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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09
Canoe Drownings.

Drpwnings from canoes in the Pc
tomac have been distressingly ire.
quent this summer. Last evening the
fifth victim was taken by the swift
current near Little Falls. These
waters are especially dangerous BE-
cause df the eddies and swirls, and
yet are popular with canoists. Nc
amount of warning serves to KEEP
them away from the parts Of the
river that are known to be unsafe
and 50 year after year the toll Is
taken.
1t is impossible to patrol the river
to prevent such accidents. Canoeists
and boating parties will continue tc
venture forth into the treacherou,
currents. The only possible way to
check these accidents is to post con.
spicuons warnings at every place
where boats are to be hired or from
which privately owned boats are
launched.
There are safe boating places on the
Potomac. above Georgetown, but they
are to be identified by persons who
are familiar with the river in all its
moods. Strangers or infrequent river
users cannot trust their own juds
ment. Canoeing is a delightful sport
and when carefully used canoe is a
safe craft. 1t is, however. not 1T for
use by a novice. and only an expert
can trust himself in one in such va.
ters as those between or below the
falls. save in a certain stretch where
the feeder dam checks the current
for some distance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09

as former employees. Nine-tenths OF
them preferred to stand on the order
of striking rather than go back to
work They had their choice and
took the chance of forcing the COM
pany, with the court behind 1t, to
yield.
In a public service operation of this
kind the principle just set up by the
court in Brooklyn would seem to be
equitable. The man who takes srv-
ice on a railway, upon which the pub
lie welfare depends, assumes a re-
sponsibility that is to be measured in
terms of his fidelity to his trust He
should be bound to his task by more
than a mere agreement entered into
by his organization representatives.
fuses to work because the precise
method of forming a new one pro-
posed by him is not adopted, he is
recreant to his trust and should for
felt something more than the pay he
would receive if he kept at work. The
court in Brooklyn now proposes That
when man strikes in such circum-
stances he forfeits all that he has
gained by continuous service in the
past.
AS a matter of fact the Brooklyn
strike has failed. The cars are run
ming. not in full schedule. but ade-
quately to meet the urgent needs of
the people. who are daily returning
to the use of the lines in greater
despite the attempts at in
reference with the operation made
by strikers and their synnpathizers.
There may be later arbitration, but
the continued operation of the lines.
regardless of how much it costs the
in lost fares and the open
fare takings of strikebreakers, marks
the strike as a losing venture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09
New York and Prohibition.

Former Secretary McAdoo reiterates
the statement he made in an address
at Syracuse, n. Y. Labor day on the
subject of prohibition. He is in favor
of the eighteenth amendment and the
yolstead act. and wants them en-
forced to the letter. He points out
the danger of modifying the act in
favor of light wines and beer; that
it would open the door to many
abuses, and lead in the end to the
complete defeat Of the dry cause.
The importance Of this utterance
lies In the fact that Mr.. McAdoo IL
booked for soma intensive stumpin9 in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09

Some of the surreptiuous enter.
prises in large cities have deprived
moonshining of the slight picturesque
standing it enjoyed as an outdoor
sport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09

Campaign fund discussions have at
least disposed of a growing and per.
haps dangerous impression that any
sum less than billion dollars is to
be regarded as small change. .-ss,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09

Whatever the result OF the election,
Ohio will point with pride to the tact
that there is at least one state In which
being a favorite son really means
something.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09

No incidental discussions Of cam.
paign funds were permitted to take
Senator Moses mind of the league
OF nations as the big issue in New
Hampshire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09

After the November election comes
the refreshing discovery that no can
didate is as black as he has been
painted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09

The fact that Col. Bryan cannot get
into exact harmony with his party will
not prevent him from performing as
a soloist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09

Witness E. II. Moore will appar-
emily be moderately content with a
revival of the famous Scotch verdict,
equity, but not proven"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09

There are strikers who find it more
difficult to get on with their unions
than unions have in getting on with
employers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09

Fearlessness is absolutely essential
to the aviator. The point Of difficulty
is the prevention of its development
into recklessness. IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09

AS usual. at this stage Of q presi.
dental year. very few people arc able
to state onhand exactly what was in
IA great party platform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09

Poland is likely to cause some en-
barrassment through a desire to be
thorough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09

The rear platform Of a train COM
mands a larger audience than a front
porch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09

Radicalism as tested out at various
points in Europe reveals no benefit to
anybody concerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Second Thought.
IT long for happiness complete"
Said Hezekiah Bings;
1.-THE comradeship lain would greet
That lightly laughs and sinss.
And bids the hours In genial zest
Glide on, without fear,
AS life affords, amid all that's best.
No prete1t for = tear.
"But never yet to mortal eyes
Have tears been quite unknovn.
The men whom !, most deeply prize
Have made my sriefs their own.
No real happiness extends
Into life that brings
Forgetfulness Of sorrowing friends,
Said Hezekiah Bings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09
Unterided.

Its going to be a hard winter:
81 hope So" answered Mr.. Growch.
er.
And fuel is likely to be scarce"
II don't care. I'm tired Of these
allday bathing costumes. I want to
see climatic condition that win COM
pei people to wear q whole Lot Cd
80 - : - :
.clotheS.". -.-- ~ i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09
0ratQrical EfnoSsa.

I'VE are going to pick out the I'm.
est speaker in the town to introduce
you to the audience" said the chair.
man Of the committee on arrange,
ments.
Don't do that. protested Senator
Sorghum. II need the benefit Of con.
trast. don't want to 60 to extremes,
but II had to mako tho chntce. I'd
rather be introduced by q silver,
tongued orator than by . man who
suffers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09

ut beats ALL" said Uncle Bin Bot.
tletop. ''how many different things
yeast cakes are good for. ! under.
stand some folks. even use EN- foe
maxim breadr'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09
Hisher Msthenatics.

lis there any such thing as squar.
ing the circle?"
IT don't know" answered the busy
campaigner. but I'm going to try It
When the opposition candidate has
swung around the circle. I'm going
to follow him up and see II / can't
square it for our party"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09
The Soviet AEitatOr.

'tFor winter I must now prepare.
The prospect Is not good.
With gestures I have sawed the sir,
Instead Of chopping wood"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
THOSE MISsPELT WORDS.

In the Fair Premium book
just issued by the Richmond
County Fair Association, an
nouncement was made that the
first person finding and report
ing to the secretary four mis-
spelt words in the advertise
ments of the book would be Civ
s~SSgsseeeHd sreporting $2;
third, 81; fourth, Soc; and fifth,
25c.
The secretary has been delug-
ed with letters making a stab at
the misspelt words. This shows
that the Premium book is being
read. In one mail he received
no less than Is letters, and of
course there was no way of tell
ling who was the first out of
those Is. Therefore, to give all
an equal chance, the secretary
has decided that the first person
reporting correctly in PERSON
to him at his Office at the hotel,
on the first day of the Fair, Oc-
tober 9th, the four misspelt
words will be awarded first
prize; second person so report
ing will get second prize and SO
on.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
Homicide in Scotland.

On Monday of last week Dan
M Russell, white, aged about
35, shot and killed an old colored
man named Atlas Capel, near
Marston, in Scotland county. 1t
is said Russell shot the old man
while the latter was at work in
a field.
On Tuesday night of this week
Sheriff Mcdonald and deputy
Reynolds laid in wait on the
Laurel Hill road for Russell and
caught him about 10 o'clock.
Russell attempted to run when
he saw the officers, and one wit
ness says he drew a pistol. He
was lodged in Jail at Rocking.
ham, and Wednesday afternoon
Scotland county officers came
here for him and carried him to
Laurinburg jail.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
FINE COTTON MARKET
Three Cotton Buyers at Rockingham.
Keen Competition. Sharp riees.

Richmond county has one of
the fastest and best cotton mar
kets in the State here in Rock
ingham. There are three active
buyers-and the competition is
keen. The buyers are: w. T.
Covington & Co., Tom Malloy,
of Cheraw, with headquarters
at the Everett Hardware store,
S. T. Davis, representing Bel
lamy & Co., of Wilson. This
firm last year bought over $4,000
bales. The manager is Vann B.
Sharpe, who bought cotton on
the Rockingham market several
years ago. Mr.. Davis has his
headquarters at the G. E. Hin
son meat market.
The presence of these buyers
insures for our growers as
strong a price as the grade and
market conditions will permit.
The cotton is graded and price
paid accordingly, and the fiuc-
tuations of the New York future
market is followed closely.
In fact, the price paid here this
week is said to be a full cent
higher than the Cheraw and
other neighboring markets.
The price at Rnam today held
around 29cents and ranged up to
% Is. Tie close Of New York
today, Sept. 10th, was: Od 27.97;
Dec 25.48; Jan 24.20; Mar 1927.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
PRISONERS BREAK JAIL
John Jones and Jess Wright, COlored
Prisoners, Break Jail Last Monday
Morning. Wright the Man Wko
Stole the Ed. Thomas Car Sept. 3rd.

John Jones and Jess wright made
their escape from the jail at Rocking
ham Monday morning about 10
O'Clock, by prizing their way through
a barred outer door, The heavy main
door had been left ajar for ventila-
ton. Then men quickly took to the
woods and SO far have not been
caught.
1t is believed the wife of Jones, Mary
Jones, slipped an iron bar to them
Sunday afternoon.
Mary Jones was given a hear
ing before Squire Steele Wednes-
day morning on the charge of
aiding and abetting her husband,
John Jones, to escape. She was
bound to Court under $500 bond.
Mr.. Sedberry represents her.
The bond was given by E. H.
Chamberlain.
The two men are both coolred. This
is John Jones second successful escape
from Jail, he having broken out sew
eral months ago, but later was cap
tured in. Newport News. He is want
ed for larceny of cotton.
Jess Wright is in Jail charged with
stealing a Velie car from Ed. G.
Thomas, of West Rockingham, on the
night of Sept. 3rd. 1t seems that the
Thomas were at church, and Jess
took that opportunity of breaking into
the garage and making off with the
car. He was seen and the alarm
given. This was about o'clock Of
the night of Sept. 3rd. The sheriff
gave chase and caught him shortly
before midnight at Jackson Springs
where he was trying to get gasoline;
he had pawned an extra tire for 16
gallons of gas, and had stated that he
was going to High Point and Green's
boro. Sheriff Mcdonald brought him
back to Rockingham and he was in
Jail awaiting hearing when he made
his escape Monday.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
Court calendar page IL.

Quarterly statement of three
Rham banks is on page two.
Miss Allie Legg's millinery
opening next Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
Tucker has a new way Of
speaking about "s-e-r-v-i-c-e";;.I
read his advt on page Is.
West Bros. are telling, on page
6, in their usual graphic style,
about the Studebaker car. Read
it.
Watt McNair says cheap fur
niture will soon fall to pieces.
But then read for yourself what
he says on page IL.
Gibson Bros, at L2urinburg
are offering new Dodge, Essex
and Hudson cars for immediate.
delivery; see their advt on page
IA.
Attention is called to the mill
linery opening and first showing
of ladies' ready-to-wear, at w.
r. Land Co., Hamlet, on Tues
day and Wednesday of next
week, September 21st and 22nd.
Their advertisement is elsewhere
in this issue.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
POWER co. WINS SUIT
Big Damage Suit Against Yadkin Riv-
er Power Company for Back Water
Damage Won by Power Company.
W. P. Ingram Sued for $4,000.
Appeal Taken.

When the Post-Dispatch went to
press on Thursday Of last week, the
big damage suit OF W.. p. Ingram
against the Yadkin River Power
Company was being tried. M "
Mr.. Ingram was suing for $4,000
for crop damage for the past three
years, and $4,000 for damage to his
land by reason of back water. The
case began Wednesday morning; the
lawyers spoke Saturday, and Judge
P A. McElroy gave the case to the
jury about dusk Saturday afternoon
The Jury deliberated for two hours
finally reporting at 10 o'clock Satur'
day night, answering the issues in ia
vor Of the Power Company and award
ing Mr.. Ingram nothing. The plain
tiff thereupon gave notice of appeal
to the Supreme Court. -.
AS stated, the case began Wednes
day morning and the jury required
three hours in the picking, and con
sisted of j. M. Lovin, D. c. Thrower
Townsend Smith, Joe Coley, Claude
Williams, John McNair, T. H. Rowan
J. e. Manor, M. H. Fowlkes, R. c
Hamer, ]. w. O'Brien, w. H. Carpen
ter.
The lawyers for Mr.. Ingram were
w. r. Jones and A. M. Stack and John
], Parker. For the company were
Thomas & Phillips, Fred W. Bynum
T. L. Caudle and James H. Pou.
Thursday and Friday were taken ul
with the evidence and on Saturday
the various lawyers spoke, each side
consuming three hours. The Judges
charge lasted one hour. Six issue!
were submitted to the jury-the mos
important being the third issue: dit
the fiash-dam of the Power Compan!
cause the land Of the plaintiff to b.
flooded and damaged. The jury an
swered this "uo".
The plaintiff contended that hi!
land was damaged by reason Of thu
concrete dam itself, as we'll as thu
additional "fiash-dam."> And it wa
because the Judge ruled out the ques
tion of damage from the big dam tina
he now appeals.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
CITY SCHOOL BOARD
City School Board Raises Tuition Fee
to 81 per Month. Miss Finley
Elected Assistant Superinten-
+ dent Of R'ham Schools.

The City School Board met
last Friday night for transaction
of routine business. The finan-
cial budget Tor the coming year
was considered and approved.
The tuition rate for out-of-town
paying pupils was fixed at $ per
month per pupil for the coming
year. This is a considerable in
crease over last year, but repre-.
sents only the increased cost of
teachers salaries, fuel, janitor
service, etc.
At the suggestion of State
Supt. E. C. Brooks, Miss Kate
Finley, who has served so accept.
ably as High School Principal for
several years, was elected Assis
tant Superintendent of Rocking
ham City Schools.
Tk> members present were
w. N. Everett, Claude Gore, c
C. Taylor, George S. Steele, Stan
sill Covington, Rev. Bruce Ben
ton and L. 7. Bell.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
Band Organized.

The Rockingham Cornet Band
was recently organized, and the
score or more of young men are
now practicing. They will de-
vote four nights a week to this,
with Lonnie Sides as instructor
and leader.
Those composing the band are
Arthur Kendall, W. D. Lewis,
William Ormond, Fred Taylor,
Eugene Reynolds, John Scales,
Leo Warburton, Robert Steele,
3rd., Bentz Thomas, c. w.
Brock, w. c. Mathis, ]. T.
Lentz. Dan Reynolds, Bill Poplin,
Frank Meacham, Clyde Black,
#. S. Linton, B. H. Smith, John
Hamer, w. c. Mcdonald, James
Ratchffe, w. E. Harrison, Jr.
! These fellows deserve and
should receive the hearty back
ing of our townspeople in their
effort to provide a larger band
service. They will practice over
the Dockery. McNair store.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
BIG EGG BUYER.

Visitors at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. D. A. Parsons, at Cow
ington, Sunday week were Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Durham and
family, of Siler City.
Mr.. Durham, by the way, is
probably the largest chicken and
egg and rabbit wholesale buyer
in the State. He buys each win
ter an average of 10000 rabbits,
and fully 100000 dozen eggs
each year. Siler City is the most
important market, for these
three commodities in the State.
y Z
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
Bringing Up Father"

The first theatrical attraction
of the fall season will appear at
the Rockingham Opera House on
Friday night of next week, 24th.
1t is Bringing Up Father at the
Seashore." Tickets will go on
sale at Fox Drug Store on Satur-
day of this week. Admission
$1.50 first floor, and $l.00 for
first two rows in balcony; rest OF
balcony is 85c.
The next show will be Oct,
18th" Mutt and Jeff in Wall
Street"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
$50 Reward Fer Dogs.

We will give $50 reward for
information leading to the re-
covery of the following dogs: q
barrow dog, white with liver
colored ears, and both ears split;
and a dog, red and white, mostly
speckled, with both ears split.
Notify B. H. Shankle, Rocking
ham, or the Post-D Dispatch Office
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
"Paris, Aug. 22nd, 1920,

:
t'My Dear Post Dispatch -
Where did L leave you? At
Lille, was it not? The beautiful
old city is bady damaged, but
you remember how Gen Pershing
saved it from utter destruction
by surrendering it to the Ger
mans. What l might write
about the battlefields has been
filing our press for six years, so
please excuse any further re-
marks. We drove to. La Chap
pelle and Armentius (where the
English line broke), we came by
Airas and Vimy Ridge, Witty,
Bethune and Albert, all utter
ruin and desolation. The very
land looks as if it had been
chewed up and spit out. The
people are creeping back, living
in tents and dug outs and huts
made of the debris of the trench
es and defenses, planting little
spots here and there where ma
ture is beginning to heal, estab-
fishing tiny shops and cafes.
Belgium was bursting with good
crops, wheat, oats, rye, barley,
beets. ] did not know an acre
would produce so much and the
same is true of Northern France
away from the curse of battle
fields. There are not many. ami
mails left, maybe six cows when
there ought to have been sixty.
-swg shaspaWhen-.f0 0-coald -have
fed and very few horses, none
of the great grey Percherons
once the pride of the farmers
heart.
"We reached Paris on a
Thursday afternoon, not with
out adventures by the way,
which are another story. We
spent that night at the Hotel de
Lutice' on the Boulevard Raspail
and next day found rooms at the
Hotel de Fleuerus' right on the
exquisite gardens of the Luxem-
bourg and near the Museum of
the same name. We introduced
ourselves and found most well
come mail from home at the
American Express Co., No. IL
Rue Scribe then walked these
wonderful streets, locating
places for future investigation.
The main streets Of Paris are
delightfully."- shaded with rows
of fine sycamores, chestnuts and
lindens, you don't go shopping
with your nose wrinkled up,
eye shut and your mouth open,
not here. The trees have graf
ings around them sloping gently
Continued ON page l6
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
The Kitchen Cabinet.

The Post-Dispatch is with this
issue inaugurating a new feature,
known as "The Kitchen Cabinet" I"
The articles are syndicated, by
Nellie Maxwell. Look for them
each week. They are on pages
10 and II this week.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16

I have contracted with the i.
Elwood Cox Mfg. Co. for their
entire wood output, and am now
prepared to make prompt deliv.
cries. / have this wood for
CRATES, stoves and also in two-
foot lengths. Phone me at 36I.
II. s. Boggar.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
COURT CALENDAR.

Elsewhere in this issue can be
seen the Calendar of cases for the
civil term of Superior Court that con-
venes September 9th. Judge P. A.
McElroy presides. The jury was
published in the Post-Dispatch last
week.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
NEW GROCERY.

Mr.. ] "A. Mcqueen Is this week
opening q grocery store in his 15x25
brick building to the rear Of the Ed.
Hinson meat market. The stand can
be reached either by going down the
alley by Richmond Garage, or around
to the rear OF the Yadlnln River Pow
er office.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
j. G. |. HITS posToEFIcE.

Effective octover LIST, the price Of
boxes at the Rockingham postoffice
will be advanced. The small boxes
that at present rent for 45c per guar.
ter will be advanced October 1st to
so cents; the 60 cents ones, to rs
cents; the 75 cents boxea to s1oO,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
81ST DIV. REUNION.

The 81st, or Wildcat, division
will have it's annual reunion at
Columbia, S. c., September goth
and 21st. No doubt a large
number of Richmond county
men will attend.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-09-16
Buys Rancke Building.

Mr.. J. D. Cameron last week
bought from Mr.. H. c. Rancke
the two-story Rancke building,
next door to Post Dispatch office.