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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-25
Harvest Returns
I'D to PrcdiCtiOns.

Harvest returns from Oregon, Ida
ho and Waits5urg fully confirm the
estimates made on the crop by The
Journal several weeks ago. when close
to 100000 bushels were figured as
the total 1919 output of the three
states. Yields in all sections are
coming up to all expectations of these
forecasts and are far in excess of the
estimates made by other parties. The
Oregon representative of George
Broomhall of Liverpool recently fore
cast crop of 10000 900 bushels for
the three states.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-25

with sheep steady for good stuff.
Bulk of the offerings went around
$2225M 22.5O.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-25

loss OF Appetite is commonly grad
ual; and dish after another is set
aside. II is one of the first Indications
that they system is running down. and
there is nothing else so good for 1t as
Hoods Sarsaparilla-the best OF all
tonics.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-25
Two Shippers Market
$50 Head of Cattle.

a large shipment of fine beef cat
tie was brought to Pilot Rock from
the range about Ukiah this week and
loaded on the cars for market. One
hundred and thirty head belonged to
Blackwell & Mu!key and 100 head
belonged to AL Porter and son.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-25

Lamb sales are being made about
800 $4,000 with poor stuff offered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-25
Tomatoes Retail at
10 1-2c a Pound,

Tomatoes have dropped in price and
are retailing at ~ 1-2c pound. The
price to the producer is $1.35 to $1.50
box, according to weight and quality
while the retail price per box is $1.75
to s2.25.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-25
Milton Corn Not
Up To Standard.

Some complaint is heard from local
merchants regarding the quality of
green corn shipped here by Milton
merchants. It is inferior in quality
it is stated. to the Yakima corn. The
retail price for corn is soc a dozen.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-25
KANSAS WHEAT CROP
Is EXPECTED TO TOTAL
2OO.67f.O0O BUSHELS

TOPEKA, Kans.. July 25.-The
Kansas wheat yield is estimated at
.191.7s3 900 bushels on the basis of
e3 per cent condition at the time of
harvest. in the July crop report is
sued Wednesday by Edward c. Pax
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-25

Only a wise girl selects for hus-
band a man whose mother didn't know
how to cook.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-25
New Top for Hogs
Reached at Portland.

Hogs went to an entirely new high
record during the day, at North Port,
land with the top at s22.75. or Csc
higher than any previous price ever
reached here. Cattle were steady
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-25

Take home a Delta fancy brick OF
Ice Cream. They are put up in card
board cartons and will keep for one
hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-18
lT1rILE S10RlEs
IrBEDTIrT1E
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright, 1919. by T. W. Burgess.)
A Family of Weavers.

Mrs. Colby the Oriole spied a piece
of string in the bushes almost over
Peter Rabbits head. With a little cry
of delight she flew down and seized it.
But the string was caught, and though
she tugged and pulled with all her might
she couldn't get it free. Colby saw the
trouble she was having and, cutting his
song short, flew down to help her. To-
gether they pulled and tugged and
tugged and pulled.
eve simply must have this piece of
string" said Mrs. Colby. 1--WE been
hunting everywhere for just such a
piece. We need it to bind our nest fast
to the twigs. With this I won't have
the least bit of fear that that nest will
ever tear loose no matter how hard the
wind blows"
At last they got it free, and Mrs
Colby flew away in triumph with the
string in her bill. Colby followed.
Peter watched them fly to the tip of a
long. swaying branch of a big elm tree
near Farmer Browns house. He could
see something which looked like bag
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-18

babies. and they seem to enjoy being
rocked by the wind. 1t looks danger
Gus, but really it is one Of the safest
nests l know Of. Snakes and cats never
get way up there. and there are few
feathered nest robbers who can get at
the eggs and babies SO deep down in
that nest. Colby is sometimes called
Golden Robin. He isn't robin at ALL
but l would feel very proud if he were
a member Of my family. He's quite as
useful as he is handsome. and that's
saying a great deal. He just dotes on
caterpiIlars. BY the way, have you seen
his cousin Weaver YETI
Peter shook his head. No" said he.
"Who is Weaver"
why. the Orchard Oriole. of course"
replied Welcome Robin. THE art of
weaving seems to run in the Oriole fam
lily. For my part, l don't see how they
do 1t. 1t must take more patience than
I've got. Hello, There's Mrs Robin
calling me. Good bye. Peter"
on flew Welcome Robin, and Peter
once more settled himself for rest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-18

is the woman who mastered the trick
Of making filet when IT was a populaf
recreation.
Filet sweaters. though made OF wool,
require the same sort of crocheting
and II you learned how to do thread
filet you will fad the task OF making
one of the new wool fiiet sweaters
rather an easy one. because il goes
much faster and is done in color. Per-
haps because OF the vogue of the filet
sweater the filet has become immensely
popular in underwear-filet OF the
thread variety. of course This is found
on some OF the most attractive satin
and crepe lingerie. and in the shops
this type OF undertakings demands a
very high price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-18

ing an effect on nervous persons that
she used to recommend II successfully
to doctors in the treatment of the ex-
cessively nervous and excttable patient.
She was sure that it had saved many n
woman from complete nervous cola pse
The work was not extremely difficult
nor fine enough TO be conducive to eye
trouble, yet it was eXacting enough to
demand rather fixed attention and that
is why it was soothing and calming in
effect.
Strangely enough, at that time there
vas not very much excuse in doing flet
lace-that is. there was no very con-
spicuous demand for the fllet Now
there has suddenly come a real demand
for the work and lucky and fortunate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-18
CAN YOU "FILET"?

Some seven or eight years ago filet
crocheting became quite popular and
women made intricate but not very in
teresting bands for towels and tops for
out Of it and got consider
q BILE satisfaction thereby. One rather
well known needlework authority, a
woman who has started more than one
fancy work" vogue before now. learn
ed that filet lacemaking had SO sooth-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-18
BY ANNE RITTENHoUsE.

You know, there is every possibility
Of the hobbled hem disappearing
from the balloon tunic. All the signs
point to the reinstatement of the
full skirt into first fashion.
1t came into fashion in 1914. 1t
went out in 1915. it came back In
the form of a deep Russian tunic
in 1916, it disappeared to give place
to a mermaid skirt in 1918. and now
1t looms. swift and menacinE, over
the horizon.
The word "menacing" is used be
cause of the public, not the dress
makers. or, at least. that part of the
public that does not wish to buy new
skirts.
The compromise of the moment
which means the balloon tunic with
the hobbled hem. does not fret the
economist. for she knows a way to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-18

hanging there. and he knew that this
must be the nest
rGracious," exclaimed Peter. They
must get terribly tossed about when the
| wind blows. I should think their babies
would be thrown out
Don't you worry about them" said a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-18
OF Interest t0WOmen
SEASONS characterization SCHEMES

give the appearance of firmly wrap
ped bandages.
The sleeves and shoulders of this
frock are covered with silver tulle
which floats away into a full cape
from slight Medici collar across the
shoulders.
A Curious Fashion.
II is one of the amusing caprices
of fashion that grapes should be the
chief ornamentation at a time when
America goes into prohibition. They
are used for embroidery, they are
made into entire turbans, they clus-
ter in lunches from turbans of grape
leaves, they weight the ends of tulle
sashes and pointed sleeves.
1t looks as though human nature
in America had made up its mind
that since it can't have the juice of
the vine it will at least have the
fruit and the leaves thereof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-18

Peter looked up to find Welcome
Robin sitting just above him. Mrs.
nests l know Of" continued Welcome
Robin. ut is like deep pocket made
of grass, string. hair and bark. all
woven together like a piece of cloth. 1t
is so deep that it is quite safe for the
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-08-15
MACS HEAD VISITED BY
LUMP FROM HEAVEN
Flaming Meteor Size of An Auto Body
Hits Beach at NJ. C. Resort

Early risers at Nags Head Saturday
morning Aug. 9, were astonished to see
a flaming meteor come hurtling through
the heavens, and fall at the north end OF
the summer colony on the ocean side at
about 5 A, M. The glare OF the strange
object could be seen for an hour or more,
and the odor of burning sulphur was
plainly noticeable until late in the MORN
ing.
During the month of August falling
stars are more frequent than at any
othed time of the year, and they are
source of never-ending delight to spoon
ers at the seashore and elsewhere after
nightfall, but it is comparatively rare For
these bits of cosmic dust to reach the
earth. The meteor whrch fell at Nags
Head Saturday is described as being
mass of molten metal about the size OF an
automobile body. No damage was done
by the celestial visitor, except to the
nerves of those who occupy the nearby
summer cottage.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-08-15
COULDN'T BRIBE POLICE
WITH COIN OR WHISkEY
Capt Gaskins Tried 1t and Must Serve
Six Months for His Liquor
Venture

Fifty dollars in cash and five cases
of whiskey were offered by Capt. Ben
Gaskins of the schooner "Jessie Irving
to Chief of Police Holmes, officer Rough
ton and Capt W. J. Simmons respect
lively, as an inducement not to prosecute
him, when these officers discovered 266
quarts of bottled in bond booze on Capt.
Gaskins' schooner.
The above startling attempt at bribery
was brought out in the testimony of Chief
Holmes in the trial of Capt. Gaskins on
charges of transporting liquor and hav-
ing same in his possession for sale, IN
the Elizabeth City police court Tuesday
morning. From the evidence it appears
that Capt Gaskins expected by the sale
of his cargo of contraband liquid refresh
ment to finish paying for his vessel,
which it would have taken many trips
with legal cargoes to pay for. Thus, like
many another man, capt. Gaskins sue
cumbed to the lure of big profits offered
by the violation of the law, and unlike
many others, this old grizzled shipmaste1
was not slick enough to get by with his
crookedness He was sentenced to SIX
months in the county Jail on each of the
two charges, and was placed under
bond of. $500 for his appearance at the
next term Of Superior Court.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-08-15
SHILOH TOWNSHIP GETS
OUT OF PAUPER CLASS
Value of Real and Personal Property in
That Township Nearly Trebles
Under RevaIuation

Reva1uation of property in Shi-
1oh Township, Camden county,
under the Retaliation Act Of 1919
results in an increase Of 4,55l
acres Of land listed in that town
ship and a total increase Of $751;
5000 in tax values. To this in
crease is to be added 1S,OSO acres
of, timber land owned by lumber
corporations.
The number of acres of land listed in
Shiloh township in 1917 was 1889. Re
valuation has uncovered 1880 acres.
The value of all real and personal pro-
berty in Shiloh township as listed fol
1917 was S31S, 1872 Revaluation has un-
covered $1,15O,2SS.
According to the Tax Supervisor OF
Camden County, 95 per cent of the ta1
payers of Shiloh township have respond
ed cheerfully to the Retaliation Act ane
given practically correct valuations Of
their real and personal property.
District Supervisor P. H. Williams
himself native Of Camden county, pro
poses Three Cheers for Shiloh Town
ship.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-08-15
CITY MANAGER PLANS
MORE PAVED STREETS
Board of Aldermen May Spend $4,000
for Additional Brick ThorOughfares

Between and miles of paved streets
will be built in the course of the coming
wear. at a cost of around $4,000, if City
Manager Simond's plans for additional
paving are favorably passed upon by
the Board of Aldermen at their next
meeting. The streets first paved will be
those whose residents have already been
promised paving, as far as this is in ac-
cord with the best interests of the town
as a whole. Those main arteries OF
traffice not yet paved will naturally come
in for first consideration, and, while Mr.
Simonds has not stated which streets Will
first be paved, it is believed that south
Martin, Cypress and west Pearl streets
will be among those first paved.
It is likewise planned to put down
about miles of additional concrete side
walks during the coming year. The first
new sidewalk will be lad on west MAIN
street. from the end of the .Alsting paw
cd sidewalk on the north side OF the
street to the Norfolk Southern depot
CITY Manager Simonds hopes to put
down this new concrete walk before the
winter. so that persons on their way
TO or from the depot will not be com
nalled to wade through mud and water
on q half-mile stretch, as has been the
case in previous winters since the buuo"
ing of the new passenger station.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-08-15
NO SCARCITY OF LABOR
FOR ROAD BUILDING HERE
Road Engineers Office Swamped With
Applicants for Jobs in Reply to
Ad in This Paper

In response to an advertisement for
both common and skilled labor for work
on Pasquotank county brick roads, pub
Ished in this newspaper last week, 112
men applied for jobs at the Office Of
Road Engineer Higgs in the Hinton
building last Saturday. Applicants are
still flocking in and Engineer Higgs says
he will have no trouble in getting all the
labor needed. He has discovered two
things thru his one advertisement in this
newspaper; one is everybody reads
THE INDEPENDENT; the other is,
there are a lot of men in this town out
of jobs.
The first piece of permanent road
construction to be undertaken by the
Pasquotank Highway Commission will be
a three mile section at Weeksville, TAX
ing care of one of the worst pieces of
swamp road in the county. This road
will be undertaken first because material
especially required for this job can be OBJ
tanned at once. There will be delay Of
a few weeks in getting material for other
work. 1t is hoped to have material on
hand to begin the construction of roads
from Elizabeth City by Sept. Is.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-08-15
9
DIR. "SHAP-PELL" DEPARTS FOR
NEW AND UNPLoUGHED FIELDS

DR.. I. D. Chappell, horse doctor and
horse race promoter, who has held forth
at the old Fair Grounds at Elizabeth City
for the past year, has pulled up stakes
and left town, leaving lot of weeping
butchers, bakers and candle stick makers
without so much as his address.
Dr. Chappen is French Canadian,
lean and lanky and lengthy of nose. He
talks cleverly and finds it easy to obtain
credit from gullible merchants in q
strange community.
When last seen in this part of the
state DR.. Chappen was at Sunbury
Gates county, Monday evening, Aug. 4
He was driving horse to racing sulky
Dr. Chappen pronounces his name
Shap-pen, with emphasis on the pell.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-08-15
HOW TO KILL CANNAS

Miles Jennings, plow manufacturer and
Junk dealer of this city, has discovered
d sure way to kill Gamma lilies. If your
wife has patiently succeeded in getting
'hese highly decorative plants to grow
alons side that unsightly fence and In
'front.' and along side the. house, all you
nave to do to destroy the gaudy pro-
ulct OF her labors is to pour kerosene
VI The cannas. 1t kills them everytime.
lr' Jennings says he made the discovery
dill attempt to destroy the breeding
PI"ces OF mosquitoes around his house.
mad an idea that mosquitoes we're
UIeedlng in the cannas and he sprinkled
cannas with kerosene oil. Next
hlng every Gamma was dead and Miles
b snt have been laid up in hospital,
tu' 1or the fact that he beat. hasty re-
-: ea' from home and didn't show up for
Ills meals all day.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-08-15

THIS is Nelson Doughty, the victim of
the barbarous "surgery" of the keeper
of the Gates County Poor Home. Nell
son is Just an idiotic, helpless, friendless
black boy. In the severe winter of De-
cember 1917 his feet froze, due to lack
of clothing and fuel provided at the Coun-
ty Home. He was permitted to crawl
about with his dead feet until they be-
uan to rot and fall off from the bone.
And the keeper, of the County Home
took a handsaW and butcher knife and
cut off the offensive members, just be-
low the knees. The Board of Commis-
sioners of Gates County paid the keeper
SIS for his sorry job. This did not occur
among the BoIshevik in Siberia, nor
among the Huns in Belgium prior to the
signing of the armistice. 1t occurred In
the Christian county of Gates, famed fol
its robust Americanism and its bald-head
ed piety. Only this newspaper has dare'
/ to get the facts and give them to tn
public. Gates county will redeem itsel
| in the eyes of the outside world not unit
| it has inflicted the severest possible pen
alties upon the men in authority in tha
county who permitted this barbarou
deed. The fact that tie victim of tn
horror is only an ignorant, friendles
Neqro makes the infamy all the NOR
damnabie. The accompanying illustra
ton is from a photo by w. o. Saunder
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-08-15
DETERMINED TO
MISLEAD PUBLIC
Rx w O. SAUNDERS

The State Highway Commission offers
to grant the Pasquotank Highway Com
mission State and Federal aid on that
link of the proposed district highway,
from Elizabeth City 90 the Perquimans
county line.
In order to get this state and federal
aid some one must pun np sum OF mon
ey equivalent to the amount of state
and federal aid to be granted.
The District Highway Commission has
Mt a dollar to put up to avail itself of
this state and federal aid. The District
Highway Commission has not sold bond
and can't find a purchaser for its bonds.
No reputable firm of attorneys will ap-
prove its bonds. The District Highway
Commission can not zeet the State
Highway Commissions requirements.
If Pasquotank puts up the money, out
of it's own road funus, to secure state
and federal aid for the link between EIiz-
abeth City and the Perquimans line, then
there will be no district highway because
Pasquotank will expect every county in
the district to build it's own part of the
highway.
These are the hard incontrovertibIe
facts which so called friends of the Fer
ebee District Highway project have all
along endeavored to conceal. from the
public. 1t is to some ones interest to
try to make the public believe that some
one in Pasquotank is trying to obstruct
the District Highway scheme, when, as
a matter of fact, there is absolutely moth
ing to obstruct.
said to Floyd j. Triplett, the press
agent of the four fIushers: "Why no
be honest with your public and candidi.
tell them that your District Highway
Commission has no money with Whicl
to build a single foot of road?"
'tWe don't like to admit that" reptile
: the unctuous TripIett; 1--WE prefer t
!. keep our courage up. 1t wouldn't encOu
: rage our people to let them know tha
they haven't any money"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-08-15
SOY BEAN WORMS MAY
BE BACK IN. 3 WEEKS
State EntomoIogist Studying Pests al
This City Advises Farmers to
Use Poisons

Studying the soy-bean worm at his
labratory station near Elizabeth City,
Franklin Sherman, Chief of the Division
of Entomology, has found some lmpor-
tant facts this insect pest and believes
that it will attack again in about three
weeks at which time another brood will
have been hatched out. Thes following
information, secured through Mr.. Sher-
mans observations, will be of interest
to farmers in the affected districts:
saThe great bulk of the worm which
have caused the damage are now matur-
ing,-they must now change to the chry-
sails. then to the moths, the moths must
Law eggs, and eggs must hatch, before
another destructive generation. We are,
therefore, now due TO nave an interval
of about three weeks during which the
worms will be les numerous-of course
there will be some present all the time.
During this interval the beans should
recover to a large extent for the worms
do not Except in worst cases) eat the
older leaves, and they do not eat vu'
the growing bud.
"Between the 1st and 10th of Sept
ember the next brood of worms is due
to hatch out, and, f>they are numerous
enough to be destructive they should
| make their presence evident before sep
temper 18TH Whether they will be num-
| erods enough to make treatments neces-
! sary no living man can foreteH. You car
/ figure the probabilities either way iron
the following established facts: (D The
| hIl1
this is the first time it has been very
serious. This would lead us to be1eve
that he next generation may fall to lts
usual inconspicuous level, but -(2) O1
the other hand I have observed only
very. small percentage to be attacked D1
other insects, parasites, or disease, ane
| this would lead to the belief that the
next generation may be fully as large
as this one. AS between these two lines
Of reasoning I incline to the optimistic
belief that the next generation Will o.
noticeable, but not so destructive as th'
present generation.
saThe remedy? Poisons,- mate
rails and same methods OF applying
for potato beetles. But nobody knows
vet what strength of poisons the beal
1 nlants can stand, and we know that Ia
ris Green is apt to burn leaves. We ar
giving the preference to dry dust mix
ture at rate of, 1 pound powdered al
senate of lead to pounds slaked (dus1
or hydrated) lime. Dust on lightly an
evenly, enough to whiten the young leave
to top part of the plant. My own test
chou, This TO be a good remedy, and W
have reason to beliese chat it will b
safe to use the forage if it stands
field 3 weeks or more after treating
but we expect to test this matter and al
nounce results before time to use tn
hay. o
"And if a merchant or farmer lays
:, a stock of the remedy which there Is
; present use for, it will still be usef
!. next spring for &potato-beeties, tobace
. worms. caterpillars, or any other lea
eating insects"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-08-15
NO EXAGGERATION

I do not make exaggerated state
ments about my work. Very re-
markable results often follow the
correction Of bad vision by proper
ly fitted glasses. It does not fol-
low that bad. eyes are responsible
y for all ills and that the fitting of
eye glasses is a panacea for every
ailment. My especial claim to your
patronage is based upon my long
experience coupled with my un-
usual facilities for testing the
vision, grinding the lenses and fit
ing the glasses on the premises.
Upon investigation you will find
that can give you the same SER
vice you would expect to find in a
metropolitan city.
DIR. ]. D. HATHAWAY
Optometrist
Phone ooo Bradford Bldg
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-08-15
KILLED BY EXPLOSION OF
BOILER AT NiCANOR, N. C.

As the result of boiler explosion at
a small saw mill at Nicanor last Friday,
T.. B. Winslow, a prominent farmer and
merchant of that place was instantly kill
ed. He was scalded an0 his body ,oaoiy
mutilated by flying debris. The de-
ceased was a brother of J. d. WinsloW,
of this city, and was well known in Eliz-
abeth City business circles.