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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-27
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-27

All the news all the time-The
Argus
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03
Raeford Wins So.

4 Raeford defeated the Rham team here
Tuesday So in snappy game. Our
boys wrapped McKeithen, for years on
Asheville league, for 9 hits, but they were
scattered. He famed 8.
William Leak for the locals had two
bad innings. In the 4th and 9Th he gave
z hits, but not a hit was registered in the
other seven innings. He famed II.
Raeford scored runs in the 4th on a
base on balls, three singles and double
They scored 2 in the 8th on single and
two doubles, with an error or so.
Alfred and Leak led in batting honors
for the home boys, each getting 2 singles.
Gibson, Person and Ashcraft each singled
and Benton doubled.
RHE
Raeford COOS 0O02 O----5 72
Rham op1o O--,2 "a
McKeithen and McKeithen; Leak and
Lowe. Umpire, Nance.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03
Cotton FIuctuating.

Gotten on Friday of last week touched
the top notch so far recorded, October
touching 34.40. On Tuesday the Gov
ernment crop estimate of l0,986,0O0 bale S
for this new crop was issued, with con-
dition percentage of 70, and acreage re-
duction of S.S per cent. Since Tues day
cotton has steadily declined, until this
Thursday morning the marke. touched
as low as 3l.85 for October--.-a drop
from the high level of last Friday of 255
points; but shortly after opening this
morning the weather forecast predicting
tropical storm was issued and the
market plunged hundred points up
ward within ten minutes. October closed
today at 1922, spots 34.35.
No market Friday and Saturday--.holi.
day.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03
QUESTIONNAIRES
Tax Questionnaires to be
Mailed to Wolf Pit Tax
Payers Saturday. Super
visor to Circulate Next
Week.

The heading of this news item
"Questionnaires," propably re-
minds the reading public of the
draft days; but all that is thing
of the past now. The present
questionable is for the purpose
of securing an accurate list of
everyone's taXables.
E. D. Whitlock is the Tax Su-
pervisor for Richmond county.
The questionnaires erereceived
by him this Thursday morning
from the State Tax Commission,
and he will mail them out Satur-
day to every tax payer in Wolf
Pit township. The tax payer
will be given several days in
which to properly fill them out,
then about the middle of next
week Mr.. Whitlock will begin
making the rounds in Wolf Pit
aud will personally visit every
tax payer and collect himself the
questionnaires, and inspect the
property listed and see if the
value corresponds with the
amounts listed in the question.
naire.
After he has finished with
Wolf Pit he will mail question:
naires to the tax payers in Rock
ingham township, visit and take
them up, and then start with
another township, and so on.
1t will probably take a month
to finish with Wolf Pit.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03
MILL ENLARGES
Forty Per Cent Addition to
Hannah-Pickett Cotton
Mill to be Made at once.
An Increase Of zoe Looms
and 5000 Spindles.

The HannaE-Pickett cotton
mill is to be greatly enlarged,
the enlargement to give the mill
fully forty per cent increase in
output.
T. c. Thompson & Co., of
Charlotte and Birmingham, have
the contract, and active work be-
gins this week. The contract
calls for completion by Sept. 1st.
The weave shed is to be made so
feet wider, and underneath this
addition will be built a basement
for cloth room. A 65-foot two
story addition will be added. to
the carding and spinning room.
This addition will allow for an
increase of 200 looms and 5000
spindles. The present number
is 500 looms and $4,000 spindles,
and so the enlarged plant will be
700 looms and $1,000 spindles.
The machinery will arrive in
September and October ard will
be in operation by January lst.
And while on the subject of
mill improvements, we might
note the fact that and 8-inch well
is to be bored in the Steele's
Mills village and a 10000 gallon
tank erected. The Sidney Pump
& Well Co., of Richmond is to do
the work, and will have machin-,
cry on the ground for this pur-,
pose next week. The Company
is having this improvement made
in order to place running water,
with sink and spigot, in each
dwelling in the village.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03
HOMICIDE SUNDAY
Negro Kills Wife in Marks
Creek Township Sunday
Afternoon. Still at Large.
S25 Reward Offered.

A negro named John Mangum
(alias John O'Minger and John
Entzminger) shot his wife, Katie,
through the breast with a 38-cal-
iber pistol Sunday afternoon
about four o'clock at their home
in Marks Creek township, six
miles from Hamlet, and the
woman expired almost immed-
lately.
Coroner A. M. Smith held an
inquest over the remains Mon
day, the jury being L. T. Stog-
ner, w. M. Hatcher, E. B.. Good
win, Archie Monason, H. J. San
ders and John Ivey. Their re-
port was that the deceased came
to her death at the hands of her
husband. Alexander and Mary
Jane, two of the Mangum chill
dren, testified that their father
shot their mother. No details of
the quarrel, if there was any,
was obtainable from them.
The murderer at once fled.
Sheriff Mcdonald on Monday
had descriptions printed and
sent broadcast to neighboling
officers, offering $25 reward for
his arrest. So far he has not
been apprehended.
He is described as very dark
skin, height 5 feet 9 or 10 inches,
weight $50, As or so years old,
knife cut down side of nose.
The couple bore an unsavory
reputation. He is alleged to be
a blockader, and that she solo
his whiskey. g.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03
Ty Cobb Passes Through.

Ty Cobb passed through Rock
ingham a few days ago in an au-
to. And right here let us affirm
that this is to be a true story.
The car stopped in front of
Everett Hardware store for gaso-
line. AS the tank was being fill
ed, Anderson Faucette, a faithful
employee of the store for many
years, approached MIR, King and
asked if the gentlemen in the car
weren't from South Carolina.
Upon Mr.. Kings "yes," Anderson
acted quickly. Getting his tin
drinking cup, he sidled up to the
car, quietly slipped it over
the door in a suggestive invitat-
ion and voluably began entertain
ing the baseball men about the
weather. And Ty Cobb under
stood. "Nigger, our likker is too
low to divide, but here's a quart
ter" and now Anderson treasur-
es that particular quarter from
the ball king as though it were a
million.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03
Rockingham $22,395.

The amount asked of the
Rockingham Methodist church
to pledge for the 5-year period
for the Centenary Drive was
$4,000. The local church not
only pledged this, but went over
by an additional $2,395, pledg-
ing a total of $22,395, exclus-
i've of the credits (amounts raised
for missions through regular
channels which for the 5-year
period would be about $7,000)
The Hamlet church was asked
to pledge $4,000, but went over
by pledging $15,422.50.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03
CITY SCHOOL BOARD
Board Met June 26th. An
Election to be Called for
Bond Issue for New School
Building.

The City School Board met in regular
session on Thursday, June 26th, present
being w. N. Everett, chairman, /. ]. Bell,
secretary, Mrs. w. c. Leak, Claude Gore,
H. S. Ledbetter, George P. Entwistle, Rev.
Bruce Benton, c. c. Taylor, A. D. Dumas,
J. c. Dockery and ]. Stansill Covington.
The superintendent report for the
past year, together with recommenda.
tons, was received and acted upon.
Two resolutions were introduced by w.
N. Everett which were adopted without
dissent. They were as follows;
First, that the County High School pu-
pills be admitted to Rockingham High
School free of tuition in the future, as re.
quired under the New High School regu.
lations.
Second, that the School Board petition
the Town Board of Aldermen to call an
election to vote bonds for a new High
School building, under act of the legisla.
ture of 1919. 1t was decided that the
School Board go in a body to the Town
Board of Aldermen at their next regular
meeting.
The superintendent, white and colored
teachers, were reelected and steps taken
to fill vacancies.
II was ordered that an addition of two
rooms to the colored school building be
made as early as possible, and that minor
repairs be made on the white school
building.
1t was noted that the Compulsory At
tendance period upon children of North
Carolina 8 to Ia years of age had beer
increased under general child welfare
law of the last legislature to the entire
school term in any district. This will
make the Compulsory Attendance perioe
for the town of Rockingham 9 months
and the Board expressed itself as heartily
in favor of its rigid enforcement
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03
NEW BUILDING
Work to be Begun at Once on 50xlOO
Brick Building East Of Opera House
by J. D. Cameron for West Bros.

The announcement of new build
ing operations in the city is al
ways a matter of community
interest.
Arrangements have this week
been completed by ]. D. Cameron
for the erection of a brick build
ing 50xl00 feet, between the
Hinson building and the Opera
House. 1t will be used by West
Bros, as a garage and distribut-
ing center for Bucks and Chevo-
let's.
The building will have a 40X40
show room in front, and will con-
tain room for storage of cars,
a stock room. and a repair de-
partment. This repair depart
ment will be exclusively for
work on Buick and Chevrolet
cars, which the Messrs. West
are agents for. The front will
be full glass. A battery service
will also be installed.
J. 7. West will have supervis.
ion of the erection of the building
and grading the foundation. will
begin within the next several
days; they expect to have it com
pleted before fall.
/ This modernly equipped build
ling on Main street will give this
auto agency a splendid home
and one we'll worthy of the cars
they sell.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03

The Missionary Rally at Cart
ledge Creek church will be held
Sunday. All day service begin
ming at 10 o'clock. 1t is desired
that all churches in this division
be represented.
Mrs. F. w. Bynum and daugh-
ter LETT Saturday for Chimney
Rock where they will remain two
weeks and then go to Hender-
sonville for a sojourn.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Payne and
children and Mrs. A. Nj. Palmer
and daughter left Wednesday for
Hendersonville in Mr.. Payne's
new Chevrolet, for a stay at the
mountain resort.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03
Mayors Court.

Cases recorded on Mayors
books during the past week:
L. F. Person Monday fined SIS
and costs, S1.95, for being drunk.
Helen Privette, aged about 10,
was Monday sent by the Mayor
to Samarcand Manor, in Moore
county, the State Home for Way.
ward Girls.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03
Superior Court.

The next term of Superior
Court for Richmond county con-
venes July 18th, for trial of civil
cases. The next criminal term
begins, July 2lst. The calendar of
cases is on another page.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03
New Store to Open.

| Ihave rented the store build
ing formerly occupied by w. T.
Williams, next to Saleeby's, and
will about July 18th open an up
to-date dry goods add notions
store, with ladies' and children's
ready-to-wear etc.. H. Swink.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03
Announcement.

Mr.. w. A. Dunn, of Rocking.
ham, is no longer employed by
me as salesman for the Brady
System" Gasoline Tanks and
Pumps.-Don Richardson, Dis
trict Mgr.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03
Commissioners Meet.

Next Monday is the first Mon
day, and the county commission
ers will be in regular monthly
session.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03
$1,000 Cotton Bale.

The first bale of new cotton
was sold at Houston, Texas, a
few days ago for $1,000.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03

The Wadesboro team beat Cheraw at
Cheraw Wednesday 6-5. Person played
III oatacld fos Wadeahoro ard secured 4
sirgle. s.,ss
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03
Social page two.
Other personals page 8.
Hcgwallow page eleven.
Deeds recorded on page 5.

Deeds recorded on page 5.
DR.. Anna H. Shaw, aged Il,
died in Philadelphia Wednesday.
Greensboro's new hotel, the O.
Henry, was formally opened
Wednesday.
T. c. Leak left this morning
for Asheville to attend the Cotton
Mfgs. Association. He will re-
turn Monday.
DR.. F.B. Garrett reached home
Monday night, having landed at
Hoboken, June 10th. He will re-.
main here until the 18th when he
will have to report to Camp Jack
son for final discharge. He will
then return here and resume the
practice of medicine. "Burney", !,
as his friends call him, went over
seas in April of last year, and
has been in the service over 20
months. He was attached to
Evacuation Hospital No. Z, and
specializedin X-Ray work.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-07-03
READY FOR 18TH

Wanted. Every Service
Man Earnestly Requested
to be in Parade in Uniform.
That the Celebration for the
Service Men July 18th at Rock
ingham will draw the largest
! crowd ever assembled in the
county is a foregone certainty.
Fully 10000 are expected, and
the city will be turned over to
them.
Large cardboard posters have
been printed and distributed over
the county advertising the event,
and the subject matter on these
cardboards can be seen on page
seven of this issue of the Post
Dispatch.
The Red Cross Canteen will
have charge of the barbecue din
ner, and this will be served the
white service men in the grove
at Everett's Park, and the color
ed men at the colored graded
school. The dinner will be only
for the service men. The people
are not asked to bring baskets
for this dinner, as an abundance
of barbecue and other eats will
be provided here.
The pastor of the Presbyterian
church has kindly turned over
the Sunday school room as a rest
room for ladies on the 18th. Ice
water will be provided there,
with conveniences. The women
are cordially invited to visit this
room and bring their children
and rest and refresh themselves.
The parade will be a corker.
1t will form at the Rockets and
move promptly at 1870. The
exact schedule of formation will
be announced next issue.
The Woodmen, Junior Order
and ether fraternal bodies will
be in line with floats emblematic
of their order. All fraternal Or
ganizations are invited to partic-
ipate.
At least five Canning Clubs
will have floats, and it is hoped
all of the clubs will fall in line.
The Red Cross will have three
floats. N. w. LeGrand & Co., of
Hamlet is preparing a handsome
float, and it is hoped other firms
in our neighboring town will
take part. Also, we expect floats
from Ellerbe and other parts of
the county. Every mill is ex-
pected to have a float and every
merchant and business firm in
Rockingham should most GER
tainly have a float in the parade,
The following are the prizes
offered for participants in the
parade:
/ Best float, fraternal order--.-$10.
Best float, store or other business $50
Red Cross, Sunday school, Canning
Club or individual. $50.
Best decorated automobile...-$10
Best decorated buggy or carriage----$5
Best decorated bicycle--.-$2.
Best clown----$3.
The American Decorating
Company will have a force here
in time to decorate the principal
streets. ~
Coils. Minor, Metts and Scott
will be on hand, and the address
will be delivered by Gov. Beckett.
The Rockingham band and the
.
Icemorlee band will furnish mil,
sic.
An aeroplane from Camp Pope
near Fayetteville will give an ex.
hibition flight at 2 o'clock.
Between 2 and 3 clock athletic
events will be pulled off on the
school grounds sack races, shoe
scramble etc.
At 3 o'clock the Camp Bragg
ball team win line up against the
local team at the Fair Grounds
Service men will not be charged
admission, nor will service men
be charged admission to the Star
u n r
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-10
WILL SWALLOW
THE BOLSHEVIKI
mittee of the Worlds Great
est Danger
(Associated Press)

Washington, March 9.-David Orr
Francis, ambassador to Russia, said
to the Senate committee investigating
lawless propaganda yesterday that
Raymond Robins, former American
Red Cross commissionsr to Russia,
had upon his return to the United
States, brought a proposal from the
Bolshevik government The proposal,
Mr.. Francis said he understood, of
fered certain concessions to the Am
erican government similar to those
granted to Germany in the Brest-
Litovsk treaty. So far as he knew,
the witness said, Robins had never
been given an opportunity to present
the proposal to President Wilson.
Mr.. Francis warned the committee
that should the Bolshevists be permit
ted to remain in power all Russia
would be exploited by the Germans
within ten years. Under such condi-
tions Germany would be the victor of
the war, in that she would be stronger
in every way than in 1914.
A thorough understanding of the
Russian menace convinced him, Mr..
Francis said. that with the Bolshe-
visits in power in Russia, peace not
only i'm Europe, but throughout the
entire world, was an utter impossi-
bility
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-10
SERIES OF ADDRESSES BY
THE HEBREW EVANGELIST

Ocala IS greatly privileged to have
this week very remarkable series of
addresses on Bible themes. particu-
larly as to the prophecy and the Jew
ish race. The speaker is Rev. Maurice
Ruben, founder and superintendent of
the New Covenant Mission of Pitts
burg, Pa. Twenty years or more ago
Mr.. Ruben, Hebrew, was convinced
that Jesus of Nazareth is the Jewish
Messiah and accepted him as such.
Since then he has had a most roman
tic and adventurous life. the story of
which he will tell at one or more of
his appointments. 1t is story of
tremendous human interest.
Mr.. Ruben spoke yesterday at the
Baptist church at II a. m. on Goods
jealousy for Israel" and that evening
at the First Presbyterian church on
"Why |, Jew, Believe on Jesus
Christ
Other appointments for Mr.. Ruben
are as follows: Tonight at o'clock at
the First Presbyterian church. when
he will speak on "The Miracle Ma
ton, or Can These Dry Bones Live ?"
and on Tuesday evening at the same
hour and place on 'The Ticking of
Gods Clock. or Some Signs of the
Times" Wednesday evening at eight
o'clock he will speak at the Methodist
church on "a Thrilling Christian Ex-
perience, or Five Weeks in Mad
house" and on Thursday at the same
hour and place he viii tell the sequel
urder the title, "The Happy Reunion,
or the Victory of Faith" Mr.. Ruben
is forceful and convincing speaker.
So Ocala has a Bible conference all
her own on some such theme as the
Bible and the Jew, and speaker of
national reputation. It is great
privilege to study with him some of
the things God is doing and is going
to do with the Jew-and the rest of
Us some of these days.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-10
WILL RUSH THE WORK
Treaty with Germany May be Con.
cluded by March 20

Paris, March 9.-(By the Associat-
ed Press. President Wilson is being
kept fully advised daily by wireless of
the developments of the peace con-
gress, so that when he arrives in
Paris he will be about as fully in
formed as those who have attended
the sessions of the council of the
great powers.
The complete military, naval and
aerial terms of the peace treaty were
sent to him textually by the Ameri-
can military and naval advisers with
notations and reservations. This was
an enormous task, involving thou
sands of words sufficient to fill many
columns in the newspapers.
These details have not yet been
made public, so that President Will
son has much more intimate knowl-
edge of the situation than most of
those attending the conference.
The present plan is to complete the
peace treaty March 20. In this case
President Wilson would have only
FIVE or six days to consider the main
subjects of the treaty when it has
reached the vital stage. except for the
wireless.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-10
JAMES NJ. LEE

The many friends he has made in
Ocala, Homosassa and his run be-
tween sincerely regret the death of
Conductor James NJ Lee, which oc-
Cured at the hospital Sunday morn
ing.
Mr.. Lee was forty years old, and
except for a couple of years spent out
west had been with the Coast Line
since he was boy of seventeen. He
has been on the Homosassa branch
about two years, before that running
out of Lakeland for several years. He
was an efficient and courteous railroad
man and the public as well as his
family has sustained loss in his
death. He leaves widow and lit
tie son eight months old.
With Mr.. Lee when he passed away
were his wife. his brother, Rev. G.. w.
Lee, and his brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Carroll,
and daughter, Miss May.
Beside his wife and child, Mr. Lee
is mourned by three brothers and
three sisters Rev. G. w. Lee of
Winston Salem, n. c., John D. Lee
of Newbern. N. c.. Robert e. Lee of
florence, S. c.. Mrs. John D. Carroll
of Salisbury, N. c., Mrs. j. G. Frappe
of Tucson, Arizona. and Mrs. Ben
Mcclellan Of Florence, S. c. He was
\ member of the Order of Railway
Conductors and of the Knights of Py-
thias.
Jordan & Company prepared the
remains for shipment, and they left
today, accompanied by the sorrowing
relatives for Florence, S. c., Mr.. Lees
Eoyhood home, where the funeral ser
vices will take place from the Pres
byterian church Wednesday morning.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-10
SITUATION
IN CENTRAL EUROPE

Newcastle, England, March 9-(By
British, Wireless Service. George
III. Roberts, The food minister, speak
absolutely unimpeachable authority
thai the situation with regard to food
conditions in great areas of Europe
was nothing less than tragic.
''It is not too much to say that Ru-
mania is starving, that Serbia is
starving, that Austria is starving, and
that Germany is starving" he de-
clared. even since the armistice was
signed the Allies have been doing
what they could to relieve the situa-
tion, and food should be. or is being,
sent to all the countries have nam
ed. But it is not enough, and the
question now arises whether we shall
be able to get sufficient food to those
countries in time to prevent a eatas-
trophe.
'sThe supreme council in Paris is
straining every nerve to meet the
situation. ! am going over TO Paris
this week to attend the meetings Of
the council, and / pray that it may
De possible for us to take such emerg-
ency measures as may stave off the
impending disaster.
CLEARLY, we cannot complacently
watch Europe starving and feed our
selves to the full. That is not the
spirit of this nation. which, through
its unselfishness, won the war. We
are going to help, and if helping
means that the situation here does
not improve as rapidly as it other
wise would, this country, / am sure,
will not grumble. AS soon as the
people realize the appalling serious
ness of the situation which is de-
veloping in Europe they will be the
first to call upon the government to
intervene"