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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-02-04
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NUN II ShROLilNh
HALIFAX COUNTY.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Florence Ross
VS.. Notice
w. E. Ross .
The defendant above named will take
notice that an action entitled as above
has been commenced in the Superior
Court of Halifax County to dissolve abb
solutely the bonds of matrimony now
existing between him and the plaintiff;
and the said defendant will further
take notice that he is required to ap-
pear at the term of the Superior Court
of said county to be held on the first
Monday in March, A.. D. 1921. at the
Courthouse of said county in Halifax.
N. c., and answer or demur to the
complaint in said action, or the plaintiff
will apply to the court for the relief de-
manded in said complaint.
S. M. Gary,
Clerk of the Superior Court
This 18th day of January, A, d 1921.
l-2l-4t A. L.. c.,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-09
Elour Mak.r. Proud Record.

Ranking as the champion Hour max
or OF tho world. John Kraft, who ro-
tired March 1. after continuous sery.
lee for ~ years. holds the unique rec-
ord OF making Hour enough Ia feed the
United States and lts possessions for
period of ono year
Because OF impaired vision. the Ar
gonuut states. Mr. Kraft. who Is sixty
nins years old. terminated his cOnnecs
tion with Minneapolis fiour company
after establishing . record which mill
lux engineers believe will stand for
many years Engineers at tho plant
estimate that during his ~ years Of
active service Mr.. Kraft made ias,'
OO.OOO barrels of hour, According TO
the veteran miller, an average normal
person consumes about one barrel OF
Hour a year or its equivalent Mr..
Krafts output. therefore. could feed
the population ~ the entire United
States aud It's possessions, which is
approximately liauo.0oo, and at the
end of the year have a large surplus
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-09
RULED LONG IN WILDERNESS
Colin Rankin. Recently Deceased, Was
FIFTY Years With the Hvdson's
nay Company.

Colin Rankin, who died In Montreal
recently at the age OF ninety. y.fOur, was
the first native Canadian to enter the
service Of the Iludson's Hay company.
After a half.century In the company's
employ. this patriarch of the fur trade
retired as chief factor In 1898.
IlO vas taken into the Hudson's Bay
companys service In 1s45 by Sir
George simpson. known as tho "em'
peror governor" Sir George was one
~ the nblest of the long line VI COVER
nors that begnn IN 1870 with Prince
Rupert. famous champion u the house
Of Stuart Ia Cromwcllian wars. Under
him. the company was merged with
tho North West company. which for
years had been It's deadly rival In the
fur trade. Under him. too. tho com.
pnny reached its meSidlan of power
aud dominion aud ruled three .fourths
~ tho North Americas continent
MIR. Nnnkin's service was almost en-.
clusiyely In eastern Canada, lie was
Ia charge ot posts at Mattawa, La
chlne. ~. Maurice. Kickendatch, Her
slmis, saguenay. Simcoo and Tennis
kamlng. lie was chief factor over tho
Lake Superior district and the Ottawa
river district lie was known for his
yigor 81 mind and body. and his
career. which missed but sin years OF
rounding out q century, was an epic
of the wilderness adventure
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-09
luaoalaNla Proapsrous.

Jugoslavai Is reported 10 be In bet
ter financial condition than most OF
It's neighbors Its national debt ia
about $500, ,OoO.0oO gold and the budget
approximately balances, Per capita
taxes are considerably less than one
third what they are In Roumanla.
CzeehOsloyakia aud France. The
wealth Of the country Is at present
mainly agricultural. Grazing Is an
important industry. Several new fac
tories have recently been opened and
Il Is interesting TO note that some of
these are financed. wholly or In part.
with the capital OF Russian refugees
who managed 20 bring their wealth
with them when they escaped from
their own country,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-09
Par.la,s aalca Mothoda.

. In Teheran are nriatocratic shoe
shops where tho styles of Europe and
America ara copied from illustrations
ia catalogues that have somehow or
other found their way out there. These
shops have glass windows and real
doors. and they display their goods
IN way thought 10 be truly Partisan.
The glass windows. though the panes
ARE small. must have cost n deal of
money, for glass IL almost unknown
Ia Persia
The master shoemaker stands
proudly az his door and welcomes q
customer with the greeting "All that
I have IN yours s-my shop and all the
goods" but once the prospective GUS
toner IL inside tho shopkeoper forgcts
20 be N. rrcnchman ot the Orient and
the bargaining methods Of tho East
begin
The customer In assured that tho
price asked IL half the actual co1'
while all the time quarter ~ the
sum named would buy the gOoda II
no business results. pOlltcness Is still
the order of the day, tor a Persian
does not consign man 10 Ilades
but JUST inslnuates, by referring 70
him as the "son of burnt father"
that his honored parent IL already
there. Rland Garbold IN Asia.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-09
HELPED BY SENSE or HUM0R
Possibly Man WI yYg-ia corporate
u In the Ma ;ilCo Co., sny
10 Right

A man got up the other day
and said It was his opinion that q
sense Of humor was SO important In
No nat 1t ought to be put right into
~ marffsge ceremew.
II is needless 10 6dn nat the man
who got up and said n was a bachelor.
II he had been q married man he
wouldn't have been allowed to get up
In the hrst place, and even II he had
managed that bs couldn't have dared
say anything 90 radical.
This sentleman's suggestion was
that, since the "obey" had been am.
putated from the service, the loving
couple should be required to "love,
honor, and have o sense Of humor' un-
I'll death do them part
Undoubtedly a sense Of humor has
lis place in the home, but we don't
see the advantage Of thrusting II into
the wedding service.
II you really had a sense Of humor
IN working order you wouldn't be do
ing anything so ridiculous as promls.
ing anything. A man getting married
b In no condition to enjoy joke
even II he Is one
When a man can hardly keep a wife,
the way prices are, how can he be eI.
pected TO keep a sense Of humorf
Even II he did manage TO scrapo up
the remnants Of one after the wedding
II would be knocked out by the first
OF the month, when the bills begin 70
come In.
Generally speaking. a sense Of hu.
NOR In matrimony IN about as much
use a. u map Of Europe, published In
1gl3.-Chirago Herald and Examiner
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-09

KING AND QUEEN OF GREECE
Near East Relief organization, 1
Madison Ave, Now York City. Her
message reads
"Deeply touChod your great kind
ness towards Greek war sufferers In
straits Area aud Asia Minor. Thank
you all most sincerely.
Al the same time. the Greek queen
sent her check 20 Dr. Barton. Chair
man OF the Near East Relief Commit
tee, for 1000 francs as n contribu-
lIon 10 what she termed the "beauti-
full work" Of feeding. clothing and
housing the moro than 10000 little
children who have come under tho
care OF the Near East Relief during
the past year.
Besidea Queen Sophie. Admin al y.
Coundouriotis, OF the Royal Hellenic
Navy. who was regent OF Greece fol-
lowing the death OF the late king
Alexander, on October 20. last, has
also cabied TO express the gratitude
OF tho Greek people for the aid fur
nished the Christian populations OF
Turkey by tho Near East Relief.
More than si2O,0O0,O0 was raised
among the Greeks OF the United
States, In two weeks. and sent TO the
Near East by the Near East Relief,
20 be used In helping the widows and
orphans rendered destitute by tho
continuation OF disturbed conditions
Ia tho former Ottoman Empire. The
funds OF tho Near East Relief are
gathered by private subscription not
only among Americana, but among
tho Armenians and Greeks IN the
United States, whose countrymen In
Turkey aud Transcaucasia have been
through indcacTtbablo suffering.
In an ofilcial report To Charles v.
viekrey. General Secretary OF tho
Near East Relief. Miss Glee Hastings,
OF Spencer. Iowa, describes tho pitt
able condition OF tens OF Thousands
OF homeless. starving, half-naked
refugees, driven from their homes In
tho war area. and huddled In stables
aud out ut-houscs. or on the bare
ground. for lack OF shelter.
Most OF the refugees are country
people with almost nothing except
the clothes on their backs. stupenod
and dazed by their miafoFtunes,
nread is given only 10 women and
children at the rate OF one-half loaf
for person. each day. Tho milk Is
reserved for the babies and sick, The
refugees sic around. huddled up
against the walls ~ smcn with dull.
sad faces. little children that are blue
and pinched with the cold. and too
miserably lifelesi To cry. One family
Of I'VE sleeps at night ON bare stone
fioOr, under one thin. ragged half
cotton blanket, In one room several
women are wasting away with tuber-
cul0sis, In another are some severe
eye cases. including two young blind
girls. who have No one IN tho world
to care for them The overflow from
these buildings live Ia a wooden shed
with the walls and doors gaping with
holes whore the wood has Totted
away aud in tents imprOyised from
rags aud pieces of carpet"
A nation wide appeal is being
made To carry on this work, checks
to be sent To Cleveland H. Dodge,
Treasurer. | Madison Avenue. New
York city,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-09
oolumhuI Landlnn Place.

For four centuries there have been
dispute and disagreement as 10 the
nrst landing place ~ Columbus In the
new world. II IL known that he land
~ on one of the bahama islands, but
IA that widely scattered group there
arc 80 pieces Of land, large enough a.
be classified as islands, and about 700
"cays" or "keys." like those which lie
slong the Florida coast and In some
cases pretty well out 60 sea. The
early narratives have II that Colum.
bus landed Al or on n place witch me
native Indians called onAnahani, and
which the spanlards named San Sal.
Vsdor. OF Holy Saviour Cat island
has been given rs the landing place
VI Columbus and so has Waiting 10
land. Attwoods Key or Sanana has
been chosen by some as the place
which Columbus called San Salvador,
aud other investigators who may be-
termed authorities have picked Turks
island, and others have chosen the
island Of Mariguana,- Washington
Star.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-09
SIMPLE DIET ALWAYS BEST
AZ True Now 40 When Addison Ad.
vlsed II, More Than Two
Centuries Ago.

Two hundred years ngo Addison
wrote: Mature delights in the most
plain and simple diet Every animal,
but man. keeps 20 one dish. Herbs are
the food Of this species. Ash OF that
and flesh Of third. Man falls upon
the smallest fruit or cIcrcscence ~
the earth. scarce berry or mushroom
can escape him.
"It II impossible 10 lay down any
determinato rule for temperance
Were TO consider my readers as my
patients. and 10 prescribe such kind
OF temperance nv IN accommodated 10
all persons. I would copy the follow.
Ing rules OF n very eminent physician :
Make your whole rcpnst out ~ one
dish: n you indnlge IN sccoad,
avoid drinking anything strong till you
have finished your meal at the samc
time abstain from all sauccr. or
at least such m are not the most plain
and simple"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-09
cor ALONG WITHOUT BosslNo
Joseph Pulitzer eeisoted HE Right
Hand Men with Care, and Then
Let Them Alone.

There is an old proverb to the eff
feet that a good boss makes a good
workman. There must be something
In II. The most successful employ
ers ere those who have the most worth.
while employees. Part Of the sue
cess, no doubt, Is In picking the EN-
ployee. Another part, perhaps, is in
letting him alone. II he Is worth keep
Ing he is worth trusting.
Joseph Pulitzer never dictated to
me-" said Samuel q. Blythe, accord.
ing TO an exchange. "He never told
me what TO write or what not to.
Only once In my life did he even make
a request Of me-"
Blythe was for years the star man
in the great blind editors Washing
ton bureau. Now and then, as Blythe
explained, Mr.. Pulitzer went 10 some
trouble to prove In the editorial col
umn that Blythe was suffering from a
proapsus OF the Intellect. Sometimes
he massed facts TO show that his opln-
lon differed monumentally from that
Of his Washington luminary. But he
never dictated. said Blythe. or al
most never. But once he did ask
a favor.
II had been sharpshootlng at the
manner In which a great firm Of orchi'
tects was abusing the exterior OF the
white House." said Blythe. when one
dny got wire from the old man. II
ran something like thisi
"'Unless you have deep personal
feeling I'm the matter I wish you would
cease further reference to the rebuild
Ing OF the White House. Please un-
derstand this In not criticism Of what
you have written. But the same Arm
OF architects is building a house for
me, and II you don't lay on I'll not
get into II for two years"
Blythe's conclusion was that an em.
ployer Of that sort is fairly sure 10
have employees who will rob graves,
sit up oil night, or tear a thesaurus to
tntters for him
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-09
Adams rMldnloht Judoss."

The "Midnight Appointments" was
a term applied TO executive appoint,
msnts or nominations made by Presi-
deht John Adams the last night of his
administration. Congress had passed
q bill authorizing the appointment OF
eighteen new United States judges,
and Adams, with the consent OF the
senate. appointed judges 10 All these
newly created vacancies They wep
sometimes known as "Adams Mid.
night Judges" The new law was re-
psAled early In Jefferson's hdmipistra-
don and the Judges lost their oflcsa
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-09

An indulgent public will over
look one of Noah's mistakes. He
should have commenced swat,
ting flies when there were only
two on the ark.
Parson Montiac. an Indian, is
building the finest house on the
Umatilla reservation. Ii will be
thoroughly modern and will cost
ten thousand dollars.
Back in Topeka. Kansas, they
have the curious idea that a law
forbidding the sale of cigarettes
to minors ought to be enforced.
Eugene Register.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-09
u. S. ARMY HEAD
ASKS ARMENIAN AID

Washington Major General
James q llarbord. recently ap-
pointed General Pershing's assistant
Chief OF stan, has gone ON record IN
support OF the work of the Near East
Relief In Armenia tie says, In a
letter TO the Near East Relief.
"of all the heart breaking distress
that exists In other countries, be
lieye that the Near East situation
should most appeal to our charitable
people, There are many thousands
OF helpless orphans children OF
Christian parents In a Moslem land
who must be helped by our people
II they are TO survive The AT
menians have preserved their race
their religion and their language nm
der conditions OF distress for over a
thousand years. They are worthy
OF better fate than TO perish, aud
| believe that will be their fate with
out substantial financial and moral
support from the good people OF our
country.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-09
GREEK SOVEREIGN
LAUDS WORK OF
NEAR EAST RELIEF
Cables Thanks for Christian
Lives Saved in Beautiful
Work" of Mercy

Athens. Greece.--The wonderful
work done by the Near East Relief
organization in saving the lives OF
tens OF thousands of Christians
throughout Asia Minor and Trans.
caucasia has received signal recogni-
tion In praise bestowed by Queen
Sophie OF Greece In a cablegrLm dis
patch by the Greek severe m 10 Or.
James l.. Barton, Chairman, and
Charles V. Vickrey, Secretary, Of the
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-09
Seaside's celebration was such

Seaside's celebration was such
a huge success that even the sea
sighed when it was all over
Astoria Budget.
A tightwad may not have as
many friends as the good fellow.
But he usually does not need as
many, Roseburg Eews.Re view.
II will require between four
and five thousand pickers TO han.
die the hop crop this season in
the independence district.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-09
And while Congress is about 1

And while Congress is about il,
why not tax on running for
ofiice1 The government could pick
up quite a bit of money that
way. Exchange.
The pulpit. the pen and the
press are potent levers for good.
However, their aims are not al
ways fully accomplished. Moth
ing guided by human hands is
perfect. Every civilized nation
recognizes the power Of this tri-
umvirate.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-09
No One 90 Ialk To.

The supervisor OF the Cascade ma
tlonal forest In Oregon has engaged
number OF women for duty as nre
look outs this summer The women will
dwell IN lonely cabins on the high
mountain peaks until the fall rains
set In or until there Is no further dan.
ger OF forest hres.-Brooklyn Eagle.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-09
~ q. HARBORD.

Major General, U S, Army 9"
General Harbord Is one OF the
trustees OF the Near East Relief or
sanitation, now making a general Ap-
real for funds TO continue its work
none the destitute of Bible lands.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-12
EXCITING PRIMARIES
IN CECIL COUNTY
Democrats Had Contests Down
the Line and Republicans
Some Hot Fights.

Special Corr~spondcnc. Every Evening
Ellxton. Md, Sept. 12,---The Demo-
cratic primaries held throughout Cecil
county, Friday. were the hottest held
for many years. and the result was
not made known until late Saturday
afternoon. In respect OF two of the
oaces, register of Wills and sheriff, the
result may depend on the official cam
vass. TO be held here tomorrow. The
following county ticket was nominated
Sheriff. Wesley McAllister won by
IS votes, his next opponent being clin-
ton J.. Yerkers, with Howard Vincent.
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Humes, Chief OF
Police George NJ. Potts. Stewart Smith
following.
Register of Wllls--County Commits
sioner Irwin G.. Grifith Of Chesapeake
City defeated Robert ]. McCauley of
Elkton. by votes. with Rufus ID.
Bowland. the incumbent. Sheriff Lewis
A. seth--waiter l. Smith. Joseph T.
Tyson and Albert r. Abernathy fol-
lowing in order.
State Senator--Dr. Harry A. Can't
well OF North East defeated Floyd J..
iority.
tiRhSN vi tfftfNstAtr-- -~ANttfAA - ShftL~
key. Cecil c. Squire and Robert Fer
guson. defeated Fred r. Myers, Syl-
vester Preston. George Quantrell and
Durney Oldham. County Commission
for long term brought out BENJAMIN
Brsscoe, John +. Piece, Alderman B.
Sentman, John Stump and David Il.
Reed of Rising Sun. Mr.. Reed re-
ceived the nomination.
For commissioner, short terrn.--J.
Albert Watts of Cecilton defeated Nor
ris Dunbar. Taylor w. Mckenney.
Robert M. Black. John Anderson. VIII
liam NJ. Brown and Rev. Henry Carr
County treasurer---1ohn II. Terrell
defeated George Benson. the incum-
bent. by 400 majority, with John G.
Rowan following BENSON.
state Central COMMUNICATIONS F.
Evans. Bennett Steel, John II. Biaok
Mrs. Eleanor Jenness Moore Mrs. An
ME J. Mccoy and Miss Mary II. lamar
Hot Republican Contest.
The Republican primaries held at
the same time also involved in a hot
contest.
J. Edward Davis Of North East WAS
dominated for register Of wills, defeat
lIlE II. D. tfaNtfbll anu John NAH3Ce
Scott. both of Elkton
Kirk Il. Clifford Of Calvert was the
successful candidate for sheriff de-
festing William NJ. Taylor of Cecilton
and Murray r. Ewing Of Rising sun.
Charles X. Reekafus Of Port Deposit
received the nomination for county
commissioner. long term, and Walter
c. Miller Of Elkton for the short term.
Arthur A. Armour of Pennington
defeated Phillip VI. Groves of E,lkton.
for assistant county treasurer.
John $. Reisler Of Calvert was the
party's selection for county treasurer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-12

the buainess management OF the
seven members elected at large. az
there has not been, or will not be the
least chance OF any such influence
prevailing. Now ms regards Mr,
Smiths reference to the imitation of
valuations of school buildings and the
very extensive valuations placed upon
them as basis for insurance, n great
deal of what he says | agree with and
in public interests shall use my best
influence to investigate this situation
and endcavor to the best OF my ability
To bring about an amicable adjustment
of the insurance situation. Not
promising, however, any particular
agents shall participate in our Anal
plan and adjustment, but the whole
proposition shall be disposed of on a
basis absolutely and exclusively for
the best good and interests of the
school system.
In our summing up. three things
viii he carefully considered. First.
the question as to whether II might
bc best for the board through a sink
ing fund system TO carry it's own ip-
surance: second, whether or not IL
very bad condition of the majority OF
our buildings To become co-insurers,
and take some of the risks ourselves.
as / feel that 1t would be worth con-
siderable to our city to have many OF
our school buildings, demolished and
eliminated to make room FOR moro de-
sirahle and appropriate buildings,
rather than to spend an unreasonable
amount of money protecting such ex-
trernely unsatisfactory property; third.
In placing insurance II valuations are
left us planned In our decision of last
meeting, which has been rescinded, we
feel that the only proper basis for
public protection is TO select a NUM-
ber of the very best financial COM
panies and divide our risks among
them.
Time enough viii be taken, and no
pains spared to have the conclusion
of this matter perfectly satisfactory TO
all concerned
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-12
DELAWARE UNIVERSITY
OPENS SEPTEMBER q
Entrance Examinations viii be
Held September
II and 22.

The University OF Delaware will
open on September 22 and II Is ex-
pected the registration win exceed
that OF last year The entrance ex-
amlnations Will be held September 81
and % and preparations are being
made for the reception of a large num-
ber of freshmen
The freshman class of the Women's
College Will probably have between
sixty and seventy members.
One blind student may be enrolled
this year. He Is Francis Cummings,
aged 1s years. of 1907 Lincoln street.
a graduate of the school for the blind
at Overbroolx, Pa.
Few changes among the faculty
have been made this year. Dean
Winifred J. Robinson of the women's
College recently returned from her
vacation In New England. President
Waiter Hullihen is in Canada on a
hunting trip and viii not return to
Newark until few days before the re-
opening of the college.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-12
Make Your Own
Crane Juicel

short this year.
Grape juice is expensive. and grapes
will probably rise in price as the season
advances.
Get your grapes and make your own
grape juice now. Pure grape Juice is a
health drink.
To make it right consult the illustrated
booklet published by the Department of
Agriculture. which explains the process
IL also tells how TO avoid the perils of
fermentation.
This is a free government publication
and our Washington Information Bureau
will secure copy for any one who sends
two cents In stamps for return postage
In filling out the coupon print name and
address or be sure TO write plainly