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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
James STICKY Says, ''Rat Cost
Me SIPS For Plumbing Bills"

1--WE couldn't tell what was
up our toilet and drains.
We had to tear up floor, pipes,
etc., found a rats nest in base
ment. They had choked the pipes
with refuse. The plumbers bill
was $125. RAT-SNAP cleaned
the rodent out" Three sizes,
Csc, SOC, $1.00. Sold and guar
anteed by Everett Hardware Co.,
Watson-King Co., and Dox Drug
Store.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01

Read the Post-D Dispatch, Il
gives you the news, and i
worth the iii Oh $2.cO.
Mountain advocate., 1920-12-17
CHRISTMAS GIFT ARTICLES

CHRISTMAS GIFT ARTICLES
We Have Big Line of Christmas
Toys for Children p e.
Also Pocketbooks, Silk Ties, Furs,
Silk Shirts, Ladies Waists, Silk
Gowns, Edison Photographs and
Phonograph Records =,
These are but few of the Articles
we have on these Reduced Prices
Everything in the Store is cut to the
bone. Why go Elsewhere?
The Washington herald., 1920-10-16
Restrict the Sale of Firearms.

While major crimes are on the decrease the
police claim, the number of injuries from gunshot
wounds are increasing week by week while the
police powerless to stop the sale of firearms.
Last Friday night Detective Sergt Frank Alli-
good shot while pursuing two gunmen over
f street. Monday night alleged gunman was
the one to suffer. Hospital records at the Emer-
gency Hospital alone show that six persons have
been wounded in FIVE days by gunshot wounds.
This is far too high percentage for the Nations
Capital
1t was not so many years ago that New York
was in position than Washington What
happened? The Sullivan law. A similar law is
badly needed in Washington Adoption by Con-
gress OF antihrearm law which requires the pur-
chaser to file notice of intent to buy at least
fifteen days before purchase This will give the
police chance to investigate and while it may not
cut down the number Of shootings at the hands Of
bandits and gunmen it will least tend to prevent
the careless handling OF weapons murders prompted
by anger and accidents which can be avoided by
persons not carrying rcvolvers.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-16
Crime and Wrong"

"CRl&E" means something forbidden by the law
OF the land; Sin" is often defined as some
thius forbidden by the law of God, and wrong"
may be taken to something forbidden by what
Locke called the law OF opinion
What acts to be classed as crimes depends
upon the meaning Of the law exactly where the
line IS drawn, and on which side of it the act in
question falls Hence the long-drswn-out argu-
mcnts OF lawyers and the close decisions of courts
And when thinks of right and wrong in this
SAM legalistic way there is for all sorts of
cssui,.-y and moral hair-sprtting. One may try to
com" the line without crossing over it, or to
prove that he really has not crossed it when he
has The effect of this character is bad.
But a pubiic-spirited does not wish merely
TO avoid breaking laws; and in the moral field also
is often better TO leave the question of laws or
rules in the background and Judge ones conduct
more freely for what it is in itself and its natural
efFects-to speak less OF right and wrong and more
OF better and worse-to ask If ones act is the best
the kTndeSt wisest or most honorable that one
could have carried out under all the circumstances?
Ira makes it no longer question of being on one
sid o. the other of some absolute Iine but of ap-
preaching as possible to the perfection that
some master in the ART OF living might attain.
Such an attitude encourages one to learn by ex-
persncc, and it discourages ennobling self-rght-
cCpSneSs- and the harsh condemnation of others
who may be weaker, less intelligent or less expert
enccd than oneself
The Washington herald., 1920-10-16
Gov. Cooidge's Apt Retort.

Gov. Coolidge has handled himself with great
dignity and restraint during the course of the
present campaign. and has never manifested these
qualities more admirably than in his response to
the request OF committee, headed by President
Lowell of Harvard, that all governors proclaim
Sunday, October 20, League of Nations Day"
The request coolly went to ask that on that
day the text Of the Wilson league be read BY the
people in their homes, and in public places and
that notice of the request be read in the schools
rs the only public places ordinarily open on Sum
day are the churches, this is apparently bold en-
deavor to utilize the schools and churches for a
purely partisan purpose the very eve of election
day.
1t is interesting to note that the appeal was
Gated from the Murray Hill Hotel New York,
well known adjunct to the headquarters of
the Democratic National Committee, and that the
names signed to it, far as they are generally
known at all, those OF avowed partisans OF
Gov. Cox
In responding to this most impcrtnent sugges-
tion, which came to him as governor OF Massa-
chusetts, Mr.. Coolidge wrote:
.mon the EsPGSesR an party stands
pledges its administraon TO .Geb OF IRe Tord
In It's htsrat9Te and in the it is publishing the
AND hs rsseFTstions RIR' % be- e rsad Sl
2s6Ss tsi g.5gI Sy
ae 2sfsii G ma9 the! TSGrsh shall
they do not comprehend. l glad to Join you in
egPsd 70 Your proposal that take acton a
sanction Of the Gommonweah OF 5ne
setts and that the office of governor whit 7
hold for all the people, the dissemination Of a
by many Of the people
We fear that President Lowell has added to the
already historic evidence of the fatuty of college
presidents in politics. There is however, pleas
antiy humorous relief to the situation in the i'm
Piled suggestion that the school children should
employ their holiday in reading the text of the
wilson league. That will be "the time feIler
needs friend"
The Washington herald., 1920-10-16
Coal Prices and Taxes.

Gov. Goodrich, of Indiana, himself coal opera
tor and doubtless wise" to the methods of the
trade ascribes much Of the high price OF coal today
to the excess profits tax He says that op-
orators are padding their costs of operating SO as
to evade the payment OF that tax.
That sort of thing is being done in nearly every
industry, so there is to doubt that it has
place and part in the coal trade 1t has its share
in raising the price OF nearly every manufactured
product, so why not that of coal? As an operator
and a public man Of wide acquaintance, Gov Good
rich would be convincing witness, even if he
were not testifying to fact OF common notoriety.
The governor, however, is little more specific
than many who have spoken this subject. He
declares that he knows of operators who were
drawing salaries of 5000 to $4,000 year, who
now draw $4,000 to $4,000. This be done,
prices lacked up to MATCH and the excess profits
tax neatly evaded by the corporation.
One of the first duties OF the incoming Congress
and administration will be the repeal of this niqui-
tous and cxtravagant tax. The Democratic admins
traton has steadily refused to take action to this
end. 1t is its tax and it evil in it. But
Republican Congress and President will speedily
repeal it a discourager of business and an in
centive to work.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-16
PRICE REDUCTIONS
SPREADING STEADILY

The Guaranty Trust Company of
New York gays priceN reductions
ranging up to 80 Lag in various
commodities have chiefly character
lied the progress of readjustmeft
during the last two weeks. Begin
ming with announcements of cuts
in the manufacturers prices for cot
ton and wooden fabrics. the move
ment toward lower levels has been
spreading steadily.
Leather and rubber goods prices
are down. Raw cotton has sold
down to 20 cents per pound. Wheat
prices have dropped below SO a
bushel. and corn and oats have
fallen off in sympathy. In a dull
market copper Is being sold at is
cents per pound. with offers below
that being made to stimulate husi-
ness. There have been recessions
in a number OF food products. nota-
bly, sugar. coffee. -four. potatoes.
beans. condensed milk and beef.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-16

look back to what happened in Boston two years
age to get an Illuminating idea OF what is the usual
outcome of such action.
But the very fact that the public will not up
hold strikes in the force is conclusive reason
why the public should give heed to complaints OF
injustice done the policemen, and, finding them
well founded, compel their satisfaction.
The Washington force has admirable record
OF efficiency Except for its insufficient member
ship II IS such force the Capital of the Nation
SHOULD maintain. The complaints of its members
should not be left without attention by the people
OF the District If they prove to be well founded a
citizens committee should be formed to urge upon
Congress immediate correction of conditions that
must affect unfavorably the efficiency of the guard
ians OF the peace at the Nations Capital.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-16
The Police Complaints.

1t ought to be a fundamental OF government
that the state should be the best of all possible en-
ployers. 1t should set an example for private en-
ployerS to follow. In rate of wages and in hours
and conditions of labor it should set the pace for
hberality and fair treatment. 1t should exact good
service, should be able to secure the best of all
talent, and should reward its workers so that en-
ployment under it would be priced
sUnhaPPily with few Of these conditions are
observed Public service is apt to be private dis
aster In Federal Offices the initial wages paid and
the hours OF labor such as TO entice the Young
into the service only to find that the chances for
prefermcnt and for providing for an honorable old
age are practically nonexistent. 1t would be well
indeed il government service were made less At
traetive to the outsider, and more so to the vet
Gran.
a branch Of the public service which the resi-
dents of the Capital likely to have forced upon
their attention in a rather unpleasant way shortly
IS the District police. Complaint is rife among the
men OF the uniformed force that their pay is insuf
cent for their needs and that their hours of serv-
rec are beyond what should fairly be asked They
assert that days service in the week is COM
iuon, and that the vacations promised by law are
not always granted. With the high wages pre-
'ailmg IN other occupations the men are already
drifting away from the force. Maj Gessford ad-
mits that he is now I35 short OF the normal
enrolment. There is talk that unless Congress acts
OF their relief there will be general strike of the
force TO compel action.
IL Is improbable that the hotheads who urge a
strike will have their way Strikes in police forces
are Hot regarded with appreciation by the general
pubhc. and tue Washington officers need only to
The Washington herald., 1920-10-16
~ DO YOU KNOW
l OUR BIBLE?

10 Thus they gave to the chill
dren Of Aaron the priest Hebron
with her suburbs, to be a city of
refuge for the slayer; and Libnah
with her suburbs,
IA And Jattir with her suburbs
and Esthemoa with her suburbs.
Is And Holon with her suburbs.
and Debir with her suburbs,
16 And Ain with her suburbs,
and Juttah with her suburbs, and
Beth shimesh with ber suburbs:
nine cities out of those two tribes.
II And out OF the tribe of Ben
,jamin, Gibeon with her suburbs,
Geba with her suburbs,
Is Anathoth with her suburbs,
and Almon with her suburbs; four
cities.
10 All the cities of the children
o. Aaron, the priests, were thirteen
cities with their suburbs.
90 And the families OF the
children of kohath. the Levites
which remained of the children of
kthatH even they had the cities of
their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
Fl For they gave them Shechem
with her suburbs in mount Ephraim,
to he city of refuge for the slayer;
and Gezcr with her suburbs,
% And kibzaIm with her sub
urbs, and Beth-horon with her sub
urbs; four cities.
23 And out of the tribe of Dan,
Eltekeh with her suburbs, Glib
bethon with her suburbs,
"a Aijalon with her, suburbs,
ath-rimmon with her suburbs;
four cities.
% And out of the half tribe of
Manasseh. Tanach with her sub
urbs, and Gath-rimmon with her
suburbs; two cities.
&c All the cities were ten with
their suburbs for the families of
the children of Kohath that re-
mained.
% And unto the children of
Gershon, of the families of the Le-
vites out of the other half tribe of
Manasseh they gave Golan in
Bashan with her suburbs to be a
city of refuge for the slayer: and
Reeshtarah with her suburbs; two
cities.
IS And out of the tribe of Is
saChar, kishon with her suburbs,
DdDdTttH WIFI HtT SuDuTDS,
29 Jarmutn with her suburbs.
En-gannim with her suburbs; four
cities.
80 And out of the tribe of Asher.
Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon
with her suburbs,
II Helkath with her suburbs,
and Rehob with her suburbs; four
cities.
30 And out of the tribe of
Naphtali. kedcsh In Galilee with her
suburbs. to be a city of refuge for
the slayer: and Mammoth dor with
her suburbs, and kartan with her
suburbs; three cities
80 All the cities of the Gershon-
ties accordin.: to their families were
thirteen cities with their suburbs.
81 And unto the families Of
the children of Merari. the rest OF
the Levites, out of the tribe of
Zebulun. Jokneam with her sub
urbs, and kartah with her suburbs.
35 Dimnah with her. suburbs.
Nahalal with her suburbs; four
cities.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-16
BEAUTY REIGNS
AT UNIVERSITY
But Little Else Is Vouch-
safed for Chicago Insti-
tuition by Morris.
BY GEORGE FERRY MORRIS.

! G. z. NJ. Where is the University
and how do you get to it?"
I Hotel Clerk. What University
I G. p. NJ. Chicago University"
Hotel Clerk. Il do not know"
! The hotel shall be nameless. But
was it for this that Rockefeller
gave his millions and William r.
Harper his life?
Apropos the University. visited
it for the first time Sunday after
. noon. Serenely beautiful in it's
architectural splendor and great
eNpanses OF green sward. it illus
trates what can be done by money.
specialized knowledge and gooc
: taste in quickly making an aca-
demiC shrine. Not only is its ARCH
itecture medieval but also some of
Its customs. The library. like all
other buildings is closed on Sunday.
: Not even a student can enter, much
less n secular, prOfane visitor.
John Fitzpatrick, the radical Chi
Cago labor leader, is directing an
American boycott of British goods
He claims that there are 5O0,00O per-
sons throughout the world, mainly
Irish born dock workers. who ex-
pect to cripple Great Britain in this
way The boycott includes. in the
: ory. not only tying up of shipping.
but also refusal TO buy British
goods, and a boycott on those VINO
do. Much of his attack. Mr.. FitZ-
! patrick says. is to center in the Far
East. He and his fellow workers
in Chicago have associated with
/ them Chinese, Indian and Egyptian
reVolutionists. The Chicago press,
/ note, gives unusually full reports
! OF all happenings in Ireland ana
England and is printing much anti
, British material that Eastern pa
! pers will not handle.
Fred A. Carlson, of Chicago. has
been famous shorthand expert. so
expert that he went to the Peace
Conference at Paris. But he now
bids fair to be a historic character
not a magic one, to be sure, but,
nevertheless. an important link in
a durable chain of fact. From his
Oak Park home he went to war and
went through the Mcuse- -Argonne
drive. But that was not as impor-
tant as his stenoEraphic report of
the proceedings at the Quai d'Orsay.
May 81. 1919, about which the Will
son-SpenCer controversy now RACES.
{ | have visited cities and towns IN
five States since September Is. anc
the only drunk" ! have seen during
that time has been an actor playing
a part with Nance O'NeiIl in THE
Passion Flower" prohibition" eu-
forcement may cost more than t2,-
100000 per year; but what of IL? 1t
easily changes the life of cities like
Detroit, st. Paul and Chicago, and
for the better.
During the same tour have seen
less than half a dozen party par-
ners bearing portraits of the can
didates for President Such funds
as locpl and State committees have
to spend are not being spent that
way. sunday illustrated supple
ments and motion picture shows cd
ucate the people now in Presiden-
,tial. physiognomy. why duplicate
what already has been done so much
better?
The Washington herald., 1920-10-16
TAKES ISSUE WITH HARDING.
To the Editor, The Washington Hersd:-

To the Editor, The wsshipgton HersEd:-
I was much interested in the edi-
torial in this mornings Herald un-
der the caption 'Hardings Precise
Policy" 1t quotes paragraph
from Senator Hsrding's Des Moines
speech in which the precise policy"
of the Republican candidate con-
cerning the league is supposed to
be announced. l confess / am un-
able TO discover anything precise"
or definite on the subject in the
paragraph you quote. Much less
does II allsy the alarms Of friends
OF the league over the statement in
the first part of the same speech in
which the word rejection" was used
with so much emphasis
All that Senator Harding saws in
the paragraph which you quote is
that he is in favor of "an associa-
tion of nations" such as will definite
ly recognize our ultimate and un-
mortgaged freedom Of action" In
other words. he is in favor of an
association" in which this nation
is not to assume a single binding
obligation.
In all candor what kind OF a
league would that be?
Yours truly.
FRANK X. NEBEKER-
Department OF Justice, Oct Is
The Washington herald., 1920-10-16
Naval Orders

/ Lieut.. Stuart A. Nsher-Det. [ s. s.
Herbert: TO conn T. o. Z. s. Hubert
and on board when commissioned
Lieut.. Junior ErHdel Edward 7. Man
ninr-Det [. 5. s. Osborne; 10 L :. 5.
Osmond Ingram.
Lieut.. George r NeiIey-Det. L. : 5
Chester: to L. s s. Galveston
Ensign Charles d. Porter-Dct- L. s S.
Mason; TO L. s. 5. Prehie-
Ensign Harry ID. Power-Dct I. :
Somers; to L. S. s. Ramsey as Engineer
Officer.
Ensign Earl Z Rsber-Det Naval Air
Station. San Diego. Cal. TO L. :. = Aroc-
stock. involving actual hyiRE In aircraft
Lieut.. COmdr. Louis J. ROth-Drt. rDm-
uIahd L. s 5. Sampson. 10 L. = ; MCTalla.
Comdr. Garrett /. SchuyleT-Det. OFiDr
Naval STAFF Representative. London, Eng
land; to Naval Intelligence. Navy Dept
Washington. d. c.
Lieut.. Marx L. sperry-Det. [. 5 :
Preble; 10 L. :. : Dyer.
Lieut.. william s Thompson Dental
C0rpsl-Dct. Naval stat ti0n. Guam: 20 R.
| S, San Francisco. Csl.
Lieut.. Junior gradel Albert woods-Det
L. 5. $. Osmond Ingram; 10 l. S. S. L.
Onidas
Lieut.. tJIuior Frade) Albert c. Lake &C.
l-5l-Det Naval Air Sta ton San Diego.
CHl' 10 L. ;. 5. ArOostoOk, involving actual
flying in aircraft.
Liert- Junior rrsdeD Charles T. Mathews
! &c l-5l-Det. L. :. s. Galveston: 10 Naval
Opera tious. Navy Dept. Washington. n C..
conn. History Of Aviation
Lieut. Jerome L. Allen-Drt H. :. New
York. y. Y: to Bureau Of Engineering
Navy Dept. Washington. n. s.
Lieut. william o. Bsldwin-net- L. 5. s.
Tstnsll; 10 Z. S. 6. Rochester
Fps. Walter Y. BcoBe-Det r. s. Marc
Island. Cal: TO Z. S. :. TeISs
Comdr. Bollis AZ. Coolsy-Dct Bath Iron
Works. Bath, Maine; to duty Destroyer Forcr
Engineer DESTROYER Force. Pacific Fleet r.
porting November %. 1890.
Ems Iesse n. Goode-Det O. SIS south
Carolina &C L. S. =. Connecticut.
AP. Clk. Murray .. Kinr-Dct L s s
Nestal: 70 duty Il. s.. San Frsnciseo Cal
Lieut. Condr. Warren L. Moere-prt
Aide on Stan Coudr. DESTROYER Forcp Fac
ihc Fleet November - 1890: TO Assistant
to Navll Inspector Of Engineering Material.
Brooklyn, y. Y.
Capt. william Y. Prstt-Drt comusud
L. :. 5. New York. 20 command pcstru,r-
Force Pacific Fleet, reporting November ..
lao0.
Ems. Charles II. Pricc-Det Submarine
, Chaser lS5. TO duty L. s. s. Despatch
Ems. Elijah J. Reevcs-Dct Submarine
Chaser 42a: TO conn. Z. o. L. T. s YEcom.
and 90 board when commissioned.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-16
Babe Ruth and Thor.

Having scored hfty-four home runs, Babe Ruth
now can take his proper place among the gods
renowned in legend for their prowess.
He belongs, in fact in the class of the great
god Thor who performed wonders with the ham,
mcr he always carried. 1t is related of him that
once with mighty swing he hurled the hammer
over mountain. 1t fell with such impact that it
cracked open the mountain and a new valley was
formed
There is no desire here to detract from Thor's
record by comparison with Babe Ruths but then,
in fairness to the Babe, it should be pointed out
that there is evidence that Thor actually did
what is claimed for him. There is even some ques-
ton as to what mountain it was that he cracked
so wide open with his hammer
On the other hand, every of Babe Ruth S
more than fifty home is authenticated by thou
sands Of witnesses who saw these miracles per-
formed with their own eyes.
Moreover, Babe Ruth had no supernatural help,
but performed these wonders single-handed, so to
speak, unlike Thor, who, being a god, had certain
occult advantages when he threw his hammer with
such terrific effect.
Assuredy Babes place is among the gods, and
if the pantheon is already filed let Thor get up
and give his seat to whose wondrous achieve
mentS are authenticated and guaranteed.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-16
BRITISH PRICES DROP
TOWARD OLD LEVELS

A special cable to the Journal Of
Commerce states that commodity.
prices for England showed a fur
ther decline over September. On a
percentage basis the September
British prices showed an increase Of
2i7.S per cent over the average for
the years 1901 to 1903.
AT the end OF August the Increase
amounted 10 252 per cent. The high
point in English prices was reached
IN March when the Economist index
showed an increase of 27s.6 per cent.
since March there has been a de:
cline in prices amounting TO about
S.5 per cent
The Washington herald., 1920-10-16
A DAILY LINE o. CHEER
By John Xendriek Bangs.
CLAY.

Clay am I? Well, naught / care.
I've seen things of beauty rare
Modelled out Of clay, and so
On my clayey way ] go
Full OF glsdness and delight,
II the morning, noon, and night,
Careless what I'm fashioned OF
Long as ! can live and love,
And transform myself into
Something pleasing to the view,
And be often as ] can
Useful to my fellow man.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-16
FRENCH WAR REGIONS
RECOVER PROSPERITY

The ministry of the liberated
regions of France has stated that
up to August 1. 1890, 3,IO6 indus
trial establishments in the liberated
regions has resumed operations in
whole or in part. This number
amounts to 1853 per cent Of the
total establishments in this part
of France.
The city of Lille and outlying dis
tricts show the best recovery in as
much as se.2 per cent of the in
dustrial establishments there are
now operating. On August ]. 1920.
the 5,i0e establishments employed
32s.tso workers compared TO 757.3Ss
workers in these same, establish
ments in 1914 tfs
The Washington herald., 1920-10-16
TO BE CONTINUED.
THE MONEY GAME.

The money game is widely known
throughout the years fits fame has
grown. No other game 10 quite so
tough. and yet we never get enough.
While football boasts its fans
galore. and baseball many thousand
more-the money game has won a
fame
that far outclasses either game.
Folk play it fondly, far and near,
despite the season of the year.
They play it hard and steadily
and do it very readily.
Tho money 'game-no rules arc
known.
but each has methods all his own. So
long as folks are on the earth they'll
play this game for all they're worth.
N. A. LUFBURRow.
tcop,riSht. 1870. BY The Mcclure s,adicate.l