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CITY'S F1REMEM CALLED TO, MAM MORNING BLAZES Tho H?u?ci on York Street KcJuccd (Quickly lo Kuin.; u:< rirt'ii|i)ilrr? Baltlr in let* ;? iid Colli OTHKICS A ME DAMAGKD Lo>?. K?iiinut(<l at SHMMK) Partially Covered by In Mirance; Hose Liiu's Itcpzp When I ncoiiplcd As the ellmr\ ?f the two c.^ld efl lights of the winter tints far. the. fire dc|iartui)iit was called ? oui four tiiu.H la rapid iure. *:>lu:i (Ilia morning between ua.v!irc2k and 8:?9 o clock. The only lin? portuut call. hoffiM-r, wa.-? from York ,itrw i, in. what ia known as Savyertown. Tl;h fir>* remit til in the total destruction ??f two houses, r. ml damage in iwo other*, nil occuplt i '?>? ci.lor-d latmlits. The home . f ilrn-i John? u. c^il ori;.l. was ablaz.* trom tlrsi floor to garret wh?-n firemen urived in ref jfon^e to the iiuiunun:*. All li> drants were frn:* u, and by the tini" th> fire fighi? r* n*er<? able to beyin playing a iiifvm tn the fire, tin? house m\i door, owned and occupied by Ed ntanchard, was ablaze also. The home of William HolloRian. in io lllau* . chard'*, wa? damaged by water, und consider:* ole of *lw furnish ings wen wiecv; J. All ai ?? on York street. Another house ucroM the street from Johnson s was scorched budly. llefor^ the lire was brought un der control, two nearby house* ?<n Hari:'-y tru e. .. it from epurku. The flames Wii'c ? .tiugulshed lit? fore neilou* dattiMU'- re><ult-d. Th* ft re in ? n wore called back to the York street blaze shortly after they return* d to headquarters, the lire having flan d n;? again in a threatening way. The scene of the fir- wan on- of desolation today. ?he charred i - mains of tile lilnnri .:ru It . us and trees, sidewalk* and In Jaet every thing about the place being ahc^t cd in let/. Kl re inert declared their hoao lines froze sal Id when they uncoupled th' ni alt -r th?- blaze had been brought under control. The fire trucks were coated In lee and festooned in Icicles win n tin y returned to headquarters. The damage ton V'?rk s.tr? et was estimated 'roughly at III 0,000. Jllanchaid's Imuii* wis almost brand new, having bicn built in ? the fall. Tin loss it understood to have been covered partially by in surance. Firemen were summoned lo the First Methodist ptu souave, on East Church street, th ix t.iorniir. at 6:35 ami again at K.lrt to ? x tingulsh flue blazes. Tin re was no damage. Shortly before H:\iO o'clock two calls cam.- in quick succession, ono by phone and the other from Ilox 31, at Locust and Parsonage streets. The first turned out lo be a fire in n Woodbo:c at the bom of W. J. Hroughton on West Main street. This was put out wiih in consequential damage. The Bee ond was n false alarm. Firemen were called to the home of J. J. Topping, l? East Ifurgesn street, today shortly be fore noon to put out a chlmnejjt fire, and lor another eh Unify blaze at the residence of Qeorge Haskett, on North f)y r street, at l:Gft In the afternoon. Neither resulted la danuii: . In nil, the smoke enters hail answered eight calls before 2 o'clock In the nfter noon. Tnls morning at daybreak the mercury stood at seven d> urea above zero at fire headquarters, firemen reported. At K:::o - the f thermometer In front of the Stan dard pjiarmacy. en Main street, ' was at 17, and had b< tuyi a steady rise as the iiun cllnilriVhlgher In the sky. i'lumhera this morning were re ceiving calls from all parts of the city for assistance In thawing out frozen water pipe*, and dozetia of automobile owners report il ex ceptional difficulty in starting their earn. ? The morning before, however, was harder on the auto owners. Descending suddenly lale Satur day night, the cold snap caught many unprepared. These in num erous lust ii i: paid the p< nalty of frozen radiators. G.iragcmon were k?-pt busy through the morn ing "thawing out" cars and start ing them. Yesterday wn? --lrtHnely cold all day long. Even well towird noon, there was 111 fie perceptible moderation In Ihf temperature, and folk* who depended on wood flr?S td keep thnn were busy all day refilling their ifoves. Big Fire Loss For N.C. Furniture Co, Hickory, North Carolina. !*?<? 2l% ? Fir* hud wrought approxl* m?t*ly-917&.ooo unmade to thf Martin Furnitur* Company herr today nn'd wa? rilll raging at JO: 15 thla morning, threatening fi*?rb> ? tract are?. ljAt''r ?r? wa" bmutbt un .d?r control with bo additional Jipped Mrs. Floy Cobb la tired of being th? t nilcnt partner In a one-way partner } whip, so she han asked the Scalll. (Wash.) courts for a divorce, lit:' huxband made her help him in hi lx?otlesginff (Vnde. she testified. hi. while the profits were $3000 a mont she only cot <38 In 18 months. A WILSON YEAR , SAY ADMIRERS Point in IVdpnss Toward i'eacp Honoring Mem* ory Wur IVrsident New York, Dec. 28. ? Cm I line lft 25 a "Wood row Wilson year" 'l>?r.tu?n of the progress made to ward Irtti i national peace, his ad mirers are marking the timo to day, whirl) would have been his eixty ninth birthday. as a national event liy dinners and other testi monlalstin his honor. ?lite Daniels a Speaker Charlotte, Dec. 28. ? Joscphus Daniels, war time Secretary of the Navy, is the principal speaker on the program here tonight at a din ner in memory of Wood row Wil son. WILL RENEW EFFORTS TO END COAL STK1KE New York Dec 28. ? Represen tatives of the anthracite opera tors and mint rs were quartered In h'-pftiato hotels here today prepar ing programs for a Joint meeting tomorrow wht n another effort will lie made to reach agreement in the hard coal controversy. It's Bitter Cold In Florida Today And In North Carolina Be lieved New Low Levels of Century Reached Atlanta, Dor. 28. ? A decided t ly unfriendly blunt from the froz en north prevulled today In the usually balmy and pleasant Iilxle. The entire South was affected bv chilly breezes even to sunny Flor ida. which boasts summerlike weather the year around. ? Zero .At AhIipvMc Charlotte, Dec. 28.? Tarheel la folk snapped about to probably the roldeft lute December wave of the twentieth century today when near zero temperatures prevailed over the State. Ashevllle found rock bottom at 8 o'clock when tlx* thermometer read zero. Hickory (Wan the next coldest at four above zero at 6 o'clock. MIW. FRANK I ITOX DKAI> Funeral services for Mm. Frank I '(Hon, formerly of this city, who died suddenly Saturday nUht at 8; SO o'clock at her home near South Mills, Camden County, w. i f conducted at the First Meth odltft Church here Monday morn inx at II o'clock. The Rev. F. S. Love, the pastor, officiated. Mrs. J. Wesley Foreman sann "In th?? Hour of Trial'' by special re quest, and the First Methodist choir sang, "Abide With Me" and "Asleep In Jesus." Rurial was in Hollywood Cemetery. Hefore her marriage, Mrs. .Up ton was Miss Mary Went, and for a number of years she was em ployed In the department store of McCube & Orlce, In this city. She was deeply Interested In church and Sunday school work, and had been long a member of the First < Methodist Church. Ilrsides her oushand, Mrs. IIp ton Is survived tyy three small children, Helen, Hobert snd Thomas i'ptor>; by her mother. Mrs. Amorlah West, of Richmond; . by a brother. Lee West, of Nor folk; and by five sisters. Miss Ida ' West, Mrs. J. D. Dole* and Mrs. Helen Zlrkle, nil of Richmond. Mrs. Annie Steele, of Norfolk, 5i nd Mrs. William Dokey, of Ttrtls. Ciifrituck County. Mrs. I'pton had appeared to be In her usual health Saturday night, and had attended to her usual household duties before she becatil<> suddenly ill and died In a few minutes. She had sufferodi from one or more h<*art attacks: earlier, however, relatives slated, j Mrs. West and Mr. and Mrs. Deles i earn*- from Richmond to attend! the funeral. SUPERIOR COURT OPENS FOR TRIAL OF CIVIL CASES Many Action* Schedule*! for I)i*i>o*ul During Two Wwkh1 Term, nith Judu. (?rady Presiding di<\ina<;f case is i p Preueul (-ominifMont'rM Siting PredecetisurH in Of fice; Mrs. Penelope Lyon Seeking Iteward A crowd"d ? docket greeted Judge Henry A. Grady, ?if Clinton, Monday at tin* opening oi^ a two W"?-Uh' lorni of Superior Court [here, for Iho trial of civil actions only. From tho standpoint of public interest, the moM Import ant cases to be taken up are ac tions by Mrs. Penelope Lyons against the Fidelity A.- Deposit Company. of Charlotte, and of the commissioners ui Pasquotank -Drainage District No. 1 against J. .N. Williams and other?, who were the predecessors in office of" the present commissioners. The L>on case is the outgrowth of the arrest and conviction of J. D. Sykes. Jr., formerly employed by the First & Citizens National Bank here, in connection with the alleged embezzlement of somM $:;0.000. dykes' arrest in Mon tana some two years a?;o is said to have resulted from information given by Mrs. Lyon, aud her pres ent suit |s for the recovery or the $1,000 reward offered by the Fi delity Deposit Company, a bond ing firm. The acliou against the former drainage commissioners is being brought In connection with an al legation that they made unauth jOrlzed expenditures from the funds entrusted to them, and thai they failed to comply with certain 'legal technicalities during their 'tenure in office. They are not charged with any criminal irieg j ularlty. j After having chosen a Jury and j.disposed of a divorce suit, Judm Grady Monday morning ^djoumi <1 ; court to 2:30 o'clock in the af ternoon. with the intention of tak j Ing up the drainage case as the first on the docket. In the dl ! vorco action. Andrew Easoii, col ored, was granted a decree of ab solute separation from his wif*, ? Ret tie Eason, on statutory , grounds. I The members of tho Jury cm panelled this morrliik are (J. L. Twlddy, J. n. Anderson. E. A, Hurdle. R. W. Pool. A. F. Miller. 1 L. C. O'Neal. J. A. Williams. J. I). Hastings, E. L. Waller. Paul J. Brothers, L. E. Old aud W. D. ; Saunders. Additional cases set for trial at ; the present term of court today were: H. H. and J. I. Perry vs. 'Matthew Perry, scheduled for Tuesday morning; Delllnger & Sons Company vs. C. D. Bell and others; Auto & Gasgla^e Works vs. Charlie Long; fl. and W. S. Newbern vs. Whit Mathews; Farmers' dinning & Produce I Company vs. John Butt and oth ers; W. W. Woodley vs. Caleb Walkor; Farmers' Ginning & Pro duce Company vs. O. A. McPher son; J. E. Lane vs. J. B. Prove; M. C. Love vs. American Railway Express Company, set for Tues day; Spence-Hollowell Company vs. Williams A Stafford; It. A. Gibhs vh. A. O. Forbes; L. B. Per ry vs. Olive Rogerson; F. H. Zelg ler vs. I. P, Leigh; Albemarle Fertilizer Company vs. O. E. Lane and others; William Itundy \s Albemarle Fertilizer Company; M. IJ. Simpson vs. F. V. Scott; und N. Thomas Baker vs. Kramer Brothers, this last cas" having been set for next Monday morn ing. Actions by Swift & Company against nine residents of Curri tuck County In connection With th?? alleged failure of n quantity of fertilizer to com" up to speci fications were scheduled as not to come up for trial before Thursday. PICTURE HKACELETS j AUK SOMETHING NEW Paris. Dec. 28- -"Picture brac? lots' with the picture* formed of diamonds. rubles, < in -rnldn and sapphires, were the finest and moor expensive gaap of fashion for the 1925 gift s?n.?on Home of those bracelets are an inch and a half to two Indies in width. s? t solidly with small dia monds. surrounded by platinum. ! with design* formed of rubles. # m eralds and sapphire. For the"* narrower bracolots a ?lender Oreek figure Ip tho favor ite devleo und for tho broader ones Kgyptlon scenes. florae time* Comprising two or throo flgurrs. Homo of tho extremely elabor ato ones aro composed of n suee^a'- ' slon of smnll plcturo*. tolling a story, with the various oplsod-s being separated by bin of plntl num. (XITTO* MAItKKl Cotton future* opened todsv at the following level*: Jan'ry 19.30. March 19.85, May 19.0(1, July IK 75. OHober 1 H.J 5. Now York, Dec. 28. Spot cot ton closed steady; middling 20. 56. an advance of 85 polnta. Futures, losing bid: Jan. 19. 85. March 19.87. May 19.22, July, XI. 12, i Oct ii. as. 1 Better Understanding Something New In Weeks n> r?i\i?i.i:s ??. sti:waist i i ? ? t>> Hit \Va"?h1iipUii?. D?*c. 2S. ? To a coiisideriihlo extent in?l lv i<| tixxla of diverse luces. national orlglns.Tfr# liicionit. politics Mud walks in life can unite for certain purpose* which all rer?t;uizi' as Rood. (?on t rally, howwor. there ar:? a few elements which refuse co-opera ll?>n with Mime other few. upon any terms or to any end. no mat ter how (ii fte-ahic. ? ? It's a <ommon place that a pe riod of intolerance has prevWiwl In this country perhaps through* mil the world -Jn recent years. The l.ittlc Rock (Aak.i Minister ial Association attributed it to a lark of mutual understanding among* differing racial, national, religions, political, and social groups. With a view to remedy ing tills state of affairs, the asso ciation Induced the then governor T. Mt'ltae. to proclaim a state wide "lletter rmlerstunding Week." ? ? ? As the ' Week's" chairman. ;he asKo< int ion choj-o Huhhi Cinatiuel J. Jack: as its secret nry. Fat he?* James IV Mornn. The former was ill Washington to attend t lie re \ ?jrcttr iUul Cross conference. and vliiic hi'ro. by th?? way. set i l?o of being the first r.tlthl In ^ id deliver the pray* r wliicli cession of f1?*? t'nited "Father Moran. niyp^lf ami :? I i flu- rest agreed." related Kubji Ja?k. "thai lit*' Ku Klux muM he r?-i?r?'won!?'il en our ispneral coin* mitt re. We felt it would be the h. iiclit of incuusisl* m-y nil on" pan to preach 'heifer und?'r?tand lug' after having biiown. right at the iiiitfci. that we niimclvct didn't moan a 'hPtlcr understand ing' all around. ? ? ? Arkansas' first " Better t'nder rtunding Wwh" was in 1 !? 2 j. It h:ul a serond oik*. proclaimed h.v CJov. Tom Terral la.-i May. Th?? "Wii-k" is a regular aumi.-l instl It'tJnii now. kablii J.?ek believes. However. "Belter I'mb r*taudlug" activities aren't confined in the of flvial "Wcekh." but go on all the time "They're doing a ?r deal." Siilil Use rabbi. "toward eliiiilnat iii^ fceliu/s of religious bitterness. i:i particular, whb-h previously wer- pretty prevalent in Arkansas, as elsewhere. since tin- war." Dry Week-End Indicated In Morning, Court Session A docket J.> in j *i <1 to the eye SirowB, figuratively expres-iir.jr it hm wltliou: a alngl" liquor cm>\ That was the unUMinl recon for an :ifv r-Sabbaih K'Mlon ol re corder's court ?? t here M?mda} morning. It appealed to beai out. In a di'Rrw, current rumon tli.ii the Christmas supply #kl "nieonshiue" had biuti ?\eieding ( lv short: la fact, Imd dribbled away to practically nothing flat. Charlie Ib-ll, colored, convicted of assault on a young girl. paid a Hue of $10 and coats. It wa* in evidence that, xh? had boon ;i bit inclined .to Insubordination, and he hail torn away a fcnci | paling and had "paddled" lie: thoroughly with It. I John Warren, elderly m j'.r.i, jpnld a fine of $25 and co^s mi a {charge of violating the State pur* food lawn by feeding I he ear can sea of dead animals to hogs in tended fof slaughter. Warren I* doc la red to have been, in court 1 twice before on similar charges. I Cuy Lang ley. white youth charged with assault on George Laticus. employed In the White House Cafe, and with u.sjm: . w;i!- fine d $10 and. costs. Sam Sawyer, convicted /?f hav ing operated an automobile with out proper license, was fined $5 and costs. Kdwnrd Dan loliy, charged with disorderly conduct, paid a fine ?>f $5 and costs. Continuance to Wednesday morning was granted In cases __ .. . xi j: ! 1 iis?t ? ? i~;i li.i in Moon-. rl.ni-Ui ii With aKHHiilt on l'ust&i< ? >!;irouH.< I ajul Danr.l* I'uulo*. :ii th? If ???) . White and Illn :? Pnf^. und r.galn.-l Grit hum and r.ilward Moore ami David S;'. iindcrs. charr-'d w i ; 1 1 r dk- . derly conduct. i \V. \V. Dudley. < la udo 1 f."* j ri. t lllnton !tid*iick eubmitted t<i ?x a charge of exploding Drcwoiku In the city on Chrtatmaa Kve. 'a vlu I latlon of a cliy ordinance. an.! were fined $!". and -coats en eh A I hocond fireworks ruse agaimt , Dudley and iifhIdrI Norman True blood and Will Temple was COU ' t'.nucd to Tuesday morning, i Scheduled for Tuesday morning , also Ih trial <? f J. J. Davi.s. or H? l ? haver, on charge* of collecting ? Insurance premiums from policy Judder* and failure to account , properly for them. POPULARITY TANGO MAKKS NEW COSTHMK London. Dee. 23 The popu larity of the tango In London h:.-< brought into vogue a new dancing coHtume for women, which 1* something like silk "plus fouri." ? Theae are replacing the former f heath-like dance frocks. The leng HtupR of the tango demand freedom from the restrictions of the narrow Hkirt. and have brought In the "plus four" gown. When the wearer Maudx Ktlll the effect Ih merely that of a full Kklrted froek but Immediately ?he heKlnn gliding over the floor tho i divided cffect Ih Keen. When Night Brings Out the Lights Thl? r?marknt,le photograph *hown th# downtown dl-ti let of Chimin .11 ,w- ?'*? ????"???????* lower In Ih# foreground U ihttt of I ho Mrs. Perry Had I cry \ arrow btcape II hen Hrr Store Exploded .Mi - J. W I'. rr> rl Oklwkn. wlf*- of II lull way Oi.mmissloaiT l'? riy. hud a narrow ?siv,p/ from t li or ?? riou* injury Ih iw.mh T and h o'clock Monday mornlus whoti the ttiiii'i-back or Iht kilciti u rani.- ? x . wait 'rime tlr? ft.-Vi ? ij .i thousand rin^im-nts, bt.iWiir*. Indo ihrouish lh?? rt lSiliu. ami rli..1 If-rllm 20 pun.* if ::?a I*- in various par In of l ho 1'i-rry r?*shb nco. Yet Mri. lYrry, within iw.t (< til the Mine \v)r? n if;. ? \p|(v:io]i (H*m rred . iwaj'-'it uitSim;! .? MTiiirli. "\i> w if k.i 1 v! \*r. M.-rry, who %\;js in ill- city nil ft J. T. IVrry. lu?- ikluM l^sa. makiufe ui ran-C' i.n iiit. in have tin- dum ii;.- upairid. Monday morniim tdiorily .iii.T ih^'.iCi'liiiiit, "was frying sum ? hjmismki* and had ju&i turned nway from ill* stove to ih? taol?? r." h i ? ii I lie win !?? almoin. wont throuuli (hi* rolling In an ? x ploNiou t l?a ? t?hr?iik iln? house and j.rr-*d til ?? ?Mfih Had .Mr*. r?;i r> nut turm d away from ft..* fflovo v? lit'n s.ii* d d or had tin* frnv'tm tits ln'cn blown out ward- ir.st* d of upward I don't I ilt i' t ? I hin k ??! whs; l inl.;h? h:t\e hiijeu-nt d. Tin* glove is a wmk, v.-" haven't had a lilt ?*f breakfast. :tnd there in some lit ? to other dam ajic besides I 1m- hioken win dow i<an?-s and tin* hob- In tin* ntling. but I'm ft* l.:?y mighty inrky thai i:i>b:ul> was hill*." Holidays Exact Big Death Toll In State At hit: I a. Ih'p. Death cui u wi?l? swath over Dixie over fhrUt m.iN holidays. Three Roorr and lei) |trrfn;ii.i in ihr South met doath through truffle uccidentH Involv ing automobile*. Motorcycle*, trains and trolley*. In addition J 7 5 pernoiis woro hurt. The*** fl'!Mr<'K H'lM'rt rvviralcd by u survey of the Associated I'roHH. Florida led the South with 13 death*. North Carolina ha<l hovimi death* iind ?? I injuries. SAY'COLUMBUS ALSO1 DISCOVKItKl) BEANS I'rirlH, Dec, 2s. ,\ new claim to itujunrraiity hr.H hrtn discovered mi In half ?"f lh?i> great dlacovet f r. ClirlM ruiiimHu.i, and should it lound gfuttly to Mm faun? tn If'tato'i. Columbian, anions other thiuK*. djicovcrcd America ami lurici.t bean*. Tin? former And hurt b.'Oti a mailer cf common knnwl? dK?' for noino time; the lat ter discovery haa JumI been redis covered by Henri I.eclerc and -placed before the world in an ar-, tide in the I'reaa Midlral<>. It- fore the 'UOri of the fifteenth century; M UcIitc nays, the clv iliztd world had munched the' broad be in and the jit-u.bui knew nothing of the haricot bean or of UoHlnn. Then Cnlotnhtifl went ! went and found the haricot grow- ? lug nvir Nuewlta* lit CuIms where the native* ruiiKid'-r d It a dell- [ cacy and railed if "ayacolt," In cidentally lie discovered America and litarled tli;* train of . -even In ? which led eveuluttlly to the union of lloHton and beana in one of. America'# bent known dlctlc afTln ItleB. I'UKMIKH IIUIANI) IS - \ EKY FONO KISIIING Paris. Ooc. 2R. ? Ftffblng, Just placid ordinary rivr liahtuu with hook and line, U the only sport practiced by Arlnllilc flriand, pre mier of f^rnnce for the eighth 1 1 tri<- In that ho displays a spir itual kinship with the I'rcHldrnt IJ.' ? !.yn in I(.irri?<;n. I'recldcnt firlahd avrs bin n/1 diction lo the Igualc Walton cult ha.'^ helped hiin out in the entile of International diplomacy. "(Jive vour opponent a ihtle i>it of halt." he advisea. *'but not too much. If you ov ? rf'*?'d him you will never ho able t > hook him." Ills nntlenee in diplomatic dealing, h?* r.iwrtd, has been vast ly enhanced l?y th?* Ionic hour* he has h?d'lo put in waitlnK f?r n , nlbbl >. Tli - only lime ho ever des riod his fa i lt?? recreation for otiether wa* ? n an memorable occr. iioji when he plav d goll with Mr. Lloyd Oeorj - at.-Onnnes dur ing th' famous conferenc" there. That diy'a ap? rt cost I-'iiiTiIh sev enth premiership. B1TI KK WITHDRAWS HIS KIRSKvNATION m. !>t" 2 s itrlga dl<-r (ieneral K mod ley I). Mullet today v.hhdi'W hi* resignation from the Marine Corp*. Although , the leave under Which he had boon servinK ?>? Director of I'tibllo Safety of I'hlladolphia would not expire mi I II December >11, gener al Hnllor reported Immediately for , dtltjr. (<|tO In January ho will no lo Han blefo to take command of the niarlnrf~ bite there. PEOPLE* ARM? HAS EVACUATED TIENTSIN Tientsin, China. Dec. 1%. ? Most; of the National Peoples Army, re- i 0* n 1 1 y defeated In fighting around I Tientsin, has evacuated the city. Another Christmas Rush Begins After Holiday In Elizabeth City's Stores 1 Many hoiks Exchange f.ifts That Fail to Fit; a Fe tr I titv Presents for Frirnils Overlooked; Mer chants Tackle Annual Inventory Congress Sighs For Better Pie Era At Capital l!> CHAltl'HK V. HTKWAUT (C??vrl?ht. ISM. br th. Advanrr) Washington, Dec. 28. Pie. the nrohlem with which Congressman Clarence MacGregor of Buffalo, N. Y.. Ih face to face, seems about the hardest to solve or any at the cap ital ihlN winter. MacGregor. as chairman of the House of Representatives commit tee on accounts. Is supreme arbi ter of the destinies of the two house restaurants, the one lit the office building and the one In the capltol. And in his opinion their -pies are not what they ought to be. ? ? ? The trouble Is. not so much that ]the pies aren't pretty fair, but that old-t Inters say they don't equal the quality of those served in the Senate restaurants In the long ago when Senator Frye of Maine, us ehalrman of the commit tee on rules, shaped their policies. J Senatorial pie, In those days i won repute as the best in the I'nit led States. Determined to bring his 69th Congressional pies up to the level of any In the past. MacGregor 'spent much of his last summer's vacation in consultation with ex perts He thought for awhile he 'hud done pretty well. ? ? ? When Congress convened early In December the first thing he did waa to Invite some of the oldsters, who still hark back wistfully to the Frye era. to try hi* pies. The oldsters dallied with them listlessly. | "Xh. yes. very nice." they sighed, damning with falnl praise, ."hut you should have tnsted Ihon ,ples of Frye's." nun GRANGE AM) COOLIDGE ARE EVEN Liondon. Dec. 2R. ? Red Grange and President Coolldge havo been breaking about even In the lirit inh press in regard to the space devoted to' their respective activi ties. The President's brief answers to his wife's questions about llto "Hln sermon" were quoted exten sively. and hln attitude on tax re duction also has attracted much attention. Numerous stories are recalled pointing only to his econ omy in words but money as well, and both these attributes draw ad miration here. '?range's metorlc rise lo foot ball fame and the comment there on have given the Impression that lie easily entered the millionaire class within a few week*. PERSHING SOON TO COME BACK HOME Wanhlngton. Dec. 28. ? Becaunc of falling health General John J. Periihliig in expected to return hero within the next month from Arlcu. Chile, where he in repre hc tiling President Coolldge on the Chilean-Peruvian abritration ov er Tacna Arlca. Detail* of his 'lines* are not known here! THREAT OF BIG KIKK HANGS OVER MIAMI Miami. I>ee. 28. ? Fire of un known cause. Hurting In tar on the Belcher wharf off Miami Hoy at noon today, wan threatening adjoining hitrbor craft loaded with gUHollne and building materials All available fire appAratta wan fighting the flame*. FREIGHTER RAMS A PASSENGER IJNER Vancouver. B. Dec. 28. In a heavy fog 20 mile* north of here the Lady Cynthia. a panaenger liner, lant night rammed and nank Ihe Cow ic ban. a freight or. TK* ''ynihla picked up her 14 paMndi Ker* and crew of SI. ANDREWS AND PARTY ON WAY TO KEY WEST Savannah, (leoritla. Dir. J*. _ Marin* romplolpil ItiKpocllon of Ihe < uatoina porta of rntry and Ihe '?innf Guard prohibition nulla on ho South Atlantic Seaboard ox 'opt florid*. Aolftant Hecratary Indrewa and party loft horn early oday for Key Waul and Havana ? llvflK I'ROM XKW VOItK Mr and Mr?. Fleetwood l>tw? on of N't* York City an the [ileal* of Mr. Duuatan'B parent* dr. .,nd Mm w. B. Dun.lao, at' Iwlr home an Wwt Church atraat. -v. \ 1 With ono Christmas rush end ed when tin* stores closed Thttlfi duy nl^hl. another of a somewhat different kind began Saturday morning and continued 'hrough t it** day. in many Elizabeth City j store*. TIiIh wan In exchanging - various articles. and in purchan- j ing Kift? for frli ndrt who hpd been ovi'ilaokiMi before Christmas. ThlM hitler rush no ionMr ?? HimicA 1 he proportions that It onee did. Somi'huw or other. peoflp J manage to ^ilt a little closer tP | the proper sl*es In hoee and j I gloves. for instance, than they 1 once did. and to the dealrfd shades. colors and the like In oth er articles. Some stores exchange Ho ChrlRtnian purchases? --or almost | none. These largely deal In toys and npeclal Klft article Of one kind or another which are not saleable at other seaaonaef the year. They are hardly to be blamed for not wishing to tafc* back Hiieh merchandise, or the .1 toy* that have received lather rouKh usage during tne hours im mediately succeeding the dawn ?u Christmas day. The talking that won't talk, the airplane (naj ' won t wind up any more, and tlif monk*y-on-a-ntrlng whose ntHAg ' no longer functlont ? these are Innumerable. Sooner or later thf|r roposf In the dark corncr hall closet, or In an attic ? aiMB* bo of disearded things- , j? - All ot which brings us to j$A question, Where is the handaotftc I Christmas gift the day after , ChrlstmaH? -?""'*4* ?l That's a tough <?ne. Moatof them, probably, are still on dis play under the Chriatmaa tnK?, with ? light coating or pine nee dles. or cedar leavea, t?r ? sprinkling of holly berries. depend In K on the speclea of the UV. J Som<- are on the backs of needy recipients aided by one or anoth- > er of the charity organUatloae functioning here. Things are a llttl* different St the family In comfortable circuit- ' Htances Here, father probahlf U Hlttinq in the armchair he gave mother for ChrlHtma*? unleea . iu& In down on the floor playing With the new my train he has Juai en Junior. And no doubt motltar Iiiih tak.-n a lady friend to tpe movl 's with the tickets ahe hid bought for father and herself. Anyway, it's a convenient arrahfcP- , ment all the way around, and #T-, ery body's satisfied. Heglnning today, many ?"** beth City merchants will tackle their biggest Job of the year, If Ih a Job that will give them a fair bafds for approximating the year a bustueae, and will enable moet of them to determine, definitely and once for all. whether they htV* operated at a proflt or a loss. It Is the annual task of making en Inventory Some merchants wait until al ter Junuary aalea to take " tory. That, of course, slmpllIK' matters, since a lot of merchan dise is moved out ^ the sales, -and ft h easier to count money thtn goods. Others, however, ao grim ly about the Job. and check Up their stocks with no comforting Illusions. L*"!' The taking of Inventory tft ? ? Job that ? very body dreada. mt ye or i?'hh . A merchant who has M4 n plea aunt volumo of iJecemorr business may And that he hdd Htocked up on certain lines that positively refuard to budgo when the Christmas shoppliiK ruah Wne on and such a discovery aurtly do<*en't make for greater peace ?,f mind. And thure are many other disquieting things he may learn. If you don't believe it, a?lt 'generally speaking, Kllxabeth City merchants Saturday after noon reported a better pre-Chrlit rfnTa trade than that of the yedt before. Many were dlscouragea Christmas Kve. when noon came with no really appreciable crow? In sight As the afternoon wore along and night came on, howev er. thlnqs picked up. and almost without exception, thoee who dealt In what might be classified roughly as holiday Roods reported a better Chrl?tina.H Wve buslnepa than that on the rorreaponil?| dsv last year Time and egflln. proof or tee truth of the adage. "It pay# to advertise." was forthcoming here. Merchant * *ho had uaed the vertlelha columns of the local newspf>err consistently, In good aeasrr.s und dull, reported gOO*t buslt er*. without an exception. I>r? tt!* strong. but true. ?j'jBsSSkM SHERIFFS SON DEAD IN SHOOTING SCRAPE nuhopriii*. a. c , Dn. i*. f'nxwall Rfarborouah wan killed ?nd hla brother. Ilobert. p*rbapB fatally wounded In a "hooting acrapa with a mi m bar of ne#rw in a atoro near Manvlll** nc-rar.il nil I pa from bar* tart night. BhtW -* ?r? ton* or 8h?*rllf Scarborough ff I*? County.
The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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Dec. 28, 1925, edition 1
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