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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-17
HOW BUILDING COSTS HAVE
DROPPED SINCE 1871

The construction of the new dorml'
tories for the University of North Car
olina at Chapel Hill affords a striking
demonstration of the difference in build
ing costs between 1919. when the
Steele dormitory was begun, aud this
year. The Steele, which was erected
bv the old State Building Commission
cost $1,000 per student accommodated
The New dormitories, which are beng
nut up under the direction of Il com
mite of the Trustees of the .GSt'rutlon
are costing something less than Sl,oGo
npr student. And they are of the best
type of building, fireprOof thruout with
slate roofs.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-17
LICENSE APPLIED FOR"

\ story is going the rounds OF a Sir-
s:gia couple who came to Elizabeth City
1o get married. arriving here after
The Register of Deeds re-
fused to issue license of office hours
a.l the couple had to engage rooms at
q certain hostelry for the night and
wait till morning to get license to wed
Later in the night q jitney driver called
n. the hotel or boarding house TO see
the man who was to get married III
yle morning. He wasn't in his room
TIE proprietor of the place went to the
room assigned to the prospective orlde
10 see if he could find the groom there
H. evidently was. for a sign hung on
ran outside of the door read: License
Applied For"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-17
FURNITURE AT AUCTION.

The Auction Store, 410 Matthews St.
Us the latest addition to Elizabeth City
retail stores. The Auction Store is
branch of VI. G. Morrisette & Co. who
VIII concentrate their secondhand fur
nirure surplus stocks and odds and
ends in the new store. The Auction
Store will also buy secondhand fur
nirure or sell on commission. 1t is pro-
posed to inaugurate regular Saturday
auctions, tho the store will be open al
all times for private sales.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-17
HERE'S CHECK PROTECTION
MADE SIMPLE AT LAST

The Carolina Banking & Trust Co.
Of this city springs another new one
this week by announcing a check pro-
lection system which enables a custom
er to have protected checks without
having TO bother with a check protect
ing machine. BY the Protectu system
offered BY the Carolina Banking X
Trust Co. one tears off a check just
like the NJ. o. Clerk at the pOstothce
tears off a money order, leaving the
highest amount of the check unalter-
ably indicated in the stub, just like a
money order. It's a great stunt and
costs the patrons of the bank nothing
extra.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-17
COMMISSION TO
MEET AT WILMINGTON NEXT

The regular meeting of the State Fisheries
Commission Board will be held Wednesday. April
18th, 1922, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ in the Court
House at Wilmington, n. c.
Any persons interested in this meeting can
meet the Board at the hour named to transact
any business or to bring up any matters OF in
terest to them, or the Beard
On Thursday. April 18th. the Board will hold
public meeting at Southport at 200 p. NJ.
in the Court House, for the purpose of hearing
all parties interested in the fishing industry.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-17
ONE PASQUoTANK PoRKER.

PasQuotank also has some prize pork
producers. w. F. Pritchard, R. F. D.
3, Elizabeth City, recently killed a reg
istered Duroc Jersey pig one year and
% days old, weighing SS5 pounds
dressed. Mr.. Pritchard is a progressive
farmer and takes pride in the produc-
ton of better stock.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-17

SSWUEE ElO1D SF1ECT
PROF. S. 1. SHEEP WHO has Just been
reelected to succeed himself TO: an,
other year as Superintendent of the
Elizabeth City Graded Schools has
taught school so long that he could
never be at home anywhere except in
a school room. Prof. Sheep came to
Elizabeth City in 1878. He was only
20 years cid and a school teacher then
re has been identified with the edu-
ca'ionaI progress of the city ever since.
There must be right much in the sug-
ges ion that the way 10 keep young
IS ic keep the company of young folks.
Few would guess that Prof. Sheep is
81 years old. Photo by Zoe!er.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-17
LAYS BLAME ON
COMMISSIONERS
State Veterinarian Says Com
missioaers Encouraged Cpro-
pos;tion to Tick Eradication

! position 10 LIN IL SN-SSl'Sh
, Fo;i,,ra of = Iarre number nj
/. D.,- C..
'.'' 'i'O'' > III CO. ~ ''''''> ~''''''
| 10 Cooperate with the Depart
Irent Of Agriculture in the work
-. a.,:,.:., :, 4l,:. ,,,,
" IS charged ulreCtIy 10 tnc
/ Board of Comfy Commissioners
H.. w.. 0r-o c.o.. I-o.o-;,,
,.. A.. r,:..,.u.
NitE NI!aHID@I OF NO!.iliItlNC IlllS
week.
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Answering your letter OIL March II
in further reference 10 the STATUS Vi
tick eradication IN PaSquotanK IOuht!'
| am very glad to note that this mat
ter will again be taken up with the
county commissioners at their next
meeting. al Whlch time l nope tuaI 'heH
will reverse their former decision. we
have asked them TO turhlSh the up anu
one inspector ana We VIII lurlilSh ONE
which WI De Sufncleht 10 looh "i'e'
the county, as there are o"'H "pP'oN'
mateIy l5O infested premises III the
county.
When this county was released from
state ana federal quarantine on h'-
Hember l, l'Zo' the commissioners
signed an agreement to the erect that
they would cooperate with Us Ill cream,
ing up the scattered lhleSta'ion. l"St
year they would not Oesih "oth un'i'
the ieSiSl"'u.e Hi" "uJo"iN'"' s'.'"7 &"
the reason that your representative n"''
introduced 'Nl u "iS'o"''nue Inv
WorN' we are 'oi'' :n"' Any,, .n oanat;
SioIerS l'eq"'n'' ""'' 'S," '"... o., n:a.
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-17
FOR TRIAL JUSTICE.

shall be candidate in the Demo
cratic Primary to be held June 3rd to
succeed myself as Trial Justice, and
will appreciate very much your vote
and your support.
{. .Nr1T-tf GEO. D. ol E->S1'
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-17

They tell us Winekream' gets better
every day. 1t must be so, because we
try every day to make better prod
uct. Winekream Company, Elizabeth
City, n. c. adV.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-17

SCORES Elizabeth public
of fresh milk
Independents the accompanying
school morning this week. For this
week. Many who
the service provided " of charge
the little
fellows picture have five pounds in weight
the wretched conditions
in Elizabeth City, In
homes and chunk of fat
One
much in the way of food wage house
and doctors bills the greatest sufferers
breakfast until wonderful hean
suIdnu service O. naugurad
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-17
THE INDEPENDENT,
Elizabeth City, N. G.

Write name and address Llalny and nau
whether subscription 10 new Or renewal
not convenient to send cheek Or N. o. ~no :
dollar bill at our risk and Get the pspsr "sn'
months In5tsad Of year.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-17

To get the state news published in
this newspaper would cost you $500 8
year if you didn't take THE INDE-
PENDENT.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-17
CHEAP LENSES

There are no bargain days
nor substitutes for good eye
glasses. Cheaper materials
can be substituted for al
most anything except a cor
rectly fitted lense. Cheap
lenses oftentimes cause trouble OF
more serious nature than the de-
fects they are supposed to correct.
Only people who have been trained
to recognize defects of vision and
TO know how to make proper
correction are capable of advising
on such an important subject as
lenses. Avoid trouble by consulting
reliable professional people and
taking their advice.
DIR. 7. D. HATHAWAY
Optometrist
Bradford Bldg. Elizabeth City. N.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-21
ABOUT JONAS BROWN.
His Uncle Has Few Words TO Say
About Legislation.

Dear Editor
1 have just been reading the article
contributed to your paper by my nephew
Jonas Brown and / am free to say that
1t is too indefinite to be interesting.
When the voters of Rockville elected
our Jonas Gas we call him. to the office
of town representative we though he
was reasonably hard boiled and had some
common sense 1--WE have bad the uncom-
nonsense kind of representative long
enough) but when he begins to babble
about diamonds and seal skins making
tax grunters here in this town he sure
sounds silly. We cuss the present high
rate of taxation because we have reason
to, and We wear overalls because we
have to.
Then Jonas rambles on about COW tu-
berculosis people and how they rank. If
he means COW doctors they rank ace high
when it comes to diveying up the appro-
priation but the small-town farmer is
not in it. He is old-fashioned and con-
siders a cow a flesh and blood animal,
not O machine to be forced to produce
the greatest possible amount of milk in
the shortest possible time, and when it
breaks under the strain to be showed on
the state at pure bred prices. No
Jonas, while the proposition can be com
mercialized in some localities, Rockville
is not progressive enough to profit by
it. And now after this gentle and kindly
criticism / will give the boy credit for
one mighty good idea. His prepared
ness plan is great if he prepares in a
sensible way When he prepares to ee
the difference between practical legisla-
ton and legislation of the emotional
kind and when he learns that real pub
lie opinion is not of the made-to-order-
by-propaganda brand he viii be going in
the right direction.
It's better TO take a backward step to
solid ground than TO jump ahead and
get stuck in the mud Then as a follow
up Jonas might study the variation in
value between the actual and theoretical
benefits the public receive for its ever
increasing taxes and then ask himself
which kind his town gets.
Now if Jonas win prepare in this
manner and will vote for justice, econ
omv, home rule and Rockville he will be
real unpopular with the class of people
who fatten on appropriations but his
old home town will be mighty proud to
know they sent a real man TO the leg
islature. and / do hope that when he
sauntcrs into the state house wearing
his S21 .9S Sunday suit he won't allow
any mushy propagandist 10 influence
him to turn his new coat If he should
it might show yellow streak in' the
lining.
Yours for Rockville,
MELCHISIDECK RYTHER BROWN.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-21
AMERICAN BUSINESS
MEN TO SEE GERMANY
Germans Ask That Commission Headed
by Hoover Make Survey of
Conditions There.

LONDON, Dec. 81. (Associated Press)
The request by a German trade COM
mission that a committee of American
business men headed by Herbert Hoover
visit Germany 10 undertake a thorough
survey of economic conditions as the
basis of a new reparations treaty, was
seen here today as the probable starting
point of rumors as TO American interYen-
ION IN the reparations problem
Great Britain, 1t is semi-oficially
learned, has informed the American state
apartment of its consent to such a plan
The British governments message, sent
IN response TO an inquiry from the United
States, ii was said, is expected 10 be fol-
lowed by the assent of France, TO which
the American government also commune
Gated the German suggestion.
The proposal was made by a German
commission headed by Chancellor Cuno to
the United States chamber of commerce,
which in turn is understood 10 have asked
Secretary Hoover to present the plan at
a cabinet meeting. This was done and
the matter passed into the hands of Sec
rotary Hughes.
The Germans propose that the Amer
lean commission determine the extent of
Germany's ability to pay. and assert that
they would agree TO meet this amount If
France and Great Britain approved of
the plan. To this end, Secretary Hughes
opened negotiations with the London and
Paris governments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-21

hold goods 10 the home which he re-
Gently bought on Canal street.
Wapohoka council had Christmas
tree Monday evening. A jolly time was
spent. Refreshments were served.
Mrs. J. E. Ryan of New London,
Conn, came Monday to visit her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Octave Beliveau.
The Congregational Ladies society met
at the home of Mrs. Luella Fay Wednes-
day afternoon The following officers
for the year were elected: President,
Mrs. Luella A. Fay; vice president, Mrs.
Valmore Aldrich; secretary, Mrs. f.. a.
Davis; treasurer, Mrs. G. A. Robertson.
The Hinsdale Woman's club met in
the home of Mrs. c. b. 0'Neal Dee. IS.
The Christmas program was carried out
by the program committee: Reading,
The Christmas Highwayman, by Mrs.
E. B. Pike; roll call, which was re-
sponded to by Christmas quotations by
each member Christmas carols were
sung and n tree was enjoyed. The
hostess furnished dainty refreshments.
The next meeting viii be at the home of
Mrs. II. S. Garfield Jan. ,.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-21
MARLBORO.

The public schools will close for the
holiday Friday of this week.
Miss Maude Elmer, who spent several
days with Mrs. Earle Taylor, returns 10
her home this week.
Miss A. L. White teacher in the
South school, will spend her vacation at
her home in Proctorsville.
The teacher and pupils of the South
school hold their Christmas exercises
with a tree Friday afternoon, Dee. %.
Miss Powers, who has been substitute
ing in the West schools two or three
weeks, viii return to her home in Ches-
ter this week.
1t is expected that Rev. and Mrs. II.
II. Miles of New Haven, Conn, will
occupy during the summer the cottage
which Mr.. Eames and son have built
near the lake on the farm of Prof. Patton.
Rev. Mr.. Miles has spent two summers
here.
Mrs. Georgia Whitacre and her daugh-
ter, Bessie, Mrs. Wright and daughter,
Annola, have met and will spend the
winter together in California The Whit
acres went by way of the Canal and the
Wrights by the overland route. They
all intend to return TO Ames hill for the
summer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-21
NATIONAL GUARD
PROTECTING DIVER
Searching Lake for Bodies of Two Vie
Tins Supposed to BE Killed by
Hooded Gang.

AIER ROUGE. La, Dee. PA de
tachment of national guardsmen was at
Lake Lafourche, deep body of water
IL miles southeast Of here today to pro-
tect and assist diver in the search for
the bodies of Watt Daniels and Thomas
Richards, missing members Of a party of
five Mer Rouge citizens kidnapped by
masked men on the night of Aug. 24
while returning from good roads meet
ing at Rastrop.
State authorities and detectives sent
here several months ago to investigate
the disappearance were reported TO have
intimated they believed that the hooded
band killed Daniels and Richards and
threw their bodies into the lake. Two
iron wheels Of an old farm wagon near
the lake were said to have disappeared
the night of the kidnapping and it is the
belief Of the authorities that they might
have been used as weights.
That Gov. John Parker received Off
cial information threats had been made
against state officers who were investi-
eating the kidnappings was one of the
many unconfrmed reports circulated
here as the reason for sending troops to
this place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-21
NATURE TELLS YoU.
As Many BrattlebOrO Reader Knows
Too Well.

When the kidneys are weak,
Nature tells you about it.
The urine is natures index.
Tnfreduent or too frequent passage,
Other disorders suggest kidney ills
Doans Kidney Pills are for disordered
kidneys.
Brattleboro people testify to their
work. Ask Your neighbor
John Fenton, blacksmith. TO Lawrence
street, Brattleboro. says: Il strained
my back from heavy lifting which
affected my kidneys. The kidney action
was too free and l was obliged to get up
often at night TO pass the secretions
which were highly colored and painful
in passage. l had distressing pains
above my kidneys. When / did any lift
ing the pains shot up and down my
spine, and l could hardly stand erect.
| got Doan's Kidney Pills at the Brat
tleboro Drug Co, and two boxes com
pletely cured me, Statement given
November -, 1852
On june S, 1920, Mr.. Fenton added I:
Time hasn't changed my high opinion
OF Doan's Kidney Pills l use them
occasionally as a kidney tonic and always
get excellent results
60c. at all dealers. Foster Milburn
Co, Mfrs, Buffalo, \. Y.-Adyertise-
ment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-21
GERMAN OVERTURE
TO UNITED STATES
Apparent that 1t Wants
America to Pacify French
on Preparations
FRENCH ATTITUDE
TO BE SOUNDED NEXT

UerDldIy beHebeS IL FRANCE VIII SOH-
sent TO American Investigation Spe-
cific Amount of Preparations Can Be
Agreed Upon-HOpe for Agreement.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81 ASSOCIATED
formal channels for American interven-
ton to obtain a revision of German rep
arations schedules, reported in London
dispatches of the Associated Press,
throws the first definite light on the
method by which American influence is
being drawn into a new attempt at final
adjustment of the vexing PREPARATIONS
problem.
The next step to be looked for, OBJ
viously, is an indication of the French
attitude on the German proposal that
an American economic commission re-
view Germanys present situation and
estimate her capacity to pay as basis
for new reparations treaty.
There is reason to believe that pre-
viOus government reports from Berlin
are of character to Justify hope that if
the French should prove agreeable to the
proposed plan for reparations revision
no insurmountable obstacles would re-
main IN the way OF an agreement as 10
the specific amount Germany could and
would pay.
4 stumbling block to such an agree
ment up to this time, officials here and
III Berlin are understood to have felt
has been the lack of channel for i'm
formal preliminary exchange of views
between Berlin and Paris.
As the proposal approved by the Cuno
government Is seen here it represents
employment of American commercial and
governmental agencies TO bring German
and French views into harmony 1t is
known that a view taken in official quar-
tiers in Berlin is that an unbiased recon
sideration of Germany's capacity to pay
would show that figure TO be not as re
mote as might be expected from the low
est estimate of the French authorities as
to what reimbursement they must receive
from Germany for damages inflicted
during the war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-21
HINSDALE, \. III.
Miss Ruth Browning is i'll

Miss Ruth Browning IS 1T
Mrs. W. f. Watson has gone to New
bury, VT.
Mrs. Collins and Miss Aldina NORM
are with their mother, Mrs. Charles
Norm.
Misses Bernice and Bertha Fuller of
Boston university are visiting relatives
in town.
Ilenord Waters has bought the house
in which he has been living of the Red
ding estate.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Davis went 70
Gardner Mass, Thursday morning for
Christmas.
Miss M. J. Barron left Wednesday
evening for New York and New Haven
for the holidays
George Dame has moved his house
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-21
SHOE WHOLESALERS ELECT.
T. Walter Smith of Worcester Head of
New ENGLAND Association

BOSTON, Dec 21.-The New Eng
land Shoe Wholesalers association in
annual session here yesterday elected f..
Walter Smith of Worcester president.
Byron. s. Watson of Providence, II. r.
Sawyer of Bangor and Alfred s. Foster.
Maynard Hutchinson and John G.. Ma
gaw OF Boston were named as the exec
utive committee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-21
You Might Get Something in Return.
hyde Park News and Citizen. }

Don't wait until the last days before
you send your Christmas gifts by mail.
Waiting until the last ''go off" often
causes loss of package or non-arrivaI I'M
til after Christmas. Put Don't open
until Christmas on the package, put
an address on the wrapper, do not trust
entirely TO label, and start it early
and it will get there safe.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-05-12
HERMAN

VIM. Lepisto on Sunday had his
leg fractured while playing baseball.
He was taken to the hospital at Ish-
peming for surgical attention.
Charles T. Dantes has purchased
the soft drink parlor, pool room and
tobacco store Of Edward Hecko Of
Michigamme. located at Herman. The
new proprietor comtemplates many
improvements FOR the benefit Of his
patrons.
John r. Keranen last week pur-
chased several draft horses IN the
copper country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Obey Partinen and
family have moved to Keweenaw Bay,
where Mr.. Partinen has secured po-
sition AZ section foreman on the
South Shore railroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Gilman of
Skanee motored here last Friday TO
visit their daughter, who is teaching
hare.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-05-12
ATTORNEY GENERAL
GIVES HIS OPINION

Relative to the road commission
tangle in Baraga county, Prosecute
ing Attorney Harry Corgan has re-
ceived an opinion from the attorney
general, Meldon Wiley. Mr.. Wiley
says:
II have your letter Of May with
reference to the vacancies in the coun-
ty road commission Of Baraga coun-
ty because Of the death Of one mem-
ber and the resignation Of the other
two members Of the board. The road
commission in Baraga county is now
under the law, appointed by the board
Of supervisors. You ask whether
these vacancies should be filed by
the board Of supervisors under the
general highway law, being Section
1854 Of the Compiled Laws Of 1915,
or by the Judge Of probate, county
clerk and prosecuting attorney, under
Section 5 Of Chapter 4 Of Act 203 Of
the Public Acts Of 1917. An opinion
in this matter was rendered October
2, 1919, by the then attorney general,
A. ]. Groesbeck. to the shest that tie
selections for the vscancies in ques-'
ton should be made by the probsts
judge, county clerk and prosecuting
attorney. under Act No. EOS Of the
Public Acts Of 1917; that act super
seding Section 1854 of the Compiled
Laws Of 1915. With that opinion !
agree and it is immaterial in this con-
nection whether the road commission
in question is originally elected by the
county at large or appointed by the
board Of supervisors. This depart
ment has consistently and repeatedly
followed this opinion, and in my judg-.
ment this legal opinion is inescapa-
BILE. In this connection ! am here
with enclosing you copy Of an opin-
ion given Mr.. Harry Gault, prosecut-
ing attorney, Flint, Mich, under date
Of January II, 1922, upon the same
subject"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-05-12
sKANEE

Gust Dahlberg was a business Wis
itor in Hancock yesterday.
Ivan Rylander returned yesterday
from a few weeks visit in Davenport,
Iowa ssse
Mrs. Ole Olson and daughter Ida
visited in L'Anse Wednesday.
Chester johnson fractured his arm
last Saturday while cranking car.
The fracture was set at L'Anse.
Olof Wick was in LAnse Tuesday
for medical treatment.
Messrs. Charles A. Newman, Emil
Fahlgren. Axel Erickson, Gust John
son and Ed Elmblad were callers in
L'Anse Monday.
Mesrs. Londberg and Swanson, last
Saturday received an Emerson trac-
tor, which was delivered to Axel
Swanson. Londberg and Swanson
are the agents for this machine.