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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-22
BIG MOB AFTER
TWDDY SUNDAY
But Nobody Wanted Him Bad
Enough to Go Get Him

Reports of near riot and the con-
templated lynching of Officer Twiddy of
the Elizabeth City police force, Sunday
of the gas boa tWaterlily have stirred
the town all the week. 1t seems thai
about all the trouble was the blowing
of bunch of restaurant hangerS-on
who have been sore at Twiddy for a
liquor search he made some time ago.
Twiddy arrested Gibbs Sunday after
aeon at the foot of Fearing street fol
oeing drunk and disorderly. He claims
hat Gibbs wasn't properly clothed ant
was using obscene language, so that he
was forced to take him into custody
Reports circulated about town say thai
Twiddy asked Gibbs where he got his
liquor; whereupon Gibbs replied that h
didn't see that it was any of his busi
ness since he had bought liquor of Twid
!. ly months ago and he hadn't told it
Twiddy denies that any such converse
ton was carried on. Instead, he sai'
that Gibbs drew a brick on him whe1
he ordered him to go to the station. an
that he was forced to deputize fel
low named Benton to help him out
Benton was reluctant to take part bu
| did go as far as Main Street where the
met another officer.
There are other reports that Office
Fsxiddy brutally handled the prisoner
| that he dragged him over the rough cob
bic stones of Water street until hi
back was bloody; that he stood on Glib
| chest with both knees until Gibbs wa
| breathless and that he choked Gibbs an
made him foam at the mouth. Twidd
modifies the description of this treat
ment. He says that he was forced
get on Gibbs chest to prevent bein
kicked and that Gibbs was SO unruly,
was necessary that he be dragged som
i of the way and that finally the fir
truck had to be called to finish up tn
job.
Twiddy says if the mob wanted hi
Sunday night. they could have foun
him he had come down the street, Il
doubt if he had come down the stree
they would have all ran away before
could arrest them.
Gibbs was turned loose on bond.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-22
HINTON S MUST
GIVE UP SIXTH
Supreme Court Sustains Decis-
ion of Pasquotank Court
in The Famous Hin
ton VIII Case

The North Carolina Supreme Court
has confirmed the decision of the Su-
perior Court of Pasquotank County in
the famous Hinton Will Case and the
children of the late John Cleveland Hin
ton will share in the John Louis Hin
Ton estate, estimated at a million dol
lars more Or less
The heirs benefittiag2 from the. break
ing of this famous will are Mrs. Ada
Whitehurst and Mrs. Flossie Nosay, OF
South Mills and Mrs. Sophia Morgan
of Elizabeth City.
The late John Louis Hinton, one OF
the wealthieSt and most ecentric mer
who ever lived in eastern North Caro-
lima died in 1910 leaving an immense
estate to six of the living children ano
making no provision in his will for the
children of his son John Cleveland Hin
ton. This son the old man had practl
cally disowned because he had married
against his wishes. The evidence de
veloped in the case in the Superlo
Court here tended to show that the de
ceased had been influenced in the max
ing of his will by the beneficiaries. Th
evidence also showed that he was &c
centric and at times irresponsible.
| The case has been in the courts o
county for years and twice resulted l
a mistrial. 1t was tried for the thir
time at the January 1920 civil term G
| the Superior Court in this kounty. Th
plaintiffs were represented by 4.
Dozier of South Mills, Ehringhaus I
Small and Meekins & Mcmillan.
The plaintiffs will recover one slxt
of the estate, whatever that is. The tru
extent of the Hinton estate has neVe
been revalued and it is believed that col
siderable work will be required to IL
cate it.
The trial here last January was el
tertaining when not exciting 20
Meekins in his arguments to the Jul
so castigated the defendants that OF
Of them. smarting under the speech, a
saulted him on the street after the trla
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-22
WANT TO PUT SAUNDERS
THRU A DIPPING VAT
Some in Sound Neck Are Making Threats
Auainst Independents Editor

Farmer opponents of tick eradication
work in the Sound Neck neighborhood OF
Pasouotank County haxe extended the
editor of THE INDEPENDENT "cor-
d;al,' invitation to come to Sound Neck
Tuesday, Oct. 26, at which time the 1ar
mers of that section are supposed to
rim their cattle thru the dipping vat.
The editor is promised that if he will
only come to Sound Neck when the vat
is being operated he will be dipred along
with the cattle. Threats have also come
70 the editor of this newspaper that he
will be otherwise summarily dealth WIN
if he is caught in that section OF the
county after dark.
cartain farmers in that section OF the
county are incensed against w. y. Saun-
dars because some one told them tna'
. legislative act by Saunders started the
+;o1 eradication work which they sc
-,,,.b onnose. The editor has referred
70 those who have so wfongfuily con
idemned him as a lot OF Doneheaos any
that sort of reference didn't help mat
+ers at all. However, the editor Oh this
,owsnsner does not regard the threats
f.o,, Sohnd Neck seriously. He say
bo is sure that if he went to Sound Neci
tho GOOD sense of the majority OF tn
,oon1e there would assert itself ana m
would be treated Hospitality. Whlie con
,,inoed that there are lot OF 1901
ononp the more ignorant farmers Il
Pasouotank, W. o. Saunders hasnt los
his faith in the intelligence and goo
citizenship of the farmers Of Pasquotan
as whole. =,
The same crowd that threatens Tn
odi+or of THE INDEPENDENT ma
started a boycott against NUMBER
E71izabeth City merchants who have eA
,.nssod themselves as favorable to tn
governments efforts to erauiea'e
cattle fever tick in this county
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-22
THE VAMP TO Be
TABU In BETSY
Ministers Organize To Make In
telligent Demand For Clean
er Moving Pictures

The Elizabeth City Ministerial Asso-
citation took action this week looking to
a cleaning up of obnoxious moving pic
lures in this city. And the action they
took may we'll be followed by other COM
munities thruout the length and breadth
of America.
A committee of ministers and laymen
is to be appointed to- make study OF
the motion pictures shown in Elizabeth
CITY. The chairman of this committee
is Rev. J. M. Ormond, pastor OF First
M. r. Church South. The committee
under Mr.. Ormonds direction will see
the pictures shown in Elizabeth city
for the next two or three weeks. They
will carefully note the name of the
producing company and the names OF
the actors and actresses playing the
leading roles.
It is hoped by this method to be able
to determine what actors and actresses
habitually take obnoxious roles ano
what producing companies make pic
tnres of a low moral order. At the
same time list of the better producer
and those players who are found oni1
| in clean, wholesome dCIfdCtlohS VIII ~
! noted.
Armed with intelligent Information
about the class of pictures shown Il
this city, and being prepared to sa!
, which producers and players are obnox
ions. the Committee viii have confer
ence with the owners of the theatre
and ask them to ban the indecent play
ers from the local screen. 1t is tn
sense of those behind the movement tina
the vamp pictures and blood curdling Sc
! rails must>b be tabu.
The. ministers believe that the pro
prietors of the leading movie house 1
Elizabeth City will cooperate with thel
, and that it will not be necessary t
make open war on the undeslrab
preachers. Should they be disappointe
: in this cooperation then moveme1
l may be started to organize co-oper'
l tive community moving picture house
' which will be shown only such picture
: as come up to the high standard d.
r manded by the moral leaders OF tt
community.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-22
JUST A SCRAP @
CANNON FODDER
The Final Chapter In The Life
OF One of Our Heroes of
The World War

FORGOTTEN and unaided by the bene-
ficent Government which gave him the
Cross of War and dozens of other de-
corations for heroic service In France.
Elwood Twiford passed thru here last
Friday to- his old home in East Lake,
Dare County to die.
Soon after his discharge from the ar
nv, Twiford developed symptoms of tu-
berculosis. Unprepared to face unem-
ployment and the high cost of treatment
at private sanitariums, he appealed to
the government for aid. After the us
ual delay in matters of this nature, he
was Informed that it could do nothing
for him. since he was in apparent good
health at the time of his discharge So
without any pension or outside aid. he
has dragged out his days amid rapid
stages of a hopeless case, until he was
forced to 90 back to East Lake.
While in France he was separated
from his sector and facing death at the
hands of a German detachment, he be-
came desperate and with the aid of al
abandoned machine gun, captured sin
elehanded a score or more of the enc
NV. The story of his exploit filled AS
sociated Press Dispatches and was fea
, tured for days on the front pages of thu
! foremost papers in the country; and la
ter when he was called to Washington
TO he decorated for his bravery, column
/ were devoted to the recountlng OF hi
deeds.
! Elwood Twiford is the son of William
Twiford of East Lake. Both his par
ents are living. He also has two bro
theirs and four sisters, and he is abou
q years old.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-22
SMALL SPEAKS ST E! ks
MONDAY NIGHT
Retiring Congressman, 3 K
From the Far East, VIII
Address Local
Audience

Congressman John II. Small will
speak at the court house in Elizabeth
City Monday night, Oct. % on the is
sues of the present campaign- Mr.
SmalIs speech will be heard here with
unusual interest because it will be the
occasion of his first public utteran in
this city since his defeat in the recent
Primary, and probably the last spec h
lie will make here as Congressman from
this district.
Mr.. Small only recently returned from
an extended journey thru the Far East
where he has been studying the Aslatlc
situation for the benefit of the Con
gress He has not yet divulged his
plans for the future.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-22
new BANK LOOKS
TO HINTON BLDG.
Carolina Banking & Trust Co
Negotiating for Scott &
Twiddy's Stand

The Carolina Banking & Trust Co.,
the new bank recently organized in this
city to begin business on or about Jan
1, 1921, has it's eye on the stand oc-
cupied by Scott & Twiddy in the Hin
ton Bldg. Negotiations for lease OF
this stand were being made yesterday
it being understood that Scott & Twid-
dy's lease expires Dec Is. 1920.
The board of directors of the new
bank have, not yet located a cashier, but
it is definitely stated that only strong
man of sound banking experience vii
be employed. It is rumored that Johr
Z. Kilby. one time cashier, of the First
& Citizens National Bank will be offer
ed the post.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-22
MARKET HOUSE RATS TOOK
A FANCY TO THE GOLDFISH

The rats in the city market in Eliza
beth City took a notion to try change
of diet Sunday night and made raid
on a tank containing $50 goldfish, in
the stall of d. R. Mundep. NSon. Only
tko of the goldfish survived the raid,
the rats having consumed all the rest
of the number. Heretofore the rats
have been faring well on Pappendick' :
sausages, Loves 1oins of pork and Rigg'
roast and haven't molested dainty It'd
bits like goldfish. But Sunday was
sort of gala occasion with them and the
wanted an ornamental dish to adorl
heir Sunday menu.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-22
. INDEPENDENT OFFERS TO
CARRY WOMEN TO THE
( REGISTRATION BOOKS

+ Saturday, Oct. % is the last day
+ in which the women and others eli
= gible to vote may get on the Regis-
= tration Books.
= If you do not place your name
= on the registration books in your
+ ward or precinct by Saturday. night
= you will be barred from voting in
= the November election.
* More than 500 women have reg
+ istered in the city to date. There
= probably are as many more eligible
= to vote. Registering is simple
= matter, requiring only a few mn
= utes time. /,
= If you don't know who the Reg
istrar in your ward is or just how
to go about registering, phone TIE
= INDEPENDENT, Phone 284 and.
if possible, this newspaper will send
an automobile to take yen to the
y Registrar and back to your home.
x Il 4 = * y
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-22
HOW THEY HUNT BEARS
AROUND BUFFALO CITY

Latham w. Cox of the local broke
rage firm of Daniels & Cox, just back
from a trip to Buffalo City and East
Lake Dare county, says that he never
saw such country for bear hunters in
all his life. Asked if he hunted any
bear while over there, Mr. COX sald:
ssNo sir; they don't hut 'em my way
over there; the way they hunt bear
around Buffalo City is with pint OF
home made corn liquor and hickor!
club: give 'em a pint of that liquor and
all the weapon they need is club.
Just haven't got that used to Buffalo
City corn" -
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-22
Hathaway Says

If you wear glasses nave
your eyes and glasses both
examined from time to time,
and go to the place where you
can afford to pay reason
able price for real professno-
nal work. Remember your
exes are your bread-winners.
Take care of them.
You have yout teeth ex-
amined twice a year. Why
not you eyes? They are
more important.
DR.. J. D. Hathaway
Optometrist,
Phone ooo Bradford Bid
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-22
GOV Gov BECKETT
HERE TONIGHT

Governor T. w. Beckett himself will
visit the Elizabeth City Fair to-day AMI
.I:eak to the voters of Elizabeth City
end vicinity at the courthouse tonight
The Governor has a great speech ane
is said to bs in fine form Ladies es-
pecially are invited to hear him tonight.
He speaks at 8 o'clock and one should
go early to get a seat. because those
who know Bickett's art as speaker
usually pack the house to hear him.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-22
MINISTERS TELL PARENTS
TO WATCH THEIR GIRLS
SpeciaI Services Held in All Churcnes
in Elizabeth City Last Sunaay
Touching Social Evil

Following their regular morning ser
vice last Sunday the ministers in every
church in Elizabeth City held a special
service for fathers, mothers, husbands
and wives. Each minister spoke to his
flock in his own way about the rumor-
ed extent of the social evil in Ellzaeeth
City. Each minister told of the tales OF
young girls going wrong and OF boys
leading the lives of roues. 1t was the
sense of the ministers that parents, nus
bands and wives regard too lightly the
nreyalent sins of time and are inclined
to laugh at the whiskey traffic, the poo
room. the profiteer and the sexuaily I'M
pure.
The ministers generally believe tha'
no girl is safe and no girl so pure thai
she doesn't need watching. That wa;
the idea they tried to impress upon par
ents in their special service Sunday
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-22
vou MAY. HUNT SQUIRRELS
IN PASQUOTANK ON NOV.

For the information of sportsmen and
amateur gunners as we'll, this newspaper
is pleased to advise that squirrels may
he hunted in Pasquotank county from
Nov 1 to Dec. 81 inclusive. The law
which was enacted in 1919, to con1lne
the open season for squirrel to the
month of December, was amended at the
Snecial Session of the General Assem-
hlv. permitting the shooting of squire
from Nov. 1.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-22

Richard Henry Johnson coioreo -oi,
fonder of the larceny statue was 1iheu
co.. .nd sentenced to three months on
- roads. in police court Tuesday
morning. The roads sentence was -,
nended on condition that he be goou io'
- months.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-10-22

MIR. cHAS. n. ROBINSON, founder
and president of the First & Citizens
National Bank of this city and one of
the most cautious financiers in North
Carolina does not believe that the Pc
riod of readiustment thru which the
country is now passing presages a fl
naneial panic. Gin fact" declares MIR.
Robinson, "the outlook is much better
to-day than it was several weeks ago.
Besides his banking interests Mr.. Rob
inson is interested in several industrial
and commercial activities which help to
keep him in touch with the nations bus
mess as well as its finances.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-01-01
THURSDAY. JANUARY /, 1920

tually a smeimonthly, while
notice of delay has been given
in the matter of the initial is
sue of the Daily Star of Mime
apols of which former Mayor
Van Lear of that city is the
head. League officials say that
scarcity of paper alone is re-
sponsible but it is known that
there has been a material fall
ing off in League receipts the
past three months. Old men,
bers, it is said are not coming
across with renewals and new
memberships are harder to get
than in the old days.-The
County Chairman.
There is a possibility that
{ scar Arneson may be permit
ted to seek the Republican nom
ination for lieutenant governor
without a contest. So far no
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-01-01
Caught on the Wing

st. Paul still boasts of a "jit-
ney" car fare. Well and good
but as we understand it, there
are a lot of little incidentals
that "get by" in ST. Paul, jitney
car fare Notwithstanding.
Checking over the Wilson ad.
ministration war expenditures
is the big job in congressional
circles just at present and they
haven't even begun on Wood.
rows little pleasure trip to Paris
and his hobnob with his friend
King George.
Numerous deaths were re-
ported in the eastern states last
week because of an over indulg-
ance in a brand of wood alcohol
spiked" and sold as Whiskey.
Evidently the down east Yam
kee has his failings as we'll as
the F. F. VS..
There is something about
this New Year which may be
worthy of passing note. Some"
new resolutions will be conspic-
ious in their absence, and in
nine cases out of ten their alb
sence is not the fault of the Gin
tender"
Real American sportsmen who
have been following the career
of one Jack Dempsey, received
something of a jolt recently
when it was discovered that this
hobo pug refused to wear the
khaki during the war. AS a
champion Dempsey's career was
short and fast. With the blot
of his war history chalked up
against him, his carer as a fav-
orite will undoubtedly be just
as short.
And now it is Secretary Dan
iels who is in wrong down in
Washington. His ignorance of
recommendations for service
medals made by the various ma
val officers and his adhedance
to the old Deserving Demo
craft policies of his chief, has
brought him into the limelight
again, and this time, as usual,
not favorably. Mr.. Secretary of
the Navy in his day was big
newspaper man down in Caro-
lima, but as a Cabinet member,
his record is on a par with all
of Mr.. Wilson's favorites who
have come and passed on in the
past eight years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-01-01

politics in the Gopher state. All
this must have been known to
Mr.. CasWell as Immediately on
his return from Washington
where he attended the big Re-
publican pow WOW of last week
he at once opened Wood head
quarters and they will be in full
swing by the first of the year.
AS a native Minnesotian, hav-
ing been born near Sunrise in
Chisago county, it would be
presumed that Gov. Louden as
a presidential aspirant would
have first call, but strange to
relate talk runs but little his
way. Gov. Louden is accounted
as rich, having married into the
Pullman family of sleeping car
fame. He with Senator Hard
ing is said to have the best
wishes of what is known as the
Old Guard, but the Old Guard of
Minnesota is not the tower Of
strength it use to be and this
probably accounts for the lack
of interest in the two as far
as Minnesota is concerned.
Old High Cost of Living is
charged with another blow at
the peoples liberties. In order
to meet his fast increasing de-
mands, membership in the non
partisan League has been rails
ed two large simoleons making
it $18 for the bi-annual period.
This step was taken by the
League in convention assembled
in ST. Paul last week and it is
to go into effect at once. Quot
ing the official organ of the
League, which by the way has
been switched from a weekly
to a semi-monthly publication,
the increase of So in the men,
bership fee will go to the coun-
ty organization. The $18 is to
be apportioned as follows: coun-
ty organization, 81; state irgan-
ization to enter local or district
political contents. Such are to
be more or less independent of
the state and national organic
alton which is Townley.
While on the subject of nom
partisan League matters it
might not be out of the way to
state that it's financial affairs
are not at all to the liking of
some of the organization offic-
ials. The working force in the
League headquarters in st.
Paul has been materially reduc-
ed and economy ordered in the
purchase and use of supplies.
The League state organ, the
Minnesota Leader, has been
changed from a weekly to viz
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-01-01
ST. PAUL LETTER

st. Paul, Dec. 27.-Republican
gubernatorial activities promis-
ed for the New Year may have
to give way temporarily to the
presidential contest. The polit-
ical spot light which has been
playing industriously about the
movements of Tom Frankson,
Julius A. Schmahl, Mike Dowl-
ing, Vic Power and other accept
ed Republican aspirants was
shifted this week and it's days
centered upon the persons
of Gen. Leonard Wood, Senator
Hiram Johnson of California,
Gov. F. 0. Louden of Illinois
and Senator w. G.. Harding of
Ohio. Each Of those named is
a candidate for the Republican
nomination for president and
Minnesota admirers are prepar-
ing to open state campaign
headquarters for all four of
them. Wood headquarters are
already in operation, his friends
headed by l. A. Caswell of An
Okla and state chairman of the
late Roosevelt memorial drive
having taken over a suite of
rooms in the Ryan Hotel in ST.
Paul for that purpose. A. A.
D. Rain and E. E. Smith of
Minneapolis it is reported are
preparing to espouse the cause
Of Senator johnson while as to
who will guide the Minnesota
destinies Of Gov. Louden and
Senator Harding is not known
at this time.
. Minnesota Republicans will
likely make their choice at a
delegate convention to be held
the latter part of March. If
possible an elimination conven-
ton for state officers will be
held at the same time.
Leave it to that veteran of
many scraps, Irving Caswell, to
pick a live one for if the King
Makers have it right Gen. Wood
will come pretty near walking
away with the Minnesota dele
CATION and the nomination for
that matter. Their views are
borne out by a decided majority
of the Republican press Of the
state while additional support
is had in the findings of those
who keep pretty close tab on
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-01-01

one has come forward in the
shape of a Republican rival and
gossip concerning this particu-
lar plum is barren in the shape
OF other possibilities. The coun-
try press generally has picked
Mr.. Arneson as a winner. Adj
ded to this is a heavy legislative
acquaintance dating back some
years.