THE W EATHER
Thunder shouers this
afternoon or tonight.
Friday generally fair.
Gentle 1 T esterly winds.
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VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1924. EIGHT PAGES. NO. 163.
Democratic Candidates
Are The Logical Choice
Though Seemingly a Surprise Ticket. Because Nominated
After Unprecedented Deadlock, Candidates W ere Known
to tine Delegates Who Cast Final \ otes I'nhossed
j Ily DAVID I.ABHKXCE
ft (Copyright. I92? B? Th? Atftanct)
New York, July 10. ? John \V. Davis of West Virginia and
Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska may Ijc called a sur
nrisi? ticket, liecause it came after an unprecedented deadlock,
tut it is never-the-less the logic of American politics.
Without organization and
management, the two men who
were selected to lead the Demo
cratic party won their honors.
The delegates unbohsed andunln
fluenced took four ballots aftir tlie>
had been released from the HliaeWl. .
of plrds-s ?ml *7,7,'"
most unanimously came to their
clslon.
Dut the reputation of both men.
their achievements in the past their
integrity, and their Pj'nelP1"- !?,d
Ions been known to the deleKate";
John W. Davis was second choice III
the minds of most of the men who
i?n.e h?re jnedfisdJoJ^dofLiJl^
great many of those who supported
Smith.
In line with the formula sot forth
in these dispatches in the early days
of the convention when .V Mitchell
Palmer's theory about second choice,
was explained . the nomination went
this year as It did in li'iO and in
1012 to the men with the creates
second choice strength betoro tne
convention assembled.
Mr. Davis was about as widely
advertised u personality as any be
fore the convention. Governor Bry
an of Nebraska had made a profound
Impression In the West as a progres
?nive.
The leaders knew that Mr. Bryan
had carried Nebraska for the Demo
crats in the last election by -0.000
and that this year he had been nom
inated for governor in the primaries
not only by the Democratic party
but bv the Farmer-Labor party. H<
must now withdraw team the -EJ'b'
natorial race but will serve- out his
term as governor to the first of tin
yi'UI. -r-"?
What the West lias sought .from
hoth parties has been recognition.
The Brvan nomination may not Im
press tile Kast but It Is an action
which Western Democrats under
stand. The failure of the Itoputilt
cans To select Kenyon of Iowa Tor
Vice President gave the Democrats
their chance to name Governor Bry
an
There is no doubt that the final
decision to name the Nebraska gov
ernor was Influenced by the knowl
edge that the nomination of n.nis
.would. Jie.xaUcliiJ . aa j-.iV.all tii ? et
appointment for he has been comise
lor J. 1*. Morgan & Company and
the Standard Oil Company It is true
he has been counsel also for
V. Debs. Mother Jones, and.lhe I late
Glass Blowers' lnlon. and lie lias
had every conceivable type of cili nt
Perhaps the situation is best ex
pressed by what William JenningJ
Brvan said to the wril-r today. Of
course, I shall spnport the ticket.
You will observe that In everything
that I wrote or said before this con
vention made Its nominations I was
careful to speak of the high reuard
which I personally have had for
"tiivis fnrro-f lTft Inlegfttv. t AWT
plv said that his connections raised
a presumption of corporate influence
nut I believe every man is endued
to a square deal. And what Mr. I a
vls has said In his first statement,
namely, 'there ran be no compromise
with reaction' Indicates what his
Tiows will be. Also he has accepted
the most progressive platform any
political party ever presented to the
Nation."
Mr Bryan paid he would campaign
actively for the ticket.
cret that he was flattered bv the s
lection of his brother, for John .
Davis himself he wantefl a
Western .progressive and a dry to
be his running mate nnd Indicate 1
bis desire to have Governor Bryan
named. Action* llko these were con
vincing of a willingness to ralsp the
progressive standard. Although
Eastern Democrats looked askance,
they recognized that the battle of
1*24 will not be fought in Now
York and New England . hut in the
Middle West and West.
The Democratic hopos lie In carry
ing W**st Virginia. Ohio. Indiana and
fWestern states plus the solid South.
Al Smith may run again for gover
nor of New York and will whole
heartedly support the national tick
et. Former Oovernor Cox of Ohio
will be an aggressive aid to th" ^ Da
vis-Bryan combination In the Middle
West. He counselled the party lead
ers In the last two days of the con
vention to agree on Davis.
Altogether the reaction of tho
delegates to the ticket today was In
surprising contrast to their depres
sion of several days ago. Many con
cede that Coolldge Is strong In the
Eaat and look toward the West for
a decision. But the campaign wilt
turn largely on the Issues as unfold
ed by Mr. Davis who will take the
offensive. President Coolldge will
stay at the White House most of the
time and Senator LaFollette Is too
old to wage an active campaign. Mr.
SWINDELL IS
ALLOWED BOND
. Amount Fixed _ h)'_ Court _ut
$7,500 Which While Not
Yet Arranged Believed De
fendant C'.an Give.
Bond In sum of $7,500 was al
lowed by Trial Justice Spence in the
case charging Joe Swindell, young
married man divorce d by his wife
on the ground of infidelity, with
rape of a girl under 14 years of age
when at the preliminary hearing In
recorder's court Thursday morninu
' evidence put on by the State indi
cated that the defendant m<uht be
' guilty of a felony instead of a capi
tal crime as charged.
The defense offered no testimony
i but claimed on the ground of the
I evidence offered by the State that
' the defendant could not be guillv of
anything worse than a felony. The
I State has not abandoned the con
tention that the defendant Is guilty
of rape but did not resist bail pro
vided^ that it was "in keeping with,
[the offense," ProsecuTTnn Attorney"
i Sawyer suggesting that bail required j
} should be not less than $12,000 or i
| $15,000.
E. F. Aydlett. attorney for the de
fendant. compared the crime of his
? client with larceny and asked that
| bond of not more than $400 be re
I quired, in view of the fact that the
i defendant is financially unable to
give bond in large amount. J. C. B.
Ehrlnghaus. private counsel assl.it
i Ing In the prosecution of the case,
'expressed indignation at the compar
ison of such a crime as the outrag-1
. ing of childhood by a "mature man!
of known lecherous inclination" with
larceny, and declared that for the_
'crmie which had been committed tfie
bond suggested by Prosecutor Saw
' yer was certainly not excessive.
I Though Swindell was still in Jail
when this newspaper went to press,
it was believed that he would he
able to arrange the bond required by I
the court.
I Swindi ? 1 1 's alleged victim was not ,
In court, the State relying on thei
testimony of Klwood Barclay, mem
ber of the night automobile party
I which Is alleged to have led up to
the crime, and of one of the physi- 1
! clans who made examination follow- 1
Ing it, and on evidence showing the ;
girl to have been under 14 years or
age when the alleged crime was!
committed.
The case n-ow goes up to Superior)
Court where it Is set for trial dur
ing the week of August 18. It Is I
[believed that the girl who Is expect-}
ed to be the prosecuting witness at
that trlnl was not put on the stand'
it-ttr* pwpWBrtwwyHPTtinr srrrwart
she miuht be spared at lenst one re- 1
cltal of her version of what oc-j
cur red.
Davis will have an opportunity to
travel extensively and speak by ra
dio every where. II" like* campaign
ing, Is a forceful speaker and lias a
magnetic personality. He Is not the
;Rind who Is given to dumagoguery
and the country ran expect an Intel
ligent cnmpnign from Mm.
j Newspaper comment even from
the Republican press hereabouts!
|givr>s Davis credit for a courageous I
record In public nervier and for gen
uine ability, nut It i?n't likely to
b^ a campaign of personalities. The
Democrats themselves concede that
President Coolldge is highly respect
ed and that 8enator LaFollette i.-<
J Credited by tbe West as being a sin
I cere advocate of radicalism.
j The Issues are more likely to be
national problems, the record of the
' Republics n Conrgess, the capacity of
| tbe Republican party to rule based
ion the four years gone by and the
'capacity of the Democrat* to govern
; based on the eight years they were
i In power. The struggles of mem
; hers of the House and Senate for re
election as well as the state contests
.will furnish local Issues which here
and there will Influence the fate of
ithe National ticket of all parties.
The real fighting ground will be
the West. Oovernor Bryan said to
day he had not sought the Vice Pres
idential nomination because he want
Jed to finish his work as governor. He
jban been flghtlag the oil monopolies
jand has managed to force a reduc
tion in the price of gasoline. Last
i winter he went Into the coal bunt
iness for the state of Nebraska and
' forced down the price of coal. He
ils somewhat different from bin broth
jer In that he has had more admin
istrative experience, but his strength
just the same In the West will be
'tarfely his reputation for rugged
honesty and sincerity, a ctrcum
- IMVIS I Olt I'HESlDOiT
John W. Davis of Went Virginia la (hp ehofft- of the Democratic
party for the Presidency, with Governor Ilryan of Nebraska for the
Vice Presidency.
.
McCABE AND GHICE
BUY THEIR BUILDING
?I. T. McChIk* in MAkiiiK Auiiotutce
ment Thanks rririuK and Cus
tomers for Patronage
Announcement of the purchase of
the Bradford Building by McCabe
<5 lice was made Thursday by J. T.
McCabe. The building, which h a a
HeirmocTTijiir'fr by this rirm T5r
years. Is one of the most favorably
located in Klizabeth City, at the cor
ner of Main and I'oindexter streets.
McCabe authorized the follow
ing statement In connection with the
announcement :
"We want to thank our friends and
j riis.tinin ta :iiui. tba public in
I for their very liberal patronage over
.this long- period. We have endea
vored during this time, a quarter o'
a century, to be fair in all our deal
ings.
"We are proud of the fact that we
can name numbers who have been
customers of this store during this
entire time.
"Our aim Is to modernize tho
building taking in the entire second
floor, a space BO by 90 f which
will b*' devoted to Indies' ready to
wear, curtain*. upholstery goods and
kindred lines.
changed and the entire store reno
vated, mnking It much easier for
our customers to trade. The changes
in contemplation will double t li
spnee for displaying the large stock.
"It is also our plan to install a
passenger elevator, which will re
lieve our customer* of th*? labor of
walking up to the second floor.
"We will continue to cafr to our
old frlTds and customers nnd also
to many new ones, who will always
find the "at home" feeling when they
? nter our store.
"We feel proud of our record for
the past 24 years and realize tha*.
it has bectf our friends and cus
tomers who have so loyally support
ed us that they have made us the
leading store of this section." ,
DAVIS HEARS BY RADIO
OF HIS NOMINATION
?New York. July 10. ? John W.
Davis received the news of his nomi
nation Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Franklin Polk where he had
been much of th* time during the
National Convention.
He had beon listening to the pro |
ceedlngs by radio. His first com- j
m*?nt war "Apparently I'm nomlnat-;
ed. so that's all there is to it."
His wife was with him when he,
received the radio announcement
.that he had been chosen as the Dem-j
ocratlc Presidential candidate.
ADOTT 1JTTI.K GIRL
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Ward, 222.
South Dyer street, are the proud pos- J
s'ssora of a lorely little eight months
old flrl. She was adopted by th#?m|
recently through the Children's
Home Society of Oreensboro a?4. bas
been named June Page. She is
thriving In her new home and se*tnt
v??ry happy.
ataoce that has made the name of
Bryan a vote-getter beyond the Mta-j
nlftftlppl for many y??rt.
SECRETARY JOB
! RESIGNS POSITION
Accepts Sccret?ry!<lii|> of the
('liumher of Commerce at
(iuinsville, Georgia, Klfcc
" fwiivc August 12.
1 Richard C. Job. for four years Se
cretary of the Elizabeth City Cham
ber of Commerce today mailed lii?
' resignation to Vice President S. H.
! Templeman <?r the local Chamber of
Commerce.
? Mr. Job-lvjs accepted a position ai?
Secret ?ry of the GhIiimvIUc, Georgia.
Chamber of Commerce and his reslg
luition will take effect 011 August 11!
or sooner if his successor can reach
Elizabeth City before that time.
Serving the Elizabeth City Cham
ber of Commerce for four years -Mr.
Job has made a good many friends
in Elizabeth City and In the sur
rounding counties.
Following Is Mr. Job's letter of
rcultrniil lc?r> ?
July 9. 1924
The President mid Hoard of Di
rector*,
-4Mty ? CtnrnrttPf ~ Y>T "Com
merce,
Kllza beth City, N. C.
Gentlemen :
1 hereby tender my resignation a*
Secretary of The Klizaheth CHy
Chamber of Commerce, same to be
come effective August 12th, or be
fore If my successor ban boen elected
I wish to lake thin opportunity of
thanking those who have given their
support and co-operation during my
administration at Elizabeth City.
Sincerely yours,
Richard C. Job Sec'v.
UCJ : w
NINETY PER CENT
POTATOES SHIPPED
With ninety per cent of the pota- '
tTnrrop fflTeady shipped the fota'
number of cars to reave the freigh*
station up to Thursday morning
numbered 1494. This makes a total
of 205 cars since the last Federal
Government report issued here on
July 3.
In New York Thursday morning
potatoes were selling from $3.00 to
$3.25 while on the Philadelphia mar
ket they ranged from $2.50 to $3.10
per barrel.
Shipments of sweet potatoes wero
are expected to start about August
1 A r not later than August 5. The
sweet potato acreage Is smaller this
year thsn lsst. The yield will be
good, provided the recent rains have
not done serious damage to the crop.
Prospects are considered bright for
a good market on the tweet potato
this year, in the opinion of Earl
Griggs, manager of the Carolina Po
tato Exchange.
OOTTOJf MARXIST
New York. July 10. ? Spot cotton,'
closed quiet. Middling 30 25. a de
cline of 30 points. Futures, closing
bid. Jnlr Jl.iS Oct. 24.40, Dm.
ii.n. Jan. 23. 17. March 2J.?0, May
It. II.
Waves Of Bitterness
Have Been Swept Away
Willi Nomination of Jolm William l)avi? of \\ ol \ irtiinia
ami Governor (.liarle* W . Bryan of Neln'aska tin* Dem
ocratic Party Is Oner More Happy ;m<l Harmonious
ANXIOUS TO OPEN
DETENTION-HOME
Director* Bu?y But Appeals
Have Mel With I.iltle Ke
?|Hin*e ami Cause W ill he
Presented from Pulpits.
Appeals to the people of the com
JMtLnliXJttJny? st_?gu.te attic jind
donate furniture to atari the County
Detention Home running have met
with such meager response t Hut the
board of directors of the home are,
all hut discouraged.
A meeting was held Wednesday
afternoon In the office of Supt. .\1. I*.
Jennings to discuss plans for meet
ing ItiFSFrious situation. ? i
There are eight children waiting
to he placed in this htime and its,
opening is delayed because the fur
nishing of the building' can not it*?
accomplished. |
To bring the matter more
seriously to the attention of thoj
people. th?* pastors will present the
Detention Home at the church ser
vices Sunday, explaining the situa
tion and asking for help.
In the meantime, all who can
donate furniture or money or car.
offer a way out of the difficulty are
asked to communicate with Her. G
F. Jlill. Dr. S. H, -Xaumlt'inHn. .
M. P. Jennings. G. P. Seyffert. NoaTf
Hurfoot. Br., or Mrs. \V. Den Good
win.
Everything is needed for the
Home, furnishings for the kitchen,
the sitting room, thf* bedrooms, and
in fact the entire house. Nothing
will he refused, and as soon as
enough furniture and furnishing*
can be collected to open the home, it
will be put into practical use.
The County Superintendent of
Public Welfare. Mrs. Anna It.
i Lewis, is out of the city attending
? the Public Welfare Institute at Chap
el Hill, and will return the last of
next Week.
The directors of the TFTehTtTin
Ifome are very anxious to have all
' in readiness to open the building
i when Mrs. Lewis returns. To do
itlii* means that they must have the
whole hearted co-operation of Eliz
abeth City and Pasquotank County
people. The sooner this is secured
the better for- the -Wr lit nalliellc lit
t]e people who arc* awaiting admit
tance.
LAD'S PLAYMATE^
TENDER RESPECTS
Simple Fuiwrul IJitrs for (iul
vin (!ooli<l|(i', Jr., al North
miiptoii Church of Which
"Hi' Woh a Meiiihi-r: ~
(By Tht AiimIiI(4 PrtM)
Northampton. Mass., July 10. ?
Former playmates and neighbors In
the town where he was roared to
f the approach of manhood today ten
dered their respect# to Calvin Cool
Id ge, Jr.
President and Mr*. Coolldge when
they came here from Washington
with their dead were consoled by
townsfolk of Nort fiVimptori at* the
simple riles tho family had wished.
These were held today in the Ed
ward* Congregational Church where
Calvin as a hoy was taken into mom
' bershlp.
This afternoon over the road he
travelled on summer vacations to hU
grandfathers farm the Presidential j
party was carrying the body of tho
16 yur old boy to its burial place
In the hillside cemetery where lies;
the mother of the President, at Ply- j
mouth. Vermont.
liKIGHT RESIGNS AS
HEAD JEWELKY FIRM
II. C. Bright, former manager and
treasurer of the H. C. IlriKht Com- :
pany, has resigned his posUion with
the Arm and \V. P. Sklnnerhas been'
named to All the vacancy until a
permanent manager can be secured.'
"The flrm will continue to do bus- !
Iness as usual," W. O. C.alther. pros- 1
Ident of the concern, said Thursday!
morning.
"There Is every reason to believe,"
Mr. Caither said, "that the business!
can be conducted profitably."
Mr. Bright h an nerved as si
iary-manager ?if tin- H. C Bright
Company since 1915. He began ]
work in the Jewelry business under i
Louis S#IIk
Mr. Bright was out of the city i
Thursday morning and this newspa-l
per could not get any statement!
I from him.
New York. July 10.? ? John Wil
liam Davis of West Virginia and
(Jitvcrnor Charhs \V. Bryan of Ne
braska niv the Democratic party's
candidates for President and Vice
President .
r.nu-i mm m. MP urn iiuniii' i i.i. i ?
'third ballot as choice for the Presi
dential nomination, tin* West Vir
ginia lawyor and diplomat swept
away the groat waves of bitterness
|churnod n i> during the 1 ?" preceding
days of th?? stormy conflict. then tak
ing command immediately the new
head of the party k h id?*<l tin* con
vention swiftly toward the selection
of his runninu mate, the brother of
WilH?4w- jAUitiiiiiis Bryan. his most
vigorous opponent throughout the
balloting.
When the convention adjourned at
2:24 o'clock this morning it had
! filled many paues of political history,
rising in dramatic force from the vio
lent struggle 12 days auo v?r the
naming the Kll Klux Klan in the
j parly platform through the record -
Lb7eiTklTTg "dcartiock ? b??tw? ?~o mipport- , _
<?rs of McAdoo and Smith that held
i through 100 ballots before the Pres
idential nomination was In sight.
Then in the closing scenes came
? a new precedent in the personal ap
pearance of tlu- nominee to acknowl
edge his gratitude, and his prompt
assnmptlou of command.
1 try an Vln? l*n*J*iilcnt
Madison Square Garden. New
j York. July 10. ? John W. Davis of
, West Virginia for President and
! Charles W. Ilryaii. governor of Ne
braska. for Vice President, is th??
; ticket which the Democrats will of
' fer the country in November.
j Davis was nafiT^inou the mip-httfl
tdred and third ballot Wednesday af
1 teruoon and Bryan was named on
I the first ballot about two o'clock
[this morning.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh pre
viously had declined the Vice-Presi
dential nomination and K. T. Mere
dlth, former Secretary of Agrieul
ture. also declined it. Bryan was the
choice of Mr. Davis and his adherents
. for the place.
George I.. Berry, president of the
Pressmen's I'nlon, led Bryan during"
most of the first ballot and only when
word went out that Davis wanted
? Bryan did the delegates shift their
vote id" Bryan ? and nmk" po^iiUU; ?
the nomination.
The final vote after several stales
changed wa< Bryun 7.19. Berry
200 1-2. Several other candidate.)
got a scattered vote. The conven
tion then adjourned, Davis ad
dressed the convention during the
night .and so did Governor Urya n.
Governor Bryan IsTi Tffolhcref
William Jennings Bryan who had
fought the nomination of Davis l?u*
the Commoner early lodnv said h<
was well satisfied and would support
j Ihe ticket.
Postpone Ke-Oi-gnnlMttioit
New Y?ork. July 10. ? Approving
the suggestion of Davis and Bryan,
nominees of the Democratic 'National
Convention, the National Committee
today agreed to postpone the reor
ganization session of the committee
until after the formal notification
of the candidates the dates of which
'?hmre-not-. h<J?n utrrcwL lipnn ^
Davis and Bryan attended thr
meeting and were given an enthusl
astlc reception. The present organi
zation will be continued until a new
chairman Is selected, It was agreed.
RED SPIDER DOING
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE
Oklflko, July 10.? The rer|- spider ?
Ix thriving tinder wet weather con
ditions here- ami some of the farvn
ern predict a Ins* of fifty per cent of
their crop from thin pest.
Some farmers here, however, be
lieve that thp Hplder Is given credit
for more damage than he In really
guilty of. Wet weather, they nay,
ho in' ?? i in' k causes leaves to fall frotn
cotton, oHpecTariy Tn TiiiBTiniWrt wtierf* ?
soda was used and the ground get 4
sour.
Stephen Held. Elizabeth City
Route Five, who first reported the
spider damage to Mr. Fells, does not
expect to get a quarter of a bale to
the acre on a plot where he made ov
er a bale to the acre last year. A ne
gro. working on the Held farm, who
was employed in Beaufort County
last year, states that the red Hplder
is dreaded more than the holl weev
il In that county and did great dam
age theve last year.
Reports reaching here from Per
quimans County are to the effect thai
the spider la doing considerable
damage to th* cotton crop In tha'
county this year.
HUGHES NAMKD HEAD
OF AMERICAN BAR
Philadelphia. July 10. ? Charlea K.
Hu(hea, Secretary of State, waa to
day elected prealdent of the Ameri
can Bar Association at Ita annual