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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-18

iAS ihrxary ana huacnl SIub
Ladies' Literary and Musical club
WIN meet with Mrs. William Henry.
4sss Woodland park ava. at y. IN.
IAur~ihurst Ortbop-siac Guild
The LauroIhurst orthopedic guild
viii meet at the home Of Mira W. IL.
Itees from 80 o'clock until 8.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
suRRY COUNTY FRUIT CROP
Commercial Orchards have Grown 10
Such Proportions as To Become
Most Productive Enterprises.

Mount. Airy.-The commercial orch
ards OF Surry county, according to J.
b. Sparger of the Sparger Orchard
company, have grown to such proper
ton in the last few years as to become
one of the largest and most produc.
tive enterprises In western North Caro-.
lima. There are now over 5000 acres
Of frutland under cultivation in the
vicinity of Mount Airy upon which
100000 peach trees and 100000 apple
trees are bearing fruit that has taken
all first prizes wherever exhibited in
county state and national fairs.
This years total crop of fruit is con-
sewatively estimated at over half a
million bushels apples and $4,000 bush.
els Of peaches, mostly the liberia and
Georgia Belle varieties. The peach
crop is now being gathered and pheno-
menal prices are offered the orchardist
for first quality fruit The harvesting
Of the apple crop will begin at the end
of this month and continues through
November, when the late fruit ripens.
There are a number of varieties Of ap.
pies raised here, York, Imperials, Bon
um Albemarle Pippin, Blacktwig, Win.
sap and Sparger however, are especial.
ly adapted to local conditions and yield
the best fruit in point of quality and
size.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
DIAMONDS SENT TO
COMRADE MARTENS
SElF-STYLED SOVIET AMBASSA.
DORIS CONNECTION WITH
SMUGGLING Proved.
LOOTED FROM ROYAL FAMILY
Enclosed About the Jewels Captured
From SWede Sailor Was Qunatity
Of Communist Literature.

Washington.-Tr Traffic by bolshevis'
agents in precious stones, supposed
to have formed part OF the famous
Jewels OF the Russian royal family
has been unearthed by federal auth
critics.
The 1871 diamonds found on Neils
Jacobsen, a Swedish sailor, by Gus
toms officials in New York July %, 1t
became known were enclosed in a
package addressed to "Comrade Mar
tens Using this as lead, federal
officials began an investigation which
they declare has definitely connected
Ludwig c. A. X Marens, self-styled
soviet ambassador to the United
States. with the traffic Disclosure OF
the fact that the package was intend
ed for soviet agents in this country
was withheld by customs authorities
when Jacobsen was arrested
Enclosed about the diamonds taken
from the possession OF the Swedish
sailor, Jacobsen, whom officials ex
onerate from any completely in the II.
legal proceedings. was quantity Of
communist literature.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
TRANSPORTATION
AND. COAL SHORT.
SERIOUS CONDITIONS FACING
OCEAN SHIPPING AT PORT
OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.
DAILY LOSSES OF 100000
Railroad and Coal.Producing Factors
In Commerce Have Failed to Keep
Pace With Export Development

Norfolk. Va.-Lack Of balance be
tween railroad and ocean shipping. be-
tween American manufacturing capic.
! ity and American transportation facil-
tiles. is resulting in the loss Of more
than 100000 each day at this one
port
The total of losses due to this un'
balanced condition in the country as
whole amounts to staggering sum,
Here at Norfolk it is possible to size
up the local losses and thus to sense
a glmmering of what the national
loss is.
The situation here at Norfolk and
at Newport News. just across the
James river, their waters forming
practically common port for the
whole Hampton Roads district, EN-
phasizes the extent to which the rail.
road and the coal.producing factors in
our commerce have failed to keep
pace with our industrial production
and the development Of our export
shipping
More than 800 vessels lie idle at
anchor at Hampton Roads today De
cause the coal and rail facilities are
not equal to the industrial and ex'
port shipping demand.
Lack of coal is nominally respon
sible. but lack OF transportation is
back even OF the lack OF coal.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
ASK PERMISSION TO RECRUIT
Opinion Is Held BY Some That the
President Has Power to Suspend
the Enlistment Law.

Washington.-After successive con
ferences between the Polish minister
and Secretary Colby, the state depart
ment took up the problem Of finding
means of reinvigorating the fast.ebb
Il ing strength OF the Polish state and
thereby OF fulfilling the assurance OF
support to the Poles contained in the
recent American note to the Italian
ambassador.
Polish officials have explained that
in addition to the desire for war ma.
terials they were most anxious to OBJ
tain authorization of the United
States to permit recruiting by Poles
in America for the Polish army 1t
was said that not only had many Of
fers Of enlistment been received by
the legation from Polish citizens, res
ident in the United States, but many
offers had come from former Ameri-
can veterans Of the world war
While a statute forbids enlistment
for armed expeditions in the United
States for employment against friend
~ power. some officials claimed the
President had authority to suspend
operation OF the law under his war
time powers,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
SPEEDING CHARGE
LAID AGAINST COX
UNPLEASANT INCIDENT MARKED
ITINERARY OF DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE AND PARTY.
ENTIRE PARTY WAS ARRESTED
Governor Orders Cars to Proceed and
Informed Motor Cops They Could
Find Him at Any Time.

Columbus. O-An unsuccessful at
tempt to arrest Governor Cox on a
charge Of automobile speeding and
harmless accident to one Of the cars
of newspaper men accompanying him
furnished excitement in the motor trip
of the democratic presidential candi.
date returning from Wheeling, W. Va.
The attempt was declared by Roy
L. Legion, adjutant general of Ohio,
to have been planned to embarrass
the democratic nominee.
At Jacksonville, O., about 30 miles
east Of Columbus, the governor and
his party rode slowly through, disre.
garding outstretched arms of a shirt
sleeved man, and also large group
of persons gathered there. Within
few minutes two motorcycle officers
stopped the governor and press cor.
respondents, declaring all under ar.
rest and demanding their return to
Jackstontown. Governor Cox ident.
fed himself, but the officers said they
had orders from ! cksontown authori-
ties to arrest all four automobiles Of
the party mo matter who they con-
tanned" on charges Of speeding
You can reach me at the execu-
tive office at Columbus any time,
Governor Cox replied, ordering all the
cars to proceed and leaving the Off
GERS busy taking down car numbers
on the fly.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
LETTER SENT I'd NASHVILLE
Suffraglsts Apparently Undisturbed
as They Look For Pressure 70 Be
Put on BY National Leaders.

Raleigh, N. C.-Sixty.three OF thu
l2O members of the lower house OF
the North Carolina legislature sent d
telegram to the Tennessee Legislature
assuring that body that North Caro-
lima will not ratify the federal suf
frage amendment and asking that
the measure be not FORCED upon the
people of North Carolina by Tennes-
see
II the GO signers Of the telegram
in She house vote in accordance with
their expressed views, the amend.
ment will be defeated in the house
by six votes
Harry P. Grier and Lindsey War
rem. antieaders in the house and
senate respectively, claimed four ad-
ditional votes In the lower house
against ratification all Of whom are
are expected to arrive in Raleigh be.
fore the fight begins.
The suffragists appear to be uudls'
tutbed, looking Cor pressure from ma
tional leaders to overcome the appar-
ant lead Of the ants and declare they
expect the amendment to be ratified,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Crowds Attend Conference

Gastonia,-An interested and en-
thusiastic crowd of delegates and rep
resentative Gastonians filed the spac-
fous auditorium and overhowed on the
porches and surrounding grounds ad-
jacent to the windows at the first SEES
sion of the Associated Reformed Pres.
byterian conference at Linwood. A
double line Of automobiles parked
along quarters OF a milo OF the main
highway evidenced the large number
OF visitors from Gastonia and CASTOR
county congregations.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Illinois Man Has Patented Anger
Boring a Perfectly Square Hole

Peoria, Ill-A man here, Carl Sch.
midgall has invented an auger that
drills square hole 1t has attracted
attention the world over and foreign
countries are seeking the patent
rights. Recently a German concern
tried to purchase the rights, but Sch.
midgall refused. 1t was the second
offer OF the company. Schmidgall has
patented the auger in America, Cana
ia and Italy, and expects soon to be
gin its manufacture.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Receipts at Charlotte p. o.

Charlotte's postoffice receipts for the
fiscal year ending June 30 are estimat.
ed by postoffice authorities as being
greatly In excess OF those OF any other
city in North Carolina. The figure.
for the fiscal year were given out by
Postmaster J. II. Wellington.
During last year the Charlotte post.
office receipts amounted to s404.9S2-
90, these figures applying to the first
half Of the year after the change from
three to two cent postage.
The receipts OF the first six months
of the present year we're s214,431.23.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Yeaamen AZ Black Mountain

acknowledgement blew open the
safe Of the Black Creek bank, at Black
Creek. six miles east of here, and Sc.
cured between $4,000 and $4,000 in
Liberty bonds.
After opening the door OF the safe
the intruders removed the cash box
from the vault and with truck car
-ied 1t to thestreet. The robbers were
unable to open the box. which contain
ed several thousand dollars, and left
II In thestreet where II was found.
Nc clue to the robbers has been found
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Chains on Tires Barred

Asheville.-A warning has been is
sued by the county board Of commits.
sioners to all truck users. that no
chains can be placed on solid tires on
any of the hard surfaced roads Of
Buncombe county.
Prosecutions will follow the first
attempt by anyone to evade this rul-
ing, and the county authorities have
been notified to arrest and indict any
one who is found hauling any load, or
running an empty truck equipped
with chains over the hard-surfacel
roads In this county.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Baron Beatty Rerets Inability
to Accept Invitation Of Legion

London Baron Beatty, commander
o. the grand fleet, has written TO John
W. Davis, the American ambassador
declaring he regrets that owing TO Of
fetal duties he will be unable to ac'
cept the invitation Of Franklin D'Olier,
national commander Of the American
Legion, to be present at the second
annual convention OF the legion in
Cleveland. Ohio. next month. Baron
Beatty added: 81 am indeed flattered
by the great honor which | received
by the invitation"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Austrian People Rep-ieved From
Awful Hardships Of Last Winter

Vienna-Bountiful props Of early
fruit and vegetables and promise of ar
abundance Of harder later yields from
field and orchard, with the big Ameri
can -four credit still available for the
ration Of daily bread have given Aus
tria a reprieve from the terrible hard
ships Of last winter.
Fats are as scarce as ever, however
but in this gracious weather their
need is not so keenly felt Meat, too
is scanty and high.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Hungary Offers Poland Men, Arms
81 and Munitions to Fight soviets.

W'arsaw.--A delegation from the
Hungarian parliament visited the vice
president Of the Polish national coun.
ell of defense and renewed the Hun.
garian proposal to aid Poland against
the bolsheviki
The Hungarians are said to have Of
tered to place at Poland's disposal 3d..
900 men and stores Of arms and NUM-
tions: To supply wheat, and to furnish
Che services Of the Hungarian Red
Cross.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Soviet Russia 10 Facing Coming
Winter With GRIM Problem of Food

Viburg, Finland, Russian Frontier.
Flushed with success and confident
OF Poland's defeat, soviet Russia faces
the approaching winter with the grim
problem of food as its supreme test
OF power. From the Far East to the
Finnish frontier-4, 900 miles OF undis-
puted territory-the spectre OF starva-
ton stalks threateningly as the far
reaches give up cry for the necessi.
ties OF life from people whose
hearts, long struggled for q new day
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Ancient Mosaic Law is Invoked
Against Lightweight Ice Dealers.

Maiden. Nassau unusual punish
ment of the ancient Mosaic law, was
inflicted on short weight ice dealers
by Judge Riley, In the Maiden court,
when he ordered them to make their
usual visits to two Medford residents
and leave ice without charge for the
term OF one month.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Permission Is Asked by. American
Express Company to Raise Rate&

Washington. Permission to in
crease express rates to absorb the
wage award of the railroad labor
board at Chicago estimated at SAB,
S00,S05, was asked from the Interstate
Commerce Commission by the Ameri
can Railway Express Company.
The express company also asked au.
thority to increase by 20 per cent its
rates on milk and cream to meet the
increases granted the railroad on the
same commodities.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Nurses for Inspection

Charlotte.-Three school nurses ia
look after the health OF Charlotte
school children will be engaged by
September l, DR.. A. ]. Warren. city
health officer said.
Provisions for the nurses have been
made by the school board and auth
GRITTY to secure them has been given
the health officer, who has been max
ing strenuous efforts to obtain the
services Of such nurses. but so far has
been unable to locate the kind Of
nurses desired, the health officer said.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
The German Government Protests
Against Certain Boundary Lines.

Berlin.-On receipt OF a note ad-
dressed to the president OF the Ger
man peace delegation in Paris regard
ing boundary demarcation in the West
Prussian plebiscite area, the German
government has instructed its repres.
entatives In London, Paris and Rome
to present note to the supreme coun-
ell and to the governments in the cap
itals named in which protest is made
against cutting off East and West
Prussia from the Vistula.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
United States Transport Brings
Home the Body Of General Gorgas.

New York The body of Major Gen,
eral William c. Gorgas, former sur.
geon genearl OF the United States
army, arrived on the United States
transport Pocahontas 1t will later be
shipped to Washington, where burial
will be in Arlington cemetery
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Harding to Deliver Labor Day
Address From His Front Porch

Marion. O-Labor, the league OF ma.
tions. agricultural issues and the tariff
are to be made headliners of Senator
Harding's campaign during early Sep
TENDER under program revealed here
in connection with announcement Of
definite plans for the republican nom.
inee's first speech outside OF Ohio.
The labor address will be delivered
on Labor Day, Monday, September 6,
probably from the front porch.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
A Workmen's Compensation Law Has
Passed the Georgia Legislature.

Atlanta, Ga.-ThA Georgia legislat
ture ended its 1926 session after an
all-night session, In which efforts to
rush through financial legislation met
with failure.
A majority OF appropriation bills
coming from the senate in the closing
hours we're tabled in the house,
A workmen's compensation law pro.
viding compulsory insurance to pro
tect industrial workers. was passed in
the closing hours Of the session.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Union Printers May Work in Open
Shops Without Endaneering Cards

Albany n. Y-Following a sharp
debate, the international Typographi.
cal Union, in annual convention here
voted III to 10, against proposition
to revoke the card OF any member
who should obtain employment in an
open shop
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
A Formerly Widely Known American
Sportsman Dies on London Track.

London. Walter Winans. widely
known American resident OF London,
collapsed and died while driving his
horse, Henrietta Gay in a race at
Parlsoes Park
Mr. Winans called out for his horse
to be stopped, but before this could
be done he fell off the sulky.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
France Has Recognized the South
Russian Government OF WranocI

London. Great Britain has been Of
IDEALLY notified of che recognition by
France of the government of Genera
Baron Wrangel as the de facto gov
eminent OF South Russia and the
question is being discussed between
the two governments.
Something akin to CONSERVATION is
evinced by the evening newspapers
over the French action, which is char.
acterized as contrary to British ideas
and a menace to entente relations.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
American Views on Russo.poIish
Situation Pleasing to France

Paris.-The French government is
sending a note to the United States
expressing pleasure that the French
and American views on the Russo.
Polish situation are "in complete &C.
cord" 1t was learned here
The note is 800 words long signed
by Premier Millerand adds that
France never varied in its determine.
ton to support the principles so clear.
ly formulated by the government Of
the United States"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Prime Minister Of Poland Says
the Country viii Not Capitulate

Warsaw.-Poland earnestly desires
peace but could not accept armistice
terms involving disarmament in any
form, Prince Eugene Sapieha, the min.
lister OF foreign affairs, declared.
poland is not going to capitulate, y
said the foreign minister I'VE will
fight to the last man rather than that.
There is no question Of disarmament
II we are disarmed with the soviet
troops forty miles from Warsay +
would be like throwing up our hands.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Prominent Member of the American
Olympic Team Has Been Dismissed

Antwerp.--Dan Ahearn, of the iii.
nois A. c., worlds record holder for
the hop, step and jump, has been dis.
missed from the American Olympic
team on charges of characterization.
II was alleged that Ahearn defed
the committee rule requiring athletes
to be In their quarters by 10 o'clock.
He was compelled to turn in his uni.
form and credentials. Presiden. Gus
tavus T. Kirby of the American olym-
pic committee, announced.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
A Democratic World Responsible
Should Poland's Cause Be Lost

Washington, Poland, in an official
proclamation issued at Warsaw, has
solemnly warned the world that. if
she is overthrow by the Russian Dol.
sheyiki, her fall will be due not only
to "overbearing might" but ito the
indifference of a world which calls it..
self democratic"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
II Wrsngel Further Attacks Reds
Il is On His Own Responsibility.

London. Premier Lloyd George
stated in the house of commons that
the government had made It clear to
General Baron Wrangel, anti-bolshe-
vik leader in south Russia, that. II he
further attacked the soviet (orces he
must do so on his own responsibility.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Polish Army Successfully Opposes
Russian Reds on Southern Front.

warsaw.-Polish successes on the
southern front, where the Russians
have been pushing for Lemberg, are
reported The Polish cavalry and in
fantry have ousted the bolsheviki
from Radziechof, Lopatyn, Stanysta.
weekly and Toporoff
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Sensation After Sensation in
the Case OF Now Notorious Ponxi.

Boston.-Sensation followed sensa
ton In the Ponzi case. Ponzi, who
recently jumped into notoriety as a
spectacular fnancier. admitted that
he was the Charles Ponsi who served
terms OF Imprisonment in Montreal
and Atlanta some years ago
At the moment that he was making
a formal confession Of his past, the
Hanover Trust Company, in which
Ponzi was director, was closed by
Bank Commissioner Joseph c. Allen.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Armored Cruiser and Destroyer
Are Ordered to the Baltic Sea

Washington armored cruiser
Pittsburgh and a destroyer have been
ordered to the Baltic sea to protect
American interests there.
The vessels are now at Cherbourgh
France. and il was announced at the
navy department that they would pro
coed Immediately for Russian waters.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20

Wilson.-Real and personal taxables
for Wilson, town and county show up
we'll along side Of those of the city OF
Raleigh and the whole of wake coun.
ty. The valuation placed on Wilson
county is around sixty.two million dol
lars, while the listers Of Wake place
their valuation around sixty.eight mil
lions.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
Many Rival Meetings Are Held In
Australia Over the Mannlx Affair.

Sydney, N. S. W.--Rival meetings
were held in many parts Of Australia
in connection with incidents attending
the arrival OF Archbishop Daniel j.
Mannix of Australia, in England. Cath.
olics we're prominent in the pro-Man-
nix demonstrations, their speakers de.
claring the archbishop's treatment was
a gross insult TO the Catholic church.
Resolutions we're adopted calling for
removal Of the ban on Archbishop
Mannix's movements.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
General Conner Succeeds Hines
as Chief of Waterway Service

Washington Appointment of
Brigadier General w d. Conner as
chief of transportation and chief of
the inland and eoastwise waterways
service to succeed Brigadier General
Frank T. Hines, who has resigned,
was announced by Secretary Baker.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20
A Newly Invented AeropIane Is to
Have Wings Like That Of Sea Gull

London-The Creator was right,
after all. is the conclusion OF the
Blackburn Aeroplane Company, which
las Just produced flying machine
which has wings shaped like those Of
a sea gull.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-08-20

Conference.-The corn crop In Robe.
son Is fine; tobacco will make at least
30 per cent of last years crop and cot.
ton is much better than in most Of the
counties OF the State. in the opinion Of
Frank Parker. head of the crop report
ing bureau of the State Department Of
Agriculture.