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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20
HALF MILLION
SPENT IN STATE
Miners Strike Expensive Pro-
position in West Virginia
Reports Show.

II cost the United Mine Workers
OF Amer ca more to finance West
Virginia during tho last coal strike
than any other state W thin the
confines OF its organizatitS. 4 to
tai OF $6T3,091 was expended fot
relief in district II. with headQuar.
tiers IN Charleston and in d .strlat
20 In the New River fields with
headquarters In DeckIey. between
February and July 81.
In district II, sG2I,000 was OK.
pended but this district is fairly
well held by the union with the
exception of the Kanawha field,
VIII oh Is almost half and half -
union and nOn-unIOn. In the New
River field, which is generally re-
garded as lost to the union
there was $4,000 expended in re.
lief aud expenses during the SIX
month period.
The total aid given TO all dis
trlcts in the III CniEcd fields az,
grcgated S51,069, 69i and IN add ton
lulIy S2l .OUU was spent IN the coNC
belt, district 5. which made an ag'
gregatc Of $1,000, G97.
Aid extended In the various dis
tricts was as follows from Febru.
AIRY l 10 July 81: District ., $685.,
600; district {. $500; d strict 10
1927, 500; d strict 10 $4,000; diB.
trict 16. $4,000; district II. 1924.
900 district IS. $4,000: district 10
5000; district 90 $4,000; dis
trict 81 $4,000; district Is. So,
900; strict 90. $4,000: district
30. $4,000; individual aid, $500.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20
FORMER LOCAL MAN
DIES IN CLARKSBURG

David F. Clayton OF Clarksburs
son Of Mr.. >and Mrs. f. l.. Clay:
ton Of Rivesville. and at one
time a resident OF this city. died
at his home at Clarksburg yester-
day from the effects Of II blood
clot on the brain. which is be-
lieved 10 have been caused by~an
injury received In railroad
wreck in 1918. Mr.. Clayton was
a well known postal clerk. File had
been in failing health since the
accident and had been unable 10
work. He had retired as usual on
Wednesday night. and Thursday
morning seemed as well as usual.
However he was taken suddenly
Ill and died In short time.
He Is survived by his wife and
a son Richard and by two BROTH
ers, William S. Clayton of Wash
ington, d. C., and Joseph E. Clay
ton of Rivesvillc.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20

ssinb aud the sknlls aiub. are not IS
widely known. Mr. Buckley explain.
ed that the school desires to bring
about appreciation Of all It's acd.
vities.
The rendering Of service and the
meeting Of ideals IN order TO as.
slst the students to discover the
worth while things In life, vera
cited as the remaining ans Of the
school. Work Of an inspiring ma.
tuSe was explained as a necessity
TO the success Of students. Careful
direction by the teachers and good
responses by the students are two
requisites OF the work OF the %.
stitution, as explained by Mr..
Buckley
Two selections we're gwen by
the Fairmout High School Girls
Glee Club following the address
by Mr.. Buckley. This organizatio,
Is supervised BY Miss Pauline
Kirk.
The reading. Education for
leadership" was given by one Of
the students, Miss Mary Borgess.,
as feature OF the evenings pro.
gram.
In behalf OF the parental side Of
the association, Charles ". Evans
addressed the assembly on the sui.
iect, what We Expect From Fair.
mont High School. Z" Mr.. Evans
emphasized clear and straight
thinking and stated that nothing
should be allowed to interfere
with duty 10 study, worship or
work. Stories OF contrasting ma.
ture to the material In hand were
related By the speaker. High ideals
for teachers was stressed by Mr..
Evans. Specifically is not one
Of the requisites of a good
teacher, the speaker stated. A plea
for thoroughness was urged.
The following committees were
named for the years work by tyc
president. Scott Lowe: Program,
W. Il. Buckley, Mrs. Fred Hell.
mex. Mrs. Joseph Lehman and
r D. Kahn; membership. Mrs.
PObert T. Cunningham. Mrs.
Thomas l.. Henderson Miss Irna
+ Price, David NJ. 0sgoOd, j. n.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20
DETERMINED
TO DEFEAT HARVARD

BOSTON. Oct. 2O.-Centre foot
ball players, determined to show
the country that a small college
eau defeat Harvard at football two
seasons In succession. journeyed to
the stadium today to put the fin.
ishing touches on the plays Centre
will use in it's third and probably
last battle with tho Crimson team.
About fifty thousand people will
see the game. a last block Of s.
900 tickets. held as a reserve by the
Harvard athletic authorities. went
on sale today and found eager pur.
chasters who stood in line for soma
time,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20
STUDENT FATALLY
INJURED IN FIGHT

Los ANGELES. Oct. .O.--Moro
than q score Of students OF tho
University OF California were in.
jured, ono possibly fatally and at
least three seriously. cnrly today
when. gathered for Il pajamerIuo
party IN celebration Of football
game tomorrow, they were att
tackled by 500 students Of rlvaf
university. They fought with
gasoline bombs, rags saturated
and bottles filled with gasolim
clubs. fists. bricks, torches and
other weapons. a riot call brought,
about 200 policemen to the racket.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20

The Alice May Sheppard Mis-.
sionary Society Of the N. P. TEN.
pic will hold an exchange at 8
O'Clock tomorrow morning on the
porch OF the NJ. P. Temple. Cakes,
pies, bread and other good things
to eat will be for sale.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20
nRYAN AssAILs MErs.

PEORIA, ILL.,, Oct. 2O.-wil-
liam ]. Bryan In n speech hero
last night said the liquor intrests
are not fighting to repeal the
Eighteenth Amendment and that
the beer and light wines move was
> camouflage. A. real intent cf
the liquor interests is to turn the
nation over to lawlessless.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20
TO BE hurried SUNDAY

The funeral OF Doug Howard
colored. who died WcdnesdaN
evening at his home on Penusyf
vaniR avenue. will he held Sun
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock. spt
will be In charge VI the Clark
burg lodge OF uolored ELS. q
which the deceased was mem
her. Burial Will be made in thu
Fatrmont Cemetery.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20
SPECIAL SERVICE TO
BE HELD ON SUNDAY

Homecoming and Glory Day
will be celebrated by the membcf;
and friends of the Central Christ.
ian Church sunday. 4 campaign
for $11, 900 will be launched at
this time, the money to be used as
a payment on the debt Of the
church. All out-of-town guests
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20
SEVERE STORM HlTs Rome.

ROME, Oct. 2O.-(By the Asso-
ciRted Press. Rome and the sur
rounding region was suffering to.
day from the effects Of an unusual.
ly severe storm which lasted thirty
hours and during which lightning
caused several fires and the heavy
rainfall flooded Easements In varl.
Gus parts Of the city,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20

cannot be separStod iron tue
problem 8 q whole ,and III were
submitted to- 4 separate c0dforS 4
enee uoftRngibie results could en-
sue.
'To.placc before Russia de
clslons already adopted without
her participation" says the note.
would simply force Russia not
70 recognize these decisions"
NJ. Tehttcherin calls tention
TO the fact that nearly a month
has passed since note was sent,
TO the Entente Powers and OtheE
countries emphasizing Russia's
special interest In a peaceful solu.
tion In the Near East and express,
es keen surprise tlla; this note has
been left unanswered. 4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20
SOCIAL.
EVENTS
CONTINUED From Page Five

games followed this feature. They
were led by the Misses Katherine
Brett. Pauline Barcus and Mary
Conway. Songs and readings
were given backwards. Miss Mary
Conway gave solo, singing the
last line first, contrary to form.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20
HEAVYWEIGHT lsE.ENL1sTs.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kans., Oct.
90. - Sergt. William Reaper,
known as the heaviest man in the
United States army, was tIscharg-
ed at Fort Leavenworth yesterday
and Immediately re-enlisted.
Reaper; weighs $50 pounds.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20
INFANT CulLn HrnIEn.

The infant child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. 4. J. Milbrad, whose death
occurred yesterday afternoon at
tho homo of It's parents on Penn
sylvania avenue. was buried today
In Woodlawn Cemetery by K. C..
Jones.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20
MARINES LANDED.

! VLADIVoSToCK. Oct. 90
FCBy the Associated Press) -
American and British marines
we're landed here today to guard
the consulates of the two natious.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20
Bible Glass Meets,

Forty members Of the Asher 81.
BILE Class attended a meeting and
dinner Of the organization held at
the Y. W. C. A. last night. In the
absence Of the president. Mrs. w.
S. Mayors. the Rev. ]. c. Broom.
field Of the NJ. p. Temple presided
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20

lEaft6rty and George II, brobst;
refreshinents, Miss Edna II Her
Mrs, Kreider A. Rock, Mrs ~
r. Cole, Mrs George A. Allard and
Mrs. o. A, Wood, T
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20
---a,e Just a bit
different!
than the ordinary kind.

Goodness, worth, excellence is
stamped in every garment. There
is that individuality of style and
workmanship that impresses you as
an example Of the highest grade
tailoring,
We know pretty well what sort OF
clothing you want; and we have it
here ready for you to wear.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20
Warm Oyercoats in
Every Good Style
$35 to SIS

OF every weiEht-heavy. medium and
Hne-rsone handsomely clicked. Men
who wear low shoes Will need them
right away. soc TO $500.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20
WARMER
UNDERWEAR

puofold and Wilson Bros. Underwear
waiting for him here. $3.50 to $500.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-12
so CAR LOADS OF PEAS
LEAVE HERE IN 2 WEEKS
Prices Good and Shipments Are Ex-
pected To Hold Up Into June

Elizabeth City is in the midst of mar
keting its greatest May pea crop. APP
proximately 10000 baskets, or more
than 60 carloads have gone out of this
city since shipping began two weeks
ago. Despite frosts, which did consid-
cradle damage sometime ago, the vines
hold up well, and shipments are ex-
pected to hold up thruout this month
and part of June.
New York quotations suddenly jump
ed from $3.50 to as high as $4.25 a
basket yesterday morning. Some quo
tations were as low as So. The esti-
mated return to pea growers of this
section for the half of the crop that
has been marketed is about 100000,
less freights and commissions. r. c.
Abbott, the oldest shipper in the city,
reports that he has shipped SO cars, or
about $4,000 baskets.
Potatoes are expected to be late this
season, due to frosts and poor stands.
Last year, shipments began the 18th
of May. the earliest ones being made
by Spence -Hollowell Company of this
city. Few are expected this year be-
fore June 1st. Tyrrell county is ex-
pected to lead with the earliest ship
mentS.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-12

This neighborly. energetic fisherman
Of W2nchese is in the race for Sheriff
of Dare county this time. He has two
opponents for the nomination, on the
Democratic ticket right in his own pre-
nct who will put up strong fights
These are Melvin Daniels and Bannis-
ter II. Davis. Nearly every precinct in
Dare has a candidate out, not to speak
of two Republican and one Independent
candidates. Vernon Mann and Charlie
Wise Mann of Aianns Harbor want to
be sheriff. Harris Midget of Kitty
Hawk and Ncwcomb Midget of Ro-
danthe want the JOB. David O'Neal of
Nags Head is out they say. Ex-Sher-
III Jeff Hayman of NanteO is back in
the race. Lorenzo FarrOw, the pres
ent sheriff is running again on the Re-
publican ticket, and he will have at
least one opponent. Benjamin T. Eth
eridge will run Independent. Joe Tom
will have a big campaign on his hands,
and could put up a strong fight but he
IS so modest about it and doesn't want
TO offend the other Democrats and may
be have a hard fight if he gets the NOM
nation.
There has been a wild scramble for
the nomination for Sheriff of Dare ever
since Edward S. Wise of Manteo an
nounced himself sometime in March.
Wise thought he wouldn't have any op-
position much and when he made his
canvass, he found an opponent in every
precinct. Many are wondering why so
many want the Sheriffs Office in Dare
county when it pays only about $1,1OO
4 year. The Office has proved highly
remunerative to several Sheriffs in
Dare which holds the highest records
for defaulting sheriffs of any county in
the state perhaps; few of them clean
ing up small fortunes, out of levy
that now totals only about $4,000 a
year.
Joe Tom Daniels has always been an
lctive church worker and an important
factor in the life of his community. He
stands high in his county and can us
ually be found at the head of any en-
terpriSe for community good. He gives
no quarter to the lawless element and
doesn't make any promises he doesn't
expect to fulfill. Photo by Zoeller.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-12
WALTER SPENCER SPEAKS
HERE MONDAY NIGHT

Walter L. Spencer, of Hyde, Demo
cratic candidate for Solicitor of the
First Judicial District, invaded the
home county of his opponent Walter l..
Small of PasQuotank this week and has
made several speeches in the county.
He will wind up his campaign in Pas
quotank Monday night, May 10, with a
speech at the Court House in Elizabeth
City. Mr.. Spencer is in fine form and
he is making a campaign worthy OF
some of the old timers who made the
Office of Solicitor in the First District
famous. He has the vigor and smash
ing personality of a Jack Blount or a
Hallet Ward. He thinks it is time the
voters of the First District were giving
Hyde County a look-in and the way he
tells 'em about it is said to be inter-
esting.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-12
GOVERNMENT PURCHASE
OF CANAL IS PROBABLE
Congressional Committee Indicates Approval In
Hearing On Proposed Purchase Of Lake
Drtlnmond Canal

That the Rivers & Harbors
Committee of Congress will rec
ommend the purchase of the
Lake Drummond Canal by the
government, to be operated as
free waterway for the benefit of
commerce and as an auxiliary Of
the Albemarle & Chesapeake
Canal, is the opinion of the Eliz-
abeth City Chamber of Com
merce committee that attended
the hearing in Washington Mon
day of this week. The Cham
Der of Commerce was represent
ed at the hearing in Washington
by R. c. Job, secretary and J. c.
B. Ehringhaus.
Both Mr.. Job and Mr.. Ehringhaus
were elated at the attitude of the Con-
gressional Committee toward govern
ment purchase of the Lake Drummond
Canal 81 dare not say just how con-
fident I feel" says Mr.. Ehringhaus.
Mr.. Ehringhaus then goes on to say
that every Congressman who questioned
him seem to be genuinely interested in
and friendly to the proposition. Among
those who attended the hearing in
Washington were former Representative
John H. Small, of Washington, n. c.,
former chairman of the river and har-
Dor committee, who is known as the
father of thc inland waterway of which
the North Carolina section is part;
Treasurer Duke and Sheriff Wendell,
of Norfolk County; John G. Wallace,
of Wallaceton. Va; George S. Shafer,
chairman of the river and harbor COM
mittea of the Chamber of Commerce,
of Norfolk; DR.. r. l.. McA1urran, Of
Portsmouth; J. c. B. Ehringhaus and
Richard c. Job, of Elizabeth City. and
President NJ. X. King and former Pres
ident w. B. Brooks, of the Lake Drum
mond Canal Company.
The nurpose of the hearing was to
inform the House river and harbor
committee OF the strong reasons for the
recommendation of the Government eli:
ginecrS, with a view of amending the
pending river and harbor bill at the
present session of Congress so as I'D
authorize the purchase of the DisL'al
Swamp Canal. The pending bill was
formulated and reported out of the
committee before the report Of the en-
gineers was forwarded, about two
months ago.
1t is said that if given a free canal
and the section which depends on the
Dismal Swamp waterway would soon
produce food enough to feed 100000
people and would be shipping half
million dollars worth of food to the
North every year, and that the tom
mage of the canal would quickly rise
to 100000 or 100000 tons per annum.
1t is said also that only about 10 per
cent of the possible development had
materalized, the remaining So per cent
being dependent upon the Governments
adopting the recommendation of the
engineers.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-12
BANKING WITHOUT CLERK
BEING DONE IN THIS CITY
Carolina Banking & Trust Company In.
stalls a Banking Machine.

The latest innovation in the banking
systems of Elizabeth City came here
Tuesday at the Carolina Banking &
Trust Company in the form of an auto
matte banking machine, which receives
your deposits without the use of
clerk. The machine takes the money,
issues a receipt in the form of a stamp,
and the depositor keeps his own pass
book by pasting his stamps inside.
The machine has slots for coins of
different denominations from one cent
up. A depositor may begin a bank ac-
count with one cent, all he has to do
is drop in the coin and out comes the
receipt. The machine also has the pc
culiar faculty of detecting fake money
and will issue marked receipt to
those who try to cheat it..
When the depositor wishes to with
draw his money, he takes his pass book
to the bank and his receipts show the
clerk how much is due him. If any of
the receipts were obtained by fraud,
the banker will know by the markings
made on the face by the machine at
the time of depot.
The Carolina Banking & Trust Co.
is only six months old, but its total
deposits today are over S3040OO. 1t
began business with $250,OOO capital,
aud made such strides forward because
Of its enterprise in taking the lead in
many movements for the advancement
of the business and financial life of the
city and section.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-12
MAKING GOOD IN
POULTRY GAME
Sykes Poultry Farm Will Have
Thousands Of Layers and
Broilers Too

Can poultry production on large
scale be made to pay in the Elizabeth
City section? ]. D. Sykes, Jr.. pro-
prietor of the Sykes Poultry Farm at
Elizabeth City says it can. Mr.. Sykes
submits no exact figures as yet. but
his faith in poultry and egg production
from his experience with a flock of p
900 birds is evidenced by the fact that
he is planning to increase his flock to
5000 to 5000 birds, 1000 to 5000 of
which are to be layers.
Young Mr.. Sykes is an emplOye of
the First & Citizens National Bank and
has taken up poultry where his
father. J. ID. Sykes, Sr. had left off
after a successful experience of several
years. The story of the development
Of the Sykes Poultry Farm out on Body
Road. half a mile from the city is in
tercSting.
To begin with j. d. Sykes, Sr. first
became interested in poultry when he
lived in the city, at the Hinton resi-
dence on Ehringhaus Street. then
known as the "Sammie Cartwright
place" Ga forty acre farm right in the
city, Five acres of this land went
with the large house occupied by Mr..
Sykes.
Mr. Sykes started in the poultry bus
mess on small scale at this place,
with few Black NIinorcaS and Barred
Plymouth Rocks. Claude W. Duke (now
of Tampa. Fla.), was pastor of the
First Baptist Church here then. Mr..
Duke was a poultry fancier and his fa-
vorite birds were the Single Comb
White LeghOrnS He frequently visit
ed Mr.. Sykes little poultry farm. He
liked to talk Poultry and so did Mr..
Sykes. Mr.. Sykes sold his Minorcas
and Rocks and bought Leghorns. They
proved great success. But Mr.. Sykes
found he needed more room and he pur-
chased the VIM. Henry Harrison farm
on Body Road. just a little over half
mile from the city limits, where he
has lived for 16 years.
Birds That Lay.
The year just before Mr.. Sykes
moved to his farm he kept a record of
egg production from his 152 White
Leghorn hens and pulletS which shows
they layed 1890 eggs from November
1st to April 80 (six months).
The year 1911 they had increased
their number of layers to 700, having
hatched off by incubator 1,5O0 that
spring. They shipped the cOckerels to
market. He says they were getting
from 800 to 400 eggs daily then. About
this time, just as they were making
good in poultry, they lost their little
four-year-old son by diphtheria. Short
" after this Mrs. Sykes read IN n
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-12
MORE WRIST WATCHES
FOR WOMEN READERS
The Independent Will Give Away An
other Lot of Guaranteed Brace
let Watches

Here's good news for scores of wOm-
en- readers of THE INDEPENDENT;
another lot of bracelet watches to be
given away by this newspaper for a
little of their spare time. This time
THE INDEPENDENT has secured
two types of watches. One is a ten
jewel watch in a ten-year gOld-filled
case which this newspaper will give to
every girl or woman reader who will
send in u yearly subscribers at $50
each. $500 in all.
The other is ven-jewel watch in
ten-year case. which is much bet
ter and coStlier watch than the ten
jewel watch. This watch is a good
time keeper and the case is attractive
" engraved. making a handsome time
piece as we'll as a reliable timepiece.
This watch will be given for n club of
24 yearly subscribers at $50 each, or
for $1,000 worth of subscriptions in
all. Eight months subscriptions may
be taken at S1.00 each and counted on
either the SIS or $50 club. Club work
ers may secure renewals or extensions
of subscriptions from those who are al
ready subscribers to the paper. Either
new or renewal subscriptions are ac-
cepted on clubs.
1t is easy to get subscriptions to
THE INDEPENDENT, because every
issue tells the people things they ought
to know about Elizabeth City, PaSquO-
tank County, Northeastern North Caro-
lima and the state at large. The edi-
torials, news features, pictures, state
news, market reports and special ar
ticles published in this paper every
week make it far and away the best
weekly paper in the state.
Just go among your neighbOrs and
tell them you are working for wrist
watch. They will help you. Mrs. W.
D. Rayburn of Manns HarbOr got a
club of "a subscribers at her place, and
AIanns Harbor isn't a very large place.
What Mrs Rayburn did at Manns Har-
Dor and what dozens of girl readers of
this newspaper have done in their COM
munities, any live girl or woman can
do.
If you want one of these watches
Just write w. o. Saunders and let him
know that you are going to try and he
will reserve watch for you and help
you any way he can. You can't lose.
If you don't get enough subscribers to
get a watch, you will be paid a liberal
commission for those you do send in.