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The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
INVESTIGATE KILLING OFFICER

Oklahoma City. April 5-An in- vestigation of the killing of Colonel Beck, Commandant at Post Field in the home of Judge Day. millionaire oil operator here, will be launched Friday according to the announce ment of County Attorney Hughes made today
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
ARMY OFFICER AMBIENT
 FROM COMMAND

San Francisco. April s-Army of- acers at the Presidio today admitted that L3sat Ralph J. Mitchell las been absent from his command at Fort Riley since January 23rd.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
SOLDIER BOOTLEGGERS
 ARE ARRESTED

Camp Dix, April 6-Five civilians and twenty soldiers were arrested as bootleggers and charged with taking equipment valued at s150,- 900 according to an announcement made by military authorities.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED

Managua, Nicaragua. April 9th President Chamorro and cabinet have proclaimed martial law for 30 days, after discovering that there exists a plot against the government.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
GOVERNMENT WATCHFULI4Y
 WAITING

Washington. April 6NAttDrney General Dougherty said that the government "is watchfully waiting for any increase in coal prices and declared T will see that the public is not pinched in any way"
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
MRS, l. F SWIFT DIES

Chicago, April 6-Mrs. Louis F. Swift, wife of the big Chicago pack CT, died yesterday afternoon at her home, following an illness of a few hours.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
EMPLOYMENT INCREASE
 IN SEATTLE

Washington. April 6-Department of Labor reports announce that Seattle is third highest in increased employment in list of 65 leading American cities for the month Of March.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
LLOYD GEORGE ON
 WAY TO GENOA

Paris, April 6-Lloyd George is due tomorrow afternoon on his way to Genoa. George will interview Poincaire before leaving for the Conference.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
WAR FINANCE
 DIRECTOR IN SEATTLE

Seattle. April s-Eugene Meyer IT,, managing director of the war finance corporation, arrived for a conference with Seattle Bankers and Washington farmers.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
POSTMASTER SHOT BY BANDIT

Seattle. April CA. R. Weaver, postmaster merchant at Pacific City. was shot three times and dangerous ly wounded by bandits last night.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08

P. S:-A reorganization of our Public School on the Junior High School plan is anxiously looked for ward too by the people of Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
,JoFFRE GOES SOUTH

Portland. April 5-Treasury of fcials today predicted that all Lib erty Bonds soon will be selling above par.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
DUPLICATE LIBERTY
 BONDS CIRCULATED

Washington. April 6-Duplicate numbered liberty bonds were er- ronously put in circulation in amounts yet to be determined. is the announcement made by under secretary of the Treasury Gilbert.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
FLOODS IN SOUTH.

Dallas, Tex. April 6-Many rivers in the state of Texas are overfowing their banks and general flood stage has been reached by the streams.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08

P. S:-SOcrates says: There are things we may not do to escape death, for BASENESS is worse than DEATH, and SWEEPER"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-19
BANKS MAY DONATE REST
ROOM TO FAIR GROUNDS
And Merchants Will Be Called on to
Donate Benches for Visitors

If the Elizabeth City banks follow
the lead of a Suffolk bank, the Abe
marie District Fair grounds will get a
rest room for the accommodation of
women visitors. Such a building was
built at Suffolk, and cost about S4OO
complete with convenienccs for the
visitors. The matter has been discussed
here with some of the leading bankers
and they seem favOrably inclined to-
ward it. altho no one bank wants to
make the entire donation.
The merchants of Elizabeth City
will be asked to donate one bench
apiece bearing the firms advertising
which can be placed in the park during
fair week, thus adding to the comfort
as we'll as the attractiveness of the
grounds. These benches cost about 81
apiece complete.
Plans for this seasons fair are the
most enthusiastic in years. AT meet
ing of the directors Tuesday night, W.
Ben Goodwin was elected secretary to
the corporation and DuckwOrth GlOV-
er, racing secretary. With these two
men added to the executives, the fair
will have its prospects augmented to
no small extent.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-19
MAY MEAN $25,OO0 LOSS
TO FARMERS OF SECTION
Recent Rerouting of Freight Shipments
Entering New York
Handicap

Due to congestion of traffic in New
York City, the Pennsylvania railroad
has issued notices that cars of freight
heretofore entering into New York will
he re-routed to Jersey City and thence
the packages will be transferred by
ferry to the eopsignees on the other
side. This action may mean consider
able loss to the farmers of this section
especially during the potato season
when something like 10000 to 2OO'OOO
barerls of potatoes are expected from
the Elizabeth City territory.
Transferring these potatoes will cost
Is to 20 cents barrel and that means
the farmers of this section will have to
nocket the loss of something like So
600 in extra freights for even poorer
freight service than they have received
before.
Alarmed by this action of the New
York railroads, the commission men OF
New York City have taken the matter
nm with the Elizabeth City Chamber OF
Commerce, as we'll as Chambers OF
Commerce on the Eastern Shore OF
Virginia. and other sections. The Eliz-
abeth City Chamber brought the mat
ter I'D at it's meeting here Monday
night, and will use its best efforts to
find a remedy for the situation.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-19
EHRINGHAUS PLAYS
FOOL ON MAIN ST.
But Fellow Is In For Anything
When the Shriners Take
Him In Hand

Clad in a night gown and a boudoir
cap, with a placard on his breast bear
ing the words, Il can lie in court but
it won't work here" and another on
his back saying, Remember, boys, I'm
the father of twins" the Hon. ]. c. z.
Ehringhaus. solicitor of the First Ju-
dicial District and President Of t1s
Elizabeth City Rotary Club, str5Ge
down Poindexter street to the intersec-
ton of Main Wednesday morning, to.-
lowed by a crowd of onlookers.
BY his side strobe w. C. CulpeppeT
manager of the Eastern Cot:n o.
Company, of this city, in similar gar5.
He too bore a placard on his breas:
prOclaiming that he was raised on camel
milk and on his back another stated
that altho he was sick he wanted it
all.
Arriving in the center of the street,
Billy Culpepper mounted box ard an
nOunced that he wanted to introduce
Mr.. Ehringhaus, who would make a
speech favoring the candidacy of Wal
ter Spencer of Hyde for the solicitor
ship of this district. After having ac-
complished this speech with bad grace,
Mr.. Ehringhaus proceeded to ride BIZ
cycle up and down the block, while Mr..
Culpepper began backing boots at a
stand placed there for his use.
The awkward antics of this pair was
not the result of association with East
Lake corn whiskey, but was part of
the program prepared for two noyices
in the Shriners' street parade here
Wednesday morning, preparatory to
embarking for the Shrine ceremonials
at Kinston this week.
Twenty-Five Elizabeth City Shriners
beside several members of their fam
lilies, went along with this pair of no.
vices to help them across the hot sands
of the desert. Among these was c. H.
Robinson, the oldest Shriner in the
city, who has recently been made pres
ident of the Elizabeth City Shrine Club
for life. Mr.. Robinson will probably
be able to counsel the younger members
of the caravan against the 2,200 quarts
of whiSkey said to be lying in ambush
for them at Kinston.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-19
FARMERS MAY DIG THEIR
POTATOES TO EARLY YET
South Carolina in Height of Digging
and Early Potatoes Here May
Not Do So Well

Farmers in this section may make a
mistake by trying to get immature pO-
tatoeS on the market too early this
season. South Carolina is now in the
height of marketing its crops and these
are running the price down on the
New York market. Recent reports from
New York state that the demand is
now equal to the supply however, and
outside prices are paid without pro-
test. Shipments from the far south
have fallen off, but the shortage has
been offset by larger shipments from
South Carolina. There is n great deal
of variation of quality in shipments to
New York due to bad grading and
trickery on the part of many shippers.
Buyers are getting used to these meth
DDS and are more critical in their in
Spcctions.
If the crop for this section goes in
early and immaturely prices will not be
so good if Southern potatoes are on
the market. Best South Carolina pO-
tatoes are $3.50 q barrel on the north
ern markets. But spot sales in South
Carolina are as low as $3.75. 1t is
pretty certain that Virginia'S crop will
be considerably later than ours, at
least ten days or so, and Northeastern
North Carolina will do we'll to keep in
touch with the markets and forward
- haforo IippiDp
May pea shipments are beginning to
fall off considerably and prices are run
ming up again. Quotations from New
York yesterday were as high as $4.5O
to So a basket.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-19
EXACT FIGURES GIVE
LIE TO THE KNOCKERS
Bulk of This Newspapers Circulation
Is Right Here In Pasquotank
and Adjoining Counties

Every now and then some one who
would discount the home circulation of
THE INDEPENDENT drops the
statement that most of the circulation
of this newspaper goes long way from
home. That statement is false. THE
INDEPENDENT has just supplied the
Postmaster at Elizabeth City with the
facts as to its circulation as required
by the postal rules and regulations.
The statement, covering the issue of
this paper of May ), 1922 shows that
of ISIS papers mailed to subscribers,
2.621 were in the first and second pos
tai zones. A total of S75 papers were
mailed in this city and county alone.
This figure does not represent the total
county and city circulation of this news
paper as hundreds of people buy the
paper weekly. The street sales, news
stand sales and Office sales of single
copies of THE INDEPENDENT in
Elizabeth City alone generally exceeds
300 copies weekly, record made by no
other local weekly paper that we know
anything about. None of the figures in
clude sample copies or the considerable
number of free copies given out at the
Office. The total printing of THE IN
DEPENDENT at this time is $500
copies weekly. The great bulk of these
copies go into the best homes in Pas.
Quotank, Camden, Currituck. PerQuim'
ans. Chowan, Tyrrell and Dare cOun,
tipS
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-19
OLD MAN HEATH HAD
NO FEAR OF DEATH
Active and Useful To the Last, He Re-
garded Death As the Way to
Certain Content

Capt. Horatio W. Heath who died at
his home on Pennsylvania Ave. in this
city last Friday morning at the age of
81 lacking few days, was one of the
most interesting characters in all this
collection of diverse humans in the CEN
sus of Elizabeth City. There wasn't
another just like him. He was the old
est member of the First Baptist Church
in this city, and even after his wife
died he continued to pay her church
dues as we'll as his own up to the time
of his death, but he seldom set foot
inside a church. He didn't have to go
TO church to keep his religion; he was
sure of his own faith and his own sal
vation and the time he might have spent
in church looking after his own soul,
he devoted to visiting the sick and the
afflicted and carrying the hopeful mes
sage of the bible to those in prison and
in the County Home. The old man
walked many miles in his day to carry
dainties or food to the sick and the
gospel to those upon whom the world
had turned its back.
Much could be written of the minis
tries of this venerable citizen and of
his personal peculiarities. One little
incident we'll illustrates his character.
He was scrupulous to the point OF IA
naticism. He would owe no man a
penny. One day he entered the store
of McCabe & Grice to purchase a five
cent spool of thread. 1t was hot sum-
mer's day and the old man, then nearly
eighty years old, had trudged many
blocks in a hot sun to purchase that
spool of thread. And when the clerk
wrapped up the spool of thread the old
man discovered that he had left his
purse at home and had not a nickel in
his clothes.
you'll have to wait, sonny, till / can
90 home and get a nickel" said the
man to the clerk.
Don't bother about that" said the
clerk; 'Take the thread and bring the
nickel the next time you are down
town."
81 won't do that, sonny" declared
the old man; and he walked all the way
back home to fetch that nickel before
he would take the thread.
The clerk said to him: "Pm sorry
YOU put yourself to all that trouble;
YOU are an old man, it is a hot and
sultry day; we would have trusted you;
in fact your credit is good for any
thing in this store"
"Never mind about the trouble, SON.
nv" said the old man with his beautific
smile: "Never mind about the trouble
the old man is going to have a good
long rest pretty soon."
Old man Heath looked forward tc
death as a relief from the cares of this
world and certain reward for those who
feared and served God, He died in his
faith. When the lid was finally placed
upon his coffin it closed upon a face
radiant even in death
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-19
CHAUTAUQUA TO
OPEN ON JUNE 7
This Years Program Appears
To Be What the People
Want

Swarthmore Chautauqua comes to
Elizabeth City this year for the week
ot Wednesday, June to Tuesday, June
l3. and the program FOR this year
seems to be Just about the biggest and
best ChautauQua has ever offered. The
first day brings two big musical num-
Der, "Swarthmore Versatile Six ami
Charles Ross Taggart, "The Country
Fiddler" popularity known as THE
Man From Vermont"
Next day comes the Ernest Gamble
Concert Party, Beryl Buckley, that
charming Interpreter of the drama and
Julius Caesar Nayphe in an Oriental
Pageant.
The third day brings The Shandon
Singers, the Dunbar Philharmonic
Choir, and Leslie Willis Sprague who
will lecture on national and interna-
tional events in the light of the latest
newspaper headlines.
The fourth Gay brings the all Rus
sian Cathedral Quartet; Emily FarrOw
Gregory in tales and songs of the old
plantations: and Brooks Fletcher, the
we'll known dramatic orator with his
lecture The Martyrdom of Fools
There are two entirely different pro-
grams for the afternoon and night of
the fifth day. The afternoon program
will present "Tableux Nivants' followed
by Harry NIcKeen, ''the whirlwipd" in
his famous lecture. "YOur Community
in Revolution" At night the Swarth-
more players will present that most
popular comedy, Turn to the Right"
a play that stayed on Broadway for
run of 443 nights.
The sixth day is full of community
interest. On the afternoon of this day
our own boys and girls will appear in
Il Junior Pageant, the Conquest of
Peace" followed by Will II, Lea, the
double -jOinted clown. At night Ralph
Bingham, who used to appear here 20
years ago as The Boy Orator will
hold the boards for two hours with a
riot of fun. Bingham still lays claim
to being Americas foremost platform
humoriSt.
Take it all the way thru and this
years ChautauQua program appears to
be just what Elizabeth City people
like: it is not topheavy with serious
lectures and the entertainment and mu-
sic is sufficiently varied and of a high
order. We are also told that every
body is going to be delighted with the
of this years chautau-
qua. woman who has been with the
Chautauqua from the be-
ginning and who knows her work.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-19
MANY SCHOOL CHILDREN
FEEBLE MINDED HERE
So Says Or. Harry Crane of the Uni
versity of North Carolina.

That there are 65 to 20 feeble mind
ed children in the Elizabeth City pub
lie schools is the opinion of DIR. Harry
Crane. an assistant of the State Board
of Charities and Public Welfare, who
made an address here last Saturday in
the High School auditorium, to about
20 members of the local Parent-Teach-
er league.
This same DR.. Crane is a psyche
pathologist of the University of North
Carolina. He made an investigation of
this city's school children last Decem-
Der to determine the extent of feeble
mindedness and the remedies for it..
These children are unable to keep up
with their fellow class mates; they are
irritated at their failures to make sat
isfactory progress in their studies; they
have less control over their passions,
and as result they disturb their teach
ers and distract other pupils from their
studies.
DR.. Crane declared that it is as
much our duty to give these children
every opportunity to become useful cit
izens, as it is to educate their more
fortunate fellows, since they have no
choice in their condition and are in no
wise responsible for it. They should
have teachers especially trained for this
type of work. In his opinion it would
be best to have two class rooms. The
first room to be devoted to the feeble
minded pupils, as they require different
instruction from normal children, for
they usually cannot master the formal
courses in English, history and math-
ematics beyond the elementary grades.
They require more manual training.
The second room should be devoted
to children that are behind in their
studies for one reason or another. U.s.
ually these are normal pupils that have
failed to keep pace with their class
mates by reason of absence from school
on account of sickness, work, or other
factors. With special instruction for a
reasonably short time, they can regain
the ground lost and graduate with 9TH
er children of similar age.
DR.. Crane stated that the milk dis
tribution plan in Elizabeth City had
created a definite improvement among
the undernourished. He urged that il
be continued on a broader scale next
year.
All children of feeble minded parents
are feeble minded, DR.. Crane stated
and if one parent is feeble minded ant
the other normal the offspring is in
variably on the border line. Steriliza
ton of feeble minded parents would b.
partial solution, he told the meeting
but it would only be a half way meas
ure for it would not safeguard societ!
against the sexual delinQuencies o
thecs people.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-19

mnS. ELLEN "nIlE WILLIS
A REMARKABLE fact in the life of
a lovely woman who died in Elizabeth
City last Friday night was that she
lived the life of a Methodist minister's
wife for forty-six years without ever
complaining of the sacrifices, hardShipS
and countless inconvenience that make
up the lot of a minister's wife. Mrs.
Ellen White Willis, who would have
been 80 years old this fall, was a na-
tive of Randolph County. She gradu-
ated at Greensboro Female College in
1861 and married Rev. r. A. Willis, of
the NJ. c. Methodist Conference in
1854. Rev. MIR. Willis came to Eliza
beth City in 1900 as Presiding Elder
of the Elizabeth City District, serving
the district for four years. Upon his
retirement in 1908, after an active min
istry of so years, he came to Elizabeth
City to live. Rev. r. A. Willis died
in 1910 and Mrs. Willis continued her
residence here, living with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. p. Kramer. Elizabeth City
never knew a sweeter, nobler woman,
or one more devoted to her church and
to the service of God and his children.
She was active TO the last. For more
than ten years and untiI her death she
had served as President of the Mission
airy Society of the First Methodist
Church of this city. She was for six
years president of the Missionary So
ciety of the N. c. Conference and pres
ident emeritus of that body until her
death. She died suddenly and unex-
pectedIy. After retiring Friday night
she suffered from a shortness of breath
and arose from her bed. She sat about
her room for a while without finding
relief and then returned to her couch.
Her soul took its flight silently and
without a conVulsion as she laid down
for the last time. Her son, Rev. r. n.
Willis, now Presiding Elder of the EIiZ-
abeth City Conference, was in Little
Rock, Ark, attending the General Con-
ference of the Methodist Church at the
time of her death. Three other chill
dren survive her: Mrs. J. p. Kramer
and Miss Emma Willis, of this city, and
Miss Minnie Willis, of Lake Junaluska.
The picture is from a recent photo ny
Mrs. Bayard Wootten.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-19
CAPE HATTERAS FOLK IN A
ROW OVER STOCK LAW THERE

After the Dare County Representa-
tive had succeeded in getting the banks
exempt from the Stock Law, Hatteras
folks displeased with the action sue
ceeded in calling an election on the mat
ter. This was held May 18th and was
actively voted on. The interest in the
election resulted in a tie and that
proved very unsatisfactory to both
sides. Reports reach this city that ev-
en- the women have gotten into hstiC
encounters over the situation.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-19
SAYS NO STILL ON HIS PLACE

, T. G. Midget, who lives at Red
Banks, Camden County, has cancelled
his subscription to THE INDEPEND-
ENT. Mr.. Midget takes exception to
a statement in this newspaper last week
to the effect that dancing pavilion
being built at Red Banks is in the
neighborhood of some of the most ac-
tive stills in Camden County. Mr.
Midget says there are no stills on his
place and he doesn't want this news
paper in his home any more. This
newspaper never said that there was a
still on Mr.. Midgett's place and is rath
er surprised that Mr.. Midget should
have considered the reference to stills
personal item.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-19
WHAT GOOD
IS A GOOD BOOK

if you have to strain
your eyes when you
read? And it is so easy
to have good eyesight
by having the right glass
es. Let us examine your
eyes and by fitting the
right gla S S e S, m a k e
reading, writing and all
your eye work a source
of profit and pleasure to
you.
DIR. J. D. HATHAWAY
Optometrist
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-19
WOULD SHINGLE THE WHOLE
ROOF IF HE WE'RE ABLE

Among those who have put shingles
on the roof" of THE INDEPEND-
ENT'S new building this week is Geo.
Over. of Wallaceton, Va, who writes
81 wish l were able to shingle the
whole roof" Mr.. Dyer has long been
friend and well wisher of this news
paper.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-19
MISS CASEY IMPROVING

Miss Mary Cas.y of Martin Street
who was struck and run over here Sat
urday afternoon, by an automobile driv-
en- by Mrs. c. D. Bell of Elliott St.,
is recovering from the accident much
more rapidly than was expected at the
time it occurred. Miss Casey was
struck at the intersection of Main and
Poindexter streets and dragged several
feet, the car passing over one of her
limbs.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-19

LAAADEES gen-temen approval Bux
White gtuSt scotsman world veteran and now Manag-
RbemarIs Ag cutural Association In looking
executive ability and interested in the highest
agricultural development Northeastern North Carolina to
Elizabeth City Fair ills FALL the Fair Association hit
White graduate of the North Carolina
College and for three connected with the
Station He volunteered for
the front with the antrcrat
machine gun serving the end of the and winning
First Luenants the returned to Raj
the executive staff of the State College, but
gave up business Elizabeth City He
tabished White Seed Feb 1920 and
of it, He of Dr. and Mrs. j. H.
this city. Photo by zoel!er
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-19
Hot Contest in Dare

'-..'> seem to be hottest in Dare
'""."e loyal sons of Democracy
. Hn- themselves for the Office Of
Concluded on Page ~
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-19

Wool Wanted-Top market prices.
See me before selling. W. c. GLOVER.
My. 1927