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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-21

ing supply of sulphur water for the
thirsty.
Malaria and mosquitoes are un-
known. Why visit the seaShOre and
mountains? Come to New Holland
and see for yourself what men. mon
cy and brains have done, in trans
forming Il great lake into fertile
fields. where stands IN up-tO-datc
and live town as monument to
dear old Mattamuskeet. \ fine, large
brick hotel second to none in the
State furnishes you with the best of
foods prepared by expert cooks.
"Fairfcld. the nearest village to
New Holland, being six miles away
on the north side of the lake bed,
will soon enjoy all the convcniences
of the railroad now running from
WenOna to New Holland, opening up
one of the richest and most progress
sivc sections in the State, from
where thousands of carloads oS corn.
cotton. oats. SOFA beans. and truck
of all kinds will be shipped daily,
bringing millions of dollars to farm
crS in HYDE County,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-21
ELIZABETH CITY BOYS
CLIMBING AS EDITORS
Malvern TiIIitt Goes to the Wash.
ington Post, Ralph Pool to
The Virginian-PiIot

Two Elizabeth City boys have re-
Gently stepped up in the newspaper
world. Only the other day Malvern
II. Tinitt. editorial writer on the
Norfl0k Nirginian-PilOt was called
TO Washington, ID. C., TO take an
editorial chair on The Washington
Post. And now Ralph Pool, re-
porter for The Daily Advance of
this city goes to the State Editors
desk of the N'irginian-Pilot. Mr..
Pool will enter upon his new work
on July 30.
Malvern II. Tillitt attracted the
attention of the newspaper fratern-
ity to his work by his brilliant par
agraphinA on the Niirginian-Pilot.
His clever play with words was Gag
crly sought by exchanges every
where and one found The Nirginian-
Pilot quoted in the Literary Digest
and in screen releases every week.
Malvern Tilltt not only possessed
the knack of writing well; back of
it all he had educational training
and equipment not possessed by so
many men of the Fourth Estate.
Ralph Pool is Il younger man at
the newspaper game. lie got his
first training on TIE INDEPEND-
ENT Il few years ago and might
have continued with this paper if it
could have found work enough for
him to do. Ralph Pool is a good
reporter. gifted writer and will
climb right on up in the profession
as he acquires experience and Il
broader concept of life.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-21
MATTAMUSKEET
IS A BEEHIVE
Thousands of Acres of Lake
Bottom Will Soon Bring
Millions to Farmers
in Hyde

Readers Of this newspaper
will welcome the following
story of Hyde County's rich
est assets, as told by Geo. ?,
Carter Of Fairfield. Mr.. Car
tcr's graphic description of
what is going on in New Hol-
land. originally Mattamuskcet
Lake, is the result OF recent
visit there, where he has OBJ
served the miracles wrought
in eastern lands by the coupl-
ing of modern methods with
western ideas. Mr.. Carter
says:
"Mattamuskect an Indian village
in 1TO1 with it's struggling hutS OF
sticks and mud and straw. is 22l
years later modern village delight
ful to live in and interesting to visit,
The change that has been wrought
is marvellous. 1t is town with ev-
cry aspect of hustle and activity. \
modern hotel. boarding houses. cot
tages. planning mills and machn"
shops have sprung up.
zone of the greatest pumping
plants in the world keeps the lake
bottom dry while hundreds of men.
working like bees with tractors and
mulc-drawn scoops are moving hum
drcds of tons of dirt. breaking new
ground. lcvclling off hills. leaving be-
hind modern streets and drivCwayS.
On these. handsome cottages are be-
ing erected for those who wish Ia
settle in New Holland. And among
the other buildings going up is Il
moving picture house.
"Stock houses of the latest type
have been built. These are filled
with thorobred Kentucky horses and
fine. red hogs. These hogs are the
white belted breeds which rival the
black belted ones. Race tracks and
baseball parks are among the amuSe-
ments that have been provided. The
hum of industry is swclled by the
staccato of a modern machine shop,
where wOrkmen are building and re-
pairing locomotives. Carload after
carload of rough lumber comes in
over the new railroad from WcnOna
TO New Holland, and is stored at the
planning mills where it is manufac-
tured into different products for the
homes under construction.
a modern power plant furnishes
current to light streets and build
ings with electricity, and waterworEs
and deep wells afford cool, refresh
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-21
OCTOBER FAIR TO BE
A SURE 'NOUGH FAIR
Much Needed Additional Exhibition
Space Will Pull Up Agri-
cultural Exhibits

Plans for an agricultural exhibit
building for the Elizabeth City Fair
will be submitted to local cOntrac-
tors in a few days and this build
ing. 40 feet wide by 100 feet long,
will be completed in time for the
October Fair. The Fair manage
ment also plans to erect water
tank on the Fair grounds before
the opening of the Fair. to afford
a ready water supply for sprinkling
and keeping down the dust nuisance.
The new exhibit building, to be
occupied exclusively by agricultural
exhibits leaves the present exhibit
building under the grand stand avail
able for commercial exhibits. More
than half of the exhibit space in this
building has already been sold to
commercial exhibitors for the COM
ing Fair.
Flans arc going ahead rapidly for
the Fair to be held Oct. 10, Ii. l.
and 13 and something develops daily
to indicate that under its new man
agement the Elizabeth City Fair OF
1922 is going to be the biggest fair
this side of Raleigh and Richmond
Former Elizabeth City Fairs have
suffered for lack of exhibit space,
This handicap is to be largely over
come this year. Even the live STOCK
building will be enlarged by tie con-
struction of pens outside for swine
exhibits, giving the swine exhibit
space inside the building to heavier
live stock.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-21
ATE THEIR CAKE AND
THEY KEPT 1T TOO
Fair Association Pulled Down S5OO
Insurance on Races Held
Here on July 4

The Albemarlc Agricultural As
sociation cleared Il little item OF
$50. 20 on their Fourth of July ra-
ces by reason of the fact that they
took out a rain insurance policy.
They paid the SOuthrn Trust TO. OIL
this city $3.50 for a $500 policy
covering the afternoOm of July i.
The covering was made on rainfall
and not on gate receipts, the assO-
citation being insured against one
tenth of an inch of rainfall in four
hours. They got the rainfall. tho II
did not interfere with the races at
all. The races were pulled Off JUST
the same and the crowds that had
paid their money at the gate were
satisfied. but the insurance people
had to pay just the same.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-21
FIRST EARLY SWEETS

The first early sweet potatoes of
the season were brought here on
the 18th from lIarbinger in Curri-
tuck County. They were shipped
here by l.. S. DOwdy and ID. $.
Forbes, and were consigned to Ayd-
lett d Owens. local brokers. The
shipment consisted of II barrels. On
the 10Th, SO more barrels arrived
from the same section. They were
of good grade. and reports from
Currituck indicate that there is m
unusually good crop this season. but
that digging will not begin in earn
est until next week.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-21
TO SAVE FISH
FOR PLEASURE;
The Izaak Walton League
Wants Game Fish Saved
and Organize for En-
forcement of Such

Fishermen in North Carolina as
well as other states. will have some
thing else to think about when we'll
to-do sportSmen and anglers begin
to press their claims for Federal en-
actments for the conservation Of
game fish thruout the United States.
That is precisely what we are going
to see. and maybe within three or
four years.
All this is going to come about be
cause game fishermen in America are
determined TO save for themselves.
the fast disappearing species OF
game fish. just as wealthy sports
men have contrived in the enactment
of laws to protect wildfowl for
themselves. The thing is now in its
inception because anglers are just
waking to the fact that fishing is
growing poorer all over the country,
and that many regions once alive
with good fish are now practically
depleted.
This movement started i'll January
of this year when II Chicago sports
men met and organized the lzaak
Walton League of America. This
league has proved TO be one of the
fastest growing militant organi2a-
tionS of the kind in the country. 1t
now has 1000 members in Chicago,
and similar membership in many
other larger cities. The league is
Srpportcd by Senator rinchot of
PENNSYLVANIA. which assures it OF
legislative consideration: and is
hailed by such noted writer's as Rex
Beach. Zane Grey: and Emerson
Uough who predicts that in three
years its membership will reach the
1000. .OOO mark. Such Il line of sup
portrrs assure it promise of much
publicity.
II is incredible to picture the ef-
feet such vast body of sport Smen,
mostly wealthy. may have in the en-
actment of Federal regulations OF
the catching of fish. II means they
will have the opportunity to exert Il
great force for legislation and the
power to enact laws after its own
ideals.
Fishermen who depend on their
catches for their daily bread may
find their freedom somewhat en-
croachcd upon. The possibilities of
what the Izaak Walton League may
do are strong arguments. emphaSlz-
ing the necessity of other fishermen
lcagucing themselves together for
their own protection. The United
States Fisheries Association urges
every fishing district of any size to
Organize a local association for its
protection against unfair and un'
reasonable attacks. Every fishing
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-21
IMPORTANT NOTICE to
TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS

We are about to publish a
+ new edition of your telephone
= directory. Many professional
+ and business men have their
X names listed in this directory in
= bold black type, making it easy
= to locate their names. It's good
+ advertising and costs only Sl.00
: for six months. If you want
x your name so listed pin your
y check or a dollar bill to your
: card or letter head and mail or
+ send to this office. Do not wait
< to be solicited; tomorrow may
= be too late to get your name in.
For your information, there
= will be 5000 copies of this d.
8 rectory and it will be supplied
3 to every telephone subscriber in
= Elizabeth City, Hertford, Eden.
= ton and on the rural lines of
+ Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank,
= Perquimans and Chowan. Ad-
= dress
= THE INDEPENDENT,
+ Publishers,
= Phone 2S4. Elizabeth City,
= nire.torv Div. N. G.
+
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-21
LAWN PARTY FOR BEREA

\ lawn party will be given ut the
home of w. i. White at the "Old
Brick House" on Wednesday even
ing. July 2Gth, from z. NJ. to II
L. VI. for the purpose of raising
money to buy lights for Berea
Church. The public is cordially in
vited. A good time is promised to
all who attend. Refreshments will
be served and games played.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-21

community should organize such a
chapter and affiliate with the L. S.
Fisheries Association.
Government statistics Indicate
that there are over 100000 persons
directly engaged in the fishing in
duStry. The Fisheries Association
has less than GOO members ut pres
cnt. There is great opportunity
for organization among fishermen,
perhaps more than in any other vo-
cation.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-21
CELEBRITIES
HAVE TO PAY
Editors Picture in The Amer
lean Magazine Causing
Trouble

That full page portrait of the edl-
tor of THE INDEPENDENT which
appeared in the June issue of The
American magazine may get the edi-
tor of this newspaper in Dutch
yet. Just the other day a certain
attorney in Elizabeth City received
n telegram from the Waldorf As
toria Hotel. New York City. asking
for a credit rating on w. .. Saun-
derS. 1t turned out that some wOm-
an had registered at the Waldorf
Astoria as the wife of W. .. Saun-
derS and on the strength of that
write-up in The American Magazine
she was running up an account that
made the Waldorf Astoria manage
ment uneasy. 1t happens that Col.
|. VI. MeekinS of Elizabeth City lives
mt the Waldorf-Astoria and when he
BETRAYED the false Mrs. Saunders
she skipped without saying so much
aS fare-you-well.
This week woman in another
town wrote TO W. o. Saunders tell
ing him that she had seen his pic
ture in The American Magazine and
he looked so kind (Shc probably
meant soft that she was sure he
would lend her $500. Mrs. Saun-
ders got hold Of that letter and
wrote the lady as follows:
My Dear Madam
In my husbands absence !
opened yours of July " re-
uuesting a loan of $500. !
will see my husband when he
gets back home and if he has
$500 shall borrow it myself.
(Signed)
COLUMBIA SAUNDERS.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-21
SPEAKS UP FOR
The SHERIFFS
Commissioner Kohloss Says
Sheriffs Do Help Rev
enue Men

r. A. Kohloss, Federal Pro-
hibition Director of North
Carolina takes exceptions to
statements made by Officer
z. R. Jackson, published in
this newspaper last week.
Mr.. Kohloss writes:
Office of
Federal Prohibition Director
North Carolina
Salisbury. y. c., July Is, 1922.
Mr.. W. o. Saunders, Editor.
The Independent,
Elizabeth City, y. c.
My Dear Sir
In the issue of your paper of July
14th had occasion to read whar
purported to be m interview with
Mr.. f. r. Jackson, Federal Prohi-
tion Agent, with respect to the en-
forcement OF the National PrOhibi-
tion Act.
Mr.. Jackson is new officer and
very recent appointer, and of
course is not familiar with the rec
ords in the Directors Office. and
while it may be true that 81 per
cent of the sheriffS with whom he
is acquainted are hostile 70 the en-
forcement of the law, it is not true
as to the majority of the Sheriffs
and other state and municipal Off
GERS throughout North Carolina. He
is evidently miSinformed as to his
statement that % per cent of the
SheriffS are hostile to the enforce
mpnt of the Prohibition Laws. The
records of this Office indicate that
upon the whole the Federal Agents
are successful in securing the SER
vices and cooperation of the sher-
ifs and their deputies throughout
the state. and only in very rare in
stances do they decline, when so re-
Quested. to aid the Agents in max
ing their Investigations.
Public sentiment thro g h IL t
North Carolina. with the exception
of a :ew localities, is in favor of
law enforcement. and it is incOn-
ceiyabl" that any county officer
would refuse to do his duty know
ing that the sentiment throughout
the State is in favor of the NolStead
Act. / am. therefore. correcting the
statement of Mr.. Jackson for the
reason the, it is too broad, ana COW
prs entirely too much territory, md
was siveE out without authority
from this Office.
| will appreciate it very much if
you will publish this letter.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) r. 4. KOHLOSS,
Federal Prohibition Director.
This newspaper publishes Mr.
KOhlosS' letter just as it published
the interview with MIR. Jackson. tor
the information Of its readers. Who
is right. Mr.. Jackson or Mr.. Koh
less? How is the sheriff in your
own county inclined in the matter
of prohibition law enforcement;
Does the sheriff of your county--nC
matter where you liye-purSue the
distillers. or does he hObnOb with
them and drink their brew? There
are sheriffs who are eager to en-
force the Volstead Act; there are
other sheriffs who leave enforce
ment to the Federal officers and
there are other sheriffS who openly
connive at the traffic. We have all
kinds in this part of the State, but
hardly % per cent of any kind.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-21

Peach Blow Irish potatoes on coiu
storage since Dec. 80 lbs. per Dag
when packed. $4.O0 per bag f. o. b.
Norfolk. Va. Cash with order. D. H.
BOSWOOD & son. Gregory, \. e
c.Jy.21-1t
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-21

HENRY B. SEDBERRY
THE proprietor of Elizabeth City's
newest Drug Store was born a drug
gist, his father before him being one
of the pioneer druggists of North
Carolina, located at Fayetteville
when that town, then the head of
navigation of the Cape Fear was one
Of the leading towns of the state.
MIR. Sedberry came to this city three
years ago, and thru his geniaIity,
qaetness and wholesome good ma.
ture, he has built up wide and
lasting friendship. Sedberry's Drug
Store on the corner of Road and
Ehringhaus Streets is going to be-
come one of the community land
marks, because its owner is going to
put the pep and push behind it TO
make it one.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-21

Good eyesight is inexpensive. see
DR.. j. u. Hathaway, Optometrlst'
Elizabeth City, \. c. ad''
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-21

For your eyes sake see DR.. J. D.
Hathaway, Optometrist, Bradford
Bldg, Elizabeth City, \. c. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-07-21

Don't neglect your eyes. See
Hathaway. lie Knows. adv.
The New York herald., 1922-09-17
A California Opportunity
Income-producing California Vine
yard and Walnut Ranches, includ-
ing entire town site, to exchange
for New York City or nearby Real
Estate = improved or unimproved.

7 am leaving. Amcrica TO aId In the up
building OF Palestine. ~
] own two properties In California
wish TO sell them. One Is valued al 1900 600
the other nc So, 900.
I wish 10 concentrate my interest in
New York property that will not require
my personal attention.
One of my properties. 900 acres. ~ a pro-
growing section whore the crops this
this property includes the entire townslte
of Avena near stockton; tho other 32o
acres are located near Oakdaic. stanisiaus
Co. whore one acre OF cherries produced
81 200 this year.
The larger property at Avena In soil an1
from the standpoint OF climate Is ideal
for the best varieties OF grapes walnuts,
almonds, figs and strawberries. a report
from J.. o. Bonnet, College OF Agriculture
University OF California. on this point
Is available. Irrigation unsurpassed. Seven
teen wells and ] 2 pumping plants produce
about 5000 gallons Of water a minute.
one hundred and fifty acres are now
being planted with the best vineyard
grapes. Fifteen hundred walnut trees
Vineyard production az least five tons 10
the ocre and up. increasing with the years.
improvements: A store and office build
ing facing ststion-ideal for general mar
chandise bank. real estate. hardware
lumber. tool and machinery business.
The New York herald., 1922-09-17
ONE DEAD, 6 HURT
AS MOTORS CRASH
Touring Car on Way to Links
Turns Somcrsault on Flush
ing Road.
FORD KNOCKED 40 FEET
Two Others in Separate Acct
dents in Hospital With
Broken Skulls.
FORD KNOCKED 40 FEET

A large touring car and small Ford
service car collided with such force at
/ Parsons avenue and Amity street
Flushing, shortly after noon yesterday
that the touring car turned complete
somersault and the Ford was knocked
forty feet
or the six passengers in the larger
car. on their way for golf at country
club near Flushing, one, Morris Stern
! 30. salesman. living at 7O9 Riverside
Drive, was killed; another, GeoHe
. Smith. IS, J43 West li6th street. suffered
internal injuries and possibly frac-
tured skull, and the others were bruised
and cut.
These were William II. Sydeman OF
! 222 Fourth avenue. owner and driver OF
the larger car; Joseph Sydeman, Al
West Ninetieth street. his brother; sid
ney II. Spero. living at the Walton
4 Hotel, and William III. Friedman of 4oe
Edgecombe avenue. In the tord car
I was Orongo Parceli, a grocer, of 6S
Grove street. Flushing who suffered
internal injuries and possibly frac-
! tured skull. Smith and Parcelli. with
\ tnes other injured persons IN lile iuSii-
Ing Hospital, are in serious condition.
: The police said the brakes of the larger
car failed to worS
William latham 80. Of 30l east
Sixty-frst street, was seriously injured
by five ton automobile truck carry ing
four ton load al Thirty-ninth street
near Thrd avenue yesterday afternoon.
Latham, who was an employee on Wards
Island. was taken 70 Bellevue Hospital
and operated upon. He survived the
operation. but Immediately lapsed into
Inconsistencies
Lathams head was crushed. The
truck. the property of Jacob Vetter
Spruce and William streets. was driy
by George Bauman of IS Clay stree
Brooklyn, who was locked up.
Richard Barthelmess, 81, of 1049 Han
cock street. was struck by an automo-
bile at Hancock street and Bushwicl1
avenue, Brooklyn. yesterday and was
taken to Bushwick Hospital with pos
sible skull fracture. The automobile was
owned by William ORourke OF 444
Evergreen avenue and driven by William
Ruege. $50 Evergreen avenue.
The New York herald., 1922-09-17
BROOKLYN REAL ESTATE
q MEN OPPOSE THE BONUS
Ask Harding to Veto 1t, Say
ing Taxes Are Extreme NoU.

A request to President Harding to
veto the soldier bonus bill. now before
him for consideration. was forwarded to
him yesterday by James b. Fisher. pres
ident of the Brooklyn Real Estate
Board, accompanied by copy OF u
resolution drawn up by the board at 4
meeting held some time ago. Mr..
Fisher in his letter to the President
stated that while the members of his
association are vitality interested in the
welfare of the residents Of the country
they believe that the Government
finances at present DO not permit of the
payment OF a bonus to the ex-service
men.
Mr. Fisher further states that the
people Of New York State arc laboring
under a burden of taxation which has
reached IAN extreme that could be ex-
pected of any people" and points out
that the per capita tax for every in
dvidIal is sl06.97, of which $50 Is for
Federal taxes. =
The New York herald., 1922-09-17
PARISHIONERS TO GREET
RT. REV. MGR. LAVELLE
st. PofricRs Rector on Way
Home From Europe.

When the Right rev. Mgr Michael y.
Lavelle. rector OF 81. Patricks Cathc-
dral returns home this week from
Europe. he viii be welcomed by many
parishioners. They will be present al
the solemn bcnediction OF the Blessed
Sacrament. of which the Monsignor will
Ec celebrant soon after his arrival Mgr
Lavele is now on the seas. accompanied
by the rector of the Roman Catholic
Church of ST. Charles Borromeo, West
14ist street, the Rev. Mgr Francis H
Wall. They are expected to arrive thi.
week. Plans have been made to meet
them down tho bay.