The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-11-07


i.or,rlrlc man by mcudicaut mou,h-artiSt have
,lrl r., the Evangelist NJ. +. Ham and all Christian
b,r been urged to Shun me ;> L companion oi the
/ ~ encI,y ui God.
Who Is Julius Roscnwald?
| I, Rrsuwad is one o( the most ovabe and useful
rrril lie wa> born in Il modest home i'll Springfield.
street here Nbraham Lincoln lived. He began life
nl country store later sold clothing and finally be-
r,,ol with Sears who was a telegraph operator in
| II. .nl Rrchuck who was jeweler. RoSenwald made
-r oi Seats Roebuck 4 Go. by establishing two prn-
/. rm, every item ot merchandise sold by the firm
,aa, a, represented and the company spends many
,o 'rlr. annually i'll laboratories to test their de-
mi. Iia, 1ry purchaser may have his money back
questioned without having to assign
ta Ir,,nrsS principles alone, naugurated by Julius
lA rryou,unzcd merchandising practices in America
,hrm with methods oi Your Christian merchants.
y, been ,aid that Sears. Rocbuck & Go. under the
rrru, Rn>cuwad did more than any other concern
.,r q, ra>c standards oi living by making a wider
: ..,,,l, available to the most isolated family i'll
F. also a TACT that Sears Rocbuck competition
.' a,rrarr small town store and forced it to keep
,~ .r.r "n every commodity that people must buy.
.rr wn,O and 10000 people are employed by Sears
|, .u and Ru>cuwald has distributed five per cent
,.niu.., "i the company to the employees ANNUALLY
~.lHg deductions oi dividends.
~. '.,. ,crviccs ui Ru,cnwad with the oratory Ot
. tHam,
R..r.aT, greatest contribution to the social prog
.~ .rr-, ni mankind i, in hi, phanthropieS and his
90: ri. II wa, Iuliu> RU>cuwald who said: III ID
| o. Fox MAN TO PILE UP MONEY AFTER HE
/ NaiL LNrED ALL THAT HE NEEDS FOR HIM
Nu FAMILY. AND THERE lS A STAGE WHERE
|>rIuN BECOMES \ VICE"
nw. .a, rule al lie which he ha, laid down Tor
mem 20 follow. Julius Roscuwald har given away
+. ,n,t nj, own money over and above his expenses.
m-,' rulrutv i'm any Southern State that has not
r,.r. OF hi, extensive bcncvolcnccs. Your county
i.~ of ruIic instruction. VI. +. Jennings. will tell
e u1. Ro,ruwald money that made possible the
4 ,. ar..rp school houses in PasquUtank County at
,n q counts Didn't have sufficient funds Tor these
.mIm, Rr-'uvad has also been liberal contributor
r'. N"rual school at Elizabeth City.
. , Nrvhpd nf the State Department OF Public
pm '.. placed thousands uf dollars ot koSenwad
'. .,,n.n, rrrrtic, oi the State and Prot AcwOod
r'a-sc, made hv Mr. Ham are not true and are
3. 'm n' 20 " Governor and the Department o Edu-
y9r 'ru he Governor and the Department OF Edit
ni deal with 4 man like Rosenwald ii he were the
nam ~. lam represents him to be
j. Nnarp. thoughtjul and we'll informed citizen o'
'"~'. w@o ha> given literally OF his own fortune
":,IH .,hool " ,tcm in that county, says: i re-
~ H. 'naaid ono al our finest citizens and iee' Ike
'". ''ni oi what he has done for the betterment
l'..r~rrd with the little have done. Julius RoSen-
.', Pfc. inspiration To- many oi our men ot wealth.
....n'd mp and done something Tor their ieIloW
- y L
... at the tabernacle last Friday night Mr. Ham
u ..| with vchcmeucc lot OF stuff purportlng to
BIO p. Mr. Ho,cuwald i, party to the vice ring Ill
..o -,,, specifically that Mr.. RoSenwad had aided
.r".. "j property by negroes i'll the vice district
70 e. .rd headed commission which reported no
'o.'.., though subsequent investigation disclosed
n- ,'h deus aud dives in which unSpcakable evils
>' I'D. practiccd.' He then read reports OF grand
" ,,a."r clippings about vice conditions IN Ch'-