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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29
Man in Moon Has Chill When Earth
Cuts OFF Sun Rays, Scientist Finds

DR.. Petit jabbed a figurative ther-
mometer under the tongue Of the myth
ical man three times minute and
took his temperature more than 100
growing whittier the lunar mans face
grew redder as his temperature dropped,
he said.
Sitting in a small darkened concrete
room in the observatory, DR.. Petit took
the temperatures with the aid OF an
intricate set of mirrors which played
tag with slender moonbeams.
other astronomers at Mount Wilson
studied the modification of the solar
spectrum. Alfred H. Joy, using the 100
inch instrument, the largest rejecting
telescope in operation, was nearer the
moon theoretically than any other
human being during the phenomenon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29
WOMAN ASKS COURT
- TO ENJ0IN TRUSTEES
Mrs. West Seeks to Stop Sale of
Securities to Pay
49,. NnfAs

NVtS0s
Mrs. Florence H. West, 2814 Twenty
eighth street, widow of Sidney West,
haberdasher, Colorado Building, yester-
day asked the District Supreme Court
to marshal the assets of her husbands
estate and to enjoin his executors and
trustees from selling securities of the
estate to meet notes given on real estate
owned in part by him. She also re-
quested the Equity Court to take over
from Probate Court the administration
Of the estate, asserting that her inter-
eSts will be adversely affected by the
proposed sale.
Named as defendants are the District
National Bank; Eugene G. Colt, Emil
West and j. Miller Kenyon, executors
ard trustees of the estate; j. Miller
Kenyon. individually: William s. Hoge,
jr.; Marie w. Jackson, Sarah w. DEM
bitZ, Alice B. West and Sidney West.
The two latter are aged IL and years,
respectively, and are the children Of
the deceased,
Through Attorneys Tobriner and
Graham, Mrs. West tells the court that
she is entitled as widow to one-third
of the personal estate valued at 100000
and dover share in the interest of ner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29
WARREN IS AWARDED
HIGH BELGIAN HONOR
American Architect Is Rewarded
for Work in Restoring Library
at Louvain.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 29.-The
Grand Cross of the Order of the
Grown, conferred by command of King
Albert of Belgium, for his work in the
reconstruction of the Library of Lou
vain, yesterday was held by Whitney
Warren, American architect.
The presentation was made by Prince
De Ligne, Belgian Ambassador to WASH
ingtor1. who came to New York for the
ceremony. .A<
The award. announced yesterday. was
made Sunday, about week after
Washington representatives of the Bel
giap King had visited Mr.. Warren in an
effort to-. have the architect withdraw
a suit for $4,000 against the Univer-
sity of Louvain, which is pending in
the Belgian courts. Mr.. Warren made
it clear yesterday that he has no in
tention of withdrawing the action,
which grew out of the controversy over
the proposed inscription for the library.
Carry q snare headlicht hulh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29

purpose Of trading in real estate and
she sets forth a list of properties In
which her husband was interested.
These properties should be sold, she
suggests, to meet the financial need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29

Purchase or concealment Of q car
known to have. been stolen is felony
in Illinois.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29
BOYS CLUB TO MEET.

The younger members of the Boys
Club of Washington, $50 G street, will
be entertained at 7:45 o'clock tomorrow
night in, the club quarters by feats of
legerden1ain performed by Billy Smith,
q member.
The regular weekly dance Of the
Boys Club will follow at $50 o'clock.
No admission will be charged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29
By the Associated Press.

PASADENA, Calf, November 90
The man in the moon undoubtedly dis
carded his. asbestos tuxedo for heavy
f1annels and a fur overcoat when the
earth turned off Luna's solar heat Sys-
TEN during the eclipse Tuesday morn
ing.
Dr. Edison Petit. Mount Wilson OBJ
servatory astronomer, who watched the
moons temperature. said that before
Mother Earth interposed herself be.
tween the suns rays and the moon
the lunar body had q temperature of
about 22S degrees Fahrenheit, but that
during the total eclipse the temperature
dropped about Ala degrees to 1876 de-
grees below zero-close to the tempera-
ture Of liquid air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29

husband IN the real estate holdings.
At q recent conference with the trustees,
she says, 1t was announced that $50. 500
had to be raised to pay certain notes
and indebtedness of the estate and 1t
was proposed to sell certain securities.
She declares such sale will be to her
disadvantage, and points out that the
bank accommodations had been for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29

PEKING, November 20 GN.--The text
Of the recently negotiated treaty be-
tween Belgium and China, which was
made public today, differs materially
from other treaties In that Belgium
agrees to the abolition of extraterri-
toriality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29
DUCE PRAISES U. S. GIRL.
Columbia Graduate, in italy to
Study, Wrote Thesis on Fascism.

ROME, November 20 CP.-Premier
Mussolini today received in audience
Miss Carmen Haider Of New York, who
holds q degree from Columbia Uni
versity for a thesis on the Fascist gov
eminent which is considered here to
be one OF the best done by foreigner.
Miss Haider came to Italy to pursue her
studies.
Premier Mussolini complimented her
on the thesis and said it showed a
thorough knowledge of his principles
and the way they were being carried
out. He encouraged her to persevere
in her new investigations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29

Teachers, doctors, ministers were de-
clared to be the most gullible people
IN the world for wild stock speculation,
at the Brooklyn Teachers Associate
dinner conference.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-13
Killed The Cow He
Had a Mortgage On

Friends of Richard Paxton Bad,
ham of EdentOn have the laugh on
him. Spite of the State Law against
farm animals running at large one
still finds many stray fowls and
animals on the highways i'm some
rural places. Mr.. BadlfaDI found
them on recent automobile trip:
pigs. calves. goats. geese and hens
gave him much annoyance. causing
him to have to put on brakes or turn
aside at frequent intervals. He
was pretty thOroly eXaSperated
when near Edenton cow got in his
path and refused to move.
There was something impudent i'm
the demeanOr of that particular
COW: her big limpid eyes semed TO
express an emotion cf kinship or
something of the sort. I'll teach
that COW a lesson" though Mr.. Bad
ham. And so he took a firm grip
on his steering wheel and gave the
COW bHmp that forced her off the
road.
I..le next day the owner of the
cow came to town and Informed Mr..
Badham that he had broken the
COWS leg and that it had been neces-
sary to kill her. But / guess It's
all right" said the owner, being
as how you had mortgage on this
cow and she practically belonged to
yuu anyhow"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-13
Anywuy They
Knew What
They Wanted

A shy young couple appeared
at the registration desk at the
Virginia Dare Hotel Wednes-
day and asked for a room.
Head Clerk Hollingsworth
handed the man a pen and
placed the register before him.
The man registered as 81. W.
RauEings, Berkeley. Va"
CrllingSwOrth looked again at the
man and again ut the woman. did
You want double rOrm:" he asked.
eyes" said Mr.. Rauliugs.
We'll you will have to register
the lady," said COllingSwOrth.
The lady stepped up and register
ed. She wrote: Mabel Lee Wood
imgton. Bramb!etun. Va
II is dangerous business for Il
hotel clerk to ask Il couple If they
are man and wife. and 50 the two
having registered separately Col
lngSworth assigned them TO Separ-
ate rooms: Mr.. RHulimgS TO SID:
Mabel Lee WuodimgtOn to III.
A bell boy showed the lady 10 her
room ON the fourth floor and then
took Mr.. Raulings to his room on
the eighth floor. Mr.. RauingS pro-
tested. He thought ii was Il pretty
hOwdy dO that man and Il WOman
Just married couldn't have II room
together. The bell boy suggested
that he go back and see the clerk.
81 want YOU to understand" said
Mr.. RaulinGs, that ! am married
and | can prove it. | want one room
for both of us"
We'll. for heavens sake Mister,
why didn't you register as man and
wife: How was | to know YOU were
married.
CoE,ngiwCSh had the register
entry properly corrected and then
personally showed Mr.. Raulings ana
his bride to one Of the wedding
suites Oh the river front.
The man looked dolefully at the
beautiful twin beds and said: >.S
aiut what we want: aint yUu got Il
room with one big bed in it.
,Ue rot what he wantcd-or at
least il may he presumed he did.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-13
THE MOST LOYAL
GROUP OF men
IN OUR TOWN

"1-r, . I.r ~ e
men III EllZdOelll lily VIII llOl
he fDund i'm any dinner club. in
r,,lo.o .o,,, 80. .o, :, o,,r
-,
N''u' N"NS' II III ~ l" LIN III
Elizabeth City volunteer tire
mon" rrn,rked = thorUht f1l
=. -. A.,
S'''%''' "''N u''E ''''' N''0
his statement flndS cOrrOhoratlOll
in Il characteristic act ot In" vol
untecr t;rrmen one nlSht TINS week
when ih"E went dOWh Ill thelr
Poo tEct> ami raised Il purse Vi HloV
Tor th"iS aiilc''u comtade' hel
Armstrong.
l'rlS 1901 SI'pied from the run
min@ board of >lN ton IRE truck
.r Hing out ut the station mouse sat
urlay morning. March 81: Six tons
# motorized fire Fighting apparatus
cTu>httl his foot I" pulp. Al the
Elizabeth city hospital his foot WAS
amputatrd: ii was not enough; II
WIS found necessary in Il few day
{, remove mulch of his right le" hc
low the hhe'
Erd Arlh>lroiiS' just h"'"'
10 rSihS Young wage e''r''er HaN ".'i' ,
Il volunteer fireman Ior years WIN
! hlS talthtui ana co"flse""S reno"
tlrc'Heh he ha> >er'e'' 'h' 'i'i"v'i>
81 the c"h'h''hi'! i'ho''' P"!' y.
rhtecr iireih'n "o'A i'' '"'e VI ""
venture anu O''' "i tut "hi''i>"i Nv,
sire "I norman i''''ii'"S W 'c WI
|" 'h''r he'S"'."'>'
y tuhu u ht'P i'e" al "'>. '"i,-
WIS >''''e' ','e "ri'' l' cn''
""> "'' i''te' r' Wv .,,,,, ~
"''' wv -,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-13
HE UNPARDONABLE SIN
.pK Aso Tue SODA uGRKER

,,,,ch Shn loves the child and how
n,cnr She would he 10 sacrifice
everything 10 keep it and care l"r
il and bring il up to mhhhooh "r
womanhoud. the world lS against
her: every door is closed against
hcr-pxccpt the doors of l"WlH color-
cd people who know what sorrow Is
.'Tbp world would not only deny
her thr right to keep her baby. hut
if would hurl the dirty Word
.haStard' at her baby as long aS IL
lived and make its innocent lllc
miserable. Not satisfied with lis
condemnation and abuse "f the err
iny mother. the world would rclcnt-
lcssIy pursue aud punish the child
itself. Pray tell me then. what
under heaven can haplcSS girl 90
but destroy her bahy:'
"Thcrc is point to your argument
admitted the Bank Clerk. About
the only thing al unfortunate girl
can do i'm such circumstances is to
ioin thr Roman Catholic church: the
R,mau Catholics alone of all our
Christian scctS have Il way of deal
in- with such cases: they protect
thrir erriny women. hiding them
away i'm converts and maternity
homes. cOncealim@ their mOtherhood
and putin" their children away III
orplanayrS or private homes. 80
effectively has the Catholic church
handled millions Of such cases that
the opinion iS generally prevalent
that Catholic girls never 20 wrong.
The truth is. watchful priests and
sisters never permit one of their
faith to get caught. Getting caught
is the objectionable sin"
Here" said the Soda Jerker;
I'D rather sister of mine stand
the disgrace of getting caught than
to have her join the Catholic
church"
(Why not get the book of the
Bank Clerk and the Soda Jerker, a
choice collection of their rich and
racy arguments? 80 cents by mailD
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-13
This Scrap Is Not
To Be Made Public

4 curiOuS public may never Know
exactly what occurred i'll the lobby
of the Carolina Banking Il Trust Go.
i'm this city Saturday night when IL.
:. Gordon. n director of the bank.
used his fist on Dr. \. l.. Prndleton.
president of the bank. No great
damage WAS done AMI the affair waS
promptly hrI>hCd up. The police.
who will stay up all night to eaten
Il little Niger ut Il game of crap.
say they know nothing about the
fight between two prominent citi-
ZCm<. which occurred just around
the corner from police headquarters.
And perhaps its just as well. altho
the public should he put on notice
that Mr.. Gordon who talks right
much will also Use his fists. He l.
small of statue and lot of folks
have mistaken him for Il harmless
little fellow.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-13
Trouble Ahead For
A School Principal

When Il school teacher stands on
his dignity let pranking students be-
ware, and then let the teacher dO
sCme mwarimg too. One Hundred
and fifty students Of the Elizabeth
City High SchOOl-boys and girls
went on frOlic the other night and
burned their principal Prof. A. NJ.
Stevens in effisy.
The Youngsters thought il waS Il
great joke. With great pains they
rugged up u dummy dressed in an
cid suit of clothes. hat. shoes and
everything: they painted Il face on
il aud labeled it "PrUf. Stevens .
The 80 students paraded this dunn
my on Main Street and to the High
School grounds where they built
II bonfire under it. 1t WAS IL great
joke. thought the students.
But school teucherS too often lack
II sense of humOur: Prof. Stevens
couldn't see the joke: all this week
the school r"li been demoralized
while investigations have been 20
Ing on to discover the culpritS. Five
of them have been apprchended :
five have been suspended from
school. They will he reinStated if
they apologize to the aggrieved pro-
feSSOr.
The five will apologize. And after
they have apOlogized they will in
vent new ways to make life miser-
able for the principal of the high
school For it is the way of youth
never to forgive authorities who
can't take Il joke. The days of one
school principals usefulness in
Elizabeth City are numbered. In
subUrdination in these modern youth
is only handled with tactfulneSs
that can smile at much harmless
deviltry. Prof. Stevens lost his
smile.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-13
Virginia Dare
Payi;n8hs Way
Since Jan. 1st

That Elizabeth City's COM
munity owned hotel the Nir-
ginia Dare has turned the corn
er and will show a satisfactory
audit on July |, 1923 is con-
iidcntly predicted by {. O.
Robinson. president Of the
owning company this week.
The hotel WAS opened on Nov. II
1927. When the books were audited
as of Dee. 81. 1927 the hotel show
ed Il loss of nearly $1,000 in the
first two months operation. Stock
holders were dcSpUndent; many
dumped their stock at forty cents,
fifty cents and even thirty three
and third cents on the dollar.
The DOSAGE on the first two
months was due tn heavy initial eX-
renSeS incident to opcnin" the hotel.
And then. too. the hotel opened in
an off season: In tel business genrr-
ally is most slack for five or six
weeks before the Christmas hOli-
DAYS aud doesn't pick up until jan
uary.
Since January |. 1923 the Virginia
Dare has been brcakin" better than
even. showing Il profit each month
over and above operating expenses.
And this with most of the hotel
stores and Office space unrrntrd.
President Robinson is in touch with
prospective le>SecS of the store
spaces and expects To have
these rented within the next few
months. III we can hold our own
for two years" SAYS Mr. Robinson.
we will he making Il dividend for
stockholders ut the end OF that time
and those who have sacrificed their
Stcck will regret their haSty action.
But the Virginia Dare has its
troubles. Right ut this season wait
erS and other hOtel hcl lp are restless
and responsive to the calls for help
frum resort hotels where the pay is
Letter for few months AMI tips
more generous. Getting walters is
botherSomc job these days. nn
top of all this. +. +. Aydlptt will
pcu his Hotel Spite in Il few weeks
and give the community hotel COM
petition that may le botherSome for
u season. Making modern fire
proof community hotel pay in Il
small town calls for Il lot of work
a,;l much community cooperation.
= The work wouldn't he half 80 hard
if we-had genuine community CO.
operation" says President Robinson
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-13

.,Io,rd ,ny Now Jokes lately:
!. ,h, Rank Clerk.
"Ho but lust heard an old ON"
that's worth repeating. rel'lle" '"'
cod, Jnrkcr. The new preacher
vein, h,d come TO il small church an
un,,ucrd that his first sermon W"'li"
ho nr .,rhc Widows Mite one of
,no old de,cnuS came to sec him and
said. won muSn't urcarh on that
.r,iu.t. therr aint hut two widows
IN mr. congregation and either one
,r thnn vouhr."
"yo,, hoard any new Jokes! con-
.i,uoJ fine Sula .Jcrkcr.
.Ho"
.,,,. ,c.,rd,l."
.yn.. tho LATEST COMES from Roa-
,,,,.o Island \ m,torist stopping to
lin same wafer for his radiator from
thr new canal near Mantco. found
q w,,cr nail weighted with. flat
imam, in thc bnttom of the canal.
Li,I,iur mn the bucket he found t"c
,I, hoJv nf , unw born wirl baby
:, -"
,.u.,. ,o ,o, ...,u,nse will Ec
,I,,, ~" ,sked thn Soda
,,,.o.
.Ir ,n,. .,p mr.. durr rv:;lcmce
.r.,, - rot , warrant they will
,,n.,.norto thn mothrr of the infant
..,,,,,.,o ,,r i,f,utiridr"
49,, ,,.t,. ,.h,,Id thev do that:''
"' 49,, r.n, ,,r,,or
"'N" ,.,, -, .,,,r, :. mos
- .,,,.,,,. ,.,id ,hc Rank
,."'' , .I , ,,. .nr.;evo of Il
,I;'.,x,..,;r,, and n,,re hor-
!. .'"N ~ .''', &C. ,r .nrcn,Iiur thp
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-13

Since July I. 1923 Elizabeth Cify
has abolished 1.752 unsightly. nm
sanitary and odoriferOus backyard
City privies or ground toilets. There
were 1.750 of these frightful fly
breeding. disease-spreading. death
dealing nuisnnces in Elizabeth City
as late as the autumn of 1923. On
July 1. 1925 only Cos OF more than
2.WW premises in Elizabeth City had
sewerage. To-day 1920 premises
sewerage. To-day 2.36O premises
two score ground toilets remain.
The remaining backyard privies--
some on West Broad ST.. some In
the cotton mill district and some
in outlying Negro settlements--will
he done away with within the next
few weeks. according to City SAM.
tary Inspector Capt. VIM. Simmons,
who is fast working himself out OF
d job.
Elizabeth City occupied Il posi-
ton unique among towns OF similar
size in the United States. II was
the only town Of size In America
with Il privately owned sewerage
plant. So long as the towns only
sewerage system was privately own
ell compulsory sewerage WIS out OF
the question. People who had been
fetched mp with smelly backhOuses
under their noses all their lives were
content to get along with them;
they were economical. Hundreds
who wanted sewerage couldn't get
it because the sewerage company
served only part Of the city and
would not. extend It's mains to other
parts OF the city Whole streets
were without sewerage.
In Feb. 1925 Elizabeth City took
over the public utilities, water sew
erage and electricity. Began then
a program OF public utility improve
ments costing more than million
dollars. Practically new sewer
age system was installed and lines
extended in every part Of the city.
Sewerage was then made compul-
sorry; then and not until then did
the old backhouSes have to go.
And so there will he fewer flies.
a cleaner atmosphere and fewer
possibilities Of. the spread Of. fly
l,othe dfSeafseS in, q EIfzsbatlI City
this summer. Elizabeth City Inns
had muny epidemics OF typhoid
fever, hyscntery. diarrhoca in the
past: chargeab!e to open privies and
flies.
But the work Of making Elizabeth
City all clean and sweet and abat-
ing the fly nuisance In its entirely
.(Continued on page Ffve)
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-13
To Show The
WOmenHOWtO
Cook BY Wire

.\nd now Elizabeth City
housewives can learn about
cooking with electricity. The
electric folks have been telling
us that the age Of electrical
cookery is here; NJ. G.. Morri-
settle & Co.. cnterprising Eliz-
abeth City home furnishcrs are
going to give Elizabeth City
folk a demonstration and an
electric school next Tuesday
and Wednesday. April l7-lS.
Miss Dorothy LittIefield. Home
Econ, mist of the Edison Electric
Auuliancc Go. will personally con
duct the demonstrations and cook
ing schools each afternoon from
o.t5 u, m. 10 ) p. III. Ladies' attend
iu- the demonstration will see how
things are cooked electrically. Will
sample the cookery and have all
their questions answered.
To add spice to the 0rcaSl"il' II
number of valuable prizes iucl,ld-
jny three electric toasterS and three
electric irons will be given to visit
or< drawing lucky numbers. y llne
country ham and a biz layer cake
will also hp given away.
NJ G.. MorriSettp 4 Co. are feat
urinc the Hot Point Electric Range
made by the Edison Electric Ap-
uIiuncp Co. II subsidiary of the
General Electric Go. 1t is their con
tcntion that at the low rate of 3E
cents Der kiluwatt now available to
domestic consumers Of electricity III
Elizabeth City. that electricity Is
actually. cheaper for cooking than
any other fuel.
Several models of General Electric
refrirerators will also he demon
strated i'm connection with the eXhi-
bition and demonstration OF Hot
Point Electric Ranges. 1t ought to
be nm interesting show for the
women of Elizabeth City, Herttoru
and Edenton.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-13
Just Like A Rain
Of Dollars and Cents

II raiucd dollars and cents in the
Elizabeth City trade territory this
week. Call 1t IL rain of dollars and
cents because an unusually dry and
early spring had caused the earth
to dry up. Peas. beans. potatoes
and other vegetation were about to
perish for lack Of moisture. And
then it rained Monday night. rain
ed Tuesday. rained Tuesday night,
rained Wednesday and part of Wed.
nesday night. And Thursday the
sun came out mildly and blessed
thousands Of acres made glal by Il
rain that penetrated to the roots OF
all growing things.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-13

MANY of our young 80; ieavc
the cid home town and never cCnie
back. Once i'm while one who has
discovered that what he thought
was a lack of opportunity in his old
hcme town was merely his cwn lack
of the knowledge and enterprise to
grasp tle opportunities the old homc
town offered. Turk MOrrisettc went
to Norfolk to learn the sIrcc busi-
ness. Having learned the business
he decided that after all there is
40 better place to cash in cn expert
shoe fitting ard alesmarShip than
i'm his old hcme town. Ard 80 we
fird The smiling Turk tark hem"
with the Owes Shoe Co, to give
the home folk the benefit Of much
that he has learned abOU! feet and
how TO make them glad. Zoeller
photo.