid" and
six "bob" at the present rate of ex- ,
change.
The prince l? being hl;>m<-d even
for the balloon pants which Home of ,
the men are w?>arin?r. Or mayb?? It ,
Is the balloon tire Influence at work
in this case. Anyway, something
lins caused the trousi r:? to got fuller
and fuller until tie v fairly (lap in
the wlntor brecxes which are retard
ing a rductant sprint*.
Hut gay as the street fashions
have b< come they are but a candl ?
glow of tin* effulgence of the golf
links them- days. There (ho riot of ?
colors holds forth unabated and uti
assuaged. Men no longer can keep
their eye on Hie ball. They lose all
touch with the gantc when some n?w;
swHI IfMM r Cofcie* on t h?? sc?n? .
Costume rivalry among the men at
the country clubs linn become to ke? n
that some of the Institutions ar<
thinking of placing a limit on th"
number of colors that can appear In
stocking*. swra'ers and shoes.
There I* another queer thing about
golf styles, flomr men put on golf
clothes the first thing Sunday morn
ing and never take them off until bed
time, although they never leave
Broadway. Home of these Knicker
bocker wearers hava never been
.closer to a golf course than "kid
tboots." Oh, man!
Railroads Preparing Move
Farm Products To Market
Marshalling Their Equipment in Rolling Slock for Quick
Transportation from Farms of Country to Cities
ami No Car Shortage Is Cooked For
Poincare Loses In
French Elections
Nearly Complete Returns To
day Show Considerable
Change In Policy
Paris. May 12.?Nearly complete
returns show tliat l'rance yesterday
decided on a considerable rhnnpe in
her domestic policies and on nt
least Important modifications in the
method of h.indlim: foreign affairs.
Premier Polncare's majority in t!i?>
chamber of deputies was swept
away In tbe violent swine of the po
litical pendulum toward the li ft and
the bloc national which formed thf
nucleus of that majority was reduced
to second rank in party groups.
London. May 12.?Plans for the
meeting of Premiers MacDonald and
Poincare May 11) will probably be
abandoned as the result of the
French election upset. It was inti
mated in official circles here today.
Paris, May 12.? Karly returns
from the national election yesterday
indicate that the opponents of Poin
care made notable uains and may up
set the government.
CANAL BILL WILL
BE TAKEN UP SOON
Musi Keep lfii.'xlil lJeliinil llio
Measure, Says Secretary
{ Jolt, on Ilis Itetiirii from
Washington.
Prospects now are that the hill ap
Ipreprinting $375,000 for the pur
chase of the Dismal Swamp Canal by
the Ciovernment, which was given
the unanimous endorsement of tin*
Rivers and Harbors committee of tho
House, will come before the Hons"
lor action within the next two
weeks, according to Secretary Job of
the.Chamber of Commerce, who re
turned Sunday from a week-end trio
to Washington in the interest of the
measure. .
"1 am very optimistic." says Mr.
Job, "as to the passage of this hill
by the House. There Is a lot of hard
work yet to be done in the matter of
keeping right behind the measure,
and we must take nothing for grant
ed; lint 1 brJleve that if we will con
tinue to press for action we can se
cure passaged the measure not only
ill the House but also in the Senate
before adjournment of the present
session of Congress.
The bill carrying, the $::7.ri.000 ap
propriation for the purchase of the
Dismal Swamp Canal was reported
favorably by the unanimous vote of
the committee about two weeks ago,'
after Congressman Ward; former 1
Congressman Small; John Wallace,
Jr., of Wallacetoii, Virginia; Seen
tary Job of the Elizabeth City Cham
ber of Commerce and representatives
of the Lake Drummond Canal At
Water Company, of the t'nited States1
Engineers, and of the city of Ports-'
mouth.
HOYS STKAIi CASH
iV-tWf^n $H and 310 wan stolen
from tli'* cash drawr of the Auto
Supply & Vulvanlzlny Company Fri
day nluht by Iniy*. The thlevea eri
l?>rcd by a Imrk window, aft' r
brnnklnit o.nt a Kla?s pane. They did
not Ink)* any tlr?s or other nrtlclca
iH far an In known wllli the ; xcep
llon of Home hearings. Therobhfiy
occurred about 9:.'50 o'clock while
the City Drug store wan open and
?"veral persons were nearby. The
ioya were seen from a distance but
larkneHs prevented recognition.
HI'KXCK MOTOIt ('OMI'AXV
i;i;\i>y roit ihsinkhs
Il?-ady for hiiHln? sm today tie;
Spenc?* Motor Company In tin- new
est Industry to appear In Mllzaheth
f'lty. The garage and naks room
erected f??r this new company Is nit -
it a ted at 211 South ftoari street. Au
tomobile repairing. as well as gaso
line, oils, tires and accessories will
l>e featured by the company.
The Hpenm Motor Company Is a
partnership In which K. A. Spence Is
Associated with K. F. Aydlett, Jr., of
iho Aydlett Hardware Company. Mr.
Upenco Is a former resident of Kllz
u" th Cltv. Il?- wa . In business her*
during the war In connection with
the Southern Auto r nd Marino
workt. SirICe tli?? dissection of that
Him he has been engaged In the au
tomobile business in Norfolk.
Mr. Spcnce will act as general
manager of the firm, while, as heads
of departments there will be: Her
bert Thompson, shop foreman, a?.d
Prantley McCoy, In charge of vulcan
izing.
The building Is a modern strti'
t'iro 43 feet wide and about 150 f? t
long. It has been equipped and tti|i
plied for quick service to motorist.
A full lln? of motoring needs will be
handled and the company will be
? ??at- IK. SUkU. - -
, Hy J. <*. ItOYI.F
Co??nght, I 'JJ4. t* The Advanc*
New \ork, May 12.?Although
crops an- late this season In nearly
u" of the agrleutural districts, the
ra 11 roa d s hav?* already hcKim to mar
shal thi-ir equipment to handle the
movement of agricultural products.
There is every Indication that the
,?*ro;? movement will be carried out
more easily. expeditiously and satis
factorily than ever before, despite
the heavy yield expected In manv
of the growing districts.
The Middle West states expect on*?
of the most bounteous crops ever
produced in th?? section. Freight cars
now are being set out on sidings at
strategic points. This movement be
gan three weeks ago with the assem
bling of in,000 cars. The number
now has increased to between 18.000
and 20.000 mid 15,000 additional
will be moved into Missouri, Kansas,
Southern Nebraska. Oklahoma and
Arkansas within the next f.0 days
Barring unforeseen tie-ups, railroad
executives expect no difficulty In get
ting together the DO.000 cars which
will be required in thos ? states. Cal
ifornia will require about G5.000
. cars.
The Kansas crops alone are ex
pected to bring in $500,000,000 t ?
farmers of that state. The grain
yield of Te\;is. authorities declare,
will be larger than last yeaf, owing
to advantageous rains and growing
weather, Colorado and Nebraska
crops are known to be in fine condi
tion and the Northwest looks for
ward to a prosperous season. The
cereal crops of California are not so
advantag? ously placed, but the dam
age, due to drought, to barley, wheat
'and oats in that rotate has been coun
terbalanced to some extent by the
way fruits have recovered fiom win
ter frosts.
Marly fruits and vegetables are al
. ready moving In volume to market
from the South and West and prices
are declared acceptable to growers in
the majority of the districts, accord
ing to state agricultural authorities.
Railroad officials are confident
there will bo no disastrous car short
age. Freight car orders so far this
year have averaged about five thous
and weeky. New orders for freight
cars totalled fi0,2.'ll in the first three
: months Of the year, or nearly five
thousand more than in the corres
ponding period of 1!I2.'I which was a
banner period. In April, approxl^*
! niafely 12,000 more were ordered*
As builders had unfilled orders oa
their books on January 1 totalling
24,397 cars, the first four months
has seen prospective additions to
< (|uipment amounting to nearly 100,
000 cars.
' In addition to these facts, It must
be remembered that the railroads
added nearly 1U0.000 cars to their
equipment in lf?2.'!. These were ac
tually delivered and now should bo
available for use. Locomotive buy
ling has kept pace, although the new
orders placed this year have slack
ened materially. Over 490 new en
gines were ordered In the first quar
ter of the year, however.
Moro important than the new
cqulphi<><nt. Is the Improvement made
by the carriers in loading, unloading
and transporting freight. Kngines
are pulling bigger trains, more heav
ily loaded, longer distances, than ev
er before. Delays In return of emp
ties have been curtailed.
Some gain has been due to in
creased use of motor cars by carriers
for transporting short haul freight.
This has released railroad equipment
for long main line hauls and obviat
ed hitherto unavoidable congestion
In large terminal:;. Kvldence that
tills movement is spreading Is visible
In every s<ff|on. In this connection,
fjerrlt Fort, vice president of the
noston and Maine railroad said:
"My vision Is not so narrow as to
prevent me from seeing that If the
truck Is able to furnish better trans
t 'i ?? facilltthan the railroads
a. ?-III. I .at M or equal facilities nt
lower rates, the railroads cannot ex
pert to hold their business. The
truck represents a natural economic
deevlopment and for short distances
can. In many instances, supply cheap
er and more convenient transporta
tion than the railroads are able to
offer. Hut if the truck Is allowed to
skim the cretm of the profitable
short haul business, railroad rates on
remaining traffic must, of necessity,
be so constructed as to make up the
loss.'*
BILLY SUNDAY II I.
Memphis, May 12. William A.
(Hilly) Sunday was rtrlcken sudden
ly yesterday by what physicians
diagnosed as ptomaine ;? dsoning. He
Is reported as Improved today. Ills
fever has subsided somewhat and
he f nt a restful nl^ht. ,
V ',IH)I(T IS SlIICinE
!; ? .iiond, May 12.?Edward D.
tV.;pvb-. aged 4 2, vice president of
th? l.lfe insurance Company of Vlr
h ' rut his throat with a rax Or at
i hospital here and died soon after
he v-as taken to a hospital Saturday
night, suffering from a nervous dis
order. Coroner Whitfield today r?n
Idered ilia verdict of