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The Washington herald., 1921-08-26
FACTORY WAGES
4 SUFFER DECLINE
Earnings in July Drop As
IN Cents, Compared With
80 Month of June.

ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 25.-The
average weekly earning OF New
York State factory workers declined
- cents from June TO July, ac-
cording to q statement issued to-
Jay by the industrial commissioner.
Henry d. Sayer, Of the State depart
ment of labor. The July average
weekly earning in the factories Of
the State As . whole was S25 Is,
which is 1857, or Is per cent less
than the record average earning OF
last October. These figures are
based on the tabulation of 1s4s July
reports from representative manu-
factnrers received by the chief
stattstician of the department
A special inquiry was made by
The department as to the extent
70 which reductions In wage rates
have been put into effect in fac
tories Replies were received from
nearly 100 plants which normally
employ more than SOC. 1000 workers.
About 500 factories with more than
$4,000 workers reported having
made reductions in wage rates OF
various amounts, while 200 factor
les with about $4,000 workers re-
ported no reductions The reduc-
ions in wage rates affected workers
in nearly every manufacturing in
austry Of the State. Most Of the
7eductions ranged from 10 to IS per
cent, and none of them exceeded
90 per cent A number of plants
nave already made more than one
-eduction since last autumn, when
he movement for the downward
revision Of wage rates was first
started
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26
BRIDEGROOM HELD
ASPOLICE FUGITIVE
Peoria Chief Seeks Alabama
IAN in Connection With
Murder.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. IS. -
Pedro Gussman, whose marriage to
Ruth Stephenson precipitated the
killing of Father James E. Coyle
by the Rev. Edwin L. Stephenson,
was arrested here at noon today as
a fugitive from justice.
1t is charged he murdered his
first wife in Peoria, Ill. according
to a letter from the chief Of police
Of that city.
Gussman denies the charge. Pub
licity incident to the 1Coyle killing
led to the tracing Of Gussman to
Birmingham. according to the letter
from Peoria.
Gussman. in an interview follow
ing his arrest. declared he is held
because Of a frame-up growing out
Of his marriage to Rev. Mr.. Stephen
sons daughter.
The letter from Chief ]. e. Mar
tin, Of Peoria, declared that zone
Pedro Gussman.. on November s,
1920. KILLED the woman he was liv-
ing with by cutting her all to pieces
cruelest and most cold-blooded MUIR
lers that was ever committed in
this or any other city Of the United
States"
The letter gives a description,
and says he has a scar on the upper
lip. This Identification fits Guss-
man, local officers announced, after
thoroughly examining him.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26
INSURANCE co. GETS
$1,000 FROM "SINNER"

CHICAGO. Aug. 25.-In q letter.
leither registered or insured, a Chi
ago IRE insurance company today
-eeeived ten 500 bills from a waxa-
Asstchie, Tex, man who did not sign
sis name From the tone Of the
ssrer aecomvanying the money. the
nans evidently was conscience
5trieken- me officials Of the COM
'any-sre wondering if the man at
sonne Time set his house on FIRE or
Iurned+his barn. The letter inclosed
vith the money reads:
Dear Insurance Company: In
'losed is money wrong gotten from
%. Please forgive me for doing
.ou wrong. Christ in Heaven will
orgive me. Please tell I done this
Dallas and Fort Worth papers,
Oficiafs of the company recall
10 mysterious fires in the State of
Texas, and the $1,000 will be ap-
'ted to the profit and loss fund.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26
BOARD CHOOSES
U.YANSTRUCTORS
And ASSISTANTS
Many State Men Named
On STAFF for Com
'-" ing Year.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. Aug.sS.
The 6oard Of visitors OF the Uni-
Nserxity Of virgiala has elected the
folloviax Instructors aad assistants
sor the ensuing session. which opens
SeptsnSer is
Charles
soIrEron Black, oastonia. N C;
70 toat Fsliow. william Hiiliard
saayfer. wiinlastoa. Del; teach
N Fellows La~renos Siaeiair Can
s>1.i cn.xiostesvtllss william Orr
Svah Oxford. Ma. Gilbert Two
rnurnond oallatin Tenn; John
P1nnin Hancock. Unlvsrsity, Va;
Student Assistants, James p.
Danghtery, jr- Portsmouth. Va: FL
iStS Preston. LsesburE. va Thomas
jefferson Atkins. Radford. Va;
Jean Hannah Barringsr. Of Char
lattesviIss A G. C Mitchell. Of Uni
rersity, Va: Angus Stanley King.
Alezandria. Va: Charles Lee Reese,
js.' Wilmington. Del: Louis Allen
Aelshsimer. Chase city, Va; John
Richard Small Port Norfolk. Va;
Raymond BradenburE Purdum.
Providence Forge. Va; stuart Ran
doiph Booker. Huntington. W. Va:
James Norris Page. jr.. University.
n,sand Talbot Broome. Montelair.
NJ
BIOLOGY: Instructors Meredith Nj
nor Janvier, Of Charlottesville.
Thomas Campbell Goodwin. Rich
mond. Va. and william Cary Holt,
Hampton. Va
Economics Instructors, Frank
Wesley Davies. Clifton Forge, Va:
David Tenney AAcNair. East Falls
church. Va: Isaac Taylor Musser.
E,ast Radford. Va; r. N. Caldwell.
clifton Forge, Va, and s. B. Akers.
University. Va
English Language and Literature:
Instructors. Armistead C Gordon,
Stanton. Va; William Hudsonn Rog-
era Amelia. Va, and George Taylor
Warthen. Danville. Va: assistants,
Isaac Jay Quesenberry. Barren
Springs. Va: Joseph Henry Riddick-
Petersburg, Va: Carter Marshall
Braxton, Jacksonville. Fla. and N.
L. Dinwiddie. of Charlottesville.
Latin Instructor, Lyttleton Wad-
dell. Charlottesville.
Mathematics Instructor, G. Payne.
University, Va
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26
.otas,ian Leaders
Gather in Chicago
To Plan Program

CHICAGO. Aus. s5.--The Interna-
tionai Board OF Directors Of the Ro-
tary Club met in Chicago today to
formulate q policy for next years
work. Next week executive officers
from every Rotary club In the world
will assemble here and constitute
themselves into an international
council. This body will pass on the
program which Is being prepared
by the International Board Of Dr.
rectors. -
C. C. Mccullough, Of Fort William.
Ont, is the international president
of the club, Although Mccullough
and other officers did not wish to
talk about the nature of next years
policy until II can be approved at
next weeks meeting, the general
purport can be inferred from the
work of the business committee
which Is sitting here now. This
deals with extension Of the Rotary
to continental Europe. work among
boys and the development OF get
together business mems luncheons.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26
observation-disclosures Road
Soon VIII Be Repaired

ROCKVILLE. Nd, Aug. e5.-J. ii.
Mackan. chairman Of the State
Roads Commission, has notified the
county commissioners here that the
material for repairing the road from
Rockville to Potomac, about six
miles, has been ordered and that the
work will probably be completed
before cold weather. Largely
through the efforts OF County Com
missioner Benjamin C. Perry, the
commission recently agreed to take
over the road and repair and main
tain it without expense to the
county.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26
Gotho'n's "Meanest Man"
Steals Csc From Child

NEW YORK. Aug. s5-Gotham.s
"meanest man" today stole a locket
and Is cents from a 5-year-old girl
Angelina Tempo had been in
trusted with the quarter and sent
to nearby grocery to buy some
butter. A man with a red NOUS
tache iured her to another street,
telling her he knew a place where
she. could get butter for nothing.
Meanwhile he took the quarter from
her on the pretext that she might
drop It. took OF her tiny locket 10
have II polished free Of charge. ;,
and then gave her q paper to de-
liver to a mythical woman in 4
nearby hallway. When she returned
after a vain search for the woman.
the man with the red bristies had
disappesred.s
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26
PIRATE SHIP" SEARCHEN ENDS
ASMESSAGE PROVES HOAX
Fake Note from Deering Traced to Fisherman
Who Wanted Federal Job.

The mystery OF the pirate ships"
has been solved by the government.
according to an announcement made
last night by the Department of
Commerce.
A North Carolina fisherman -
Christopher Columbus Gray - has
been ofiicially declared responsible
for the famous mote in the bottle"
which added the final touch Of mys-
terry to the strange wreck of the
Carroll A. Deering, and precipitated
the worldwide pirate search.
Wants Federal job.
The desire for a government job,
II is stated, led Gray to perpetrate
q hoax which resulted in the Scour-
ing of the Atlantic by the navy
and the Coast Guard. engaged the
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26
Agents Seeking Help
For Busy Cotton Mills

wILLIMANTIC, Conn.,. Aug. as
There is a shortage of help in the
cotton mills of Eastern Connecti-
cut in spite Of continual reports
from all sections of people being
out of work. In all parts Of the
cotton mill belt agents are going
from town to town offering induce
.ments to get skilled help to operate
their machinery.
! The mills are now on about 100
per cent basis, and in spite of the
22h per cent cut last spring wages
are better on an average than in
any other business.
A few days ago seven agents rep
resenting Massachusetts, and New
Hampshire mills, were in Plainheld
after help. In Taftville. Baltic,
Wauregan and sJewett City agents
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26
FRECkLES
Don't Hide Then With . veilI Re.
move Them with 0thine-
Double Strength.

This preparation for the removal
Of freckles is usually so successful
in removing freckles and giving a
clear beautiful complexion that it
is sold under guarantee to refund
the money IL It fails.
Don't hide your freckles under a
veil; get an ounce Of othine and re-
move them. Even he first Jew
applications should show a wonder
full Improvement. some Of the light
er freckles vanishing entirely.
Be sure to ask the druggist for
the double strength Othine; II IS
this that is sold or the riouey- ba *
guarantee.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26
FIRST Body Of Relief Workers
Has Left Riga for Moscow

RIGA, Aug, 25.-The first con-
tingent Of the American Relief Ad-
ministration forces left for Mos
COW tonight under the charge Of
Philip Carroll a Hood River apple
grower. The party left in a special
salon car redundant with bird's-eye
maple, mahogany, electric lights
and gorgeous panels bearing the
doubie-headed eagle crest Of i'm.
periaf Csardom. Attached to. the
train were freight cars carrying
commissary supplies and an auto
mobile for reconnaissznce work.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26

avenue southeast yesterday and
robbed the cash register Of SIC
while holding the owner al hay
with a revolver.
Leaving the note upon the coun-
ter. where IL, dropped. the thief.
after concluding his ransackIne Of
the cash register, plsced the revolt
yer In his pocket and walked from
the store. Detectives Bradley and
Keck are Investigating. and believe
the thief Is a nuts.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26
Man Charged With
Shooting Woman
Held in Lynchburg

LYNCHBURG. Va, Aug. 25.-Mar-
vim Riley. charged with shooting
Bessie Nowlin, of Peakland place, a
suburb, on the night of August 10.
has been placed in custody Of Bed
ford County authorities. as the
shooting took place in that county.
but has been returned to Jail here
pending the outcome of the wo-
mans wounds. She has been in a
dangerous condition for two weeks
and still has only q slight chance
for recovery.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26

are appealing for help, but are not
getting many responses. as the mill
agents in all Eastern Connecticut
towns have inaugurated many i'm.
provements and inducements for
their skilled hands to remain with
them. There is practically no idle
ness In the cotton belt. .s.t
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26
AMERICANS REPORT
HORDES IN FLIGHT
FROM FAMINE AREA
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

OONIlNCAD EhOA RAUL ONb-
transportation. Throughout the trip
there was not a single train that
was not crowded beyond imagina-
ton with men. women and children.
The refugees are willing to en-
dure any hardship and risk to their
lives in order to escape. They
travel in box cars packed to suf-
location and fight like maniacs to
secure places on the roofs or trucks
OF the cars. Along the railways and
in the stations thousands are
herded in Enclosures. they being re-
fused admission to many towns and
cities owing to the inability OF the
authorities 10 provide food for them
and because OF the fear that they
may spread the dreaded epidemic
diseases.
TeRpted to Steal.
Hordes OF . vastness beyond COM
putation are sleeping here and there
in search of food oasis- Hunger
knows no conscience and the temp
tadon to live on the country is be-
coming greater daily. It is feared
that the swarming multitudes may
strip the country Of every vestage
Of food.
1t Is the oplnian of Mr.. johnson
and his colleagues that all Of
Western ussia Is faced with a
similar menace. carrying with II the
gravest consequences to civiliza ton
II not actually making it's foundation
totter. 1t is the opinion of the
commission that. mediate steps are
imperative to induce the fleeing
families to return to their homes
and to resume agriculture. Those to
whom members OF the commission
spoke expressed their willingness to
return to their abodes II they were
guaranteed sufficient food to main
tain them during the winter and
were given seed grain for planting
in the spring.
Great Grain Shortage.
The Americans said that between
eight and ten millions already have
been affected. They are convinced
that II is impossible for Russia to
handle the situation on account of
the grain shortage all over the
country.
The problem strikes the commits.
sion as being two-fold.' The first
~-oh's'-" Ia ~ s-nnly the minimum
amount Of foodstuffs to prevent the
creation of an immense refugee
prohie-' In Russia which is likely
to engulf Western Europe. The sec
ond Is to localize food distribution
50 as TO compel the refugees to re-
turn to their homes. They point
out that merely feeding the children
does not touch either Of these DIM
culties.
They suggest Rostov as the main
base for distribution in the stricken
area with a field base at Tsaritzin
where supplies could be shipped via
the Volga. Sub centers are sug-
gested for Simbirsk. Kazan and
samara- At Rostov there are loops
OF two railways connecting Tsaritz-
In to the north. It IL suggeAted that
40 miles Of these loops could be
used, having one for loaded cars
and the sther for empties. thus
making II possible to handle three
trains. each carrying 500 tons daily.
In addition =. Is suggested that
the Don River be used while Now
crossiik would be available as a
supplementary base. They say speed
10 necessary as the voIga will be
frozen up by the middle Of Deem
Der and food must be delivered be-
fore that time.
fro,-~i-lk fso1
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26
MUTEB BANDIT ROBS
STORE, USING CARD

Without speaking. hut merely
presenting small car bearing the
inscription stick UP your hands
and don't move or I'll shoot. Make
IL Snappy." an unidentified man en-
tered the grocery store conducted
by Rose Stein, al 1901 Pennsylvania
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26
FRENCH BUDGET
TO Be REVISED
Surplus of 100000 Francs
To Replace Present Huge
Deficit In 1922.

A budget Of s.s47 million francs
in 1891. is to be transformed into q
surplus of 81 millions in 1879 under
the proposed new French budget.
details of which have just been re-
ceived by the Bankers Trust Com
pany of New York, from its French
information service.
The new estimates show proposed
normal and extraordinary revenue
over two billion francs in excess Of
the present years estimated re-
ceipts. which expenditures are to be
lowered by about one and one-half
billion francs. Increased returns
from present taxation and from
doubled tax on business turn over.
the latter to be a new feature In
1922, are anticipated.
The following table gives the de-
tails:
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26

3hc uuusSI pldCSs riduSS IOeaA
debt at 264,341 million francs, of
which IS 2S6 millions, or only about
Is per cent is foreign debt. Against
this Is credited $4,000 millions owed
by other nations to France. leaving
the total debt at about 100000 mill
lion francs.
It is remarked in connection with
the foreign debt that $3.50 million
francs are what is called CONNER
cial debt" and the balance Is classed
"a political debt" 1851 million
francs being due to Great Britain
and 1926 million francs to the
United States.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-26

(copyriEht, iAi.)
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-12-22
Mr.. Hartzell Called.

Rev. Howard Hartzell, OF the
church at Smithfield, has been
extended a call by the congregat-
ions of the Rockingham and Ham,
let Episcopal churches. The con-
gregatlons, and our townspeople
generally, hope that MIR. Hartzell
can accept. He is a most pleas
ing gentleman, and splendid min
lister. Mr.. Hartzell has not de-
cided as yet as to his intentions.
He will be visiting in the city,
with his wife, during the holidays
and will fill the Episcopal pulpit
Sunday-week, Jan. LIST.
Rev. Mr.. Rotter, who has serv-
ed Monroe, Rockingham and
Hamlet so acceptably the past
two years, will fill his last ap-
pointment here Christmas Day.
In January he goes to Virginia to
a larger parish. His service on
Christmas Day will be a special
sermon mainly to the children,
and the Hamlet vested choir and
members will come over and join
the Rockingham congregation in
the worship. The public invited
to this last service by Mr.. Rotter.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-12-22
Church Announcement.

Rockingham Methodist church
A. L. Ormond, pastor.
Morning worship at II o'clock.
AT this hour DR.. A. c. Tillman,
of the Brooklyn Christian Mis-
sion to the Jews, will preach a
Christmas sermon. This mission
was organized in 1892, and is do
ing splendid work in winning
Jews for Christ. The Protestant
chuches of the America have
done less for the Outstanding
of the Jews than for any other
non-christian people on the globe.
This, in spite of the fact, that
though long prosecuted people
the Book of God and the Savior
from God have been given to the
sons of men. This God command
ed and God directed work issup-
ported by free offerings, and it
| is hoped that DR.. Tillman's heart
searching appeal in behalf OF
Gods greatly neglected people
may receive generous response.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-12-22
Playnakers Coming.

The University Playmakers
will appear at the Rockingham
opera house the night of January
oath. In Dixon's Cabin" and
two new plays will be the bill.
]. LeGrand Everett, IT., takes a
leading part in the entertainment.
Full accounts will be given later.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-12-22
Handsomely Decorated.

Many of the business places of
town are PRETTY decorated with
greens; but the two prettiest are
.Everybody's Service Station and
the Page garage. The. formers
window has a decorated tree, and
an imitation pond, with candy
ducks therein, and a we'll arran-
ged background. The Page gar
age, showroom has Fordson trac,
tors half concealed by long Leaf
pines, with pine straw, and Xmas
tree to one side.
A pity more firms do not give
closer attention to their decora
tons.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-12-22

ing to q survey and plat made by Giles
pie and Berry. Civil Engineers, as record
edsin the Office of the Register of Deeds
for Richmond county in Book of Plats
No. !, at page I25. reference to which is
hereby made for a more complete de-
scription.
Tract 5 contains rs acres. tract 6 con
| tains 472I0 acres, tract contains Al
acres, tract 8 contains 3I2.i0 acres and
and tract 8 233. 10 acres.
Il This the 10th day of December. l92I
Ellen w. Dockery and w. {. Parsons
! Administrators Of Estate OF John G. Dock
cry, deceased.
Ozmer I. Henry Attorney.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-12-22

LOCAL ITEMS
AND PERSONALS
Matters Briefly Mentioned
Little Happenings
Personal Notes
CALL P0ST-DISPATCH OFFICE
Phone 1872

Watch your label.
Phone Post-Dispatch 1872, your
items of news.
Phone or let the paper know Of your
holiday visitors.
Fred Hull, sophomore at Ga.
Tech, came this a. m. for the
holidays. He returns January
End.
Tom Dawkins, of Cognac, re-
ports his Duroc,Jersey hog as
weighing 534 pounds, age IS
months.
"Uncle" Owen Leak, colored,
aged 65, and who has done much
carpentry work around town,
died the 9th.
Reid Garrett, Allison Ormond
land Mike Ellerbe returned Wed.
nesday night from Trinity Col
lege for the holidays.
J. A. Williams died at Polkton
the 18th, aged go. He was a con.
tractor, and built the Methodist
church here at Rockingham.
Miss Addie Webb returned last
night from the University Of
Richmond, at Westhampton, Va
She will have barely ten days al
home.
Huske Hardware House al
Fayetteville has an advt on page
10. 1t is said they have the
largest line of toys south of Bal
timore.
| MIR. Stansill Covington last
Friday bought a Franklin five
passenger car. He sold his Cad
lilac some weeks ago to Mr.. w
M. Covington.
Miss Mary Polk entertained
! the members of the Senior clas
of the city school with a cand,
pulling at her home near towr
last Friday night.
Miss Susanna Pegues, teaching
in the Pegues school across tht
State Line, left Wednesday a. m
for her home at Greenville, S. c.
to spend the holidays.
>l. Miss Susan B. Little returned
to Wadesboro ON Thursday nigh
of last week after having spen
several days here as the guest o
Miss Elizabeth Cole.
Little Anne Louise Steele fel
; from a wall in the T. B. Covmg
! ton yard Monday, and struck he
4 mouth with such force as t,
break a tooth and loosen anothe
one.
( Subject Of Sermon by Rev. MI
8 Dallas at the Presbyterian churcl
! Christmas Day will be: "A Stor,
: Iof the East" at II o'clock; an
ia Paradoxical Man" at the rs
Z service.
81 Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Cole RI
Z turned on Wednesday of las
Z week from a ten days visit i
$lLittle Rock, Arkansas, to Mis-
Z Loula Little and to Mrs. ]. +
z Hamiter
Fl Randolph Leak returned Sui
Slday from Woodbury. Fore:
glwhere he is a student. He was
81 C. M. A. at Hendersonville La
SIyear. He will return to Woo
81 berry Jan. End.
81 On page 9 can be seen a bic,
gIcle announcement that shoul
appeal to the boys. The Evere
Hdw. store is offering 4 whee
: that retail for $3.50 each, in
stclub OF four at just SOS eac
IS Read the offer
E Mrs. Leon NJ. Hall returns
i. Monday from Charleston whel
III eJ,o ,.ax.r;od t,o,. vssn%hov Mrc