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FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1919. THE INDEPENDENT, ELIZABETH CITY. N. C PAGE FOUR iiuiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiiniiMMNiiiiiiMniniiiiiiiiiiiinH I IP HI HIM THE INDEPENDENT 1 4The Woman's Wear Store" I The New Spring Suits And Wraps Are Now O D B ODD W. 0. SAUNDERS, Editor O D nivi.j . ro kv W O. Saunders at 505 East Fear ruDiisnea cvciy j ,, i. ing St., Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina. Subscription Rates: 1 Year $1.50; 6 months $1.00; 3 months 50c; Payable in Advance. D D &2 1 Entered 2nd el.'., matter .t the po. of Rc. .t Elizabeth City, N. C, June 9, 1908 mm FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1919. NO. 555 VOL. XI. Mm m .mm I I m .V-v I. Iff I' ill I ; ft; fit ft; if tin HI 111 ? 3 Hi hi w m ! I v & s si . m i-i-l fi - mi : .till i i f a m : 1 '4 i-j. 1 Sir :1 tvot cpTminr Ferebee killed the Ward Sub- division Bill, but Old Man Mack has been telling it around that he killed it THE night clerks in Elizabeth City hotels seems most disap pointed since Virginia runaways can no longer get married here at midnight. . J V.-.T nniintv rfF?rPTC" THIRTEEN illicit distilleries were uesuujcu vj uu"v in the county of Wake during the short month of February. And they call us Dry. ONLY one Senator was absent and not voting when the Woman Suffrage Bill passed the Senate the other day. And his name was Coward. Here For 1 Your 1 Viewing I CRISP of Dare has shaved his mustache and beard since he entered the General Assembly and now Tom Bost of the Raleigh Times says every time Crisp opens his mouth he expects to see him lay an egg. MUCH of the matter I had written for last week's issue of THE INDEPENDENT went astray in the mails and did not show up in time for publication. The force found itself ready to go to press and, among other things, they didn't have enough editorials. They got busy and tried to write a couple of editorials that would sound like Saunders. And they stuck the word "damn" in one of them. When I raked them over the coals for putting cuss words in my editorials they came back at me by saying they thought it would sound more like me. Now what do you think of that? Prohibition With An If HINK I can explain why the Poole prohibition bill was so overwhelmingly defeated in the House of Representa tives last week. The Poole Bill proposed to make the consumer and purchaser of liquor as guilty of crime as the distiller and boot legger. It made the purchaser or possessor of illicit liq uor a nartv to the crime of the illicit dealer. And the House voted it down with a bang. Mr. Poole and the Anti-Saloon League failed to take into ac count the fact that their most influential supporters are not hon est. The big manufacturing and business interests of the South lined up with the Prohibition movement, not because they wanted prohibition for themselves, but because they wanted it for the working class. They thought they would get better labor by tak ing liquor way from labor; but they never had any idea of taking it away from themselves. Who does not know hundreds of men who voted every prohibition ticket with a wink of the eye, willing to put prohibition on the other fellow, but sure all the time that thev could get all the liquor they wanted for themselves. I was in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida in 1907 when the lum ber manufacturers of of those states lined up for prohibition. And they drank a toast in rye to their resolution. Or was it corn? And now the dishonest prohibitionist finds himself in anything but his old time idea of a pickle. He has been trapped into voting himself Dry. That's why the General Assembly killed the Poole Bill too few of them game enough to go the limit. Yes! I voted for the Poole bill; I would have felt like a knave if I hadn't. WSnKCnONnncM The return of gaiety and beauty to the design, color and pattern of both wrap and suit materials as well as decorative trimming is clearly shown in the new spring wear we are now showing. Wonderfully attractive are the styles themselves in the deftness of drape and the simplicity of model in keep ing with the new silhouette which has returned to the Classic Greek type of be fore the war days. Come in and look these new Garments over. New Styles are Arriving Daily. I M Leigh Sheep Co. Woman's Wear iTiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-ii-ii-iiKiii"111111111111111111111111 A New Issue In State Politics n NEW issue will be injected into the next political compaign in North Carolina; an issue which we all thought to avoid for a few years longer, at least. Capital and Labor will lock horns in the next state-wide election. The contest will be bitter and this conservative, easy-going, self-satisfied old com monwealth will get many a jolt. The conduct of the textile manufacturers in North Carolina in the child labor qustion before this General Assembly has chal lenged organized labor to combat. Organized labor has accepted the challenge. The manufacturers have no one but themselves to blame. Way back in 1887 when the Populists were running the Demo crats a close race, the Democrats made a deal with the Ben Lacy wing of the populist party, agreeing to create a State Department of Labor and give Mr. Lacy the sinecure if he delivered the votes. Thereby was created the Department of Labor in North Carolina The office was a joke. North Carolina had no labor laws and no factory regulations or inspections to place in the hands of its Com missioner of Labor . The Commissioner of Labor was confined to the humble task of compiling certain statistics concerning in dustries and labor and publishing a volumnious annual report. Some years later the title of the Commissioner was changed to Commissioner of Labor and Printing and he was put in charge of the state's printing. For several years now he has saved the state a great deal of money on its printing bills, besides compiling its labor statistics ,and has managed to make his office more of an asset than a liability. In meantime the 80.000 organized working men in the state have looked with more or less contempt upon the office of Com missioner of Labor and Printing, but aside from that, never gave it much thought one way or another. But the textile manufacturers have given the Department of Labor a new standing with organized labor. The foolish effort of the mill men to abolish Commissioner Shipman and his office because of proposed child labor legislation has brought organized labor to its feet and it has taken its stand with Shipman. Hence forth the Democratic party in North Carolina has got to reckon with organized labor. The mill men claim they have as much influence and can con trol as many votes as labor. That is well enough for a boast, but in state elections the party has no votes to spare. It can not af ford to lose either group. And the present Democratic General Assembly has utterly failed to .heal the breach between the two groups. SPR1NGJS HERE! Did you ever see prettier weather, in your life? Spring Clothing and Shoes, are just as pretty as the weather is. You can't begin to appreciate them without seeing them. And the price, is by far cheaper than it once looked like we would be able to sell them at. You should by all means lay in your summer's supply of Silk Shirts, as well as many other things of equal necessity for Young Men, since the Federal law imposes a 10 per cent tax on them the 1st of May In fact, its a good time to buy anything and everything in the way of Clothing and Shoes, since you can buy them of us now, just as cheap as you can buy them anywhere during the com-i ing season. We have got the Price Right! Therefore, we can speak with as surance. While they will not be any cheaper, they will be a great deal scarcer. Don't delay buy now! C. A. COOKE ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. Opposite Love's Meat Market. Friendships Good and Bad. There are three friendships which are advantageous: Friendship with the upright, with the sincere, and with the man of much observation. Friend ship with a man of specious airs, with the insinuatingly soft, and with the glib-tongued, these are injurious. Confucius. Daily Thought. If we encounteruJ a man of rare in tellect, we should' nskfiim what Moks he read. Emerson. NOTICE: If you have hauling of any kind to be done, give me a trial. Prompt iand efficient service guaranteed. X. H. GRAY, Phone 269. pM7-2t NOTICE! FOR SALE: House and store combined. House 6 room. Store doing good business in a good location. Reason for selling, health failed him. -inrsn coll rm Inner time. See N. -K 111 w PARKER. cM7-2t FOR SALE: Eggs for hatching from my beautiful strain of Golden Wyan. dottes. First prize winners at tne Wilson and Rocky Mount Poultry shows. For layers, none better for beauty, none equal. $3.00 per 15. Your order by mail or person will receive the best attention. J. T. PERRY, 512 i Ash St., Elizabeth City, N. C. pM7-4t. EXPERT ON GARDENING SPEAKS HERE SATURDAY A government expert of gardening will speak at the Alkrama Theatre Sat urday evening at 1:30 o'clock. It is hoped everybody interested in home garden will grasp this opportunity to hear him. The Chamber of Com merce and the W. C. T. TJ. have been instrumental in securing this federal expert to speak here Saturday, and he fwill tell of many things that will be tof profitable value to all who have or fexpect to have a garden this year. He win aiso De giaa to answer any ques tions that may be asked him in regards 'to the work. He will tell you how to make the r waste places beautiful" and also pro fitable to the cultivator. D D D D D i D D OUNTAIN Syringes, Bed Pans, Fever Thermometers, Rub ber Tubing, Sterilized Absorbent Cotton and Gauze, ram Plasters, Kidney Plasters, Hot Water Bottles, m fact everything needed in the sick room is found m our stock. The price is moderate and the quality is THERE. The Wort tnn will be found ade- ... .7 A 1 1 f fill tl . quate to tne occasion. sk your aocior 11 we may im uwi prescription. THE CITY DRUG STORE Phone No. 288. i Cor. Water and Matthews Sts. -:- Elizabeth City, N. C. D D D D D D a B O B a B fl B B B B B H. S. OVERMAN V. K. OVERMAN B B B B D B B BBBBBBBBB B Of Interest to Kodak Users ON AND AFTER March 1st, our Kodak De partment will be conducted on a cash basis only, and the folio wing prices will be charged for developing and printing. NORFOLK MARKETS Norfolk, Va., March 7, 1919. Reported especially ror aim IM PENDENT by Jarvis & Fentress, The following prices represent act ual sales made to-day: Items not quoted were not Bold to day and the Food Administration pro hibits quotations other tnan aciuai sales. Art- X A f Eggs sc 10 u- Hens 35c Young Chickens 35c to 38c Geese, live 25c Geese, dressed and drawn 35c Tiirlrova 1IVA 40C Turkeys, undrawn 40c Turkeys, drawn 45c to 50c oosters 20c Ducks, live 30c Ducks, dressed 40c Hogs, small ic xo uc Hogs, heavy 18c Calves, dressed 15c to 22c Beef forequarters 12 c to 15c Roof Tiinflnimrters 18c to 22c Sweet Potatoes, Nancy Halls and Cuban Yams $7.00 Haymans $6.50 Irish Potatoes $2.50 CAR LOAD A A JUST ARRIVED 1 Sport Model, Four Passenger Car. 2 Regular Five Passenger Cars. These Cars painted in the following colors : Blue, Black, and Maroon, or can use any other color to suit the purchaser. Let us give you a demonstration. Stevens & Son Motor Car Co. ELIZABETH CITY, N. C FILM No. 127 (S 04c FILM No. 1 20 (a) 04c FILM No. 320 (a) 04c FILM No. 116 (a) 05c FILM No. 118 (a) 05c FILM No. 318 (a) 05c FILM No. 101 (ax 05c FILM No. 1 24 rs 05c FILM No. 122 06c FILM No. 123 Q) 06c Prints 4x6 1 0c Prints 5x7 12c . Add Two Cents Extra for Mailing. . MONEY OR STAMPS MUST ACCOMPANY ALL KODAK WORK, OTHER WISE WORK WILL BE RETURNED C. 0. D. LOUIS SELIG "YOUR JEWELER SINCE 1882" COR. MAIN & WATER STS. ' -:- ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. Hesitation Mi cans L OSS Especially is this true if you hesitate to come and take advantage of our complete and up-to-date line of men's and boyTs clothing. We have the most attractive line you ever saw and the prices are right. You will also find every accessory such as the best fitting shirts, ties, collars, and headwear to be found anywhere. We have a full line of shoes for every member of the family. Father, Mother, Sister and Brother. Come and be convinced. T B entbn & West s ? I POINDEXTER STREET Your Order For Job Printing Can Be Filled Here 1