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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-11
THE WEATHER

Unsettled weather this after
noon and tonight. Much cooler to-
night. Sunday partly cloudy and
colder.
Highest temperature yesterday,
81. Lowest last night. SO.
Wind velocity at a. M, eight
miles per hour.
lam. 7p.m. z a. m.
yester. yester. Today
Dry bulb temp. ST IS 55
Wet bulb temp. AT Al So
Relative humidity 4S So 81
| River stage this morning IL feet,
fall Of 2 feet in "a hours.
Sunset today 4:46 p. m.
Sunrise tomorrow $50 q. m.
ANDREW HAMRICK.
~ Neteorologist.
Washington. Nov. 1l-Weather
outlook for the week beginning
Monday, Nov. IS. includes:
Region OF the Great Lakes: Con-
siderable cloudiness and local
showers at the beginning followed
BY generally fair and cool there
after.
Region OF the upper Mississippi
and lower Missouri valleys: Cool
ana generally fair first half, rising
| Temperature; considerable cloudi-
ness and local rains the latter
part
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-11

ing out constructive program
that goes toward the building of a
better citizenship. With eager zeal,
We are seeking to carry equal op-
portunity of education to every
nook and corner of the land, to the
homes where children of poverty
dwell, to be available there as we'll
as where wealth and luxury
abounds."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-11
SLIDE IN CUI,EBRA
CUT NOT SERIOUS

Panama. Nov. 1.-THE recent
slide OF earth northwest OF Culebra
affected only 10000 cubic yards Of
dirt, This will be cleared away.
Canal trafhc has not been yet af-
fected. an omcial bulletin says.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-11
I0WAFARMER
G0RED BY BULL

Grafton, Iowa. Nov. 11.-John.
Voorhees,. aged farmer, was killed
by a bull. while walking through
the pasture on his farm last efe-
ming. Corn pickers found the body
Gored almost beyond recognition.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-11

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The Kusko times., 1922-02-04
60 ARMED
 PATROL
Have Hard Time Land ing a Barricaded
 Negro.

Boston, Feb. 3.-2ienzi Mur- ray. a crazed negro, today barn. caded himself in his home, de stroyed the greater part of the household furniture, seriously wounded negress member of his family with two bullet shots in her left arm, and then set fire to the bed in which her infant child was asleep.
 Sixty armed patrolmen, re- spending to hurry-up call, were soon upon the scene, Mur- ray greeting them with a fusil- Jade from within. After wound Ing two of the policemen Murray suddenly appeared at. the wln- dow, raising his arms in token of surrender. He was found to be uniniured.
The Kusko times., 1922-02-04
Alaska Railroad Cuts
 1nerior Living Costs
 About Fifty Per Cent

Speaking of the beneficial effects of the. Alaska railroad upon the interior. William Gerig, while in Seattle, re- gently, gave out an interview as fol- lows:
 3'The rate will cut the cost of living in the interior a bout 50 per cent. The rate from Seattle to the interior via St. Michael has been s9O, and the rate from Seattle via the White Pass and Yukon route. S76. It is not the rate alone which will cut the cost of living, but the ability to secure commodities from the coast points.
 For instance. when the excursion train was at Fairbanks there was a shortage of oats. which were selling for $50 per ton. Anchorage and Sew ard supplied oats which, plus the freight rate. were laid down ia Fair banks for S75 ton.
 Sugar was selling at Fairbanks for 16 cents pound. Seward and Anchor age supplied sugar to Fairbanks at 8 cents pound. plus freight rate of II cents pound.
 Heretofore the merchant of the in- terior has been required to have shipped to him supplies to last from seven to nine months. This ties up a great amount ot money; besides, the merchant must provide for cold and warm storage. With the completion of the railroad the interior merchant can have commodities shipped in any quantity and also. wheee it is of per ishable nature: better quality.
 Steward will be the transfer point unless freight during the summer is routed by steamer via Anchorage. The railway management would like. how ever, to see all of the freight for the interior sent via Seward, as we would get the benefit Of the through haul. for if it goes to Anchorage the railroad loses about S2 . ton. The passenger business will be via Seward, as the average traveller is pretty we'll satisfied to catch a train after being aboard ship for seven days, the time it takes from Seattle to Seward"
The Kusko times., 1922-02-04
SOUTHERN
 CALIFORNIA
Covered With Mantle of SnOW---Fears for.
 Citrus Fruits.

Los Angeles, Feb. 2.-South- ern California is covered with a mantle of snow, the heaviest fall known in this part of the State, being several inches Tn depth.
 Word brought in late this af- ternoon stated that more than fifty automobiles and large auto trucks were stalled in drifts be- tween Los Angeles and Bakers field.
 Great anxiety is felt among citrus fruit growers lest the weather turn cold, as this, after the damage done during the freezing nights several days ago, would almost wholly ruin their crops.
The Kusko times., 1922-02-04

Billy Jones. from Ophir. with the Yukon mail, arrived Thursday, return ing home yesterday.
The Kusko times., 1922-02-04

Wm. Behan arrived yesterday from Tacotna, bringing load of freight.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-15
SAYS WATCH OUT FOR
NEW BERN IMPOSTERS
People Should Be Careful in Contrib
uting to Negroes Represented
AS Fire Sufferers

In letter to Mrs. Anna Lewis,
Welfare Officer for PaSQuotank
County. Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson.
Commissioner of Charities and Pub
lie Welfare. does not advise people
10 contribute to those representing
themselves aS New Bern fire suffer
crS. when the New Bern Red Cross
is making every effort to look after
them in their own city. The letter
says:
There ar" many negroes leaving
New Bern without money and will no
doubt beg for money and help OF va
riouS kinds in the communities to
which they go. They will have =
powerful appeal when they say that
they lost everything during the re-
cent fire.
The Red Cross is anxious la care
for them in New Bern and asks that
the superintendent of public welfare
look out for such requests and re-
port to tn" Fire Relief Committee
ut New Bern. Supplies and money
have been sent in great quantities
from all sections of the State for the
use of sufferers and there seems to
be no reason why communities to
which these people. may go should
contribute again."
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-15
MAKING REAL MAPS OF
CAMDEN AND CURRITUCk
Bureau of Soils Engineers at Work
on Geography of Two Sister
Counties

Currituck and Camden counties
are to be mapped by the Bureau OF
Soils of the L. ). Department OF
Aericulturc. giving those counties
their first county maps. In fact the
work of mapping the two counties
i already under way. the surveys
pow being made by :. .. Perkins
and w. ID. Lee of the Bureau "i
Soils and :. W. Davidson OF the
State Department OF Agriculture
Those three men have Il good SlA
months work ahead of them amt the
,,ort will not be completed before
June. 1925. ...,.
The map of Camden and CurrliuG"
will be similar to Il map OF paSGu"-
tank and PcrquimanS made ABOUT u
years ago. but will be more complete e;
in many important details. 1T vi"
show every road, creek. canal churcn'
..rooI bousc. store and residence lu
the county: will Indicate all improve,
r.rJ. Woodlands and swamps an"
show the soil analysis OF every sec,
ton of the two counties n oF,y'
history and geography Of each ioIn'
y will accompany the map
The engineers are, for the PrrSen. ,,,:
n,okinr their headquarters in Lhza'
beth City.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-15
ELIZABETH CITY GIVES
$500 TO NEW BERN
New Bern Relief Commission Ex-
poets to Close Drive First OF
Next Week

Elizabeth City has contributed ST.
800 for relief among the fire victims
of New Bern, to date, says GurnCy
i. Hood. Chairman Of the New Bern
Relief Commission. Mr.. Hood says
that the drive is to BE- closed early
in next week, the extension being
made to give some of the churches
in the city and county, which did not
contribute last Sunday. Il chance TO
do their part.
One or two of the city churches
failed to observe the need Of New
Bern last Sunday. but the pastors
plan to bring the matter to the at
tcntion of the congregations this
week. Many churches in the county
are to take offerings this Sunday too.
Mr.. Hood says the canvass has not
been so enthusiastic rs it was cX-
pcctcd to be. Most of the contribu-
tions have been from business men
of the city. who were solicited more
than anybody else because they were
handler.
Only about $4,000 I'LL told, has
been raised for New Bern
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-15
PUTTING PRIEST HARDING
AGAINST PIERCE HAMPTON

In making its daily fling at Pr"si-
dent Harding and the administration,
the News and Observer. remembers
our friend Pierce Hampton, duck
hunter Of CurritucE, and puts up the
craftsmanship of the nations Chief
Executive against that of Hampton
like this:
AS Il duck hunter. President
Harding seems to be Il success. He
brought down G6 lame ducks in the
House when he fired his subsidy bill
and thereby secured IL majority of
II in Il House that has iT0 Rcpub-
lican majority. And now he is gun
ming for enough lame ducks in the
Senate to score again. Pierce llamp-
ton wouldn't call him u good shot,
for down in Currituck, Pierce would
bring down flying and wild ducks as
we'll as lame ducks. But Washing
ton sportsmCn are different from
those in Currituck. All President
expects is to bring down enough to
furnish fat dinner for the ship
profitcCrS.'
Anyway. Pierce often shows some
proftccrs perhaps, how to bring
down Il bunch of ducks.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-15
WHAT BECOMES OF THE
SANTA CLAUS LETTERS?
POstmasters Have Instructions What
To Do With Santa Claus
Mail

Don't discourage the kiddiC who
writes Il letter To Santa Claus and
posts it at the local post Office; San
ia Claus may get that letter. Para
graph >. Section J9l Of the Postal
Laws and Regulations reads as fol-
lows:
"rostma>tcrS arc authorized TO
deliver all letters on which the post
age has been fully prepaid arriving
at their respective post offices dur
ing the month of December of each
year. which are addressed plainly
and Enthusiastically 10 Santa Claus ,
without amy other terms or express
SinuS identifying the person for
whom such letters are intended. to
responsible charitable institutions or
reputable individuals in the town or
city oi address who may desire to
use them exclusively for philanthropy
ic purposes.
Postmaster Hooper ui Elizabeth
City says hr will turn over I'LL such
letters received at his office TO or
ganization< or individuals who want
to play Santa Claus.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-15
GEORGIA HANDS 1T
TO NORTH CAROLINA
Several Times Recently, Georgia
Newspapers Have Taken Notice
of Our State

The wonderful prosperity of North
Carolina is on every lip. Florida
challenges the admiration of the pub.
lie but not in the same way that
North Carolina does. The great
boom in the Old North State dates
from the time that the people voted
IL $50,0OO,0O0 bond issue for good
roads. Immediately after the clcc-
tiuu the Highway Department set
TO work to build 1000 miles Of i'm
proved roadway during the year
1922. Last week the Department
closed contracts for the construction
of 100 miles Of hard surface roads
and 20 miles of graveled roads which
nearly completes the undertaking.
North Carolina has closed con-
tracts for building 1000 miles of
highways within the past twelve
months and during the past three
years she has contracted for a ttoal
of $500 miles. Some time ago, Mr.
James L. Duke, the wealthicst man
in the state and its leading citizen.
said that S25,0O0,000 could be cX-
pended TO advantage in the mountain
region alone. Spending such vast
sums of money not only makes for
the improvement of transportation
facilities, but makes money plentiful
so many road hands getting good
wages.
North Carolina and Georgia are
working with the same object in
view. When the road program is
completed. every county scat i'll the
state will be connected by IL good
road. Ii was huge undertaking IN
North Carolina, but the fact that
government aid matched the bond is
sue dollar for dollar made OF easy.
The enhancement values will more
than pay the cost before. the bonds
come due. besides, you issue bonds
for one dollar and get two to spend.
AS Il prosperity producer, it is a
world bcater.-Athens, Ga, Herald
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-15
JOE WILSON TAKES OVER
RECK 8. CUNNING BUSINESS

\ recent change on Dock st. Fish
Market, Philadelphia, will interest
hundreds of North Carolina fishermen
and shippers of fish. JOS. A. Wilson,
for ~ years with the firm Of VI. =.
Hewlett & Co., has acquired the bus
mess, stand and good will of the old
firm of Rcck & Cunning and is do
ing business in the Reck & Cunning
old stand under his own name, Jos.
4. Wilson. There isn't u more pop
ular fishmongcr on Dock st. Market
than Big Joe Wilson and his friends
are predicting much for him. The
Rcck Il Cunning Stand, No. 6 Dock
ST. Market, is on the corner of Del
aware Ave. and Dock st. and had
been occupied by Rcck & Cunning
from 1909, when the market was
built, until the sale to Mr.. Wilson
1t is one Of the best stands on the
whole market.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-15
MR.. BURFOOT IS
FROM MISSOURI
Says If County Wants Home
Demonstration Work He'll
Change His Vote

There is more than a posi-
bility that the Office OF Home
Demonstration Agent in Pas
quotank County, abolished by
the new Board OF Commission
crS the first Monday i'll De
ccmbcr, will be restored by the
same Board at their next reg
u!ar meeting. tlc first Monday
in january.
There is more than Il possibility
tha; Chairman Noah Burfoot who
cast the tie vote aboli>hing the Of
!tcc. will reverse his action if given
another opportunity. Il am not Il
rcactiouary." says Mr.. RurfOOt: u
am not opposed to the Home Dem
onStration work and | am not hos
tile to Miss Marcia AlhcrtSon. former
Home Demonstration Agent.
Asked then why he voted to abol-
iSh the office. Mr.. Burfoot tells this
newspaper that he voted as he did
aS sure way la find out whether
the people in the county wanted the
WORK continued. 70 his way of
. thinking. man in office doing the
right thin. never hears much from
the folks outside: but let him do the
wrong thing and everybody howlS.
Mr.. BurfoUt indicates that he voted
us he did just 10 hear the people
howl. If they didn't howl. he was
sure his vote WAS right and that he
was solid with the new members Of
the Board of Commissioners. If the
people did howl, he could easily
! change his vote and get right with
! the people again.
1t j. up to the people I" howl. Mr..
BuriooI says he wants to hear par
ticularly from the country people; if
the women of raSquoiank County
: will write to him or see him in per-
son and assure him that the Home
Demonstration work is desirable and
wanted. he will be glad to change
his vote. lie indicates that he vii,
not pay much attention 10 what any
body in town says Slr. BurfoOt has
lust one source from which he takes
orders in town.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-15
FEW FLU CASES
ARE SEEN HERE
Situation Not Serious, But
County Health Officer
Advises Precautions

While cpidcmics OF lntiucn-
"a have been reported in 9TH
cr sections OF the state, only 4
few cases have been noticed
here: but it is advisable to
take a few precautions, sug-
ecsts Dr.. &. B. Williams,
County Health Officer, who
SAYS the cases he has noticed
have been light ones and not
bad enough to cause a scare.
"Pcoplc should stay out doors as
much as possible says DIR. Will
liamS. Always hold handkerchief
over the mouth and nose when cough
ing or sncczing: there should be q
good supply of fresh air i'll the rooms
where one sleeps, preferably with q
window up; people should keep their
feet dry and warm. and should not
oyrr-cat. Lack of fresh air, and
carclcssnrSS in coughing and snccz'
/ ing, is the biggest help toward
spreading the germ. Attention to
these precautions will reduce the IL
ability of an epidemic -
Our extremely mild winter is nc
doubt responsible for the flu. Or
account Of the alarming prevalence
Of the malady in Statcsvillc, the
churches, schools and picture show:
have been ordered closed for a pc
riod of ten days Mt the recommended
ton Of the doctors. 1t has been es'
timatcd that there are from 200 tC
800 cases in StateSvillc, but this es
innate is discreditcd by the Mayor.
| II is of some comfort to know
that the type OF influenza which !!
now prevailing in some sections o.
North Carolina and South Carolin;
is different from the influenza which
swept the country during the World
War-hut influenza is influenza, ant
wherever it may gain a foothold il
any community it is to be dreaded
The encouraging feature of the pres
pnt visitation, nevertheless, is tina
the fatalities have been very few ant
the disease is being kept under com
parativc control. Influenza is an un
welcome visitor ut any time, but a
no other season in the year woulC
it prove less welcomed than during
the Christmas holidays. In som'
towns the doors TO the schoolhousc'
have been closed and municipa
quarantincS established, and for tha
very reason we may expect Il con
fncmcnt of the visitation TO its pres
cnr territories and IN earlier ending
to it than otherwise could have bccl
hoped for
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-15
MAJOR WOODHOUSE is
TO HAVE OPPOSITION

....r l.. WoodhOu>r. old Confcd-
..... VETERAN # Grandy. Currituck
'..-. is to have opposition in his
....a-. for Sergeant at Arms in
fa G.rrrI Assembly Of 1922. Mr..
N.-'..t~r was up in Raleigh at 'the
ar ''nar~I Assembly, hut he has
o.. ..r."ut strongly rntrcuched this
...- ..a hr will havc.to bring out
..- guns. Tctcr McWilliamS. one
... ..-. known of Raleigh'S Con-
r..a.. soldiers. i annuOncing his
a.....s for tn" position Of sergeant
a. ar.- of the House. y number of
rr. .., legislators have interested
.....s.. In his behalf.
j .. am EN-Coufcdcratc soldier.
>~, rardiiatc. having enlisted
A. -.. l>Gl-my Company-tEe
"....-'.u Gruys Of Washington:
H.'. 'ar"'.ua, having that day ten
.... .- ,"ryircS to Governor John
" H.. have been for eight years
d. ..a'" ut the Soldiers Home at
d. 9, am proud to say | have
..." .. Democratic ticket in full
- SIZE. .nar>.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-15
|SAYS HUSBAND CALLED
Her "EDUCATED FOOL"
Mrs. Helen Stone Love Suing For Divorce
From Husband, w. T. Love, Many
Years Her Senior

",..iion of Mrs. Helen
>,... Love ior divorce from
her husband W. I, Love, OF
..> city, the second within a
,r.~. will be heard by Judge
{. VI. Bond OF the Superior
...~,, in special session at Ed
,~..r. Monday, Dec. Is.
rr. ucw action was started on
p, -. l922. ut which time Mrs.
80. ..tr the home ot her husband
U.viughauS St. and took up resi-
., u. the Southern Hotel. taking
.uo small children with her.
l0-, Love asks for divorce from
., and board, the custody Of her
.ra children and such alimony as the
..~. will allow. setting up in her
r,a-ur that her husband i man
rrn>;dcyablr wealth, estimated not
,~ than 100000.
y. answer has been filed to the
ur,aut ~ To This time and the
,., ui the complaint itself has been
moved from the files of the Clerk
,ar Supcricr Court by attorneys.
r.. rlautif alleges, ii substance.
~ she has been subjected 10 in
..urrabIr insults and iudignitic> by
-. husband and that life with him
, become unbcarablc. She says
.... he has called her "an educated
s..,." he has called her II jackaSS.
.r, some other things. II j. alleged
al in moments of angry passion he
a~ Threatened her violence. but no
.r.ual violence or assault i alleged,
w. T. Love Is one Of the oldest
ud most Substantial business mon in
ne city. lie WAS formerly owner ot
. ne Crystal Ice * Coal Co, for Sev,
raj years member Of the BOARD
.f .Ndcrmcn. pillar in the FirSt
BAPTIST Church ana Is tNe owner "I
.Hch valuable real estate IN thc ci'F
'lnd'ng the desirable corner prop
'.'r NJ PondeNt"r and Matthew's S'S
H. - the father OF an excellent IAN
Is "t grown children OF former
w.i'.
Mrs. Love was MISS ii"icn "'""'
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-15
IT LOOKS GOOD
FOR FISHERMEN
Freight Shipments To Move
AS Fast rs Express-and
Cost Less

The wisdom of F. l.. Larkin'S
scheme to have North Carolina Shad
moved from Elizabeth City To Phil
adrmhia in refrigerator cars. by
freight instead Of by express, is
more apparent To one who familiar
ICES himself with the present con-
grStcd condition Of Broad 81. Station
in Philadelphia where pcri>habl" cX-
press shipments are handled. Broad
Street Station. Philadelphia, WAS
built To accommodate twenty five
cars Of pcri<hablc freight day, in
addition 10 the vast baggage. mail and
passenger business that must be han
llcd in and out of that great depot
hourly.
Since Broad Street Station WAS
built the receipts of pcriShablc cX-
press oyer the PENNSYLVANIA System
in Philadelphia have grown to lI5
ears Il day. 1t is Il physical impos-
sibility for the express companies TO
handle 4 considerable volume Of fish
from this or any other section for
the Philadelphia Market. y car ot
fish from Elizabeth City. say, will
reach Philadelphia ar $40 O'Clock in
the morning. Broad Street Station
/ is contested and as soon aS the mail
( and passengers are unlOadcd the en-
tire train will be moved out into the
yards. often - miles away, where
the express car is laid off until it
is convenient to haul it back into
the station. Fish that should be on
sale that morning. often do not reach
the market until late that afternoon;
and there have been eases where on
press shipments arriving in Philadel-
phia early in the morning were not
taken of the cars until late that
night. Imagine the condition of such
fish when the ice has melted out Of
the boxes?
: Fish shipped in refrigerator cars,
by freight, will keep in good condi'
ton. even tho delayed in transit Scy-
cral days. But AR Larkin says there
will be no delays in transit and that
PENNSYLVANIA officials assure him
that they are anxious to give the
North Carolina shipper of fish the
same excellent service they are Civ
ing the North Carolina shipper of
peas and potatoes. Fast frCightS will
carry the refrigerator ears from Cape
Charles to Philadelphia and there the
ears will be placed on siding ON
Delaware Ave. ut the very doors of
Dock ST. Fish Market. And freight
rates are cheaper than express rates,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-15
THIS NEGRO DOTES
ON PRINTERS IN5
If Jordan Warren Was a White Md
and In the Pickle Game, He Would
Put Heinz Out of Business

If anybody ever believed in publi
ity, it is Jordan Warren, an Eliz;
beth City gardener Of color, who
forever reporting to the local pre-
his horticultural miracles on Ii
small garden-spot on Spellman s
where he claims to originate Il
earliest of everything that grows
a garden.
Warren is always out with the ca
licst head of lettuce, of cabbage. d
FIRST peck of tomatoes, Of beans,
peas, and the Lord knows what el4
He specializes on a late watermel(
every year and pulled said melon III
year on Tuesday morning, the SAD
being nine pounds in weight al
heavier than his former late croI
Of melons.
Jordan is worse over that LTD
plot Of his than 4 cat over her fi1
iltter. lie nurses that land early q
late, covers his crops to keep of d
frost, and as soon as he pulls a spA
Of green stuff big enough to eat,
rushes to the newspapers. -,
II Warren WAS in the pickle buI
ness and could handle paid public
like he handles the coIumns in the
parts, hc' would no doubt ecliI,
Heinz the pickle man, in his businei
Warren is now advocating a 81
from Elizabeth City's growers
truck peas who made good this yeI
Warren says he was the first m
to start growing them in this sectid
and declares that others got the id
from him.