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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-06-10
Not So AltruistIc.

"I'm working hard to get several Of
my friends on an investigating COM
mittee," announced Congressman
Flubdub.
"That shows good fellowship on
your part. What is the committee go-
ing to investigator"
charlottesville Courier-Journal.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-06-10

The hot Gubeirlatorlal, Con-
gressional and fight for Sheriff
combined to bring out a record
vote. III the June |, 1918, pri-
mary l4A5 votes were cast. InI
the second primary June29, 1918,
1859 were cast, but in the Nov.
5, 1918, general election only
1875 votes were cast. But in
this primary last Saturday 1888
voters came forward to register
their choice for Sheriff.
Of the increased vote in this
primary over the primary vote
of two years ago, Marks Creek
township made the biggest gain.
Two years ago that precinct
voted 230, whereas 1873 votes
were cast Saturday. However,
in the general election in 1918
1868 votes were cast.
Cam. Morrison led his two
opponents, and lacked but 81
votes of having a majority over.
their combined vote, Morrison
getting 1853, Page Csc and Gard
ner 274. In nine of the fourteen
precincts, Page secured a major
ity, Morrison overbalancing this
in the remaining five precincts.
Now that second primary is to-
be held between Morrison and
Gardner, it is the topic of con-
ver3ation as to where the Page
vote will go. The fact that Mr..
Pages State manager, Thad S..
Page, has already promised Mr..
Morrison to give him his sup
port. would indicate the senti-
ment of a large portion of the
Page following. 1t is expected
by Mr.. Morrison that the bulk of
the Page strength throughout the
State will be cast for him July
3rd.
A fight Of especial interest in
Richmond county was that for
Sheriff. R. L. Mcdonald was
running for a second term, and
was opposed by Carl C. Shores.
McDonald's majority was 291 and
he carried eight precincts, to six
for Shores. Leaving out the
Hamlet and Rockingham vote,
Mcdonald had Is majority
over Shores in the remaining IL
precincts. Rockingham gave
him 95 majority, and Hamlet
gave him 178 majority, which
added to the Is, placed him the
nominee by POI majority.
In the fight for five commits
sioEers thereN were six candi-
dates, ]. R. Gordon, of Hamlet,
having entered the contest. The
five old members ran for renom-
nation, and were successful.
Furman Reynolds led the ticket
with 1899 votes; John Mcneil
was second with 1862; Hatch
third with. 1913; Frutchey fourth
with 1864; and John Capel fifth
with 1855. Mr.. Gordon trailed
along with 955- exactly 300
votes behind MIR. Capel.
The Congressional fight was
hot, John Vann, of Union, wag-
ing an active fight for a portion
of the Richmond vote. He Sc
cured SOB, Hammer 165 and
Walter E. Brock 1131. From
this it is seen that Brock almost
doubled the vote of both Ham,
mer and Vann.
For Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court, Judge w. ].
Adams, of Carthage, secured a
fine vote OF approval from his
Richmond county neighbors, he
getting 1859; Judge w. A. Hoke
also received a nice vote of 1899,
Stacy was third with 512, B. F.
Long fourth with 217, Gulley
fifth with SO, Guion So, Rouse "a.
Senator Lee S. Overman led
A. L. Brooks, of Greensboro, by
i big majority, he receiving 1874
to 307 for Brooks.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-06-10
A Genuine Reform.

''fn a spelling reform, would you
eliminate all the silent letters"
II would all those found leading the
uouble life"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-06-10
Vote BY Precincts
for
Other State Officers:

The following is the total vote
Of the county for the State off
GERS whose totals are not given
in the tabulated vote; however,
the totals and their vote BY pre-
cinct are given herewith:
New-York tribune., 1920-08-06
Ex-Employee Sues Firm,
Claiming Salary Due
National Biscui, Company Said
TO Have Promised to Bear
Loss in Government Salary

William F. Wilmoth, formerly an
employee of the National Biscuit Com
pany, brought suit against the corpora
ton in the Supreme Court yesterday
20 compel fulfillment Of promise said
10 have been made to Wilmoth when
sc entered the service of the United
States Shipping Board during the war.
This promise, it is alleged, was that
the company would pay him the differ
ence between his salary from the bis
cult company and the salary paid him
by the government
Mr. Wilmoth says that from Novem-
Der, 1917. to December, 1919. the time
he spent in the service of the Shipping
Board, his salary from the National
Biscuit Company would have amounted
10 S24,100. He received $11 425 from
the government Mr.. Wilmoth had a
>iaim of $13,275 against the biscuit
company on the alleged promise made
him when he left the government serv-
ice. He complains that the National
company paid him only $4,000 and he
is now suing for balance of $S,275.
Attached to the court papers filed
by Mr. Wilmoth. is letter from Roy
l.. Tomlinson, president Of the National
Biscuit Company to Edward N Hurley,
who then was chairman of the United
States Shipping Board, recommending
MIR. Wllmoth as possessing "a COM
bination of technical knowledge and
business capacity"
New-York tribune., 1920-08-06
Official Denial Made of
Article ON Phillips Case
Arany Cemeterial Division Is
sues Statement Concerning
Former Illinois Soldier

In letter received by The Tribune
under date Of July q from the Chief
of the Cemetcrial Division Of the
United States Army denial is made of
statements contained in dispatch
from the est. Louis Globe Democrat"
News Bureau which was published in
The Tribune June s.
1t was stated in the dispatch that
Herman II. Phillips, Of Berdan. Ill.,.
formerly a member Of tho Rainbow
Division, reported killed In action
overseas, had been unable to convince
the War Department that he was
aHve, and that his father had received
notice that the body Of his son was
being shi0ped to him at Berdan
1he Chief of the Cemeterial Diyi-
sion describes the dispatch as "erro-
neous and misleading" In his letter
to The Tribune he declared that the
government records failed to show any
record of shipment notice being sent
to j. Phillips father of the boy, and
that the records Of the Cemeterial
Division did not show the name OF
such a soldier on it's list of casuals.
The boys father. it is declared, was
requested to furnish Washington with
copy Of the "otiicial notice" he is
reported TO have received. but failed
to reply to two letters sent him.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-06
Mrs. De Bower Denied
Increase i'm Alimonv
Justice McAvoy Refuses to In
tcrfere With Decree Grant
inc SIS q Mon.n

Justice McAvoy denied yesterday the
application of Mrs. Helen de Bower for
larger alimony from her former hus-
band Herbert F. de Bower, so that she
might meet the increased cost of
living. Mr.. de Bower is the founder of
Alexander Hamilton Institute His
wife obtained divorce from him in
Chicago. Under the decree Mrs. de
Bower accepted a lump sum of S25, coo
and an allowance Of $75 a month.
In her. petition to Justice McAvoy
Mrs. de Bower said she had been in
duced to agree to the terms proposed
by her husband on a statement of his
financial condition, which she had
since learned was not true. Instead of
being worth SIS, 900, with an income
of $4,000, said the wife, Mr. de Bower
had property valued at 100000 and an
income Of 100000 year or more.
Mrs. de Bower said she had only
$4,000 left of the $4,000 she received
from her husband, and that unless she
received financial relief would soon be
destitute. Justice McAvoy said he
could not Interfere with the Chicago
decree
New-York tribune., 1920-08-06
Woman i'm Jersey
TriangleQuits Home
To Earn Her Living
Mrs. Chisolm, Whose Hus-
band Sued for Alienation
of Affections, Turns Back
on BotliMcn; ;Coes tow ork

Mrs. Charles N. Chisolm, leading fig
ure in the Chisolm- Parker marriage
triangle, has turned her back on both
the wholesale barber supply dealer
who is her husband, and the fashion
able MQrristown photographer, with
whom her name is linked in the $780,
O0O suit for alienation of her affections
brought by her husband.
Mrs. Chisolm, who has been accus-
toned to all the comforts of a well-to-
do suburban home, is now living on
SlS week in New York. She obtained
employment in an office, after few
days at Newark business college,
when it became apparent that the
breach in the Chisholm home could not
bo healed Only her husband and her
mother, Mrs. Frederick Becker, of East
Orange, know her address, and they
refused to give it yesterday The rose
covered bungalow of the Chsolms in
Beaumont Place, Newark, is deserted
Mr.. Chisolm left town after filing his
suit
Mr.. Parker was seen for a few min
utes at his studio in Morristown-long
enough for him to deny emphatically !
the charges made against him by Mr.
Chisolm.
q Have known Mrs. Chisolm for
years. he said, ~ did take her out
riding sometimes, but there has been
nothing improper in our relationship"
He said that he and Mrs Chisolm
had been out for an automobile ride
on July 8, but that they had not at
tempted to elope, as charged by Mr..
Chisolm.
In explanation of Mrs. Chisolm's de-
clsion to earn her own living in New
York, it was said by her mother that
she had stipulated she should receive
no money hereafter from her husband.
and that she had repeatedly declared
she would accept nothing from Mr.
Parker.
Lum, Tamblyn & Colyer, Of Newark,
lawyers for Mr.. Parker, made no COM
mont on the case.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-06
Boys Grimes Atar1n Judge

County Judge Mcmahon, in Brooklyn
yesterday, hearing the pleas of guilty
of two sixteen -year-old boys, wearing
the army uniform. who admitted break
ing into a residence to commit rob-
berry, commented on the fact that crime
seemed to be on the increase among
the young. He 3scribod this to lack
of moral education in the schools and
the growing love of money and pleas
ure.
Money and pleasure are the ideals
of the time said the judge. "The
world has apparently gone Wild and is
every day further from the lessons Of
the moralists that were the strength
Of the founders Of this Republic. God
only knows what the end of all this
madness will be-
The boys were Frank Seser, of 995
Flatbush Avenue, and Everett Voudv.
of So Howard Avenue. They admitted
they obtained admission into the army
by misrepresenting their ages as being
ciChteen
New-York tribune., 1920-08-06
Vice Squad Put
Upon Trail OF
Auto Cruisers
Police Open Intensive Drive
to Rid City Of Male
Flirts Who Prey Only
Upon Unescorted Women
Pastors to Expose Evil
Broadway's White Light
District and Dim Byways
of Harlem Are Infested

A detachment of detectives from In
spector Belton's Special Service Squad,
sometimes known as the Vice Squad,
started last night an intensive drive
against the so-called curb cruiser"
said by Fifth Deputy Police Commits
sioner Ellen O'Grady and other police
officials to be the latest and the worst
Of Broadway's modern Affections.
The curb cruiser" has graduated
with alarming progress from an anna
teur standing to the fields of profess
sionalism and even organized bust
ness, according to the police. 1t is to
prevent its further growth that In
spector Belton's men have been as
signed to cope with it.
Pastors to Expose Evil
Mrs. O'Grady told Tribune reporter
yesterday that curb cruising had be-
white light district. The same reporter
was informed by member of the
parish of Calvary Baptist Church,
I.tty-Seventh Street and Seventh nve-
nue, that the evil was to be exposed
Immediately by several pastors who. in
the past have provided the police with
inside. information relating to the Ten
derloln.
What the police call the curb cruiser
Is an automobile occupied by one or
more men which drifts along the high
ways Of the white light district and
seeks passengers in the persons of un-
escorted women.
The detectives assigned to the duty
of trailing the cruisers are men with
automobile experience. In addition to
this they have been carefully coached
at Police Headquarters in the methods
of the white light curb artists. Their
preliminary activities resulted in twen-
ty-four arrests in q single raid, but
the real drive against auto hirts was
scheduled to be launched shortly be-
fore midnight last night
A member Of the Police Department
who has made special study of
Broadway's motorized hirts of the male
variety, explained yesterday to a Tri-
hume reporter that while the game used
to be confined to the Tenderloin and
was more or less harmless, it had de-
veloped to such an extent that the au-
thoritics found it necessary to take
steps to stem it.
Curb Cruisers Spreading
The business of curb cruising has
spread from the electrical trails of
Broadway to the dimly lighted byways
of Harlem. For this reason the activi-
ties of the special squad Will not be
confined to Broadway, but will take in
a northerly section of the city and give
especial attention to uptown parts of
broadway and that part Of Seventh
Avenue lying south Of 125th Street.
In recent months the practice has
become so general that few women
could traverse the sidewalks of Broad
way without being accosted by man
II an inviting vehicle.
The police say that this unconven-
t'onal pastimc was started by automo
bile owners, particularly of the gided
youth type, but that now it has been
taken up by specialists who cruise
along the curbs with the purpose of
taking their passengers to men who
have not the time nor the patience to
do the cruising themselves.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-06
Bedtime Stories
Boomer the Nighthawk Becomes Interested
BY Thornton w. Burgess
Who keeps cotchfaI eye
Moy learn lot Just passing by.
Boomer the Nghthawk
BY Thornton w. BURGESS

Boomer the Nighthawk, who isn't a
hawk at all, nor even related to the
hawk family, is one of those little
people who prefer to sleep the greater
part of the day. Late in the after
noon Just before jolly, round, red Mr..
sun makes ready to 90 to bed behind
the Purple Hills and the Black Shadows
make ready to steal forth for The
night, Boomer starts out to hunt for
ms dlnner. And he keeps on hunting
or Just flying about for pleasure long
s1ter the little stars have come out to
twinkle all over the sky.
Boomer glories in his WINGS He
catches all his food in the air, for he
lives on flying insects. Sometimes he
catches them just above the tops of
the grasses, sometimes close to the
tree tops, and sometimes high up in
the air. He hunts both low and high
swooping down, darting up, circlinr
TINS way. twisting that way-now here
now there. Only Skinner the Swallow
and Sooty the Chimney Swift, who Nv
oy day, appear to get so much fun out
of just flying.
Now, being in the air at dusk when
certain little people of the Green
Meadows and the Green Forest who
have spent the day at home start out
IN search or 1000 or adventure, Boomer
sees many things going on and learns
many secrets. Re could if he would
tell what has become of many littlo
folks who have disappeared mys-
teriously
1t happened that this particular
evening Boomer was abroad little
carrier than usual, and took it into his
heaa 10 ny over, the Old Pasture There
ne found the hunting good, and in a
very little while he had filled his
stomach. He was just trying to de-
eide whether to fly over to the Old
Orchard or back to the Green Forest
when he saw Reddy Fox leave his
nome and start off with the air of
gong to some particular ~splace. "I
wonder what the red coated scamp
rs planning to do now ?" thought
Boomer. II believe III keep an eve on
MIN and see what mischief he is up to-"
SO Boomer circled high in the air.
and from away up there it was easy to
watch Reddy and not appear to be
dong so at all. Boomer simply wheeled
and turned and darted this way and
that, as is his way, and if Reddv Fox
saw HIM, which is doubtful, he didn't
give him so much as n thought.
Reddy trotted straight down to the
Green Meadows Once he raised up on
his hind feet 20 look over the tai
grass toward the dear Old Briar-patch
There was no sign of life over there,
fo!<t ( was still early. Then he made
Tor = certain big pa*eA Of
New-York tribune., 1920-08-06
Jersey Corner ofN. Y. Fa5n,
Is Wife Desertes's Nemesis
Womans Search of Seven Years for Husband Ends
When He Unwittingly Walks Into Detective Who
Waits on Patch Of Estate Extending Over Border

For seven years Mrs lie Roy Herring,
Of 81 Union Street, Jersey City, had
been searching Eastern states in an ef-
fort to find her husband She wanted
to have him locked up for desertion
ond non support. Since he had left her,
she said, he hadn't contributed a dime
to hcr support.
Yesterday somebody told Mrs Her
ring that her husband was working in
the fields of his mothers farm at
Northyale. N. J; Ten minutes later
Mrs. Herring had told the police.
But they said, "ths man is in
New York. We're in New Jersey. We
car only cxtradite him, and extradition
takes time; also money. Perhaps we
can get him across the state line in a
month for $100."
Mus. Herring then remembered that
her mother-in-law's farm extended for
about twenty or thirty feet into New
Jersey. Detective Abraham Schulman
was sent with her to Northvale. Mrs
Herring's seven-y -year-old daughter, born
New-York tribune., 1920-08-06
Venetinn Glass
Case upon Case recentlu ar.

~ ~ - W. COC'oOcD VI
rived Au Quatrieme.
From the Island of Mu-
rano, Italy, has come this
wealth of beautiful glass,
chosen with the rare dis
elimination and taste char
acteristic of An Quatrieme.
Gay glass flower CENTER
pieces and separate flowers
are particularly exquisite
for the summer table, in
breakfast room, dining
room or sunny living room.
Beauty of workmanship and
design reaches a high degree of
fnesse in these flowers. Sepa-
rate flowers are roses, carna-
tions, morning elories, pansies,
each $3.50.
Centerpieces like that Illus
trated are a mass of color-pale
or rich, in a delicately shaded
glass bowl; S35 and $45.
Those designs which have
been formerly brought Au Qua
trien1e have again been assem-
bled so that those possessing
broken sets may complete them.
New designs, too, have been
chosen; designs studied for
adaptation to modern use as
we'll as for their beauty.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-06
Widow Is Awarded SII,5OO
aFor Commissions Due Husband

A verdict for $11,50O was awarded
yesterday by jury in Federal Judge
W. b. Sheppard's court in favor Of
the Baroness Oppenheim. widow of
Baron Robert Z. Oppenheim 1t is
the result of an action originally
brought by her husband against Count
Rudolph Festetics to recover $4,000
on commissions arising from the sale
by the late baron Of seven Austrian
steamships to American interests prior
to the entrance of this country into
the war. Judge Sheppard denied a mo-
ton for new trial.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-06
Bandits Rob
$50 i'm Baths:
Get $4,000
Manager and Ticket Agent
Badly Beaten when They
Try TO Prevent Theft
Of Money and Jewelry
Flee i'm Auto With Loot
I Patrons Storm Officials
When They Find Claim
Checks Are Naluelcss

Five armed men, brandshing re-
volvers, invaded the front Office OF the
LenoX Baths, 1875 and 1877 West 115th
Street, carly yesterday morning while
about $50 patrons were blssfully snor-
ing in the interior. The bandits made
off with $50 in cash taken from the
register, as we'll as jewelry, money and
other valuables rifed from the strong
box Of the establishments The total
loss is put ct from $1,000 to $4,000.
Harry Cohen, manager, and Morris
llochman, ticket agent Of the baths,
We're badly beaten when they objected
to the yeggmens visit.
The heaviest loser among the patrons
was G. Weingartcn dealer in cleo
trical goods at 250 Grand Street. He
said he had drawn $500 from his bank
to meet certain obligations the day
before. He checked that money with
gold watch, a diamond ring and
scarfpin with the cashier. All were
stolen.
Cohen and Hochman said when the
quintet first appeared and demanded ac-
cess to the cash register and the
strong box they thought they were
trying to play prank.
Their real troubles, however, began
when the $50 patrons on arising began
to present claim checks for their
valuables. For hours the bathhouso
continued to ring with protests and
threats.
Cohen notified the police of the West
l32d Street station Immediately upon
the departure of the thieves, but was
unable to furnish detectives with moro
than mcager description of the rob-
hers. He said they wcrc well dressed"
and "young looking" He said he could
not read the number of the license tag
on the automobile which brought them
to the placo
New-York tribune., 1920-08-06
sweet clover some distance from the
old ar-patch, and there hid in the

sweet clover some distance from the
olo Brlar- patch, and there hid in the
tall grass
Boomer was puzzled. "Now. who does.
ne expect to catch there ?" thought
hoomer Il wonder if Peter Rabbit
Is ln"the habit Of visiting that clover
patch and Rcddy knows il? think III
gust hang around while and see what
happens"
SO Boomer flew this way and that
way over the Green Meadows, but high
IN the ar and always where he could
keep Reddy Fox in sight. The Black
Shadows began to steal out across the
Green Meadows and the light to fade.
Boomer flew lower so as to keep Reddy
IN sight, For long time Reddv Law
there IN the long grass. Once Boomer
sWooped low and skinned Just over
the patch Of sweet clover. but pre-
tended not to see Reddy
''lt must be Peter Rabbit he is wait
ing for,' thought Boomer, "I can't
think of any ore else. | think III fv
ever the Old Briar-patch and see if
Peter is there
He turned and flew toward the dear
GA Briar-p patch. He was half wav
there when he saw something that
caused MIN TO check his swift FIGHT
1T vas Rabbit There was no doubt
about that; it was q Rabbit. But it
wasn't Peter Rabbit. II was onlv about
hall as big as Peter.
well, | never" exclaimed Boomer
Copyright, 1920. by T. w. Burgess)
New-York tribune., 1920-08-06
T0DAY'S News. Store Closed All Day SATURDAY.
The August.
Furniture Sale
holds for YOU today


more than 100 bedroom
suites.
more than 1875 dining-room
suites.
more than 200 living-room
suites.
more than 5000 separate
pieces for all rooms in any
house.
The bedroom suites begin at
S161.25 august price, the
dining suites at $500.
There is furniture for every
body, good furniture, at 10 to
40 per cent. below our regular
prices.
Quantity, variety, quality,
economy, and a range of grades
which covers ALL needs. These
are what have made the August
Furniture Sale (started by the
Wanamaker Store alone 80
years ago. a great institution,
looked forward to by home
makers in every section Of the
country.
All our regular stocks are in
the Sale.
And nearly half million
dollars Of special purchases.
For August only-and to-
morrow ends the first week.
Whether you need furniture
or not, you need to see the
goods that make this August
Sale greater than all others.
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
Galleries, New Building.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-06
CANDLE-STlCKS

In aquamarine. light green,
smoked amber and dark green,
are IS, Sc and $S each.
Large center-dishes in the
same colors, and very lovely in
design, some Of them on short
stems 80 that they resemble
large compotes, are $12 andI$15
each.
Small candy compotes are 81,
IS and $6.
Lovely urn-shaped vases in
white and aquamarine and other
colors; So and $40.
Short-stemmed compotes for
fruit; S4.
Lovely shallow bowled vases
with curVing sides. Price 81.
Separate dessert plates; 81
Large center-plates, 17h
inches in diameter; SIS.
Others, % inches in diameter;
$25.
Tall-stemmed covered COM
potes in lovely designs; SIS.
Vases in the form of three
lilies growing from deep
bowl; $40.
Nubian figures in black and
white and gay color; $40 and
$25.
Glass trees in pale green. to
be placed in fish bowls; S10.
Sets Of bottles for the bath
room, copied from old English
GLASS, are in three SECS and may
be had in three colors. crystal,
rose ard blue. Prices 500,
So and $3.50, according to size.
Large toilet bottles in rose
and white; So.
Powder boxes to match; IS.
Fourth floor. Old Building.