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The commonwealth., 1921-03-15
SERIOUS SHOOTING
AFFRAY NEAR STA
TON At PALMYRA

About nine clock this morning
was walking down the public road
leading from the station at Palmyra
when suddenly large, tall, black
negro, so far unidentified, stepped
out in the road and emptied the con
tents Of shot gun into Worship, and
then ran off into the woods. and es
caped. Worship was carrying a bag
of potatoes on his back AMI it is learn
led that part Of the contents were shot
away. No cause is known to have
led up to the shooting, ana assailant
is unknown SO far
The commonwealth., 1921-03-15
FORMER ARMY Of
F|CERS AND WEALTHY
NOBLE LEMAN IN DIRE WAN I
COMPELLED TO WORK FOR DIRE
EXISTANCE

Constantinople, March 15.-Russians
Of noble blood and high rank are
fighting the wolf from the doorstep
in the uniforms of porters and mes
sengers in Constantinople.
Some are small shopkeepers and
many who knew court life in Petro-
grad are walters and waitressess.
Wrapgel's remnant Of an army
is disintegrating and many comman
ders are drifting into the city where
they pocket their pride and tackle the
! hardest problem of their ife-the
mere getting of enough to eat.
Generals and admirals nave sold
their decorations at a little daily auc-
i ton in the courtyard Of the Mosque
Aghadjami in Strombou where wom-
en- Of court circles dispose of furs,
Jewels and their last bits Of finery.
] Admiral Dickert, decorated with
the Grand Cross Of the Legion Of
hall porter in the French hospital
Prince Goubitsen, once rich and pow
erful III the government Of Orel, is
selling sausages in a store in the
Pera quarter.
General M1olashevsky, formerly
} commander Of the Czarina's Ian
!cers, is parcel carrier. A son O.
former Premier Sturmer is boot
black. q
Four Russian generals are making
their living by catching and sellins
fish. Dozens Of aviators and Off
GERS are walters.
for the American military attach
4 here Others are dock laborers an
stablemen
: Many titl1d Russian women ar
g selling flowers and newspapers
Princess Galitsin, Princess Shahof
skoi and dozens Of others are watre
/ ses. Countess Vera Tolstoy
teaching English.
= Their former greatness does ne
Ii seem to count when there are tho'
y sands in the same plight and the
le are starting life over again, earni1
their own living.
The commonwealth., 1921-03-15
GOOD ROADS CON-
STRUCT|ON WILL
SO D n BEGIN
AN EARLY MEETING OF NEWLY
APPOINTED HIGHWAY COM
MISSION TO BE HELD IN
RALEIGH

Raleigh, March 15.-As fast as good
business will warrant, the State Of
North Carolina is going to begin the
construction Of highways provided in
the road law.
An early meeting of the newly ap-
pointed highway commission is to be
heard in Raleigh when a canvass OF
the situation will be made and the
first steps taken towarl the big pro
gram involving the expenditure OF
$4,000 and, in time, much more.
Construction work cannot be ilur
ried, the Governor pointed out, ant
this view is held by the big business
men on the new commisson. 1
would be folly to attempt any part O
, the immense work of building tn
roads authorized until amost Thorough
lappraisal Of tse projects under wa
and careful study Of the ones con
templatel under the new act.
The commonwealth., 1921-03-15
REQUESTS EVERY GOOD
CITIZEN TO AID FARMER

Washington. March 15.-An appeal
for 'every good citizen to do
what he can to help farmers through
the e>periol Of depression, not for sake
Of helping The farmer alone, but
for the sake Of helping himself, -
was made today by Secretary Of Ag-
riculture Wallace in his first formal
statement
Prices Of farm products must rise
and prices Of other products come
down before tie normal relation be-
tween them has been restored, Mr..
Wallace asserted. Talk of bringing
prices back to a pre-war level, he de-
clared, "is normally wrong and econ
omically impossible, adding that
"every body would be better off :
if an effort We're made to bring about
n price level say of 70 per cent
above the pre-war normal
Secretary Wallace said he doubted
whether the people in the East : real
Izes just what has happened to the
farmers of the producing sections. y
Citing conditions in the Central
West as an example, he said that
there, Notwithstanding that we
have the finest rural civilization
taken as a whole. the world has ever
seen the farmers are now in '>a
most trying period aud are suffering
severe Financial 1osses.' Farmers
throughout the nation, especially
those in the South and West.he ad
aed ''are experiencing exactly the
same trouble. -
The widespread agricultural de
preston results from the high cos
of production and because farm pro
duets have dropped 'tout Of all pro
port1ons' to the prices Of other thing
Mr., Wallace said.
The commonwealth., 1921-03-15
DUTCH MINISTER
COMPLAINS Of HIGH
COST OF-L|V|NG
WHILE ALLOWANCE IS CONSID.
Erred AMPLE IN MOST CAPI-
TAILS IN WASHINGTON A
PRIVATE FORTUNE IS
REQUIRED

The Hague, March l;i-The Hague,
March 15.-Selection of a new Dutch
at Washington to succeed
T. Cremer, resigned, has present.
difficulties to the Dutch foreign
Office because Of the high cost of iv-
4, at the Americon capital. While
e entertb binment allowance made
for ministers is considered ample in
most capitals the incumbent at
Washington is generally presumed
to need personal fortune
Much interest has been aroused in
diplomatic circles of The Hague by
the decision Of the American minis
ter, William Phillips, to take up his
residence, for several weeks each
year, in Amsterdam, which is nom
inally the capital, though The Hague
is the residence of the Queen and
he seat of parliament.
Mr.. Phillips is doing this in order
| to meet the financial and commercial
lead Iers of Holland. His first per
iol Of residence there has been sche-
duled for late IN February or early
in March.
The commonwealth., 1921-03-15
AMERICAN LEG|ON'S
ANSWER To PRO-
GERMAN MEETING
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN EX-
PECTED TO BE JAMMED TO
THE LIMIT FRIDAY

New York, March 15.-1f all who
have accepted invitations to the
American Legion s all American
meeting at Madison Square Garden
are anywhere in the vicinity next
Friday night, the Garden will be
iammed to the last Granny and there
will still be at least $4,000 Amerl-
cans to attend overflow meetings IN
the park at Madison Square. Gene
ral Pershing- has accepted an invita-
tion to speak, it is announced by
Colonel F. W. Galbraith, Jr., national
commander of the legion, and Gene
raj Wood has been invited.
The meeting is the iegion's retort
to the pro German meeting held re-
Gently at the Garden in which the
Riineland s beauties were extolled in
graceful oratprical flights and the
German American spirit showed it
self boldly for the first tip4a ;. since
the war, ostensibly in protest
against the. former presence Of ne
gro troops on the Rhine. D
There Isre $4,000 ex-service men
and women who intend to go to the
meeting, the American Legion stat
ed, and the Gardens capacity is but
13,ooo Representatives Of patrio-
tio societies are expected from
thirty five States. Nearly all the
iargeex-seryice mems societies AM
various other purely American pa
triotic organizations zhave promi ise'
20 support the meeting.
To date the results Of the pro
German meeting have been decidedl
unfavorable to its organizers anl tn
cause for which it was held. Tn
editorial reaction in New York ha
been almost uniformly resentfl Oh
scornfuI,- Richmond Times-Dispatct
The commonwealth., 1921-03-15
THREE MORE ARRESTS
ACCOUNT OF ATTACt-
ON A WHITE WOMAN
(By Associated Press)

Richmond, Va, March 15.-Three
more arrests in connection with at
tack on "A woman by two negroes last
Saturday in her home while husband
was bedridden. The woman in ques-
tion yesterday singled out Of eighteen
suspects, Richard Afford Of Darling
ton. S. G. and another as bearing re
semblance to attackers. Contribu-
tions increase amount Of reward offer
ed for capture Of assailants
The commonwealth., 1921-03-15
GERMANY MUST PAY
BEFORE MAY NEXT
ALLIED COMMISSION WILL RE
GUIRE GERMANY TO CARRY
OUT TREATY.
(By Associated Press

Paris, March 15.-Germany has
been notified by Allied Reparations
Commission that she will berequired
to carry out requirements Of Article
235 Of Versailles Treaty STIMULATING
that payment shall be made before
May 1st, 1921: Article 233 requires
that Germany must be notified before
May first next total amount of war
damage imposed upon her by treaty.
The commonwealth., 1921-03-15
TAXES TO BE RECKONED
TODAY HALF MILLION
(By Associated Press

Washington, March 18th: Amer
lea s income and excess profit taxes
to be reckoned today will enrich the
government to the amount Of $780,
ooo, 900. The Treasury will not re-
tain the reserve for long, however, as
short term borrowings issued amount
ing to approximately that. sum.
The commonwealth., 1921-03-15

he signs the charter for stock amount
ing to five per cent of the sum bor-
rowed When the loan is retired he
gets this back as nobody except bor-
rowers can be stockholders. This
stock has been paying a semi annual
dividend Of three per cent, SO that
is "A good investment.
AS the farm loan bonds are secured
By the best collateral in the world,
Or great difficulty should be exper-
fenced in finding a market for them,
and it is expected that North Caro-
lina farmers 80 &C - r--
The commonwealth., 1921-03-15

the five-year abandonment clause.
then made matria~o r''f >~':~
The commonwealth., 1921-03-15
COTTON CONSUMED
DURING FEBRUARY
fBy Associated Press ;

Washington. March 15.-The amount
of cotton consumed during February
was 395,563 bales Of lint, and 3,399
bales of linters as compared with 515-
500 bales Of lint and 26.S93 bales OF
linters in February last year, Census
Bureau announced to-day.
The commonwealth., 1921-03-15
TAR HEEL FARMERS MAY
AGAIN BORROW MONEY
NORTH CAROLINA FARM LOAN
ASSOCIATIONS BEGIN TO
FUNCTION ONCE MORE

Raleigh, N. C.,-Thirteen may be
a lucky number even for a farmer IN
need OF money to pay off Indebtedness.
At least Lawyer A. J. Fletcher, Sc
cretary Of the Raleigh National !
Farm Loans Association, has no scrup-
les against it. Dropping in on Flet
cher the other day newspaper man
found him busy poring over mass
of papers.
Inquiry revealed that they were
applications for loans from We
county farmers-and there
thirteen Of them. The lawye- n It
| non plused by that at \ IR-nsteaa
he seemed to be quit s ,thusiastie-
over the prospects essuring few
Thousand dollars to Sc placed to
: good use right here in Wake county.
The Wake county association is a
jSOIhS COnCC1u, duu 1ldS D6Gu lunC-
tioning for quite a few years The
applications for the loans will 90 to
the Federal Farm Loan Bank in
Columbia, S c., and after the proper
Investigations have been made, funds
will be secured for paying off indebt-
edness or for buying equipment
Eleven months have gone by since
certain banking interests held up
loans, and during that time the Fed
eral Farm Loan banks have been ia
q state Of quiescence. But since the
Supreme Court held the act creating
the land banks to be constitutional
they are going to have lot to dc
from now on.
Getting a charter is simple mat
decide -thsE--azant to borrow as niue!
) as $4,000 in the aggregate. b,
$ writing to the Federol Farm Loa.
4 Board, Washington, D. c., they cal
e secure a blank charter. They cal
8 then call meeting and fill out TIL
{ charter and make out their applica
: tions for loans. The charter goo
e back to Washington, the applicatio
II for loans goes to the land bank a
Columbia, S. c.
A Federal joint stock land banl
has been organized at Norfolk, Va
N which makes individual loans i
cases warranting it. However,
only encourages the loaning Of fund
in large sums under exceptionally
- circumstances and in most cases it
'o preferable to organize an association
> Those desiring information relativ
to the joint stock bank should writ
- A. j. Fletcher, Gilmer Buildin
Raleigh, n. G.
- Money may be borrowed from
Federal farm loan bank for tile &c
lowing purposes:
l. To purchase land for farmin
2. Provide buildings and il
~ provementA
To buy farm equipment and hv
stock.
T. To pay off existing indebte
at
ness.
st
No loan will be made for mo
nd :,
than 50 per cent Of the value Of Il
rate will be 6 per cent inste;
insurable buildings.
On account of the present mon
stringencv. the Federal Farm I.o
Board announces that the intere
rate will be 6 per cent instead
of so per cent as was
ease eleven months ago. The mon
~ must be borrowed for term of
,r wears with the privilege Of paying
back, if desired. in five years. II
is desired to pay it back in Ii
than five years, this may be done
paying the expense Of retiring It
"a bonds held against the first mo
The commonwealth., 1921-03-15
WEATHER REPORT

For North Carolina: Fair tonight.
Wednesday unsettled, probably show
ers. Moderate variable winds.
The commonwealth., 1921-03-15
HIGH SPOTS IN
LEGISLATION
MEASURES PASSED AND DEFEAT
ED BY LEGISLATURE AD-
JOURNED LAST WEEK

tenn Of hard surfaced roads.
2. Provision for permanent i'm
prdvemen1 7 at State institutions
to $,745 900.
3. Appropriation Of $5,OOo;OOO as
borrowing fund for schools all
over the State.
44-Gave $1,0ooOO0 for pensions
to Confederate soldiers, an increase
of $35O,Ooo.
5. Passed income tax machinery
law by which $7,OOO,oOO may be col
lected in lieu Of property tax
6. Passed judicial retirement and
emergency judge bill, which relieves
judges above 70 years, provided them
have served Is years.
7. Put Eastern North Carolina
under stock law.
s. Enacted Bellamy marriage law
requiring medical examination.
8. Provided machinery for the re
valuation Of property assessed under
the reva luation act.
q 10. Created the office of commits
sioner Of revenue in the State taxing
system.
Tn o4a1
by f2,50o,o over last session.
l3. Amended the mediial practice
act and brought it to date.
~ 13. Passed the par clearance act.
Y Gave 100000 to negro schools,
and added $lo5,oo for maintenance.
Provided for negro reforma-
tory and gave $4,000 to it.
l5A, Revised the banking laws
of the State.
the known insanes Of the State an(
provided, treatment for inebriatas-
II. Appointed commission to in
tiuire into the feasibility Of selling
the North Carolina railroad stock ant
investing it in the State.
S.-Redistrigted the Senatorial di
visions Of the State.
10. Passed an audit act inconnec
ton with the school law which wi
| to take a look at the books Of tn
0 several counties.
II 20 Passed an audit law whic
6 makes the State aulitor an acquail
t tance Of county methods in accoun
ing with the State.
21. Enacted the Clements 'divort
II bill which makes five years separ
tion ground for absolute divorce
&c %. Provided special penalties +
'e moving picture show men who pr
2 sent indecent pictures.
r. %! Strengthened the municip
& finance act and gave relief to citi
e. now cramped by it's provisions.
II "a Reenactel the State war
It house laws Of 1919.
F." %, Restored the old directora'
ut plan Of controlling State institutio
Mt and repealed the State architect a
State building commission law.
ed Mrs. Thomas j. Harvis.
IL Defeated Measures
he The assembly refused to pass t
y long bill forcing electrical compan
al tn carry out contracts privately MAJ
at It defeated the moving picture g
ye sorship bill and refused to put Sta
or Tt would enact nothing in the ma
"a Of prohibition except local legislat1
ng and very little Of that.
rs It would make no revision OF
IL election laws asked by the women a
ID did not touch the age of conse
he The legislation in the direct inter
of women was very limited.
ie- ! It would not let Tam Bowie Les
ost late one Republican. office hol
ro- from the county of Ashe, then turi
ro- round and put six Republicans out
,gs Office by the Neal roa;s' ! =
- ..-:. ~.
The commonwealth., 1921-03-15
SPECIAL SESSION CON-
GRESS WILL CONVENE
APRIL nth, 1921
PRESIDENT HARDING TO-DAY
DECIDED TO CALL SESSION OF
SIXTY SEVENTH CONGRESS

Washington, March ID. = April IL
was selected yesterday as the date
for the special session Of the Sixty
seventh Congress, the first to be held
under President Harding's admins
tration. The announcement was re-
ccived with general satisfaction by
Senate leaders, most of whom said
they preferred that date to April
because of the additional week it
gave them to arrange plans for the
coming session.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
the Republican leader, notified the
Senate Of the Presidents s decision
late yesterday after he and Senator
Underwood, Of Ala abama, minority
leader, had returned from the White
House. ~--l---~-'-'~~
+, The President requested the Senate
F., to meet at IL o clock this morning
wIscI. he said he expected to submit
names Of nominees for important
ogices'' vacated by the designations
Of Democratic appointees.
! It was said last night that sine die
adjournment probably would be taken
late today.
! Extra session Of Senate adjourned
TODAY after confirming few nomina.
Itions.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-09-10
DIR. HENDREN AGAIN
PRACTICING IN BELL

Many friends here of DIR. Hen
dren will read this from the
Pineville Sun, with interest:
DIR. II. Hendren, former ply
slclan for the Straight Greek
mines, commenced active practice
again Tuesday as camp doctor for
the Liberty Coal and Coke Co., al
Straight Creek, succeeding DR.. B.
+. Franklin, who leaves to take
up his studies at the Baptist The
illogical Seminary at Louisville
Ills duties as camp doctor carry
with it a dictatorship in the Con
t1nental hospital at Pineville.
DIR. Hendren discontinued the
practice of medicine three years
ago because of his health, since
which time he has continued his
study, but engaged much in out
door work. He has been much
interested in agricultural and
chicken breeding experiments at
his farm on Straight Greek.
His return to the Liberty Coal &.
Coke. Co. merely means the con-
tlnuation of the work which he
took UP. in 1905 first with the
Mess Coal Co., which later be-
came the Continental, from which
the Federal and Liberty were di-
vided, all of which DIR. Hendren
has been connected with at.vari-
BUS times. g
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-09-10
Ganscoc.Ss From MEXICO
To Fight In SPANISH Pit;

New York, Sept. 9-Spain is
thr eatened with a serious inva-
sion, but one which will undoubt-
eddy do it lot of good, according
to Fernandez Ortega, of Mexico
City, who arrived in New York
on the Spanish Royal Mail setam-
er Montserrat, which is bound
from Vera Cruz and Havana fo1
Spanish ports.
Senior Ortega is on his way to
Spain at the head of the invasion
for he has under his charge 15C
gamecOCks which, he claims, have
cleaned up everything in Mexico
that wears feathers.
The fighting cock stock OF
Spain he claims, has greatly de
Perforated and with his charges
he expects to gather in practical
ly all Of the chicken fighting
championship titles. This, he
claims, will do much good to the
Spanish fighting stock, as it will
encourage the Spanish breeder
to improve their stocks.
The best fighter in Senior Cor
tega's flock is bird named Mig
uel Rojas, the twenty-ounce fly
weight champion of Mexico. who
it is claimed, has whipped all
corners Of his weight.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-09-10
Heavy Fine For Skinner
In Garrard Circuit Court

In circuit court which just clos
ed at Lancaster, George Leisure
charged with moonshining, was
given 500 and three months in
jail. The cases of William ane
Walter Leisure, charged with the
same offense, were dismissed TO,
lack of evidence. James Tackett,
attempted rape, was given fifteen
years IN the penitentiary; Elmer
Denny, who burglarized the store
OF Ledford and Ramsey at Manse
was given eight years.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-09-10
The Opening Of Sue Bennett
Memorial School At London

Monday, Sept. 5, was registra
ton day at the college, day
which saw the largest number
registered in the school any SINH
lar day in the schools history
says the London Echo. Con
gresham Robson was unavooid-
ably detained in Harlan and wa.
not present, His place was ably
filled by Prof. Feltner, who in his
genial way entertained and in
tructed the audience. President
Mohn gave an interesting and i'm
presslve talk on Christian Educa-
| ton.
The teachers to return to the
school are Professors Chas. Ed
wards, N. Conger, A. ]. Walker,
and D. B. Evans, and Misses Let
ton, Roberts, Ball ,Matteson and
Mesdames Mohn Singleton, Pier
att and Begley. The new teach
ers are Mr.. Follis, of Trenton,
Tenn, Mr.. Minnix, of Bowling
Green, Ky, Miss Kinsman. OF
Nova Scotia, Miss L. Ball, OF Sy-
racuse, N. Y, Miss Byrne, OF
Cookeville, Tenn, Miss Suther-
land, of Millersburg, KY, Miss
.Bobbitt, of Kansas City and Miss
Barrow, of Reynolds, Ga. Spe-
.cial music was furnished by Miss
es North, Lewis and Collier and
Morgan Woodward which was
much enjoyed By all.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-09-10
SCHOOL MONEY COMES
FOR THE TEACHERS
Over $1,000 A Month Comes TIC
Madison County Schools from
States School Taxes
CBy Associated Pressj

Frankfort, Ky, Sept. 1O-The
first installment of the state
school fund this week was mailed
to the treasurers Of the various
county, graded and city districts
of the state. The installment to-
tailed $6o1 ,oo4.85, and the same
slim will be sent out each month
for the next six months. The
total school fund this year is S.
go, 1880, based. on SOLO per
capita for o5O,84o school children
in the state,
There has been no school cen
sus in recent months. Tie fig
ure on which distribution of the
state fund is based was arrived
was determined by taking figures
of the last school census and add
ing the average annual increase
for the last four to six years.
The largest individual sum goes
to the city schools of Louisville,
which will obtain $27o,2446O bas-
ed on a total of 1926 children, or
$40, O4O70 each month. Besides
the city of Louisville there are
four graded school districts, the
Highland Park city school and
the Jefferson county schools
which obtain state aid The
county schools have 7.577 pupils
and will receive $40,219.7O during
the year. or $7,7O3.2S a month
Anchorage has SO pupils and will
receive 1920 or $90.S4 a month;
Hazelwood. 1913 students will re-
ceive, $2,397.3O or $399.55 a
month; Hikes school. $50 pupils.
will receive $l,525 or $254.lo per
month: Jacobs school. $50 pupils,
will receive $4.O19.9O on $669.08 a
month, and the Highland Park
city schools, with 1,4o8 pupils,
will receive $9,137.8O or ST, 522 a
month.
Covington with 1O,55O children
OF school age, comes second to
Louisville, and will receive $o4,-
355 or $lO,725 month for six
months.
In Fayette county there are
only the county and Lexington
city districts. The county dis
trict has 1903 children of school
age and will receive $40, AS. 80 or
$3,358,O5 month and Lexington
has 8,6O1 children and will receive
$oZ,4O0.1 or $8,744.35 a month.
!. Clark county has three graded
districts, the county schools and
Winchester city schools. The
county schools with 2,252 children
of school age will receive $13,-
1870 or $2,28o. So a month; Ford
district with 81 children, $5o1 .7Ol
Or $9S.61; Harris Branch, 81!
children, $5917O, or $o8.61; Hunt,
l57 children, $3.50 or $15o.o1 a |
month, Winchester city schools
1875 children, $12,O47 so Or ST.
OO7.o1 a month.
Madison county contains the
county schools, Richmond CITY
schools and the Berea graded
schools. The county schools have
1928 children of school age and |
will receive $24,117.5O Or $5,68o.21
month in state funds the Berea /
graded district, 448 children, ST.
1880 or $455.46 a month, and the
Richmond city schools 1928 chill
dren, &,917.8O or $1319o3 perl
month.
Boyle county contains the
county schools and the city Of
Danvllle. The county schools !
with 2,4S2 children of school age I
will receive SIS, 1920 or So. $685.
a month, and the Danville CITY
schools n Dol with l,2o6 children, ST.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-09-10
Swimming Pools Show Profit

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 9Fo,
the first time in the history o.
the Louisville city park system
Louisville public swimming pool
this year showed a profit. Free
Hess, superintendent of the play,
grounds, in his report to the
Board of Park Commissioners
states that the total receipts from
the pools. this year amounted to
$6,414.