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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23
COOLIDGE DEFENDS
ISOLATION POLICY
America at Peace With
World, President Says in
Address at Auditorium.

Declaring that in George Washing
toms day IAN alliance meant the band
ing together OF two or more nations
for offensive and defensive purposes
against certain other nations either ex-
pressed or implied" President Coolidge
last night addressed an audience which
nearly filled the Washington Audito-
rum, gathered there for the annual
Midwinter convocation of George
Washington University.
The President, defending Americas
traditional policy OF isolation. asserted
that the United States was on friend
ly terms with every great world power
with the exception of Soviet Russia and
said that the uncertainties which exist
ed south OF the Rio Grande have been
eased, as have the disorders In Central
America. Continuing his views on the
subject Of international alliances in
Washington's time, the President said:
THE alliance was purely artificial
creation. 1t had no reference to an as
sociation of practically all nations In an
attempt to recognize their common in
terests and discharge their common
obligations. While we should at all
times defend our own independence
and maintain our sovereignty, we
should not forget that all nations as
we'll as all individuals have natural and
inalienable rights of life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness in the words
of Jefferson, and, while we should fail
disgracefully in our mission in the
world If we did not protect those rights
for ourselves, we should also fail If We
do not respect them In others"
Leaders Of Capital Present.
Both the President and Mrs. Coolidge
were awarded honorary degrees of doc
mencement gathering by DR.. Cloyd
Marvin, president of George Washing
ton University. The audience included
members of the cabinet and the
diplomatic corps and leaders In the
business, official and social life of the
Capital.
After his resume of the position of
the United States with regard to other
countries, Mr.. Coolidge declared: This
Is the position which judge Washington
wished his country to occupy"
In paying tribute to Washington, the
President said that he was the superior
of Jefferson as a statesman and was O
better business man than Hamilton.
"Of course" ne said, "our citizens
meet the citizens Of other countries in
commercial rivalry in the market places
of the world. That will always continue.
1t is the natural and inevitable result
OF foreign trade. But it does not raise
any issue between our Government and
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23
SCHUMANN- HEINk
WILL LEAVE STAGE
Given Great Ovation, She An.
nounces Retirement at End
of This Season.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, February 23.-While
New York music critics were proclaim
ing her still one OF the greatest con-
traltos Of all time. Mime. Ernestine
Schumann-Heink told the Associated
Press yesterday that she will bring to
a close at the end of this season her
career OF more than half century
ON the operatic and concert stages
Her voice ringing with happiness
over the magnificent ovation she re-
ceived yesterday. when she sang once
again the role of Erda, Mother Earth, .
In "Das Rheingold" at the Metropolitan
Opera House. Nine. Schumann- -Heink
announced that she will devote the rest
OF her years to teaching.
Il shall sing sometimes-yes. she
said, but only for my soldier boys My
voice belongs to them as long as there
Is anything left of 1t at ALL"
Nine. Schumann- Heink is now in her
sixty-eighth year. She Is preparing
herself to return next Summer to
Kansas City, where all through the
hottest part of last Summer she lee-
tured three times a week to class
of 200 pupils, and next Autumn, she
says, she wiz return to New York and
enter on this postscript to her notable
CAKee8s ASs. ssseA---
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23
LILY LANGTRY BURIED.

JERSEY, Channel Islands, February
% (pl.-In this island. famous for
its lilies after which she was named.
the body of Lily Langtry. famous Eng
lish actress, was laid to rest today.
Services were held at st. Sayior's
Church, after which the body was in
tered In the family grave. Among the
mourners we're Lady Malcolm, only child
of the actress; George Malcolm, a
grandchild. and Mrs. Peat. for many
years the Jersey Lily's" companion.
Lily Langtry, whose marriage name
was Lady DE Bathe, died at Monte
Carlo on February IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23
PERSHING VISITS HOME
OF MARSHAL FOCH
Admittance to Sick Room Denied,
but American General Has Talk
With Invalid's Wife.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, February 23.-Gen. John
j. Pershing, making his first visit since
his attack of the grip, called at the
home of Marshal Foch today.
The rule against the -admittance
of visitors to the marshals room. which
has been in force ever since ne took
to his bed month ago, was not lifted
in favor of Gen. Pershing any more
than 1t had been for Premier Poincare.
Gen. Won Weygand and other personal
friends, but the commander-in-chief of
the A. E. r. had long talk with the
marshal'S wife.
II was delighted to hear that Mar
shall Foch was making such excellent
progress toward recovery" Gen. Per-
shing said as he left the Foch home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23
Prince of Wales Bids Horses Adieu
On Eve of Selling IL Hunting Mounts

pcctedly to say good-by to them.
His f1ighness made the round of the
stalls to see whether all were we'll pro-
vided for and comfortably bedded. He
had pat and kindly word for each OF
the handsome creature which had car
ried him on many an enjoyable cross
country run. Miss Mufit, his favorite
mare, came in for special attention. the
prince lingering longer in her stall than
in the others.
The grooms could see the British heir
was panied at parting with his faVorites,
and watched him move from stall to
stall with sympathetic interest
"a, ow e loves them," one old groom
said to his mate as the prince left the
stables f.S 4a = a. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23
Vanishing Cats Trailed to University
When Humane Society Takes War Path

between the cats 0iving) that went from
the shelter, and the cats (dead) apnear-
ing from time to time in the university
zoology classes?
There were heated denials that the
cats had been used In fraternity initia-
tions, except In a perfectly proper man
ner. 1t was true. the society learned
that some OF the cats later were Killed
as sacrinces TO broader understanding
practiced. "u peen
The. society, however. Is nnsb,n, -.
arrests, "@s salA .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EVANSTON, ILL.,. February 23-Curi-
osity (purely scientific) killed cat; and
the Humane Society has become wroth.
A member of the Monocoan Fraternity
at Northwestern University obtained the
cat from the Humane Society's shelter.
He said his mother wanted it. But his
mother didn't.
What has become--the society In
quired today--of that and the several
other cats obtained by fraternity menu
berS from the shelter and never since
seen alive? What connection Is there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23
STIMSON ON WAY
HERE FROM MANILA
Thousands Bid Good-By to Cover
nor General, Who Is Expected to
Become Cabinet Member.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, February Ex-Governor
General Henry l.. Stimson. who is ex-
pected to occupy place in the cabinet
OF President Herbert Hoover. sailed yes
terday for the United States aboard the
liner President Pierce.
Thousands of persons were at the
pier to give the governor general a
cheering farewell.
Mr.. Stimson has announced that he
would stop in Toxic and lunch infor-
mally with Baron Tanaka, premier of
Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23
BY the Associated Press.

LEICESTER, England, February 23.-
Hunting men gathered here today to bid
for the horses of the Prince Of Wales.
Twelve thoroughbred hunters. known
by sight and name to every horseman
of this country where horsemen are
legion, were up for sale-indirect VIC
Tins of King Georges illness, which has
deprived the prince of time he once de-
voted to them.
The horses were brought here from
the royal stables at Melton Mowbray
yesterday in preparation for the ap-
pearance on the auctioneer's block to-
day, and after they had been put away
SSr the night their owner arrived unex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23
Bank Statements

Washington clearing house. $4.606,.
409.5l.
Treasury balance, SIS, ,907 .265.58.
Customs receipts, 4,943 .038.25.
New York clearing house exchange,
81, 500 ,00O. 900.
New York clearing house balance,
S194 600 600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23
GIRLS BELIEVED VICTIMS
OF RARE FOOD POISONING
Serum to Combat Botulism Rushed
to Stricken Chicago Trio by
Plane From Champaign.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 23.-Despite the
use of antitoxin serum brought from
the University of Illinois, at Cham
paign, by airplane, three young women
were in critical condition today, suffer-
ing from what doctors believed to be
botuliSm. rare type Of food poisoning.
The girlS-Catherine Whaley. Lucille
Cummings and Wilhelmina Heckel-
became violently i'll shortly after eating
Wednesday night.
Their condition became gradually
worse until yesterday, when a plane
was chartered by Swift & Co., their
employers, to bring the special serum
from Champaign. There only was
enough serum in Chicago to treat one
patient doctors said.
Due to the fact that a roommate,
Clara Mendenhall, who also had eaten
the meal. did not become i'll, physicians
said they could not be sure that food
caused the poisoning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23
QUAKE is RECORDED.

Disturbance Under Atlantic, Mid
way Between U. S. and Africa.
LONDON, February % LF).-An earth
quake of moderate intensity was re-
corded at the Kew Observatory at 1851
o'clock last night.
The epicenter was estimated to be
under the Atlantic near latitude 80
north and longitude 46 west, or approx
mately midway between Southern United
States and Northern Africa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23
Three Killed in Train Crash.

DORTMUND, Germany February
% lR)-Three persons were killed and
20 injured today, when local train
entering Dortmund Station was de-
rallied and q coach overturned. ...~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23
Bulgar John D. Ends Life.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, February % R).--
Andrea Zankov, often called the John
d. Rockefeller of Bulgaria because he
was the richest man in the country.
committed suicide today. A huge
financial enterprise which he had been
promoting recently collapsed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23

10. $. Weather Bureau Forecsst)
Fair, continued cold tonight; mini
mum temperature about IS degrees; to-
morrow increasing cloudiness and
warmer. Temperatures: Highest. 48. at
pm. yesterday: lowest. %, at t8:l5 am.
today. Full report on page 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23
DesperateBattle
Is Made for a
Continuance.
MRS. BLALOCK
is SMUCCLED In
Many on Hand Fail
to Get Admlittance
to Trial Room.

Mrs. Helen L. Blalock took the
witness stand this afternoon and
identified love letters presented in
the court as having been written
to her by Capt. Burlingame.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-19
It VIII Be 4
Fine Bridge
WhenH }sBuilt

For no apparent good reason the
L. S. War department demands
that the PaSquotank River bridge
TO be built at Elizabeth City by
the State Highway Commission
carry a 100 foot draw. Eighty feet
is enough and to make ii 100 feet
would make cost of the bridge
temporarily prohibitive, thinks
Commissioner Frank Kugler.
And that is one of the things hold
ing up the letting Of contract 1or
the bridge at Elizabeth City. Bridge
spans on the government inland
waterway are 30 feet wide. The
type of bridge planned for Ellz-
abeth City will have a double Bas-
cule lift that can be opened and
closed with minimum effort and
time. Another thing holding TIP the
construction of the PaSquotanE
bridge is the acquisition of a right
CT way on Water St thru the prop
crty owned by the Pailin estate
Commissioner Kugler is determined
not to pay the amount demanded
By the owners.
But everything will be ironcd out
shortly. in the opinion Of the Com
missioner. and Elizabeth City will
have one of the finest bridges in the
State; it will cost S25O,OOO to $780,
OCO.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-19

ABOVE is a Photographic repro
duction of q fake medical testimon-
ial published in various daily news
papers read in Elizabeth City. A
gulliblc public is bamboozled to be-
lieve that an old citizen who has
suffered with a bad case OF rheu-
matism for. years has been sud-
denly and miraculously relieved by
taking a nostrum called Samas. In
a signed statement made for this
newspaper this week Mr.. Gard says
he never took a does of Samas in
his life. He signed his name to
something the Samas man asked
him to sign in return for a free
photograph of himself. And the
ignorant masses go right on paying
their good money for patent medi-
cines. But they can't afford to
spend Sl.5O a year for a newspaper
that would enlighten them. Maybe
if we advertised The Independent
As a pile cure and got lot of
testimonials by giving away lew
free subscriptions, we might have
a larger circulation in local moronla.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-19
CAME UP THRU
EIGHT STATES
TO OLOCATE HERE

d. d. Saunders, Jr. who entered
upon his duties as Secretary OF
the Elizabeth City Chamber of
Commerce this week, to succeed
r. c. Job who has gone to Bruns-
wick, Ga, was born in New York
City, raised In Memphis, Tenn,
educated In dairy husbandry In
Iowa State College, herded cattle
In Minnesota, operated a cotton
plantation in Georgia, and man
aged fertilizer plant before he
took up Chamber of Commerce
Secretarial work six years ago.
Elizabeth City is an agricultural
town and its first interests are tht
interests of a great agricultural
back country; it would seem there
fore that Mr.. Saunders is peculiarl!
qualified to serve the Elizabeth Cit.
Chamber of Commerce and 1t!
regional activities. The new secrc
tary is agriculturally minded.
But his passion for Chamber o
Commerce work. he tells us, cam
out CT his realization of the nee;
of more industry coupled Will
Southern agriculture. Southern
agriculture to succeed must &c
away from the one crop system am
diversity; Southern farms must pro
duce more cattle, more pigs, NOR
poultry, more eggs, more milk, NOR
cream, more tr,2ck crops Ant
where these things are produced
there must be markets; induStrla
towns furnish the markets. The i'm
provement of agriculture on oll
farms must go hand IN hand Will
the industrial improvements Of ou
towns and cities.
TIe tells us that he left the Cham
Der of Commerce in Athens, Ga
which he had served for three year
because Athens is an educationa
centre, a great college town, and it
iContinucd on page TwO)
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-19
IT SEEMS GOD
" ANT MORE
down AND OUTS

What the church needs for its
advancement Is more ignorance
and more poverty might have
been the solution offered by Rev.
]. J. Wicker, Baptist evangelist
who Is conducting two weeks
membership drive at First Bap-
tist Church in this city.
THE chief ambition of the devil"
said DR.. Wicker in an address at
the Carolina Theatre Tuesday
morning, us to make the world COM
Portable and prosperous and, run
God out of it. The chief ambition
of modern business Is TO make peo-
ple rich and comfortable and edu-
Gated and let them go to hell.
Il tell you 1t is better to go TO
heaven in an oxcart than to hell in
an airplane; better to 60 to heaven
in blue overalls out Of shanty than
to go to hell in a limousine with a
college diploma hanging on the side.
What the world needs Is to be
washed white in the blood of Jesus
and not just whitewashed by sociol-
ogists. The church of Jesus Christ
is being bled white by social serv-
ice organizations that give the poor
a bed and biscuit instead of saliva
ton. AS long as you feed a drunk
ards family, he'll continue to spend
his substance for drink; give him
religion and he'll feed his own fam
Dy.
Wealth and luxury and comfort
are the curse Of the world If the
Prodigal Sons wardrobe and money
had held ol1t he would not have re-
turned home. If Adam and Eve,
when they discovered their naked
ness, had had a Wanamaker'S and a
Tiffanys at which to tog themselves
out they would have treated God
with contempt when he walked up
on them in the Garden of Eden
after they had disobeyed his COM
mandment."
DR.. Wicker is stopping at the Vir-
ginia Dare Hotel, occupies very
comfortable room, takes his meals
there, rides in luxurious automo-
bile, wears correctly tailored clothes,
and seems to be very well pleased in
his own case with the comforts and
refinements of modern life. But the
comforts and luXuries Of modern
life are bad for the masses; people
who are well clothed. we'll fed and
feeling good are not as humble, as
penitent and as submissive as they
could be for the glory of the church
and its ministers. IT,. 81.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-19
THE DRUMMER
A TRADE KILLER
AND A NUISANCE

One big reason why chain stores
have the odds on the independent
retailers was laid at the door OF
the travelling statesmen by Lester
II. Lipton, head of the Clover
Farm Stores in an address to the
Glover Farm group of the Elz-
abeth City District at banquet
at the Virginia Dare Hotel in this
city Friday night.
Did you ever stop to think, said
: Mr.. Upton, that the manager and
salesman in a chain store nave
ncthing to do but sell goods. The
independent grocer ON the other
hand must lose a lot Of his Valu-
able time and neglect his trade TO
! listen to travelling statesmen.
J And the business of the travelling
salesman is to overload him with
merchandise. If he needs one case
! of a commodity the drummer sticks
bv him and sells him three or a
/ dozen. The result is his warehouse
becomes overStocked with unsalab c
merchandise and he Is carrying old
stock on his shelves while the chain
store. receiving goods apportioned
to it's requirements, keeps its stocks
ever fresh"
: The travelling Se.asman is both a
luxury and nuisance in the opinion
of Mr.. Upton, altho he didn't Use
Just that language.
The Glover Farm chain store SyS-
tenn differs from other systems IN an
important particular Most chain
store systems create new stores
They are rapidly driving thousands
OF wholesalers and independent re-
tailers to the wall. Clover Farms
contracts with an important whole
Ssle house in a given territory and
thru the local wholesale house con-
tracts with independent retailers IL
the wholesalers territory. thereby
converting local independents into
chain store operators. The Glover
Farms system is represented IL
Elizabeth City by w. II. Weatherly
& Co. and there are % Glover
Farms stores operatin. Under the
Weatherly branch in seven counties
There are upwards OF 1000 Gloves
Farms stores in the United States
and the chain is rapidly expanding.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-19
When The Police
Missed an Eyeful

Fast women coming out from Nor
folk and working the hotels in Eliz-
abeth City are becoming a prob
lem to the local police. Tales OF
the wild parties pulled by these
women and their paramours usual
ly reach the police after the James
have moved back to their Norfolk
stands.
1T is not a matter for the police
so much as for the proprietors and
clerks of the hotels" in the opinion
of Mayor Flora. These women are
easily spotted" says the Mayor and
if the managers and clerks in our
hotels would keep an eye on them
they could soon make the traffic SO
uncomfortable that we would have
little of it"
One night recently, one OF these
wild females from Norfolk advertis-
cd her residence in a local hotel by
appearing nude. at one Of the win
doWs with all lights on. But tHe
police were not called to see tho
sight. they were told about it next
Gay.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-19
HOSPITAL COM.
TO CONFER With
DR.. v. s. RANKIN

The Beard of trustees Gi the
Elizabeth City Hospital recently
created under the direction oil
lyaycr Flora, will make no con-
tract with DIR. John Saliba, own
rr of the Eiizabeth CITY Hospital
fo- the lease Of the hospital prop
Crtv until it has conferred with
DIR Watson :. RANKIN, medical
director of The Duke Endowment.
\ committee composed Of the
Rev. Geo. F. Hill. A. B. Houtz and
John H. Hall will go 70 Charlott"
at an early date to confer with DR..
Rankin.
The first meeting Of the newly
created trustees was held Tuesday
n;gnt. w. o. Saunders was elected
Chairman Of the board, a. 3. Houtz'
secretary-treasurec.
= is the purpose of the board to
work with The Duke Endowment III
csrablishine an endowed hospital at
E,ilabcth City, taking the local hos
p.,al OF. of private ownership II a
suitable contract can be made with
the owner. locking to the establish
men. in Elizabeth City OF a medical
health. ceEsre for. the Abemacle
counties.
y consider it the biggest forward
step that Eiizabeth City has taken
in many years" said Mayor Flora
Tuesday night. What we are be-
ginning here tonight" said w. O.
Saunders. will lead to public own
ershiD of the Elizabeth City Hospital
or the building Of publicly c"ned
hospital at Elizabeth City said w
o. Saunders.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-19
Duster For Pecan
Tree Insect Control

A machine TO dust trees the hI@I
one ever to be sold in this city ha5
been purchased by C. o. RCbiLoon
for his pecan farm in Cam icn
county.
There is an insect which attacks
the pecan trees and eats the tender
foliage, causing much damage to the
trees. The insect is new to JAi4
section but can be controlled by th2
use of dust especially prepared .0f
it.
The machine is something on nc
order Of the cotton or potato Guss~
er. It has a gasoline engine a.
tached which turns a large lan bow
ing thru the DUST cOl.talnLr. Inc
dust shoots out OF d large pipe ".J!s
a velocity that will reach the top o.
any Ordinary Lrey. II sells icr ai-,
complete ana Was bought Lhfu t--
Spence -Holl4 81 20 = IN. en-.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-04-19
WHEN THERE'LL BE NO MORE LOVE
b2 .30Nk CLERK Aso TuG SOOA JGQKGR

It's a safe plan to 90 mighty
SLOW in renewing old female
aco,,1intances in this day and time
unless YOU have pretty good first
hand reports Cn them before you
begin to re-establi@h relations with
en-"
Il guess you're at least fifty per
cent right" said the Bank Clerk"
but I was Just thinking that we
men would be in an awkward mess
if women took the same attitude TO-
ward u.s.
women would be a great deal
better off if they did" said the Soda
Jerker. for there are so many
morally rotten men because women
tolerate them. If women ever take
it in their heads to demand the
same high standards OF men that
men demand of them, this will be a
changed world
/ IT think it's changing that way
now" said the Bank Clerk; II l
read EN- right, the number OF these
modern girls who know what's what
in males is increasing and they're
demanding better husbands, all the
time
That holds as long as they don
lose their heads" said the Soda
Jerkcr; but the trouble with the
average female is that when she
! falls in love she loses her head.
Men toe" said the Bank Clerk;
"when men and women begin to use
their heads in cOl?gtship therell oc
no more love; we'll have a eugene
worId-With about as much romance
! in it sas one would expect to find
on a stock farm.