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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-31
LESS COTTON CINNED
THIS YEAR THAN LAST
Census Report Indicates Thousands of
Bales Going to Waste in The
Fields

The December report of the Director
North Carolina this fall indicates that
thousands of bales of cotton are to go
to waste in the fields There were 1885,
525 bales of cotton ginned in North
Carolina to Dec 13. 1919; but Dec 13,
1920 only 6S1 ,996 bales had been ginned
and the crop this year is larger than
last years crop. This probably means
that just so much cotton will not be
picked at all, since in many cases the
farmer can not get enough out of it to
pay for the picking, hauling and mar
keting.
Here in Pasquotank county we ginned
3,753 bales to Dec. 13, 1920. To the
same date this year we ginned only L.
697 bales, loss of 2,O56 bales. 1t
would be interesting to know much of
this cotton will be permanently lost.
The same condition prevails in other
northeastern counties. Beaufort with
1O,701- bales last year comes up with
only Gall bales this year. Camden has
only 1869 bales this year against g.
752 last year; Chowan 3,639 against
4,728; Gates 1925 against 3,737; Per-
quimans 2,910 against 5,5O7; Tyrren
637 against 1882. In Martin county the
crop has been better picked, Martin gin
ming 1898 bales this year against only
5,422 bales to the same date last year.
Martin is the only county in this Sec
ton having ginned more cotton this
year.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-31
LOCAL MEDICAL MEN MA Y
START A NEW HOSPITAL
Seek Option on First M. E. Church Property on
Church ST. Contemplated aid In Capital
is $3O,OOO.OO ss 49,.

A new movement to establish
Ia hospital in Elizabeth City has
developed to point where the
promoters are seeking an option
Oh the First lEet tlaodist Church
property on Church ST. which
property will be vacant and for.
sale as soon as the new house Of
worship for the congre CATION IS
completed At the quarterly
conference Of the First Church
"Wednesday night, Dec 2e 9 COM
1nittee composed Of W Wood
ley, w. r. Foreman and b.
Leigh was appointed to dea with
the parties seeking tue option
for a hospital. 8
This newspaper would violate con-
fidence in calling names; it is only per-
mitted to disclose the fact at this time
that local physicians are interested in.
the new hospital project and d paid in
capitalization of $4,000 is contemplat
ed. About s$10,0 900 would have to be-
expended in alterations and repairs to
convert the church into hospital of ten
or twelve rooms. It is aimed to start
with a hospital Of just that size, with a
staff of five or sir medical men, each
a specialist in some particular subject
tt is pointed out that the location is
eminentIy desirable for hospital purposes
because of its proximity to the business
section of the city, and on quiet res
idential street.
8 The promoters of the new hospital
have in nnind the failure Of the Elizabeth
City Hospital and believe they wiz avoid
the mistakes which caused that venture
to fail. Several things operated against!
the success of the first hospital Il.
Its inaccesibility; being too remote from .
the business center of the city. A hos
pital like any other business must be ]
close to business center. The
Elizabeth City Hospital was too pre-
tentiaus Stoa start il, 6iftaiHfng abort
40 rooms and carrying an overwhelm-
ing overhead expense. 3. The mana
agement of that hospital was unpopular;
DR.. Saliba the manager, spite of all his
enterprise and surgical skill, being at
all times out of harmony with the local
medicos upon whose support and good
will the success of local hospital de-
pends. The promoters of the new hos
pital believe these three things caused
the collapse of the first hospital here
and will profit by that experience.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-31
BALBOA CAUGHT
FIRE 60
Big Airship Carrying Mail From
New York 70 Cuba BadIy
Dasuaaeed

Aerial mail service between
New York and Florida suffered
an interruption and 5000 dam
Iage was done TO one ofstle $50,
!!Oo0 mail and passenger carrying
planes Of the Aeromarine West
Indies Airways when careless
member of the crew of the plane
Balboa with a lighted cigarette
caused a blaze which burned the
wings Of the plane and left it
crippled in the hafbor of Man
teo, Roanoke Island Wednesday
night.
The Balboa had stopped at Manteo on
its flight from New York to Miami. The
crew had just filled its immense tanks
with gasoline and lot of the gas had
split overheard on the waters about the
ship. A member of the crew threw q
cigarette. overheard and the fire started.
For time. the waterfront Of Manteo
was threatened by the fire and many.
boats lying in the harbor had to be
towed to safety. The fire was extin-
.guished in time to save the body of the
ship. but its wings were DESTROYED.
The Balboa stopped at Manteo We'd
nesday evening. The Balboa is the
fifth of the fleet of six airplanes be-
longing to this company to stop at Man
teo, but her arrival created quite SEN
satien as usual. Two of these planes,
also for gas in the latter naEt Of 0cta=s
Der and two others, the Nina and the
Christopher Columbus stopped at Man
teo a few weeks ago on their way south.
A sixth plane is expected to go south
from New York in few days. The Bal
boa left that city at one o'clock We'd
nesday and landed at Manteo a little be-
fore six. She carried six persons among
whom was A. G. Batchelder, chairman
of the executive board of the American
Association. who was from
d. c. and is on his way to
The plane carried E. De- B.
Newman who was formerly an aerial in
Wichita, Texas; it was piloted by G. J.
and carried F. E. Sanborn,
r. Griesinger and X. Stone, all of Key
port, New Jersey.
These flying boats have d span of 104
feet and are fitted with two 400 horse
power Liberty engines and have luXur
ious Accommodations for eleven passen-
gers and crew of three. The seats in
the cabin are each fitted with windows
so that the passengers can get an un
obstructed view of the scenery while
flying. There is also rear cabin for
smoking and card playing, which has
Accommodations for five persons.
The Balboa will ply between Miami
and the Bahama Islands. The other
planes in service between Florida and
Cuba have BEEN successful. They have
the first air mail contracts between this
and a foreign port. The. ma
chimes were used last summer around
Long Island for passenger carrying pur-
poses and were so successful that it
was decided to use them in the Cuban |
service. The chief advantage was the |
chance to escape sea sicknss on the trip |
and many pleasure hunters going to Ha- |
rama made use of it.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-31
NEGROES FINED Si.OO EACH
FOR THRASHlNG WHITE MAN
But I'm This Case They Should Have
Been Awarded Medals For
Good Deed

George Moore, a white man, was tax
en- into ~cornfield near Wilson, N. G.
by four Negroes one day this week and
given a sound thrashing. The black men
tanned his hide in tbe good old fashioned
way and then turned him loose. They
had caught Moore in bed with wo-
man of their own race and instead of
lynching him, the white folks way of
dealing with such cases, they gave him
a liberal dose of strap oil and told him
to let their women alone. The Negroes
were arrested and tried for assault. The
Judge fined them $1.OO each.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-31
Hathaway Saws

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 reason
able price for real professio-
nal work. Remembers your
eyes are your bread-winners.
Take care of them.
You have<your teeth ex-
amined twide a year. Why
mot you eyes They are
more important.
DR.. J. D. Hathaway
Optometrist
Phone 9oo Bradford Bldg
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-31
new BOILER IS
MAKESHIFT ONLY
Elizabeth City's Electric Light
and Power Troubles Only
Begun

Elizabeth City's electric ligh
and power troubles have no
been ended by the installation O
the much talked about new boil
er at the plant of the Electric
Light Co. of Elizabeth City. The
new boiler is a joke and every.
body in Elizabeth City dependent
upon the local power plant may
as we'll settle down for more
months of annoyance.
Approximately 500 horsepower is re-
quired to operate the electric light
plant. More than a year ago the boilers
at the plant began to break down. The
installation of new boiler was neces-
sary. But new boilers were not install
ed, probably because the company was
figuring on unloading the plant on the
town and expected to dodge the expense
of further improvements to the proper
ty.
But the town didn't buy the plant
and something had to be done. And so
this fall the company got a new boiler
which was installed only a few weeks
ago after the last of the old boilers had
gone to pot.
But instead of buying a 500 Fl. p.
boiled suited to the needs of the plant
the company shopped around and bought
a makeshift marine boiler from the Hog
Island Ship Yard. It was one of those
toys made for the government in the
war rush and seems to have been built
about like SO many. things-Were. hnilt
for the government in those haIcyon
days of graft. And instead of a 500
II. p. boiler it is only 325 H P
boiler.
Now the plant can not be operated
with a 325 Fl. P. Boiler and in order to
use the new boiler at all it is necessary
to run at low pressure of about 40
H. P. to make it work with the old boil
erS. as greater pressure than 40 H. L.
can not be risked with the old boilers in
use. And so there you are. The old
boilers are worn out and the new one
the worst of it. The boiler is as
full of leaks as the old ones and had to
be shut down Tuesday morning. The
town had no current for any purpose
all day Tuesday. The new boiler had
given trouble all thru the holidays and
the light plant broke down Sunday night
while the city churches were in the
midst of their Christmas music
With tHo old boilers that ought t6
be on the junk pile and with a, new toy
of boiler that would be almost as ser
viceable in the same place. the Elec-
tric Light Co. of Elizabeth City may be
expected to limp along as usual. shut
ing down several times week to patch
up and repair That seems to be the
prospect.
What are YOU going to do about it?
Well, what can you do about it? This
advice to you is to put oil
lamps in your home and get a sinking
little old gas engine for power. The gen.
tlemen in Baltimore and elsewhere who
own this Elizabeth City plant don't
seem to know how to run their prop
erty. Elizabeth City probably ought
to revoke their franchise and build
lighting and power plant But
that calls for money and no-one wants
to admit that one has any money these
days.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-31
HARRIs-MePHERsoN

Paul Harris, of Providence township
and Miss Sadie Mcpherson, of the Be-
rea section, were quietly married Sun
day afternoon at the home of, Rev. Ro-
mulus F. Hall on West Church street.
They were accompanied by only a few
relatives and intimate friends. Mr..
Harris is the son of the late W. II. Har-
ris, of Providence, and the bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. McPher-
son, of Berea. The young couple will
make their home in the Providence sec
ton
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-31
ON CASH BASIS

Many Elizabeth City firms contem-
plate going on cash basis next year.
Louis -seig, jeweler announces that his
repair business will be conducted strict
ly for cash after Jan. 1. The Tide
water Buick Co., o. L. Hoffler, Mgr,
makes a similar announcement.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-31
notice.!

Saturday, January 1st, New Years
Day, being, legal holiday, the banks OF
Elizabeth City will be closed.
Beginning Saturday, January 9th, 49,
21 the Banks will remain open Satur-
day nights only from z to 8 O'Clock
instead of 6 to o'clock.
FIRST & CITIZENS NATL. BANK
SAVINGS BANK & TRUST co.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-31
LENz-ARMsTRoNG

Miss Catherine Lucille Armstrong,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Arms
trong/of this city, was married to Mr..
Edward Clarence Lenz, of Newport
News, Va, Tuesday morning. Dee. %.
The marriage was at the parsonage of
Blackwell Memorial Baptist Church. Mr..
and Mrs. -Lenz will make their home in
Newport News after their honeymoon.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-31
NOTICE

The boat line running between EGz-
abeth City and Engelhard, n. c., known
as the, Engelhard Transportation Co.
will discontinue business after Jan. Is.
1921 and offers to sell or lease the gas
boat "Rebecca'' Terms reasonable.
For further particulars address
S. S. NEAL. Genl. Mgr,
Engelhard, N C.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-31
STARTS NEW CLASSES

New classes start at the Elizabeth
City BUSINESS College Monday, Jan. 3,
1921. Join now. For particulars see
or phone Mrs. VIM. Boettcher, Phone
3O6. adv.-1t
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-31

fsrms NV ilrst course in cotton grading for
Ba S g, and others will be offered at
seDis S'ate College, West Raleigh, be-
Nh x with January Goth and ending
:" February 3. 1921,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-31
ELIZABETH CITY TO GET
DIAL TELEPHONE SYSTEM
Modern Method of Telephony Probably to be In.
stalled in 1923-Will Mean Close of Ex-
changes in Hertford and Edenton

EilZdDeIn lily VIII HdfC Ii'
dial telephone system in 1928
The Norfolk & Carolina Tele.
obone & Telegraph Co. has beer
negotiating for the system fol
several months and 1923 is a:
early as the system can be in
stalled. because the manufacture
ers of this revolutionary device
are more than two years behlne
in orders. such is the demand fol
this innovation all over the coun-
try.
The installation of the dial tel
ephone system by the Norfolk &
Carolina Telephone Co. will
throw about twenty female ope-
ratives out of employment and
will close the exchanges in Hert-
ford and Edenton. With the dial
system neither Hertford nor
Edenton will have a Hello Girl
The exchanges in those places
will be installed in specially con-
structed fireproof brick buildings
and locked up for keeps The
dia1s take care of local calls with
out an operator and long dis
tance calls, trouble, information
and complaints will be handled
thru the Elizabeth City Office
And instead of n girls hand
ling the business at Elizabeth
City, only six Or eight will be re-
tanned to handle long distance
calls and record troubles and
complaints.
1t is estimated that the cost Of
installing the dial system in Eliz-
abeth City would be about 500
600 at present. There are now
something over, 1900 telephones
listed in Elizabeth City The
number probably will be nearer
1900 in 1928.
It will not be necessary to
discard the telephones now in
use. The dial is merely an at
tacIlment for an ordinary tele-
phone and the mechanism con-
trolling the system of individual
phones does not have to be tam
rered with.
The dial system is not fad.
but Z. practical solution of the
telephone exchange problem.
The government owned tele-
phone system in London, Eng
land first adopted it a few years
ago and it worked in London.
Many cities in the United States
have adopted it and it will pre-
sently be the universal system.
t was Installed in Norfolk some
time ago. Norfolk having equipp-
ed about $4,000 phones with
dials at cost of about $780,
600.
The application of the system
IN Norfolk has. acquainted most
, people in this city and section
with the use Of dia1s. The dial
system does away with the op-
orator. With a dial phone you do
not call Central" and wait for
her to take the number wanted
and connect you with it. The
olal On your phone has all the
numerals from | to 0. You SIM
ply punch the numerals repre-
>ent1ng the number you want
and the magic electric current
operating thru the dial system
automatically connects yourI
Plole with that number, except
" the case of a long distance
'&n, For long distance mes
saSe you call in the usual way.
some day even the long distance
operator may be displaced. 1t is
I'so probable that telephony will
V 50 tar developed within the
rs7 few years that wires will
=, dispensed with and a mirror
INC device attached to your
r10''e T., will show you the party to
''"" you are talking.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-12-31

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The Washington times., 1920-10-26
SHOW GIRL DROPS
S25O,000 LOVE SUIT
Action Of Alec Hudson Against
Wealthy Mining Engineer
Ended by Agreement.

NEW YORK. Oct. 2o-The $3.50. 900
breach OF promise suit brought
against A. Edwin Paulson. million
aire mining engineer, by Alice Hud-
son, a former show girl appearing al
the Winter Garden. was discontinued
yesterday by agreement between the
principals. The terms were not made
public.
The suit was brought a year ago
last April. when Miss Hudson alleged
that the wealthy mining man had
failed TO keep his promise to make
her his wife. Following the formal
denial filed In the supreme court oy
Paulson's attorneys, Miss Hudson's
LAWYERS exhibited a bundle or more
than a hundred letters which she de-
clared she had received from him
In her complaint she declared that
Paulson promised TO marry her IN
1918 and kept IL up every year unVi
recently. each time saying that they
would unite their lives and fortunes
at a date TO be mutually agreed upon
But when the date came around she
said, ne would postpone the wedding.
Finally she became discouraged ana
began action for $3.50, 1000 as balm TOT
her wounded feelings.
According TO her lawyers, Paulson
became infatuated with Miss HUDSON
by her beauty and grace as dan
seuse when he first saw her early In
1918. At various times during the
first three years OF their friendship
Miss Hudson became discouraged ana
returned to the stage, but each time
IL is charged, the infatuated million
aire urged her to leave the footlights.
The Washington times., 1920-10-26
NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA
AND NEARBY VIRGINIA
Civic Bureau OF Chamber Of
C0memrce Hears Lecture.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. oct. ss.-rhe
civic bureau OF the Alexandria Cham
Der OF Commerce held a meeting last
night addressed by John u. White, OF
tho Henry George Lecture Associa-
ton, on "The Relation OF Taxation
TO Municipal Improvements"
Hon. Charles @. Carlin will deliver
an address before the Cameron Club
tonight on the condition OF tho State
OF Virginia. past present, and future.
Announcement has been made OF
the marriage OF Miss Mildred Penn TO
John r.. Minnigh. The ceremony was
performed py the Rev. william ].
Morton at Christ Episcopal Church On
last Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. Mimi gin
viii reSsie at sls King street.
A meeting OF the congregation OF
st. Mary's Church was hald at the
rectory last might and plans were
made for an autumn festival next
month.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Emma
M. Ale will be held from her home in
West End tomorrow afternoon. The
services viii be conducted by the Rev.
Edgar Carpenter and the burial will
be In Ivy hin Cemetery.
Martha Washington Chapter. Order
Of the Eastern Star. will give an en-
The Washington times., 1920-10-26
PAYS 81 PER HOUR
FOR FRESH R. R. AIR
Passenger Hot, Inquiries Cost
:, Of Window, Smashes II, Set
ties Bill, Everybody Happy.

BALTIMORE. oct ga dollar an
hour for airg
That is what an excursionist paid
the Western Maryland Railway Com
psny when he shattered car win
dow.
The passenger boarded Hagers-
town special and walked through
four coaches before he found an UNI
occupied seat.
He tried to raise the window, but
could not bulge IT. A brakeman also
failed
How much will you charge me II
/ break this window" the passenger
asked
The conductor told him to see Su-
perintendent A. M. Smith, of the Bal
timore- Hagerstown division, who
was on the train.
Tell him IL win cost him So said
the superintendent. jokingly.
The passenger handed the brake
man IS and knocked the glass from
the window
II took the train three hours TO
reach Hagerstown. 81 an hour for air.
The Washington times., 1920-10-26
SULPHUR CLEARS up
/ R0uGA OR REDSK|N


ANY breaking ont OF the skin.
even merry. itching eczema, can be
quickly overcome by applying a liz
| tie Mentho-Sulphur, declares noted
fkin specialist. Because OF it's germ
preparation begins at once TO soothe
irritated skin and heal eruptions
such as rash. pimples and rims
worm.
IL seldom fails 20 remove the tor
ment and disfigure ment, and you do
not have to walt for relief from en-
pa rrassment. Improvement quickly
shows. Sufferers from skin trouble
should obtain a small jar of Mentho-
sulphur from any good druggist and
use IL like cold Cream.
The Washington times., 1920-10-26
ApronGinghan
pc yard

Choice Of several size
blue checks - absolutely
fast colors.
(Ffrst FISsgt
The Washington times., 1920-10-26
80
Colored Sateen
SIC
Irregular 75c)

So inches wide-a splen-
did, serviceable sateen for
Innings, comfort coverings,
draperies, etc. A full line
Of plain shades, also black
and white.
(Fifst FlssRS
The Washington times., 1920-10-26

10 the member Of Alex
andrla-W ashlngton and Andrew Jack
saa l1Ggss q Mks1Ns tkla sgsSizs
The entertainment marks the nintn
anniversary OF the Organization OF
the chapter in this city.
A large crowd last evening attend
ed the moving picture entertainment
given at the Lyceum Hall for the
benent OF 81. Msry's Church sunday
school. The picture shown was
Lives OF the Early Christians
A meeting Of serapta Lodge Odd
Fellows will be held at odd Fellows
Hall w Wednesday night At this meet
ing the third degree of the order will
be conferred on q large class OF can
didates.
stonewali J, Irby has bought from
Mrs. Marion.v. Ballenger a house and
lot. INA Duke street. ~.
The trustees OF the Alexandria Hos
pital will hold a meetinxl next Thurs
day evening" when the annual cleo
tion OF Officers will be held.
The lecture 10 have been given be-
fore the Psront-Teachers' Association
by Mrs! Giles Scott Rafter last even
ing was postponed until tomorrow
evening at the Young Peoples build
ing. II. 49,
The Washington times., 1920-10-26
nEW SHAKE-UP IN GERMANY.

According TO dispatches reaching
the State Department today the Morn
ing Press. OF Vienna. announces the
resignation OF all the Social Demo-
era tic members OF the government In
GLIDING the minister OF foreign at
fairs and the under-secretary or
state. e.. .
The Washington times., 1920-10-26

stonewali J, IrDy has bought from
Mrs. Marion.V. Balienger a house and
lot, Duke street. t
The Washington times., 1920-10-26
Duckling Fleece
38c yard
Irregular 50c)

Soft ducking -nceced Out
ing Flannel; heavy weight,
soft velvety finish. A va
riety of pretty designs and
colorings for kimonos,
sleeping garments. ETC.,
(Firut F1osvD
The Washington times., 1920-10-26

I.t@resteA In sssksf AutAeritstive
reviews Of the latest qualifications as
we'll ~ news Of the beck wsrsS. sH-
p~ar en- the magazine page Of The
WsAAinRtoa Tines.
The Washington times., 1920-10-26
CANADA LIKES MOVIES.

MONTREAL, Quebec, Oct 26.-It Is
stated that there are about seventy
five movie picture houses In Montreal
taking in revenue amounting to
about 500, 600 weekly.
The Washington times., 1920-10-26
Table Danask
$1.89 yard
Imported Quality

72-inch wide mercerized
Table Damask, = good
quality and weight. Sew
eral choice designs.
(Ffrst FlssrD
The Washington times., 1920-10-26
Huck Towels
Csc each
Tomorrow Only
Heavy. absorbent towels
with red border; neatly
hemmed. Sixe 1888 inches.
(Ffrst F1oSr)
Crash Towelnp
49c yard
Irregular 6Oc)

10 inches wide-evey
thread pure linen; blcachcd
or unbleached.
(Fkst E1ssrl
The Washington times., 1920-10-26

MISS CORLIss PALMER
IVA Of Macon, Ca, one OF the
FIRST prize winners In . beauty
contest, selected from among
thousands. The prizes ~ers
contracts 10 star with well
known fiI,a. companies.
The Washington times., 1920-10-26

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