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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07
Better Health Condition.
The death rate from

lHe ueatH rate from Ntlf Hf
fell below hundred pef'4.-..
thousand in 1921 for the first tins j,
the history of vital statistics in
North Carolina, showing that the ef-
forts of public health officials, the Red
Cross and other agencies fighting the
great White Death in North Carolina
are getting good results from their
work The death rate from typhoid
fever also shows fine decrease con-
sidering the already low death rate
from the disease in North Caroline.
During 1921 there were 2,546 deaths
from tuberculosis in the state or 9S1
per heundred thousand, as compared
with 1881 for 1920, or 114.5 per hum
dred thousand. The 1920 record was
considerably below the death rate for
the total registration area, and with
| the still lower rate for the past year
it is believed the records will show
that 1t is more difficult to die with
tuberculosis in North Carolina than
in almost any other part of the coun-
try. When 1t is taken into consider
alton that at least 400 Of the deaths
from tuberculosis last year came to
people who moved into the western
part of the state after they had al
ready contracted the disease, and
were really not a part Of the states
sick, 1t will be seen that the record
made was very fine one
This death rate does not tally with
the draft figures, for large number
of men were turned down for the draft
on account of tuberculosis than the
average. North Carolina did not show
up well in this respect when her
young men were examined for the
draft The only explanation Of this
seeming difference in the draft re.
jections and the lowering death rate
from this disease in North Carolina,
is that there is something about the
climate down here that helps man
to get well when he has tuberculosis.
Typhoid fever is about one-tenth as
fatal in this state as is tuberculosis.
In 1920, 1923 people, or 1913 per hun
dred thousand died of typhoid. In
1921, 1853 or ten per hundred thousand
people died from typhoid fever The
typhoid figures furnish a complete
answer to the question of whether or
not preventive medicine is worth
while, for since the campaigns have
been waged against typhoid fever in
North Carolina there has been a
steady decrease in the death rate from
this cause. With the continuation OF
the work the board Of health conf
IDENTIFY believes typhoid can be nearly
completely eliminated from this state.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07
BUILDING PROGRAM
IS MOVING RAPIDLY
CONCRETE WORK ON AGRlCUL-
TURAL EXTENSION BUILD.
ING is FINISHED.
MILL BUILD new LAUNDRY
Bide Are Now Being Advertised For
Addition to Dining Hall - Con-
tracts to be Let In April.
Raleigh.

The building program at State col
ege provided for by the last session
of the general assembly with an. ap.
preparation OF more than half a mil
lion dollars, is progressing satisfac-
torily. The concrete work on the
agricultural extension building has
been finished with the walls about
two-thirds complete.
c. V, York, of the York Construc.
ton Co., Raleigh, who Is handling the
general contract, states that this lat
est addition to the agricultural group
Of "Ag. Hill' will be ready for occu.
pancy by July LIST.
The steel framing on the Mechan-
ical Engineer building, which is be-
ing constructed by Hester & Noel
wee, also of Raleigh, is in place and
the walls are going up rapidly. 1t Is
expected that this building will be
ready for use the latter part Of June.
Ground has been broken for the con-
struction Of the last unit of South dor
mitory with the c. V. York Co. as
contractors. The dormitory will fur
nish quarters for about 1866 students,
and will be ready in ample time for
the opening of college next Septem-
Der.
Bids are now being advertised for
the addition to the dining hall, the
contract to be let early in April. The
present building will be duplicated by
an addition on the rear providing eat
ing accommodation for approximate
ly $500 students.
Plans for the dining hall addition
include the enlargement of the bakery
and refrigerating plant, with a cor
responding enlargement in the kitch-
en- and serving pantres. The sub
basement of the building, fronting on
the drive leading to Riddick Field, will
be fitted up as quarters for the college
supply store, and part of the space
will be utilized as a cafeteria Every
effort will be made to complete the
dining hall by another school year.
With the opening Of the spring
weather work will begin on curbing
and guttering the main driveways on
the campus, this being preliminary to
paving all of the important thorough
fares; $4,000 will be spent on this
work and improvement to the grounds |
by planting trees and shrubbery. AS
rapidly as possible the bare spots on
the campus torn up during construc-
ton work will be smoothed over and |
seeded to grass,
The contract for the new laundry |
will be awarded early in the
summer For several years this de-
partment of the college has been
housed In the basement of Tompkins
Hall. the textile building. but this
space is now badly needed to allow
expansion in the textile department.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07
Senate Ratifies Naval Limita-
ton Treaty, Chief Fruit Of
the Conference.
OTHER PACTS ARE APPROVED
Efforts to Save Navy and Army From
Dangerous eductions-Great Coal
Strike Beoins-lloyd Georges
Genoa Policy Before Conn.,
mons for Approval.
BY EDWARD w. PlckARD

HAVING made their losing fight
1 against the Pacific four-power
pact, the obstreperous minority In the
senate ceased from troubling last
week, and fell into ine-all but SEN
ator France OF Maryland. The treaty
on limitation Of navles, chief work
Of the Washington conference, after
mn inconsequential debate, was rati-
fed on Wednesday by vote of "a to
!. Mr.. France defended his lonely
negative vote by contending that the
United States should continue build
ing the largest navy In the world I'M
Ill all other nations had shown their
willingness to abolish war totally. OF
the other irreconcilables, Borah ex-
planned that he favored the treaty
because II was step toward the goal
at which he had been aiming for many
years, namely, complete disarmament,
and that he believed this agreement
was as much as the international con.
ference was able to accomplish. John.
son of California did not disguise his
dislike for the pact, especially its Pa
ctlc Notifications clause. but he voted
for ratification on the assurance Of
the navy general board that the United
States would not give up anything that
is strategically vital. King Of Utah,
though accepting the treaty, thought
It would have small effect in reduc-
Ing naval expenditures, predicting that
huge sums now would be spent on
aircraft and submarines.
Immediately after the vote Of ratih-
cation the senate took up the treaty
prohibiting the use Of poison gas and
restricting the use Of submarines In
warfare and accepted II unanimously.
Before casting his vote Senator Wads-
worth Of New York, chairman Of the
military affairs committee, expressed
the opinion that In the next war this
treaty would not be worth the paper
II was written on.
For my own part" said Senator
Wadsworth, II shall be very much dis
couraged II the United States army
should stop trying to perfect gas
masks because Of this treaty. We
don't dare stop. And the only way
we can perfect gas masks is to test
them with the kind of gases which we
may have TO combat. We might as
well look the facts In the face"
Before the week closed, the remain.
Ing treaties, the nine-power pact re-
lating to China and the one dealing
with the Chinese tariff, were put
through, and thus the senate complet-
ed Its part In making the great
conference success.
Naturally, and with reason, the Dem
ocrats claim share In this accom-.
plishment, especially asserting that
former President Wilson must be
given much credit for arouslng public
opinion In favor Of naval Limitation.
Il Is evident, however that the Repub-
leans will make large use of the con-
ference and Its results In this years
campaign.
There is every reason to believe the
treaties will be speedily ratified by the
,ther powers party to them. Indeed,
not one Of them is In position to
Afford to hold back from full agree
nent.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07
a PPRECIATING the dangerous

a PPRECIATING the dangerous
4 state of angry unrest throughout
the Mohammedan world, the failure of
the Greeks to defeat the Kemalsts In
Asia Minor and other conditions, the
allies Near East conference In Paris
decided that the Turkish empire
should be restored, with restrictions.
According TO the plan adopted, the
Turks obtain Constantlnople, sover-
eighty throughout Asia Minor, lnclud-
Ing Smyrna and Thrace with Rodosto.
The Greeks retain Adrianople and a
buffer corridor reaching to the Black
sea, fencing of the Bulgarians from
the Turks. Abandonment of the inter-
allied regime OF the Golden Horn and
the restoration of the sultan's power
is safeguarded through the British in
sistence that GalllpOll be left to the
Greeks, Dardanelles demilltarlzed and
the allied military inspectors oversee
the rnzing OF all Notifications.
While the Greeks are not at all sat
lSfed with this arrangement, all fac
tons except the venizelists are sup
porting the Gounaris cabinet in ac-
cepting 1t. The Turks, however, are
far from pleased and have not yet
agreed to the proposals. Nor have
they accepted the recommendations Of
the allied foreign ministers for a set
Element Of their differences with the
Greeks. For this latter the French
are blamed by British officials. They
are warning the Greeks much as did
Lord Byron long ago when he wrote:
"' Turkish force and Latin fraud
would break your shield, however
broad"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07

direct from each Of the 80 denomlna-
lions, and therefore represent their
own figures.
Four of the chief bodies Of the Bap-
fist group are missing from this sur
vey for the reason that their statistical
year Is the calendar year, and no re-
turns for 1921 were available. "If Bap-
fist Increases for 1921 were Included,
the total gains of 1921 would almost
certainly reach S50,0OO," Doctor Car
roll states.
The 1921 increase compared with
that Of 1920, which was Sl4,094, ac-
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07
New Charters Issued.

The secretary of state issued new
charters to new concerns Third
Trust Company, Gastonia, authorized
capital, 100000 and $4,000 sub
scribed by ]. White Ware and others.
Aberdeen Grocery Company, Aber-
deem, authorized capital 100000 with
G. C. Seymour and others as the In
corporators.
Bailey & Company, Hobgood, Hall
fax county, general merchandise, au-
thorized capital 100000 and $4,000
subscribed by E. L., ]. M and c. w.
Bailey.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07
Election Board Prepares.

The state board of elections is maxi
ing preliminary preparations for It's
work during the coming summer. With
the first primary but ten weeks off,
there is still a good deal of work to
be done in order to prepare the bal
lots filling in vacancies and getting
the books in shape to keep records on
the elections in the different congress
sional districts. Indications are that
these will have to furnish the fun for
the campaign this year, unless the
county campaigns will evoke some
interest.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07
GAIN IN CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
Fifty Denominations Report Crafty.
Ing Increase Made During 1921
Baptist Figures Unavailable.

New York.--An increase Of 761,727
church members In 1921 is reported
from 30 denominations, In survey
made by DR.. H. X. Carroll, who several
years ago compiled the first official cen.
sus Of religions for the United States
government. The reports from which
the survey was made were obtained
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07
Montgomery Loses Appeal.

Unless there is Communication at
the hands OF Governor Cameron Nor
hison, clyde P. Montgomery, thirty
eight-year.old white man, will die in
the electric chair at the state prison
for criminally assaulting twelve
year-old Ruby Smith, of New Han
over county, December l, 1921. The
supreme court found no error In
the trial Of the case in New Hanover
superior court where Montgomery
was sentenced TO be electrocuted.
Governor Morrison win fix the data
for the execution.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07

A T MIDNIGHT Friday operations
1 4 ceased In all the unionized btu
min0us and anthracite coal mines Of
the country, $4,000 miners laying
down their tools. All efforts to pre-.
vent the great strike were futile. Ac-
c0rding to some of the union leaders,
the walkout Is likely to last about
sixty days. During that time, pre-
sumably, both sides will formulate
their demands and present their cases
and 1t may he that these will result
In the negotiation Of new contracts.
The operators insist that wages must
come down In correspondence with the
decline In the cost Of living, but they
have not yet revealed what percent
age of reduction they will demand.
The miners, In reply, say that the
stagnation In the coal industry is due
to wasteful methods OF production, ex.
cessIve profits, violation Of the laws Of
supply and demand In control of mar
kets and prices, and that costs Of llv-
Ing In the mine areas have advanced
while wages remained stationary.
In some regions. as Pittsburgh,
southern Ohio and Kanawha. Va, the
operators have posted notices Of wage
reductions and hope to be able to run
their mines with nonunion labor. In
Illinois the miners, though not In en-
tire sympathy with the strike, stuck
by the international, and the Indiana
men did the same. Probably In both
these states separate state agree.
nents could have been negotiated, but
his was forbidden by the information.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07
Pledges Now Overdue.

Declaring that a failure to collect
the full subscription made to the Cen.
tenary or Missions Movement would
mean upspeakable disaster to the en-
larged missionary program now in OPP
Grafton as result of more than $685.
100000 subscribed for worldwide mis-
sione, Southern Methodist leaders will
make determined effort to collect all
unpaid Centenary money before May
/, 1922, at which time the general CON
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, sits in quadrennial ses-
sion.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07
Collect a Million.

Insurance Commissioner Stacey w
Wade expects to collect and turn over
to the treasurer over a million dol
lars in license fees of agents and in
surance companies doing business in
North Carolina this year, The total
net collections of this department last
year, that is the amount turned over
to the state after all expenses of adj
ministering the insurance laws of the
state had been taken out, ran well
over nine hundred thousand dollars.
Mr. Wade believes he can put the fig
ure across the million-dollar mark.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07

number necessary according to the es-
Inmates Of the departments experts
and which would force out Of commits
sion many craft that are positively
needed. 1t Is not likely, however, that
this gripping program will succeed,
because the "big navy" men of the
house are prepared to combat 1t, the
majority leaders In the senate declare
they will not stand for it, and Presi-
dent Harding probably would veto the
appropriation bill If 1t came up to him
in that shape. When the bill Is re-
ported to the house this week. accord
ing to the plan, Rogers of MasSachu-
sets will offer an amendment placing
the minimum strength at 10000. II
this fails, as 1t likely will, Macarthur
Of Oregon will propose $4,000 as the
minimum.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07

A THOUGH the naval treaty places
a our navy on level with that Of
Great Britain, It will In fact be scarce
ly equal to that Of japan II the naval
appropriations subcommittee of the
house has Its way. That body. under
the leadership Of Representative Pat
Kelley Of Michigan, is determined to
cut the naval enlisted personnel to
$4,000, which 10 $4,000 less than the
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07

MO LESS than the navy men, the
L ' army men are exercised over the
tendency toward what they believe to
be false and dangerous economy
shown by many members of congress-
The house passed an army approprla-
tlon bill which limits the army to 116,-
900 enlisted men and 10000 officers.
General Pershing, chief of staff, and
General Hartford, deputy chief, assert
ed such a reduction "wOuld introduce
an unwarranted element of danger In
our plan of national defense" and that
an army Of 10000 men and 1900
officers Is absolutely essential to the
nations needs at this time. At first
the bill carried provision limiting
the Presidents right to determine the
size of garrisons In the Hawaiian Is
lands and the Panama Canal Zone.
This was eliminated when Anthony Of
Kansas said he had the promise Of
the War department TO reduce those
garrisons. but Secretary Weeks lndlg-
nantly declared that he not only had
made no such promise but had no in
tentlon Of making the reductions.
General Pershing says the Hawaii and
Panama garrisons cannot be cut down
without violating the soundest prlncl-
pies of security,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07

OPTIMISTIC folk base renewed
" hope for unified Ireland on a
peace agreement signed by represent.
atives of the Free State and Ulster
governments. II Is not apparent how
this will operate to pacify the repub-
llcans, whose latest exploit was the de-
struction of the plant of the Freemans
Journal In Dublin.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07

A s PASSED by the house, the army
4 bill appropriates about $2SS000,-
600 for the expenses Of the War de-
partment, but the representatives
made their claim for genuine econo-
my look decidedly foolish by the adop-
ton Of an amendment increasing by
S15,000,000 the amount carried as a
lump sum toward continuation Of
work the coming fiscal year on river
and harbor projects.
The budget bureau and the appro-
prlatlons committee of the house had
recommended an appropriation of $27,-
100000 for this purpose, but the
pork barrel" forces, under the gen
eralship Of Mann Of Illinois, insisted
upon the larger sum, and had their
way despite the earnest efforts of
Mondell Of Wyoming, Burton Of Ohio
and others. President Harding was
somewhat disturbed by this open def
ance Of the budget system, for he be-
lleves In the budget and intends that
1t shall be given fair trial.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07
DREMIER LLOYD GEORGES pol

DREMIER LLOYD GEORGES pol
icy concerning the Genoa confer
ence was to be submitted to the house
of commons this week for approval or
rejection, and on the result depends
his retention of office. Moreover, 1t
was said that the small majority that
was assured him on vote of conf
dence would not satisfy him. Unless
he was given Il majority of at least
800, asserted his friends, he would re-
sign. The resolution prepared for the
house to act upon read
Resolved That this house ap-
proves the resolutions passed by the
supreme council at Cannes as a basis
for the Genoa conference and will sup
port his majesty's government in en-
to give effect to them"
Already Mr.. Lloyd George had quiet
ed the opposition In his cabinet by the
assurance that he does not intend an
or unconditional recogni-
ton of the soviet government of Rus
Sia.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07

NJ lkOLAI LENIN, premier Of soviet
' Russia, is again dead, according
TO reports, but, as on previous occa-
sions, II is believed that the rumor Is
greatly exaggerated" Probably 1t Is
true that he is quite III, and it is not
likely that he will be able to attend
the Genoa conference. However, the
soviet delegates to that cOnfab are
luXuriously on their way to Italy by
way OF Riga and Berlin, rejoicing In
the fact that at last their government
Is to have measure Of recognition
from the capitaistlc and bourgeois
governments they hate so intensely.
They are hopeful of obtaining finan-
cial and commercial assistance for the
task Of definitely establishing the
communist regime in Russia, but Lenin
recently declared communism there
had reached the limit Of yielding to
capitalism and was now In position
again to advance. But he told the
communists they must cease their
dreaming and get to work.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07

al. The Illinois mines cannot be OPP
Grated by pickup labor because of a
state law which requires that no coal
digger may be employed unless he can
show at least two years experience
under ground. What Governor Allen
and the Industrial court will do In
Kansas is ar0using general interest.
If the promises Of the union heads
are kept, there will be no violence In
connection with the strike. Nor will
the mines suffer physically, for enough
men will be permitted to stay in them
to keep them from being flooded and
otherwise damaged.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-01-20
TRAVELLING DENTAL CLINIC,

Up to the present date only a few
contributions have been received by
Mr.. Hugh w. Caldwell for the
Travelling Dental Clinic. This clinic
consists of a dentist and an auto
truck equipped as dentists office.
The dentist will travel from school
to school and care for the teeth of
the pupils who obtain from their
parents permission for this work to
be done. A small fee will be col
leeted for the treatment given. 1t
will take at least $4,000 before such
a clinic can be started: If each
school will endeavor to help, this
fund can soon be raised.
The following returns have been
received:-Proceeds from "Jolly
Jester, $S1.O0; Tag day at County
Fair, $4,000; Cecilton school,
$4,000; Chestnut Grove school,
$500; Fredericktown school $4,000,
Leslie school, $500: total, $4,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-01-20
ARRESTED WITH STOLEN
CHTCKENS

Farmers in the neighborhood of
Warwick, Cecil county, have been
missing chickens by the wholesale
lately, and have been on the lookout
for thieves. Evidence led to the
arrest last week in Wilmington, of
Glass Burris, Russell Wilmer and
James w. letter, all negroes of the
Warwick section trying to dispose of
an automobile load of chickens, in
Guiding so live ones and nearly as
many dressed Sheriff Kirk E. Gift
ford and Deputy Edward Crothers
went to Wilmington on Friday with
number of the farmers who have
been losing poultry, to take charge
of the prisoners. A number of the
chickens were identified by the
farmers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-01-20
HYTHEHAM HONORED AT
FORESTRY MEETING.

The Hytheham Club of Port De-
posit is one of the 25 or 80 nomi-
mated for life membership in the
Maryland Forestry Association be-
cause of distinguished services for
forestry in Maryland. The nomina-
tions were approved at the annual
meeting of the association Friday
at the Arundel Club Hall West
Eager street, Baltimore.
The Hytheham Club during the
past year raised a fund Of over $500
and employed an expert tree surgeon
to save the famous Richards Oak.
Five years ago this tree, located
along the State highway near Rising
Sun and historically interesting be-
cause Lafayette once oamped under
1t, was struck by lightning. BY the
activities of the club the tree was
saved,