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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-01-30
Influenza On Decrease7
(Sent out BY STATE Board Of Health. ]

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That influenza is On the decrease IN
tie State. despite tie fact that outbreaks
continue TO occur in different localities
Is seen from a recent report Of the Vital
Statistics Department Of the State Board
'of Health. According to this report
there were 1928 deaths less in November
than in October and $50 deaths less in
December than in Novembe-. In other
words. the number of deaths decrease
from 6.056 in October to 2.133 in Novem.
Der, and to about 1000 in December.
This steady decline is thought to be due
partly to the fact that people are becom.
ing more informed 40 to the ways and
means by which the disease is spread.
and are perhaps more careful in their
practices of personal hygiene which. after
all. is great factor in preventing the
disease.
The report issued by the Vital Stats.
tics Department indicates one particular
fact in regard to this disease. namely,
crowding. Counties and localities hav.
ing populations closely settled show q
greater number of deaths. while counties
having populations sparsely settled show
smaller number Of deaths. Counties
having the largest number of deaths ara
those having thickly settled industrial
populations and those having military
camps.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-01-30
County Taxes.

| have made a number Of
rounds Of the county, and have
given everyone plenty of oppor-
tunities to pay their taxes; also,
my Office has been open every
day for such.
| earnestly ask you who have
not paid your taxes to come for
ward and attend to same, and
save costs.
r. L. Mcdonald, Sheriff.
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past week is additional NEW
ones have joined, making the
total number Of NEW subscrib-
|ers to join since January LIST, "a.
NEW Subscriber
Hervey B. coppedge
Dr.. N. P. coppedge
Mrs. G. G. Shannonhouse Jr.
E. B. Lowe
]. w, Russell
]. Lee Thrower
Mrs. Annie Connor
A. M. Flowers
r. F. Lowe
Mrs. B. r. Carr Va
&C. Nichols
George Reed
w. p. Ingram th4 sstM
EN-. Hurley II
L. Smith
Old or Renewals!
Henry Nicholson I'M. Simmons
Mrs, ]. T. Moore w. M. Hales
! ]. u. Thrower w. H. Hart y.a
H. E. Gibbons Arthur Gibson
J. R. Wilson Ernest White
6. E. Landon ]. H. Floyd
Mrs Mary ]. Lovin Wash Mcdowell
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Statesmen WANTED to So
licit orders for lubricating oils,
greases and paints. Salary of
Commission. Address THE
HARVEY OIL CO., Cleveland
Ohio.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-01-30

|. If YOU are tired. thin, and thirty
be patient and have couragel
You may be fair, fat and forty"
some day.
It is so much easier to prevent
fires and accidents than to re-
pair damages. The habit of
Safety will avoid both.
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For Rent.

The "Armistead Place., In.
GLIDING the pasture which is an
unusually large and fine one. On
Pee Dee River and Solomon's
Greek. Write Land Agent, Caro-
lima Power & Light Company,
Raleigh, N. C.
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Millions hardy Cabbage plants from
selected seed. Amy variety, now until
May. $500 per 1000. 10000. $l.50 per
1000. Prompt delivery. Enterprise
Truck Farm, Georgetown South Carolina
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-01-30

Town taxes have long since
been due. We have given everv-
one fair notice. After this week
/ shall garnishee those who are
delinquent.
S. E. Covington,
Tax Collector, Rockingham
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Rabbits for Sale.

have over fifty Rufus Red
Belgian hares for sale. Mrs. D.
R. Shaw. Rockingham, phone AZ.
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For sale, one fine brood SOW,
Berkshire, and five pigs, two
months old; real bargain. e. N.
Keller, Hannah Pickett Mill.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-01-30

For sale, fresh mich cows
and Duroc pigs and 'shOats.
Dockery-Allen Co.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-01-30

Wanted, about 25Leghorn hens
or pullets. u. r. jerks, phone
3O6J, or 2-W.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
FATHER AND SON ARE
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY

PINE BLUFF. Ark, Aug. 2S. (Spl.)-
John King, white, aged about so years,
and his son, John King, Jr., aged IS,
were arrested late. Wednesday after
noon charged with being implicated In
the recent theft of the registered mail
from a pouch containing S12, 900. King
and his son were arrested by Postoffics
Inspectors S. Il. Sigfried and r. N.
Burnett after an investigation that
pointed to their implication in the theft.
When N, T. Mccain was ARRESTED
and confessed that he was implicated
he said that King was really the prin-
cipal in the case and he, Mccain, only
an accessory. Mccain claimed that
King, who vas contract mail messen-
ger, had a mail key with which he
opened the pouch containing the regis
tered package, removed the money
therefrom and took it to his home where
they divided it the same evening, Nc
Cam restored $4,000 of the money but
the balance has not been located King
and his son had been questioned time
and again but nothing could be found
to implicate them at that time,
The discovery at the home of the
Kings of a quantity OF cigars said BY
the officers to have been stolen from
the mails after being delivered for ship
ment by the Altschul cigar store, led
to the holding of the men. The men
still claim they know nothing of the
stolen registered mail, but they are
being held, the elder man in the county
jail and his son in the city Jail.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28

New Lyric.

The Julian Eltinge Revue Of 1919,
with that popular star at It's head, will
be the attraction at the Lyric theater
on next Monday, matinee and night,
and Tuesday night. This will be Ell
tinge's last appearance prior to a world
trip and he has gathered a company
that Is composed Of many noted artists
from both this and other countries.
In the Revue Eltinge, for the first
time, appears and sings In male attire
and also gives many representations of
the fair sex that the 'theater going pub
Is assisted by such well-known enter
Is assister by sucn well known enter
tanners as Leo Beers, G~audsmith
Brothers, Cleo Gascoigne, Ford and
Price, Carville and Gorhada, Little
johns, Virginia Whitman, Marjorie
Bennett, Arthur Shirley, Sina Nakada,
Marionne and a company of players
that are all h%eadliners in their own
particular line. 1857
His new playlet, His Night at the
Club which was suggested by him
self, and written by June Mathis, is
one long, lingering laugh and gives the
popular impersonator opportunity to
prove his right to the title Of light
comedian, which he could have no
doubt made a wonderful success at,
had he not started to portraJ femin-
inc CONSIDERATIONS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
The Public Be SerUed
EXPRESS MESSENGER IS
CHARGED WITH THEFT

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. Is
Charged with the theft of over SIS, 900
IN currency and a number of valuable
express packages, H. B. Leith, alias
anderson, aged 65, former employe OF
the American Express company at Min
nol >. D., is under arrest at the local
police station awaiting the issuance Of
eAtradition papers for his return to the
Northern city. Anderson was taken into
custody Wednesday afternoon by city
detectives n special officers near
Glasgow, Ky. He was brought to Nash
Wilt and placed in Jail.
Anderson has been sought since Aug.
~ last when police say he skipped with
the money and express packages from
the South Dakota city.
Traced from one city to another by
private officers, Anderson managed to
evade capture until Wednesday when
the local detectives learned Of his
whereabouts through Sam Hogan, a
Nashville man Hogan and Anderson
are brothers -in-law. The prisoner wa
in possession bf two automobiles which
he purchased with the stolen express
money. After his capture Anderson
confessed to the theft of the money
n express packages, police say.
Anderson will be taken to Minno
probably late Thursday night as off,
GERS from that city have already reached
Nashville for that purpose
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
OUTLINE OF RAIL WORK
ANNOUNCED IN LONDON

LONDON, Aug. 2S.-The vast scope
OF the work to be undertaken as soon
as the much discussed transport bill is
passed by parliament was outlined the
other day in the house of commons by
Sir Eric Geddes, minister Of ways and
communications, who viii head the new
extensive reforms and improvements
planned for the railways, roads and
docks. Tho railway program includes
the following:
Elimination of all competitive SER
vices given merely for the sake of COM
petition.
Common use by all lines of rolling
stock.
Elimination Of privately owned rail-
way cars,
Increase Of traffic by %judiclous cleo
triflcation OF certain lines.
Increase Of the size OF rolling stock,
necessitating the alteration of station
platform c~learances, enlargement Of the
entrance to Warehouses; and the like,
Standardization of rolling stock and
locomotives,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28

Thursday and continuing through Fri
day and Saturday.
A comedy skit Of the first order will
be presented by Harry Godfrey and
Vetta Henderson, creators of Aboard
for Abroad" Frank Goldie and Ada
Ayers will present their own farce,
April Fool" which introduces a num-
Der of songs and dances. Bert Wal
who mixes a line of comedy with his
act; Harry and Anna Scranton, song
sters and wire performers, and La
Vaux, an expert musician employing
the characterization, are also included
In the bill.
The efforts of an eliminate youth
to develop into a crook and tough
character in order to prove to a girl
that he is not a sissy as she has
declared him, furnish the basis for "a
Very Good Young Man. starring
Bryant Washburn, This will be the
film feature.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28

our knees shake so that we can
not run, answered "A captain, m we
should Try it we woqid ali certainly
be pounded to a Jelly"
Wei, WE'LL sighed The cowardly
Lion, " see, friend Tiger, that we must
pace ourselves in great danger to res
cue this bold army. Come with me,
and we will do the best we can.Y
80, OStna aud Dorothy having already
dlsmounted from their backs, he L.ion
n the Tiger leapcd hack again under
the awful hammer and returned with
" generals clinging to their necks,
lhey repeated this daring passage IL
times, when all the officers had been
carried beneath the giants legs and
lllided salely on the further side. Bs
that time thu beasts We're very tired
u painted so hard that their tongues
h9ns out Of their great mouths.
nv what l. to become of the pri-
Natey' asked Qzma.
q leave him there to guard the
chariot said the Lion, I'm tired out.
let again."
The officers at once protested tina.
they must have the private with them,
else mere would be no u for them
70 command. But neither the Lion nor
the Tiger would go after him, and 50
the Scarecrow sent the Sawhorse
t1ther the wooden horse wa care
less, or II fai'ca TO prnperl9 time the
descent OF the hammer. for the, mighty
weapon caught it squarely ,pon ia
head and thumred II against the round
SO powerfully that the private flew Oh
It's back high into the air, and landed
upon one of the giants cast-iron arms,
ttere he chung desperately while the
arm rose and fell with each one OF
the rapid strokes.
the Scarccrow dashed in to rescue
his Sawhorse, and had his left foo,
smashed by the hammer before ne could
pun the creature out of danger. They
then found that the SawhorSe had beer
badly dazed by the blow; for while
the hard wooden knot OF which his head
was formed could not be crushed bS
! the hammer, both his ears were broker
OIL and he would be unable TO hear \
Sound until some new ones were made
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28

for him. Also his left knee was
cracked, and had to be bound up with
a string
Billina having fluttered under the
hammer, 1t now remained only to res
cue the private who was riding upon
the iron giants arm, high In the air.
The Scarecrow lay flat upon the
ground and called to the man to jump
down upon his body, which was soft
because II was stuffed with straw. This
the private managed TO do, waiting I'M
III a time when he was nearest the
ground and then letting himself drop
upon the ScarecI'ow, He accomplished
the feat without breaking any bones,
n tie Scarecrow declared he was not
irtnred IN the least.
Therefore, the Tin Woodman having
by this time fitted new ears to the
Sawhorse, the entire party proceeded
upon its way, leaving the giant to
pound the path behind them.
| BY and by. when they drew near to
the mountain that blocked their path
ard which was the furthermost edge
of III. kindgdom of Ev, the way grew
dark and gloomy for the reason that
the high peaks on either side shut out
Ithe sunshine. And II was very silent,
too, al there were no birds to sing or
supitfcls 20 chatter, the trees being
left far. behind them and only thA
bare rocks remaining,
Ozna ard Dorothy were a little
awed by tie silence, and ali the others
were quit and grave except the saw
horse, which, as he trntted along with
the Scarecrow upon his back, hummcd
a queer song, OF which this was the
chorus:
Would, a wooden horse in a wood
I'VE, aye. ! sigh. he would, although
Had he not had a wooden head
He'd mount the mountain top in
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
The Giant with the Hammer

Meantime the giant continued to
raise his iron mallet high In the air
and to strike the path terrific blows
that echoed through the mountains like
the roar OF a cannon, Each time the
mallet lifted, however, there was a
moment when the path beneath the
monster was free, and perhaps the
Scarecrow had noticed this, for when
he came back to the other he said;
The matter Is a very simple one.
after all. We have but to run under
the hammer, one at a time, when it
is lifted, and pass TO the other side
before It falls again
ut will require quick work, II We
escape the blow" said the Tin Wood
man, with a shake OF his head. But
II really seems the only thing to be
one Vino will make the first at
tempt?n
They looked at one another hesita-
tingly for a moment, Then the Cow
ardly Lion, who WAS trembling like a
leaf in the wind, said to them;
II suppose the head OF the process
sion must go firstv-and that's me, But
I'm ~terrtoly afraid of the big ham
mer,'
Dana You might rush under the haul-
mer yourself, but the chariot would
surely be crushed
I'VE must leave the chariot, = said the
| Soareorow, But you two girls can ride
upon the backs Of the Lion and he
Tiger
So this wa decided upon, and osma.
as soon az the Lion was unfastened
from the chariot, at once mounted the
beasts back and said she was ready.
Cling fast to his name advised
Dorothy u used to ride him myself
and that's the way | held on"
So Osma chung fast to the name, and
the lion crouched 40 the path n eyed
the swinging mallet carefully until he
knew just the Instant II would begin
to rise In the air.
Then, before anyone thought he was
ready, he made a sudden leap straight
between the iron giants legs, and be-
tore the mallet struck the ground again
the Lion and Dana were safe on the
other side.
The Tiger went next, Dorothy sal
upon his back and locked her arms
around his striped neck, for he had ne
name to cling to, He made the lear
straight and true as an arrow from .
how, and ere Dorothy realized II sh'
Now came the Scarecrow on the Saw
horse. and while they made the dasl
In safety they were within a hair
breadth of being caught by the descend
ing hammer,
Tiktok walked up TO the very eds,
Of the spot the hammer struck, an,
as II was raised for tho next blow h,
calmly stepped forward and escaped Il
descent. That was an idea for the Til
Woodman to follow and he also crosse'
In safety while the great hammer wa
In the air, But when II came TO IN
% officers and the private, their knee
we're so weak that they could not wal
a step.
I'm battle we are wonderfully courag
eous," said one OF the generals, an
: our foes find us very terrible to face
But war Is one thing and this Is an
other. When II comes to being pound
ed upon the head by an iron hammer
end smashed into pancakes, we natural
: ly object,
Make a run for It." urged the Scare
: crow.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
WlLLARD'S COUSIN IS
NOW REGULAR DOUGHB0Y

PINE BLUFF. Ark, Aug. 2S. (spl)-
George M, Willard, first cousin of Jess
Willard. the deposed world champion
prize fighter, enlisted in the army
Tuesday afternoon at the local army
recruiting station. He is a native of
Illinois but he came to Arkansas with
his family some time ago and has been
living at Garnett, Lincoln county, south
of this city,
Young Willard is is years of age, is
81 inches in height and weighs la
pounds and has a chest expansion Of
AZ inches. He signed up for infantry
service, leaving Tuesday afternoon for
st, Louis and will soon be on his way
to Europe.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
OIL EASES SECURED
DOWN IN DYER COUNTY

HICKMAN, Ky, Aug. IS. (Spl)-
The securing of leases in this inmedi-
ate section has lot IN somewhat for
the mast few days end the promo ers
of the OF proposition ave row hreily
ergr cd dow in Dyer, Countv Tenn.
or re other sid 90 Reelfoot Lake, Sc
cs'rir~ ann@e- or many thousands OF
acres In that ~secticn.
=, "aTt pn FpISn lot ansnt
'erqe t,oldi rc in Ohion County anil
Lake Couvtv Tom. T',n OF e~c'tement
al a~0tna the aye is hj"h ard "a 500
IS leasee haze hnen sen''red In the diff
ferent e9r~tios II is 'hcurht the work
u ~ etnri deiNi .
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28

way, for the huge mountain barred their
further progress and the path ran close
up to a wall of rock and ended.
Who was that laughing?" asked
Ozma.
There was no reply, but in the gloom
they could see strange forms fit across
the face Of the rock. Whatever the
might be they seemed very
like the rock itself, for they were the
color of rocks and their shapes were
as rough and rugged as If they had
been broken away from the side Of the
mountain. They kept close TO- the steep
cliff facing our friends, andeglided up
and down, and this way and that, with
a lack OF regularity that was quite con-
fusing. And they seemed not to need
places to rest their feet, but chung to
the surface Of the rock as a fly does
to q window pane, and were never still
for a moment. ,
do not mind them" said Tiktok, as
Dorothy shank back. They are only
the MONIES"
And what are Nomes?" asked the
girl, half frightened.
They are rock fairies. n and serve
the Nome King, replied the machine
But they will do us no harm. y0u
must call for the. King, because withs
out him you car newer find the en-
trance to the palace"
You CALI" said Dorothy to Ozma.
Just then the Nones laughed again,
and the sound vas SO wierd and dis
~heartening that the twenty six officers
compounded the private to ''right-about-
face and they all started to run as.
fast as they could.
Then Tin Woodnian at NICE pursu ID
his army n cried hiatt" and when
they had stopped their flight he asked.
Where are you gingG'
IL find I'VE forgotten the brush
for my whiskers, said a general.
trembling With fear. "So-s-so we are
g-going back after it,
That is imposs BILE replied the Tin
Wooduan For the giant with the
hammer would Kill you all ii you tried
to pass him
oh! I'd forgotten the giant, said
the general, turning pale,
You seem to forget a good many
things remarked the Tin woodman.
Il hope you won't forget that you are
a brave man"
Never" cried the general. s,apping
his gold embroidered chest. \
+ Never cried a the other officers,
Indignantly slapping their chest,
For my part said the private
reekly: 4 must obey my officers; SO
when | am tod to run, | run; and
! when | am told 70 fight, [ fight
"That is right" agreed the Tin Wood
a And now y1u must all come
back to Ozma, ard obey her orG ers.
| And II you try to run away again |
will have her reduce all the twenty-six
officers TO privates, and make the pri-
waite your general
This terrible threat so heightened
them that they at once returned to
whore Ozma a standing beside the
Cowardly Lion.
Then ozma cried out in a loud voice.
Il demand that the Nome King APP
pear to usl'
EDITORS NoTE-ln "The Nome
King we shall read Of how little
avail were oxma's commands, but oil
how Dorothy OF Kansas finally secured
an audience with the King Of the IN
eerground World for the little band that
! had como TO free the Queen Of Ev and
her children.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
DID NOT RELISH FARE
AT COUNTY W0RKH0USE

Fred Smith, one-legged dope fiend,
and well known on the downtown
streets for his persistent mooching,
escaped from the Shelby county work
house Wednesday in company with
Helen Parker, negress, and Jesse Hill,
negro. Smith and the Parker woman
had been sent to the workhouse very
recently for d%isorderly conduct. Police
are making an attempt to get these
characters off the streets.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
Majestic.

White as different from 'The I'm
nrdonoh'e Sin" as night is from day,
"The flushed Hour" which begins a
three DAYS run at the Majestic today.
T. attractive en- almost equal amount Of
ettootion throughout the country. Its
story Is uruspal; It's appeal is tranend-
cur for thenter-goers in all walks OF
re. and. technically. It ranks as one of
the most perfectly produced nhotoplays
which has vet been made. THE flushed
Hour" Is from a short story by Gertrude
Brooke Hamilton, which was printed in
enc of the big national magazines not
innv ard excited much comment
because OF the originality of its theme
and the depth OF its feeling. Charles
Mairne, who ranks as one of the fore
most writer's for the screen, made the
adaption,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
MINISTER BUYS HOME
IN BLUE MOUNTAIN

BLUE MOUNTAIN Miss, Aug. 20.
(Spl Rev, s. V. Gullett, the we'll
known Baptist minister OF Blue Springs.
Miss. has purchased a home here and
will locate bis family in Blue Mountain
as soon as he can make arrangements
TO move, He has charge OF some Of the
Baptist churches les this place and
will continue his same clerical activi-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
HEADS AID CLUB.

PINE BLUFF, Ark. Aug. 2s. (spl)-
Jack Bernhard was elected Wednes-
day as permanent president of the Pine
Bluff Advertising club at its first meet
ing after preliminary organization held
last week. The other officers selected
are as follows: r. w. Etter, vice-pres-
ident; o. c. Hauber, secretary-treas-
urer; Stanley Drefus, b.. G. Towels,
Fred Bergig, P. w. Quillian and Frank
Franey composed the executive commit
tee. II was decided that the club send
a representative to the convention Of
Associated Ad clubs to be held in New
Orleans Sept. q. Several Of the mem
bers are expecting to attend.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
Strand.

In Tom Moore's newest picture, THE
City Of Comrades" a screen version Of
Basil Kings Saturday Evening Post
story, which will be shown for three
days at the Strand, beginning today, no
detail has been SHARED to make every
scene realistic. The stolen jewels are
Seena Owens collection Of pear neck
laces, brooches and rings; the period
furniture used was collected by Art
Director Hugo BALM. and Miss Owens
gowns were part Of an exquisite ward
robe made by a Fifth avenue modiste
before she went West to support Tom
moore in his new play. Even the food
thot Tom Moore steals and eats Is real;
ard he went through the scene on an
emoty stomach In order to attack the
food with the appetite of a starving
man,