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Evening star., 1926-04-27
BANDITS FATE IN DOUBT.
Jury Trying for Murder Delayed
in Reaching Verdict.

BUFFALO, N. Y, April q R.-
The fate of Richard Reese White
more, New York bandit, accused of
numbering two bank guards here last
october, still was in doubt today. The
iury deliberated until 1:45 ain. and
then went to their hotel. They re-
turned to the jury room shortly before
9 o'clock and at 10 O'Clock, the regular
hour for the opening of court, there
was no indication that verdict had
been agreed upon.
Evening star., 1926-04-27
Judge McCamant Resigns.

PORTLAND, Oreg.. April q R.--
Judge Wallace McCamant of the
Ninth Federal Circuit Court of APP
peals has resigned effective next Mon
day, He has been serving under a re-
cess appointment by President Cool
idge, which the Senate refused to con-
firm several weeks ago.
Evening star., 1926-04-27
LOS ANGELES IN AIR.
Leaves Lakehurst for Philadelphia
on Test Cruise.

LAkEHURST, n. j., April 81 P)t
The dirigible Los Angeles was re-
leased from her mooring mast shortly
before noon and started toward Phil
adelphia on a test cruise. Capt.
George w. Steele. jr., in charge of
the ship, planned to return to the
hangar early this afternoon. Weather
were good.
Evening star., 1926-04-27
Coolidge Opposes Independent Bureau
To Have Control Over Radio Field

independent agencies which are re-
sponsible to no one and over whom
only the Executive has authority.
The President was represented as
believing that this general provision
does not apply to- the courts or to the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
which necessarily has judicial powers
over the railroads in rates and
schedule making.
The President made no direct COM
ment on the situation caused by the
decision of a Chicago judge, holding
that "pirating" of wave lengths by
broadcasters was not illegal.
Evening star., 1926-04-27
AUT0LAW CHANGE
y. DECISION DELAYED
EIdridge and Hesse Propose
StriCter RuIeS-ArrestS
Show Big Drop.

The District Commissioners, in semi
weekly board meeting today, again
deferred action on the joint recon-
mendations of Traffic Director NJ. y.
Eldridge and Chief of Police Edwin 3.
Hesse, which were drafted with a view
to condensing the traffic code and re-
during the arrests of motorists. which
were made at an unprecedented rate
for the first two months of the year.
In the meantime a survey by The
Star today disclosed a sudden falling
off in arrests for traffic violations dur
ing April. Mai. Hesse explained this
drop by increased cooperation of the
motoring public" but it was interest
ing to note at the same time that this
falling off followed the suggestion of
the Commissioners that traffic regula-
tions be reduced because 50 many per-
sons were being arrested for their vio-
lation.
The combined report of Maj. Hesse
and Mr.. Eldridge was made pub
lie by the Commissioners. 1t revealed
that instead of cutting the code. these
two officers made recommendations
which would add to 1t.
Numerous amedments and new par
agraphS also were suggested for inclu-
sion in the code, some of which were
designed to simplify and clarity exist
ing regulations.
Parking Is Liberalized.
The two additions suggested would
prohibit parking in front Of foreign
embassies and legations and forbid
automobiles to pass street cars on
| either side of a one-way street when
| the cars have stopped to load or dis
! charge passengers.
The chief modification suggested
would liberalize parking materially
| in the downtown congeSted zone dur
| ing rush hours. In some cases, two
| hour parking would be permitted on
| streets where it Is now prohibited or
| limited to one hour.
| Establishment of three new one
! way streets in Georgetown was recon-
| mended. One would make P street
| from Twenty y-eighth to Thirty-sixth
a one-way thoroughfare for west
bound traffic. The other would make
| o street from Thirty-fifth street to
| Wisconsin avenue a one-way thor
oughfare for eastbound traffic. The
| third one-way street would be Twenty
Continued on Page 4, Column 81
Evening star., 1926-04-27

President Coolidge does not favor
creation of an independent bureau to
have control over radio. 1t was made
known at the White House today that
the President generally favors the
provisions of the White radio bill now
pending in the House, which would
place radio control under existing
government agencies and is opposed
to the setting up of another inde-
pendent establishment. The President
was represented as believing that such
an independent commission would be
of the very essence of bureaucracy,
aud would add another to the various
Evening star., 1926-04-27
PinedO to Start
On Round World
Flight in Summer
BY the Associated Press.

ny tne Associated PresS.
ROME, April 27.-Comdr. Fran
cesco de Pinedo, the Italian flyer
who made O. round-trip flight to
Toxic last year. plans to leave
the latter half of July on his newly
projected flight which will carry
him around the world, according TO
Giornale d'Italia.
His itinerary, the paper says. will
he from Italy to Western Africa,
crossing from Dakar to South
America. along the west coast OF
the two American continents to
Alaska, across the Bering Straits
to Siberia. thence to Japan. the
Philippines. Borpeo, Australia, In
dia. Alden on the southern coast of
Arabia, and then back to Italy by
way of the Red Sea and the Med,
iterranean.
Evening star., 1926-04-27
FOREST FIRES RAGING
IN NORTHWEST WOODS
Hunting Lodges and Farm Houses
Menaced in Manitoba-250
Acres Lost in Oregon.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba. April 81
Forest fires are raging north of Pop
lar Point, Manitoba. in the marshes
by Lake Winnipeg and menacing
hunting lodges and farmhouses.
Heavy winds swept the blazes
eastward. Large fire-fghting crews
were dispatched to several widely
scattered points.
GRANTS PASS, Greg, April 27
@.-A forest fire in the Siskyou
National Forest near Galice, on the
lower Rogue River, is reported to
have burned over an area OF 250
Evening star., 1926-04-27
@,9)0,0DOF
BILL FOR DISTRICT
PASSES CONFEREES
Amount Is 100000 More
Than Provided in Measure
Approved by Congress.
WATER Rate INCREASE
LIMITED TO II IL PCT.
Restriction on School, Flat and En-
CINE House Land Is Kept-Com-
promise on Park Sites.

Carrying a total of approximately
SO 400 .n00 and with the important
questions of water rates and the hthta-
ton on park and school property com
promised. the District appropriations
bill for the next fiscal year was agreed
upon today by the senate ana House
ponfereeSL
The proposal of the House for a 20
,,cr cent advance in the price OF water
was reduced to 121a per cent above
the present rate of s5.65 n year
The limitation of 25 per cent above
the assessed value on the price tnat
may be paid for land remains in el1ect
for school sites, the acquisition OF iaho
for reclaiming Anacostia flats and on
the site for an engine house.
With regard TO purchases for extend
ing the park system, the % per cent
limitation will apply to s45OO00 or the
total allotment of 100000 made avall,
able for the National Capital PARK ana
Planning Commission. This means
that the park commission VIII nave
$3.50 600 which it may spend without
rest riction as to aSse ssed value OF
the land to be bought.
Evening star., 1926-04-27
WEATHER.

20 s. Weather Bureau Forecast.l
Increasing cloudinesS and warmer
tonight followed by showers late to-
night and tomorrow; cooler tomorrow
night and Thursday. Highest, So, at 2
pm. yesterday; lowest, 80, at am.
today. Full report on Page 8.
Evening star., 1926-04-27

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular cdi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23
WAKEFIELD STILL AT
LARGE ON KNOTS ISLE
SLAYER of Young Girl Supposed to
Be Hiding i'm Greeks; Little
Searching Being Done

George s. Waterfield, slayer of
Bertha AnSell. young Knots Island
girl is still at large. and is now
suspected of having never left
Knots Island at all. and is be-
lieved to he hiding in one of the
hundreds of creeks that indent the
shores of the island, according to
information from Currituck Court
house Thursday afternoon.
Innumerable creeks. and bitches,
lead into the marshy shores OF
Knots Island. Not even the best
huater and guide on the lsiaid
could track down a fugitive, VINO
made use of his knowledge OF the
island. by escaping from creek 10
creek. BIoodhounds are useless, De-
cause water retains no scent, anu
fugitive can only be scented 10
the waters edgs.
Little is being done tOWaru
searching for Waterfield at this
time. it is reported tho police ana
officers generally are on the loon
out for him. Waterfield shot Miss
Ansell Tuesday night of last week
and wounded her sweetheart, Will
liam II. Tatem, because he believed
n
Miss Ansell and Tatem were help-
ing to arrange meetings between
Charles r. Ansell father Of the gill;
and Waterfield's wife.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23
SIMMER POUND NET
QUESTION OPEN AGAIN
Fisheries Commission Board Hopes
TO Arrive At Permanent Settle
ment i'm August

Regulations fixing pernNnentlE
the omen and closed seasons Tor
summer pound net fishing and long
haul seine fishing with power boats
are expected to be made following
three important meetings OF the
North Carolina Fisheries ComniS-
sion Board to be held next month";
Notice of the meetings is adNer-
tised elsewhere in this issue of Ihe
Jpdependent. One meeting is at
Beaufort. Monday August IL ana
two. meetings will he held on R0a-
noke Island, Wednesday, August
IS. :.
All fishermen have a cordial lnvl-
totion from the Fisheries COmm!S-
sion Board to he present at all
meetings and give expression 10
their views. They will hardly de-
cline the invitation.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23
SUPER POWER
LINE COMPLETE
BY EARLY FALL
Sub-Station for District Will
Be Located at Winfall; Line
Reaches To Elizabeth City
and Edenton

Completion of the super
power line from Suffolk via
Sunbury, to furnish electric
energy for Elizabeth City and
section. will be complete by
early fall, according to officials
of the Virginia Electric &
Power Company. The line will
furnish light and power for all
the territory between Suffolk
and Winfall, and between Eliz-
abeth City and Edenton.
Wmfall has been chosen as the
site for the sub-statiOn supplying
current to the line reaching in both
directions, toward EdentOn, and to-
ward Elizabeth City. r. l.. Gill,
Superintendent of Light & Power,
of the Virginia Electric & Power
Company, yesterday wrote this
newspaper as follows:
Il am pleased to report the sur
vey as being about complete and we
are going forward with the acquisi'
ton of the necessary right-Of-way,
The sub-statiOn site at Winfall has
been definitely selected and an
agreement effective with the proper
ty owner as to the purchase price
for same. All material for both line
and sub-station has been purchased
and we have every assurance fol
prompt delivery on all material.
1--WE propose to exert every pos
sible effort in rushing this work
through. and the outline of oul
schedule would Indicate the compile
ton of same by early fall. We have
we'll equipped organization ready
for handling all construction and
with no expected delay in the
delivery of the material. leaves the
ACQUISITION of right-Of-way as the
only factor wIrich may affect the
schedule. Our progress in this re-
spect has been satisfactory and the
interest and consideration shown by
the property owners, thus far Is
sufficient to warrant our optimism
and we have no reason to predict
any future or unforeseen difficulties
in obtaining the right-of-way."
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23
GET THE LORD ON YOUR SIDE AND YOU CAN
HAVE HELLUVA TIME.

plain everything and at the same
time give her a big piece of adver-
tising that would pack her temple
TO the doors and make more con-
verts for the Lord. When she had
rounded out her illicit honeymoon,
she staggered into Tucson, Ariz.,
one day, fell all in a heap in the
road and told a wild story about
some men kidnapping her and Keep
ing her in a hut in the desert.
THE story sounded all right, but
the lady evangelist couldn't get
away with 1t. The officers of the
law had their suspicious and never
stopped until they got at the bot
tom of it all. That was hard on
Aimee"
But I wouldn't think a preacher,
and a woman preacher at that,
would he guilty Of thing of that
sort" said the Soda Jerker.
"Preachers under their vestments
are just as human as any of the rest
of u.s." said the Bank Clerk; land
human female Is about the most
human thing in the world when
one gets going.
"And then there is this peculiar
mental twist to these folks who
think they are doing Gods work
they think they are especially privl'
legged because of their partnership
with the Almighty and that any
thing they do will be all right with
the Lord so long as they work faith
, fully enough in the Lords vine
ward. And being cocksure of theil
understanding with the Almighty
they don't gite a hang about man
made laws or conventions. You
need never be surprised at anything
one of these religious nuts does
when they have talked it over with
God in secret they are capable OF
doing any darn. thing; and the
helluvit is. they usually get away
witn Il"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23
SEC'Y JOB DOESN'T
LIKE PAY IN DRIBLETS
Is Considering Taking a job Some
Place Where Salary Will BE
Regular

Tired of drawing his salary piece
meal and never knowing just when
he can pay the butcher, the baker,
the electric light maker and buy
shoes and lollypOps for eight kids,
Secretary X. {. job, of the Eliz-
ahcth City Chamber of Commerce
tells this newspaper that he Is
thinking seriously Of reSigninS and
takin" il job somewhere else.
The Elizabeth City Chamber of
Commerce pays Mr.. job salary OF
$1,000 year, after fashion. His
salary must necessarily come from
membership dues and many OF the
members of the association are de-
cidcdly irregular in the payment OF
their dues. Some pay SpaSmodical-
ly and tarClily: SCme don't bother 10
Day at all. When the dues don
come in Secretary Job doesn't get
his salary. His salary is less than
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23
LOSES
ACOOD DBARBER
When A Gay Husband Dis
covered That Wives Can
Be Romantic Too

Edenton. \. c. is shy one
good young white barber and a
window sash badly in need OF
repair because a certain Eden
ton official went home uncN-
pectedlv the other afternoon
and found the barber and his
wife in the same bed room, ac-
cording to reports reaching
this city.
The unexpected husband pulled il
murderouS looking gun and threat
ened to kill his wifc's paramour
and that's when the window suffer
cd. The young man took Il flyer
thru the window and hasn't been
seen since. .
Edento1i is all agpg over the IN
cident and the sympathy of the
townSpeoplc is fairly on the side ot
the compromised wife. The huS-
band in the case has the reputation
of being a rounder himself. has had
numerous love affairs for five years
or more. keeps late IN unexplained
hours and has neglected II comcly
middle-aged wife. everybody says.
It's the old. old story: wives
know what love is and they want
if. The barber was young, lo"ked
good in his white duck pants there
was nobody home and the husband
was the last person in the world eX-
pected to come home.
And the husband. forgetting all
about his own delinquencieS made Il
biz row about his wife backSlidlnS
and gave the whole town Scandh
to relieve the monOtOny of other
wise dull July days.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23
WHY MANY AUTOS STILL
CARRY 1925 PLATES
Can't Get New License Without
Card From Secretary of State
and They Haven't Received
Their Cards

Thousands of Northeastern North
who hustled to get their
1926 automobile LICENSE plates ua-
der dire threats of prosecution at
law are wondering why scores OF
are still operating
unTrr the old yellow and black
pIateS of 1925 and getting by with
it?
II i all the fault Of the state
department Of Revenue. according
tn the firm of Harrison X Mccoy
who have been issuing license plates
In motorists at Elizabeth CITY.
We are not permitted to issue Il
license plate except upon the pre-
>2ntattnn of an application card
furnished the owner of the auto
mobile by the State Department,
soy< Mr.. Harrison. .'In scores OF
cnSrS automobile owners have ten
drrcd us their money for new
license plates and we have had 10
refuse them because they tell us
they have not received their card
from the rfrice of the Secretary of
State. There is nothing for the
m0tnri>t to do in case OF this
kind except To continue to run with
his old license and this Is what a
lot of them arc doing
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23

THE case of the Rev. Aimee
SpmpIe Mcpherson, that California
lady evangelist who said she had
been kidnapped. doesn't look so
very nice since they found a he
man in the case. does it," said the
Soda Jrrker to the Bank Clerk.
About what expected all the
time" said the Bank Clerk. This
Rev. Aimee Semple Mcpherson is Il
great evangelist ont on the Pacific
Coast. She has as big Il rep in the
West AZ Bill Sunday has in the
East She. has q biz temple In Los
Angeles with her own brOadcasting
station to put her sermons on the
mir twice a week and makes tnou-
sands of converts annually. 1t had
been whispered around Los Angeles
for Il long time that she was in love
with the handsome young fellow
who runs the broadcasting station o1
her temple.
"But her radio man was married
already and that gummed Things
uu Now when woman falls in
love with man and things 90 fan
enough she aint satisfied to be low.
cd ND back of the pipe organ or III
the Amen Corner or any old place
at odd times; she wants that man
aT io herself for as much as three
weeks anyhow and she'll move
heaven and earth to realize her de,
SircS.
Nov the Rev. Aimee lives neal
Hollywood and she got a big idea
from thp movie folks. She wanted
TO yet away somewhere with her
man and 10. one must know where
she WAS. She had to arrange &c
disappear somehow and her dlsap
pearance must be such that 1t could
be explained when she had had 'hel
/ fling.
$50 she steals off with her man
has her desire and then stages
! oopc hack that Is calrnlated tn eX
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23

man out of Il clOd of earth. maze
woman ont of rib. later regretted
his creation. destroyed the race by
flood. saving only one Noah, his
r,mfIv and live stock. Again was
diSuIcaScd with his handiwork. came
down to earth. had intercourse with
another mans wife. got himself Il
son. had that son crucified, promised
tn S,vc oII who believed in that son
and damn all who didn't.
What Christ taught. the beautl-
fuI code of morals which he set UP
for us his own immaculate conduct
which we are commanded TO make
the pattcrn of our own lives. do not
matter. Belief is everything. There
iS no condemnation to him that be-
IievrS what the BryanS. the Stra-
tons tbe NOrisSes. the Bill Sundays
and the Hams tell lis TO believe.
And that is why l have no use
for Fundamentali>ts at large ana
would prefer Il hot spit in hell 10 u
harp and crown in glory land peo'
pIed hy those pietiStic scoundreis
our gold-digging pulpiteers.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23
LOWRY WILL NOT PAY
SISTERS THIS 100000
Thinks There is Something Funny About
Check for $4,000 Payable to Catholic
Sisters and Signed by Dead Man

X. {. Lowry, Sr., adminlStra-
tor OF the estate Of the late
John McDcrmott of PasQuo-
tank County declines to honor
a check for 100000 alleged
to have been made by McDer-
mott and payable to the Cath
olic Sisters operating the Elizs
abeth City Hospital. The
Sisters will leave Elizabeth
City Just $1,000 poorer than
they thought they were.
There is something funny about
that check of $1,000. John McDer-
mott. age about 90 years ut the time
of his death. waS an eccentric char
acter who came to PaSquotank
County from New Haven, Conn.
about seven years ago. He was all
alone in the world except for two
brothers. Il sister and more distant
relatives in New England.
McDCrmOtt acquired little house
and about II acres of land on Big
Flattv Creek in Sound Neck. The
neighbours liked him and he SEEM
ed happy to live alone.
I'm the winter of 1925 his
health began to fail and his rela-
tiveS tried to get him to 20 back
To Connecticut. But IL man going
on 60 years of age is a sensitive
soul; he doesn't want to be in the
WAY of or obligated 70 relatives,
80 long as he can possibly look out
for himself.
And 50 John McDermott stayed
on at his little cottage on Big
FIatty Creek. failing in health and
giving his neighbours much uneaSl'
ness. On Sunday. March 5, l92,
John G.. James. Jr.. Will Tillett and
others of the neighhOurhOOd went
to old man McDermott'S cottage to
sec how the old man was getting
/ along The doors were locked. the
windows fastened and there was nc
response to their repeated knocks
at the door. Fearing the worst the
men pried open window and en-
tered the house. They found NC
, DprmOtt unconscious on the floor
He WAS blOatcd with drOpsy ano
when finally aroused remained IN q
cOmatOSe condition and seemed Ou'
of his head.
Mr.. James. accompanied by some
Of his neighbours. took McDermot
TO the Elizabeth City Hospital abou
noon of that day. He died in II
Elizabeth City Hospital at D O'clocl
the next morning.
Before His Body Was Cold
Shortly after nine o'clock tina
morning there was presented at tn
Savings Bank & Trust Co. a checl
for $4,000 drawn on the accoun
OF NcDermOtt. The check was i>t
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23

500 in arrears at the present time
but he says that isn't the thing of
it. Instead of getting $2O.OO a
month promptly at the end of each
month and knowing exactly how
to make his family disbursements,
he gets little at time. 1T
comes in driblets and goes In drlD-
let's" mOurns Mr.. Job.
Mr.. Job says he has several offers
from other towns, including an at
tractivr offer from Salisbury, \. {.
But he has been in Elizabeth City
six years and has gotten along so
we'll with the folks that he says
he is really reluctant to think about
leaving.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23
LADIES NIGHT

The Elizabeth City Rotary Club
will observe Ladies' Night Monday
next with barge sail down the
PasguOtank. the vessels to be fur
nished by Rotarian' Roscoe Fore
man. Ladies' night will take tn
place of the usual Rotary supper
at the Hotel.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23
AND MAYBE ELSEWHERE

This check is doubtless all riSnt
said the banker politely, "but nave
you anything by which you couid
be identified?'
The pretty young lady faltered'
81 have a mole on my left knee.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23

Her coffin being too large to he
taken into the church. the funeral
services for Mrs. Alan Muir of Glas-
row were held outside.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23

Because you can see we'll, its no
reason your headaches are not caus-
ed by your eyes. See Drc. Hath
60. '---,--L.- r. c-y.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23

Eve strain causes wasted nerve
energy. Let us look after your eyes.
0-- uo.ra--o- u;nto- pldr 2Iv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23

We examine the eyes ana 1ur-
nish glasses the same day. Ste DTS
- - rs. ".
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-07-23

MOTHER AGNES head of the Catholic sisters who recently threw up
their lease City Hospital announcing that they would
leave Elizabeth about August L. 1926 having some hard
breaks for alleged of rent on
the late John McDemott refuses to ao"
Neither Agnes which Mother Agnes insists Mcermot
gave the Hospital March s. 1925 Mceo
morning of March 1925 The check in dispute
signed by MciermOtt bat by
feminine hand Neither Agnes hospital empoye
who has since the elsewhere in this newspaper