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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19
HIGHWAY ROBBERY
Continued From Page 3.

Steele Jr., J. F. Diggs, F. c. Mark.
walter and James Alfred, but
that the killing was justifiable
and in self-defense.
Greer Interviewed.
Shortly after dinner, the editor
of the PoST-DISPATCH visited the
Jail for the purpose of interview
ing Robert Greer. Sheriff Nc
Donald accompanied the writer.
Greer was found lying down in
his bunk; he was suffering from
an apparently infected right
hand that had been burned
about a week or so before. The
writer informed Greer who he
was and what he wanted, and
told him if he cared to answer he
would like to ask some questions.
Greer leaned up on his elbow and
expressed his willingness to talk.
In brief, Greer informed the
editor that he was the son of A.
N. Greer, of High Point; that he
is about 20 years old; that he and
another boy drunk stole a
Ford about S years ago, but that
was all trouble he had ever been
in. He said that his brother, J.
Kent Greer, makes his living by
trading in automobiles in High
Point; that he himself was only
recently out of the army. He
said his brother bought from
Jettie Garland, at High Point
on Feb. 10th a Hudson Speedster
that formerly belonged to J. e.
wood Cox. That his brother,
himself and W. R. Clinard decid
ed to take a trip to Columbia
and looded up with liquor at
Greensboro and got two show
women there to 60 with; he did
not know their last names, their
first names being Gladys and
Sarah. The party left Greens
boro Wednesday, according to
Greer, and reached Columbia
Thursday. They were returning
Friday, when their car became
stuck in the sand where Steele
found them. He said they were
all drinking and that he does not
remember holding the men up,
That Kent Greer and the two
women left in the car, and left
himself and Clinard by the road
He said he has an indistinct recol
lection of Clinard, who was driv.
ing, stopping the Ford beyond
Ellerbe and changing a tire or
wheel. He remembers the Car
breaking down between Biscoe
and Asheboro, and he said he
and Clinard- finished drinking
what whiskey they had and start.
ed onward afoot, hoping to catch
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19

Steele Jr., J. F. Diggs, F. c. Mark.
walter. and James Alfred, but
that the killing was justifiable
and in self.dafenSa
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-19
stolen.
Kent Greer Talks.

Kent Greer, out under $1,000
bond, was in Rockingham Tues
day with his father and lawyer,
Leonidas Williams, they coming
down from High Point to get Rob
out under bond. The Post-Dis-
patch man talked with Kent and
his father, A. N. Greer. He said
that Rob will be 81 next Sept.
Both; that the young man en-,
listed in the army when but 16
lyears old, served in the National
Guard on tine Mexican border,
was in France in the 30th division,
l05th Engineers, for over year
and a half, that he was gassed
several times and was discharged
from the army only about two
months or so ago. Rob is I'm
married.
Kent says he himself will be
"a years old Nov. 18th. That he
has been married two years, but
has no children. He sayshe had
TO trouble with Steele at all; that
Steele treated him very kindly
and helped him out. That his
trouble was with his brother and
Clinard, especially with his broth
er who seemed to have no sense
at the time and couldn't be
reasoned with. That his brother
tried to knife him, and that
finally he decided the only thing
he could do was to leave them.
And this he did, after Steele and
Harrington helped him out of the
sand. He said he turned by way
of Norman. and beyond that
point became stuck in the mud
for an hour or more, and had to
have a negro pull him out with
mules. He said he reached
Greensboro between l and 2 o.
clock.
He came to Rockingham Tues
day in the Hudson Speedster, and
the Car attracted much attention,
scores examining it as a great
curiosity. A bullet hole was
seen in the fender and one in a
side curtain. He said anew top
was put on Monday, but that
quite a number of holes were
shot through it as he dashed
through Ellerbe on that wild
ride last Friday night.
| Kent Greer is six feet, one and
a half inches tall, and weighs IFS
pounds. His brother, Robert, is
six feet, and half an inch, and
weighs about 100 pounds.
|Clinard, the dead man, was about
five feet, ten inches, and weighed
about $50.
| Kent says he worked for about
a month last year with a garage
in Hamlet, and came to Rocking
ham most every night. He says
the dead man Clinard was about
% years old, had been married
about 2 years, but that the man
and his wife had been separated,
she being in Savannah or some
other city.
| Asked the direct question as
to why he was trying to get a.
way unless he had done some
thing, he said that when he drove
slowly through Rockingham, on
his return from getting oil at
Hamlet, he saw a Ford Coupe
standing near the courthouse cor
ner, and around it were about a
hundred men, all apparently
greatly excited, this Coupe was
Wayne Diggs, and exactly like
one Robert Steele was driving)
He said it flashed over him that
his brother and Clinard, whom
he had left, might have gotten
in trouble with Steele, as he
thought the car was Steele's, and
decided to hit the grit and get
out of the county, and so when
lo t,,~,,oJ tLo oo,, +l0,,ca oor,,o,-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-01
help " anicu-Aiuic.

Experienced for y Newspaper pub
lishod IN city OF 10000 popula don
Must be good copy man: one with
a nose for industrial news and ca
pahie or writing II viii DO better
lifted FOR the Job we have in mind
man Just completing college
course and who has a natural styis
~ writing fairly well developed
might NIL the position. Sell your
services IN your first letter. Give
complete information regarding err
periencc anu references: also sala1
expected All answers conildcnttal
Address 9 aiS. care Times Dispatch
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FILE CLERkS--An up-to- date hu.Inc,s
houae mas Immediate need for Ale cjcrks
Urls with high school education and some
business experience preferred. Excellent
salary ana due consideration given 10 right
narLS: . %: care Times DISPATCH
Gii.i-S wanted IN book Uindery s. b Ad-
k:ns. II Governor Street
i.ADli:S-Wanted bright. capabie iadie,
10 travel. demonstrate and sell dealers
80 10 500 pc. week, railroad fare paid Write
az once Goodrich Drug Co.. Dept, iO42
Omaha. Scb
LITERARY WORK-fRrn S25 weekly snare
;, lnc. writing for newspa pers ma a ines
syndicate III 81. Louis. Mo
MAiikl-kS AND ASSURTERS wanted An
ply Royal Laundry. wy
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AUTOMOBILES
Automobiles for Sale.

FORD SEDAS-Sewiy painted. extr. root
very little. u
ATLAS TRUCK--OverhauI.d and rain,.d
jHst like new: prico right. "a ON ca
BETHLEHEM TEGCK-l,..,on capacity.
I'll, IN hne shape VIII sell cheap: a bar
A. MEYERS SONS CO..
s-ll S. Eighth Street
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For the sale OF motor acccssor fea
patent just released bv the War
department. Must be we'll known to
tue trade and have reputation for
i'uehrity and hard work. Unusual
ture earnings State territory COW
cred Commission basis only. Spark
City.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-01

BENCH AND MACHINE MEN-RxPER-
FENCED BENCH AND MACHINE MEX
ALSO FIN1SHERs FOR vARN1sH WORK
! STEADY EMPLOYMENT APPLY n. a
ANDREWS. SUPT.. MoNTAGuE MANU-
FEATURING CO. BROAD STREET AND
BELT LINE
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~ RSE--Wantcd. competent nurse AppIy.
~, m narson. @s!t Patterson Avenue or phone
l.o,llcvard :S3S-W.
REl.lAhi.E WOMAN for general house,
WORK Famt'y OF three: washin. Good
virt 1900 ' o'''
SrENoGRAPiTER Wanted young lady s,c
hoErapher: salary $40 to start with Ptcas
ant WORK: good opportunity for advance
hlcht AppiS. giving full particulars h su
carc Times Dispatch
STENOGRAP Hf.R--Wantod sIenoeranb.r
Tor wholesale house. State whether now
employed and previous experiences. IL any
StGnosraphcr. Box ass. Richmond
STENoGRAPHER-An experienced sionov
,rapher. capable OF earning from 500 10
~" per month. Is wanted by firm in
Farmvillc. y. c. Give full particulars AZ To-
age. experience and references in writinr
only. Address Mr. Kelley. T.. O. BOX i5SS'
STENOGRApiiER - E1peeIenccd ,,cnor
FaDhrr wanted. Stat. education ,,ars
ence. aGc aud salary expected. p O 70.
SrENoGRArIiER : Wanted experI.nced
chance for promotion. Give r.fere,c.ws o an;
salary expected. Address II stu carr
Times Dispatch ''
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sTENOGRAPHER- Wanted nv A,,
facturinE concern. experienced stcnocra-
rher' Mnst be quick and accurate Ono
VINO VIII take an tnteres, In their work
snd Hho has an ambition for advancement
salary commensurate with ability No bs.
6iincr3 can be considered. Pleasant and
conGenial surroundings. In replying state
experience, approximate letters per day and
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FORD-is2o Fords. 20: brand-n,w de-
liver At one - South Tenth.
FORDS-For sale, 3-passcngcr 1870
Street
FORDS-New Fords for sale. with self
Rtarters Call Madison 12l.
GARFORD li1-TCS TRECk-f.IcelIcnt con-
,dition and good buy. Harper-O nd
Co. 25-.l5 West Broad Street
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Kaufman & Co. have several rood
posiNns open for miIliners for the
wholesale trade Experienced, com
petsnt workers will secure full sea
sons employment at a good salary.
Must have immediate answers. n
out OF city write full particular, or
apply personally manager, office.
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HoOEkEEPER with manaserf1i ability.
Address application Coz, care Times
Dispatch
HoOKk EEPER and oItiGs assistant Ref
erenles required. Apply c, e0l. care Tiins.s-
DISPATCH
BRASS and iron moid-rs. machinistA brake
men. boiiermakers white and colorod shop
and track labor, Anply Baltimore and Ohio
k .s re- Gompany FREQ I-abo: Bureau.
- W Samden St. baltimore. Md.
I'm oHer good home 10 refined lady WILL
ing 70 act As companion to elderly LADY
Nust Dc hiKhiy recommended. Phone Kan
CANvASSERS-House to- houss work In
=. sral AaIary and commissions AarIx III
East Broad 6tYek-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07
The Jack Bean Again.
From Alabama Farm Facts.

Our old friend the Jack Bean, under the
name of Coffee Bean" is with us again in
extravagant advertising designed to fake the
farmer. This bean bobs up every once in a
while as sure money maker-in the language
of the seed vender Recently farmers were
asked to Invest $500 in American Coffee
Beans and make $4,000 on one acre" OF
course such a proposition is preposterous, as
it was when these beans were advertised as
"Pearsons Beans" the wonder Beam"
"Wataka" and the Giant Pod Stock Bean"
which last it was claimed would produce 400
bushels to the acre. Since this spring the
Jack Bean has been advertised as the South
American Coffee Beam" with the claim that
it would produce from 800 to 900 bushels to
the acre. With this claim seed is offered at
$500 per buShel.
AS a substitute for coffee it is no better, and
in some respects worse than other substitutes
The Jack Bean is at most a crop of very
small value 1t will yield fairly large crop
of green heritage, but this is extremely bitter
and it is very difficult to get animals to eat
it, either green as hay. Possibly it may be
better as silage. The seed crop varies from
20 to IS bushels per acre. The beans are not
reished by animals, and cattle do not make
much gain when forced to eat it, as determin-
ed by the work of the Mississippi agricultural
experiment station. The bean is to slight
extent used as food by Mexcans and others,
but the flavor is very strong and in some cases
has caused serious digestive disturbances. The
seeds contain much ureaSe, a substance used
in medicine, but a few tons of Jack Beans
supply the worlds annual demand for this
substance. All the evidence available indi-
Gates that the Jack Bean is not likely to be-
come of much value to American agriculture,
and farmers should beware of the glowing
advertisements making outlandish claims for
the plant as a stock food or for any other
purpose.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07
THE LEAGUE AND ARMENIA.

All is not going as merry as marriage
bell within the league of nations as regards
military Intervention in Armenia, judging by
news coming from the Geneva meeting While
all feel sorry for the Armenians there is a
wide difference of opinion as to what ought
to be done to save them from the Turks. 1t
is plainly evident however, that no nation in
the league is anxious to take upon itself the
responsibility of mandate for Armenia. In
stead they requested President Wilson to
act as mediator between the Turks and Ar
menians and he has accepted in a personal
capacity, the president stating that without the
sanction of congress he is without authorize
ton to offer or employ the military forces of
the United States in any project for the relief
of Armenia"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07
GOLD.
From the Lincoln Journal.

The poverty of the gold mining industry
must be all that it is said at the American
mining congress to be- A street car company
hobbling along on Scent fares could not be
much worse off. The price OF gold tell more
than so per cent between 1914 and the spring
of 1920 The wonder is that the industry is
alive at all. AS matter of fact, the output
has suffered shrinkage of nearly ~ per cent,
from $22,000000 year to $7,0O0,OOO.
The gold miners can be glad after fash
ion, however for with them the worst is
clearly over. The price of gold has been ris-
ing by leaps and bounds for now six months:
The increase since its low level was reached
has been not far from 20 per cent, and the
end is not yet. By the time coal, iron and
oil have joined wool, cotton and corn on the
toboggan gold will be we'll up the ladder
again Gold is in the fix of the man with a
sure but immovable salary. The worse Oft ev-
erything else is the better off i@is AS ev-
erything else goes down gold goes up. 1t isn't
a bit certain but that before we are through
with the process we call readJustment gold
will be its DID, arrogant 1898 self.
Then will come the money question again
as sure as shooting. Not the same old money
question, however. Having seen gold go up
and down so high and low in so short space
of time the world will not again in this gen.
Grafton regain its old confidence in gold as a
fixed immovable and immutable measure OF
all values. Gold has proved itself as rubbery
yardstick as the trickiest of merchants could
desire Business men will recognize this va
riable standard as one of the causes OF the
social distempers brought by the war. Nearly
everybody will find himself cheated by it.
When these things are realized sufficiently to
bring the money question to the fore the
country may find itself willing to listen to
Prof Irving Fisher and other economists with
projects for less Eighty standard OF value
than gold has proved itself to be.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07
The Profteers and Farm Products
From The MONTGOMERY Advertiser

That was a pathetic incident told by Mr..
Will Howard Smith at the Montgomery
meeting of the American Cotton Association
of an old woman who carried three pecks or
corn to a local grocery merchant for which
she wanted a peck of meal and the balance in
cash. The merchant told her she owed him
Is cents as corn was IS cents peck while
meal was 90 cents per peck, making 500 per
cent in the exchange of meal for corn.
The incident is not only pathetic, but also
shows that singular ineficency of the officers
whose duty it is to enforce the laws against
profteering
Corn is today being offered at 90 cents per
buShel. Add 100 per cent margin, instead OF
3 cents-6 cents Add Is per cent increase for
freight to consumer, 3 cents, making total of
us cents, then take the selling price OF $2.40
per bushel, and it looks like profteering to
the consumer OF meal.
Walking along Dexter avenue l noticed
Marked Down" price of 18 cents for ging-
ham, or yards for $l:O8. did little fgur--
ing. Take cotton at 40 cents per pound, add
the mill cost of 20 cents per pound, then add
so per cent profit for mill of IS cents per
pound, then add freight of cents per pound,
then add IS per cent profit for merchant, 20
cents per pound, and we have our so per cent
profit, our IS per cent profit and $1,000 bale
freight rate, still the farmer is expected to re-
duce the price of his cotton rather than the
average profit of AZ IL per cent the other
fellow is making.
Take another instance on Nineteenth street,
Birmingham. A $500 shirt Marked Down"
to $l.S8. The shirt cost to make it 63 cents,
cotton 20 cents, weaving IS cents, freight l
cent, manufacture % cents, and in this mark
ed down shirt there are five profits averaging
40 per cent between the actual cost of the
shirt and the consumer. The writer figured
on his wearing apparel this morning coming
to Montgomery. The cost amounting to 500,
product received $237.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07
A Distinguished Visitor.
From the Triton Gazette.

A distinguished visitor to Triton Tuesday
was Hon. M. J. Yeomans, of Dawson, on his
way home from business visit to Valdosta
Col. Yeomans was chairman of the state dem
ocratic executive committee in the good old
days when the name of democracy in Georgia
represented principle. OF recent years he
has retired from politics and is giving his
time to the practice of his profession and to
his farms in Terrell and his big apple orchards
near Cornelia. This has been good year for
the apple growers, but Col. Yeomans says
they have to contend with poor, ill-sorted
fruit and Indifferent shippers as do the grow
ers of citrus fruits, truck, sweet potatoes, and
about every other food product put on mark
ct. Il have my apples carefully assorted"
said Col. Yeomans, each one wrapped, and
they are neatly packed in bushel boxes Then
they have to compete with the apples that are
given no care or attention and dumped on
the market as they fell from the tree" But a
number of the larger growers are adopting the
plan of marketing their fruit in attractive
packages, and these will sustain the reputa-
ton that the north Georgia apple deserves.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07
LOWER DEATH RATE.

That the death rate of the United States
should have been considerably lower last year
than in 1918, the year of the influenza cpl
demic, was only to be expected. One was
hardly prepared, however, for so marked a
decline as is disclosed in vital statistics recent
1y issued from Washington. AS compared to
10 deaths per 1000 of population in 1918 the
mortality rate last year was 12.9 per 1000,
the lowest on record.
This reduction may have been due to fac
tors independent of human control, but it is
not improbable it can be attributed in part
to the greater attention which people are
now paying to the rules of hygiene and san
itation.
The figures show that 90 per cent OF the
deaths last year were caused by tuberculosis.
This is the more to be deplored because tu-
berculoss is to a considerable extent a pre-
ventable disease.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07
EUROPEAN MUDDLES.

While the league OF nations celebrates at
Geneva Europe's muddles multiply Ger
many abrogates- that portion of the peace
treaty relating to the disposition Of her col
onies and begins the construction of a new
navy. The Poles quarrel with the Latvians,
and are themselves threatened by the Rus
sian reds with another invasion, Gen. Wrangel
having been defeated in the Crimea. Italy
concludes peace with the Czecho- Slovacs
only to have DAnnunzio throw a monkey
wrench into the machinery. Greece wants
to attack Turkey and Turkey is still raising
hell in Armenia. France and Belgium de-
mand force under article X of the league
covenant but Spain declines to send her quota.
There seems to be no end to muddles and
troubles across the Atlantic, and it is getting
to be question of how long it will be before
European nations are again involved in tre-
mendous conflict.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07
Order Out of Chaos.
From the Macon News.

The revelations in the shipping board scan
dal are in many respects the most astonishing.
in the history of this country. The orgy OF
waste is without parallel for the simple rea-
son that never before have there been such
vast sums of money susceptible OF being vast
ed.
We may pass over the more sinister aspects,
but the fact remains that the shipping board
has wasted $1,000 100000.
How much does that mean to the average
man?
Let us see.
The average expense of the government is
$4,000, 100000.
Between now and December IS you and l
must pay one-fourth of Our annual income tax.
Let us suppose for the sake of argument
that this amounts to fifty dollars.
One-fourth of $50 is $3.50.
The logic of these figures is that you and l.,
gentle reader, when we come to pay our fed
real taxes on December IS will have 20 pay
$3.50 to make up for the irregularities OF the
shipping board.
Is it right? 1t is not.
1t is time to bring order out of the chaos of
the shipping board.
But it is also time to apply business meth
DDS to government affairs in city and state as
we'll as in the nation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07
THE COAL PROFITEERS.

Senators Calder, of New York, and
Edge, of New Jersey, who were appointed
before the adjournment OF the senate last
summer to look into the coal price situation
have issued a warning to the coal producers
and pro6teers that is significant. Neither
of the senators is believer in government
ownership or operation OF utilities. In TACT
both are bitter opponents OF such pol1cles
Yet they warn the prohteers in coal that
unless the robbery of the public IN the form
of high and unjustifiable prices is not stopp-
ed by the time congress cOnveneS on De-
cember 9th they will introduce drastic
bill in congress for the government to take
over the mines and regulate the price OF
coal"
The offense must be great to call out such
a threat from men with such intense Convic-
tons against the course they propose to pur-
sue The public has lost patience with the
coal producers 1t began to lose patience
when Garfield allowed them to pull the wool
over his eyes by increasing their profits in
order to increase their output during the war.
The coal men are committing a crime which
in morals amounts to public robbery. There
is no question that they are prohteering. How
far down the line the stealing extends is not
known But anyone knows that even at the
hlgn price WHICH lhe HIiiielS dlC i0S0i'AlS
for mining COAL and the increased freight
rates on the products of the mines, if there
were no prohteering, no holding up of the
public the price of coal would be several dol
lars less ton than it is now. The profteers
should have been sent to the penitentiary.
They would have been had the department OF
Justice, under Attorney General Palmer, been
other than a moribund conglomeration of
politicians.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-07
FILTHY LUCRE.

Talk about filthy lucre! A microscope at
the Pasteur Institute discovered mere tri1e
of 100000 disease germs on a one-franc
bank note Among the little fellows were the
bacilli which cause tuberculosis. beri-beri,
lockjaw and several hundred others. The
temperature of mans pocket is just about
right for bacteria, it is said. OF course, the
professor explains there might be lot more
than eighty millions on the note. That was all
he had time to count. 1t reminds US of most
of the dollar bills in circulation in Dawson.