davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-19
If You Don't
Believe

that spring is ever COM
ing. and feel the need OF
some encouragement toward
this sewing enterprise that I
speak Of, just come down to
see us! The whole store Is
filled with springtime, and
YOU are herewith invited to
partake OF its fragrance and
imbibe its colorfui piano.
rama, If you understand my
rather mixed synonyms.
Anyway. do make the effort
to get here. and I promise
you you will not be sorry!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-19

Floor
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
Committee Favors Loan to Liberia.

Washington By vote OF 10 to g.,
the house ways and means committee
favorably reported the Fordney reso,
luton authorizing loan Of $4,000 900
TO the republic of Liberia
The credit was first authorized in
1918 after Liberia entered the war on
the side Of the Allies, but was never
put through. Secretary Hughes, ap.
pearing before the committee, urged
that the resolution be adopted by Con-
gress as matter of national honor
and denied that the legislation had
been advocated by American banking
interests. who. he said held only a
fraction OF outstanding Liberian bonds.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
THOUSANDS ARE INJURED
FOUR HUNDRED CARLOADS OF
AMMUNITION EXPLODE AT
MoNASTlR, SERBIA.
onehaIf Of city's Population Rendered
HomeIess--VIctims Mostly Chill
dren and Soldiers.

Belgrade, -Four hundred carloads OF
ammunition and high explosives stor.
ed near the railroad station at Mon.
astir, southern Serbia, exploded, kill
ing several hundred persons, wounding
thousands and virtually destroying the
h art Of the city One.half OF the
citys population was rendered home.
less.
The victims were mostly children
nd soldiers A church in which chill
dren were worshipping collapsed un.
der the detonation, while the barracks
in which 1900 soldiers were having
lunch was destroyed
Immediately after the explosion fire
broke out in various parts OF the city
The panic.stricken inhabitants fed to
the nearby woods and mountains from
which they watched their homes burn.
All Geographic and telephone com.
munication from Monastir with the
outside world was cut on, Tine first
news Of the disaster reached Belgrade
from refugees.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
FarraTs Farewell Apnearane.

New York. Geraldine Farrar's
farewell appearance with the Metro.
politan Opera company was the Great.
est triumph OF her career.
She sang for her swan song the role
of Zaba, which she created at the Met.
ropolitan. and then, crying and laugh.
ing, was carried from the auditorium
on the shoulders OF stage hands. while
the great audience cheered and show
cred her with flowers and gifts.
Long before the time for her per.
Torrance, crowds OF opera lovers.
Farrar lovers. crowded into the lobby
of the opera house, clamoring for tick.
cts,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
Black Creek Chief Shot.

Wilson-Chief of Police B. II. Whe-
less. of Black Creek. was perhaps IA
tally wounded when Grant Smith a
negro opened FIRE on him in the
streets of Black Creek, and the negro
himself lies riddled with bullets at a
local hospital and is not expected to
live
Trouble began when Wheless un.
dertook to arrest the negro for dis
orderly conduct. The negro ran, and
returned after few minutes with a
shot gun. He shot down the police
man, most of the load taking effect in
the head.
A hastily organized posse went in
pursuit of the fugitive, surrounded
the swamp and opened fire when he
resfnsed to surrender. The arrival OF
Sheriff Howard and his deputies prob
ably prevented lynching. The negro
was arrested and brought to Wilson.
Less than week ago Wheless was
fired upon on the streets OF Black
Creek.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
Convicted Of Cutting Husband.

High Point-Mrs. Sudie Davis OF
Winston'Salem, was found guilty OF
assault in municipal court, in spite
of the effort of her 14.year.old son,
Ralph, to assume the responsibility
for cutting his father, John Davis.
Mrs. Davis secured divorce from her
husband in Randolph county some
time ago and the next day came TO
High Point to get small DO, who
was with his father here the court
having given her the custody OF the
children Davis was cut severely on
the arm while he and Mrs Davis and
the two boys were in and around an
automobile. He testified she cut him.
she testified their oldest son cut him.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
ThomasvilIe School Burned. =

Thomasville. Fire, supposed to
have been Of incsndiary origin. com
pletely destroyed the Thmoasvile
public school building and two resi-
dences entailing loss estimated at
$4,000 to s125of0 Insurance to
the amount Of $4,000 was carried on
the sshool building
The residences were occupied by
G. r, Hooper. superintendent OF the
Jewel Cotton Mills, and c. l.. Harris.
Trouble with the water system OF
Thomasville made It impossible for
the local volunteer fre.fghters to fight
the flames with any success. One Of
the pumps has been out of order for
the past week
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
Steamer RreMster Sunk

Norfolk. Vain a collision in the
James river OF Brandon the Buxon line
steamer Brewster was sunk bv the
Lake Sterling OF the Richmond New
York line.
One member OF the crew Of the
Brewster, Chief Engineer c. W. Hus.
sey, OF Berkeley. Va, went down with
the shin His wife received telegram
from the Buxon line offices at Rich.
mond announcing that he had been
drowned
The Brewster sailed from Richmond
with small cargo OF general merch-
andise and was about half way be-
tween City Point and Jamestown.
when size and the Lake Sterling came
together.
The Brewster is lying in 40 feet OF
water and Is total loss.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

Birmingham, Ala Following a gun.
battle police, led by Chief Fred Nc
Duff, captured two OF the three men
who are believed to have shot Police
man S s Crabtree. The third man es-
capped
Claude Wilson. OF Atlanta. one CT
the captured men, was shot once
through The breast He was taken to
a hospital in a serious condition
The other man taken prisoner is
Charles Wilkes who. officers say.
broke fail in Roanoke. Va, June 81
1921 whore he was sentenced to rs
wears in the penitentiary for burg
larry and having burglar tools in hts
possession He Is in the city Jail on
charge Of assault with intent to muir
der
Policeman A l. Applng who was
working with Officer Crabtree at the
time he was arrested positively iden-
tilted Wilson as one of the three men
whom he and his partner attempted TO
arrest.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
Lady Aston Speaks in New York.

New York Nancy Langhorne Aston,
the Virginia girl who married British
nobleman and won the first seat in
the house OF commons ever held by a
woman, came back to America for a
short visit.
The beauty for which Lady Aston
was famed in her debutante days in
Virginia is still part OF her charm.
She spoke with the accent OF the South
though il has been eight years since
she has been home.
The gathering OF men and women
who crowded townhall to hear her
speech eheered with fervor that be.
spoke their admiration for Lady AS.
tors achievements.
Lord Aston accompanied his Ameri.
can wife from England. and will go
with her to Baltimore where this week
she is to take prominent part in
the international conference OF the
League OF Women Voters.
II was Lord Aston. said Lady Aston,
who started her on this downward
career from home to the house"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
Additional Lax Levy Necsssarx

Washington Levying OF additional
taxes probably will be necessary to
meet the deficit OF more than $3.50 900.
600 forecast for the fiscal year of 1923
by Secretary Mellon, it was said at the
treasury
High officials of the treasury. dis
GUESSING the expected deficit, said that
no consideration had yet been given
to means Of meeting OF the lack OF
funds but that ii was apparent that
the deficit would probably have to be
raised by taxation, as the government:
did not have anything TO sell"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
Old Hickory 10 South caroIIn,

Knoxville. Tenn-The fourth annual
reunion OF the Thirtieth division. Old
Hickory Association OF World War
Veterans. will be held in the summer
or early fall, preferably at a South
Carolina city, the place and date to
be selected by the executive Ammit
tee at a meeting later in the spring.
This statement was made by Capt.
Frank P Bowen of the Old Hickories
on the return of himself and Col
James A Gleason president of the as.
ISOLATION and Guy II May, members
OF the committee from Tennessee, fol-
lowing meeting OF the committee
held the day previous All members
were in attendance at he meeting
with the exception OF Mr.. Barton of
Nashville, it was stated. In discuss
ing the action OF the committee, Cap.
tain Bowen said
IL was the sense of the committee
that some city in South Carolina
would be entitled to the reunion this
year and the naming OF TIE place and
exact date for this convention was de.
ferred to later date In order TO af.
ford cities in South Carolina ap op.
portunity to bid for the convention.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
WILL SUBMIT OFFER.
FOR MUSCLE SHOALS.
PROPOSAL TO BE SUBMITTED BY
ALUMINIUM WHEEL COMPANY
OF AMERICA.
NEW JERSEY CORPORATION
Expects to Have Formal Proposal
Ready For Delivery to Secretary
Weeks BY May First.

Washington, R X. Grant, of Eliza.
beth, n j., president of the Aluminium
Wheel Co. Of America, announc-
ed after a conference with war de-
partment officials here that he would
formally submit an offer for develop.
ment Of the government properties at
Muscle Shoals Ala His proposal, he
said, was yet in a tentative form but
would be written in completed draft
as soon as the projects could be in
spected and certain basic data OBJ
tanned from government officials
Mr. Grant left for Norfolk, Va, TO
confer with the fertilizer interests
which he hoped to interest in the Ala
bama properties Depending upon the
result Of the Norfolk visit, he said, he
would either go direct to Atlanta, Ga,
Birmingham, Ala, or Florence, Ala,
to continue his preparation and col.
lection OF data He expected to have
the formal proposal ready for deliy.
ory 10 Secretary Weeks by May |,
provided the ordnance, quartermaster
and engineer bureaus of the war de-
partment give their endorsement
when it is put into finished form
My plan call calls for the creation
OF a government controlled corpora.
ton" Mr. Grant said When this Is
suggest as It's frst act
the mortgaging of the properties in or
der to make an immediate return to
the government for the investment II
already has made
Later" he continued. "a second
mortgage would be arranged and se-
curities sold for the raising Of money
needed to bring the projects 10 com.
pleted stage Of construction and opera,
ton including the hydro-eectric units
and nitrate plants In that
way the projects can he developed
without IMPOSING any additional bur.
len on the federal treasury. asd at.
he same time, giving ii an immediate
'a,urn of the money it already has
Junk in the various works at Muscle
Shoals
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
Peach Crop viii Double in Yield.

Hamlet-A 100 per cent increase
in the North Carolina peach crop this
year Is the prediction OF H. b. Nash,
manager of the Fruit Growers Ex-
press company here, after careful
survey Of the thousands Of acres in
peach orchards of he Sandhill region.
According to his preliminary esti.
mates, l,OSl car loads OF peaches will
be shipped from the Sandhil peach
area this year against shipment last
year of between 500 and 600 cars.
These estimates are corroborated by
growers John Graham, a grower OF
Aberdeen, says the crop is so heavy
that in many cases half the green
peaches will have to be knocked from
the trees to protect the trees and to
give the crop chance to develop
properly,
Next to the peach crop is the canta.
loupe crop, and Mr.. Nash estimates
that 1923 cars will be shipped over the
Seaboard and about 500 over the
Coast Line by the Rockingham rail.
road, Behind the cantaloupes lies a
crop Of 200 acres of dewberries,
This year, II is stated, the bulk OF
the cantaloupe and peach crop will
ripen about the Same time. the time
ranging between July Is and 20. Mr.
Nash's estimate OF the dewherry crop
is preliminary so far, and he "a going
over large area of crops in this
state and in South Carolina this week
to make more complete survey and
estimate.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
HOUSE PASSES NAVAL BILL
BREAKS AWAY FROM OWN LEAD.
ERSHIP AND STANDS BE.
HIND PRESIDENT.
Measure Carries Total Of S261 ,269, 900,
About $4,000, 900 More Than
Was Fixed.

I Washington, BY the margin OF II
votes the house broke away from its
own leadership, stood behind the Pres.
ident and passed the 1928 naval APP.
preparation bill with an amendment
fixing the enlisted personnel at $4,000
The vote on the MCArthur.Nar
amendment the big point in dispute,
which increased the man force from
$1,000, as provided in the bill was
22l to las with two members an.
swering present Ninety republicans
voted agains, the $4,000 amendment,
while As democrats supported It.
A bare handicap or two greeted
the announcement by the speaker The
galleries, half deserted. made no at
tempt al demonstration
With the fighting section out OF the
way, the bill was put on its passage
and went through. 279 to IS
As amended the measure carried
a total Of s25l269, 900, or about slS.-
900. 900 more than the total fixed by
the appropriations committee which
framed il 1t goes now to the senate,
with the charge by Chairman Kelley,
of the naval appropriations suh-com-
mittee that many millions will be adj
ded and which the house would have
been asked to add had not the big
navy men changed front at last +"
AS compared with the go republicans
who voted against the amendment.
l73 republicans voted for ii, while l6
others were paired for It,
As against the As democrats who
voted for the amendment. 81 demo
crate voted against ii. while IA others
were paired against It.
Except on two occasions the bill
sailed along through unrugled seas.
Once, however Chairman Kelley
broke loose in what members eharac.
-erized as vicious attack on the
navy yard combination charging
hat despite the arms conference there
we're still demands from navy yard
md naval project districts for more
money than was carried in the bill.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
Two Airmen Perish.

Hattboro, Pa-Two men we're burn.
ed to death at the Warminster flying
field when their airpiane burst into
flames at an altitude of $50 feet and
crashed to the earth The victims
we're Charles Van Der We're, former
army pilot and Harry L. Schaeffer OF
Philadelphia, passenger. Van Der
We're had taken several passengers
on flights during the afternoon and
dozen others were awaiting their turn.
A few minutes after he assembled with
Schaeffer the spectators saw flames
shoot out from the machine.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
California Hears cono.r+a

San Francisco Radio phone con.
certs from Newark y. J., and Schnec.
tady, \. y, were reported to have been
heard in San francisco homes through
a repeating device at the Rock Ridge
radio station in Oakland. The Oak.
land station established connection
with the two eastern points two weeks
ago. Henry NJ Shaw. in charge of the
station. said that he "manifolded" the
sound that had Travelled about 5000
miles so that they were picked up in
the home sets here.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
BLAZE SWEEPS TENTH
FLOOR OF WILLARD HOTEL

Washington Vice President
Coolidge, several members OF the
senate and house OF representa-
tives and many other persons
prominent in public, business and
social life were among some 500
guests OF the New William hotel
Who were routed out of their beds
at an early hour by fire which
swept the top floor of the ten-story
structure at Pennsylvania avenue
and Fourteenth street,
The blaze had its origin a few
hours before President Harding,
Mr. Coolidge, members of the cab
met and senators and representa-
tives, foreign diplomats and others
had sat around the banquet board
as guests of the Griiiron club vt
its annual spring dinner and frolic,
The fire was confined to that floor
and the roof above, but tons Of
water poured into the flames
seeped through to the floors below,
causing much damage.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
DR.. PRATT HEADS BOOSTERS
University Professor Elected Presi.
dent Of "Made-in.Carolnas" AS
ISOLATION.

Charlotte Col. Joseph Hyde Pratt,
Of Chapel Hill, was elected president
Of the "Made-in. Carolinas' associa.
ton. Other officers elected were II.
l.. McClaren, Charlotte, first vice.
president; j. G, Anderson, of Rock
HILL S. c., second president, The
position of secretary and treasurer
were left to the appointment Of the
president and two vce.presidents,
The goal of the organization for
the first year is $4,000 people Of the
Carolinas, who will pledge them.
selves "all things being equal to spend
part of their money for Carolna-made
products
Over two hundred million dollars
go out of the Carolinas annually for
products no better than those made
at home, it demonstrated.
The directorate, broadly represent
alive of the two Carolinas has as
members from South Carolina, l. b
Alleman, Greenville; Rev, d +. Ca
mack, Spartanburg: J. G. Anderson,
Rock Hill; F. H. Gibbes, Columbia;
w. w. Pegram, Chester; A. " Smell,
Charleston, w r. Barringer Flor
ence; Elliott W. Springs, Fort Mill
North Carolina directors will be:
Joseph Hyde Pratt Chapel Hill; c. H.
Turner, Statesville; John NJ. Brown,
Winston.Salem; Fred N Tate High
Point; c. c. Hudson, Greensboro
Louis T. Moore, Wilmington; Jose.
plus Daniels, Raleigh Claiborn Carr,
Durham, N. II. Buckner, Asheville;
r. G. Corbitt, Henderson; J M Craig,
Gastonia; Walter Taylor, Hickory;
Percy Bloxam, Salisbury; w w.
Townsend, Fayetteville; J, @. Glkcy,
R. l.. Patton, Morganton;
E. We'll, Goldsboro; Charles Can
lon ANNAPOLIS, and the following
Charlotte men: II L. McClaren, A. (
B. SHIELDING, r. +. Scogging Arthur
Draper, s. A. Vanevoy, Heriot Clark
ION, Guy Meyers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
Radio Commission Favored.

Washington Legislation creating
an adjunct commission OF ten to ad.
wise the commerce department in the
control OF radio communication will
be recommended to Secretary Hoover
in a report being prepared by the ra-
dio conference.
The full conference has adjourned
subject to the call OF the chair and
will continue to function in an ad.
visory capacity until the special com
mission is created The commission
would consist of five government mem
bers and five civilians.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
Business Conditions Improve.

Wsshington.--A profound improve.
ment" in business conditions over a
year ago throughout the country is
shown in the latest statistics Of com.
mercial and industrial movements
during March. according to the month.
ly survey Of current business made
public by the commerce department
Optimism. always returning with the
opening of spring weather. the depart.
ment declared. has had much to do
with the recent increase In retail
trade and better feeling prevailed gen.
orally. -
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
DURHAM IS VI '
OF MEMORIAL cb'''
BY WINNING TWICE IN SUCCESS
SION BECOMES ITS PERMA.
NENT PossEssoR.
HIGH SCHOOLS IN DEBATE ,
Victory Was Climax Of Ten.Year
Series in Inter Scholastic De-
bates Over the State.

Chapel Hill.-By winning for the
third and the second consecutive time
the Aycock memorial cup, the Dur
ham High School becomes its perma-
nent p0ssessor This victory was the
climax of ten-year series of state
wide interscholastic debating con-
tests whose influence has reached
into homes in all the counties OF
North Carolina and whose example
has been followed by many states In
this section of the nation lnaugu-
rated by Mr.. c. f. Mcintosh, univer-
sity intercollegiate debater, in the
first year OF President Graham's rev.
dictionary extension program, no sim
gle feature Of this university-and.the~
people policy has more vitality carried
the university to the people and
brought the people to the university.
The statewide debates have .een
in the nature of popular referenduIne.
In the decade of these contests ut.
wards Of 10000 boys and girls choseb
before an aggregate public audience
of over 100000 people
The following high schools and
debaters have won the cup:
Nineteen thirteen, Pleasant Gar.
den high school, represented -
dy Bowman and s, c. Hodgin; 1914,
Salem high school, repre-
scented by Charles Roddick and Cliff
ton Eaton; 1915, Wilson high school,
represented by Misses Lalla Rookh
Fleming and Ethel Gardner; 1916,
Graham high school, represented by
Miss Myrtle Cooper and Boyd Har-
len; 1917. Waynesyile high school.
by Vinson Smathers and
Roy Francis; 1918, Wilson high
school. represented by Thomas Burton
md viii Anderson; 1919, Durham
high school, represented by Miss Aura
iolt0n and Leo Brady; 1920, Ashe-
lille high school, represented by Ar
hur Kale and Clifton Erwin. 1921,
Durham high school. represented by
ludlow Rogers and Miss Eunice
iutchns; 1922, Durham high school.
represented by Linwood Hollowell
nd Freeman Twaddell
The last contest was held on April
in the university memorial hall.
iacked to the doors. Linwood Hol-
DWELL and Freeman Twaddell, \of :,
won negative decisiony
yer Miss Katherine Martin and/
lilies Nicholson, OF Burlington. IN
beautiful and exciting debate on
.mericas entrance into the league.