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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Asslnnments to Service.

Washington. - Especially - North
Carolina graduates of West Point
have been assigned to their service in
regular army as follows: To cavalry,
James Ludwell Lake, Jr.
To coast artillery, Lee Armistrad
benson, Jr., William Gordon Holder
To infantry, Frederick Seymour
Dixon.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Deputy United States Marshals
Guard Gas and Electric Plants.

New Orleans. With Deputy United
States marshals guarding gas and
electric plants, car barns and rolling
stock of the New Orleans Railway &
Light company, plans were being
put into effect to Offset the strike at
midnight of 5000 street car men. Sol
diers at Jackson barracks will be call
ed out In case Of threatened violence
of nature which the federal officers
cannot take care of, 1t was an
,aunced.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09

Raleigh statement showing a d.
rect, tangible saving Of s2S,573.2o over
and above the annual appropriation OF
$4,000 for his department is contain
ed in the annual report Of DR.. Perry
Ahrons, superintendent of the Wake
County Board of Health, submitted To
the Board of Health at its special
meeting.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Government Shipping Board Must
Go Into Open Market for Coal.

Washlngton-Freight congestion and
car shortage has compelled the ship.
ping board to go into the open ihtr-
ket to obtain coal for the government
marine, it was said at the
boards offices.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Half Million Spent on Drainage.

Almost half million dollars had
been spent In organized drainage en-
terprises in FIVE North Carolina coun'
ties In this section, including Mecklen'
burg, Cabarrus, Catawba, lredell and
Rowan counties, in which 33,97S acres
were included in organized drainage
work up to December 81, 1919, &C.
cording to the report Just made public
by Sam L. Rogers director Of the bu'
reau of the census.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Three Insurance Companies Formed
To Underwrite American Vessels

Washington. -Formation by fifteen
American insurance companies Of
three marine insurance syndicates for
the purpose OF underwriting American
vessels to the extent of $2,5O0.oOO on
a single risk was announced by Chair.
man Benson, Of the shipping board.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Tennessee Legislature to Meet In
Extra Session Ninth Of August

Nashville, Tenn.-An extra session
OF the State legislature will be called
on August 9, when ratification Of the
federal suffrage amendment will be
considered. 1t was announced at the
capitol.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
OIL Inspection and Collection OF
Fees Held Valid by Georgia Court

Atlanta, Ga.-The Texas Oil Com
pany was refused an injunction to
prohibit the State of Georgia inspect
ing oil and collecting fees on such acts
by decision in federal district court
rendered by three judges necessary to
pass on constitutional questions.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09

Lumberton.-Four per cent fewer
acres were planted in tobacco in Rob
eson county this year than last year
and four per cent more acress we're
planted in cotton. The estimated
acreage in cotton is $4,000; in tobae-
co, 1880; in corn, $3.50 in wheat.
2,S2S, which is just Go per cent OF the
1919 acreage to wheat. X
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Population OF High Point.

Washington. - Especial. 1.-The cen
sus bureau announced the population
of Red Springs, N. c., as LOIS and
that of Rowland N. c., as 767. The
Red Springs figures show decrease
OF II, or 6.5 per cent. Rowland's pop
ulation decreased 20, or 2.5 per cent.
High Point, N. c., 1902, increase
ATT, or 50.2 per cent
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Presbyterian Pastor Quits Church
to Marry His Catholic Sweetheart

Denver, Colo.-Abandoning his pas
torate OF the First Presbyterian
church of Cincinnati, the Rev. Dr..
William Leonard Spiegel was married
here by a Catholic priest to Miss
Marie ]. Miller of this city.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
suffraasts to Talk to Tar Heels.

Suffraglsts to Talk TO ar REEFS.
San Francisco - Especial. REPRE-
sentatives of the national woman's
party who planned to hold a confer
ence with members of the Tennessee
delegation in the interest Of the pas.
sage of the suffrage amendment
through the special session of the
Tennessee legislature, having called
II off. Judge w. C. Houston and 9TH
or members of the delegation showed
no disposition to confer with the sui
frage leaders and the meeting was
abandoned, according to Mrs. Abby
Scott Baker of Washington, and the
women will meet the North Carolina
delegates instead.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
General March Has Concluded In.
specton of Headquarters Abroad

London.--General Peyton c. March
OF the American army,
has concluded his inspection OF Amer.
lean headquarters. the graves regis
tration and other army bureaus in
ngland. He departed for America on
the transport Northern Pacific.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Cuban Cane Growers Are Pledged
to Offer No More Sugar for Sale

Havana.-Cuban cane growers,
sugar mill owners, and brokers, claim
ing to control the sale of 2.1S0 900
sacks of unsold sugar, wero on record
as definitely pledged not to offer any
more sugar for sale untl the price
has reached "a cents pound, the
level reached during last half of May.
Participants pledged themselves to
withdraw all offers for the sale OF
sugar and to sell none except through
the medium of a committee.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Mexican Government Has Released
All Persons Held for Rebellion

Mexico City-All persons now I'M
der confinement who were charged
with rebellion before May 7, when the
Carranza regime collapsed, have been
ordered liberated. according to The
Heraldo.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Good Month for Recruiting.

The past month has been the best
Of the year in the number of enlist
ments secured for the regular army
by the local recruiting station. To
date. AZ men have been recruited for
the infantry, coast artillery, heavy ar
tillery, and cavalry, the largest per-
centage being assigned to the infantry.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Bitter Eiuht on Gas Rates.

Three days have been set by the
Corporation Commission for hearing
the petitions filed by several gas com
panies in the state for increased rates.
Municipal authorities in all Of the cit
les concerned in the requests for
higher rates will contest the petitions,
and bitter fights are expected.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
President Wilson Wants Leader In
Suffrage Fight In North Carolina.

Washington.-The supporters Of
President Wilson are looking over the
available timber In North Carolina to
find a leader to support the fight for
the adoption Of the woman suffrage
amendment by the North Carolina
legislature when It meets next month.
With this idea In mind several letters
are being sent to North Carolina dem
ocrats to ascertain who Is best suited
to take the lead for President Wilson
In this fight.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09

Charlotte.-Census Of the industries
of Mecklenburg county, by Hugh NJ.
McAuley, representing the department
of commerce, bureau Of the census, re
vealed more than 800 manufacturing
plants OF a varying nature located
within the city limits of Charlotte.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Eaypins Repeats Assertion That
He Opened Mall Of An Official.

Chicago.-Professor Stanley L. Ry'
pens of the committee Of as, repeated
mis- assertion that, as member OF
the military intelligence service, he
had opened mail of state official,
despite denials.
"But I never did say that official
was Breckenridge Long," Rypins as
serted. Il said 1t was the third as
slstant secretary of war, who at that
time was another man." Rypins re-
fused to give the secretarys name.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
First Virginia Woman Lawyer.

Richmand, Va Especial. Enjoy
ing the distinction of being the first
woman lawyer ever admitted to the
bar in Richmond Mrs. Benjamin Lev
snstein, wife of a local attorney, who
before marriage was Miss Rebecca
Pearl Greenberg, of Durham, N. c.,
qualified before Judge, Richardson in
Hastings Court.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Governor A. H. ROBBERS,
Nashville. Tenn.

'Do not put suffrage amendment on
Southern States which have already
rejected it. The people OF North Car
DINA strongly oppose ratification OF
the federal amednment.
SOUTHERN REJECTION LEAGUE.
Mary Hiliard Hinton,
president"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Complications Arise in Case Of
Murder or Suicide In Two States

Torrington, Wyo.-The cause OF the
death of Frank Case, whose body was
recently found with a bullet hole
through the brain, may never be Off
cially determined, unless the officials
Of Wyoming and Nebraska can get to-
gether on the question OF jurisdiction.
Cases body was found lying on the
Wyoming Nebraska State boundary
line, the head and upper portion in
Wyoming and the lower part Of the
body and legs in Nebraska.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Ashes Of Cremated Woman Were
Strewn Over Statue of Liberty.

New York,-In compliance with her
request, written and sealed IA years
ago, the ashes Of Mrs. Sarah d. Brown
who died last week, we're scattered
over the statue of liberty from a sea-
plane soaring above it.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
German Chancellor Reads in the
ReIchstag Future German Program.

Berlin-Chancellor Konstantin Feb
renbaoh, head of the new German
government, read in the reichstag the
declaration Of the governments pro-
gram.
Germany, having accepted the
treaty of Versailles, cannot, SO long
as the country's former enemies do
not consent to notifications, do other
than make every effort by its external
and external policies to execute the
engagements taken.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Marine Corps Payroll Of S59,725
Stolen From Express Car Of Train.

Augusta, Ga-The marine corps
payroll amounting to s59725, was
stolen from tie express car OF the
Charleston and Western Carolina rail
way a few miles out CT Augusta.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09

Greensboro.-TheG Greensboro chap
ter of the American Red Cross VIII
inaugurate public health service nurs-
ing in Guilford county. Mrs. Dorothy
Hayden has been appointed public
health nurse and will have charge OF
the work
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
New Jersey Governor Appoints an
Entirely New Highway Commission

Trenton, N. 1.-THE entire personnel
OF the New Jersey State Highway COM
mission was removed from office and
new board appointed by Governor
Edwards, who, in taking this action,
fulfilled one Of his campaign pledges.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
international Convention OF the
3. Y. p. v. Meets at Toronto

Toronto.-The Goth international
convention of the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union OF America was opened
here. More than 1900 delegates rep
resenting every State in the American
union and every province in the Do
minion, were in attendance.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Threatened Strike on Street Car
Lines of Richmond May Not Come

Richmond, Wa threatened strike
on the street car lines here is ze-
leved to have been averted by the
action OF the council committee on
streets in recommending 6-cent fares.
The matter now goes to the council
for adoption.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
British Ambassador to Speak.

Washington, Especially Announce
ment was made here that Sir Auck'
land Geddes, the British ambassador
would speak before the annual meet
ing of the Southern Newspaper Pub.
fishers Association at Ashevllle, N. c.,
July rs.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
The City Of Omaha Takes Over
Plant of the Omaha Gas Company

Omaha, Neb.-The city Of Omaha
took over the plant OF the Omaha Gas
Company and will operate it as mu-
nicipal plant in the future. The plant
was purchased with $5,0O0OOO bond
issue.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
LITTLE Girl on Hike.

Kinston. Donnie Myers, IL. has
been taken back to her home at New
Bern after an unusual experience for
little girl of her age. w. G. Ward
and Forrest Smith Of this city, coming
from New Bern to- Kinston in an antos
mobile, passed her on the road Shs
had walks 20 miles or more. and
appeared to be very tired. They took
her into the car. Donnie Myers aaid
ishe had left home because she did not
like. her step-mother. The girl bed
clothes In bundle ".
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Now a Park Publication.

Through a transaction made several
days ago, John A. Park, of the Ra-
leigh Times, adds to the chain of Park
publications the Greenville Daily
News at Greenville, N. c., having ac-
quired the paper from ]. l.. Mayo,
publisher of the Winston IN. c.
Daily News.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
The Senate Of Georgia Rejects
The Woman Suffrage Amendment

Atlanta, Ga.-The proposed amend
ment to the State constitution giving
women the right to vote, was killed
In the senate 10 to Is.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
The Total Debt of Germany X 10
Announced is $4,000, 900 900 Marks

Berlin.-Germany's total debt Is
265. 100000 marks, Minister OF FL
nance Wirth announced before the
budget committee Of the reichstag.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Middle and End Of 1921 viii Be
End Of Spanish Tobacco Monopoly

Madrid.-The tobacco monopoly and
also the monopoly possessed by the
Bank of Spain will end respectively at
the middle and end OF 1921.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Record for Descent In Parachute
10 Broken by Aviator Sergeant

Dayton, Ohio-Sergeant Bottreville
OF McCook field made parachute de-
scent of what was said to be 1880
feet, believed to be new record.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09

Henderson.-A letter from the United
States Census bureau at Washington
received by the secretary of the Hem
derson chamber of commerce was to
the effect that the population Of this
city will show an increase over tho
figure turned in by the official enume-
rations because of the work OF the
chamber of commerce to prove that n
was entitled to more population.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09

Kinston. This city is now deliber
ating over the biggest community nm
ancial undertaking ever proposed to 4
the raising Of nearly million dollars
for school purposes.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09

Kinston.--M. Camie Nant %, car
penter, died in a hospital here from
an injury suffered when he was thrown
from moving automobile to the
pavement
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05
Where the Money Goes.

At last we know what becomes of
the money we pay for sugar The
longshoremen in Havana were too
busy specializing in sugar to put the
commodity on board, and the steamer
Mexico was held 22 days at an ex-
pense of $4,000 a day before it could
get a cargo. Cuban merchants and
stevedores are so rich as a result of
high prices for sugar they don't care
whether they work or act. The mer-
chants don't care whether they get
goods because if their stocks run
down they can merely mark up the
prices and get as much money as be-
fore. Ships have lain in Havana
harbor for four months while their
cargoes rotted, because everybody
was too prosperous, or too much alb
sorbed in sugar specializing to do
ANY work.-Philadelp Record.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05
Missing Girls.

The most tragic feature of the
trunk murder" disclosed in New
York, and apparently originated in
Detroit, is the lumber of mothers
who think this crime may solve the
mystery of their lost daughters.
One mother is in the western part of
this state. another lives in York,
another in Georgia, and fourth in
Boston. The missing daughters!
The girls wEo leave home and arc
never seen again! The Travellers
Aid Society, which does admi. able
work in aiding women travelling
alone, and in restoring girls to the
homes they deserted, has reported
that hundreds, possibly it is thou
sands, of girls disappear every year.
They leave home, and nothing is
ever heard of them again, except
that the exposure of crime solves
a few of the mysteries. Philadel-
phia Record.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05

things that worry you so much are
just as much your fault as that OF
anyone else"
There really isn't very much wronA
with Punta Gorda. It's just about
the best place in the world, and after
INDUCING in TRADE of carping criti-
cism, if you are half honest and
truthful you will admit it.
Did you ever read that little
rhyme that's been printed SO much
and which is seen about banks and
Offices, IT'S Not the Town-It'a
You?"
There is a world of truth in that
rhyme. People make towns and
cities. So far as we have read, his
tory does not record a town being
built without the aid of man, and
towns and cities grow and prosper
according to the energy and progress
iveness of their people. No town was
ever bettered in any way by the class
of people who spend their time on the
park benches or store boxes, whit
ting and whining.
So far as natural advantages ar"
concerned, Punta Gorda has many
more than some of her neighbors
that have outstripped her in growth
during the past ten years. The
town" cannot be blamed if it hasn't
kept pace with them. TITS not the
,tOWn-it's wont"
Next time you feel inclined tc
raise sand" about something thet
doesn't suit you, ask yourself The
question:
Whose town is this l live in?"
| If it 10 YOUR town, ask yoursel
another question before you begin t.
criticise: Am l doing anything {
help make MY town better or am
merely useless knocker."
If it is NOT your town it does no
become you to criticise the town, II
people and its institutions, and tn,
thing for you to do is to GO BACI
to YOUR town.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05
NATIONAL PRESS EDITORIALS

that his foreign policy consists of two
major planks:
l. Scrap the Versailles treaty ana
the League of Nations.
2. Make a separate peace wit,
Germany.
The enthusiasm of Senator John.
son and Senator Knox shows tho,
they attach not the slightest imDcr-
lance to Mr.. Harding's third plark
, that he will form a new league or
nations. AS men of ordinary con,
mon sense, the defeatist senators
know that Mr.. Harding as president
could not form new league unless
lit be with Russia, Turkey and Mexico
none of which have entered the nra
sent organization.
Somewhere in the United STAT,
are six or seven millio~ repuJlt,,n
voters, the rank and file If a glaot
political party, who have given lcyar
support to the American ideal If
league to preserve the peace of tho
world. Led by William Howard
Taft, they have fought courageoY,lv
to save their party from the STIGMA
of reaction and Bourbonism and mil
itarism. What do they think of Their
candidates surrender TO the junk
ers?
Somewhere in the United States
are two million fighting men who
saw service on the fields of France
and Flanders. They have Offered
their lives to the end tLat the Grea.
War might be the last war. MANY
of them have voted the Republican
ticket. What do they think of the
republican candidates sacrifice OF
the fruits of the victory won at such
terrible sacrifice?
Somewhere in the United States
are millions of American mothers.
who endured unspeakable anguish
with courage born of the trust that
their first-born would never again be
called upon for slaughter. What
must they think as the word comes
that the republican candidate for
president has declared that their
sons have fought in vain, have suf-
fered in vain, have died in vain?
Mr.. Harding has surrendered to
that little group of backward-loOking
men in the senatorial cabal who
prided themselves upon their iniqult-
Gus designation, The Battalion Of
/ Death" They are more than that
They are a battalion for death.
But it will not be they who will be
offered as the living sacrifice to their
blindness and greed and lust for
power. Not they. That is why
they can be fippant with the hopes
of humanity-Pittsburgh Sun
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05
Belief in the New Level.

Confidence has we'll served Chair
man Gary of the steel corporation on
many a past occasion. His cheerful
remarks on sailing for Europe show
that his gift of foretelling good for
tune is still with him. He sees
ahead of us plenty of business,
sufficient number to transact it,,
reasonable profits offered" AS to
wages, ne admits they never stood so
high in proportion to the cost of liv-
ing, but insists that labor does not re-
ceive a bit too much for the general
welfare.
This view represents an eXpecta-
ton found to have sprung up in many
places since the armistce, that the
high economic levels on which we
have travelled for three years viii
continue. If prices are twice as
high, and wages also, we have twice
as much gold in the country as for
merly and, supported by this, Ike
wise &mplified currency.
Time will show whether the new
level is to stand CT whether We are
to go back to the old level at or near
which millions of people living upon
salaries or upon invested savings
still stand. The inconvenience Of q
reversion, and Herewith the inclina-
ton to believe in permanency of the
present increases with passage of
'time.-New York Sun.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05
WHOSE TOWN Is THIS?"
Whose town is this you live in?
Does it belong to the other fel

Whose town is this you live in?
Does it belong to the other fell
low whom you Criticise?
"Or does it belong to you?
"If there is anything wrong with
it, or if there is something it needs.
whose business is it to correct the
wrong or give it assistanCe?"
These questions. asked by the s..
Petersburg Times, addressing its
readers, are questions many Punta
Gordans should ask themselves and
consider. Many is the time we have
heard old residents of the town, the
very men who should be interested
in the towns future development and
progress. giving. advice as to wfat
these people Should do" just as If
they themselves were not these PEG
PIE with as much or more RESPONSE
btlity resting upon them.
Think OF these questions The
next time you become filled with sum-
mcr madness and break forth with q
scrced Of complaint and criticisms.
"Pcrhaps after all, some of these