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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
Tobacco Sells Well at Henderson.

Henderson. Hendersons tobacco
market exceeded expectations in prac.
tically every respect during the season
which has just closed. the last sales
of which were held on Friday, March
3rd, after weeks extension had been
made to permit farmers to bring in
the remainder Of their crop when they
were kept away by the bad weather
in January and early in February.
The total pounds sold the total
money RELAXED and the general Sea.
sonal average went slightly above the
estimates made by some tobacco men
before the opening Of the season on
September 20. Total sales were sill.
052 pounds, and the total money han.
died on the crop was s2197, 1902,
with an average of s25.22 per hundred
pounds At the beginning of the sea.
son it was said by some that the grow.
er could come out" on his crop II he
made an average of s25 per hundref
pounds. 1t was also said that the mar.
ket would sell around 100000 pounds
and that the crop would bring about
100000, with price average accord.
ingly.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
DISABLED VETERANS
TO GET ATTENTION
CARE OF DISABLED SOLDIERS
PRESSES UPON PRESIDENT
HARDlNG'S MIND.
MEET OFFICIALS OF LEGION
President Seems Greatly Refreshed
From His Vacation In the BRIGHT
Land OF Flowers"

Washington. --Problems connected
with the care of disabled soldiers
were the first matters considered by
President Harding on his return from
a ten.day vacation in Florida.
The President called Director
Forbes, OF the Veterans bureau; Di.
rector Dawes, Of the Budget bureau,
and Brigadier General Sawyer, to
meet Illinois officials of the Ameri-
can legion In conference for the pur
pose of discussing the plan of gov
eminent disqualification and voca-
tional training of former service
men.
The Illinois officials were asked to
state the criticism which they were
said to have against the present
plan and to suggest any improve
ment or amendment they had in
mind. The President made known
his deep personal interet in the sub
ject and the desire Of himself and
other government officials to do
everything possible for the welfare
Of men whose disabilities have re-
suited from their serving the United
States.
The special train conveying Mr.
md Mrs, Harding and their party
rom Florida reached Washington
shortly after noon, the run having
been made on schedule time and
incident. The executive and
Mrs Harding went at once to the
White House.
Others who returned in the presi.
lential special were Secretary and
hrs, Weeks, Attorney General
)ougherty, Under Secretary of State
fletcher, Brigader General Sawyer
nd Secretary Christian.
Mr., Harding said he felt greatly
enetited as a result of rest and the
numerous games of golf which
marked his vacation stay, and de. +
Jared he had a bully time. Mrs.
Harding and the other members OF /
ne party voiced similar sentiments.
Secretary Weeks, who joined the
arty at St Augustine for the re.
urn trip, said his vacation had put
i'm In tip top condition.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
CHICAGO BLOCK IS BURNED
WIND CAUSES CONFEDERATION
TO SPREAD; DAMAGE IS
10 TO IS MILLION.
Fire-F ighting Apparatus Within Five
Miles Was Called Out In Series
Of Ten Alarms.

Chicago-A spectacular early morn
ing fire destroyed full square o
business buildings just outside OF Chi
Cages Loop or downtown district
with a loss estimated at from 5000,
900 to $l5,000,000 The fire started II
the center OF the block bounded by
! VanBuren, Canal and Clinton streets
and West Jackson boulevard, of un
known origin, burned every structure
in that area, leaped north across
Jackson and wrecked the 2l-story
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail
roads general Office building, which
also houses the Mercantile Trust and
Savings Bank, and under burden of a
strong wind, dipped over VanBuren
street southwark and burned nearly
to Harrison street.
The fire was not brought under con-
troll until nearly 5 o'clock and even
then fremen were fighting a dozen
different fires and others broke out
internationally as the wind waited the
sparks about. One fireman was kill.
ed, another seriously injured ten or
more slightly hurt, and an unknown
number OF the hundred thousand spec
tators who thronged the burning dis
trict slightly hurt by falling bricks,
burning timbers or sparks.
The fire for time threatened to
assume virtually unlimited proper
tons and every piece of fre-fghting
apparatus within five miles was called
out in series of ten alarms
THE rapidity with which the fire
spread was astounding Marshal
Buckley, assistant fire chief, said
That the original blaze from which
he confagration grew possibly was
IF incendiary origin was the state
nent of Shirley P High. city fire at.
orney, who announced the arrest of
IN unnamed man on information sup.
,lied by II. T. Schiff, president OF the
Confectionery Specially company, at
III West Jackson boulevard, where
he fire started.
Mr.. High refused to dvulge the
lame of the man arrested, but said
hat he was being questioned regard
ng threatening letters Mr.. Schiff said
he man, former employe, had sent
o him. Mr. Schiff told Mr. High the
nan was discharged when he became
licensed over refusal to permit him II
urchase stock in the company and
'ithin the past two months had made
series of threats. Mr. Schiff placed
is personal loss at $4,000
Mr.. High summoned several OF his
ides while the fire was at Its height,
nd said an investigation would be
egun Immediately He placed the to-
II loss at from s10,OOOOOO to s15,-
10000.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
PRESENTS BILL TO HOUSE
MAJORITY REPORT POINTS OUT
ADVANTAGES OF THE PLANS
OF THE BILL.
Believes Plan Meets the Approval Of
Soldiers, Committee Says in
Its Report.

Washington. - The compromise sol
diers' bonus bill, as finally revised
was reintroduced In the house by
Chairman Fordney who submitted a
majority report from the ways and
means committee claiming the "ad
yantages Of the plans of the bill"
'First-No rev taxation, no issu-
ance Of new securities is at present
required.
"Second-It provides for the vete-
ran in need method of obtaining
aid.
"Third-The amounts required each
year after July l, 1923, are small com.
pared TO those which have heretofore
been met and can be provided without
any difficulties or arrangement of our
financial situation.
'Fourth-The plan tends to promote
savings habits among the veterans.
"Fifth-It protects the veteran him.
self and his family from misfortune in
the future.
"Six;h-lt will create class OF
home builders who will greatly in.
crease the mass Of property in the
country.
While perfect unanimity could
not be expected as to all details OF the
bill the report said. the majority OF
the committee believe that the plan in
general meets the approval OF the
soldiers and all OF those who are in
favor of granting to them additional
compensation in any form whatever
After session at which the report
was formally approved with some
changes from the original draft, ma.
jority members Of the committee said
the question of procedure in bringing
up the bill in the house still was un.
decided One committeeman said he
thought II was about "fifty-ffty" ,
whether il would be taken up under
a suspension of the rules or later un.
der a special rule.
While the committeeman we're in
session, Representative Lineberger, OF
former service man, put
into circulation petition proposing a
OF house republicans to
the bonus bill Under the
rule, fifty signatures would force
and Mr. Lineberger expect
I'd to obtain that number
The majority report, in discussing
he objections raised to the bank.loan
provision of the adjusted service Ger. {
ificate plan, said the majority OF the
committee was of the opinion that the
mount that would be borrowed from {
'anks on the certificate would be |
paratively small"
Although they constitute ideal Sc
urities for the savings banks" the re-
ort said, ANY bank may, II 1t sees fit. /
INQUIRE into the necessity OF making 9
he loan before 1t is made, and II is |
elieyed majority OF the soldiers will {
OF, in any event ask for loan upon
ne certificates unless they have some $
pecial need for the money II is es- v
mated by the committee and the b
'easury that 70 per cent of the vet i
'ans will take the certificate plan. /
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
Rate For Veterans,

Memphis Announcement that the
United Confederate Veterans will still
be allowed the old rate of cent a mile
to and from the annual reunion in
Richmond, Va, was made by railroad
officials here. The Southeastern Pas.
senger association at meeting in St.
Augustine last month announced that
the reunion rate this year would be
one fare for the round trip. This an
raised a storm of protest
from the veterans with the result that
the railroads have granted the old
rate.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
COMMITTEES WILL
INSPECT SHOALS
BOTH SENATORS AND REPRE-
SENTATlVES WILL VISIT
PROJECT.
$4,000 FOR EXPENSE OF TRIP
Senate Agriculture Committee viii
Start For Muscle Shoals
March 25

| Washington. - Work of arranging
for senators and members of the house
military committee to inspect person
ally the governments war.initiated
project at Muscle Shoals, Ala, and
Gorgas, Ala, in body, were begun
by officers Of the two legislative
chambers, Joseph Rogers, sergeant-at-
arms of the house. to whom the duty
of making preparations for the mill
tary committee was entrusted, opened
communications with David S. Barry,
the senate sergeant.at-arms. lmmc-
diately upon passage by the house OF
a resolution authorizing the visit and
appropriating $4,000 for expenses OF
the house members.
The decision Of the senate agricul-
ture committee to leave Washington
March Is was announced by Sena.
tor Norris. of Nebraska, few min.
utes before the house passed the
resolution. Several military commit
teemen said the date would be con-
venient for them, while others favor.
ed making the trip at once so they
might return here and begin imme.
date preparation of the report the
will make to the house on
the offers of Henry Ford, the Ala.
bama Power company and Frederick
E. Engstrum, of Wilmington, N. c..
which have been under investigation
'or more than a month.
The impossibility, however, OF the
senator's departing before their votes
ire recorded on the four.power Pacific
reaty was recognized by house mem
,ers as justifiable reason for wait.
ng until March 25. Reasons OF econ
my also were advanced by those
Who advocated the Joint visit Both
and house committeeman. II
vas explained, could go as one dele
,ation much less extensively than
ley could in two or more groups.
Although about AZ senators have ex-
ressed desire to see the Shoals
rejects, II was the impression that
he 16 members OF the agricultural
ommittee would have the first prefer.
nee and the others would probably
wait until the committee had return.
d before deciding whether they could
o.
Senator Norris believed about FIVE
avs would be necessary for the in.
pection.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
Submits RESIGNATION.

Washington. William Grubert, at
tached to the Stanton, Va, prohi-
bition> e1forcemen Office, whose name
has been mentioned in connection
with disclosures regarding the opera
ton OF an Illicit still there, has sub
mitted his resignation. Commissioner
Haynes announced. Action by pro-
hibition headquarters upon the dis
closures will depend upon recommen.
dations to be made by Federal Pro-
hibition Director Fulwider, of vfr
ginia, Mr.. Haynes added.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24

Rome.-The situation created by
the seizure OF Italian ships by the
Greek government is becoming more
complicated. 1t was said the Greeks,
besides seizing the steamship Africa,
had not given a satisfactory explana-
ton for the continued detention Of
the Abbasia, which wa< seized a few
days ago on the ground that she was
carrying contraband OF war for the
Turkish Nationalist, with whom
Greece is at war. An explanation of
the seizure was asked by the Italian
minister at Athens.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
COTTON CROP OF 1921
LESS THAN BUREAU FIGURES

Neutrality-suspicious. production
for 1921 was 7,976,665 running
bales, or 7,952,539 equivalent 500
pound bales, the census bureau an
nounced in Its final ginning report
Of the season. The 1920 produc-
ton was 13,270,970 running bales,
or 13,439,6O3 equivalent 500-pound
bales.
The crop was estimated by the
Department of Agriculture last De-
cember In its final report at $780,
600 equivalent 500-pound bales.
Round bales included in the crop
for 1921 were 123,79l bales, com
pared with 209,534 In 1920; Ameri-
can-Egyptian cotton amounted to
1904 bales. compared with 92,561,
and sea island cotton amounted to
1916 bales compared with 1858.
Cotton remaining to be ginned
after the March canvass, and
which was included in the total
crop was estimated at 7,435 bales,
compared with 211 1893 bales ginned
after the March canvass last year.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24

Sanford. The 100000 school bond
issue here carried by an overwhelm.
ing majority, sos voting for it and only
113 against ii.
Unusual interest was manifested in
the election The ladies were very
much in evidence around the polls all
day. Also one OF the grades that is
being taught in an old laundry build
ing for lack of room were on hand to
plead with the voters 10 give them
an equal chance with the other pu.
pills.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
Names County Campaign Committee.

Names County Campaign Committee.
Raleigh A county campaign COM
mittee, consisting of the farm demon.
stration agent the home demonstra-
ton agent, the superintendent OF edu.
cation, the welfare officer of each
county has been appointed by Cover
nor Cameron Morrison and charged
with the responsibility of putting
over" the "Live.at.Home" movement,
through which it is hoped that North
Carolina may win economic independ-
ence and bo started upon the road to
greater prosperity and better condi.
tons Of health and physical fitness.
The county officials are declared by
Governor Morrison to be In better po-
sition than anyone else to realize full
ly what deplorable handicap North
Carolina has had from a financial and
health standpoint. in the practice OF
large part OF its farming population
OF neglecting to raise at home proper
food for the family and feed for live
stock These officials are in close
touch with the situation and are al
ready working upon the proposition.
In this campaign, they will organize.
secure the assistance of their local
newspaper men and other interested
citizens and conduct an intensified
campaign in which they will have the
assistance and backing not only OF the
Governor, the Department of AgricuI,. I
ture and the State College Of AgricuI
ture and Engineering. but also of Il
Department OF Education, the ST
Board of Health. the Board of Cha ~
and Welfare and other agencies Ia.
Guiding the special central camp1 Ign
committee at Raleigh. NV
1t has been emphasized inAn khgu-
rating this campaign that the bid idea
is the production OF food and feA pro-
ducts for home consumption and not
for the market In some sections of
the state there are comemrcial posi-.
bilities for the growing OF these pro-
ducts. but this is declared to be a
negligible factor as compared with
the importance of every farm family
producing its full supply of food and
Iced stuffs on Its own premises.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
Officers Fiuht Pistol Battle

New York.-Fifteen special revenue
agents arrested "a men after a pistol
battle aboard two.masted schooner
said to have been loaded with con-
traband liquor, in the East river at
the foot of Tiffany street, in the Bronx.
More than 30 shots were exchanged.
The schooner, whose cargo Of liquor
was said to be worth nearly half a
million dollars, was seized, together
with two automobiles and a large
van, which the authorities
said were to have been used in trans.
porting the contraband.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
TROOPS ON RHINE .
TO Be WITHDRAWN
THE ENTIRE FORCE OF APPROX
MATELY 1000 MEN TO RE-
TURN FROM GERMANY.
TO Be OUT BY JULY FIRST
Orders Issued by Weeks, He Says, In
Compliance With Policy Already
Announced.

Washington.--All American troops
will be out of Germany by July UNI
der orders issued by Secretary Weeks
by the direction Of President Harding.
About 1000 officers and men are di.
rectly affected, as the remainder OF
Major General Aliens command in
the Coblenz bridgehead zone on the
Rhine already were under home or,
ders.
The announcement of the decision
for complete American evacuation OF
occupied territory in Germany was
made by Secretary Weeks as his first
act on return to the war department
from three weeks vacation in Flor,
ida.
He indicated that the step was or.
dered in compliance with the policy
previously announced Of withdrawing
the Rhine forces as quickly as pos
sible.
1t had no relation, he said to the
wrangle In congress over further re-
duction Of the size of the army nor
did it result from the correspond
ence between the state department
and the allied commissioners over the
American demand for a share in Ger.
man reparatons payment on account
Of the maintenance of troops in
Germany.
The war secretary made no expla.
nation OF steps that would be taken
to turn the Coblenz sector over to the
allied commanders for policing and
to hold the bridgehead as a means
for furthering advances into Germany
to enforce treaty obligations. The
three bridgehead positions were Ia
ken up under the armistice for this |
purpose and their occupation con-
firmed In the treaty OF Versailles and |
the treaty between the United States
and Germany.
1t was admitted at the war de
partment that the action of the
United States in completely abandon.
ing the Rhineland position might
have some effect on the negotiations
resulting from Secretary Hughes ac.
ton In submitting request that the
United States receive a share in Ger
man reparations payments already
made to cover maintenance of the
armies on the Rhine. 1t was insist.
ed, however that the step was not
a direct result Of those negotiations
since complete withdrawal was fore
cast before the note calling attention
to the American bill in excess OF
s241 100000 on this account was
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
Bids Received For Fleet.

Washington. = The shipping board
has received rs bids In response to
the advertisement Offering virtually
its entire feet for sale. Opening the
bids, which was set has been post.
poned as result OF the absence of
VicePresident Farley.
One bid opened inadvertently be.
cause 1t was improperly addressed,
was from man in North Dakota who
offered 100000 for the entire
feet. He failed. however, to enclose
a certified check for az per cent OF
the amount CT his bid.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
Raiders Start Cleanup.

Miami, Fla.-Forty special govern.
ment agents, eight flying squadrons Of
five men, acting under the personal
direction of Col L. c. Mutt, head of
the narcotic division of the internal
revenue department, launched ma
tion-wide liquor cleanup, with Miami
as the starting point The raiders
worked fast, covering a territory OF
20 square miles, and at nightfall had
seized liquor in rs places and expected
to visit score more before they quit
for the cay.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
Postoffice Appropriation Bill Passed.

Washington.-The postoffice appro,
priation BILL carrying 1923 ,773, 900,
was passed by the senate after heat,
ed fight. The measure carries $685..
100000 more than as passed by the
house, s5O,OOO.OOO of the increase go.
ing for federal highway aid.
The bill also carries provisions for
restoring to service the New York
pneumatic mail tubes and for contin.
uing the New York to San Francisco
air-mail service, The vote on the
tube amendment was SO to 10 and
came after a bitter attack had been
made on the proposition by several
democrats. The s50.00O,OOO was &C.
cepted by the senate without debate
and without a roll call.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
WATKINS TO DIRECT HOUSES
Vlrslnian is Appointed by Tobacco
Growers Directors at Meeting
Held in Raleigh.

Raleigh. - T. c, Watkins, Jr., OF
South Boston, Virginia, was appointed
director OF warehouses for the 10
bacco Growers Cooperative Associa'
ton OF Virginia. North and South Car
DINA at the meeting Of directors held
here
Mr.. Watkins is yice,presdent of the
South Boston National Bank of South
Boston, Virginia, large tobacco pant
er and a director of the largest CO.
operative marketing association OF the
United States
He is considered well qualified to
manage the warehouses in Virginia
and the Caroinas, which will be used
by the $1,000 growers of the market
ing association.
The need for economic production
by tobacco growers, the importance
OF producing quality rather than guam
tity and the raising Of home supplies
as a first necessity to insure profit for
members of the Tobacco Growers Co
operatse association was stressed IN
the meeting of the directors.
The committee on warehouses re-
ported satisfactory progress in their
survey of three states and state there
are good prospects Of securing ade'
nuata Wareh ouSinp and NJ mechanical
facilities for the association.
The campaign to raise the present
majority of signers Of the five-year
contract to rs per cent membership
in the marketing association was op.
ened in So counties Of the Carolinas
and Virginia. The headquarters OF
the three states has been established
at Raleigh.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
viii Succeed Baker.

Washington. Trusteeship for a
third OF the worlds gold supply
changes hands when F. E. Scobey, OF
San Antonio, Texas, succeeds Ray
mond T. Baker as director of the mint.
Gold assets of the mint service insti.
tutions aggregate $4,000 100000 The
world gold supply is estimated at ap-
proximately ssOOO,OOO,OOO. Mr.. Scob-
ey, when he takes the oath of office,
assumes supervision of the govern
ment's coinage institutions, and tons
Of precious metals, bars of gold and
silver coins comes under his charge.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
sub.chaser Aground on Coast.

Elizabeth City. Capt. Ralph T..
Crowley, superintendent of the Sew
enth District of the United States
Coast Guard, with headquarters at this
city. reported that the former sub
chaser, Luna D. Miel, is still aground
at Cape Hatteras. a mile south Of Sta.
ton 1873. The vessel. which is OF Pa
mammalian registry, went ashore there
ten days ago when the captain mistook
Hatteras light for that at Cape Look
out and grounded his ship endeavor.
ing to reach q safe anchorage In the
Lookout Blight.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
German Wanted In American Legion.

Mexico City. A man who spoke
English with an accent, recently call
ed at headquarters OF the American
Legion and stated his desire to join.
Commander Louis Loeb asked for
his army discharge papers but, when
he brought them the next day, they
Identified him as one of the bravest
soldiers who ever received an iron
cross from a grateful kaiser.
The German explained that he
thought the legion was an organiza-
ton OF all soldiers, no matter where
they fought.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
Armenian Refuaee Wins Prize.

Charlotte - John Yonan. Armenian
refugee and student at the high school
here, was declared winner in the state
wide short-story contest conducted by
the Sigma Epsilon Literary fraternity
at the University of North Carolina.
"A Persian Heroine" was the title Of
the winning story. which was thrilling
in details of experiences of the young
Armenian in Persia.