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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
Saved $S,O24 in Food.

DESPITE the fact that the epidemic
OF Influenza made 1t very hard to car.
ry on rat-killing contest in Ruth.
erford county Mr.. c. G. Ploffitt, coun.
ty agent, reports that the boys and
girls in his county did kill a total OF
4,012 food eaters during the contest
which he recently conducted Author,
tiles Of the agricultural extension ser.
vice at Raleigh figure that single rat
will destroy 50 worth of food in q
year. According to this, Rutherford
county has saved 5000 worth of fooe
by the simple elimination of 4,012 rats
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
Retiring Eosrds 1-hankcu.

"Thn country can never compensate
you fol- the sacrifices you have made"
writes Coy, T W Beckett to exemp-
ton board officials in thanking them
FOR the services rendered during the
period Of the emergency The letter
Is final word Of tAdnHs from the gov.
elnor prior to an anticipated early
release Of all he board Of the state,
you are now approaching the end
OF your labors,' writes the governor,
"anl common justice requires me to
bear testimony to the character OF
service yen have rendered your coun.
try in the greatest crisis OF its his
tory.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
jjS33,5280D TURNED
OVER TO TREASURY.
REVENUE DERIVED FROM sEcRE.
TARY OF STATES OFFICE FOR
BIENNIAL PERIOD.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
oalnqs and Happenings That Marx
the Progress Of North Carolina Peo
PIE, Gathered Around the state
Capital.
Raleigh


Fer the two year period ending No.
yembar 80, 1918, Col. J. Bryan Grimes
secretary OF state, has turned over to
the state treasury a total Of sS33.5eS SO
~ ices and taxes according TO h!s hi.
ehlliaI report prepared for the Cover.
nor and the General Assembly
ne largest item in the list. by all
oids' OF course, is the revenue obtain.
81 from automobile registration total.
Ing S32l,776.03 in 1911 and s42z 700 76
II l9lS, representing the automobiles
AMI motor vehicles in operation dur.
ing that time.
AZ the end OF the automobile wear.
June 30, 1917, there were 20 SO9 au,o.
h31iles registered Idol motorcycles.
a'id iol dealers. At the same period
III l2iS there were 62.072 automobiles
retIstered, lac motorcycles ana col
ltaers There have been registered
~ NE close of the fiscal year, Noyom.
per 30, 1918, total of 1913 automo.
a4rs, representing an increase of more
Aaa 10000 over the total registered
if the year which ended June 80.
lglS
ide payments to the treasurer ren.
resent funds derived from the follow.
iag sources
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
Landmark to Disappear.

Wilmington antiquated ferry
service over the Cape Fear river be-
tween Wilmingto nand Brunswick
county is to be superseded by a mod.
ern ferry operated at nominal charges,
II the representatives in the legisla.
ture from New Hanover and the sena.
torial district follow resolution
adopted by the New Hanover commits.
sioners. who request that a bill be put
through requiring the two counties to
absorb the ferry property. charter and
all, and establish modern ferry. this
county 10 bear two-thirds and Bruins.
wick county one-thrd Of the cost. The
city would divide with New Hanover
and bear a third
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
North Carolina Gaining.

Major w A Graham, commission
of agriculture, Is rejoicing over North
Cardinals splendid stride the past year
\ aking seventh place among the
states Of the Union in the matter of
The money value of farm crops. Her
record is shown by the government re.
port just out, to be $537,4JO COO. there
being only six states in all the country
with higher records. This does not ia.
lnla the value of the truck crops o.
3uh products as sofa beans and nun.
3ors Of the other special crops that
North Carolina has developed the past
FEARS in very considerable scale.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
Buy Your Airplane Now.

Charlotte,-A bulletin received by
Secretary Farris, OF the chamber OF
commerce, from the director OF mill.
tary aeronautics of the army stated
that airplanes will be sold to the high
est bidder by the government, Bids
may be placed until II O'Clock Febru.
airy /. The total number of airplanes
to be sold number 3 2l1. They include
Curtiss biplanes and many otner ia.
miliar makes The machines will be
delivered within 80 days from the date
the bid is placed the bulletin stated.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
Fortunate Chief of Police.

Ch2rlotte-Jllst before the clock
struck the hour of 70 Chief Neal FL.
lott, OF the Charlotte police depart
ment, was presented with gold
watch and chain at an informal meet.
ing of members of the department No
speeches were made. che watch was
presented TO Chief Elliott by Desk Ser
geant White, who expressed the
thanks of the department for the cour-
tesies OF Chief Elliott during the time
he has been chief, and for his fell
lowship when he was sergeant OF the
night squad
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
SWEAR Al EcihMcF TO
THE GERMAN REPUBLIC

Stockholm A Stockholm report
saws the presence Of cavalry lifeguard
regiments under General Lequist sta
toned at Potsdam had caused anxiety
in Perrin until these troops entered
the city and took oath to support the
present government until the national
assembly convened, General Lequist
also swearing allegiance to the re-
public The situation is thereby much
improved, and apprehension allayed
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
Ensinn JoYner DISCHARGED.

Gree" boro-Enslgn Andrew JOY.
ner, Jr., who has been In the intelli-
gence department OF the navy, has re-
ceived an honorable discharge, and
will return to Greensboro by the first
OF the year to resume his duties in
the office OF the cle"'I OF superior
court Since the appointment of R,
H. Wharton to the position of register
OF deeds, following the death OF w. II.
Rankin, Clerk OF Superior Court Cant
has been without experienced help in
bis office.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
In hands of Receiver.

Mr.. ]. M. BroGghton has been ap-
pointed receiver for the stores operat-
ed by ]. f, Befarah in Raleigh, the
Princess, 112 Fayetteville street; The
Specially Shop 125 Fayetteville street,
and the Raleigh Bargain House on
Martin street, the latter doing whole
sale jobbing business. Mr.. Broughton
was appointed receiver by Judge Con.
lor at Wilson, pending the outcome
If bankruptcy proceedings. Mr.. J. L.
Emmanuel was appointed general
manager by Mr. Broughton and the
4tOres will continue to operate.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
BRITISH ARMY HAS MANY
HORSES TO DISPOSE OF

London-The British army is about
to begin with the dispersal of three
quarters Of million horses, The loss
OF horses in 1915 war AZ per cent;
in 1916, IA per cent; In 1918, q per
cent, an increase due to heavy fight
ing and night bombing AS many
horses as possible are to be sold In
England
The army has 10000 mules in Eng
land, which the people do not want,
buying mules being unpopular
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
Look Where You Are Goino,

We instinctively distrust the driver
1t an automobile who turns around in
lis car to talk to somebody on the back
seat. We have reason to distrust him,
and to resent his attitude, for many
life has been sacrificed to that weak
ness on the part of motorists. The
most careful driver may have an acct
dent sometime, but the one who does
rot look where he is going is sure to
get himself or others into trouble
Girls Companion.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
European

A report sent out from Copenhagen
says the former German empress vii
hardly live TO see the new year Hel
ailment is heart disease, and She has
grown gradually worse since the Ger
man debacle.
The Sim Feners of Ireland want
no meet President Wilson, and have
invited him to listen to their side OF
the question. The president may Wis.
il Dublin before returning to France
The Montenegrins are hot after
their king They don't like his flight
from the country when they had 10
give up to the central powers.
italy will act as trustee for 100000
tons Of Austrian shipping now in Ital-
IAN ports and distribute il for use tx.
clusyely for war supply and trans.
portation, none TO be used for com
mercial traffic.
Bulgarian troops fred on the Greeks
near Troussoya and wounded three
Greek soldiers. The Greeks returned
the fire and went over the top. The
Bulgarian hot footed to Mont Beles
BY way of Copenhagen comes the
report that a school of revolution
has been established at Moscow The
school is attended by Chinese and rep
resentatives OF nearly every European
country
Reports are to the effect that Rus
sian teachers are studying all the Ian.
guages of the earth in order to teach
the philosophy Of the Russian reyou-
ton to the world.
The whole Russian question of Rus
sia is under serious consideration by
the allies No plan has been formu
lated. however, because President Wi.
son has not vet made known his yiews
The president has already told the
world that no one man has the secret
Of solving present world problems.
1t Sc ms now that Germany will
found a republic. The executive head
will have authority midway between
that of the president Of the United
States and the present king of Great
Britain.
X. Won Buch, German minister to
Luxembourg since March, 1914, has to-
gether with his advisers, been expelled
from the country by the grand ducal
government
Legislation authorizing increase Of
the permanent enlisted strength Of
the navy from $4,000 men to 21700O
has been recommended to the house
naval affairs committee by Capt. II
Laning, acting chief of the bureau OF
This would include l75,-
900 seamen, $4,000 apprentice seamen
and firemen in training, $4,000 in trade
schools in training and 5000 in the fly
ing corps.
We are told that German propa
ganda is still rampant in the United
States. 1t is being directed, accord
ing to the report by German profes'
sor at The Hague, and is trying to
kindle luminosity between the United
States and her associates in the war
State department officials are reticent
as to the report, but some of them
says 1t is a pipe dream"
The director of the Russian informa-
ion bureau in New York says that
Russia lost eight million men before
she Quit the war, Three million OF
.hese were killed and one million dis
abled for life.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
Peculiar AppIe Tree.

Wilmington Thomas F. BaPley. or,
chardist Of SeaGate, a suburban com
mun!'y has gathered a second crop
OF apples from nine trees in his or
chards, four of which were literally
loaded with bright red apples. lie
states that the trees bear yellow fruit
ordinarily, and in the regular crop last
summer produced yellow apples.
whereas the mid-December crop is
very red.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
Acc dent or Suicide.

Murray G. Toye, employed in the
mechanical department of Edwards &
Broughton, died in Rex Hospital as a
result OF a bullet wound in his left
temple. He never regained conscious
ness. The manner in which the wound
was inflicted has not been determined
by the police. Rumors in circulation
were to the effect that he committed
suicide but members of the family lat
y denied that he killed himself inten.
tionally and stated to friends that he
was accidentally shot while cleaning
his pistol.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
Some New Cnrnoratinns.

Certificates Of Incorporation were
filed in the Office OF the secretary OF
state for the following corporations:
Farmers Gnnery, Inc, OF Laurel
Hill, with $4,000 authorized capital
and S15io0 subscribed. The incorpo.
ra;ors are j. d Mcdonald, ]. NJ. Pat.
terson and Edwin Morgan all OF Lau.
rel Hill.
Liberty Savings Bank, OF Whining.
ton. with $4,000 authorized capital
and S25 600 subscribed, The mcorpo-
rators are Ralph Harriet, ]. C. Rourk,
and w. L. Gore, all OF Wilmington.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
TO SHEAR SHEEP BY MACHINE
.lnexperienced Person Can Do Work
Very NlceIy-More Wool Cd
talned Than by Hand.

To shear sheep by hand takes an
experienced man. but with a machine
an inexperienced person can do the
work nicely. A good machine costs
less than $40, and more wool can be
obtained than through shearing BY
hand. After the fleece has been taken
q. all tags and dust should be re-
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
hirplane Is Wrecked.

Greensboro \ Curtis airplane was
wrecked here when Lieut.. J w. Cant.
well and Sergt B. Wanaker. who were
in the machine escaped injury. They
were on route from Emerson field, Co.
lumbia, to Norfolk They left Fay.
et'eyiIlc intending to go to Raleigh,
bn; missed their way They stopped
here for gas and oil and the accident
occurred as they We're leaving. The
engine is the only part of the ma.
chine now of any value.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
Potato Butter.

Fourteen ounces of mashed potatoes
added to two ounces of butter will pro.
duce one pound Of very palatable
and highly nutritious food. 1t can be
colored to improve Its appearance, and
If kept for any length of time 1t should
have added to It some butter preserva-
tive. A pound Of potato butter will
cost only about ten cents. There are
butter substitutes now sold that are
wholesome and, when colored, can
hardly be told from real butter. But
this is the cheapest yet that we have
any knowledge of
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
Total 223759.2O s1,4C4,64l.O7


Mlhns,on tSpeciaD Director s.
I Rogers, Of the census, department
q oo'an'fce announces the report Of
ea'on gnned by counties. in North
carolina for the crops of 1915 and
lall The quantities are in running
bales counting round as half bales,
H NET including Enters.
IE. Ynp5rt f,l'ous.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
Government Land Purchases.

Under the Weeks law. the national
forest reservation commission has
purchased IN the Appalachian noun.
tans Of the south and the White
mountains OF New England 1,l32. 1893
ceres up 10 June so, 1913. In addition.
5o2oll5l acres have been approved
for purchase
The North Carolina purchase areas
ara
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
Many Small Potatoes wasted.

There are nearly 120,0O0.OOO busbl
els Of small potatoes wasted In the
United States every year, all of which
could be used In making bread.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03

moved and the wool tied In a neat
bundle with wool Irvine. The wool
should then be packed In wool sacks
and either shipped to reliable COM
mission firm or sold to buyers
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03

Hope against hope, and ask tin ~
Montgomery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-23
Illinois Claims Big
Ten Championship

CoIum bus. ohio. Nov % The
University of Illinois claims the Big
Ten football honors for iai2 follow
ms its victory this afternoon over the
highly tcuted ohio state eleven by a
score of to +.
More than 20 G0n spectator saw
the wearcrs of tbs oranSe and the
Blue humble the Chtnaus in ono Of the
hardest battles ever fought ar .
Western gridiror I4onors soe-sa wed
AS a result ~ = 80 yard dash for
. touchdown by Dutch" Starna man
Illinois led by si> To nothing in the
FIRST quarter. ohio jumped ahead in
tthr third quarter after q valiant strng
Gle Ia score IA the second In a 35.
yard l,sss from Morley n Nc Donald
ohio placed the ha1} OF thn Illinois
t-Yatd lin" Ohio followed with a
plnnev through right tackle for a
! rrurhdown and then kicked goal giv-
ing OHIO rho advantage by one point.
The defeat cot Illinois seemed inn
s7sist"sa' .%ireyI vaY' h rssis a few saaatRntss
Of play left Bob Fletcher. the Illinois
Quarterback sent beautiful place
Kick over the cross bar from the 30
Nard line.
Illinois finished her season with
six victories in seven games
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-23
Football World Laments
Death of kid" Wallace
Passing Of Famous Yale Recalls Many Feat Football
Fied-Odtime Player Tells Of Play Grdiron During
Early Years Of Sport

did tin1e aud seain 10 Pript eton'e
diSunay aUd Gains1 hcr protests,
Peters cl4vernesS ALMOST cosf PRINCE,
tin M fcs< 81 ftjo saine. Only Lamar 4
famous run three quarters Of tho
icngth Of the neld in the last four
MINUTES OF - c6nteSt brought tr;-
uoIph 10 Old Nassau Without going
into the particulars IF that struggle.
Il is sufficient ~ gay that Xii Wallace
and his partner end, rnrwtn. had the
pNrericnc@ nj seeing Lamar dart off
n~'---'.ei' them and race safely 10 the
goal line.
The way that Lamar slipped away
from them was q hitter lesson To Wa l.
lace and Corwin, Never after that did
those two stars give "A back the slight
est chance, They Wellt after the back
with every ounce Of energy they pos
sessed
Fists Arc Tscl
The writer we'll remembers that
when nc was about 10 catch nne of
Watkinson's ~punts. III the game be
tween Vale and Princeton tn. follow :
ing year at princeton Wallace and
e. irwin crashed into him and used
their fists on his fsce. Fortunately for
Princeton. the referee saw that free
catch had been interfered with and
restored the bali TO Old Nassau,
Later in the game Nailace and Cor
win executed feat that brought on a
tstorm Of controversy that lasted for
wears, The field was In terrible con
dt'ion. There had been rain. hall and
SNOW for twenty four hours before the
"a PIE and intermittent rain and hail
during the contest. The afternoon was
very dark aud the spectators crowded
"a h. .St..a re xIuAr 70 n
better view
In fact. it was difficult for the play
! erstthemselyes TO teis who were Yale
and who we're Princeton men. Some
times members of the game eleven
tackled one another i'm the confusion,
Finally, near midfieid, Watkinsnn, one
lof the Yale haifhacks and tho Eli star
kicker, punted the ball, which rolled
over the goal line.
The writer was one Of the Princeton
I halfbacks. and could not follow the
ball because hundreds of spectators
crowded in back cf the goal line and
cbscured the view of the ball. Savage,
fthe Princeton fuilback, had dashed
across the line and, according to his
statement. had fallen on the bail when
/ Wallace and Corwin pounced upor
/, him.
| Wallace is said To have wrested the
ball away from Savage while Corwir
vat upon him. Az any rate. when the
referee. Tracy Harris, former Prince
ton football star. arrived Wallace had
! the ball and Yale claimed touch
(, down.
Wrnn-lc Over Touchdown
A long wranglc onsucd. Harris finally
ruled that go far as he could. see
/ Yale had made a touchdown. PLAY
r. - =
game was not finished because 81
! darkness. This game has gone dowr
In Princeton football history as a draw
10 to 0. For many years the Yale req
ords claimed a touchdown, hut tht
football convention refused to awArt
r. = - y
lContiusd on Pags six)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-23
Richmond College
Wins from Yellow
Jackets u to q
Visitors Are Outplayed
In All Departments az
the Game Spiders VI.
Indians Thanksgiving

Richmond college yesterday walkS6T
all over the Randolph Macon Yal4
low Jackets 10 the tune of 20 to NJ.
The visitors were outplayed in all de-
partments of the game. making oniya
ore first down to the Spiders twElvAEs
But while the Richmonders were d.
ing this the Hampdeu-S Sidney TigA34a
were trimming the William and 6AxyS
crew to s. which means that the'
two teams are still tied for kho
championship and the tie VIII have -
be played off as a post-season garnA
Zeigler, SnSad Spencer and TowfuE
did good work for the RichnonderA
and Reardon Weikle and Cochran
PLAYED a good game for the VISITORS
ziegler gained more ground that any
Of them, his work. always being II
feature Of games in which Richm0nd
plays.
The aerial attack was used exten-
siveiy, but out OF the large number
tried only two were for gains. Zfeg
Ter caught one Of these and had an
open field of FIVE yards for touch~S
down, but stumbled and was tackled
before he could get up. His conf
tribution of drop kick from the IS
ward line broke the ice in the second
period and after that the Spiders ran
their score up. One more drop kick
by Towtll, two touchdowns by Jones
and Garter. with both goals kicked
and a safety by Robbins completed
the score, "a
This was the last cham pionshfp
game of the regular season. William
and Mary will play Richmond next
Thursday for the annual Turkey Day
contest Word from Williamsburg
says that the Indians are going to
bring a most formidable team and q
train load of rooters, and expect to
walk away with the game. Al Vest
hampton. though. the story II tbs
Sc me, and the game should be Bits
terly contested throughout
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-23
W. Virginia Univ.
Victor Over Ohio

e. r. " y, 80.
!, Spccial IL The Eichmord Firgtn4an j
Mcrrantown. " Va. NOV. "a
captain Rodgers. Of the West Nlf-
GINA team completely dominated the
ficid here TO-DAY against Ohio We
Ieyan and aided by Bale. and iiar
r,ck. who played wonderful footha \
in the line beat the Buckeye Metfo-
3tstS. e.. to 6. IN spite OF the fact that
the mountaineer lipe M showed TIVE
regulars missing, Rodgers made five
tauChioNuN aud ktcAsd seven goa i,
from touciidowpS bringing his total
for the season up to- cAs hundred ana
forts points. Ohio Wesleyan earned
her touchdown walking eighty SarGa
straight M tho field on the old gol
-ttfti blue t.tit West Virginia Mas mas
Ter ~ all times and the wonderful
work ~ Rodgers. coupled with that
of lentx, lite. Nesie and Hilton Ths
cftenSe rushed the visitors ~ their
feet Rodgers once ran sixty tvs q
ards after catching punt and t.cntf
intercepted pass ami ran seyents
filc yards, both resulting IN touch
downs
Neale was badly injured eRriy IN
the game and win likely not I've avail
able against w and J
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-23
Hampden-Sidney
Winner Over the
Indians, I to 6
Williamsburgers Should
Have Won Game On
i Long Run by White,
But Referee Would Not
Allow Ii

Especial 10 The Richuond Tirgtntan ,
Villa IN burg Va Nov 22-The
rIampden Sidney Tigers won close
game from the Indians here today by
The score of =. to = The score would
have been different had the referee al
lowed the aeyard run hy White for
a touchdown count, but he said the
PLAYER ran outside scf tho field. TINS
indiana missed tying the score Dhen
wallace tried 10 kick a goal from
touchdown and the bali hit one Of the
up-rights
The Tigers score came on the sec
ond rlay Of the game WHEN Smith
ran "a yards for . touchdown Thif
was within three minutes after the
nrst whistle had blown, r Hogsheafd
kicked goal
In tho second half on a Tiger punt
white caught the hall and ran 20
yards through a broken held for the
indians score, Wallace failing 70 kick
goat Gosiee tried a field goal buy
tho taU went wild Day also tried
nu, hnt hc kicked after the whistle
Rad o}own tor the end # the game,
ard while the han went over IT did not
Hampden sidhey wfs< guilty Of .
great deal ri holding. being renalized
~ yards for this offense a. different
times William Hoesheaa n MITE aud
Bonney were the btg placer ~ the
game.
ia the game with Richmond col
leSe NEXT THURSDAY the WIFE rnspnrE-
crs expect To have fnefr fun team
cut. for thee di1 not suffer r1sterial}T
today aud will bring wlth them all of
the rootars that can he nt1s'nred TO-
aether Richmond Won Inr1 the In.
dams when thsy played IN Richmond
and The Indians we're the VtCtors m
Villa mshure IN the opening game NJ
the race Thus IN" game in FhaT'tS-
giving should BE- one on which every
auch ~ ground will be fought 'f.