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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
COMMANDER TELLS.
 HOW DELPHY LED FLEET ON ROCKS
As Prov Of Destroyer Pierced Fog Keel Flowed Into The
 Rocks, Is Testimony

SAN DIEGO, Gal, Sept. 25.-(By Associated ess.)-Lieutenan Com mander Donald T. Hunter, command ing officer of the U. s. s. Delphy, took the witness stand today in the naval inquiry of the disaster which cost seven ships ana 23 lives Septem- Der 8, off Point Monda Gala. The Delphy led the destroyer squadron on the rocks.
 The Delphy's commander told of conferences with the ships naviga- tor, of their estimates as to the ef- feet of currents likely to be en- eountered to the south, of the dis tance which one could see at the time, about two miles and then of radio compass bearings from Point Arguello which were Obviously wrong in that they placed us to the south when we were still far to the north of the Point"
 This was 2:f5 D. m.. he said, about seven hours before the wreck. The Delphy finally asked far a reverse bearing from Point Arguello, and obtained, he added, this bearing showing them far to the north. This effect on his mind of these Obvious ly inaccurate" bearings was to con- vince him that little weight could be attached to direction signals from EOlnC ATBueIlO.
 Not On Point Log.
 Now I understand that the radio man on duty at Point Arguello at the time has testified that no such reverse bearing was obtained by me personally at S:35 and by the two radio chiefs aboard the Delphy.
 q want also to make clear that personally went to the office of the ,i,o int nda nf the eleventh naval district and found on file record showing that Point Arguello had sent such bearing at 9:35 although such a record does not appear on the log of the Point Ar guello station itself
 And finally I want to point out that three ships beside the Delphy in- tercepted that bearing the U. S. S. Kennedy, the |. s. S. Stoddard and the U. s. s. Farragut and the records showing these interceptions were salvaged from the wreck and are available for the courts perusal."
 At ten minutes to nine. the wit ness continued, Captain Edward H, Watson, chief of the squadron. in structed him to change the course at o'clock to the eastward to make the entrance into Santa Barbara channel.
 As the column turned east, he added, the visibility was about two IIAl6S uQl d lew iliilultS etlCI d IiitC h fog bank appeared just ahead 0 o 0
 PlOuGhs Into Rocks.
 The Delphy's prov had barely pierced the edge of the fog bank, he said, when she struck rock then an other and another.
 Bouncing over several rocks in suc- cession the ship finally brought up violently against the large reef and remained pivoted on it astern, the bow of the ship plunging up and down and threshing back and forth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
TOURISTS HAVE RIGHTS
Entitled To Liquor Permits Under
 New Manitoba Ruling

WINNIPEG, Man. Sept. 24-Tour- fists as we'll as residents of Manitoba will be entitled to obtain permits for purchase of hard" liquors which went on sale in this province yester- day under government supervision.
 The government commission will deliver all purchases to the permit holders at their residences. In the case of tourists the liquor they buy will be sent to their temporary dwelling places, it was announced.
 A minimum of one quart and maximum of one case may be ob- tained. No orders were sent out yes terday and none will be until the commission passes on and approves all requests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
LOSES STREET CRIES
Flower Girls And Ware Vendors Sel-
 dom Heard Nowadays


 dom Heard Nowadays
 Even in London, most conservative of cities. one by one the noted old street cries are dying out.
 In Shakespeare day the streets were musical with this chanting of tradesmen, calling their wares, each to his own particular lifting tune.
 The last to be heard in modern Lon- don is that of the lavender peddlers: sweet lavender sweet lavender
 Wont you buy my sweet lavender? sixteen branches for a penny"
 It's still heard on the side streets, but it's days are numbered. It's easier to walk to a drug store and get moth- balls.
 Just as the street cries are dying out, so also are the London flower girls-celebrated in song and story disappearing.
 Once they were to be seen all over the city-these girls whose ages ranged from 16 to 60. Piccadilly Cir GUS has been their last stronghold. But there are signs that they're be- ing busted even from this favored spot Men, mostly eX-soldiers out Of regular jobs, are now selling flowers. Detroit News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26

The senate continued it's aggres- sive policy against general bills on the regular calendar at the session of that body Tuesday afternoon With the exception of the bill pro- vding for an increase in salary of from s3OOO to s4,O0O of the chief mine inspector and an increase of from $2,000 to $3,OO0 in salaries of assistant mine inspectors and calling for an appropriation of $50,0O0 an nually for continuing work of the department, none of the bills met with oratorical resistance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
LIE LONG ATTACKS
 PUBLISHER WHILE SPEAK|N IN HOUSE
Grows Quite Excited In Verbal Criticism Of Age-HeraId
 Executive By lnnuendo
MIR. THoMPsoN's COMMENT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25,-Fred- erick I. Thompso n, when informed here tonight of the remarks of J. Lee Long before the Alabama leg islature today, said:
 Senator Underwood is the best judge as to those who most sin cerely seek to serve his preslden- tial ambition. Certainly not Mir. Longe whose opinions are without weight"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
WOMEN AND BLACKMAlL

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 25.-Women and blackmail hastened the downfall of two employees of the Bank of the Nation. held here for the theft of 126,000 pesos from the central office of the bank.
 In a confession Tuesday the men declared they used the money to pay blackmail to two other clerks of the bank who had discovered their de- falcations, and also spent large sums in buying jewels for women.
 One hundred and eight pesos in cash and 5000 pesos worth of jewels hay been recovered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
MAY CUT DOWN ALCOHOL
Italian Medical Congress IndOrses
 Government Program.

TURIN. ItAly. Sept 25.-The Italian medical congress. now in session here, has indorsed the governments pro- gram for restricting consumption of alcohol. Delegates who addressed the meeting Tuesday declared that inn moderate use of alcohol results In "dementia and the physical debilita- tinn of the race"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
ATTACKS PROHIBITION
Minister Relieves Wines And Beer To
 Be Permitted Eventually

Minister Relieves Wines And Beer To
 Be Permitted Eventually
 HARTFORD, Conn.,, Sept. 25.-Pro- hibition was criticized today in an interview by the rev. G. Herbert Elkins, who has resigned as assistant state superintendent of the Anti Saloon league.
 He is quoted by The Hartford Cour ! ant as saying that he has no con 5 fidence that America will stand permanently against light wines and beer.
 Mir. Elkins, as quoted, expressed fear that harm may come to prohibition from It's friends and thinks that the country would have been better off had it stopped with the prohibition of salons and distilled liquors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
under the lash of the mountainous surf already breaking over her.

His first thought. the witness said. was that they had gone aground on San Miguel Island.
 In all the tumult and peril of get ting the men ashore what occupied his mind most. Lieutenant Com mander Hunter said, was the plight of James T. Pearson, badly injured and frantic with pain, whose arm was made fast to the ship to keep him from rolling off when they were compelled to abandon him until morning. It was impossible to get him ashore that night, he said, and in the morning the Delphy had brok- en in two and Pearson was gone.
 T think he must have extricated himself and jumped. overboard," said the Delphy's commander.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
VERSATILE CANE
One Time Punishment Weapon Now
 Lenders Baton

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, Sept. 25.- A cane which once spanked Matthew Vassar, soon will be used to lead Vas sar college girls In cheers and songs. Tn announcing the gift of the cane. President Henry Nobel MeCracken said it had been wield effectively when the founder of the college in his boyhood returned home after run ming away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
MUNICIPAL LAUNDRIEs

Municipal laundries have Been oper- ated In the cities and villages on the island of Corsica for 100 years. The laundries are supplied with running water In abundance. great tubs made of stone and lined with earth and plaster being rented out to the users for a price of four sous a day. There q .ff ing the six work days of the week. .L- Ohio State Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
WOOL AUCTION POPULAR

s,1O6 Bales Sold, With Steady De-
 mand
 LONDON, Sept. 25.-At the wool auction, the sales amounted to 9,1O6 bales There was a better selection and the demand was steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
MINE INSPECTOR GETS MORE

contended the tax will enable the work to be carried on without the appropriations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
SIMPLE

A joke was played on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by French taxicab driver recently. The man had driven the noted creator of Sherlock Holmes from the station to the hotel, and when he received his fare he said: "Mercl M Conan Doyle"
 Why, how do you know my name?'' asked Sir Arthur.
 Well. sir, have seen in the papers that you were. coming from the south of France to Paris; your general ap- pearance told me that you were Eng fish; your hair had been clearly last cut by barber of the south of France. I put these indications to- gether, and-I saw youar name on your luggage"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26

Average price of blue fox pelt in the London market Is $175 and an exceptionally high grade skin some times brings $375.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
Mr.. William w. Pulley

Mr.. William W. Pulley dropped
dead at the home of his son, MIR.
Charles Pulley on -Four Hund q !
Street, Rosemary, Monday al C.
noon at five o'clock. Mr.. Pulley
had been in Rosemary for abolo
six months, coming from Lask D..
He served with honor in the Coz
federate Army and was wei
known and highly respected b.
all who knew him. He was 79
years Of age. Surviving are three
sons, Messrs. Chas. Pulley, OF
Rosemary, Leon Pulley, of Phil
adelphia and Arthur Pulley, of
Hollister, and one daughter, Mrs.
Lula Smith. of Boykins, Va. The
funeral service was held at Las
ker Tuesday afternoon, Rev. A.
| G. Carter, officiating and burial
was made in the family cemetary.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
POLICE COURT
NEWS ITEMS

1t las been another dull week
in the local halls of justice, two
colored violaters of the Volstead
code and stray couple of motor
lists comprising the weeks bag.
Joe Allsbrook gave 500. 90
bond for his appearance in Su-
perior court to answer a charge
of selling wine.
Walter Nicholson, selling whis-
key, arrested after several
months sojourn in seclusion, was
held in $4,000 bond for appear
ance at Halifax.
Theodore Shaw, charged with
speeding, and William Garrett,
one lighter, were dismissed on
payment of costs.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
horseshoes Of Paper.

1t has been proposed to make a pa
per horseshoe that shall for general
purposes be the equal Of the steel ar
ticle in the following way: Parch-
ment paper Is cut into horseshoe form
and built up to suitable thickness
by the use of mixture of turpen-
tine, Spanish white shellac and lin
seed oil treated with litharge, and the
whole is placed under hydraulic
press. This produces very light and
uniform pieces and it Is an easy mat
ter to stamp out the nail holes and
grooves. Instead of mailing to the
horses hoof they can be applied with
an adhesive composition whose prin-
cipal part Is solution of rubber in
oisulphide Of carbon. Paper waste
could also be nodded into the shape
Of horseshoe by use Of the press, but
the result is not so good as with the
above.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
ELSIE BAKER COMING
Noted Singer will appear in
High School Auditorium Tues
day. October 9.

Music lovers of the communi-
ty will be pleased to know that
Elsie Baker, with an accom-
panying pianist and violinist,
will appear in the High School
Auditorium, Tuesday evening,
October 9. Miss Baker is wide
ly known throughout America
not only for her concert work
but also for the large number
of Victrola records she has made.
Her coming will be the first of
several good musical events for
the school year.
Arrangements have already
been made for the Gamble Con-
cert Party later in the year, and
most probably Dicie Howell will
sing in the local auditorium in
November. Other artists of
similar reputation will be sched-
uled later.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
THE CHARACTER OF
"CAL" COOLIDGE

Calvin Coolidge, vice president
of the United States and little
known outside of the Vernon
village he calls home, came thru
fate into the limelight to the
very front, in the eyes of the
whole world when he became
president. 1t was at time
when our government was face
to face with grave and diverse
problems, domestic and interna-
.ional.
Who is this Cal. Coolidge?
What kind of a character is he?
What has he done? These are
some of the thousands of ques-
tons in the mind of the people
at this time. John Dickenson
Sherman, special correspondent
for the Herald answers many of
these questions in the illuminat-
ing side-ights on the character
of our thirtieth president in this
issue under the head of Silent
CaP-The Man..
This article is information,
nothing else, There is no pur-
pose to try to guess the political
policies of Calvin Coolidge, Mr..
Sherman holds no brief for or
against Calvin Coolidge, either
as a man or as possible presiden-
tial candidate for 1924, or for or
against the Presidents political
party. 1t is prepared solely with
the view of throwing light on
the personality of Calvin Cool
idge, and we believe that our sub
scribers will appreciate such a
story.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR
MISS HEARNE

A chicken dinner was given to
Miss Hearne on Wednesday of
this week, at the home of Mrs
John Clark in Rosemary, by her
admiring friends, Miss Irene
Clark, Jugg Mountcastle. Miss
Nancy Stainback, Herman Med.
lin, Emma Polk, Sidney M. Mat
thews, Louise Herring, and Joe
Halfwit.
A very enjoyable evening was
spent by all who were fortunate
enough to be present.
Many lovely gifts were re-
ceived.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N c., SEPTEMBER 20, 1923
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
, ARRANGEMENTS

On account of the large num-
ber of young people in the COM
work in the night school, ar
munity who wish to do advanced
rangement has been made to
teach any person who wants in
struction in any particular sub
ject, provided classes of suffici-
ent size can be organized. All
persons who are interested in
this special opportunity for study
are urged to make their wants
known so that arrangements can
be worked out at an early date.
Miss Richardson will be in
charge of this work. The class
es will meet in the High School
building. The courses will be
planned so that regular credit
will be given for any piece of
work that may be completed. In
this way it will be possible for
some pupils, who have found it
necessary to quit school, to COM
plete different courses and be
given proper school credit. In
this way a grade can be COM
pleted, although a longer time
will be required. Upon the COM
pletion of either the elementary.
course or high school program
of studies suitable certificates
and diplomas will be issued. Lo-
cal school authorities desire to
make it possible for any person
to continue the course of training
already begun whether in the
day school or in evening classes.
1t should be understood that
this type of work will be
open to all persons living any
where in the Roanoke Rapids
School District. This includes
Patterson Town and Rosemary
as well as Roanoke Rapids.
Anyone interested is request
ed to enroll next week. Ar
rangements can be made by see
ing Miss nellie Richardson, Mr..
c. W. Davis, principal of the
high school, or E. j. Coltrane,
superintendent of schools.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
WITH THE CHURCHES
All Saints Church
(EpiseepaD
Rev. Lewis N. Tsyler, Rector
Mrs. katherine Wehster, Parish Worker
Reaasks Avenue

The Church is Gods Corpor.
alton for carrying on Gods bust
ness in the world.
His business, His supreme pur.
pose, is to make Godlike men and
women. What God is like is re.
vealed in Christ
In Him we discover that God is
A Perfect Lover
A Perfect Friend
A Perfect Giver
The task of Gods Corporation
is to make world of that kind
of people. She is responsible for
producing dividends in human
life and character. Is that the
kind of Corporation in which you
would like to work?
All SAINTS Church will well
come you next Sunday, the
Eighteenth after Trinity.
7:3O A. M. Holy Communion.
9:45 A. M. Church School. Bible
Classes for adults and children,
T. W. Mullen, Supt.
Morning service at IL. Night
services at 7:45.
Tomorrow is the Feast of st.
Michael and All Angels or Mich
aelmas.
Holy Communion 10 A. M.
E. Y. 2. S. meets tonight with
Miss Doris Vaughn, at 7:30.
THE Church is not a Museum
of Saints but a Hospital for Sick
Souls"
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28

Tuesday after a stay of several
weeks in Charlotte on business.
Mr.. B. B. Cullom went to
Brinkleyville Tuesday.
Mr.. W. C. Williams has added
a Frigid Automatic Lowering
Device to his undertaking equip
ment.
Mr.. J. j. Clark returned from
Charlotte Tuesday.
An interesting musician visit
ed Rosemary this week, Mr..
Lewis Pierce, of Tarboro. who
has mastered the art of making
music with the aid of only an or
dinary handsaw and a violin bow.
He delighted several audiences in
various parts of town.
Mr.. w. T. Drummond, of
Cochran. Va. spent Wednesday
in Rosemary.
Mr.. M. j. Grant, of Raleigh,
w:s in town Wednesday.
Messrs. j. W. Smith and
Adams Tolbert made a business
trip to Halifax Monday night.
Mr.. 7. X. Ellington. of Raj.
eigh. was here Wednesday.
| Mr.. W. P. Williams, of Tar.
boro. spent several days in Rose
mary this week.
The Young Peoples Society OF
All Saints Episcopal Church will
meet with Miss Doris Vaughan
tonight at seven thirty.
Mrs. Clarence H. Lyerly anG
son are visiting relatives IN Boy
kins, Va.
Mr.. W. R. Curtis spent Wed
desday in Rox boro.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28

The census reports shows that
Halifax county produces annual
ly about IS, 900 bales of cotton.
This sells for about So, 800, 600.
In 1924 on account or Weevil
damage and reduced acreage due
to the presence of the weeyil we
can expect drop Of about 5OHo
in production. This will amount
to 81, 100000. The problem that
confronts US is what are we go
ing to do to replace til s shortage.
The census report also shows
that we spend annually in Hall
fax $467, 900 for feed stuffs
alone, particularly corn, hay and
oats. We have'no figures Oh the
amount spent for human food
such as hams, bacon, lard, butter,
etc, things that can be raised at
home. But it is safe to say that
those figures added to the
amount spent for le, d stuffs are
way beyond the shortage the
weevil will cause, if we will just
raise our food and f. ed at home
it will 90 q long way to solving
the weevil problem.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28

9:45 A. M, Sunday School
HOO A. NJ, Sermon by Pastor
1880 P. M, Preaching by Rev.
S. E. Mercer, Presiding Elder,
followed by 4th Quarterly Con-
ference.
1t is highly important that all
of these services be largely at
tended by the Church Men,
bership. and a cordial invitation
is extended all their friends. Wis
itors and strangers.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
FARM NOTES FOR
HALIFAX COUNTY
By w. o. DAVIS, County Agent.
Wei on, N. c.

One bushel seed corn will plant
4 to 8 acres. Suppose good seed
only increased the yield of corn
three bushels per acre, lin most
cases it is double this amoun).
On four acres the increase yield
from this bushel good seed corn
will be worth twelve dollars.
Don't you think it will pay to
select your seed corn in the field
this fall and get some of this ex
ira profit? There is a great need
for better seed corn in our coun-
ty.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
Parent Teachers Association
To Meet.

The first meeting of the Par
ent-Teachers Association Of the
Central School will occur next
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50.
All parents are urged to be
present. There are several new
teachers in this school who will
be pleased to meet the mothers
of the children they are teach
ing. An interesting program has
been arranged.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
Hired.

The steady tendency in our civih-
xakion is to get the same results with
fewer employed. This constantly re-
leases man power for. the operation
f new Industries and expansion Of
old ones-that u a gradual increase
In our average standard Of living.
Government Issues figures showing
that American farms In 1920 had
l.705, 600 fewer workers than in 1910.
In the same ten years the auto In
dustry, movies and railroads added
nearly a million employees to their
pay rolls.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
The Train Takers.

my wife's played out sitting around
In the heat. Guess I'll have to ship
bar off to the mountains after ALL"
Mine, too. She says she's all in"
"And yetr
"WellY'
"Just look at that pretty girl over
there. Stenographsr. I'll bet"
"Yes. happen to know her"
"Now she looks as fresh as daisy.
Instead Of lying around in cool, com
Portable home all day she has to work
In q hot office from 8 to s."
"No time to be hot, I suppose"
"Nust be it-"-Boston Transcript
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
Almost Repeated.

OF two friends staying at hostelry
where most keys fit most doors, one
went off to bed, undressed, and
turned In, mistaking his friends room
for his own. Half an hour later the
friend followed, saw his bed occu-
pied. and returned to the coffee-room.
did you see me go to my room just
nowf" he said to the night porter.
"Yes, sir" was the reply
well, then, why didn't you tell me
I'd gone to bed already?" he grunted,
and continued to finish the night on
q chair In front Of the fre-Yorkshire
POn
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
oEYsER DlsLIKEs soAPsUDs
ib<sy cave 4 Desc - he Mintses Man
u Vsliewstsns, with Astsnlsh-
Ing RssultA

1Aa Minute Man. q gsyssr In Ysa.
lowstens pask, doesn't Aka aoapauds.
Asy Einstein may have suspactsA -
much. bat, II he did, he wasn't sure.
and h wanted to And cut. s. Rey.
says Mr.. Lswk r. Freeman, cooked
up . piece Of laundry soap In . Eve
gallon oil can and poured the nsss
into the crater. II saw him with an
u an fussing round In the vicinity
Of the crater" says Mr.. Freeman.
Suddenly 4 succession Of heavy re-
vsfberations shook the ground. and
at the same instant key started to
run. He was just In time to avoid the
delugs from 4 great gush Of water
and steam that shot q hundred feet
Int the air. but was not quick enough
to escape the mountainous discharge
sf soapsuds that followed.
"Within q few seconds the fve gal
lons Of soft soap had been beaten to
perhaps a million times Its original
volume, and for Z hundred yards to
lseward 1t covered the ground in great
white fluffy. iridescent heaps. Moth
ing was ever seen like the sputtering
little Hebrew who finally paved his
way to air and sunshine from the out
ermost Of the sparkling saponaceous
hillocks. For q good half hour the
Minete Man retched and coughed In
desperate efforts to rid itself Of the
nauseous mess that key had poured
down Its throat Then Its efforts be-
came scattering and spasmodic and
finally ceased. But for an hour longer
gasps and gurgles ratified In its throat.
At last even that sound ceased and
dsathlike silence fell upon the forma-
ton. 1t really seemed that the Minute
Man would never spout asain"-
Youths Companion.
Nsn NAoss.
German susgoy has pecotsd
greatly by the laasons learned N n
storing dishsuEsd faces of wsonds
soldiers that 1t = now possible - sal
stttute q persons face almost sotira1!
Particularly In a1nxing nsw noses q
in strengthening OF oad onas have u
opsfaksrs coma - b regarded a. -
1sct.