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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-02-28
Prospective Revelations.

my activities rs molder of public
opinion and chronlcler OF events In this
community will terminate very soon,"
said the able editor of the Torpidity
Torch of Liberty and Tocsin Of the
Times. ~ am selling out, and IL there
is no hitch In the arrangements ! shnll
\tOm he Torch over to my successor
N4ext Friday afternoon. On Satur-
IN morning ] shall begin to tell my
fellow citizens by word of mouth
what ! really think of them. kansas
City Star.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-02-28
A New One.

They were sim out in the conserva-
tory and Tom had Just asked Sally to
mfrry him. She had said, ~ don't care
~ i DO" and thus they were engaged
Tom, dear she began, "am l the
I ~ girl"
Wow, look here, Sally" he inter
"a I'D, don't ask me If you are the
girl l ever loved. You know as
X4EssI do"
sysTEtJhat wasn't the question at all,
Tfn," she answered. ~ was just going
toask If was the only girl that would
hte you?"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-02-28
RIyat.

II seems strange Tint this English
word which means competitor OF
some sort should have come from the
Latin word "rlvalls," pertaining to
stream. But we can easily imagine
that the nclghhors who lived along
the river bank and used the same
source for water would sometimes
quarrel about their rights aud per-
haps become enemies.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-02-28
Deem Laid Plot.

Mother and the girls insist on my
wearing my Oldest clothes every day
and Sunday" said Mr.. Cumrox.
"That's economy"
81 think It's diplomacy. II they can
keep me looking shabby they know
! won't have the nerve TO show up at
any of their parties"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-02-28
Her asorrow cloth.s.n

Mary Ellen had just finished Dress
Ing a clothespln in black for Hallow-
cen and she said, THAT clothespIn
has lost her husband and has on her
sorrow clothes"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-02-28
Thouoht n Mental.

Cause.-The dentist told me that !
had large cavity that needed filing
Dthei-Did he recommend any spe
clal course Of studyf
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-02-28

"No Man Alone Can Take Trench"
"'Kecp together Keep together =
shouted a commanding officer over
seas. No man alone can take n
trenchp ! say: Keep together Keep
together, men of God No church
alone can take world &C, sher.
wood Eddy
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-02-28
London's Great Fire.

An area of 436 acres was burned
over in the great fire of London 10
1866.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-02-28
The Proper Thlnq.

IF YOU have an itch for writing,
Robert, get SCI Itch pad'-Bonton
Transcript.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-05-21

d. n. TILLITT was born in Camden
County, N. C. near Shiloh, on the 25th
day of April, 1888, the son of G.. NJ.
and Bette r. Tillitt. He was educated
in the Public Schools of his county, at
Whftsett Institute and Wake Forest
CoIIeue. He was admitted to the prac-
tice of the law in 1909 after course of
study at Wake Forest College. He re-
presented Camden County IN the Lower
House of the General Assembly of North
Carolina in 1907 and 1918. In the extra
session of 1908, he was the youngest
member being at that time only "a years
of aae. He was County Judge of Inc
Recorders Court of his county from jan
uary, 1914 to December, 1914. He is a
member of Shiloh Baptist Church and
is Superintendent of the Sunday School.
During the War with Germany he was
Food Administrator, Chairman of the
Council of Defense, Soidier's Business
Aid Committee, Legal Advisory Board,
Four Minute Men, United States Public
Service Reserves, and Chief Clerk to the
local Board. He aided in all the Red
Cross drives and Y. M. G. A. and United
War Work campaigns. Mr.. Tillitt in
the session of the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows in Wilmington inI9i8, was un-
animousIy elected Grand Warden; Depu-
ty Grand Master at the session in 1919
in AsheviIIe and Grand Master in Gas
tonia at the session of the Grand Lodge
in session this week. Mr.. Tillitt joined
the lodge of Odd Fellows when he was
81 years of age, soon want through the
chairs and then to the Grand Lodge.
He take S an active interest IN all mat
tiers pertaining to good morals, good
roads, good schools, frstsrnity and Re-
iision. ,Hs IS = hachs.t = ibis writ
ing.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-05-21
EVEN ROAD BUILDING
is GETTING CHEAPER

Three weeks ago the State Highway
Commission offered three construction
projects to contractors in this State,
and received no bids Tentative prices
named for the work were deemed out of
reason. Yesterday the Commission of
fered three projects to contractors and
IA of them offered bids for the work, and
at prices approximately 20 per cent un-
der the tentative price three week ago.
State Highway Commissioner Frank
Page said yesterday that he regarded the
results of the bidding as the beginning
of a definite end towards lower pfices,
not only in highway construction but in
the cost of living generally. A year from
now, he asserted, the State could build
roads at reasonable price, and for
the money expended get road that
pay the tax payers to build.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-05-21
SALVATION ARMY
DRIVEIS W EAK
Few Solicitors AT Work and Pub
lie Showing Too Little
Interest

Elizabeth City is not making its usual
good showing in response to the Saliva
ton Army drive for funds which started
Monday, May TO- Similar reports are
coming from other cities and Elizabeth
City will have to prolong its drive to
secure anything like its quota.
The Salvation Army is asking the en-
tire country for ten million dollars, that
being the estimate amount required for
all Salvation army work in the United
States for the next twelve months. The
Salvation Army has adopted the annual
drive for funds as method of raising
money instead of its old method of pass
ing the tambourine. Raising all the mon
ey for its annual needs in lump sum
enables the Army to give all its time to
relief work and missions. whereas more
than half the time of it's workers used
to be taken up in holding street meetings
and passing the tambourine.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-05-21
SAYS BRICK ROADS ARE
THE ROADS TO BUILD
Mr.. Lambert Who Travels All Sorts Of
Roads Is Strong for Brick

W. r. Lambert, manager of the Betsy
Motor Co., is convinced that Pasquo-
tank is making no mistake in building
roads of brick Mr.. Lambert is of this
conviction after having made repeated
trips to automobile manufacturing CEN
ters in the middle west. He says every
where he has gone he has found brick
roads being built where asphalt Or Tar
via roads had worn out. He says where
ever he finds brick roads he finds the
people satisfied with their roads. sand
I want to tell you," says Mr.. Lambert
1T makes me hot when I get back home
and hear some of our folks cussing be-
cause we are putting down brick roads in
Pasquotank. I have travelled good
deal this spring, thru a country that
has good roads, and the roads every
body bets on are the brick roads. A
brick road properly built will last three
times as long as any asphalt and does
MT cost anything like as much.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-05-21
GOT HER OUT OF JAIL
AND THEN OST HER
Incidentally, Poor Little Riddick is Nov
Serving 80 Days on County
Chain Gang
Serving 81

Serving 80 days on the Pasquotank
chain gang is the woeful plight of 6.
d. Riddick, a youth of 21 years, who
took the downward path about two
months ago when he took bride from
the Pasquotank County jail.
Stella Copeland. young white. wo-
man, accused of disorderly conduct was
to have been sent to the states home
for fallen women. Young Riddick, a
mere youth in appearance. told Judge
Geo. J. Spence that he would marry the
girl if Judge Spence would release her
and dismiss the charges against her.
Spite of the girls long police court re-
cord, and spite of the youth of the boy,
Judge Spence encouraged the match and
got the pair married The Copeland girl
stayed with her youthful husband about
as long as Pat stayed in the army. Rid
dick says she told him he was no good
and she was going to look for ''real
man. 4
Riddick is now on the roads for theft
He stole pair of brass knueks from
former policeman Grantham Phelps; Th.
police believe he stole the knucks e
use in tanning his wild wife if he eyel
caught up with her again.
Riddick is from Mackeys Ferry ant
claims to have come from an old ant
highly respected colonial family.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-05-21
HIS ONLY SURVIVING
RELATIVE IN ENGLAND
w. P. Knowles Leaves Bulk of His Es-
tate to Niece in Old Country;
C. w. MeIiek, the Executor

c. w. Melick is named the executor IN
will of W. p. Knowles, of this city who
died in Norfolk hospital Monday fol-
lowing an operation for stomach dis
order Kl16yIeg died lea osls
living relative, niece whose home is
in Peterborough, England. To her he left
the bulk of his estate, consisting of his
home on Martin st. and a plumbing es-
tablishment containing valuable tools
and materials His library of several
hundreds volumes he bequeathed to the
Masonic Orphanage at Oxford, n. Q.
AS tokens of his appreciation of the
friendship of Mr.. and Mrs. Cam w. Me-
lick, he bequeathed a beautiful set OF
flags of the Allies and number of val
liable pictures to Mrs. Mehck, and his
gold watch to Mr.. Melick.
Knowles was a native of England ano
was 81 years old. He came to- Eliza
beth City about Is years ago prospect
ing for home. He got the job OF
plumbing for the Southern Hotel which
was then being remodeled and he con-
tinued his stay here. His wife, refin-
ed and cultured woman died about two
years ago leaving him alone in the world
The shock of her death is believed to
have undermined his health.
The remains of the deceased were in
tered in Hollywood Cemetery with Ma
sonic honors, Tuesday afternoon.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-05-21
ELIZABETH CITY WILL
CELEBRATE JULY FOURTH
Chamber of Commerce Already Planning
Taylor Grandy New President
of That Body

Elizabeth City will have it's usual
Fourth of July celebration this year and
will not wait till the last minute to
make arrangements for its big time.
The Board of Directors of the Chamber
of Commerce have authorized the ap-
pointment of a committee of II members
to plan this years celebration. The
names of the committe will be announc-
ed in few days.
Taylor Grandy, president of N. G.
Grandy & Co., is the new president of
the Chamber of Commerce. He has at
all times been one of the most enthu-
siastic, most liberal and hard working
members of the organization and will
make an able executive. Other new Of
ficers elected this week are DIR. A. L.
Pendleton, first ice-president; Geo. F.
Seyffert, second vice president; J. @.
Sawyer, treasurer; L. D. Case, Secre-
tary.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-05-21
HELD FOR MURDER
- COMMITTED MARCH, 1916
Bruce Long Wanted Here For Murder
of Cicero White Told His Past
to Woman /

Bruce Long, one of two men wanted
for the murder of Cicero White in this
city on Mar. s, 1916, is in Pasquotank
county jail this week, bound over from
Recorders Court to the September term
of Superior Court. Long was appre-
hended in Elizabeth, N. J. a few days
ago. He made the mistake of telling
the history of his past to woman in
that city and then had a quarrel with
the woman. She got revenge by telling
the police about him.
Cicero White was drayman, a hard
working and respected Negro. On the
night of Mar. s, 1916 he had an alter
cation with Bruce Long and Fred Sykes.
Long knocked him down with a pop bot
tie and Fred Sykes stabbed him with
knife. White never recovered after the.
bow from the bottle. Long and Sykes
fled. 1t is believed that Skyes is also
somewhere in the vicinity of Elizabeth,
N. J. and will also be apprehended.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-05-21

DR.. e. J. GRIFFIN, of Edenton, can
didate for the State Senate, SUBJECT to
the action of the Democratic Primary
of June 5, is the type of man who makes
a strong appeal to the religious ele-
ment and to the farmer. He has lived
and Iabored among the farmers of North
hampton, HEREFORD, Gates and ChoWan
counties until he knows the farmers and
their problems better than any other man
soliciting their support for the Office of
State Senator. DR.. Griffin comes of
Griffin and 0yerman families on his fa-
theirs side, from the Durant's Neck sec
tion of Perquimans county. On his mo-
theirs side he comes from the Baughm
and Blanchard families of NorthlIamp-
ton. His ancestors on both sides were
Baptists and Quakers and he inherits all
the religious zeal of his Quaker for
bears. Dr.. Griffin is consistent and
enthusiastic friend of education and good
roads. In his own county he has been
identified with every farmers eo-opera-
tive movement and in recent months has
saved the farmers of his county thou
sands of dollars in cooperative pur-
chases of peanut bags, nitrate of soda,
etc.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-05-21
CHAUTAUQUAT TO
BE HERE JUNE |
Unusually High Class and Enter
tanning Program Secured
For This Season

Several lectures of unusual interest
and the Belgian's Veterans Band will
be the features of this years Chautau-
qua program. d. Thomas Curtis lee
lures on Behind The Scenes in Eu-
rope" Edward Amherst OFT lectures on
Victory; Belyin3 w. Maynard, the fa-
nous Flying Parson'' will lecture on
THE Motor Troubles of Society," .
There are number of splendid musi-
cal numbers on this-year's program, Ga
briel Hines, the well-konwn musical
composer himself will appear in a re-
cital, using his own Steinway piano
which has to be transported from town
to town in special truck. The Belgian
Veterans Band will appear on the third
day in two concerts.
An event of unusual interest on this
years program is a concert and enter
tainment by company of Chinese young
men and women who are being educated
in American universities. These Chinese
young people will appear in their native
costumes in a play depicting the life and
customs of the Chinese people.
Chautauqua begins Tuesday, June 1,
concluding Monday, June z, The Chau-
tauqua tent will be pitched on the High
School grounds. Season tickets this year
are $3.50 and the demand already is
such that those who desire season tick
cts should engage them early. vs.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-05-21

Heavily armed posses from the Sher-
iff's Office and u. S. Marshalls Office are
searching for the Anderson gang of
moonshiners who few days ago while
Deputy Sheriff Ed. Williams and Depu-
ty Marshall J. f. Garner were searching
for this gang were captured. These two
men found what appeared to be dis
manteled still and separating and follow
ing trail came to a cabin. They found
several men sitting around apparently as
calm and quiet as could be when all of a
sudden, they jumped up, and with guns
overpowered the officers, disarmed them,
and locked them up. After tormenting
the officers for several hours they allow
ed them to go but with the warning
never to be seen in that section any
more. The officers got bench warrant
from Judge e. Y. Webb, and 25 or more
men at last account were securing the
mountains in search of those who per-
petuated the crime. Asheyille is ex-
pecting a report all the while that a
battle has taken place between the
searching party and. the gang OF moon
sinners.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-05-21
ELIZABETH CITY HAS
$12,OOo,OOO PROPERTY
RevaIuation viii Show Us Worth Near
Iy Three Times What We SWore
We Were Worth

Elizabeth City's material values as
represented by the Revaluation of all
real and personal property soon to be
made public, will be, in round numbers,
twelve million dollars. The value of all
real and personal property in Pasquo-
tank county, in and out of Elizabeth
City, is in round numbers nineteen mil
lion dollars.
The value of real and personal pro-
perty in the county as given in previous
to Revaluation was $7,419,350. For the
city the old values amounted to only
S4,S2O,OOO The Revaluation Act is
bringing out something like our actual
material worth.
In addition to this real and personal
property upon which to levy for taxes,
there are 2,O77 males in the city and
county upon whom poll taxes are levied.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-05-21
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
RECEIVE CASH PRIZES
say Contest AWarder Miss Hell
en- Morgan

The Norfolk Agency of the Pan-Amer-
lean Life Insurance Company of New
Orleans has recently awarded cash priz-
es to the amount of fifty dollars to pu-
pills of Fork and Newland High Schools
in this county for the best essays writ
ten on "The Value and Importance of
Life Insurance" The contest was
launched some time ago, the company
furnishing the necessary printed mat
ter to acquaint the pupils with the sub
ject in hand. There has been keen in
terest in the contest from the beginning
but of course only three could win. The
first prize was for $500 which was
won by Miss Helen Morgan of Fork
High School. Miss Inez Jones of New
land High School won the second prize
of $1,000, while the third prize of $10.-
90 was secured by Miss Hattie Carter of
Fork High School. Professors Pool
and Johnson, principals of these two
schools took advantage of the oppor-
tunity by making the contest really a
course in Life Insurance. All the essays
were good evidencing careful study on
the part of each pupil.
The Pan-American, through their Ed
ucationaI Department, is planning to put
on campaigns of this kind throughout
the country in order that the public
may become better informed as to the
value and Importance of life insurance.
The essay of Miss Morgan which won
first prize is published elsewhere in this
issue.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-05-21
A MILLION DOLLARS
INVOLVED IN SALE
of Dare Lumber Co. to Be
Knocked Down June 10

Probably the longest legal notice ever
published by an Elizabeth City news
paper is that of the Notice of Sale of
the property of the Dare Lumber Co.,
appearing elsewhere in THE INDE-
DENT this week. All of the holdings
OF this company, valued at something
like a million dollars, will be sold at
auction to the high bidder, at the com
pany's Offices in Buffalo City, Dare
county. on June 10, 1920.
The Sale will be made under a mort
gage by the Metropolitan Trust Co., of
New York City, trustee for the bond
holders of the Dare Lumber Co.
Io the average reader of this newspa-
per the Notice of Sale viii appear very
oFy reading, but the sale itself promis-
eS much of interest to the future pro-
gteSS nd prosperity of that section of
bare County in which the woods of the
"I the Dare Lumber Co. are located.
ald Elizabeth City where it's main Of
dictS and mills are located.
Hon. W. \. Worth of Elizabeth City
- attorney for the Trustee and has
eharge Of the details of the advertise
laeht and sale of the property
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-05-21
MAY PEAS BROUGHT 81
TO SIS FIRST OF WEEK
And Now If Irish Potatoes viii Bring
S25 Barrel AS They Did in
Florida?

Ten refrigerator cars of May Peas
will have moved from Elizabeth City to
New York this week when r. G. Abbott
sends two cars out to-day. Reports
from cars shipped the first of the week
SHOW ready sales on the NeW York mar
ket at 81 to s. basket. the large ma
ture peas bringing the higher price.
With the largest crop of peas in years
and prices holding up well, growers of
peas in northeastern North Carolina will
clean up thousands of dollars within the
next few weeks.
Next comes the turn of the Irish po-
tatO growers and there is all sorts of
furtive hoping that our growers will rea-
lie something like the high prices
brought by the new potato crop in Flor
ida. The Florida growers sold their
early Irish potatoes this spring as high
as SD to $50 barrel, prices that seem
unbelievable to many who have follow
ed the ups and downs of the Irish po-
tato in this section
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-05-21

MRS. PRICE1ARp HAVING
HARD LUCK WITH AUTO

Mrs. Jennie Prichard, driving a new
seven passenger Paige Sedan, got the
accelerator mixed up with the brake pc
dal while. turning from Main into POin-
dexter street, Tuesday morning. The
car got away from her and dashed into
the side wall of the McCabe & Grice
store, smashing a, front fender, break
ing spring, bending the front axle and
doing other minor damage. No one was
injured.
This was Mrs. Prichard's third ac-
cident within few days. A few days
ago she broke up a buggy for a man in
Camden county. In Tuesdy's accident
she smashed the tenders of H G. Kra-
mer's car. Fortunately she carried a
policy with Culpepper, Griffin, Old 6,
Grice Co. which takes care of the dam
ages to others.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-05-21
CADETS WANTED FOR
THE u. S. COAST GUARD
Competitive Examination Open to Men
ssseess q to ~ Years Old, July si2

The U. S. Coast Guard announces a
competitive examination. commencing
July II, 1920, for appointment of cadets
and cadet engineers, which is an ex-
ceptional opportunity for young men of
the right caliber to complete their edu-
cation and receive special training at
Government expense and to become COM
missioned officers in the q. S. Coast
Guard, one of the military services of
the United States.
Age limits. for appointments as cadet
are, Is to "a years; and for appoint
ment as cadet engineers, 20 to % years.
Cadets and cadet engineers are train
ed to become commissioned officers of the
Coast Guard at the Coast Guard Acad-
emy at New London, Conn. Each sum
mer the cadets are taken on an extend
ed cruise, which have included visits to
ports in Nova Scotia, West Indies, the
Canal Zone, and when conditions per-
mitted, European ports. (The cruise
this year extends to the channel ports of
France and England)
Cadets receive the same pay and al
lowances as midshipmen in the Navy
$500 per annum and one ration per
day.. Cadet engineers receive $75 per
month and one ration per day.
A circular giving full information
about the examination may be obtained
by writing to the Commandant, u. S.
Coast Guard, Washington, D. c. Any
special Information relative to the Acad-
emy or the Service will be furnished
upon request.