DAWES IS MOST
SUBDUED MAN
IN WASHINGTON
> iee President Sraiis in
Iteatize Not Hi? Time lo
Speak and Determined
Not hi .Speak Out ,,f Time
WILL IT I .AST LONG?
Spiiinx-Lifce A I til iido On l
??f (Jiararlcr mill Wonder
(.i?>?> W hore Helen Mu
r ? ria \\ ill Break l.?m*o
f is.l IIOIIKICT T. K.MU.I
(Copyntfil. l*2?. by Th(.
Washington. Dec. 11. The
moat Mil ImI tied man In Washington
today is Charles CJ. Da we*. Vlee
President ??f ih,. r?|l?.d states.
General llawri r*ullzeH it is not
bis turn to speak and lie doesn't
propose lo speak out of turn ? for
thn ilnif being. If Is an unwonted,
tin natural silence that brood* ov
er the presiding officer of the
l tilled Stains Senate ? a Senate of
which he disapproves ho hlghlv
No one knows Juki how Ions
the sphinx-like attitude on the
pari of i he siremious Vice Presi
dent will last. There Is no ques
tion hut thut Central Dawes in a
great drawing tsrd with the pub
# ?? ..,M .look,,tl U|Km ,,H a ?orl
or Ked" Grange among the eld
er statesmen. He is likely to grab
the hall from the opposition at
nn>' "tile and race down the cal
endar for a reform in the rules.
Hut what the general public has
been expelling Is to hear the Vice
J resident bawl the Senate out
ugain. This public has been pack
ing the Senate galleries in antici
pation of the huppy event.
The man in the street wants to
?ee the sedate Senators squirm.
He would not even mind seeing
them stew in their own Juice. It
is u queer Idea the public has of
the Senate and of the Senators. It
pictures each Senator with a mon
key wrench in hid hund. ready to
throw ii into the i.'oolidge machin
ery at any moment, it thinks ,,f
I he Irreconcilable Borah and John
won and Moses and of the late
Jtampant LaKollette, represented
now by Young Battling Hob. and
of tho un regenerate and unterri
Jled Democrats, out with a hatchet
for any scalp in sight.
The man in the street read a
great deal of editorial commenda
tion for what Mr. Dawes said
about the Senate on the fourth of
last March when he had his one
opportunity to speak out in meet
ing. The public recalls hazily that
the Vice President gave the mer
ry gentlemen of the Senate a
touch of Helen Marls thunder and
lightning. It takes the ground
that the Senate must have de
served all that was said about it
and therefore must be thoroughly
bad.
Hut the public which has come
his session to see the Vice Pres
ident burst forth anew has been
bitterly disappointed and will be
Rome more Dawes ban been the
mildest mannered presiding offi
cer who ever sat on tho Senate ros
trum and this is saying n great
deal when it is remembered Hint
the last two occupants were the
sweet and lovable Thomas Riley
Marshal, who regarded the Vlco
Presidency, and undoubtedly the
Senate, as Jokes and the silent,
taciturn, unwordy Calvin Cool
ld*f?_
Vice President Da wen evidently
has made up his mind to break the !
record for putting the fewest Dum
ber of words from hln mouth In
the new Congressional record. I
Under the Senate rules he has no
. right to make any further extend
I ed remarks during the course of
' his allotted term to preside over
that august body of statesmen. It
is up to iii" Vice President now
merely to be an automaton, to put
motions, to call for order, and to
rule, under parliamentary guid
ance from the old Senate attach-!
es. on any disputed point of the
rul'H The Vice President since
Monday has been putting his mo
tions in such subdued tones that
they cannot b* heard i? tbe gal
leries. even by the most trained
and strained, ears. The Vice Pres
ident has not even been putting
the early motions of the new ses
sion to a vote. Of course there
have been no serious disputations
as yet. The motions have been
more or less formal. And so when
they hove been made tbe Vice
President has merely muttered In
a hope-you -don't - hea r me rone of
voice: "Without objection the mo
tion Is agreed to."
When some one gets up and
calls It a day moving to adjourn.
Mr. Dawes doesn't follow the old
custom of saying:
"It is moved that the Senate do
no adjourn until 12 o'clock tomor
row, Those <n favor say 'aye';
I hose opposing "no."
Mr. Dawes merely says again
"Without objection the Senate
stands adjourned."
Thus far no one has objected
At this time of year early adjourn
ments aro what tho Senators like
best.
J May be by the time the winds
W of March begin to howl again, the
I Vice President Will de different-!
\ At the moment he Is s precious
\ lamb. _ | ^
MORE |
SHOPPING :
DAYS
DIES SUDDENLY
ON VISIT HERE
Aimer Nasli. (ioverimii'iit
Eii^inrer, Aged If), Suo
eumlis !<? lli'url Ariack
Striokcn 'with a heart attack
shortly after arrival here to
spend the Christinas holiday* with
relatives. Abner Nash. aged -to.
engineer in charge ??>' the con
struction of a Government dam at
Newhurg. Indiana. died suddenly
h'rlday morning at 5 o'clock at
the home of his brother-in-law.
N. li. Kvans. 711 Itiversid*1 Drlte.
Mr. Nash and l*in wife had ar
rived yesterday afternoon by auto
mobile after having spent the
night In-fore with an uncle. Sam
uel Nash. In Hlllshoro. He was
apparently in hi* usual hi-altli
when he retired last nlKht. but
awoke his wife Hi riiKKlin^ shortly
before 5 o'clock, and died a few
minute* later.
Besides hi* wife, Mr. Nash is
survived by a brother. Kred Nash,
city treasurer of Charlotte, and
three sisters. Mis* Lillian Nasli, ->f
Washington. D. C.. and Misses
!t? ?til** and Mary Ornioml Nash, of
Charlotte.
Mr. Nash was a native of North
Carolina, and had beerifn the em
ploy of the Government for about
20 years, -in the course oT which
be was engaged In numerous con
struction projects.
The body wilj Jie forwarded f *?
Charlotte on nkht train for
funeral services and burial in the
family plot there.
IIE-SHITY GlltL TO
WORLD COURT MEET
Aniialtelle Abbott l{?'|irc?<wit/? .Mer
eiUtli College at IVIiiee
ton Conference
Miss AnnalM'lle Abbott. dangh
ter of Mrs. II. C. Abhott of Eliza
beth City, and member of the
senior class at Meredith College.
Italeigh, this year. left Thursday
to represent Meredith at I'rlnce
ton I'nlveralty In the nation-wide
discussion there today and tomor
row on the question of "America's
Adherence to the World Court."
All the important colleges of
the country are represented in
thin conference, and friends of
Miss Abbott in the Home Town
will bt* pleased to know that she
was chosen to speak for Meredith.
Several year sago Mirs Abbott
volunteered for missionary service
and h**r Interest in the question
of the World Court Is perhaps the
more keen on account of her deep
interest in this work.
COLORED DEFENDANT
FINED FOR AFFRAY
A lit I If dispute with a lady
frlfnd. In which th<> defendunt
whh accused of firing a shotgun In
the vlrlnlty of her feet. remitted
In Vernon Little, colored, paying
a fine of $5 and coats In recorder's
court Friday mornlnK on an af
fray charge.
Harry i'uulos, charged with
failure to pay dot: tax. was let ofT
upon paynifnt of the tax and
court costs. A similar charge
aualiiBt J. A. Hyrum wax cits*
nilssed when Mr. Ityrum i>fTfred
evidence to the effect that he had
been before the I Ion til of County
Commissioners and had arranged
to correct an error In thf listing
of his dog. He wan required to
pay the dollar tax only.
I I N K It \l. M Its. Of MiKltT
Old Trap. Dec. II -The funer
al of Mrn Susan Gilbert. who
dlfd Wednesday afternoon al f?:;JU
o'clock at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Isabel I'ugh, was con
ducted at the home Thursday af
ternoon by Rev. I. S. IlarrHI and
burial made In the family burying
? round Thf floral offerings were
unuaually beautiful and the pall
bearers were: Henry llurgfsa.
Kill Hell. Mark Sandfrlin. Daniel
llray. Milton Toxey and lien Greg'
ory.
Mr*. Oilbert had been an inva
lid for sevenl yearn and her death
while not unexpected canif ax a
wad blow to her relative* and
frb-nda. She was years old.
and a daughter of the late Jabez
W Mm foot, who wan Ihe I ? .1 ? I Mi
spirit In the organization Of the
Methodist Church at Old Trap of
which Mrs. Oilbert was a mentb^r
from early childhood.
Surviving Mra. Gilbert are a
daughter, Mrs. Isabel rugh, of!
Old Trap; six grandchildren. It.
K Forbes. Mrs. H S. Whaley and
Mra. W. S. Klggs of Kllzaheth
City, and J. F. Pugh, M. L. Pugh
and Mra. C. C. Wilson of Old
Trap; and tWo great grandchil
dren.
Here's Camden Man Not
Afraid to Come Out for
Consolidation of Counties
All I hi- advocator o! I li?* consol
idation ?. i Camden uiid l'asquo-J
tank counties art* not on this sid?*j
or t! " Pasquotank Itlver. Tin- J
discussion started in this ni wu-i
|ta|i*-r has drawn expression* fa-,
vorable to the consolidation In J
both rouniif?. At bust on*- friend
of consolidation who lives an j
Camden Couniv is not afraid to
com*' out in the open and cham
pion the movement. b-l him
speak tor himself:
"I have read with much inter
est." suid I* W. Stevens of Cam
den County, who was in the city
Thursday, 'tin* rev* nt discussion
in The Advance in legard to th*'
pro | Mined consolidation of Camden
and Pasquotank counties, partic
ularly the Htatenient front Sena
tor Williams and the reply there
to hv our represents Ive in the
Ceneral Assembly. Honorable C.
L Tarklngton.
"1 heartily endorse Senator Wil
liams' views in the matter and
have been a staunch advocate ot
the idea ever since reading some
years ago, in the ('Diversity News;
Letter, published at Chapel 1-1 111. |
au article setting forth the advan
tages to be gained by consolida
tion of the smaller counties. 1
"If consolidation of the small
er counties is a practical thing to
do in any two counties of our'
State, it certainly looks practical
for Pasquotank and Camden on
account of the favorable location
of Klizabeth City as a county seat
for the consolidated counties. Kllz-,
a belli City may now be reached
from auy part of Camden pracll-;
cally as easily as can Camden
courthouse, from which it is sep
arated by less than four miles of
paved road.
"If the two counties were
merged, one county government
would do for both counties. Hut
there is where the rub comes. Our
Camden office holders say 'But if
the counties consolidate we will,
get no offices on this side the rlv- j
er.' I submit that such a view
point is too trivial even to talk
about. If I cherished such a view.
I should be ashamed to admit it.
To express such au Idea Ih to bej;
the question and to admit that
there is no real sound argument
oil which to oppose consolidation
"And not only would Camden
citizens cut down on the overhead ,
expense of county government by !
consolidation with Pasquotunk hut
nIho they would compel Klizabeth
City to help build aiul maintain
their roads. We know that hh it t
its now Klizah<-th f'itv pay* three ?
fourths of the luxes In Pasquo
tunk County hut uo pun of the ;
tuxus iu Camden. Still Klizabeth
(Mty Is Catndeu'ii shopplug center
J list um nun h ax It Is Pasquotank's. i
1 don't think thai I would exag
gerate to nay thin 7 5 cents of ev- !
er.v dollar we make in Cum den ,
goes to Kllzaheih City, t'anideu
people spend hundreds of thou
hands of dollar* iu Kliza
heth City every year und deposit
other thousands in Kllzubeth City
hunks, llerldcs there are 10 or u
dozen la rue oil and soft drink
trucks over here from Klizabeth
City every week to relieve us of
several thousand dollars Iu cush.
And ililw is all right, hut how much
revenue do we get back from what
we upend in Klizabeth City to help ,
build and maintain our road*?
None whatever, aud there is uo
I expectation or poBHlbtllty of our
getting any as long an the counties
are divided. Hut let uh coosnli- ,
date, and we will Rain by the molt*
ey w?i spend in Klizalieth City just
as do Pasquotank farmers now.
"Pasquotank Is making no
kick. Pasquotank will goon have
a net work of hard-surfaced roads ;
which we folks over In Cumdeti ,
ure helplug to pay for. Cumden
has done as much N> proportion
to area to pave the streets of
Klizabeth City aud the roads of
Pasquotank aud to build the com
fortable homes and attractive bus
iness buildings iu Klizabeth City
us Pasquotank's own rural dis
tricts Jiave done. Why ahould not
. Cutndeu reap the results of theso
expenditures In the same propor
tion?
t "Finally, if consolidation is u-i
good thing let's turn on the light1
and show up its advantage*. if'
It's a good thing, we want It. If
It Isn't, we don't. Hut let's dis
cuss the proposition on Its merits
and leave politics, public office
and private gulu out of this con
! troversy."
FLASKS ARE NOT Lively Scrap At
PROPER GIFTS Rotary Luncheon
Women Talxio Dinpluy of
Tlinn in Show Windows
of (iulifornia Town
Hy IIFA (2. KLI\R
(Copyright. IKS. by TM Ad>aaet>
Berkeley. Cul . Dec. 10? Flankn.
even though they he of Hilver
beautifully carved ami wrapped In
tissue tied with red and green rib
bons, are not suitable for Christ
mas Rifts, women of Berkley have
ruled. Kven empty flasks are not
to be displayed in show windows
If the women here huve their way
and they are used to having It.
A prominent men's clothing
store offering suggestions for the
yuletlde season gifts, displayed a
nice line of hip pocket flasks in
their windows. The members of
W. C. T. U.. were the first to pro
test. women with growing sons de
claring they would not trade at the
the store unless the display was
removed.
"The same store had a similar
display last year" Mrs. Cora Pat
terson president of the local W. C.
T. II., told the writer, "but when
a good many mothers of young
boys tolds the proprietors what
they thought of It and they took
them out. They probably thought
we hail forgotten about the ques
tlon .but we haven't and we have1
no doubt the display will be re
moved. Of course their action Is
not against the word of the law.
but it Is ugalnst Its spirit
Meanwhile the W C. T U . lend
ers are enlisting the aid of the
business women's club, the par
t nt lynchers association. the
league of Women voters and the
Mothers Club In their campaign
against the display of flasks, cock
tails shakers and other equipment
which might tempt the youth of
the city..
a \mmts una a\\K
Kflanri. Dec. 11. --Three rob
bers held up the Hank or Hfland
at 10 o'clock today, forced th??
cashier Into the vault, und escaped
with $2,500. One robber wa*
about 35 years of age and the oth
er two about .'<0.
ML HTOFfKT* < Mont WILL
Ml\0 OVKIt RADIO TOMUMT
A radio exposition Is on at At
lanta this week and tonight at
X:.10 o'clock from station WHO'
the choir of the First Baptist j
Church of Newnan. Georgia, of
which Dr. K. W. Stone Is pastor, '
will broadcast. This Is the sec-'
ond time that this choir has been
asked to sing from Atlanta and Is
said to be the only church choir >
that has been asked to broadcast
from station WSB the second time
this sesson. Dr. fltone was for j
merly pastor of the First Baptist |
Church of Elizabeth City.
What for Flizaheth Clly Rotary
! was a distinctly novel proitrtiu
was put on Friday of this wrrl;
when (lit* local club met for lis
i weekly lunciicon at the Southern
; Hotel.
It's I ho boy*' work committi ?
i of Cotary that's in charge of the
programs this month and Kotnr
! Ian Wlnficld Worth, who was
; sponsoring Friday'? program. gave
i an inkling of something unusual
when he Introduced hh his Kindts
I for the day, in the course of tin
i luncheon, a quartet of high school
boya accompanied hy Principal \
It. Combs.
i At the end of the luncheon th>'
tables were pushed hack from tin
center of the room and in the thiis
improvised "squared circle" Wil
mer (llattlingi Mallard met Hot
ace (Kid i Wise in a Are-round
hovlnR bout.
llallard had the advantage of
height, weight and reach hut the
shorter and lighter sorrel topp? d
Wise showed himself a game
scrapper with true fighting in
stinct. Honors appesred about
.even until the fifth and final
round when Mallard's glove
smashed squarely into Wise's nose
for the heftiest sock of the en
counter. Wise took the blow
gamely, however, and the final
gong sounded with the red-head
advancing and carrying the fight'
Into his opponent's corner of the
ring.
Helden Mann was referee* with
Frank Hollowed and Frank Hom
er seconds, the former for Wise
and the latter for llallard
Other guests included Harry T
Green leaf of Norfolk and Charles
Whedhee of Hertford.
Aged Man Encamps
Under Open Sky
In Swamp
A tattered old cl-relh ? of m ??J
in encamped at the wide ul tie1
Newhiml Highway, n*t
Ilu-* ?-ity, nit h uothiue. I??i *?????.
hiati ail -I t k:?* op?*n sky .m-i a pile
rw r.* to sleep mi 1 1 ?? ciitif' li* re ? ??
S dilapidated ?;iK*jll lira V. II 1.1
pair ?*f li :? I f st;:rv?sl mill* ? . I
'li* a >01111* Imrsi ? lie
claims ts of thoroughbred ?.???? ??
The old tnan is nearly hem *!???? -
lile I'e heavily hearde I ait I
l|i|H>urH he anywhere 1 1 ?*?-i
tu SO years old. M?* y i v? - lit
name as Thomas MfKi-f ami
Havt he nmiHS from ili?- Uioi:tra>n
region of Northern Vlruini.i II -
in headed nowhere I* pal 'i- ul..i\
ami apparently it without fuml-.
When visited liy Sheriff far
mint- ami a newspaperman fi.-l.iv
moi-niiiK. the hk"<I emnjit'i u.is
squatted beside a sinoldi nu/ tin;
he hati ha 111 in the edi'e oY 111
?*ntii|i IIIh III II lett aii<l horse. -a'i
ly tit tiered. were nra/liu t. . Ii.-st
III' could on th?' spar-e ?tuhlilf
thereabout Froiu hi-. r.ttuldiiii!
conversation t lie visit his- picked
up tli" Information that In- wished
to sell his stock ami wiikoii ami >.??
to a hospital for treatment
A passing farmer, ton, h>*d by
his obvious dest It ut ion. shopped
and Kiivo him a liberal siippt? of
HWci'i potatoes. ll was cv<id--uf
thai hl:< -supply of proves!. my hail
about Kivelt out.
Whence he came was a malt. .
on conjecture. !!?? was very vuK't*
on tin- subject, and 'ln-ri' were it:
dlcatiotis that tin- eit> and f?.;jnr
authorities mi<;h' have to ta? c
him In hand ami provide fur li tin
ami hi< half starved inuh*s ami
horse.
NEW AH) GIVEN
BOYS AND GIRLS
i ? - ? ?
Atltlressrs nil
TopirM C?ivi'ii AX rrkly
al ftlipsli Srhnul
filth si hool hoys and Kirln her
nro being Riven syst?*n:atlr assls
tance this year in th" -ill Intpor
tant business of choosing a cill
I III?. That most perplexing of all
problems for ' average stiuhnt
is being made euxiHi' for many
through prin t leal talks on Th;irs*
day morning!. by men win are
regarded thoroughly represent
ative of tlie eallllU'.s wlilell tliey
discuss.
In line witli th'.* program, ilie
Rev] Frank li. .Seat i? -rRooil. of
fann Memorial Presbyterian
Church. addressed the high school
student body yesterday niornlni:.
Mr. Sciittergood didn't speak on
the ministry. Ills HUhjcrt Inslend
was engineering. a profession he
followed for twenty yea rs before
he hecHtne a minister and he
Iiuh been pre;>ehillg for I <? viir -.
la-st one form the impression l ll :? t
Mr. Scatlergnod i.-t older than he
is. it |s explained that he began
his euginecriuic training. at l.lie
age of It!, and lius been pretty
busy In one profession or the
oilier ever since.
The high school talks an* limi
ted to I 5 to L'o minutes of the
period devoted to chapel i-xcrcineR.
Mut the sp??aker doesn't fitil?h ill
job merely by completing his talk
lie ohliKutes himself to assist still
further those who may bv lnl?*r
csted In his particular callinK. to
the extent of advising them as to
their prrpnmtory work ami the
higher schools they should attend
The (ahool mniinK*-mctit pur
1 1 oses to liav< th'-se vocatjon.il
talkn each Thursday liioinitit; a!
lei Ihe rhristmas holiday p> riod
until every callinu li;i. I 'in rep
r?'F>?nteri.
W \YS Ct.KAIIKD HMt
I.EA<;t H CONI-'KltKM I
tleneva. Ih*c I 1 The way w?*
r If a red today for the f?eiiKiie of
Nal ions Inlernntionitl. tf |ft*t rtnainciil
ron fer? tire with nttflemeiit ??f .<11
d I rricult In connection with the
formation of a preparatory com
mittee.
T!NV HOLE SENT
SHIP TO BOTTOM
NEAR WANCHESE
l'-\:iiiiin;iliini nl Silver
Kins' Hull l)i?,l.,M-?
I'l l. i? II, T Shaft ft l orll
I' ifi- i'l'oiii Support*
MOW ON ft \\s 1 1 KICK
In ;>:iir- l\|ieele<| |,,
.|i:iie S< vcral Week-. Due
In S':!i|.|er*ii>n of Inline*
In Salt Water
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hi'iijiiuii. All an- from New v?r|(
Ml. vai at ImittuMi |,v Arthur rojt
?-U. ?; . Ill,, N. ., Viuk rln In, la,,.
II k.i '.*111, 11, i- . vi-:ir? a no. n,.i,i
I" 1 ..1 Hi- r.. vr mim. ,1. 11ml lir,.
inally was rliil^ii i?.|j tin- KIj.om.
hp ii.iiim hail in.- h.M n rlinn^d
hip 11 Ii w :ii-i|itir? ,| n r. nilv li>
Ml I Itpp.-ll. il 1,4 valu. .1 ill ir.O
CU'I III V T.'i.mIMI.
n?..,|.,I" al,rl,w? M outlay
niM.i al ii 11 o<h.o]< moiik two
III I. S fr,.?i, WaiK-lii'Ni-, Ki.auoki
'Kiauii. N'.ii. u| y aho.n l |ia(| any
111riiM.it Ion thai niiyihin^ w?n
r wT r'1!1 '' Hhu.
? hl.-i I.dlIip it Chiu|iI;? || ri
MiMinl ii# t . 111; in*- rnoni fur a
llnal ii.s|.<f-tjoii I. . .fort- 1 11 rul 111; In
?"i ... I'll1 lit. I'iiiiii opi ninK the
uoor. ?: ? m I'p.'iJ into wali-r a rout
?i"P lli 'ii v Iiii-h ami puiiiiM
u.i fi.rt.il |?i|4 w.-rr ;lioit?-i|
'?HI (| oli . lv hv ih" liKln ; waifiK.
ji'.'l .?ft. 1 ,1,. rrnw il, ? HMinll boat
f.H.i -1 1 iv. 11 vainly in th. Hmkmim
in tow h. i 10 a I'l-ln t of xafcty,
'hlfl-il h.lpliMKly Into
Mia I low w.iii j iitifi aauli to t ho
<? v? l of |.4-| (Incite
If fi>M wliul Ii;kI hii|>|i?-ncd In
l.i? 11 uffahor:.. i.nd |,.H| rur.
? I'd r . in In t ? ? ih- open
Htm ip I il, work ?.f i.ilslnr. th- Sil
v. 1 J..!. Wntild haw h?'t?n attend
dlfflriill.-. K. Hlni-n
?It cwn d.
Fire On Body Road Proves
Worth of Paved Highways
Prompt action by I he Kllzahi f li
cit jr fire department Wednt-eda >
afternoon in MlrMi to liav?
av?-rt <1 dcM ruction of the home
of llrooka Hnrrcll. on Hody (load,
about three nil tea from thla city,
after two ?rniall rhlldren of Mr
and Mr* Ha r fell had a?-t 11m ???
a couple of liayMarka within .*.0
or 7 5 f**ct of the home.
PaviiiK of llodv Itoad wan com
ph-t'-d recently, and the fir men
were able fo make record tlm - to
the home, aboard one of tlielr
?piiinp' r? \ I ways roeourr- fill,
Klre Clikf Klora maaund up to
the needs of th?* situation after h
arrived A large ditch run* t?Bt
the house and by digging a small
baaln In II at a point near th<
fire, the crew of the "fMtnper"
waa abb- to Ret sufficient water to
play a atrong stream on It, cjitlck
ly putting It out.
The two rhllili'-n t !#!? ?
for the hb/' J'"-'! olwiivril -:ia*r
IiHiih humr* I m ar Hi" t>c??ofil Hi" y
ati? nd. Afxl. h-ivltig <1- to r?*
p'tii the h|M*r?ltl(?n ul htiiiii'. lui'l
k??I flri* to ilic HlafkH.
ronntriKti'Mi oi li:ii<h-i> faci-il
riKiilw in varlo'i* rliicrtiuM* (rem
Kll/ahWli rilv kIv* f ?II' k II vluit
on i? n?t nenr th*n? ><-itr iaiih'1 flif
protect |nn, I'l/ rn |miiM.? oifi.
n ?lrf itiK thnt In .hi < in- if ri' V 11 fit.
I fuck from hi-n- ran r'-a^h W?-? k> ?
vllln, fur Inplam*-. w.ihln IT. mln
utoi oft#r rec^ivlm? n mil. S:nitli
Mill* In about 2 " tnltitili'fl away,
ami oth'-r |?i1nt? in proportion I ??
Ih" raw of th- flri' :? f th*' II *. r i ? li
homo, th?> rhi? f n<l?l^. If lh" road
had hron In had #??.??*! i t inn tin*
I nick mltfhl not hav<* lnr? n uhh- Mi
teach It In tint** to prevent m ri"?i t
damage.
Bandit Invasion Of
Damascus Repelled
I: I'Ul. iKr. II. NVwi
rrun - ? ' ?i i v H'fti IwiHlltd litt'l In ?-n
r. |m II* ii Mi '?iu Iuvhj l-mn ?;f l>i
iii.i riM \ intpt* ' r HOO, ?ifi? r ?'ii
I ? rin 'J I ir rlly yri-l<l?l;i>\ wa?
ilrUi ii m. I by |?'?l|n- with mn
f<?ri/?il inarhJiM* mill* nml ?h? u*?*
i ?f ,nUi'-i<. .?I'Vi'ii t>;iiii|<'ti <jrcr?
kill- il
I t ? c in IIm- iliiy nnMli?" party
<?1 "?? ni"i? ? rt*v: if ? )?? i-lly vis
II). i'r |pi?|' M liilt '?|t> I'lllljr | * l k t
l*? r??i:f
< n il ( ?Hli(?|inirH I ifr
Suil nliint Mmrr?
I g Smith. Arlv*i? jim Dff. II.
? liw Mini coin pit i?l< i 111* <t milt
in C'll- uil Cotiri ii il'iit l?Ktriri
J I , I'nlii'ii Mlnr SNVtiki r*. It* of*
II ????!> alul in 'into in Wmlorn
\i?::ins.i , iillrkiiis r r<>n?|?|riiry
Id rextraln roul rnmrncro* anil
praying ju<lfni<-iit for 9l.ONO.uOO,
SKKItH S llK.Y t< h:
m rut: m:hh.\sh.
1'IMUI < I \4L
\Vii>hiiiKi<tn, UtT, II. ? For
i'ign IiiI^ithIk have <M'?uret| e\
?-tu*ivo niiiroiiiiih for air ? ?|?
emtioo* in South Amcriiu, ? li?*
Mitchell niiiri martial Man in*
funned t<Hla> b> Major Cicorice
V. SlhuiK of (lie Army p'ni'ral
?i 11 rf.
"In (Vnlriil America," Ma
jor Strung leM Ifltil, "llirrc have
been nMiivtixioiiN granted hut
I hey have not been
Kt'lirt'itrntiitivi1 Frank It.
? (??Ill, chief iitUitM'l fur t'oluii
?I Mitchell, lultl tlif court that
t li?-???- cu noes* h his luul boon re
|h?i ti'il to tin* War Department
h> Major Itay croft Walsh of tin*
.Army Air Smlir, \vlio held
(hi'iii to Im* serlouN menace to
tlir defense t>f llw Panama fa
llal. In Columbia, lit* said. the
coiiti'MHlon whh negotiated by
(?criiian enpltalLsts with tlu* Cu
linnhia (Jnvcrnmcnt.
(.iiataniala lintl given a run
rrnn|iin la a Kn'nch cuntvrn hut
Major Strong said that It wa*
not mi cxi'IunIvi' arrangement.
RADIO MADE ONE
LITTLE HAMLET
Itnumllirook. Nrw .|rr*cy,
(aim* Into limelight
in I llliHiiul W uy
lCo??>iaM I1?S. h? Th? Adtrantr)
Washington, lire. 11 Itadlu
this week has tukon the lit 1 1<?
town of ntiniidhrouk, N. J . whose
. populat inn Ih est imulcd at G.000.
ami made it olio of the nationally
known spots In the United States.
From early report h of the trans
mission of the new super powered
iraiiHmitter of the radio Corpora
tion of America, at Houndhrook.
it is estimated that upwards of
twenty millions perHoiiH have
heard tli?> namcR of the Jersey
town spoken into their homos
through loud spoukers and head
! phones.
The town wan not thrust Into
the limelight through any effort
of its own. hut because engineers
of the corporation, after a tour of
pract icully nil the couutry In a
thirty to fifty mile radius of Now
York. discovered that a site Just
outside tho limits of Houndhrook
nppenred to he the most suitable
location for a super power trans
mitter.
From early teats it was discov
ered that the diHlance between
Houndhrook nnd New York City
was sufficient to prevent a Huper
power station from having n
blanketing effort on the hroadeust
Ing in the Metropolis, und at the
snme time the Houndhrook site
was found to offer excellent ut
mnsphorlo qualifications for
broadcast ing.
It Is not likely, however, that
Houndhrook will continue to en
joy the publicity It has been given
flaring the first tests, for the fu
ture it is exported that tho cull
letters 2-XAIt. Houndhrook, will
ho replaced by the more familiar
rnl. VVJZ. New York City, but or-,
rnsionul mention that the W.IZ
transmitters are located In the
New Jersey village probably will
bo made.
Although considered complete
ly successful us u medium for long
range hroudcsutlng the fifty kilo
watt transmitter of VVJZ Is not yet
recognized as completely . tuned
for quality broadcasting. Work
Is being done continuously on the
transmit tors to perfect modula
tion. ami It is possible that sever
al chunges will be made before
2-XAIt becomes a regular voice
of th" air. under the WJZ csll let
ters.
When the station comes on the ;
air definitely. It is understood
that continuous broadens! ing from
early In the morning until mid-'
night is eonteinpluted by the pro
gram department of WJZ. So far.
reports that the station has boon
heard at nlffht have been IVed
from every part of the United
States and frequent reports have
been hail that signals sent In the
day have been picked up with
good strength from points more
than T?tiO miles from New York
City.
INVESTMENT BANKERS
CLOSE ANNUAL MEET
SI Petersburg. Florida, Dec. II
? The fourteenth siinunl ronven- ?
lion of the Investment Hunkers'
Association of America cloved
here today with an address from
W. S. 'fJIfford. president of tliej
American Telephone 4r Telegraph '
Company.
Just
11
MORE
MINERS DIE AS
BIG EXPLOSION
SHAKES SHAFT
lorlVM'inlil Bodie* Today
Had Been Keeov ered and
Hope Miaudoued M?'ll
\\ ould In- lotind Alive
KKSri'K WOUk 1IKLI) UP
Eirr, (ias, and Deliri* Met
the Workers at Every
Turn Hul l.a?t Body he
Keeovered Before Night
Birmingham. Dec. It. ? Forty
? l^lit bodies today had been recov
ered from Overton mine No. 2.
wh It'll yesterday wan rooked by
an explosion of kum that brought
death to more than half of the
workers in i h?> pit All hope had
been abandoned thai tin* remaind
er of I he ni>'n wuti Id be found
alive.
Iteaciie work is retared by ad
verse conditions In the pit. Fire,
RiiH mid dehriH met the worker*
; at every turn. The last body I*
expected to be removed before
nightfall. Of the HI In the
mine at Ihe lime of the explosion
lf? came forth unscnthed and Ave
j were hurl. The remaining ore
' either known lo be dead in the
ic o a I rompany'K Improvised
morgue in the bath house or are
; Kt i 1 1 on lower levels and have not
? been recovered.
i Rescue workers who have re
turned to llie nnrfaee, many of
, I hem exhausted and striiKt?linK
i for breath, declare tliey hold no
hope for any man slill In the
workiiiKH.
W 1 1 ford Powell and Charles
, Kdlth, lilelllbei'h ot one of the ri'O
i cue Hiiuadtt. returned to the mine
' mouth early yealerduy, toppling
over upon reaching frenli air. Hot
i coffee -and oxygen revived them
j and they pleaded for unothcr
chance to attempt rescue work.
Powell arid Kdith declared the
j exploKlon had played havoc with
the mine Interior and that their
progress had been rendered alow
by the noxious odors. "We could
! see men we knew there In the
I mine, souie leaning against ihe
walls, others prone on the level,"
d?*claied I'owell as be related the
Hcen-s attend. ml on the rescue
j work.
Tragic Scene* Described
i "Home of the lanterns on the
men's caps fit ill were hurniiiK but
I we knew they were dead. We
j passed on t r> I n ^ to find a single
man who still drew the breath of
life bill after the first few men
who were Injured were removed
we have not found a live miner.
"From now on we miiHt pro
. ceed cautiously lo the lower lev
'els. The seventh ledge is about
; 2.MUU feel below Ihe mouth of the
mine."
Although ilic v^nlilatlim equip*
nu'iit of the Overlon mine ban not
been damage^ by the explosion
ihe mine hi III contains a ureal
'volume of gas.
officials of th-- company -oau
I'nlted Statis mine inspectors an
nounced last night that rescue
work will be continued until all
bodies are recovered and that all
Kas will lie drawn from the shafts
before any attvrupii Is made to re
. sume operations.
' Hardly had the thunder of the
mine explosion died out before
tb?- families and relatives of the
entombed men hastened Id the
moulh of the shaft. Soon umbu
lances and hearses were on the
scene. 11 miles from ItirmimMntnf.
and the nrlm work was staftctf.'
Tliore ware many pathetic
scene*. wives and children who
only a few short minutes before
had bid their loved ones good*
bye. now sobbed as they looked
anxiously al Ihe. mouth of Uin
mine waiting for the next body
> to be lifted to the surface and be
seech In i: each rescue worker foV*
some Information as he emerged
from the vitals of Ihe earth.
One of ihe rescued worker*
leave a K'apliic dencrl pt ion Of the
Continued on back Page) \
CONFESSES ItOHItEHY
OK 2 MAll, POUCHES
I'urkrnbiirK, Wm( Virginia.
Dcc. II William J.Jllnker, alia*
Vernon Lowry, serving a term In
Jail here for highway roblwry. han
con f exited to robbing two mall reg
Intered pouclie*. one at Council
Hluff. Iowa . Iti and the oth
er at ('harU'ft'OY ille, Virginia, In
November 18S&.
The Iowa robbery amounted to
$6,200 In ca?h. he said. and the
riiarloth kvIHo robbery 1400.
Charlottesville postal officials de
ny any knowJedKe of the robbery
there.
KEO C It OSS COES TO
All) MINE DISASTER
WmOilneimi. Dec. II - -The Red
Trows Cha pt< i of ItlrmlDKham wan
authorised today to line Ita fund*
In affordltir r? ll< t to famlllen of
the men killed In yemerday'a mine
catastrophe
I'OTTON MAItKICr
New York. Dei 1 1 ?Cotton f*.
turiMi opened today at the follow
ing levels Jan 1!>00. March
lJMfi. May IS. 8:1. July 1 8. BO.
N? w York. I>ec 11. Spot tot
ton cloR?d qul?*t, middling 10.70,
a decline of five points. Putum*
closing liid: Jan IS. SI. March
19.03. May 18.78, July 18. 43. Oct.
18.05