VOL. XV. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, j TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1925. SIX PAGES. NO. 238.
Final Preparations Made
For Gala Celebration To
Be Held Here Thursday
Assurances Krrrivrd Thai
Thousands from All
Northeastern Carolina
Will Attend Festivities
MOKE PIGS ORDERED
Abundanee of Barbecue in
Prospect ; Events to In-[
elude Music, Speeches
and Flying Exhibitions
Preparation for the entertain- J
ment of the ihouHandH of visitors
expected hero Id connection with
the "get acqualntt'd" celebration
to be held Thursday, wore Id full ;
swing Tuesday. Carpenters were'
at work on the courthouse j
grounds. erecting long tables to!
the west of the building for thoj
serving of the barbecue and picnic |
dinner, and budding a grandstand '
on the east side for the public j
speaking, band concerts, and nth- '
er entertainment features. They
were also putting down seats for
the convenience of the crowd
Assurance that a large dirigible
airship would be sent down from ,
Langley Field for the celebration i
was received officially Tuesday '
by Dr. M. S. nulla, a men>ber of j
the entertainment committee. I
from the officer In charge of the
flying field. A huge seaplanr of
the type of the PN-9 No. 1. which
tell Into the Pacific Ocean a few ?
days ago on a flight from Califor
nia to Hawaii, Is coming from th?'
Naval Base at Norfolk.
Like The NhensndtMh
Added Interest Is attached to
the visit of the dirigible through
the fact that the Shenandoah, th
largest of this nation's lighter (
than air craft, plunged to destruc
tion In Ohio about ten days ago.
with considerable loss of life.
From all parts of the Albe
marle district, and as far west as
Ahoskie. in Hertford County, as
surances are beina received that
thousand* of people will turn out i
far the celebration. Many will!
make their flrat visit to Elisabeth
City that day. and the committees |
In charge of arrangements are es
pecially anxious that they gain a i
favorable Impression of the city. 1
Hence they are calling freoly upon
the townspeople lo help In mak
ing the occasion an unqualified j
?uccess.
All public spirited folks who j
are willing to give the use of j
their automobiles on the day of (
the celebration have be?in request-1
ed to get in touch with N. Howard 1
Smith, chairman of the reception,
comiplttee. Mr. Smith will wend
delegations out on all main roads
leading Into Elisabeth City, with
attractive young girls to distribute
badges. He lacks sufficient cars
to carry his committees, and is
urging that all who can do so lend
thelra that day.
Forty young girls will meet al
the Chamber of Commerce tonight ,
at 7:30 o'clock for Instructions in 1
connection with the Issuance of
the badges, which will entitle
wearers lo (he barbecue, attend
ance at the baseball game and }
I Movies, and other special features.
| For those who are not tagged on
the roads, badges will be avail
able at a registration booth In
front of the postofflce, to the east
M the courthouse grounds. All out *
of town guests are urged to obtain!
the badges, slncp without them I
thay are mdre than likely to be |
left out of many of the best events 1
of the day.
All WUI Nnr<l IkuliteN
Red badges will bo issued to
Cilw County folk n. the special
honor guests of the day through
the fact that the new road con- 1
?ecta Gates and Pasquotank coun
ties. Persona from other coun
ties, and from Pasquotank. will
Mcel ve blue badges. Members of
khe various committees at work 1
Lpn the celebration will wear while |
? T^e auditorium on the second
Itoor of the courthouse, and the
Chamber of Commerce quarters
tpstslrs over the Y. M. C. A.
pOlldlng. at Main snd Martin
Streets, hare been given over fully
Ko thr use of feminine guests at !
celebration. They will be pro
Mtferi abundantly with washroom |
k?d other facilities The flro de
?irtmeiit quarters, at the rear of
?Ottlthouae grounds, will be
l|ad? available to the men.
? Committees visited Gates and
H} Counties to the west Monday.)
?dvertlalna the celebration. They
Httrlbuted 200 tree signs. 200 |
?Indow signs and 100 automobile I
Binnera. going aq far as Ahoskle
?lots returning home Kvcry
Mere they wera told that folks
planning to attend the cele
Bat Ion In large numbers,
?i l?rte road sign. |g by R feet.
been erected' at Sunbury by
^MObl ir Rchmldt. of thla city,
?to of charge. Inviting all pass
Mr to attend the celebration A
?nner haa been placed over the |
?iMroada ?t Stinbury alao, bear- [
?r a similar legend.
^?Pkns for the celebration are |
?ag carried Into effect by the
^?tOiber of Commerce and allied
I^Bftlaatlona. Among other
^HTga. the committee on the bar
H*. headed by ft D. Parker, haa
8,000 pounds of pork for
H1 a'"*1'* i'ea ?h# Mil pf fare
After Mitchell
Col. George A. Nugent of Ih?
Army Inspector general's office at ?
Washington has hern ordered to j
San Antonio to get a statement 1
from Colonel Hilly Mitchell rola- \
tlve to lila latent aviation charge*..
It Is exp**ct**d eourtmartlal pro- 1
ceedlngs will be based on Nugent's
report.
STATE FAlIt PHEMILIM
LIST IS ATTRACTIVE]
Ami HUpLnjs of Fruits K\ peeled }
to be largr at Fair
Tli Im Yf?r
Halelgh. Sept. 16. ? Indications
are that the dlsplaya of fruits. veg
etables and other horticultural
crops will be larger than usual at
the North Carolina State Fair this
year.
This Is pointed out by Professor
C. D. Matthews, rhlef of the de
partment of horticulture at Stat ? I
College and manager, this year, ot j
this department of the fair. In \ \
statement Issued today. Approx
imately $1,400 is offered In his do- !
partment for premiums this year
Mr. Matthews saya. and he has re
ceived a number of Inquiries as t<i|
space and entries.
Some of the hlgheat premiums'
will be offered for dlnplays of ap- ,
pies. For the best commercial en- 1
try. a first prize of f 100 is offered, i
the second prize being $50 and
the third. $15. Liberal premiums
are also offered for the be.it
plates, trays, boxen and barrels of
the loading varieties grown In
North Carolina, Mr. Matthews
says.
MWe should like to call partic
ular attention." says Professor j
Matthews In a recent letter to fruit I
growers, "to the value of exhibit- 1
Ing at the State Fair on October i
12. Tho premium list Is attractive J
this year - a point worth consld
oration In Itself, and In addition, (
the ntate-wldc publicity la helpful I
to the individual grower In mar- .
ketlng his fruit."
Kmphasla la placed on many >
points In Judging fruit. Professor j
Matthews nays. The fruit must !
bo neither oversized nor under- ?
sized for the variety; the color 1
should be heal for the aectlon; the j
fruit should h<> uniform In ais-*. <
color and form, and It should be i
clean, free from blemished, rots, j
and Insert troubles. In Judging
sweepatakes. he aaya. high quali
ties alwaya acore higher and Mand
a better chance of winning.
Applications for apseo arc being
received, not only from fruit
growers, but from growers and
commercial organizations sll ove*
the slate, according to B. V Wal
bornfl manager. Ho bcllcvea that
the fair thla year "will really rep
resent the state."
! Thrift will be thouaanda of plmen
i lo and ham aandwlchoa. and an
abunddtirr of rold woda*. ton?*thrr
With plrnty of Iro tltff A rnm
mlttco of attrartlv* glrla under the
| leaderahlp of Mrn. A. H. Worth,
I will help ontertaln the rrowd.
The Pa)'* Kventa
Kventa of the morning will be
gin at 10 o'clock with a concert
f hjr the Kllsaboth City Boya' Hand,
j 46 atroriK. and will Include a pro
1 gram hy the Southland Juhlle"
Hlngora of Norfolk. aelectlona by
the Navy Yard Band, and an ad-;
dreaa by Hallet S. Ward, former
member of Congraaa from thla dla
trlct. President C. H Pugh. of the
loral Klwanla Club, will be maater
of eeremonlea.
The barbeeue and picnic dinner
will l>?? aarved from noon to 1:30,
o'clock. An hour of flying mhlhl
tlona and band aelaetlona will fol- j
low. Then there will be a half I
hour Intermlaalon At 3 o'clock
i tho Norfolk Pollr* and the Nor
folk * W?>*torn Railway nlnea. |
two of the faatoal amateur teama
! In thla part of tho country, will
[ claah In a bain>ball game on the 1
1 diamond at the rear of the old
high achool building, on North j
Road street. At the nam" hour,
a apectal program of mo v lea will 1
begin at the Alkrama Theater, |
with Conatance Talmadge In "Tho.
Gold Flah" aa the feature attrac- 1
tlon. There w||| b? a coined*
ODD FELLOWS ARE
BOOSTING THE STATE |
Take llnoUft About NorUi Carthj
llna to Mwtinc In Port
land, Orffoo
Raleigh, Sept. 15. ? North Car
1 ollna ofllcrrs and delegate* of the
Grand Lodge of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellowa. of thta
State, who left September 1J for
Portland, Oregon, to attend the
1 meetina of the Sovereign Gland
Lodge In that city Septemb?r SI
I to 25. carried with them an attrac
tive booklet dencrlblng North Car
I ollna.
The booklet, which la to be din- 1
tributed at the convention with i
the "compliment!* of the North
Carolina delegation'' carries on its
cover a deaign of green and
brown, showing pine leaves and
conea. "North Carolina" being !
spelled out In the two colors.
Inside, "North Carolina Ideas."
a continuous aet of facts and Ideas
of this State, la Interspersed with
photographs. Among them are ,
pictures of the State caplptol, the
band of the Odd Fellows Home at
.Goldsboro, an old slave market at
j Fayetteville. erected in 1833.1
highway scenes, the orphans home
at Goldsboro. the Odd Fellows ;
| Temple In Raleigh, and photo-!
graphs of the officers and dele- :
gatea of the North Carolina lodge, i
In the extreme back of the I
booklet, further North Carolina
Information appears under auch
captions as "North Carolina Has ;
? ," "North Carolina Leada ? ." I
"North Carolina Ranks ? i
"North Carolina Grows," etc.
North Carolina officers of the |
lodge in this 8tate who are attend- 1
Ing the national convention are:
David Gaster. grand maater. of
Fayetteville; Major R. L. Spauld
Ing, deputy grand maater. of i
Aahevllle; and John D. Berry,
grand secretary, of Raleigh.
Delegates from North Carolina
who have gone to attend the con
vention are: John L. Wade, of
Fayetteville; S. L. Whitmore. of
Greensboro; Dr. L. B. McBrayer,
of Southern Plnea; and Howard A.
Ballard, of Aahevllle Two wo
men. Mrs. Hattie Reed Whitaker.
of Southern Plnea, and Mrs. Geor
i ft la Ballard, of Aahevllle, are at
. tending as representatives of the
I Rebekahs.
A LONG WORD BUT
GOOD FOR PEACHES |
New Sort of PoUoti for Itwrct
IVttU In Advlnfil by
Dr. Lelby
Raleigh; Sept. 16. ? Paradlch- j
lorobensene may be s long word,
but It doe* the work.
That Is the .opinion of Dr. R.
\V. Lelby. of the division of En
tomology. State Department of Ait-'
rlculture. who suggests that "It
will soon be time to apply para
dlchlorobensene to peach trees to
kill the bores."
"This material." he continued.
"Is a white crystal which, whan .
placed In a ring around the trunk
of the tree, gives off a gas that 1
asphyxiates the borers. It has
been found very effective by the i
commercial peach growers In the
sandhills snd has done away with
the laborious method of worming
trees with the knife. Growers j
who have used It regularly and
applied It carefully say that It |
gases about 99 per cent of the bor
ers.
"Entomologists at the state's!
laboratory at Aberdeen advlae
using paradlchlorobensene be
tween Oct. 1 and 15. and that the
material be left around the
trunka of the treea for three weeks
or longer. In the case of trees
three years of age It seems best to
pull the mounds containing the
paradtehtorobensene away after
three weeks of exposure, because
there Is some danger that longer
exposure will Injure the tree.
"In the case of older trees. It
may be left there permanently.
We are advising one-half
ounce on treea four to five years
years old, and one ounce
on trees all years of sge
or older. It Is hsrdly safe to uae
paradlchlorobemene on trees two
years old unless they are quite
healthy. Otherwise, Injury Is apt
to result."
The psrsnt moths of the peach
tree borer ars now flying about,
depositing their eggs on tree
trunks. Dr. Lelby rsports. "These,
eggs will soon hatch." hs says
"and produce worms that will en
ter the trees at or close to the
ground level." It Is to combst .
these that he advises definite pre
caution. Young borers, he said,
are easiest hilled. His advice Is:
"kill 'em while they're young." ,
WOMEN TO BE READY
EARLY ON THURSDAY
All Rllssbeth CUy *om?? who '
will help Mm IN barbecve din
ner for tk? vleltora here Thar*-,
day ar# asked to Im at the Court- 1
houM at 8:30 Thursday morning,
as 1.600 plataa Mult b? raady by,
11 o'clock and aa many more by
on? o'clock There la plenty of
work to be dona and the woman
ara aniloua to help mak# tba day
plaaaant for tba visitors.
m
Aim alao, for tba special benett
of tba children.
Fscllltles for parking automo
biles will b? provided on the high
school grounds on both aide of
i North Road street, with a commit
tee on band *o ? as 1st the visitors
"Dead" Buddy Comes to Life
Slaty-one year* ago on a Civil. War battlefield Mile* B. Cook (left), of
Flint. Mich., threw a blanket over hi* comrade. Charloa 1"). Webater of
Traverae City. Mich.. believing be had* been killed. To hla nnmzcmcnt
Cook n-et Webater very much qltve at the annual G. A. R. enenmpmen*
at Qvand Rapid*.
REVIVAL BEGINS
NEAR OLD TRAP
Ur^e Tabernacle Erected
in (laindtMi (iounty to Ac
commodate Crowds
Old Trap. Sept. 15. ? (Special.);
? A large tabernacle Ik being com
pleted midway between Shlloh and
Old Trap for a aeries of evangel!*- :
tic services to begin tonight at
7:30 o'clock, and to continue
through Sunday. September 27. t
The public baa been cordially In-'
rlted to attend.
Rev. ?. T. AdaniH. D. TTT"m
Wllmore. Kentucky, an evangelist
of wldr repuptatlon who ha* made
yearly visit* to thia part of the
country since 1 9 1 f? . an<1 who has
won much popularity here, will
do the preaching. Special musi
cal program* will be directed by ?
Prof. ft. A. Shank, of Columbu*. .
Ohio, and hi* wlf?*. Profeaaor
Shank Ib nationally known a* an I
accompliahed musician.
Servlcea will be held each w<?ek-j
day at 2:30 o'clock In the after- j
noon and at 7:30 o'clock at night, j
On Sunday*, service* will be con
ducted at 10:30 in the morning. |
2:30 In the afternoon and 7:30 at
night.
Dr. Adams and his party have
just concluded a two week*" revl- 1
val at Kureka Methodist Church.,'
near Weeksvllle, which wras n?- .
tended by large crowda and which j
resulted in many converta. Preced- ?
ing that, he conducted a Hlmilar ;
revival In the tabernacle erected
on Currituck Shore in 1920. This
also was fruitful in reaults, be de
clares.
Dr. Adams is a graduate of Van
derbllt University, and formerly
was paator of the First Methodist '
Church in St. I^ouls. He ha* had
25 years' experience in I mln- I
latry.
FIREMEN REWARDED
FOR EFFICIENT WORK
A substantial check Id appre
ciation for their Mcrvh-ea In put -
tin* oat lh? fir* which for a time
threatened much of Elisabeth Ci
ty's waterfront property on Run
<1ajr afternoon. September 6. h*?
been received by the fire depart
rnent from the firm of R C. Ab
bott. Fire Chief Flora announce*
Duea to the circumstance that
the fire had gained considerable
headway, and tl\f adjacent build
ings were thoroughly dry and
therefore highly Inflammable,
the flromen are credited with hav
In* done an exceptionally effi
cient Job.
CRITICISES NAMING
OF HOWARD COFFIN
Wsahlngton. Sept. If. ? Prrsl
dent Coolldge will five bin all
craft board a free hand aa to wit
neaees to be aummoned and thft
course of procedure to be fol
lowed
WsHhlngfon. Sopt If f t it i
clam of the appointment on the
Presidential aircraft Inquiry board
of Howard K Coffin of Detroit
wan voiced In a letter to Presi
dent Cool Id Re made public today
by the American ftoclety for the
Promotion of Aviation.
The letter, algned Thorn** \,
Hill, president of the Society, con
gratulates the President on nam
ing the special board but snaerts
that In hi* -.pinion the nemlnR of
Coffin would breed mletrnnt
The letter declares that the
Hughea aircraft Invaatlfstlon In
191 ft had forced the resignation of
Coffin from the aircraft board of
which he waa chairman
Dr and Mrs. J H. White have
returned from a week end visit to
Mr. and Mrs. Mam n el Button st
Newport New?.
PI T ON CAMPAIGN
FOB BABY CHICKENS
siHif l>r|tnrtmciit Agriculture
Wants State to Hatch
It* Oun
Kalelgh. Sept. 1f>.' A campaign
to provide North Carolina with
million* of baby chicks annually
from certified liatrhrricH inside
the Stale Is being launched by the
State Department of Agriculture,
through tin division of marketa, II
has been announced.
"Literally millions of baby
chlcks arc purchased In North
Carolina every year. and lh<> ma
jority of these are ahlpped In
[from the oiitKldn." said George
| R. Hons, chief of tin* division of
I markets. "In order to correct
this, North Carolina Ih going to
put i t hp 1 f squarely - behind thr
hen "
Mr. Hoss (hen told of the plan
of Inspection and certification that
will he put into operation through
the diviHlon of market*. He re
ported that the division already
had applications on file, represent
ing more than 12,000 birds.
These, naid James 1\ Kerr, ac
credited flork and hatchery In
spector. will go out Into tin- field
for the division, and ahould be the
mothera of millions of baby
chlcka. "The average healthy
hen." he continued, "ahould lay
150 egga per year. Therefore,
1 2.000 should lay 1 .800.000 eggs
within the year. If two-thirds of
theae eggs should hatch, that
would he 1.200.000 baby ehlcka
within the next year from the 12.
000 prospective mothera we have
requests to inapect:"
"Of course they will not meas
ure up. but man/ of them will We
Intend to make this inspection
work thorough. North Carolina
should furnish its own hahy chicks
and atop sending to other states
for them."
All birds that pass Inspection
will lw* listed and lagged with
metal taga furniahed by the De
partment of Agriculture. These
taga will be sealed.
NKW YORK CITY IS
VOTING FOB MAYOB
New York. Sept. 1 "? New York
Clty'a electoral*- wont to the polls
today to end with Its ballots a
most stirring and far reaching
primary catnpRlgn.
On the surface of today's bal
loting Is merely an expression of
Hapubllc and. Democratic voters In
chooalng the mayoralty and local
candldatea for November :t
Underneath however Is the
fight between Al Smith and Wil
liam Kandolph Hearst for leader
ship In state polities.
LIQUOR CASES TKIEI)
IN RECORDER'S COURT
E. C. Tat*m. employed In high
way work In Currituck County,
waa fined $10 and ronta. a total of
I14.9R. In recorder'* cnurl Tuea
day He waa charged with beln*
drunk, and hud deposited tir?
bond for hi* appeHrMnre In ronrt.
Ha failed to appeur Judge Saw
yer directed thai lb** pollre re
fund him hi* nlrkol rhan** wh??n
he requeated ll.
Lloyd Banhnry. colorad. tin
placed under suspended aentenee
of four month* In Jail on a charge
of pofia?ai?ln|t and Medina liquor
the auapennlon hclnt rondltlonal
upon payment of a flna of t&o
and roata Jim Wlnalow alao col
ored. wan the Rtale'a chief wit
neaa In the raae. and thereby ea
capad proaerutlon on a charge of
hatng drnnk
Wlnfred 0??>na. convicted In re
cordfr'a court Monday momlnr
on g, charc of having aaaanlted
hi* mother in law and h|p wife
paid ft f 50 flno Tueaday mof nine
In Itau of *errln? in daya on th? t
roada.
TRAFFIC IS NOW
GOING TOWARD
WINTER RESORTS
With Summer Vacation* j
Just Over Train and
Steamer Service llrgiiiM
New Schedule*
UEAL ESTATE UP
4
Realtors l{cttirniii? From
Florida ami C.aliforniH
Decide They've Been Sell
ing Land Too Low
ll) .1. I*. KOVIJC
lC*ffn|li|. HI1. fcy Ihi *????<( )
N??w York. Sept. lf?. ? Prcpara- |
tlona ar?' already under way today '
to atari HUBinrntcd tralil*-? MM
Moaiiwr aorvice to Southeastern
and Southwestern winter reKortH, ,
although th?? volume of traffic to j
the Biimnn?r vacation centers Is
scarcely over. Train schedules
have been worked out to ?o Into
effect In October which normally j
.art' not Ktarted until after the hoi ,
Iday*
I lie extent or the interest or,
land aeekcro in Florida In shown
plainly by the statement of Secre
tary of the Interior Work thai Iran j
Ihan 10,200 nrrea of public land* '
remain open to entry In that state, j
and I he annonnrement that all
landn within three miles of the
Florida. Alabama and Mississippi ,
ronata have been withdrawn. j
In caatlng up results of the Hum
mer aeaaon. lendinK reallora from I
all aertloiia reported by telegraph 1
today that the value of real estate
in the 1'nifed States haa been aug- .
men t eel by hundreds of, millions of
dollars In the laat year. Thin In
crease la moat nollccable In aec
liona adjoining the Atlantlr and
Pacific oceans. the CS ill f and the '
inland watera of the country. I
The boom iu Florida and Call- !
fnrnla landn la held rraponslble ,
and by some ahrewd operators.
They May people who have seen I
Florida and California and have '
checked up on increaaea in valuea
there have decided property In the
vicinity of their homo* have betm
placed too low.
"In my opinion." said Joseph 1*.
Day. who haa handled the salea of
a tremendous amount of auburban
and reaort properties. including '
the disposal of whole town* for :
the CJovernment. "the great actlv-;
It y In real estate buying at thin
time in ocean front communities ;
Ik due to a realization that prlcca I
have hern too low compared with |
more dlatant aectlona presenting [
no more facllltlea for general prof
It. In other worda. we have been .
taking up the alack.
"The automobile has made trav
ellera of everybody. When people |
return home and find It poaalhle '
to buy building lota at one-sixth |
t?? one-eight li of the auma demand
ed for altnllar plota In dlatant sec
tlona, l hey wake up and commence I
to buy."
The panning of au miner han not i
checked thla buying or building. 1
Realtors admit freely that some of
the price advancea have been out
of all reason but they maintain
that the general level will con
tinue high. Samuel P. I>>eds, pren- '
Ident of the Atlantic chamber of |
eommercc. In outlining the situa
tion for Inveatora aald:
"Sift the aahea out of the coal, j
There are plenty of ashea. Don't J
buy anything you can t aee and
he a tire what you buy In what you
think you are buying. That goea
for real entate In New York. Chi
cago. Atlanta. New Orleana. Flor
ida. California, or Kamchatka " i
Some of the communitlca of the
South are worried at the mlsra-;
tlon of their citlxens to Florida.
A aerloua effort la being made In
Virginia today to promote a wide
advertising campaign not only to1
attract Mew resident m hut to retain!
preaent Inhabitants Ceorgla. Al- J
shama, the Carollnas and Tennea
see have contributed both popula
tion and capital to Florida hut |
Hear headed hualnenn men say
their poalllon haa been strength
ened. not weakened.
In Atlanta, for example, .1.200 j
post office addreaaen have been
changed to Florida polnta In the
last year, but poat office authori
ties aay 3.R00 new addreaaes have
been added In Atlanta. Telephon"
installations have Incrcaaed. hank
depoalts have risen $17,000.000 1
and building operations have ex- j
ceoded $1,250,000 a month In that 1
lime.
Other state* and communities ?
of the South are capitalising their
share of the great movement of i
population southward The lands
of the Oulf coast from Alabama to '
New Orleana are experiencing a
tremendous activity.
W I l,l,IN(? To IJMTKN T?
Pl.KAM FOR ('I.KMKVrY
Waahlngton. Hapt 1R, ? Praal
dant Cool Id ga la willing to llatan
to arxumant for m?ciitlTf> Ham
nif > for former Governor McCray
of Indiana, now aarvlnii In tha At
lanta ponlfamiarx.
IMKKKH IX HKXHION
Hn f fain Rapt. IR.-Naarlv .7.
OOrt hak^ra from nil parta of tha
nation ar? In aaaalon here at tha
Amarlmn Rakers Aaaoclttlon
Frad Davla left Sunday for |
rhapal lllll to rMurar hta Mudlea I
?t I'nivarait y of North Carolina.
Heads Veterans
Col P J Hurley t?f Tulsa. OKIJ.. U
chf p?w RMtlonnl commander of the
Vtleran* of Foreign War*, rtfdrt ft| i
th? national i?pv?nlHin *' Tulsa. ' It"
h?? been ? roai mm* M>y. cowboy,
lawyttr, hanker, ?ok)i< i ?. l\ Oil opcr j
? tor.
GRAPE JUICE
FLOWS FREELY
rHliforiiiuiiH Slocking lip
Joyfully on "Prohilii
lion" Beverage
n> hkn o. KI.INK
(CwyrtaM 111) k> Th.
Ran Francisco, Sept. 15. ? Call
fornia's diamond puhllee has come
to h close In h blaze of pyrotech-^
nice, but jubilation In the Latin
quarter of the city liax just begun
with the commencement of juice
grape shipments in wholeaaie
quantities. Ah docoratlons and oh-'
?t ructions were being cleared from
the city streets after a week of;
festivity. tritrka loaded with the!
juicy fruit of the vine began to
trundle In from grape growing,
area* back of (he bay cltleii and'
lively activity became noticeable;
In the sections, particularly In
habited by Italian families.
Another large California
"juice" grape crop la at hand; Ihe
quality In good and the prices low-!
er than laat year. New premier* |
are being purchased; old ones are,
being overhauled and put Into ,
shape to be used by the owners or I
rented out to heads of households |
who are accustomed to making
their own. Press for rent, signs
are appearing, and In a few days
they will be moving from house ,
to house just aa threshing ma
chines go from farm to farm In
the wheat country.
Latins and Nordics as well, will
stand in line at the customs house
to receive "permlta" relieving ,
each head of a household so rep
resented from paying an Internal
revenue lax on 200 gallons of
"fruit juice" he signifies his In
tention of making. Thla "pormll"
does not entitle the recipient toi
manufacture Intoxicating liquor,
for that Is exprossly forbidden un
der the Volstead act. But those
who take out such papers In moat
cnaea continue to believe they are
so entitled and they go ahead In
joyful anticipation.
"Hard liquor" became an Instl
totlon In this state when hard and
hearty pioneers and mining pros
pectora conquered i the broad val
leys and searched ; Ihe hills for
gold. The Spanish Influence was
toward milder wine from native
hillside vines. Later aetilers from
the Mlddle-Weet were largely re- 1
sponsible for support of prohlbl- 1
tlon. which c loafed the big wlner- j
les and threw the Industry Into
the hands of householders and
adept foreigners.
FRANCE PREPARING
TO QIIELI. MFFIANS
Par In. Kept. 16. ? France In pre
pared for freah operations on a
large scale against the ft Iff Ian re
(Mil tn Morocco. Premier Palnleve
told newspaper men today after
?h? cabinet meeting.
He In very much satisfied with
the progress Using made and
hopes all objectives will be gained
during October.
READY TO CELEBRATE
LANDING OF AIRMEN
Han Francisco. Sept 16 -Plans
mere underway today to celebrate
when Commander John Rodgers
and his four heroic companions
not foot OR the mainland here
September 14.
COTTON MAKKBT
New York. Kept 16 - Hpot cot
ton closed quiet, middling 24 3ft.
a decline of 46 points Futures,
dosing bid: Oct 14 .01. Dee 24 42
Jan 21 70. March 24 07. May
14.11. July 14 Oft
New York, Kept. 11- Cotton fu
tures opened today at the follow
Ing levels- Oct. 14.1ft. Oee. 24. It. I
Jan 14 ftO. March 14 2*. May'i
14.11.
HOMER L LYON
HIGHLY PLEASED
WITH VISIT HERE
OingrrttMitan from Sixth
North Carolina l)i*lrirt
I'raine* Beauty of This
Thy anil Section
AIDED ON CANAL BILL
Wa? Largely liiMriiniental
in Government I'lirrluwr
of Waterway, and Antici
pate* No Ilitrh
Amazement Ht the agricultural
progroN* of Northeastern Caro
lina. and delight over the attrmc
tlvene*a of Elisabeth City, with
Its shady Mtreetn and beautiful
homoN were expreHHod by Homer
L. Lyon, rfiprcwnuilvp in Con
groM from the Sixth North Caro
lina Dliitrlrt. on the occasion of
his flrNl vlelt to thin city and Mo
tion Tuesday. Mr. Lyon motored
through from his homo at Whlte
vllle. Colutnhua County, and waa
accompanied by W. A. Thomp
son, representative of Columbus
In tho laat General Asaembly.
Mr. Lyon whh one of the moat
Hctive aponaors of the Dismal
Swamp Canal purchase at the
laat HOHalon of. Congress, and hta
activity whh Isrgely responsible
for the purchase of the waterway
by the Government. He ntatea
that tho appropriation for the
purchase will come up at the
aeaalon of Congress which con
venor early In December, and e*
pre*nes the opinion that It will go
through without a hitch aa an
Item In tha Rivera and Harbora
Bill. - *
Before losvng Tuesday after
noon on the return trip to Whlte
vllle. Mr. Lyon and Mr. Thomp
son. accompanied by Secretary
Job. of the Chamber of Commerce,
made a motor trip to the locka on
the Dismal Hwamp Canal at South
Milla.
In commenting upon the agri
cultural promise of the Albemarle
section. Mr. Lyon was keenly en
thusiastic. "1 was utterly aaton
Ished to woe what h fine country
you hsvs." he aald. "Like many
others elsewhere In tho Rtate. I
had an Idea that this aectlon waa
Hoinewhat of a wllderneaa. In
atead. I find beautiful farma, ob
viouiily cultivated by modern ag
ricultural methods, and reflecting
a permanent prosperity. I am de
lighted with what I have seen,
snd cxpect to return here before
long for a longer visit."
Both the visitors expressed die
appolntmont that they had arrived
ahead of the Acorn Hill road cel
ebration, to be held Thursday,
and voiced regret that they were
unable, on account of bualneaa, to
remain over for It.
Mr. Lyon paid high praise to
the besuty of Klir.aheth City. "80
many cities sacrifice their shade
trees when Ihey pave their
street*," ho said, "that It la re
freshing to find one whose cltl
tena prise their treea highly
enough to save them. You must
have a progreaalve and beauty
loving cltlsenshlp here."
Mr. Thompson wsa a member
of the special committee from the
General Assembly which visited
tho site of the Kmperor-Eden
house bridge last winter. In con
nection with tho authorisation of
s 1*00,000 bond laaue for Its con
struction.
CLYDE HOEY TO HELP
PROSECUTE W. B. COLE
Charlotte. Hept 1 ? Clyde
Hoey. wo 1 1 known criminal law
yer of thin Slate, announced today
by telephone from Shelby thai ha
would aulat In the prosecution of
W. B. Cole, charged with the
alaylng of W W. Ormond. at
Rockingham last August.
The trial In set for Heptembar
2ft.
I,cigh Shrrp Mnking
Store Improvement*
Kxtenalve alterations at thm
I h <1 1 ?*? ' ready to wear store of th?
M l*elgh Hheep Co.. at Main and
Martin streets. are now neartttg;
the final atage* and have addad
measurably to the all around at
t ra< 1 I vene*s of the store. The dis
play wlndowa In the front of fh*
building have hern reflnlshed In
old Ivory, trimmed In blaek and
Rold. and a new direct *-ray light
ing system haw been put In. Thla
facilitates the dlaplay of the new
fall modea which are being placed
In the wlndowa
The Interior of the atora la ba
in* generally reflnlshed, relighted
and partly refurnished In a color
scheme of old Ivory and walnttt
In harmony with the wlndowa.
New rugs and thoroughly modern
fixture* are being Inatalled In the
dress and roat department, and
the ithelvaa In tha canter of the
atore have been removed to Im
prove the Interior display which ?*
further aided by the Inatallstloa of
prlam glaaa panea above the show
window*, flooding the store with
daylight The Improvements are
being ma(|e preparatory to, the
formal fall opening of the atore,
to be announced In n few daya.