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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
WOULD MAKE MIDWAY
FOR FAIR IMPOSSIBILITY
Pasquotank County Commissioners Order Sheriff to
Refuse License to Carnival or Amusement
Companies Anywhere in the County

There Will De no ,SlQe SHOWS,
nuseums, menageries, merry-go-
rounds, ferris wheels and like
amusement enterprises in con-
rection with the Aloemarle Dis
tr,ct Fair to be held at Elizabeth
i1ty November II, IL, Is, Ii and
S, if the County Commissioners
can prevent it.
The Commissioners of -Pasquo-
tank invoked Chapter 164 of the
Public Laws of North Carolina of
1919, which authorizes County
Commissioners to refuse perrnis-
sion to carnivals and other
shows to exhibit in such counties.
The Commissioners had gotten
wind of the coming of the Krause
Shows, which expected to show
here next week under the aus
pices of the Loyal Order of
Moose. Before Krause's advance
agent could get to the sherifs
office for a license, the commits
sioners blocked the show by or
dering the sheriff not to grant
license to any carnival company
to show anywhere in the county.
The resolution was promptly
adopted and then some one
thought of the fair. The Com
missioners admitted that they
hadn't thought about the fair, but
they were of the opinion that the
fair should not receive any spec
ial favors. One commissioner
said: eff they can't get up a fair
without such things, then we had
better not have a fair' To this
remark others nodded approval
Now a fair without a midway
is like clock without works, like
bread without butter, or ike a
bridegroom without bride. The
crowds that come to a fair, come
to be amused. They want plenty
of life, motion, music, noise, bus
tie and excitement. They want
something to do every minute
The midway attractions for a fail
can be secured in only one way
and that is by contract with some
amusement organization: No fail
association could attempt to SET
up a midway by contracting with
every show required. The carni-
val company comes in and puts uf
all the shows, paying the fair as
ISOLATION a stipulated sum or per
centage for privileges.
And so, if the County Comnis
sioners have their way the Abe
marie District Fair may be as
fiat as an unleavened pancake.
The Fair Association may fine
way out. The Revenue ac'
which prescribes the taxes to b'
imposed upon carnival companies
expressly states that the act doe
not apply to amusement park
otherwise taxed. The Fair AS
ISOLATION may find a way out
spite of the commissioners. Blu
in the meantime, the action O
the commissioners is giving ev
erybody something to talk about
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
NORFOLK !. o. o. r. FAST

The Norfolk Odd Fellows baseball
team came to Elizabeth City Monday,
Labor Day and cleaned up Elizabeth
Citys crack Grays with score of six
to nothing. But it wasn't easily done
for six innings the Grays held the Nor
folkians' feet to the fire, not permitting
them to score. The game was witness
ed by more than thousand spectators.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
NO EXAGGERATION

I do not make exaggerated state
ments about my work. Very re-
markablet results often follow the
correction of bad vision by proper
ly fitted gk ses. 1t does not fol-
low that bad eyes are responsible
for all ills and that the fitting OF
eye glasses is a panacea for every
ailment. Ny 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 investi-
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 sQ9 Bradford Blds
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05

lOSi -Betwqen Elizabeth City and Cur
rltuck Court House by way of Indian
'o"n one 3:} 1-2 Fish Non Skid Au-
''0iA'bIle tire and rim Finder will please
t41'FE same to Elizabeth City Motor
ar 60. or II. w Ferebee, and receive
reward. S.5-1t
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05

FOR SALE:-6 room house on Hunter
st. Price $500. HARRY NJ. SEELEY,
313 Hinton Bldg. S.o-lt
FOR SALE 1 building lot, corner
Cherry and Ashe SITS. This is cheap at
S4OO. HARRY NJ. SEELE4, 3l3 HIN
ton Bldg. ,. o-ie
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
COURT IN CHOWAN

The September term of Superior Court
for Chowan County will convene at
Edenton, Monday, Sept. 8, Judge VIM.
NJ. Bond presiding.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05

thoroughly
a. with dratn
Point,
including installation Of a
captain W.
oft wayso hphuldng
month";
off another month"; after
similar work
of like o Saunders
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05

FOR SALE:-7 room house Cedar st.
near school,. This is bargain. II in
terested better act quick. Price Sl65O
HARRY M. SEELEY, 313 Hinton Bldg.
S,5-1t
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
DIR. PARKER RETURNS

DR.. VIM. Parker, who has been tax
ing a special post graduate course in
Dentistry at Richmond, has returned to
his practice in, Elizabeth City.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
COURT IN PASQUOTANK

A two weeks term of the Superior
Court for the trial of criminal and civil
cases will convene in Elizabeth City,
Monday, Sept. Is.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05

FOR LE:-Practicaliy new Pritchard's
Rean Harvester. Will sell cheap. Ap-
nly to w. W. CARVER, r. f. D. 4,
Elizabeth City, N. G. S.5-2t
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05
WHO'S CHECK is THIS?

have a check for s barrels of pota-
toes sold by Snyder & Blankford, of
Baltimore on August 25th. Party to
whom check is payable is not known to
me. Party to whom this check belongs
can get same by making proper claim
to me.
W. H. PARKER,
nS5-1t Poplar Branch, n. G.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05

FOR RENT:-Four or five horse farm
with two sets of buildings on Elizabeth
City -Weeksville Highway. J. G. HOL-
LOWELL, City. pS34t
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-09-05

pS.5-1t
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
Raise in Salary for
Manager Howell May
Follow New Measure

Lincoln, Feb. Especial Tele-
gram. )-Senator Saunders this after
noon introduced a bill which prob
ably foreshadows raise for Cen
eral Manager R. B. Howell of the
metropolitan water district in Oma-
ha. The bill removes the salary
limit of $4,000 on the general man
ager, provides that the board of di-
rectors shall have authority to fill
any vacancy which may occur for
the unexpired term of the incum-
bent, instead of only the next cleo
ton, and forbids decrease in pay
during the incumbency of any ap-
pointee. ....
The bill further provides that an
insurance fund shall be created for
employees; gives the water district
the right of condemnation in &C
curing needed property; provides
for the payment of fire protection
tax by precincts outside of the city,
and requires the city to pay the cost
of all relocation of fire hydrants.
S. F. 100. by Robbins, prohibits
public utility from acquiring a
franchise by estoppel or neglect of
the city to take protecting steps,
while another bill by Robbins, S. F..
1871, gives control of the Omaha gas
plant, if it is acquired, to the metro
politan water district
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
General Orders Leader
Of Woman's Battalion
to Take OFF Uniform

Archangel, Friday, Jan. 3.-Com-
inander Maria Butchi.arcoff, who
led the famous womau's battalion
which was raised after the Russian
revolution and took part in fighting
in the summer Of 1917 on the east
ern front, has returned to wearing
civilian clothes by order of General
Marusheweski, commaEder-in-chief
of the Russian iorccs in the region
of the north. The general says he
considers the performance of mill
taIy duties by women as improper.
The generals order, in part, de-
clares:
a believe that the performance
by women of military duties, which
are improper fo~ the ssx, IS a shame
full mark stamped on the entire pop
ulation of the region. l enioin Ma
dame Butchkarcf to take of her
military uniform"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
French Statements Of the
Misbehavior Of American
Soldiers, Branded Untrue
Only One Holdup Traced to An American During En-
tire Year of 1918; Most Cases Deal With Alb
sence Without Leave and Imper-
sonatng an Officer

from $500 to $4,000. which is the
present figure. These are all men
between 20 and 80 years of age,
which corresponds to the number of
young men in an average city of
100000 inhabitants.
In addition there pass through
Paris daily between 1000 and 5000
Americans, mostly without money,
intending to blow off steam" in a
city filled with saloons and other
places of temptation. Remarkably
few of these men cause trouble, All
that is necessary to bear this out is
to compare with the Paris records
those of any American city with an
equal number of young men con
gregating for good times"
"The French officials" said Cen
eral Harris to Universal Service to-
day, give the highest testimonials
to the god average behavior of our
men. The arrests include two class
es, first those of mischievous spirits
who do not mean harm, sometimes
coming without proper leave, and
second, small percentage of GRIM
inals that any army of 100000
necessarily contains.
while fighting, under the strict
est discipline, the men remained
away, satisfied with the war excite
ment, but now some desert and in
evitably come to Paris, which is the
most fruitful field for their opera
tons. For tracking these criminals
we need detectives the same as any
police force at home.
1t is absolutely untrue that the
average American soldier has been
lawless. Our men, on the other hand,
have shown a rather remarkable
good behavior, and the French off
Gals corroborate this"
Some Sherlock Holmes.
The supposed arrival Of an Amer
lean chief of police named George
Evans, who was heralded by some
of the French newspapers as an
American Sherlock Holmes, has an
amusing sequel. 1t is now learned
he was an ordinary doughboy whose
erroneous hotel registration-since
he was unable toread French caused
the French police reporters-who
were unable to read English-to
conclude he was a police "prefect."
My personal observation during
the entire period of the war confirms
the assertion that the American sol
diers have been and are exception
ally we'll behaved over here. The
proportion of arrests is infinitely
small.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
FIFTY MILLION
ACRES OPENED
BY new OIL BILL
Coal, Oil and Gas Lands May
Be Made Available to Pros
peCtOrS Under Meas
uTeS Now Pending.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Long exist
ing controversies in congress over
a policy looking to the opening and
development of oil, gas and coal
lands in western states and Alaska
we're adjusted today with the reach
ing of final agreement by house
and senate conferees upon the oil
leasing bill.
Under its provisions more than
50,000,000 acres Of oil, gas, coal
phosphates and sodium public lands
may be opened for prospecting
under a leasing and patent system
which, according to Senator Pitt
man, chairman of the senate man
ayers. also will bring about settle
ments of the dispute over the de-
velopment OF the California and
Wyoming naval oil reserves.
Recalls Long Fight.
The principles involved in the
bill have been under discussion in
congress for four years and have
been the subject of constant dis
agreement between the house and
senate and representatives of the
various executive departments, who
would be called upon to administer
the act. .-
Under the agreement, the secre-
tary of the interior would have au-
thority to grant a prospecting per-
nit for lands outside of the naval
reserves to an applicant for $40
acres located within ten miles of
any producing oil or gas field, or
$500 acres beyond that distance.
Upon discovery of oil the prospec-
tor would be permitted to obtain a
lease upon one-fourth of this land,
with preferential right to lease the
remaining unpatented lands embrac-
ed within the limits of his permit.
In each case he would pay the gov
eminent a royalty of not less than
one-eighth of the gross value the
oil or gas produced. Prior to OBJ
tanning lease, the prospectors
would be required to pay a royalty
of 20 per cent. The lease would be
for 20 years at rental rate OF 81
per acre.
The house provision affecting ma
val oil reserves was adopted by the
conferees. Under its provision,
upon the surrender of claim of title
to land within these areas, the
claimant would be given a lease.
This provision has been one of the
bones of contention in the bill, Navy
department officials opposing legis-
lation that would permit the open
ing of the naval oil reserves.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
Irregularities May
Be Charged in Votes
by Broatch Attorney
By a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Feb. 3.-Taking of addi-
tional evidence in the Tanner
Broatch contest was resumed by
the senate committee on privileges
and elections his afternoon.
The committee announced that
1903 envelopes, missing when the
count Of the soldier vote was made
last week, had been found. Envel-
opes for 100 of the 279 ballots were
missing. An examination of the en-
velopes was made by the commit
tee this afternoon and seven were
laid aside by Attorney Pancoast,
representing Broatch, which he will
probably challenge. Alleged i'm
proper addresses and other irregu-
larities will be charged against
these seven ballots.
The canvass of the vote cast in
seven Omaha precincts, including
those in the Third ward, was made
by the committee tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
SAYS SAMMIES
DO NOT Get IDEA
OF DEMOCRACY
Senator Hale Does Not Be-
Iieve Ideas of President VIII
son Are Ideals of Major
ity of Americans.

Washington. Feb. Sin an ad-
dress today urging prompt conclu-
sion Of peace treaty and the return
of American troops from Europe,
Senator Hale of Maine, republican,
declared he did not believe the
ideals for which President Wilson is
contending were the ideals of the
vast majority of the American peo-
pie, and that the American fighting
man did not share the idea that he
fought to make the world safe for
democracy.
II do not wish to decry the work
Of the president" said Senator Hale,
but i believe that the American
people never understood the mean
ing or consequence of the ideals and
policies of President Wilson. They
were given out at a time when as
commander-in-chief it was held uni
versally to be an objectionable sin
to criticise the president The won
derful catchwords and phrases of
the president caught the ear of the
people, but did not catch the under
standing. &. .. ..
THAT the American people are
bound by any of these statements of
ideal or policy is to me inconceiv-
able. They certainly never were
bound by the vastly different declar-
ations of the president during the
weary months before we went into
the war"
American soldiers. like those of
the allies, fought to protect and save
their own country, the senator said.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
Yankee Girl Policemen
Now Patrol London Town
Five of Americas Best Female Sleuths Are Guiding
Yankee Soldiers and Sailors to Go Through the
Straight and Narrow Path.

When they see an American boy
with an undesirable looking girl,
they just talk-talk about anything
land the home touch in their
voices wins against all opposition.
"Hello, there, Yank," they'll say.
"I'm from Duluth. Where're you
fromi"
The boy is delighted to have a
talk with an American sister, ard
while they chat interestedly the girl
of the streets sinks away. Then
there is subtle talk about the dan
gers of street life.
The patrol has in one case, for
instance, answered 664 inquiries of
various kinds; has personally con-
Quoted o01 men to lodgings and sent
1888 other men to lodgings. They
work with British patrol of Is
girls and others, all under Mrs. F.
McHugh of Auckland, N. 2.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
Worldwide Child Welfare
CONGRESS to Be Held in U. S,

Paris, Feb. 3.--(By Associated
Press0-Miss Julia c. Lathrop,
chief of the child welfare division of
the United States Department of
Labor, has been in conference here
with a number OF persons from
France and Belgium relative to an
international child welfare confer
ence to be held in the United States
in April. She has succeeded in in
teresting them and will soon leave
for Rome, where she will continue
her mission. She has been author
ized to invite a certain number of
persons to the conference as guests
of the American government.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
By NABoTH HEDIN
(Staff Correspondent of Universal
CaruicnN

Service.)
Paris, Feb. 3-"The reports Of
lswlessness on the part Of Ameri-
can soldiers in Paris is unfounded,"
said General William Harris, COM
mander of American forces in the
Paris area today.
lie Matin has failed absolutely to
produce proofs of its saint "revela-
tions" last week in which it asserted
that the records Of the Paris police
showed l3o hold ups to have been
committed by American soldiers
during a single week. American Of
ficials were prompt to give the lie
to this assertion. Far from follow
ing up its original charges, lie Ma
tin is now silent and the whole
subject has been dropped by the
French press.
Thirty-nine Entries in 1918.
Investigation meanwhile has es-
tablished that the Paris police blot
ter shows but 80 entries for the en-
tire year of 1918 involving American
soldiers, including automobile &C
cidents, the majority of the other
cases being street rows between
"drunks" or refusals to pay restaur-
ant bills for which moral justifica-
ton is easy these days.
French records since January ! oil
this year are not available, but those
Of the American military police
show that during December, 1918
ll73 arrests were made, of which los
were for absence without leave
which is breach of discipline rather
than a crime. In most instances sol
diers overstayed their leave. There
were in the same month IS cases OIL
impersonating officers, an offense
frequently committed by men not
connected with our army.
Fifty-five A. w. L. Arrest.
During January of this year, the
American military police made 100
arrests of which SIS were for absence
without leave. The others included
offenses suehNas petty larceny and
selling cigarettes to French civilians
who are suffering from a tobacco
famine just now. Serious charges
however, have been extremely rare
But One Holdup.
During 1918 the French police
recorded but a single American
holdup.
Yet, the American forces stationed
in the Paris area have been varying
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
May Require Adiutant
General to Give Names

Washington, Feb. 3.-A bill re-
curing the adjutant general of the
army and the secretary of the navy
to furnish the adjutant general Of
each state with the names and rec
ords of men from that state who
served in the army and navy, during
the war was introduced in the house
today by Representative Hawley Of
Oregon and referred to the military
affairs committee. .s.-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
American
Casualty List

The following Nebraska men are
named in the casualty list sent out
by the government for Tuesday
morning, February 4:
WOUNDED SEVERELY.
Roy w. Hagerty, University
Place, Neb.
Aaron D. May, Thedford, Neb.
The following Iowa, South Dakota and
Wyoming men are named In the casualty
list sent out by the government for Tues
day morning, February 4:
WOUNDED SEVERELY
George d. Eyre. LOWELL Wyo.
Lester II. Nichols, Strawberry Point, la.
Roland F. Oppice, MarshalltOwn, La.
Frank Robbins, Bedford, la.
Raymond s. Waldo, Albin, Ia.
The following Nebraska men are
named in the casualty list sent out
by the government for Monday aft
ernoon, February 8:
WOUNDED SEVERELY.
Mechanic Frank Stuart, Nebraska
City, Neb.
WOUNDED SEVERELY: PRE-
VI0USLY REPORTED MISSING
Frank Svejda, Dorchester, Neb.
Charles Sarta, Kilgore, Neb.
The following Iowa, South Dakota and
Wyoming men are named In the casualty
list sent out by the government for MOu-
day afternoon, February 81;
KILLED IN ACTION.
Leroy 8. Grey, Davenport, Ia.
DIED OF WOUNDS.
j. b. Davis, Museatlne, Ia.
Daniel EIief. Mason City, Ia.
Geo A. Fitzgerald, Dell Rapids, s. ID.
Donald Hetts, Waterloo Ia,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
DOWager Empress Does Not
Believe Former Gar is Dead

Paris, Feb. 3.-Dowager Empress
Marie Feodorovna of Russia has
clung so firmly to the belief that her
sons, the former Russian emperor
and Grand Duke Michael are not
dead that many OF her friends have
been won over to that view and ru-
mors in the European press con-
corning Nicholas Ronanoff's al
legged whereabouts are attracting
much attention.
The aged empress resolutely re-
fused to leave Russia until she
learns positively of the fate of her
son.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
Popular Composer Dies.

Paris, Feb. 3.-Announcement is
made here of the death of Xavier
lie Roux, the composer.
Xavier Henri lie Roux was one
of the widely known French conf
posers whose works have been pop
ular during the last 80 years. He
wrote the scores of several dramatic
compositions and in 1910 was offered
the direction of the French roper
toire at the Manhattan opera house
in New York city.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
ROyaIist Troops Suffer
HEAVY losses in Portugal

Madrid, Feb. 3.-In a skirmish
Thursday between Portuguese re-
publicans and monarchist forces the
monarchists were defeated with the
loss of 50 killed and 200 wounded.
The town of Chaves, reports from
the Portuguese frontier add, is still
held by the republicans. who are
reported to be marching on Oporto,
the monarchist stronghold.
Monarehist troops are retiring to-
ward Estarreja with the intention of
falling back to Oporto, following
their defeat at Agueda, in the
province of Beira.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
Army Orders.

washington, Feb s.-(special to The
ee.)-Lt. Col Stewart A. Howard, in
fantry Camp Dodge, to Helena, Mont.
Following officers Camp Dodge to Camp
Zachary Taylor; 1t Col Franklin w.
Matson. field artillery; Majors William
A Brown and Edward W. Mccoy, field
artillery; Capts. Rumsey Campbell. Ben
iamin p. CHAMPION, Leo J. Crosby, Wal
Ter o. Flodin, Robert Jacques, Thomas r.
Kerschner Linus ]. kirSoff, John j.
Iieb, Otto f. Ruehke, Thomas B. Sher-
man Edward L. Wilbur. First 1t. Michael
M. Boyle, Richard G. Hunter. Earl 2.
Marsh. Second It. Grant w. Bowen.
Brig. Gen. Peter W. Dawson. Sist n
fantry, brigade, 18th division, Camp Kear-
ney, to Fort d. A. Russell. purpose or
gambling and commanding demqhilzation
and convalescent center.
Capt. Elmo P. Coburn, veterinary corps,
10 Des Muines,
Cant. Willis Bean, Moulton. medical
corps Fort Des Moines to Camp peyens
Cant. Hugh J. Casey. corps OF engt-
neers. Camp A. A, Humphreys
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
NonpartiSanS Endorse
Reelection of TOwnIey

St. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 3.-Non-
partisan league headquarters an
nounced today that the members OF
the league have by a referendum
vote, Endorsed the reelection Of
President A. c. Townley. The ref
erendum showed a vote of 98,39l
for Townley and o7S against him.
He was reelected at the national
convention OF the league held here
several weeks ago. ---.-..
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
Issues Many Warrants.

Lincoln, Feb. 3.-(Special.) Dur
ing the month of January, State
Auditor Marsh issued 5000 war
rants, representing total of $l,003,-
1889, of which $500, 1850 was for
the semiannual school fund OPP
portionment.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-04
Eliminate Turkish Leaders.

Washington Feb. 5,-American
Commissioner Heck, at Constan-
tinople, reported to the State de-
partment today the arrest Of s.
leading members of the Turkish
committee of union and progress.
Officials of the department believe
the step was taken with the APP
prevail of the British and French
authorities who are in control in
Constantinople.
The British and French are en-
deavoring to eliminate the leaders
Of the Turkish government who
have been intriguing against the al
lies and who are believed to have
inspired recent massacres among the
Armenians and other peoples for
mally subject to the Ottoman en-
pire.