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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29

meeting he was named chairman of
the temporary executive committee.
Returning to the United States, he
was elected commander Of the Illinois
department In IL months the mem
bership in Illinois increased from 49,
900 to more than $1,000, and the mum
Der Of posts from 220 to 6S2.
While serving with the First ILL
nois cavalry, in 1894, Mr.. Foreman ac-
quired an active interest in military
affairs. He served with that organi-
cation during the Spanish
war and rose to the rank of captain.
After the war Mr.. Foreman began
the practice of law in Chicago, and be-
came major In the First cavalry. In
1914 he was promoted to lieutenant
colonel, and two years later commits
stoned colonel of the regiment. He
was in command of that organization
during the border troubles.
With the outbreak of the World war,
Colonel Foreman requested the trans
fer of his regiment to field artillery,
which was effected In June, 1917. Col.
onel Foreman took the regiment to
France in 1917 and commanded 1t
throughout the war. He received
three citations for gallantry and was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal for achievements in the st.
Mlhel and Meuse-Argonne offenslves.
While not In the military service,
Mr.. Foreman practlced law In Chica
go and took an active interest in pub
lie affairs throughout the state. In
1899 he was elected to the Chicago
city council and served six consecutive
terms. He was chairman Of the Chi
cago charter convention whose work
has become n model for planners Of
new city charters.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
IMPORTANT news
THE WORLD OVER
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
The NEWS OF The SOUTH
What 10 Taking Place In The South.
land viii Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs
Foreign

Germany has sent a note to the al
iled reparations commission offering
to start Immediately with the recon
struction Of the devastated regions OF
France.
Lord Mayor ONeill of Dublin Ire
land, and r. A. Anderson, secretary Of
the Irish Agricultural society, have
sailed for the United States to inform
the American committees of the Irish
white cross on the constitution and
aims Of that organization as it is now
operating in Ireland.
The japanese cabinet has decided
there Is no reason to alter Japan's pol.
Icy on the zap mandate, and will stand
pat"
Guarantees against a return to the
Hungarian throne of former Emperor
Charles are being prepared by Jugo.
Slavia and Czecho.Slovakia and Rou-
mania and will be presented to the
Budapest government in the near fu-
ture.
Reports show that the French mill
tary class of 1921, called to the colors
during April, has yielded 100000 men,
which is more than rs per cent of
youths twenty years Of age who are
subject to military service.
Former Emperor Wilhelm recently
suffered severe nervous attack, "a.
Diagrams say. Members of the house.
hold were up most of a recent night
in attendance upon him.
Battling fiercely in a darkened bar
room at Castle Connel, county Liner.
lex, Ireland, two groups Of British sol
diers recently killed three men and
wounded several more before discover.
ing neither side was Sim Fein.
Occupation of more German terri.
tory by French forces should the Ger
mans fail to meet the allied demands
for the payment Of IL billion gold
marks by May l, may go beyond the
Ruhr district and include at least
part Of the industrial section OF West.
phalia.
The question of reparations evident.
ly Is giving the German cabinet great
trouble, correspondents in Berlin say.
No official statement has been made
concerning the matter. but two pro.
posals are being favored.
Doctors Of Avila, Spain, have gone
on strike because the town and pro-
vincial authorities have declined to
increase the allowances for attendance
upon the poor
A military and civil general staff
will soon meet in Paris to determine
the precise manner of action in the
Ruhr district in the event Of occupation
after May l.
Ratification OF the treaty of peace
between Poland, Russia and Ukrainia
has been voted by the Polish diet.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
CONVENTIONS OF 1921 OPEN
Program Of Department Gatherings OF
Ex-Service Mems Organizations
lnaugurated in, Alaska.

When delegates from far-away posts
Of the American Legion in Alaska
met at Valdez on April II. the pro
gram of department conventions OF
the eX-service mems organization fol
1921 was lnaugurated.
Departments which have announced
the place and date of their 1921 con.
ventions are: Alabama, Florence
June 10 and II; Arizona, Prescott, Au
gust s; Florida, Orlando, May l6 and
II; Iowa, Spirit Lake, September l.
and 3; Kansas, Hutchinson, August
%, % and "a Kentucky, Lexington,
September and 3; Maryland, Ocean
City, September T. and 10; Michigan,
KALAMAZOO, September 6 and Z; Min
nesOta, WinOna, August /, 2 and 3;
Montana, Lewistown, June q and IS
Nebraska, Fremont, September 20, 80
and October l. New Mexico, Silver
City, September %, % and "a; New
York, jamestown, September 80 and
October /; Oregon, Eugene, July
and .; South Dakota, Rapid City, Au.
gust % to 20; Tennessee, Chat
tanooga, July s and 9; Utah, Provo,
June 10 and IL; Virginia, Norfolk,
September l, and 81 Washington,
H0qulam, July II, 10 and 10; Wis
consln, Eau Claire, June %, 30 and 80
Other departments which have an
nounced conventions, with the exact
date as yet undecided are: Colorado,
Glenwood Springs, October; Louisia-
ma, Bogalusa, early September; Ne
vada, Gardnerville, July; New Hanp:
shire, Weirs, lust week In August /;
New Jersey, AuSbury Park, Septem-
Der; Oklahoma, Enid, last week In
September or first week In October;
Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, between
September Is and 80.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
Cold Weather did Damaue.

Eastern North Carolina trucks SUI.
fered losses estimated to be close to
100000, as a result Of the damage
done the early fruit and vegetable
crops by the unusually heavy frost
that visited this section, says the
Wilmington Star Undaunted by this
the majority Of the farmers began re-
planting and 1t is not believed that
truck movement will not be delayed.
The frost was most untimely for the
truckers, as everything had indicated
that the crops this season would have
been one Of the best in years.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29

| Provision for regular army of 1861.
OO0 as against the 10000 agreed upon
by the last congress, Is contained In
the redraft of the army appropriation
bill
Exports of cotton seed oil for the
month OF March totaled 36,3SS,S2l
pounds.
Japan and France are understood to
have accepted the American princiules
or distribution Of the former German
Atlantic and Pacific cables, at a ses-
sion OF the International communica-
tions conference held at the state de-
partment.
The American government has re-
fused an urgent request of the Ger
man government that President Hard
ing mediate the question of repara-
tions between Germany and the allies
and fix the sum Germany is to pay.
Resources of the national banks
showed a reduction of $1,000, las, 900 in
February, compared with December.
and a reduction Of 1854 $3.50 ,OOO COM
pared with February of last year.
Ex-senator Kirby of Arkansas is be-
ing urged upon President Harding for a
place on the tariff commission.
The Colombian treaty growing out
OF the partitioning of Panama has been
ratified by the sonata. 1t provides for
the payment by the United States of
$25, 100000 to the South American re.
public, but has yet to be approved by
the Colombian assembly. The vote on
ratification was SO to 10. or eleven
more than the necessary two-thirds ma.
jority.
Following the release by the state
department of the curt and rather sen.
satlonal note of Japan to the United
States in which the former not only
refuses to yield the island of zap, but
defies the United States government.
is the semi.official announcement that
as soon as the zap issue is settled. II
1t Is settled President Harding expects
to immediately revive also the issue
OF the gift of Shantung to Japan, and
to request that definite day of evac. |
uating be set. This announcement IL |
sensational In the extreme when taken
In conjunction with the differences
with Japan over the island of zap.
General tightening of CONSUMPTION
laws by Japan, including extension for
the first time of application of univer-
sal training to Japanese residents in
the Philippine islands, East India and
the South Sea islands has been report.
ed to Washington official circles in in.
received from those local..
lies.
Following the national conferences
Of the Federation of Farm Bureaus and
he People Reconstruction League
he latter composed mostly of radi.
,al elements from farm and labor or
the National Farmers I'm
on will begin a general conference in
soon with Charles S. Bar.
'ett Of Georgia at the helm.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
GOOD
HIGHWAYS
IMPROVED ROADS ARE URGED


propaganda urging change of the
present method Of federal aid in the
construction Of good roads has made
Its appearance" said Thomas J. Gu
sack of Meriden Conn.,, to Washington
Post reporter. ut Is now proposed to
establish national highway system,
to be wholly constructed and main
talned by the national government. It
Is doubtful L. such change would
ever be advisable, but 1t Is certainly
not expedlent at this time In view Of
the condition Of the treasury.
ut Is desirable to have a system of
hardsurface roads throughout the
country and this result can be OBJ
tained under the present system.
Highway use Is very largely local
matter. The growth and development
of community Is greatly increased by
the construction of permanent roads
In or adjacent thereto. No system
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
AMERICANISM BILLS GET O. K.
Three Measures Written by the Amer.
lean Legion Become Laws In
Oklahoma, June rs.

Three Amerlcanism bills written by
the American Legion and introduced
in the Oklahoma state legislature at
the request of that organization, have
been passed by the state lawmaking
body, signed by Governor Robertson
agd will become laws on June %.
House bill No. 1888 provides that
the American flag shall be displayed
at all times in every school room in
the state-public, private and denomi-
NEWFOUNDLAND that pupils shall be
taught proper respect and reverence
for it by the state school superintend-
emit A penalty is provided for viola
ton.
American history and civil govern
ment are made compulsory subjects
for study in all schools of the state
under house bill No. 3Si.
High schools, colleges, universities
and normal schools must require at
least one full years work In Ameri-
can history and civics of each student
graduated.
In the future, each teacher who is
granted a certificate to teach in Okla
homa must subscribe to an oath of
allegiance to the constitution of the
United States and of the state of
oklahoma under the terms of house
bill No. $3.50. Teachers found guilty
of public statements against the flag
or country shall have their certificates
revoked.
The bills have been widely praised
in the Oklahoma press and have been
made part Of the national American
ism program of the American Legion.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
,Iax PenaltY uncoIIectlble.

The state cannot collect a penalty
for non.payment Of the 1920 taxes ac-
cording to ruling Of the attorney
general made in response to a request
of State Auditor Baxter Durham ask
ing for an Interpretation OF the law
on this point.
The law as finally enacted, says the
attorney general differed very materi-
ally from the bill which was first in
troduced. In the progress of that bill
through the house, substitute was
offered for 1t and that substitute was
adopted and became the law The eff.
feet of this law, in his opinion, is to
do away entirely with penalties for
not paying taxes promptly so far as
the 1920 taxes are concerned.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
Doctors to Meet at PInehurst.

There will be many doctors in Pine.
hurst for the meeting of the North
Carolina Medical Society and the Hos,
pital association, which will meet in
the Carolina Hotel from April 25 to
20. The societies are the Medical So
ciety of the State of North Carolina,
of which DR.. Thomas e. Anderson, OF
Statesville, is president; the North
Carolina Health Officers association,
OF which DR., R. L. Carlton of Winston.
Salem, is president, and the North
Carolina Hospital association, DR.. J.
NJ. Psrrott, of Kinston. president.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
Washington

postmaster General Hays has Gale,
a conference of the presidents ant
others officers of the seven unions con
nected with the postal service with tn,
object, he says, of "humanizing" tn,
service
A general investigation of the rail
road situation has been ordered by tn,
senate, a resolution offered by III,
chairman of the interstate commerce
committee having been adopted with
out debate or division.
Experts of the treasury department
and customs court recently discussed
the anti-dumping and American valua
tion sections of the Young emergency
tariff bill before the senate finance
committee.
Preliminary application of South
ern bank for an advance to assist Ia
financing the expectation of 5000 bales
Of low-grade cotton to Germany was
recently approved by the war finance
corporation.
Army engineers have made an un.
favorable report on the proposal for
navigable waterway between the
Flint and Ocmulgee rivers in Georgia.
"A resolution to investigate the es.
cape of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the
notorious rich Philadelphia draft evad.
er, has been reported out by the house
ules committee, and some tall doings'
are promised.
A dispatch by way of San Francisco,
says that DR.. Sun Vat Sen, president
of the Chinese republic, will resign, be.
cause he feels the Chinese people gen.
orally are not in sympathy with his
form of government.
Forty million dollars of so 20 year
federal land bank bonds have been
offered for subscription at par through
investment bankers over the country
Final vote in the house on the tenn
porary immigration bill, with indica-
lions of its passage by large major.
ity was in prospect after the house
had recently voted down, with one
important exception, numerous amend.
ments. The bill limits aliens seeking
admission to 3 per cent of each ma.
tionality registered by the 1910 CEN
sus, and would be effective for fourteen
David H. Blair of Winston.Salem. N.
Z, has been nominated by the presi
dent to be commissioner of internal
revenue.
Impeachment charges against Fed.
eral Judge Lands of Chicago, growing
'ut of his acceptance of the post of
supreme arbiter Of organized baseball.
will be dropped unless new charges are
made.
The American government in Great.
ng a new job for General Pershing
las adopted the military system which
'rovides for permanent general
taft to be ready in peace time to act
N a moments notice in case of war
Exports of cotton declined sharply
n March, as compared with the same
Month year ago.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
Counties Reduce Valuation.

Horizontal reductions in property
valuations. ranging from 10 per cent
to SO per cent Of the 1920 valuation
with a general average of 2S per cen,
were made by the "A counties heard
from when the statutory time limit
TO- reports to the State Tax Commits
SION expired. Two counties had de-
clared for new valuation, and ten had
declared present values fair and just
values.
Some doubt obtains as to the status
of the A counties making no report
to the commission.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
To Revisit BattlefieIds.

Several hundred former members
OF the Old Hickory Division from
North Carolina. South Carolina and
Tennessee are exepcted to join the
European tour in July which will take
them again to the scenes of their
bloodies fighting during 1918.
The Old Hickory association deter
mined upon eour at its annual meet
ing in Asheville last September, and
details Of the trip were placed in the
hands of Albert F. Pierce, of the
travel department of the American
Express company, New York.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
No Scarcity Of Money.

North Cardinals building program
and her permanent improvement pro-
gram for the state institutions shall
not suffer for the want of money, the
wizards of the money market, assure
Governor Morrison, who laid the news
before the council OF state.
Tarheelia, is the Ohio or TIC South,
big bankers told Governor Morrison
and Mr.. Lacy, and it stands a better
chance OF getting millions than Nor.
gan. That field marshal OF finance
has to put up collateral, and North
Carolina doesn't.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
Applicants Mesleaina Watts.

With the law making provision for
no more than 30 offices to be filed un.
der the new revenue commission
headed by,A. D. Watts, about six men
are applying for each single one OF
the Offices All Of them accompany
their requests with endorsements.
Every section OF the state is repre-.
scented in the list Of applicants one
hears that is somewhere on record in
the Colonel's mind. From up'in the
west and down in the east, every.
where there is a man who would like
to get job with the government.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
Bryan Passes Through Raleigh.

William Jennings Bryan stopped
in Raleigh long enough to make few
observations on the state of the ma.
ton, while his train snapped engines,
the Colombian treaty, the Versailles
pact. prohibition, taxes, the next leec-
tions. Claude Kitchin and presidential
timber for 1914.
The Commoner was on his way
from his winter home in Florida to
Washington for the purpose Of confer
ing with democratic members of con-
gress on the party's policy for the
future.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
In Charge Of Extension Work.

Retaining Thomas C. Atwood. one
of the best known construction en-.
gineers In the United States to be in
direct charge of the work of extend
ing the plant of the State University,
the building committee Of the board o;
trustees of the institution embarked
upon the program of building author.
lied at the last session of the general
assembly.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
STRONGER HIGHWAYS NEEDED
Anything Less Stable Than concreta
or Special Road Brick Means
Constant Repairing.

It Is beginning to be realized that
concrete or special road brick set in
cement over a concrete foundation
must be used for trunk roads designed
to carry heavy truck traffic. Any
thing cheaper and less stable simply
means bad roads and constant repairs.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
Commander at oteen Suspended.

Washington, (SpeciaD .-Comman-
der Jungman, at Oteen public health
hospital, Asheville, has been suspend
ed, following charges of drunkenness,
and will be tried before board Of in
quiry. DR.. James A. Miller, stationed
at the Marine hospital at Savannah,
Ca. has been ordered to Asheville to
take command at Oteen.
Public health officers from Wash
ington we're sent to oteen to investi-
gate conditions there and inquire into
rumors OF misbehavior Of the com.
manding offcer and others
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
Chance In Postmasters.

Washington, Especially THE fol-
lowing changes in fourth class post.
masters were announced:
Owen Loflin to be postmaster at
Edgar, Randolph county, succeeding
Ora Loflin, resigned.
William M. Lilies to be postmaster
at Lilesville, succeeding Julian D.
Kirby resigned.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
At D. A. r. Convention.

A swarm of North Carolina dele.
gates to the D. A. r. convention arc
in Washington. Among those there
are Mrs. W. N. Reynolds of WINSTON
Salem, vice president general; Mise
Coltrane Of Concord, historian gen,
eral; Mrs. W. O. Spencer Of Winston.
Salem, state regent; Mrs. B. D. Heath,
Mrs. John R. Irwin, Mrs. Parks Kirj-
patrick and Mrs. w. o. Nesbit OF
Charlotte: Mrs. S. A. Robinson OF Gas.
Mrs. Harper and Mrs. Gwynn of lie.
noir.
Misses Julia Irwin and Catherine
Baldwin are to be pages.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
Adoptsd as Lealon Platform.

What the American Legion stands
for In Its work Of Americanization is
shown in chart prepared by Henry
]. Ryan, Chairman of the Leglon's
Amerlcanism Commission and adopted
as the Legion's official platform by
the Commission.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
a. Counties Want Reductions.

Forty.three of the hundred counties
have reported to the Tax Commission
and average cut in valuation OF real
property of 1888 per cent. Nine of
the forty.three counties so far report.
ing made no blanket cuts az all, in.
forming the commission that, in the
opinion Of the county authorities, the
1920 valuations were all right, repre-
senting the true money and market
value Of the property In the county,
except In special instances. These
will be corrected on Individual petit
ton by the property owners.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
The Greatest Tobacco cron.

Although North Cardinals tobacco
crop for 1920 was thirty.two per cent
larger than the 1919 crop, te growers
got only ffty-fve per cent as much
for 1t, according to Frank Parker. Ag-
ricultural Statistician The seasons
crop Of 431.513,9l7 pounds averaging
s20.74 per hundred compared with
325 ,031 900 pounds production for 1919
at the average price of 5000 per hun.
dred.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29

nOlS department
of the American
Legion, Is Il Chi
cag0 lawyer, who
for many years
has been active
In public and mil
itary affairs. His
connection W I h
the Legion dates
back to the orig
maj InrlS caucus
at which time the
idea Of forming u
Legion was con-
Ceiyed, AT that
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
Lively Contest for Judgeship.

The circuit court judgship contest,
although not week old, is already
spirited, and becoming more so. II
took an odd turn, when leading re-
publican member of congress asked
President Harding to nominate Judge
Edwin Y. Webb, of North Carolina.
for the place.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
Second Hand.

81 want two sheets of fly paper"
said the lady entering the corner gen
eral store.
The none-tOo-brilliant clerR extracted
two sheets from the window,
Ten cents he said.
"How embarrassing I've only q
nickel with me-"
Jaw, | s'pose you can have the two
fer five cents he grumbled. They're
half full of flies already. '-American
Legion Weekly.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
Facing a Serious Situation.

With only a small beginning made
on the immense amount of state print.
ing resulting from the last session Of
the general assembly and with prac-
tically all state printing behind, the
whole printing business in Raleigh is
threatened with a strike on May /.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
The Nav Twist.

Bromide-They say bird In the
hand is worth two In the bush.
Baseball Manager-Huh I've got
some birds on my hands that ought
to be back in the bushes. American
Legion Weekly.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29
Majesty of the Law.

Mlstress-I should think that you
would be ashamed to let that police
man kiss you.
Maid-Yes, But how could | resist
the lawf-American Legion Weekly.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-29

ID o u z h b o y $
whose weary feet
ate up the kilo-
meters on the 9TH
err side and the
miles on this side
SO paraphrased
the advertising Of
t h @ recruiting
service during the
war. But walk
ing won the war.
Lets keep 1t
up" urges w. F.
kurtz, Kansas ma