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Volume XL Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, August 20, 1920 One Section No. 19
Ahoskie Gives The
Confederate Veterans
, A> :? y wp j
A Great Reception
laat Tlmiu /ihntt *!<??? bar
ssasar.saaaa:
?f tho CMmmu VMoim of Hort
?*U
, ??? NMHt WdlbAr Mount
rohlin* of the pmfe*** *** """"
A* it<W o'elodc tho panda atartod
at tfc?paat<*eo building, tho manhala
gt^LJsrJS:
lowed by tho Wad, tho vertaine ia
aatopaftUao artd'tho variooa conualt
taoa iid Mia*, tho miacallaneoui can
; whi^jTwvro ^BOMIw^ia'tho National
CwJkj^wiii
?WtiM of^iJeeri ifce^introductjon
% apoeeb of wakorne waa aMa
fry. Ho?. ?. B. Jflpi Who aftor *
tending a atoat conBial valtomo to tho
vote ram and tho Waitora, fltnonr other
kni""t*s
coo da ? day poo Had aa active town
of HO# Inhabitant* " "How ooaM
o?r boya over aat keep from breekia*
tho Hiadonbuy'llao while ia thoir
. voire, coaraed tho Wood of thoir graad
iWhoca vte bad four jroart traintn*
ia tho Cniveraity. of Hell." "I a*a
? ^zjTbisz i!rt? nJtr
arid a*art aaacfcfciery MM inHeo awar
I am ha vo livod ?a Ma
otaod; I am glad that you have livod
to aoo our Hut lawa ao ahaagltioaad
that tho taxable property ia North Ca
rolina footiqfc op aomothiag over a
billion dollafa ia 1?19 now ahowa ao
. at*thii? ov?r ? aUtUoaa. aad that tho
, i,, 1^ Q , - J P iwln *- 1,,
property in nvuwra UMncjr us ju
aped form ? aUHona ia !?!? to ovor
taxleriediathe 1M cooattoa to North
Carolina wan *1.4* ?t> Um StM to
1919, that with a lory ef M M* on
the $100 tMa year would n>M At
by Ror. C. W. Scar
^HoirV'trl^^a10.^** of to-4
traduction of Dr. Vfeaaefc D. Wtaate*,
rL wWth WfwktaMttm a
Dr. ytoH?\nl i tfr ferty mtn
ntea nd ttm *? net I Jnoment from
Um beginlng to to* t*4e? tliat b* did
not haw tfc# crowd under hia control.
The Doctor waa at Ma ha*. H>a tri
bute t? A* Confederate Soldier* waa
atrong and forcofttl, and ? while at
timoa b* would toaa a ttttlo flow* of
humor in hie addraaa, it waaramark
able for it* aeriouanoaa, ?MB he"r mako
tha vatarana and erry bod* alaa ?qaall
with laaghter whan harfalf inelinod.
r Dinner waa tarred byfte ladiaa to
?ttteai in eluding tb?- speaker and the
members of tha band, after they fcoan
tarred aO prtati* ware invited to help
themeelret. There waa to ouch tplen
di^ly prepared food te hare fad twice
the ndaibor wbo prtook of the food
? thinga. With the exception of tM or
three Ahoakie furniahad the dinner.
In tl?aftehp>on a game of ball waa
played between Ahaakie and Kelford.
of 6 te 1 in if
ofAh^yr
r|CM|C AT HI?llfl MILL.
The (hat dndual picnic of the third
dtotnet 1. O. 0, r? wih bo hold at Bu
rden'? MiU, fn Bertie county, n*x{
Tuewiay, Apgutt, *4. It wiU be aa
all-day ?kt?ral ba4cet picnic. Kaary
. body inWtod to coihe aad bring Itineh.
be public ? peaking, flaking, bathing
MENOLA NEWS
w? /
Revival services'ara, ia propiw
this ?wk st Msnsia. Ear. Mr. Wkitisy
of >?rffmhw is assisting tks pas
tor, John P. Cala.
Mr. i. M. Hor spent last ?Mk in
BiMnon ind erttk Ms eon, Dr. C. *.
Misaea En* Worrell aad Hattie
Hfj Barton of Rick Iqun mo
Mr. Otwell and daughter, Mia
Myrti* Ptwell of Greensboro an vis
th| tMr aon and krotkor Mr. A. G.
OtwoH and fam Hey.
, Mrs. Msggi* Brown spent several
days lqst weak with Mis. Joka Knight
(a AriUta
Mis* Eileen Uttle and eoosto. Miss
IWH Uttle of Carassvflls, Ga. am
?n a vtalt to the farassa's, sister Mrs.
t. F. Saipes.
Mr. Tarnea L. Bsr, wbo kas keen
spsaliag a part of tSa sammsr in
Fkfladalpkia kas rstarned home for
tka raaiaiadsr pf vacatln. ? j
. Mr. Doagiaa Paikor aad Mr. KaSy
Vinaon spent several days hart week in
ft* Ceaadaoftsr, Mra. Mary E.
TV death angle cams into oar n|i- .
dst again last Saturday aftorpoon asd 1
took our dear grandmother sway. j
For years ska kas keen ?n invalid. No
one knowa the tortass ilk kas saffar
sd ami aa oaa kao^rs ks^r sks lsai^s^L
to go on this Joarnay from wkfch *?
oannot retarn. Ws tovad ker, one snd
all bat *? were relived that death,
ciassiad ksr mTmM the saffsrii 9
tkat kaa keen kers as Ion*. Wk know ,
not wky it waa tkat God saw it, to 1st ,
is asaal-fat it wssssster-dfcs Has as*
far from tko ceatary mark. I know
tkat sks waa wall capsd for sad I wisk
to say in bekplf of all tkat wa apprec
iate tko kind ear* given ker ky dear
Aunt Ella wfcs far years kss has* aa
iii u *11 j ?amwtkfaia
ixiTBiio yi? wiw Mvvr Hi anjwHf
as ska sad as wars Graadasethor's tor j
not oas of tks tkree ever 1st ksr arart i
for anything if it were peasikie to got<
*? - ? r~ 1
aKaad that the circle wae Wafcoa fee)
hrfiri CM aaar At to call bar there <
Wthin a few aUlaa of each other. Hn 1
uMnOrja BHC WW t DimtV MU? ww
rntn yd ?? kopt ?? ' m endowed
with a few of the many food traits
She wae 80 yoara old. #ld?w of the
late J. B. Raffln, and learee three
children: C. T. Roffn. Mra. R. V. Ce
wan. and Dr. J B. Baflhi.
P 1 Nana Cowan.
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Aaewar to a Oaf ..I Mat oat by a
Daar Bar I rare you Kind Letter
and Waa Glad to feel* from you why
coma I aat aaat yoa mow ?wg l hart
baa >iek But Ba thar Satday waak
cama to Bring yoa Some money that
that how coma i ant boon i have Bean
Sick Ba{ of Sick i aat ferret yoa So
??<* ?r f*e???
The above letter waahamded to the
manager of the HatUl the flret of
of Aho*fe
for publictfon. The ?n*Hah in a little
bad and the qpelllifejt nothing to bratf
about, bat that* la a' ei*n of honeafy
in H.
V>'rt
SubeeHba to the Herald
i'I i i "riJ "t .i .
Waleh that label on year taper.
Ta ba oa tb* aaft *de it woaid be
bettor that the lMI two Sgaraa ware
10. ^ . "T?T- i J ?
m ' *? $Wr ? $$g3
MUCH PROTEST
AGAINST TAXA
TION AS IT IS
Weigh., August' l*Vrhe state to
set for gu opening of the special sea
?ion of tho |?nml Assembly tomor
row morning. Thar* will tp ltttlo
work of aa organisation Batata to bo
done by either homo bafare tho ipw
ial session will bo roady <or buslnsosi
Tho fin* oiattor to coins boforo tbo
joint Marion o< the two houses will bo
tllo first of tho m??na of tho gov
ernor.
Thereafter the two house* will ha
ready forhusineos, and it to expected
the introduction of bills. Amendments
and roMlattew will begin immediat
ely. Tho coauaitteea in chaiga of tbo
measures which will complete tho
wotk of tho tax reform will ban
their bill ready either tho inf or seo
oad day of tho Maria. Another moot
ing of th. comittoo to being bold this
afynooa for tho parpooe 6f patriae
the finishing teaches aa tho finanoo
bill aad on the constitutional amend
ments bffl.
Tho coaotitatiOMi amendment tea
mittoe has sgrosd aa throe smead
ments to M nbalttet
1-rodacttea of tho constitutional
limit of ^wtiii Stoat sixty six aad
two thirds cents oa tho hundred dot
lot- valuation to apprixis?ately fif
teen coat on the hnadrsd.
2-LegslUe ths collection of aa in
come tax troto property that already
pays a personal or a r*al property
?.?."? v -?
1 tspsrsii the. literacy toot frost
tho grandfathers clause of tho white
tapriSM'T '?aadaost is order that
(to whole Mamfissiat will not stead
ar Ml aa tea ?iiiwlijaliiiiiallli of the
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giaaSTSian pi sum ?? ?-? ?
SUM1T TWO TOGKTMttH
r Since it will be teipossiblo to great
ly rodace tho coaptation limit of
are pratidsd for getting sufficient
revenaee for state purpose, tbo ia
"o7 of thr constitutional limit will
hoitemsd tigiteir. The voter
will bo given an opportunity to rate
for tho redaction a?d , for the ia
lot A vote sgainst oae wfll baa rate
The governor and tba tax eommie
ib> believe Um income tax yield
nearly aan?k atugr to take cm of
taxee^frin'be 'kit'far ?Mm hI'mI
tfaa u a ?nm troai which to ralee
tMr mum
f|fAr WORK
TIm UMfant to the general or
dor of tba Iatontote Commerce Cam
atota, or the (iiiWna baa decided
to pare) it tka aaa af ?limited nan bar
of eaal can for haoHag crushed atoaa
TMe amendment will not permit tka'
aaa af tbeee car* far gatting atoaa to
aow projects not already under con
struction, bat all work now ia pro
greaa any bo reeomad aad will be
joat aa aoon aa tba coal can eaa bo
cariad ta tba rock quarried for loa^
**?
Cbainaan Frank. Pa?a of tba high
way oeamieiion aocurod tha amend
aiant to tba original draitic ordar
aftor a representative of tba coa
missioa bad vWtod Raleigh aad gone
over tba whole situation.
HAVE FILED PROTEST
Attorney A. L. Cox and Socratorjr
M. R. Baatnan.of tba Traffic Aseocia
tion have return ad from Waabington
wboro they joined Rata Cxpert W. 0.
Wolble of the corporation commiaa-1
tton in filing protest with Aa Intor
atato Coaimaree Commiaaion against1
reopening tba freight rata caee ta |
which North Croliaa waa Acently:
graafed relief from (Incrimination!
la favor of Virginia citiaa. Tba tra
9c aaaociation baa alao filed with the!
?t?to corporation commiaaton aa ap-j
paal not to great incraaaaa In Inter- I
atata until tbora ia him teal adjaat-1
ment of the caae pending in Waahin
Uel aaa optional democratic leaden
are able to caaao a reversal of eanty
ment oa the groanda of political ex
pediency ratification of tba Sudan p.
Anthony Federal raff race amendment
wfll bo M wbelmlngly defeat
when It ia submitted to tba lower
hoaeo of tba North Carolina Legietl
P0WELLSV1LLE NEWS
Mr. E. A. Smith, paaaed through
town Thuradny nMU to Norfolk.
Mn. J? B. Baffin and m Winston
nCtnMd homo Tueeday fium leak as n
homo by Miss Gladys Jordan, who will
<rWt frisnds in town.
If. H. L Britton was in tows a
few days last week to soo his fathsr
John C. Brittoa.
Mkl laiy Onrtsi sfsat a Urn
jays last wook visiting friends and
relatives in Ne*frkri!Nr?rt. ?? j
Mr. K. R. Carter was a visitor la
Miasm Edna a ad Carolina Harrall
war*, |hs guest ia ths home of thsir
aaat Hi*. H. O. Baynor last weak.
Miaafvee Smith spaa* last wook
wttk hsr Wat Mrs. Jno. C. Brittoa.
Mr. aad^Mrs. J. O. Carter of Ahaa
kie wore thiamest ia the home e? S.
B. Carter 8s%.
? Quite ? nsmfcay si> people haca at
tended the burial o< Mn- Mollie Euf
fta Saaday afternoon .at her heate
near Mally Grove. \lhe died Saturday
afternoon, after Mm ill-frem paral
yass for several months.
Mia. John Alston >S visiting raiativ
ss'ia Norfolk. 1 '
?W. A- Morris and J.'W. Brown were
in team Friday ia interat of tobacco
market. \ \ - r
The yoaag.people of bur town tho
roughly enjoyed the '^aM|tality. of
MK and Mia. A. J. Early of Cimno at
a lawk party given Friday aight in
honor of their guest Mia. lUtert E.
Psrry of Nntalk. V *' \ '
Mim Irene Baa* is visiting her ris
tor Mrs. C. L. Laris of Nerfo%.
.? B. 8. McKoel of AksaUa Wast in to
wn Friday. \ \ v
MisasS Mildred sad Virginia Carter
of GatefriUe are W their broker
S. B. Carter in town.
with Mr. and tin. Loude Parker. ,
W, A. Wynne visited relatives qaar
Mrs. W. & Tayiae and grand-daug
hter Evelyn ware the gaerta of JIto.
J. J. Hayss Thaiaday. ?
The B. Y. F. U. gave a picnic at
Chowan River Taeaday afternoon.
The last giWt summsna came V>
Mrs. Mollie Rati ea Bate! day AagL
14th at I'M a'slMk, riken she peace :
fuBy fail ea that riamhefcfrom which
cometk no awakening. Bat her spirit
retamed to God srhe genre it
8ka M nMM the rip* old ace
?f (?tr. In hMbaad. Joooph
?nd one daughter Mta a ?orrewh?
boot of fileada to mot ud i/mpal
Mm wttk them in their baitviMit
Dm ehilton ere Mn. Vaatilla CevH
tfCimBO.CkM.Mbi at.the bid
kMM MM Holly Grove end Joeoph
B. Ba?n of Powaileville. /
isrt^srsjzsrj:
WDM to the end.
D. WUUtoa, In Under sad teaching
words told of tar beautifW Mfo ond
Aw^tor. Six of her fraadeous were
poll Won ond boro hor body t*H?
Ikat i ijllin plmeo In tho tlmttj ceme
tery at the oM homo, than m her
many friends and loved one* drew
soar the bfer to view tho Ufeleee form
for tho laot time on earth, they could
not help hot testify to the fact that
Ik* world had keen made bettor by
her ha via* Hved Is it
She bore her afflictions patioatly
to tho e*d and (Hod In the triumphs
of faith. ^
Ska was a modal wife and an affec
tioaato mother Her life was one
open kook to tkc faiat and weary.
She knew ao tasks too hard or bar
dan too (root in administering the
best that Was la bar fat the bettor
moat of thoee that came within her to
uch She Is goae, never more shall
w* see har on earth, w? shall never
hear bar voice or footsteps again.
But in tho morning of the resurrect
Ha when tke daad in Chriat shall Hoe
we shall meot bar again, and Join the
host' Of tho redeemed and sin pra
leea to him who gave Us life a ran
som far m.'
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This forecast is based on the claim
of tho rajaetionist that already sixty
one of the one hundred and twenty
mom beta at tke lower houee are com
mitted to the defeat of tke amendm
[ (Continued on jat* T)
ORIENTAL OILS
HURT U.S. MILLS
AND FARMERS
Thar* ia to* much indifferace on
part of our Southern Farm arm mud
in* the matter af protective thair
own intaraate and it is not belived
that they fully roaljpa tha exceeding
ly P"1 ojt ,9ria*tel eoapati
I Hon in tha raising of farm produeta,
(peanuts, soya beans, baaaa, ate.,)
[and are aow branching out into tha
railing of cotton, being itimulated by
tha improved prica of tha latter style.
Moat of oar farmers paaa op tha ia
fomaation bainc given than today
regard iagthe need af a tariff on paa
nata, aa simply a "mm*" and thay 4a
last believe it will affect than more
I tha* tt haa ia tha past. Tha reaaon
far thia, la that thay do sot know tha
| . From man who have bean in China,
. We leant that today there are yet th
ousand* of acre* af goad productive
land ia the diatrtett ia which paanuta,
aoya baaaa aad cottoa are grown,
which cap very easily .be plaeed.ua
der cultivation. WiU this be done?
(Ym, it ia baiag daaa todayjuatai
they saa that thair pcadadta will flad
a market. TUa land caa be bought
far f 12.50 per acre. The Chinese
farmer Uvea ia ? dag-oat, aad daaa
not need anything asare than a plow
and a water buffalo. Ha daaa. aot
hire any labor, no, aat even tha cheap
fourteen cent per day coolie. Ha aad
I hi* faarily work thair little farm, aad
ifvfor any raaaan ha aaada help, his
' neighbor cornea aad helps out.
| TVy live at tha vary deptha of po
verty, ?ad oka oat, a miaerabie ejda
tence and aalia. bis paaauta to tha buy
er* for whatever tWy can get 2c. 2
11-Se. orSt per pound ao if ia reported
Then they at* exported, amiaty to
-tha Unied States. aad tha poet haa
proven that thay can ALWAYS be
?old ?t Just a little Mt leaa thaa aw
Domestic grown paanuta.
This |a proven by. the past saaaoa.
Up until tha tiaw that tha Oriental
Coat; *hi?h was durfe tha month of
1st, oar fanaasa mere 'enjoying tha
benefit* afa hearty >1 ease ad for pea
nuta at good pricea. Bat juat previous
fo tha Ant large airhal af Chinee*
'>senate, tha aaarhet took a alump, and
it haa been k* a daaserallaed condition
eruXmrt of tha loath took im d*
muchl^f the (ny aa tkq eoald laadh
||?iwll^nhi>> wero buying what
Aa mm CkiaflM paaaata airi?od
the price began to slip. Every time
paanata wtld reduce their prices ia
'a vain aOtetept to worm the nnta the
j Oriental paanata would all* dowa un
'dor thorn Within * Tory (Mr weeks,
tba price had slid iloaa tha toboggan
aa much aa four canta par pond. Tha
| importer* always maintaining a priea
from two to throo eonta aad aoma
tlmaa four canta par pound undar tha
Domaetic prka.
| Under thla codition how could you
i aspect the manufacturer to buy in
large quanttiea? They wore buying
I in email Iota, for their immediate ne
ada, bocauaa it would not ho buanees
for thorn to do otherwiaa. The aame
prlncipale ia applied to your purchaao
of grocarlaa or dry gaoda. Suppoae
you knew that there waa aa over (ap
ply of augar and every day you want
to the (tore, the priea waa a little laaa
each day, would yoa buy a hundred
pounds or juat enough to laat yoa a
day or two? You would wait until
you thought the price had Mt the bot
tom.
That ia exactly the condition of the
market today, aa M hae ita relation to
the manuafcturer using either peaaut
or aay kind of vegetable ails. Thay
know that for tha year ended June
Slat 10S0, there had boon Imported
into the United State* 148,000,0.
pound* of peanut* aad they also kaew
that this would have ita effect ia re
ducing the price of peanata.
The importation ef paanat* In 1417
WW 80,000,000 lb*, thfa jumped to
99,004,409 ia 1411, bat oa occount
of the embargo on peaauta durag the
war It fall to 10,047.041 >>?., and yot
MR. MABEE ON
ARMY WORM
la to reaponae to a reqaeat from
chanty agent H. L. Millar, W. Brae*
aent from Ral?igb to IwaWpli the
aeriouanaoa of tho outbreak aad to
auggMt methods of control.
Tho outbreak wu hud to bo ra
thor Mattered oat, general, altho, aat
as serious as in some other Slutlaaa
at the state.
The methods of control as snggMt
fd by Mr. Mabee an ss follows: "la
most cases where the crope are well
sdvsnced the use of pooiaonad bran
halt will probably be foand stock' ef
fective. ' This is prepared by aiUiag*
100 .lbs. of ?0MM wheat bran aad
four lbs. of Anenate of lead; 7 gal
lens of cheap malsMse and aboat I
gallona of water are ngzad. The wa
ter and syrup are then mixed with the
poison and bran until a damp crumbly
mash is fogmod. Care should be to
ken not to got the mixture too wot as
it would >e sticky aad dificult to a|>?- .
aad . This paison is most efeetlii
whin spread in the cool
preferably tho evening, as it rotates,
its moisture and attractive prapsa
ties much longer. Whore the pMfc,
are in rows, as cotton, it is hart to
spread the poison along tho tows at
baas' of the plants. Ia tho caao of yw
dag corn or garden truck dustiag with
1 lb. of arsonato of load mixed thoro
ughly with every t Iba. of dust lima ia
found ver/ effective.
Whef?.lt is evident that tho worms
are ? nftjuil r aa tjom iafaatod fkld
olaaa- heMs can be pcatoctod by a 'a ?
raw with the stoop aide towards the
dean field. Meet of the worma ate
enable to climb eat aad as they m-'
cassalato-to fte'lwim % ' n be
kille^ by dragging a log along the far
row or more easily t\ -salng ?m?.
of the above awrtlaeed paaioa along
the ditch.
The principal dttkaltjr cornea froaa
tho fact the worsas are aatieed wUte
they aia young aad while coatrol see
thode are |is Hill! Many fields tfat
were balived to be free ware fouad to
Mm damage wad aot yet aotieable aad
Aa opportunity time for their destr
Where tha Worma Ma largo aa m
Inch or ever la Magth Mi have be.>
la the AeOd for aeveral days, coatrol
aMtlada ago aat aa ptaaMadMa. Th*y
aaea fat grow the injary. "***
*9 MWiMMMtatoate |m
at aa stated a bora, naar Mm 150,00*.
? miL
Ths importation t( Tsgatahla uHa
Mp Ha ?fact upon tha priea of pa*,
an and cottonaaad. Tha total la
portatioa of all kinlu of fata aad oOa
ia 1*11 waa 297,l*4,0?*lba. Thk
jnmpod sach yaar and ia 4?1? M*
ad 911,687,564 Iba. and of this aaa
ount 154,000,00 Iba. waa paaaat oJKv
105,808,410 Ifca waa aojra baaa oil aad v
28,694,866 Iba waa cottonaaad ail.
Tha flguras for 1980 of eeaiaa ar?
not aa yot complotod, bat for tha ft rat
quartar up to March Slat, aa raportad
by tha Gorarannt tha total amount
of fata aad aila waa >5,9*0,000 Iba
'traatar than far tha carraapaadlaff
quartar of 1?1?.
1 Flfuraa don't tia. In this eaaa thap
apall RUIN far tha Assarican prod
?car of paaaota aad ic??aanil.
Thara ia a way OUT; TVs only qa
aation ia, "Will tha Amarican farmar,
?taad ap aad aaaort bia rights?" Will
ha (tand for tha Amarican organisad
labor to ba protactad bp kaoping tha
CMnoaa coolia to prodaeo farm pro
docu aad ship tham ovar ban at a
price that lltarally cuta hia own thcaafc
Tha WAY OUT ia to Jain tha U*
Mad Paaaat Aaaociatioa of Amariea
atthar by Mains your naaraat paanat
?01 or by writing to tha Soaretary,
I SaiTolk, Va., Tha local arfll aaa haa
tha application blanks, and all it takw
is ONE DOLLAR, joia yaar local
Allocation.
In addition to joining tha United
Paaaat Aiaoeiatioa If iaftarartad In
matter af protecting tha cottonaaad
iadastrp. Yoa ahoald aaa yoar local
cottonaaad oil mlU. aad aba write to
Mr. Chaa. W. Holmaa eara National
Board af Farm Orgsisationa, 1T8I
Bya St Washing**, D. C.
a