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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-04-30

Co. began to look shaky. He says mes
here to stay; he likes Elizabeth CRY
and Elizabeth City likes him. T'other
Twiford. Mr.. /. 3. Twiford was for sew
eral wears connected with the }. n. Ay-
dlett Hardware Co. and later with D.
r Moruan g. Co. He is one OF those
lonu headed fellows and saw Elizabeth
citv and its opportunities before his
partner. The real estate firm OF i".'
ford g. Twiford was established in sept
ember of 1919 and has been a success
from the start. The pair of them pro-
babIy would succeed in any line in whicf
they placed themselves.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-04-30
LINOTYPE PRINTING

The job printing department OF this
newspaper has the newest and best Limo
type equipment in this city and can get
ANYTHING out of a Linotype that any one
else can, but this newspaper does not
recommend Linotype work for high
class job printing. The Linotype, after
all, is only a machine and type set OF
a Linotype is machine set. The oes'
work can more often be obtained o!
painstaking hand set typographical eff
fects. the way of the old masters. Try
us ON some particular job Of printing.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-04-30

READERS of this newspaper are fami-
liar with the firm name Of Twiford &
Twiford, dealers in real estate. Well,
here they are-the pair ofthem. They
are as iuseparabIe as the SiaHnese Twins,
Damon & Pythias or Daniels, & Cox.
In Elizabeth City we CALI them "Big
Twiford and Little TWlfofd 10 u'stln-
auish t'other from which. ne pig one
is Dallas, a heavy weight, hard hitting
SON of Dare. He used to manage things
for the Dare Lumber CO. at Buffalo
citv. He came to Elizabeth City about
two wears aqo when the Dare Lumber
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-04-30

The Answer May Be Found in Allen McCurdy's
Entertaining Contribution-Why Not Call
Them Thousand Per Centers"?
BY ALLEN MccURDY

An A1nerieanization Commit
tee was recently thrown into con-
fusion and debate by the simple
question, WHAT'S 100 per cent .
Americanism?" No phrase is
more universally used. All poll
ticians are strong for 100 per
cent Arnericanisrn." 1t IS a GU
rious phrase. When James Otis,
Patrick Henry, Daniel Webster,
Thomas Jefferson and Abraham
Lincoln spoke of Anericanisn, it
was always in terms Of liberty,
equal opportunity for all, special
privileges for none, the fear of
injustice and despotism, the ha-
tired Of monopoly and the. aspir
alton for freedom. It is signifi-
cant that the modern politician
describes An1ericanisrn, not in
terms of the aspirations of the
| human soul, but in the terms of
the banking house, the ledger and
profit.
/ This gives US clue to what 100 per
cent Americanism'' really is. Senate
Document No. 259 shows us the practi-
cal side of 100 per cent Americanism'
by revealing to us some 400 per cent
Americans One steel company, ac-
cording to this document which is based
upon returns &c the Treasury Depart
ment, in the year 1917. after paying it's
, excess profit tax, made 212, ,5S4 per cent
, profits. its net income being SD, ,549, ,952
on capital stock of $1,000. Senate
: Document No. 259 also reveals that dur
ing 1917 net profits were reported by
: Dry goods stores as high as 9,S2630
!, Coal companies as high as--7, $3.50
Meat packers as high as----4,2449O
! Furniture makers as high as 3,2959o
!, Flour mills as high as---2,62S9o
= Gamers (fruit and yegeta-)
ble) as high as---------2,0329o
Woolen mills as high ---1,770%
Building contractors as high
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-04-30

include all organizations having the
same paramount issue of government
ownership, and "put the rascals out,
who. through the Democratic and Re-
publican Parties are retaining the own.
ership and the control of the means &c
crueIly exploit the American people.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-04-30

In number of carloads of sweet pota-
toes shipped up to April 1. North Car
DINA outranked Texas, Arkansas, Geor'
gia, Alabama, and Louisiana, yet she
ranks only seventh among states ship
ping sweet potatoes.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-04-30
THE POLITICIANS
BY Ralph Pool

The politicians ton
que now wags;
Once more the old
familiar gags
Are sprung by him
who doth aspire
To hold a job at
public hire;
We listen to that
ancient stuff
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-04-30

Corn ranks third in crop values IN
North Carolina, yet the average yleid
is only 10 bushels an acre. Good seed
will help raise this average.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-04-30
FAIRS ANNOUNCE
RACING PROGRAM
Purses Aggregate s.. goo Smiths
Big Shows and Ferris Wheel
Girls Booked

The racing program for the North
a.starn North Coinraal shrdoadowadow
eastern North Carolina Ciseuit of Fairs,
which includes the Elizabeth City Dis
trict Fair to be held 0et19,20 p and
%. has been announced e follows:
Local trot or pace, fe horses that
have never won race, gner. to have
horse at least 60 days bepre race s2oo
2:25 trot---7--<- n --.---'
WEDNEEss y 81 8
2.o5 trot. early closing eveHtg-----Soot
2:15 pace--------------- -------------FP'o'
THURSDAY
2:20 trOt
2:2O
FRIDAY
2:17
2:25 pace, early closing event-----s'ot
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
Concluded Next Week
NOTED ZIONIST CAPTAIN
DECORATED BY BRITISH
Enemy Subject Is Honored for
Daring War Time Achieve
ments.

When Capt. Alexander Aaronsohn,
member of the famous pioneer1Zionist
family of Palestine, was recently deco
rated with the D. S. O. by King
George of England, it was probably
the first time that an enemy subject
was honored for a wartime achieve
ment. Captain Aaronsohn was given
the D. s. 0. for penetrating the Turk
ish lines and bringing military intelli-
gence to the British which was n
of the principal adjuncts of the sue
cessful campaign carried on by Gen
eral Allenby in wrestling the Holy
Land from the Turks. At the head OF
the marvellous secret organization by
which British headquarters was being
informed Of Turkish movements, were
Sarah, Alexander and Aaron Aaron
sohn; the latter ranked as one Of the
worlds most celebrated agriculturists
because of his discovery Of wild
wheat, which would have revolution
lied dry farming throughout the world.
Sarah AarOnsohn committed sui
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25

contact with all classes Of the people.
I found, however, that the viewpoint
of Americans in the Philippines, and
Americans in the United States, on the
subject of independence, is not the
same.
The attitude of the American gov
eminent, and the great mass of the
people of the United States, is to con-
slider the Philippine question from the
unselfsh viewpoint Of what is best
for the Filipino people Ninety-f1ve
per cent of the opposition to indie
pendence emanates from American In
.~vestors in the islands who are quite
naturally more interested in the size
Of their dividends than the freedom of
an alien people.
The unfortunate feature Of the sit
uation is that the opponents of indie
pendence, in order to convince the peo-
pie of the United States that the Fill
pinos should not be granted their in
dependence, find it necessary to libel
an entire race. To tell a sensitive
Christian people that they shall not
have their promised independence be-
cause they are not fit for it will in
the end prove a mistaken policy. 1t
will only make their demand for in
dependence the stronger.
At the present time, however, the
masses of the Filipino people still
have absolute confidence in the good
faith of America. Their loyalty and
cx,o <;%,,1o t~ YrDol1 Co~o hos rot 90
yet been impaired by the. misrepre-
sensations Of the retentionists. Their
leaders are intelligent enough to dis
tinguish between those Americans
who oppose their aspirations to in
dependence for purely selfish reasons,
and the great mass of the American
people whom they know desire this
government to do by the Filipinos
only that which is just and right.
In this connection, it is interesting
to review the development of the pres
ent friendly relationship between the
Filipino and American peoples.
Previous to 1916 the Philippine
American relationship is declared to
have been not of the best. But with
the passage IN that year OF the Jones
law by practically both the Republican
and Democratic memberships of Con-
gress, a better feeling developed. This
better feeling has now grown into
a very strong bond of sympathy and
affection.
The happy attitude of the Filipino
people toward America is due not prin-
cipally to the fact that Americans
have shown the Filipinos how to make
their country a better place to live in !;
not principally to the fact we have
superintendent the impIanting in the
Philippines of one Of the finest edu-
cational systems in the world; nor to
the building of high class roads,
bridges and public works-but is due
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
CHAPTER XIII.
The sheriffs udu

HH e. ~ ~ NNASSs ar
The sheriff's barn. stood, against the
hillside, the distance Of half a block
back of his house. He had been in the
saddle most Of the day. 1t was dark
when he rode. into his barn lot to put
up his tired horse.
So intent was he upon his task. so
eager to hurry it over and get back to
the house to supper, that@he failed to
notice a dark form stealing down off
the bluff, through the bushes, and
along the barn wall.
The task finished, the sheriff closed
the barn door and turned toward the
house.
"Sh-h"
He whirled, and found himself gaz-
ing down the wrong end of a steady
six-gun in the hand of the very mar
he had been hunting all day. The
sheriff vas a brave man, but he knew
where bravery ends and foolhardiness
begins. His hands went up as quick
ly as he could get them up. The man
with the six-gun carried his arm in a
sling. 1t must have cost him torture
to take it out, but he did it; reached
owe and plucked the sherif's revolver
out of his holster, thrust it into his
blouse and put his arm back into the
sling. ~
"Listen!" There was no misunder,
standing that whisper. "Ill not hurt
you if you do as l say. Creep up the
hill to the top Of the bluff. Keep out
of sight as much as possible. I'll be
right behind you"
The sheriff was not a brilliant man,
but he did have a saving grain of
horse ense. He crept-along the
barn wall, up the hill through the
bushes and into the thick woods at
the top Of the bluff. The shadow be
hind him was noiseless. but he knew
that it was there.
ITO Fallen Rock" came a low, in.
cisive command. "You know the way
He knew the way. He took it. He
never liked to remember that journey
1t brought the sweat out on his heat
to recall it. Not even a sheriff.
Flatwoods sheriff, to boot-has a stom
.ach for a tramp through the dark al
the point Of a six-gun in the hands OF
such a q \
At the spring around back Of the
west end of the old cabin, he hest
tated, undecided whether that was the
final destination. and yet dreading t.
make the mistake, if it wasn't. The
gun muzzle prodded him onto the brink
Of the pool under the falls. Barely
out Of reach Of the spray, the shadow
came around and faced him.
"You think I'm the Red Mask. The
whole town thinks 1 am. Like a pack
of hounds you've hunted me today, but
o hunted the wrong man The reaI
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25

ously. He couldn't find a lost eIe-
plant, let alone a wonderful, wee lit
tie drop of distilled witchery like
this"
From the dry clay and shale back
of the a DOT he had drawn forth a
small plush box. With the word this
he blew the dust off, and pushed in
the catch. The lid tipped up. On the
tiny cushion lay the Blue Moon
twinkling in the candle-light, not un-
like the princess that walked up in the
cay of the dragon.
At last came the sheriff's nudge.
The P~earlhunter quietly passed his re-
volver over. There couldn't have been
a sound in the act louder thar the
drawing of a breath, but somehow it
must have reached the man by the
horse. There came a change over his
face-a change so slight as to be as
good as imperceptible; to be felt
rather than seen. Had he so much as
glanced toward the pocket back of the
hay, the ~Pearlhunter would have acted
on h instant. But he didn't glance
that way: Very ~leiSurely he closed the
box, put it in his vest pocket and
looked down to see if the horse had
finished his supper.
The ~Pearlhunter was in the act of
pressing against the knee Of the sheriff
in sign that the time had come, when,
totally without a warning sound, with
out the slightest preliminary motion,
there came a shot from behind the
horse that dashed the candle out. The
shot was followed by a scuffle of feet.
The Pearlhunter leaped the hay and
charged through the dense dark
straight at the horse. 1t wasn't there.
From the passage came the clatter of
hoofs.
Followed by the stumbling sheriff,
he CROPPED his way to the mouth Of the
passage. He was barely in time to
hear a splash, and the click of steel
upon the rocks Of the pool.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25

eide rather than disclose the work
ings of the organization after she and
her aged father had been tortured for
days by the Turks. Another brother
is now an invalid, due to similar Turk
ish tortures.
The Aaronsohn family came to Pal
estine with the first group of ardent
Zionist pioneers over 80 years ago
from Roumania. Their colony near
Haifa was a model farming commu
nifty. It was here that Aaron carried
On his agricultural experiments which
brought him worldwide fame. The
Turks, when they captured and began
%torturing the Aaronsohns for intellil-
gence work, destroyed all his price
less experiments and notebooks.
Aaron himself was killed over a year
ago when the airplane in which he
was riding from London to the peace
conference in Paris crashed near Bou-
slogne. His knowledge of Palestine,
particularly of the location of water,
was considered by the British staff as
n of the biggest factors In their sue
cessful campaign against the Turks.
ThesAaronsolns, as well as the other
inhabitants Of Palestine, were Turkish
subjects, but the terrible oppressive
measures launched against the Jews
by the Turks shortly after the out
break OF the war forced them to seek
help from the allies to save their PEG;
pie from destruction.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25

Mayor Volcano, now quiet, but which In the recent past has taken many
lives and dat oyd much property. The Philippine Islands are nc of the
most interesting lands in th~ world for the American tourist 10 visit. a#%
Mount Mayor. in the province Of Abay, Philippine Islands is declared
to be n Of the most beautiful volcanoes in the world. No matter from
which side the mountain is viewed, the cone is almost perfectly symmetrical
The setting OF the volcano has much to do with Its exquisite beauty, al it
rises to a height Of T943 feet from an almost level plain. The peak is visible
for more than 60 miles, its regular, bare slopes near the top giving rare
reflections from the illumination OF the sun, while at It's base lis N of the
most productive and picturesque landscapes to be seen anywhere in the
world. A magnificent road, 100 miles In length, circles the mountain at its
base, passing through the most varying scenery. Mayor has a history IS, an
active volcano 1t has destroyed whole towns. The most destructive erup-
nn was In 1914, when 1900 persons were killed. Ii last came to life In
1900 sending a river OF lava into the Sea at q distance offs niles from tho
cratel, Since then It has been quiet
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
Declares FMipinos All
Want independence
Former Illinois Congressman, Back From Philippines
Gives Interesting Views on Island Affairs.


principally to the fact that in the
Jones law America gave the Filipinos
her word of honor that as soon as a
stable government could be establish
ed we would withdraw our sovereignty
from the Philippine Islands.
1t might, at first thought, seem
strange that in their sincere appre-
citation of all that we have done for
them the Filipino people should place
most emphasis on the promise to grant
them their independence. For it can
not be successfully denied that on the
whole the United States has treated
the Filipino people better than any
nation ever treated a dependent alien
people in all the days since the curtain
rose on the dawn Of civilization. If
we do not spoil it., it is a record that
we can be proud of.
But it really isn't so strange that
the Filipino should love US more for
u promise to give them sovereignty
over themselves than for our other
good works, for which, after all, out
side Of army and navy expenditures,
the Filipinos have been taxed, and
properly so, for every cent of the cost.
If we but reverse the situation, and
Filipinos, which cannot be said to be
an unfair way Of getting at the other
fellows viewpoint, we shall see that
it Is not strange.
Suppose that Great Britain or any
other power that you can think Of by re-
ferring to your geography or history,
should impose its sovereignty upon US
against our will and then give US an
infinitely better government than we
now enjoy? Could any such foreign
power ever succeed in convincing us
that it had our welfare more at heart
Than we have ourselves. I
But to return to my story, the Fill
pinos heartily thanked us for the
Jones law, considering 1t a sort Of q
covenant between the Filipino and
American peoples, and Immediately
| applied themselves to the task Of set
ting up the prescribed stable govern
ment. And they set it up. 1t is in
the Philippines nov. Americas own
representative in the islands, the gov
ernor general, officially reports it Is
there, and recommends that since the
Filipinos have earnestly fulfilled their
part Of the agreement, America should
be as prompt in carrying out its part
Of the contract.
So that, in a few words, 1t Is not
the Philippines that now are on trial,
but the United States.
There is but one answer. America
will carry out its agreement. And
since we are going to do it, we cannot
afford to bubble and split hairs and
hesitate until our hardness robs us
of half the glory Of our achievement.
Let us act with a promptness and will
ingness really worthy of America.
And when the people of the United
States set up the Philippine Republic
as the first Christian democracy Of
the Far East, they will be building a
monument to themselves that will
stand throughout eternity. On that
day the beacon light of hope, humanity
and justice will flash around the world.
Such an example by America will ac-
complish more for the weak and strug-
Cling peoples of the earth than the
four year world war, with all it's cost
in life and treasure.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
Th @1O,5OO,OOO

l. II e
inhabitants Of the
Philippines are
practically unani-
nous in their de-
sire for %independ-
ence.
This is t h e
strongest impress
sion that l have
brought back with
me after touring
the islands from
one end to the
other, and after
H--;~~ nr~1 In
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25

"The Timber Buyer is Your Man"
Red Mask was n of the pack. That
timber buyer is your man"
The sheriff started. The cold voice
went on.
Did you ever know him to buy a
timber option? Did you ever hear Of
any that he bought?"
"No-!"
The sheriff was surprised to find his
mouth dry, his tongue stiff.
"And you never will. He deliberate
" planned ito lay the murder OF Louie
solomon OF me-. He's the real muir
derer, and has the Blue Moon at this
minute. / knew 1t all along, but I had
no proof. Tonight I expect to get my
proof and ] brought you along to help
me get IT,
The P~earlhunter briefly explained
what he had CHANGED to learn the eve
ming before after escaping from the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-09-24

The easy way to find the proverbial
needle In the baystack is to advertise
for 1t. An investigator who wished TO
determine whether there is any reln-
ton between stammering and cerebral
congestion recently announced in the
Journal of the American Medical as
ISOLATION that he wished he could find
stammerer whose skull had been
trephined. While there are thousands
of stammerers In the United States
and considerable number of persons
whose skulls have been trephined. the
chance of finding the two In combina-
ton seemed exceedingly slim. But the
first mail of the morning after the
Journal was issued brought the name
and address of such a person.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-09-24
ommend that the resolution

ommend that the resolution be
adopted
Whereas, The executors OF the es-
tate OF Jacob Wellauer. deceased, have
requested the permission OF the City
OF Wauwatosa TO grade a portion OF
Grand Avenue between 59th Street
ana 6lst Street upon which street the
property belonging to said estate now
fronts at the cost and expense of the
Wellauer Estate except as to street in
tersections which are Ia be paid for
by the City and which shall in no
event exceed Five Hundred Dollars.
Be 1t Resolved. By the Common
Council OF the City of Wauwatosa
mat permission be and hereby is
granted the said executors of the es-
tate OF Jacob Wellauer estate to cause
said portion of Grand Avenue between
o9th Street and 61st Street to be
graded TO the grade established by the
City OF Wauwatosa and to the salts
faction of the City Engineer and
Board of Public Works, the cost and
expense thereof 10 be paid by the ex-
ecutors of said estate. and the City Of
Wauwatosa 10, pay for the grading of
street intersections its proportlonate
share of the frontage of said intersec-
lions at the rate Of SIS per cubic yard
in no event, however, is the city to
pay to exceed the sum of $4,000; pro-
vided. however. that the WelIauer ses-
tate is to be. responsible for and hold
the city harmless from any and all
damage oecasioned by the doing Of
such work and to provide in any CON
tract made with the contractor doing
such work that the City of Wauwatosa
shall be protected from any and all
liability by reason Of the doing Of
such work, and provided further that
such contract shall be in form and
substance to the satisfaction OF the
City Attorney before the executors
shall proceed with such work On
roll call the foregoing resolution was
adopted.
Be 1t Resolved, BY the Common
Council of the City of Wauwatosa that
the Board Of Public Works be and 1t
is hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for bids for grading Thir-
teenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Ave
nues from Washington Street to East
North Avenue. On motion of Alder
man Notbohm the rules were suspend
ed and the foregoing resolution
adopted
Mr.. Hans A. Koenig spoke briefly
on paving Thirteenth, Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Avenues
There being no further business, on
motion of Alderman Maschmeyer the
Council adjourned.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-09-24
She was Of the Newly Rich.

i, an ancient mansion whicn recent
= changed hands on account of the
az and downs of wartime fortunes
hire dwelIs and works parlor maid
- very expensive ard rather cul-
tnred and superior tyne. Her mis-
.ress does not Mind the expense, but
: often much bothered by sthe cul-
mre this being on 700 high a plane
Gar her understanding rMa'am." said
,be maid. np'tiing her mistress in
,he hall. "rbere is . mendlcant at the
a,er" Then Ieil him. said the ms
,,ess Of he mansion I'VE have nothing
n p,~na . J "rs's darninG Post.