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APRIL 8, 1921. - . -vT TT --'-;' . ' PAGE FOUR MANY LEADERS GOING TO S. S. CONVENTION Here, There and 8 I ere HE FISHERIES ' PRODUCT S More Than a Thousand Delegates Ex pected at State Sunday School. Meet In Raleigh. 'i ) - f i A 1 f . - . Tl IlliliiiiiTl ITTTTTli frf Everywh A Digest of Odds and Ends of General News and Information . ' " " Edited For Readers of The Independent r Mi For the musically cul tured, artist or aspiring amateur, no finer instru ment exists than an A. B. CHASE grand, upright or small grand. The true expression of the art of music should be thru a piano of QUAL ITY. You may witness a true revelation to the music world by calling at Duff Piano Co. Elizabeth City, N. C tiiiiiiiiliiiiiliUUUUJ If You Should Happen To Break Your Glasses Don't be downcast if you get them here for we can duplicate your prescription on shortest notice. We might suggest, though, that an extra pair made now might save you great inconvenience should an accident occur to those you have. Let us make for you another pair in the very latest shape and frames. NORFOLK, VA. . 146 Granby Street 112 W. Plume St. RICHMOND, VA. 503 E. Franklin St. 211 E. Broad St. Be plt($apled this year on your birthday Make an appointment with Zoeller's Studio, Over First & Citizens National Bank Many Sunday School leaders of North Carolina are on the program . for the State Sunday School Convention which will be in session in Raleigh, -April 12, 13 and 14. Prominent among them are: Gilbert T. Stephenson, Winston-Salem; J. M. Broughton, Raleigh; E. B. Crow, Raleigh; D. H. Dixon, Goldsboro; John A. Park, Raleigh; J. A. Brown, Chad bourn; Hugh Parks, Franklinville ; Jo seph G. Brown, Raleigh; W. A. With ers, Raleigh; Mrs. Chas. Jj. VanNop pen, Greensboro; Mrs. Martha Dozier Flagge, Jamestown; Rev. Daniel Iver son, Charlotte; W. B. Cooper, Wilming ton. v One outstanding feature of the pro gram will be a parade of Sunday School men on the last evening of the oonven- 1.1 tion. E. B. Crow, teacner oi me van mnrd TRihle Class of the First Pres byterian Sunday School of Kaleigh, is chairman of the parade committee. Ef fort is being made to get all members of men's Bible Classes of itaieign 10 be in the line of march, also all men who are delegates to the convention. Another feature of the convention which is expected to be one of the most helpful is the Divisional Conferences on the afternoons of April 13 and 14, at which time the convention will divide into four sections, for the Children's, Toung People's, Adult and Administra tive Division workers. The program for the main sessions of the convention is said to be very strong. Among the specialists who will speak are Dr. Wm. A. Brown of Chi cago, 111., of the International Sunday School Association; Dr. Joseph Brough ton, Atlanta, Ga., superintendent Tab ernacle Baptist Sunday School; Dr, Gilbert Glass, Richmond, Va., superin tendent of Sunday School and Young People's Department, Presbyterian Committee of Publication; Prof. H. H, Harris, Professor Religious Pedagogy, Candler School of Theology, Emory Un iversity, Ga.; Mrs. Maude J. Baldwin, Chicago, HI., Children's Division Super intendent. International Sunday School Association. Communications are being sent out by the Raleigh Committee on Arrange ments assuring the Church and Sunday School workers of the State that Ral eigh can take care of all who attend the convention, for besides the hotel ac commodations, the " committee has se cured lodging at the rate of $1.00 per night for delegates in more than 700 homes of the city. The local commit tee has arranged to ,meet all incoming trains during the convention. Delegates on arriving in Raleigh can register and be assigned homes from either the sta tion or Convention Church. The railroads ot rtie State have granted a special rates of one and one- half fare, certificate plan, provided as many as 350 certificates are presented for validation. According to a communication from the headquarters of the convention in Raleigh, 6,000 programs of the con vention are being mailed to Sunday School leaders throughout the State. In formation is also received indicating a large number of workers over the State are planning to make the trip to the convention in automobiles. PLAN AUTOMOBILE TRIP TO FLORIDA AND THEN CUBA F. H. Ziegler, of Elizabeth City, and his brother L. F. Ziegler, of Edenton, who will attend the State Funeral Di rectors' Association convention at Sal isbury, N. C. on May 23, plan to make the trip by auto and extend their tour to Miami, Fla. and Havana, Cuba. They would leave their car at Miami while they saw Cuba, as dry Americans can find plenty of diversion and see sights in Cuba these days without handicap of an automobile. NOTICE. A state examination for teachers will lielH at Currituck courthouse on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 12 and 13. beginning at 1(J o clock a. m. eacn dav. W. D. COX, Supt. ci.pr.8-lt ' TAFT FOR For more than eight CHIEF JUSTICE years the well-wish ers of former President Taft have been wishing on him the position of Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. But President Woodrow Wil son couldn't see it that way. The agi tation has been renewed, and it has broken in all its fury about the head of President Harding. The knowing ones seem certain that Chief Justice White will resign, because of age, and that Mr. Taft will take his place. In Mr. Taft's case the "wish is undoubted ly father of the thought," and his 1 in timate friends declare that his life am bition has been' to be Chief Justice. In the line of popular worry concern ing what to do with our ex-presidents no one "has indicated any concern about Mr. Wilson, but in time his case will likely become one of popular interest. There has been a persistence of the no tion that Mr. Taft would make a great the country will have a chance to find Judge of America's high court. Likely out whether he will or not. 616 VES- The shipping slump, su SELS IDLE perinduced by the drop ping off of foreign trade, has compelled the United States Shipping Board to tie up or schedule for retirement, wait ing assignment, a total of 616 vessels, aggregating 3,725,000 dead-weight tons. At the beginning of March 505 vessels had actually been tied up, while 111 steel ships- of approximately 1 660,000 dead-weight tons were to be added at the completion of their current assign ment. Furthermore, it is generally ad mitted that the ocean liners, which must be kept in service because of passenger traffic are now being operated at a loss, because of the low freight rates and the scarcity of cargoes. It was re cently estimated that the average cargo now obtainable by any of the steamships on the big routes was only 30 per cent of capacity of the Eastboand voyages, and far less than that on the west bound trip. The throwing open of the White House gates immediately following the inauguration of President Harding had a fine effect upon the spirit of the Cap ital, and the Easter egg-rolling on the White House lot was welcomed with an enthusiasm this year that has never been exhibited in any year in all history. It is said that 50,000 children, white and black, took their Easter eggs to the White House grounds; and when they were through the place looked like a huge omelet. THE RAILROAD The Washington PROBLEM Post, the "adminis trative organ, says that farm products are rotting at the source, labor is de moralized, factories are shut down, fuel supplies are deranged, building opera tion .-ire handio-.pped, o.ear. shipping arrangements are dislocated, and the people are subjected to unnecessary hardships and expense because, of the vital breakdown of the railroads. There is no panic, because the people know the' situation can be mastered J but there is a decided sharpening of the public temper and an ominous stirring among the interests that are losing heav ily through r.o fault of their own." The- Post editorial writer further ob serves tnat tne railroad proDiem pre sents two urgent phases that of finance ral that of wage adjustment "The railroad systems of the United States, broadly considered, are insolvent," the comment continues. "They owe huge sums, their bonds are falling due with out means of paying or refunding them, their physical equipment is delapidated, their terminals are inadequate, and their services are almost universally un satisfactory iu both the passenger and freight departments. The situation con stitutes an indictment against the boast ed efficiency of Americans.". expense; it is a definite threat to Japan. Naval officers are talking in their usual mischievous way of war with that coun try within three years.) The naval policy of the administra tion is already clear. Nothing but Con gress stands between the people and the- proposed orgy of spending which will surely culminate 'in war. Imperial istic business drives ' the navy steam roller steadily forward. Only a great popular .movement can hurl the driver from his seat and reverse the machine. There are signs of such a movement. . Events in Great Britain where more than a milllen coal miners are on strike are drifting in the direction of a par aiyzing industrial crisis. Railway men and transport workers are expected to join the striking miners and the gov ernment is preparing to take military steps which are further expected to In flame the miners. THAT GERMAN The daily papers con INDEMNITY tinue to teU about Communist uprisings in Germany. The further the soldiers of France penetrate Germany the more trouble appears. The chances for the Allies to collect repara tion indemnities - from Germany grow blacker. Meantime the. Allies have done everything they could do to make it im possible for Germany to pay. The Ver sailles treaty provided that Germany should pay in ships, coal, machinery and labor. After the treaty was signed the Allies found that they had more ships than they needed already and they served notice qn Germany they wouldn't t- t -CTT1 " x iase suips on account. wnen it came to machinery, British and French man ufacturerg set up a howl and objected to importing German machinery because it meant they would have to buy all re placement and repair parts for this ma chinery from Germany. And so the Al lies wouldn't take machinery on account. And then Germany offered labor to re habilitate the devastated regions of France and Belgium and the French la bor unions protested against the impor tations of German labor to compete with French workmen. And so the Al lies wouldn't take German laborers on account. As for coal, the situation is nearly as bad. France has so far been able to use German coal; but her own mines will be supplying all the coal she needs in a year or two from now and Great Britain isn'tgoing to let France take German coal to the markets of the world in competition with British coal. And so there you go. The Allies have only one hope of collecting from Germany; the hope is that Germany will sell her ships, machinery and. other things to the rest of the world, get the cash and pay the cash to France. The rest of the world means simply the C01PANY WILMINGTON, N; C. STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, MARCH 2ND, 1921. ASSETS: Real Estate - 871,727.16 Wharves 414,650.00 Machinery and Equipment 1,847,622.67 Buildings 92476.00 Steamers and Equipment (20) 2,359,410.73 Seines - New Construction Furniture and Fixtures Sundry Assets . Patent Rights 7 r Cash and Bank Deposit 2 ' Liberty Bonds. ; . Notes Receivable . la . Accounts Receivable Unexpired Insurance Suspense Accounts Deferred Charges J 74,880.00 197,995.79 v 7,642.54 7,8p0.37 5,040.00 665,049.73 26,117.36 85,675.50 467,035.11 6,352.56 12,343.56 100,284.47 V J I'- Inventory Raw and Finished 1,869,760.80 $9,934,864.35 LIABILITIES: Capital Stock paid in Preferred $2,156,700.00 Capital Stock paid in Common. 4,817,660.00 Bills Payable - 397,457.22 Accounts Payable l - 1,729,686.11 Capital Surplus - 1 1 7,840.68 Deferred Liabilities; Preferred ,kdiU& Dividends $150,969.00 Balance Net Profits to Stockholders 512,277.75 Surplus 663,246.75 $9,934,864.35 THE FISHERIES PRODUCTS COMPANY Elmo Brown, Auditor. things hft is not left to sret a hall m smriA our of the wav locality and then united states antuwe. Limtea states is-1 , , , , - . , , . m. n't ome to fall faV tL scheme. The locked for Win . thing.. The nn tariff wnii eovemment invites him to use a public to exclude these German products and building and talk as much as he likes immigration to the United States is to That nractice is the best way to end be restricted. How tnen can Germany pay is a question not unlike the old riddle, how can you get blood out of a turnip? It was suggested that the tur nip could be put in jail, but the Allies haven't a jail big enough for this Ger man turnip and jailing a turnip is darn poor sport anyway. o X" It pays in Increased Yield. Whether you have Bugs or not Spence-Hollowell Co. Good Coffee You will find it at Twiddy's. Twiddy seJls nothing but the best in groceries. His old and suc cessful business has been built upon that one thing, plus, courtesy and honesty. G. W. TWIDDY Phone 185 Poindexter Street The late Cardinal Gibbons who began life as a poor boy and rose to the posi tion of greatest power and influence in the Roman Catholic church in America, left an estate valued at $100,000. THE NAVY The Navy Depart- STEAM ROLLER ment will make no compromise with the "sincere fools" who are talking disarmament. When the Colorado, our newest 32,600 ton dreadnought, slid into the water recent ly at Camden, Assistant Secretary Theodore Roosevelt voiced his view of disarmament advocates thus: "Some of these people are perfectly sincere paci fists, some of them are perfectly sincere fools, and, incidentally, they are the same thing." Next day President Har ding told a delegation of Philadelphia Quakers that the United States could not make naval reductions without the co-operation of other powers." These are no words without deeds. After a session of the council of the Secretary of the. Navy on March 16, Secretary Denby announced that the de partment would ask Congress to adopt the naval appropriation bill as amend ed by the Senate Committee and killed by Senators Borah and King. What this means the country does not realize. The Senate bill adds $100,000,000 to the $396,000,000 carried by the House bill. It provides for 120,000 men instead of 100,000. It carries $90,000,000 for the continuation of the 1916 program and adds to it two airplane carriers at a cost of $26,000,000 each. It makes the initial appropriations for great naval de velopments in the Pacific, notably a new naval, base at Alameda, which will cost $100,000,000 by the time it is done. Sen ator King declares that it will require a billion to complete the 1916 program and another half billion 'for the neces sary yards and docks. His estimate for annual maintenance is at least $500 000,000. There is a sharp intimation that the navy js to be concentrated in the Pa I cific. Not only does' this mean further CONDITION OF A digest of facts and THE COUNTRY opinion relating to the condition of the country was issued the agitator; it invariably knocks the props out from under him. THE IN DEPENDENT knows of but one indus trial community in America that has tried that plan. They do at Sanford, Me. where the great Goodall Worsted Mills, employing thousands of laborers, are located. If a Socialist, Anarchist or any other agitator comes to Sanford the mill owners let him have the town hall and nobody is told not to go to hear him. So successful has been this The Harding administration Intends to terminate the war between the United States and Germany by Congressional resolution, according to a semi-official announcement made this week. The French have been Informed that the United States does not contemplate en tering the League of Nations. A total of 9,211,295 motor cars, in cluding commercial vehicles, were reg istered last year in the United States, according to the Bureau of Public Roads. The increase in revenue through the tremendous-increase in the number of motors is registered as 22 per cent more than in 1920. this week by the Fidelity and Deposit poliCy that not even labor unions have Co. or .Baltimore, Md. It.is a wonder- gotten a foothold in Sanford, Me. Free tul piece oi statistical work and full of speech raises much hell only where bot- optimism. e are told that raw ma- I tjej up tenals are plentiful and physical trans portation conditions are good. There have been no business failure of mo ment. The crop outlook is satisfactory; and the banking situation has improved. It is believed that confidence in business circles is slowly spreading and that while there is hesitancy the business men of the country are feeling their way with sound business caution, and the coun try is working back toward a more sta ble condition. This is so much encouragement for which we all feel truly thankful, but there remains some embarrassing facts. Retail prices of many commodities con tinue high out of all proportion to .the slump in raw materials and the reduc tion of wages. The railroads are nearly prostrate. The U. S. Shipping Board announces a deficit of 500 million dol lars. The country is short a million houses and there probably are at this time a million families who can't pay house rent because of lack of work. m m i More than 500 white girls in the em ploy of the Treasury Department in Washington have filed protests against the possible appointment of Henry Lin coln Johnson, a Georgia Negro to the office of Register of the Treasury. v . MEXICO AND Did you ever hear of MOTHERHOOD a factory that gives its women workers six months leave of absence with full pay when they are to become mothers? There is such a fac tory. Three months before her child is born a woman worker in this factory goes home. She is attended by a fac tory physician. Her average earnings are sent her every week. -When the baby is three months old she returns to work. There are nurses at the factory to take care of her baby, feed it, change its clothes and put it to sleep in a spot less crib while the mother works. That factory is not in the United States; it is in the government clothing factories at Tacuba, Mexico. And we have been taught to believe that the Mexicans are a lot of barbarians who have no higher aims in life than murdering Americans and overthrowing their own government. HiMJitNiJJJtMiijji)iiiiuiiiiiiitiiiiijjiiifMiiiJJJJiMi"""iwiiJunnljj"liliiJjiijill7n?? IN THE SPRINGTIME We pay special attention to the cleaning and dyeing of clothing-. We'll make your old garments look like new ones. We Clean and Dye Every thing Write for our price list on 'clothlngr or house furnishings or ask us about any cleaning or dyeing you' would like done. CLEANING AND DYEING CO. 1239 Church St, ' ,jfflSj m Norfolk, Va. HASTINGS & SON The Portophone "The Talking Machine Wonder" Sheet Music Player Rolls Holton Band Instruments All Kinds of Musical Goods 123 Poindexter St. ELIZABETH CITY, N. CAROLINA Here's another interesting fact about the policy of the Mexican government. If some agitator comes along with new ideas about running governments" and fat REMODELED RENOVATED - , - ' 5 .. .. Welcome Delegates to the North Carolina Drainage Convention and all Visitors to Elizabeth City. E. H. SPENGE, Proprietor AT YOUR SERVICE 4 .3 . -.7 - ' V '" '
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