ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATl'UDAY KYKMNC. A I t'.l'ST 7. 1
GREAT BRITAIN'S
FINEST AIRSHIP
IS ALMOST OONF.
C raft Capable of Tarrxin^
1(H) l'a!?>rii|;rrfi and (!rcn
of 36 Men Take* Air
Kurly in 1**27
FLIES TO AUSTRALIA
Ah Soon us Ship l*a**es
. Trial Teal* Will 1m* I'm mi
/ London - to - Bombay ? to
Sidney Itontc
? ||y rONST.WTIVi: llltOWN
< ( o*>r iflti !. I ||> Idr Adr.'i rl
London. Auk. 7. <?rt-ai Rri
tain's new air liner whitli is said
to bo the larK?"" :i ml must perfect ,
airship in tin* worlil. is now almost '
completed ami will take I lie" air
early in !!?-". I
The new airship, designed for
exclusively commercial purposes..
Is 765 feet long and is propelled
by six lno-liiirHO power motors. It
It capable of carrying 100 passen
gers, a crew of .'16 men, twenty
tons of luggage and five tuns of
mall.
Out Hide the two four berth cub
ins l here will be a large lounge
with large windows, enabling the
travelers to see the country over
which they are flying, and a din
ing room capable of seating "?o at
a time.
Engineers say the airship will
be able to average 7o miles au
hour, but they expert that when
the winds arc favorable the speed
will be easily increased to 120
miles an hour.
AS soon a.-* Us i i I.H 1 1 lp u mnt
pleted. the new liner will be put
on the Loiidon-Rombay-Kidncy
route. It is expected the trip from
London to Cairo will take two and
a half days, from London to Rom
bay four days and to Australia sev
I en days. Meterological experts
are now working on special wind
charts, and I lie trips to India and
Australia will be made in accord
ante with the direction of the
I winds in each season.
NINETEEN INJURED
IN TRAIN ACCIDENT
[ Pittsburgh. Aug. 7. ? Nineteen
?passengers were injured slightly
, toiay win n Pennsylvania passen
ItfUr train No. east bound from
Pittsburgh to NYw York, was side
swiped by a freight train near
Jeanncttt . I'eniisylvHnia.
Windows one one side of the
passenger train coaches were brok
en. The train continued to
Orcensbui'^ where It was met by
physicians. None of the injuries
arc considered serious.
COLD MININC .MAY
BE REVIVED SOON
IN NORTH CAROLINA
Raleigh. Aug. 7. ? ( Ry I. N. S.)
Gold mining may be revived in
North Carolina.
[. Reports from franklin County
say that gold has been found at
a new spot near the Old I'ortis
Mine by I*. K. Sturu's after a
search that lasted eight months.
Associated with St urges in i It
project is L. 1'. Tlllcry, of Rocky
Mount. The two men were here
recently, and brought sampl'-H oi
the gold. They went to Chain 1
Hill to confer with I)i . Collier
Cobb, professor of geology at. tie
University of North Carolina.
The I'ortis Mine was first oper
ated In 1S54, and lg believed to be
the oldest gold mine In the Stale.
The mine is now owned by Tlioin
s 4 J. l)olan, of Philadelphia, who
1b undestood to be making plans
for lis development.
LA PI KM OK P<H A HUNT AM
KXTKUT.tlN AT FIHM PIIY
4 An old fashioned fish fry, <>m
Adying midsummer diversion do
mi. was given Friday afiernooti
nl the broad greensward of the
Anna R. Lewis Home, at Nixoiiton,
Friday afternoon by Matoaca
Council 10, of the Degree of Poca
hontas. feminine branch of the
Improved Order of Red Men. To
borrow a phrase often used by
anutenr chroniclers of events, a
good time was had by all.
Melievlng in the doctrine of pre
paredness, the ladies of the coun
cil took along a goodly aupply of
fleli. and thus were not dependent
upon the vagaries of Little River
an<l H? denUena. The fish and ac
fcssorles were prepared and
iatrved under the capable direction
of Mrs. Fred Jones, in charge of
th" young wards at the Children's
Rome. They received enthusiastic
attention from the guests.
In all about 100 person** took
p?r: n the outing. The ladles of
pO' ahontos Council had been
1 lo bring along their hus
Ofend "f any?, and a similar In
tltat. -n had been tendered the ,
Ited Men. The committee In
cksrg f the event comprised
Mr*. P l?eLon. Mrs. W. Ren flood
Win. Mi Margaret Wright and J '
W (Jx and K. K. Williams.
t wrt i:>N TO \ IIUilMA
^ WB .M Rrothers, of Great
JBrl'flK, \ i rgln la. a native of
Mr.fcarilb this County, returned
tnis featnrdiy after a week-end
at to i ? tiveg snd friends lo
Jetty sod County
Look it (he Smiles!
Lail> Nancy A-ior': li ? ? m ? ! Tin- iiTCitn-s^iMr iiM-mlM-r of t
llrit Ish I'ii rliai)i> i>i |?? ??.??! \vtiii Ii??r r?*n v.Im-ii tli?*y land* <1 in
i'.o.simi for a Imliiiay in N ?nr.vV h;ilkvr land. Tlic c*1ail?ftr?-i> *ar? . uj?
I- i David. 15 ? l?lt i . ami i'liy Ilia* ,17; low?-r, Michael, 10 tlrlit.
and Joiiii Jurol>, 7.
Who Wants Frills, Anyway?
??cre aren't any frills on thin family cam van. but It rover? the ground
id fvcrjbixly'M happv ? and what more can you auk? The picture *hown
>w Fred Moore and Ills lamlly arc motoring from Lawrcnceburg, Tenn.;
to_Tolcdo, O.
Back in Khaki
Col. Tlo-odnre Itoojo v? |t, for
III"' Aral time slnct I In- World
War. again ilons I !?*? khaki and In
*lt:nla of flu- 2Mb Ills old rai
ment. Photo nliow?. hi m" arriving
at PlatUburR f"i a l&>da f train*
iny period.
MISSING M\ II INKS
HAVK HKKN HUM)
Toledo. Aug. 7. Ollvr C.I
UIIk.h, Hitrd IX. ?jf Wat'Tville, Ohio, ;
a ti?l I'ii it I \V. M or rail, of llriilui'' 1
port. Connecticut, pilvato In (Ik*
iniled State* Marlnv Corpa aiul
Haled an missini; xlnre the explo
alon which destroyed the I Tnit?d
State* Naval Ammunition I >? pot at
Ukt Denmark, N dw J< i ? %. are al
the home of Wis"'* parent* war
WaUjrv.llc. .
FmDi ni'-n ap|i'Hr?rl to oe *h?*!l
shocked. Tin y have been wander
InK In a da*?d condition alnce the !
day of the explosion, HIImk'h par* !
ents aa Id.
cov. ujstin m>
I.KAIIS Mi'AI.ISTKII
Na*hvll|c, Auk. 7. With t?u t
200 widely scattered preclncta In
the state yet to be heard from,
(Jovcrnor Austin I'i'ay In leading
HHI Mr A lifter. Itlto trcMQfCf, hy !
4.497 vote* In unofficial returns
|for the Tenn'-nace gubernatorial i
nomination In Thursday's ntata
primary.
Wide Notice Taken
Of Radio Program
Elizabeth City, Hertford and
Kdcnton vocaliata anil others who
broudcnsi a program from Sla
I fon WIIVA, In Richmond, on the
night of July 15, have been ten
dered a cordial Invitation to give
a similar program from the hroud
i'hhi Hig station of the Atlanta
Journal, report* Secretary Jolt, of
the Chamber of Commerce, who,
has just returned from a trip to
t h?* Ueorgia city, iu the course of
wlihli he atti-tid?d a freight rate
hearing before a member of Die
jilt' relate Commerce Commission.
Atlanta folk were exceedingly
complimentary about the program
given by the Northeastern Caro
lina artists according to Mr. Job
and those In charge of the Journal
broadcasting station there ex
pressed a strong wish to have
them give a like program there. I
Incidentally Mr. Job states that he >
has received congratulations from
persons living in nine states as a
result of tin Itlcbmond trip. The
states ar< Massachusetts, Itliodc
Island, bMIik1, Nem York. Pennsyl
vania. Virginia, South Carolina
and Florida.
WOMAN KILLED WHEN
AUTO IS HIT BY TRAIN
Statesville. Aug. 7 ? Onfe woman
j was killed almost instantly and
[four others. woiiw-n occupants of
an automobile, were seriously in
jured near here today when struck
1 by a westbound Southern Kail way
freight train.
Mrs. II. (i. Teeter of Morganton.
a?ed '? 0 . was fatally Injured. Her
daughter, Miss Pearl Teeter, who
was driviiu: tie- car. Miss lK?roth>
lllnnant and Miss Ixiulse Manning,
both of Raleigh, and Miss Mary
Neal Ward of Clhsonvillc, were In
jured.
The acrid' lit occurred shortly
nfler II o'clock, two miles w?-si
of here. The automobile In which
the women wen- riding stopped on
the crossing tracks anil the engin
eer was unable |f> atop. The party
? was enroutc to Salisbury. The in
jjured are In a local hospital, but
'the extent of their injuries has
not been learned.
Jt'XIOKM TO MKKT
j All Juniors are requested to
meet at the Junior Order Hall
.Sunday afternoon at 3; .1ft n clock
'to attend the funeral of ti4. (Jot
don.
Ml EET POT I TOES
IIKOn.llT III ELVE
IK H.I. II{S TOD IV
(iron, try. Aug. 7. ? \ ^hl|?
HfMil III >wift fn?ui
?ien* |im|;i> hi-onght sij a b.ir>
rcl ?m I In* Northern market.
Hie |NiialiK's lit'luiu;rii (??
l-rank Nliaw ami w-ie -lii|>|*-?l
liiiiiigli .1. II. Ilosttood ,y Stiu.
MINISTER URGES
HIGH IDEAIJSM
1 lir Krv. I*. S. I.ovr Trllfc
Ivin.iiiiuttH ul l);m;;rr ol |
i\r?lc?*liii? Civic Duly
All app'-al I'M a lKi.li I idealism
in carrying .mi t ; ? j cil.
ixciiship was voicd |.|,| r,j?|,| by
the Hi v. I*. S. L'iixi. |M?i.,r 4?r (Ho
Hrol \I. Hl.Mlisl t.-lui.. |,. u,|.
ilri ss li-iiin- i in* Kiwani- Club, In
Which If IV lllillded ||,. ??(..(, m, n,.
bi rs llisil their oruamzaiii.n was
worth Kill. (.? ihi-iiM. h. ? i?r t(>
lh?? or* in m ii ni | v if lb. v |,i ?}? <1 i0 Hri
cept tin- ri's|M>iisiliiiir> uj cliizciiJ
ship.
"Tin* civic club she; you and
up- an uitd<-r>taiidin ~ .?f ? aeh uih
?T wliicii wi win] li| :ini -.-??i i>r|i> r
Mr. !.<?%. III. I "\nu
have no riulu . niSi iif a Rr?u,i
Of OlllMl |||'ti\ iMll/.-.K Ullte<* VHU
bring lit bear on tin III* nf \oiir
com mil ii ii y a" oiiMnut iv .? lore*?'
for Im-||i i in> m .
"TIm* kIi at ni:ts> i.i i-it,/. ns do
not i hiu k in ii'i'm v ?f Individual
responsibility in ihi-ir civic and
national III. . h |h ?? indication
of a terrific WMakiirra. tmr politi
cal Independence ami civic right
eousness art' to Im* a>yiiii'd by a
ki?i ii im. rest which Is ih?i now
" t all ' fi.r a mhIHk
occasionally ? ? sacrifice which we
should make readily.
I ' Tin- man in politics |irof. .s. ion
Hlly |h a threat. He conns to
iliink of himself, ii ? ? t h servant,
but as a lord or the penphu He
feels that he is infilled lo impose
his wishes on tin oiiiiiiiiuit v. lor
Ills own gain. It is such a' man
that the danger in democracy lion.
l:nies? properly maintained our
democracy tinea hois to swing to
.one of two cMreiueK that of com
munism and anarchy, or thai of a
! dictatorship, it js up m us. as
I citizens and as members of ihls
f civic club, to guard against ? ith' r
! extreme.
"We should face honestly as
nien Hie challenge nf commiiniiy
life. To get the meat hearl of the
American people dedicated to a
great mission is a hard job. and
nearly Impossible; bin we must
: awaken all lo a sense of llielr civie
| responsibility. Otherwise, our in
dependence is in danger. If
(through this club, we can lift the
people into a higher idealism, we
will have done much for the coin
I munity.*'
Mr. Love was the speaker of the
I occasion at the luncheon of the
! Kiwanis Club last night at the
| Southern Hotel. Waldorfs' Or
chestra provided excellent music
for the occasion and. despite the
hoi weather, the Ititieheon was
thoroughly worth while. Harry CJ.
! Kramer, vice piosident, presided
in the absence of President J. Ken
yon Wilson.
STEWAItT NAMKD TO
SUCCKKI) CUMMINS
j Dpi Moines, la.. Auk. 7. ? Davis
W. Stewart. Sioux Cily attorney,
today Was appointed by Covcrnor
Ha m m ill a? United Slate* Senator
to nerve until the November gen
eral election in place of the late
Senator A. H. Cummins.
Stewart was named by the slate
Republican convention yesterday
as nominee in I lie November elec
tion lor the term of Senator Cum
mins which expires in March.
11927. The appointment was nee
Jessary because Cointreau r?c??n
venes before .Stewart could hi cci
tlfled after Hie November election.
GAKOUNA PEACHES
MOVING TO M.\I<KKI'
llaleixh. Auk. 7. fliy |. N. S. ?
North Carolina's golden liarv< <?(
of peaches Ik now moving alow Is
to Northern points.
The Sandhill peach season i.-<
now in rull swinK, and the lus
clou* fruit Is moving by the car
load.
I*axt Week 2A2 carloads w? m
shipped from the Sandhills, ac
cording to the division of mark' l<
of the State Department of Agii
cu It uro.
With I he harvesting now in full
swing, leading peach growers of
the section believed fhal at b-a*t
2.000 carloads will he shipped Im
fore the season close*.
MHtMMt I AHTOH (OMiK TS
Htf( Khnfi I, ltK%|\ %l
The revival at the Berea flap
tisf Church closed Friday even In
after two We..|cg of extremely SIM
cessful meetings.
Her. It. W. Prevoot assisti d l.\
Rev. C. Roy Angel, pastor of II..
Klrst Haptlst Church In Cha.
lolte^vilh . Virginia, conducleil th<
revival During the two w#? ks I j
members were taken into th
church and many more wond. i
fully helpfd.
Ufeuaually large crowd* attend
ed and the paaior and conarexi
tlon are wall placid wltJi the out
com* ?f th# m??tinc.
A l air ol Murderers
j Tilts.' iwti |f!i iiin<?, u.nM'll. it in i. !J\ .tiMHll llM- , '.r . Ill iiii
2 Washington (t). t'.i /'???. ;?i? nun ??! ? i ? rs. Tin y m-i i i j. > ? ti j'i- ?? ?-< 1 1
! mat'-, "Noah." jiim ilit-r |?< ?i =_? n i r ? . i h" ??*!.? i iJ an<; i < ?* l.im i-?
ph'foH In full k>'? |?TS 4-1 ?ll Id i li ! ?? . I ; ? .
ON PROGRAM AT
SOYBEAN MEET
jl'rof. i]. It. William-. Sialic
(iollrpr, ami I*'. I1. La*
tlumi of Bt'Hiavrn
Italeixh. Auk. 7. Tin- Am?*rl
; l'<l II Siiylwull A: xH'ij 1 ? 1 1 Mill ||?ffl
, iii i Ik- Ysixoo-MixsUMppi Ik-lta ilur
. in ic (lie four iliiy.H <if Ai?jfu?.r '? j.?
1-. i( 1m announced l?y rii'hxni
t\ II. \V : 1 1 i.? in k. head of ih.- .1
part men! of agronomy .it Slate
College. .Meetings will In- held .i '
Clarkxdalc on AukukI sit (irc? u
Winn I oil AuuuM 1". ail Sioriev ill
ami Mrecnvlllc on AukusI II. and
?at Scott* and Cleveland oil Aiikii>I |
II. ?? ii i| ;il Hi'ol I h and Cleveland
ou AukuM 12,.
Prominent a in one the North1
Carolinians on lilt* **.? in of this
liM'fllnK will lie I'rofes-or Wil-,
liam* and F. I'. Latliam. of IS?*I -
haven.
Professor \Vi]liiim> i-> a 'pioneer.
, in .soyhi'an work, nfdriiilx at Slate
('oI1(>ki< say. lie did research ami
extension work with ilio crop
years ago. with a view to catisiiiK
it to become more p? ?i?n l.? r over
. Nort li Carolina. - Ami it i*? tahl
that it wa> la r poly rlnc to his i I
forln that llin aoyhean was a? mio
lime credited an helnjt North Car
olina's fifth great crop.
Mr lailham. likewise. is all i \
perlenced soybean v row*ar. hav
ing conducted a II II III Ik* r of I ??> t
for thi- f 'nil ? <1 States |h'|iarlin?'iii |
of Agriculture. TIm* soy he. m Jia
an Important iiIiiim on hi* farm
near ll'dhaveit. Mr. Latham I-.:
vice-president of Die organization.
I'rofi-iwor William.-* will ?j?euk ??*i
llo* crushing of soybeans from fl>*
si si nrl |*ot hi of tlo farm' r ami tic
manufacturer. Crushing ??f soy
beans hy cotton oil mills wa- f i r
promoted in this State hy him ami
his associates of the department
of agronomy a number of years
ago, |t was siihl toilav sit the e ?|
li-KP.
A large number of soybean
grower .4 from North Carolina and
the nation are expeen-d in ntt'-n'l
theNe meetings In Hit IHiii ronn
iry next week.
"Giants" Lose (lame
To "Tiger" Guests
1 Whit* and < olored folk-i alike
were rega led at a kanie Im iw*-en
thi? "Norfolk "TIkits and the Kli /.
aheth t'H y "(Until'" on the dia
mond hen . whi- h Um v i. itors to >h
hy the KOtn- what lop: bled ni'?rr of
f? to I yesterday afteriio-m. Tie
game *as arrant:' d I ?r Mm !?? im Ii?
of Ike Kli/aheth < *11 > Ua l imit A ?
Kor- tut ion. si n <1 a Miiiiil en in
,e|oiArcd. which will tie appli* d on.
Ihe deficit Incurred I y the i?*<ocla
lion In the opera < Ion of the Ll'/.a
heth City team of Mm* t'aiollna
l?c.-i*tie.
The "Tlgew had a pitcher who
wa* decidedly too iiumIi for the
KlixHbeth City hatters. I
n-aeherl e.ir? fully and often Into a
hip pocket. whleh prompted the
rooter* to surmi<n that Im i?i ?v Ii t
he uslne r?e in or some uncanny
"jaNMiim" to make impoHihle to hit
the dip si ti >1 '.hoot- which h" hurled
aero** th? plate.
flelng endu"d with a acn ? '?f
the re*pon- ihdity of ImmIn to th'-'r
Blicsta, the IJi/abdh City "<i!;i||t "
did not examine that pitcher' tiip
pocket, preferring to accept defc-it
rather than provoke an emlmrrave
In k tit vat Ion
Moth team* were made up of
roiofod player*, and afforded
much Mtcr'.cainent to the ? pot- la
tnr? pr??en ' . ^
\m;? /./! in 1. is
HKST KM! ST.VI 1-:
IC.i leiuli, Aim. 7. T!.?- v v.i
I I,. ? > i.i ? ? i . ?i- Nun '.i r.ii..i.it.4
i n1liv>* tif uln-lhi-r tii> rnni Is
I'l.tiiN <1 for mmmI. l??r cm*
i??r i ii rn iiiK iiii* I ? 'i* ii i-xi prim; Is
I III* Altl'll/./i Villi'*!* . Ui'i-ordillK to
I'. Ii. Kiltie. H*?i*t.llll ]?| .i ill Im'immI
?;r inr the Niirih Carolina KnjhtI
lili'lil ."-'i.ilinli .il Slulr C 'lli-Ri' Mr.
Ix i III*- lh.it oil urt iiutil of the
ilruiiKh' of ih- |mn wo jimis. many
fartm.*r.-> an- finding Ii.it tlu*.v
li4?iii?l kiiav i liirli- hay clurim; llio
wlnirr. hi many of flu* mixture*,
i Is l?<*licic u?od. while many nth
I I' KI'IIWITM I?l4l 111 I JC ul'lllf for 1*4*1 II
itra/iiiK and tiiruinv uiuler a-, u
.oil ImprfivtiiK crit|>.
I I v i :t; \ i . i d c;oi:imin
MMlAV \T llOMi:
; Tin- funeral of IM Cnnloii. who
iii' 'I I'Hijy I :|>i ? iiH'i'ii in - at Si.
Viumm'; I !???- i< ? i 1 1 from In ail
iroiil>l?', will lir eotid'iit. il iinimr
IiiW llfli I noon at I i.'ebirk nt 1 1 1 :<
l.ont< on Soul Ii- in nteuin-,
Ii- \ . I. Suflnd?-il l.o v?*. i?a.-r i*r
<1 I In I *n st M<i lioiii. i I'll ii ri-li.
ami IN v. II. K. V>? ??f J'ro* ii|**iM'i'.
i:liod? I !:ind, Hii|i|d.v |iinlni' ol ll?e
I "lift l?a|itlvt Chuieh in tin- ah
s> nri .iij lir. S. 11. T?-lii|di Iii u li ,
Hill ?'<llll|lH'| III'' lllll' Till. Ml. (Jlll
?lon was Si Iii ' In Ii' l of llic lil>l
ISiil'liHi (.'lunch.
Tin- p illh- nr. tsi liti .1. 1. Call.1
J. 4 . N- Imiii iii Norfolk, I.. W.
MadriP. J. \V lluiiilul|ih, Hilary
( a riw lit/hi mid |i. C. Snwycr.
I I ii i iii I will In- niudi in I hi* llolly->
wood (Yui'-l'Ty.
Tin- Junior Older will alt'-nd
tin* I 'in' Mil in <i li'ilv ji.- Mi. (jor
don Viis ;i tin lulu r ol licit ord' r.
III,1*1 liMCW M S \TOl!l \l.
Vl.MIM-:*: TO SI'HAK II KICK
Johnson J. Mayc--. Iti-|?iihlif*aii
< -nidi'liiii- for I h<- I nil'-il States
Si-naln. will dim tiSK l lie U:iiii'k of
tin- 'aiui-alim In an address at tin*
I'oni'i Initial* h'-n* on Monday night,
AukiisI !?'?. at * oVloek. Thi* K?-n
'- in I |?n lil lias been iiivii'-d ti? nt
i.i.i
oki i.i.isi t/i its iiiimi;
Kidney 12. Kl lierlriK''. well known
Kllxali'-th city drnKt-ivi. iiunnuii
it-H (hat In- and his fainil> l'-fl
their ho in'* on Went ('Ii ur rli #tr??M.
with tin ? \|i?-ftiit |on of ri'liirnliiK
l.?t?- in S**|iK-mti'T. or win never I h?>
lutviny of ihi- AiriM'i h fltiltdii'd.
For Canada
ThH i? Hit ||<'fir\ In ??!"?! who n
wl1 l?> lw n|Nlt>r| |m| II ? |?>nll|nii at,
Cll|ii|(tiMr. i-yku> ? imIHI Hi *!?-?.
fhw i* i n (?? ?rn lirilinh rulini
nikiwtfiK l?? ?? iifl lh?M hwi
Ulhw in 1'in ifYi ? ?'unirM
LACK OF MONEY
MAIN OBSTACLE
TO ROAD PLANS
Crank Kii^lrr (?m** lie
Miinr nt Sl;iti* llinlinav
i I'lati* lor
\in llnM-lrrn 4 arnliita
pkojkcis m;\ ii.wi.n
(iuntriirl for I *?i\ i ii^i llit;li
wa\ I rimi Hifjo to \ ir
^iiiia l.inr l'rolial>l\ Will
llr l.rl Next Month
Although Prank Kiigbr. mem
lnt mi rlii Stale lli:hway Co mini ??
:.loti iimti tin- l'ir-t district. is in -
? 'll lied l.iv??r,ili|\ tow .n il project*
wiil< it l In* concrete m.iil he
mm i n Hertford and Kdctitoii. .ni?|
tiiHii i'ij many ??iI?.t ??nii-t rnet Ioii
nii'.i.' Ui'i *= in wllli li :lii> part of tin*
State is iiticrosiod. In- ran innmi
p!l-!i lliili- of ib*?t ti ill t* until addi
loit-il fund* a ro available lor high
W . ? ? < . II- 1 l tl? r lull.
The-. in .>!il?i|.itir>', I- Hi". a.-<H?r
.iii I- whl-li ttii* given .i
ifti I roin Cli/ahcth City Hertford
Hul I II nioti on ii visit' Mr.
K:iL*|?r .1 Ii * - hiiitlo in W.i li-lig
t?n. V l'.. I liil.iv. 'I lif hit-hway
? Miniui- -.inner ?l ill give nsstil'ain'c.
hi'tt' Si r. tli?i work would In- h -
Klltl oil 1l|. "HoaliUg road." !?? ?
l*v?ill 1 3i rll'. .itid llio I III el* -ll
i iiir.iy mainland. witliiu llu- i ? ? - \ i
:?? days. ami Hi.it at least I . ?<????
loot nt hrldg-- would In ? liuili ni
a ni'Miis providing ad<'?|uai" high
way rollUirtn.il lo'tWCCtl till;, lily
alul tin- two <o initios lo llio oa- t.
To tin- Hertford delegation. Mr.
K'lwl' I ? ?4ttH ? .H i
for roiisirm Holt of an Improved
road from Winl. ill to llolvi?|oi'o. in
IYr<tuim.in-> < 'mi lily, probably
would in; ii* i this month. Tlio
comity has agreed to hud I lit*
Stalo Highway I 'ouimlssion sufti
l ioiit niniioy lor I lio pro ii'i't , with
ilio limb r?taiidlng thai it w ill ho
refunded laior from the iirucewl*
of a prospective ffitml Ishiic.
Mr. Kiiglor 'allowed much iliiter
est In I ho proposed widening of
i ho Nowlaml 1 1 It: h way, from this
? ily norlhwurilly In the vicinity of
Smith Mills, a link In (ho (IcurRi'
Washington I Mull way conned int'
Kli/.riliclh City nml Norfolk. Tho
? N'owlatnl Highway at present Is
payed lo a width of only nliio foot,
nml Mr. K iik lor gave assurance
than whi'ii titonoy was nvailaldo. it
W'l.nld ho k i v on serious cotisldera
I ion.
Tho highway commissioner also
i tendered llto iiifornini Ion Unit con
tract fur tin- hard-surfacing tho
road from Sligo to Hie Virginia
line near Moyock. Currituck Coun
ty. was scheduled to hi- IH ill Sep
tember. This road will complete
Ilio paved highway system I In king
Klixahotii City and Norfolk l?y tho
easterly route.
Mr. Kagler stated also that ll
was planned to give the Acorn
IIUI Itoad connecting Pasquotank
ii ud (iiiti'H Count, leu across the
Croat dismal Swamp, an oil treat
inetit In the early future. Inn that
hurdsiirfat-iiig must he deferred
tint II the roud. which wuh complet
ed last summer, has had additional
time for Mrttllng. In the latter
connect Ion. he gave t lie delegation
to understand that if I'aMiuntank
and Hates would advance the
money necessary for paving I hn I
road. It prohuhly would he given
earlier attention than otherwise.
The Kllrahcth City delegation
was aiitlmrlxcd to make the trip at
the last meeting of the hoard of
director* of the Chamber of Com*
merce, ii ud besides Mr. Job. It In
cluded K C. Conger, president,
and W. T. Culpepper and C. O.
Kobiuvon. members of the board
of directors of the organisation.
Those from 1 1 ? rlford Included J. C.
Illnnchard. Louis W. Anderson. J.
T. Kloof w ooil . Thofmia Nixon. Sr..
and Tliomsn Nixon. Jr. The Kden
ton group Included K. It. Conger
mid It. CJ. Shacked, editor of the
Kdeuton News.
MEXICAN CONiaiKSS
MAY SOI.VK i>iiohi>:m
NriMt Otgr, Ann. 7. Tli. In
|i;isse III the struggle between til"
::ovcrnment and the Catholic
Church In \1? xlco may be solved
Ihiough cnaetment by the re w
coll gloss, which COllV'lOV Si pt ' III
lier 1. o I religious n gilbitioiis less
drastic than those wblcli wi ui Into
effect a wi ? k ago. at . least that Is.
Hi" view In ld at jiiosi nt in h??ni"
circles.
t.eglslillion Otl re|lg|?ll|S subjects
i< ex pawled to ho one nf tin lirst
things taken ii|i by tin- in w con*
gi'esa. ?l may result In congres
sional reH til ruin Hon of l'i<'sldeni
1 Callow' regiilation in the contest
In t we# H tin pres ident nt>d con
g|1 *i|? Oil the subject rill ill passngc
'of milder regulations.
nius. lam;i>;v is iin
i rniviAin it \i;k toi>
1 I'mnkfnrt. Kv? Aug. 7. ? I'rl
' ma i ) I'OItlMtn In i lubt of K? li
'lucky's II C'?ngresalon?l districts
j were held today. Ninong the con*
. t'si*. Mr*. John W. lamglejr. wife
'o! the former Congresstnan from
jlli* tenth district Is opposed by
'A J Kirk for lO'puhllcsn nomln
x'lon In th? tenth district /
PROSPERITY IS
INDICATED AND
LOWER FREIGHT
lnrrraoi'il Kaniiii|S? of Kail
roail* for l-'irr-t Six >lonlh?
?l War llavr I .i-rlaiii Po
litical l'.ITi'il>
ITS IKH'Kl l l- SIGN
!No linnii'tliati' I. 11 I I i n 8
lliil Simply Kncooiv
afsi'HH'iil llial l ainivr May
Sit IJfltrr linn-*
?it i > \ \ III I..WIIKM'H
ii:or*o?ht. IHB. b? Th? Ad???wl
W.olllM^loll. AUU. Nl'WS of
tlx- increase in earnings of the
railroads "l America for the first
1 1 1 * * 1 1 ills ul tins year will? after
!?? inu thnrnuuhl> ilip'nU'd, have
certain pnliticsil effects.
Kind. tin- rail mail allowing la
another liulli'iiiloii ??l tin- prosper
iiii s copd i t in ii <'i the eonniry. Aa
? such ii will In- ammunition on the
.stump for iii?- members of Con
unss who arc seeking re -clec I Ion
lh in fall ami wlu? "ill attribute
thi- economic aiU.ino!' to tin* poli
cies ul t Im- piiriy.in power.
S* ?'? i n<l . H will n \ iv. i In- cry of
the farm groups for l"W? r freight
rales si i as to give a creater mar
gin to tin producr.
Third, it may make nunc diffi
cult i In passage of thi- legislation
proposed al tin- last hi salmi where
i.y tin war ib his or tin railroads
to tin- < lover nnieiii can he funded
at lowi r Interest rut*'*.
Tin- principal effect. however,
will he noted in I he debute on ag
riculture. The railroad:, have
. in-Tii pi-titiote d to reduce freight
rales hut have always pleaded that
tlw> wen not earning a fair re
turn on the value of their proper
ly. The iinv'.Tiinn lit has fixed
what Is a lair return, ihe same
being outlined ill tile transporta
tion act.
Kveit in the favorable Hhowlng
. just made public, the railroads
' have not come up to the llgure Bet
a-? a "fair r. turn. " When I hey do
there Is a division nf profits under
what Is known as the "recapture
clause" which has been held con
st it ut lona I.
1'nlil lie .lay when Ihe earnings
of the railroads e\cccd the amount
of ihe lair return. Ihe railroad
executives Will fight the idea of
? any general reduction In freight
rates. They have contended that
railroads cannot be judged on the
learnings of any one year and that
I before adjustments can he made
the railroads must have an op
portunity to recoup in the year?
when earnings were unfavorable
and to assure themselves* that the
I whole transportation problem has
been put on a ^Jable basis.
The question of consolidations
Is still unsettled. The Cuulidga
administration has been hopeful
that relief fur the farmer might
come through the economies In
operating e\ perinea that would
follow consolidation of strong and
weak loads.
Tlii railroads arc borrowing
money for equipment ami expan
sion at a much lower rale than
they did in Ihe years Immediately
following tie war but the cost of
borrow kni; In still a liluh item of
.spin... The Watson Parker Act
I* ,Ap. cted to keep strikes and la
bor troubles down to the minimum
hut Ihe demand for higher
will probably not In silenced. Ins
railroads have made an excellent
nIiowIii;; bul |l?ei? Is no disposi
tion In ri In official quartern to re
gard that as tin basis for any im
mediate change in Ihe freight rats
" situation.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission cannot order lower rates
and p.. v? nl the roads from earn
ing what under the law Is fixed as
? "fail return Tin figures are
regarded as a hopeful ?lgn of the
nil,..* it ml as aliiiplv Ml?'
mi ni I lint 111. 'In.v ?- ,ar, I'*
I.H.I wli.-n I Ik- f?rii?-r ??" ?
lull r fr. lulil ruii- n"*l *'t m?'*
out III III' nr..l<? I'.v.mup nf hli
production than he does today.
in i,t:<; \tion ih iihlNti
TO \\ vrr.lt w AV MKKTIKO
A good sized delegation from
'lure In expected to attend the an
nual meeting of the Atlantic Deep
er Waterways Association in
itiehmoiid ?eptembor M l 7. at
which the progress of
ibveiopin' -ins along the Atlantic
seaboard will be reviewed. OJ
pjau-' for fill lire activities dis
cussed :fc.
kiuhim'IIi i iiy'" ini,f?? ln
Hi. I. tm? lmr.'??<'<l niM
Hiiiiitily In reiillt y. .r.. M
,i?. ?,ii?iil.-? nf ill.' I.""ly In '*?
-i Hiik In Ihe i.n..'.??l.il
Im v I In- (Invi-rnnn'nt in quire ?n<l
I.. .. toll It".' wnfrw.y h?
III. null swnmp I'minl. 'nlinertlnl
it, i.imI wnier. >?l Norlh
ii I'm. . . i. >1 Vlrnlnl.i. anil fnrmlllj
mi tni|i..rtiint link I" I lie law"?
W?I.T??.
rirrror MAHKKT
New Y..rli.Ail? "? ' "H""
i hi. . mi. mil t" 'I'1.' "? llu*
l.v.'.l <XI l!JT I?. im
Jan. 17.32. March 17.52. May
' New York. All*. 7 *P?I ' ??"'
ton closed quiet, middling 1K.7S.
,, decline of 10 point*.
cloning bid: Oct. V.tl.Dt*. !'-!??
,l.n, 17.27. M?rch 17.47,
17. ?0. -?*?