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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-20
NO. CAROLINA INVESTS
S46,OOO,OO IN AUTOS
Here Are interesting Figures, lnclud-
ing Number of Cars In North
eastern Counties

Fortv-six million dollars invested in
automobiles in North Carolina on June
80. 1918 1t almost exactly equals the
value of all the school, college, ana
church property of the state.
We have accumulated our wealth III
automobiles in the brief space OF ten
years or so, but our wealth represents
the slow effort of two and a half CEN
turies.
Our motor car wealth in 1915 was
million dollars; in 1918 it was close to
so million dollars, in round numbers.
Here is nearly a six-fold increase in
three years.
We have been buying cars at the
rate of 12 million dollars year. Which
is lust about the total annual cost OF
county government in North Carolina
and several millions more than the cost
of our state government. And just as
everywhere else, we buy cars with
whoop and pay taxes with groan.
The number of our cars has risen
from $4,000 to 1900 in three years
from 1915 to 1918. Which is to say, we
have been importing new automobiles
at the rate of 20 thousand year, or
some 200 a day counting Sundays.
The increase of cars in the United
States has been a little more than three
fold in five years, it has been nearly
five-fold in North Carolina in three
years.
Pasquotank takes the 25th. rank
among the counties of the state, owning
sos cars. representing an investment OF
s21.22 per inhabitant. ChoWan mas $50
Perquimans 3S6, Camden 1872 Tyrrel
143. Gates 269, Currituck 1872, Hyde l29
Washington 294, while Dare has II
c.,1i1ford leads the state with 1851.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-20

THIS then is what photographers call
a closeup view of Thos. L. Higes, road
engineer to the Pasquotank Highway
Commission. The photo was made by
Saunders and Saunders camera never
made man look prettier than he really
is. This then is Tom Hisgs as he is
Mr.. Hisgs entered upon his duties here
nearly three weeks ago and is already
at work making surveys. His first
survey is on the road leading from
Elizabeth City to Weeksville. He is
not waiting on State and Federal aid
to oct his work done. In fact, Mr.. Higgs
saws if he had his say so the county
wouldn't waste time with the State
Highway Commission at all. He be-
lieves in getting things DONE
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-20
A,kRAMA OPEN TONIGHT

After having been closed all .nIs
uook to enable carpenters and painters
- r,.he extensive repairs and improve
ments, the Alkrama Theater VIII re-
o1a, +o.night, Friday. June 20. fne
second instal1ment of the. ieer
Trail" and a Metro feature Will oe
shown tonight.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-20
ENGLAND EAGER FOR AN
ALLIANCE WITH AMERICA
ch,,tauoua Brings to Elizabeth City an 0minous
O''Ntc;', secession Of What May Be in Store For
Us After This War

ri, most SlSll1lCdiI 9"oS
,,rought to Elizabeth City
.lJn n, :,v the Chautauqua plat !
.9 .,,,. -l}is week was in the lect-
=, l r,nesday night, John Bun
' -rncle SAM" by Frederick
v,gism Vile.
az:af3 Vile is one of the best
4.ro,n newspaper correspond
s+s IN the world. For fourteen
,,a,rs prior to the outbreak OF
=. z,aropean war, he was Ber-
-. o.,,rasDordent of Lord North
rfga.e London papers. When
49,, x,,9,, broke out in 1914 he was
.,osf4rred to London where he
,,o- r,aen close to the English
.-,r,,,,s ever since. He came to
-I,is country to lecture before
[.,srtauoua audiences, just a
.4g weeks ago.
,,.1 Fred Vile who has been
,,,zA 70 England's big interests
s--75 years implores the Ameri-
an ,eople to be friendly as
+,anilv can be with the English
aad pleads for an iron bound and
conner riyeted Anglo-Amerlcan
.rlanca Vile wakes nearly
z~,nf;c at times in telling his
a.,t;ance how much America
yves 10 the English.
Having been close to the men
l:pher up in England for so
many vears and having been a
e,,.f hand observer Of the Euro
~,sn political game, Fred Vile
..r,bablv has deeper grounds for
a;s anpeal for an Anglo-Amerl-
IAN alliance, than anything ne
.svsin his Chautauqua speeches.
vile is a diplomat and diplomats
5azer give the public the real
raason why a thing is or is TO oe'
9,,t Fred Vile. shrewd news
naoer man and diplomat, Is
haok home from an eightee1
raar sojourn in Europe ffantl
caIly telling American people
who attend Chautauquas, ina
tho United States and Grea
P7tain had better get togetne
ouiek and get together tight 10
mutual interests.
Reading between the lines o
yvae.s talk. one senses graV
dangers in Europe following tn
war One understands that VII
anticipates an alliance of Euro
paan and Asiatic powers agalns
the English speaking race
menacing alliance that compel
Uncle Sam and John Bull to ge
toeether and stand together pre-
pared for any contingency.
And while Vile is traVehn
the United States with this mes
sage from England, the Unite
States is building IA inch gun
and mounting them on fiat car
that can be moved up and dow
he Atlantic coast, preparing I
-1sh strong defenses TO ah
,>3int on the coast in case OF d
attempted invasion. We are LEI
- guess who the invaders ma
BE-. We will be told only Whe
orr leaders deem it expedle1
- toll IIS
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-20
DR.. BROOKS HERE TO-DAY

DR.. q. C. Brooks, State Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction who sue
ceeded Dr. J. W. Joyner, will pay MS
first visit to Elizabeth City to-day. Dr
Brooks comes to attend an important
meeting of the Board of Managers OF
the State Normal School which con
yenes here this morning.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-20
ON TO MACS HEAD

Nany Elizabeth City families VINO
spend their summers at Nags Heao
are already beginning to occupy bnelr
cottages at that resort. A steaoy
movement of cottagers is expected
from now On
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-20
,,o.o;nation and Realty.

"Hov did Morgan come to break
with Miss blossom? He used to say
that she was as good as gold 70 Eyes.
but you see he got acquainted Win
a girl who has gold J"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-20
IInwise Business Men.

There be those who are ready to
rush into great ventures on suspicion,
as it WERE, not having made careful
and exhaustive survey of the situation,
nor having counted the cost.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-20
Uncle Eben.

"After an argument has lasted as
much as an hour an half,'' said Un-
Gle Eben. 81 decides dat it's elmer
about finished or else dar ain g'meter
he 10 end to it
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-20

More of the Same Kind.
fellow who loses his temper seems
10 know just where to get announcer
Just as bad.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-06-20
DaiIy Thought.

Cookery is become an art a noole
scienee: cooks are beetlemeD Burton
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21
Poor Reward

Hundreds of thousands of Chi.
nese coolies were taken to France
during the war to engage in work
in the area of supply behind the
lines They releaseda a correspond.
ing number of Frenchmen for
service at the front. Without
their aid the cause of the al
lies would have been seriously.
if not fatally, handicapped. AS a
reward for China's assistance she
is now to be despoiled of one of
her richest provinces and COM
PEELED to stand by while it is
handed over to her most malignant
enemy, Japan.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21
Big Strike in Eureka

The Eureka mine has the best
showing of ore that has been min
ed in this property in long time.
In the west TOO foot level there is
foot of smelling ore that runs
$120 ton. The drift has been
extended thru the shoot distance
of $50 feet and the stope has been
opened so feet in length. A car
load Of this ore was shipped this
Thursday and another car will be
sent to the smelter Friday or Sat
urday. The important feature of
the strike is that the shoot is west
of the shaft and none ofthe ground
above has ever been worked.-Gil-
pin Observer.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21
Thomas N. Egan
Dies Suddenly

A very sudden death WAS that
which toek Thomas NJ. Egan
"Wednesday night at $50 at his
hoine a6o1t tvp miles up Chicago
n6usk Tussti.y aiternooh while
= pChas sfos. grocery store.
NJ nl suau paaisd hy MI
EEe1k IE1haa. d6nghfaruf ths laEs
IL. Hsban. nephswof the deceas-
"a, became ill, andA6as assisted to
his home, where in ihe evening he
tessme unconscious, and remain
ed 20 until his death, twenty four
hours later. His son, Charles G..
Egan. who was working at some
distance from his home, was hast
lily summoned when his father was
stricken, but reached the bedside
only after consciousness had left
him. The young man is about
eighteen years of age and has
worked with his father in his
mines. He has the sympathy of
many friends as this death leaves
him alone.s
Deceased was born about sixty
years ago at tCoalridge. Pennsyl-
vania, but has lived here since
about thirty years ago.
This is the seventh death to
have occurred in the Hoban con-
nection in the past year. In two
years three men in this city in
that relationship-Ed Smythe,
two years ago; j. j. Hoban, about
one year ago, and Thomas Egan,
have passed away.
Word has been sent to the
mother of the deceased and to
other relatives, and the funeral
will be held Sunday afternoon in
charge of Rev. Father Fl. R. Nc
Cabe. The time and general ar
rangements have not yet been
decided.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21
Some Spuds After All

Final estimates by the State
Cooperative Crop Reporting Ser
vice ON the total production of
potatoes in Colorado this year
apparently will show a consider
able increase in the output over
8.O96, 600 bushels indicated by the
October estimate. Though it is
yet too early TO give definite
figures it now appears that the
production will be above 10000.
IOOO hpshels I'D nssheps = high
- lI,OoGHap This j.
still considerably short Of the nor
NAL production of this crop in
Colorado, the season having been
very unfavorable in the north
central part of the state, which is
the principal potato growing dis
trict.
The commercial production APP
parently will be close to 10000
compared with 14.8OO
carloads last year. The average
yield apparently will be someplace
between 100 and 12O bushels per
acre.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21
Two Gcal Pioneers
CO nel 10 Last Rest

Mrs. Ana Ellis Spear, who had
been in filling health for several
months. I'D Who was taken to q
Denver Rp1pital early this month,
died thefe Monday night, Novem.
Der u, a 1880. An operation on
the mastusd bone had been per-
formed Wben Mrs. Spear waa frst
taken 70 Denver, and since then
lils giadtally ebbed away until
the end'tfsns.
Mrs.. Spear's health had not been
good sifies the death of, her only
son, Irving Spear, about this time
last year.
DeceaSed WAS born in England
January, n, 1856. and at the time
of her dsatA was nearly ffty-6ve
years Of nga For many years she
had beeti ! resident of this part of
Colorado. Mrs Myrtle Spear
HnIl zefnains TO mourn her loss,
which willbe deeply felt because
she and hsr mother have been al
most insspamble.
Funeral services were held Fri.
day afterhoon, and the body inter-
red at City cemetery. Rev, ].
Martin HAD charge of the burial
ceremonk
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21
Eastern Farmers Buy
Cheap Colorado Land

Inquiries now being received
by the State Immigration Depart
ment indicate that the movement
Of land seekers to Colorado during
the coming winter and spring will
be heavier than it has been for
several years. Prices of land have
reached such high levels in the
older agricultural states that large
number of experienced farmers
are selling and moving west in
seafph Of farm lands that can be
had st lower figures. This move.
msnt has been under way for more
than year and Colorado has ap-
parsntly profted m0se from it
than any other western state.
While the price Of land has adj
vancsd vety rapidly here it il still
much iOwss. especially in the nom
irrigated dist5scfs and the newer
irrigated districts. than in the
principal agricultural states of tho
Mississippi valley. from which
most of Colorado's new farmers
come. ''s7s y H'
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21

development which the new or
ganization contemplates, aud favOfs
able results of operations can be
confidently looked for.
The company consists IT r. Il.
Folsom, president; Frank FGtnisf,
vice-president; Roy Campbe1l,
secretary and treasurer; Lieut.. Col.
Rice W Means, attorney; and
John Larson. manager.
The new company has ofnceS III
Mining Exchange building, Deh.
yer, and are much in earnest in The
operation of this valuable mining
property.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21
Work Is Resumed on Idaho Bride
by New Company; Outlook Good

The Idaho Bride, and. in fact
the whole Idaho Tunnel project.
is being operated under lease and
option by the Continental Mines
Development company of Denver,
under the foremanship of J. r.
Sutherland of this city.
Mr.. Sutherland, with small
force of men started Thursday to
clean up the mine, and will soon
have the property in shape for &C.
tive production and the employ
ment of large force of men.
The past record of the Idaho
Bride would seem to justify the
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21
Local Scenes 10 Be
Shown Here Monday

The movie film which will be
used to advertise Idaho Springs
in other states, particularly in
Oklahoma and Texas, will be
shown to the people of Idaho
Springs at the Opera House next
Monday night.
The pictures are varied in the
points of interest covered and in
clude scenes in the city as we'll as
the beauties of our surrounding
noun tains. The Colorado &
Southern with its winding track
following Clear creek and finding
its way to "Gem City of the Rock
les" is sure to prove interesting
to the people of plains country.
The good automobile road is we'll
shown-the waterfalls-the spout
ing geysers of the Chicago creek
pipe line-the enchanting spots
for resting ane picnicing-are
shown in clearness.
If you see these pictures Mon
day night you will agree that
Clear Greek scenes show up better
on the screen than pictures of
other mountain places, and the
showing of these beautiful views
should attract many tourists to
Idaho Springs.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21
Chicago School Children
Learning About Colorado

The general demand for authen.
tic information about the resources
and industries of Colorado, which
has been growing in all sections
of the country in the past few
years, is being extended into the
public schools. Within the past
year the State Immigration De.
partment has had hundreds Of re-
quests from school children for
booklets on different sections Of
the state, to be used in class work.
The heaviest inquiry has beeh
from the city of Chicago, where
students in the intermediate
grammar grades have been making
astudy of the Centennial state with
particular reference to its indus
tries and resources rather than its
sceniQN NAtractions. The Immigra-
E1 Department ssas suprlied
copies Of it's district booklets to
these pupils where the demands
have not been too heavy to supply
from the limited number of these
booklets available. The Colorado
Year Book, issued by the Immi-
grafton Department, has also been
in considerable demand among
school libraries both in Colorado
and other states.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21

One Of every six Canadians born
in Canada now resides in the
United States. Likewise, Cana
da's population is made up large
ly of people born in the United
States. Particularly is this true
of western Canada.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21
Interesting Pictures on
Wonders of Japan

The program at the peoples
Pleasant evening", arranged by
Rev. j. Martin, and given at the
Methodist church Thursday even.
ing was we'll enjoyed by an aud
ience which might pro6tably have
been larger.
The main part Of the entertain
ment was a talk by Rev. Martin
about Japan, and the showing of
well-lighted views of things over
thezs. Some of the Japanese
proverbs follow:
Don't make q long call when
the husband isn't home"
"A woman's tongue three inches
long can kill man six feet high"
THE absent get farther away
every day"
"Live under your own hat
Among the views was the jap
anese Budha. wooden figure of
that god, out among the trees.
So large is the figure that the
thumb is three feet long. The
eyes are of gold. and the face is
perfectly passionless. Inside is
a temple large enough to hold
ono hundred worshipers.
Following the other pictures
view of the 6rst locomotive.
Some said It was a @. & S. but
that is mistake.
Mr.. Sharts, of the Mcbride drug
store sang two solos in his beauti-
full baritone voice. and was ac-
companied by Miss Leona Ste.
phens.
Little Betty Lamb gave two
poems we'll chosen for tha tune oi
! ths=ycass refe rEing ~ ThanlsgiS,
ing and Christmas.
Miss Vashti Rickerson gave a
touching recitation of how a little
barefoot boys prayer was answer
ed at Christmas time.
Mrs. l. q. Stafford gave the
FIRST of a series OF short talks on the
north west particular attention
being given to Winnipeg.
With the preparation given these
evenings, a large audience could
be we'll entertained.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21

With this weeks work, opera
tions on property up Soda creek,
which have been in charge of J. R,
Sutherland, will cease for the win
ter. Mr.. Sutherland now has
charge of work being done in the
Idaho Bride.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21

There are $4,000 automobiles
registered in Australia and gaso-
line sells at IS cents a gallon.
Two thirds of the tires are made
in the United States.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. D. M.
Strong at Tacoma General Hospi-
tai, Tacoma, Washington, Novem
Der II, y ID. baby girl. Both
mother and child are doing very
nicely. Mrs. Strong, before her
marriage last Decem Der, was Miss
Esther McGinnis.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21

OF the Seven Metals company, re-
ports that things are humming 10
The East Argentine district.
Bert Nash is busy with three
teams hauling from the Santiago
aud from the Waldorf, the lessees
on the former being in = position
now TO make regular shipmeuts.
Manager jones At the George
town tunnel reports the compilations
Of outside work. and expects from
now Oh to devote his entire time to
development work in the mine.
Since the completion of repairs
on the Kane adit, the Ononda1a
company have turned their atten-
ton to breaking ore in the mine,
of which large reserve is report
ed.
The St. George mine on Doug
las mountain, in which a good
force Of men are employed. reports
q vein Of solid mineral. making
good returns in gold. silver and
lead.
II concurred in by the senate.
the bill recently passed by cca-
gress, providing for 4 tariff on
zinc imported into this couutfy,
Is going to prove beneficial to the
mine operators of Clear Creek
county.
aordon Kyner reports good pro-
gfess being made on the Sunbufst,
of which mine he is manager. The
sscent strike on the Grauts level
dansnstrnsartbe-epnein.isy olkshe
ore, which seems to be getting
richer as greater depth is reached.
Andy Sylvester reports his
lease on the LaPlata mine on
Democrat mountain as much ims
proved with development. His
streak has widened from about
four inches when first intersected
to more than a foot of solid qalena
which returns more than 500 per
ton in silver.
The Commonwealth, Paymas-
ter and Continental mines are run
ming steadily, giving employment
to number of men at present,
with prospects of a much increased
force in the spring. The mill is
running steadily, and although no
information is given out, it is ru-
mored that the savings are much
better than anticipated.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21

Longmont raised $500 for the
Roosevelt memorial fund upon a
quota of $7OO. The sum will be
increased and all money above
their quota will be used to erect a
memorial arch at the entrance to
Roosevelt park, the city's princi-
pal park.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21

Golden is to have a new weekly
paper to be called the Jefferson
County Republican. R. B Nc
Dermott, formerly of Johnstow n
and later of Greeley, will be editor.
The Arvada Sun and Golden
Globe are to be aborbed by the
new paper which is said to have
strong republican backing.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21

More men interested in mining
have stopped at the King hotel in
the last two weeks than for months
before. 1t is freely predicted that
many mines will reopen in the
next few months.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21

Mrs. A. Thames has been quite
seriously i'll lately and is confined
to her bed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21

With real live Dinty Moore's
place in town, and a Jiggs, all
that is lacking is Jiggs' wife
Who'll be Maggiep
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21

The use Of saccharin in place
Of sugar, to which some house
wives are tempted to resort in these
days Of expensive sugar, is said to
he a menace to health, according
70 snecialists in the Bureau OF
Chemistry of the United States
Department Of Agriculture, and a
81 Louis concern is being prose
cuted for making saccharin in vio-
lation of the Food and Drugs act
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21

In presenting a report from the
Committee on Education and
Labor on the Americanization bill
Senator Kenyon said there were
over 100000 in this country over
ten years of age who can neither
read, write, nor speak the English
language and at least 55 per cent
of them are native born.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21

A shabbily dressed salesman is
a moor advertisement. Likewise
poorly printed stationery creates
an unfavorable impression. There
is no need to use poor printing
when good stationery-such as
the Siftings executes-costs but
little more. Our prices are in
yariably lower than is charged in
Denver for work OF the same class.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-21
Mining Mention from
GEORGETOWN District

John Hanson, superintendent
Of the Seven Metals company, re.
ports that things are humming 10
the Rast Argentine district.
Republican farmer., 1919-01-03
BELIEVE GEAR ID BE ALIVE
Claim He is Living in Neu- tral Country With
 Family.

Warsaw, Tuesday, Dec. 24.---CBy The Associated PressD---"Thexe is no doubt that the czar and his entire family are alive. I am positive of this" was the declaration made to the correspondent today by Michael de Tchitatchef, a nephew of General Skoropadsky and who has just es- capped from the Ukraine after a recent trip to Petrograd, Dvinsk, Wilma and Rovno.
 T cannot reveal where the craz is bcause he does not wish it." he add ed. He does not care to be bothered and he watns to be left alone. His whereabouts is known to an Allied government It is in a neutral coun- try. Accounts of his murder at Eka- terinburg were manufactured by Trotsky and Lenine for propaganda purposes.
 Tt took much money and time and also the lives of many officers to ac- compIish his escape. Among the off, i cers killed was Count Tatichev, the czar's former personal military at tache, who was shot instead of the
 czar. Documents describing the czar's escape were in the hands of German 1 Consul Koenig at Petrograd who for lwarded them to Berlin"
 M de Tchihatchaf said the Allie
 should send an army of occupation i into Russia to re-establish a stable ! government and business conditions
 He said the cost of living in Russi
 was appalling.