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The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10

the per capita production of nearly all
the important crops, but also, accord
ing to recent report, In the number
of cattle and swine per capita. More
over, estimates for milk, eggs, and
poultry indicate an increase In per
capita production during the war. In
view of these facts, 1t probably would
be unwise to stimulate large increase
In the per capita farm acreage at the
present time, especially where. such an
Increase would have to be effected by
utilizing land which Is inferior or
which would be made available at
heavy outlay for drainage. irrigation
or clearing.
Land Settlement Problems.
"At present various private agencies
are engaged In promoting land settle
ment. Many, Of them are honest in In
tention, promise and practice; others
keep within the letter of the law but,
through exaggeration and indirection
OF statement. create false impressions
In the mind of the, settler. Many vio-
late no canon Of fair business practice,
but their interest is in profits, and
they do not pursue policy calculated
to develop profitable and wholesome
community life. Only few have made
careful studies of the conditions OF
successful settlement and developed
their business with view to- the set
tiers progress and success. Practi-
cally all are seeking to realize the
highest possible price for their unde-
veloped holdings, and the settler Is
compelled to face the problem Of adj
justment to pioneer conditions while
carrying a burden of land value which
often represents, In part, the capital
ization OF future increase In earning
power.
"The intending settler of small
means is rarely able TO distinguish be
tween the good and bad methods OF
selling land in new regions. The more
INSCRIPTIONS the land company the
more lurid its advertisement and the
more extravagant its promises. Set
tiers often are induced to invest all
their savings In land not suitable for
successful farming, to purchase more
land in relation to the capital available
for depelopment than they should, or
to undertake projects the cost of clear
ing or reclamation of which will prove
to be prohibitive. The results in many
instances have been tragic failures af-
ter years of incredible hardships, waste
of capital and of human lives, discour-
agement of intending settlers and In
jury to the business Of legitimate and
well-meaning land concerns.
cit would be desirable IL govern
mental agencies, by systematic aid.
til ~ f~~Q<
those seeking farms, should take par
ticular pains, through their agricul-
tural machinery, to give rev settlers
very special assistance and guidance,
and, where conditions are favorable.
should aid in the development of WELL
considered settlement plans"
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10
Mummies Natural Products
in the Desert Countries

Mummies. generally speaking, are
products of rainless regions-as, for
example, Egypt Thus it is not sur-
prising that the ancient Peruyians
should have mummified their dead.
and likewise the cliff dwellers and
other early Inhabitants of our own
southwest. Mummies are natural
products in desert countries. The en-
balming process adopted by the old
time Egyptian priests. whose profitable
business 1t was to do all of that work.
merely helped. Mummies of camels
and men, lying where they fell and
died, serve as waymarks for caravans
In the Sahara. For lack of moisture
to promote decay they have dried up,
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10
LIGHT AND AIRY

A conceited man revolves
around himself.
Telephone girls never invite
you to call again.
Girls will be girls-if they
can't be married women.
A free thinker isn't "a free
thinker when he is in Jail.
A woman will have her own
way even IL 1t is a roundabout
way.
It is impossible to forget the
majority Of things that should
be forgotten.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10
HER MUSIC


It tremb1ed of the keys-a parting kiss
So sweet-the angel slept upon his sword,
AS through the gates of Paradise we
swept
Partakers Of creations primal bliss!
The air was heavy with the breath
OF violets and love till death,
Forgetful of eternal Punishment
Deep down the dusk Of passion-hauntet
ways,
Lost In the dreaming alchemies of tone
Drenched In the dew no other wings fire.
quent.
Our thirsting hearts drank in the
breath
OF violets and love in death.
There was no world, no flesh, no bound
airy line
Spirit to spirit-chord and dissonance,
Beyond the jealousy of space and time
Her life in one low cry broke over mine!
The waking angel drew shuddering
breath
OF violets and love and death.
Martha Gilbert Dickinson.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10
Needle in His Body
For Half a Century

Elyria, O.-From mumps to
measles and chronic indigestion
to neuritis, Robert Myers, fifty
two, had run the gamut Of hu-
man illness. Recently lump
appeared between his shoulder
blades. 1t did not heal, and when
the family physician was called
he hurried the patient to a hos
pital. There furnished needle
with "a inches of thread at
tached was removed. Physi-
clans believe Myers swallowed
the needle when child and that
perhaps half a century it has
been wandering through his
body seeking an outlet. His VAR
ious ailments are charged to the
needles peregrinations.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10

cheaper for the miller than for the
fowl to grind the grain; but the pow
erful muscles Of the gizzard are there
to be used, and experience has shown
that the balance Of power Of functions
in the fowls economy makes the Wig
orous exercise of the gizzard bene-
fetal. When feeding moistened ground
feed have 1t comparatively dry,
crumbly mash, and not a thin slop.
Give what they will eat readily In
Id or 20 minutes.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10
Tiny Enoine.

Hillsboro, N. D.-A young jewele,
of Hillsboro has made tiny engine,
run by compressed air, which Is only
three-Quarters of an inch long and
weighs only two and one-Quarter
grains. The diameter of the cylinder
bore is 2S-1.OO0 of an inch; the diam
eter of the fiywheel is 1854 OF an inch
and its stroke is 36-1, ZOO of an inch.
Contrasted with this is valve used
by the Ontario Power company of Nj
agara Falls, which Is 81 feet high,
weighs So tons and has water open
ing nine feet across.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10
U. s. IDEAS IN. FRENCH HOTEL
National Organization at Work to At
tract American Trade to
HosteIries.

Paris, France.-The national cham
Der of hotelkeepers has begun an ac-
tive campaign to make French hotels
attractive TO Americans. American
ideas are being sought through an
agent CT the chamber in the United
States. A series of articles for hotel
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10
Kanaka Swimmers Salvage
valuables From Schooner

One OF the characteristic and invit-
ing features OF life at Honolulu Is the
surf bathing and swimming. In which
the natives are distinguished. Their
skill In the water, however, is some
thing more than national pastime.
This may be seen from the fact that
expert Kanaka swimmers have sal
vagedl 800 tons Of cocoanut oil from
the cargo Of stranded schooner.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10
Molding Seamless Boats.

Seamless boats are now nodded out
Of thin steel. A plate of the metal ia
run into huge hydraulic press, which
forces or stamps 1t into the form of
a boat, and turns it out virtually ready
for the sea.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10
Plum Pudding.
Twin Electric Fans.

Contending that two small electric
fans are more efficient than one large
one. an inventor has mounted a pair
on separate arms from common ped
estal. at different heights and sep
arately adjustable as to angle.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10

primitive peoples all over the world
The masks are supposed to represent
the faces of gods, whose parts are
taken in the ceremonial by individuals
assuming the character of divinities.
In Polynesia the native deities are nat
urally oceanic. and many OF the masks
in that region represent astonishing
fishes and monsters Of the sea such
as no human ere ever beheld.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10

The hotel men are cautioned by the
correspondent against "a veritable or
ganization to boost prices which he
said had been reported to him. 9th
erwise. he reasoned, returning tray
elers would spread the bed news and
I'VE would thus lose the chance we
now have to make enormous profits"
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10
Masks Worn to Represent
Supposed Faces of Gods

Masks have a religious origin. Away
BACK In prehistoric times they were
doubtless worn by priests and others
who took part in religious ceremonies;
and this Il the case today among
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10
Additions to National Forests
Prepared by the Y, 5. Department, Of Agriculture


aans 1891
of East inception
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10

pound Of crumbs (the inside of a
pound Loaf allow six tablespoonfuls
OF butter. Melt the butter and toss
in the crumbs, stirring until all are
covered with butter. Blanch one-fourth
pound Of sweet almonds, chop
rather fine, then pound to paste; add
the white of egg as needed to keep
the paste from becoming oily. Beat
the yolks OF three eggs, add half
cupful of cream, a pinch of nutmeg
and half a teaspoonfuI of salt, beat
again and add the bread crumbs alter
mating with the almond. Beat the
whites Of the eggs stiff and fold into
the mixture. Do not press too closely
when stuf1ng as the dressing swells.
Any leftover dressing may be shaped
in small loaf and baked In the pap
with the fowl.
Plum Pudding.
Take two cupfuls of fine bread
crumbs, the same of chopped suet, one
cupful of sugar, half a pound each of
raisins,. currants and, chopped nut
meats, one-fourth pound Of sliced cit
ron, one-half cupful of flour, one-half
nutmeg grated, one-half teaspoonful
of salt, one-fourth teaspoonful of
mace, four eggs. beaten light, and
one cupful of milk. Mix and steam
six hours In buttered mold. Serve
with hard sauce.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10


National Forest Reservation Commission.
Of definite being available for making purchases period
Without
of
1Ss5S0s
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10
Expensive Beans.

Chemical substitutes for the extract
of the vanilla bean are commonly
sold. the beans costing as much an
SIS q pound.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-10

Almond stuffing for Fowl.
Use only the white crumbs of bread
well dried. For three-fourths Of a
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22

Arch Manor was this WED
nesday) morning given a hearing
before Squire Gordon at Hamlet
on the charge of stealing a new
Ford Coupe Sunday night from
H. H. Anderson, of Hamlet. The
magistrate bound him over to
Jan. 10th term of Superior court
under a bond of $4,000. Chief
Braswell brought him to Jail here
at Rockingham this afternoon,
where he now is. 1t is under
stood his attorney, W. R. Jones,
will appeal to Judge Adams for
reduction of this bond. He in
troduced no evidence at the
hearing this morning, but denies
all knowledge of the theft.
Briefly stated, the facts as
gathered from Chief 8raswell are
as follows:
Sunday night about $50 the
new Ford Coupe belonging to
H. H. Anderson, manager of the
Hamlet Opera House, was stand
ing on the Main street at Hamlet,
and it is said a Lexington car
containing three men drove
alongside the Coupe; a man
wearing a leather overcoat got
out of the Lexington, stepped in
to the Ford and both cars we're
driven off.
Chief Braswell suspected that
the car might have gone towards
Fayetteville, so Tuesday he with
Mr.. Anderson and several others
Continued on Page Two,
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Continued en- Page Eight
Rham School Honored

Supt. L. J. Bell has been notified
by the secretary of the Associa-
ton that the Rockingham High
School has been accepted for
accredited relations by the AS
sociation of Colleges and Second
ary Schools of the Southern
States.
This means that future gradu-
ates of the City High School will
be received by any College or
University in the South without
examination.
There are about Is high schools
in this state which have been
able to meet the standard re-
quired by the Association. and
this means quite an honor to the
local High School.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
POPULATION FIGURES
Population of United States
1O5,7G8,771. AS Hereto
fore Published, Richmond
County Has 25,155.

The population figures for the
United States were announced on
December 18th, these showing our
country to have dwelling therein a
total of 1O5,70S,771 people. A pre-
liminary estimate was announced
October 7th, but these new figures
are final, being 25,663 more than
the estimate made in October.
In connection with census figures,
it might be interesting to those who
may have overlooked the Richmond
county figures published in Octo-
ber, to be reminded again of the
countys census. Richmond county
now has a population of 25,155,
which is gain of 5,4S2 over the
1910 census. The town of Rocking
ham has $500, as compered with
2,l55 in 1910. Hamlet is the largest
town in the county, having a popu-
Continued on Page Two.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
JERSEY HERD Wins
Diggs Farm Herd of Elegant
Jerseys Win s B Best of
Awards in Fairs at Rich
mond, Raleigh, Columbia,
Savannah, M con and
Jacksonville.

The Diggs Farm show herd re-
turned in December, having visited
the State Fairs from Virginia to
Florida. Mr.. Diggs had a very
creditable herd this year and sue
ceeded in popularising himself in
the show ring as well as he has
shown his ability as one of the
South's most popular breeders.
During the time that the show
herd was out it faced heavy com
petition and was constantly showing
against herds of reputation both
from the stand point of breeding
and showing. The first show was at
Richmond, Va, and there competed
with herds that had shown at the
most popular fairs of the east such
Continued en- Page Eight
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
JAIL DELIVERY FOILED
Three Wire Prisoners AS
sault Jailor Lee Mcdonald
in Attempt to Escape.
Mcdonald Shoe S B e n
Long in Leg. Mrs. Nc
Donald with Rare Nerve
Locks Door and Prevents
Escape.

A desperate attempt on the part
of three white prisoners to escape
from the Richmond county Jail here
at Rockingham at II o'clock last
Friday night was prevented by the
nerve of Jailer Lee Mcdonald and
the presence of mind of his wife.
The three attempting to escape
were Ben Long, Sid Simpson and
Lawrence Carmichael. As result
Long was shot through the fieshy
part of the hip. All three are Sc
curely incarcerated in Jail now, each
in IA different cell.
The three men were in cells that
connected with each other. They
bribed small trusty colored boy,
Willie Morrison, to slip them an axe
and piece of wire Friday morning.
The colorcd boy says Ben Long is
the man who paid him the five dol,
lars for getting the axe and wire.
The three deXteriously worked so
that the mechanism that locks the
door to teir run-rOund was moved
and tey were able to gain access to
the larger corridor.
Friday night the jailor, Lee Nc
Donald, attended the band concert
at the opera house, During his alb.
sence the men called Mrs. McDon-
aid several times and tried to get
her under various pretexts to open
the outer door; one wanted a cup
of coffee for violent headache; an
other wanted a blanket. OF course
she refused to unlock the door. AT
ter Mr.. Mcdonald returned, Sid
Simpson called and asked for a dose
of castor oil. Mr.. and Mrs. McDon
aid came downstairs to give it tc
them. Apparently the three pris
oners were securely locked in their
smaller run-round. Mr. Mcdonald
started into the large corridor, with
his wife behind him. Just as he
stepped inside, he was confronted
by the three men who had slipped
out from their smaller run-round
into the larger. They sprang to-
ward him, but quick as a flash he
whipped his pistol out and fired
twice, one ball, entering Ben Longs
hip. At the same instant, Mrs. Nc
Donald slammed the door shut, and
locked it just as the other men
sprang against it. The men then
Continued on Page Twelve
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
Cotton Lower.
Continued on Page Two.

New York Futures closed at
the lowest point today that has
been seen since the bad days OF
1914 December contracts sold
down around 1890. The close
this afternoon was Dec. 14.05,
Jan. 14.15, March 14.03.
W. T. Covington&Co., are pay.
ing l23c for middling and 1896
for strict middling.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
Fire at Wagram.

Fire broke out in the ware.
room of the depot at Wagram, in
Scotland county, Tuesday morn
ing at 3 o'clock, and spread to
the adjoining buildings causing a
loss of thirteen buildings and $50
bales of cotton. The total loss
is estimated at $125,000 with
about S45,000 insurance.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
We Thank You.

We take this opportunity to thanh
you for your cooperation and pat
ronage throughout the year, 1920
and trust that our efforts in tht
future to give you the best will NEE
with your approval.
We wish you very Merry Christ
mas and much prosperity during
the coming year.
Yours very truly,
THE STAR THEATRE,
VIM. G. Atkinson, Mgr.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
DOUBLE STILL
CAPTURED
Sheriff Breaks Up Double Still Tues
day on the River. One Negro
Caught.

Tuesday afternoon Sheriff Nc.
Donald and officer S. E. Coving.
ton made a raid in Steele's town.
ship, about a mile below STAN
backs ferry, and broke up a
double still outfit. Six negroes
were at the plant which was To-
Gated on the bank Of Pee Dee
river. A fire had just been built
under one of the stills when the
officers appeared. Six negroes
were present, three of whom
jumped into a boat and with
mighty strokes got away; two
others ran in the opposite direct.
ion down the river bank and es-
capped; while the sixth was not so
lucky. He essayed to get away
in a boat by himself, but apparent
ly got befuddled and couldn't get
his boat off fast enough; his delay
enabled the Sheriff to reach the
river bank and force him to row
back to the shore. His name is
Jim Tyson and he was brought
to Rockingham and placed in Jail
Tuesday night. He was released
this "wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock under 5000 bond fur
nished by DR.. Chamberlain.
On Sunday morning the Sheriff
broke up a 50-gallon outfit about
800 yards from the Cameron
school in Marks Creek township.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
Oh Daddy.

The musical comedy, 20 Dad
d." will appear at the Rocking
ham Opera House on Tuesday
night of next week. 1t was in
Hamlet last year and those who
saw the show enjoyed it thor
oughly. Reserved seats on sale
at Fox drug store; better get
yours in advance, and early, too.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22

The cap and worm were not
found. There were nine barrels
of beer and in the midst of the
barrels was an oil heater burning
this for the purpose of making
the beer ferment the quicker.
Evidently a run would have been
made in a few hours.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
Paper Earlier.

This issue of The Post-Dispatch
is printed day ahead of the regu-
lar time; it is printed Wednesday
night in order that the r. f. d. and
other mail may reach its destina.
ton before Christmas Day.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
Pocketbook Lost.

Lost, in Rockingham today
"wednesday a pocketbook con-
tanning two $40 bills, a one dollar
bill and Is cents. A reward will
be paid for its return to Mrs. |.
B. Long at 116 High street, Ham,
let, or to the Post Dispatch office.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that ap-
plications for the position of Sup
erintendent of County Home for
the year 1921, will be received by
the Board of County Commission
ers until Monday, Jan. 3rd, 1921,
at noon.
RI. JOHNSON,
Ex-Oficio Clerk to Bd.
Co. Commissioners.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
MANOR BOND $4,000

Arch Manor Placed in Rock
ingl.am Jail Today en-
Charge of Theft of Ford
Coupe from H. H. Ander-
son, of Hamlet, Sunday
Night. Arrested in Fay
etteville Tuesday. Bond
Fixed at $4,000. Denies
Any knowledge of Theft.
May Appeal to Judge
Adams to Reduce Size of
Bond.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22

The Department of Agriculture announced Monday the
ginning figures for the South to Dec 18th being O86 as
compared with 966 date last year. The ginning tor
North Carolina is 680054 for South Carolina l,36465O.
The number of bales ginned to Dec 18th in Richmond
county S6 compared with l61 to the same date last
wear This big ginning within 302 bales of the total of last
year. which crop amounted 1859 bales So it is quite likely
that the coys crop this year will amount to 10000 bales
Inasmuch as the Government has estimated the total
crop be 98O the following comparative figures for the
past years will be found interesting by the the PosDpach
readers The average gnned from December 18th to the
end of the during the past five years has been O
bales the greatest amount 65OOO Adding either of these
amounts the ginning Dec 18th Q0878265 and that
the total estimate of 9800 will not be reached And not
only that the low price of cotton will undoubtedly
Thousand bales to be left in the fields unpcked
The following figures are interesting
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
School Holiday.

The Rockingham school closed
last Monday, the 10th, for the
holidays, and will resume work
Jan. 3rd.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
COTTON GINNING FIGURES

Ginning to Dec 18th 265 Bales In North Carolina
680,O54. Comparative Figures Given by Post
Dispatch Figure for Yourself What Final Crop
Will Be- Is Government Estimate of 12,9S7,OOO
Too High? Bales Ginned in Richmond County to
Dec. 18th Are 18,467, AS Compared with 1851 to
Same Date Last Year.
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