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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-03-30
Head Of Iowa W. C. T. U.
Gets Treatening Letter

Des Moines. Ia, March 2o.-Mrs.
Ida B. Wise Smith of Cedar Rapids,
state president of the w. c. T. u,
-eceived an anonymous letter today
Earning her that if she did not cease
her campaign against cigarets and
boxing she would not live until
"Wednesday.
at reminds ME OF the old davs OF
the fight against liquor" Mrs. Smith
said. Il will still be here fighting
Wednesday"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-03-30
Two Reporters Convicted Il
For Contempt of Court

New York, March Or. O.
Scallan and w. ?. Beazell, reporters
for the New York World were found
guilty Of contempt of court by Su-
preme Court Justice McAvoy.
The charge grew out OF story
carried by the newspaper, which in
timated that an agreement had been
entered into By an attorney associat-
ed with the Lockwood committee,
investigating the so-calIed Builders
Trust" and counsel for certain de
PENDANTS whereby the latter were to
escape Jail sentences by pleas OF
guilty.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-03-30
Resignation of Ambassador
ROLAND Morris Accepted

Washington, March 29.-Resigna-
ton OF ROLAND S. Morris, as am
bassador to Japan was accepted by
President Harding, according to an
nouncemert by the, State depart
ment.
Mr.. Morris was appointed ambas-
sador to Japan in 1917. For about
year, however, he has Ieen III
Washington, where he conducted in
formal conversations with the Japan
csc ambassador, looking to the for
nation ~of new treaty agreements
with Japan.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-03-30
Man Given 60 Days in Jail
For. Illegal Possession

McCook, Neb.. March 29.--(Spe-
oial)-Elmore Thayer was stnterced
to 6e days in the county iailA for
possession OF liquor. The driver OF
the automobile in which Thayer was
riding was fined 500 and costs and
his car confiscated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-03-30
Burroughs
DiesonWay
Back East
Death Occurs at 2 A. M. While
Nature Lover Is Returning
to His Home From
California.
End Comes on Pullman

New York, March 29.-John Bur
roughs, famous naturalist died at :
o'clock this morning on a New
York Central train at kingsville, 0.
Word Of Mr.. Burroughs death
was received here by New York
Central officials. He was returning
east after spending the winter i'll
Pasadena, Cal, where he was re-
ported to have been slightly i'll with
Affections incident to old age. He
was in his 84th year. -..
Body Taken East.
New York Central headquarters
received a report from their super
intendent at Erie. Pa, that John Bur-
roughs died on train No. Is near
kingsville, O., early this morning,
apparently from heart disease.
The report says a woman physi-
clan who was accompanying Mr.
Burroughs took charge OF the re-
mains and continued east
Mr.. Burroughs boarded the train
at Chicago and was bound Tor
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. ,
Mr.. Burroughs left Pasadena, Cal,
last Friday for his home at West
Park, N. Y, where he planned to
pass his Saith birthday, April ). A
short time before his departure ne
had left hospital there. where he
had received treatment for an ab-
scess on the chest. He had divided
his>timc during the winter between
La Jolls, near San Diego, and d
cabin in Pasadena Glen.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-03-30
Rail Men to Lose Jobs

Chicago, March % Orders laying
of approximately LOO employees oi
the Chicago Great Western railroad,
TO take effect April ?, have beer is.
sued from the general Offices here.
!. was announced today.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19
WHO'LL BE, THE FIRST TO
GET A BRACELET WATCH?
Some Girl Reader of This Newspaper
Is Going To Be the First Lucky
One-Why Not You?

Who will be the first girl to win one
of those 15-jewel, 20-year, gold wrist
watches which THE INDEPENDENT
is offering its girl readers? THE IN
DEPENDENT wants to announce the
first winner next week and publish her
photograph.
Many girls are beginning to work for
one of these watches and every girl who
will give little spare time to the prop
osition will be sure to get one of these
25-dollar watches. 1t is only necessary
to get "a yearly subscriptions for this
newspaper at $1.5O a year, $4,000
worth of subs in all, to get a watch
Further particulars are contained in an
advertisement elsewhere in this ISSUE
The watches can be seen at Louis
Selig's or at the Office of this newspa-
per. They are beauties and guaranteed
time keepers. The movement is a stand
ardized 15-jewel Swiss movement; the
case is genuinely gold-flled and guar
anteed for 20 years. Louis Selig's
guarantee stands behind every watch.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19
TWENTY YEARS OLD AND
NOTHING TO LIVE FOR
So Thought Oliver Berry, Who Drank
CarboIic Acid Mixed With
Grape Juice

After writing a note to his mother
in which he said that life had no out
look for him and the future seemed
black, Oliver Berry, 20-yearold son of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ w. Berry of this city
drank potion of carbolic acid mixed
with grape juice Monday night and the
attempted suicide was not discovered
till nearly too late to administer anti
dotes. Heroic medical treatment may
have saved his life and the young man
is said to have expressed regret for his
rash act.
Young Berry is a modest. retiring, in
irrespective sort of youth, whose misfor-
tune seems to have been in living too
much to himself. Never having culti-
waited a sweetheart or a chum in whom
to confide he developed melancholia so
common in youth of his type. The
loneiest thing on earth is lonely boy.
Young Berry was employed by the
w. II. YWeatherly Co. of this city and
is highly regarded by his employers and
by all who knew. him.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19
BIG GOSPEL TABERNACLE
OPENS SUNDAY, AUG. II
ON Shores ,ef Curt Sound, In View
of the Ocean, SeatIag zoos $3.50

The opening of the Currituck Gospel
Tabernacle Associations great gospel
tabernacle on the shores of CurritucE
Sound will be celebrated on Sunday
August 2S. with the beginning OF an IN
terdenominational evangeistic campaign
to last Is days, Sunday August 2S to
Sunday, Sept. IL, inclusive.
On the shores of Currituck Sound,
two miles North of Poplar Branch and
in fulI view of the Atlantic Coast where
Whales Head and Kill Devil Hill are III
n1oin view. the Currituck Gospel Asso-
citation has built a massive permanent
tabernacle with seating capacity OF
nearly 2.OOO.. This big tabernacle Will
no devoted to annual evangelistic cam
noiqns into which it is hoped to draw
the religious people of most OF tnese
Northeastern North Carolina counties
Undoubtedly many people will go
from Elizabeth City, Hertford, Weeks
Vile. South Mills and other points. 1he
cool breezes coming across Curfltuch
Sound direct from the Atlantic ocean,
the smell of fried chicken and other ac-
commandments of the meeting Will alone
suffice to draw crowds.
The meeting this year will be con-
Quoted by DR.. E. E. Adams, a noted
Kentucky Evangelist. Prof. e. L. Cos
sett known as the converted clown, VIII
direct the singing. Gossett himself is
a baritone singer of ability. Mrs. Il. L.
Adams will be pianist.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19
DIR. CLARKE TO QUIT
BLACKWELL MEMORIAL
Church Divided Over Acceptance OF
654S Resignation-=count of Vote
Questioned

Rev. Geo. W. Clarke, pastor OF
Blackwell Memorial Baptist Church ten
dered his resignation to the .congrega-
ton Sunday night at the close of his
evening service. His resignation was
accepted by a vote of 46 to Al with
more than half of the congregation not
voting. One member says the vote was
so close indeed that it would have been
a tie had the votes been more carefully
recorded. 1t is said that an invalid
woman who could not stand and could
only raise her hand to vote was not
counted when the negative vote was
taken.
After the vote was taken there arose
the question of looking for new pas
tor. 1t was suggested that the Board
of Deacons look to this. Thereupon a
member of the congregation arose and
moved that the church also get new
Board of Deacons. The. motion received
a second The question was put, but
was lost.
Dr. Clarke's resignation is the cul-
mination of a factional row in the
church, the faction led by E. F. Ayd-
lett and NJ. n. Sawyer having, desired
his resignation for months.
DR.. Clarkes resignation is effective
Sept. IS, 1921, at which time he will
have rounded out a four-year pastor
ate. He came to Elizabeth City on
Sept. Is, 1921, at which time he will
DIR. Clarke has not revealed his plans
for the future, but he is an able min
lister of wide acquaintance and will not
be long without pulpit.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19
BIG CATFISH STABBED MACK
MORRISETTE WITH HIS FIN

M. G. Morrisette, Elizabeth City fur
niture dealer and hosiery manufactures,
is walking with a cane as result of an
encounter with giant catfish at Nags
Head Mr. Morrisette hooked one of
the biggest cats seen at Nags Head this
season and landed him only after a
strenuous struggle. When the cat
landed it landed in Mr.. Morrisetteis lap
and drove one of it's nail-like fins an
inch and half into his right knee, in
ficting an ugly and poisonous wound.
"It was a real he cat,'' declares Mr..
Morrisette, "and must have weighed ten
pounds
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19
81 UNLUCKY MEN
TORN FROM HOME
When Cost of Dropping One
Bomb Would Have Saved the
Morale of Coast Guard

There were tears and heartaches and
gloom thruout the Seventh District
Coast Guard Service, from Cape Hen
ry to Cape Lookout, this week, when
"a men were taken from the life saving
stations in this district and packed off
to fill vacancies in the service in Coast
Guard stations in other districts. Twelve
men were sent to the Texas coast. The
others went to Long Island, N Y.
Most of these men were natives of
Currituck, Dare and Carteret counties.
Born on the coast they entered the
Coast Guard service because it was en-
ployment near at hand. They never
dreamed of being transferred from one
station to another. Many of them had
married and established homes. When
vice, as it had been called, became the
Coast Guard and the men in the sser-
vice became enlisted men, just like men
IN the army and navy. Still, none
dreamed of being treated just like an
enlistment man in the army and navy.
The Coast Guard were happy in their
established homes along the coast.
And then, a few weeks ago, like
bolt out of the blue, came an order
from Washington directing Capt. Crow
ley, Superintendent of the Seventh Dis
trlct, whose Offices are in this city, to
put four of the Coast Guard Stations
on the North Carolina Coast on an in
active basis and to reduce the person
nell of all other stations. The result
was that 81 men in the Coast Guard
stations in this district were displaced.
Of this number the enlistments of three
had expired These three refused to
re-enlist. The. others, bound by their
enlistment papers, had to go whittier
the department sent them. And SO
thru Beaufort, Elizabeth City and Vir-
ginia Beach this past week these 81 en-
listed men have passed on to faraway
stations where there happened to be
dearth of men. Few of these "a will
re enlist when their terms expire.
The reduction of the personnel of the
Coast Guard and this decentralization of
the service was necessary in the inter-
est of economy. The Congress was too
stlngy to appropriate enough money to
keep the service up to standard. The
amount of money it would take to
maintain the service efficiently would
barely pay for the dropping of one of
those 1900 pound bombs that the navy
airmen have been playing with off the
Virginia Capes this summer
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19
HOSPITAL. NEEDS ONLY n
$500 AT THE PRESENT

With around $14,5OO subscribed, the
Elizabeth City Municipal Hospital AS
sociation expects to close it's campaign
for $4,000 capital stock. within a few
days. Any hour may see the campaign
over the top, as they used to say in
war times The city has been pretty
thoroly canvassed and those who have
solicited the stock have worked hard.
Any who have not subscribed and who
desire to do so will carry job to Presi-
dent Duff or Sesretary Job of the Cham
Der of Commerce by voluntarily sub
scribing now.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19
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 a reason
able price for real professio-
nal work. Remember your
eyes are your bread-winners.
Take care Of them.
You have your teeth ex-
amined twice year. Why
not you eyes? They are
more important.
DR.. j. D. Hathaway
Optometrist
Phone ooo Bradford Bldg
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19

Pursued mathematically, the continu-
alton of the widening ratio of racial
divisions, the decline will reduce the
Negro population to less than Is per
cent of the whole within the next 100
years, and will carry it to the vanishing
point in 200 years."
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19
BIG NORFOLK GROCERY SEEKS
STAND IN ELIZABETH CITY

This newspaper learns from a reliable
source that a representative OF the u.
Pender Groceries of Norfolk has been
in Elizabeth City within the past few
days trying to secure a location for an
Elizabeth City branch of the Pender
stores. The Pender company operates
the biggest department grocery in the
South with dozens. of branches already
scattered all over, Norfolk and vicinity.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19
FREE SCHOLARSHIP FOR CAMDEN

Prof. L. L. Stevens, Superintendent of
Education of Camden County, advises
this newspaper that Camden County has
been allotted free scholarship in the
State College. This scholarship will be
given to some deserving boy in Camden
who will make application for it at
once. Application should be addressed
to Prof. L. L. Stevens, Indiantown, n.
C,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19


appointed State Commits
Public exhaustive search for the person
made good public He Mrs johnson served her as
that Office that OF
interested
appointed
ability clearly,
will
the welfare work the State
herself
sense and brevity that
as rs.J much sense"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19

Robeson county farmers will meet
Saturday to discuss ways and means OF
combating the cotton boil weeyll
which has made it's appearance in that
county.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19

The third annual convention of the
North Carolina Department of the
American Legion will be held in Hen
derson Friday and Saturday, August 26
and %.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19

Twenty six per cent of all arrests in
Raleigh for the month of July were
due to whiskey, according to records
made public this week.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19

A flood of spurious nickels has been
detected. in Raleigh and other cities
thruout the state recently.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19

Winston Salem gave the evangelist
Cyclone McLendon purse of $4,000 at
the close of his revival there this week.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19

Ben N. Turner, 60 years old, of Ora
ham, N. c., ended his life Tuesday by
cutting his throat with a razor.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19

Write name and address plainly and state
whether subscription Is or a renewal. NJ
not convenient to send check or NJ. .. send
dollar bIII at our risk and get the paper eight
months Instead Of year.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-08-19
OBEY THAT IMPULSE AND.
FILL IN THIS HANDY BLANK.
THE INDEPENDENT,
EIizahafh Gifv NJ e

THE INDEPENDENT,
Elizabeth City, N. c.
I Send me The Independent for one
year, for which am incIosing my
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Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-01-14
COUNTY TREASURER's WARRANT
CALL.

Call all Ordinary County Fund
warrants. registered as follows:
Nos. 1894. s347. 1852. 1858, 1860
1898, 9S46. 1851, 1861, 1895, ssO6,
1896, 1910, 1903. 1882. 1914, 329e.
1882. 1870, 1891. and 1888.
Call all warrants registered in the
Road Fund to November IT, 1920,
inclusive.
Call all School Fund warrants,
registered as follows:
District No. 2, Consolidated; War
rant No. 81.
District No. 8. All warrants rgister-
ed to December 13, 1920, inclusive
District No 6, All warrants register
ed TO October 12, 1920. inclusive.
District No 12, All warrants regis
tered to July /, 1920. inclusive.
District No. IS, Warrant 294.
District No. 23, Warrants No. los
and ia.
District No. "a, Warrants Nos. 2O4,
205, and 206.
District No. 43. Warrant No. 5S.
District No. 43, Building Fund No.
Sc.
District No. 2, High; ALI Warrants
registered to November 3, 1920, in
elusive.
All the above Ordinary County
Fund warrants and Road Warrants
cease to draw interest 80 days from
date of this call.
All above school warrants cease to
draw interest 20 days from date OF
this call.
Dated at my office at Kiowa, Col
orado, this Gath day of December, A
d. 1920.
TOM BURNSIDE.
County Treasurer of Elbert Coun
ty, Colorado.
First publication Dec. "a, 1920.
Last publication Jan. 2S, 1921.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-01-14
EAST SIDE ITEMS.


VIM. Pfost had three teams in the
field husking corn Thursday.
Mrs. Mark Wells. a sister of Mrs.
C. S. Kirkpatrick, is here on a Wis
it, she arrived last week from De-
corah, Iowa.
Cliff Smiths called at Kay Ba-
Gus Sunday evening.
Warren Blanchard's, Miss Sybll
Butcher and Allen Bell took Sunday
dinner with Grandpa and Grandma
Blanchard
THE Bell Livestock Company pur-
chased fine Shorthorn bull from
Gleason & Blazer last week
d. M. Patchen sold his farm at
Wray, last week.
Tom Stephens and Harold Maui
din assisted C. S. Kirkpatrick to
butcher Friday.
Mrs. Chas. Bevins called at the
Chas. Mauldin home Saturday af-
ternoon.
Allen Bell is busy these days,
hunting pcdHut5
Tom Stephens stripped the gears
in his new Overland one evening
last week Handle he easy. Tom
Frank Miller helped Kay Bacus
butcher Monday.
Mrs. Charley 1ngledow, nee Ella
McKilip. was visiting her sister,
Mrs. Chas. Mauldip.
Wedding Bells will soon be ring
ing. Better late, than never!
G. S. Kirkpatrick's and Harold
Mauldin were visitors at the Tom
Stephens home, Monday.
An old fashioned taffy pull was
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Warren Blanchard on Wednesday
evening. Everyone reports a fine
time.
Some climate when you can picnic
in January, the same as in July.
Its too bad when big brother wont
let little brother take the Ford out
on Sunday and Wednesday even
ings, when his best girl is all dolled
up and waiting.
Jim Mauldin has his new barn al
most complete.
Anyone having furniture for sale
snt uld see c. ri Kleeman at the
]. zabeth Mn,t Market
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-01-14
NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT HEIRS
AT LAW DEVISEES.
State of Colorado
County of Ebert )SS.

County Of Ebert )SS. In the
County Court in Probate.
The People of the State of Colo
rado to all persons hereinafter
named, GREETING:
Whereas, it has been made to ap-
pear to the County Court of Elbert
County, in the State of Colorado.
that you, the said Herbert C. VIII
son, 1922 North 10th St, Phoenix,
Ariz.; Rachel c. Manning. r. D. 5,
Parkersburg, w. Va; VIM. ]. Jones,
residence and address unknown;
Leander Joness residence and ad-
dress unknown; Robert NJ. Jones,
$50 Garfield Ave, Chicago, III /;
Mrs. Mary L. Jones Dougherty, S25
Locust ST., Long Beach, Clifornia;
three neices, names unknown,
daughters of testatrix' brother
Thomas; the children of testatriX'
brother James, names unknown the
children OF testatrix' sister, Martha
Watkins. names unknown; and al
p'hNl hAihhoMh htiio anu 'NSabSS'
of Hannah S. Jones, deceased and
all non residents OF the State of
Colorado, whose names, RESIDENCES
and post office addresses are un-
known:
Now, Therefore, in accordance
with the provisions OF the statute in
such case made and provided and by
orderof Court duly made and entered
you are hereby notified that an in
strument of writing purporting to
be the last will and testament OF
the said Hannah S. Jones. deceased.
was presented to said Court for pro-
bate on the third day of January,A.
D. 1921. by Lee Ramsey, the exc
cutor therein named, residing at
Denver, in the State of Colorado;
that the said deeedent was, at the
time of his decease. resident of
Ebert County, in the State of Colo
rado; that the said decedent, ar
cording to the said alleged will Do
,yised mad bequeathed her property
in the words and figures following,
to-wft:
To said Herbert C Wilson, s50O,00
to her sister, Rachel C. Manning,
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-01-14
OBITUARY.

Alfred Peterson was born in the
southern part Sweden, November
p, 1874. His boyhood was spent
in farm work and in attendance up
IN local schools. In 1870 he came
70 America. via Liverpool, to New
York, spending eleven days ON the
Ocean. After a short time spent
in New Jersey he went to Connecti-
cut and secured employment from a
contractor, with whom he worked
in stone yard and also in a lum-
ber yard.
In 1871 Mr.. Peterson came to
Colorado. where he worked In n saw
mill. and also. got out lumber foi
railroad ties In the fall of 1872
he took up a homestead of 160 acres
on section 32, where he remainec
about sixteen years. placing tn,
land under cultivation, to this he
added from time to time; until he
became the possessor OF many ac~ef
of fertile land; on which he raises
farm products and high grade Short
horn cattle.
July 10. 1879, Mr.. Peterson mar
ried Miss Anna Alsen. also native
of Sweden. To this union were
born twelve. children, all of whom
survive their father.
He was a member of the Luthern
Church.
Mr.. Peterson was taken down with
pneumonia and after brief illnesf
passed away on Wednesday, Janu
airy 5th. He ws laid to rest in FL
bert Cemetery. Friday, January 7th.
at 200 p. m, the Rev. Walker, of
ficiating. Mr.. Peterson leaves :
large family, relatives and hosi
of friends to mourn his loss.