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? lili I I. \TIOX Tl'HSMAV 3.0?? Co|?le? Tli K M K UHHB Ham roiuicli' Tliurxdajr nartly ? UmuIv ???ulhw**Nf anil V\. ? t V|l|l|)4. VOL. XVI. FINAD EDITION ELIZABETH CITY: ' .<fll CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVEN1NC. JANl'AllY 13. 1!?2U. KOI U I'VIES NO jj Eyes of U. S. Taxpayers May Well Be Focused On Senator F. M. Simmons Single 1 landed It?' Otilwit led ami Oiil-Maiiriivcre?l Kepulilicati Majority I Year ami !Ma> Kept'#! \iiii.rn isk<:?k;nizki> |{. |mlilie:.ii> a Hit Nervou* A-, \.i uii- Democratic I<4'a(lcr Sim** I!?* Ham! (Hi New lax Hill lt? l>\\ 11? I. *\VI?KX<K lf2S B* ">? Ad.ancel Washiinston. .Ian. 1" ? Sen ator Kurni Told M. Simmon.?, ranking Democrat on the lin jivi ? rommitteo. is tin* nuin ..i whom the eyes of 111?' Am erican tax payer niiirlit well lie focussod for tin' next few weeks. Sinnle handed, he outwitted and out maneuvered the Kepublieati majority la.st year and changed the charac ter of the tax liill so that it1 included his rates, lie is en IjnKed in the same maneuver ing now. it 10 Republicans recoirnize hi* ability, and *he\ are a bit nervous. Th,. II-niiKTallr |"lan i? n-ttiiril i,l liv lh. Kumliliciin* :i? ?' l,1:1' ' ly |...lili,-.,l play. lull in,il 'I"' same hp- it ems which will make it difficult for tli? Republican* themsolvcd lo reject when u rec ?rii voli' Is sought on tl??' floor ?1 the Senate. It is true th? Sen ate liiiuucf commltte 1151'' rvji ct ed _ tli?* Simmons proposals by :i ft t let party vote of 10 to 7. hut Its one thing to tak" a vote in committed and another thin? lor every Sen ator to record himself when a apcclflc rate Is up for decision. Thus Senator Simmons hope? to line up every taxpayer In America whose income 1? between $22,000 and $100.000 a year because his ) plan means greater reduction to any on.- within those brack?!? than do?h th.- Itepubllcan plan. Thin das* of taxpayers includes the largest number of business and professional men in the coun try. And as a matter of fact, the perct utage ? ? t' reduction given that class under the Republican plan is much ?malh r than the percent age of reduction vlv?\n to the per sons with incomes above $100, 000 a year. Mr. Simmons would offset any louses of revenue to the Government from the income? be low $100.000 by making the peo ple with incomes above that nmount pay a maximum ot 25 per cent surtax. lb-fore the North Carolina Sen ator gets through he will insist on a record vote in the Senate on every schedule of ratj.' between $22,000 and $100.000 so that it will bo embarrassing for any Sen ator who comes up for re-election 'to take a stand against the pco- ; pie with those particular Incomes. These tactics ai'e not new. They have been employed effectively in the past. And Its when a record vote 1? sought that party defee-, tions occur. Mr. Simmons Is.; therefore, n factor to be reck one 3 with and while he does not plan to get all the money represented by the reductions on smaller in cornea by taxing the wealthy peo ple Tie has an "ace" In the hole, the public debt payments. A con troversy on this principal is gath ering and will be no easy matter /foi Hi- administration to dispose of. Tn a nutshell. It raises the Vjui'Mien of whether most of the publ.. debt should be retired in 2fi y? or 32 years, or more. All , sides ar? agreed that the public i debt hhn'ild be reduced, because , then Int rest charges will come down and at present the American people must pay these Interest charges out of nums raised by ta\ atlon. As the Intercut ehsrge? ?o? down, the t h \ rates can h. re duced still further ss the hudg-t becomes correspondingly smaller. Some tdea of the Importance of the question can he obtained, when it Is realised that olH of ?? budget of about three and three quarter billions of dollars, the payment on public 'debt require about $*.-.0.000,000 It wis not long ago when the Interest charges amounted to a billion dol lars a year. Put the sinking fund requlre llt -ntn are thnt the public debt j,v. rif?al be reduced hv $2ri0.000. 00" year. The Treasury hai 1).<,i i sitting that amount plus the Intei ? ehargoa out of tax?? and h:is b< applying about $17?. 000.0" ' *'des which has been coming '>om foreign countries. Mr. Slnirii ?t>* thinks It's right to apply th- M 76,000.000 to cut down th- ?> i bil? debt bttl h" thinks tl" < !v amount from tax ation to h-- ?ded for principal should h? ? $76.000,000 so . that the ?ii f"ud would be $250,000.ooo ju*t the same, but the hulk of the money would .come from for* r a d-ht payments. This plan !>? feasible hut the Treasury thinks It would be more expensive lo the long run, be- | Pork Packer Posts Roster of Folks Who Owe Bills Nil m os <?f several decidedly well known Elizabeth fit y residents, including at least one professional" man. are included In u roster con spicuously posted under the iirtul* in?. "Illack List." in the store of i;. M. Whitley & Company. a com bined retail business and pork packing plant on West Main sire?-t. extended, near the passenger sta t Ion. The list 1* displayed on a board alta? lied to a post directly oppo site th?* entrance to t lie store, and hardly can fail to catch t lie eye of anyone entering. The roster comprises 21 names of individuals and firms, including one resident of Weeksville. three whose ad dresses are ^iveu as Norfolk, and three colored folks. "Most of them have owed ac counts here for a year or more," C. M. Whitley, manager of the es tablishment declares. "A few date from last summer. I've about lost hope of collecting any of them, and I've not a lot more to add to the list." The "black list" is attracting much attention here, and iw draw ing many a snicker from folks who are lucky enough not to be includ ed. Each name is printed by hand in bold, black letters, and all are exceedingly easy to read. Walsh Wants Know About Conference Washington. Jan. 13.?A White I!:>U?e conference between Presi dent Coondg?*, Secretary Mellon and Attorney General Sargent on January 2, before the Department of Justice issued Its statement concerning the investigation of the Aluminum Company of Amer ica. was made a subject of in quiry today by a Senate commit tee. Assistant Attorney General Donovan said that the statement was presented to the Attorney General early in the afternoon and Issued late In the day. He said that he did not know whether the conference referred to by Sen ator Walsh of Montana had taken place. MANY COAL MINERS ENTOMBED BY BLAST Wilburton. Okia., Jan. 13.?A terrific explosion today at mine number two of the Degnan Mc Connell Mining Company en tombed 105 miners. Little hope Is held out for the rescue of th" men. So strong was the explo sion that timbers were blown from the bottom of the mine shaft. Fans were still working after the explosion, but rescuers were wait ing for nas helmet h before ven turing into the bottom of th" shaft which Is about 60 feet deep. Every doctor in Wilburton was rushed to the mine, and doctors, nurses and ambulances have beon summoned from McAleter, Harts borne and* other neighboring towns. The blast Is believed to have been the result of the ac cumulation of coal dust In a pocket. The mine was being op erated on a non union basis. Ill II.IHNG PHRMITM INCHKAHK Oakland. Cal.. Jan. 13. Hulld ing permits Issued In the last year Increased approximately 4fi0 per cent as compared with 19 24 and postal receipts here advanced IttO per cent, according lo the local chamber of commerce. cause II would not cut down in terest payments rapidly. On the other hand, the Dentocrntlcs are getting ready to point out that an administration which has been i most generous with great Ilrltaln. Belgium. Italy and other foreign countries In granting 82 year? for payment of principal at a very low rate of Interest might at least cut down the burden Of the prep ent generation on taxes and apread out the payments a bit.1 even though it is more expensive In the long run. It's a complicated subject for debate and there always will be room for a difference of opinion, because no One can tell what the > future years will bring In the way of Increased or diminished In- < come for the American taxpayer, so It Is not unlikely the adminis tration will have to ime Die old fashioned steam roller lo keep the party in line lt\ the Senate. Un less pressure comes from the White House and the Treasury defections In the ranks may be counted on, Anyway, the public may take it for granted that ther? | will be Important changes <ind compromises In the tax bill when it reaches the floor of the Senate and even after It gets Into confer ence with the House. PRICE DEPARTS FOR INQUIRY IN STOWE INCIDENT Coast (iuard Stiprriiiteud rut I Volni*?"* Thorough Investigation Into Allega tions of Nfjilifji'iior S I OW K STII.I. IN BFI) Feet Partially Frozen Dur ing l.ong Exposure, Kliz alM'tli City Youth Not Yet , Aide to W alk tn order to make a iwrwial In vest iKai ton of alligations ?if neg ligence filed by Captain H. K. Stowe. of Hatterns, mtalnxt the rrrwx of two Coast Guard station* on tlif I lat t era? Hanks through their failure to rescue 111* ?on. Roosevelt Stowe. and a compan ion. Milton llaskett. Knsign J. A. Price, district superintendent of the Coast (iuard-. left today for the banks country. Mef??re leaving. lie staled he expected to return l>y Wednesday or Thursday of next week. Superintendent Price promises . a thorough airing of the entire in cident. with a view to taking what ever steps appear justified. Thus far. the Coast Guard's side of the question has not been learned here. Roosevelt Stowe and llaskett left here on lhe Saturday after Christmas in a small speed boat, with Hatieras village, lad miles away, us their destination They had engine trouble aud were stranded on a sand bar near Hus ton. and almost directly opposite Cape Hatieras. They remained there for 4.H hours, and finally were rescued by Sumuel Stowe. brother of Hoosevelt.' who had gone out from llalteras village, some ttn miles away, to look for i hem. His feet partially frozen d mini; his long exposure. Hoosevelt Stowe Is still unable to walk. He is un der treatment at the hotne of hi? sister. Mrs, I?. C. I^usslter, in this city. Superintendent Price's investi gation of the incident is prompted by a statement filed by Captain Stowe, alleging that the boys' stranded craft was plainly visible from Kinnakeet and New Creed's Hill stations; that it should have been seen by ihe Coast Guardsmen on duty there; and that the boys should have been rescued. /The Coast Guard superinten dent left at 1:90 o'clock in the af-' ternoon aboard the steamer Tren ton for Manteo. Thence he, planned to go to the Hatieras Hanks ?board a small gasboat. VISITOR WARNS OF TUBER MOTH Representative from De partment of Agriculture Ad vines Spud Growers A visit to this city and section with a view to acquainting Irish potato growers and shippers of i the hazard of infestation by the tuber moth, was paid this week by W. V. Reed, of the division of en tomology of the Htate Department of Agriculture. Mr. Reed left \yednesday for an Investigation of storage conditions In Norfolk. "We're going to make the quar antine against the moth as liberal as we can. consistent with pro tection from Infestation." Mr. Reed ntated before leaving. "Up to the present. Ihe Infested area has been fairly restricted, and wc hope to keep II so." This area, he explained. Is confined to certain districts in Virginia. New Jersey. Delaware and Maryland. The potato tuber moth attacks the vines first. Mr. Reed declared. Then It goes after the potato, tun neling holes through it and ren dering it unfit for eating. The danger in importing pota toes from infested areas lies in the fact that such potatoes may har bor grubs, which later may reach maturity here, with consequent havoc to the crop. The moth re duces the yield by killing the vinea. and spoils many of t lie po tatoes afterwards by Its bother some boring activities c onus M iMCim New York. Jan 1Spot cot ton closed quiet, middling 20.70. points unchanged. Futures, clos ing hid March 19 92. May 19.49.1 July IR.ftA, Oct. 18.1*. Dec 17.99 MEEK1NS NAMED BANK DIRECTOR F?*<l??rul Judge Taki'ti Place on Hoard Fir*t & <!hi zen* National Fmlcral Juilt!)' I M Me^klns whs ?-lecied to the directorate of (hi1 Fin?t a. Citizens Ni? t ion., I Hunk ui ill?' annual mwtlnt; of tin- M?)rkhold?r? of that Inftittt lion Tupodny afternoon. Other new director? were C. It. Morri sette. partner with S. IS. Kther 1dm* in the ownership of th Apothecary Shop and Tlionia Nixon ?if Hertford, on?- of th?* known and most t?ucc?*safnl ta^u. ??r* of the Albemarle. Capitalist as well as farmer. Thomas Nixon of llertfotd. in ad ditloti to hi* agricultural interests, is ideiiiified with a tin mix r of manufacturing and mercantile en ter prises in this Heel ion. including anions th?- former tin- Major l?oomls Company. Iur Hertford Ittmher firm with null on the I'cr quintans It Iver between Hertford ami Win fa 11 The election of Calvin M Morrl selte :?? director comes a? llo sur prise to intimate frieuda of this >tiuiik imiu who have known of the Ml rides he was making financially ?and keeping quiet about It. A busy prescript inn 1st m the Apolbe cr.ry Shop. Mr Morrluette is niso director in the Hood System In dustrial Hank here and of the Standard Manufacturing Company, beside having Interests in a num ber of other local enterprises. Few iudced are the young men of the faction Who at Ills time of life have made the reputation for busi ness acumen and industry that Mr Morrlsetie bus won. Ills only hob by. he Huys. is work, and his friends heal' him out. Thus I he First K Citizens Na tional ent'-rs upon the thirty-sixth year under the udmiuistratiou of C. H. Robinson. with total re sources of H.OHO.HIU? and de posits ??f ?a.291.259.1 4. Mr. Hob inson and the other offlr? is of the bank were re-elected Imiu? dlntely followiu^lh?- ?-lection of direc tors. "Earnlugs for 1925 were the best in the history of the Nutioual Hank, and the banks deposits showed a gain of nearly $300, 00?." says Marsh.ill H. Jones, ca shier. In addition to C. H. Robinson, president, other officers of the bank are: L. S. Illades, vice pres ident; W. G. Call her. \i?e presi dent; M. 11 Jones, cashier and trust officer; M. U. Griffin, assist-] ant cashier; Wm. K. Griffin. as* sistanl cashier. Member* of the hoard of di rectors re-elected are: Chad. H. Hohitison. is. S. Itlades. A. 11. Iloutz, I?. C. Itlades. Chas. Cam den Blades, W. A. Hrock, K. 1?. Daniels. J. C. It. Ehrlnghaus. L It. Foreman. W. CI. Gultlier. M I*. Gallop. O. F. Gilbert. J. G. Greg ory, F. M Grice, S. H. Johnson. T. 1*. Nash. C. O. Robinson, F K. Spencer. C- K. Thompson, and J. Norman Whltehurst. The year 1925 was a profitable one for all Elizabeth City banks, ? tho total resources of which now aggregate $7,342,115.02., Thero were no unusuul flairs of, depression or of expansion, but a good all around year, accord in?1 to local bankers. Deposits. both savings ami checking account-*, show a healthy increase and th<* outlook In banking circles f??r 1926 Is regard?-d us favorable. "l,ocaI trade volume" say? a lo cal banker." has suffered oti ac count of the short crop and Hi?* lower prices for cotton and the condition of i he soy bean market. Generally. however. business seems to have nothing to fear and there Is a confident lone with re spect to the outlook for 1926. The? banks have ample money for ev- j ery legitimate operation, and t while they will guard against the i flow of liquid capital Into land and other speculative enterprises. Hmplc credit is available for agil cultural. commercial and Indus- j trial needs locally and throughout the country." Annual stockholders meetings have been held In all the batiks of the city this week and state ments to stockholders showed a total gain of bank deposits during 1 (he year of approximately ftton. 000. MIKSISMIPPI COTTON CHOP A MM RKVF.NI'F. FA KM Kit Jackson. Miss., Jan. 13. The cash value of crops grown In Mis sissippi iu 1925 Is estimated by slat?- official* at $27fl.OOO.nfto. This In about 872.000,000 Wo.e than in 1924. The Increase Is it trlbuted largely to coiton, which represented about 72 per cent of al the crop values. San Quentin Prisoner Says He's Robert Scott 8mi Franrlaro, Jun 11 John r. Hi rldlns. |>rluon?r In Sun Dilan tin Penlt?ntllrx, admitted in an Interview yaaterdajr that In Ro b*rt Urntt. wanted 1n Chlra*n In 'connexion with the murder for which Kobert'a brother. KunMiU Hcott, wan vntenred to death hut pn\ I from t ti *? cnllown when nd* 'I Inminr. the Snu Kram i?*o , P.\fii liufT M)H today |(? Id Iiir In further qtiOlHl an , taylntf that he will go hack to I'M cstpn w illingly in th#? h?-Uef that lie | can ftrove that the chargo? again*! him i?r* untrue. REPORT COLORE!) BANK TO REOPEN FOUND BASELESS ,%N?IhhIj llae Approarliril Me On \?\ Surh Mullrr," Sluli* Srnalor Vi illiam*. Rwrivrr, Dn-liircs Al DM' NKAItn DUNK DtTmit?* Slalomrul l.ikrlv to In* Forthcoming in Next l'V%% Days \\ hell Final <]li?*ck-l'|> \> Mad?' 1C it in ? *rn (hal Mu* Allemalle Hank, which closed its doors oil Christmas Kvo. ami *li??' eashler. \V. II Holland, is in jail await ing trial-?in a rharco ol ??inU.-r.zl? ? m??nl. is alinnl to he taken ev< r h> negro bunking int?-n sts in Dur Itani. an- discounted hy Stat?1 Sen ator I* II. Williams. president of tli?* Suxings liank A- Trust Com pany. and riTtlOT for i ho defunct institution The Alle-marle Itauk was operated hy and fot n?'nriM'H. "Nobody ha* approached in?* on any such matter." Senator Wil liams declares. "I wish there wum some truth to t ho reports. hut S am quite Hiirc there Is 11011. They probably originated through a vis it of n'prcwntatlvfK oi a colored Insuiance company in tlurhaiu a fow days ago. This company had loaned money 10 tlx* Alhemarl.' Hank. 11 nil the? representatives came t<> learn the status of that loan." The audit of tlo- hunk's condi tion still Is proceeding. autl like ly will In- completed this week. Senator William* says, adding that it may be notno time next week before a lull statement of the bank's condition can be made. Pending completion of the audit, he vouchsafes no statement as to the extent ill?' depositors will be protected. The total of the hank's llnhlli ties has increased measurably through the discovery of numer ous discrepancies in passbooks brought in by depositors during the last ten days. These dls closed that in many instance de positors' books showed smaller credits than the hank's records indicated as due them. Stockholders and others h ft witli the hag to hold when lie hank crashed had built high hopes, in some instances, on the rumors that the instituti"!] was to be taken over and re-opened 1?v outside interests, 'regarding this as evidence that the bank's con dition was better than they had had reason to believe, and that their Investments and deposits in It wou'd be fully safeguarded. To what extent they will be, how ever. will be determined after the audit has been completed. ??There is nothing definite that I enn say on that until the final check-up has been made." Sena tor Williams stated, when ques tioned on that phase of the situ ation Wednesday. Sportsmen Depart Bent On Pastime Fit For Kings Many Klitaheth City sportsmen are finding surcease from the cares of business or professions these days In that pastime of klfig? ? the shooting ?f wild ducks and geese along the shores of Currituck Sound. Feath-, ered quarry is more plentiful this winter than In many past years, they declare To prove It. many | are bringing in well stocked bags of game John Outlaw. George Bevrrldge. George Twlddy and Amos Owens left Tuesday aboard Mr Outlaw's boat, the Confederate, for a bunt ing Jaunt of a week or ten dajfi at Kitty Hawk, at tjie lower end of Currituck Round. Miles Clark. Arthur Gallop. Camden Blades, and Mr William Parker are lenvlng Thursday morning for a day's shooting In the sound, sad are looking for ward to the trip with the keenest of anticipations They will use Mr. Clark's trim rrafi ilie Scat II. or "Scat Twice." as It has tieen dis respectfully nicknamed Experienced hunt.* man from here are finding little difficulty In bagging the gume limit This Is 21 for ducks, v for gee and I 2 for black brant. In order to per mit indiscriminate slaughter of the birds for eommer. ial purposes, the law prohibits theii sale abso lutely. ClAt)K AHMSTUON? WINS SAI KS PRIZK First prlxe In* a <<n'est put on by the Chevrolet M ? ! Company In a district embracing several states has Just been ?"ii by Clyde Armstrong hwstuni ?human for the L. It IVrry ? "" <'?mpanv here. Mr. Armstrong sold more than 20 Chevrolet i ?rs in the 60 day period of the a i est. He wss ! swarded a hand*o?iie fire tube Marwol radio set Engineer Endorses Plan 7 b Improve Di)~t Roads t- illi/iu in /.m#. S null i fiy Places II i ill ( rnslieit /?<>< /. or Similar Material Uimhl In* Excellent hlea? //?? Declares, I r p i rift Early iciion What is I'.iK'iiintiink County go nig in do about lin1 miles mul tilth's itf din hltfhwiivi \\ 11 i > -11 n?'C-. ?*Hsarlly have h?'?>n left *>>it ?if ?h?? i'nil lily's paving iii'uiii'ain This <|iicHiii?n i- iH'iim asked with Increasing i,arni'Miii>hi? by doz?'iis a lil? >li K tli?* ii ii li el reds of f?dks who must iim* .lii-w loads tli** yi at" around. in kiumI weather aiul ha?' Maity wiles of ilirl mud are lm|?a*sahlc. ur nearly so. at tli?* |?rosfin time In tiuin?'i'ous In stant*?**, i hey <'11111101 he u*ed It* <ausi' of relulIvely slo t'! stretches through swamp? atitl other low placcs, which have em ?|itwn so deeply Ihaf nutotltohilcs cannot cross Tin* miKKi'Hi inn h;i i liiM't! offcr?*d t It ii t t h?* Pasquotank Highway Commission I his winter tak?* ?1? I - i ii it ?* xti*p?- toward pc ruuiiu-i.i im provement of these ?diori "iri-u lu s. hy filling in with crushed rock or similar material Due man. a ru ral mail carrier. who favors this . remedy tl eel a res It would he nec esKur> only to |iui down the rock over v?'r> short areas m liear|> ev ery install?*!*. To do tills would loit he Very ex pensive. In the o|illil?ti of a high way engineer h?-re who asks that Ills name he withheld. because building County roads isn't his j??l?. and he doesn't uUh to app?-;ir in the light or " hulling in" on tb?* County's affairs. This engineer figure?! th?? thing out. upon re quest. lip says: "To fill In your low place* with | crushed rock would coat Just , about 87.?00 a mile, on the aver age and very Ilk?*lv a total ??f a mil?' would In- all you'd need to lay. Tlits estimate is based on ma terial laid six iiirhes thick lo a width of II.1 feet, alowlng room for two uutoniohilca to pass. If it were laid oul.v six fe?-t wide In-, stead. w li K'li prohahly *>?uld In sufficient in hint h|h)Is mi many roads carrying I if 11?* traffn . the ??ost Would In' approximately lt.iIf as much "Material for a mile of ?h?!i road would iiwl atioiit JI.'umi Your haul.iK' would I'lini you (Tiimi for each mII?' traveled l?y the trucks UHfil. Insinuating your av erage haul ut nix mill's IiiIiirx the total'com ii|? to J".??? per mile of road la hi "Tin- lime to do this N in tli?' tprltig, after tin* roads have heguu to dry oui That gives your filler material plenty of t i rn< - to settle In-fore ? he winter talus net in "t>n the other hai.il. the iiiiih to arrange for laving your filler uia tetial is right now. when the roads are had. It you wall until spring, folk:? v ill say. 'Shucks, i Ii ? - m.id-i are all right What's ill?? use of hoitiering with Ihem?' "The idea of using filler ma terial in your luni place? is exeid lent. The filler would lasi a loin: tiute. Of course. it would he coine rough alter continued iih age; hut it would keep your roads passahlc for a good many year*. And it. is not very costly." The etigiii?*er suggested also that It might he possible to effpet an urratiKenieut with the K. I.. William* road construction com pany whereby one or more hnrge loads of crushed hi (?ne for tie- im provement of roads in lower Pas quotank County might he unload ed hy u:.? of facilities lo he in stalled at Weeksville ill connect ion with tli?* compaiiy'N juh of paving the Sinionds Crwk. tulip and Saleiu roads. This, he ex- , plained, would make the hailing?* cost much lower than If material for use in the lower part of the County was unloaded ut Kli/nheth City. Twain Humor Was Misery For Hammond liy <II\UI.KS |\ ST KAV \ IIT iCwriitl IW( ~i ? Adrante) Washington. Jan. 1.1 -Thirty years nuu about now Mark Twah). on hi* way ?round ill" world. Kailierlnx material for his book. "Folowlug th'4 Kqnulor." landed In Pretoria. capital of the Hoer re public of the TraiiHVaal. South A f rl<a. and while then* derided to rail (?II his friend, John Hays llam 'inond. the multi-millionaire min imi engineer. It happened that Hammond was In. lie was Indeed -in Jail. lie and Mono* dozens of oilier I'tilandera. or foreigners. were locked lip. accused of rebellion ugainst President Kruger'a gov erument. Coming out. Mark was Mopped hv a Ho?-r newspaper reporter. "Mr. Clemens." *aid thin scribe, "how did you find conditions In i hat Jail*" lle'd found them per fectly unprintable. they were so awful, but. "Why do you ask?" he (J tier led. "Derail?? roiiiplulnts have been made concerning them." the reporter exclaimed. "You don't May!" exclaimed Mark, in neeming surprise. "Now, I was greatly linprcHscd with the nu let of that jail I>. ?'ruck me a h an ideal place fo. .-? rent cure. There one would be ?|ilite fre?? from the import unit les of one'? 'creditors." ! ? ? ? The next day there a|ipeared In that reporter's newspaper. whlrh wasn't very friendly to the Presi dent, Oom I'aul. a \ioient at lark on the latter for showing such consideration to a crowd of men who dem'i vi'd severe puntali 1 ntent (hat the <1 in*lugulshed Am erlcan author. Samuel Clemens, envied them their prison l??t. The authorities! were ready enough to take the hint Llherlle*. of which there had been none too many, were eur lallrd. and "our menu." related llammoud "already very re idrlcted. was materiHlly rut down, so thai, for several day?, we were near the starvation measure of Ca lories." l.t'TIIKK ASKKO H lit M nkw ?;kk\ia\ cabiinkt Berlin. Jan. II President Von Hlndfitbiirg loda> commissioned Chancellor Luther form another rablncl. Doctor l.uthei w.is i;lv n the mandate aft* r both Erich Koch. I>em? 'Tntlc lead? r sad forme* Chiinn llor l*elireiib:ic?? ef th<* Center party, had I'ifoMiied the president that a "Ida coalition government wan f m possible.*' Wlo-b Doctor Luther'* cabinet resigned early in l>* f mber fol lowing the slgnltit: ot the I?ocar no treaties It wan aiin"ince?| that 1 the resignation wn? t > I are the [way clear for the format Ian of such a coalition with ir? ??hjeet of carrying out the Locum * policies. ? STATE SEEKS MAKE ANTHRACITE MINES I PUHLIC UTILITY Han-Kbtinf, lil. ? An* tlirncite miniitu would Im< de- I clared a jhiMIc ntillt) Mihjc?-t lo control by the ro>uw)l\iuil:i l*uhll< Kmlir ContnibiNliHi tut* tier one of lh?' two hlllN !>?*?*> imred by the Mate Hltoriicj WtM-rttl for Introduction In ihr NlJtto b'ldvlfititrr 111 the e\tra wwtlon comenlnu here tn?l*y. The other bill Is nlfned at Ihf control of the letali trade h> permit t itiu compacts iM'Imfii Ktatm. <?overnor I'lnchnt. In a Mate mint today attributed thr brink down of anthaclle nego tlatInns to lh?- o|M-r!itoi"s ami announce?! lib? Intention of pirw?iii|C the |Ki*aa?ce by the I'emwyltfinta legislature of a bill nuiklliK nnfbrni lte inhibit; a f 111 h 11? nt II It >. Lakehurst Station May Be Abandoned Washington. Jnn. 1" Aban donment of l<ak?hur*t Naval Air Station will be recommended by the Hoiihm appropriations com mil tee. which draft?-?! the nniiiial na val aupply bill to be anhmitted 1? Hi?* Houae today. TURKEY IM.ANS KOH BIG FAIIM PROGRAM Constantinople. Jan. 13. ? The Turkish republic Ih hoIiik In for agriculture on a anal? Ih?' Ilk?* of which Ih? country previously ha* never wlliiMMd. Recognizing the principle that there can be no enduring pros perity In a nation of oppressed and unwilling producer*, the gov ernment has made numerous i hange* ameliorating condltlona under which the peasant* lived The feudal system which ob tained during the rule of the aul tana baa been abolished The ov er lorda, who claimed vast atretch ea of land and used the peaaanta a? aerfa. have been executed or exiled and the land divided among the people With the departure of the aultana went the tox on the peas ant* which took one tenth of their profita To create a body of expert man aRom. the department of education ha* established 13 agricultural nrhoola, for which there were 2, 0O0 appllranta thla year, and alao la sending atudenta to farm col-. I? (tea In Kurope and America Th# department of agriculture H encouraging aclentlflc farmitiK through through the dlHsemina tlon of Information, dlatrlhutlon of Meed* and Institution of tractors and other modern machinery. It has elaborated upon u program, to extend over the next ten years, for the Intensified production of tobacco and the "three whites" of Turkey cotton, sugar add wheat. Aa for f'rcaldent Kemal. he Is ro keenly Interested in the devel opment that he is running an ex perimental farm of hla own on the outaklrta of Angora. ELIZABETH CITY . GETS PLACE ON NEW ROAD MAP !Murh Vilililional Mnlor T r a f f i ?? \nliri|Nile<l Through Inclusion in I'Vdrral lli^liway Syntetti F.XTKNSIONS SOUGHT Tlii* f.ily in I.iii?* for Plac?* ?>ii Dcsi^iiali'd Federal Itonl?' from Philadelphia to lloriila TIioiisiihIh of tourists from oth ??r stale* ur?? expected lo bo brouglH through Klixabetli City ? through Inclusion c?f thin city In a new National highway map being prepared (or disirlbution throngh iuii the I'lii'iMl Stales by the Fed eral heparnn.-ni of Agriculture. Annotiticeinciii to Ibis effect wan made by Secretary Job. of the Chamber nf 1'innmHrce. upon return Wednesday from a Federal Itoutiug conference in Washlng .??11. I) (' This city I* nil Federal Route 1 :t. rtiniiinK ai present from Phil adelphia iil'iiiK i li?k Kaaterii Shore to Norfolk and i hence ?through 1 the Albemarle seel ion across tile 4 proponed <'howan Bridge and -J .through Washington and New 1 Hern to Wilmington. Other Fed- > ??ral highways run from Wilming ton through Charleston and 8a- 1 vatiuah to Jacksonville. and tfce/^ National Highway Association will ? be asked I his week to recommend j the Inclusion of these In Itoute ,L3. | thereby giving a single direct des 1 ignated National highwuy from Philadelphia to Jacksonville. The value of thin city's Inclu sion In the Federal highway syi lem, Mr. Job explains, cornea through the faei that motorista in tending to go on North or Sontti tours will consult the Federal road map. recognized as an IndiJC lo dependable roadways, and 'thereby will he induced to cOitte this way. whereas otherwise (hey ^ probably would not. Frank Page. chairman of the North Carolina Highway Caqtttllp slon. will recommend the tatfp* slon of Itoute I'I at a meeting of the National Highway Association in Chicago Hi fa week. Mr. Job says, adding that, while he Is hope ful of lis extension all the way to Jacksonville, lie is virtually ctTm lain Ihnt it will he extended as far as Savannah. ? '*"'18 Itouie I Tt. rrom Norfolk south- ' ward, will hem lit by two other -,\ Federal roads. Mr. Job declares, A one of which runa cast^rardljr t from Chicago to Norfolk, and the ) other from Fredericksburg to thirt j cltv, over the Tidewater Trail. All of this should benefit i:ilxabetH J City, too. h. predicts, through ! bringing additional motor traffle ] this way. Markers, atlractlvilv deigned", J are-lo be erected on all the Fed eral highways finally decided up on. Mr. Job says. These are tp j be placed al convenient Intervals, j in order to protect the motorist ,i from the likelihood of taking the wrong road. Wilmington. (lel?l^? boro and other North C*rdl(niS 1 towns and riii>-.{ w< re represented In the conference at Washington Tuesday, he declares, but noooay ! was present from Virginia. vri I. BI 11{ FO|{ A ll< SHIP HKI'I \CK SlIKNANDOAti Washington. Jan. 1 :i. -8eet5^' tarv Wilbur today lohl the HohH naval l uininlti* e that it would be favor?-?! f'?r lin? count ructlonN of an nI i *-)il|i in replace the Shendtf doah. Thouxh iiiohi of tli?< men ar?* be li?'v?'?l t?> have hiM-H initaMlq k 11 !???!. a ri'wiii- rh w Is attempt iitk to reach lln ni. XOIIIOI.K MK IIIKIIX NM1HT KXI'IIK'.fM JCMI'H TRACK I May In lb?' arrival of iraln No. I which arrlv?-d about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, or ? Ight holita j lat?*. Tite*day. waa due. It wga !? iim <1 i'"i.i\ ,i>ii in- f?et that train No. 3 jumped the track On tli?' All), marie Sound Ireaala Mon day iiIkIiI The engine, the ex pre** rar an?l Ih?* baggage car are report?-?! t o have l?-f| the trtctt. Derailment Ik aald to have Seen <1 t>y tli. i m t that i lw draw iir tin- hrldg* wan imperfectly , cloaed. No on?* wan Injured. The ' i ;u I ? i not r|. ,i i d until II ??'r|ork Tn wday morning. ^" 3 ri i.iutinii to I'liK.M'H i COM I IIKM K HKHMON The introductory rmon at ttl# dr*t ?iu:irt?'ih < ????f'-r* no* of the I'aaquotank Cir? i It whlHi. owing i o the extremely inclement weg th? i i i ' ! i ,.i i% v.!* postponed ft?>m t hi? t day until Krldajr of thl* we?>k. will Iv i?r?ached by the j pnviidlim'? hi* i . Ilev?-rend 0. ftilhrelh. at II o cl??ck at N? begun Church m Wi'i-knvlltl. After lunch on the xround*. tU |{. v. r ud y '?* I ?o v e, thi- new | tor ??f the Klr?t Methodist Cher ?if I'.llrabetb City, will addreaa j conf?-rence vtr l.ove'a ?ddr will he followed by g bu*k nrnaloa. It la hoped that an unufluall larn?- numh' i of st-ward? and t ? r official* of the conference 1 h" preont. The gem ral pQbllc I cordially Invited to attend fkll f Nlooa of the conference.
The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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Jan. 13, 1926, edition 1
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