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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-23
NEW STATE LAWS THAT -
DEAL WITH CHILDREN
cb;Jdren Too Poor To Go To School
: Can Be Helped From Public
Funds

After the first of next July no chlld
under fourteen years Of age shall be
employed or permitted to work IN OF
about or in connection with any MILL
factory, cannery, workshop, manufac-
turing establishment, laundry, bakery,
mercantile establishment, Office, hotel,
restaurant, barber shop, bootolack
stand, public stable, garage, place OF
amusement, brickyard, lumber yard, or
any messenger or delivery service, e1-
cent in cases and under regulations
nrescribed by the State Child Welfare
Commission. The meR bers Of this COM
mission are the State Superintendent OF
Public instruction, the Secretary or the
state Board of Health, and the state
Commissioners of Public Welfare. NO
child under sixteen can be permitted to
,porl< in any Of these occupations after
nine at night or before six in the morn
ing.
After July first of. this year, when
the law goes into effect, every child be-
tween eight and fourteen years or age
must attend school for the full term OF
the public school, which is to oe sl1
months hereafter If child is unable
TO attend on account Of poverty ne may
he helped from the public funds. i
will be the business of the school .au'
tborities and the chief attendance ofh'
Ger of the county to see that the law Il
compiled with.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-23

be right here on the job the first day.
of June"
Higgs is probably 35 pears old, is a
man of family and has been in active
construction work of one kind and
another, including street paving and
road building, for nearly Is years. He
says he can keep graft out of a Job
and get more work and better work
done than any man of his size in the
United States. The Pasquotank High
way Commission will give him a chance
to prove his claims
Questions. :.
Questions uppermost sin the minds
of everybody in the county are: 1.
What road material will be used? 2.
How wide will the roads be built? g.
Where will the first roads be built ?
Only the last of these questions can
be answered. The Highway Commits
sion is anxious to begin building from
Elizabeth City to Weeksville and Eliz-
abeth to the Newland section, at once,
working two construction forces, one
in each direction indicated. And this
probably is what will be done. AS to
the width of road and the material to
be used, the Highway Commission is
still undecided. Some of them favor
brick, some cement, some bituminous
asphalt. Some favor a nine foot road
others favor a IA, 16 or 18 foot road
Engineers Higgs told the Commission
Tuesday night to hesitate a long time
before building nine foot roads. He
favors wider roads at a sacrifice OF
mileage
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-23
THE METHODISTS MADE
GOOD AND THEN SOME
Elizabeth City Churches Pledge More
Than $4,000 to Missions-others
Coming Up

Things are moving fast in the big
Methodist Centenary Drive. the First
Methodist Church Of this city having
over-subscribed it's quota of $22,500 by
approximately $6,5OO, and the City Road
church, with a quota of $4,000 has
pledged $4,000. Reports from the
churches of Pasquotank county are
meager, but it is confidently expected
that later reports will show the county
as having safely gone "over the top"
The first church in this district to
report it's quota subscribed was the
City Road M. E. Church Of this city,
which made it's report at 1850 T. M.
Sunday, just hour and 55 minutes
after the drive started. Old Trap was
a close second, telephoning the news to
district chairman c. e. Kramer just 5
minutes later.
Pledges reported from SO Of the Il
churches in Elizabeth City district up
to late Wednesday afternoon totaled
S95,359.1S, over so per cent Of the total
quota Of $1s0,s41. This per cent 10
higher than that Of the entire North
Carolina conference, and exceeds by
nearly 10 per cent the pledges Of the
whole Southern Methodist church.
The church at Mashoes thus far
holds the honor Of the highest per
cent oversubscription, this church hav-
ing pledged just three times the amount
| of it's quota. Gates circuit has over
subscribed, and Camden has subscrfb.
ed the amount Of its allotment. Tha
total amount pledged by the North Car
DINA conference up to Tuesday night Is
81, ,191,0 900, and Of the entire Southern
Methodist Church is $19,708. 900.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-23
E. CITY BOY SCOUTS
WANT A SUMMER CAMP
Will Use Week Of June 8 To June Is
For Benefit of Community Re-
creationai Need

The Week of June SIS has been de-
clared Boy Scout Week, by proclama-
ton of no less an authority than Pres1-
dent Wilson himself. America will be
asked to do something big and substan-
tial for the Boy Scout movement at
that time. Elizabeth City Boy Scouts
will take advantage of this nation wide
campaign to ask the grown folk Of Eliz-
abeth city to sit6 aiIas sssnasth -wlaile-
for Scoutcraft. 1t isn't often the Boy
Scouts ask for anything; their policy is
to always help everything and every
body, including themselves. When they
want things they usually hustle around
and earn the money to get what they
want.
But the Boy Scouts want a perman-
ent camp near Elizabeth City and that's
a. little more than they can do for them
selves. And so they are going to ask
the grown folks to help them out. Their
plans call for the lease Of an acre or
more of land near Bartlett Beach or
some other suitable point on the river
and not too far from town. And on
this site they will build a permanent
camp, say 18 feet by 80 or 40 feet, with
hunks to accommodate rs or 80 boys at
time. The Scouts say If the grown
folk will help them out, they will open
their camp to the Y. M. c. A. the Cham :
ber of Commerce or any one else who
wants to use it. Whenever a bunch OF
business men in town feel sort O. worn
out and want to go down the river ano
live in old clothes, sleep in bunk, GO
barefooted, swim, fish and cut up, they
can have the camp. Elizabeth City vii
undoubtedly give the Boy Scouts any
thing they want, because the Boy
Scouts have always responded to every
call made upon them by every organ
| ization in town.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-23
ALL DONE IN A DAY

Out of town people who
come to Elizabeth City for
eye glasses can have their
eyes tested, glasses made and
fitted the same day by Hath
away service. No need te
wait a week fo- some one to
order glasses for you. hav,
my own grinding plant and
not only prescribe the glasses
you need but make and fit
them on the premises. 1t
saves a lot of time as well as
lot Of middlemen' expenses.
DIR. ]. D. HATHAWAY
Optometrist
Phone ooo Bradford Bldg.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-23
MADE CORN LIQUOR IN
MIDST OF HOG PASTURE
Hogs Got the Corn Mash Minus Alcohol
And Then Revenue Officers Got
The Alcohol

U. S. Revenue officers gave Illicit
distillers of liquor in Camden and Cur
rituck counties a taste of. what is in
store for them last Saturday, destroy
ing two big stills and cenfiscating the
horse, cart and gasoline can of one
important reailer. S. G. Jarvis, the
retailer is in the custody of officers to
be tried in the Federal Court at Raleigh
next week, unles she can arrange bond
for the October term of the Federal
Court in this city. Other arrests are
expected to follow.
The officers found and destroyed a
big still and $50 gallons of corn meal
beer in the woods a half mile north OF
w. G.. Upton's residence in Camden
county. No one was about the still
rests have followed.
Over in Currituck county, about three
miles from Sligo and near Tulls Creek,
the officers found another big still in
the hog pasture on the Willis Banks
farm. The farm is occupied by Howard
Banks, a son of Willis Banks, and by
another tenant named Pearce. The
stin was camouf1aged IN the hog lot
and the hog lot surrounded by bull
proof, pig-tight barb wire barricade,
There were about so hogs in the lot
and the evidence was that the distillers
were doing a double barreled business
making liquor from corn and feeding
the corn mash to the hogs. The hogs
not only devoured much evidence fol
them, but turned the evidence to profit
Neither Banks nor Pearce was at home
but it is understood warrants are out
for one or both.
s. c. Jarvis, long suspected OF re-
failing, was picked up on the road be-
tween Snowden and Moyock. He had
five gallon pump oil can in his car
and in the can was more than three
gallons of liquor. 1t is alleged that he
has been retailing liquor in this way
for SINE time. The officers confiscates
his horse and cart and they will be solo
as government property. Jarvis Is II
the custody of the authorities.
The raid was conducted by Revenu>
Officer c. H Jenkins Of Elizabeth City
assisted by Inspector Steele, of Greens
boro and Inspector Tuttle, of Char
1otte,
1t is the opinion of Inspector Jen
kins that the woods Of Camden ant
Currituck county, especially the uppe
part of Currituck county, are full o
LIQUOR stills. It is intimated that SOM
of the best known citizens Of thos
counties are interested in the manu-
facture and sale of illicit spirits.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-23
ALLEN KRAMER PASSES
AWAY AT AGE OF So
One of Elizabeth City's First and
Foremost, Citizens Died
Wednesday

Allen Krebs Kramer, one Of the
best known citizens of Elizabeth City.
for many years actively prominent in
the business and social life of the COM
munity, died at his home on West
Main street in this city wednesday
morning, a, victim of Bright's Disease.
Mr.. Kramer was So years of age.
He was born at Watsontown. Pa, and
was the son of D. S. and Rachael
Kramer. In 1871 the family moved to
Elizabeth City, where as a young man
Mr.. Kramer became identified with
the lumber business, in which he has
been engaged during his entire busl-
ness life, having been continuously al
lied with the business longer than any
other man in this section.
He was also a pioneer Of moving
picture, enterprise in this community,
and through his efforts the local AL
krafna Theatre which bears his name
was erected and operated under MS
management until his withdrawal
few years since. He was memoe1
of the First Methodist church, ana was
ever a loyal church member ana an
active leader in every progressive
movement for the advancement OF the
community. His geniality and kind
ness have made a deep impress Oh
the hearts Of all who knew him.
Mr.. Kramer is survived by his Wlfe
who was formerly Miss Maggie Conoon
nv two sons, D. Ray Kramer ana ker'
NIT Kramer, two daughters, Mrs. Ed
die Hughes and Miss Jennie Kramer
two brothers, G. e. and J. P. Kramer
ali of this city, four sisters, Mrs. A. =
Davis. Mrs. j. II. Banks and Mrs.
II Williams, of Elizabeth City, an
Mrs. C. w. Edwards OF Durna"
There are also two grandchildren.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-23
ACOUNTY BOARD
PUBLIC WELFARE
Pasquotank County Now Has
Such a Board and Oppor-
tunity for Big Work

Rev. JIM. Ormond, pastor of First
Methodist Church South; v. r. Gill
more, secretary of the Elizabeth City
Y M. C. A. and Miss Margaret Hollo-
WELL of Bayside, have received COM
missions from the State Board of
charities6and Public Welfare to serve
as the County Board of Charities and
Public Welfare in Pasquotank county.
The State Board of Charities and
Public Welfare was created by an act
of the LEGISLATURE Of 1917 and this act
was amended by the General Assembly
of 1919, giving the State R9ard author
ity to extend its work intoseyery county
in the state and dFeas county boards
The same act provides that the Board
of County Commissioners and the
Board of Education Of each county
shall. in joint session, not later than
July 15, appoint County Superlnten-
dent of Public Welfare who hall serve
the pleasure of said boards and whose
salary shall be paid Jointly from the
public funds of said boards.
The County Superintendent. OF PUBIC
Welfare shall have, under, control OF
the County Commissioners, the care
and supervision of the poor and ao-
minister the poor funds. He shall act
as agent Of the State Board in relation
to any work to be done in the county
by the State Board. He shall have
oversight of prisoners in the county on
parole from pentitentiaries, Ereforma-
tories and all parole prisoners In the
county. He shall have oversight Oh
dependent and delinquent children. es-
peciaIly those on parole or prooatlon.
He shall promote wholesome recreation
in the county and regulate commercial
amrsements. He shall assist the state
board in finding work for the unem-
ployed. He shall investigate causes oi
distress and make such other 1nVest1-
cations in the interest of social welfare
as the state board may suggest. he
shall be the chief school attendance Of
fcer in the county. Upon his should
ers rests the work of enforcing the
compulsory school attendance law. ne
is the chief probation officer OF the
county upon whose shoulders Will res
the success of the juvenile court WORK
which is now being instituted.
Pasouotank county can elect a serl-
rous, efficient county Superintendent OF
Public Welfare and do big things; OF
it can appoint some worn out pohtl-
clan to the office and throw away Jus'
so much good money.
The County Board of Charities ane
Public Welfare serve without remuner'
alton. It is their duty to unity, correl'
ate and develop all the local agencie:
of public welfare ana moolllze n'
community in the work of proVlolns
wholesome living, working and recrea'
tional environments. They work at al
times in cooperation with the count!
sunerintendent of Public Welfare.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-23
PUT PARIS GREEN ON
WILD STRAWBERRIES
Nearly Resulted in Death of Negro
Boy-Potter Gets Four Months
On Roads

Augustus Potter, booze f1end of lower
was given four months on
the roads in police court, Thursday
for spreading Paris green on
wild strawberries on his farm, with
intent to kill, and with the result that
Louis Banks, a small colored boy, was
dangerously poisoned. Potter was p1ac-
ed under bond of $3.50 for his appear
ance at the September term of the
superior court.
It seems that for some time past Pot
ter has not been getting along very
well with his colored neighbors, and
when the wild strawberries began to
ripen, their incurSions upon his land
for the luscious berries were more than
he could bear. In the devious process
of his drink-sodden brain he evolved a
plan for malignant revenge, which very
nearly succeeded. On the witness stand
Thursday morning Jennie Cole, color
ed, a close neighbor of Potter dec1ar-
ed that on the preceding Monday
week she saw Potter sprinkling green
powder from cup upon the headlaInd
of an uncultivated field which Potter
following day she saw small coloreo
boy apparently picking berries neal
the same spot. 1t was on this day thai
Louis Banks, 11-year-old colored boy
was taken violently ill. exhibiting sym
ptoms of acute poisoning. The physi-
clan attending stated that his condi'
ton indicated arsenic as the poiso1
taken, which is the basic ingred1en
of Paris Green. Potter later admitted
having spread Paris green on the wile
berries in the field where the boy de-
clared he had been eating strawberrie!
Just prior to his sudden illness.
A few days later a mob Of angr!
negroes went to Potter's home. ant
threatened violence upon him, where
upon Potter came to Elizabeth Cit!
and swore out warrant for the arres
Of the crowd. The negroes were triet
and fined $25 and costs apiece. Fol
lowing this, charges were brough
against Potter for strewing poisol
with intent to Kill The case has arous
ed a high pitch of excitement in tn
Kehukee section OF lower Pasquotank
where the trouble occurred.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-23
CIVIL WAR VETERAN ROLLS
UP. SLEEVES FOR SAL. ARMY

Mr.. Janes Matthews. veteran Of the
War between the States and one OF tne
Oldest and most lovable citizens OF Eaz
abeth City, has rolled up his sleeves
and gone to work for the Salvation
Army Home Service Fund this week
Mr.. Matthews says he has talked with
nearly every soldier boy who has come
back home and every last one Of them
has a good word to say for the SALIVA
ton ARMY. SCI deem it a. privilege TO
volunteer to do my bit for an organi-
zation that has made such record, y
saws Mr.. Matthews.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-23
PASOUOTANK FOLK WANT
SUPERINTENDENT VANN
Leroy Denies Deal-Mack Sawyer Boasts That He
Turned The Trick---Mass Meetings and
Petitions Demand Resignation
of School Board

Pasquotank county is up in
arms over the overthrow /of
Preston S. Vann, County Super
intendent Of Public Instruction.
Mass meetings are being held
and petitions being signed, ask
ing the County Board of Educa-
ton to reconsider it's action and
demanding a re-appointment of
Superintendent Vann.
The county is stirred as it has never
been stirred before and in all the heat
and argument J. Milton Leroy, Chair
man of the Board of Education has
come in for a big round of criticism
and condemnation. But an open
letter in this newspaper this week Mr..
Leroy makes statements which further
complicate matters. Chairman Leroy
denies that he is responsible for Vann's
going and his denial is corroborated by
statements being made by Old Man
Mack Sawyer. Mack Sawyer, that in
simon pure hell in Pasquotank politics
credit for outing Vann.
vann says that Mack Sawyer told
him that he was responsible for the
proposed election of Miniard Jennings
to the Superintendency Of School.
Mack Sawyer tells Vann that he had
an understanding with D. w. Morgan,
thru another party. that Morgan would
support Miniard Jennings for the Of
flee of Superintendent if Morgan were
elected to the school board. Old Man
Mack says he had Morgan elected.
Mack Sawyer already controlled the
vote of w. G. Cox, the member Of the
Board from Salem, a man who can not
read and write, so it is said.
In the meantime Chairman Leroy
and Superintendent Vann were locking
horns. Leroy claims that he knew
nothing of any deal that Old Man
Mack was trying to pull off. But Le-
Roy played into Mack Sawyer's hand
and gets the blame for the whole sorry
mess. If Leroy had kept his mouth
shut and not told Vann that he would
have to look for a new Job on July I,
Leroy probably never would have
been known as opposed to to Vann's re-
fappofn ntment. Now that Mr. Leroy has
discovered that be. has played into the
| hands Of Sawyer. It is believed that he
is ready to stand by Vann rather than
permit Sawyer to play politics with
the School Board. Mr.. Leroy has
stated this week that if the people Of
Pasquotank want Vann for Superin-
4 tendent, he will vote for Vann. He
still contends however that Superin-
tendent vannis not as capable man
as the public thinks he is.
When one comes to seek the bottom
of this particular kettle Of fish, one
finds. cause to suspect that Superinten-
dent Vann owes all his trouble to the
fact. that Joined the wrong church
when he made his home in Elizabeth
City last August. Vann CONTESTED
himself with the First Baptist church
Those who know Mack Sawyer believe
that this marked vann for destruction
Had vann Joined Mack Sawyers
Blackwell Memorial church, Old MAI
Mack would never have gone after his
soap.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-23
sHAD SEASON A FAILURE
SAYS NJ. Y. FISH AUTHORITY

With the end of shad season about
month off the supply is showing a
falling off at this time which is un-
usual and istcausing prices to stiffen
I'D to such. AN extent of late that now
thew are almost as high on some varl-
cites as they were at any time during
the whole season ays the New York
Fishing Gazette. The truth of the
matter is that the shad season has
been a failure this year. Last season
there was a good supply from some
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-23
Mr.. cARRETT's EXPERIENCE

w. w. Garrett, r. F. D. 1, Elizabeth
City, is a frequent user OF classified
ads in this newspaper. He says he has
never advertised a thing for sale In
this newspaper without finding a pur-
chaser. For Sale advertisements In
the CLASSIFIED Column cost only a cent
a word a week. Minimum rate Is cents.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-23

Allen Kramer's funeral will be from
the residence on Main street., Friday
afternoon at A o'clock; conducted by
Rev. J. M. Ormond, assisted by DIR.
Hening and Rev. Geo. ELL.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-23

"The Dice of Destiny is the title OF
orr next serial story. Watch for the
arst installment next week.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-23

sections and a poor showing from
others. Thus far this season there
has been light supply from all points
and it is too late in the year for there
to be any Improvement.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-06
BRITAIN AND THE REERAeE

There has been bitter criticism many times of the purchase of title in Great Britain particularly by dis tillers and brewers. So many of these gentlemen have received titles that the peerage has been re- ferred to sarcastcaly as the beerage
 Recently the Canadian Parliament passed reso- lution asking that the king confer more titles on Canadians. This done it is explained because in Canada, as in England honors came not infre- quently because Of the size of the persons money contribution to the party in power rather than in recognition of service to the empire
 It was supposed that the king postponed his an- nouncement of honors given his birthday because of the Canadians action
 But the awards are made public and there is likely to be of satircaI comment and bitter denuncation than in years
 The highest honor is given to Sir Edward Cecil Guinness, head of the concern that makes Guinness stout He is the foremost brewer of the British em- pire He is made an earl. How the prohbitionsts will howl
 But the earldom conferred on Sir Edward Guin- ness is not open to reproach as the knghting of Joseph Duveen.
 Duveen is the eldest of the four Duveen brothers of London, Paris and New York, prominent as art dealers In 1911 the four indicted in the United States court in New York smugglers They con- fessed to swindng the government out of $50Oo 900 through making false reports articles imported into this country All four pleaded guilty Fines of various amounts assessed against them and they paid S1,200,000 to the government.
 Now the head of the house is knighted by the king of England.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-06

into s25 shoes, s10O suits and $500 dresses. In some other way they would perhaps, keep it in cir culation to the continued disturbance prices. The men who sell these shoes suits and dresses are not the kind of who will keep in circulation; they will put it into banks into bonds railroad stocks into land into other investment by which the money will be collected into a large volume in money center and will be ayailabe for the wild extravaganza which keeps prices soaring.
 The people who turned the money loose for these shes suits and dresses will broke after while and the influence of their extravaganza will be removed That may seem to be slow and crcuitous way of reducing the high of living. It will take a Ions time break" all the wasters. Beside, have we heard that there's sucker born every mnute?7 But though there may be quite end of them, when of them is removed, have just that many less. Anyway, the who selling these shoes. suits and dresses are doing harm even though they may be doing good very slowly.
 Nothing herein, though. is to be regarded as ex- cusatory of the profteers in the necessities of lfe of the hoarders of such necessities whether of food or clothing of those who are trying to reduce production in order that prices may be maintained All such persons should be hunted down and punished and when that has been done those who deserve re- lief will feel some measure of it.