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VOL. XVII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY. NOKTH CAROLINA. MONDAY KVKNINC, .MAY 2. 1!>J7. SIX PACKS. NO. 1??
Armies Of Men Fighting
Desperately As Flood's
Crest Passes Vicksburg
Torrents of Water Flowing
Through Four Oevawse*
Opfiinl l?y River Inun
date Oinoordia I'arisli
KISING STEADILY
Goes lip Tenth of Fool Ov
ernight at Viekshurjs, l>ue
to Water* Flowing into
Mississippi Thru Y uzoo
Now Orleans. May 2.? lAIM
With lh? flood crejrt of the Mis
sissippi moving past Vlcksburg t?
j flay armies of moil were fighting
' desperately to raise and strength
en the levee* along ll?'' wide front
from tin- mouth of the Ited lttver
to New Orleans. were record stam
en are forecast between May ??
and 18.
Meanwhile torrents of wait r
flowing through four erevasses
opened by the river yesterday.
South of Vidalia and opposite
Natchet, were completing the in
undation of Concordia Parish in
East Central Louisiana, with the
prospect thai it would subtnergt
parts of four adjoining parishes.
The flood along the Yazo" .
Mississippi also was spreading
eastward, but a somewhat impro\
fed situation was reported in South
eastern Arkansas with u Kansas
river slowl/ falling and the flo ?d
waters through three breaks mov
ing rapidly over into Northern
Louisiana.
There was no change In the an
nation at New Orleans, the river
guafse standin ^stationary at 20. ?
iteet. due engineers said to the
rapid (low of water through the
artiftcti/1 crevasse at Caernavan.
ir> miles South. which still was
1>elng widened today Ijy Hie ???' U1
more dynamite.
,y ot;ii?ment issued during tut'
luieiiiiuu III nil' Wnilll-r bureau
Laid the liver here would clinnne
Very little or tall slowly during the
i tiext tew days. Before tho Caernar
L yon crevasse was created u steady
Vise here was predicted.
? The river was rising steadily at
k'licksburg. going up four tenths
.iif a foot overnight due to the wa
Icrs from the Slops
break. Nortlr of Greenville, flow;
lug hark inlo the Mississippi
through the Yazoo.
North Carol Inn Helps
Raleigh. May 2. t A I' > The
State of North Carolina loday
rushed two doctors and u sanitary
engineer to Memphis.
to aid the lied Cross in its flood
relief work. Antitoxins were a"?
rushed.
Authorization of tho aid was
the last official act of II- lloyl**
Rink, as Pardon Commissioner,
acting for (inventor Mrl.ean In his
absence from the State In New
York City. ,
t)r Charles O H Laughlngliouse.
State health officer, dispatched
Doctors It. A. Taylor and I'anl S
Carley. auit Sanitary Engineer "
1*, West. They will report in the
JKl Ford plant at Memphis,
s 'Send 25.000 C ' typhoid
"snixod. to.000 dlptberla and
tetanus antitoxin to Dr. tiarrison,
bltle Hock, and send 25.000 ty
phoid mixed to medical officers
Hod Cross. Memphis," John Mc
Mutlen. United Stales senior sur
geon. wired Dr. Laughlngliouse.
also asking dlspatoh of the three
men Dr. Laughlngliouse com
piled under authority from Mr
^ "The aftermath of the flood Is
luat beginning." Dr. Laughlng
liouse said. -That is the roost ?e
rious If less dramatic side Dis
ease waits sullenly In the wake of
the receding waters. That la the
ancle of 1 he situation which all
tieutlli officers will have to buttle
?itti. It will be a hitler batlle on
both allien." *
II.-.I Cross Needs More
Washington, May 2. (AP)-J
The. Hed Cross Missisnlppl rellel
fnfltt reached a total of l-.040.000
today. The first call was for
000.000 but relief agenclea believe
much more will be needed..
Contributions of IJ.12B.oo
have been made In Kasiern states;
II S93.000 In Mlddlestwest and
1418.000 on the Pacific Coast
The Teminder Is accounted tor h>
Insular and foreign contributions
? nd the lied Cross donations.
i Mnn|Nm<>r In Ino .>wl
/" N?w Orleans. May 2.? (Al?) ?
Iwtlpower bMimo th?> prt'domln
1 ?lit power Unlay a* th?> flood wat
Vra of the MlfwlMlppI xwrpt
through the lowland* of North
<*?at*rn Loulalana toward thf> June
tlom of the Red River and the
main at ream.
The cry for men rranundrd from
Delta Point tuiuthward an man
brought all hJa effort* into play In
the attempt to natrain the awlrl
Inf ?ea of muddy water. Already
It had burnt through the barrier*
four time* In I/OulHana to npn-iid
In a fan-al.aped ever widening arc
over the lowlanda to meet tli? rlx
InH flood of the Rt| Hirer.
While men fought deaperately
jr ? (Conttuned oiv pag# 1)
RE!) CROSS QUOTA
MUCH INCREASED
Total for Mood Kelicf Dou
blet! at Iii*lanre of
Secretary Hoover
U'.i May 2. --(AIM
On recommendations or Secretary
Hoover, the American lied Cross
today asked th?* people ?f the
United Staie* to contribute a niin-'
lmuni of Slti.ooo.otio to relieve
lilt' Mllfjetiim ill tile Mississippi
ltiver timid area.
The original Med (!ro<ot appeal
was fur $."?.ooo.ooo Therefore,
the latent request for aid ii? effect
doll Id* s ilit* quotas of t!i?' various
H?mI Ci'iiitf chapters throughout
tin' country.
Still \fii| SIHHI lli lr
Alio it i S-oo is still in sight in
tho Med Cross campaign here, 11a?*
itfv. A. II. Outlaw, Couniv wel
fare officer. announced %M?iiilay.
Mr. o!iihtw already had forward
ed $!M5. l? 10 thf tied Cross for
the hid<4?f th?- sufferers, and the
contribution:', reported up to noon
.Monday theieioiv made a total of
about Sl.l."?o collectetl for relief
purposes.
The city's original Red Cross
quota was $S7f?. Under the new
appeal doubling the amouift
sought, Kliza belli City's quoia will
hi* S1.7&0 leaving this city some
SH"o to collect.
Ila.veluill for Relief
Rocky Mount. May 2.?'(API ?
llaseball came to the aid of the
Mississippi flood sufferers in
liocky Moum today as lawyers,
hankers and mediants shed their
coats and prepared to stage a
rliiirit v bull?^111.. hi-UVMC'll till'
married men and the single men.
Admission pasteboard to the
game sponsored by civil organiza
tions of the city sold for a dollar
each, and all proceeds were to go
to the lied CroM flood relief fund.
Prior lo the game it was an
nounced by William C. Whitehead,
local Ited Cross chairman, I lint
Rocky Mount had exceeded its
quota of/31.n00 and with dona
tions continuing to come in and
the benefit baseball game on i:?|?
this afternoon the sum now in
hand expected to he materially In
croaseTt.
SWEEPING PROBE
GRAFT CHARGES
Guvi'riior Announces That
Rroad Investigation Will
Be Marie
Raleigh. May 2. -(API?Gov
ernor McLean, bark from a
month's absenct iu the North and
Middle West, said today he would
, authorize Attorney General I). G.
Itrummitt to conduct a sweeping
investigation of graft chants
against the State Hoard of Health.
The Governor's announcement
followed written request from the
Attorney General that he be per
mitted to conduct u broad Inves
tigation, not only of charges of
graft In the enforcement of the
sanitary privy law. but of charges
of "hardship. opprcHHion and ar
bitrariness" in the administration
iof the law.
Mr. Itrununltt was out of town
today and not expected back until
I Wednesday, but the Governor ar
ranged a conference to take place
[Immediately upon bis return to
outline the Investigation.
In announcing that he was
authorizing the inquiry. Governor
Mclean paid high tribute to the
work of the Health Department,
which he paid was known not only
in the State but throughout the
Nation.
I The charge* of graft originated
In the legislature apropos of a
Senate debate on nn amendment
to sanitary statutes. Dr. C. O'H.
I?aughlnghouse, State health offi
cer. demanded an investigation
which was ordered by the Gov
ernor. ?
I No one appeared to press the
charges and Mr. Ilrummitt noti
fied 4he Governor that he was
.without material with which to
proceed. This was not satisfac
tory to Dr. I*aughinghouse and he
suggested that persons alleged to
have uttered the graft charges be
subpoenaed and cross-examined.
His stand was backed by resolu
tions of the State Medical Sorlety
at Its annual meeting in Durham,
asking a full Investigation.
MIOHKIK KIWAMS <14 11
l .\ MIS8TWCL AT HKIITPOItn
Hertford. May 2. Tho Kiwnnln
Club of Ahonklo preaented a very
< nt? rtalnlni: mlnntnl revue hrre
on taut Friday n?Rht. the pfOCNdl
of which wore for I he education
of deserving fltudent* at Chowan
CAIIeae.
CE\ERIL HEALTH
CO\DITIf)!\S i.OOl)
THKOICIIOUT CITY
Health condition* in Eliza
beth City havi- Iwyn PXC(>|itioii>
ill.V L'OOll t Ill-It** lilSl fcW M?>i ItS.
accordinu to Dr. Zenas Peal
ing. city health officer, who
stated today that there hail
been marked abatement in an
epidemic* of measles and
whooping rough which rated
through the lai>- winter months.
Dr. I-Varing expressed the
opinion thut little more lllnetis
from the foregoing closcly af
filiated ills might be e\p?-Cted.
inasmuch as the epidemic ap
parently hatl about spent itself,
and with the opening-up of
warm spiilm weather.
The usual springtime admon
ition to screen against house
llles was niveil out by Dr. l-Var
ing. Tin- city health officer is
an inveterate enemy of ibis lit -
ftle household pest, blaming it
for tin- spread uf a limit it n<1 ?*
iif diseases nsu.illy prevalent
during tho - warm weather
months. He urged also th.it
breeding places of the fly In
watched carefully, and divest
ed uf danger by the application
of kerosene, bv cleaning the'ii
up. or by adequate screening.
Plot To Kidnap Heir
Is Checkmated By
Chicago Police
Chicago. May 2* ' ' 1 ^
.million dollar
ccived l>v a convicted iniird i r.
planned for execution by one? nf
iChlcago's most feared ..Inelu
bands and directed at a nlnc-j.nr
?>ld heir to a great fortune, has
been checkmated '?>' the ''' .
Henry J. (Mldgeti K-rtirk.??.
serving a nri.cn term for rob
bery wlill'- awaiting a new I'111
lor murder for wlilcl. he once ?un
sentenced to be banted. w.a t
-nan police say. wli? ?>lott?U tn
kidnaping. The intended victim
,?M John Shedd Schweppc. kun of
' Charles H Schweppc a brok< r.
and v.randnon of tbe lat?* Jobn "
r I ml i""' r"'j
?det.iii of ihe mot. nor wou... the*
name all the conspirators. rh
million dollars which police he
' |ii? vi1 to have been demand, d for
the boy's release was to have Mint
in part Into a ureal defense lund
,0Mrs.r"je??ie Mnlhall SattiKrtt.
I more recently known i?
1 Fernekes." according to Informa
tion in the possession of Chief ol
Defectives William o Connor was
one or tbe women acll>e In th<
plot. Mr. Schweppe Identified a
photograph of Mrs. t,, ?
.that Of a woman lie bad ?' "
'prowling about the grounds of his
'Lak*? For?*?t estate.
-Seven well known gunmen.
Were Involved, the pollce sn d a l
members of Hie band w"lr",k''J"
nancd two cabaret owners rectlil
ly ??d finally r",<, nV/nml
a reported i ran so in of
MANY MEMBERS A1<E
AI>UED IN kevival
,lnrx ^3^r^i.br" ;
'KtSSK
Church came to a aucceaaful close
^'"nnv-lli'rte new members were
.received upon profession in tti
church at the morning ?<-rv- as
result of the meeting. Ill silles
1 these quite a number came Into
1 the church by letter from other
3S e -s
E3??r^r?5
go about their work with renewed
|IO"l)r C M. Hawkins, who did the
nreachlnft at the aervlcea. won
! many frlends durW his l??
weeks' stay here
rot'it MiiuwiMM nvns
Wayneavllle. N. C.. May 2.
(API?Four buildings and tlieli
contents were practically
nntl the entire hualneas district ?
ibis town was threaten, d by
noo.ooo tire which
. fho greater portion of a ,,allv
'the east aide of Main street earl>
M?The buildings were the
Yiile I'ltarniacv; the Wayne.vllle
cdS; the Capitol Theater and the
| Princess Chain CHlMal ??**?
' ,NJt ItKIl IN
noeky Mount. May 2 -ia* ?
Victims of two s??d>T ? ;?;:
accidents were nursing Inlurtea in
Rocky Mount ?.o?pltal? today
J. II. Itaynnr. of Durham, r
celved a fractured ",,0",d
eral fractured rib. and
Internal Injuria *b??n Ibc nia
'chine which he was driving turn' '
over on the Wllaon highway. R?
norts received here were that h
attempted to pa?a |,)Kb
Mmt In cutting bark Into tnp niKn
w." bis machine got fro
his control and turned over.
Jlessle Melirlde. negro
ii;t^vrhe-*;.rT.? &
was riding turned over near bar
Ihom*.
ARMY AIRMEN BE
HONOR GUESTS AT
BOLLINC FIELD
llomr I roni I out: Joiirii4'\
South on \\ lii< Si Thr\
Bore I\1 l*l?Kti:i' ol (iuo.l
W ill from I iiil?>|l Slnlt*>
si;<:?:Kssm. ti?i?
I^mi^ Day* S|m ill l is in :
linl?*r Tropical Sun :ni I
<K*cr Siu?H-f!uppc<! Moun
tain^ I'a^K Jtilo Hist or)
V.*.:shin..to; Muv ? i M'
Tb?* Imi:. j<nirn- ?? ? T . rie*.
liifil wln? toni. 1111 word ? I \i*i
can fri>'ii?l.-!ii|i :? ;i?S nil! i??
Iialtoll* Mllllli ? I' I !??? I. M I . I'.' Il
-WM* ??? *?? --<?n4iu I* ?*?-l-m<*: ?l *1"
un ollirial Iioiiii roniin- at -I???ll:>i- -
Field Iht?? late I il.iv
A |?i ? ?t*i siiti r::ll!n i??r i?. i>i??r il
Wflcolll' Ml lli> ;?? 111 l?v l*f??
Cni'litliit' ami ??*Ji? ? hi li (io\<
in? in ufiii'i.iU iu? !11il? d 11 pr.?
pi ci of a iiiii 11 it ti?l* - if <*ii/.?'.
.Joining. Willi r>|M* nia'iv.of it
twenty or liion (Yntiai aii.I Soui -
.American Countries v>1 in ?
pr> xxitm gratitude to f!e- lilei ?
for a perilous Imii mici IiiI v?<\
ate. in spite i f il: lii'. ? . f I dy.
I .on: il:iv!> of fl>i!.-- i:i,iii-r t ? ? ?
pica I mil's. ov.-r Minw-capp? I
mount lilt: . iin|" OV!<-<! plaint* and
Jon^l?*-lik?? fnn hi iiow were III"
lory to I In' fljvw.
Ak their rcwnul tiny had tin
realisation of liavin. carii?U ioi
tin* lulled Si airs il* no pn>
claiming goodwill. il< sin* for con
tinui-d peace relation*, nf ?*i|iiiiltt>
for^ind with I In- m?;|i i lleptiblii-.
itif tin* South.
In tin- load (if tin* '-i.tr Loi-niir
Amphibian t'laiiew as llu-y fly Iron.
I?angley Field. Va . |u Washiuv
?lon, will Ik- Major Herbert A. I?ar
KUt*. who command-d tie* e\p?-di
tlon. Tin- rent of tin* |<ersouncl in
chides ru|itniiin Arthur II. McDan
I? 1 h and Ira ('. Faker mid Lieu
tenant* l!tiui:' <*. \Y hili-heud.
Charles Mck. Itohinsnii. Muir S
Falri-hlld. Jb-rk Thompson a*
'Leonard I>. \V?ddington.
Th?*v woro to i' ai ruinii.ii,.- d
il?y a i?pccirl military escort of
ship* carrying tin- Assistant Sec
retary of War Davison and \laj??r
1 General I'atriek, Chief ol tin*
Army Air Ser\lce.
Meanwhile. at I'.olllnt: Fi? Id. an
? elaborate reception awaited Ho hi.
S? cretarles K? Hois'; and I?:? vi ?*
of tln? War I>epartm? lit won* to h<*
the first to nre? t tln? flyers and
,Immediate))* conduct them to the
President's bo*: win rc the nation'!*
welcome was to I*** clven.
- Only a Hlnt-'lc remembrance nf
the 2n.nim tilth' Journey wax ex
pected to mar what otlu-rwlae van
prophesied to be a notable con
: elusion tj> an I in porta ill addition
to thi' country's air history the
loss ol two of th?- ?.oodwili f!>? rs
in a wreck at lluen?*s Aires.
HERTFORD SENDS
RED CROSS CHECK
(>o?l and \\ ill
(ii> on lo IJjiIm* Dim
Mr Amount
Hertford. May - With a quota
of for lt?*d Croii r? 1 l* f. Ilrrt
ford Ims already Kent rherlt for
$400 to I ho American lied Cro.s
/or flood relief, arid had rainH up
; to Saturday night $4 5.51 more.
(On .Sunday the lotal wan further
flwolled hy eontrihut ion* from I lie
' Meihodim ami lluptl:?t fhuri-hi"1,
{and tin* total amount HuhHt-rlned
hu? now reached approximately
$&on.
Ilovever. there will bend M up
:ln the effort to add lo the contrl
! hutlonn; and with Him annoiiure
j ment from Secretary lloover that
double the amount originally a -Wed
: for will be needed to take ' art* ??f
! rrllef work. Hertford will $?f? hh
for a total of $"?? before 'he
drive In done.
The urKetiry of I ho ple'a for In lp
left Utile time for orgaul/a'i'?n
and misfortune twle?\ lnterpo-?-d
to detract from the mom ntin ? ??f
the rnnvaH* for fund". Mm.
Charh** Ford Sumner |x ?haliro?u
of the lo'-al orx.iuir.uiion. hit; when
the call came she had fcfine t'l
Charlotte to he with her p.neut*
who were ulrk. Thin left .Mr*,
J?ouifl Nachman In rharRc, aiwl hot
week ithe had to leave town for a
Norfolk hospital with h?i ion.
Iletiry iN'a^mau. who had l>e? ii ne
riou?ly i?t?i i t'll hy a blow fr m a
ha*chall hat. I)r*plte the?M> ? ii< -im
fttanren. the other* worker*. Mrs
C. K. K in*.:. Mrs. K. K IM idy,
Mm. Hi.I'll, k Chapp. ll and Mr*.
IU>HM?'f ftriiiit have carried ?>n with
hlffh murage and will Continue to
ftolh-it fund-* until the eiiiertNtii-y
ha* been met.
CONTINUING SKAKCll
H?? <;imnvii.i,k nk<;ko
Oxford, May f lAfi Sli< riff'
Hunt and d? piitl?? who nt Sat
urday nlirhl on the imil of John
: |tullork, negro, who nsKniltMl
I1 Mr*. I?ella Clay Newton. eame In
to Oxford Sunday and ret mai d in
a *liort time to rmunie tin- * aich.
Diaz Declared To Be
Stumbling Block
To Peace
Managua. Xicavavun. May J
tAI'i fnutiniuuci- ??! iln- ??fl??*??
? ?r miiMTViiiiVf ?-??!? ni Aiiiilto
Diaz, it i?> will In- ;;
xlit in lit i ii u li'iH-k in t!^' wax ui
|M .!???? disci;..-inn* Im*I w ??? ii 11? II i \
I. Siinisnn. r> i*i>xMiliitivi-uf I'uh
i?l I.I r<H?lll1^.-. illili ?|. |. u;||. s M
il"' llher.il pr? >i<|i'tit. Jii.iii it. Sa
rin' 111 it ial deli unli'H, who
(-??uc-Ii* *1 !n r,. Friday. ale kimwti
In l:.iv? III < n l it i-M liruad iustrue
liu'iv as in |M-a?'i- Iitiiik luit it Is
'tatiil Ilia| liny can not euii?ider
ih. |in?|uMal ihat Diaz remain In
pnwer until ilii' |12s ??!???(inn.-.
TYRRELL MAN !S
KILLED BY NEGRO
W . \N . hi irklnm^i- |)? ;hI us
Ii'i'hiiIi oI Acciili-iil War
W illiani-hiii I' riilax
lirei'iivillfr-. May J I AIM
Kparlam Win)l:in.l. in urn anv?ii'(|
l?v Martin lOnniy autimririnii in
iiiin*i'tion wlili iIn* death nf \\
\V. Itrii'khnusn, of Columbia. was
? ?in mi hniiit today. hi*- ?a*e t?? In*
lli*;tri| at tile June |eriu nf Martin
t <?.?tit> Superior Court.
\\ nnlaiid was am slid lin? re
leased late Saturday afleruooii nn
?l? r ?"ihi lintiil following hearing
m? a maui.-t rati*** court in Willi mi -
?'??II. liriekhoiist* ili? i| Saturday
in a Washington hospital follow
ing an automobile collision last
i' ..lav nil i In1 Wllliaiiirtlon-Wasli
iii?.?ou liicliway.
? oriliim to rcpor;*. Mr. Iir{?*?!?
h'lti-i- ami hi.* family were on
f heir way to Washington when
'heir r;li was struck by a ear ilriv
??II h> tin nicin. Mr. ami Mi>
ltrick house ami thejr small ?-Iiil?l
.ill r. o-ivid in ) ii ii *?-< ami were
i<:.ilii'i| i i a Wa-diitiKtou hospital
fm* treatment. Itricj(hiiu*c died
early S'llunlay morning ami his
r.main< with taken to his linim
? ? i1 'I ii in lii,i ii?Unroll
A rcpnri ffro in Washington this
imirniuir wai to tho effort that
Mm. Ilrickhouse was still confined
iu tin* hospital nuffTiiiK a s???v?to
. :?oi k ami sevi-ral hrokcq,rihs. Tim
small child lias sufficiently rwov
ered to return hotm*. Mr. Itrlck
hoijsi- was tin- father of John
Itrh kiiolist* uf tills rily.
Mr and Mrs. Iliunii Mi Daniel.
407 Oak xlreet. unil Mr. ami Mrs
D?-iiii1h Van Horn, s Weal itnruiss
i'lriM'i. hitvp returned from Tyrrell
Conuly win re mi Sunday lln-y at
ti'iuh ii tin* fun era I of W. W.
Itrirkhouse, tin* uncle of Mrs. Mc
Daniel and Mr. Van limn. who
watt killed ill an ailtoiunhili- acci
dent mar Williitmxioti Friday.
Mis, \V \V. Hi Ickhoiisr is in a
Washington hospital us a result
nf Ihe accident, anil 1 illl?* Uuth
llrick house, four-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John llrlck
lioiim- of Greenville. had her chin
cut off at the name time.
According to reports* of the ac
cident rea<*hinir here, John llrick
hoiiMi' was taklnu his mother and
father. Mr. and Mrs W W. Itrirk
house. Iiark tTi their home in Tyr
rell County afti r a visit to CJreeii
vilJo. Near WlllimiiHlon their auto
liiohile ua>l struck hy nuntlier car
driven i.y ii tn-vro and knocked off
tiie road over an cinhaiikui* lit.
C h i I (I Health Day
! Is Observed In
Perquimans
i _
Hertford, May 2. National
i Child Health I>:?>- wiik ohmrvrd
wlfli appropriate v%ercln?>N In tin*
H< mcnfnrjr flchno) audltoiliim iliia
afternoon nt half pant .'J o'rlork.
Tlio |iiir|ioM> of the exerelaea
w;ih lu Inculcate In the mind* of
tli?* parent* l? NHonx In tin* proper
principle^ and |?r?'ri?iilto l?>
;obn< rvcd In the rare of children
durinit Hi'* aumtnei* month* in or
|der tlint thoae entering nclmol n? \t
! lull l??- physically III for I'm work
! of the K?'fKl(in.
I'arenta who expect to ?-niet
their children for llr*t year* work
nt'vt Tall v.-'-n' Invited (o poiih'
and hrint: their children. AM the
parcnt teacher unsocial lona of the
county were Invited Jo wml repre
wnlitilvi'ii 'to the ( h. which
wax *pon?on'd hy the Hertford
? Parent-Teach*. rn' AKHoelntlon.
iwKrriiK is \voiihk
lloanoke. Va., Mbv 2. <AI'?
Official report* todnv from the
bedside of Walter ltooth?\ w%o him
Hired p,ln?** \prll 21 kf friend* tak
In;: III run In pumping air into hi*
collapsed lit flu* said "Hf I*
WOfM'."
' (J loom pri-vuilt'd In the nick
room thl? morning f'-r tip- fluni:"
f%r tworse w.i* ohvloux to the
worker* v/ho have labored nlahf
and day In ke? p llif br?-ntlt of-llf**
in fl?e body of the 1 * year-old
farmer Iti the ho|?e thai hy some
, mlrarl<> of Datum or nclence hi*!
iiiiiKu would a^alu bctin tlieir j
noimal function*.
SEVENTY-SIX IS
TOTAL NUMBER
MEMBERS GAINED
I Iciifonl lla|iti?t? (initio
lor* aril 1 iiiIit l.<*a<l??r
-?11 i|? of Noh Pii?tor lo Kit
nnl Vcliirvcint'iiN
roun aki: k\i?h/ki>
And Four Morr t!ailtli?liil?k<*
.Wait liapt i ? ni lullnu inp
K?\i\al in \\ liirli (I..
(?n'avis I- l*n?a?'li?*r
ll? it ford, .May J Tin* uia?li4 ?>
I' Ml Ml ?f 1(<-I'lfi?ri| l<:i,?ltst I'hlilrll
id .ill I?<>nii?)?>?, ;iihI ii?.iiiV
hi I- tm ii> ?! auay fioai i li. iIihiis
lor liH'k..i?f_. fwiii iSuihliiy i?i.:lii
when 4?? fuavt-ris w.-r* li:t|>ii/.?-?l
into ilic I ? 111 iilliiwshij) of th?
rhurrli, (nlliiwiuu I In* r?*vl\al in
Hit rliurch iH'clnniim iwo wtok*
a no wiih lir iV I.. (iiravi-H. pas
tor hi' TaIwrnarl. |!apti**l Ciiura li.
Kali'luli, lining Ili?? pr? .m-IiIiiu A
I ill til hi N lii't-n ??-?*??! v?*il r<u
baptism niiir<' llu lii>t il.iv til Mm
lilt'i'lllIK ii in! in addition In lli>'H?*
ifti liav?* nun. lulu llif ?*li*iirli liy
It ii. r. '
Sti fruitful a nit ??liii-j is a>t-iil>< ?l
mil ilium- to tlo |ir?*M<~liin*.'? ol 4>r.
Cn-avi-.s.^tlioiiuli his mihh mi u. rt*
pronounced ainoiiu tin* ablest ?-vr|
Ill-aril in lit rllorii. Itiil also to tin
init nsiv?? work of |>r?*ia lion thou
by llu* r.is.o,. lit \. I:, ii. Kt 11
driok. from' tin* linn- hf assumed
rharuf of llu- Hunch lail%Niivfin
In r T*i*iil>-t wo iin tabors li.nl
lifi-n r?Tt lvfi| into llu- d.iircli uu
ilt r Ilr. Kfiidrirk's paslnrafr prior
to Hit- coining of |lr. (iri'nvtH,
makim: a total of additions lo
llu* 4hiirrh in sl\ month*. '
"Vi-Klt-nliiy wan oih* oi iIi?> best
iIuvh 1 i? vol* liail in ilit- minis!ry."
saiil |??*v. Mr. Kt-mliirl this mom
int.. his raff wri-ulltt <1 in smil*s.
llt-iifnril HaplUt ('liurrh Iium in
rurrt-il within Iht* hint f. w yeurs a
?!?* Ill of $47.(MMI in |? nit ?i 11-II li L; Ho
rhlirch plant. Thin ih hi has been
I't-iliict-U iinihr l?i. Ki'ixltirk'i* pas
toral* to appro>iuiMii-ly $:'.ii.?iuo
ami a th-tlnlir. Ittisimss plnn
wtu ki-rl oiii lo i i lli r lli.it il' lit tin
a hmdni-ss Hkt basif.
IIKMO NACIIMAN IS
IN IIOSI'ITAI Willi
M<\<rn.ti{Ki> ski i.i.
Hertford, May 2. No Informa
tion roil Id he obtained ovr loilK
ill Ala lire telephone loilay as lo tli?'
condition of Henry Nurhiiian. who
Is in SI. Vincent'* Hospital wllh a
franured skull as a result of a
blow mi the head with a baseball
hat received ?ln riiiK praeih-e pre
cluding I he baseball gain** between
Hertford ami pollock? vilh- last
Friday. However. Ills rendition is
believed to be s? rions in Hie ex
1r ?*!?!?
Hcnrv Nachnian is tlio son of
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Naclmiatid. II**
was lo have graduated at the Per
quimans County IIIkIi School in
J tine.
NKAItlA THOUSAND
visrrKD schools
Superintendent S l<. Shi'i |i an
nounced today llial !i?;7 visits wort*
made to tlx* 8<'Iomi| dtiriim Car
? ?ills' Wwk. according to tli?* res
ist nil Ion hooks, ?
TIk'w* lliiiirt'8 would indicate
I hat each sclioolcbild lias some
thing Ilk?- tlir?'?'.fourlhn of one par
ent. whlcb peril a pH Isn't so had
If tin- quality Is all right.
i I'rizi'M were offered f"r Mm* room
In the (liammar School ami In the
> Primary School haviiiK IIm- IhwhI
i tiumb?T of vlaltors. Till- rormer
w? lit to tin- room of MIkh Nell
Moore. He veil til Krade, and Hi*'
luMfr to tho room of Mr*. Her
bert Morrlwtle. first urnd*'.
The nrhool'ii contribution to tin
IN (I Cross for relh f of the flood
Hiiffcr?'iH ho far has h.?n $'i0 la.
Monday inorninu began the lust
round of the iiln?* moatliH' battle
for learning. and llieHe four w.-ek*
will he busy oiii k, for they Include
final ? xaminations. preparation for
which In already under way.
HIIOT *1\> III* \l si; sill-;
TIMM'UHT III. \\ VS III sliwn
New Il?*rii. May 2 t Al'i
Mm. l?con haWMOii Ih at liberty
thin afternoon uml* r l.'i.OOO hall.
I<<??trie Collin*. win* claims |,il
linaton as her home, I* in a local
hospital, wlill- II l(. Sntllh. a lo
eal harher and a married man.
wan vndea.voiIm- to ralto* a fiMMi
bond as tlo rewnll of a shoo'tiil'.
which on ut red late la*t nl::hi on
a home !??>;? i owned hy/l?**on haw
son.
Mrs. Dawson l amed that a man
and a woman wire In tlo- boat,
and armed with a revolver ulie
went to the dork nearby mid onto
Ihc craft Slip op? ned fire, two of
tin- hulh'ts striklnu the Collina
woman In tin rlMit cheat, ?the
third uolnir ant ray. Smith was not
hit.
The woman was curried to a
hospital win re it wa' said today
hIio would recover. Mrs l>awnon
and Smith were taken to jail. the
former being rebas'il on lisiil to
day. Ml* l>awsou said she had
?*H|M>ct?*d I?? 4)111 b??r luiflwitil on
the bout when she went there.
Parking In Center
Of Main Street
All Oft Now
lt?*Kin 11 irai: r i'?mr M>?nda> i?i??
lorlsts parking . .ir- in tin*
i?ii liUn ks on K.i?t Mam s:r??ei
I wM.ir'iii ami I' liiuli \i? r
^reei* nul l lea*their iT:vver?
ami liiiioiixim> in lli<- duly il?"*iu
nat?*i| ai?m at ili?* S?uiili side "i
isfi.i i. in-Naii ot in Hi*
parkim; Mpaee. I*arkitm nn Ili?*
-*hle of flu- -llvi'l will 1i?> ill i (fv<'1
fur u tnonili at Imi*!. an.I pn*.sihl>
fur two moililis I'lnef of I*.?!?????
II ? ? I IlleS .11111 MIIIi imI
Olief Holme* hail painters ham
at work in :ti,. m;w parking ;ir?a
tlii* illumine. niMrkliin anew Mlie
spate* for iIn- far*. K??r the pa*t
iwo moirlM .ill tnolori?i4 li.iv??
Ih ail i'*??| 11 ir?'?| to park 111 tlii* reii
ler of I lie ?i i'ih 1 in flo* two liK?'l.
d<*iuiiat< ?l Tin an-a is ehanuid
at f.iirlx i.'uular inii rvaU in urdi'i'
to in it iu.iii> tin* ilamaKf lo tin- as
pli.ilt street sulfating trotn lIn- ml
?It ip from var*.
In permitfitiK the i-i'iiior park
mi; fur two iiioiitlis ihi* 1.iii?'. in
Mti ail 01 1 in* iiMial ::n days. I'lilH
llolnii'A staled ilial In- wan im*
pi-lli it to leiiKllien I In* linn in or
?|i*r 10 interfere a-* little a* pqssi
!?!?? wiili tlo* luiuliiiit of material
f?ir roustimiion of tin- new Vir-'
uitua Mare Hotel. Tlo* Imlk of
ililn Iia 111i 11 k apparently lias lieen
finished. Ik- add<d, 111 atinoiiiiemu
? In' i-lian.m* in lln* parking area.
Win-it I In* rlialiM' was made
last 11 in ? *, it look motorists a day
or two 10 hvtMiim* accustomed in
ii. Tin* result wart that some
patkiil their <urs oil the side of
tin* .sire*t ami wiiiii' in I In* center,
ami 1 hero wan considerable rou
fusion for a short time. Chief,
Holmes is hopeful that ?h?-> will
he avoided litis I line.
FIRE IN DISMAL
SWAMP CHECKED
Motorists Kiiioimlrr hrn?i'
I :iih! Smoke iWur
Arlm< kl?'f liMwHwpt
! Inofficial Infor'mat ion obtained
'from tli?> brunch office of lit*'
| Iticlimnnri <"? *fl;ir Work* hen-, car
IryiiiK on large scute 11tiil??*r opera
tion* in tin* tireal Idsnial Swum p.
Monday Indicated that tin* tin
wliich lias Im'i'h racing in the vi
cinity ?if k*"in like l*uke llriini
motid for a week has been
checked.
No estimate as to the damuge
resulting from I lie fin* could Ik*
liail hero. though it wh.h thought
jlo liuve run far into the thousands
of dollars. Tin* fin* broke out
Tuesday. and wan at Its worst
ThurHiluy. ranging over an area of
perhaps ten square miles extend
ing to flii* Niirili and South of
Lake lirummond.
Motorist* driving to this city
from Portsmouth over ihi* IW't?ru?
i Wash Tii k Ion Highway, which par
allela tho liistn.il Swamp Canal, re
? porti*d having encountered dense
,Htnoki' and fog In the vicinity of
' ArhucMes Landing. Sunday night.
' ri-iidi ring driving distinctly haz
ardous at Iini'*H. However. ilark
,litnh reigned unbroken over tin*
ureal wastes of the sw.ini|i to the
west of ilu? road, whore the flumes
had raped, indicating that the
sinoke came from the last * mould
'erltiK embers of the fire.
Karly report* that three men
had lost their lives in the lire, cut
'rent here and in South Mills, are
ledieveil to have been unfounded.
No confirmation of them is to be
had.
A heavy rainstorm Saturday
night is thought to have heen the
ma ill factor in hailing the destruc
tive work i|f tho fire.
STRAY SHOT KILLS
HOY IN A KOAOSTKK
Hradley lleach. N J . May 2.
A Hi ray shot was he lie veil by po
lice to have caused the death of
Arnold Iteiiueii. of llelionrc, yes
terdu.v lie was shot while riding
in the lap of a girl compunlon in
a crowded n/adster III Main street
The party of five persons were
1 returning from a dance in liel
mare when tin -?bot rang "ill Wil
Hum -I l?onig.?n. of llelinare, who
was driving. thouKht a tire had
blown out. Mary Martin, of Nep
lUie . who was holding Hen net i on
her lap dl"<overed lilood on h^r
mIi ere and Ncreamed that some- j
thing had happened to him lie
ill'd le fore a hospital rould hi'
reached. A bullet Mlileted till* base
of lite skull.
I Cirri IS N I COM IIVKIMI
Ol MII.H, 4()K. KirrMKI.V.
Hertford. May 2 Mr and Mr*
Cliarlfp V> Im'iIIm'i iiikI ?in, Silas,
hnvo rHurio-d from ll^ndrrnon
wti'Tf they nttrnd'd Km* funeral
of Mr*. .!?>? KlttrHI, dalittlitrr of
lh?* lat? ('OMisn'Kxinjin T <1. Skin
firr and alt-tor of W. I*. Skinner
of nty. Mr. urn) Mr*.
\V I\ ?kinii'r of KllzatMth City
wrro anionic tlioav ntundlnn the
funeral. which wan hold Saturday
afternoon at f? 30. *
Mr*. KIfr? II died t Friday. Sh?*
I* mirvlvod by her htmband and
l?y two children, both tcrown. Tom
Shinn^r kltrell - and MIhh l#o??y
KlttrHI.
BOARD SEEKING
WAY TO DEFER
new Tax order
I olinU I .oiiiuii?Miiit'r*? III*
pird Mimiliilf l(<'i|iiiriiic
liiniit-iliutt- Scllli'iiM'iit ii"
( mini) Slriiigi-nl
s\ ri iti> un; n\\
r?llrctiiiii> *2.1.
INNI. IN-iik l in Ail
?ii i ii j-l ral it ?l SlirrilT
I'uriiiiiir tli-rr
Silt mil. ?v w.i- tin- hiiiit'-st ilay III
iIi<- IiMi.h ?i|' I'liuiiiy 1 six ri?!l?'C
linu* in I'.i-iiiiotank iluiinn I hi'
|uI'si'iii a?iiiiiui>H'ii'i??u. probably
rh.. Iilie*?*?i in rl?" annals of Uw
rmiutv. s it I'M 11 ?f'U.Trli'n ('anniTH''
.iti!i?iiMi. i-il Monday. ?!? ? hiring :i i'?"
i.il "l IU'i.immi was* paid o\?-r l?
him in iIn- ?'n?irs?? ill ili?' ?l.i,v.
Saturday's m mil ta\ paytiiiMitn
wi-ri' prompted liv publicity giviMi
la-t w? I*!, to i m-w Stuii- liiw re
quiring iIt:iI tin- >lnrill advertise
fur sali- all properly ?m whkli lux
es Had tuit Im-'-ji hi a ill* hy i In' first
M?,inlay in May. This appllfs htrlil
in tlM? Vii> ami I'lMinty. 1ml tioi to
I 1m* i'il y lax !??>>?. w I?i?-11 is separata
from that nl" tin- County. Person*
owiiiu*: property in Kli/aln'iIi City
inii.t pay hoi Ii iiiy and Couitly
lax??s.
Heretofore. taxpayers luiv??
Ium-ii pi-rmlittMl in iih-i-i tli?4r lax
ussi*ssnii'iiiut any time until th?
tax limiks for tin- litiK year
have Im-i-ii inaili' ready. Tills* ha*
allowed iiir?ly ones min-li leeway.
Ilia sin in-Ii as tin* new honks usual
|y have not lieeu turned over to
i lt?* sheriff until >om>-iiuie in the
fall
Sln-nlt Carmlin told lln- Hoard
uf County Commissioners, in -ses
sion Mi'iiilay. ihat In- (i ll Iliat tHo
new law imposed a derided hard
,<liIp upon many taxpayers, purllf-.
ularly upon farmer* ami mer
I'.lianiM. ami ri"?-omiin?t?di-?l that a
linn' i-xtiUriion in- y, rati led. Th?
riiininkpsioiti'l's dinUMsed lii.s hiir
Kesltou, Inn delayed artiou pi'iitl
11IL li-ual .ulvi.i' a> to 11 n ? i I' atllll.il
I7y in tin* matter.
Many limners art* dctiarpd to
In* pni to ureal ini-otivi'iiii-nri' hy
ill? nrw ruling, which is ??i?iliotjI<*<1
in an ai l passed hy I In- reeeni Gen
eral Assembly. ami not made pub
lic In-re until ahmii a nionlh uk?.
Sprim: truck rrops are nearly
ready to miiVi* tn iiial'k?'l. hut thf
movement has in?t beRiiu V'. and
farmer's finances. item-rally speak
inii. art* at pmbahly their lowest
I'hli of lln tin- yi-ar.
Krom ill.- tart thai lln* mer
chants in ihis cily ami hitIIoii de
pi* ml tin mi heavily upon Hit? far
mers for ihi'ir money. tin* new tax
iin-asuf' timls many uf iIiimii cor
respondingly einbarassed, It I*
sulil Hup" is i xpri'sHMtl on every
hand I Inn tin- futility C'omniW
siom't'K will flml a way to ki'i'p the
rulliiK I operative
immt'il lately.
With amplo ri'tnimliT. tnoniherw
nl tin' hoanl i-M'lainMl. to nqtiln'
thi' payiiH'tit ut rouniy laxi-M hy ihi?
fit t <*f May m-xi year s\.otlil work
fiir li'ss hanlsliip tliiin this year.
Iti-v.iln.ll Inn or properly
IIii'iiiiuImmi' lln-rouniy heitan .Mon
ilay. with .linlKi" J I* l^'itfh. of
tin* I'lly. .i-' nullity tiix siipi-rvlHor.
Tin* IImiIiiu of taxes will rontlnm*
through i ln> nnonli.
ITALIAN 1'I.AINK IS
(tlNOKK C;i Altl> AS IT
AVI AI IS l?K I'INKDO
Si w York. May I" (AIM
final ded by half a ?/?'>! 11 r tiled
I'asrlKii mi ft* voyait" a<rfe<M I ho
Atlantic, lh?* unassembled Tmlk of
the airplane Santa Marin II. wair
here t*n|iiv for ?'*miiiii>?n?l*-r Kran
ri'Hfo |>? I'lm do to ? 1111? I? ? 11? III*
Hii:lit over four continent*.
Tin* iiliiti?- wut especially went
from |(oiii?- by I 't?-in I*-i- MuhnoIIiiI
ami Im a hInIit ahlp.to the original
Santa Marin which *iim dentroyetl
?by ftr? on f{?MMt?'Vi'li Lake. Ari
zona l>?* IMiietfo plain to make a
te*t\niulit Thufsday ami then In
? \pectrd to dciride on plans for
runt inuance to Hi*' Azori'M ami to
Home.
An tin* lime Approached for Ihe
cxin-rtfil take off of the Wright
monoplane I *i 11 it in Iilii on II h I'arl*
flight, tin- Yankee lion *top tran*
Atlantle ItinrH li.ive galm-d a now
recruit i" l.'? want Walter Hln
ton, who piloti-il tIn- Navy *ea
plain NC I acroMM Ihe Atlantic.
T)eta II* of hi* venture, oilier than
Its backing liy all unnamed syndi
cate H'Tf undiHcloned toil&y.
Tl>< Wrlulit-III llatira monoplane
Columbia mailt *< veral abort teat
flight* from Cortina l-'lehl. Iconic
Island. ve*t? rrl.ty. Clatence D.
Chamlx rlain who will venture the
I'.irix hop witli l.loyd W It* it and.
look up Will Kokitr, the come
dian. for n Mplu Hotter*. who wi
pcnuitl' iL to work life control *,
rami- dothi from thi> *ky with v
broad mill.
Expectation* an- thn tlhe Ch.->
berlain-ll* rtaiul flluht wilt h>
tempt* d the end of thin week
tlMillWAY (IKFICK MO\H>
Hertford. May 2.?The ofti
(tin State Highway Cnnfmln '
I Hertford ha* been moved tvr
nrrr the Mrrtfnrd nankin
i puny to the ttrouihton building.