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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-11

saba incierto, va que este asunto
fue resuelto mucho antes de la lle-
gada del Hon. Gobernador Towner
a Putrto Rico.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-11
Los DE GALES EN- euARD1A

Debido a estas circumstances, tene-
mos entendido, que desde hace mas de
tres semanas Sc Ilalla en- San Juan una
Comision, compuesta por elementos de
Ciales, quienes han venido San Juan
trabajar porque La Legislature no
adopte medida aIgIlna, en- ell sentido eal
que la solicitan los senores de villal-
ha, porque clio seria perjudicial sus
intereses, no solo economicos, sino tam
hien polfticos, va que la segregation des
crita cambiarfa el censo de ambas po-
blaciones, en- 10 que respecta al ndInero
de electores.
Por otra parte los de Viilalba sostie-
nen que su i1iciativa no tiene miras
politicas; sino que, por Ell contrario, de-
sean laborar por la prosperidad de dos
barrios, namados ser, en- i'm periodic
&c cortos amos, dos de los mas i1npor-
tantes sectores en- aQuelfa comarca de
Ii isla, por las condiciones excepciona-
les de su topograffa, v esperan, por
ello, que Ia Legislatura les haga JUS
ticia, en- ese caso,s M
LLEGA GENIE
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-11

to de gran interes para los habitantss
Gel poblado.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-11

Despues Sc reunio la Connision en-
junta privada, designando como con-
table de la rnisma al Sr. Felix Hi
lera Y como estenografo la Srta.
Isabel Ramirez. t
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-11

RlC. JONES INPUGNA Ell INFOR-
ME OFFICIAL DE MIR. Z. M. REILLY
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-11
Las eStaCOneS radiO-teIef6niCaS de
S. ]. COOperan con Ia OfiCina nlete-
reOI6giga infOrnando sobre las
condolences atmOSf5riCas

Ell Bureau del Tempo ha ldiri-
gido los observadores Especiales
de csc Negociado IA siguiente cir-
cular:
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(Continuaci6n de Ia Ira. pag.l
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-11

(Firmado) Oliver L. FASSIG,
Meteorological.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23

selling lots. The real estate deal
er must know something about
home building as well In my own
case made study of house build
ing. / learned all of the details re-
lating to such construction with the
result that / am able to advise pur-
chasers how to get what they
want without the excuse of a lot
of experimenting. The ability to
do this often determines a sale.
Being q woman / looked at home
building from the woman's view
point. That is something few men
are capable of doing"
In the development of properties,
especially suburban tracts. the
women real estate operators have
worked out several buying building
plans which insure the construc-
ton of the home when the lot or
lots are bought. They differ in
several respects from the building
association plan. The buyer makes
an initial investment covering the
cost of the lot The erection Of the
home is arranged for on payments
scattered over a given period. He
knows at the start exactly what
the final investment will total. Elk
cept in cases of defaulted payments
no interest charge is made. The
women operators insist the plan
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23

since suffrage established their
equality with men the Nact that
they are women should not oper-
ate to bar them. So long as they
can meet the business requirements
necessary to membership, they de-
clare, their disbarment is an In
justice. p
ON venture to sayfmy business
this year will exceed in volume that
of the majority OF the individual
real estate men who are members
of the board. can meet any of
the prescribed requirements of
membership. Yet, because / am a
woman, I am told am not eligible
to membership. Now, is it fair to
bar me from. The advantages such
affiliation will insure? / will con-
tinue to do business, and a larger
business all Of the time, but that
is not the question. If, something
is not done to eliminate the dis
elimination, several of US will take
the steps necessary to organize a
woman's realty board and give that
other organization run for it,
Several of the women. real estate
dealers declared they favored an
independent organization and that
no difficulty will be experienced in
developing it if such action be-
comes necessary
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
MINISTERS IN SYRACUSE .
ACCUSED OF NEGLECT

SYRACUSE, N. Y, May 2S.-At-
lacking members of the Syracuse
Minister Association as negligent
of their duties" accusing them of
"ostrich methods in listening to
I'conservative and liberal speakers, +"
and inuinASt:0g that local Protestant
clergy hesitate 20 give up their
recreation, the Rev. DR.. Bernard
G. Clausen, youngest but highest
salaried city preacher and retiring
president of the association, threw
b bombshell into its ranks in his
inal message.
DR.. Clausen discussed the almost
otal failure" of the associations
program for the last year and de-
elared that the crying need of the
ministers of Syracuse is "acquaint-
hnceship."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
SCHOOL BANK DEcEAREs
30 PER CENT DIVIDEND

FREDERICK, Nd, May a3.-
The local high schoof bank.
organized several years ago by the
students as the best method of
studying banking, has declared an
annual dividend of 40 per cent. The
bank, subsidiary OF the Commercial
State Bank, where it's funds ara
kept. has capital stock of 5000 out.
standing, divided into 1000 shares.
The bank maintains a depart.
ment of school supplies, which are
sold to the students. The pro.
ceeds of the sales are added to the
regular banking profits.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
COP WHO QUIT FORCE
ARRESTED AS BURGLAR

BOSTON, May 23.--John NJ. Mel
len. until q few weeks ago a mem
Der Of the Boston police force. liz
under arrest for burglary. He is
accused of entering the home Of
Francis Murphy, in Somerville. and
taking $40 In cash from drawer
in q bureau. In another side of
the bureau drawer lay $500 In bills.
This, the police say. was over.
looked by the. thief.
Mellen, who is twenty-seven
years old, joined the Boston police
force at the time of the strike and
resigned several weeks ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23
ALIMONY "HUMOR" FAILS
TO ANUSE HUSBAND

LOS ANGELES. May 2S.-Ali-
mony court lacks the ridiculous in
the viewpoint of Otto Dippell, who
was hailed there by his wife, suing
him for separate maintenance.
why, Judge, she might have
killed mei'' exclaimed Dippell.
What did she do?" asked the
court.
"She threw a shirt at me-"
But that couldn't have hurt
very much"
But suppose she had hatchet
wrapped in that shirt. I might
have been killed." explained the
husband.
As q litter ran around the court
room Dippell glowered.
81 don't see anything funny or
ridiculous he said.
Alimony was denied.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23

simplifies the transaction and
makes the requirement Of home
very simple process.
Among the women real estate
dealers of the city there is de
mand that they be admitted to the
real estate board. They insist that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-23

FLORENCE MEANS KAY.
Washington real estate worth
millions of dollars is being sold
by women real estate dealers
each year. Some of the leading
women real estate operators in
the city are shown above.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-08-31
THAT WAC KNEW HOW TO
MAKE A WoMAN.FE GOOD

y little incident happening on a
PENNSYLVANIA II. II. train between
Olcan. " Y. and Niagara Falls the
other night has subtractcd several
years from the apparent age of the
EDITORS wife. \ thoughtful friend
Of the editor sent Mrs. Saunders a
beautiful, corsage of roses while in
New York the other day. Mrs
Saunders carried those flowers all
the way TO Niagara. Near Olcan
she left her seat to ride on the obscr-
walton platform. When she returned
to her seat she found the cOrSagc of
Poses pinned to the back of her seat
with placard bearing the words
"JI ST MARRIED." placed there by
some wag of fellow passenger. Mrs.
Saunders insists that the thrill of
seeing. Niagara Falls for the first
tim, = * not greater than the thrill
of being mistaken for n bride after
twenty years of married life with an
editor.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-08-31
JOE ELLIOT HAS A
VERY POPULAR NOTION
Would Marry Again II Bride Had
Both Youth and Mazuma

Zoe Hliott who styles himself
Expert Sewing Machine Mechanic" ;"
requests this newspaper to announce
for the benefit of his friends. GUS
toners apd creditors that he has
gone to Norfolk to try his hand at
making livelihood in that burg again.
This is not Joe's first venture in
Norfolk. He settled in Norfolk once
before and married an estimable
Portsmouth lady who was old enough
to be his grand Joe says
the lady made him believe she had
money. Mrs. Elliott told the Nor
folk County Courts that it was just
the other way about and got a di-
vorcc from bed and board. Joe says
he can't understand how she got a
divorce from something she never
had. Anyway. Joe says he's going
back TO Norfolk TO try his fortune
once more. Asked if he contemplated
another matrimonial venture. Joe
said: I don't want any more old
women. but | got notion I wouldn t
mind trying il young one for a change
provided she had little money"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-08-31
WILL TRY NEWBERN
FOR MANSLAUGHTER
Driver of Car Which Killed Three
Men Now Under $1,000 Bond

Pending prelimary hearing on
charge of manslaughtcr. Julian New
bern of this city is being held under
81 900 bond. a warrant having been
served on him Saturday afternoon by
County Prosecuting Attorney L. q.
Sawyer. and the date for hearing set
for September II. Twcnty-ycar-oId
Wallace Miller. the only witness 10
the accident for which Ncwbcrn has
been arrested. is now out Of the hos
pital and staying ut the home of his
father, w. ID. Miller. on Mcpherson
street. lie has walked down town
several times this week.
Newbern who had been visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID. New
bern at harrisburg. since Wednesday,
August 90. came to this city on a
visit Saturday, and the warrant WAS
served on him while he was in town.
The accident occurred on the night
of August II, when Newbern's
Stephens roadster containing five
men returning from a midnight trip
to Davis Bay near this city, skiddcd
into a ditch. struck n t,'cc and turned
over. demolshing the car and kill
ing three occupants. Two of the men
J. b. Barrett of Edcnton and Suffolk,
and Joe Abbott of Norfolk. died al
most outright. The third. John Sey-
mour of this city died within a few
hours.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-08-31
WILSON BATEMAN CASE
CONTINUED LAST WEEK

The case of State against Wilson
Bateman. for assault with intent to
kill on the person of Frank Albert
son. ST.. of this city. on the morning
of July 10. did not come to trial in
Superior Court here last week and
the case is being carried over to the
next term. Bateman was given a
hearing in Recorders Court two weeks
ago and held for probable cause. The
evidence then was to the effect that
the two men had a dispute over the
alleged remarks of Mr.Albertson
that Bateman had stolen some of his
hogs, and in the encounter following,
Mr.. AlbertsOn sustained a broken
ankle and NJ .merous bruises about tne
head anC body, which laid Lin up for
sever weeks. so tina. lie was said
t, II dangerously Iii ANA net able
10 appeal j. .prt until . mcntL
9t.-.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-08-31
This Week The Bank Clerk Does The Talking.
che BANK CLERK A.o THE SOOA JgRKGR

Wherever folks are told they've got
to organize drainage district, thcy
lust naturally send for him and hire
him to get the thing up for them.
They say he gets IL commission OF ten
per cent on all the bonds sold Oh Il
drainage district that he organizes;
I'm told he got $1,000 out of the
biz one up in Ncwland where they re
spending about $4,000 cutting canals
from Tadmorc in the Wilderness to
T-bc-dam, to connect up Gates and
faSQuotank with Il road.
Il call that soft for Mr.. CohOon,
said the Soda .Icrkcr. And if l was
that man Page I'd make Mr.. Cohoor
whack up on the money he's making
out of it.
1T aint only soft for Mr.. Cohoon,
said the Bank Clerk; It's soft for d
lot of big landowners who have lot
of low land they want drained. There
Mr.. Wesley Foreman with his Fore
man Stock Farms. He thought one
while he would have to drain his OWL
lands. But the thing works out sc
that Mr.. Page orders dltlinase dis
trict for the benefit of the Desert
Road and now all the farmers fol
miles around have got to come i'll anc
help pay for Il drainage scheme that
will take the water off Mr.. Fore
mans ranch and keep it from back
Ing up on the road.
The Bank Clerk paused minute
and then said: rs there anything else
you want me to say:'
Not right now," said the Soda
.Jcrker: Il ,vuld say that for th'
present vol. nave done said mont-
fnl.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-08-31
BILLY GOAT BATTLES
WITH A FORD SEDAN
Didn't Appreciate Reflection of Him.
self and Played Havoc With
Its Body

Robt. II. Lowry, Sr., of Salem
Township. this county, is looking for
Il certain billy goat and it is going
to go hard with that goat when Mr..
Lowry finds him. About two weeks
ago Mr.. Lowry bought himself a
brand new Ford Sedan. He left that
Sedan by the side of road to trans
act some business. Then Mr.. Billy
Goat came along and spied that
slick and shiny new Ford Sedan and
went up to investigate it.
Pecring into the shining enamel of
the new Ford, Mr.. Goat saw a re.
Election of himself as plain as from
a mirror. But he didn't recognize it
as of himself at all; he just thought
it was another goat. He shifted.
The goat in the enamel shifted too.
lie gave his tail flirt. The reflect
ed goat impudently flirted his tail at
the same time. lie lowered his horns
and braced himself. The reflected
goat lowered his horns and braccd
himself. 1t was more than Mr.. Billy
Goat could stand. He accepted the
challenge. backed off n few PAGES,
reared up on his hind legs and came
down with crash into the image
of the goat in the enamel on the side
of the Ford. Then followed a lively
battle. Mr.. Billy Goat buttcd that
Ford every place he saw his image
rflcctcd. until he had Knocked it so
full Of holes and dents that he could
MT see himself any more. Then he
gave one satisfied Ba-a-a and trotted
off to tell his Nanny about his vic
tory. But he certainly did play havoc
with Mr.. Lowry's Ford Sedan.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-08-31

Its time for you To talk some,
said the Soda Jcrkcr to the Bank
Clcrk as the latter worthy waltzrd
into the corner pharmacy the other
morning.
"You'vc been Strimging me along
and making me do IL lot of fool talkln
for the paper: | want YOU 10 shoot
YOUR mouth off his week. want To
ask you what's all this row about
drainage hear about"
"That'S easy, said the Bank Clerk
You see Mr. Walter COhoon is at
tornry for the State Highway Com
mission and is on the inside of things
up there in Raleigh, or everybody
thinks he iS-which makes il just us
soft for him.
We'll. Mr.. Cohoon got Il bill thru
the Legislature empowering Mr.. Frank
Page. the boss of the Highway Com
mission. to order the folks i'll any
part of the State to organize IL drain
age district and d,ain all the land
both ways from any road they want
built. or they wont get any roads
built.
This is. if somebody puts it il
Nj. Pages head that there ought tc
be drainage district anywhere il
the State. he can say TO the folks
that they've got to organize Il drain,
age district or they get no roads.
$50 Mr.. Page is making folks
organize drainage districts and tax
themselves to build canals all ovel
crcation.'
But where does Mr.. Cohoon come
in:" asked the Soda Jcrker.
why. don't YOU know. he's the
greatest expect Oh vrgahlAlng draln.
qec n,olprt, -, N-r'h 'arah-
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-08-31
PREPARING FOR BIG
FAIR EXHIBITS HERE
Other Counties Will Send Their Very
Best to Agricultural Fair
In October

Depend OH il. exhibits at the Abe
marie Fair here this fall will be uE
TO the mark. Pcrquimans County
for instance is to hold poultry
show in IIertford within the next few
days. and from the birds exhibited
there, the very best will be selected
for exhibition at the Elizabeth City
fair. l.. W. Anderson and Miss Hell
on Gather. County Farm and Home
Demonstration Agents respectively
of Pcrqumans are now making ar
rangcmcntS for the show.
Over at Moyock. Prof. 7. B. Elliott,
teacher of agriculture in the high
school plans to stage community
fair within the next few days and
from this the best exhibits will be
selected for exhibition at the fair
here. The same practice is prevailing
in several localities. and promises
the fair this fall the best display of
farm products that have ever been
shown at this city.
Assurance that Gates County il to
send Il county exhibit has given the
fair management still gecatcr en-
couragcmcnt, for it has never been
feasible for Gates TO send Il county
exhibit here before. But the state is
building good roads to Gates and now
one of the most prosperous farming
sections of the state is being opened
up as Elizabeth City territory. Prom
ise that Gates would send Il county
exhibit was made by Charles NJ.
Early. cashier of the Planters Bank
of Gatesville. after Il. c. Job, sec
rotary of the Elizabeth City Chamber
of Commerce, had made a special
trip to boost the fair to Gates COun-
ty people. Mr.. JOB has made similar
trips to practically every county in
the district.
Miss Mabel Evans. Superintendent
of Dare County schools has assured
the management that she will as
SiSt in staging county exhibit from
Dare County. Camden, Currituck and
Chowan will all send exhibits as
usual. H.. c. Fercbee of Camden is
, arranging for the exhibit from that
county; and y. X. ROwell and Miss
E!rzG Enight, Farm and Home DEM
cr:tiatron Agents fer ChowaE a;a
arranging exhibits from there.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-08-31
new INDUSTRY
NOW GROWING
Griggs-Forbes Furniture Com.
pany to Move In New Build
ing September Is

One of the newer industries of
Elizabeth City. which promises to
become one of its biggest industries
in short time, has Outgrown its
present quarters and will move into
a new home on North Road Street
about September II. when the build
ing now under construction is expect
ed to be complete. This industry is
the Griggs- Forbes Furniture Com
pany which began business here in
November 1920.
c. VI. Glfggs and NJ. NJ. Forbes
are the owners of the Griggs- Forbes
Furniture Company. These young
men have built up an enviable busi-
ness in special orders for fine fur
niture, because they know their trade
and put their heart and mind on
their work. Many lovers of fine fur
niture in this city have had entire
suits for their homes built by the
Griggs Forbes company.
The kind of furniture the Griggs-
Forbes factory turns out will some
day be priced hcirlooms. Solid Ma
hogany and oak are the woods used
chiefly in the furniture turned out in
this shop.
Altho less than three years old.
they have long ago Outgrown the
little building. 80 by 60 feet. in which
they started tbG business. Their
busincdd is too large for the limited
equipment, for which they have room
in the old building. In the new build
ing which is two stories high. they
will have 5000 feet of floor space.
and the shop will he equipped with
planners. latheS, moudcl%. joincrS.
bandsawS. rcsaws and other wood
working machinery.
The old building on Wilson Avenue
and Broad Street extended, which is
Just across the Norfolk Southern
railroad, will be moved over to the
new plant for a warehouse.
The company plans TO specialize
in porch swings and Library tables,
but will not neglect the special order
work. which they have been doing in
the old plant. Several men will be
employed in the new factory. which
when complete will cost about $4,000
The full equipment which is to be
added will cost several thousand dol
lars more.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-08-31
COMETS

Is there danger that the inhabi-
tants CT the earth will some day
be suffocated by poisonous gases
when the earth passes through the
tail of comet?
A reader CT this paper was
somewhat uneasy on this score. so
he wrote to our Washington
Bureau. The answer is printed in
today's Question and Answer
column page 4.
Ask our Washington Bureau
anything you want to know and
see if they can get the answer for
you. Ninety-Eine times out of a
hundred they can. Write cut the
question briefly aid plainly, sign
yeur name and address. and mai!
TO the Washington Bureau of The
INDEPENDENT. enclosing a two
cent postage stamp for reply.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-08-31
TO ORGANIZE FOOTBALL
TEAM FOR THIS WINTER

An Elizabeth City football team is
in prospect for this winter, if the
plans of Alvin II. Haley and about a
score more of young men maierallze.
An informal gathering of about 70
young men of this city who are in
terested in athletics, brought out the
sentiment of the community toward
football Wednesday night in the Com
munity Building. A meeting has been
called for Tuesday night, September
4, at which time it is planned TO make
an effort toward the organization Of
a football team and everybody who
likes football is urged to attend.