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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20
TEACH LOVE FOR
FLAG IN SCHOOL
WILL yell CHILDREN VARIOUS
WAYS OF SHOWING RESPECT
TO THE FLAG.
TO COOPERATE WITH LEGION
Executive Committee Of American Le-
oion VIII Hold Meeting In Green
Vile on January 10. L

ndlelRu.
American legion officials Of the
state are elated over information i'm
parted to them by DR.. e. C. Brooks
that the department of education will
add chapter on the American flag to
the text book on civil government
taught in the North Carolina public
schools.
State Commander Tom ByrdI Of
Asheville, was in Raleigh, and he and
Adjutant Gale X. Burgess discussed
with DR.. Brooks plans for the addi-
ton of this chapter. The state super
intendent OF education informed the
officials that this chapter would be
inserted. 1t will tell the children Of
the state the various ways Of showing
respect to the flag and of the signifi-
canoe of the banner
Commander Byrd came to Raleigh
for a visit to state headquarters and
TO confer with American legion OIL
Gals. Plans for the membership drive
received attention at a meeting Of the
legionaires and further plans for the
campaign will be taken up in detail at
a meeting of the executive committee
in Greenville on January IS.
The commander and Adjutant Bur.
CESS also visited Governor Morrison
and talked over legion plans with
him. The governor is strong friend
OF the legion and is interested in its
undertakings in behalf of the state.
The legion executive committee,
which will meet In Greenville, Is rs
follows
Commander Byrd. j r. Hollis, VIII
mington; Adjutant Burgess. Chaplain
r. G. vickers, Ayden; Historian Rob
ert S. McNeill, Fayetteville; DR.. G. G.
Dixon, Aydan; r. T. Allen, Kinston;
Tom c. Daniels, New Bern; Daniel w.
Terry. Raleigh Robert Z. Denny,
Greensboro; Hubert T. Prosser, Ham.
let; Thomas B. Marsh, Jr., Salisbury:
s. S. Chandley, Marshall; ]. Will
Pless, Jr.. Marion; DR.. Paul Ringer,
Asheville, chairman OF the hospitaliza-
tion committee; r. G. Cherry. Casio
mia, chairman Of the AUGMENTATION
committee, and Don s. Elias, of Ashe-
vile, chairman Of the legislative COM
mittee.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20
IMPORTANT news
THE WORLD over
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS or THIS
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
The news OF The SOUTH
What 10 Taking Place In The South.
land VIII Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs
Foreign

Terribly mangled by the premature
explosion of dynamite Olaf Peterson,
a farmer of Ramnaes, dragged himself
400 yards and drowned himself to end
his agony.
While Lieutenant ]. M. Robb was
plotting a military machine across the
English channel, the machine fell onto
its tail. Lieutenant Robb was rescued
by a boatman.
The kings proclamation of amnesty,
announcement of the departure of the
auxiliaries and the resolution of the
Sim Fein executive council to sum-
mon an extraordinary convention soon,
to decide upon the future Of the or
ganization and its policy, after canon
De Valera had predicted split in the
organization, were the chief develop
ments in the Irish situation.
President Mllerand recently accept
ed the resignation Of Premier BRAND
and his entire cabinet and indicated
he would not ask anyone to form a
new ministry Minister of War Bar
thou and former President Poincare
were mentioned prominently in par
liamentary Hobbies as likely candi-
dates for the task of forming new
government.
Marquis Okuma, former premier Of
Japan, died recently at Toxic. He was
field marshal in the Russo-Japanese
war.
The Irish dali eireann defeated de
Valera for the presidency of the Irish
Republic. 1t is now thought that the
next step Of the cream will be to aid
in making stable government for
the Free State"
The volcano Ometepe, on the Is
land of Ometepe, eight miles from
the western shore of Lake Nicaragua,
is in active eruption. Many thousands
of coca plants have been destroyed,
large areas of grazing lands are COW
cred with ashes, and many cattle are
dead.
The supreme council at Cannes re-
Gently examined the situation created
by the departure of the French dele
cation and ruled that decisions on
which a complete agreement had been
reached become operative, especially
that regarding the Genoa conference,
for which Premier Bonomi, of Italy,
was charged to issue invitations.
Thomas S. Ryan, newspaperman,
at Paris, has been arrested charged
with attempting to murder his wife,
formerly Miss Audrey Creighton, of
California, by forcing her to swallow
bechloride of mercury tablets on
threat he otherwise would kill him
self
The Irish political prisoners in
London, England jails - Brixton,
were released recently under the
amnesty proclamation issued by King
George recently. Instructions were
sent to the provisional jails for SIM
liar releases,
The British government has given
its assurance to Indian officials. at
Calcutta, India, that conscientious
directors" who sought to evade war
service will not be allowed to COM
pete at future examinations for In
dian civil service positions.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20

Torei0n llb1r fin.lding SlAkc.
But for the continued insux into
North Carolina of employment seekers
from other states the percentage Of
idle people would be exceptionally low.
There has been steady demand for
skilled workers and common labo,ers
during recent weeks, and the state and
federal employment bureaus have
placed In three months over 1000 peo-
pie.
Idle men are continuing to desert
the soup kitchens Of the North for
the chance of finding Job in this
state, however, and Labor Commits
sioner Shipman estimates the num-
Der Of persons who have migrated to
North Carolina In recent months as
raining into the thousands.
AS consequence, despite the
steady demand for workers and the
activity Of the employment bureaus,
the percentage of unemployed In the
state continues large. although consid.
erably lower, proportionately than
nearly any other state in the union.
Employment bureau officials at
Washington headquarters have frank
ly advised workers to come to this
state, accepting governme reports
on the employment situation as indi-
eating that North Carolina Is In better
condition than other states, An CT
ficial wrote Commissioner Shipman
that he was interested in North Caro-.
lima and wanted to help increase the
population of the state; consequently,
he was constantly referring employ
ment seekers to come here.
The immigrants are of all classes,
including considerable number Of
foreigners who have failed to find
the land Of opportunity in the large
center Of population. A majority
Of them, in the opinion OF the COM
missioner, are people who will make
good citizens. The employment bu-
reaus have succeeded In placing
hundreds of these people in addition
to residents OF the state.
A regular wartime request came
from the Charlotte employment bureau
the other day, the director there want
ing permission to 60 into South Caro-
lima for workers for the Southern
Power company's building operations
near Mt. Holly. Owing to the number
OF idle people at home. however, Mr..
Shipman advised him to attempt to re-
cruit the men within the state, with
the cooperation of the other employ
ment bureaus.
or the 4,13S persons placed in
various kinds OF work during October,
November and December, 1851 were
men and III women. The Wilmington
bureau led, placing 1,O7S people. The
placements Of the other five bureaus
were as follows: Raleigh, 953; Char
lotte, SOP; Winston'Salem, 524;
Greensboro, 399; Asheville, 1858.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20
Loan Association Chartered.

Washington Especially. = Senator
Overman has been advised by the fed.
eral farm loan bureau that the farm
loan board has chartered farm loan
association, the local unit OF the sys.
TEN, at Newland, Avery county. with
approved loans In the amount OF s23,-
500. Before the system was tied up by
litigation a great majority Of the coun-
ties were organized, and new organ.
izations are now being organized. 1xiis
information is very gratifying to Sen.
ator 0verman.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20
BRAND Resigns, His Arrange
ments With Lloyd George
Being Opposed.
CANNES PROGRAM IS UPSET
Poincare Invited to Form New French
Ministry-May Fight German Mora.
torium--Senate, BY Close Vote,
Seats Newberry Of Michigan,
With a Rebuke.
BY EDWARD w. PIckARD

FRANCE spilled the beans last week.
BRAND and his cabinet are out.
Poincare is forming new ministry
with himself as Its head. All the
doings of the meeting Of the supreme
council at Cannes are nullified, at
least for the present. Plans for the
economic and financial conference
r,ay have to be revised. The Ger
mans probably will be called on by the
French to make the PREPARATIONS pay
ments when they are due or suffer the
penalty.
Lloyd George at Cannes had agreed
that Great Britain would make a
treaty guaranteeing France against at
tack by Germany, provided, however,
that the French ministry Of marine
and the British admiralty should reach
complete agreement on submarines
and other naval craft, and provided
also that the French and British gov
ernments should make their foreign
policies conform. especially In the near
east. He required too, that France
cooperate In restoring world econom-
les and finances and agree to deal
with Soviet Russia. These conditions
all meant yielding by France to
British policies and at once storm
Of opposition arose in Paris. BRAND
hurried to that city and after telling
the cabinet all about what he had
done and engaging In heated con-
troyersy with President Millerand,
went before the chamber Of deputies
and presented the entire program, tell
ing Its members they could take It or
leave It, Then he bluntly announced
the resignation Of the ministry with
out waiting for a vote.
Polncare, the main point Of whose
policy Is Germany must pay" was In
vited to form new cabinet and got
busy at once. It was understood that
Count Lasteyrie would be minister Of
finance. He recently investigated con-
dltions In Germany and believes the
Germans can pay the PREPARATIONS with
out a moratorium provided their bud
get is properly balanced and sufficient
taxes are imposed to bring their taxa
tion totals up to the level of those
paid In France.
In all the European capitals and In
Washington there was something akin
to CONSERVATION when the news from
Paris was received. The conference at
Cannes automatically came to an end.
The American government. which had
not decided whether or not TO accept
the invitation to take part In the
Genoa conference, halted consideration
Of the question until there are further
developments. The German cabinet
saw the chance for a moratorium fad
ing and was correspondlngly despon-
dent. The English were reticent hat
plainly indignant and relations be-
tween them and the French, severely
strained for several years, were not
improved.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20
Conference at RaIeloh.

District Attorney Tucker and State
Prohibition Director Kohloss confer.
red here on the status OF the Mes.
senger Of Peace British liquor.laden
schooner, and its cargo OF wet goods,
now in the customs house in Whining.
ton. The officials are gathering evi.
dence against the ships captain and
owner, and a strong case is being
worked up against them, they said.
Both refuse to consider the claim
of the captain that the boat was fore
ed into port In distress.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20

Other declines were Indianapolis and
Salt Lake Citysa17 per cent; Detroit.
Louisville, Milwaukee, Minneapolis
and Washington. 16 per cent; Omaha,
- per cent; Bridgeport, Dallas and
Philadelphia. IA; Manchester, -, and
New York, IL per cent. --
Decreases during the month ending
December 10 were listed by the bu-
reau as follows: Indianapolis and Salt
Lake City, 3 per cent Washington,
2 per cent; Bridgeport, Louisville.
Mobile, Omaha, Philadelphia and Sa.
vanpah, per cent.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20

from which 1913 statistics were avail
able had increased since that year
from 80 TO 80 per cent.
During the month from November
Is, 1921, IL of the cities reported de-
creases In food prices, two reported
increases and the two others. Man
chester, N. H., and Minneapolis, MIMI,
reported decline of 10 per cent for
the year.
Mobile, Ala, and Savannah, Ca, had
the highest percentage Of decrease In
prices for the II months period, each
reporting an is per cent decline.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20
FOOD PRICES COMING DOWN
Figures Given Out BY the Bureau Of
Labor Statistics Are Gratifying
to the Consumer.

. Washlngton.--Retal prices in 10
principal cities I'm the United States
decreased IL to IS per cent In the l.
months ending December 10 last, the
bureau Of labor statistics of the De-
partment of Labor announced, The
bureaus figures show that prices pre-
yailing last month In Is of the cities
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20
EllalbIes for Spruce Pine Office.

Washington Especially Represents
tive Bulwinkle announced the follow
ing eligibles in the civil service exam
nation for postmaster at Spruce Pine.
e. D, Pritchard, S1,35; Estelle
Green. TAOS; Zeb V, Hall. incumbent,
1905: Jake II. Poteat, 7195.
Senator Simmons has been notified
by the postoffce department 1t did
not intend TO change the location of
the site at Phoenix postoffice. 1t had
been reported that a person who re.
Gently moved in had attempted to
have the site changed
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20
Ranks Second In Military Area.

Standing second, numerically,
among the eight stands in this army
area, the North Carolina national
guard now has total strength Of
.2.O63 enlisted men and 81 officers, ac-
cording to the monthly bulletin of Ad-
jutant General Metts' department,
The organization has SO men less
than the ranking state of the area.
The total number OF national guard
companies Is 30. the majority of these
having been organized within the past
year.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20
LAWYERS Prepare For Meeting.

The executive committee OF the
North Carolina Bar association will be
called to meet during the present
month, probably in Raleigh, for the
purpose of selecting the next meeting
place and mapping out program for
the gathering. President John A. Nc
Rae, Of Charlotte, is expected to as
sue the call within the next few
days.
The committee waits 10 prepare
an elaborate program for the next
meeting which will be held the latter
part Of June or the first Of July
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20
Fosters Sentence COMMITTED.

Jesse Foster, negro accomplice in
the murder over a year ago OF Her.
man Jones, white farmer of Wavne
county, left the death cell and took
his place with the other prisoners
in the penitentiary. After two re.
prieves, Governor Morrison committed
the sentence to life Imprisonment.
Foster was sentenced to be electro.
cuted last November TO- Governor
Morrison first respited him for 30
days, and at the expiration Of that pc
riod continued the reprieve.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20
THE allied supreme council decided

THE allied supreme council decided
L that an economic conference to
deal with the restoration of Europe
should be held IN Genoa in March,
and that both Germany and Russia
should be invited to send representa-
tives. No sooner did this news reach
Moscow than the soviet government
FASTENED to accept the invitation that
had not been formally extended.
Foreign Minister Tchitchern wired the
council that the central executive com
mittee would proceed to select the
delegates and would give them the
most extended powers, OF course
there was no doubt that Germany would
accept the invitation of the council,
and the japanese delegates to the
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20
Chairman for c.barrus County.

Rev. ]. F. Armstrong. Of Concord,
has been appointed chairman for Ca
barrus county for the near east relief
for 1922, according to an announce.
ment by Col. George II. Bellamy, state
chairman,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20
N. c. Postmasters Named.

Washington Especial THE follow
ing were nominated to be postmasters
In North Carolina.
George W. Lance, Fletcher; Wills
r. Smith, Garland; John c. Smith, Le-
noir: A. II. Greene, Mooresboro; Ira
e. Tucker, Parkton.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20
Industrial Survey Of State.

A. study of North Carolina industries
particularly textiles, has just been
made by Edward Nelson Dingley for
the ways and means committee OF the
house OF congress. Mr.. Dingley spent
several days in the larger cities. He is
a son OF former Congressman Dingley.
The use to which information he
obtained will be put was not dirulged
but his stury was exhaustive, he go
ing into the various records Of the
state department OF labor and print
ing on North Cardinals industries
and personally visiting the industrial
centers, including Charlotte, Asheville,
wilmington, Raleigh, Gastonia, Wins.
ton-Salem and other cities.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20

even If 1t was set up by vote of the
people Of Ireland, because he was
satisfied that such vote would not
be free, but would be taken under
coercion of threat Of war.
Already the British have removed
the barbed wire and sandbags with
which Dublin Castle was protected and
they are transferring the records to
London. Amnesty was agreed upon by
the two governments and all Irish
prisoners. including those condemned
to DEATH have been set free. In a
word, the English are evacuating Ire
land as rapidly as they can, and they
seem mighty glad to get out.
TRUMAN II. Newberry Is rlghtfully
= United States senator from Mich.
igan, but he spent too much money
In winning the place. Such Is the de-
clsion Of the senate, reached by vote
Of 40 to al. The Democrats were solid
~ against Newberry and nine Repub-
leans voted with them to GUST him.
But the day was saved for him by the
addition of a clause to the resolution
seating him, critIcising the acknowl-
edged expenditure of $4,000 In his
behalf and condemning the lavish use
Of money in political campaigns. This
brought into line number of Repub-
leans who had been waverng. Sen
ator La Toilette Of Wisconsin lnti-
mated that he would reopen the case
at some future date.
Mr.. Newberry appeared to speak
In his own defense, breaking the
silence that he had maintained for
the three years since his election.
He read carefully prepared address,
the substance of which was that when
the Michigan primary and election
were held he was absent from the
state performing his duties as a
lieutenant commander in the navy ;
that he had no personal knowledge Of
the expenditure of money by his
friends in his behalf. and that he was
astonished and grieved when later he
learned that about $4,000 had been
spent in securing his nomination and
election. He closed thus:
"As God Is my witness. | am not to
this day and hour conscious Of having
done, in connection with either the
primary campaign or the general cleo
ton In 1918, n single act that was or
Is In any way unlawful, dlshonorable.
or corrupt and this say to the
senate without reservation or qualifi-
cation"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20

Washington conference announced
that Japan also would be represented
Already steps have been taken to
start the rehabilitation Of Europe. The
economic committee Of the supreme
council has decided upon an interna-
tlonal corporation with a capital Of
f2,0O0,00O (about $S,000,000) with Its
seat In London and with a board Of
directors nominated by affiliated com
panles In each interested country.
These countries, including the United
States, will organize corporations for
promotion only, with combined capt.
tai equivalent to f20,0O0,000 (about
SS0,OOO,OOO). These corporations will
serve as mediums for credit trans
actions and to facilitate the activities
of private enterprises in all countries
where the business field now is OBJ
structed by lack of credits and dis.
organized finances. This plan pre-.
supposes the organization of affiliated
companies In Germany as well as in
the United States.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20

TAIL ElREANN having accepted
II the Irish peace treaty, the parla-
ment of southern Ireland last Satur-
day completed the action by formally
ratlfylng the pact, and the Irish Free
State Is In process of being con-
stltuted. canon de Valera resigned
on Monday as president Of the Irish
republic and his reelection was
moved. The motion was lost, IS to
60, and for few moments De Valera
appeared as a really great man, de-
claring he would loyalty accept the
decision, would do all he could to
avoid embarrassing the new govern.
ment, and would even help II when
that was possible without sacrificing
his principles. Later the Sim Fein
irrec0ncilable women persuaded him
to modify this generous position, and
the chances of unity In the ranks faded
away.
Next day after a message of CON
graduation to Ireland from the pope
had been read, 1t was moved that
Arthur Griffith be elected president
of the Dali and hot debate ensued.
Finally De Valera and fiis supporters
walked out of the hall and the 65
remaining delegates unanimously elect
ed Griffith. The new president at
once announced that his cabinet would
be as follows: Minister of finance,
Michael Collins Foreign minister,
George Gavan Duffy; Home minister.
canon J. Duggan; Local government,
William Cosgrove; Economic affairs,
Bryan O'Higgins; Defense. Richard
Mulcahey These, then, are the men
who will constitute the provisional
government Of the island to which the
conduct Of affairs will be turned over
by the British authorities as rapidly
ms possible. The boilers returned in
the afternoon and De Valera stated,
though he considered Grifiith's position
impossible, he would do nothing to
hamper him so long as he did not
appear to be subyertng the republic
Later De Valera told a correspondent
that he would refuse to recognize
any government but the Irish republic
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-20

EINAL formulation of the naval
limitation agreement In the Wash
ington conference was delayed by sew
eral matters. One was a difference
Of opinion as to the methods Of scrap
ping the 6S capital ships that are to
be given up by the United States,
Great Britain and Japan. Six op-
ti0nal methods are prescribed, and
Mr.. Balfour objected to the PROPOSE
ton Of Mr.. Hughes that the bulk Of
the retired ships be destroyed alb
solutely. The British were not will
ing to say yet what tonnage Of the
eliminated vessels they would convert
to peace time uses. No doubt was
felt that this dispute could be ad-
justed amicably. Another cause Of de.
lay was Baron Kato's desire to get
further instructions from Tokyo con-
corning the agreement to maintain the
status quo Of Pacific ocean naval
bases and Notifications. The question
was as to what Japanese islands
should be excluded as comprising
Japan proper"
Negotiations regarding Shantung
were resumed last week by the jap
anese and Chinese delegates and it
was predicted an agreement would be
reached before long. Consequently
the delegates of all nations in the con-
ference began drawing up a nine
power treaty dealing with far eastern
affairs and especially with Chinese
questions. 1t is believed this will de-
lay the adjournment of the conference
until the end of the month.