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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-04-15
G o N v o G A r E j.

Societatea romina dc aJutor 81
cultura ,,Saminatorul Romln"
din East Youngstown, Ohio, pc
accasta Gale convoaca pc tot
mcmbrii sal din loo 81 din jur a
lua parte la adunarea generala
lunara societatii, care Sc va
tinea Dumincca, Is Aprilie 1920,
in iocalul din 81 al 10-lea Str,
casele d-lui G. Arsu. Sedinta Sc
va deschide la orclc 1.30 p. m.
precis.
Find maj mute chcstii impor.
tante la ordinea zilci, lntre care
81 darea de seama desprc demer-
sui societatii pc timp de } lunl
trccute, precum 81 alegerea CO.
mitctului aranjator pentru petrc-
cerea Societatii care Sc va da i'll
ziua de 9 Maiu 1920, precum 81
alte mu!te chestii pentru bunul
mcrs al Societatii.
Absentele nemotivate sc yor
pcdcpSi conform statutelor.
in numelc Societatii .,Samlnato
rul Romin'' din East YOungs-
town, Ohio:
Prezidiul.
(S6--S7)
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-04-15
I n v I ia r T.

Societatea romina de ajutor 81
cultura ,,Dacia Traiana" din Ne
wark, Ohio, are onoarea invita-
Pc toate surorile societati, cluburi
81 parochii, precum 81 pc toti
fratii Romini din loc 81 din jur
a lua parte la frumoasa petrecc-
re impreunata ell dams, care Sc
va tinea Dumineca, % Aprilie
1920, in hala societatii din 14Ol
North Str.
Inceputul va Fl la orele 2 p. IN.
81 va dura pima la orcle II din
noapte.
Pretul de intrare: Domnii so
de cent?.
Muzica nationala din Golum-
bus, Ohio, va distra onoratul pu-
bile Gu ceic mai frumoasc arii de
dams 81 cintece rationale.
Bufetul va fl aranjat cu cele
mai gustoase mczeluri 81 bauturi
recoritoare.
In speranta ca lie yeti da tot
sprijinul, am ramas salutindu-va
Gu dragoste frateasca.
In numele societatii ,,Dacia
Traiana' din Newark, Ohio:
Comitetu aranjator. s
(26 &, 80 K, OOA
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-04-15

(S6--S7)
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-02-27
GLEN E. PLUMB
WILL SPEAK HERE
Author of Plumb Plan League
Coming to Elizabeth
City

Glen f. Plumb. author of the Plumb
Plan of rail road operation and manage
ment. will come to Elizabeth City to per-
sonally explain the Plumb Ilan TO an
Elizabeth City audience.
Glen Plumb is one of the truly colaS-
sal figures of modern times. From the
obscure attorney of the Rail Road Bro
tberhoods he has sprung into national
prominence as the author of revolut-
ionary plan which he and his followers
believe will solve the differences of rail
road capital and labor and put the rail
roads on a sane, money making, money
saving basis. Others, notably the rail
road owners, call the Plumb Plan an en-
tering wedge for Bolshevism. One great
| journalist has said he would rather go
down in history as author of the Plumb
Plan than to have written the Declara-
ton of independence. Anothbr says
Glen Plumb is a dangerous visionary
who ought to be deporteG or restrained
Believing that Elizabeth City folk would
like to hear and see Glen E. Plumb him
self and hear the explanation OF his
much discussed plan from his own lips
w. O. Saunders invited Mr.. Plumb tc
come to Elizabeth City.
Chas. NJ. Kelley, assistant manager O.
the Plumb Plan League, writing to Mr.
Saunders under date of Feb. 10 says
we will be glad to have MIR. Pluml
come to Elizabeth City to discuss th'
Plumb Plan, after April 1, 1920. 1t viii
not be possible to make an engagement
for Mr. Plumb until after the first o
April
Mr.. Saunders has written the Plumb
. Plan League to send Mr.. Plumb the frs
Sunday available in April.
, Saunders is in correspondence wit
5 other organizations who can probabl
J, be induced to send lecturers here durln
{ the next few months. The Woman's Ma
tionaI Party Headquarters Will send an
: other speaker at an early date to max
up for that lost speech on Suffrage.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-02-27
A SPECIAL FISH
TRAIN MARCH 2
To Move Fish Promptly During
Shad Season All Year
Service Needed

The Norfolk Southern Rail Road CO.
operating with the Southern Express
Company VIII inaugurate special -ef4-
weekly fish service from Elizabeth City
TO Norfolk. beginning Tuesday. March
=
Beginning Tuesday, March special
train will leave Elizabeth City at 10 o.
clock a. IN. every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday, during the shad season.
This train will arrive at Norfolk at L
o'clock u M. allowing an abundance of
time for transferring shipments to BAL
timore. Washington and New YORK
steamers. and to the \. Y. t. u n.
Rail Road for Philadelphia and New
York.
SHIPMENTS of fish from Edenton and
Hertford will be taken care of by spe-
cial service on the regular early morning
train, daily
The fishermen of this section are
| largely indebted to the efforts of wal
lace & Keeney Co, of Fulton wholesale
Fish Market, thru their general repre-
sentative Capt n. w. Daily, of this
CITY. Rail Roads are slow to give special
|
is as imperative as in the handling OF
highly perishable shipments from TINS
section. Some one has to be on tne
lob and demand service. Capt. DALEY
has been on the jog since the first o.
January. No man is more familiar WIFI
the fishing industry or more capable o
sacuring the cooperation of the trans
portation men, than is Capt. Daily.
This special train service will b.
worth thousands of dollars to Nortl
/ Carolina shad fishermen. 1t may sur
nrise some to know that the fishermen
of the Elizabeth City territory lose ten
of thousands of dollars annually thru
their inability to get their product t
the eastern markets in prime CONDITION
!. Fish shipped from Elizabeth City t.
Norfolk on the regular afternoon train
do not make connection with trains an
, and steamers for Baltimore, Washington
I Philadelphia and New York. They la
overnight in Norfolk, going on the east
: ern markets the following night. In
t result is that thousands of pounds
fish from this section arrive on thos
r markets in bad condition, to be sol
A at a sacrifice or condemned and nc
: sold at all Hundreds of fishermen d
not attempt to reach those markets
t all, but sacrifice their product to loc'
j b,,>-ers at any price they can get.
\ hard surfaced road between Eliz;
: beth City and Norfolk will permit OF II
S operation of motor trucks which w
e move fish and other produce prompt
It from this city every day in the YET
e and make the fishermen independent
/ Tho railroads The rail roads shou
1t foresee all this and forestall this othe
II wise inevitable motor truck competltl'
e by giving a year round service to e
'" fishermen.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-02-27
"A SENSATIONAL
CASE NEXT WEEK
Four Alleged Highwaynaen To
Be Tried at Currituck
Court

An extraordinary sensational
case will occupy the calendar OF
Currituck County Super 10 r
Court which convenes at Curr1-
tuck c. H. Monday, March L..
Four young white men will be
tried for highway robbery, be
ing charged with the most dar-
ing ho1d-ups pulled off i'll this
part of the country in many
years.
The accused men are James Pope
Nixon. 30 years old; l.. w. Pennington,
10 years old; Edward Parr 22 years
old and W. T. Saunders, age Il. The
| four men are in the Pasquotank County
| Jail in this city, having been brought
here for safe keeping early in January
Sentiment against them was high In
Currituck and the authorities feared to
invite trouble by putting them in the
Currituck Jail.
The young alleged highwaymen are
from Norfolk. Va. and they are alleged
to have operated out of Norfolk in an
automobile. making excursions into Cur
rituck County and pulling off raids ano
lhold-ups wherever booty seemed IN evl'
dence.
On the night of Thursday, Dec. IL
the men struck into the neighborhood OF
Maple. about three miles from Currl
tuck G.. H., posed as revenue othcers
and nut a Negro named Tom Simmon:
lunder- arrest They frightened Sim
mons and agreed to release him II M
would nav them $50, but he had white
friends who had the money and he LEI
two of the men to the home OF A.
lSnowden. He called Mr.. Snowden ou
of bed and told him his troubles. MI
Snowden pulled out his pockektbool
containing about $50. One of the me-
showed a gun into his stomach and re
lieved him of his money. Two men the
kent Mr.. Snowden covered with gu
while they backed off, got into their au
: tomobile and made their escape 1t
believed that Nixon, who appears 10
f the oldest and most experienced OF III
2 ouartette. will assume full responslDl
e ity for the alleged crimes and tell I'll
r Court that he got the other boys mi
t trouble. All except Nixon put up
: hard luck story and say they are tf
$ victims of evil associates. The cas-
3 probably will be called as soon as u
: court is organized Monday mornln
e Neekins & Mcmillan of Elizabeth Cl'
will represent the defendants.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-02-27
SAYS FRENCH ABOUT TO
GET ON PEACE BASIS
HolIoweIl Parker Back on American SOIL
After Two and Half Years in
Quaker War Relief Work

That France is rapidly getting back
on a peace basis and rehabiliatatmg her
war devastated areas is refre shlng
statement made by Hollowen Parker,
nephew of c. w. Hollowell of this city,
who has lust returned from two and
half wears service overseas in the
Friends Civilian Relief Work. Mr.. Par
ker's home is in Baltimore and he was
in Elizabeth City last week to pay
visit to his relatives here after his long
absence abroad.
Young Mr.. Parker is a Quaker and a
conscientious objector. His faith would
not permit him to enlist for fighting,
but in July 1917 he volunteed for the
Friends Civilian Relief Work in France
and there he served until January 1920.
In that time the Friends carried on hos
nital and relief work and built more than
I 600 homes for civilian refugees. They
helped thousands of others to repair and
refnrnish devastated homes and reclaim
their lands. To others they furnished
tools and materials with which to get
back to work.
Mr.. Parker tells this newspaper that
the French government is now effective
ly organizing and directing relief for It's
civilian population and that the thrifty
peasant class is going back to work with
vim and will be able to take care OF
itself.
He saws the people of France are SICK
and tired of war and that they have got
ten over their flag-waving hysterIa OF
patriotism He says it has been his OBJ
servation that those in France who suf
tfered directly at the hands of the invad
ine. Germans are not the haters OF Ger
many that those in the interior are.
Mir. Parker says the French haven
as much food as they need, but they ar
banking on American tourist traffic thl
year and will make the most of it an
ant of it. He says they will not let tn
tourists know how hard up they are TO
food, but will have plenty OF food an
drink to offer tourists who come prepar
cd to pay several prices for it.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-02-27
MAKING GOOD IN
FACE OF ODDS
New County Superintendent ol
Schools Makes Effective
Record in 8 Months
BY RALPH POOL

Coming into office under peculiarly
irving circumstances, at the climax of a
keen semi political controversy; follow
ing a superintendent of schools whose
friends had exhausted every effort to
have him retained in office; further
handicapped by the fact that he was
born and bred in Pasquotank county. and
without further recommendation than
his known integrity and efficiency as a
school teacher. County Superintendent
of Schools, Miniard Z. Jennings has in
eight months quietly made a record OF
effective administration and consistent
school Improvement beyond the expec-
tations of even his well wishers. Ant
he has done it without the accompani
ment of any fervid newspaper publicity
for Miniard Z. Jennings is man to
whom work well and efficiently, done /:
an end in itself, and for whom opportu
mites for self advertisement hold fortl
no tempting lures.
Economy and businesslike methods il
the buying of school supplies have al
ready saved I'asquotank county man.
dollars during Supt. Jennings's term
office. Wherever possible, these hav
been bought at wholesale and at tn
lowest available prices. In the matte
of chalk alone, which is an impertan
item when>the entire EAty school sys
| tenn is considered. careful purchase
have effected saving of % to 33 l.
ner cent. Brooms for school use pun
chased at Wholesale have cost tn
Concluded on Page 5.)
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-02-27
COLLEGE
NOT MOVED, YET
Trustees Stave Off Decision Till
Annual Meeting in
May

The selection of site for the reno
val of Chowan College from Murtrees-
boro will not be made until the Irus-
tees of that College meet IN annual
session at Murfreesboro some time III
Nav. 1t isn't certain that the question
will be finally determined then. Inc
Trustees met in special session at Eden
ton last Friday to decide this question,
but in the absence OF several helhoeis
of the Board no action was taken. Line
Board of Trustees did vote to remove
the college from Murfreesboro, settIng
the disturbing question as to whetner
the college would be moved at all.
Elizabeth City sent a delegation near
lly sixty strong last ridayxqztpndodo
" sixty strong to Edenton last FRIDAY
They offered the Trustees OF the Col
,epe free site and bonus of $125,0ot
TO locate the college at Elizabeth City
Thev told the Trustees that if this OF
fer was not agreeable, the Trustees
could name their own figure and Eliza
beth City would endeavor to meet II.
| Elizabeth City came away from th'
meeting feeling jubilant, convinced tha
majority of the Trustees favored
Elizabeth City. Edenton also seems u
he sure that Edenton stands better
show than ever Murfree esboro ant
Aboskie seem to have been finally elm
mated. The choice of the Trustees mus
fall between Edenton and Elizabeth Clt9
with Elizabeth City offering plgge
Ibonus. a more attractive college slte'
i larger town and more enthusiastic sup
,,o.+ fn. the college.
II is evident to close observers ina
the town that gets Chowan College WI
have to pay price for it, because Cho
. wan College is a college without mon
ev. 1t has never paid for its building
at AIurfreesboro and those buildings al
in bad state of repair and would nc
bring a considerable sum over and aboV
the mortaged indebtedness. 1t Is col
coded that respectable school pla1
co,,ld not be built at Elizabeth City
J elsewhere for less than S25O,OOO. III
community or section that can sho
:, rbowan. something approaching -th'
E sum will get the college.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-02-27

where is Your monument which com
nemorates the wonderful services which
be rendered as an engineer in the plo-
neer davs of our development: Let
us build this highway 1S monument
to Washington. the civil engineer. an@
link together. in his name the two
states whose relations have always beeh
tbe most cordial of all the states in this
vast sisterhood of states OF the -Ameri-
c.n un;on. We shall call it the Wash
ington Highway.
Gentlemen of Virginia. the construc-
ton of this road means so much TO "!
peonle that it is the subject OF thclr
conversation wherever you flnt' a group
of them gathered. Through me. tomght
they plead for it's construction ana there
| by remove the one obstacle that hlnderS
their progress. And may L remlno you
: that we have not always been the petl'
tioners. History tells that once yot
were the Supplicants. 1t was III the
carly davs of the sixties That war
clouds hing dark and heavily over the
horizon of the Old Dominion. Hostll'
armies were invading your nofther'
frontier. leaving destruction III thei
wake TrepldatlOn ana uiStiuSI >'>
abroad in YOUR midst. 1t was then. whe1
strong men trembled and women Wep'
that YOUR own daughter, YOUR own KIT
and kin. West Virginia, deSterted Eo
and gave her strength to the force
; which were then carrying terror to you
, fire sides. In this hour of anguish yo
/ looked hopefully across your souther
, border and with Macedonian appes
, vou sought North Carolina's aid. An
, he it said to the glory of my state Una
: we sent more men-in- arms to the oa
a tle fields of Virginia than we had votin
n nopulation. 1t is conceded that we wer
:.first at Bethel and last at Appoms
q fox" 1t was your own magnanlmot
4 Lee who said of us, "God bless Nor'
h Carolina. 1 could not have done VII
t ont her. Surely you will be no les
= masnanimous than the great Chletta
: of the Confederacy." We responded
= vour appeal then and surely you J"
:. not turn to us a deaf ear in the MOI
e Of peace, and when your response
l. so vital to US.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-02-27
$40 A GALLON
FORPUMP WATER
That's What Three Elizabeth
City Men Paid for b Gal 4
Ions of Bogus Booze

Five dollars quart is an awful price
TO pay for pump water, but that is
what three Young Elizabeth City sports
paid for 80 gallons of water. To be
exact they bought two 16 gallon kegs
for which they paid $4,000 in hard,
cold cash.
A pair of we'll dressed. brisk. bust
ness-like individuals blew into Elizabeth
last Friday in an automobile. Concealed
in the automobile were two suspicious
looking sixteen gallon kegs. The men
registered at the Southern Hotel and
proceeded to get intimate with the col
ored help. They told one of the Negroes
they would reward him substantially II
he would put them in touch with some
dead game sports who had real money
to pay for a good lot of real booze. The
boy wasn't long in earning his reward
and by night the two men were on
bargain with three we'll known young
business men.
The bung holes of the kegs were open
ed and the three local men took gener-
Gus samples of the contents. They pro-
nounced it most excellent aged in the
wood, bottled in bond rye whiskey. The
strangers then insisted that they take
| enough drinks to satisfy themselves tho
roly. The strangers then explained that
they were wholesaling only and that they
never spent more than few hours in
town; they could get $50 a quart fol
the liquor at retail, but they would un'
load the whole lot at So quart to &
3uick buyer. The three Elizabeth Git!
men fell for the offer, gave the two
strangers $64O and then smuggled the
two handsome kegs into one of thel1
own private strongholds. They then pro
ce eded to take more samples OF thell
costly purchase. but discovered to thel
Transformation that only samples remain
ed The kegs were as heavy as eve
and the liquid contents sloshed back ant
forth in a thoroly familiar way, but les
than a pint of liquor came out of TIL
lbungs. A hurried investigation reveale
that the strangers had built cofferdan
device against the bungholes on the in
side of the kegs. filled the cofferdam
with real liquor and filled the rest o
the space with plain water.
The discovery of the swindle was dis
covered too late to apprehend the stran
gers. who had scraped the mud of tn
tcwn from ther etaefniexplained Elm
town from their feet and fled.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-02-27
oO COLORED CHILDREN IN A
ONE ROOM, ONE MAN SCHOOL

Editor The independents
l am citizen of Camden County, and
teacher of the Greek School No. 5 Dis
trict (colored). And l wish to furnish
the public the following information:
We have a very poor and uncomfort-
able one room school, and have enrolled
over 90 pupils.
Therefore we are asking the parents
and friends to meet with on Thurs
dav March the 4th to discuss plans by
which we might have a better school and
more teaching force. Just think of one
man and 90 or more pupils to be taught
We shall also celebrate the 4th OF
March as North Carolina Day, and raise
the American Flag.
With many good wishes, I remain
Your subscriber,
+. w. SPENCE.
BeIcross, n. c., February "a, 1920.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-02-27
FARMERS, MEN OF AFFAIRS

4 closer relationship is developlns
y,etween the farmer and the publlsher'
Io,,s tho Cornell University News Letter.
rrLo,,sands of farmers are using letter
heads and typewriters some ol sne
States have special copyright laws iol
farm Names and these names appear oh
tIe letterheads of stockraisers ana iarlii-
ors The farmer is man OF af1alfS Vi
business. and is using more good sta-
+ionarv in conducting his business thal
ovor before. Many progressive farmers
ore fitting UP a business office on the
farmstead and are making good use o.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-02-27
MAJOR D. GREGORY

Major d. Gregory. one of the oldest
and best known citizens of Elizabeth
City died at his home on North Road
street Monday morning, following an
illness of several weeks. Mr.. Gregory
was rs years old. He had an attack OF
Influenza last year which left him hope
lessly weak and ailing
Major d. Gregory was veteran OF
the Civil War and native of Camden
County. He had been a resident of this
city about 30 years. He is survived by
two daughters and four sons. The
daughters are: Miss Bessie Gregory ant
Mrs. NJ. G. Wright, both of this city
The sons are Richard, Howard ant
Frank Gregory of Norfolk, and Eddie
! Gregory of this Cit.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-02-27
YOUNG EYES1GHI
IN OLD AGE

You can't grow younger; Dut
vou can enjoy good sight to a
rioe old age, if you change your
o1asses as the advancing years
demand.
My eyeglass service is based
on long experience, mooern
equipment and progressive me-
thods in optometry,
This entities me to your SCI
ions consideration. if your eyes
need glasses.
DIR. J. D. HATHAWAY
Phone ooo :: E1iz. City, N. I
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-02-27
MEETING AT HALLS
CREEK

Rev r. II. Willis, presiding eidef'
will hold the second Quarterly Meeting
for the Pasquotank Circuit at Hall
on Saturday and Sunday, March
6 and Z. At the conference on Satur-
dow snecial attention will be given to the
Sunday school interests, and all SUNDAY
School workers on the charge are urg'
ed TO attend The morning service VII
begin promptly at eleven o'clock.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-02-27
STEADY WORK NOT POPULAR

4 man came into the business Office
Of this newspaper to-day and asked us
if we thought an advertisement OF STEADY
work for farm hand' would get results.
We were very candid and told him that
we did not believe any one was inter
ested in steady work these days and that
advertising steady work probably would
have the result of frightening labor away
instead of getting applicants.
Marble Hill press., 1920-01-29
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH OR A COLD
says Cream Applied IN Noufls
opens Ar Passages Right up

Instant relief uu waiting Your
elussri nu,lr,ls uIau fO.hl up. he mir
pass s"s ~ Nugf bead clear Enf YOU
'uu breathe freely No more huvkiug.
snuf'.ns blowing headache. dNu,sS
Ne struggling Tor breath ~ al sht:
your cold ur uiarrh disappears
Get small huttl" ~ Elys cream
l'a'm from your druggist uuw Andy
= little ~ this fragrant rp,l,.rac.
healing cream iu your nus'FIs o. p.n
"irHi"s through every n,r mssas. ~
the head suu'hrs N, lnH1mrd uf sunl.
len mprnus membrane uud RELIEF comes
Instantly
H., ius' I'm" Don't ,'ay .'urrd up
with a cuI1 ur nasty yHmrFh-Ady.
Marble Hill press., 1920-01-29
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