Acres Of Diamonds Right
4^re In Old Pasquotank
Not Actual Jewels but Something Better, Say* (>eolu^i
cal Survey? Kich Depitsiis ol Fertilizer HijrJit Un
der Noses of Farmer?* Buying (*omtnereial Stuff
The Pasquotank farmer hasn't
a thing on the man in Kusseil 11.
Conwell*' lecture why wandered
all over the earth seeking dia
monds only to And upon the re
turn from his- bootless quest' ready
to die that there were acres ?>r
diamonds at his own doorstep, ac
cording to a recent statement of
North Carolina Geological a'nd f>
onoinic Survey. This statement
sets forth that Pasrquotunk farm*
eap are importing fertilizer* in
^?rge quantities at fancy price*
JVtiile rich deposits of fertilizer a',
^Most under their noses to be had
Rurally dirt cheap are going to
waste.
"Importing common dirt to put
on ordinary land to make it tlch.
and paying therefore a heavy price
Including labor, manufacturing
costs and freight charges," the
statement says, "looks an strange
an act as It would be for coal pita
to buy fuel from abroad.
"Yet it Ih a fact, little tinder
stood, that this is precisely what
Is being done every time a Pas
quotank farmer purchases a bn?;
of commercial fertilizer.
"In commercial fertilizer such
as is used throughout the South,
there is a content that weighs *00
pound*. Taking as the standard
what is known as "8-3-3" thi
weiglit Is distributed roughly as
follow*: phosphates, 1 f? pounds;
nitrates, three pounds: potash,
three pounds ? or a total .of 2K
pounds of material entering into
plant life ? and 172 pounds of
dirt.
"For the bag of fertilizer th<
rmer pays from 927 to $30 a
n, or. In round figures, onn and
a half cents a pound.
"Eliminating the dirt, which
has no value as an agricultural
nutritive. It Is found that for Hi
part of the fertilizer content that
is of real use to the land, ho I.;
paying at a rate of about ten cent*1
a pound.
"The dirt with which the ferti
liser is mixed may be sand or oth
er substance. It 1b necessary as
MX 'ftller: to carry the fertilizing
WJnaterlal. It la an essential part
of the manufacture, and it must
be paid for. But, as fertilHcer. it
is worse than useless ? Just dirt.
Our CAiisexl l'eat
"This economic wastage would
be better understandable If it were
not for the fact that literally hun
dreds of thousands of acres of
lands in Eastern North Carolina
are composed of peat formation*
? the peat in which could not
only be used in place of the 'Hi
ler' of dirt, but as Itself u ferti
liser of high value. For peat not
nly contains nitrates but acids
nd the organic matter which i
nown as the 'humus' upen which
rtant life in general calls con
ftantly for its natural growth and
term 'peat' Is used to de
scribe the p&rtly carbonized or
ganic residlum which occurs by
arrest oi the decomposition
of roots, trunks of trues, twigs,
seed, shrubs, mosses and other
vegetable remains which have
tagn covered by or saturat- d with
Water. Its vegetablo structure i.
generally visible to the naked ey<
ami It contains a large part of the
caffbon of the original vtg' table
matter.
"The first significance or p< at
Is thit of a source of fuel, and as
such It has been utilized for cen
times In Irelsnd, Scotland, {dis
continued on page 4
WOULD BEAN KING
> ACQUITTED BY JUKY
\ Albion. N. Y.. Feb. 14. ? Lewia
K."flftndH, "world beau king, " wa*
Quitted today of grand larceny
by die Jury.
HEW BUDGET SYSTEM
PROVIDED IN llll.!. 1
Raleigh, Kwb. 14. ? BUI* pro
VldlnK for an execatlve budgefl
?j%tem and iieinl-annual Judicial ;
conference* were Introduced io
Ae y In the House by Represent.!- ,
lice Oonnor of Wilson and Rep
fdsentatlve Graham of Orange re
fcpeotlvely.
The meaeures follow the Oov
rttibr'H recommendation* closely. '
Judicial conference Mil !
Won Id provide conference with
V&lef Justice presiding to <<?
ai* AOurt problems and make rec
fMIH'indatlong for Judicial re
.Zfti )? budget bill would place the
Mrect responsibility for the State
wfcdoet on the Governor, balance
tie. )>udget and' create a commis
.replacing the present budget
^,'in WITON MARKKT
York. r? b. 14.? 8pot rot
ten cloMd quiet, middling 24 hi;
t decline of 15 polala. Future*.
rtMlJl* Md: M*rch >4.28, May
/ fl.fft. July 14.11. October 14 .71.
$ he. 14.77.
?New York. Feb. 14.? Cotton
\ amies oP??ed tnd?7 at the fol- 1
lerel?: MdMh 14.41, M.iy
July 14.01, Oct. 14. ti, Dec .
TRAGIC DEATHS ,
IN STEIN MINE
'lYrri!>!?? l)<l.iil* of Suffer
in;: in Disartrr of Wi*:!
m*?i<!ay Told in the Berlin
NrHf?j>aj?ors.
II V KIH.MIt .AI.I.KN MOW UK II
? t:-J3 bv TH? Ai|i4!K?
lierlin. K b. 14. ?The terrible
jdctilllri l?f tlu> Mlffl | i|,g of 17 of
tin who ncic buried anil
fl nail;* .il?"l in tin* ilisaster at the
S'i.a "Mlpialcr Stein" mine at
lMrtmuml, ..r? riv? n in Friday's
edii t.'.i.i nf i1u- "Hole Fahno."
1 M . \] li .<? i! occurred at eight
j o'clock Wednesday evening.
WIhIi, towards morning, nix sur
vl\r>i.i weve dug out , a piece of
= paper was f??ur.d on which was
written. * * i ? * h J0:3U o'clock, there
art* 17 men in lh[s group. Two
; l:nv?? cashed In. Fifteen are left.
(Signed) Karl C'-? ? and Inter,
: 'Now it**; 11 o'clock. We can do
n-iih'ivi; mure f??r ourselves.
Tin marks on the barrier of
earth b.iwet-n t li* ?n and safety
show Ii.j.v ili' victims fought to
fre:? t i.cni.M'h t's. r.nd the last sen
tence <>n tli? paper, "there are
now ni IK' of us," tells a tragic
i story.
j lL-lp in lime to save six
i mi..?-r>. of whom one died after
ward. Of <he i- i x survivors, only
one was able to return to his
1 home. The total number o-f vic
tims >? calculated to have been
about K!0. Tlie "Rote Fahne"
1 calls them "victims of the Dawes
J Plan" and a _ communist orator
j -vill s j>rak tonight on this some
' what mysterious chain of reuson
1 lag. ^
THKEK DEATHS IN
KtiCENT ICE JAMS
Boston. Feb. 14 ? Three death*,
destruction of bridges and dams.
* disruption of wire, railroad and
highway com muni oat ion In va-(
rlous unci ions were listed today
amunfr results from floods and
?ci? jams In the last two days
throughout New England.
WILMINGTON TRUCK
GROWERS ORGANIZE
Wilmington, Feb. 14.-- -The I
Wilmington Co-operative Truck j
Growers' Association, which com- 1
prises a targe percentage of t he j
local truck growers, has aligned j
ItsHf with n nation-wide co-opera
tive organization, it is announced.
At a recent meeting In Wrights-'
horn the board of directors auth
oH< d tho* formal rignim: of a
maiketlng rurcement with the
l-v 1? i >tcd Fruit and Vegetable
(I rowers, the contract becoming
effective immediately.
The contract, it Is said, calls
fnr the distribution ' and snle by
the l-\ derated, of all produce
tai ? d by tho members of th^ local
organisation :in" turned over to
it. They will net as exclusive
agents of the growers.
COOPER CASE TO
THE JUKY TODAY
Wilmington. Feb. 14. Tb? CAM
of former Lieutenant Governor
W. B. Cooper and Thoma* K.
Cooper, charged with violation of
the National banking laws In con
necting with the failure. of the
Commercial National Dank, went
to the jury at noon today.
Wtlminjgton. Feb. 14. ? The
I Cooper trial is expected to go to
the Jury today, the arguments of
the counsel having been complet
? d yeeterday. Judge Rose la to
charge the Jury at 10:30 this
| morning.
CONVENTION HERE
EAKLY IN MARCH
Sunday School Workers of Conn
i t> Will Cathcr at City Itocul
to Hear Leaders
At the Pasquotank County!
i Sunday School Convention which
? will be held in the City Road
Methodist Church. Elizabeth City,
on Sunday. Monday and Tuesday.
March 1, 2, ntid 3, the Sunday
school workers of tho County will
I have the opportunity of hearing
i addresses by three unusually lint' i
! Sunday school experts. Loaders In
charge of arrangements for the!
meeting feel that they have been
; very fortunate In having secured i
these speakers for the program. J
j According to announcement ,
iiiad'' by the County officers, the
program will be arranged with
the idea of covering practically all
departments of Sunday school ,
to get some practical help con
; cernlng their specific problems.
Several special departmental con-!
. f? rences will bo held during the
convention.
A prominent place on the pro- '
gram will be given to J. H. En
gle, I^ansing. Michigan, Executive
Secretary Michigan Council of Re
ligious Education.
The other outside speakers will
! be D. W. Sims, the widely known
general superintendent of the
North Carolina Sunday School As
sociation, and Miss Daisy Magv.
Raleigh, children's division super
intendent of the same organiza
tion. Mr. Sims has attended Sun
day school meetings in Elizabeth
1 City several times, and will be ro
I mombered by the leaders in Sun
day school work. Miss Magee is i
a specialist In the work with chll
> dr?*a -tn Sunday tchool. Umc
addresses will deal In a practical
I way with the religious education
i of the children.
ADOPTS BOB CATS
AS SPECIAL PETS
| New Bern, Feb. 14. ? Roy Par
? ker, wall known Craven County
farmer residing on the Neuse !
road, has adopted as pets a pair;
; of full grown bob cats. The wild
beasts are not at gentle aa tho
domestic or "Lap" variety, but
| Mr. Parker atatea that he has
hopes that they will eventually
i become quite friendly. He has
! bad them about three weeks and
is now having a large cage built i
in which to display his "pets."
DISCUSS AIRCRAFT
WITH DOORS CLOSED
I "Washington, Feb. 14. ? Tho
i House aircraft committee waa In
. executive aesslon today to disrun*
matters developed at an open I
hearings Into tho aircraft cont^o
j veray. 'Lieut. Col. W. O. Rchauf
1 fler told the committee yesterday
1 that Rear Admiral Shoomaker
blue pencilled the magazine arti
cle describing the 1922 bombing
testa until It lost all rusenvblance
to the original statement.
Filmdom's Latest Flapper!
Ktttn wallad :i >? n for !?? chanca loH ? "I Mr Mm mpprr.
>11)4 new aha* In Ho1lr*oo< lalllna all lb* Mka mil. Ka Ml In tba
cloihaa. and aciln* rfuttt
Shaftto Collins' "Tomb"
tnim mining experts mink the 60-foct shift .l.iw Saml ? i,\.>
City. Ky.. to rcach Floyd Collin*. flrM l.y a ImmiN!* r :?i
tombed by a cavcfii in the only cittia.iv c. a tir.uU
Fame Sancl Cave Region
Not On Collins Alone
Fumou* Kentucky !)rsv" !*#???.? ?'ivi ly ?n;d
Natives Il*?vr W oncl* rfi|1 S ?j! .V li r?*
nnd Dir-lrihulioii Imt 'CI; JJon'l T.'Jk AI;o?*i l!
lly O. L. SCOTT
iCrifrrritfilt !.?? T >r Arl.fcl; . ?
Cave Clly.Ky.. I\b. I ; Thai
famous ohl Keu:t:cl:y "i:t..iinluit:
dow," ::o lu(?T?3V(n xlth lh. I. roJ
of ttiis hlitorl'! sec'l n i f I li*> h.itdji
now la oeen to have i?luy> d 11k part
In the etrly days of Fii,;d Ccl
llna* entombment here, juti? cr. it
t contlnuea t? have an enviable ,;o?
-aitlon na one of the principal
ucta cf the Mil country rrutxhj
abcr.t.
One tliim; thn military c?.urt of
inquiry Into tin* circuniatiMiee* '
tuirroumllw; the Scml Cav?* i^.t-,
priannm<-nt biouglit out cl? : v'v
was the effect this spirited Ken
tucky elixir had on a p?i" ir.r, ,%f
the rescue crowd that galh? i il
before th<' militia took *coiitr->l <.f
thlnga at the cnv? . It lann li; n
light the fart th:". d.ap-.e pruM
bitlon, powerful coiri liq.;?r
not paas<-d Int * the realm r r
things forgotten heir tn it.* orig
inal home. wh< r<' rev ?nm r? r.
tlmea gone by used to liv<- a ii.xicl
life b' glnninn the Jo?> ol aupi ?
slon.
Ab a matter of fact. itt ilo?;
wo r 4^ of on?i of the w. II Jul": jj?- .1
men of the <1. 'ri ?. th< -i?.
progress hnck In the Mil e?,.i.
appears now to b.\ "for every e. I
In its still."
"Around these parts. the p? ?
pie continue to hav? Ju l on.
ly accepud medicine, t-iod f
111b frriiii dlHcont r.tnu-nt to ;it
mat Ism and f-ver. and that's th
'aiounlatu dew' fropt ll ? c
patch. ?. " said thin bum. j.iar.. v.
is prominent iu affair* of tin . i
trie'.
"When these fol?< heard ?.i ?'?
predlenui'-iit vt Floyd Col'ln**,
urally they thought that ht v -.md
be In ne?'d of a Stimuli ot km al?
came the lottle an they headed fur
th** c?ve. Along tii' way they n
others head, d in ih?- same dii -
tion and with the *nme :;ippJ:
Kentucky hoapitalitv, cf ?
dictated n trejit or two. and a*
18 or 2o li Is no wonder I '? i
talk of drlnkltm occurred.
nut since the uppearauc "t
atate tr?opa. there lr no do i
that moon*hin" dlsapp?ar<'l f ? ? in
the Immediate countryaid' , Jubi
It had ni 'Bt always been m, -t
from the affairs from the Cul : .i-?
family, d< s?anat'>d na one "I
"good families" ef the* n?>Uhb i ,
hood
Only n? tha leadlrrr ev? m
ef this district.' who claims
ftOO B*?vrrf souls aa th?' ncCnmp'f
in "nl of hla In Mt Camp.iir. ?
"Mocnaftlnlng 1b a ? r?el lift I '
lnef?? around her''.''
"There la n"thlng "k" I'
wher^ elBe. Then?- people 1
the system Th?? mak'r do?>- - '
haul Mm liquor, the haul' t ?!
pot distribute to customers. ? ??
distributor docn not sell t
public. There Is a real <!? n
of labor. It's a ?rent tit 1 1*
t'fn and It worka." the aval
pafttor averred.
This famous Kentucky "v ?
tain dew." reported lecullv ?
widely uaed over a good pn ? : "fJ
th" country In theae dry ?
com"* from th* llttlo cm i
^ that dot tho hill tld?f. h: ,i!c
llnr -prlns water, corn i?
gar. a f ' m??-made afiP ? f I |
ucky design, and shortly th? ' lit
corn llkker.
It uaed to be thai the [?r ibI
of the Kentucky hllla w? - ?'
before golntr to market. ?? ? i>-? I
heavy demand has rut our ?"iB|
practice. Supplies hav?-1ncr< I J
?o much of late, thmrih. that thai;
Erica at tha still |? repor- .1 to
ave dropped from $R a aalh n to I
? 1.60. At that price H la aald 10(4
Guqnl'i Cave
? i'y.
tritf. Gen II li Uenhardt. lieu ten
ant governor of Kentucky. In charge
of the milltnry at Sand Cave during
light to free Floyd Collins from his
subterranean prison. Denhardt or
dered Johnny Ccratds nnd Homer
Collins a brother, from the ecvns.
be i.r-vin': to inark't in ample
qUJU.Ul i- : . ,
happ :? ; w. ? 'i<! r it
l.ravt ? 'hf mills i : n jnanrr ? f
r.<> i - *? i vt? et.ir . l.-r. .1 ;<!iic.c la,
I tut whi-W th ?;i mnouvi
rh?i>?' up. ?ijpp'i's, b, jia'.a
rub- <V iivr-rs* .1" -ii i ! I Itivil If* lo
b?- ?<?h.n-d. !?<>( t J ? ?| ...id l> indcil for j
ill ilv? ry lulo tli" I ' it' i (')]!.->& of
bnolfvt; Irml I ;? ?l v irlbiition rtv< r
th'.- country ; ? a **i al.trld ??ltjff."
I\?r tlli'jv i ? .-qld 1 1 l??* no ow
to ft- Ubi II ? V of IhJ-ao hills
fol'iii to i-i '. Mn- b. .w tht:r?: I j* in
"while i.r?!> tt.ir, U-|UV?r cl'li ;i
kirk. A lit ? i< t- mi:'- i !???: and tun- |
inn and i' tors v, >11 l;t i i>* ? !?? at rf !
the ir:i?' ?.
TImm'" j? or o tiling thef yiwilora |
ar?- adi/i w .i'? <1 . .'nr. by
tiioi-i ? \ 1m. r? That If ??
b<? i> rifrttm.- in I'Unll'in
Ing in??orhhl:i. >? n, I. ill country'
natives. "I ii- ri r- mdllwl Midi
bavin/ a i?:i|?? r <i ?' ; lb;:t talH oil
touch n Hbt'j ma> i eel buK(nit^
and ii I'f.W 1 1 liOJiid Up
In ;? ?' li {>i 'i in i I i ?
llubl* reports arc to be trusted.
\\ ? l/OMK SKIl\ It K
Th<* Ki'-i ? Mi-iti.iii fi > i ?ho
Frre WMI n? ?fif?t rhiir lu -t <? f
wh'rh fteV ;l T. How ?fl ?fd
Outlaw.' n -.i > ? .? ? a
will J-.du j-n ??. i- >n n*rvi ir' th?* .
F'lr'- f 1 ? r : ' : i < . v ?
Wll.: hC'glb V
!!?{? purpr ? i "l<?
n<*v. A. If o- Mr ill t: Jl'J-r
tnnnlly ?i>d . 1; ?? a Hpbl* ?
oi orailnn l?'l .'.c u t!w iwo ;
ehtirf !ms 1.* slw iu?lvi?l?'? of]
souIm.. Mr. or .'W wii' r?M '<
?ernrm. Mituh"?* < f : *h
ffl ute ?.r*od t ? be p;- ??' ?'nd Hie
pub ii<' b. onvlted. #
MNKH H>l{ -SA? I.T
Th?j only rin*? '? ?" Trial Jus
lie* ftawy. r In i ' r'* roiirl
tetQfdav wn* t!? < i'loh
OMtflty. rolcrivl ^ foui. l
ICuljtjr of flp^nuil ' '?lV?4'
colorod V-'f flaod
lis and f?#i?
trots. ^ ? !'.?>
FiUr. I W'VIKT
V 1 Tfol
aky has bnc-i d' I
tonuKii >n wit'* vist fior
?riMnoni thnm^" ?> r?Holld
imhTahip ! council for
?fid doft ?!-? " fu offl- |
nconient todtt>*.
1 iVFNTY HOURS
SAY OFFICIALS
?.v.;'! Wiii iv \\ ( r,.
t-vo ?' < *i? ? ! i . i- . i v \i *. ? - i ; i
S:in*i ?v i! f . ;|}(, r
IMITimllioN .
? ":? T'i? Alirii: <1 Pr. ?
l"a\ ?? <i?y. y. u. 1 : . V.< 1 in
?<? i r. ?! iV.w
? i ik nI : # r : i i,i ?:??? i ? ue nha?t
It. -.lis t.-wir.l r:..y.| <\?ll?u?
v'aile sou-:d:rn*< ? .! ,y.
Ml ... 1 t it p ? ? tl,"| ft
Wi: c ?l 1'. ' I ? . \k |
nvrli Collins ii. j-iij r?>\ in-.et. 'y ??
!.?:?? |.ro.fd?4 no r.i?iU- . i.ifii
rvJ:i,?n .|.-.el. jk-.I.
. ? ? T- !>:. ' : ? I? ? >haft
.. !il i .|? !..?? . , . ??.*! v. ? i (Vi
a:.d iho caVi n liSejid .?(
i him.
fa\? ray. I' ll, li \ f?w
?v. 1 i>f earth tcii; v .p,.;,ilel Iho.
S..o?i t'jivo p.;ny lr im the
<;m rii ihey Itvlicv** will' l? ad tu
i*!.' . u C i!lins.
\ oe shall ?Ii> w :: iiY*T :.r, fr??t
a:id .it C-' tiii diamond drlV. iu-li
?.:???? a ii in*' foot ? . * .
Collins Is still * . ' i v ? - . i icvh'm rs
of iiv stale mltiUi: y boar-.l ia
charge t'.rcluml.
.ii iu;?: si s tiK \mtnr.!t
l\ IT <?\ Ki: Cli ll' ll now
? ?V v. '? i nif M-' Hi wi'li i.hut
? ?: Ii ? - .i v. Jnpi l?
:v " ' ?.!-! .Ih??k?? M. I] Cvanaiei.
iti u-.'ttrir:' i hll'i ?. \vh?-V
? ?? I?? I ? rv - i? t ?? i ill t ? 1 r * C.lKe '
vi t\ A. *Vrehe. l.cla II..IH-V
y- ufigosted I hat t!u? court ?!? ride 1
the |:?S1ICS ??f till' rnnc instead of
letting ii go to 1 1??* jury.
The eas?? is one In wbicli a ne
gro congrtKuliun. thai of St. Cial
ilce l)lni'l|>li> Cliuroh on South
Mat i In si ri'ot. has split on Iho
(|UCKlinn ' f ll?t? pastor. a llev.
Hunter. T'ae majority scent to
have followed Iho p.-wtor hut iho
minority who are bringing the
' sitiit, ' rlalin that the doctrines
i;iught are out of harmony with
t!;oso of iho l>i.?ciple's Church
ami iho claim Is that Ilimtpr'H fol
lowers usurped offices iukI man
agement of. the church and
rhutcli properly. The contention
of the tlefeune is Ilia* the govern
mctait ot' a Disciple chureh Is
1 strictly rongrt nutlona!. (hnl- (Uoro
: f?? no bishop or govern Inp body ;
rxer^'xlng auihorliy over tin* con
trogaiion. an. I that tho avjII of
the tnnjorHv In any matter of
i !uiri h government or doctrine Is
supremo. ' . ?
. ,TI?e? ^iu?o will probably p- l lo'
th?- jury nt the clone of Saturday
afternoon's session of court.
Li/..%iu> ik rori i..\ it
Nt w York, IM). 14. I.l/:ird is
ono of the moat popular of the
id- winter leather ft r shoes.
The rkin of a death valley lizard
on a woman with culd feet seems
somewhat incongruous but few
women nowadays g.?t cold feel no
matter where their paths 1?m>I. The
Spanish heel l;< ops tlio Jeaort liz
i.rd company.
Governor's Daughter Marries
r. ir.YH. I.MWflor. .If Or-a?? |'l
of fnrftief Onvrriinr ,.> I
Mr* I i*nk O LoWffen f? to
John l< I Tii k* Jf of Oik .?((?> K
lu U ?'hi.H?4. Th*y will Uf, y,
on thru honeymoon r?iunij l_
Ai?rl|
VTa . ifi En niTiiis
10 tonawonr.,
I rata. Fob. 14. ? A dnimlit r j
j*?j horn |a )|n ,N).-ho!? I- !
. 'rnwrly Allc?
here todftj. '
tannine Oets
fim ind Still
r.n;in" in I ri:!?i ll??* S ? i rinti of bounty Saturday
Morniu;: Willi IVic wcndum ;;n?! fit) (Dillon Liquor
Halving l-'ai^upj ;< Ko.ill of All Night Hunt
OLDEST FIREMAN
KILLED IN BLAZE
\l?vf flume- I ><? ImiltCMH'
I ):im u\ ?\ai?si.-? < ii>
\?il??inc?l>i l<% Siiiim Eurlv
Tirtlu) .
???It. TV J I
K:irv.?s I'uv. !*?'?. It Thr?v
iiiiiii*. ??d nuiom. iru'k-.
.Hl'.-ll ip lllltl an ?? ? \.?!
iHil at $l.Iifln.rtno w* i ? ?!?? ;r??y."l
W.bt'.U fllV l?'X idled tin* .VvitUuti
Itovrtl I.iwstm'k I'jivilSimi ? ;u l\
today.
"111..- ?? -TlfC V.V'-.I - '; -It ?
nan w.i. il'^- T'?V""I. ?' .lohn
I. Ci.. i!:.. rii > 's f l.i- r fl ?
?> ll. ?ll'?W.
MNH t'KiHINKItS
iu:i\ nt-.cvi ii i'.K.i!
Raleigh. 1-5 t?f t !i o
1'J prlxoin'rs who f f?i'ii|n'i| from
(?uiedoulu l*rlKon Ksirm Wrclnoa
d.iy nteht in i-n rcoatiturod to
ilsy, acvnr'imc i?? Sin"' I'rlnoti
SujH-rinU'lMk'nl pnii. Anntli< r In
IvltiK tralli'il near Srntlnnd Noek.
'I Mi' iti4*n l:iiii;n mo Kendal! K.
Johnson, Karlo Jarknoji, Carl
Talh y. .1*t Smith. Will l*li II
Frank Pope. I.uthr-;- Klrhy, Wil
liam Balliy. and John McNalhy.
ESCAPES I'KISON
rou second tnie
\rl.inin. TVI?. 1 \r>o i'ow
1 or-, ronvlilwl of bcin;? :i "t'.nifl
(Imic man' two y?;n- iiaa
? -<.?4?'d Hi" Ktato i?ii :i farm at
MiMeduevillc lor tin- ????msI limv.
it w?h lcnrncil I ? ? ? 1 : ? y . I Jo ??m
eapi-d a y*?r a}"* hut was recap
Inred. Hi' w:'i* srrvinK it 'term (if
I rout two lo f 3 v i ? yoarn.
roTTox i\
MONTH OK JAM lltv
Washington. Feb. 11. Cotton
consumed darin;; J. ui.ua ry !??
liilcd &M?.726 baler. l.ul and r? I
40? timers, I no On .us Bureau
announced today.
Oil hnr.d January 1 ut consum
ing cHtnhlirdunentK wore 1,433.
814 bain*, in publlr storagn anil
r?i in i?r?-5.-i's ::,so :: , 4 7 r? .
~ Sh- riif Charles Carmine came
ri. f 1 oni' the auction of Pasquo
i .. n ^(<ni rally known us the dea
?. j ; Im-i u'ci-n fi and 10 o'clock Sat
urday morning with a 60 gallon
. .?l I- r . i ill. 30 feet of iopper coll
:u I J. \Y. Goodwin, generally
l;u?'wn as IVtc, who live* just
of l)r Lowry's farm on the
I "mI of Willi** Kin*. Hertford
highway merchant and Captain
IVicV son-in-law.
'I he si >11 whh found and taken
Saturday morning at about 7:S0
after nit all night hunt In the dea
rrt shortly after It had been fired
up by Goodwin, who was at the
si ill when it wart discovered Vf
Sheriff Carmine and his pirtjr. I
\r that time the fire was going
mil blast but the distilled pro
du i had not yet begun to run.
Coo.lv- in will be given a hear
ing in the recorder'* court prob
'? v ??????? \Vr<tnr?vlny. He Wd#
.iff ^ office tii in ntyra
1. 1' j. .HMIiK 'nitUU to ?
i-i.ii'.: hi Mim of | :>oo for appedIM
fore Hl?? 'recorder. Talk
in it 1 r? the prisoner intimated^
. : : . ? i In- would have no trouble In
KiM.ng a bondsman. He assured -
the sheriff and the reporter, tb
fart, that somo one was likely to
come in alim?i any. minute to
sign (lit- document.
With Deputy Sheriff Prltchard 1
and Oft'ie- rs Witislow and Twlddy
or the local force, Sheriff Carmine
w.-nl out on Ills still hunt Friday
night shortly after dark. After !
ploughing through the dense un
d.-rgrowth or the desert all night
loinr. the Htill was located 8>rly j
St'nrday morning its the sheriff
itnd lils posse were on a last beat
through ihe woods before calling
It a day and starting for home. 4
With the Bt ill was taken alx or
K.-vn gallons of mash and a half
: iut of liquor In a bottle. ptad
? 1 * ' I'f'iiB empty bottles were alfO
found on the scene.
The still whs located on
Is believed to be land belonnSfigl
J. It. Itrite about a mile froW
Norfolk - Southern Railroad and
tin and a half miles from Klt9> <1
ab. iti City, u was also near ttfe .
.?I ... ?* of t he Foreman stock farifr.
"it was the sound of an ax that
flr.u warned iih flint we were !
pro.ichlng the still." says Polfeoe
Officer Twlddy. "Pressing te- 1
ward that we soon saw tho smoke
lining from the fire operating the
still, and then it was easy for its
to dose In on It. Wtytyi we cante
up to the still I saw no one abeut
it. but later saw Peto crouching
In the bushes some distance
away. aBl
"I drew my gun and told htm
to put up his bunds. '
"Put your gun up, I'm not go
iiiK to hurt you," he said.
"I told him I was glad to heal* j
ili. i' and slipped the weapon bade '
in H ?* holder. He was one of the
most pli?asa:U .prisoners 1 evai I
handled, not only Riving himself j
up wi'hout trouble but helping lfl
to bring the still out o < tie
woods.
All the members of the poaaa
were w*ury and muddy whe*
I hey got ba''k to town. De^dW;,'
Sheriff Pritchard was not only
muddy but, wet from falls In the
underbrush, ha<l to be sent bacljL
to town at t o'clock In the morn- !
I,ng.
i i;; WUl'i.Mt DEBATE , ^
i\i\i:?:ii tv\t.nty-skven
T.ie debating teams of Blia- |
Mieth t ???> IliKh School, Margaret
Sawyer and Melvln Davis on the |
iietn Live .and ernon Chuppell *A'J' I
Ir <>n the af- j
firm :*t ive, will debate Hertford
and K lonton on March 27.
The negative team will meet i
the liertiford affirmative at Kdeh
ton, while tho sfflrinatlve Mlb H
?? ? ? m?M i ihc Kdet|ton u?gatlVe I
' llorttyrd and Kd?Mitort aMMfg
- 1 -r'.i tin - win l. bat* WW
I llr.iboth City. This 1h the sn
r.i.il Slate trhmgtllor debate IH?|
i'i" Elizabeth Citv teams win
>t Kdtnlon an 1/ Hertford, they j
ill enter the finals at chapel J
Hill. "J
KOADS AMI TAXES '.XJ
KEATVHK ASSKMBLY
Tlnletfth. Kch .14. ? Tk? re-paa- '
" of tiv) $:i'.000.000 hi?hw?y
Mil on It* ?wotid reading Ui
IFi Sr nato and th<> pannage by file
i'ppi * body of the hill rndttclfcf |
Ht - pomonal property tax exenfp- '
tlou frrca 1300 to $?0 an\t the
f ntrixi net Ion of the Snlea Tax Bill
in the flnuM. featured y-nterday J
!n the General A?M*rrtbly.
Tnx Meaaurr principally #f.
fecta tobacco. soft drinks aad <olt- ^
<4 article*. " ? jffH
The Home yesterday receive* '
nn unfavorable report on th? Mil
th?t would allow eight per ceqt
i interest to be collected.