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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
IMPORTANT news
THE WORLD over.
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF Thjo
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
the NEWS OF the SOUTH
What 10 Taking Place In Tho South.
land viii Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs
Domestic

Former service men may reinstate
their war risk insurance at any time
before July /, 1920, under new rul-
ing of the bureau Of war risk insur-
ance
Former service men will have their
war risk insurance reinstated regard
less of how long they have been dis
charged provided they pay two month
ly premiums and are in as good health
as when discharged.
Three prominent cattlement of Polk
county, Florida, were killed and a
fourth injured by deputy sheriffs. 1t
is claimed they were in the act Of cut
ting the wire fence surrounding the
tract of phosphate land enclosed by
the American Agricultural Chemical
company.
Gordon Fawcett Handy, murderer.
bank robber and train bandit whose
crime record reached from coast to
coast and eliminated in the murder
of two Brooklyn bklk employees in
December, 1918, was electrocuted in
Sing Sing prison. He maintained to
the last the iron composure which
marked his demeanor from the hour
of his arrest He refused the offer
of the Protestant and Roman Catho
lie chaplains to accompany him to the
chair.
The South Carolina house of repre-
sentatives killed the anti.smoking bill
without dissenting vote.
The one-gallon kitchen still" is the
newest anti-prohibition contryance to
make its appearance in New York, &C.
cording to ]. j. Shevlin. prohibition
enforcement officer of New York
A Charleston, W. Va, dispatch says
that congress will be asked to take
criminal action against those respon
sible for waste of materials and mon.
ey in connection with the construc-
ton of the government powder plant
at Nitro, W. Va, near that place A
conspiracy to defraud the government
existed, it is charged, and somebody
ought TO be indicted"
A West Palm Beach, Fla. dispatch
says: Rodman Wannamaker IL OF
Philadelphia and the other five mem
bers OF his party arrived at Palm
Beach after having spent twenty-four
hours during a storm at sea in
six-passenger seaplane piloted by
Lieut.. Com. David H. McCulloch,
member of the NC.3 crew during her
transatlantic flight. Lack of food
and water was the most severe hard
ship, aside from fears that engine
trouble, which forced the plane to
light on sea, might not be repaired
for some time.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Postmasters Confirmed.

Washington, (S,scian-The senate
has confirmed the foddowing post
masters:
Eugene T. Hooker, Aurora; Delam-
bert P Stowe, Belmont; John L. Mil
Ter, Concord; Edger s. Woodley,
Cresswell; Myron l.. Moore, Granite
Falls William T. Newbern. Grifton;
Samuel w. Finch, Lexington; VIII
liam c. Pope, Marshall; William O.,
Conner, Marsh Hill; John H. Sau
ders Middlesex; Robert F. Crooks,
Murphy; Harvey f. Garrison, North
Charlotte; George r. Upchureh, Nor
wood; George N. Taylor, Roanoke
Rapids: Cyril L. Walker, Roper;
Henry G. Early. Rose Hill; William
Watson, Swan Quarter; William C..
Graham Tabor; Jacob B. Brown
Vanceboro; Mamie NJ. Moore. War
renton; Lula f. Parker, West Ra-
leigh; Willard F. Baumgardner
Wilkesboro. -
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
National Guard PROGRESSING.

Satisfactory progress is being made
by the score OF National Guard units
in the State toward securing their
full quotas of enlisted men necessary
before they will be recognized by the
Federal Government, according to a
letter sent by Adiutant General B. S.
Royster to the commanding officers
OF the designated companies. Two
companies in the State have already
passed Federal inspection.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Friends May Serve Together.

Men from the same section who
wish to enter the army and who de-
sire to be associated together may
do so, according to a recent ruling
Ct the war department, Sergeant Bra
ley local recruiting officer. said. He
said that every regiment in the regu-
hr army had been assigned to state
or a group of states so that the au-
thorized strength OF these regiments
may be completed from the states to
which they were assigned
In the recent order the following
regiments and companies were assign
ed to North Carolina: 2Sth infantry,
Camp Taylor, KY; 9th field artillery,
Camp Taylor, Ky; heavy mobile ar
tillery, Camp Jackson, 8. c.; LIST en-
gineers, Camp Taylor, Ky; 9th caval-
ry now stationed at various posts in
Texas.
This order to fill up these regi-
ments with North Carolinians as far
Is possible will hold good until Marcn
18th, 1t was explained at the recruit
ing station.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
To Survey French Broad.

Washington. Especially Repre-
sentative Weaver has secured a pro-
vision in the house river and harbor
bill for a survey Of the French Broad
river from Asheville to Brevard.
This survey is to be made with g
view to removing certain wing dams
constructed in the seventies when 1t
was fought practicable to make the
river navigable to Brevard.
These dams now interfere with the
flow Of the river and affect the entire
country round about. Their removal
will help conditions.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Hoover Invited to Speak.

Washington. Especially Greens
boro comes forward with the first in
vitation to Herbert Hoover to make
a speech in the south since the World
launched his boom for president and
leaves the date entirely to the choos-
ing OF the former food administrator.
The invitation, originating with the
Greensboro division of the North Car
DINA Federation of Women's clubs,
was forwarded to Mr.. Hoover by Sen
ator Lee S. Overman with the assur-
ance from the junior senator that Mr..
Hoover would find no more hospitable
people anywhere than in Greensboro.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06

Coercive methods have not been
used by the federal reserve board or
federal reserve banks to compel non
member state banks to join the federal
reserve system or submit to the
boards regulations, the senate was in
formed by Governor w. P. G. Harding
in response to senate resolution.
A dispatch from McAllen, Texas,
says two army aviators, Lieuts. e. F.
Davis and G. e. Grimes, carrying a
military message from Fort Brown,
Texas, to Nogales, Ariz., were forced
to make landing in Mexico, thirty
miles south of Zapata, Texas, and are
being held by Mexicans According
to message from the aviators they
have been promised their freedom.
Decentralization of the country's
banking resources and widespread dis.
tribution of wealth, indicated by an in
crease in banking resources Of 10000
or more in sixteen states since 1893,
is shown by a comparison of present
bank resources with conditions twenty
years ago.
Action on bids for thirty of the
former German liners seized in the
United States has been deferred by the
shipping board as result of pro-
test from Secretary Baker against the
sale of such of these vessels as have
been included by the war department
in its army transport reserve.
President Wilson has asked Score.
tary Glass to make another appeal to
congress for authority to lend one hun.
dred and fifty million dollars to Po-
land, Austria and Armenia to relieve
their desperate food situation.
The senate, by vote of SO to II,
passed the Americanization bill which
would require all residents of the
United States of IS to q years of age,
not mentally or physically disqualified,
and all alien residents between the
ages of Is and As, who cannot speak,
read or write English, to attend school
not less than 200 hours year
The United States, after ali, will get
fully one-half of the Cuban sugar crop
of approximately four million tons 1t
is authoritatively predicted in Wash.
ington that sugar will be slightly low
er in February and much lower in
March.
Secretary Daniels has made public
a letter TO Chairman Hale of the sen
ate subcommittee investigating naval
war decorations transmitting a list
OF awards made to enlisted men of
the service by the secretary without
reference to the Knight medal award
board 1t consists OF twelve awards
Of distinguished service medals and
IA navy cross awards.
BY vote OF 9 to 5 the senate mill.
tary committee approved provisions
providing for compulsory military
training for boys between Is and q
years, inclusive, and ordered a favor.
able report upon the army reorganiza.
tion bill.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Graduate Nurses Reoreanize.

The Raleigh Graduate Nurses AS
ISOLATION became non-existent and is
now Raleigh District Number Of
the North Carolina Nurses Associa-
ton. This was the decision of bust
ness meeting Of the Raleigh Graduate
Nurses Association which followed a
luncheon of the Raleigh organization
at the Women's Club. District num-
Der comprises Wake, Johnson,
Franklin, Vance and Warren.
Mrs. T. w. Beckett and Miss
Blanche Stafford were the honor
guests at the luncheon.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
NEGOTIATIONS ON
TREATY At AN END
FAILING IN ALL EFFORTS TO
EFFECT A COMPROMISE THE
DEMOCRATS WALK OUT.
70 SEEK SOME OTHER METHOD
Final Break Came When Lodge Re.
fused to Accept Amendment Wit
ten by Former President Taft.

Washington. The unofficial bi-par.
tisan negotiations on reservation to
the peace treaty suddenly came to an
end when the democratic senators.
failing in a last attempt to obtain
compromise on article ten, walked out
OF the conference and announced they
would seek some other method Of OBJ
tanning ratification.
The final break came when Sena-
tor Lodge Of Massachusetts, the Re-
publican leader, refused to accept a
reservation to article ten drafted by
former President Taft and presented
to the bipartisan conference by the
democrats,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
BIG BILL HAYWOOD UNDER
INDICTMENT BY GRAND JURY

Observation-Disclosures against thir.
ty-seven members of the !. w. w. were
returned by the special grand jury in.
vestigating radical activities.
Chief among those indicted were
William D. (Big Bill Haywood, form
er secretary Of the organization, now
at liberty from Leavenworth prison
under bond. and Thomas Whitehead,
who succeeded Haywood as secretary
The indictments complete the work
OF the "red" grand Jury.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Let By.Gones be By.Gones.

Any man. serving a sentence for a
minor offense, escaping from prison
and enlisting in the army, making a
good soldier and then coming home
and leading a decent life. is entitled
to continued freedom, says Governor
T. W Beckett in granting pardon to
Roge Fender, of Polk county. The
rule in such cases will be to let by
cones be by-gones the Governor de-
Clares.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Some Big Taxpayers.

4, Durham,-Four corporations and
one citizern, pay more than half OF
the taxes on real estate and personal
property in the city OF Durham. The
Liggett and Myers Tobacco company
ranks as the largest. In 1919 this
company paid s1O0,45725 to the city
alone. The American Tobacco com
pany is the next largest, paying s4O,-
992.72. George W. watts, who is said
to be the largest tax payer in North
Carolina, came third in tax payments
with $40,39S.94.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
UNITED STATES SENT THIRD
LARGEST NUMBER MEN TO WAR

London.-The United States made
the third largest contribution In fight
ing forces during the war, Approximate
ly 100000 men, according to figures
compiled by British statisticians.
France headed the list, while Great
Britain came second with a grand to-
tai Of S.654,467.
The ration strength of the Ameri-
can army in France on armistice day,
that is. the total number fed from
army socks is placed at 1924 900.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Works. LECTURE TOUR IS CUT
SHORT BY ATTACK OF ILLNESS

Worcester, Mass-Sergeant Alvin
C. York, the world wars greatest in.
niyidual hero who Is touring the Uni
ted States In behalf of the Alvin C.
York foundation to found and main
tain a school in the mountain section
OF the south, was forced TO cancel his
tolr indefinitely owing to an attack Of
appendicitis.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Daniels Knows Coming President.

Philadelphia, Especially Secretary
of the Navy Daniels started consider
able speculation here tonight as to
whom he meant when he said in
speech that he could tell who would
be the next president of the United
States, but that he did not know to
which party the man belonged
The secretary was addressing the
graduating class OF the Pierce school
on the work of the navy and on
Americanism. He declined to name
the particular candidate he had in
mind.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Good Roads Delegates.

The following delegates were nam.
ed by Governor T. w. Beckett to at
tend the meeting of the Appalachian
Good Roads association, which con.
venes in Asheville February 1928: A.
p. Lindsey. Gastonia; William Brad
ford, Huntersyille; Eugene Branson,
Sparta; Bennehan Cameron, Stag
Vile; Bion Hutler, Southern Pines;
]. NJ. Boyette, Albemarle; B. r. Mills,
Statesville; A. s. Patterson, Bryson
City; Z. T. Lindsay, Tryon; R. @.
Menzies, Hickory; R. L. Ballou, Jeffer-
son; ]. W. Ragland. Newland.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Foreign

The capture of Odessa by Ckrainlan
forces commanded by General Paw
lanko is announced A committee OF
Ukrainan, Russian and Jewish citi.
zens succeeded in restoring order and
in improving the provisioning of the
city.
Difficulties of supply have probably
stopped the advance Of the Bolsheyik
troops along the trans-Siberian rail.
road west of lrkutsk, according to a
dispatch to the British war office. All
resistance seems to have disappeared,
Latest reports seem to show that
relations between the Czecho-Slovaks
and the new anti.BolsheYik govern.
ment, which succeeded that of Admi.
raj Kolchak, have become worse and
that Bolsheyism appears to be gain.
ing ground as a result of the arrival
of red agents working in front OF the
Bolshevik army.
On the eastern half of the Russian
front the threatening red advance
along the western shores of the Cas-
plan sea has been checked and thrown
back. In the center General Deni
kine's units have fallen back
The Powhattan has been towed into
Halifax, N. s., harbor Captain Ran.
dali reported that with the exception
of three men slightly i'll, all was well
on board
Under the settlement plan as set
forth in the allied ultimatum to Jugo.
Slayia, now reported accepted, the city
Of Fiume is to be Independent un.
der league of nations guarantee. The
port and the railroad terminals, the
ultimatum provided, are to be con.
trolled by the league Of nations.
The dispatch of Japanese reinforce
ments to Siberia was unavoidably nee.
essary to assist the Czechs, and guard
the extensive railways, Premier Hara
declared in replying to interpretations
in the lower house Of the Japanese
diet. 1t was also necessary as means
of assuring the safety of the Japan
ese garrison.
German preparations for the evac
nation of Danzig, which is to become |
a free city under the terms Of the
treaty of Versailles, had as one feature
a final parade of the German troops.
A Danzig message says the parade
was held amidst an enthusiastic pop
liar demonstration, with the German
.olors on the flagstaffs of various
at half mast.
Fifteen persons are dead and large
lumber injured as the result of a
between two sections of the
Canadian Pacific express for Vancou-
Ier. which occurred about eleven miles
asst of North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
The rear sleeper of the first section,
which was, stalled, was telescoped by
he locomotive of the second section,
nd eight passengers were killed out
light, seven dying later from their in.
uries.
The Polish cabinet has signed a mo-
ilization order, because of the Boil.
hevik advance.
Colonel Blunt and seven other Unit
d States engineers, Miss Ford. Cap.
ain Charette. and several other mem
ers of the American Red Cross and
n entire Polish army, composed Of
primer prisoners, have been captured
y the Bolsheviki at Kliuchinskaya,
ccording to a cablegram received at
hita, East Siberia, from Joseph H.
ay, former American consul at IT.
utsk. The communication was evi.
emily garbled in transmission.
Bolshevism is gaining In East 81.
sria, according to reports from au
nritv considered reliable.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
An Annual for Nurses.

DR.. F. NJ. Register, head OF the bu-
reau of epidemiology, state board OF
health, sounded the call to volunteers
to be ready in case the scattering and
ever increasing cases of influenza In
North Carolina combine and grow
into an epidemic. He is not alarmed
at present, but declared that every
community should hold itself in read
mess to respond to the call for help.
The situation at Graham called for
some volunteer nurses. He had list
of 30. Fourteen we're appealed to.
None would go, and it was necessary
to import two nurses from Atlanta,
Ga.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
increase In Capital stock.

Lumberton,-It was decided to in,
crease the capital stock OF the Robe
son County Fair association from ST..
900 to $4,000 at recent meeting OF
the stockholders and directors. II was
also decided to allow the colored PEG
pie OF the county to put on" fair
the week following the one put on by
the white people next fall. A building
committee was appointed to prepare
plans for the erection of an exhibit
tion building on the 10 acre lot recent
ly purchased just north of Lumberton
by the fair association.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
HITCHCOCK MAKES PLANS TO
TAKE UP TREATY IN SENATE

WashingtonCTh sudden breaking
up OF the bipartisan conference with.
out accomplishing results has prompt.
ed Democratic leaders to seek a new
avenue for reaching a compromise on
reservations to the peace treaty
Senator Hitchcock, Democrat. OF
Nebraska announced he would serve
notice on the senate that a melton
will be made on February 10 to take
II pthe treaty for ratification.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
ITALIAN SOLDIERS CLASSIFIED
WITH SLAV.GERMAN SAILORS

Rome-Italian soldiers clashed with
Slav and German sailors on board the
steamer Africa OF the Trieste-Lloyd
line at Songapjore recently when one
OF the sailors cried Down with
Italy according to a report to The,
Messaggero.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Washington

Delegates in attendance at the con
gressional hearing of the st. Marys
st. Marks canal, together with inter
ested business men met and organized
the Atlantic-to Mississippi Canal Asso
citation.
The purpose of the Atlantic.to Mis-
sissippi Canal association is to carry
on a campaign of publicity and infor.
nation concerning the project, as
well as to crystalline sentiment in
favor OF the proposed canal.
The United States treasury does
not look with favor upon certain fea.
lures of the proposed International
conference recently called by the co.
terie OF nationally known financiers
and commercial leaders in an effort
to lead the world out of the financial
and commercial chaos into which it
was dragged By the war Secretary
Glass declares that such a conference
would serve to cause confusion and
revive hopes, doomed to disappoint-
ment, of further government loans
The nomination of David Franklin
Houston, who has been secretary of
agriculture since the beginning of the
Wilson administration, has been sent
to the senate for the treasury port
folio.
Edwin l.. Meredith of Des Moines,
Iowa, has been named to succeed Sec
rotary Wilson in the department of
agriculture.
A third Resignation in the Wilson
cabinet is expected soon, but who it
will be has not been made public.
DR.. Hugh S. Cummings of Hampton,
Va, has been nominated surgeon gen.
eral OF the public health service by
President Wilson. He succeeds DR..
Rupert Blue, whose term expired ON
January Is. Doctor Cummings for
number of years was quarantine Off
Ger at Hampton Roads and is at pres
ent in Europe studying typhus condi.
tons there.
Henry p. Fletcher has resigned as
United States ambassador to Mexico.
to take effect in the course of the
next few weeks. Those who know
the reason for Mr.. Fletcher's decision
say that he was convinced that con-
tinuation of the efforts he has made
during the four years in which he has
held this important post to bring the
Carranza government into accord with
the United States government on the
many irritating issues which have
arisen, involving the protection of
American lives and property rights,
would be futile.
Henry P. Fletcher who has resigned
as ambassador to Mexico, was appoint
ed in February, 1916, but did not go
to Mexico City until the February of
the following year, having come to
the United States from Chile, where
he was the American ambassador
In the army reorganization bill a
standing army of 100000 enlisted men .
md $4,000 officers and national guard ,
ire provided for
Specific provision is made in the
lew army reorganization bill that the I
itizen army cannot be called to the
olors except in case Of declaration /
4 war Ia
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
COLUMBIA, S. C. SECURES THE
NEXT cATTLEMEN'S CONVENTION

Montgomery, Ala.-The Southern
Cattlemen's association at the closing
session Of the eighth annual conven-
ton here adopted resolutions condemn
Ing the acknowledgement bill regulat-
ing the packing industry. Copies OF
the resolution will be sent to the SEN
ators and representatives of each
state in the association.
Columbia, s, c.. secured the 1921
convention, winning over Savannah.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
1918, POI POUNDS LEAF
TOBACCO STILL BEING HELD

Washington.-Leaf tobacco held by
manufacturers and dealers JANUARY
aggregated 1,s1S.13L291 pounds. cpna-
pared with 1,234.SS4,3s6 pounds q
year ago.
The stocks included Chewing, smok-
ing, SNUFF and export types, 062,S07,-
1856 pounds, compared with s13252,S94
pounds a year ago; cigar types, 2SSk-
3O3,S9s pounds. compared with 254S
SOs,o51 AMID imported types 72O2o,037l
pounds, compared with 67322,451.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06

Goldsboro,- capital case Of the
three young white men Of this county,
Jasper Farmer, Sylvester Mathis and
George Hopewell, charged with Grim
inal assault upon Miss Martha Out
law, Is year, cd white girl, also OF
this county. ended here when, after
celebrating upon the case for only a
few minuits, the jury filled into the
courtroom and rendered a verdict OF
not guilty.
In commenting on the verdict. the
presidering Judge was very severe In
his structures on the jury which passed
on the case.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06

High Point.-Startllng facts regard.
ing the school system of High Point
were revealed at mass meeting OF
citizens here when 1t was asserted
by c. F. Tomlinson, chairman Of the
school board, that unless immediate
steps were taken to improve the fac.
ilities the system would collapse by
September, 1921.
At the present time, Mr. Tomlinson
said, there were $50 more pupils en-
rolled in the schools OF the city than
there are seats for children.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
REPOSITORIES OF PUBLIC
MONEY ARE TO BE REDUCED

Washington reduction in
the number OF national banks desig
mated as government repositories Is
being made by the treasury depart
ment with the result that less than
400 of the 1881 such institutions hold
ing federal funds on June 80, 1918, are
expected to survive the pruning knife