NO. 193
BRITISH AMBASSADOR VISITS CITY!
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In Readiness at Roanoke Island for Virginia Dare Day
Sir Esme Howard
Makes DetourTo
The Picture City
Wireless Message Received Here at 2
O'clock Tuesday Afternoon That Am
bassador's Party Will Slop Here and
Committee Meets Apache at Coinjock
Sir Ksme Howard, British Ambassador, is the honor I
guest of Elizabeth City.
The news had been heralded for months Uiat the British
Ambassador would make the address of the da> at the Vir
ginia Dare celebration at Old I'ort Raleigh 011 Wednesday,
August 18, but it was not until 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
that the wireless message was received by Secretary K. C.
Job of the Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce that Lord
Howard would detour by Elizabeth City, spend the night
here, and be the most disti nguished guest at the social event
st the Country Club toniirht. ?
The message was received
through the Pamlico, sta
tioned here to take high offi
cials of State to the celebra
tion tomorrow, from the
.Toast Guard cutter Apache,
Jhich was conveying Sir
Ksmc Howards' party to
Roanoke Island. With Ix>rd
Howard is Lieutenant Com
' mander S. S. Yeandle, aide to
Commandant F. C. Billard of
the Coast Guard.
Immediately upon receipt
of the message a committee
from the Chamber of Com
merce left in automobiles to
intercept the Apache at Coin
jock and bring the distin
guished guests to the I'icture
City of the l'asquotank.
KICK \l<l) LOSING NO
TIME ('.LEAKING WAY
New York. Aug. 17.? lowing no
time In lit** ? Iforl to clear 11m* way
for the l?? 'iiipfley-Tunney heavy
weight title battle here September
1C Tex Hlckard today marshal!* (I
an array of l-gal talent to eonsld
er court action that culd romp, t
tha state licence committer to in
nuo a t ins poriult to the champion.
BROTHKR MHH. JAfOt'KH
1)1 RH, FIJIKRAt MOM?Al
Charles Clyde Shelton. brother
of Mrs. F. tl. Jacocka of this* city
died at his home In Norfolk Sat
urday. The funeral wan conduct
ed Monday afternoon.
Mr. Shell on wan In the employ
of the Norfolk and Western Hall
way. and wan Senior Warden In
St. Patera Episcopal Church and
toacher In the Sunday School.
ft MKKTINO AT IIKIIOHOTH
? fievlval services at ltohoboth
Via pt 1st Church, Maple, Currituck
County, began Monday night with
Dr. H. M. B. Jones of 1'ort Nor
folk assisting the pastor. Itev. J.
B. Sawyer. Service* will he held
each afternoon at 3 and each night
at 8 throughout the week.
WAITKK *POM*a?? %xl* ...
|,KT OFF WITH 9*
For using an epithet equivalent
to an assault, when 0. W. Meek*,
now engaged In installlnr an auto
matte sprinkler Are prevention
system at the Foremaa-Dcrrlckaon
veneering mill, demanded to know
why the negro could not brlnn
him a glass ?f ice water at once.
Alex Felton. coloured waiter at the
l)uke Inn. was let off with a fine,
of and costs sfter a severe rep
rtmshd and waplng and after he
had stood in open court and apol
o-.itod to Mr. Meeks for the Ian
M,Not 'having time to dress for
dinner. Mr. Meeks had obtained
permission to have his mid day;
{Mai served in a porch ?dJ?lnlBR
th, kitchen, and It wan in the
Stele ? that the
Thompson and viol* n
I rolorM. fMW< "N*1
ft h?nw Cor Immoral pnrpo*. ?.
T. I. I off with tHf ro?l> ?tl?' i
k?M?r.il fhl? *?? ,hrlr *?J "J
! ., .1 Ih.l ?>">? ?'"?<
? night In J?H- . .
- jonM, colored, for f.ilur. ,
for UW. w.. lei oft on
to?U. I
International Ode
Will Be Sung At j
Dare Festival
Mauteo, Aug. 17. ? A ft a turo of .
the progiam for the celebration of ?
i Virginia Dan- Day here tomorrow,]
will lie the sinking of what in'
! known uh flu- "International I
Hymn." It will lip peeullai ly a p.- 1
propriute. as for I lie? tirst time thej
i ISrlt IhIi Nation will be represented !
'at the celebration, which will!
mark III# three hundred and thlr- j
ty-ninth birthday of Virginia
Dare, flrnt Kngllsh child to be j
| born on American soil. Sir Esme 1
Howard. British ambassador, will!
! make the principal address.
[ The anthem Is supposed to rep
; resent the union of America audi
England. It in nunc to tin- time'
of America which Is also the tuu? [
of nod Save th- ivjog. Follow- 1
1 in*; arc the words of tin* hymn;
1. Two empires by the sea
j Two nationn great and free
One anthem raise.
j One race of ancient fame
I Oni- tongne, otic faith we claim,.
I One <Jod. Whoso glorious Name ;
We love and praise.
; 2. What doedR our fathers
wrought.
What battles we have fought,
Let fame record.
Now. v?'iiK*'ful passion, cease
Com", victories of peac<>;
Nor hate, nor pride's caprice
rushealh the sword.
3. Tho deep the sea and wide
'Twlxt realm and realm, its tide
Hinds strand to strand.
So b?- tile gulf between
Urey coasts and' islands green
With bonds of peace serene
And friendship spann'd.
4. Now. may the Clod above
Guard (lie dear lands we love,
? Hoih Fast and West.
Ix-t lov<* more fervent grow
As peaceful ages go
And strength >et stronger grow
11 1 casing and Idist.
'fifty arrested in
MEXICAN UPRISING j
Mexico City, Aug. 17. ? Some;
.10 persons have been taken Into I
custody in the Federal district
charred with having participated .
in a plot of wide ramlAcatlonx for'
uprising last Sunday against the]
government's religious reviila
tlons.
Additional arrests have been
made In other place*. These in- 1
elude the general of the Federal
Army whose name is withheld and
who was made prisoner In the
state of Moreloa.
NO RIGHT INTERFERE
IN MEXICAN AFFAIRS
Paul Smith's, Aug. 17. ? While
the petition of the Knights of Co
lumbus asking the United States
to Intervene In Mexico to protect
Catholic churches In the religious
dispute with ('resident Calles was
not referred to directly It was re
iterated today at th* summer Ex
ecutive offices in behalf of Pres
ident Cool Id ge that the Washing
ton Government has no authority
under diplomatic uauage, Interna
tional law, or treaty tights, to In
terfere In the purely domestic af
fair. of IfleaMo.
Uiw,
DANIELS FIRST
TO ARRIVE FOR
ROANOKE EVENT
Here on Karly Train Tiles
day Morning Former See
retury of Navy Spends
(^iiiet Morniiii:
AT Vl'OKK ON SI'KKCII
Engagements in Near I'll
lure Prevent Aeeeplanee
of Invilalion lo Slop Over
in City on Krturii I rip
First of the distinguished gu?**ls
lo arrive in Elizabeth Cllv ?uioui>?
lo the Virginia Dare c*-i? biatiuii
at Fort Raleigh on Itnanoke I>|
and Wedm sduy was Jos. phuu
Daniel:*, editor id tin* N'.-wm ami
OUft-rviT unit Secretary i ( the
Navy in the Wlliuin adtiilnist rj:
(ion.
Apprised that In* would have lo
be here at G o'clock in tin* morn
ing in order tu make tin* trip in
the Uovernment cutter 1'amllco
and with two speaking engau-1
luentfl on bin hands, Mr. Daniels
derided that he Would spend Tuih
day at work in Elizabeth City.
Taking the Norfolk Southern train
at Raleigh Monday night, then, he
arrived in Elizabeth City early
Tuesday morning and kept ho
close to bin qua rlern in tile South
|ern Hotel that comparatively few
people here were apprised of IiIh
presence in the city until lie up
p*ar<-d iu the hotel dining room
at dinner.
Mr. Daniels will be a member
of the party making the trip to
Roanoke Island Wednesday on the
Pamlico, returning Wednesday
night. The Pamlico is now sche
duled to leave here upon arrival
of the morning train from Raleigh.
Pressed to remain and be Itotary
speaker at the Rotary luncheon
this week. Mr. I)anlelM Ha Id that
It would be his very great pleas
ure to do ho but that speaking
engagement* In Western North
Carolina and Tennensee In the im
mediate future would necessitate
his return to KalHgh by Thurndny
morning.
Though Mr. Daniel* will make
what might be called a flying trip
to Roanoke Inland to attend the
celebratlon. Ren Dixon McNeill of
tin- News and Observer staff will
put it all over hi* chief for speed
Mr. McNeill. Mr. Danieln said, was
hoping to make arrangements to
go bv airplane from Roanoke Isl
and to Raleigh immediately upon
the close of Wednesday's program
and to reach IiIk dentinal ion in
time to get liiR complete story of
the celebration In Thursday'!*
News and Observer.
Others besides Mr. Daniels ex
pected to make the trip 1o Roan
oke Islami on the Pamlico Include
former Congressman and Mrs
John H. Small, Congressman and
Mrs. Llndxay Warren. Congress- j
man Homer Lyon, Rishop Jaimn
E. W. Cook of Greenville, Judge
and Mrs. Francl* D. Winston of
Windsor. Ceneral A. J. Rowley of
Fort Kragg, President Harry
Woodburn Chase of the I'nlversity
(Continued on page 4 i
These Twins Tennis Queens
Pr*-xci)tinu J? t ii' iir Kij/jarrfll twin irnnw t-tuirii|ilom* in -iM
l'nlv?TKii>- 'Ai'cuiiMiiH *umnM ! n< ImkiI. Tliey rw<?nlly wun iht- UimiMm
til !<? in InXiiMinMil f'lu.v while Ml** JchkIc iiIwi >'ii|?|m-i1 (lit- *inKl?->? crown
The twli.ii arc of th?r var-ily hnikvlUill li-um und vury |i?|?ul.i.
around t l?e campu*.
Beyond Great Natural Barrier
Lies Birthplace White Fawn
n> k. u. si'mn.i, ""
On that Island and ban*."
i Ii wan many ami many a year nvo.
! A maiden was bum, whom you all
know
Hy, tln> name of Virginia Dare.
( Apologia-}? tfi I'm-)
Drift with nil- if you will hark
to the sixteenth century. TIimiv
you will KHi* th?' handsome yoiinu
courtier. Sir Walter Kah-luh,
, pli-?iliiiK with tin world's ureal* mi
i queen, Klizabet h, t<i give him the
rlglit to colonize the N? w World.
, that again tin* Knt-li -h crown
inlfchl he supreme. "I lie beautiful
qtleen was so overcome Ii> Ua
h-iKh'H charming personality thai
IiIh request wax Krunh-il.
! Quietly next led behind the con*
lihi-iital shelf of the (In-al Allan
'tic, known then us Ho* (treat It- -
yond. lay n small Island, inhabit- d
hy the lied Skins. Nolle.- il you
Will, these peaceful natives dail
iiiK here and I here in their birch
.canoes. IJuppv iir-' tlley ill their
simple fifths and customs, not
rcalizlm; that the p:ile-fac?* would
soon supplant them.
The summer's breeze brought
Raleigh's expedition off lh>' Nnrlh
American coast. Daybreak hroiibhl ,
with il a scent* d odor of t h i:i '
promising strip of land now known
ns North Carolina. The plh.l -non
round on I ranee through the bar
rier and dropped anchor off the
north end of this small I land.
Careful observations w??re madej
anil for two days no sign of hu-J
man life was seen.
The morning of the third day!
a small curium; hunt was aei-n ap
proaching Irom tire north, earrv
I in', a sturdy Ited Skin, who was
Merchants Will Vie In
Bargain Offers In New
T rade Event This Month
And Here'* T1ip Daily Advance Offering I'riir of Kite
Dollar* lo Anybody in Alliemarle H im I jin Siih
fieiil Filling Name for Itifi 0|i|Mirlmi
ily Buying Kvenl
<V>-opeeatliift In ail effort In
enable raukm of KlliAbeth I'lty
itrw?)M|irni make thrJr dollar*
ik? <hwble duty for two dnya he
fore (he mil of Atiiniflt mill af
the utm> lime to give Klluil>rih
City merchant* mi o|iportunll j
Ui ?l?ow rmilm liow well
li pA>? to trade In KllxAbeth ,
City, The AdvAtirr and the in
dependent, with the approval
and barking of HecretAry Job of
the Kllxabeth < lij Chamber of ]
Commerce, are Invltlnic the mrr
cHaoLm of KllxAbeth < II) to Join i
In m*kkj?? Katurda). AhkiiM
?#?, aimI Monday. AiikunI :I0,
the blRitenl barn* In daji In tbr
htatory of (he Picture City on
tbA l*AAIpM)<A*k.
A nutntMT of iwrrhAnt* hAve
bf*n Interviewed, And not ime
-?en Aa y?4 hA. tailed U> ffKe
tkA fkM Ma tfpmvAl. Iwdka
r-Tr?Fr-r:',-r ;
ih* nml of the IminI
imm of tli?? rtt> III Ki'ii
piuI. A IM of lli?* rtwtrtiiiiif**
|mr< l< i|ial In'/ In Hh- rvrtit will |
l?o imiIiKIm <1 in iliU wn?*|?i|N i
tomorrow, nml flu* ll*t will t? -
mld'il to ft-otii I intf* lo lin?<- n* |
it grow* lai*K?*r. It h* Ik >|n< I
Ui<U l>> I lie ml off Dm |?iT*rni
w?*k It will Inrlmle tin* nnni< nf
??*) iin-rvhuiii In tl??? rltj hIi?
brlk-vt-w mi *11 In am>- form ?f
ml>ortlv|ou
Atwl Iktw wtint vlmll I1w?
ho mlW.' f-:ii/.ilx'tli i Mi > Ikir-j
Kaln lh?v*? Out of Town Mm|)
|im' Ihi)*? Ofifiorf unity lM\i
Hi Kllulirtli i'Hfl Tt?e A?liam>'
wants n kikmI tiMtir, a? II I *
Im>|nsI to make Ihf* Imiu.'i in
(!?)< wml-ninmftl hi Ml/
?ho4ll (It). Ilaw VOtl ft lltlld"
lion? If no. M ini It In. Ami If
jtra oiler a wimr that f?i Jmlu< <1
better titan on* of (lift lhr? r
fnr^rttiW. fh? AI9**?rt< Will
(*) >h?mn foe M.
. ?
ahip ami was fivcn
-j i.ay colored hendK. In ord* r in
| show hi>< appreciation arid frl? ml
|R|?I|? lie HliOVitl off ;i little way ami
[netted a canoe of lis n for them.
| On I lie fourth day friend* worn
I made nf tin liidlann and the Kn?;
; Ibdi flit i: limited over a in w do
1 main. I 'repa rations Kerc mmi
I mad*- to leave and I li?* ship-; turin d
i hotm-ward- with m the Indiana
in affirm liiidiii.un.
A colony tviis v.oiiii "tailed liiirli
Co aeltle |||,. New World, iiud.r
Hi" command of l.'alph I ..i in . |^i in*
landed lii.-i I It 1 1?* colony and Hurt
?d the lirni H.-tikni -ni in tin N ? w
? World. Small Inn w? iv Imili .tint
I worl. was In mm on tin* b.* mIiIiik.
Four of the nailv s formula!. d
I In* idea of protection; ho u small
ralil n wan hnilt surrounded !? v a
pick it fence and moat in lie- form
;of a live pointed alar. Tlilr. wan
j iiQiiii'il port itnleji-h after I loir
I chief. Sir Walter Itahivh
| Tills little l>i nd of tiler* Kiif
fered ih'U'Ii In tin* Way of inin^< i.
hardship* and Indian iiiMi rrec
tluua; ho tin y spiled away on June
Mi. 1 f?Hii. with Sir Francis Drake
and left Ho- New World at: a In to
; Hie l(> d MklnK.
A m- w colony umb r I lie ald?
leadership Of John White arri\d
on th?' island to lind there only
[alienee and derny. Here on A lis
lint lx, ir,K7. was liorn the first
wlili.. child of llie Kn?:li-h apeak
jliiK rate In the New World. dauUt
, ter of Kh anor and Ananias Dare,
also grand daughter of Captain
I John While. Till* was a threat
.event in our America. The In
diaiis mine from far and near;
hrlm-iiiK gifla of all kind- Ainmu
i these rani" a xrcat chief, Mauteo.
j proclaiming the beautiful little
, hlue-eyyd girl their While l awn.
; Man ten and his trihe was very
i friendly ' to Hi in wennn rs. espe
dully ho after Manli o was ioii
vort* (I to Christianity and bap
I tiled.
Supplies 4oon became necessary,
so attains! his will While left Ills I
little hand and ?? lurried to Km: ,
land, I loo- ? to find his country at
war with Spain. IIIh Instruct loir'
to | he cnlonlat* wer? in ca-e of
troubl" and if lliey wer? forced to
have, that they carve the place
and above ii a croi"*. on a tree.
After time y> ais White reached
Koanoke Island, there to find up
on a tree tin hum- c. It. O. and
on a post the word PHOATOW
without tin cross. White nlotn
lenew I In meaning nf tin hi* xii;n<
and decided to i;o to th" lioni? of
Maul* n iii the hope of lind I u?: hi ;
people then Him hope had to he
abandoned since be was on lh?
most treacherous roast In the
World and ii was a Mot my *? anmt
With a nail and heavy Ii art lie
turned homeward teavjon bl.?
daughter and his loved rolony to
an unknown fate.
Today ?taud? a memorial to I In
memory of Virginia Dam and to
Old Fort II ihdKh. marked with
the corner stone* In the shape of
a five |?oltii*?d Htar. Close by
stands a small oak with a metallic
plat** attached, bearing: the word |
a* it was originally wrltt< n. C!RO
ATOAN. Thla historic spot can '
be iweii on the north end of Koan
ohe Inland, rent Inn behind lh#
great natural barrier which ha*
arlaeo. forbidding any further >
coming, of ihlpa or th? return of I
ttoa Whlt? Pawn. |
HAYES MADE HIT
BEFORE HiS OWN
IN SPEECH HERE,
Ki'|ir? ?inl;ili\r Viulii'lii c til
ICi'lHiltliriiii- uiiii Srallrr
iit?* of I letnorrals llrar*
Sriiatnrial Notuiiirr
WOMI \ MM) \l'l'ltO\ \l .
!N tint lire I Yo|><?rl iottalrl\
I .ai'firr I liatt mi Ucn^iun
of Kallir- in
l*a?<|ii?iluiik Otunly
. Speaking before an uuili?'iii'i>
; fairly represent at ive of tliA ?*???
' hauled It cpuh}j?-aus of tli<* I'My
land County, in which wtTf also a
, 11 *1 in i?? r of prominent Democrat*,
1 Johnson J. Hayes tif Wilkeaboro,
I I C ?- |Mi li I i<*:i ii candidate for the M'ill
'of l.< c Slater Over man in the
I'liilul Slates Si'tliilc. was heard
! villi vast delight by his c onst it u
i'HIk at I no courthouse here Moii
y >i it*. lit and with a good im lured
tolerance by I lemocrat :? seeuro in
their knowledge that more than
iIm* eloquence of a Kt ranger from
Wllfct-s would be required to turn
an 'uppr<M-iahle liu 111 iter of Deino
rr.it ic vol i'H in Pasi|iiotank into
tin* Republican column.
Those who tfXli lint ?*d mn.it open
i plej?*?rt? ?tt<*rani'H? ??f th?<*
randlduto weru tin- I C ?' |?n It I i< an
women present. Ciiarcustnincd to
'mm* their political faitli boldly i
championed from tin* platform '?v :
'a speaker unafraid and apparently
entirely confident of his ability to
lake on all comer* who might -
challenge his arguments or hiaj
statistics, tlicy heard him with '
Iheir faces wreathed in smile.-; and
with many nods of assent and ap
proval. Incidentally ii wni ? not-.
.?hh' fact that the number of wo
men present was proportionately
m iic Ii larger than is ordinarily the
case on the occasion of a I demo
crat ie rally.
Taking his cue from the fact
that a vote of more than '.mi.imiii
for Iteyiiohl.t in tin- late primary
'indicated considerable dtHsut refac
tion with 8ein?li?r Overman. Mr.
1 laves made a hid for the support
of .ill Denioi ruts who had espoused
III" cause of Itcyuolds. arguing
that with the powerful Senator
SiminoiiH to do anything that a
I ??'lilorrnl ic Senator could do for
!? Ii Stale. North Carolina would he.
more aide to net what she d - 1
served from the Federal (iovern- ;
incut with a Kcpiihltcati in Over- j
Uihii's place t Icili is the case iiow.i
The speaker painted flic times!
in which we urr now living as the
most prosperous ever experienced
hy the country in peuoe time, and
a-'.crlhcd this great prosperity to
the Itepuhlican party and It*
friendly attitude toward basilica*. '
Panning over the constructive |
achievement of I he first term of
Wondrow Wilson, the speaker do
crihcd the depression of 191 1 and
fill* lump Of liS9 as ivpir.il of
democratic administration of (lov
ernmcni and declared that all the
prosperity between 1 T? 1 4 and I92A
was due to war and as occurring
in spite of rather than because of
the Simmons-Underwood tariff.
As In the off-cited fact that
North Carolina is an agricultural ;
state, the speaker cited slat Inllc*
to the ? ffect thiii three out of every!
four dollars of w< with produced |
in North Carolina Is created hy Hie'
factories or cotne* out of the
til ill i s of the State. What helps
huxlner*. therefore, he argued,
helps North Caroilni.
Mr Hayes argued also that the ,
farmer should favor the tariff al
so. and compared the duties on
peanuts and soy licans under the
Simmons I'tidcrwood tariff and a ?
they are today, arguing that Re
publican administration means
higher prices for farm product<i as
Well as hettcr condlMoiis in
bu dness and in indu stry.
"Whether the Republican doc- ,
trine of protection is sound polit
ical economy or not." Mr Hayes in ,
effect told hi* hearers, the evi
dence H overwhelming that the
country as a whole hcliev<n In It.
Since you ar*? hound to live un :
der a protective tariff anyway.!
why not get the protection to
which yon are entitled on your own
product n "* If you will nd me to
the Senate, | am sure that when
a Republican President Is In the
White flous* I rati come nearer
gelling that protection than ?
Dejbocrat like Senator Overman.
And If we are to judge the future
by the pant, A Republican Presl
dent la likely to occupy the White
House at least four fifths of the
Um%." 1
Boanoke Island Awaits
Arrival Distinguished
Guests This Afternoon
BUTLER FORCES
GO ANY LENGTH
WIN OVER WALSH
(!uiii|>uifm Taken ;i* SIioh
i ii v: W lait'li W :t\ \\ imi
lllou- in Kcpml to Third
I unlitl^e I crill
stiuim; opponiyi
lt> l>\\ ll? I VW IU Srl
iiihl. 1'i/b. kfy lltr t
Washington. Auk. 17. An
iKiiiii.i'iiKMit dial Senator William
M. If nt l**r of Mu.iHachirti'iis, 1 1 -
publican. ulin Is seeking I' ?? -
lion litis autumn Ih Id open a
i downtown office for tile liueflt
of M:isH.irliu?-IH business men
'and constituents gem-rally In lu
(lira I IVi- of tin- extent to which i Ik*
{ l(< |iul?li< an National rhairman Is
I anxious in go to win.
Tin* cry lias been started from
|on? ??nil of Massachusetts io the
oilier already, that unless Mr. llut
ler k ly-olrrlm). llieru. .1* scant
cliuncc ofMllMrhiijii'lw having a'
President of the United Slates for
another term.
! Alt Iioiik li Mr. Coolldge, himself,
has thus fur refrained from show
ing his personal interest In the
? Massachusetts campaign In- Is.
aware of wliut the critic will say'
i if Massachusetts Hi i-In a Democrat }
to the I'nlted States Senate. For
mer Senator David Walsh Is ccr- 1
tain to tie ilir Democratic nominee 1
and lie ran way ahead of his tick-!
el in I !? - -I when Mr, Coolidgc car- :
t it-d the state hy an overwhelming
majority.
So to add to what might other* i
wise In* a simple nil mil ion. the*
Republicans realize that they I
must ' def? at an extraordinarily ?
good campaigner. There Is even
at this stage of the game however.'
an unusual confidence anions; the
Republican leaders. Mr. fool id Re '
has li; en told repeatedly thai Mr
llutler Is eortain to win. Meinic aj
veteran politician himself lie ha? ?
taken this with a grain of salt hut
reports reach I iik here Indicate tlipt
he feel* that tint butler sit nation
lias materially improved in recent
months.
The argument most commonly'
advanced I* that former Senator
Walsh drew a largo no tutor of lle
puldicun votes in 19U4 and that
his victories iu Massachusetts have
lie* II largely the r? e-ull of Itepublt
can aid. What the. llutler chief- |
tans lei w are doing is lnylng u i
foundation to prevent the giving of
that aid. They are arguing with
Republicans that It is really Mr.
Coolldge'a political future that I*
at *tak<*. The Itoston llerald a |
si a uiich Republican paper, has,
come out editorially with the chnl j
huge to Republicans of Massachu
setts to stand hy Mr. Poolidge or!
run the risk of losing the only
President the Hay Stat" has Imil
In the White Mouse fur genera
tion*. The Herald states the case
very explicitly, namly that Mr I
Coolidgc CAnnot he renominated If'
his own state repudiates him.
The truth is the other candi- I
date* for the Presidential nomina
tion are watching Massachusetts '
and they will not hesitate in 1 In
lug up delegates |o contend that
if would be better to respect the |
third term tradition assuming, of
course, that Massachusetts has
poken adversely in the llutlrr- ,
Walsh campaign.
If, on the other hand. Senator
llutler wins, the fool idee forces
will have their ra.ie strengthened
in seeking delegates for the HHiS.'
convention It could then be con
tended that the third term of Mr
Cool Id re was Itself nil Issue and '
that Massachusetts Iml approved
the idea.
DUCKS I'KTKKKHI l|(C
CAKOI.IINA lltCIIWAY
Klchmond. Au?. 17. - (Irvine
Immediate construction of the pc
t. rsbnrg to North Carolina link of
the Atlantic Coastal Highway, J
A. Rest. president of the South
ern Hetail Mi rcbants' Conference, i
ilcclarcd In |m akin K at the Open
inr session of the confer* nee Ju re
t'Hlay that a barilsut faced load
from Petersburg to North Carolina ii
??mld be tieno udously Important i
In bringing North Carolina bus! <
neaa to Elcbmond. / |,
VN m il Received al Munteo
I lial loa^l ? ? ii ii r?l duller
Apache, Bearing British
Amha**ador Approaches
WKATIIKK IS PERFECT
l*a*t Detail* Arrangements
Keceivin^ A 1 1 t-m i??n as
Dare (utility W clconifi
\ i?ilor* |?\ | lie I hoimand
lt> ic \ l.l*?| |M m n,
Manteo, Aug. 17.? With
hu nd rids of Dare County's
returning sons and daughters
already here and others arriv*
ing steadily, nil is ready for
: the celebration tomorrow of
Virginia Dare Day at Old
Fort Raleigh. The 12-acre
grove around the Fort has
been cleared, of underbrush,
and facilities provided for en
tertainment of the thousands
i who are, expected.
At noon today, word had been
|reco|ved I It h ( lh?- Co.wfr <?nnrd mM
tei Apache, bringing Sir Cam*
Howard, 1 i r 1 1 |h 1 1 ambasitador, and
other officials. from WaKhlngtoa,
IkhM.jihs.mI ijnai litidge, Virginia,
Jil 7 : 0 o'clock and should arrive ?
ln r?* ?a 1 1 > In the afternoon. J
The cuiicr I'u iiillco pussed here
today euroutc in 101 1 aui !>??( h City to
hriio: back a larj;e official party
t.nimrtow morning.
UIhIio|? Jos. p h If lou lit Cheshire,
of ltah-ich. in evident of the Roan
oke Colony Memorial Awociation
which Im MiniiiKorinK the historical
?lil?' 1. 1 ili. c? l?*brutlon, urrlved
ycjitcrday and was hiiH> today on
final at raiir.i iin-iits for It.
Today dawned clear mid cook
licic. with a Hit ady hrrexe from
Hi.* south w>Ht an harbinger of "i
ph-iiHaiii ut ather tomorrow. A Hp?? '
da I w. at Iter for. ne t for Itonnoltl
Inland promised thai lln- wcathe# ^
would I#.- slinhtiv overcaat with '
mudeiatc w. .i i.i Muni h WcM wluda*
'I'll. Norlli Carolina 1'tshorlea jl
C **>iiiiii i;. < ion lacht Atlantic, hear
'h. lull in* tiii>? rHlilp of the
ciniii.il loll. W.IH expected here \
late today, lo remain through the
festivities.
Hotel and hoarding houaee la
Maut. o nil! 1)11. il to capacity and
tlf II. mil' Coining cum hi it tea Is
axHlxtiiiK many in llnding accom
iiiiidaiioiiM in private homea. Hi*
thousand visitor: are expected ?
hen* tomorrow.
Water Plant And
White Way Bids
Opened Tuesday
llidn for tin- construction <tf TTia
fltliralion plant for Kltj^fl^H
city's Improved water nystem and
for the connt ruction of a White
Way w. r?i opened Tueaday iu?>rti? 1
liiu with II. Johnson, H-praaeat* 1
In *' the KlixaUlh City tJltllty 1
Coiiiml*xioii. and city Knginecr
t>l:*en receiving th< bldn fdfr U>0
cily. , - ? 1
These lildrt arc iH'Ing tabulated
I'iduv and will he pc?'?o-nted to a
full meeting of the CtllitUs Com? '
mission tonight, at wiilch time the
Commission In expected to come ,
to a decision m to what recotn- J
lueiidutlon It xhall make to thfc 'i
City Council.
Itnlinc.it loll l?y the City Coua- I
ell of the recommendation of the j
riltlticn Commission In < xpectett ?
nt a special meeting Tuae4
night.
KIIKIUK <II\III!N<;KS J
<11 \NNI-.I. SWIMMERS j
IUhmI 1 1 r 11, (.ermahy, Aug. tr? j
t;? rtrud- Hd- 1 1?? today told the i
Associated l'r*"** she was pre- 4
pared in tak. on all mala and fe* jj
male challenger* in the rhanael 1
awlm for a $20,001) purae before 1
whe start i for the Called State*.
etrrro* makkkt
New York, Aag, 17. Cotton la* 1
lures opened today at the follow- *
line level*: Oct. IIS. 00. Dec. 10.94. '1
Jan IC 95. Mar 17.18. Mar lT.ll. J
New York, Aug. 1? Spot eot- j
ton rloued qalet, mlddllag IB. 20. j
a decllae of U polnta. Koturei. I
rloaiag bid: Oct. 16.71, Dee. 14.70 ?
Jan. 10.79. Mar. 17.01. May 17.10,