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,VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, N9RT11 CAROLINA .MONDAY EVEN1NC. DECEMBER IS, I5>24. EUillT RACES. NO. 282
City's Utility Bonds
Bought At A Premium
Chicago Firm of (1. W. MrNeur iV (Icmpaiiy Surcc^fiil
Bidder* for S800,(MK) in IlomK l*<-tii*d for I ijililx.
Water and Sewerupe l'rojM?rtie* of (lily
The City Council in session'
Monday awards the city's puhli;*
improvement bonds for fKOO.UOO
to C. W. McNear & Company. of
Chicago, the amount of this com
pany's bid being $S02.241 91. Tin
Interest rate was 5 per'o ut.
Among the 12 other concern?:
bidding, the Southern Trust Com
pany of Elizabeth City offered lie; |
next highest bid which was JSOO,
075.00, the Interval in this bid al
bo being 5 per cent.
Immediately following the op
ining and reading of the bids h\
the clerk, a special committee con
sisting of H. G. Kramer, M. H.
Jones, and G. It. Little, retired
from t lie meeting room and in a
few minut? s returned with tin
statement that the committee con
sidered the bid of C. W. McNenr
ie Company the best bid offered.
Immediately upon this report tin
Council voted to award the bid to
this concern.
Of these bonds $550,000 nre
for the purchase and extension of
the water, electric light and pow
er systems. The other $250.000
are for acquiring and iniproviir.
the existing sewerage system.
SERVICE MEN AHE
URGE!) APPLY BONUS
Norfolk. Dec. 15.? It i.? ovi-j
dent that information regarding
the Bonus for World War vet
erans has not reached every vet
eran. according to the War De
partment office here.
According to the plans of tin
Adjutant General of the Army,
many thousand more applications
for Bonus can be handk-d dally.
The great difficulty today appear?
to he that many veterans are de
laying lu making their applica
tions. - ?
Consequently, the War Depart
ment desires to make further ef
fort tolreach every man and have
him eitV?r make his application
or to pltm.se send a letter or card
to the Arjutant General stating
that he does not Intend tc apply
lor the llonus.
It is not believed thai the vet
erans are indifferent to the Bonus
but merely that they have failed
to appreciate the necessity for
promptly submitting their appli
cations. There is no red tape in
this matter. Of course the appli
cation must be properly filled out
In order to Identify the veteran
and to compute accurately what
amount of compensation he is en
titled to. His name, serial num
ber. organization he served in,
with dates, his finger prints and
other data are important in order
to be sure that each is identified
with his record in the War De
partment.
A statement instn-d today from
the IT. S. District Engineer's of
CJce follows:
- "If you are a Worid War veteran
tn4 you want your bonus, pleaxc
make application at once. Don't
delay for delay meant* a loss of
money to you. Make out your ap
plication today while thi.i request
Is fresh in your mind. The War
Department Is prepared to handle
30.000 applications a diy. Let
them have yours tomorrow.
If you do not want the bonus
and do not wish to make applica
tion. please notify the Adjutant
General, Washington, D. C.. tell
ing him that you do not want the
bonu?. We ask you to do this In
order that the War Department
may know how many veterans in
tend to apply and that they can
thereby keep their force at full
1 work until the work Is done. De
lay means more expense to the
taxpayer.
If there has been some error in
your application and it has been
returned tg yon. plenao make the
correction and send it In today. If
there la something that you do
?not understand and which you
wish explained, apply to the near
est recruiting office of the Army.
Nary. Marines. The American Le
gion PoiL The Veterans" Bureau
or the Adjutant General."
TRADE BALANCE IS
FAVORABLE TO !J.
Washington. Dec. 15.?Exports
from '.he Pnltrd States during No
vember amounted to $494.000,
?00. Comparing this with th"
Import a rtf $296.000.000 it leaves
a trade balance favorable to the
Potted states of $198.000.000.
Atrro RESPONSIBLE
FIFTH FATALITIES
..'Washington, Dre. 15.?Ono
tfth of ?11 the fitalltlea by acci
dent In tho United Htatoa In 1923
wore MUMd by ?utomobllo ?ccl
faatR. according to figure? mad"
Mile today by the Conaua 11 u
10. Tho namber of dm t h k from
?obilo accident? In cltle? waa
aa great ?a lu the rural die
row s rosi K BACK
\T SI'KCIAI. MI'KT
<>.?. r?? t'i ll'f? f;tit?1 v \va ?
:?-.i in wilMcn ill I In city V rtv*
tu!?'H ?i 111#' n*M'cial in?fiinu of
ih? ('iijr ('??uncil v:l?l?!i ????li
vened ut ihhmi ?.Ji ;> |-?v.
r'Hinrilni<in I*. <*. CoVioii,
who |?r? \ lutirtlv vot?d for bar
ring t It* - <??.'*? (ri'M t It?- clt.v lim
it m, toid th? m* itili? rK ?i( tlic
Criincll licit h ? li:t<l clnnM
III* mi ml tli.ru vrlliioitt r?wn in
ti:?- r;t> tin i" v* t ? c??riciii *? r
t ion h i?n tin- i.?i?kI i.trt of ih<?
"city ilia t wmild ihij l: diri?mit
(<> k?'i mil?' I ????m duli l- ? f< r
limiti d |immIj. ;ui I iti < n i *??!??
Clfll.
I *!?->?? t<>il call (*?>:: i; ? ili:tc:i
lVr* ::iiin ami \V<mI!:?tIv w? r?
tliv only m? . t ? . ;..nd pat
on lli?? ? ?liMnaiu-. j?.? id las!
Mtiiiiiu? r i?) i?r?\< rili! i,w nint;
of inilK cow? wu'.tUt. -t!i-? city'.*
I limit*.
V. H.I. !\\ KS 1 KiA'l i'.
I.'KU '.!.!? 1 MTOKUL
WastiiiiKl ??. I>. . I? Tliv
St-nato }ndlHa:v ? ?iumii'i,r in ex
k iitivr today :i;>|i'rliiU'tl u
Mibcommltl?*?' t? invcriiKuio tl?c*
Wnthiitgiiiii I!? I'.tM oditoviui at
tacking S?.'!iat< r I'nderwond and
his Miitclp 8lio.il-* hill. Aeri-i inciil
wn# ifu'rhid unauinioii-'y l?y a
co.n?i;iUfiv t.? i.i>)mi 1 iit sin* utib
conimltio?'. and Investigation of
the editorial wiis unifri'tl l?y llie
f-fniii?' uii?h r uiinr.iinou.i <i?tis?*nt.
Tli?* was ol>ir.it"d I?v
Senator I'.iiifi'.vooil a?I "r ho had
denounced ih.? ? ?!.: .<r?;i I and It*
writer on i h? floor ot ;!.? Sf-nelr.
liADIO >1 \XI ? ?.< "! I r.l . ^ III**
! Cleveland, i cial.I
-Radio niai.'ii;?*i'.f. i. among
j tli?- hush'bt of ! :n. :isl;?:.! units
hop-. Ono r-'ir.-my I.,?.- starti d
a 24-hour a <Ja.< >c|im1iiI>
DUNKIRK'S J All. IS
DESTROYED BY FIRK
Dunkirk. N. Y . Dec. 13.? Dun
kirk's* city hall, jail and polio?? uta
tion Were dtnltvyid bv rtr?' today.
Th" loas w;.h estimated at $100.
000.
MK\U (? TO Dt-UHHIATK
dkit:\dkt{s or vki: \ nil/.
Mixico City. Dec. 15.?Croution
i i a now decoration ca'led the
"Seiond Noi;h American leva
f'nn." to bo bestowed upon the
defenders of Vora Cruz against th?'
I 'it It ? .1 Slate* navv in 1911. lias
boon approved by the chamber of
deputies and rent to the sonato.
NVwapnpirs tf tho capital d?
plore that the decoration will be
i\warded only to the soldier* and
sailors who participated in th?* de
fense of the port and not to the
thousand* of civilian* who ri*k?'d '
their lives to repuNe Admiral
Flctcher's sailor* and marino?.
W OUKING OUT PLAN
? FOR CONSOLIDATION
1 he movement to consolidate
the Klizaheth City Chamber of
Commerce and ih?? Merchants'
Assoc la t ion. making tho latter
organization a bareau of th?- for
ri?-r. seems to be gaining In
momentum . and growing in
favor.
A committee from tho M-t
chant's Association consisting of
J. C. Sawyer. It. It. Sheely. and
M. I'. Gallop la working this week
with a < lUimiMee from the Cham
ber o; Commerce consisting of C.
Ii. Push. Dr. M. S. Bulla and J.
li. l.?'ltoy, Sr.. on a plan of con
*oll?lat!on.
This plan, if the program
a?1o|ited by a Joint imrtlnK of
i ?'?? Cii.HubH of Commerce and
the Merchants Association last
w?.ok Is carried out. will be pre
M'iit> d to the members of both
bodies at a h'inquet to bo held on
Monday night. December 29.
i'lnvs for ih?* banquet are going
i: Ion g batni in hand with the map
p'ng out of the plans for ;he con
solidation.
In the opinion of those who
have given the matter the m >st
careful thought tint dupl.cal!om
<il effort will be obviated, expen
ses will be cut down and efficien
cy will be gained by the consol
idation. Meantime the members
or the. committee who have the
malt? r of the plan of consolida
tion under consideration invite
suggest Ions from members of the
irganlzatlons which they repre
sent.
Short Haul Business
Sought By Railroads
Vire i'roiiiiliiit of Peme-vKailiti System Seru Motor
Truck l'*e<l liy ){;iilrou<! as Aid in Handling
of Short i! nil Freight at u Profit
New Yor!;. 1?'-?' ir?. ?? KHsha
Lk, \ U ? p eh d? :r in . 'i Jtge of
operation of the Pennsylvania
System. se? 4 the motor delivery
truck abniloK honor* witb t h?
height train -r. future i ran?ipona
tion. now that th?1 railroal Indua
trv has bwonu- permanently dlvid
<*?| Into what In rails wholesale
and retail depart m ats.
VlCv^Preaidcit Ln holds the
view t ha*, tin* chief problem in re
gard to the handling <?f freight. as
between railroads and m >l??r ve
hicles. are not thoy<> of competi
tion hut rather tho ? of co-onllna
tlon. "The part of the motor ve
hicle." Mr I*ee ?aid, "In rot t*?
do what tho railroads are_already
fitted und ' <|ulp:?ed to do with full
huccpih and satisfaction; it I? to
do whnt tho railroads are not able
to <1o at ell. or else do only with
difficulty and Imperfect success.
"Much proft*<4 ua the railroads
are able to make at all como prac
tically altogether from the mas.?
transportation of freight and pas
senger* over at least considerable
distances. In other words from
what wo may term the whole ale
department* of transportation.
This Ik Just the form of servli? in
whleh experience, shows thnt
trucks cannot consistently earn
real profits. On the oth t hatid.
those forms In which tru ks can
and do make money are almost In
variably the strictly retail forms.
In the rendering of which railroad
Operation practically always In
volves losses, and sometimes ve
ry heavy ones."
As a result the use of motor
trm ksx In the handling of short
dlstance package, or. In railroad
e?e. "less-t hnn-carload," (I c I i
freight, has h? ? n <!< veloped oft the
Pennsylvania Railroad until more
than .10 routes are in operation.
Most of the*e ser v v the suhburhan
rones of Pittsburgh ar.d PiillsdH
pliln and. to some extent, the east
ern shore of Maryland. Th" exten
sion of this trucking sendee has
been accomplished practically
*ith*n 12 months, and research
and studies aro under way to ex
tend It further. The managcnn nt
feels II has proved that the .npeedy
and mobile new auxiliary releases
heavier tailroad equipment for
heavier traffic na?s. Increases ef
fl? l?ncy of E"neraf Service and ef
fects imporiant economies
For a number of years'It bad
been the cuitom to operate tw<
package freight trains dally over
the Philadelphia-Wilmington line,,
on > in f>>ich direction. Tli?*?'
'rain performed all the local mpt
vlc?' in ?he Intermediate territory,
i.?Kin? up and laying down pack
jgos ;ind other small sh'pmcntrt
from slat Ion to station us re
quire d.
The railroad company and an
independent trucking enterprise
on f-red an arrang? nient whereby
two motor trucks now perform
nil the local freight servlie form
ally rendered by these two trulns.
The truck* go from station to sta
tion and pick up and put down the
various parcels and snlpmrnts ex
actly an did the freight trains. As
iur ui shippers arc concerned
there Im no change in the arrange
m? nt. except that it has been
found that the trucks are rapahlf
of rcndeiiog expedited and more
regular service.
IIY1)E SENTENCED
YEAI{ IN PJttSON
Charleston, 8. C., Dec. 16.??
Tristram Hyde, former mayor of
( harleston and prominent In re
ligious circles. wa<* sentenced to
ono year and one day in federal
penitentiary at Atlanta In United
State? District Court here today.
He was convicted last week ?f vio
lating the national banking laws.
MKS. CLYDE BY FIELD
GETS A NEW THIAL
At'aotft, Dec. 15.??Mm. Clyde
Hyfleld was granted a n* w trial
In her suit for f 100.000 damages
ages against Walter Candler,
growing front his alleged attack
on the stoapishlp Dercngarla about
two years ago. The Oeorgia
*ourt of appeals Interpreted cer
tain Instructions of the presiding
judge of Dekalb county court,
where a Jury found the verdict
for Candler, as favorable to the
defendant.
HIGH POINT WOMAN
SAII) BE SUICIDE
Charlotte, Dec. 16.?Mrs. Ina
belle Montgomery, said to hare
!?< en a resident of High Point, was
fosnd dead seated at a table In
i lie offices of knl|hta of the mys
tic circle here, her face lying In
cloths saturated with a sleep pro
ducing drug. The police ?aid she
committed suicide.
I.ATKST \ iCTIMS <11 I I TS "U'HSK"
Tutuiikliuin n* "i-i-t ; ?" ]t:<3 " .1; 11 ihl* 11 :u?> Iht?* In t lit*
I*nt?i<l Ar..i 1; w it Uas ? iiii .1 thr?-? \??(
din-. \* l?*...t ih.* Ku;^rtiilion!t ;? . b*?*:n<> it f?r th<* tlctiih* of
M?*. Hum- tinty 1 a*ti'ir????n t .ii!..n. n mudili ?>i' l.??:d Curnar
v?a. ?Ks?-iiv* ri-r t.; TiiI'h inmb. . 'it hr* I'lnUr^n. W'lfnrd. s. arid
(.'?rna l>?n:i '. T M:>. i*:?urkirt4?? vift? of Prof. I'ol'.cy F .Apark
nuni of 1!?.- I ?.!*??. *!iy uf l.ilVd l!r.? t during a
lit ??! d? |iriMiiiiii. 1 !???!* ? nd'-U h< r on* 11 life.
FKKKI)
Captain JaiiiH.t Thai* * *ithu
foriu.-i uiti t'. jj ijr 'i liii, l rfiy-*'
tlu; "Mr. A " i i th- s ni?."i.Mi I
Louden bJ.M'kii..: II tvihl. n M i. - ?t
oxtrHill.id .irriii Paris. "M:?
ma!;i?ir:ita linrlnp lla ca: i< l.::>
ordi'H'd liis 1 .1 *:? .
i>K!?it or uii.?j :
I ?ndon. ') '' i\' fJ
lory an?! famlVv i. ??!?? 1 * :? ?
means c iiiiu* '1 ?'? tl- Ki t.*h
nrlf.t?cr:ir> : t i?* ? a: v v it. I
Irrda of in 'Inni !trii..lu
whom* r?fonl< ? 1 ??:?<?!. tsr ? * r n
400 v?ar? The 1*'~4 nil ?ter or
(he Peer H- m! I! ??*? iTjcietv of
(iWil' Hrllnin. th?* atrial 1 -i
'of the animal*. Ju ? puhlMi ?'
* *Jvon n complo!?? lis! < f lli. ;? k
and dl*lin?ulf blni ind < ? 1 I 1
brr:|j?.
Thf ii'-ril nt ?? u Park. I < '? r
bofoui-h. v.Iiirli w til 11 ' ? t
dene ? tli i<* more than i'io >
hu<>. Is iIh* topiiouh In ti ? i:n
mix? ?1 blue blood of Kavlisli
h??rdn. Ail?* n ? rtl ? r (!*?? : i.u-?' -
In?; abov<* ?!.?? ;?:??!i t?rIn! i ''
H00-jrrai*-old h"id cf L?id t'lif
1 ford, whlrli lnr not mm? d ?' Ii
oikpr rhw UJS. ?i H <H
herd of I.'.Ml (*oli'<am, whU'ii i..u?
maintain d I' < xcIiHv^ii' .k mmv
17 *R.
Sir lioh?-rl lliuvcy of I. . ! y
Park own/ a h? rd of u.I -?? <i r
, which hav. h.on bird th"!? 1 ? ?
Qtji'i n Kli/aheiti m?-d the |>;i 1 ;im
I n ravtl hvnilQK (jrb ? .<!. ? 1
[ (h ?? ntiirv m i n <' tt h 1 ?l i
; own. (1 by f?ord Inn*. and
Duke* of Norfolk hav?- maintain <1
a herd on their ?.date In N?? 11 'i
for ahnut 70o v an
AKfltcolhit lh' m at" about 1 10
! privately owned lo-ida In lin-nt
j H:ltaln, Inrlndlii.: threo IkImi iih
j to Kins <i?oitf. Inn which <1 . 1 ??|
rank with their i/>yal masi? r lh
i lh" mutter ?if pcdl.:i??'. (Mi k 'in?*
of the larj:? is .it.v. -r th?- Mid
'land* n? Many n.- I0?j d? ? r ;?r??,
kijit.
Kidnaped
lOhta'o oi h:;;, m- WnY r: "1
I fur lr;i ? t( l -.Ul. r tliiii- 30
>o.ir-cl) InilUn, Mt;in l l.f :??? :i?
ti?? t>i Mi ??* |v ?n. ? ^o*
I grov<l, IC y'ur dM OUfniah .!**?>
I Mfli ?cl??0l Siti.
SAVING LIVES
L'TTLE FOLKS
Minify KusmmI 'through
Srlr 4 ihristiiutr* lias*
? ??! in Two Tul>:?rri:lo:ii*
* ?r-itt?? Ilutr in (;lti!?lrrii.
.M??.->? Ih,m $aK<?,?MO.Oi?'.l 11:i '
' i V ?! ?? 1 in ? i?*:j :?.? I ; ht
:.ii;'t>c r;? of m-IuihI i-'iiliJr? n.
. ; t.?f H uh)k'io t:f ti?
1 ;? j jjivl foi iln* National Tubi'r*
H AIcn l?y Mr. (t.idla^
intitlialc'nsi ??f ill?- New
Vf rk Yu.???r'-Mli.s'.'i A<H:rliill?m.
:<'! Jt??'1 j titiSI.- today.
In tli?> la?i 2!? y? aru Mr. Urolot
'?in;.?;!? k ihiit ihi'ic* hnvo beon 12,
<j?M? from in>iorcu1o,<ln of
*?*'. *ni ?-hUi|*.?n between :U.
,.t a n l 11 Iti tli? I'nHod HtiiivP. i
Yr. l?r?<|' i . ;tlmak>N that llu? pub-:
?I't' s'honl-- uncut :m avcrag" of
? V"? m ? 1 nu ? roar per wSiool
I*'!', id edit-lion on tbwe 122.
1 ? > hl'.dron. Tli.? litis In wavlcd
? :?:?.<tlon ? a fli^sr i-hitrin-n alone
nriM'in; ? to or?*?* $<ilIn
. I ? in In t.h! lo . of valuable
: ? c-*i'?nl inr-ipp, .Mi. |) i?i ?: im'i
IM4I? '? lil 'I ill* |Mllri|t.< 11!?.| fa!!ll
3"''i ??f.ihiy' aani.? r'.iii'I'rn pre.-'
\Jo-v tu iti?-!r ilealli hit>1 already
.I-:.: 'Mil' ! oil all OWr.lRl' U in Int
niMt.i if $!?:..i nii.'iuaily f l* f."d
in . ??!*.?!Jilr k and kIh Itcrlng ;h?-in,
a i ??'.:I fur ihf fill 're ki nup of
; >:i??r?,?i-rt,ii'?(i. Tli.* average life
:>t ?bon? I'bibiiirn vvm approxl
t.-ly |?? y< a r?.
"i ll>.4 i'?il'jl?jj|*'d of ? OVIT
-? 0 UMi.ftmi ma I;?? no allowance
: f??r mi in 1liin. v.ere sp?*nt apon
I he r!ii!.|r? ?> !??? metlfaal. UlirniilR
:,?! ":!( it?-i ujial' carq whi< li a
>?*i> ?oi p'?|*ti >n ot them
nr iv.'l "Inaemticb as ttibi-rrit
loxis : tin i -tU v pr?<vt'nt.ib!t? <1 i -
ti ? - p.irllralarly in Kehool eh II?
ori*n," *:?>?? ^l-r llrob-t, "a loan of
<-ilcb a? t:m i? nnf Mini J"i
I ? : ?;???? J:: KftxtPfl MlMltlOII an?l
wa ?'<{ trninius; of ehlldtm.Ml. lo
nay i.o.iila? of bin trd hopiM and
?In- r.ddjt.i :inl Irc<n?*ndoti-t 1 ?r In
uiir<-alUcd ? priaMicllon wlili tli?;
roiiununitira ia v/hU'h them* rlill
?IriMi lived, nemn? almost i-rimlnil.
o.i- lirl^bl ray ??f b'?p?* <? >n TrnldK
tuberealosls in children. hoWf v.?r.
Ik tli?? vr> (treat decline that lias
taken place amonK them since the
(trp.AnlzatIon of ih?> National "I n
IioimiIohI? Atmoclallon In 1904. In
that year C2 onl ?-f ivory 10t>,
Oftft children nnder flftwn yarn
? ?f ??(??.? in lhi> I'nitMl StatiM won?
dyfiiK of ?til<?-rc,.ilo*l?. In 1921.
t bo last avallablo flRiiron. only 2K
of lli.s m nil|i of clill'lron In ovory
100,OnO wri< ilylnjr of this pro
voniablo tilnoa. o. Thl* tiiTi-n
dous rcdiKtlon hnn larK-ly bi'lin
Kr??n?ht about l?y t hi? ranipalun
bRaln^t t iihi'rriiloj?h orwnlifd
and flponnori-il l?y ? li?* National Tn
borrutoKls AwORlntlon ami fl
iiHnff-d b/ tin* annual aalo of
flirlstman St-nl* "
NO UAH. STKIkK IN
Mf MCK Ml AN 2 VKAHS
Cliltiaxn !??' I" I" Hi*' lan?
two ami a l??If y< ?iH ppoplo of
tbr t'nlt?*d Sta:-? liuvr < njoy? rl
virtually r ?,.'<fi- frndoni from
flio Annoyai ' of railroad Rtrtki *.
fl<-n Ho >; r. rbalriuan of tin
flallrond L ? Board# *??!d t.? i
b< ri of lli M;' ' :t:;? it Alumni 1 tub
tjf Cblrairo ' Thlf condition I
willioiit pa i in lb?? hl?lory ??l
our cotiritr).' lu wild.
jDKIVKS 61 M) I KOM
IIOMKS TO STRKK'l
N^w York, D?r. K? Six hun
drrd |H?rn?'it ? ?ti- <lrlv?-n from
tb?'lr lioni' <? in Hrooklyn iarly t'?
day by a fit* n ?hr *iora??* bulb!
In K of IliP Jl'r.b n Milk Comps"\.
two blo< ks fr.un <bo homo of Ma
yor Hylan. To i-r? v? nt th< dan
K>*r of'tin- ?iprra<llnj| of tho blaz
by bli(h nlmlc. ftv?? alarmu caliln?
all flro flfchtinu equlpnu nl In
Brooklyn wrre turned In.
GOMPKRS BODY
TO LIE IN STATE
No*v Knroiiic to <!apitul
\\ lirrr ^ ill |{?*m:im from
Tursday I'. M. I Hi i I Time
to Leave for l i'm ral.
? H? Tu? *....4 .-1 ri-..?
SI lami*. Ihr. I.. Tin- train
bt-aritt). <I*?* body of $atii<i*l Horn
|MTl* I\WllillKl<*l1, Wll? IO 11 ttl'l
li" in Hfnti* until luirial \\
dav in N?-w Yrrk. panned hero
from ?-arly uiornlnu until iiooti to
day after a J?u?rr.ey marked by
out pour In mi of fli"H?* wii.i wish?-?;
to" |?ay their r? sp-'els at all nt.i
tIdiiH iroiu Shu Antoni?. To\ai?.
when- tli?* pr?fld?:it of lie* Ain*r
icin Kt'dcrutinti of l.ahor died
S.i I unlay.
Tho Hrhnlulf from St. Louis
r:ill?'d for th?* train to roach t'ln
elnniti at H:53 toniuht. Arrival In
Washington lit x<ln-dul?d for 2:4."?
Tui'*d?r.
Martin II. I?l\ vivi Dead
Allinuy. N*. Y. I? 1*? F ?rtn?*r
Covernor Martin II. (tlyiin. who
loin h't'ii III f,?t two months. dbd
ftunilay.
kll.IKH IN SAN K OH
FKIGMNC. INSANITY
Atlnnln. (3a.. Il.v IS.- T'ull..
ftsite thai r. A. Kourk?' who Sat
urday !*h?i| and killed MIsh Vena
M??ro. Western I'nlon Multiplex
operator. is cither Inmno or faiien
inK Insanity. Immediately after
t h?- slio^Mnp. Ilourk?* declared
that In- nhoi the kItI Ihmmuso nIip
threatened to ruin hi* wile
i Kir*? w ?;i. w- imm <th\
KKi T At tvi ?iv itrvi?
fart uro of boor glasses Ii m liolp?-d
i<? krop ?ln? (toruuiii industry
or it* feet durlnu the la Jit few
month* when there I.an l??? n a h't
dnwn In tiitniorotia oihT*r I n d iih
t rji-* owini; to tho luck of sfokdy
<nsh for operating expeiine*. Tho
denrind Iihm com?1 chiefly frr?tn the
homo trade.
Munufacturcrs. however, he
ll?'Ve I hat after ?orne of tin* pend
ing trade treaties with other
rountrieii havo been agreed to tln
export burdneHs will gradually Im
prove.
SOl'THWIDK MKKT
OI?; \M/KI) CLASS
\tl?l lblpti*>t Male Nil III la \ S? IikoI
Sifrt-lnr* >1 i?l?ll?*con IU*lle?e*
V C. 1m
Itale.gh. I 15-- A ti it m l??>r
of i hi* 2S4S H;ipiiM Sumla>
M'luioU nf North Carolina ?ill
represented at the fourth annual
Sout h-Willi* itahtist OrRatii&ed
Wide CIum ( onference at ShrVv
epoit. Louisiana. January l.T to
! *?. in t hi* opinion of K I.. Mid
dletori. of thi? city. secretary In
chatKe of llaptlNt Sundav school
work of North Carolina Mr
Middleton wiH head t Ii?? delega
tlon from thin Stat?-.
At* in no vat ton in thi? year**
conference will I?? introduced in
t ho form of a ?(iei*lal session de
voted in organised class work
ainmiK rural Sunda> m'IiooU anil
iIiIk conference will be presided
over by J. M. Harnette. <>t Hick
ory. whi> has achieved wide repu
tation a* a succoasf ii I superin
tendent .ami leader In a large
country Sunday school. It I?
i spi'i tiM that thin interest In
i iirul Sunday schools will result
in uiatiy more of that type of
schools hoi ti* representcl than at
nny previous conference.
Kvery phase of activity of or
Kunized clashes will be I'jniidercd
by persona who have succeeded In
th?> work In lb?* various southern
' states. while a fi*w outstanding
speakers from other sections of
the nation will likewise deliver
addreftsen Among the uuiionally
known speaker* will he 11r. I.. M
MrConnell. of Oklahoma City, anil
lir I- rank M (loorirhlld. of New
York City.
Keducert rates hav?? I
granted hy the railroads ami ban
ners will he awarded those staffs
sending thi* hi rue-1 delegation ami
T<?Kio i:h..\im\<; i lk i-i
Tokio'. Dec. 15.v- Tokio has r
sunied her pine?* as the fifth city
if 1 he world, according to a police
untiiim tcki*n here recently. Af
ter the earthquake of September.
I'*21, Tokio lost u quarter of her
population ami dropped behind
r.orlin. Tho police enumeration
>hows tluit the city now ha? 1.91?.
aoo inhabitant*. a gain of 390.000
from the fipuren Just after the
eartquake. hut 2(1?.oon l?\?,s than
' In-fore the disaster.
Coast Line's Purchase
Has Big Possibilities
Director limit Dn-nr of !N. (!. (?colo^im! and Kronomic
Survey llo|M's llrltrr IVniiH|>orlalioii un<l Devel
opment Nrw (?milil?' Industry Muy UeMilt
ItaMith. Dfc 15. Tlu- recent
purchanc by tin* Atlantic Coaat
I .In? of the *h?irt lin? rn 11 read ?f
tin- MonlKouii-ry Lumber Com
pany, ? xtfiHliiiK Into Kurt In rn
Wake County, may ti?it only ha\ ?
the elf Mit of profl^lup a im'W rail
road m-rvlce to Kal? lull ? ml t'j-n
tral North Carolina l?ut alno may
proi'nole the licvi-loiimciil of hii
other i.r< :it North Carolina ;;rnn
I? Industry. Ih tin* opinion of
Itn nt S. ()ran<a. director of the
North Carolina fii-ploKlenl and
llmnoihlf Survey an e.\pi'?-a*ed
lore today.
At tin* cranite qunrrl? n In Oil*
portion ? f fIi?* county ?ton?- ??f u
lilch finality h h h been tak? n out
nine- 1 21 and th?1 competitive
advanta of Ita location, pays
Mr. liratif, will prr>vja;>iy h? fur-'
tie r In?-roan? d by the recent con
nollriatl'in of railroad* nff?'Ctlns It.*
trn fflc.
"It In not perhapi generally
rvallxad," aaa*rt?-d Mr f)ra ne.
"h iw limited I. th" occurrence n*
wood hulldinf. and ornamental
Mtonn In tin* I'nlted Mtalin. Kant
?if the Rocky Mount.ilnn t linn* are'
f?-w exceptPma to the general rule
that the only ntatea producing
a ton? are t hone Iravrrrnl l?y th?'
Appalachian Mountain Kante. Of
thoae Mint*rii ntaten rout h of N? v.
Kngland, North Carolina, with th??
exception of Georgia. In the !??
MipplWd Vlth variety. quality and
quantity Th?? high <i ua lit y of
Nor?h Carolina granite In already
w. ii ? Maldlahtd Iti th?* national
bull?i<njt imrket.
"Th are gvnci.il fuct.i nccea
aaiy tn idonc-quniry <l"velopui*>nt.
*1 ? f<rat h Diet tranaportatlon fa
cllitlei r.'hich make aline market
. Id? intmt penrrally he developed
t.. other uroduc'n. Th ftecind lx
ih it <JI c* v- ? y ? f u:i.' ?: I \:iftt? n in
lh? r - l;ll proip Clllik', net: !.
until tinnr.portation i.?
?I Piped. Thua tip great ?iuai
ti'-a at Mount Airy, mllh Cam
11-i.i. were racofcnlftcd aa a powl
hllltf ma ay >? .rn n?r. Th?-y were
rp*ct*<| a ? a nourc# of Mock
, i.ng for Kim at reel In ttreen*
Mr i before th" i.'llr?ad w.i i bul't
?? MotllH Airy, hut It pro\?d
? In ipnr to htiv patina block from
? iju*'i7 on t h railroad line In
?. 'ir^:?. a g; t i.ianjr m r ? mllen
fJHfr.nl
"With ih? romtnft > f iho rrII
i id. Mi lint Airy j ranite wan de
. Inp- d lato a hulldlna atone
which gave North Carolina k ran
Ite a high ataudlng Id rivalry with,
lin- Ionu famous <iiinri i* h of V? r
motit. Similarly the mlllatoiu h uf
I!mw.h> Count} granit?* were fa
mous for many generation?. but
not until ltio railroad? were liuilt
to Albemarle could the prem ??t in
<1 iihIry In curbing. building atoli?
11 n?l coner? 1? slone bi- founded
"Am Ionu ago hm 1K!I?, Hlnt?
Ceol?i;;lnt J. A. Ilolni'?. noted tli?
granite near Wvatt'a and Holes
Mil. In Wukf County In a specbil
report by I'rofesaor J. V. I?ewla
which r? fera to t h?* Rolcsvllle
produrt an of 'good working qual
ity' and In 190? Ilull?tiu No. ?
or Ih)1 survey describes the out
cr? ?pa in xcl?*ntHle d<-tall and kIvi-k
th?- nsults of th?? microscopic ?-\
amlnation l?v tli? lulled Slat??
(Ir-ologlcnl Survey.
"Th?1 ri ro ?| h a 1111? h which mak<
a stone valuable for building or
ornamental two Include rigular
conformity to a character!?! |r
type of color and texture und hi
tru? 14v? Acs* In color and grain,
whether rough, dressed. or pol
IhIihI. The stone also IlllWt be
duruble and Weather -resisting and
fr? e of mineral component h which
will discolor and stain. In addi
tion it miwt possess tti?> ?i ? i a 111 y
of 'workliiK true.' a characteristic
comparable to well frozen Ice. In
which a skillful pick will open a
surface crack which follow*
straight and true to the bottom
of the block.
"TJiJ* valuable quality appear?
In peculiar degree In t h ? Itol? s
vlila granita, which In other re
npects meet* Ih? r? quiromenfrt of
th" t'nlted State? lltireau of Pub
lic Itoads. which approves |t ax
meeting their ?tandard? lor u*?- as
cruslu-d atone In pavement? of bl
tuminoiw macadam or I'ortlaml
cement concrete, and aH patina
lilcckH mid concrefi .
'?Sfi lie fr*'lii the fffinr't b ? lt? 'he
Irb-ln I. if# K il? (a . Moil:
. ? ? <1 Of . f- ..f
quartx, t #o typ< n of t?lU*piii, and
Idotlto. or bloi k tulca. In color
it In all attractive light grey will:
nn untwiial uniformity <>f dlstrl
tuition of the dark crystals and a
r?ner grain than that of the quar
li ??? i f southern Wake County or
Wilson County. The outcrops ar
exposed for several miles nnr1
show large surfaci ? free from ov
'iburden A number of opening.'
i ide to d? termine the variation
of i:a character over th?' ar.-a seem
t>? nhoW a tendency to grad? from
earner crystals on th?- w? stem
?dgc to cti Increasing flueneas of,
crystalline Ntructure toward? the
? dKtcrn limita of tb? area.'
PAYS TRIBUTE
TO ROOSEVELT
Mujor-t??*xi?*rul Ifarhord,
Itrlirrd. SjM'akiT al D??d
ication ItouH'M'lt Mnnor*
ial San Juan Italllrfirld.
Sant iago. Cuba. |>ec. 15?No
Anirr;? an l:i public life had seen
linn i* clearly i hait Theodore
Koom-v.Ii the r, spoiislblllty of the
I nlti'<l Slates for ihe continued
tyranny ,.f Spain ia Cuba. Major
CI?"I?it.k .1 <;. I lorhord, |\ s. A.*r
r? tired. r|* dared t<??!{*y at the
ded?. at ion of ih??- Ito ?sfvclt me
morial on t:n. battlefield of San
.1 nun.
U.n. ral llarbor.l drew a gra
phic w.rd i'!.: h : of in.- stirring
? xotitt i hat lot! ii]? to the conflict
which was to fiio Cuba ami char
uiterlxed It oosevel t "h tn?'n as the
"liicomparahlr fighting unit of
It* clas? tli,- Uotigh Hitlers .of
glorious memory."
? The?. '.,.o ttooscvelf." said the
speaker. "?I i m l.-.i height# at
? he lira.i of his men that July
morning. taking the early steps
in that wonderful career that ?u
to carry him through the gover
nor nip of hN native state to the
pr? Mhloney. Th?! march of events
throughout the nineteenth cen
1"1V minted inevitably to the day
when Spanish dominion over Cuba
must een.se. Kor Mich period as
?"?Ii.rty he Haled at tho ful
f. llnicni of i i s destiny and delayed
its rill I > to net with Cuba to end
III" l> I ,| I; |j y of till* iiiothor roun
1 '' ?m-t ?hare wih Hpaln the
responsibility for what ?.inspired
in this beautiful
1111 ose veil favored war, and car
ry placed himself >? record as a
"?Iuietly ram pant 'Cuba Libre*
Mill.' deehir, ! C,.Moral llnrbord.
Veil
1 :? 4" l\ \ te?| 3 Of
" ?' ? "? iMiaslbiU
1 ' '.lit w c re
p. :.->lh.. II). f,.|| , j,|st prjjj, |n
V",K I'M C it ha during
? ho iiiilit.ii x orei|patIon. "Tho Cu
ban people af'ter three crowded
year-, or Am rleai military occu
pation. ' t he speaker continued.
were mad.' Joint heirs of that
partlelpafIon in their own govern
ment which' It 1 s cost 1 he Anglo
. ax.'n rac?? .i thousand year? .>f
bloo.1 nn?t t oar h to gtla!ii.
t'uha is ';ear to -?ur short*
AintTicuiM can never be In
different to mlsgovernment or
misfortune within your limits. Sit
uated mh Cuba is li would not be
|.Oo Il>le for the Culled .itatei to
?n;i t t fir. ft rati?i;l'c abuse ?I the
island by any foreign military
:?ower. These fat under the load
ershlp of President Roosevelt
were accepted by the statesmen Of
roth countries.
""When Cuba nssumed a posi
tion of pt eiiliar relallonshiD to
our political system. Just Ire gave
her a claim to ; itnilnr i?lutlon?hlp
with Mir economic /stem. This
was at on..- i.i .gniz'd ay Presl
dent Ur.ttM v? It who urge | on Con
gre?. the duty ??f giving Cuba a
lietti r po>i i itin . oiimiiit'ally In her
lelatiotiH wlih us than we afford
I- other powers If? dernnnded
ml obtained the traffic rccipro
eliy which would give to Cuba a
measure of Hie prosperity which
we enjoy, it w is a Kiiarantee of
good faith tin the part of tho
I "tilted Stares.
floldlt r. author, t hief of our ClT
!l Service, mi active assistant se
t r?tnry or the navy, the moat
iMishlnK and energetic volunteer
In lie* \wi> with Spain, governor of
'New York, vice president, he
bro-rrht to the presidency un acew
inuliiMou of knowledge and. ex
perience unrivalled hy any other
man who has ever held thai e*?
ailed office.
"It I? a fitting that this me
morial should have been erected
on the fields of his enrl'est tri
ur/.ps and among the pcopk? he1
loved so well lis dedication this
day Is well signalled hy this most
rotable goth-ring of the states
men and stdtliers of that free Cu
ba ftti which he risked his Ufe in
battl. \\?. cannot doubt that
wrr?- he mill among us his dear
ost wlfh would lie for the unbrrfk
r ?i < ourIrntance ttf the close friend
ly relations between our two
countries."
TK.VAH IMS I'K KKT)
si:4 0\|> I^IKJKNT CHOP
HoiiMon. Dor 1 r? (Special.)
I'l'-kln? of r?.tton In Trxtfg In
nonrliiK 'ompNflnn. Th?- IumI ?#
IIHmI ? Ip for n yield of '4,
47m.000 bal??. thi? JaiK'^t crop on
N'ponl wliti tit?* exception of thai
?>r I ft I 2. The ct op h valued at
$?oo.oor),o?o.
on mmt * n r> in jjg
iBi \m;
Iti? Ml- ?> 15,.- J#?
? ph i ?r*i . a it-d when
h# walk*' I Info 11n whirling PriM
pnllof of a plane ju?t ?flor he had
taken ii l rip m loft yesterday.
?M>TTO\ 11KI ?()!'. T
.V?w York. l?n< if,.- Hpot cot
ion r!u.. .| 9toady. Middling 2.1 9?.
all nrlvnn ?? of SO point* Ktthlfrrf*
HoninK bid. Iter 23 42. .Inn 23.49
Manh 22 91. Mny 24.27, July
24. ?S.
,N>w York, IVr 15. C'otlon ftt
ture? oprnod today Mt th? follow
ing l??yrln: Dw. 23.00. Jan 22.07,*J
March 23.51, May 23.92, Jyly
s '.m