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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-06-17
BEANS MAY GET
THEIR INNING
Failure of Irish Potato Market
May Mean Diversified
Truck Crops

Blue as indigo would just about de-
scribe the potato growers of the Eliza
beth City section this week. The Irish
potatoi crop, always a gamble, seldom
brings a profitable return two years in
succession. This is an off-year accord
ing to schedule New potatoes of the
best grade brought only So to $3.50 on
the eastern markets this week. Some
few cars sold at Elizabeth City for
$3.50. Some potatoes not up to grade
brought only $1.5O in. New York and
Philadelphia, not enough to pay for bar
rels, covers and freight. The growers
are blue, the buyers and shippers are
blue, the fertilizer men are blue, bank
ers and merchants are blue.
But by all the rules of the potato
game any one might have anticipated
just what has happened. The history
of the potato industry is a history OF
biennial ups and downs, potatoes
bringing a high price one year and sell,
ing at loss the next year. Last year
was a year of banner prices, potatoes
selling higher than at any time in his
tory. But hope springs eternal IN the
breast of the potato grower and aftel
a big year he dares to hope that some
thing will happen to bring big prices
the very next season. But something
doesn't happen.
The only rift in the clouds this weel
is some assurance that the last of. the
old potato crop is out Of the way. Olt
stock potatoes, selling around 80 cents
per 100 lbs, have glutted the markets
everywhere until it is no longer profit
able to ship them. But while the olt
potatoes are out of the way, more new
POTATOES are going to market. The New
Jersey crop is expected to move an!
day.
The effect of the failure of the po
tato market probably will be fewer po
tatoes next year. The effect will b.
most wholesome if the growers will oil
versify their truck crops and give NOR
acreage to peas, beans and cabbage
Northeastern North Carolina grower
made big money on their May pea crol
this year. They could have made NOR
big money on beans and cabbage. III
snap bean may get a showing IN thl
section this year if potato growers ar
finally convinced that it doesn't pay t.
carry all of their eggs in one basket.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-06-17
RuMOR FAILEDeTO KILL
FARMERS GINNING co.

The latest victim of 'unfounded recelv-
ership rumors in Elizabeth City is the
Farmers Ginning & Produce Co. he
ports we're circulated this week that
this company had closed its doors. The
falsity of the rumor, was revealed when
the company was found still doing busi-
ness at the old stand. ''We are still do
ing business and expect to be right here
when those who spread hurtful rumors
are where they ought to be-" declared
X. R. Winslow,r manager Of the com
hpany.
The Farmers Ginning & Produce CO
is farmers cooperative enterprise
composed of more than twenty promi
nent and successful farmers in Eliza
beth City and vicinity. They do a gen
eral produce and fertilizer business ant
operate a cotton gin, saw mill, shlngl'
mill, grist mill and warehouse. Ihe!
have enjoyed a successful business TO
J several years.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-06-17
SOME FACTS ABOUT
THE ALBEMARLE BUILDING
LOAN ASSN.

+ The report of w. Ben. Goodwin,
+ secretary-treasurer of the o1ganiza-
+ tion since it founding, for the year
+ ending January l,-i92I, shows as
= sets for the Association in the
+ amount of S75,OOs.69. At the pres
+ emf time the Association has ap-
+ proved loans i'm force to the sum of
= 100000. There are some 500
= shareholders enrolled, and the aver
+ age holding of each is six one hun
= dred dollar shares materially above
- the national Building and Loan@aV-
= craze of $507.75 for the entire coun-
= try for the year 1920.
= The officers of the AIbemarIe
+ Building & Loan Association are:
= j. p. Kramer, president; w. r..
= ZoeIIer, Vice-president; w. Ben
= Goodwin, secretary-treasurer, and
J. B. Leigh, attorney.
+ Its directors are: Noah Burfoot,
= Jr., S. G. Etheridge, w. Ben Good
win, A. G. James, J. p. Kramer, J.
B. Leigh, M. G. Morrisette, A. r.
+ Nicholson, J. C. Sawyer, T. T. Tur-
= ner, DR.. C. B. Williams, and w. II.
= ZoeIIer.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-06-17
STATE TO BRIDGE
CHOWAN RIVER
Commissioner Hart Firm In His
Determination to Destroy
Ancient Barriers.

The Chowan river, that for
midable natural barrier which to-
gether with Albemarle Sound
have isolated the six northeast
ernmost counties of North Caro-
lima from the rest of the state,
making these counties geogra-
phical1y a part Of the state of
Virginia, is, to be bridged. The
counties of Gates, Chowan, Per-
quimans, Pasquotank, Camden
and Currituck are to be thus
linked to the state highway sys-
tenn and Chowan river will no
longer be a barrier between these
counties and the rest of the state
Northeastern North Carolina is
to become in fact as we'll as nom
inally an important part Of the
Old North State.
Assurance that the State Highway
Commission will lose no time in bridg-
ing Chowan river was given by Hon
VIM. A. Hart, State Highway Commits
sioner of the First District at great
mass meeting of citizens of Gates anc
Hertford counties held at Winton Wed
nesday, June Is. Elizabeth City was
, represented at the meeting by Attorne!
Walter L. Cohoon, General Counsel o.
the State Highway Commission.
| Commissioner Hart did not hesitate tt
commit himself. He told the assembled
crowds that two things he purposed tt
do: 1. To bridge the Chowan River
at Winton. 2. To put a road acros:
that swamp between Pasquotank ant
Gates counties, throwing the counties O.
Pasuuotank, Camden and Currituck int
the state highway system via W1nto1
and giving the people of Gates and Hert
! ford counties ready accessibility to th
social life and markets of Elizabetl
City.
Commissioner Hart loses no oppor
tunity to voice his genuine interest Il
these two projects and he is the clos
nersonaI friend of Governor Cameron
Morrison himself, in whom the peopl
of these counties have a devoted frleno
Governor Morrison is the first goVerno
of North Carolina to seriously recognlz
the isolated position of these north
essternmost counties and bestir himsel
TO secure their recognition as an I'm
portant part of the-state.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-06-17

The 10Th annual convention of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union OF North
Caroina met this week in Charlotte.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-06-17
ROOSEVELT MAY
COME TO SEE Us
Considering Invitation To Attend
Convention of Surfmen
June 28 .

Plans for the entertainment Of
the Surfmen's Mutual Benefit
Association at Elizabeth City
June 2S and 20 are being rapidly
Perfected by the Chamber Of
Commerce committee in. charge
and the official program Will be
announced in a few days
Commodore w. E. Reynolds, head of
the q. S. Coast Guard, has given the
committee personal assurance of the
fullest cooperation in making the Surf
mems convention here not only the oc-
casion of much fun and interest for the
Coast Guard, but for the public as well.
The Coast Guard Service has loaned
the use of much life saving apparatus
and two Coast Guard airplanes from
the Morehead City station will entertain
the crowd with stunts, giving a public
demonstration Of the part the alrplane
will play in the rescue of shipwrecked
men. The spectacle promises to be SO
unique that both the Pathe and Fox
moving picture men will be here to get
the pictures for the screen.
There is a possibility of Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary .ot
the Navy coming as a distinguished
guest of the convention. The Invitation
was extended him in person by a com
mittee composed of Congressman ID. s.
Ward. Col. I. M. Meekins, r. G. JOB,
Cants M. P. Hite, c.. Q. Robinson and
w. O. Saunders, who saw young Roose-
velt at his Offices in Washington last
Friday.
At the first suggestion that he come
ito Elizabeth City the son of the great
Theodore Roosevelt threw up his hands
Fritz fashion and yelled:
"Kamerad: -
The Committee proceeded with its
argument and young Roosevelt again
threw up his hands, exclaiming with a
breadth of smile and show OF teeth
characteristic of that other Roosevelt
''Kamerad!
He was sure he was too busy to
come, but he appeared more INTERESTED
when told that he could make the trip
to Elizabeth City from Langley Field
Va. in 20 minutes. If Col. Roosevelt
duties take him anywhere near Langley
Field on June % he will make the de-
tour to Elizabeth City, probably BRING
ing with him an escort OF bomp1ne
nlanes to make his bow to E1zabetf
City all the more spectacular. The com
mittee not-only invited him to bring the
bombers along, but obligated to provide
ship target for them to bomb if they
would make the trip to Elizabeth City
There are several hundred navy aviators
nlaying up and down the Virginia anc
Carolina coasts right at this time' en-
gagged in just such experiments. Ihe
idea seemed to appeal to the Asslstan
Secretary of the Navy.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-06-17
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-
amined twice a year. Why
not you eyes? They are
more important.
DR.. J. D. Hathaway
OPtometrist
Phone ooo Bradford Bid
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-06-17
lures of such department.

If Congress puts this into effect light
house keepers probably will direct our
saving operations in the future, while
the few life-savers left will trim the
lights and NOV the lawns. The rest #
the erstwhile Coast Guard will be sprin-
kled over the Navy, where the life-saV-
ers are opposed to going.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-06-17

Colonel Albert Cox of Raleigh was
named president of the Alumni Associa-
ton of the State University to succeed
r. D. w. 'Connor, who will become pro-
fessor of history at the State institution.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-06-17

With representatives of practically
every Pythian Lodge in the state pres
ent, the annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge of the Pythian order was held
in Greensboro this week.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-28
,
SEEMINGLY TWAS EVER THUS
Example Of Eternal Triangle viii
Z" Soon Be Presented to Another
~, Judge and Jury. a ;. 3

Not so very long ago there lived to-
gether in Indianapolis certain man
and woman. They We're well past
middle age, and their children were
reared and gone. One evening the
man Of the family neryously marked
the passing of time. Sad suspicion
gripped the heart Of the woman. The
husband explained that he would have
to be away from home that evening
on business. The wife explained that
she did not wish to stay at home alone,
and would go to neighbours home.
She left the house first. But she did
not go to the neighbours home. Instead
she slipped into the rear seat of the
curtained darkness of her husbands
automobile, and covered herself with
a robe. After a while he came out
of the house and drove away. He
drove to another house in the city and
drew up in front. He left the car and
entered the house. The wife also left
the car and took a. position in the
shadows nearby. After a few minutes
wait the man came out Of the house
with another woman on his arm. The
eternal triangle was completed, and
the same old thing happened. Now
they are getting ready to tell It to the
judge. - r ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-28

meters. The cars are airy and roomy,
and there is far less congestion during
busy hours than in most cities OF
much less size!
Paris omnibus system represents
a course of about $50 kilometers,
covered by approximately 1000 buss-
es.
The street railways reach far out
into the suburbs, while both subways
and omnibuses stop at the city ways.
Important extensions Of both the lat
ter, however, are contemplated as
soon as the dismantling of the fortl-
fications is completed. This will open
up new sections for fiat-building pur-
poses, and relieve the apartment FAM
inc.
Partisan omnibuses are one-story.
In appearance they are cross be-
tween a street car and an old-fash-
Toned prairie schooner. The COM
partment is divided into first and
second class sections, the former be-
ing equipped with upholstered leather
seats.
They stop at pre-arranged stopping
points. During rush hours passen-
gers are required to line up in ad-
vance, the first to arrive being the
first on. The question of who came
first is settled by numbered coupons.
attached in series on a nearby lamp
post for each passenger to grab as
he steps up. When the buss comes
along, the conductor calls for the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-28
g. s--.--.-
THROUGH WITH TIGHT SHOES
Experience That Young Woman Had
Recently 10 Sufficient to. Last
- Hef 4 Lifetime.

"A young woman was taken to one
of the downtown restaurants for din
ner. She wished to make good I'm.
preston, so she stopped at the shoe
shining establishment to have -
shoes polished, which shoes, by hha
way, were, little too small and
pinched considerably.
They pinched even worse after they
were seated at the table. and the
young woman decided to do very
daring thing. So, carefully, she man
aged to slip her hand down to her foot,
loosen the shoe and slip it off her foot.
Just as that performance was ended
the waiter arrived with; the, dinner and
she Strengthened up tosget! ready for;it.
She reached for her napkin and hor-
:rors The inside of her hand was as
black as could be. The shoe. polish
had not vet dried. Worse and worse!
Her friend noticed her hand.
There was nothing TODD but explain
the situation, which she did in very.
way. But she VOWS steadily
that she will never again wear tight
shoes when, going QUITO dinner.-Indi-
annapolis News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-28

A LTHOUGH the modes .Of this sea-
"A son promised to turn over new
leaf and write thereon, in very large
letters the word "Simplieity," they APP
pear to have lapsed from this good in
tention. Fashion has a Maynard
fancy and is not faithful to one idea
for long, we know. Just now en-
hroideries are among the. lures she
follows, and therefore sthere.is much
more of it than might have sbeenl ex-
pectel after it's long popularity last
season. Suits have come under the
spell and the new coats invite and
receive much rich establishment.
Two examples Of the embroidery
mode in suits, as shown in the Illus
tration above, have chosen solid en-
broidery in silk floss, but have han
died it in very different ways. The
handsome model ut the left is one Of
many in which slashes about the skirt
portion of the coat form panels.
These panels appear to be signals for
embroidery which has answered by
coming to: abide with them. Sometimes
it Is merely.sa ! border of handmade
points or scallops about the edge OF
the panels. and,again it covers them,
as in the suit pictured. where round
ed panels make place for Il graceful
motif. The embroidery. is usually in
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-28
PARIS ENJOYS SUNSHINE
IN BUS AND TRAMWAYS
BY Edwin w. Hyllinger,
Omitted Press Staff Cofresponden)

Paris, April 2S.-Parisian business
men, laborers and shop girls prefer
to ride home from work midst sun
shine and pure air-in other words,
in omnibusses and tramways-than
descend into the gloom and foul
odors of the subways.
TRANSPORTATION statistics furnished
the United Press by the Paris munich.
pal bureaux show that underground
railways lost 100000 passengers
during 1920 alone. A large proper.
ton Of these shifted to the omnibuses
despite. the fact that the buses charge
higher fares.
Surface means of transport are
crowding underground lines increas
ingly and steadily in Paris. Last
year 56O,OO0,OO0 rode in tramways
and 100000 in omnibuses. as
compared to total. of $50 200, 600 II
the two subway system, the Metro
and the Nord Sud.
And Paris remarkable street cal
and omnibus lines are still behinc
what they were before the war. a
number of pre-war routes have not
been replaced, and there is lack Of
Gears and BUSES on the lines which
are operating.
Officials attribute the popularity
Of the buses both to the fact that
they are speedier and more direct and
to the more pleasant conditions OF
travel. There is no, question Of bet.
ter advertising or competition, be-
cause all lines in Paris are owned by
the city.
Fares have doubled, both surface
and underground, since the end OF
the war. Sideways now charge 80
centimes for second tickets and 81
for first-class. Omnibus fares (short
rides) average rs to SO centimes,
while tramways range from ID to rs
centimes.
Both street railways and subways
were operated at heavy loss until
January, 1921, the deficits running
from 20 to 40 per cent. Owing to
the slump of 30 per cent in the price
Of coal, however, executives hope to
make the ledgers nearly balance this
year.
It would not be accurate, however;
to pretend that surface lines are "su.
preceding underground railways OF
threaten the latter with extinction.
Paris has the finest and most ex-
tensive surface railway system of any
city in Europe. It embraces about
800 kilometers of track, as compared
to the subways total Of only 112 kilo-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-28
THE INEVITABLE OUTCOME

the mopersent series of petty theving and
burgares experienced city, OF the
robberes brought short with bump last night and to-
day resting quietly in the city jail And only through
the cooperation of of the young citizens of the city that
the capture effected them much credit should be
given of the young burglars detained suspicion
after robbery of the Belram Elevator
ing able get evidence the matter he asle go
exhibits the clutch such life must have young boy,
wen after being held suspicion and getting free he could
be warned by that fact and quit the criminal life he
starting Instead he continued active than before with
the inevitable result that occurred last night.
For the boys have little sympathy the crime not
single of crime which sommes has behind real
1t would be mistake to treat the oense lightly that
would incentive further by others inclined
The though young should be given adequate punish
ment both for corrective and preventative
The attitude of the police and citizens had become Of
time it is possible they would eventually have been shot
had not suffered this result before their capture.
is scarcely to that this is another warning
for parents Of girls Of high school They should
know where their boys and girls spending their evenings
We cannot saving that had these boys been where
they should have been home o'clock at night
their lives would not have been handicapped
$ss@$Tst:%s s.5
While these two particular boys all that have been
unfortunate to far have fallen
into the of the law there who be
found lettering around the streets downtown hours when
they should be in bed and travelling at rate that will
probably bring them short day unless they radically
change their manner Of spending their evenings
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-28
NEW GUINEA HEAD HUNTERS
7 Periodical Forays Were Until Com
parativeIy Recently Regular
Thing in.ethe island. ~

! Until six years ago head-hunting was
in full swing along the coast, Of New
Guinea, writes Rev. E. Cappers in
Catholic Missions, and describes one
of these expeditions by the tribe OF
the Marind-anim or Kaya-Kayas. The
practice, he says, has been consider
ably checked by military expeditions.
Nevertheless head-hunting is stillquite
frequent in the interior. On the APP
pointed day men, women and children
would hasten to the point of embarka-
ton. At the approach Of their goal
the boats were anchored, and the en-
tire party stealthily entered the forest,
taking care not to give the alarm.
Extra care was needed once the de-
signated spot had been reached. On
the day before the attack the hunters
kept hidden in the bush, and during
the night they advanced far enough
to launch the attack early before dawn.
Occasionally, the hunters were hotly
received, but.most of the time the in
tended victims We're reused from their
sleep by the sudden war-cry of the
whole attacking party, and had no
time to defend themselves. Victims
were felled by the dozen, many Of
them pierced through by the sharp
pointed arrows.
! The victors yelled their war-cry and
repaired to their native haunts, where
days and nights Of feasting awaited
them with song and dance, around the
gruesome trophy. Isl ,.si Essst
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-28

the same color as the suit, and puts 1t
into the class of models for dressy
wear. Embroidered panels are not
the only feature that make this suit
interesting. The straight lines OF the
coat, it's front fastening with two pairs
Of link buttons that allow a handsome
vestee to be glimpsed, the, sleeves with
fiaring cuffs and the becoming collar
are all good points in the new styles.
1t has plain, straight-line skirt.
The suit at the right employs sew
eral colors in the elaborate embroidery
that enriches it and places it among
the most formal models. The en-
broidery covers the lower portion OF
the coat and more than half of the
long flowing sleeves, and entirely COW
ers the small, turned-down collar. Two
pairs of link buttons fasten this coat
also and allow only a little of the,
lace yestee Chat appears in the COM
pany of nearly all this seasons suits)
to show. But the collar is not always
fastened at the neck. and when open
it turns back, :: allowing long
V-shaped opening. r al: +
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-28
THE PRIDE OF HOME OWNERSHIP

More homes are construction in Bemid at the
seven years impetus that has been to
by local building should be taken up and
RED on until sufficient homes in the city to mouse
who wish to live During hesas five or ten years there
national for automobie-ownmg Auto saes
men have taken advantage of the owning instinct IN the IN
divdua carefully made large part OF the ag
their sales We have often wondered why sarn
why there home famine in this country tnat
people are not G on the aa renting
Hpaign744t isn't done that way.
Of social but no person will place an
automobile the home for character build
cal viewpoint argument all in favor of the home The
style changes less homes cost less Tor upkeep ana
little thought and reflection will easily convince anyone
that heart appealing sales proposition the home stands at
eryboy found indulge in evert sort of
gance the complaint heard all sides that BODYBUILDING
The question of home ownership is of national
The owning of homes should be more from
individual convenience The renting experience Of the aver
The theory of commonly applied to homes is
ou e heme would be-
thing to be bought and sold On market mans home
under those conditions would become ship at the mercy OF
cry storm instead Of port in time Of storm. & . .s
Home ownership makes for good citizenship because makes
place The idea The organization Of Society the
basis Of civilization is in reality interest Of
All civic founded civic interest which made
in the community only by having such stake in the
community only home ownership This is not by
any home cashreurno basis
family should not buy build home to money:
they should build home The chief ambition Of
good citizen to make good home for his family Money
paid home is good investment for the family that other
wise would have home because is cheaper than paying
rent but because right living in America requires home
ship *r..& 9S .i.' T..
Anyone then, who is behind BODYBUILDING campaign,
whether be contractor bank and understand in
Bemid each has made possible the operations of the other
doing worthy work and is to be hoped the pride ofhome
ownership will be greatly broadened in city which
love III .#. =. q, ~ -.