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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-07

They are built on honor and sell
themselves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-07

Mrs. E. a. Scott of Hyde Park
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-07
LOCAL. NOTICE

Norman Fowler was business Wis.,
itor in Skowhegan. Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-04

Madrilena, La Harem glide, and La Houla- Houla. Other guests came through with renditions of the "Vienner Viggle," the Hawaiian Kui, the Siberian Whirl and La Dance Igorrotes. It was soiree at which more than few wicked feet were shaken.
 True to her penchant for things on grand scale, the "Queen of Bohemia" put on Hippodronne party. In the main tableau she posed as a dairymaid in at- tendance upon herd of Hippodrome ele- phants.
 She collaborated with Valeska Su- ratt in Paris Apache dance at party; those who have seen Valeska in such ac- tion realize that it must have taken some collaboration, but undoubtedly Aimee was equal to it. The haunts of the Apaches in Paris were reproduced with the bare tables. dirty walls, bottles, n everything, and in that setting the dancers stepped several lively little rounds together, after the accepted Apache manner. Tir- ing of other partners, Aimee sent out for. real donkey and did few steps with that animal, probably remarking that she was tired of limitations.
 At the Queen of Bohemia's" fancy drses ball in Paris, she made her entrance in Indian harem costume, carried on the shoulders of four slaves, whose bronzed bodies were painted with golden flowers. The late Gaby Deslys, who was among those present, declared the affair was a regular party. and her opinion was ac- cepted as most expert.
 Then there was tho Louis Quinze party, at which Mrs, Gouraed appeared
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the theaters. This union ended in death, the next gentleman espousing Aimee be- ing Prince Mishnikoff of Russia. There again came denouement amid the clack- ing tongues of scandal.
 It was in a matrimonial interval that the beautiful Aimee plunged into a series of wild adventures in foreign lands. The fascination of India, with it's dark mys- ticism, beckoned the daughter of the rich "Forty-niner," and the story is told of her that, alone and unattended, except for a handsome Indian youth of twenty-one, she braved the terrors of the jungle. Thus guided, she is said to have fol- lowed half-forgotten paths. camped In the open and lost herself in the depths of the jungle. It is related that during this journey, Aimee's Indian companion decorated her fair, white skin with quaint designs of tattooing.
 But the "Queen of Bohemia" broke the ties of the jungle with determination and set out to satisfy her curiosity as to the interior of that carefully guard ed institution, the Indian harem. She won her way into the midst of the harem of an Indian prince of great wealth and rank and spent some time behind the secret lattices in a sort of 1,002d Ara ban Night fantasy. Her charm and tal- ent for the weaving of stories is said to have captivated the prince, who signal ized his favor by giving her pearl of great price, jewel which became the base of Aimee Gourauds remarkable collection, many gems in which constant ly adorn her and contribute to the atten- tion she always has excited In time the American girl became tired of the harem and left it, terming it collection of dull women who seemed to live only to eat and sleep and lacked the ambition to grow jealous of one another.
 Into other out-of- -the-way corners of the globe she insinuated herself, inde- fatigable in her researches until the bizarre, the Oriental, the occult and un- canny held few secrets for her. She delved, too, into the darkest haunts of the underworlds of great cities. How ex- tensive her explorations were no one knows, but evidences appeared in her unique entertainments, with their odd foreign features and atmospheres, such as only the initiate might conceive. These entertainments were the next
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and Familiar of Swamis. Soirees Ori- RusselPs line. All the barbaric splen- dor of India, Russia and other parts were conjured up. by this artistic gen. tleman for Aimee Gouraud, but it was she who put the casts upon the stages which Russell set.
 One of Mrs. Gouraud's earlier parties was her Ball of Snakes" the serpents in question being real and no fgments of the imagination, such as it was pos sible to summon in those days. The af- fair was in honor of Odette Valery, champion snake charmer. The hostess was garbed in a six-foot python, and all the guests who did not come provided with snakes received them as favors and those who had the nerve wore them as ornaments and even carried some of the smaller wrigglers home as souvenirs. Aimee danced dance with snake as a partner, regular Garden of Eden glide. It was quite party, especially when it is borne in mind that the snakes were real, not parlor.
 The party, the feature of which was the "Dance of All Nations" also is fa- nous, the hit of the evening having been the contortions of Dogmena, cannibal girl of the Philippines, who appeared in cocoanut oil and a red sash. Ancient Judea, of course, was represented by Salome. Aimee herself did a tango for the sake of the Argentine and performed, as she did in all her dances, with con- summate skill, for most of them she had indulged in on their homo grounds. Among them were the Cobra dance, La
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By Fairfax Downey

NONSIDERABLE fuss has been made in recent days anent the
 arrival of various celebrities in the City of New York, and the rever- berations of the welcome and homage caused by their coming echoed through out the country. Almost royal honors have been rendered the famous visitors, and not undeservedly.
 And yet the Queen of Bohemia" set foot on our shores the other day and entered virtually unheralded, in spite of the fact that she has furnished sensa- tion after sensation to the daring CO., teries of New York society in which she once moved and food for gossiping and romancing to the public in general.
 Among her assortment of names, the Queen of Bohemia" uses preferably Aimee Gouraud, a name which she has from one of her husbands; and she is most often designated thus, or as Mrs Jackson Gouraud. An attempt to de- scribe her, however, is more difficult. Call her millionairess, an @sthete, a genius at bizarre and extravagant en- tertainment, citizeness of many lands, a dabbler in art and the occult, seeker after weird adventure and you have not begun to say it all.
 She reached New York unostentatious- ly, travelling from Paris, but those who know her doubt her ability to blend into a drab background and pass unnoticed for long. That has not been the way of Aimee Gouraud. It is most probable that her fads, fancies and unconven- tionalities will not down. New York must prepare to be startled!
 Extensive marrying is one of the least of her accomplishments. She was born to her wealth as the daughter of E. B. Crocker, of San Francisco, one of the Pacific Coast miliionaires who helped to finance the Union Pacific Railroad. The girl eloped with R. Porter Ashe, Cali fornia horseman, from whom she later was divorced. Next she became the wife of Harry Gillig, who was born in Ne vada, but lived almost everywhere else in the world Divorce parted them in two years, and in few months Aimee married Jackson Gouraud, who had been a song writer, but now took to building forty-room houses, driving four -in-hands and escorting his wife to first nights at
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phase in her extraordinary career, and it was as the wife of Jackson Gouraud that she thrilled and amused New York with them.
 To aid her own ingenious mind, the Queen of Bohemia" secured the services of an extraordinary master of cere- monies, one Edmund Russell, who has been termed the Essence of Etheticism, Prophet of Pregnancy. Painter of Poems
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lIlNolouS Queeu o1 DoucHuh lb ner olb- position toward adopting religions and children. She has indulged in several of the former, Buddhism among them. Of the several children taken into her family, the most widely known is Yvonne Gouraud, for it is said to have been that handsome young woman who figured in the breaking of the fourth matrimonial tie of Mrs. Gouraud-that with Prince Mishnikoff. In the first place, the Queen" testified that the prince was a fivver as a card of introduction to the court of the Czar, since he did not seem to be on the imperial invitation list. Added to that disappointment, Aimee was put out at what she termed the princes "violent affection, attachment and infatuation for a girl fifteen years old" There was great fuss, with accusations by Aimee, denied by both the prince and the adopt ed daughter, the prince insisting he was no more than parentally attentive. After much confusion Aimee was granted a divorce from the prince, and Yvonne re- turned to her.
 As for Yvonne, she tried stage career and then entered on the gay life of Paris, where her foster mother had become a resident Yvonne, who once declared she never would marry other than an Ameri- can or an Englishman, appears to have changed her mind, for her engagement has been announced to Khouri el Nouik, an Egyptian artist.
 If she had married an American or an Englishman there would have been cause for surprise, for neither Yvonne nor her foster mother has ever done anything which was commonplace or expected of them. It might have been expected that Yvonne would have married her sdoring divorced stepfather, Prince Mishnikoff, but evidently his affections were not rs- turned and her heart has found . warm response in another and entirely un- looked-for parsonage, of whom little ia known. It is rumored that he plans aa American honeymoon.
 Aimee Gouraud's visit here is said to be solely on business, but many hcrc the Queen of Bohemia will etsasi'S'' sgsin her spectacular reign.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-06-17
WHEEDEN-B THROWN

The home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Trueblood, of Weldon,
was the scene of a quiet wedding
on last Friday morning at ten
O'Clock when their daughter,
Mrs. Effie Trueblood Brown, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Lee
Wheeden. Rev. Stanley White,
of Roanoke Rapids, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, performed
the ceremony.
The bride wore a travelling
gown of blue canton crepe with
hat and gloves to match.
Mrs. M. L. Shearin, of Raleigh,
sister of the bride, softly played
Mendelssohn's wedding march.
She was attired in a tan geor-
gette gown with blue trimmings.
The bride entered with her
father, Mr.. S. Trueblood, who
gave her in marriage, and the
groom had as his best nan, Mr..
D. P. Wike, of Rosemary. The
ring ceremony was used.
The house was artistically dec
Grated with June daisies and pot
ted plants.
Shortly after the ceremony the
bride and groom left for Balti-
more and other northern points
after which they will be at their
country home "Cedarya".
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-06-17

and the Register of Deeds Offices
were inspected and found in good
condition and proper order.
L. G. Shell
Foreman of Grand Jury.
The following cases were dis
posed of Friday and Saturday
in addition to those given in last
weeks issue of the HERALD:
John ("Peg") Perry, of Rose
mary, charged with selling whis-
key and carrying concealed wea-
pons, was found guilty upon
both counts and sentenced to
eighteen months upon the county
roads. This sentence was later
reduced to fifteen months.
Richard Savage, of Roanoke
Rapids, charged with the selling
and transportation of whisFey,
was found guilty and sentenced
to eighteen months upon the
county roads.
Ernest Moody, who was arrest.
ed with Savage, and charged
with aiding and abetting in the
transportation of liquor, was
found guilty. Judgment in this
case was continued.
George Hencher, charged with
running a house of i'll fame, IN
South Rosemary, was found
guilty and sentenced to two
years upon the county roads II
found in the county after tive
days.
Walter Jackson, selling cigar
cites to minors, six months upon
the county roads.
Ben Dowtin, selling whiskey,
three months upon the county
roads.
Tom Daniel, selling whiskey,
twelve months upon the county
roads.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-06-17
BOARD BARS POOL ROOMS
Will Issue No Licenses This Year to Operate Pool Rooms
in Roanoke Rapids. Revoke Licenses of Jtney Drivers
Under Indictment for Selling Whiskey.
CHIEF JACKSON GETS VOTE OF THANKS

1t was decided at meeting OF
the Board of Town Commission
ers held on Tuesday, June IA, to
refuse all applicants for pool
room licenses for the year begin
ing July /. This action was taken
with the approval of DR.. T. W.
M. Long, Mayor, and Commits
toner's S. F. Patterson, Wells D.
Tillery, l.. O. Anderson, Louis
Grlmmer, and M. D. Collier, and
has been under consideration by
them for some time.
The Board passed unanimously
a vote of thanks to Chief of
Police r. H. Jackson and those
Of his associates who have CO.
operated with him for ridding
the town of immortality and law
lesness. The Board discussed the
alleged charges of whiskey SELL
ing against Chief of Police jack
son and were informed by the
Mayor that he had personally
gone to Halifax in t his
connection and that both Judge
Cranmer and Solicitor Midyette
expressed the belief that these
charges were a frame up pure
and simple; that the Court had
taken no action and advised Mr..
Jackson to take no action. A
letter from Solicitor Midyette
confirming this was ordered pub
lished in the ROANOKE RAP
IDS HERALD for two coDsecu-
tive weeks.
After a full. discussion of the
matter of licenses for jitney
drivers the Board revoked the
licenses of all jitney drivers who
are now under indictment for sell
ing whiskey and the town clerk
was ordered to revoke the license
of any jitney driver who might
be indicted hereafter promptly
upon receipt of report of such
Indictment.
1t was ordered that all those
desiring iitney licenses for the
year beginning July l should
make application to the Board of
Town Commissioners and that
such applications must receive
the approval of the Board before
their issuance.
W. S. Hockaday was appoint
ed Town Tax Collector, A. C.
Zollicoffer, Town List Taker, A.
L. Clark, Town Recorder, and
L. 0. Anderson, Town Treasurer
and Clerk.
A. T. Allen was appointed at a
salary of $1,000 per month, he
to furnish his own horse and
to clean up the streets
and alleys of the town.
The Town Clerk submitted the
Treasurer's report for the year
ending June l, 1920, which was
and ordered published
n the ROANOKE RAPIDS
HERALD.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-06-17
RENO ALLSBROOK
FOUND IN NORFOLK
Arrested There He Valves Extradition
and Returned to Roanoke Rapids
Wednesday Night. Had Forfeited
Thousand Dollar Bond in Liquor
Case.
CHARGED WITH AUTOMOBILE THEFT

Reno AlIsbrook, who forfeited
his bond of one thousand dollars
at the June term of Halifax
County Superior Court, was ar.
rested in Norfolk and brought
back to Roanoke Rapids on last
Wednesday night, under an in.
stanter capias issued by Judge
Cranmer.
Allsbrook was recognized by
Chas. w. Brown, a former mem
ber of the police force of Roa-
noke Rapids, while walking down
CRANKY Street. Brown spoke to
him and walked along with him
until they met a policeman whom
Brown informed that Allsbrook
was wanted in Roanoke Rapids
and the arrest followed. Ais
brook, at the time of his arrest,
was working in clothing store
in Norfolk and living in the home
of a sister.
Upon his arrival here he was
served with a warrant sworn out
by W. A. Davis charging him
with the theft of an automobile
and was tried Friday morning be-
fore Recorder A. L. Clark on
this charge. Evidence was
brought out to the effect that
Allsbrook took the automobile
from a garage at the residence of
his brother-in-l law, Mr.. H. c.
Leitner, in Rosemary. He was
overtaken by Mr.. Davis and
others between Emporia and
Franklin and accompanied them
back to Roanoke Rapids. He was
not indicted for the alleged theft
until after his departure from
town. The Recorder found prob
able cause and bound Allsbrook
over to the August term of Su-
perior Court under two hundred
dollars bond.
At the date of going to press
this bond had not been furnished
and as Allsbrook is also wanted
on a capias, it is probable that he
will spend the time between now
and court in the county Jail.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-06-17
GRAND JURY
SUMMONS IS
Capias Issued Against Nineteen Citizens
Of This Community. Eight Leave
While Leaving is Good.
NO PRELIMINARY HEARINGS HELD

A most unusual departure
from precedent was established
by Court officials at Halifax on
last Friday when they subpoena
ed eighty five citizens from
Rosemary and Roanoke Rapids
to testify before the Grand Jury
on a John Doe warrant against
some thirty men suspected OF
selling whiskey, resulting in the
issuance of instanter capias
against nineteen persons under
bonds of from two hundred to
one thousand dollars.
While it is understood that the
majority of the witnesses sum-
moned declared under oath that
they knew nothing of alleged
violations of the prohibition law
on the part of those suspected,
considerable testimony of damag-
ing character was elected from
those who did testify, as evidenc-
ed by the number Of. people
placed under bond.
Capias' were issued against A.
R. Sandlin, Wiley Johnson, K. B.
Topping, J. c. Smith, B. Nedder,
John Stallings, Bob Vincent,
Clyde Stallings, Wiley Hester,
Jim Gurkin, T. M. Edmondson,
Frank Hudson, Wess Johnson,
Gene Moore, H. J. Odom, Jasper
Thompson, of Rosemary, Mort
Wood, and O. E. Cherry, of Roa-
noke Rapids, and Aunt" Martha
Carter, colored, of Roanoke
Rapids.
Capias' could not be served on
Jim Gurkin, T. M. Edmondson,
Frank Hudson, Wess Johnson,
Gene Moore, O. E. Cherry, H.
j. Odom and Jasper Thompson,
who have left the community
without address and in some in
stances rather light in the mat
ter of baggage.
The evidence against none of
the defendants has been given
out and no preliminary hearings
have been held. With the ex-
ception of those departed all have
given bonds except Wiley Hester
and Martha Carter, whose
present address is the Halifax
County Jail. Some OF those
against whom action was taken
have not been generally identified
in the public mind with whiskey
selling and the action of the
Grand Jury in their particular
cases came as a distinct surprise
to the majority of people in the
community.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-06-17
PETER SMITH DROWNED
THURSDAY

While bathing in the reservoir
of the Rosemary Manufacturing
Company on last Thursday night,
Peter Smith, aged twenty five,
an employee of the Rosemary
Manufacturing Company and a
former service man, suffered
death by drowning, caused by
heart failure in the opinion of
the Coronel Smith was alone
in the reservoir at the time of
his death, although a number Of
men and boys had just gotten
out, and as he made no outcry,
his disappearance was not noted
until too late.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-06-17
ROSEMARY PERSONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS

NAL ~ "a w IHlC, VI lSiCIliIiOilu,
was in Rosemary Monday.
Mr.. A. L. McCalley, of Fred.
ericksburg, Va, spent Monday
in town.
Miss Bertha Cox has returned
from Peace Institute, Raleigh.
Mr.. H. H. Smith, of Norfolk,
was a visitor in town Monday.
Miss Elizabeth Council, of
Hickory, is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. T. Councill.
Mr.. W. A. Kennedy, of Char
lotte, was here Monday.
Mrs. W. H. Whitaker, of
Washington, D. G., is the guest
of Mrs. B. P. Cooper.
Mr.. A. F. Black, of Norfolk,
was here Monday.
Mr.. Eugene Lehman has re-
turned from the University of N.
G., Chapel Hill.
Mr.. C. E. Crymes, of Norfolk,
spent Monday in town.
Mrs. W. T. Councill and two
children returned this week from
Hickory.
Mr.. w. M. Sanders, of Oak
land, N. c., was here Tuesday.
Mrs. J. P. Hewitt and Miss
Jean Hewitt returned yesterday
from Washington, D. C.
Mr.. E. W. Simpson, of Raj
eigh, spent Tuesday here.
Mr.. Charlie Spencer has re-
turned from the State University
and has accepted a position with
Taylor's Drug Store.
Mr.. E. Falkner, of Henderson,
was here Tuesday.
Judge Cranmer spent Sunday
night in town.
Mr.. Joe Taylor, of Oxford, is
visiting relatives here this week.
Miss Elizabeth Mckenzie has
returned from a visit to Char
lottesville, Va.
Mr.. F. E. Lyon, of Savannah,
Ga, was here yesterday.
Mr.. John w. Wick has return
ed from Washington and Lee
University, Lexington, Va.
Mr.. Stanford Travis, of We'll
don, was here Monday night.
The brotherhood of St. Andrew
met Monday night in the rector's
study in All Saints (EpiscopaD |
Church.
Mr.. Robert l.. Dickens spent
Sunday night in town.
Miss Annie Medlin returned
this week from Baltimore.
Mr.. H. R. Halman, of Char
lotte, spent Wednesday night
in Rosemary.
Roanoke Rapids Rosemary de-
feated the Boykins Baseball Club
IL to 3 at the local park Satur-
day afternoon.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-06-17
DUDLEY DIMERY
KILLED HERE

On last Friday afternoon, while
at work cleaning up around the
mill of the Halifax Builders
Supply Company, Dudley DIM
cry, colored employee, in some
way came in contact with a rapid
ly moving circular saw splitting
his head almost completely open.
He was taken to the Roanoke
Rapids Hospital where he died
some hours later. From the
nature and extent of his injuries
it is considered remarkable that
death did not occur instantly.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-06-17
Garland E. Midyette
Attorney.at.Law

Jackson, N. I.
Jme 3th 1921
Dr. T. W. M Long Mayor Roanoke Rapids.
Roanoke Rapids, N c.
Dear Sir
AT your last Court my attention called to charge that
was made or being circulated that H. Jackson had sold whkey
and lanes Tanner and Percy Tanner whom do know except
by reputation were responsible for this report and perhaps the au
hors Of the charges Mr. Jackson Of the police officers in
yom town. and view Of this charge and his position have made
careful investigation Of the charges and am satisfied they not
true but on the contrary they we're inspired by people sympathy
with the unlawful sale Of whiskey your community and by hos
y to Mr. Jackson who has been unusually active the apprehend
ing Of voao Of the Prohibition Laws and thereby made himself
oou to those who desire sell liquor violation o law and many
who are sympathy with the sale Of liquor My observation that
Mr. Jackson fearless and faithful officer and needs to be en-
coased and commended for the services he has rendered these
matters would prosecute him as vigorously would anyone
had the least idea he was guilty.
Yours very truly
Adv G. E. Midyeue Solicitor.