NORGE IS SAFE AT TELLER, ALASKA
DIRIGIBLE LOCATED
NOT FAR FROM NOME
ON THE BERING SEA
URadio )1rs?oIEt' Says All <>n
' Hoard Are Well an<l Word
I? KUiikI In War De|>arl- ;
nient at Waahinytoii
DETAILS A ICE LACKING
Not ViH Known Whether
the Norge Has Been
Brought to Earth or Not
or What (jiused Trouble
Vancouver, British Colum
bia, May IB. ? The dirigible
Norge, from K inns Bay,
Spitsbergen, over the North
Pole, arrived at Teller, Alas
ka, at 2 o'clock this morning.
Eastern Standard time.
Teller is 75 miles northwest of
Nom<\ on Port Clarence, an urm
of the Bering Sea. Nome the des
tinatlon of the Norge, Is also on
the Bering Sea.
Word To Washington
Washington. May IB ? The War
Department announced today that
the dirigible Norge was at Teller.
Alaska. Communication between
Nome and the Norge was estab
lished at 11 p. m. May 14, Alaska
time.
"The office of the chief signal
officer," said the department's an
nouncement," is in receipt of a
message from Nome, Alaska, to
the effect that the Norge is at Tel
ler Alaska, about 7 6 miles north
remerton. Wash., May 15. ?
... i:25 this morning. Eastern
standard time, tho St. Paul radio
station heard the dirigible Norge
talking to the Army radio station
at Nome, Alaska.
The following message reached
Puget Sound Navy Yard station
here from the Navy radio station
at Cordova, Alaska, reporting a
message from Si. Paul Island,
which Is in the Bering Seu. 500
miles south of Nome: "Following
signal heard LBT from WXY.
Signal received all okeh. CI o ahead
when you are ready."
LBT is the wireless call of the
Norge and WXY is that of ihe ra
dio station of signal corps of the
United States Army at Nome. The
St. Paul-Cordova message was re
ceived here at 9:45 this morning,
Eastern Standard time. All
aboard Ihe Norge were well and
everything else was said to be
okeh.
No Indication of whether the
Norge had been brought to earth
was obtainable here.
Was IxmI For Hours
Now York, May 4 5. ? At 11
o'clock last night Eastern Stand
ard time. 46 hours since it was
last sighted over Point Barrow.
Alaska, no word had been re
ceived here from the dirigible
Norge. This was 91 hours since
the Amundsen - Ellswort h-Nohile
expedition left Kings Bay. Swit
zenbergen.
The Norge'a radio has been si
lent since three Alaskan stations
reported receiving fragmentary
fgnages from the airship Thurs
fcy morning.
sS,aoe the Norge was reported
o vp*! Point Harrow a storm has
been raging over the Bering Sea
and part of Northern Alaska,
which may have blocked -the air
ship from Nome and forced her
descent either along the coast or
in the interior.
it of Nome."
All Aboard Are Well
CAMP GMSNN NOT BE
MOVKI) RIGHT AWAY
ItnlrlRh. May 14. Removal
of the ulte of ('amp Olenn from
the vicinity of Moreh??ad City will
not lake place any ,llme aoon.
nrrordtnjc to Adjutant General
Van H. Metta, following a confer
ence with city official* and real
eatate men In Morehead City. Gen
eral Mctta atated definitely that
th?? atate National Guardmnn
would hold their regular two
we?k* encampment at Tamp
Glenn, beginning July 4; It wa*
Intimated, however, that the camp
alte might l>f> removed to another
location before the 192? encamp
ment.
KKVOMJTION SKKMS
TO Itl'I.E IN WARSAW
Vienna, Mlf 16. Some I'ollah
f^Hernment troop* ar<' reported to
taken n? a new poaltlon
I tli of Wawow, while other*
I been dlnirraed, by the forcr*
Marnhnl I'lfcudnkl, who holdt
1 1 ? i *? capital.
Volunteera i? flocking to Pll
ptidikl'a camp *id Wamnw la re- j
ported celebrating h In victory. !
mtonttkt la forntfng a cabinet I
His Canine Majesty
Dominates Court
Session Here '
HIh Majesty, the Doff, was the
dominant figure h< hind the scenes ,
in recorder's court today, all t hi'
festivities on the program having
been arranged in his honor. How
t'V?T, the Hti?rk phrase applied by
amateur social writers, "a good
time was had liy all," could hardly j
bo said to m appropr lately in a
description of the entertainment i
afforded.
Thrw defendants. one white
and two colored, wen* haled be
fore Trial Justice 1'. <!. Sawyer!
on a charge of hating fulled to i
pay their dog tax. Joe Mizell. j
tin- white man, a resident of lower '
Pasquotank County. explained that
he had broil k lit his dog into the
County last August. several I
months after listing time, and :
thought he didn't have lo pay tax- ?
ea on him for last year. He ad
mitted that lie hadn't listed the I
dog elsewhere.
Will Cole, colored, said he
owned two dogs, and had paid the'
lax on one, but had forgotten all ;
about the obligation to pay up on ;
the other. Clayton Jones, also col-;
o red. contended that he hud pa hi |
up. but the collector held other- ,
wise. All three defendants were I
required to pay their dog taxes1
and the court costa.
COMMENCEMENT
IS ALMOST HERE
Operetta Friday Night; Dr.
II.. E. S|ience (!oiii
mencemeiit Sgieaker
Commencement In the city !
schools begins n?xt Friday night :
i wlili (lie operetta. "Tin* OypMjr
Queen," by Hie Seventh Grades. |
After thin opening event, there .
la quite n Jump. for the haccal
aureate sermon cornea on Sunday. .
May 30. The service will lie held J
at llluckwell Memorial Itaptist I
Church, the pastor. Dr. J. H. !
Thayer, preaching a speclul aer
inon to the graduating class.
The Henlor play, "lllll and Com- j
pany," follows on Tuesday night,
June 1, while Wednesday night,
June 2, is Class Niuht, when the;
seniors have everything their own
way.
The Seventh tirades hold their
graduating exercises at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning. June 3.
Dr. H. K. H pence of Duke t'nl
verslty wUI deliver the commence
ment address on Thursday night.
June 3, at eight o'clock, and Ihc
seniors will receive their diplo
mas. Dr. Hpencc has been heard
In Klizaheth City on pnvlOMI oc
casions. and Is rememhered with
pleasure by those who were pres- 1
?It.
The remaining weeks of school
are hectic one* for teachers and
pupils, the latter trying to atone
for past neglect of textbooks, and !
the former endeavoring to see the'
youngsters through and give them
every chance to make their!
grades.
DIVISION MARKETS
POULTRY CAR HERE j
Pasquotank. Camden and Cur-'
rltuck farmers will have an un
usual opportunity to dispose of'
their surplus poultry at Kllxaheth
City next Thursday, May 20. when
the first poultry car sent out by
the State Division of Markets ev
er t<? visit thin section will be on
the Norfolk Southern freight
yards for the entire day. from 7
o'clock In the morning until 6 In
Ihe evening, to buy poultry.
The following prices per pound
are guaranteed:
Hens .25
Roosters 12
Droller* 35
Turkey* .10
Ducks 13
Ceese .Ifi
(luliiea* ( each ? .30
Disposing of their poultry to
this car farmers can avoid loss of
weight In Rhlpplng. get rash for
their poultry Juat as It Is unloaded
from their truck* or wagons and
lake their coops ark home.
The car Is brought to Klisabeth
City through the efforts of County
Agent O. W. Falls. It will also
be at Kdenton on May 13 and at
Hertford on May 13. County
Farm Agenda Powell and Falls
and County Home Agent Mlaa Hel
en Oalther constitute the commit
tee that hare arranged the cart I
Itinerary la this section. c
HADES IS RAISED
BY MAIN STREET
ON PARKING LAW
Piece of Spite Work H?"
eauoe 'I lic*y Vtoultlii I
Tree* !>?? Cut, IimHrhoiiI
One* Aswrl
101 it ks?:ai*k wr \tii
Mayor McCain' anil J.ouit
cilnteii IltiIshes, Oavi* ami
I*. I? (!oIkhmi iilatl I* ale
Wan Kind to Tliem
Asserting they victims a
piece of spite work, indignant ***?
of Wtut Mam street In t^1*
area kuuiidfti on the east by Dyei
and on the west by the pMM?n?er
station. are protesting loudly anu
long over t li?? action of Hi** tuy
Council Wednesday night In pass
ing an ordinance prohibiting park
ing in that area for longer than
tlve minutes.
Some of tin* enraged one* an
manifesting symptom* regarti.u
as harbingers ol that state In
which tin- victim foams at me
mouth and goes Into convulsions.
All sort h uf acts of reprisal have
been threatened, with the possible
exception of premeditated mur
der. and /ouTTCiUlien who had a
part In Vh?* ??aswiiK>rot^the oidt
naiice it /?* said to have sTutwti
tt'iideiiqjy to run whenever a resi
dent of the street appeared in Hie
offing. .
West Main street folks are sa> -
lUK that the Council took ven
geance on them because their lady
folks wouldn't agree for the hand
some elms on the street to be cut
down, to permit widening In con
nectlon with the new street Im
provement program. In the event
the ordinance stands that long. It
is apparent that a delegation will
he on hand at the regular Coun
cil meeting on Monday night. June
7. to offer as emphatic a protest
as they can. .
Not all residents of the area af
fected. however, are opposed to
the ordinance. Some declare lt s
0 good thing. facilitating traffic
mid serving as " measure of pro
tectlon or children, who have an
Irresponsible way of tliixhlllB oil
from behind a parked car without
hot hell II K to ?ee whether the
street Is clear. Ill general. tlleKe
approving one* do not own earn.
?Mayor McCahe and two meni
hers of the Council are quietly I"
dulglng In ?el f-con k ralu lat Ion
the* days. ax the tumult and
?liolTt li.K lncre.Be. The Mayor is
piad, liecaioie he left the WediHi.
day night session before the park
ing ordinance was taken IIP. anil
therefore had no part In lt? pass
.... Coiinrllnieii Hughe* and U.i
tIs voted against It. Also, there
i. evidence mat Councilman I . C
Cohoon Isn't at all sorry for the
altuatlon which resulted from tin
Mayor's leaving, and which placed
him In the chair as prealdlng off
cer. Hence he couldn t vole ellh
er way, and thus I* escaping the
opprobrium which Is belnK heaped
on the others.
In offering the ordinance. Coun
cllnian Armstrong. It" .'"'J .V,,
explained to the Council that thi
at reel was entirely too narrow for
the heavy traffic It carried, and
thai, in III* opinion, the only wa>
t? meet the altualion was to abol
I*|| parking. Inamnuch a* the peo
ple wouldn't conaent i" ?"'"'"
of the o trending tree.. He added
that on numeroua occasions . ?
a member of the Are department,
had been appalled over the Immi
nence o" tragedy when lire truck-,
speeding on their mission of * r
vlce had narrowly escaped colli
.ion's with vehicles or pede.tr ?n?;
occasioned by parked car* block
ll,g the view of the truck driver,
?r narrowing the driving space to
the danger point.
British Labor Is
More Optimistic
Ijnndon. May 14. ? The Ilrltlsh
Industrial erini* began to clear
rupldly today.
Hallway men who had remained
out notwithstanding official ter
mination of the general strike
signed an agreement with the com- 1
panle*. Traffic will he resumed I
as speedily as possible
I*ondan. May 14 ? A spokesman <
for the trade unions congress an- [
nounced today that there has b??en
a considerable easement In the In
dustrial situation throughout the
country. The report was baaed
on telegrams from general secre
taries of the trade unions con
Kress In rarloua sections Including
Scotland.
l/ondon. May 14.-- -Official an
nouncement that the railway
strike has been settled was made
this afternoon.
l/ondon, May 14. ? Premier
Baldwin announced In the House
of Commons today that he had
prepared proposals which In his
opinion formed reasonable and
ftlr baala for art t lement of the
oal 4 lapute.
Amundsen Goes Over Pole in 2,000 Mile Flight
Aljov:- i.-s shown iii o ?l i l*lc Nmiv.i' in which l{;?altl Atiiiuulfu' n tl<-w ovor tli?> North Pol*' from
Kind's llay, Sitimlicrni-n, to I-N.lnt Harrow, Ahxk;i. Inrol an* l.inr* oln Kllnworlh ( l?* fl i , IiIk partner;
AiuiiikIshii iitiiIi'I'I, am! t'niiiuili I ' in l??-rt ?? NdIiIIh iriuh!). <?l Ihc airship. Map sliiiw? the
Noi'k?-'h route.
Dangerous in Any Competition
0AGGENBAGGAG6
Cantor must lie taken Into rfniHidi-ratlun in the emu inn Ken
tucky Jamboree. Cant#r wsiK one of the bin wliiuyra ?>r the 1020
campaign- Amoni; other race tlic C J rl ff 1 1 h nau won il?o Kentucky
Jockey Club Htakr*. IMnilico Futurity, I'imllco Homebred Stake*
and t h<* San foul Memorial at Saratoga. Canter ran to-cond to I'oin
pey In the lldmont Futurity. t!a ntur la a danKeroua contender in
any competition.
Chief Holmes Issues Ultimatum
That New Parking Ordinance
Will Become Operative Monday
The ultimatum has gone forth,
and the day of reckon Iii k In at
hand. Chief of Police Holmes
and ti In force will begin strict en
forcement of the new nrt-parklnic
Inw on Wm? Main street blight
and early Monday morning. The
ordinance, an passed by the City
Council Wednesday night, pro
hibits parking on the street in the
area between lh" intersection of
Oyer and the end of West Main
at the pnssenger station.
Moan while, the protest of resi
dent* of the street against new
law goes on unahsted: in fact, has
been taken up by othem llvinR
elsewhere In the city. For in
stance. the Rev. Frank H. ftcattcr
good. pastor of (!ann Memorial
f'reabyterlan Church, announced
Saturday morning that he Intend
ed to make a test case of It.
"I'm going to park my car ?>n
West Main street for more than
the five minutes allowed, let them
arrest me. and refuse to pay my
fine." Mr. Scattcrgood declared.
"The ordinance Is outrageous. It
should be repealed at once."
Influenced, perhaps by the at
titude of West Main lUreef folks
toward the new rulinff. several
KKPORT ON COTTON
CONS(iMKI) IN APItll
Washington. May II. -Cotton
consumed during April totaled
:.7?? ?t?? bales of lint and
'?f llnters as compared with 614.
r?t.1 of tin* and ft.l of tin -
fers In March this year, the ten
sun btireau announced today.
IMKM r.% II K HIM,
Washington. May 14. ? The
House today passed the Renate
bill providing for establishment of
the Shenandoah National park In
Virginia and the Great Hmokj
Mountain National Park In Northi
Carolina and Tenneaaee
member* of the Council are man
iteming strong symptoms of "cold
feet" over their action, and are
talking strongly of repealing II.
"I wasn't at the meeting Wed
nesday night. and, of course, had
nothing to do with the ordinance."
Councilman I). Hay Kramer re
marked Saturday morning. "If I'd
beon there. I'd have voted against
It." he added, with a grin indicat
ing that, having read the hand
writing (in the wall, he was loo
much of a politician not lo heed
It..
"If the people don't want the
parking ordinance, we ought to
repeal it," Councilman P t". Co
hoon commented. "We are ser
vants of the people, and should
carry out Ihelr wishes. an far a*
we can."
Kxcept for one raucous howl
from a resident of the block,
there ha* been no outward protest
over the ordinance also pasted
Wednesday night, baunliiK park
ing on the south side of Main
streot. between Koad and Klllott.
t'iit permitting parallel parking on
th* north tide This potential
source of grievance apparently Is
submerged In the greater Issue In
volved Iti the other parking law.
*0 WATKRMKMINH TttlMY
By error on the market page of
The Advance Friday I*e?lie He- |
lanfa was alleged lo be selling
watermelons. Consequently. Mr.
Helanga has been overwhelmed
with orders for this delicious
Southern fruit, and hastens to ex
plain that he has no watermelons
today. As soon as these arrive on
I he market he' will It tlx (net be ?
known In The Advance.
Sterling at i?ai?
U>ndon. Mjy IB. ? Merlin*
r.?rh?l parity today (nr lh? Aral
llm# I* alx ??ar? , $( Id in
Keel Cross Meeting
Windsor Next Week
Washington, I). C., May 1!?. ?
I An iiii|i?rtaiit Hed C roan Hegional
j Conference will In1 h?'l<l ut Wlrnl
I kiii' on May 19.
Red Cross chapters in 29 east
ern Nor iti Carolina count lea have
i been i ii v it t??l to st-nd delegates to
j tin* Windsor conference. A large
number of chapters have already
i accepted the Invitallous and are
' Hi'iidiiiK delegat Ioiih to represent
| their communities.
At the conference important
queatioiia affecting Hid Cross
work in North Carolina will ho
I discussed. From this discussion
and the resulting exchaiiK*'" of
ideas ari* expected |o come plans
for the development of tin- organ- I
i*a lion's many not l\ it l? h in this
State.
Several national officers of the:
Ited CroMH, with headquarter* in
Washington. D. C., will attend the
conference, as well an leudera III j
the organization's wo r It from ev
ery part of tilt- State. Amoni; the
National officers will he J. Arthur
JeffVrs, Assistant to the Vice
Chairman of the American Red J
CroHH. who has administrative di
rection of all Ited Cross work in
17 stalls, including North Caro-'
Una. He will address the confer- I
ence on "Disaster Preparedness."!
Others on the program of th?*
conference are: Captain W. L.
Jordan, of Raleigh. chairman of
Life Saving for the Wake County
Red Cross Chapter; Miss lilanche
Penny, supervisor or schools In
Northampton County, who Is
chul rmait of the Junior Red CvoM
in the Northampton Chapter; Mias
Lillian Miner, supervisor of
schools In Davidson County; Mrs
F. W. Winston, of Windsor, chair
main of the Hertlc County Red
Cross Chapter; Mrs. Sallle lloe 1 1
clier, of the Kllxabeth City IC**d
(.'loss Chapter, and Miss Kalli
erlrie Myers, Hed Cross nursing
field representative for North
Carolina.
INCItKASKO KAKININOS
FOR PRISON WORKERS
Sir Walter Hotel. Halelxh, May
14. Substantial Increase In the
earning of the road crews from
the State I'rlsou In April, 1 112*1
over April, 1 f) 2S is evident from
a report Just issued by prison of
ficials The receipts for the
past month were ino.4ti1.2ft as
compared with $17,94K.12 cents
for the same month a year ago.
At present there are 683 prisoners
temployed by the State Highway
Department In various projects
'over the Mat** as compared with
only 2R7 a year ago.
UKELY S(VT F, i K
u hom;, rr that
Workmen were pulling the
final tiMd-hcR on the block of
fcrtek paving on McMorrln**
r. t r between M ui n unci Mm t
fhew*. Raturday w If !? CMIjr
Manager K?rtbM In tli?- rol?? of
auperrliior. The brick* had
J>ern taken dp. the mib-jrade
rolled and *anded. and th?
brick* replaced the flat way.
inatead of edfrawliie
flavins completed the** pre
liminary task*, the laborer*
were ponrlnK boiling hot as
phalt on the brick*, and npreiri
Ing It over them. About that
time. Mile* Jeitnlnft happened
? long.
That'a the stuff they white
wash hell with," he observed.
FAMOUS BRITON
COMING ABOARD
CUTTER APACHE
ArruiiI!?"'?",s (
for Kriiifjiiifi ??f Sir
llowuril t<> Virgiui" Oitrr
I'.flflirulion AuisiiM
COAST TO AIO
lt<-<|iir?t ?>f J?l' "'"I NVi""
rt'ii Cruntt'tl Ity ^ nulling
tou Offirial?l?Mn; lnt?-r?v?t
Shown in Tlii* City
Atrainieineiit*
0.aal (iuard O.U. . Ap?rl" <|'
li.ll. .1 1 11 brlMt Sir halllc H*\j
III It lall limlaH?*?l'>l I" 1 1
: siatea. lo i"k. I"1"'"1 .Vjj
1. , cull. in celebration m "III
l'.irl ItalelBh "'I Vlritliiln Oar.
liuv. Aiimi'i '??
i.l.lcd, S.rri'lui >' Jul". "I the ,ma
chamber ui tN.tiimercc. a 'i'1"'"1
""while In WaahHilstun Ihla
atlcndlnt; ii"' a n luini Vi'
..I II,.. I lllfl SV'V" L . . ..
I- lercc. Mr. J..II i"* "?? "
mt,i i.*r Will. Uwlsay Wailen "I
rcaenlallvc front the H?*
Carolina Matrlct. and tot,, tn.r
. tl,..y coi.ferr.Kl with ?-'<i?l 1*ul,ri
official*. ..ft.-etiov arraiiB. iiii-iilH
f.ir Hi.- culler wl'ti ",e "J
1.1. ut. lialU Commander Stephen . .
Y.an.llo. ur Hi'' '?"""I . ,
I Held.-. Hi.' llrllli.li alilba??ad.,r
Kiovernor Mcla aii. Ilepreaenlallv'
I Warren and ,.i..... r??K ?' ,, r
rlalH aiv fX|?**C'l*Hl to takt Pu,t
In," oUra.hm. which l? ?
a|iun?orcd l.y tl,.- "
Memorial AaaoclBllon. of which
Blount Chealilre l? prcl
1,"ti..- week If. Which VlrKlnla
; Dare Day falla will be celebrated
'Sbiu with III.- blKHeal
featlTttlra ever undertaken on
; Koaiioku Inland. Thouaund. '?!
live Warren' hill Mr an al,l,r..|.r|u;
* lou ol Ji.r.uii for a monument to
Virginia Dare had ?>-?, 'J' r,^
favorably out of commit tee .an
?.wHlhly would he !??'??' ""
**0n hll'lrlH l" Waahlimton. Mr.
Job called aloita II numbd
S^ce""^ "'-I"
Kl3.ell. City, ami left ? num^r
of them on a table In 'J* rPl.
Mlatca Chamber of Colin... rr
BuildlllK there. Many
nicked Ih. 'in U|.. he il.cl.ir.il. ami
afterwards a.k.d Mm
iiueatlona about tlila part of N
Carolina. Hi' ?l?o left aoiiic 11
lo.irli.la' Information rack I " '
lobby of Hie New Wl lard Hole.
In Wuahlnxlnn. ami 011 th. Waal.
Kr loh're wr.,
I limlon yealcrday. He report! <1 an
. yi i I lent convention, dedal Ina
attended by prominent nu.11
from all l'?ria of .he country ami
wa? featured will. ; ?
In k and Informational
I and d IhcuhrJohh.
Elizabeth City Man
Ready To Adopt
Horned Baby
The myHtnrioiiM colored lnfani
nald lo have been born in the 11k**
n?*M of Dip oft -condemned ruler of
I III- l<OW?T IteKlOIIM. WllOftO mi
pound arrival was chronicled In
Tim Daily Advance <m Thursday,
in orcaniouitiK much dlactiaalon.
Further In v?>nt t l<?n a p pa rent lv
(?MialtllNhfM t Viii i the Kiury of the
in f h ii t came In aotne roundabout
way from aontewhere on the other
Hide of Albemarle Sound.
Tin- yarn was traced to Henry
(5. Oodfrey. po|?ular local II f*? In -
Mil ranee agent. Mr. CJodfrey Ma'
>d Friday that lie had hoard It
from wvitiI aotirce*. non?* of
which wan well authenticated. In
II* fMNciitial detalia. It aland* us
puhllnhi-d Thursday. except tint
the locale In Klvfii now aa Crew
well. WauhlnKton County.
In aubntanc*-. tin* atory M that
an agent atnp|> ?<! at the home of
a colored Woman. In t'reawHI or
WnNhluKton County, and tried to
*ell her a Bible. She replied that
she'd rather have the devil In her
home. A month lat?'r. an Infant
tsarina well 'developed horna wan
horn to her.
At leaat one offer of adoption
for the utratiK** hahy ha* been re
ceived by The Ihtlly Advance thu*
far. It being predicated upon the
anmimptlon tliat the mother may
not he e*p?>cially averae to parting
with no f ear ao m e an offaprlnt;.
Trannla Crank, opi- ra tor of a ahoe
repair ahop here, and ?o far un
bleat. or otherwlae. with children
of hla own, ia the applicant Mi
Crank Myn he'a willing to take a
chance with an Infant that mere
ly look* like thi' devil, having
i been deceived by appearano ' of
I ten In the peart.
PUBLIC IS GIVING
LITTLE CONCERN
TO REGISTRATION
l.< ?? I liun 2,"> I'itmoiih En
roll, ,1 for j?llr |>rjmar.
IIioiikIi l?o.ik? Have
"??? II i )|H'II I lli cit W lH-liM
M\M A |{ K I I K.IItI K
Next Snlurtluv W ill |?.
j -loxiiift Day; Second Rec
?Nlruli.,11 i? |?. n.1,1 J,,,,
llelore Election,,
Although only oni. (Kk
|V , ' ,w,",h re?l?l?r for the
..T;'rul1lc primaries bo held
?n Saturday, June r,. and the aub
;-!??,? general election '?"J.
r , and although the regis
w"nk"" !';rk" l,",vo '"'"n ?p?n
teViin.'. ? """"" '? manl
1 m jiil <l"Kree of unconcern over
Wi n", l!" '"Vi, ,ta? " "<>"
i snort of astonlNhlng.
In. m!"""1. Vls" lo <??<? poll
In i his diy Sni urdar
I !B Mr"Ved most revealing. In
the ? I"'""'". registrars had
iiiil .'." i," ln,! dressed up
; ai d nowhere |? aIld "ft
? !'"ml. h*rnI :,|f h"avll> on thai?
I . in all. not nioro than 25
luro*H,*y r4",,ered 111 ?"? ' "
1 The Second Ward led the It-t
' a I'ondHOiuo niajority with ?n
-tlmatad lotai of i" h?,"i"
uT:; hT"" ??'?' ration b<S?
III Oyer and I. ? UruK 8I??
J u " ' araonage streets, and
T ,. the registrar
n.:x?'?hLrk
p...w!du:,,/h";:lli;h' ssys
"lore Victor Jenkins rAi.V^T
jrhatT'lT^o'SS' ,hBro w"r* "<? l?aa
z,rl+:T\'h'
I.V . 1'ookn are at the noll
Tw T" 1,1 U,W Clty M,ir*et.
I.. ,???rr"00a **ch ha<' r^liHwi
' '/l? Plr?t Hnd Third Wards
Irnrs H p 'a" i ">?!?
rs. H. I 8,?|, h and Old L Pen
? d T*,r ''Vi":,"'"".
u-.,., p ' nt^ et i>n * homa on
s,.,?.!,. ,"* "'r^1- ">"1 at Mr
l"lnde?Jr ' "" N?rth
preTa?d ,,?J W
?en? who had registered Tor the
y elect Ion lint May were under
the erioneoUH Impression I hat thai
I ?" 'or the ''"iinty and State
election, I hi, year, and for tha!
reason hail paid no attention to tha
registration ,10w going *
c, w,ho ?hould register ln
Itlili all who have tnoved from
sjfe wm: ;rxi
E^iV,r,u,,xrs%
ently become naturalised cltl
of the United Htate" ' '
In. "rHHllH"?," re",r|ctlona aff.ct
II* registration and voting have
? "n removed In recent "f"
Instance, |t ,,sed to he lhat nobody
m'.l'l . ,0'" h,! h"'' Paid his
poll tai and could produce aatla.
factory evidence
That restriction ha. been taken'
In 'ii"r,V ?f""",lon not figura
the present re*|,tr,tlon Th
""" open to Democrat a and
?? publicans alike, although, of
o'irae. the Republicans will have
part In Ihe June prlmarlea A
second registration will be held
inst before ihe November .Ue.
.1 I .Heme, the public la (Ivan
a double opportunity to enroll
since those who do so now ? ra
| not repeat the process |? October
I The reitlstrurs are paid 13 a day
I for their full-t line service on Sat
1 i mm"' ""?* cents a name
additional for all who enroll
None Of Ihem was giving any par
, concern Saturday lo tbe
manner In which he could beat to"
vest such Increment as would ae
irne to him from the ihree-eeat
fee per name.
M H I IS VILI, E NAMED
CONVENTION CITY
lloimton. To?.. May M. ? UhIi
vIIIh. Kentucky, today wai aelect
?4 i?y the ftoothern Huptlat eon
ventlon a* IIim next <>>n vontloB
city. The Neaalon will (h*
committee on time fend place to*
?lay reported, on May 4.
Doctor Wallace Hairnet t of D*l
I:?h wa<t rhoNAii convention pretofc*
or with Doctor J. II. Jester of Wl?
aton Kalctn, North Carolina. altof
nale.
CtrTltlN MUJKKT
New York. May 15. Cotton f?
? lire* opened today at the follow
ing |< v?'|w July IK. 49, Oct. 17.13.
f>ec. 17 ??. Jan 17 51. March
17 55
New York, May 15 Spot eOl
ton cloaed quiet middling 19 85 ?
decline of 10 point* Futuroa,
closing hlda: July It. 12, Oct.
17.53. Doc. 17.57, Jan. 17.45, Mar.