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The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-03-26
A Sad Tragedy

Last Sunday afternoon, near
LAmourie, Mr.. J. H Hutton came
to an untimely end. He was killed
in an autSmobile accident.
Mr.. Hutton and family and
!, J. A, Smith we're returning from
Alexandria in an automobile and
as they neared q culvert st the a.
bove named place they also met
another car, which they missed
bat ii doing so, caused their own
machine TO overturn down an
embankment.
Mr.. Hutton's head was mashed
and he died in ten miutes of the
accident.
Mr.. Smith suffered some in-
jnriSs and is at the Baptist Ssni-
larium for treatment.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-03-26

Lewis Melder recently stated
that he had sold 100000 worth
Of lots as d result of having q
good school. Is there another
drawing drawing card here a.
head of thisG And what helps the
cause more, Glenmora school will
be practically doubled in capacity
another term.
The Methodist Aid will give
a dinner Saturday April Srd, the
proceeds go for sidewalk or
their church lots.
-s-1--~~- sTA
0eAlmIsAle TlseMeA&
Hs tat ls valiant does net eeaA8
eeaS.muRdee.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-03-26
Local News

-eN-~~~eNp-~A---a-na--~s-8
Z Miss Octavia is home for the
Easter tide.
Miss HArrictt Zeer returned
Sunday from New Orleans and
reports having very enjoyable
time at the teachers meeting
there,
The young people had q we'll
attended dance at the Lagrande
Theatre Friday night.
a. Meyer and family motored
TO 0akdale Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Perry, who has been i'll
for the past two weeks, is ont
again.
Plans are being matursd toex-
tend the sidewalk from the G. 4.
Csrruth Motor Co. building to
the corner in front of Mr.. E. z.
Stricklnnd's.
Large congregations attended
the services at each of the local
churches Sunday. Comeonf fellow VS.
let's put the better things to the
front.
Mrs. Emory Best is in ShreTss,
port visiting her aunt and uncle
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Colquette.
Miss Tommie Price enjoyed
her stay in Shreveport at the
Wesley Bible Glass Federation
last week.
Pull all together, and keep on
pulling if we would make our
town what it ought 20 be in every
respect.
Rev. N. Oliver attended Qnart.
sfly Conference at Kinder last
Saturday.
Mrs. F. z. Joseph visited home
folks at Robeline lately.
A. 7. McBonough is in Milwau-
kee seing aftera shipment of ma
chinery for the new Louisiana
Sawmill.
The sick people hereabouts are
all about well now.
The Glenmora Bank and TruAt |
Go. reached thehigh water mark
thus far as its deposits last Mon.
day reached $4,000.
The south side Of main street !
on the business end is boasting
Of a new side walk from end tol
end.
Deposits in Savings Depart. |
ment made by April 5th will hearl
interest from April 1st. |
GlenmOra Bank and Trust Co. |
II seems that Alexandria is |
assured Of q gas well. Good for
Next Friday. April 2ads sBanl
will be closed. Legsl holiday on
Good Friday 1i,. 4.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-03-26

II you wish to make good, stay
on the job oil the time.
More new houses are being
built. We shall not be surprised
to know that Glenmora has a po,
pulation of $500 or more when the
Census returnsare made known.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-03-26
The body OF Mr.. button was

The body OF Mr.. Hutton was
shipped to Kansas; his former
home for internment.
He was a highly valued emplo.
pee of Crowell and Spencer Lbr.
Co. and leaves many friends here
to mourn his sad death.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-03-26

DOUGH ROADS seem
N smoothed out by the
wonderful new Triplex Springs
of Overland 4.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-03-26

Triblex Springs hold the
wheels to the road, while the
passengers ride in cosnfort.
Their astonishing qualities
have created an entirely new
conception Of light car riding
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19
Wayne Digs.

Friday, about z I passed Hudson, be-
tween my house and June Diggs; Hud-
son had top up, coming towards town. l
heard of rabbery and hurried to town in
my Ford Coupe. Was in front of Fox's
Drug Store when Hudson passed con-
tanning man and two women. A big
crowd was around me. When the car
passed, the man looked back and then
increased his speed. When passed the
Hudson near home earlier in the even.
ing, the driver slowed up and leaned out
of his car and looked closele at my car.
1t is exactly like the stolen one.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19
John Lucas

met the Ford in which were Mr..
Steele and MIR. Greer, and they asked if
had seen any ladies. said no, and when
l recognized Mr.. Steele said yes, they're
up under the shelter. The two men got
out of car and started to the shed with
Mr.. Steele in front and Mr.. Greer walking
behind with hand in right pocket sticking
outward and forward. Mr.. Steele got out
of car first Heard shooting down where
car was stuck; this shooting was about
half an hour before Mr. Steele and Mr..
Greer drove up and asked about the
woman.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19
GREER TRIAL
Continued From Front Page.

drove up thatroad in Mr.. Diggs' Ford
Coupe. and found the Hudson stalled
and three men trying to get it out Bob
and Kent Greer were quarreling. Bob
had an open knife in his hand. He asked
Bob to give him the knife; Bob closed the
blade and handed .it to him. He then
threw it away. For throwing it away,
Bob hit him, and he hit Bob back. The
rest of his testimony is practically the
same as the account given elsewhere on
this page. &,
At 1857 the State turned the
witness over to the defense for
examination. Attorney Leonidas
Williams conducted the question
inS for the defense. At 100 the
Court adjourned for dinner, to
reassemble at 100, with witness
Steele under cross examination.
On reoonvening after dinner, the de
tense continued the cross examination of
Steele. This was concluded at 1925, he
having been on the stand for two and
one-half hours an hour and a half of
which he was under grilling cross ex-
animation b. the defense
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19
Probable Cause Found.

AT the conclusion of Pearsall's testi-
money, the State rested. The defense
thereupon stated that they would not in
troduce testimoney at this time. Both
sides agreed to leave the matter as to
probable cause, to the judgment Of the
MAGISTRATES, without speeches being
made. This was at 5:lO o'clock.
tie magistrates then conferred, Justice
steele announcing that tteir judgment
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19
A. L. Orn.ond
B. F. Reynolds
Mrs. L. D. McPhail
Mrs. L. P. Russell

| AASseHs@uvu HVvACoS Va NMSs ANuSeCh
Macam President, Ladies and
Gentlemen
This informal gathering of
those who have the highest in
terest of our community at heart
is foo the purpose of receiving
and acknowledging the gift of a
deed to tho lot for the erection of
a public library, from our public
minded citizen, Henry c. Wall.
Of course we know that many
men whose hold on material
things is loosening makes gener-
Gus gifts to public institutions,
cities. towns, universities, col
leges and schools often benefit
largely requests, but for a citizen
of Rockingham, in the full tide
of youth and health, harrassed
by the 1000 demands of the times,
burdened with the entanglements
of a lar5e business interest to
respone to the vision of a Libra
ry in our town is a thing uh-
heard of in our history. Some
of us may remember at the dedi-
cation of the present Methodist
church Bishop Kilgo was preach
ing with his Usual vivid eloquence
from the text mo man liveth ETC."
and he said, "As l walk about
your town am struck with the
signs of prosperity, l see beauti-
full homes, see handsome cotton
mills, instantly increasing, this
edifice is monument 10 your
Methodism, BUT your school is
the worst-looking building in
town and WHERE is your public
librrry? WHERE is your temples
to the souls of menu"
Ever since then | have been
dreaming of a library for Rock
ingham but it has remained for
younger spirits to push to success
what merely wished for, and
now l feel like a poor, little girl
who wakes on Xmas morning to
find her stocking full, There is
a Santa Clause.
Mr.. Wallis gift is entirely free
there are no strings to it, the
Library Association has merely
to accept and use his generous
gift as we do sunshine and fresh
water. There is an old Latin
proverb IBIS dat qui cito dat"
and this Henry Wall has done.
HIS grandfather served his COM
munity by the erection of cotton
mills giving employment to
hundreds of families at a time
when our State was PROSTATE
under past war conditions; his
father served the State in Legis.
lative halls and by the daily
walk and conversation Of one
who recognizes the things of the
spirit, Henry Wall has followed
in their footsteps by his grace
full and generous gift to his fellow
citizens and our grandchildren
will rise up and call him blessed.
/ have the honor of presenting
to the Library Association of
Richmond County the deed toI
the lot on which our Public Libra
ny will stand a gift from Henry
Clay Wall and Elizabeth, his wife. |
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19
Willie Pearsall.

Was in Ellerbe Friday night. jim Fe1
nett received phone message that IVA
cars had baen stolen; we barrlcat Cd
streets, Hudson came up and appeared q
be slowing. He speeded up and mana, e
to squeeze through opening next to side
walk. Mr.. Bennett told us not to shoot
occupants of car. but to cit tires; and we
poured shot after it.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19
Library Association Meets.

Library <ASSOCldtAOn NASStSs
The Library Association, hav
ing been called together by Mrs
L. D. McPhail, President, met
last Thursday afternoon in the
office of the librarian, Mrs. A. L
Mcdonald, to receive the most
generous gift that has yet been
recorded in our town-that of a
lot on which to erect a Public
Library. There were present;
Mr.. w. N. Everett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Gore, Mr.. B. F. Reynolds,
Rev. Mr. Almond, Mrs. McPhail,
Mrs. O'Brien, Mrs. Mcdonald
and Mrs. Russell.
A program had been prepared,
but Mayor Phillips, Rev. w. R.
Coppedge and Mr.. H. c. Wall
were out Of town, and Mrs: Ben.
net was detained at home.
The lot is a gift to the com.
munity from Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ny c. Wall and lies between the
Methodist and Presbyterian
churches within easy reach OF
the school and residences and
where it will be a perpetual orna-
ment; its size is 9OX57 feet
ample for the purpose for which
it is given. In Mr.. Wallis alb
sence Mrs. Russell presented the
deed in his name to the Associa-
ton and Mr.. w. N. Everett &C
copied it in his usual Fictitious
style. Mr.. B. F. Reynolds spoke
of the value of a public library
to the entire county and will
take steps to secure the co-opera-
ton of the county at large in sup
porting an institution whose bene-
fits may reach to the. hurnblest
home in Richmond county. MIR.
Ormond was most kind in his
welcome to the Library as a
neighbor and as a force of I'M
told strength in the uplift and
training of the youth of Rocking
ham. t'GI
Though the meeting was small
owing to the inclement weather,
it was earnest and enthusiastic
and steps will Immediately be
taken to secure a Carnegie Libra
ny Building. This fund supplies
building only; it remains for the
community to provide for its
maintenance, thus expressing its
appreciation of the value of
books as a force in education.
Why, there is a farmer in the
county who says he can get
work out of his boys by promis-
ing to bring them a book from
the Library! Education is the
only weapon wherewith to fight
the growing spirit of lawless-
ness and unrest in our borders;
it is up to us" to use every
means of enlightenment and in
formation within our reach.
Mrs. Mcdonald reports 1875
volumes in our library, besides
those sent by the State every
three months, and 465 regular
readers besides the uncounted
ones who come daily to read the
periodicals. Each speaker en-
this appreciation of Mr..
Wallis generosity and at the in
stance of Mr.. Gore, who was
Chairman of the meeting, a COM
mittee was appointed to draft
resolution of thanks to Mr.. Wall,
present them to him and have
them printed in the PosT-D DIS
PATCH. The following ladies'
md rrovaf1nvx1o,A r,axo ..o,,A:.scAe1
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19
E. E. Hamer.

Am an, officer. Was in front of Fox's
drug strore when Hudson Speedster
passed; man and two women in front
seat; the man looked back and seeing
the Wayne Diggs closed car, he speeded
up and literally dropped down the court.
house hill.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19

was that probable cause existed, and
therefore they would bind the two men
to April term Of Superior Court under
$4,000 bond for Robert and $4,000 for
Kent Greer The bond vas signed by
the father of the two boys. A. N. Greer;
Messrs. Gold and Williams assured the
Court that an, additional bondsman would
be secured upon their return to High
Point, tho Mr., Greer senior was amply
worth the bond.
The charge against Robert Greer is
highway robbery and larceny; the charge
against Kent Greer is conspiracy to COM
nit highway robbery and larceny.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19
W. E. McNair.

When alarm was given went in my
car in pursuit. Recognized the Hudson
Speedster as it dashed by me on Ellerbe
road.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19
Messrs. Ormond and Reynolds.
Resolution Of Thanks.

We, the undersigned, being deep
ly touched by the generosity of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wall in presenting
to the Library Association a lot
for the erection of a library build
ing, do hereby presen: to them
our cordial and sincere thanks
for this magnificent gift, and the
hope that our gratitude will be
recorded on the walls of the
building by a bronze tablet
recording their interest in the
up-building of our town and their
devotion to unselfish ideals.
And we also hope that the
blessing Of Him who said 1T IS
more blessed to give than to re-
ceive" may rest upon their lives
and homes.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19
White Slavery.

Immediately after the trial, United
States Marchal Tomlinson, of Fayetteville
served Federal warrant upon Kent
Greer charging him with White Slavery.
His bond was placed $1,000, which his
father gave. and he must appear at Rock
ingham Friday, Feb. 9th, for a hearing
before U. s. Commissioner Henry Guthrie.
The Government will endegvor to
prove that he carried woman without
the state for immoral purposes; they two
registering at the hotel at Cheraw on the
night of Feb. 18th as man and wife.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19

Read the Post Dispatch. II
gives you the news, and is
worth the iii OF $500.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19
Pierce Harrington.

Twas at Mr.. Harrington's when Mr.
Steele drove up. Mr.. Steele and the other
man got out of the car. The other man
had his hand in his pocket and was be-
hind MIR. Steele. Mr.. Steele came up to
me and asked to get som shovels and then.
whispered to me that that man has got
me surrounded and to tell Mr.. Henry to
get gun" ........ ....
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19
ELI Brigham ON Stand.

Next States witness was Eli Brigham,
He stated that Steele and Greer drove up
to his house; that Steele asked him had
he seen the women; that Greer asked
him about some mules. That Steele got
out from right of car, followed by Greer.
Greer had hand in pocket. That Greer
placed left hand on his, Rrigman's, Shout
der and asked again where girls were.
That Bob Greer and Clinard came later
and asked where Kent and Steele and the
Ford car had gone; and then Bob and
Clinard walked on to Diggs' store. That
these two men were heavily drinking,
and Clinard seemed to have all he could
stand; Clinard had gallon jug in his hand
That these two walked on to store, half a
mile, them came back in the Hamlet car
passed the Hudson car on the hill be-
tween his house and where Hudson was
stuck. That Hudson passed in a minute
with Kent and two women in it. ] heard
several shots in direction where car was
stuck. Brigham was on stand 20 minutes
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-31
THE VOICE OF THE SOUTH"
editorial,

been voting their conviction unhamp-
cred by politica! prejudice.
This splendid citizenship came not
from slavery but from adversely, for
adversely produces independent thought
and action. Men are living today who
saw the South in defeat, and also
saw the conquerors apply the torch
that placed their land In ashes. They
applied to their lives the axiom, Sweet
are the uses of adversely" and went
forth to build new homes, to estab-
lish schools and colleges, to give their
children an education, that they might
battle with the world and earn their
living by tine sweat Of their brows, or
by the. honest work OF their brains.
The sectional hatred that was in the
South, was not of the Souths making,
but this sectional hatred that was
thrust upon the South, could not stlfle
Its progress. The South lived on
through this era of sectional hatred,
and can bear eloquent testimony that
in the Solid South progress was made
| with rapid strides, in the midst Of
sectional hatred, that was an imported
| product, and not conceived at home.
The South was not responsible for
the Force Bill, conceived by Henry
Cabot Lodge, the same man who Is
now trying to defeat the League of
Nations, and who is daily hurting his
| invective and hate at the Sick Man
of the White House, when he sought
to place the stigma upon the South of
voting between file Of soldiers. The
admitted result of such acts, Is q
splendid citizenship Of men and women
OF independent thought and action,
whose very adversely was their saliva
ton. This splendid citizenship has
seen its homes sold under mortgage,
its cotton and corn sold for less
than the cost of production, has seen
no market for its cattle and hogs
has seen Its lumber and timbers un-
used, and It's magnificent deposits OF
coal and iron nnsold, but yet, has
come forth from all its adversities, q
splendid citizenship of men and wo-
men Of independent thought and &C.
ton.
There are some things that it has
not done.
1t has never seen its men waving
the bloody shirt" coupled with ev
cry insult that human tongue coul(
utter; it has never had a congressman
who announced when he returned t.
the national legislature, that he woult
see that the price Of cotton wen
down to the price he said it shonl(
be- price below the cost Of produc
tion, and which meant bankruptcy Il
the southern GARNER, while the price o
wheat was to be raised to price tina
meant fortunes to the farmers o
other statos.
It has never had men in public LIT
who even wished to imagine the peo
pie OF our great nation voting at tn
: polls between a file Of soldiers, no
have its bankers or statesmen lai
, awake at nights to study how a PAM
: should be brought on, 80 they coul
profit by the misfortunes OF thei
? neighbors.
! Neither has the South produce
t men who were willing to go in OF
/ flee, with their campaigns wage
= and their virtues heralded by thei
e pictures in the center of a grou
. of men, and one one side the pic
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-31

Unless 1t be shadows, or moneyless
sympathy, predictions are about the
cheapest commodity the world knows.
BY drawing on the imagination. it is
easy to evolve theory, and then to
boldly make a prediction, based upon
that theory, that, in a short time,
the theory will become an established
fact, ard a reality. Like shadows,
predictions usually fade away when
the object moves, or disappears.
There is one prediction that has
been made SO often that It has be-
come pe.ennial. 1t has been urged
with such vehemency and frequency,
that every four years the people lork
Cor facts and figures to be urged by
the theorist, so that the theortss will
prove beyond peradventure OF q
doubt, that his pet theory has be-
ccme q reality, and the consequence
is therefore wholesome and very full
tcf comfort, especially when the pres-
idential campaign is on in full blast.
kNc pKc0lCAOH 10 tiiie tht SSAAA oNSsA~
will be broken this year, in this cam
paign. But with all the battering-rams
of oratory, with oil reasons urged to
prove that the time has come when
tho theory will become a reality, we
have never seen the reality. The peo-
.ple have never known that the fact
has become established, and the cam
paign passes, and the Solid South
goes It's way, sowing and reapine
and building, wisely and well, for an
other four years. knowing that the
Solid South is not broken, and Is
not likely to be.
Paid advertisements are now being
run in the papers and proclaim thai
the pride of the south has always
been in its splendid citizenship o.
men and women OF Independent
thought and action and it's now time
for Southern Democracy to break 1t!
chains Of slavery, It's time 10 quit lick
ing salt from empty hands It's tint
TO break away from political prejudice
and vote your conviction"
These are beautiful words. The.
have the familiar sound that the soutl
has heard every four years. But at tn
same time they are akin TO shadows
and moneyless sympathy. and Is onl.
the repetition of the perennial predic
tons.
When we analyZe the statement,
contains contradictions that prove EN-
barrassing to the theorist, and do no
measure we'll by the yardstick of logic
A splendid citizenship OF men an
women Of independent thought an
action" Is a people who have reache
almost to the top Of civic and In
tellectual height
Such q people never came fror
slaves.
Slaves never produced splendi
citizenship.
Independent thought and action tha
is for the good Of mankind, was neve
evolved when people were slaves.
Such q people were savored wit
the salt Of common sense, with an an
bltion to reach the highest goal.
Slavery and licking salt from empt
hands, never produced people wit
the nerve and courage of independer
thought and action, that came to
splendid citizenship, for splendid cit
zenship is the logical outcome of rae
Of freemen, who for generations has