PLENTY OF FUN
MARKS KIWAN1S
LADIES' NIGHT
Man> Original Siunu Mark
Annual l.i'lrliriilinn in So
rial Hall ihi* Kir<*l
M.'t Im.li^t ( liiircli
si ni>a> sciiooi. ikay
iialtlr for < :ll;illi|ii<in.|ii|i
Ki'sull, i? Oruw;
face I'r.tgraiu A?l?l* III Kv
?'il i iii; > .Merriment
A I occasion conspicuous
i'iiuIm of tii.. M-ar'ti events
k,n,l the celebration "
ol |.:id!es Night lay ||?. K1IxmIn.mIi
"V KlWalii.< dull in II,..
ha I "? tin- .\|..|hodisi ( lunch
Irlday nil l,i h, M|l. I 4n Kiwar.
m us, Hp ii ladies anil ? ? li.-t- invit
' w. re nf for a pro
Mum ili.:? was bright, original
Mini ?< Mi rtainlng fium beginning
??> end. a delicious iurke> aup
PT w.,s ?? rve,| by tlx ladle* of
lite hirst Ai'MlOMlist Church.
iVrhaps ih? ui on ? in- i taining
slum o| il?. ?>v?*iilim was a com
hut Idmw.iii iwit liuiuiny liiMilets.
? iji pi?. * i*?d cut brooms, to decld*- "
the cSi;Ut'pi!>us{i.|> of II,.. Sunday
>cl?oo| I., a; u. Tlu y r. pr. s. uteil
lli?* l iisi I lii pi 1st and I'iiht Meth
odist Stmi!a\ Schools, r> 'Kp.'Ci j ? ??
l.v. and w. n- op. rated iium be
hind a MMfvn I y Cnliiu Twld.lv
und lina i.-r J. f 1, r?* I J ?mi|m r
sup. in.r. i d.-iiM. ?> -|- r-ti\ . |v. ol
I ha I wo .Sunday schools. This
provoked nt ii'-li in . i ri in* nr. Tin*
winner wan m?i announced.
M'i.-Sc was luruisin-d ai Inter
vals throughout rhc eveuing by
lhi? High Sellout OrchcHra. The
work of ihcse >ming musicians ai
tlaci.d nr. K'li favorable comment.
Tlu'l'j' w?'ry pleasing sob's by Mis,
J \V. Foreman and Mrs. E s
Love, wif?- iM th. ii. w p:isii>r of
the lirsi Methodist Chinch.
Illackface ?inicriaimn< nt in a
varied repertoire nf ski:s and
songs was ;? lv"ii in abundant tin a
Mite by Ail ken and Kure, a team
of entertainers from Portsmouth.
Mrs. A ilk en way accompanist at*
(he piano.
An entertaining iind instinctive
talk by r. H I'usfh, retiring pres
ident ol th. club, on the princi
ples of service clubs generally,
ami of KlWanls in particular, was'
a feature nf mu"h Interest. The
newly elected officers of the cluh
wire introduced in appropriate
fash Ion.
Kllzabeth City's two nev.- Meth
odist ministers, the Rev, E. S. :
Love. Id the yirgt M, . I hod 1st
< lunch, and tl.e Key. .1 \\\ Hnr
rell. of City lioad f'burch, were
Introduced In an unique way.
They wer?- asked to guess two
numbers, with the understanding
that the one nearer to a number
previously selnrted would respond
to the tons I: "The Impressions
of a Stranger. " Mr. H*rre|| won.'
and in impromptu fashion e\
p reused his pleasure in being in
Elizabeth Cltv. lie Muid he had
heat d many nice things said about
this city h< fore he came, and thus
far everything had measured up
to what Im had been told.
The social hall of the church
was beautifully decorated in Ki
wanis emblems, including hand
some American and Canadian
Hags, nnd with cut flowers. At
each lad \ '.?? plate wan M cigarette
W'hlch, upon examination, turned
out to be n noise making device.
An abundance of confetti added
much to Hi.' fuiimakliig of the
evening.
MIGHT SIGN I'ACTS
in mov ik sirnios
I.nndnn. Drc. 1 Tin. form.il
signing of the f<ocarnn treaties In
J?oudou Ml mi ei, t.d that in future
such international undertakings
might appropriately be signed in
motion picture studios, as all oili
er aiTangeni"nis for pucIi nppar
ent rereiiionfeH are aecondary to
the dot, Kinds of ihc photoKrnphers
who give the world the picture.
At the Honing of .the (<ocarno
treaties the reception room of the
foreign office was so cluttered
w|ih scaffolding necessary to ac
commodate the cameras and
lights thai it re*mi bled a Holly
wood studio. As noon as the sign
ers and tlo distinguished xuests
0PI?eared the cameras began to
whir. Throughout the ceremony
fonileas directors dashed madlv
about the room, and there was
scarcely n minute that tin- cam- -
ras were not grinding away at
high np?cd. making a noise Hint
suggested a sawmill.
MANNItyMN MAMA
ii \i;ini; IN I.ONHON
London. !Vr. 12 r, lf< tl|(1
inauneuuln mania now Instead of
stage-fit ruck daughters. |;V. r, the
chorus Klrl who w -r.- stage
struck once, have a hank.riiu: on
d.?r the Changid condlilon- 10 be
come models und have shown ??n
eagerness to desert the footllghf*
because of the more atiractlv.*
work and the better pay.
Professional singers, school
teachers, nurses nnd stenograph
ers and women In many other pr-i
fesalon:' bavi negiertrd their olil
' callings In Manchester, Liverpool
l#reds and other Kngllsh cities, b.
In* keen to ncqulrc the splendid
ftunn?rs of a millionairess for a
lew hour* each day at least.
FORD RECEIVES
SPANKING FROM |
HIGHWAY BOARD
detained ;is < on m \ K.iifjn
?*er I |>nn PiDiniM1 Thai
He V> ouldn't Have \ny
More l*artie>
STATEMENT ISSt EI)
l'a*<|iiotank I !<rtnmi<**i(>ii
Keprhiiamls Knr<], Willi
Only One Member Op
|>o*iiif; I lie Action Taken
Ji'NK II. Ford. County highway I
eueiiim, was the recipient of a
lit ? lo spanking. figuratively speak
in K . at the hands of the Pasquo
tank Highway Commission in
called session Saturday morning.
This wax administered by the com -
mission in connection with a party
at Ford's home mi the night of
November 2S which lermlnated
when four uninvited guests in po
lice uniform* arrived.
Ford and eleven guest*. Iiiclud
in K four young women, were ar
rested oil a variety of ct tar Ken
which simmered down iu record
er's court lu dayit after to fines of
$10 each for ull charges of dlsor
derly conduct, and ati additional
fine of $2i? and cost s on FoVd for
huving liquor in ht<* possession.
According to a statement given
out by the commission at noon Sat
urday. Ford was reprimanded by
each of its members, ami was re
tained as County engineer upon his
promise that there would not be
"a similar occurrence" while he
continued to hold his present posi
tion. The authorized statement
follows:
"At a call meeting of the Pas
quotank Highway Com mission De
cember 12. lit 25. for the discus
sion of whether Mr. J .It. Ford
should resign as engineer or not
and after each of the members of
I he Hoard had reprimanded Mr.
Ford for his action in allow lng a
party at his home, which was con
sidered s nuisance by his neigh
bors and the lown authorities and
after a thorough discussion by the
entire Board in the presence of
Mt. Ford and with a promise from
Mr. Ford that there will not he a
similar occurrence while he is In
the employ of the Pasquotank
Highway Commission. it was
moved and seconded that the
Hoard retain Mr. Ford as Its en
gineer Motion carried with .1 W.
Perry only voting against it
"Motion curried thHl a copy of
the action of the Hoard of the Pas
quotank Highway Commission in
the Ford matter be given to both
the Advance ami the Independent
for publication."
"Pasquotank Highway Commis
sion.
"Hy C. C. Pritchard, Secretary."
FKENT.H I.OSK MANY
IN MONDAY'S FIGHT
Jerusalem. Dec. 12. ? Loss of
several hundred French troops lu
a battle with Druse tribesmen near
Damascus Monday Is reported in
advices reaching here today. Ac
cording to these reports the battle
Mas waged all day Monday.
TO CHANGE SYSTEM
OE COTTON REPORTS
Washington, tiec. 12. ? Special
committee to draft a bill provid
ing for changes In the present sys
tem of cotton production and gin
ning reports was appointed todav
by a conference of Senators and
Representatives of cotton produc
ing states. Senator Smith of
South Carolina was named chair
man of the conference and j*ob
ably will be chairman of the com
mittee which will he composed of
one Senator and one Hepresenta
llve from each cotton producing
slute.
KCt KI.KSS IMCIVIMi
< %MK is |?|s>tls^i.|>
Accused of reckless driving and
of st-veral minor violations of the
traffic laws, C. W. Mears. of this
city, was dismissed after a hear
ing in recorder's court Saturday
inorninu in connection with an
automobile accident at South '
Kond and Sh |?ard streets about
10 days ago. in which a collision
occur rod between a car drlvrn by
Mr. Mears and another owned by
Dr. (5. W. Card well, colored, and
operated by Charlie Morgan, col
ored.
Evidence in the case lndic.il> d
that hoth drivers were at fault.
Itotb cars were damaged, but no
occupant of either was hurt.
Demon Statistician Points
Out That Thrifty Granger
Will Be R ich In 1 , 000 \ ea rs
Thin Horrible Example of Saving Wmiey Deposit* (hie
Thtni*an<l Dollar in 192,1 anil It ill Have Mil
lion* hy 2923 lint I There M ill lit' lie?
iii uowi.wn wood
I ti%. fey Tl*? Atfv.mr* )
New York. I>ec. 12. Tlif ilpni*
on statist bian of Wall ^tr?-?>t i-unic
up for air today with the ohwrva
(Ion that Harold "Hwl" Grange,
with his gridiron slogan of a half
million dollar* by Christmas. was
a piker at finance an compared
with Mr Henry U. Granger, who
has just deposited a t?>n dollar hill
In the banco mercantil of HoKota.
Colombia. Mr Granger's slogan
is five and a half billion millions
before 2 9 . 2 ft .
The only ndvuntugc Mr Grange
has Is that he will get to spelt d bin
half million provided he survives
his gruelling football campaign
while Mr. Granger will have to
wait a thousand yeara for his for
tune to materialize.
"Hut that slight advantage will
have been onitrly wiped out In a
thousand years." the at a 1 1st ic Ian
pointed out philosophically "and
then Mr Grauger .will huve all the
better of It "
Mr Granger. an American rill
sen and a Princeton graduate,
made his novel deposit primarily
for the purpose of aiding in a cam
paign to popularise thrift among
tile people of Colombia. Hut having
set on foot an ultimate fortune
that Mtttggem the imagination, he
had to make some provision for its
ll?e. So he decreed that at the end
of a thousand years, his ten dol
lars and the $4 .574.523.9fi2.fl 24 .
.1 in it will have earned at com
pound interest, shall be disposed
of as they aee best, by two com
missions headed by the presidents
DIRT HIGHWAYS
IN GOOD SHAPE
Pasquotank** I ii p av f il
lioad* Put in I'ink of
< oiulilion, I'rovu Says
I'asquotank's dirt roads are In
|H-rlia|w the bent 'Condlt ion ever at
this time of inn >ear, according
to Superintendent J K. I'rovu,
* how fHiicrlal ciiri' they ar?'.
Willi favoring weather all week.
Mr. I'rovo estimates he has cov
rri'd l.'tU miles of flow hiKhwav*.
or practically every linpui (ant
one in the County along wilh
Home not to he classified hh main
artcriea of travel.
Mr. I'rovo if? enthusiastic over
the efficient way in which a new
ly acquired rondbuildlng tnarhlne
is functioning. This in termed a
"road malntalner," and is a con
tra pi ion covering 24 feet of road
width at a Mingle sweep. It ha*
a drau at each end. and in adjust
a hie jo pile the din when- It's
moat needed and cut away ob
ject iona hi" hump* Pulling it
with a 10-ton Holt tractor. Mr.
I'rovo nay* he can grade an aver
age of in mll?H of dirt road a
day.
In addition to this machine. Mr.
Provo In operating three Fordson
tractors pulling road drags and
other machinery. He employ* a
force of nhout ten men. and when
he has finished going over llie.
roads once, he turn* ahnut and
go eg right over tin m again. The
"ruad malnlainer" cost $400 and
it* rapidly paying for itself, he
say*.
STII.I-. TIIEY AIM; I K.
OVKU KNUTE IHMKNF.
riilladelphln. Dec. 12 J. M.
Byrne, of New York. Kastern rep
resentative of Notre Dame, said
here today that Knute Kockne
will remain at Notre l>ame and
not go to Columbia as announced
lasl night from Columbia author
It iea.
New York. !>ec. 12. James It
Knapp. rhairmiin of the football
commit lee of Columbia University,
said today that Columbia "stands
pal behind its original statement"
that Kiiule itockno of Notre Dame
had signed a three year contract
us head football coach at Colum
bia.
LADY ASTOK DECLARES
WOMEN LOST ENERCY
l*ondon. I)i'c. IS.? -Lady Astor
declared recently that British wo
men have lost their political ener
gy since they were enfranchised.
Their Interest In public affairs
has waned, she says, and added
that the full weight of KugliHh
women's votes can be f?>lt through
by the adoption of prohibition by
one ?f ih?' parties.
Khe is attempting to arouse na
tional Interest In the liquor prob
lem through a series of lectures In
the country districts and speaks
whenever the nil gel away from
her parliamentary duties I*ady
Astor expects to visit her Virginia
home during the first vacation of
the house next year and to maka
a study of the prohibition situa
tion In the United Htatea.
of tilt* I * ii ft ?>i] Stall's ai.it Colom
bia.
Here ar?* some of the thing the ,
demon hi atlxi i? Ian figured could j
I?m done wiiii Mr. CI runner'* for
tune if It hail to be ilispottHl of
iixltty.
It would proviilt' everyone of the
1.748 .ouo .000 Inhabitant* of the
globe- white. black. brown, yel
low and all Intermediate sliadt-x -
?i(b a fortnne thai wonlil make i
Red Crange's half million look
Mck. In round number*. $ .1.1 1
ooo vach.
It would buy. lock stoi k and
barrel. iT.nTfi countries like the
1'nllv'd Stales. wIium* total wealth,
arcordlia' to the latent official en*
timutci*. was put at a m??re
Son.Kii2.00o. There mill would be
enough lefi to pick up Russia and
(ierniany ai the bargain figures of
S6O.ouO.iMHi.0oo and $ 4o.oflrt.oo0.
000 renpectlvely at which they
were lust assessed h would buy
everything. Including 'be real ??*
tale, oik this globe and ou all the
nliniHo ever simiHTied of hclni: in
habited- At i In* price a i which
pold and silver were mined !n
1!?23. ii would take a little over
ten nillllon years to turn out
enough precious metal to pay the
sum.
The demon mat lath-Ian wa<*
asked to figure out how much Mr.
('.range's heirs and assigns would
get a thousands years from now If
"lied" elected to put out bis half
million at compound Interests The
statistician declined, on the ground
that he could not afford to huy the
necessary scratch paper.
WOODMEN HOSTS
HERTFORD CAMP
Delightful llamnul (?ivt'u
At Hull in Kramer
Itiiihlin^ Thursday
KwrKii-cn (*aiii|i. Woodmen of
flu* World. 'if this rity. cnt? r
tained I In* member* of Albemarle
( Tu in t*. W. O. \\\. of Hertford :il
ii d?-lluhtfnl liiiii?|ii?'i Thiirfiia> ev
cniiiK u! their hall in ihc Kramer
lluilding.
Slwrt hiiwcIh# wi re tin t?- 1
I II 1 4*H of till' l?all<|ll?'t by both
llOMlK H Till VlsilOTH.
Among thorn* here from Hon
ford ?pp' . .1 S Viol*. |>. .1. Itnf:
eraon. J N. Twine. I). (*. I'mph
lell, I.. A. Goodwin. II. M. Nixon.
Lament Hunrh. J. H. Ilriit. W II. <
Itlanrhard. II. Jonen. \V. T.
Miller. J M- Layden. J E. l-*oi? -
linnd. W. H Miller. A. W. II* f
r?n. <1. S. Whitfhld. W. O Hunt
i-r. K. i>. Mallh?*wn, John (iond
win. ('. A. Meara, T. J. (lOndwin.
J. H. Goodwill. J. K. Jordan, \v
II Lane. T C. I-ane. J. T llritf.
K. K. Goodwin. and J. K. I'liap
Americans Caught
In China Battle
Peking. JJer. 12 Twt nty Am
erlcann and aeveral (Krit IkIi* r.?.
panaenger* on the international
train which left Peking for Th lit
Kin yesterday. were cam;ht In llie
niidut of a haltle b? tween troops
of S? nlK Yinnlaiu; and Chang Tho
Lin between Tientsin and I'elit
KMDK a few miles north of Tlenl
Kin Inst night. The train also cui
fled BO Italian marim*.- Th< |IR
t n?t rs, Including women and eh. I
dren. were re|?orted to have lain
between the tracks under the
Mopped train to ?ncap?- rhlnene
shells. A battle wan raging furl
oualy this morning between Thnt
sin and P'-htnang * on tin* eon*?.
London. Dec. 12. Ncwx of the
pi Ik It i ?>f the International train at
YangMun between Peking and
Tlentnln canned grave anxiety In
London mil 11 word wan recelvd
that it had been withdrawn h:i f?* 1 >
and nobody on board had been in
Jured.
ENGLAND IS RAISING
H ACK OK GIAN I ICSSI S
London, flee. I I ? Knglniiil
|m raining a rneo of comhaiivc
glatitnen*es. I?r. Leonard William*
Internationally known medical
fipeiiallMt. averted recently. lie
said It han become the fanhlon to
tearb. Indin e and even compel
girl* to play vainen' which were
originally Invented for big hoy*
and men.
' In tea'-hing and making flrh
play then*' games," she claimed,
"yoil develop th*? romhatlve In
Klini'l and the eombatlve munrlen
In thin way you are raining a raee
of Riant nen* who are going to
hav?? fhe lombatlve ^lapoxliion
Another effect of ihln nlf ra-athlei -
Iclnm among girls of today In 10
produce a creature who han the
male rather than the female chaf
acterlnt lea."
WATER FLOWING
BUT WHAT FI.SF
IS IT GOING !)0?
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SliouU lirmuiti* JYol>l< .1*
for tin* (?<>V4'i
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nlhiaH. fW-nr - in unci Vtuham.i.
o.ni' of ih. iiiipiu tiiii: r- ..in, .
??l I Im? mi. rliiK t'in |M l(l ,r
I" hook. <1 ii (i w itli li.vili'o . ii . iri/
I'lantH for tii?- Haiiic fniiip.iiiv .id
I* in |]h* h'ail ?t| Mm- na fir.. | t i .
li' ld. where las r.'v n. : f ?? it, I ..(?
rhi'Kp mill i|e.|H*mh M. f.i I Tl, .
.M i.sr(|HMl|i|ii I'.Mver ( iiiu;> ,n>
IM'IrH to cotiljiliji a lllll.f I' V.| ' (i ?
eh-rtrlo |il:i ii t mii |?|i|yln a |,r ?
'? ItUory at It. :.r I'l '.-K I." - ,
Tennwwre lliv i wfii.-in thr. ??
yearn.
The K. nlnekv llyilio i:h m ?
f-'iinpniiy, ronirolle.i hr i <? . i>...- i
ifilereKtn. I. .IX I.ei-nih coin; ;. !. <1
a Iiiiki- tin in on tie IM |;,- , ,n
K? Murky, which f uniH j. .
voir ?.n mills lonu.
IIKIIKNCkii s\^s in;
WII.I, Ki;|.|{| SIM M l.
1'nrin. m-c. 12 Senator VWI.oi
llcnry lleren -.-r newly ii|.;ioii>i*' l
? nihimKiidor to Wii,hlni?ioii ?;,m iTt
fper.i-h lorfiiv that he Wa-< ??>}?!:?
I', tho Cniteil Siaiev i? i,v r.
reneni nulla lily till |i,f.-i. ?r
France" ami not iner?.|y to h
a seriiom. ill of Will- i|A|,|s
m iu,\i. OK IlK \|| is
TASK minim; I . IW \
nirmlmrharn. Dec. 1 -j Mil rial
i he ^,i< to.iny the fm<k he
fore (tin littlf. niitiinx c tnunuiiltv
of Overton which was pinny. ,| p,
l" Krlnf Thursday when f,s ln?.?
met rieaih aa a rcmli of ft frHH
plosion in number tw?? mine n,
A la ham a Ftiel and iron Company.
MORE
SWOPPING
DAYS
COME
"V ANO
SEE I
Ri SSI 1 \ WOMAN
S, U S PARK ti!l)S
(IRAMlMA
! * 1 : i.tiuix- SliDi)^.
"?? "I ?" S. Ii.miI
Ml, Vimri
? iii \\u.i;.:i | j, j
? hi:'. >: i. vhii;k
Writ* Hill. In if
livi'. :;iii| in
' ?' .? of Ititiirc <?. I {<>(!? a)f
I It- in Sti|i|,:,rj ( hililrfii
'' mi h i i.
1 - 1 11* ?| If ?>! irii
1 ' 1 ' ' ? ' - 1 ? -f.? III ? IV . W I'll -
? ?I'd *'**?' 1 1 III. 1 1 \\ I).
i U\ in r in ?i?uni iy.
" ' ' ' ' ?-??ri.ni .|y j.i,. | riish
'' ' ' ' " ;;!>?m 1 1, mill, ^ i ||V.
1 f h?; .i nihil ions
' w?m? H l?oi a fm. :o<-ord
?" ??" in II \.i|s ll'oiil till*
? I'.' .1 ;||. S..VI..M
'? ?" lit:- Wmnail Iiuh. Hulvvil
? I' ??'?'?in ni i ouilijiiiiiK career
|\n i m-.iM. i m.? nl. Mali* Dr. Aiiiih
J.I"!!, ;.l|i..|f If -ad ,,f ;|?
? t " 11 ?' i l.iJ m tmo] | :i Miikcciw.
>'i- jm:Kn |||f kiilili.s win, Krand
llia
' ' I "ttilUt . ? ? II 1 1 J lie KVI'I'flfr
1 ?' i r hair?*d urand
i,. i,,. iJiiH.Niai,. A nn-rican
...if-.: i|,tlI| |0 rj,ri,
? I. ? liiiiiri ||*" ?i i i|j j? |ir Sll'oilK.
? v. ? Im.Mi. .? hair. -month
,,H'" '?!>? < Km mi l J|iurk liiiK eyet*
i -II i?||ji,v ruuiii??iil In
i... "i "1 'an-.irt fi,r women.
? i n?l : . j ||. r ;,a? ail Important
.1. lif. .|t(. r... js n,.,, sh(. iH
v M.. I | ,;iry ..
I :?! .? m.iiv r. "Is tii.it Russian*
n iihl i' is ? point rr* to many otli
t-? ii. ft, in ni Amor Iran |?;i ifii r m mi
rwjir mu ii|. < IiIMi'mii wit limit al
1 w n :? ... h. . ..III. if *r v.iiik ami loo
? WiitHiati ihihlr.ii
ii?*i I ? in. when h it ar lioitf
will lira to! ina." rim say*.
?."?!? rii' - taught lo i*x|io?'|
i It ?? mi i f .i !"r? r.i olmy hi-r.
Mi !:?. -i..n woni'-n. I'vi'ii those
? ' J.i. h 1-iM'iti work. Madam**
, ' / ?? "? work ??vi.rv tiny.
.-it i..i. .i po- ji (on in 1 1,.. ,,1,1,11,.
ini i n im . i f .,i, anil alio aii.l Iff
1 ? ?.i!.?| live in a tnotli'si a purl -
1 ' ' wi'l? filly oilier fane
Sif ?Mir.< no jow>|? and
IM.lt ? . t,o (IKjit.tv. II.|?Hh,? wo
|| . " ' 1 * ?' i v.' Mil alimrniv wlfti <11
? . I mi. thric j,ro < Itihln n.
' V" . ",r fa t If t arid
iiioti.ii- hi.th i-oiil rihttfo to fliotr
II Hi- liimhaifl is in ,|f>
mi.l v!. . ,(> ""i-i"?m iii in
|| '? K> Ktinli.h h'Nsinin
'o ?? hi . M'?.|ir . who formerly
,i :?!?? nt'H .-pa | ii- r woninu.
Pl!(s Take Steps
To Ruiid Theater
. l.-[i-. I . ? W -? ft | . I t'l l hu, (lf ;i h;lTll|
k.?ih.. Mnali r ultf, h.<l?.. <,i,ar
"I""- w.-ri' fa Ik ii l.v lh" Kllz
i.li.il. r, iy KIIih Iriday ,i|K|,t
'.h a|i|M?i,iti:i. Hi of a rn ii mill -
i" ""-I" <nr tin- i rii4t <-<>h
. T l? Nasli. |?r I.
'mini* Jmd Mrad Snn<hif<. to ln
Vrv lh- it. fi>;i v j 1. 1 1 It v of nif.|, ?
{i'.i' i .? n -I n?a/<> a r?'|iort.
III.' lor.it |<, n <?f lh.- Ih.Ijo' prop
'i I 'oaHiij;* j i nil .M ii 1 1 in
<h < lar<<] i(, he <>H|M>< lal
Iv ?nil I'd ?o I. t|f r It jtini
??I Im ? d>:?* ..f Cli ah< lh f 'It y m
I !??'!, ' \p.i:,l|lnK lilMlUfNK dln
I rn-f .. an. I >?! i-onvmih niiv iick^hI
' 1 '' V' "" " -Mmiii il *<?<?
v<*|l. iff -Mi Im ix ?f ,h.. , | ? h
I'olll! ? .11
!' '? r? -Mi i|.-<l an iiliiiKPihur uti
?*? h ?Sai ?h< Ilk- Woulfl f.?.
? ?Mm' . ?IM rir tali ? ||, ralslnx mon
ii h art ' n?< rpr|M<. Tho
?M'fn off< ro<| *2o.onn
r< r ' |..? on whhh Hi- homo
? ' 1 " iii-'iij of tt,,. mom
??*H. vi.<i. would ?f|.
ioi'f. . .. , j?f. ,, i unity Jnvnj,! |?
'?f i If t \ p? t <>iii ,it ivcly
I?i\-P- .1 '
I ' ? t',?i HlkK i^i uh .|,i t ho
| i ' " ' 'i"iir?<-ri? ha\.- b<-< ii Imino.
f'?i H niiiah- r <(f yuam.
? away Hf rum
' " ? 1 '"??Willi Willi i:.< < pa<-iO!lN
,,M' i'k plfMxani Hhado In
" ' r ''rliiiTH a i.-ry i<?| |WI),
f 7 "[ ? , ""Wv r, t l,?y ?ro
'? ."i> ?.? ftldi-i rn,"k :mnMmotif If
I. Itl ,, _ -,V|lo|,, |0
? ml.-rt ak?? tl.o huihMnv; projort
now under connld' rai Ion.
CAMDEN COUNTY
HEAVILY GAINER
BY MERCER PLAN
Would Not Ont\ Itirrivi'
Itoaat* I'ri'C. Hut lir I'uiil
for I'rit ilrgr of V<ti'|>i
iuy 8.'iOO,?IH> \\ <n ili
r\\ UATKS COMI'UU-'.O
l-'ifjurrs Imlirali'
lank Conlil VtiMirli \<l<li
lionat Moml Ihkuc ill Nom
inal Co-I lo Ml Coiirrritril
Camden County has ?*v??rv ? It lai??
lit K.iin it li ? I I 'a h?| not a tin ll U ** llolh
in u in lone.
Thus Is the i|U<'hHoii of riilisiil
idat ion summed up by one Kit/
alx-ili CHy man who has gone t *>
Mn- trouble to figure out just
what -mh a mIi>|i would iiiisiii.
I loin a dol lit I'm ami cents staud
|n > i ul Hi* i'f?|lu?Hs that Ills name
In- vxitliheld. lor the present at
IfSIHl
\ n,|? r < uusolidat ion. Camden
County could have $:iuo.o?hi
w 1 1 1* 1 1 1 ii f liardsurfuced highways
ill a I ii X tuli* '?i? cents |MT $1U0
properly valiiiiiioii under the rail'
Ca iiiiIi'h'h property owners are
pa vim: ar present. whcreiiM I'as
u not auk's pri'Hi'iii i 'oil lit y rail
u . 1 11 1.1 In* iucii<*nscd 1 ??in r il v
some 2" crlilM, l 111* Inli.'I'i'sli'il oli
M-vvir points out. giyltiK the fig
un-H Here is t he way 11 goon:
I'asiiiioiaiik'h present ia\ rate If
S 1 II Camden's Ih alioui Si! I'aa
?l n ?*l :i n k N paying oil ii property
valuation of alio ill iwniiy lulllloii
dollars, ami hence is raising about
$224. o*m for all purpiine*. Cain
ili-n's property valuation is about
three anil on*' hall million dol
lars Ai lis present rat?\ thut
coll 1 1 1 \ al present is raising ahoiit
S7u lion The ttKK^'Kuti1 Income
of i he i wo count Irs from tills
source therefore, is $294,000.
A holKl Issue of $.100,000 on I he
usual 20 your haslw, currying a
siukinu f ii ii <1 of $10,000 a year to
retire tin- bonds, and requiring
$15,000 Interest ut 5 per rent the
first >ear. would mean an initial
oul lay of *2?r,onO. Ah the bonds
worn r?'t IreU :it I l*o rale of $10,
00 o annually, tip* interest would
he reduced $500 each year.
At the start, then, and making
no ullowaiicc for the Having which
would he effected through partial
elimination of one net of office
holders tin- counties jointly would
have to raise their present total
of $29 1,000 pills $25,000 for the
road bonds. or $2lft.000, On a to
tal properly valuation of 22 1-2
million dollars, this would mean a
tax rate of aliout $1.15. or Home
65 renin under Camden's prcnent
lax rale.
In other words, Camden would
h?* receiving her paved roads free
of charge- and actually, In a
sense, would lie paid for the priv
ilege of accepting them.
Pasquotank r e i m h u rsenietit
would route through future devel
opment of Camden County, and
through 1 lie additional btlHltiess
brought to this city by having the
joint county seat here. It is ar
gued that much Camden County
property would double in value
Immediately upon construct Ion of
si paved road past Ii. or closely ad
jacent to It.
Should Camden alone. undertake
a $200,000 bond Issue for romls.
tit us adding $25,000 to (he $70.
000 at present raised annually by
taxation, this would boost the
lax rate from It m present figure of
$L' lo about $2.71, or double the
rate the county would have in pay
under consolidation.
Consolidation could he brought
about simply enough. If llic pen- ,
pie of the two count Ich wanted It.
attorneys here explain, since It
would b*> necesftary only to repeal
1 he A?t of 1770 under which Cam
den County, then a part of I'uh
qquotattk. was formed Into a sepa
rate county.
<;kitin<; to woiik
ON MILSCI.K SIIOAI.S
Washington. Dec. 12. l'resl
(lent Ciiolldge wan assured today
by Chairman Snell of the House
KuIch Committee that Immediate
steps will be taken to create a
Congressional committee In line
with the recommendation In Ills
annual niessaKe to negotiate for
the disposal of Muscle Shoals.
i*asskn<;kiis iuum
AS THAIN OKKAIIII)
) Little Rock, Arkansas. Iter. 12.
? -One matt was seriously Injured
and score* were bruised and oth
erwise injured when five curs of
the Itoi k Island fa*t passenger
train No 4 2. eustbound from Cal
ifornia and New Mexico points.
wer? derailed near Holand 17
miles northwest of here today, ac
cordlng to long distance advices.
COTTON tfAIIKHT
New York, Dec. 12. - Cotton
fist it !??<* opened today nl the fol
lowlti.: level-! Jan 18.82. March
IH. US M ? \ 1 < 7.1 . July || A* OM
1 K 05.
New York. Dec. 12. Spot cot
ton dosed quiet, middling 19.50.
a decline of 20 poinln. Futures,
closing bid: Jan. 18.71. March |
IN. hH. May IN. $2, July lH.SO, Oct.
17. HS.
TRIO OF LADIES
ATTRACTIVE IN
POLITICS OR OUT
No W. .ii.I.i S|>.-ak<-r Nick
l.on^Korlli I n*.i*t* i"1 A.I
l a?
iIi-hoiim'II <>f Hon**-"
I'llBKK l>ISTI\l I ni'KS
Ami lli? v Have A*?hiii?m1
Hi. il- rlu.?- ill s. li. inr
of National l.?*(;i>-lali<iii
M, it It lirai'i' ami M.i?l.-*l>
it, ii.iiii:hi I xMU.i.
ic..***., I '?-?I- "?> ">?
\Va-.tilliKI?"i. I>*?- I- 'I*'"' ,a(
lll?-N "*t Ml' lioll^ i?Oll 1 > I ? ' HS Clll .
Th. v ;n ? just ?> attract^*
it lit. i .t* could Im* watlo-rcd to
r. in politic* oi out or U.
Th. \ also ac t In *??? tlisliin-t typ.s.
?.'in ;i U .1 Nirli. I .out: worth Insists
iMM.ii calllm. Hi-iM 'I' n?l. -women
til tit. IIoum" J?isl ** ???;.
??ijriith ni. n ?r ll?- limine - thf
mix ';ik it t??>i?K of ?!??? opinion that
in ilitut* d.i>> of *?'* ? ?|Mx,,Uy in**
ol.l Malntation ?'l "ladi* ? and n?*n
II. nt. ii is mi nuacliionlsin. Anil
ii Is |M-rffrlly nn- iliai tli?*y ar??
nth* women. iluw tlir*-*'. I?ut
*oimh?w III MllliT II H.-.-IIIH more
i, alum I i- 1-aU of Hon,
littii.s of ?ii*- iii-iis*'
Tiny liit v ?? jfsuiinil lh?-ir
in iho nolici national 1*'*!*
laliv ? Ihiuss wiih a i ;?*??? anil
,?.M|.st\ ixcdinulv In roinillK an
f< mi n i it*' attrlluili * On II"- open
In^ .lay of tin- r.-wdnii Hi** iwu
l ull' s Ol 11" lit'lHllllliMll Mill* 1*1
,-uat d 1 1?. ins. I v. s Ki >-ats In the
(WO I. IV to**. Tl??* li?l?*' lady
or Mi.- i>t miM-rsiiif sld. ami hIii*
ih na i?l I"' 'b1' ,ns1 woman ev?r
i-l*'cli'<l In fundus* as a Democrat
was ? <|iia llv iniasstiiiilnu. tnklnj;
I). I- Villi"- I? lit*- bist ,ow ,,r MCCU"
pl.-il s. als. alihmmlt tln if wcru
several i'iii|tly rtiws bark of l?Wj
As u nintl'T of Mil I here seined
Kt lit- many 1 1, moer.it !?? vaeancleH
thai day. Soue* have been Hli??
i*'MThe three *Hlinu lailleH of
Hons.- an- Mrs l ion nee I'riic
Kalin . of San Fram-inco. w Wow of
llo- lal<- H.-pn-si-nlailve JulUiH
Kalin; Mrs. Kdilh Noiirm* UoKtTH.
of Lowell. MttHsarliUK.MH. widow
?r ii.. im.- i:. i i > 1 lv", JfS
j,i<*i*i> ltoii.T?; ?"?! v,'s V""* ?;
Nllllllll. Uf N.? J.-l !???>?. *?'" '??'
? ftl.low .it all '?">
? .M-r r.-.-lly '<1 Iiii?Ikiii'I
.'.IV lllill "I"' lnt ,
ri.i.ir .Ml I" W'.v hliiKlwn a""' h?"
i..lllillil?l.i th. uniill" ><t II"' ?"?
"lIllK. Kill. i. unit M
f |||, || ?')?.] Illl.'ll.l IIM'.II I.'*!"!.
li.tr til": Ml" N?il"ii i? '"'m'
IHT.ll lllirill-' III"'' "I ill** Ht'HUlO"
III. I. will Ii* II linnili f* I.ilnln*
in* '"*? ,I,"V!S'
Im Ml*- A lie lt"l**n?"n. "' "*?
liihonui. IS .*'.'' l( I" W.tslili.i:l?n ?J
a w-|.a|.* r err. ?? ?
i.ll.aUy l.?? ?'%*'' ?*l*i|''l li'-r |Hl*l
I,.,. ,.l II..- Ilmi ? <'hill?l"l M ?
I.,. . i"1
lira II MIhh Allfi* nat ni ally fri?
III!. II" l.-ft ^1*1*'
til.* Ill"-'" ';"I"M D' 'J1
11*111-* IllWilVI* Will t1*!'"1
ii.il.1l.* all' iili""- 1IH 'y*
,|?tlv*. nlflill'" ' I r.??n.ry nr.*
|**A " !.- lv,
..i.n-.-.i '"I
II..III** II" *l*rk wh.-n Ii* Ifiiclien
th*- ninii'K ?>' "" """"I'.ni'ir rr.
iiion-ly Hl^ns out: "Kalin, *n"
??Null**"' ii*"* i* " ?y1"'* ?*'
?? ii,.- roll *i.ll >'"???? >>?*'
.,,?K.*n hi. l?i i* vlv li.ii lh.*f h??'
|?ll?w*.l lh" r.H'lwni "I III" I'*1
i. . i,ti...ii*>r.*.l iiialr
.inn**. I "" lv? ??
l,,?l. a.l "f i IniilnK nit
? Mm:. ' i 'I**- "ironlfr
.HTKUUHioH mill IllKlvl III**.".
WliU'- Ml"" Kalin ami Mis. K?>K
. rs In flic Hoiiho a? wld
ows ??f forim'r rut-nil" rs It Is K'"n
crallv i?><-in:ni/.?*<l Ho-y Itavi won
ilt. ii i*l.i r<-? In I to il own "unf
llofh Mis. Kahn ami Mrs. Ilng
ith liav.- I'MiU I"'''" Known III
Waslil.i-t'.a Mr:. Kahn. a molh
? r lv . mm "air...! lady. ??*?:"*:
i,,rv to lw r hmhaiul and l? wilt
qualll!..! to carry <n. Ms work.
J ii II 1 1 Kalin. a for no i^ ? a? Im . wan
.in.* .if Uh- most popular men in
CuiiKrsiu ?? r""rl",^
?,,? fc?i.nl> l"v*?l i*> ?" ?'?"
I,?. w III". Mr**. Ki* I." I'?< m??r
. I ?M flu* iridic * I rtwractw.
iu kocnlv ah n and arllvi'.
Mr. it?.?*.M. h U.kI I'roHii numj
linrli,; lh. wai. lias d. votiil much
, M.i.i-y? <"
I'll** ni -.l awl
lUnnlil*'.! r ?h.- will P?>"
II,. lr **l..illi.l* Ml "I"! In '"IffL,"
Mr, i:iit*.-r. I* n'"*'
iu. villi '* nlllllnB. iuilin?t*?
.^rr,rrrsi
""mi'-1 S..|I**|| Ii" a ""'iliiir
hamlxoni ?"?'<? '"n'J'tlSJlI
w. II i .....ni- 'I t"" "1,1' *'*?
? I ni****. i*r i.rrlilili. Mm.
Morion i *?* II r. iii. nilx*r?l ?? ?
n?.ii,i'*.r "I ill*' J""y <i*'l*'*?llo?
al in. l? 'a".1 '"n*;;""""
Sli.- Is a ihorotif.h uolfis; iwllticnn
ai.,1 alr.'a.lv I,,., won jlnnal r?o?
nlllon >*. . r.-i ii v i.i lh" I>?m?
ci alio canons of flic limine,
B \NI)ITS BOB BANK
Klland. II" H
Ih-i s hi III lip tf"* n*nk.?lJr,^i
?i io o'clock today, forwd. tin*
mshhT Info the vault . anil PfWM**
with fa.r.OO, one inhbrr *??
I, bout :tr? v? *r* of and In* olh
t-r two about IIO.