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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13
GOOD TURNS BY SCOUTS,

North Arson, Me-, Troop put In a
wood-pile for an invalid clergyman.
Lafayette Hill, Pa, Troop l erected
seventeen bird-houses and planted and
tended the church flower plot.
Oconomowoc, Wis.,, Troop l planted
trees In the city park and also helped
widows and sick people,
Palo Alto, Cal, Troop 2 conducted a
paper drive netting $500, which money
they are giving toward the establish
ment of dental clinic.
Omaha, Neb., Troop IL assisted In
cleaning up the town after tornado.
Birmingham, Ala, Troop 20 supplied
a needy family with food for one
month.
Boy scouts, Troop No. /, Eunice,
Ala, celebrated Its tenth birthday by
doing good turns all week. 1t gave
public demonstration In theater
showing the usefulness of the boy
scout program. The scouts saved two
important buildings from being de-
'stroyed by fire and for this the mayor
made the troop an auxiliary Of the
fire department.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13
The chaplains' Medal.

gas mask Is seen, ready for immedi-
ate adjustment. Indeed, the sugges-
ton is that the chaplain has, perhaps,
momentarlly removed 1t, the better to
succor the wounded man.
The fine record Of the men who
served as chaplalns in the navy, many
of them constantly passing back and
forth through the submarine danger
zone, ministering to the crews of the
naval vessels and the soldiers on the
transports, is recalled by the repre-
sentation of the battleship on the re-
verse of the medal.
The striking Of these medals is the
realization of a suggestion made soon
after the armistice In the executive
committee of the general wartime
commission of the churches. The
committee approved the proposal and
made 1t one of the tasks committed to
the general committee on army and
navy chaplains when the wartime
commission dissolved. The medals
are intended to convey in tangible
form a message of grateful apprecia-
ton from the churches to their chap
lain sons.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13
MESSAGE FROM KING ALBERT
Former Private, A. e. F., Receives Ca.
BILE From Ruler In Commemora-
ton of Chateau hierry Victory.

A former private, A. r. f., has re-
ceived cabed message from king In
commemoration of the great American
victory at Chateau-Thierry, the second
anniversary of which was July 10. The
ex-private Is Harold w. Ross, editor Of
the American Legion Weekly. The
king is Albert of Belgium. His mes
sage read:
"On the eve of the anniversary Of
the glorious American victory at Cha
teau-Thierry it is a great pleasure for
me to send a token of the high admira-
ton this heroic stand kindles In my
heart and to renew tribute Of our ever
lasting gratitude for the heroes who
fell on this fifteenth Of July, 1918, for
the common cause
(Signed) ALBERT"
The message was transmitted
through the Belgian Charge d'Affaires
at Washington. Mr.. Ross is former
San Francisco, New Orleans and At
lanta newspaper man. He took part
in the Chateau-Thierry attack.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13

swers were written down. Supporting
aflldavits were signed by Maxine
Dempsey, then his wife, but since di-
vorced, and Efiie Carkson, his sister.
There was some confusion in the To-
cal draft board over his case, and at
an informal meeting held one evening,
Dempsey and Jack Kearns, his mana
ger, took up Dempsey's situation with
John Hogan, chairman of the local
draft board. At this meeting Demp-
sey was placed In Glass A upon his
sworn statement of the contents Of
the questionable.
The evidence showed that Mrs. HI
ram Dempsey, the mother of jock,
was almost entirely dependent upon
him for support, and that he had made
substantial contributions to the sup
port of his father, sister, and brother.
His statements in this regard were not
contradicted.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13
JACK DEMPSEY is ACQUITTED
Federal Court Disposes of Much DIE
cussed Case Of Worlds Champion
Prize Fighter.

After trial lasting more than a
week, jury in the federal court Of
San Francisco found Jack Dempsey not
guilty Of violating the selective serv-
Ice act The jury was out only ten
minutes and returned Its verdict on
the first ballot
The indictment charged Dempsey
with knowingly and wilfully classifying
his QUESTIONABLE In order to get de-
ferred classification in Glass IA. In
this document, which he signed In Chi
cago In January, 1918, he swore that
his wife, mother, father, widowed Sis
ter and the two minor children of the
last named were mainly dependent up
on him for support, and had been living
with him for a considerable time.
These statements the government as
serted were untrue.
The evidence showed that Dempsey
received his QUESTIONABLE in Chicago
and had 1t filed out almost immedi-
ately. His manager, Jack Kearns, an
swered most of the questions, and
Dempsey gave his assent as the M
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13
CHAPLAINS' BADGE OF HONOR
Medal to Be Given by Protestant
Churches Which United In
War Work.

A commemorative medal Is to be
given by the Protestant churches
which united in war work through
the general wartime commission of
the churches to all their chaplalns of
the American army and navy who
served in the war. The chaplains'
medal is the work of Mrs. Laura Gar
din Fraser of New York. one Of the
best known of American medalists,
and the wife Of the designer Of the
Victory button.
Mrs. Fraser has chosen, In the de-
sign for the chaplains' medal, to rep
resent an army chaplain in the act of
supreme service-minstering to a
wounded man at the risk of his own
life. In the center Of the design the
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13
AA[3OICA
SCOUTS
Conducted by National Council Of the
Boy Scouts of America.)
SCOUTS TO THE "JAMB0REE"

The most wonderful adventure that
ever came to a group Of boys Is that
Of the 301 Boy Scouts Of America
chosen to represent this country In
the great "jamboree' of contests and
demonstrations by the boy scouts OF
"a nations In England
To be selected as one of the 301
boys from an active membership OF
100000 Boy Scouts Of America all
over the country Is indeed an honor,
and the fact that the best scouts won
was made clear when they modified
In New York to sail on July 6 on the
United States army transport Poca-
h0ntas.
More than a third Of them are
Eagle scouts, the highest rank In the
movement, and anyone who imagines
that the Boy Scouts Of America Is a
"kid" organization would have had
the Illusion dlspelled by seeing this
wonderful aggregation of the picked
youth Of the nation, ranging in nge
principally from fifteen to eighteen
years, and averaging In height five
feet seven inches.
Following the "jamboree" held at
Olympia, near London, on the invita-.
ton of the British boy scouts. the
happy American scouts visit Paris.
other famous French cities and the
important battefields, as guests Of
the French government; and then, as
guests of the Belgian government, see
the sights Of that country. 1t Is n
two months trip crowded full Of more
Joy than perhaps any one Of the boys
ever dreamed Of having.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13
NEW HAMPSHIRE IS WINNER
Granite State Recipient Of First
Prize In Membership "Push"--
South Dakota Second.

New Hampshire won the American
Legion's nationwide membership
push" May II to %, 1t was announced
at Legion national headquarters re-
Gently, and will receive the stand Of
silk colors offered as first prize to the
state enrolling the largest percentage
Of eligible ex-service persons prior to
the close of business on June Is.
South Dakota wins second prize.
stand Of wooden colors. The prizes
will be presented by the national COM
mander, Franklin D'Olier, at the ma
tional convention Of the Legion In
Cleveland next September.
Other states finished in the race, In
order, as follows: North Dakota, Ne
braska, Vermont California, Kansas,
Oregon, Iowa, Washington, Wyoming,
Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Nevada, Minnesota. Illinois,
Idaho, Arizona, Ohio, District Of Co
lumbia, Michigan, Utah, Wisconsin,
Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico,
New York, West Virginia, Connecticut,
Delaware, Texas, Missouri, Florida.
Montana, Arkansas, Maryland, Viz
ginia, Tennessee. North Carolina,
South Carolina. Louisiana, Mississip-
nj, Georgia and Alabama.
The Legion now has 9.a52 posts in
all parts Of the United States and In
several foreign countries, and 1,O21
women's auxiliary units. The total
enrolment since the organization was
first established. II months ago, Is
more than 100000, though national
dues for all these members for the
year 1920 have not yet been received
at national headquarters. In deter
mining the results of the membership
drive, only members for whom nation
al dues up to and including December
81, 1920, had been received by the ma
tional treasurer were counted. Since
the drive closed, on June Is, more
than $4,000 names of new members
have come In.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13
A Day Of BLESSING.

I have, by long and sound expert
ence, found that the due observance
of the Sabbath day, and Of the duties
Of It, have been Of singular comfort
and advantage to me. The observance
of the day hath ever had Joined to II
a blessing upon the rest Of my time |;
and the week that hath so begun hath
been blessed and prosperous to me-
sir Matthew Hale.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13

one-way tickets to the day of issue.
The board was informed by the COM
mittee that such a rule was generally
In effect throughout the United States
and had been adopted by the rail-
roads in New Jersey while under gov
eminent control,
In denying the request the board
says 1t is of the opinion that statutory
requirement shall prevail-namely,
"that tickets for passengers, except
excursion tickets, or those sold at re-
duced prices, shall be good until used
Such unlimited use Of ticket for
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13
TICKETS GOOD UNTIL USED
New Jersey Public Utilities comm's'
sion Rules Adversely to
Railroads.

Trenton.-The public utilities com
mission has announced that II has
denied request Of committee OF
railroad representatives, which would
have allowed the Erie, Jersey Central
and Pennsylvania railroad companies
10 out into effect rule limiting the
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13
A PRAYER

Our Father In Heaven, we kneel to-
gether to thank thee for thy goodness
and mercy. Thy good gifts never fail.
We beseech thee to inspire within us
love for thee, for all our fellowmen,
and for all good work. Forgive us our
many sins. We turn from them In sin
cere repentance, blessing thee that
there is forgiveness and cleansing In
Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour.
In his holy name we ask all these
good and precious gifts. Amen.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNAXS0[lOOL
LESSON
(By REV. p. B. FITZWATER. d. D..
Teacher Of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute Of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1922. Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR AUGUST IS
THE SINS AND SORROWS OF
DAVID.

LESSON TExT-II Sam. 12:9-l0: 1919
GOLDEN TExT-Whatsoeve a man
soweth, that shall he also reap.-Gal. 81.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL - ii Sam.
ll-2O
PRIMARY TOPIC-David's Grief over
Absalom.
JUNIOR TOPlC-David and Absalom.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
-Absaloms Selfish Life and How II
Ended
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Elements Of Weakness In David's Char
aCter.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13
Mrlt. serysr strIp. liorse.

Bucyrus, o.-Sam Page, local junk
dealer, who left his wagon outside
butcher shop door, returned to find
the harness gone and the horse stand
ing complacently between the shafts.
A local constable, Adolph Rlnker.
had served replevin while the owner
was buying meat
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13

OF European invention are collins
made of water-proofed cardboard, the
lids being attached with glue.
Young plants thrive better, accord
ing to n French botanist, If fed drops
of water almost continuously than IL
watered copiously at intervals.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13
pnst Makes RapId Growth.

Lincoln Post No. 3, Lincoln, Neb..
was started with 90 members on Sep.
tember u, 1919, and got 1,400 men,
beers last Armistice day. II has en-.
rolled total Of $500 members, 1,675
OF whom have paid up for 1920.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13
Post Ruxs BUILDING.

The Arthur S. Moran Post No. Go Of
Camden, N. Y, has purchased three
story brick building, the two upper
floors Of which are used by tho post
and the lower floor rented as law,
insurance and coal office.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13
civ Gives Building to Post.

The municipality of Marblehead,
Mass, has appropriated $4,000 for
rernodeling an old school building
which is to be used as clubrooms by
Marblehead Post No. 80, American
Legion.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13
MUCH IN LITTLE

Mexico's national debt is about 540,-
100000 pesos tS270,000000).
France expects to pay 50,052, 100000
francs to operate the government in
,Se present year
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13
.lssues Monthly Post News Letters.

Tioga Post No. $40, Philadelphia,
issues mimeographed monthly post
news letters of several pages, giving
synopsis of department bulletins and
items of post interest and Information
to members unable to attend meetings
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-13

which the full rate of fare is paid,
is In the interest of the public, works
no undue hardship on the railroad
companies and is reasonable"
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-23
Church Facts

l. So long as half the children of India die before their second year our own children are not safe.
 7. So long as China has only one doctor for every 100000 people, every ship from China to our shores threat ems the health of our nation.
 5. Half the world is illiterate and a menace to democracy.
 4. Over one million people have to be turned away from church hos pitfalls each year for lack of room.
 5. 100000 destitute children must now be turned away from homes an institutions
 e. A goddess Russia with soviet government is menace to the worlds democracy and the. Christian civiliza- tion.
 Men and money are needed to make the world safe for this and future gen. erations. Christ's are the worlds rem edy. Will you help us? FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
 "The Church with Message"
 Il a. m. SD. m.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-23

poses to the heroine: No! mol! cried Bernard, and taking the bull by both horns. he kissed her violently on her dainty face"
 * # *
 Why will cities and towns spend their money to make the school build ings the finest structures in the com munity. irrespective of expense, and then by policy of inconsistent parsi- mony render the buildings helpless by making teachers wages so low as to effectually prohibit competent teach CTS from continuing in the profession?
 ]. * #
 The Alaska lawmakers in 1915 passed a compensation act applicable to employees in the mining industry. In it they attempted to put value on various parts of a mans anatomy in case of injury and loss of member. You can get $500 for loss of a great toe, $240 for loss of an ear and $4S0 for loss of a nose. What system was used in determining these amounts is hard to tell. A nose may be Greek, Roman, Irish or Hebrew, but it's for tunate possessor would hardly value it as low as $4S0 And who would be willing to swap an ear for a great toe and say that it was an even thing? One wonders if the legislators them selves valued their own noses at only S4S0. Some of the aspiring candidates for the territorial legislature would do we'll to study this act and come out publicly for an increase in the amounts of compensation. Under the law as it stands, if man lose his thumb he gets various amounts, depending on whether he is married, single, or mar ried with children. The same is true if he lose his index finger. However, if he lose any other finger, or any of his toes, or his nose, or his ear. he gets the same amount irrespective of whether he is married, single, or mar ried with children. If it makes a diff ference in respect to a thumb or in dex finger it would seem that it would also make a difference in respect to any other finger, or toe, etc.
 :. # #
 Remarkable Remarks, from The
 Independent
 Emma Goldman: 1 am coming back.
 Mary Garret Hay: I don't think there are women fit to be President Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr: Blondes seem to be fewer today than they used to be-
 Republican Chairman Will N. Hays: I would rather a woman join with our opponents than belong to no party.
 Herbert c. Hoover: I am perfectly contented with my present work.
 Herbert N. Casson When the devil can't go himself he sends a lawyer
 E. C. Gordon: Secrets in business are merely the camouflage of ineffi- ciency.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-23
CALL FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that in ac- cordance with a resolution of the Common Council of the Town of Cor dova, Alaska, sealed bids will be re- ceived up to noon of the 18th day of March, 1920 for the construction and excavation of a sewer to extend down A street crossing First street involv- ing the excavation of 167 feet of trench, three feet, eight inches wide; 225 feet of tunnel, the opening to be four feet, four inches by six feet and the timbering of the same and the construction of a wooden sewer thirty inches wide by twenty-four inches high, inside measurment, according to the plans and specifications on file in the office of the town clerk.
 The successful bidder will be re- quired to enter into a good and suffi cient bond in the sum of two thousand dollars, condition to the proper per formance of his contract.
 The City Council reserves the right to reject and and all bids.
 Bids will be opened at a special meeting of the City Council to be held at 800 p. m. at the mayors of flee, Monday, March 29, 1920.
 K G. ROBINSON
 Town Clerk
 2o-6t
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-23
NOTICE

In order to give those working dur ing the day an opportunity to register for the municipal election, April 6, I will be at my office in the Hospital building every evening this week be- tween the hours of 2 and 8 o'clock The registration books close Saturday night. K. G. ROBINSON,
 22-6t Town Clerk.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-23

# # *
 The sugar planters have been rais ing cane, and the sugar consumers raising Cain
 AThis is quoted: Bob Sullivan at tributes the present outrageous price of cabbages to the fact that they are putting~most of the material into the 15-cent cigars"
 A pessimist is an optimist who found out that it wasn't so.
 # # #
 They say that love is blind. It is god could do any better if his optic nerves were unaffected He makes lots of bull's-eyes.
 The Indian name for Mount McKin- ley is Denali A rude, literal transla- tions means the father of mountains.' With all due respect to our martyred President, it would seem proper to agree with Archdeacon Stuck (for once) when he said that the Indian name was more beautiful and more appropriate
 A: # #
 We are often cheered up by being ~reminded that a barking dog never bites This may be true, but he keeps INany a man awake when that same man would prefer to be sleeping. "Ain't it the truth?"
 # # #
 The height to which an aviator can fly is limited by the fact that the higher he goes the colder it gets A miner is limited in the extent of his burrowing by the fact that the deeper he digs the hotter it gets. Note the difference between temperamental and physical things. When a man blows up he gets hot under the collar, and when he calms down he cools off
 # * #
 The kaiser's favorite song. There is no place like home, sweet home."
 # * #
 Nature Notes
 The sparrow is bird that flies. A cabbage grows but Brussels ssprouts. g The rabbit is not an advocate of birth control
 Why Is Chamber of Commerce? Rudyard Kipling answers: "It ain't the guns nor armament, nor funds that they can pay, But the close cooperation that makes them win the day
 It ain't the individual. nor the army as a whole,
 But the everlastin team work of every bloomin' soul.'
 # # #
 There have been men who thought they could not aHOfQ to put eloCtr1C lights in their stores. They used ker- osene lamps until the sheriff came after them. In like manner there have been business men who thought they could not afford to advertise. Their creditors closed down on them in time
 # * *
 The Commonplace "To earn ones bread; to perpetuate ones species; to create duties and re- responsibilities, to meet them like a brave man; to put the new generation upon the right path; to look back upon it all and say, I have fulfilled my func- tions,' and pass forth quietly into the eternal laboratory-is not that Life in its truth and essence? The Common place. The welcome of wife and chil- dren-and the tossing of the growing babe in ones arms."-W. J. Locke
 * # H
 From ''The Young Visitors" by Daisy Ashford, where the hero pro-
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-23

Best coffee in town served at the City Bakery. 13-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-23
& w IH|I|F FS|
By "OPIIMO"

By POPPING" "Puff to the end, let the smoke float where it will"
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-23

They say it rains so much in Ketchi. kan that the Alaska dry law never took effect there.
 The Alaska Daily Capital is l good name for newspaper in Alaska Lots of it is needed to keep going Brother Heron has the system
 as I. a
 The question has been raised as to whether if the reformeres succeed in eaSsing a prohibitory law on tobacco this column would have to discontinue. No. Childhood memories of dried leaves and other substitutes might sustain it.
 In these days of H. c. L. every child should be considerate enough of it's parents not to be born twins.
 # * *
 In France they say the laws make it difficult to get married. The sys- tenn is reversed in some states in this country, where it is made easy to be- come unmarried Certain cynics insist that they approve of both conditions.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-23

poses to the heroine: "'No! no' cried Bernard, and taking the bull by both horns. he kissed her violently on her dainty face"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-16
RAVENA

The l.. A. s. met at Benson's last
Thursday and was well attended.
Joe Broghammer and men are
working on the roads near Frank
Vile this week.
Sigurd Tovson and son Sigurd
autoed to DEBORAH Thursday.
August Lansing called at Henry
Miller's Sunday evening.
Several attended the dance at Lee
Bros. Thursday evening.
Joe Remke delivered a few head
Of calves to Ossian Saturday.
Sven Tovson hauled wheat to Cal
mar last Saturday.
John Barthelme and family spen'
Sunday at p. l.. Barthelme's.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Peck and
family and Julia Kobriger autoed f.
DEBORAH Friday.
The dance at Mat Wiltgen's Thurs.
day evening was well attended
Vetle Tovson called at Lars
TouesdahPs last Wednesday.
Mrs. Pete Guttebo and children
o. o. Moe and son. Karl and Mrs
Theo. Hove spent Sunday at Sver
Tovsons.
Mrs. Karl Hanson and children
and S!gne Tovson were passenger.
for Chester Saturday returning hone
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Tovson spsn,
Sunday In DEBORAH.
George Kremer passed away Fri
day night after an illness of severa
months. Death being dde to leakage
LOT the heart.