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VOL. XV. FINAL EDITION ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, T1U lJSDAY KVKNlNU.'OlTonKU 15, 1925. SIX PACES. NO. 264.
PITTSBURGH TAKES GAME AND SERIES
Senators 400200010 77 2
Pirates 00301023X 9 15 1
PIRATES DID NOT
WIN TILL EIGHTH
Once More Came From Behind
For Victory On Peckinpaugh
Error
Korbea Kiel d, Pittsburgh,
Oct. 15.?Stealing the Sena
tor's thunder by winning
their game in the eighth in
ning, Pittsburgh took the
world series here today, with
a Bcorc in the crucial game
of 9 lp 7.
Pittsburgh won under great dlf- j
flcultles. Tho score was 7 to 7 in
the lam half of tho eighth inning,
two men were out and tho bascH
were full when Cuyler slammed a
two banger which ncored Higher
and Moore and won the serlc? for
the Pirates.
Rain began In the fifth Inning
and in tho last Inning it he Ran
to fall In torreuta, Walter John
?on continually calling for saw
du?t for the pltcherH mound dur
lBg the fatoful eighth Inning.
It looked that honors might go
to Johnson for his third victory
when Pecklnpaugh knocked his
home run in the eighth frame and
Woke the 7 to 7 tie.
Washington fans cheered for a
hatting rally when in the ninth
frame when nice was flr?t up. fol
lowed by Harris and Goslln. Hut
walking to tho plute und wiping
off the rain from their hats, tho
Washington heavy hitters went |
down In order.
At the bat five times for Pitts- |
burgh Carey made four hits, three
of which were for two busea, an
other world series record.
Walter Johnson and Victor
Aldrldgc. rival pitching aces
of the Washington Senators
and the Pittsburgh Pirates
started their duel of unbeaten
right banders to determine the'
championship struggle between
clubs as well au tho question of
Individual supremacy. Today the
seventh and deciding game of the
series began on a field mado
?oggy by almost 2 4 hours of rain
and with a light drizzle Increasing
tho misty blanket enveloping the
field.
First Inning
Washington?Rice led off with
a single that bounded over the
middle bag. Stan Harris filed out
to Rarnhart. hitting the first hull
pitched. Rice went to second on
a wild pitch. CiOslin got hix bane
on balls on another wild pitch.
Rice went to third and (Joidin to
second. Joe Harris walked, and
the hags worn filled. Rice scored
when Judge walked, and the bases
were Bt111 filled. Goslln scored on
Hluege's sharp singlo to left. Har
ris going to third nnd Judge to ;
second. Blucgo's hit struck near
the top of tho screen, and was i
nearly a home run. It wan very
dark but tho Heuators did not I
seem to have difficulty in follow
ing the course of the pitching.
Morrison relieved Aldrldgc on the
mound. Pecklnpaugh hit to
Wright, who threw to Moore, and .
there was a dispute at the plate
becaune of tho Interference of
Peck by Smith. This allowed Joe
Harris to score, and all bam* run-,
nera were declared safe. Peck tak
ing first. Judge ncored. when
Moore Juggled Ruel's grounder,
the bsses were still filled. John
son struck out. Rice filed nut to i
Rarnhart. Four runs, two hits.
. no Arrors.
Pittsburgh?Moore bunted hut 1
Johnson threw him out. Johnson
had a had leg and they were cen
tring their attack on him by bunt
ing. Carey got a long hit into
right for two bases. Cuyler fit ruck
out on three pitched balls. John
son turning on plenty of steam.
Rarnhart fanned on three pitched
balls crowd applauded Johnson.!
No runs, one hit. no errors.
Hocoml Inning
Washington - -Cnyler took* Stan
Harris' fly as It wss shout to go
Into stand. Carey made a nice
catch of Goslln's short fly to cen
ter. Wright took Joe Harris* hop
per and got him at first. No runs.'
no hits, no errors.
Pittsburgh ? Johnson took
Traynor's hopper and tossed wide
to flrat, hut Judge got the ball
to the bag ahead of Tray nor.
Wright singled Into center M? -
Innls also hit Into center fnr nne
base. Wright holding second. The
Pirate fans are now cheering
wildly Smith htt lato a double
play, Stan Harrta Csklng Smith's
hopper touching Mrlnnl* snd ,
then throwing out Smith at first
No runs, two hits, no errors.
Third Inning
Wsshlngton?Judge shot a sin
gle Into right center. Blueg* sent j
up a high fly to Moore. Cnyler
PEKQUIMASS FIRST
AT THE STATE E AIR
A IflfRnm (tMlny m>in >W
rotary Jab ?f flu* KllxalM'th ?'lty
CliMinlM'r of <'01111111-?'?', nlio Is
iift?'n<|lnK <!??' Htm?? l-'ulr at lla
I?*IkI>. aiinoiiiu-i*?! tluit l'an
(|Uotjink liatl won K.ijclith I'riw
Willi It m * roil lily exhibit, wlillr
I he boy iiiii| Klrl <l<'iiion*trn
Ik>n Hubs of I'rii|ulnuiHN lia?l
won rintt pri/?* m It h tlirlr |h>u1
Iry exhibit.
made a sensational catch of Peck
in pa ugh'* fly and then throw
wildly pant flrst to get Judge.
JudRo went to second. Carey
raced hack and look KugI'h long
smash. No run?, one hit. tio er
ror?.
PittaburRh?Morrison Rot a
?ingle over second base. which!
Rice could not Rot up to. Moore
hit a long drlvo to left for two
j hasoa and Morrison ?cored by fast
running. Moore scored on Car
ey'a aharp ?Ingle past Stan Har
ris. Peck threw out Cuylor at
flrst. Carey going to necond. Car
ey ?tole third catching Ruel
asleep. Ruel did not maku a
, throw to third. Carey scored on
1 Ham h art's Texas leaguer to right.
Traynor forced Harnhart, Peck to
Stan Harrln. Three runa, four
hita. no error*.
Fourth Inning
Washington?It was a t I 1 I
sprinkling and very dark and
hard to follow courac of the halll
on the field. Carey took John-!
son's fly in left center. Nice ?In-1
Rled paat Mclntiia. Slan Harris
struck out taking the third called'
| atrike. He wont back to the
I bench kicking. CSoalin singled in-1
I to left and Hlce rucod to third on1
j 111? throw to third, ttooac went J
to necond. Itice and Conlln ?cored.
on Joe llarriM'a two base drlvo to
right. Judge filed out lo Cuyler.
Two runa. three hita. no error?. 1
Pittsburgh ? Mclnnia rapped!
Hinglc Into left. Rice mado ahoe
slrlng catch of Smith's seeming
hit. Mclnuln had to race back to I
first. Craintham hatting for Mor
rison sent out Ion* fly to Joe j
Harrln. Moore acnt out a lofty fly j
which Gooae gobbled. No runs,.
one hit. no error?.
Fifth Inning
Washington-? Kretner went In-J
lo the box for the Pirate?. Tray !
nor robbed Illuege of a hit by
IcHpIng high Into Iho air and :
spearing hla bounder and throw
In* him out. Peck went out to
Wright to Mclnni?. Carey mado ;
a nice catch of Ruel'a low fly. No]
runs, no lilt?, no error?.
Pittsburgh?Carey lashed flrat ;
ball Into rlnht center for two ban-'
M? his third hit and second two!
baser of the Rame. Carey ncored '
on Cuyler'? two base hit to deep
eft. It wan raining steadily.'
Barn hart swung at hln third
strike. Traynor fouled out to I
Ruel. Stan Harris alood atlll and
snared Wright's pop. One run. 1
two hit?, no errors.
Sixth Inning
Washington?Wright took In;
Johnson's hoist back of second, i
Wright look Rice's slow hopper
and tossed him out. Stan Harris
struck out, swinging for third
strike. No runs, no hits, no er
rors.
PlttsburRh Ooslln gathered In 1
Mclnnls fly. Rice raced ovor to j
left and look Smith's drive. Krom- j
or fouled to Ruel. No runs, no j
Jilts, no errors.
Seventh Inning
Washington It was now rain-1
InR hard and the crowd wore put-1
ting up umbrellas and bleacherltee!
covered themselves with newspa
pers Kremer look Conlin's easy '
splash and throw him out at first
Traynor raced over to left field .
boxes and took Joe Harris' foul.'
Cuyler almost mlaJudRcd Judge'?!
fly but caught It after a hard run.,
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Pittsburgh ? Pock dropped !
Moore's high fly and batter i
reached second. It should havo
been an ea?y out. Moore scored |
on Carey'? third double to left.,
Cuyler sacrificed Johnson to Stan '
Harris. Carey golnR to third. |
Stan Harris threw out Harnhart at
first, Carey holding third It no
dnrk the fielders could hnrdly nee
the hall. Carey ?cored on Tray
nor'? hit to right for three base?.
He wa? out at plate play being.I
Joe Marrl? to Stan Harris to Ruel.
Two runs. I wo hits, one error.
Flffhth Inning
Wa?htncton ? Traynor threw*
oat Blutge st first. Psck got a J
GERMANY SAYS
SHE WILL SIGN
SECURITY PACT
OfTirinl Announcement of
Adherence to Mutual
(iiuirantrrs as to Rhine
I Made Thi* Morning
THREE AKE PRINCIPALS
Germany, Franco and Bel
i gium Parties to Agree
ment of Which Italy and
Britain are Guarantor?
(Br tli* Prmi
I Locarno, Switzerland, Oct.
15.?Germany today officially
announced her adherence to
the Rhine past of mutual
guarantees framed at secur
ity conference here with the
j object of outlawing war.
The pact will be signed by
1 Germany, France and Bel
gium as principal parties, and
i by Great Britain and Italy as
guarantors.
I Thoro will be five conference
I document?; namely, the Rhine
I pact and four arbitration treaties
| between Germany on the one hand
and France, Belgium, Cxecho-Slo
'vakfa and Poland on the other.
I There will bo two supplementary
j documents, a letter from the Al
' lien interpreting Article 16 of the
I League Covenant for Germany's
| benefit and a Franco-Polish dec
' laratlon or exchange of letters In
| terpretlng the Rhine pact with re
spect to the Franco-Polish alli
ance.
I All the documents, It Is under
i stood, will be nlgned simultaneous
ly. The nlgnaturea are hoped for
on Friday, which will bo Mr.
j Chamberlain's birthday. The Bri
tish statesman, though without the
i official title of president, has pre
sided at all the negotiations with
a tact and skill which is admired
| on all sides.
i At the latent, signatures are cx
I peeled on Monday and Tuesday.
| The (Jerman delegation has aent
i ono of Its members to Rerlin with
j texts and explanations which are
i now before the German cabinet
I for approval and no serious oppo
I sltlon Is anticipated.
j Results of the conference, an
i now foreseen, will be an Immense
| amelioration of European condi
tions with Franco-British rap
! proarhment, a Franco-German
rapproschment. an Anglo-Polish
I rapproachment, and better rela
Contlnued on page I
WEST CONFERENCE
FOR UNIFICATION
Statosvllle, Oct. 1& Unifies-1
lion proposal was pasHcd by the |
Western North Carolina Gonfor
enre today by an official vote of i
219 to 141.
The official tabulation will be j
announced tomorrow. The ballot-1
Ing started shortly after 7:00
o'clock and proceeded rapidly.
home run Into the left field standa,1
ball clearing the barrier In front !
of the scoreboard. Traynor robbed
Ruel of a hit with a remarkable
stop of Ruel's sharp grounder and
throw him out. Smith took John-1
son's foul near home hem h One
run. one hit. no errora.
Pittsburgh?It was raining l
steadily. Traynor went out and
gave Wright a towel to wipe off
his bat. Judge took In Wright's:
foul. Johnson asked the umpire j
for some sawdust to be brought to,
pitcher's mound. Johnson filled
his cap with aawduat and took it
hark himself. The pitching mound
wo* very slippery from rain. Rice'
took Mr Inn la* fly. Smith got a
long hit to right for two baaes.
^ do ran for Smith. Rlbbeo batted
for Kremer and rapped out a two
bane hit to left scoring Ydo. The
score was now tied. Moore walked.
Peck look Garey'a grounder and
tossed to Stan Harrla but umpire
ruled Moore was safe at second.'
Official scorer gave Perk an error.
The bswen were now filled and It
wan still raining hard and play
era wiped their bata aa they came
to the plate, C'uyler doubled to
deep right, scoring Rlgbee and
Moore Rarnhart filed to Stan
Harris Three runa, three hits
one error.
Ninth Inning
Washington Oldham went In
to the box for the PlratM and Rlg
bee wont to left field, Oooch went.
behind the bat for the Pirates
Rice struck oat. taking the third
railed strike. Moore took Stan
Harrl*' fly ball Goalfn fanned,!
taking the third called atrlke. No
run* no hits, no errors.
Fast Action In Fifth World Series (Conflict
Thor? was fast action at the end of the seventh IiiiiIiik t m t lio fifth world series game when Muddy
Kinds peg to Third Uweman UIucro caught t'uyler. IMrale right ll<?l?1cr. at the third sack. llliiege
. was back In the gamo after two days of disability with a b\uu\> n:ihi? *kull and a nevero headache.
SI WELL, SENOR
BUT WHAT OF IT
ljitin Statoiiiun Hon Own
ldr?H AImiiiI 'iVrnonal" |
und "Officiar' Mull cm
ll> ItOWIiAXD WOOD
(C*nM?ht. ittJ. fey TH AivaoMl
New York. Oct. 1G.? If a Latin-,
American statesman, to cull veil'
tho dull glootp of the noi thlauil, |
happens to bring a glorious m-nor
ita from the Mexican stage to New
York, or doin no^ happen to. SI- j
i well, Senor, what of It? Pordloa,
Senor. thru?* ar? personal matters, j
Arturio Elian, the Mexican con-,
aul general In New York, waai
amusedly tolerant today of pub-j
; llshed r<-porlit that Alberto J. I'a-j
nl, Mexican secretary of finance,'
|wbh being investigated by Hit*
United Slates Immigration depart-j
j mcnt with whom charges have
i been preferred that Senor I'anl
I had brought (tloria Fa ure, a ?tam; j
j beauty, to the 1'nlted States In vlo-l
I latlon of the Mann Act.
, Disclosure that Senorlta Faure'
had vanlnhed into thin air from
her Waldorf Hotel nulte stirred a!-|
'most every newspaper reader in I
the elty more than It did Mexico's'
official representative*.
Senor 1'ani held himself In-1
commnnlcado from the srpiad of i
newspapermen who sought his ver-1
sion of the iiffnir, and had nothing!
at all to say.
Senor Ellas asserted he was eon-!
cerned only with "official mat
ters" and did not concern hlmnelf
with "with personal matters." H
expressed entire ignorance of n n
port that the beautiful Cloria ha<l
been spirited out of New York
thin morning on a wild dash hack
to Mexico.
"We all have political enemies,"
was his only comment.
The charges against Senor I'anl
and the actress, whom he was a I
leged to have brought from El
I'aso as a "maid" In his private,
car, were lodged with immigration
Commissioner Curran by Dr. Adol
fo Ferrer, former banana k rower;
in t lie southern republic. Dr. Fer
rer. now a political exile in I hi*
country, made no bones of admit-]
ting that he was a political enemy
of Senor I'anl.
Meanwhile, Senor I'anl wa* pre
paring to continue the con versa
tlons with the J.amont-Morgan
banking group about modification-?
Mexico seeks In her debt.
Concerning this not a Personal
matter?Mexico officialdom her
was more communicative,
?The debt negotiations are pro
gressing splendidly" said Senor
Ellas.
DOCTOR TESTIFIES
IN BUOOKS" FAVOIt
llendersonvllle, Oct. 15. Doc
tor A. It. Drafts, loeal physician
In the trial of llonnle Brooks,
charged with the murder of form
er Mayor Hryson. told the Jury t?,
day that he did not believe Brooks
had mind enough to be conscious
of any wrong doing.
Defense also offered witnesses
testifying that Hryaon. Mad?
threats on coining hack to Hen
deraonvllle with his gun loaded.
I fiTTOV M A It K FT
New York. Oct. 16,? Spot cot
ton cosed..-ftnlet, middling 21.fi'1
an advance of ft points Future*,
cloning bid. October 21.72. D
member S1.35. Januarv 20 * ?.
March 2t '?4. May 21 1 4
New York. October 15 Cottoi.
futures opened today at the fol
lowing levels Ort. 21 4*. Nov
21 in, nee 20 ?*. Jan 24 "'?
March 2122. 1
David Pays Heavily
For Keen Eyesight
David Sawyer. young colored j
! resident nf the Wowl villi* MPfl lull, j
lay* claim to tho sharpest pair nf
eyes anywhere in this part nf
I these I'nlted State*. For having
j them. lio paill the huhi of 51.". ami
costs in recorder's court this
morning.
| David was arrested near the
? i.^rfnlH Southern iiniiimmirit sl.i
| tioii hist night l?y Polic? Offh-er
I Twlddy. Tin- ih dice m a li suspect
ed tlmi lie w'nk currying a pistol,
land searched him. Ha* found no
'weapon, hut unearthed from the
i Interior nf David's jumper a pop
bottle containing a clear, color
less fluid with tin- rap tightly
I clamped on no tightly. In fact,
'that be couldn't remove i? with hlw
j finger*.
' Escorting Mm captive into a
store near the Htatioii. Officer,
Twlddy proceeded to pry off the
cap. One smell of the content* of
the bottle convinced liiiu that
lHtvId wami't carrying a "chaser."
David'* Htory in court waa to
the effect that while walking
along Ilio WoodvHle Highway last
n Ik lit. in the rain and darkness,
lie Mpied the bottle in question
lying by the roadside. He picked
It up. h" *aid. with t be Idea of ex
amining it* content* later. Asked ;
why he thrust It Into hi* jumper 1
.instead of carrying it In Ills band.,
he said it wa* ralniiiK and he ;
didn't want t be bottle In become '
wet. He contended vigorously
that he didn't know It contained
corn lh|iior.
S I A I K FAIlt TO IU!N
ON TIIIMJ SATMIIIAV
Kiilclgh. Oct Ifi. A change In
the program of the State Kftir |
here will run the event through
Saturday instead of Friday aa
heretofore.
INJUNCTION HERESY
VF.IWICT DISMISSED
New Orleaita. Oct. 1 1?. Federal
Judge Louis Hum* dImmisled ?*?
day on the ground* that the court
wan without jurisdiction the In
ju act ion proceeding* filed by for
mer lilnhop William Montgomery
Drown in which lie sought to en
join the lloUMe of llishop* '?f the]
Protestant KpMcopul Church from j
deponing him.
hXnFORD MacNIDKK
SUCCEEDS 1?. F. DAMS
Wa*hlngton, Oct. 1 f?. Iljmford J
MacNIder of Mason City Iowa,
kiii nppoln'ed Assistant Si < retary
of War today. Mr. MacNIder.
former commander of the Ameri
can legion. *uceet?da Dwlght F.
Davla. who ha* advanced to poat
of Secretary of War, following the
resignation of Secretary Week*, i
It. I?. Ml'l\ KV IIK.%11
Hertford. Oct. IT#. Itoberl
Splvey. prominent farmer and It f?
long resident of the New Hop"
neighborhood of Perqulman*
County. died Saturday morning af
? or a abort Illness. Funeral ser
vice? were conducted it t the home
Sunday afternoon, and burial *??
In Hertford Cemetery
Mr. Hplvey wa* vpar* old.
sad 1? anrvlved by ht* whlow. Mrs
Vrni? flplvey. and ?h* following
children: Mr*. W I~ns. ot Pah
quotenk (!onnty; Mr-. Iloyd Clark
of Wilson; Mrs. O. K. Itohertae
of Portsmouth: Mr*. '' K. Fletcb
"r. of Perquimans County : Mi ? II
B. Wlnwlow. of Hertford; Mrs
.f*ke Hasnlght. of Perquimans:
Heth Hplrey. of Petersburg, and
M. K. faraon. Hob and Lawrence
Splvey. of Perquimans. *
AYDLETT OFFERS
TO SELL PEOPLE
HOTEL PROPERTY
Owner of Southern Would
Heroine Stockholder in
Kiiterpriae, lie Saya, Di?
eliding Situation Here
WILL SIMM) 8100,000
l(ead) lo Knlar^e and Thor
oughly Modernize I'reacnt
Hostelry; Declarer New
Motel Would Not I'ay
II Kli/:ihcth City people Inter
est# d in the agitation I'll' a new
li*ii? -I lnrt- really mean huninens,
i!???>? ran purchase tin* Southern
Hotel al a reasonable fkunr?- and
Hand a fair i-liunrc of making
.something mi Ili?*ii' investment. If
they mid rtakc In build an lnd?
|i> r i ?1' - ii I lintel, al a runi of, hhv,
1^5(1.1)00, they are virtually cer
tiiln to low a lot of iii'inoy; or
tlniM doea K. F. A > d It'll. owner of
I In* Southern llotol, sum up Ok*
?.It nation.
Mr. Aydlult nays lo- la ready to
?ip"ml $100,0110 in enlarging anil
II ii ing the Southern, If he Is
given reasonable assurance that
li< will net h<* compelled to meet
competition from a new hotel to
he huilt here. It?1 says. on the
Oilier hand, that he has fixed his
price on bin hotel property, and
la ready not only to sell II, hut
to tak?- a substantial share of It*
Mtoek a? well,
Mr. A yd let t declare? he drew
pluiiH for remodeling and cnlsrg*
ing the Southern Hotel Home two
year* ago. and In only awaiting
tin- outcome of the proton! agita
tion lor h new hotel to carry them
Into effect. He proposea to ex*
tend Ih" present hotel HO feet
farther al'inu Itoad street to
Matthews, and tlienee 141 feet
down Matthew*, t Ivin t the hostcl
ry frontages on three streets,
liitr? Detailed rinn?
1'nd? r IiIh present plans, Mr.
Aydh'tt would put the main en
trance on lioud street, with a npa
clotiH lohhy several times the ?|*n
of the prese nt on*. and having an
attractive plate glass front. He
would have a aide entrance on
Main street, model# d after the
Oranhy ?.treet entrance to the
Month.-Ito Until, in Norfolk. lie
Hides doubling the capacity of the
hot- I as h whole, he would mate
rially Increase the dining room
sp.'c . ;ind wnuld put in many add
ed con1, nienceg. He would re
mod I I In; old hotel thoroughly, he
says.
Sine- iicqnlrlng the Southern
Hotel rtrini" 20 years ago, Mi. A yd
h t| declare)! he has aperit approx
imately $?;(?.O00 In repairing and
Improtinu it, "i realize Kllza
h' th Cit) should have a better ho
!? I," h ivk, "hul I cannot af
ford to j i' "d a lot of money on
my prop. rl> while facing the proa
peet of " "iiipetltlon from a new
DM- II ??. ver. If a new hot?! Is
huilt I ' ??II he eompell- ?I to safe
tiifard m* Invest ment by compel
in " it a" strongly ss I can."
To i. up a $2r?0.0oo hotel here
wo".id i an that Inventors In the
> t . ? !}?rh ? wnuld be virtually eer
l.?i? pocket a large loss, Mr.
v.ili-if holds, explaining that the
In?'". ?i on the in*? Mtrimnt alone
w" 'I amnunt to fl-VOOO a year,
or II 'JBO a month Nobody wnuld
I m v such a rental, he declares, ea
1?.Hally when confronted with the
?ainly of competition from an
Contluii*d on page 4
Gala Events On Program
For Annual Convention
Of Daughters Next Week
GOVERNMENT IS I
AFTER DATA ON
COAL MOVEMENT
i'roilurt ion. Distribution,1
Sale? Volume ami <"on-j
?>iiiii|>tion Hurl I'ikIit
Clour Scrutiny
j CONGRESS MUST ACT
lint l*rr?ninrr Nut I? Couir
I from Lnlior or Admini*
tratiun But from Outnide
1 Suurrrs
ii) j. ??. hovi.k
ICHt'lHL I Ml. t* T< *??>
I WaMhlnlclon, On. IS?Virlf.ll?
| Government departments are Qul-j
jelly accumulating extensive data
'concerned with the production. I
'.distribution and aalo of coal and j
iNUhstlttilo fuela In anticipation of!
I Congronnional action on the an-1
, j thraclte strike at the coming ses
slon.
Such action, according to lead
ers of l'ongre?H already here, la
' hound to collie even If the atrlke
In nettled before December. It will
not come, however, an a reault of
pressure from the admlnlntratlnn
or from the American Federation
of I.abor, but from outside aourcea
In the varlnua Congrcaslonal dla
trlcts.
The next few daya will deter
mine the strength of the parties to I
the anthracite controversy.
On Thur?day the new and lower !
railroad freight rates on the ao
called (smokelenai bituminous I
coal produced in Pennsylvania and j
Went Virginia will go into effect.
Under thoae rate? will be deter
mined to what extent the public
can dlflP'Kard the continued cloa-.
init of the anthracite mlnen.
So fur the reaerve stocka of an-t
thraclte have proved sufficient for
general needs In moat consuming
districts. The mine workers have,
laken comfort from the fact that j
New Knulnnd baa been alow to I
adopt nubstltute. Tho operators
have seen little of encouragement
In t h la fact. The weather has
been warm, anthracite Mock* have
| been high and they have maln-1
italned the lit m on t prenaure on ?
; their dealer? to prevent the latter
urging the uae of aubstltutea for
'anthracite. How long th^y can j
hold their dealera In line after thej
pinch conies, they admit they arci
unable to nay. Nonethclena many
expert? here In close touch with |
both the IndiiHtrial and labor side? j
of the controversy declare that
I'rcnldent I,ewls of the Mine
Workers ha? already lost this!
strike. They point out that for'
'the Inst fen week? bltumlnoun pro-1
ductlon ha? av?-raged 1 1,000 ton?,
a week whereaa consumption ha? i
not exceeded 9,000 ton? weekly. '
Thl? han added 20.000,000 tonu to
reaerve ?tock? which totalled 38,
000,000 tona ten weeks ago. A
Kood portion of the low volatile
I' excenn In ready to be nhlpped Into
Pennnylvanla. New York and New
Kngland the inlnute the new
? freight raten are In effect. New j
?England In perfectly willing for j
' Government officlaln and othern to I
worry about her coal nltuatlon ao !
(Ion? an nhe known that thin tre-|
I mendoun reserve In at her beck '
and call In cane of need.
in the meantime, public off 1-1
i rial? here are deluged with ap-i
pealn for Individual pet fuela front ;
VirlOIII nectlonn. Many feel that*
(any action by Congrens will be In i
the nature of locking the ntable
door after the horae In stolen, but '
locking II In Mich a way that'
neither horse nor thief can enter :
in tho future.
(ATLANTA TO LIONIZE
THE VICE PRESIDENT
Atlanta. Oct. ID. -A gala re-'
ceptlon In planned In honor of
Vice Prenldent Dawn*, who waa to
arrive today for a two dny'a vlnlt.
He will make h puhlic addre?? to-'
night a' the dry Auditorium.
KI.IZAnKTH I ITY RKII MK\
U I I.I. PtRAOK IX KI>K*TOS
, A delegation of 100 to 125
Kllxabeth **1?y Red Men. member-?
of Pannnotank Tribe X, will motor
to Kdenton tonight to participate,
In n p?rade and npedal atuntn at i
i ?he fair grounds there, officer? of
the tribe Hnnounce. Delegntlonn
from nix or neven othar tribe? are i
expected to he on hand, and an en
tertnlnlng evening Is promised
Member? of Pa?qnotank Tribe
may obl?lu ?ult? at the lodge ball'
In Kdenton at 7:20 o'clock. It la|
announced The party from Pa?
qiiotank Trlhe will depart from
.their hall In the Savings H?nk *
;ITninf Company Building this af
ternoon at 5.30 o'clock.
ind
S'
Stutr RimIv Will In* Enter
tained in Allwrnarl?* Sec
tion for l ir?t Time in His
tory of Organization
BOAT TRIP ARRANGED
Many Entertainment Fea
ture? Arranged; SrwloM
VI ill Open Wrdnnit;,
and t'onelnde Friday
Final arrangements aro under
, way for tho entertainment h*r*
next week of the State convention
| of the I'nltcd Daughter of the Con
federacy. with 1?. li. Hilt Chnpter,
of thla clly. In the role of hogtosg
to the vlaltora. Between 175 and
i 200 delegate? are expected from
chapter* In all pnrta of the Stat*.
They will be entertained In honw
In the city during their atay hero.
Already arrangement? have been
made to rare for at leant 17?
of the vlaltora, according to Mr*.
C. I). Hell, proaldent of D. II. Hill
Chapter, and other reaervatlon*
, are In progreaa.
' The convention, the twenty-ninth
in the hlatory of the State organ
Ira t Ion and the flrat to be held In
the Albetnarlo aectlon will open
officially Wedneaday morning at
9:30 o'clock. Several preliminary
meet Inge will be held Monday and
Tueaday. however, for apeclal
groupa of vlaltora and a re
ception welcoming the delegate*
will be given Tueaday night. All
hualheaa ?e??lona will be held In
the apacloua and handaome new
Flrat Methndlat Church The con
vention la acheduled to cloae at
noon Friday.
Delegate? will begin arriving
Monday morning. Mra. J. Dolph
Long, of Oraham. State prealdent.
and member? of the cx*cnttyg
board will meet at the home of
Mra. C. II. Robinson at 10:1?
o'clock that morning. A rocep
tlon will be given In their honor
at the Woman'? Club lea room at
1 o'clock In the afternoon.
Other Karly Heaalona
The credentlala committee will
meet at the Flrat Methodist
Church Tueaday morning at
in.30 o'clock, and will be onter
tallied at lunch by tho D. H. Hill,
Chapter at 1 o'clock that after*
noon. The dlatrlct directors and
chapter prealdenta will meet at
o'clock, and at 4:30 the leadc
of the children's chapter? and I
htatorlani will hold ?eparate see- "
atona preliminary lo the opening' 1
of the aeaalona.
The banquet or welcome Tueaday
nlKht at fi o'clock will be given In
the reception hall of the church,
with addreaaea by Mra. Hell, pres
ident of the local chapter; Mra.
W. K. Oowper. of (lateavllle. di
rector from the Sixteenth Dlatrlct;
and Walter I?. Cohoon. of thla city.
In behalf'?of Mayor McCabe. J. 0.
D. Khrlnghsua will extend greet
In?? from the Klltabeth City Ro
tarlan?. and Dr. Samuel H. Tern
pieman, paator of the First Ba|?
t In t Church, will brin? a word of
welcome from the Klwanlans. i
Other apeskera are expected to
Include Mr?. J Kdwln Gregory, of
Sali?bury. Slate prealdent of tho
D A. R.: Mra. J. J. Yatea. of Ra
lelRh. State prealdent of the Con- j
federate Memorial Aaaoelatlon; |
Dr. W. C. Galloway, of Wllmtng- \
ton. State commander of the Hons |
of Veterana; Ml?? Katherlne Rob
Inaon. of Fayettevllle, prealdent Of j
the State Rualneaa and Profession- j
al Women ? Club?; and a repro- <
?entatlv" from th?- State Depart
ment of tho American legion.
To I'lfawit PmklMf
The reaponae to the addreaa of
welcome will be delivered by Mrs. |
Sidney I'. Cooper, of Henderson, ,
former prealdent of Ihe State Fed
eration of Women a Cluba. Ono j
of the major event? of the even
In? will be the formal present?* J
tlon of the new Stste president? J\
Mr?. l,ong. Mrs. Marahsll Wll- ;
llama, of Fslaon, will be m la tress |
of c^remonlea Incident to the prs- ,
aentatlon.
The Kllaabeth City Womii'i ?
Club will glvi. n reception Mon
day night at S o'clock In honor of
Mra K. 1. Mckee. prealdent of tho
State Federation of Women*# ]
Cluba Thla will ?hi Informol ??
character.
With the official opening of tne
convention Wedneaday, aeaatons
will be held at 9:30 o'clock In tho
morning, with luncheon at tho,
church from 1 lo 2 o'clock, and
a bualnea? meet Ins from S to ?
o'clock. A general reception will
b?' given at the home of Mrs. C.
0. Roblnaon from 5 to 7 o'clock In
the evening. . .'';.J
Thuraday morning*? hu?lnee*. -i
aeaalon will continue from ? to 1?
o'clock, followed by the snnnoi
memorial hour dedlcsted to tho t
Confederal heroea. This will ho
prealded over by Mrs. John L.
Rrldgera. of Tsrboro. 81st* chap
lain -j *M?
A host trip down Pasqeotsnk
River aboard the ?team*r Anglo
1, Vanarlver hv rourts*y of tka
(Contlnuel on Pags Tour)
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