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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-01-16
OUGHT TO GET
CHOWANBRIDCE
Local Legislators Pledged To
1t, and They Hold I'm
portant Committeeships

Ii eastern North Carolina
doesn't get the proposed Cho-
wan bridge. it will be either
because the General Assembly
will be too tight to make
amends to the east for what it
has lost in the way of roads, or
because the legislators from
this section will not have car
ried out their pledges.
Northeastern North Carolina will
probably never have more lcgisla-
tors on the important committees
that could lend invaluable aid in
bringing about the appropriation.
Both Senators from this district
made their campaign largely on IL
promise to do their best for this
movement. and the Representative
of PaSquCtank has pledged himself
to its support.
Senator Williams himself. has
landed on the budget committee
with Governor Mclean. and ought
to do good work. He is chairman
of the Financ" Committee. and a
member of the Committee tn Cor
poralionS. on Corporation Commits
sion. on Banks and Currency. Water
Commerce. Welfare and IuStit"-
tiOnS for the Blind.
Senator Mcmillan of Edrml"m
landed Oh the committee on Ap-
preparations. and the committees on
Counties. cities and Town. Fish
and Fisheries. Enrolled Bills. H.
sane ASylumS. and Constitutional
Amendments.
And Lo! and behold. Representa-
tive Wilson of Pasquotank. got him.
self on the committee Gn Public
Roads and TurnpikeS. ana the COM
mittccS on Health. Courts and Judi
cial Districts. and the Inauguration
If legislators don't lose too much
time ON the numerous Othor rom-
mittrpS on which they have landed.
they ought to do coed work if it can
he done. Otherwise. something will
be peculiar about it.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-01-16
C0NSOLEO BOY TO PAY
WIFE ONLY $500 4 WEEK

Charles IL. COnsOlvo. .Ir.. foster
son of the millionaire owner Of
Baltimore. Norfolk and Richmond
hotels. is too poor TO pay his mani
cure wife $50 week alimOny. az
cOrding to Judge Stein in circuit
court in Baltimore who has reduced
the alimony to SIS week after the
boy pleaded poverty.
Mrs. COnSOlvO. formerly Miss
Evelyn Lamb. age II. of Elizabeth
City. y. C.. is suing for separate
maintenance. Her suit was filed
shortly after COnSOlvO'S petition for
annulment of the marriage was de-
nicd at Ellicott City. by Judge For
sythc. 1t waS Judge ForSythe who
set the alimOny at $50 a week.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-01-16

y. HCW..-1} SMITH
WHAT he doesn't know about
potatoes and the truck business
hasn't been discovered. and that's
why they speak of Howard Smith
as Potato" Smith, to distinguish
him frGm other Smiths. Howard
Smith is a native of Fayetteville,
y. e., came to this city several
years ago TO engage i'm the prO6occ
brokerage business, and has been
here ever since. He makes it his
business to make friends and to
keep them after he makes them.
There isn't Il farmer in eastern
North Carolina who ever grew Il
potato that y. Howard Smith isn't
acquainted with. Besides being a
great admirer of the acceleratOr
he is one of Elizabeth City's most
eligible and elusive bachelors. He
is Mason, ShYiner, Elk, and a
member of the Country Club. He is
also president of the Albemarle Fair
Association, the Elizabeth City Bus
Line, former president. and now
director of the Elizabeth City Shrine
Club. He has also identified him.
self with a financial interest in
several of the best known busi.
ness institutions i'm the city. When
at work he is head of his
own truck brokerage and COM
mission business, busily routing
shipments of potatoes, peas, beans,
to the big markets of the country.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-01-16

THE BEST OF THEM CHANGE THEIR NAMES

turn around and spend their money
like Coal oil JommirS 10 educate
rvcrybody. When they -rt every
body "du"Hlrd. then how are they
going t. make millions:
"Thcy'yc got 10 educate the folks
if business is To- h" carried on sue
cCSSfuIiy in This country from now
on" said ihc Bank Clerk. "lt takes
rlucnlrd hands and heads to do the
worlds work to-day with all III"
complicated machinery and book
keeping required by modern bust
ness. Mr.. Duke knows that and.
whHi'$ more. he knows that schools
don't make brains and that all the
college rducatiom in in" world wont
make the rank and file any more
capahlc cf looking out for itself than
il iS now: most folks in this world.
rdllr"trd or lmudlWHtcd will al
ways have to have somebody to look
uui for 'cm. give 'rm cut-Out jobs
and keep 'cm busy. Big brains like
Buck Dukes will boss the works
even when we have universal cdu
calion.'
BuI the Soda .Jrrkcr wasn't list
cning at ali; his eyes and his
thoughts had lrailcd off after cute
little fiappcr who had just entered
tn" drug store. "Ain't she classy"
said the Soda Jcrkcr: I'm nuts
about these littlc ones"
Th" Bank Clerk s;Vc the object
of the Soda .Icrkcr's desire one con-
trmptUUuS look: These little run
abUutS are all right for weekend
trips. maybe" said he. But for
day in and day out, all the year
round service. II Biz Six is more
dependable and holds the road bet
ter"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-01-16
ELKS REHE.iRS.iLS BEGIN
MONDAY FOR MINSTRELS

RchcarSalS for the annual Char
ity minstrel show of the Elizabeth
City ElkS. to be held on Monday
and Tuesday. February = and 3, will
begin Monday night Of next week.
The production will he staged en-
tirely by local talent. of which the
ElkS number considerable, and will
be produced by the National Pro.
ducers Association.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-01-16
q. What are the greatest cngi-
nccrin. fcats of modern times?

y. Among these are the digging
of the Panama Canal. construction
of the Hudson River Tubes. digging
"f the Sucz Canal. and the construc-
zion of the Cat<kill Aqucduct III
New York.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-01-16
Sfrdllg on Econnany

Il expressed then and still enter.
tain the desire and determination to
do my utmost to apply sound bust.
ness principles and methods to the
conduct of government. need not
remind yOu, am sure, that in such
an administration, while material
ism must not bc the controlling fac
or. there must lie and effort to blend
and unite economic principles with
sane progress ideas so as TO bring
to all our citizrns larger mea sure
of civic advancement and material
prosperity '.
There the new governor struck
key note which hc maintained
throughout the rest Of his address.
Able and pleasing us il was, it con
tanned no definite recommendations
but II sufficiently graphic outline Of
the trend of recommendations 10 be
made later as TO sustain all prophc-
cicS that safe and sane admins
tratiGn has come upon uS.
Il favor progress in educ8tiOn,"
the Governor said, ''bccauso il Is the
Foundation stone of our civilization.
The classic utieranct Of a~grcat
North carolinian: "A democracy
cannot bc built on the backs OF
ignorant men, sounded an eserlnst.
in" truth.
I'm the rate Of progress made In
public education In the past twenty
five years North Carolina has out
stripped every state in the country,
yet We are forced TO admit that
education is still the most pressing
need Of our commonwealth
u hope The day will soon cOme,"
hr added in this connection, "wher
every boy aud girl In the most re
mote sections of the state will have
the opportunity for ut least higf
school education. We must con.
Stamtly strive TO reach this goal
Great Business Enterprise
Following education. Mr.. McLe:
took mp The State as business cnt:
prise. pointing ont that North Ca,
lima has made very large Outlays
the expansion Of its plant facilitic'
Including an extensive system .
transportation. tus,'-
There seems to have been in iho
past" he continued, "a general ip.
preston that sound business. prin.
ciplcs and methods cannot, and in
deed should not, be applied to the
conduct Of government. l deny that
there is any real basis for such an
impression. On the contrary, there
is no reason whatever why we
should not apply the same principles
and practices 10 the operation Of
government that have produced eff
cheney in the conduct of private
business affairs.
Enumcrating Il county, municipal
and state debt Of more than 320
millions, Governor Mclean Obsery-
ed:
Our county and municipal debt
is not above the average of that in
the various States OF the Union. II
(Continuod On page TTo)
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-01-16
EORK BEGUN ON PLANS
FOR OUTLAY OF $SOO,OOO
,otber $500 600 Likely to Be Needed in Two
Years For Our Utility Plants 10 De
Taken Over january 81.
'wERAGE EXTENSIONS
MAY BEGIN IN MARCH

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pCl%tCu ut''iI'S> N''''i''''''>
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''
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-01-16

D.. ]. u. hathaway has moved
to 3l5 Hinton Bldg, Take tie
elevator aivf
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-01-16
M'LEAN LAUNCHES HIS
PROGRAM OF ECONOMY
Hope For Schools, But Road Building With
Moderation, Stressed in New Governors. !.
Inaugural Address Wednesday -,
THINKS STATE FINANCES
AFFORD LITTLE OUTLAY
by X. T.. POWELL

RALEIGH, Jan. l5.-IIope
for the schools and univerSi-
ties, road progress with moder-
alton, a determination TO find
the size of the States deficit
and. if necessary. bond it and a
pledge to keep the operating
expense Of North Carolina
within its income constituted
the high spots in the inaugural
address OF Governor Angus
Wilton Mclean Wednesday.
A great crowd OF 100 per cent
Tar Heels were on hand tG
hear him and to attend the re.
ccption and ball which follow.
ed his induction into office, 80
The crowd was Manifestly inter.
csted in the stage setting, in tho
process of putting governor in Of
flee Some Of them were here tD
cheer upon the slightest prOvoca-
ton and others intcHtly bent on get
ting the Mclean slant on State nf-
fairs. The address. peculiarly TO
joint session Of the General Assem-
bly,. was heard with compelling in.
tcrcst by the sOlOns who are to pass
upon such recommendations as the
Executive may Issue from now, until
the legislature is adjourned.
Reviewing his campaign pledge to
use all the energy and ability he
possesses, plus all his accumulated
experience. in giving to the State an
administration characterized by cf-
ficicncy. economy and rational pro-
gress. Governor Mclean said at
the outset
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-01-16

DIR. J. ID. Hathaway has moved
to 80 Hinton Bldg. Take the
elevator. adVt.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-02-15
Teachers College Notes.

Tsssser. sollss, =, s Ks.Fnsy ssssass.t
address IN Home BY President osorgs
r Martin.
Professor H. o sutton. member Of the
executive committee Of the Nebraska
meeting Of tho COMMITTEES held in LIN
coin last week Incidentally Professor
sutton visited leEisiats IN the interests OF
the teachers tenure bill
Miss Alma Ho.ie has heen appointed q
member ~ national COMMITTEES Of mod :
srp lerguase, whose purpose Ia to sscer-
y s e. e. s. 's s %
Som%It.. SsG'.N rom Ns N.srs.s SSss member OF tho
jacob Kanrier, formerly Of Kesrney.
washinster or u. e''' e. to % ii. soms in Port, S
Ian. ore Mr. Kansler attended this in
ss.tutisn IN i,s Early days and Mrs.
time head 81 the department of public
school maele
President Martin addressed tho cham
hrr ef commerce at Loup CITY last week
Mss Anna " Jennlnes, Librarian. spoke
Art" She ssVr descriptions ~ the vafi-
eiss masiernieces she had seen white
travelling In Eurupe.
t'haneellpr schreekenrast ~ WESLEYAN
university. Snake hefefc the student hody
NJ ronvoeation Monday.
rhe HISTORY club met 1T dinner sat
ntdaN evening. Three rlNil war veterans
hesspso Smith sR"g''n 81 Wood ss" and
lehn Mercer, were eucris ~ honor. Each
~ these mcn told interesiing stories %
the events a the times they had seen
President lincoln
The Zip club sponsored show
down which was held IN the Auditorium
Nednsgdas niKht The rnrpose 81. ths
70 npSSfhm pSfehs.. sweater. for N. honsr unu s,a
dsnts Of the eollsss
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-02-15

added and then remailed. He wrote
the wrong address and the letter was
returned to him again. He inscribed
the correct address and mailed the
letter again, thinking that the can
celled stamp would carry the letter to
the corrected destination. When the
letter was returned to him for post
age, he called at the information win
dow and charged the postoffice de-
partment with being stingy. The man
was so pleased with the courteous
treatment of Mole that he promised
to become a regular patron of the
Omaha postoffiee.
The telephone bell rang and Mole
applied a listening ear.
Put on a 16-cent stamp. mark II
air mail. have Ii in the postoffice
before 9 tonight and your letter will
be in San Francisco at p. m. to-
morrow" was the prompt reply.
Adjusts Domestic Jar.
The Information man adjusted a
little domestic jar when a man called
TO state that while he was in South
Dakota he mailed his wife in Omaha.
a postoffice order for s35 and when
he returned to his home here. his
wife insisted that she did not receive
the remittance. On his second call he
brought the wife with him and Mole
found the letter here. waiting 10 be
called for. The husband had ad-
dressed the letter to Nicholas street
instead OF lizard street.
When letters are sent TO the dead
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-02-15
By WILL NJ. MAUPIN.

William A. Paxton, known to old
timers in Omaha as BILL built W
and maintained a reputation for
rugged honesty. II will come as dis
tinct surprise to those who cherish
his memory to learn. at this late date
that "Bill' was pickpocket.
To make 1t all the worse, he picked
the pocket of a friend who trusted
him: the pocket of a man who was
engaged in business with him.
or course. there were mitigating
circumstances. He didn't commit the
heinous crime because he was hungr,
and needed money, but he committed
1t az a favor for another friend, Rich
ard l.. Netealfe.
And thereby hangs this tale.
Met was reporting the Legislature
of 1898 for an Omaha newspaper VII
liam y. Babeock. then general man
ager OF the Union Stockyards com
pany, had been elected to he senate
az a democrat For some reason OF
other, Babcock and the publisher OF
the newspaper Met represented
had a falling out. and Babcock. sought
TO play even by making things diff
cult for Met"
+ Selections Written Out.
The pops and the democrats had
combined to organize the senate. and
had arranged for a division of the of
fices and committees. It was Bab
cock who headed the democratic com
mittee of selection. and he had all tbs
democratic selections written out or
the old familiar yellow foolscap paper
Met" had secured the pop selections
but try as he did. Babcock absolutely
refused to come through"
I'll see to it that you don't get the
democratic appointees until ali the
other papers have printed the list.
sneered Babcock, shaking the list un-
der Nets" nose.
In his extremity MET" sought the
aid of "Bill' Paxton. who roomed
with Babcock at the Lincoln hotel.
Bill" promised to do what he could
to get Babcock to loosen up. but his
efforts were unavailing.
Midnight came on. and the hour
for closing the forms drew nigh, and
still Met" was minus the democratic
end Of the list. Again he sought out
Paxton and renewed his plea.
you come up to our room at ! a..
m. and I'll try again" said Paxton.
Babcock In Bath.
Met" knocked promptly at l and
was admitted
"Babcoek is taking a bath said
Paxton. As soon as he Is through
I'll ask him again
Met" insisted that he had TO have
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-02-15

goes to college and needs money TO
pay his way through school makes
the best kind OF bellboy or elevator
boy.
Floyd Adams. in charge Of service
for the Eppley hotel system In Oma-
ia, said he prefers the college youth
to any other class for bellboy work.
College Boys Honest.
They are conscientious. most OF
them have moderate habits and II is
too low for them to stoop to bootleg
ging," said Adams. OF all the college
boys Adams has hired. none has been
discharged for committing anything
unethical
And that isn't all. They are all
perfect gentlemen" said Adams. Col
lego boys never talk back nor get
sarcastic to patrons"
According to Adams II II easy to
select youth for hopping" He
said II Is the manner IN which n
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-02-15

This. he said. is being done at many
Of the largest hotels In the country
This practice Is not In use in any
Omaha hotel. according to the own
ers.
Bellboys' Pay.
Many hotels do not pay their bell
boys any salary. making them de
pend on tips. Omaha hotels however
pay the boys a small salary.
The position OF bellboy Is lucrative
at many hotels. There are always a
large number OF applications at this
hotel Beilhoys al the Hotel Fon
tenelle earn approximately $3.50 q
month.
"You can't tell who gives the tips
In hotel. a prosperouslo looking mar
or woman who you'd think would be
a liberal Upper. may hand you but a
dime. while others who look ms II
they hadn't any money tip heavily. q
Adams said
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-02-15
WEALTHY FARMER
Is STILL MISSING

Bridgeport, Neb.. Feb. "a. - Hause
Frederickson OF Minnesota is in
Bridgeport endeavoring to find some
trace OF his brother, Nelse, and Sc.
cure possession OF the farm which
was taken on mortgage, after the
mysterious disappearance OF Nelse,
several weeks ago.
Before leaving his farm near FL.
more dam. Where he had been living
for several years, Nclse r'rederickson
withdrew his large cash balance from
an Alliance bank. and ncrtRaged
the farm to an eastern banker. lie
leased tho farm and left the corn
crop ungathered when he dlsap.
pcared.
There was no financial reason for
mortgaglng tho place and his brother
believes Nelse may have been wor.
rled because of IN health and re.
turned TO his old home In Denmark.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-02-15

At the annual meeting OF the Ne
braska society. held in the National
University Woman's club rooms the
following officers were elected: Miss
Edith Lathrope, president; Jack Lee,
vice president. Miss Bertha Hender-
son, secretary and II. A. Harding.
treasurer. The society has about 200
members. The program consisted OF
a lecture on Africa by Professor
schontz. formerly OF the University OF
Nebraska but now of the Department
Of Agriculture. talk by former
Chancellor Mclean, music and dane
ing. The next meeting Is being
planned for inaugural week.
Jack Crary and Cedick Hornby,
Omaha boys who were appointed to
West Point and Annapolis. respective.
ly. by Congressman Sears. have been
making fine progress at the academies.
Both boys come from well-known
Omaha families. A. r. Spellman, pub
lie accountant of Omaha. and Floyd
l.. Musgrove, Shenandoah. Ia. were
Washington callers last week, and
visited at the office of Congressman
Sears. While James A. Rodman was
at the capital he had an opportunity
of seeing how the high-powered guns
in the house and senate work. Jim"
Is a member OF the Douglas county
delegation 10 the state legislature and
was candidate for the speakership Of
the house. He Is now the republi.
can floor leader.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-02-15
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The Omaha morning bee., 1925-02-15
College Youths Make Best Bellboys,
Omaha Hotel Service Official Saws

A great change has come over the
bellboys Of today, according TO hotel
owners In Omaha.
Where formerly any fy.bynight
lad could secure a position as bell
hop" 1t takes a youth with diplomacy
to secure a position at the leading
hotels.
Several OF the hotels In Omaha for
instance are making good use OF the
students attending colleges here.
Hotel owners say the youth who
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-02-15

youth talks and his personal conduct
that makes the impression.
Whenever a youngster comes into
the hotel and says. Anything open
In this hotel. skipper I always look
upon him with suspicion. He has to
be watched too much. He is the sort
of lad that viii sell liquor and do
other evil things.
Adams said that In many hotels OF
the country the bell captains charge
the bell boys for giving them permits
sion TO work IN hotels.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-02-15
''Bill'' Paxton Once Played Role
of Pickpocket to Aid His Friend

the list at once, but Paxton saw no
way of helping him. Just then Nor
spied Babcoeks coat hanging over tho
back of chair. and protruding from
the inside pocket was a familiar bit
OF yellow foolscap paper.
There's the list sticking out Of
Babcock's pocket whispered Met
You get 1t and III copy the list be-
fore Babeock finishes his bath"
Paxton swore a man.sized oath and
exclaimed:
Il never picked a mans pocket in
my life Met, and it's too late to be-
gin now"
But Met insisted. and finally Pax.
ton plucked the paper from Babcoeks )
pocket and handed It over. Met
scurried OUT into the hall and quickly
copied the list lie finished before
Baheock WAS out Of the bathroom,
and Paxton tucked the paper back.
Soon ON Wire.
In 10 minutes Met had the list
on the wire The next morning
Met ran up against Babeoek in tht
lobby 81 the hotel and again asked
for the list
Not by a biankety blank sight.
shouted Babeock. you don't get Il.
Then Met" handed Babcock
newspaper. carefully folded so as 70
show a marked article, and for the
fir-t time In any newspaper Babeeek
saw. FIJI and complete list Of all
the senate officers and committees.
It was not until three years later
that Babcoek learned how the little
trick was turned.
And that how "Bill" Paxton, noted
for his rugged honesty, slipped once
and played the part Of piekpoeket.