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I - ."V";?*? "? ? 1 1,1 t h c , com -V ? ' SM?I THE INDEPENDENT [-== votxv^ NO. 805. ^ Elizabeth Citj. N. c.tt!L,et9t.hIttIo^t"0(Iic# ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1923. rubUihed 5'%^'cS. n.' c?' 8lundm PRICE 5 CENTS moke money in timber 1 THAN IN ANY OTHER CROP j.|ere's Eye Opener For The Farmers of' No th Carolina, Thanks to Mr. Curran ? al |H>tcnttal wealth ? \, Carolina farms to I'll (i v . in cotton. tobacco, cans, or in poultry . it in those neglect- ! and unappreciated ,.... v ionic called wood- 1 r.?perlv designed as1 -ts. Such is the r ? statement of II. M. ( : in forester of the' \ ; : \tcn>ion Service, the r ?; v.' knows. j|r. i :i lias be oil making a sur t .1 rm forest resources in \... i i for the past six . * * work he is doing is . . importance to North , ??????. Very few people - re are twelve million ,,r.. ? t ii?r oil North Carolina it it is from these farm 3..r,. hulk of the timber ? North Carolina mills . f' "in these twelve million , i:; 101'-?. S.C..1HNUMMI worth of , . h - mrketed :it a net return | ?t ao dollars an acre to the ) i T return from these timber - North Carolina farms r . - ?? five dollars or more ?. w ieli would put it above ? , o. tol>;tcvo> above any- i . N .rth Carolina farmers Ir '< Mr. Currans business! ? ?? value of the timber re ? - ?!. North Carolina farms. Wrapped Up In Whiskers. n-.-i< .. ever seen this man <*ur i-1 M > 'adipiarters arc iu Klix- | ? iml have been for six' - not a hundred jieoplc iu k '\v liLs business. lie is a ? ? a\. dear-eyed. energetic.! ??- ntent on his business. It - all wrapped up iu bis a -et of villiauous black n ? - Wi'li the all-seeing eyes! - ? acquired by twenty :? tiiin forestry in the ? ?Argentina. Brazil. the > ires ami Texas, and with i-kefs. lie has thrown hearts of moonshiners ? N and swamps of sixty K ? a t'arolina counties. - ? are not acquainted ? \ ,..rvii-e and not uii ; -,i civilized man with w j should he prowling ? -v\ ::11?* and woods day after tad s., Mr. t'urran lias been a ] ???". ..r ? ? a terror to the distillers -:-kej Moonshiners flee . in c. often destroying -* - ? Mieir precipitate flight. n . xi-ursion to East I-ike | i we. . ago and threw a chill ? r e..:niii'inity from which It i bint ver for a fortnight?!l the dearth of Kant 1 ? ' I the Klizihefll t'ity Wet I ; :? Mirker of late. Timber Co-Ops Next. I . i k.11 - I refill <1,r' ( !i.-r on North Carolina | now ready to begin Farm 1 lemonst ration | tin- tanners how ^ !:n.*f of tin* timber they . ? t<> ? ou.?erve their wouil ? is?t the supply will not ? "\ "I'he next step will be', /? farmer owners of ( . - ? .r the co-opera ' their timber NVheni, thru with his work , " My how intieb tiui .tt ..tir farms, what it ? .? there is a market ? ?wners of th s , | i he romitelled i ' :>(i:i/.ar'l ami they ^ fiii'l the best iiei-e of timber they ilf-i'i.?hey will know ' 2'"" timber at a pro- ' Tim ,, ?f t|,is knowledge r.;,o the value of ^ ' olit.it farms from v ? !? ,? treble that '8 ? t" \- few years. i or when you ( eagle eyes t g thru your ( lie I- t:tkll|- stwlt of t g out ways | for it :o |iro?|tii-e more i. '!'i.is :ifwspaper will ' : - work later. ( A I<? * S'"\s Trees of His Owx i , iti- headquarters ' aus?. after living (< thinks Elizabeth hatful |?!aee to live , -te.| to Elizabeth ' ? i's pecan trees. He I to -tart a pecan i ? w u and lie says be I '' u here rite pecan |' ? a- right here ill the ?eii..u. It is here wets t? )>>it in a 1 ? ? ' : I I iikI settle down to enjoy life with his nteresting family sis soon as he has | jot the farm forestry work, in which . lie is now engaged, sufficiently well | established. 1 t > For your eyes' sake see I>r. J. D. 1 Hathaway. Optometrist, Bradford \ BLi; , City. 2L C. wtlr'f A Prize Winner In Recitation MISS DOROTHY CHAPPELL A CLEVER little Junior of the Eliz abeth City High School this year, who added to her class honors the distinc tion of winning first prize in recita tion, in competition with pupils from the high schools of New Bern, Wash ington and Greenville. The contest took place at Greenville last week, Miss Chappell reciting "The Lo>tt Word." She is the daughter of Geo. Chappell of this city. Zoeller photo. APPOINTMEPfrS ARE IN ORDER First Job of New Board is to Appoint Officials For The Next Two Years | The incoming Board of Al dermen will on their first meeting June 4, appoint the members of the Police Force, the School Board, the City Manager, the City Auditor, At torney. Health Officer, and various other City Officials to serve or to be served by Eliz abeth City for the next two years. 'flic question of appointing a school board is oue of the most im portant to be considered, jet oue which may not tak? up much time after all. It is hinted arouud that there will be more than one woman i>n the school board this time, but no one can tell what the Hoard of Al Jermeu will d". or won t do for that matter. At the present time Eliz abeth City has a school board of lt? members, which is considered by the more progressive people as being en tirely too unwieldy anil out of joint, r inter the new city charter, there is nu opportunity to cut dowu the uuiu ?er to eigth. j The preseut school board has four members from each ward in the city. | fhev are as follows: hirst Maul. X. Second Ward. X. Burfoot^Sr., W. C. 1 S. Leary, Dr. C. 15. Williams, Dr. j \v. Sawyer and J. 1 ? Sawyer; Sawver, XI. I*. Gallop, and W. II. , leanings; Third Ward. XV. I- Small, , F. G. Jacocks, Dr. S. XV. Gregory. ; nut l". E. Thompson; Fourth XXard, ( K. F. Aydlett, J. K. Wilson. XIrs. C. i [\ Brown and 15. S- Sawyer. Xlrs. j | I'. 1*. Brown was appointed at the ; ast regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen to fill the unexpired term ^ >f t\ K. Kramer resigned. I Alt ho the City Manager plan is ( iften called a farce as conducted in ( Klizabeth City where the City Man- , ^ (gcr is invested with no authority , ,tl,er than is left to a street iuspec- ( or aud what is handed out at the J ?egular meeting of the Board of Al- j ( lermen, the Board will continue to ( dect a City Manager. The present ( .alary of the City Manager is *17o a nouth, but the Board can allow up j :o a year. . 1 The City Manager is shown a little lefereuce. for upon his reeommeuda ion will be appointed a City Auditor, fax Collector, Chief of l'olice ami Senitary Inspector. The City Man- ^ (Concluded on I'uge 6) ( AN AVENUE OF PECAN TREES iDr. John Saliba Harping on Two Strings of Trees for Newland Road. An avenue of pecan trees to beautify the state highway leading into Elizabeth City from Xcwland Township which is to be extended along the banks of the Dismal Swamp Canal, is one of the latest ideas , of the resourceful Dr. John Saliba. who says the civic clubs of this city?Womans. Kiwanis and Rotary?can fin- i ancc such an avenue, that will. be the pride of the section for i only $142 apiece for three j years. "For the l.'J miles, iwt more than, 3,1X10 trees would be required if. planted ."?() feet apart, 2.000 trees if | planted feet apart, and only l.iHMt j trees if planted IPO feet apart." says l>r. Saliba: "and starting with l..~00 , trees., the cost will not exceed $1,000. as good grafted stoek rau be bought for 7."i rents apiece wholesale. Esti mating that each year ."00 trees could be plant ed. it will take only three years to accomplish the undertaking. "I confess a lack of knowledge as to the cost of planting." continues the Doctor: "but 1 certainly believe our; town and county authorities and citi zens are possessed of sufficient pub lic spirit and pride in whatever may ; benefit the section, to force them to help us in this project. "The idea recently struck me so forcibly that on occasion. 1 brought the matter to the attention of High- j way Commissioner llart. with a view not only to obtain the Commission's permission to foster the project, but to inquire if it will lend us a helping hand in protecting, curing for. and maintaining the trees of the Avenue." j A monument to Progress. "Suck an avenue would be a pir ^ nctual mouumeui- to ??ur ?,rt>- j cress." ilc lares I?r. Salihu. "just as | Main street which are the pndt | ?f every citizen anil admired by everj visitor. That George Charles. ? years ago had the vision. initiative, energy and generos. > ,Lt these elms, has been andjzdl continue to be -of inestimable bine fit to countless generations. -What George Charles has done I singly and individually to \ town and foster o?r jo, and ,.?d ?? it. we cat, do collectively and as a community. This unique and attrac tive avenue of pecan trees on 11 a lot to our town, our county "?d our section. It will I witness j to the bounty and fertility our sod.. t, will prove the excellency of our tU * .,,.1 . ill lira.* vi.il.r. *"'" j, "rvwkere to travel along the banks, of the historic Dismal Swamp < anal, j \ >iir.i the majestic peeniiji to motor thru tm ' ... There thev could path tin it stretching braiiehes, aim to their hearts content ?xhw.???delicious?*?. LABOlTsHORTAGE ACUTE; PEA MARKET STIFFENS,, Dealers Predictor Market Next,; Week if Good Peas Are Shipped % 11 Mav t?ea shipments out of this city , ,re niiiing in volume and the growers , .... iu the height of the season. |, ' a the largest shipment;, Nineteen ??**?? c . ;tv, date, were billed out of the , Wcdnesdav. Some *<> or '??? cars ... al , -,(H) baskets. ;1 The farmers have been ge?.,n? l-.r , . i?,t the market is reported to , ^stiffening. N- toward Smith of j I ('arolina Potato Exchange quot-,, a at .<1 a basket on Thursday, , .,1 ,wus f hat oas ii.'l expressed the ?>?? vonld bring better prices by tin r . week However he urges,, Farmers to pack carefully, and keep!, rlv stuff off the market. The ear y , .earaiice on the stalls. ,< i, v- & Scott Produce Co., ie J,,? batter market thaa us??l. ami < tlic troubles of farmers on the | I^ern Shore of Wnm will bnug;, llore money toS <>f the , > U,Ve the Eastern Shore and some 11 .rol,s on _ a re nlowing their peas |l ,f the farmers aie piowi ? j ) ^Pasquotank fouuty farmers have f li-indicapped by a labor, and a,. Le of baskets, resulting from j 1 i rt-iges Mauy negro men I t "T migrated' north, and labor is ? t ,U ' Cnd a big union meeting of Toes at this city has kept the :r:,b* "*?! ?r .evera! di'v . pa-t. __ . ? ? Speaks At Moyock Today ^BSSSSSSSSSSSSSS GENERAL SAM r.NSELL GENERAL SAMUEL B. ANSELL. of Washington, D. C., a native of cur-1 rituck County, will deliver the ad-i dress at the dedication of the new: High School Building at Moyock < Currituck County today, Friday, May| 25. Many Elizabeth City people will1 attend the celebration of the Moyock' High School dedication today. NEW STATIONS FOR 7TH DIST. Coast Guard Authorizes Two Structures of New and Improved Type Two Coast Guard Stations, to cost approximately $25,000! each, otic for 1 Jodie Island, eight miles below Xags Head, and one for Little Island in Virginia, near Virginia Leach, may be built this summer, ac-j Curding to information reach-i ing this newspaper. The buildings will be constructed on one of the latest plans, will be practically four stories high aydentire}v different from any ; stations.mow in the Seventh l^sfrTgtv. ' ' ;'p^ds Tjtb ciin-l rtu-tjon of tin- | rhjittGiis art' exported to 1>V advertis- . ?d ftnv abJtit'.bins f.- pi* rieib July lj k??if;tetafr.v hfcC.fs.'i'Mobfcl , !Tic poult nret writ pVnhiiblv be award-'i, ?d July -U. ami construction will be- j ;in in the latter part of August or . September. , The new type of stations proposed for this district will have four floors.'t iml will be built one foot above niaxi- ? mum high tiile. 011 a concrete fonnda-jl lion resting on piles. The buildings i ivill be about ."tlx III feet, with a base-1< lucnt under the entire building; rooms, i mil bath for the keeper, an offiee. > mess room, living room and bath for: > [lie men on the first floor: a kitchen ? > idjaeent; five rooms on the second < floor, and the third floor for storage ? purposes. 1 The new buildings will have four t ivater tanks each, of .".tltlll gallons. < ?opacity.; two running water systems. j' me for hathing and one for drinking t ivater; and wiV have eleetrie light i ind sewerage systems. The walls will i ie packed to keep out sounds, the roof I ivill be of asbestos, and the usual 11 ivateh-tower on the top of the stations t vill be eliminated. A steel watch- ? ower. lis feet high will be construct-; ^ ?d sepat ate from the building 1 At Ibulie Island a threc-ipiartcr- j nile causeway across the beach eon- t jeeting the station on the ocean side i vitli landing on the sound siile. will ie thrown up of dirt, four feet above tigli tide. The causeway will be for lie u.-e of vehicles and pedestraius or at ixtreme high tides, the beach i it Hod'e Island is now almost iui- ^ lassable. I'nder this causeway, wiit fl >c a rcries of culverts to allow the t ide to ebb and flow. v b Good eyesight is inexpensive. See Dr. J. I). Hathaway, Optometrist City. C. wi7 j I HIE ASPIRANTS DRAW STRAWS' Thus Would Ruiror Assign a Reason for Stevens' Ap pointment Friday Night t< I The appointment of C. \Y., Stevens to the Elizabeth City j Public Utilities Commission las created a lot of comment ; inJ conjecture as to the valid tyvof the action, and a lot of >pj;osition in certain circles, A rumor that \Y. 11. Jennctte ind C. \Y. Stevens, defeated) ?andidatcs for Councilmen, lrcw straws to decide which me should take the job. seems o have come out of the air. \nyway, here are the facts as this newspaper understands them. At the mooting of tho Board of Mflerincii. on Monday, May 7. it wa* voted to cite the Elizabeth City Water Co.. lo appear before the 'Soard on Friday .May IS. and show ause why an increase of 20 per cent il rates, granted during the war, should not be taken off. I'pon motion the meeting was recessed, but not to i convene again for any other pur-1 pose except at the call of the mayor, j However, on Friday night. May IS,' four members of the Board of Alder men met to hear from the Water Cbmpany. The members who met, 1 ate I,. W. Anderson, and C. W. Stevens from the Second Ward; W. j It, Jennctte from the Third Ward; aftd E. M. Davis from the Fourth ffrard. The latter three named, were defeated at the polls in the city elec tion on Tuesday, May 13, and would have lost their seats at the stated meeting of tlie Board which takes place on June 4. These four and no more of the Al dermen met. A phone call to Mayor Goodwin then in session at the Ki vvaiiis meeting, failed to bring him forth. The four present, then pro ceeded to business after appointing L. W. Anderson chairman of the j meeting. Nobody seems to be able to say ihut anybody other than the Alder-j men present brought up the argu-j ments of the Water Compauy, but the Company was granted an exteii-1 sion of time until dune 4. However, j .Martin It. Simpson, one of the tit-; lorneys for the Elizabeth City Light and l'ower and Water Companies j was present, at the meeting. 1'poii motion of K. M. Davis, ( .j W. Stevens, was nominated to fill the' place of 1*. 1*. Cohoon on the Lliz- , abeth City Public I'tilities Comniis-, sion. And right then Mr. Stevens j was elected to the position. That the meeting was entirely in! order, is maintained by those who held it. Hut some opposition has developed; and fanned perhaps Ib.v 'lie rumor that Councilman Jennette and Stevens drew straws before the j meeting to see which should have the office, an ardent public sentiment is picstinning not only the moral right but the legality of Mr. Stevens ap pointment to the office. A city ordinance specifies that at ?very meeting of the Hoard, a quorum if five must be present before any! business may be transacted. This .coins to be the main legal aspect on j which to hinge an argument. The moral issue involved, is that' lie three defeated candidates, having! teen repudiated at the polls, were j "aether disqualified to voice the senti nent of the people; that they were lecidedly out of place in forcing the ippointmcnt of a man who hud been ] ?epudiated; that there was no im- ( uediate need of appointing a man for in office that is not yet in oxist ?ncc and is prevented from funetion ng; that no opportunity was left the lew members to appoint the man of heir choice; and that the action ?rented the risk of disrupting the loard and inviting discord among | hose who must work together for the! I lext two years at least. It is also said that a member of the j i loard, who was not present at tlie j i meeting KJridny nighty anticipating i ! lie action that was taken, went to 1 Vldermun Anderson and protested, vhereupon Alderman Anderson re- < died: I 1 "I have 'been looking after my busi-1 1 less for years, and 1 guess 1 I mow what I am doing." , ' I' A SALE OF FROCKS J | 1 "Frocks for Every Summer Hour," j i s the way M. Leigh Sheep t'o. "The t iVouian's Wear Store' heads a big 1 inuouueemeut in this issue calling at- t ention to a sale that will please i voinen readers who are looking for largaius for warmer weather wear, i < Don't neglect your eyet". See j t 4qf 1?qr? Wo kllV'V-i u'i?i ^ Will He Get Boquets or Brickbats? W. BEN GOODWIN ELIZABETH CITY'S Mayor for the next two years will havo both hands full, ami some more thrown in. Mayor Goodwin was re-elected on May 15 to serve a second term. Elizabeth City in the next two years will spend nearly a million dollars for munici pally owned public utility plants, and Mayor Goodwin will havo the honor of heading the city administration thru what is called the most import ant period to date in the city's his tory. There will be a lot of money to spend, a lot of work to do and a lot of folk's to satify. Will he get boquets or brickbats? Photo by Zoel ler's Studio. CAMDEN ROAD ABOUT READY Work Will be Completed This Week and Road Will Be Opened June 4th. i With the arrival of material j to push to completion the work of concreting the Cam-! den Ferry. Road, it looks as if] the concrete work will he fin ished to a certainty before the pnd of the week. There was. k total of only JOO feet remain-! ing to he concreted Thursday tnorning, which is only about a tlays work for the force on the! job. Ten days more will be required for the work to set up in, aud tbe engi-! neer experts to open tlie road to' Iraffie 011 June J. Work will con tinue 011 the road to Camden Court house, hat this will not block traffic I coming into Elizabeth City over the: bridge, and Currituck and Camden' folks will have nothing in tin- way, of roads to stop them from getting the fall benefit of Chautauqua week, iu Elizabeth City. The road from the Robinson farm to Camden courthouse is about 4,300 feet long, it will be laid with eon en I e rial,, nine feet wide. The work of grading will begin next week, and const ruction will require practically .ill summer, so that completion is not expected before the latter part of August. ?After a critical illness of six days, I'latt 1). Walker, for twenty years Associate Justice of the North Caro lina Supreme Court died at bis home in Raleigh Tuesday. WANT TO REY young Angus l'.ull ready for service. Address LLOY1) ir.NEAL, Sea (full. N. C. pMySi-lt j THE RED MEN'S I SILVER JUBILEE ? Two Hundred Virfting Mem bers of the Order Expect ed Here June 12. Two hundred members of I the Improved Order of Red I Men are expected to visit this, i citv June 12 to 14 on the oc casion of the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the organ i ziation of the Great Council in ? Elizabeth City. At this cele bration, to be known as the i "Silver Jubilee," the visitors will be the quests of Pasquo j tank Tribe No- 8. The meeting in June will be one 1 of the biggest events the Red Men have yet planned for Elizabeth City. It will be a statewide event and speakers of distinction will be pres ent. Delegates from practically all of the 73 tribes in North Carolina are expected. A public meeting will be held on Tuesday night, June 12 at the high school where addresses and musical numbers will be provided. On Wed nesday morning a business meeting will be held and at 12 :.'}<) a boat trip will stftrt on the Pasquotank lliver, on which trip luncheon is to be serv ed by the members of the Degree of Pocahontas. This trip will not be confined to visitors, but will be open to all members of Pasquotank Tribe who care to go, A reception is planned for Wednes day night which h* foe the visitors and members of the local tribe and council. Thursday will end the busi ness session, after which the "Rais ing up" of the new Chiefs will take place, and an auto trip for the visit ors is planned for the afternoon. The Jubilee will conclude with a, spectacular torchlight procession ? about the city at night, and the cap- j tore of a "paleface" who will be tor tured at the stake on the courthouse! green for the entertainment of the public in time for the visitor to de-1 part on the night train. Of the 7." tribes of Red Men in i North Carolina. Pasquotank Tribe No. j S, is one of the largest. It has (Mitt, members and its sister order, the De gree of Pocahontas has lit) members.J The Red Men were first introduced in this city in 1S!)3, but the great Council of North Carolina was organ ized in 1M>8. There are 20 Councils of the De- ( gl ee of Pocahontas in the state, uud j a total of members. The Red Men have S.000 members in North Carolina. The order was first organ ized in this state about 13 years ago. W. Ren (loodwin of this city holds the distinction of being Great Chief, of Records for North Carolina. Mr., Goodwin is a Past Great Sachem. The other officers of the Great Coun cil are: J. R. Lee, Great Sachem. Henderson; E. A. Emory, Great Senior Sagamore. Spray; E. II. Rrain.i Great Junior Sagamore. Goldsboro; John G. Carpenter, Great Prophet,! Gastonia; and E. 1'. II. Strunck. ! Great Keeper of Wampum, Wilmiug- i ton. j Talk of Increasing the Police Force To Allow Each Ward Two Officers There is lnueli talk of plans afoot' to gel the police farce of litis city increased to eight men so as to allow [wo officers front each ward. At he present time, Kli/.aheth City has <ix policemen beside the Chief of t'olico. 1 The incoming Hoard of Aldermen | lo not as ti whole, feel inclined to- j Attn I increasing the size of the force,' tnl rather to increase the monthly al owance in order to raise the stuml trtl of efficiency ttnd to attract the tetter class of applicants for thej ioh. It is the belief of Chief of I'oliee Holmes that Kli/.abeth City can get thing very well with its present milli ter of officers. But Chief Holmes telieves Kli/.abeth City can get a note efficient force, if the force is at id more money. There was a petition before the Al lermeu at the Meeting of May 7. taking for a raise of .<'J it month for lie night police. Hut the motion was foteij down. The .Milertncu held varying opinions; sonic of tlicni want- ? c<l all the police to get the raise; ami others were inclined to think the in coining board should be the board to , authorize the raise. Many members of the Hoard which comes in office 011 June 4, are not un favorable toward making the salary of the Elizabeth City policemen $123 a month as against the present salary 1 of $100. Mayor Goodwin is among j' those who favor the raise for police- j1 men, believing if the town pays more 11 the town will get men who will not be i so apt to supplement their salaries with bribes from bootleggers and other opulent offenders. 1 With the early possibility ?>f a j1 raise for the ]?olicemen, it is expect- '' ed that many applicants will Ibe in 11 the hands of the Aldermen by June 1 4. As yet there are few applicants. 1 Among those who seek to get 011 the ? force is former traffic officer George ( .Smith. THIS NEWSPAPER TO GIVE AWAY $2,000 IN PRIZES Studebaker Touring Car, Piano, Victrola, and Watches To Go In Big Subscription Campaign Now Open. HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN CASH COMMISSIONS With this issue THE IN DEPENDENT announces the opening of a mammoth sub scription campaign in which prizes aggregating $2,000, be sides hundreds of dollars in cash commissions arc to be given in a salesmanship cam paign lasting only a few weeks The prize winners will get a 1923 model Studebaker light six touring car ;a Starr Piano; a Victoria; and many excellent gold watches and gold watch . bracelets-, all of which arc to be given absolutely free on the ? closing date of the campaign which is set for June 30th. Iu nil, over $2,000 have been ap propriated for the nieu and women who demonstrate the best saicsimiu ship during- the next few weeks in boosting the already large list ?>? readers of THE INDEPENDENT. No Red Tape There will be no red tape connect ed with this drive; and all that is necessary for any one to win, is to get out among the residents of this section and get new and renewal Aibscriptfons to TIIE INDEPEN DENT. The cundidate polling the largest number of votes during the campaign will be awarded the hand some Studebaker, while those running next in order will receive the other valuable prizes. It is not necessary to be a resident of Elizabeth City, or a subscriber of thia paper, in order to coinptft* this campaign is open alike to men and women, boys and girls of this en tire section. How To Enter In order to become a participant in this mammoth drive one does not have to sign their life away. In fact, all that is necessary is to fill out the nomination coupon in the full page an nouncement of the acootnl section of this issue and bring, mail, or send it to the campaign manager at TIIB INDKl'KXDKXT office and full information and supplies will he promptly issued. Those who seud in the coupons first will be the first to receive receipt (sinks and supplies and lie the first to get started. Those who had rather talk it over before mailing in their reports arc in vited to call the Manager at I'hotie 2*4 and full details of the offer will be gladly explained. Not A Money Making Scheme. From the list of awards one ean readily realize that this is not a catch penny, money making scheme on the part of TUB IXI>Kl'EXI)KXTt biit the management is using this unique method of enlarging the number of readers instead of the time worn, slow process of hiring solicitors, and at the same time offering the resi dents of this section the money that would have to be paid outside pro fessional solicitors, in valuable prizes and cash commissions. It is evident to most anyone that but very little difficulty should be experienced in securing new and re newal subscriptions to such a popular paper at one dollar and a half a year, so there is no reason why anyone with ambition and pep siwoiild hesitate about entering. The rules of the drive are so arranged Out everyone entering and making an active race will be rewarded. Kven those who fail to win one of the prizes will be paid. Twenty-five per cent of ail sub scriptions collected by any candidate failliug to win a prize will be given all active non-prize winners. This means tlrit one dollar out <of every four will be paid you if you fail to win one of the prizes. Was ever a fairer offer made? It means that you enter with absolute sureness of getting paid for your work and at the same time gives you it chance at a wonder $1W!K>.1I0 auto mobile. Early Entrants Have Best Chance. The candidates who enter first have the very best opportunity of winning one of the main prizes, as many prospective subscribers will give their subscriptions to the* very first Mies who itsk them. If you wish to give till of your friends an opportun ity of subscribing through you, then vou should lose no time, hut clip the coupon and either bring or send it to (Continued on I'age 2.)
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