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MRS. GETSINGER AGAIN FAILS TO RECOVER DAMAGE Again Pasquot -jtik Jury 1 iiidh Against School Teacher Wli? ( iliurp'^ Doctor W illi (ioiihpirucy HINGE ON CONSPIRACY Judge Calvert K?'inin<U Juror* Thai Mr*. Gehing* er'?i Menial Competence Ih Not in Italic A Jury ill Pasquotank County Superior Court thin afternoon at 3:15 o'clock returned u verdict for the defendant; that is against. Mrs. Sabra Getsinger. "formerly of Gates County, who wan suing Dr. K. F. Corholl. of Suubury. and oth ers fnr $25,000 damages for In juries al?e clainih to have suHtain* d as a result of an alleged conspi racy to have Iter committed to nn asylum tor the intsarn-. Argument* in the cane were concluded early last night. and Judge Thomas H. Calvert. presid ing ar this term of court. began hia charge to lite Jury at the open ing of thin morning's -session. He closed it 50 minutes latir. Only a few spectators w? re on hand at the morning aeasion. The four l?su?-* in the case Were net forth in detail by Judge Calvert in hie charge. They w?re: Did the defendants. or any of them, enter into a conspiracy wrongfully and unlawfully, know ingly and intentionally, without Just rauxi , to have tlm plaintiff committed to tile State hospital for the lnsaue? Did the defendants make an af fidavit to the effect that Mrs. Get alnger wan insane? Did the plaintiff enter into an agreement with N. A. Getsinger after the comuiitmeut proceed' inga? What damagea. if any. Is the plaintiff entitled to recover? Judge Calvert reminded tin Jury that In ? the event the an swer to the first Imbuc was in the negative, the other Issues need not. be considered. With concur rence of counsel on both siden, he. himself, entered an affirma tive answer to the third Issue, re lating to an agreement entered into between Mr. and Mrs. Get alnger. The judg?-'s charge related mainly to the first Issue, upon which all the others hinged. In this eonneetion. he reminded that the Jurors were not to pas* upon the question whether Mrs. Get singer was mentally deranged. or had ever been. but rather upon whether the acta of the d< fend antN were lawful, this in turn in volving mainly the question of whether they acted upon Justifi able ground*, arid In good faith. He reviewed the testimony at some length. With reference to the awaid of damages, in the event the Jury de cided in favor of Mrs. tietslnger. Judge Calverl reminded that no evidence had been introduced tending to show malice on the part of any of the dcf? ?ndanis. and that, tin rcfore. the plaintiff would im entitled to recover no punitive damages, but only compensation for any Injury or suffering she may have undergone. TOM BOST, .lit.. GOT TO SEE GOVEKNOR Halelgh. Nov. 21. ? Death by electrocution In the puniahment for invading the private offleo of the Governor of North Carolina in the hope of securing a magazine subscription ?so one small hoy. at leant, had figured it out "Do you suppose he would have me electrocuted If 1 went in there?" The naive question was put In all MrtOKHMW by young W. T Boat . Jr.. 12-year old son of W. T Boat. Raleigh correspondent of the Greensboro Daily News. Mr. Host found his son outside the Governor'a office at the enpi tol. hesitant not quite sure whether or not lo turn the knob and enter the private office. The elder Bout inquired of his son why he wan there, and the answer waa: "Well, I've heard the Governoi was a great farmer, and 1 thought maybe he would subscribe to thin farm magazine I am faking sub scrlptlona for " ft was Mr. Host's suggestion that the Governor probably was very busy, and might not wish to be disturbed which prompted th" question of poaalblc electrocution The Incident, recited by Mr. Host at one of Governor McLean's conferences with newspapermen was the algnnl for hearty snd pro longed chucklea on the psrt of the Eiecntive. "fly all moans tell him to come to the office. I Tell him I'll sub scribe from him." "aid the Gov ernor. "I want to hear his speech, he added, with another1 laufh ^ Here's How Sligo Got Its Name A tradition embodying a long: current at how tin- cro^i roads ?>r Sligo. i? Currituck Conn ty. received iis name. is related h> lulled States Commissioner T. B. Wilson. of this ? Hy. who formerly . resided iu i ho vicinity of the point that at present marks* the terml uuh of the now State Highway now brine paved from Camden < ourt liiiuxi- in th?- direction of ( urrl" tuck Courthouse and the Virginia line. i ('(immlsiiiiiK'r Wilson has passed the thro.* score and teu mark, and it has been many, many yt-ara aince he lirsi heard this tra dith n. which in confirmed, h ' says, by his cousin. Mrs. A. B Whitehead, of Corapeake. who ih a lilt It older than he. Perhaps a hundred wars ago. Mr. Wilson relates, an old man living near Sllgo operated a dls ? lller> there. In those day*, a man who made liquor lost no re aped ability through his occupa tion he reminds. This particu lar dirt tiler, as time went along, began to miss quant It leu of hH product most mysteriously. He commented upon its vanishing as ?i "sly go." Others took up the phrase, and in time the plant be came known as the "sly go dts teibTy," the term eventually at taching Itself permanently to the crossroads net! lenient. Mr Wilson thinks it unlikely that, even in the event Sligo may not have been named in this fash ion. it could have taken its name from the County of Sllgo. In Ire land. There were no Irishmen in Currituck County, so far as he knows, until within comparative |v recent years, he says .and these came long after Sligo had been christened. KIWANIS FAVORS HOTEL PROJECT (.lull leaves Matter of Fin ancing in Hand? of Cen tral Committee Full endorsement w? Riven tho uroi.of.al for erection of a modern hotel In Kllzabeth Cttv at the reB 1 ular meotlnji ot the Klwanla Club at the Southern Hotel * riday nlRht. hut the financing ?' project was left to tlie central coinniiitcc al work on the matter, without Hp. rifle reCMIiiliiendation. The action of the club was, in effect, an endowment of a rec ommendation-drawn n|. '?> * " w.mls board of director" before the session. II was In line Willi the action ..f Klixabeth City Itolary Club on "he same Issue. An . ntertalnlnK program was Kiven durinK the evenlllK. Thl? includ* d tn'isic by the Ht"h School 1 Orchestra, under Ihe direction of Mian Ethel Jones. (iUeKts preaent at Ihe m etlnK. which look the form of an hi form al supper, Included Judse Thomas II Calvert. of llalelKh. pr-aidlng over ihe term of Superior Couri which closed here Saturday. roi iu in ihohrniM' fok dowager queen <oponhaKOli. Nov. 21. The Danish court today went Into mourning for qu*?" Alexandra ot Ureal Britain who before her marriage to the lale Klim Kdward was a Ilanlsh prlu cess The mourning will last three weeks. ' snndrinchnni, hnx . Noi zj l'rlvale funeral services for Ilov. ? alter yueen Alexandra were con dueled today by her chaplain, ltev leronil Doctor firaul. In Ihe bed 'room in Sandrinsham House where the body Is 1> In* The king and queen and other rela- } tlves attended. TEN ARRESTED IN ALABAMA MURDER Mount ol. Ala.. Nov. 21. Four men were In the county Jail here today charged with assault and I battery in connctlon with the clubbing of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben 1 R. Hall, aged couple llvln* about six mllea from here, their son. Percy, and a visitor to the home, t'harlle Hawkins. This brings Iho total of arrest* to ten. since nix Lawrence county men wore taken In charge by Fed eral authorities and jailed In lluntaville. NORTH CAROLINA NO ? I.ONGF.K QUARANTINED Washington. Nov 21. The De partment of Agriculture today lift ed. effective December in. the cat- ! tie tick quarantine In many South rtn counties The infested area of North [ Carolina was released, leaving this State entirely free from qquaran tine. FRANK PAGE HEADS I AMERICAN HIGHWAYS j Detroit. Nov. 21. ? Frank Page of Raleigh. North Carolina, was today elected ptrsaldent of the American Association of State Highway officials at the closing session of the convention her*. PATRICK LET OFF WITH $100 FINE AND JAIL THREAT Sentence of Four Month** on Koad* Suspended oil Condition Cood Behavior and Pay Fine and (IohIh LONCi COUKT DOCKET Hut Mo*t Other (lane* B? fore Hecorder of Minor Nature and Court Ad jorned Shortly Before 12 Th?* Ii-k a cblcke i In one hand and a I wo quart Jar in the other Whit Wllaou . who runs r? livery stable on Green street, wan just Retting ready for real en;cy ment when Police Offirer Charlie Anderson suddenly appeared on the scene. grasped the mouth of the liquor jar between two fin Kerb. and said "I'll take that Charlie Patrick. in Wilnoa'* stable* at the time, didn't thinx so. He grabbed at thi* llquot too, and Police Officer Harris, endeav oring to mix In the scramble, caught Anderson's arm instead of Patrick * and the corn was emp tied into Wilson's lap. Thus wax interrupted a night party at Wilson's s*ables cn Sat urday night of last week as a ie sult of which Patrick was in ,'ourt this morning and pleaded guilty to transporting and possesion. Likewise he also pleaded guilty to possession in the face -of the mute evidence of a half gallon of liquor found in hla home on th^ morning after the livery stable party while Patrick was lodged in jail. Patrick was fined 1100 and costs in the recorder's court Sat urday morning nad put under sus pended sentence of four months In Jail the defendant himself did not take the stand. Whit Wilson was used by the State against Patrick and testified that , Patrick came to the stables on the Saturday night In question and pulled a bottle of liquor out of his pocket, saying: "I've brought you a drink." Wilson drank and In the good fellowship produced by the bottle. Patrick, according to Wilson, pro posed a chicken supper saying: "If you'll cook the chicken I'll pay for it." Wilson said that he accepted the proposition and that Patrick went out snd got the chlckcn and also some more whiskey, this time about a pint In the bottom of the two quart jar. The fowl had been plucked and cooked and all was In readiness for the feast when Police Officer Anderson rudely Interrupted the party. Patrick's home was searched by Chief of Police Leon Holm*-* the next morning, the search disclos ing a gallon bottle half full of < liquor concealed In an empty finur| barrel in the kitchen and divers i empty bottles scattered about; including 10 empty five-gallon water bottles in an outhouse in' 1 the back yard. Patrick was let ofT with a fine of $5 and costs on a charge of op erating a motor car without prop er lights following testimony by Police officer George Twiddy that Patrick bad refused to heed a stop signal when warned about 1 the lights and had forced the of- 1 fleer, when the latter accosted hlni. to back off the street and on the sidewalk in order to avoid being run down by Patrick's car Patrick was flanked by a for* midahle array of counsel, with M. II. Simpson on his right and ' Thomas J. Markham on his left! hand. Other defendants facing Coun-j ty Judge Sawyer Saturday morn ing included Druce Forbes. Ly-; man Armstrong, and Jack Sex ton. fined 95 and costs for disor derly conduct as a result of a lit tle mouthing party last Tuesday at the point where Oak street crosses the Norfolk Southern railroad; tlarry Stalling*. let off with eosts for sn assault on Wil liam Weeks; Thomas Ulount. col ored. I2.r? and costs foi larceny of a motometer from Granville Flartlett, alias Tom Green; and William Fleetwood Smith. Green ' street, colored, given 120 and costs or 60 days on the roads for assault with a knife on a negro named Spellman. DECISION OF LEAGUE IS DECLARED BINDING Thf Hi;n. No*. 21 T?* Per. ' manent Court of International Justice delivered Its findings to- | day regarding the dispute between Grest Britain and Turkey over the Mosul area of Mesopotamia The court declared that the decision of the council of the League of Na tions shall be binding and consti tute a definite determination of the frontier between the two states. DECLINES TO ACCEPT KOI MANIA'S PROPOSAL Washington. Nov 21. ? The Ameriean f>eht Funding Commla- ! slon has declined' to accept the first formal offer for funding the ' Roumanian debt and today sub i mltted tbe Roumanian commission ? eounter proposal. PROCLAMATION In accordance with proclamations by tin- I'toid' nt tin 1'nited States and the Governor of North Carolina m'ttinu a.?-id< Thursday. Novpnih^r 26. an a day of General Tliunkr-uiv ihk-^1 ' hereby call upon all r??*ld#?t* of {Elizabeth City to jnm v'. ??rally In the observance of that day. In reverent and proper fashion. No people haw been more favored by a Divine l't?i\id?ur in the past year tha nthe peoph* of this city and Miction. \\Y have been spared distressing experli-ncea which haw t:ill< n tli? lot of othor*; a plentiful harv *t hat* bren gathered, and w ? hav? full wason to be thankful ?or tin* full measur** ?f bl? *v tags showered upon us. Now. therefore, I request j #i'ull r???ail<in of all lab- r and business on (hat day, and a gaih?rln,j together in rui rraie c tive placcs of worship that we may e\pr?*s fittingly our grati tude for the blessing t ucclved and tin* protection accord. d .* I'D KEY ??. McCAIIK. May??i Sailorman Tries To Help Laborers Take Up Bricks leteran o) Wind and heeling a Hit ( lu sty. I n dcrtakes to Demonstrate Hmr Job Should he Hone, Rut Receive a Scant Encouragement Keen solicitude ovet the wsy< the other fellow Ik doing his .work, and manifestation of an ar dent desire to help him do It a I better way. do not always rceelv? ; their merited reward ot apprecia tion. ait the skipper of a down-tbe ; Sound craft temporarily docked In Elizabeth City harbor discovered yesterday, to hla evident disgust. The name of the watering man could not be learned. As anv one knows who ha* panned through the downtown hus j Iness district of Elizabeth City In the laat f?-w dtya, th?- work of ! laying water pipe* Ik going on 'apace. Trenches or ridges along 'the south aide of Main atreei mark the progress of the workers and dlsti ess motorists who fain j would park their cars In thoae blocks In which work has begun. ! A small force of colored labor |cm wan busily at work yesterday in the Main street block between Polndexter and Water streata, digging up a part of the brick paving preparatory to Install!** pipe*, when the seafaring man came along. He stopped and watched the work Ir. t created I y. I Theory and practice do not al ways Jibe; but theory usually Is 'the accepted basis of practice, and when men are operating on ?the wrong theory In doing a Job, they should at least b?> open to suggestion as to the right one. So i the Interested skipper must have . reasoned. At anv rate, after watching awhile, the boat captain, who b said to hail from Codington, walked over to the neareat laborer land suggested that Instead i.l ] using a pick, he should employ a jeaulklng Iron, and thereby avoid j breaking so many brick. The la ? borer In question happened to b?' | one I'ruden Hanks, who has had , extended experience In highway1 t construction, mainly carried on at , the point of a Kun. I'ruden re sented the Imputation that one 'who travelled by water most of the tiin* should pretend to know I more about afreet conatructlor - or destruction ? than one who had helped build many miles of high way. He paid little attention to the advice offered. The Codington tar was reeling a bit chesty. anyway. There was some indication that, while he 1 recogulzed the value of water as a medium for ships to travel up on. he wasn't 100 per cent com mitted to it as a beverage. II* may have blown his breath In , I'ruden 's face. 1 "Here, give me that pick." he demanded of the negro, ' and I'll show you how to do It. I Instead of courteously tend?-i ing the requited pick. I'ruden threw it toward the seaman. The latter threw It back. "Now hand It to me like you ought to." he ordered. A storm was brewing, but be fore It broke. Chief of Police Holmes appeared on the scene and suggested that. Inasmuch as th? seafaring man * advice and Mftl -t anc?* apparently were hot urgent ly desired, he had best move along With reluctance. h?- did COTTON PHOIM CTION FIFTEEN MILLIONS Washington. Nov. 21. ? Cotton production thin year probably will total fl.tiMOt equivalent r.oo pound bales, the Agriculture De partment announced todav. The forecast a fortnight ago was 1f?. 3**. 000. Production laat year waa I3.CS 7. MO North Carolina's production forecast Is placed at 1.0*5.000 Cotton of thia year's crop ginned prior ta November 1 I to talled 12.549.O00 balea as com pared with 11.1*2,000 the same date last year. D BAD BANDIT HAS AT LAST BEEN IDENTIFIED Kalelgh. Nov. 21 ? ftllm Ander son. slain robber, whose body lie* 'unclaimed In a local undertaker's was Clarence Neajrley, who was sentenced to ten years in the Pennsylvania Industrial Reform atory for robbery, according to a latter received here today from Ike Department of Justice at Wftebhlfton lower fares i\ TRANSPORTATION' MAY COME ABOUT I Sn m' and B"" . Have to (.'o-nrtlinalr I heir Service lo Urins ! If lo I ass I FOUH CENT FAKE |Be*l Service and j. Fare* Will |lciiu? Fpom I ?"??? Policy, Say Kailwuv Director* 9 By J. i\ novi.t: (C+iyrt+t, |wj. ^ T?# A-r,?.0 I N?w York. N?v. S|. |.ow?r i rare. on bo.h buaet, an(| ?ri.?t car. ?re po.slblo an<1 probilWl. i provld,.,! method. of trannporta |"on coordinated. That ?tal?. mem w?? fr.-.-l V made by traction .company official, a?, | transport.,. Hon men today. "The beat ..-nice j?d t|,c |?w, M fairs will re.ult from operation or all local transportation hv hIii. Kle companion," ?aid l.u,|UM s Storra, managing director of th.. American Electric ll.n|?nv A,,?. Nation. h?" 'our ??' '"?? I- a Willy declared John J. Stanley prcaideni of lh,. Cleveland Hall." ?a y Company. Thi. Cleveland 'la II way |, operating a fleet ?f alnsle and double dock l>u.c. In ",v ??"acf car* Mr. Stanley claim. jf ,, <?<?"1 In Riven the r|.hl route, he can bring the far,' down to about four cents In fr?u, 10 four yearn. mice now'TSl C"r f*.r"s ,n r'ov?lantl "r7n,,v; chlr^'^r,;. 11 v, jompany however. op'-rnlea un*! whici Po-called Taylor ?|a? from o,?'" " ln " ??P?r?tc cl'il; as Xre HIT ?"???>?? ?" far Mr S? fon arc ronrornMr|. Mr. Stanley Ray* h<- w..ul.i 'ear up the track. ?? * ?nd aubatltut. bu.e., u.e busc,-,, "ork'ou'i" "?burh"n 'M?irlcts AHPrc"" route* on main hu?.r? ?\rM? "'V h"'h <??? an3 one for express and wou!H?ir al n?H'4?nK'rN. Ifp lh#. ^>IrCrM"P fbe PrrHcnf (If'i or lo I Z7inuL craforT' r"""l,|'r?,lon by both of. Mid tk Mr -s'orr. ionaar 1. th ma r ?* fare, no mi . ,h0 outstanding issue All communities want cllv wide provided <! i ,,n,r" " ?o be aoL n ri' r,m"" "id f nV":r,r,r 10 lrao<.f#-r from one 4V?? rr } ,,, tn "blph'r ?me owner? r^2Sr."wl"' r"r "leal Dua?? '"v,?"" ,r?n?P'>rlatton Pfovlde excellent feeder ???iy.n)f ?'M,nr from ^,"1"' "''??""I. therefore. point., I. " h*.nvc *r?T """" -?Pa"n"dV ouaca and dovetalllna each Into ? ?hr;,!.rc ,,h;r" ">-y K-J^sLrSS ??ri. ,.T!r'r T, Thl" ?' 'rint dlatric" Tnd" orolnoi" :?a^of ri"- ?" MITCHELL MAY BR SURPRISED ; AT SENTENCE Oltlt-i- Vrmy Oilie r- S;i\ riirrc I? N? for l)i?iiii>?;il Krimi the Sri-vice ItKIH'CKO (.It VDK '!. v ' I'linioliiiii-iil ' I'roliolilj In- |{i-|>rj. iiitiiiil and Slight CI, ill ' MTiiiul Tillt n> ItOIIKKT r. SM \l.l iwinm l??. t. >?. UayliiliKlon. Nov. 21 |i ,?iiy ?"?mi- 119 a *urprlac .Hill |, mslhly i??'l>P"lnl in.-iii i? tll> Mltchi-ll to diacovcr that up ?hi conviction in his prcKetit irlal. A rim' 11 1,1,1 ,M 0,11 of 'he! Hut hk a inn iter of far, <t |s learned from *,,1110 of l!j4. 0|d?M, ??mcer* in t|,h service ih^t it,\ re uiyr huh been a dismal of ;ni offlcor fn, the ?fr, wll|l wh|< |l oloiiel Mitchell is ??h:o-?fi-i! 'I'iK* Army therefore has heeu surmisi-d at the public iIIkoumk'oii of In- pos sibility, 1,01 to nay the provability, the colon*! w..ald nude ??; walk 11... i.iiM.u uull..., ;V//ic Id-ill CooIIiJk.- .t' oilid step i? and <1 minute the e\p,<;,-,| Mcnf-nre ?| diMnl^Nal. Ill- Army ful.. Ih . ?r.i-i t? be eonvWicu of the . barren ?rou?ht against |,'?i. deHi?; .? the Icilleiir? ?f the eourt in he?rtUK ail of the "Juiitlfii'aiion" teat: inoiiy whlrh has berfn of!,* red by the do fen He. The Army .1 ??.H not i.ee ho w there can b< anythiuA but a eonvl u?n. 1 lit rh? MllMjnium punishment, it expect*. in a rep rimand and a reduction of several number* for the cnlonel in his Rrade. In the olilen dayH a reduc tion Of thin Kor, would probably tnunn that the officer always ou Id remain ? colonel up to the mhTii Colonel .Mill-Ill 11, howevov. In a vouiik man ami furthermore. brigadiers and major nener.l, ??|?j. ,r? rhoiien hy Ri-li-ri Inn ralhi-r lli?n hy thi ol,. Inexorable ml,, of seniority < olonel Mitch, -II |? charged wUh ">n<lnri prejudicial 10 sou, I order and military dim Ijillne. such n charge according to Iouk Armv doi'H not curry dlamla mii an a punishment. It la rare Indeed that a high of. , r Hi" Army ever la dla-i mlaaed. Whin h,- la. H in for con-' an offlci-r and Kintliinan No .inch charm- has \Ti',"i ?K"l"?l <-olonel M 1.1". | Nor has I here been an alli-Knt Ion of Inaulnird Illation In the accepted tnc.inltiK .,f ih.- term J olo m l Mitchell never haa re rum-it to carry out limlnictloiiK he haa never Incited to mntlnv ,,r '""'??I' "Pile tho llet, lanKUftKc Which ha.-, he, II a cere, lite, | |lilt1 tin- tlcfctiaii llua ahown that llie ?"?""'?Is "tntemeni. ",,r "ml Navy dnpattnnntH canr-ei, a,.,,,e|y a r|pple i,p?? ,he aiirface , f military III,- |? ?m| ariMiml Antonio where the iic etsed all Ofricir waa atatlotied at Hi" f 1 >111 - of In -j outburst W.'iBliinftton HoeraK to l?o tho M.ot w?,er . ,.Xpjosj?? W|(4 ||((l oud. Ht T'.io in i Id n ohm Of tho pun Mi 1, ?.,,t llhrtv |?, meted out lo I nloilel Mitchell, if ,v- " I'k.iy t'l,M III I,', fat,.. It I-'" 'l-n foolidm pn.hall, >?111 not 1, called upon to ? ?? any dranlli power an flml re-1 vb wiiir ..u'horlly. a r -prinnnd i end I the Ion* of a few nunib'-m in v ade proh il. y would ho approved t.jo Pi.Kltcnt rut her Hpei-fii,, ,M"' " "''nipllon that tho col onei niiKltt be flred" it han he n predicted (he I'renldent would "tep In and foi polit le;,|. |f ,to Other r#:,^ona. would commute the sentence. SHERIFF CLOSES TAX COLLECTION FOR FISCAL YEAR (Uirmiiie Make* Annual Re port to Board of Comity < .0111 in iftttioner*s and I? Tendered New Book* ' TOTAL GROWING FAST Nearly $20,000 Increase j Shown Over AMnet4Binetit for Preceding Year; To I tal ('.lone to $250,000 , , Nearly ? <;uarter of 11 million dollars In taxes have been collect j ed In this citv and County by. : Sheriff Charles Cirmlni> In the paHt year, according to a report ' submitted by County Auditor C. . ' C. l'ritrhard at a special meeting of the Hoard of County Cotninl** : slonera yesterday. The report wn accept rd by the board, and tho; books for the coming year n Coun ty tax collection* were placed In Sheriff Carmine's hands. Ta.xes listed last year totalled $24 1 . 262.0??. Ilefore going out' of office December I. last, former Sheriff Charlea Iteld collected $19,3X0.77. The balance, $221. HR2.22. was charged to Sheriff Chi mine, bis successor. Of this total, Sheriff Cat mine yesterday reported having collecled $2 151. 217.70. leaving a balance of $2, t!04.r?2 rla^lfli'd dead, error and removable. He was relieved of this mtd was given a clean bill of health, figuratively speaking, on ilie collection of la.\eH for the! 1 year. Separately from tin* taxes charged agilnat him. Sir riff Car mine reported the collection of $1,04 1 4?i In pick-tip taxes. There are vnrlous items not charged on the ta\ book* for one reason or another, largely through error* In listing or failure to list. Th "re wus charged against the '*l|eriff for collection aUo the sum I of $l.2K'?.'j| for scrv-liiK papers and ii' license taxes. He turned In this amount In full The total of taxes collected In I'asriuotanlc County mounts Htead II v year bv year. Kor th*? year 'ending last November, there was charged against former Sheriff lleW a total of $223,6115.74. or more than $17. 000 below this year's total. |>esplfe the fact lhal the dead, error and removable taxes this year reached the somewhat blah ft <u re of $2.6 6 4 . & 2 . collections ate regarded as r? niarkably clone by officials at the courthouse who are In close touch with collec tions. Of this total, nearly $1. 000 wan comprised In a deduction from the taxes paid by the South cm <?a* Improvement Company, through on error mad?* In tlv headquarters office* <>f the com pany in the North. I.ccal officials of the company this year were presented a tax bill about twice a* large a* usu.il ' Thev protested, *nd were Informed that the company had been tax d exactly on the basis of l?s ?*n re \,4, rt of 11 I' old In gf An Inrewti gat ion di'elor.ed thai the company operate* a plant In another North Carolina eity also, and In some fasMon the plant* In both cities had been Included In the report. The company '? taxes here were reduced accordingly. COTTO* MAIIKKT New ^ork. Nov 21. --Cotton futur ? opened today at the fol lowing levels: December 23.05. Janunrv 19.40. March I9.3*. May H.oo. July 1*69. New York. Nov. 21. Spot cot ton closed steady, middling 21. ?5. an advance of point*. Fu?j lure* < losing bid : Dec 21.00. Jan 1 20.10 March 20 17, May 19.82, ' July !"> 45. Oct 12. 91 IIANN \ IIKLI) FOK HEATH <11 Ml I.I \\ ?\\*ru- i ti>; t r>u , N, C., Nov 21 J H.lllJI.I, Ufjd"!' bond or #1.000 In courwcrlon with tin- aiilnmolilt* wn-rk a? Chopowinlly which r< ? tallied In thr d*-ai!i (if Hoy Kllllan of ?ll?v<ory, w an today bound owr by II pofllir Stewart 'or tilal by lip- S'i|M iior Co?;ri Tin* caa?* In f;r!i? #J * * ! ? d for Irial M"tidny. No Vtinb?r 2'.}. Thr? <? wllwM-n /trr?- erons ainin'd at toda.V'r motion. A I>. Mr 1, "nn j < iir'wnlliv; I !??? nlat* and J ?id ?;*? Stephen tlrauaw and II I'nMi'i lonltlin; a f l?-i tin- tn tci*f?*t 1 h ? d< ftniff. 11 I; Kllllan. brother ><( Hoy. who In ih?- d??th fir, wna ih ? ciilli'd H 1 that Hi' ni" ? d llniit n?a not brol;? n hy It in car atiywli* f" on th?- CliorowlnUv r<vd .11' rmddock. a fasnvr M-aid inii n?a: lU lhav^n, m \t t> ol< tho Kta;Ul. and nlat?:d that !.'? U3H on lit-, /av homo from fiwnVill* wh?n ?ii" vr??rk hap;*? md and ?a- h' lilnd Iinnna ?vr II" cn llm it'd llannu to Ih- uolnt; about mll' j* |??r hour u iv i ih" amarh took f?lnr??. Oaddock wan followed by J. B. I'^-rrv of IJi |1ihv< n who was alio In tin* Craddock rar Df?rry !#?? tlflod that It wa^ toiiiK only about 2.*? mlloa jK?r bout The balance ( of hla testimony i oi roborafed thai , 'raddork. Y. M. C. A. Head <"harlw? r Tuft II <> f "CTncfn n a 1 1 , ho it of Phl??f Justice William How ard Taft, wan elected president of tin* International convention ??f ? ?j?- V. M. C. A., at It* nict'tlni; In Washington. 1 1 ?? In 2S. WORK ON CITY'S MODERN WATER PLANT ADVANCES : vSohit Pumping Station in Zon?* 2 Completed Ex* cept for Some Minor Kleetriral Installation MUCH PIPING LAID Work 011 Now Water Tank Progressing; Engineer* l^av Plans With City'a Paving Projeel* in Mind Modernization and expanalon of KlUabeth City's power, water and sewer systems la progressing rap Idly. though murh work remains at III ahead, according to officials In charge of the Job. The sewer pumping station in Zone 2 la com pleted. except for minor electri cal installations, and laying of 20 miles of water pipe ranging In di ameter from six to 12 inches is proceeding an rapidly as la feas ible. Piping already has been laid down Burgess street and paat the site of the water tank to be erect ed opposite the County jail, thence across the courthouse square and down Main street to Water. Twelve inch pipes are being laid on Main street, and nil idea of the increased capacity of the new sys tem may be gained from the fsct that these are replacing pipes on ly four inches in diameter. Branch lines from Main street north and south down Water street will be of ten Inch pipe. Slightly under a mile of piping has been laid already. Thla in cludes some 2.000 feet on West Church street. In addition to the Installation outlined above. En gineers in charge of th work plan next to pipe Khrlnghaus, Broad and other streets Inrludsd In the city's new paving program. In or der that the pipes may have time to settle before the paving la be gun To Cut Insurance ll?te Some 200 additional firs hy drants are to he Installed In con nection with the piping, with the reault that Kllzaheth City will be advanced from second to firfet rating In fire protection, with a consequent material reduction In Insurance rates. Foundations for the water tank to be erected near the Jail are nearly half finished, and the tank itself, bought of the Chicago Bridge A Iron Works, Is under construction. Some equipment for fin Installation lias arrived al ready. The tank will be of half a million gallons' rapacity, with suf ficient pressure to reach all part* of the city. It will be 130 feet from the ground to the topmost water level, and Ihe base of the tank will be 97 feet above ground. A five foot "riser" pipe will supply water from the tank to the mains, and a 16-lnch pipe will' connect It with them. Improvements At Plant Thero have been several not able recent Improvements at the power plant, these Including In stallation of a new holler and of a new system of feeding chemicals Into the "raw" water drawn from Knohb* Creek, whereby dry chem icals are fed directly into the wa ter. and the proportion regulated exactly. I'nder Ihe old purification sys tem. the water was merely poured over a trough containing the chem icals This was not alwsya pro ductive of (he best results, ss any user of cltv water here In past months wll Itestlfy. Although they are not ssylng much about It yet. the city's engi neers are busily at work on plans for an entlrelv new water and power plant, to be erected north of the Norfolk Southern Railroad a short distance west of Road street This would have brand new and thoroughly modern filter system, declared to be needed bad ly here New equipment bought for the old plant would be used In the new one. thereby eliminat ing waste from that wource. It la explained. DAUGHTERS BUSY UNTIL MIDNIGHT Hot Springs. Arkansas. Nov. j I Such a h? ??\v volume of bus iness fared th- annual convention of the \ nlted Daughter* of the Confederacy a* the final session today th.it tlv delegates predicted that It would h- necessary to re main In session until after mid night to clear the calendar. SAY S KHINKLAVDER CASK WILL CONTINUE Whit- Plain-. N V . Nov. 21 IVspllc persistent reports tlist the HhlnHandei annulment suit will Mettled out of court Isssc N. Milts, counsel for Leonard Kip l:hlueland*-r. wealthy voung plain tiff. said today that Ihe ease will continue. ft HOW M IMPHOVKMBNT Considerable Improvement was reported Saturday In the condi tion of Luther Davis. S2-year-old son of Mr and Mrs. Kldon Davis, on Morgsn street. Young Mr. Davis was stricken with pnnsmon is s woek ago Ms la attended by Dr. Zeaa? Fearing.
The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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