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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-01
THE EBANKSHAD.
"A GREAT YEAR
Earnings as High as rs Per
Cent To Be Indicated BY
Statements

Elizabeth City banks will
make a notable showing in
their annual statements to be
issued about the first of the
year. 1t has been a great year
ior the banks.
In letter to its stockholders this
week the First & Citizens National
Bank. announces an increase of three
per cent in earnings on its capital
stock in 1925 over 1924. 1t is gene
rally known that the earnings of
this bank in 1924 were % per cent.
The Savings Bank & Trust Co.
will issue a special two per cent
dividend check in addition to its
usual semi.annual six per cent divid-
end to all stockholders on Jan. 1st.
"It has been Il very satisfactory
year for this bank" says its active
vice president and cashier II. G.
Kramer.
The Carolina Banking & Trust Co.
will also report handsome earnings,
hut will issue NJ dividend checks.
uniting it's earnings to its surplus
account for CONTEMPLATED improve
mpnts. 1T has been great year
for the Carolina Banking & Trust
Go. and We are cnthuScd with the
prospects for 1926 declares DR..
4. l.. Pendlpton. president.
The Hood System Industrial Bank
Is sending its stock holders the usual
four per cent srmi-annual dividend
and will report Il handsome sur
plus besides.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-01
POISONIVY and
LYE IN LIQUOR
MoonsLiners in Some Sections
Find Quick and Easy Sub
'; stitute for Corn Whiskey

Prohibition enforcement Of
ficcrs claim to be finding a
new and highly poisonous dis
tillation of moonShine liquor i'll
parts OF North Carolina and
Tennessee. 1t is called "lyC
liquor" or "pizcn whiskcy."
The effects of this "pizen' whiske::
are SO dangerous that death 10
those who drink il is common
Those who do moi die suffer from
severe poisoning. in many towns
men are seen OIL III" streets will
their lips protruling and their ton
CUES hanging ont, the mucous mem
brane of the mouth burned off hy
the fiery fluid.
"Pizen' liquor has taken the place
of corn whiskey, ii is said, in the
ordinary bootleg market in many
places. The making Of it was en-
r0uragcd by the ready sale any
sort of whiskcy found. and moon
sinners in great numbers have adopt
cd it because it can he made mort
quickly and more rhcaplE than
regular whiskcy.
According TO one enforcement of
ficcr mDnnshincrs originally took
two or three weeks 10 make the
whiskay they sold IN the towns and
to those who came after Ii. The
corn hal to be Eept 80 it would
spront. 1t VAS made into a masE
The distil'aticG %aS .niGde in twa
runs" 20 The flsel oil wonld l,t
eliminated. an. the resultant p-o
duct tn VI III green was not any
more harmful than most pure
whiskey.1' t".'iH'i s''s''f :
Then, because this method was
nor rapid enough, adulterants and
speeding" ingredients and methods
were employed. First it was sugar.
to hasten fermentation. Next 1t
was only one run n'--siIiglingS," rs
the mountaincers called it-instead
Of the two ''runs' or "dOublingS' =.
Now. it was said. lyc. dried roots
of poison ivy. from which the bark
has been Scrapcd. and tobacco have
been added TO mixtures of corn
meal. peaches or apples. and the
product is called corn whiskcy.
peach brandy or apple brandy.
The lyc burns and disintcgrates
the other materials and when water
is poured in they form strong lyc.
This is distilled. 4 white liquor
comes forth. 1t looks like corn
whiskey. or. when first made brandy
The whoG process lfls required
but two or three days. The prices
are practically : tlS SANG, More
wbiskcy and more profit can be
made. The chances or detection are
decreased. because men are required
to bc III attendance at the still less
continuously and the punishment
if one is caught is no greater than
IL real whiskcy were made. .s
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-01
WE MAKE MORE THAN \
THIRD OF ALL CIGARETTES

The State of North Carolina leads
the entire nation in the manufacture
of tobacco. In 1929 she consumed
about onp-fOurth of the total amount
of materials utilized in tobacco
manufacture in the United states.
produced about onc-fourth Of the
output of chewing and >mokin" to-
bacco and turned out more than
one-third of the total volume of
cigarettes.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-01
ELIZABETH CITY PECANS ~
+. TOOK FIRST CASH PRIZE

\ collection OF Stuart p"chns iroih
tho grove of \. j.. Aydlctt oil TINS
city won the first prize in ih" cX'
hibit held in Ralcigh recently Illdcf
the auspices of the North Carolina
Pecan Growers Society. The prlZC
winning nuts were entered by Law
renee .tydIctt son of Mr.. Aydlett'
who is u student ut State College.
Mr.. Aydlett has 800 trees in his
orchard near Elizabeth City and
they only began bearing about two
years ago.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-01
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MCC.iBE'S ANNUAL SALE

.rMcCilbr II Grice announce their
annual stock reducing sale i'll Il ifull
page advertisement in this issue Oh
TIE INDEPENDENT. This Is an
annual merchandising event with
this busy store that is anticipated
with much interest by thrifty shop
pcrS in the Elizabeth City territory.
The sale is on.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-01
SAVE THE Z Nut SHELLS

\ possible new nsc for peanut bulls
Is described in Commerce Depart
ment reports from MarScilles.
France. \ ncw process for making
alcohol from such material hither-
TO regarded as refuse is said to have
been worked out and Il plant start
cd for operation.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-01
WHO Is YOUR TOWNS
WORST ENEMY?

Who is the greatest enemy Of
Society? The editor of this
newspaper has some ideas on this
subject which he will release i'm
his front page column, "Iester-
day. To-Day and TO-MOrrOw'.
next week. No, it isn't the XII
KluX Klan.- Neither is it the
International jew nor the Roman
Catholic Hierarchy; it is the fell
low who just won't pay his bills.
But read "W. o." on the subject
next week.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-01
HER STOVE BLEW UP

Mrs. J. Walter Perry of. Oktsko
this .county, turned awtycfbOnf her
ook stove where she was frying slu
sage Monday morning jItsi In timed
avoid being seriously injured o.
instantly killed wlier.... the .,si0i,
blew up. II was the usual case .;
frozen water back. -. 49,, -
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-01
AL Stockholders

The officers of the Albcmarlc
Bank are Dr. T.. l.. IIofflcr, prcSi-
dent: +. W. NJ. Eutlcr. =. w. Moore
G. +. Graves and W. III. Case vice
presidents; W. II. Holland, cashier.
J. X. Fleming. assistant cashier.
There are 4Sl shares of the capital
stock of the bank. par value so =
share. distributed among Ia share
holders. Most Of the stockholders
huught only one share of stock. The
largest stockholders is DR.. T.. L..
IIofflcr with - shares. e. :.
Mitchell. colurcd farm demomStra-
ton agcmt Of PaSqOutank is the next
largest shareholder with 70 shares ::
&. +. Graves owned Is shares. There
were Il few holders OF blocks of fivr
and ten shares. The stockholders
had never received a dividend.
The fact that the stock is diStri
bnted among SO many shareholders
encourages Examiner Latham to be-
lievc that q small assessment against
each stakeholder can DC collected Iuu
the dcpOsitOrS taken care Of.
The bank did not own the build
ins which il occupies. The building.
which was formerly the home Of
the CitizcrS Bank. is owned by Il
Negro stock company composed Of
Or. T.. L.. IIoffler, DR.. +. e. Cooke,
w. II. Holland and the G.. W. Brown
estate.
No time has been set for Il pre-
liminary hearing Of the cashier IiU!-
land.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-01

Medicine has no place in fitting
glasses. See DR. i. ID. Hathaway.
Prescribed first in 1901. Their have
been many improvements since.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-01

The truth about Eye Drops for TIT
ting Glasses Poisons. See DIS. >. u.
Hathaway. auf'
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-01

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',ne If those modern captains oil III.
gr ,,,.,ry and high finance with II"
,.,o,ry ar all in his makeup thal
.,,brIv could ever discover ana
'hnus Them that the thing can De
Ion,.-and is doing i, h'SoSh.
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IA. rnnI # Wilmington, del.
a,k in the midsummer ot l9ls
.,h,. height Of the -yra; world war.
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-01

Come in and let me explain them TO
you. Drs. ]. D. Hathaway. adv
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-01

Hundreds of thrifty Negroes in Eliz-
abeth City and in all the counties
hcrcabouts were proud of their bank
and put their money in it. They
are going to have an anxious wait
getting it back. Hollands bond waS
only $4,000. Ills bond. plus wat
can be- realized from the bank $
securities and its meagcr equipment
will not pay the dcpOSitorS. But tho
stockholders sOf tho bank will be
assessed to make mp the deficit. Tho
Stockholders already are ont sd, 200.
that beinS the amount of the ont
standing capital stock OF the bank.
L. Ii. Williams, president of the
Savings Bank 4 Trust Co.. was ap-
pointed receiver for the drfunct
bank by Judge Henry y. Grady who
is sitting in the Superior Court here
this week. Mr.. Williams duties as
receiver will not bcgh, until the
State Bank Examiner has cleared
UP the mess aud eau turu il over 10
the receiver.
How The Shortage Was Discovered
u IL feared that the full extent
of the shortage has not yet been un-
covered. Holland had fairly well
concealed his work with his two
sets Of books. When the auditors
found checks that had been paid
and could find no accounts OH the
general ledger against which the
checks could be charged. their suspi-
cions were aroused. 1t was then
that Auditor CourScy got busy and
uncarthcd Hollands secret ledger in
n trash pile. Other secret accounts
were found tucked away in drawers
here and there where they would
ordinarily escape the eye of an OK
amineS.
In the last published statement #
the bank, the amount due deposit
Ors was represented at around $1S.-
OOa. That's all the examiners found
on the books that Holland kept for
the examiners Ia scc. The facts 50
far determined show that, even
after the Christmas run on the bank
dcpoSitCrs had SIIT.llI.2I due them.
1t will bc necessary to call for the
pass books of all depoSitorS to fin
ally determine just how much money
is due them.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-01
YESTERDAY
TODAY
AND
TOMORROW
Making A State
BY w. o."

alan, four hundred years ago Il
din. pocf in Persia sang:
F,tn'Iovr. couldSt Thou and | with
Fate cou>pirc
r, srasp this sorry scheme o'
,hins> entire.
v,,r,d We not shuttcr it to bits
And rebuild it nearer 10 our
hearts desire:
p;nr whiSkcred UtOpioniSiS ahd
sh;r, rcrormcrS have been rc'i-.
va, y ,bo, luscious poet. morSel |a
- ~, rou-ucS for ages aud aoihS
",.hi.s about it; Il hot log Il mp
.,.,c, sia<k. Il female Thou beside
~, s., = speed Wagon rotinS hr'
n + rgraIiSe enough irr Ton.
,,.t anil Harry. And nov c2a'rS
,no If those modern captains oil III.
,n,,ry and high finance with no
,.o,rv at alI in his makeup thal
.,rhrlv could ever discover anu
hnus Them that the thing can be
I.,nc-and is doing i, h'SoSh.
Evening star., 1926-02-03
MEXICAN LEGISLATION
DEFENDED BY GREEN
Labor Head Declares Country Has
Done Nothing More Than United
States Has Done.

Recent Mexican legislation affecting
foreign property rights in that coun-
try, against which the United States
is protesting. was described last night
by William Green. President of the
American Federation of Labor. as
nothing more than what our own
Government has done" A special IN
vestigation conducted in Mexico for
the Federation, he said. had convinced
him that this was the situation.
Nothing Mexico has done should be
the cause for unfriendly feeling be
tween that government and ours" Mr.
Green declared. Santiago Iolesias
Spanish-speaking secretary Of the Pan
American Federation of Labor, was
sent by me to Mexico City TO investi
gate rumors and charges that have
been circulated throughout the United
States. l find that Mexico has done
nothing more than what our own Gov
ernment has done. 1t claims the righ.
as the United States claims the right
to handle its own domestic affairs.
at is to be hoped that in all dealings
of our Government with Mexico, they
shall be based upon justice and fair
ness. Instead of hampering, the United
States should encourage the economic
advancement of the 10, 900, 900 people
OF that country.
Evening star., 1926-02-03

man. Membership-Leo B. Aberne-
thy, chairman; Henry G. Cole. vice
chairman. National representation
Rudolph Jose. chairman; A. Left
Wich Sinclair. vice chairman. Parks.
Fairgrounds. highways and bridges
Arthur c. Moses, chairman: Maurice
Otterbank, vice chairman. Police
and fire protection and public safety
CHARLES w. Darr, chairman; Albert
Schulteis. vice chairman. Public
health-Dr. Lewis J. Battel, chair
man; DR.. A. c. Christie, vice chair
man. Public schools-Dorsey w.
Hyde. jr., chairman: Milton Fair
child, vice chairman. Public utili-
ties-Harry King, chairman; A. L.
Seymour, vice chairman Retail
trade--IsSac Cans, chairman; Robert
f. Buckly, vice chairman. Transpor-
tation and freight rates = Jerome
Fanciulli, chairman; G. Manson Foote,
vice chairman. Universities, colleges
and private schools - William O.
Tufts. chairman; Ralph A. Davis,
vice chairman. Wholesale trade
Ross p. Andrews, chairman; John Il.
Walker, vice chairman.
Evening star., 1926-02-03
MRS. SCOTT FILES
NEW DIVORCE SUIT.
Wife of Representative Again
Seeks Freedom After First
Cases Failure.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, February "A sequel
to the Scott divorce trial, which was
heard in the Alpena, Mich. Circuit
Court last Summer, and which re-
suited in Judge Frank u. Emerick's s
refusing a decree to either petitioner,
was written in the Wayne County
Circuit Court records late yesterday,
when Mrs. Edna James Scott filed
suit to divorce Representative Frank
d. Scott Of Alpena. Desertion is
charged.
The case is not expected to come be
fore the court for several weeks.
The SCOTS have been separated
since December. 1929. The original
suit was filed by Representative
Scott in his home county In 1924, and
taking Of evidence was started in
January, 1925. The case was inter
rupted by the illness of Judge Eme-
rick and was resumed last August.
Representative Scott charged his
wife was 'indiscreet" in her conduct,
and evidence was introduced tending
to show that she entertained in h.r
Washington apartment a hotel clerk
and an air service officer. All charges
were denied by Mrs Scott. who, in
turn. introduced testimony which
sought to show her husband drank
and lost considerable sums at card
games.
Following the draw verdict in the
Alpena court, both Mr.. and Mrs. Scott
declared they would appeal to the
State Supreme Court. Mrs. Scott.
however, had established her resi-
dence in Detroit and decided upon a
new suit in a new jurisdiction rather
than carrying the case to the higher
court
Under the Alpena court decision
Mrs. Scott has received $3.50 per
month for living expenses.
Evening star., 1926-02-03


The following were designated as
the executive committee by Martin A.
leese. the newly elected president
Martin A. LeeSe. Ivan G.. Weld
Charles W. Darr. Ross p. Andrews
jerome Fanciulli. Isaac Cans, Robert
y. Harper. Rudolph Jose. Albert
Schulteis, c. Melvin Sharpe and A.
LeftWich Sinclair
The following chairmen and vice
chairmen OF the various committees
were announced:
Audit-William VI. Dove, chairman;
Joseph ID. Dreyfuss, vice chairman.
I1ouse-Narren c. Kendall. chairman:
w. Nick. Stowell, vice chairman. Ana
costa fiats-Albert Schulteis, chair
man; William +. GUIDE, vice chairman.
Building ndustries-Henry d. Cramp-
ton, chairman; Oscar A. c. Oehmler,
vice chairman. Charities-Merritt O.
Chance, chairman; Harry c. Cragg
vice chairman. Conventions-Iva c.
Weld. chairman; Joseph ID. Dreyfuss,
vice chairman. Development of Great
Falls-Gen. William NJ. Black, chair
man; William +. Hardy. vice chair
man. District National Guard-Maj. j.
Gen. Anton Stephan, chairman: Frank
;. Hight, vice chairman. District
finance. taxation and assessment
| Walter c. Balderston. chairman; Rob
| elt y. Harper. vice chairman Har-
bors and waterway ys-John II. Small.
chairman: Ernest T.. Harrell. vice
chairman. High water pressure-James
B. Henderson. chairman; Bernard A.
! Baer, vice chairman. Insurance. bank.
| ing and rage-Hilleary l.. Offutt
! jr., chairman: r. a. Bowles vice chair.
man.
| Law and legislation-C. Melvin
! sharpe. chairman; Proctor l.
| Dougherty, vice chairman Manu-
| factures-John \. Eckart, chairman;
| Henry I. Ofterdinger, vice chair
Evening star., 1926-02-03
HOUSING OF DETECTIVES
Ball Regulatory Bill Reintroduc-
tion Approved.

Reintroduction in Congress Of the
Ball bill regulating the housing of chill
dren and mental or physical detectives
in buildings Of frame construction was
approved by the board OF District
Commissioners yesterday afternoon on
recommendation Of the Fire Depart
ment. The measure failed OF enact
ment in the last Congress.
Action Of the Commissioners fol-
lowed "A report by Deputy Fire
Marshal c. G.. Aschetter on conditions
at the Kendall House Sanitarium. at
1923 Ogden street. While the building
has been equipped with a fire escape
and the necessary number Of fire ex-
tinguishers. Mr.. Aschetter reported
the building department and the po-
lice regulations do not forbid the use
OF frame structure Of its size as a
hospital or sanatorium.
Evening star., 1926-02-03
st. David's Society Meets.

A musical program was presented
at a meeting last night of the st.
David's Society of Washington. COM
posed Of Washingtonians of Welsh
descent. in the music room OF the
Central High School
The program included baritone
solos by John Wesley Jones. several
numbers by the society's newly
formed quartet, and readings by
Miss Gladys Jones. The meeting
was addressed by Mrs. John G..
Cooper. wife of Representative Cooper
of Ohio.
Evening star., 1926-02-03
ADDRESS TO G. u. SCHOOL
Speaker to Discuss Key to Foreign
Market Upbuilding

international trade marking and
copyrighting as one of the most i'm
portant keys to the successful devel-
opment of foreign markets will be
discussed by Edward :. Rogers of Chi
cago. expert on this subject. in special
lectures this afternoon and tomorrow
before the combined classes of the
Georgetown University legal and for
eign service departments. The lee
lures begin at $40 o'clock.
Mr.. Rogers is chairman Of the com
mittee on patents. trade marks and
copyrights of the American Bar As
sociation and during the war handled
these matters for the Federal Trade
Commission. He is we'll known in
Washington, being a member of the
Supreme Court bar. Mr.. Rogers is a
nonresident lecturer at the Universe
ties of Michigan and Pennsylvania
and has written extensively on the
subject of trade marks and patents.
Evening star., 1926-02-03

retained as counsel. offered a demur
rer on the ground that a piece of
woolen cloth was not an article of
wearing apparel, and Judge Julian
Mack sustained the demurrer and
quashed the Indictment
Held Public Celebrations.
After the indictment, several thou
sand employees of the company
marched four miles from Lawrence
to Woods home in Andover and
gave II demonstration of their con-
fldence in him. On the night that
word was received by Judge Mack's
action, the company'S employees held
public celebrations in several mill
villages and gave Wood a big re-
ception in Shawsheen Village
1t was Mr.. Woods custom on the
occasion OF wage increases or. de
creases by the corporation to address
long letters Of explanation to the EN-
ployes. Frequently he entertained the
Lawrence operatives at his AndoveI
home. In December, 1919. he aroused
the ire of Lawrence merchants and
the gratitude of his employees by
charging that the merchants raised
prices every time the mills increased
wages and declaring that unless they
deSiSted he would build a big company
store to sell necessaries, to operatives
at cost.
Statement of Principles.
In a letter to company employees in
response to Christmas greeting
from them in 1919 he set forth some
of his principles as follows:
I'm the new social and industrial or.
der on which we have entered there is
no room for the selfish employer or for
the selfish worker. 1t is my firm con.
viction that there is no essential an
tagonism between capital and labor
Differences of opinion may arise. but
these can be adjusted If both parties
are pervaded with a spirit of good will
and Justice"
King Victor Emmanuel made Wood
a Chevalier of the Cross and Crown OF
Italy III 1922. Wood never cared for
sports, but had owned several yachts
and was a member of two country
clubs. In politics he was a republican
and in religion an Episcopalian. He
maintained homes in Andover, Boston
Prides Crossing on the North Shore
and the Island Of Cuttyhunk. not far
from the place where he was born.
Evening star., 1926-02-03
DR.. WHITE TO SPEAK.
st. Eliza beth's Official Will Discuss
Lunacy Laws of D. c.

DR.. William A. White of st. Eliza
beth's Hospital will speak on the
lunacy laws of the District of Column
bia and the need for their change at
a meeting of the Washington Council
OF Social Agencies Monday, February
s. at the Burlington Hotel at 4 o'clock.
In announcing today the subject of
DIR. Whites address, Mrs. w. A. Rob
erts. executive secretary Of the coun-
cil said social workers had brought
to it's attention the need Of changing
the present provision for trial by jury
of mentally sick persons
Evening star., 1926-02-03

directors at the
chambers head
quarters, in the
Homer Building
last night.
Other officers re-
elected We're: Cha.
pin Brown. gen
eral counsel, and
w. Mex. Stowell,
treasurer. George
II. Brown of :.
kann Sons Co.
was elected to the
board of directors
to fill the vacancy
caused by the ele,
walton of Charles
w. Darr to the
office of second
,,,
Evening star., 1926-02-03
Wants Safety Zone Moved.

A petition signed by So patrons of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Co. urging the removal of the Dupont
Circle loading safety zone for down
town cars to its former location at p
street was filed today with the Public
Utilities Commission. The safety zone
is now on Connecticut avenue south
of the circle and the petitioners want
it on the west side.