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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27

honor of the strange arrival. She is
Susquehanna Boiling Kohlburg,
shown on the left with DR.. Robert H.
Boiling. DIR. Maeth is holding baby
Morton Bevan Wollen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
Here and There

Miss Elizabeth Nook left Friday
evening for Kansas City to attend a
series of fraternity dances being
given there.
Mrs. w. L. Clapp left Sunday eve
ming for San Francisco, after a visit
of several weeks with relatives in
the city.
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Mrs. H. e. Soul, of Buffalo, N. T.,
will arrive F'riday for a visit with
her sister, Mrs. Frank Sturm.
Mrs. Herman Lannheimer, of Cary.
Miss, accompanied by her young
daughter, Ruth Adaire, will arrive
Monday evening to be the guests Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. Hoff-
man,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
Old Floors Refinished.

New floors, metal Memberships
and screens installed anywhere.
Chears Floor & Screen Co., Main 1888.
adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27

Pistols were first used by the cav
airy of England about 1914.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27

For chapped face and hands use
Lemon Ola. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27

The Kate Adams returned 10 port
from RosedAIe Sunday morning, ana
will lay over until Thursday, abandon
holiday period.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
RIVER RiPPLES

The Princess will he placed back In
Cairo trade after January I, Lee Line
have announced.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26
Crescent Attraction

William Farnum won ~enthusias-
tic applause yesterday at the finish
of every showing of the William
Fox special screen version of Justin
Huntly McCarthy's successful novel
and play, IF l Were King" at the
Crescent theatre. Mr.. Farnum Is
superb in this great story. The the
atre was packed all day.
Having viewed this picture. we
do not hesitate to say 1t is n of
the best, if not the best, II a has
2 been shown at the Crescent theatre
M Tong, long time. Not only has
Mr.. Farnum a role that fits him
perfectly, but he has surrounded
himself with a cas- that is without
a flaw. There is Betty Ross Clarke
Jas Lady Katherine. kinswoman OF
Louis XXI. Her beauty and the SIM
plicity of her performance are strik-
ing, and her scenes with MI. Far
mum are so natural that n forgets
at times that she is acting.
Renita Johnston as Hugette. who
dresses as a boy and lives in the
lower strata of Partisan life, and
who is in owe with Villon, makes
notable a very difficult role.
Comment should be made also on
the direction of the picture. This
by j. Gordon Edwards. who has
done a perfect piece of work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26
Suit Against FreehoIdcr HaIght

Papers have been served in a
supreme court action against Free
holder Clarence Haight to collect
$4,000. The action is being taken
by Florence Haggas. executrix of the
estate of her husband. William, who
died on October "a. The plaintiff is
from Mountain View, N. j.. and the
suit is brought for the purpose of
collecting damages for the death OF
her husband. The widow claims
Haight's car struck the ear of he:
husbands car, causing his death.
following hemorrhages and heart
failure. The widow charges that
Haight's car was being driven on
the wrong side of the street. in a
reckless manner and at an excessive
rate of speed. Collins & Corbin have
been secured to represent the wi
dow. Three children also survive
the deceased.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

the pigskin through opposition lines
of giant players. furnishes one of
the most realistic reproductions the
screen has ever offered-and his
gallant efforts on behalf of the home
team end with his being sent to the
hospital for repairs.
Husbands and Wives" Vivian
Martins newest picture. is also in
cIuded in the program at the Ditmas.
The story is of on Northern society
girl who is carried away by a South
ern man of moderate means. Her
life in a small. Southern town-so
different from her former life in
the North-seems to her to be a Sc
rious of "dont's." How he strug-
giles to bend her to do his will and
she. though struggling back. is final
w subdued by the wonderful power
Of love, gives Miss Martin the right
opportunity to show her talent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

placed on fixed mounts.
Existing armament should not be
removed. Is 1t has an important
function in constituting interior and
secondary lines of defense. espe-
cially against armored raiding YES
sells or first line ships able to pass
the outer mainline or fertilization.
Construction of a comprehensive
system of interior roads and water
ways, especially along the frontiers,
is of great necessity as a measure of
defense. the report said.
A deep waterway between Cheese
peake bay and Delaware bay thence
to New York harbor and Long
Island sound, the report declares,
would provide a means of defense
of immense value.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26
At n Strand.

Well cast and with the star In n
of the most appealing roles of her
career, Sweet Lavender" opened at
the Strand theatre last night for a
three days rum. 1t is a Mary Miles
Minter production for Realart, and
p Beulah Marie Dix adaptation of
the famous Sir Arthur Wing Pinero
stage success.
Although a few necessary changes
have been made TO make some OF
the original English situations more
understandable to Americans, the
producers have done wonders In pre-
serving the exceptional appeal of
Pinero's masterpiece of human In
terest.
As Lavender" Mary Miles Min
ter shows to the full that art which
has made her one of the most pos
ular of feminine stars. There are
many fine emotional moments In the
story of a girl whose wi father, not
knowing her. forbids her marriage
TO his stepson.
Theodore Roberts cores n of
the plays really big individual hits.
He takes the part of Prof. Dick Phe-
nyl, down-at-the-heels. suanyheart
ed, incompetent. friend to everyone
save himself. 1t is in parts Of this
sort that Mr.. Roberts shows him
self as a master of characterizations.
Milton Stills plays the father who
has forgotten his first wife and her
daughter, only to have his memory
logged in a manner to stir the
depths of his nature. Harold Good
win is excellent as the young college
boy lover. Other players who did
excellent work include Sylvia Ash
ton. j, NJ. Dumont, Starke Patteson,
Jane Keckley and Flora HOLSTER.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26
At the Ditn,as.

The motion pictures nave already
done wonders in bringing to the pub
lie their fayor.te topics and pastimes
at all seasons, but it remained for
Mack Sennett to give to the football
fans their dearly beloved game in
midsummer. when the far-off late
fall games were not even being
planned. In Married Life" Sen
aett's new five-reel super-comedy
ut the Ditmas theatre the opening
Incident is II of the most stirring
gridiron scrimmages that has ever
been filmed. Ben Turpin as Rodney
ST. Clair, in his struggles to carry
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26
16 IN. GUNS RECOMMENDED
FOR NAVAL BASE DEFENSE

BY The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26:-Ade-
quate defense of naval bases calls
for the installation of no major cal
ibre armament than less than six
teen-inch guns. Major General Lam
sing II. Beach, chief of engineers.
declares in his annual report made
public. The armament must possess
range and power sufficiently to OPP
pose successfully any that can be
brought against it by a hostile navy.
the report asserts. and should be
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

Distinctly different from any other
offering in burlesque is that OF The
Girls From Happyland' show. which
will be presented at the Majestic
theatre Monday. Nov. 10th. 1t is an
offering that could just as well be
made at the high class theatres
where SO is the standard of admis-
sion, and yet there is not bur
Iesque feature omitted. from the
splendid supply of laughs down to
the costuming of the feminine con-
tirgent of the organization. Fol this
seasons production Joe Hurtig en-
gagged the largest and cleverest ar
a of talent evcr assembled for this,
his pet show. There never was a
bigger or better cast of principals
in any one of his shows, IL the salary
list is any criterion, and the record
OF past triumphs any mark OF
standard, Heading the list this sea-
son is Lew Hilton. Harry Kohler,
John Jess, Jimmie Connors, Tom
McKenna, Bert Lester. Dolly Meden,
Vivian Lawrence, Tenny Hilson.
Klara Hendrix, not forgetting our
challenge beauty chorus, with every
lhins new from start to finish.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

South Amboy Jr. q. U. A. VI. Events
BY Special corressondent-
SOUTH AMBOY, Nov. 26:-The
monthly initiation and social hour
will be held tonight in the council
rooms of Joel Parker Council. There
will be a small class of candidates
to take the secret work of the order
at tonight's meeting. Following the
ceremony a social hour will be
spent during which time refresh
ments will be served.
Monday night will be Joel Parker
Night at the Maze of Mystery"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

New Brunswick, under the auspices
of the Goodwill Council. The local
officers plan to take a large crowd
of members from this council and
final arrangements will be made at
| tonight's meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26
Back II Form.

PHILADEBPHIA-Lew Tender,
the Philadelphia star lightweight,
appears to have hit his old stride
again. He has begun to talk of
meeting Leonard.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26

SACRAMENTO = Walter Mails,
star Indian pitcher whose home Is
at San Quentin, says all the prison.
ers in the big house are baseball
bugs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-26
Homer To Quit.

PHILADELPHIA-Captai Rob
ert Hopper of the Penn eleven will
not return to school next fall. He
has decided to go into business.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-08-20
MANY TO ATTEND
BIG CONVENTION
Prominent Speakers, a Barbecue,
Demonstrations and Every
thing at Raleigh Next
Weel-

What is described as one of the most
worth while events in the agricultural
history of North Carolina will be staged
at Raleigh on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of next week, when the Farm
ers' and Farm Women's Convention will
meet at State College for a discussion
of the more important farm problems
of the present day. Among the promi-
nent speakers of the occasion are Unit
ed States Secy. of Agriculture Edwin
T. Meredith, president: J. r. Howard of
the Convention, DR.. Ruby Green Smith.
of New York, Mrs. Lindsay Patterson,
and Prof W. F. Massey, the noted
speaker and writer on agricultural sub
jects.
Important features of the big conven-
ton will be an old time barbecue, with
all the trimmings, an agricultural show.
community singing events, a fiddler's
contest, free moving pictures, and plen-
ty of band music. The field and live
stock demonstrations will include trac-
tor plowing, lime spreading, ditching
and tile laying, fence making, judging
livestock, the multiple hitch, hog inocula-
ton, dehorning cattle, and an exhibit of
breeding crates. Of particular interest
to the women> attending will be the dem
ostrations of dress designing, millinery,
steam pressure cooking, interior deco
ration, infant hygiene, and laundry prob
lens, with their solutions.
Rooms will be furnished free at State
College to all attending and meals will
be served at SO cents each. Those
who intend to use rooms at the college
should bring their own bed linen and
towels. The big value of the Farmers
and Farm Women's Convention to the
people of Northeastern North Carolina
is that it is means of bringing them
into closer touch with the farmers of
other parts of the State, and of giving
them an opportunity to see and learn
what others are doing in the way of i'm
proved agricultural methods and better
living conditions upon the farm. From
Elizabeth City to Raleigh is a pleasant
two day trip by automobile, without hur-
rying, and those attending in this man
ner will have an unrivalled opportunity
to view some of the prettiest farming
land anvwhern in America
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-08-20
REPEATING CHARTER,
REMOVING OFFICERS
RaIeiuh Times Had Representative
Saunders BaIshevizing Eliza
beth City For Sure

A newspaper man so often gets things
wrong about other people that it is re-
freshing some times to see the tables
turned and have a newspaper get some
thing wrong about a newspaper man.
The Raleigh Times of Thursday, Aug
ust - carried the startling statement
that Saunders of Pasquotank had in
troduced two bills: 1. To Repeal the
Charter of Elizabeth City. 2. To Re
move the Officers of Elizabeth City.
Saunders had done no sich. There
was one bill restoring a lost section to
the city charter; that section imposing
a penalty Upon delinquent tax payers.
The other bill was not to remove city
officers, but to permit the city to re-
move the dead bodies in the old ceme-
terry back of the First Baptist Church
to make way for, street extension. The
bill provides for the city to re-inter the
bodies in some other cemetery.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-08-20
SAUNDERS ALONE FOR
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
Every Other Representative From This
Z District Lined UP With the
Ants

Saunders of Pasquotank has the dis
tinction of being the only member of
the North Carolina General Assembly
from the counties in the First Congress
sional District, who has stood squarely
for suffrage. His was the only name
from this district that did not go on the
Round Robin sent by the ants from the
North Carolina General Assembly to the
Legislature of Tennessee, Johnson of
Currituck; Burgess, of Camden; Nor
gan of Perquimans; Mcmillan, of Cho-
wan; Gatling, of Gates; Matthews, of
Bertie: Winborne, of Hertford; Stubs,
of Martin; Ha1sey, of Washington; Butt,
of Beaufort; Swain of Tyrrell; Clay
ton, of Hyde and Crisp of Dare; all
singed the Round Robin to the Tennes
scans asking them not to ratify. Only
one of the number was ever claimed by
the Suffragists; DR.. B. F. Halsey, of
Roper DR.. Halsey signed a ratifica
ton pledge last April, but has torn up
his pledge. w. o. Saunders has there
fore stood alone from this district in
support of the Suffrage Amendment.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-08-20
$5OO,OO0.OO FOR
BETTER SCHOOLS
Bond Issue To Be SUBMITTED To
Voters of The Elizabeth
City School District
BY w. o. SAUNDERS

A bond issue of $50O,OOO for ad-
ditions and improvements to both
the white and co1ored public
schools of Elizabeth City will be
submitted to a vote of the tax
payers of the Elizabeth City
graded school district under a bill
which I shall introduce in the
General Assembly this week.
A bill drawn by some one at the be-
hest of the Trustees of the Elizabeth
City Graded Schools was forwarded to
me Tuesday by Vice Chairman p. H
Williams of the school board. The bill
sent by Mr.. Williams called for bond
issue of $4,000, whereas it is not at
all certain that the improvements to be
undertaken will not cost nearer $780,
900 to $500,0OO. Since the matter is to
be submitted to vote of the people and
since and authorization of a bond issue
of 100000 does not make it mandatory
upon the trustees to issue the full
amount of the bonds, I am setting the
limit where I think it should be.
1 am also having the bill redrafted
with the aid of legislative experts to
make it politically bomb proof. There
are some big tax payers in Elizabeth
City who do not relish paying more for
schools 1t would delight them to see
a defective bond bill passed. 1 am not
a lawyer and I do not know who drew
the bill sent up here by Mr.. Williams.
but 1 am afraid of the bill as it was
drafted in Elizabeth City. There was
at least one stipulation in it which, tho
it looked innocent enough, 1 believe
would have rendered the act invalid had
it been passed. And so I shall endeavor
to. correct and strengthen the bill so
that if the people back home want to is
sue bonds they can get their bonds ap-
proved.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-08-20
TENNESSEE GIVES
VOTE TO WOMEN

By vote of 40 to Al the House of
Representatives of Tennessee on We'd
nesday ratified the Susan B. Anthony
Equal Suffrage amendment to the Unit
ed States Constitution, following SINH
lar action by the State Senate earlier
in the week. The anti-suffrage forces
are now questioning the constitutional
ity of the Tennessee legislatures action,
but those in close touch with the stu
alton believe that nothing will result
from their efforts. 1t is now practically
an established fact that the women of
the nation will vote in the November
elections, since Tennessee becomes the
thirty-sixth and last State necessary
for the amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution to go through. While. votes for
women offer new problems for the
South, in the opinion of many legisla-
tors who believe that only the negro
women will exercise the voting privi-
lege, it is freely predicted that the wo-
men of the South may surprise their
menfolks by turning out en- masse on
election day, and the chances are that
they will vote to suit themselves.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-08-20
WOULD ABOLISH
DIPPING VATS
But The Opponents of Tick Erad-
ication In This County May
Have Gone About it
Wrong Way

Opponents of tick eradication in Pas
quotank County have taken rap at this
governmental attempt to free the coun-
ty of ticks by sending to Senator Miles
w. Ferebee a bill to take Pasquotank
out from under the tick eradication law
Senator Ferebee has introduced the
bill ''by request. That probably means
the end of it, because when a member
introduces a bill 'by request that is q
way of saying to the other members that
he is not interested in it one way or the
other and doesn't care to make a fight
for or against it.
The bill has been referred to the Sc
nate Committee on Agriculture and it is
believed that majority of that commit
tee is in favor of tick eradication and
opposed to letting any one out unless
considerable pressure is brought to
bear.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-08-20
MADE GETAWAY WITH CASH

Selling his opportunity when nobody
was in the Office, Walter Spencer, a col
ored employe of the Prin Cae Cola Com
pany of this city, is believed to have
opened the safe and to have stolen be-
tween $3.50 and 5000 in currency We'd
nesday afternoon at O'Clock, also tax
ing a revolver which was kept there
The loss of the money was not discov-
cred until Cecil Morris, manager of the
company, took out his cash box to count
up last night. A posse was immediate
ly organized, and a search made for
Spencer, who had disappeared in the
afternoon Immediately after the theft is
believed to have taken place. but the
hunt was without success. Spencer .hat
been employed for the company for a
considerable time, and was regarded as
entirely trustworthy. The. police are
still looking for him =
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-08-20

1t Would BE Interesting to
Know What He Ealls
An Appeal
BY w. O. SAUNDERS

In a communication addressed to w.
o. Saunders under date of August and
published in this newspaper last week,
U. S. States District Attorney q. f.
Aydlett made the following statement
"You say that I have appealed from
the appraisement. This is untrue. |
have not appealed from single ap-
praisement placed upon any of my
property. Mr.. j. p. Thompson ap-
peaIed from the three named above.
have only answered his appeals.
The apprasments in this county are
unusually high compared with other
counties"
Did Mr.. Azdlett tell the truth in that
statement?
Since publishing Mr.. Aydlett's state
ment I have taken it upon myself to
go to the office of the State Tax Com
mission in Raleigh to see what I could
find. There I learned that not only
had Mr.. Aydlett appealed from the ap-
praisement of his property but had
even gone to Raleigh in person and ap-
peared before the Tax Commission on
July 13, 1920. 1 have in my possession
duplicated copy of his appeal.
Not only did Mr.. Aydlett appeal to the
Tax Commission in person and in writ
ing, but he carried up statement made
by a number of his friends and address
ed to the Tax Commission. The gentle
men who signed statement in favor of
a reduction of the taxes of Mr.. Aydlett
were: L. W. Anderson, T. B. Wilson,
Geo. W. Brothers, G. r. 3ittie, Q. l..
Hofler. W. J: Morrisette, -ghas. Reid,
L. S. Daniels, I. E. Bartron, NJ. B. Saw
yer. H W. Bundy, e. T. BuSgess, G. w.
Rodgers, Jr.. Oden L. HE yhes, j. S.
Hughes. F. F. Garrett. II. $. vOverman,
L. c. Davis. B. p. Bagley, ". Falls
and ". F. Williams.
The paper carrying thef signatures
was headed: ''In re: Appes From VAL
uation On Property, By E. 81. Aydlett :"
The men who signed5 thsyi ~ ition for
Aydlett were in Mr.. Aydfeft's opinion
competent to pass upon the value of his
property. Mr.. Aydlett told the Tax
Commissioners that J. Z. Thompson
County Supervisor of Taxation was not
competent and knew nothing about real
estate values. Mr.. Aydlett also told
the Commissioners that Thompson had
called himself an anarchist and talked
about throwing bombs.
Did f. F. Aydlett tell the truth when
he accused me of misrepresenting him
and declared that he had mot appealed
from a single appraisement of his pro-
pertyF' I leave it to the reader.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-08-20
S25O,OOO MORE
FOR GOOD ROADS
New Saunders Bill VIII Keer
Road Work Going In
Pasquotank

A bill introduced in the Gene
raj Assembly last week by w. 0.
Saunders would give the Pasquo-
tank Highway Commission au-
thority to create a new bond is
sue Of S25O,OOO for hard surface
roads in this county. This bill
will become a law this week if
not sidetracked by NJ. w. Fere-
bee in the Senate.
The ,S5OO,OOO bond issue provided by
the Saunders Act of 1919 will suffice
only to build the Weeksville and New
land roads. about 20 miles of road in all,
leaving not a dollar to be expended on
additional road improvements in the
county and other ROADS are needed.
The new appropriation of $25O,OOO
does not begin to meet the county s
needs, but it was all that Representative
Saunders could be persuaded to put up
on the county at this time.
But this appropriation seemed very
necessary at this time because there is
a possibility of the work on the New
land road being postponed pending state
and federal aid This road has been ap-
proved for state and federal aid funds
are not now available. 1t is hoped that
funds will be available next spring. The
Commission can not afford to spend the,
county's money or this road when there
is a prospect of getting three fourths of
the cost from the state and national
governments But if the Commission
spends it's funds on other roads and
doesn't get state and federal aid for the
Newland road, then Newland wouldn't
get any road at all,
With S25O,OOO additional to spend on
road improvements the Pasquotank High
wayCommission can proceed with the
construction of other roads and hold
enough funds in reserve to build the
Newland road if state and federal aid
fail to materialize.
Rum Road, Pear Tree Road and
short piece of road to take in the Coun
ty Home and the State Normal School
are among the new projects having the
serious consideration of the Commis
sion.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-08-20
HUNT SQUIRRELS IN
PASQUOTANK NOV.

The squirrel law of Pasquotank has
been amended to permit the hunting of
squirrels in this county on and after
Nov. 1, 1920 and during the months of
November, December and January only
every year.
The law last year prevented the kill
ing of squirrels last year and would
have opened the season this year not
until December 1.
The new law will be hailed with de-
light by sportsmen generally.