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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-18
WILL MAKE ONE OR TWO
NEW STORES AVAILABLE

Elizabeth city IL going to have
room for one or two new stores ut
mn early date. The three story store
building on Water ST.. occupied for
many years by the e. II. Robinson
Co. Is being rebuilt from top to
hottom aud will hc rrmOtrlcd to
suit either one or two tenants. The
building has II Frontage of % feet
and Is 81 deep, with extra ware
room aud wharf spacr on the river
IN the rear. The &. II. Robinson
90. has locntrd IN the newer Robin
son building in the next block This
is th" first large store property to
luivc hccomc available In Eliza
nlcth city In several years.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-18
WIiEDBEE.SPENCE

Miss Floy,lc Spence, daughter Of
Mr.. AMI Mrs. j. &. Spence. and Mr.
Richard II. Whcdhcc. of this city
were married Saturday in Ports
mouth and drove thru Ia this city
where they will make their home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Spence, 20I East
Fearing Street. Young Mr.. Whed'
bee has many friends in this city
where he is employed by the Stan
dard Druc Company.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-18
FORMER ELIZABETH CITY
MAN DIES ~ D.iNNILI.E

Geo. l.. T.. Hart. who was en-
gagged in the printing business In
this city for II number of years, died
in Imnvillr. Va. the other day. lie
removed Ia Danvillc from Elizabeth
city in 1919 and had established n
successful printing business IN that
virginia city. lie WAS I'll years old.
Death was due Ia II complication
of diseases. lie iS survived Icy his
wife aud two sons. Parker f.. Hart
of the University of Nirginin and
Murray Hart. of Danvillr.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-18
GET 100 GALLON STILL

a 100 gallon whiskcy still an'
with IL four leading citizens o"
Washington County were capture,
four miles from Mnckcys this wcei.
according to Deputy Collector J. ".
Markham Of this city who was with
tho rni'ling party. but failed 10
remember the names of the men.
The men were taken to Washington
for II hearing. Mr.. Markham says
the men fired rifles at tho raiding
party. but no one was hurt. nh. Of
ficcrs making the raid were Bin.-
ham, Shelton und Harris.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-18
CHOWAN WANTS
WARREN NEXT
If Griffin Drops Out, Aydlett
VIII Lose Another County
to Warren

Herbert K. l.cary. OF Eden
ton. who made Il phenomenal
ram for Solicitor of the First
Judicial District i'll 1922 and
who is 4 coming figure in East
crn North Carolina politics,
saws that Chuwan County will
give a handsome majority to
Lindsay Warren iur Congress
in even, DR.. T.. !. Griffin, the
candidate from Chuwan with
draws iur the race.
Mr.. Irnry who Is supporting pr.
Griffin with all his energy AZ this
time. SAYS frankly that in II second
primary between Ay,llctt and War
rem If Dr. Griffin drops out hc.
fore the June : primary.
Mr.. Lcary might have said that
Edrnt"n folks just haven't amy use
for T.. +. Aydlrtt anyway. II was
in Edcmiou in 1913 that Aydlrtt
got "mr of the hi;trrrSt rrhukcs of
his life. Ayullrlt has had no love
for Edrntum since. hut he Is max
ing II plnintivr appeal for Edrnton
NulUS nov.
Aydlrll is making the fight Of
his life. lie has had the congrrS-
>i"ual bee in his hommrt for years
nud would have been II candidate
EIGHT ur twelve years age IL he
hadn't gotten himself tlur0ly dis.
credited lay bringing II number Of
libel suits against this newspaper.
This newspaper was telling the pub
lie the Gods everlasting truth
aiuut Aydlrtt IN those days and
Aydlrti WAS shouting liar nj This
newspaper and pruClaiming himself
innocent or the charges printed
against him. liz brought suits In
rHSuinrunk. Ia ih"wnu nnd In
beaufort AGAINST this newspaper,
uctinES unprecedented In law prnc-
ricr in North Carolina. And before
IN" courts and juricS of all three
counties Aydlcit WAS thorOly dis.
credited, this newspaper proving
every one or rs chirgrs against
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-18

THE RAILROAD
Syrian Merchant Of Edenton
Got in Limbo With the
Government

1t doesn't pay to try to beat
a railroad out of anything, as
a. Nejam. a Syrian merchant
OF Edenton learned this week
when he was found guilty in
Federal Court here of violation
of interstate commerce laws.
Ncjam was brought to trial as
a result of the activities Of rail-
road detectives who traced a
concealed loss for which the
defendant brought c ] NJ
against the railroad. Judge
II. G.. Connor ordered that Ne
jam pay a fine of $1,000.
According to the evidence. Nejani
bOlIght u lot Of wOmens' coats from
n Baltimore JObbing house. a few
days later he found some coats
more To his liking. and wired the
first dealer not tO ship the coats.
The shipment had been made how.
ever, and Nejam returned II after 1t
arrived at his store In EdentOn.
The shipment got back to Baltimore
two coats short. When billed for
the coats, Nejnm placed n claim
with the railroad to cover the short
age.
Ncjnm was noted for the fire.
uurncy and regularity with which
he made claims. and the railroad Of.
ficials smellcd n rat. They sent a
detective to, Nejam's store to pur,
tI,as. coat. The detective found
The coats with the tags OF the Bal
timorr house on them. bought them
of Nrjnm nnd when he wrapped
them up, Nejnm removed the tags
The coats were introduced In cvi.
drn,r however. and the evidence
was 80 conclusive. with the defend
ants reputation for making claims,
that Ncjum was soon convicted
Nrjam's lawyer vigorously fought
his ease. lie IL Il man Of consider
able wealth and rcputcd To be
worth $lOO.tOO. = y"
Simpsons Case MOL Pressed.
Young John II. Simpson. Ch0wail
County boy who was held on n
charge of using the malls with MI
tempt to drfraud. WAS turned loose
scot free 10y Judge ConnOr. the
court holding that there was no
grounds whatever for the trial of
the young man. Simpson hnd MI
array of evidence as to his goou
character. The charge beGnn some
five years ago. Simpson had order
rl n phonogrnph on the installmcilt
plnn. he later lost his job and was
unable to meet his payments. with
the result that he was arrested
While out of II job. he joined the
L. \, Air Service. The government
sent him to Texas and Florida while
I'm the mir service. and he did not
skip ns WIS crrOneOusly reported to
this newspaper. And 40 there was
nothing to the case. anu Joliii :
rccorl IL still good. He made II fine
record I'm the Air Service nlsO.
Old 10 BE In Court.
They got the old ones In court
since the prohibition law went Into
effect. Thos. Miller, n Of Curri'
tuck was upon charge OF trans
porting and handling liquor. Tie
plead guilty of having n littl" on
hnnd I'm case Of sickness, and motion
for judgement was continued.
Joseph Mcpherson Of Camden,
charged with handling liquor. wns
found not guilty. Jas Dixon OF Cur
rituck was fined 800 for distilling,
Il. w. Garrett and Jas Thomns of
Currituck were found not guilty OF
hnndling liquor: Haywood Gnrrctt
of Currituck was fined 50: nntl
Ella Lane Of perquimnns plead
guilty Of u charge Of possessing
liquor and was fined so.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-18
TRIPS TO WASHINGTON
FREE TO GIRL READERS
The Independent Will Enable Many Girls To
Earn Vacation Money and Win Wonder
full Trip Free Besides

Here then is the opportunity
of the year for a number OF en-
terprising girls and young
women in Northeastern North
Carolina to make money for
their summer vacation and
perhaps get a free trip to
Washington, the national capi-
tai, with all expenses paid as 4
free gift from this newspaper.
From now until June II, 1924
this newspaper IL going to give
liberal commissions to every young
woman In It's territory who will
take subscriptions for THE IN
DEPENDENT and each OF the two
girls who send IN the largest mum.
Der OF subscriptions by Z o'clock +.
81. Saturday, June If. 1921. will bc
awarded a free trip to Washington.
In addition to nll the money she will
have made OIL the subscriptions
sent In.
The winners Of the free trips will
arrange tho time for the trip to
suit themselves. or can have the
cash equivalent Of the trip II they
prefer. 1t will bc no cheap exc'Ir-
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ono Of the best hotels In Washing.
ton for three days, sight seeing tours
OF Washington, side trip To Mt.
vernOn--flve wonderful days In all.
including the day going nnd the
day coming back.
This IL no ordinary newspaper
, contest In which Il few win big
prizes and the others are disappoint-
cd. Every girl who tries for one of
these trips IL going to bc hand
somely rewarded I'm cash romiuis-
siOns for every subscription she
gets. Commissions will be paid rs
fast as subscriptions nrc turned in.
There will bc no waiting. And Two.
girls who tnrn1 ast tn, be =th~Sbens
workers will get the trip to WASH
ington gratis I'm addition to the
money they have earned.
no need for any girl to stay homo
this summer. Thousands Of people
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scribers and let you take their ~.
ncwnls. Call or send nt once for
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Don't pass up this opportunity.
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md II will h u lot of fun grttin.
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-18

Good eyeslght is inexpensive. See
Or. ]. d. Hathaway, Optcmetrist,
yM..aEc.h Ci.-, y. E. NV.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-18

To THE INDEPENDENT
Elizabeth City. N. c.

I am inclosing herewith check or
r. q. Money Order for $50 for
which send mo THE INDEPES
DENT for one year. I want &
keep up with your interesting cd
torials and news articles abou
Northeastern North Carolina foil
and things.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-18

For your eyes sake see DR. j. II.
Hathaway. Optometrist. Bradford
Bic, Eli:Sbeth Cit. -. y. cc".
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-18

Don't neglect your eyes. Sec
- .::-.2:""--. CO.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-18

Subscribe today and help some
vuun. Hdy Ia win u free trip.
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Write It PlauIy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-29
Opinions Of Other EditorS--
Serious and Otherwise

place for varied industries should
be permitted within their means,
to put their advantages before a
public which is eager to learn of
new places where an equabIe
climate and real opportunity exist
together.
1t is the duty of the state legi-
slators to pass law permitting
the counties of the state to levy
a tax for advertising purposes
If these legislators fail in this
matter they win brand themselves
contributing factors in the furtE-
er retrogression Of the greatest
state in the union-a state with
every charm of scenery and every
variation of cline, as well as fer
tility of soil and diversity of crops
which are at once the envy and
despair of her sister states.
What Georgia needs is intelli-
gent advertising which will pie
ture her unparalleled advantages.
And chief among these are the
famous Georgia peaches which
yesterday bankrupted financial
institution, and today are rotting
under their trees while picnic
parties use can-openers on tile
advertised California product
Columbus Enquirer Sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-29
NIITCHlELL-LLOYD co.
GETS BRIDGE CONTRACT

ROME, July ga special meet
ing of the county board of roads
and revenues was held Saturday for
the purpose Of receiving bids on
the proposed construction Of a
bridge on Big Cedar Creek on the
Rome-Cave Spring road. The con
tract to build the bridge was award
ed to the Mitchell-Lloyd company,
at a gross figure of Approximately
$4,000. It was stated that the
contract for building calls fer set
ting the bridges SO as to eliminate
the dangerous curve that mas existed
ON both approaches to the bridge
and which has caused many acct
dents. Work on the structure will
begin Immediately, it was stated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-29
Splendid Selections

The Democratic National
Committee could not have Sc
lected two more able men than
Senator Walter F. George, of
Vienna, and Congressman Chas.
r. Crisp. of Americas, as two
of the orators who will stump the
nation for Davis and Bryan.
The selection is a compliment
to both these gentlemen. their
State and section.
Both are splendidly equip
ped TO meet the Republican
spell-binders in their own do
minions. Few men are as famil-
lar with the FordneylMcCum-
Der tariff law, its iniquities and
shams, as Judge Crisp. Senator
George has greatly impressed
official Washington with his
splendidly equipped legal mind.
Hugh Robert, writing from
Washington for the Macon Tele-
graph, says of these two gentle
men:
Senator George has deeply in
pressed official Washington with
his statesmanlike qualities, his
freedom from that cheapness of
which demagoguery is the out
.faY,Jina, oxfu,,ov,Io
torical power Although the Geor-
gia senator had attracted fayora-
bic attention because of his 9TH
er merits on previous occasions,
it was only when he had conclud-
ed his discussion of the proposed
child labor amendment that he
was recognized as an orator or
unusual gifts. The Democratic
committee viii ask him to take
the stump in September despite
the fact that the general oratori-
cal offensive viii not be launch
ed until October. Il is expected
that Senator George will be Civ
en- as many assignments as any
othtr campaigners.
Mr.. Crisp is regarded by the
committee as one of the best
posted Democrats on the tariff.
He will be depended upon to aid
in showing the tax payers of the
country that the bulk of their
burden is not in direct, but in
direct taxation, and that for the
latter, the Observation-Disclosures
tariff act, imposing a cost of
$4,000,000,000 on those least
able to pay, is entirely response
bic.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-29
Good Times Coming

Cotton is opening in almost
every section of the county
Open.bolls are to be seen as one
rides along the roads. Last Sat
urday local banker said he
knew Of one farmer who could
then pick a bale if he would
go over his farm. Another
Americus man said he looks for
cotton to come in not later than
August 10th.
Last week lard was quoted
at IL cents. Deliveries for this
week are priced at IS IL
cents, a grocer tells us. This
means peanuts will go up. Cheap
lard, cheap peanuts. That 5
the way it goes.
Peanuts were bringing $l67
last week and one grower said
it would go to 5000 by the time
his were ready to market.
Ride where you will, and you
will see corn and peas and 9th
er food crops, more of it and
finer than in many a day.
We have licked the life out of
the boil weevil, and to the
great disappointment of many
Doubling Thomases, Sumter
farmers are STILL poisoning.
They are eternally and everlast-
ingly on the job. The banks of
the Muckalee have been desert
ed this year. Comparatively
speaking, Sumter farmers have
forgotten fish in their battle with
bugs.
Good times are coming.
CAN that crouch and smile
awhile.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-29
THE STANDARD

Sale Of Three Hundred Pairs Of
Rice & Hutchinson SO to $40 SHES
at $2.95.
Smart attractive sandal pumps.
al new toes and heels some are
leather trimmed dainty pumps VITA
slender straps all sizes from 8 to s.
We made a clean up Of the surplus
stock Of Rice and Hutehings fac
tory and got them at our own price
displayed on center counter We'd
nesday' and Thursday pair, $2.95.
Some Big Dollar Bargains
81 viii buy 10 pretty linen fin
ished mercerized Table Napkins,
full size.
81 will buy 5 yards very best
Standard Percales, light or dark
colors, yard wide.
81 will but 10 yards fine White
and Ecru Curtain Scrim IS inches
wide.
81 will buy 5 yards pretty Gre
tonne, yard wide; fifty patterns to
select from.
81 will buy Turkish Towels,
actual size 22x44 inches; values to
soc each.
81 will buy Mems Knitted Silk
Fourin-Hand Ties, all cotors.
81 will buy your choice of over
thousand E. & w. Dress Shirts;
regularly $3.50.
81 will buy yards best Stand
ard Dress Ginghams; regularly 2oc
yard.
81 will buy yards SO inch Cot
ton ChaIlis, pretty patterns, Tor
comforts.
81 will buy 4 yards Underwear
Crepe, Sc inches wide, excellent
quality.
81 viii buy yards extra good
Printed Voiles, pretty patterns.
81 viii buy yards highly Mer-
cerized Table Damask, Ga inches
wide.
81 will buy 8 Boys fast colored
Blue Chambray Shirts, all sizes.
81 Will buy 5 pairs mems regu-
lar 25c pair socks, all sizes.
81 will buy / yard imported Jap.
anese Pongee, 80 inches wide; val
ne SIPS.
81 will buy yard all silk Crepe
1e Chine, 40 inches wide, all colors.
81 win buy "a mems Hemstitsh-
ed Handkerchiefs, full regular SIZE.
u will buy 2 good water color
Window Shades, complete with all
fixtures.
81 will get your choice of four
Yards of Wide Ribbons, worth up
o 81 yard.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-29
WHAT GEORGIA MOST NEEDS
is INTELLIGENT. ADVERTISING.

What the peach growers need
what Georgia needs-is advertis-
ing Of the right kind-judicious
advertising, intelligently planned
and used in the most effective
fashion. Would you believe that
at a meeting of the Kiwanis Club
in Fort Valley, Georgia, the cap
ital of the peach section, Cali
fornia peaches were served at the
luncheon? Would you believe
that California peaches are served
in the hotels and restaurants Of
Macon, which is the metropolis
of the peach county?
But just that is happening IN
these two cities, nine months out
Of the year. And precisely the
same thing is occurring IN Column
bus, Atlanta, Americas, Valdosta,
Savannah, Augusta, Athens,
Rome; indeed in every city town,
village and cross-road store III
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South
Carolina, Virginia and every
other state of the union you viii
find California peaches canned
California peaches-advertised
California peaches and advertised
Oregon apples.
There are many persons who
understand neither the methods
nor the power of proper adyer-
Using, which is manifold in its
ramifications. And the reason
for that is that the average man
who is not in business is innocent
Of any knowledge of the greatest
aid which commerce and industry
and agriculture have ever had
the printed word, the pictured
thought, disseminated into every
home on the highways or in the
by-ways.
Georgia is going backward, or
standing still, which is worse
There is a proposal now before
the legislature to permit the coun-
ties of Georgia to levy a special
tax for advertising purposes, This
bill ought to pass, for the progress
sive counties of Georgia should
not be infected with the stagna-
ton that some Of the backward
communities seem to prefer. The
counties which wish to prove that
they are worthwhile habitats for
farmer immigrants and the logical
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-29

profitable than any gold mine.
The railroads alone are eager to
buy more than can be produced,
because this melon can be bang
ed around in dining cars, across
the continent and back, if need
be, without suffering any dam
age. A giant can stand on one
Of these melons without bruis-
ing it. Yet inside, the fruit is
soft and luscious.
The man who can Bring forth
delicious variety Of new fruit
surely deserves to rank with him
who makes two blades of grass
grow where only one grew be-
fore. Americans justly pride
themselves upon the quality and
variety and volume of their fac
tories and mines and furnaces,
but we cannot afford to neglect
intelligent cultivation of the soil.
That's basic.
More and more horticulturists,
scientists and agronomiste are
seeking varieties of fruits and
vegetables that will ship long
distances, withstand rough
handling and remain in eatable
condition after it is gathered
and shipped. Those things
which must be consumed inn
mediately after gathering are of
limited commercial value TO the
farmer. The market 10 too re-
stricted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-29
The Honey-Ball Melon

A new melon, Of which little
is yet known, has been propa-
gated in Texas. known as the
honey-ball melon.
According to the Fort Worth
Record, 200 acres of this
fruit were planted this year.
Enough seed has been produced
to plant 10000 acres next sea-
son. Returns from this crop
have run from $500 to as high
as $640 per acre.
B. c. Forbes, financial writ
er. describes this gold mine of
the farms" in his daily letter.
saying of it.
II promises to prove more
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-29
THIRTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY

THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
tRrom The Times Recorder. Jug
20, 1894.)
The friends of Mrs. W. H. Kim
brough will congratulate her upon
her appointment as postmistress of
the office at Leesburg, for many
years, her home before coming tic
Americas.
Mrs. Thomas Harold will enter
tain the "At Home" Club Friday
night, August Bird at the elegant
residence of her father in law, Col.
U. B. Harold. Mrs. Harold is .
most gracious hostess and Harold
home is especially arranged and con
structed or social entertaining, SO
the evening promises to be one Of
much pleasure for the fortunate at
tendants.
To-day, at 10 o'clock, at the home
of the brides mother in Terrell
county there will be a marriage in
which Americas is interested. At
that hour Mr.. Charles Lingo, of
this city, viii be married to Miss
Alice Hart, the attractive young
daughter Of the late Rev. Isaac
Hart. The many friends Of Mr..
Lingo will hear of his good fortune
with delight and in tllvn will cf,u-
graduate him upon his CHOICE. The,
Tlmes-Recorder wishes Charlie and
his fair bride all the joy and bliss
that this life can contain.
Master Cliff Clay was out yes
ferday for the first time in four
weeks, having just recovered from
a severe attack Of fever. The many
friends of this bright little fellow
are more than delighted at his res
toration to health again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-29
cLAssIEIED ADVERTISING.

One Of the college magazines
which pokes fun at anything and
everything gets off this one:
Glow would you classify a
telephone girl? Is hers business
or a profession?"
Neither, It's calling. 1.-THE
Week"