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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-01
HE TALKS OF TAR AND
FEATHERS FOR. w. O. S
Under>Leadership of c. R.SPugh Some
Republicans in Pasquotank Are
Getting Wild-eyed

The following highly inflamatory COM
munication was received by the editor
of THE INDEPENDENT thru the u.
S. mails Tuesday. evening. 1t is from
one of G. Royden Pugh's Sound Neck.
Cor Sow Neck Republicans. Read:
WeeksviIIe, N. G.
Sept. .27! 1920
w. O.Saunders, I
Replying to Your notice of expira-
tion of my subscription, will say your
Paper or anything else that belongs
to you will not be welcome visitor
to. my home any more. IT. you re-
member in the past when you were in
hard luck, scuffed and knocked around,
the farmers came TO your rescue.
Now we are receiving our reward by
your criticism thru your paper. The
liars, uneducated and bIockheads that
you speak of are the same that pull
ed your feet out of the mirey clay-
The huIIheads are the same that put
you on your feet. The buIIetheads.
Well, guess if we had little more
sense and used some tar and feathers
on you it might have brought you to
your senses.
Yours truly,
J.P. EyEsA
q Letters like this help to make life
interesting and thoroly vindieate the po-
tsition this newspaper has taken toward
a certain class il this county who thru
Ignorance or sheer political cussedness
are opposed to tick eradication work
and other progressive measures. This
newspaper has not called these people
liars and it did take the pains to sa!
that not all of them were uneducated
| uniformed bullet headed and bull-head
tsed Z distinctly declared there were ex
1ee1Aions. Mr. Ewes evidently does no
4 consider himself one of the exceptions.
Mr.. Ewes has lot his head eand hi
heart under bad leadership. When e
/ Roeden Pugh eventually lows up O
4 him, he VIII return TO his senses an
come back to THE INDDEPENDENT
He will find THE INDEPENDENT
working for his best interests in seaso1
and out of season, long after the elec
ton is over and Pugh politicians hav
no further use for him and quit pat
ting him on his back.-W. o. S.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
STREET r. r. SYSTEMS
HIT IN u. S. REPORT

The letter to the president, signed by
Secretary of Labor ". b. Wilson and
then Secretary Of Commerce William c.
Redfield calling for the appointment CT
the commission, stated that already
fifty or more urban systems, represent
ing considerable percentage of the to-
tai electric railroad mileage of the coun.
try, are in the hands of receivers.
TT. WAYNE MENTIONED
IN LIST.
The communities affected are among
the most important: New York. Provi
dence, Buffalo, New Orleans, Denver, st.
Louis, Birmingham, Montgomery, Pitts
burg, Memphis, TT. Wayne, Des Moines,
st, Paul, Spokane and Chattanooga.
The commission named by the presi-
dent follows:
Charles p. Elmquist, president of the
Utilities Commissioners; Edwin r. Sweet,
assistant secretary Of commerce; Philip
Gadsden, representing the American Elec-
trio Railway association; Royal Meeker,
commissioner of labor statistics, depart
ment of labor; Louis B. Wehle, general
counsel war finance corporation, repre-
senting the treasury department; Charles
w. Beall, banker, representing the invest
William D. Mahon,. president Amalga-
mated Association Of Street Railway En-
ployes of America George L. Baker.
mayor Of Portland, Ore, representing the
American cities League Of Mayors
Notwithstanding the varied personnel
Of the commission the report was signed
by all.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
IS ABLE TO WORK
AFTER BEING OFF
FOR SIX WEEKS
indianapolis machinist was down
with kidney trouble, lazy liver,
disordered stomach and
nervousness.
Claims the new medicine Dreco has
given him prompt relief and ad-
vises the public to try it.

fI-aadvise every one who has a slug
gish liver, weak kidneys or stomach
trouble Ito get bottle of Dreco at once,
for it will surely relieve Them" de-
clared the well known machinist, Mr..
n. w Thioonburg. of 962 Ewing Street,
Indianapolis, Ind.
IL often ! had to get up five or six
times during the night; this broke up
my rest very badly and next morning
l would be tired out and not At for
work, my LIVER was lazy, which gave
headaches. dizzy spells, and that no-ze-
count feeling, my food did not digest
well but lay heavy in my stomach.
sDreco put q stop TO all this, and
now I sleep the whole night through
without waking up; never have a dizzy
spell nor a backache. Dreco did me so
much good that my wife is also taking
it. and it has about relieved her con-
stipation and nervousness. Both of us
are great believers In Dreco and have
told a lot OF our friends about it,
Dreco acts on the bowels and re-
ueves constipation. rouses a sluggish
liver to full action, strengthens the KID
neys, purifes the blood, ouiets the
nerves, induces sound sleep and acts as
tonic to the vital organs, z ring re-
newed energy and resistance.
All good druggists now sell Dreco ana
II Is being especially introduced in In
diapapolis by Clark & Caaes Claynooi
Hotel Drug Store. a Advertisement
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
Counties Attempt to
Evade Road Bond Law

Attempts to evade provisions of the
law which limits the interest rate for
road bonds have been unearthed by s.
N. Cragun, a member of the state board
of tax commissioners, who spent last
week in southern Indiana hearing pro
tests on road bond issues.
County engineers, in many instances,
Mr.. Cragun discovered, in making esti-
mates for roads, included Items for bond
discount, to enable road contractors to
bid in the bonds at par and then dis
count them with the extra margin of
profit allowed by the special item in the
estimate.
These conditions are known to exist
in four counties, and Mr. Cragun states
that the other cases may be be I'M
covered.
1t is considered that examiners of the
state board Of accounts may Investigate
the action Of the county officials, where
the Illegal item has been added to tae
estimate
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
rs $500 FROM
bEWELRY STORE
ives Abroad in Y. M. C. A.
Dormitory.

A window smasher used a padded
brick to put hole in window OF the
Park Jewelry shop, 146 West Washing
ton street, at 2 80 this morning,
JeweIry valued at more than $500 was
stolen.
r. B. Goldsberry. proprietor Of the
shop, told the police trays containing
eleven ruby rings, four white sapphire
rings, ten assorted ladies' rings, two
lavalieres, five gold pocket knives, gold
knife and chain, and one watch had been
taken
Lewis Lloyd, night Waterman at the
Gem theater, gave the police a descrip-
ton of two providers whom he had seen
loaf1ng in the lobby of the Park theater
a few minutes before the window was
broken.
Elisa Bottles, night clerk at the Oneida
! hotel, 216 South Illinois street, left the
office of the hotel few minutes early
IS morning and when he returned $40
IS missing from the cash drawer.
A negro porter was also missing.
Burglars entered Max Rudenberg's dry
beer saloon, 507 Indiana avenue, early
this morning and carried away seven
cartons of cigarettes and forty packages
of chewing gum.
Bud Jennings, negro, who has barber
shop in the same room, told the police
$40 was missing from his cash drawer,
s. d. Goodall, rooIning at the Y. M
c. A, told the police a suit of clothes
valued at $50 had been stolen from his
room and h. o. Thompson, living in the
same building reported a watch missing
Chester o. Rice, manager Of the jam
erson Clothes Shop, second floor of the
Merchants Bank building, reported to the
police that two suits Of clothes had been
stolen from his shop.
verna Hinkle, II, 1907 University
Court. awoke at 1 O'Clock this morning
and saw a man disappearing through
che door of his room carrying pair OF
trousers.
Hinkle found his trousers in the rear
yard of his home, but a purse contain
ing S1S was missing from a pocket.
A burglar entered the home of Arthur
Meeker. 51S West Court street last night
and S2o.75 was taken.
e. G. Darnell of Charlottesville, guest
at the Bates hotel, reported he left 8
typewriter on top Of the safe in the hotel
office yesterday afternoon and when he
returned the typewriter was missing. II
was valued at $50.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
Marion Patient Sues
Physician for $4,000
special to The Tlmaa.

MARION, Ind, Aug. 24.-Five thou
sand dollars damages are demanded by
Earl G. Haun, Marion, in a suit against
Or. William J. Rogers, physician and
surgeon.
Haun alleges he suffered injuries to
his right hand on Dec. 81, 1919. and that
the member is now twisted, stiff. de-
formed and useless" because the surgeon
''carelessly and negligently failed to use
the. proper skill in setting the fractured
bones"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
Decatur Teachers
Institute Is Held
special to The Times.

GREENSBURG, Ind, Aug. B.-The SIX
tieth annual session of the Decatur coun-
ty teachers institute is being held here
this week.
County Superintendent James r. Craw-
ley announced the purpose this year will
be to vitalize the rural schools and make
them more effective.
Changed conditions have come about in
the last few years, he said, in the way OF
consolidation.
Only twenty nine one-room schools are
left in the county and twelve of them
may be put out this year.
Two new junior high schools will func-
ton this year, 1t is announced.
Prof. Charles a. Dobson OF Indianapolis
has charge Of the music features Of the
institute.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
Realtors to Weld
Hammer atLuncheOn

A knocking" program has been ar
ranged for the weekly luncheon Of the
indianapolis Real Estate Board, at the
Chamber of Commerce tomorrow noon.
So many nice things have been said
about the board and its officers and com
mittees and members and their individual
and collective work that 1t was decided
to devote one weekly meeting to knock
ing"
speak, and no one will be exempt; but it
seems that the executive secretary, Harry
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
$4,000 Given for
Richmond Hospital
Special to The Times.


RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. PA group
of persons whose names are not made
public have donated through the county
commissioners the sum of $4,000 for
the construction of a hospital at the
county tuberculosis sanitarium, six miles
south of here.
The institution is the gift Of a pioneer
citizen of this county.
The donors of the latest gift propose
to give $4,000 in liberty bonds, the pres
emit value of which is $40 900, providing
the county issues to the donors bonds to
the amount of $4,000 bearing 41a per
cent interest, the donors to receive the
interest until their deaths, when the
bond issue would be nquidated.
The commissioners have asked for a
legal opinion to see IL the terms Of the
offer can be carried out.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
Rushville Sheriff
Nips Jail Delivery

RUsHvILLE, Ind, Aug. PA jail
delivery was thwarted here Monday when
Sheriff Jones discovered that one of the
iron bars of a window opening on a
side street was almost sawed in two, and
with a little more time several pris-
oners would have made their escape.
search by the officers revealed a
small hack saw blade. The prisoners
blamed each other for the attempt to
escape.
Carey Wagner of Elkhart, who is held
here on a burglary charge in connec-
ton with the famous Demaree gang, said
that while waiting between trains in the
Anderson Jail, he was given a saw by a
prisoner there.
To prevent further saving the pris-
oners have been locked IN separate cells.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
EIkhart Mans Body
Sent From Canada

CORNWALL, Ont, Aug. 2i.-The body
Of Stanley Drenk, wireless operator on
the United states shipping board
steamer Lake Ikatan, who was drowned
in Cornwall canal, was sent 10 his home.
Elkhart, Ind, today.
Drenk was drowned while swimming
IN the canal sunday, but his body was
not recovered until late yesterday.
He had been married but a short time.
His widow and parents were travelling
through California when informed OF
Drenk's death.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
All Roads Lead to
Princeton and Cox
Social to The Tlmes.

PRINCETON. Ind, Aug 2f.-All
southern Indiana roads will lead TO
Princeton Wednesday afternoon, when
Gov. James NJ Cox. democratic presi-
Dental nominee, will speak here at the
fair grounds on his second invasion Of
the Hoosier state, for the big First dis
trict rally.
Gov Cox viii arrive here at 10 30 a. m.
on a special train.
He will speak in the afternoon in front
of the amphitheater in the fair grounds
ad will review a big parade Of floats and
bands from all the counties In the First
district.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
Represents Richmond
at Prison Congress

RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. 24.-Mayor W,
W Zimmerman today. appointed Timothy
Nicholson, for more than fifty years an
active prison reform worker, to represent
Richmond at the American prison con-
grerss, which meets at Columbus, o.,
Sept IA and 15.
Indiana'g advanced prison system is at
tributed to Mr. Nicholson.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
Just Filling Up Gaps
i'm Education of Joe

SOUTH BEND. Ind, Aug. 24.-Joe
Gallos, a Hungarian. is minus S1,4OO as
the result of a gold brick game.
Joe met two of his countrymen and
was taken to their room in local
hotel.
One of the men told Joe he had a
wallet which contained $4,000, which he
wished Gallos to distribute among the
poorsof South Bend, but he expected him
to add whatever mite he had to the
amount.
Gallos left the hotel and in short
time returned with his life's savings,
amounting to 81, 400.
The money was placed in wallet and
another wallet was handed to Gallos,
who found, when he reached home, he
had 81 wrapped in newspaper.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
Women Voters Put Off
Ratification Lunch

The luncheon to have been given by
the lea que Of Women Voters tomorrow
noon at the Claypool hotel to celebrate
the ratification of woman suffrage has
been postponed until after the date for
the national bell-rin ging celebration has
been set.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
Police Aid in Search
for Insane Patient

The police today are searching for
Earl serritt, q, a patient at the Hos
pita1 for the Insane at Ju1ietta, who
escaped late yesterday.
Benjamin VI. Morgan, superintendent
Of the hospital, said serrett had been
a patient at the hospital several years
and might return Of his own accord.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
McCray Speaks to
Marion ROtarianS
Special to The Times.

MARION, Ind, Aug. 4.-Warren I.
MeCray of Kentland, republican candi-
date for governor of Indiana, addressed
members of the Marion Rotary club at
a meeting here Monday.
His subject was, The Relation Of the
Farmer to the Community"
In the afternoon a reception in honor
Of Mr.. MeCray was staged at republican
Headquarters by the county central com
mittee.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
Now His Salary Is
Equal to Employees

MARION, Ind, Aug. 24.-The annual
salary of Will E. White, city street
commissioner. was increased from $500
to 81 500 when the newly organized board
of public works investigated and found
that he was being paid less than ans
Of the employees of his department.
Until this week Mr.. White was a mem
Der Of the board of public works and
was prohibited by law from increasing
his own salary.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
Tries to Kill Husband,
Then Swallows Poison
snacial to- The Times.

ANDERSON, Ind, Aug "a. - Mrs.
Maud Hawkins, so, after attempting to
shoot her husband. Lacey Hawkins, tried
to end her own life by swallowing poison
in a gravel pit In the west part OF the
city. late Monday evening.
The shot fired at her husband went
wild, after which she ran to the gravel
pit.
City Patrolman Brooks, who had been
called as a result of the trouble. reached
the woman's side ia time to knock the
bottle of poison from her hand.
She was severely burned about the
mouth, but is expected to recover.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
Howard County Gets
No Coal Supply Bids

KoKoMo, Ind, Aug. 24.-Twice ad-
vertised, no bids from any dealer have
been received by the Howard county
commissioners to supply the court house,
county Jail and infrmary with coal
A third advertisement has been made TO
receive bids Sept. s. but the prospect Of
q response is not bright.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
Strips Off Garments;
Saves Life of Girl
snecial to Tha Times.

GAS CITY, Ind, Aug. 24.-Heroic eff
forts Of Mrs Mary Furnish of Gas City
in stripping blazing garments from the
body of her -year-old daughter, Dor
othy, saved the life of the child yester-
day afternoon.
The ehild's clothing was ignited when
6 gasoline stove exploded.
She was burned about the chest and
arms.
The mother suffered severe burns in her
endeavor to save the girls life.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
MPetinnS

The Wednesday Needle club, Myrtle
Temple, No I, Pythian sisters, will meet
Wednesday with Mrs. Jean King, liza
Barth avenue.
G. W. Bennett circle, No. %. Ladies
OF the g. A r., viii meet tonight on the
fourth floor Of the courthouse.
A public card party win be given to-
night in Musicians hall, 143 East Ohio
street, by the Only Euchre club.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
Women Liable for Jury
but Pay No Poll Tax

KoKOMO, Ind, Aug. 23.-Lawyers and
court officials here accept the view that
under the nineteenth amendment women
are eligible and liable for jury service,
but are not subject to poll tax, owing
to the peculiar wording Of the tax law.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24

G. Temp1eton, is to be the center OF the
good-natured attack
All viii receive full opportunity for re-
taliation.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24

WASHINGTON, Aug 24-Recommenda-
lions for drastic changes in the opera
ton of street railway systems doing bust
ness in cities throughout the United
States were made in the report of the
federal electric railways commission to
President Wilson, made pubic here to-
day.
The commission appointed by the Pres
ident about a year ago at the request
Of the secretaries of commerce and labor
on the grounds that "the industry as a
whole is virtually bankrupt" and that
the continued shrinkage in the hundreds
of millions of electric railway securities
threatened ''to embarrass the nations
financial operations" unanimously rec
commended that:
1. Street railways everywhere shall
serve the public at cost, patterning them
selves in this respect after lines in Cleve-
land, Cincinnati, Dallas, Montreal and
other cities.
2 Providing rides at cost, operating
companies should be permitted fixed re.
turn on their investments, the value OF
which is to be determined by agreement
3. Street railway management, en-
ployes and the public each have a solemn
duty to perform, each toward the other
A.. 1t is intolerable that the transporta-
ton service of a city should be subject
to occasional paralysis, whether by
strikes or lockouts, All labor disputes
should be settled voluntarily or by arbi.
tration and the award of such a board
should be final and binding on both
parties.
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
LIMITED AT.
>. Public ownership and operation
are undesirable save where private oper-
alton has failed to give the public the
service 1t demands. However, the right
OF the public to own and operate not
only their car lines, but all public utili-
ties, should be plainly recognized.
g. Whenever car lines are extended
into outlying territory In a way to bene-
fit private property, the cost should be
borne by the private interests TO the
extent OF the benefit acquired. and such
extensions should not be included In tse
total valuation of the railroad system on
which a fair profit Is guaranteed.
7. Street railway franchises should
not be for any specified time. nor the
fare to be charged fixed. Conditions
should govern both"
The whole electric railway enterprise
the report stated, is In dire straits.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-02-05
Mems and Boys Clothing

We have good assortment of Mems
and Boys Suits at prices prevailing last fall.
They are much cheaper than spring prices
will be. Or if you want made-to-measure
suit we have good assortment to select from
in our Royal Tailors line at prices that pre-
vailed this fall. This means saving of at
least 50 per cent.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-02-05
KEPT AT WORK SHE LIKED.

When the Danish prime minister
was called upon to form his first
cabinet in 1909, and his wife, Mime.
Matilda Zahie, became, next to the
queen, the first lady of the land, she
did not give up the position she had
held for Is years as stenographer in
the Danish rigsdag, but continued
to report the sessions. She loved
the work and wished to be where the.
great political issues of the coun-
try were decided. Her salary she
used to establish a foundation for
the benefit Of the stenographers of
the rigsdag. Now, after 26 years of
service, she has resigned.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-02-05
DOES AWAY WITH PRINTING
Subscribers to Telephone Newspaper
at Budapest Receive Their News
Over the Wire.

An attempt is to be made tosintro-
duce into this country the telephone
newspaper, which was such a novel
success in Budapest before the war,
says London Tit-Bits.
A special telephone was installed
in every subscribers house, and
from the central office the days
news was announced by a clear
voiced speaker. At 8 a. m. you had
a call to give you the correct time of
day-this being repeated hour by
hour-and all stock exchange fuc-
tuations, murders and so on came
over the phone as they occurred.
At noon you had the news of the
day condensed in clear narrative,
and then, keeping the receiver to
your ear, you could listen to a
snappy story or q thrilling install
ment of serial.
For two hours each afternoon you
were electro-phonetically connected
If you wished-with the perform
ance of a famous military band, and
on five evenings a week with the
grand opera house.
And all this for the equivalent
of half dollar month!
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-02-05
PREDICTED BIRTH IN CAMP
Probability 10 That Division cemnsan-
der Was Right About LIsutenant's
Bedding Roll.

The Eighty-ninth division had
inst moved up after the st. Mihiel
success to a position more favorable
for attack, and for consolidating the
lines. This meant that all unneces-
sary baggage be left behind. Strict
orders were issued from division
headquarters that all officers bed
ding rolls be cut down to nothing.
On arriving in the new divisional
headquarters, Gen. William NJ.
Wright, the division commander,
saw lying on the floor Of the dugout
an apparition of wealth and comfort
that looked as if all the personal eff
fects Of General Pershing's staff had
been stuffed within it's canvas cover.
"Whose bedding roll is that?" he
said to the chief of staff.
Lieutenant HIS, sir"
"Send for Mr.. H."
cts this your bedding roll, Mr..
H." asked the general, when the
flattered subordinate appeared.
eyes, sir" said the lieutenant.
"Mr. H" said the general re-
flectively, "this bedding roll looks to
me as if it were about to give birth
to something"
eyes, sir" said Mr.. H.
"NTr. H" said the general, ''this
roll looks to me as if it were
about to give birth to a little bed |
ling roll. Do you understand Pr
The Home Sector.