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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13

At 21-David Sarnoff, head of the
Radio Corporation of America, was a
ship inspector.
"yNTHEN was twenty-one the pc.
Wv sition I occupied was that OF
ship radio inspector with the MdrcOni
Wireless Telegraph company. During
my spare time l also acted as instruc-
tor at the Marconi Wireless institute.
"As to my ambitions at that time,
they were none other than to make
good in the work 1 was engaged in,
knowing that the degree in which I
succeeded would be directly response
BILE for my promotion to the next step;
in short, wanted TO get ahead in the
field of radio.-David SarnOff."
TODAY-David SarnOff is the vice
president and general manager of the
Radio Corporation Of America, the
greatest factor in the field of radio in
America, if not in the world.
Sarnoffs life is a true inspiration
and lesson as to what one Of the most
humble beginnings can achieve in this
country. He came to the United
States from Russia when a youth and
Immediately began selling newspapers
on the East side of New York in order
to help support the family. By the
time he was thirteen he saw that more
money was needed than he could earn
by his street peddling, so by dint of
the most arduous efforts, he managed
| to borrow a little money from friends
| and opened a news stand on a street
| corner
| This business paid more and in time
| he was able to leave it in charge Of
some members of his family, while he
earned additional money by taking a
job as telegraph messenger boy.
In spite of the fact that he now had
to look after two jobs, he yet found
time to study telegraphy at night and
his studies were so successful that, as
Mr.. Sarnoff states above, by the time
he was twenty-one he was already an
inspector and instructor Of the Mar
conf company.
When, several years ago, radio sud
denly shot out into its present magi'
cal development and the Radio "orpo'
ration was organized the officials chose
David Sarnoff to manage it, as being
the man who knew more about practi
cal radio and was more fitted to oil
rect it than anyone else Of his time.
% by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13
ssa3S9

THAT the costume be one exquisite
i color symphony from head to
toe, is an ambition Of ultra
smart fashionables. Now this does
not necessarily imply that to
measure up to this style dlctum
ones shoes must be the exact color
of ones frock, but a certain harmony
not only as to tones and tints but to
fastidious detail should be observed.
That is, a frock for dress occasion
must be accompanied by footwear
which also indicates the character Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13
Play, but No School

The little boy was playing around
the schoolyard during school hours.
whats the matter? Why don't you
go to schoolr asked a passer By.
"Why, you see," and the boy coughed
violently, you see have the whoop-
ing cough and they don't want me in
school for fear I'll give 1t to some
other children"
"Well, what are you waiting here
forT' persisted the passer by.
"I'm just waiting for 'em to cone
out at recess time so / can play with
'em a little WHILE" replied the boy,
wondering why the passer by ex-
claimed: "Well, of all things p
Springfield Union
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13
CHE WHY of
SUGGESTIONS
SHOE ON, SHOE OFF
By H. IRVING KING

TN SOME sections Of the country
l. they say that it is "bad luck" when
putting on your shoes and stockings
to completely dress one foot before
beginning on the other. But In most
places the superstition is that bad
luck is brought on by having the left
foot shod and the right foot bare;
though there is feeling among the
superstiHous that having one foot
shod and one not, should, without ref
erence to right or left, be avoided on
general principles, even though right
bare and left shod is the most ortho-
dox form of the superstition.
The custom of having one foot bare
and one shod at solemn or critical
times existed from the dawn Of his
tory and many learned men have dis
puted over its significance. The fight
Ing races of antiquity went, many Of
them, thus to battle The oracle
warned Pelias, king Of Ioclus, to be-
ware Of the man with his left foot
shod and his right foot bare and when
Jason appeared thus attiTed Ioclus
knew that the Gig was up" On an
ancient Greek vase is picture of a
man with his bare right foot on sac
| rificial victim, his left foot shod and
on the ground. When Dido was de-
| serted by Aeneas and prepared her
funeral pyre she appealed ito the gods
] and the stars" with her dress and hair
loosened, one foot bare and one shod.
Professor Frazer of Cambridge
thinks the explanation is to be sought
In the belief in the magic virtue OF
knots, which tied sandals-as they
now tie shoes-to the feet; and the
learned Roman, Servius, In his com
mentary on Virgil, says that Dido
went with one shoe. off and one on II
order that Aeneas might be entanglet
and herself released. But whatevel
the explanation 1t was practiced only
at times Of peril or distress and it IL
that fact which has brought it down t.
our own day as bad luck" omen.
ia by Mcclure Newspaper 5yndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13
MATCH FOOTWEAR TO FROCKS;
SCARFS ARE GENEROUSLY GAY

our hats, our wraps and all that goes
with them In the way of accessories,
especially scarfs, so gorgeously gay as
they now are.
Speaking of scarfs, without which
it would seem that modern fashion
able femininity cannot live, or do or
have its being these days, there is no
limit to the colors they so triumphant
ly fiaunt. As to ways and means OF
accomplishing these bold designs and
hectic colorings which the law OF the
mode demands, there Is close rivalry
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13

British people. Lyula r. I inhnan
through the merit OF her Vegetable
Compound has made her name house
hold word in many American homes.
One of the many women who praise
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is Mrs. Adolph Bratke Of 4S16
South 18th St., South Omaha, Nebr..
who was in a rundown condition for
four years before she tried the Com
pound. II began to take Lydia q.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound" she
writes, "and / have felt my health
steadily improving" Mrs. Bratke con-
tinued to take the Compound for year
and half and at the end of that time
she found herself in excellent health.
81 am feeling fine now and do all my
work myself" she wrote in her most
recent letter 81 am the mother or
six and manage an eight-room house
without anybody to help"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13

glace kid oxfords. They are as soft as
a kid glove and are beautifully nodded
to the lines of the foot.
The most interesting factor In fall
footwear is the variety Of beautiful
feathers, and unlike the satin shoe
the designs are ornate and show novel
combinations. Much attention is paid
to unique strappings so designed as
to accent high patrician instep.
Note this effect In the picture.
Judging from the colorfulness OF
our present-day apparel, the world
of fashion seems to have Joined In
one grand refrain Of "three cheers
for every tone and tint In the rain
bow. Surely never were our frocks'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13

between the needle and the brush.
That Is, one may embroider or ap-
plique or paint the modern scarf with
equal success. Consider the hand
somely befowered scarf in this pic
ture, embroidered In solid stitching
in Spanish colorings 1t would be SUI
perb. However, a much quicker way
of arriving at results would be to
paint the floral pattern in all the
realism of natures own flower color
ing. In either event such scarf Is
worth striving for, and anyone adept
with needle or brush can successfully
make this lovely costume accessory Ut
home. Indeed. why not continue the
good work and make hat to wear
with this beautiful scarf, just as the
picture shows.
BY the way, the next time your mil
liner shows you most becoming hat
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13
Donor Hides Identity

A man, whose only Identification is
his statement that he was born in
England but has lived in the United
States for the last fifty years, recent
ly sent Winston Churchill, chancellor
of the exchequer In England, bonds to
the value of $G,S5O, to be applied to
the reduction of the Anglo-American
debt. This is the third donation sent
by the man in the last three years as
a contribution toward the English war
debt. Churchill was unable TO write
the man through lack of address, but
publicly thanked him through the
press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13
cuticura for Sore Hands.

Cuticura for Sore Hands.
Soak hands on retiring In the hot sudA
of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub In Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This Is
only one Of the things Cuticura will do
If Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet Advertisement
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13

put into practice that homely bit OF
advice. eff you don't see what you
want ask for It." Which In this case
is to call for scarf to match. for 1t
is almost a safe guess that there Is
one folded away somewhere In Its
tissue wrappings.
An expert with the needle might
successfully fashion hat and SCARF
at home similar to the one pictured
to the right. The high light In this
charming set Is the velvet applique
In the form Of huge leaves. both on
the hat and the scarf. and Is very
easily made.
JULIA BOTToMLEY.
"a 1ssa ws.tsra Newspaper unions
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13
INDIAN PIPE FLOWERS

nCHILDREN love u.s." said one OF
~ the members of the Indian Pipe
family to Fairy Ybab.
Fairy Ybab had gone out into the
woods to practice some new music
which she was going to teach to the
members of the Fairies orchestra. She
had been singing the tunes to herself
as she made them up, trying them
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13
Reason for Impoliteness

Mannishly-dressed Lady-Did you
catch any fish, little boy?
Country Boy-No.
M. d. L.-No, what?
Boy gazing obviously at her rig)-
burned If / know.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13

a 1ar reaching IN
huence. One was
born in a stern
castle of Old Eng
land, the other in a
humble farmhouse
in New England.
Que e n Victoria
her wisdom
and kindness dur
ing a long and pros
porous reign has be-
come enthroned in
the hearts of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13
job Thoroughly Done

Friend-Did you get the Smithson
estate settled up?
Lawyer-Yes but the heirs almost
got part Of it.-Pathfinder Maya
zine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13
In 1880

Hubby, l may be little late for
dinner. I'm taking a taxiplane TO
Paris TO do little shopping"
May be little late myself. Been
invited TO try some new golf links in
California"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13
When He Began

How long have you been giving
lessons on art?'
ever since / realized thai
couldn't draw mytelft"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13
The Selfish Thing

Wifey-Oh, dear, l would rather
have the whole family Ill than you!
Hubby-So would i.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13
QUEEN VICTORIA
LYDIAE.PI NKHAM
Two Famous Women Born
the Same Year

In the year 1919, two babies were
born whose lives were destined to have
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13
WHEN I WAS
TWENTY-ONE
nv rncrpu vAVF
BY JOSEPH KAYE

At 21-DaVd Sarnoff, head of the
Radio Corporation of America, was a
ship inspector.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-13

An Egyptian company is giving
motion-picture educational entertain
ments in nearly 400 small towns OF
Egypt.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-05-07
Quarter Million Dollar
Courthouse In Prospect
Commissioners Seriously Considering Erection
of Imposing Courthouse to Cost $25O,OOO;
May Adopt Handsome Park Location

While upwards Of two mil
lion dollars first and last arc
TO 20 into the new hotel to be
erected III Elizabeth City. and
the modern utility program
now underway, Pasquotank
County will keep pace i'll the
erection O( 4 modern and adc-
quatc courthouse that wilt be
credit to the county, it plans
now being considered by the
County Commissioner, mature.
Faced with the prospect of erect
ing Il new courthouse. Or adding n
Sl4O,OUO addition IN II building
valued at something lik" so oOO.
the commissioners are decidedly in
cIinrd toward the former altcrna-
tive. and plans for Il handsome
structure calling for the most beau
tiful court house in eastern North
Carolina wrrr considered this week
by the commissioners.
Not cnly do the Ihau> call for Il
handsome and imposing building,
but suggest departure from the
usual thing in courthouse CnuStruc-
ton. Suggesting that the new build
ing lr erected on site adequate
fOy beautiful public square to !"
planted with trees and Shruhh"ry.
laid our with walks. and flaEkCrl On
one side with parking space for 300
automobiles.
ThrrN l. >rn'imr At anon, nca!
hers Of the commissioners. which il
both opposed and favored. in city
and county 90 sell the present court
house site. and adopt one Of several
other larger sites, the most pr"Inin
emily mentioned rf which is tho
Ovurman tract furinc on Road.
Martin and Lawrence Streets
While the commissioners are act
in" upon the last report Of the
Grand Jury. similar in rein 10 three
FORMER reports recommending that
something hc done toward relieving
the inadequate conditions Of the
Present courthouse which has stood
for nearly half Il century, and
whose recommendations were en-
commented on by Judge
Grady. il is not believed that the
movement will proceed further than
Il report to the Judge. a! the mrXt
term of court the last Of this month,
The commissioners will first
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-05-07

"Who'S had Il dirty foot in your
,nGuth:" asked the Soda Jcrkcr
of the Bank Clerk the other morn
ing.
"You'rc crazy as fool" replied
the Bank Clerk: "Why, no one has
had their foot in my mouth"
We'll your breath certainly
smells as if you had had some
bndy'S swcaty foot in your mouth
said the Soda Jcrkcr.
Il have been eating piece Of
Ro1ncfort cheese with DR.. John
Saliha." said the Bank Clerk, and
Of course an unSophiSticated low
brow like Yourself wouldn't know
the odur of the ariStOrrat Of the
cheese family"
well, hope YOU won't over
bring any Of that cheese around TO
NV house and spill any crumbs, for
that cat of ours would tear our
hardwood floors to SplintcrS trying
TO cover up the cheese"
81 think we had better change
thc subject" said thc Rank Clerk
with Il look Of fine disgust. What :
thr latest Scandal:'
Now you're starting something.
said tho Soda IcrkCr. 'Thp latest
scandal talked arouhd this fizz
parIor is the funniest thing I've
heard in long time. 4 certain mar
ricd man who comes down to his
office TO work almost every night
has been lending his Ford sedan to
another married man who has been
taking IL certain married woman to
ride.
"IIe always took her i'm Il borrow
ed Ford because if he took her 7nt
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-05-07
BARREL BLOWS UP IN
SWAMP; TWO MEN HURT
Charlie Bray of Old Trap Went To
Hospital With Shattered Leg;
John BurfOOt'S Arm Hurt

\ mysterious explosion. shook lhc
windows in certain Old Trap homes
several days ago. The sound came
from nearly swamp. In an hour
or 50. DR.. W. l.. Stevens cot a call
t1 set Il broken lr@ in old Trap. DR..
Stevens went Ia Old Trap. and
found Charlie Bray with II badly
shattered leg. Mr.. Bray explained
that he had been climbing ire"
aftpr Il squirrel. and had fallen
to the ground.
John \. Burroot. another Cam
den County man and boon compan-
ion of Bray WAS suffering with a
battered hand. He got hurt too,
while seeking the squirrel. Bray :
injuries were so bad that he had 10
lr brought To the Elizabeth city
Hospital.
But the neighborhOOd wash t
ready to accept the SQuirrcl-chaSinE
explanation, and moreover. the folks
bad heard the big racket down in
the swamp. In small community
like old Trap il wasn't long before
they began telling tho story tlat
BRAY and BurfoOt were dcwn in the
swamp bent on launching little
business enterprise of their own.
They had decided Il gasoline harrcl
would do to boil water in. But
they wanted 10 make sure that all
the cas- WAS out of the barrel. IneI
figured the way to "rt it ont was 10
dry the barrel thOroly, which they
undertook To do 10y holding ii over
n blazing fire. Bray on one end ot
the barrel. Burgess on the other,
they turned the barrel slowly over
the fire, to make the gas cvapor-
ate. They forgot the bung hole was
closed. they forget how hot the
metal barrel was getting. it was
decidedly uncomfortable. handling
the hot barrel. pcrSpiration broke
ont OH Bray and on Rurf0ot. Bray
shifted from one hand to the other,
reached up to adjust his cap: Bur-
J foot reached down to get better
hold on the chime of the barrel. the
barred GrUppcd little closer tn
the fire. and the blamed thing went
off.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-05-07
FAVOR $250,OOO
ROAD INCREASE
Highway Commission Wants
To Put Hardsurface at Every
Mans Door, If Possible

The l'asQuotank Highway
Commission seems to be will
mo to put a hard surface road
to almost every mans door i'll
,hc county. IN additional road
bond issue. to add extra mile
age on every hardsurface road
tl,at has been built. was favor
I'd this week bv the Commits
sion. and resolutions were
adopted to that effect.
The Commission not only adept.
otI the resolution, but tentatively
designated the roads ii wants to
build. estimated to cost in the
nrighhorhood of $3.50 600. making
4 tntHl nf about n million and 4
quarter dollars that PasquOtanE
County would in event Of the pro
posed issue, have invested in hard
surface roads.
The commission favors two extra
miles of paving from the Weeks
vile Episcopal chapel. Ia Palms
Corner: and two additional miles
from the presert termination OF tEe
WeckSvillp highway. 10 the k"hik'c
church in Salem township.
Ncwland township would grl
three miles of road t" form lo"p
from the eud of the concrete cn'nl'
lv road to he built there shortly.
connecting the Acorn Hill road,
which the state will probably pave
al an carly date.
The Commission would nj last
pave the intervening half mile OF
road leading 10 the state Norman
School. from the city limits. ana
give additional milen-' 10 Body
Road in Providence Township.
The Commission this week acced-
cd 70 the request Of citizens OF salem
township. that mile and a nall OF
County road bp constructed to con-
meet Frog Island with the weeks
vile highway.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-05-07

! in his own ear >omchndy might spot
HIM 10y the make of his car or bis
license number.
"WclI. the other night the wife OF
the poor devil who had been lend
inw bis car ont to Tho other fellow.
was ont riding with Snmc friends
ard she saw her husbands Ford
marked in ~ lane near N"wlnnd
schnolhnrusc and saw woman IN
tie car.
"Shr got back home and waited
for her husband and when that goat
uf Il husband Of hers got III. what
She said in him WIS SAID - long
ard 81 loud that rvcryhody in tho
rCi-hhnrhood -ot an ear full.
she wouldn't hrIicvc il word her
old man said ah"nt lending his FGr'l
on, to his friend and she SWCrP with
The windows all open that since she
had caught him in the act Of run
ming around with other women she
was going tn quit trying to be decent
and do some running around on her
own account.
"Whp i< The wDman:' asked the
Bank Clerk.
Il ainl lr!lin' you Il darn thing.
said the Soda .Jerkcr; her husband
i good old pal of mine ana |
aint goin' to sick Il Shick like you
ON thr wife Of no friend of mine.
If | gave You her name and address
you'd he parking i'll front OF h'r
house every night YOU caught her
husband away.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-05-07
MANN HOLDS HIS
own FOLLOWING
A N OPERATION

Thomas Skinner Mann. ,Ir., vie
tim of the mysterious shooting on
the N"Tlaud RrHd nnar Elizabeth
city Easter Sunday midnight con
tinucS to hold his own 1T the E!tz-
alieth City Hospital. lic WAS op"r-
atrd on luSt Friday AMI serious
blood eliot removed from his heart.
The bullet has not been removed,
hut is still imbedocd in the flesh of
his left side near the armpit.
\ bullet from the gun found in
the road where Innn was shot has
been compared with the N-l;ay pie
turcs Of the bullet in Maun's body
and the bullet appear I" hc ihrn-
fit7,l. Sheriff Carmimr. the police,
County Judge Sawyer aud others
who have continued To investigate
tho cas-" stick to the theory that
Mann WAS the victim of self i'll
iliCtml wound or WAS shot in Il
tuS>lr with Il known adversary.
The fact that strenuous efforts
have been made To deny this theory
and make Mann appear the victim Gf
All unknown giinman strengthens
the opinion of the polio" that some
one has reason for cUnccaling the
facts nf the shooting.
4 significant remark WAS made
by friend Of Mann'S this week.
lie <aid 1t i> my opinion that
Tommy knows who shot him. hut
il wouldn't h" Tnmmy'> way to tell
the police: Tommy is Il brave boy
and will keep his own counsel until
En gets We'll; then hc will settle
with 'ht. Innn who shot him..
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-05-07
Great Faith I'm 1t.

Grt.it faith was evidenced i'll tie
yr..i,s't. and Invaluable help i'll the
riaanrimg of it cam" from the r1iral
$,4,liinS of this and other counties
Even i'm the selling of stock, assist
ancc came from ont of town. Elisha
Gnprrr>mith. one of the best known
farmers of Ni1OutOn township join
rd the sales committee at Il late
date and sold several thousand dol
lars Gf stock. winning for himself
y fine gold watch. for the largest
tn'ul of stock sold since Saturday,
4 reward also won by \. X. Nlch0l-
sou. for the largest number 0t sub
<"rip'innS in the same period. For
three successive days, the silver
>s,irhl was awarded tO Division y.
headed by G.. G.. Markham. its MEM
brr< being e. III. Lane. W. r. Zim-
norman. W. &. Sawyer. Guy u.
Rrnrkrtt. Robert Lowry, ID. Il.
n I'll llbT. IL. u TblCIIlfIi. u ~ - ''''
&. :. ArmStrOn. and Elisha Copper
smith. Division A also won the
FLAG three days in succession
Th" general spirit Of fricndlincSS
that prevailed aS Il result of speech
-. ending in the tributes of J. {.
y. EhrinchauS. 10 Mr.. Winm and
Mr.. Mayer. and the final remarks
Gf W. +. Love. Sr. who with heart
almost too full for uttcrancc. char
#rtrrizrd it as the dawninS of Il
new day for Elizabeth City. re-
suited in >omcthiH. like locc feast.
aud ended in pacn of progress ana
r;aiSc fnr the spirit Of the commln-
iiv. which had changed in a few
years from one of factiOnal fights
to that Of cooperation" The meet
in@ WAS also addressed by .. W.
Lane. prominent New Bern banker.
who paid high tribute to the town.
lie was n guest with W. =. Blades,
young New Bern capitalist. Other
speakers inrlul"d .. +. Gilbert.
Continued on page TwoI
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-05-07
ALEXANDER HONORED

J. W. Alexander af Elizabeth City
wus named this week as Great
Snchem of the State Council of
Nur,h Carolina Red Men - session
a. Gmenville.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-05-07

dies together in hordeS of hu
kluckcry and congregations OF
drnominational hcllolo@y to protest
against the progress Of science ana
EiEGlcr its work, lest science prove
~ fact that Il lot of the bipcdS we
call human did indeed descend from
Simian ancestral stock.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-05-07

BecailSr You can see well. II II"
reason Your headaches are not ch'lS-
rd hy Your eyes. See Dr$. Hath
.wav. Hinton Rld" aG',
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-05-07

Eye strain cHrI$rS wasted nerve
ei:rrgy. Let u$ look after your eyes.
DrS hathaway, Hinton Bldg. adv
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-05-07

We examine the eyes ANA lur-
rish rluSspS the same day. Sec DrS.
Hattie NV Hinton Bldg AaV.