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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21

Active preparations have been be-
gun to accommodate delegates to the
national convention OF the lab, + party
which has been called TO meet in Oh!
cage November % for the purpose
Of nominating a candidate for presi.
dent Of the United States
\ new organization of agriculturists
entering the economic field Of the
United States with the preliminary or.
ganization of the American Farm Blu
reau federation has been formed with
headquarters in Chicago
Japanese commission Of railway
and civil engineers has arrived III
Mexico, according to adyices received
al I'll Paso, Texas, The commission
is making a study OF the topography
OF the sthmus OF Tehauntepee, add
this has created the report that Jap.
anese interests viii build abroad
across thu isthmus
Information received at Laredo, Tex.
as, from Vera Cruz is that Rafael
Nieto has sailed for England via an
American port He bears letters 10
the British government tor solution
ol the diplomatic troubles between
Great Britain md Mexico, and also
viii llquIdate the Mexican financial
office n London
Between twelve and fifteen thou
sand dollars was stolen from the Lib.
crty County Bank california by an
bandit after he had locked
thc cashier IN a vault Taking the
money IN leather baI tie bandit.
said % BE- known in WeoyeniLe, CAT.
and q BE- 50 years old mounted !.
horse and rode away ana posses
searching for him hay not yet ap.
pretended him
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21

Kinston Kinston will be the small
lest big" town in the state il the 1920
census figures bear ont the expecta.
tions OF local authorities, who look for
a population OF 1880 to 10000 There
have heen two booms since 1910, and
the population has increased steadily
between booms The area Of the city
is only a little more than one and two.
ffths square miles Many towns with
smaller population cover much more
territory It will undoubtedly be ne
cessary to annex surrounding terri.
tory.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
GLASS APPOINTED SENATOR
AS SUCCESSOR TO MARTIN

Richmond Va Appointment Of
Secretary Glass to the United States
senate to succeed the late Thomas s
Martin, and the acceptance OF Mr.
Glass. were announced by Leroy
Hodges, aide TO Governor Davis
Senator Martin had just been re.
elected and his term does not expire
until 1925 The election OF senators
by popular vote. however, leaves the
governor full power to fll the vacan.
cy until the electorate can do so.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
Hear Prohibition Orators.

Hickory Former Gov Malcolm r.
Patterson and Rev r. D. McAlister,
noted Tennesseans, made four ad.
dresses in Hickory churches in the in.
terest of the worldwide prohibition
movement and while here urged local
people not only to fight the enemy
within, but to smite him without The
addresses were delivered in the First
Methodist Baptist, Presbyterian and
Corinth Reformed churches and were
heard by large audiences. II was be.
lieved that many Hickory people
nlsdFed contributions
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
CENTRAllA MURDERS WERE
PLANNED WEEKS AHEAD

Centralla, Wash Industrial Work,
ers Of the World planned the Cen.
tralia shooting three weeks before Ar.
mistice day according to an alleged
confession made by L. Roberts, con.
fessed | w W. who surrendered him.
self to the officers following the
shooting, in which bullets from the
guns of the radicals killed four for.
mer American soldiers marching in
the holiday parade.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
INADEQUATE LAWS is CAUSE
OF GROWTH OF RADICAllSM

Washington The growth OF radical
ism throughout the country was &c
be attributed to inadequacy OF fed
eral laws against preaching violent
overthrow OF the government, Attor
ney General Palmer declared in re-
plying to the senate's recent inquiry
Mr.. Palmer disclosed that the depart
ment has more than 10000 persons
under surveillance as radicals with
whom il IL unable to cope because OF
weakness OF present statutes,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
Camp eraaa Augmentation.

Washington -lSpeciaD ~ The house
committee on military affairs recon-
mended an appropriation OF sl,l75,0O0
for Camp Bragg at Fayetteville
This means that the plans OF the
var department to make Camp Bragg
a first class place for training pur.
poses will be carried ont.
Lands hargained for viii be bought
and paid for
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
THIRTY THOUSAND Firms
TO FIGHT BOlSHEVIkS.

Helsingfors The Baltic states CON
ference at Dorpat has been advised
that Finland has decided to aid Gen
eral Yudenitch with 10000 volunteers
in a new attempt to take Petrograd
within the next few weeks
A delegate to the conferenc init
mated to the correspondent that such
great pressure had been suddenly
brought upon the conferees that II
would be impossible to attempt to ne
gotiate a peace with the bolsheyik.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
NEW WAGE SCALE SUBMITTED
TO THE FOUR BRoTHERHooOs

WASHINGTON Director General
Hines submitted to representatives Of
the four railway brotherhoods an in.
creased wage scale. amounting ap.
proxmately to three million dollars
a month
The proposal. laid before represen.
tatiyes OF the hrolherhoods at the
closing session of the wage confer.
ence, was taken under adyisement
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT
OF CONGRESS PLANNED

Washington Tentative plans for
sine die adjournment of the present
session OF congress we're made by sen
ate and house Republican leaders. BY
resolutions 1t is proposed that the
house shall be permitted to adjourn
upon passage Of the pending railroad
bill-and the senate upon disposition
of the peace treaty The resolutions
would give each body authority to ad
journ independently OF the other be
tween now and December !.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
ADOPTION OR REJECTION OF
ClOTURE is STILL DOUBTFUL

Washington. Success for the move
ment to shut down the peace treaty
debate by a cloture seemed likely 10
remain in doubt until the clerks call
the roll call on the question in the
senate
Thirty republicans signed the petit
ton for cloture and party leaders de
clared that more would vote for It..
There was no doubt leaders assert
ed, that the republican side OF the
chamber would contribute more than
Its share Of the twothirds majority
necessary to invoke the cloture rule.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
The Price OF Sugar.

Washington tSpeciaD. Senator
Simmons was advised by the sugar d.
vision OF the Food Administration,
that a price of 10 cents would be
fixed on New Orleans sugar which is
now available to the trade
North Carolina dealers. however. oh.
ject to this sugar and the EQualiza.
tion Board is now considering the pro-
test Of President T II Holmes, of the
North Carolina Wholesale Grocers as.
ISOLATION to shutting off North Caro-.
lima from the distribution OF the Sa.
vannah and Eastern Refneries.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
RACIAL CLAUSE is CUT OUT
OF ESCH RAILROAD BILL.

Washington The house voted l42
to II against injecting the rae ques.
tion in the Esch railroad bill An
had been offered by Rep.
resentative Madden, (republicln mi.
nois, providing that no discrimination
should be made in interstate passen.
ger transportation against any native
born citizen Southern and northern
spoke IN opposition.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
MEMBERS OF LEGION ARE BEING
SWORN AS SPECIAL DEPUTlE".

Spokane, Wash Members OF the
American legion here were being
sworn In as special policemen to meet
wha was declared TO be an invasion
OF one Thousand to two thousand
members Of the Industrial Workers of
the World due to arrive here from
Montana and other parts OF the north
west
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
State Baptist Convention.

The biggest of all North Carolina
Baptist State Conventions, closing its
first days session, heard Dr. l.. r.
Scarborough. general director OF the
Seventy-fye Million Campaign. review
the progress Of the Baptist movement.
point out the pitfalls in the way, and
then warn the North Carolina Bap-
lists OF their greatest danger "compa.
cent over confidence"
Just how many messengers are in
attendance upon the convention which
opened the Baptist Tabernacle has not
heen ascsrtained.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
Increase in Bank Deposits.

North Carolina state banks have in.
creased in aggregate resources the
past year s64 1896 according 10
summary Of conditions showing depos.
is Of s226 SSS.23S
There are asa banks. including 80
branch banks Saving deposits aG
gregate s34736O67. time certificates
OF deposit s24 $50 $50: demand certif
Gates Of deposit ts.5l9975 and subject
to check 500 555.77j
One year ago these classes OF de-.
posts were savings S9j 9G2 l07: time
certificates of deposit $l5.S75,S5S. de-
mand certificates Of depoSit S74ll.-
799 subject to check $50 .57S.702.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
LOCAL DlsTlLLERS SELLING
INTOxlCANTS AT LOUISVILLE

Louisville. Ky-Two local distill-
ers sold whiskey openly in Louisville
at SIS a case. regardless Of the war
time prohibition law Hundreds OF or
ders, filed before July /, when the
wartime law went into effect, It was
said, were being filled by these dis
tilleries, which resumed sales follow
ing the granting OF an injunction to
them by Federal Judge Evans, re-
straining the government from inter
ferng with the sale
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
War lime Phone Rates.

The corporation commission handed
down decision allowing the Bell Tel
ephCne company and the Asheville
Telephone company to keep in effect
the long distance and local rates al
lowed by the government The de-
cision is applicable to all other tele-
phone companies in the state
The order was made In response to
a petition to be allowed to retain war.
time rates at the expiration OF four
months grace allowed when the com.
panies were turned back to the prt
vate owners.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
VERY PROBABLE INCREASE IN
CHARGES 70 RADvERTlSlNG.

New Orleans A resolution fayorng
an increase OF % per cent In the rates
on both foreign and local advertising
in southern newspapers was adopted
here by the advertising committee of
the Southern Newspaper Publishers
association which met here to plan a
$4,000 campaign for exploiting tho
south The increase in advertising
rates was favored because OF the
shortage OF white paper
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD over
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF tina
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
The news OF THE SOUTH
what 10 Taking Place In Tho South.
land viii Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs
Foreign


Lieut.. r. NJ Douglas of the Austria
Ian flying corps, and Lieut.. j 5. l..
Ross, his navigator, who started from
Hounslow for flight to Australia.
were killed shortly after they began
their journey Their airplane crashed
near Surbton, in Surrey England
Bulgaria has decided TO accept the
allies peace terms without alteration
Bulgaria has demanded the extraai.
ton OF former King Ferdinand for
trial on the charge OF forcing Buiga
ria into the war
Delegates OF the employers and
workers have signed definite agree
ment calling off the loc kout which has
paralyzed industry in Barcelona SPAN,
The Baltic states conference ~ Dor
pat has been advised han Finland has
decided to aid Genera Yudrruch with
thirty thous; nd volunteers n new
attempt to take Petroglad within the
next few weeks
A delegate to the Baltic states con
ference at IIelsiuglors ntmatrs that
such great pressure had been sudden
ly brought upon the eontertneg that II
would be- impossible to attempt 10 ne,
gotate a peace with tn Russ an l}ol
sheviki
Former Emperor William went to
Hollan da year ago Since that time
thpra has baau uD demand officially
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
MCCORMICK is FAVORED
AS GLASS SUCCESSOR

Washington Secretary Glass will
accept the appointment to the sen.
ate by Governor Davis.
The best guess on Mr. Glass sue.
cesSor is f G. Leflngwell. now one
treasury. Bernard VI Baruch or Vance
Mccormick
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
CONSULAR AGENT WHO WAS
KIDNAPPED is ARRESTED

Mexico City William o Jenkins.
American consular agent at Puebla
was placed under arrest and held IN.
der surveillance In his home follow
ing charges by officials OF Peubla
that jenkins was not abducted by
Federico Cordova, the bandit leader,
but was In connivance with him. &C
cording to information received here.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
TO FILE MURDER CHARGES
AGAINST CENTRAliA REDS.

Centralia. Wash. Arrangements
were made TO file murder charges
against i men. 10 Of whom have been
arrested following the attack OF al
legged members Of the Industrial
Workers OF the World on the armis
tee day parade which resulted in the
deaths OF four former service men.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
TRoTZKY ISSUES ORDERS TO
FIRE ON BACKWARD "REDS"

Washington Because OF the seri.
Gus lack of food in bolShevik con.
trolled Russian government, not much
real enthusiasm is felt in Moscow over
the forward movement OF the bolshe-
vik forces.
The dispatches said that due to
the lack OF morale in the soviet armies
Trotzky recently ordered forces fol.
lowing up the bolsheyik armies To
fire on any red" wko fell back.
back.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
Domestic


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With a simplicity in keeping with
Ideals Of democracy Edward, prince
OF "a'r'' was welcomed TO Nash.'
ton' ana became me guest o. ''e ma.
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me ir'sident. which prevented ms per
sonal participation. the rec 1tlon Ger
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Nhen street ear the k.vef
near Atlanta crashed lsto the rear
OF q 'trlppsr at the corner OF
simpson and Davis sirens twelve
people were serlon " injured ana
sent 70 Atlanta hospital lor treat
ment
While q complete TecNeHk 0 the OF
fetal county returns may TX very
slight changes he the final resu.
Their the we, nor the dry leaders eN
pect the final maJorlt % vary very
much from the Gil 'iyan The wets
against tn federal prohibition amend
ment as indicated by the official re-
turns reported ny counties.
AS DARKNESS zen over ine hd'lohdi
capital November ~ three mug ilu
minated crosses sIohe out trem 'he
high walls OF the war risk insurance
bureau Dniidihs across Lafayetle
square from Ihe "li''e lo"9e' anu '''e
celebration OF Arihistiee Day. me llrst
anniversary OF the cessation oil hosllll-
ties IN the "orld war pegah. Inc
giant symbols We're iorlhea ny lgh'
pouring from selecieu WINDOWS III INC
o'nei wise u'' i''' 90 y '"'
structure anu one u tiieiii iooNe" ~
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~ co. $50 st 49, -. -
80 ,a,a ~ ~ 80.
Hlgh "iila3 aec2ilpahle y snow
IN some pass u N,ol@sAa ihtertered
win trans continental wlre tomm' Ii
1at'on The resulting arc pr teihpef |
trre found many communities ia'rg
fl'l Ahort2A9s. according - nc state
wa v;a 80 parger uilwanteo social
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21

Raleigh In authorizing the contin.
uance of the federal telephone rates by
the Southern Bell Telephone company
until further notice in which ort n
has Just been made. the corporation
commission directs the company to file
with the commission in January next.
report of the operations OF the bus
mess Of the company in North Caro-
lima for the period from July, 1919, to
January, 1920.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
HAVE MANY CAUSES
FOR THANKSGIVING
GOVERNOR SETS APART DATE
OF NOVEMBER 81 TO GIVE
SPECIAL THANKS TO GOD.
PROSPEROUS IN EVERY LINE
surely God Has Given to Men Every.
where Much Broader Conception
Of Christian Service"
Raleigh


Fruitful haryests, prosperous indus.
tries, the mighty triumph of spiritual
forces, freedom from industrial strife
and racial bitterness-these are the
blessings Tor which North Carolina
should return thanks on the day set
apart for Thanksgiving in the nation.
according to Governor Beckett who is.
sued his annual Thanksgiving Day
proclamation.
The proclamation follows:
Our forefathers established the
eautiful custom OF setting apart one
lay near the end OF the harvest time
to return thanks TO Almighty God for
the blessings OF life.
In this good year, 1919 how much
lave VIZ for which to be grateful!
Al Home Again.
Our soldiers who on last Thanks.
giving Day were far away in foreign
lands have safely crossed the seas ana
are at home again in happiness and
in peace
The Lord Of The Harvest has been
good to u our fields have yielded
bountifuly Our industries have
thri,ed wonderfully Prosperity smiles
on farm and factory bank and store
In every line OF business endeavor We
are prospering beyond the fondest
dreams Of our fathers.
There has been also a mighty tri-
umph Of spiritual forces in our midst.
for which we should be profoundly
grateful The fruits OF this victory
are seen in the great forward move.
ments OF all the churches in the finer
educational advantages enjoyed by all
the children OF the state in the grow.
ing demand for complete economic and
social justice in taxation and all 9th
=. matters and in the larger oppor
tuaities offered on every hand to the
average man and the average woman
Bigger Conception OF Service.
Surely in this day God has given
to men everywhere a bigger broader
conception of Christian service than .
they ever had before.
North Carolina is sineularv
blessed in that in this time Of turmoil
she is almost entirely free from indus
triae and racial bitterness and strife
We should be deeply thankful for the
spirit Of friendship and good will that {,
prevails among us Let us pray for
absolute justice Tor all. by which alons
this spirit may be strengthened and
maintained
Now, therefore ! Thomas Walter
Beckett, Governor OF North Carolina. in
obedience TO the custom established
by our fathers and in accordance with
the proclamation OF the President IL
the United States do hereby proclaim
Thursday November 27th. day OF
public Thanksgiving
A Real Thanksgiving Day.
Let this be day OF rest and re.
joicing. observed by everybody Let
Us not forget the orphan. the poor and
the unfortunate | earnestly trust
that all the people will assemble in
their places OF worship and make this
a real Thanksgiving Day =
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21

Mount Airy Despite daily ncreas.
ing offerings Of tobacco by the farmers
OF this and adjacent counties, prices
continue to advance and producers OF
the weed are jubilant at prices paid
them For the first time in the his.
tory Of this market the prices for all
tobacco sold al all three warehouses
today averaged over So cents per
pound and many lots brought over 81
a pound
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21

Newton The ordinary method OF
making blockade liquor IS entirely too
slow for some OF the makers OF booze
in Catawba county They have reach
ed the point where they are operat
ing steam distilleries
Messrs Boyle. Kirksey and Deputy
Sheriff Huss found a steam distillery
in Bandy's township said to have been
on the lands of William Johnson.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21

Boone Mr. + r. Farnham, the
cheese expert looking after that work
in Watauga county, reports that dur
ing the past summer the county has
shipped TO one firm, Swift 4 Co. los
9S2 pounds OF factory made cheese, or
about 5000 boxes, this amount repre-
senting about twothirds OF the en-
tire output in the county
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-11-21
A Real Thanksgiving Day.

Let this be a day of rest and re-
jocing, observed by everybody Let
US not forget the orphan. the poor and
the unfortunate earnestly trust
that all the people will assemble in
their places OF worship and make this
a real Thanksgiving Day
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-11

mission certain officers of counties,
'here are almost 600 commissions
prepared for the Governors name
and the men elected will take Office
in January.
III addition to this big list there
nave been prepared commissions for
something between 1900 and l,40O
justices of tho peace who will as
sumo their duties next month. For
weeks attaches of the commission n
SouIeau or the Department of the
te'afy OF the commonwealth have
peeh at work filling In the commits
sions. Years ago these commissions
used to be written on parchment. but
now they are Autographed on a
filled in.
Ahe state Armory Board has been
summoned to meet here next week
LOT consideration of bids for the new
Pittsburgh Armory.
water and telephone companies
continue to file notices of advances
In rates with the Public Service Com
mission and some of them run from
TO 10 per cent. Among the tele-
phone companies advancing are the
mountain, Berks county; Parker.
/ armstrong, Greene county. which
aboiishes free county service; South
Penn, Washington county; South
canaan, wayne county, and Ralston,
Lycoming county. Water companies
changing rates include Curwensville: :
Mfddleburg; Moreland, of Jenkin-
town; White Deer Mountain. Milton:
while these electric companies put
/ up rates: Erie County Electric:
Benton Hydro Electric. and Roaring
Spring Light. Heat and Power Com
panies.
State game waricns, who have
been reporting to the office of the
Commission in this city, say that
! many of the camps of deer hunters
have broken UP early all over the
State because of the hunters killing
the legal limit. In several sections
the kill of deer has cleared out the
animals and the hunters who did
not get chance at deer have gone
to the northern counties where bear
| have been proving a nuisance.
Members of the State Forest Com
mission will resume their discussions
of standardized contracts an d
methods of cutting timber in the
state reserves tomorrow when a spe-
cial meeting will be held. The ques-
ton of contracts which have been
let without being referred to the
Commission, as has been done in past
years. will also come up.
Very prompt steps are to be taken
by Auditor General Charles A. Sny-
der to secure an appraisal of the
| estate of Henry G. Frick. The State
and county authorities will have
meetings in Pittsburgh with repre-
sentatives of the dead coke and iron
leader and arrange for the payment
of the States taxes which will run
into the millions