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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-13
SHEEP COUNTIES FAVOR
NEW STATE DOG LAW
In Other Counties The Commissioners
Are Slow to Take
Action

Reports from County Agents OF the
Extension Service to r. S. Curtis, AMI
NAL Husbandman Of the North Caro-
lima Experiment Station, indicate that
a good number of the counties in when
agents are employed are putting the
recently enacted dog law in full force
AS it is largely left. to the County
Commissioners of the different coun-
ties to enforce this law, it was thought
that possibly the requirements for tag
ging each dog and keeping him con-
fined at night, unless accompanied oy
the owner, would not be fully COM
piled with, However, in those coun-
ties where sheep raising is. progress
ing, the commissioners have seen the
value of full enforcement. and are
carrying out the law to the letter.
Some agents report that as result OF
this, a. number of the counties will be
in the market for several carloads or
pure bred sheep this fall, and that the
sheep industry of the State will soon
be OH a better basis than ever before.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-13
JOHN z. WHITE
Mr.. JNO. Z. White
One of Americas Leading
Orators Speaks Here
Sunday

John z. White, lecturer for the
Henry George Lecture Associa-
ton, will deliver his famous lee
ture "Civic Righteousness" at
the Alkrama Theatre in this city
Sunday afternoon, June Is, at
3 o'clock sharp. There will be
no charge for admission and no
collection plate passed.
Mr.. White delivers sevei al lectures
in Virginia this week under the
auspices of Chambers of Commerce
and Rotary Clubs who are pay
ing his expenses. His only op-
portunity to come into North
Carolina at this time is Sunday and
upon invitation of THE INDEPEND-
ENT Mr.. White will visit Elizabeth
CITY. His lecture, "Civic Righteous
ness" has been delivered from a num-
Der of pulpits in many of the largest
cities in the country. - >-.,-''v
John q. White comes to this city
recommended by men like William
| Jennings Bryan, Chas. H. Ingersoll
Louis pc Post and others. MIR. Post,
writing of him in The Public, says
Mr.. White is a persuasive as we'll as
convincing speaker. He can swing ora
| torical clubs, when occasion demano.
| if and logical argument mathemat-
cally adjusted is his delight; but ne
can lead as we'll as drive. and WneI
his suspicious of bad faith are mo-
! aroused he inclineS to that course. He
| is not an orator as Ingersol was nol
| as Cochran is. His IS the oratory VI VI
; collouuial speech, much the same or
| his feet as in a chair. Yet ne Is ols'
| tinctly one of the leading orators OF the
| United States today. In TINS respec
he is in a class by himselfl IL NJ
| lacks in the picturesque eie1nehts "
the orators art, he more than make:
up for it in accuracy and strength. Ii
the art of laeding driving when neces
| sary) his hearers from what they hIloE
and believe in to what they DO no
know or do not believe IT. ne mas lev tsi
EQUALS Taking him altogether, M
ideals and his powers. Mr.. White i
the kind of man one could wish to SCI
on the floor of Congress when mlnloh
| of plutocracy are pulling at the p1llar
that support the democracy OF our re
public. .,+
This newspaper believes that no
even Chautauqua has a more interest
ing lecturer or a more interesting SUP
iect to offer Elizabeth City people
this time. His lecture is not for emil
dren. but for thoughtful men ana "o
men who appreciate an ADDRESS
their intelligence. Out of town peopl
who would like to motor in to hea
Mr.. White will have seats reserved TO
them without charge by telephon1n
THE INDEPENDENT not later tha
Saturday 80 P. M.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-13
NOT GUILTY In EYES
OF RECORDER SPENCE
City Sanitary Inspector Raises Cain
On Streets, But What
OF 1t?

WI Simmons. CT s9Sanitar 4Insnec-
tor under the old Mack Sawyer regime
and who is still in office pending the
appointment of his successor was found
not guilty on an indictment for assault
in the Recorders Court of this county
last Saturday. Capt. Simmons twice
abused w. o. Saunders, editor and pub
Usher of this newspaper, on the streets
of the city last Friday, used foul Ian.
guage and threatened violence to
Saunders Once Saunders avoided
trouble by getting away in his auto
mobile. A second time trouble was
averted by Chief of Police Leon Holmes
who took Simmons by the arms and led
him away.
Simmons was tried Saturday morn
ing by Judge Geo. J. Spence, the same
Judge who couldn't find the law to
make a conviction in a case where an
other Mack Sawyer marchine oftlce
holder had broken out the window
lights in the Y. NJ. c. A. building by
throwing billiard balls thru them IN
the dead of night. Simmons was ac-
quilted.
Can't Simmons violence last Friday
was caused, so he says, by an article
published in this newspaper last week
in which this newspaper implied that
Simmons had tried to square h1mselr
with both political factions in Elizabeth
City; Simmons voting for the Mack
Sawyer alderman in his ward while ne
sent his son Josiah to vote for the new
administration candidates.
G. Frank Derrickson, alderman from
the First Ward, testified at the trial
Saturday that Capt. Simmons had told
him: 81 couldn't. vote for you because
had promised the other side before
1 knew you were a candidate; but got
my son Josiah to vote for YOU.
Mr.. Derrickson was forced into the
case by the defendants counsel after
an attempt had been made to create
the impression in the court that The
INDEPENDENT had not told the truth
about Simmons duplicity.
r. F.. Aydlett, M. B. Simpson and
P. G. Sawyer represented Simmons.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-13
COUNTY TAXES
ALMOST DOUBLE
Education And Good Roads
viii Cost A Pretty
Penny

Pasquotank county's tax rate
for the coming year will be
S1.75 2-3 per $100 property val
uation, which is a substantial
increase over last years tax
levy Of S1.OO per 500. This in
crease is largely accounted for
by an increase Of 42c over last
year in the school tax, which
will give "a total Of &c per $100
for the county schools, as COM
pared with 25c for the past year.
Under the new State School tax law
which provides a uniform minimum
school term of 6 months, Pasquotank
as we'll as all the other counties of the
State will pay to the State treasurer
a tax of 32c per S1OO property valua-
ton, out of which all county schools
will be run months, the other three
months to be, provided for in the regu-
lar way.
The new tax rate was fixed Tuesday
at a special session of the Board OF
County Commissioners, and is as fol-
lows: State and pension, Is 2-3 "a re
duction of 12c from last year,; School,
tax, 80: General Fund 10; set aside
to pay the floating Indebtedness OF
the county 10; Road fund, Is; specla
! tax for $50 900. bond issue for paving
county roads, SO; special tax for Dis
| trict Highway, Edenton to Virginia
lime. 10; special school tax forE%mEadian u
J tenance of county schools, .35: Tota
tax fer all purposes, s1.75 2-S.
1t is interesting to note that the cos'
of the county's paved roads really
amounts to less than half of the in
crease in taxes provided for in the
? new tax levy.
The road poll tax in lieu of work OF
roads outside of Elizabeth City will
, be $500 for all citizens under As year
of age. Additional school taxes will
, be levied in certain special district
, formed for school enlargement. as fol
+ lows: Newland .25; Nixonton, Is an
a stock law tax of .25 on real estate
, Mt. Hermon. 80; Weeksville, 80. Thes
: special school taxes will be materiall
reduced when the new school bulldlng
have been paid for.
+ At the Tuesday meeting OF TN
+ Board, the revision of the jury list wa
p completed, in compliance with the laV
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-13
WILL ELIZABETH CITY
OWN LIGHTS AND WATER?
Municipal Ownership of Citys Public Utilities May
Be The Ultimate Goal of New Political Ad-
minisraton, IF One May Read
Between Lines
Lines

Will Elizabeth City's new poll
tical administration incline to
municipal ownership of pubic
utilities? There's a question
that ought to give Elizabeth City
folk something to think about
and talk about.
The first suggestion that the new ad-
ministration may incline to public ow-
nership of the city's lights, water and
sewerage appeared between the lines
of speech delivered by Mayor Gather
before the membership Of the Elizabeth
City Chamber of Commerce Tuesday
night.
Mayor Gather spoke at length upon
the city's needs and emphasized the
matter of lights and water. He said
Elizabeth City is one Of the poorest
lighted towns he knows anything
about He didn't say much about the
water, because enough has been said.
And after voicing our need for bet
ter lights and better water Mr.. Gather
pulled string of figures to show how
much money the city can command in
solving it's problems. He didn't say a
word about municipal electric lights
water and sewerage, but he gave fig
ures to show that the city can COM
mand enough money to embark upon
such enterprises if it cares to do so.
The total taxable property in Eliz-
abeth City now goes on the tax books
at something more than $4,000,O0O. The
city's bonded Indebtedness at this time
is about $16O,ooO. The city is legally
entitled to bond to the amount of 10
per cent. Of it's total taxable property.
This means that Elizabeth City has
margin of about $25O,O0O to work upon
| should it decide to go into the light,
water and sewerage business. These
were the figures submitted by Mayor
| Gather.
But, as matter of fact, Elizabeth
j City will be in position to bond for
/ more than half million dollars if
Fsuch an issue is needed Elizabeth
City property is now on the tax books
at less than half it's true value. If the
new county supervisor of taxation per-
forms his duties faithfully and puts
the city's property on the tav books
at it's true valuation, Elizabeth City S
total property valuation will be nearer
$4,000. 600 than $4,OOO,O0O. If the new
| valuation does reach the ten million
mark Elizabeth City can bond for a
cool million, less the $160,0O0 bond issue
now outstanding.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-13
RIJTCHERS HIRE LAWYERS
TO FIGHT MARKETHOUSE

At the recent special meeting or the
Board of Aldermen, report on the
repairs necessary to put the City Mar
ket in first-class running condition was
made by J. P. Kramer, who likewise
offered to make the suggested repairs
on a, cost plus ten per cent basis, es-
timating the entire cost including his
commission, at $1175. Mr.. kramers 6
nroposition was accepted by the Board,
and it is understood that the Market
House will be repaired as promptly as
possible.
Meanwhile, this newspaper IS IN
formed that the butchers doing ousl-
ness outside the Market House nave
engaged lawyers, and plan to make a
determined fight against any attempt
to force them into the Market.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-13
CITY MANAGER IS
RAHWAY,N.J. MAN
Aldermen Employ Civil En-.
gineer To Run The Town
For Them

Elizabeth City will try the City Man
ager plan of municipal government
with a trained out of town man who
has no local strings tied to him. The
Board of Aldermen in special session
Monday afternoon employed Fred w.
Simonds, City Engineer of Railway, N.
j., as City Manager at salary of 81
10000 per annum to start. Mr.. Slmonds
will assume the duties of the office
on or before July 1. His contract with
the city gives the Aldermen the right
to dispense with his service ON 80 days
notice if he isn't satisfactory.
Mr.. Simonds told the Board that he
was born in Natick, Mass. SO years ago,
that he had a grammar and high school
education, supplemented by a special
course in the Civil Engineering depart
ment of the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology; that he had completed
the Efficiency Course at Emerson In
stitute in New York City. He stated
further that he was a member OF the
American Waterworks Association, and
an associate member of the City Mana -
gers Association, also that his appl-
cation for membership in the Amerl-
can Society of Civil Engineering was
before that body.
Regarding mis- experience IN munlcl-
pal and other affairs. Mr.. Simonds stat
ed that during the years of 19O5-l9ll
he was employed in the maintenance
and construction departments OF the
New York Central railroad; that while
in the employ of the railroad he de-
signed several extensive terminal yards
and grade crossing elimination projects
Tn 1911 he gave up this work to resume
private practice as civil err .5lneef al
Ridgewood, n. J. He becar e NUM-
cipal engineer for that city and several
surrounding towns, and in March 1918
was chosen from a large number OF
anplicants for the post of City Englh-
eer of Railway, N. J. In this position
he claims to have had considerable ex-
perience in many departments of NUM-
cipa1 work.
Fred. w. Simonds impresses one as
being a, man possessed of considerable
energy and executive ability. This
corp1ed with his training and exten-
siye experience in city affairs. augurs
well for the future of the City Mana
I ger plan in Elizabeth City.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-13
ALL DONE IN A DAY

Out of town people who
come to Elizabeth City for
eve glasses can have their
eyes tested, glasses made and
fitted the same day by Hath
away service. No-need te
wait a week for some one to
order glasses for you: l hav>
my own grinding plant and
not only prescribe the glasses
you need but make and tit
them on the premises. 1t
saves a lot of time as well as
lot of middlemen' S expenses.
DIR. 7. D. HATHAWAY :
Optometrist
Phone ooo Bradford Bldg.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-13
CHAUTAlJQUA
PROGRAM

Friday, June 13,-3 p. m. Series
Iecutre-Chautauqu Superintendent.
Concert-Pietro Mordelia Company,
7.45 D. m. Concert-Pietro Mordelia
Company. Lecture-Chancellor Brad
ford -"Suncrowned Manhood"
Saturday, June Ia, 800 p. m. Con-
cert-Overseas Quartette. Series Lee
ture - Chautauqua Superintendent.
7.45 %. m. Concert-Overseas Quar-
tette. Lecture-Ross Crane-''Dollars
and Sense for Your Town
Monday, June 16, 500 p. m. Lee
ture-Carlton Chamberlayne. - TO
morrow" 7:45 p. m. Drama-"Polly
of the Circus" Full cast, five sets OF
scenery.
Tuesday, June II, 800 p. m. Con-
cert-1919 Revue Company. Series
Iecture-Chautauqu Superintendent
TAI n. m. Concert-1919 Revue Com
pany. Lecture-Dr. Thomas E. Green
1.-THE Salt of the Earth
Wednesday, June Is, 800 p. m. Con-
cert-Brooks Orchestral Club. Lecture
Miss Welthy Honsinger. 7:45 p
m. Opera-"Robin Hood'-Chautau-
uua's greatest musical success.-Ful
cast chorus and orchestra (35 people,
Thursday, June 10, 800 p. M. Page
ant-"The Wop''-Presented by the
Junior Chautauqua. Concert-Hawai-
ian Concert Company. 7:45 p. m
Concert-Hawaiian Concert Company
Lecture-European Statesman.
Children's admission to any session
Is cents.
Note:-Sacred concert and addres.
on Sunday at hour to be announced.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-13

The public is cordially invited to
attend a Lawn Party at Mr. Lonnle
Sherlock's Friday night, June 18th. The
proceeds will go for the benefit of pay
ing for the piano at Halls Creek
Church.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-13
THE SUNDAY QUESTION
BEFORE NEW ALDERMEN
n,,,n;s+s Petition For More Liberal
Treatment-Boa Split on
Question

The new Board of Aldermen will
soon have to take a stand on the Sun
dav question: The druggists of the city
wore before the Board this week with
a petition asking that they be allowed
to sell soft drinks, cigars, candy' etc''
o., the Sabbath. The druggists make
the claim that they are compelled 10
work Sundays anyway, to supply the
pharmaceutical needs of the commun-
i+v and that maintaining Sunday hours
sin,nlv for the sale of a few drugs i'm
poses a hardship upon them.
The druggists are not alone IN oe7
manding a less rigid Sunday law: sun
day is the recreation day OF the mass
os. most folk want some place to go
on Sunday. Elizabeth City hasn't
,acreation park or community center
of anv kind available to all the people.
Open drug stores on SUNDAY "ooi.'
give the rundown working people ana
the restless young folk little harn-
less diversion.
ON the other hand there is a large
and respectable element In the COLL
n11nity who think that it would pe
bowling sin for a poor man 10 take iiie
wife and children to a soda fountain
on a hot Sunday afternoon ana SIT
under an electric fan and ouy ice
cream cones. The very persons VINO
entertain this Mosaic view prooapiy
sweat a Negro servant every SUNDAY
morning turning an ice cream freezer
for their own family. In the Selfish
seclusion of their homes they commit
every sin they would legislate against
outside their homes.
Usually people who are strictly Furi-
tan are much given to headaches oelly
achesl and kidney collie. 1t mas peeh
suggested that they would change thel'
! x,iexys> on the Sunday question II the
drug stores would close up tlgnt oi'
SUNDAYS and refuse to serve them pres
crintion dopes and proprietary nos
tr,,rns thru the back door. 1t IS nlleeu
that the druggists propose to do just
that thing; to refuse to be bothereo d.
all with sunday business if they are
| not nernitted some latitude.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-13
ELIZABETH CITY NOW
HAS PLAGUE OF BUGS

Elizabeth City is suffering from an
invasion of swarm of strange insects
the exact chronological name OF Whlch
has not been ascertained. Millions OF
these winged insects swarm It night
and they have a peculiar ncy Tor
drug stores. The windows of two OF
Elizabeth City's leading pE rmacles
have been covered with tho ands Oh
tbe strange bugs and they are osltlve-
y, ;rouune to insect powders and or
binary poisonous fumes.
County Farm Demonstra &C. ="
E.,,s has had his attentio;. lled to
the plague. He can't think o. ne name
of the bugs. but he has see- lem oe-
fore and says they are harr" SIS.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-13
WALDORF BAND LEADER FOR
THE LOCAL ORDER OF MOOSE

M. McRae Faison, state organizer of
the Loyal Order of Moose, who believes
Elizabeth City will enroll 1000 mem
bers for that order, is making a strong
drive right now for musicians. The
Moose always have a band and Moose
Faison wants to see the Elizabeth City
Moose Band in sight before he starts
his big drive for members. Leslie Wal
dorf, Elizabeth City's first and fore
most musical nut, has agreed to take
the leadership of the Moose Band.
Waldorf will deliver the goods on his
part and it's now up to Faison.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-13

THE accompanying photo of Secretary
Case of the Elizabeth City Chamber
of Commerce was snapped by Saunders
himself nearly six months ago. Mr..
Case objected to the use of it because
he said he looked thin in the face and
he assured the editor of this news
paper that if given a little time he
would fatten up and make a better
subject for. the. camera. For SIX
months this newspaper has waited tor
Case TO fatten up and he is as thin
now as he was six months ago. This
newspaper is convinced that Case will
and Case is the kind of fellow who
never fatten up until he quits work
can't quit as long. as there's a lick OF
work to do. So here goes that bloomin'
picture. 1t isn't bad picture at that
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-07
LAD0NIA.

Ladonia, Texas, June 5.-Rev. r.
s. Moore was at his post Sunday and
preached an able sermon. Rev. G.
H. Pryor is out of town. Mrs. En-
ma McKenney is able to be up after
several weeks illness. Mr.. Aus
born Jackson of Fort Worth, Texas.
and Leonard Jackson, Bro Goff
Jackson of Muskogee, Okla, were
called to the funeral OF their sister,
Mrs. Ella Alexander, the daughter of
Mr.. Jack Jackson of this city.
The base ball game between La
donia and Wolfe City, scores l to 0
in favor of Ladonia. The old folks
concert was a success, raised $500.
Miss Pearl Linley. Idella Jackson,
d. G.. Bean, Will Morgan visited
Paris, Texas last week. Rev. Lennox
is at his post at Mt. Zion Baptist
church, June /, 1919. Mr.. W. M
Scott, Allie Scott were called to the
bed side of their brother, in Deni-
son Get the Dallas Express at the
Busy Bee Cafe, Green and Bean.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-07
MExA.

Mexia, Texas, June 5.-The rally
at the Union Baptist church was a
decided success $1S7.12 was raised.
A prize of $500 was offered for the
member raising the highest amount
over $1,000. Sister Charlotte Daniels
won the prize among the ladies and
Mr.. W. e. Johnson among the men.
Rev. e. J. Bowles is doing a
great work in the upbuilding of his
church.
Dunbar High School Closes.
The Dunbar High school had its
commencement beginning Wednesday
night, festuring LIST division Of the
grammar school in "The Moon
Queen" under the direction Of Mrs
Z. s. Price and Miss Willie Pearl
Holland, Thursday night, the End
division Of the grammar school I'M
der Madams L. e. and NJ G. Cole
man presented the isles Of Jewels.'
Friday night, the high school under
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-07
CUNEY.

Quincy, Texas, June 5.-The ball
game between Quincy and Pine Grove
was stopped on account of the rain,
the scores at the 4th inning was
/ to 4.
Mr.. L. H. Walker of Grapeland was
in Quincy, this week on business, he
is a real live wire and is thinking
OF casting his lot with us
Hon. H. L. Price made a business
trip to Jacksonville, this week.
Services were good at Quincy Chap
ell Sunday with three additions to the
church and one candidate was bap-
tized. Rev. ]. A. Indy was the
preacher in charge. Miss G.. A.
Ewells was visitor Sunday Mrs. Ara
Sherman was in Quincy, this week
visiting her sister, Mrs. Lula Bragg.
Mr.. Ross Smith of Nacogdoches
was business caller this week.
Every one here is preparing to cell
citrate the 10Th and goth of June.
We are planning a nice time for
every one.
Mr.. John Bragg was in Jackson
Vile this week on business.
Mrs. r. A. Price and daughter, Mat
tie will attend the graduating exer-
cises at Lincoln high school at Pal
estine this week.
Miss Gladys 1. Price, daughter OF
Hon. H. L. Price will graduate from
the Lincoln High school at Palestine
Thursday night, June 9Th. We well
come her to Quincy.
Come to Quincy and spend the 18th
of June with us.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-07
MILFORD.

Milford, Texas, June 5.-Social:
Miss Susie Mae Wright went to Italy
Mr.. and Mrs. Terrell, Mrs. Battles,
Mrs. Stanford Aikens and little
daughter, Anitha, all of Ennis, motor
ed over in their Studebaker Six to
see Mr.. Will Malone.
Misses Emma and Zelma Clemens,
Mesdames Halle Clemens and Effie
Bate went to commencement of
Paul Quinn College. Misses Annie
Lee Cooper, Jeanette Bate, and
Dewey L. Hill are at home from
Paul Quinn College, where they have
been attending school. Messrs Ewing
Bate, William Clemens and Walter
Richardson of Dallas are in the
city, visiting relatives and friends.
The third wreck on the Katy, near
Milford. happened Friday night, when
a north bound freight train was COM
pletely derailed, % cars were burned.
No one was hurt. Mrs. Lake Beatty
entertained in honor of her little
daughter, Lucille. Mrs. Lulu Buckley
is sick listed.
Educational and Religious.
The Negro Business League is
planning for a Great Free Dinner
18th, celebration. All committees are
al work. Alpha Masonic Lodge be-
gan stranger Chas. Price on his trip
to the Holy of Hollies He is an
interesting traveller. Rev. Burton
filled his appointment at Itasca. Sun
day. thence to Hillsboro. where the
chautauqua of B. Y. p. U. and S.
S. convention was in session. Mr..
j. e. Brown and Miss ]. B. Johnson
went to Hillsboro to the chautau-
qua.
It was quiet at all churches Sun
day except st. James A. NJ. E.
church. The pastor, Rev. Harris,
preached at II o'clock and went to
Italy for afternoon services return
ing and preached an excellent SER
mon for his congregation, Sunday
night. Mother Trippett was given
a collection of 1888 by ST. James.
Prof. L. G. Mcdonald was automatic?
ally elected delegate to the call of the
Equal Rights Association which con-
vense in Dallas, June 4th.
Rev. Purnell filled his appointment
at Italy, Sunday.
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