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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-12-07

What to do with your thrlStlilaS
Savings Check. See page Ii ol lnlS
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-12-07

Good eyesight is inexpensive. See
DR.. J. d. Hathaway, Optemetr.st'
Elizabeth City, N. @.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-12-07

What to do with your Christmas
Savings Check. See page 1t Ot TINS
newspaper.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-12-07

ef the lady published just
might cmariaSS the lady when she
grew up suggested that by the time this young lady
growup of the species not he wearing
the baby the picture is wearing And so we
pesqnt your approval Edna the months old
daughter II. ID. Walker of this city, Edna four
months old wfen the made
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-12-07

For your eyes sake see DR.. j. ID.
Hathaway, Optometrist, Bradford
BIZ, Elizabeth City, N. c. cd7.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-12-07

Do-"; eglect your cas-. See
He know. cSE,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-12-07

MORE truck crops. diversified trurk
crOEs, more pigs. morc poultry.
That's the advice Of X. {. Abbott,
oldest wholesale produce comm.s-
sion merchant of Elizabeth City, to
farmers who ask him what to 10
next year TO combat the cotton boil
weeviI. ZOcller photo.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-13
MAY MAKE CHANGES
Unitarian Conference Adopts Recon-.
meadation for Important Move.

New Haven, Conn.,, Sept. 1S.-The
century-old congregational policy of
the Unitarian Church of this coun.
try is on the threshold of an import
ant change as the result of action
by the general Unitarian conference
in adopting without dissent the rec
Ommendation of the commission on
policy chat the conference merge into
the American Unitarian Association.
The change will be. completed, if,
at Boston. next May, the annual meet
ing of the association amends its by
laws to incorporate into itself what
had been described as the valuable
features of the conference.
One change in the association would
be the gradual elimination of the vot.
ing power of life members so that
eventually, the body will be delegate
one with individual votes.
On this the commission in its re-
port had said: ~
mo matter how generous, devoted
and wise the body of life members
may be. it is not democratic for part
TO legislate for the whole
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-13
SIXTH MAN FACES
JURY FOR MURDER.
OF GEORGIA MAN
Fine Men Sentenced So Far
in Trouton Stay
ing Case.

Newman, Ga, Sept. 1S. = Walter
Feltman, the man who is alleged to
have lured Willard Trouton from his
home here a month ago, after which
he was kidnapped and several days later
found dead in creek, lis scheduled to
go on trial today in connection with
Trouton's death.
Feltman is the sixth man to face a
jury on a murder charge in connection
with the case.
J. w. Minter, father-in-law Of Trou-
ton, was convicted last week of first
degree murder and sentenced to hang
next month. ~
Grady Minter, his son, was convicted
the following day and sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
Floyd Weldon, son-in-law, yester'
iday was found guilty by jury. with
recommendation for mercy, and was
sentenced to life imprisonment.
Jeff Minter, another son, and Leon
lGoodrum, another son-in-law, were also
tried yesterday.
They entered pleas of guilty to in
voluntary mansualughter and wer'
sentenced to three years Imprisonment
according to Solicitor General w. Y
Atkinson.
Trouton, whose body was found
floating in a creek several days after
he had disappeared from his home, j:
alleged to have had recent difficulti.:
with his wife, Minter's daughter. -
1t is reported that his efforts to af
feet a reconciliation angered the elder
Minter and that he plotted with his
two sons, two sons-in-law and Feltmar
to kidnap Trouton and phhish him.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-13
Sims Issues Warning.

Newport, X. l., Sept 13.-A warn
ing against permitting the American
merchant marine to recede to its pre-.
war status was uttered by Rear Ad-
miral William S. Sims, u. s. n, re-
tired, in an address before meeting
here in the interests of the American
Merchant Marine Library Associa-
ton. The merchant marine has be-
come q strong factor on the seas, he
declared, and said that without it the
fleet in time of war would be unable
to operate.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-13
ASHES ARE SCATTERED
Dying Request Of Mrs. Kate Doug
las Wiggin Carried Out.

Hollis, Me-, Sept. 13.-The ashes
of Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggin Riggs,
novelist, who died at Darrow-on-the-
Hill near London last month, were
scattered on the waters of Saco riv-
er here yesterday, in accordance with
wish expressed short time be-
fore her death.
A short simple religious ceremony
was conducted by Rev. NJ. V. Nc
Alister
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-13
Knew Nothing Of Disaster.

Oooe' V"SH', DcPs' HO' 1He Soff'
pany of the japanese steamer Africa
Maru, which sailed from Yokohama
three days before the earthquake, re-
manned in ignorance of the disaster I'M
til they reached Victoria Tuesday
night, it was learned. No wireless
messages mentioning the quake wete
picked up by the ship.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-03
NATION MOURNS
A 7 De- I'll Of.
ITS PRESIDENT.


of the Presidents death with hero.
ISM"
A nation today m0urned the pass
ing of its leader.
The American people from coast
to coast and from lakes to gulf, and
in territories beyond seas. bowed their
heads in grief, for their President Wa
dead.
In the carly hours of last eevning,
after day which had brought re-.
newed hope of recovery, death sud
denly struck down Warren G. Hard
ing with.a stroke Of cerebral apopleXy.
The end came instantly and With
out even q second of warning Mt . 30
o'clock. There was no time TO sum
mon additional physicians. 10 time to
call the members of his official fam
lily. and no time for medical skill t
exercise its knowledge. 1t was all oven
in the twinkling of an eye. and it left
nation and the world shocked with
grief.
Mrs. Harding. the constant com
panion Of her distinguished husband.
was faithful until the end. She was
reading to him a few minutes before
Z 80 o'clock. when -'.a noticed a shud-
der run the frame of the man she had
loved. encouraged in adversely and
praised in success. Before she arOs'
from her chair. Mr.. Harding collapsed
in his bed. and she rushed to the
door. calling for. the physicians to
come quickly.
A shudder SHOOK his frame. weaken
oil hv Savnn dovS Of iIlupcS and worn
by !; trip of 1900 miles from Wash
ington to Alaska and return as far
as this city, he collapsed. and it wa,
over.
Mrs. Harding only had time to lush
TO the door and cal Find DIR. Boone
and the others quick" meaning the
physicians. Brigadier General Charles
F.. Sawyer, personal physician to the
President, was in nearby room. but
when he hurried into the room mcdi-
cal skill was useless.
Mrs. Harding was as brave and
stronger after the end as she had been
faithful to the end. Although not
strong and still affected by her illness
of nearly year ago. she declared
she could not break down and she did
not break down in the hour of her
greatest grief.
Brigadier General Sawyer. chief of
the staff of physicians. who had been
attending the Chief Executive. who
also was in the room. and the two
nurses present, Miss Ruth Powderly
and Miss Sue Dausser. did all they
could, but it ayailed nothing.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-03

| fCOntlnueQ from page one.
the White House to find out about
! them.
Warren, said the spokesman who
was a friend and colleague of many
years standing, ''you'y: got TO make
same announcement of your intentions.
These fellows who are opposing your
nomination are grooming this one and
that one and, before we know it. our
wing of the party won't have anybody
as candidate, and we'll lose political
advantage
Boys" said 1.-THE President, 81
haven't made up my mind. l expect
to make some speeches in the West
and elsewhere sometime soon and, if
the reaction is favorable, I'll carry
on"
Decides ito Carry On"
But that assurance failed 10 satisfy
the committee of friends and advisors
and they continued their arguments
that Mr.. Harding should make an an
nouncement. A refusal to run for a
second term. they argued. was a con-
fession of failure. The matte" of his
nomination they considered secure by
the processes OF party machinery
Blaine, idol Of the country ut his time,
they pointed out, could not wrest the
nomination from Harrison. and TheO-
dOre Roosevelt himself, with all his
hold on popular favor, was unable to
take the regular nomination away from
President Taft in a Republican con-
vention because OF the processes of the
party machinery. Mr.. Harding's re-
nomination they considered certain if
he wanted it; election, they told him,
would. of course, be affected by thr
events of the intervening time.
"All right fellows" responded Mr.
Harding. with n characteristic wave of
the hand and the intimate expressions
of friendship that he always used in
speaking with old associates. I'll carry
on; that's settled, I'll carry on. Tell
our fellows that"
A few days later Senator James f.
Watson of Indiana, one of the admin
istration spokesman and party whips,
made the announcement in the Senate
that. If Warren Harding wants re-
nomination. he is going to have it.
and it is idle 10 discuss prospective
contest
Following that declaration the Pres
ident was an avOwed candidate for re-
nomination and election. and within a
few days of his departure from Wash,
ington. he told friend in converse.
ton in his study at the executive of
fees that. barring some unexpected
developments, he expected to be re-
nominated and elected.
Felt Sure of Reelection.
"Cnlcss something unforeseen comes
up" he told this friend, such as
disastrous business panic. a period of
great depression or something of that
sort. | don't see anything that will
prevent any denomination and re-elec-
ton
Just Mt the same. time word had
come to him that one Of the men who
was looked upon as a principal con-
tender had said he found himself with
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-03

Harding administration. Tie best in
formed feel they will most likely choose
to do it with some member of that add
ministration some one who had stood
close to and for the Harding policies.
How Coolidge Won.
The late Tom Plat made Theodore
Roosevelt vice president with the
openly announced purpose of putting
him out of the way politically. He
made him a President and one Of
Americas national heroes. The case
of Coolidge is not analogous. but it is
similar. Coming to the convention OF
1920 with delegates pledged to his
nomination for the presidency, Mr..
Coolidge polled no high ballot and was
soon lost sight of in the scramble be-
tween Governor Lowden and General
Wood
When the leaders o.. that race col
lapsed and Harding shot through win
ner. Coolidge was still lost sight of
among the leaders. b not among the
delegates The party leaders PICKED
Senator Lc1root of Wisconsin. expect
ing him to 90 over. But the delegates
remembered Coolidge and forced his
nomination. They recalled his record
as governor of Massachusetts and fate
of that moment in a steaming hot con-
vention hall on a June day made Kim a
President of the United States. The
same event sidetrackcd Il young.
square jawed, sandy haired senator
from Wisconsin. an avowed enemy of
LaFoIlette. kept him from attaining
the most powerful office in the world.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-03

out an issue upon wh..h run, and q
close friend of the same prospective
contender sbnt word that he would
undertake I'd guarantee that the former
would not go into single state >on the
stump as candidate seeking delegates
TO the convention.
Another western senator, q power
in Republican affairs, not because of
his party regularity nor his adherence
to the Harding program, at the same
time was using all his personal influ.
ence to keep the foremost prospective
contender against Mr.. Harding out of
the field and was telling all his friends,
much TO their surprise, that he was
for Harding.
There mist be no repetition of 1912"
this leader said. mo Democrat must
be elected because the Republican
party cannot agree. We must take
Harding for another term
League Court Confused Outlook.
Then. just as everything seemed to
be smooth sailing for the nomination,
Mr.. Harding made his declaration for
entry of the United States into the
world court, andy that swept over
stage which everybody thought was
finally set and tumbled everything into
confusion.
The friends among the stalwarts
who had urged Mr.. Harding to de-
him he had made a great mistake;
those vino had won for themselves the
sobriquet of .''irreconcilable" because
Of their opposition any participa-
tion by the United States into the af-
fairs of Europe. sent to Mr.. Harding
Il declaration of war. and the conten-
der who had once told Mr.. Harding's
friends and supporters tina. he feared
he found himself without an issue on
which 10 fight the President for the
nomination sought out the same men
and told them that his previous des-
laratiOn to them was ''all Off" and
that he believed he had found the is
sue (; that he was out for the -Republi-
can presidential nomination il little
further investigation convinced him
that he had a chance to get it and that
he probably would enter every state
having presidential preference prim-
airy seeking delegates.
lhdl hlF'l
friends and advisers and how much, If
at all. it upset the Presidents plans is
not known in Washington. because he
was in Alaska when the development
came about. but word was sent to him,
informing him fully.
VIII Coolidge Run?
All these developments threw politi-
cal plans away and now the sad and
sudden death of the President gives
them new twist. Vice President
Coolidge becomes President; whether
he will ask nomination at the hands
of the coming convention. as did Theo-
dore Roosevelt after the death of Nc
Kinley, remains for the future.
Whether the party chieftains will wish
to use their available machinery to
achieve his nomination is yet to be
decided; the events of the next few
months. while Mr. Coolidge occupies
the presidential chair. may take the de-
cision out of the hands of the politi
clans. The leaders still feel they must |
go before the country with an endorse
ment of the accomplishments of the !
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-03
Dancing Ends in
Dramatic Silence
at Palace Hotel

San Francisco, Cal, A,ag. s.
Few large crowds ever left build
ing more quietly or more quickly
than did the assemblage of timers
and dancers in the Palace hotel
when President Harding died on
the eighth floor Of that building
last night.
An orchestra was playing and
hundreds were dancing in the rose
room when an assistant manager
entered and held up his hand. The
music stopped.
Ladies and gentlemen" sail
the hotel official. lit is my duty
to inform you that the President
of the United States has just
passed away"
The dancers, almost in silence,
sought their wraps and departed.
An equally dramatic scene was
enacted in the hotel lobby, which
was crowded with those going TO
or leaving the dining rooms or the
dance floor. Chief of Police
O'Brien. who had remained in the
hotel since early in the week. 10
be available in case of need. walk
ed out of an elevator which had
just carried him from the presi-
dental suite. and. with dimmed
eyes. asked the crowd to disperso.
al ask you TO go home" he said
at is. God knows, only a small ,
favor to ask you"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-03

The President had fought and wor
one victory against disease. but il
appeared in a more insidious form
and he lost the battle.
Great as was the shock to all who
dwell under the American flag and
to peoples in many lands, for Mr.
Harding, by virtue Of his office. his
kindly and his lovable personality,
had become world figure. The
great shock came to his wife while
she was reading by his side. But
she did not collapse.
The five physicians who attended
the President We're united in their
decisions as TO the cause of death.
In statement issued last night and
signed by all of them they declared
it was due to "apoplexy or rupture
of blood vessel in the axis of the
brain near the respiratory center. :"
The statement emphasized that death
from such a cause might have oc-
CURED at any time and came after
recovery from the acute illness he
had suffered for week was in prog
reSS.
The statement showed conclusive
~ that the physicians, as we'll as
everyone else. believed up to the
minute the Executive was subjected
to the apopletic attack that he was
on the road TO recovery. Three
hours before the end came the most
optimistic bulletin issued since the
President was taken i'll.
The bulletin was so optimistic that
there was general letting down in
the watchfulneSS that has attended the
Presidents illness. Members of the
cabinet and their wives. the personnel
Of the executive staff and many of the
men went out to dinners,
where most of the talk was when
will the trip back to Washington be
started" At no time since the Presi-
dent was brought to San Francisco
Sunday morning was the vicinity of
the presidential suite rs deserted MS it
was about o'clock last night.
Outside the suite the usual secret
service men stood guard-they also
when they would get back to
Washington-and down the corridor a
little handful of newspaper men were
gathered.
Mrs. Harding. General Sawyer and
the two nurses. however. had not re-
linquished their watchfulness. and it is
truly typical of Mrs. Harding that
she should have been there. for no
first lady of the land was ever more
devoted and faithful TO her husband
than was Mrs. Harding.
Mrs. Harding was reading to the
President an article entitled "A Review
of Calm Man written b. Samuel 6.
Blythe, a noted political writer. and
published in current magazine. 1t
described the man to whom she was
reading. and he was interested in it.
She paused in her reading and glanced
up. he raised his hanl and said:
That's good. Go on. Read some
more"
Those were the last words President
Harding spoke. In an instant shud-
der shook his frame, his hand dropped
and he collapsed.
Mrs. Harding was at the door in
stantly and called:
Find Boone and the others,
Quick
One OF the secret service men rushed
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-03
FRIEND OF SCOBEY
President Had Visited Director of the
Mint at His Alamo Heights Home.

President Harding was very close
personal friend of +. +. ScObey Of
San Antonio. now director of the
United States Mint. and at one time
was the guest of Mr.. Scobey at his
home on Alamo Heights. Mr.. Scobey
was one of the original Harding men
at the last Republican national con-
vcntion and has been given large
amount of credit for the Presidents
nomination.
1t was in March. 1920. that Presi
dent Harding first visited San An.
tonic and was the guest Of Mr.. Scobey.
1t was in San Antonio also that he
first sounded the keynote Of his plat
form for his race for the presidency.
After the election he again came
South and as the guest Of Mr.. Scobpy.
and II. Is. Creager: chairman of the
Texas Republican Executive Commit.
tee. the Presidcnt-elect spent several
days mt Brownsville and Point Isabel.
Mrs. Harding accompanied the Presi-
dent on both visits to San Antonio.
According to information obtained
at Mr.. Scobpy's office in San Antonio
Friday morning. Mr.. Scobey is now
at Quogue. Long Island. The last let
ter received from him was at New
York and lac stated that he was on his
way to Quogue. II is not known
when Mr.. Scobey last saw President
Harding.
The friendship between the Presi-
dent. Mr. Scobey and Mr.. Creager
was n very close one and Mr.. Scobny
was always in close touch with the
President during his visits TO Wash
ingtou. both before and after his ap-
! noinfmont as director of the mint.
Mr.. Scobcy's appointment 10 this high
position is understood 10 have been
nj the inStigation Of the President rs
a recognition of his LOYALTY to the
President and the Republican party.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-03

down the corridor searching Tor Or
Boone. while General Sawyer WORKED
desperately within the room, applying
restoratives. DIR. Boone could not b,
found on the eighth floor, and messen-
gers were sent out. lie was found
and came in almost running at :3i
o'clock. Several others had gone into
the room in the meantime, and those
that came out were plainly greatly DIS
| tresSed.
One of these was Secretary Hoover,
whose face was blanched and his eyes
! dim. All he could say 10 newspaper
men was that there would be state
ment soon. At Z :45 o'clock it was an
nounced that there would be formal
statement within n few minutes, and
at Z 81 O'Clock it was issued. 1T
said:
The President died instantaneously
and without warning while conversing
with members of his family at Z 30.
Death was apparently due to some
brain evolvement probably apoplexy.
During the day he had been free
from discomfort and there was every
justifica ton for anticipating promp
recovery.
&C. +. Sawyer. Nd. ID.
Ray Lyman Wilbur. NJ. ID.
&c. NJ. Cooper, NJ. u.
j.. Il. Boone. VI. ID.
Hubert Work, NJ. D."
Second Bulletin Follows.
This was followed by second bule-
tin which made the flat announce
ment that death was due to apoplexy
and that Mrs. Harding and General
Sawyer and the two nurses were in
the room at the time.
One of the Associated Press repre-
sentatives, who have been on watch
ever since the president was brought
to San Francisco last Sunday morn
ing, heard Mrs. Hardins's appeal for
the doctors, saw the secret service
man hurry down the hall in search
of DR.. Boone, and at 7:29 o'clock
sent q bulletin travelling over the wires
to all parts of the country telling Of
the call for the physicians and then
following with bulletins giving more
details of what was occurring i'll the
vicinity of the presidential suite. Thus
newspaper editors were aware of some
thing impending fully % minutes be-
fore the announcement Of death wa
made.
Messages were dispatched telling
of the sad news to George Il. Christ
ian Jr., the Presidents secretary, who
had gone TO Los Angeles TO speak
for the President at Il Knights Temp
lar meeting. TO the other cabinet
members. and to Calvin Coolidge, the
vice president. who early today took
the oath of office at his home in
Plymouth. VT, and became the head
of the nation.
The detailed statement by the
physicians described the changes i'll
the Presidents physical condition,
dating from last spring, when the
President, following long period of
ovcrwork and great strain, was con
fined to his bed with an attack of
influenza. This attack was more
serious than the general public ever
realized and its effects had not been
entirely dissipated when the present
trip was started in June despite the
five weeks vacation spent in Florida
and Georgia in March and early
April.