VOL. XVL FINAL EDITION ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 20. 1926. CONVENTION OFF TO GOOD. START IN FIRST SESSION j AdJrw l>> f . I'. Gore of Weldon and C. S. Gm-n I of Durham 011 Saturday1 Morning; I'rogram SESSIONS CONTINUE I Gilmorr'? Sermon and I'laWet hv Visitors ( >ul ?landing Feature* of Frl-j dav Night'* B. Y. P. I). - Tho first annual session of the! I Ka:tern Regional II. Y. 1*. U. Con-j ".-'volition, which met In Dlackwell Memorial Churclr of this city ln*t | night for Its Initial . meeting, reached a climax at the close of' | this morning's session when Rev. | C. S. Green, president of the State R. Y. I*. I!. Convention and who has recently been called as pastor of Ihe Watts Street Rapt 1st Church of Durham, delivered his address on "Outward" or "White Al ready." The Convention will r ach Its great climax, it Is thought, Sun day morning ai the 1 1 o'clock ser vice at Rlackwell Memorial Church when Dr. diaries L. Mad dry. Raleigh, secretary of the Rap tist Hoard of Missions in thiz State, will deliver hia ineeruge on "Upward,** closing th I? Convention Willi a great consecration service Dr. Maddry Ik one of the great outstanding m< 11 of the Southern Raptist Convention iind since he became State secretary five years aga the work among the Raptist young people of the State has gone forward by leaps and bounds. His Hoard Is spending over $9, 000 annually for young people's work at his suggestion. Dr. Maddry will also speak at tho First Raptist Church Sundaj night, it was announced today. l*erry Morgan, the Stale II. V P. U. secretary. Raleigh, who hps charge of the Ave tegional R. Y. P. U. Conventions that are being held In the different tactions of the State this spring, expresses himself as highly elated over fh? present Convention, which is the first of the seriwn. The iuteadaAc? of out-of-town delegates and vls , Itors has already gone beyond 300. It Is expected that before the Convention cloaea Sundav i noon at least 500 will have regis tered. Four Assoclationa llqirwfiitol The following four big associa tion* are Included In the eastern region: Chowan, West Chowan Iloanoko and Neuse-Atlantlc. When President C. F. Core. Wel don, made a test of the attendance this morning It was found that all .of the associations were well rep resented, but the West Chowan, which received the State bunncr at the last State Convention, ex ceeded them all In numbers. Quite a number have come from |H>lnts at a distance from here. New Bern. Coldsboro, Weldon, Mur freesboro, Como, Qreenvllle. Win ton. and other places. Among th^ leading pastors who come with their young people are: Revs. I.. R. O'Brien, Greenville; R. II. lJneberry, Wlnton; J. I-ewls Price, Pendleton; J. 1*. Gully, Hamilton: N. H. Shepherd. Murfreesboro: Ford Hums, Rethel; Oeorge P. Harrlll, South Mills; D. D. Lewis. Coleraln ; J. W. Downy. Releross. and all the local pastors. The session was opened this morning with an inspiring song service led by Joe D. Hamrick, Wake Forest. Robert Zealy, of Ooldsbor o. led the devotional ser vice, reading several passages of scripture and speaking on "Around the Throne." Miss Glndvs Parsons, of the East Carolina Training School. Oreenvllle, san-i very sweetly and effectively. "I.'?ad Thou Me On." A most Interesting feature war* [ ihe reports from a score of unions ? by their young people, each one full of enthusiasm and boosting his or her particular union. Onlv I two of the four associations repre sented in the region have assoela tlonal unions. The presidents of these, Itev J. P. Oully, of the Romok'-. and Ml*s Helen Win home, of the West Chowan, gave very hopeful reports of the asso clatlonal organizations. The President's Aildre** President (lore delivered an In spiring addrens on "Facing the Future." "My ruture will be determined largely," he said, "by my attltud* toward that future. The boy or girl that Is content to drift will go down stream, while success Is always up stream,' Then the speaker pointed out. three ele ments In success that must be prerent: vision, willingness to learn, and a high purpose The Convention broke up then Into four groups to dlscu?? the mo i ? practical phases of the dif ferent departments of n. Y. P. 17. work. Perrf Morgan discussing "Oenei.tl B. Y. P. U. Organise lion. Miss Winnie Rlckett, Ra leigh, Juniors and latermed! ates;" president C. 8. O "Metnb' i - 'Ip Campaigns." and C. T. Oore. Assocfatlonal Work." Only on> committee has been |MR> pointed Oils being an Insplra Vtkmal rather than a business con rvKftlon, a committee on re?olu ' "'I'll composed of R*v. D. D. I*ew 'i?, Oolerairi ; Clyde Carter. Mur Continued en Page 4 B. Y. P. U. LEADERS JOK D. HAMRICK of Wake Forest, ?r-iiK ? r nt the 11. Y. I*. I'. convention in ???? slon here. MISS MA DIE LEE WADE of Cliowan College. Murfrcmltoro. pianist for the conv 'nlion r vlo** at Saturday night's Me*?lon of the II. I\ I*. Convention. DR CHARLES E. MADDRY Secretary of the State Roard of MlrslODA with headquarter* at Rn letph. who wlR preach at Rlack well Memorial Church Sunday uiornlDR. ~~ Commtinity Hotels Bring Dividends In Many Cities ' Community hot old financed along conservntlvo linen In many i American cities are proving to be 'highly successful an business en I terprlses. acrordiiiK to Informa tion received by the general exe cutive committee now tit work on . the financing nf Elizabeth City's proponed new 100 room hotel. Among cities* which recently have l>?i ill hotels of this type are Bedford. Indiana, Charlotteaville, Virginia. Effingham and Urbana. Illinois, and Frederick. Maryland. All are comparable In size with Kllitbet h City. | The Greystone. 87 room com munity hotel at Bedford. is a go i Ing concern, according to II. I>. Martin, cashier of the Stone City Hnnk there, and la making money ("We had long felt the need for a | good hotel." Mr. Martin writes. I "but lacker! the leadership to put it over. An outside concern sup plied the leadership, and we raised $370,000 in lens than two . weeks - the stock all sold locally. We foe! that It hun done more for our city than any other enterprise we ever attempted." Census figures give I ted ford 'm population as 8.710. as compared with 8.025 for Elizabeth t'lty. "Wo were able to erect one of the finest hotels in the State." j comments E. B. Thornton, presi dent of the Citizens National Bank I of Bedford, "and It Is now In suc cessful operation. Outside of ac complishing the direct result of the new hotel, many of our busl |ness men state that the good feel jing engendered during the cam |palgn was sufficient repayment to them for any funds put Into the j hotel. I know personally that we enlisted several of our business ? men who confessed that the cam , palgn broke the Ice n? their in terest in community affairs was concerned." FINAI, REPORT OK GINNING SEASON Washington. March 20. ? The ? 1 9 2 ? cotton crop was officially | placed at 16.085,905 equivalent 500 pound bales exclusive of lln ] tera by the. Census Bureau today [ in its final ginning report of the 'season. Tho crop, the slxe of i which had been the subject of much controversy was estimated by the Department of Agriculture last December at 1 5. #03,000 i equivalent 500 pound bales. TWO KECOKOS MADE I N SIIII'BIIIIJ)ING Newport News, March 20 ? Two records in American shipbuilding were made hero today with the launching o# nine vessel* and lay ing of three others, one of which was for the largest and most ex pensive steamship ever built In Americu. Thousands of persons witnessed Ibe multiple launching and laying of keels. EhringhausPutsOn Good Rotary Program Solos by Mr*. Wesley Foreman and an address by J. II. LeRoy. Jr.. were the high spots In the j program of the weekly luncheon of the Elizabeth City Rotary Club' at the Southern hotel Friday. Mrs Foreman win# "Vloletn." by Caro Roma and, as an encore, Irving nerlin'H "Remember." the Rotary Club giving Mrs. Foreman the full quota of appreciation that her Hinging call* forth before any aud ience in Elizabeth City. Speaking on the theme of .wnie 'of the difficulties encouni red In law enforcement. Mr. l*eRoy men tioned hh among the th Iiikh wblcb make law enforcement difficult 1* I Indifference to matters of public 'concern on the part of folks who are regarded as the heal citizen* 1 aversion to Jury duty on the part . of the name class of citizen*, and the unwillingncHN of many peo , pie who should stand for law. de ? eencjr and order, to go upon the witness Htand. particularly wo men I V Ih address wan unusually I thought provoking and wan well received by the club membership I The program was In charge of I . Mlucher Ehrlnghau*. who in the 'course of the luncheon made an , appeal to the cltib for aid and sup port in the campaign of the |o ? cal I*. D. to sell this County's quota of the Htone Mountain Me i mortal an more enduring than the I pyramid* of Egypt and a* a worthy memorial to the soldier* of the Old South and their valor. Rotarian W. O. Galther re minded the club of Ita endorse inem of the idea of a new hotel _ 'for Elizabeth City and urged the' members of the club back up that endorsement In a Uberal and generous spirit when they were approached with an Invitation to subscribe to stock In the new en terprise Rotarlsn Sam Parker reported progress in the direction of the campaign, endorsed by the club at the meeting a week ago. to have the paving of Elisabeth City's lantlc Coastal Highway changed atreeta which form part of the At from brick to concrete or aaphalt. i The program was crowded and the report got by without preclpl I fating anothed debate on the Main street trees. PRESIDENT ATTENDS KI NERAI, OF FATHER Plymouth, Vt.. Marrh 20. ? A ?now norm awapi ov?r Kri*#n mountain* of Vermont today I'rMldent Coolldga trlffkit o?r the irwhiniu rend, part of ih? way In an op*n ?lo1ih,/rom Wood ' stock lo Plymouth to titrnd th? funeral of hl? fathar Twn iVlock hour MI for thr fun?r?l In Ih* farmhOQM. PAGE OPPOSES PLAN TO RE-LAY BRICK STREETS Would Be in Juxt am Rail Condition An Now- After a Couple of Year*. Road Chairman Holds "WASTE OF MONEY" "Pave Wrll What You Can," He Ad vines, "and Then Extend Y'wur Sys. tern in Years to Coihe" Strong disapproval of '.dilative plans for the taking up of Eli* abeth City's brick street*. aud re laying of i lie* brick on a aaml cushion, with asphult surfneinu. wuh voiced by Chairman Frank Page. of tho Stale Highway (Inm mission. and other State and fed eral engineers Interviewed bj I'. C. Cohoon. member if the I'ily Council, and Secretary Job. of the Chamber of Commerce. In 'the course of an iuspet . Inn trlp^ to Rnlelgh this week. Chairman Shirley. of the Vir ginia Highway Commission. Thomas il. McDonald, chief of I ? \ \ tit I W\ |;KM I twit"**) i di im ?????.?. Washington. M ;..?*?? 2n Tim \ which respects n iihi r pn?ideu?:< nor kings. plny.-d ? f it. In! trick ,?n Calvin < im lidc?*. 11.. >ini^l.i| to solve Hit* ?'on.li?r bi'twi" ?i lle duly anil private i??ti uml found himself t). f.-ated on both ! hI?1<'k. For it In not n?rnlly k;iuw:t j Jiisi Why Mr. rooliili;.* muvpJ on I III I hi* National (?;: |*tf :i I the |::?t f.'W ilaya whl'i- uewipaper hu I lo ll Hr lolil nl the. gradual ill eliue in the lu-alth i f hi* father in Ply I month. Vermont . 1 In* Pnsident wun far - to tar?* with ene ?'! lhom> ; friMMO'iit cllmave* in the handling 'of public Imcim which. seine ! how mh-iu to prcver.t con: id<-i-a ;tion of anything i*?*i.?nnal. lie was waiting to mv \lanson It. I Houghton, tin* American nmha.e , nador tn llreat Itritalu. to con suit with him on imimrtani de Ichilom* of |Millry Ih.u had to lr.* j made while ihi> League r.i Na tions was meeting in tSenevr. . II ' had other public questions that : crowded every moment u[ his time. If I. is father wax to have o i prolonged Dine*;* Mr. Coolidg** I Wt that he could play In .Wash ! In, -.ton at leant a few days longer j to clear up the International busi ness at hand. The physiriiiiM who i kept in touch with him hy (? l< 'phono nave the impression that the elder Mr. Coolidge had won Iderful vitality. They did noi feel the end would come an smldi nly as it did. The President had known, of eflUine. ever since last Miimmei, ilia* his father would neVei reooi er from the attacks suffered last year. When the President went to Plymouth last summer, it was 1 whispered that at the most tie (elder Coolidge would not llvi' more thnn five or six months. There was an atmosphere of sad , neiut at the last visit. Vet the 1 President did not llngi r because j his father did not want him to i neglect his tasks In Washington. Th? excitement of having a Pres ident around wan said at the time to be too much for an ill man. Mr. Coolidge withdrew hut imdsted on having a private elephone ln Htslli'd so he could talk frwjuent - ly to hia father. These lonj tance conversations have been a comfort to both father and son.: Hut It was the President '?? wish that he see his father again. And he wanted his son, oJlin. who Im at Amherst College, to Im* at Ply mouth for the end. Hut fate permitted neither wish to be fulfilled. Ar for the work In Washing ton. every President feels that he simply cannot let go. no matter what the personal call. Mr. Cool Idge's experience in not unlike those of his predecessors. Wood row Wilson struggled brovi l> with the arduous tasks of public office In August 1914. whin Mrs. Wilson was dying. The world war had broken out and the White House wns In sum e re spects the center of the world for It was believed a sti p In media tion Initiated from there might stop the conflict before it had [proceeded very long. Mr. Wilson | was dividing his time between the 'bedaide of his wife and his study I where he was kept si work night and day deciphering cablegrams | from abroad and sending Instruc , Hons to ambassador* and minis ters. He was denied the oppor tunity to give time to his persona' affairs. I And so with Mr. Coolidge. A i President of the Cnlted States fel* a pressure nnd |ir;te that is hardly paralleled In uny other 'Case. It's ?* struggle between pub ,11c service and the call of family and the heart. Mr. Coolldx" chose to Orr on the side of public business and that's why he lout his race with lime SIXTEEiS KILI.ED AS FURNACE EX 1*1 .Ol) KS Birmingham. March 20 Six teen men w. I. InMaltly killed and 17 olhera injur. <1 thla mornlnt. when number two furnace of (he Woodward Iron Company e?pl?d e?. II wan l.-llr?etl lhal a num bor of Injur-'l acre Itndly hurl. The lop of ill" furnace ?? lift ed and Hi** molten metal apread nrer an area aeveral hundred feet. The who caught the 1 force of the (liming cloud had no cha nee to eac ? Scnrca of other employe, wet. working Jiiat out alde III* area <>?ercd by the acat- ; taring metal. Tli" furnace win on ? Iron mnker. pi Iron belna pro duced after ti<- ore had melted. I Mnndreda of .t,? of ore In the re- 1 ceptahl* ?>. i tiqnld maae Tha | cauaa of the < "lent ha* not been determine*) Exiled Op?n\ Star, in Overalls, Sings As lie Toils on Liner Vancoiwcr. 'R. March 20. ? The volt e of Caruao llvr.i and nftalii. in tin* carpenter'H *lmp aboard the bly Atlantic liner, Hmiiitimh ?.f Canada, where Alex ander Znamenaky. formerly of Moscow Opera Company. wield.-* a . Im.?y buimner and tills tlw rhlp wlil? ciaM'.'.ii-al melody. The *Ihk?t. 'a mail without a {country, has learned lii.< ami ft t well, hi the piiliMa<>A of Itiitwia'* ! old nobility, in prison, in warV brave deeds, in the rice paddle.* of China where In* worked' with coolie*, io bleak. poverty-la*di<*d Siberia. Alexander ZnameiiKky is fr in I Russia and Ziiiimerr.ky'H chuticc j was Rone. For a year only the I cohl wallH of a prison lirnrd hlH | jfUMlR. J A fellow offlcnr. pardoned, died | .in llu? cell Willi Znanionsky on the exo of . release. Znamcnsky changed Into hi* clothe*. walked until fre?. hot only to iMtonic a . wanderer on the fare . of the earth. Fleeing Petrograd i now Ijoninurad I. he suffered Ihc tor uim? uC, it Siberian winter. Willi a crowd of refugees he reached Shanghai In 1921, In semi .delirium from fever, lie labored us a roolir. .living In shed*, wearing what "ho could find to wear -existing, bill barely. A strike last year caused Ca nadian Pacific liners to call for i volunteer crews. Znanionsky vol unteered. Now tlie passe tigers 'on the Emprens of Canada mop and listen when liin great vojoe ! routes bAomlug n i? from -a lower dork where Znaneinsky works with pller. and chisel and liam ntar, 'I hev call him Caruso and ;Ziiameiisky is happy, lie is among (people now who understand his 'song. j Under, ilic Canadian immigra tion act. persons desiring to enter j Canada must produce passports from the land of their citizenship. | A special permit from Ottawa is won only after long investigation. Tut II arrangements of thin kind ran bo made Z?ainen*ky remains ja man without a country, a grand opera singer in a ship's carpenter I shop. Perquimans Folks Favor District Chamber Plans Hvprvni'tiintivv i sscm hla^v al Hvrlfttnl doe * on Hccord (x Hiioninioiisly Hrltind Itlra. ami Itrariy to C.ivr f'crmwal S iif>[n>rl lnanlmoiM utul unr the formal inn of mi a iiifiuii rif District Chamber of Com no* ree, in include flu* roun t ! Hen ate invoMtiganlon "f tha Chh-ago Mllw.itikee and I'nul railroad, now in rocafvar- ? was proponed In n r-'olotlon |ii i ?diiead by Sen - ator Cowling Republican, or Idaho loday. Grammar Grades Help Near East Showed Soirit That May Well Put Older Folk of Community to Shame The nrummur Grades, fourth to seventh inclusive, thin week ral*ed $125 In llic Ntar Fnwt Ile I lief campaign in Kilzaheth City, a | showing that may well put , j folk to shame. Cards sent out from State head quarter* were distributed to tho various rooms. Thru#* ranis had receptacles for dimes, and each J child wan luvit<-d to bring a dime for Near Kant Relief. On Friday morning appropri ate exercise* wen held In lite, Grammar .School Attdltor lum for tlx glades In that building und in tin1 Hi?;h School Auditorium for the Oraniiinr Grade* which ar<> honned la that bolldlna. The children took part In then* exercises and an the song "On- J ward christian Hold tors" was minx, the room leader* brought J th? dime filled cards to the plat- 1 lorm. A |>rayer for the children* of the Nnar E?*t closed the exer cise*. The principal of the Grammar School. Mian Ha tile Harney, start ?d the Near Kast bail rolling, and both teachers and pupil* Wire