******* THE WEATHER * ******** * ? jpxfcXT. ] ? iiaMiiM' ? c,=ov * change in temperature. * I ariable icinds. * VyNA/N/ v ^ " "'" * VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1924. EIGHT PAGES. NO. 119. Trying Beat Tropic Rains Cause Bad Luck In Arctic Major Martin was Trying Reach India before Vi et Season. Hence Started Over Aleutian Islands Before Win ter Was Well (her in That Clime By WILLIAM C. LYOX , CoayrivM. 1924. b? Th? Advance Washington, May 19.?Efforts to ?outguess the weather dope in thej tropics brought grief in the arctic to "Major Frederick L. Martin, com mander of the Army's fleet of 'round the world aviators, according to of ficers here at headquarters of the Army Air Service. The original plan for the flight ?contemplated the hop-off from Sand Point Field, Seattle, about the first of June. Major Qeneral Mason M. Patrick, head of the air service, ha<l' approved this plan. All efforts were concentrated on making such a sche dule. But preparations for the flight moved with more dlspatcn than was contemplated and the fliers were eager to be off on their record breaking and chart-making voyage. They brought pressure to bear and succeeded in getting the consent of the officers higher up to start the flight almost a month earlier than planned. With this consent, it was under stood that caution was to be th<> paramount consideration of the fli ers. It was planned that . they should take the first part of the flight in slow stages. They were to remain for a week or more at a point, if necessary to await the most auspicious flying conditions. But the flight planners were less concerned about weather troubles in the rugged. little known sweep of the Aleutian Islands, than in the tropics, of India where the wet season with Its continuous rains begins aboutH July 1. They wanted to pass India before July. Officers asked why the Army did not select a time when more favor able flying conditions existed on the first leg of the route declared that the record so far Indicates the weather conditions have not been the Tvorst. "It must be taken in considera tion," said an officer of General Pat Tick's staff, "that we had to observe weather conditions, not for a certain district or section of the globe. We had to consider the whole circuit around the world. The accident that brought down Major Martin's plane is one that might have occurred at any time." It was explained that in the sec-, tion along the Aleutian Islands andi In the Far North of the Pacific, fogs and snow flurries may occur at any season of the year. The chief aim of the schedule, he assorted, was to put the fliers across India In advance of the rainy season, and later, to enable them to navigate the broad stretches across the Nortn Atlantic, on the last lap of the world flight. In advance of the great 1ce floes In the early fall. It was impo8slbe, he said, to map out a schedule that would present the best flying conditions along all parts of the route. That, he addpd, is one of th?* obstacles that must be over come In circumnavigating the earth by air. Army officers say the remaining planes are now at the deciding point of the venture. If they can success fully navigate the great hop from Attu to Japan, the last stretch across the Pacific, officers nelleve, tho Judgment as to picking the wea ther conditions will have been jus tified. Every confidence that this will be successful is expressed. Observers of record flights today were pointing out the "Jinx" that ap pears to hover around the command ipg officers of great adventures. Tln'y recalled that Commnnder J. H. Towers, who led the Navy's flight across the Atlantic In 1910 came to grief when his plane made a forced landing In mid-ocean while the re maining fliers successfully reached the Azores and then flew on to Por tugal. They say It was no i.ior*9 a cas?i of weather then than now. It was "hard luck." Staff officers express confidence that the remaining planes, or some of them nt least, will successfully ivnV-p the circuit and will be In the tnlted States again by Septr>?nber. "Some of thoso planes will be on exhibition at Payton roxt October, vten the onnuai Pu'ltsrer ne?? !<? it^ged," one of them predict^ TI1REK LOST WHEN I CRATER EXPLODES (ly At?ctnled Pr?tO Honolulu, May 19.?Mian Mo ly Thomas, dlatrtet nurae of the health board, and two soldier* could not br accounted for today following a vio lent explosion In the crater of Kit-1 aura volcana on the Inland of Hawaii. MOTION NEW TRIAL OF THAW IS WITHDRAWN Philadelphia. May 19?Motion for ? now trial to determine the sanity of Harry K. Thaw waa formally withdrawn by counsel representing Evelyn Nesblt Thaw, his former wife. Thaw waa recently declared sane by a Jury In common pleas coijrt. . PAYS TRIBUTE TO CONFEDERACY General Bowling at Fort Fish er Memorial Services Sun day declares soldiers of lost cause did not fight in vain. Fort Fisher. N. C., May 19.? "Burying their griefs deep within their own hearts and exchanging swords and guns for implements of industry, the Confederate soldier upon the conclusion of the War Be tween the States, set themselves to the restoring of their desolated homes and the rebuilding of their shattered fortunes." Thus did General A. J. Bowley, commander of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, eulogize the soldiers of the Confederacy at the memorial exer cises held here Sunday In honor of, the last stand that the Confederates j made to defend the gateway to the South. Two generations have passed away since tfie close of that great | war, said the general, and the smoke of civil conflict has vanished from the skies. The whole country, un der the new conditions, evolved from its four years of struggle, flnds it self united in developing its vast resources in successful rivalry with the other nations of the earth. "Whose vision is now so dull that he does not recognize the blessing it is to live in an undivided coun try. "Who would today relegate his own state to the position It would hold in the world were it declared a sovereign, as are the states of Cen tral and South America? To ask these questions is to answer them. And the answer is the acknowledge ment that It was best for the South that the cause was 'Lost.-' The right to secede, the stake for which the South fought so desperately, were it now offered as a gift, would be rejected as a proposition of suicide. "The story of the defense of Fort Fisher is a familiar subject in all , the histories covering tho War Be tween the States. Its Importance is well known to all students of that. war. Let us not go into the details j of the struggle that took place on ; this hallowed ground, but let usj think of the defense of this strong hold as typifying the efforts of the entire South during the war of 1861-65. "The Confederate veterans! With these words does there not arise in every mind the thought of a me teoric army which 63 years ago sprang into existence, as it would seem, out of space and nothingness, and after a career of four years, un sustained by treasury and arsenal, but unsurpassed for brilliant fight ing and lavish outpour of blood, vanished from the earth as if it had be' a phantom of Imagination. "A Federal historian wrote of this army: " 'Who can forget It that once: looked upon It? That array of tat tered uniforms and bright muskets,' that body of 'Incomparable infan- j try, the army of Northern Virginia which for four years carried the re volt on its bayonets, opposing a con stant front, to the mighty concentra tions of the power brought against It; which, receiving terrible blows, did not fall to give tho like, and which, vital In all Its parts, died only with its annihilation.' "This is but a small and crowded planet, now that science has brought Its ends together by her great In-' ventlons. Neither states nor nations can longer dwell to themselves. An Irrepressible conflict is on between barbarism and civilization. "Through human imperfection much that must be done may seem harsh and cruel;- but for all we must look forward and not hack ward. and walk boldly In the paths of progress. "As in 1865 one wicked hand re-l tarded our unification by the mur der of Lincoln, so In 1898 another assassin, equally wicked and equallv stupid, by the blowing up of the' (Continued on Page 5.) WOSDS WANTS QUIT ! Washington, May 19. ? Cyrus Wooc'*. ambassador to Japan, haa asked to be relieved of tils poat. COTTOV HKKD RKPORT WrsMn?ton. May 19.?The ct-l ton * td emitted In th#? nine months? efttftal April to total ltd 31,SS8 tons! ? and c >tton need on liancl at the nillJr ! |on tl:?* name date totalled 120,05 1 tons. th? census bureau annulment today. WIMi Ml KT TONIGHT Th Indies' Missionary and Aid Soclr its of Calvary Haptlat Church I will ?n:et Monday nig'.t at 8 o'clock at th" church and all members of the church are cordially invited. I AIRPLANE MAKES ANOTHER STATION Yetorofu Island. Kuriles, May 19.?The three American Army airplanes living around the world landed here at 2:50 this afternoon having made 500 miles -from Paramishru Island in little more than sev en hours. A YD LETT MAKES GOOD IMPRESSION IN MARTIN Robertsonville. May 19?Conclud-j ing here Saturday a tour of Martin County in the course of which he has addressed many of the county's voters, E. F. Aydlett of Elizabeth City, candidate Tor Congress rt> re- j present the First North Carolina dis-i trlct, showed unmistakably that he was gratlfed at the reception he bad ! received in all parts of Martin Coun-, ty. No people, he declared, could have shown him more courtesy and kindness, and of those who heard j him on previous visits to the coun-j ty many showed their inte^st in his candidacy by availing themselves of the opportunity to hear him again during this trip. Among the places where Mr. Ay-j dlett spoke during the week wert, the Martin County Farm Life School. Bear Grass, Oak City and Robert sonvUle. Mr. Aydlett told the voters of Mar tin County that he was making a cam paign on merit and not on the de merits of any of his opponents, and that he did not want the nomination if he had to win it by attackng the i character of any of the other candi-| dates. His remarks along this line, were received with applause wher#* ever he went. In fact throughout: the county the voters seemed most favorably impressed with Mr. Ay?, dlett's campaign. SHK1NKR8 TO MKKT A called meeting tonight at 8 p. m. of the Elizabeth City Shrine | Club will be held for the purpose of ? making all the necessary arrange ' inents for the trip to Rocky Mount j and taking care of the novices. All nobles who are going are asked to attend this meeting. NEW GOVERNOR INAUGURATED Daton Rouge, May 19.?Henry i LaFuqua was today inaugurated! governor of Louisiana, succeeding) John M. Parker. i STERLING SAYS GKAND JURY WAS JUSTIFIED: Washington. May 19.?The Feder-J al grand jury wan justified in return- | inu an Indictment against Senator Wheeler. Democrat, of Montana, in] the opinion of Senator Sterling, He-| publican, of South Dakota, who sub-! in it t **<1 a minority report to tho Sen-J at*- in hi* capacity an a member of the special committee wihch investi uat?d the indictment. COALITION DEFEATS REPUBLICAN LEADERS Washington, May 19.?The House resumed consideration today of the Howell-Rarkley bill to abolish the Railroad Labor Hoard, the Democra tic and insurgent coalition routine the Republickn leaders, who attempt ed to sidetrack the measure. File Bankruptcy Petition Apuinst Tobacco Company Richmond. May 10.?An involuc tarv petition In bankruptcy against the I'atterson Brothers Tobacco Com pany was filed in the Federal Dis trict Court today. Only nominal liabilities are listed In the petition, which was filed by three Richmond creditors. The officers of the tobacco com pany declined to discuss the action FOUR ARE KILLED IN WRECK NEAR RALEIGH Raleigh. May 19.?Henry Jones, news butcher, of Halelgh. four ne gro men and one negress were killed when two Seaboard trains met In a head-on collision near Apex Sunday afternooa. One other is believed fa tally Injured and five others were less seriously hurt. The collision Is believed to have been caused by a mistake in signals. Passenger cars were smashed to kindling wood. MUST TELL PRESBYTERY | OF CHANGE IN FAITH San Antonio, May 19.?Ministers, elders and deacons of the I'resbyt*-' rlan Church in the United States are ,to be asked to take the vow that I whenever they change their views re garding fundamental doctrines of the church they will mak* known the change to their presbytery, ac cording to the action of the 64th General Assembly of the church. New Outbreak Tong War Looked For In Chinatown Signals Sel in Los Angeles for Smoke in Throats of Guns in Alleys That Are Streets and Streets That Are Allevs in the Oriental Quarter of City of Los Angeles By FORREST WHITE (C???rl?ht 1(24. It Hi AImdm) I'Oh Angcloa, May 19.?The slg I nals arc set and there will be smoke I In the throats of guns In Chinatown j before many days have passed, say those who claim they can read the signs. Louie Gow Is dead, and before him i Lee Yen, the ancient one, who put ?? jest on them who slew him. AnJ the shadows of the quarter, behind Its gay mask of colored lights and golden grills, whisper the long nt^ht through, except when the measured tread of patrollng feet warn them Into silence. The soft purling of the' flute, the occasional loud shrilling of the pipe and the crash of brass cymbals in the Joss House, arc tell ! ing their stories of things to eotnej and saying that the extra uuard of j policemen who walk the streets Until arc alleys and alleys that are street*' in the old Chinatown of Los Angeles walk in vain. The signals that are flying in OKI-1 natown are read by the veteran p.?-j lice as forecasts of another Tong war. Detective Lieutenant McCar-j ron, whose long experience In tb? J quarter has taught him the wisdom of a bridled tongue, contents himself i by raying that "within a week there j will be a story In Chinatown. " There Is already a story in China-1 town, and It has to do with Lee Yen, the ancient one, who for two HCorcJ years and more smokes his brass bowl pipe at the door of his little store and made a sccret Jest of life, that was turned upon them who slew; him. Leo Yen had words of wisdom.' and the tradition was that he also) had hoards of gold which he kepti hidden In his little store. Lee Yen: was known as "the Jew of China-] town." Ilis wealth was a by-word,' and even the richest of the mer ( chants beat a path to his door in 'search of loans. Lee Yen listened to them attend tlvely, his pipe in his mouth, and . turned them away with th*? sayings of lbs wise men, a proverb that suit-' rd the occar.lon. His words would j be repeated, and his way with his' hoard* of gold b<* Jndi ed as the wa> of a hard old man. rich and miserly. 1 j And ?> he gained carte far above his station, and lived as one to be suppli-j cated. Then one day. the door of Lee' Yen's store did not open and the po-! lice broke In. They found his shrlv-l |eled body with a short rope tight-1 ened about the neck. There wen I three gunshot wounds In his head, j Hut a sardonic smile was still fixed upon his lips. Men of hln own race, guided by greed, had come to rob and murd* r , him for his gold. They put the rope I about his neck in a vain effort to force him to reveal the hidinK plac.'* of hilt wealth. Then they shot hfm I because he had put a Jest upon them, j The wealth of the "Jew of China-1 town" was all a myth. Louie Oow, a prosperous nier-. chant, heard of the Jest that Lee i Yen, the ancient one, had put upon1 his murderers, and it pleased him. He spoke often about it. He sa I Lee Y?-n, knowing that life is ilk?? the span of the day. and that death must come as comes the darkness, enjoyed his full day. and could smile at the end for those who would rob him of riches and life. Thursday a voice called I^oule Oow from his shop. As he stepped from his doorway the nuns roared and echoed In the narrow street, a nd* Louie Oow fell. One of four men j put a searching hand hem nth Louie's blouse and drew out a packet. Thiyi the four fled. Detectives arrived in time to see the flight. They fired. | but the men escaped. Tin- packet j however, had been dropped In III"' fllKht. It contained $060 In curr? n cy. Louie Oow lingered a brief spac? in the hospital and died. He, too. had cheated those who would have! robbed him of his money, but Ilk"1 Lee Yen, the ancient one, had paid the price. Word of Lottie Oow* death spread through Chinatown. The shadows of the old quarter began to whisper, and there was th?* soft padding of hurrying feet, always going away.. Lee Y'-n was of the How Ong Ton**; Louie Oow held allegiance to the fling Tong. Now there Is an extra detail of police on duty In China town, and talk of a new outbreak of! the never-ending Tong war. Gun men of the Tom.* may be called upon 1 to avenge th?- d< nth of I?ouie Oow, the prosperous merchant. Hut the shadows whisper that the. spirit of Lee Yen, the anch nt one, | is bedeviling his murders and driving them fin in blood and money lust to amend the Jest that was put upon them, and to their fat? when smoke again fills the throats of the guns of Chlhatown. Chief Justice Clark Dies Of Apoplexy North Carolina's Foremost Jurist After l.ini^ an<l Honor able Career in Service of Stale Sueeoiiil)!* to an Attack of Apoplexy Bonus Overrides Coolidge Veto Washington. May 19. ? The Senate over-rode the Presi dent's veto of the soldier bon us bill and the measure now automatically becomes law, the House having previously taken similar action. Seven Senators whose stand on the measure was doubtful had a breakfast conference at the White House with the President this morning* but admitted after the conference that nothing had been changed by it. DURHAM STARTING HEALTH CAMPAIGN Durham, May 19.?The health de partment of this city has entered up on a crusade for the betterment of the health conditions of the city and Is insisting upon sanitary precautions being taken in every Instance. Since the campaign was started to free all houses to make a good working con nection with the city water and sewerage, 30 warrants have been is sued against persons failing to com ply with the order. Fifteen of the sex, however, were held up, upon the promise of the occupant of the houses to immediately have the con nections made. The other 15 were partly tried In court here and will be In the next few days. Most of those cases already tried were car ried over to a later session. WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN HOME BUILDING Prize winners In the Home Build ing Puzzle contest were chosen Mon day morning by a committee of three judges composed of City Manager Bray, M. Leigh Sheep, president of the Chamber of Commerce .-rand T. T. Turner, president of the Merchants Association. The contest was an nounced last Tuesday In a special, page In which twelve firms partici pated. The page Is repeated in Mon-i day's Issue with the names of thej winners. Three prizes were offered: $5 won by Mrs. A. H. Worth; $:i won by, Hattie W. Wilson, and $1 won by, Goldle n. Jernigan. Most of the answers were excel-j lent and it was necessary to pick the. winners from a standpoint of accu racy In Joining the pieces and neat ness, as there were a large number of J correctly assembled homes. Replies came in from Camden and | Currituck Counties, from the Kllza-j heth City rural routes and from al-1 most every street In the city. So ma-i ny of the replies were good that the. judges would have liked to luive! awarded more prizes. Those who did ; not win this time should not be dis-j con raged but try that much harder i when another contest Is offered. ! Some of those who de-erve special' mention are: Elmer Litchfield. Miss, Mary L. Owens, Miss Aurllla Strahl, Mrs. George W. Haskett, Mrs. Mar-1 tin Jennings, Mrs. W. K. Griffin,! Thomas Commander, Jr., Miss Brrlcj Miller, Miss Mary Louise Halley, MIm Lois Mark ham. Mrs. T. E. Jones, Miss Juanlta Copelan*!, Miss Mart hi Pat Archboll, and Miss Violet linker.' HARVEY TO BE EDITOB OF WASHINGTON POST Washington. May 19.?Oeorge Ifarvey, former ambassador to (Ireat Urltain. will become editor of the Washington Post on June 1. POSTAL ( I.KItK AltllKHTKI) <*II.\IU?K HOnillNO MAIIi Wlnston-Salom, May 19?Norman I,. HrMxpm, local pout office cl??rk,: wns arretted today charged with rifling the malls. TIIKEE NEW BISIIOPS Sprint?field, Ma**., April 19.?R<!*| considering ItH pr<-vlou* action, fJ Methodist Episcopal General Confer*! ''lief voted today to elect three new hi?hops instead of five. Action on the church'* attitude to -' ward war wan postponed when, dli-l Katlnfled with the action i?f the ntand-l ln? committee of the Conference, the] Conference voted to appoint a special | committee to fram<- a new proposal and report It hy next Friday. rOTTON MARKKT "New York. May 19.?Cotton fu ture* opened today at the following level*: May 30.70, July 28.38, Oct. 24.85, Dec. 24.28. Jan. 23.92. New York, May 19?3pot cotton closed steady this afternoon, ad vancing 50 points. Middling 31.65. Futures closed at the following levels: May 31.30; July 28.98; October 25.35; December 24.67; anuary 24.35. | Italelgh, May 1 !?. ? (Special.) ? Chief Justice Walter Clark of th? I North Carolina Supreme Court died j here today at III* home as a result lot a stroke of apoplexy with which I he was smitten at noon Sunday. The life and character of the Hon iorable Walter Chirk. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, presents a vol ume. variety and richness of biogra phical material hardly equaled by that of any other son of North Car olina. living or dead. Born in Hal ifax County. August 19. 1846. and therefore a trifle less than 78 years of age. the span of his public ser vice exceeded 62 years. In the spring of 1861, while yet under 15. he was detailed from Col onel Tew's military academy to drill the troops assembled at Camp Ellis, near Ilaelgh, and destined for the service of the Southern Confederacy. From thence until now his life has been dedicated with rare fidelity to the twin services of the sound dis eipline and ordered liberty of his fel low-men. These are the motives that . have dominated his career, alike in public and private station. In the po litical and judicial arena, namely, the liberty of right. He was a democrat after the man ner of the great apostle of American democracy. Like Jefferson, he was born to the purple, but his soul ab hored the discriminations of class. For a generation ut least, his Instinct of democracy has been the chief r.tumbllng block of privilege in North Carolina. It was Inevitable that he should enlist in woman's cause of equal political rights, for the equity ? of human equality Is the breath of I his nostrils. From early times Judge. Clark'a family has related to Halifax County. The immigrant ia his patronymic line was a clergyman of the Church of England, between whom and the Chief Justice there are only two gen erations? his father, David Clark, tand his grandfather, of the same j name. Both were men of wealth and . more than local distinction. His fath ' er saw some service in the Civil War .as'a genera] of militia. Judge Clark's mother was An | na M. Thome, also of Halifax {County. Through either his father .or mother, he is connected with many of the most distinguished families of northeastern North Carolina, and? through the Bryans, of Southampton, Va., 1h distantly related to the great commoner, William Jennings Bryan. Judge Clark had early tuition un der Professor Ralph H. Graves, in Granville County and. as before stat ed, at Colonel Tew's military academy near Mlllsboro. He gradu ated at the University of iNorth Caro lina, with first distinction, In June, 1864?before he was eighteen years of age. Judge Clark's Civil War record is one of exceptional distinction. Fol lowing his service at Camp Ellis, he was assigned to duty In July 1861v as drill-master to Col. J. Johnston Pettigrew's Twenty - second North Carolina regiment and went with It to Virginia, acting In that capacity until November of that year. In Au gust 1X62. he was appointed first lieutenant and adjutant of the 36th North Carolina, then commanded by Continued On Page Four) JAPAN WILL RATIFY TREATY THIS WEEK (By Th? AiMC1al?4 Pro**) Toklo. Mny 1The foreign office today In forme d (ho Associated Prow that the Lausanne treaty would bu cofiH1 effective within a week thru ratification by Japan. JAPANESE ADMIKAL IS Flit El) ON BY KOREAN (Bv Til* A?Mciat?d Pr?M) "? Toklo, May 19.?Admiral Ilnron Salte, Governor Keneral of Korea, was flred on from the bankB of the river Duidi' In Northwestern Korea while traveling on a steamer In hlB itiimini ItiBpectlon trip as governor of I'ardl. The admiral escaped unhurt. The assault Ih blamed on Korepf: In siirgcnts. EPINARD LOSES IN MATCH AT ST. CLOUD (By Till Anwiit*! Pr?M) Paris. May 1 fi.?Sir Galahad Iff defeated Kplnard, crack French fo'rr year-old, In their mutch at St. Glo%d today. SEEK EXPEDITE ACTION MUSCLE SHOALS BONDS Washington. May Ifi.?-Night ses sions to expedite action on the Mm* clo Shoals bonds will be held by the Senate Agriculture Committee, mem-', bers of the committee axr^ed today. An executive aesBlon will be held Wednesday to Ax a date to close th? hearings. Mrs. Sarah Mldgett of Manns Har bor has returned home after visiting her daughter. Mrs. Charlea Hopkins, on Pearl street

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