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VOL. XVII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA. Yl'KSUAY i:\ KNINC. MAY SIXI'AOKS. NO. !?.">.
Delegates Arriving]
On Eve of Episcopal
Diocesan Convention^
S?*j?moii* to In* Prrn'dril by"
IlUliop'ft Supper and
Meeting <?l Executive
Council Tonight
HUNDREDS EXPECTED
Viaitor* B? in^ Entertained
in Home* Throughout the
City; Youthful on
Hand Early
Nearly half of Hip 2???> < I "le
gates and visitors expected here
fur the fortv-fouVth convention r?f
the Diocese of Kast Carolina I'r ?
testant Bplscopal Church, to be
held tomorrow and Thursday ar
rived today, in order to be on I
hand In ample time for the flr*.t
regular session tomorrow morn
' ing at 10 o'clock. The convention
is to be held in ChrhM Church, and
the visitors are beiug entertained
Jn homes throughout the city.
Among the early arrivals were
the Rt. Hev. Thomas C. Darat, I).
D., of Wilmington. Bishop of the
Diocese and chairman "ex officio
of the convention; thy Rev. R II.
Drane, I).I).. of Kdenton. president
of the convention; Ceorge l?. Kl
1 lott. of Wilmington, vice presi
dent and general counsel for the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, and
chancellor of the convention; tin
Rev. W. II Milton. D. D.. of Wil
mington. and his daughter. Miss
Ann Milton, who is field secretary
of the Young People's Service.
League; and Mrs. H. D. MacMil
lan. of Wilmington, diocesan pres
ident of the Woman's Auxiliary.
Other diocesan officers arriving
today Included the Rev. W. R.
Noe, of Wilmington, executive sec
retary; and Thomas 1). Mcares, of
Wilmington, treasurer. Virtually
all the 18 members of the execu
tive council of the diocese were on
hand, in anticipation of the meet
ing of the council to he held to
night, preliminary to the conven
tion.
The council session will be pre
ceded by a supper served In Christ
ctuurii PiriitB iMUse?auditorium
tonight at 6:30 o'clock. In honor
of Bishop Darat, invited guests to
Include all the clergy present and
one lay representative from each
v parish and mission in the diocese.
The convention will open offi
cially tomorrow morning at lo
o'clock with a mec.tlng for the men
in Christ Church, and the women
holdlngeforth in the parish house
chapel. The men will represent tin
parish while the feminine delega
tion will transact the business of
the various parochial organiza
tions. The meetings tomorrow
morning will be devoted mainly to
erganization.
' At 11 o'clock tomorrow morn
tol:. Bishop Darst will conduct a
?pecial service in the church, with
the assistance of others attending
the convention, and with a sermon
by Ur. Milton, who is declared to
be one of the most effective speak
ers In the diocese. The general
pttpljc has 'been Invited to attend.
Ay the clergy attending will be
voaterf.
"truncheon will ho nerved the dvl
ogptnp tomorrow and Thursday af
tjunoons mi 1 o'clock in the audl
vwluin on I lie second floor of the
? parish house. Rusiness sessions
Hwllf held each afternoon from
Vi30^to 5 o'clock, with church
each night at 8 o'clock. A
special confirmation aervlie wll
bi? a feature Thursday night.
fcJiortlon of officers and selec
tion-of time and place for next
yeAV? convention are slated for
disposal at the Thursday after
noon session. For the convenience
of the. visitors. a reading. writ In ir
and lounging room will he avail
able on the second floor of Hie
parish house. and accessible hy a
stairway from the cloister connect
ing the parlnh house witU the
main hody of I he church.
In ample time to welcome the
visiting hundred*, a h?hy daugh
ter arrived at the home of the
Rev. and Mrs. (',. K. Hill Friday
nifht. She weighed eight pounds,
and Is lo he christened Carolyn
Hard I iik Mill Mr lllll Is rerfo^
of the church, and In ImrncnncljP
proud of the lltle girl, his first
daughter
The program for Ihr sessions of
the Woman'* Auxiliary and Paro
chial Society of the diocese fol
low
Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock -Opening hymn. Prayer
by the R?v H Q. England, of
Farmvllle. Greeting from Christ
church Pariah, tendered by Mrs
C. W Mellck. Response hy Mrs
r/lianoah Ronner. Washington. Roll
I rail, officers' reports, and adjourn
l Beit al 11 o'clock.for special ?er
\vfce In church.
Wednesday afternoon at 2 :t0
o'clock -Opening hymn Officers'
effort*, and reports front stand
lag committee* a ppolni men I <>f
new committees. Announcements.
Thursday morning at 7:30
o'clock, the women will hold arr
ouai corporate communion. after
whleh the Dlnhop's Fund will he
presented. At 10 o'clock a busi
ness aesslon will he held. Includ
ing a conference on box work, led
fCftnftnvtd on psjt*
BOAR!) HELPLESS
IN TAX MATTER
Slirrill (liiriiiint* Onlcml
l? \?lvrrli??e ProiM'rty <>l
l)'lin<|iiriit* at Oncc
Hit* last of hope were '
vnairlit il from 1'irdy i'as?|u<>tank
iConn'.v taxpayer* today, with an
| nouiuemeut fr<?ni the Board of
[County CommtHKtoner* that they 1
have been advised that they have |
no leeway in the mailer of ex- !
.tending the lime in which pay-.
Intent of county taxes may l?e
I ma 1e.
' Actinic nil the basis of advice
from Attorney K. I?\ Aydlett. of
.this city, the commissioners late
.yesterday authorized Sheriff*
Charles Carmine to take Immed
liate steps 10 advertise for sale all
property on which taxes for the
year have not been paid.
; The newspapers will carry ad-1
1-vertiseineiM-*?giving the names of;
all delinquent*!, and announcing
ihe rale of their belonging* on!
the first Monday in Julie. Late lax
payers who manage to pay up be- I
fore tlie advertisements are pub
! lished will not be required to re
mit more than the amount of |
1 their laxes.
1 Others, however, who wait until 1
their namen are duly broadcast j
i inusi pay a fee of !Ti rents to rover
| the cost of advert tiling. This fee la J
fixed by law. and noes directly in-1
to the county fee fund. Inasmuch !
as Sheriff Carmine Is on a straight j
salary basis, he will receive none
of the proceeds accruing to the]
county from this source.
l'er?=on? whose property is sold |
in June are allowed- s^x-montlis in i
which to redeem it. Hedemption |
can be accomplished by payment ,
of the taxes in full, plus 20 per
cent of the amount levied oa their j
property.
Sheriff Carmine and Deputy
Sheriff Whltehurst were kept busy j
?4?y sterility?CfCi-ivinw Ian ?
payment* from property owner* ,
who wished to escape the sum- l
mary penally of being advertised. |
The rush continued today.
Deny That Minister
To China Has
Resigned
Washington. May 3.? (AP)?
Secretary Kellogg authorized to
day a flat denial of reports from
Tokyo via London thai American
Milliliter John A. MeMurray at
Peking had resigned and it wax
added at the State Department
that there had been no intimation
In any official dispatches that Mr.
MacMurray was contemplating
auch action.
Reiterated reports from various
foreign sources of disagreement
between Mar Murray and the
Washington administration on the
question of the action to be taken
in regard to the Nanking demands
were ascribed by some Washing
ton officials either |o misunder
standing or lack of Information or
, to an effort to create the appear
ance of difficulties for the Wash
ington Government.
London. May 3-?<AP>- An Ex
change Telegraph dispatch from
Tokyo Hays dispatches from Pe
king state that John Van A. Mac
Murray. American minister to
China, has resigned.
Tlx dispatch which deals with
the relations of the powers trow
ing out of their attitude to China,
is as follows:
"Opinion In Japan Is puzzled by
reports from Peking indicating
that the I'nlted State* has com?
pletoly withdrawn from co-operat
ing with the powers in China and
will follow sii entirely Independ
ent course..
"I^pstches from Peking Mate
^j^^^merlcun Minister MacMur
WTy has resigned indicating that
he is not In agreement?wlth the
policy announced from Washing
ton.
"The Japanese point out that i
America s deciwion drawn America
and Japan closer because Japan
throughout has been opposed to |
aggression or the Imposing of pen
alties for the Nanking and Han- |
, kow Incident.
"The government unequivocally
repudiates reports from China of
an approachlnit Anglo-Japanese of
fensive alliance in China directed !
against Russia '
Shanghai. May 3.?4 A I* I ? A
semi-official Japanese messsge
from Peking today said that the
ministers of the i'nlted State*.
Oreat Mrltain. prance, Japsn snd
Italy held a conference yesterday
regarding a second note to the
Hankow government on the sub
Ject of the Nanking outraged
No agreement was reached, says
the message, owing to the fsct
thst the I'nlted Statea in opposed
to the dispatch of another note at
th** preienf time.
Blast That Broke Levee T o have JNTe\v Orleans
T' n^iiii?' f? (| T.-l. iiImiIii U'lrcK
Tho dramatic climax or a dly'n flvht aualiixl II-?Ii.?.:>! r t
de*|M>rate effort to wave New Orleans is shown m thi* emarkaH
black earth of the Invfr wan allot nearly loo t? ???i in tin- air l?v ti>
Im vlnlhle at the tight while part of thi* i-Yaruat?-d lowland eounir;
risht. The move wan made in the hope thai tin- outl?-l would ?a
flood biifTiofently to nave th<> anxlouti city.
isittu*- m| 11? ? MaitVif ,?r I'ovclrii*. l?*?iiiMl;ina, In III**
? lilt* jf'Mal ?\|?l??-ii!ji iliat W |ir|(< il I ? IIimmI liairl?'t\ Til"
??? Ik liltl: t T'l>- liv? I. ;tllllO>l l||> to III*' l"|> III lilt' !??%????.
>?II l>- IIohiI'mI Iiv Ilt?* aitilivial rn'va.sH?* ran K?- mtii ai (In
I'.-inr nil Nt-w llilmi^ It VIM'S illHl lowt-r !!??? ?T"*sl ??f lie
MANY SURPRISES
AT SAWYER SALE
Preferred Slock PuyiiiR
Dividend)* Hegularly,
?' R?-li?w Par
? The unusual spectacle of wveo
per cent preferred stock, which Ih
payiim quarterly dividend* regu
larly. rolling at 65 to 80 wuh pre
sented at the courthouse Monday
at noon, at a commissioner* sale
incident to settlement of the estate
of the late M. N. Sawyer, for many
years a highly prominent figure in
the business, political and relig
ious life of the community.
The stock in question comprised
110 shares in the Crystal Ice &
Coal Corporation, of thin city,
which were hid off by Trial Jus
tice P. 0. Sawyer, son of the de
cedent, for $ K.fi 00. or J HO per
share*, and ten shares in the Crys
tal Ice & Coal Company of Wash
ington. North Carolina, bid in by
Graham W. Hell. The latter went
for 9350, or $f,5 a share.
Other stock sold included 20
shares in the First A- Citieens
National Dank, which went In
Walter P. Wood, of this city, at
$245 per share of $100 par value,
or a total of $4,000: ten shares
In the VlrKinla-Cnrolina Joint
Stock Land Hank. bid in l?y Mil
ton l>ove and Trial Justice Sawyer;
at $145 a share, or $1,450 for all;
and one share In the Southern
Trust Company, sold to Mr. Saw
yer at $1 55.
C. O. Uobinson bid in 350,
shares of seven per cent preferred j
stock In the Elizabeth City Ho-j
siery Mill. a? $3,000. Tin stock
has a par value of $10 a share, j
Thirty shares In the Standard
Manufacturing Company. At par
value of $100, b'roticht $1,000. be
ing houKht by Trial Justice Saw
yer.
Hcsldes the slocks. various
notes and small property tracta
here were sold. These brought a
total of 12,463, niaking the aggre
gate receipts at the sale $23,318.
It Is explained, however, that
none of Hie figures are final. In
asmuch a* the court order direct
ing the sale allows a period of
20 days In which bids may he
raised. The sale was conducted
by M. B. Sawyer, commissioner.
ANOTHER ADDED TO
LIST DEAI) M1NEHS
Fairmont, W. Vs . May 3.-?!
The bodies of six additional vic
tims of the K*erettsvllie mine dis
aster were located by rescue work
ers at noon today, making th?* to
tal known dead 24. The rescuer*
continued their search for 70 min
ers still missing.
Fairmont. W Vs.. May 3
(API?'Another name wan added
to the death list at .Kverettsvllle
mine today when resruers. search
ing for 77 entombed men. rame
upon the body of a miner In the
main drift*. some 3.000 feet bark
In the blast swept tunnel*.
This brought the known dead
to 18. The last v^ttm found w??
a miner, with a belt bnckle
marked "M " It was believed h*
was one of the section bosses who
wa? not with the main body of
m?n whn w?fe trapped
STEAMER ill l{\EI)
SE IR Di l l' ( REEA
? Meaner report* r?*i-?-iv *?l from
South MUl;* Tuesils y lul l of ill
hurlni: of t!??? Meaun-r Km ma K
Homewhcre bt'iKocn !>????
Cr??k, Virginia ami Norfolk
MoikIh v N.I ;i>
the ?au>o nf tin- firv w.is jvnl
able. The -iHamt'r in sahl ?o
have been Io.h|.i| with f-riili
tor, and 10 have Imvh I. - i :nl
from South Mills to Norfolk.
ll watt si a It'll I hat Ah". S \ k ? -;
temporarily cmiiloyoil ??? ? -
ne?r on i ii?* at earner. wa* for. ? il i
to jump overboard to t?wa|i? |
from the\ fhuii' s. Th" Km in i
K . is wiif^ to have ravTV >1 a I
rrew of three or four men, ami j
lo have Imm'b owned l?y I'hilip i
M. Matthews, of South Mills, i
TAXPAYERS FIND
QUESTIONS HARD
Ansi'HMirh Hrp' IVnjicrly
OwniTf lo |.i?t Ktirlx
;iimI Avoid l(u?li
I Much difficulty i. Im-Iuk ? sj?"r
leneed hy taxpayers h?-i ?? i'i .hi
lawering certain essential ?iu< -i'?ns
j with reference in the IHtiau of
ithfir property in the course of 'lie
quadrennial revaluation h. infc
made this month, member* ??f the
{hoard of UtfHcssors here report.
[The members of the lacal hoard
iarp J. H. Ferebee, Klhci'i It.
ISpenre, N. A. Jones' and < K.
I Bailey. with Judge J. It. Kek' !i as
'County supervisor. |
? The printed form used in <-o:i
I liectldti wiih tin* revaluation. for
Instance, hour* a query ns to the
names of owners nr adjoining
property. Tills occasionally pr??v??*
a hard rtut for th?' properly own
er to crai-k. in giving in his h?ld
Ingl.
Other questions .relate ? ? ? 'he
size of Hie lot, in front f'-ei: the
depth: the sIze of the dwilin in
dwellings: tin* date er?cte<|. md
the date when the prewnl owner
acquired tl?e propel t v. TIkm* are
many other questions. loo, hot the
foregoing are declined lo h< the
ones which properly uwn? i ; r?
finding most dlffictTK.
The assessors suggest tint much
time and troifbie may he *av? d if
properly owners will ink" ?.?"
Inform ihemaelvfea on tlu.v jus
before undertaking lo |i- ? iieir
'holdings.
As usual, the aF*c<i<etrH ;ir.- nrar
Inx stronglf that evervmr h *
early, in orn< i that the nsu il l.??t
minute rush may he avoided They
will he on doty in the eotn'h
auditorium each week-day fri?n !?
o'clock In the morning to iV in 'he
afternoon through ihe r? m*? r
of May.
MKS. SNYDKK 11 I I S
HO* SI IK I AIM I I)
1 -
New York. M ?y !t. ? Al,?
Mr*, ft nth Hnydcr ????? t i f ? I today
thai when she miw her lover and
ro-defi'iidaiti. Henry Judd v
heating her hn?haud. she f.ilnt?d
and after reviving mad* 110 eflor'
tef learn whether lo r hii^iand w;i?
d*sd or allv
PLYMOUTH MAN
HEARD BY MANY
I5rv. if. I#. L. hiuanl" \
<iily Komi IVior
in Kr>h;il
l?? v. I?. (!. I,. Kilwui'ils m I'ly
> mouth |?r aclied lii.s iiihi Kt i Mtmi
H'i i?vh:.!, hei-im Snn>lM> ,? i
Mity if? * i?* .\|i Clniri'li, la
I f?'IV it II illlllMllllliv liir \|ll|lf|:i \
jlt l.f i??tl U-1 ? vat lilt) fit vi-Mi Mil
lh. Ill- Itf I'. < * 1111:1 iaii as til.- salt
.?>: !':<? ?arih. im III lulu of flic
world. s?siil a* will)!-.-** for Christ
H. iiijiiI. a miomI favornIll* hn|ii?>
jsi'li II|ifiii tlmxf wliii heard lilin.
I ami I hi- mi t !? ?nL ;i|i|?vurK Irflu la I
l??r a rnilfftil IIM-I Mhl\
la ill- KiTlnoii Momlav i>i: lit.
I Cliffs'ja nil y w.ik |il?-iui ? if as mi
jlriiil In fl??!-?? tln? world, wiili mi
!WU?-d III? 'II it I ??I WOIIICII ilK J|)||: ?
jam! iln ?_r?i:t ami Hi!iM:im o|>|iur
tiinlly- N-n in !h? hand mi Hi*
Jdisr||?|. K hy .!? -n, Chrlsl jifi.-r ||i
arum* from 11?? ?|< ad anil asr?mh d
In tin- (?'alln-i M.m il< serin d in
? Ulnwii.v t ? * I IIIS.
? "Tin-'?!???iIk r?*i*ni*iilw fSnil."* the
|ir*'.'?rln i dvrhirid "A'ih Is <|i -
'.flan' IIIm ci'ity iiihI majesty; l?ut
to man is iiffotd<d honor ami
?Inly anil |iriv? in:- Hie
sail of lh ? it Mi |l|< I li ill v Mia I
if I mill f o| in |?i |iair a ml ?)??
,cav; of 9?* !-? 1 I?,hi 'if *Mi?*
world. iiiiillti. ail |H'0|il?*s- lulu
|ialh* .of limi t' .ii I.- .iiiil peace;
.of In-lli- a witnesn Tor .!? us.
IH|nal<hit' ami iM-nrim* testimony
'for him
"A wiim.'s I-."on ? Hinnitliii: be
tween fvo i*fi'ilon?iiii; I'iirtlf's. ami
Ills (|||t\ is lo Mil Ml. truth lie
^milMt know ?lial lie i.? l;ii|;i?u
ahu'ii. :"iil tii t ii 11 it t ? ? ?. i ChritO fou
lly in lh lorliJ tfnlnv i* in purl
tin- failure of fiirHii.'Hi *o know
Mm i? ?i;lijeri
"A\ i- In ar mam rt ltlt NliiH of
fh? - I'lmfi-li. 11111 tin Oiuieli Is tin
onl oi iii'ttittoii nil t'iiiii i-i -ifell
in uiiii? .i I'ii ?.oi| ami ? r.r satiir
file world from ite;.iruction hy
fiuhtlfit- ?? path to Cod.
"Whu' xorr of w!iii"ff!' in- wi?
liearltm? What Ih our t's'linony
to tlx world mid to our 'family?
Our i hlid11 n havi- >? ri: t to our
|eHlill|f|fi> \l-'- We || -;it! Itf Ollt
oltv? ,Vr? we tl|.< lli:ht of our
commit nit v? \fn we lfl\ir?? pis
Men known and read of all tin ti
hi ? i Inw|t ii'-'-h to thi iti' ""**
? t ? ! Mhi ? h?i lov*d. it *nd ^ ?
Hin self l?r us?"
Tin- km nion lhrout:h:iul waj? il
-fttMrliiMf* d hv -ifiiiin ii!ji.tiaii'.?m?
find n.ad*-- a i|eei? Impi' -don ii|ion
Miope w'i'i heard If. ???-ivlr??n ron
tiini- fliro.n Ii I k' ?? ? i. 11' - IIIIIIllv
eiirh <\it|ln:: Willi il ?.'iti- -'Mice
I'd liv tin- (lastot. If \. \ J
Parker.
"The Iiulili'- We|f?i|n-- lit every
nervier." Myn Mr I'ai^< ?
l?AI I ia<KK\ WINS
I'l I l l'/,l '! I'UIZK
ilri. May :: i.Vl-i
I'aul Mrein. of Harm ii Mount v.
mid imifi Kimr at Mn- l"i?lver?tlijr ??f
Notth MmriMna. !?< the t'i?7 I'ullt
x'i i?ri/. wliii)' > Itu liu' \ in -
ni'-rlMili |.:.iv, "In \hi;ihani'K ll-i
,om.".ati'l rM"'IVM fi.niiu Mn n foi.
lie w?s liom on a I or in tit'ir
I.I Hint: i mi on March IT !*'?! H?
leach -? |ihihift'ifdi\
TM-i Ih iho f?t?'t Mm- ?hi? |i*l/?
ha i*oim '* M' tiili
I.KTTKRS 1111)1 7
MOT 11 F.ICS I) I 1
he i\ rut lisi> i)
Tlio-r iMiii-rlne The Advance
i-oniesi i.?r iIn* lir.-i letter on
' Wlmi I Tliink of MnilicrS
Hay" are i*?*an<ilnii ilielr
lr:iris inini rt-inh Tin- Ailvatir
offin1 by six oYlm-k Thursday
afternoon. May
The prize winners Wilt in* air*
iiiiiinml In ii Mother's I*?? > ad
ver linemen f appearing. in Tin*
Advance either Friday or Sal -
-irday.
Pe t alia of I Ik* miitisi ap
peared in la*r Thursday's issue
? ?V The Pally Advance.
.Mnilii-r'M Pa> in next Sunday.
Coventor Mrl<ciiii ha* IsniipiI a
produmatloii asking die peo
ple iif North Carolina to i?|j
>rrvc the ?lay.
What flu vim think of Moth
er'* Hay? The eoiiteiil |h npeti
any |pi?tl|**r in the Albemarle
section. ami the prize* are
wattling. _?? .
Jrick House Lane
Will Be Improved
Si? pa to Improve tli*- romlilioii
of thi' lane rniininc from the N'-w
land Ifiihwav, somt> two tnile*
from llila rlty. to the hint or Ir Old
llrirk lluune, r<-|Miled io have been
Hie abode of the Ijloodthlritty pi
i.it* Iliac kbeard some two eentur
let* auo. wi-re taken by the l*aa*
<|iiotnnk Highway Coin mis; ion
Tui-?ila>.
rpon representation thai fli??
la lit-, wli jell is about half a mile
I'm? Ih in bud eondltlon. largely
from heavy toiirli*! Have). ' llie
commission authorised Chairman
S. C.iNroit. Commi.sxloiiei I'fitch
ard and lload Superintendent J
K 1'iovo to Inve>t|Irate and offer
reritiiiiie ndatiom< at the Jill*'1
niet'tlntr
'I he <-ominU<doii also took under
advNern' lit a rci|iient from Super*
bitcndcjl H. L. S)?? ? |?. of the f||)f
school*. for Imvrnvement of the
hiichwa*. from tin rlly limits. on
Southern avenue. to the Colored
S* Normal School, The rom
ml*? inner* i'vpn hhmI ih< ihh Ivch
ft* unanimously In fatoi of the lm.
ptoveinent *skcr|. hm Informed
Mi Sh'rp thai no money wax
available for it
Individual member of the
Coftirfil-sior. VUlerd the hope thai
iln Hoard of County ''oinrnlsHlon
er* and |h rhapx the City Counell
and various civic oft.' animation a
here rulrht ink'- ?i"pH to put the
road to lb?* wrhoo| In bell' r con
dition.
1*1 A Mill I II SCHOOLS
CLOSE JI NK llllltl)
l'l> mouth. May '1 According
itt information received today the
i'lviiiouth graded xrliiKiU will clone
June with appropriate exercise*,
afler a very shcce?xrol year.
The preacher of ihe harcalaiir
eale ?I'tuion and the person who
will addfe?M Nhe graduating clans
hat* not - been definitely decided
niton
Fight to Hold Levees As
Mississippi Rolls On
Is One of Grim Endurance
COUNCIL STAGES
RECORD SESSION
I il\ I'utlH'O Ho K\a<*tl\
Nothing, Having K\uct
l\ Nothing in Do
OuU?i >if It.tiiKiuu up a rnni'il
fill s|lP? d> ilispalch nl Ihr till-lie's*
Ultra n 11. Itin tfry Vniincil ta-?1
nluhi did >\a?-tl\ nothing. f??r 1
.mil ? ufticlenr r*-axon Hint it
Willi IIMtllillL' til l|o. *Al'l*lt| iIiiik to
Miitui .Mi'CuIn', tlii> session Instill
??xacily Is minute*.
Tliere wr. no * |M*(*t h i ?r* a| i la in
uiiu-?tr<l session of th?' City Path*
?th. nmil towiii'd the lai?t of tin*
Is minutes. Then l?r. J W
S?'li?. optoinctri?t nml in in about
town. ?;ilk"tl in. a littapoloitet
(rally.
J'In- oil?' ofrti laI art of I lie Coitll
<?11. outside of receivlni: routine re
ports and approving tlit- hills, huh
to give silent sain t Ion to ,i pro
nouncement liy Ma>or McC.ine to
tin- effect ili.it henceforth. until
fiirthi r iiiiMit, sosion will In-Kin
at H o'rlork in-t*ml ??t 7:30.
C11 j?Matiiiucr Miles W Kiti'Imm
reported briefly that the street*
wi ll In lairl> liuoil rondltiuiu.liiiit.|
the lirii-k n'-layiUK on IturRess
and Slu'paiil street* had been fin
ished : and 111:<i wnrk wan under
way on 11n- it'-la^iiK of IIcIkIuii
blocks nil Shepard.
Twenty-eight arrcntrt and the
seizure of eight gallon* of liquor
?Iiirink tin* in**iitii were reported*
hv Chief of Police llolmcs.
Tin- report of Clly Tax Cnllci
lor Ceorgc II Wood riled the col
lection ??f $1 ?t.2fi2.37 in taxe* in
\pill. making a total of 1117.
17f?.f?M for tin- fiscal yi ar. to date.
Hoodoo Is Barrier
Candidates
A loiiidoo lie fore which string
in*-n have been known to quail haw
.lii-conn* a fat-tor In tin* miiiit-ipal
'election to hi- held li?re next
Tuesday. in which the voters are
duly to i hoose a mayor and four
members of the City Council.
I To date, three candidates for1
1 the tnayoridiip and nine aspirant*
to seats on tlii* Council have en
, tared the lints, making a total of
1 IS. There .ire still other Individ
uals here who are kuowu to have
a hauk?rlnl- for the- emolument*
o| public office as well as for the
I IirilI that com*'* to liiru who cam
paigus. hut a dread supers! It ion
, is in the way.
The next candidate who come*
o?H will necessarily he lite thir
tei-nth In oheslance to tli?- popu
lar idea on iIm' .subject of the nunt
, b**r Itin- Cullman Company re
, eently hus ordered it *trlck*ti sum
tnarlly from all sleeping car
berths.
Ctiles* two or more of the p di?
ii-ally ambitious ones win have
not yef announced themselves de
cide to p'io| their hopes. temporar
ily at least..and curnn out together.
Ml->e politician* here are forecasl
t ii if I huh the field will he left to
th** twelve who have entered Hi*
ready. Nobody wants to be the
"unlucky thirteenth.''
The entrants to date for the
| mayor-hip are Jerome M Flora. IV
}C. ('oh or in and W. T. Culpepper.
Those riitiiiiiik for the f*nir seats
oil the Council are |,eslie Arm
Mronx. It. Kay Kramer1. J. J.
II ugh"*and K J. Cohoon. all seek
ItiM re-elect Ion, and I. s Gordon,
.1 It Kitchett. c. W. Overman, t;
1 I'riti hard and I. B. Twiford
AllANIM>i\ IIIKOKY Ol
l?OY ltKIN(, Kill.Kit
in AN AITOMOI1II.K
Kr?'?l?Tl< ksburic. V* . May :i
VAI'i The first theory of lorn I
ami aln'e polire mml private dpipiv
liven that til it** year old Allwft
Maker whm killed hy an automo
011** himI hi* tmily ilit*m thrown into
t M ?? ItappahM iinork Klver n**ar
li?*re who abandoned today when
Coroner John K. ('ole reported
thai mii Miito|*y revealed a fra<
ttire at the hi<n of rh?* *kiill and
no olhfr broken hone*., When thf
h?iy'?t hoilv wan found In a m?i<-k on
ftl'A tmiik* of thn rlYT *f* -tirtl***
from her# yenterday tho authorl*
t|n< thought both lejt < had been
broken Mficl < <111< I11<I< '! he had been
run down hy an .automobile and
hla body dWtUMOtl of ?o mm to avoid
proaeruHon. '
CnroiM-i l!ol? r? ported today,
however that the,examination of
1h< body l>v It I in and ki'vpihI oth
er phv^klan* showed only the frac
Hired ?*knil. The hoy'* tight hand
wa-4 mlxnltiK hut the coroner nald
thi* prohahly ??? due to It hav
ing heroine disjointed Mt the wrlxt
throuich decomposition.
I I.hmI W al. r. >,r<- ;l
I hroupli ltr.ik. ri l>> k?><>
anil W idin Ih.ii. |',.rrj.
Iiirx \orlli nii.l Vl'rul
KKHliKKSM.kkiv;
K.lii-I Si|iin<lroti I'louglm
I'liroiiiili MikIiK Watrrn
?? K<-niov<- |{,?i,|,.?|,
from Imiiiilahil I xulaoiN
N.-w iiiNmiis, v ;; , \ j.,
Slirr^mi termination
f tin i? i,?i,i i,.,,.,
III.' rh?rne ?f Hi. .Mississippi ijlv
? r i..r?ii,.. Kr|1|1 ,
.limine.. In |l,. Vileliez
tliiv wlill.' a relief
I'loiivh,.,! tln-mmi, n,mi,), water* II,
I.'?ld. i,t? II..,,, ,|?. I,,,,,,.
I lnw|[l||,| |,.Irish.'S ,?| \,||'|)|.
'?ukI'Tii IxMiiMiana.
',vr-r""" Hi- ii.-.i
"I-?I??I??I Klv. ,H. M,..a,?|,u:
!>r.-arh.? I" tin
iinii.,1 i heir invasion, widonlitK
their l.-rfji,iry Nnrlliw.r.l a?,|
went ward II,,.,
?'??nilMK II"?,l fr.,?, ,1,.. Arkali
*u?? Kiv.<r.
Th.. ie?,.,. ri?i? I,..,
Perii'e "11 III.' W..?| l.i,I,h .If ih?
Mississippi In r
V, . ? "?"*?? worked
?ir??j!I,"HI ll?. i.lul.l rlrai
l> liunii'd eiiihankm.-nlH. \t NVw
rrlli?I. i a,HO' Ml" "*???-?????? h-raiue.
critical i,s ??ui.ri.?.|,r> m.-nMiirwi
HIT.. H|H|?.dld I.I slop th.. Ilow over
I.1 v...'K. In- nlsls w.-is . \|i.'Vl. iJ b<
I? ?.Kn l>,,,til l"?lnr am! lieer Park,
?n lh.- khiii?. territory. withi,, two
day*.
Willi Hii.iiiA.Ih nr |te rsnns al
ready ili lv.'i, fr.?? M?.|r |?,??,
Northeastern lanilsiana, the creel
was hill appr.ia, Iniii; Viekaburii.
?Many towns In Ciinrordia; Cata
houla. Avoyelles an.l neighbor ii?r
Kh.s Ulrmul, had been ,|..n,.ri<>af
"in In others n il.,,,. .? w ,?
"ii pr..l. i ll,?, reside,,|?
ilff.-iiys before
. "mini 11 |
, Y' "I ". II. ,-' I, II Nnl. h. z P>?|?v.
headed l.y Kl?,| as fl:,K?l,lp
and compose,I ..,
four C...HI <;??>? r.l pair..) In.,,.,.
-.Hl-I I,, ,.?i,il>
lliear.-a alr.-a.lv mv. ,| |,v (ll|l|.
An rii.'iiilliiK I huiviiii
Memphis, T. mi . Mm :| ,
A " "'"I Iin.'iiillria caravan ,,f
P"-i'lc p.. ii re,| mil p,
Ill .Northern an,I r. nlr .l I. inIslam*
loday fleelliK III" wall ,,r walei>
j?W"' |il?K <li.wn ,,,, their |,???a4
| III" MUHls.lppi Uiv. , ami ll? | ,*
er valley irllinlari.'K iiinlllniiwl
jlh.'lr ranipane HirniiKli nrokeil
J nlKPx.
Th.. iiopiilaHon of ruriiicea
. ainps HW1<II<<1I hourly people
cam., on font, m wayoiiK, in aiil.t
Iii"lille? nr ? . r. rrl.-.l i? Mf,.,x
In rliioil.-.l Ji. ilnns hy relief li'ialu
.i.lneiil raleit 1,1 I he ana. III,. uPrt
I rn?H aiinuiiiii'.il. The ta<k ,,f
ruxhlnK fonrt an,I mh,, ,ippll?K
11axed n?. lai lllil. . ?rEan|.
nation. %
Twt, icreal re-, ,1. flnxiH' plied
' water* in ih. h.wer Ml^ih..^
III. roinieil II,.. swill.'a rearhe, ,,f
he He,I. On,, l,i,a III.,, k
trlhniarii'H, or iiultn <?f
Hinall skiffs arid mot >r li!?-its
iTOHs the flood.*i| fields to (ak>- off
any p'THfins inarooiif'd.
Vi.-ksl,,irK ref?,e. popnlalliiii
?? midnlKlit w;is i ^tiinni.'d hy f||4.
lie,I from, ai Hi. Ilttst top
hoiiHimia field
Uhlle Uiuijsands. hc'lluB
em III,?,| war,were . VHeuia
Inn their holm s ami Kollllc to caa
ee?lr?,l?? .atup re,???
' ( ,OHw ?hut many oth.-ry had
r. fiiH.'d to have.
I'r.'Parati.,.is ?.,.ro
-<?' "" wireless nmuili
illi.iis i,..,,, siraieKi, ,, ,inlB |M
,l<1 A ''''it' hi,,
ii'jriH wljj Mm k Willi those on v.?*.
fi?" re*ni. f|.-.WH and will
f irrii the rirni tsreaf cotiitnuKIMi-'
i^'VTiis": -
\.-.?| MIO.OOO.OOO (nr Ki-llrf
Wa^hlneion. May J Impressed
with tin- dire t?liutit of tliounanda
of miifTcrt-rx in iiiH Mix?i?xippi lllv
er Hood litt>a mid the grave rrlftlrt
cau?ed by fur'her rrunibllnfc of le
vee*, President CmilldK'' Man ap
pealed 10 the Nation lo InoreaHn
to $ I o.niiii.'mmi it* donations for
relief work.
This in iwin* th?* amount orlfl
nally ri-'inwlptl mid mean* th'if
the A pier lean public in out dupli
?.!??? iiM performance of ihe pa?t
week if Hull PfNldfiCa now fIn
iire in to In* reached. The flrft
fiiml ban been m!i*hf!y ' over iub
ru flfiffl.
The conclusion to double
It ml appeal wan reached after an
extended conference Iwtw^cn lyreii
idfni CoiilldK* ii ad Seer Aitfy
Hoover, who had JiimI rturned
from itf flood *on?\ Aiwired that
ten million* would he tin* nildt
iii ii in. needed. th^ President njratm
ur??-d rltltcnn lo forward contri
butions expeditiously to the Red
Crw*.
"The mIIurtIoii In the MI ?*li?i?lp
pi valley." ||r roolldse ?*id. "haw
developed Into n Krave' crlstlf af
Continued on patei)