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PAGE THRU . - m ANTONIO IS UN01 STATES IS HELD RESPONSIBLE SWEPT BY F WATER STOOD 10 TO 15 FEET DEEP IN 8TREETS OF THE BUSINESS SECTION. A SPIRITED DISCUSSION WAS INDULGED IN AT RECENT 8ESSION OF LEAGUE. s THE PRODUCTS OF 60 YEARS OF GROWTH MEET THE ADMIRING , EYES OF VISITORS. LOSS OF LIFE IS APPALLING COMMENDS COUNCIL'S WORK GRADY'S PROPHECY FULFILLED ROCKINGHAM POST-PIS PATCH, RICHMOND COUNTY, N. C. MADE-IN-GAR0L1NA f g EXPOSITION OPENSljl m mv TLOTATOTAr 1 LOOD Property Loss in Central Portion of the City WiM Run well Up Into Miilians of Dollars. San Antonio, Tex. Forty-seven are known to be dead and property in the central portion of the city has been damaged to the extent of several million dollars by a flood which swept through San Antonio. Estimates of the loss of life and property are diffi cult. Troops from Fort Sam Houston are patrolling the city and aiding in rescue work. The water supply is cut off, as is tlie elec tric light and telephone power. Estlmte of loss of life reaches as high as 250 by police and fire offi cials. Water from the San Antonio river, which winds through the city, and from its tributary, the O'inos creek. Hooded the business seotion of the city for many blocks to a depth of from 10 to 15 feet. The, San Pedro creek, on the west side of the city, whieh runs through the Mexican dis trict, overflowed and Joined the waters from the river and swept through the southern part of the city. Water stood 15 feet deep in the lobby of the Gunter hotel, which is a block from the river. The flood reach ed the Alamo plaza on the east, which is five blocks from the river. Warning by Intimation is Given That More Wdt-k (just be Done or Con tributions May be Cut Off. Bridge Collapses; 34 in Morgue. Chester, Pa. Thirty-four identified bodies lay at the morgue and- 12s e . riously injured persons were at hos pitals shortly before midnight vtc tlme of the collapse of a 50-foot sec tion of an iron bridge spanning Ches ter river which plunged a crowd of at least 150 men, women and children into the swirling high tide. Most Perfect Venus Found. Rome. What enthusiastic archeolo gists describe as the most perfect Ve nus hitherto come to light has just been discovered in the Thermal or Baths of Cyrene, where extensive ex cavations are being carried on under the direction of Professor Ohislau aoiil. ' Labor Demonstration Planned. Washington. A nation-wide demon stration in favor of International dis armament will be staged by organised labor as President Harding's disarma ment conference opens. Auto Bandits Get 1 5.000. Philadelphia. Holding a dosen pe destrians at bay with revolvers, Ave automobile bandits held up and rob bed a collector for the American Stores company, chain grocers, here and made off with $15,000. Revising House Tax Bill. Washington. Revision of the I muse tax bill on a basis ot government needs of $3,200,000,000 from internal revenue this fiscal year was begun by the senate finance committee. Harry Dougherty May Resign. New York. That Attorney General Harry Dougherty contemplates re signing from President Harding's cabinet is reported in a special dis patch to the New York Herald. Well Water With a "Kick." Hollister, Mo. An artesion well, which furnishes water with sufficient "kick" to explode and shatter jugs and bottles 1b puzsling even "home brew" experts here. Dissatisfaction in Madrid. London. Despite Spanish commu niques of victories in Morocco, official advices from Madrid reported deep est dissatisfaction with the situation on the part of the Spanish people. DeValera Accepts Proposition. London. Eamonn de Valera, on be half of the Sinn Fein people and par liament, has accepted Premier Lloyd George's offer ot a new conference on peace in Erin, to be held at Inverness, Scotland. Power Boat Blows Up. Lakeside, Ohio. The power boat Al ton blew up in Lake Erie one and one quarter miles north of Lakeside with 30 men on board. Four of the men were severely mimed, but all were rescued. Toxoid Big Band Contest. Kansas City, Mo. One hundred bands representing eVery state in the union are expected to compete for prizes in the parade opening of the American Logion convention here. Annual Meeting of G. A. R. anapolis, Ind. For the fourth . iince the Grand Army of the Re public was organized in 1866 it will convene is Indianapolis September 25 to 28 '!c its nnual meeting. No other ,lty haa had the encampment more ijhan three times. Geneva. Charges that the purely negative position of tne United States had been responsible for the delay in the application of mandates by the League of Nations were made by Lord Robert Cecil, representative for South Africa, at the session of the assembly of the league, which took up a. general discussion of the accomplishments ot that body to date. i Charges that the league had been extravagant and had discriminated against countries which remained neu tral In the world war were made by Hjalmar Branting of Sweden. Mr. Branting suggested that the members of the league might cut off their contributions if the organizations of the league did ndt succeed in pro ducng results more in accord with the fundumental principles. Lord Robert Cecil, who represents South Africa, praised the frankness of Mr .Branting but defended the secre tariat of the league from his charges ef extravagance and partiality. The council's work had been good, Lord Robert said, but he thought it might have put in a little more work. No Investigation for Russia. Moscow. The Russian Soviet Gov ernment has' declined to permit the International Russian Relief Commis sion, recently appointed by the Allied Supreme Council to investigate con tlons in Russia, preparatory to aiding in famine relief. Jap Officer Joins Bandits. Tokio. To assume the leadership of a gang ot mounted bandits in Man churia, an officer of the Japanese ar my has been placed on the retired list at his own request and has departed for Korea, acordlng to a story pub lished in The Nichi Nichi. Power Cut Off From Mills. Raleigh. At noon the Carolina Light and Power company shut off power to fifty-eight cotton mills and other large users ot current, and will continue curtailment for the last three working days every week until the water shortage is relieved. Cotton Being Ginned Earlier. Washington. Cotton of the 1921 crop- ginned prior to September 1 amounted to 481,783 running bales, in cluding 36,208 round balee, counted as half bales, the Census Bureau announced. Miners Call on Governor. Springfield, 111. Charges of perse cution and abuse from Hardin county authorities, mine officials and alleged hired gunmen were made to Governor Small by a delegation of miners from the troubled Fluorspar Country. Breast-to-Breast Fight. Cincinnati. BreaBt-to-breast, An thony Meerpohl,, saloonkeeper, and John Brady, former city patrolman, fought a pistol battle in Meerpohl a saloon and both men are lying. Judge W. R. Allen Dead. Goldsboro, N..C Judge W. R. Al len, associate justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, died sud denly at his home here from a stroke of apoplexy. Lack of Cars Handicap. Riga. Lack of cars is retarding somewhat the movement of the Ameri can Relief Administration's food into Russia. Woman Dead at 101 Years. Albany, Ga. Mrs. Elizabeth Gutnn Dozier, Dougherty county's oldest resident, died in her 101st, year. Memorial to ZR2 Victims. London. Memorial services for the victims ot the ZR2 disaster were held in Westminster Abbey, that venerable edifice being crowded to its utmost ca pacity. Bishop Ryle, dean or West minster, officiated. Head Cut In Twain. Norfolk, Va. Enoch D. Ferebe, of Virginia Beach, met instant death when his head was cut in twain by a mill saw. Ferebe was standing .under tee wood cutting sh.?d when the saw broke from its fastenings.' British Golfers Win. Omaha. George Duncan and Abe Mitchell, British golf professionals, de feated. Rudolph Knepper ot Sioux City, Iowa, state champion, and Francis Gaines of Omaha. Train Wrecked by Dynamite. Atlanta. John E. Morris of Fitz gerald, Ga , engineer, was kiled and several other' trainmen injured in the wreck ot in Atlanta, Birmingham V Atlantic railroad freight near here, which was said to have been caused by an explosion of dynamite. At the Same Time Abundant Evidence is to be Seen That the Carolinas Have Just Begun to Grow. Charlotte,, N. C The Made ln Carolinas Exposition, presenting in truly wonderful array the products ot 60 years of growth in industry, was opened Without ceremony or osten tation, the dours simply being thrown open to admit the crowd which had bo an gathering during the morning hours. Great interest centered in the pro gram of the opening day, that oi the afternoon being featured by the address of Governor Cameron Morri son. A trip through the great building just before the opening hour showed that the long, hard efforts of the ex positions' employes and the employes of the exhibitors had brought their ac tivities practically to the end. When the visitor realizes that the Carolinas CO years ago were in the grip of poverty, and for years after the war between the states struggled against all manner of difficulties and adversity, the real story of the expo sition stands out with Vividness and impressiveness. For the fitst time the New South is truly presented in definite form. It proclaims that these two states in their progress and pros perity have more than fulfilled the brilliant prophecies of Henry W. Grady. At the same time, abundant evidence is offered that the Caro linas have just begun to grow. Root Declines Election. Geneva. Elihu Root has definitely declined to be considered for election as judge of the International Court of Justice. In a cablegram to Dr. Manley O. Hudson, who is here in the capacity of American observer, Mr. Root declares he will be unable to serve on the court because ot his age. Epidemic Feared In Armenia. . Tiflis, Armenia. Armenian govern ment officials state that they fear an epidemic among the hundreds ol thousands of refugees may complete the work of devastation of the country due to Turkish occupation, which has stripped the country of most of its available foodstuffs. Teachers' Strike in Pekin. Pekin. The teachers' 'strike which closed eight higher schools in Pekin for the last four months, has been ended by agreement of the minister of finance to guarantee payment of salaries out of the surplus ot salt revenues. Dishonest Steamship Agents. New York. Hardships worked by the new restrictive immigration laws apparently ere the fault of dishonest 'steamship agents, declared President Harding in a letter to Representative Isaac Siegei of New York. Consents to Commission. Geneva. Chile has consented to re fer to a commission of three jurists her dispute with Bolivia over the treaty of 1904, which has been the subject of much heated debate during the present session of the assembly ot the League of Nations. Burgenland Re-Occupied. Vienna. Regular Hungarian troops have re-occupied Burgenland, the strip of territory between Hungary and Austria which was awarded to. Austria by the treaty of Saint-Germain. Premier Hara May Attend. Tokio. There is still a possibility that Premier Hara may attend the November conference in Washington on llmltaton of armaments at least for a few weeks. "Fatty" Arbuckle In Trouble. San Francisco. "Fatty" Arbuckle, motion picture actor, was booked on a charge of murder in connection with the death of Miss Virginia Rappe, film actress. I Low Postal Rates Approved. Buenos Aires. The United States will be able to use a two-cent postal rate to all South and Centraf Ameri can countries under tne provisions ot an article approved at a plenary session of thai Pan-American Postal congress. Was Record Earth Shock. Washington. An earthquake, de scribed as very severe, was recorded at the Georgetown un.versity seismo graphical observatory. Series ot I ires in Virginia. Alexandria, Va. Three plants were destroyed here In a series ot fires. The fabricating plant ot the Virginia Shipbuilding corporation was first burned and then the Old Dominion Glass wsrks, a mile and a halt dis tant, and then a- substation of the Mutual Ice plant WEEK SEPT. 19th to 23rd. 1921 Rockingham, N. C. W. G. Atkinson, Mgr. Matinee at 2:30 MONDAY, SEPT. 19th Night at 7 p. m. GASNIER Presents LEW CODY IN Occasionally lours A piquant story of love and lovos filled with pithy humor productive of a thousand laughs. An extraordinary cast of notable screen ar tists headed by Dan Cupid's right Hand man. YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN A BETTER PICTURE Admission 20 and 30 cents Matinee at 2:30 TUESDAY, SEPT. 20th at 7 m' JESSE D. HAMPTON Presents H. B. WARNER IN i 'Uncharted Channels" Tuesday, Sept. 20, 1921 My Dear Friends: Did you ever see a plumber make love? You know that nobody lovea a plumber, but the poor plumber has to love . In "Uncharted Channels" which is to be shown at the Star Theatre next week, H. B. Warner plays the roLe of a plumber you will really liice because he is so whole-heartedly American and human. He is a regular feller. "Uncharted Channels" flows throngh a sea of mirth and high tension drama. You have never seen a picture quite like it before, for while it makes you laugh, it also makes you think. Yours for good entertainment, W. 0. ATKINSON, Manager Admission 20 and 30 cents Matinee at 2:30 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2 1 St Niht at 7 m' BESSIE BARRISCALE IN "LIFE'S TWIST" You will remember that the Star showed this girl some ago in one of the finest features of the season. You should be sure to see her next Wednesday, u is a fine show and will please any one that Will take the trouble to see it Don't forget the date of this show, as it is only for one day. Tell your friends about if, they will be glad to see it Admission, 20 and 30 cents Matinee at 2:30 FRIDAY, SEPT. 23rd Nihl at 7 m' ' Roberson-Cole Announces Sessue Hayakwa IN "AN ARABIAN KNIGHT A SPECIAL Noted Actor Has Charming Role in "An Arabian Knight" Comedy Drama. Sessue Hayakawa, the celebrated tragedian, adds news laurels to his fame by his masterly interpretion of the leading role in "An Arabian Knight," the Roberson-Cole Special which will be seen at the Star Theatre Friday Sept. 23rd. Mr. Hayakawa portrays the part of an irresponsiblefun-loving Egyptian baggage-smasher who meets with high adventure. The story, from the pen of Gene Wright and adapted to the screen by E. Richard Schayer, has for its locale Cairo, Egypt and the Pyramids and the desert nearby. The locale was well-chosen for it gave the producers of the picture an opportunity to turn out what has been called a masterpiece in point of beauty of settings and photography. Admission 20 and 30 cents ejig
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