Phone 357 For Space In The National Publicity Edition * THE WEATHER * * tie westerly ninth. ********** * * (ivneratly fair tonight * ' 1A\ -^21* CIRCILATI()\ * ??vrature. ticn- * 'lr*c? l^y^ 2.2 11 to/iics * ? * 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 es graphically before the country at large and its own section in particular. The edition will be a reference' 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