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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-10
BAPTISTS, METHODISTS
AND QUAKERS PICNIC
Three Sunday Schools From Perqui-
mans Take Outing At Elizabeth
City :

>Baptists, Methodists and Friends from
the Belvidere and piney woods section
of Perquimans County held a union pic
mic at Elizabeth City Wednesday of this
week, using the old Fair Grounds near
the city. There were more than 200
in the party, nearly 80 automobiles and
three big trucks being required to bring
the crowd.
The Sunday Schools repf were
Whiteville Grove Baptist Sunday School,
DR.. I. A. Ward, superintendent; Piney
Woods Friends Sunday School, E. L.
Chappell,- superintendent; Bethany Me-
thodist Sunday School, A. N. Asbell, su-
perintendent.
1t was a fine body of young folk, old
folk and middle aged folk and it would
have made Elizabeth City mouths water
to have looked upon the picnic dinner
those piney woods folks spread. Men
who can't provide good things/to eat
and women who can't cook are not toll
Grated in Beividere society. That din
ner looked like the kitchen and pantry
exhibit at the big state fair.
Those piney woods folk say they like
Elizabeth City for a picnic There is
the long motor trip to town; the shade
and welcome of the fair grounds; the
bathinE beach close at hand and the
stores and soda fountains in town where
those who are so inclined may purchase
things to take back home.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-10
NORFOLK Ten
MILES NEARER
Work Begins on Dismal Swamp
Highway, South Mills to
Portsmouth

A force of engineers from the State
Highway Commission aresat work on the
survey of the Dismal Swamp highway
from South Mills to the Virginia line this
week and actual work of construction
on the new road will begin within few
days.
W. l. Halstead of South Mills, one
of the promoters of the new project
was in Elizabeth City Wednesday. He
stated that the new road would be open
for traffic by January 1 next and that
the road would be in first class condi-
ton for motorists by early spring.
1t is 50 miles from Elizabeth City to
Norfolk by the, present only available
route, via Shawboro and Moyock. 1t
is only 43 miles from Elizabeth City to
Norfolk by way of this Dismal Swamp
canal. The stage road which served
this country for more than a century
Aparalelled the Dismal = = amp Canaa.
but in recent years this road has been
permitted to go down and much of it
to-day is oVergrOwn with weeds and
brushes. The north bank of the Dis
NAL, Swamp canal affords a fine foun-
dation and contains excellent material
for good dirt road Sotth Mills
Township has issued bonds for the pur-
pose of building this road to the Vir-
ginia line from South mills, a distance
of seven and a half miles. The City
Council of Portsmouth has appropriated
funds to build a road from Deep Greek
to the North Carolina line on the Dis
nal Swamp canal Norfolk county will
take over the new road in Virginia and
keep it up.
The new road vill put Elizabeth City
ten miles neaer Norfolk than it is now
and is expected to attract thousands OF
automobile tourists to Eastern North
Carolina because of the historical and
Legendary fame of the Great Dismal
Swamp which the road ,traverses for
many miles.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-10
CAME NEAR LOSING A
PAIR OF GOOD EYES
James G. Gregory Removed Nozzle of
Spray Pump Containing Creosote
Wood Preservative

James G. Gregory, superintendent of
the Elizabeth City Cotton Mills came
near losing his eyesight Monday after
noon &while removing clogged nozzle
on spray pump containing wood pre-
servative. He forgot that the pressure
was on and when the nozzle came off
he was deluged with stream of the
fiery liquid which covered his face, neck
and arms. He was blind from the eff
fects of the spray for several minutes.
Prompt relief saved him from what
might have resulted in permanent in
juries. Except for a parboiled appear
ance Mr.. Gregory seems to have re
covered.
And while he was suffering most
from the effects of the chemical and
fearing that his eyesight was perma-
nently lost, some one came up to him
and said in sorrowful voice: "Mr.
Gregory, your shirt is ruined"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-10
cULPEPPER HARDWARE
co. IN NEW STAND
New Brick Building Occupies Wnat was
Formerly The Most UnsIghtiy
Corner in Town

The ,Culpepper Hardware Co. has
moved into its new building, corner OF
Poindexter and Matthews streets. The
new building is three stories high, mas
a frontage of Al feet on Poindexter St
and 80 feet deep, containing in all 3,2so
square eet of floor space. The building
is the biggest improvement that has
been made on North Poindexter st. 1t
occupies a corner that was for years the
site of one of the dirtiest bar rooms IN
Elizabeth City. The tumble down
shack that once housed gin mill be-
came a dirty, foul smelling cook-shop
with prohibition. The new building Is
of attractive design nd is of seml-flre-
proof brick and concrete construction.
The Culpepper Hardware Co. is one
of the newest businesses in Elizabeth
City, organized less than two years ago
by w. 7. Culpepper and l.. B. Culpep-
per. The new concern has enjoyed a
remarkable success in field already oc-
cupied by several splendid hardware
stores.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-10

Horatio W. Heath. one of the oldest
and most interesting characters in Eliz
abeth City, is lying at the point of
death at his home on PENNSYLVANIA Ave.
He is 81 years old and has been in a
feeble condition for several years, tho
he has held on to life with wonderful
vigor for one of his years. seldom los
ing Il day from his little business of
keeping store on the corner of Burgess
street and Pennsylvania Ave-
Mr. Heath is known far and wide for
his simple piety and his petty scrupu-
lousness in every business detail. He
came to Elizabeth City probably a quar-
ter. of century ago, from Currituck
county. For several years he had been
the keeper Of lighthouse on the Cur
rituck coast. In earlier days he was
a sea captain and sailed the Atlantic
from New England to the West India
isles
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-10
AGED WOMAN RUN DOWN
BY BOY ON BICYCLE
Policemen Never Bother To Enforce
Ordinances Against Riding
On Sidewalks

Mrs. Jos. s. Rodgers was run over
and painfully injured by a small boy on
a bicycle near her home on Cypress
St., this city, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
Rodgers was knocked to the sidewalk.
She received many bruises and the nail
was torn from one of her fingers, in
flicting a painful injury
There is a city ordinance requiring
bicyclists who use the sidewalks to dis
mount when passing a pedestrian, but
the law has not been enforced in years
and small boys make reckless use of
the sidewalks This is especially true
of delivery boys employed by small gro
ceries all over town.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-10
INDEPENDENT GETS
ROASTED IN OHIO
Editorial On Harding Brings A TeIp
From One of Harding's Pack
In His Home State

Way up in Mansfield, Ohio, where
yer that is, there is published a paper
called 'The Journal. A recent edi-
torial on Harding in this newspaper has
given the Mansfield editor a bad case
of grunts. He comes back at the edi-
tor of THE INDEPENDENT in an ed
itorial entitled LET The Asses Bray"
AS THE INDEPENDENT doesn't care
how much the asses bray, in Ohio or
elsewhere, the Mansfield Journal edi-
torial is printed in full herewith with
out further comment
LET THE ASSES BRAY
Down in the Dismal Swamp district
of North Carolina there is at inter-
walls of once each week a dismal wall
sent up by a tar-heel editor, w. o.
Saunders, who publishes the Elizabeth
City Independent, a copy of which we
have before us. He is one of those
''dyed lin the tar Democrats who walls
because the Republican party selected
Senator Harding to knock the tar" out
of the Democratic presidential aspirant
at the November election.
In a recent editorial ebullition, the
dismal Mr.. Saunders confesses his in
ability to comprehend the significance
of Mr. Harding's speech of acceptance.
And then, after admitting his weakness
of perception, he delves off into q half
column of jejune jargon S ocharacteris-
tic of some of those southern mossbacks
who are still voting for Andy. Jackson.
This same irreconcilable Editor Saun-
ders was few years ago the editor of
of a pettifogging periodical called 'The
Down-Homer,'' which was barred from
the mails This action on the part Of
Uncle Sam seems only to have served
as a partial deterrent to the sagacious
Mr.. Saunders, since his editorial rant
ings have merely changed from scanda-
lous to ridiculous. The law leaves a
loophole for this tin-horn tar-heeler to
slip through. 1t affords no choke strap
for neighing nincompoops.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-10

crops. In other sections, the advent
of the boil weevil has resulted IN a big
increase in the amount of LIVESTOCK raised
for market Indeed, some communities
that had long been under the bondage
of King Cotton are now almost entirely
devoted to stock raising, and without
excention the farmers in SUCH sections
declare that they are realizing bigger
nrofits than ever before. Cattle rails
ing in Pasquotank can never become
bia industry while. the cattle fever tick
is permitted to remain. Sooner or Ia
fer the tick must go, and nothing can
be gained by postponing the work OF
eradicating the pest.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-10
MUST FACE NEXT
FEDERAL COURT

Charged with violating the Federal
prohibition laws, Willis Banks, OF Iulls'
Currituck county, was given hearing
before United States commissioner T.
B. Wilson here Saturday morning, and
was bound over to the next term of
Federal court for trial. Banks was
placed under $500 bond, in default of
which he was sent to Jail for safe keep
ing. Banks was sentenced to four
months imprisonment at recent term
of Federal court, but was pardoned be-
fore the expiration of his sentence. The
hearing Saturday was the outcome of a
recent raid in Curritck county by pro-
hibition agents, in the course of which
several gallons OF. liquor were found in
his possession.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-10

JUDGE CALVERT is riding the circuit
of Superior Courts of the First Judi
ciaI District this fall. He is holding his
first court in this district at Currituck
C. II. this week and finds lively dock
eft on his hands, since this is the first
court held in that county in Twelve
months. His head looks like it might
have been fashioned for the presidency
of a theological seminary He was one
time candidate for the Office of At
torney General of North Carolina. He
is heart and soul for enforcement of the
prohibition laws and talks like one who
will show little mercy to distilers and
bootieggers convicted in his courts.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-10
INVEST $40 IN a
BETTER HOME PAPER

" II Elizabeth City and northeast
= ern North Carolina ever have bet
. ter newspaper than THE INDIE
" PENDENT it will still be Tue I'M
. DEPENDENT. This newspaper
. found Elizabeth City newspaper
= grave yard and gained the confi-
!" dence and support Of a people who
. had never had any faith OF coRfi-
. dence in local newspapers. THE
. INDEPENDENT is stili forging
> ahead and is not content with It's
. present rank; there Is bigger work
+" for this newspaper than Il has hith-
erto attempted; bigger work than
:" any other newspaper will UNDER
. take. To acquire more capital THE
: INDEPENDENT offers no stock
= or bends for sale. Nor Is THE IN
: DEPENDENT begging for any
+ thing But the publisher is offer
= ing limited number of ten year
* subscriptions at the very low price
of $40 each. Five hundred such
= subscriptions will give this news
= paper $4,000 for certain much need
ed permanent improvements. May
. be you had thought about taking
one of these ten year subscriptions.
Why not obey that impulse and send
your check to-day.
Z K - < = y
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-10

Seated in an automobile in front of
the county court house here Thursday
morning, John Wesley Mays, of Hope
well, Va, was married to Miss Lola
Moore, of Hampton, Va, Justice
of the peace Newton A. Jones OF
ficiated. J.C. Graves, of Louisville, ;, Ky.
and Miss Mary Belle Ingram, OF Opel
ika. Ala. were united in marriage at this
city Wednesday.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-10
Hathaway Says

If you wear glasses, have
your eyes and glasses both
examined from time to time,
and go to the place where you
can afford to pay a reason
able price for real professio-
nal work. Remember your
eyes are your bread-winnefs:@
Take care of them.
You have your teeth ex-
amined twice a year. Why
not you eyes? They are
more important.
DR.. J. D. Hathaway
Optometrist
Phone 900 Bradford Bldg
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-10

$4,000 worth of Clothing bought by
our Mr.. McCabe when in the market,
at great sacrifice in price. McCabe
& Grice, Elizabeth City, N. c. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-09-10

A suit to suit everyone at McCabe &
Grice's' at a saving of from $1,000 to
$500. adv.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-13
Neqc Ray of Hope
for Ton, Mooney

ann Francisco. Nov ia-I. N, So
new rnv ~ hope for Tom Mooney and
Warren *. billings. EeFvlHS hle sea~
tencsa for alleged participation In the
preparedness day cxpiosiou hvre witch
cont ten lives. penetrated san Quentin
prlEDn to-day when Mrs. haun Mooney
wife ~ Tom Mooney. visited the prlNan
with thn news that Draper Hand, q pn-
.ttccmhn active w the prosecution. had
tdld Mayor Rolph the case against them
was n ''framo-up."
abatement ol Hand In a telegram sent
by his wife. who has worked unceas-
Ingly 70 secure his release over sisice
she wna was heraeG acquitted.
whether or not billings VIII hear fhe
news ls problcinRticah as he y per
mtfsd 10 receive M visitors.
The story of Ciilcer Hand involves
the testimony % three OF the chlef Wit
nessea III the Mooney and Billiuaa
trials. He declared that frank &. uxs
man, oregon cattiemnn. had never seen
the autoinpblle from which Oxman at~
legged the defendants alighted near thu
scene OF tho bomb explosion until Hand
showed Il 20 him and rehcarsed With
him his testimony. Hand declared
John Mcdonald. another star wiulcss.
virtually admitted % him that he was
telling tho truth ana threatened 10 tell
all unless treated hotter by the po'ic3.
Hand also attacked the testimony oR
tined Mooney and Billings by "sngeeS-
tlon"
Mrs Mooney IN a statement today
revealed that Mcdonald had oitered the
defense confession" for $500. she
raid
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-13
NEW CHURCH PLANNED

The ladies' Of the M~Ferrir church. ~
the Sunnyside dharict met TNurHday
afternoon 60 or@hnizr church cree
the purpose OF which VII bc o. HON
nrofnote interest IN the new church
hureine being plfnna
The lad'cs of the is"stdale church
were Dreacnt md Mrs. KlmbrouTh, their
pres dent. mad n talk on organization n
work. TNe fci'awin~ on -era were
elected Mrs. y. Y Slmr1nNs nresi-
drnt: sfrs Joe Wilson. vice 0r" Fident
Nrr NJ r. Grleapie, tcc-c,arv. and
MIaa Hfue Corner trea-u follow
lng the bur'nesa ssaaion y sal c9urre
WAS served ana a social houf A.oyed.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-13
LESS COTTON CONSUMED
Census Bureaus Cotton Re.
port Shows Decline.

Washington, Nov ia,--The cenans
bureaus cotton renort for October
shows number OF bales for 1920 and
1919 respectively.
Cotton exclusive of Inter, consumed
during October, totaled s00,s3T and
6b6.0f1.
IN cotton growing states. 2iS, ais and
b0h .a76,
Held IN consuming establishments
Oct, n, pI5, ,Gbi and i,SBg.t3a.
Held In ppb'ic storage and nc COM
presses, 4t67,9a9 and 36o7l4i.
Imporlod, l3.s2b and 3b2s
Exported, Including iinters, bs2,0if
ana ab2,23t.
Lintera.
.consumed during October. %, taf and
2G,n0s.
Held IN consuming establishments,
234. 40 and giS.570.
Held IN public storage at compresHeB,
$40 SAC and 23E,sGf.
Exported, 1909 and $50.
Spindlea.
Number active during October, 49,
BBg,h and a4.3ii.dg5.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-13
DANIELS WROTH
OVER AHAZINC'
Says Discipline viii Be Main
tained at Naval Academy
at Any Cost.
HE WOULD ExPEL CADETS

Washington, Nov. is.--Q. N. s)--
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels today
declared discipline would be maintained
at the naval academy at any cost. II
he had to expel half OF the cadets,
He said Rear Admiral Scales. com.
mandant of the academy. was compe.
tent to handle the situation.
The department. he said, would stand
PACK OF the commandnnt in everv move
ne made to enforce discipline. lie %.
ciared the authorities at AnnanoIis
were getting control Of the situation
which grew out of. dlscontent amono
the students over disciplinary measures
to prevent hazing.
Secretary Daniels appeared indiy.
nant today over the report of ALLEGED
hazing and misdemeanors among the
student body at Annapolis.
I'VE intend to stamp II out" he said
Ono man has been expelled and had
Just as soon evpel 2,200/as eat break.
tast, These men shall learn what obe.
ulence Is. That is what they are sent
TO the academy for, No man who can.
not obey is capable of commanding
There are 1900 students at Amman.
Oils now. There were 500 when l be-
came secretary of the navy. Ii exuul-
sion Is the only method, why, / had
Just as soon go out of office with Inc
academy back at 800 men,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-13
REOPEN SEALED WELLS
Boys Glue May Solve Disap
pearance of Women.

IhnTdnn. NJ. H., Nov. ia--S0lution Of
tho disappearance four years ago OF
Mrs. Banchc Wright whitney waH
aought again today by county authors
ties IN abandoned wells and water
holes on the fnrn here from. which
her husband william ". whitney,
county rnnd agent. depnrted without
natice Oct 80 Hleh sheriff Albert H.
barton said that while there had been
no further confirmation ~ tho story OF
rohn whitney. ib-vear-oid son OF the
riasng man by n former marriage. that
his stenmother WAS killed IN . quarrel
with whitney, and her body Hubrs-
auentlv hurled IN u well. he felt the
circumstances warranted exploration ~
the entire fern n neco sHary u deter
.m'ne whether the womon'a body was
'thafO.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-13
THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION

Washington Nov. l5.--Presldent VIII
son issued his Thanksgiving proclama-
ton last ntght saying that I'm plenty;
security and peace, our vlrtuous ana
self-rs Hart people face the future" and
setting aside Thursday. Nov. 20. for the
usual obscrvances The text follows:
"The season approaches when u be-
hoovcs US 10 turn from the distractions
and preoccupations OF our daily lie.
that we may contemplate the mercles
which have been youchsafed to US. and
render heartfelt and unfeigned thanks
unto God for Ills manifold goodness.
''Ths IN an old observance OF the
American neonls, deeply i,nn lmneddsal hi,slons ~
and the stresses Of life have their own
inslstence.
I'VE have abundant cause for thanks
giving. The LESSONS OF the war hra
rapidly healing. the great army oi
freedom, which America sent 70 the
grateful embrace of the nation. has
resumed the useful pursults OF peace
as simply and as promptly - IL ruhnen
10 arms In obedience to the country
call. The equal justice OF our laws has
received steady wudicatlon in the sup.
port OF a iaw-abi1ing people aEainst
various and sinister attacks, which
have reflected only the baser agitntions
OF war .nay happily paHFpg,
In plenex security ana peace ona HI
NlflUVuf anu ri V'Vf'iN -.
futuic. its dutieH and It's opportunities.
Nav we have Vision TO discern our
duties. the strength both OF band ana
resolve. 10 diacharge them. and INC
goodness OF heart to realize that the
truest opportunities are those OF SER
vice.
'Tn n spirit. then. OF devotion and
stewardship. we should give thanks IN
our hearts and dedicate ourselves 20 the
service of Gods mnrciful and loving
purro9cs N His children.
Wherefore J. woodrow WILSON
president of the United states, do here,
hv designate Thursday, the 2hth hay OF
November next, ne day Of thankH-
giving and PRAYER. and | call unon ny
countiymen 20 cease from their ordl.
nary tasks and avocations upon thhl
day, giving II up 10 the remembrance
dutlful and rrntefui Acknowledgement
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-13
COLUMBIA P. 0. ROBBED
4saa-
But Burglars Get Nothing but
Stamps.

Columbia. Nov. i3 - Especial Tho
Columbia postofiice WAS broken into
some time this morning. but only staulps
wcrc taken. The pnstmigtroHH. Mrs. Il. w.
Carinack. hnR undertaken 10 make no
estimate OF what these amounted 70.
but the amount l. known TO be small
About . O'Clock thia morning reEi-
dents OF the nei'hborhood heard a
mufhed explosion and II n snppoFed
that this w"s about the hour ~ the
robbery The robber or robbers en-
tered the bulid're by PRICING omen
beck window. Tsey wrenched the com.
binatiors on both the big vaults and
ettaeked one OF the vaults presumably
with nitro-Riycerln. but the effnriu 20
ret In tho vaults were in"rectnal The
bnyes Of the clerks were broken ir'n
and Their contents taken, cons's'in" ~
the staynps for dnv or 30 sa'e@, Tho
fact that the poiaof''cr hhd h"cn "T-
tered was d'ssovcred when the clerks
returned 20 the bliildiuV THE morning
nt O'Clock and found the lghts "n
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-13
Me7C Kan. Court
After MiIlers
Industrial Court Seeks L
Stave OFF Flour Mill
Shutdown.

Topeka, Kns,, Nov iS,--The Kansas
state Industrial court went Into action
10 preyoni the shu, aown OF Kansas
flour milling industry, Seven mill own
crs have been ordered 10 nppenr befoTc
the court ITO show cause why they
would not be violating the Industrial
law by closing their mills"
The court hnlds its Jurisdiction ap-
niles 20 compelling vital industries 10
be kept IN operation lust as II can pre-
vent strikes A decision tending 10
reyolutionixe the process OF industry
win be handed down " the court de-
cldea the shut down IN unneceaHary.
Announcement was made that the court
Will order the mills kent n pneratlpn "
Conditions warrant The decision, ahpull
! ANY MIL owner deity tho court order
hia plant win be "takem over BY ihs
ntnta and operated FOR tho public
welfare" the courta announcement
added.
MN owners declare their industry IN
Kanras has been crippled by action. Of
tho shlpplpg beard In cutting the 'dlt-
rsrentiRis" on wheat from - % per
cent. and fatlinE to make similar de-
dtictiuns In export duty on Hour,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-13
HARDING MAROONED
AT POINT ISABEL

Point Isabel, Tex, Nov. lS.--Presl-
dont-elect Harding is marooned on this
oxtrerae southern point today. three
day north gale and driving ran has
made fishing impossible and roads i'm
ma ssable. Drivers last night refused 10
take their cars over the twenty-five
mile route 10 Brownsville and the only
hope Senator Hording has OF playing
goif today is a let-up in the storm a. !
q bit Of sunshine. which will quickly
dry the clay roads.
other members OF the party are en-
towing excellent NlntinE. the storm
driving ducks low. Senator and Mrs.
Joseph Freylinghusen and Z. y. Mclean
brought in a handsome bag OF ducks.
Senator Hard'ng took occasion OF the
inclemcnt weather today TO work for a
time on the sreeeh which he delivers
IN New Orleans at q chamber OF com
,nerce luncheon on Eov. IS, few hours
before he a'lx for p mama.