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* ******** n ^ *****?*(? m |E Jplli BB8 * Monday * * * * ******* ********* VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 20. 1924. EIGHT PAGES. NO. 120 "ALL METHODISM IS AWAITING ACTION Question of Unification of Southern and Northern Brunches of Churches Un der Discussion at Nashville. Nashville, TVnn.. May 20.?All Methodism is awaiting the action of the bishops of the Methodist Episco pal Church, South, on the proposed uni:icatiou plan for wedding tLe ?Southern branch with the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Northern branch, after a separation of eighty years, which if adopted would givo the combined church a total mem bership of around 7,000,000. The plan of unification, approved by me joint commission on unifica tion which met at Cleveland, Ohio, on July 24, 1923, was ratified by the general conference of the Methoditt Episcopal Church, meeting at Spring field, Massachusetts, on May 7, 1924, by an almost unanimous vote and the Southern College of Blshors, then in session, were formally a?l vifced of the action taken. The official heads of the Southern branch, at a special meeting ?n the day following, set May 20 for a meet ing to be held at Nashville, when they would formally consider the ?calling of a general conference to take up the question of combining with the Northern church. Under the plan adopted by the commission In Cleveland, the churcu es would be Joined together as one religious organisation, with two Jur isdictions under a constitution with a general conference and two Juris dictional conferences, while the epis copal areas of each would remain separate without any change in the bishopric Jurisdiction. The plan fol Article I. Declaration of union?The Meth odlet Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, .shall be united In one church with two jurisdictions under a constitu tion with a general conference and two jurisdictional conferences. Article II. Name?The name of the church shall be (The name was'left to be se lected by the first general conference of the united church.) Article III. Jurisdiction, section 1. Jurisdic tion number one shall comprise all ?churches, annual conferences, mis sion conferences, and missions now constituting the Methodist Episcopal Church and any other such confer ences and missions as may hereafter be organized by its jurisdictional conferences with the approval of the .general conference. Section 2. Jurisdiction number two shall comprise all the churches, annual conferences, mission confer ences, and missions now constituting the Methodist Episcopal Church, 3outh, and any other such confer ences and missions as may 'here* fit* be organized by its jurisdictional -conference with the approval of the general conference. Article IV. Composition of general and juris dictional conference?The general inference and the jurisdictional conferences shall be composed of the same delegates. Said delegates shall j be elected by and from the annual conferences, provided said general and jurisdictional conferences shall liave not more than one ministerial delegates for every 45 members of ?each annual conference and not less than one ministerial delegates for cveiy 120 members of each annual; conference and an equal number of lay delegates, chosen according to the regulations of each of the two Jurisdictions; but for a fraction of two-thirds or morn of the number; fixed by the general conference as the ratio of representation an annual conference shall bee ntltled to an ad ditional ministerial and an addltlon 4 lay delegate, and provided further tbat each annual conference shall b? entitled to at least one ministerial .und one lay delegate. ? Article V. The general conference: Section 1 -??Every vote on the general confer ence shall be by jurisdiction and' shall require the accepted majority ?vote of each Jurisdiction to be effec tive. Section 2?Subject to the limita tions and restrictions of the eonst' tutlon, the general conference shall1 have full CRlslatlve pownr over all matters distinctively connectlonal and In exercise of said matters shall Tiavs authority as follows: 1. To define and fix the condi tions, privileges and duties of church membership. cations and duties of elders, deae 2. * To define and fix the qualifl ons, local preachers, exhortcrs and deaconesses. 3. To make provisions for such organization of the work of the Unit ed Church outside the United States as may promptly consumate the ui. Ity of Episcopal Methodism In for eign lands. 4. To define and fix the powers, duties and privileges Of the Eplscn vxcy. to fix the mimber of bishops to be elected by the respective jurisdic tional conference* and to provide In harmony with the historic practice of Episcopal Methodism for th??tr consecration as bishops of the whole church. 5. To alter and change the hym nal and ritual of the church and to regulate all matters relating to the form and mode of worship, subject to the limitations of the first restric tive rule. 6. To provide for a judicial sys tem and for a method of Judicial procedure for the church, except as herein otherwise provided. ? 7. To govern any and all enter prises and activities which may be agreed upon as being of a conn?-c tlonal character. 8. To provide for the transfer of member, preachers, churches, pas-! toral charges, districts, annual con-| ferencf*, mission conferences, anal missions in the United States from I one Jurisdiction to the other, proviU-l ed that no transfer shall he in ad * I without the consent of the member,1 preacher, church, pastoral charge' district, annual conferenec, mission j conference or mission that It Is pio-l posed to tranr.fcr. | Section 3?In making rules and j regulations for th*> church the grn- j eral conference shall be under the following limitations and restric tions: 1. The general conference shall not revoke, alter, or change our ar ticles of religion, or establish any new standards or rules of doctrine contrary to our present exIstlnK and established ctaodards of doctrine | 2. The general conference shall I not change or alter any part or nil" I of our p-^ernment so as to do away (with e:?i icopacy or destroy the plan |of our Itinerant general superlnt^nd |ency. 3. Tho general conference shall not revoke or change the ger.crjl rules of the United Societies. 4. The general c;>nfci??nec ah nil not dr away with the privileged <A our ministers or preachers of trial I by a committer and of an appem. neither shall they dr> away with the {privileges of our members of trail j (Continued on Page Eight) FAMOUS BRITISHER DIES AT LONDON HOME London. May 20?Sir Edward Cosclien. the man to whom Chan cellor Von Bethm Holweg in re puted to have characterized the Bel gian neutrality treaty as a "scrap of paper" died at his home here today. He entered the British diplomatic service in 1S69 and at the outbreak of the war was ambassador to Ber lin. STATE CAPITAL SCENE OF SORROW Body of Chief Justice Waller Clark Lies in Stale While the People Pay Last Tribute of Respect. Raleigh. May 20.?The body of Chief Justice Walter Clark lay In state in the rotunda of the State Capitol this morning and until the funeral at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The funeral will be conducted at Central Methodist Church with inter ment at Oakwood Cemetery here. The Associate Justices. Council if State, and other State heads of de partments and several Superior Court justices, are the honorary pall bearers, while his sons and nephews are the active pall bearers. The State Capitol will remain closed until tomorrow. SAYS JESS SMITH GAVE THE ORDERS Washington, May 20?Upon the authority of former Attorney Gen eral Daugherty orders given by Jess Smith, his friend and companion, were taken and obeyed by the Bu-i reau of Investigation of the Depart ment of Justice, Lewis Bailey, its former acting chief, today testified before the Senate Daugherty com mittee. Bailey said he was told by Daugh erty to take up all questions with Smith. Plans for a temporary recess in the investigation have virtually been agreed upon and the committee has ordered preparation of a partial re port for presentation before the end of the month. REVERSE DECISION FOR SECOND TIME Springfield, Mass. May 20? Re versing for the second time/its for mer decision the Methodist Episco pal General Conference today voted to keep intact the number of bishops and to elect five to fill the vacan cies created by death and retire ment. Today's action was regarded as final. . j The charge that "Steel Trust" de sired the removal of Bishop Francis McConnell from the Pittsburg area was made by Rev. William Connor of Pittsburg in the course the dis cussion when elimination of that area was proposed. JAPANESE AMRASSADOIt MAY RESIGN SHORTLY (B* Thi Aaoclitnl ri?L) Tokfo, May 20?Ambassador Han Ihara may be "permitted to resign" his Washington post shortly, Foreign | Minister Matsui today told Japanese newspaper men after a cabinet meet ing at which he admitted that the subject had been discussed. Hi i statement was the result of Insistent inquiries. Old Tires Make New Streets Raocar pa vine btoetu, mad* from old auto tlret, art balnc trlad'out la Boston (tr**U. Thay ara Mid to taka th* noise out of traffle and to w?ar better than many pa Tin* materia ta. John A. Rourke, a Boaton dtr nffinlal. la ahowa laying tba drat block*. PASSAGE OF BONUS HITS MARKET HARD New York. May 20.?Stock prices crumbled sharply today at the open* ing of the market under an aval anche of selling orders undoubtedly inspired by the passage of the soldier bonus bill over the President's veto. Industrial favorites broke one to six points on initial sales. The Senate passed the bill over the Presidential veto Monday after noon by a vote of 59 to 26, the i House having taken similar action ! on Saturday. PRESIDENT ACCEPTS WOODS' RESIGNATION Washington, May 20?The resig nation of Cyrus Woods as Ambassa dor to Japan was today accepted by President Coolldge. MINNESOTA CHAMBER FOSTERS DIVERSIFICATION* OF CROPS Brainerd, Minn., May 20?Twenty! five pure bred dairy sires valued at; $3,000 have been c'ven away by the Chamber of Commerce to stimulate j breeding of high grade stock and | diversification of farming In this j section. REFUSE TO ENDORSE BAILEY'S CANDIDACY Raleigh, May 20?The State Far hi [and Labor Conference here yester day refused to endorse J. W. Bailey's candidacy for GovernAr and request led J. Frank Flowers to withdraw from the Corporation Commission jrace as It would remove him too far from those laboring elements whom he serves so effectively. COTTON MARKET Now York, May 20?Spot cotton closed steady this afternoon, ad vancing 20 points. Middling 31.85. Futures closed at the following levels: May 31.45; July 29.00; October 25:40; December 24.63; January 24.38; March 24.53. ?New York, May 20?Cotton fu tures this morning were quoted at the following levels: May 30.95; July 28.60; October 2S.07; Decem ber 24.45; January 24.12. CHOWAN COLLEGE SESSION^ CLOSES Commencement Speakers are Rev. J. A. McMillan and Dr. W. L. Foteat of Wake For es! College. - j MurfreeBboro, May 20 ? The I suventy-slxth annual commencement ct Chowan College hart a mtntl aus ylclo*. s bcgiiMt ng Saturda; night,| May 17 with tlie rendition of the Shakesperlan play. "Aa Yon Like It," presented by the Dramatic De partment. The baccalaureate sermon by Rev. John Arch McMillan of Wake For est College was well attended. The seating capacity of the church waa overtaxed exceedingly. The church, beautifully decorated with ferns I and cut flowers blending warmly, with the music, made an effective j setting for a most Impressive ser-; vice. Mr. McMillan also preached! the missionary sermon In the col lege auditorium on Sunday night. On Monday afternoon the board ; of trustees held their annual me^t-i ing. and the Alumnae Association| had a conference at which plans were made for some extensive and constructive work. Tin- clans of '24 was admitted to the Association at this meeting. At four o'clock the Senior class gave a play, "What Think They?" The niuslr depart ment gave an operetta, "'A Day In ; Roseland" on Monday night On Tuesday morning, May 20, the following were awarded diplo mas: Mary Henry I>ewis, Gladlola Parker, Camilla Manson, Christie Whitley, Mabel Jenkins, Boyette, Jennie Ward, Willie Mae Horton, and Catherine Fleetwood. Dr. W. 1j. Poteat of Wake Forest delivered the literary address. SIX KILLED WHEN TWO CAI5S COLLIDE Roanoke, Ind., May 20.?Six were killed and 30 Injured In a collision y? nterday between two electric cars. Fond Farewell For Novices Given By Shriners Tonight Public Invited to See Stunt* on Main Street Itnt inked Not to Do Candidates Bodily Harm da They'll Get Knough That at Rocky Mount Thursday In the springtime a young man'* fancy turn* to thought* of lore and a Shrlner's funry turns to thought* of the new candidate! about to cro*? the hot sandK of the deeert. With auch a thought In mind, the Kllaabvth City Shrine Club la apona orlntc a free, novel entertainment thin evening at the corner of Muln and Potndextor atreeU at 7:30 o'clock. An elabontn program ha* been ?r-! ranged and there la no doubt that | thl* entertainment will he greatly en joyed except by the novice*, and even they are offered the privilege of eu-; Joying It II they run. The Brat thing on the evening'* program will be a pong entitled "Halg & Ifalg'a love Lyric*." which It will be the lot of I,vuti < flladea to alng, while at the same time Orover Pall* will give hi* Interpretatldn of the Ruaalan ballet Ih America. Earl Orlgga will recite Mveral veraei of "The Courtahlp of Mile* Standlah" and hp will be* allowed to give some of bin own peraonitl ob servations If he so dealrea. Kdward Dell, often called "]loii? y." wlio liftsj i pent the last 15 yeara of hi* life on the a*?a, will deliver an Inatructlv* j lecture to the farmer* telling them how to feed boll weevil out of cot-! ton aeason. Thin should bo ver> greatly appreciated by the farmer*. ! Following thin. Camden Illadt*.' radio fan and everything, will tune4 In ou a buck and wing dance and will ?lgn off 20 minute* later. Kant* t it Standard Time, after a abort addrrat on "State Condition* In the Aafatlca.' The entertainment will end with a ( mob scene from n fnmoua Italian] drama. Jack Wataon being the ?ll faln, and It la hoped that l>ecauae of the reality of the whole thing no fpectatorn will attempt to do bodily harm to Jack. He, with nil the oth-i era, will get enough bodily harm at! the annual Shrine ceremonial to be held In Rocky Mount Thursday. ORDERS REDUCTION IN EXPRESS RVTTS Washington, May 20?The Iuter state Commerce Commission todayl ordered a ten per ceut reduction in express rates on fruit, vegetable and eggs when shipped in carloads. The order was an amendment to[ an order on November 10 last year which reduced express rates on food articles ten per cent. NEGRO IN JAIL TELLS OF DREAM Mo?m Barco, Awaiting Trial. Feels It His Duty, to Warn People of the Judgment to Come. Moses Barco, colored, in Pasquo tank Jail, on a charge of forgery and awaiting trial at tlio August term of Superior Court, dreamed a dream Sunday night which convin ced him that it was his duty to warn the people of Elizabeth City of Judg ment to come. Tills is the dream, in Moses* own words: "Sunday night I prayed, sang a hymn, then went to bed. I was | woken by a soft voice, 'Moses, why do you sleep? Awake and see what Is to come and tell the people to be on their watch.* "What did I see? I saw a won derful scene, a beautiful river, clear as crystal, only one large boat, and j only two places to land. "I saw a tall man and a low sotj man and a real light woman trying' to make it to the boat before It left. * The tall man had with him a loaf of bread and an extra suit of clothes. The low sot man had nothing with | him. They came to a hill where j the roads crossed. The low sot man fainted and fell. The extra suit which the tall man had he laid on the man who fell and laid the loaf of bread beside him. The tall man ran on. The woman called him back. She says. 'I don't want to go that way.' He says 'Well go the' other way, then,' and he went on running and was Just in time for the boat. The boat left the landing with the people singing. The | woman remained standing by the low sot man, her hair white, her ! shoes like fire and her clothing red as blood. "I saw another wonder. A great number of people were standing on each side of the street. Three boys dressed in white rode through i the crowd, not speaking a word. One of them came to me and gave me a piece of silver. They bowed | to the ground, Joined hands, and | then looked up to the sky and cried j with a loud voice, 'Wliy not Join ( our band?' | "Then seven men dressed In blue i with caps on their head came run-! nlng with guns In their hands and i the words printed on their backs, 'What shall I do.' They cried, I "Can't you help us?' "Then, I saw fire come down from the sky. The walls of the ] city began to fall. The people were running and crying at the top pf their voices. 'Help me, Lord help i me.' The fire burned higher and ; hotter. The seven men wero killed | In the fire and the city wns de stroyed. All those who had bowed; their heads to the ground, I saw them flying high beyond the fire. I "Dear people, I have notified you as the Lord told me. Now I ami satisfied. When I die your blood! cannot be required at my hands. I Look to the future. I have told you what I saw. The meaning I have not told you, but look to the Lord and He will open your eyes and give you understanding and bless you.". l>K!1tKHHIOX IS <"OAL F1KLDH KKHll-T OK IiOW I'ltHKN III* Stono Oap, Va., May 20?' Southwest Virginia's coal fleldn are! suffering depression due to lowj prices offered by coal buyers. The j properties of the Virginia Iron and Coke Company have almost entirely closed down. The bid at the mine's] mouth Is 91.60 a ton. WOOL PRICK* I/OH Walla Walla, Washington. May 20.? (8p*rlal).? Haw wool wan iiold In the last few days In thli district at tho low price of 34 to 37 cents a pound In the grease. OFFICII* HTO< KIIOLDKItH ADDITION A 1/ HT(H'K New York, May 20 (By Associated Press) Tho American Telephone and Telegraph Company today announced (hat It would offer to stockholders the right to subscribe to approxi mately $150,000,000 additional stock. The off?r will be made to holders of tho record on June 10 at| par at the rate of one aharo for each flvo shares sold. SAYS PENNSYLVANIA STRONG FOR COOMIH.fJ Philadelphia, May 20?Tho Penn nylvanln delegation at the National Republican Convention will he "heartily and loyally behind Calvin Coolldga," Senator Oeorfn Wharton Pepper declared today at| the raorcanlxatlon meeting of the atata committee. JAILED FOR DEBT CLINGS TO PEARLS W oman Who Skipped Thou-u ;iik1 Dollar Hotel Kill (iocs' t<? Jail Itathrr Thau Give I [? Nccklare. liy KOKUK8T WHITE Copyright. 1924. b* Tlt? ?d?inc? Lor Angeles, Calif.. May 20.?A string of pearls small enough In size and rich enough in color to be real, but which could be matched to de ceive almost any one but an expert, is playing a tragic part in the career of Mrs. John Wesley Tomblln, who recklessly wasted a fortune In the at tainment of her ambition for social position and fame. The bauble that she wears about her throat is a strange ornament for a prisoner in the county Jail?a pris oner virtually for debt. It is said to have a value of $20,000. A small part of that sum would bring about her Instant release from prison, but she says that under no circumstances will she consent to part with her necklace. ??They represent my last contact with the world of fashion and wealth that 1 loved," says Mrs. Tomblln. That Is her woman's reason for re taining the pearls against the advice of her friends and counsel, and against all reason, as they claim. Only a few weeks ago, Mrs. Tomb lln was a winter guest at a fashion able Pasadena hotel, enjoying social popularity. She left an unpaid bill amounting to more than a thousand dollars when she departed. Arrested In San Francisco and brought back to Los Angeles, she said she was practically penniless, but spoke eas ily of obtaining large sums of money. Her fellow prisoners gave the eld erly and modestly gowned woman scant attention. The necklace about her throat attracted scarcely a glance from any but one. Pearl Redmond, "flapper bandit,* recently found guilty of a bold rob bery, had sharper eyes than the rest. While Mrs. Tomblln slept Pearl Red ' mond stole her necklace. When Mrs. Tomblln discovered her ' loss, all prisoners of the Jail wer> searched, but the necklace could not .be found. Mrs. Tomblln was on the | point of collapse. Pearl Redmond, (unsuspected, was taken before a judge and sentenced to prison. Mrs. Gladys Ellars, a sister of | Pearl Redmond, who had come to I the Jail with her small daughter, I Gladys, to pay a last visit, hurried back to the Jail with the string of pearls. Pearl Redmond had slipped them Into the little girl's pocket. And thus It became known that Mrs. Tomblln had the small fortune In Jewels which she wore In the Jail. Her creditors now arc clamoring to get them. Mrs. Tomblln was housekeeper, then wife and then widow and heir of the wealthy John Wesley Tomb lln, one-time member of the Chicago Live Stock Exchange. She spent her wealth so recklessly In social enter tainment that an attempt was mado to have her declared incompetent, but she won the right to handle her own affairs. Later she told a strange story of a marriage to an unnamed man in New York who had made over a great fortune to her provided their marriage be immediately dissolved and his name kept secret. Her mar riage to August E. Rlckenbacker, a wealthy Connecticut manufacturer, followed, but she soon returned to California and continued to be known as Mrs. Tomblln. Now comes the strangest part of all?this attachment to the string cf pearls, which raises the question of whether the strand nbe wears aio pearls or paste. Transmit Photographa Over Long Distance New York, May 20.?The trans mission of photographs over km* distance from Cleveland to New Yor* City wan accomplished successfully yesterday# WIFE RESCUES HUBBY FROM THE CHAIN GANG Wilmington, May 20.?E. H. flex ton. nerving a road sentence, mad ? a sensational escape from the road gang yesterday when hla wife drove hy In an automobile and he Jumped In. Ho has not yet been found. AYDI.ETT HEABI) BY CROWD AT BELHAVEN fielhnven, May 20.?(Special.) ? E. K. Aydlett. candidate for Con gress, arrived here yesterday from Swan Quarter where ho had spoken at nonn. He apoke here last night to a largo crowd arid his speech won him many vote* In thla part ot neau fort County. THAW FKEE AGAIN Philadelphia, May 20.?After a 17-year flxht for freedom from the lnaan? aaylnm Hart-v K. Thaw was released last night absolutely free to regain hla fortune and live aa nor mal man. Thaw plans, his counsel said today, to go to New York at once and face the last charge against him, sn alleged assault on Pradsrtck Oump, Jr.. In 1H7.