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The broad ax., 1927-01-01

The Commonwealth Edison Com
pany continues to grow or expand by
leaps and bounds and as an evidence
OF that fact, there are at the present
time more than 42,486 stockholders
and over two-t thirds of the employees
OF the company are stockholders in the
company and they can subscribe and
pay for their stock on the easy month
ly payment plan, which plainly indi-
Gates that the head officials of the
Commonwealth Edison Company are
deeply interested i'll the present and
the future welfare OF its employees and
that they are perfectly willing and
stand ready to extend helping hand
to them while they are honestly en-
deavoring to climb to the top round of
the ladder, which leads on up TO the
greatest success.
The Commonwealth Edison Com
pany, at the present time, has more
than 800 customers right in this
community which amply proves that
it is a home institution and that the
The broad ax., 1927-01-01
SANTO DOMINGO JOINS THE
WORLD COURT
preston News Service)

Geneva, Dec. 3l.-According to a
report notification has been sent to
the League Of Nations by the Republic
of Santo Domingo that its constituent
assembly has authorized the signing
of the statutes of the Permanent
Court Of International Justice. The
optional clause dealing with compul-
sorry arbitration is reported to have
been signed by the Republic.
The broad ax., 1927-01-01
known was in the barber shop with
Morton when McCorkle and Withers
left
SIX UNDER ARREST IN PROBE
OF MURDER
preston News Service)

Wilson. n. c., Dec. 3O-Nash coun-
ty al rites have six persons under
arrest in connection with the killing
of Charley Farmer late Saturday night
The murdered man was found lying
in the DISQUALIFICATION highway by a
group Of basketball players who no
tilted the police.
Officers think they have a good clue
as to the identity of the slayer of Far
mer and believe they have the right
persons lodged in jail
The broad ax., 1927-01-01

great bulk OF its stockholders reside
right here in Chicago.
Again returning to the 81, 800 Gus
toners. it must be said that &c.
are residential customers, 129,708 are
owners of small stores and Offices and
2,16l are wholesale and industrial Gus
toners.
The total business OF the Common
wealth Edison Company for the past
year amounted to over 1881, 691 ,584
These figures crudely thrown together
makes it just as plain as the bright
shiny sun at noontide that the Com
monwealth Edison Company is one Of
the greatest electrical manufacturing
concerns in the wide world.
The Commonwealth Edison Com
pany continues to occupy the front
ranks in the electrical world and few
remarkable achievements for the past
year were that it produced 1901, 424,-
600 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy,
304, $4,000 more than in any other
year. This increase, about II per cent
over the previous year, is about equal
The broad ax., 1927-01-01
HOME FROM TRIP

DIR. VIM. H. Carter, 450o Prairie
avenue, has returned to his home and
professional duties after a very pleas
ant trip and stay Of several weeks in
the south with relatives and friends.
The broad ax., 1927-01-01

The first part Of June, 1921, the
Roosevelt State Bank threw its doors
open to the public at their present To-
cation, corner of 35th street and South
Parkway, and from that time to the
present the bank has transacted most
flourishing business, under the wise or
the foreseeing management of its pres
ident, Hon. Alexander Flower.
At all times it has continued to
make rapid strides forward and right
now its capital and surplus amounts
to hundreds of thousands of dollars
and the Roosevelt State Bank is safe
and sound through and through.
President Flower and his associates
are all high class and successful bust
ness men and they are fully determined
to extend the power and influence of
the Roosevelt State Bank until it
reaches to all parts Of the south side
President Flower at this time wishes
to heartily thank the thousands of
colored people who have so loyalty
stood by the Roosevelt State Bank for
more than five years.
Mr.. Flower earnestly hopes that all
OF his colored friends will greatly en-
| joy themselves during the holiday
season.
The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1927-03-15

view of higher use denoted by
the appropriation of fishes for
numan food has widely obtained
and is evidenced by various legisla-
ton prohibiting the lower use
where it has conf1icted with the
higher. The dependence of a high
ly priced food fish and a CORES
pondingly valuable fishery upon an
other fish as food for the former,
as in the case of the king salmon
upon the herring, may be classed
with the higher uses. This in
fact is one Of the most important
aspects Of the value of the herring
fishery, If not it's chief use. An
important food of the king salmon
is herring, and as the catching of
king salmon by trolling now forms
one Of the most important and
profitable Of the fisheries of S. e.
Alaska, no condition that adverse
ly affects it in a material degree
should exist unless by justification
Of a paramount right and import
ance.
The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1927-03-15
THE NATIVE

We notice a recurrence, in the
press of Alaska, of the Indian
agitation which occupied such a
considerable amount of attention a
couple Of years ago. We have al
ways considered it nothing other
than blood differences.
1t should never be a question,
so far as regards our native popu-
lation as to whether a man be
native of white, but simply a ques-
ton as to the mans capacity for
intelligent citizenship, be he ma
tive or white.
If the millions expended by the
federal government in education of
the natives may be assumed to
have accomplished any results-if
many years of close association
with whites have served to inculcate
the native with white ideals and
principles then it necessarily fol-
lows that there must be among The
native population many fully cap
able of exercising the right to sui.
frage and assuming other respcn-
sibfltties Of citizenship.
According to a statement OF the
The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1927-03-15

head Of the Bureau of Education
for Alaska, recently issued and COW
ering the present occupation of boys
and girls trained in the bureaus
schools in Southeastern Alaska, Y78
are gasboat owners, 499 marine en-
gineers, 1876 are engaged in various
lines of merchandising, 355 follow
the carpenters trade, 2 are can
merry owners, 226 miners, 10 are
teachers, 7 nurses and 46 are
ministers and welfare workers
among their own people. All worth
while and worthy vocations, re-
curing a degree of intelligence in
itself proof of capacity for full
citizenship.
The native is a factor to be
reckoned with and will continue to
be SO until such time as the pre-
ponderance of white population
shall render his influence negligible
from social and political stand
point. Racial warfare in any form
can serve no constructive purpose.
The only intelligent course is a test
Of capacity for citizenship apple
able to native and white alike ana
fairly and impartially administered.
The Alaska Weekly
The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1927-03-15
Mr.. FISHERMAN

Before investing in that new
engine for your boat be sure
and investigate the new mod
Ell Royals.
The new 16 and 20 H. P.
engines are built specially
for fishing boats and prices
reasonable.
We have a size for every
boat.
Catalog upon request.
H, R. THOMPSON & co.
Agents.
Ketchikan, Alaska
Evening star., 1927-05-06

The prices are SO low-the quality so high
Summer dresses-that it is worth while tc
during the May Sale.
Fabrios-Plain coors and prints in georgette, chiffc
chine, striped tub silk and Yo San.
Styles-For morning, sports daytime and afternoo
CoIors-Eyery new color, white, stripes and prints.
The Group of Dresses, at S29.S0 is Offered f.
Time in May Sales-Oferng Unusual V
WoMEN's DRESS SECTION. THIRD FLOOR
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-09-30
DISTRICT FAIR OPENS
TUESDAY FOR 5 BIG DAYS
Horse Races, Automobile Races, Motorcycle
Race, Free Acts, Fireworks, Music, and
Midway With 40 Concessions

Again! The annual Abe
marie District Fair is ready to
be held in Elizabeth City, and
it will open TUESDAY Of next
week for five big days and five
big nights. Fireworks, horse
racing, automobile a c e S,
motorcycle races, music, mid
way, big free acts, and hun
dreds of industrial, commercial
and agricultural exhibits.
"There1l he something doing
every hour from morning until
midnight" declares Manager Tom
Nelson. We've going to have four
big sensational free acts twice daily
fireworks every night, some of the
most interesting horse racing ever
seen on the local track. automobile
races on Wednesday and Saturday,
and in addition Il motorcycle race
on Saturday.
"Gloth's Greater Shows carrying
more than 40 concessions will fur
nish the midway, the largest one
ever brought to Il fair here. The
newly organized Masonic band will
play every day. and when it comes
to interesting sights. we don't be-
licve our visitors have seen better
than the exhibits of livestock, aSri-
cultural products, and home econo-
mics products that have been prom
ised us. for we're getting the pick
of the good crops grown i'll this
section.
"Indications now point TO a very
good attendance. We believe this
is well Indicated by the unusual
community interest that has been
shown thruout this section, for we
will have more community exhibits
than ever this year. South Mills.
Moyock. Camden. Weeksville. and
Central High School will all send
exhibits bearing witness to the ef-
ficiency and progress Of their com
munity leaders. All of these ex-
hibits will be we'll worth seeing.
As is the usual custom fair week,
each day will be set apart as day
all it's own, and which will meet
with the approval of various inter
ests. For instance. Wednesday Is
TO he known as Farmers Day
Thursday as elizabeth City Day"
and Friday is to be School Day
Farmers Day is the day when the
sections farmers will attend In
large numbers. and the program Is
to be especially interesting to farm
ers and their families. They will
also he privileged to witness the big
automobile races.
Thursday will be noted with the
closing of the stores in Elizabeth
City. giving all employees an OPP
portunity to attend ell masse. Eliz'
abeth CITY day has always heen the
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-09-30
CouLdn t Tell
BankfnomBed
After 4 Party.

The police, fire department
ard friends Of Graham Bell.
well known young Elizabeth
CITY banker secured the town
for him Monday night upon a
report that he had suddenly
and mysteriously disappeared.
BY eight o'clock Tuesday morn
ing gloom was spread over the town
aS news got out that it was believed
that the popular young man hau
met with foul play. .......
1t was not until banking hours
that the fears Of relatives ana
friends was relieved, when the
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-09-30

Il stopped on the corner "a Main
and Martin SIS. last night t" listen
to street preacher" said the Soda
.Icrker.
"Wcl. hope you enjoyed the
sermon: tell lis about it, replied
the Bank Clerk.
cant tell you much about 1t he
couse | never did know what the
darn fellow was talking about. lie
had lot of stock phrases like "Ihe
precious blood of Jesus !" "The wrath
of Cod" "the OutpOuringS OF the
holy ghost" the CONSUMING fires OF
hell" "the saving grace of Jesus
name" and lot more: but there
WAS no heads or tails to what he
was saying and | never could figure
out what tell it was all about. But
il WAS intereStin" to see him prllc-
Ing up and down. waving a plple
and talking like house on IRE
And every now and then when he
ran out of wind he would stop ana
three women who were with MN
would play Il hymn and sing It III
three different keys. Salvation Army
style" -.
And l suppose after it was all
over he passed Il hat or tambourihe
and took up collection?' sald the
Bank Clerk.
He didn't miss it, said the SODA
Jerker.
(Which explains why there are
so many moron-minded and physi-
cally lazy nuts in the evangelistlc
business" said the Bank Clerk.
"The country is over run Win
ignorant takers trafficking i'll the
name of Jesus Christ. They doh
have to have any capital. education
or experience to enable them to get
y flock of women around them ana
SET themselves up in the salvation
business. pose us mOuthpieces OF Goa
Almighty. pretend to save souls anu
collect rickelS dimes nnd quarters
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-09-30
Commander Byrd And
Vice President Dawes
Join Memorial Group

Vice President Dawes is equally
enthusiastic. Writing from the
Vice Presidents Chamber in Wash
ingtOn, Mr.. Dawes says:
l shall be more than glad to
serve as a member of the Ad-
visOry Council of the Kill Devil
Hills Memorial Association, Or
ganized as Secretary Daniels
has so well said, for the per-
petuatiOn of the aerOnautical
history made at Kill Devil
Hills.
1t is fortunate that the AssO-
citation is being organized now
when memory still is fresh of
that epoclial first successful
airpIane flight of Wilbur and
Orville Wright on Dec. II, 1903.
wish the Association every
success i'm its worthy purpose.
Very sincerely yours.
CHARLES G. DAWES.
Writing from his office at the
Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Mary
land. at 30 Liberty ST., New York
City. Hon. Franklin ID. Roosevelt,
former Secretary Of the Navy, says
shall be very glad to become
a member of the Advisory
Council and heartily approve of
the memorial of the first sue
cessful flight at Kitty Hawk.
And so a bOrn-in-Elizabeth City
movement attracts and enlist the
personal interest of prominent men
of the nation.
In the meantime local interest In
the Association grows and W. G.
Gather, secretary-treasurer of the
organization reports Il steady ell
rOllment of citizens who are proud
to he identified with notable his,
toric and patriotic enterprise.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-09-30
MORE INTEREST
IN STYLE SHOW
THAN CONCERT
Merchants Fashion K revue
Now On Creates Wide In
terest Here

There's no doubt about 1t. \
stvle show is a popular attrac-
ton with Elizabeth City audi
ences. bringing out men as
well as women, and creating
more interest than a minstrel
show. or concert Of local talent.
or a big baseball game on the
local diamond. The fact is evil
dcnced bv the tremendous IN
tcrest that was aroused earlV
thruout the section in the Fall
Stvle Show OF the Elizabeth
CITY Merchants Bureau.
The big fashion show, which open
pd Thursday night ut eight O'Clock
will close with another performance
tonight. Friday. which DeglhS
uromptly ut eight. 1t not only shows
Elizabeth City the people or the
city and surrounding section what
is latest and finest in the world OF
fashion. but it demonstrates how
we'll equipped the city's merchants
nrp to serve its territory.
4 score or more of the city'S most
attractive young girls and matrons
are taking part rs models III the
STYLE show. The following eight
firms are participating: Rucker "
Sheelv Co. NJ. Leigh Sheep Co..
NJcCabp 4 Grice. f. :. CheSson u
Son, Owens Shoe Company. White
Halstead Shoe Co, Louis SellS anu
Bright Jewelry Co.
Here is the order of appearance ::
Children's Display, Morning Attire
Afternoon Dress, Coats and Draps'
Evening and Formal Wear.
The following costumes are being
displayed at the fashion show and
here are the models who show
them:
NJ. Leigh Sheep Co.-Jersey Sport
Frock. Mrs. Wyatt Aydlett: Coat by
printz, Mrs. y. Earl Griggs; Coat
of Duvbloom. Miss Elizabeth kram-
or: Afternoon F'rOck of Georsette'
Mrs Buxton White: Afternoon
Continued IN noge .Go.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-09-30
VIRGINIA DARE
HOTEL TO OPEN
OCTOBER 24TH.
Opening To Be Formally An
nounced By a Beautiful
Special Edition of This
Newspaper

Monday. Oct. "a has been
set as 4 tentative date for the
opening of Elizabeth Citv's new
and beautiful Virginia Dare
Hotel and there is no reason
apparent why the hotel should
not formally open on that date,
saws !. p. Johnson, manager
OF the hotel.
Mr.. Johnson got on the job last
week and is not waiting for the
workmen to get out of the build
ing: the mpacking and placing of
the furniture in the guest rooms
waS his first order and most of the
furniture is already in place. The
work of the contractors is now con
fined largely to the lobby corridors
aud Il few details on the front of
the building and Manager Johnson
SITES llb Iti>Dl WIN tH' i'~' wv"
should not he finished within the
next week or ten days.
The opening of the finest tourist
and commercial hotel in Coastal
Carolina will he announced in Il biz
way with special edition of The
Independent to he publish on Oct
21St.
The Virginia Dare Hotel Edition
of The Independent will he the
handSmeest and snappiest special
edition of y newspaper ever pub
liShetl in this city and will not bt
surpassed in pictorial effectiveness
hy any special hotel edition ever
published in any city in Virginia
and the TarolinaS.
4 striking full page cover design
for the forthcoming special edition
Continued on page two)
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-09-30
che BANK ClGpK ASe. THE SO0A uGPKER
THE SODA JERKER HEARS A STREET PREACHER

from all the hell-scared Simpleton>
who pause to listen to their mouth
ingS.
"Rcliuion seems to he essential tC
the mental and spiritual peace anu
happineSS of the average run Ol
mortaIs and has Il very important
uIace i'm this chaotic world of ours
but we have old and established
churches and IN accredited mlnlstr!
tn fake care of all that. | believe III
supporting the churches we have sc
long as there appears to he genuine
public demand and a real human
need for them, but l have no patti
euce whatever with these Selt-ap
poiutcd evangelistS who go into the
business of preaching for the sake
of hearing themselves talk and FOL
the easy living they can make ou'
of it. | don't see why the churches
themselves don't resent it. take the
gospel of Jesus out Of the cutters
and dignity it for the sake OF pre-
serving its responsibility and theil
own self respect. These stree'
preachers and tent evangelists make
the whole cause of Christianity
cheap. ludicrous, ridiculous and dis
gushing"
But I guess we ought to have
'em because they reach a lot of folks
who aint reached by the churches
said the Soda Jerker.
"Raech 'em with what?' said the
Bank Clerk. Let me put this ldea
in your pipe: if the established
churches aren't reaching all the
people who ought to be reached, ther
we don't need more preachers OIL
the side lines: what the church
needs is more efficiency ana Dettel
preachers in its own pulpits.'
Il guess you said Il mouthful
then said the Soda Jerker.
You bet l said Il morthful. re-
piled the Bank Clerk.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-09-30
Rattle Snakes
Keep Squirrel
Hunters Busy

Rattle snakes continue to worry
uuirrel hunters thruout the Albe-
marie region. There seems to he an
endemic of the reptiles. From
Edenton comes a report of ~ rat
tiers killed within one week Oh the
old Indian Trail between Edenton
and Yeopim. A big rattler was run
over and killed by road drag on
n main highway within few hun
dred yards of EdentOn, says an
Cnther report.
Rattlers are reported from Per-
quimans. Gates, Camden. Currituck
Many squirrel hunters are afraid to
90 into the woods. Old time spur
rel hunters who 20 a hunting these
days keep their eyes peeled for rat
tiers and spend about as much time
hunting rattlers as squirrels. ~
far as known no one has been mt-
ten by a rattle snake this fall.
J. f. Provo, Superintendent OF
PasuIotank County highways re-
ports that his men are pl0wins uI
many poplar leaf snakes these days
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-09-30
Rum Runners
GetTdnkedOn
EastLakeCorn

Three L. :. Coast Guard rim rum
ners dropped anchor in the harbor
of Elizabeth City Sunday, stopping
here OH their way from Jersey to
Florida, for certain minor repairs
at the shipbuilding plant of the
Elizabeth City Iron Works.
Six or eight members of the crew
who came ashore Sunday night ran ~
down a quantity Of bootleg liquor in
town. became rip-rOaringly drunk
and made themselves such Il
nuisance that the police had to send
Il hurry call to the officers. IN. COM
mand of the ships and have the men
rounded up and taken of the
streets. To have jailed them would
have been an act Of official dis
courtesy and would have given this
arm of prohibition enforcement an
other blackeye.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-09-30

That the nations finest
minds are appreciative of the
step taken by an Elizabeth City
group to commemorate the
aeronautical history made on
the North Carolina Coast "a
wears ago by the brothers
Wright has again been evidenc-
ed by letters of Endorsement
from Vice President Chas. G.
Dawes, Commander Richard
EVELYN Byrd and Hon. Frank
lin ID. Roosevelt.
Vice President Dawes. Command
or Byrd and Mr.. Roosevelt have ac-
cepted place on the National Adj
viSory Council of the Kill Devil
Hills Memorial Association.
Writing to Congressman Lindsay
G.. Warren from CohasSet. Mass.
under recent date Commander Byrd,
probably the most illuStrious name
in the world of aeronauticS to-day,
barring the Wright brothers them
selves. says:
am of course tremendous
ly pleased to be asked to become
a member of the Advisory COun-
ell of the Kill Devil Hills Me-
mortal Association. and l accept
the appointment with enthu-
SiaSm.
have devoted my life to the
cause of aviation, and, in my
opinion, there is no more out
standing event, not only i'm the
history of aviation, but I'm the
history of the world, than the
flight made at Kitty Hawk on
Dec. II. 1903.
wish the Association the
best of luck with its efforts and
/ am with you every step of the
way.
Cordially yours.
X. f. BYRD.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-09-30

young man appeared at his desk IN
the bank aS usual.
He had been to party at the
home of il prominent couple Mon
day night. left the party about :
o'clock in the morning and went to
the bank to 20 to bed instead OF
going home. =.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-09-30
TAKES 600 POUNDS FISH

Some GOO pounds of big bluefish
and front were taken "Wednesday ut
Oregon Inlet by party of Elizane.n
Citv Fishermen. consisting of DIR. W.
4 peters. Pat Il. Twiddy. John out-
law and George A TwiddH' Inc,
brought the proof to town "lth
them. nearly 800 fish.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-09-30

biz day of the fair, for everybody
in town goes then.
On Childrens' Day, which was 10
have been Tuesday, but has been
changed to Friday, the schools Will
close at noon to permit every child
TO take advantage Of the great edu-
cational features and advantages
the fair offers. Special admission
concessions will be given the chill
dren OH Friday.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-09-30
'ihk MERCHANDISE

"''" dinner set Of genuine
! uin1 priced at 500 APP
i. q Slow window of the
= VERY 60, in Elizabeth
b.. """N- Elizabeth City
''" >Irwiug better mer-
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-09-30

Eye strains are the greatest source
of nerve waste of the body. Have
your eyes examined by DRS. J. d.
HATHAWAY, bye signt Specialists
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-09-30

If YOU suffer from headaches
Iet ns examine your eyes. IN.
= II UA9BA"A Eve Sl@h'
i" 1dv
IN. LII
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-09-30

MRS. EDGAR STEVENS
BEFORE her marriage Friday, she
was Miss Helen Kramer. She Is the
very attractive and popular daugll-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Kramer
of this city. Her marriage to MIR.
Edgar Stevens, son of MIR. and Mrs.
f. NJ. Stevens of this city took
place in the First NJ. +. Church, In
the.prpsence of a, few relatives and
friends. The bride and groom are
now on a motor tour Of Western
North Carolina.