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HERTFORD COUNTY S ONLY NEWSPAPER " A PAPER WORTH WHILE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN EAST CAROLINA VolmeXL Eight Pages, Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, December 3, 1920 One Section No. 33 ^ i ii 11 - . AMERICAN NAVAL OFFICER DOUBLE CROSSES GERMANS KAISER'S YACHT REPRISAL BT J. KOI PARKER A few week* ago ?*?*? ?PP*?r?d in the State pepoia an article telling of the refusal of the skipper of tie U. 3. S, Broom* failing to move out of ****** 4""' <^n??h'n ordered to do so by the Commandant of the Naral Bi&on %re. Tl?ipi ter was llaArby on tlie'Tr 9. 8- Vted arick when the incident took place, and will took place at Keti on that moraine. The U. 8.' S-'.tr^lj^'.faltewinr closely in the wake ef the partly dis abled U. S. S. Pittsburgh, hoved into port at KeO, Germany at fear o'clock in the morning, Monday, September *20. Paymaster Natl)aatel 1. Dis brow of tfas Prsderiek was ordered to die Broome, (which was teea lying in the harbor) to ias? the-monthly pay to the crew of that_ (Alp. He left the Frederick, at foer.jKfrtt. before daybreak, and. having ftniahed paying the crew, returned^ .the Frederick about seven o'clock. He was accom panied by the Skipper of the Broome a Senior Lieuteofit,. and a compara tively young fellow. The latter recited the incident of the evening prior to this one when the Commandant of the Germankeatf fluarters at Keil had ordered htip to proceed, oat of the harbor i>? soon si the Brownie ihould clear the locks of jthe Canal. He kswiag receivc 1 ord ers from the D. S. Naval Athoiftiea to await t> e ari val of the Predar iek, refused to do so, se^dini; L*cl answer to the German vj-nmard-int that he woald aad> ><- in the lihrtir. The Genran olfl--.- Ui?.i threatened to Are upon the Am?nou. Dev.royar. The husky Xmerican Skipper sent' back wort. thai*.he was.ready, ftre! In the matntim*r he issued orders to his atew, who were withhim to a man fii the venture, to "braak oit" ttjie, ammunition and "stand by the guns". In short order the ship's ammunition was brought up, and. the guns primed for action, trttfktha AtneHMn 'stulArt" standing by to "let 'em go" ?t_ the "first sign from'tiae?g*ri* o# the Ger-( mans. However, the German Com mandant must have "smelt the rat"; do Author threat* were made and the made were n^?.c?m'edo*V lTli 8. S. Broome anchored in* the M^wr during the night anfi at f<M>f m the morning was reenfrorced by the two American battleship*, metitfone'^ in the beginning. (The writer was not present when the* incidents took place; bat hy Waswnh tfrgfrsyiasgtsr" of the Frederick when- the offiear wf the Broome recited the facts.) ?*? On the same morning the former private yacht of the deposad^tyMfc Wilhelm was t?we5i ott't of the dWcTfi at Keil in full sight of our ship and coming dole siongaWw jpu cm pott side. The battleship Pittsburgh had already cleared' the -Jacks ?fd was then sev**aE ?iU? ^ .it^Ca4?i, .4K. route to Shecraess, England, where she later went into drydock for re pairs. The Frederick Was tea to fal low her op in a ahort while, aa soon aa some stores were transferred to the Broome whidl was due to pro ceed up the Baltic Sea, to the coast of Russia. However, the pi-irate yacht of the Kaiser's was towed out and was ready to proceed up the ca nal before our ship was in readiness. It was right st this point that the Germans' haughty pride was again destined to suffer h relapse. Thia yacht was being tamed <>Ver ta Eng land, as a reprisal of (he late world war, and waa being to wad to that country on ttlis particular morning. At this juncture tile German Com mindwit nQBfgtid, u a niattf of court?jf, that the Fraderiefc proceed up the eanal ahead of the German | yacht In mfcktag this request, the German authorities r?*? aa their rea son the possiblt effect that t"u Htth'. of the factit pning up ti'.c rar<al with an American battleeh'.;) ahead of it and another just behi.vl (with the Greman yacht hemmed in' between the two), might ham upon the German people along the route of the canal. Thar 4U net wiak it appear that the Yacht waa beinr forcibly carried aw ay to an erstwhile enemy, and fear ed leat eueh an arrangeauit might af fect tike morale of the German peo plee The reqaeet waa, of coarse, granted, and gladly complied with, aa the American rf^ip waa much faster > than the German yacht, and once in the Canal there waa no getting bp aw tag the naliunnsei of the canal. In accordance with that- arrange ment, the Frederick proceeded up the canal, rawing out of the lock* at the other end at eleven o'clock that ev ening, it requiring about thirteen "hours to make t^e'trip through the Canal. Nothing further waa heard [or seen of tiie former Kaiser's yacht. 0 Velvet Beam Good Gniinj Cray for Cattle and Hot. v Velvet bMH Hi u important gra zing crop for ca{tl? and h?r> in die South i^-antumn and winter, accord ing to specialist* of the United Sta te* Department of Agric altar*. They a*e not grazed wail bjr horsee or the mulea, or by any livestock until after they are wall matured or frosted. As the leaves, vines, apd pod* dacay but ?lowly whaa subjected to weather conditions, velvet beans <will furnish food until early spring. It ia usually better to let the crop atand until H ia killed by the froat aa the leaves Nrill be off the plants at that time and the corn which is planted at the same time may be gathered with less difficulty. t , ' The amount of grazing *hich will be afforded will,'of coarse, vary with the growth of the corn and the quan 6ty of com gathered - but it is the custom with many cattlemen to al low one-third to one-half a're a mo rth foe each steer or cow. The usual period of pasturing velvet beana is ?fet?t three mont(>s4>ut Uiis may be lengthened or shortened as deemed advisable. .When the period ia lorgrr . because of latfge acreage in porpnr to the number of cattle there is -nieeee*ryny' some loss of feed thru decay. . Hogs should be perm I ted to follow the cattle, as thfy WlfJ consume prat; tically all the beana which the cattle fail -to get. A common practice is to allow one or two hogs in addition to thf -cattle for each acre of beans.. |A good] stand of velvet ^Mkns should ] produce about" 180 pounds of beef and 100 pounds of pork per acre. r? - ? .?? ?? - NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS , ? patrons ?f the HER ALD are aMiaJ that their adver tising copy must be in this office not later than Wednesday of eaeh week, ia order to insure insertion. The Her ald goes to press an Thursday, that I day being set apart* te print and mail 1 the pa par. Advertisers would aid as ' greatly by getting their copy in ea ! Tuesday. Therefore to ha euro that year ad- ' vertiseaseat gets |a the paper, be sure 1 te get the copy la this office not later I than Wednesday of eaeh week. ] Good Advice, I Take Chamberlain's Tablets as soon i aa you have finished your supper ahd ' tfiey will proceed a gentle movement i of the barrels on the fbjlowing morn | ing. They will also improve your di- i gestion and make you fael better in < every way.?advertisement. s 1 WINTOM NEWS j Mr. u4 Mn. P. K. 8k? ud ahil irn ?< *>t?i?rUl? ipnt from teat TWnaday utt R>Mi4>7 with In. Shaw's methar, Mia. D. A. Owns. Via Cms Smith from Norfolk wu the n?t of Mn. 1 .C. Bridgar Wat week. Bonnio Edwards of Muffraaaboio w?s a caller in town last Sunday aftor noon. Miseea Mary Rhoads and Mary Rob bina, of Waahiugton, N. C., visited Mrs. W. M. Etey and Miaa Anna La* Carter from Thursday until Monday. G. W. Parrish of Littleton ie vis iting E. L. Jenkins and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Clark and dau ghter, Estelle, spent Thanksgiving with Dr. and Mra. Y. M. Barber at haeeleeAeld. Mias Margaret Taylor, * atndent at Chowan College, apent the weak end with her friend, Miaa Mildred Pitand. Supt. N. W. Britton waa in Asha ville last weak attending the Teach ers Asaembly. Mr. Britton reported a delightful trip. W. A. Sykea and family spent the Thanksgiving holidays with Mr. So kes' mother in Woodland. R. B. Hill and children motored through trom Suffolk last Thursday and spent the day with their parent: Mr. and Mn. A. W. Livernrian. Misses Mary and Celestine Brady spent Thanksgiving with friends in Whaleyville, Va. * Mr. anrf^WrivWiUie Britton were the guevta of relatives in Rich Square a part of last week. Miss Pearl Jenkins was the guest of her sister, Miss Gladys Jenkins, at Chowan College Thanksgiving Miss Mollis Phelps spent from Wed nesday until Monday with her par? ents at Dunn. Services wen conducted Thanks giving aight at the Baptist church bf pastor, Rev. A. P. Mustian. After the sermon a collection was taken for the orphanage which amounted to 2 bundled and fifty dollars. Professor J. R. Brown spent Tha nksgiving with his mother at Menola. Miases Susie Brett and Josie Pi!and students at Chowan College, spent the week end with their parents^ H. C. Brett and J. J. Piland, respective ly Mr. and Mr*. W. P. Shaw and dau ghter, Lillian, were in Colerain last Friday. Miss Janie Brown, county supervis or, spent last week with her mother Mrs. J. T. Brown, at MenoU W. L. Daniel and J. R. Brown at tended the recaption nt Chowan Col lie last Thursday night. Mr. and Mr*. C. E. Lee were the guests of parent!. Mr and Mrs. J. H.' Lee, last week end. . Robert Vann from Suffolk was at his home here Saturday and Sunday. Miss Gladys Jenkins, n student of Chowan College, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Jenkins. Carlton Brett who holds a position in Norfolk was home last week end. Miss Genieve Taylor from Chowan College .spent last week end with, her lister,/Mrj. HemanJ^WfincTT' Solder Dind is Fraaee Mr. vfrrG. Lawrence of Murfress boro received a telegram for the gov ernment authorities at Hoboken, N. y., stating that the daad body of his brother, Private Joseph R. Lawrence would arrive at New York on Decem ber 10th; and also stating that the body will be shipped to an undertek sr at Franklin, Va. OUR NORFOLK ADVERTISERS Our readers will notice that the HERALD carries several advertise ments of Norfolk concerns?business houses that are already Well known bo many of our reader*. We call your especial attention to tha'adver lacob Bennett Listed in their ad rertisements you will And many sug tisements of Smith A Welton, and festive articles for Christmas gifts. In Ahoskie and Hertford County Sorfolk business house*have a fertile Held for large and profltable busi ness and the]; are alive to that fact. To prove H, they are using printer'* ink with telling effect, and are reap ing s harvest of well merited busi ness. We invite you to read the ad rertisements by Norfolk's largest and t>e*t buiinos* houies. \ COLERAIN NEWS Ha. Charlie Misall left W Tues day for Saffolk to b. with bar m*?h ?r in-taw wh* fa to to* hospital it that plaaa. ? 4. D. ferry nxl* a baaineae trip to Ahaaloe laat Tuesday. W. X. Whit* want to Edantoa laat Taaafey. Dr. Zaek Mitchell want to Saf folk Taeeday to taka a patient to tha hoepital. ??' Heart Jack Allan and J. H. My ers went to Windaor last Wednesday. Mrs. Foy Askew and children and Misa Marf Lineberry went to Suffolk last Wedneaday. Mr. and Mia. W. R. Raynor and son ware viaitoia in Win ton and in Ahoalda laat Wednaa^ay. Jamea Long spent Thanksgiving in Aulandar. Wayland Barnes left last Wednes day for' Ahoskie to spend the Thanks giving with hia people there. Thanksgiving exercises were held at the baptist Church here on last Thursday mqrning at eleven o'clock an offering being made for tilt Tho mas viU*. Orphanage, which amounted to over two hundred dollars. Misa^largarerite Clayton spent a part last week with Mias Liuia Brink Way. Miasas Hussey and Fonl of Nor folk casta laat Thursday t oviait Mrs White. Mrs.-Herbert Jones of Chowan Cou nty spent laat Thursday with her sis ter, Mrs. 9.. E. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Will^Stokes of Rich Square and Miss Mita Cobb of Tar boro spent last Thursday with Mrs. L. E. Stokes. Mr. aad Mrs. L. H. White enter tained tha young people on last Thu rsday evening. All reported a very good time. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Northcott went to Norfolk last Thursday to spend sev oral days. Mrs. Hary R Shaw returned to her bwne in Whtton laat Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Shaw, and dau ghter spent last Friday in town as die guests of Mr. and Mrs. I). R. Brttton. The Woman*' Missionary Society had its regular meeting lMt Friday afternoon. It tu entertained at the home of Mrs. A. D. White. D. R. Britton made a business thip o Ahoskie Friday afternoon. The B. Y. P. U. had a social meet ing on lact Friday night at the home of Mrs. C. L. Henry. Miss' Hilda Tarkenton of Cashie Neck is spending the week endwith har sister, Mrs. L. H. White. Tucie Phelps of Ahoskie spent the week end with relative* in town. Missea Amanda Baker and Annio Mae Morris spent last Sunday in Nor folk. *Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Phelps were I viators i ntown last Sunday. Miss Ernestine Wickens spent the week end in Norfolk with relatives, ? ' Mr. T. E. Beasley left last Monday for Baltimore to purchase his Chiist mas goods. 1 ? , ? Mis3 Kate Powell, who has bein milliner for Mn. J. J. Beasley, l?ft last Monday for ner home in Balti more. ?0 I Mrs. D. L. Myers S.llin, Red Cross Christmas Seals r-? ' < Mrs. D. lb Myers of this city has ' accepted the Chairmanship of the | Rid Cross Christmas Sesl campaign. | She is this week making a thorough canvass of the town, exrloimn* the movement, and distributing literature dealing with this phase of the Red Cross work. Later she will visit esch place of business in the town and wngi the campaign for the sale of the Seals, for use by the business houses. Each ' letter that goes out ,if stai:ipu4 w<th one of these stamps would mean a penny spent wisely. Every rent of this money goes to help in tho cru- 1 sade against Tuberculosis; and the receipts from the sales_here will go to the State Sanatorium to aid in the work there. The people of Ahoskie should cer tainly make it a pbint to give their support to the sale of these Red Cross Seals, for more than one person suf fering with tuberculosis has gone out from this town and community to the Sanatorium. It is your institu tion and yott can help mightily by the purchase snd constant use of seals. Use them on your packages and also stamp them on your envelopes . WOMEN'S SKIRTS TO BE S JUST LlnUS SHORTER Cleveland, Ohio, Not. M.?The , se*l-aan?al Meeting ?( th? Katienal m Smit end Skirt Kuafaitirm ?mslaUen Saturday was attended by p.cre than 800 delegates, who dis ensaed th* new fashions tor (print u displaced by living modeli st the styls ?how tfcif afternoon. , No vary radical changes are shown from the lines of . fall and winter garments. Skirts contioa short and straight.-? Th* alender silhautte pre dominates and the youthful spirit was expressed in many garments shown. "Indtvifluallfy is the keynote of eariy firing apparel," said PKUip Frankel, executive secretary of the association. "Every woman will also have opportunity to express her own personality through selection of Ih* Variety of modela offered by th* man ufacturers for 1921." A wide ehoiee in suits was display ed, in straight, boxy Jackets, and clo ser fitting suit coats with Tipples at the sicles and flat hanging panels front and back. Eton and Bolero models give new effects with scal lop*, uneven hems and coat edges. Tailored suits with and without be'l are cut, ?ryrel? .slender-/ ? I S*irU are short with a suggestion of mure fulness in tone cases with panel*, taatea, hem trimming* and pleating. ' * Wrappy coats and capes will be ge nerally worn, sl'ender shoulders also marking both in soft and delicate fa brics. _ . ?. . Trimmings include beading and al ao braiding, picot edgings an da aew flat floss embroidery. ? a Com to Northampton Count ' ' t Mrv Kent J. Brown, who has been i working in Hertford and Gates coun- t ties in the intareat of the North Ca- ] rolina Good Roadi Association, left i Ahoslcia Wednesday morning for Kel , fort. She will visit two othar towns in Bertie County, from whence she will go to Northampton County to make a drive for members to the As iKM*iitifin 'rj Mrs. Brown states that aha has se cured many members from Hertford and Gates counties. Owing to tlie condition of the roads?the veiy ob ject for which she Is seeking relief she was nnable to make a ver y tho she did practically all of her work, rough canvass but in the towns where she was given excellent support and cooperation. Northampton County alone remains to be canvassed. With Ks members and the new members just secured in this and Gates coun ties, the North Carolina Good Roads Association will be composed of ever five thousand citt-.ofw of North Caro lina, who will work together for a State system of tuird surfaced roads. 0 Now Methodist Pastor Arrives Rev. E. L. Sawyer, assigned to the Ahoskie Circuit of the M. E. Church" for 1921, is spending a few days in Ahoskie this week, having ar rived here Wednesday morning. Rev. Mr. Sawyer comes here from the S Roper Circuit. His family has net, moved hare yet and probably will not until about the first of January. The new Methodist pastor will eon duct services at the Ahoskie church b on Sunday morning and night. De- r< cember 5. A large congregation is h expected to bear his Initial sevmon ti at Ahoskie and an invitation is ex- U Landed to all to come out Sunday to S welcome the new pastor to town. si o a Wo Wont the New. V ?? t< The Herald has sevcrnl very depen ti liable and prompt newj correspond- li snts in Hertford and Bor'.ie ountles, I althong1.! not all of Ino towns are y represented in our news column, To g further our idea of r local newspo- p per, we desire correspondents from ci all towns, and every section of Hert- a ford and Bertie. We want news r.nd s] we are willing to pay for it. fi A good way to make pin money is p offered to those who will write the p news from their section or town. Be- r gin next week and send us the news a regularly each week, either Tuesday tl or Wedneaday. We will pay you ad cording to the amount you writs. Let's have the news. '1 ___________ _______ ^ Rub-my-Tism is a groat pain killer, ft relieves pain and soroaoss caused by Rheumatism. Neuralgia, Spraias. ? Adv. ^ ?' TATE, JUTRfTOC* MEETINC . 1 T? KATtme "BAIRY DAY." DNMkn ? will bo "Dairy Dny" > the UraMk ?> hll^iiy. eeordiaa to if the rn|?n ma ?*K by county arm ageat, ?. L. lMer. The list of speakers Ineiadca L. P. lailey from Okie, ene ef the pioneer ireeders ef dairy eattle, Dr. Tait lutler of the Progressive Parmer awl I. S. Plumb, former pVofaaaor of ac tual husbandry at Ohio State Uni eraity. Dr. C. V. McCullum of Johns Hop ian University, will speak oil "the falue of Dairy Products in the H0 nan Diet." Tie is noted aa the dia overer of "vitames" and his exper ments are said to have revolution sed the study of foods both in Amar i:? and Europe, and to have had far caching effects in .relation to the .faith of the nation, especially that 4 children. Educational exhibits will M M tlayed illustrating the food value of fairy prod acts and their necessity as ^ food for the proper development >t the young. Thf .present avorage iaily consumption of daily products n the U. 8. is a little lass than * ptet 11, milk, 2-3 as. of1 hotter, 1-6 on of heess and s-4 os. of 1m cream per ?erson. It should be one quart of nilk, 1 ox. cheese t M. butter and ?. lee cream. Dr. HcCullom will all why more dairy predicts, should m used. ' Another exhibit will show the ad vantage derived frem cooperative >reeding associations. At the even ng this subject will be discuaeed by ?>rof. Plumb. The Rowan County Cooperative Guernsey Bull Aseoeia ion is one of the largeat in the att ire South so ?n oopportanity to sta ly the actual working of an aaaocia ioq fill be afforded in addition to ?rofessor Plumb's address. Mov ng picture* conclude the days' pro pram. Good Policy I. Stfok To. It is not necessary that any man >ossesse<l of wit and health should n nam the sport of poverty unti Hhe >nd of his days. Whether one's ear rings be great or small, he can save i portion. And his saving*, whether nvested wisely or left idly in the tank, will become ? mod eat fortune Hiis is the slowway, bat it has the Irtue of certainty. Once in a great while a man gets ich quickly. But men have been ex lerimenting for many, thousands of 'ears in an 'effort to find an easy ray to wealth, and nearly all the ex lerimenters have come to grief. The ecipe required to make something (om nothing has not y?ft been dis overed. The race of man has not ontgrown ts follies but it tiaa .earned many of he hard lefaons and got from its iruises a store of wisdom. One may iroflt by the lemon* other men have earned, or start an argument with hornet's nest and retire to poultica he swell pl?c*a a.iJ meditate con erning the measure of his f jlly,? laturday Evening Post. 0 r RmJ State ComptniM No More fhe familiar sound of the brass and, and the clarion voict of the ral estate crier is no more to be eard in Ahoakie, nor for that mat sr, in Hertford County. The cager >-buy customer is no longer %ith us. ay BUY to him today and yo^'o in Eantly made an enemy; he gets fierce b a wet hen. And, that is not all, if cull give him time, he will recite > you the familiar tale of woe?a lie Uiat hangs upon many a man's pydiese "hard times." nTeal estate dealers of Ises than oae ear ago can not-even so much as et on audience with a buyer today, tuytng this day and time is a forc 1 necessity act; a year ago it waa common habit The smile of the peculator has been shoved off the icial map; the scowl has taken its lace. War times that made many c.ople temporarily rich is certain to lake paupers out of some, rhis is day ef hard knocks and lucky is ie person who escapes unscathed. Does your label bear the numerals 1921?' If not, we suggest that jrom ?nd remittance. Rub My-TUm is a powerful ?m*i ?ptici it kills the poison caused frooi ifected cats, cares oJd sores, tetter.
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