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The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19
CELEBRATED NEGRO
EDUCATOR IS DEAD


er T. Washington, the noted negro
educator and founder of Tuskegee
institute, died Of a nervous break
down early Sunday at his home
here, four hours after his arrival
from New York.
I The negro leader had been in fail
ing health for several months, but
his condition became serious only
last week while he was in the east.
He realized the end was near, out
was determined to make the long
trip south to bear out his oft-ex-
pressed statement that he had been
''born in the south, have lived all
my life in the south. and expect to
die and be buried in the south"
Accompanied by his wife, his sec
rotary and a physician, Washing
ton left New York for Tuskegee at
o'clock Friday afternoon. He
reached his home Saturday midnight
and died at 4:40 o'clock Sunday
morning.
Specialists who had examined
Washington said he was suffering
from nervous breakdown and hard
ening of the arteries His last pub
lie appearance was at the national
conference of Congregational church
es, where he delivered lecture
October rs.
Washington is survived by his
widow, three children and four
grandchildren. His brother, John
II. Washington, is superintendent of
industries at Tuskegee institute.
The funeral will be held at Tus-
kegee institute Wednesday morning
at 10 O'Clock.
Washington was born in slavery
near Hale's Ford, Va, in 1857 or
1858. After the emancipation of
his race he moved with his family
to West Virginia. He was an am
bilious boy and saved his money for
an education. When he was able
to scrape together sufficient funds
to pay his stage coach fare TO
Hampton, Va, he entered Gen. Arm
strongs school for negroes there and
worked hi way through an academ-
ic course, graduating in 1875. La
ter he became teacher in the
Hampton institute, where he re-
NAMED until 1881, when he organ
lied an industrial school for negroes
at Tuskegee. He remained princi-
pal of this school up to the time of
his death.
The institute started in a rented
shanty church and today it owns
$500 acres of land in Alabama ana
has nearly 100 buildings valued at
half a million dollars.
Washington won the sympathy
and support of the leading south
erners by a speech in behalf of his
race at the Cotton States exposition
in Atlanta in 1895. OF undoubted
ability and breadth of vision, his
sane leadership enabled him to ac-
cCmplish more for and among the
negroes of the United States than
any negro of his time.
In addition to his prominence as
al educator, Washington gained
considerable fame as an author He
received an honorary degree of mas
ter of arts from Harvard university
in 1896 and was given an honorary
degree of doctor of laws by Dart
mouth college in 1901.
An incident of Washington's ca
reer made him a figure of national
prominence during the administra-
ton of President Roosevelt. He sat
down to lunch with the president at
the White House either by formal or
informal invitation, There was a
storm of protest, particularly from
the south, but in spite of the re-
sulting hostility shown toward him
by many white persons Washing
ton continued to exert widespread
influence toward the betterment of
his people.
Woods Chanel
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19
NEW CONSTITUTIONS
is BADLY NEEDED|
Candidates for Legislature in Some
Counties Asked to Declare
Themselves.

LlItle ROCK, NOV. lo.-ln SeVeral
counties of the state--in fact, it is
thought by the promoters of the
idea more than half of the counties
will shortly begin the agitation of
obtaining expressions from candi-
dates for the legislature of how they
stand on the question of new con-
stitution. Sentiment for a new or
ganic law for the state is growing
rapidly and had it not been for
the activity of two or three influ-
entail members of the last state SEN
ate the resolution calling the con-
vention to frame a new constitu-
ton would have been passed by that
body. The house passed the resolu-
ton by a large majority, but it
met with defeat in the senate. 1t
is now proposed to extend the work
among the candidates who are seek
ing positions in the senate and
house, which convene in January,
1917.
The measure passed by the last
Legislature provided for the calling
of the convention without submit
ting the question to the voters.
This, it is believed, caused its defeat
in the senate. Several senators stat
ed at the time that they might ia
vor the proposition, but would not
vote for a bill or resolution with
out leaving it to the people.
A bill providing for new con-
stitution has been in every legisla-
ture for the past Is years, and has
been growing in popularity since
that time.
Under a construction placed upon
the law by the supreme court, it is
almost impossible to secure the
adoption of much needed amend
ments to the CONSTITUTING.
That court held couple of years
ago that it would require majority
Of all the votes cast on that subject
in order to adopt an amendment, and
not a majority of the votes cast for
state offices. In addition, the court
held that not any more than three
amendments can be submitted at
any one election.
One of the most urgent needs for
a new organic law in this state, ac-
cording to the promoters of the
idea, is a change in the election
laws. 1t is claimed that Arkansas
has entirely too many elections.
Instead of electing state officers,
members of the legislature and
county officers every other year, it
is proposed to abolish biennial and
substitute quadrenial elections and
make the governor and all state Of
ficers ineligible to succeed them
selves Opponents of a new con-
stitution say the time is not get
ripe for the agitation, because the
right kind of men could not be
eelcted as delegates. They claim
that the constitutional convention
will be composed of men who would
not be qualified to write an instru-
ment of that kind. In other words,
they say that the average legisla-
ture would be fair sample of the
constitutional convention member
ship. They also say they fear that
the convention would adopt a pro-
vision providing for the recall of all
officers, including the judiciary.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19

ly to increases in the naval and mil
itary establishments and have so
voted in the past. The replies indi-
cate that all sections of the United
are for the presidents plans
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19
Finger Bowls for Farmers.

Rural schools in Ohio are to in
troduce courses in etiquette and
table manners, having Haunted to
the breeze the slogan, Finger bowls
on every farmers table"
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19
900.

mo. -Pac.-I. NJ" means Missouri
Pacific end Iron Mountain" but
looks and sounds like the road cap
tured yesterday near Nish by Aus
tro-German and Bulgarian warriors.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19
.Q0Q-

Little Dinner says his new job
was "handed him on a silver plat
ter" A rather unique admission
that in an ability contest he would
have stood at the bottom of rieng
list making about as much Roadway
as a wreath of cigarette smoke in a
tucking contest with a cyclone.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19

LOST-Red steer calf, year old,
crop and split in right, crop off left.
Lost since last June. Reasonable
reward for return to E. L. Thur
man, Bard, Ark. Phone 1927.
*27p
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19
900.

Inasmuch as it is not "expedient"
to sue for cash transferred during a
poker game, we assume the $2S5
for which Wallace Davis is being
prodded in Pulaski courts was Dor
rowed for other purposes.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19

FOR RENT-Farm, 40 acres, 27
acres in good state of cultivation
13 acres woodland, good house,
good large barn, fine water; nice
orchard and we'll located, 3 IL
miles west of city. Apply to Brad
Thompson. Ew
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN

Blacksmith tools, blower, anvil,
drill press, screw plates, size from
IA to ga inch, and all necessary
forge and bench tools. w. H. Will
son & Co., at Old Opera House, Par
agould *dec. 4
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19

The Hartzell Handle
Company is now ready
to receive hickory ham
die bolts cut 40 inches
long and will pay in
cash the highest market
price for hickory bolts
delivered to their fac
tory at Paragould.
ROBERT ELDRIDGE,
Manager.
Nov. 10, 1915.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19
CLASSIFIED ADS.

WANTED-Good, reliable farm
hand to stay with me through the
winter and crop season. Good
place for the right man. Bob Nc
Donald, Paragould. A2Op
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19

FOR SALE-Bulk honey part
comb and part eXtracted), in 90
pound cans at loo per pound; in
10-pound buckets at $1.15 per
*27p
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19

FOR SALE-Grape vines, thirty
six varieties, bear from July until
October. j. H. Zeiner, route 6.
*27p
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19

Washington, Nov. 15.-(Special
to The Press. Ambassador Sharpe
at Paris, today reported to the state
department that the survivors OF
the Ancona number two hundred
and thirty-two. The ambassador
quoted a bulletin issued by the
French minister of marine stating
this information came from Bizerta
where the survivors were landed.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19

FOR RENT-Eight or ten good
farms, two to eight miles from city;
we'll improved. j. c. Wood, route
l, phone 1872 rings. *dec11p
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19

the nation. The company's choice
of Mr.. Hardin for section of their
southern territory is good one He
is thoroughly competent business
man, possesses lots of make-good-
pep, lively stopper and good
locker. A deserving young fellow
and he's sure to get there.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19
For Prosecuting Attorney.

rAUTNEY-The Soliphone is au-
In thorized to announce that
Judge ]. F. Gautney of Jones'
boro, is a candidate for the demo-
attorney of this judicial circuit,
subject to the will of the voters in
the forthcoming democratic pri-
mary election.
CIMPSON--TheS oliphone is author
y lied to announce S. r. Simp-
son of Paragould, a candidate
for the democratic nomination for
prosecuting attorney of the second
judicial district, subject to the will
of the democratic voters.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19

Entered at the Postoffice at Para
gould, Ark, as mail matter of the
second class.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-21
t'uopsIoossv SsIIdIsIu1
ssdudsnsN 40 '0IGI rqSIIkdoop

I have just had the most sur
prising conversation with Dick,
little book, which shows me that
women will never be able to get
a mans point OF view in the ques-
tion of morals no matter how
hard they try.
told him that Herbert had
been here and what he had said,
and what do you think, little
book, the first remark he made
was not what a hypocrite he has
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-21
m When Doing Your Christmas Shopping

of health and youth could live in
the same home with a pretty
woman who loved him and was
willing to give herself to him
and withstand the temptation.
Don't you remember when we
were coming home on the train
how l laughed and you asked me
what l was laughing about? II
told you then that II was because
Herbert was going to get what
was coming to him. l meant this
very thing. could see it COM
ing at the funeral. The girl was
beautiful and you could see she
was crazy about him. Spencer,
evidently, though he was the
superman and could calm his
emotions at will
do you mean to tell me, Dick,
that a man and woman cannot
live in the same house together,
the woman as nurse to the mans
motherless babe without creating
scandal?'
"Oh, yes, my dear, innocent
child. There would have been no
scandal If Spencer had not
| thrown the girl over. But what
| do want to say 10 this, that two
people, a man and woman, can
not live together in the same
house or work together in the
same office day after day without
becoming interested in each 9TH
err, provided one or both of them
is not interested in some one else.
It's nature, my dear. You do not,
| am sure, take any stock in that
most poetical but very foolish
idea that two shall be born miles
apart but at last they shall be
one
"Propinquity still spells affin-
ity, my dear, and always will, and
there is nothing SO wonderfully
virile about love that you can
plant 1t on grave and expect 1t
to bud and flower"
But, Dick. how do you make
that epigram fit some married
people. After few years-pro-
pinquity seems to spell anything
else but affinity-almost always
people become bored with each
other the moment they know each
other thoroughly.
Were getting away from the
subject, my dear said Dick, with
a laugh. 81 am trying to explain
that a man may be all that Spen-
Ger has been and still not be
hypocrite. He was lonely and UNI
happy and is it not perfectly
human that he should snatch
what comfort and content he
could? That was the appeasing
of his hungry heart, of his
starved emotions, but in time his
head began to again assert itself.
He saw the importance of maxi
ing the right kind of marriage
and he tried to do it-there you
are.
"The only thing, Margie, that |
can say about Spencer is that he
is an ass. No man of any sense
would have entered into. an af-
fair with a woman employed in
his own home. Men of sense
keep their affairs away from
their homes"
But, my dear Dick, it has
seemed to me that when women
are concerned, men are not en-
dowed with sense, but senses
"Margie, as you grow older l
am afraid you are acquiring
cynicism as we'll as cleverpess.
1.-The only teacher of how to
look on life that I have is you,
my dear. You are always cyni-
cal but like all men YOU want a
woman to believe and have faith
always"
I'm no teacher, I don't even
know how to live myself, let
alone teaching it to any one, said
Dick, and then he sighed. He
signs often lately.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-21
Ministers Plan
Great Revival

Tacoma will be the scene of a
monster revival meeting soon as
the result of a meeting yesterday
of the Tacoma Ministerial associ-
alton, of which Rev. Frank Dyer
is chairman.
The committee in charge at
first thought that the services of
an outside evangelist, such as
Billy Sunday, would be brought
to Tacoma, but it was decided
later to hald the revival without
any outside help.
TURN To THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE O For
Durcvfu me- ourus n ON cuw
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-21
CONFESSIONS
u OF A WIFE

been but what d coward
to come snivelling around to
you.
II don't know what he came
for, Dick" | said, "for | did not
let him finish. / only told him
that he should marry the little
blond nurse and then babe him
goodbye. l was so disguised
with him.
81 feel rather sorry for the poor
devil, said Dick. "He was such
an innocent chap that he did not
seem to understand that no man
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-25

CRAWFORD COTTAGE Visitors
to Ocean View, Va, will find ex-
cellent accommodations at the
Crawford Cottage. near the Pavil-
ion Hotel and places of Amuse-
ment. This cottage is in charge
of Mrs. Thad r. Manning, of
Henderson, Mrs, Manning is
we'll known to many of our read
ers. She is the widow of the late
Thad r. Manning, who was one
of the most popular newspaper
men in the State. Mrs. Manning
will make your visit very pleas
ant, and you will find at her cot
tage real home comforts with
the best cuisine obtainable and
rates very moderate by the day,
week or month.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-25
Madge Dorsey

Death visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. M. f. Dorsey in the
Patterson Mills village on last
Tuesday. taking away their little
daughter Madge. aged nineteen
months.
Little Madge had been i'll for
several weeks and her death was
not unexpected. The body was
taken on Wednesday to lrontown,
N. c.. for interment in the fami-
ly burying ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey's many
friends in the Patterson Mills
village and elsewhere sympa
thize with them greatly in their
bereavement.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-25
Speak Into The Transmitter

Many of the complaints made
by subscribers that then
telephones do not talk up
and that they cannot hear or be
heard, are frequently due to rs
improper method of the subscrib-
ers in talking into the telephone.
Some subscribers talk at it, y
some away from it, . and some
as though the telephone did not
exist. > The proper way to use
a telephone is to talk directly in
to the transmitter.
Telephone engineers have made
elaborate tests to show the effect
on transmission expressed in
miles of No. 10 b. 4 S. copper
circuit from the varying distance
of lips from the transmitter.
They are the authority for the
following figures; Lips distance
one inch, loss transmission
equivalent to 81 miles, two
inches rs miles, three inches,
l79 miles, four inches, 2lS miles.
1t is true that the telephone
has been in common use for a
great many years yet it is also a
fact that a large percentage of
telephone users do not speak in
to the transmitter. To do this
has a two-fold advantage; it en-
ables the person at the other end
of the circuit to hear you per-
fectly, and keeps, in part. at
least, the 'stander-by" from
hearing what you have to say.
The next time you talk local or
long distance, speak into the
transmitter and ask the party
you are talking to to do the
same, and note the wonderous
change, and what a pleasure it is
to Gift the Miles with Speech. "
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-25
Rosemary Defeats Patterson Mills

Last Saturdays game proved
to be another defeat for the Pat
terson Mills boys, the score being
Z to 5. Full particulars of this
game are not available. We re-
lied on getting this information
from Mr.. Sorrell of the Patter-
son Mills team who failed to fur
nish same, therefore we do not
hesitate to say that we think he
must have been the contributing
cause to the Patterson Mills de-
feat. We simply have to get
even with him some way.
Next Saturdays game at Rose
mary will be played in q fenced
park and with completed grand
stand. Work on fence and
grandstand is being rushed and
the contractors have promised to
have everything in readiness by
Saturday afternoon.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-25
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
June 23, 1916
ROANOKE RAPIDS DE-
FEATS EMPORIA
Tight Game and Home Boys Had
Horse Shoes in the Ninth Frame

Five innings and four to moth.
ing for the visitors, four to two
for the visitors when the home
boys went to bat in the last half
Of the ninth and the fans get
ting ready to pull out for home
and explain how it was did!
We said the home boys had
hOrseshoes. probably We should
have said that Emporia had lost
hers. Longs error let Smith in
to home plate and that wasn't 80
rank, but Gallagher's mutt at
short scoring Ausley was worse
than anything the second nine
ever perpetrated. 1t took the
starch out of the Emporia team,
encouraged the home team and
it was easy in the last half of the
tenth to bat in the winning run.
The features of the game were
Rivers stich work, four hits. one
of them a double, in five times
up, and Xollicoffer's work at
second.
Score: r H f
Emporia l0l ITO 0O00 A II 3
r. Rapids 600 0O2 OO2 5 IL 2
Batteries for Emporia, Briggs,
Rivers and Long. For Roanoke
Rapids, Cherry, Dodgins and
Rarr
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-25
BOOSTER TRIPS
FOR CHAUTAUQUA
The Guarantors Of the Chautauqua
have left no stone unturned and
no method untried in their
efforts to make Chautauqua
here a success.

Last Monday afternoon an
advertising parade was made
through the towns of Enfield,
Halifax and Weldon. Eight
automobiles bedecked and bedi-
zened with Chautauqua ensigns
and pennants, carrying the
Guarantors advertising commit
tees and the Rosemary Concert
Band made the trip.
On last Thursday afternoon a
similar trip was made to Little
ton and Thelma, This boosting
and advertising of ChautauQua
of course means the boosting
and advertising of this com
munity in every town visited as
well as the country through
which the parade passes. That
will be productive of good in
letting other people know what
a live community we have, no
one doubts. 1t should also be a
trade stimulant, tending to make
greater numbers of the dwellers
in the surrounding rural dis
tricts take advantage Of the un-
questioned advantages we have
to offer rs a commercial center
over any other town in twenty
miles of here.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-25
Mrs. Frank Joyner Entertains

The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian Church met with
Mrs, Joyner on Tuesday after
noon. The meeting was conduct
ed by Mrs. Wyche in the absence
of our President, Mrs. job Tay-
lor. Plans were discussed and
made for the serving of refresh
ments during the week of Chau-
tauqua here beginning Friday
night. The Camp Fire Girls will
serve cream one night. The Boy
Scouts one night and the Aid So
ciety one night The proceeds to
be applied where they are most
needed by each society.
The attendance was good and
other plans were discussed also.
After the nice refreshments the
society was dismissed to meet
with Mrs. Mosher next time.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-25
TRI-TOWN LEAGUE
OPENED MONDAY
Plays First Game Here This
Afternoon

The opening of the Tri-Town
League, composed of the towns
of Roanoke Rapids, Emporia and
Franklin, took place on last
Monday, Roanoke Rapids playing
at Franklin.
The first game of the series to
be played here will be this after
noon when the Franklin aggre-
cation goes up against Roanoke
Rapids. A complete schedule of
the League is printed elsewhere
on this page.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-25
Presbyterian Church
Rev. II. +. Morton, Pastor

Sunday School at ten O'Clock.
Morning service at HOO
/, clock, Subject; The lndispen-
sable Book. Evening service
At 800 O'Clock. Subject; What
Shall | DO to BE Saved?
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-25
CHAUTAUQUA PEOPLE
ARRIVED TO-DAY
Raise Handsome and Commodious
Tent on Roanoke Avenue.
Chautauqua Parade and TAX.
ing Of Chronophotographs
Features To-day.
FIRST PERFORMANCE 2.3o TO-DAY

Concrete evidence of the fact
that Chautauqua Week has come
for this community is shown by
the erection this morning of the
handsome and commodious tent
on Roanoke Avenue next to the
new Presbyterian Church.
This tent is 80 X l30 feet, is
handsomely fitted up, and is alb
solutely rainproof even in the
hardest storms. 1t is more than
what we ordinarily understand
by the word tent, for it is almost
a portable theatre. 1t has an
ample stage fitted with dressing
rooms, and will be brilliantly
lighted by electric current fur
nished by the Roanoke Rapids
Power Company.
The seating arrangements are
all that could possibly be expect
ed consisting of about 1850 COM
Portable folding chairs. One will
not leave Chautauqua with ach-
ing back and consciousness of
hitherto unsuspected muscles,
that much is certain.
Around the entire tent will be
stretched a canvas fence six feet
high. Everything possible will
be done for the comfort and ac-
commodation of the Chautauqua
patrons. An arch OF brilliant in
candescent lights will be stretch
ed across the Avenue at the To-
cation Of the tent.
The complete schedule of
Chautauqua Week is published
IN this issue. One of the most
interesting features of to-night's
performance, which begins at
eight O'Clock, will be the showing
of Chronophotographs of Roa-
noke Rapids scenes. the parade,
The crowds. etc.
DR., |. A. Downey, who ar
rived Thursday, will be the plat
form superintendent of our Chau-
tauqua and will deliver a series
OF lectures on children which,
while interesting to every one
who hears them. will be of pecu-
liar interest and advantages to
the mothers Of the community.
Their attendance is especially re-
lnested on this account.
This community has the great
good fortune of being able to Sc
cure Chautauqua. denied to
larger towns who do not possess
the civic pride and progressive
ness of ours. 1t is now strictly
up to the people of this COM
munity to take advantage in full
measure of the magnificent op-
portunities offered them during
the next seven days.