APPLICANTS FAIL
ON QUIZZES FOR
DRIVER PERMITS
Many Fall liy Wayside
When (Jui-slioned About
Traffic Kt^ulaliuiu in Kf
fc<'t in I'll in City
MUST TRY OVKR AGAIN j
Principal Kulett Given for |
Convenience of Tlioaej
VI ho Wish to Pass With
out Second Trial
Examinations for automobile
drivers' permits are proceeding at
a merry clip at the city offices In
the Telephone Building at 5 South
Road street, with Former Chief
of Police C. A. Gregory in the role
of official examiner. Mr. Greg
ory Is Issuing slips to those who
pass, and these will entitle hold
era to their permits and city licen
ses, If they have cars, upon pay
ment of the SI fee required.
A good many of the applicants
for permits are "falling down" ??n
the exams, Mr. Gregory states,
addlug that a surprising propor
tion of them evidence Ignorance of
the very fundamentals of local
traffic regulations. He Is send
ing them hack home to study up
on the rules and try over u<ain J
later. Issuance of permits and II- 1
censes will begin Tuesday. No
cost Is uttached to the examlna- '
lions.
Holding of drivers' permits af
ter September 1 is mandatory un- i
der the ordinance passed by th?)
City Council early this month!
Persons failing to obtain them
will be subject lo arrest and fine
after that date.
Tips For Applicants
For the convenience of motor
ist applicants, the principal traf
fic regulations here are set forth,
as follows:
The speed limit In the residen
tial sections Is 20 miles an hour.
In the business section It Is 12
miles, and In school zones. 8
miles. All drivers are required
to slow down to lo miles au hour
al street Intersections. Motorists
are required to come to a full stop
at the Intersection of Main and
Poindexter streets, and Main and
Road streets.
With certain exception*, car*
may be parked on the south side
of Btreets running east and west
and on the east side of those run
nlug north and south. However.
!.lwKn,a.^ bo Parke<1 only on thJ
north side of Main street, from
Persee to the Norfolk Southern
station; on the west side of Poin
dexter; and on both sides of Wa
. PennBylvanla avenue
and Riverside avenue. They may
parke on both sides of West
Church stroet from PerH?e street
Jo the city limit* No parkln|C
t3ar^r .,tei?.n J0*"' Chur< h ""om
W , , Poindexter. or on Mc
Morlne from the alley at the Al
stree'r Thealer to Matthews
When two motorists reach a
Htreet Intersection at approxl
M ?h t,me' ,h? <lr,ver
and Tli * !L h" th? r,*ht of
and the other should slow down
ThU !P l?rn,U hlm lo Pa""
This Is regarded as one of the
?u>at Important of the regula
llans. Failures to observe this
?tatLnob'l!'" m '"r*e numl>er
accident* In other cl
? ' * An Import <int Rule
t<ir-!Ur.ak,"K. " turn at a "tre?t In
mo,orl"1 "hould
Pofilon If i! T" " "" ?'eva,?d
h2nd tiri " m,,kln* ? right
?trket lf ?? ' l*rel wl?h Hi"
and HlanMnJ" J,,rn'nK '? ?h.- left.
? bout "o?nw?r,l It |?.
make n wl,u i ,The drl">r ahould
? To Ce.r" ft" ""
afreet - lp mairin. * t#.r of ,h*
be should "hug" ?hif ! w turn
Tber.. lira ? ,he cur*>lng.
In Blltabeth CUy0,"."' "(re<""
lo n!?ke'!I&e riUleH * drlver
en road* outalde olt|e^?"r "" op
requiring that he alow ??? ,OWn"
miles an hour at all 15
All applicant* for
nutat appear peraonatlv^
examination. No p?rm?J wo,
granted to pernona under la ,1.5?
of age. and none to p'rJn.' ""
"now how to drive a "ar
nfL oh,crv? 'raffle retula^
jlona may con.tltute itrounda tor
^SSSSST^. "
?I the for them
order ,!"11*"' practical date In
ru?h may minute
An ?'?miner ?. ?? h "I
*11 the TeUfjk* nJ,and dav
tlcally all day <"n*' Drar
HV MA., IKKI
Tolaon. * I "Tilt,
la und.r medical treI,m"'.r"or<l
reault of having been hiT. '* 4
<lar? ago b, a dog
a-^ritiAXre^r^K.,;!;:
h?" rablea. and forward^ L.
'ThM ,,dn"n'""r'd '? lb.
ba^a aa '"r ?? 'omplleailoo.
hoi HartfOTd '?
STATE MLSEIJM TO
HE OPEN MOM) 4 ?
IUI<4|(ii, Auk. liV? ' Tt??* Slate
Mumuii h*rt? which ha? bmi
rloxwl since H|trliiK of 1022 will
be o|MM>4*i) Montla)', according
to mi anuouiiceciietu toda> b\
It. H. Ilrlmlr), State curator of
the IK?T?i-liiM-nt of Aicrkultiu".
Hie imimmin will feature an
imiikeiiMe North t'arollua Mill.
iiiaAtiMk'ri'N teeth dun In Tar
Hr?l State and other curio*.
VACATION TIME
TO END IN JUST
4 MORE WEEKS
School Hells Will Iting
from Primary Grades to
lligh School on Monday
Morning, September I I
TEACH KKS SECUKED
Some New Faces in Faculty
But No Changes in Ad
ministration in Any De
partment White Schools
Vacation time for the boyH and
girls who attend .the Elizabeth
City Graded Schools will end In
four more weeks. Superintendent
8. L. Sheep announces that the fall
term will begin on Monday. Sep
tember 14. Prof. A. B. CoiutM
will continue lu charge of the high
school. Miss Hattle Harney will
remain an principal of the grant
mar school, and MIhh Sallle Beas
ley will return an supervisor of
the primary grades. The grade
teachers in. the white schools fol
low :
First grade- -Miss India llart
lett. Miss Kuth Jones, Mihs Aman
da Leary, Mrs. Herbert Morriaette,
Minn Carrie Pappendlck. Miss Etu
ma Willis.
Second grade ? Mis# Floreuce
I tell. Miss Lottie Lee Blauchard.
Mrs. K. K. Etherldge, Miss Annie
Harris.
Third grade ? Miss Dora Blan
( chard, Mrs. Mary Cook. Miss Lu
cille LeRoy. MIsh Mary Louis**
Skinner. Mrs. W. H. Whltehurst.
Fourth grade ? Miss Ethel
llradshaw, Miss Winnie Roseiuan,
Miss Grade Davis. Mrs. L. R.
Skinner, Miss Nettle White, Miss
Rebecca Hunch.
Fifth grade H. T. Bowen, Miss
Oaie Riser, Mrs. Ella Pearson. ,
Mrs. T. C. Sawyer. Miss Mary Lh?
Stott, Miss Charlotte Jones.
Sixth grade. Miss Maud Carter,
Misa Linda DeI?on, MIhh Unit*
Horton. Miss Frances Purvis.
Seventh grade ? MIsh Annie Fel
lers, Miss Hattle Harney, Miss
Elizabeth Rramer, Miss Marie Le
Roy. Miss Nell S. Moore.
Illrfi School Teacher*
And here is the high school fac
ulty:
Miss Aleene Edwards. I*atln;
Misa Genevieve Hunt, history and
English; Earl H. Hartxell. Eng
lish; F. S. Isenhour, science and
athletic coach; J. B. Melvln, math
ematics; Mrs. Pauline Clinkscales,
history;* Miss Mary Rendrlck,
home economics; Miss Lucy Cheat
ham. science; Mrs. William Park
er. public school music; Miss Nell
Plckard. French and English;
Miss Annie Pollkoff. mathematics;
Miss Frances Williams, civics;
Miss Frances Wood. Engllnh; and
M. 1). Whltaker. mathematics.
<'4>lore?l Tesfhern
In the colored schools the teach
ers are;
High school ? Geraldlne Ashe,
. Hattle Cunningham, and L. S.
' Burford, principal.
Roanoke Avenue school ? Mra.
Ratherlne Brown. Mrs. Mary
Drew, Mrs. Lllllau Hart. Mr*. M.
E Jenkins. Mrs. L. S. Burfoot,
Mrs. Alice Vaughan, Willie Ratu
| sey, Mattle Whltehurst. Mrs. An
nie Jones, and Mrs. Mitchell.
Cale Street school -Sarah Saw
yer, principal; Mrs. Ida Rogue,
Mrs. Bessie Dempsey and Maud**
Wilder.
Bank Street achool Mrs. Allci
I Johnson, principal; Ethel Maloy.
Helen Reld. Mrs Maggie Overton,
Mrs Nancy P. Wlnilow, and Mrs.
Anna Barnard.
j CHAPMAN NOT TOLD
OF DEATH OF HANCE
Hartford, Conn., Aug. 1G. ? Bo
ifsr as prison officials know, Oer
ald Chapman has not been In
' formed of the reprisal that result*
ed In the death of Ben Hance and
wife.
Newa of the double murder said
to have been to avenge the giving
of Information against the bandit
*111 have no affect on the guard
ing of the prisoner, the warden
said today.
TRIAL OF YOUTHFUL
SLAYER UNDER WAY
Richmond. Aug. II. ? - Actual
trial of Dudolph Dlaae, 20 year
old triple slayer, got under way
In the Hustings Court today with
opening matementa of the conn
I set, the Jury having been complet
ed after three days effort.
Dlsse faces a first degree mur*
der charge for the slaying of Hen
ry Orady Carter, restaurant own
er and his rival for the affections
of Mra. Vivian Tomlln Peers, II
yonr old clothing model
Mra. Peers an i Detective Harry
Burka were alto killed.
G.O. P. LEADERS
ARE DISGUSTED
WITH PRIMARY
Bui Folks Seem to Like It
If Only Juki to See What
They Can Do Willi ll and
lo It and to Politician*
L.FOLLETTK INSTANCE
He's A?king for Regular
I Republican Nomination
and It Seeinti There it* Ut
ile Butler Can Do Ahum It
H> ItOIIKItT T. MM ALL
(C???r.?HL |tj?, k> ?k?
Washington, Aug. 16. ? Al
though the Coo I id ge administra
tion has lined itself up against
young Boh I,aFollette lu the
Wisconsin Hpeolal Senatorial pri
maries. there still persists here
the general understanding that If
the young battler of the LaPol
lette clan carries the majority
\ote In the primaries, his candi
dacy will be accepted by the reg
ulalr national Republican organ
ization. no matter how many wry
faces It may make at the time of'
I the swallowing.
| The LAFollette wing of the '
party already Is being denounced
for having the "effrontery" to en-'
ter a Republican primary but |
there is no way to keep the fol
lowers of the old Senator out.1
Therefore the administration Re
publicans are placed in the attl-i
tude of entering u primary, with j
no Intention of accepting its ver- 1
diet, or of swallowltig young Bob
completely In the event of his pri
mary success. There are some
"stalwarts" In Wisconsin who
may not accept the Washington i
view of matters if I^aFollette be
comes the candidate at the prl- .
I maries. These stalwarts are so
bitter at the I*a Follette machine:
|they may put an Independent can
didate In the field on their own re
sponsibility.
Chairman Butler, of the Repub- j
, I lean national committee, has an
nounced that he will fight I^aFol
lette "to the bitter end." This
means, of course, to the bitter eud
I of the primary contest. If Mr.
I>aFollette wins the primary and
I becomes the "regular" Republl-:
can nominee it is difficult to see,
| how Mr. Butler could be expected
to carry his fight against a "reg
ular" Into the special election,
thus floating the whole primary ,
Bystem. The Republicans of the
Northwest have suffered severely J
under the primary system. All.
[sorts of rude radicalism has man
ifested Itself in the primaries. The1
, Republican labels has been worn |
by Senators and Representatives
j wtio had no sympathy with the na- 1
jtlonal Republican organization
land no intention of letting their
| minds go along with that organ-!
I izatlon. Some of the regular Re
publicans have been so embit
tered by their primary experien- 1
Ices as to call aloud for the repeal
I of the primary laws. They would
| like to go back to the old system
| of having the party leaders pick
candidates who would be loyal in
j every word and deed to the?Orand
Old Party. They insist that if a
| system of government by party Is
to be maintained In the United
States something like thin will
have to be done. The primaries
are running wild In a number of
j states. But a majority of the
? Northwest voters still seem sat
isfied with the primary system
and also seem to take great joy
in playing hob with It.
I Meantime the supporters of
| young Bob I^aFollette In Wlscon
j sin say he will win an easy vic
tory at the primaries. His fath
ler's machine still has sufficient
momentum, they believe, to put
him over. There is considerable
enthusiasm In the opposition to
the younger generation, which is
natural In view of the death of
of the old warrior and the be
lief that no one of his followers la,
strong enough In personality or
I with the people to keep the or
ganization. so long a thorn In the
; Republican flesh, together.
Within the La Follette or pro
gressive ranks, there appears to
| be peace and harmony for the
coming battle. Various ambi
tions have been weighed, consid
ered and arrangements made for
a tentative distribution of offices.
There Is underlying dissension,
! nonetheless It Is among the men
who have followed Fighting Bob
| for 30 years of his political strug
gle and are wondering today Just
where they are "at." and Just
what the future holds for them.
Some of these men have "gone
along" without political reward of
i any kind. It Is Just a little gsll
Ing to them to nee at the end of
their leader** career, another I*
Follette come along to gobble up
what l? ot the progressive
glory In Wisconsin. Some of the
IjftFollette leaders were fighting
the good fight when young Boh
was In his swaddling clothes. The
question is will they contlnne to j
fight for the I ?a Follette name lu |
[the second generation?
The regulars believe they enn
i make Inroads through proddings
. along thla line and will not heal
Itate to atresa the "crown prince"
Idea, which la not extremely pop
alar w*h the prov^eMlve bloc.
Bobbed Haired Bandit
Leaves Hertford Jail
Kummicf I'akrH Wings With l><|iarturr of Mary llotvartl
mill ( !uiii|iaiiiuii to Stauil Trial on liur?
lary < liurjjew in I'itl County
Hertford. Aug. If* KomatKf
look flight froui th. Perquimans
County Jail here today. <-olne4d?'it
with t lie departure of Mary Hov
ard. dubbed the first bottid
haired bandit of the A 1 bent 4*1'
Mary Is bobbed haired, and -^fcn
not deny It; but xhe takes JO
phatlc exception to llo- appellaBou 1
of bandit which was given b>Ul
ter her art-fit! several w* -elta ag
in connection Willi an attempt to
rob Towmtelld Cliappell, blind
merchant of the I'iney Crort ?"?c
tlon of IV rqulman*.
Mary Howard and l.'-wls PoV
ell departed for Pitt County fodiv
III thi* custody of three deputie
lo face trial at tSreeuv ill** on thre?
ludictuieuu charging them wftl. '
burglary. Powell, it will tw* ft*
member* d, cnraii. il from the Hen ,
ford Jail shortly after Mm Incar
ceratlon. tie escaped. but wan ar
rented by a railroad detective I
when he "rode the blinds" tQtol
Raleigh. He was sentenced to 3u >
days In Jail, but before he had
served his term lie was IdentlAfd 1
by a Durham police officer, and
waH returned to Hertford.
The Pitt County authorities as
sured S her I IT Whit Wright, of Per
quimans. that th.y would return
| the Howard woman and Powell to
Hertford in amph lime for their
trial at the November term of 8u
; per lor Court. They wt*re connect- ?
led with the Pitt burglaries !
'through their id> mitlcatlon by a'
negro from that fount y as in em
i hers of a large gan?: of despera*
doea there.
Meanwhile Rriiest Wade Hart
sell and Sain Lougee, the other
two members of the quartet orlg
Inally arrested lu connection with
the Chappell affair, continue - 4o.
languish In Hertford Jail. Reli
llVn.i of Ilaitsell made futile et
foils lu obtain his release oil bond,
being unable to raise I lie sum r?*
?lUired.
As romu lire has r.?k< l.
winys and tlowu from the ' Jail
h?-re. No longer do sheiks young
and old foregather about Its stern
liili'k walls to shower compassion
ate glances. sympathetic words ,
and small gifts upon the young .
woman who has held sway as
uueen over II. Mary lias goto', j
l'ven the sun shines less brightly 1
over the place. in the opinion of
some of her admirers.
Itefore her departure. Maty
made the Jail, a much more (It
plaee of habitation than it had
be?'ii in many months. Mary was
Hi*' Hi st white woman to occupy
a cell there. The walls were dirty
and the doors wert- worse, accord- i
ing to local residents.
Mary called for snap, n scrub
bing brush, water and pails. Sher- 1
iff Wright supplied them, and she ?
went to work. Before long, she
had routed tin- dirt and cobwebs. '
The Jail became approximately tit '
for habitation hy human belugs. >
Mary received high praise for (
what she had done, and there is
some Intimation that her industry'
may entitle her to added conshl- .
erallon when she goes on trial
wiiii her companions.
The escape of l'owell prompted j
Perquimans authorities to tak-*
st.ps to prevent additional einbar
lassing happenings of the same
soil. The lioles through which 1
l'owell made his getaway have '
been Ailed in with bricks ami mor- J
tar. and oth?*r repairs to the build- .
ing have been made.
GATES PREPARES
FOR EXHIBITS AT
ALBEMARLE FAIR
Committee Appointed toi
Arrange fur County's Par-|
tieipution in Event Here J
October 6 to 10
KEENLY INTERESTED
Community of South Mills |
Makes Ready for Display.
Also; Meeting Set furl
Next Saturday.
"Elizabeth Cltjr 1* the finest
town under the ?un. If |
haven't got a penny, they won't j
let you go hungry there."
That Is the way one Influential
resident of Oates County et
pressed hlmaelf with regard lo ,
thin rlty when approached with j
reference to Oaten County"* par- .
tlcipatlon In the Greater All?e
marle hist r let Fair, to be held |
here October 6 to 10. Inclusive. .
County Agent O. W. Falls and ]
Secretary Job. of the Chamber of |
Commerce, who have Just re
turned from a trip to Oatea in the
Interest of the fair, report that '
they were recefved enthusiast 1< al
ly. and were given assurance that
Oates would participate to a lar*
er extent than ever before.
Oates folks will bring IndlvM- t
ual exhibits to the fair this year. ?
and It Is virtually certain now that J
they will have a county exhibit
as well The county's fair com
mittee Is headed by C. M. Karly, !
cashier of the Planter's Ravings
Hanks of Oateavllle. and the oth
er members of the committee are
S. F. Cross, Prof. J. M Olenn. I
county superintendent of schools. I
Mm, T. W. Coston and Miss Ethel
Parker.
Several of the cups to l>e award- j
ed at the fair have been pltt-ed on .
exhibit at Oatesvllle. ami are at- I
trading much Interest. Manv of i
thoae approached by Messrs Falls J
and Job expreaaed a definite in- I
tentlon to compote for them.
Returning from Oates. Messrs I
Falls and Job stopped over at
South Mills and arranged for a j
meeting to be held there next Sat- '
urday afternoon at 3 o'clock to
perfect arrangements for a com
munity exhibit at the fair F.v
erywhere they went, they heard
expressions of Interest In the pro
posed "get acquainted" day to be
held in Kllzabeth City In celebra- j
tlon of the opening of the Acorn
Mill road, welcoming Oaten people |
here.
INCREASE IN U/MREK
RATES I.S SUSPENDED
Washington. Aug. If ? Increas
es In rates on lumber moving to
Virginia cities and points In North |
Carolina from general southern j
territory, which the railroads pro
posed to make effective today,
have been suspended by orders of
the Interstate commerce commie
sl<ts until December 11. The pres
ent rates must be retained until
the commission coaitnise Its
findings ae to tils fairness of th?
incrsaaof proposed
CHAPMAN'S PARTNER
IN CRIME IS TAKEN
Munch- . lud . Auk. IB? t'llirjm,
"One Arm" Wolf**, one of I lie
companion* of (r4M>rst* "Dutch"
Auderaon, who Friday mIioI hihI 1
kill. (I Hen Huuce and bin wife be
cmw I !???>? informed polio* la:. I
January of Hie whereabouts of
Gerald Chapman, notorious mail
robh?-r. wax captured bv police I
lat<- laxt ul|-.ht at the home of lil:t
mother-in-law. Mrs Myrtle Stra- ?
han. In the downtown nectlon of ?
the city.
MARKING TIME IN
WAR DEBT PARLEY
Waahington. Ail*. If?. ? Tho
American and Belgian debt com- .
m IkhIoiim were marking time today'
In their neKollolhitiM for the fund- ;
In* of the little klugdom'a $4HU,
OOU.OOO war deht to the United ,
Stales. Work wan auaponded ? un
til Tuesday to permit both parties
to take up progreaa to date with
higher officials of their reaped! v?
governments and receive addition
al Instruction!.
PEARTREE ROAD
HEARING IS SET'
PaH4|tiolank Highway Hotly
to Meet Tuesday Morn- |
ing at 9 O'clock
A meeting of the l'naquotank
Highway Commlaalon will he held
Tueaday morning at 9 o'clock for
final action on the routing of ;
Pear tree Koad. alrea<ly a aubject
of more controversy than all the ,
other "feeder roada" combined. ?
The aeaslon will be held In the of
fice* of County Auditor Prltch
ard in th<i courthouse All wlah
Ing lo express their views on the
?object wll he given opportunity
to be heard*
The meeting waa called Satur
day after all metn^era of the
board except N. 8. I^eary had
made a trip over the route as ten
tatively derided upon laat Satur
day. August 8 Thla latter route
would have two five degree curve*
at the point where the road nbuta
the farm of Khringhaun * Small,
and. according to County Kngl
neer Ford, would entail an ex
penae of about 12.000 over any
of the other routes which have
been under consideration
The proapect la now that the
eommlaaion will adopt the route
originally agreed upon June 3.
running diagonally arroaa the Eh
hlnghaua A Small farm to a point
adjacent to Blount 'a Fork, accord
lag to II F. Rample. vice-chair
man of the body Thla route. Mr
Rample polnta out. will eliminate
all dangeroua curvea and effect a
aubatantlal aavlng of County
road funda aa well.
All of Mr Ford'a plana and
apeculatlona have been drawn
with thl? route In view, and the
contract for hardaurfaclng of the
road ban been let on the baaia ?-f
tbeae plan* Mr. Sample explain*,
adding that adoption of (be route
In addition to the aavlng in mon
nr. would mean a material a av
log In the length of time required
for paving the road. It alao re |
ducea the dlatanao . between
Blount . Fork and Bllsabatb City '
? .
DATE OF CHOWAN!
BRIDGE HEARING;
DEFINITELY SET
Will Im* llilil tin Monday,
August 2 I, at I o'clock in
ill#* Afternoon ul Kilfiiton i
( ourtliou*#'
to disci iss location I
All liit?*r#'Ht#'?l Will Im* <?iv-!
?*ii Opportunity to S#?t j
I'ortli \ i?*ws tin to Suit-!
ability of I'Iiuim.
Assurance that the date for the I
War Department hearing at Ed- 1
euton mi tin* location of the Km- 1
peror-Eden house bridge had been]
definitely set for Monday. August j
2<i. at 1 o'clock III lilt- afternoon, J
was r?i'?lv?>d Saturday morning l?y ,
Secretary Joli. of the Chamber of
Commerce. The hearing will be
held at the courthouse. and wlllj
he for the purpose of determining
Whethei the bridgf. an tentatively
located. would prove a handicap1
to navigation.
'Official notification of the date
set was given by James E. Ware,
chief clerk Of the ('tilted States |
Engineers' Office of the War I>e- I
part men I at Norfolk. It Is not an
ticipated that there will be an)' ;
determined opposition to th?* loca
tion of the bridge, but approval of
it must lie obtained through the .
fact that it will cross a navigable
stream. Il Is hoped?thal this will I
he given in t i me for the letting :
of the contract by the early fall,
if not Kooiier.
The bridge Is expected to co.it |
about $?;oo.uoo. tills amount hav
ing been provided for It through
a bond Issue passed by the last
General Assembly. Toils will be |
collected Olitil the bund issu?> isj
retired, and the bridge will then]
be operated toll free. It Is an es- j
sential link in the South Atlantic
Coastal Highway, and in expected j
to result In a large increase In mo
tor travel through the Albeiiiarl-~? t
section.
The site of the bridge Is about |
six miles from Kdentoii. and about
two miles from the mouth of Cho I
wan River. The plans for the |
structure call for two draw open
lugs each having a horizontal ,
clearance of 80 feet, and a verti
cal clearance of K 1-2 feet above f
mean low water. The War De- |
partment announces that oral :
Hiatements will be accepted at the I
hearing, hul advises that all Im- !
portaut facts and arguments be
submitted In writing. In triplicate,
for accuracy of record. The pa
pers will be forwarded to Wash
Ingtoii. They inay he preaented '
at the hearing, or may be mailed '
prior to It to the District Engl- !
neer, II. H. Engineers' Office, Fort !
Norfolk, Norfolk, Va.
Anyone who wishes may ex- j
press his views as to the suitabil
ity of the location and the ade- 1
guaey of the plans In reference 1
to navigation, and may offer any
changes he inay consider desir
able In the Interests of navigation. '
FOUND NOT tJUII.TY
OK ABANDONMENT
William Jones, colored, haled j
Into recorder's court Saturdav ?
morning by his wife, Mary Jones. ?
from whom lie had been separated !
for more than two years, was
found not goilty of charges of
abandon men I and non support. It
wuh In evidence that Jones had
paid his wife $4 a week for two
years, ptirMuaiit to court orders
and instructions from his attor
uey, and then had quit.
In passing upon the rase, Couti* j
ly Judge I1, (i. Sawyer ruled that .
Jones had paid the woman enough,
and advised him to take action to I
procure a divorce. Me Intimated |
that he could produce evidence
siifficiuut to obtain n divorce on
statutory grounds.
ROBBERS GET AWAY I
WITH TREASURE SAKK
Syrai use, N. Y.. Aug 1 r? Rob
bers who forced un entrance Into
the home of Albert 8 obey early to- j
day carried away a small safe
containing nearly 950.000 In cash. 1
Jewels and securities.
The family had been ahaent on
ly .hi hour visiting a friend
I.OOAL HORSE WINS
HONORS AT TASLEVi
I'etrol, six year-old owned by |
Walker Bros., of Elisabeth City, !
loak the honors at the l'enlnaut<i .
Pair races st Tasley, Virginia, this
week, wlunihg In three straight I
heats over all contenders, and jje- 1
f'-atilig OrOs. one of the fastest"
horses on the Eastern Shore
Walker (tro*., announce that
I'etrol will be shipped to I'ennsyr
vania Monday In take part In fair
ra<-c* at Cootentuwn and elsewhere j
on that circuit in the rfext six *o r
light weeks. Me won In straight
heats at Pocomoke, Maryland, last '
week
When he leaves I'ennsylvanln,
I'etrol will return to North Caro
lina, taking part In the races at
Mt. Airy early in October From
there he will go to many ott)er
towns and cities In the State. He
i? proving a valuable bit of atfver
Using for Elisabeth City ta the
Eastern fair circuits.
LIGHTMM HITS
tE\EK.4BLE EI.M
One of the clty'a oldest land
marks |m?ns<-o oui or
In 1-YkU) afternoon'* electrical
vfonn, when a IlKhiniiiK bolt
struck a \fiH?rat>U> ?*ln? cut Weal
Main klnrc, In front of the
Flr?i Ivt Churrh, anil r<nn
(iletel) slwiuwl the top.
I h *4 bolt hit the tree at about
tl o'clock. Itc^ldrntu of the
neighborhood itotltled City
Manager Kerrbf?, mih! In I?>m
than tetlf an hour he had a
crew at work there, removing
the <W4>rtrt. A heavy hrani'h
fell tu'iiiwt the electric light
wlr?* at that |M?liit, teni|M?rarllv
I Mini) zing the lights In
that |wtrt of the city.
SALE LICENSES TO
INCOMPETENTS IS
GRAVE MENACE
IJit.clui.iire of King Organ
i/.ed lu Supply Driver-.' Li
oeiiHCH lu ThiMw Denied
lliein Disrrrilils Syxlem
hkkorm <;kts sk i back
New Turk's AiuliitioiiM
Scheme to C?i |)?w?
Automobile Cattuully I.i?| j
<ieln Severe Jolt
ttj IIOWI.AMI WOOD
|? T?,
TLi Auk 16 ? t>i*io :
aur, thl* week of a rlUK fur th
aale of automobile operators' on, I
chauffeurs' licenses mrouipe
'?"ntB bus Klvt-n sublet hlng of u
b ack eye lo New Vork stale's urn
. i .j"" "'r sutonio
bile accidents by rigi J test, on the
road for all drivers Hut advo
cates of the plan, now in opera
lion In a few other stales and un !
der contemplation In still others I
"li a I *w 1 ill ' a n *|'|* n d ' "? '""clarlnK
llial with all IIh opportunities for
I I' '.J* ,h" ">?? pro
gresstve idea yet worked ,nil hoIv
Ing the traffic problem.
While It JM true that some In
competent!* have bouiiht licenses*
and perhaps a great many more'
than the Investigation In thla city
has ao far Indicated, it la alao tru >
that thousands of Incompetent
drlvera have been given "aquure"
testa and ruled off the road unlll
they learned to drive aafely
Moreov r offlclala of the Amen
can Automobile Aaaoclatlou point
out. the New Vork law ban teetli
for the combing out of Incomp- ,
teota even after they have been '
licensed to drive. The motor v.
f commlaaloner la empowered i
to revoke licenses of drlvera who
tall to live up tu t he traffic rules
and Commlaaloner Harnett haa
been weeding them out at llie rale 1
??? hundred a month
uliiee the law became effective,
v lS c*su?^y record* for N.-w *
Vork City have shown a Meady de
cllne ever since the policy of teal
Ing all drlvera waa adopted, ana i
even Jo the laat few months. when
llcenJi?*f,,r"*7 grinding out its i
Houses for Incompetenta. the
downward trend haa continued. I
Thin thf aulhoritU-B nay. i?
partly due to the educational work
m s! j?n" by ,he f0"" mm*
police department. but It la due If,
Urger nifaiture to th*- weedlim out I
of pernonN who rannot drive ?af.'
ai^roi923' W,lh aPPro*lniate'y
V*? cru,",?* the clty-H
?treeta the number of fatal accl
10.000 can.. It, IM4. with 378,
600 car. the total dropped lo 1..
046 or 27. ? per 10.000 cam. For
with 442.000 earn In operation
nave b??*n at th- rate of 1 .01 R|
cart* y#*af' ?r 22 2 |M*r l?W'
The only problem left, authorl- '
lien nay. la to evolve hoi,,,- *ch< iut?
or keeping the motor vehicle bu
reau a Inapectora aud other em- i
ploye, honeat. That, II la coneed
ed. In aomcthlng of a Job. Ileslde,
the fixers" who have thrived In
ta " "C gtbo-:<""1 of ,h" bureau . I
New York office., there are acorea
of automobile schools ' that iiiuat
And " '? ?? "!?">
aeer?t that almoal any automobll ?
?n bla cuatomera In
mir 7L! ,n 'b.peetor Who will
make things "easy for them In
consideration of a live apot or a
tenner.
Mve l liotiMHrul Miff*
Throw Up ih#* Sponge
i.^'e*11" Spanlah Morocco. Auk
la.? Five thouaand rebel tribe-,
men have aurrendered uncondl
? tonally to the French and Span
lap forcea which captured the Sar
aar Heighta poaliion
Wll.l. ATTKM> CONVKNTION
??Ti f!rw*?- * rcpreaenlatlve
?Kii j published In
i?,1? *J"1 ?'h*r wa. In the
ri/ In ,h" Intoroat of
Ih* Rule police convention lo h.
la i?"i 0f*?n",,o'?o September *
l?. Inclusive H. Stated he had
aa?urao?e that at least two mini
t "rJ lo??l force wVuld at
t-nd the convenllon.
"Pet.r Pan " V bringing "'in ','j
.,i,\o.r"n ? *Mk j
MOVEMENT GET
KARM MAGAZINE
DIES ABORNING
Lack Interest Apparently
Kills What Had Keen En
thusiastic Slur! to Bring
Nation's Garden llere
MOCEOItU GOES HOME
And Buxton White De
clares lie I. an Not Go it
Alone in Effort to Sell
$25.tMH> W orth of Stock
Only by subscribing $2f?,000 in
stock 10 (ho Nation 'h c.arden will
It bo posalblo l?> bring thin farm
publication Elizabeth CUy.
It would not be reasonable to
uxpert that any one Individual
would take a very large block of
this atock. There might be on*
or t wo subscriptions as larje as
$1,000 Moat subscriptions would
be exported to range from $100
to $300.
To secure enough one and two
hundred dollar Muhscriptlons to
make a total of the $2>?.000 min
imum required would take con
siderable work.
"If I can find three more who
will do an much mm I will." said
Huston White at the meeting held
at Chamber of Commerce head
quarters Thursday nighl to hear
J. L. Mogford. manager of tho
publication, present hi* proposi
tion," we will pill it over."
He didn't get his three, or even
one of them. Now Mr. Mogford
has gone back to Wilmington and
Mr. White. whose enthusiasm for .
the new enterprise was unbound- 'r
od. does not feel that he can at
ford to devote the time that would
he necessary to noil tho stock re
quired alone.
Mr. White thought Mr. Mog- ?
ford's proposition a reasonable ?
one and urged that tho commun
ity could Invent In the enterprise,
us it had done In tho Albemarle
Agricultural Pair, not for what It
vvuh hoped could he got out of the
Investment but for the dividend*
that It would yield In the develon- i
ment of agriculture. Klizabeth Ci
the Meet Ion At the same time he
pointed out that Hiicccsaful farm ;
publications make money and
that there are quite a number of
successful farm papers and mag-#1
azinos In the South, while the *
fair does well to break even and
Is generally a losing proposition, i
Comparing the fair with the
farm magazine, Mr, White point
ed tint that the magazine reach
es more people and carries on lt?
work conl luuously. while the Pair
Is getting in Its good work only
I two or three days out of the
year. In Improving agriculture In
this section. Mr. White urged, the
mugazlne would not only Increase
tho prosperity of the farmers we
already have but would attract
new settlers to the community.
II was uIho pointed out by Her
bert I'eele, editor of The Advanoe,
that a publication such as the Na
llon'H Harden would give Elisa
beth City some very valuable pub
licity In Its endeavor to sell Its
territory to national advertisers,
a? the magazine would be sure to
send out a large volume of mall
each month describing crop move
ments and prosperity waves In its
territory.
I'reHentallon of these claims,
however, failed lo h rouse a de
gree of Interest to assure Mr.
While of sufficient co operation
to put over the stock-selling cam
palgn. and the undertaking now ,
has the uppearanco of a still
born proposition.
MAKES SOU. SURVEY
OF DIIItllAM COUNTY
Washington. I>. 0.. Aug. 16.? .
The report of u soli Miirvey of
Durham County. North Carolina,
made by the Bureau of Soils,
United States Department of Agrl*
culture, lit cooperation with the
Slate of North Carolina, has been
puhllished and is now available,
it Is announced here by the Pad- i
era I department.
The report of the survey con
tains a detailed color map of the
county, showing tho extent am*
distribution of the various soil
types It contains thirty pages
of text descriptive of the various
soils and discusses their capabil
ity.
Tobacco Is listed as the prlntl*
pal crop of Durham County. Cot
ton. also. Is listed as a cash cror i
but the acreage devoted to It la
shown to be comparatively small.
"Peanuts could bo successfully
grown." It Is pointed out. "Con?
nlderlng the soils, climate, and
other natural advantages, the
transportation facilities, snd the 1
convenient msrkets. there Is every
reason to believe that groat ad* j
vancement ran be made in agri
culture in Durham County/
Copies of the report may he had,
free, while the supply lasts, opon
application to the Colled State* i
Department of Agriculture. Wash-^ j
iugton. I). C. -IM
ci>Tr<? MAR III ?
New York. Aug It. ? ? Cotton
closed quiet, middling 23. $0. a de- 1
dine of 15 points Futures,
lug bid Oct Z3.lt. l>ec II.C
Jan. 13.01, March lit#
11.71. M