?'I III U.ATION w Kl>N KSDAY
2.374 CupU-s
VOL. XIV.
FINAL EDITION.
ELIZABETH CITif, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1924.
FOUR PAGES. NO. 187.
Tariff Issue Far From SAYS GOOD ROADS
Being Out Of Politics ARE ON^THf: WAY^
(inmiuisstou Appointed to Make Scientific Study of
Tariff Split* oil Partisan Lilies and Puts
,^| ? ' * I 'resident in Unenviable Position
rorkht t. smalt*
(C**rr1]?t IM4 ?* TK.
Washington, Atfjjiist 0.? Events in tho past few days TtT
Washintfton have dashed tlie hopes of American business
men lh;i.t the tarilf ever ran Im- taken out of uolities.
It is once more a political
football and promises to con
tinue so to the end.
The Republicans in the last
<:o?kiVsH Wioio ttrn ru'ijlled
"flexible" provisions in to tin*
Pordney-McCumter taiiflf not with
the* idea of giving n "scientific"
11, V, I I,, tl>.. i':i rjmis ,m nosts. Tin
President wnx authorized to low
er or' raise the exlctlim rates as
hi itch a? HO per c*'nt. If advisable,
in order -to equalize any change
in the cost of production of pro
tested articles at homo and
abroad. This action was to be
predicted upon u find in i; of tho
tariff roniuiittuiun, composed . of,
six- member*. Tho tariff commis
sion wan supposed to bo a fact
lindinK body without political
prejudice of any sort, but com
posed n< vor-t lie-leas of members
of the two old parties.
The actual working of the law,
especially with reference to the
sugar schedule Which in now a
storm center, ha* proved to be
an> thing but "icMntlfie" The tar
iff commission has split aloim
partisan linns. It has differed on
what figures should be obtained,
how they should be obtained, and
what they would represent after
being obtained. The "scientific"
discussions within the commission
are said to have stopped Just
short of Marquis of Quoensberry
rule*. Tho chairman of the com
mission. Mr. Marvin, and the vice
chairman. Mr. Culbertson, have
been particularly at outs. Their
relatious have been those of two
bull dogs meeting as perfect
st rangers.
^ It was not surprising, thero
n?re, that two totally opposite re
ports wi re submitted to tho Pres
ident . Nor will it be aurprialag
if th?- President, fully informed of
the manner in which the sugar
investigation wan conducted and
the reports arrived at, either
ponds them back to tho commis
sion or discards them altogether
and bases h is ultimate conclusions
on personal inquiries, made with
the help of Treasury and Depart
ment of Commerce officials.
President Cool Id go has let it bo
known attain at this time that lie
is firmly committed to the policy
of a sufficiently protective tariff,
lie also has let It be known that
he Is ft man whose political vie wo
do not chance with rhe shtfttng
wln?b? j* >><1 therefore his tarlfT
ideas arr not In for any sort of
reformation during the coming
campaign, or In the next adminis
tration. should he he elected. Mr.
Cool Id go In maintaining the high
tariff principle, feels he Is amply
supported by the party platform
adopted at Cleveland.
The President regards the tar
lfT as an Inevitable issue of the
campaign and is said to welcome
It. Senator taFollette has chosen
to deliver the first blow nt tho
tarlfT and has promised to keep
the hot shot pouring at the Re
publican defenses from now until
tiectlon day. Although efforts
have been made to show the pro
gressive candidate that the sugar
tariff Is essentially a farmer tar
iff. designed to protect the Amer
ican growers of cane and sugar
hoots against the competition of
cheaper labor in Cuba. Senator
La t oilette says he will not let up
but will light TtiV sugar schedule
to a finish.
Mr. Davis* elucidation on his
own tariff views and his Interpre
tation of the party platform
adopted at Madison Hquare Gar
den. are awaited with unusual In
terest. In an audress 111 hi* frl?
low West Virginians at the time
they first endorsed him for the
Presidency, Mr. Davis stated that
ho believed In a "competitive tar
iff." which should also produce
"ample" revenues for the Govern
ment. The party platform also
calls for a tarlfT which would per
mil American competition with
the other countries of the worTd.
The phrase "competitive tariff"
has b? en growing In favor in
Democratic circles during tho
past few years.
Ilut how to make a tariff "com*
K tlMve" or "flexible" when ??
?Supposedly "scientific" commis
ftlon divides itself sharply along
liolitlral lines and reaorts to poll
11 |! reaming and arguments. Is
thr problem which confronts the
In tv makers.
it was easy enough for the
? commit Ulna to agree upon a high
er duty on wheat at a time when
^ 4i.j?aratively little wheat was
coming Into Amcrlca and the
r rain elevators of this country
were filled to overflowing. No
American Intet-est was affectgd by
the change. Neither was the price
of wheat. flut with sugar It is
different. Most of the sugar con
swm*4 In thla rnuatTI JfJ/nttgrj
? d In the raw state from Cuba
and refined along the Atlantic
coast The refiners have million*
of dollars Invested and ars behind
the move to lower the Import
COMI'KltS TALKS OF
LABOR AND DAVIS
^rhrnth? (Miy. 7 Simnrl
Gompera said last night that John
W. Davis sought ii conference
with him In New York on Jul>
17 ii mi later requested Gumpcr.i
to fHi- with hi in a "statement of
tlie ?|u?"?Miins wli krli lit IIUI Has
chiefly interested In."
"The conference was Impossi
ble because of conflict ing engage
ments." Gompers said. "The re
quest was denied." he added, "be
cause 1 could not submit ques
tions to Mr. Davis which would
not be equally submitted to other
candidates for the Presidency."
IN HKAIU'll OF A THKIIili
AT AI.KRAMA TODA1
"In Search o: a Thrill." with
Viola Dana will play at the Al
? krama today.
The picture relating the adven
j tures of a pleasure-mad Ameri
can flapper In Paris, was adapted
' to the screen by Basil Dickey from
Kate Jordan's short story, "The
: Spirit of the Koad." that appeared
I in Alnslee's Magazine. Oscar Ap
: fel directed the picture.
Supporting Miss Dana is a cast
| led by Warner Itaxter, Rosemary
j Theby. Mabel Van Iluren and
i Templar Saxe. The slum quarter
has been faithfully reproduced,
and the dens of the Montmartre
, Apaches are realistic in detail.
< rates on raw sugar. The cane
I growers and beet farmers say
jthey would bo wiped out if prop
,er protection is removed. Sugar
Is the one great commodity whlcti
It is claimed could be raised in
America but isn't. The Interest*
on both sides of the questions are
extensive and hence tho sugar
, schedule always has been one of
! the most controversial in a tariff
i measure.
} President Coolidge has no easy
task on his hands, but it is ex
pected the farmers and the farm
.'organizations will flock to bis
support. Fortunately for the
j President, and the sugar tariff
advocates, the price of sugar is
lower than It has been In two
years and there has come no in
sistent demand for still lower prl
- res from the public,
iiunmiaaiflatt Hurt llus a.
Ileurtening Story of
ProprwH in Koud Build
ing in Albemarle Section.
Encouraging newn was brought
to Elizabeth City Thursday by
Hart oC .tlw L Suite
Highway Conth'flSiTtfn r. lathe to
progress iu the direction of xutid
State roads for the Albemarle
section. ? ? _
"I have Just let." said Mr.
Hart, "six miles of 16-foot road
from Hertford coming towarl
Elizabeth City. Work on this
road in to be begun at once and
1 am expecting by October 1 to
have ? the ? causeway ? over the
swnmp Just this side of the I?er
quiinana Itlver at Hertford pavtuL.
Piling is going forward rapidly
now and will be completed In a
few weeks. The stretch is short
*ar?rir!H.?,marn?r or paving ? win1
require but a short time as com
pared with the time taken to pile
It.
"In the meantlnio the paved
road from Hertford to Edenton
will be completed In the next day
or two, which means that this en- i
tire road will be opened to traffic
in a few more weeks.
"As to the road now being con
structed across the Dismal Swamp
from Tadmore In your County to
Acorn Hill In Gates, I am hopeful
that this road can be opened to
traffic by the middle of Septem
ber. I feel sure that at any rate |
it will certainly be open before i
cold weather.
"We made a big blunder, of
course, on the floating concrete
road in Camden, but we are work
ing on this road now and I can
assure you that this blunder I*
going to be remedied in some way.
We are going to keep working un- j
til we find a way to get this road
above the tide and keep It there." I
Mr. llart puld oniy a short vis
It to Elizabeth City Thursday and
left here in haste for Perquimans ,
to check up on work in that conn- j
<*?
"We are building roads for 1
you," said Mr. Hart, "Just as {
fast as we eatu Uoad. building is
alow work ? It Is hard for the peo
ple to realize how slow. But ydn
can look forward with confidence
to K? tting the roads promised you
Just as rapidly as we find it prac
ticable to complete them."
EIJZAIIETH ?'|TY TO
ENTERTAIN WOODMEN
About 300 visitors are expected j
in this city on AuKUst 28 at the ;
district meeting of the Modern
Woodmen of America in 14 coun
ties of Northeastern North Caro
lina. The visitors Will be the
guests of Evergreen Canjp No.
778. Features bf the entertain- 1
ment will be a luncheon and boat
ride down the Pasquotank Klver.
Made Man A Nose That
Was As Real As Life
Dr. J. II. While. Bextcily's Oldenl Dentin!, Performed
an Unusual Feat With Great Suceen* at In
Hixtent Urging of a ('.aneer Victim
| The number of mm, women,
and children In Ellxabetfli City and
ItB surrounding territory who
know Dr. J. II. White ns their
'dentist would mount Into high
numbers, for he hus practiced as
a Doctor of Dental Science In
Kllzaln-th City for over 40 years
and Ih th*> clty'n oldest dentist.
lint tfiere ar?- probably few
who know that one time, and this
long before the World War and
, the marvelous miracles of facial
1 restoration that followed In Its
, train, Dr. White made an Ellza
.1 hat h nty ninn n brand new nose,
such a good nos#? that the Hiinr
soon got him a wife, his looks
having Improved so remarkably.
The man who wanted the nose
had had a cancer and though the
rancer had been uprooted It had
taken with It the outer structure
c.r (fie DOM that projects from
the face and forms an Important
-part-of the ?rehHttcturc_iiX the hu
m an face.
"Hut making noses Isn't my
business." protested Dr. White. In
response to the man's solicita
tions. "I'm a dentist.".
"Yen, and you're an artlut and
a genius," declared the Insistent
nose hunter, "ind I know you
can make me a nose to flt my face
just as you make plates to fit a
mouth for false teeth."
"Well, bring me a photograph
of yourself before you lost your
nose and I'll try It," agreed Dr.
White
This the man did. and Dr.
White carefully placed oiled silk
over the man's eyebrows and mus
tache, filled up his nostrils with
cotton and then, giving his face
a coat of vaseline, he made- a plas
ter of parhi cast of It. Next with
the aid of the photograph and the
I cast he modeled a nose of wax.
ifpom Wtrfch was east A rnold, then
from this mold was made the real
nose of hard white rubber. The
nose was colored with 'oil paint*
j to match the gentleman's com
[plexlon properly and It was se
cured In place at the top by the
noRppkce of t li ?? man's spectacles
nnd on tho sides by a bit of wax.
Crltlca pronounced the nose
nothing loss than perfect. Cer
tainly, It was n wonderful Im
provement over no nose at all.
The man became mayor of the
town. He married, and lived hap
pily ever after.
* ? Once hi* wan attending n fltatr
convention of the Maaonlc Order
and waa rooming with another
, monitor of the order from anoth
er part of the State. They had
the same room during the whole
convention and on the last ni^ht
"TTie subject of spectacles' and eyes
came up. when the Man-wlth-the
Noae aald: "I have to wear spoc
taclea with wlrea that fit behind
my ears to hold my noao on."
The remark waa, of courae. tak
en for a Jest. but he promptly
demonatrated to hla roommate
that he was telling the truth by
removing hla glasses and hla nose
(together, much to the amazefm-nt
and horror of the brother Maaon,
who could scarcely believe his
eyea until he had heard the whole
story.
The man whose face Dr. White
S> skillfully reatored has been
pad these many years. The few
people who knew the story have
ceased to talk about It, and it
only cam* to light the other day
when a newapaperman was In Dr
White's office and the dentist was
noarchlng In a drawer of hla desk
i for a book on Orthodontia and
j came across the pictures of the
? man whose nose ho had restored
and. nt the request of the news
paper man," told the story.
"It happened a long time ago,"
said Or. White. "I had thrae pic
tures of the msn 'before ajid af
ter taking' as the patent niedlolne
ads say. nnd thought I'd write the
. a lory and send It to some of th*
dantal magaslnea and get famous
overnight. But I never have done
It. jron see. There's always been
something elee to keep aie Iras j."
Leads New "Investigations"
There will be another outbreak of "Investigations" In Washington S*>pt 1
Senator Couzen*. shown above, la coin* to peep through the door* of th<
Treasury Department and ?ee what he can ne* The Income tax division
land the prohibition unit are to baar the brum of the investigating
Bensatlona Of the Arm ordt*r are foreseen
TWO FORUS CAPSIZE
BUT NOBODY HUHT
Another Accident un New land
l(ou<l Wh^ri Driver Fell* to
Allow Speeder All llrlck
A Ford roadster driven by Will]
Holly, colored, employe of thej
Highway Grocery at llie end of'
Went Main street turned over
three times Wednesday night
when it struck a touring car driv
en by Walter Johnson negro Jlt
neur on Perrse street and neatly
luid the tourlug car on its sidy.
(Neither the driver of the road- j
ster or the six occupants of the 1
touring car were hurt.
The accident occurred on the
Xewlund road just beyond Hits
home of F. M. Quenstedt, formci
traffic cop, at 11 o'clock Wednes
day night, lloth cars were head
ed for town. Johnson was driv
ing his touring car at a moderate
ratv of speed while Holly was
giving the roadBter all she would
take. Holly Btarted to pass John
son but rained Into the huh cap
of the front wheel of the touring
car and laid it over on Its sidt>
In the ditch on the right band side
of tho road. From the force of!
the compact with the touring car
the roadster turned over threw
times, landing finally also in (he
ditch and facing north, exactly
opposite from the direction the
cars were going when the collision
occurred. Holly was not thrown
from the roadster but slung to
the steering wheel while tho car
was cutting capers.
Tin- roadster, which belongs to
Mrs. Claude Price, 400 Cherry
street. who Is stenographer for
Carter lJros. garage, was so badly
smashed up that It could not b??
brought to town. The new parts
alonn. It Is estimated, will cost
around $100.00.
The touring car was brought to
town Wednesday night and It will
cost about $35.00 to put It back
fn shape.
J. II. llell, local Insurance man.
stated Wednesday night Holly bad
Just passed him when he ran Into
Johnson's car. "Had I not given
hlin all the road," Mr. Hell said.;
"he would probably hava struck ,
my car."
A warrant has been Issued for
Holly's arrest, but thus far he has
eluded County Traffic Off leer An- ,
derson and the city police.
WALTON INCREASES
I.EAO OVER I IOWA Kit
Oklahoma City, Aug. 7.- ? J. C.
Walton, deposed governor of Ok
lahoma. had increased his lead In
the Democratic Benatorlal nomi
nation over K. II. Howard, con
gressman from the first district to
approximately 3.000 votes whin
4,800 votes today.
I'ltlCES BETTER FOR
PRODUCTS OF FARM
Washington. Aug. 7. ? Con
tinued recession In almost every
business field wltft agricultural
producers favored by higher pri
ces constituting the outstanding
exception to the trend was shown
In the Federal Reserve Board's
review of busteees conditions
made public yeeierdty. ji
The countries of BOTO^e ?t the
same time were Aectarved to be ex
periencing a tMMMftlal r?vtn1
of altable extent.
KICCKKSPI'L MKLON (iliOWKIt
With more than 2.000 cantc
loupea already mI(I from a half
acr?* patch. R. S. Prltchard, CTIly
It out.* Two. t liln k h that with con
tlniicd favorable weather I?Ih to
tal yield from the patch will be
around 4.000 melons.
| -Mr. Prltchard la bringing an au
tomobile load of canteloupes to
town each day and any who
wanti to estimate profits will have
to buy aoine canteloupen from
Mr. Pritohard and do It lx own flu
urlng, a* Mr. I'rltchard does not
care to be quoted.
So far Mr. Prltchard seems to
have been able to practically well
out IiIh load of meloiiH each day
before returning to his home fiv
miles from the city.
I INF, TOBACCO IS
GKOWN AT COI.KKAIN
A stalk of tobacco of the grade
used for cigar wrapper* was
brought to Elizabeth City hy J. C.
Munden thin week from Coleraln
and is on display at the Speneor
Walkvr Company more.
It Ik believed hy many local
business men that with the com
pletion of good roads In this sec
tlon that Coleraln and neighbor
log territory will b?' annexed to
the RllzalnMh City trade area. The
high quality of tobacco together
with other valuable crop!* grown
near Coleraln makes It evident
that thin city could gain consld
?-rable business from that section.
E. F. Spencer of the Spencer
Walker Company believes that the
people in the vicinity of Coleraln
are anxious to do business in
Kllzabeth City aud that the erec
lion of a bridge near Edcnton
will bring large number* of them
here. At present the ferry known
as the Coastal Highway ferry
nerves th>' section. Coleraln In
only a nhort distance from the
ferry and after crowning It In only
a two hours drive to Klixabeth Ci
ty.
In addition to iho tourint trav
el that in expected to be diverted
by way of Kllxaheth City by the
Coastal Highway It in probable
that the metropolis of the Albe
mArle vilL^&lJi mucIi in extend
ing its trade area to nearby points
across the Sound.
truck WILL CALL
FRIDAY MOKNINC
Those who will contribute fur
niture or furnishings to the Pas
quotank County Detention Home
are anked to have their article*
ready early Friday morning. A
truck han been secured to call for
thene articles* at that time, and an
the truck In costing the commit
tee $1 an hour it in very 'impor
tant that the article* be ready so
that there msy be no unnecessary
waiting or extra trlpn. The wel
fare officer and the detention
home committee are anxious to
get everything in fHUMMfel thin
week, and the cooperation of the
people In donating furnitnre and
In having articles ready Friday
morning when the truck calls will
be greatly appreciated.
FAMOUS SlIRGKON
TAKES OWN IJFE
Philadelphia, Aug. 7.~ leaving
a blood stained note to hi* wife
ascribing his act to financial (put*
Mm, Df. Robert Orter !<eOonte,
Internationally famous surgeon,
shot an* kilted hlmsHf In hlff
hom? here last night ?
COUNTRY CI.UB
j VERY POPULAR
Mov cult nt (iiMN l-'oruartl
W itliont a llitch ami Or
ganization Will lie AflVct
eil Aflrr Aiiguxl 12.
T1?p movement for a country,
flub in Kllaheth City I* still go
ing ft?rwaiU. rapidly and without
a Jar or hitch of anv sort, lira
ham \V. Hell, cashier of (Uo In
dustrial iiank. which . has-been
asked to 'act as trustee for the
i funds peiulliiK the organization of
the rluh, in sending out letters:
today calling on the subscribers
I for $125.00 each, which is to rov
er one shure of stock ami dues
for 12 months.
The subscriber may pay thhr
$ 12b. 00 either by cherk for tho
full amount or by check for $25
ami lour note* of $2.'i each pay- 1
able September 1. t>ctober I, No
vember 1. and December I. Sub
scribers choosing to make settle
ment by the latter plan 'are asked |
I to algu and return the four uoteft :
'together with their check for $25.
making the notes payable at the
bank of their preference.
Organization of th~e~cFub is not
i to lie effected within a few days
after August 12, which is the.
tinn* limit s^t for each subscriber
to make settlement.
"It is Important, says Mr. Dell,
"that settlement be' made prompt-'
ly because only those subscribers
who have complied with the pro-'
\lslons of this call may partici
pate in the organization. Furth
ermore. valuable rights may be i
forfeited by failure to comply be- 1
; cause of the indicated demands
for additional shares of stuck sub
sequent to organisation. Tho |
price and disposition of any such j
shures as may be offered will rest ,
1 1n the discretion of the club gov
j eminent."
The sketch by Capt M. P. Hlte ,
! of the proposed club house, which!
! is to lie situated on a knoll over- [
looking a hundred acres of roll 1
ing hills turf carpeted anil dotted
with trees, attracted no little at
tention ami a great deal of fav
orable comment at the Apothe
cary Shop Wednesday. The Hkelch
shows a comfortable club house
with spacious porches affording
an unobstructed view of the
|| grounds and of the river in the
distance.
The plan Is to equip the club
'house with lights and wator. In
cluding shower baths, and with
a dining room and cafe under the
care of a club liostess and keep- 1
er. A minimum of 10 roouv In
the clubhouse would be available
for tourists, week end guests, and
house parties properly chaperoned
or vouched for. A banquet room
would also be available for civic
MANY ARK. DEAD
IN JAPAN FLOODS
(lit 1>? A ??'?laird I'Mt)
Tukto. Auk. 7.- Two hundred
person* ar?- mis-inn and many
art* believed to be dead as the
result of floods alauK IhtL Tamusl
Klver in Northern Formosa. ac
cording to a dispatch to J a pa nese .
lli'WMpUpt'l'H here,
Itailway traffic has been J
HlopM oiuL (h* City of Tuihokii
is practically Isolated. the fl'lA-j
patches nay. adding that thnus- !
andK of houses in Taihoku havo 1
huop iuundatrd. \
KIIJ S I AM1I/Y AND
ENDS IIIS OWN LIFE]
Buffalo. Aug. 7.? ? Henry Lyon. |
aged 45, electrical engineer, to- j
day shot and killed hi* wife and i
their two young Hons and then fa- 1
tally wounded himself. The rea- 1
son for the tragedy- la- a- mystery .
to relutlves nnd friends.
MI'ltDKlC Till A I. HP I N
I.ITTI.H OVKII HOt' It
iinwlintt Preen. Va.. Auk. 7. ?
IHto Clear and h'rltz i.ewis. lie
Kroes. were Indicted, tried and
sentenced, to be electrocuted on
September 12 In Carolina County
Circuit Court here today for mur
der last week of Thomas Camp
hell. fig years old farmer of near
I'enola. The entire proceeding
lasted Utile more than un hour.
Campbell died the day after he
wan beaten, shot, and stuck with
kitlvea. tied to a bed and the mat
tress set afire by his assailants
who demanded money.
anil fraternal organization!) In the I
city.
A golf course and well kept
tennis courts are to be provided
on the grounds, a boat at the
mouth of Arneuse Creek Is to be
built . a road from the end of the
floating concrete State Highway
to the club ground ha* been
pledged by the Camden County
Highway Commission and finally]
Commissioner Hart of the State
Highway Commission assured rep
resentatives of the club Thursday I
morning that before he was done |
with It the floating road would
be lifted above high tide.
With this plan carried out the
Elizabeth City County Club would
| be the show place of the commun
ity, a means to attract to the city
tourists and other pleasure Keek
ers who flock to town* which pro
vide them with facilities for auch
recreation as boating, golf or
tennis, and a place where the
Kllzabeth City resident may go to
spend a pleasant afternoon or ev
ening In congenial surroundings
Instead of aimltsBly fllvverlng day
ufter day over the Hume old crowd
ed and dust covered roads.
There seems. now no reason why
the movement to establish a coun
try club for Kllzabeth City should
not go rapidly forward to such a
consummation as has been vis
ualized by the promoters of the
1 project In the city.
Theories Of Newton And
Einstein Are In Conflict
And Scirnrc Biihv W ilii Experiment to Prove Whether
Kelutivily or (.ruvitation Is Force Whirh
IIoMh the Earth in It* Orbit
liy O. Ij. WOTT
ICovrlfM. IW?. Br TM *<?????>
uiiicago, -August 7. Whether |
(Huar Newlon or Albert Hlnateln I
linn floured out tli*? correct rt-anon i
why ohjecta atlek to earth. and ;
why t lift earth docs not get all
mixed up with the reat of the |
planeta, Is now about to he dicld- i
? ?l with 7.200 feet of h-ad pipe I i
tin1 handn of two University of!
Chlcngo phyfllcfatll.
Newlon, bark In Ilic aeven
teeiith century. had bin eurtonMy (
urouned when an dropped
from a tree and bounced ofl IiIh j
head. II" wondrno what, load**
I he apple fall and thereupon. a?
ti-r careful calculation. and ol?
nervation of Mcllar nodlM, ex
pounded In |f?87 hit* theory ol
gravitation. TIiIh theory held
Mw.iy for two rpnlufl?( until Pr"
Klnnt.ln rame along *????!< in,: to
explode It with a theory of rala
tlvlty.
Mut the exploalon Ik not going
unchallenged. Mont uclentlstaj
Mt III have a hunch that Newton
wan right and atlll In fight. Now
Professor* Albert Mlclodaon
and Henry (J. Oale, of the I nl
veralty of? Chicago, are f.ettlnK
the ground laid for a thorough
test of all that ftlmdehi hit*
claimed for hla largely unln'e!
I llglble- -to the average per.ton
theory.
At thla point the pfpe enters.
Out In t fie open npppin to the
Mouth of Chicago, thla 7.200 fi ?t
of lead t ii bin k I* being carefully
rigged up. It I* being *hai?--d in
to a perfect reetangl" I.ROO fe# t
long and 1.200 feet wide. Mir
rorn are being placed In ponl'lonn
at each turn of the pipe with an
exactitude that will anaure pre
cisely the name dcfl-ctlon of light
from each. When these mlrroicd
pipe* have been arranged. ?'?#? rr
perlment will get under way.
An are light la to he tnetniled
In Hie center of one end of the
rectanglea after a vacuum I aw
be*n created In the heated nip*a. 1
it will ahoat In raya of light, de
fleeted in opposite dir?-ctloiiH by
mirrors.
"The object of (he experiment."
the professors explain, "Is to de
terinlne whether or not two
beams of light, traveling In oppo
site directions around the rectan
gle. fequlre exactly the name tln?"
to complete the circuit."
"If they do. then Newton was'
right. If they do not. then Eina
l el n has the correct Idea.
"An observer will be able to
time and determine even the
slightest deviation In the velocity
of the beams," the explanation
further haw It. "If no difference
In the^tTHNr nf -Hrt* rlv?i Wwh U
perceived It will be npparent that
light In not affected by the earth's
rotation; In other words that the
ether rot a ten with the earth. Gen
erally speaking. proof that the
ether rotates with the earth will
be considered an contradicting the
Klnatcin theory but from thta
point the explanation paMen Into
technical UtM,"
The ether that figures in the
theorixlng Ik the substance sup
posed to fill space beyond where
the air lets off. It In Mipposed to
be made up of unit particle*
smaller than the electrons which
make up atoms, and to have a ve
loclty greater than light, and Its
Influence helps the planets stay In
their places Instead of crashing ;
Indiscriminately Into one another
Ho say scientists who do not fol
low Rlnsteln. He contends that j
there Is no ether, and that there j
are time variations In the move- J
ment of planets which make the |
theory of gravity Impossible.
The lead pipe Is expected to go |
Into action early In fleptembet . j
Experimentation to secure per '
fectly correct results MM take
some time. Hut when Anally there
Is an announcement, the physic
ist* expect it to MtUft In large
measure the controversy over tne
question whether we are what we
are today because of gravity or of
relativity.
SPECIAL SESSION
OPENS AT ELEVEN
Governor Morrison Pre
ifHW" l(c|Mirl t his ? AftCT*
noon and l.i -Riidatora Ex
l?-c! (???! lo \\ urk Friday.
Itnlotirlr, All!-- : fleruimmail
Idk tll<> Pii?aaK>- or I. Klslntlun nub
mitiinK the proposition to the
people, liovcrnor ? Wday
urged the i<ii , ion of the
legislature to adopt tin- report of
the Stale Ship and Water Com'
mission recommending the- estab
lishment of Slate |??rt facilities
and State ship llrteH.
He also recommended I he re
peal of the constitutional aineud
ment already adopted relating to
the sink lin; . fund of hlghwsy
bonds Which j.l.U I l|l-W MllH m> y;ga
ollne tax or uotomohll** license
teen he tilled In the fund, and ttee
adoption Instead or au amend
inent permitting the use of these
?funds In II... fund
The Oovernor also urged lefllfl"
latlon looking to recovery by the
State an an east and west rail
road line Of the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Volley railroad.
Moat of the aridrew wnx devdt
ed to the hIiI|> ii ii <1 water report
and recommendations of the com
mission. The Coventor went at
length Into the question of freight
rates and the benefits that would
accrue from the establishment of
water routes qnd State ports and
expressed the belief that- If this
Is done the railroads would be
compelled to lower freight rates
In the State. H.. Hald the ports
would directly benefit 60 coun
ties through the use of trucks and
that by water routings other sec
tions of the State would be
helped.
The Oovernor urged the crea
tion of a coiuiuIskIou with power
to Issue $7,000,000 bonds for ter
minals In coast cities and $1,
500,000 for acquisition of State
owned ship linen If necessary.
Raleigh. Aug. 7. ? The special
session of the legislature con
vened this morning at II o'clock.
Oovernor Morrlnoti was called
upon to deliver his message re-,
gardlng the purposes for which
the session was called and mem
bers to get down to business on
Friday^
The Oovernor delivered his ad
dress shortly nflor noon.
Tho mnasure relating to the
ship and water report will be In
troduced first In the Senate It
was learned last night. Senators
J. A. Brown of rhadboum. C. P.
Harris of Maplevllle. and Km met t
Bellamy of Wilmington will In
troduce It.
There are six vacant seats In
the -Leiliilatiire at this session,
three created by the hand of tbs
grim reaper and three by appoint*
menta or election to other 0tate
officer.
Since the regular nesslon 1923
doath hat claimed W. M. Sanders
flf HmttTrfte1itrr*,presentetl?e /so Mi
Jobnilon county; Dr. K. m. Mc
Iver of Jonesboro. representative
from Lee county and Howard F.
Jones of Warrenton. senator from
the Fourteenth district. William
A. Oraham Jr.. of Iron Station.
Henator from ihe twenty-fifth dis
trict was appointed Commissioner
of Agriculture by Oovernor Mor
rison on the death of hit father
snd since has been nominated for
(hat office on tho Democratle
tlckft; R. If. Barker of Roflelfl,
representative from Halifax coun
ty has been named solicitor ' fdr
the third judicial district and Ru
fus Doughton of Sparta, represen
tative from Allegheny county, 'has
been named Commissioner of Rev
enue. x ,
Ni;w FI.A N K hKNX TO
i.nxrrb:mmt wadh
Newport N? wh A us* 7. ? LJeo
tenantH Mr))' nnld and Ff#rtntn?
dian hopp.d off from Lang icy
Field at 1 1 - 2 R I It i:? morning fur
Plctou. Nova ?cotla, in a I>ougIas
crulning plan** In which Lieuten
ant Wade will rraufno hla ruunil
Washington. Aug. 1. ? X war*
landltm place for the world filers
on their next hop haa been locat
ed by the Army advance party on
the cant ro?nt of Oreenland. Th?
bare Ik 7 DO miles from lloyklfcv
nlk. Iceland, where the two filers
have be#n awaiting word of Hue
Cess of the exploring party.
mowfc hhoi'th vkimi hv
AH <?! ML Tlx TIP IKS
IM? Th? AwnrlllHI rr?*.| 1tjJud
Chicago. Aiik. 7. Introduction
of lay Witnesses by lb*- defense In
?eel<lng mltlgntlon of the punlah
jment of Leopold and I<oeb today
brought from state'n Attorney
Crowe the shouted charged thnt
?ii" of them had "committed de
liberate perjury." Miss T.orrain
Nathan, "school day*" friend Of
Loeb, wan on the atand when
Crtfwe In seeking to Impeach her ,
testimony charge that ah* wn*|
"varylnit her remr.rks" from th* \
statements she made In his offfe# j
shortly aft?*r l*ocb was arretted. |
(XITTOX MAUKfCT
New York, Aug. 7.- 3 not ?<>t? i,
Ion. cloned quiet, Mlddlln"
a decline of IB pontic. Tntnrew,
closing bid. Oc?. 2* 06. lw 27. ft.
Jan. 17.11, March 27.47, May
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