* THE HEATHER * * Partly overcast with * * scattered shatters and * * thunder storms tonight * * and Wednesday. FINAL EDITION". l^GIIT PAGES. NO. 1G1. Rudderless The Democrats Are Just Trusting To Fate $till (?ro|ifii{: in Ihirk VN ilTT Only ( ihanre That" ( !??m promise i Candidate Racked liy All Except .Mr \(loo% l)i miiiUlied Forces May lie Affected \ ? Ry DAVID I.AWHKXTK (Copyright. 1924 By The Advance! Madison Square Garden, New York, July 8. ? Rudderless and without concerted action, the Democratic Naiiuunl Convert" tion is drifting today in the hope that some process of mental telepathy will make 732 hearts Jieat_as- ont-aiid -make a nom ination. , But the chances of a stamped ed selection have grown remote. Four score ballots have taken the emotion as well as the ele ment of surprise out of the 1,098 delegates and the old fashioned idea of starting a "drive" without prearranged agreement is proving futile. The early? balloting today showed elearly that the delegates are grop ing (a the dark and will not get any until all the leaders sit down in a conference and after canvassing the situation reach an actual com promise agreement. There Is, of course, a good deal of talk about second choices. Some of the Smith men are feeling out Mc Adoo delegates on the subject of John W. Davis of West Virginia. There seemed to be also a tendency to throw votes to Senator Rulston of Indiana whose drive started late yes terday and continued sluggishly to day. It probably will not succeed as Ralston does not as yet captivate the imagination of the delegates. After Ralston has had his fling, the plan is to try out Senator Robinson of Ar kansas and possibly Senator I'nder wood of Alabama.' Most of the strength of Senator. Carter Glass is in the McAdoo camp where just at present the disposition is not to start compromise drives but to stahd pat. The balloting, however, is having a significant effect. The morale of the McAdoo forces is diminishing. At the same time it is becoming appar ent to the Smith managers that they cannot go much higher than their present totals. They have some re serve strength and believe that when the McAdoo delegates are distribut ed over a wide field of favorite sons, the only cohesive block left In the convention will be that of Governor Smith and that persistence alone will win out in the end. Today's balloting will probably force the selection of ? Pearl street la aufferlaf with a badly torn maa cle In hla hark aa the reault of an ar rldent Thuraday while ?atchln* or llftlM a ahaep. IT ill Mm. Ijm and family ara at tha home of Mr. Lora'a father, w. T. Lore, Sr., it >| Rhrtafkaaa atraat. HIGHWAY BODY WANTS $45,000 One-Third of This Amount to l{etire Old Deht and j AI?out One-Third Keiiiuind ! er for Knohhs Creek Bridge A resolution presented to the ! County Commissioners Monday by le 1 Board of County Highway Commis ! ! shiners requesting an appropriation | of $30,000 for road activities includ ing the construction of a bridge over j Knobbs Creek on Pennsylvania Avenue was sent back to the highway body with a request for an itemized statement of what the money is to be spent for. The resolution also requested that money be provided for the payment of a note for $15,000 which is out standing, making a total of $45,000 -for road purposes as compared with ! an average of a little more than I $20,000 for the last three years. Exact figures are: For 1921 $27,- j 1468, for 1922 $20,900. and for 1923 I $19,294. These figures Include an i annual reduction of $5,000 on the I County's outstanding Indebtedness I for roads Incurred under the chain gang regime. Last year's road tax was 18 cents on the $100 valuation of property and It is estimated that to raise the required amount the levy for road tax would have to be raised to 25 cents on the $100 property valuation. In regard to the bridge, over Knobbs Creek the County Commis sioners went on record as favoring the abandonment of the project. In view of the belief that this bridge has ceased to serve the public since the abandonment of Lamb's Ferry; The collectors for dog taxes ap pointed are as follows: for Eliza "abeth City, B. F. Einmett; for Salen township J. M. Jennings; for Mt. Hermon township, J. C. Russell; and for Providence township B. F. Prlt chard. The report of the County health officer presented at the meeting in dicates that there are Ave rases of measles and 4 cases of typhus whlcn have been properly quarantined. The Jail and County Home were re ported to be in sanitary condition. Some minor matters includng the release of taxes In Individual cases were presented to the board. The board will meet again on next Mon day to consider the . equalization of taxes. The Jurors for the July-August term of court are as follows: M. C. Jackson. K. R. Wlnslow, L. B. Bateman, W. P. Davis, S. J. Cart wright, C. W. White. J. 1). Fitrhet, CI. W. Fisher, J. A. Luton. M. 0. San ders. Caleb Raper. C. W. Ward. F. L. Sanders, W. G. Davis. L. S. Nixon. E. E. Holloman. Orandy Brlte, A. G. James, John W. Trueblood. Francis Nixon, C. W. Davis, A. C. Baum. C. L. Whltehurst. J. G. Fllm ell. C. V. Ballard. C. N. Morgan. I.. W. Bateman. J. E. Gregory, W. A. Brock. Q. M. Williams. Frank Brown. L. W. Madrln. W. H. Mark ham, W. J. Luton, A. 8. Alexander. iJ. L. Baker, T. T. Turner, C. A. Tanker. W. H. Sherlock, R. C LHewett. DAVK.M'OltT H(J(XHIIM OFIPTKK TAItKINGTON Police Office J. E. Tarklngton, suspended from the city police force by Chief Gregory recently but who took his ease to the Ctly Council, notwithstanding th duties I of a police officer. Councilman Gordon voted to give Tarklngton an [other chance byt the motion received j no second. | COTTON MAfUCtrr New York, July 8. ? Bpot cotton, closed quiet. Middling 29 60 Futu res, closing bid, July 29.60. Oct 24.20, Dec. 23 52. Jan. 23.38. March 13 6V New York. July ?. ? At two p. m.. today cotton futures stood at the fol lowing levels: July 28.96. Oct. 24.38, Dac. 22.72. Jan. 23.60 March 22.82. -Unr-T vrr-Mr J. Ooiiofl fu tarsi otwB<"d today at tha followlnie July J?.?0, Oct 14. IS. Doc 11.71. )u. U N, March 23.11. QUICK, WATSON, THE ETIQITET BOOK What's wrong with this plctu re, as they ask In the etiquH ads. The table manners are pretty had. but a good time l? being had by all at the birthday dinner being given to llozo, who lives in the Bronx Park (N. Y.) Zoo. SEALED BID AUCTION IS SOMETHING NEW Four Kllzabefh City Merchants Offer I tarsal it to Stimulate the Summer Trade Something really new is the1 Sealed Bid Auction of a piano, a Ford roadster^ 1 gas range and a diamond ring being conducted this week by four Elizabeth merchants as a novel method of advertising. Each of the articles offered in the auction was selected from stock a* merchandise in particular demand at this season and It Is expected that l bidding will be heavy on all. The regular selling price of each article is advertised in an announcement ofj the auction in this issue of The Dally Advance. Those who are interested in the purchase of any one of the articles should visit the store where it Is on display, inspect it, estimate what it Is worth, to him, write his bid on the coupon which is printed In the an nouncement, and deposit his bid with the -merchant. Bidding will be continued all this week until Saturday. Anyone in privileged to make a bid and all will be considered. There are no condi-j tions to the auction except in the! event that no serious bids are made on any one of the articles that the [ bids, if entirely frivolous and not re- i presenting the wholesale cost of the! goods, may be rejected. Otherwise j the high bLdder will receive the mer chandise at his own price which may be considerably below the market value. The articles offered are: A handsome diamond ring in a whito gold setting valued at $65, , now on display at Louis Selig's, "Your Jeweler since 1882." . A rebuilt Ford roadster, 1922 model, with new top. and in first rate condition all round, valued at $215 on display at the Martin street warehouse of the. Auto & Gas Engine) Works. A now Chanfbers gas range which may be used as an ordinary gas range or as a fireless cooker, on display ai M. O. Morrlsette's, the Main Street COL' KT -OWTIXI KS CASK HOPING FOli AIMI STMKNT Mrs. Alice Archbell had her hus-j 'band. Hen Arc'ihell, In court Tuvs ! day morning to answer a cha'ge ?>t t | abandonment and nor. supptri, but! j the action was continued by the I court when evidence d-aclosed that the husband had not ceaa'.'d to pro | vide for his family but had or.ly I walked out when his wife's nagging became, it appeared to him, unbcar i able. The court continued prayer for judgment in the hope that the dis agreement, which arose over some trivial household matter, might bo patched up. Leon Overton for assault on Han Agerson. was let off with the costs. Both are colored. John T. Bell and Queenie May Pailin, both colored, were fined $10 and costs on a charge of prostitution Charles T. Riddick. colored, fail ing to list taxes, was taxed taxeg and (costs. GRIST IS LEADING TWO VOTES TO ONE Haleigh. July 8. ? With 667 pre cincts reported In the second pri mary. the race for the Commissioner of. Labor and Printing, Frank D. Grist was leading M. L. Shlpman .nearly two to one. the GriBt vote be ing 41.240, while Shipman had 21, 224. These returns represented 51 | counties of which 22 were complete. j IIKADH THK KLKS Boston, July 8 ? John Price of Co-' lu tubus, Ohio, was today elected grand evalted ruler of the B. P. O. iKIks at the annual grand lodge meeting here. i i Furniture Store. A slightly used Colonial design I Cable piano, which sold new for $550, and Is now said to be a bar gain at $315 as it Is In perfect order, taken In exchange on a piano of another design, on display at the Duff Piano Company. Calvin Coolidge, Jr., Dies At Walter Reed Hospital Sixleen-Year-Old Son of President Hiid Mm. Cooliilgr Fought Bravely Until the End Whieh Came at 1 1 O'elork Monday Night Washington, July Rw ? Death one** more has cast Its shadow over the White House, claiming Calvin, Jr., 16-year-old son of the President. The courageous struggle of flva days that atood off the Anal claim of acute blood polsonlr.g ended last night. The younger son of the res ident dlpd at Walter Heed Hospital whpre he had lain In his desperate fight for life since he was removed ( th?re last Saturday In order that ev-i ery resource of medical science might be employed. Wasted in strength by the ravag-( ing spread of septic poison that re sulted from an almost unnoticed 1 blister which developed on his foot1 while playing tennis a week ago, thp youth fought a futile battle through out yesterday. loosing ground stead ily he yet amated physicians by the tenacity with which he clung to the slender thread of life and his for titude under the suffering of the complications that attended the spread of the disease. He collapsed early In the night and death occurred at 10:30. Washington. July 8 Co..l Idge. Jr.. ton >f President and Mrs Coolidge. died at Wftht? Ilced Hos pital shortly Mfnn eleven o'clock Tift BtiHt frrrm wftlr poUaTTTHI brought on by a blister on the foot from playtnf taanl* k Faaaral arraug-mcoft had not been made early today. The boy. who was lfl yearn old, made a gam > flglil agalrit the disease but wa* unable to stand off tho poison whl!*n permeated his f n tlre system. Tentative plans for the funeral were understood to Include a simple service at the Wlhte House at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, the body then to be taken to Northamp ton. Massachusetts. the Coolldxe home, where another service will be held with burial Thursday at Ply mouth, Vermont, where the Presi dent was born. SENDS SYMPATHY TO PRESIDENT COOLIDGE When the news of the death of Calvin Coolldge. Jr.. reached h*re Tuesday morning Mayor W. Bon Goodwin telegraphed the following message of nympathy from Elisabeth City to the Chief Executive of the Nation: . , President Calvin Coolldge, White House, Washington. D. C. Our entire community hereby ex presses to you and family Its sincere 'sympathy In the affliction which has befallen you. May an All Wise ; Providence cnnble you to bear the sorrow bravely Is our prayer. W. BEN OOODWIN, Mayor. Elisabeth City, North Carolina. Slide Toward Ralston Ends? Afternoon Session \\ illi Sol ill Villi's nf Oklahoma. Nivalin. Ali ? niiri ami Kan -a* I'ii-Ui'il I p. Ili'-iili's Smallrr (?riut|i-. Imliana Si'ii alnr Kank> Third W illi Nearly Two I liimlri-il Noli'* COWS ARE BANNED FROM THIS CITY ^flor DeeiMiiber 31, 1921, ilifv Musi Hie Themselves, Hark to the lurm |T?le*>*| ( ?Mincil ltc*cinl'k, Jlllv S.^ Till' lit n *Hd?' l??wa nl Kalston this attiruoon. shook 1 1 ] i the louu deadlock in the Drnmrralic National ('i)itvt uUaM^ 1 11 surcwxhm llio Indiana Senator picked up lh?' solid votes or Oklaho ma, Nevada, Missouri, and Kansas, besides smaller groups. raising iiis total to a point approaching that of tin* two leaders. Meantime, McAdoo strength had b?'?'n pounded to a new low nevel and Smith was Just ahout holding his own. The Ninety-third ballot totalj Kalston 196. Vi. Davis 68, Underwood 4 4 'I4 , Glass 2", Robinson 19, Ritchie 16%, Walsh 4*4. Sauls bury fi. Cuin mlngs 8%, Meredith 26, Hryan 8, llaker 2. absent 2. The convention then adjourned until fi o'clock tonight. Madison Square Garden, New York, July 8. ? In a broken Held and amid many uncertainties the Demo cratic National Convention today tried once more to H??t4-U* upon a nominee for the Presidency. With both McAdoo and Smith be low the total necessary to exercise the veto the favorite son group took renewed hope and kept up its ham mering attack but with no very clear results. As the delegations left the leaders they scattered their strength so wide ly that some of their managers feared a new deadlock might Result between a new aet of candidates: Temporarily, at least, Kalston of Indiana had the advantage among the favorite sons. Supporters of Hobinson, Glass, Davis and several others kept their men conspicuously in the picture meantime In the hope that wh?*n the time came for compromise they would be able to command their full ehare of attention. ?Ninety second ballot totals were: McAdoo .110, Smith 355%. DavU 69%. lTnderwood 40*4. Ralston 196 3-4, Glass 26%, Hitrhie 16%. Walsh 4 %, Saulsbury 6, Cum tiling* 8 % . Houston 2, Meredith 26, Bryan 8, Callahan 1. absent 2. The ninety-first ballot gave Smith 355 1-2, McAdoo 318, Kalston 187.5. Davis 6'6.5, I'nderwood 4 6.5, Glass 2H. 5, Hobinson 20, Kitchle 16.5. Da vis of Kansas 4, Walsh 4.5, Sauls bury 6, CummingH 8.5, Meredith 26, Hryan 8, absent 2. The ninetieth ballot gave Smith 357.5, McAdoo 314, Ralston 159.5, Davis 64, t'nderwood 42.5, Glass 30. G, Robinson 20, Ritchie 16.5, Da vis of Kansas 20, Walsh 5, Sauls bury 6, Meredith 26, Bryan 15. Dan iels 19. absent 2. The eighty-ninth ballot gave Smith 358, McAdoo 318.5, Ralston 99.5. Glass 66.5, Davis 64. I'nderwood 41, Robinson 20.5, Rltchh* 22.5, Davft of Kansas 20, Walsh 3.5, Saulsbury 6. Owen 20, Meredith 26, Hryan 9, Daniels 19.5, Hooscv?>lt 1, absent 2. The eighty-eighth ballot of the convention which was the first of Tuesday s session, gave Smith 362, McAdoo 315 Ralston 98, Glass 6'?4. Davis 59 14 , Underwood' 39, Robinson 23, Ritchie 22%. Davis of Kansas 20, Walsh 5, Saulsbury 6, Owen 20. Meredith 26, Daniels 23, Dryan 9, Jfodfev it 1, absent 1. New York. July 8. ? The Demo cratic Convention adjourned last night after the elghfy seventh ballot as a mark of respect to President Coolidge, word having been received of the death of his son. * At that ballot the ant 1-McAdoo at tack hail been successful and Smith was leading McAdoo for the first tlrne. McAdoo's total had fallen below the nerenssry one third of the voted necensary to hold a veto upon any candidacy while flmlth had stood practically qt 111 and the dark horses had picked up strength. When the session bpened today at 10:30 the leaders stood this way: Smith 361%, McAdoo 333 %, John W. Davis 66%. Ralston 93, Glass 71. with several others trailing the lead ers. By action of the convention all delegates were released from their pledges and Instructions on Presi dential candidates late Monday af ternoon. This action was taken be tween the eighty-second and eighty third ballots but failed to materially alter the vote In the eighty-third, and the convention then adjourned until 8:30 Monday night. NKW *. ATI, AM HKliK Dnimmond'i Pictorial Atlas of North Carolina, two pages In which were taken by the City Council of Klliabeth City early In the present administration, la now off the preaa and copies may be seen at the office of the City Manager or at Chamber | of Commerce headquartera In the | Community RuDdlng. j In addition to a complete copy of th# Atlaf the Chamber of Commerce I* to receive 1,009 copies of the Ellx '.abeth City aectlon for fr?? dlatrlbu It Ion.