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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30
Something to Think About

Blu F. A. WALKER

and know how treacherous 1t Is now
pitfalls are hidden by allurins
glamours intended to deceive youth J
how pride, wantonness and vicissi-
tude take at last to sorrow, eleventh
hour abnegation and finally to brok-
en- health and poverty.
You have the power within you 70
rise to success and distinction.
It Is for you, for you alone, &c
make use Of this power, to overcome
to press forward and to make your
mark.
Keep on the right path. Hold fast
TO faith, and at some turn In the roac
the vista will brighten and you vii
find yourself at the hilltop, thrilled
with unspeakable delight.
(Copyright)
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30
Uncommon Sense
BY JOHN BLAKE
MIR. TAFT'S AMBITION

rROM the day he left law schooi IL
r. was the ambition of William d.
Taft to be chief justice OF the
Supreme Court of the United States
Through the years, Mr.. Taft bent
his energies to the achievement OF thal
ambition. He became judge early III
life, and made good record.
He left the bench for service uhuer
President Roosevelt, believing that
through work for the nation he would
be better able to reach his goal.
When he was offered the post of Sec
retary of war, Mr.. Taft made 1t known
TO Mr. Roosevelt that he would pre-
fer place on the Supreme bench.
No place was open at that time ana
he accepted the secretaryship with the
understanding that his ambition might
be gratiiied later.
Then the exigencies of politics made
him candidate for the presidency I'M
honor no American of ability is likely
to refuse.
Mr.. Taft became President, yet MS
real ambition had not been achieved
Now he has been given the post he
so long wanted. and will, most people
believe. FIJI 1t with great credit.
OF course. few men can single out a
,particular high post as the object OF a
life ambition with any hope of attain
ing 1t.
Yet 1t was because Mr.. Taft wanted
to be chief justice that he developed
the ability that made him first COVER
nor of the Philippines, then sort OF
rowing commissioner for MIR. hoose-
welt, and later secretary OF war.
II he had not wanted, with all MS
heart. to be chief justice, he would
never have been President. Content
ment with federal judgeshlp would
have kept him always in Ohio.
The golfer who plays strong
steady game, sometimes achieves Inc
well-nigh impossible and makes hole
In one. The careless, half-interestee
golfer never does.
Honest ambition may not get a mar
what he wants, but 1t is sure to MAKE
him ADLER and better qualified for higl
position, and brings him some impor
Stant reward
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or f,aring coats-sleeves are featured
whatever the lines. This is the
dominant style note and 1t has been
worked out in many ways. The next
most important feature of the styles
,s the use of fur with cloth In clever
new ways, so that coats present much
that is original and smart
In the two coats pictured, conserVa-
tive interpretations Of the long coat
appear-llnes in both are ample ana
charming and the sleeves in one OF
them will please those who are look
ing for something new. They con-
trive to form a cape-like drapery at
the back and call attention to TINS IN
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30
SCOUTS SAVE BUILDINGS

When group of 10y scouts IN
Broken Arrow, Okla, were gathered
at a troop meeting word was brought
that fire had bxoken out In the VI
cinity which was endangering many
buildings, as the high wind was blow
ing cinders from roof to roof. In
stantly the boys, under their assistant
scoutmaster, were moblllzed for serv'
Ice with "a Scout sor Every Roof" as
their slogan. Fire Chief Walker later
reported that the scouts action IN
doubtedly saved several houses.
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genIous feat with handsome tassels
that mark their finish. A collar or
fur and deep cuffs which serve for
muff add to the appeal of this model
The full coat at the right contents
itself with plain, full sleeves with
handsomely embroidered cuffs, but Is
proyided with cape collar of squirrel
fur and panels Of embroidery at the
bottom of the skirt portion.
No one knows SO well as the
matron, the awesome Importance OF
hats-she has learned by long and
varied experiences just what they can
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30

TvHIS is a coat season--and II Will
be followed by another one-for
already the coats of spring are
under consideration. Since the one
piece frock has come to share favor
equally with tailored suits, no ward
robe is coatless-and this season pre-
sents coats In great variety and OF
wonderful smartness. Nearly all OF
them are long, but there are half
length and three quarter-ength mod
els, sponsored by great names among
style originators.
In long coats, short coats, straight
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30
Within the Temple.

II there is sorrow or adversely In
vour life. is 1t not possible that the
Master is desiring to bring you into
the love and fellowship Of the tenn
nile Of the living God? Do not resist
the promptings of the Holy Spirit,
who would lead you into all truth,
and into the true fellowship that
should exist between the children and
their loving Father. What misery
there is outside the gatel What hap
piness and Joy within the temple Of
His Lowell
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30
Fancy Hatpins.

The large hat will be good deal
worn this winter, which brings hatpins
into prominence again. Where there
il little trimming, as is the case In
many of these hats, the pin is orna-
mental as well as useful. One such
min has tassel Of cOlored beads dan
Cling from fancy ball head.
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TO GIVE SERVICE MEDAL

The board of trustees of the village
Of Bronxville, N. Y, has voted TO
award a "yillage Medal" every year
to the boy scout whose record at
school, at home, at work III employed)
and in scouting activities indicates
the most promise and achievement ana
one In whom the village may Justly
take real pride. The name Of the
scout who is so honored will be placed
on A permanent tablet in the trustees
room of the village hull.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30
TASTY GOOD THINGS

Is considered a great
delIcacy. 1t should always be
cooked slowly on the back OF
the range or over the slmmering burn
or When the tongue is tender take
u from the fire and let 1t cool In the
kettle, When cool take from the ket-
tle. remove the skin. Tongue should
NOT be sailed while cooking but DIFF
ferent flavors may be added, with
herbs. carrot, onion, olives and
turnip.
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makes fine Sunday night supper
Barley Fudge.

Brown one eupful of barley In the
oven. being careful not to burn it;
nut It through the meat grinder. Boil
two cupfuls of sugar, one-hslf cupful
of corn strip, one-half cupfus of milk
10 the soft ball stage. Add che bar
lev one teaspoonful of vanilla and
cool. Stir until thick, then pour into
a buttered pan and mark on into
squares.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30
Banana Toast.

Take one pint of boiling water one
tablespoonful Of cornstarch mixed ~
little cold water, one tablespoonful
If butter. four tablespoonfuls OF
supor and salt spoon of salt. Boil
until clear. stirring constantly; ada
Ave bananas rubbed through a sieve
stir and boil minute longer, tnen
nour over thin buttered toast. TINS
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thankfulness for reaching middle-age'
The hat at the center of the group
will find many admirers. 1t Is OF
velvet with narrow, graceful brim.
It's crown lines are definite anu
spirited and Its trimming brilliant ana
in keeping. One can imagine II III
purple blue, dark brown or other
favored colors or In black.
The hat at the upper left Is OF plack
name velvet and has soft crown ana
split brim studded with jet beads
and fringed with ostrich fiues. lts
rival at the right employs velvet 10
cover a shape with an eccentric, point
ed brim and coque feathers over tho
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30
1n1rTEl sNTH7NTTEa sIZE aIIH4llG SlZIl4I
IS SEASON OF COATS;
HATS FOR THE MATRON
T7ITIE SlQuIllIll. allullud

ao for her or to her. She Is there
fore the mllner's most exactihg anu
most faithful patron, discriminating
and apprecative, with, usually, nice
sense of what Is suited to her style
and type. - o.,
The designers Of the Ave hats for
matronly wearers, selected for Illus
tration here, may well point with PRIDE
TO these achievements In their arr.
There is not hat in the group that
is commonplace and none that -
bizarre; they are brilliant and beauti-
ful-and calculated to beguile one into
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30
EXPLORE uNcHARTED sWAMPs

A group of scouts and scout ON,
c,als representatives Of the National
Geographic society and newspaper
men from Atlanta and other Georgia
towns went on an exploring expeui-
t,on last November into the hitherto
uncharted okefenokee swamps 10
investigate It's wild life,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30

LYRICSOFLlFE
BY DOUGLAS MALLoch
THE LAST CHAPTER
TvHE hunters Joy is In the tale,
More great than in the Kill;
The sailor rides the wintry gale

hunters Joy is In the tale,
More great than In the XIII;
The sailor rides the wintry gale
Not for the wintry thrill
gut that at nighttime he may SIT
Before the fire recounting 1t.
For this men climb the steepest mount
And walk the widest plain,
And bring to tiresldes an account
OF all the toll and pain
The toll and pain made pleasure when
They tell the tale to other men.
For Memory is healing nurse
Who makes our minds forget
The rocks and rivers that we curse
No. we remember yet,
And vet remember rather glad
For every hurt we ever had.
I,fe's an Adventure. like the trail,
The cruise across the seas;
II has Its hill, It has Its gale,
1t has its memories;
And we shall sit in quiet age
Made glad by every blotted page
Yes Time shall soften every faii
And leave the story dear.
life shall be lovely, after all,
The hurts shall disappear;
without occasional defeat
Life's story had not been complete
fCopyrighO
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30
LONGER skirts.

Winter modes stress slender lines
and longer skirts. Fashion has gener-
ously taken care Of the large figure,
for ones proportions are slenderized
by the long graceful panels, soft side
draperies and. longer hem line that
dominate the seasons tendencies SIDE.
signer.
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w H Y
DO OUR FACES KEEP WARM IN
COLD WEATHER.

~ UR faces do get cold. as may be
| proven by the application OF
what is known as surface
thermometer" but we do not feel the
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r1other5CoaoKBoo

A man Is never astonished or shaineu
that he does not know what another uoee,
but he Is always surprised at the gross
ignorance of the, other one not knowing
what he does.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30

fashion In dress-the one-sde effect
which stresses the idea that two sides
of costume need not be Identical as
to length, drapery or ornamentation.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30
EARRING In one Ear.

Wearing an earring In one ear only
--the left-is fancy Of the moment.
rhis mode is In keeping with a similar
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30

crown. 1t has sash Of wide che
ribbon and is developed in black with
coque In the natural colors. The soft
hat at the lower left is turban,
draped with beige velvet, with fancy
feather In a much lighter shade the
last hat again features black In hatter's
plush on an intricate shape, with wing
and bead trimming.
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inventor: That
machine can do
the work Of ten |
men.
Visitor. q Q 9
,,h,z, MY wife
ought to nave
married III
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CopyriRht. 1921. western NEWSPAPER unior

Purr-Haps!
A kiss may be nothing divided by
two-but 1t may be two divided BY
nothing.
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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30

Justice.
Our law says well. ITO delay justice
Is Injustice. william Penn.
The labor world., 1921-09-24
SEEK
TO HAVE STRIKE
Jewell Charges: They Are A.
tempting to Force Their En-
pIoyes to Walk Out.

CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-Charges that
railroads were attempting to force
their employees to strike were made
Monday by B. NJ. Jewell, head of the
railroad department of the American
Federation of Labor.
Jewell gave this as rthe reason for
advising the membership of the shop
crafts against strilke in spite of the
fact that they have voted against ac-
ceptance Of the IL per cent wage cut
which became effective July 1.
Shop employees, following JEWELS
advice will hold up their contemplated
walk out until the United States Rail-
road Labor board announces the new
set of working rules now being drawn
up. ri
According to Jewell another ballot
we'll be taken when the rules are an
nounced, and if the membership votes
against acceptance. then a fight will
be fought before the railroad board
a strike will be called if necessary,
Jewell stated. !
The direct charge that the Pennsyl-
vania railroad had been chosen by
other roads to wage the fight for an
''open shop" was made by N. P. Good,
chairman of the Pennsylvania snop
crafts organization
The labor world., 1921-09-24
C0MPERS NAILS
' LIE PASSED BY
SHOPPERS
Holds 70 Per Cent Wage Earn
ers Are in Unions instead Of
Only Three Per Cent.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-"Publi-
cists' may learn some day that they
cannot make statements misrepre-
senting the labor movement and get
ting away with them. In a recent is
sue of the Gateway, a magazine pub
lished at Detroit, a writer under the
caption Labor Unions and Capital"
gives out this bald declarations:
1.-The most reliable information OBJ
tainable indicates that at the time
America entered the war less than 10
per cent of all the labor unions, and
less than per cent Of the labor en-
ployed in the more advanced types Of
manufacturing industry was union
ized."
President Gompers in letter to the
Gateway, nails the writer with these
facts:
THAT statement is in line with all
those in the article and just as true
as all others. The census of 1910
shows there were 38,O0O,00O people
employed in gainful occupations, in
cluding the farmers. Mr.. Rockefeller.
Mr.. Morgan, the president of the Uni
ted Sta tes, members of congress, men,
bers Of legislatures, and all the pro-
fessions and others.
Before the war there were about
100000 eligible to membership in
trade unions. OF these 5,500,OO0 were
sorganized or about 70 per cent. The
statement of the writer is such a bald
faced Misrepresentation of the truth
that have no doubt 1.-The Gateway
will willingly correct the false state
ment which I cannot otherwise but
believe was maliciously made. No
man with any judgment would say
there were 40,000,0OO wage workers
in the country. That would presu:,-
pose a population of at least 300,00O.-
600"
The labor world., 1921-09-24

ment control or private ownership,
demanded and secured the very high
est wages ever known in the country.
The men who went overseas, and
fought the bloody battles, many of
them making the supreme sacrifice,
all gave up the opportunity to earn
excellent compensation, and accepted
the hardships Of war for something
less than a dollar a day.
Some of these. it is true, did not go
until they were drafted, and none can
blame them for not wanting to leave
home, family. friends, job and future,
to be merely gun fodder in a human
less battle of higher-ups.
Now then the real issue is, in this
particular instance, has labor any real
right to continue to boast of its efforts
in winning the war?
The war is. over, but seemingly there
are thousands in this country other
I wise accredited with average intelli-
gence, who have failed to learn This
fact.
Labor received compensation for
every day of work 1t put in.
Labor received greater considera-
ton than art any time in it's history,
and lived on the best in the land.
But the war is over and labor can
not continue to live on a merited re-
putation. -, -: : =
Labor has got to be up and doing
to maintain a record of which it justly
The labor world., 1921-09-24
HOWARD It. KEATING.

At the Marne-Lafayette dinner in
Washington last week, President Com
pers and General Pershing were listed
as speakers, and in consequence of
these two variable charactrs at the
same love-feast, the country is today
relishing or resenting, as it prefers,
a bit of repartee on the part Of the
ment.
Mr.. Gompers is alleged to have re-
stated his oft-repeated phrase that
labor won the war"
Mr.. Gompers now states that he
made no such declaration and that
the testy response of General Per-
shing was wholly uncalled for and
aside from the issue.
Using the daily press as our guide
in what actually occurred, Mr.. Com
pers is presumed to have praised la
Dor for it's loyal attitude throughout
the war and to have claimed some
degree of credit for the early victory
which came when this country entered
the field.
General Pershing is first, last and
all the time a militarist, with abso.
lutely no sympathy for any man who
has to struggle for his living.
Going back a short space of lime
to secure a better attitude regarding
the Generals makeup, it must be re-
called that he has been trained to kill
The labor world., 1921-09-24
SOUP and BREAD
FOR IDLELAb0R
PLANNED IN NY.
Charities Expect to Care for
100000 Unemployed During
Winter Months.

New York Citys charitable organ
izations are making arrangements to
care for not less than 100000 idle
workers during the coming winter.
Fully that number is now unemployed,
and predictions are made that others
will be added to the long lines that
surround bread lines and soup kit
chens.
An official of the American Legion
declares that $4,000 former service
men have been out of work all sum-
mer and he fears the number wall
be increased to 100000 or 10000 by
midwinter
Down oD the crowded East Side
the Bowery lodging houses are al
ready filled to capacity each night.
Men out of work are sleeping every
where in the open, in every park, on
every pier, in alleys. in storeyards and
any place they can huddle out Of the
way and rest" declared Major Under
wood, of the Salvation Army. "They
cannot do SO when it becomes cold"
Among the relief plans are! bread
lines and soup kitchens, yet it is fear
ed funds will be lacking to meet the
demand that is going to be made upon
them. There is some talk of under
taking road construction and other
public work, but winter will put an
end to such Enterprises.
Charity workers who have been
making an unemployment survey are
indignant at newspapers which have
charged that the idle men are bench
warmers and loafers. Thousands
are out of work who will accept any
job, without regard to the nature of
the task or the composition. There
are college graduates who have been
tramping for months in a vain effort
to secure employment.
New York's situation is reflected
in practically every industrial sec
ton of the country.
The labor world., 1921-09-24

feels proud.
If a mans house burns down he
doesn' travel among his neighhors
telling about the beautiful home he
did have: he gets busy, buys all nee
essary material, hires the needed la
Dor, and goes to work with vim and
energy to erect a new domicile.
The war was labor's fire; the edifice
erected has been destroyed and all
that is now necessary is that la Dor
get on the job and either build up a
new structure or add improvements
to the old.
Labor Is entitled to fair considera-
ton right now as it was when the en-
tire world needed all the energy; push,
ambition and patriotism of which la
Dor was possessed.
And, odd as it may seem, the world
is justified in asking of the factory
owner, the mine operator. the rail-
road magnate and every other INDUS
trial baron, just the same degree of
willingness to forget the successes of
the past and dig right in and make
sure success for the immediate preent.
We must all. each and every one of
US, stop living on past reputation
and go forth and do. that which is re-
quired Of us, without stopping to think
of the cost. for money-profits are GER
tainly not to be measured by life losses,
when the profits were made possible
through human sacrifice. s.s.t
The labor world., 1921-09-24
SENATORS START
PROBE OF M|NC0
". VA. 0UTRACES
Situation Quiet While Troops
Are on Guard; But Removal
Of Gunner Required.

Reports from the West Virginia
mining region all tell Of peaceful
situation. Those miners who had jobs
have returned to work, the private
and the remaining 1900 Federal
troops are bivouaced amid the shydy
valleys and hillslopes of Boone and
Kanawha counties. No further cas-
ualties' have been reported General
Bandholtz has been recalled to WASH
ington by Secretary of War Weeks
and the command of United States
troops has been turned over to Col.
Carl A. Martin, senior officer of the
18th Infantry.
A delegation of operators called
on President Harding and Secretary
Weeks with a request that the troops
be kept in the war zone until Cover
nor Ephriam A. Morgan has organ
lied two or three regiments of State
militia authorized by the last session
Of the legislature. Miners claim that
the State militia is being built up of
men in the employ of the coal opera
tors and deputy sheriffs who served
under Don Chaflin of Logan county
during the "invasion."
II cannot see that it will improve
the situation here by putting mill
tiaman's uniform on a gunman,' ssid
one of the miners. 1T does .lot
change his nature or make him any
less a gunman. The consta bles and
Baldwin -Felts detectives will simply
change their coats and be in one. way
or another the paid employees of the
companies that they now are. Moth
ing will be better until the might of
armed guards is supplanted by civil
rights guaranteed to American citi-
zens under the Constitution"
The Senate committee is now at
West Virginia and will continue it's
investigation of the mining trouble.
Senator Kenyon of Iwoa is believed
that If the public is made acquainted
with the facts that such a storm prc-
test will be aroused that the West
Virginia officials will be forced to ccr-
rect the evils complained Of Very
little help can be expected in the way
of national legislation. +;
'' Taking of testimony in the trial Of
cases growing out of the killing of
ten men, seven of them Baldwin-Felts
detectives, at Mattewan last May, was
postponed for a few days owing to
illness in the family of Judge f.. d.
Baily.