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I m It: - Ur mis ipiliifliU 3-3 One i Thing ; Theft Vlooked ; Anything Like a i V Scrap And Saunders "Says He Got In Un lhat A BY W.0. SAUNDERS and there will he more big things to consider. : r ;( . '-'j'- , " -" ' Two years ego the fiddling consid eration of : local , and . private matters was. stopped by constitutional amend ment, although it is a regrettable fact x - i Raiefi. N. d Jan. 9. 1918 The Gen- irrjeraKAssembly 'convened at noon yes trCterday and consequently-there Is very. ;c- J little tQ report at this writing. In try- -' .ox, Ti Wrdlv know rthat.a. surprising amount of local lea justikte to begin d' 1 certainly , islation got by. This; year such a mis - wouiantli:now where to end if I gave. take-ought -not to -l?e made but Ihe -you evVl impression; ! have gained (Legislature should take ful advantage VI . ; - of "the amendment leaving the "unani- '': .v lnce "V"" v- V ,. " - ... !m0us consent" subterfuge in the dis- m&'i nmTjcara and giving all of its time and wide 1m- v-v-1 t ? m5gj3 K .:W5:W:-:v si fx' V ::x-,::-:::--i::xt;-; t. REV, GEO.'T". HILL We bean the war with the eompara-? tively modest -aims of protecting our commerce -and .preventing" Germany from conquering the Allies. Under. Mr. Wilson's guidance," our aims hay e .stead-J iy grown into a "vast network of terri torial, ethnological and power readjusts ments. Never in the world's history has ! there been a-war with such comprehend isive objects. Jever have nations fought, 1 fr-aa. npnnip.a whose names tney nara- iv Aciiew andvwnose hfstory was ah -un opened booK,v:But now has come the Launches a Dandy Little Bomb Quietly ! at a Big y Limner ana lommy jonesf -jci yii The Jazz Band S Who . will succeed Rev. H. S. Osborne; 'moment when we must resolutely refuse ! rectc of Christ Chirch, this city. Attorney 'E. F. Ay CHI; CHARLIE E. HUGHES CHARLES E. HUGHES, son of Mrs Gid Hiighes,"Sr. t;f this city, volunteered and enlisted in the United States-Navy ua n ef sixteen vears, and was Bem"-' " . . 7 " . . to n-Msre HIT. M. C. A teers years ot &g3 ann nas anedujr nau . two promotions' during the past year And is now Quartermaster ' on bcard Sub Patrol Uts.waho" over in Brest. France. He writes very interestingly to bis mother cf his experiences and has sent her several Souvenirs. He savs he has ited every section of Fra iw.AnVrnl one Uncle Jimmy - Of these there will not.be a lew. int oVaviie;. wnWas no twb aues.fions of r(ads and schoo s m . r 1. 1 .r .. .... nf n,0mcoiwa wrii -nsr tne liiseiiuii.j' - - - - '---iated by II prestentauye .. . Vir ; Vtpc.t extent placed -on the Honor Roll at St. nei- . - 1. . 1 ..t .. .... c vnnt.'vo ioiw mnifprs to'the greatest exiem h'1" Wake. I a it.wereupo J " . "nr-tntion arc Una, the naval train.ng stat.on .n Cbserv4' cartj ,W saui , ( uuuu wini i Berkley Va. Charlie is not quite eigh mtVivi. ;wders of JflUzaDetn i crying neeus. . . . Wa original way of do-.this demand will ifequire the very best ing ti his in seconding the. nomina-j thought! of the .vfry best tmn! both Dranciies or, me iA'(,"".'v will, be a year when the law .committees; ys-iU not hive much prestise attacli ing to them. Tie man who will get honors and"-&P will deserve them wil be tub man who .submits and puts j., ,v- ,,boMo nrnCTamS for t!l( !meetng, of the" outstanding .needs of the-state. ! f ti various departments and insti. tu3Cns oSthe fetat4 wilLpJ'- qu-ethe'.Suatomary":nsideration tc th end that they De "-''-"-'.7 ijied.to. aemaiw nf r.ver receiveyT oeiore elfare, wiich unaer a. yxi- capabifl commissiuu- d m tne icale. bition But nnt Mfl" Liie TlCLUOr legisiauu. of the State fwhic Tmust connurtc co-operate and if Possle on a much bigger and more , r5v. Vi general govern - Uennis mt in abating the evils of the secret r Speaker oi j Uquor " traffic mUera will be a. pleasure tc M e of proVidiris the W Mr. rummitt's speoVh of accept- ' vherewith and this will ; certain oe e CAlXEDiEW'RECTOR ' - "Rerrt sentfeivs tjf " '. " r.-ivfd h3S orierinai way yi- tioiV" It evL3itvthat .- they have ...heai-d o: tU.eirT befgre and are expect ' "ing kne to rt o a lot of pectaouar stunts '.AVatbh m- fool eni. There's "nothing ' like a serioVis mind body of men to mass a fell-Aw cautious. I never. felt . so cautious h my life. This is a ser---J0ui4 minded bVdy of men, this Genera? AssAnblv of lik 9. At least it looks that i ways me "now ?; : JC Uk the 1 to -have Deeji iiodv "ays the state evef ;;?;met lots cf fin eyejon several ' My first, introdu leslators ' came wit caucus of the pemocr 1 o nipasure to he wcw. Stanley Winborne of oorindiril the. a. Biummit, of Oxford via T-fouse. And it wa r mIh' 1 1 II III 1 1 1 I 1 in j t i Vancl jfantea nominati! of nee dur T ' . ance.- ! Question of overwhelming importance qnesnuii n,v,Q,o ? his room foi x,;.-..;m'. and momenu i, ar,a ineit for the speaKerftiip, - as far as e ""-ut constitutlona Tuesday, menu 0 ! SnSmertMraature . ought tc his fight was lost. He sei.t Jor j provide them. ' ponent-and told him frankly tnat hc.i are ahead. The members- was out of the race and aced himseli men of plenty of ability. N at his disposal. , napped twa, ; ffar need be felt on iat score. One with Mr. Winborne wren- -r.. , Mn& rnnraeement from home tc ,L rrv, wa. they greeted. is proper encouragement each other and tile wjy wmooriie u mitted defeat without first sparring 1 01 sl lot of favors wai refreshing. It; made me wish there welre two speakerships. requires tnat 01s v.tvi Caro- p Dast the peanut stage. North -aro are pd.tt v m tv,ta session ol lina wants resuns the Legislature. Of Locsl Interest Of course you foYts back home want to know what is soing on that will particularly concern you. I shall at tempt, to inform yov' from week to week; I believe mW W my ta ents in Pasquotank understand that I am going to introduce a bill calling an " election for stock law in Pasqueank Representative Morgan of PerquTmans tens me that he-will do the same for y,ia ritnnty.;- .- The next and mosci important subject is that of good roads, eitner- ior Ferebee nor myself knows what ri i' WA'-inl that direction can ue - 1 i Both of us will do Uat we can to provide better .roads If or Pasquotank , - .tk. iiintJoB that 'want county ana iw v , kooa roade. I am hot fenator Ferebee s spokesman, but I feel 4afe m conunu ing him on this questlda. It has been indicated to m'e ' that there wiU be a numbei of minor local Mils to be considered. There are three feounty Officers in Pasquotank ,wno want their salaries raisea. -wegsiei LEAVES CITY FOR HER FORMER HOME 1 1 A sf Deeds Munden wants, z,duw p. .!ierk''ol the Court LittlW wants :f),500 Jand Auditor Carmme wits something -Hke. These gentlemen! want me tc introduce bills raising their salaHes I have told them that the couiitj qbm- .' Yta fi-iiardians 'of the - county-ff. finances and that I: thought j a request iui v - . - aries ehould come first fronr fie f Commissioners. What d6 yih tvtt-s Minerva I. Bradford, widow ol the late D.B.Bradford, deceased, return ed to her home this week after an ab sence of some time, having been called td her old home in Spring Grove, York rirtuntv. Penn.. on account? of the re cent death of her mother. Mrs. Bradford comes to make fina preparation to leave the city for hei v.ome in Snrine Grove. She is a womar of sterling qualities and it is with re mut T17Q OOA Yttr leave. During the glOV TT V mww short time of her residence here she has done quite a good deal of charitable work helping those who were in troub ble or unfortunate. Ttofnre hr marriaee. Mrs. Bradford held the position of head nurse at the Elizabeth City Hospital. 1 asrsrj'"- Rev!" Geora F. J H late of St. .Paul's Parisi..-. (Sreehville,; . C., - has accepted a call to f ill I the vn;ancy made by the Rev. HZ. S.'l:lobfii4 at Christ Ohurch this city, fl r . . Mr. Hill ift given a leave of absence last July filn. his )arish at Greenville ! work, at Camp Virnrtsviort.li.Viiartrmburs. S. C- - ' Mr. HiTJ me to . this parish early fn'.ljeeemberjtp fill' the pulpit for that month "and le t .roved himselfr such a forcefui, eloJient;;and efucient " minis ter that the congregation voted un animouy tojhave him. stay. . lie nhnounkd last Sunday morning his inteUtionsvto Etay andJhe congre gation tnyst Church feel they have been " ve' ffWunate in securing Mr. Hill as taeirjAector. . -i L WHY NORhi CAROLINA SHOULD RATIFY On Account o. ouor -Traffic Being Outlasd in Our State. - '. 7 ELWOOD THOMAS M ASTON Durinsr the absence "of - Mrs. H. Clay Vt.reman; President of the W. C..T- IJ Ren B. C. Hcninsr presided at the meet ing last evelsagvat the First Kaptist Church cjbl M. Several . irJerest Ing talks W- lade and a set d reso lutions passVfte-v. J. M. Orrfmd of the address Should Ratify; A5lv,.J. B-. I?3-0?-01 tun rrRnvteria. .1 Church also Render- el a very fine address on tb perance Outlook for the TVor niorcp n::r aims anv ' further." Hav ing ousted .Russian, Bulgarian, Turkish Austrian and German autocracy the Al lies and the United States should not allow themselves to imagine' that it i their- business to police the world, or to work out the salvation of the people thev--have liberated. Now is the time for a firm clear-cut policy of: Hands OFF! .- r ' ' in the swing of the pendulum . from autocratic rule to democracy, there wiir naturally be tremendous disorders; that is quite inevitable; look back at the French Revolution. People do not gc along for hundreds o years under tyr annous dynasties, and then suddenly irlide into freedom without a ripple. We mew' this" when we first began a war for democracy. When we said to. our selves, ,cVe will free those people, we should also have said "And they wilJ aise the very devil; biit no matter what happens we must let them alone." For only the Russians themselves, the Aus trians themselves and the Germans themselves, can solve the problems pre sented by the new order. Revolutions must run their course. And no crime ae-ainst democracy is so unforgiveable as that of conquerers who impose alien carpet bag . rule ; on av nation in tne ftfjWolutionary' re -birth. - fCfear as it is tnaX7o3Hajpa.yu -oiivos aloof at this time, sinister voices will be raised on every" side urging us to I go in and pacify. These voices win caxe fully refrain from stating tne aciuai truth. For instance they will not say If we allow an economic revolution in "Mm aspires to be governc lina in four years ho pired to gubernator. but no serious , effosit illett of" this city I launch a boom until r of Is orth. . Caro- nce. He has as-s al honors "before. was . made ' . tc . st Saturday night ij-Mrr Aydlett to Esiioir irr: :.. '; " , j about thirty distiuff'Jishet, North Caror . . - iimahs""' at thearboroufjEfel j in itioil York Raleigh. It wn't imendeathaC ;. To Be Continued In Pasquotank .' v i . i I i Tvior? nimli f non It Doom snuiuu . ue .. w ..; was to have been pulled off under -a -; good deal; of camouflage- and sent. On : its way quietl?' thru the state.. But T ' C. .TonesT formerly of Elizabeth City, Thp rsnard of CommissioUers of Paa-: . the Yarborousrh Hotel quotank county began the 1 Tew -Year insand Mr jones, is one of the- frankest the right spirit at their Jaii.us.ry meet- fellows n the state. Jones never, cculd ing last Monday by voting to continue , gee wny- any one should keep a secret, the Home Demonstration Work in ; this i jones is an admirer of Mr. Aydlett county and appropriating SGOO for the nd ,so I whei some one told him that wurpose: ji . yiiiB "v the dinner v- -:lt! laruuiuusu ing thelyear 1919. The Board refused, start a pDorn for Mr. Aydlett for gov- to makej this appropriation at its meet- iernor, "-Jones spilt .-the beans. tng in .December and - brought : down j " Mr --jonejs- even got hold of -a report- a storm! or protest ua n-a ucnu .""rr jer-for the iNew k osserver auu. luiu every seption of the county. ,.. . ! the reporter about it This then ex- The Commissioners in voting to eon" 'plains, the following article headed tinue the - home ' demonstration wock...paSqUOtPink Ducks and Aydlett-Boom" re-appoii'lted Miss Marcie Albertsoi ' wni appeared, in last Sunday's News who has so faithfully and .elticientiy & -QbseiVer, sprved the office, the past three years. It was alW voted to pay Miss Albert son her sklary for" the month of Dec- eniber, lfl8. ? . , . ; '. One of the commissioners who refus ed to votel for the home demonstration work a mimtbj ago was if. i. Tiicaaru of Providelnce township. Mn pritcVard laid before the Board Monday a peti tion signed by. 47 of the most influen tial farm- rs and " farmerettes in . his townships 'eniiiding"a continuance of the workJ Mr. Pritchard voted accord ingly. . i . . - ' - - , ", George M. Scott, chairman of th board, who was most bitterly opposed ns passwpRe-v. J. at. orr.pna oi First - MeV.odist Church fkve ar ress on 'Why North (!-'5rolina THE accomF2r5y'rg picture is from f howing is a siot of the resolutic recent photo cf Ellwood I nomas ivias- Maston of this city ton, a son o. U. J who is recovering from petrol soninci in in Englis Maston was a first class machinist or U. S. Submarine Chaser No. 2G2. Mer on the submarine chasers who have seen service overseas have had rougr experiences and will have many har rowing tales to relate when they ge' back home. "Tem ." Fol 3 pass - Iflc has HINTON HEIRS FILE PETI TION TO SET ASIDE WILL The ! rst case on the docket of the Superior Court "this week was the Joi n L. Hinton will case. The heirs of John L. Hinton, Deceasd. filed a petition to have the will set aside Ehringhause and Small, Meekins and McMul!an,of this city, and R. C. Doz ier of South Mills appearing for the plaintiffs; Aydlett and Sawyer, Thomp son and Wilson, of this city, H. S. Ward and A. D. McLean of Washington, N. C, for the defendants. As we go to press no decision had been rendered by the jury. HOW CAN YOU MAKE OTTO GO IN A COTTON PATCH? about ft? m I - The first petition to reach meffrorn PasquotanK comes iron .bwhm ship BBd contains about ?0 nanbef, in- clucijag many of the best citizens of that township, opposing stock law. The petitioners state thaf they are will ing to hare the law ' applied to a,? the reet of the county, but want j NewlancV left out.." ( '' , '. ..- ' 'V , 1 ' vTnAfer the caption, 'Big Work Aiiead': vofltnrrlav's News & Observer indicate. ed something ot the' -work ahead foi this.: session of the General Assembly The News 4k Observer says: i. , ' f The roeeeti'ng ortbe Legislatures of j course an occasion of great Imporriac.. V..T, mlafnSt of the Legislature this is of exceptional importance. The ZS?. hit the nevr stride ij,, ?es- "vr- vi.i.. anHno- nf the w,! and - bas brought, ln.a large sense the W i the' onstrncti ve, creative side of 1 the 'Stat. . in proportion J!'- ' ture is progressive aim v" " AdJresponfiibillty in (that proportion : will.) the State be provided with ) the . - ar ffletiit2 the demand.-j of muuiMwj . t w . , pf Elation this. es- C iion?wiIl : Involve more responsioiitiee &.; tlP-J ZwtJMt a tha lot of any! of 'iw iTTt&mjiaiimmMn.: certainly in ... r,ai Otto -Cartwright, an aged colored citizen of-. Salem township has lived long enough to see hook and line fish ing pay big dividends. Otto went fish- ng with a hook and line Thursday an. 3 and caught 26 black bass which fte sold for $5.00. He says there'd be no more cotton picking in life for him if the fish would keep on biting and prices stay where they are. CLEARANCE SALE AT M- LEIGH SHEEP CO - ( It would pay you to visit M. Leigfy Sheep's during his special Wni Let Clearance Sale. He offers some veryi tempting bargains to -the thoughtful and careful shopper. See his ad oi? ' page five of this issue. - He has some wonderful reductions on all ready, to -wear;. to offer. OLD JOHN IS DYING John Barleycorn, battered ' much by Carrie Nation and Billy Sunday, is now tottering on his last legs. He has foiight many a battle but has .always managed to survive but now' since Congress is his latest opponent, it is almost a certainty that he will take the count before lone. John has many friends, in fact his friends are more numerous than his enemies but some how they are ashamed of him and the eompany?itie keeps. And nearly all ol us would "make small contributions tc lis enemyi the Anti-Saloon League tecause we hate to admit that we don'i Want to hit old John below the belt and many, a time he has been shoved Imder the belt. Up to the present time twenty-twc states ha ve-ratified the proposed pro- states yet need to pass this act before the amendment is ratified. Our own state, North Carolina, is almost cer tain to follow the lead set by Ohio Colorado and Oklahoma earlier in the week. - .. . . ' So- Farewell, John Barleycorn ma your bones be preserved in alcohol. ed: - WHEREAS. The liquor tr yi petrol gas poi- een outlawed in our State by jhe over h hospital.. Mr. j wiieiming majority of over 40.;.C 0 votes, since May laue, ana WHEREAS, The removing- of this temptation, by law, has .allovjd thou sands of our weak citizens tl become strong in 'character, - faithful, home makers, respectable citizens', unfetter ed Christian workers,, and to look up ward in life, and to look upon- their progeny without . seeing themarks of debauched ancestry, a"nd -., WHEREAS, Prohibition has been so successful toward "the upbuilding of ' our citizenship, our churches, " our schools, our agricultural interests, our business institutions, our religious, social, and financial interests, and WHEREAS, We desire the same blessings for our neighbors the other States of our Union now being cursed by the legalized liquor traffic that have been our under Prohibition gov ernment, and WHEREAS, The transporting of liauor into prohibition states by the small territories now legally manufac turing it. works a hardship upon pro hibition states, and is unfair and un just to us in our efforts to enforce obedience to law, and to maintain a high standard of citizen Mp, and , WHEREAS. The United States Con gress has submitted to the State Leg islatures " the adoption, of an amend ment to our Federal Constitution, pro hibiting the manufacture and sale ol Alcoholic beverages, anywhere in the Union, therefore - tit TT RESOLVED, by the churches of all denominations of Elizabeth City assembled together in union services Tan g. 1919 in the First Baptist Church of Elizabeth City, N. C, .;-'.'. tttat. We do ask and urge dur . Re- r,0ntAtive. Hon. W. O. Saunders, iand mii- Senators. Hon. Miles W. Ferebee ot, Won. W. -T. Cross, not only to vote ty. th Prohibition Amendment to the TTAral Constitution, but to use tneir Influence to cause every senator and representative in the Legislature rc vote for said amendment.. '-. f to rtnt-inuance of the home demon- a hitiAn in vv w - i i j... arr mhn ia ntmosed in Germany and Russia and a sociahstic - . government, our investments and m- Tr L was not present, at ; Mon- demnities will be Imperilled. If oirect or a popular rule and co-operatice mdustr j aa y smeetms t. . . , ducted by the working cUis r-isic meeti A ;ed to take ot in one coimt r i. t JoWissipners, many of them presumably spread to- others, and the ; foundations of the exploiting class will of them Ved he sKaken eyerywMre. ieend the meeting was held, this disguised is high sounu,ag: mQif tn ' " 7.T.- Vptiv commissioners um wt. milk-white phrases,, will oTTOcny mmitta and citizens on what they will mean. ,hion. of home demonstration j - - 0 U. MJVV - Sin Against Holy Ghost. work, but went into the business of We must remember-that, in the eyes makjng the necessary appropriation and cHadustrial plutocracy, to set up co re.app0inting Miss Albertson early ir CI 7 ;; NEGRO SOLDIERS ARE r ARRIVING. FROM FRANCE -V"'-.;'' ' ' - - ': - - ' ' It" - is reported, the transport, Louis ville, arrived; from France lately bring ing home 9 64-troops and 573 civilians Ojf this number? 875 were negroes!. he -story ..next' week will be : "The FlinK Ine.:3Sergfe ONE GUESS. TO A CUSTOMER This week being court week in Eliza beth City several Interesting cases cause up. One was of a man charged with an offense quite contrary to the law of our land. " One of the witnesses was asked by the defendants lawyer: "Mr.. .-. you iiave quite a shady reputation,, haven't you ?" " "Tea sir,' Mr. ..... ,," the witness replied, ivery .niuch. like yours only; 1 have - more -women - than you." -. G reaalna the Vays; '; : Said the iloLeBXttfatA say what, you ' please ; about elbow grease being necessary for success, but "the oHy tongue has v& Itt'iF.wtf operative production is the sin against the Holy Ghost. This ana nut im ported Russian excesses, is the Ameri can junker's main indictment against nAnnmf. unheavaL Russia has been knouted for centuries, starved j ronturies, silenced for. centuries vjr- a profiteer aristocraey so corrupt that it even gurglarized its own .means defense. ; Now Russia is nea aouuj. wmWshe is trying to set up me co-operative commonwealth which for generations has been the ideal oi etuu- mists. And she Is ilea awuwm. pecial zest because, from r the point oi view of our capitalist newsnapers, she is so unreliable; for Russia continually refuses to perform atrocities wmcn our press has already ascribed to ner a accomplished facts. Certainly the much misrepresented revolution has been violent; revolutions are by no means parlor games ; they emtP undertakings at best, in mo , , w which the stakes are me ana ue the morning session AN UNUSUAL SERVICE The .country is full of good eye specialists and: there are hundreds of good eye glass man ufacturers, but it is worth some thing to Elizabeth City and-vicinity to know that both can be found in this town.' Dr. Hatha way is not only a reputable and skillful optometrist, but he grinds and fits glasses on his nremises. This unusual service is seldom found except in much larger cities. . ; .: . - DR. I; D. hMiAWAVS Orer UlcOftbe A Ociee '.'."Pasciuotank county duck possi bly did or possibly did not have any thing id do with it, but after the Bar Association" banquet at the Yar borough last night somebody start ed an( Aydlett boom for Governor ifi 19 24 and it was passed along . the rest i of the evening as though the campaign was just a few days off. rirjvernor Bickett and - the Su- preiihe Court Justices were guests of honor a-t the banquet given oy DoJ- Association. - Covers were la . torf thirty, including the participa In7 the centennial celebration yes dy. President, E. P. Aydlett, fiizabeth - City, had sent .ddwn V n07P IT l i -"LJ t? wjiu, uub iiiVA ll in laj.- for anything out ,-TS iv. andthe lawyers found them just about as 'delightful? as ;acIIoover less meal. ; ;. , .... '.: . , . ; "Afterwards someone launched the Aydlett boom and it was given a hearty receptibn. . It will :; be . time for the east to name the candidate and fn about "four more years, if everything goes well, his announce ment may be expected his friends say. - . v . " "Mr. Aydlett is ' one of the best known lawyers in the State and has served over half of hisiterm as presr ident of the North Carolina Jtsar Association. He was one of the speakers at the centennial celebra tion he yesterday." j - : Mr. Aydlett had as his guest, Gover nor T. W. Bickett, the members of tr Sunreme Court, distinguished member iAf the North Carolina Bar Assoclatioi een given Grover W 1,1 others. The dinner cost him $2.6C a plate, say .nothing of "the ducks. FARMERS MAY N0WSE- CURE NITRATE OF SQDA Notiee has b Falls County Agricultural Agent foi Pasquotank county, that the u. s. de partment of Agriculture will sell at cost a supply of. nitrate of soda to-farmers 4n Pasquotank County, and by the assistance' of the County Commission ers -the following' Nitrate Committee? v.o Kaon a anointed: W. J. "Williams UObO WVV w-x- J. N." Brothers, Grover Jennings, John S. Morgan;. J. Walter i-eryiayeri rm- char, A, JT. Stanton, W. Rv Simth, W .T Andern! S. "W. Scott. ' Application blanks arebeing mailed Committee, and those de-r siring Nitrate of Soda during, the year nf 1919 may make application with elth- the county io irtrwianf fVian was France in 1793, when the people Wiled off the aris tocrats, men and women aiiKe, ourucu Mt.tM and made of their country a horror to dream of and a hell to live in. It was terrible, but.it was tne overstress in a break 'or bww which Carlyle pictures as tne nooiesi ,man events. " "The greatness of human .actions," said Pasteur, ''can be meksured. by -the" inspiration,, wnicn gives them birth!" . And Russia's ins piraUoh.has -been, to abolish economic slavery by removing, irora mo both htsprofit and political power. which the staaes are " er or tne omwuiBc . - . But, on the whole Russia has beer .fr A&ricuitural Agt.before the Ijt WAR DEPT. ALLOWS SOL- V . DIERS TO KEEP, UNIFOR mm r Orsni COU ROOSEVELT PASSES 7 , AWAY WHILt AOUttr " Roosevelt ' died while - 3v , -w-- , : - . i - . asleep at his home on ;agampre HiUt rc, -a, N. Y. DeatH-was dtie' to rheumatism which affected the heart. via Anv i"huf . it was illness would prove fataL Mrs..Roose- velt was the only memDer ot iC"" i k Mm -nt the time of his death. Funeral arrangements were "of the m.- plest kind.-- :i '.;;. . ' . '.".. .' - .'" FIRST SNOW OF SEASON VISITS THIS SECTION Slav nf Jan No money will be required at time oi making application but upon; jiotice from the authorized representative of the Department of 'Agriculture farm ers who have "signed applications must deposit with a local bank designated by-the Secretary of Agriculture, tv mvr cost of Nitrate F. O. B. port Arrangements have been made to se cure a large quantity of Nitrate oi ooua and it is believed that all reasonable requirements can be met. Secretary Baker informed- Chs Ient. of the House Military CommittI recently that the War Department ll decided .that all discharged solid may permanently, retain the .unlfo and overcoat they wear when must ed out. Mr. Dent prepared; a bill fe bodying the necessary author! viously the department, had patnnedl have the clothing, returned to the Gov ernment " three months . after the ; sol. . fdier's dtechargo. C'. . SWAT THE H. C. OF L. About one' of . the most, welcome in vestigations that could-be made in this city is an investigation of profiteering on food-stuffs in this city. While other cities nearby have made investigations h ia sort and have succeeded in get.- ting prices down to such a normal that fflOWmGFAROEI . - Wf -fCW TT T? Wt WIT y ' 1"Jl'-!f i J-.l. IU LUKE, I niili I, i iifk I .a ni Tnnsavelt was taken sick on New - etliftV vour meal, this ciry i not Defleycumo,- dutches of the .'-'ivjiL- A fi.ia' ifv were visit - l ira. TC91UCU1.0 v ; 7 ed ; b'y their first snow storm ; Sunday afternoon. ,v : '. -. : - -" " - ' All the morning the sky looked -gray and" threatening . as .if a snow storm was on ite way and about twoo'clock snow began to fall and by dark every thing was covered.' " ri.TrvniaV ? mornbagi foDss found they . had to" wade through a foot deep or1 else t;w,win t clutches of the profiteer. It is a known fact that a restaurant in this city charges 40c per dozen for raw oyst ters that costs 40c the quart when bought wholesale. Egg sandwiches re tail for 25c: over the counter wnue wee are quoted at 63c a dozen.' This is just a smaH example of the thing which this city is idly allowing to go on. v ' A eroose Tin the city markets sen any- where from forty to fo-y five - cehte the pound while: the wholesale maiKeu quote it at thirty cents. Is it any won der that ve are ' continually . v more and mofofopd-stuffsTj; Is fit hot time for the Board of Aldermen -of itv to annolnt i& Food Commls- AnL who -couidSeetnat there fc no excess profits charged on gooas oi- j of? Afflrla.T lfntlld do much . State Specialists Carry; Cdinplsi'.But. . '. eltcrrina'-'Oulfili. To overcome some of the frfeat locflei. occuring annually in North - Carolthft, because of a lark or general Jcnowieag about butchering, cutting ., ana curl meat, the agricultural extension woi ment of Agriculture are; givlngr de strations in different sections just howr this work is 'best do the same time, the utilization products is also stressed in o the annual loss suffered 'eac may: be reduced as much as - These men are equipped plete butchering outnts wi they show the proper methods ing, dressing, And cutting The new - sfiethod of curing the oy xne use oi iue - wuo muuwu, are all carefully explalnft and demonsV trated at each meeting. --v;, -; This work has been put on, as siateu as an aid in saving the? great ' Iosi an-. nually suffered by . the State because proper methods of.curing and handling the farm; meat supply are. not followed. According to Mft Gray, the farmers of. the State , could; save several thousands dollars of losses each year by- Im Ing .-their methods, " Extension; pirc Meat on he iX.Irt-iC? ' irwl irind i Citv officials could dp much to - remedy;epnarHtoBB, ,"yz - passlbly;4hey do notwlsh an myea- free of ch asflong Thia In u se. how be extensi f 7 ' V;-mne7;; w . 4-S . - V-f.' ;
The Independent (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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Jan. 10, 1919, edition 1
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