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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1923-05-04
Nemecka rabidka budi odpor.

Nemecke nasrhy ma etazku repa.
raci. jak byly 1ter9 soucaspe
pfedlozeny americke. anglicke.
francouzske, italske a belgicke VIA
de, prijaty oyly po vetsine . odpo-
rem. Nabidka 80, 900 900. 900 zla.
tych marek nahrady zda se b5ti
Spojencdm pills malou.
M.zns, ze dalsi nemecke 1zemi
okupovano bude Francouzi Belgi.
c.ny.
Poincare dosud n&bidce sc
nevyjadril 1feina. Francouska
vlada jiz nyni daya ma jevo. ze 6
mirove smlouvy Versaillske niceho
neslevi. Anglicke nektere kruhy
nemile doiatJ byly prohlasenim Y
navrzich. ze N6mecko neustane v
trpnem SVEN odporu proii okupaci
sveho dzemf.
Americke zasv6cene kruhy zdaji
Be kl6niti k nahledu, ze Evropska
situace vzdor vsemu pocina sc obra.
ce ku lepsimu. Zia sc. ze pfec K
nejake dohode dojiti mdze ma Ia
klade planu sekretafe Hughese pro
mezinar odni vybor znalcd.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1923-05-04
MlStni zprdYy.

- Pi. Paulina Dorl, 900 N. Mont
ford aveune, vratila &c v 1tery
Universitni nemocnice, kde pfet
n9kolika tSdny podrcbila se obav!
vzbuzujici operaci. uzdravena d.
kruhu mile rodiny sve. Pfipad pi
Dorlov6. jez trpeliv9 podrobila 81
tezke operaci ma nj provedene pr
plnem jejim v9domi, budil znscnJ
zaiem l6kafskeho kruhu Pc cas-
osetfov6na bYla Drem. nemoci
V. JOskou q Drem Land.
- Manzel6 .. Eduald q Marie
Smith. ( 21E N. Belnord Ave-, &C
raduji z narozeni prvnihO chlapecks
We ctvrtek. l9. dubns.
Ma navst9vu do Stare Vlasti
Odjedou 10. kv9tna New Yorske.
ho pffstavH pO lodi Minnekahda: p.
Frantisek Cerny. pi. Antonio Cern5
a syn Frantisek, pani Josefa Vancu-
ra a Erwin. syn. Krsjane tito
vypraveni json firmou Moritz
Benesch
- Dne 26. dubna zemfel p. Mi
chaeI Matosec, {. 1922 Pennington
Ave. PohFben byl 80. dubna.
Dne II. dubna zemfelc ditko
IL dni stare, August Kroupa, Z.
1920 E. Pratt ulice.
= Dne %. dubna zemfela pi.
Anna Mixa. (. 1921 Hudson al.
Pohfbena byla ]. kvetna
,Dne 2. kv9tna 7emfela pf.
Marie zitnik, (. 1921 Abbott ulice.
Pohfbena bude sobotu.
Pohfby vyprav la firma Cvach a
Syn.
- Volieove 6te wardy pozor !!
Pfisti ned3li, 6. kvetna We g.. hoo.
odpoledne se bude odbyvat Demo.
kratick& kampanni schnze elsie
41O N. Chester ST., kamz sc kazdS
uctive Eve. Prftemen bude radni
p. Aug. KleGka Q JIM Volicsve
seste wardy mali tentokrSte prvni
pfilezitost VOLT pro osvedceneho
krajana jakym jest p. Klecka a
doufa Sc, ze kazdS se pficinf o ieho
Enovuzvoleni a neopomene Sc do
stavit do teto schnze a vyslechnout
poiednani O nastavajicich volbach.
Minul nedeli uspofadal
hudebni produkci sv6ch zakn. hudeb
nj skoly p. A. V. Yukl, odpoledHe
pro ditky q Secer pro dospele.
Velky pocet zakn ktery zahajil We
Gsrni program, vyvolal velke
nadseni obecenstva svymi hudebni-
mi vykony. Velky poeet obecenstva.
ien5 zavital poslechnouti tn nasi
mladsS. slsdoVal hudebni v5stupy
jak jednotlivc0 tax ! v skupin&ch .
velkou pozornoSti neh kaxd&m
elsie byla d kASana vyspelost mla-
d3ch student0 kteff sklizeli po
kasdem vystupu boufi potleskh.
snSmka to ze pc Jim bra velice libi-
Ia. KaEdy z d6astnikti zaiiete oce-
nil tu velkou praci malSch um9lcn
. pokrOk TAX pom9rne kratkem
case. xasluhou pana Aloise Yukla.
ucitele hubby. Program trval pine
dive hodiny obecenstvo odchAzelo
velice uspokOjeno mad vysledkem
neb to byl pravy pozitek cd tax
malSch z&kn, kteti 9 nevsedni ener-
gil ukazali svojf dovednost na rnzne
nastroje. Jest zadoucno. by podob-
ne koncerty casteii se opakovaly
neb mimo uslechtile zabavy plo
obecenstvO v9tsi Odvahu ditek Ice
OGekayati.
Minule pond9li Sekce ''Po.
krok" spoleenS o Csskou KrejGov-
skou Unfit pot&dali oslsva prvnihe
MAZE. Program % skl&dal 20 spevo
P9v. Krouxku "Hlahol" pod fiss.
MIN p. G. Masks. dale tivy cbraz,
kter$ byl velmi pakne proveden,
drama pod MAVEN "Tereza'' Sc We.
lice lfbilo vbefn pfitomnSm. W.
stOupili v mem: pf.Karla Matras,
PIP: A. Masek, F. Cincibus bra.
tti V. ]. Pickcve Tez promluvil
p. A. Novotny New Yorku I
vSEnatnu prvnfho MAZE. Jeho fel
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1923-05-04
nebyla dlouha ale jist4 cenna. Po
ukonceni .prcgramu byla tane4ni
zabava. ktera trvala do L. hodiny.
Zapisky ze schize vyboru ku u
cteni pamatky J0Sefa Tvrzickeho.

ZdplSky ze SCnuze vyD0ru ku u.
cteni pamatky J0Sefa Tvrzickeh0,
Do schnze teto, jez s-olana byla
Sok. Jed. Blesk. dnstavili sc ma.
sledujici zastupci:
Ia Sok. Jed Blesk: Jos. Zavadiil.
Ant. Radek. B. Svejda. Jos. Hor-
kS. Jar. K. Cihlaf.
Za Baltimorskou Jednotu Sokolic
Pi. M. CesKa a 0. Martinkova.
"a Sbor Ctilada {. Is. j. c D.:
pi. A Kolomaznik a M. Cermak.
"a Sbor Vlastimila, ( 20. S P
j.: pi. A. Mizerovska q pi. Patko-
va.
Ia Sbor Vytrvalost. {. 35 S P.
j.: RI. Brozikova O pf. Horova.
Ia Sbor Zlata Praha. (. S3. j. c.
D.: pi. Benesova Of. Saengrova.
ia Sbor Jaromira (. 81. j. G. D :
pi. M. Zavadil a pi. A. Radek.
Ia Spolek Cechie, F. A. U : pan
K. Ceska F. Base.
"a Ces. Dem. Klub, Z wardy: p.
St9pan Tnma j. Pazoarek.
"a Sok Jed. Curtis Bay: A. Mi
nafik. A. ZamostnS. J Zamostn5.
Ia Rad Curtis Bay. {. 50. CSPS
K. Zaruba. F. Puncochaf.
"a Spolek sv. Vojtecha: jos. Vik.
tor F. j. Businsk5.
"a Rad Baltimore.c. az. CSBPJ.: !:
Jos. Mor&vek q F. Rnzieka.
Ia Young Mems Bob. Dem. Club
7th Ward: Aug Klecka q F. XII
liam
Starosta Sok. Jed. Blesk .. j.
Cihlaf uvital p'ftomn6 objasnil
1cal schnze. VyzSv& pfitomne. by
zvolili 81 pfeisedu. migtopfedsadu
tajemnika.
Pfedsedou zvolen pan j R Ci-
hlar. mistopfedsedou pan F. j. Blu.
sinsk5 a tajemnikem RI. Marie Ce-
ska.
Cteny dopisy cd .. Milana Get,
tinga z Ceskoslovenske Legace We
Washingtonu. ktery oznamuje, ze
brde odhslen pomnik ma rovu zes-
nuleho pracovnfka v boji "a Gesko-
slovenskou samostatnost, Josefa
Tvrzickeho a zada Baltimorske kra-
jany prostfednictvfm ]. Cihl&fe.
zda mohli by slsvnost tuto witt pod
sv6i protektorat, jelikoz Ustfedi
Mar. Sdruzenf Cechoslovakt. ktere
by pfirozene vec tuto vzalo "a svou
jest pills vzdaIeno, a nemGze sc
pro tuto pficinu nan obratiti.
Fan pfedseds se7taze pritomnych
zastupcn. ida souhlasi tim, by
Baltimorske spolky vzaly slavnost tn
70 svou piety ku zesnulemu
pracovniku dostavily se ulcenS
den, dne 80. kvetna. na hfbitov
WashingtonskS ku poct9 jeho. "a.
stupei vyslovili se jednohlasn9 pro
ucteni pamatky Tvrzickeho pfitom-
nosti svou pfi odbaleni pomniku.
Ucinen pfijat navrn, by kazd5
spolek vyslal sve officielni delegaty.
a mimo to. by ucinena byla v3zva
ku veskeremu clenstyu spolko Ia
stoupenyeh. by se die moznosti zd-
castnili.
Usneseno zakoupiti q poloziti ma rov
Tvrzickeho venec jmenem Baltimor.
sk5ch Cechn.
4 Ma zakoupeni vence jmenovan
vybor:
Panove: jar. CihlaF. j. Pazourek
pi. M. Ceska.
Ucin9n dotaz ohledn9 dopravy do
Washingtonu drahou Pennsylsanie.
Pfitomn5 jednatel dopravnf o.
Wheeler oznamuje,ze bude-i 6cast-
nikn pies SO. obnasi cena listku
$2.25. pro 100 osob neb vice cena
Jest $500. Usneseno jeti touto
drahou q jednstel oznami taiem lei
v4boru. ktery Gas vlaky jedou.
To bude pfista oznameno ' Telegra-
fu.
Pfisti schnze vSboru odbSvana
bude 4tS ctvrtek v ky9tnu Soko.
lovne.
Marie Ceska. tajemnice.
z liStarny redakce.
Dosel mas dopia ma Jana Hajduc.
| L. .
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1923-05-04
Statni dan z pfijmI pro
MARYLAND.

Zdanovaci statnf komise navrhu-
je zavedeni statni dane pfiim1 -
oidelene cd yladni - pro stat Ma
ryland. Bude Ii pfikroceno zavesti
dan tuto We statu nssem. nejprve
roznodnuto tom byti musi hlaso.
vanfm lidu. Ma revisni komisi, je-
jimz pfedsedou jest Francis King
Carey, mezi jinJmi zaseda stavi-
tel Frank Novak. Komise k uyazo-
vani o dani pfijm0 vedena jest
stiznostmi ma zatizeni danemi ne
moviteho majetku. kterou thu mu.
si nesti jak n&jemnik tax mattel
domu. Pfima dan uvrzena na Jed.
notlivce zda se komisi pfimefenejsi.
Mnohe ze stat0 mali jiz dan tutc
vCurtis Bay straSi.
Curtis Bay ma ''wirklich'' stra-
sidlo. Ma policeinf tamni stanici
'slyseti je podivn6 zvuky a ieste po-
divnejsi svetelka je vid9ti. Mnozi,
v Curtis Bay tomu rozumi. jsou
iisti. ze policejnl stanice je moci
zleho ducha. Sami poIicajti jsou
tomu jisti. Jeden Mich az ze sta,
nice utekl. V noci stanici kde kdo
sc vyhne jako - kfizi. Nedav-
no lebka. ktera tam visela mad dvef-
mi. docela tajemne zmizela. a
kdyz policajt kearney sedi u telefo-
nu v. temnych dobach nocnich. slysi
praskani v celach anebo mistnosti
mad hlavou mu visici. niz zatcenf
jsou vyslychani. Mnozi ze starsich
povi vam. ze jedne cele ob9siI Sc
tam muz a ted tamstrasi? Kdoz
to vi? A Re to neni jen tax n9co,
povi vam mlad5 jeden straznik -
tfeba ne on sam ale druzi snad.
Asi pied rokem pfidelsn byl stanici.
Pfi ieho nastoleni. ovsem feseno
mu strasidlech. Kdyz sam hoyel
81 We stanici.v zadnich dvsfich uk6.
salo sc nsco bileho. Straznik vysko-
oil iako kdyx do n6ho stfeli letel
zelstanice sotya dechu popaiaje.
Ma blfzkem rohu vrazil do druheho
straznfka. Posilen jim, vratil se 8
malou dusi1kon do stanice Kdsz
blizili se po tichu do>vnitr, aby du
cha nesplasili. uvidali bileho kozla
khdne zvykajfciho papir ma stole.
Tfi automobily We Srazce.
Ma Frederick read Catonsville
srazilY sc ned9li tfi automobily.
vsecky byIy We srazce slime porou-
chany. Osoby v Mich sedici vyvaz-
ly 9 lehcimi poran8ninami.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1923-05-04

fejne sluzby. Ezry B. Whitmsna..
Whitman navrhl v itery We schnzt
obratiti bfehy nadrzky ku dobru
Iobecenstva. jez by tam melo krasns
mi.tl Ku sylet1m.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1923-05-04
Nepokoj v zenevske mfrovk
k0nferenci.

Nepokoj mezi diplomaty shro-
mazdenyuli zeneve. ably ujednan
byl konecny nir Tureckem, jest
viditeln5m. Detaily mirovych pod
minek jsou plny elektriny. jez hrozi
vybitim kazdeho okamziku. Mar
Sale Focha cesta do Polska odtud
do Ceskoslovenska. misse generala
Veyganda do Syrie. zdaji se pot,r-
zovati vaznost' dvou situaci: pome-
ru Polska k Rusku a pom6ru Turec.
ka ku Francii v Syrii. Turci kvap-
ne koncentruji vojsko hranic Sy-
rie. kterou obsazenu ma Frahcie.
Francouzi povidaji. ze Turci pry
tam stahnouti chteji ma 800. 900
muz1 General Weygand kvapne
tam posilan. aby vojsko francouz-
axe moblo Syrii haiti proti Tur.
kan. Reck& armada snovu W.
zbroiena proti Turku.
Moxno, ke turecka hotovost' ma
co delati 8 ruskym pomerem vnti
P6lsku, jehoz vybuch tfeba vyvola.
ii by rfiohl vyEueh v Nemecku.
Okupace nemeckeho 1zemi Ru.
hru. kterou Francie proti rade sko
70 celehn sveta podnikls, probudila
ieste mocneji aiodnostnfho ducha
Esrop9 mcznost' valky zapetf
ma.
Marsal Foch spoji esstou allianci
Polska. Ceskoslogenska iin5ch
chce ztuziti v ocel drive nezli kde
co sc strhne. Mnohe spoienecke
yeliciny poyazuii pfitomncu dobu
"a Velice vaznou.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-02
All Presidents
Signed Port Papers

the new nation and was duly allowed
to set sail for the West indies with
a cargo of flour, hoops, onions, slaves,
shingles and scantlings. The form was
made out In English. French and
Dutch.
The document signed by President
Adams bore also as a counterslgn the
signature of Timothy Pickering, sec
retary of state; was dated August
179S; showed the proper nationality OF
the small sloop Endeavour. and gave
leave to depart from Portland, Me-. to
Demerarra, with cargo of boards,
oars. butter, fish, -four. tar, pitch and
beef,
Pray for Recognition.
The most interesting section of these
clearance papers was an attest at the
bottom Of the sheet praying that most
serene, serene, most puissant. puissant,
high, illustrlous, noble, honorable, ven
erable, wise and prudent lords, emper-
ors, kings, republics, princes. dukes.
earls, barons, schepens, Judges, coun-
cillors" and long list of other Off
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-02
Man Tossing Nickels to
Boys Halts All Traffic

New York.--A well-dressed benign
appearing man of about 80 appeared at
Broadway and Sixty-sixth street recent
ly and tossed nickel toward two boys
near the curb. They scrambled for it
and he threw another. More boys ap-
peared and the stranger, entering into
the zest of the game, went into a drug
store and got 81 worth Of nickels from
Miss Grace Valley, the cashier.
BY this time the crowd of boys num-
bered a score or more and the wild
scramble for the coins caused the
stream of automobiles 10 halt and
threatened to tie up traffic. The
stranger threw 50 worth of coins be-
fore the supply In the drug store was
exhausted and then he asker the boys
in to have strawberry sodas. There
was only five seats and there was
near riot
The disturbance attracted Patrolman
Cassidy, who put the dispenser Of
nickels ON an uptown surface car after
the latter had told the policeman he
enes lived In the neigbborhood.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-02
HUNT SNAKE WORSHIPER
AS ZOO THEFT SUSPECT

tion from which they can observe him
without being noticed.
This particular man has the dark
eyes, hair and beard Of Hindu, but
wears ordinary clothes. He Is slender
and tall. He comes in frequently. He
always takes great interest In the
hooded cobras, the yellow ones and
others. but he reserves his alteration
for the king cobra. l have made an
investigation and find that the belief
of one sect of serpent worshipers Is
that the king cobra is inhabited by the
soul of prince. while the humber
cobras contain the souls OF common
men. All kinds are treated with re-
spect, but the obeisance is made only
to the king cobra. regarded as a su.
perior.
ut appears extremely likely to me
that this man is the perpetrator of
this attempted burglary. to me the
most mysterious and fascinating crime
on record.
1.-THE man I mention seems to be the
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-02
Bill Carlisle Modest Hero After
RiSking Life at Fire.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-Bill Carlisle, the
modern Vests most notorious train
bandit, risked his life at the Wyoming
penitentary the other day fighting a
fire that destroyed the prison shirt
factory. When the writer called to talk
to him about his heroism, he found
Bill embroidering pansies on a silk
kimono
He's like that, Is Bill-a weird study
in contrasts. His lurid career not
withstanding, he is a gentle soul and
simple. His career as bandit has
been spectacular. but devoid Of any
bloodshed save his own. Nothing
could drive him to hurt a fellow man.
When Bill made his sortie into the
burning factory, he was oDeying the
same call that led him to become q
train bandit. He dotes on the spec
tacular. He fairly aches for publicity
the spotlight.
That, he says, Is why he is in the
penitentiary. He didn't rob trains for
loot, but for notoriety. Incidentally,
he got little of the former. but plenty
of the latter. And now that he Is in
the penitentiary he still Is happy
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-02
NOTORIOUS TRAIN BANDIT
HAS MANIA FOR PUBLICITY

whenever he can contrlve to break into
the news.
Every episode of Bill's outlawry was
characterized by his itch for spectacu-
larity. and equally characterized by
his shrinking from hurting others
He press agented his robberies by.
sending notification, in advance, that
at certain time, at certain place,
he would rob certain train. He did
1t three times before he was caught,
meanwhile reveling in an avalanche Of
publicity. Repeatedly he risked cap
ture to obtain newspapers carrying
sensational stories of his crimes.
Finally. run down, sentenced TO I'M
prisonment for life. he boosted that
he would escape. and Immediately rob
another train.
Assigned to the prison shipping de-
partment. he substituted himself for
the contents of packing case that
had been filed with shirts, and wna
carried to freedom by his captors.
Within 80 hours he had robbed another
train.
Since his recapture he has been
tanner, but his hankering for notoriety
is undiminished. He says he'll be
heard from again, startllngly He
probably will-the spotlight awaits
him.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-02

GERS "of all the good cities and places
who shall see these presents or hear
them read" to recognize the American
registry.
Mr.. Kohen has also number Of
envelopes showing the difference In
postal rates and speed of service since
the early days of the postoffice. One
contained letter signed by James
Madison as secretary of state, in 1904.
to james Sheafe of Portsmouth. N. H..
and bore stamp showing the fee for
the trip to have been 10 cents.
Another carried a letter from the
recent Amundsen polar expedition,
addressed to President Harding, which
was sent by airplane mail to Nome,
Alaska, and thence across the contl-
nent to Washington for II cents, In
Guiding registration fee.
Tells Of Fairfax Estate.
Another interesting document In this
collection is one relating to the history
of the famous Lord Fairfax, who was
granted large estates in Virginia by
the king of England during early
colonial history. Lord Thomas prayed
the sheriff of London county, which
adjoined his estates, to take into Gus
tody Ann Seward who was charged
with trespassing upon the Fairfax
estate in 1853. According to the yell
lowed, torn manuscript, the said Ann
had wrought damages estimated at
$50 pounds. for which the said Lord
Thomas required payment.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-02
Nine Obsolete Ships Sold.

Washington.-Nin obsolete vessels
were auctioned at the Shipping Board
be passed on by the board within a
few days. The vessels and highest
bidders were:
Yucca. Equity Steamship company,
New York. $4,000; Wyandotte. Ben
Barber. New York, s14.500; Wachusett,
Boston Iron and Metal company, Bal
timore, $4,000: Freedom. F. ]. Lucius,
New York. $9,700; Ascutney, Ben
Barber, $13,500; Neuse. Boston Iron
and Metal company. $4,000; Armenia,
Boston Iron and Metal company, $1v..
600; Amphion, Ben Barber, s31 1850,
Zaca, F. ]. Lucius, $10,500.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-02
One Per Cent OF Criminal. Punished.

Chicago.-The custom OF the Amer
lean people of putting halo around
the head OF man VIII ohas committed
crime is silly and unreasonable, ac-
cording to United States Senator
Frank P. Willis, of Ohio. in an ad.
dress here before the Cooy County
Teacher substitute.
only one per cent Of the crimes
in the United States are traced down
and the criminal given their just
dues" said Senator Willis.
MANY more are punished in for
eign countries. Washington is the
principal city of the United States,
yet there are four times as many bur-
glaries in Washington with 100000
people than there are in London with
1000. 900 people.
Many claim that the eighteenth
amendment is the cause of crime.
That is not so, but it has brought
out the natures of the people who
before prohibition were secretly GRIM
inal at heart and who are now open
in their desires and inclinations."
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-02
COOLIDGE SAYS
BUSINESS GOOD
PRESIDENT ADDRESSES THE IN
VESTMENT BANKERS ASSO-
CATION.
WALLACE OUTLINE PROGRAM
Tells Them Of the Governments Plan
Of Aiding the States in Construct
ing Roads.

Washington. President Coolidge
told a group of investment bankers
that the country looked to them to
wood out" those engaged in the bank
ing business who do not maintain "a
high standard of ability and honesty"
Addressing the bankers. who are
here to attend the annual convention
Of the Investment Bankers Associa-
tion of America, from the south portico
of the white house, the President said
it was almost impossible to weed out
every undesirable element, but the
country has come to know 1t can
rely upon the representative made by
its investment bankers"
More than that" he added, here is
an additional service you can render:
The country Is coming to realize 1t
must depend upon your assistance and
help to weed out those who are not de-
sirable by reason of not maintaining a
high standard of ability and honesty"
Speakers at the first day sessions
Of the convention declared that busi-
ness conditions were good, were on a
stable basis, and have every indica-
tion Of leading to a still better situa.
ton. Among them was Secretary
Wallace Of the agriculture department,
who outlined the federal government, s
program of aiding the states in con-
structing and maintaining good roads.
Commenting briefly on agricultural
conditions, he said that if they con-
tinued to improve as they had during
the last year there shortly would be
no agricultural problem"
Optimistic as to future business con-
ditions in this country. John A. Pres
colt. Of Kansas City, president of the
association. declared the United States
held the key to settlement of the
reparations question. Participation by
this country in an inquiry into Ger
many's capacity to pay, he insisted,
should not involve America in Euro
pean politics.
More than 1000 bankers attended
the convention.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-02
To Investi gate Pension Frauds.

State Auditor Baxter Durham and
Treasurer Ben Lacy have been sub
poened to place before the Sampson
county grand jury certified records of
the list of pensioners and pension
funds paid out for that county, it was
learned. The Sampson grand jury Is
investigating alleged Irregularities in
the administration Of the pension fund.
follwing up reports to State Auditor
Durham several weeks ago that PEN
sion checks for Confederate veterans
dead for three years had been endors.
ed.
Following the discovery of evident
Irregularities in the administration
Of the fund In that county, Major Dur
ham ordered a checking of the vital
statistics records for the county on
file in the state department Of health
This work is reported to have reveal
ed the names of number of deceased
veterans whose names had been re-
tanned on the county list and for whom
checks had been regularly issued,
these checks later being endorsed and
cashed by some person not designated.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-02
East Indian Who Bowed Before
Cobras Sought in Gotham.

New York.-A tall, bearded East In
dian serpent worshiper is sought by
the police as the burglar who attempt
ed to steal some Of the deadliest rep
tiles In the world from the Bronx zoo.
Detectives received detailed de-
scriptlon of dark-skinned frequenter
of the zoo who has been observed re-
peatedly to bow with reverence before
the king cobras, believed by san East
Indian sect to be tenanted by the souls
of princes. Two policemen were as
signed as bodyguard to the cobras.
The suspected devotee has been
seen slowly and gravely inclining his
head to the king cobra sometimes for
fully FIVE minutes.
"This man has been seen at worship
so often" said Mr.. Ditmars. that the
keepers usually move off when they
see him approach and take some posi-
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-02
Task Performed by Early execu-
tives Is Now Attended To
by Subord.nateS.

Washington. - Modern presidents
may have a large amount of routine
work devolving upon them, but there
are some details attended 10 regularly
by their early predecessors, that are
hardly considered important enough
nowadays to refer to the White House.
Among these, according to Charles
koher. Washington philatelist and doc
ument collector. was the trifilns de-
tail of signing ships clearance papers,
Among number of ancient docu-
ments Mr.. Kohen recently picked up
were two such clearances for small
vessels. one signed &c. Washington,
the other bearing the large, scrawltng
signature of John Adams.
Washington Paper Dated 1894.
The paper signed by Washington in
September, 1894, attested to the fact
that the s2-ton schooner Eliza OF
New York was owned by citizens OF