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CONVENTION MEETS
Through &n association with a number of other American newspapers Tb Roanoke Rapids Herald is represented
throughout the world by some two hundred photographers, more than one hundred of them being with the armies and navies
of the Tariom warring nations. A number of the best and most interesting of the pictures taken bj these photographers will
be reproduced on this page each week for the benefit of readers of The Herald.
ORGANIZATION COMPLETED IN
SHORT ORDER BY MOREHEAD,
BUTLER AND DUNCAN.
WOMEN'S PATROL OF THE LONDON POLICE FORCE
CONGRESSIONAL NAVAL INSPECTORS AT KEY WEST
FOOS" IILOOES LlJiNEY
Convention 8ends Telegram to Lodg
Commending Republican Cause in
Matter of Treaty and League.
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zpd recently. The feuuile llohhles UhU after women anil and children, especiully.
FOUND HIS LONG-LOST SISTER BY WIRELESS
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10 Janmlia and the V I ri; i u Isliinds on a general tour ut inspection. Left to riW : Sena 'or Kenvoti of !:) ; t'on
Sressman (laniett of Tennessee: Senator Kdje of New York; Coti(;i'esMiin Towner of Iowa: Hear Admiral J. N.
Oliver, L'. S. N., head of tile commission; innressiiien Camphell of Kansas and Gay of Louisiana.
"PRESIDENT'S SHEEP" ON THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS
Lwiicr Archer, stai ol .Mis. liorolliy Archer of Toietio, v.:tli Ins wireless set with huii ne found his sister,
Oleo, itRPd seventeen, for whom he and his mother had been seanhinK for 13 years. No trace could he found of
the girl shortly after she had been placed In a children's home near Lima, O., until one of ninny wireless appeals
sent out by Lester lorn ted her on a farm near Uockford, u. Cleo is shown nt the ritiht.
USING CALIFORNIA'S WATER POWER
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Within a few years California will be freed from the danger of fuel
shortape, for the state's water power Is being developed rapidly, ninny dam
being built along Its waterways. This Is the Just completed Kerckoff darn
near Fresno, 125 feet high and 4(Ki feet long nt the top. The water will oper
ate turbines for the generation of electricity.
ENGLISH GUNBOAT AS AN APARTMENT
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'1 he "presiilent s sheep are 11 p.caii'CMiue sight mi I lie south lawn ot the White House, ihe president "tak
ing the suu" on the south porch frequently enjoys watching the gambols of the flock.
SUGAR FOUND IN FIR TREES MAKING THE NAVY POSTER GOING ON A SI3ERIAN TRADING TRIP
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Greenloio.--John Morehead Ma-
i rion liutlt r aad K. Carl Duncan com
j ptel tba orain .zjliun of the repub-
Ik an party of North Carolina. Th
l (urnialitie'! nre Bout through with at
the state contentija of tha party and
a line two tliousitnil delt(aleii endorsed
the new ounizrtinu by cheering ro
clfaroiisly while the three shook hands
on tbe stage of the Munic.p.l theater
here
Km nk l.inny, uia'.ile to attend thn
convention on aoouut of .- ktiesa,
was imliiiled with Morehead, Uuiler
and Duncan in the "li g Four." who
will attend the National convention at
Chicago as dlegates at large. M.ire
head was reelerted as national com
mitteeman without opposition and
Frank Llnney mcceds himself as
stale chairman.
John J. Parker of Monroe was nom
inated for governor, and A. A. Whit
ner. Hickory, for nited States sena
tor. Judge Pritchard was endorsed as
a candidate for President.
The convention sent a telegram t
Chairman Lodge, of the senate foreign
relations committee, commending him
and hie collegiates "who have prevent
ed the confirmation of the league ot
nations unamended as atempted to be
fore?d on the American people by
President Wilson."
Lenoir. Town commissioners ol
Blowing Rock have called an election
for March 30 to vote on the question
of issuing $15,000 street improvement
bonds.
Wlnston-Snlem. On account of In
fluenza in the town and country dis
tricts, the March term of Yadkin su
perior court, which convened at Yad
kinville, adjourned soon after the
clerk had called over the docket
Raleigh. The North Carolina Med
ical society will hold its annual con
rention in this city April 20-22, accord
ing to the plans for the meeting, while
the North Carolina Hospital associa
tion will meet on the day before this
conveatton opens, April 19.
Goldsbore. After making a raid
sear Goldsbore, in which they destroy
ed a large mooashine still, revenue of
fleers journeyed over to Duplin coun
ty, where they were successful in lo
cating and destroying a steam outfit
still of &00 gallons capacity.
Rutherfordton. Spindale, a suburb
of Rtitherfordton, is on a great boom
and has many new enterprises amont;
which are a new rc.ller mill, sash and
dorr factory, garage and shoe shop.
Other enterprises will be promoted at
an early date.
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Greensboro The orsanlzstlon meet
ing of the Co-operative Dairy Pro
duce company was held here, officers
be:ng electd and plans made for the
conduct of the business.
i"ehurst. Three hundred and
eighteen gelfers, comprising the great
est field that has ever taken part In a
single day of tournament play since
the game was invented, started out on
the first session of the qualifying round
In the annual apriag tournament.
Discovery of the growth of sugar on
Douglas fir trees In British Columbia
Is announced In the American For
estry Magazine. The discovery re
sulted from Investigation by Prof.
John Davidson of the University of
British Columbia at ancouver.
Specimens are said to have Indicated
the presence of a large percentage of
an extremely rare variety ot sugar,
Indians have made use of the sugar
tor many years. The illustration
shows a tir tree branch w ith the sugar
oozing from tSe bark.
C. B. Falls, one of America's fore
most poster artists, who has Just com
pleted a new poster for the United
States navy's recruiting campaign.
PRINCE SIXTE AND BRIDE
In Ihe old l.nglish gunboat Nortliniiiptoii. monrcd nt lemple Me is, Lon
don, as a training ship for sea scon Is. the chief instructor has titled tip a
very cozy apartment.
FOR SALVAGING OF SUNKEN VESSELS
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This Moating dry dock of .nimense proportions has been launched In
Germnny for salvaging sunken vessels. The dock la towed Into position di
rectly over the vessel to be salved, and by means of pontoons the ship Is
.raised.
Prince Slxte of Bourbon-I'nnna, offi
cer of the Belgian army during the
war, and his bride, Mile, Dedwlge
de la Rochefoucauld, daughter of the
Due de Doudenuvllle. Prince Slxte If
brother of ex-Emoeror Karl's wife
RAISED IN THE TRENCHES
Mr. mid Mrs. Adam Lipke and I heir dog 'leddy photographed in Seattle,
on their arrival from Alaska, after making plans for a trading trip into the
Siberian arctic. Mrs. Lipke will accompany her husband and Teddy, who
once saved the lives of bis owners when the Llpkes were lost in a snowstorm
in Alaska. The Llpkes anil their party will cross Asia through the Bering
sea from Nome. Alaska, and then continue S(K) miles Inland to trade with the
Siberian Ksklino.
SNAPSHOT OF STEEPLECHASE ACCIDENT
Lenoir. Clerk Oscar Coffey, ef the
Wautanga county superior court, has
sent ia his resignation to Judge T. B.
Finley, according to news reeclved
here br friends of Mr. Coffev. Tbe
office does not ray a sufficient amount
is the reason given for Mr. Coffey'
resignation.
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Wilson Public UtMitles.
W'sn WI'soti town is rttinjr tn
a etate of preparedness to defy, to a
ccrta'n extent, roal strikers and at
the same time save thousands of dol
lars In operating her public utilities
hy harnessing Contentnea creek, three
rp'ls sw-nv. Contracts hsve been let
wVch reouire the exnenfl'ture of $111,
033 for the construction of a dsm,
lines, f'c. d'v'rtd ps follows: Tm
and buildings. T ftf)0 ; two generators,
fl?"lT: sub-station and transmission
li-i"s SS.300 ; turbines and governors,
$10,406.
This Is Argoiine, a (ieruuin police
dog, and the German In his name Is
as far as It goes. For Argonne wears
two service chevrons and was raised
In a trench by a United States dongh
'oy. who permitted him to be exhibit
ed In the Westminster Palace kennel
-knw In l.nririnn.
Keiii.rknlle photograph taken ut Kemptou park, Kiiglund, showing
spectacular accident during a steeplechase.
MUCH IN LITTLE
If a dish (lies to pieces In your hand.
It Is a sign of trouble to some member
of the family away from home.
The world's smallest violin Is In
London. It was made by V. Vander
meulen and measures: Body, 111-10
Inches; over all, 2 Inches; bow
3 0-16 Inches.
Roff--Bists WuM Pv te Fre'ot
r--iris HqK.ipS c-fr-sfri.t, fliM-lar-
g"t1in tbit they write all numbers
of the i-p-thiI psemblv t cnnie hem
and rnt'fv (Iip Sunn TV Anih-vnv snf-f'-'ice
amendment without expense tn
the stite.
f-, t,-"i--al acsemlv w'l! srree.
tT do thit the governor w:ll b" nrred
ti rill the leg-islsMtre Into extnnr
f -ntT-v e-o-sioo. TMs amendment could
he ratd in a i?v and it would he
no more trotih than culling state
conventions of both parties.
Pises for County Commencement
Charlotte. Pirns were made for th
county commencement, to be beld
April 9, and the district preliminary
contests, set for Mrrh J8. as well as
for tbe fleld day exercises on April S,
at tbe final meeting of the year of ta
Mecklenburg; County Teachers atso
elation. S'lver enps aBd medals to be pre
sented to tbe winners In the Tarings
contests, Including declamation, rec
Itatinn, glee club, story tenia f ui
spelling, at the commencement, win
be given by Charlotte Srma.