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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-09
Makes Last Effort
Against Coal Strike

WASHINGTON. March o,--socrc-
fary OF Labor Davis today made a
final effort TO bring about n national
conference OF coal operators and min.
ers which would avert the nation.
wide coal strike. threatened for
April l.
Tho rrcrctary issued statement
urging operators and miners 20 join
in the conference In accordance with
the wishes OF President Harding.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-09
k-Hospital Law
May Be Thrown Out

That the ordinance which forbids
the establishment Of a hospital with.
in 500 feet OF n park or playground
be reBclnded was the recommended.
ton made by tho public safety com.
mitteo OF the council "Wednesday.
This decision was reached after n
committee representing tho Seattle
General Hospital association declared
that the ordinance was keeping them
from securing a satisfactory site for
a new hospital building. TO cover
approximately n city block.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-09
Sunday School Here
Leads 3-City Race

Sunday school attendance at the
First Baptist church has Increased
sg per cent since the beginning of
its race with the First Baptist
church Of Tacoma and the White
Temple Baptist church OF Portland
Seattle now leads the race. The WIN
ner viii get the Chapman cup.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-09
Huge Contracts Let
to Local Companies

More than a million dollars will
10 spent in ssAtt. and soor~s Of
men afforded employment as tho re-
suit OF acceptance by tho government
OF bids by local firms for eonstrue-
ton work at tho Puget Sound navy
yard at Brcmerton.
A contrae, for 100000 TO construct
n sea wall was awarded TO the j. \.
sfeEaehern company OF Seattle A
contract for pier extension work. Is
tinated 20 cos, 300 900. was awarded
60 Henry a MePhce. another local
firm. last month.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-09
THREE DIE IN
$500, 900 FIRE

cTIEBoYuAN. Mich. March -
The business section Of CheboyTan
was a pile Of charred wood and brick
today. following the $500. 900 fire
which destroyed four business blocks
and took tho lives OF three persons
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-09
Killed
by Fall From Roof

EVERETT. March e.-Five men
on snowHhoea arrived In Robe yes.
eeriay dragging a sled bearing the
body Of Herbert u. Thomas. IS. care,
taker at the Rig -Four Inn. who Is
believed TO have met his death Fri.
day by falling from the roof Of one
OF tho bulidingS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-09
Joyner's Wonderful
Catarrh Remedy

is now sold by drug stores at 81 per
bottle. enough for three months. II
you have oatarrh in the head, try
this medicine at once and save your
self needless suffering. Advertise
nrcnt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-09
GETS LONG PANTS
. FOR LIFE IN CELL

MICHIGAN CITY. Ind March ..
John Moliiek. isyear-old boy in
knee pants. was given his rrrt pair
Of long trousers today. John started
To serve life term In prison for the
murder OF his stopmothcr. He In
the youngest -'iifcr'' In tho states his
tory.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-09
War Insurance Head
to Paw the West Visit

wAsHINGToS. March p
Eugene M~yer. managing director OF
the war insurance corporation. at the
suggestion OF President Harding. win
make five weeks tour OF the MID
die West and Pacific Coast regions
to study agricultural conditions 1t
was announced today.
He viii 20 first 10 Chicago and
then visit Drs Moines. Omaha.
Kansas city. Oklahoma City. Fort
Worth, Dallas. Denver. Cheyenne,
Albuauerque. Phoenix. Los Angeles.
san Francisco. Salt Lake city. Boise.
Portland. Seattle. Spokane. Helena
and Minneapolis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-09
Open Shop Adopted
by Master Painters

Tho Master Painters association Of
Seattle went on record "wednesday
night as unanimously In favor OF the
op~n shop in the painting and deco
rating industry. President James X.
Boyd announced tina, II had bern de-
ctded not 20 enter into any agree
mcnt whatever with the journsyInen
paintcr@
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-09
Auto Licenses Pass
Two Million Mark

OLYMPIA, March s.-Motor We
hicle license receipts since December
/ have reached s2.i5s.ss7. according
to statement issued by State Treas
urer c. l. Babcock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-09
"Cascarets" 1Oc
If Sick, Bilious,
Constipated

You're bilious Your liver ana
bowels need n thorough cleansing
with Cascarcul. then the headache
dizziness. bad breath. and stomach
misery will end. No griping-niccst
physie on e,lrth for gro~n-ups and
children. loo n box. Taste Ike
candy Advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-09

About zoo diffcren, substances are
made from petroleum
Wine output OF the world y about
4 600 900. 600 gallons year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-09

81. psur- cathedral was ecrnpsrssd
within 40 years.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-03-11
Daddy 5ys|6I|a
NARY GRAHAM BONNER
THREE-HORNED GIRAFFES

81 am known as Mr.. Three-Honed
Giraffe, though sometimes l am called
Nubian Giraffe" said Mr.. Giraffe.
ut all means the same thing" said
Mrs. Giraffe. Il am your mate and
am the same as you are. That is,
belong to exactly the same family
and / am like you in many ways.
There are many of us who are
somewhat different That is, l do not
,aean that there are many of us who
are somewhat different, but there are
CRATES who belong to the great
giraffe family and who are like us in
many ways and yet not in all ways.
They're all cousins though.
There are the Two-Horned CRATES
or the Southern ones, the SOmalt
Giraffes and there are 'Five-Horned
Giraffes of Western Uganda, many,
many, many, many miles away from
here.
Now. we came from East Africa"
"Yes," said Mr. ThreeHorned
Giraffe, "but that was some time ago.
Yes, some time ago. Still, we did
come from there; you are right about
that.
"And we came together, too. Ana
we've grown since we've been here
"We're about thirteen years old
now, aren't WEI"
"Just about" said Mrs. Three
Horned Giraffe
"Have 1 ever heard" Mr.. Three
Horned Giraffe asked, "that thirteen
was an unlucky number?'
"You may have heard it," said Mrs.
Three-Horned Giraffe.
"And do you suppose it is true?
Do you suppose that now l am thirteen
and now that you are thirteen We'll
get those dreadfully dreadful sore
threats that everyone is thinking Wen
get sooner or later?
1--WE heard they were always draw
ing pictures of us with great bandages
aroung our threats or long necks.'
Don't pay attention to all you
hear" said Mrs. Giraffe. ITS such
q waste of time. Besides, heard
| the zoo that she was just fourteen
years old and that her thirteenth year
| had been the luckiest year she had
ever had. She had won more prizes
and had more nice things happen
you just told me-" said Mr.. Giraffe,
mot to pay any attention to what l
heard"
IT did," Mrs. Giraffe answered.
But then you paid attention to what
you had heard"
II heard it said" Mrs. Giraffe re-
piled, land I am telling it to you to
show you that everyone doesn't think
that thirteen is an unlucky number.
"And 1 also tell it to you to let
you know that I don't think much OF
either considering it lucky number
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-03-11
"Ouestion Is Not Whether Gold Can Be
Made From Base Metals, But
By WILLIAM A. BALLENTINE. Metallurgist.

There nothing impossible Thomas Eds0ns prediction ina.
ia will yet arfcay made at fraction OF It's present
radum into gold He made but few grams q '1s
v metal but what he made identical in every respect w e
- know Il in nature gold that Sir Wlnam mace COST O0u
M before Ms is not whether gold can be made from Dase
nj i can be made than the cost OF the go0 tna1
tah Du. wnens = With Mr. Edison the discovery
out q tne IA however that it may be made
gnt De mace any uay. .n than that enormous discoveries
Notnlng noweset' Tl ,cuirenents Of indus
e ,. = mi. Metalurgy has not kept pace with the
pmnt Of because known forms demand and in
.or M e can tell what moment some one may stumble
~ sr . make synthetic gold and make it che'p
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-03-11
1eu Pardon.

When we began housekeeping few
years ago we were often troubled by
a tramp dog in the neighborhood who
was in the habit of raising the cover
Of the garbage pail outside the kitchen
door, rummaging inside and then tip
ping over the pail. scattering the con-
tents on the neat cement walk.
1 became tired Of constantly sweep
ing up after the marauder who was
always seen running of In the dis
lance, and finally 1 resolved to give
him big scare next time l heard the
familiar disturbance.
One morning I could hear the slow,
rasping lifting of the pail cover out
side. Catching up carpet beater as
a missile, l rushed out at the back
door with blood-curdling yell, stamp
ing and kissing, "She-sh-s-s!
There 1 stopped. The astonished
garbage collector was standing by the
pail.-Exchange
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-03-11
The Citizen Soldier and the Regular
United States Army Officer


would the keenes those of who
still in the feel that West Pointers nonWes Pointers
Objectionable the citizen soldiers of all ranks with
during trying days of the and have reapd only
Many cherish feelings of the highest friendship
and appreciation of service hoped that this
ling mutual
Congress has transformed military policy this country has
This policy recognizes army OF the United States
up of component units the greatest Of these the organized
omnoed of the citizen soldier the bending
effort to oberate old aousies that existed between
regular army and its citizen companions and strive form
nv the army of the United States
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-03-11

A' schoo
hago aeV0.ed TO laying the foundation for the five n cont
into professional and other lines activity Yes tb; [
s TINS condition in the world today which is runing
puhg farmers into bankruptcy, which spread
havoc throughout our land due the fact that our ] @
boys especially who are coming school without the
Of poducon without the least idea the fundamentals If d
q u distribution or the basis of business success
Nhat Wouo you 90 about it, ask WE'LL have four suggestions
The first suggestion put religion back into the schools
you m oea that we can get by kicking down the ladder BY
our fathers and grandathers climbed won't work forever Our
s did not come over to America with idea of turning religion
industry and educaon no. they came here for the sole ~
ting religion in.
second thing have got to do training our men for
to develop principles and ground principles and in
III
The third thing should do educating young for their fe work
d be to teach them OF the basic laws of industry
The fourth thing should do training young men for industry
to encourage the people Chicago who engaged part
work would the correspondence schools Chicago
encourage the night schools Chicago young
lille they at work.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-03-11
Girls Should Not Marry Until After
Five Years Of Business Life
- ppor + & POWERS, University Of California

i "a " g vhn men choose the babydol type OF woman
e time has gone pretty face with brains tia. are eu
nth nothing g 0nel 80 nmn are appreciated by most Of the men,
c so not until they have S had i only
nes n business life business ad'sn -. cardinal things in von-
70 the altar secondary. They should retire business It '
% s. nd % ss1 s.n md s.
hon Women real1 ~ lob for life partnership that permits
ia Is shine in her natural sphere ~ i y el should
81 good education have ss ~. come With -ibood
"a 4 prepared TO accept the responslO'u1e' ~.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-03-11
always Drawing Pictures"

or an unlucky number, or a lucky
year or an unlucky year.. or a lucky
birthday or an unlucky birthday.
II think it depends on what happens
that year or on that day Of the month
or whatever it may happen to be that
makes folks think it is either lucky
or unlucky.
probably a lot Of unlucky things
happened on that day to someone
once and they started the story about
and now If anything unlucky does
happen on thirteenth people all say:
"'Oh, the thirteenth
"But I don't believe that the num-
Der or the date itself has anything to
do with it."
"Well," said Mr.. Three-Horned
Giraffe, I'm glad you think that way"
allow well and happy we are. We've
been well since we came and haven't
known a days Sickness" Mrs. Three
Horned Giraffe said. "And our thir-
teenth year isn't going to change our
luck.
1--WE have delicious food-clover
hay biscuits, vegetables Of different
kinds, bran and rock salt and milk
too!
you're more than fourteen feet In
height and I'm almost as tall. And
were friendly, too. even though wa
are so high up"
Just then the keeper walked by tho
two CRATES who had been talking
In the zoo and he said:
"They're the good old species Of
giraffes, and that pair in there are
about fifteen years old"
"You see," said Mrs. Giraffe, I'VE
are older than we think and we went
through our thirteenth year without
even knowing it!'
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-03-11
Has sympathy for Husbands.

Mrs. Margaret Nevinson, a we'll
known English social worker who re-
Gently visited the courts in New York
and Massachusetts, told the Women's
Freedom league that ''in America the
law is all on the side of the woman"
SAYS the New York Evening Post. She
spoke alphabetically Of American
husbands who went to prison rather
than pay alimony to deserving wives.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-03-11

This old and wonderfully carved
Chinese Jade piece, in the collection
of Roland N. Moore of New York, Is
one of the largest solid bits of jade
in existence and is receptacle for
the brushes used in Chinese writing.
The only other piece Of the same size
the mate to this-is in the Metro.
politan Museum of Art
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-03-11
ch,iaren Are Being Educated by the
Newspapers, Movies, Billboards ''
BY RoehR J" BABsoN. American Statistical,

our cba.aa a Is tnat the schools are not educating
vaaun oien at all today Our children, our bows arc
leay 0elng educated by the newspapers tho nos. s
nanar. ' DlllO0aros Now am not blaming the news
pap''s VI tle movie people or the billboards Thav
''nu'ns 70 their business while we fathers orc
asleep at the switch. -"'nefS are
~ we nave got to educate our young men for bns;-
ess Nheyve per cent of the young men GOING ont =,
the schools of Chicago go into industry or
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-03-11

Where He Had His Collar.
"Where do you think / got this col
larT'
II give up. WhereT
Around my neck. Of course"
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-16
A Good SaIa

The first sale conducted by the
newly organized (but veteran) Nc
Aulay, Crosland d Tyson Auction
Co., was held last Tuesday, the
company handling the VIM. Little
Steele farm half way between
Rockingham and Hamlet. The auc,
ton sale went off smoothly and the
lots sold well. The farm of about
1855 acres brought a total of around
$1S,500.
The next sale of this company
will be the sale of the Stephenson
valuable lot, corner of New and
Franklin streets, and the Z. A. al.
len property on North Washington
street near Homer Baldwin's; this
sale is advertised in the Post Dis
patch and will be Nov. 21st. And
on Dee: 9Th the square owned by the
town, between Robertson and Lc-
Grand ION which the McLendon
tent was pitched) will be sold in
lots at auction.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-16
ROCKINGHAM Is,
FAYETTEVILLE 0
Fayetteville Eliminated in the
Race for State Champion.
ship by Rockingham at
Pinehurst last Friday, Score
! 1870. Five Periods Neces-
sary to Determine Result.
A Great Struggle, Cleanly
Played BY Two Stalwart
Elevens.

In game that see-sawed up and
down the field for 60 minutes, Rock,
ingham last Friday afternoon at
Pinehurst finally nosed out we'll
earned victory over last years all
state champions, the Fayetteville
team, by a score of '13 to 0, in an
extra period of IL minutes.
This eliminated Fayetteville from
the race for championship honors,
and put Rockingham up a notch in
the race. Rockingham now will
play the unbeaten Sanford team at
Pinehurst tomorrow, November II,
at 3 o'clock and this will be bat.
tie royal. However, Sanford has
the edge and the odds in her favor.
Their team has not been beaten this
season, and they have walloped
such strong teams as Greensboro.
Raleigh and Chapel Hill. Rocking
ham highs will have their work
cut out to bring home the victory.
Our people have the realization that
the boys play cleanTy and fight to
the last minute, and having done
this a defeat can leave no sting.
That was exactly the case with
Fayettevill last Friday. The Cum
herland boys have a fine eleven, but
were simply out-iasted and out-gen.
eraled by our team; and in losing
they have no sting; they fought
splendidly, and were gentlemanly
losers.
In this game with Sanford tomor-
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-16
Orchestra at Star.

The Star Theatre this week installed
an orchestra, the players being F. H.
Ponlsh, violin; D. L. Richards, piano; and
J. II. McCallum. drums, bells etc. This
PoniSh orchestra is quite an addition, and
will cause the Paramount and other pict-
ureS to be enjoyed even more. Manager
Bailey is to be congratulated on the ex-
panSlon.
Few towns. we venture, have as good
picture shows as Rockingham, and now
the Star, as well as the Garden, has an
orchestra of the human" kind.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-16

row our team will be handicapped
by the loss of Charlie Carter, who
on Tuesday afternoon suffered a
broken bone in his shoulder while
tackling in practice a dummy. His
loss will be seriously felt.
And in connection with this San
ford game, we would urge our peo-
pie to make an effort to go to Pine
hurst, and by all means attach to
YOUR coat or waist the Rockingham
colors-black and orange. 1t is es-
pecially gratifying to the team and
Coach to know how loyalty and en-
Enthusiastically our community
.iHamlet, Ellerbe and all parts of
THE county arc behind this Rock
ingham bunch of players. This en-
couragement is an incentive for
play of the sternest nature.
So, on to Pinehurst tomorrow and
may the best team win; there will
be no sting in losing to such team
as this Sanford bunch is reputed
to be. BUT WE SHALL NOT LOSE.
Last year Rockingham journeyed
to Fayetteville and or hoys were
defeated. Big George Covington
our tackle, remarked on seeing a
Fayetteville street car, why, we
can't beat those boys; they have
street cars!"
But there were no street cars at
Pinehurst last Friday, anu there
was no stage fright; the hoys
fought every minute. And they are
proud to have won from such a
team as represents Fayetteville.
The Post-Dispatch wired the Fay
ctteyille Observer on the next day
as follows: I'VE are proud to have
won from such clean playing
team" And the Observer graciotlsly
wired back as follows2 Fayetteville
is proud to have lost to such a fine
team as yours. You played clean
and hard. The best team won. We
hope and believe you will win tie
championship That's the spirit; |
our hats are off to you, Fayetteville.
The Pinehurst field is level and
grassy; an ideal ground for football.
Fully 1900 people saw the game
and rarely has game been played
with more tense situations. Only
nce~did Fayetteville get within the |
buckingham 20-yard line, and that
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-16
Child Badly Burned.

Lillian, 4-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Cherry, was very bad
ly burned early Monday morning in
Great Falls village. The mother
had just stepped Out of the house,
leaving the little girl with another
.tiIild in the room. The child got too
near the fireplace and her clothing
ignited. She ran screaming out of
the house and sustained extremely
bad burns before the flames could
be extinguished by her mother and
a Mr.. Mckenzie who happened to
be passing.
Latsr-Since the above was put in
type, we learn that the little Girl
died at II O'Clock this, Thursday,
morning. Funeral VIII be Friday at
Northam at 8 O'Clock.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-16
McLendon Club Meeting.

The regular semi-monthly meeting of
the McLendon Club will be held in the
Methodist Church at Rockingham next
Sunday, 18th, at o'clock, when and
where we invite every man and woman
in the county interested in the enforce
ment of the law relative to the manufac.
ture and sale of spirituous liquors, to be
present.
w. N. Everett and L. ]. Bell will ad.
dress the meeting, after which the organ.
ization of our Club will be perfected,
committees appointed, and more active
work VIII begin looking to the end for
which the Club was organized.
c. LEAK, e.
81 President.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-16
Sales at Hamlet.

The CTowSon tract Of $50 acres adjoin-
ing Hamlet will be sold at auction to
white people Nov. 24th, at 1890. A Ford
will be given away.
On Nov. 25th at 2:3O so lots and 10
factory sites will be sold to colored people
in Hamlet Valuable prizes Easy terms.
Band concerts both sales.
Both sales conducted by American
Realty & Co., the Thomas Bros, Of Green's
boro. adyt
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-16
Good Cleaning Up.

This was Clean Up Week for Rocking.
ham, and many people responded; how
ever, there were lots who did not but
the week is not yet ended. The Civics
Club had committee to inspect the rear
premises Of the business part Of town to-
day, and big improvement was noted.
The town ordinance forbids sweeping
trash in front Of stores etc. But few mer-
chants as yet are obeyine the law and
providing receptacles. Get busy.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-16
Correct Election Fiqures,

BY strenuous bit of newspaper
enterprise the Post-Dispatch last
week contained the full tabulated
returns of the November 7th cleo
ton for Richmond county. So COR
rect were our figures that not a
single error was found when the
official returns were tabulated by
the County Board of Canvassers.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-16
Seats Bought.

The County Commissioners were in
session Wednesday receiving bids from
three companies for chairs for the new
courthouse. The bid of the American
Seating Co., proved the most satisfactory
and they received the order; this concern
also furnished the chairs for the new
school. The Commissioners bought opera
house chairs with ball bearing hinges,
with 7ply birch backs and seats. In all
there were 732 chairs bought.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-16

Chain gang will be moved from
Ledbetter's to the Ccley. Hicks
place, 3 miles from town, Nov.
18th. The gang numbers 46.
T. C. Leak gave each member
Of the Rham football team a SIS
bill last Friday night in celebra.
tion Of the 1870 victory over Fay
etteville at Pinehurst. The bus
mess men of the city this week
subscribed 5000 with which to
buy each player a SIS sweater.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-16

A number of ex-service enjoy
ed Mr.. Hartzell's special Arm
istlce Day sermon at the Episco-
pal church last Sunday night. Mr..
HartzelPs subject next Sunday
morning will be Seeing Men
Through Christ's Eyes" Sun.
day afternoon the Brotherhood of
St. Andrew will have its regular
monthly public meeting, with ].
L. Hawley as speaker and male
quartette to assist. The public
invited; hour 2::30.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-16

0. ]. Player last Friday bought
from Lonnie McCaskill the A.
chair barber shop, next to Bar
rett's store. The same BARRIERS
remain on duty.
Miss Georgia Biggs 2 weeks
ago bought a handsome new
Studebaker Special.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-11-16
$40 Doll Free.

A $50 walking doll free at Fowlkes
Pharmacy. With each 25c purchase Of
NyaPs products, powder, cream, paste ETC.,
you Get ticket. Each ticket has name
on it. On Dec. z3rd the secret name tied
around the dolls neck will be made
known, and whose ever name corresponds
gets the doll.