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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-08-15
Additional Lecturers Secured
For Farmers Convection

Livestock men in the State will
be gratified to learn by an
announcement from the Animal
Industry Division of the Agri-
cultural Extension Service that
DR.. H. M. Brown of Hillsboro,
Ohio, has been secured to deliver
an address on Livestock at the
State Conven ton during Aug
tust 27-28-29.
DR.. Brown is a native of Ohio,
having spent his entire lifein the
livestock business. Thoughnearly
sixty years of age he is a pleasing
and forceful speaker. During
the Salisbury Livestock Con-
ference, DR.. Brown made one of
the most interesting talks on the
program and it is believed that his
lecture at the Farmers Con-
vention will be one of the most
popular parts of the program.
Mr.. R. S. Curtis considered the
State fortunate in securing him,
as at this time he is one of the
most prominent livestock men
in the country. At one time he
was President of the Percheron
Society of America and is still
one of its Directors. He is a
breeder of Percheron horses,
Aberdeen Angus cattle, Poland
China hogs and Shropshire sheep
AT this time he is an officer in
the American Aberdeen Angus
Breeders Association. Mr.. Curtis
states that he is man of wide
reputation, having toured both
this Country and Europe in the
interest of the livestock industry
the United States.
Secretary. W. F. Pate of the
Farmers Convention announced
also that he has secured the SER
vices of Mr.. E. 0. Pippin of
Cornell University, who will
deliver a series of lectures on the
building up of the soil and the
relation of lime to improved agri-
culture. Prof. Pippin is on of the
best known soil men in the coun-
try and is an investigator Of wide
He is probobly one of
the best informed sol men in the
United States and his presence
on the program assures any
farmer who might attend the Con-
vention of some interesting facts
about the care and handling of the
soil.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-08-15
Methodist Church
Rev. Eugene c. Few Pastor

Sunday Aug. 18th, 1919.
Sunday School at 1000 A. M.
W. V. Woodruff, Supt.
Preaching services II A. M.
and $50 P. M.
Prayer meeting Wednesday
$50 P. M.
A full welcome awaits all who
will worship with us.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-08-15
MR.. DUNCAN GIVES
WATERMELON PARTY

Mr.. Paul c. Duncan gave a de-
lightful watermelon feast to a
number of friends in the park"
last Friday evening after the
Orphans concert. The damp
ness of the atmosphere and the
delicious melons served failed to
dampen the spirit of the jolly
party. however, and much fun
was experienced in the wash.
up. Mesdames Mcpherson and
Peele assisted Mr.. Duncan with
the serving.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-08-15
AUGUST TERM
SUPERIOR COURT
Convened Monday, Judge Bond
Presiding.

The August term of Halifax
County Superior Court convened
Monday morning at ten A. NJ,
his Honor Judge W. M. Bond.
presiding. The following cases
have been disposed of thus far.
Joe Long, trespassing, Joe
pleaded guilty and also demon
strated his ability as a sprinter
after being sentenced to 6 months
on the County roads. 1t happen
ed thusly: when the sheriff Was
escorting him to the Jail Joe
picked chance and reaching up
took hat in hand and lit a rag.
A Ford car and several dogs fol-
lowed Joe, but that was all He
was captured Wednesday even
ing and stated that he just want
ed to go home and make arrange
ments with his wife for his
prolonged absence.
Leslie Cotton, seduction, jud-
cement not pronounced.
H. G. Bland. A. & B., $4,000
fine and costs.
G. M. Gosset. mol pros with
leave.
Isaac Simmons and Love
Rhoads, retailing whisky $4,000
and cost. Must show good be-
havior two years.
Hugh Snow A. & B. D. w.
judgment suspended upon ap-
pearance at November 1919 and
June 1920 to show good behavior.
Geo. Bobbitt and Flossie Hook
aday, F. & A. 3 months in jail
for Flossie with copias for 1C
days. Geo. Bobbitt to pay costs.
John Kirkland, Tom Burgess,
affray, judgement suspended.
Ivey Mohorn, an appealed case
from Roanoke Rapids Recorders s
Court, not guilty.
Clyde Wright, A. & B. $1,000
and cost.
J. w. Collev, Griffin Taylor,
John Poole and Don Singleton,
affray, judgement suspended.
Albert Putney, A. & B. c. c.
w. 60 days on county road.
Jim Tillery, A. & B., judg-
mentsuspended.
Isaac and Jacob Reid resisting
officer, not guilty.
Berry Carter and Ellen Perry
F. & A. guilty, prayerful Judge
ment prayer continued by pay
ment of cost.
Richard and Job Carroll, af
fray, judgment suspended upon
payment of cost.
Robert Whitaker and Elme
Leggett shooting at passenge
train and carving conceale,
weapon, 3 years on county roa'
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A Word of Appreciation

The local committee of Caro-
lima Y Yge wish to thank very
heart "a the members of the
Roan>ype Rapids Band for the
verNnnm iterial aid they rendered
in fl "a}hing music for the Orp-
hanis y yoncert at the Peoples
ThelenE last Friday evening.
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Rosemary Methodist Church
Rev. Cha,. M. Lance, Pastor,

Regular service II A. M. fol-
lowed by Church Conference also
preaching at 8 P. M.
Prayer meeting Wednesday s
P. NJ.
A full attendance of the men,
bers at the morning service is
desired.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-08-15

The Woman's Auxiliary of the
Presbyterian Church will meet
with Mrs. Fred Peck on Tues
day 10Th, at $3.50. "A full attend
ance,is urged by the president.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-08-15
ROSEMARY PERSONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS

NANSS 1SSSs~ ~SJA ~ AAsssS
ton, was the guest of Mrs. B. P.
Cooper Tuesday.
Mr.. John W. Umstesd. OF
Greensboro, was in town Wed.
nesday.
Mr.. M. Goldstein, ofRichmond,
spent Friday in town.
Misses Francis Tull and Elzie
Tucker, of Goldsboro, were here
Friday.
Mr.. N. C. Phillips, Of Little
ton, spent Friday in Rosemary.
Messrs. W. C. Perry and Wat
son Perry, of Wingate, spent
Saturday here.
Sgt. c. T. Pickard, of Langley
Field, Va, was here Sunday.
Mr.. Aubrey Grey, of Baltimore.
was in town Monday.
Mr.. S. Crowder. of McKenney,
Va, was in town Monday.
Messrs. J. A. Watson and L.
J. Watson, of Wingste spent
Saturday in Rosemary.
Mrs. Formy DuVall and daugh.
ter Virginia. left Tuesday for
their home in Sanford after a
visit to Mrs. T. M. Jenkins.
Mr.. S. M. Heafner, of Ports.
mouth was here Tuesday.
Mr.. Clyde Taylor, of Franklin
ton, spent Sunday here with
friends.
Sergt. Monroe Jenkins has ar
rived from overseas service last
ing twelve months.
Mr.. H. Farmer, of Newport
News was in town this week.
Rev. r. H. Broom is assisting
Rev. c. M. Lance at q meeting
in New Hope Church this week.
Mr.. A. R. Williams, of Green's
boro spent several days here this
week as the guest of his brother
in-law Rev. A. G. Carter.
Miss Nancy Johnson and An.
ME Northington spent the week
end at Ocean View.
Miss Mabel Boyd, of Gastonia,
has been the guest of Mrs. B. P.
Cooper recently. She left Sat-
urday for her home.
Mr.. F. P. Mosely. of Charlotte,
spent Tuesday in Rosemary.
Mr.. R. C. Bender, of Rich
mond, was in town Tuesday.
Miss EVELYN Howell, of OK
ford was in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Baird are
spending several days out of
town.
Mr.. Geo. E. Haskett. of Kins-
ton was here on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Brown left
this week for Gastonia to visit
Mrs. Browns relatives.
The Ladies' Guild of All Saints
(Episcopal) Church will hold an
ice cream supper in the park
Friday night. The Rosemary
Concert Band will render the
music and other refreshments
will be on sale. The public is
most cordially invited.
Miss Andie Medlin is spending
several days in New York, Balti-
more and Philadelphia buying
fall and winter goods.
Mr.. C. E. Eller, of Petersburg,
was in Rosemary Tuesday.
Miss Anna Rowe left Friday
at noon for a short visit to her
parents in Newton. She return
ed Tuesday morning.
Mr.. J. NJ. Mullen of Peters
burg, Va, was in town the first
of the week, the guest of his son
Mr.. 7. w. Mullen.
Mrs. F. L. Nash is spending
several days in Lumberton and
Waynesville.
Miss Lizzie Moore of Littleton,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. Moore the first of the week.
Mrs. F. G. Jarman and son
tho ,,oaL ,y;th hov
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ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL
AND LOCAL ITEMS


Misses Beatrice and Eunice Un-
derwood are visiting in Burling-
ton and Reidsville this week.
Mr.. J. r. Williams, of Four
Oaks, is visiting his son, Mr.. R.
A. Williams, this week.
Miss Bertha Langton, of -Four
Oaks, is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
r. A. Williams this week.
Miss Martha Stanley has re-
turned from Salisbury and South
Carolina where she has been WIS.,
iting relatives and friends.
j. T. Bishop, D. T. Shell, and
Buck Taylor spent last Sunday
in Norfolk, Ocean View and
Newport News.
Miss Minnie Daughtry has re-
turned from Norfolk where she
has been spending some time
with relatives.
Mrs. P. B. Tyson, of Norfolk
Va, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
V. c. Daughtry.
Miss Bette Buffalo has return
ed after a lengthy stay at Ocean
View with her friend Miss Min
ME Daughtry.
Mrs. Louis Grimmer and
daughter, Matte, left Sunday for
a weeks stay at Ocean View.
Misses Myrtle and Louise Balm
and Elizabeth Robertson are
spending the week at Ocean
View.
Miss Rosa Smith has returned
from a visit to relatives in north
ern cities,
Mr.. M. M. Faison spent sever
al days here with his wife last
week.
Miss Lucille Wrenn has return
ed to her home in Henderson.
Miss Byrdie Williams is visit
ing relatives in Henderson.
Mrs. M. M. Faison and daugh-
ter, Hilda, and Misses Maude
Wilkinson and Mary Cherry
spent Sunday at Ocean View.
Miss Vivian Wilkinson, of Nor
folk, spent a few days here this
week.
Miss Lena Rivers Jones has re-
turned from a visit to Bath and
Washington.
Mr.. A. F. Homes, of Core Point,
is visiting relatives here this
week.
Miss Ruby Williams spent the
weekend in Rocky Mount with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Shell left
this week for New York and
Philadelphia to buy fall goods.
Miss Jessie Mildred Jones has
returned from a weeks visit to
friends in Edward.
Mr.. Frank Williams, of Nor
folk, spent several days here
with his parents this week.
Mr.. j. E. Jones spent a few
days in Fayetteville on business
last week.
Mrs. Paul C. Duncan and Miss
Gladys Barbour, OF Clayton,
spent short while in town this
week.
Miss Bessie Smith, of Rich
mond, is visiting in the home of
Mrs. 0. E. Cherry.
Mr. R. 0. Bray and daughter,
Lessie, spent Sunday at Ocean
View.
Miss Jewell Merritt is spend
ing some time in Norfolk this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Vincent
spent several days in Norfolk
and Richmond this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Hancock
left Sunday for New York where
they went on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Marks and
children and Abe Norinsky re-
turned Friday from an extended
trip to Washington, Baltimore,
New York and Atlantic City.
Mrs. Josephine Cherry, of
Rocky Mount cnapt Sunday
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who will conduct protracted
meeting in the Roanoke Rapids
Methodist Church beginning
Aug. "a. Rev. Mr.. Price is not
a sensational Evangelist but a
Christian statesman who appeals
to the thinking mind as we'll as
the heart.
The Washington times., 1919-08-24

entrance doors. He greeted Mrs. Colgate efusively
I'VE are delighted Mrs Colgate, to you again -
he said, bending low. MAY attend you myself
81 wish to look at a cloak-fur-either hOe or baby
lamb Mrs. Colgate acknowledged the superintendent
offer to attend upon her himself matter of course
THANK you, Mrs Colgate will be happy to show
you what we have Our clOaks will please you am sure
Will you follow me'''
At that moment, on that very afternoon-it was
just about half past four clock to be aCcurate-Mrs
Sally Colgate the beautiful and debonar young wife of
MIR Craig Colgate, giving garden party to party
made up of the debutante daughters of some of New
YOrkS famous families IN the grounds which
round her palatial Summer home Locust Valley
fashionable suburb of the great metropolis. Mrs Col
gate, herself everywhere her grOunds-fitting
about among her guests charming, capable hostess
should whispering this how fascinating she looked
in her dainty frOck laughing with that one at some
merry qup With her interiors Mrs Sally Colgate is
naughty not oVerbearing but just the least bit
condescendingas might be expected of Colgate chae-
lame. but with those of her station society she
most winsOmely gracious.
At few minutes before five o'clock Mrs. Craig Col.
gate said the superintendent of the great department
store This wrap very acceptable. 1t for
young classmahe of mine who is about to be married
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am adding it to her trOusseau believe she will like it
immensely
''Ah am sure she will be delighted 1t is magnif.
cent wedding gift said the superintendent in l-sup
pressed satisfaction the costly purchase Baby lamb
skin coats are not sold every day in the year did
mention the price Mrs COlgatef 1t is $27 45O We shall
charge it, of cOurse-and win You have sent down to
your earf
Mrs Colgate already had turned away Buying a
$27450 fur coat wedding present not after all
nearly much of event in her life the sale of such
costly item in the of department store
superintendent,
"No never mind-just send it out to the house when
it's convenen-I mat the Summer place now" She did
turn her head she gave these careless nsruc
tonS-juSt kept her way out of the fur department
and toward the elevators the superintendent following
closely to catch her orders
ct will be delivered tomorrow Mrs Colgate. Thank
you very much indeed When may be of service again
please command shall hand you to your myself
Mrs Colgate if you will permit me-
This said above, was just few minutes before
FIVE o'clock At the very same moment-as was later dis
covered when the afternoon events checked up
this Mrs Craig Colgate serving tea in the gar
den of her country home Locust Valley to her chatter
ing debutante guests
Assuredly it does seem impossible that this rich and
beautiful Mrs Colgate could be serving tea in her country
garden and buying $27 450 fur coat in depart
store at the moment That is precisely what
the managers of the store thought when Mrs Colgate in
formed them few weeks later that she had not been
all on that day The store superintendent de-
clared with all the precision and convincing emphasis of
which he master that he had known Mrs Colgate by
sight for many years that he often had conducted her
through the store and had waited upon her himself He
could not all be mistaken in declaring that it
else but Mrs Craig Colgate that he had sold that
expensive and magnificent fur coat
But Mrs Colgate returned, indignant as
well as naughty II was not in town that day
hostess at garden party to young friends of mine
Any number of them-daughters of our best families
will bear out that not absent from my gar
den forty miles from town during that whole afternoon
from o'clock until long after 1t is ridiculous to
say TO that ] in any store that aftemOOn-much
less that Incredibly foolish buy $2745O
fur coat for wedding present
rAbP-there note of triumph in the store man.
ayers voice. al, but my dear Mrs. Colgate 1t is GER
tain yOu have fOrgoten-because the very next day
delivered the cloak-devered it to your own home
your country home at Locust Valley-just as you in
structed superintendent to dO-and here on TINS
very sheet of paper have the receipt for 1t, duly
signed by your parlOr maid who received 1t from our
delivery man"
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
By this time Mrs, Colgate had lost her patience.

By this time Mrs Colgate had lost her patience.
This is very tiresome, sir," she said, with . n
of fnality in her voice "I do not know why you 81
dwell upon this subject when have distinctly told
not il your store that afternoon at albany m
so than ! shall be in the future As for this reeei
signed, you say. by my own parlor maid-yOu are "
much mistaken. Nothing was delivered at my house
next day My servants all say so, especially my par
maid And this signature is not the signature Of any
son In my employ ] have no maid Of that name.
And that seemed to end the matter. The supernt
dent sure he had sold wrap to Mrs Colgate but
could do nothing else but doubt it when II was conc
siVely proven that Mrs Colgate wash t in town that
at all. Mrs Colgate had bill for fur wrap. cost
1880 which she received nor bought, but WI
the store superintendent declared she had bought Fl
him. himself. 1t perplexng mystery There
only one thing all persons were sure Of. That was
the great department store lost $27 450 fur coat
And if that were not paradox enough-there
the undisputable fact that the coat delivered at
Colgate home by trusted delivery man. and signed
by pretty hOuseraid who, the delivery disti1G
remembered, had bright golden hair and who was ee
pert, he said-whO acted if she would like ht
Irritation with him before he left the doorway III
is how he remembered her hair-because she seemed
want to frt with him Yet there no blond hOu
maid in Mrs COlgate's emplOy-the parOr maid "
received all packages at the side door was IN fact
decided brunette The delivery looked at her
declared unmstakably that she was not the one.
A $2745O fur coat is quite an item in even q
stores stock account. But this dwarfed by
surprise that swept in upon Mrs Colgate during the
few days For in that time there were presented to
bills for almost 100000 worth of other articles
which she had bought and which, like the fur coat,
vanished into thin arl
But could such astounding situation as this
come to paSsi
There had been growing in the minds Of those who
duty it is to protect the stores of the great cities the
lief that the constantly increasing disappearance of goo
of great value could be explained only by the existence
organization formed for the sole purpose Of preyi
upon these modern marts of commerce The Colgate
whose details revealed here for the first me prov
to them by its daring by the eOnsummate cleverneSs Of
execution, by the extraordinary painstaking care
which every detail worked out, every probable
tingency provided for, that they were right.
Instead of shOal of petty thieves operating In d
ferent ways according to their individual ideas the
was in existence and intricate organization ine
ing hundreds of carefully trained men, women and %
haps children all working under the direction Of mas
crminal-more daring, more skilful more amazing
every way than any Of the supercriminas of detect
fiction!
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
CHAPTER /

VYTHEN one afternoon just few weeks ago, Mrs
w Sally Colgate the beautiful young wife of the
rich and famous Craig Colgate member of the
famous Colgate family stepped down from her luxurious
Limousine at the curb in front of of New Yorks most
fashionable department stores the splenddly lveried
attendant who opens the limousine doors of the wealthy
shoppers at this particular store bowed unusually low as
ne handed the Smarty shopper to the sidewalk
Even he humbeSt of the stores menals knew the hand
some Mrs Craig Colgate by sight To him. as to the
foOrwaker the superntendents the managers and the
prOpretOrs OF the great store the sidewalk Mrs
Craig Colgate was symbol of that vague, mysterious
muchObe enved circle known in every day parlance as
high society,"
Whenever Mrs Colgate came to that store do bit
Of shopping all the store employees from the cash girl
to the superintendent looked sharp and put on
their most accommodating demeanor For when Mrs Col
gate shopped she always bought only the most expensive
things and there bother about making change
no New York store would think of ever asking Mrs
Colgate TO pay for the things she purchased Quite as
matter of course the clerks always say Charge it.
madame Of course ="
On this particular afternoon the superintendent of the
great store, which bears name that is known clear
across the United States standing Just inside the
The Washington times., 1919-08-24

criminal operators-whO sits far behind
danger line, like commanding general at
headquarters, and secretly plans, plots and &
cutes wholesale robberies with daring and
genuity outrivaling anything in the novels or
the screen? The police chiefs Of dozen gr
American cities, the private detectives Of |
leading mercantile establishments are now slc
" closing in on him.
Recently there has been formed In New "a
City great organization, comprising the det
tive departments Of the best known stores ia(
United States, which has no other purpose
the trailing and discovery Of this master "a
and members Of his band. The hunt Is o.
every city in America. Never has there be-
chase so thrilling or exciting.
Every woman, every man, who makes p
chases in the nations big or little stores
partment stores or speciality shops-is int
ested in this hunt. because every time won
buys dress, or hat, OF q coat, she pays sew
per cent more than she would Il this rogue 4
not exist
On this page today and on following Sd
days will be revealed for the first time sOI
of the extraordinary exploits Of this mast
mind as executed by his weIl-Tained Organi
ton
The Washington times., 1919-08-24
Achievements Outmatch. AnythIne1
In the Detective Novels or In
the Motion Pictures

THE writer's Of detective stories and the
crime mysteries Of the movies delight in
dealing with the master criminal" the
cool resOurceful, desperate leader Of the gang
who matches his wits against the police detec-
tives.
Thus the great Sherlock Holmes was constant
ly blocked by the sinister genius Of MOriarty;
the great French scientific detectives were out
matched by Leblanc's famous master criminal
Arsene Lupin; and Fu Manchu was the elusive
leader Of the gang in Sax ROhmer's novels
These fascinating super criminals are the fc-
ton characters Of the novels and the movies;
there was no Moriarty nor Arsene Lupin, nor
Flu Manchu, Of course.
And yet there is at this moment in real life
real master criminal whose actual exploits out,
rank anything these great imaginative crimi.
mails Of fiction have ever achieved.
This real living super criminal is now in New
York, now in Boston, then in Chicago, then in
western city-his trail is easy to follow, some
Of his gang have been caught, but the great mas
ter criminal himself has always eluded every
trap that detective genius has set for him
Who is this master criminal whose guiding
hand controls a nationwide organization Of
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w OFFER stocks bonds for corporations.
companies Incorporated WNus'od sccuri
ties bought and traded send llst of hold
tng, International Finance Security
Co 40 Dearborn. Chicago
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man class al brrk vol' built tuc'y
furnished. vel located. % lichcnctic
apartment building FOR sale ir kansas
GUY Mo ,rArly rentals slt0oh. must
st. on a.rDuut ~ death aud property
WIN haSJ to hc disposed 81 equity. ,Ash .
no trades rouSldrrrd Adtrrs. Mrs T. X
NStBsr lool Grand ave, Kansas city
Mo