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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
Washington

A compromise draft of the Knox
Porter resolution to end the state of
war with Germany and Austria has
been agreed upon by the conferees
of the senate and house.
The army and navy air services
have reported that all is in readiness
for the bombing tests off the Virginia
Maryland coast against the battleship
Iowa.
Senator Myers of Montana has in
troduced bill to create the office of
moving picture censor in the depart.
ment of commerce.
Brig. Gen. C. E. Sawyer says Pres
ident Harding is standing up well un.
der the strain of the presidential
office.
Dr. Lee X. Frankel, New York insur-
ance man, has assumed personal charge
of the welfare bureau set up in the
postoffice department to improve the
spirit and actual conditions of the 300,-
900 postal workers.
]. r. McCarl of Nebraska has been
nominated to be comptroller general of
the United States.
Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes, who
was chosen by the president to head
the new government budget system,
has got down to work. He commenc-
ed in his usual strenuous way. in Ian.
guage and otherwise. He characterized
the "pitiful machinery of the law" in
attempting to create budget system
with $4,000 men as "penny.wise and
pound.foolish," and will ask experience.
ed business men to work with him
without compensation.
Admiral Sims, dressed in navy uni.
form, recently reported to Secretary
DENLY, and simply said 81 didn't say
It," anent the recent London "jackass"
speech
Congressional investigation of the
dismissal from the marine corps of
Capt. Edmund G. Chamberlain of San
Antonio, Texas, for his alleged false
claims in 1918 of having shot down a
number of German airplanes on the
western battle front, has been recon.
mended by the senate naval com.
mittee.
Although there were million and
a half fewer acres in Georgia devot.
ed to farms In 1920 than In 1910. the
value Of the farm lands and buildings
had increased from $479, 2O4, 1892 In 1910
to $1,14O,21S,327.
Ex-service men appearing before the
senate committee investigating the
case of the world war veterans. saw
that bribery and tipping was common.
place in hospitals.
Methods to relieve the economic sit.
uation in the middle West, particularly
in regard to credits for farmers. were
recently discussed by the president and
twenty bankers entertained by the
chief executive at dinner at the white
house.
Edward NJ. Morgan has been con.
firmed by the senate for postmaster Of
New York City.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
Teach North Carolina First.

Moving pictures on the State Col
1ege campus put on by the state d.
vision OF School Extension showed
the summer school students interest
ing views Of their own state. A good
reel of scenery in the western part of
North Carolina began the exhibition
which concluded with a "Rebecca of
Sunny Brook Farm" showing Mary
Pickford.
The show put on is typical OF the
kind Of entertainment and instruc-
ton which the division of School Ex-
tension is now carrying on in twenty
counties OF North Carolina, under the
local superintendent of education,
and is accomplishing much good in
teaching the pupils the advisability. il
not the necessity, of Knowing North
Carolina First"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
WEALTH OF STATE
IS 0VEREST|MATED
SUMMING UP OF FIGURES BY
COLONEL WATTS, INTERNAL
REVENUE COMMISSIONER.
REAL WEALTH s2,40O,000,oOO
Durham Takes First Rank Among the
Wealthy Counties With Per Capita
Of $2,8s9,47, Scotland Second.
RALEIGH.

North Cardinals actual over.esti-
mated wealth under retaliation is
seven and half millions of dollars
and its shrinkage from horizontal re-
ductons will amount to seven hun
dred iil'ions.
Such is the first summing up Of
figures made by Col A. d. Watts, rev.
enue commissioner, announced
When the horizontal reductions are
are all complete, the commissioner
estimates that the wealth of the state
will be about $2,400,OO0.
No surprise attaches to the an
nouncement that Durham's per capita
wealth is far in excess Of the aver
age for the state and Dare had no bit
ter rival for the lowest place. The
average for the state was $1,237 ,49
per capita but only 20 counties did
better than the average Wake was
81 below It. Durham's Is $685., AZ
and Dare's is $530.92.
Scotland has the second highest per
capita wealth of any county in the
state with $1,990.52 and Clay is next
- Dare towards the bottom.
Mecklenburg is fourth with $1,743.
SO and Buncombe averages s1,44OS9.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
DISPATCHES OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINGS GATHERED FROM
OVER THE WORLD.
FOR The BUSY READER
The Occurrences OF Seven Days Given
In An EpItomized Form For
Quick Reading
Foreign

"Ked" Lewis defeated Jack Bloom
field on point for the middeweight
championship of England in a recent
3O-round bout.
Great Britain asks Japan for three
months delay in renewing their ALI
ance, according to information from
London.
The Southern Irish parliament estab-
lished by the home rule act opened
in Dublin June 2S.
The volcano Stromboli (Scily) has
burst into activity again recently. The
people abandoned their homes.
Striking policemen and firemen of
Quebec, Canada, are being arrested as
fast as they can be apprehended.
Military forces raided the offices
Of New Ireland, the newspaper of
Arthur Griffith, founder of the Sim
Fein who is now in Mount Joy prison.
Not soul was found in the building,
but the soldiers smashed the front
door with sledge hammer and wreck
ed the offices.
The British coal mine strike, which
has been in progress since April /, has
been settled at last. The premier will
Ask the government to authorize the
granting of ten million pounds subsidy
to the mining industry, which, 1t is
generally conceded, will be mere for
mality, as the government had already
offered that plan as solution of the
difficulty.
King George received in Bucking-
ham palace recently deputation Of
men and women from Virginia headed
by Prof. Henry Louis Smith, president
of Washington and Lee university,
who came to England to present to
the British nation a bronze copy of
Houdon's famous marble statue OF
George Washington.
Eamonn de Valera, president of the
Irish republic" after reviewing care
fully the invitation of Lloyd-George
to sit down at table and settle the
Irish question amicably, probably will
call for an assembly of the Dali Fire
ann before sending his formal consent
to the conferences.
After a meeting between the British
coal mine owners and the miners held
at the board Of trade in London, a vir-
tual agreement o. the wages ques-
ton, is reported to have been reached,
contingent upon the government grant
ing a subsidy to the miners.
Greece has declined the offer of
France, Great Britain and Italy to me-
date with the Turkish Nationalist.
Premier Lloyd George has sent a
letter to both Eamonn de Valera, Irish
Republican leader, and Sir James
Craig, Ulster premier, declaring the
British government is deeply anxious
that King Georges appeal for recon
in Ireland shall not have been
made in vain.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08

Slaughter of the Prlbilof seals be-
gan this year in June and will con-
tlnue through the summer months, it
was announced here recently. Last
year $4,000 seals were taken and this
year 1t is hoped to get 10000.
Recently the U. s. S. Saturn Of the
Navy departments transport service
arrived here to load supplies for the
annual summer campaign on the
islands The Saturn is taking to the
Pribilofs eight expert furriers from
q st. Louis firm which acts as the
selling agent for the government.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08

President Harding and his cabinet
recently discussed plans for settling
the dispute between the railroads and
the government over claims growing
out of the period of federal control Of
the carriers.
A billion dollar cut in government ex-
penditures during the year beginning
July is the hope of the Harding ad-
ministration.
Germany has fulfilled her obligation
to replace railway material taken by
her armed forces from allied countries
during the war.
Secretary Weeks announces that
since March the war department has
saved $31 ,531 in monthly rentals for
the government.
S. Parker Gilbert, Jr, of New Jersey,
is the presidential nominee for the new
office of under secretary Of the treas
ury.
More than five hundred thousand
men can be used on farms in the next
three months harvesting the food crops
in the Western states.
The house disagreed to all the SEN
ate amendments on the packer bill and
will ask the senat efor conference.
1t seems likely that "the sick" who
want beer will not be gratified in their
desire. Anyway congress itself will
have to act, as the committee to which
the matter has been referred will re-
port unfavorably.
Two Of the leading flyers Of the
For the purpose of determining just
what legislation is most needed for
the protection Of cotton growers, a
committee consisting of one represen-
tative from each of the cotton states
has been formed and Is now gather.
ing information on the subject prior
to the next meeting of the commit
tee. Carl Vinson of the Tenth Geor-
gla congressional district, has been
named as Georgia's representative on
the committee.
army afr service, Capt. Howard T.
Douglas and Lieut.. Mari ]. Plumb,
were drowned in Chesapeake bay after
recent collision of their planes in
the course of bombing raid directed
at the hulk Of the old battleship San
Marcos off Tangier island. Reports
received by the war department from
Langley Field, Virginia, say the acct
dent was one of the most peculiar on
record. Lieutenant Plumb, flying a
fast single seat plane, was dropping
bombs, and Captain Douglas, in anoth-
er plane, was observing the raid from
above. Plumb's plane had just drop
ped bomb and was climbing upward,
as is the custom after releasing the
weapon, when it struck Captain Doug.
las machine, cutting off its tail.
Charles Dawes, Chicago banker,
has been selected by President Har-
ding for comptroller Of the budget un-
der the'budget law recently enacted by
congress.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
On lnter-Raclai Relations.

North Cardinals committee on in
ter.racial relations held its organiza-
ton meeting here, ,1ected officers,
named special committees and ad-
journed to meet again at the call OF
the chair.
Governor Morrison, who called the
meeting. was absent, but he was made
honorary chairman of the state COM
mittee, and DR.. w. L. Poteat of Wake
Forest, was made acting chairman.
w. n. Everett OF Rockingham, is vice
chairman. and J. s. Hunter of Char
lotte, is executive secretary The Of
ficers with Mrs. T. w. Beckett OF Ra-
leigh; II. r. Odom of Chapel Hill,
Mrs. T. w. Lingle of Davidson. G. C.
Huntington of Charlotte, and Profess
sor N. c. Newbold of Raleigh, COM
posed the executive committee.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
Person opposed to Session.

Representative Rufus Person is not
in favor of an extra session of the
general assembly to straighten out
matters this summer, including the
clerical error in the municipal finance
act, and declares that the cities of the
state should be able to borrow what
money they need for every purpose to
be repaid when the general assembly
comes together in regular session.
Representative Person states that
an extra session in itself will cost the
state from $4,000 to $4,000, which 1t
can Ill afford
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
Assault on News Reporter.

Because of the publication OF a
news story in which his daughters
name was mentioned, w. B. Barrow,
prominent local contractor, and Bernie
Barrow, his son, accosted Fleet" Will
lams, newspaper man, on the street
and assaulted him.
The story concerned the issuance of
warrant for L. +. Denton, son.in-
law of Barrow. The son struck blow
first and the father follwed suit. both
bouncing on top of young Williams
and painfully but not seriously injur-
ing him.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
PAGE on samarcand Board.

Robert N. Page, of Biscoe, was
named by Governor Morrison as a
member of the board of directors of
the states industrial training school
at Samarcand, and has accepted.
Judge Gilbert Stephenson could not
serve and Mr.. Page becomes success
sor to w. S. Blakeney, of Monroe.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
Miss Berry Feels ENCOURAGED.

Miss Hattie Berry, secretary OF the
North Carolina Good Roads associa-
ton was in the city on her way to her
home in Chapel Hill after making
number of good roads speeches in the
northwestern part Of the state. She is
much encouraged over the interest
which the people are showing in good
roads.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
Domestic

Government taxation to best suit the
Southern producers will be framed at
conference called in New Orleans for
July 6 by the Southern Tariff Con-
gress.
The United States railroad labor
board has extended its wage reduction
order, effective July /, to nearly every
large railroad in the country. No
change from the average twelve per
cent reduction granted 104 carriers on
June is made by this decision, which
covers 210 roads.
Marshal Foch sent a tribute to the
American soldier which was read at
the recent meeting of the executive
committee of disabled Americans of
the world war held in Detroit.
DR.. Livingston Farrand, prominent
In Red Cross Work, has been elected
president of Cornell university to sue.
coed DR.. Jacob. Gould Schurman, recent.
ly appointed minister to China.
Aviators David r. Davis and Eric
Springer, who left Riverside, Calf,
in an attempted nonstop flight to New
York, failed in the attempt, due to
engine trouble, and came down at
Fort Bliss, Texas.
Public floggings have been introduc.
ed in Santa Ana, Calf, by Judge Cox
as a panacea for wife.beating.
More than 100 scholarships in diff.
ferent colleges and universities will
be awarded to poor but worthy boys
and girls of Georgia by the Georgia
division of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy.
In the ruins of a farm home near
Mayfield, KY. the bodies of five adults
and six children were found. The in.
dications point to foul play.
A law suit, the final outcome of
which may have a far.reaching effect
upon the settlement of labor contro-
versies, has been filed in the circuit
court at Chattanooga, Tenn. William
Fleton, former employee of the South.
ern railroad, is suing the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen for damages in
the sum of $4,000 for the loss of his
position. The questions involved are:
First, whether or not non-union la.
borer who has been discharged from
his position at the instance of union
labor has any remedy in law; second,
whether or not any Incorporated labor
organization may be sued for monetary
damages resulting from the loss of the
position.
Lieut.. W. A. Dillon, navy, and Lieut..
A. ]. Miller, U. S. M. c., were injured
when an No type seaplane which
they were flying, crashed into the
bay at Pensacola, Fla, while they
we're making landing. The plane
was wrecked.
Strenuous objections on the part
Of Canadians to the advancing Of the
election day at the international XII.
wants convention In Cleveland from
Friday to Thursday caused the trus.
tees to rescind the action. Atlanta.
Ca, is the city most prominently men.
lion for next years convention.
More than four hundred citizens OF
Miss, sent Senator Pat Har
,ison telegram protesting against hia
Of Admiral Sims recent Lon.
lon speech.
Five houses were destroyed and two
we're unroofed by tornado which re-
,ently struck the town OF Jacksonville.
Ark, The wife of white farmer ii
he only person reported injured.
Every Kiwanian In Cleveland was
given a taste Of Georgia watermelon.
md this is said to have gotten nany
,otes for Atlanta as the 1922 conYsn-
ion city.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
Cooperation Selling Plan.

W. b. Mabee. field representative
for the cooperative selling plan of the
farmers of the South, declared that
the scheme will, in the opinion OF
leaders of the movement, take from
Liverpool and New York the fixing of
the price of cotton, and will put 1t in
the hands of the organization that is
expected soon to be effected over the
country to handle products of the
farms. including cotton, grain, tobac-
co, fruits, etc.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
North Carolina Night.

Washington, SpeciaD-This was
North Carolina night at Waite" Reid
hospital. The North Carolina society
OF Washington was in charge, The
purpose. as expressed by President
Edward E. Britton, was ito make the
North Carolina boys out there feel
that they are appreciated and not for.
gotten
A dinner was given, candy and Gig.
aretts provided, A number Of North
Carolina soldiers are patients.
Among those present were mem.
berD Of congress from the state.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
Plraey Scare eeIna probed.

Department of Justice Agents in
North Carolina, under instructions
from Washington, are working on the
case Of the mysterious disappearance
Of a number Of steamers and schoon-
ers some of the coast Of North Caro-
lima.
Frederick G Handy, agent in charge
a. North Carolina, declined to discuss
\ etails o. he workings Of his depart
: rent in the natter but II Is known
-, At several gents have already been
staTned to the Jobs and have gathered
ala that MAJ b,s o. lmportapce,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
UNCLE SAM GOES SEALING"
Expects to Get 10000 PrlblIof Pelts
In Summer Drive This
Year.

Seattle, Wash.-Sealskin coats--as
many as can be made from about 30
600 skins-will be the objective this
summer In the governments drive on
its seal preserves on the Pribllof
islands, which lie In the Boring sea,
Of Alaska.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
Llnaey Contest Withdrawn.

LlnHey Contest Withdrawn.
Washington, (SpeciaD. The Lin.
ney row was patched up. Henry
Lincoln Johnson, speaking for the
North Carolina negroes who protested
against confirmation said that Mr..
Linney's attitude has been misunder-
stood. He explained that, after hear
ing Mr. Linney state his views and ex-
plain his position and action, he felt
that the protest should be dropped.
1t now looks as II Mr. Linney would
be confirmed within week or 10 days
and the rest of the republican slate
duly sent to the senate.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
Governor Asks for "show Down."

GoVernor Asks Tor "ShoW Down."
Governor Morrison and his council
OF state, sitting for more than four
hours practically concluded to call up
on the municipalities Of North Caro-
lima for a show down" of their finan-
cial conditions before giving further
consideration to the extra session of
the legislature. proposed in the reso-
luton recently adopted by the munici.
pal association.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
Lacy Advertlses State Bonds.

Treasurer B. r. Lacy is sending out
the advertisements for the eight mil
lion dollars worth Of state bonds
which the council Of state authorized
him TO sell at recent meeting. De-
spite the fact that these bonds are to
yield but five per cent, the treasurer
is hoping to dispose of them to the
people OF North Carolina.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
Two North caroIinians MISSING.

Washington. Especially The names
Of four officers and forty-nine enlisted
men aboard the naval tug Conestogo
were made public by Secretary DENLY,
who said he still refused to abandon
hope that the tug or her company
would be found. She sailed from Mare
Island, March %, for Samoa via Pearl
Harbor, and no word has been heard
from her Included 1 nthe list were
Joseph Harold Allen, Spartanburg, s.
c., William Jesse Dill, Gastonia, N. c.,
James Monroe Wooten, Marmaduka,
N. C.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
Judge Stephenson a Director.

Governor Morrison has appointed
Judge Gilbert T. Stephenson, of Win
ston-Salem, as a director of the state
industrial training school at Samar-
cand to succeed W. s. Blakeney, of
Monroe. The appointment more near
ly apportions the board over the state.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
Claude Kltchln on Vacation.

Claude KItchIn on Vacation.
Washington, peciaD.-Represen-
tative Claude Kitchin left for his home
at Scotland Neck to spend couple of
months. His family went with him.
Representative Bulwinkle announc-
ed that he had appointed Stoner Klutz
Of Maiden to West Point and Leigh
Collier Of Charlotte to Annapolis.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
Steals Baby's Bathtub,

Chicago,-The "meanest thief Is
being sought by the Marquette police.
He invaded the rear porch of the home
Of Henry Rumph, 2049 Fluornoy
street, and stole a small metal bath
tub used by Mrs. Rumph in bathing
her daughter Florence, two years old.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
Blu Job for Morrison.

How many times can Governor Nor
rison sign his name in an hour?
State Treasurer Lacy brings up the
proposition when he recommends that
the state bonds advertised to be sold
July IS be divided into 14,744 sepa.
rate papers each one Of which must
bear the bona flde signatures Of the
governor and the state treasurer.
For tho i've million dollar issue,
Lacy proposed that there be 5000 OF
the $500 denomination; 5000 OF the
$500 denominations and 5000 OF the
$1,000 denomination.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08

More than % per cent of the tex.
tile factories in Spain have closed
down for an indefinite period. The
balance are working on thtee-day a.
week basis.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-08
Little Prospects for OIL.

Probabilities are considerably
against the discovery Of commercial
oil in North Carolina, State Geologist
Joseph Hyde Pratt told the State
Board of Geology in the presentation
OF his annual report before the semi.
annual meeting of the board.
Colonel Pratt did not say that oil
does not exist in North Carolina, but
his studies of formation in the state
lead him to the belief that 1t is UNI
likely. However, he made 1t plain
that only by drilling and drilling deep
ly could 1t be definitely proved.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-19
SUBTERRANEAN
LAKE BELIEVED
NEAR ALTAMONT

Altamont. lll.-That there Is a
subterranean lake in the vicinity
of this city is the belief Of many of
the older Inhabitants here. Strange
stories about the sunken lake have
been hea,d from time to time, but
no one ever has accurately located
It.
Frank W. DeWolf, state geologist
At Urbana, when he heard the re-
port, declared . subterran6au lake
might exist somewhere betVexn
Efingham and this city In cavern
Gus limestone, with sink hole In
dications At the surface, or il the
property 10 within . valley, quick
sand might have been mistaken for
. bottomless lake.
Mr.. DeWolf continued:
I'm general. q thick covering OF
glacial DRIFT exists in the vicinity
Of Altamont and Efhngham. except
within the immediate valley walls
q streams. Rock = NOT commoaly
found at the surface. II such IN
underground lake did exist, be-
lisve that It would have surface
in1ioadoaa ssaA - IN Aelsek Atn.