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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
ORGAN RECITAL AT ALL
SAINTS CHURCH
OCTOBER

DR.. Hubert Mcneil Poteat, a
member of the faculty of Wake
Forest College has arranged to
give an organ recital on the new
organ in All Saints (EpiscopaD
Church on Friday night, October
7th, at seven forty-five o'clock.
DR.. Poteat is one of the most
skillful and best known musi-
clans of the State. The public is
most cordially invited to attend
the recital.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
ANOTHER WHISKEY
CAR is SEIZED
Three Men and Seventeen Quarts
Taken in Custody Early Thursday
Morning. Defendants Bound Over
to Court Under $500. 90 Bonds.
NEGRO GOES UP FOR LARCENY

Rather a busy week in Record
er A. l.. Clark's court, featured
by another liquor haul pulled of
by Policemen Dobbins and Jack
son.
M. W. Crocker, R. M. Martin
and A. l.. Cawthorne were ar
rested Thursday morning at one
O'Clock, Immediately after they
crossed the Roanoke river bridge
at Roanoke Rapids. They were
in a Ford car driven by R. M.
Martin and containing besides
passengers, eight half gallon
fruit jars and one quart jar OF
corn whiskey. Policemen Dob
bins had noticed earlier Wednes.
day evening suspicious actions on
the part of the three and after
their departure policemen were
stationed both at the bridge at
Roanoke Rapids and at Thelma.
His Honor found probable
cause and bound the defendants
over to the next term of Halifax
Superior Court under bonds of
$500. 90 each, all of which were
given.
Frank Jaeger was allowed to
pay damages and costs of the
action for backing a Studebaker
car into lamp post at Second
Street and Roanoke Avenue.
J. M. Armstrong, riding bicy-
Gle on sidewalk, was fined $1.00
and costs.
George Davis was taxed with
the costs of the action on a
charge of assault upon George
Baker with a stick.
Bennie Taylor, colored, tried on
two charges of larceny and one
of vagrancy, was found guilty of
vagrancy and sentenced to thirty
days in Jail. Probable cause
was also found on one of the
larceny charges, stealing two
pocket knives from Wells D.
Tillery Company's store and he
was placed under two hundred
dollar bond for his appearance at
the next term of Halifax Supe-
rior Court.
H. j. Jones drunk and disor-
derly was fined $500 and costs.
Willie West, colored, vagrancy,
was allowed his choice of paying
a fine of $1,000 and costs or
spending thirty days in Jail.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
John Smith Buys Out White
Brothers.

Mr.. John G. Smith of Rose.
mary has purchased the garage
business of White Bros. and has
already taken possession. A
part of the garage is in the hands
of the carpenters who are con-
verting it into a room for auto.
mobile supplies. Messrs. Mort
inner White and Claude Peele
will be retained as mechanics,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
Another Big Store In Rosemary.

Mr.. F. Hardy, contractor,
is erecting handsome brick
store, two stories in height on
Roanoke Avenue, Rosemary. be-
tween Smiths Garage and the
store of Mr.. W. T. Collins. When
completed it will be occupied by
the owners Messrs. w. T. and
Ben Collins.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
So Therel

A woman writing in answer to a
housemaids advertisement received
this mlssive; "Madame-You have q
good name aud address, but you write
on meesly half-sheet Of paper, which
shows me you are no lady, and as
such and considering the paper you
write on the place would not suit me,
being accustomed to things being diff
ferent. Miami Herald.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL
AND LOCAL ITEMS

DR.. Job Taylor spent several
days out of town this week on
business.
Miss Annie Cherry has return
ed home after spending some
time in Scotland Neck with re.
latives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Baucom
and Mesdames R. ]. Lewis, of
Littleton, and R. G. Lewis, Of
New York, spent Wednesday
here in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. S. Saunders.
Messrs. F. M. Brown, ]. R.
Manning, W. L. Long, w. j.
Long and F. G. Jarman spent the
weekend in Norfolk.
Mr.. NJ. Griff.n has returned
from a trip to New York.
Mr.. Robt. Guilds left Monday
for Augusta, Ga.
Mr.. W. S. Dean and son, Gra-
ham, spent a few days in Rich
mond this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Cherry,
of Rocky Mount, spent Sunday
here in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. E. Williams.
Mr.. Joe Taylor spent a few
days here with his brother, Rev.
Lewis N. Taylor, this week.
Miss Ethel Leatherwood has
returned from a visit to parents
in Waynesville.
Mr.. S. F. Patterson is spend
ing several days in northern
cities on business.
Mr.. ClaudeSaunders, of Brink
leyville, spent Sunday here in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Saunders.
Messrs. Smith, Paul Parker,
and Grady Lassiter, of Lassiter,
were visitors here Tuesday.
Mr.. Robt. Brewer, of Law
rsnceville, spent Sunday in town
visiting friends.
Mrs. H. E. Matthews, of Law
renceville, spent Sunday here
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Della Matthews, of Lii
lington, N. c., is visiting her |
daughter, Mrs. V. C. Matthews.
Mr.. M. B. Matthews spent a
few days here this week visit
ing relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Myrick and
children left Sunday for Franklin,
Va, where Mrs. Myrick and
children will spend some time
with relatives.
Mr.. F. M. Coburn spent a few
days in Louisburg this week.
Mrs. Minnie R. Hewitt, of
TImmonsville, S. G., lis visiting
her sister, Mrs. J. l.. Langston,
ather home on Washington st.
Mr.. Johnnie Curls left Monday
for Hertford where he will spend
several days with relatives.
At the meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary Of the Episcopal Church
held Tuesday afternoon it was
decided that a sale of fancy ar
ticles would be held and dinner
served by theQadies on Saturday
December 3rd.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
Military Poker.

Rookie-This salutlng business re-
minds me of a game of poker
Vet--IIow so2
Rookle-An officer passes me and l
raise him hve.
yes es, and whether you do or
not, you're liable to get cail.--Am'
erican Legion Weekly.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
WEEKLY FARM NOTES

edlelSH, OcpI, ii, IJLl. DU
cal showers are reported in a
greater part of the drought
stricken area of North Carolina.
but the hot, dry weather still
prevails over most of the state,
according to the county agents
reports received by the Crop Re-
porting Service for the week end.
ing September II. The Weather
Bureau reports temperatures
slightly above normal for the
same period and scattered show
ers, which were more general in
the western half of the state.
The drought, though, is still un-
broken and most of the main
streams in the state remain low.
A few areas in the mountain
and coastal districts report a
good corn crop, but the states
crop has been cut short by the
drought and the quality damaged.
A great deal of corn that was
planted for grain is being cut for
feed and silage. Cotton picking
is we'll under way the second
picking being in progress in
many places. The crop shows
little, if any, Improvement and
late cotton is seriously damaged
by the boil weevil in southern
coastal and piedmont sections.
Shedding has been checked to
some extent; early maturing of
cotton is conspicuous. Tobacco
curing is nearly over in the
upper belt and the crop is being
graded and marketed in eastern
counties. The crop is below
average yieldandquaiity., Truck
is burnt and dry owing to lack of
except some mountain
counties. Hay, grasses, and
pastures also are poor, although
good crops are reported in some
lower coastal and western areas.
Live stock is fair to good, cat
tie being below normal in GER
tain areas where the drought has
been extremely severe. Hog
cholera is reported in Transyl-
vania.
Hay harvesting is under way,
cane is being harvested,
and many farmers are preparing
to SOW large acreages to winter
clover crops. Fodder pulling is
still in progress.
In the national crop notes for
September 8, the Federal De-
oartment of Agriculture reports
hat the corn crop of the United
States is developing and matur-
ng favorably over the nation. |
A favorable yield is expected for
most of the late corn but the
midsummer drought has cut the
Yield of the early crop Plow-
ng for winter wheat is under
way and some seeding has begun.
Yields Of spring planted hard
which is about to be har-
,ested and threshed, are below
lverage. Cotton picking and gin
ling are making good progress.
The drought and heat have caus-
ID much mature opening of
he bolls, and a great deal of
veevil damage is reported.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
WITH THE CHURCHES
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. L. B. Jones. Pastor

Sunday school at ,9:45 A. NJ,
W. V. Woodruff, Supt.
Preaching at II A. M.
Subject: Passing Through
Samaria. No night service on
account of the revival at the
Baptist Church.
All are invited to these SER
vices.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
ROSEMARY PERSONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS

j., Mr.. B. w. Hobgood, of Dur
ham, was in Rosemary Monday.
Mr.. J. R. Sykes, of Norfolk,
was a visitor in town Monday.
Mr.. Robt. L. Dickens, of Hall
| fax, spent Sunday in town.
Miss Kitty Bryant left this
, week to enter Buie's Creek
Academy.
! Mr.. W. O. Thompson spent
; the weekend in Petersburg.
Mr.. W. Rea Parker, of Raleigh,
was in Rosemary Tuesday.
Miss Elise Bradley, of Stan
cell, was visitor in town yester-
day.
Mr.. J. J. Merritt, of Atlanta,
was here Tuesday.
A series Of services are in pro-
gress at the Rosemary Baptist
Church. Rev. j. D. Larkin, of
Fayetteville, is preaching the
sermons and large congregations
are in attendance. Services are
held each night.
Mr.. L. H. Chesson, of Hender-
son, spent Tuesday here.
Mr.. E. T. Clark, of Weldon,
was in town yesterday morning.
Mr.. Clyde Taylor, of Peters,
burg, was in Rosemary Sunday.
Miss Mary Matthews has en-
tered the North Carolina College
for Women in Greensboro.
Mr.. E. Falkner, of Henderson,
spent Tuesday in Rosemary.
Miss Winifred Beckwith re-
turned home this week after an
extended trip through Europe.
Mr.. William Manning is spend
ing the week in New York City.
Mrs. X. jenkins has accepted
a position with the firm of G. D.
Shell.
Mr.. Lewis S. Cannon attended
the Exposition held in Charlotte
last week and went from there
to Spartanburg, S. C.
Mr.. ]. Len Cobb spent yester-
day in Scotland Neck.
Mr>T. W. Mullen attended the
Exposition of Carolina products
held in Charlotte last week.
Mr.. William Medlin spent the
weekend in Petersburg, Va.
Mr.. Joe W. Taylor, of Oxford,
is the guest of relatives this
week.
Mr.. J. Lewis Cobb is spending
several days in Mount Olive.
Mr.. Herbert L. Bell went to
Scotland Neck yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. P. Newsome
and family, of Ahoskie, have
moved to Rosemary. Mr.. New
some will be associated with the
Rosemary Mfg. Co.
The firm of G. D. Shell is re-
modelling their store.
Miss Matte Rice, of Vance
County, is the guest of Mrs. E.
B. Glover.
Mrs. John McRae, of Little
ton, was in Rosemary Tuesday.
Miss Helen Boone, of Jackson,
was a visitor in Rosemary Tues
day.
Mr.. Hines and family, of
Ahoskie, have accepted a position
with the Rosemary Mfg. Com
pany and have moved to Rose
mary.
Mrs. Thos. G. Taylor, of Ok
ford is visiting relatives in town.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

The only way to- stop the sale
of liquor is to give it away.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

the rain any better.
The only way to stop the sale
of liquor is to give it away.
A girl is safe in marrying a fat
man for a fat man never stoops
to anything low.
The man who wrote Pm
Afraid to Go Home in the Dark"
never lived in Roanoke Rapids.
There is one consolation in
living next to a graveyard and
that is your neighbors mind their
own business.
Opportunity knocks but once,
that is why so many people are
knock need.
There will be a great fuel
saving this winter if the people
will just cut out Coke-a Coal-a.
A rainy day below the Mason
and Dixon line causes a lot of
Southern Exposures.
Meny a married man could save
money if he was just a moth and
could eat holes.
The columns of your home town
newspaper are the best of adver-
tising mediums but it is a waste
of money to advertise in them
for a lost reputation.
When a man gets up in the
and steps on a tack
the minute he gets out of bed,
loses his collar button underneath
the bureau, is too late to work,
gets an awful calling down from
the boss, goes to dinner and when
about to pay for aforesaid meal
finds he has lost all the money
he had in the world, loses a half
a dozen customers for the firm
he works for by his grouchiness
in the afternoon, has to stay
three hours after closing to
strike a balance, goes home and
finds his wife has run away with
another man, how can he sing
This is the End of Perfect
Day."
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

A girl is safe in marrying a fat
man for a fat man never stoops
to anything low.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
WAVELETS
From
THE DEEP.
c. GREEN

A wise man never blows his
knows.
Praying for rain doesn't make
the rain any better.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

The columns of your home town
newspaper are the best of adver-
Using mediums but it is a waste
of money to advertise in them
for lost reputation.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

There will be a great fuel
saving this winter if the people
will Just cut out Coke-a Coal-a.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

The man who wrote Pm
Afraid to Go Home in the Dark"
never lived in Roanoke Rapids.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

A rainy day below the Mason
and Dixon line causes a lot of
Southern Exposures.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

Many a married man could save
money if he was just a moth and
could eat holes.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

Opportunity knocks but once,
that is why so many people are
knock need.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

There is one consolation in
living next to a graveyard and
that is your neighbors mind their
own business.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-08

and more than 1000 officers were
rushed to the district. Police fired
several volleys over the heads of the
rioters to drive them back.
Women and children were knocked
down by clubs and missiles. men with
broken heads were left lying in the
streets, and women who Joined the
strikers hurled red pepper 1t police
men.
As a precautionary measure all ta-
looms In the district have been orde led
closed by Chief Fitzmorris.
An appeal for an injunction to re-
strain the strikers from molesting en-
ployes who wish to continue In their
work, which has been requested by
twenty-five packing companies. is TO
be decided today by Judge Dennis e..
Sullivan.
Officials Of most Of the packing
plants admit that the strike has han
dicaped their operations. declaring
that they are operating at about 90
per cent capacity.
Union leaders contend that approx
mately 10000 men are on strike IN
Chicago and declare that several thou
sand more will go out today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-08

Watson, that a major had ordered
a soldier shot dead because he went
to get a canteen of water for his
comrades.
"It was In the march through the
Argonne in 1918. We had been TWEEN
ty-four hours without water AMI had
stopped withinr1 100 yards of spring.
said the affidavit. when the sol
der went to get the water the major
ordered the guard to shoot the sol
der or he would shoot him. The
guard then shot the soldier dead.
The same soldier also charged that
a lieutenant of his company had shot
a private dead because he was late In
reporting to his platoon.
Golden was with Company ID, Thir-
tieth Infantry. He was ordered sub
poenaed as a witness.
Watson still had a sheaf Of letters
and affidavits on the desk before him
when the committee adjourned until
tomorrow. 1t was agreed that then
Watson would present list of wit
nesses whm he wants the committee
to summon.
Watson demanded the summoning
Of a witness now in Fort Leavenworth
penitentiary, who, he said, could give
testimony .'of the most important
character"
Chairman Brandegee announced the
man whose name was withheld would
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-08
YETSFEAR
To TESTIFY
|N|NQU|RY
Continued from First Page)

Continued from First PageD
documents Watson presented in sup
port Of his charges,
Taylor averred that when he left
Is-Sur-Tille he understood that several
more American soldiers were to be
hanged.
"All of the condemned men were
executed in uniform" Taylor swore,
II do not know whether they were all
condemned by court-martial or not.
1t was at Is-Sur Tile that several
negro soldiers were hanged for at
tackA on French girls, the War De-
partment admitted recently.
ION April rs. 1919. l saw two negro
soldiers and a white sergeant hanged.
Taylor added. THE sergeant was tried
by a French court-martial on Wedncs'
day, April 20, 1919. on a charge of
rape, was found guilty and hanged on
the following Friday"
'I attended the trial." Taylor con-
tinued, land heard all the evidence,
although / could not understand all of
the witnesses because those for the
prosecution spoke in French. l could
tell from the way the accused acted
that he could not understand the wit
nesses against him, and he afterward
told me, while I was guarding his cell.
that he did not know what the wit.
nesses swore against him because
they spoke in French"
Taylor further alleged that the con-
demned white sergeant told him that
the girl he was charged with attack
ing had of her own volition come to
his bed after he had retired and gone
to sleep, and had awakened him. He
denied that he had attacked her, and
declared she had accepted money from
him, Taylor said.
Shot for Getting Drink.
Pope Golden, former soldier, now
living in Coweta county. Georgia.
charged in an affidavit offered by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-08
Federal Penal Laws
Omit Penalty For
Killing Officer

Attorney General Daugherty
again called to the attention Of
Congress today that although It Is
illegal to assault or wound" q
Federal officer while serving 9
process it is not q crime to kill
an officer under the same circum-
stances.
This anomalous situation in the
Federal code was revealed In the
second paragraph Of the Attorney
Generals report to Congress, in
the following terms:
Section 40 of the Criminal Code
should be amended, making 1t q
crime to kill an officer Of the
United States in the circumstances
described in that section. Under
section 140 of the Federal penal
code 1t 10 q crime to assault, beat,
or wound an officer Of the United
States engaged in serving or exc
cutting process, but there is no
Federal law making It crime to
kill an officer under such circum-
stances. Legislation along this
line Is again recommended."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-08
6,495 Killed, 63,7S6
Injured In 1920
Train Crashes

Casualties on steam railroads
of the United States totalled
6,496 killed and 63,786 injured
in 1920, according to the report
submitted to Congress today by
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
The dead included 2,166 tres
passers, 2,198 employees, 229
passengers, 35 persons carried
under contract, and 1857 other
non-trespassers.
In addition there were 463
persons killed and 104,622 in
jured during the previous year.
During the year ending June
80, 1921, the report said, 345
cases of violations of safety
appliance laws were transmitted
to United States attorneys for
prosecution. ,
The commission reported gen
eral disregard Of the associated
car air-brake provision of the
law on railroads throughout the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-08
To
7. AIR CONDITIONS
I. IN POLICE DEPT.
Ohio Congressman Asks Per.
mission to Lay Disclosures
Before subcommittee.

Congressman Roy G. Fitzgerald OF
Ohio today announced that he would
appear before the special subcommit-
tee of the House District Committee
investigating police and fire condi-
tons to present certain disclosures
in the nature of testimony avail
able regarding the police depart
ment."
Congressman Zihlman Of Maryland.
chairman of the subcommittee, said
he would be glad to hear Fitzgerald
at any time.
Discussing conditions in these two
departments before the House Dis
trict Committee this morning, zihi'
man reported that he had found the
local department performing as cry
cient work as possible with the pres.
ent undermined forces.
I'VE plan to take up with the new
chief Of police the question OF pos
sible reconstruction rules for the de-
partment,' Zihlman, said. When we
met last month 1t was the opinion
of the committee that there was no
need to call Major Gessford to the
Capitol, in view of the fact that he
was preparing to retire from the
police department"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-08
|, 5OOPO[|CEMEN
UNABLE TO CURB
CHICAGO MODS
Packing House Strikers and
n-Union Men cIash-4o
Are Injured.

~ h"seh mSehou1t INGW1 CosSssos
CHICAGO. Dec. 8.-Rioting broke
out afresh in the stock yards strike
here today.
Forty men on their way to work
In the yards were injured when a
mob climbed the elevated railway
structure at Fortieth and Wallace
street and hurled bricks and stones
through the windows Of a train
bearing the workers.
Like Armed Camp.
The stock yards district here vir-
tually Is an armed camp today as the
result Of the rioting. which has as
sumed the greatest proportions OF any
outbreak here since the race riots OF
1919.
Fifteen hundred policemen armed
with 200 riot guns and a supply of tear
bombs. are on guard. State troops
have not been asked as yet. but Gov.
Len Small. at Waukegan, announced
that troops would be called out the
moment the situation gets beyond the
control Of the police.
One man Ia reported to have been
killed, nine are known to have been
wounded-two possibly fatally-and a
score received minor injuries In dis
turbances that marked the close Of the
days work yesterday.
Twenty thousand men, women and
children. II Is estimated. participated
In the rioting. many Of the mobs con-
tainias scores of women. The riotinS
continued for more than three hours
before police dispersed the mobs.
Chief of Police Charles Fitxmorris
assumed personal charge Of the police
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-08
Washington Packing
Firms Not Hit
By Strike

Developments In the Chicago
stockyards situation have % yet
failed to affect Washington
packing plants, and according to
the managers questioned this
morning, Washington will remain
unaffected.
Washington Is supplied by
local packers whose employees,
though belonging to q union
affiliated with the Chicago
organized workers, because Of
prevailing working conditions
here are not contemplating
sympathetic action, managers
reported.
Only branches of Western
provision houses would likely be
affected by activities in Chicago,
it was said. Business here was
reported normal, with no de-
crease in shipments from West
ern packing points.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-08
SHEEP GLAND TEST BEGUN
on CHICAGO CHILDREN

CHICAGO, Dec. S.-Sheep glands
administered to backward and subnor-
NAL children will enable those chill
dren to make up for lost time IN their
classes, according to DR.. Frank q.
Drummer, director of special schools,
in announcing the start of sheep gland
experiments yesterday.
Observations Of the success of the
experiments are to be made In a school
Of 400 backward children. Pituitary
and parathyroid glands are being used.