North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XVI. FINAL EDITION. , , ELIZABETH CITY. NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENINC, SEPTEMBER 25, 192G. SIX PACES. NO. 22^ CAROLINA BOOTH ATTRACTS MANY AT THE SESQUI Negrofs Wlm Have Goni North Among Those In terested in What This State lias Done FKOM I KANCK KM) Wants to Know All Ahout . Good Itoads mill Progretts of Stale in Agricultural Affairs the II Sir Walter Hotel, italeiKli. Sept. 26. ? "They tell in. that North! Carolina has made more progress In the past live years than any, other State in die i'nion, and I want some Inroriiiation about it to 1 send a friend in Toledo. Ohio, who s declares ho is going *.o locate there," said Williaiu F. Turner, an lilorut y of Ada,. Ohio, as he I entered the North Carolina hooth j at the SeKqui-Ceiitennial. "And. i listen," he added, "froiu wliut I can hear, that is the place for u real American to go. They say i you have a population that is pruc- 1 tlcallv 1 00 per cent American. The Industrial fame of your State has j spread far and wide, and, as to. your good roads program ? well, ' It's a settled fact that that alone would toe sufficient to put North Ofcrollna on the map." Of course, the personnel of the North Carolina hooth agreed and furnished the Ohio visitor with the material he wanted. Just then, there entered the booth a negro, who said he was "Mack G. Brown, now living In j Brooklyn. New York, hut a native- 1 born Ifcii lit Carolinian and proud of if." "How long have you lived in New York State?" he was asked. "Twenty-five years." was his re ply, "but I was born and raised In Greenville and worked for Doc tor James down there, God Mews hlia. I read everything I can And about , North Carolina and am proud of my home State ? proud of what they are doing for my race down there. One or the biggest negro organizations in New York City Is called the Sons and Daugh ters of North Carolina. They do a lot for the oolorcd folks, but they have not had to do much for 'North Carolina negroes because they don't ueed It. There don't Any of them get In trouble and i^ost of them are Industrious and _,ve their money. I read, the ar ticle in the New York Times about North Carolina's educational ad vancement and showed It to a lot Of my colored neighbors." Mack was given some literature t6 take home to his folks. Then, there came along a man from France. He heard of North Carolina's progress, espe cially the good roads. It was ex plained to him how North Caro lina had spent nearly, or quite, a hundred million dollar on good roads, Federal aid included. He was also advised of the fact that agriculturally North Carolina is ?capable of producing anything that can be rained In the North Temperate Zone ? how It leads the country In numerous crop* and how Its farmers make the millions on cotton, tobacco, corn and oth er staples, how they ship millions of dollars" worth of truck to all parts of the North and East. He was given literature and shown pictures and charts to back up all the claims that were made. He pronounced .North Carolina's e xhi bit vsry instructive and took a bundle of illustrsted phamphh ts to send home. ? J. T. Evans, for the past twen ty-fire years a resident of Mary land. came bringing his young daughter to see the State exhibit. I He Is a native of Alleghany Coun ty. "Sure, up there in Governor Doiifthton'* cdnntry.' said another Nofth Carolinian In thk? booth. "Yes," he replied, "his wife is my ^fousin, Tea, I am a North Caro JWnlan and proud of It. I will nev get the tar off my heels." And so they Come and go. day after day. The Sesqul, which has been a little alow in hitting its stride. Is now picking up. Th?- ' Crowd last Sunday wan one of tho b??*t that has up to that time vis ited the big liberty show and In- ' dlcatlons point to an up-grade : from now on. The "home own" papers In the/ North Carolina booths constitute a feature. These papers are read by* many native sons and dsughtersj daUr Many express a desire for papers which so far have not beem sent up. The suggestion was made that the managements of all North Carolina dallies would dr> well to send copies during th? Kesqul to the North Carollnra booth. The correct sddress la-^ North Carolina Exhibit. Building1 No. S. Resqiil-Centennlal Groun-ds. Philadelphia. j L As has been pointed out. Ithe North Carolina exhibit Is I n t ? n.<|. d to be a clearing house for It^ifor ptlon about North Car/'illna. _ndredn of phamphlets a rtf tak awsy by visitors every di?y. it interesting and grstlfylnw, as to note that scores of/peopln . Visit the exhibit Alri mlv I many of them in detail, of j|ress the Stat* tyfcs msde fitttljr. In road-bvflildlng. In lira and atony outlier lines. Washington, N. C, Boatman Slays Chief Of Police Washington, X. S?'|rt. 2.^. ? H. L. DeUingcr. chief of po 1 Um*. who nliot si ml instantly killctl lien- ((winy by Phil more Wright, boatman. mm lie Mtepped from Ills automobile to arrewt Wright on a charge of drunk* enuefui. After t lie shooting. Wright took the chiefs pUtol ami ran into n private resilience. Ah |m> I Icemcn were surrounding tiw residence, the boatman com mit tc?| suicide by NhootluK him self. This Festive Board Had Full Right To Groan ! Twenty Elizabeth City atlor I neys. Judge It. A. Nunn. of Su perior Court, and other invited 1 guests making a combined tot 1 of 1 CS. assembled about a groaning festive board at the home of W. I. Halstead. well known South Mills attorney. Thursday night -In celebration of Mr. Halstead'* blrthduy ? he doesn't say which. hi the first line of defense j against the hungry multitude, Mr. Halstead and his wife diew up a platoon of fourteen tender spring [chickens, flanked by a 25-pound country ham. These are said to have suffered terrific losses under the attack, but are credited with | having finally halted It, with ev erybody feasted to repletion. There were also other delectable 'eatables iu the profusion and tas j tlness that have inade Mr. Hal ! stead's annual birthday parties i Increasingly popular these last j few years. The members of the Elizabeth City bar brought along an attrac tive birthday present in the form of a handsome brief case, which was presented by Attorney E. F. Aydlett, in a brief address In keep ing with the occasion and the re cipient. Among out-of-State gue?U at the n. C_ Hosier and J., Harry Halstead, Norfolk attor neys, the latter a brother of the host: C. L. Halstead. another brother, and J. W. Taylor. The last named two also were from J Norfolk. To add the essential | touch of charm to the occasion. | there were a number of the- most ! attractive girls and young women i that the section could offpr. CAMDEN WOMEN GO TO AHOSKIE (lull l'lun* to Attend Dis trict Meeting One Hun dred Per Cent Strong Camden, Sept. 25 ? Tho Camden Woman's Club met at the court house Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The club hopes to 'have a regular meeting place in t h ?r Masonic Hall, in tho near fu ture. A letter was read from Mrs. E. F. Corhell, district president, urg ing 100 per cent attendance at the district meeting which Is at Ahos klo. September 28. The club will report every mem ber with dues paid to date, and r?c per capita member sent to Mrs. Nixon, secretary for the sixteenth 'district. Mrs. T. S. Robertson was 'appointed 'delegate to read the re port. Plans were discussed to help start a library fund for the new school. The treasurer reported $181. fix. in hand at the last meet ing. The club Is selling flavoring f<?r whl<*h they expect to realize a neat little sum. Officers elected for the coming year were as follows: president, i Mrs. I'. W. Stevens; vice president, Mrs. C. T. Tarklngton: secretary,1 /Mrs. Spencer Stevens; treasurer, >Miss Essie Ferebee. I Delightful refreshments were I served by the hostesses for this ' quarter. IIODIKS THREE MEN BROUGHT FROM MINE Iron wood. Mich., Sept. 2ft ? The bodies of three men, occupants of j a ca*o In Pabst Mine of the Oliv er Iron Mining Company, when It hurtled to the bottom of the shaft i Friday beneath tons of rock, were j recovered today. Searchers then turned to extrl- j eating 32 men Imprisoned on the eighth level. COTTON MARKET New York. Sept. 2ft. ? Cotton, futures opeped today at the fol- , lowing levels: Oct. 14.92. Dec. | 14.91. Jan 1ft. Oft. March 1ft. 29. May lft.R0 New York. Sept. 2ft. ? flpot cot ton closed quiet, middling 1ft. 2ft. a decline of 10 points. Futures, closing hid: Oct. 14 ?*. Dec 14 84. Jan 14.93, March lft. 71, May lft.Sl. The Boring la That Failed Dempscy is doinu moiu?? third- tottifl ln.rln in !??? s ltvtt Tuuin y li:i? hint Mork?il Willi hit* rl?sh?. and Is Juki atjout lo straight. -ii liim up with >i Mr. - . y "'f FIRST OPERA IN JAZZ PRESENTED OCTOBER FOURTH M usic liy Frank Hurl inn ami the Play Pari By tin j Author of "What Price Glory" ' NEGROES IN CAST llj HKKTItAM <i. 7,1 1. MK.lt (C?ayri?ht. IU/5. By Til* AImxii New York. Sept. 25 ? Thai d?-ep bay I dk in the Broadway Theatri cal district may mil all be raA&dlf" by tho hounds of jazz growling i" defiance at the blistering' jibes of Krnest Newman, the noted Lon don music critic, whose recent at tack ot| American jazz tunes made many hides and scalps bristle on thin itidiL.of the Atlanlifla.- t~ What the well known jazz hound* may be heralding, they any along Broadway Ik the approach ing presentation In New York ??t "The first All-Amerl< an Opera"! or. as the producer, Arthur Hop-, kins, puts It. "a native opera with Jazz." This Jazz opera. "Deep II Ivor", bad Its first performance this week in Philadelphia and was re ceived with enthusiastic approval. , The critics called It highly orlgi nal in form and predicted Its sue 'cess. The production will open in ,New York on October 4. The score of this unique crea tion Is by Frank llarllng. the. young llostonlan whose "Jay./, grand opera," entitled "A light from St. Agnes," caused such a furore last wiuter when presented by the Chicago Civic Opera Com pany. and the play part is by Lau rence Stalling*. the ex-Marine whose war play, "what price . Olory," deeply stirred the theater 'going public. "Deep Hlver" Is strictly simon pure American in theme and exe cution. All the personages c??n , rented are Americans and the lo cale'of the piece Is laid In the New I Orleans of the middle thirties. The "music drama." as some of tie highbrows term It. deals with cer tain peculiar social customs held by the Creole dandles of the early part of the last century. Theft] are several negroes In the cast and many of the tapes recall the i spirit of the negro music. Mr. Harllng is a vigorous pro ponent of Jazx rhythm as a factor in flue music and he uses thin new "beat" In "Deep Itiver," though he does so only as a means of illustrating charact-r and Incident. The first act la frankly melo drama, mostly spoken dialogue, with musical numbers which do not follow the operatic style in aria, but are chiefly songs of an elaborate character and with , elaborate orcheatration. The grand opera atmosphere and construction are most appar ent In the second act. it constat* I of a long ensemble with solo*. I duets and trios, and built chiefly on three motifs, a spiritual - 1 1 k ?? melody, a frankly Jazz them<?. and | a vigorous tune showing largely the influence of the negro music. ; [The third act reverts to melo drama, with musical number-1 which Incline to melody and Hah | orate orchestration like In the > first act. The handling of the, | chorus Is said lo be one of t h ?? ( strongest feature* of the work i This orchestration Is heavy; throughout, but the scoring la! very original in Ha departure* from the accepted operatic orfhes tratlon. j PLE.YTY POT ITOt'S lil T POOH PKH.ES "Win u *%? ? i't wrrc hiiiiKm^ phmI money wo luul no s?lil J. A. Lttrh field of Poplar lliamh, ntio h.is lii the ril.v Friday. xve have plenty of |H)!ii!tNw ntul !!???> mi- wort it ? no ihiiiioy. I (lug a ft'H liii.ih'lN ill" oilier tiny ami when I (jot m> ? -heck for i Item this morning;, it was Just' Moo. When I had |Ktii) for my harrHft I ha<l Nil left to pay my help off Willi. Mr. Litehflehl attribute* ilie )M?i?r *????!> nop in if** dry unit Inr. "When Hit- rain lanii' on in late ftlliittlier," lio ?aiil. "tin' potatoes to-' ami tliK^rnnail is them now Ihij wi- rail i.ci no money for I J will. Mr. I t <-lif i?-|? I nan horn In Poplar Itram h ami mov?il to Norfolk aft a young man, hut when lii-? Imiv was II! years olil. In' iiiovi il bark lo I In* ei.unti). feeling that il was I in- pljiri- to rain* a hoy. "A rotinir> l?o> knows mini' than a ?ii> !?<?>, " n;i,\m l.iteli field SU4*ol> . i i Nations Must Fay Their Bad Debts lt> .IOIIN 4?l \TIIKU 4fl??yriu?tt. IWfi. By Th. Advaac*) l<nnilon. Sept. i* r? Di'fanliiiiM states which (i\V)' air>-;in to the l/iftu'.ic ot N'iitimi.s Irate ' . i v?> it an explanation of t.!i?-ir d-linipiemy. hut llritlsh opinion feels that aouicthinv strong j nhould l?- ddhc tonifll.e them pay up. IP can*** of the hnil debta of China ami sev eral South Alii?*i|can slates. I?nK land'a quoin Inward mo I n I t? nance <.f tin* I,i-hj;uc I.-; Rlcadliy mount ing, to the diseoncei (rn<nt of the I Irif i?h lax payer. Statistics available in London today show that i'.triauin iiwck the i-cafcin about 20.O00 gn|<| franc*. Honduma 130,000; Nicaragua, 1 tO.OOn. I loli via 330.000. ivru l.liiO.OOO, and < ! ina 4, 670. 000. The explanation* accompanying tbeae fltiurvs are ?|iioted by lhe| KiikIIi-Ii pr? as Willi trim hilarity.! Neither llofidura.* nor Nicaraufiua has over pah! a penny lo Uh ( Mftftue. Nicaragua's explanation states its ardent desire lo pay. coupled with recrels. that the country at piesent i?? flat broke.! Koiidiiraa and Peru never have done anything toward paying t h ? I r arrears, oxr.pt to acknowledge promptly and couiteoualy on cm hoMNod utallbnery Ibe f^-aitur'a an nual dun*. ('hina Mate.-, in explanation Ihnt pile would -have b??n able In pay If Ihe Lenviie had "appro\?d th" customa reform*. ' adiiluK Hint her iQdebtcdni Ha "was due to force of, circumstances only.' Kvrn the most faithful pro- ; Leauuer* it ? nomewhat perturbed at these statements. tint. r. i>. in , to NVwUndi Sept 2f> Mr*. Thom as l? Jones died at her home Thumday morning at about 2 ?>a o'clock. fjho Wai 111 only a few day* and death wan canned h>* ery sipelas of the face. Mr*. Jonc* was forty one yearn of a*?. She la' Rortlvd by her husband and right children:: MImm fCula an?l Irene Inncfl, Mr-*. Alton Spenca, 'Kv rotl.' fflcmclh. C'nr.tisr Rupcrl and fCti - dolpb sh? i t al?o ntirvlvad bv her, parent*. Mr. and Mm. Henry Kaa-J on, of South Mills, and a aialar. i Mrn. A. F. Stafford. BRICK PROMISED SECOND WARD IN CITY'S PROGRAM ( Vdar Slrrrl lo Have Fir*| ami C.ol?* nial Aviinm Second, from Roail lo Axli KK^UKST IS DKMKI) A decision lo uxe additloual sur plus brick accruing from this re laying ?>f streets here on Cedar I hi r '*'t. j nil if enough urc left, on ^'al.iniMl nvfnuf from Itoad to A*h. 1 w.im reached by the l ily Council in ? failed si'HMion <11 the offices of. I Ciiy Mauaei-r Ferebee jrwtordiy i afternoon at 5:Su o'clock. ? I A delegation of Kast CyiirMn' si ree l residents headed by S. S. Iturisss (i|i|H'urcil before the Coun cil anil asked that brick be laid oil I it ii I part of She street, inas much as hrick were to be im?mI on Wen j Cypress. Mayor McCabe ex- i | plained Ibat It was unlikely that ?| there would be sufficient extra I brick for Kast Cypress, and the jdeleKatloil left Willi the llllder : standing that. If iherp proved to he enough. Ka> I Cypres* would he 'given .first consideration. lu discussing the mailer. Mayor McCahe stated thin l.'t.uoo hrb-k had been allotcd the First Ward, | exclusive of Cedar street anil Co lonial avenue, as agaiiiHt -I.Ouft to Ihe Second Ward, and the appor tllonmenl of the added brick lo ? these latter ihoiout-.hfjrcH, the.1 Council was undirtaklug lo equal ize the distribution. as far us was I practicable. City Manager Fere bee lold Ihe Council that llnnier street, an im portaiit link between the Riverside section and the remainder of the} the city. especially when the Charles Creek bridge could not he used, should come In for consid eration if fundi) were available. Th- city fathers decided, however, that it would be better to deter mine how far Ihe funds were no- ' i UK before uudertakiiiK additional ' projects. North Itoad street will be com-' , pb ted today or Monday, barring I unforeseen obstacles. City Mana g< r staled nfte.- the nicotinic, and i Will be opened l*? traffic by the op- ; enltig day of the Crenter Albe- J 1 marie District Fair, Tuesday, Or- ' | tober f?. South Itoad street was1 opened Thursday. In this connection, and in an- 1 swer to criticism from many sour ces. Mr. Fere bee stated I ha; North 1 Koad was the only street blocked lo I raffle ?t present. In i oiu merit iii k on the request of the Kits! Cypress delfgitlon for, brick. Mr. Ferebee recalled that.' when th" city authorities first be- 1 Kan apportioning the overplus re- : suit lug from re laying op???uinns, 'nobody wanted them. Afler hav- ' Inn seen the result when asphalt was ii seil as a filler, everybody ' wants them, he declared. All ihe. re laid brick streets are grouted I with asphalt. giving a much ( smoother driving surface and , far greater freedom from noise. MRALT\ MOKTCAGE CONCKfltN HANKKI PT N? w York, Sept. 26.-? -Involun- | tary petitions In bankruptcy Were I Med in Federal Court today i against O. I. Miller and Company. | Incorporated, a realty mortgage; concern and Investment hanking i corporation of OeorKlt subsidiary. ( The Miller company recently was I placed In equity receivership of-,i fer a voluntary petition in bank* , I ruptcy Dad been liled. FEW FIREWORKS IN THIS TERM OF SUPERIOR COURT >?hiiIht ?f vorc.- Arlioih ll.'ar.l; l.il lit' tin Do.'k.'l ??l ( I'll Mil' llll.'l".'*! IH.KTI CVSE IT lluiif! Jlir> ill l'rii?|irrl ill a loiiili'iiiiiutiini S ii i I Itroiichl liy * lit y in < ???? iii'rlion willi IVw Slrerl All l-M'l'plllMKlllV lul'H1' HUUIIWT til' divorce ruses, and a number ol actions f..r debt collection. logelh ?.| with M'vi-ral minor il.im.ru suli*. consliluied the 1*? which passed through H??* mill 1,1 11,1 wirk'n cl\ il I i*i iii ol Sup. rh.i r?iirl, which <? !?>:?? <1 lore Satin* tlay. Judge It- A. Sun.i. N? w Item. pr? sided. In | hi i ii t of public Interest. t in outstanding case of the w?ek waa ;i COIIldvllllltttlilll (? r o c e ? d ' " V brought by the city ??f ,:U/"hVV' City against A. L. Aydlett. ef thl* oily, in connection Willi construc, t ion of u now street along a r,H'' in. r drainage canal pawl I In* end of tin- now Kllxaheth t it> High School. Thin case wriil in tin- Jury Friday morning ai ll:3? oVlock. and lw? verdlci hail been reached up '*> Saturday. A iv port, from an a|?t?? r?-?ill> lautheiitic *o? rev was that tin members of tho Jury favored giv ing Mr. Aydlelt $200 damages; I hat olio hold out for $5?0; ami that tho twelfth man Insisted on a vim diet of nothing. Iioldlnn that ill.- property In question had l?oeu benefitted sufficiently to offset tin1 ri'latively Hinall loss of frontage ? mailed In cutting ilie street. In all, ten divorces were grant i<l, of which seven were on sta tutory grounds, and throe on the hasls of live years' separation. Those on tho former ground* wi n-: Charles ii. Twiiord vs. Ala iiiniit Twlford; Alice Davis v*. W 1 1-' Davis; Matthew Sprulll vs. su Hie Sprulll. Jessie Hawkins vs. ! Clinton Hawkins; Mary Crank vs John Crank; John K. Sawyer vs Louie Sawyer; and J. M. I*erry vs Cora Perry. TIhmo on the lattei K rounds were: John Ullle vs Jane Little; Nellie Hoger* vs, Henry llogers; and P. K. Little vs, M"hf i''ii"a"tlon by !.. I.. Wlnd.-i anil C. I'. Willi"', rial .'iUat.' dral ors. against W. II. C. Jarvls, for collection of commissions alleged to he due. the plaintiffs were awarded a Judgment of $676 with interest. W. II. Weatlierly *. Company i ecelved Judgment of $17 S!l against IL H. Koelmck. An action hy C. C. Syuioiids against David S. Davis, entailing a minor piopei'ty claim, was decided In fa vor of tin* defendants. An action hv J IL Williams against 11. C. Gallop and J. 11. Owens wa* non suited. . . t In a suit hy W. A. Pinner, re ceiver for T. A. Coinmander * Son. against D. Ilundy. an ad just ment was leached whereby the plaintiff was awarded a Judgment of $139.28, plus Interest. W. A. Ilrlck received Judgment In the amount of $1,024.36 and Intel em in ii suit against L. S. i'arkersoii. 1 1 j. p. Sample, receiver fOr the Farmers Ginning ?r Produce Com pany, won a Judgment of $27 1. GO In an nction against Luther M. Owens, and the Norfolk Southein liallroad was awarded a claim aganlst Jennette llrothers Com pany for $69.70. representing an alleged iinder-charge on freight. Dr. John Sallha, local surgeon, was granted a claim of $600 against the Norfolk Southern for professional services. An action hy William Cole auiiiiiHt T. J. Markhani, local at torney, was ordered stricken from i ii.- docket by reason of an adjust ment having been reached. In a carte by the Farmers C. inning At Produce Company against the Mountain Hoed Potato Crow era Association, the court ordered that the plaintiffs recover damage*, ami directed that the amount thus due t,? determined by a Jury at the next civil term. In an action by H. F. Sninple. receiver for the Farmers Ginning K Produce Company, against W. F. Lenry. Judge Nunn wan In formed that the matter* at Issue had been adjusted, and directed that U he dropped from the dock The defendant* submitted to a Judgment In a case In which the Norfolk Southern Railroad brought suit against Broclc ft Scott Produce Company, of this rlty, for a small freight under charge. A series of cases Involving the defunct Spencer Walker Company, it rid scheduled for this term, did not come tip for trial. Those in which the company nought to col lect stock subscription* alleged to he due were continued, as also wan one in which VS. F. Spencer wa* a defendant. An action by (he First k Citizens National llank against K. M. Walker wa< ?d Justed through a new note be ing given the bank by Mr. Walker. A suit by Hwlft k Company igalnst Brock & S?" Produce Company was -set tied by consent, the defendants agreeing to a Judg ment of $69,661 ?? under eondM Hon that execution In* postponed to August 1, 1927. n:n o\ i km) tor s/;i /;\ mom n v oi l) i\i t\i ii i xi.s si: 1 1 Scpl. U.V .1 1 ?>???? (?n**dintii. | In* liidi' months* <>|i| daughter or Mr*. V. I''. t ?ri'Nluiiii of I'ltniop*.. mho found dead sui|M'iuln| l?> li?*r lu rk from I In* h--adpi?'<-<* of the rot on u hit Ii sin- li.nl Ix-fii li'ft l>lnu for a lew moment* early I'l ida> morning. l>ealli nas due eit lu-r in a broken n?*<?k or In oliMiiciil.iliini. Mr*, (ih^lmni, mIio formerly Mix-. I l?-l?-n Smith of this foiii m ii nil > . mriviil li?n? Monday to lx? ill I In* bedside of lier grand niolli?*r, Mr>?. I. |? (.n jiin , who In ill. i'rlduy inurniug, while Mr*, (in'kliaiii uais In the dining room mIiIi i|i?> (injury family .il breakfast. tin* l?nl>\ got ln*r head hung Im-iwi tii ||i?* iroHH* rod ami I In* i urved lop of I In* headpiece of l la* rot, (In* little IhhI> fi*ll nvrr I la* shir m*\l the wall and I In- child died appar ently without an otitrry. \. I-!. hmliam, father of tin* rlillil, h lio in principal of tin* rim-lop,. Hitch Srliool and who Ma* a teacher in (In* Sliiloli IIIkIi Si *tiool Iwfort' Ids mar* Iriage, was inimedlntel v imti fh*d of (ha incident by tele graph and arrived in firegory | a| 5 o'clock I'rlday afternoon, having imidr l In- trip from I. lklii?'to|Ht hy aiitoinoldlr. Tin* L?od\ wan takrn to lieu I la\ill?>, Mr. tin-slui ill's old home, for hurial Saturday morning and funeral Hcrvlrc* lire to Im* roinlurtrd tlicre at 4 o'rlork this afternoon. The rutin* community of (Gregory wan shocked and *nd dened I?y thr tragi1' arc Idcnt. Many Pigs Excited As Contestants I Try Prowess Such enticement as they never : heard Ih coming the way of Iho1 : porker* of the Albemarle District' these day*. as their owners prac tice asHlduonsly in preparation for the first hog calling eon tent In the section, lo be held uh a fea ture of the (IrontyvAlbenuirle District Pair her*.' 'If Ir will begin Tuesday week. October f>. j and will do?e the following Sat-: ! unlay night. Many entrants In the swine al luring com pet it Ion ?are in prospect. . according to County Agent ( ? . W. j Falls, of rasquotank. who Is handling this and many other phases of the fulr events. Mr. j Falls reportH having henrd persla- | tent rumors that, an some of the! practicing hog callers develop their technique, ihey are finding that their herds are Increasing up- t preclnhly in size. Where thse added porkers are coming from Ih enshrouded In mystery, though a clue has been gained from hews that other swine grower*, not so adept at calling their*, declare (hat their hogs are breaking wildly from their pas ture* in eager quest of the source ' of the niellifluouy calls. It Is re ported that hwIiio across the line in nearby Virginia counties are In a slate of restive excitement, a* echoing* of the enticing Hiiminons reach them. The hog calling contest 1* to lie held Wednesday. October 6. with a possibility of a run-off event lat er In the week, in the event of a tie. Optimism Prevails Again In Florida MJ.unl. Si-pt. SR.- ? ftehaMIHa t Ion i<?ok renewed Im petti* through Florida'* hurricane area today, a wwk after t h<* deva*tat i n k *iorm. with fear* of famine, pent ileum nnd riot* allayed, i An optimiHtlc spirit prevailed for (he moat part with the belief widespread that prosperity will re" turn in the* en*nina few month*. Store* and hu*ine** hotmea, many with *halterad Window* and craxhfld front*. have opened to diHpoMP of depicted stock* and par tially mined merchandise. The threat of typhoid hn* passed with Improvement ' In *an itatlon and belter water supply In the *trlcken cltle*. yiiKKN MAHIK IS IX? Visit tiiis state Sir Walter Hot* I, U;i if! ^ ti , Kept. 2.1. A formal Invitation will probably !><? ektend?*d to Queen Marie of Hiituanln and her official party to vlalt North Carolina by Governor A. W. Mclean. although he tin k ii I r " a <) y extended an In formal Invitation to her In hehalf of the pfoplt of the State. How ever, thla formal Invitation la l?e Ina poalponed temporarily pend ing mor?' Information na to her plana from the Rumanian chaw d'affalr* In Washington. with whom Governor McLean In In com munication. It baa already been announced that Queen Maile In tends to lnclud< North Carolina In her Itinerary. BEGIN WEAKEN ON MATTER OF TAX REDUCTION Sign* Tlial Serrelary Mel lon Would l.ikc to Kevite : Tax Kill Itrgardlew of I'olilii- '1 TO BKAT DEMOCRATS 1 ? ? M ? Some in AtlminiHlralioB t lliri'lm Are iu Favor of . Ilcalinii the Minority < I'orly to ll lly ll.tVII) I.AWKEXCE (Coryrigi.t. IW?. B? Tn. i Washington, Sept. 2& ? There 1* j beginning to he u Utile wuakenlaft j in administration circles on tha I subject of the opportune moment lo make the next tax reduction* There are sigus that Secretary Mellon of the Treasury ixjpmrt- ! meut won lit like to have Ukn.tAS ' hill revised at the earliest possible moment irrespective of the polit->. leal situation involved. There ere others now in the administration circle who are sayluK that perheye - it would he better politics for the I Republicans to got the Jump on the Democrats and come out for , a reduction in taxes affectlnff the., incomes earned during the caien- 1 dar year 1 !? 2 G and payable nest March. The truth In the situation le changing. What was said several weeks ago run hardly be taken Ae a criterion now that the latest fig urea on income tux receipts show * tiiat the surplus for the fiscal year enoiug next June niuy go as high US I3UO.UUO.OOO. Thin would Md almost un high as the surjlafl which formed the hauls for the] | last tax reduction. "?W The basic and fundamental fact | which is being brought out a* .tlUfc receipts are studied la that lb* j maxixmutn point of productivity,! In reducing tax rates haa by no j means beeu reached. At one time In considering surtax rates, for j example. Mr. Mellon remarket 1 that experts had said surtax rates could he reduced to an low as IW per cent und almost aa big a ret* enue obtained ab by the hlgbfiM rates. Mom* of the statistician* figured It out that ultimately a surtax of ton per cent could pre- j vail. All these theories are baaed on the notion that avoidance of In- I come taxes through legitimate) means has taken a great deal o t I revenue away from the Federal I government. A large part of the wealth eurned by the Amerloaa people ha-i le en going and Is Ing for Instance, into tax exempt securities. The vurlous state* sn$ inunlclpnllllrs however are to ? j large extent, economizing and are j no longer making the extravafl!fl&{ j expenditures which prompted some> of their borrowings of a few years ago when rates of Interest were attractive. In other woi'd*, us the tax xrutes on taxable- ItRj veslinenis come down and ae money grows more plentiful, tht tux exempt aecnrlllea do not offat us attractive yield as they did be- J fore to certain Investors. 1 capital has gone Into bualnww* exam pie, particularly coftat t Ion and manufacturing pi generally than was the cast - the tux rates took so much 6* profit from these entorprlsaa^ *\ The TreiiHury Department noted with Interest the return of i capital to the accustomed lines, ??? investment of pre-war yearaiAI^I Mi in niMi ?? tli.ui .hi v ill linr rlrcUtB Mtance la ronponnlble for the gument advanced (hat a nt III fat t her reduction In taxen would co? tlnue to yield a surplus for th] K??v? rnmcut over expenditure**^ If a HurpluM can be contlnAM then much of the controvert/ or er how It whall he applied ? whatlM er to public debt retirement or t%i rebate* -will be eliminated. U? douhtedly the effort of the admliti Intra! Ion will be to apply the aei tnx rate* to the Income ear**< during 1927 and payable 111 March. 192H even though a na? revenue bill were to be conalderM at the December Reunion of Co&j gre?a IIiIm v#>ar Inatead of a hence. The minority would Ini m lnt on application to the Income^ being earned during 19 26. Bui the significant development l| that the administration Ir begin* tilng to consider an earlier dat< for tax reduction than wae tM rano before the Kepflfiber recelpuj were analyred^ STRKET CAM STKIKE l!N ASIIKVIIJ.F. TOO V AKhi-vlllp. Sept. 25. ? Thlg ell wnH in Ihe throe* or an unexftf <?(1 ntrcpt car Mrlk* today ?? union men Including all cW^jfl tora and motormen of the QH Una I'dwit and Light C?ia?3| here fnllid to report for wor mornliiK. Sixty men walk* leaving 20 street c*r* and large hutPH with no on* to ato them. The walkout came a* a aurj to the company, official* aal^ Now crew* are l>??lng or gal to man the earn. It wan nald. *?-veral day* operative* have f making demanda for higher ' and negotiation* were und?r