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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-09
PERSONAL

Miss Lillian Hasty returned
Saturday from a two weeks visit
in Tarboro and Raleigh.
Dan L. Wicker has recovered
from an illness of twelve days
from flu, and was back at work
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Leak and
Miss Pattie returned Monday
night from spending the winter at
St. Petersburg, Florida.
Miss Garnham, representing
the Hotel Supply Company, of
Charlotte, was at Stephenson
Belk,.s store yesterday and today
demonstrating "Easymake Cocoa
Pudding" and will be there also
tomorrow friday.
Friends will regret to learn of
the sudden death at Mt. Olive
Tuesday night of DR.. A. D. Nc
Clure, of Wilmington. He was
assisting in a meeting at Mt.
Olive when the Summons came.
His daughter, Miss Elizabeth,
was a visitor in Rockingham last
summer-with Miss Arabella
Gore.
Mr.. Claude Gore recently CON-
pleted five Aladdin houses front
ing Everett and Railroad streets.
The two on the latter street have
been sod to Will Stone, overseer
of carding room at Great Falls,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-09

Mecklenburg Presbytery con
venes in semi-annual session
with Rockingham Presbyterian
Church next Tuesday night, and
about rs ministers and delegates
are expected; these will arrive
on the noon and night trains OF
next Tuesday, 18th. The first
session begins at 7::30.
On the following night, Wed.
nesday night, the Rockingham
Church building will be formally
dedicated, the sermon to be by
DR.. A. A. McGeachy. Rev.. V.
Robertson will make the invoca-
ton, prayer by Rev. VIM. Black,
and dedication prayer by DR.. A.
S. Johnson. The hymns will be
531, $40 and 468.
The local church was founded
in 1870 through the efforts of
Rev. Andrew Mcmillan. There
were 10 members, of whom one,
A. B. Nicholson, is an officer in
the church today. Rev. J. H.
Coble was the first pastor; land
he was succeeded by Rev. T. J.
Allison, Rev. W. R. Coppedge,
Rev. J. M. Forbis, Rev. P. R.
Law, Rev. F. B. Rankin, Rev. Z.
V. Robertson. Others served as
stated supply. The present
handsome brick structure was
begun in 1910 under the pastor
ate of RevJ. M. Forbis. 1.-The
elders of the church are: J. L.
Hawley, S. S. Supt., A. B. Nichol-
son, R. B. Black, ]. F. Stephen
son, John D. Cameron, clerk John
A. McNair. The deacons are:I
d. L. Wicker, treas, J. M. Nc
Nair,, ]. A. McAulay, A. Pity,
R. L. Donald, Henry Farley.
Rockingham will be happy to
entertain such a consecrated
body of christian gentlemensss' as
will be here next week, and2the
doors Of our people, without IRE
gard to denomination, will be
thrown open to them.
Rev. 2. v. Robertson, of Mt.
Airy, will arrive in the city Fri
day, and will preach Sunday.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-09

I
They found a stolen watch or
Robert Greer, some keys and
some of the money.
Kent Greer Testifies.
Mr.. Steele was not cross-exam-
ined. The defense then placed
Kent Greer on the stand for his
version of the affair. In sub
stance, his account is as follows:
That he with his brother, Robert,
and w. R. Clinard, together with
two show girls, were returning
from Cheraw on the afternoon of
Feb. 18th. and turned off at Diggs
Store to go by Hamlet. That
when they got about a mile away,
he stopped the Car and inasmuch
as they were all drinking, and he
sleepy, he took a laprobe and
went out into the woods and went
to sleep. About two hours later
Robert Greer awoke him, and
told him the women had disap-
peared. He returned to the car
by the roadside, and in trying to
turn it round, he got stuck in the
sand. The car was a Hudson
Speedster. He said that Robert
Greer was beastly drunk, fight
ing drunk, and that Robert kept
throwing the switch off every
time he tried to start the car.
That Robert turned to fighting
him, and it was at this juncture
that Robert Steele came up. That
Steele drew a pistol as he came
alongside, and demanded to know
what the row was about. That
Robert Greer turned on Steele
and knocked the gun from his
hand and then slapped Steele and
endeavered to get at him with a
knife. That he, Kent, tried to
calm his brother, and that finally
Steele remarked that if he, Kent,
diden't make his brother behave
ne was going to shoot him. That
he. Kent replied go ahead and
shoot; it will be just what he de-
serves" That Robert Greer
knocked the gun from Steele's
hand, and when Steele ran down
the road, Robert took after him.
At this juncture Clinard got
out of the car, picked the pistol
up, and fired all the chambers
into the air. That Steele called
back to Kent to get in the Ford
and bring it down the road; that
as he did Sc, Clinard threw the
empty pistol into the ca. That
he, Kent, picked Robert Steele
up a hundred yards down the
road and together they went in
search of help to get the stuck
car out. He denied having any
pistol, or that Steele was cover
ed" That he went to Harring-
tons house and together with
Harrington and Steele they got
the car out of the sand. That he
thanked them, and picking the
two women up, left. That his
brother and Clinard had disap-
oeared and he thinking they had
gone on to Hamlet, drove through
Rockingham and on to Hamle
ooking for them. That not
hiding them, he drove back to
Rockingham and as he passed
through the city he saw a big
,rowd of armed men around a
FORD Coupe. And thinking
possibly his brother and Clinard
nay have gotten into further
with Steele, he put the
,as to his car and lit out for
1igh Point.
The foregoing in substance
vas Kent Greer's testimony. He
vas not cross-examined. The
Judge then pronounced the SEN
ence; the father of the young
men went to the Clerks office
md paid up" and so ended with
,,-a ct;cal1xy n Cue n .-.- 49, NJ
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-09

were caught about 10 miles from
Asheboro, and in self defense
the posse had to shoot Clinard.
They found a stolen watch on
Robert Greer, some keys and
some of the money.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-09
PRESBYTERY AND
DEDICATION

Mecklenburg Presbytery Meets With
Rockingham Church Next Tuesday
Night and Wednesday. Church to
be Dedicated Wednesday Night.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-09

BUILD IA BUILDING.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-08-20
Cape May County Court
of Common Pleas

ID FOR CHANGE OF NAME
In the matter of the application OF Ida ID.
Elmouist, guardian OF Farest Rossell, Ior
leave to assume the name Oh rAfeEOA ROo-
SELL ELMQUlST.
Lid d. Elmquist, guardian and mother OF
Farest Rossell, having on ms seventeenth
day of August, A. d. nineteen hundred ana
twenty Q92Ol. aPP,iea 20 , ,ds Of the a ~
tion tor an order for Farest Rossell Aforesaid
To assume another name to wit: Farest Kos
sell Elmoust; which application is verlf1ed by
The a ffidayit of said applicant annexed to said
petition; and it appearing by sara petlIlon
and affidavit that said Farest Rossell resides
with his mother and guardian: at No. ~ East
TavIor avenue, in The City of WILDWOOD, In
the County OF Cape May, New Jersey; ana
that he is of the age OF nineteen years; ana IL
further appearing to the court that notlce OF
the anplication aforesaid has been published
at least once in each week for four weeks sue
cessiyely in the Five Mile Beach JOURNAL, a
newspaper, printed and publlsneo IN !ne salu
COunfv of Cape May; and the court being
satisfied by the said petition SO Verlneu tnat
there are reasonable grounds Tor the proposed
change of name, and hat there is no reason
sble objection that the petitioner should as
sume the name of Farest Rossell Elmqulst:
II is, on this 18th day OF August, A.; ID. nine
teen hundred and twenty, tnat
Earest Rossell, be and he is hereby authorized
to assume the name of Arrest ROSSELL
EI,MOUIST, from and after the 2Oth day OF
Sentember, next, and that within ten days
frnw this date the said petitioner do cause a
of this order to be published In the Five
Mile Beach JOURNAL, a public newspaper
Zane Nav. and thereafter file and record the
netition. affidavit, order and affidavit OF pub
ijcation with the County CLERK OF cape May
thereof with the Secretary OF State OF New
Jersey. according to the provisions of the
statufe in such case made and provided.
HENRY IsYY' H. ELDREDGE. Judge.
w Jonathan Hand, Attorney.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-08-20
ANCLESEA

william Sanders and nephew, John
sanders, are spending the week in
Philadelphia.
Get ,em while they are fresh, Samo-
90, Chocolates, at LeedOm's Pharmacy,
Rnrk and Pacific avenues.-adv.
Charles Dougdale has sold his prop
ortv on Chestnut avenue, neal the
creek. and is making repairs on it for
the new owner. Mr.. Dougdale is
stavIng with Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Kretz.
Freebooter Floyd Hewitt, George
Rrigg and Erick Miller were on the
sick list for a few days during the past
week.
Charles Thompson, who has recently
been in Atlantic City, spent a few
DAVIS with Victor Weiderstrom and
family and went to Philadelphia or
Tuesday.
Mrs. Otto Kind and son, Charles,
spent a few days with Victor Braid
wood and family, and returned to
Camden with Mrs. Bake.
A combined mass meeting of the
Methodist and Baptist churches will
be held at the railroad station on Sun
day evening, at half past seven
On Monday, August Is, 1920, a baby
girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Whildin, at the home Of William
streaker, the little ones grandfather.
AS the meeting announced for last
Monday night to. be held at the home
of Robert Pearce, 118 east Spruce ave-
nue., Angleses, for the purpose Of
organizing a society for prevention of
cruelty to animals could not be held
on account of the storm, will the friends
meet next Monday night, August 23d,
at eight O'Clock.
Edward P. Wheeler, Of Washington,
DC, has arrived among us for a short
period, stopping with Mrs. MA. Feas
ter, 18th and New York avenues.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-08-20
Miss Carey and Her Music

Miss Elsie M. Carey, our well known
expert and teacher of the piano, has
allied herself with the great national
movement for raising the standard of
music teaching. This is being done
through the progressive Series Of
piano LESSONS" the chief editor of
which is Leopold Godowsky, without
doubt the greatest pianist in the world.
Because of the sterling way in which
Miss Carey passed her examinations
in this movement, she was awarded a
special teachers scholarship at the
Progressive Series" Normal held in
Philadelphia and taught by Constantin
V. Sternberg and Mrs. M. B. Moulton,
two of the best known teachers in
America. At the end of the Normal
Miss Carey passed her examinations
with a high average and was awarded
the S%ternberg certificate, a very signal
honor. She will open her studio for
the coming season on September 18th.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-08-20
Mr. and Mrs. schul,ice Here

George Schultice, of the post office
force in PhiIad lei hia, has been SPEND
ing a couple o. weeks at the Walto
home, 126 east Spicer avenue, with his
wife. Calling at the JOURNAL office
yesterday Mr.. Schultice stated that
they like it in Wildwood even when it
rains. They are optimists and on
Thursday they spent the afternoon
listening to the music at the Casino.
They did not object either to paying
for this privilege.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-08-20
Hon. John A. AckIey'S Ad-
dress at his Sale in Ref
erence TO the Death of
II. p. Baker.

Friends, today's sale is opened by me
under most depressing circumstances.
Never have / called a sale OF my own,
or for any other interests that / sold
for on Five Mile Beach, without the
presence of the Founders of Wildwood
and Wildwood Crest. But, the Great
Creator has deemed it wise within the
last twelve months TO call to the IN
known land, two of that noted trio Of
brothers, J.. Thompson Baker, who left
last, he was followed by his brother,
Philip p. Baker. 1t was through the
suggestion of Senator Baker that we
are holding our sale here today. In
my last conversation with him, two
weeks before he went to the hospital,
he suggested that this would be q de-
lightful place to hold today's Auction
Sale, and on that / acted. Philip p.
Baker, | have known since | was four
teen years of age. My first recollection
of him, was as a grocer in Vineland,
and 1 as a boy went to his store, and
not the son Of a wealthy parent, but of
a family who had to ask for credit;
nevertheless, going to him and asking
for credit, he always met me courteously
and with a smile and L was given every
attention in that store that was given
to his most wealthy patrons. L have
never known of an instance when any
one, man, woman or child, could not
approach that grand man.. He always
had a kind word and his sympathies
went out to those who were poor, in
need and In trouble and his very sympa-
thetic nature and love for humanity
and That great human kindness in his
heart, helped to hasten his day. / am
sad and grieved that it should be, but
if we look upon death as we should,
when a man has arrived at the age of
three score years and ten, when a man
has done all for Others that he has
done, when he is called and passes
over there, he is to be envied, for it
must be for the best. We mourn Philip
P. Baker and his brother Thompson.
Wild wood misses them, Wildwood
Crest misses them, we all miss them
Friends, as a tribute to their memory,
let us at this time just rise for a mo-
ment. If [ could have done so, n it
was my personal desire, when I received
the sad news, l would have postponed
this sale for one week, but, after CONVEX
sation with the family, they advised
me it would not be best, for all who
knew Senator Baker, know that he
would have said, 1 wish the world to
progress and it is my desire hal you
proceed.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-08-20
On Trip TO Canada

CITY Treasurer Robert J. Kay left
Wildwood on Wednesday afternoon
for a weeks trip to Canada. The OBJ
jective points of the encourage are Mon
treal and Quebec. Mr.. Kay was
accompanied by his father-in-law,
James Eynon, of Philadelphia, and his
brother-in-law, George E. Eynon, OF
Collingswood. The party went from
here to New York. From thence the
route taken was up along the Hudson
river, via the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-08-20
Notice

The following notice will be sent out with the August
Electric Light Bills and we trust fully explains the additional
which will form a part of the electric bills:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-08-20
Election Neutrality-suspicious.
to Move

County, Borough and Township Of
ficials have nov received their first in
struction sheets for the conducting of
Primary and General Election this fall.
The first registration day will be a
house to house canvass, September l4th;
the second registration day will be
Tuesday, September 18th, which is the
regular Primary Election day. Polls
will be open from 100 am. to 900 on
Primary Election Day. October 18th
will be observed as the third registra-
ton day and then on Tuesday, Novem-
Der End, comes the General Election,
with the polls open from 800 an until
200 p. m. September 3rd is the last
date for filing petitions for candidates
for county offices and September Sth
the final date for municipal candidates.
The District Boards of Elections will
meet to organize on September 9th.
Sample ballots for the primary election
are to be mailed by District Boards on
September 22nd. Attorney General
McCran in giving his first official inter-
probation of the revised election law
passed by the 1920 Legislature, has de-
cided that the counties of the state are
chargeable for all expenses incident to
the conducting of general elections
The only exception to this rule is where
municipalities pay for the printing of
the ballots for the primary elections
and also for conducting local elections
held separate and apart from the gen.
eral elections. The ruling of the At
torney General was given at the request
of County Clerk Bertram Mott, of
Morris county. He was advised that
where school houses or municipal build
ings, or other property belonging to
the city, county or state are used for
polling purposes, the county is not
required to pay anything for their use.
Nor il there any provision in the revised
election act for extra pay for county
and municipal clerks for their extra
work in carrying out the requirements
of the election law, said Mr.. McCran.
He further declared that 1t is the duty
OF the municipal clerks to look after the
erection of the polling booths, the cost
of the booth and its erection to be borne
by the county. It Is legal to write In
upon the primary election ballot the
name of any person for whom no petit
ton was filed, said the ruling, and it is
the right of every voter to express his
preference on the ballot for any person
to fill any office, whether he has been
nominated or not.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-08-20
New Arrival Tor Tax Collector

In the early morning hours of Wed
nesday last, at DR.. Mace's Hospital,
Mrs. Campbell, wife of City Tax Col
lector Willard Campbell, gave birth TO
a baby, q little girl weighing ten pounds.
Both mother and child are reported to
be doing well.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-08-20
Cape May County Bonds
for Sale

Forty thousand dollars worth Of
Cape May county short term 81 per
cent. bonds, maturing in from two to
five years, in denominations of $1,000,
interest payable seml-annually, in
amounts to suit purchasers.
Write
G. w. SAUL, County Treasurer,
Wildwood, N. j.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-08-20

The Wild wood Embroidery Shop at
3OOS Board ak, invites you to see its
display of Knitting and Art Needle
work. A good supply Of Sweater
Yarns Is in stock.-adv
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-08-20

Building Association funds to loan
on first mortgage in amounts to suit.
Robert J. Kay, secretary, Wildwood,
J.-adv.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-08-20
To Our Customers
AUGUST, 1920

been unable to obtain the necessary supply of coal under our
contract.
We were therefore obliged to choose between shutting down the
plant in the height of the summers season, or buying coal in the
open market without regard to price. We chose the latter
course, and purchased some of our coal at more than three
times the contract price.
In view of these facts the New Jersey Board of Public Utility
Commissioners have authorized an emergency surcharge on our
August, September and October bills of 10 per cent on lighting
and IS per cent on power. This explains the item which you
will find on your August bill. This surcharge is merely tempo
rary and will apply only to the bills for the three months
mentioned above.
WEST JERSEY ELECTRIC COMPANY
The Cordova daily times., 1920-01-16
MARKET CONDITIONS

Not until Americans as individuals cut down the present extravagant rate of consumption and unite to increase production will the existing unstable market conditions be remedied, the National Bank of Commerce in New York declares in it's Market Letter in the January issue of it's magazine, Commerce Monthly It adds that al- though the reaction after the tension of war was much less violent in the United States than in any other con- katant country, after the recovery of the first few months all that can be said is that industry has held it's own.
 "Only by decreased consumption can a balance be reached at reasonable prices between supply and demand" the bank says. "Thus far there has been very little application of this principle to individual conduct. Until such application is made, commercial activity will inevitably proceed at a ratio out of proportion to the physical volume of production, and the pre- sent unstable situation will continue
 'The volume of wholesale and re-
The Cordova daily times., 1920-01-16

tail trade, measured in terms of price, continues at a remarkable level, and is plainly outstripping production. Dealers all bear witness to the steady depletion of stocks, which manufac- turers assert they cannot replace be- cause of shortage of raw materials, and scarcity and restlessnes of labor There is no evidence of genuine econ omy of consumption or of expansion of production of manufactured goods for the retail trade
 Cotton and wool manufacturers as measured by consumption of raw ma terials, have not kept pace with dom- estic and foreign demand. This is as- cribed to the shortening of working hours, an inadequate supply of mach inery, labor shortage and inclination available to work only part time be- cause of the high wages paid.
 "A considerable period will inevi- tably elapse before coal production approximates the pre-strike level and although a fuel famine is no longer to be feared careful distribution and use of available supplies will be neces- esary for some time The crude pe- troleum output for October was 33,- 319,000 barrels, decrease of 348,000 barrels as compared with September. Wool consumption for October was 69,00O,0oo pounds over September More wool machinery was reported active on November 1 than for any other month since the armistice Cot ton consumption for November, ex- elusive of 1inters, was 490698 running bales, a decline of e4,646 bales.
 'Pig iron production made a re- markable recovery during November being reported as 2,392,35o gross tons, gain of 530,000 tons over October The character of the gain is also significant, 463O00 tons representing increased output from steelmakers stacks. Demand for iron and steel Hroducts is strong for most classes with tendency toward rising priceS. The chief limit on orders is the un- willingness of producers to accept them"
The Cordova daily times., 1920-01-16
ALL MOUTH AND JAWBoNE

"Stroller" White, editor of the Douglas News and Chief of the Alas. ka Publicity Bureau, does not think much of the candidacy of the Nebras- ka commoner, judging from the fol lowing open letter published in the last issue of his paper:
 To William Jennings Bryan:
 Did you ever stand on the brink of a high precipice and look down? Do you remember when you took your first ride in an elevator-going down and felt that your interior works were about to desert you by moving out? We'll, that is how the Stroller felt one day recently when he saw in the paper that you, William J., were being once more groomed for the presidency of the United States when archives of the past contain records showing three horses on you in that same game.
 There was a time-a period last ing something like twelve years when it was considered the proper thing for you to be a candidate for the presidency, but history does not record that you ever knocked any persimmons or carried home any bacon. Belva Lockwood's was the only record you ever beat in a pres 1dentiaI race, and Belva was past sixty when she shied her Easter bon net into the ring
 As an institution, the Stroller was always an ardent admirer of Demo- cratic national conventions, but some how he always sort of lost interest In them when your candidacy was being considered. And at that you always were a good fellow but, as the pioneer drummer said to the Ikey boy who was on the road with sample trunks for the first time, You make too much noise with your mouth al- retty". Besides, if you are the Dem oerat you have ever claimed to be, why did you always take lemonade or grape juice?
 However, if you are determined to run for the presidency, the Stroller is willing to help you out to this ex- tent: He will give you letters of in troduction to old-time friends in Florida who can guide you to spots ir the Everglades where are to be found alligators with jaws four feet long Go there and select at least half a dozen of the big saurians, line them up in a row and set their mouths for game-young razor back hogs and nigger children. Then pho tograph them with their four-foot jaws wide cDen, transfer the picture to postal cards labeled My Cam paign" and scatter the cards broad cast throughout the country It will save you lots of travel and the voter will readily understand when he sees that vast array of mouth and jawbone.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-01-16

Why have the dirt rubbed and pressed in when we have the ma chine for renovating your clothes? It costs no more and the satisfac- tion is great. Suits Made to Order.
 New WooIens Just Arrived
 Across from Bium-O'NeiII Store