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Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-05-19
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
THE OLD NORTH STATE
SHORT NOTES OF INTEREST TO
CAROLEVI,ANS.


Hickory-Ralph d. Ballew, son OF,
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Bal,ew, of Hick.
ory, has been elected manager OF
sturgis, Mich, . city of 1000 popula'
tion.
Raleigh, - Marcus Edwards, SEN
fenced to life imprisonment for the
murder of his wife in 1918, made his
escape from the state prison farm.
Kinston. Benjamin Withers, of
Charlotte, was injured in the automo-
bile races here, when his car crashed
into fence, Withers is in the hos
pital with three broken ribs and one
lung injured.
| Rocky Mount.--W. L. Jones, alias
Little. who was found guilty of muir
| der in the second degree by jury
| in Nash county superior court, was
sentenced by Judge Calvert to serve
/ rs years in the state penitentiary.
Charlotte, Nearly 1000 treatments
| for the cure Of venereal diseases were
| given at the ". d. clinic of the city
health department during April, &C
cording to the first monthly report
/ of Miss Norma Leitch, supervising
| nurse.
The hardware men of North and
South Carolina met here in their 18th
| annual session for four days" con-
vention- There were between $50
and 200 members from the Carolinas
present at the opening session.
Durham. Chief Of Police Proctor
and all officers and members of the
Durham police department will make
4 application for retention of their place
on the force under the reorganization
plan of City Manager Kueffner. Chief
| Proctor stated
winston Salem. superintendent
Walter Thompson, who was elected a
/ member of the board of aldermen, Is
critically i'll at local hospital, little
hope being entertained for his recoy-
cry. He has diabetes.
Greensboro. Carl Talley, alleged
member OF the whiskey running gang,
1 whom Policeman W. Thomas McCuis-
ton gave his life in trying to capture
i here. was declared an outlaw and a
reward Of $3.50 offered for him, dead
or alive.
Rocky Mount.--A total of 253 new
members was secured by the Y. M. g.
4. annual membership campaign.
Hickory. Capt G. G. Freeman and
/ his bride, formerly Miss Minnie Sides,
OF LAnoir, have returned to Hickory
from Danyille, Va, where they were
united in marriage last week.
Hickory. With q membership OF
3S2, an increase of nearly one hun.
dred during the past year, the Comrlu'
nifty club has begun new year and
taken on itself new obligations.
1 Wake Forest Special emphasis =
/ being placed on alumni day At Wake
Forest commencement this year. There
| will be reunions of all the classes Of
/ 1861, III, 's1, s1. O1 and 1911. The
II class OF 1921 will be welcomed into
the ranks OF the alumni. N
Kinstons Kinston Is to lose its
double daily service on the kinston
i Carolina. According to announcement
made at the local OFFICES, new
Il schedule win become effective May
i 10. which will eliminate one Of the
trains nov rnnning betweeA Kinston
ana snow Hill
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-05-19

Rocky Mount-W. L. Jones, alias
Little. who was found guilty of muir
der in the second degree by a jury
in Nash county superior court, was
sentenced by Judge Calvert to serve
rs years in the state penitentiary.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-05-19

Charlotte, Nearly 1000 treatments
for the cure Of venereal diseases were
given at the ", d. clinic of the city
health department during April, &C
cording to the first monthly report
of Miss Norma Leitch, supervising
nurse.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-05-19

Durham.--Chief Of Police Proctor
and all officers and members of the
Durham police department will make
application for retention of their place
on the force under the reorganization
plan of City Manager Kueffner. Chief
Proctor stated.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-05-19

The hardware men of North and
South Carolina met here in their 18th
annual session for a four days. con-
vention- There were between $50
and 200 members from the Carolinas
present at the opening session.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-05-19

winston Salem. superintendent
Walter Thompson, who was elected a
member of the board of aldermen. is
critically i'll at local hospital, little
hope being entertained for his recoy-
cry. He has diabetes.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-05-19

Greensboro. - Carl Talley, alleged
member of the whiskey running gang,
whom Policeman w. Thomas McCuis-
ton gave his life in trying to capture
here, was declared an outlaw and a
reward of $3.50 offered for him, dead
or alive.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-05-19

Hickory.-Ralph d. Ballew, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Bal,ew, of Hick'
ory, has been elected manager OF
sturgis, Mich, Q city of 1000 popula'
tion.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-05-19

Kinston. Benjamin Withers, Of
Charlotte, was injured in the automo-
bile races here, when his car crashed
into q fence, Withers is in the hos
pital with three broken ribs and one
lung injured.
The Washington times., 1921-03-09
No price is right unless
quality is right

We make our clothes as
good as we can and we
make the price as low
as we can-then we say:
If you're not satisfied that both quail
ity and price are right-money back
Hart Schaffner
s. Marx
The Washington times., 1921-03-09
PUBLIC W|NSCLASH
OVER HAM0N TRIAL
"Jake's" Son Fails to Bar Re-
porters When Clara Will
Tell of Staying.

ARDMORB Okla, March s.-The
public has won. the first clash in the
Hamon trial.
Efforts of Attorney General S. r.
Freezing and Jake l.. Hamon, jr., eight
een-year-old son of the slain "oil
king" and Republican national com
mitteeman, to prevent suitable accom-
modations for the press at the trial OF
Clara Smith Hamon were forestalled
by District Judge Thomas w. Cham
pion.
Attorneys for the defense Joined
with Judge Champion in opposing de-
mands of the prosecution that the
press be forbidden entrance to the
courtroom.
'Tll keep them out of the court
room" young Hamon was overheard
to remark. He referred to the swarm
OF reporters who are already begin
ming to invade Ardmore preparatory
to the trial which opens Thursday.
Judge Champion took another view.
however
81 want to repeat that this Is 20 be
a digniied trial--not show. The
business OF this court Is public" he
said officially. He added that every
effort would be made to provide spac .
for the army of scribes expected at
the trial.
The Washington times., 1921-03-09
HARDING WILL GOLF ON
MCLEAN ESTATE COURSE

President Harding probably will
play most of his golf on a private
golf course that will be laid out near
Friendship, the Mclean home. This
was the information gwen out at the
White House today following a visit
Of Edward B. Mclean and Senator
EIkins of West Virginia
Senator E1kins and Mr.. Mclean are
completing a golf course that will
contain about 100 acres near Mr..
McLean's country home. they said,
and as the President is an ardent
golfer and a close friend of Mr.. Nc
Lean 1t is a foregone conclusion that
the President will spend many hours
chasing the golf ball on the private
course
The Washington times., 1921-03-09
CLARA NOT TO
DIE, IF GUILTY
State Won't Ask Extreme Pen
atty for Slayer of Oklahoma
J. Oil King.
BY MILDRED MORRIS,
Intern q tiOnal Newu Service.

hmteTbutlOmaI Ne"b ceHShS~s
Ai.DMORE, Okla, March 9.-The
prosecution will not ask the death
penalty if Clara Smith Hamon is
convicted of the staying of Jake
Hamon, Oklahoma oil king and Re-
publican national committeeman il
was learned today.
WILL CITE DYING WORDS.
1t became known that the State
expects to prove that Hamon, while
dying, said the girl had shot him
while he lay on his bed in the suite
occupied by the couple in hotel
here
The defense, 1t was learned, will
have at least one important witness
connected neither with the girl nor
the Hamon interests, who will testify
that he also talked to the oil king
on his deathbed and will deny Hamon
accused the girl as the prosecution
claims.
Although the defense is not disclos-
ing its case, so far there has not
been an indication that the girl on
the stand will deny her version of
the shooting as related to the Inter
national and Universal Services in
interviews given after she was
located in Mexico.
EXPECTS TO CLASH.
Experts have been called by the
prosecution in an effort to prove 1t
was impossible for the automatic pis-
tol from which the fatal shot was
fed to have gone off unless the girl
pressed the trigger. The defense will
have experts to dispute this.
For the two women around whom
the drama Of the case is centercd, the
trial will determine which Of the two
the wife or the girl-has the final
triumph. Against the wife's story that
the oil king desired her at the last
will be the testimony for the de-
fense that while Hamon raved in reli-
rum on his death bed, 1t was the
girl for whom he called and vowed
his love
On the eve Of her trial the girl de-
clares there has been no triumph for
rer in the ten years she spent with
IIamon.
There was only shame and degra-
dation.' she said today. Il had no
legal ties to bind me to the man I
loved. 1 was just an affinity. Even
il am freed. wherever 1 go and
whatever / do the shame and degra-
dation of the last ten years will
haunt my memory"
CHILDREN WILL COME.
As the wife faces the girl in the
courtroom she will have her two
children with her. a boy Of eighteen
and a girl of twelve. The girls
mother and sisters will sit with ner
as she struggles for her Liberty.
Here the case is referred to as the
drama OF love and millions. II the
girl Is acquitted, she has documents,
1t Is understood, which will entiue
her to a share of the Hamon millions,
and will file a sensational suit against
the Hamon interests as an afterm a tn
Of her trial.
The defense will claim that the
widow and her interests seek the
girls conviction to prevent her from
sharing in the dead oil kings estate.
The Washington times., 1921-03-09
Ardn1ore Still True To
Han1on, AS Woman Who
SLew Him Faces Trial

This the third instalmen of Of four articles setting the
killing
Haon millionaire Oklahoma Republican national comnisman
concluding published Wash
ingon Times tomorrow when the trial scheduled to
BY BERT LOVE
City Pos)
ARDMORE, Okla. March 9-The attitude of Ardmore
with respect to what persons term Hamonism is
fleced with amazing fidelity in the attitude of the Daily
Ardmorete, a prosperous newspaper which has been
in existence for nearly thirty years and enjoys big
city printing plant in small city publishing center.
Half dozen coil millionares' are the of the
Ardmorete The quotations around oil mionaires"
not intended nsnuae that these substantial gentlemen
are not really millionaires.
The Washington times., 1921-03-09
Returns From Scout Meet.

Mr. and Mrs. Vsaac Cans have re-
turned from a trip to New York, where
they were stopping at the Hotel Com
modore. While in New York Mr.. Cans
attended the national convention Of
the Boy Scouts council.
The Washington times., 1921-03-09
MISS DELORIS FREEMAN,

Of Los Angeles, has called
on her sky-wedding. And as
a result, 1t Is said, Mark Camp
bell, Venice, CAL. aviator, de.
clares he has made his last
flight with Dan Cupid.
The Washington times., 1921-03-09

To Cure o Cold In Ono Day
Take GROVES Laxative BROMO QUI-
NINE Tablets. The genuine bears the sig
nature of E. w. Grove. (Be sure you get
pROMO) 3Oc--Adyt
The Washington times., 1921-03-09
HAMON PRAISED.

Tho sample Copy" was filled with
.fulsome praise of Hamon as a mar
velous Republican and a wonderful
citizen. Many of the tributes took
the form of signed letters. the sigma
lures being the names of Ardmore
Democrats Of influence in the busi-
ness and professional life of the city.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-06-23
Brayton News Items

Miss Opal Cannon, of Des
Moines, was an over Sunday visi-
tor at the home Of her sister, Mrs.
Theo Ordway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Heath and
family, of Atlantic, were over Sun
day visitors in Brayton With their
parents. L. G. Heath and wife and
F. L. freeman and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Christensen
came up from Corning Saturday
and took in the celebration and
visited until Sunday with her
parents.
DR.. Koob and wife left Sunday
for the Minnesota lakes where
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-06-23

they will remain for several weeks.
DR.. Roy Jensen has charge Of DR..
Koob's practice during their
absence.
Noel Heath, Of Omaha, was the
guest Of his parents, L. G. Heath
and wife, from Thursday until
Sunday.
Miss Blanche Noon, Of Extra,
was the guest Of Mrs. G. B. Sykes
the latter part Of the week.
Irving Miller, of Nebraska, is
visiting at the home of his uncle,
L. F. Miller. He came to attend
the funeral of his cousin, Mrs.
R Miller.
Herb Thielen shipped two cars
Of fat cattle to the Omaha market
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-06-23

| Tuesday.
j.. j. Curry was up from Allan
tic last week doing some work at
the farm east Of town.
Brayton's celebration on Satur-
day brought large crowds to town,
especially in the evening. A pro-
gram was given both afternoon
and evening. Rev Simpson was
the speaker Of the afternoon.
Mr.. andSMrs. p. 3. Perry spent
. very enjoyable week atf the home
Of their daughter, Mrs. Dallas
Layland, near Audubon, arriving
home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rowe, eof
Anita. visited at the =. B.Perry
home Sunday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-06-23
Ed Northup made a business
trip to Coon Rapids Monday.

Miss Geraldine Ridgely is at
tending summer school at Harlan
instead Of Cedar Falls, as stated
last week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-06-23

Mrs. Abbey, of Kansas City, ar
rived last week for an extended
visit at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Ada Smith.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-09
"They Tell Ne You're Hunting
Parker"

for Costigan's, determined to learn the
truth. ! approached the same bar
tender with whom had spoken in the
morning, and he must have recalled
me mt once. for, without answering
my question he turned and called out
to a heavily set, red-faced fellow At
the lower end of the bar
Dan, here is that guy who was
asking for Parker. He amt heard
nuthn' from him"
The other came forward, elbowing
his way roughly through the crowd,
and looked me searchingly in the face.
"rm Costigan," he said shortly. 'They
tell me you're hunting Parker. Did
you have an appointment with him?'
"Yes; he was to meet me here this
morning. Then / left telephone
number, but he hasn't called me-"
He amt been back; that's the rea-
son. Come along with me; want II
private word with you"
followed him rather doubtfully, al
though his words and actions ap-
peared friendly enough In grutf way.
He led the way to closed door at the
end Of the bar, which, when opened,
disclosed small business office, con
tanning merely desk and two chairs.
To his rather gruff invitation to sit
down, / accepted one of these, chew
ing at the cigar between my teeth, and
endeavoring to appear quite mt ease.
Costigan. after securing the door, seat
ed himself at the desk, turning his
swivel chair about so as to face me,
his freckled hands on his knees.
George told me about you this
morning." he began. AT least ] sup
pose you're the lad your name Daly7"
nodded, greatly relieved, but un-
willing to trust my voice. The man
did not know me; had no suspicion.
Glad ter meet yer" and Costigan
filled IA pipe, and touched a match to
the tobacco without removing his
steady gaze from my face. I'VE never
had no dealings together. but II yer
tied up with George. it's quite likely
we Will have. He an ] hav' been
pardners fer a long while He's HI
of a good guy"
1--WE just ran into each other acci-
dentally." I explained, feeling that he
expected me to say something. Got
onto the trail Of the same Doodle. He
told you, I supposef"
mo, he didn't Just said he'd run
onto you, and that you We're liable to
turn trick together George don't
slop over: that amt his Style
| But he spoke about me?'
| well, yes, in II way. But 1t want
no more than ] told yer, He had TO
90 out afore you got round, so he
said you was comm, an for me to be
decent to yer whenever yer blowcd
in
How long was he TO he gomez
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-09
One eIessino-"Potatoes."

In the midst of the general growing
II is meet that someone should arise
and announce a thanksgiving. The
justification as well as the opportunity
is here. In the one article OF food
which almost more than any other
fills the stomachs of the world there
is plenty. Potatoes Now, the potato
is not an object of beauty or adula-
ton: 1t has only passable bloom
and It's form is prOsaic. but when 1t
comes to real substance il stands as
one of the great things of the world.
II is the statement of l.. II. Bailey, an
authority on agricultural matters, that
lone acre of potatoes frequently fur
nlshes as much human food as ten
acres of wheat" The potato produc-
tion of the world rises to the extra
ordinary total of 5.0OO0OO,000 bushels.
Yields of 1000 and even of ] 200 bush
els TO the acre are on record. In our
country 1t leads all truck crops. In Eu-
rope the potato crop is doing as much
as any other agency to save the peo-
Pile. II is godsend TO the stricken
lands. In America il is furnishing
about the only cheap food in sight.
Great is the potato! 1t is not lovely.
but it fills the bili.-Baltimore Amer
ican.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-09
Gym Trick Helps Mary.

Tight skirts lead their wearers into
tight places, but Mary has solved at
least one Of the peculiarly feminine
difficulties attendant thereupon-
namely. boarding trolley car.
81 puzzled out that problem for
weeks she said. "and was just about
to give up In despair and put on my
Mother Hubbards again when ! got
an inspiration. II was the day after
came home from gymnasium. / was
Just about 10 step on the running
board of car when | was keenly
conscious of little knot of men be-
hind me waiting-well, breathlessly,
you might say-for me to get on. I
stopped and the trolley stopped, and
both the motorman and the condnc-
tor We're getting impatient when I
took my courage in my hands and
srasped the handles of the ear. Be
fore ] knew Ii ] was up. had
chinned myself just as | was in the
habit of doing at the gymnasium. and
fancy left a disappointed bunch OF
males hehind."- York Sun.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-09
Crucified, But Lives.

Crucitied To n rock was the expert
ence of quarryman as the result of
an explosion. The victim was engaged
in blasting in limestone quarry, at
Wirksworth, Derbyshire, when 10
foot ramrod used for tamping the
charge was blown through his neck.
pinnlng him to the rock. Two doctors
were called, and, working in the
fierce heat of the sun, they cut through
the steel bar fore and aft with an en-
gineers' hacksaw, SO that the man
could be removed to hospital. The
quarryman was conscious all the time,
and kept appealing for the "rammer"
to be taken out. After the steel had
been sawed through he was taken to the
hospital. where the remaining portion
of the rod was removed from his neck.
Fortunately II had missed the larynx
and spinal column. and there is every
chance that the injured man will re-
-over.--London Tit-Blts.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-09
By Randall
Parrish
Author Of
THE Strange Case
Of Cavendish"
oo,ynss. ~ RANDALL P.rrisA
The Mystery Of
theSilver Dagger

Yet, even IL J held silent, 1 knew
not In which direction to turn. had
apparently lost all touch with the
girl. She had failed me completely
either by accident. or design. Her ap-
pointment with me had served tc re-
veal only one fact which might prove
of Importance-247 lie Compile street
was undoubtedly q link In the chain
OF the conspiracy; 1t was the home Of
Ivan Waldron. Once ! told this dis
covery to Harris the way might be
opened to closer Investigation. But
what had become of Harris? 1t was
already approaching six o'clock, and
the man had not teiephoned me. Sure
ly he must be aware by this time OF
the murder of Aiva; the uselessness
of seeking longer to find him alive.
Was he also endeavoring to avoid me?
WAS his purpose deceit? or had some
suspicion arisen In his mind as to my
really being Harry Dalyf
Aroused by this possibility, and un-
able to remain quiet longer, ! slipped
a revolver from the depths OF my bag
into coat pocket. and departed again
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-09
DO HEAVY WORK OF FARM
Women Who Supply City Of kiev With
Milk Toll Long Hours and
UncompIainingIy

Wars and revolutions may change
the face of land and bring untold
woe upon on-conbatants, as well as
soldiers, but the customs of coun-
try are often more powerful than the
force Of arms, writes Temple Manning
in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Those
who survive keep on in much the
same way they went before the war.
and do their work as their fathers and
mothers did long before them. The
way the city of Kiev gets Its milk is an
instance which proves the point.
For centuries the mothers OF the
families which ran the farms about
the city were the milkmaids of kiev.
Today the farmers wives and their
daughters-despite the tumults in and
about that city-see that Kiev Is not
without its milk.
The women do the heaviest part of
the farm work. They have always
done II. They would be surprised
should they be told that in another
land men do the heavy work of the
farm. And not the least hard work
of the farms in the neighborhood of
kiey is the caring for the cows. the
milking and the getting of that milk
TO market For in Kiev there are no
milk companies which gather the milk.
transport it and sell 1t.
At daybreak and often earlier than
the sun, the farm wives of kiev rise
and hurry into the barnyard. They
care for the cows and do the milking.
But their work Is not then done. In
small jars which hold perhaps two
quarts, the women pour the milk. They
ill as many jars as the milk the cows
have given require. Then they tie
three or four jars together, and at
tach them to one end of a pole TO
the other end of the pole they tie
the rest of the jars. STOPPING, they
get one shoulder under the pole, lift
the milk jars, and off they start to
market.
The distance may be six miles or
even more, and the weight of the milk
jars very great. yet these milkmaids
Of Kiev are used to hard work, and
to carrying great weights. Uncom-
planning they start Gown the long
road. which may be deserted when they
leave their farmhouse. But before they
have gone far they are Joined by wom
en from other farms. until the milk
procession into Kiev becomes an al
most continuous line of women carry.
ing their burdens carefully to mar
ket. where they sell their wares.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-09
MYSTERY.

Synopsin.-1n a New York Jewelry
store Philip Severn. United States
consular agent, notices a small box
which attracts him. He purchases
it. Later he discovers In a secret
compartment = writing giving .
clew to a revolutionary movement
In this country seeking to overthrow
the Chilean government The writ
ing men tons n rendezvous, and
Severn decides to Investigate. Find
ing the place mentioned In the writ
ing apparently deserted, Severn
Visits saloon in the vicinity. A
woman In the place is met by
man, seemingly by appointment,
and Severn. his suspicious aroused.
follows them. They go to the des-
ignated meeting place. an aban-
doned iron foundry. At the rem
devious Severn is accepted as one
OF the conspirators and admitted.
He meets n stranger who addresses
him as Harry DAILY. The Incident
plays into severn's hands and he
accepts II. His new acquaintance
IL notorious thief. "Gentleman
George" Harris. Concealed, Severn
hears the girl he had followed ad-
dress the conspirAtors. She urges
them to hasten the work of the rev.
olution. The girl discovers Severn
listening. She accepts his explana-
ton OF his presence and makes an
appointment to meet him next day.
He tells her his name is DAILY. Ear-
his informs him OF a scheme he has
to secure sum amounting to
100000. tho revolutionary fund.
and offers TO split" with him Sew
ern accepts the proposition. Sew
ern learns 1t was his new friend
and a Captain Aiva" who had
lost the box which started him on
the trail. Harris tells him the
woman is Marie Gessler. He ar
ranges TO meet Severn next day at
Tom Costigan's saloon. Leaving
the hpildings Severn finds the body
OF Captain Alva, stabbed to death
with IA hatpin dagger. He remem-
bers having seen II, or one like It.
IN Marie Gessler's hat Severn Ia
forced TO believe she is the slayer.