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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-16
FIND BIG STILL
AT EAST LAKE
Believed to Have Been Owned
By Virginians; Operators
Got Away

What is believed to have been tho
biggest moonShinc still operating in
northeastern North Carolina, was
found by Federal officers near the
edge of the upper reaches Of the Al
ligator river in East Lake, Dare
County last week.
The big still, capable of turning
out 100 gallons per day was found
running. Near the still. two houses
1G by % feet had been built to house
the operators a narrow gauge rail
road ran from the plant to the water
edge and on it a truji; w9s used to
bring the supplies from boats to the
still. and to take the finished pro.
duct back to the boats for shipment.
From appearances. it is believed
that the still had been operating fer
five years. Its inacceSSibi!ltT had
long proved a bar to discovery. Pro-
hibitiOn Officers, tipped OFT to tae cl-
feet that Virginians have been Opcr-
ating liquor running craft ouc of Last
Lake to Norfolk and Baltimore, for
long time. have been trying to
locgic the source OF manufacture for
SIX months.
The Stiii was operated by l six
horsepower boiler. y ton of coal,
and 1900 gallons of beer were found
at the plant. The operators were not
to be seen when officers arrived at
the still.
The officers making the raid wcrc
W. ]. Manning. assisted by j +. Rat
ledge. +. Il. jackson, G. NJ. Hairless
and II. W. Smell.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-16
FOUNDATION WALLS AND
EASEMENTS OF CONCRETE

Any reader of this newspaper in
tcrpStcd in concrete construction
work may obtain from our Washing
ton Bureau complete pamphlet OF
instructions, tables and other vaIu-
able information on how to work IN
concrete. Simply write TO WASH
INGTON BUREAU, THE 1NDE-
PENDENT, 1920 New York. Ave,
y. W.. Washington. d. c. lnclose
a two cent stamp for postage on the
pamphlet.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-16
CANDIDATES GROOMING
FOR ALL STATE OFFICES
0ut Of The Turn of Events in General Assem-
bly,, Ambitions of Many Seekers After
Offices Are Encouraged

N'oueF OF Agriculture. Gwyn is a
farmer. an honcSt-to-goodncSS dirt
and cattle farmer who has made the
business pay. lie is successful
huSincS Sman in addition and will run
like house afire if he gets into the
race.
Who will be picked to make the
race again>t Commissioner Of Labor
ana Printing Shipman remains to be
sen. i will not be left to Dave Del
lingcr. however. ycu may be sure of
that. There was more than one men,
hcr OF the Legislature who went home
determined to help with the effort
to cut Alitch'S comb-dll. or almost
all. because of the retention by Com
missioner Shipman of his union as
SiStant, l.. f. Nichols.
The department. WAS vindiratrd in
the investigation. and Mr.. Nichols
proved to be entirely competent: bu;
the committee didn't seem to like him
1t waS thought to be fear of the union
vote which caused the committee tO
balk this side of Il rcprimInl to MIR
Nichols for an uuSwcct disposition
and of Mr.. Shipman for keeping him
around.
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-16
CHAS. CARMINE RETURNS.

Chas. Carminc. former auditor of
PaSUuOtank County who resigned his
position last year to go to Pinchurst,
y. c., with the Leonard Tuft organl-
zation. has returned to Elizabeth City
to take over the management of the
lately dcfunct Farmers Ginning &
Produce Co., which has recently been
rc-Organizcd. Mr.. Carminc was per-
suadcd to remove TO PinchurSt on az
count of the condition of his wife
health. hut found l'inchurSt not more
hcalthful than Pasquotank.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-16
BUSINESS GONE TO POT
NEWBERN DISAPPEARS
Largest Potato Grower and Speculator of This
City Joins The Ranks of Missing Men
Despondent Over Losses

w. w. Newbern, prominent
potato grower and commiS-
sion merchant of this city has
disappeared and friends are
feeling some concern about
him. He left Elizabeth City
more than two weeks ago,
presumably for a short trip to
Norfolk and has not been
heard from since. His friends
believe that business rcvcrscS
of the past few years have driv-
Ell him to dependency and
that he has just walked away
from his troubles.
This missing man leaves chiIdlcSs
wife. who was Miss Sarah Spiycy of
Pcrquimans County. Mrs. Ncwbcrn
herself is out of the city this week.
having gone to Black Mountains, n.
c., to settle the estate of her father
who died at Black Mountain several
months ago.
w. W. Newbern was one of the
largest growers and spectators in
Irish and sweet potatoes in North
eastern North Carolina. lie owned
two large plantations in Currtuck
County and financed the planting of
thousands Of acres in Currituck, Cam
den and Pasquotank. lie came TO
this city from Currituck about fen
years ago and founded the Ncwbcrn
Produce Co. The company did
thriving business for several years
and Mr.. Newbern himself was rcput-
ed to be worth S1j0,000 or more
unit 1920. In 1920 he lost heavily
in the potato DEAL In 1921 he suf-
fered more losses. Last year the
Newbern Produce Co. went into the
hands of a receiver with liabilities
of many thousands of dollars i'm cX-
cess of its assets. Following the col
lapse of the New Bern Produce Co.,
Mr.. Newbern established the firm
Of W. W Newbern & Co., last year
and operated under the name and as
W. W. Newbern. Last year was an
other losing year for spectators in
potatoes and he became further in
volvcd. 1t is said that everything
he owned is heavily mortgGgcd and
that inability to successfully finance
his operations this year had driven
him to despondency and drink.
Close personal friends say that il
he could have been kept away from
drink he might have carried on with
out serious trouble from his creditors
for another season. His friends and
close business associates believe that
he just grew dcspOndcnt and tossed
up his troubles: they believe that he
has just quietly sought some other
part of the country in which to start
life anew and that he will come back
when he has recovered something Of
his lost fortune.
There are others who hint that
there is woman in the case and
sdme entertain belief that he is
not farther away than Norfolk, Va.
and that his whereabouts could be
Immediately disclosed by one in that
city.
Mr.. Ncwbcrn is between forty and
forty-five years old, vigorous, hard
working and shrcwd. lie was CON
sidercd one of the kccncst and most
promising men in the potato deal in
the Elizabeth City territory. But he
isn't the first strong man TO have
weakened in the potato game. Luther
Upton of Norfolk, one Of the largest
operators in the United States, went
under last year with liabilities of
nearly million dollars, it is said.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-16

O. What are the five longest words
min rhp English language:
4 observation-disclosures us
,,roportionablcneSS. trans'ubStantla-
.;on.hIcncss anthropophagcnarin,
phiioprogcnitivcneSS.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-16

o. Is there a verse in the Bible
that contains all the letters of the
alphabet. and. if SO what is it?
4. There is no verse in the Bible
that contains all the letters of the
alphabet. However, all the letters
except "In are TO be found il Ezra
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-16
BY o. J. COFFIN
arc.II Raleigh Correspondent
The INDEPENDENT.


THE INDEPENDENT.
NEIGH, Mar. 15.-Thcrc
... STD much politics here as
.. WAS 4 couple OF weeks
when the Legislature was
.i blast but it hasn't dis
cared. 1t never quite does
..a, the State Capital.
~..r officials are now checking up
.. -.. whether the Legislature in its
d.. ..> I'M town really developed any
.atrs fox the primaries of next
.. a,l probability it did. None is
....r highly developed; but the Watts
..uIr. the deficit" Mr.. Maxwell
rs hn discovered. the Scuitorium
.-a,jou. and the assault on the
...~rmrut of Labor auk Printing
.. al cou>pircd to get the folks
. representing the folks back home
mixing about what Il fine thing
..nu in office i~-for the party
. srr party members with ambi-
. ruw looks a> il there would be
. r.i5iJtr "r - 10 offer against
..s every State official. Perhaps
!. L.. e. Brooks. State Supcriutcn-
.t Public instruction. will be I'M
....~..l--it'~ mighty hard to get a
...i mau To run FOR Il State edu-
...s., job. for there is Il lot Of cdu-
..a' Observation-Disclosures abroad in
a.I to SAY nothing Of Il whole
- respect for DR.. Brooks acmcn.
W. have the Insurance men pick
.G- candidate to run against
.. Wade; but they'd probably get
abir il strong candidates were
. FEB compete with the other men,
.- If officiaIdom.
Them. too. VIII Everett. new
= .-ary Of State, is extremely popu-
. 50 popular. indeed. that an
... is being made to draft him to
LIS Governor to head off J. w.
. ..,. who for all Of the talk TO the
....rarv is developing much more
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-16

Good eycsight is inexpensive. See
Dr.. ]. D. Hathaway, C2tometflst'
E.. C9.-'. -. -. a~V
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-16

Don't neglect your eye zee
a. 49,. --r.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-03-16

Write for an an
.ver to The Inde-
nradcut Bureau, 1922 a. al
Nrw York Ave. NNTo~SA
". Washington, D.EsASIo, ~
L.. All our readers - V
q~c urged to use the bureau.
Evening star., 1923-07-29
AMERICAN COMPOSERS
Homer Albert Norris.

rvoMER ALBERT NORRIS. who
II was born in Wayne. Kennebec
county. Me-, in 1850. followed the
usual course OF training Of the young
New England musician. After COM
pleting his general education In Au-
burn, Me-, he went to Boston and
took a thorough course at the famous
New England Conservatory Of Music,
He studied the organ, piano, harmony,
counterpoint and composition. with
such American music masters as
Emery, G. w. Marston. F. w. Hale
and George Chadwick. Following his
graduation from this conservatory he
became more original In choosing his
going to the music centers Of Ger
many, as did most of his predecessors
and contemporaries, Norris went TO
France.
Boston and began his career. as a
teacher, specializing In musical COM
position along the lines followed IN
From Fro his early youth he had been
Al, organist, and he won fame as or
ganist and choirmaster OF st: Georges
Episcopal Church. In New forK CITY,
until his death, August IA. 1920.
Homer Norris gave some unusual
lectures in his series on musical aes-
thetics, and was the author OF sew
erai hooks, prominent among which
were ''Practical Harmony on French
Rssis." 'sThe Art Of Counterpoint" and
"The Flight Of an Eagle" He con; con;
nuSiicattpns, including Chicago
Music, the Philadelphia Etude and
the Musical Courier. He wrote ar
ticIes for the aforementioned maya
zine on the theory Of music. beginning
in In 1880, and until shortly before his
Norris was not a prolific composer.
bnt some Of the songs he wrote are
fun ot mel,ow ,sss simpiis1tk shsy ai thss ilss
a,an~ the standard works. He com-
% nosed about fifty songs, in addition
10 s some sacred music which he wsets; gsSn.
The popular ,ons soGKi snd is said by
snna musical authorities to have had
Evening star., 1923-07-29
The Clariphone, a New
instrument.

The clariphone, q new musical in
strument. which is a combination of
clarinet and a saDophone, is to
be introduced tonight in the orches-
ira OF THE Passing Show of 1929"
by Alfred Goodman, genera musical
director for the Messrs. Shubert. and
conductor of the classical. syncopa-
tion band at the Winter Garden.
Mr.. Goodman, who Is an accom-
plished musician, has for several
months been working On the clari-
phone with the aim of bringing an
instrument to his orchestra which
would not only emphasize the tones
or the saxophones and clarfnets. which
are the most important pieces IN a
synoopated band, but which at the
same time would give q greater hare
mony and smoothness to the inter
probation of the varied score of saThe
Passing Show"
1t will also serve as a measure
or economy. since three cIariphone
players will be able to do the work
or six players Of saxophones and
clarinets. The new instrument. fnr
which patents have been applied hy
MT Goodman. is similar in shape to
the oboe and Is constructed Of wood
It win be played for the first time
by Fred Sasse.
Evening star., 1923-07-29

were "Oh, Vert Thou in the Cauld
Blast" (the poem by Robert Burns),
"The Blue Bells OF Scotland" and the
universal favorite. Annie Laurie.
which was sung by Miss Smith.
Kjerulrs song, Last Night the Night
ingale Woke Me- was sung by Mrs.
Price, this song representing Sweden
and then, preceding the American
numbers, two sailor songs were in
troduced. They were Nancy Lee
and Rocked In the Cradle of the
Deep"
The closing group OF songs Of our
own country began with "Silver
Threads Among the Gold" played by
Mrs. Lewis on the violin and thep
sung by Mr.. Frick. In the refrain
the entire audience Joined In the sing
ing. Then followed 'Massa' in de
Cold, Cold Ground" and Garry Me
Back to Old Virginia." the latter sune
by Miss Maxam, with the refrain
sung by all. The last number was ar
echo from the Shriners' convention
Were from Iowa." sung very heartily
by everybody.
AS this was Mr.. Daland's last ap-
pearance before the club before leav.
ing for his new homo In Ithaca, q few
words of appreciation of his work In
the club were spoken by Mr.. Fulton
Lewis, and all Joined in singing "FoI
He's a Jolly Good Fellow"
Mr.. Daland will leave this city fol
ithaca about the middle OF August
and will take UP his new duties there
as head Of the theoretical and organ
departments Of the ithaca Conserva-
tory Of Music.
Evening star., 1923-07-29
Favorite Songs. Directed by
Georse Daland.

The Arts Club Chorus. which has
been rehearsing on Monday evenings
for a few months past, gave an even
ing OF old familiar songs at the club
house last Tuesday, under the direc-
tion OF George. Daland.
The chorus was assisted by the fol-
lowing soloists: Mrs. Dun Lewis, vio-
linist; Mrs. Gertrude Deland Price
soprano; Mrs. Lawrence v. Grogan
soprano; Miss Mary Maxam. soprano;
Miss Thelma Smith, contralto; w. A.
Sweet, tenor; Walter s. Frick, tenor;
l. NJ. Leisenring, tenor, and Fulton
Lewis, baritone.
The songs were grouped by nations
The English songs were Drink to
Me Only With Thine Eyes" sweet
and Low" and "a Warrior Bold" in
which the solos were taken by MIR
Lewis. For the French song was
chosen the Soldiers Chorus" from
Gounod's opera. Faust" which was
sung with much spirit and enthusi-
asm. The Italian song was Santa
Lucia" and the Spanish song was
"Juanita."
AS the opening number of the Irish
group Mrs. Grogan sang "The Min
strel Boy" and The Last Rose of
Summer" which were followed by
Come Back to Erin" in which the
solos were sung by Mr.. Leisenring
and Mr.. Lewis. The Scotch songs
Evening star., 1923-07-29
AROUND THE CITY
BY Mamie Lancaster

himself. when woman came from
under a flight Of steps at the corner
70 ask If she could follow him through
the grounds. She was afraid to 30
The man. being Of the wise-owl
knowledged the request with the
right sort OF permission and walked
ahead. smoking his pipe and swinging
night had opened. into the electric
radiance OF the far pavement, the
woman thanked him with. the ex-
PLANTATION that illness had required
her 70 go to q drug store near 7th
street. and she was afraid either to
she had been waiting under the steps
for some little time for the right
sort OF person to come, along.
Inere must have been others pass
Ing through; why did you AK on me %
Because you were smoking a. pipe.
TIL tell my . wife" "o Recommendation
He touched his hat In tribute to
the faith bestowed upon him, and
that:
When he happened to mention the
incident to another woman, she said
to her own wise self:
Il bet his wife nags him for smok.
ing"
X n X
4 MEGAPHoNE MAN was trump
1 \ citing the glories Of Washington
per bus going tour.
"On your riEht--on your left
On your right"
With the speed activity that must
have been exceedingly helpful as q
neck exercise. each passenger obeyed
in5unctions-except one otherwise
engaged woman who preferred to
read. instead
Her insistent disregard must have
got on the nerves OF the megaphone
for It footed at her special--wfthou 1
arousing the slightest attention.
She was too deeply immersed in q
folder illustrating the route to heed
what she was missing.
You can't be sure Of anything in
this world. Of course, but she looked
as II she were getting the worth OF
her money.
And that is all that can be expected
of-money.
r y
\ MAN who owns to 1t that he
"A can't understand women was tell
ing this to another man---who knows
all about them--maybe.
I'LL ll.SiHA.xop-an.1llustr
Evening star., 1923-07-29

a cousin who isn't much to look at
from an art calendar point OF view
but you have likely noticed how as
tonishingly well ugly women get
along in this world--so long as they
keep away from mirrors, and espe-
cially II they have no one left to
primp for--So: Tho other day went
to her apartment and found her hav-
ing q good time all to herself busting
a shelfful of junk, and showing 1t off
to mo as If each was a gilt-edged
bond:
took to drink-This rosary was
given to me on top Of Central Amer
Tea, where spent q night between
earthQuakes-I bought this abelone
from a Jap who cut 1t from a rock
twenty feet under the blue while I
boat--This pin was made for me by
a lifer in q hot water mountain near
Carson City-and this tiny pink
sugar bowl has been my dear treas
ure since was Ave years old
her nTsrs sns 'p .pntsrsd to 'rH she
floor. and the poor thing cried out
with the sharp suddenness OF q child
with q skinned knee.
IT tried to kid her, but she cried
and kept on crying until I had to
lift her up and let her weep 1t out
on my palm beach coat
SILLY? I'm not so sure. A woman
who has toed the mark in every trou-
BILE that has come to her-whe has
done good hospital service for sur
geons-who has had the courage to
paragraph her heartbrsAks and type
write her tears for the sake OF . good
story and who has Travelled the seven
seas-orying her eyes. out over a
broken toy you could buy from the
nickel counter OF q ten.cent store.
Il was just the woman Of her--and q
woman is q thing no man can under
stand"
The other mans answer was a de-
risive chuckle: he could AFFORD to chuckle
he knew such = lot about Women
He did not know that. to Confucius
and every other man from his time
70 dAto-
.Woman- - aAn1nchaxts4SsAas
Evening star., 1923-07-29
MUSIGRAPHS

THE Lovette School of Music an
L nounces the engagement of Mrs.
Bertha Thompson Nelson as first
assistant piano instructor, replacing
Miss Xelma Brown, who has been en-
gagged as head piano instructor at
the Southwestern University of Texas.
Miss Brown became we'll known in
Washington last season through her
public. appearances and teaching.
Mrs. Nelson, who Is a gifted pianist.
received her musical training at Bay
ior College, Texas. while DR.. Lovette
was dean OF music there, receiving
ner graduate and post graduate
diplomas. and acting as assistant to
the dean She was accompanied to
Washington by her husband. who has
accepted a. position here.
Among recent arrivals of out-of-
town students who are spending the
| summer months at the school are
Miss Pauline Byrd. a piano teacher
from Alabama, and Mrs. Bess Marsh
Hawkins, also a. teacher. from New
Mexico
| Recent activities include the broad
| casting OF group of piano numbers
at the White and Boyer radio sta
ton last Tuesday. by Annie n. Jeffers
| Her numbers included "Berceuse"
| (spendiarow). Spanish Dance"
| tGranados), and Romance" (Grun-
feld).
| x r X
Minna Niemann. pianist. presented
delightful program in the auditor
ium Of Mcmahon Hall recently during
the summer session Of the Catholic
Sisters College and the Catholic Uni
versity. Her Chopin group included
"Nocturne in major" .Etude. F
MOTOR" and "Ballade in G minor"
She also gave two Mendelssohn num-
bers. Prelude In Z minor" and
spinning Song" Other numbers in
cluded Schumann's "Davidsbuendler-
taenza' Nos; 1:2 and g.; Ravel's
Jeux d'Eau": "Viennese Dance" by
Friedman; Schuett's "Serenade d'Arle-
quin' and. as her final number. the
| popular Liszt. est. Francis Walking
on the Waves"
| Beatrice Seymour Goodwin has
gone TO New York for five weeks of
coaching with La Fargo. Miss Good
| win has been busy for several months
| studying ancient and modern French
ballads and opera for her next sea-
| sons repertoire.
William j. Oates. local musician,
Evening star., 1923-07-29
An Operati;c Debut II
WASHINGTON.

Although Washington opera lovers
failed to hear the Wagnerian
Opera Company last year this
season music lovers' In the capital
city will be honered with the first
performance OF the season. which
opens In Polfs Theater Monday even
ing. October 15.
The feature of the season will be
the introduction of Josef Strahsky,
noted conductor and former leader
chestra, who will make bis American
the evening of October 1S. in Was-
ner's Meistersinger." On the even.
conduct the last performance Of the
Washington season. Moxart's MAR
not been seen in America fn many
years. and never fn this city. The
debut OF Mr.. Stransky in grand opera
In this country viii be Of great In
in ALI parts of the United States. as
Mr. Stransky's trip abroad, where he
conducted Flying Dutchman" In
Spain, and "Don Giovanni in Baden
Baden stamped him an operatic con-
The season. which opens hero with
"Lohengrtn," will be conducted by
Edurad Moericke, who has made q
success. both in New York and all
cities on tour. The Wednesday
matinee performances, October II
'Walkeurs," will be under the direc-
tion OF Ernest Knoch. who Is well
known here. The Washington season
should be Of unusual interest, as 4,
ID the nrst city the Wagnerian COM
pany will visit.
Mrs. Wilson Greene announces that
the subscription for. tickets for the
four Washington performances are
now being filed Mt her ONCE. 18th
aG. q streets.
Evening star., 1923-07-29
Kennedy Freeman. Pianist

Kennedy Freeman. a young pianist
who has toured England and France
as well as Canada and the United
States in his concerts. has returned TO
Washington. where he taught a few
months last season. to arrange a series
OF lecture-recitals on the thirty-two
sonatas of Beethoven next winter.
He will make his debut here an an
artist next Sunday night. when he will
give two numbers at the concert ar
ranged by Robert Lawrences under the
auspices of the Community Music As
sociation. at Central High School. Mr..
freeman will play Moszkowskis waltz,
opus "a. No. L." and "Arabesaue." bv
LeschetiZky.
Mr.. Freeman studied under Richard
Hageman, conductor with the Metro
politan and Chicago opera companies,
and also acted as MI. Hageman's as
sistant. He specializes in his work az
as accompanist and also in his Coaching
or students who wish to emphasize this
Kind Of work. He also teaches singing.
The Beethoven recitals should prove
particularly interesting to local students
and teachers Of the piano