The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-09-26
SHIPSANDOIL
and POLITICS
Josiah Bailey Challenges Pat
Williams on the Port
Terminal Issue
The independents Bureau.
IO1 Lawyers Buillling.
by X. T.. POWELL

IlIN llpl III lIlC NtpUDIlCdll CdlIlIl
have been in neck and neck
race Tor the first pages during
the past week. Oil. with Tea
pot Dome as a noble precedent,
apparently has outdiStanced all
rivals and on the last lap it
shows 4 fight for the blue rib
bon.
Gnrvcy. the black saviour of his
race. came To- town with talk of an
other war over Africa. Doctor Pea
cock Is Ia fight rxtrudlti"n from
California. Josiah William Bailey
iS tO take the lead In the ports aud
terminals fight. The Republican
row H. available because Chairman
Brumham has rrprimundcd some of
the local politicians for talkinS
about the recent visit To- the State nf
former senator FrrliughuySen, "f
New Jersey, who came 10 see what
chances the q. -. l.. has or getting
u Congressman or two In the state.
The oil war hus been. In its first
stages, largely between Insurance
commissioner Wade and the caro-
linn Syndicate. the latter n selling
concern for the Eastern oil Land
Syndicate. of Delaware. James III.
l"u. sometimes called the States
biggest lawyer. attorney for the
Standard oil. has appeared H. al.
visor tu the Insurance department.
The Syndicate has been we'll repre-
Srmtcd with lawyers, too.
Thry-Col. John Hall MnnniuS
William u. Snow. W. B. Jones. Maj.
Matt II. Allen aud Glenn Holding -
ale tryim. Ia find ont why Mr.. Wade
has singled out their client for
chuSiiSrmcnt. Several times MIR.
Wade has given out interviews tU
! the papers about this concern and In
all of them warned" the people of
| North Carolina against doing buSi-
hess with "furrincrS" and SlirktUn-
gurd statesmen. lie even told the
| News \ Observer that II was II
Do" Cook Hiiuir.
But Mr.. Wade. who halls from
Cnrtrrrt County. In which II part 0f
| the supposed oil property Is stu
! atrh. hasn't notified the public
/ about the Interstate COOpcragc com
| puny. subsidiary of the Standard
oil: tn" Eastern Bank amd Trust
company. uf New Bern: th" RAY
rn>wOod Corporation ar tn" Nor.
/ knod simmons outfit. Aud the
! Eastern Bank and Trust company,
! for which CN State chairman Th"S.
u. Warren j. attorney, has flooded
the State with triple cnl"rcd. full
newspaper size circulars. Showin.
! giant dcrrickS in operation on its
/ property and wells actually flow
/ ing.
The Carolina Syndicat" has never
offered anything hut land. II
! bought from the Meadows estate,
we'll aud favorahly known North
. carolinianS. II offered to sell Ia
/ North curOlinanS but Mr.. Wad"
objected. At least his chief deputy
! did and Mr. Wade is Understanding
the deputy 10y the aid Of Mr.. Pou.
Some well known local men are
| financing tn" carnlinn Syndicate
and lawyers for the latter concern
are preparing Ia sue Mr.. Wade and
| his deputy. They may size person
: ally aud Oh his official bond. They
! claim rank discrimination In favor
of Ncwbcrn and Standard oil con
Germs and u merry battle Is on. In
the meantime. its agents have called
Mr.. Wndc'S "blun" about indictinc.
/ There have been no warrants issued.
Hat.sct For Africa
Marcus Garvcy, promoter of the
Black Star Steamship line. which
( the originator planned to use in
carrying par. Of tn" four million
Afro Americans over here back to
I Liberia. brIittlr his race N u speech
here to promote the, membership
canllaign of the Universal Negro
| Impruv"nrrut Association. lie toll
( them they had as n"ch right u"
/ Africa as .hr JupaneSr Eav" to
| .Japln. the T,rnch to France or th"
whit Americans to the United
! States.
| "Thnt'S where the next great hol"-
cnuSt Is coming" he warned them
! i'm his message There was ~ one
( 10 pick up the refrain ~ that powr q
fuI spiritual Of the race: Il amt
( goin' study war no rInrc." Fight
i'm. for Africa Secmr,. to be cXclud-
cd from this kind Of war. The ap-
I plauded him heartily.
Bailey Going Strong.
Selection of Josiah William Bailey
or Mr.. Bailcy's nomination Of him.
self. To reply to the critics of the
administration ship and terminals
line is confirmation of week end
prophrSy that the governor or some
one for him would take note OF