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EIGHT PAGES. NO. 320.
SABBATH MORN ,
SERMON THEME |
"IN HIS HANDS"
Dr. J. H. Thayer Si reuses
Counsel Found in Old
Testament, "Commit Tliy
Works Unto Jehovah"
NOT SECOND CHOICE
Many Turn to Lord After
Trying Everything Else,
Instead of Taking Him
Into Partnership, Says He j
"I lore to go out to our school? !
"J kK>k '"to the bright happy
faces of the children," said Dr. I
James H. Thayer, pastor of Black
well Memorial Baptist Church
Sunday morning Many of the
races which look Into mine thia
morning are deeply lined, because
you p^ple know so much about
lire. But the faces of tho chil
dren are not so. They are fresh,
and amooth and untroubled, be
cause they roll upon you the re
sponsibility of providing for their
necessities and of directing their
llvea. I want to tell you this
morning that there is One who is
ready to do for you what you do
Tor your children and that there
la eacape for you from the crush -
n^^ht of the burdens of life."
Despite threatening and dis
agreeable weather. Dr. Thayer
waa heard by a good congregation.
those present felt amply re
paid for having braved the dis
comfort of the chill and damp of
the morning to come out to the
house of worship to hear him. It
seemed particularly a happy coin
cidence that on so dark and
gloomy a Sunday morning the pas
tor should have been impelled to
"speak comfortably to Jerusa
lem. The sermon, In substance,
follows :
"Thia morning I want to call
your attention to two passages
which are found In the Old Testa
ment. One of those la in Prov
* J and th* olb*r Psalms
. J .'w Pot^ of th*m ape ** ?'?**?
Ur that tljey could almost be
Sfir
thought which we are to discuss.
The paasage In Proverbs roads:
Commit thy works unto Jehovah,
and thy purposes shall be estab
lished. ' That In the Psalms reads
thus: 'Commit thy ways unto Jo
trUBt aUo ,n h,ni ""<1 *?e
Will bring It to pass.' And from
these two passages we want to
talk awhile on tho topic: 'In His
Hands.'
"If you will read thoughtfully
through tho sixteenth chapter of
the book of Proverbs you will sot
fail to notice that there Is one
theme that runs through It all.
Generally speaking this theme is
the way or the doings of a man.
pie writer exhibits In various
ways, and Illustrates from differ
ent angles the way men live and
act here on the oarth. and he
gives the friendly counsel: 'Com
mit thy works unto the Lord.'
Clay
It takes no very great observa
tions of Mfe to know that all of
XL. !L*reat broftd outlines live
alike. The differences between
U* ,ar*e!Jr ?uperflelal. lying
on the aurface. But underneath
it all. we are of common clay and
are subject to the same changes.
Every lire has Its ups and Its
downs. Its perplexities and Its
sorrows. Its Joys and enjoyments.
It la of course true thst what
brings sorrow to one life, does not
necwaarliy bring It to soother;
what Is a thing of enjoyment and '
beauty to one. will not be to an
other. Yet when we laugh, we I
may be sure that there are count- 1
less others who laugh with us. I
and when we weep, we may be:
certain that It Is not alone.
"Human nature share* equally '
? ^?bn?y to ****** ?ook
out for Itself. Yei, there comes
on ago In the life of each person
when they are absolutely sure that ,
they can take care of themselves.
Indeed, we have coined It Into a
current phrase: 'He Is old enough !
to take care of himself.' And that
* J*"* rr##t ,ru,h- '
Given tho ordinary course of life,
with ordinary Intelligence, why
men and women arrive at the age j
of discretion. And, if thia world '
Were absolutely run by law. as !
some of our friends would have us
Relieve; If we could know all of
M<1 have the power to
obey them, then Indeed we would
?now how to take care of our
aeives. We would never do the
wrong thing, never ssy the wrong
Jhln*. never think the wrong
thought. Bui. alas: the longer we
"re, the leas we And that we real
i ?i *now. *od despite our calcu
lotions the leaa we really know
J2 far* of ourselves.
T he Pant and the Mttnn*
And we soon find out two or
Hjree Inlareatint thin*. Pint, we
nave the power of reffectlog upon
t*? paal ronalderln* lie Immiii.
Mt we hare no pawer to t?ll th? ,
tUure In a lint hoi. m#n mar
b? abl. to put two and 1*0 to.
??h?r; the, mar ix. abl. to my:
w if 57 ,'h* " ,urh ?n,t
eoeli conditions e*iet in tha (g.
torn. aaeh and aueh thlngi will i
ro?e to paaa. Rut ? no mortal '
man can tall whether or not thoae
aondltlona are xolna lo .itat w? .
Mat put an If Into iha auiam.nt
?and what If ihoae thlnaa do not 1
happen juet aa they Kara In tka
Cont|nq?? ?? Pap ?
onLy
KORE
GENERAL BROWN
HAS EXTRA STAR
Played Game Army Way
and Had Reward Where j
Mitehell 1^1
(C?p?r<olit. IOJ, kr Th? AitiMt)
New York, Dec. 21. ? Friday
wag a memorable Hay for two din-!
tingulshcd army officers who saw |
their first military service a s buck ?
privates. While Colouel William j
Mitchell, famous stormy petrel of I
the Army air service, was adjust- j
Ins himself down Oi Washington;
to the Idea of giving up his col
onel's eagles. Major General Pres- 1
ton Brown, enroute from New
York to Bostou was trying to get 1
used (o the idea of an extra star i
on his shoulder straps.
Insubordination and utterances, i
contemptuous of his organisation 1
were given by the court martial as j
the reasons for Colonel Mitchell's
suspouslou from the service. Sub
ordination, and loyalty to his su
periors were given as the explana
tion for General Brown's eleva- \
tlon to the highest of peace time
ranks, which was sccompllshed at '
Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, Thurs- .
day.
Colonel Mitchell started his'
Army career by Joining up with
the first Wisconsin Infantry in
1898 for the Spanish war. Gen
eral Brown started his four years
earlier at the presidio. in San
Francisco when ho began learning
the rudiments of his life profes- 1
eion under top Sergeant Joseph
Heifer.
Both rose to the ranks of Brig- ;
adier Genersl by hard work and
efficient soldiering. Both won dls- '
tingulshed service medals. Gen
eral Mitchell got bumped, first out <
of his wartime commission as
General, and then out of hla com
mission as Colonel, because the
Army thought he tslked too much, j
Genersl Brown got boosted on up
to the top, because he talked lit-'
tie and soldiered a lot.
It was a proud day for Sergeant
Joseph Heifer, retired, when
Rookie Brown took the oath as
Major General Thursday after
noon, Just the same hour Colonel
Mitchell wss being bumped for his
second loss.
General Brown who long has
lost touch with old top sergeant
and thought him dead, had found
him recently, living In Brooklyn,
and summoned him to help out in
the commissioning ceremonies.
Sergeant Heifer was official wit
ness of the ceremonies. After the
formalities hsd been completed, :
Srgeant Heifer allowed that he I
always knew "the General" would '
get there.
"I never hsd to call him down
like some of those other chaps I
busted in" hs said. "He was a
fine fellow and always a good sol- '
dler. Just as he Is now."
And the general whose Idea that |
a food soldier Is s good soldier
whether he rises to the top or
winds up his csreer as a top ser
geant, had this to say for the man
whom he described ss "the one
who gave me my start
"You can't say anything too
fine about Sergeant Helter. Gen
eral Summerall. General March,
and General McKensle and many
othwrs know him when they were
young second lieutenants and like
myself they have the greatest re
apoct snd admiration _ for him. He
Is the sort of man who makes Am
erica. "
A1J of whleh would seem to show '
that If you want to play the Army
game you've got to play It the
Army way and not. like Colonel 1
Mitchell, air your views of your J
superiors In cold print.
HOOD HAXK TO ( l/OHK
WAY AFTKK CHKIMTMAH
In line with the Action of the :
hanka holdtns membership in the
Elisabeth City Clearing House As
soclation. the management of the
Hood Industrial Dank announces
that It. too. will be closed the da? !
after ChrfstmsN. In order to rIt?
Its personnel the benefit of a three .
day holiday.
The regular II per rent dividend
on stock of the Hood Bank was
declared a few days ago. It will
he paid to shareholders on Thurs
day, December 81.
COTTON MARXIST
New York. Dec. 21. Cotton fn
turea opened today at the follow
ing levels: Jan 111. II, March1
11.71. May IMS, July 18.lt. Oct. I
IT. 76.
New York, Dec. J 1-8 pot cot- j
ton closed quiet, middling !?.*?.
10 points decline Futures, clos- ?
lag bid: Jan lt.47. March 1?.7?.J
Maq 1$ 17. July 19.11, Oct.
SHIPPING CLERK i
GIVEN YEAR ON
LARCENY COUNT
Murk W. Sawyer, Em
ployed by O. R. Morgan
& Co., Pleads Guilty to
Theft of Merchandise
LOWER COURT ACTS
Guod? Valued at Several
Hundred Dollars In
volved; Prosecuting At
torney Explains Action
ITpon his plea of guilty to a
charge of larceny of goods valued ,
at less than $20. Mark W. Saw
yer. employed as shipping clerk '
by D. It. Morgan 4 Company, 1
wholesale grocen, was sentenced
Monday morning In recorder's
court to a year In Jail, to be served
on the roads of Beaufort County.
Sawyer In about 30 years old.
Discovery by Chief of Police
Holmes and other members of the
force In a March, of Sawyer's
home at Harney and Pareonage
streets Saturday night of a large
quantity of groceries resulted In
Sawyer's arrest at the Morgan
store. The office? stated they
found several hundred dollars'
worth of goods In the house. Only
a small quantity ? a "sample." as
one of the officers put It ? was on
exhibit In court Monday.
Prosecuting Attorney J. H. he
Roy, Jr.. In commenting on the
court's disposition of the case, de
clared It could have been sent on
to Superior Court on the basis of
the officers' discovery. Inasmuch
as the goods alleged to hare been
atolen aggregated far more than
$20 In value. Mr. LeRoy ex
plained that Sawyer was ready to
plead guilty, and expressed the
opinion that the htffher court
would not have imposed a more
severe penalty.
"It would simply have meant
that Sawyer would necessarily
have been held In jail here until
the March term of Superior
Court," Mr. LeRoy declared, "at
considerable expense to tke Coun
i ty. Taking these thlags Into con
sideration, we decided It was best
| to dispose of the case In recorder's
court." Sawyer was represented
by Attorney P. W. McMulian.
Sawyer had been employed by
D. R. Morgan & Company for
about a year.
SLOT MACHINES
FOUND ILLEGAL
(U>urt Bars "Came of
Chance" Contrnranem
from City and County
The operation of slot machine*
which deliver a small quantity of
merchandise, and which may or
may not reward the patron with
one or more tokens redeemable In
merchandise, was held a violation
of the State sntl-gsmlng laws by
Judge P. G. Sawyer In recorder's
court Monday morning.
The court's decision means. In
effect, that anyone caught operat
ing such a machine In this city or
County la liable to arrest and pros
ecution.
The rnllng was made as a re
sult of a police visit to the Cut
Kate Drug Store, at Parsonage
and Dyer streets. Sunday night by
Chief of Police Holmes and Offi
cers Twlddy and Houghton, in
which two of the alot machines
were seised and seven youths were
srrested on a charge of shooting
crap.
The machines were on the sec
ond floor of the Cut Rate Drag
Store. Witnesses testified that
when a nlckle was dropped In the
slot, the contrivances delivered a
roll of mints. Sometimes they al
so dropped out a number of tok
ens. which might be used In the
store at a face value of 6 cents
each In the purchase of merchan
dise.
J. B. Walston. proprietor of
the store, etated the machlnsa had
been instsllsd by John Olover.
proprietor of the Olover Confect
ionery. at Shepsrd and Front
streets, long known locally as
"Dog Corner." Mr. Walston said
he had been Informed that a law
yer had passed on the legality of
operating such machines, and had
decided they did not conflict with
the law.
The aft Ion was In ths nsture of
s test esse, snd Mr. Wslston. si
though found guilty of the vlols
tton chsrged. wss let off without
fine or psymeat of costs.
The boys srrssted In ths police
rsld were chsrged with shooting
crap All except two were fined
|6 snd costs each.
Prom s prohibition st snd point,
the week-end aietched the weath
er. Pour defendsnts plesded
guilty to chsrgss of being drunk.
Three were fined 96 snd ooets.
Theee were McKlnley Mldgett end
Lloyd Crank, both whits, snd
Prank Wadsworth. colored Wil
lis Jsapsr. colored, charged with
being both drunk and disorderly,
wss fined 111 sad costs It was,
Id evtdsnce that hs hsd used pro- 1
fane laaguege rather freely Ratur- 1
dsy night oa South Poladsstsr
_
Policeman Is Much More
Than Mere Law Enforcer
Knights of the Shining Bodge in Elizabeth City ami
EUetchere Called on to Perform Wide Variety of
Service t for the Public Eecry Day
All sorts of calls (or usalataneo
com* to the police, according tc
Chief of Police Holmes, In com
mand of Eliiabeth City's force of
vigilant knights of law and
A policeman muat he everlaatlntf
ly on the Job? or at least avail
able for any sort of emergency.
"About the most bothersome
rail we get," Chief Holmes aayjfc.'
"la for an officer to go somewhere
to chase a strange dog off Up
front porch. Usually theae calls
come by phone from somewhere
i far out aear the city limits. I'm
tempted sometimes to recommend
an effocacious way of removing
the dog ? a little matter of using
a ahoe toe vlgoroualy- ? but If I
did. the caller would get mad and
aay the police were no good. And
ao I usually go."
Often the police here receive
of law violations. A few of these
of law vlllatlons. A few of theaa '
tlpe come in anonymous letters:
some by telephone. Very . often j
when they refer to violations of |
the liquor laws, they come from '
women.
; Police in the larger towns and ,
cities receive a great many burg
lar calls. Nine timea out of ten.
! when the officers answer such
| summons, the "burglar" turns out
to be a blind swinging In tho wind. ;
a dog or cat prowling about the j
, premises, or some other easily ex
plained disturbance of the night's ?
quietude. The tenth time, how-,
I ever, there really la. or waa a ,
! burglar on the premises ? and In
, prder to be there when ho may be
desperately needed, the policman
muat anawer the other nine "false
alarma." One never can tell.
! Occasionally, on the other hand,
a phone call which Indicates only
! a relatively trivial Infraction of
| the law leads to the uncovery of;
a serious crime. For Instanca.
! the police of a city near here not
1 many months ago were called to ,
jan apartment house by a phone .
{call to the effect that one fatAfly'
TRIO CONVICTED
IN THEFT CASE
Truck Driver* ami Mer
chant, All Colored, In
I volved in Transaction
Two colored truck drivers em
ployed by W. J. Woodley, whole
sales grocer, and Spence Elliott,
colored proprietor of s small store
I on North Harney street, were con
: vlcted In recorder's court Monday
I morning In connection with the al
1 leged theft of two ahoulders and
a box of snuff from the Wood
ley store.
; The truck drivers. Jamen Btan
clll and Lee Overton, were con
| vlcted on charges of larceny of <
; goods valued at leas than S20.
fltanclll was sentenced to three
months on the roads. Overton
; was put under a suspended sen
1 tenee of 60 days on the roads, con
ditional upon good behavior for
two years and the payment of a
fine of 910 apd costs.
BIHott was found guilty of re
reiving stolen gooda. knowlnic
j them to hsve been stolen, and wax
i sentenced to 80 day* In jail He
'entered notice of appeal, and wan
placed under $200 bond for hi*
appearance at the March term of
8uper!or Court. Stanclll appealed
jalso, and his bond was fixed at
i f 800. Overton paid his fine.
Testimony in the case was to
the effect that Overton was found
to hava delivered the shouldern
and snuff at Elliott's store Mon
day morning telling Billot t that
somebody would call for them
i Overton claimed he did this at
StanclU's request. Stanclll de
I nled It. Ellott claimed he didn't
| know anything about the transac
, Hon. except that Overton left the
goods there, saying they would be
, called for later.
The court Inclined to the view
; thst the three had engajed In a
i partnership, and that all were
guilty. The light verdict In the
rase of Ovarton followed a strong
plea by Mr. Woodley. It sppeared i
that Overton had borne a partlc- J
ularly good reputation, and this
militated In his favor.
n NKKAI, J. J. CARTWItK.HT
The funeral of J. J. Cartwrlght.
who died ?t the bom* of hi*
daughter, lira. F. O. MorrU. City
Rout? One. Thursday morning at
I: SO o'clock, wu conducted at the
home Friday afternoon at two
o'clock by Dr. B. H. Tem pieman
and Rev M. V Rooa and burial
made In the family burying
ground The pallbearem were
W. T. Brick hovee, M Klllott. W
H. fltnipson. Benonl Cartwrlght.
Charlie Cartwrlght and P. t>e!on
Mr. Cartwrlght waa 77 yearn
old and la survived by one daugtf
ter, lira B O. Morrla. Roate One.
City, a slater. Mrs. Rett!# Sawyer,
a brother J. W. Cartwrlght all of
Bllaabetb City; a half broth?r. W.
J. Cart wrtght of NHMlb, ooe
Igrandchild. C. J Morrla. Route
One. City and two graat grand
cfclUren. ,
wan raising sucb a disturbance
that the others could not (deep.
I'pon their arrival, two plain
clothes men found a young wo"
man lying sprawled upon the
floor dead, her throat rut from
ear to ear. Her husband was all
time beside her hody. his fuce In
hia hands and hla clothing spat
tered with blood. He ronfeaaed
to have killed her. The police
men had none there expecting to
find only the usual family row.
Instead, they found stark tragedy.
Many klnda of calls come to th?
police. Usuully. they are first to
learn of a family In destitute cir
cumstances. urgently In need of
asslatance from chnrtty agencies.
This isn't exactly what 'one might
call their Job; but they always
promptly pass along the call to
the proper authorit lt>s, and there
by assist in relieving much want
and Buffering.
The pollceiuun's job carries with
It a lot more than th< mere pres
ervation of order in the commun
ity, and generally lie accept* hia
rule of tactful, kindly guardian
over the folks on his "beat" with
good grace, and doe? hia manifold
duties in a manner reflect luu cred
it upon himself and th ? organiza
tion of which he i>t a pari
COOLIDCE SElWiS
HOLIDAY MESSAGE
BOYS AND GIRLS
Wnofilnui'm, Dec. 21 I'rr*?
UI?mM < 'oolWlu?-, In hl? (lirlfrt
nuis frrccttnif (imIav to boy* anil
Ulrlw of the nnftnn. |M?tntcl oaf
Ihr \?Iim' of obi1*
dlcncc /wxl *clf control. TIip
Rrc:'lln){ muh ?<l?li <- ? ?<'?! to flo>
Kraut*. Lone Scouts i?n?l tlie
Kour-H ( 'luh?.
SISTER OF AUTHOR
KILLED BY TROI LEY
Charlotte. Dec. 21. ? Funeral
services will be conducted ?t Sal
isbury today for Mian Annie Flutt
er. who wan killed here Saturday
night by trolley. She wan a mem
ber of a prominent North Caro
lina family her father having been
first president of the North Cum
Una Railroad and her sister, Mrs
J. II. Tlernan having been a writ
er of note under the pen name.
"Christian Reld."
COTTON GINNED IS
FOURTEEN MILLIONS
Washington. Dee. 21. ? Cotton
of this year's crop ginned prior to
December 1 Fi totalled 14.12
running bales counting round an
half halos and excluding llntern.
compared with 12.792,294 bales*
ginning to that date last year.
North Carolina's glunlngs totalled
1.085,524 bales.
rtOUBT ABDICATION
OF KING OF HEDJAZ
London. Dec. 21. iHiuht In
cast upon the report from Fort
Sudan of the abdication of King
All of Hedjaz in dispatches re
ceived here. The Dally Muiln Cairo 1
correspondent, referring to the re
port. g#jri that It Is eootridlcM
from trustworthy sources. An
other Cairo dispatch suggests that
It Is doubtful.
MITCHELL FLOUTS
ADVICE OF COUNSEL
Washington. Dec. SI -?Heed lean
of advice of hi* counsel Colonel
William Mitchell appeared ss wit
nesa todsy before the naval court
inquiring Into the flhenandoah dis
aster.
Colonel Mitchell explained to
the court today baal? for hid pith
Ik chafT'-n aguln?t thoee who a*nt
tha giant n?vy dirigible on her
fatal voyage Home of the
charge*, he Inn luted, were bapod
upon la format Inn from source*
he regard*" I a* reliable although
other* represented hit own deduc
tions.
MARKETING Bil l. IH
INTHOIHU.KI) IN HOti.SK
Wanhlngton. Dec 21. ?The ad
mlnlatratlre co-operative market
lag hill fTax Introduced In th"
Ifouaa today hy Chairman Hatigtn
of the Agricultural Committer
The hill would provide for the dl- [
? lalon of co -operative marketing
in the Department of Afrtculture.
COOLIDGE LUCKY '
WHEN MITCHELL
VERDICT GIVEN
Country Hail Been Expect
ing Thut I'r^idfnl Would
ila\r lo Say Final Word
in the Mulfer
OFFICER FINISHED
Suspension Worne Blow
?o Mitchell Than Diami*
*al Which Wouhl Hove
Left I Sim Free to 1'ulk
(Co?r< ??*>'. Tl?i *0>??r?l
Washington. Dec. 21. Another
break fur l're.*H? ut Coolldc 1 inty
recorded In the case ?f Colonel .
Mitchell. The country has been :
expecting that It would devolve
upon the President to say Anally
whether the stormy veteran would
havi* to be (SlstuiMcd from the
Army n;.d the politician* were al
ready i>**Kltininj< talk of the pos
Hible effects If Mr. Coolldge made
a martyr of Mitchell cr If he
failed to stand by the court and
maintain Army discipline.
Tin- verdict is all that Mr. Cool
ld*e could possibly w l:?h for. He
doesn't have t > mcke the decision
ou dismissal from the Army. In
: miiiic respects the suspension for
Ave years Is a worse blow to Col
onel Mitch*-!! than dismissal for If
the latter Itnd occurred he would ^
have be;-u free at once to repeat
his offmse without further com
plications with Army law and eu
?leavor to win sympathy by- speech
nuiklng. I'nder the verdict, he
can of course resign and do as he
plcasea about criticising the Army
but tbe initiative In leaving the
Army must come from him. Or
dinarily an officer In the position
in which Colonel Mitchell finds
himself today would not be per
mitted t<> resign us he is under
I definite punishment which must
; be executed.
The general belief now to that
Colon, I Mitchell will realgn aad (
that hl? resignation will b' 1
n-pted. though till" wl" pr"bab>y :
not take place until aflcr b? has]
Silvered a Tow WMU , .l b. mlH
' u.irv caate which tried htm. TMj
Kind "f thin* which iii*rk?l tj?* i
closing hours of the court tuartul |
la typical of whnt may ho e*p?t
. a of the colonel from now on.
u- denounced his prosecutor and I
a-iid Hlnioat no many things In crl
"clan, of th. aviation
the Army as ?a. 7'""'''^ ' ? be '
denunciation for which he wm be
Ink- tried.' It haa been appawnt
for ucveral daya that the court had
made up lt? mind nol to dlamlaa
t'oli, oel Mitchell. The word had
been pax.ed around In Inner ? clr
cl, ?? tliat It would be a mistake to,
' V Mitchell free. Public opinion.
It wax argued. had mnnlfeated It
self a. more or lea. IntcreHed ln
Colonel Mitchell" denunciation
because there waa nothing per- 1
aona I In hla remarka.aDd. bealdea.
K.l(j M,ade ft record In th*1 h,ur
opean war which entitled hln. to |
* '.Meanwhile the friends i of avla
tlon development who hare not
h?M-n mixed up In th?? Mitchell CM i
ura afraid the big l-U. of .!???
expansion may he lost at* b' ? ?> ' '
the quarrel over what Hilly Mltcn
ell aald or did. nwlaht
The report made by Dwlgnt
Morrow la not altogether forgot
"n but It baa been for lb. mo
I?, ?t put aalde until Congrea. i get.
Into the question more deeply. A
lU tter break" for aviation would
have been to publlah the Morrow
r.rl?a-"^ncco.rd
ll";o,nnel? Mitchell has . number,
of ataunch aupportera In I'M' "
rlv'^orn^Jmen, by ?;e,
rd In def*-ndliiK anybody If in I
m, 1 1 n- dm** * bombardment of th
. i. r can In1 maintained .
" the aviation row
will be the committee, of Con i
grcsa.
OHDKH INVESTIGATION
PRICE CRUDE Kt'BBER
Washington. fee 11.- Inraatt
?atlnn of an alleged manipulation
,he ttrltlah Colonial Govern- |
?Kent of th. price of I
and other raw tnalerlala waa or
derod today by the Hottaa.
DEaJNES ISSUE CAI.C
Atntln. Tax... Uac IK -- l-?
Satlerwhlte, apeatwr of tfcjHMJJ ,
of Hepreaentallvea. today declined
in call a special ???,on ,!!)
LMlalaturc Tbe
.ought by aome le?UU'"? ^* *
certain If there waa otldanc. on
which to Hie impeachment charg
e?. (iovernor Miriam A. r"J?
aald that her
trying lo find ""?'J1'?
her nod bad declined to call ft ???
nion. '
W Hen Onodwln (
Record.. and J. w *'*" "4* 1
fireat Han lor Hag. mo re. <* the Im
proved order ?t "ad Men. >*?> I
here Monday mornlag "" 'h* n??J '
train for Orlfton to laat""'* *
new ordar of the tribe there Mon
day nlfltt.
STOKES TO BE OPEN
\H.HTS THIS ffEEK
ItaKliuiiiiK Mundsy nljcht Mid
continuing itirouirt) (he wwk
until fhii?tmAM, the Mm cm of
the city will mimlii o|rri nu-h
nlKfat. In onlw to afford |?
Inm* miu])1c opfionunHy to
iniki- tUHr holiday
without un<h? tiuMc.
Till* anmiKrmrnt mm made
b) t number of the IfadlnK
niin luuilii MomUy mm m uotuin
of adding to thr convenience of
thrlr < ufttofurr*. In tbr main,
the Ntorc* will rkmr at H or 9
o'clock, (kfiendintc upon the
Imwl of the trade.
COUNTRY CLUB
EVENT TONIGHT
i
Stockholders to Vote on
Authorization of Addi
tional Bond Issue
Stockholders of the Elisabeth j
City Country Club will assemble I
tonight In the spacious new club '
home to consider a proposal for ?
the Issuance of some 920.000 In ,
bonds for projected further 1m- j
proveraents on the attractive club ,
site In Camden County. The meet
ing will begin promptly at 8 j
o'clock, and will be short, officials
of the club announce. It will be
held In the men's locker room.
Every stockholder has been
urged to bring one or more guests
to the meeting, since a social ses
sion Is to be held also, with music
and dancing. The main reception
rooms will be turned orer to the
guests while the business meeting
Is In session.
Assurance is given by officers !
of the club that the road to the j
property will be In dependable |
condition tonight. Cinders were ;
being hauled upon It Saturday, j
and all "doubtful" spots were flv- i
en further attention today.
The stockholders will paas up- i
on a resolution for the Issuance of
additional bonds, already ap- <
proved by the board of directors of
the club. The directors will meet
Immediately after the stockhold
ers' session.
Resides the proposed bond Issue, i
the club membership will pass up
on seversl suggested modifica
tions in the by-laws, and possibly
upon other matters which may
come up. All members who can
not attend have been urged to
send their proxies to Oraham W.
Bell, secretary, In order that the
fullest possible expression of opin
ion may be made at the meeting.
It Is not Intended that. In the
event the bond Issue Is authorised,
the bonds are to be sold at once.
The purpose of the directors Is, If
possible, to obtain authority for
the Issusnce of the bonds so that
they msy be sold In relatively
small blocks from time to time as |
occasion arises for Improvements
to be msde on the club tract. 1
Music for the social features of
the event will be furnished by the
Carolina Merrymakers, an orchea
tra of eight pieces.
SOUTH REPRESENTED
ON I. C. COMMISSION
Washington, Dec. 21. ? Pre* I- '
dent Coolldge today decided to ,
Hive the Houth representation on
the Interntato Commerce Commu
nion. He nominated Richard V.
Taylor of Mobile. Alabama, to
nucceed C. C. McChord, who ban
rexlgned.
IMPOSSIBLE GRANT
PROTECTION STEEL|
London. Dec. 21. ? Premier
Baldwin atated In the HoUse of j
Commons today that It was Impos- >
alble to grant the application of |
Iron and steel companies for pro
tection under the safeguarding of
Industries procedure. This meana
t hn ? the Oovernment doea not
think It wise to Impose import du
ties to asdliit his Industry.
A Mi DAY IN BKD. YKT
THKY C1U IT WORK
Imagine arising at 7 o'clock In
the morning, coming to work at |
eight, going back to bed again at ;
9 o'clock for the reat of the day, ,
and railing It a day's work!
Thla was the lot of Rleanor '
Hoardman and Lew Cody a few
months ago at the Metro-Ooldwyn
studio. It waa all for ecenea In
'"Ksehange of Wl?*," the Hobart
i Henley production showing at the
; Alkrsms Theater today only.
Cody and Mlae Boardman play a
I young, scrapplly married couple. 1
after the novelty of the first year
ban worn off. Borne of their !
most effective scrapping la done
from th" MirNy of their reepec
tlve twin beda, while the space be
tween In filled with rroea words.
The two other roles In ;
rhsnge of Wives," sre played by
Renee Adoree and Crelghton Hale
MTATH AGAIN LKAIM I*
NI'MBFR TRAFFIC DKATHM
Atlanta. Dec. 2* Thirty nine
persons lout their llveg In traffic
accidents In the south during the
past week and 2 17 others suffered
vsrylng degrees of Injury. Theee
fluuree were revealed In a anrvey
today by tl)? Aseoclated Preea. I
I North Carolina with aeven deaths
led the galaxy of states, while Mia
?Isslppl and Florida with two eaeh
were the lowest.
WILL SEEK HIS
VINDICATION IN
HIS HOME STATE
Colonel Billy Mitchell Will
Run for Senate from Wia>
ronton Next Year, Smy
Kecent Reports
COULD BE ELECTED
If Election Held Now the
Colonel Would Win on
Any Platform Bui Months
May Make Difference
(OMyrtafef. iStT St TIM AAhn) Tgg
1 Washington. Dec. 21 i
l..5,l!SM Mitchell will seek hte
vindication" before the people of
ii. ^ora: ,ul? ?t W'lsconaln by
running for tha Senate next year.
[Tim wan the prevailing opinion in
military and political circlee lent1
k22 ^ ?l Washington. and Is
hacked by recent reporta from
|Mllweukee and other cltlee of tfem!
Badger atate. Mitchell Is a nana
to conjure with In WieconalT*?
has been aald during the last tmm
daya that it would make no dlf-^
rerence on what ticket ?.l
Mitchell decided to run ? that ke
could be elected.
Of courae. the Senatorial ?Im
tlon in Wlaconain is 11 montha
I away and much can happen in
taht time to change the political
trend or the thoughts of the na?tJ
Pl?*- If the election could be 'he&ll
[next month Colonel "Billy" would
romp In. But In 11 months' time
i..j? Politicises can get In a lot ot
dirty work and the young cro-i
leader may find himself blocked afci
many turna. w
Jt la a foregone conclusion thst I
Senator Lenrott will be n candf
I date for renomlnstlon on the Ma?i
publican ticket. It is a foreaoM
conclusion that he will have t*e
1 InP n!" V Coolidge end
I all the forces of the admlnlsUm*
iMon; ?'?o a foregone eon-i
I elusion that he will be opposed to!
I L^Pollette forcee with all
Ihf?r n Tb? aaaumption to
that Governor Blaine will make
l^Follette fight against Pern I
I*. ^ ro?l- That under-l
to be the general achocne of
.?uD. w v?ung Bob waa elect
led this yesr. ^ \
-inn^n,.l!ch ,h* Hspubllcaaa
will be lh s fine old squabble add I
lntamuch as the Democracy In
Wlaconain Is but s hollow bim,
'l, - "ore than likely that Colonel
Mitchell will chooae to run se n!
csn undoubtedly
neve that nomination. No one
n?*.^.WOU,? IO a?Jwh?re with It.
or the colonel may chooss to run
18 iS! a# an ,ndftP*ndent.
\Mt. ,a to r Colonel
Mitchell today. His election to
me senate is merely a question !
whether tha flrea can be kept al
in \if?r. .Ven 1011,1 m?nths, with
ail the trained politicians of the i
.? .i'"1"1 10 "tlngulah them. ?
If I'realdent Coolidge gives Ha.
? I approval to the aentenee of tkfc!
court martial, aa there la even?
1? h? "111. that Win
definitely let I he sdmintsirattoa
againa! Colon. I Mitchell r~Mllaal'
'y " ??" ?? militarily and aav
nght he raakee in Wlscoaela SK
l!? the administration
Jorcee. However, that appears to
he the popular thins to do in W la
con. In. anyhow ?w?w?.
M '!>?' I'realdent Cool
. i ?Ppro?? tha humiliation
of Colonel Mitchell by "axillae"
him for Ave year, from the Arm*
'* b"?> upon the fact that tha
1 resident did not hesitate to IH
l>r,.*e (he Wsr Department aSE
spring that Colaaal
Mitchell, then brigadier general,
be depoaed from hla rank aa aa
f!111"1 ?' lh# a'r senrlo#.
Much preaaure In behalf of Mltcfc
?. WV bought to bear at that
time, but It had do effect upaa
the I'realdent. He did not uL,
Colonel Mitchell aa a political ea
tlty. nor did he fear the wrath M
t?1 . ,'r",'<l?nt CoolidM f
. V, r for form and for dla
clpllne. if ha were to modify lha
Mitchell verdict he would be ac
cused of weakening In the race at
a po.alble political atorm. Thia hm
supporter, aay he will not do.
Colonel Mitchell la expected to
I lie doggo" aaylng nothing, until
the I resident (eta the verdict of
^?Urt -n^ nn?"r acta upon It.
Thla may be aeveral waeka. vr
It may be aeveral montha. OMt*
narlly tha verdict of a court mar
?P*? court, ar
made public la any rorm until af
ter the President haa had a
chance to review the Andlnaa a ad
approve or dlaapprore the aea
i tence.
I The Mitchell court hsa bee* a
aurprlse In many pertlculera '
I Colonel Mitchell wsa sot bora
I In Wisconsin His perents were1
I In I- re ace st the tins, but th*
Mitchells are a Wisconsin family!
end It waa from Wtaronaln
1 Billy Mitchell enliated In the rank*
I during the 8pentofc-A*e rices War
end thiin began the military ca
reer which has made him one of1
wo*ld?Uh" l,'"""rT *?""*? 01 lh*
The Mitchell, are aa ofTsprlaa
or the MacOregor elan of Haat.
land. Colonel Mltehell'e grand
father. Alexander Mitchell keen
to hi. friend, a. H.adr wiTS*
of lha family in this raaalaX
became . gnu ^,,r |n' "
Northwest, a haaker. a "
holler, ai i sham and
'??jatlnued aa tan I