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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-11

uT ia" State To- benefit through. lie
knows they are =und hccHrl>" II"
has proved them To- hc .und ni his
own :urm. Mr.. Latham j. II student
nI farming. For thirty years he
has i-rn studying Tia" business "f
farming. lie knows every problem.
every piifull. every obstacle that
the farmer rururIntrr>, unl Ii" has
- remedy for ar u method uf sur
muimtiug Just about cN"rythin: that
.ri> ia the way. lie knows the
Sriruc, nnd theory uf farming and
The practical "md "f til" gam" nS
well. IL" has studied plant life
AMI all the little things which make
Nature II mystery {" til" hiy mind.
ami hI~ hr"u ull" 10 perfect Il ~.
TEN through which TIA" hazards "t
firm.u. are reduced iu the mini
mum.
Fred Latham j. uu "Nrcrtiv" at
mn mean ability. This i evidenced
hv the business nf his furm. This
business il ~ we'll organized and
directed ~ l. tlut "f any hankim:
institution in North Carolina. IL"
has other business Interests, Int
none that h" loves :" much ar I"
which hc drv"t,> ~ much ntt"m-
ton"
Aud this l. the man North caro-
liua needs ia ia" "ific" "f Commits
>inhrr uf Agriculture to-day.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-11
eJhQ BANK CLERK Aso TIC SOOA JCPKCR
MOST THINGS co OUT OF STYLE.

"rhry tell N" you nr" Just back
from n trip tn New York" said the
Soda .l"rk"r in the Bank tl"rk the
other morning.
"rh"y told y"u right" replied The
Bank Clerk.
We'll. did YOU 81" anything mrti.
culurly new in New York this trip
inquired the Soda lcrkrr.
II should say | did" said the
l,nmk Clerk. II found New York
altogether different from what IL
has been In th" past. ! had hardly
landed in the hig burg before |
noticed II great change In the
wumcm: they looked more like our
women used Ia look before they
began Ia ape New York ways. Their
clothes seemed Ia hr Sn"r amd more
sensible. But il took me three days
Ia discover that the great change
that has come about iS due t0 the
fact that much rouge aud paint and
powder have gone out of style.
That's the biggest fact not OtiCCahlr In
New York to-day and II has made u
great change In the women. The
New York girl used to paint her
lips II flaming scarlet. put Il layer
of paint aS thick aS II hlntt"r on her
cheeks. dust herself with tnlCum
powder in II way that looked like
she had put ii on with II feather
duStcr. pcmcilcd her eyebrows and
painted her eye laShcS. Eut she
doesn't ,lo that any more. You see
very few painted lips. fewer paint
cd eyebrows, no artificial cycluShcs,
only u modest amount of talcum In
evidence. and there is IN absence
of the higher smelling perfumes
with which they used To- drcmch
themselves. New York girls YOU
now meet OH Broadway. Fifth Ave-
nue.. ar in Thirty Fourth or Forty
Second ST. look about like "lIr girls
used Ia look before they began 10
try Ia look like New York flappcrS
used to look
GLOW do you account for the
chungr:" asked the Soda Jcrkrr.
Il don't. said the Bank Clerk,
But ! asked some New York girls
about it and they told me that the
girl who was considered up.tO.thc-
minute IN style today u th" athletic
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-11
One TERM COST
COUNTY $l,5O0
Solicitors Fees Alone Amount
cd to $35l; ard S96 of 1t
For Ono Defendant

The bill OF costs for the
March term OF Pasquotank
superior Court which tried Is
defendants. amounts 10 ST.
.5lS9S. oi which $05+.S0 III fees
went to witnesses and officers,
and $4oO.90 was paid TO jurics.
Solicitur Small got fee $
amounting to 1851. aud Prose-
cutting Attorney p. G. Sawyer,
ui the county court from Which
the eases came. got $95.75.
The fees paid solicitor Small was
on" nr The largest amounts ever paid
u Solicitor in l'aSpuotunk Court.
Ninety six dollars of this amount
was paid from nine counts on which
LrRo yWhitr WAS tried. $40 for ron.
viriimg \. f.. Jones. nnd $40 for con-
victim. Elwcll D"criOu. IL cost the
Curniy SlGO.9O tO convict y. f..
Jones: and Sl2O.G5 Ia convict III.
we'll Ovrrton. not counting what
WIS paid the jurics In thcs" 'llses.
.Iury fees cost somewhere In the
nriglhri huud of 500 for each Of
these eases.
On Oc;ohrr |. every solicitor In
.,orth Carolina will 20 on an annual
salary of $500 to be paid In month.
~ inStallmcnts from state funds,
in addition to 800 annually for
travelling expenses. Under this
system raspuotumk County alone
will bc relieved of something like a
thousand dollars year In fees.
The solicitor in this district how.
ever. will receive more money an.
nua!ly than ut the present time
when fees and his allowance Of $40
for each term of court amount IT,
only about $1,000 p"r annum. With
the solicitors Office paying more
than $1,000 Il year. IL will bc ono
of the most desired offices In the
eastern districts. and promises u
lively race In the next campaign.
In the Western districts, solicitors
receive more money than they Will
grt under Tn" salary basis, by reason
of heavier court dockctS.
Putting The Solicitors on u salary
basis H. expected 10 relieve the
courts against u prisoner for the
purpose "f making fees for the Soil
citor. This condition may continue
the lower court in this county, be-
cause the Prosecuting Attorney gets
u fee for every conviction.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-11
U.S.. COURT TO
BEGIN APRIL IS
Some Is Cases Mostly for Dis
tilling Docketed for Trial
Here Next Week

OF Is or 80 cases dockcted
for trial at the Spring term of
Federal Court which conveneS
here on April IS Judge
Henry e. Connor, presiding.
more than half are distilling
offcnses. One however. is for
using the mails to defraud and
is OF unusual interest.
This is the case Of John II. Simp.
son. Chowan County man who was
indicted In 1921, and who skipped
to Texas. While the case was
pending trial for some reason or
other II was non.suited. and got
struck or the docket. Simpson,
thinking himself relieved OF the
charge, came back TO EdcntOn by
airplanc. The story Of his arrival
was recorded In Il newspaper and
shortly afterwsrl the clipping Of
simpsons arrival was mailed Ia n
L. =. Marshal. Simpson was soon
arrested, and Is now under $3.50
bond.
The defendants charged with dis
tilllng, transporting, and otherwise
trafflcking In liquor. come from
every county In the Elizabeth city
district. 1t Is Interesting In this
connection thnt the biggest liquor
case on the docket Ii TINT Of four
Currituck County men who were
captured by Federal officers from
Virginia who happened to he scrv-
Ing as witnesses at the Fall term Of
Federal Court. The officers got
the tip. and under the n0ses of
North Carolina officers. slipp.'d over
tn Indian Island In Camden County
and captured several large boats.
a large still. nnd with the outfit.
the Currituck men, Willie l..
Roberts, John Gnllop. Ed. BnrncrJ
and John OvertOI, alleged To huy"
been the operators. Since then j. q.
Roberts, Z. l.. Roberts. and I. A.
Roberts have been apprehended la
connection with the case.
This term Of court hns also to
deal with A. Nejnm Of EtlrntOn
charged with violating the Inter-
state Commerce Act. lie IL uccus.
cd Of huvlng pluced false valu.
alton on II shipment Of gOo,ls for
which hc sought dumugcs Of rail
rOnd company.
The case of II. a. Brownlcy. who
lived In this city for nearly two
years with u woman he brought
from Pennsylvania, Is still open for
Judgement pending the effort or
BrOwnlcy tO get n divorce from his
wife 80 TINT hc cnn marry the girl
who lived with him here aud bore
him child.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-11
CHARGED WITH
MURDER
Wanchese Woman to Be Tried
Saturday for Strangling New
Born Grandchild

The crime OF inianticidc is
lodged apainst Mrs. w. {.
Saunders. Of WanchcSc, who is
to be tried in Magistrates
court in MantcO on Saturday
this week. on a charge Of
Strangling the new born in
FAINT of her l6-ycar-Old daugh-
ter IIyacinth Saunders. The
crime, alleged to have been
committed three weeks ago,
was first publicly aired last
week when Solicitor w. l..
Small had the Dare County
coroner dig up the baby and
hold an autopsy.
The baby In question WIS the
second child Of this young girl, and
WAS born at The home of her aunt
some three weeks ago. Mrs. Snumd-
rrs Is alleged To have threatened to
kill the next infant her daughter
gave birth Ia. and seems tO have
carried out her promise. TIL" story
might not have come out, Int two
women living nearby are said to
have heard the screams Of the III
ramt. and Keeping watch. saw Mrs.
Saunders slip out and bury II shoe
box.
4 choice mursrl uf scandal such
~ this could not long remain cover.
rd In u thickly settled. 0prn-rycd
community like WunchcSc. where
nll live alert for gossip AMI have
uo secrets in particular from one
another. Tie gossip was cnlivcncd
next day when the young girl help.
cd 10 the family wash within Il
few hours after her delivery.
The news quickly came H. EliH.
nhrih city amd Solicitor Small in
Struci,l Dr. II. u. llrylc. ia" colln.
~ coroner tu Ill. M tn" baby and
hold mn autopsy. Dr. llnylr and
Dr. W. W Johnston. the County
Health Officer and II jury, went Ia
Wnnchrsr and dug mp III" baby, cut
ont its lungs and found that the
baby had hrrnthrd. Thumb and
finger prints plainly visible "n the
huhy'S throat indicated that IL m"t
death 10y Strnmgu!nti"n. 4" which
the medical men agreed.
Wnn"h">r folks appear "nragm
over tn" Grim" which they think is
u disgrace on their community and
are demanding n prosecutions. -"
the chHrg" nf infanticid" and "f
roIIrraling the birth of u child viii
lr pushed. The ease H. un" for the
SUPERIOR Court und will give some
choice speculation Ia sandwich IN
with local poliiicnl topics during
the rnmImign. Final trial will come
NJ the May term of Court AMI will
insure n large court attendance. aS
Dare seldom has many criminal
cases Ln It's duCk"i.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-11
LITTLE BOY EXPECTED TO
SAVE BADLY BROKEN ARM

Harry Johnson. Jr.. 12-ycar-old
son of Mr.. aud Mrs. =. II. John
son uf this city Is in II Baltimore
Hospital under the care of surgeons
nS result of falling from II piano
box on which hc was playing with
some companions. and badly break
img his left arm IN three places.
about three weeks ago. The injury
was 80 serious that il WAS thought
the boy would lose his arm. but Su'-
gronS have hope Of saving 1t and
will set the bones this week.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-11
THIS COW EARNS HER KEEP

4 IIulStrim cow belonging I" VI. L..
burgess. Of old Trfp. Camden
County has given birth To twin
calves. making II record of five
calves she has born in three years.
-Four ur the five calves were hcifcrS.
Mr.. Burgess says Sh" is taking care
of her last twins nicely and yicld-
ing gallon of milk II day for the
family hSidrS. lie calls her his
miracle COW.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-11
HANDS 1T TO SAUNDERS

Here's II word of appreciation
from chnrity and Children. noted
Baptist publication of Tbomasvillr.
Last fritluy Editor ". q. Saun.
dcrs delivered nn address To the
student body Of Chowun College on
"Education and the Color Problem"
Mr.. Saunders IN u fine editor, and
Is now milking II reputation ns an
orator nlsO. lie Is gifted with both
tongue nnd pen.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-11
VICTORIOUSIN
HIGHWAY FIGHT
Delegation at Savannah Wires
That Elizabeth City Man
Is State Chairman

Elizabeth City'S delegation
to Savannah fighting Tor the
adoption Of 4 route by Eliz-
abcth City seems to have been
successful. and L. II. Williams
oi this city has been made
State Chairman Of the South
Atlantic Coastal Highway AS
Suciatiun in North Carolina ac-
curding to a wire received
Yesterday from the delegation
which is expected home today.
The brief wire from Dr. Samuel
II. Tcnplrman who attended the
mrrtin. with the Elizabeth city
delegation. gives &. X. Pugh credit
for leading the fight in Il master.
ful way. aud SIyS that after Il hard
fight. route ~ hy way of Norfolk.
South Mills. Elizabeth city. Eden
ton, and llrrtford WAS adopted.
Route ~. hy way of Richmond.
Wilson nnd GuldShOru will also hc
ndnptrd. il i said. which means
hnth routes will l." advertised 10y
the Association. umd all towns VIII
share the opportunity "f enter
taimimg the tourists who travel this
route.
Attending the meeting in Savan-
nah. were K. &. job. secretary al
the Chandler nf Commerce, l.. H..
Williams. &. Il. rugh amd nr.
Samuel II. Tcmplcman.
This highway sought 10y Elizabeth
city j. II link connecting II rr"l"s-
rd Coastal Highway Route from
Bangor. Maine l." Key West Florida.
The route will l'r adopted over roads
already built. amd will hc advertised
with it, points Of interest. aS Il
Coastal Highway. Tn supply CON
Meeting links aud iu assist In build
in. bridges. Federal Hid Will ~
forthcoming. Such II r"ad r"m".
trutimg all the chief points al III
,rr,,Sr of the Atlantic Scuhonrd l.
expected tn prov" II great ntlrnr-
tinn To- tourists. anil the Elizabeth
civ territory with its guod hunt.
ims und fishing. nmd points of his
tnricul interest. il expected 1" hc "i
~ snail interest I" tourists.
.lccnr,liu. {" information given
i'm n letter frum Congressman Hat
let =. Wu"d I" II. q. Harlow al
New Bern. th" mrrtim: at Savannah
has 10 official east. aud II VIII re-.
main for the Federal Highway
Commission iu adopt II route. III
il InSSihlr that il might HAY" som"
hearing nu tn" stimulation "i tn"
rurr-I,~ If the Government. con.
tinurS Mr.. Ward. our r",it" has u
little superiority "f prestige IL II
rn>>ihlr military route, only h""a,lNr
soon after the war Will" the lilhll"
mind was more or less occupied with
military Sug.rStiuuS. til" Bureau
nr I;nud> called upon th" War de-
rartmrut 1" iudicnt" what Federal
IIi.,L,y,,y r,,IItU IL regarded uT ~Ut.
ririrut Importance tu hay" priority.
and under direction "f IA" General
Staff. ruui" - WAS Indicated nS
one"
Even tho certain rout" j. recon
mrndwl 10y th" Association, Mr..
Ward Indicated that the Govern
mrnt may not finally adopt II. hlit
that il remains for th" work al
highway agitation 1" increasingly z"
"n. lie says:
Let the good work 90 on.
Imaginary rivnlricS will only Siiln'i'
hate il. They will not tear down,
hut rather will build mp. II Is good
for our towns Ia show nS mllrh.
aud if possible, NOR" interest H.
highway construction, than those oh
Route ~. amd To- that extent | am
clad Ia SEE you all active AMI scar
rd."
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-11
LITTLE BOY SHOT

William Garter. l3-y"ar-old Son
nr Mr.. aud Mrs. j. l.. Carter of
F"Hrin. Street was shot in the jaw
Will" playim. near lmuam Street
sunday Afternoon. The shot WAS
from shotgun aud was
u H. not known who
fired The shot.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-11

COTTON SEED. Early Prolific.
These seed carefully selected from
early picked cotton. Per bu. $500.
=. VI. WOODLEI, Mackcys. y g.
rA11ot
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-11

Good eyeslght Is inexpensive. Sec
Or. J. ID. Hathaway, Optometrist.
Elizabeth City, N. g. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-11

The food value Of cggs does not
decrease AZ the price goes down. Al
this srns0n Of the year they are both
economical mnd hcalthful.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-11

MRS. J. &. FEARING;
THIS energetic Elizabeth City
woman WAS unanimously reelected
President of District II Of the state
Federation Of WOmans Clubs at the
second annual meeting Of the dis.
trirt which was held at Elcnton
on Tuesday. The honor Of Secretary
Of The distric. went 10 Miss Mary
Bright, also Of Elizabeth City.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-11

For your eyes sake see DR.. J. ID.
Hathaway. Optometrist, Bradford
Rlds., Elizabeth City, ~ g. sa".
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-11
CLIP AND MAIL THIS NOW
To THE INDEPENDENT
Elizabeth City. n. G.

I am inrlosing herewith check or
r. o. Money Order for Sl.50 for
which send me THE ISDEPES.
DENT for one year. I want 10
keep up with your interesting edI.
tOrials and news articles about
Northeastern North Carolina folks
and things.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-04-11

Don't neglect your eyes. See
Hathaway. HS ..cG3. ccT.
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Write il Plainly
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-12
THING
UNUSU A L.
THE YERKES
OBSERVATORY
By T. T. MAxEY
1924. western Newspaper Union.)

To avoid the fine and numerous
particles of dust and smoke which
naturally hover in the air over big
city and cut down the effectiveness OF
the observations, the jarring-even
though minute-which upsets the cal
culations of the observers, and the
disturbing reflections from the night
illumination, powerful telescopes are
usually stationed at points where
these conditions do not have to be
reckoned with.
Accordingly, the great Yerkes OBJ
servatory connected with the Uni
versity of Chicago) -one of the great
est of all the astronomical labora-
tories on earth, is perched upon the
crest of bluff above beautiful Lake
Geneva, near the town of Williams
Bay, Wis.-about seventy miles north
west offChicago.
In the largest of the three dOmes
which surmount the observatory is
mounted the worlds largest refracting
telescope. 1t is also the busiest tele-
scope, being in use both day and
night the year round, weather condi-
tons permitting.
In the center of this dome, which is
75-feet in diameter on the inside, bal
anced across the great pier which
rests upon a solid foundation Of con-
crete and supports the weight, is the
barrel of this tremendous instrument.
1t is 81 feet long and weighs about
$4,000 pounds. Each of the two great
lenses which fit inside of this barrel
are forty inches across.
The barrel Of this instrument can
be swung around in any direction and
raised or lowered to any angle; the
floor of the dome is movable and the
entire roof of the dome revolves-all
serve in any direction and at any
angle necessary in order to properly
perform the particular job in hand.
After the barrel has been focused it
can be adjusted to follow and keep in
view the object under observation, re-
lieving the observer of having to stop
occasionally and focus his telescope.
Adjustment as small as one-one-hun-
dredth of an inch can be made.
With this telescope observers have
been enabled to determine, with great
exactness, the positions of stars in
clusters and the distances between
them. Stellar photographs taken,
using the telescope as camera, are
among the best yet secured. The
brightness of stars also is measurable
with this instrument
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-12
THE CHICAGO STOCK
YARDS

The Union Stock yards in Chicago
handle so much stock that when one
saunters about the yards, it seems as
though all the farmers in the country
had decided to ship all their stock
to Chicago at the same time, and that
it all arrived on the day you were
there.
Established in 1865, these yards
have grown to be the largest in Amer
lea, if not in the world. The great
bulk Of our live stock, especially hogs,
is raised in the states between the
Allegheny and the Rocky mountains.
Railroad construction was converging
toward and expanding from the city
at the southern end of Lake Michigan.
Chicago, therefore, was the logical lo-
cation for Americas greatest live
stock mart.
Naturally, the production of live
stock has increased many fold during
the last 81 years. This fact, plus the
scope of the territory from which
these yards draw patronage, accounts
for the condition mentioned in the
first paragraph, and the staggering
figures which follow.
These yards today contain about
10000 pens and cover an area of
about 800 acres.
In 1865, 613 cattle, 17,764 hogs. and
1,433 sheep were received. The aver
age number of head of stock handled
daily during a recent five-year period
was: Cattle, 1926; calves, 1888;
hogs, 26,753; sheep, 1895; horses,
212: a total of 1904 head or 936
cars every "a hours-an average Of 80
cars per hour, day and night.
The receipts of stock vary widely
between seasons and because of mar
ket fluctuations. The largest receipts
recorded on any one day, according to
recently compiled statistics, were !:
Cattle. 1928, on November 16, 1908 !;
calves, 1926, on March 25, 1920;
hogs, 96,964, on November 20. 1918;
sheep, 71,792, on October 16, 1911 |;
horses, 1928, on January IL, 1904.
The greatest aggregate value of all
stock received during any one year
was in 1918 when this total reached
the astounding figure Of $904,715, 357,
an average of So, 478,672 week days and
Sunday, too, throughout the year.
During that year, 3,789,922 cattle,
657,767 calves, 8,614,190 hogs, 1922
1856 sheep, and $500 horses were re-
ceived-an average of 1928 head of
live stock every hour, day and night,
for the entire year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-12

day, and when night would come !
would be so nervous couldn't stay In
bed. Our druggist recommended the
Vegetable Compound to my husband and
he bought four bottles. ! have taken
every one and think ] have right to
praise your medicine. - Mrs. j. y.
HoLLEMAN, 2214 E. Marshal Street,
Greenville, Texas.
For fifty years Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been used by
women from girlhood through middle
age.
It is dependable medicine for trou.
bles common to women. Such symp-
toms as Mrs. Holleman had are relieved
by correcting the cause of the trouble.
For sale by druggists everywhere.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-12
Mercury IN Japan

Near the village of Kita, in the Up
per Goto archipelago Of Japan, 1t is
reported that an exceptionally rich
vein of mercury ore has been dis
covered. 1t is said to extend Cor more
than seven miles on the surface and
to vary in width from two to six feet.
Assays show the ore to be very rich,
containing IS per cent Of mercury, and
preliminary excavations indicate that
the vein increases in thickness the
deeper it is followed. 1t should make
Japan independent of the rest of the
world for It's supply Of mercury.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-12
Hnhifa of the Gorilla

The gorilla, chimpanzee and orang-
outang are alike in being destitute of
any rudiment of tail, in having no
cheek-pouches and no naked spaces at
the base of the trunk, and in the habit
of resting on the knuckles Of the hand
in walking. Late investigation shows
that the gorilla spends more of his
time in the trees than on the ground.
He makes a rude shelter for his mate
and young and himself sleeps with his
back to the tree trunk ready for any
emergency