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ne? :;;t'::;est BUT T'T SAME ! OLD STRUGGLE Letter Written by Mrs. Wil liam G. McAdoo Endors ing John B. Elliott apiibl Isidor Dockweiler REPUBLICANS WATCH G. O. P. Editor in Califor nia Sunn* Up Situation Shrewdly; McAdoo Forces Are Aroused II) DAVID I.AWIiKVK (Ccvmcnt B, IM ??*????> Washington. Auk. 24. ? Publl-j cation of thf letter written by Mm. William (J. McAdoo, youngest! daughter or the late President Wilson, endorsing John li. Elliott for the Democratic nomination for . | United Slates Senator from Cali fornia against Isidor Dockweiler, 1 Democratic National committee- j man has given the Calitornia con- 1 test a National interest for it re- 1 veal* that at bottom it is the name old struggle between Governor Al Smith and William G. McAdoo. One of the Kepublicau editors 1 of California who has been a ' shrewd observer of politic* In that state sends this correspondent the following outline of the situation j as he sees it: "In the Democratic party, a row , has developed between the sup- ? porters of McAdoo and the wet Democrats favorable to a Tam many Hall program. The Tam many sympathizers took advant age of McAdoo** absence in the east to work out a pretty clever scheme. They engineered a sta^p conference to nominate a tirket Which, of course, is in defiance of, the direct primary law. However, they sugar cqatcd the convention call with the statement that there would be, of course, no purpose to ft contest In the Democratic parly and that a conference of Demo cratic leaders could select a ticket that would staud up against the common enemy- -the Republican party ? after the August 31st pri mary. They arranged to permit a fair percentage of loyal McAdoo and dry Democrats to havo seats ! In the convention but saw to It that their own crowd were in suf I' flclent numbers to definitely con > trol. A ticket was named with N Dockweiler for Sonutor and Ewlug, I state chairman of the Democratic committee for Governor; also a 1 full ticket for the remaining state Officers. Ewing subsequently withdrew and the committee ap pointed to fill vacancies named Wardell of San Francisco. "About that time the McAdoo people woke up but reully too late to gel action because the Tammany supervisor had moved fast and bad gotten the Indorsements of many of the leading Democrats of the state before the note of warn ing was raised. When they began to move, they put Alexander John son of San Diego In the race for the Democratic nomination for Governor and they put up John II. Elliott of Los Angeles, former col lector of customs, for United StateH Senator. "From a casual survey of the situation it does not look ns though the friends of McAdoo can hope for success, although they are planning as vigorous < im palgn as conditions will permit. However It will not be an Index at all of McAdoo's strength In Cal fornia as many of his prominent supporters have become pledged and tied up by the conference can didates. Dockweiler is National committeeman from California and that, of course, gives him addi tional strength with the Demo cratic voters. "If the conference ticket is suc cessful as it probably will he. mis informed writers In 'he Fast are ?fipt to lake the position that the IM.1' tory means a definite defeat for ^IcAdoo and the loss of the dele gation In 192X. I think that there Js nothing whatever lo this. The friends of McAdoo are now groused and will undoubtedly take control of the delegation to the Democratic National Convention." Mr. Flllott who is running for the Henatorlal nomination Is well known In the National Capital where at one time he was on the staff of the Associated Press. He was a strong supporter of Presi dent Wilson and one of (he floor managers for the McAdoo cam paign at the Madison Square Gar den convention In 1924. The pri mary Is to bo held on August 31st. In the Republican ranks ther* Is $ good deal of Interest In the fight being conducted by Senator Iflrsm Johnson to defeat Governor Rich ardson as well as Senator Short rid Be for their respective renomi nates. Mr. Johnson is dwelling considerably on the World Court Issue but his principal effort Is to Wre?t control of the stats organi sation from the political oppon ents he has fought ever since he himself was governor. to Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Front street, a son, Krn Wrlght, Jr., Saturday, 21, ? Old Brick House Echoes With Pirate Yells After Two Centuries of Peace h'rvvhooler of Other Days Would Have (ias/wd W ith .?!*? ttuiishmeni if He llad Seen His Ancient Haunts Yesterday I /fcrnoon, as Sun IF aned "T< n men sitting on a tit-mi , man's chest, Yo. Ho, Ho. and a bottle of run;!" Pirates n ;? a i n jwai m? <1 about 1 iUackb?ui1!'.; sequestered rcncli'Z- ! vous on the shore of Pasquotank River yesterday, where tliaf no torious freebooter of two centur ies ago repair* d with liix plunder' when vengeance was hard upon him. As the afternoon suit waned ' yesterday, the Old Brick Houac , auain ranu with the rollicking laughter of a hand that flew the hlack flap, and plundered and blew | for the pure, joy of it. It wa* such a hand, though, an would have caused the dreaded : Black beard's eyes to w iden In a.a- ' tonlshment, and a quickly dawn inK appreciation; for these pirates, were of an ilk such a? never de fled the law on the seven fleas in Ills time. Bandanna handkerchiefs tied; about their foreheads, and mur-i derotiK cutlasses thrust through ' their sashes, seven feminine pir ates made merry at the Old Brick House yesterday. They were as- , seuibled there at tlie instance of Russell C. Atkins, staff photog- 1 rapher' of the Washington, 1). C.. . bureau of the New York Times.' who wlHhed the picture* for the j rotogravure section of the Times | and other papers which take that I newspaper's picture service. These are scattered over the United States, Canada, Knyland and j South America, and number more than 100 In all. Mr. Aikins had come down la?t i week to take phoiouraphs of the | Virginia Dare celebration for the Times and the other papers which take its picture service. He had had to hurry back to Washington With his pictures, but he wan so Impressed with the islaud and sur rounding country that he hot-foot ed It back yesterday for his vaca FOUGHTUNDER GREAT ILLUSION Duniel* SlrPHHrn Necwuily of league Nation in Ad dress to Veterans ' Hickory. Aug. 24. ? The World War was fought under the great j Illusion that the victorious nation would emerge from the conflict 'less ravaged and less broken eco nomically than the defeated for ces, declared Josephns Daniels, war secretary of the Navy. In an address here today before the Hth annual convention of the North Carolina Department of the Am erican Legion and the Womaus' Auxiliary. Post-war conditions, he said, offer proof enough of the falsity of the supposition that "plenty and peace and happiness come to the victors of a mighty struggle at arms." Naval and Army officials before the war. he asserted, thought Nor man Angell. the man who first contended "that in any war of the future the victor would reap no more benefits than the van quished," was a dreamer. They laughed at his suggestion and . termed it "absurd." "If you should today embark with K u rope as your destination what panorama would your eyes behold as sailed In aeroplanes ov er the nutlons engaged in that ti tanic struggle? Crave on grave," continued the former Secretary of the Navy, "in scores of cemeteries' would mark how blood was poured out by millions sacraficed by a Oreat Illusion. You would see lands still sodden and desolate by the ravages of war In France and Belgium where the hell of wari flamed. In Flanders' Field, In parts of France auu elsewhere you would find popple* growing where you there saw ragged devastation in 1918. But If an your craft car ried you beyond the Rhine and in to the Oerman and Austrian coun tries. you wonld see no trace of de struction of houses or the devasta tion of fields or the demolition of ' Kiei?< industrial plantm "If you were a visitor from Mars and someone should tell you that bloody war raged from the Mediterranean to the North -Sea , over all that terrain, which country would you regard as the victor, from traces of devastation ? j France or Oerntany? Without n , moment's hesitation you 4ould point to the unharmed fields of; Oermany as evidencing the bless-, ings that come from victory, and (he scsrs of France as proof of a! country that has been sorely wounded." The Oreat Illusion of 1!?2S, con-i tlnued Mr. Daniels. In the belief' that natloe* can remain at peace and mutual nnderstandlng with out "a general association of n^- , Hons." formed wnder specific cov enants." ? la short, without the! Leagne of Nations. (ion. cx|?t ctlni; to spend a week or ; ion days at Nao Head and there about. - While here. Mr. Aiklns ran across a couple of local newspaper- i men wlmni he had met at the cole- > hration. Over luncheon at the ' Duke Inn. the talk drifted to loral , placed of historical and other In t?*rcat, and Incidentally to the Old Hrlck House. "Gee, I'd like to have Mime pictures of that old houae, with some bathlni: beauties around it." the visiting newij photographer de elared, warmly. He wan assured that nothing was easier, and immediately the Job of rounding up the needful beauties was undertaken. Miss Anna Hester McXuilan. employed in the city offices. Immediately fell in with the Idea when it was hronehed to her. and afier a cou ple of hour? of energetic work, succeeded ill assembling *l\ other girls for the enterprise. The oth ers were Misses Mary FearlniS.' Ma- ; rle Ciinnerv. Helen Perry. Circe Jenkins. K mi ly Hall Urock and fluth Dozler. Currying along their hathiug suits, the crowd hastened In auto* mobiles to the Old Brick House. . The family living there gracious ly tendered them a room In which to change their clothing, and in a few minutes they emerged, radi ant in their bathing suits, embel lished with bandannas and black sashes, and carrying wicked look ing cutlasses. These were made of pasteboard, and wouldn't have served a bona flde pirate band very well, but they met the needs of the occasion excellently. Thus it was that after two cen turies of peace, the musty corri dors of the Old Brick House re sounded again yesterday with the ribald yells of "freebooters." And. incidentally. Elisabeth City stands to gain much worth while public ity thereby. ASSEMBLE UPON HISTORIC SPOT Moore's Creek Bridge Bat tlefield I'renented Today an National Park Moore Creek Battleground. Aug. 24. ? "We are assembled here up on one of the most historic spots, not only in North Carolina, but iu all America." said Mrs. Edwin C. Gregory of Salisbury, state regents of the North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution, In addressing the gathering today In connection with the dedication of the Moore's Creek Bridge battle ground. and Its presentation to I he Federal Government as a mil itary reservation for perpetuity. I Mrs. (Jregory presided over the ; corcm'onlea, for It has been due to I he efforts of the D. A. It.. In the I State lhat the 30 acres of battle 'ground is being donated to the j Government In her address Mrs. (Jregory modestly refrains from mention the part the D. A. It. played and gives abundant credit to Congressman C. L. Abernethy of New Hern, Senator Leo 8. Ov erman and George Moore, presi dent of the Moore's ('reek Bridge Associations, for their efforts, both In and outside of Congress. In making the Moore's Creek Bridge battle ground Into a National park. "The setting apart of days and weeks for special observances has within the last few years become almost a National habit, but this year we have come upon a most significant year, a reverant year whose observance Is a matter of individual concern ? the 150th an niversary of American indepen dence, said Mrs. Alfred J. Bros seau, of Greenwich. Connecticut, president general of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. In her ad dress. Mrs. Brosaeau was the principal speaker. The first decisive battle of the Revolution was fought at Moorn's Creek Bridge In February, 177U,! and was won by the Revolutionary forces. The 30 acres comprising I his battlefield Is to he preserved for all time as a National park and shrine, in commemoration of the valiant men w|)o fought and died there lhat this nation might be come what it la today. Major General Johnson Ha good, commandant of the fourth corps area and a host of other notables were here today. General Hagnod accepted for the 'Federal Govern ment the grant of the :\0 acres tract of land which la to be made Into a Federal park. TO MKET AT DtTRHAM ( Wilmington, N. C.. Aug. 24. - C. M. Grantham, eft? manager of Gotdshoro, waa today elected prea- j Ident of the North Carolina sec tion of the American Waterworks Association, and Durham was se lected M the M*t convention elty. NURSES' SCHOOL j WILL BE RUN AT LOCAL HOSPITAL 0 p |i o r I u it i I > Offered \ oung \\ omen of Alli** marlt- Seelion to Obtain Professional I ruining OPENS NEXT MONTH ( Uuididalr* Most Have Srliool Education, and Moot !>?? at l>-a*t 18 Years of Afce A training school for nurse*, offering opportu nliy for valuable nruft-Miliiniil Instruct loll to 111' y i> mis v,.,m<.tt ..t tli. A I be marl? soitlon. will be founded at me Kllzabetn i'Hy lloHpit.il. when it is opened curly next month u"d^r the Jolut management of Dr. John Sallba and I>r. Mora S. Mulla. An nouncement to that effect wa* made today by l)r. Sallba. "Nursing offer? worthy and am bitious young women a splendid field for professional service." 1)1 Sallba added. In dlncunslng lb' new school. "The minimum usual pay for graduate nurses Is day. and there are always open ings for those qualified as head nurses and hospital supcrluten dentf. We feel that we are do ing a real service loathe section lu opening the school." In order to enter the nurses school. a young woman must bo at least 18 years old. and a high school graduate. There is room for ten student nurses, according to Dr. Sallba. and tliey will b> given board and room and $10 a month for spending money whll they are In training. They be come graduate nurses in three years. j Applications for entry in t*c nurses' school should be made $0 1 Dr. Sallba In the Immediate future, i since only ten candidates can be admitted ai this time. In dlscus , sing the school. Dr. Sallba urges 1 that superintendents of schoola In (this and other counties of the dtfc 1 trlct bring the school to the at tention of their high school crad uates who might be Interested In j the opportunity to enter a llnoj of work that pays better than most of thone open to girls and young women. Painters and carpenters arc; bunlly at work on the hospital, putting It In order for the reopen I Ing. which Is slated for shortly I 5 after September 1. The hospital j has been closed this month, duo, to Its former operators, the Sls-i tern of Humility and Mary, having given up their louse and moved to another fiold. ! Dr. Newbern Sets | Endurance Record Currituck. Aufc. 24. Trial of three cases before Recorder New- j bcrn Monday kept the county re corder's court In continuous sea- j slon from the opening hour until | 4:15 In the afternoon, I)r. New ibern not having his scat nor stop-, ping for lunch In the entire pe riod. Currltucklans believe tliBt j 1 their recorder holds the endurance record for the State. 1 The cases taken up were of a j more or less trivial nature. Joseph Taylor, negro accused of , | forcible trespaits, the house In question being that of his halfJ brother. W. M. Taylor, was a?l/ judged guilty and required to PV a ft n<* of 125. Judgment susperfl- 1 ed upon payment of costs and^he; 1 giving of bond In sum of 1 1 tor 12 months. Taylor had ncrt ?r 1 ranged bond when cmyt ad-. !journed. / Wlnslow O'Neal, elderlf wldow ler and recluse, claimed by two of, his neighbors to be careless In 'dress to the point of Indecency.) j was found guilty of Indecent ??x-; posure and fined $25 and costs, but judgment wan suspended on payment of costs conditional upon the defendant's appearance before the court every three months to, show good behavior for a perlr.d of 12 months Costs amounted to 1 more thsn $25. " ! Sam Jones, colored, found guilty j of disturbing put?l|c worship, was fined $25 snd routs, but judgment was suspended on payment of conts snd bond In sum of $100 to show good b'-havlor. FIRST OPEN BOLL or cotton shou n The first open cotton boll of the season to be exhibited hen wiib brought today by Deputy Marshal Peter I>. Burges*. of Camden County, having been grown on the farm of hi* brother. D. W. Burges*. of Old Trap. The boll whs fully open, with Its fleecy content bursting forth, and attraeted much at tentlon when It wss plac-d on rtlB^lsy In the show m-lndow* of Overman it Stevenson, local druggists. This In exeeptionnlly early for cotton to op?-n. Mr Burgess formerly lived here, having be*n ? member of th** firm of Mtanton A Burgess, fruit and produce lUtm. Rishop Swears ? By Proxy When ?h?* 1(1 ItfV I f ?? r TrlmMi- ItoUc l>ixlm|i g( AI-ikK-i. Cim"? fiiiiHttini{ nvrr lh? unutvv WHutnt iinil iimI hunun .m?l Ik- whiiin \?*rv much to owfui , IhiI. h he ?*sin I So hi' wiiIIm hihiI li?? iiitvtH nnolhpr niunh*>r iiml .iNhM lilin how tin- li.nl Ik. The inii*li?r ihut <1 I" th*? hlunk hliinhMli-m Hull h*? ?-v*r "Ji? Th?' l>hlm|> .10U htm iu rrpml, llMt?Ti* will) i? fond nmilf. mi\m ".mifii ' he.iittly .mil ?:<?? m wi?. iiiiii h ivIri-tixV Banks Ponies Meet Trials Of Desolate Coast Lands By Rare Resourcefulness ll Doesn't "laze" 'I'liese Uiry l.illlt ? Animal*, llretl tin ill Kltiili Saml Dnnex, in the I. east II "Iwn Tlicir Usual Sii/i/ily of II tiler hails Them : On the North Carolina Hunks, that succession of nuudy lulus fringing thfi Hi'iihoa ril like a string of topas beads, there still survive* au tnduHtry as old ?s human occu pancy of tin- coast lands? the | growing of hanks ponies, h is not as profitable an industry as it was In other years, by reason of Ltho Increasing use of the autemo bm>; hut It Still affords the "hank ers. " as the inhabitants of the Bank* are called, a fair income, as I " *? many residents of flojinoke Island. I <iii' owners of tin* ponlea brand them, and free them on the wild land desolate waste lands of the Banks, leaving them to wring such anbsUlcncp an t hey can from the coiiWlry. In siinimer. the ponies W\f on th<- totiKh v rass<*i which kAw on the level tracts between Jme tall sand dunes, and In winter. Ft hey din up the roots and eat I them, fenerations of hard exper ience have taiiKht the little ani mals to dig holes to obtain water, when the usual supply falls; and they have learned In many ways to take excellent care of IhMu selves. For Instance, when a storm looms across the horizon, the po nies huddle together as closely a they can. their heads toward tlx center of the group. As the lain or snow drives upon them, they systematically exchange places it: the circle so thnt no Individual In the group will he exposed too Ion* on the windward side. They g'? about in droves, 'maintaining a semblance of community life, and meeting every exigency of the bleak coast country with a skill that Is described as almost iincah ny. At various times In the year governed largely by the demand for them, the ponies are rounded up by their owners, ami the diffi cult task of break inu them to liar ness and the saddle Is begun. If Is even necessary to teach them t" ??at corn, ordinarily a staple ar tide of equine diet, since they nev er become accustomed to It on the Itsnks. Thl* Is usually accom plished by stabling the ponv with a horse to whom feeding on corn is an accepted part of the day'** routine. Koanoke inland folk declare that when Banks ponies rh brousht there, they must be kept penned closely for a eonslderahle space of time, else they will make their way promptly to the east shore of the island, and 'swim the six mile width of Roanoke Hound, hack to their homeland Inured to hardship which would quickly prove fatal to an ordinary land-bred horse, the flanks ponies are noted for their strength and toufthnes; , and are much in de mand for that reason, although Colored Celebrant Takes Wings As Chief Appears 1 When tlx- rat Ik away, the uiirt i will play. It was wlill** liviiif. up tn (Ills anrient nduRe Sunday morning tlint a patron of Prank Harney's restaurant on Green street, op iated liy and for colored people, received (ho shock of his M f ??. The colored restaurant patron, probably wishing ( r? put an "i-dn''" on li Ik npp?'llt?* before partaking ??f tin- iihuI ho bad ordered, wan in I lie art of raisin;; to IiIm 1 1 i?r? a decidedly auspicious looking bot . tie. when In* happened to glance j through tin door. Me literally froze. Then be MUinmoned hH sfatteri'd faculties and galvanized Into nrllon, darting through a rear door of (In' Utile restaurant with a spied borne of frantic terror. Chief of Poller Holmes had Just driv< n up In front of the plare In , Ills ear, and wan n I It; III In k when , lie spied the negro, and their 'glance* met over the top of the aho\? mentioned hoitle. The rhlef Ket tint under full steam In ; pursuit of the fleeing one, but having no such Incentive to haute as lb'- other, eventually Inst hint In a maze of bark yard* In the col ored community throuich whleh tireen street pauses. "He beat me out," Chief Holmes explained todnv, wlrli a smile, "bceauae be didn't- even hesitate for the barbed wire fence*," The pollre officer bad gone to the neighborhood to answer ati emergency rail, and had merely slopped casually III front of the restaurant, to obtain direction* to the place to whlrh lie had !*?? n summoned. ('. I). Lane, night clerk at the Southern Hotel, leaver Wednesday on a w??-k's trip to Philadelphia,; where h< plans to take In the nights at the Henqiil. ; t he univ* rsal us* of I lie motor rar has reduced their market value by half. Ponbs that formerly Hold readily at $100 apiece now go beg. glng at $40 to $60. In the fifty mile it retell ?f aand dunes beiwei-n Nil us Head and Hatteras village, at the lower end 'of the Cape Hatteras Hanks, there are many hundreds of the ponies. They pay only t h? most casual at tention to passerby, as they nibble | himlty till day Ion* at Ihe marsh | gran Stretch -Your-Dollar Days Name Chosen For Bargain Events Saturday -Monday CHARGED WITH HIGH TREASON ABUSE OF POWER 1) v |Mi h o (1 Dictator of <>rrrrr, (iriirrul I'un^alih, to In* Tried II y (ioiirt .Martial at Atlini* KK-KSTAHL1SII MltKltTY IN?'h Kcfgiiiir Hum llifxli Aim Hut Proclamation |? |{< crivi'il Skeptically ill Lou don (r<?\ rrmiH iit rirclcw (C?ai< Iftil. IMI, || nw \t ? London. Auu. 24. "HIkIi tiea MUl, t*?lllM'ZZl?-|||?*llt, || tills** of | I1IW* ? r and curtailment ol tin- liberty of the Crock nation,' arr tin* charges on which < S?* ti?*rn I I'.mga los, dictator of (JlfCCC, will In ti it il l?y court mai'tiiil at At iCIIH, Whi n (|riicr,il I'ungalo* il? <1 aboard tin- destroyer 1'i-rsiinioh, tin- Greek cruiser Kilkis. formerly i tin- Culled States cruiser Idaho, was ordered by General Kniidylls. commander of tin revolutionary movement to pursue witli I lit- en tire fleet and to sink tin- fuvitivu destroyer if necessary in order to prevent it from taking General J'angulos to wifely in Italian wat ers. After an 1 1 hour chase in the .Aegean Sea. the destroyer Leon, | recently purchased from Kii?laiid, i overtook tin* I'itkniiioh btlorc It entered Italian territorial waters 'and after ? xchunglng a few harm less nliotH. stopped the fugitive. An jarmcd party hoarded tin- dcatroy 1 it, took off General I'nngahis and ? transported him to Keratslnc, whence lie waa dinpatcluil under iHtroiiK guard to Athena. -tleneral Kondyltw,- aftrr rein stating the aged cx I'realdciit Con duriotis In office, Issued a proc lamation stating: "Tin- new reKlinc will re-estab lish Wif liberty of the people, form | a cabinet enjoying national care, cloct a parliament of honent men, who have at heart the real Inter esta of the people and will not | aeek self aggrandizement and per sonal advantages from |>ubllr of fice ax has been the ease with the I'angalos administration." The prorlamat Ion Is received skeptically in l?nd?n. Government circles point out that tills Is the I seventh revolution which has oc curred In Grcec alnce 1916. Kvery , time the leader of the revolution I has mad* ? such promlaes. not one '? ? not even Venlzeloa ? managed to ki'cp them. ! Financial circles which aro In terested In Greece point out that the army always has been a lead* 'Ing factor for changing the form of Kovernmeut. This indlcntes that unless Greece Is able lo find a really strong man. the country Is running a serlou* risk of be coming ns unsafe as Mexico or 'some of the South American Re publics. Ijondon friends and followers of former King George arc elated ov er the fall "f General I'atiualos. One of George's close personal friends say a the news from Ath ens Is most encouraging for the royalists. "The Greek nation," he said, "Is still very much attaclirri to the dynasty and information rc celved here Indicnti'M there Is a Mtronji eurdit prevail lag through out Greece for re-establishment of the monarchy. The king has been advised to keep himself In readi ngs* to return to Greece on abort notice." ftrltlsh diplomatic circles are keeping In close touch with events In Greece and In these rpiarters also a summons calling George would not be surprising. DOW ELI. AM) PEELE AT SAWYER'S CREEK tlcvlval services were begun at Sawyer's Creek ltapt,iit Church Monday with the pastor, flov. J. W. Downey, sssisti'd by Rev. C. I.. Dowel I of Wake Forest. Services will be held at 3 o'clock In the jaftcrnboft and at K o'clock in the dally throughout this week and probably for part of next week. Members are urged and the pub lic la Invited to attend the ser ; vices. Rev. Mr. Howell Is a veteran No(rth Carolina preacher, hnvlng been In the ministry since 1**4. and has done some of the most ef |f?-ctlve evangelistic work In the Stats. Coming over to Fllzabeth City Tuesday, Mr. Dnwell and Mr. Downey met Hob I'eele at The Ad vance office Just preparing to pack ito leave on the Norfolk bus. In order to be with his old frlsnd and co-worker In the ministry of 40 y?ars ago, for a day. Mr. Peele de layed his departure and accompan Pd him and Mr. Downey back to llclcroaa. i Mr. Peele and Mr. Downey have also been friends and co-workers for perhaps 20 yesrs. Jinlm> Sel<*et Maine After i !on>i<lrraliI?* I) e 1 ibera tiou and Many Mrrrhanli Preparing Participate IMUZK IS AWARDED'*' . M rn, 1 1. K. Williams of Siiulh Mill* (irts Five Dol lars* Promised By The vunee for IJe*t Name Saturday, August 28. and Mon day. August :10. will l>o Stretch Your-Dollar Days In Elizabeth City. This wan decided by the Judges In the contest to name Iho co-op erutlon bargain event to be staged here Saturday of tills week and Monday of m-xt, with more than a ncorc of merchants co-operating with the two newspapers In an ef fort to present an array of bar gains that will make it worth while for folks far and near to do their trading in III Ira both City on those two days. The Advance received a number of suggestions for a name for this late summer bargain festival, and the judges found it difficult to agree upon any one of them. The prize of |.ri was finally awarded to Mrs. 1). E. Williams of South Mills, though her suggestion was slightly modified to meet the de mand for a short catchy name that looks well In print aud slips oft tho tongue with ease. The names were typewritten, with the sender's name omitted, .and presented to tho Judges for. ! their Individual consideration. The i Judges were Cam W. Mellck, J. C. Sawyer ami Victor Meek ins. | Now that tin days are properly named, the merchants are getting their bargains ready, and writing I their advertisements to appefcr in Elizabeth City's newspapers to tell the shopping public where to {trade on Saturday and Monday | in order to stretch their dollars so that they will buy a great dent 'more than dollars are in the hsbtt lor buying nowadays. indications now are that the {merchants participating In the ^jarguln offerings will make Elis abeth City's first Stretch-Your I Dollar Days all that the name Im plies. J "We are not going to advertise just the name old reduced prices 'that we usually advertise st the ,cnd of the summer season," said W. C. Sawyer, for Instance, apeak llng for the firm of Weeks ? Saw yer. "Wo art? not going to adver tise straw hatfl at half price, nor try to make St retch -You r-DollaiP Idays merely an opportunity to uo- , I load out-of-season inorchtndMj | What we propose is to take sotnA i line or wanted merchandise ana I known value and, for these two Idays only, to make prices on thee* | K<>odx that will uiean an actual; I loss to us but a loss which we >aie williim to litk'- In order to CO- I i opera t e with our fellow merchants1 In making It really worth while for our friends to come to Ellia : bet h City on those two days." .-^j i Mr. Sawyer Is quoted became he {happened to express himself In the presence of an Advance reporter, but his attitude is the one thai the newspapers have sought to foster among alt who offer Stretch-Your Dollar barns Ins. Every merchant participating may make what re duet Ions he pleases throughout his stock, but he Is expected to reaturc at leant one special (hat Is . ho decidedly out or the ordinary, that, with more than a score of , merchants participating In the1 event, no family In all Elisabeth City's trade territory can afford ,to Vail to he represented In the St retch* Your-Dollar Days crowds that throng the city's street# nest Saturday and Monday. Merchants who will co-operaU in the Stretch- Your-Dollar Days by offering extraordinary bargains are: ? Jtrlghf Jewelry Company. | Clarence Held. j W. Shannonhouse A Son. T W. Williams it Son, ? p. W Mellck Co. , l>. T. Singleton, Spence-llollowoll Co. E. J. Cohoon Company. M. I?elgh Sheep Co. Mitchell's Dept. Store UHkfrta ...,J ; M. C. Love. Overman & Stevenson. 1 C. 11. Ives & Company. I (lallop ? Toxey. Louis Sellg Weeks Sl Sawyer Qulnn Furniture Co. I Albemarle Pharmacy ; Aydlett Hardware Co. . Owens Shoe Company i T. T. Turner A Co.* , Auto it Cms Engine Workg Met 'a be * tlrlce M. CI. Morrlsette, Carrot? Hardware Co. C M Williams. M Apothecary Shop. Standard Pharmacy. , , (XITTOK MAKKNT New York. Aug. 24. Spot cot ton closed quiet, middling 11,00. Points unchanged; Futures, clos ing bid: Oct 17.70, Dec 17.7S, Jan IT. 71, Mar. 17. td. May 19.11.
The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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Aug. 24, 1926, edition 1
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