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VOL. XIV.
FINAL EDITION.
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 11. 1924.
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EIGHT PAGES. ? 1 NO. 164.
Still Grave Possibilities
In The European Situation
Difference Between French and British Interests and Poli
cies Is Fundamental and Has Not Been Affected by the
? Incidental Political Change* in Either Country
By FRANK H. SIMOXDS
Copyright 1*>24 by McClurc Newspaper Syndicate
Washington. July 11.? The recent
quarrel between Paris and London |
over the MacDonald Invitation to
the forthcoming London conference, j
even if It has no serious conse- ?
quences. is a vivid reminder of the I
fact that, despite recent" hopefirtn
events, the differences between 1
French and British interests and
therefore policies is fundamental and <
unaffected by incidental political !
changes in either country.
Herriot Is Just as unable to make
major concessions of French rights
as Polncare or Brland, a^ttumlng
that he has a greater Inclination
which is unlikely. The recent
French election did not mean thatl
France had accepted the British ?
point of view with respect to dlsput-,
ed questions, but only that Polncare ,
had been dismissed because his do- .
mestic policies had become unpopu-J
lar and his foreign policies no long
er promised profitable results. In 1
the main France did no more than j
choose a new counsel, perhaps more i
conciliatory in tone and manner but 1
committed in advance to defend the :
same case.
The essence of the present dispute :
the existing situation and so long an ,
she has the support of Belgium, con
trols the Reparations Commission. I
Even If Italy voted with Britain,!
which did not occur at the critical ;
moment before the Ruhr occupation '
when Germany was declared In de- j
fault, the French chairman would ;
have the casting vote to break the ?
deadlock.
Today France wants some agree- 1
mc-nt with "Britain over the course!
to be followed in case of new Ger
man evasion. MacDonald, it would [
British co-operation in enforcing!
German performance provided the !
decision of default Is left to some |
other body and not to the French ,
controlled Reparations Commission, i
But France, for the promise of Brit
ish support in a more or less hypo- (
thetlcal case, has no Intention of sur
rendering the power to pass upon
the fact of German failure. Britain
will not bind herself to art on
French decision, and France will not |
take the risk Incident to letting the i
deciding power pass from her hands.
It is very hard to escape the im
pression that MacDonald has now
made his first considerable blunder
In foreign relations, for his rail gave
handle to the French opposition and .
may yet cost Herriot his place as !
position of MacDonald himself would
be gravely compromised. His blun
der, one must Judge, came from at
taching too far-reaching conclusions
to the success of the French Left.
France Is ready to evacuate the ,
Ruhr when Oermany complies with !
the conditions of. the Dawes report, j
but this very roncesBlon leaves her
far less willing to surrender her sin
gle resource, if after the evacuation |
of the Ruhr there Is a fresh German j
evasion. Moreover, there are a mul- ?
tltude of signs that the French peo
* pie and the French pr^ss are "beconr-j
Ing a little restive under what seems
to both a multiplication of French j
concessions with no balancing Brit-,
lsh yielding.
It is now clear that Italy hopes
the London eonferenee will fall be
cause allied debts are excluded from
the agenda and Mussolini's policy j
calif* for the Joint solution of rep
arations and debts. Italy, therefore
Is likely to play a lone hand and ,
MacDonald will have a difficult time
In dealing with France because Her-j
riot's political life will be at stake
an dhe can make no further conces- j
slons without falling.
When France went into the Ruhr
her action followed the decision of
the Reparations Commission that
Germany was In default. Franre, It
aly and Belgium voting In this sense.
This left Britain in a bad position,
and led to the ultimate failure of
British protest. If the question of
German performance could now be j
transferred to somebody, on which
the British would hope Americans t
might sit, the same thing might not
t happen again and that
L British are driving at. But since
I france and Italy have a wmmonl
f view of the debt question. Britain
will hardly get Italian support now,
for her thesis. ? !
Unwittingly MacDonald has pwjrert :
Into Polncare'i hands for Polneare
has always Insisted that the mainten
ance Integrally of French rights was
the sole assurance of ultimate
French realisation and the net Im
pression of Herrlot s first British ex
cursion Is that he was outmaneuv
rred. Any chance of French yield- 1
1nc on this vital point Is now abol-i
l*hed and with this result goes the
chance of any specific British guar
antee of Joint action In case of Ger-|
man default. |
The worst phase of the episode. I
however, fta the blow la carries to the
confidence which has been slowly
built up by MacDonald since he came
to power, Paris and London are
. bound to be suapletoua, hereafter.
FATHER COOLIDGE
VISITS PRESIDENT
Returns With Family and
Friends on Special Train
After Burial Calvin Cool
idge, Jr., at Plymouth.
Washington July 11. ? The special
train bearing the family of Preskient
Coolidge and party of Government
officials and friends who accompan
ied them to Plymouth where Calvin
Coolidge Jr., was buried yesterady,
arrived in Washington shortly after
seven o'clock this morning.
John Coolidge. father of the Pres
ident. came with the family. It was
his first visit to Washington since
he administered the oath to the Pres
ident at his Plymouth home a yea
ago.
Shortly after breakfast this morn
ing the President went to his offica
La -go aver the aocmmiiatetfc routine
business and later a regular cabinet
meeting was held.
Plymouth, Vermont, July 11. ?
Calvin Coolidge, Jr., was buried here
yesterday afternoon and the family
returned to Washington last night.
PEKSIAN CAVALRYMEN
ATTACKED IN NIGHT
Allabahad, British India, July 11.
? Three hundred Persian cavalry
men were killei! by tha Turkoma^
during a night attack near Gumbad
ikubuz in the Turkoman country, ac
cording to a dispatch to ihe new&
paper Pioneer. The remainder of
the cavalry escaped to Bujnurd
whither reinforcements have been
sent.
ONE LO.NK CASE TRIED
IX HKCOItDKICS COl'KT
One lone case, involving negroes,
constituted the only case to be tried
before Trial Justice Spence in the
recorder's court Friday. Steve Wil
son was the defendant and he drew
a fine of $15 and costs for assault
on A. D. Pool.
CHURCH DYNAMITED
BY THE BOOTLEGGERS
Jollet, 111., July 11. ? Ottawa
Street Methodist Church of which
Rev.. Henry Rompel, dry raider lead
er. Is pastor, was damaged badly by
a dynamite explosion today. The po
lice attributed the bombing to boot
leggers. No one was Injured.
(JfX)K(aA SWEET POTATOES
MOVING TO MARKET .NOW
Atlanta.* July n. -(Special.)
The Georgia Sweet Potato Growers'
Association, a co-operative market*
ing organization, has commenced
shipping green potatoes although the
association is supposed to cure all
yfcttfs. The first order from New
York specified green potatoes and
the buyer agreed to let the associa
tion fix the price. The crop Is heavy
although two weeks late.
"JIM" MrMURItEX DEAD
James Wilson McMurnn, 2:'.
years old. for -nearly two years gen
eral utility man of The Advance
shop, died Friday morning at 3:50
o'clock, after four weeks' Illness of
typhoid fever, at his home, 403
White street.
"Jim," as he was known to his
white friends, was the son of James
E. McMurren, of a family of home
owning negroes who are numbered
among the most respected colored
people In the city. Jim was vastly
Interested in his work and In the
semi-delirium of his high fever In
the final stages of his Illness, asked
to be allowed to get up and come
down to the shop.
During his long Illness Jim had
the constant attention of a physi
cian and. when his condition became
critical, the care of a trained nurse,
and every possible effort was made
to check the ravages of disease, but
without avail.
Jim la survived by his father and
mother and four sisters. The fun
eral will be conducted Sunday at 1
o'clock at Mt. Lebanon A. M. E.
Zlon Church, of which he was a loy
al member.
for la both countries the opposition
will And an obvious If exaggerated
basis for criticism; and we are like
ly to have delays If not deadlocks In
the discussions. All must now de
pend upon the ability of MaeDonald
to repair his error and the extent to
whtoh the Tories la I/ondoo and the
National Bloc la Paris are able to
exploit It.
"WHITE- INDIANS'* HK4CH 1) s
Out of the jungle depths of the ''forbidden country" In the Pan
ama Interior Richard O. Marsh, explorer, has brought for the ob
servation of science three "white Indiana. *' They are children of the
much-discussed tribe which explorers have for generations attempted
to reach and a score of lives have been lost In the effort. The
"white Indian" youngsters have been named Margaret and Alo and
Chepu. Just behind them Is Marsh who brought them to New
York where eminent scientists will seek to learn whethnr they are
really "white Indians" or Albln< s.
Saves Life for, Every Feather1
^ "Mary Jane" Is one of Unc le Sam's little known heroes. An employe
of the U. 8. Bureau of Mines* this cannry ban saved a life for every
feather In her little body. Bhe baa l>een sent out on any number of mine
disaster rescue Jobs. When the bird begins to droop the rescuers know
they are running Into *as and are able to protect themselves. Ju*t .how
many tlmesJ'Mary Jane" has been brought out unconscious there Is no
record of.
GOMPERS IMPROV ES
AFTER BREAKDOWN
? iNaw York, - July -ttv? ? 3aniu?:! '
(tampers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, who suffered a
nervous breakdown due to overworn:
in connection with the Democratic
Convention, is convalescing satisfac
torily at a Coney Islaud hotel.
Attending physicians announce!
today that while a nurse is 1n attend
ance Oompers is not confined to his!
bed.
REVOLUTION GROWS
MUCH MORE SERIOUS
Washington, July 11. ? The gov
ernor of 9ao Paulo and other slat;
officials have withdrawn from the
rapltol which Is entirely In control,
of revolutionists, a dispatch to til"
State Department from Consul Hee
berle In 8ao Paulo declared today.
The dispatch, described as the first
Official Information to reach thl<
government gave no further detail'
except that protection of life ana:
property had been promised.
Buenos Aires. July 11. ? The rev-,
olutlon at 8a o Paulo Is growing,
more serious and the rebels are stlli ,
In charge of the city with acturli
warfare getting underway.
MAKKKM WANT I.AHMH
OX A 1.1, IMTOBTKO ? ok h H
Washington. July 11. ? The pro
vision of the tariff law requiring
that all Imported commodities bear;
the name of the country of origin, |
is presenting knotty problems to the.
customs service, the latest of which
has been brought forward by do
mestic manufacturers of corks, or:
plain bottle stoppers.
Certain home manufacturers have
filed a complaint that foreign corks
are not properly marked, arid so for
two weeks there have been hearings
and legal arguments and much look
ing up of law and precedent. The
claim was made that each and every
cork must be labelled, and the treas
ury doeen't know what to do. for l>.
doesn't see any way In which an In
dividual cork can he Identified
TWO AUK KILLED BY
ELECTRIC CURRENT
" uienlyn, va., July 11. ? -Electric
current In the ground near a wash
ing machine killed two members of
a family here Thursday and injured
two otherii who approached the ma
chine. The clause of JJyt. current -1*.
not known.
ISI<ANI) IN 1'HI MI'I'INKM
HOl*<;HT BY t'NITKD HTATKK
Mlnlla, July 11. ? The Unite I
States government has entered Into
negotiations with the Netherlands
government to bring under the Am
erican flag 1'almas Inland, situated
about 50 miles southeant of the prov
ince of Davao, Island of Mindanao.
Talmas Island wan ceded to the
United State* by Spain In the Ireaty
of Paris In 1898. but the Dutch flag
which has flown over it for nearly
a century, has never been taken
down. Although the people of 1'al
mas are virtually all of Filipino ori
gin and the Island a part of the
Phlllppln archipelago, the Dutch
have angumed soverlgnty over the
600 Inhabitants.
BI HHIAN WAR OKNKRAI,
OIVKN PKNHION BY HOV1RT
Leningrad, July 11. ? General
Bruslloff. who commanded the Rus
sian Army against the Oermans dur
ing the world war has been granted
? pension of $150 a month "on ac
count of advancing age."
Bruslloff la now over 78 year* of
age. He took an active part In tke
creation of the Bolshevik cavalry
and. until his retirement, was tech
nical advisor to the Red Atmy.
OOTTOIf MARRtfT
New York, July 11. ? Spot cotton,
closed steady. Middling SO. CS, an ad
vance of 40 points. Futures, closing
bid. July B IS, Oct. 24. to. Dec.
24 10. Jan. 24.lt, March 14.40.
New York. Jnly 11. ? Cotton fu
tures opened today at the following
r levels: Jnly St.ll, Oct. 24.St. Dec.
22.45, Jan 22.42, March 22.44.
^?SPENDS ALL SALES
SAVINGS (CERTIFICATES
Washington. July 11. ? The Treas
ury today ordered suspended u It
^nlen of ? T>?aaiiry ? Verufi
rates and stamps effective July 15.
Acting Secretary Winsjon said the
present money market (fid not war
rant the Treasury paying four and*;*
half per cent Interest on savings s ?
curitles when funds may he obtained
at much lower interest.
Further sale of the certificates
will he held in abeyance until con
ditions have changed, it was an
nounced.
BANDIT ALLOWED TO
CHANCE HIS PLEA
Chicago. July 11. ? Russell Scoti.
former Toronto promoter. who
turned bandit, escaped with his lif-'
today when Circuit Judge -Lindsay
allowed him to withdraw his plea o'
guilty and enter one of not guilty to
the charge of murder of Joseph
Maurer. drug clerk, in a hold up.
HANGED FOR MURDER
I Montreal, July 11. ? Walter Mulr
1 of. New York was hanged at Valley
I Field, Quebec, today for murder of
Henri? l*a Violette Ifist September.
Mulr uliot l,a Vlolette after a quar
rel In a Valley Field bar room. La
Vlolette. according to court .testi
mony. had struck Mulr's crony, a
crippled man named Joseph IMant,
during an argument over the merits
of a hunting dog.
nin Ai'<*rio\ is
ATTRACTING ATTENTION
A number of bids have been made
In the sealed bid auction of a Cable
Piano offered by Duff Piano Com
pany; the diamond ring in white
gold setting offered by l^ouls Sellg,
the Chambers Flreless Gas Range
offered by M. G. Morrlsette and the
rebuilt Ford roadster offered by the
Auto and Gas Engine Works. It is
expected that the heaviest bidding
will take place Friday and Saturday
however:
There are some who do not yet
understand the sealed bid auction
The articles mentioned In the fore
poing paragraph are offered to the
highest bidder, during this week. If
a young man about to he married
wished a diamond ring he might go
to Selig's examine the ring there and
make a bid of>say $55. The ring Is
valued at $0 5 and if this proved to
be the highest hid he would snve $1*>
and have 20 weeks to pay for the
ring.
Similarly lie might make a bid
of $105 on the Ford roadster to
take the bride on the wedding trip.
The roadster is valued at $215 and
he would save $20. On the Cham
bers gas range and the piano he
uation and it Is within the realm. of.
possibility that he would he high
bidder for them all. In such a cas-'.
he would save considerable money'
on furnishing the home.
The bids must be made on the
coupons printed in this newspaper
on Monday and Thursday. They must
be sealed In an envelope and left with
the merchant who is displaying tho
article bid upon.
XKtt I)K\ KLOI'MKN'T IX KlliKK
New York, July 11. ? (Special.) ?
The report that an agreement has
been consummated by which II. It.
! Mallison, Inc., American silk manu
facturers has acquired the exclusive
i rhr+it to manufacture by machine
looms the silk designs produced on
hand looms by Rodler, the great
French maker and designer. Is re
garded here as marking an Import
ant development In the textile situa
tion. Such an agreement would put
the French designs before the public
here at n price based on quantity
output, it is expected that other
American manufacturers will meet
this move by development of exclu
sive new designs of their own worked
out. either by French or American
artists.
Rita TOIJIKRT SHOW
OPKNH HKHR MONDAY
Comedy drama, musical comedy,
a Mg band and orchestra that wilt
strike enthusiasm from this city Is
what Is promised by the big Milt
Tolbert Bhow which opens In this
city for a week's engagement next
Monday.
The big Tolbert show comes In Its
own private cars which are the big
gest of any dramatic show on the
road, with Its people, sixteen of
whom appear upon the big standsrrt
sited stage every night of the week.
HONORS (WKRATIVR I OKA
Ghent. Belgium, July 11. ? Ths
first International exhibition of co
operation and social worka has been
opened here. Ghent being the birth
place of the co-operative movement.
The exhibition which will remain
open three months, has displays from
32 countries, the United States be
ing represented by the Co-operative
League.
The statistics section la Tery com
plete. showing the growth of the co
operative movement, which now has
members.
STATE PLANTING
DIAMOND BACKS
F-asl Year Numlicr Was 800
aiul This Year 2. .>00 Will
!>?? I'ut Out in Eastern
North Carolina.
Probably the average American
would never imagine that there is u
relation between the price of dia
mond back terrapins and the Bupply
of liquor.
Yet it Is an Inlerestlng fact that
when the Volstead Act became effec
tive the market on diamond back*
went to smash l J> ILL _nu w. -iw&e u blyf
cities liTte New York are protected
against a liquor shortage by the
bootlegger's union the price of dia
mond hacks is climbing back to pre
war levels. They are quoted on the
market today at something liko
$4 8.00 a dozen.
In North Carolina the diamond
back had become virtually extinct
when the market went to pieces:
but, as the price started upward
again the Slate Fisheries Hoard un
dertook to revive the diamond buck
as a marketable edible in this State.
Eight hundred baby diamond hacks
were planted-taut year and mor?
will be planted next week, according
to reports reaching here from More
head City where the Fisheries Com
mission was In session this week.
The diamond back is planted ri
streams and marshes that aro
slightly brackish, and In all sec
tions of Eastern North Car
oline ? are ? a? abundance iYT
streams and marshes of this char
acter. It takes about a year to de
velop the diamond back to the size of
a silver dollar, when he is suppose!
to be able to shift for himself. Left
to his natural devices he hibernates
in winter and leases to grow, bur.
will continue to grow during the hi
bernating period if kept In a warm
place, lly preventing hibernation it
Is . possible, therefore, to get two
year's growth in one.
While the diamond backs a?-e be
ing planted the Stale Is under a flve
.ygftr ? ban ? hmfnst tiro ninrkHlhg oF
diamond backs of any size. Ily the
lime this ban, established when the
State went into the business of try
ing to save the tribe from extinction,
has expired it Is believed that East
ern Carolina fishermen may have re
stored a source of revenue that had
been virtually lost.
At this week's meeting the com
mission was bombarded with a pe
tition from fishermen from the Core
Sound and Markers Island section of
the const for a reduction of the min
imum size oyster that can be tnken
from 3 to 2 V& inches. After hearing
the petition, the board decided to ad
here to the present standard, exeep*
that the Fisheries Commissioner
was given authority to issue permit <
to oyslermen to dredge for the small ?
-ft oysier in natural beds where It
was evident that the full sized would
not l?e developed.
"We are trying to advertise North
Carolina as an oyster State." said
Or. J. ('. Baum. member of the Fish
eries Commission, who was passing
through the city Friday on his wa/
home after attending this week's
session of the fisheries body. "We
can never do this," Dr. Baum de
clared, "unless we maintain a hlg.i
standard for the oysters shipped out
of the State."
OIL JAMES SPRUNT
BIIKIKI) THURSDAY
Wilmington. July 11. ? Dr. James
Spront. foremost cltlwn of wilmlng
ti.n, was iiuri?-d here yeateruaiy. Dr
Sprunt died Wednesday at the age
of 78. Ho was l>orn In Glaacow,
Scotland. In 1 846 and came to Wit*
mlngton when 14 years old. After
the Civil War he and hi* father em
barked In the cotton business with %
stock of 12 bales and thin wan the
beginning of the firm of Alexander
Sprunt and Son which now has home
offices at Wilmington. New York,
Boston, Charlotte. Liverpool Havre,
Barcelona and Rotterdam.
Dr. Hprunt wan also known a* at;
author of historical hooks on the
Capo Fear section of the State, an I
moit widely of all perhaps was
known for his philanthropies, hav
ing given generously to church bullr
ings. hospitals, schools at home and
abroad, foundations for lectures and
loan funds for students.
FORMER ANNA COULD
MARRIAGE ANNULLED
<?? T*? AiN*ittol er*Ml
Rome. July 11. ? Pope Plus todsy
ratified the decision whereby the re
ligious marriage of the present Duch
ess of Talley and former Anna Gould,
to Marquis Fonl De Castellane Is an
nulled.
GREAT BRITAIN IS
NOW RANKING THIRD
(Br Hw ImmIiH Prm.|
Olympic Stadium, Colombet,
France, July 11. ? The victory today
of Krlc Llddet of Great Britain In the
400 meter run, today's only final
event, made the British total an Im
poalng third among the point ?cor ?
which follow: United States 18S.6.
Finland 103, Great Britain I0S,
Sweden 14.1, Francs IS. I, and other
countries downward from Swltser
land 11. , _