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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-02
POTATOCROPS
10 DAYSLATE
Farmers in Every Potato Sec
ton Have Been Delayed
By Weather

Potato crops in this section
will be from ten to IS days
late this season, according to
n. Howard Smith, General
Manager of the Carolina
Potato Exchange of this city.
Bad weather is the cause of
the delay, and unless there is a
let up in conditions that have
existed for the past three
weeks, the crop may be later
still.
Farmers in this section need not
feel, however. that the market will
be TO their disadvantage before they
will be able to get their shipments
on the market. \ decrease in acre
age of 40 per cent in every potato
section, assures a decrease in pro-
ductiOn that presages good prices.
Beside, this section, every other sec
tion will likely have late crop, be-
cause the same weather conditions
that have delayed the farmers here.
have worked to the disadvantage of
other farmers.
Farmers in South Carolina who
usually plant their potatoes some
what ahead of the farmers in this
section, have been unable to get their
seed in time TO plant at the usual
season. Seed has been delayed in
transit because weather conditions
were too uncertain to risk the long
freight hauls they would have been
subject to. AS result, other farm
ers will get their seed as late. or
later than the farmers in the Eliz-
abeth City territory.
Cold and rainy weather has damag-
ed the truck pea paintings in this
section about one third. estimates Mr..
Smith. But farmers had not plant
ed much more than half of what they
have planned to plant this year. The
farmers will be able to replant their
peas, and comparatively little damage
is to be expected from weather. 1t
is often the case that the truck pea
market holds up well until late in the
season.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-02
LOOK OUT FOR SPITE
LEGISLATION AT ONCE
Cohoon Sore on Bunch at Home,
Promises TO Oisplease EN-
II He Can.

Opposition to his Agricultural
Commission bill has riled Representa-
tive +. +. COhoon of PasQuotank. In
Il letter to friend in this city this
week Mr.. Cohoon says: ''The bunch
down home played sharp and dirty
trick on me and they had me in
corner before l knew it. They put
up the dirtiest and most damnable job
on me that was ever pulled off in
our county and now they may rant
and, if they wish, may have all indig-
nation meeting. Time is short, but if
there is anything 1 can do to dis
please this bunch ! will surely do 1t.
| am on to all their tricks"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-02
n. CAROLINA VIRGINIA
ROADS ASSURED NOW
Backward Virginians Are Waking Up and Will
Spend Money To Meet Roads From
Elizabeth City at State Line

The hard-Surfacing of two
r..I, all the way from Eliz-
aN,,i City to the Virginia cities
. Norfolk and Portsmouth
w@> practically assured this
week when Il. B. Preston, road
engineer OF Norfolk County.
N@.. presented to the Virginia
Highway Commission certifi-
Gates Of indebtedness for $54S,-
umOOO, the cost Of building the
two roads. This means that
Norfolk County will lend the
State OF Virginia the money
with which to build the roads
:~om Norfolk and Portsmouth,
/, the North Carolina line.
The supervisors Of Norfolk County
will lend the State $435.GOO to build
E.g-r -. which extends from Great
Er.Icn to Northwest. and S16S.OOO
ua> advanced by interests in Ports
mouth to build Route 12-N. from
Portsmouth down the canal bank to
south Mills. y. {. In addition. the
commission of roads and bridges of
Norfolk County donated S40sI00
cash toward the cost of building this
road.
The building Of these two roads is
- immense Importance to Elizabeth
C;ty and Northeastern North Caro-
Ina. But heretofore there has been
...r'e assurance of an early realiza-
ION of either Of these road projects
because Of the backwardneSS of the
V.rginianS. Virginia with all her blue
,rnl and Colonial history is still a
,."nr and backward state. The Eir-
-..iauS have shown great eagerneSs
.rr North Carolina 20 build her roads
=, the Virginia State Line. but the
Stare of Virginia has not indicated
..> ability to meet u> at the State
Line. And because of the poverty
and non-prOgrcSSivCneSS Of the Nir-
--uiau<. the North Carolina Highway
Commission has shown little inter
,>- in these interstate projects.
chairman Frank Page has refused to
c.-hu>c over the idea of building hard
-.rfacc roads 10 the Virginia line
with no assurance of the NirginianS
mixing up irh hard surface roads on
.." other side.
The very fact that Norfolk County
agrees TO lend Virginia the money to
build Route No. - and Route I'm
ray be taken 70 mean that Chairman
Va-r has assured the Norfolk County
..-s> that North Carolina will meet
.."m at the State Line. The Nir-
an'auS are not the sort TO put up
..,r perfectly good money without
,..h assurance.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-02
MILLIONS FOR STATE
INSTITUTIONS ASSURED
Alleged Treasury Deficit No Scare-Crow In
Closing Hours of Legislature Half
Million For Fish and Oysters

The North Carolina General
Assembly, now drawing to
close seems to have lost all i'll
terest in the recent furorc over
whether the State Treasury
has a deficit according to Max
well or a surplus according to
Morrison. Without a single
dissenting vote the appropria-
tions bills providing for $lO,-
654, 500 in bonds for permanent
improvements for state insti-
tutionS passed second reading
in the House Wednesday.
This increases bond issues of two
years ago by about four million dol
lars and exceeds recommendations cf
the Budget Committee by about half
that amount. The appropriations bills
also carry provisions for main
tenance fund of $7,7J9,000 for state
institutions, an increase of nearly
two million dollars over 1921. il
will be remembered that an appro-
priation offs $15,00O.000 for road
was put safely thru both branches
before the question of deficit was
raised.
The fish and oyster industry gets
$500,O00 for oyster planting, fish
hatcheries and the opening of inlcts,
etc.
The legislators this week listened
to the voice of the pulpit and killed
the Nimocks Bill to make incurablc
insanity a cause for divorce; but
the same legislators needed not the
voice of organized labor calling for Il
workmen's compensation act. The
Parker Workmen's Compensation Act
was tabled in the House by a vote
of % to 2S.
Another thing the Legislature did
this week was to strengthen the pro-
hibition laws of the State by adopting
Il measure similar to the national Vol
stead Act. But. there is salyatj jon
clduse in the new prohibition law.
that reads as follows:
From and after the ratification of
this act, the possession of liquor by
any person, not legally permitted ur-
der this act to possess liquor, shall
be prima facic evidence that such
liquor is kept for the purpose of be-
ing sold, bartered, exchanged or Civ
en- away. furnished or otherwise dis
posed of in violation of the provisions
of this act. But it shall not be un-
lawful to possess liquor in ones pri-
vatc dwelling while the same is Oc-
cupier and used by him as his
dwelling only: provided. such liquor
is for use only for the personal COZ
sumption Of the owner thereof. AM
his family residing in such dwelling,
and of his bona fide guests when en-
tcrtaining by him therein"
Lawyer members of the senate cx-
planned after everything was over. in
Guiding the shouting, that, unlike the
old law, the new measure contains
no provision making the possession
of more than one gallon Of liquor
prima facie evidence of sale. The
new act makes the prOcurancc of
liquor illegal, but il once it has been
successfully smuggled into the cellar
it is beyond the reach Of the "cop-
pers", they said.
THE INDEPENDENTS report of
the weeks doings in the General
Assembly is altogether incomplete this
week owing to miscarriage of our
regular weekly letter from Osnr
Coffin.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-02
DOES DIRECTORY
ADERTISING PAY?

= Is telephone directory adVer-
= tising worth while? u you
= don't think so, hear the Verdlct
= of John G. Tashiian, local watch
&" maker, who says:
= 81 buy five dollar ad. in the
= phone directory. A few days Ia
= ter a woman say she saw my ad.
= when she look thru the book
: That lady give me damn bIg Iop'
= Just one job pay me five times
= what pay for ad."
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-02
OUR N. c. FARMERS
ARE. IN GOOD SHAPE
Things Look Fairly Bright for 1923,
According to Frank Parker

-AItcr TWO wears OF a steep down.
grad" road. the farmers last winter
came to the bottom level and in the
summer of 1922 recognized the
slight upward grade. This winter
has found them where they can look
back down and recognize that con-
ditiOns are becoming better. and 1923
now looks fairly bright agricuturally
in North Carolina, perhaps more 50
than in any other state.
This statement Was made recently
by Frank Parker. statiStician of the
North Carolina and United States
department of agriculture. in discus
sing agricultural conditions in this
state.
The economic depression has been
terribly hard on our essential food
and feed producers. 1t is not yet
over either. For the farmers dol
lar still buys CT per cent as much Of
other commodities as it did before
the war. he continued. ''ProSperi-
ty cannot exist until the farmer is
put on the level with our less essen
tial industries. OF course. some
types of farmers fell in the valley of
dcSpOndcncy. Others still are Strug-
Cling there or trying to make the
slight upgrade with their heavy load
of overhead and operating expenses.
"North Carolina as whole. is
perhaps on a higher agricultural eco
nomic level than any other state. This
is due largely to the good prices re-
ceiyed for cotton and tobacco. BY
increased and organized modern me-
thodS of production and marketing,
this lead may be maintained. \ ba-
sis, or stable agricultural condition,
neceSSitatcS cooperation and stand
ardization along modern economic
lines.
Many think that cotton and to-
bacco are selling at wonderfully high
prices. The last crop of cotton was
estimated to have cost an average of
over 20 cents u pound. which means
that half the farmers cotton cost
norc than that. and besides much of
the farm overhead and supervision
costs were rot included.
This means but small profit
was made and that the average far
mer made Il maximum of less than
$40 per bale. while he produced not
more than-te bates. Tobacco is
much the same. There is IN even
stronger limit to large production.
due to the heavy expense and limited
available labor.
Large farm production cannot be
expected this year with prices aS
they are. The organized urban in
tereStS pay two to three times what
the farmer can realize on; then, too,
the urban surplus permits of taking
advantage of recreation attractions,
and more spare time, too.
a prominent farmer this month
killed some hogs and tried to sell
in Raleigh. There seemed to be
some pride actually taken by the
packers agents and market people
in answering. We can't handle your
product as we use only the packers
goods Yet our local folk accuse
our farmers of being diSlOyal to home
industry by doing mail order business.
This is but one of many instances
that might be given to show that
farmers must become organized or
be Disseminated against" he assert
ed
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-02
PERQUIMaNS FARM SOLD.

The Milton Lowe farm of 220 acres
one and half miles from ChapanOkC
was sold this week for $500 by l..
+. Twiford. local real estate man.
G.. W.. Bright of ParkSvillc was the
buyer. The property was owned by
three Jordan sisters in Norfolk.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-02

Q. Do snails leave their shells?
A. Snails never leave their shells
entirely until they die. Their bodies
are attached to the shells and they
only come part way out of them.
When they die they dissolve or dry
up in their shells.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-02

USED VICTOR SAFE, good as new
safe. Has been used only in the
office OF this newspaper. Just the
safe for a small business and price is
right. See W. o. SAUNDERS.
AI2-1t.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-02

l.n epidemic of lagrippc. influ-
rr.I~ and kindred ills that has
. ...- city wrapped up for the past
weeks il working doctors and
--.-.. day and night. The doctors
.ayr time 10 get their meals,
-.. frugsi~ts are in a like fix.
... .uf.uruza situation. althO the
DIS" is in Il mild form seems to
r-.. p"zrmS of new cases are
..I daily. and Judging from
-.rnrt> uiuc-tenthS of the pco-
.... .avr either hcen III Or arc
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-02

Q. Can an enlisted man buy ills
WAY out of the Navy?
4. No.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-02

Good eyesight is inexpensive. Sea
DR.. J. ID. Hathaway, Optonetrist,
Elizabeth City, \. G. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-02

For your eyes sake see DR.. J. d:
Hathaway, Optometrist, Bradford
RIL~.. EI;-.katL City, =. :. scV.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-02

Don't neglect your eyes. See
He knows. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-02

Write for an an
Swer to The indie
pendent Bureau, 1922 4
New York Ave. N.N/A
W. Washington, D.~sSSs
{. All our readers
are urged 20 use the bureau.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-24
La MejOr Receta Para FOrtaIeCer
HOmbres y Mujeres DebiIes
y Gastados.
Miles de personals han hallado mara
villosO alivio en- unOs pOcos dias.

81 su m6dlco no Sc 10 ha recetado todavia,
vaya donde su droguista consiga un frasco.
SH nombre es Nuga-Tone. 81 Nuga-Tone de
vuelve la energia eI vigor a los nerv1os
muscu!os gastados. Produce sangre rlca, fuer-
te y hrme, aumentando consider ablemente
su capac-dad de resistencia. Produce un sue
no reparador, buen apet-to buena diges-
ton. Regulariza Ell funcionamiento de los
intestinos y le devnelve Ell entusiasno la
ambicf6n. 81 usted no Sc siente perfectanen-
te bien esta en- Ell deber de ensayarlo. 81
no rec-be ningun benefcio NADIA lie costsra.
No es desagradable para tomar usted ema
pezara a ssntirss mejor inmediatamente. To-
me1o solamente por unos pocos dfas 81 no
sc siente mejor devuelva ell sa do del frasco
su droguista y 81 le devolvera
su diuero Embellishments. Los ma
nufactureros del NugaT Tone soie;+an de
todos los, droguistas den la garantia de cue
81 usted no queda satisfecho lie devuelvan
Embellishments SD dinero. Recomendado, ga
rantizado Y de venta en- todas las boticas.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-24
Sc euro con solo tres frascos de
Vino Matrieura despu6s de haher
gastado llucfo dinero iinutiIInente

La sonora dofia Dolores Garcia de
Perello, que hace algunos dias lego de
Ponce a esta ciudad, y Sc encuentra
muy ro5usta y saludable, habiendo ST.
90 antes una 1nujsr debit enfecmisa.
dice que lie debe su salud al VINO RIA
TRICURA del que solamente tom6 tres
frascos por recommendation de una ami
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-24

Ante semejante cuadro de desolacion
afrente, ante la inmineate ruina de
Espafla; ante un porvenir tan pavoro-
so como el Que Sc ofrecia la conside-
racion del pueblo entero Ges, por ven
tura extrafio, es perjudiciaI, es abusive
eI acto que, felizmente, llevo a cabo el
ilustre caudillo salvador de la nacion
el Captain General de Catalina?
La Constitution espahola no Sc ha
vulnerado; Ell regimen monarQuico esta
en- pie; el pueblo todo, ell buen espafiol
aplaudi6 la actitud resuelta de Primo
de Rivera GQue mas Sc quiere?
Y case singular, una rebellion de mi
htares, la cual Sc hizo sin disparar un
solo fusil. Todo march6 pedir de boca
Hubo pues. imperiosa necesidad que
en- aquel caos bochornoso surgiera
I'm hombre providencial que salvara la
situacion harto deplorahle, por Ia que.
@travesaba Espafa. Tambi6n ell ejerclto
de aquel pals esta compuesto de espa-
holes, y como tales sentian ell sonrojo
Gle la vergiienza, por tristes aconteci-
mientos, que diariamente Sc repetian.
Parslelos con los hehos anteriores.
pueden leerse tambien 10 ore Ia prsnsa
ncs anuncia, cue en- la ciudad de Okla
homa Sc decretado la ley marcial y
ALI impera ''la fuerza bruta de las ar
mas, que diria ell seiior Coll Cuchi.
FL case de Grecia es muy recienta,
para ser va olvidado El Gobierno de
aauella nacion lanzo, temerariamente,
a su ejercito los campos de Tracia, don
de fu6 del todo aniquilado por los tercos.
Ante tama1a derrota, Sc constituyo un
Directorio militar, ell cual, como primo
"a providencia, orden6 ell fusilamiento de
todos los ministries ell mismo Rey sal
v6 su vida, gracias a la pronta inter
venci6n de algunas potencias extran-
ieras.
Resumiendo: Ell elemento politico c.-
vii estaba, por inepto d6bil, descar.
tado; de este procedian todas las Gala
.llidades plblicas, y fu6 entonces ell ele
nente miitar, que Sc resolvi6 a hbrar
una batalla gloriosa, sin efusi6n &c
sangre, para bien de Espana.
Y. Lopez MERJELIzA.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-24
Ell Presiidente..
Continuation de la Ira. pianal

uno que en- mas de una OCCASION Sc ha
exp1esado ante diferentes personals en-
identico sent.do.
81 nuestras manifestaciones no hui
bieran estado correctas, oil senior Iriar-
te Sc hubiera apresurado a rectifcarias
por 'lnotu-propio" el mismo dia que
aparecieron en- nuestro periodico lie
hubiera dado a un reportsro de ''La
Democracia'' otras manifestations de
reetifcaci6n.
NADIA de este hizo el seiior Iriarte
el mismo dia, quizas atendiendo que
nuestro Redactor, honradamente, habfa
llevado a las cuartillas, con toda exac-
titud, las Manifestations que nos hi
ciera. ra apeat
Fue precise, para que la rect:fcaci6n
apareciera, que Ell presidente del Par
lido, sefior, Barcel6 celebrara lln CAM
bio de tmpresiones con el sefior Triar-
to. Desde luego que uevadas las cosas
q ese terreno, nosotros justificanos a.
sefior Iriarte en- la rectifcacion que
nos hace, por considerar cue la mis-
ma es ell producto de una discip ina.
que nosotros somos los primercs en-
respetar, cuando Sc trata de una CO.
lectividad politica o de una organ!za-
ci6n milita- va que en- algunas colec-
tividades, como en- los eiercitos, e
respeto, la sumisi6n la obediencia
los superiores es cosa que est& por en-
Gina de todo atin por encima de Ias
convicciones de los individuos que las
integran.
Agradecemos la salvedad que Sc ha-
ce de que no es la intenci6n de "La
Democracia' ell ponernos en- evidencia,
y sepase que en- nosotros no hubo tam
POGO la intenci6n de atsntar contra el
prestigio v Ell buen nombre del partido
a que pertenecer ell seiior Iriarte, va
que a, sus manifestations Ell iin!co a.
canoe que le dirnos fue el que elias te-
nian, este es: Que Ell senior Iriarte an
to la amenaza que Sc le hacia a la Jun
ia Local de llevar ell asunto La Cen
trail. 81 queria hacer constar que ese
no era Ell camino porque Ia Junta Cen
trail no tenia facultad para interveniy
en- una question de esa naturaleza y que
Ell Gnico camino a seguir eran las pr
marias y respecto la astitud de 70
JUnta Central en- las primarias de-
1917 10 que quiso decir fu6 que ST ellos
habfan conquistado un tr:unfo a pesar
de la oposici6n que su candidatura
hicieron tcdos los podsres incluso IL
Junta Central clio es domost-aci6n de-
arajgo, que tienen en- la opinion. Es-
tas msnifestaciones no podian tornar-
Sc como. IN ataque contra la Junta
Central porque 10 que motive el que
Ell safior Iriarte hiciera estas manifes-
taciones no fu6 una question entire la
Junta Local Y la Central sino entire la
Junta Local y un grupo de elenentos
disidentes.
Y .conste que al hacer estas aclara-
clones es poraue, con igual derecho
que oil Presidente del Partido Unionis-
Ia ', el Pres'dente de la Junta Local
quieren sa,var el prestigio Ole su par
lido, nosotrosg nos, constderamos obi
gados. deiar en- salvo ell buen nom-
bre v el prestigio dc nuestro peri6dico
A no ser por esta raz6n no hubi6ra-
mos insiotido en- una question, que b:en
caalizaba, apenas 81 merece la i'm
portancia que Sc Is ha dado.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-24
PARA CELEBRAR Ell
Ola DE LA RAzA

En- la noche del 21 SO reuni6 la CO.
mission de festejos del Casino Espafol
con Ell proposito de ultimar los deta-
lies de un gran bale de sociedad con
que este casino celebrara ell dia de la
Raza, sea ell doce de octubre.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-24
LOS ArEMANEs AccEDEN A roDo

LoNDREs, sept. 2l Omitted Press)
I'm despacho al Central News
procedente de Berlin anuncia que la
huelga de telegrafstas en- Coblenza
terinino hoy.
Los trabajadores reanudaron sus ira
bajos perrnitiendo estar bajo la super
vision de la Comisi6n de Control in
teraliada asi como permitir sean apos-
tados en- las puertas del ,edificio cua-
tTo soldados sin armas.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-24
ESTUDIO COMERCIAL

Carantizamos ensefiar por ccreo, Curse
Tenedor Idbros, $12; Contabilidad Mer-
cantil completa con Corporaciones y
Bancos, $27: Curse Taquigraffa $21. La
Fajardo Commercial b Language School
Ca escuela que cumple 10 que ofrece),
Box 13. San Juan.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-24
OLGA RADIO BUGS

OLGA RADIO BUGS
CoNDENsERs de 4s places $3.50 cads
uno en- la San Juan Radio sbp
Allen 76, San Juan, P. b.
Todo en- Ell ramo de Radio barato.
ordenes de C. o. D. debe ser acom-
pafadas con el importe mas ell franqueo.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-24
La VfRDAD EN- SUI
PUESTO

Permftame el Lcdo. Cay Coll Gu
chi quo 70, ell dltimo mas insignif-
cante de los espafoles RESIDENCES en-
Puerto Rico, permitame, repito, le Olga
&ue 40 estoy en- NADIA conforme cor las
ecerbas riticas que, en- las columnas de
este diario publico aver, acerca dc los
aetua,es accntecimentos politicos cue
Sc vienen desarrollando en- mi patria,
EspaEa.
Cree ell sr. Coll Y Cuch1, q. Ell acto rea
.tzaao por Ell General Primo de Rivera
implica una alberta rebellion que Ia
Constitution del Estado espaIiol ha ST.
do vllnerada.
No debe, no puede ignogar Ell emi
rente jurisconsulto, Ell orador elovuer-
tisimc, el exinio publicista la notoria
deso~ientaci6n polftica, que de muchps
aEo5 esta parte, casi va up sigio,
cxistfa en- Espana, ocasionandose por
clio una serie no interrumpida dc
desacisrto, que dieron por funesta 10
gica los mas lamentables desastras en-
tcdos los ordenes de Ia vida nacional
Fl caciauismo politico Sc habia entro-
mizsdo en- todo lugar de la Peninsula;
reinaba. la desconfanza, las. crisis mi
nisteriales Sc sucedian diario; los 60
bernantes habian aislado su pals del
concerto de los pueblos civilizados; Sc
turnaban los dos partidos politicos, Con-
servador y Liberal, por cualquier futil
pretexto; los desastres en- Marruecos
cTan continues. porque Sc estorbaban
las iniciativas de los generates, que cs.
taban al frente /, 3 las trepas; a ell sepa
ratismo en- Catalina, cada dia mas anne
razador, y ell terrorismo en- casi toda
Espana hacfa su constante aparicion.
En- una palabra, aquella tetrica Erase
dantesca: LAS-CIATE oGNI SPERAN
IA parecia que fulguraba sobre todos
los ambitos de aQuel pals Unfortunate
y digno por todos conceptos, de mejor
suertc.