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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-27
SPRING SIGNS
0FPROSPERITY
Gain in Freight and Passenger
Traffic Shows That Some
one Has Money to Spend

A potent indication of the in
creasing prosperity of north
eastren North Carolina lies in
an estimated gain Of 80 per cent
in the freight and passenger
traffic of the Norfolk Southern
railroad in the past month as
compared with the same period
of last year. With every avail
able car in use and clerks
working overtime, the road is
trying hard to keep up with the
increase in business.
The increase in carlot shipments of
groceries. merchandise and building
material is proof that northeastern
North Carolina people are spending
smore money, which means that peo-
pie are more prosperous. Less than
year ago. the railroad was for reduc-
ing the pay of its clerks in order to
avoid a lay-off. And now if business
keeps increasing more clerks will be
needed.
. The increase in freight business
! finds a parallel in an increase in pas
scngcr traffic. 1t is often the case
( that passengers leaving Elizabeth
! City nowadays cannot find seat on
| a train. Ony. Il few months ago, the
coaches were nearly empty all over
the line. " ..--' 80
The. increase in railroad business in
northeastern North >Carplina- is not o
remote example. and is not coming
from any abnormal or seasonal cause
The same conditions are prevalent al
over the country, and show that busi.
ness is improving everywhere. News
DISPATCHES say that the railroads OF
the United States on April Z, were
short 5S,237 cars of having enough
equipment to supply the demands oi
shippers. \ week previous the
shortage was greater by 1O,149 cars
The shortage of cars is lagely at
tributcd to the carelessness of ship
pers who use all the As hours allow
ed them to unload their cars. some
times paying demurrage charges even
Lack of cooperation, railroad Off
cials point out, is keeping lot O.
cars tied up and out of use.
Farmers during the trucking seas
on will not be affected much by th'
car shortage, is the belief of NJ. +
Dennis, local agent who says tina
the car shortage has not bothered th'
Norfolk Southern. This railroad il
able to keep enough cars on hand fo
present use, and during the potato
season, 800 extra cars will be place.
at the disposal of shippers.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-27
FISH COMMISSIONERS
INVESTIGATING INLETS
Looking For Likely Places To Invite
The Fish To Come In

The Committee of the North Caro-
lima Fisheries Commission To look
into the problem of opening new IN
LET'S along the North Carolina coast
! an the lob this week. headed b.
Chairman ]. X. Dixon. The coEmlt-
tee. arriving in Elizabeth City Mon
day. went direct to Mantco and held
it's first public hearing ut that place
Monday night. Il. e. job. Sccrc-
tary and y. W. Daily. representing
the Elizabeth City Chamber OF Com
merce. accompanied the c"mmItt"" to
Mantro and attended the hearing at
that place.
The hearing at Mamrco was at'"nd-
ed By fishermen from aS far South
ms Iiattcras and the claims OF at
least three localities for the proposed
inlets were ably presented. Some
want IN inlet between Avon and HuN-
ton. others want an inlet at the head
of Kitty Hawk Bay: oilt'rS are
strong for the re-opening Of New Ia
let.
Can't. y. W. Daily, one of the best
informed men familiar with the fish
ing industry from Newfoundland to
the Florida Keys says the making OF
now inlets is entirely practicable. Mr..
+ Daily saws that three inlctS have
been opened in Florida since l9l'.
one at Palm Beach, one ut Lauder
dale and one at Fort Pierce; and that
he personally knows since the open
ing of these inlets the catch OF Sn&d
in Florida waters had increased loo
per cent each year for six years.
/ Every fisherman in North Carolina
is encouraged by the Morrison ad-
mipistrations' plan to break thru the
sand barrier that shuts the inland
w,ters of North Carolina off from the
sea- and provide passage ways thru
which anadromous fish may come
into the inland waters from the sea.
One by one the many natural lhic's
along our coast have closed in recent
wears until shad, rock or herring
coming up from the sea to the North
Carolina coast stands little chance OF
finding its way inside. These fish
come in from the sea to spawn III
fresh waters and make Il harvest Tor
fishermen when they come III.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-27
by the Flora Estate and Mrs. W. L
Minor of Durham. I,
S1O. .OOO IN MAY PEAS.

w. III. Jcnnctte. produce commis-
sion merchant and grower of truck
peas and potatoes estimates that
$40. .NIO has been spent by Pasquo-
tank truckers for seed peas this
snrinr. Not only has there been an
Increased acreage stimulated by last
seasons high prices, but many grow
ers have had 10 plant theig crops a
second time. the first planting hay
irg been lost by reason of cold wet
:, ,ng. Crops generally are late
and badly damaged by cold and frost
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-27
FURNITURE STORE BUYS
POINDEXTER ST. BUILDING

After Il years in business i'll this
city. the Quinn Furniture Co. has
purchased its own home. the property
having been occupied by the store
since 1911 and includes half Il block
on Poindcxtcr street north of Mat
thewS. The consideration is said to
be $4,000.
The owners of the business. s. W.
Twiford ard !. II. wilkins plan to
remodel the property and Install an
electric elevator. So as to have show
rooms OH both floors.
The property was owned Jointly
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-27

The newspaper fellows SAW nothing
in that: they thought Pou received
the Senator's advice about prison AZ
fairs as related to political parties.
Probably he did. but so far l'ou h"Sn t
needed half as much political advice
rs he has needed CUTS to break with
the hard-boiled members of this adj
ministration. Maybe that's coming.
The Scribes Are Not All eoobs.
Every one of the Raleigh ScribcS
is personally fond of the SupcrInten-
dent. Jealous a< they may be. rot
one of them would get excited t" give
him trouble. They are not halt 50
sure about some Of his help out ut
the prison. though.
The court reporter for the admin
B iStration. in writing to his papers that
six .uewSpapcrmen gave the prison Il
clean bill. forced the other fly" to
damn-lie his yarn the other day. They
went out to visit with Pou and ask
SOME questions: they didn't go out to
make any investigation. They're not.
oa the whole. such lot of b""bS as
one might think.
That's about the giSt of what :
boppeped here in week. The town
has a new administration but it Is
swfully hard for folks who work IN
state politics in season and out to
get interested in who's to be the next
assistant tax collector.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-27

If you intend to work there Is J
better place than right where you ar
if you do not intend to go to wor
you cnnuot get along snywher
Squirming and crawling about fro
place to place can do no good.
Abraham Luco
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-27

SHEAR YOUR SHEEP and send or
bring the wool to W. c. Glover, Eliz-
abcth City, y. c. Top market prices
and spot cash. cA2i-2t
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-27

SHEAR YOUR SHEEP and send or
bring the wool to W. {. Glover, Eliz-
abeth City, y. c. Top market prices
aud srot cash. cA27-2t
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-27

SHEAR YOUR SHEEP and send or
bring the wool to w. c. Glover, Ellz-
abeth City, \. c. Top market prices
and spot cash. cA-'--'
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-27

For your eyes sake see DIR. j. u.
Hathaway. Optometrist. Bradford
BlLr. Eliz.hettL G.r. =. :. 80"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-27

Good eyesight is inexpensive. See
DR.. J. u. Hathaway, Ontcmetrlst
El7ahnth ~itv y G ad!
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-27
CAM MORRISON
IS WEAKENING
Strain of Office Is Telling on
Him AS 1t Did on His
Predecessors
NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL
BY o. J, COFFIN
sne, ia, Saleieh Correspondent
THE INDEPENDENT.

. RALEIGH. Apr. 20.-"Cam"
observed the Senator" when
The latter took a %ubernatorial
seat Tuesday morning. Il be
Gog-yone ii | don't believe you
can take a bigger chew Of. to-
bacco than Warren Harding,
Well. I'm Obliged to you' for the
,rmp!imcut-Harding's pretty nice
fellow. senator.
Thus began Il conversation which
NAV. or may not. prove to be historic
hrfnrc another election rolls around.
The first speaker was, of course. Uni
,rJ States Senator f. VI. Simmons, in
Raleigh on Il visit to his daughters
-h,. second was none other than our
own Goyernor Cam Morrison
That much one of the newspaper
fellows heard. He stuck around thirty
minutes 1ongcr expecting q story. The
SENATOR. however. hadn't read the
.cxr Of the Presidents address before
ne Associated Press Club aud. as for
rnliricS-wcll the Senator simply
doesn't talk State politics for publ
cation.
Notwithstanding which. there's a
great deal of interest in the visit here
IF the Senator. He's being enter
rainrd BY the Governor and by Josiah
William Bailey. whose writings IL
IY12 the Senator has often said helped
powerfully to undo the kitchin at
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-27

SHEAR YOUR SHEEP and send or
bring the wool to w. &. Glover, Eliz-
abeth City, n. c. Top market prices
and spot cash. cA2i-2t
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-27

,B 'SMOuH oH 'AuMBQlUH
9 Sa&9 InoE 13sIs9U l:uoQ
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-27
The Prison Scandal.

From prisoners TO prison matters.
InUr>day the State Welfare Board
b, 10 meet here and pass on the IN
'",'igarion of charges lodged against
'n" prison officials by +. f. budding,
~ Washington, head of the National
Fr>Du"rS' Relief Society.
''""gg" Pou. superintendent, by the
Way, attended the cOnference-or Il
.'' { 't-Tu.>d between Senator
N1ar. ND /: v"gn.. " rrison
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-27
Bailey Controls Wake

started about his a-runnin' for gov
rrncr. E.lated over the sweeping
victory of his farces in the city cleo.
,inn. he's again more powerful In
local politics than he's been since
1910 when he and Joe Daniels staged
Il cyclone in the court house. Bailey.
single handed. has gained control of
county and city government and who
will deny that this control is a pow
crfil beverage in a gubcnnatorial
heat:
Passing over conjectures about
What WAS said between Mr. Simmons
and Mr.. Morrison and between Mr..
Simmons and Mr. Bailey twhen shall
wr 'hrr" meet again?b we will now
take look at the governor. his re-
cent pardon>. increasing in number.
and his repricve of Dan Mobiles. con-
virtrd slayer of his cousin.
Is Cam Weakening?
Folk hcrrabout believe His IN
r,.Ilcncy is cracking under the STRAIN
nf exercising the veto in death sen
rru~r eases. They note the effect III
the extreme attitudes toward Harris
anil Noble. No such an appeal mas
eyer boon made REORGANIZATION as
wa, made for Harris. Newspapers.
womrn. lawyers. NIaSons (indivldu-
ally in large groTpSl and otherS-In-
cladns Mrs. Edith n. Vanderbilt
begged the governor to reprleve Har-
rs. And there was much talk OF
u"w.y discovered evidence.
Ills Excclicncy was firm. He was
nit 10 b" Stampeded Yesterday a
"oupl" nf obscure preachers. meaning
on" breaches half the time and the
other hasn't yet drawn a pulpit. per-
>'adc,I the governor to grant Il sixty
day rrprievp To man believed Oy
everybody in Columbus To be guilty
"f the most da<tardly killing 70 ever
occur in Il county that once held Buck
and label Register.
What j. the reason. unless It be
rhn, b" iS breaking under tn" same
strain That broke Glenn. kitchln
Craig aud told on Beckett when he
rrrriyri stroke? Beckett. the
m"r" mnrriful "f all. WAS left weak
hr his four years and at that he was
"a liberal siver Of pardonS.
When Mr. Morrison came into Of
'i".. hc wasn't giving pardons to any
nu". Every day now the newspaper
fellows go 70 the basket in the OF
flee. which used to- hold two to four
and find on" To as many aS ten. grant
r, yesterday. And yesterday. too. Is
70 man convicted and sentenced. whose
ar"rn"yS wouldn't go to the Supreme
court rr,,ricvcd for sixty days. Ol
"nrlr>" the strain is telling Oh Nor
rj,nu.
The Prison Scandal.
From prisoners to prison matters
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

lions as Il exists soaay ana shsNiRs
also that Professor Fisher de he'
quote the late President as ssslns
he MAS in fayeF ~ such sniFY inls
the League shlsh his psFss opposed
Professor Fisher SAYS MT Hard
lag VAS siheeFe. BE vas opposed u
the League as il stands. Tie WAS IA
favor Of dineFent league lie in'
tended 10 set the latter by changing
The former
There Is greater respect foe ths
vision Of President Harding knssins
that he saw the ineyitahleRess Of a
League, There is much less respect
for those who seek 10 distsFI Profess
sor Fishers quotation in such way
as 10 destroy, in par. at least, the ef-
feet this statement Of the late rresi'
dents vision would have. and for the
sake. too, OF dlseFediting an ardent
supporter Professor Fisher of the
high Ideal Of a great leagsh of the
nations of the earth all aeluated BY
the desire to bring universal and
permanent peace,
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15
s~lsIF sIRFIORs

This big hght heiag ever sna DemP'
ssy haFins saved ~ an syslash the
regulations Of those Nhs pEeaielea
that he would wia snd via quickly
there is little 10 say about |. except
lhal most Of those prophets had shsis
fingers crossed and their hearts Ia
their mouths toward the end Of the
first round when the person fFem the
Argentine punched the champion
through the ropes And Il is lust as
well that the fight Is syer for the sake
Of the gentle people rho aFe made
sick Of heart when they thlnk thu.
supposedly decent people can be In
teresled in such brutal affairs.
nut. speaking Of these terrible Pee-
pie who were interested, there can
be no blame attached 10 comment
upon the tremendous crowd which
swayed involuntarily, faces upiurned,
before the Herald office last night 70
hear the returns as announced, blow
by blow. from the office OF this news
paper II was the biggest, most com.
pact and most irresistible crowd that
ever 3 BOD out there in the street en-
peeting and receiving the prompt
service habitually given In such cases
by The Herald. The play OF expression
on those facts was u fascinating study
as the satisfaction felt In the offices
OF this newspaper was great that II
was in position TO obtain and relay
the news Instantly to its friends.
The amusing feature of the affair.
and one which many people In the
city win appreciate. may be illustrate
ed by the following conversation held
between man who had just come
from hearing tho returns as given out
by the Herald, and another who had
sought to obtainl that same informa-
ton In front OF the office OF another
which has some circulation
In this city and which boasts OF that
some circulation"
Going to get the returns?" asked
the person who had not been In front
of the Herald.
Got them" replied the other.
Dempsey wins by knockout in the
second round"
Holy smoke" came the chagrined
from the man who had not
sought prompt service from the
proper place. This other paper hasn't
begun to give the returns OF the first
round yet"
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15
rs Years Ago Today
tTaken from Herald OF that date,

Trumpeter Blakeslen OF Company
. Is home from NRniie on a FUR
Tough,
John Hanrahan Is confined 10 his
home on Oak street with an attack
of serious illness.
Mrs. Charles Noihnagle of Arch
street will leave for lioston tomorrow
where she will attend the Odd Fell
lows convention.
John slaney was riding his bicycle
on Main street this morning over
the place that In being repaired when
the wheel slipped throwing him to
the ground. Mr.. slaney suffered n
severe cut 10 his hand.
The sale OF fancy articles IN the
Swedish Lutheran church attracted a
large party OF young people. Charles
Suneson acted as anctioncer.
AT meeting Of the state polo
league last evening. w. w. Hanna of
this city secured franchise and New
Britain will have team this year.
Eight brass molders employed at
Russell g. Erwin's foundry were laid
off yesterday because Of the lack OF
work. Part OF the screw shop Is
operating nights.
Lieutenant William J. Rawlings OF
Company | came up from Mantle OH
a furlough this morning.
The annual tair M the Berlin riot
ting park will be held this year on
Wednesday, September 21. The ex-
hibits will be unusually large.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15
nAnsoN on THE league

Discussing the probability or i'm
probability OF war. and stating that
Europe hardly has money or good'
enough 20 make this country prosper
Gus By buying from us, Rober BahsoH
makes statement that IL OF especial
interest now quite aside from the
question OF another war.
what Europe really needs" he
says. lis some honest to goodness re-.
liglon'. We shall see no real and last
ing prosperity until. Europe gets
headed In the right direction. Some
real religion will lead to a real league
of nations: and when such real reli-
gion Is evident Europe will find all
parties in this country ready TO help
form such league"
That is satisfying TO people who be-
lieve that real religion" Is strong
enough TO rcassert itself. II II does,
says this wise man. there will be a
league, and IL there is such league
all parties In this country will help
form IT,
This is approaching the league
question from another angle. but in
considering this all-important matter
every angle is vital. And every vital
fact points In the one dircction--a
union of all nations inspired by the
highest ideals which will bring that
peace we crave. a
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15
THE ARCH APPRECIATED

New Britain people remember the
deep emotion which inspired the Gre
alton of our Court of Honor>approach-
ed Beneath the Memorial Arch which
has intensified the solemnity Of our
tribute to those who died in the war
New Britain people have seen the
shadow of neglect creep over it all, to
be temporarily dispelled only on rare
occasions when some day Of National
observance inspired the renovation of
this tangible expression of our feeling
for the memory of those who died be-
cause of their service to their coun-
try. The attempts made to perpetu-
ate this Memorial have not brought
results although the interest of in
dividuals has continued. The memory
of those men has not died as their
bodies have passed but as the days
go by grief becomes less poignant and
the hurry and clamor about us par
TALLY obliterate the intensity of the
appreciation we had for what those
men gave us.
Yesterday in this city Captain
Wainwright, assistant to the COM
mandant OF the Third Naval District,
New York, spoke to a group of rep
resentatiye men of New Britain of that
Court of Honor and the deep impress
sion the sight of it made upon him.
With that almost revcrent emotion
that characterizes the defenders of our
country who have reached high places
in the command he told of the SPLEEN
did evidence of our appreciation the
Court of Honor presented to the
he used were eloquent i'm their appeal
to us to cherish the fine inspiration
our desire to give honor where honor
is due. Those who heard him could
NDi Aul itti AiihN II Nbutu ne lillllB
to replace those temporary pillars.
that temporary arch, with lasting
memorial which would serve always
to remind us and those who come af-
ter us of the deeds, the sacrifices and
the lives given to our country by men
and boys of our city.
In that poor, temporary thing that
stands at the entrance TO our great
park this man saw something noble
the spirit Of which should be per-
petuated As it impressed him so it
should impress us. not fearing that we
Right. but making sure that We will
sct-forset.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15
Goon RIVE, COME AaAIN

Possibly Ne may speak for the peo-
pie OF New Britain as well as for our
selves In saying to the delegates TO the
American Legion convention now clos
Ing In this city. Goodbye; Come
again" We have enjoyed their visit;
we have felt again not only the spirit
OF this organization but the spirit of
the former servicomen's devotion TO
the new ideals and the new appreeia-
ton OF our country which lighting
side by side In the war brought
That spirit OF unity Is emphasized
today IN the great parade. Nothing
could have been more fitting than that
all ex-servicemen should have been
asked to march In that parade; moth
ing could have been bigger and finer
than the manner In which the invita-
tion was given and the way II was
received by other organizations. 1t was
in this spirit that the delegates were
greeted as our former fighters, not
narrowly bound to one organization.
but rather as comrades and friends of
all who wore the uniform--as friends.
especially, of those who came out of
the war afflicted in mind or body or
condition of life.
And so they will march away, hun
dreds of them who came to New Brit
ain to do their necessary work, to re-
new old acquaintance and to make
news ones. We hope the visitors found
out just how glad we were to have
them here and that our wish to give
them the freedom of the city was evil
dent in our actions toward them.
There are many serious matters for
them TO decide, matters which will
become more serious perhaps as the
years pass and as the power. of the
American Legion grows The spirit of
brotherhood between all former de-
tenders of the country should be
cherished above petty alliances. The
impression gained from those men we
have seen here this week is that it I
will be cherished as honest decision
of questions of policy will be made |
looking to the best interests of all. |
Let former service men stand together
as they march together today and, in
the words of the famous Musketeers
"All for One and One for ALL"