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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-19
CURRITUCK OFFICE DAYS
MONDAYS AND SATURDAYS

Announcement is made that Office
days Of the Register of Deeds and
Clerk of the Court at Currituck
Courthouse will be Mondays and
Saturdays from now on, instead of
Mondays and Fridays as formerly.
These officers state that they will be
glad to accommodate any patrons of
their Offices on these days. On days
other than Office days, mail addressed
to B. B. Bell, Clerk of the Court
will reach him more readily if ad-
dressed to ShawbOro, and mail for
]. \. Taylor, Register Of Deeds, will
reach Mr.. Taylor more readily if ad.
dressed to Maple.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-19
AND NOW THE
SHOW BEGINS
Public Utilities Companies
Seek to Stop Sale of
Bonds

Judge Henry G. Connor, OF
the United States District
Court now takes a hand in the
public utilities wrangle IN
Elizabeth City, the bondhold-
crs Of the public utilities COM
panics having filed a bill OF
complaint in the Federal
Court, seeking to enjoin the
city of Elizabeth City from
selling its public utility bonds
or engaging in the building
and operation of its own cleo
trio light, water and sewerage
plants.
The immediate effect of the action
is TO hold up the sale of any OF the
caty's bonds until the case has been
disposcd Of. 1t is believed that
Judge ConnOr will give the action q
spccial hearing at an early date.
The action of the utilities compan-
les was not unexpected. Jammcd in
corner. the owners of the existing
properties will avail themselves OF
every legal procedure to restrain the
city and delay its progress in NUM-
cipal ownership. City officials are
not fearful of the outcome OF this
or any other suit.
In their bill of complaint, the pub
lie utilities companies seek to en-
join the city:
First, from issuing and deliver
ing bonds of Elizabeth City TO the
amount of $S00,000 or any part
thereof. and from dcvoting or using
the proceeds of such bonds for the
construction and building of munich
pal electric light, water or sewer
systems or plants, any or all OF
thCm.'
Second. 'from putting into cffect
discriminatory schedule of rates
from adopting or using any prac
tees, regulations or rules making
competition unfair between th'
city's and private. companies
Third, from interfering with th'
pipes, wires, poles, plant ana equip
mcnt of the private compar;es.'
The compliments also pray 10
"slck other and further relief a
tLcir case may require and as th'
court may deem fit and proper t.
give.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-19

lie lSO [ SpNIr III = just N'p'A' III
fact he's just about the sobcrcst
Young fellow in Elizabeth City. lie
is ouo of Elizabeth City'S most sue
ccSsful business men at the age OF
%G: he has been making good ever
since he was Is and has been 50
blamed busy making good dlat one
wonders how he ever finds time for
ANYTHING else. But he does find time
for lot of things. lie : an ELk,
Il Shriucr. 4 Rotarian, loves gun
ming. and he actually took Il trip to
Europe tliS summer. lie is stephen
Hurry Johnson. president of the
Wholesale grocery firm Of J. i.
Flora X CO. The First X Citizens
National Giank crowd unveiled him
this week and this newspaper is IN
dcbtcd to that banks house organ,
The Strong Bon. for the acconpany-
iag picture and the following facts.
The Strong Box presents Mr.. john
son in this wise:
Some philosopher has said that Il
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Mir. Johnson has been member
Of the Board Of Directors Of the
First y 'itizenN National S,hce I'i''
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49,. ,.,...,..;,.:,,,, .o,n,ni,too from tbc
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County, Delaware. Ike was N'l"huus
Il business college III N'iihihs'oh'
Del, in l9O", when tue late H. l.
Blades discovered hin' appraised H'll'
rs 4 young man OF unusual p'"SlC'"-
ties and told INN TO apply 10 'Hc
Foreman-hiaaeS LUMBER w. ""'i'
ne finished ms business co"cEc
course. In I9ot Mr, Johnson came
to the forcmah-hiaucS hul'.oC' Oo'
in this city. lie came as DooN-Accpei
and soon worked hImSelI up 10 inc
position OF iravchnS salesman, III
which position he made hImSei III
valuable to his employers Ill mean
time he A8" Marie" MISS l'I - -
Flora Il oausN'cr oI Vne i"'e d d"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-19
DR.. CLAUDE KELLAM

DR.. Claude 3. KclIam, Of NorLoIk'
who died at the L. 5. Naval Hos
nit,I in Portsmouth last Friday was
,roII known in Elizabeth City and VI
ripitv. His mother was Miss Mary
stevens. of Shiloh, Camden County
m. KaIIom was II years old.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-19

Twelve months study of the prob
lem of school financing in the State
brought the Educational Finance
Commission, named at the special
session of the General Assembly a
year ago. to the conclusion that there
is little that can be done toward de-
vcloping a sound financial system un-
til the 100 counties are brought to
something like a uniform system OF
taxation.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-19
4 NEED FOR CHARITY
In ELIZABETH CITY
Welfare Council Meets Tonight in Communi
ty Building to Plan Xmas Giving for the
Underprivileged Children Here

There are - destitute lam
he, in Elizabeth City who
heel the help of the commun-
r 10 get a square meal on
christmas Day, and there are
= children who will have no
krn.a Claus, unless the people
. this town open their hearts
/. l.at make it possible, says
| b.. Anna Lewis, County
| |Iy,.arc Officer.
Tire l,cul Welfare Council meets
-a- in the community building
r.au Elizabeth City'S Christmas
.,- for the uudcrprivilcgcd. 1t
hoped that a full attendance will
present. in order that the greatest
rul may be accomplished in the few
|r.arniug days before Christmas.
Dozens of letters addressed to
>..-l Claus. are pouring in to the
Welfare Office. The local poStoticc.
lowing Instructions, is delivering
such letters where the'r peas
r De needed. They are pathetic
ar>, FROM little children VINO 10 not ,,
sa'w the joys ot Il '"r'Sl"'aS Il, .,., ',u
Mrah'h&' ana WHO "'' ,,'''''7 '.'T'
.r magical agency VIII pIo''"c
.ar they desire.
Here are some samples OF the let
.~> Mrs. Lewis Is receiving
bear Santa: l am not expecting
..Ghing. because thought you
.nuld not be able, but II YOU couIu
mmc, l would be glad. The thing
ut most, Is G cloak, 80 l can 20
3D. school am II years old.
Il want you to bring me a pair OF
,otS if YOU can bring me anything
,r q boy Is years old.
Il am Il little scycn-ycar-old boy
emil am going to school all that !
au. l love my teacher and would
Poo glad Of anything that you couIV
bring me in fruits or toys.
Il am Il little tcn-year-oId s'rL
mI am going to school. l am ID
,ar fourth grade and love my teacher
d will be glad of anything you might
bring me
Il ann a little boy seven years olG
liT father Is SICK anu won Oe VIII
-" Christmas; please OFIhs ne'Soi"'
"nS.
""e wants d Aoru' c'HuI' TPP''S I
1..~. r''NlnS' "no,".r u ""yTI O'l
s'"; another Il pea LOT n'r u'"' .3,', Gn,
Or'"S any 'H'"7 '0' o.
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-19
ANDREW I. PENDLEToN, JR.

4 new visitor to the home OF Dr:
and Mrs. Andrew L. FcndIeton' Oh
tbi.. CITY has been christened An
drew Louis Pendleton, Jr' -
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-19
SIXTY YEARS OLD TODAY

,. '..a. d. j.. Leigh is celebrating 4
=, ,.....a. a-..w. Tuesday, Dec. ID.
~ "I wears old and is getting
sud. ST.. b .a fine shape.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-19

For your eyes sake see pr. p.,Ii, II
Hathaway, Optometrist, br''r :
Bldg, Elizabeth City, n. u
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-19

n, .'a--.r is inexpensive. See
G:,.,o d. D. Hghaway, Optometrist,
'-'..- D..y, y, Z. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-19

Don't neglect your eyes. See
Hathaway. He Knows. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-19

Write for an an
sy,r- to The indie
,er.,rut Bureau, 1922 {
\av York Ave. NJ
N Washington, D.S
i, All our readers
,-, urged to use the
Evening star., 1922-12-08
EQUALITY IS URGED
IN j. S. EDUCATION
Commissioner Tigert De-
clares All Children Should
Have Same Opportunity.

Inequality in the amount and kind
Of education offered to the children of
the United States and the need for
equalization of educational oppor-
tunity was emphasized today by John
education, in his daily education week
statement.
There is a startling inequality in
the amount and kind of education
offered to the children of the United
States" declared Commissioner Tig-
ert. Large numbers Of children are
handicapped by the most meager
schooling. while others are profiting
portunities.
For example. in 1920. a child was
in school in some states on an aver
age of fifty-four days in a year. while
In others the average days attended
were 1913. The average expenditure
for a child's schooling ran from $3.50
up to $113.07 in others. One state
spent one-fifth as much on teachers
salaries as did another, while the
average expenditure on buildings per
child varied from only $1.50 to $32.07!
Rural and City Schools.
"The most striking inequality is
between the rural and the city
schools. More than two-thirds of the
schools of this country are one-room
rural schools. There are approxi-
mateIy 10000 of these one-room
schools. Between ten and twelve mill
lion children are enrolled in these
one-room schools. In nineteen states
there are one-room schools in which
teachers are receiving less than $500
a year. 1t seems ironic to call such
a sum a salary. The medium salary
for the one-r COON school teacher falls
between scotland $500, while in cities
Of the same states the medium salary
for elementary teachers runs from
$1,000 to $1,000.
I'm some rural schools the school
term is only sixty days. whereas the
cities of the same states have a school
term of $50 days. This means that
the child in those particular rural
schools would have to be in school
twenty-four years even if all other
conditions were equal. in order to get
Evening star., 1922-12-08

the same opportunity that the child
in the city school would get in eight
years.
THE way to equalize educational
opportunity is from the bottom up.
not from the top down. We must re-
place the small. antiquidated, one-room
school by large consolidated schools.
Consolidation has been tried for
eighty years and it has been found
that it is within the power of the
consolidated school to meet all the re-
quirements Of the finest type of school
now known.
Consolidated School.
1.-The consolidated school is emplov-
ing better prepared teachers and pay.
ing them better salaries; 1t is de-
velop1ng school plants with audi
toriums, laboratories and shops. and
it is promoting the health Of the chill
dren by medical inspection, well pre-.
pared lunches, and safe TRANSPORTS
tion from home to school and return.
But the necessity for the consoIi-
well as ia the country. That a city Of
100000 population should have 100 to
$50 school buildings is both archaic
and extravagant. 1t would be as rea-
sonable for such city to have $50
first-class hotels or theaters. The
maintenance of so many small plants
is appallingly extravagant, for it eats
up in extra sites. extra costs for fuel,
light and janitor service what ought
to go into modern educational oppor-
tunities for the children.
Equality OF educational opportu-
nifty will not be possible so long as
we conduct our educational system
on the basis of the little red school,
house of one. or even Il eight roomA"
Evening star., 1922-12-08
SEEKS TO O|SCRED|T
MRS. HUMES' STORY
$780, 900 Heart Balm Attor.
neys Offer RebuttaI
Evidence.

Personal testimony and documentary
evidence were offered today by Attor-
neys Daniel Thew Wright and Philip
Ershler before Justice Hitz and jury
in Circuit Division 1 tending to dis
credit the statements on the witness
stand Of Mrs. Elsa Portner Graham
Humes. star witness for the defense,
the loss Of whose affections forms the
subject-matter Of the 100000 heart
balm suit Of her former husband,
Lieut.. Lorimer c. Graham. U. S. NJ,
against her present husband. A. l..
Humes. wealthy attorney Of New
YORK. The defense closed late yes
terday afternoon and rebuttal evil
dence was given today.
number Of letters from the former
mrs. Graham to her husband during
the summer of 1918. when. according
to her testimony. she no longer had
any affection for him. The letters
are addressed as Dearest lamb" and
wind up with much love. Elsa"
Priest Is Witness.
Mgr. p. c. Gavan. pastor of Sacred
Heart Church, at 10th street and
Park road. was called to tell about
the marriage of the Grahams, in 1911.
The priest said there was nothing
unusual about the ceremony which
impressed 1t on his mind. as during
the twelve years in which as an as
sistant at the Cathedral. in Baltimore,
he had married about 375 couples.
After the ceremony. he recalled. late
that evening he had been summoned by
telephone from Washington and asked if
a ring had been found in the parlor of
the cardinals residence, where the mar
riage had taken place. Requesting that
the inquirer hold the telephone. Father
Gavan said he went to the parlor and
after a search found the ring between
the seat and back Of an upholstered
chair. He had the ring boxed by a
jeweler and sent to the address given.
Mgr Gavan could not recall the address
Evening star., 1922-12-08
COURT DECISIONS AID
TO U. S. TRADE BOARD
Commission Finds Unfair Compe-
tition Law Developed by
Many Opinions.

Outstanding features of the past
year for the Federal Trade Commits
sion. as outlined in the annual re-
port to Congress. made public today
we're development of the law of un-
fair competition as exemplified by
court decisions creating precedents
for it's further application and a
number of important economic in
quiries. There was an increase in
the number of foreign trade CON-
plants. indicating corresponding
increase in the number and pros
perity of foreign trade associations
operating under the export trade act.
Petitions for relief from unfair
competition numbered 1.065. \ total
of Ill formal complaints were issued.
while 211 cases were disposed of.
with orders in 81 to cease and de-
sist" unfair trade practices, and dis
missals in the remaining ia.
The inquiry into the petroleum in
dustry in California tended to show
combinations obnoxious to the Sher-
man law, the report said, while that
into tobacco prices disclosed efforts of
the successor companies" to the
former tobacco trust" to arrange
price intenance plans with job
bers. The export grain inquiry. 1t
was stated. showed very large profits
in that industry during 1920 and 1921,
with the business concentrated in the
hands Of comparativly few COM
panies. -. !.
Evening star., 1922-12-08
PERMIT |SASKED
FOR NEW BUS.u|NE
Transportation From 18th
and H Streets N. E. to Po-
tomac Park Proposed.

Maintaining the public convenience
necessitated the establishment of a
bus line from 18th street and Mary
land avenue northeast to Potomac
Park, the United Transportation Com
pany today filed an application for
authorization of such a route with
the Public Utilities Commission at a
hearing in the boardroom of the Dis
trict building. The rate of fare an
nounced for the busses was six tick
cts for so cents or 10 cents cash.
Application Opposed.
Representatives of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company and of
the Capital Traction Company oppos-
ed the application on the ground that
such a line would only duplicate and
parallel the service now furnished by
both companies for the greater part
Of such distance.
Crandall Mackey, representing the
bus line, declared in his address to
the commission that the patrons of
such line would be enabled to reach
a terminus from the starting point in
from eighteen to twenty minutes. He
maintained that on the Washington
Railway and Electric lines the
forty-five minutes. because OF the
necessity of making two transfers en-
route. which meant considerable wait
ing time. On this point President W.
F. Ham of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company declared that
such an estimate was "extravagant."
but admitted thirty or thirty-five min
utes as the time necessary to make
such a trip on the Washington Rail-
way and Electric lines.
Railway Companies Heard.
Both Mr.. Ham and John H. Hanna,
vice president and general of the Cap
ital Traction Company, outlined the
opposing positions of their respective
companies to the establishment of the
bus line.
w. Eikins Reed. formerly connected
with the washington Rapid Transit
Company. and A. J. Farrara of New
York. with several other New York
men. are backing the new company.
Mr.. Reed stated after the hearing that
ten buses, at $6.5O0 each. would be o.
dered upon the granting of the applica-
ton, and that the funds invested
amounted to approximately $150,000,
of which $4,000 is held as surplus.
Route Of Proposed Line.
The exact route Of the proposed line
is as follows: From 18th street and
Maryland avenue northeast, west on
Maryland avenue to E street, and west
vania avenue northwest: thence west
on Pennsylvania avenue to 18th street,
where a south turn is made down 18th
street to B street, and west on B street
to 21st street. That territory lying in
side the Mall already has been au-
thorized for use of the line by the
office of public buildings and grounds.
Evening star., 1922-12-08
D. C. ACCIDENTS CITED
IN WORKMEN'S BILL PLAN
Representative Fitzgereld Says
Human Interest Demands Action
of House on Measure.

Arguing that human interest de-
mands prompt action by Congress on
the workman's compensation bill to
relieve those injured in all sorts of
employment in the District of Co
lumbia, Representative Roy &. Fitz-
gerald of Ohio today laid before his
colleagues in the House seven par
ticular instances of industrial acci-
dents of the sort his bill is expected
to relieve.
This measure is now unfinished busi-
ness before the House on District day
and stands in the way of any other
District measures. 1t was in an ef-
fort to get the workmans compensa-
ton bill out of the way. SO that the
schoolteachers' pay bill and other i'm
portant District legislation might re-
ceive consideration, that ten members
of the House District committee sign
ed petition asking House Leader
Mondell to allow Monday next to be
used as District day, which petition
has been refused.
Evening star., 1922-12-08
SHOW TAX RECORD,
MELLON IS DEF|ED
Representative Frear Re-
peats Charges Corporations
Escaping Penalties.

Repeating on the floor of the House
his charges that corporations are es-
Gaping penalties and taxes through
failure of Secretary Mellon of the
Treasury Department to enforce the
law, Representative Frear, republi-
can wisconsin. challenged the Secre-
tary yesterday to urge the President
Office ''
Reading long list of large stock
dividends declared by various cor
porations. Mr.. Frear asked il Mr..
Mellon did not begin the stock mel
on cutting with 200 per cent cut
for Gulf Oil. your own company"
Mr.. Frear said he also had been
informed that an organized coterie
funds and tax contests in the bu-
reau. headed by "a former White
House usher. who was made chief of
the income tax division without pre-
vious experience and whose income
now exceeds that of the President"
On the resignation of this official. he
said. his information was to the ef-
feet that a brother-in-law of the man
had been appointed chief solicitor.
Gown Companies Represented"
THE first named chief solicitor
or has been the attorney for some of
your own companies. practicing be-
fore your department. seeking to re-
lieve these companies OF taxes.
THE methods of the appointment
of Commissioner Blair. internal rev.
enue collector" Mr.. Frear continued.
"the tax still due from the estate of
his father-in-law. J. W. Cannon.
amounting to $S6s.369. and other
matters that will be presented for
mally should be given full publicity
by a thorough investigation of such
charges.
Among other charges placed in my
hands by we'll informed witnesses.
that should be investigated" Mr..
Frear continued. ARE that the Alumi-
mum Company of America received
from Treasury officials an amortiza-
ton of S15.000.000 on about $30.000.-
900 valuation. although the property
was then employed generally in pro-
duction."
He mentioned also the Standard
Steel Company as having an alleged
$S,O0o.O00" tax due.
Evening star., 1922-12-08
RUSSELL DENIES He
TRIED TO PAY GIRL
Mississippi Governor Says
Her Statement of Attempted
Settlement False.
BY the Associated press

BY the Associated Press
OXFORD, Miss, December S.-With
more than score of witnesses, in
Guiding TheO q. Bilbo, former Gov
ernor of Mississippi. yet to be heard
from. the trial of the 100000 dam
age suit against Lee NJ Russell, Gov
ernor of Mississippi. by Miss Frances
e. Birkhead. Stenographer. entered
upon its hird-day session here today
In the United States district court
The witnesses to be called are for
the defense. while additional testi-
! mony in rebuttal is expected to be
presented by Miss Birkhead.
Bilbo Cited for Contempt.
Resting its case by counsel for the
plaintiff, a lengthy wrangle over the
much discussed Mary" letter. and
an order BY Judge e. r. Holmes
were the important developments in
the case yesterday The trial was
started Wednesday. following two
DAYS of argument over a demurrer by
the defense. which was overruled.
There was no indication early today
| when the trail would be brought to
a close.
Gov. Russell was called as the first
witness by the defense after oppos-
ing counsel had rested their case
examination, when court adjourned
for the day.
Never Tried to Pay Her.
The executive, in answer to uues-
tlon as to whether he had authorized
some of his friends to effect a set
tlement with Miss Birkhead. replied
with dramatic emphasis: II never
authorized any one to pay her a
where Miss Birkhead sat with her
counsel:
ut is deliberate falsehood and
she knows it," Miss Birkhead had
testified the governor told her that
ne mad authorized Theo G. Bilbo. for
mer Governor Of Mississippi. and one
or two other friends to make q set
tlement with her
Miss Birkhead, under cross-examina-
tfon during most of the morning,
added that during the campaign for
formed Oscar Johnston and Earl
Brewer. a former governor, both po-
litical opponents of the governor. of
the alleged wrongs which form the
! basis of her suit. She also admitted
receiving monetary consideration
paper was enabled to score a SCOOP
! in printing her allegations first.
Made Charge Against Doctor.
Both sides offered witnesses in an
effort to fix the authorship of the
Mary" letter. handwriting compari-
sons being made particularly of the
letter M on the original letter, and
formation of the character, by Mr..
Russell
Gov. Russell repeated his testimony
that when he first met Miss Birkhead
she made charges against DR.. Henry
Boswell. superintendent of the state
tubercuiosis sanitarium at Magee,
where she formerly was a stenogra-
pher, similar to those she made
against him. DR.. H. F. Garrison and
DR.. c. D. Mitchell, then members of
the board of health. corroborated this
testimony. with the declaration that
Miss Birkhead had threatened to kill
DR.. Boswell