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********* * THE WEATHER ? * /v winds. * * * # * Fair tonight and Fri- '? lllUv. /Jil * CIRCULATION "1?*tx?zsz'. (PJ?? IIHU S';::S:, VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA. TIH RSDAY EVENING, MAY 22. 11)24. EIGHT I'AGES. NO. 122 Hope Of Cure Offered To Victims Muscular Disease World War Veterans W ho Have Lost Control of Limits as Itesiilt Brain Injuries and Children Suffering from Lit tle's Disease and Tvnes of I'alsv Mav h?> Cured i By OW'EX I.. SCOTT Copyright, 1324, by Tue "fluim Rochester, Mann.% May 22?Relief for sufferer* from Little's disease, spastic paraplegia and some obscur* Parkinsonian syndromes?ailments arising from inability to control muscular action?is in sight from the Mayo clinic here. Dr. William J. Mayo, renowned surgeon, has set a corps of research specialists to work, testing the find ings of a young Australian physi cian, that hold out hope for thous-i ands suffering from certain muscle' ailments. Many World War soldiers,! who have lost control of their limbs, through brain injuries, children suf-j ferlng from restricted muscle activ ity due to Little's disease, and per-, sons with Parkinsonian syndromes, a form of palsy, will have opened for" them an avenue of relief, should the present confirming research show the; discoveries to be effective. Visiting Australia recently. Dr.! Mayo became acquainted with the! work of Dr. John I. Hunter, of the University of Sydney. Here in a newj country, little known for scientific research, this 26-year-old doctor had worked out a new theory of muscle control, which pointed to a cure for muscle diseases. The noted American surgeon be-1 come much Interested in Dr. Hunt-1 er's findings, as well as in other med ical investigations of marked impor-1 tance that he found among the An-j tlpodes, report of which he has just brought back i to this country. Dr. Mayo noted that in the youngest of Anglo-Saxon nations, Canada, and Australia and New Zealand have' been made the two most noteworthy discoveries in medical science of the i past few years; insulin as a remedy i for diabetes, by Dr. Banting of Can-j ada, and now the cause aud possible' cure of muscle ailments by Dr. Hun ter. To make his findings, Dr. Hunter had a problem in nerve control to solve, involving the control by the individual of his energy. Attention was called by Dr. Mayo, in his address before the American college of surgeons in Chicago. Oc tober 23, 1923, to the fact that 75 per cent of a person's energy is used for functions of the body over which the individual has no control?so called vegetative functions?and that only 25 per cent of a person's ener gy can be directed by himself through nervous control. As mentality became stronger, the senses of taste, smell, hearing and sight developed, and with their de velopment canie a connection be tween mentality, or the conscious nervous system, which had been out side man's control. Through this nerve communicating system from the brain and spinal cord to the In ternal organs, through the sympa thetic nervous system, people some times develop functional disorders which otfen mimic symptoms of or ganic disease and herein lies much of the success of the cults and quackeries. They are introduced and performed what the affected people believe are cures, thereby gaining credence of others. It had always been supposed that messages on the human telephone system ran only from the conscious cerebro-splnal system to the uncons cious sympathetic nervous system. Scientists did not consider that this telephone plan worked both ways, that muscles under conscious control not only received messages from the conscious mind, but also received and distributed impulses from the un conscious nervous system. Now conies Dr. Hunter, who has found that every voluntary muscle < fiber Is connected with the sympa thetic lyrvous system, as well as with cerebro-splnal column and that muscular tone depends upon this fact. Previously It was believed that the voluntary movement of muscles that direct human activity was not closely connected with the sympathe tic nervous system. Under certain conditions, not well understood, this muscle tone or messaging would work Irregularly, as in Little's dis ease, spastic pnrapleuln and Parkin sonian syndromes. This Irregularity was the cause of much of th<> disa bility. according to Dr. Hunter's the ory. Hunter, working with Dr. Royle, the orthopedic surgeon, came to the conclusion that If they could cut these communicating nerves between the cerebro-splnal and the sympathe tic systems, the operation would have some effect In stopping the Jerklngs of muscles. Experiments on goats were successful and have been followed by 40 or 60 operations on persons with various kinds of muscular disturbances, with favor able results in many cases. Previous attempts to remedy the ailments due lo Inability to control muscular ac tivity had largely failed. Dr. Msyo Is convinced that this work must be considered of great Importance; that nerve speclsllsts, orthopedic surgeons, pathologists and other specialists must test the findings of Dr. Hunter. It Is being planned to bring the Australian doc tor snd Dv. Royle to the United States Ister in lbs year so that they MOYOCK HIGH SESSION ENDS Year Has Been One of Prog ress for High School With IVine in Senior Class and New Subjects Taught. Moyock, May 22.? (Special.)? Tuesday, May 27, marks the close of the Moyock High School when Dr. i It. C. Deal of Greenville will deliver 1 the commencement address. Dr. Deal is a member of the State High j School Inspection Board and is a professor in the Eastern Carolina Teachers Training School at Green-1 vllle. The graduating class exer cises will also be held on Tuesday evening preceding the address of Dr. Deal. On Friday evening of this week at 8 o'clock the grammar school exer cises will be held and on Saturday night the High School play, "Out of Court" will be presented. Sunday morning at eleven o'clock Dr. T. C. Thrift, pastor of the Metho dist church at Moyock, will preach the baccalaureate sermon at the school auditorium. This year has indeed been one of progress for the Moyock High School. It Is the first year of com plete consolidation of schools for the Moyock district, the first year of a graduating class of eleventh grade pupils, the first year in which home economics and business courses have been taught. Nine pupils are graduating this year and ninety-eight pupils are en rolled In the High School. The junior class numbers fifteen. Members of the graduating class are Misses Eunice Aydlett of Moyock, Janie Dallance of Snowden, Hattie Dudley of Maple. Elizaheth Poyner of Moyock, Patie Harrell of Tulls, JoBle Williams of Currituck, Messrs Marlon Randolph of St. Brides. Wiley Harrell of Tulls, and Leland Powers of Northwest. Vir ginia. Marlon Randolph ii pres ident of the clasH. Leland Powers, valecdictorlan; Miss Hattie Dudley, aalutatorian; Elizabeth Poyner, I historian; Fatie Harrell, class poet;! Marlon Randolph, class prophet; Eunice Aydlett. class will. Wiley Harrell will deliver the farewell ad dress for the class. S. G. Garner of Tuscaloosa. Ala bama. Is principal of the school and he predicts a total enrollment of over 200 pupils next year. in the , high school faculty he Is assisted by T. B. Elliott of Moyock. teacher of vocational agriculture ; Miss Miriam Rufffti of Raleigh, vocational home economics; Miss Mattie Clark of Ozark. Alabama, commercial sub jects; Miss Mary Mead of Bristol, Virginia, English; Miss Eunice Mann of Moyock. history; Miss Elya Dor Ity of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, lan guage. In the grammar school Mrs. W. W. Smith of Moyock teaches the fifth and sixth grades; Migs Ruth Cox of Moyock. third and fourth; and Miss Hilda Smith of Farmville, first and second grades. Five trucks bring pupils to the Moyock High School from different parts of the district. With the growing popularity and usefulness of the school, It is believed that addi tional trucks may be necessary next i year. "The prejudice against con solidated schools dies out as soon as the schools bfcgin operation" a prom inent citizen of Moyock told the writer Wednesday. "Our only enemy now Is bad roads." An unustinl feature offered In th* agricultural d^pertment of the high school is that farmers of the section are taking courses In farm ing methods from Professor Elliott. These courses continue throughout the summer. SOI "Til CAItOMW FOIl McADOO Columbia, R. C.. May 22.?The Democratic. Convention of South Car olina yesterday pledged Itself to sup port McAdoo at the National Con vention. It lias 19 votes. may demonstrate their work to the American College of Surgeons, i This new line of research, Involv ing ? DtW inquiry into tilt way of nerves, their Influence and control, may explain a good many things. However, the hands of the clock can not be set back; a way must be pro vided for the rebuilding of mlsshap pen bones, Joints, and muscles de formed by chronic muscle diseases. Whatever the ultimate result of' the operations now being tested In a thorough-going and effective man ner, the discovery la considered a great contribution to physiological) knowledge. While It may not and probably will not do all that la hoped for by those Buffering from muacle dlaeaaes. It' la probable that much may be done to relieve these unfor . tunate persona In the future through the work of these invest Igatora. Founder '? Mr*. Anna Jarvla, Philadelphia originator of International Mothers Day, photographed at Boston at th? Mothers' Day celebration whero sh? was official guest. SAYS DAUGHEKTY HONEST AND LOYAI. Washington, May 22.?An account of somo of tho difficulties faced by Harry Daughcrty as Attorney Gen oral and a plain spoken affirmation of faith in his honesty and loyalty were given the Senate Daugherty committee today by John Crfm who served with him throughout the troublesome days of his tenure as head of the Department of Justice. In his lonu and close association with the former Attorney General, Crim said he had never found ground to suspect him of corruption. SKXTKXCK PATHRR AND SOX TO I?IK FOR MVRDER Greenville. S. C.. May 22.?Alex ander and Holland Piltman, father and son, were yesterday sentenced to death in the electric chair for mur der of State Constable J. H. Holland. PIRATES TORE DOWN THE AMERICAN FLAG Thr A'tnrlalf'l T.???*.? Manila. May 22.?The American fins fly in s nt tho village on the |s and of Babuyan was hauled down and the Japanese f'ng luistc?d in its place by pirates raid to Japanese who recently raided the village, ac cording to members of the crew of the yacht Apo on which Governor General Wood paid a visit to Babu yan. The Filipino villagers pulled down tho alien banner and replaced it with the stars and stripes when the pi rates departed, the crew said. XO KIiKCTlOX IHNIIOPS Springfield. Mass., May 22.?No election of bishops resulted from the third ballot, it was announced this morning In the Methodist General Conference The fourth ballot resulted in the election of George A. Miller of South America. IHKHKXTM CTIHH.A HOI SK WITH 1HCKIXHOX rinXA Ed en too. May 22.?Mrs. W. A. Graham lias presented to the Cupo la House Association, the Dickinson china, bought by her when the Cu pola House was sold by Miss Tilly Bond, direct of Dr. Samuel Dickin son. The china is now on display at the tea room of the Association where Mrs. Joseph Conger and Mrs. Ravenelo C. Holland are acting as hostesses. Tho china Is considered unique In design, as the tea cups have no hand les. and th? saucers ore bowls In order that the ladles may drink from them, while the coffee cups have no snucera at all. When "Parson" Pettlgrew went to England in 1775 to take orders for the Kplscopal Church, he was commissioned by Dr. Samuel Dick inson, who had bought the Cupola House Just previously from Samuel Corbin. agent for Lord Granville, to purchase the china and a grand father's clock while in England. The china has l^en an heirloom In me family until bought by Mrs. Graham. MltM. COPPKRKMITH DKAD Mrs. Mary Coppersmith, aged 82 years, widow of the late J. T. Cop persmith of Weeksvllle. died Wed nesday afternoon nt 5:30 at the home of Mrs. It. D. Raper on Dyer street. Mrs. Coppersmith Is survived by one daughter, Mrs. W. C. Morse of Weeksvllle; four sons, J. E. Copper smith. W. H. Coppersmith and Ellsha Coppersmith of Weeksvllle, and W. G, Coppersmith of Littleton; besides a number of nephews, nelces and grandchildren. The body will be taken from the residence of Mm. Raper Friday afternoon at 1.30 for funeral services at 2:30 at Salem Baptist church by Rev. Vance Hav enor and Dr. 8. H. Templeman. The burial will be In the family burying ground. .Mrs. Coppersmith was here on a visit to her adopted daughter. Mist Ine* Cartwrlght and tiro weeks age was taken seriously III. HskiJ TIIKIK ONLY VOTE TO DE FOR AYDLETT Two FlfxaSx'th women who hrve n? v? r v.'ii'ii, lit vrr ? \p* cted to vot?'. ami who lUdtmMy will ? .1 phuticaliy t? 11 you thnt never % ill th? > vi?t'? auain will cast tlivir 1 I lot 8 for II. !?'. A yd l? tt in tin* Ji i?' primary. These Viiti-rR are 1:%<11? s of tie eld school who had lu'odcd as ii tl? tin* battle for woman suff r; :is ii:.? v would n miners' strlk? in :i Far \W.-tirn State and to wlroli ih??y had given less attt ntlon th in they l?.'slo\v?'d in a change of min iftri?s In a Kuropean country be fore 11??? World War. Had any one told them a yoar ugo that they would vote in the next Statewide primary they would doubtless Have scouted the Idea. But a year a so Mr. Aydlelt'a candidacy for Congress had not been announced. These ladies are staunch friends of the Klizaheth City candidate and when they heard of the efforts brine made to defeat him and something of the reports that were being circulated against him they decided to put aside their prejudice againrt wom an suffrage and their reluctance to go to the polls long enough to vote for him. They say. however, with quite a little spirit, that Mr. Aydlett Is the only candidate In the primary whom they expect to cast a vote for. v. ILL MAINTAIN SCIIHDL'LK TilIU>I (ill Tltl'C'K SKASON It had Ij<*?? ti rumored that the Nor folk and Carolina Lino would sus pend operations but officials declare that tin* schedule will be maintained throughout the truck season as here tofore. THINKS FERTILIZER PLAN NOT FEASIBLE Washington. May 22.?Dr. C. C. Parsons, consulting chemist of Wash ington. today told the Senate agricul ture committee that only u compara tively small amount of power would be n?eded for the fixation of nitro gen and cxprewed the opinion that it would be more profitable to sell the power at Muscle Shoals direct to the consumer than to un." it for fer tilizer manufacture. MELLON VIEWS TAX BILL AS UNFOIM UNATE Washington, May 22.?Strong in dications were given at the Treasury {today that Secretary Mellon will recommend a veto of the tax bill by the President when the measure is submitted to the Treasury for con sideration and review. High officials declared the bill to be "very unsatisfactory" to Secretary Mellon ard the statement was made that he viewed it as n "most unfor tunate piece of legislation." AFFIRMS Y Kit DMT %(JAINMT COMMERCIAL NATIONAL RANK Richmond, May 22.?The Court of Appeals her ? yesterdny affirmed the verdict of the lower court iu the case of the city of Southport against the Commercial National Bank of Wilmington. OEPI.OKE INFLUENCE WEALTH ON CHURCH (By Th? Aitoclatrd Prru) San Antonio. May 22?Wealth has presented on" of the greatest ob stacles in th" history of the progress of the church, according to the re port of tlw stewardship committee before the sixty fourth fleneral As sembly of the Presbyterian Churcn today. The committee report adopted declare* "that the effect of modern life on the whole Is to dead en personal responsibility." IIONI S lU.Wiv. TO Itft* HUNT TO POSTOI TICKS Washington. May 22.?Special I struetions will be s'-nt to all postof fices on the payment of the bonus and forms to be filled out' will be distributed to postofflces and Ameri can Legion posts. PRKPARINO FOR II HAW Nil I I'M KNTS OF I'OT ATOKS A heavy potato season Is expected by the North Hirer Line which getting .ready for the season. The Jocks are now bring repaired and put Into first Hass shape. The steam er Annie L. Vansclver has passed her annual Inspection and is ready for another year's run. The gas boat Jones, repaired and rebuilt so that she will carry double her former capacity, was ready to be launched from WIHey's railway on Thursday afternoon. ?t)TTON MARKKT New York. May 22.?Cotton fu tures opened today at the following levels: May 32.25, July 29.38, Oct. 25.98. Dec. 26.27, Jan. 24 95 New York, May 22.?Cotton futu res at two o'clock today stood at the following levels: May 32.16, July 29.42, Oct. 26.12, Dec. 26.40, Jan. 25.16. New York, May 22.?Spot cotton, closed steady, Middling 32.35, a de cline of 15 points. Futures closed at the following levels: May 31.17, Ju ly 19.11, Oct. 25.97, Dec. 2S.S?, Jan. 25.#0, March 25.22. Bradford Will Case Passes Into History Next August Salt* <>l & (ii icc jiiiiI Ohl Itrariforri ltoMilruce Lot ? .Mark Final Vol in Drama of I'niisual 111 Icrol to Old Homo Town PRESIDENT TALKS ON RECREATION Development of Outdoor Life means Creation of Common Denominator of People declares Coolidge. Washington, May 22.?The devel opment of outdoor life means the! creation of n common denominator of the people, 1'rrsident Coolidge' said today in opening the National! Conference on Outdoor Recreation, j "In the case of a people which re-{ presents many nations, cultures and] races, as does ours, the unification I of interests and ideals in recreation is bound to wield a telling influence for solidarity of the entire popula tion. "No more truly democratic force can be set off against the tendency to class and cast than the democracy of the individual parts and powers in sports," the President said. FLIERS MAKE TWO DAYS FLIGHT IN ONEl (By Th? AitocUlad Prm) Kasuniiguara, May 22.?The three American round tho world aviators arrived at the Japanese naval station here, 50 north wost of Tolclo, at 5:45 this afternoon, completing two days task in one. Tho two jumps totalled over fi50 miles making the day's accomplish ment one of the best thus far at tained. Mlnoato, Japan, May 22.?The| three army , fliers hopped off yester day from here for Kasumigaura and expect to proceed to Tokio later in the day. CONFESSES ItOKREKY OF NORFOLK SOUTHERN I Norfolk, May 22.?Robert Taylor, negro, surrendered here yesterday and claimed to have committed a se ries of robberies including the Nor folk Southern Express robbery be tween here and Elizabeth City of $1, 400 on April 28. 1921. FIFTY FIVE CARS OF MAY PEAS SHIPPED Tho total movement of May peas reached 55 cars from Elizabeth City with the final Shipments routed out Wednesday evening for shipment early Thursday morning. Indications were that the shipments would fall short on Thursday on account of the rain Wednesday. It waa expected that Friday's shipments would be record breaking provided there is clear weather. Shipments bewail with six on Sat-, urday, eight on Monday increasing| to 2?; on Tuesday and receding to on Wednesday. The price continues lower than the growers could wish although it ap pears steadily improving. Thursday the New York market whs quoted at from $2 to $ ! with good quality large peas from this section com manding top of the market prices. m \ \v m: \it ?;\ In spite of rain Wednesday even-i ing there was a Rood attendance at| the Free Will Ilaptlst church to heari Evangelist Orlffln who delivered one of his most earnest messages on the subject of 'Compromising with the Devil." "The Devil lias not changed bis turtle*." said Mr. Griffin, "and church members are accepting his proposals. A great number have traded spirituality for formality and church unity has taken the place of Christianity and the religion of Jesus Christ." Added to the music which Is belnp 1?d by S. H. Davis and his daughter,. Miss Mary Davis, was a solo by Les-j ter Sawyer. Tonight's subject will be "Three Discoveries." Thin Is another ser mon to the church. Mr. Oriffln says "The church needs preaching to more than the world, for if you get the church cleaned up you will then reach the world." fltfXY SIMMY IlKTTKIt Rochester, Minn. May 22. After a thorough examination the condi tion of Billy Sunday was yesterday reported not serious and no operation will be necessary. PROGRESS TOWARD THE WORLD COURT Washington, May 21.-- Further progreaa was todiiy reported by mrm bera of the Senate foreign relation* committee after the aecond two hour executive aeaalon devoted to the consideration of aeveral proponala dealing with adherence of the.United States to the World Court. Howev er, no Indication waa given at to the probability of an aarly report. Some time Inffard the end of Aug ust Hi. last net in a drama that bus n'wi'flJnf Int. r. xt t<> many re-Id- Ms or this community for more Ih.in si\ vars will l?. in,folded. By that time tin- questlou as to wheth er the nephews of D. IJ. nradford. i "" endeavored to break the will Paying a major portion of his estate lo his second wire, will receive $10 each or a greater amount, will be decided. At about that time also most or the entire block on Main street, bounded by I'oindcxter. Fear ing and Mc.Morrine, will be placed on sale and will probably pass Into oth er hands than the heirs. It Is a coincidence only that the portion or this block occupied by the store or McCabe ? Orice will be on sale at the same time as the balance of the property. There Is no con nection between the sale of the two Pieces of the block. The lot on which -McCabe & ("trice's store Is located was left to Mrs. Minerva I. Bradford, who as Minerva Senft was head nurse at the Elizabeth City hospital when Mrs. Matilda G. Bradrord. first wire or D. II. Bradrord. was a patient there Just berore her death. Tills lot at the corner or Main and Polndexter streets will he placed on sale late In August or early in Sep tember. together with the two-story brick building occupied by McCabe & Orice. 011 account or the expiration or the lease which that firm has held on the property. The remaining portion of the "lock, with the exception of the cor ner occupied by the Filling Station De Luxe, the property of Mrs. Clay l-oreman, and the corner on which the First & Citizen* National Dank stands. purchased by the bank be fore the death of Mr. Bradford. will be placed on wale. Immediately fol lowing the Judgment of the State Supreme Court, expected to be ren Jdered late In August. In thlH remainder of the block. Mr. Biadford also left his second wife a third interest. The balance was to be divided among his nephews, nelc es and grand nephewH and nelcea aa follows: To John B. Fearing, a two ninths Interest; to D. B. Fearing Keith Fearing, and Woodsou Fear ing. a one-ninth Interest to be equal ly divided; to John B. Griggs and Mary Whitehurst. a two-ninths Inter est to be equally divided between them; and the heirs of Ersklne Ehr Inghaus. namely Blucher Ehrfng liaus John C. Khrlnghaus. William K r.li ring bans and Christian Culpep per, a one-ninth Interest to be equal ly divided. The will provided that should any of the heirs attempt to defeat or nul lify any provision of the will that In stead of their shore they were to re ceive but 110 each. In April following the November of Mr. Bradford's death, D. B. Fear lug filed a caveat and ror five years Hie property has been tied up In the resulting litigation. D. II. Fearing was later Joined by John B. rearing and Dr. John B. Orlggs and the case will fought through the courts until its present status before the State Supreme. Court was reached. The effort wan made by the caveators to prevent the young widow rrom com ing Into her share or the estate un der the will, on the ground that Its provisions In her tnvnr had been ob tained through undue influence on h? r part. This attempt railed but the question as lo whether the pro. vision or the will which would cut off the caveators with $10 each will hold Is still to be passed on by the Supreme Court. The property Is certainly the most valuable unimproved location for It* urea In Hllxabeth City as It Is situat ed In till heart or town and on Main Street. It has been In demand for some time by various Interest* and It Is not expected to remain on the merket for nny length of time. On It between the bank and Mc Cabe s Is the old Bradford home now falling unto ruins and long since condemned by the city officials. In this old home D. II. Bradford lived nnlll the death or his first wire arter' which he stayed with Dr. Orlggs for "'"?'is "lis period and un til his marriage lo Miss Senft his at tachment was so strong to the old place that he made dally trips there to keep up the fires during the win ter. It is expected that this old dwell-' ing will be lorn down shortly and before many months a new and mod ern' business block will In all prob ability take Its place. The former Mrs. Minerva Brad ford, who has been living In Penn sylvania since Mr. Bradford's death Is now Mrs. S. T. Ootwalt. She made a visit to Kllzabeth City a few days ago with her husband and child. One result of the prospective plac ing on sale of the corner lot M the announcement of a sale of the stock or McCabe ? Orice. a firm which has been In business In Elisabeth City since 1*91. . WII.MAMH-MKADfl Miss Naomi Meads of Slmoade Creek and Mr. Raymond William* Halls Creek were married Saturd afternoon at three o'clock by Rev T. Phlppe at his home on ~ street.