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Evening star., 1926-11-04
FINE ARTS BOARD
SEES BUSY WINTER
Many Proposed Projects Ex-
pected to Add to City's
+ Development.

Looking into the immediate work
that confronts it this Winter, the Ma
tional Commission of Fine Arts sees
many projects to come before 1t that
will greatly further the development
of Washington along lines that fit in
harmony with the L'Enfant and Mac
MILAN plans
Among the projects affecting Wash
1ngton to come before the commission
during the Winter are the following:
improvement of the western ap-
proaches of the Arlington Memorial
Bridge. including extension of the
eastern boundaries of Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
Two Island Parks.
Transformation of Columbia and
Analostan Islands into two large
parks. with Columbia Island the base
from which will start the Lee high
way and the Mount Vernon boulevard
10 George Washington's home.
Extension of Sixteenth street from
Alaska avenue through to the District
line
Consideration of site for the new
Commerce Department Building in
conjunction with the Public Buildings
Commission, and a general considera-
ton of sites for the Justice Depart
fnent building and new structure to
house the Patent Office.
Consideration of plans for a shaft
10 mark the tomb Of the Unknown
Soldier and completion of the tomb
and its surroundings.
Road to Link Bridges.
Consideration Of plan for improv-
ing the west end of the Key Bridge
by establishment of a plaza and con-
etructfon of a connecting roadway be-
tween the west ends of the Key and
Arlington Memorial Bridges.
Approval of a route for the Mount
Vernon boulevard.
In addition to these major projects
the commission will have before 1t
several smaller projects, among them
location Of the Navy and Marine Me
mortal and of other smaller memorials
while it will confer with officials of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission on acquisition of several
fort sites projected to be used as parts
OF the outer park system.
Evening star., 1926-11-04
ISLE OF PINES GETS AID.
Red Cross Speeds Supplies to Hur
ricane Victims.

HAVANA. November 4 up. - Re.
spending to urgent appeals from the
Isle of Pines, the Cuban Red Cross
is shippng supplies of food there to
aid those made destitute by the re-
cent Caribbean hurricane, which
caused heavy damage. The American
Relief Committee is cooperating.
REPORTS say sanitary conditions are
excellent, but that food and building
material are urgently needed.
Evening star., 1926-11-04
Clerk Is in Bankruptcy.

Thomas B. Williams, a clerk, resid-
ing at 1912 M street northeast, has
filed a petition in voluntary bank
ruptcy. He lists his debts at $4.377.87
and says he has assets of $500 in
addition to insurance policies of
sl1 900. He is represented by Attor-
neys Toomey & Toomey.
Evening star., 1926-11-04
OCEAN AIR LINE PLANNED.

PARIS, November 4 R.-Appro-
priation of 6O0,0O0,0 900 francs to estab-
lish a transatlantic aviation line be-
tween Dakar, in the French colony OF
Senegal, and Buenos Aires, the Ar
gentine capital, was announced Dy
the French finance ministry yester-
Evening star., 1926-11-04
QUAKE HITS ORPHANAGE.
American Girl Leads Inmates te
Safety as Walls Fall

LEN1NAKAN. Armenia, November
4 ,R).-Earthshocks coming on the
heels of the recent heavy quakes in
Armenia. Tuesday and yesterday
damaged the American orphanage at
Seversky, a suburb Of Leninakan. The
Evening star., 1926-11-04

children narrowly escaped injury from
the walls which tumbled around them.
One of the workers, Dorothy STRAIT
ton, Of South Norwalk, Conn.,. led a
group Of blind and deaf and dumb
children to safety.
Evening star., 1926-11-04

Owners of radio receiving sets In
Germany must pay so cents a month
for the privilege. The government
gives the money to encourage broad
casting
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-11

We examine the eyes and fur
nish glasses the same day, See Drs.
uatRaWav, 4intol E!l.. cav.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-11
ALDERMAN MORGAN ASKS
CITY FOR SITS PER MO.
Alderman Are Going TO Become In
y0Iyed Under \. {. Graft Statute
If They Don't Look Out

The Board of Aldermen Of Eliz-
abeth City may have another
vacancy to fiji. G. Nixon Morgan,
Alderman from the First Ward is
ianitor of the Elizabeth City High
School. His term of employment as
iunitor has expired and his re-em-
rloyment is up to the Board of Al
drrmen of which he is a member.
Under the North Carolina graft
statute the Aldermen have no right
to parcel out city jobs TO themselves,
vote themselves salaries or even buy
provisions. supplies or materials for
thc city from one of their own num-
Der.
Morgan has been getting a wage
of $50 a month from the city for
his services as anitor of the High
School. He is asking the Board to
rive him $17J Il month for another
wear. 1t is up TO Morgan to get
out of the High School or get of tue
Board of Aldermen. 1t is all too
ob.ious that if the employment of
Morgan were legal it would be pos
sible in time for Board of Alder
men TO vote all sorts of jobs and
salaries to themselves.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-11
ISAAC, JACOB
AND ABRAHAM
GOT THE VOTE
Fundamentalist Pasquotank
Gives "W. O." a Spanking
At The Polls For His
.'f" Liberalism

1t couldn't be done, folks !!
And nobody knew better than
W. O. Saunders that it couldn't
be done; but it was just like
Saunders to throw his hat into
q ring with no likelihood of
ever recovering his hat. Saund-
crs would call it his devotion
to the cause Of religious liber-
tv. freedom Of speech and
scientific progress. More prac-
teal minded folk call it butt
ing his head against 4 brick
wall.
W. o. Saunders. running on an
anti Ku Klux and anti Fundamen-
taIist platform for Representative
of PasqIotank County was over
whclminsIy defeated in the Demo
cratic Primary last Saturday. HIS
opponent. j. Kenyon Wilson. cor
pOration lawyer and the choice OF
the professional politicians of the
county beat him nearly two 10 one.
1t WAS a rainy day; theG OF
day when most of the felix's who
vote have to. he dragged ont OF their
homes and hauled TO the voting
places. In The early part OF the
day it appeared that Saunders liaa
a good showing: he was leading
strong in the Third Ward, the First
Ward was going his way ana IL
even appeared that he stood to carry
Il aiority in the Second Ward. But
as the day advanced things began
to happen.
Saunders had no organizations
His enemies did. They got out
their bibles. got out their corn
liulIor. hired automobiles. sent their
workers forth with especially marx
ed tickets and when the polls cloSed
at 7:26 o'clock Saturday evening
the poll holders had to 20 10 lhe
bottom of the ballot boxes to iiho
votes for Saunders.
W. o. Saunders didn't wait 1or
the final count Of the ballots 10
congratulate his opponent. before
the returns were half in he con-
graduated Mr.. Wilson upon his VIC
torv. "You have won and you have
my congratulations Saunders toid
Mr. Wilson: Il have enjoyed being
in the campaign with you and you
have made a clean fight.
W.sO. Saunders never did atm
iCoaiinu"l Oh page t@"t
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-11

Eye strain causes wasted nerve
energy. Let lis look after your eyes.
De-. Ea.naTay, Hinton Bldg. Gd7'
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-11
oJhQ BANK CLERK Auo T4E SOOA JCpKeR
JUST LIKE SOME FOLKS, BE GOSH!

tiun. He doesn't breed as freely as
he should. mpglcrtS his seldom on
spring. and nobody has very much
Use for him"
Gee" said the Soda .Ierkrr. Il
almost forgot we were talking about
pigeons: what you said about lo'it-
or pigeons reminded me 80 mucn OF
humau beiu"S that | thought you
were talking about Il lot OF 1olks
around town.
"Why, | know dozens of married
couples in this town that arc Just
like those Poutcr pigeons. Both
husbands and wives are SO glddy
and vain and like to strut their stun
50 well that they lose all conscious
ness of their famiIy and racial obli-
cations. The men are so busy
struttin- their stuff around promis-
cuous females and the wives so busy
strutting their stuff up and down
Main Street that they never have
time to think of their children. il
by accident they happen to have any
children. The result is small faml-
lies. neglected children, social
scandals and all the rest OF II.
eyes sir, when you were talking
about those Poutcr pigeons l
thought you were talking about a
lot of folks in town whose names L
could call"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-11

Speeding to a good old coun-
trv supper after / day OF JOY
ful mcyry-making, with love
singing in their blood and
laughter on their lips. their
smart and pcppy little sport
roarl>tcr LETT the road on Il
curve. turned turtle and iii the
crash the boy Was killed and
two beautiful Young girls bad
" injured.
Julian Nixon. axe u. son oil VIZ,
,ih Mrs. Thr<. Nixon of ll"rtIor"
WIS Killed almost outright MS
sweetheart Miss Ruth MaS"n'
Teacher in m" IIrrtf"rd High Srho"l
and Miss Anne Oakley. "f SALEM
-, hi. -fStprin-law uf II few hours
,,,.rr both rrighlfully injured Ill an
aut,mnhilr accident on the curve 1T
the county Home in Pern''lnahS
Cnrmrv. near Wiufall. ahont ":i'
n',r,rk Wednesday evening.
Youn. Nixon died at ih" Nixon
Homestead less than Il mlic ava!
fr,m tine accident shortly there
,r,rr The yirlS were rushed to the
Elizabeth City Hospital where iheE
vrrr resting quietly yesterday.
Miss Mason was the worst Susler-
rr sustaining horseshoe shape"
scalp wound the size Of ones hailo
and MANY minor cuts and bruises.
1t had been a joyful day i'll The
Nix-n family. That morning the
hrnrrtirul and cultured Miss Mar
inrir Nixon. sister Of the dead boy.
had hrrn married to Walter Oakley
, nr Salem. Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Oakley
were cfT on their honeymoon.
2 .AlrN. Oakley. Il brother OF 'hc
bridegroom had come all tn" wa!
from jacksonville. Fla. i'll IL new
} Ii..hr six Studrbakcr sport ROADSTER
tn ATTEND The wedding. Juliah
Nixon took II fancy to tn" car IL
t WI, Il graceful. sporty. racy. hea"-
tifully balanced little boat. designed
rnr Youth. YOung Nixon drove thc
little ear much that day. accom-
panied by Miss Mason and by MISS
. Anne Oakcy, sister of the owner
Df the car.
Julian Nixon runs poultry tarnl
anI lives at the old Nixon Home
stead about four miles from Hcrt-
rcrd. There was to be Il supper al
the Nixon country homS> IhtF
were late and speeding toward tha'
supper. That curve isn't Dad
curve nj the County Home ana
ordinarily Il good car would take
that curve at 10 or - miles an
hour. Some say Nixon was going
lust about that fast. But the Drak'
c< on the little Studebaker had not
heru adjusted.
Maybe the failure of the brab :
ehln s"n. thing 70 4" with the =
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-11
KILLED WHEN CAR GOT
BEYOND HIS CONTROL
Frightful Accident on State Highway wear
Hertford Wednesday Evening Could
Happen To Any One

c;dcnt, Nobody knows. Hut ry"
witnesses SAW the little car da>h
into the curve at terrific Spech
and suddenly vrCr To the left. hea"-
irm straight for a massive sycamore
tree on the opposite side nl the rol".
It sped dangerously close /" inc
free Swprvcd sharply {" the ri"ht'
phnycd across the road INT" an
oprn ditch crashed on its side ana
then. riyht"d itself.
The door on the drivers size WAS
crushed in hy the crash, the top
torn tn tattcrS and III" glass III the
Windshield shattered into bits.
. \ light car running fifty miles
an hour or better may take Il curve
nicely ~ long AZ ii stays on the
cnr,crrtr. hut if enc wheel runs OIL
into the dirt. In" car is un+tcadied,
there j rrightful second of I'M
certainty and driver in attempting
Ia regain ln' ''i'i''' '"'
rive his steering wheel too much "t
- .viur. That may have been Wha,
Niyru did when he headed Tor the
svr,uorr tree and SWING AVA!
from that tu the other rXtrein"
which brought him to wreck III the
,1;i,.h ,u the other side of the road.
He hod two healthy young women
ON the seat with him and man on
Il crowded seal hasn't all the elbow
room he requires for handling Il
Steering wheel quickly III an emer-
.rmcy.
Hundreds of Elizabeth City and
IIcrtford people fl"ckcd to, the
sccnr of the accident "Wednesday
night. The injured girls at the hos
uitnI asked often during the night
obout the fate of Julian Nixon, but
were not told that he was dead. But
the bride and groom were not spar
rd the news: they had to he told
bv wire that they might turn back
from their honeymoon for Il funeral
\ -iddy rcd and yellow wreckln%
car came out Ia the scene OF lne
wreck from Il IlrrtfUrd garage at
. o'clock Wednesday night, painted
in lCcrin" letters Oh its derrick were
the sinister words: 1--WE GET EN-.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-11

II see by last weeks independent
that Harold Foreman and Noah
Rurfoot are raising Sqlab pigeons
for murkpt and learned Il lot about
pi-cOns that | didn't know before
For instance, they tell me IL
male pigeon is always true TO his
mate he sits on her eggs for her
durin- the best part of the day 50
she can gad around and have Il
good time
"That is only true Of pigeons
generally" replied the Bank Clerk.
"The independent missed an inter
estinr fact when it failed to point
out the exceptions.
THE Poutcr pigeon is Il fragrant
execution. The Poutcr is not so
Ioynl to his mate. Both male and
female POutcrs are so vain, 50 giddy
and 50 full Of jazz that they are
criminally negligent of their fam
ily obligations.
"Thc Pouters like to strut their
stuff aud both male and female
will leave their eggs on the nest
,pd strut themselves in the pres
once of ether birds. to the neglect
or their eggS. For this reason their
,r,. often fail to hatch.
"And if the eggs do happen to
butch. these POuterS are so jOy-bent
on Struttins and showing off their
good looks that they will neglect
their young, leaving them unfed for
days at a time.
"The result is tnlt Pouter, alLho
one of the prettiest varieties of all
pigeons i threatened with eXtinc-
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-11
WANT DR.. w. L. POTEAT
TO SPEAK HERE SOON

Friends of DR.. VIM. Louis Potcat,
president of Wake Forest College.
hope 10 induce him To come t" EliZ-
ahcth City at an early daI" 20 talk
10 the Rotary and kiwanis Clubs
Of this city. There is Il real desire
f. hear DR.. POtrat right III this time
in view Of the heated revival OF
the McdrrmiSt. FunddmentaliSt row
thruout the State. DR.. Poirat. :or-
rupieS the unique. position of being.
an ardent .rvOlutiOni$t, an ire
rroachabIr Christian and president
of an orthodox Baptist seat of
higher education I'LL at the same
time.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-11
ACHALLENCE TO
THE CITIZENS OF
ELIZABETH CITY
DR.. John Saliba Offers $1,000
Toward Purchase of Civic
Centre in Heart of Town

DIR. John Saliba. Il citizen oI
foreign birth has thrown Il
challenge down to the citizens
OF Elizabeth City that is not
going to be easily ignored. lie
offers to be one of "a citizens
to give $1,000 each toward tie
purchase Of Il six acre play
ground and rccreatinnakccntrc
in the heart Of Elizabeth City.
The property he has in mind is
the Ovcrman property on South
Road st. The owners are Walter
L. Small e. u. Robinson. W. l.. Duff
and y. Howard Smith. They will
sell the property for public use for
S24.0W. DR.. Saliba has asked for
an option on the property ut that
price. conditional upon the property
being devoted to civic ends.
Elizabeth City has never invested
dollar in parks or Fairgrounds.
We are building city here without
Il breathing place that the city can
call its own. The men and women
of tomorrow are going ia damn the
citizens of this generation for their
Srlfi>hmc>S. Short>ightcdncSS and
lack Of civic interest.
The Ovrrman property is to-day
the only conSidrrahle tract of land
near the heart uf the town that can
still hc purchased 1T Il reasonable
price. John Saliha'S offer is Il great
challenge Ia the citizenship of Eliz-
ah"lh City.
Some day Elizabeth City will
want to build IL library. Some day
Elizabeth City will want 10 build IN
auditorium. The children of El;Z-
ahcth City to-day need play
ground. The six acres OF South
Road 81. will satisfy II present rlNlr
need and provide for many cINi"
enterprises in The years To come.
Ten wears from to-day property can
not br purchased for SIo.o0O. 1t IS
Elizabeth City'S greatest civic op-
purtunity.
DIR. Saliba thinks that the Rotary
and KiwaniS Clubs will pick him up
on his offer. each of the clubs under
taking to raise St2.nOO: in which
event his 81 900 donation would hc
contributed thru the kiwaniS club
of which he is Il member.
Il am prompted in this enterprise
only thru Il desire to. have it Sa,d
when pass on that | did not live i'll
Elizabeth City. and draw my llrril-
hood from the town without COntrl-
hutimg something to its civic welfare
and bcttcrmcmt. There arc many
Eru like myself who may feel this
same cummuaity obligation. TINS
same desire To br remembered be-
cause they did Somcthin" fnr SOME
body hcSiGeS themselves and their
Immediate families. 1t is not 20
our credit that we neglect 50 many
opportunities to practice i'll A III"
vuv thr ideals of service and Sacri-
flee that we like to preach about.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-11

iI ih directors Elizabeth City Hotel Corporation are net
into aeptane the hotel the directors general
fycr building suggested here The picture from
Richmond. while
m nst hotel will run 10 this type IL es
rIf wr TO The barrow which the hotel will face and aS
~ rcm for furr additions pauS finally adopted
froi the directors will visit number OF s cteS
IN \ob Caraln and Virginia make study OF hotel arseeterr.
formal William fOOr Hotel Corporation "o VII,
~ i,,hch Citys new made this week The contract
,, rr,c on favorable to the hotel owIes Than
IN, tentative contract originally submitted
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-11
KUGLER PROMISES TO
IMPROVE. CAMDEN ROAD

Hon. Frank kugler, Highway
Commissioner of the First District,
is Quilted aS having promised relief
for the Camden Road situation.
while in the city this week. Mr..
kugler has not Signified whether he
will attempt to repair the old road
or build new one. \ committee
WAS recently appointed by the local
KiwaniS Club. to take up this sub
ject with Mr.. KuglCr with the atore-
mentioned results.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-11
HIS IDEAL or AN 0PTIMIST

My idea of IN opiimiSt says
Miles Jennings. "iS Il young farmer
in silk shirt hOrin- cotton and
thinking he'll gct 80 cents Il pound
for il and buy more silk shirts"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-06-11

Because you can see well, its no
reason our headaches are not caus-
ell by your eyes. Ecc Drg. uath-
away. Hinton EllC. --"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-04

women QUILTING oneself for sum-
mer means outfitting Onself for
Outdooring-for outings, vacations, mo-
toring, journeys and sports. Real
sports clothes and clothes of the sports
type have proved themselves the most
satisfactory--come what may on the
summer day. But 1t is not this de-
pendability that has made them so
popular--it is their becomingness and
their casual and smart style. The
sportish types in coats, skirts, blouses
and hats are cheerful and allow the
use Of light or vivid colors, and one is
we'll enough and not too much dressed
In them for all usual occasions.
For coats and suits, tweeds, home
spun. kasha, jersey, serge and flannel
provide choice of materials, and any
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-04

set, but his eyes fiared up with pleas
ure when he saw her. She knew
what it was about. The Factor from
Lac Balm had been demanding his an.
swer of Pierrot, and Pierrot had been
telling him what she had insisted upon
that he must come to her. And he
was coming She turned with quick
beating of the heart and hurried down
a little path. She heard McTaggart's
footsteps behind her, and threw the
flash of smile over her shoulder.
But her teeth were set tight. The
nails of her fingers were cutting into
the palms of her hands.
Pierrot stood without moving. He
watched them as they disappeared
into the edge of the forest, Nepeese
still ahead of McTaggart. Out Of his
breast rose sharp breath.
"Par les mile cornes du diable I" he
swore softly. as it possible--that
she smiles from her heart at that
beast? Non 1t is impossible. And
yet--if it is So"
One of his brown hands frightened
convulsively about the handle of the
knife in his belt, and slowly he began
to follow them.
McTaggart did not hurry to over
take Nepeese. She was following the
narrow path deeper into the forest,
and he was glad of that. They would
be alone-away from Pierrot. He was
satisfied to let her go on. When she
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-04

Some tiny insects are never seen
except in winter and so little known
that they have no popular name.
Scientists call them Borcus. and they
leap on the snow like miniature black
grasshoppers. What they eat and
how they live has not yet been dis
covered.
The crane flies. better known, per-
haps, as daddy longlegs." with their
narrow wings and dangling, awkward
legs. are strictly summer insects. But
they have a small and poor relation
without any wings, at all and only
moderately long legs, which enjoys It,
self in the very coolest kind of winter
weather and goes a-wooing across the
snow with the thermometer below
zero.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-04

turned from the narrow trail into a
side path that scarcely bore the mark
of travel, his heart gave an exultant
jump. II she kept on, he would very
soon have her al0ne-a- good distance
from the cabin The blood ran hot in
his face. He did not speak to her,
through fear that she would stop.
Ahead of them he heard the rumble of
water. 1t was the creek running
through the chasm
Nepeese was making straight for
that sound. With little laugh she
started to run, and when she stood at
the edge of the chasm, McTaggart was
fully fifty yards behind her. Twenty
feet sheer down there was a deep
pool between the rock walls, pool so
deep that it was like blue ink. She
turned to face the Factor from Lac
Balm. He had never looked more like
a red beast to her. Until this moment
she had been unafraid. But now-in
an instant-he terrified her. Before
she could speak what she had planned
to say, he was at her side, and had
taken her face between his two great
hands, his coarse fingers twining in
the silken strands of her thick braids
where they fell over her shoulders at
the neck.
"Ka sakahet !" he cried passionately.
"Pierrot said you would have an an
swer for me. But / need no answer
now. You are mine! Mine!"
She gave a cry. 1t was gasping,
broken cry. His arms were about her
like bands of iron, crushing her slen-
der body, shutting off her breath, turn
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-04

effective short coats, worn with plain
skirts in contrasting or in self
color. Flared skirts and jumper
blouses of kasha, in light or high
c0lOrs, are among the most attractive
models. Tweed coats. in fancy weaves
worn with skirts to match and con
trasting blouses are not outrivaled in
any particular for sports wear-these
coats do double duty, being correct fol
general wear A coat of cross-bai
tweed, Is shown In the picture, wor
with a fiared flannel skirt, blouse o,
figured silk and soft felt hat. Al
the colors of the rainbow are repre-
sented in the displays of sports anc
semi-sports clothes.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY
fA 1925. Western Nawsoauer uplon-1