C. E. Thompson Declines
To Serve As Member Of
Council Graft Probers
Attorney Vimrd us (iliuir
man Hold* Committer
lla? I iiMifTirirnt 1'owrr to
Make Investigation
OUTLINES REASONS
BnI) Unulilc to I'ui W it
?e??e? Under Oiilli or to;
Coni|H*l I lirm lo \|i|M'ur
{ or Produce Kvidenre
^Holding that such a com
mittee would have 110 power |
to accomplish anything worth I
while, C. Kveretl Thompson,'
attorney, whom Mayor Mc
Cabe appointed chairman of
a special investigating com
mittee to look into charges of j
graft in connection with thel
recent letting of a gravel con
tract here, gave positive as- \
surancc Thursday that he
would not serve on the com- 1
mittec.
la outlining ills reasons. Mr.
Thompson explained that tin- cotn-1
mittee, which was appointed at
the regular meeting ol the City
Council Monday night in response
to a request from City Manager '
I M. W. Fcrebee. lacked authority i
L to BiiDinuMi witnesses, put tiiem
I Under oath, or' to compel them to'
I appear, testify, or product evi
? done , in Mich a state of affairs.!
? he held that nothing could be ac
MfiOmplished by It.
Ji k "Of course, we could call Mr.
#erebce before us, and he would
aecuto Mr. Culpeppfr of graft."
Mr. Thompson commented, "and
we could have Mr. Culpepper ap
pear and accuse Mr. Fen-bee ??f
graft. Or we could bring them be
fore us together, and have a free- 1
for-all light. But we wouldn't,
eally get anywnere with the In- 1
CHtigation."
Incidentally, Mr. Thompson ex-:
ressed doubt whether the maypr
t the Council had a right to up- j
f point such a committee. The "Mr.
?JCllpepper" to whom he referred
Wjw Luther 1J. Culpepper, whom
^Cfy Manager Ferebee, in a sworn
r affidavit published a week ago, ac- :
cused <?f having approached him
with an offer of a "commission"
if he would assist In having thel
Council buy a specified type of
gravel.
The committee appointed by ,
McCain- comprised, besides Mr. |
Thompson. L. It. Foreman and Je- '
rotno It. Flora, well known local
businesk men. Formation of tin
investigating body was authorized
by the City Council upon the re
quest of City Manager Fercbcr. in
view of Mr. Thompson's attitude,
it in regarded as highly iuiproh-.
able that Messrs. Foreman and1
Flora will serve on It, although '
neither has expressed himself pub-|
licly on the matter.
Whether or not the Council
! committee functions, there is ev- 1
try assurance that the charges'
will be aired through the medium j
of (he courts, either through the
recorder's court, a county tribunal
of limited Jurisdiction, or by a
grand Jury at the Novembei term
of 8u perl oi Cou rt here.
Both Mr. Ferebee and Mr. Cul- i
pepper have promised to produce I
additional evidence "at the proper
time." although little has been
added to the original accusations
of either, as made public a week i
ago. In answer to Mr. Ferebee's
charges. Mr. Culpepper made a i
statement at that time. In which
he alleged that the city manager
had approached him with a re
quest t hat they "see what they i
^ild get out of" tin- gravel con-,
, which Involved an expendl- j
of ftiO.Ofto t<? I'iO.OOO.
'. Ferebee denied having had i
part in any such alleged trans- j
Ltlon, commenting that, if lie had i
n Inclined to accept gralt in the
Kij^fidllng of the contract, he ax-.
Wsjiedly would have undertaken to [
directly witli the (irm or In
dividual supplying the material,
and would not have assumed the
rink incident to dealing through '
any Elizabeth City representative.
FOIOIKK AMBASSADOR
IS SEEKING DIVORCE
stroudsburg, Pi<i Aug. c.
Richard Washburn Child, former
ambassador to Italy and widely :
known writer has asked the Com
mon 1*1 eag Court of Monroe Coun
ty to award him a decree of dl
torre from his wife, Maude l'ark
er Child, who is a well known
wr't' T, the records of the court j
dlnrlnned today.
txmo> MAllKKT
He* York. Aug. &. ? Cotton tu-:
tttre^ opened today at the follow- j
lag levels: Oct. 17.22. Dae. 17. 13.
Jag 17.17, March 17.37, May
IT. tO.
t HMk York, Aug 5. ? Spot cot
kojfjrclo ? '< steady, middling 18.75
>qg*dv?n * of 5 point" Future*,
hid : Oct 17.28, Dec 17.21,
Murch 17.44, May(
At Canton
Tills is Jiikv Sarklxh. ouc of i li?*
jiu imIhms of "J ii hi lm" Cruwl?*y'h
und' i wurM kuiik iit Canloji. Ohio.
|<|U<?h(IiiiiiiI li> uutliorilk's in th
iMfurch for ili?- imirU<-r<-r.s ??? Don
jMclh-lt, publisher.
Councilman Cohoon
Voices Faith In
City Manager
??in tin- y>n? \"T.
H. rv.d nil !!??' ??"Unril. I I'?*'
m-ver been thrown in contact with
a city ma nutter or other city offi
cial in whom I iduc-d n?or?> eon"
than ill City Manayet Mii?s
W. Fcrcbee," decland I*. C.
hoon. tjenior im'nibiT of the pn
?.m Council, yesterday. in cut..
metitiim upon recent chant? nf
craft in city adn>lnlntrati*u ctru? ?.
?1 belicv?- Mi. ivp hru is ttbbo
lut.ly honest." Mr. Cohoon eon
tinned. "I have seen contract ?t
ler coplract that I"' has made.
1 a in convinced tliat In ever) ??"
stance. he ha, put forth every el
tnrt to safeguard I he beat Inti r
, ,!> ut llie city. I reBitrd hluv as
heitlK as capable. ertielent al d
trustworthy as any city malum
*%h;VJ <;?
XT"?'l'd tn^ rrsl
I,v oilerim; him some Inducement,
and lhai ?hey found they could
not. Willi reference to the
charges against liini, *
that when the 1 11 v? HtlBation in
made, ho will he found absolutely
Innocent. HH
"Durlnx Mr. 1 ' "
city manager. I have watched him
wh< n he didn't Know it.
er have seen ttiiylhlnK to can so tlij
least suspicion thut he was any
thluK hut entirely honest.
As chairman of the Council,
and through his lone ""vlce on
the board. Mr. Cohoon lias been
thrown In clone touch with eveiy
city inanaKer that haa scrv
here since the city manager form
?f yovernnient was adopted about
years a>:o. He Is uns lnted ln
his praise ..f the manner In which
\l, Keiebe. has performed the
duties incident lo the position.
Colored Defendant
Is I*t Off Lightly
tcnd'inR rr;r.t ???
ant and ihe colored driver of an
he waKt.n probably were equally
?t fault in a lltllo Htrcel alien a
t ion which ended without ?4cr,oUH
harm havlnn been done lo any tine
Krnest Pendleton, co lured was
found not Kullty of a t
sault at the close of a hearing
In recorder's court Thursday mo n
'"'pcndlctoll was fined ? "J"1'"'
and coats on a charge of hnvln*
failed lo procure a city N*?*?*.
drive an automobile, and was i d'
reeled by Ihe court o "
a license before a (tain Pll"11"*
flivver through the streets of
city. A chame of havlnk operated
an automobile while under the l?e
fluence Ol liquor was dropped
when it appeared thai police had
no evidence lo substantiate It.
When his case was called for
trial Wednesday. Pendleton re
(itiesled through counsel that b
Ranted a Jury Irl.l. Trl.l l?
tlce Sawyer dissuaded him. 1 ho
ever, declaring that he had oh
served Pendleton closely a short
lime sfler his arrest, and was con
vinced that he was sober.
tiikkk nioiiSANU die
WHEN DYKES Bl K!*T
Hankow. China. An*. 8 -RI"r
Yang Tre has added another dls
mat chapter to the history of or
iental floods. Approximately J.
non persons are dead today In it
deluge which followed the bunt
ing of dykes.
FEW UNDERSTAND
PERSONALITY OF
THE PRESIDENT
llo Horn Not Think ?>"<
ljoud and 'IIiom* ' l>*> Sf<"
Him Clflrn Still l><? N??
Kikih Him ^ oil
NKYEK OKI'" <ill VH1)
Companionable, Sociable
anil Democratic Knoii^li
Itut He Never Korpela Hi*
Official lleitponnibilitieH
Ih I.AWRKNfK
I I)2b. ?? *<????*>
Washington. Allfc.. 5? AIII....IBI.
lite country has hud ? 1? "????? rear* In
which to got acquainted with t'jl
vla Coolldge, few lh"*V.. *
have ?n him close UP will c?n
cello that they II II licr.Htaml hi* IH"
aerutuhle pcrisiilinllly
It it Is mi K K >'"""1 ? ti'r Inst a lice,
that Mr Coolldge Is unennimnni
I-Htlvi'. there art- dozens of callers
Willi have spent a halt hour or
l??rv with him who can lestliy
Unit hi' has monopolised the con
versation. If It l? coitt' tided that
K rnlil anil sccluslvo. then may
lt |?. r. i iirn. 'l I ha l mini !?? onle
haw liiin Invli'd I" break bread
with Mr. Coolldge than with any
President possibly since the days
of William Howard Tatt.
Mr. Cool Id go has not shut him
self III. lie has had many people
along with him nil Ills wcek-euils
nil the "Mayflower" and he keeps
a eunstallt round of invllallous go
Iuk tor breakfast, lunchcon.jind
dinner at the White House. More
members of the Senate and House,
ft is s<afe to conjecture, have break
fasted with Mr. Coolldge than
with any other President In our
times. If there Is any thrill In
a White House Invitation, Mr.
Coolldge has bestowed It liberally
on members of Congreas. Industrial
captains, newspaper editors and
publishers, correspondents pollil
cal leaders and distinguished vis
itors front foreign countries.
Certainly there has been every
aspect of democracy at the While
House and to no smalleilentttii'
| spirit Of 1-ase and equality has boi n
Inspired by the first lady of tho
land who has succeeded In ban
ishing stiffness from social tunc
Hons. ... ...
Why then is Mr. Coolldgo In
scrulable? Il Is because he does
not think out loud. He doesn t In
ordinary conversation 'oriiet the
necessity for caullon and dclihcr
ale slalement. He Is the last word
in carefulness ot expression. Pos
sibly it Is his Ions training In pol
itics where the tlrst rule Is ni v
to utter a superfluous word. Pos
sibly It Is u conservatism devel
oped by his study of the law. Hut,
in any event, many persons who
have talked with Mr. Coolldge
Will concede that after they have
heard him express hmself. they
have learned merely St first hand
what he has been saying or preach
ing In public speeches or In con
ference* with public men as re
ported In the presa. In other
words Mr. Coolldge never It""""
off the business aspect of his lite
and In this respect there are prob
ably thousands of men In private
life who parallel him they eat.
ttiink and dream their business af
It has been said of Mr. Cool
ldge thai he doea not play.
there are forms of relaxation
which he does enjoy. Ho likes to
see motion pictures. He likes to
walk He has lately ahown an en
thnslasm for tlshln*. It Is not
surprising- for Mr. Coolldge likes
the kind of IhlnK that does not
require that he participate with
others as In games. He likes to
see pictures because he doesn l
have to talk If he doesn't want
to He likes fishing because
It la carried on In solitude, for
the art of companionship Is not
one of Mr. Coolldg.-S strong
points. He likes to have people
about him. and yet does not like
to feel a responsibility for enter
taining them or unfolding his
mind. People like to Iwjr Pres
idents goaalp. They like to see
Presidents off their guard. Many
Indiscreet statements have been
uttered In unguarded moments ai
the White House In the past Mr
Coolldge Is iinscrnlahlo because ho
Is never oft his guard. He Is al
ways mindful that he Is In politics
and ihat he Is vested with an In
comparable responsibility.
DEPRESSION CHOWS
IN MKX1CAN AFFA1KS
Mexico City. Aug. 6. ? Pessi
mism regarding the religious con
flirt between th?- government and
the Catholics was more pro
nounced today.
lluslnea* depression, bbrn of
the economic boycott declared by
the Catholics In protect against
the government's religious regula
tions. Is gripping portions of the
republic and causing apprehension
In other parts Including the capi
tal.
Peace feelers have proved fu
tile and there la a lessening of
hope ??ven among the numerous
volunteers who have been making'
efforts to pave the way for under
standing.
NEW SCHOOL AT
POWELLS POINT
BE DECIDED ON
Mather Heated Discussion
Sreiih to Ih- in I'ro^ct
Alton! Consolidation of
Three Schools
MEETING S VmUUY
r.iirrituek County Superin
tendent of Education ami
Patrons of llie S'IiooIh to
|)?>ei?le the Mailer
Powells Point. Ail--. ?'? I* .I?i* 1
?| ?*?* tsioii ??ti a plan '?? consolidate
H;ir!?in;-i. l'-iw< lb. I'ulnl and Jar
sciioel* and 1?? locate tin'
consolidated school a I l*oW. Ila
' I'oinl, i i :.|i' el' il In I" l I'HCil d
al a iii' ? i in;: b' lWi'iM Mi:* Malld
NiuImii v. l>?lM.% Su. ei HUeiidcllt
, of ?Kducatiou. and |?.? 1 1 .?.? ? of the
1 ihni1 m'IumiIx, to I"' lu'l'l :,t Pow
ell* I'oinl school liii il?? i ii -i Satui
?la> ??f On- w. i-k. A r..tl?? r heat
oil disi'UHiti hi appears- t:> be in
? prospcci.
'1 here i.-? coiishb raM" s?nii-i
incut a^aiii.-t tin |?i ?! cutiuul
iil.? i i"i> . |?ai l n-il I .i ??!.? a" llai hlliger.
*i:ll i.i flppO: il ?-??! ? .??"? Il e ,pre*
sion la*t Morula y al t '?? fi-iirl
lioii.n win -il A. J. Hal ll* > . tl. t
Sav >' i ami I orcias 1'iuiiK. all "i
Harbiugci . wi.nl lufnt' in- ? -tins;
oi tin* school hoard ami wl forth
tin* ground.-. ?*t their opposition oi
1 1|<> proposed consolidation. I lu'M'*
speakers expressed ih. o|?mioii
that tlu* schools a.s tin ?> arc arc
satisfactory to tlu- people and
thai no change is d? sirrd or nwd- ,
i-d. "i'he> euiphatditcd tlu* hard-]
ships thai tlu- consolidation would
put upon small children living at
a distance iroin anv oi tlu* roads
covered hy tlu- hums of tlu- pro
posed consolidated school. Those i
little children, tlu-y declared,!
would sutler particularly in cold
weather.
Ill answer to the arguments of
the Harbinger deh-uatioii. Miss
Newbury j'Xplalind that a consol
idated school such as she pro-,
j posed would make it posalhh to
serve the patroub with a, smaller)
number ol teachers and at tliei
I samp time would kive the children
many more advantages than they
'could be accorded at the schools |
1 of which limy have been goliiK to.
The same money, she pointed out.
'that it would take to buy cheap
equipment for the three existing ,
schools would more than provide,
j the best equipment tor one school. |
; Again In a consolidated school,
four teachers would bo adequate I
ito take care of all the children in
1 the proposed district, wlu-reas all
present seven teachers are re
quired. These four teachers, sin
! pointed out, would naturally be
i better equipped and prepared for ,
! their profession than are thorn j
mow serving the people of the pro-,
'posed district. |
In answer to the argument that
there was much danger in carry- j
inK children to school In buses on j
account of possible accident. Mls.?|
Newbury replied that the statis
tics of the Slate of North Carolina
do not record a single death r? - 1
suiting from any accident to a
school bus. while reports did show
that a number of children had
been killed while walking to
school. i
There is a current report In til1'
section affected by the proposed
consolidation that In casn the plan
for consolidation goes through, as
It probably will desplle *he opposl
tion to it. the buildings 'hat hv v<
heretofore been occupied b> tin
while children will be given to the
negroes. This plan, for ncntlnicnt
lal reasons, does not set so well
with numbers who cannot forget
I the hard work that they and J
M. Newbern. then superintendent
of schools for Currituck County.
did In bulldlna these schools 1..
years a?o. Some go so far as to
say that they would prefer to see
the property destroyed than con
| verted to such uses.
Virginian Coming
To Highway Event
Assurance that Virginia will,
send a large deletion to the ap
proaching meelln* of tho Atlantic
Coastal Highway Association here
has been received from John A.
leaner, of Norfolk, president "f
the Tidewater Automobile Asso
ciation. Mr. Issuer gave assur
ance also, in a letter lo the Cham
ber of Commerce, that the delega
tion would brliiK a speaker pre
pared to represent the Old Domin
ion at th'? session.
The meeting Is lo he held sonu
time In August or September, th"
date to he derided upon definitely
later. The president and secre
tary of the association are MP'"'
ed to st tend, together with repr?
sentatlves from cities along th"
routs of the highway through
North Carolina and Virginia.
While mainly to be concerned
with proper marking and advert i
In* of that part of the South A?
Untie Coastal Highway which
passes throtiKh the two States, i:
Is anticipated that the meetltiK
will he devoted also to a discus
slon of plans for further improv i
Ing the highway, and to other
problem* m connection with |t. r
(
Little Peter and ? the Countess!
Cnunte*:< MillU-t m Kou' i.s Salm vmi l|uou:-iru< ii'ii It ? a j.Iim
touraplicr mia|? In r with In r m. Utile* ivi.r, at la i. Tl??y w- f
at Si'tit h miii p toil, l,nfiu Island. Chubby vmuiksii i. . u?
Have Council men a Right
To Sell Wares To City?
II ell knoHii local iilnrnvy lipids \tiuli Itrifihl . /). l{ay
Kramer ami C.ohoon Have Ovvrxtvpprd
Section -I.VUL it) ( .misnliilateil Statutes
Tllo illtere.stiim (|ll>'stio|i whHli-*
rr members of tin City
have a i it lit In ?i< I willi lli?* city,
in view of tlif restrictions laid
(town ill S'Tlion 4.5HH. ol I III1 Con
solidated Smiul. s of North Caro- j
jluia, Ik raised. Ho- ha
of a survey of II* v rilv'.** hooks
I Iliads by a representative of Tlu:
Daily Advance yesterday u 1 1? r
noon.
Ttiat survey was made from I
the check s I ii lis showinv disburse^
iiK-iiis made by City Auditor John
H. Snowden. under aulhohiy from
the Council, over the period from
April I lo July ">i. II showed i
(hat linns in which lhr< ? ni> in !?? r.J
?of lln- Council an- iuti rested had
Consistently sold supplies lit (he
city during f lu? t period.
i Section I ;;HH of lln- I'onsolidat - .
rd Statutes Ik captioned: "Uirec-i
tor of Public Trust Contracting for
1 1 i h Own Urncftt." It. tiroviili'x:
"If any person. appointed or |
I elected a commissioner or din c- i
tor to discharge any trust j
wherein the State or any conn- ?
ty, city or town may !?? ? in any
i manner interested, shall h? -
conic an u nderlak'T, 01 make !
1 any contract for his own bene- |
lit. under such authority, or In- .
In any manner concerned or in
terested In making sucii con
tract. or In the profits thereof,
either privately or iipi niy. sing- I
ly or jointly with another. ho I
shall lie guilty of a mistb mean- |
or."
This statute Is taken lo m?an:
i hat no ineuiher of tin* City C'uin- '
ell or other governing body of a '?
municipality has a rluhl lo do
business with the city, no matter
how straight- and uhovchonrd
those business dealings may lie.
In view of the foregoing sta
tute, It is Interesting to note that
the Coast Oil Company, or which
Councilmaii Noah Itrlth Is maii
age. ; K. J. Cohoon A- Cotiipaii\, In
which Councilman K. J, Cohoon Is
a partner, and the electrical linn
of Councilman l>. Itay Kramer
havo done considerable ho'-lucs*
with tho city in the period be
t wci'i: April I and July 31. In1
that connect Ion, howcvei, there Is
not the slightest suggestion ol '
"Kraft" er of any sort of irregu
larity oil. or than thai p? rhaps
the three ccuncilmen named have
unthinkingly overstepped their,
l'ON/,1 IS KKFUSKII
WRIT HABEAS COHIH'S
Mount on, Tex. An*. 5. ? District
Judge Charles Ashe today refused
the application of Charles Ponri of
ItoKton for a writ of habeas cor
pus.
Ponzl wa* ordered turned over
to Man*achliftctt* authorities.
Pond's attorney, hojvever, Rave
notice of an appeal to the court of
criminal appeals which Is to meet
in Austin next October.
Ponzl facHM a seven to nine year
term In Mas?a<-husctts f?r fraud.
Tho effort of the appeal if prose
ciited will bo to toccp Ponr.l in
Ifouston until the hirher court
renders decision. In the face of
ihe appeal MassNchiiNettH aUthorl
Mes are powerless lo remove him
to that state.
KNIGHTS COM Mm S
VOII IF. A PROIFST,
Philadelphia. Aug. ft.- - K n itch f h
r?f Colombo* in annual convention
? oday unanimously adopted a
f'stement protein* nffaln?t the
policy of president Calles in the
#li*lon? situation in Mexico.
: I kills a.- meiiilier.s of i Ik ? city :*.ov
? rninu body.
The following <1 i: lnifM' im'iilM by
City Auditor Snuwdrti are noted
from tin- ,cln oli si ulis:
' April ?i. K. J. Colioou AL Coiii
liuny, $ls.7'J for huIo hiii>|)IU'k;
Coast Oil Coiupau). same date,
$1 7X, milatt'd St. Auto 1U22H;
K. J. Cohnori & Company. same
(iiit*'. supplies. cents; Coast oil
('timpani, $2l3.0i?. ?l.i r ? -?] May li;
K. J. Cnlinoil A: Co||i|iany. SflUn
date, $7(1. :>2: l>, l!a> Kramer,
name ?!:? I ??. $x.'JO; Coast Oil Com
pany, May :jt, K. J. Co
liomi A- Cninpatix. it'in> of $?i7 .?0 -
ami of Ham*- tint* I), li.
Kramer .items of $4.2X ami $.ri.4iit
.sunn <lat?- ; a third item nf $1
tu lv J. Column A- Couip.iuv. .-aim
flat**. On July 1 :i art! found it? ms
to K, J. Column & Comjmn). of
$21. $ 1 4.:17 and $11. HO, and one
I of $?;.:t0 to 1). I lay Kramer.
Tint question involved. as stal
led. Is whether member* of tin*
.Council have a right to inakc audi
transactions in oilier wnnl.s, sell
lioods to tin* cii>. One well
known attorney here, who rti
iim-sts that hi* mum- be withheld,
holds positively t hut they have
nor.
lu rouiii'Clinii with Section
?C.KK, quoted ahovr, tin- first ca>u
riled as huvilik he? ii appealed to
tin* State Supreme Court, and
which waf: deelded a mi I m l I lie de
fendant, William*, luvolv d a New
In ru alderman who a I so wiim an
official in a Unlit and pow< r idaiit
there, from whlcli the clly pur
chas< d current.. Williams was
lined, ami was required to tive
up his seat on lh? hoard of ald< r
in?n.
While the general "housecloiifi
lilU" is going on h"re, 11 has been
suggested that. the matter 'if
Council men dealing with the city
might come iii for some invention
lion, too.
In connection with the three
Counrilimii named above, there
has not been the Bll^htevt hUjCges
t i?>ii of collusion or other Irregu
larity. except that they may have
M< pp? d somewhat out of hound*
lu the traiiNaclioiiH cilMl. It Ik
anticipated that Ihe math r will h
X'ine into, and that it will lie de
termined, d? llnitely and Dually,
whether those Counciiim n wi-r t
wijjiin their rightH in the matter. 1
100 Years Atfo
Transportation Mt 1"*
lull' s an liour wan ?*
in :? i v? I. Today 60 and
70 mil** nn hour at'
tin- usuai I ' ll'iriK. And
an Hlr piano can rariy
you 2'.0 mll'V in mi
hour. Theft a n? w na
firr adverli^ni' n' w??
lead by a f? h hundred
Today it i< >?ad
by i housand*.
Head the Cl"*>fiid Ada
for lute rent turf fiofit
FAIR DIRECTORS
PROMISE BETTER
ENTERTAINMENT
District K\|M??itimi. lo In*
I Iclil Ilrrc Ortolwr ."> lo *).
llM'lloivi*. K\|MM*tr<l hi
I'rovr ll#v?l Evrr
IMI.KI.SI KMI)lN(i:i)
I arm A^nii L. \V. Amlrr
* o ?i , <? I I Vri|iiiiit;in>,
ltruailr?t*h \|i|ual lo I'ar
inri> lo OflVr l'<\liil?il*
W illi more money available llli.i
V<'.? r than in pi rliaps a decade. t li?*
?lit ' nf tin* tJnater Albemarle
lH-lrj. I Fair, lo lie told here Or- !
tob?*r *i In !?. il|< lusive. are prolll
iiclnc a l?|y;er ami liHIei ? \pn:i
lion !?( I lie Ni'iiiim's resources. ami
iimre il iverxlfii'il eiiierlalium'iil . '
lliali ever lias lieen ?lv?n hero hc
fi)ria,
In lli.it conned ion. || Ik all
Mnitlieeil that the usual arrange- ,
ineiit of special c|:ay?? lias lieeii dla
? ar?|e<|. e\ee|>| Children's Hay,]
wlli'll a special |ar<*Kri? 111 will hi!!
given for the youngsters. The <11
|i<-lol's hope to make the fall' ho
atiractive thai those who u 1 1 ?*iid
rli>' first i|;i\ will Keep oil coming
right through the week. Willi each
?lay olfcriug e?|iial entertain iii?-ul .
Tin* ? fir.* i lialliMiu a?n"i ir lulls
? i i n here in M-vn.lL yen r >s will !???
given as a spii ial attraction each'
day of lli? fit ir. with parachut*
leap* ami attendant thrills tin
the doting day there will In- ail
automobile ran-, in which all res- ;
lilelltK of tin- tell eolllltleH ill I lie
Albemarle district will h- priv
ileged to enter.
Active co-operation in arrang
ing for i hi' fair arcad.v in heiug
given hy ih>' varloiiM county agents
in the district. For Instance, I.. '
\V. Anderson, agent in IVruul
mans County, has broadcast an |
appeal to tlie people of his eounty 1
to prepare 1 xhililts for it ami for ?
other like expositions, including 1
I lie antiiial Stale Fair at Italeifth.
The management. of the fair
here Is writing to promitieiil In
dividual* throughout the dls
Irlet. urging thai they take nil ac
tive part in making the event a ,
complete success. Incidentally. '
th?' lair premium list is in the
hands of th?* printer, ami should
In* ready for distribution in about
ten days. An exceptionally, wide
range of prizes for winning ex
hibits of farm, garden, livestock,
dairying and home products is as
sured.
In recent years the fair associa
tion has been handicapped by a
st' adily Increasing accumulation of
debts, hut in t lie past two years,
these have been reduced In -I lift
vanishing point, through careful
management and strict economy,
llence it is that this year the di
rectors feel inclined lo "splurge"
somewhat, and give the public a
bigger and better district fair
than they have ever undertaken
before.
Jazz Has Invaded
Peace And Quiet
Of Nags Head
Nags lleadl Aug. G. ? For per
haps the first time since people
have been using Nags Head as a
;summcr resort the loud notes of
ja/x and syncopal Ion of an honest
: to goodness orchestra have awak
ened the echoes of the sandhill* In
pealing out the tunes for the dan
ces Tuesday and Wednesday
nights at the pavilion.
Tuesday night was the first time
an orchestra had played for a
square dance here and the pep and
snap of I he munlc wan evident In
the dancing of the couples 011 the
floor and In the various comments,
of approval of the performance.
On a still, calm night the music :
can he heard a good distance.
Many couples were on the floor
both nights the orchestra has
played and it is evident that peo- ,
pie will continue to com* as long
as the musicians keep up their
record.
The orchestra consists of five
pieces as follows: piano. Mrs. Ar
thur I 'ad gel I ; drums. Ilraxton
Da won: saxophone, Hugh Hawyer;
han jo. Miss Louise Wood; cornet,
Tom m le William*. This combina
tion has drawn a larger crowd to
the round dances than any pre
vious attraction this summer.
MIX ANI> "TOW" HIIOWN
IN NF.W ll.\ III NO AtTH
"Tony Huns Wild." Fox Flltnw
latest Tom Mix production featur
ing Tom Mix. Tony, the Wonder
Horse, and Jasfjltcllno Logan Is
showing at the Alkrama Theater
today. j
"We are really very fortunate;
In having nuch a program for
those who are holding complimen
tary tickets given them hy certain
merchants with purchases," say* 1
Manager Hhejhy Hnrges*. "This
in. Hire fl*es Mix and his wonder '
horse, Tony, an opportunity to ap- 1
p' nr in new feats of strength and '
skill and to provide ihrllls that, are I
new even for Mix and Tony." t
FIRST SWEETS
SHIPPED FROM
HERE TO ROSTON
Thirly-Fivr It a r r ?? I ? Go
I'rom Julian Nrwlieru'#
I arm ill I .auilli'M and
Brinn a llarrel
C.\HU)AOS I HIDXY
Crop !? IjiIi- Hii* Year but
Sra*on Ili-piii ninn in
Kariioi ami Thou?and?
Itarri'U W ill In- Shipped
The first sweet potatoes shipped
from Kllza bet h City this y?r
brought $*T5 per barrel. This
was a shipment of 35 barrels from ^
1 1|<* ( '.nmli'ii County farm of Ju
lian Nrwli.ri?. local commlssloa
man. Tlicy were .shipped to Bos
"??'|che f 1 11 a 1 1 1 \ of these potatoes
was really poor. Mr. Newbern
.via hi. "The yield would have been
heller If liny hail stayed In the
ground a little longer."
It Is possible though hardly
probable- that a ear or two of
sweets will lea v.- hero on Friday
or Saturday of this week, commls
Hlon men hay. A few car ship
ments lire expected to more next
week but movements will hardly
begin in earnest before the 16th.
The erop Is lale Ibis year. The
acreage Is considered larger than
list year wllh the yield hardly as
good. The si a ml generally Is said
to be poor though the additional
acreage Is expected to bring the
volume of shipments about up to
a normal crop.
The average yield this year la
{estimated at from forty to fifty
barrels per acre. Quotations this
morning are from $6.50 to $8.75
per barrel wllh prospects for pri
ces considered fair for tho first 15
days of shipping.
The average coat of marketing
sweets Is estimated at from $3.50
to $1.00 pUr barrel. Figuring on
la normal volume of shipments for
this year probably 500 cam or
' about 100.000 barrels will leavs
Kli/.ahcth City during the sesson.
The drouth has not hurt the
.crop to speak of except to delay It
in the opinion of commission men.
The last shipments of Irliih po
tatoes will probably leavo thl>
week. When the market w?*nt all I
to smash Just before heavy ship
ments ceased, commission men be
gan to hold them wllh the hope
? that belter prices might develop,
j Their action whs wise and the
'market has Jumped slightly, quo
tations ranging from $3.00 to
$l.oo in Northern markets this
morning. Hot weather, howover,
! has necessitated regradlng in many
.Instances. Quite a number of fsr
' liters made good profit* on Irish
potatoes tills year, but a consider
able number who were lale In
'marketing their crop lost money.
Many who planted peas and pota
toes are said to have about brok
en even the profit on Hpuds Just
about overlapping the loss on peas.
Now In the wake of peas and Irish
potatoes comes the sweet potato
and the fall peas. Prospects *ra
regarded as fslr for sweets. Fall
peas usually bring good prices, the
main problem being to harvest
I hem beforo the first frost .
I'roduce farming Is Indeed un
certain. Hut with Irish and Sweet
potatoes, snap beans and May
peas to take chances on before he
sells his cotton and corn tho Al
bemarle farmer certainly has ths
advantage over tin- farmers of oth
er sect Ions who slake their all on
the price of one or two crops.
JOSEPH K. imm;ije
DIBS IN NEW YORK
Raleigh. A lit. 5. Colonel Jot
cph K. I'ogue. for years secretary
or I be North Carolina .State Fair
and at prominent cltlsen of the
Stat? . died early today In Roose
velt Hospital at New York.
Word to this effect was ro
ceived by relatives here this /
morning. Colom I I'ogue bad been
In New York for treatment about
a month. He was suffering from
a complication of troubles.
He I* survived by his widow,
formerly Miss Henrietta Kramer
of Raleigh, and one son. Joseph E.
I'ogue, Jr.
ii M s TO DMATN MOIfl
SIXTH CIXNIR HOYBL
Philadelphia. Aug. 6. ? A man
who hail registered as j
llrown of Host on. Massachusetts,
which name Is believed by pollc# j
to have been fictitious. <ommltted
suicide today by Jumping from the
sixth floor of the Benjamin Fraaa
lin Hotel. He was killed Instaotly.
Before making the leap the m?n
removed all means of blent If lea- )
I In n from his clothing, police said.
IIK THOUGHT INSIJLL
CONTKIBI'TKD FUNDS
rhlrai". Auk. 5. ? rr??* L.
Smith. Republican Senatorial noUl- , i
Inc. in Illinois, testified today be
fore tho Senate campaign funds
committee that during the receat
primary campaign he "understood
that Samuel Insull. Chicago pub* |
||r utilities magnate, had conlrlfc
jt#d funds to his candidacy. ?