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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20

Joven con conocimiento basico de
comercio y diez afios de experiences en-
Nueva York, desea emplearse en- banco
0 casa mercantil donde pueda ejercer
sus aptitudes con libertad para prove
cho de ambas parties. Corresponsal ex-
perto en- ingles y esparol NJ. r. Apar-
tado 345. 12-21.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20

PARA NAvTDAD:- Regale su hijo
I'm libro de dibujo mag1co. I'm ''Tha
Magikid" pueae dibujarsk todo y no
So acaba nunca. De ventasen las tien-
das importantes. Distribuidpres: Saliva
dor R. Min Inc, cristo Is, San Juan.
12-31
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20
NOTAS De SPORT

LOS DUcUEs DE ALLENTOWN DE
RRoTAN AL NEW YORK YANKEES
81. los LOCALES REALIzAN Lc
.4NEsPERADo AL BARRER com
les cEA MPIoNs rE LA LIGA AIdE
RICANA. BUSTER DELL BATEA LA
CABRERA DLcIsTvA. PAPsIN 10
GRA poNCHAR A BABE RUTH.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20
CALENDARIOS


CALsEND DARIOS
Cmnerciantes que no han comprado ca
lendarios pueden hacer su pedido
Gustavo L. Muller, San Juan y ENTIRE
ga hago en- 48 horas. 12--31.
Haga los fctograbados para sus
anuncios en- los talleres de "Puer=
to Rico Ilpstrado", San Jose nn-
nero 2.
LA MARQUESTTA para telas de ran
tasfa, adornos para trajes, driles, IN
gleses articulos de Ultima Novedad
para damas no hay otra. visitenos y
Sc convencera. 50
Sc QUEMAEON en- Ia callo del Quito,
santurce. Casa nueva endo por mil
seisciertos, noventa d6lares. Inlormara
en- Bayam6a, Carrete~a Catano, Pedro
del Vale. II
lSxaGG1SSA 4 tAliNHo. oHAAchOAd do LOAl Gas "a
ma expsriencia EN- Ell rano de trabajo
a mano Dirfjase Morris Z. storyk.
Isabel "a. No. S. San Juan. 12-2l
Sc ALQUILA un buen local bajos casa
cemento, calle Europa No. 20, esquina
a America, Santurce. Informaran: Te-
Iefono 81 negro, San Juan. 12-24
Sc ALQUILA casa Stop is calle Dos
,Hermanos No. SO, 4 habitaciones. dobIe
iservicio sanitario. sitio celatrtco por
POGO dinero. Tel6fono azul, santur-
CO. 12-25
EAIPEs EsPANoLEs: Precios POI
mo solo s1.5O Precios por una docens
s16 90 Silva, Martinez Co, 8. en- @
F. o. Box "a Rio Piedras. P. r. 1922
DESEO ALQUILAR una casa en- Aibo-
nito para seis mesess, Escriba al Apar-
tado 862. Santurce. San Juan, P. r.
Sc ALQUILAN varias habitaciones en-
Ia Gale del Cristo NO. ls. Informaran
en- la Jcyeria Bourat. 2.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20
LA cRECA, eli meior restaurant
de San Juan. Tetuan .21.--Adt

NrMAcA SHOP FACTORY sisns N
Dsvsrtamsnto Especial para rsrarax
Ca.xado . 16auuins. Precios scon"nS
CO.'S 1lame al teIefons 118L ssnsascs
y rocogeremos sus xapatos- Z.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20

ExMPRESA DE MUDANZAS:-tD De-
~ sea usted hacer una mudanza ra-
pida, economical y absolute garantia
de sus muebles? Llame al 1872 azul San
urce y sers atendido prontamente.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20

GRAN oPoRTUNIDAD; ST usted de-
sea hacerse de un buen negocio, soli-
cite a Ramon Gonzalez y asi Sc infor-
ma Negocio de un cafetin y ventorri-
llo de verduras. Ave. Pence de Leon
No. 93, Puerta de Tierra, P. r. 1-2
BUENA FINCA: En- sabaRa Lima. a
2 Kms., por carretera, de Rio Piedras,
Sc vende una fnca de 124 cuerda5 Tie
ne 80 cuerdas de cana, de pinas y
cuatro nil palmas dc COCO en- prodnc-
cion. En- ell negocio entran, ademas va
rias yuntas de bueyes, carretas una
casa de vivienda, ranchones y una va
guerra. Para informeS dirigirse a: E.
r. Box S11. San Juan. ~ 26
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20

MUEBLES A PLAZOS.-- Acahamos de
recibir un gran surtido de camas, neve-
ras, juegos de sala Maria Teresa
buffet, roperos etc. etc. los que vende-
mos a plazos y de contado. La Joya del
Hogar, Cristo 13, San Juan. 12-23
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20
PATRO ONES ,5sas s4sA "a. f.

dernos con d4sefos instrucciones pa.
ra hacer tods clase de lahores. Oads
cuaderno para una labor distinta Al
pedir, indique 81 10 desea para crochet,
bordado, etc. Los Mnchschos, San
Juan, P. r. Is
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20
vENTA DE FLORES NATURALEs
an Ia cAlle 'Hoars'', step IA, Santurcs.
Tame al telefcne e7s azul, santurce.
ssran servidos tnmediataments. p.

ouAGUA CAD1LI.Ao; con ffanQuicis
sntrs Gan Yuan d Parors ss vsnde
9cr no poderla steader 80 duefio. d.
rtjase II .partadc 641, San Juan. r
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Sc vENDE un magniaco juego dc
muebles de sala, construidos con ma
dera sabina dominicana, ca perlecto
estado Informes: Hotel Ritzy cuarto
No. g.. 1-2
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20

LA GRECA, eI meior restaurant
de San Juan. Tetuan 21.-Advf.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20

lasscuales le enriqueceran y le puri
fcaran la sangre por complete, uni
co Inodo de transmitir buen color y
vida a su palido e,inanimado rostro,
de itonifcarle los nervios, de ayu-
darle a creara carries solidas y de
fortihcarle todo el oFgaaistno. En-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20
CLASIFlCADOS
POSTALES n.ass 1aSlssas' Ans- Ale

ricanas, de brillo e iluminadas, para
detallar desde .o1c. .25c. Lote de $50
por $500. No disponemoS de iuues-
tras. MANUFACTURERS AGENT.
Box 456. San Juan. 1926.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20

Sc CONFECCIoNAN excelentes pom
cues, bizcochos, colinetas, flames, tocino
del cie' y Queso de Almendra, para
toda clase de fiestas v regalos. Vda. ce
Ruiz. Union 16, Miramar. Te,efono s51
roio. 12-o4
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20

DREs RODRIGUEZ INC. Allen 72.
12-25
la BoMBoNEBA'' rasteleria y
Pana1eria de PUG y Abraham san
Francisco 48. Telefono e53, San JHaI,
P. r. ofrece las Hallacas de Nocne
Buena y Ano Nuevo. Pida las suy8s
con anticipation 12-2A
Sc ALQUILAN con sin muebies ha-
bitaciones indspendientes a SIS y 81
mensuales en- la 27 Gale Cuevas. IN
formara ga. casa 12--22
Sc ALQuILA en- s12 mensuaies con
installation sanitaria media casa = por
la misma cantidad habitaciones indie
pendientes. Informara casa en- calie
Cuevas, parada q.
LA CASA de a. Erie sumersille en-
Allen rs, San Juan, P. R. para Pintus
res, Aceite, gonna de coche, bombillas
do casa y de auto. Liallido para lin
piar nletales Puritan" y nuchas mas
ccsas a precios bien baratos Sc nece-
sitan agentes Ell Ia isla. 1-l9
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20

EAIPEs EsPANoLEs: Precios POI
mo solo s1.5o. Precios por una docens
s16O 90. Silva, Martinez y Co 8. en- @.
P. o. Box "a Rio Piedras. P. r. 1922
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20

MEJORE su crianza de ayes COM
prando huevcs pura raza Barron-Fe-
rris 27o 800 huevos al afio. Docena:
$3.50, $500. Tntrodnciendo nueva san
gre, gallcs jovenes IS, 81 y SIS. ordene
hoy mismo a Berta Poultry Yards.
Playa Ponce.--12-25.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20

DEsEO ALQUILAR una casa en- Aibo-
nito para seis mesess. Escriba al Apar-
tado 862. santurce, San Juan, P. r.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20

coLocACIoN PERMANENTE. Desoo
sefioritas residences en- San Juan. SAN
turce 0 Rio Piedras, activas, inte,igen-
tes, buena presencia buenas referen-
cias, para vender articulos de moda
visitando las casas PreGerense quien
desee viajar tanbien la Isla.- sueldo,
comisi6n.. y gastos.- Prescntarse al
No. 7, Parada 81 y media, Hato Rey.
Puerto Rico! l2--22
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20

iSe siente usted debil, languido,
fioio y cansado7 ] Esta listed nuys
delgado, triste, palido y aburridoa.
FCuantos miles de individuos hay EN-
ese estado No estan bastante ell
fermos para guardian CANA. pero an
dan arrastrandose, por decirlo asi,
mientras pueden estar en- pie. No
padecen de nada on particular; sin
embargo, no tienen apetito. cada dia
estant mas delgados, palidos y Ian
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-12-20

guidos. Su sistema en- general, de-
Dido al empobrecimiento de Ia san
gre, anda muy NAL. Precisamente
en- casos como estos es cltando Sc
contraen las Intermediates mas fa-
tales, porque no hay fuerzas bastan-
ties para rechazar los germenes.
ST su peso esta decayendo, 81 Sc
siente usted gastado y sin vida SUI
fciente, empicce a tomar inrnedia-
tamente las
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-15
GETTING MONEY OUT
OF SNAP BEAN CROP
A Few Growers Here are Getting
Encouragement for Future
Planting

Farmers who planted snap beans
this year are getting considerable en-
couragement from markets that have
been paying four to five dollars a
basket. W. a. Brock of this city
and y. L. Jennings of WeekSvlle
are among the largest growers in
the section who have been shipping
green beans. and sixty baskets ship
ped by Mr.. Jennings recently are said
to have sold for four dollars Il bas-
ket. Mr.. Brock got even better
price. eleven baskets selling for as
much rs five dollars apiece.
The market went 20 pieces on late
shipments of May peas, many farmers
not getting expenses from their ship
mentS, and some of them were drawn
on for freight by the northern deal
erS. Pasquotank' May pea crop was
so late. that the market had been ruin
ed by shipments from other sections,
which got their crops going about
the time that PaSIuotank farmers
usually begin shipping.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-15
EXPECT LIVELY MEETING
OF FISHERIES BOARD
Hook and Line Fishermen Will Also
Attend Meet at Morehead City

\ meeting of the North Carolina
Fisheries Commission Board to be
held at Morehead City Tuesday. July
10. 1923, promises to be one Of the
livcliest sessions of that body in re-
cent years. Not only will there be
many questions arising of peculiar
interest to fishermen in the East. but
there will be new element in at
tendance. not heretofore reckoned with
i'm meetings of the Fisheries Board.
There will be many delegations from
interior points in interest of fresh
water fishing and to ask for fish
hatchpries and favcrS for Western
streams and ponds since Governor
Morrison has said that everybody
in North Carolina shall have fish.
The Fisheries Commission Board
has also received formal notice that
there will be Il consid' rabiG dclegI'
ton from the East - aSk inc Board
to suspend Raj" No. II winch per-
mits pound ncs fishing ~ certain parts
of ramlico So'rl. nppoSlt;'r to
III, rule parti:. :.i'a~!y effects fisher
men at Stumpy Point and Ssu'a%r
I,int will prona;;y be represented
~ large delegation. Fishermen
il -, ested in tins meeting should
make note OF The place and date,
". +, mead City. .'uly 10. 1872.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-15
SALIBA WANTS
HIS HOSPITAL
One More Community Attempt
To. Keep Him Out Of 1t

a mass meeting of citizens
to help save the Pasquotank
Municipal Hospital from the
Catholics or something like has
been called to meet tonight at
the instance of Secretary Job
OF the Chamber Of Commerce.
There may be Il faint hope some
where that the mysterious, invisible,
invinciblp. infallibld Ku Klux Klan
will march into the meeting wrapped
in sheets and masked in pillow cases
and lay down something like S10.GOO
to take care of the present hospital
deficit and keep the institution going
for another season. Wherein else
Il hope lies. the Lord Gnly knows.
DIR. John Saliba. owner of the hos
piial property from whom the Pas
quotank Municipal Hospital ASSocia-
ton leased the building for period
of five to ten years says he will make
certain liberal concessions ii the assoc
citation will cancel its lease and let
him have his property back 10 do as
he plcaScS with it. He says he will
release the association from all re-
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-15
NOTHING TO DO BUT
BEDEVIL THE NEGROES
We Will Keep This Twiddy Until
He Gives Us a Race Riot

\ squad of four policemen. headed
by the man killer George Twiddy.
finding nothing else to do raidcd the
home of Cynthia Smith Saturday and
made Il thoro search of the place with
out a warrant. while Cynthia her
self was away from home. The police
claimed to be looking for Il negro man
whose jealous sweetheart said the
man would be found in Cynthia S
house with another woman. The
police found no man in Cynthia 5
house.
There isn't harder working
more honorable or more respect
ed colored woman in Elizabeth City
than Cynthia Smith. She works from
early morn until night and can be seen
any morning at day-break with her
pail and mop cleaning the floors of
banks. stores and offices down town.
1t was while she was mopping floors
in down town store that the police
invaded the privacy of her home with
out warrant.
1t is this wanton disregard of color
ed peoples rights by ignorant, un-
social policemen that creates much
bad feeling among the negroes in the
South. The police of small towns
generally have no sense of justice
in such cases and, too often, no sense
at all. 1t is policemen of the Twiddy
type who persecute and bedevil in
nocent and inoffensive negroes until
some day, in an unguarded moment,
they tackle the wrong negro and get
shot. Then some one wants to lynch
Il negro.
But your Aldermen will keep this
man Twiddy on your police force un-
til he has finally worked up race
riot. If he is retained for any other
purpose. that nurnosc is NOT ir cyl
:lenc-
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-15
SURFMEN'S NEXT MEET is TO
BE HELD AT VIRGINIA BEACH

The Surfmcn'S Mutual Benefit As
sociation which held its annual cOnvcn-
ton in this city last week. will hold
its convention ut Virginia Beach
next summer. 1t is believed that the
association is getting on Il soundcr
basis, as the attendance at the con-
vpntion here last was week waS the
greatest in some time.
Capt. II. L. Crowley. supcrintcn-
dent of the Seventh Coast Guard
District was made president of the
Surfmen'S Mutual Benefit AssOcia-
ton at the convention here last week.
The other officers Off the Ocming
year are. Capt. d. NJ. Pugh, vice-pres-
ident;; Stark Harris. second vice
president and \. W. Daily, secretary
and treasurer.
The executive committee named,
consists of Capt. Mitchell of this
city. f. VI. Midget of ManteO, and
Capt. ThoS. Harris.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-15
SEYMORE SAYS SOME
ONE LIED ABOUT HIM
Threatens Going to Law to Make
Chief of Police Gregory Show
Up or Back Water

Police Officer o. +. Seymore. who
was dropped from the local force by
request of the new Chief of Police
ChaS. Gregory. is an enraged citizen
and says Gregory has got to answer
to him in the courts. Mr.. Seymore
was dropped from the force it is
said because Chief Gregory charged
that he had connived with Il certain
bootlegger.
Somehow. Deward Simmons. a
Young white man living at 100 Bell
St, got tipped off that the police had
a warrant for the search of his prem
Uses. Gregory, it is alleged. charged
that Seymore, or sons Of Seymore,
gave Simmons the tip.
Its lie made out of the whole
cloth" says Mr.. Seymore. land Greg
orr has got to make good Mr.. Sey-
more says he is gcing to sue Gregory
for slander.
Mr.. Seymore has been generally
regarded as Il very good citizen and
was a courteous officer.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-15
COHOON WANTS ORPHANAGE
BUILT IN NORTH CAROLINA

Walter T.. Cohoon of this city. at
torney for the State Highway Com
mission. has gone to Burlington Yer
mont. where he will speak before the
National Council of United Ameri-
can Mechanics next Tuesday. The
purpose of Mr.. Cohoon's speech will
be to urge the council to erect pro-
posed orphanage in North Carolina,
in which state there are more than
80. 600 members of the order. Mr..
Cohoon and his family left by auto
mobile. and while in route he will
make observations of the roads in
Northern states. which will serve him
in his work with the y. c. Highway
Commission.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-15
HAIL STONES FELL AS
BIG AS BASE BALLS
Latham Cox Tells of Devastating
Storm Near New Bern

Hailstoncs as big as base balls and
farms covered two to three inches
deep with ice is the remarkable story
of a ha:l%torm which swept fave
mile arol between New Bern and
Newport. y. c.. Tuesday afternoon,
is the story brought to Elizabeth City
by Latham Cox.
II have heard tales of such hail
storms" says Mr.. Cox, but | never
before saw with my own eyes the eX-
tent of damage done ty such il fall OF
frozen missiles from the sky. saw
trees stripped of their shrubbcry,
corn and tobacco shredded and beaten
into tho ground. | am told that many
pigs anG much policy were kIi:"G
and that the tops of automobiles
caught in the storm had tne!r tops
battered to pieces while their drlv-
ers had to flee to other shelter. Telc-
graph and telephone wires were cut
down. l passed thru he section
Wednesday after the Storm and l
wouldn't tell my name 70: all the
ycgp: lt;on that is left.
At the same time the section below
New Bern was being visited by this
heavy hail storm, New Bern itself
was visited by rainstOrm that lifted
the manholes off the sewers in the
streets.
Mr.. Cox says the section in which
the hail storm prevailed was covered
with ice to a depth of tw" OF three
inches in many places for hours after
the hail fell.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-15
OPIE READ HAD FUN
WITH TENT CREW HERE

A tall. chesty old fellow looking
the part of an Arkansas traveller
or IA country sheriff walked into the
Chautauqua tent here Sunday morn
ing, introduced himself as the sheriff
and ordered the Chautauqua tent crew
TO take down the big tent. This tent
can't stay up ON Sunday; it's against
the law" The tent crew nearly
tainted from fright.
After ,enjoling their fright the
sheriff disclosed himself. He was
not Il sheriff at all, but Opie Read
THO LuMcr.s 9usr L. irg II: u.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-15
SEVERELY INJURED

Will Riddick, a negro laborer en-
ployed on the construction of the
highway TO Gates County was caught
by falling tree and severely bruised
about the back. suffering confusion
of the spine late Monday afternoon
Riddick was brought to the Pasquo-
tank Municipal Hospital ard II l.
thought hc will recover.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-15
THE RED MEN
CHOSE CHIEFS
Great Council Meeting Honors
Elizabeth City Man for
Another Two Years

The Great Council of North
Carolina Red Men which held
forth in Elizabeth City during
the last two days, and closed
Thursday night with a spec
tacular procession, and emble-
matte rites elected w. Ben
Goodwin of this city to the Of
flee of Great Chief of Records
for the Great Council of North
Carolina for another two years.
The officers elected to serve the
Great Council. are. Il. A. Emory of
Spray. Great Sachcm; Edgar III. Balm,
Mayor of GoldsbOrO, Great Senior
Sycamore; Ed. c. Ray of McAdcn-
vile, Great Junior Sycamore; j. Il.
Gee of Henderson. Great Prophet;
+. +. II. Strunck of Wilmington.
Great Keeper of Wampum for two
years. ]. B. Gee of Henderson and
J. r. Anderson of Charlotte were
named as delegates to the National
convention. +. G. West of Greens
bcrO and \. G. Garrett of this city
will continue as delegates to the ma
tiOnal council.
The Council voted TO hold is next
state meeting in Marion.
The opening of the meeting in the
courthouse Tuesday night was attend
ed by large crowd. Nearly 100
delegates and other visiting members
of the order were present.
The address Of welcome on behalf
of the city delivered by Judge ]. Il.
Leigh in a few words expressed the
hospitality of Elizabeth City toward
the tribcsmen. G. II. Pugh on be-
half of the order. elOwingly painted
the growth of the Red Men in the
state from 400 TO 100.
The response was delivered by
Great Sachem J. B. Gee of llcndcr-
son. Past Great Incohonce John
W. Cherry. of Norfolk. and great
Inrohoncc John T.. Srdgrwick of In
diana were also speakers. The musl-
cal numbers included selections by
the Elizabeth City Kiwanis Club
quartet and Ben Taylor of Hender-
son.
The visitors attended to lot of
routing business on Wednesday. be-
sides finding time to take a steamer
trip down the Pasqrhtank River.
Wednesday they attended Il rccep-
ton in the Red Mems Hall; and
Thursday they took IN automobile
tour about the city.
The most spectacular demonStra-
ton of the meeting was the cOnclud-
ing ceremonies Thursday night which
INCLUDED IL torchlight parade over
scmc of the principal streets of the
city. and the capture and burning of
a palcfacc at the stake on the court
house green for the entertainment
of the public.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-15
ARE
MOVING HEAVY
Prices Are Fair on Graded
Stock, But Ungraded Spuds
are Improbable

Shipments of Irish potatoes
out Of Elizabeth City are now
at their height, and are going
out at the rate of 20 cars a
day. More than 800 carloads
had been shipped out of the
city by Thursday night. Pota-
toes were quoted in New York
Thursday at $5.25 to Sc for
graded stock, and ungraded
stock was considerably less.
There WAS decided gain on the
markets toward the middle of the
week, but the bulk of the crop from
this section will 60 on the market at
the end of the week and the first Of
next week, and prices are not expect
ed to rise much higher. However
there is an Improvement in potatoes
from this section, the heavy rains of
Tuesday and Wednesday having prov
ed blessing to the growers. So
badly was rain needed on the farms
of northeastern North Carolina that
it is estimated the rain of the week
was worth more than $4,000 to local
growers.
The prices growers have had to take
for nngraded stock, are teaching them
more forcibly than ever the need for
grading. 1t is safe bet that grow
ers another year will pay the most
attention to grading than has been
paid in the history of the Irish potato
in North Carolina.
Potato shipments out of this city
to date will aggregate about 10000
barrels. At an average price of 81 a
barrel that amount would bring the
farmers nearly Il quarter of a mil
lion dollars. But the returns will not
run that high at the present time!
1t may run higher before the season
is over.
New York markets are said to have
done the best this year for Elizabeth
City shippers.
Little Labor Trouble
Little trouble has been experienced
in shipping potatoes, but farmers
have found some difficulty in getting
enough labor on the farms. In view
of the late season and the labor short
age. growers were fortunate to have
planted about 60 per cent of last
years acreage. The same conditions
prevailing here. are evident to a great
or or less extent in Virginia and other
sections.
The early potato crop at Norfolk
and on the Eastern Shore has already
been injured by drought with present
indications for further reduction
in prospective yield.
In the Norfolk section, the acreage
is G5 per cent of last year with an
50 per cent stand. Early Indications
were for yield at least equal TO
that of last year but the prolonged
drought of the past three weeks has
alread caused heavy loss. Early po-
tatoes show a premature yellowing of
the foliage and the later paintings
while Of better color show retarded
growth.
On the Eastern Shore of Virginia
the stand in the Cape Charles sec
ton of Northhapton County was un-
usually good. but farther north un-
favorable weather at planting time
caused many poor stands especially
for the northern portion of Accomac
County so that the average in Nir-
gina is around Is per cent. On the
Eastern Shore of Maryland he stand
is even poorer than seemed probable
earlier in the season, averaging not
over - per cent in the eactern uor-
ton and 60 per cent in the western
portion.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-06-15

qualified for the office. join the East
i'm urging f. L. Latham for the place
Latham knows North Carolina : agri-
cultural needs and there will be no
merits in the Department of Agri-
culture if he is put at the head of