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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

and angels. 1t was a desperate
chance, to be sure, but how thrill
ling to take It'll
The rhetoric went we'll until
Lloyd Georges answer came.
There was really nothing for him
to do but to cancel the conference
of which De Valera had, while
seemingly accepting it, repudiat-
ed the essential conditions. The
British Government could not
even by indirection admit the
right or power of Ireland to take
herself out of the empire. The
Prime Minister'S statement to
that effect is said to have caused
something like CONSERVATION"
in Dublin, even among the men,
bers of the Dali Eireann. They
never thought the literal-minded
Englishman would take their elo-
quence in that way. So at latest
reports they were casting about
to find some way of repairing
their blunder and reopening the
negotiation. The best way, it is
now evident, would be to place
their business in the hands of
some other chief negotiator. De
Valera may have pleased the ex-
tremists-men who do not want
peace with England on any
terms but it is pretty plain that
he is alarming and alternating the
moderates in Ireland, and max.
ing himself almost impossible as
an agent to deal with England.
rs it conceivable that this
Heaven-sent peace.'can be broken
up?" Such is the anxious inquiry
of that veteran Irish Home Ruler,
William O'Brien, in a letter to
The London Times. He un-
doubtedly speaks in this for pre-
vailing Irish opinion. Of the
whole mixed situation the most
striking and encouraging aspect
is that the mass of the people in
Ireland and in England not only
long for peace, but confidently
expect that it will be attained.
This is a sort of popular dis
counting" of a future event
deemed certain. Nothing stands
in the way but the doctrinaire
fanaticism of a few leaders. If
they do not come to a more prac-
teal mind, others will have to be
found in their stead. So firm is
this conviction, apparently, in
Dublin as we'll as in London, that
no one need yet despair of the
Irish working somehow out of
their new tangle and reaching
finally a settlement. New York
Times.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
IRISH CROSS-PURPOSE

A Celtic passion for having the
last word marks and mars the
latest reply of De Valera. 1t be-
gins with fair promise. I'VE are
unhesitating in declaring our
willingness" to enter the con-
ference proposed by Lloyd
George. In fact, the Irish rep.
resentatives have already been
selected. Why not stop with
that? All, the overmastering in
stinct for argument has to be
gratified. The British Premier
had said some things about the
necessary limits of the doctrine
Of the consent of the governed
which simply had to be answer
ed. The incurable Irish dispu-
tants could not drop the matter
there. Besides, De Valera
thought the opportunity grand to
make one more magnificent ges-
ture about the independence and
sovereignty Of Ireland. He was
ready to 60 into a conference and
sign away that independence by
. treaty, but first it must be
asserted in the presenceof men
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
IDENTIFICATION OF
STATE HIGHWAYS AS
MEMORIAL HIGHWAYS

The State Highway Commits
sion has the power to give suit
able names to State highways"
and TO cooperate with municipal
or county authorities, civic
bodies and individuals in the
proper selection, planting and
protection of roadside trees,
shrubs and vines for the beauti-
fication and protection of said
highways"
Sixty-one hundred miles of
State Highways to be construct
ed and maintained has seemed SO
mammoth a task that one could
scarcely think in terms of money
beyond the bare physical fact of
their actual construction and
maintenance! There is another
feature of this great undertaking,
however, which is gradually TAX
ing shape in the public mind, one
in which every body can have
a part through contributions of
money, labor and enjoyment,
and that is in the Identification
of the paved roads through the
planting and careof trees, shrubs,
and vines, and in making them
memorial highways.
Already two of the great trunk
roads have been renamed (by
the Legislature of 1921 in men,
ory of the Divisions in which the
North Carolina boys played so
prominent a part in the World
War: The Central Highway is to
be hereafter known as "Old
Hickory" in honor of the Thir-
tieth Division and the Whining
ton Charlotte Asheville High
way, "The Wildcat, for the
Eighty first Division. What
more fitting than that people
along these highways should get
together in a lgreat cooperative
scheme to make and keep them
beautiful in honor of their dead
and as a constant reminder to
themselves and their children of
the spiritual value and beauty of
a common servicel
The North Carolina Good
Roads Association further sug-
gests that each Of the counties
of the State select some one of
the hard-surfaced State High
ways. connecting its county seat
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

Seems like it would help some,
if the State Highway Commits
sion can do no better, to send
down some more young men and
have EN- "a measurin' and
markin' some more on the road
to Weldon.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

This talk of legal prosecution
of the Ku Klux Khan strikes us
as an absurdity. If public opin-
ion and plain common sense
won't render it inocuous there is
little to be hoped for in govern
mental activities. The Klan is
a fraud, and a fake and worse,
as far as its chances Of permanent
success are concerned, it is fool
ish.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

Lloyd George has a chill; will
keep indoors several days. =
newspaper item. We trust it is
not caused by the Irish question
and localized in the pedal extre-
mites.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

The people in the South who
have been thinking that they
were hit harder than anybody
else, might ponder 9 little over
the Boston slave auctions"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

Congress has returned from
its vacation with a good deal of
work piled up ahead Of it-but,
being Congress, there is little
chance of its doing much about
II
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

All cards Of thanks, resolutions of re
spect ETC., ETC., will be charged for a
the rate of ten cents per line. cash
must accompany article in all cases ex-
cept where customer has regular &C.
uont No insertions made for less
than Is cents.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

The Adams appointment is one
redeeming feature of an Admin
istration that certainly has need
of redeeming features.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

As we understand it the Cali
forniaps do not lay the Ar buckle
murder case to the intoxicating
Climate.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

We trust the British Parlia-
ment will not pass resolutions of
sympathy for the downtro dden
West Virginians.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

Information coming from small
boy circles is to the effect that
anti-circus sentiment is gaining
little Roadway.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
Thos. W. Wafford
Jeweler
High Grade Repairing Our
Speciality. Terms Cash
hone So Roanoke Rapids, n. C.
NOTE

Under and by virtue of a certain deed
of trust made by Guy Jones and Lucin-
dy Jones, his wife, to me as trustee,
dated the 7th, day Of April, A. d. 1921.
and recorded in the office of the Reg
ister of Deeds for Halifax County, North
Carolina, on the 18th, day Of April
1921, in Book No. 324, at page No. rs,
default having been made in the pay
ment of the Indebtedness thereby secur-
ed, and at the request of the holder Of the
note evidencing the said indebtedness, !
will, on the 9Th, day of October, A. D.
1921. at the hour of 1890 o'clock P. M,
in front of the Post-office, in Rosemary,
North Carolina, offer for sale at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash
that certain tract or parcel Of land in
Roanoke Rapids Township, Halifax
County. State of North Carolina, the
same being lot No. 20 twenty Of plot
No. 20 twenty nine) of Patterson Town,
as shown by the map duly recorded in
Book No. 236, at page No. 7, in the Reg
lister of Deeds office for Halifax Coun-
ty. State of North Carolina. This lot
fronts fifty (5O) feet on newly opened
street and extends back towards the
North between parallel lines one hun.
dred and sixty-five Q65) feet.
This the 9th, day Of September.
A. D. 1921.
E. T. Clark, Trustee.
9-l6-4t
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

The repeal of the excess pro-
fits tax is purely an academic
matter for most of US.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23

All communications should be
addressed to the Herald Publishing Co.
Persons wishing return of mss, must in
ell cases enclose stamps.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
TELEPHONE $40

Entered as Second Glass Matter April
8, 1914, at the Post Office at Roanoke
Rapids, North Carolina, under Act OF
March 8, 1879.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
Friday, September %, 1921
As you wuz, Fall!

As an ultimatum getter De
Valera is a hum dinger.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-09-23
The Keystone to Success

Every arch has its Keystone and every life has
its future Either the keystone is strong enough
to withstand the elements for many years Oh it
crumbles and sends the arch to ruin.
So it is with your life. You can make your fu-
ture solid and assure success by saving what dol
lars you can spare now or you can crumble your
future and bring on eventual ruin by wasting
your money now
Which do you choose? Start savings account
with us today and thus set your keystone Of sue
cess. Wewill supply the cement by adding 4
per cent interest at regular intervals.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-14

u down the line to meet them.
There's a bare possibility that l can
contrive to get between the train and
the engine, and if I Cant
Mrs. Sheila was on her feet and she
had her hands clasped as if she were
going to make a prayer to the boss.
And it was pretty nearly that.
"Take me-" she begged; .'oh, please
take me. It's my right to go!"
I saw that the chief was going to
turn. Mrs. Shei.a down-which was,
. exac.ls the r:-.. mag 10
do. But just then the major showed In.
aSheila knows what she's talking
about, Graham" he said quietly.
when you-all find HOWE, youth have
a mailman on your hands-and she's
the only one who can control him at
such times-God pity herl Take us
both, sub"
suppose Nj. Norcross thought there
wasn't any time to stand there argu-
ing about IT.
As you will he snapped at the
major: and then to me: Break for 1T.
Jimmie. and fell Kirgan to get a car
any car-the first one he can find"
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-14

Hatch and a bunch of Ills ked Iower
hackers had gone to S%trathcona on a
mining deal, and had started to drive
to the gold camp in an auto to get his
man.
Before leaving Portal City he had
written a letter to Mrs. Sheila, tell
ing her what he was going, to do, and
that when he got through with it,
she would be free. The letter, which
had, been left at the hotel, had 1een
delayed in delivery-had, in fact, just
been sent out to the majors house by
the night clerk who had found it.
Long before the story could get it
self fully told, the different gaps in
it were filling themselves up for me
and for Mr.. Norcross, as well, I guess.
When Mrs. Sheila came to the auto
drive part of it, the boss whirled and
shot an order at me.
'sJimmie. chase into the dispatcher's
office and find out the name of the
nan who chartered that following en-
gine!!' he snapped: and | went OF the
f. TllIl, ~ SllItlIiltl liz lii1t III Ute SlFlhG
excitement and hustle it hadn't oc-
Cured to anybody to ask the mans
name Or that of the particular mime
owner who had chartered the special
train.
Donohue got the Strathcona opera
tor in less than half a minute after
r EraI NV ocJor ~ hin, on1 tho on.
swer came almost without a break:
Charter of special train was to r.
Hatch, of Portal City, and of engine
416 to man named Collingwood."
Gosh! but this did settle it! I didn't
run back to the Office with the news
I flew. It was like firing a gun amongst
the three who were waiting, but it
had to be done. The major groaned
and said, ooh, good Cod" and Mrs.
Sheila sat down and put her face. in
her hands. The boss was the only
one who knew what to do and he did
it: vanished like a shot in the direc-
ton of the dispatcher's Office.
In about fifteen of the longest min
utes I ever lived he came back. shak-
ing his head. I knew what he had
been doing. o trying to do. There
vas n night telegraph station on
the branch-at a mining-camp half
way down the grade on Slide Noun
tain-and he had been trying to- get
word there to stop the wild engine.
HE has either bribed or bullied
his engine crew." he told the major
81 wired and had a stop signal SET
for them at the Antonio mine, but
they overran it, going at full speed
down the hill"
It was plain enough now what Col
lingwood was trying to do. The muir
der mania had got a firm hold Of Its
weapon. Collingwood knew thai
Hatch was on the special, and he was
going to chase that one-car train unit
it made a stop somewhere and ther
smash into it for blood. After MI
Norcross had talked hurriedly for {
minute or two with the major he wen
back to the dispatcher's room ant
/ went with him.
The boss grabbed up an oficia
time-card and began to study it hur
riedly and to jot down figures. I won
dered If he wasn't tempted-just tn,
least little bit in the world, you know
Here was a thing itself up-a thini
for which he wasn't in the least re
sponsible-and5if it should work out t
the catastronSe that nobody seemed t
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-14

be able to prevent, the chief of the
grafters, and probably a number Of
his nearest hackers, would be wiped
off the books; and Collingwood's death,
which, in all human probability. was
equally certain. would set Mrs. Sheila5
free.
He must be thinking gof it, I argued;
he couldn't be a human man and not
be thinking of 1t. But he never,
stopped his hasty figuring for a single.
instant until he broke off to bark out
at Kirgan, who was standing by:
.ssQuick, Mart. / want a light en-
CINE, and somebody to run I'll Jump
for ii. man /"
Kirgan, big and aforementioned at
most times, was Off like d shot. Then
the boss hurried back down the hall
to his wv offices, and again I tagged
him. The cid major was standing at
81 window with his hands behind him,
and Mrs. Sheila9 was sitting just as
we had Jeff her. with the big terror
still In her eyes and her face as white
as Il sheet
eve can't stop him without throw
Ing a switch In front of him, and that
would mean death ~ lin and his two
enlightenment sald the boss. talking
straight III the iaaj0r. aud as n he
sgpIN trying 90 ianore Mrs Shelia.
I'm galpg. 70 taise ione elaap1e and
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-14

E=HHE. T--aN.
ohue, when once more the Strathcona
branch sounder began to click furi-
ously, shipping out the headquarters
call.
Donohue cut in and we all heard
the Strathcona mans new bleat. The
way he told it, it seemed that one
member of the party that had char
tered the special to come to Portal
City had got left, and this man was
now in the Strathcona wire Office, bid
ding high for an engine to chase the
train and put him aboard.
At first the boss said, NO" short
off, just like that; adding that it
wouldn't be keeping faith with the
strike committee. But at that moment
Hoskins blew in again, and when he
was told what was on the cards, he
took a little responsibility of his own.
go to it, Mister Norcross, if there's
any more money in it FIR the railroad"
he told the boss. 's1ll stand FIR it with
the boys And then to Donoilue:
who'll be runnin' this. chaser IN
CINE"
It'll be John Hogan and the Four
Sixteen said Donohue. There's no
body else at that end of the branch
The arrangement, such as it was,
was fixed up quickly. The man who
was putting up the money seemed to
have plenty of it. He was offering five.
hundred dollars for the engine, and a
thousand if it should oyertake the spe-
cial that side of Bauxite Junction.
l guess the bleat unraveled itself
pretty clearly for all of us or at
least, it seemed plain enough. A min-
ing deal of some kind was on, and this
man who was left behind was going
Ito be left in another sense of the
word If he couldn't butt in soon
enough to break whatever combination
the others were stacking up against
him.
In just a few minutes we got the
word from the ~Strathcona operator
that the money was paid and the
chaser engine was out and gone. Kr-
gan had come in to say that our good
natured strikers had thrown a guard
into the shops and were patr0ling the
yard, when Fred May showed up, max
ing signals to me. ] heard him when
he edged up to the boss and said:
There's a lady in the Office. wanting
to see you, Mr.. Norcross.
Holy Smoke Y said 7 to myself.
I knew it couldn't be anybody but Mrs.
Sheila. at that time of night. and 4
saw seventeen different kinds of4bloody
murder looming mp again when 4
tagged along after the boss on the
trip down the hall to our Offices.
The guess was right, both ways
around. IT was Mrs. Sheila, and she
had the major with her. And the air
of the private office was so thick with
tragedy that II made the very cleo
tries look dim and ghostly. Mrs,
sheila didn't have a bit OF color in
her face, ana her eyes had a big hor;
ror In them that was enough to malye
your flesh creep
I won't attempt TO tell all that was
said, partly hy the good old major and
partly BY Mrs. slaeIla. But the gist Of
II WAS tfis: ~C0liingwood had con:
timed bis booze fight III his rooms at
The Bnllard until he had worked him
self up ~ the crazy murder pitch
Then be Ind gppe on the Wafpntl
huptipss fes. Hessl ~ Iesqpsa That
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-14

l broke, and came pretty neal break.
ing my blessed neck tumbling down
the stairs. Kirgan had found his en-.
CINE and had picked up a yard man
to fire it. | toldshim what was wanted,
and in less than no time he had pulled
out an empty day-coach from the wash
ing track. While he was backing in
with it, Mr.. Norcross came down the
platform with the major and Mrs.
Sheila. He let the major help Mrs.
Sheila up the steps Of the coach and
ran forward to call out to Kirgan:
"Donohue is clearing for you, and
there1l be nothing in the way. Run
regardless to Timber Mountain ~
You have six minutes on the specials
time to that point. if you run like the
devil! !" And then, as he was climb
ing to the cab, he ripped out at me:
Jimmie, you go back and stay with
them in the car. Hurry O you'll be-
left!"
Continued Next wessa
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-14

You may Indorse that mo Answer
and file it when you go back to the
office" he said shortly. and then he
went on talking to Donohue, telling
him how to handle the trains which
were still; out and moving to their tie
NY destinations.
OF course, / read the message; I
knew there was nothing private about
it so far as / was concerned, since
it had been given me to put away in
the files. This is what / read:
ITO G. Norcross. G. NJ,
portal City.
"Your administration has been a
conspicuous failure from the begin
ming, Compromise with employees on
n terms offered and prevent strike
at all costs. That done, you are here
by directed to wire your resignation
to take effect one week from today.
"B. Dunton. President"
1t had hit us at last: not a decent
request. mind YOU. but a blunt. brutal
demand. The boss was fired. No
word had come from Mr.. Chadwick.
and there could be but one reason for
his silence. In some way, perhaps
through the late boosting Of the stock,
the New Workers had squeezed him
out. We We're shot dead in the trenches.
I didn't understand how the chief
could take it so quietly, unless it was
because he had, been hammered so
long and so hard that nothing mat
tered any more. Anyhow, he was just
standing there. talking soberly to Don.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-14
The Murder Mailman

I knew what we were up against
when we headed down to the railroad
layout, the chief and ], leaving the
good old major t~houghtfully putting
his cigar In the club smoking-room,
With a strike due to be pulled Off In
d little more than three hours there
were about a million things that would
have to be jerSed around into shape
and propped up 50 that they could
Stand by themselves while the Shore
Line was taking a vacation. And
there was only a little handful OF us
In the headquarters Ito do the jerking
and propping.
II was precisely In a crisis like this
that the boss could shine. From the
minute we hit the tremendous Job he
was all there, carrying the whole mar,
Of the Short Line Ia his head. think.
Ing straight from ire shoulder, md
IAsyer missins d HEX and dpll't be,
lieye anybody wonld ever have sns'
Heeted that he WAS \ heaten man,
mIRhed 10 the re IA the Hnnl falinf
FMA.' '1H|f 81. "LAA.I
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-14

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Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-14

CHAPTER VIII.-The rescue party finds
and releases Eorcross from captivity to
which he had been lured. Norcross re-
sumes control of the Pioneer Short Line.
refusing to give place to maj whom
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-14

Continues Next wessr.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-02

IL is less than II months until the
electors OF oklahoma will 20 to
their polling places and nominate
a chief executive, Tor the ensuing
tour years At the same time they
will nominate n complete roster ot
state and county officers, members
~ the Legislature and congressman,
But popular interest, now becoming
somewhat acute. turns on the gu
bcrnatorial nomination.
Tho meeting of tho republican
state com mitteo and the record made
by II In harmouiziug republican par
~ conditions has resulted in what
appears to be sudden and incrcas-
I'd interest In the state campaign Of
1922. While there is not as vet a
single avowod candidate for the re-
publican nomination, the friends
and admirers Of many men are busy
ana the prospects are that whom the
flag falls on the race there will be
D field possibly as large az that
which entered the primary contest
for the senatorial nomination last
year