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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11
Washington

The sales tax was rejected recently
by the senate. The vote, 43 aainst to
% for, was on proposal by Senator
Smoot, Republican, Utah, for one
per cent levy with exemptions proyid-
ed in thee ase of sales by farmers OF
the products of their farm, sales by
public utilities and those by the Uni.
ted States OF any foreign government
or any state or territory, the army and
navy hospitals.
State department advices from Chi.
huahua, Mexico, report the capture Of
four Americans by Mexican bandits,
who have been released on payment
OF five thousand pesos ransom.
The emergency fleet corporation is
preparing to sell eight to twelve steel
freighters of ten to twelve thousand
tons.
Pressure behind the tax revision
bill eased off perceptibly recently. In
the senate after II had become appar-
ent that there was small prospect OF
a final vote before the middle of the
coming week. Little progress was
made on the measure, and there was
no effort to force a night session.
Three naval captains-Summer e.
w. Ki,elle, William v. Pratt and
Louis NJ. Fulton-were nominated
recently by President Harding to be
rear admirals. Captain Kittelle
whose home is at Brookline. Mass,
was graduated at the Naval academy
in 1889 and served as commander Of
the gunboat Wheeling and the battle
ships Georgia and Maryland.
Secretary OF State Hughes will be
chosen permanent president of the in
ternational conference for the limita-
ton of armament. The heads OF the
respective delegations will be elected
zee presidents. An American will be
the secretary general
Retail food prices decreased slight
ly in seven cities from September Is
to October Is, the department of labor
stated recently following canvass Of
a dozen cities.
Mary W. Barcley was recently NOM
mated by President Harding TO be
postmaster at Rome. Ga.
Many thousands OF farmers in the
corn belt will be saved from threaten
ing bankruptcy under plans now being
made by the war finance corporation
to finance the storing of corn on a
large scale. Eugene Meyer, Jr., direc-
tor announced recently.
While women have gained the right
of equal suffrage. they have by no
means been entirely freed from the
political and economic thraldon Of the
past declares the National Wnnan's
party in trying to get full equality for
women by putting through federal
constitutional amendment.
Estimated expenditures Of govern.
ment for the fiscal year 1922 are now
placed at sa,s4o.o0o.0o a reduction
of ss4,O0o.0oO from the August 10 esti-
mate OF 5000 100000, President Har-
ding was informed congress In let
ter to Speaker Gillett.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

tory Of the Bank Of England. that
point having been touched upon only
two occasions, during the panics of
1857 and 1865. After few days, how
ever, 1t was reduced to 9 per cent and
later to 5 per cent It remained at
that point until about the middle OF
1915, when It was advanced to 8 per
ceat, but It was lowered to 5 per cent
in April, 1917. On Nov. 9, 1919. It went
up to Q per cent, where It remained un-
I'll April, 1920. when II was advanced
again to per cent. On April 2S, last,
there was o reduction to 6h per cent.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11
Sheriff Rs,lun. Commission.

Winston.Salem.- E. o. Shell.
ton. of Stokes county, against whom
impeachment proceedings were insti-
tuted In Stokes superior court, has
sent in his resignation TO the proper
authorities effective December 1, &C
cording to John w. Kurfees, OF Ger
manton. who stated that before leav.
ing home he was reliably informed
that Shelton had formally resigned
his office. which was taken to mean
that the suit instituted against him
for alleged improper conduct would
be dismissed.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

In eight of the districts had been cut.
Fluctuations Of the rate established
by the Bank Of England have been
Of great interest In the United States.
being Indications OF the financial sltu-
alton In London. The reduction of
the discount rate on June % to 9 per
cent from GA per cent was unexpect-
ed, as all indications were that the
Oh per cent rate would be maintained
for some time.
When the World war broke out In
August, 1914, the rate was advanced
to 10 per cent, the highest In the his
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11
Reoret Death OF potentate,

Asheyille. Potentate James w.
Grimes. OF Oasis temple, Mobiles Of
he Mystic Shrine, expressed deep re-
greet over the tragic death Of Dell G.
McAlister, potentate OF Omar temple.
Potentate Grimes wired J. Campbell
Bissel. Industrious recorder Of Omar
temple. and stated that Oasis temple
would assist In the funeral arrange
ments in any possible manner Po-
tentate Grimes viii probably attend
the funeral.
Potentate McAlistsr Ia well known
In Asheville.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11
Indian Merchant murdered.

Lumberton,-Asbury 0xendine, In.
dian merchant of Pembroke. Robson
county, was shot from ambush and
killed. Oxendine was walking along
the A. c. l.. railroad track about one
and a half miles from Pembroke
when he was fired upon, a load from
shotgun taking eeffct in each side.
The shot from one gun we're fours,
while the others were buckshot. Per.
sons living near by were attracted by
the report Of the guns and the outcry
made by the man attacked.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11
Southern Forssters oruanlze.

Asheville<-With 20 charter mem.
bers, the Southern Appalachian chap.
ter Of the Society OF American Fores.
ters was formed here.
J. s. Holmes was elected presi-
dent; Verne Rhoades. supervisor Of
the Asheville forest station, vice pres
ident, and C. F. Korstian. OF the
Appalachian Forest Experiment Sta.
ton, secretary. The chapter will In.
clude members from Virginia. Ken.
lucky. Ohio. Tennessee. North and
South Carolina. North Georgia and
Northern Alabama.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

Burlington.-A chapter OF the Royal
Arch Masons has been organized in
this city with membership Of 65,
and the membership is growing rap.
idly The territory OF the chapter in.
cludes Burlington. Elon College, Glib.
sonville, Graham, Haw River and Me
bane towns.
Burlington citizens, local Kiwani
ans especially, are elated over the en-.
dorsement given by the Kiwanis con.
vention at Greensboro to the move
ment looking to the establishment Of
a military school.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11
BANK or ENGLAND CUTS RATE
Reduces Discount TO Five Per Cent
From Five and e-Haif--FcI-
lows Cut Here.

London. The Bank Of England re-
duced Its rate Of discount to 3 per
cent from 6ia per cent
Reduction OF the rate Of discount BY
the Bank of England follows an an
nounfemenf by the United States fed,
eraJ reserve board that the discoun6
rfie Of federal reserve banks located
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

Durham.-The city OF Durham won
its suit against the Durham Public
Service company, in which 1t sought
to collect the assessment Of sl02,942.
so covering the cost OF paving be-
tween the street car tracks in that
city. The superior court decided the
suit favorable to the city and the de.
PENDANT company appealed to the su.
preme court.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11
Apple Wagons are Missed.

Hickory.-This city Is missing this
winter the scores Of wagon loads Of
Watauga apples that find market
here. Except in the Brushy noun.
tains in Alexander county the apple
crop in this section was almost a
complete failure and prices have been
unusually high. Ordinarily the best
timber twigs are purchasable at 81 a
bushel: now a peck costs that much,
and the fruit Is not selected. II apl
pies are scarce. irish potatoes and
cabbage are said TO be plentiful in
the mountains.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

Charlotte. program and invi.
tations have been issued for the fall
reunion of the coordinate bodies, An.
cient and Accepted Scottish Rite Of
Freemasonry, to be held In Charlotte
November Is, 16 and II.
Indications are that something like
200 candidates will be here to take the
higher degrees.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

Raleigh.-The fight on the Stanly
county highway commission over the
sale of 100000 worth OF bonds for
road improvement work resulted In
victory for the commission when the
supreme court handed down a deci.
sion affirming the action OF the lower
court in dissolving a temporary in.
junction restraining the board from
disposing of the bonds.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

Kinston, -Hyman Katz, local young
attorney, has been granted his finar
citizenship papers by Judge Henry
Connor. at New Bern. KATE came to
America and prepared himself for the
bar, passed the examinations in three
States, and mastered the language be-
fore he became citizen. He is in his
POS Katz came to this country
from Russia, where he had only such
advantages as obtained for the aver
age boy before the war. There were
more disadvantages than advantages
in parts Of Russia inclined toward
pogromism.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

astonia.-Gastonia now has a new
Industry and one of especial interest
TO surrounding farmers. 1t is a mo0-
ern creamery plant just installed by
the Gastonia Ice Cream Company.
The company has been purchasing
: hole milk in large quantities for the
asst year. With their newly installed
machines they are now able to turn
GU. 500 gallons OF cream and 800
pounds of butter daily Also they will
have a pasturizing outfit. The COM
pany is buying its raw material from
Chester, York, Glover and other sta
tons nearby.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

Charlotte.--What Is described as
the first superior power zone" was
put into actual operation, according
to an announcement from the general
Offices of the Southern Power COM
pany here. As result, through the
utilization of surplus hydro-electric
lower in Alabama, half dozen tex.
tile mills in central North Carolina
which had been idle for weeks be-
cause of lack Of electric power re-
quilting from drought, were enabled
to resume operations.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

tatesville.-Andrew Johnson OF
Harmony was brought to the Carpen-
tar.Davis hospital suffering from in
juries sutained by falling into deep
well. The accident occurred when
plank over the well broke, and he fell
As feet. His back. striking the wall.
was badly sprained and possibly
few small bones were broken.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

| was postponed until the next day, No
vember II. In good time for that
momentous event, Premier BRAND and
his colleagues from France arrived
on the steamship Lafayette, and a
little later Arthur j. Bafour and his
associates came from England. Mr.,
Balfour will be acting chief Of the
British delegation, because the Irish
negotiations have caused Premier
Lloyd George to delay his departure
from London. Mr. Balfour Is ac-
companied by the earl of Cavan Air
Vice Marshal Higgins, Sir Maurice
Hankey, Miles Lampson, Sir John Jor-
don and large staff of clerks and
experts. The Italians also arrived,
and the large number of japanese del
egates and advisors have been COM
ing for days.
With the assistance of big adj
vlSory committee that was named last
week, the American delegates have
formulated the armament reduction
proposals they will submit to the con-
ference. Details of the PLAN of
course, were withheld for diplomatic
reasons, but 1t is understood 10 aim
at joint agreement that would oper-
ate TO cut down naval construction
without changing the relative naval
CT nth nF fha initial
Britain and Japan. The Americans.
it Is believed. have no definite plan
for limitation Of land armament, and
1t may be the conference will come
to no agreement on that matter.
Japan's representatives In the con-
ference were unusually laxative last
week. Besides denying emphatically
the oft-heard charges that the gov
eminent Of Japan Is an autocracy,
and that the mlltarlsts control II,
they let II be known that their plea
for expansion on the Aslatlc main
land will not he based on over-popu-
lation, but on the necessity Of obtain
ing the enlarged supply OF raw ma
terlals and other resources that will
enable Japan to transform itself from
an agricultural to an Industrial ma
tion. The japanese hold that It is
not feasible to obtain from China. In
the ordinary course Of trade, the coal
iron and other materials which japan
must have, and in which China
abounds. Therefore, they say. Japan
must obtain concessions and political
control Of the mine districts. II re-
mains to be seen how the japanese
delegates will make this claim stand
up, In view Of the fact that Japan
Joined with the other powers In
pledges to preserve the territorial in
tegrlty Of China
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

Spencer.-Bulletin we're posted in
prominent places in Spencer over the
signatures of local chairman Of the
four brotherhoods announcing that
the recent proposed strike had been
annulled on account OF satisfactory
settlement having been effected at
Chicago.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

Raleigh.-The Raleigh office OF the
State Employment service led the six
offices in the state for the month OF
October having placed total OF 1913
applicants out Of a total OF 1928
placements for the state. This total
included 1904 males and 224 females.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

Kinstcn.-An effort will be made
by counsel for Miss Bessie Thornton
establish a nuncupative will for
the administration OF the estate OF
the late Mrs. Walter Redd. The pro-
cedure has seldom been resorted TO in
this section.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

Washington, Especially. =. Phillip
Vance voyles, OF Murphy. N. c., a sea-
man on the submarine K.2, has been
recommended by Secretary DENLY for
lis rescue OF Seaman Everett T. Har-
man who fell overheard between two
avail vessels tied alongside each 9TH
er at Gloucester. Mass.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

Hickory-Farmers and hydro-elec.
trio operators in this section were op.
timistic over fall of rain that meas.
ured nearly six inches. II was the
best rain in many weeks, the precipi
tation being greater farther back in
the mountains.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11
Mrs. Whitley Is sentenced.

Snow Hill-The trial OF Mrs. Sarah
Whitley. charged with first degree
nurder In connection with the killing
Of her husband. by Wright Rouse q
negro. was abruptly ended when the
defense entered plea OF guilty Of ac-
essory before the fact and accepted
a sentence Of life in the State penn
tertiary.
Rouse, who was found guilty Of first
cssree murder, was sentenced by
Judge Daniels to DO electricuted Jan
nary 2, The trial a Thomas Hayes
viii take place here In December.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

THE Democratic party has not been
4 satisfied with Its leadership since
the defeat at the polls last November,
so the other day the national commit
tee elected former Congressman Cor
dell Hull Of Tennessee as chairman, to
replace George White Of Ohio.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11
XIENED by the D

NEAED by the predatory designs
' Of the little entente against Hun
gary, and the demands made on that
nation, the allied powers came to the
rescue, and ordered the little entente
to stop It's military plans against Hun
garians. They also demanded that
Hungary should surrender former En-.
peror Karl and his wife, and should
ut once pass law deposing for all
time the Hapsburg family. The ma.
tional assembly was called together
in Budapest, and a bill introduced
that would have this effect. and tina,
postpones the election OF new king
until a more favorable date. Kari
and Zlta were turned over to the Brit
lsh, placed on q gunboat and starte1
on their way to exile, probably on
one of the Madeira islands.
This, however, does not bring peace
to central Europe Both Greece and
Jugo-Slavia, II is reported, have in
Naded poor Albania, one from the
south and the other from the north.
And General Petlura has started an.
other serious revolt In the Ukraine
against the Russian soviet govern
ment. Large bodies of his supporters
from Rumanla and Poland swarmed
across the border and gained control
OF virtually all Of Podolla, capturing
kaminetz-Podolsk and other cities.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

A CC0RDING to reports received
4 a by the federal permanent commit
tee on unemployment, the number
Of jobless workers In the United States
has decreased by about one-thlrd dur
Ing the last month, being now approx
imately 100000. The mills In the
South are again busy, blast furnaces
In the steel centers are starting up,
and the railroads are taking on add-
tional shop workers. To Offset this, the
coal miners Of Indiana nearly all quit
work In protest against federal
court decision against the "check-
or system Of collecting union dues.
There was much talk about the walk
out becoming general, but this seemed
unlikely, unless President Lewis of the
United Mine Workers should issue
mandatory strike orders. New York
and the surrounding towns were sub
jected TO deprivation and confusion
by a strike Of milk wagon drivers,
and the job printing houses of the Chi
cago district faced a possible strike
Of their employees for higher wages
and against a return to the 4S-hour
week.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

& ENATOR TOM WATSON of
- Georgia created a sensation dur
ing the debate on the soldiers bonus,
by making charges that many Ameri-
can soldiers were executed In France
without trial. and offering photo
graph of gallows at Gievres on
which, he asserted, at least % boys
had been hanged. A special commit
tee was named TO investigate Watson's
charges, which were promptly de-
nounced as preposterous by those who
should know. Senator New produced
War department figures showing the
death sentences In France numbered
%, only ten Of which, mostly for
crimes against women, were carried
into effect. Capt. w. M. Laner, who
was camp quartermaster at Gievres,
says the scaffold mentioned by Wat
son was erected by him for the exc
cution of one man, who had murdered
military policeman, and that no
other man was executed there during
the entire war.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

CONlEr Russia, through Foreign
- Minister Tchltcherin, has made
overtures to the rest Of the world, ask.
ing especially that the United States,
Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan
make peace with the republics of Rus
sia and the Far East. He says the
soviet government is prepared to rec
ognlze the debts Russia contracted
previous to 1914, including the enor-
nous bond issues held mostly In
France. This new step of the LenIn
government toward conservatism has
not so far aroused great enthusiasm
among the other nations, though Great
Britain is sufficiently interested to ask
for further particulars.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11

THE senate spent most Of the week
L blowing through the tax hin and
the numerous committee amendments
and those offered by individual sena-
tors. Senator Smoot fought persist
emily for his sales tax idea, offering
three alternative plans, and the SEN
tlment in favor Of 1t grew so strong
that the house leaders we're con-
strained to send to the senate an
other warning that under no circum-
stances would the house accept a
sales tax as an amendment to the
bill Chairman Fordney Of the house
ways and means committee, however,
said he would incorporate a sales tax
In the soldiers bonus bill which he
intends TO introduce at the beginning
of the December session, and he be-
lieved the house might accept this.
Among the many changes in the house
bill voted by the senate was the elm
inatiOn Of taxes on musical instru-
ments, sporting goods chewing gum,
toilet soaps and powders, tooth
washes and pastes, electric fans, Their
mos bottles and articles made of fur.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1921-11-17
PUT MUCH FAITH IN ACORN
In England II Is Looked Upon as
Protector Against Lightning, and
as Love Charm.

From Druidical times the acorn has
been held to be a sure protection
against lightning, as the tops Of many
tiagstaffs, the end of cornice poles,
umbrella tassels and blindcords still
attest. Even to this day, in English
rural districts, when a thunderstorm
threatens, farm-laborers and others
will HE them to the nearest oak tree.
gather an acorn and carry ii about
with them till the sky clears. In many
parts of Great Britain a girl Tilted by
her lover will seek by the light of the
moon for a dried acorn beneath an
oak tree. This she will burn at mid
night in a candle flame. reciting mean
while the following doggerel: "'Tis not
this acorn l would burn, but my true
loves heart that l would turn. May
he no joy nor profit see, till he comes
back again to me-" Welsh peasants
hold that to plant an acorn brings
lifelong good luck; simple way, one
would imagine, to insure ones future
success. The resultant sapling how
ever, must on no account be trans.
planted. If this is done, most terrible
things are bound to happen.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1921-11-17
HERE'S END OF OLD H. C. OF /.
According to University Authority, tho
Next Generation Need Not Worry
About Its Food.

Miss Lillian Herman of the Univer
sity of Michigan is an authority on
chemical analysis. Addressing the
Ryerson library class at Grand Rap
ids recently she said the time is COM
ing when n man, becoming hungry, will
simply take a shovel and go into his
yard and get shovelful of dirt. take
1t into his private laboratory, put 1t
into the family hopper" pour In con-
centrated essence of sunshine, turn a
crank, and then go around to the other
side and wait by the spout to catch his
eggs. tomatoes, cucumbers or radiShes,
whatever he desires.
This food, she said. will come out In
the form Of small lozenges. concentrate
ed and convenient. A chemical analysis
Of them will show they contain all the
ingredients of our vegetables, and will
also have the same taste.
Miss Herman believes that the next
generation will see the start of IL and
that the following generation will use
1t habitually.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1921-11-17
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