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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26
Roanoke Valley League

BY an overwhelming vote the
mass meeting of baSeball-inter
ested citizens Of this community
have decreed that the Roanoke
Valley League of 1915 shall be
operated along strictly amateur
lines.
The newly elected President,
Mr. ]. 7. Chase, stated to the
mass meeting that he would ac-
cept the League presidency only
on the conditions that it would
be operated as an amateur league
Ball players and officers alike
are practically unanimous in their
approval of this policy and we
expect to seerules adopted which
will make it easier for the camel
to pass through the proverbial
eye than for a profes-
sionaI ball player to enter the
Roanoke Valley League.
The thirty day eligibility rule
for players, to which an amend
ment was added requiring at
least five days work each week
by each ball player participating,
unless incapacitated by sickness,
has teeth in it.
The prospects of the League for
the coming season are good.
The big question is that whatever
Jules are made are adhered to
strictly. Out of this one queS-
ion arose the mostof the troubles
With which the last years Board
If Governors were afflicted. We
believe that this years Board in
ends to profit by the experience
# their predecessors and to hew
o the line with impartial preci-
ion. Here's luck.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26

Dom wait for him to come in
to the house before getting busy
= invade the enemy's territory,
swat him on the outside, swat
him on the wing, swat him any
where.
A vigorous clean up campaign
started now with the removal of
all filth and rubbish, the screen
ing of garbage cans and manure
piles would work wonders in the
way of making July a compare
lively hyless month.
The secret Of a successful cam
paign against the fly is co opera
ton, no tagging back at any
point, but every citizen and every
housewife doing their full duty.
One dirty house and yard can
supply flies for a whole section
of the town, So do your duty
and try to make your neighbor
do his,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26

dents of this community. He
was courteous, kindly, honorable,
one who had the faculty of max
ing friends quickly and holding
them tenaciously.
His athlete proWess made him
much more widely known during
his stay here than would other
wise have been the case and this
fact coupled with the many
other admirable qualities he pos
sessed is responsible for the wave
of pity and grief that swept this
community with the news of his
swift and sudden end.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26
Robert B. Hayes

Rarely comes tragedy with
such poignantly deplorable fea-
lures as that which occurred in
Wake Forest on last Sunday
morning when Robert B. Hayes
met a sudden and violent death.
Such a death is always more
shocking than one which follows
a lingering illness and when it
comes to one whose feet are bare
ly at the threshold of manhood,
healthy, vigorous, athletic, alive
with energy and enthusiasm, fac
ing future filled with promise,
the mind instinctively rebels
against finally accepting a con-
clusion so much at variance with
the fitness of things.
1t would seem that there are
so many who could have been
better spared.
Robert Hayes was admired and
respected in this community,
more, we think, than has been
the case with temporary resi-
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26
Musca Domestica

These warm days we are hav-
ing are bringing out various signs
of coming spring one of the
least welcome of which is the re-
appearance on warm days in sun
ny spots of our old friend musca
domestica, less scientifically
termed the house fly. Now is
the ideal time for the house
wives of the community to swat
the fly = for one fly killed now
counts as much in the work of
as thousands swatted
in July.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26

If the present General Assem-
bly, does not pass the Statewide
Primary bill, it certainly will
have no right to expect the APP
probation of the people. The
people have demanded this re-
form in no uncertain tones and
the refusal of the legislature to
act will be proof positive that
reactionary forces are more
powerful with that body than
the expressed will of the people.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26

All items for publication must
be turned in or reach our office
before THURSDAY NOON in
order to insure publication in
the Friday issue following. In
the case of lengthy items, even
more time must be allowed. No
charge made for insertion Of
matter of purely news value.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26
Settled Him

a man was raising a political
howl about the increase In the
price Of bread. He A.ts asked if
he ate one loaf 0 bread each
day, but he repied Chat he rare
~ ever ate half a loai a day.
He admitted that ne spent rs
cents day for cigars. and was
surprised when he was shown
that if he would CIT out one s.
cent cigar a day, a the end If a
year he would have $li.6O more
than the increase il the price Of
his bread would amount TO. even
If he We're to eat a 0af q dav at
a cost of one cent a day more
than the former price Since
figures donot lie, the politician
could not dispute the satisfac-
ton Wilmington Star.
Silence is golden, " observed
the sage.
But silver or greenbacks can
also be used to keep a mans
mouth closed, added the fool.
Willie Paw what is the differ
ence between a prosecuting at
torney and an attorney for the
defense?
Paw One tries to hang the de- !,
PENDANT and the other tries to
hang the jury, my son.
Old Bucks paid me a very
high compliment the other day"
sand the newspaper man.
What was it," asked the
rounder.
He asked me if | could lend |
him $500, replied the newspap !
ar man.
While Mayor Cyrus Perkins /
Walker was addressing the Wo- /.
mems Betterment League last !!
night on Wine as a DESTROYER"
tiod Barnett requested to be al !
owed to ask a question. The |
mayor said he would gladly an !
'wer it, and Barnett asked how i
many ham sandwiches there are
n pig. Delhi TEX Bazoo. .
Here, my son, said the faith :
n to Willie, what does this
mean? Your report gives you |
My fifty for arithmetic, and !.
our teacher makes the comment |
hat you can't count straight up T.
o twenty-five. What are you /.
DING to do with such record
lhen you go into business"
Now, don't worry, father"
epIied the son. TO count 10 !
, twenty-five isn't necessary for /
lccess in business nowadays"
Not necessary" gasped the I
ather. 4
mo, sir, can start a ten l.
ant store. F"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26

All cards of thanks, resolutions of re
spect, etc, etc, will be charged for at
the rate of one cent per word Cash
must accompany article in all cases ex-
cept where customer has regular &c
count No insertions made for less
than 25 cents.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26
NOTICE

SIX ROOM HOUSE and Lot on
Hamilton Street for Sale or Rent.
Small Cash Payment Down and
long Credit. Apply to
w. r. DeLOATCH
Z 70 At Roanoke Rapids, NC.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26

There are men in this State
holding public offices who when
attacked or exposed will loudly
proclaim that their assaiIant is
trying to ruin the Democratic
party. The humor Of the situa-
ton lies in the fact that if some
of them really constituted the
Democratic party, there would
not be an honest Democrat in
the State.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26

Gabriel D'Annunzio says that
the war will end in a few weeks.
Gabe's confidence is sublime.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26

Evelyn does fairly well, but if
it were Maude what a royal pic
mic for the photographers that
would be.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26

All communications should be
addressed to the Herald Publishing Co.
Persons wishing return of mss,
must in all cases enclose stamps
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26

Entered as Second Class Matter April
). 1914, at the Post Office at Roanoke
Rapids, North Carolina, under Act of
March 3, 1879.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26
Friday, February 26, 1915.

March will probably be right
for those European troops.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26

A headline states that Great
Britain has no intention of using
the United States flag except
in cases of emergency. We
suppose when a British sailing
master sees German submarine
coming up to call, he promptly
recognizes the emergency and
acts accordingly.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26

''Tur:ey is in the war for Trr-
key" says Prince Said Hahn.
Probably Said is right, but indi-
cations are that there are others
in this war for Turkey!
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-26

February seems to be we'll dis
posed this time and so far has
shown unusually good behavior,
but he is a tricky old month and
may have surprises in the wa ! of
weather in store for us that we
wot not Of. And besides the
ground hog has spoken and that
varmint usually delivers the
goods.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-02
DEBT TAX LAW SIGNED
Controllers Office Here Near
ly Swamped in Anticipation.

Albany, April 1. The bill suspend
ing until May the operation of that
provision of the secured debt tax Law
permitting security holders TO obtain
future exemption from taxation by
paying q small registration tax on
their securities, was signed by Gov
ernor Whitman to-day. 1t became
operative Immediately.
1t was designed TO forestall an ex-
pected rush of security holders to OBJ
tain exemption, as it is the intention
OF the administration leaders TO re-
peal the present secured debt tax law
and enact another which will require
the payment Of an annual tax.
In anticipation Of the approval by
Governor Whitman OF the secured debt
tax law, securities worth about $4,000
600 were rushed yesterday TO the local
Office of the State Controller to be
registered under the operation of the
old law. Banks, trust companies and
private concerns of the financial dis
trict had messengers in line, to have
the revenue stamps on the bonds can
celled showing that the tax had been
paid, and the force of the Controllers
Office was hard put to it to handle the
rush. One messenger presented a
block Of bonds worth 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-02
One Girl Dies by Fire.;
Another Hats Panic
Factory Workers Words
Calm Her Mates as They
Struggle Amid Flames and
Smoke-Shc Leads Them
to Safety.

Courage and GOODNESS displayed by
Miss Nellie Matthews, OF 245 Southern
boulevard, according to Fire Depart
mont officials, halted a panic among
forty girls when fire followed an
explosion in the five story cigar box
factory at 6S7 to Gal East Seventeenth
Street, yesterday afternoon.
Standing on table, while the girls
struggled TO get out Of the smoke
filed room, Miss Matthews pointed out
the uselessncss Of the panic. When
she had succeeded in rsllying the less
timid ones 70 her assistance, she
started the girls in an orderly march
10 TIE fre-escapc exits. In few min
utes they were all on the sidewalk.
The fire started in the sawmill on
the ground floor. The lower section OF
the rear wall was shattered by an ex-
plosion, and smoke and flames shot up
the stairways and elevator shafts.
Fifty men working on the lower
floors made their way to the street,
with Nicholas Althaus, the owner OF
the plant; his brother, Charles H.. and
Rosie, his sister, who were in the Office.
The girls, however, working on the
fourth and fifth floors were cut off.
With the first blast Of the explosion.
Charles Miller, the foreman, sounded
the fire drill gong. Fifteen or eighteen
girls started down stairs from the fifth
floor, but were driven by smoke into
the fourth floor factory, where Miller
and the other girls were working. I'm
til this time the girls on the lower
floor were busy forming to march out;
They knew nothing of the smoke and
flame until the door was swept open
by the terrified workers.
In twinkling the girls broke ranks
and were beyond the control of Miller.
1t was then that Miss Matthews came
to the rescue.
Selecting three or four girls, who
retained their presence of mind, among
them Miss Minnie Moshier, of col East
Eighty-third Street, Miss Matthews
gave instructions, and then. keeping up
rapid-fire talk, slowly quoted the
panicky ones. 1t only took a minute
to form the girls in line and bring
them to the fire escapes
Miss Matthews and Miss Moshier
then picked up Annie Zarnow. of JEFF
ferson Street, Brooklyn, who had
tainted, and carried her to the fire
escape, where she was revived and then
walked down the stairs, followed by
the rest of the workers.
Commissioner Adamson and Chief
Kenlon saw fremen carry out Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthew Coghlin and Frank Mil
Ter from 6l3 East Seventeenth Street.
The members of Rescue Company l
proved their worth when four firemen,
including Battalion Chief Mcclure,
were overcome on the roof of No. 643.
The men, using scaling ladders. reached
their comrades and, after reviving
them inside the house, helped them to
the street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-02
GUNRUNNERS BEG SILENCE
ON BIG KRAG GRAFT DEAL
One Alien Handler of War Supplies Loses Temper
When His representation Of Captain Laughln
Is Exposed by Tribune Reporter.

Office. Seated at a desk inside were
two men. Facing the door was Car
michael, while Captain Laughlin had
his back to the caller.
Carmichael looked up and said, you
wanted to see me, believer"
"No, wish 10 see Captain Laughlin,
not Mr.. Carmichael" was the reply
Captain Laughln at once acknowl-
edged he was the man sought. Also
he expressed willingness TO answer
such questions as might be put to him.
Carmichael jumped to his feet and
attempted 10 prevent any conversation
between Captain Laughlin and the re-
porter. lie was so noisy that it was
impossible 10 ignore him. and he was
then Informed that the business of the
caller was with the captain and not
with him.
Get out OF this Office" he thun-
dered. "Get out of here or I'll pit. you
out! Do you want to be put out?
can do II and d. II in good shape"
He stepped forward with threaten.
ing motion. but his arm was caught by
Captain Laughlin, who endeavored 10
quiet his rage by saying that he had
no objections 10 answering the ques-
ton. After some persuasion the pug
nacious Carmichael subsidized, and. 10
the best Of the reporters recollection.
sat down.
Csrmichae's impression that he had
a perfect right to assault man be-
cause he happened 10 be in his Office
may be accounted for by the fact that
he may be unfamiliar with the laws OF
this country. He is said TO be the son
OF a British banker, and those who
have come in contact with him say his
principal business here is the handling
OF war supplies.
Captain Lsughlin denied ne was at
the conference IN question. and was not
willing TO enter into a discussion of
his activities in the krsg deal. He did
lot deny that he had been interested in
the negotiations, but would not 60 into
detail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-02

other step 20 reduce he efficiency Of
the department rhe bill, aosoMtely
does not work for efficiency or econ
omy. We have been working under
an appropriation of less than $4,000
year. There has been no increase in
that amount, although the WORE of the
department was trebled by the pas
sage of the Brooks Law two years ago.
."lf the work of the department was
subordinated under the Department Of
Agriculture, its whole prestige would
be lost and we would be set back at
least twenty years. That is the con-
sensus OF opinion Of every weights
and measures official in the United
States and OF every local seaier.
The effect of the bill will be TO re-
duce efficiency, because the weights
and measures department will become
secondary bureau in a department
whose head is primarily a chemist.
The head of weights and measures is
primarily a physicist. The Agriculture
Department has TO do primarily with
food for men and animals: weights
and measures has to do with the hon
est selling Of every commodity. SO
important do they deem this work at
Washington that they are considering
raising the department from a bureau
20 a full Cabinet position"
In answer 10 inquiries directed 20
weights and measures officials else
where, as to the trend of laws on the
subject, the universal answer was in
opposition 10 the steps proposed in the
present bill here. Hugh II. Henry,
Commissioner of Weights and Meas
ures in Vermont, wrote:
"A bill was introduced in the Legis-
lature TO knock out honest weights
and measures in Vermont by abolish
ing the department and putting the
work nominslly in charge of the Agri-
cultural Department. This was done
at n time when the state is nearly
crazy on economy, and every possible
effort was made 70 secure its passage.
IL wish to state that the House re-
fused the passage of its committees
report, which favored the bill"
1--WE would very much regret to see
this bill enacted into law" wrote s.
W. Stratton. director of the bureau OF
standards Of the Department OF Com
merce at Washington, mot only be-
cause we believe il would be long
step backward in New York State, but
since we believe that II would have
bad influence on the general work else
where"
Fraught With Danger.
From ]. H. Sherman, Superintendent
Of Weights and Measures and Markets
for the District of Columbia, came
this: Il feel that this course Of action
(referring TO the bilD is fraIght with
considerable danger TO the work, not
only because of the likelihood of ne
elect in the hands of a minor division
Of a large department, Sut also be-
cause of the loss Of prestige with the
public which such a change will neces-
sarily involve"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-02
Stenographer. Trapped by
Blaze, Clings to Window
Ledge as Clothes Burn
Newark Crowd Sees Her
Fatal Drop.

Hundreds Of persons shuddered yes
terday rs siXteen-year-old Lillian Field
man, her clothes ablaze, stood on the
fourth floor of the building at II New
Jersey Railroad Avenue. Newark. n. j.,
while tiremen tried In vain to reach her
with extension ladders.
With three men, she dnrted from
window 10 window, undecided whether
20 stay in the burning building or to
leap out When the flames reached the
room where she was she climed out
upon the window ledge and held on.
One by one the men dropped to the
roof Of one story building. adjoining
the Stansebach factory, where Miss
Feldman was employed as stenog-
raphor.
The girl continued TO cling to the
ledge as she saw the fremen raising
the ladder for her rescue. But the
flames burned her dress and she was
unable TO retain her hold.
A groan went up from the spectators
when she was forced to let go and fall
TO the nearby building. She dropped
upon the roof almost into the arms of
Father VI. +. Corcoran. chaplain of the
Fire Department. He extingushed the
flames on what was left of her burned
dress and picked her up almost lifeless.
He rushed down ladder with her to
the street and placed her in an ambu-
lance, which was rushed TO st. James's
Hospital She died there later from
her injuries. Miss Feldman lived at
257 Broome Street, Newark.
Two of the three men who jumped
from the building received injuries
which will probably result in their
deaths. Frederick Stansehach, owner
Of the business. received broken leg
and internal injuries, but insisted upon
being taken to his home, al 223 South
Seventh Street. Samuel Gordon, TWEEN
ty-six, of l52 Boyd Street, had two ribs
broken and is suffering ing j from u confus-
Wardell Smith, twenty-five. is also
there with a broken leg and injuries
about the head and body.
The fire is supposed to have been
started By a plumber's blowpipe in the
rag shop of Kelly & Co., who occupy
the three lower floors OF the building.
II gained Roadway rapidly. thriving on
the shoddy and other waste materials,
and cut off the escape of the four per-
sons on the fourth floor.
Three alarms were turned in, and
practically the entire Newark fire APP
paratus came to fight the flames. For
a tim, the feather manufacturing plant
Of the Robinson Rogers Company, sepa-
rated from the fre-swept building by
a small alleywav, was threatened, but
il was only slightly damaged.
The flames approached closely to the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroads Market Street
station, and the police had to drive
cyerv one from the building. Trains
were not allowed to leave passengers
at the depot until firemen gained con-
troll of the blaze.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-02

Elaborate efforts to block The Trib-
une's uncovering of the attempted
Krag rife sale were continued yester-
day. "For goodness sake keep me out
of it," is the request most frequently
made by those who for months have
been scheming to enrich themselves by
the sale of United States property to
the fghting nations of Europe.
The lengths to which those even re-
motely connected with the affair will
go 10 darken the light gradually being
thrown on the graft scheme may be I'M
agined by the experience of a Tribune
reporter with one Cyril Carmichael, OF
l35 Broadway.
Just what interest Mr.. Carmichael
had in acting as buffer between the
reporter and Captain Joseph Laugnlln,
also of i30 Broadway, IS not known, as
his name had been mentioned only in
casual way during the progress of the
investigation. Here is the last act IN
which he appeared.
On Tuesday afternoon a reporter for
The Tribune called at the Broadway
office and asked 10 see Captain Laugh
lin. He was asked 20 step into prI-
vate office, where he was joined by a
tall. well-set-up man of about thirty.
The reporter inquired if the man was
CAPTAIN Laughlin, and received what he
took 10 be an assentive nod. II then
was explained that Captain Lsughlin
had been mentioned as having been
present at Wall Street conference AZ
which the Krag sale was discussed.
al know OF no such conference and
was not present" grandly asserted the
tall man. ~ have nothing TO coneea!
and cannot be connected with the Krsg
matter"
The reported departed. and within a
short time learned that he had not
been received by Captain Laughlin, but
by Cyril Carmichael.
Yesterday the same reporter called
again. Again he sent in his name and
that OF The Tribune TO Captain Laugh
lin. Once more be was invited into al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-02
Would Reduce Efficiency

"There has always been a tendency
70 strange the department ny lack Of
appropriations" said John +. Farrell,
SUPERINTENDENT of weights ana meas
urss It's efficiency, although it has
accomplished great things, has not
been what 1t might be because o. this
lack of funds.
And now comes this bili-still ar