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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-06
NEW NAVIGATION CO. HAS
EYES ON N. C. WATERS
Would Operate Large Fleet OF New
Type Oil Burning Shallow Draft
Barqes

The Inland Navigation Company has
recently been incorporated at Nor1olk'
Va, with a capital stock of $2Oo,oOo.
The company plans to operate larger
boats between Norfolk, Elizabeth City,
New Bern and points along the Roa-
noke river, with smaller boats as feed
ers, built of shallow draft wnlcn VIII
nlv I'D and down the creeks and rivers
of this section.
The shallow draft boat being con-
sidered by the navigation company Is
a recent invention of Fred II. Doty' OIL
Norfolk. The model under consldera-
ton is 80 feet wide by 12O feet long
with shallow draft, of bargelike design
propelled by two paddle wheels, one
on either side at the stern. The power
for propulsion will be internal COM
bustion engines burning crude Oil at
5 cents per gallon, which means say
ing of As per cent over the cost OF
steamboat operation. The poats are 81
arranged that the engine room ana en-
| tire mechanism is at the stern oI Ilie
boat. thus leaving the entire FORWARD
| mart for freight. Other unusual Iea-
| tnres of the new boat are the three
| hovs which break up the water anC
fill if with bubbles of air over Wh1cf
the boat passes, thus relieving the sue
+ion known as the boats drag, tne
/ .rrangement of the boats mechanlsII
so that it may be propelled either eh'
forward at full speed, the use OF stee
cages 4x4xs ft. which will be loaoe'
Of the wharf before the arrival Oh III
hoat and hoisted aboard by means
| snecia1ly constructed crane on TN
hoat thus doing away with the cosel'
5 ,.hor Of stevedores; and the three ruo
ders enabling it to navigate crooAe
streams at full speed. The boat mas
t cargo capacity of 800 tons and VIII
e++ed with a modern refrlseratiil
,1ant for handling perishaoie 1reheh
particnlarly fish and oysters.
Mr. Doty offers the company tn m
u;.,,+ tn build and operate this boat &c
} reasonable amount of STOCK 10
=. maid over to him when the BOAT n0
l haen demonstrated to the satlsIactio
r ~ al concerned. 1t is not dennite,
known when the company Will peg
the actual operation Of its BOAT me
j. hn+ it is stated that this will oe oo'
in the near future.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-06
Il r KRAMER WoRsHiPFUL
MASTER OF MASONIC LODGE

Harry G. Kramer, cashier OF the saw
;.s Rank & Trust Co, Of this city,
was elected worshipful Master OF Eu-
re,,a Lodge No. II A. F. & A. M. in the
.,n,,a, election of officers Tuesday
oigh+ Mr.. kramer will occupy an Of
fee which was formerly held oy MS
father, the late John P. Kramer. Otner
Masonic officers elected Tuesday night
are T. A. Commander, Senior Warden; /;
r. K. Kramer, Junior Warden; E. r.
Spence, Secretary; A G. James; Treas
urer
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-06
MAY SHIFT APARTMENT
HOUSE TO HOME CITY
Elizabeth City Mans Plans For Nor
folk Apartment Held Up By Nor
folk Prices.

Elizabeth City's crying need for
apartment houses may be partly met
thru the fact that w. w. Woodley OF
this city doesn't like Norfolk prices of
labor and building material. Mr.. Wood
lev has plans for a modern apartment
house which he is about to build IN the
West End neighborhood
of Norfolk. His architect told him the
nlans called for $4,000 building,
which amount Mr.. Woodley was pre-
pared to invest. But when Dlos were
received no contractor would toucn
the work under $4,000. Mr.. Woodley
is hesitating about putting that much
money into his project and it has been
suggested that he could get more ior
his money right in his nome to"h'
Elizabeth City needs apartment houses
and needs them sorely.
The apartment house which MI
woodley's plan calls for, is tnree
story structure with twelve hVe room
anartments: each apartment haVlns
e1-arv modern convenience, 1ncluolne
+nh and shower baths, kitchen WIFI
h,,i,+ in cupboards; steam heat ano
vacuum cleaning system.
It will surprise many people
Elizabeth City to know that-Mr. Woou
lev is in the capitalist class. he Il
generally known as the saw nler lo
+ho Foreman-Blades Lumber GO. bu
While fling saws he has perfected sew
| ar.1 inventions, including an auto11la'i
ha,+ 1acer. which bring him In con
.,a.r.b1e income. Recently too ne
said to have cleaned up seVeral 'iiou
sand dollars in the turnover oi d pioo
| =. e,, ,,ronerty in South CarOllhd.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-06
WHAT BECOMES
or OED)THURCH? j
That's The Question Now First
Methodists are About
To Build New

! In an enthusiastic meeting Sunday
the members Of the First Methodist
church of this city unanimously re-
solved to start construction Immediate
ly on their big, handsome new church,
which with the Sunday school build
ing will occupy the entire lot owned
by the church at the corner of Road
and Church streets. The new church
will cost 100000 to 100000 to put up
and when completed will be one OF
the finest structures Of it's kind In
North Carolina. 1t is planned to start
construction within the next thlrty
days. A new church parsonage Will
likewise be built on a suitable ioca-
ton at an early date.
With plans under way for the ne"
church. the question arises. What Will
be done with the old church property
| If is understood that this will soon
be offered for sale, but just what use
| the present church will be put 10 l. l.
still a matter of conjecture. ReV. d
NJ Ormond of the First Methools
| church, is of the opinion that poIi
building and site offer an ideal place
for a. city library. 1t has also peer
suggested that the church couio os
converted into an apartment house a
a moderate cost.
Secretary r. V. Gilmore of the loca
Y. M. C. A. says he believes that th'
church could be made a splendid
building. The big auditorium he oe
clares would make an excellent gym
| nasium, and as for the library, n
states that the Y. M. c. A. is the losi
, cal place for that, anyway.
Meanwhile the residents Oh III
, neighborhood are much d1struoe
over the rumor that DR.. l..
!. 8. Blades is about to purchase tH
r church. with the object of convertin
e it into a knitting mill, for which tn
3 site is admirably located from the Lax
n that there is already a railroad sp.
y lust at the back of the property. hro'
n its location in a good res1denta. So
!. ton Of the city, and from the size
e the lot, which runs from Church sure
to the railroad, and includes the cnure
and Methodist parsonage, the prol
lerty is expected to bring good prlc
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-06
FLEETWOOD p. sNoWDEN

Fleetwood P. Snowden, well-kno"n
res;den+ of currituck county, for many
years postmaster at snowden ana MAJ
ager of the Currituck Telephone con-
pany, died at his home at sno"oe,, -
Saturday morning. at the age OF -
wears, after a continued illness ne
10 survived by a widow and one daugn-
ter, Miss Marjorie snowden.
The funeral services were conouc.ee :.
.+ tho home Sunday afternoon at
o'clock by Rev. Rufus Bradley ane
Tho daceased was buried at the ols
Snowden home near Snowden-
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-06
PIANO RECITAL

The pupils of Miss Clara covert
niano class will give their closing recl-
tai in the Auditorium of the Hlgh
school Friday afternoon at 4:3O O'CLOCK
An excellent and varied musical prog
ram will be rendered. Parents Oh 'he
nrnils and the public at large are cor
daily invited to attend.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-06

I'm a, recent report of the national
denartment of agriculture, the cohoi-
+ion of the North Carolina cotton crop
- described as IS per cent normal. NO
a.+iro.+a Of the acreage planted will
be given out by the departihen. us.
he July report, but unotf1clal es'iiiia.eS
mace the acreage of the entire coul-
trv at around s2,5oO,ooo acres, as com
nared with s7,OOO,eoo acres for las'
year.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-06
ELIZABETH CITY, N. G.
AND THE BACK COUNTRY


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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-06
TRACK MEET TO-DAY

A track meet will be held Friday
afternoon at o'clock by the High
School Athletic Association at the New
Fair Grounds, and many interesting
events are promised. Victor K Over
man will take a series Of photographs
of the various stunts. with a Grafdex
camera. These pictures will be on
exhibition at the City Drug Store
Saturday.
BONDS FOR FURNITURE
You can now trade your Liberty
Bonds for furniture at the store Of
M. G. Morrisette & Co. of this city
They advertise on page S.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-07

tHAl'IEk "
She was u handsome woman
moro Uf n woman than girl
thought and had frank And IT,
responsible manner which had ,
certain charm. Yet iu spite ~ that
there was something about he'
which neither Nancy nor I could de
fine. which almost instantly nwalt
cncd our disirust
so YOU have come from Wash
d. ington p" she went on. watching "a
through smiling. narrow eyes that
were mo- doubt apprnieing our value
well. NuuW nud Seaside a much
gnvrr place than tho southern
We protested that wc weren't
anxious fur u gay time. that " was
Tor the hrncnE air We had come
"Df course. know, she k4id
looRuE at our drc7s significantly.
"Sul ono can't go ON always
She dd mot finish the sentence.
but We quite understood
Frankly. I didn't u,c tho scrutiny
and ! vHs r'u when Nr Davis. "a
So Inuiz manufacturers and Mr.
EdvBrts Philadelphia merchant
cpmr np NH Ntr..r with "A nlN
glance 1r 'nr mon Nui another ai
us aII,I uVu p.I moment or
two lurf vanished from thr draw
Mr. D4yI, bnN Mr. Edwards wcrc
very nice % vus perfectly obvious
thoy wore struck and both Nancy
and ] entered with Eost into u fir
tatIou. which We carried on in a
sedatc. uwd way which must have
uu'aliTri them
We agreed. with much apparent
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-07

Mortimer is a great admirer of anything with a
kick in it, and the housekeeping Billce Breeze
answers to this description Her dainty foot is there
with the altitude record in her spectacular dance
Of the alcohoIidays and this makes her Mudds fav-
orite fancc. She is the only of his intended whom
he has decided to marry.
In the entire three months of his life" he has
never been engaged to girl who understood" him
she does.
She understands him better than he does himself
for Mortimer seems unaware that he has one foot
i'm the grave and that single misstep will make
him an ideal husband.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-07
Hive StiIIs CAPTURED

COLvMEUS. Ga Sept i-Fiv-
stills. ESQ gallons capacity each, and
5000 gallons of mash have hoon do
stroy'd hy rtldlnc federal officers
several miles from Columbus in
MuscoEro county one arrest was
made one hundred pounds of sugar
was confiscat"I only ON" gallon o'
uooushInc was discovered
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-07

If he is !,
for he is sll
to the retail
Their SlcnC
parch Of
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-07

VWTVT on ONO on TNC aN UV7T CUTTIT7.
Mr.. Mudd has always been pillar Of dignricd
society and promoter of dry" legislation He
stands upon his old principles and is trying to cN-
plain his sentiments to the girls ladies' and
pcn-m-mc Whadya wnnt tn country to be WET for?
This "cStra dry" stuff has pretty good kick
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-07

# weeks ago Mr. Mudd left the
AXE resorts and returned 20 the
dead, New York in August.
kg the dead he must be in heaven
by that legion of Angels known
hde "a the llinkcy Plukcy chorus.
fler throats have never felt the
tion-fricnd Mudd is the proud
The Washington herald., 1919-06-07
new ANNUITY
BILL IN HOUSE

Still another retirement measure
for Federal employees was intro
dueed in the House yesterday.
1t was sponsored by Representa-
tive Raker, of California, and pro-
vides that any government employe
who serves thirty years shall be
entitled to an annuity Of Sc 2-3 pei
cent of his salary; those who serve
twenty-five to thirty years. so pei
cent annuity; twenty to twenty-five
years, 40 per cent; fifteen to twenty
years. 30 per cent. The minimum
age limit for annuities is sixty
years
An emplOye getting a salary in
excess OF s2.5O0 a year shall have
his annuity computed on this sum
instead of on the salary which he
actually receives.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-07
Senate Orders Probe
Of Miss Woods Case;
Teachers Demand Pay
Petition Is Prepared by
Teachers Protesting
Hold Up Salaries.

Protest against the delay In the
payment of so per cent of the Ion
gevity pay OF all school teachers in
Washington was made formally yes
terday.
A petition to this effect will be sign
ed by the SIS teachers directly con-
cerned and submitted to the board
before Monday for consideration at
the Wednesday Board of Education
meeting.
This was the decision reached by a
special committee. composed of Miss
Katherine Burden and Miss G.. NJ
Janney. both appointed by Miss Maud
Alton. president of the Grade School
Teachers Union.
Miss Alton stated the Grade School
Teachers Union also plans to ask
the board to place responsibility for
this delay.
"The-present situation is particularly
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The Washington herald., 1919-06-07
JOHNSON SHES
That into RING"
AS G.0.P.CHIEF
Senator's Supporters Call
Conference to Decide on
Ways and Means.
RELY ON PROGRESSIVES
Anti-League of Nations Plat
form Counted Upon to
Win Support in Race.

Senator Hiram johnson of Cali.
ring as a candidate for the Repub-
hcan nomination for the Presidency
according to word received in the
city last night.
While his fight on the league oi
nations is reaching its hottest point
his supporters of the Golden Gate
State have called a conclave of al
Republican State leaders in Califor.
MIA at San Francisco for June 4
the object of which is ito consider
ways and means of bringing about
the nomination OF Hiram w. johnson
for President at the Republican con.
vention in 1920 - 80
1t is said that the California Re
publicans are unanimous in support
ing Johnson and that they believe
the time is propitious for the formal
announcement OF his Candidacy.
Despite his opposition to the league
of nations plan. Senator Johnson is
counting on being the candidate of the
Progressive wing of the G. o. P. and
on being the heir to the powerful
Roosevelt support that was developed
seven years ago. Since the Coloners
death. the Progressives have been
without leadership. and ever since
1916. the more radical and independent
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-07

heart all the time was hoping that
some day my Mr.. Right would come
along.
After had finished school 1 en-
tered my fathers Office in Phoenix.
Arizona. and started on the marvellous
career I had planned.
II worked there for several years
and loved it. but one day Mr.. Marshall
came into the office and after that
ceased to dream OF business"
Found Happy Career.
Mrs. Marshall laughingly refused to
say just what dreams had replaced
those OF her long planned business
career. but admitted that they had at
least been happily realized.
Many of the girl graduates OF the
Washington high schools and normal
schools this year will find their
dreams ending happily some day even
The Washington herald., 1919-06-07
Upper Body Votes for
Investigation of In
structor S Dismissal.

A thorough inquiry into the case of
Miss Alice Wood, the Western High
School teacher who was suspended
because of alleged Bolshevik tenden-
cies. was ordered yesterday by the
Senate.
Almost at the identical hour that
the Senate was taking this action. a
vigorous defense of the Board of Edu-
cation of the District of Columbia was
heard in the House. Representative
Fess being its champion.
The Jones resolution authorizing the
Senate District. Committee to investi-
gate the Wood case was reported from
the Committee on Audit and Control
by Senator Calder. of New York, and
was passed without debate and with
out roll call.
Open Inquiry Next Week.
II is probable that Senator Sherman.
chairman of the District Committee,
will open the inquiry early next
week. and will attempt to conclude
it as early as possible. 1t has not
yet determined whether the investi-
cation will be open to the public,
but it probably will be. The first
witnesses to be called will be men,
bers of the Board of Education. who
will be asked to describe the nature
of the evidence on which they sus-
pended Miss Wood. The teacher will
be heard in her own behalf.
Representative Fess made a few
remarks in the House as soon as
coSrrSrrp on pAcr rYcur
The Washington herald., 1919-06-07
CABINET MEMBER
STILL FAV0RS
US. WIRES.
Burleson Declared to Have
Ordered Return of Ope-
rating Control of Com
munication Systems in
Difference to Congress.

Postmaster General Burleson
has not changed his views on the
question of government ownership
OF the telegraph and telephone
systems of the country.
This was the positiye!s state
ment made at the Postofice De
,psrfnaept, yesterday when il ss'
: a~4thA..R RA..Hsaxse -
|eraf reconciled yesterdays order
restoring control of operations to
the private owners with his pre-
vious stand in favor of govern
ment ownership and operation.
1t was explained that Mr.. Bur
Lesson knew the sentiment OF a
majority OF the members of Con-
gress was in favor OF the imme-
date return of the wires to the
owning corporations and legisla-
ton to this effect will pass within
short time.
Time for Preparation.
In view of this condition. it was
said, he realized that the companies
must have a reasonable time in
which to prepare to reassume CON-
plete control.
In the interest Of the public and
the companies and to prevent a Sc
rious blow to the efficiency of the
wire service of the country if the full
return should be ordered by Congress
on short notice. officials of the De-
| CONTINUED on PAGE EIGHT.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-07
Vice Presidents Wife Approves Girl
Graduates Home Maxine Ambitions

.'Then some day, If Mr.. Right comes
along
This is the way many OF the girl
graduates have ended their Ambition
stories for The Washington Herald.
Half shyIy they have confessed that
hidden way back in their hearts is
the dream Of the home that one day
will be theirs. with the Prince Charm
ing of their dreams. Not right away.
they write. but eventually
Mrs. Thomas. r Marshall. wife of
the Vice President OF the United
states, confessed to feeling Of SYM
pathy with girls who dream such
dreams. in telling her Ambition Story
to the Giri Graduate Editor yesterday
afternoon
"You see." she laughed. II know
lust how they feel about il.
-An during my school days dream
ed and planned for a wonderful busi-
ness career. but deep down In my
The Washington herald., 1919-06-07
FIUME IGNORES
WILSON,; SEEKS
AID OF SENATE
Asks If Solons Will Share
Responsibility Wilson Has
Assumed Before History"
CABLE SENT TO LODGE
Right Of Self-Determinatior
Denied by Peace
| Conference.
CABLE SENT TO LODGE

italian Fiume. over the heads of the
big Four in the Paris Peace Con-
ference, has appealed to the Senate
for the right of self-determination
which the conference has denied. A
long cable message to Senator Lodge
from the representatives of the Ital-
ian interests in Fiume was read in
the Senate yesterday.
The cablegram was signed by An
drea Ossoinack, Fiume plenipotentiary
to the Peace Conference. 1t reads as
follows:
National Council assembled in an
emergency meeting. after animated de-
bate. unanimously approved the fol-
lowing appeal to the United States
Senate:
when the Peaoe Conferenc is
-ssoss-ev~seeFaeastass< s<6escmfessef-ne
world. Fiume, represented by the Ma
tional Council. elected hy plebiscite
and by its mayor. elected four years
ago by free ballot. appeals to the
Senate of the great American people,
invoking its aid to prevent the r.er-
petration of one of the greatest ipjus-
tees known to history.
Acquired Independence.
"on October IS, before the downfall
of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy.
Deputy of Fiume declared in Hun
garian Parliament that Fiume. which
had always been Italian and wished
to remain Italian. would exercise
right of self-determination under its
special status of free national Italian
commune united as corpus separatum
to Hungarian crown. Thirtieth of
October, when the result of the battle
of Vittorio Veneto, not yet known
Fiume abandoned by Hungarian au-
thorities, we acquired complete inde-
pendence and despite the presence of
Croatian soldiers who occupied the
city by force, by plebiscite based or
CONTINUED on PAGE EIGHT.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-07

Before his departure for Chicago last night Sylvester Ronen-
kap International president of the Commercial Teegraphers UDon
of America announced that union employees the Washington and
New York offices of the Western Union Telegraph Company will he
called out in order to be issued tonight
The time for the wakut of the Washington men has not been
disclosed but definite ume probably within twentyour hours
be set the strike order which will be issued upon Konnkamps ar
riyei IN Chicago n
QShsHmins yesterday the date
when all union affiliated with the Western Union viii be
called out but labor leaders intimate touch with situation pre-
dced last night that the general wakut will be ordered within
forty yeight hours
MANY AFFECTED HERE.
1t is understood the en-
poyes OF this city Neither the Western Union officials
leaders will disclose how will be affected by prospective
Konenkamp order.
Western Union officials here contend that very percentage
OF the employees recognize the T. u A On the
of the District local contend that the
the and that hundreds employees
From Southeastern States where Western
ordered yesterday highly satisfactory" received
said Konenkamp, who added:
Mr. Burlesons getting from under doesn't change
ton in the least"
The Washington herald., 1919-06-07

as have Mrs. Marshall's. Perhaps
some one of them whose Ambition
Story has appeared in these col
umns will herself be Mrs. Vice Pres
ident Somebody in about fifteen or
twenty years.
Today the future seems very near
and bright to Washington's girl grad
yates. They are sure success will
reward their efforts in whatever di-
rection their dreams may look
College is just before many of them.
and in their letters to The Herald
these girls declare their determina-
ton to make the most of every mo-
ment they spend in college.
'I want to obtain from college life
all that 1t has to offer me for the
betterment of my mind and body, +"
writes Miss Mabelle Bennett. of 4411
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The Washington herald., 1919-06-07

check up on their markings in an
effort to discover the identity of the
bomb victim.
Although no local residents have
been placed under arrest. the net
thrown out by the police is drawing
close and the belief is current that
before many hours have passed sew
eral people who have knowledge of
the bomb out-ases will be In the
bands of the authorities.
Inspector Grant said yesterday that
several people in the District who
showed activity in radical orgariza-
tions were being trailed. and that the
police are in possession of iafJrma-
tion that shows the suspects knew
when and where the bombing was to
take place.
Men In high positions are under sur
veillance. dnd as soon as additional
proof of their completely in the out
CONTINUED on PAGE EIGHT.