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VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TIKSDAV EVEN INC., MAY la. 1921. EIGHT PAGES. NO. lit
McNary Haugen Bill Not
Likely To Pass Congress
But When Thill's Out of Way Some Moasuro Looking to
Belief of Farmer from Low Prices Will in All Prob
ability Go Through Before the Fall
ny I1AVI1) I.AWRKNCE
(Copyright. 1921, By The Advanc*)
Washington, May 12.?Congress will not adjourn without
passing some kind of agricultural legislation and the question of
which of the many bills presented shall be approved is becoming
more complicated every day.
The McNary-Haugen bill has
the right-of-way. A vote on it I
will be forced shortly and until)
that measure is disposed of all |
other proposals must wait. But
the outlook for the McNary
Haugen bill's passage is not
bright. The opposition to it is
growing largely because when
all is said and done it is an ex
perimental measure and the op
ponents of it say they do not
think $200,000,000 should be ap
propriated at this time for any
thing which cannot be proved of
direct benefit to the nation as a
whole.
The bill has the support of the
Department of Agriculture but It has
not yet won'the approval of Presi
dent Coolidge. Its provisions where
by the price of wheat would bo
raised arbitrarily on a basis which
bears a constant relation to the fluc
tuating prices of other commodities
are not accepted as workable by the
President, liut his opposition has
not been put on that ground. He is
not In favor of $200,000,000 appro
priations when there is a divided
opinion as to the merit of the plan
itself among farm Interests.
The Xorbeck-Burtness bill which
would have provided funds for di
versified farming was a much sim
pler bill but It failed In the Senate.
The same line-up of conservatives
among Republicans and Democrats
will be sufficient to defeat the Mc
Nary-Haugen bill, which is not being
supported by any party but will have
to run the gauntlet of bi-partisan
opposition.
With the McNary-Haugen bill out
of the way, the administration will
face the responslbllty of passing
some other agricultural bill. The
measures which are attracting most
attention as possible substitutes for
the McNary-Haugen bill, though dif
fering materially in principle froi.i
if, are the Curtis-Aswell and the
Capper-Williams bills. Iloth are
luoro or less along the same line but
they have important differences in
the control and power to be vested in
the governing commission which is
to co-ordinate the marketing activi
ties of the farmer.
The Curtis-Aswell bill is based
largely on suggestions made by B.
F. Yoakum, railroad pioneer of the
Southwest, who appeared recently
at the hearings here. He describes
it thus:
"The terms of the Curtis-Aswell
bill, in a nutshell, mean that the
Government will loan to the Intei
state Farm Marketing Association a
working fund of $10,000,000 at four
and a half per cent per year; this
fund to be used for organizing a
marketing system that will insure to
the farmers an equitable share of
what their goods sell for to the ul
timate consumer. For this lonn the
Government will receive nmple se
curity through a commodity assess
ment, the assessments to be against
such com modi ties us the members
designated, assessments and method
of collection to be determined and
fixed by the state board of directors
elected by the farmers of the differ
ent states. The lack of practical.
w?-ll organized system of marketing
by the farmers Is absolutely the only
thing needed to make farming on"
of the most profitable -Industries of
the country."
The Capper-Williams bill pro
vides for a $l.r?.000,000 appropria
tion and a machinery whereby th?
sale of the farmers products shall be
accomplished through a commission
of five and under rules made by th?
Department of Agriculture.
I'.ider the Curtis-Aswell plan, the;
Federal marketing board would be;
as separate from the Department ol
Agriculture as the Federal Reserve
board Is from the Treasury Depart
ment, though working In close har
mony with the Government depart
ments.
The Curtis-Aswell bill calls for
less connection on the whole be
tween the Government and the mar
keting of products than the Capper-1
Williams BpiMUN. At this writing. I
however, It Is not apparent which!
Congress will prefer; for the situa
tion that will follow the failure of
the MrNary-ffaugcn bill In not . .i \
to determine. Its proponents are in
earnest about the bill and will not
give up the fight without a struggle
as there are some sections of the
country which are so anxious for thel
passage of the bill that a systematic
campaign for Its endorsement has
be#?n carried on the Influence Sena
tort and Repreaentatlvea to vote for
It. Most of the farm organisations
favor It though there are rumors
Air Clown
, It's somewhat of a task to be a
pood clown upon the ground. But
? to clown In the clouds is a more
neck-risking task. Lieutenant C.
H. llavill, U. s. N., is one of the
best known air clowns and is
1 shown here preparing for a stunt
at the naval air station, Lakehurat.
N. J. -'
ENTOMBED MINERS
AWAITING 1IESCUE
Oilman, Col., May 13.?Depending
upon an iron pipe one and a hall!
| inches in diameter running through
! 90 feet of earth in the Hlack Iron
! Mine of the Empire Zinc Company
here for enough food and air to sus
tain life, five imprisoned miners to
day awaited rescue 1,500 feet under
I ground, where they were caught in
a cave-in Saturday.
ESCAPED PRISONERS
CAPTURED AT ROANOKE
Roanoke, Va., May 13?Olto Wood
and J. II. Starnes, escaped prisoners
from the penitentiary at Raleigh,,
were captured here last night after
an exciting chase through the city.
They will he returned to Raleigh tor
day under heavy guard.
EPISCOPAL MEETING
AT WINSTON-SALEM
Winston Salem. May 13?The con
vention of" the Kplsoopal diocese of
North Carolina opened here today
with Bishop John 11. Cheshire and
litahop Coadjutor Kdwin A. Penck
in attendance.
RKI'I IlLH ANS ItKOAIN
CONTROL TAX COM TRDNt 131
Washington. May 13 The Repub-|
lirans today regained control of the I
conferees on the tax reduction bill!
through the appointment by the
Senate of three Republicans and tw?|
Democrats, the same ratio as fixed j
by the House.
oitnru r\voi; Mil i: ccroitT
ON THK NOCH RKSOU HON
Washington, May i:;. a fatoy-J
able report on the'Noeh resolution t*? I
direct the Interstate Commerce Com ,
mission to Investigate the railroad'
rate structure with n view to uen-j
eral readjustment was ordered today
by the House commerce committee.
Ml m i.i; HHOAV s HKAIUNtlH
TO CON TIN IK TILL JI NK
Washington, May 13.?Muscle]
Shoals hearings it Ik likely will con
tinue until June 1. Chairman Norris]
of the Senate agriculture committe*
said today, addinu that he 'Mid not*
see how they could end earlier" as'
he wished to hear the testimony of.
expert Government engineers after
supporters of various proposals had .
concluded.
lifiAVK FOH ATLANTA
I)r. S. H. Templeinan and Marion |
f.ove from the First Ilaptlst Church.
Dr. J. II. Thayer from Itlackwcll!
Memorial, and Rev. 8. F. Hudson
from Shlloh are attending the South
em Haptist Convention In Atlanta.
that the director* here did not like
It orlklnally and were compelled to
support It by pressure from farm
districts. The farm bloc is lining up
strongly for It, but that body was
unable to put the Norbeck Rurtness
bill through and may find the same
snag this time.
These Endorsements Typical
riii* Daily Advance,
Elizabeth City. N. C.
(V'nilnucn:*
Regarding the National Pub
licity Edition ol' your paper
which you propose issuing in
tin- n? ar future, will say that I
beli* vc this to be worth-while
publicity; and especially to be
d?'sirt*d by our city and com
munity at this time.
The development of our sec
lioti and the marketing of our
immense natural resources de
pends to a great extent on our
let tin It the world know what
we have to offer as induce
ments to capital and people to
come and join us in building a
greater and more prosperous
Elizabeth City and Albemarle
section.
The Special Edition which
you propose to issue, should be
an ideal medium for "broad
casting" such information and
for that reason deserves the
support of the entire commun
ity. Respectfully yours,
(Signed) M. Leigh Sheep,
President Chamber of Com
merce.
May 3. 1024.
"P ? Daily Advance.
l!lizat?e:h City, N. C.
?'.? ntli nit rt:
Your plans fur a National
irtv 1I?1 iti?* 11 of Tli*' Daily Advaiic
arr in line with efforts made by tin*
lily to secure publicity for Llliza
l*i tli City, so that tin- world may
lvhow of ili?' spb-ndid ri'MimriK of
this city ami section. Cities an I
communities liavo been built on pub
licitv and what it lias done for the
other place* it will ?lo for Klizalx tli
City, Pasquotank County and all
this section.
This is a propitious time in wliien
to herald in a large edition of your
paper the opportunities of Klizahetn
City. It will be rrad by thousands
and will add more prestige to the
city as a commercial, industrial and
agricultural center. It is necessary
that you have the combined support
of the community to make the edi
tion effective. To that end I highly
commend the object in view in the
hope that this edition may be made
fully representative of the wealth
and r? sources of the city and com
munity which it serves. I stand
ready to assist you in any manner
possible to make the National Pub
licity Kditlon the greatest singlo
piece of community advertising
ever attempted here.
'? Vvry'truly yours,
W. DEN GOODWIN.
May 1. 1024. Mayor.
Tli'- Daily Athiinr-.
Klizalu th City. N. C.
hi* ii:
Tll?? Nati??n:il Publicity IMS
lion which you air coin. to i>i
sile in lh?- mar futur<- ha** tuy
In-arty support as I know p?-r
tonally ili.it publicity nf this
nature is hound to help tin
comniutiily.
I l??si ecli and appeal to al!
tin' r<'|?r?^'i?lalivi' llrms ami
business hous?'s throughout
this iMitiri* community to help
support a puhlication of tins
nature. I also know it to ho a
fact that publicity of this na
ture has built up iiiiinicipalll>
aftt-r municipality ami knowing
it to In* tlto case I see no reas
ons why it can't hi' done for
our homo town ami County.
Trusting the rutin* commun
ity will endeavor to Rive The
Advance their In-arty support
and co-operation in the issuing
of the National Publicity Edi
tion, I beg to remain.
Very truly yours,
(Signed I T. T. TTRNER,
President, Merchants' Associa
tion.
May 2, 1924.
The foregoing endorsements are typical of tl?e spirit of Elizabeth City generally toward the plans of The
Advance to Issue at an eapiy date a National Publicity Edition to put Elizabeth City's advantages and resourc
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book of Elizabeth City's hi.itory, growth, development and resources for years to come.
THREE STATES IN ;
THROES OF FLOOD
Virginia, West Virginia and
Maryland Suffer From His- J
ing Waters of Slienandoalt,
l'otomac and James
Richmond. May 13 (Hy Associated
I Press). Large parts of Virginia. West
'Virginia anil Maryland arc today in
1 the throes of the flood. Industry
I has been paralyzed and property
! damage is estimated at ntoro than
1 $2,OOU.OOO.
The flood has Hent residents of
'the low lands fleeing to higher
ground for their lives, destroyed
more than a dozen bridges in Vir
ginia. shut down virtually all
power plants in the Shenandoah
Valley, tied up railroad traffic, inun
dated roads and streets in the three
, states, and caused two deaths.
The Shenandoah. Potomac and
James rivers continue to rise and
Government forecasters predict
that the Main street of Richmond
will he flooded. The freshet was
caused hy heavy rains for three days
beginning Friday.
MRS. \vk;?s will iik
TIIKRK WITH < .\ltRU;KS
"Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage
Patch" will he at the Greenleuf
Place, on Matthews street Saturday
afternoon at .1:30 In person. She
will have all her children there and
also the cabbages.
This novel stunt is being put on
hy Circle No 1 of the Woman's!
Auxiliary of Christ church and a !
pleasant time is promised kiddies'
and grownups for un exceedingly
small admission fee.
MAY PEAS MOVE
BY EXPRESS NOW
The second lot of May pons
lo move forward to northern
markets from Klizabeth City.
>5 baskets in all, were k1>i
by express to New York by U.
2. Abbott, forwarding agent,
Tuesday. The largest shipper
was Willis Harness, who lives
jii the Old Fairground a. the
end of Riverside Drive. O'her
shippers were: S. W. Waters &
Company, Old Fair Ground; J.
D. Hastings, City Route Three;
f?. J. Harclift, Nixonton; and
James Shannon, colored, City
Iloutc One.
Peas are being shipped by
express now because the move
ment has not yet reached suf
ficient proportions to Justify
refrigerator freight car service,
indications are, however, that
movement by refrigerator cars
will begin Wednesday or
Thursday.
The first shipment of the
reason was made by S. W. Wat
ers & Company last Friday,
These pens sold for $5 a bas
ket, bringing double the priCJ
of South Carolina peas, which
were then moving in hulk.
THREE ARE EXECUTED
AFTER COURT MARTIAL
Mexico City, May 13 ? General
Fortunata Maycotte, one of the
leading military commanders of the
De La Iluerta rebellion and his
chief of staff Leovigildo Avila and
Manuel Flores were executed after
court martial at i'oohutla Oaxaca,
yesterday, according to a report to
the War Department from General
Alberto Guajardo.
Guns Tame And Killers
Are Turning To Bom bs
Rlotvnp Vastly More Sprclncular Thau Dropping Man itli
I'isiol So Chicago I$a?l !\lr? Out for Day's Sport Take
Along Supply of Itomlm Instead of Automatic*
llv OWKV I,. KC OTT
(Copyright, IM4. By Tha
Chkago. May I ?,?floing "a gun
ning" has ceased to ho the armc *?f
??porting diversion amont: the hard
boiled of Clilca^o'N criminal circle,
now generally rated as one of th??
largest am! most select that the
world offers.
Instead, bombing parties linvc ro
Confly developed much more popu
larity. Their splash It* 11 great deal
l>lci<<-r. and the blow up ho vastly
much more noticeable that the trend
Is all toward the ?ik?v of dynamite
packages when a big party Is to be
ptaged.
CunnlnK became ho very common
when the Chicago crime commission
revelled thai k?; ptnoiiM had boon
-lain here in the first three months
rif this year?an average of one a
rlay.( The climnx of commonncas in
the use of pistols wan rapped when
nn elderly woman planted herself In
tier apartment window and took pot
shots at panning pedestrians.
Although ten passers-by had the
surprise of their life time when bul
lets commenced whizzing by their
pars, none wan hurt on this occasion.
Police shut off the source of this an
noyance. The elderly woman ex
plained that the was merely practlc
ini? ami had no real intention to In
jur? any one.
But tliIh *howed how mo*t * vi-ry
on" wan UHlnn a run. nml th?*n IIt*
bombing begun. Tin* llr*t w?nt to the
homo of Ilrico Amotion?:, prohihl
tlon agent wlio fold flu* Senate
Daugherty investigating committer
that liquor law violation* wi-ri' being
protected hcri'. Follow*'*! the liom-i
of Anthony Cmrn^ki, election com
missioner, who tto end c rooked
neaa In voting. The Rev. Klmer Wil
liam*. who did more than preach to
bring an end to liquor law violation*,
was in hi* h oil mo when It was blown
up a hit later. A homh greeted a
landlord who rented hi* apartnx nt
to negroea a few morning* ago. Nf :,t
came the residence of nn Italian
merchant, and then the home of De
tect I v<>r Mil ward and Thorn a* Haynep,
who had flgur< d In prohibition, waa
blasted.
Chief of Pollen Morgan Collin*
fay* that there Is a crime ring her.
that apfodi $1,000,000 annually In
Kraft payments and that the honest
police are tinahle to combat them. An
l**uc has been drawn, with public
organization* and the prcaa demand
ing action that will put an end to
the reign of terrorlam that haa fol
lowed the period of slaylnga.
OPTIMISTIC FOR
QUICK SHIPMENT
Shippers Look Forward to
Quick Service in Moving
j Perishable Freight, Follow
ing Monday I.iutchcon.
Elizabeth City nlii|i|>ere :ir?' ex
. ct-edingly optimistic ?h to tin* out
"look for prompt movement of per
'isliablc frt'luHt from Elizabeth Clt)
.during the May pea and Irish ami
{sweet potato seuson this year, fol
lowing a luncheon in tho Southern
|Hotel Monday at which Service An
ient J. IJ. Ford of the Interstate
? Commerce Commission brought local
shippers and representatives of the
Norfolk Southern Railroad and tho
!American Fruit Growers' Kx press
into a round table discussion of tho
local situation.
The May pea movement and tho
potato movement were taken up sep
arately as the former is a problem
largely of refrigeration while the
latter, is a problem of ventilation.
The idn? facilities of the Crystal
Ice & Coal Company have been en
larged to meet the demands of tlilj
season, and it is believed that, wlt'i
the schedule of car placing* and
shifting* that was arranged and
agreed upon at the luncheon, the
handling of the May pea crop will be
greatly expedited. That there Is no
prospect of a car shortage was the
assurance not only of Superintend
ent of Transportation Dugan of th j
Norfolk Southern and District Man
ager Herdon of the American Fruit
Growers' Kxprers but also of Service
Agent Ford himself.
Ah to the ventilation, while Super
intendent Dugan was frank to admit
that the supply of ventilator cars was
inadequate to move the entire crop,
he stated that there would be an
abundance of regular box cars and
that the l?*nky roofs of which there
was so much complaint last year will
not be a cause for general complaint
this year.
I.ocal shippers are confident that
if the promises made by the railroad
and the American Fruit Growers'.
Kxpress officials can be kept, the'
movement of spring truck from Klli.
abeth City to Northern markets will
be greatly expedited. With a rep
resentative of the Interstate Com
merce Commission In the pi^son of
Service Agent Ford on the ground
much of the time to check up on
this matter. It is believed that the.
promises will be kept.
f?nd?T the schedule arranged at
this conference, May pens leasing!
Klixabeth City Monday will co fin the
Sew York market Wednesday mom
Insr. IV'hs will leave here at about
r, o'clock in the morning while po
tatoes will leave here at noon.
Those attending the conference,|
besides Service Agent Ford, Super
intendent Dugan, District Manager
ilerdon, and Norfolk Southern!
Freight Atfent M. K. Dennis of this"
city were: |{. C. Abbott, Karl Griggs,.
Khelton G. Scott. .K, C. Conger. It.
C. Job. Camden Itlades, N. Howard:
Smith and Herbert I'eele.
SI N ^ \ l SI N DEAD
UNCONFIRMED HEl'OHT
(By Th? AitodiN Prni)
Shanghai. May 13?HunYnt S?-n.
president of tho southern govern
ment of China in reported to have
died from brain foter. The report
which reached here from Hon#
Kong. has not been confirmed, but
according to reliable Information
there Sun Yat hat been unconscious
for aeveral days.
SOLIDLY AGAINST
INCREASE!) RATES
North ('arolina < !oii?r<*s*maii
W orkini: to I'lwrnt I'ro
Untrs from (roin?* In
to KlTi'ct, Says Job.
North Carolina CoiiRri s?mon are
Iiit?? .1 up solidly behind the cam*
puicn in fight iln* proposed increase
in freight tat<s afffdinx North Car
olina mii?'s, according to Secretary
It. C. .loll Of 111. Elizabeth City
ha in tier of Commerce who while In
WiishiiiKtnn last week was a raem
Iht of the delegation representing
Kastorn North Carolina cities which
not with the Representatives and
Senators from North Carolina In
Congressman's row's office last
Saturday. All members of the North
Carolina.delegation were present ex
cept Congressman ^\Jr?rd, who was
prevented from being present on ac
count of his recent Illness. Con
gressman Charles L. Abernethy, A.
I.. Hulwitikle. Robert L. Doughton,
William C. Hammer. John II. Kerr,
I loner I.. Lyon. Rdward \V. Pou,
Charles M. stedman and Zebulin
Weaver undertook to go beforo
Commissioner Kastmnn of the In
terstate Commerce Commission this
week to back up the North Carolina
ease against the proposed Increase In
freight rates.
"If the proposed rates go Into ef
fect," says Secretary Job. "It will
lie nothing short of calamity, for
jobbers, manufacturers, and ship
pers generally in North Carolina.
The proposed increase does not af
fect the citks of Virginia and would
restore to Virginia the advantage
that she so long held over North
Carolina in the matter of freight
rates."
LANG1.EY CONVICTED
IN FEDERAL COURT
Covington. I<y.. May 13 ? Con
| gressman John \V. Langley of Ken
turky was convicted on two charges
I of conspiracy in Federal Court here
'yesterday for alleged participation
| in violation of the prohibition laws.
1 lh- will hi* sentenced today.
Washington, May 13.?The case
of Representative Langley, Republl
? can, of Kentucky, who was found
''guilty yesterday by Federal Court
I in Kentucky of conspiracy In a whls
? j key transaction was tnken up today
| by the Hoiiiie committee named to
| Investigate the charges against him.
DAUGHTERS MEET AT
AULANDKR WEDNESDAY
The IT. D. C. Convention of the
sixteenth District will meet ut Au
lander Wednesday, May 14, opening
at I 1 a. m. In the liiKh school build
ing. Women of the cliy and sur
rounding community are invited to
[attend, and to the veterans of the
J war between the states, their wives
; or widows, a special invitation Is
! extended.
i Many visitors (iro expected and
1 the program will be as follows:
i hymn, prayer, welcome in behalf of
ihe churches of the town, welcome
' by the president of the Womans
[ Club, Mrs. II. W. Karly; welcome
, by the president of Aulander Chap
ter of IT. I). ('. SI Ism Ella Karly; song,
j "Merry Illll" by Miss Mlttle Phelps;
meeting called to order by the dis
trict director, Mrs. It. C. Hrldger of
Winfon; roll call, minutes read of
last meeting by district secretary,
| Mrs. Joseph Vann; district direc
tor's report by Mrs. It. C. Bridges;
Chapter reports and appoint
ment of couimitt< ea; address fiy the
state president. Mrs. It. P. Holt of
Itoeky Mount; memorial hour, prayer
by Mrs. It. It. blueberry of Wlnton,
souk, recognition of old soldiers and
recess for luncheon; afternoon ses
sion: song, ei? < tlon of officers, paper,
"Why I Am a If. I). C." by Miss
Willie II Itoone of Wlnton, address
by Mrs. John I*. Itridger of Tarboro,
uiifiniKlieil business, opening of ques
tion box. paper "How to Keep a
Chapter Alive" by Mrs. 8. A. Saun
ders, Fong and closing prayer.
si n ii \< i i t < ii H HOLM
IS Aii.US MKrKRUKD
Continued to Tuesday Monday,
prayer for Judgment In the case of
1.uelus Holly on Tuesday * morning
was again continued until Monday
of next week.
Holly was found guilty Monday by
n recorder's court Jury of Illegal pos
session under tlio Turlington Act and
with a suspended sentence of six
months on the road hanging over
Mm, thinks look a bit dark for him.
I'OINCARK SAYS UK
WII.L RESIGN IN JUNE
Paris, May 1.1?Premier Pol near#,
admitting that his policies were de
feated In the Sunday elections,
stated yesterday that he would re
sign the r; Ign * of government on
June 2 when the new deputies take
their seats. ?
VOTTOS M %RKi I
New York. May 13?Spot cotton
closed steady this afternoon, de
cllnlng five points. Middling 31.IS.
Futures closed at the following
levels: May 31.15; July 28.77;
O'toher 24.92; December 24.30;
January 23.95.
'New York. May 13?, Cotton fu
ture* opened this morning at the
following levels: May 31.40; July.
28.90; October 24.85; December
24.26; January 23.91.