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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-15
BARGAIN NO. 5-LADIES' SIS
PATENT SANDALS At S2.a8

Excellent Patent Leather, flex-
ble soles, new toes, low rubber
heels all sizes from 2 1-2 to 8; the
best value Of the season; Friday
and Saturday, all sizes, ----.-$2.98
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-15
HIGH

In France an aviator named
Coupet breaks the worlds record
by flying to height Of over three
and half miles above ground with
220O pounds Of cargo aboard.
This is lot more important
than smashing speed records. FIJI
ers in general are obsessed with Q
craze for speed. What is needed
most, to popularize flying, is
SAFETY and CARRYING CA
PACITY. Enormous express and
passenger traffic will be handled
by planes Of the future. Flying
still is more of a sport than a seri-
GUS business.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-15

When a speeder arrives at his
destination without an accident it
is an accident.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-15
NAINSOOK UNION SUITS AT 49c
BARGAIN no. 7-MEN's

Of excellent quality Checked
.Nainsook, elastic back, athletic
style, knee length and sleeveless,
an sizes up to 46; Friday and Sat
urday, any size suit, -......-....-...49c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-15
IRON

Iron production in April was 4
per cent less than in March. Bun
the furnaces turned out 1923 tons
during the month for every 2O7
tons in April, 1922, and $50 tons
in April, 1928.
Monthly production figures tel
the real story, the truth. With iron
output dropping only 4 per cent i'll
April. it's obvious that the iron and
steel slump has not been nearly as
bad as was rumored. A business
showdown usually occurs just be-
fore the presidential nominating
conventions. Generally trade
swings back upward again after the
candidates are selected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-15
BARGAIN NO. 2, FOR MEN
FIANDKERCHIEFS 1Sx1S

Great big soft finished Handker-
chiefs. The kind man likes. A
great opportunity to lay in a sup
ply of the kind you've always want
led; each Toe, dozen -----------------$1
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-15
THE STANDARD
HERE ARE SOME OF THE BEST
BARGAINS FOR FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY THAT YOU HAVE
SEEN IN a LONG TIME.
BARGAIN NO. LADIES
SILK STOCKINGS AT 35c.

Pure White Thread Silk Stock
ings; sizes slightly broken; every
pairs in the lot is worth a dollar;
Friday and Saturday only, pr--35c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-15

BARGAIN NO. 8-CREPE DE
CHINE DRESSES AT $4.e9
All silk Crepe de Chine in al
most all colors and nearly every
size. The material alone used in
the making of these dresses would
cost more than the dress ready
made; here Friday and Satur-
day $4.99.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
Graham Resiuns as Trustee.

Durham --Mojar John W. Graham
has resigned from the board Of trus
tees and the executive committee of
the University of North Carolina. His
resignation has heen rendered to the
Governor for acceptance. Information
of his resignation was brought to this
city by Dr.. Joseph Graham, son of
the well-known trustee and also an
alumnus of the University.
For At years Major Graham has
served continuously on the board of
trustees, having been elected mem
ber OF the board in 1876. One month
later he was elected member Of the
executive committee.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
Distributes Money Among Counties.


North Carolina is distributing this
year $1,250,0O0 among 6S counties to
supplement their county school bud
gets. the dole ranging from two per
cent of the local school fund as high
as so per cent in the case of Wilkes
county. Thirty two counties main
tain their own school systems with
out assistance from the State. No
new counties have been added to the
list.
fund has already been distributed by
the State Department of Education.
The remainder is withheld until the
end of the school year, under the pro-
visions of the state school law, to in
sure compliance with the regulation
set up by the school code for the ad
ministration of the school system. Ap-
proximately 100000 has been paid
out
Distribution of the equalizing fund
is based on the amount of money
raised by the counties themselves for
the support of the six months term.
Counties unwilling. or unable to maiG
tain a school system on the basis OF
the State standard are provided with
assistance not to exceed the per capita
cost of maintaining a pupil in the
county as compared with the average
cost among the counties.
The State average for maintaining
a pupil in a standard high school for
six months is s33.75 in the white ele-
mentary school, slS,49 in negro
schools S1041. State aid stops short
when a county goes beyond that ave
erage in the cost of it's school Where
the local fund is inadequate, the local
fund is supplemented, provided the
schools are maintained on the State
standard. Only Hyde county declines,
by special legislation, to conform, Its
local tax rate is 79 cents on the 500
valuation.
Amounts distributed among the
counties range from S1,194.56 given
to Chowan to s74,397.4l that goes to
make up half the school budget in
Wilkes Computation of the amount
due each county has required the
services of an expert staff of account
ants for three months. The work was
completed and the re ats announced
by superintendent A. I. Allen.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
40 WERE
KILLED BY BLAST
SEVENTEEN BODIES ARE REMOv.
ED FROM THE LANCASHIRE
MINE.
JOHN RICO SAVES 9 LIVES
Coffee and Sandwiches Served to ReIa.
tives Throughout the Night; Wo-
men Comforted.

Shanktown, a.-Forty men lost their
lives in the explosion which wrecked
the Lancashire mine of the Barnes
and Tucker Coal company here ac-
cording to the best estimates obtain
able.
Seventeen bodies have been brought
out, and nine miners, who were saved
by the prompt efforts Of another min
er, are in hospitals recovering from
the effects of shock and gas. Exper-
fenced rescue crews, led by ]. B. Par
ker of the Pittsburgh station of the
bureau of mines, are working in one
hour relays to penetrate the workings
and reache the entombed men. All
hope that any is alive he been aban.
doned.
while no one is quite sure" said
Engineer Parker, there is every rea-
son to believe there were 40 victoms
of the mine disaster. Seventeen
bodies have been located, and there is
hardly possibility that the 90 other
miners escaped. The rescue work is
proceeding favorably The main head
ing has been explored to the face of
the mine, and the crews are now 60
ing into the side entries. We expect
to have the mine completely explored
The women and children who stood
in the bitter cold and binding snow
awaiting yainly for some news from
the workings, were induced to go to
their homes by the Red Cross nurses
and the Salvation Army workers.
They served sandwiches and coffee to
the emergency men during the night
and, comforting the stricken women
and children, finally led them home.
The nurses were then sent to the
emergency morgue at STAFFORD
neighboring village, where they took
charge of the bodies.
John Rico. miner. was on his way
to work in the night shift shortly be-
fore o'clock when he saw great
volume of smoke burst from the pit.
Without hesitation, he ran into the
mine and almost Immediately came
upon broken pick and smashed
dinner bucket, Tearing all along for
almost a mile, he shouted at the
mouth of every gallery. but got no
response. until he was near the sixth
heading Here a faint cry answered
him. and his search was rewarded by
finding nine men alive. but some OF
them bordering on unconsciousness.
Rico induced them to soak their
AZ
about their faces. He quickly found
an air passage, and leading the weak
and staggering men along its entire
length, he finally came to point
where he knew the earth had fallen in
from above. He then helped them
one by one TO climb to the surface
and safety.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
240 HIGH SCHOOLS
ENTER N CONTEST
MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN HIS.
TORY OF THE UNION IS
EXPECTED.
ENTRANCE RULES OUTLINED
Allied War Debts Will Furnish Topic
For the Speakers This.
Year.

Chapel Hill.-E,xactly 240 high
schools have been enrolled so far this
year in the North Carolina High
School Debating Union, according to
e. r. Rankin, secretary of the High
School Debating Union Committee.
Many more schools are expected to
enter before the first round of the
debates is held in March, and the
most successful year Of the Statewide
contests is predicted by the secretary.
The annual extension circular an,
nouncing the query and eligibility
rules for the contests has been issued,
while the debating bulletin, contain
ing a brief and articles pro and con
on the Statewide query, will be is
sued probably this week.
The query this year will be, Re
solved, That the inter-allide war debts
should be cancelled"
Any secondary and any high school
in the state is eligible to compete. The
schools will be grouped in triangles, a
school having to win both affirmative
and negative sides of the debates held
in March in order to win the right TO
come to Chapel Hill during April and
compete here in the final elfmlna-
tion contests for the Aycock Cup.
Durham has been the only school
to win permanent possession of the
cup In 1922 it won the Aycock Cup
for the second successive time and
for the third time in a period of four
years. Elizabeth City was victorious
last year winning temporarily the Lew
Aycock CUP
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
Radio For TubercuIar Patients.

Greensboroi-Dr. ]. L. Spruill. su-
perintendent of the Guilford county
tuberculosis santarioum, believes that
radio is valuable aid in the treat
ment of tuberculosis. and room has
been fitted up at the hospital, just
opened, for set, which it is beiieved
that some organizations of the city,
such as Rotary, kiwanis. Lions or
Civilians, will give, The cheer to be
derived from the radio is the valuable
part of the treatment, DR., Sprill states,
1t is his aim to make the sanatorium
as much like home as possible. Sew
eral patients have already been re-
ceived at the institution, and eXamina-
tions are being given to others.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
Spencer BOYS Skate If Miles.

Spencer.-S Skating over the Nation
al Highway from Spencer to Lexing
ton, a distance of 16 miles, was the
record OF half dozen Spencer high
Skating" time was dne hour and
forty-five minutes and the young ath-
lets declare it most interesting ex-
perience. this perhaps being the long
est distance skating on record here
abouts. The party included Jay
Stoudemire, Hendrill Self, James
Cooper. Sydney Lee Ridon. Lester
Slate and Charles Ellis.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
MANY Die With Tuberculosis.

That more women than men die
with tuberculosis in North Carolina,
and more negroes than whites. and
that over one-half of all the deaths
occur during the productive period OF
life, between 20 and 40 years. are
some OF the facts brought out in a
statistical study of tuberculosis in
North Carolina by Dr. F NJ. Register,
deputy State Registrar of Vital Stats
tics. In North Carolina in. 1922 there
were 1855 deaths from tuberculosis,
all forms. OF these 1,421 were female
and 1855 were male. or 256 more fe-
males than males. Another classified
ton shows that 1,240 were whites,
1886 were colored and 10 were In
dians The annual death rate for
whites is shown to be 667; for colored
1896.
Commenting on the meaning of the
above figures DR. Register calls atten-
ton to the fact that 256 more females
dying than males makes the situation
the more serious as females have
charge of the domestic end of the
household and on aecoun. of the close
contact that is necessary other mem
bers of the family are more apt to
contract the disease than would be
the case if there was not such close
contact
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01

HEEDING the firm admonitions of
the Washington government the
Mexican rebels decided to abandon
their contemplated blockade of the
port of Tampico. and also they began
the removal of the floating mines they
had placed in the Vera Cruz, Frontera
and Puerta Mexico harbors. The
revolutionists claim the occupation of
numerous towns. but in the main op-
erations it seems the federal forces
are scoring successes. They have so
far prevented the capture of the oil
fields and they are reported to be ad-
vancing steadily on Guadalajara.
whose occupation is expected soon. In
an address In New York Secretary of
State Hughes defended the admins
tration's policy in the matter of the
Mexican rebellion. declaring 1t to be
"the greatest contribution directly
within our power, and in accord with
our established traditions and mani
fest interest, to the cause of world
peace"
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
Plan Activities For Coming Year.


Meeting with Director B. w. XII
gore and the several specialists employ.
ed by the State College and Depart
ment of Agriculture, the district
agents in charge of the county agent
system in North Carolin' have just
finished fve-day conference on ag-
rcutural activities for the coming
year. This meeting at the College
followed group meetings which the
district agents have been holding at
convention points. Here the farm and
home agents pointed out the need Of
tive counties and the district agentI
presented these needs at the college
last week.
Among the more important things
that will be pushed during 1924 is the
"Live-at- Home" idea. In 1928, farm
ers of North Carolina came more near
ly to living at home than during any
previous time in the history OF the
State This was furthered by the spe-
cial campaign put on during last sea-
son 1t will be remembered that sew
eral thousand farmers signed the
"Live-at-Home" pledge card sent out
by Director Kilgore through the var
ious schools last February. This
same idea is to be stressed again and
blanks for pushing the campaign will
soon be printed and placed in the
hands of the county home and farm
agents for distribution.
All phases of agricultural work in
the State nave received attention dur
ing the past week, and the district
agents will return to their stations
with definite program to present to
the county home and farm agents un-
der their direction.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
Dunn to Get Water From Cape Fear.

Standardization are that Dunn
will go to the Cape Fear river, four
and half miles away, for its water
supply. Heretofore the town has de
pended upon deep wells TO rits water.
The town has outgrown its supply and
something must be done to remedy
the situation At a mass meeting Of
the business men of the town held to
consider the question of going to the
river instead Of drilling additional
wells the consensus of opinion favor
ed the river plan. Only two votes
were cast in favor of drilling wells.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
U. S. Warships Quit Tampico.

Tampico.-The United States war
craft, which compelled the rebels to
call off their blockade Of Tampico,
have departed. The destroyers Cory
and Hull sailed for Vera Cruz. and the
cruiser Richmond for Galveston. The
Rebel gunboats Zaragoza and Tampico
remain outside the port but are not
interfering with the movements of
merchant ships in and out of the
harbor.
Federal troops under General Cor
doba have defeated the rebels in the
Juan Casiano-Los Naranjos region,
forcing them to fall back upon Lo-
tone, halfway to Zazamixtie. where
they are retrenching.
Federal troops are assembling ma
chine guns and cavalry equipment re-
ceived from the United States.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
Beach is Becoming Winter Resort

Wilmington. That Wrightsville
beach is slowly but surely becoming
a winter resort is attested to by the
fact that there are more families
spending this winter at the popular
seashore than during any other win
ter in the history of the beach.
Approximately 20 families who sum
mered there are remaining there
throughout this wilmer. Four years
ago but one family spent the winter
at Wrightspille beach, that being DR.
7. D. Handy and family. The winter
following nine families remained
Last winter is FAMILIES spent the cold
months at their summer homes on
the beach and this winter last sea
sons figures are exceeded by two
more.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
Physical Training Not Neglected.

Durham.-In round numbers 400
students of Trinity are taking or will
take part In major athletics as try
outs for the various varsity teams
during the present var. Add to this
number the members of the freshmen,
sophomore and junior classes who are
required to take physical exercise in
or out of the gymnasium. and the re-
sulting statistics show that more than
nine-tenths of the 1928 students of the
college are taking physical training in
>Nma manner or other.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01

requirements for different grades of
abrasive papers. Therefore. a lam.
mated garnet, which will break up
into relatively sharp, angular grains
is most to be desired. II is the sharp
cutting edges Of the abrasive that do
the work for which garnet papers
are employed. Garnet paper as a
competitor Of quartz and paper was
first brought out in the eighties, and
has won widening recognition ever
since because Of qualities which dis.
tinguisli the garnet abrasive from the
quartz-sand abrasive Detroit Newa
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01

ago. when the earth's crust in that
neighborhOod underwent tremendous
movements. which, combined with sew
eral different lntrusIons of igneous
rock, thoroughly transformed the an
Client sediments.
The commercial value of abrasive
garnet depends upon Its hardness,
toughness, manner Of fracturing and
purity. The grains, crystals, or
masses of the garnet must be large
enough to yield. when crushed and
screened, particles of sharply angular
form and of varying sizes to meet the
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
Receive Income Tax Blanks.

About 10000 income taxpayers have
received returns to be filled out for
both the Federal and State Govern
ments while each agency has its sep
arate list due to the fact that en-
ployes of each branch of the Govern
ment are exempt from the income tax
of the other
Commissioner R. A. Doughton and
United States Collector Gillian Girls.
som are both receiving returns but
the great bulk OF taxpayers are ex.
pected to hold their returns Until q
few days prior to March Is.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
War Shell Expiodes, Killing Child.

Scotland Neck.-An explosion from
an old Civil War bomb shell which
was being used as an andiron in q
building in the colored section here
resulted in the death of Arthur Smith,
nine-year-old child Of John Henry
Smith. colored. There were four per.
sons In the building. which was used
as q storage house for tobacco. The
child. who was fatally injured. was
sitting nearest the fireplace when the
explosion occurred. He wan rendered
unconscious and died three hours later
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
Admits Murder Of Wife and Brother.

Aurora, Ill.-Cast in block of con-
crete. the heads of Mrs. Lima Lincoln
and Byron Shoup, her brother, were
found in a dump heap here by the
authorities working under the direc-
tion of Warren ]. Lincoln, eccentric
lawyer and horticulturist. who is ac-
cused of their murder.
Making his fourteenth statement
and his fifth confession in an many
days, Lincoln told his questioners
that he had shot both his wife, and
her brother. hacked their bodies to
bits and buried the pieces. sealed
their heads in a block Of concrete
which he used for time as a support
under his porch, and then threw in
the city dump.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
Washington Fire Causes Big Loss.

Washington.-Fire completely de-
stroyed the Washington and Norfolk
Steamboat company's wharf, office
building. several adjoining structures
and the steamboat Midland. with an
estimated loss OF $3.50 900.
A high wind drove the flames be-
yond control of the Capitals entire
fire department, summoned by FIVE
alarms. for more than an hour. At
one time. he fire threatened destruc-
tion to the whole water front.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01

g ENATOR KING of Utah. who re
~ Gently visited Russia, told the
senate Tuesday that he believed the
resumption of trade relations with that
country under proper guarantees would
help the Russian people in their efforts
to oust the bolshevist regime. The
conditions he suggested were that
American claims of ST67 100000 against
Russia be validated and that the
Gnited States be protected against hos
tile propaganda by the bolshevik gov
ernment and its agents and the Third
Internntionale. The reality of such
propaganda was further established by
quantities of documents submitted by
the State department last week to the
senate subcommittee According to
some of these papers, the aim was
nm armed uprising in this country
designed to destroy the bourgeois
government
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
Large Garnet Quarry in
Adirondack Mountains

Tucked away In the heart of the
Adirondack mountains. near beauti-
full Thirteenth slake and about thTee
and half miles to the south and west
of the village of North River War
rem county, New York. are the plant
and the associate properties of Amer
ica's largest producer of abrasive gar
net. The North River ore has the
reputation Of superiority owing to
conditions surrounding its birth cons
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
New Charters Issued.

Bryan-King Motor Company, Inc,
Jacksonville, with authorized capital
$4,000. with $4,000 subscribed by w.
T. Bryan and Cleora F. Brayn Of Jack.
sonville and V. H. King and L. R.
King. Of Folkstone.
W. H. Allen Company. Louisburg,
a general merchandise business gen
orally dealing in live stock, fertilizers
buggies. wagons and farm implements.
The authorized capital Is $4,000. with
$1,000 subscribed by Annie Wilder. w.
H. and W. H. Allen, Jr.. and q. n.
pasa all nf T.nuishnrv
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01

ECRETARY HUGHES and Ambas-
~ sador Geddes signed on Wednesday
the treaty concerning liquor search
and ship liquor stores, and it will go
into effect without waiting for the for
NAL exchange of ratitications. Under
the agreement suspected liquor Snug
Cling craft flying the British flag are
subject to search and seizure any
where within one hours sailing dis
tance from shore Vessels improperly
detained will be compensated for loss
or damage. The United States grants
to British ships the right TO carry
sealed stores of ship liquors into
American ports.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01

casus. either exiled by the Stallin-
krassin faction or i'll, or both. Some
believe he will make fight for the
control of the soviets, but the general
opinion is that his political strength is
gone.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01

CEN. LEE CHRISTMAS, one of
~ the western continents most pic
turesque characters, died last week In
New Orlean of pernicious anemia.
An engineer on fruit ccmpany's road
in Honduras, he was forced to take
part in a revolution there in 1897, and
liked 1t SO well that he became a SOL
dier Of fortune and devoted his time
thereafter to the frequent upheavals
in Central America. He was wound
ed seven times and escaped assassins
a score of times.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01

IN THE list of congressional investi-
L cations we now come to that con-
Quoted by the senate committee on
propaganda which Is trying to find out
whether or not the Box peace plan
contest was designed to influence the
senate to vote in favor of American
participation In the League of Nations
or in the world court. Edward Box
himself was the weeks chief witness,
and he fatty refused to disclose the
amount of money he had contributed
to further the contest, holding that the
financing of his plan was wholly
personal matter. He did say that he
alone hal paid the expenses of the
contest. that Elihu Root was the only
member of the jury of award WHOM he
nominated, and that he had left all
the details of the affair to Miss Esther
Lape. That lady also was Witness
but gave the committee little satisfac-
tion. 1t is feared the American pub
lie attaches small Importance to this
particular investigation.