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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-01
BY CHLOE ARNOLD.

It happened rather oddly. that the
day Bill Cumming went away l dis
covered the monument. After all, that
day was quite like Barrie play: so
humorous, and pathetically sweet that
1t left one feeling like laughing and
crying at the same time.
Bill was tine first boy from Ridge
field to enlist in 1917, when his coun-
try called on her sons, and he was
going into camp at Mantle, Conn. In
an American household from Scotland.
such as this is, of course the "meenis-
ter" came to supper that Sunday
night. That was as inevitable as quo
tations from Burns poems at table, for
Burns is hero here. just as Roose-
welt and Joffre are.
Everybody talked great deal and
ate little. The minister told Of how
descendant Of Hannah Dutton, that
heroine dear to the hearts Of all young
readers OF history, had helped serve
meals in Rhode Island summer ho-
tel. where he had spent his vacation.
Bill talked about automobiles.
Then the time came for him to GO.
He had said beforehand that he want
ed to take his bag to the station
alone. He had seen theNdeparture of
his company from the Bridgeport ar
mory the day before, and he saw that
farewell cannot be too quiet.
Just as he went off the veranda the
minister took his hand. "God bless
you, BILL" he said, very low. but we
all heard 1t. And it made the moment
little more solemn than we could
have liked. There was q mist in Bills
eyes for a moment. But nobody no
ticed that any more than they did how
his mother went into the house very
suddenly. However, those who under
stand will understand all about how
this was.
a Just then / set out for the post Of
flee. For those who love rustic air
and the mild monotony Of the night
insects songs few walks afford more
quiet delight than the saunter down
for the evening mail. It is broad
thoroughfare arched with naples
whose leaves are silver In the moon
Light You may meet some townsman
you know, perhaps, a driver OF some
delivery automobile. and he will pass
with you staccato greeting. Smooth
lowing conversation seems somehow
out Of place at this time OF day.
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pass it every day would hardly have
noticed it; whereas those who pass in
their long, steady journeyings to the
mountains by motor would never
dream that the little hillock was once
the scene of a bloody battle.
The monument is inserted in an old
gray stone fence which was put in
place by the patient hands of the col
onists in the stern old times. And it
sturdily defends intruders from its in
closure to this day. The carved let
tiers seemed to stand out more on this
particular Sunday evening, and I read ::
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-01
s,atarrh Cannot Be Cured /

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat Of the disease.
Catarrh Is q local disease, greatly in.
huenced by constitutional conditions, and
in order to cure IL you must take all
Internal remedy. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine Is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of tho
system. Hairs Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed BY one Of the best physicians
posed OF some of the best tonics known,
combined with some of the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination Of
the Ingredients In Halls Catarrh Medir
cine Is what produces such wonderful
results in catarrhal conditions Send for
testimonials, free.
+. j CHENEY B CO., Props. Toledo, o.
All druggists, T5c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-01
AT LAST, RELIEF
FROM RHEUMATISM

from the blood before real relief
can BE- had.
s. S. S. has been successfully
used for Rheumatism for more
than fifty years. 1t IS the fi1ost
thorough and reliable blood RENEE
dy because it searches out and
eliminates the disease germs which
infest the blood.
For free expert medical advice
regarding your own case, write
fully to Chief Medical Adviser,
Swift Laboratory, Atlanta.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-01

love Tor the rough" dra-
goons Of Connecticut, was chosen to
lead the British expedition against
Danbury. He knew the country, and
he still remembered how the Connecti-
cut troops had upset the type for his
paper all over the streets Of New
York. SO with 1000 men he disem-
barked from the ~ ships the British
sent to Compo beach. near Westport,
and went or to Danbury, where the
colonists had collected their supplies.
While Tryon was passing through
Redding twhere Mark Twain's house
still stands) he shot up a church by
way Of something to do. But when
be met Arnold in RidgeHeld be was
not hard put to 1t for pastime Tor a
while at least.
The British had 1000 men, the
Americans but 600, hut Afnold's men
held out against them and they could
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-01
Now n An Excellent Time TO Get
Rid Of Its fortunes.

Rheumatism is more than a
mere local disorder confined to
the locality Of the painful parts.
At cannot be rubbed away, be-,
cause it is a deepseated disease
that has its source in the blood
supply. The millions of little dis
ease germs that cause the disease
must be reached and eliminated
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OR a while it Jared i'll with the
tavern; but, as Innkeeper Keel

er said later, 1t was saved by
the grace of God and the strong north
wind. A Tory's house stood directly
south Of 1t, which commenced to burn
merrily. This man got Tryon's per-
mission to put out the fire, but when
he told Keller whom he could thank
for saving his house Keller attributed
his good fortune to other sources.
Just as the cannon balls commenced
to fly gayly through the tavern man
was coming downstairs. He howled
that he was dead man; that he was
killed. But like all who make such
spirited declarations of their death he
was unhurt and ran away to hide with
the rest.
For a long time after TIT the
Keller tavern was kept and continued
in favor with travellers. Washington
and Lafayette are supposed to have
stayed there. though there is nothing
to prove It. However, for one old
! house 1t has distinction enough, for
certainly Pickering, Comte de Rocham.
bean, due de Laucun-B iron, Oliver
Wolcott and Lieutenant Governor
Treadwell, also jerome Bonaparte,
did enjoy It's hospitality.
Altogether the old tavern's fortunes
are enviable. For 1t Is now where
Cass Gilbert. the architect spends his
summers It is called Cannon Bal
house." and the main part is I'M
changed, even to the partition on the
second floor which they used to put
up to make large ballroom. A wing
Is added in the rear and fountain
from Gilbert's hand makes more beau
tiful the end Of that fne old street
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-07-01

BOUT two hundred yards
from the Danbury road.
which turns abruptly from
the main street In Ridgefeld and
winds among the hills out Of sight, the
lmonSnc.it has been erected.
It stands SO nnobtrusiyely by the
roadside thai she village folk who
, 1920-06-10
SUGAR NOTES.

The latest report has it that the Danish
government will take over the sugar
factories for %, $40. 900 krOnen. RumOurS
have been ahot for some time that the
government would take oven the indus
try because 1t has exercised a very high
contrO! Of the situation for a number of
years. The Danish people do things,
however, very much on the communal
order and have the finest system of co
operation of any European country and
1t is believed that there will be distinct
advantages when this monopoly so to
speak shall come into power. Louisiana
Planter.
The leaders in the beet industry in
Czecho-Slovakia are planning to pay 80
kronen per QuinJal for sugar beets OF
which A kronen shall be retained to he
used as fertilizer to be returned to the
soil. This is a rev wrinkle in the econo-
mic way OF handling a situation and has
not come to our attention before, This
plan prevents robbing the soil and has in
it the old element Of the 1.-THE practiced
by the Hebrew people vino after a given
period of years had to fallow their land
to insure better crops.-I6ld.
, 1920-06-10

lbs of sugar. This palm is found in
great numbers in Borne6. In Brazil, in
the Amazon basin, the Indians prepare
for their feasts and powwoWs a beverage
from the sap of a great number of palms
but it is not known to what species these
palms belong, or if any experiments were
made to determine their sugar content.
Rubber cutters and travellers agree that
palm wine" is very refreshing as long
as too strong a fermentation has not set
in. rom The Journaj Of the Royal So
cjety Of Arts.
, 1920-06-10
NOBODY WANTS KAISER'S AUTO.
LONDON THEATRICAL PRODUCER CAN'T
SELL ORNATE VEHICLE ABROAD.

LONDON. Ballet girls OF London's big
gest musical success are riding home on
cushions mean, for the eX-imperlal limbs
OF the eX-Kaiser. The most sumptuous
car in the world, seized as Hohenzollern
property by the British Government at
the outbreak of the war is now owned
by Gladys Dillon, revue producer.
Miss Dillon has owned the car for a
year, but wouldn't have had it a week
if she could have sold it. 1t came to her
from a Norwegian, together with a
yacht once raced by the Emperor Will
helm. Both were bought by tie Nor
wegian at public auction. After trying
to pay their unkeep for three years he
presented them to Miss Dillon.
NOBODY WILL BUY IT
The car is so magnificent that nobody
will buy it. it seats 10 people and can
hold Is. 1t has combined dinner and
card table in the rear, with seats for
seven arranged around it. In rne back
is a celIerette and an installation where
by lunches can be cooked at a short
order. The carriage, including the drl-
ver'S seat, which accommodates three,
is in mahogany four inches thick, lnlald
with silver in oriental design. Sunken
opaque lights supply the illumination.
The hool is parquet oak, Silken cur
tains conceal the windows, which are
protected by sheet glass an inch thick.
The engine OF the car is 70 horse
power.
is MOST LUXURIOUS
On armist:ce night Miss Dillon ven
tured to appear in the car at the Crlterl-
on restaurant. Hooligans from the east
end surrounded it and made such a dis
turbance hat a policeman turned IN a
riot call, and an armed squad had to
escort the car back to its garage. Since
then the only use to which it has been
, 1920-06-10
PALM SUGAR IN BRAZIL.

In common With many other palms,
writes the United States Consul at Rio
de Janeiro, Nlpah fructUfcans contains
sugar in quantity sufficient to make its
extraction a commercial success. 1t is
estimated that at least IL per cent of su-
gar could be recovered from the sap, and
that an average annual Yield of 1000
gallons of sap per acre would yield 1000
, 1920-06-10
Executive Order No. 10
1920.
Order No. 14-1916 Is

l. Executive Order No. l4-l9lS Is
hereby revoked.
2. In the future all prisoners dis
charged from Richmond Penitentiary.
who have served for a period of six
months or more shall be furnished with;
l plain suit of clothes.
l shirt and one cap or hat.
1 pair Of socks and one pair of shoes.
8. Prisoners discharged from Rich
mond Penitentiary who have served
therein one year or more shall hereafter
also receive twenty five francs in cash for
each year or portion of a year over six
months that they we're incarcerated in
said p~enitentiary.
4. Prisoners discharged from Rich
mOnd Pc itentiary who have served
therein for a period of less than one year
shall hereafter also receive such sum in
cash as may be ordered by the Director
of Police, but not to exceed francs twenty
five.
5. The expenses incurred by virtue of
paragraphs 2, 3, and 4, hereof shall be
paid from Maintenance Of Police De
~partment'.
6. Such cash payment shall be made
by check from the Despatching Secre-
tary's Office upon voucher signed ty the
prisoner being discharged, and approved
by the Director of Police.
j.. ". OMAN,
Governor.
St. Thomas, V. I. U. s. May 20, 1920.
, 1920-06-10

put has been to convey members of Dill
Ions theatre to their homes at night
Barbados Globe, 10th M0y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-14
A MANY NAMED
 COUNTY TRIBUNAL

Judge IT. B. Abernethy's tribunal. long since familiary known as Judge ADS court" tomorrow will appear as the Jeff ferson county court of misdemeanors and felonies. A sigE painter was busy a good part of yesterday changing the signs on the judges court door
 The names of Judge Abs court have been manw and various. and it is said to remind one of Shakespeare's rose that smelled as sweet under any other name. Judge Alb winks one eye when he says this.
 Judge Abernethy has long since become ar institution in the Jefferson county courthouse, and to prove it he enumer- ates that his court has been officially called at one time or another the follow ing names: The inferior court, the court of common pleas. the municipal court and the above name conferred on it by the last legislature.
 Judge Abernethy says that his court is one of quick action, and that he year Iy saves the county thousands of dollars that never show on the books except to one who knows where to look. By this he means that he saves the county money by trying hundreds of small cases quick ly and keeps the jail from becoming overcrowded The grocery bill of the county is thus cut down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-14
COST OF PLUMBING HIGHER THAN OTHER
 SOUTHERN CITIES
Joint Committee Makes Re- port on Plumbing Situa- tion-Shop Rules Intol-
 erable, Is Stated
of Birmingham, Ala Statement February 2Sth, 1920. RESOURCES

The cost of plumbing in Birmingham through the abolition of intolerable and inefficient shop rules and the exist ing condition is "so prejudicial to the growth and welfare of Birmingham as to demand concerted action on the part of the citizens.o a joint committee rem rcsenting all Birmingham civic organiza- tons reported at 8 meeting held yester- day afternoon in the Chamber of Com merce auditorium.
 Directors and officers of the Chamber Of Commerce, Civic Association, Rotary lSiwanis, Community and civitan Clubs. together with other citizens interested, had been invited to attend the meeting, and a written report was submitted by the; allied committee which has been ir- vestigating the plumbing situation The report was discussed in detail, and II was finally determined that the matter should be referred to the respective or ganizations represented on the joint com mittee, with a recommendation for con certed action.
 The report recites the fact that sixty seven union journeymen plumbers in Bir- mingham dominate the situation, that the open shop competition has been stifled, that wilful destruction of plumbing work done by nonunion plumbers has been practiced, that the cost of plumbing in this city is higher than in any other southern city because of these conditions, except in the oil regions. and that there are various other factors that make conditions intolerable here and prejudicial to the city's progress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-14
RUSHTON SPEAKS
 HERE NEXT WEEK Will Address Mass Meeting At the Jefferson Tues
 day Night

Birmingham voters will have their first opportunity of hearing Ray Rush ton. candidate for the Senatorial short term, next Tuesday night at the Jeffer- son theatre.
 The meeting will be held under the aus pices of the Rushton Volunteer Cam paign Committee for Jefferson County and will begin at o'clock.
 MT. Rushton will speak at Jasper next Monday night. and will come to Birming- ham the following day. Other speakin. dates in north Alabama probably will be arranged during the remainder of the week.
 MT. Rushton has been busy in Mont gomery this week. Where he is to appear before the Supreme Court today to de- liver argument in the income tax case Mr. Rushton initiated the attack on the state income tax at the time the pro- vision was being discussed in committee of the state legislature. Later he was retained as counsel in litigation brought to test the constitutionality of the law in the courts. Judge Miller of Camden sitting in circuit court at Selma, de- clared the law unconstitutional, and it is before the Supreme Court this week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-14
UNIQUE CONTEST
Prize for Best Answer to Trivers
 Clothes Question

Considerable interest is taken in the contest now being conducted by Triv- CTS Clothes of 1909 Second avenue, the ad- vertisement appearing in this paper about a week ago.
 The firm asks this question:
 The chap who wears Trivers Clothes travels with the prettiest girls -why?'
 And for the answer that best describes the joys of man wearing these metro- poIitar styled clothes or of the girl who accompanies the man wearing Trivers Clothes an award of Sl0 is given.
 Many answers are being received. and all show that the people of the city know the real merits of Trivers Clothes and the keen judgment of the ladies seem to select the finer arguments
 As many answers as one wishes to sub init are permissible. and all answers should be addressed to Al Harris. Adver- tising Manager, Nathan Trivers & Bro. So1 -So7 Broadway, N Y. c.
 The contest closes May 1, and further information nay be obtained by calling at the Trivers store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-14
MERCHANTS TO SEE
 MOVIE, HEADS WIN"
Clerks and Salesmen Special Guests of Credit Association Tomor-
 row Night

Clerks and salesmen will be the spe- cial guest of the Merchants Credit As sociation at it's monthly meeting ton0r- row evening.
 There will be very interesting pro- gramme, the main feature being the showing of the motion picture. Heads Vim
 The picture has received the praise oI prominent men and women business houses. banks, railroads and other large institutions throughout the country.
 The film is said to present an inspira- tional story of the actual experiences or young man who rose to wealth and prominence by his own endeavors. It tells of the struggles and problems which he encountered and overcame. The story is true one of well-known man of today, and the picture Is at tractively presented.
 w. V. Trammell, secretary of the as sociation, announced that the meeting would be held in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce and that large attendance is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-14
MECHANICS CLOSE ANNUAL MEETING Junior Order Chooses AL bany for Next Session and
 Elects Officers

Albany beat Gadsden and other places as the choice of the next meeting of the state council, Junior Order of United American Mechanics, in vote taken at the twentieth biennial gathering held in Fraternal Hall yesterday afternoon.
 The next meeting date was set as the first Tuesday in May Adjournment or the meeting occurred yesterday at 4 o'clock after one of the most success full meetings ever held in the history or the order.
 Mere than 100 delegates were in attend ance from the fifty-six councils in Ala bama. and many Birmingham men at- tended all sessions. The new officers chosen were:
 A Melvin Hutson of Decatur, state coun- cilor; J. w Stevens of Huntsville. past state councillor; E. R. Calhoun. Birming- ham, state secretary: James Baker or Huntsville, state treasurer.
 The state secretary and " F McCart- ney of Samson were chosen as represen- tatiyes to the national council,
 One of the most important moves taken bv inc order was the adoption of reso- .lution to erect a monument to cost not less than $20,000 to the memory or the late Congressman John L. Burnett. Do- nations will be received from every
  tl;is monument
 The Junior Order feels that Congress- man Burnett worked to the accomplish suent of their national ideal in restrict inr undesirable immigration, and they wish to honor his memory in sultapie manner.
 Reports from all councils over the state showed he order to bt in splendid man cial condition.
 w. F. McCartney. editor Of the samson ledger. is a national representative of the organizati ton for four years. w. I Nes- bitt of Decatur has two more years to serve. E. R. Calhoun of Birmingham is the newly-elected member.
 Mir Mccartney leaves Birmingham to- day for Gadsden. where he will confer with Mrs, John l.. Barnett, widow of the late congressman of the Seventh district. in regard to the selection of a site for the monument the Junior Order of Amer ican Mechanics propose erecting to the of the late congressman, at q cost of s20.000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-14
GOOD SERMONS AT
 SIMPSON CHURCH

The Rev Mabel Quam-stevens, Who with pr. Stevens, is conducting re- vival service at the Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church, Seventh avenue and North Twenty-ffth street. spoke on the subject of 'Toiers'' last night, ana tonight her subject will be Friendship.
 The services are drawing large con- gregations, and about twenty persons have already signified their intention or connecting themselves with the church work.
 Meetings are conducted Gt o'clock every afternoon except Saturday by Dr. Stevens, his subject yesterday being ..Friendly Warnings, or the Use of Pain, . and this afternoon it will be Prevention of the Diseases of Children.'
 At the conclusion of the afternoon serv- ices pr. Stevens conducts question box, and the public is invited to come and ask any questions that may suggest them selves.
 The services will continue two weeks lcnger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-14
SOCIAL UNIT SYSTEM. PLAN IS OUTLINED.
Dr. Dinwiddie Tells of Bene- fits of System Successful
 ly Tried In Cincinnati

'I am speaking of community organ ization," said pr. Courtenay Dinwlddie of Cincinnati as the keynote of his ad- dress to the Civic Forum in the cafe room of the Civic Association last night pr. Dinwiddie is internationally famous as the executive at the head of the social
 unit experiment. in district of Cincin- natl. It was to explain this experiment., and to tell how it could best be applied to Birmingham, that Dr. Dinwiddie was invited to this city.
 John c. Henley, one of the three chair i men of the Civic Forum, presented the ispeaker, and set forth the rules govern l ing the meetings of the forum.
 Cities are like individuals" declared Dr. Dinwiddie in opening They have their periods of growth, of development and their period of fixing habits. Cities have bad habits as well as humans The
 bad habits of a city are poor paving,
 bad housing conditions and unhealthy sanitation. The city that recognizes It's bad habits is the city with future.
 Dr. Dinwiddie explainec r-ie social unit system. The plan of this system is
 to take as small a unit as possible, because of the fact that in small groups, people become more sociable, and think more of others. The smallest unit i'll large city is city bloc6. Each block elects a council of seven members, which in turn elects one person who was member of the central body or citizens council.
 This method Is the democratic form in which every person has voice in the affairs which concerns him. The block representative has all the conditions and problems of his blocw at hand and IS in constant communication with the peo- pie he represents.
 The various kind of work done by thiS organization was referred to by Dr. Din widdie He told of the work in the in- flrenza epidemic, when the percentage or cases in the district where the experi- ment was being conducted was less than one-half that of the remainder of the city. He mentioned work among those afflicted with tuberculosis. He told or child welfare work which was one of the first things which the organizations took up. And finally. when 1t came to vote whether the system was to con- tinue. over 4OO0 voted for it and less than 200 voted that it be discontinued he said. .
 Dr. Dinwidde spoke with the ease CT a man entirely familiar with his topic He answered all questions which were asked concerning the experiment in Cin- c.nnati concisely and thoroughly