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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-17
BOOTLEGGER SHOOTS
CUSTOMER AFTER AN
ARGUMENT AT LAKE
Liquor Pcddler Accused
Buyer of Being "Stool
Sd. VI Pigeon"

Fort Worth, Tex. Sept. ia. r
Davis, so years old, is dying in local
hospital and i. B. Pruett is in Jail
on a charge of attempted murder as a
result of an argument between the
two men at Lake Worth Sunday aft
ernoon.
Davis declared that he purchased
n pint of liquor from Pruett and re-
turned half an hour later for another
pint. when Pruett accused him of be-
ing n stool pigeon.
The latter started to walk off and
as he did so. Pruett ordered him to
halt. -.
When he failed to stop. Pruett
emptied the contents of shotgun into
his body.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-17

duty Monday morning. He is to be
assigned to the Tenth School Group.
Lieutenant Vaughan first became
famous as an aviator last October
When be won the Pulitzer trophy race
at Detroit and set new world S
speed record of POS miles an nour.
That record has since been broken but
on straight course. In the Pulitzer
race last year Lieutenant Vaughan
flew 2OJ miles an hour over tri-
angular course, 90 kilometers to each
side. The speed he attained over this
course at Detroit last year still stands
as the worlds record over a closed
course. The plane in which he set a
new worlds record at Detroit was O
Curtiss racer, the same type of ship
with a few improvements, that will
be flown in the Pulitzer race on Oc-
tober 3 of this year at st. Louis by
Lieut.. John ID. Corkille of Brooks
Field.
Believe Plight Possible.
Lieutenant Vaughan was stationed
at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, at the
time of the International air meet last
year, and after winning the Pulitzer
race was selected by the air service
as the pilot to attempt the first day
light flight from New York to San
Francisco. A Curtis racing plane was
used in the two unsuccessful attempts
to perform this feat.
In attempting to fly from the East
to the West coast in one day the long
est days of the year were selected for
the flight. and Lieutenant Vaughan
said Monday that the reason no fur
Their attempts were made this year
was due to the shortening of the days.
He is still confident, however, that
such a flight can be successfully
made, and said that it will be tried
again next year.
Ran Plane Into Cow.
In his first race with the sun
across the continent, Lieutenant
Vaughan was forced down at st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, and his plane was parti-
ally wrecked by a COW getting in the
way when he landed. The plane was
repaired and on the second trial the
aviator flew as far as Montana be-
fore engine trouble forced him to
abandon the flight. He stated that
he would have had plenty of time to
fly on to the Pacific coast before dark
had not his engine gone bad.
The cause for the trouble" he
said, was that the ship had been
flown too much before the final trial
was made. 1t had been flown halt
way across the continent and back
with the motor wide open, and then
twO-thirds of the way across the con-
tinent with the motor wide open."
Lieutenant Vaughan still has con.
fidence in the Curtiss racer. however
and said that with good luck the next
attempt at a daylight flight from lew
York to San Francisco should meet
with success.
Beautiful Roselawn Cemetery, not
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-17
Madison Square Revival.

DIR. Walter b. Greenway of the
famous John Wanamaker church of
Philadelphia will be in San Antonio
to conduct a revival meeting at the
Madison Square Presbyterian church
at a date as yet undetermined accord
ing to an announcement by the pas
tor, DIR. A. II. Brand. Another ma
tional figure to visit the Madison
Square church. will be DIR. Charles
Mcdonald of the national committee
on mems work, who will be in San
Antonio in October.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-17
GERMANS MADE
BY.
RUHR FAILURE
Berlin Debases Currency,
u Loses Millions, in Re-
Z. =. sistance. ~. .st n
CIVIL WAR LOOMS
Salvation Lies Only in Vic.
- lence, Sufferers ~
.,is.e Believe.
CIVIL WAR LOOMS
By HIRAM X. MODERWEIL.
pecial Cable to The San Antonio Light
and the Chicago Daily News.

Copyright. 1925.
Berlin, Sept. 1.-THE Ruhr strug-
gle. which now is drawing to close
after eight months of passive resist
ance by Germany, has cost an enor-
mous total of casualties, human, flnan-
1 cial and moral.
b Up TO the end Of August, 121 per-
sons had been killed, of whom several
were miners, and at least two-thirds
were innocent persons shot by mis-
takc.
Ten persons were sentenced to
, death. five to life imprisonment and
others to prison terms totalling 1877
years.
One hundred and forty-five thou
sand persons were driven from their
homes, of whom 900 were expelled
from the occupied territory.
Newspapers to the number OF Ito
were suppressed and 200 schools,
housing 1SS,000 children were occu-
pied as barracks by troops.
Finance Policy Foolish.
The amount, of money it cost Ger
many to finance the campaign Of pass
i've resistance has not yet been estab-
1ished. 1t is certain. however. that
the total will run into the hundreds
. of millions of dollars. The funds were
. provided by initiation of the currency
; which completed the ruin of German
, finances. brought millions to the
verge of starvation. killed all respect
for government authority. imperilled
the German food supply. induced riot
ing with much bloodshed and caused
the setting on foot everywhere Of plots
for the violent overthrow of the gov.
eminent.
Finally. the struggle has delayed
; BY several years Germany's ability to
. begin real reparations payments.
The cost to France and Belgium
also has been enormous. Their re-
-ceipts of coal and coke have been only
: about two and third million tons. rs
against eleven million tons for the
corresponding period of 1922. Other
reparations payments from Germany
r. have entirely ceased.
Beside the direct, costs Of the Ruhr
occupation, various indirect expenses
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-17
PAPER FOR VETS
West End Vocational Students Will
Publish an Official Organ.

The United States. Veterans Blu.
reau Students at the VOC. nal school
at West End announce that the month
ly publication, the Vetsnuse will be
published on or about the fifth of each
month. The Vetsnuse is the official
organ of the school and is PUBLISHED
by the trainees in the interest of all
attending the school.
San Antonio merchants have con.
tributed literally to its pays with ad.
vertising matter. The magazine will
be circulated among the students and
whatever proceeds may be derived will
be used for recreational activities.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-17

night at the regular monthly busA
ness meeting of the organization.
Other officers of the society elected
at the Saturday night session were
Vice President, Miss Jessie Ami
Fischer; secretary, Miss Vaughaa
Douglass; treasurer. Harry o. Fisch|
er; pianist, Miss Paula Wilson: rel
porter. John L. Douglas. STANDING
committees will soon be appointed By
the president.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-17
Extension Classes-Preparatory to

the opening this week of the extension
classes of Westmoorland College,
school teachers and others desiring
credits will confer Tuesday from
3 80 TO ) with instructors Of the col
lege. the conference 10 be held at the
Alamo Business College. Glasses for
these will be held one afternoon each
week. Other classes will be held Sat
urday at the college. The classes will
include the full freshman and sopho-
more courses. as well as literature.
art, expression, voice, violin and
piano.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-17
WINNER OF V
AIR RACE At
KELLY FIELD
Lieut.. Russell H. Vaughan
Assigned to School
Group.
WON PULITZER PRIZE
Failed to Cross Nation in
Day But Believes 1t
~. Can Be Done. ,n4s

Lieut.. Russell III. Vaughan, winner
of the Pulitzer trophy race at the in
ternatiOnal air meet held in Detroit
in 1922, and the army aviator who
twice attempted TO make daylight
flight from New York to San Fran
cisco, reported at Kelly Field for
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-17
AGAIN HEADS c. E.
Kenneth Creswell Reelected Presi-
dent at First United Presbyterian.

Kenneth Creswell, president of the
Christian EndeavOr Society of the
First United Presbyterian church,
Ogden and East Locust streets, was
reelected to that office Saturday
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-17

must be taken into consideration.
These include the increased prices OF
coal and other raw materials; the
Gripping for several months of the
French steel industry. the fall OF
the franc from IA to IS for dollar
and the resultant rise in the cost OF
living and the increased cost of I'M
ports.
If the present negotiations bring a
final settlement, the cost of restoring
the Ruhr and the unocupied portion
of Germany to normal productivity
will be enormous, even under best
conditions. II the settlement terms
are unfavorable. Germany will be in
imminent danger of civil war. which
would delay reconstruction indefin-
itely. Finally the idea of peace and
international reconciliation will have
suffered severe setback,
Throughout Central Europe the be-
lief is spreading that salvation lies
only in violence.
POINCARE LAUGHS AT OFFER.
France Spurns Latest "Feelers" Sent
Out From Berlin.
Brieulles. France, Sept. 17.-Pre-
mier Poincare's Sunday speech here
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-17

Beautiful Roselawn Cemetery, not
a graveyard, beautiful well kept
burial park. Crockett 16SS.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-17
POINCARE LAUGHS AT OFFE

France Spurns Latest "Feelers" Sent
Out From Berlin.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-17

Brieulles. France. Sept. 17.-Pre-
mier Poincare's Sunday speech here
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-02

HERE is Blackboard. the famous
pirate of the North Carolina Coast
as recrcatcd by George Denny Of
the Carolina Playmalters. As the
name of Blackboard is so often
associated with the early history
of this section, Blackboard. the
Pirate of the Carolina Coast" may
be one of the plays which Play.
makers will present at their first
performance i'm Elizabeth City at
a date to be announced.
Tn the early part Of the nine.
tepntIi century one of the most
notorious spa-r0bbers Of all times
was harrassing the coast of North
America. His real name was Ed.
ward Teach or Thatch. But on ac.
count of his enormous beard he
acquired the name of Blackboard.
lie had come from England as a
priyateer in the war Of the Spanish
succession. and was first heard Of
as n pirate i'm 11l6, when he began
cruising among the West Indies.
along the Spanish Main. and up
and down the coasts of Virginia and
the CarOlinas. Wherever he went
tepror and death followed. In or
der TO pursue his piracies lrl-
mOlcsted i'm North Carolina. he
made an ally of the eali'kneetl
Eden, then governor of the State,
en- prize. For Il time the pirate
who shared with him many gold.
en- prize. For Il time the pirate
led rOllicking life. forcing the
planters TO cater to his will and
exactiug toll from every vessel he
hailed. At last the eNasperated
settlers appealed to Governor
SpOttswood. of Virginia, WHO sent
Captain Maynard in November. 11lS
with two sloOps TO take tlle ma
rauders dead or alive. The scene
of the battle was off Ocracoke
boards ship had run aground in
Inlet. North Carolina. where Black.
shallow wafer. In the fight the
pirate was killed and his head taken
back to the Virginia governor.
Secure within the protection of
our modern life, we hardly can
imagine with what fear the people
regarded This Attila of the western
world. To them he was the wrath
of God. Many a night The quiet
cGIonist lay dreaming of this de-
mon and his frightful band. hear.
ing the blOOd-Scngs rise above the
cracIlie of the flames and the cries
of the dying, to wake with the
cold knife at his throat.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-02
A GOOD OPENING DAY
FOR WILDFOWL HUNTING
Season Seems to Be Starting Off
just the Way Old Hunters
Predicted it Would

There never was better Opcnin"
DAYS il seems. for the hunting Of
wild fowl in eastern North Caro-
lima. than Thursday of this week.
scores of old hunters who had OK
pressed themselves aS harin: a
h,.nch that all would be we'll this
YEAR. arr highly "ratified ut the
turn in the weather and are going
forth To the marshes in high spirits.
Every old hunter knows that the
roughcr the weather the greater
the opportunity of haSSing the limit
on wildfowl. Ducks and geese
seems To enjoy thcbluStcry weather
The hluStry weather makes the
bird come down from the air and
SEX the quictcr elements where
they can feed in security The ply
seal diSromfortS of cold day
mean little to the true sportsman
who from experiences can expect
many fowl to come near his blind at
such q time.
The hunting season he"an well for
hunters Cl>ewhcrc. Heavy rains he
fore the opening day made many
ponds on the beaches. 1t is in theS"
temporary ponds that hunters tlnd
great sport after the rains SuhSldr'
In nearly every pond. hundreds OF
"ccS" will come tO parade ana as
mort themselves in the shallow
water. The sportsman who mas ha"
the fnrrihou@ht to build himself
n blind nearby. can usually count
on good sport Oh Il hluStry day tOl-
low;n. Il rain on the beaches.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-02
FREE. WILL BiPTISTS TO
HOLD TWO-WEEkS REVIVAL

The members of the Free VIII
EoutiSt Church will hold their flrSt
revival beginning Tuesday, NoNeill-
Der 6. and continuing for TWO
weeks. The Rev. Ernest I"S'"m ol
kvdrn. y. C.. will conduct the ScrF-
lees. The Free Will BaptiS'S nave
rot been Ion. organized in Ellzahrth
city. but they have recently pun.
= church on Parsonage street ana
hold preaching services once
month, \ large number of the menh-
hers arc natives of Tyrrell County,
= section of the state where the
rrco will BaptiStS have IL strong
hold. and from where many hii"-
abcth City residents migrated.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-02
TENN.iNT NELSON

Tiso*. Il. Nelson. proprietor of the
Southern Hotel has returned from
the funeral OF his father. Tenant
Nelson. age ~. who died Sunday
at his home in Baltimore County.
Nlaryland. following Il stroke Of
apoplcXy Oh Saturday. Mr.. Nelson
was called To the bedside Of his
father on Saturday. Mr.. Nelson
was of one of the oldest and most
prominent, families in Maryland.
lie wis the son of the late John
Nelson who WAS Attorney General
of The United States during the
administration Of President Tyler,
ard later Minister to Italy. The
funeral WAS conducted Tuesday.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-02
WILL SHOW RLE
EXHIBIT or PHOTOGRAPHS

An interesting exhibition Of photo
graphs made by the Eastern Caro-
Ina Photographers Association will
br exhibited in Elizabeth City next
week. The exhibit is the same
that attracted - much attention
and favorable continent at the hiS
State Fair and is worth going ont
of the way to see. W. II. In'llrr.
who is vice president OF ll2 Photo
graphCrS this year induced the
Association to send the exhibit to
Elizabeth Ciry and will display ii i'll
his studio all next week.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-02
,:yG FAIRBANKS PICTURE
At ALKRiMA NEXT NEEh

srhc Mnllycoddlc, Il hi@ Douglas
Fairbanks special. is coming to the
,ikroma for two days. Tuesday ana
"Wednesday of next week anu Is ae-
rlarcd by Manager John Burgess 10
Inc one of the biggest pictures OF 'he
season. "Bringing this s''per-Slec-
i,,I nicturc 10 Elizabeth City at thiS
rimc costs us lot of money, says
Mr., Burgess. but we are anxious
,o onnn the winter season with the
very best pictures running, and eS,
meet to give Elizabeth City as Sood
films right ut home as they can get
elsewhere
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-02
A COMMUNITY FAIR
AT NEWLAND SCHOOL

.Al'l'Ur Day will hr duly Observed
ut Nrwlanh High School on Friday
uf this week when II Community
rair iS 10 hr staged. making double
celebration. The program will be-
Yin N ten o'clock In the morning
and will continue thrn the day.
>pccchrS will hr made 10y visitors.
The Home DrmomSt clubs
of NrwlHnd are assisting in the
preparations for the fair and pro-
mise fine demonstration of what
they have learned to do under the
nilr direction Of Miss Marcie Al
b"rtS"n county home demonStra-
li"N agent.
Dinners and SuprcrS will he Srrv-
eel. lhc proceeds of which are To
hr donated 20 The Improvement of
the >rhoul library. The public is
cordially invited 10 attend.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-02
WHY PRICES WENT DOWN
on OUR FALL TRUCK PEAS

AS O result of a deluse OF lima
beans from the farms of the East
crn Shore of Virginia and Maryland
on the New York markets this week.
growers in this section received I'M
expected low prices for their con-
signments of truck peas for the time
of year. Truck pcase went down to
$3.50 II basket when they seldom
20 below So ut this season. This
explanation is made by G. ID. Byrd,
representative of Jill Bros. of New
York who was here with Brock II
Scott Produce Company this week.
Mr.. Boyd stated that more than
10000 baskets Of lima beans went
on the New York markets one day.
The lima beans sold much cheaper
than truck peas. and the result was
Il serious drop in the market. Now
that the lima bean shipments are
about over, he anticipates better
prices on peas.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-02

II SCC the police are now looking
into hi%h society for hootiC%g"rS.
said The Bank Clerk tC the Soda
JrrkCr.
And Td like to know if that
isn't the place to look for en-: said
the Soda .Iclkcr.
ITS mostly red nCcks that make
white liquor, but the white collar
gentry pluck the profits. You
needn't think that al these kid
glove sports around town who toll
not. spin not and dress lik" tn"
pictures in Il style book of Society
Brand clothes are missing all the
easy profits in the hnot!cgging hIrSi-
ness. Bootlcggiug is just the sort
of soft snap they've been waiting
for alI their lives.
They pay some rough neck out
i'm the sticks five dollars IL gallon
to make the stuff and tote il to en-.
Thea they pay Il black boy or some
pool room loafcr fifty cents Il quart
for retailing il. All they have 10
do is to furnish an office or Il
garage where the stuff can he rc-
ccivcd and distributed. and they
make from five to twenty bucks Il
gallon clean gravy out of the bust
ness and never touch it. If the
police blow in and pick UP their
stock. they just look innocent and
say somebody framed en-.
And the poor rough neckS out
in the tall timber who are making
the liquor are usually working for
snmo man hi"hnr IN who has plenty
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-02
|WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL
TO OPEN MONDAY
New S6D. .O00 Hural High School
complete: Enrolment to BE
Two Hundred and Fifty

N>l."rauk County'S finest rural
Il school has just been completed
Wr",>yill" and will open Mon
r. Nryrmhrr =. with IN enrolment
p - The school l. modern III
rrr~ a-l"rt. bcin. provided with
d.. ruuiu. water and sewerage.
Thryr will he eleven teachers in
'I" >rhr'l. The principal Is Proi.
E T. Coates nf Johnston County.
lh" assistant high school teachers
pr N.>, NHdtr WhitchurSt ami Mrs.
A.rH r. Haley. The teachers ar" !:
~r"u'l cradle. W. II. PritChard {:
>vh grade, +. VI. Reed: fifth grade
H.,, Ruth Mundrn: fourth grade.
lj~s Gri,iir Baker: third grade,
Pr, !. Vi. Srutt: second grade. Miss
E.a ". Trnnton: first grade, Miss
Va -:rr' thrS>um.
IHrr" #rr two small schools To
o.. .a salem on the same date Tor
Do. frs. second and third grades.
10" sound Neck school will hc
.,.' d. Miss Mary Louise Skinner
D L.jzah"'h city: and the Dry
'.." >rh""l 10y Miss Elizabeth
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-02
KEEP on HITTING IT!

Watching a child bouncing
rubber ball suggested this
thought. \ bail will keep
bouncing as long as you strike
il. When you cease striking.
il may rebound q few times
hut each movement grows
weaker until the ball becomes
inert.
The same principle applies
TO your advertising. You
must keep "bOnnclling" if you
want Il "comc-back" in sales.
Besides, il requires less ef-
fort and less expense to keep
OH advertising than il does
10 stop every little wI.le and
then 90 ut ii again. In the
Gne case you have the adj
vantage of "momcntuEI in
the other you mast overcome
the INERTIA"
Keep hitting the ball!'
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-02

of coin ana who hohnobS with the
laWyprS and court officers. The
poor boob sweating over the still
in the i,urosin gets nabhed and is
held NJ as III" enemy of society.
All the rich man does IL to get some
body to 20 on Il bond and whisper
something to the sheriff. If the
policr are going to look into society
for bo0tlcgCerS. they are going t
look in the right direction. But its
my hunch that policemen know
about aS much about high society
and how to got around i'm it as q
LackwuOds ycarling calf would
know about how 10 ramblc around
in II shrine Circus without getting
his tail twisted aud being rode for
a billy goat. The common run OF
Cops are perfectly at home i'll Il
Niger Alley or barking up the
EackStairS of Il Rummy Club. but
when YOU put 'cm Oh the trail OF
the real sports you might as we'll
br putting your grandpap's old sor-
rel mare down behind Il twelve
cylinder Packard on Il cement
road.'
You don't think much of police
men. do yOu:' said the Bank Clerk.
"Oh. l like 'cm all right; hut
in this strenuous and aggravatin'
aye. hard w0ri;im' citizens like my
self have got to have somebody
to cusS: that's what we hire police
men for. just to have somebody
standin' around that we can feel
privileged to say what we doggone
please ahout."
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-11-02
ANOTHER VETERAN OF THE
SEVENTH DISTRICT DIES

Another of the "old-timers" who
spent a lifetime in the Coast Guard
service dropped ont last week, when
Capt. Macajah W. Ethcridge, L. s.
Coast Guard, retired, died at his
home near Manteo. Capt. Etheridge
was keeper of New Inlet Coast
Guard station until he was retired
n few years ago. He was q years
old and died Of heart failure on
Thursday last. His surviving chill
dren are VI. W. Etheridgc. Jr.. of
Louisville, Kentucky: &. l.. Ethc-
ridge Of Norfolk. Virginia: G. NJ
Ethcridgc aud Mrs. W. 0. Dough OF
ManteO.