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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19
FRIDAY.

Mr.. L. Roy Sosdy. 4515 Sixteenth
avenus. entertains At prc-nuptiai for Miss
Dorothy soady.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
WOMEN GIVE IN WHEN
THEY SEE THEIR FEET
X.Ray Shows Women Why They
Should Wear Comfortable Shoes
When Talk Fails

The X-Ray is going to educate
women to the use of more comfort
able footwear, according to Tai
mage Miller, IN Elizabeth City boy
who is making good in Il Norfolk.
Va. shoe store. Young Mr.. Miller
says il is interesting TO note the ct-
feet of an N-Ray Of a woman'S foot
on the woman. we have Il machine
recently installed i'll our store, says
Mr.. Miller. ~ woman comes in and
calls for a shoe that is size too
small both ways for her and the
salesman knows that the woman is
buying shoe too small. Hours Of
argument would never convince the
woman that she ought to buy Il lurg-
cr shoe. We have cut out the argU-
mcut and let the customer see for
herself. We invite her TO put her
foot in the N-Ray machine, turn on
the light and there She secs how Cy-
cry bone is twisted and Crampcd.
We then fit her with pair of shoes
that she really ought to wear and let
her see her foot in that shoe. She
is invariably convinced aud buys the
sensible shoe. The N-Ray beats all
the talk in the world when it comes
to selling wOmGn Il shoe biz
enough for her
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
COUNTY RECORDS SHOW
DECREASE IN MARRIAGE
Heavy Loss in Receipts for Mar
riage License Fees Is Bothering
the Register of Deeds

Pasquotank County took in. $294
less for marriage license fees in the
past year than the amount it received
the year before. In 1921 total of
3Sj licenses amounting to Sl,l5J
we're sold, and in 1922 only PSI Ii
censcs amounting to $S61 were sold.
Marriage has been falling behind
in Pasquotank for the past two
years. Just what the trouble Is, no
one seems to know, but it is appar-
cnt that the BCllamy Act, requiring
4 physical examination of the con-
tracting parties, has had something
70 do with it. One cynic has re-
marked that they don't have to get
married nowadays, but instead oil
that being the reason it more than
likely is due to growing discrimina-
ton among young people. 1t is true
in one respect that they don't have
TO gct married, for girls arc more
self supporting nowadays and don't
take up with every meal ticket tha'
is offered them. x
But anyway the Register Of Deeds
is worried because the falling of in
fees makes business look bad in the
courthouse. Dir. Brothers likes to
turn in good report and doesn't like
TO sec the big gains in fees for re-
cording mortgages offset by the de-
crease in marriage license fees as Is
the case this year. 1t looks too much
like hard times in this section. Hard
times is not the trouble. The trou-
bic rs has been said often before, Is
dino TO the decrease in the number
Of couples who run away from other
towns and come here for their honey
moon, 1t is now easier Tor couples
outside the state to get marrleu
right in the corner where they arc.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
WORKING GIRLS TAKE
TURNS AS MATTRESSES
Elizabeth City Business Girls Club
Gets Down to Real HoI-
iday Business

The Elizabeth City Business Girls
Club is now conducting q cafeteria
on Saturday nights in its quarters in
the Bee Hive building, and until
Christmas. will serve reasonably
priced meals to the public for the
purpose Of raising money to assist
in its charity work and to help meet
the current expenses Of the club.
The club is doing some construc-
tive work this Winter. In few
days it will make up packages to
send the disabled veterans and nurses
at Otccn, y. c. For the past several
weeks, the members have been study
ing Southern Literature, and the
meetings have been cnlivcncd by
spicy talks and original papers on
great Americans.
Attractive and rrstful quarters
have been fitted up for the club. \
Yictrola has been provided for the
diversion of the visitors. The girls
plan TO dispose of the bath house
they recently acquired down the riv-
cr, and to turn the money over i'll
something Of more value for the
Winter.
The club is not yet two years old.
1t has % members, numbering most
of the leading younger business wom-
Gu Of the city. Miss Mary Bright i,
president; Miss Bcrnicc Twiddy,
vice president; Miss Bculah IICdrick,
treasurer, and Miss Mary Casey,
secretary.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
NOT A SOU FOR
YEOPIM RIVER

Senator Simmons has been notified
by the War Department of the un-
favorable report on the preliminary
examination of Yeopim River, Cho-
wan county. The information from
the corps of engineers is that there
is an unfayorable view taken Of the
matter of improvement, that small
advantage will be gained from the
Improvement requested compared
with the cost, that it is probable
that better roads will be constructed
in the vicinity which would decrease,
rather than increase prospective Wa
ter traffic, and that the maintenance
Of any channel drCdgcd across the
bar. would be most difficult and ex-
pcusiyc, due TO the storms aud drift
Of sand along the seashore."
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
GOING TO WATCH
BILLS FOR TURKEYS
County Commissioners Were Stag
gsred When Bills Amounting
to Si27.50 Came in

The board Of commissioners are
going 10 watch all bills hereafter
that may Be presented to the county
for stock killed by dogs. Bills
amounting 10 S12T.jO for 20 turkeys,
four geese and ten pigs. presented
by different farmers OF this county,
surprised the commissioners some
what, and they propose that all bills
hereafter be furnished with an atfi-
dayit that the stock in question was
really killed by dogs.
Every payment of this kind comes
from fund collected as dog taxes,
but when q payment is made, just so
much money is taken away from
funds that might 90 for the support
of the schools. The commissioners
have been paying out considerable
money of late, it having been the
custom for anybody to bring in bill
to the county for so mitch stock
killed by dogs. getting their money
and going away without being ques-
toned.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
CHRIST HIMSELF COULD
NOT KEEP EN- STRAIGHT
Church Should Not Be Condemned
Because of Wayward Members,
Says Pastor

Taking as his text John $50,
Have l not chosen you twelve, and
one of you is u devil" Rev. II. f.
Myers, pastor City Road Methodist
Church in his sermon Sunday morn
ing defended the church against the
scorn Of those who would condemn
the church because of the loose NOR
ais of some of its members. The
pastor said at the outset that his
sermon was inspired by the fact that
certain scandals in the town, the
principals in which were church men,
bcrs, had brought about thoughtlcss
criticism of the church itself.
The church is like Il fisherman,
said the pastor: it casts its net into
the sea for souls of men and knows
not what its net will bring up from
the depths. The fisherman casts his
net for edible fish, it is only the good
fish be seeks, but crabs, toad-fsh and
other undesirable monsters are
brought up in the catch. And so it
is With the church; casting it's net
into the sea of humanity it does not
always make 4 good catch, crabs not
infrequcntly get into the net.
The pastor again likcned the
church 10 u school in which it sought
to train those who had found Christ
III the way Christ would have them
live. Not all the pupils of this
school were models of diligence and
rcctitudc; there were backward Sill
dents, those who cut classes, those
who played hockey and those who
disturbed the peace of the school
room. Jesus himself could NOT
vouch even for the twelve whom he
had selected TO carry his message.
out Of the twelve there was one who
eventually doubted him, one who
eventually denied him and ono who
eventually betrayed him into tbc
hands of his slaycrs. Have not 7
chosen you twelve, and one of you is
devil"
ln the conclusion of his sermon
the pastor appealed to all who had
identified themselves with the church
to live blamelcss lives aud avoid
those things that brought criticism
upon church membership.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
WELFARE REPORT FOR
NOV. SHOWS WORK
Looks Like the Welfare officer Has
Plenty to Do, Judging From
Her ReDort

According TO the report turned in
to the Commissioners by Mrs. Anna
Lewis, county welfare officer, there
has been plenty for the Office to do
during the past month.
Mrs. Lewis received $50 calls for
aid. $50 of which were personally in
vcstigated, and in connection with
which, Is letters were written. For
ty-fivc illegal absences from the coun-
ty were reported, and % of these
were investigated and adjusted out
of court.
Six children were brought before
the Juvenile court and ten were
placed on probation. Twelve fami-
lies were given groceries, wood and
medicine, and two tuberculosis pa
tientS were given assistance.
Twenty mothers were given
advice and assistance, and four meet
ings were held in the Parsonage st.
Club. Three persons were placed i'll
institutions. Five talks were made
in the interest of welfare work /;
three visits were made to the coun-
ty home.
Mrs. Lewis reported that the COL
ored welfare council was proving a
great help to the county in taking
care of the destitute Of its own race
and keeping them from becoming a
burden on the county. She said that
whenever help was needed by a des-
titute colored family, it had only
been necessary to notify the colorcd
welfare organization. f..
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
This FISH Law
TO Be TESTED.
Would Restrain Fisheries
Commission From Confis-
eating 100000 Outfit

The Fisheries Products Co.,
corporation operating a
mcnhaden fleet in North Caro-
lima waters and operating a
factory at Phillips, near Will
mington, n. c. is going to test
the North Carolina fisheries
law prohibiting the taking OF
fish by non residents OF the
State.
The Fisheries Products Co. has So
cured temporary Injunction re-
gtraining the agents of the North
Carolina Fisheries Commission
Board from entering upon their
property or scizing it according TO
the provisions of Section 1866 Of the
| Consolidated Statutes. The cause
will be heard by Judge Deyin in the
Superior Court of New Hanover
County at Wilmington, Thursday,
| Dee. I. Summonses were served this
week upon ]. a. Nelson, Fish Com
missioner; ]. X. Dixon, W. o. Saun-
dcrs. DR.. J. G.. Baum, 5. 7. Han
cock and j.. II. Freeman, members
of the Fisheries Commission Board.
Sec. 1866 of the Consolidated Sta
tuteS prohibits tic taking of tlsh IN
North Carolina waters by non-rcsi-
dent fishermen. The penalty for vi
)lation Of the law is seizure by the
State of the property of the viOlatOr.
The Fisheries Product Co. is 4 cor
DoratiOn with 5000 or more stock
holdCrS, many of whom are non-rcsi-
lcntS Of the State. The company S
Dlant, feet and equipment used in
| the taking of fish in North Carolina
waters is valued at $7O0,000,0O. The
! Fisheries Commission Board Consid-
res the Fisheries Products Co. q
nonresident and its property will be
seized and sold as provided by law
unless the courts hold ~ That Sec
ton 1866 of the Consolidated Sta
tutcS is not applicable to the Fish
cries Products Co.; (2) or that Sec
ton 1866 is void; (3) or that it is
/ unconstitutional and invalid.
If the courts make the restraining
order permanent, the present law
will have to be strengthened or any
nonresident individual, company or
corporation can locate an Office in
North Carolina, take n few North
I CarOlnianS into partnership and fish
! he waters of the State without re-
Straint. Virginia oystcrmcn could
invade the State and destroy our oys-
Ter beds again, and Hampton Roads
crab men could sell few shares OF
stock to North Carolinians and op-
, crate their crab fleets in North Car
olina. On the other hand it looks
pretty bard for concern having
sunk 100000 of other peoples mon
cy in the State TO have the whole
outfit confscatcd by the State.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
MAKING THE BIGGEST
CATCHES IN MONTHS

For the past week. fishermen on
tnr beaches and in the sounds have
been making the biggest catches in
many months. Continued south and
west winds have given fishermen an
opportunity 10 get to sra, ard the
long spell Of warm weather has made
their work less unpleasant. Large
quantities of rock fish are being TAX
en- in the sounds, and trout are be-
ing caught in the ocean.
More than 100 boxes Of fish came
to Elizabeth City Monday morning
from sea fishermen at Mays Head
alone. Prices are none too good for
the fishermen.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
true BILLS IN
EDENTON CASE
Grand Jury Holds Frank Bond
and Harry Smith on
Serious Charge

The grand jury in tn" Supc-
riUr Court of Chowan County,
in session at EdcutcL this
week, brought true bills
against Frank NJ. Bond ard
Harry Smith on a charge OF
criminal assault with attempt
to commit rape. Indications
are that the case will not go
! to trial until tomorrow, Wee
rcsday.
Full particulars Of this sensational
case were given the readers of this
newspaper several weeks ago. Frank
". Bond. fisherman and Harry
Smith. electrical supply dealer, both
prominent in the business and social
( life of Edcuton were placed under
bonds of $1,000 each in the County
/ Court of ChOwan on Oct. 2l. 49,,
upon evidence furnished by Mrs. Ar
thur Edwards, 17-ycar-old cotton
mill worker and her companion Vi
| ola White, age lG.
/ These women, just young cotton
mill workers. brought up among the
SpmdlcS. testified that on the night
Of Oct. IL. 1922, Frank Bond and
! Harry Smith offered ITO take them
home in IN automobile. They were
/ in company with the husband Ed
wards, himself only a Scventcen-ycar-
old youth. The girls testified that
they were taken to warehouse on
the Edcnton waterfront, used as
fish house By Mr.. Bond and were
! there given drinks. That the young
husband was rendered unconscious
by The liquor given him and while he
slept the men made improper pro-
peSalS and advances Mrs. Edwards
testified that she had TO kick Smith
of the girl Viola White and that she
dragged the girl and her husband ont
into the open air where they recov-
cred from the effects of the liquor,
or drugs.
y physical examination Of the
White girl by a physician disclosed
no decorations or evidence of viola
ton. Mrs. Edwards testified that tho
Frank Bond clutchCd her in the dark
ness, after the light had been put
out, he released her when she resist
ed him.
The case stirred Edcnton TO the
very heart aud gave gossipS i peg
upon which to hang 4 lot more of
the community'S soilcd linen. The de-
fcudants in the case will make the
defense that the whole affair Is cX-
aggcratcd and they arc the victims
Of spite. alleging that Mrs. Edwards
aud Miss White got mad with them
because they wouldn't take them
home in their automobile. 1t will
also be admitted, it is said that the
defendants were under the influence
of bootleg liquor at the time of the
affair.
The popularity of the defendants
is such that it has been limited that
it will be hard matter to get jury
of twelve men who would stand un-
animousIy for 4 conviction regard
less OF the evidence.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mrs. Mary y. Midget, of Manns
Iarbor. Darc County. announces the
engagement Of her daughter, Stella
Mac, to Mr.. Lyman Dwight Goodwin,
Of Raleigh, thn wedding TO take place
in the near future. The announce
mcnt Of Miss NIidgctt'S engagement
ami approaching marriage will be OF
interest to friends thruOut North
Carolina.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05

The latest tribute to the sedate ap-
pearancc Of the Elizabeth City Board
of Aldermen occurred the other day
while three members of the board
were away on tour Of inspection of
the municipality owned utility plants
Of cities in eastern North Carolina.
In ono town the trio was approached
on the street by lady who received
them with open arms and wanted
them 10 go home with her, taking
them TO BE- Il visiting group of min
listers. Senator T. II. Williams was
taken for the presiding elder Of the
flock.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
IT'S GREAT TO HUNT
LIKE MILLIONAIRE

Ten wealthy Sportsmen from New
York stopped at Mantco Sunday in
their palatial airplanc, en- route to
their club house on Core Sound.
These boys have a good time and
don't mind paying for it.
Saturday night number of sports
men, including the Superintendent of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, came to
Elizabeth City from Duck Island and
returned north in their private car,
drawn by Il special train. 1t was
only 4 few days ago that Howard
Heinz, the pickle king, stopped in
Elizabeth City on his return from the
Duck Island Club, and he too trav-
elcd in his own private car.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
LOST MUCH PROPERTY IN
WEDNESDAY, NIGHT FIRE

Will IIumphricS. Il mrrch&nt living
five miles from HcTford on the road
to Durauts Neck, met with bad
loss when i fire broke out ut about
two o'clock Thursday morning and
destroyed his store and home, on
which there was no insurance. In
the store was about $1,000 worth of
merchandise in stock.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

'.-. "ai' until the last minute to
Wy VOLT Holiday Greeting Cards. 1t
" sll2s- Ino late now To- get en-
,.. ,.a-'. r4rI., out TIE INDEPEND-
'' ,''' "ar supply a few Of its friends
. o"aw.iu''r steel engraved cards
.' LUr uamcs correctly printed,
envelopes 10 match. Our stock
united and YOU should make your
"'..'0 bow. We do not send sam
sN eI, DO. ..nn.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
JURY LIST FOR THE
NEXT TERM OF COURT

Here is the jury list drawn for
tho next term of paSquotank County
Superior Court, ut the meeting of the
Commissioners Monday:
NJ. +. Davis. c. c. Price. ". y.
Price, J. L. Brock. J. l.. 'TendlctOn,
J. B. Swain, W. y. Primer, T. ..
Bundy, +. ]. Lambert, W. T. Cart
wright. Burrcll Thompson. Thomas
VI. Commander, J. NJ. Ncwbcrn, l..
D. Waldorf, L. y. WinSlow, J. /.
Markham, J. W. Price, II. II. Whed-
bee, Ernest Balance. ]. +. Bundy,
y. o. Norris, +. c. Sherlock, II. {.
Markham and ". c. Jones.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
HOW WOULD OUR TOWN
FARE IN A BIG FIRE?

= Is it possible for Elizabeth
& City to have just such a fire as
" that which swept away seven
= hundred homes and rendered
= thousands shslterless in New
y Bern the other night? Chief J.
+ B. Flora of the Elizabeth City
3 Fire Department answers that
+ question in an exclusive inter-
" view to be published in the next
= issue of this newspaper, Friday,
= Dec. 8. The interview with Chief
+ Flora discioses some alarming
" facts that every property holder
" ought TO know. Watch for 1t.
=
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05

Q. What is the political align
ment in the prcscut Congress!
\. In the House there arc III
Democrats, 301 Republicans, 1 So
cialist, and > vacancies; iu the Sen
ate. there are So Democrats and ~
Republicans.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
THE SUN-J0URNAL,
Nav Bern. N. G.

THE SUN.JOURNAL,
New Bern, NJ c.
Some one put report that Elizabeth City can ma room
for at least families rendered homeless ny Inc
New Bern fire. City not do any such hng mere
iobess men wakng Ezabeh City to-day ana
the waues of Elizabeth City inadequate 10 e
demands the envelope by the purVyoS OF inc du"
necessities of life Ii that one has put OUT
reuort TO Bernan here for the purpose OF u
the uung market and making possible anote cut
the Inadequate working class New 6erHnS
should which will not only give hem no
relief but hardship their teIo" workers IN
another hoped that the homeless IN NEW bern
will find employment rebuilding and rohahatg their own heau-
~ w. o. SAUNDERS.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
WHAT GOLFERS WEEKLY
SAYS OF W. o. SAUNDERS
(From Golfers Weekly. Issue
of Dec. 8, 1922, Now on the

from COtiieT WEEKLY, iSSdt
of Dec. 8, 1922, Now on the
News Stands.
The fine art of interviewing is
to make you see the person in
terVieWed with your own eyes,
instead of those of the interview
er.
From this test w. o. Saun-
ders energes with flying colorS,
with mo Use Trying to Be
What You Amt" in this issue.
MIR. Saunders rightly prides him
self on being a country editor in
North Carolina. That the name
of his biweekly paper, The In
dependent" is a true one may be
judged from tho fact that he was
sued for libel forty times in one
year. and never lost a case.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05

Good cyesigbt is inexpensive. Sea
DR.. ]. d. Hathaway, Optometrist
uIzaDetA CIsy. n. y. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05

For your eyes sake see DIR. J.
hathaway, Optometrist, Bradfo
Bldg. Elizabeth City. N. q. az
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05

Don't neglect your eyes. % oEe
Hathaway. He Knows ~1''
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05
Heading Off q Mercenary Lie

"a telegram O. Saunders to the Afternoon FfeSS OF
N, c.
Elizabeth City, NJ C.
Dec 5, 1922.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-12-05

T-..a for an an
s,si,s: ssi to psssso. @ss iHss' 80.
New York Ave. N,GF@
r. Washington, D,NsaSS
r A.. our readers
o., urged to use the bureau.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-04-08

"Wee" Askem-How do you man.
age to grab so many pretty girls at
the beach every summer?
Hugh Tellem-System, my boy!
When don't see what want | bask
for il.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-04-08
State Tax Fixed At
3Oc For 1928

Annapolis, April 3.-One of the un-
exciting but extremely important
measures which were passed by the
House today. having already passed
the Senate, was the bill which fixes
the State tax for the next two years
at 30 cents on 500.
Before its passage an amendment
was tackled on by the Ways and
Means Committee making provision
for the interest and sinking fund on
the extra S25O,0OO which has been
added to the State improvement loan.
This was done by taking fraction of
4 cent from the school budget pro-
vision. Chairman Gambrill, of the
Ways and Means Committee, explain
ell that there was sufficient margin in
the school budget to permit this.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-04-08
State Will Build
Worcester Roads
During This Year
Worcester Senator and Members House Help
The Taxpayers and Secure Many
Benefits For Them.

Senator Harrison made a splendid
record in the sessions of the Senate
Just closed. As Chairman of the
Roads and Highways Committee he
had to consider very carefully and
with much thought the expenditure
by the State of over three million
dollars in the next two years. Three
million, one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars has been appropriated by
roads with Federal and County Aid.
This will give about six million dol
lars for road building in. 1929.
Worcester County is promised her
full share of this money to build the
roads from Bishop to Bishopville,
from Snow Hill to Stockton, from
Stockton to Pocomoke, and a part of
the road from Snow Hill to Public
Landing. A road from Snow Hill to
Salisbury is scheduled for one of the
new State roads. No special road
bills carrying appropriations or de-
mands to build roads except the
Southern Maryland road for 33 miles
opening new section from Balti-
more to the lower counties of South
ern Maryland.
Senator Harrison secured an appro-
priation of $4,000 to protect the
Inlet at Ocean City, and if this Inlet