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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-24
MRS SANGER TO
LECTURE NOV. 2.
Famous Exponent of Family Lii
imitation Coming to This
City

Mrs. Margaret Sanger, head of the
family limitation movement in the Unit
ed States. will lecture at the Alkrama
Theatre in Elizabeth City Sunday after
noon, Nov. 2. This will be Mrs San
gers first appearance in the south and
Elizabeth City will have the unique dis
tinction of being the first southern city
to give Mrs. Sanger hearing.
Mrs. Sanger is one of the most re-
markable women in America and is
known on two continents. She has lee
tured in Londan, in Paris, in New York
and San Francisco. She first came
into the hmelight in this country several
years ago when she was imprisoned for
having written and published a book
giving information to women, contrary
to the penal statutes of the state.
Mrs Sanger is trained nurse by pro-
fession. As trained nurse she has come
IN contact with all the sorry phases of
suffering humanity. Her heart was long
ago touched by the misery endured bv
women of the working class who are
forced into endless motherhood. bearing
children In ignorance, poverty and disease
and Knowing not how to help themselves.
But when she would have given .informa
ton to have helped women who needed
| such help, there were the laws with their
heavy penanties, forbidding the giving Of
| this information.
And so Mrs. Sanger launched the
great movement to arouse the country
against this crime against motherhood
and to repeal the laws which prevent the
dissemination of birth control informa.
| ton.
Mrs Sanger's lecture in Elizabeth
City will be open to both men and wo-
men and there win not be a word utter
ERd IN her diseoufse That can not be re.
peated by the most modest woman. Mrs
| Sanger is highly cultured woman and
inVaribly captivates her audience. Per-
sons seeking the vulgar and suggestive
will do well to stay away from Mrs
Sanger's lectures, because she will dis.
sappoint them.
Mrs. Sanger comes to Elizabeth CITY
at the instance of w. o. Saunders who
has personally guaranteed her expenses
There will be no charge to hear the
lecture. Mr.. Saunders brings Mrs. San.
ger to Elizabeth City for the same rea.
son that he brought Mr.. John z. White
and DR.. Oscar Haywood to Elizabeth
City. Mr.. Saunders would like to see
in Elizabeth City great public forum
in which every big idea can be present
ed to the people by big speakers, from
time to time Mrs. Sanger comes with
big idea. Men and women in every
walk of life should hear her message ani
do their own thinking. Mothers anG
working women genarally are urged te
hear Mrs. Sanger
! Immediately following the lecture OF
Nov. Mrs: Sanger will hold reception
f. women and all women will be in.
vited to meet and talk with her.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-24
TELLS NEGROES THAT
THE HOUR HAS COME
To Get Education and Money and They
Can Demand Political and Eco
nomic Rights

Judge VIM. Henry Harrison, of Okla
homa City, Okla, the only Negro Supe-
rior Court Judge in America, told an
audience of more than a thousand Ne
groes in this city Wednesday night that
the hour had come for them to demand
and secure equal political, economic, IN
dustrial and legal rights. He said there
could be no peace on earth, no reailza-
ton of democracy, no triumph OF Cnr1st-
ianity until Christianity shall have put
in practice the divine theory of the Mas
ter that all human beings are brothers,
children of the same Living God; that
there can be no peace on earth until
men literally love their neighbors as
they love themselves, making no dlstln-
ton as to race, color or economic cond1-
ton.
Tn the hands of an unframed Negro
such a speech might have taken hlgn-
ly inflamatory and incendiary turn; Dut
Harrison yindicated himself and carried
the white people in the audience with MIN
from start to finish by urging the Ne
GRO at every point that his final eman-
cination was to be accomplished not oy
force but by the continued exercise OF
the Negroes fundamental traits OF lofo'
patience and forgiveness, coupled with
greater industry, greater economy ana
the accumulation of money. lie urged
the Negroes to get education and get
money. telling them that when the H.
ooO 600 Negroes in America had acqur-
cd both education and wealth they could
command every right and every pr1Vl-
1oun now denied them.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-24
MARSHALL'S MINSTRELS
HERE MONDAY, OCT. 27TH

Leon Marshall's Minstrels, billed to
appear here last Monady had to post
pone it's engagement and will show in
Elizabeth City Monday night, Oct. %.
The show is starting out with brand
new tent, new scenery, new costumes
and new seats. This newspaper is in
formed that it is one of the best equipp
ed attactions of it's kind ever put on
the roads. Is is under white manage
ment and makes a strong bid for better
patronage than accorded the average
tented minstrel.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-24

Mrs. Nancy Sawyer, Il years old, wife
of NJ, N. Sawyer of this city, died at
her home on North Road st. Monday
morning She was taken i'll the previous
Saturday afternoon. December 20, 1918
would have marked the fiftieth anniVer-
sary of her married life. She is survived
by the husband and eight children. The
children are Mrs. G. D. Gallop, Mrs. @.
L. Whitehurst. Mrs. A: f. Toxey, Mrs.
NJ. P. Gallop, NJ. B. Sawyer, J. c. SaF'-
yer, P. G. Sawyer and r. NJ. Sawyer. The
remains were inferred in Hollywood Gem
etery Tuesday afternoon, following fun
eral at Blackwell Memorial Church.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-24
RED CROSS NOTICE!

Please take notice that the An
nuaI Meeting of the Elizabeth City
Chapter of the American National
Red Cross will be heid Sunday Oct
oher, 26, 1919 at $50 p. nj. o'clock
in the Court House for the election
of an Executive Committee or Board
of Directors, consideration of and
action upon reports. and transaction
of such other business as may pro-
perry come before the Chapter.
Each member Of the Chapter is ear
: nestly urged to, be present.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-24
SET YOUR CLOCK BACK
1HR. SATURDAY NIGHT

At midnight on Saturday night, Octo-
her 25 the clocks of the country Will be
SET back one hour, so that during the
winter time will correspond to solar,
~, sun time. This will mean an extra
hour of sleep in the morning 1or tne
average city dweller, but it means lit
tie to the farmer who gets up at sunrise,
regardless of the clock.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-24
advertisement
NO EXAGGERATION

/ do nut make exaggerated state
ments about my work. Very re-
markable results often follow the
correction of bad vision by proper
" fitted gil ses. It does not fol-
low that bad eyes are responsible
for all ills and that the fitting OF
eve glasses is panacea for every
ailment. My especial claim to your
patronage is based upon my long
experience coupled with my unusual
facilities for testing the vision, grind
ing the lenses and fitting the glass
es on the premises. Upon inVest1-
CATION you will find that I can give
the same service you would expect
to find in a metropolitan city.
DIR. J. D. HATHAWAY
Optometrist
Phone 999 Bradford Bids
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-24

FOR SALE:-Six room house, Glade st:
near schools Lot about fourth OF
acre, or room for anything such as horse
COW. poultry, etc. Price $1,000. Easy
terms. A bargain to rush after. OWNER
BOX 13A, City. cOA4-AI
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-24
advertisement
USED NO FERTILIZER
Mr.. L. L. Winder,
Elizabeth City, N. G..

Elizabeth City, N. G.
Dear Sir
Last Spring I ordered a car load of
lime from the American Limestone Com
pany of Nashville, Tenn, and used it on
nv farm and am thoroughly satisfied
with the results, and expect to order
more from the same company. 1 used
no fertilizer on my farm but raised the
best crop I ever had. The lime beats
guano for me this year.
Yours very truly,
DIR J. III. WHITE
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-24

FOR sALE:-A Majestic Range, good
IS IN new Apply to NJ. NJ; HURDLE DIE
PEOPLES Bargain Store, Elizabeth ~ OIty. ;.
n G. poAf-A'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
SILVIS

Octavia Francis has returned
home from a visit at MuscatIne.
Iowa.
The members and friends Of the
Ladies' Aid society of the Silvis Me-
mortal Methodist church were en-
tertained at the home of Mrs David
Beveredge on Twelfth street Thurs
day afternoon After devotional ex-
erCisCs and the regular business and
some time spent in sewing and gen
Nal sociability. light refreshments
We're served. 1t was a pleasant and
profitable meeting.
Friends of Wilbur Whitfield. who
was formerly employed at the round
house of the g, R. l. * p. shops
here. will be interested in knowing
that he has returned home from
overseas unframed. He was d mem
Der Of the United States coast ar
tilerY-
clyde schoemaker. who enlisted
between the United States and Ger
many, later going to France. being
promoted TO a high rank, has re-
turned to Silvis. He was wounded
several times and decorated with
many medals
Wednesday, afternoon the regular
senni-monthy meeting Of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Baptist church
was held at the church. The hours
passed quickly in Red Cross work
and general SOciability. Later re
freShmeuts were served by the com
mittee- A large collection was TAX
en- in.
Mrs Holmes is visiting her moth
eC at Clinton. Iowa.
Tuesday afternoon the members
and friends of the SiIvis Birthday
club went to the home of Mrs. Az
genbrlght on Firth. street, Perpetrat-
ing a most delightful surprise party
II was the occasion Of her Goth
birthday anniversary After some
hours which sped rapidly in games,
contests and general sOcldbiHty, a
6 o'clock dinner was served from the
well-hIled baskets brought by the 65
self-inVited guests. A lovely birth
day cake graCed the center of the
table. and was frosted in white.
bearing 80 pink candles in gilt hold
ers. The table and room decorations
We're OF flags and red, white and
blue flowers. including lilies, Seran-
films and violets Tiny flags were
FUSED as place cards and We're given
as favors. The honoree was the re-
cipienl of many useful and pretty
gifts.
Of Mrs. Emma TUbbs on Sixth street
Afesdames Coles, Ladore. Johnson,
Tubbs Jr.. Murray, Rasm Isso H.
Phelps, Hipskin and Resent crSer
Jr. were entertained. being members
OF e recently organized club. AttHr
some hours passed in needle WORK
and conversation. a nice lunch con
was served by the hostess assisted
by her two daughters. Mrs. Coles Of
First avenue Will entertain in Feb
ruary.
The manual arts basketball team
and the otherhoOd of Railroad
Trainmen of Silvis team played an
Interesting game last evening at
Moline. The Silvis brotherhood won
the game, Sc TO Il.
The Woman's club had q rehearsal
at the home of Mrs. Henry Schmidt
Monday evening for a musical enter
tainEnen TO be given soon
Mr.. and Mrs. Biggs have gone to
Kansas City to reside.
Mrs. Jane Scott Wilson, who re-
Gently underwent an operation at
the Lutheran hospital Moline, is re-
cover ne nicely.
Mrs DOngan who underwent an
operation for the removal of tonsiIS
ut Mayo brothers hospital. is i'm
proving
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
MISSING LAD A
BATTLE VICTIM
Harry COppersteIn Reported Killed
in Action by War. Department
During Last Of Fighting.
PARENT DOUBTS INFORMATION
Writes His Company Commander
For VerifeatiOn of Word Re.
ceived from Washington.

Unless information sent by the
war department in Washington to
Mrs F. Copperstein, 727 Ninth
street, is proven false. Rock Is
lands service banner will bear one
more golden star. that for Harry
Copperstein, who is just reported
as killed in action on Oct. 20 OF
last year.
COpperstein was first reported to
the mother as missing in action.
Later word came by telegram from
Washington that he had met death
in lighting the Huns. Mrs. Copper
%ein did not believe and refuses to
'believe that her son is dead until
direct word has been received from
his company commander to whom
she has written for information.
Lett June %.
June 81 saw Coppcrstein leave
Rock Island with q selectiye SER
vice quota for Camp Grant, where
he spent several weeks in training
Going overseas with the Eighty
sixth division, he landed in France
some time during the fall. On his
arrival over there, he was one Of
the many picked men from the
Eighty-siXth for replacement duty
and entered action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
MILAN

Ir and Mrs Lawrence Brown OF
Chicago were Sunday visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. q. n. Brown.
Twenty-Five relatives and friends
gathered at the home of Mrs Elmer
Kimbeu Wednesday TO help her cell
citrate her 21st birthday anniver-
sary. They brought good things to
eat and presented Mrs. Kimbell with
a set of china Eugene Campbell. a
brother of the honoree, who recent
" returned from overseas. was an
honored guest.
william Bennett Of Chicago spent
n few days this week with his sis
ter. Mrs. Georgiana Ringgold, and
family.
DR.. and Mrs. C. A. Virgins have
received word that their son Sidney,
who is with the dental corps, A. E.
F.. in France, will sail for home
Milan chapter No. 326 will give a
coffee at the Masonic hall here Fri
day evening. Feb IA for the BEN
eft of the war orphan they have
adopted The public is invited TO
attend.
Charles NcMchaeI has gone to
David City, Neb-. to visit relatives.
The bakery sale held by the la
dies of the Presbyterian church Sat-
urday was a financial success, they
having cleared the amount neceS-
sary for the support OF the war or
phan adopted by them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08

The first great battle of the war.
the battle that stopped the Germans
at the Marine, ELECTED from the lips
of Marshal Joffre the historic
words: The hour has come to ad-
vance at all costs; to die where you
stand rather than to give way"
General. afterward Marshal Pc
| tain, inspired his weary troops at
Nerdun by an order of the day con-
Guiding with the words: Courage,
we will get them"
General FoCh, commanding the
French army i'll the first battle of
( the Marine, had been almost over
whelmed by the onward sweep of
/ the German forces. In memorable
message to Joffre, he said: My
right is crushed My left is in re-
/ treat. | am attacking with my CEN
/ ter" He did attack and drove a
wedge through the German lines
/ that started their retreat to the
Aisne. The people of Paris were
stunned by the rapidity with which
/ the Germans advanced IN their first
rush toward the French capital
! The railway stations were besieged
but the great majority OF the peo-
+ pie knew they must remain. In
1 this tragic moment General Gal
lien. military commander of the
city. inspired confidence and cheer
ed the fa!nt-hearted with his watch
word, "Jusqua bout" or TO the
: very end" The populace took up
: the cry and Ga!Iiem with his army
played a signal part in hurting back
the legions of Won kluck at the
Marna-
No less inspiring but born of less
tragic circumstances was the say
/ ing of General Gouraud who, upon
entering Strassburg after the lib T.
-eratiCn of Alsace and Lorraine, de-
I clarcd The day of glory has
! come"
( Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig,
CCmmander-in- of the British
armies in France. gave utteranca to
an appeal in addressing his sol
dieTs which stirred a responsive
chord in the hearts Of the allied
peoples throughout the world. For
three weeks the enemy had batter
ed the French lines i'll desperate
effort to separate them from the
Trench and drive them to the chan
nj ports. Dav after day the Brit
ish had been driven back. On April
.. 1918, Marshal Haig called upon
lis men for one last effort. Every
position must be held to the last
man" he ordered. There must be
no retirement. With our backs 10
the wall and believing in the justice
of our cause, everyone of US must
fight to the end"
When Vice Admiral Sir Rosslyn
Wemyss went to tell the German
commander of the naval terms OF
the armistice, one of the Teuton ad-
miraIs said: ut is inadmissible
ADD Development of Numerous"
that our feet should be given up
without having been beaten"
1T had only to come out" was
the laconic retort of Admiral We
myss.
Later, when the surrendering
German warships were escorted by
the British fleet into British wa
tiers, Vice Admiral BeatCy's historic
signal, after the enemy feet had
been moCTed, read: THE German
flag is to be hauled down at Z 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
DR.. COFFEE
Very Successfui-LetH Him
Treat You Once Free.

People afflicted with eye diseases,
failing sight, blindness, deafness,
loss of hearing, head noises, ulcers
OF the ears, catarrh, diseased turbi-
mated bones, diseased tOnsilS should
consult DR.. Coffee, The Oculist and
aurist in the First National bank
building about his special method
Of treating these diseases He is
having splendid success treating
about sixty patients a day Hesays
that he can straigdten any case of
cross-eyes at one visit without
chlorOform or ether. He removes
adenoids at one visit without dan
ger of serious hemorrhage, and
without an anesthetic He is re-
storing sight to several cases of
partial blindness, and restoring
hearing and curing catarrh for hun
dreds. He offers to treat new pa
tents once free to show how his
treatment acts, to show that it is
different from anything that you
have ever used. Many cases get
Quick relief. He is reliable and
experienced oculist and aurist. and
will tell you the truth about your
case as he sees il. He is in his
offices every Saturday. Monday and
Tuesday from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. and
Saturday nights from to 8 p. m.
His phone number is Dav. 1914.
call:
DR. W. q. COFFEE,
Davenport, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
BACK LIKE A
BOARD? IT'S
YOUR KIDNEYS

There's no use suffering from the
awful agoRy of lame back Don't
wait till 1t passes OF" II only
comes back Find the cause ana stop
it Diseased conditions of kidneys
are usuany indicated by stfff. lame
backs and other ~renchng pains
which are natures signals Tor help.
Here's the rea1edy. When you feel
the drst twtnges of pain or expert
ence any OF these symptoms, get
busy at once Go to your druggist
and ct q box of the pure or1gin nal
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules.
imported fresh every month from the
laboratories in Haarlem. Holland
Pleasant and easy to take, they in
stantly attack the poisonous germs
clogging your system and bring
quick relief.
For over two hundred years they
have been helping the sick Why NOT
try themz Sold everywhere by reIi2-
BILE druggists in seIed packages
Three sizes Money back If they Go
not help you Ask for GOLD
MEDAL and be sure the namc
GOLD MEDAL IS On the box
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
NEARLY CAUGHT
BY HUN BULLET
Islander With Eighty seventh hi
vision Tells OF Having Mess
hit PuBciured in Fight.

Il was up on the line three weeks
at the Argonue lOfa5y and was over
the top four times and did not get
hurt, but / had piece OF the upper
band shot off my rife and hole
shot though my mess kit writes
Private George Downing, son o.
MIR. and Mrs. John Downing, IWen-
ty-fourth street and Thirty-first
avenue, in a letter to his parents.
Private Downing was transferred
to the Eighty-seventh division
after his arrival overseas and just
in time to participate in the last Of
the lighting.
He further states IN his letter:
Il don't think thai you knew that
| was at the front, but ! think it is
better that mother did not know il,
for she would have worried. | sup
pose they had big time on Nov.
II back in the states from what |
hear"
Downing encloses a newspaper
clipping which tells OF the work Of
Of the Eighty-seventh and Eighty
eighth divisions as follows
Three times the Eighty-s seventh
attacked Grand Pre- and the eta
del just beyond it, before this
strong point was finally taken. Six
times a brigade OF the Eighty-sev-
enth doughboys drove through
the Bois des Loges, a patch of
woods about a kilometer square,
before it was finally cleared of the
boche and so thoroughly fumigated
by artillery fire that it was made
habitable
AT the zero hour the Eighty
seventh stepped off from Grand Pre-
and in front OF the Bots des Loges.
Machine guns stopped one brigade
temporarily as these 'typewriters'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
DELEGATES FOR
SESSION NAMED
Rock Island County to Have IL
Democrats at Judicial COnYen-
ton at Bushnell.

Rock Island county will send 16
delegates to the Democratic judicial
convention at Bushnell on Tues
day, Feb. IS, representatives or the
county having been selected at a
meeting of the Democratic county
committee held at the Rock Island
house last night.
The county quota of delegates is
bas I'd on the number OF votes cast in
1916 for the Democratic candidate
for governor, one candidate being
allowed for each 400 votes. Rock
Island, with the exception OF Adams
county with 10 delegates, viii have
the largest delegation at the dis
triCt convention.
Quotas of delegates for the coun-
ties in the district have been set as
follows: Adams, 10; Brown, 4 +;
Cass, 6; Fulton. II; Hancock, s.;
Henderson, 2; Mason, 8; Melon
ough, z; Menard, 8; Mercer, 3; Nor
gan, 8; Rock Island, 16; Schuyler.
.; Warren, 6.
At the judicial convention at
Bushnell, a Democrat is to be nom
mated as the candidate for judge of
the illinois supreme court, succeed
ing Justice George A. Cooke, re-
signed. A special election has been
called by the governor for April l.
Delegates selected to attend the
Bushnell convention are as follows:
Thomas B. Reidy, William c.
Maucker, T. A. Pender, Floyd E.
Thompson, Dudley Marshall, John
Stafford, John Day, Andrew Olson,
NJ. ]. McEniry, John Coburn, w. r.
Moore, Robert Rank, DIR. G. f.
Johnson, James A McKeown, John
Markey and Frank Gustafson.
Alternates-CIyde Walker, James
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08

and is not to be hoisted again with
out permission"
Premier Venizelos. spurning the
German ambassadors invitation to
side with the central powers, when
Monastir and a part of Serbia was
offered to Greece as a German
bride, replied: You ask me to dis
honor my signature, to dishOnor my
country and to violate its obliga-
lions towards Serbia, and, as re-
Enumeration, you offer me part of
the corpse of that which I am ex-
pected to kill. My country, sir, is
too little TO commit so great an in
fanny"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
DRURY

Rev and Mrs. Winter have return
ed from Warren. Mo-, where they
spent a few weeks. They were
called there by the illness and
1eath OF Mrs. Winters parents.
Mr.. and Mrs James Wherry are
the parents OF son, born Monday
Feb. 3.
School is again in session at dis
trict No. 81. with Miss Leona Nc
CormiCk Of Buffalo Prairie as teach
er.
Three of the daughters of Rev. and
Mrs Winter have been suffering at
tacks OF tonsilitis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
DR. COFFEE TREATING MAN
HEOPLE EROM s DLSIANCE

There are many people from Al
ever Iowa and central Illinois con
ing TO Davenport to have their eyes
cfrs, nose or throat treated by ID
". o. Coffee, the oculist in the Fl :
National bank building. A gentle
man from Marshheld. Wisconsin
last week brought his 12-year-'l
son here and had his eyes straig At
lned, went back next morning VT
his eyes perfect THIS is bein
done every day. DR.. Coffee is in nj
davenport Offices every Saturday
Monday and Tuesday and SaLurda
hight from z to p. n. See Ri
announcement in another part G
this paper.
All the news all the time-1h
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Citizens of Rock Island:
I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for Commissioner Of Rock
Island subject to the approval of
the electors at the primary election
March IL
I most respectfully solicit your
support. Your servant,
MARTIN T. RUDGREN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08

belched their spit Of death, but
little artillery concentration tXel
in a patch OF woods, and the arms
tice saw the Eighty-seventh ant
the Eighty-eighth divisions side b
side"