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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-04-09
when they are attacked.

7WHen IHey are aJtacKed. = . "a
For some time past Henry Ford
the Millionaire automobile maker, has
been printing lot Of dirty stuff
aaginst the Jews in his paper, the
Dearborn Independent. The Jews
have money and the influence which
goes with it and they are preventing
the sale Of the paper. It has al
ready been barred from the streets
of Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Toledo
and other large cities. That's the
way to do it; fight back.
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-04-09
THE JEWS FIGHT BACK.

The Jews are not like some Of our
jimcrow people who turn the other
cheek when they are kicked and get
another kick. Oh, no; they fight back
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-04-09
TRE SIN OF SILENCE

To sin by silence when we should .
protest makes towards out Of men.
The human race has climbed on pro-
test. Had no voice been raised against
injustice, ignorance and lust, the in !
QUESTION yet would serve the law, and
gui''otines decide our least disputes.
The few who dare must speak and
speak again to right the wrongs Of
many.-EIIa Wheeler Wilcox.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-04-09
THRIFTS PATHWAY

It has been said that
there is no royal road
to Success but no one
can deny that the road
to Prosperity will take
us the greater part of
the way.
The road to Pros
perity has many small
tributaries = the path
ways of Thrift. -. :
A pathway of Thrift
is before you start on
the journey to Success
today by opening an
account of one dollar or
more at this bank.
Deposits made on or
before April 18th will
4 draw four per cent in
/ terest from the first of
/ April. ~.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-02-18
RECOGNIZE EACH OTHER
AFTER LAPSE OF 6A YRS.
Judge CuIpepper 78 and VIM. Mardre u
See Each Other First Time
Since 1857

Two boys who attended school to-
gether 65 years ago and who had not
seen each other since met on a street
corner in Elizabeth City Wednesday
morning and each recognized the other
without outside introduction. The two
men were Justice of the Peace NJ. B.
Culpepper of this city and VIM. Mar
Dire, a retired merchant of Hertford
They were school mates in the old Per-
quimans Academy more than three score
years. ago and left that school in the
year 1857.
Mr.. Mardre was in the city Wednes-
day and was standing on the cornor of
Main & Poindexter streets. Mr.. Cul-
pepper stopped on the same corner The
two men looked at each other. "I know
you," said Mr.. Culpepper to Mr.. Mar
DIRE. "And I know you, too Mr. Mardre
replied. They fell upon each others
necks. Neither had seen the other since
they were boys 64 years ago. Mr.. Cul-
pepper is 7S years old; Mr.. Mardre is
II; and both are holding their own with
all their years. Neither knows of any
other survivor of those old school days
in Hertford.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-02-18
THIS BANK ADDS NEW
BOXES TO ITS VAULT
500 Extra Deposit Boxes Furnish Bet
ter Accommodations For It's
Friends

The First & Citizen's National Bank
of this city has just installed 500 extra
safe deposit boxes of various sizes for
the accommodation of its customers. This
notable addition makes the vault of this
bank the most complete in northeastern
North Carolina zsssz.z-zssS...s4
The vault in itself is the most com
plete thing of the kind in this section
of the state, and has been pronounced
as modern as any between Richmond and
Atlanta. It's walls are constructed of
many sheets of steel which are firmly
united by thousands of bolts screwed
from the inside of the vault. The walls
could not be penetrated, or even taken
apart, without the aid of the company
which erected the vault.
The extra thickness of the walls of
concrete and steel will not allow even
the most up-to-date burglary methods to
penetrate them. The valuables in the
keeping of the vault are protected by
massive doors, the outer one alone,
weighing 16 tons. With all it's weight,
this door is so carefully fitted and bal
sdnced that even a push from the little
finger will close it. 1t is constructed
Of steeel which will turn any drill.
Bolts the size of ones arm, hold the
door in place and nothing can open it
until the proper time. 1t fits so tight
ly that no air even can be forced in
side, and the vault is really hermeti-
cally sealed box, which not even a gi-
gantic explosion could crush. Vault au-
thorities pronounce it incapable of be-
ing blown open and Marshall Jones,
the cashier of the bank says: "I be-
lieve it is as strong as the q. S. trea-
sury ITSELF"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-02-18
KINGS MEDALS
FOR RODANTHE
COAST GUARDS
King of England Honors North
Carolina Coast Guard Crew
For Mirlo Rescue

The following interesting news item
was taken from cable from the Lon
don bureau of the New York Herald t,
that paper under date of Feb. 49,
Great Britain has extended an ex-
traordinary honor to North Carolina
coast guards for their "gaIiantry and
humanity" in saving the lives of many
British seamen during the~War. At the
recommendation of the King the Board
of Trade awarded a gold medal to
John A. Midget, keeper of the coast
guard station; Zions Midget, Pro-
chorus O'NelI, Clarence Midget, Le-
Roy S. Midget and Arthur v. Mid
gett, surfmen of Rodanthe, NJ. C. The
Board of Trade gave a piece of silver
plate TO the keeper In recognition of
his able leadership.
On August is, 1918, the oil laden
steamer MirIo was torpedoed off the
coast and Immediately became enveI-
Oped in flames. After several expIO-
sions the crew abandoned her. There
was a strong sea running, and nine
men were drowned when boat cap
sized. -
The MirIo was surrounded by a mass
of burning wreckage and flaming sea
caused by the oil cargo. The Midgetts
saw the fire and set out to the res
cue in a motor launch. They picked
up the master and sixteen men from
one boat and then heading through the
sheet of flames rescued six others
cIinging to a capsized boat. After a
search they fouRd still another boat
with nineteen men hopeIessIy adrift in
it. Two boats containing forty-six
men were taken in tow. The Mid
getts provided medical attention and
otherwise cared for those they res
cued.
The King in his recommendation
said: "The danger from the burning
oil, the difficulties arising from the
heavy seas, the cool, efficient way in
which the operation was carried out
rendered services which are most
praiseWorthy."
The Rodanthe men are well known in
Elizabeth City and thruout the local
coast guard district.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-02-18
BOLD BURGLARS AT
WORK IN THIS CITY
It's Good Plan to Keep Latch Strings
Hanging Inside

Elizabeth City people will do well to
keep their doors locked in view of bold
hall robberies pulled off in this city with
in the past week. Several such robber-
les have been reported to the police. The
boldest and biggest occurred Monday
night when thief slipped into the hall
of y. r. Nicho1son's residence on Bur
CESS St during the supper hour and made
off with an overcoat in the pockets OF
which Mr. Nicholson had been collecting
money for his boat line and for the
Chamber of Commerce and finished his
work after banking hours. About S5oO
of the money in his pockets was in cash
and probably will never be recovered.
Mr.. Nicholson's empty pocket book
and the fragments of his checks and
other papers were found in woodshed
by one of his neighbors. The thief had
torn the checks to bits mad scattered
them about; but he didn't scatter the
money about. The police have a clue to
The culprit.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-02-18
LOWERED WAGES BRINGS
MORE SHIPS TO REPAIR
Local Shpyards Can Now Compete With
l. Norfolk For Much Work,

Recent reductions in wages at Eliza
beth City shipyards and machine shops
have permitted these businesses to COM
pete with the shipyards of Norfolk and
other cities, and local, business seems
to be on the mend. The Elizabeth City
Shipyards, after several months of COM
parative Inactivity, started work
ing last week with about 35 men on it's
payroll.
New contracts calling for repairs in
the neighborhood of $4,000 have land
its working force as soon as the work
arrives, some of which is now on the
way, and one job is already nearing COM
pletion. The yards have several tugs,
5arges and steamers in line for repairs,
three steamers in the lot belonging to
one firm.
Due to recent wage reductions of 20
per cent on skilled labor, the yards ex-
pect to land larger contracts in future
as operating expenses are much lower
and they can bill their work according
ly. Cuts in wages in the Elizabeth City
Shipyards and machine shops have not
been as drastic as those in many other
places, even the textile mills of this
city which have made reductions of 40
to so per cent. Both machinists and
carpenters here are being paid less, re-
ductiOns in some plants taking effect
this week, following the lead taken by the
yards and shops of Norfolk, and other
cities.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-02-18
SAVINGS BANK
TO PUSH PLANS
Restored Building May Also Fur
nish New Home For

The work of clearing away the
fire in the Savings Bank & Trust
Company's new building, corner
Of Main and Poindexter streets
is under way this week and car
penters and roofers will begin at
once to restore the roof and re-
model the building. Contract for
the work has been let to 7. P.
Kramer. AS soon as the roof is
on the work of completing the
quarters for the bank on the first
floor will be rushed to compile
ton and the bank expects to get
1ntorlts new home not later than
July first.
As previously reported in this paper,
the fire of Jan. % which practically
wiped out the stock of the S. r. Siff Co.
tenants of the building, enabled the bank
to change its plans and take over the
entire first floor of the building for
banking quarters.
The new plans call for the second floo,.
to be remodled for Offices. Plans for
the third floor have not vet been an
nounced, but it is believed that this floor
VIII be offered to the Masonic frater-
mites of this city. 1t is certain that
something is in the wind, since the bank
mas no statement to make in raoar5 70
ing.
In meantimersthe recently Organized
GaFelina Banking & Trust 20 ;s go go
busy with its quarters in the Hinton
bulldlng, having let a $4,000 contract
Tor furniture and fixtures to the Amor
lcan Furniture & Fixture Co. of Rich
mond this week. This contract does not
include the vault and safe to cost aroma
$IO'OOO. The new bank expects 70 he
gin business in June.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-02-18
MAY KEEP SALT OUT
OF CURRtTUCk SOUND
6ureau of Fisheries Urges Restoration
OF Tidal Locks in A. g. C.. Canal

The Q. s.. Bureau of Fisbor;os :;
Voluminous report Just issued s,,s+.;,a
'ne contentious of Currituck Sound fish.
ermen that salt water coming down from
Hampton Roads thru the government
owned A. q G. Canal is ruinous to +bo
fresh water fishing industry of Cnrri.
tuck. There has been much salt wafer
In Currltuck Sound since the tidal lock
IN the oil canal was removed.
During the enlargement of this canal
this tidal lock was removed and from
this removal results the "fish story. -
The Virginia cut of the Albemarle and
Chesapeake canal intersects the North
landing river which flows into Currituck
Sound AS is well known, the waters
of Currituck and most of Albemarle
sound are fresh, while the water in
Hampton Roads and Elizabeth river is
salt. There is another physical phe-
nomenon in that the same wind will make
high tide in CuFrituck Sound and a
low tide in Hampton Roads, and vice
versa.
For instance, a northwest wind creates
a high tide in Hampton Roads and
low tide in Currituck Sound. Since the
removal Of this tidal lock, the salt water
flows in large volume through the Vir-
ginia cut into Currituck sound, and the
fishermen in the latter claimed that it
was destroying their fresh water fish,
an important food supply.
At the request of Representative
Small, more than a year ago the United
States Bureau of Fisheries instituted an
investigation of this condition and has
just submitted a voluminous report sus-
tanning the contention of the fishermen
in Currituck Sound and consiguous wa
ters, and recommended that the tidal
lock be replaced in the Virginia cut of
the Albemarle and Chesapeake canal.
Mr.. Small has brought this matter to
the attention of the chief of engineers,
who has promised to take the matter III
and the result will probably be the re-
construction of the tidal lock.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-02-18
NORFOLK SOUTHERN TO
TAKE OFF TRAINS S AND 6
Has Not Abandoned Purpose to CurtaiI
Local Train Service

Reports that Norfolk Southern R. r.
officials had abandoned their avowed pur-
pose to curtail their service on this di-
vision by taking off trains Nos. 5 and 6
are denied by an official of the road who
granted an interview with this news
paper by long distance telephone.
According to this official trains 5 and
6 operating between Belhaven and Nor
folk via Elizabeth City will be discon-
tinued February Goth. There will be
no change in the schedule of trains Nos.
1, 2 and 3.
Train No. will leave Elizabeth City
at 1927 a. M, instead of $50 a. m. as
at present,
Fishermen particularly will deplore
the taking off of the trains in question,
but Norfolk Southern officials seem to
think they can handle the fish business
satisfactorily with train No. 4. This
train will carry buffet service.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-02-18
HERBERT r. LEARY !
Attorney and Counselor at Law
~ Edenton, NJ. G.

Feb. lI, 1921 :
:. w. o. Saunders, Editor,
The Independent,
= Elizabeth City, North Carolina =
Dear Mr.. Saunders: =
am attaching my check in the .
amount of $i.0O to cover subserip- :
tiOn price for first edition of your
: proposed book of editorial writings. >
Few of your subscribers have read =
y with more eagerness and interest :
= your editorials. My appreciation at
= times has prompted me to save them =
: to read to certain of my friends who :
= also seem appreciative of their, Da-,
Vid Harum quality of sound common
= sense, the fearlessness of tone, as :
well as the happy faculty of express $
sion and cIearness of phrase of the
writer. ] shall look forward with =
interest to the publication of this
= volume. =
With regards and good wishes, 4
+ remain, =
Sincerely yours, I"
II. r. LEARY =
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-02-18
- 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. Remember your
eyes are your bread-winners.
Take care of them,
You have, your teeth ex-
arnined twice a year. Why
not you eyes? They are
more important.
DR.. ]. D. Hathaway
Optometrist
Phone 99o Bradford Bldg
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-02-18
LOUIS SELIG TO CELEBRATE
seth. BUSINESS ANNIVERSARY

Louis Selig, Elizabeth City's oldest
est jeweler celebrates the 39th. anniver-
sary of his business on Monday, Feb. 21.
Mr. Selig starred in business here in
1882 and his business viii be 80 years
cd next Monday. He celebrates this an
niversary with 20 p. C. reduction on
prices in his store for all of next week.
He tells about it>in his ad in this paper
to-day.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-02-18
WONT LET SAUNDERS
JOIN KU KLUX KLAN
Which Fact Should Cause The Editor to
Lose a Lot Of Sleep

The place for anonymous communi-
cations is the editors waste basket; but
here is one that corroborates what this
newspaper has been saying about the
.Ku Klux K1an A member of the Klan
takes exception to W. o. Saunders tel
egram to Governor Morrison and sits
down and writes to the editor. But he
didn't sign his name to it., That's the
Klan policy, to conceal its identity and
shoot from ambush. The wonder is the
gent didn't sign his communication with
skull and cross bones. Here's his let
ter
Dunn, N c., Feb. 9th
Mr.. VIZ o. Saunders, Editor
The Independent
Elizabeth City, N. C.
Dear Sir:-
Replying in part to your communica-
ton to Gov. Morrison, appearing in
to-day's News E. Observer, beg to
say, that the calm, sane, hopeful cit
izenship of North Carolina, who have
qood clean records behind them and
who believe in White Supremacy, (sic.)
are the kind of men who are members
of The Ku kIux Klan. Everybody
is not taken in and if in the near fu-
ture you are not invited to join you
will know that most of the best citTsN
zens of your town do not consider
YOU in the above class.
Before passing Judgement on any
thing it would be good idea for you
to know what you are talking about
A MEMBER
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-02-18
A BARGAIN IN ROPE

We have Sisal Rope in sizes IA to
GIG, in coils weighing 35 to 55 pounds.
To be sold at II 1-2 cents a pound, less
than half the manufacturers prices.
G. II. ROBINSON CO., Elizabeth City.
n. Z. c-F1S-4t
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-02-18

Edison Marshalls thrilling story, The
Voice of the Pack, begins in this issue
of THE INDEPENDENT. If you. like
gripping, red-blooded, wholesome Amer
lean fiction begin with the first chapter.
Then you'll watch eagerly for\ the chap
ters to follow.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-02-18

WANTED:-A boat 80 to 35 feet long
to put 1S II. P. Engine in for towing.
G. WOODHOUSE, R. 1, Weeksville, N.
C. p-F1S-1t
The Washington times., 1921-05-19

Foster, Of Boston: Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty, the Secretary OF the
Navy and Mrs. DENLY. Mrs. Wallace,
wife OF the Secretary OF Agricul-
ture; Maj. Gen. and Mrs George
Barnett, Senator and Mrs. Joseph
S. Frelipshuysen, Senator and Mrs
Harry New. Senator and Mrs. Ar
thur Capper, Congressman Joseph
q. Cannon. Miss Helen Cannon. Mrs.
James f.. Barbour. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry r. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Gist
Blair, MIR. and Mrs. Woodbury. Blair
and Mrs. Cromwell Brooks.
others present were the Director
OF the Consular Service and Mrs.
Wilbur Carr, the American Minister
to Switzerland and Mrs. Hampson
Gary, the Third Assistant secre-
tary of State. Robert Woods Bliss,
the Counselor of the Russian EN-
bassy and Nine. de Bach. Capt.
Carlo Huntington of the Italian
embassy stan. Capt. c. J. Henry of
the British embassy stan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chauncey Depew, the Comp
troller of the Currency and Mrs.
Crissinger. Mr.. and Mrs +. l..
Stock, MIR. and Mrs. Joshua Evans,
Mr.. and Mrs. Judson c. welliver.
Mrs. John Snure, Miss Talbot, Mrs.
Cromwell Brooks, DR.. and Mrs. J..
w. Glazebrook. Mrs. Elizabeth
Gaines Smith. Mrs. r. Eugene Ack-
erman. OF New York: Miss May
Adams. Mrs. Delos Blodgett, Miss
Mona Blodgctt. Dr. and Mrs.
Mitchell Carroll. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles J. Bell, Robert Bell, Roger
Tredwell. Mrs. Arthur Buxton. Miss
Jessie Tredwell, Major Reginald
Foster. Mrs. Charles p. Stone, Mr..
and Mrs. William Whiting Andrews.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Addison, Mrs.
j. Ryan Devereux, Capt. David st.
+. Gaillard, Capt. and Mrs. C. c.
Calhoun, Mrs. Medorem Crawford,
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood. Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer. Miss o. J.
Hemphill, Col. and Mrs. David
Porter. Mrs. Henry r. Dimock,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence AspInwall,
Congressman and Mrs. Philip Camp
bell. Gen. and Mrs. Charles r.
Drake. Miss Barrine Drake, Col.
and Mrs. Clarence Day. Mr.. and Mrs.
David Barry. G. Thomas Dunlop,
Mr.. and Mrs John Joy Edison. Cuth-
bert b. Brown, Mrs. G. w. Brown,
Miss Anne Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Davidge. nv. and Mrs.
Frederick f. Chaplin. Miss Marcia
Chaplin and Fred Chaplin. jr.. Bowie
Clark. Nine. Soyez, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Armat, Miss Alice Hutcnins
Drake. Mrs. Randolph Hopkins.