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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31

did you read Al Smiths speech
of acceptance" asked the Bank
Clerk of the Soda Jerker.
"Iu say 1 did," said the Soda
Jerker: "in fact it's the first poll
tical speech 1 ever read in my life
and the only one I could ever un-
derstand. I've heard a lot OF TAX
about AL not being college bred
man and I don't know where he Iso'
his education, but he certainly has
learned somehow or somewhere 10
talk in language plain fellow ike
me can understand And that's
durn sight more than can be SAID
for any other big gun I ever tried
to read after.
"I tried to read Hoover's speech
but went to sleep before I got
fourth of the way thru it. But AIS
speech was different; he has way
of making things so simple ana
plain that I'm beginning to feel rs u
understand what government IS
all about and to feel that I've got
little interest in it."
That's exactly what Al Smith
does for people" said the Bank
Clerk; "he makes government m
teresting and Understandable 10
them; that's why he is SO popLAaE
in his own State; he was always
winner in New York. not only be-
cause he always knew what he was
talking about. but because he could
make other folks understand what
he was talking about. The average
politician not only can't make peo-
ple understand what he is talking
about. but doesn't know what ne Is
talking about. himself.
"And now that you have read Al S
speech. 1 wonder if you are ready 10
lay any bets on him?"
mot yet" said the Soda Jerker'
"You see, there is so much white
trash in this country"
Whats the white trash got 10
do with it?" asked the Bank Clerk
Everything" said the Soda jerk
er. This country is ruled by EN-;
they run most of our churches
most of the lodges and have a buy
ing power that makes most OF the
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31
THEIR ANCESTORS WERE The SURE ENOUGH
"DAMNED FOREIGNERS

store-keepers. bankers. newspapers
and everybody else afraid to speak
their real minds.
"Now lust stop and think about
it: there are lot of high class
honest-to-goodness folks opposed TO
Al Smith. but if you will carefully
scrutinize the rank and file of Anti
Smiths you will find that they are
q ticky. lousy minded, ignorant
lov-bred lot who sing and shout
for Jesus. talk much about their
honor and their manhood, but
whose word can't be trusted. VINO
don't pay their debts and who would
steal from you and commit murder
if they were not afraid of being
caught.
TAKE it from me, most of these
fellows who are always hollerlns
ebout the niger, Catholics. Jews
end foreigners and talking about
White Supremacy. are just white
trash. If you could trace their
ancestry back to Colonial days you
would find that their ancestors
we're the scum of Europe. the dump
ings of English jails and cutters,
tho descendants of the worst lot OF
buns. thugs. ruffians and cut
throats who were dumped on our
helpless colonies before the days ot
immigration laws. The descendants
of these early immigrants are now
the most loud -mouthed belliakerS
against foreigners and CathohcS.
They are a lot of vile. dirty low
minded. ignoramuses and hypocrite'
under their lousy skins"
"You evidently have been read
ing Robt. Ouillcn." said the Bank
Clerk.
"A gospel preacher has to rnad the
bible, doesn't hc?" rctortHd the SOFIA
Jerkcr.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31
BANK ROBBERS
TO ESCAPE
THINKS SHERIFF

That Joe Rock, principal In the
late bank ROBBERY at Moyock. who
is being held in Jail In this city
for trial at Currituck c. II. Mon
day, is determined to break Jail
before trial and sentence, is the
opinion of Cherlff Chas. Carmine
of this county who has Rock and
his companion r. l.. Edwards in
his custody.
Rock planned to escape from the
local Jail on recent Sunday. The
prisoners we're brought down from
their cells to get their baths and
make their toilets in time for reli-
gious meeting to be held in the jail
that afternoon. Eluding Deputy
Sheriff Whitehurst. Rock slipped
out of his bath, into his cell, dress
ed. came back out of the cell and
concealed himself on the outside
top of the the big tier of cells in
the rear of the Jail. All the jail
doors we're locked and Sheriff
Whitehu-st didn't bother to count
noses. When he closed the cell
doors on his prisoners after they
he'd all had their baths. he failed
to observe that Rock was missing.
Rocks plans were betrayed to the
police who notified Sheriff Carmine
and the young bank robber was
dragged from his hiding place and
restored to his cell. Rock had plan
ned to lay low until the bible read
ers and psalm singers had held their
religious service for the prisoners,
and then slip out with the crowds.
= That Rock and Edwards are de-
serters from Headquarters Army
Medical Center, Washington. D. C.
and that Rocks true name is Jos.
A. Moore. is the opinion of G. III.
Reddig. Cant. of the Medical Corps
of the Medical Center. DR.. Reddig
has carefully checked the finger
prints of the pair. supplied him hy
SherifT Carmine and advises Sheriff
that the finger prints taken here
are identical with the finger prints
Of deserters Pirate Moore and Fri-
vate Edwards. on file at the Army
tIeadquarter Medical Center.
Rock. alias Moore. and Edwards
will face trial at the September
term of the Superior Court in Cur
rituck which conyenes Monday,
Sept. 3. Since the pair attempted
q daylight robbery of the Bank OF
Currituck at Moyock. Currituck
county has been terrorized by acts
of banditry The store Of Henry
Dozier near Sligo was brrglarized
and its safe looted. At TullS P. Fl.
Flora was shot to death in his coun-
try store on a Saturday night by
Youthful bandits. What Curri-
tuck jury will do to the Moyock
bank robbers will be a plenty, since
they haven't the murderers Of p.
IT. Flora 10 wrcaE vengeance on.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31
JAIL BIRDS DID.
NOT WANT THIS.
BRUTE>WITH EN-.
Felons in Jail Resent Presence
of White Assailant of a
Negro Girl

Two white prisoners in the Pas
quotank County jail. charged
with daylight bank robbery.
rebelled when Sheriff Chas. Car
mine put another white man IN
the same cell with them. 1--WE
may be damn common said the
tank robbers "but we dnn't asso-
ciate with cattle of this type"
The white man whose presence in
the jail was resented by the prison.
ers was Charleston Boston, a patent
medicine vender. held on a charge
of criminal assault on a young color
ed girl. Boston, a dirty white man
who has been vending his con-
coctions among ignorant Negroes
and ignorant whites, is about IS
years old.
Going to the home OF colored
family on Calvert st. in this city he
targained to employ 13-year-old
girl in the family as a servant Ito
help his wife" The girl inn )cently
ACCOMPANIED him in his wagon, but
instead of taking her home 1t is al
legged he carried her to an old stable
on Selden St. forced her into a stall
and committed a capital offense
against her person. The police were
Immediately informed and an exami
nation by a responsible physician
corroborated her story in par.
Boston. who is believed to be travel
ing under an assumed name. was
held without bail for the Septem-
Der term of the Superior Court.
Fortunate for the peace and
dignity of the community, Negroes
are not lynch fiends: the bestial
crime of lynching is peculiar to a
low order of whites. and is not q
Negro trait. What makes the white
mems crime against the person Of a
Negro girl so revoluting to decent
citizens is knowledge Of the fact
that had a similar crime been COM
mitted against a white girl by a
black man, there probably would
have been a lynching. No Negro
threatened Boston with violence;
Negroes will let the law take It's
course, wondc- ing if white mans
law will have the same regard for
their womanhood that it has for its
own?
Before locking Boston in cell in
a cell in the County Jail Sheriff Car
mine gave him bath and fumigat-
ed him. Still the other prisoners
kicked; they didn't want to keep
company with the low-down likes OF
him.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31
THE SAD PLIGHT
OF MIR. AYDLETT:
Has To Go To Hertford To
Air His Grie yanccs In
Print

Things have come to a pretty
pass with E. F. Aydlett, once Eliz-
abeth City's wealthiest AMI most
influential citizen, when he has
to carry his quarrels with his
neighbours into the columns of a
newspaper published in another
town. But that is what Aydlett
had to do last week.
The Herald. weekly newspaper
published in Hertford. PerquimanS
County. carried approximately two
columns of a communication by E..
F. Aydlett, in its issue of August "a,
in which Aydlett quarrels with Her.
bert Peele, editor of the Elizabeth
City Daily Advance. Aydlett quar-
rels with Peele because Peele said
something in an editorial about
Aydlett's new Southern Hotel not
being in a class with Elizabeth City's
community hotel. the Virginia Dare.
Aydlett thinks his Southern is in
many respects superior to the Vir-
ginia Dare. He says his Southern
is on Main st. at the intersection Of
two State highways and that the
Virginia Dare is on a back street.
He thinks the Southern is more
ornate and a greater ornament to
the town than the modern, fireproof
Virginia Dare.
But Mr.. Aydlett had to go to
Hertford and beg space in the
columns of the weekly newspaper
published in that town to air his
grievance and extoll the merits Of
his hotel. This must be something
of a come down for Mr.. Aydlett;
for the first time in his thunderous
career he finds himself without a
medium of printers ink in his own
home town. The Advance has been
very kindst Mr., Aydf TT for many
years: it has shown Mr.. Aydlett
many favors in both its news and
editorial columns. And now hc finds
himself shut out of the house of the
one newspaper friend he had in the
town. 1t is all very interesting. In
other DAYS Editor Peele would have
himself in for chastisement at the
hands of the mighty thus offended.
But Aydlett's days of chaStisins
newspaper men probably are over
with forever.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31
SWAPS ST. PAUL
FOR HOO'ER, The
DEVIL FOR AL

sawyers Greek Baptist Church.
in Camden County, one of the old
est and strongest rural churches
of its denomination in Northeast :
erp North Carolina, is in a sad
plight. according to reports reach
ing this newspaper.
its pastor has scrapped st. Paul
for Hoover and substituted Al
Smith in place Of the ortnoooH
Satan that the Sawyers Creekers
had been fetched up on.
And Sawyers CreekerS don't ike
this all too modernistic change;
they prefer their religion in the gooo
old fashioned way. not mixed with
politics and smelly of G. Q. P. ele-
phant musk and oil.
The Rev. Jesse McCarter is pastor
of Sawvers Greek Baptist Church
and the Rev. Jesse has tried to OUT
roach the Baptist Roach Straton III
attacking the candidacy OF Alfred
p Smith and championing the
cause of Lord Hoover. I'VE go 70
church for bread in the form OF Clle
gospel and he ives us stones III
the form of political 0rstions. Sala
ono despondent SswTers Creeker
this week. THE result IS. contlilu-
ed this brother. "a LOT oil us leave
the church grounds as soon rs sun
dav School is over: we try 20 keep
ND the church thru the Sunday
School but We don't stay 10 SerV-
ices"
The Rev. Mr.. McCarter was IN"
sole spokesman flor the Camden
Democracy i'll the late state Coh-
vcntion. He regards hlmseli aS d
poIitical power in Camden, AND
thoughtful members of his churcn
arc drifting away from him.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31
Lee
Sues Old Time
Church Pillar

The climax of the church row In
Currituck was reached this week
when James r. Lee, pastor OF the
Churches of Christ at Coinjock,
harrisburg, and PowelPs Point.
filed suit against Brother X. l..
Griggs for damages Which he al
lepes he has sustained by reason
of remarks made several weeks
aeo. Lee will also try to collect
something like S1,4oO. which ne
claims Griees and others owe him
for preaching the Gospel to Them
It all grew out of the efforts OF
Pastor Lee to ex-communlcate Mr.
Griggs. J. F. Sumrell, and L. u.
Dovdv for "hindering the Churches
financially and otherwise" the facts
of which appeared in this newspaper
several issues back preacher Lee
and his factions and Brother Griggs
and his faction. had it hot and
heavy, Each called the other ALL
manner of names. Lee called
Griggs and his followers. county
nuisances." mischief makers" and
the like. And Griggs went as far as
tn say that Rev. Lee was under
handed in his dealings. had doctor
ed the church minutes to suit him.
self with no regard to the facts;
and had been indiscreet in his pas
toral visits to at least one female
member of his flock.
Pastor Lee. a married man ana
father of four children is indignant
over the last charge. So he is
bringing suit against Griggs and
others for slandering his good name
and reputation.
EF. Aydlett is attorney for the
pastor Robt Lee Griggs, defendant
in the action was formerly sheriff
of Currituck and has Il large iol'
lowing in his county. 1t will be
necessary for the attorneys for the
plaintiff in the action to find a jury
of twelve men in Currituck to un'
animously agree upon a verdict.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31

C. T. Pope. aged about so, and his
son-in-law, Jesse Butler. "a, both
of Clinton, we're bound over to the
superior court under bond Of s750
each on the charge of having carnal
knowledge Of a female under l6
years of age last week. The girl
testified that the men took her in
their car to q clump of woods and
there committed the alleged offense.
Considerable interest was created
in and around Clinton by the affair.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31
A Peevish Lover
Threatens Suicide

A mild sensation was created here
Sunday afternoon when medical aid
was summoned for an attempted
suicide in a fashionable home on
Pennsylvania Ave. The administra-
ton of whites of eggs and an
emetic brought up nothing more
deadly than the undigested rem
nants of the alleged suicides last
meal. But his mouth was terribly
stained with mercurochrome "a
The make believe suicide got mad
with his sweetheart. it is said, be-
cause she wouldn't help him change
his shirt.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31
Pokes A Bean In His
E.ar-Just a Messin

A surgical operation wa5 found
necessary to remove a bean from
the ear of Robert, 12-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Chambers,
residents of the Ga!lberry neigh
bourhood of this county. When
Robert came out from under the
ether in the office of DR.. Walter
Sawyer Tuesday morning he was
asked what prompted him to pack
a bean in his ear? He replisd:,s
Il was just messin'. like I'm
always doin."
The youngster suffered no Ill ef-
fects from the operation.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31
A Yellow Cur and
His Yellow Tickets

An unknown person pasted small
yellow stickers on number Of show
windows In Elizabeth City serly ~
the week, bearing the words: VOTE
FOR HOOVER; AL SMITH is A
CROOK" No one saw the stickers
posted. They were probably the
work of either Ku Klucksr or one
of these scab-brained creatures who
write dirty little words on the walls
of privies.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31

Everett Wires, Is years old. and
Tom Oliver, 16, were drowned near
Jefferson last week in 81 attempt
to save a small boy from drowning.
The small boy was haugtuH on 10 y
boat and the boat driftcd away Iroa
him. He was unable to swim and
called for help. Wires and Oliver
both jumped in to rescue him. They
were both drowned, but the boy was
saved. -
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31

You owe yourself Il thorough and
careful examination of your eyes
by a qualified Optometrist. DIR.
J. D. HATHAWAY, Optometrist,
Carolina Bank Bldg. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31
THE BEST is CHEAPEST

BrcakfaSL 4Oc: lunch. meat OK lh"lI
with two vegetables. dessert. bread
butter and coffee As; regular DIM
ner 75c, A room with private lava
tory $500.
The Virginia Dare Hotel
Elizabeth City, N. c. adVtf
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31

STEP right this way ladies and
gentlemen and cast your eyes up
on the most youthful full-fledged,
certified and genuine Captain OF
the U. S. Coast Guard in captivity;
he is Capt. VIM. w. Kenner, COM
mander of the US. C. G.. Cutter
Pamlico: he is just "a years old
going on 25 and looks even younger
than his years. But he knows his
sea-weeds and is as popular with
civilians as with the men in the
service. He has made many friends
in Elizabeth City. likes Elizabeth
City it would suit him fine If Eliz-
abeth City we're the home port OF
the good ship Pamlico. New Bern
is the Pamlico's base because Sen
ator Simmons lives in New Bern
and wants it there.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31

-Robert Bland Maxwell. % OF
Asheville. was fatally injured last
week when a motor-car was deran-
ed OH the Southern Railway tracks
near Fletcher. Maxwell was rioihs
the car when it left the tracks as
result. it is said, of an open switch
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31

! .bs Dsmocrstic leaders are
,,,n, 70 mince words or i'm
...,- ca, > br apologiztng to
t,rrcal parsons. IS plain enough ugh
1r,. political speech in this
/. rha, readers Of this news
mar lnor now the Demo-
.,isrs are going to talk this
f much 0; senator Lawrenoe,s
: ,iren here. Read it. In
!. aid
,,r o; rou mr fellow Demo-
are no, pleased with the
[.noa Of Go~ernor Smith and
H. mind parting company, for
j., time with your political
,,,,s ana friends. let me in all
|-rs,s prsseu, for your further
lr,, before YOU take that STEP
Smith and an end to cor
!, hs,,pr Smith. and predatory
\ Kicked ont: better Smith. and
- orer,hrown; better Smith.
.so 70 the netariouS and cor
r,rt,ons Of tolls from South
sS Masters. better Smith. and
r. o he partisan perverSion
n grvlce. better Smith. and
IN ,ho path to force bills in
!, sections: better Smith, and
|ri IN court 70 veto unjust liens
Southern soil for lynching
better Smith. and a peaceful
fr1 Of the race problem lett
y Southern States to work out
tn no Democrat elected. and
+ conditions. or The danger OF
\ conditions. like the babling
70 20 on forever.
an appealing 70 the man of
b. 70 consider all this: but TO
han 20 blinded and extreme as
n7 % others any opinion with
b he does not agree, I have
rs more to say than this
Eran Is lolned TO his idols: let
lonar
as1 all circumstances and con-
T are considered. my friends.
s there left open TO any OF
Fho lOra our party. our State
Eahcn. bu, to support Cover
Smith If II required heroic
fSra; Of q united Democratic
% remove the colored man
politics. how can We divide
Gep nm out? II the Republi-
21tT Is caught in possession of
goods how can ne turn to
ar,r for leadership upon any
n-olv!ng a question of public
rs If me farmer. staggering
neqlal!,lsy IN a business
cenled 2 far return for the
as make. Is offered an oppof-
o gr2,ss. his unjust treat
aAo turns II down. how can
'ss: Q s"sr change his condt-
% aiding and voting for a
.ha' "a,oes measures offered
his relief?
smiths Catholicism
F. soms ril ansmer. how can
r !oE smth-he IS a Catholic ;
NIL sar N" objection is that
fs soma o'hers will say. he
@o9nc. Of rammany Hall;
aAnai7 Z smaller group will
Is ,helr answer. there is
Of his opening the flood
/ % lmmlg atlon
"a ne : p C7'nollc. is true.
i" @1or Smith makes no more
" ,o' .ha' :ac. 'han Tou or 1
-Ssls- -'L our Protestant
/ T. : mr. ~,ght guaranteed
II 'aa t'4".~iug language of
''osr2. Convn1.ion. no reli-
> Snail "~ar be required as
@@lca.oH - .a- Office or pub
.
|'2 . refuse 20 render unto
f. he hing -aa. are caesars .
Ao make IF p.rrsalveS nulIi-
% n" Cnut~rt;o0 when we
y nm q ~..H. guaranteed by
Constitution rot appropriate
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31
he Ballot To Be Restored
TO The Southern Negro
=. What the Preacher Crusade in Behalf
PPI Ptuooverism in North Carolina and Other
s,tbern States is Heading Into, Says
wrence in Opening Campaign in This
District

,;b,tou is a serious issue in this campaign and that
m divide the Democratic party irrelevant issue is
nor less Republican device to revive the racial
and restore ysnal coored voters registration
the declaration of Hon. Lloyd J. Lawrence. Democratic
state senator the First District who fired opening
campaign this district In his home town. Murfreesboro,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-08-31

TINS attractive blonde is Miss Ellen
Mulick, popular daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. c. w. Melick Of this city,
whose marriage to Tom Rollins, OF
Asheyille takes place Monday, Sept.
3, at Cam Memorial Presbyterian
Church.
, 1928-10-17
RO DIN GS
OF THE
COUNCIL
F y r T. g ok

Continued from yesterdays Avj8.)
End Member for Christiansted Town
(Chabert):Mr. Chairman, | do not believe
that n member will be against voting
for this money. The point | am driving at
is this, the Despatching Secretary in bis
remark has limited that the Governor
would not approve this ordinance if it is
passed in its present form, because he
considers it class legislation. Wouldn't it
then be a waste of time to pass it? | think
it would be better to find another way of
getting around the matter. The merchants
can arrange with people who want to take
a large quantity of material to take it
from the wharf and charge a five percent
commission. | think we can leave the
matter to the conscience of the merchants
and the good will of all concerned. | fear
that the bill if passed as it stands is going
to create some dissatisfaction; in fact al
ready some have expressed dissatisfac-
ton with the proposals as contained in
the bill.
End Member for Ch~ristiansted Country
District (JackSon): moved that 1st dis,
cussion be closed.
Despatching Secretary (FOrWeL): If
there is any doubt in the minds of mem
bers as to what the attitude of the Gov
ernor will be if the material were distri-
buted TO property owners as we'll as to
merchants in lots of not less than Frcs.
10. GOO. 90, | will read his reply to a radio
which | sent him in regard to that. The
Despatching Secretary read the follow
ing.
, 1928-10-17
Us NAVAL RAO.) DIAt,)I
CHRISTIANSTED, ST, CRUIX.
OCTOBER 16, 1928.
Courtesy OF the Associated Press.

London:--Lord B~irkenhead. Secretary
of State of st. Ann, VINO has been Sec
rotary Of State for India since 1924, mas
resigned from the Baldwin cabinet in
order to follow commercial activities in
London.
Washington.-Herber Hoover left here
last night to make speeches at Boston
tonight on prosperity tariff, foreign trade
and the merchant marine.
Larchmont, N. Y.-WlIliam J. Flynn,
former chief of the United States secret
service and also former head of Bureau
of Investigation of the Department of
Justice, died here yesterday after an i'll
ness of two weeks. He was seventy
years cid.
Washington. Waiter johnson, famous
speedbaIl king and for twenty years
, 1928-10-17
IOCAL

Frederiksted movie patrons will get a
chance to see the thrilling closing scenes
of the Pathe serial The 10th Door" to-
night. and at Bethlehem the splendid
drama The Claw" with Norman Kerry
and other popular screen stars will be
shown.
Mr.. j. B. Marcus has removed his store
from No. 8 Company Street to the pro,
perty belonging to Mr.. |. Neptune op-
posite the ApOthecary Hall,
The branch firm of R. D. Benjamin will
cease to do business in Christiansted al
ter October 81 according to notice pub
Iished in this paper. This means that an
old business place will close its doors at
the end of this month, and its courteous
manager, Miss C Greenaway with her
clerks will not be at their usual places
this year at Christmas time Displaying
their new goods, There is a rumOr that
Mr.. Earnest Muckle, the owner of the pro
perty may establish his business there.