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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-02-14

discretion may be deemed to be neceS-
sary to meet the interest ACQUIRING up
on said bonds and to create a sinking
fund to pay for the bonds as they may
mature. That said tax shall be levied
and collected as other county taxes and
shall be imposed upon such property
and other subjects of taxation as are
now or may hereafter be subject to
taxation under the laws of the State
and it shall be collected by the officer
or officers charged with the collection
of other county taxes. and he shall in
respect thereto be liable officially as
well as personally to all the require
ments Of the law now prescribed or
which may hereafter be prescribed for
the faithful collection and payment of
other taxes.
Sec. 6. That the purchaser or pur-
chasers of any part of said bonds shall
not be required to see to the applica-
ton of the proceeds of said funds by
the commissioners of Pasquotank coun-
ty of the highway commission of Pas
quotank county.
Sec. Z. Whenever in the discretion
of the board of county commissioners
it may be necessary or advisable, they
may make an assessment upon the
lands of abutting property owners or
those owning lands directly benefited
by the construction of roads hereunder
under the provisions of chapter two
hundred and eighty-four of the Public
Laws OI one CnOuSanO nine nunOfoO ana
seventeen, sections forty eight to sixty
one inclusive. which are hereby made
part of this act.
Sec. g.. That nothing herein con-
tained shall be construed to prevent
the county of Pasquotank or it's duly
constituted authorities from taking ad-
vantage of the provisions of chapter
six of the Public Laws of one thousand
nine hundred and seventeen, known Jas
the Clark Law to encourage road build
ing in North Carolina by States aid:
or any other legislation that is now or
may hereafter become effective in this
State.
Sec. 9. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed as repeating the road
laws now in effect in the county of
Sec. TO- That this act shall be in
force from and after its ratification.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-02-14
EXTENDS TIME FOR RETURN
OF INCOME TAX TO MAR. IS

There will be a general extension of
time beyond March Is for the filing of
returns and for the payment of income
and excess profit taxes due on that
date, is the decision of Daniel c. Roper,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue. The
announcement was made by Collector
Bailey Monday, following the approval
by the Senate and House Of the report
of the conferees on the new Revenue
Bill. The forms for the tax returns are
being printed and will be in the hands
of the collectors between February Is
and March l.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-02-14

Mrs Jennie Pritchard and Miss Kate
Sanders will leave Sunday for North
ern markets to purchase stock for
Prichard Millinery Co. Mrs. Prichard
has been in business here for number
of years and always shows clean, new,
up to the minute stock of millinery
adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-02-14
AN UNUSUAL SERVICE

The country is full Of good
eye specialists and there are
hundreds of good eye glass man
ufacrurers, but it is worth some
thing to Elizabeth City and vi
cinity to know that both can be
found in this town. DIR. Hatha-
way is not only a reputable and
skillful optometrist, but he
grinds and fits glasses on his
premises. This unusual service
is seldom found except in much
larger cities.
DR.. ]. D. HATHAWAY
oPToMETRIsT
Over AdcCabe & Grice
EIizsbetI, City, n. G.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-02-14
JURY LIST

Jury list for. Pasquoiank County
North Carolina, term of Superior Court
beginning March II, 1919.
David Morgan, D. M. Sawyer, L. B
Pool, J. P. Sawyer. W. G. Rogerson, H
A. Nicholson, H. c. Bright, w. G. Mil
Ter, Mathew ]. Reid. D. M. Jennings
J. w. Burfoot, T. H. Basnight, w. B.
West, G. w. Palmer, Dennis Overman
Jr., D. C. Perry, F. E. Parker, J. w
Dawson, c. w. Ives, ]. w. Twiddy, J
T. Haskett, J. w. Pool, T. G. Sander
lin, c. E. Cartwright, J. w. Sherlock
M. L. Davis, Jr, Miles. Russell, Jr.
Greenvil1e Wha1ey, Crowder Meads
B. S. Armstrong, P. S. Shipp, Z. T
Russell, G. M. Morris, W.. S. Stafford
Gilbert Davis, Sr.. Joe d. Sawyer.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-02-14
MUST DECREASE
COTTON ACREAGE
Such Is Decision of State Cot
ton Conference Held In
Raleigh

The cotton farmers of North
Carolina and of the south must
decrease their cotton acreage
thirty three and one third per
cent. this year and hold such cot
ton as they now have on hand
was the decision reached by re-
preventative cotton growers,
manufacturers, merchants and
bankers from nearly every coun-
ty in the state, held in Raleigh
Tuesday upon the call of Gov
|ernor Beckett. ~.@.
The action of the Raleigh Conference
was in line with action being taken in
every cotton growing state. 1t was the
sense of the conference that farmers
can not be made to decrease their acre
age, but the merchants and the bankers
are going to make it mighty uncomfort-
able for the farmer who pledges to de-
pledge.
The Conference was remarkable in
that it brought forth a statewide ex-
preston of ill will toward the farmer
who doesn't raise enough corn and
honiny for his table. 1t was the opin-
ion of the Conference that no man
should ever plant an acre of cotton until
he had provided corn for his live stock.
pork and poultry for his family, small
grain and forage for his poultry and
live stock, and garden and dairy pro-
ducts for his own table. The farmer
who doesn't do this is always hard ur
and never able to hold his cotton for
high market. Bankers and merchants
pledged to work to the end that IN
future credit will be denied any North
Carolina farmer who does not feed his
family and his live stock on his own
farm.
Speakers at the Conference also de-
clared that the cotton. farmers were
forever at the mercy of the Bears be-
cause cotton had the reputation of be-
ing a cheap labor crop. Cotton is cheap
because it is made with cheap labor
the labor of women and children. 1t
will never have the rank to which it
Is 0nI1Cl0Q ana Will never command nlSn
prices until the cheap labor element is
removed. The cotton farmer has got
to pay better wages before he can con-
sistently demand better prices.
A fund of several thousand dollars
Will be employed to organize the cot
ton farmers of the state-t pledge a re-
duction of their cotton acreage, and the
merchants and bankers of the state will
be organized to keep tabs on the farm
ers and see that they keep their pledges.
The Conference agreed that farmers
generally are too selfish, greedy, near
sighted and dishonest with themselves
to keep such pledges. 1t was an awful
thing for a state wide conference of
farmers to admit, but history seems
to bear out the admission. And that's
why the bankers and merchants are
coming in on this new movement, to
keep tabs on the farmers. The farmers
are afraid of each other.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-02-14
NEGROES TO CELEBRATE
GREAT TERCENTENNIAL
Gov. Beckett To Address Elizabeth City
coIored Folk Some Time
In Anril

The Negroes of Elizabeth City will
celebrate the three hundredth anniver
sary of the transplanting Of the Negro
from Africa to America, about April
Is, 1919. Governor T. w. Beckett will
be the principal speaker of the occas-
ion. An invitation was extended to
Governor Beckett the other day thru
Representative Saunders. Governor
3ickett told Mr. Saunders that he would
be delighted to speak to the colored
people on the occasion of their tercen-
tennia1. The colored people plan to
stage the biggest and most interesting
celebration ever attempted by the Neg
roes Of this city and vicinity.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-02-14

JOHN shier this
june H 1912 the position Of Manager Of the Norfolk
had called
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t
n al
condition
far
efficient and
Norfolk Clearing House
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-02-14

Crippled wild Goose, wing
50 can't fly. but well. write price. C.E.
WESSINGER, Lexington, N. g. I.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-04-30

ing of a lot of blue sky companic.
 which had only the theory for cap; ! tai stock, but nevertheless a grca
 many thoughtful people are HOW put | ting lot of labor and money into tn, business. AS in all new ventures mucF experimenting has been done and som of it has been costly, but at the pres, ent time the industry is getting in fine basis; the United States agricultu- ral department is making it study and are offering the fruits of their ia- vcstigationS to the people in the bus incss.
 All over the country, from New York to California, money iS being pn; into fur production, but under equ"! care and attention the business Shou q he much more valuable here in Alaska than in any other place on account o' the superiority of the fur producei. the abundance of the right kind o' food and the availability of getting new strains of wild stock.
 Several big shipments of fox skin, have been made from Alaska the pas. winter mostly blue skins, and from now on the industry should ncrcas, , very rapidly. There k practically an unlimited demand for prime fur and the day may he soon at hand when thH fur industry by fur farm production, may bc brought back to the point iH Alaska that it was in the sea otter days when single shipments of fur amounting to a million dollars we'N made.
 When one considers that practically the one and only industry of this ter itory for the generations in which it was governed by Russia as well as tw, or three decades after the American occupancy was the fur business it will not be hard to estimate the posSibili- ties of the same business in the future when carcfulnesS and scientific meth odS are the rule instead of the waste ful haphazard manner of the bushes in the past.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-04-30
TINY ISLAND ON
 ROCK is PRISON

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30 On tiny island, actually a large rock with circumference of just a mile and quarter in the center Of S9U Francisco Bay The United States A my has 47O military prisoners, pract, ally all of whom have been sentenced since war was declared with Germany.
 Former soldiers, sentenced by m... tary courts for serious crimes ar, here, There are boys who volunteered early m the war and then djd not get to fight because they violated ,ho ru.- cs and regulations of an army Eyow class of civilian life also has jts r'- prcScntativcS here. according Co tho prisons books.
 Officially the prison area i> called the Pacific Branch United State, Disciplinary Barracks, Alcatraz Isl- and." To it are sent soldiers from western stations and posts after con victionS under military law.
 Theoretically. a Sojoun on the iSl- ant is supposed through discipline ar lessons taught there, to q, the pri-- onerS for return to civil OF military life. Each month a dozen or more prs returned to the army Co make good"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-04-30
.t................
FOX RAISING AMONG
 COMING INDUSTRY
***t***

One of the Alaska industries th%t seems to be particularly in the money thc past season k that of fox farming.
 On many of the islands in Princa William sound and on the adjacent small islands to Kodiak, to the west ward, and down around the mouth of the inlet, both on small islands and on the mainland of the Keuai peninsula there are lot of people now engaged in the business of propagating foxes. There are several kinds being bret. Black, Grays, and Blues. But the big geSt success, seemingly, is to the breeders of the blue variety
 Most people, who have not investi- gated the matter, are of the opinion that this fur-raiSing business is entir- ly in it's infancy, and the industry has been seriously hampered by the sta t.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-04-30
GOV. GEN. HARRISON IS TO-.
 TAKE THIRD WIFE WHO
 Is is YEARS OED FRISCO GIRL

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3O.- Ac- cording to a New, York dispatch re- ccived he~c today Governor Genera Francis Burton Harris0n of the Philip pine Island will soon take as hi third wife, Miss Elizabeth Wrentmorc aged IS, Berkley girIr who is attend ing University here, despite her moth CTS protests.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-04-30

Francis Burton Harrison was born in New York forty-six years ago and married Mary Crocker of San Fran cisco his first wife in 900. After her death in 1905, he married again two years later to Miss Ma bel JudSon of Brooklyn, N. Y. and a ivorce was ob- taned about year ago.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-04-30

Since the island prison vas establish ed few years ago nearly seven hun drcd men have been restored to thci fomrr place in the army In the world war these former prisoners gave gooi account of themselves. lt was not un- common for reports of bravery aud extreme sacrifice on the part of form cr prisoners to tricklc back to the big rock"
 Over the doors of the adminiStra- ton building and streaming acro;, the entire face Of the building are tRo words Hope Springs Eternal in the Human Grcast." The adminjs-
 a'.on offices front the prison proper.
 When soldier arrives at the is'- ml mdcr sentence he must don tie ps.,on gmb of brow with hat of the anne color. The clothes are not of military cut and the hat is like a Tgm o'Shantcr. Ky good behavior and nt. ,cntloo to prison duties officers in charge of the barracks may decide If h. a"air can be of use ,o tho army avd it lhr prisoner expresses a desire. h. is started on the road for return 70 the army a clean man.
 The prisoner then becomes d r.p'c." lie is given uniform of ar o0d issue with it's turned down col.,.. Ho wears a hrassard to denote his im- proved station. From a. m, he rc- cejvcS army drill, with a battalion ot his fellows. Tn the afternoon he works a, different duties.
 When a few months elapse he is sent from the island to some unit # the army.
 All the mon do not elect to remail with the army. Through the west, ani particularly in san Francisco, the, arc many former prisoners on paro', from the "rock" engaged in variors ines cf business who report once a month to the commandant.
 The "big rock" rises almost Shec" from 'hc bay waters. The paral |, ground had 'o bc hcwn from the solid rock. Above tho parade ground Sim lar hcwing was done for the prisor buildings. Barracks for officers and the soldiers stationed a. guards arl administrators rise from near the bay aud almost are mortiscd into the rocks. Many other difficulties were overcome.
 Because of the profusion of flow 'rs oyer the island and festooncd about it's rock walls the big Rocr'' py its officers is called. "our jewel" Skjrtjng the island runs a railcd walk. supported by and hung out from tha rocks. The Walls above and below tho walk are a mass of flowers, which ."emingly grow out from the rocks. T1 get the flowers to grow prisonc~, would drill pocket in the rocks, hrow in fo&. handfulS of earth ani plant the seed.
 Escape from tho iSiand x ncary impossible. Attempts made to swim he few hundred yards to the main .md have failed. Several men have been drowned in the effort. A few have escaped by raftS made of dri's wood however. Al night a powerful 'carchlight plays about the islaro rom lighthouse on the island. Broad 'ayS ar" swept continuously around Inc base of the rock.
 -
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-04-30

The reported placer strike in the Pinute district, lower Yukon, is re- ported to have been failure Pay in but one hoTc, that slide; no gravel, no claims selling; bedrock from 8 10 20 feet
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-04-30

What k that which is full Of holcs am yet holds water?- A sponge.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-04-30

Elaine Eogenc and pearl oil at J. L.,Graef's. @ ..,.... " IT. .,-, ----<-
 Eyenrude motors and repair parts ,.JI Craef,s .. ..., .-:.rp. t. .y -7------|'. Gasoline and distiIate at J. l.. Graef's
 '=S . =, .% tf.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-04-30
ATTENTION
 ..& ..& SHIP TO ' GEORGE R. GOSHAW, INC. Dealers in Raw Furs. ,.
lRAPPERS
Seattle, Alaska Building,

. Alaska Buidi Il w..
 
 handled Market grading If desired shipments be order that Providing valuation
  prepaid Ship
  emd list with and postofce address, Place pca package All tho in anyO Oi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

ED WARD died this morning at hi
home near Silver Lake. Funeral announce
ment later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
CUT SAND ROYALTYTAX
State ContcmpIatcs This Action Fol-
lowing Receipt of COMPLAINTS.

The state executive council may re-
wise the sand royalty taX-downward
Members of the council VIII consider
the sand tax problem at a special
meeting Wednesday afternoon, May
%.
At present the state collects a ten
per cent royalty on all sand taken
from beds of naYigable streams of the
state. protest has been filed by the
sand companies to the effect that the
present royalty rate is confiscatory.
The council will consider application
for "A reduction in the rate at the
special meeting this, month. Repre-
sentatives of a number of sand COM
panies in Topeka. Kansas City, Wich-
ita and HUTCHINSON will be heard at
the meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
TOPEKAN is NAMED
L. II. HogueIand Will Serve OH Freight
Traffic Committee.

L. H. Hogueland, commerce coun-
sci for the Topeka Traffic association
and numerous other shipping associa-
lions. has been appointed to serve on
the Kansas City district freight traf-
fic committee. The appointment was
made by Max Thelen, director of pub
lie service for the railroad administra-
ton.
The ether members of the commit
tee are: d. r. Lincoln, chairman,
formerly assistant general freight
agent from the Missouri Pacific; ].
r. KoOntz, Topeka. general freight
agent for the Santa Fe. and r. D.
SanGster. transportation commissioner
of Kansas City Chamber of Com
MERGE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

MRS. H. s. CORE, of 112O College ave
nue. died Thursday at n local hospital The
funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at
:; o'clock from the Central Park Christian
church. Burial in Foster cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

MARTHA ABEND. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Bernard Abend, of 1220 North Van
Buren,. died Friday The funeral will be
held Saturday morning at o'clock from
the ST. Joseph Catholic church. Burial in
Mt Calvary cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. Anna Hoefer, age Il.
who died Thursday 1T the Methodist Home,
was held at the home Friday afternoon at
> 30 O'Clock The body will be taken to
Clifton for burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

PRINCETON PORTER, age 10. died
Thursday at his home. 701 Gilmore avenue.
The body will be taken to Baldwin for
burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel. S27-
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
ADMIRAL TO RETIRE
Robt. VI. Doyle. Commander North
Pacific Fleet. VIII Resign,

Los Angeles. Nav 16.-Rear Ad-
miral Robert NJ. Doyle. L. S. N. COM
handing the North Pacific fleet. is en-
route from Hawaii to San Francisco
and from there will go to New York
and Washington to ask retirement, ac-
cording to a letter received by a son
hor0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
GLASS IN GIRLS EYES
Nassar College Students Hurt in Lab
Oratory Blast Are Improving.

OTuIOTy bIusI 4tTV IIIIIJFUNIIIs'
Poughkeepsie, y. Y. May 16.-The
Vassar college students injured about
the eyes and face in an explosion in
the physics laboratory yesterday were
reported improved today.
Particles of glass penetrated their
eyes. No Inflammation had set in to-
day. defective test tube caused the
explosion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

Washington, May IA cable con-
graduation the government of Par
aguay on the anniversary of it's in
dependence was transmitted by the
state department today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

Boys $3.50 Knickerbocker Suits, $1.75
Little Tots Wool Suits. 81. 90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
DANIELS LANDS TOMORROW

Troops OF 33rd DIVISION VIII Also Ar
rive on Mt. Vernon.
Washington, May 16.-The Mount
Vernon. with Secretary of the Navy
Daniels aboard, advised the navy de-
partment today that she would arrive
at Hoboken at 7:45 a. m. tomorrow.
The Mount Vernon carries troops,
including the 33rd division headquar-
ters and headquarters troop, rail head
detachment 33rd division.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

The funeral of c. E. Thorson was hel,
Friday afternoon at . O'Clock from tn
residence. 2:5 Clay street. Burial in To
peka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

EMORY FOOTE, formerly of Topeka, died
Wednesday at his home III Portland. Ore
gon. He was n brother of o. Il. Foote
of 1431 Tyler street, also of &. E.. Foote
of KANSAS CITY.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-02

Why should a business man guess at the SER
vice aNaiLable from motor trucks when figures
on Packard transportation are established?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-02
Joss's NO HIT VICTORY.


The tang in the October air stirs
the memory OF one famous game
fought between two contenders for
the pennant. back in 1905. One Of the
most memorable no hit games in the
history of the American league was
played in Cleveland between the Maps
and the Chicago White Sox. Both
teams were fighting for the lead,
with the finish of the campaign but
a short time distant. and players and
fans wore their fighting clothes
Addie Joss went to the slab for
Cleveland, while Ed Walsh pitched
for Chicago II is unlikely that such
pitching VIII ever be seen again in
a single contest. Joss did not permit
a single White Sox 70 reach first
base. Walsh famed Is Maps in eight
innings The game was won by
Cleveland, / to Q. Joe Birmingham
scoring the only run made during
that most remarkable OF diamond
contests. Cleveland made but four
hits off Walsh, and Birmingham got
two OF them. Walsh had pitched a
game that. $50 times out OF q thou
sand, would have won easily for his
team. and defeat under such circum-
stances was unusually bitter. Walsh
elusive spitters were always easy for
Joe Birmingham, although difficult
of solution for any other player in
the league. and on many other coca
siOns after that Joe won games for
Cleveland when Walsh was pitching
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-02
PROSPECTS Are Bright For
League Ball liz 1920

NEW YORK, oct Baseball has
~ come back in the minor leagues-
The 1919 season. remarkable for the
strong comeback Of the game IN
major leagns cities. has treated the
little fellows to some thrills that they
have not felt since the baseball dog
days" commenced back in 1913. with
the Federal league war running a
few jumps ahead Of the world war.
The Three-I league. for instance.
recently finished one OF the most sue
cessful seasons in its history. with
BLOOMINGTON coping the uennant and
every club showing a profit The
Eastern league. the Western. the
Texas and the Southern association
have all perked NJ this year. and the
winning clubs. at least. tucked away
comfortable profits.
Have League Pool.
IN the American association and
the New international league the
players have in prospect the series