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VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1924. FOUR PAGES. NO. 126
Claim LaFollette Not Run
If McAdoo Is Nominated
McAdoo I-euders Spreading Impression that Nomination of
Their Man hy Democratic Convention Would Eliminate
LaFollette and Insure Democrats Kadical Vote
By DAVID MWRENCE
(Copyright. 1124. By Th? Adianct)
Washington, May 27.?The latest ||
bit of campaign strategy affecting
the selection of a Democratic Pres-|
identlal nominee is interwoven with i|
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin. ;l
The 3fcAd.oo leaders have started to J
s>pr? ad the impression that if their I
leader is nominated, the Wisconsin j
Senator will not run Independently.
So far as can be determined from 1
the LaFollette camp, there is abso-|
lutely no guarantee that the Sena-;
tor will eliminate himself even If I
the Democrats nominate a man to
his liking. But the railroad brother- j
hoods and their henchmen are quiet-1
ly interesting themselves In the cam-j
palgn and would do anything in their!
power to bring about the nomination '
of the former director-general of j
Tailroads who was kind to them j
when he was In office. There would'
be nQ harm. It Is reasoned. In back- j
Ing McAdoo at least up to the time >
of the Democratic vConventlon. The '
decision by LaFollette does not have,
to be made until the Cleveland con- j
ference of July 4th, when leaders |
of the Farm-Labor group will meet [
to discuss their plan of campaign.
The talk that Senator LaFollette I
would like to have as a vlce-preal-'
dentlal nominee someone whom he /
could endorse If he did run Indepen- i
dently Is also a part of the effort to j
compel the Democrats to look to thes
radical and Progressive wing of their .
party rather than to the conserva
tive element for a nominee.
Naturally the McAdoo managers
consider that their chieftain is the1
single progressive or radical eligible I
for LaFollette support, but the Wis- |
consln Senator would hardly ap- (
prove any candidate who ran on
platform which did not include his!
pet issues like Government owner
ship, something to which Mr. Mc-1
Adoo is opposed.
Reduced to its essence, nobody (
can control LaFollette, not even the
Democratic National Convention
though the railroad brotherhoods
may have a good deal of influence
with him when he maps out his cam
paign. The rail men would not wish |
to>see any votes go to LaFollette un-1
less It was apparent he had a good |
chance of victory for If he was like
ly to prove a bad third they would
concentrate on the nominee who i
seemed more friendly to their pro
gram.
The fate of the Howell-Barkley |
bill In Congress will have much toi
do with their attitude toward the j
Republican party and President |
Cooildgt*. To date the administra-,
tion leaders have worked tooth and ;
nail to prevent the measure from1
comfhg to a vote while a coalition
of Democrats and insurgent Repub- j
Means In the House have upset the;
rules in forcing consideration.
On the whole it is more natural
for the radicals to support the Dem
ocratic rather than Republican tick
et this time for in practically all the!
Important Issues, the radicals and j
Democrats have worked together.
The tax bill is their creation and
farm legislation will probably come
out of their united strategy. In "
sense the Democrats have become
the radical party and they will go,
to the country largely on the record,
mad** by their representatives In
Congress during the past few months.
Speaking of radicals and progres
sives. the friends of Governor A1
Smith are eager to know since when
he cannot be classed as a progres-,
aive. Ills record as governor has
been progressive. The McAdoo men
reply that Smith himself may be a
Progressive, but that he Is being
Mupported by Tammany and the con
servative elements In the party?all
of which however, would be upset
If two-thirds of the delegates voted
for him. A1 Smith could run on the
platform of the convention as suita
bly as any other candidate. So could
Senator Joseph Robinson of Arkan
sas. another progressslve and Sena
tor Wheeler of Montana?talked of
for vice-prrsident ? and Senators
Walsh of Montana and Glass of Vlr-,
glnia. They all class themselves as
Progressives, though some of them
m ght go slow about tlelng up to La-|
Follette.
The ne*t move must come from
8rnator L?Foll?tte, If he Intends to
Influence the Democratic Conven
tion; but the chances are be will re
main silent until after he has gone
through the motions, at least, of try
ing to reform his own party at tin
convention which Is to nominate
President Coolldge. He will have
ten days or more In which to speak
then before the Democratic national
convention begins its session.
YOUTH CONFESSES
KILLING TEACHER
Bangor, Mr. May IT-?Roland
McDonald. It year old achool box.
ytalerday confeeaed to the murder
of hl? teacher, Mlee Louise B. Ger
TO BE VOTED ON
IN JUNE PRIMARY
Democratic Candidates for
State and Federal Offices
are Listed for Attention of
Voters.
Raleigh, May 27.?Following are
the candidates for the North Caro
lina Democratic primary election of
State offices:
For Governor: Angus Wilton Mc
Lean. Lumberton, Robeson County;
Josiah William Bailey, Raleigh,
Wake County.
For Lieutenant Governor: Robert
B. Reynolds. Asheville, Buncombe
County; J. Elmer Long, Durham,
Durham County; T. C. Bowie, Ashe,
West Jefferson County.
Secretary of State: W. N. Everett.
Rockingham, Richmond County (In
cumbent.)
State Treasurer: B. R. Lacy, Rox
boro. Person County (Incumbent).
State Auditor* Baxter Durham,
Raleigh, Wake County (Incumbent);
James P. Cook, Concord, Cabarrus
County.
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion: A. T. Allen, Raleigh, Wake
County (Incumbent).
Attorney General: Frauk Nash.
Raleigh, Wake County; Dennis
Brummit, Oxford, Greenville Coun
ty; Charles Ross, Lillington, Harnett
County.
Commissioner of Agriculture: W.
A. Graham, Llncolnton, Lincoln
County (Incumbent); Fred P. La
tham, Belhaven, Beaufort County;
T. B. Parker. Raleigh, Wake County.
Commissioner of Labor and Print
ing: M. L. Shipman, Hendersonville,
Henderson County (Incumbent); O.
J. Peterson, Clinton, Sampson Coun
ty; Frank D. Grist, Lenoir, Caldwell
ounty.
Insurance Commissioner: Stacey
Wade, Morehead City, Carteret
County (Incumbent); J. F. Flowers,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg ounty.
Commissioner of Revenue: R. A.
Doughton, Sparta, Allegheny County,
(Incumbent).
Corporation Commission: George
P. Pell, Raleigh, Wake County, (In
cumbent); Oscar D. Carpenter, Kings
Mountain. Cleveland County .
Associate Justice of Supreme
Court: Heriot Clarkson, Charlotte,
Mecklenburg County (Incumbent).
United States offices:
United States Senator: F. M. Sim
mons, New Bern, Craveh County
(Incumbent).
Congress, First District: Samuel
M. Mann. Swan Quarter, Hyde Coun
ty; E. J. Griffin, Edenton, Chowan
County; E. F. Aydlett. Elizabeth Ci
ty, Pasquotank County; Llndsey C.
Warrtfn, Washington, Beaufort Coun
ty.
Second District: John II. Kerr.
Warrenton, Warren County (Incum
bent).
Third District: Charles L. Aber
nethy, New Bern Craven County (In
cumbent).
Fourth District: Edward W. Pou,
Smithfield, Johnson County (Incum
bent); Willie M. Person, Loulsburg,
Franklin County.
Fifth District: Charles M. Sted
man, Greensboro, Guilford County
(Incumbent).
Sixth District: Homer L. Lyon,
Whlteville, Columbus County, (In
cumbent).
Seventh District: William D. Ham
mer. Ashoboro, Randolph County
(Incumbent).
Eighth District: Robert L. Dough
ton. Laurel Springs, Allegheny Coun
ty (Incumbent).
Ninth District: A. L. Bulwlnkle,
Oastonla. Gaston County (Incum
bent; J. A. Dlmmett, Oastonla. Gas
ton County.
Tenth District: Zebulon Weaver,
Asheville, Buncombe County (In
cumbent).
FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
DIRECTOR IS DEAD
New York, May 27.?Victor Her
bert. composer and orchestra leader,
died here suddenly last night.
HENRY FORD BUYS LOTS
OF LAND IN FLORIDA
Tampa, Flu.. May 17.?Henry
Ford purchaaed S.000 acre. of land
here yeaterdar and will begin the
development of (he rubber Industry
In tbla state.
?xyrrow markkt
New York, May 27.?Bpot cotton,
cloned quiet. Middling 11.(S a de
cline of 20 polnta. Futurea. eloalng
bid. July 21.IS, Oct. It.61, Dee.
25.90. Jan. 15.74, March 26.17
New York. May 17.?Cotton futu
res opened today at the following
levels: July 11.71, Oct. 17.00, Dec.
il*.14. Jan. 11.05, March 11.17.
OCEANIC LADIES' QUINTET AT CHAUTAUQUA
This is an orchestra with a his
tory. For three years following iti
organization this company was s
standard attraction in Lyceum and
Chautauqua. Then came a year do*
voted to the entertaining of our boI
di?TH In France and England. For the
pa8t two years the quintet has toured
in Lyceum and Chautauqua in Am-.
erica, resuming this work within 15 1
days after sailing from Franco.
SEVENTH GRADES TO
RECEIVE CERTIFICATES;
i
On Thursday morning at 9:30 tbe
seventh grade pupils will reclve their
certificates, signifying that they have
finished the Grammar School course.
The exercises will be very simple,
presentation of the certificates and
the singing of several songs making
up the program.
BRITISH MANUFACTURER OPENS
SHOE STORK IX PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia. May 27.?(Special).
?A British shoe manufacturer,
Mansfield &. Sons, has opened a re
tall shoe store here. It Is evident
the concern is depending on style
and qunllty to compete with Ameri
can dealers, since the scale of prices
is higher than on the average Amer
ican shoes.
(?EOlMalA COTTON C ROP
ONLY A LITTLE LATH
Atlanta, Ga., May 27.? (Special).
?The Georgia cotton crop Is 89.1
per cent planted, 63.2 per cent of the
acreage Is up and 31.4 has been
chopped, according to reliable re
ports. These reports show the crop
Ave per cent late as compared with
last year.
FIRE DAMAGES TRUCK
One of the County trucks was
damaged by fire to the extent of
$10 Tuesday afternoon at 1:45. Tb?
blaze was caused by backfire thru
the carburetor and was extinguished
by the fire department with chemi
cals. The truck was on North Road
street when the accident occurred
and the alarm was turned In from
Box 16.
SALARY INCREASE
BILL PASSES SENATE
Washington. May 27. ? Carrying,
the Borah amendment for full pub-;
llclty of political contributions dur-!
In* the progress of campaigns the
postal salary Increase bill was today
passed by the Senate.
CANDIDATES AT
MANNSHARBOR
Aydlett and Warren Both Ap
peur on Same Night for
First Time Since the Cam
paign Started.
Manns Harbor. May 27.?(Spe
cial)?E. F. Aydlett and Lindsay
Warren spoke to u crowd of 500
people here last night, part of the
crowd standing while some listened
from outside the school building.
This was the first time during the
campaign that both these candidates
were at the same place on the same
night.
While friends of both candidates
claimed that their favorite won
votes. Aydlett's speech seemed to
take most effectively with the crowd.
Warren and Aydlett referred to
each other In a friendly way in their
addresses, both claiming that it was
not their desire to deal in personali
ties or to seek to discredit the rec
ord of either.
Warren revel wed his record in the
State Senate and Legislature and
promised a record In Congress of
equal consideration for all parts of
the District.
Aydlett struck a popular note when
he pointed out Dare county's needs
for better roads and water facilities
and a clean admlntotratlon of Nat
ional Government.
WIU. SEEK HIGIIEIt
PROTECTIVE TAKIFF
Atlantic City, May 27.?The Am
erican Cotton Manufacturers Asso
ciation In convention here today pre
pared to. agitate for higher protec
tive tariff on cotton. Importations
have curtailed operations in domes
tic mills, the delegates declared. The
goal to which the asRodation is
working is to make the cotton indus
try in the South Independent with
Its own dyeing, bleaching, finishing
and mercerizing plants and even with
Its own facilities frir the manufac
ture of necessary machinery.
Negress Likely Be First
Woman Hanged In Delaware
Following Rrutnl Murder She Escaped Mol? Violence l?y He
roic Measure* oil lite Part of AuthoriticM mid A|>
parently Has Practically No Defense
111 WIIXIAM H. COWER
<cwh?m. im. a. t?. ??T.?r.i
Wilmington, Del., May 27.?Care
fully guarded In her cell for ten daya
to pr"vent vengeance at the handa of
a mob. Annie LewK alia* Annie
Hell, will go to trial Tueaday on n
charge of murder. If convicted,
without recommendation of mercy
she will attain the distinction of be
ing the flrat woman ever hanged In
Delaware.
Annie Lewla, a 23-year-old ne
creaa, apparently han a much better
chance of thua making hlatory In
Delaware than In any woman defend-!
ant who han faced a Jury on a mur
rter charge In yeara, The crime of
which ahe la accuaed la a particular
ly helnoua one.
Locked up at police headquartera
two weeka ago on a minor charge,
she la alleged to have enticed Police
Matron Mary T. Davla Into her cell,
?lain her, taken her krya and fled.
8he waa captured the next day, try
ing to make her way oat of the city,
dlagulaed a? a man.
The matron waa popular and
when newa of her death at the handa
of a prlaonar apread, aaveratl hundred
men gathered about the Newcaatle
County workhouae, to which the
young negreaa had been taken and
demanded that Annie Lewla be
turacd over to them tor the Inflic
tlon of.summary judgment. shr wam
saved by Hint* Highway Police and
reserves of the city force.
Former Judge Henry C. Conrsd. j
a(ithor of a standard history of Dela
ware. Is authority for the statement
that no woman ever has been hanged
In the state, so far as the records
disclose. The same opinion Is held
)?v Former Judge Ignatius C. Orubb,
author of a number of historical
pamphlets on the history of crltne
In Delaware.
In 1904 Mary A. Powell, was con
victed of second degree murder and
was pardoned after serving a few
months of her 20-year sentence.
It Is necessary to go all the way
back to 1829 to And a first degree
murder conviction recorded. In that
year the notorious Patty Cannon,
celebrated as the principal character
In George Alfred Townnend'a novel.
"The Entailed Hat, or Patty Can
non's Times" was sentenced to hang
for the murder of a peddler.
Rtforo the date of the hanging,
however, the fair Patty, renowned
as a beauty, died In prison, accord
ing to the records. Flhe waa spirited
away by the band<of slave kidnap
pers which she headed, If you prefer
to believe the romantic traditions of
8unex County. ;
FIRE LOSS IN APRIL
SHOWS A DECREASE
Raleigh, May 27.?The fire losses
in the State of North Carolina for
the month of April 19 2 4 was $55 4,-1
oS6 or a decrease of $25,000 as com-'
pared with the fire losses for April
1923, according to the official re
port compiled by Insurance Commis
sioner Stacey Wade and made pub
lic here today. The losses in the
ration as a whole were given as $31,
S 15.900, or a decrease of more than
$500,000 as compared with April
1923 losses.
The report nlso showed that there
were 211 fires during April 1924
and 180 fires during April 1923, but
the loss during tho former month
was less than during the latter.
Property at risk In the 1924 fires
was valued at $2,779,120 and that
of 1923 at $2,102,037 while the in
surance on the property at risk dur
ing 1924 was given as $1,684,207
and 1923, $1,330,029.
Classified into buildings and con
tents the April report shows: Build
ings, value $426,855; Insurance,
$816,787; and loss. *380,386. Con
tents, value $1,352,166Insurance,
$871,420; and loss *174.499.
The report shows that the rural
and surburban fire loss was $59,
595 for a total of 33 fires of which
19 were dwellings with a loss of
?26,000, while* there were 120 dwell
ing fires in the cities with a loss of
$85,309.
Of the total. April 1924 loss, 16
fires each with a minimum loss of
$5,000 and totaling $278,258, which
leaves a loss of $276,128 for the re
maining 195 fires, according to the
report.
Principal losseB were given as fol
lows: Asheville. warehouse $97,700;
Wilmington, business building $25,
784, Peachland, hotel and business
business block. $32,000; Candler,
roller mill $18,000; High Point, ve
neer plant $16,500; Chapel Hill,
University kitchen and dining hall
$11,950.
Causes of fires were given as fol
lows. shingle roof and defective
flues, 62; oil stoves 12; over hot
stoves 8; Incubator lamps 7.
Property damaged was classed as
follows;* dwellings 139; garages 10;
Stores 9; and 5 each of warehouses,
factories and business buildings.
GERMAN GOVERNMENT
RESIGNED MONDAY
Berlin. May 27?The German Gov
ernment resigned yesterday and an
attempt will be made today to form
a new coalition.
SUSPECT ARRESTED
IN KIDNAPPING CASE
Chicago, May 27.?The arrest of
a man known as George Johnson,
the name signed to the ransom let
ters received by Jacob Franks de
manding $10,000 for the return of
his son, Robert, aged 13, driving a
gray automobile, was tho latest de
velopment today In the Investigation
of the kidnapping and death of *he
boy.
The prisoner was driving tho samt
make of car seen near the -private
school attended by young Pranks at
the time he started home fronj school
and lives in the Hyde Park district |
where the Franks family lived.
METHODISTS LIFT
AMUSEMENT RAN
Springfield, Mass., May 27.?The
Methodist ban on amusements ex
cept those "which can not be used
In the name of the Lord Jesus" wn*
today lifted by a five to one vote of
the Mothodist Episcopal General
Conference here.
The minority report forbidding
thoater attendance on Sundays and
specifying dancing and immoral
theater performances was tabled.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
WORLD COURT PLAN
Washington, May 27.?The adop
tion of the Senate foreign relation*
committer's World Court plan would
enable President Coolldge to
"promptly conclude with the states
now adhering to the court a sim
ple, direct and reasonable agree
ment;" the committee majority said
today In a formal report.
"In reporting this resolution the
committee ban taken affirmative and
favorable action upon the recommen
dation of President Harding and
('resident Coolldge that we should
adhere to the court but not to the
Lengue of Nations" the report said.
THIRTY LIVES LOST
IN MONDAY TORNADO
Oreenrllle. Ml**., May 21.?A se
rif* of cyclone* unci tornado*** sweep
ing through Ml**l*?lppl. Ala
bama, and Louisiana last night and
early today took a known toll of tl
Htm. cau*?d the Injury of mora than
70 persons and wrought thou*and*
of dollars damage to farma and
hnlldlng*.
Greenville, Ml**.. May 27?Three
negroes were killed and 20 Injured
In ,i tornado which demolished 1)
buildings hare last night.
PAYH KINK AND (XMTH
Albert Oatllns for aaaault on 8a
rah Moore, colored, of Oklako, paid
a fine of $1S and coata In court
Monday. Them waa bo session ot
police court Tuesday.
SAUNDERS COMES
BACK AT AYDLETT
It ? i t e r a tea Oft-Hepeated
Statement That He Has
Barked Up Every Charge
Willi l'rouf and Facto.
May 26, 1924.
Kill tor The Advance:
1 Since you have given Mr* E. F.
[Aydlett space on the front page of
your newspaper to say that reports
I have made about him are "false
and malicious." I truBt .that you will
grant me the same space in reply
to his charges. You quote Mr. Ayd
lett us follows:
HI"Mr. Aydlett goes on to say that
(nobody familiar with the history of
his libel suit aguinst W. O. Saunders
in the courts us a result of publica
tion in the Independent of Editor
Saunder's version of Andrew Brown's
deal with the Elizabeth City Lumber
Company will be influenced by the
latest rehash of this matter. 'People
here remember,* says Mr. Aydlett,
'that I had the sworn statement of
the late Clay Foreman disproving |
every charge made by the Indepen- .
dent and that at the trial this affi
davit was ruled out on a technicality.
I still have this affidavit and will
be glad to-show it to any one who
may wish to see It'."
Mr. Aydlett's defense of hlmaelf
is characteristic of him. He says
that people here remember that he
had a sworn statement of the late
Clay Foreman disproving every
charge made by The Independent
and that at the trial the affidavit
was ruled out because of a technical
ity
It is true that Mr. Aydlett dl
come Into court with a paper pur<
porting to be jtn affidavit slgni
by the late Clay Foreman, and whlcl
affidavit purported to exoBW
Aydlett. By the lips of a dead m
E. F. Aydlett would have sent me
| the penitentiary when there wt
living members of the firm of the J
Elizabeth City Lumber Co., in Elis
abeth City to testify to the facts in
the case, and who knew Just as much
about the case as Mr. Clay Foreman
knew when he was alive. J. W. Fore
man, and Roscoe Foreman, sons of
Mr. Clay Foreman and members of
the firm, familiar with the whole
transaction, went on the stand In the
Superior Court and by their testi
mony under oath, supported the
charges made against Aydlett bjr
th^p newspaper, and neither Mr. Wes-j
ley Foreman nor Mr. Roscoe Foi
man believed that their father
given Aydlett a letter of exonerat!
before he died.
The charges against Mr. Aydlel
were not only sustained by the
] rtfnce of the living members of
Elizabeth City Lumber Co., but
other witnesses and many exhl!
including the original check i
i which Aydlott wan paid by A.
J Brown for recommending the
chase of this bogus land title. Ell
abeth City people who remem
anything remember all these facti
ihey remember also that I have ne1
er made a statement about E. P.
j Aydlett that I was not prepared
back up with the facts and which
failed to back up whenevor Ay
demanded a show down.
Since you have permitted Mr. Ayd
lett to use your newspaper to dis
credit me and The Independent, I
trust that you will be fair to a fel
low craftsman and give the
publicity to this communication,
you will not do that, then publl
this as an advertisement and ae]
me your bill.
W. O. Saunders
HOT WATER BOTTLES
ARTISTS ARE FINED
Currtluck, May 27.?Fifty dollar*
and costs for Karl Fry of Norfolk
and $S0 and costs for Mrs. Fry was
the penalty Imposed In Currituck re
corder's court Monday afternoon by
Trial Justice J. M. Newbern wh??n
the pair were arraigned before hlni
'for him possession under the Tur
lington Act and for operating an su
tomohlle while under the Influence
of liquor. The court found them
not guilty as to the latter charge.
Mr. and Mrs. Fry arn the couple
mho resorted to the not I experiment
of using hot water bottles to trans
port their corn and had a full car*
load In board In these containers ,1
when their automobile upset last
week a mile from Bhawboro near
Flora's lano. In default of bond, the 1
two spent a night In Currituck jail. '
IJTTLE CHILD KILLED
IN MONDAY KALE RIOT
Plttaburgh. May 27.? Id*
man. three year old girl, wu kill)
In * riot between negroes and wh II
yeaterday which the police re
quelled.
FIVE KNOWN DEAD
IN HOTEL 1
Newark, N. J.. May 27.??
men are kaown to have died la
fire which destroyed the Mllla
tel here today. Fireman aald
Other bodies were probably la
debrla ot the hotel which boaaa*
haadred men.