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ROANOKE RAPIDS HERALD. ROANOKE RAPIDS. N. C. SPEED! TRIAL FOR k w 0F TEfiSE mm DEPORTATION OF S300'0W33 15 ?:iL!-lt LEADERS ARE SH1FPER SOMM SHOCKS A FEW APPLICANTS FOR TEACHER JOBS u GENERAL GONZALES DEPOSED OFFICIAL COUPLETE ACCORD No Oficiail Communication Enceot An Informal Meet ng Between Prenver i Lloyd Ceorge ana Dr. Simons. These Loans Are Made For Purpose of Making Necessary Repairs and Purchase of Rolling Stock. A Package of Liquor Shipped threcgf the Postoffice by Insured Mail, Gets Shipper Into Trouble. in Recent Abortive Revolutcn in Mexico is Bad S tuation. in DISCOVERED 13 KIDLW, Friends of Unfortunate Man Have Entered Strong Protest Against Solitary Confinement for Him. Mexico City. General Pablo Con isles, former candidate for (he Pres idency ami alleged loader of the abortive revolution in the state of Nuevo Leon, whose capture was re ported, will be placed on trial im mediately, according to official an nouncement. The government b i appointed Generals Francisco Co is jf iu!ti!lo. Enrique Kstruli of Y..u lecas ami Joaquin Annuo o Toireo.i iu members t-f the court, Gom-ral Gonzales' vi'.i i--.i imuts wtr Jitcovered, but he resisted arrest rlainiing those who sought to appre hend liim did not carry warrants for their action. The house where he was lodging was watched ail nigh,, officials in the meantime securing a wairant to take h.ai i-ito custody. Suspicion on the part of the govern ment authorities was aroused by Gen eral Gonzales' refual to publicly de nounce the uprising led by sever?! military leaders in Xuevo Leon, til general claiming the rebellious chiefs were hi spersotial friends. A distatcb, to The Heraldo says that supporters of General Gonzales protest against the government holding him in soli tary confinement, and claim this la in violation of the provisions of the con-1 stitution of 1907. Twenty-Two Brigadiers and Seven Major Generals Are Appointed. Washington. Appointment by the president of seven major generals and 22 brigadier generals under the new army reorganization bill was announc ed by the war department. Harding Says Third Party is Not Dangerous Menace to Republicans Allsged Leader . il.-nt of tiie Rainbow Vet - an A-soci.i- Marion. Ohio.-Contidence that thc':iml at fir' mm,tm third party movement will make n,, serious Inroads on republican strength Fresident Wilson Sends Fraternal was expressed by Senator Harding, , Message to President of France. the republican candidate for presi- (lent. Railroads of the Country Are Warned Not to Confiscate Coal Washington. Railroads of the coun try were warned by the Interstate. Commerce. Commission to refrain from confiscating coal consigned to govern-j ment departments and to common car- riers and to other public utilities. Widow and Twin Daughters Star as Principals in Triple Wedding. Valparaiso. Ind. A triple wedding in which a mother and her twin daugh ters took part.- was solemnized hero. Mrs. Lillian Zane w as married t John Hlvely. while her children, Cora ami Nora, became brides of William Baker and Harrv Frier, respociivtjiv. One Coal Miner in Pennsylvania Makes $282.43 in Two Weeks' Work. Pittsburg. Coal miners In Western Pennsylvania ensaged in a contest .as to who would make t'n highest two weeks' wage Frank i-liitner, a cutter pt Burgettstown, won. His pay lor .the two weeks was $ilS2.43. Population of the United States Will Be Announced September 1. ; Washington. The total population of the United States will be announc ed about September 1. according to a statement given out by Dr. Joseph A. iHill, chief statistician of the census in 'bureau. He said that during tiie in tervening period population figures lor all the towns, cities, counties and states in the country will bo public. made Governor Cox Talks Suffrage With a Delegation From Woman's Party. Columbus, Ohio. Governor Cox met a delegation from the national woman's party, headed by Miss Alice j Paul, which urged him to use his i innueuce 10 nave leimossee iaiiiy:tial nominees to accept his view that 1 Itl.e federal suffrage amendment In time to permit women to vote at the the dominant campaign issue. The all-day and night session chose Par ;N'ovemher election. Plans were being president's one concern, the senator; ley Parker Christensen. Salt Lake tieve.opeu uy u.h (.ominous cuamner ; slu,i, i8 tne "vindication or nis ror- City attorney, and Max S. Hayes, ) monstrations. Although they permit iof commerce to entertain members i Pgn policy" and he insists upon "hie Cleveland labor leader, as Ms Dresi-i ted n-.t.ftinBs In more rilnhint nnrla nf !f the democratic national committee nee, willed will meet here. Another Sharp Earthquake 9hock 1 Felt at Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles. Calif. A sha (uake shock was felt here. p earth A quick purvey showed no damage byt the j "i"? as uiiinueieu uy apparent, porcn a listening post,- Governor cox. i trom congestion caused by an unex iriomoralization of the telephone ser-jthe democratic nominee, issued a pec-ted strike ut Wl street car elec Vice through frightened telephone op-! statement replying to Senator Hard- j trieian .whv.-h ss-riously crippled the erators deserting tholr switchboards. 1 rrne snocK was more severe ttian any ; felt here recently except that of the; eight of June 21, when considerable damage was done at Inglewood and in southwest Los Angeles. floosevelt Goes Back to His Work In Navy Department at Washington. ' "Washington. Franklin D. Roose velt, assistant secretary of the navy, land democratic presidential nominee, arrived in Washington from his home in New York He went direct to his (Office at the navy department and Immediately set to work to clear his desk ' of the mass of letters and de tails that had accumulated during his absence at tile San Francisco con tention. Mr. Roosevelt relieved Ad aire! Coout ) t 'i . ... 1 , Ciuuuilng' to inaugurate In oruer 10 ; Spa. Belgium Tilt- American gov- ; eminent win b? assed ly the sa 'preme council to join in the oecupa ; ti.ia of the Ruhr unless the Gor ! mans acede to the demand lor iiw ,iiei to:is of coal monthly. Ali (It-Mils have been arranged for ;he movement of rruops. i The German de egation will be r I quest, d to meet the allies .1:1 J will be asked if they will g.ve 2.wP.iei tons, if t hey reply in the negative. :hey wiN ho informed that the Ruhr will he occupied. This was a (lav of tense emotions: anions the dolomites to the confer er.ee. though outwardly all was taiiii The day passe. 1 without official civ:. munu ation between l!:e Germans and i allies except for an informal meeC-ij between Premier l.ioyd George and Di. i'iim-ns. tiie German foreign sectv tar. Berlin Dispatch Says Hun Hang-nen Have Struck for Higher Wages. London have gor.t The hangmen of Gen on strike for m.-f ; a lior'in dispatch t uinv used the man wanes, s.tvs Kx huugo T ne wspa pers. aph. (1'iotiiig Got Earlier Reports Are Confirmed of Overthrow of Bolivian Government. Santiago, Chile. Confirmation of reports of the overthrow of the Boliv ian, government was received by the Chilean foreign office in a dispatch from La Paz. i Unknown Man Fires on Hindenburg With Revolver, Misses and Flees.! Berlin. An unidentified man br.-l.p into Field Marshal Von Hindenburg's house and fired at the field marshal The bullet missed its mark and tiie man escaped. Iowa Man is Elected President of The Rainbow Veterans Association. Birmingham. Ala Colonel Matthew A. Tinier, of Council Blutfs. Iowa. . otliiiiandi r of the Itith Iowa regiment in tile world war, was elected presi- Washington. Confi'lence ;!'.at the (lies which bind tne American and i From 11 people "in fraternal affection and estvni are in. lest ..notable and will i abide forever." is expressed by presi dent Wilson in a Hast tie I lav message sent to President De-adiauel. of France. " " Villa Makes Restoration of Old Constitution a Vital Condition. ' San Antonio. Texas, the constitution of -Re It eration of and the .looiir P.H7. iirinc anient i!t 1 ae constduu-t which is now in force. 1 pal denia ml comaim d in a n of tin !)V i Franc de la 11, reached so 1 Villas innn;t"sto to tiie eri.i government, wuieh has iei'e f.om '".la's cair.p. Because cf H. C. L, the Memphis Fire Department Quit The.r Job. Memphis. Ass-r inn inability meet tiie present cost of iivlnc un ider the prevalent scale of wages the en tire membership of the M-mp'nhis lire denai'tnietit with the ex -'ption of chief, as-istant chiefs, telephone oner ators and machinists presented their resignations. Senator Simmons Enthusiastic Over Fall Election Prospects. Washington r-Penu tor here at'endum to some h.mmons is departmental tiiat'ors. A month ri the farm and -it New Bern has put him In fine shape. Mr. S.mmons is enthusiastic over in all sections of the belt, benefitting the democratic party prospect for generally from moderate tempera 'victory in November. He iias analyz- tures and some moisture, the depart ed the situation and finds that the re- ment ol argiculture reported. publicans have lost anil the demo- .-rats gained ground within the last, six weeks. ; Harding Charges That Wilson Forced Cox to Accept His Views. Marion, Ohio. Senator Harding charged in a recent statement that ! President Wilson had forced the Dem-! ncratio presidential and vice presiden- i the league of nations should become . issue, regardless of costs or conse- ; I ((iieucto. Cox Says Harding's Front Porch Has Been Made a Listening Post. Columbus. Ohio. Charging that! Chicago A 14. -ear-old girl was j Smator Harding, the republican pres-ikilied and probably iiO persons injur- i idential nominee, had made his "front ing's that the Wilson administration had saddled the league of nations upon him as the chief campaign issue. Governor Cox's statement said his campaign would be dedicated to the task of "bringing peace with honor." Quarantine is to Be Established Against Texas Pink Cotton Weevil. Washington. Establishment of a federal quarantine against interstate shipment of cotton from sections of Louisiana and Taxas, infected by the pink boll worm, will be effected, it was announced at a conference of cotton growers and state officials with the federal horticultural board. Chairman Marlett of the board, said the final draft of the quarantine order vrould be ready In ten days or two weeks. j Dy vtopeny uispoamg 01 Scouo6c muu BOLIVIAN EX-PRESIDENT AN 0 HIS MINISTERS ARE SENT OUT OF COUNTRY TIM Previous to His Deportation Presi dent Gutrru Had Been a Refugee in the American Legation. i j ! Washington Jose . Guorra. de pos'd president of Ho'.iv.a. with a number of his iniuisters and other ' otfaia'.s ef tlio overthrown govern ment, woie deported by the 11 e v re-i time, the sta'e department was in- j formed t!i the rirst dispatch from the 1 Ainoruan ligation at La 1'aj since the revolution. The dispatch reported that W Du v.i! Hrown. American consul at La Paz. Anient an Traiie Commissioner Sohurts and oilier representatives of the d.plomalii' and consular corps at i tiie lio'.ivian capital, hud o'ft the 1 ity with tiie former president. IVparture of the American consul and trade commissioner and of other diplomatic and consular officials with Gurerra was not explained in the cab legram, but offi' nils here said they undoubtedly escorted the former pres ide!. t from the country to see that he came to no harm Previous to his deportation Guer ra had been a refugee in the Amer ican legation. Prominent Planter of Nicaragua Has Been Nominated President. Managua, NicaraguaJose Estaban Gonzales, of Diramba. was nominated f,r tiie presidency of Nicaragua by the coalition party Senor Gousales .is a prominent coffee planter and ex- . porter. Alaskan Flying Expedition Leaves Long Island on 9.000 Mile Trip. 1 Minoela. N. Y. Four army aero planes, comprising the Alaskan flying expedition, left Mitohel field. Long N'liiid. on a H.oiiil mile round trip iu'iit to Nome. A!aka one of the longest air trips ever at'empted in the western hemisphere. Miss Helen Taft, the Daughter of Former President, is Married. Montreal Miss Helen Taft. (laugh- ; that they have prolonged their treaty tor of former President William How-1 alliance for a year, according to the avd Taft. was married at Murray Day, ' Daily Mail, at the same time point to Frederick Johnson Manning. in-!jng 0ut that the terms of the treaty structor in history at Yale University, j are in accord wih the principles of j . j the league. Would Make Moore Chairman of ! Democratic National Committee. Columbus, Ohio Treasure is being used by political friends of Governor Cox on K. 1 1 . Monro, the governor's pre-cotiventiou campaign manager, to have him ai cept the chairmanship of tiie democratic national committee and assume active management of the national campaign. Chile Hss Called to the Colors Military Classes of 1915 to 1919. Santiago. Cb ile.- Chile has called to the colors the military classes of 1H15 t ll'l!. iui'liis.ve, of tho four northern provimes of the country. It is understood this action was taken in view of the international situation aiisiiig In connection with the Boli vian revolution. Information received here indicates the call involves about lil.uuii men. Cotton Making Favorable Progress Throughout All Sections of Belt. Washington. Cotton made favor able progress during the past wae.k Excellent progress wa reported from North ( imur.. and a fair giKid advance from Sou'h Carolina. The New Farmer-Labor Party Now Has Its Candidate for President Chicago. The Farmer-Labor party,! born of a fusion of numerous political : groups, now has a platform and haa its new candidates In the field for the coming election. Its work wa com- pleted when its convention, after an dontial and vice-presidential nomi tieCS, feon.wf j vpIv One Dead Girl and Many Injured is Result of Unexpected Strike. ed in automobile accidents resulting ; transportation linis of the city. 2f.es gir. riled wi.ea a mote: truck carrying 40 persons to work crashed into a telegraph pole. Union officials said the Btrike would effect 3,000 workers. Heavy Reward Offered For Head of Party Impersonating Late Czar. London. The soviet government Is offering a reward of 2,000,000 rubles for the head of a man claiming to be Czar Nicholas of Russia, according to Information received by the Jewish Correspondence Bureau. The advices Bay the claimant, wb. is In Siberia, has raised a consider able' following. In accounting for his escape from the bands of the bolshe vik!, he asserts H was a servant lra-pea-gonating the czar who was killed, 1 - - " Washington New loans to the railways cf the country am v.intiug to !:.''--. L'To were approved by the in terstate commerce commission, mak ing an aggregate of J2.et.73 so far certified to the secretary of the treas ury for payment out of the i.'.oa.O'iii, i'imI revolving fun J provided by tho transportation jt. The Carolina. Clin.-nneld & Ohio railway was granted 1 loan of $2 O.M.. 000. to assist it la t.nancing "imm"- j diately pressing in itu: itie.-.." the com miision announced. a idng that 1 ' heavy ciial tonnage was carried by j the road. The Illinois Central railroad is to , receive a loan of $1. all. To'1 for the purrhav of rolling slock, including I Loon refrigerator cars. The Atchison. Topek.i & Santa Fe j railway is loaned $Y4'.i3,iio0 for the purchase of equipment ir.clud.ng I.Jii'.' j refrigerator cars. I Loans of $4.4 n;..".2.'! to the Chicago. Huriiiigtoii & timncy railway and $-.1:1.400 t tiie Salt Lake & I'tah railroad also a pproved Mexican Government Troops Have Dispersed Revolutionary Forces. Mexico City. General Jesus Gun jardo.a leader of an insurrection in the I.aguna region, has been defeated by federal troops and is flt'oing, hav ing been abandoned by most of his men. Brigadier General Pablo Gon zalez, another rebel leader, has been defeated. Bandits In the Ukraine District Rob Relief Workers of $400,000. New York. Dr. , Israel Friedlander and Dr. Bernard Cantor of New York. Jewish relief workers who were kill ed by bandits In the Ukraine on July are believed to have had about $400. OOn In American money upon them when they were attacked. Demonstration of Honor is to be Given Huerta by Mexican Workers. ! Mex t City. Workmen to the num 'her ofjhflOO will participate in a ! demonst.utidn in honor of Provisional President de la Jluerta. on July 115, it was announced. The workers v'U thank the president for his attitude on labor questions. Treaty Alliance Between Japan and England Prolonged One Year. London. Great Britain and Japan have notified the league of nations Steamer Costing $200,000 Per Day Now Held in Quarantine in Boston. Boston. The White Star liner Cretic has been held in quarantine, because the crew refuse to be washed. The detention involves l.f.43 steerage passengers and is costing the com pany about $200,0(10 a day. First- lass passengers were allowed to land without bathing. SQ 710 niVl firm ! Cnnt Anniillu by People of U. S. For Luxuries. Washington. An average of J'i.Tlo. non.flcO is snent annually bv the peo ple of the United States for "luxur- iff," according to a statement bv Miss Kdith Strauss, head of the women's 1 activities division of the Department! of Justice high cost of living cam paign. Only 18 Countries Participate In 8h'I Owners' Association and the Ma Athletic Event in the Olympiad, i ": I'Keers' Benefit Association I agreed at a conference here to extend Antwerp Kntrv lists for the ath- ! or an additional period of ninety jlrtic events in the Olympiad show : days the present wage scale and work j only IS countries will' participate. I Ing conditions for the Atlantic and ! Acceptances, however, were recelred ! Oulf coasts. from several others. The nations listed for the athletic contests are Canada. Chile, Egypt, Denmark. Spain, the United States. Finland j.Kngland. Greece, Holland. Italy, Lux- eniburg, Poland, South Africa, Swe- den, Czecho-SIovakia and Esthonla. Universal Suffrage Was Signally Defeated by Japanese Parliament. Tokio Universal suffrage was de- fated in the lower house of narlia- ment when a resolution providing for it, introduced by the opposition, wa? rejected bv a vote of 155 to 283. While the measure was being de baled immense crowds assembled In nearby parks and held pro-suffrage de- the city, the police refused to allow peehmHkin near the diet bulldlnjt. English Trades Unions Vote Down Proposition Affecting Ireland. London The proposal to employ direct ait ion if neecssarv to force the government to W ithdraw Its troop from Ireland and ,cease manufacturing munitions for use In Ireland and Rus sia, was defeated In the special trades union congress called to consider la bor's attitude on the Irish question. Eight hundred delegate were pres ent, representing 5.000,000 workers. The resolution was defeated by a ma jority of 716.000 votes. Eight Million Bottles Champaigns to Be Auctioned Off at Rheims. Paris. Eight million bottles of champagne will be among the items on the list of commodities to be plac ed on sale, when the sequestered property of Baron Walter de Mumm will be auctioned off. This property was seized In 1915 subsequent to the baron's resumption of German citizen ship when the war began. The number of bottles in the bar on's cellars, was greatly diminished during the war. , WILSON, COX AND ROOSEVELT HOLD LONG CONFERENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. FOHSIL STATEMENTS ISSUED Msde No Reference to he Recently Published Reports That Cox and Wilson "Are Far Apart." Washington . Complete agreement on the league of nations question and unity in llieir party's cause was declared by President Wilson and Governor Cox. of Ohio, dtmocratic presidential candidate, after a con ference at the White ILuse. Meeting for the first time since the San Francisco convention, the Presi dent and the governor, together wi"i Franklin P. Roosevelt the vice nresi. I I dential nominee, sivnt an hour ills - i eussing (he league and other ram. paign issues. All three afterward is - sued formal statements voicing sol- idaritv of unrtiits.w V.m., n-i,lA no I reference to recently published re ports that the chief executive and the presidential candidate "were far apart" on the league issue. The President declared that h and Governor Cox were at one with re gard to the one great Issue of tho league of nations, and that the nom inee is ready to be the champion of the honor of the nation and the se cure peace of the world. The party"? choice, the president added "will have the vigorous support of an ab solutely united party and, I am con fident, also of an absolutely united nation." Youngest Son of Ex-Kalser Has Committed Suicide at Potsdam, Berlin. Prince Joachim of Jlohen. zollern. youngest son of former Km peror William, committed suicide in Patsdiim. Joachim is believed to have been in. financial straits, divorced. He recently was New Government cf Mexico Has Been Recognized by Venezuela Mexico City Venezuela has reoog. ! nlzed the new government of Mexico, it was stated ;it the foreign office. Warrants Are Issued on 35 Coal Companies in West Virginia Charleston, W Va. Thirty-five conl companies and their chief officers, all of southern West Virginia, were nam ed in warants issued in connection "with the coal price Investigation con ducted during the past two weeks by government authorities. Peach Crop of Georgia Expected to Fall Far Below Expectations. I ! Washington, The Georgia ,,,.t i 1 111 1 icrop Is expected to fall far below ear lier expectations, according to the weekly market report of the bureau of markets. Lateness of the season and the presence of much defective fruit oumy pacKing 01 reirigeraioi-; cars were given as reasons 101 me smaller output. Tho report estimated the North Carolina yield at from 400 ,0 MO cars, Present Railroad Wage Scale Has Been Extended For Ninety Days, Xew York. Representatives of the j p(1 knoll a few hundred yards north Shipping Board, the American Steam- past of 0rove pav nn. Tho time extension, it was nnnounc- ed, was necessitated by the insistence of the shipping men and the owners that "In view of the impending keen competition with foreign ships, no in crease in wages or In overtime rate was possible at this time." If Turks Fail to Enforce Treaty ' They May Be Expelled From Europe. London. The allied reply to Tur key's protest is couched In the blunt est language, and says: "If the Turkish government re fuses to sign the peace, bUU more, If It finds Itself unable to re-establish Its authority In Anatolia or give ef. feet to the treaty, the allies, in ac rordance with the terms of the treaty, may be driven to roconsldor this ar rangement by ejecting the Turks from Europe once and for all." Harding Has Given His Speech of Acceptance Final Polishing Off. Marion, O. Senator Harding pave this speech of acceptance its final po. "Ishing and then prepared for a day of complete rest from the arduous task I tit a composition which has occupied ills attention almost exclusively for a week. Since he began work on his address, he has been out of doors scarcely at all, and the confinement has tried his nerves and taken awaj 'als coat of golf-links tan. Prohibition Question Is the On Source of Trouble to Governor Cox. Washington. The prohibition ques tion is the one source of trouble to Governor Cox, democratic nominee for President, In the view of his friends In Ohio. Though a teototalar himself, be has always been looked upon as liberal in bis views as to legislation restricting the use of in toxlcatlng liquors. But he has never been called upon to take official act ion that would locate htm definitely a to thl autiac. Asheville. Not content with mere ly violating the federal law by shii ping whiskey through the mails. Turn ar Larkeii, employed at a lumber cau,p at Sunburst, Haywood county, placed his return address on the pack age, then requested that the govern ment insure the parcel. This was doue, but Larkea overlooked the fact that his hot watar bottle ia which he was shipping the liquor to a friend from Lenoir to Baden might break. 1 He was uot prepared for the shock he .received when government oflicers arrested him. At a preliminary bearing held at Waynesville, attended by Deputy Mar shall J. P. Gardner, probable cause was found, and the defendant was bound over to the next term of fed eral court, which will be held in Ashe ville. The most startling point of the whola story is that Larken put in a claim to the postofilce department j wh('n friend role him that ',il' receive the- whiskt-y. he It j waj WI"'n l:,ls ( l:llm ciin"' '" tMal U1B ', Vffll'ers Bl Wls'' ulul located Larken. Charlotte Paul Newsome. a youttfi man of the Marshvillo neighborhood, ; having taught for several years. That fell from a third story window at the ; f;u.t j,. referred to by school official Y. M. C. A. and received such Injuries ! ad convincing proof that vary few that he died just before he reached mt. ani women are offering their the Presbyterian hospital to which ! services as teachers, claiming that place he was rushed. j t lie y receive higher compensation in 1 i other lines of work. Winston-Salem William T. Ritter, j An examination of colored teachers assistant secretary of the Chamber of i who desire to teach in the negro Commerce at New Orleans, will be- schools of Mecklenburg county, waa come secretary of the Winston-Salem begun in Myers street school building Board of Trade. He has had ten Very few applicants, it li &aid, have year's experience in this line of work. ; applied there. Concord. Robert H. Bost of this place was instantly killed and eight ! population of Mecklenburg county, other persons were badly Injured North Carolina, was announced as when the automobile in which they 80,605 by the census bureau, an in were riding overturned when round-! ceruse since 1910 of 13,604 or 20.4 per ing a curve at Mint Hill, near here. cent. In the accident Bost suffered a brok- j Tho population of the city of Char ea neck. I lotte was announced as 46.33S, the , i census bureau's revision of figures T.nnMr rr:tnt TTpmlripV-s l nroba- j i,iy fatally shot and Wylie Harper, a negro, is dead as the result of a shoot- ing which took place throe miles from here betw--u Hendricks and hit. father. .Dock Hendricks, on one side, mnl U'vlio iiml nave Harner. negroes brothers, on the other. Greensboro. Members of the Guil ford county farmer's union, meeting here, devoted the most of the session to a denunciation of the revaluation of property law. President R. W. H. Stone, president of the state farmers 1 ' ... union, told the Guilford tillers or tne soil thaht "the real tax law will not injuries received in an accmem. be written until the legUhVi.:.) jf the truck. He and two other mem 1921 meets." . hers of the company were thrown vlo- lently t othe pavement as the truck Monroe. The Monroe Chamber of ; i'omn orce telegraphed to Governor 'Cox, democratic nominee for Presi dent for nvuuident nrelnc him to ac- t-ept the Invitation to address the big road mass meeting at Raleigh, Au - gust 10. Two or more special cars hh l.. .nz-nreil to carrv the Union county delegation, and a brass band i being $5,000. This has been ft toll will be taken to furnish marchhing : bridge, belonging to ft private corp muslc for the parade. i oration, and is un important lick in Asnevilie. Aiinouncemeni is miu that Fred L. Seely, proprietor of Grove Park inn will establish a chil dren's hospital for cripples to wtncti will be welcomed bil whHe crippled children from any section of the coun try. The hospital will be open with 30 beds and wiil be located on a wood- Hickory Bailey Patrick and Don- j aid Shuford, two overseas men, had tho unusual privilege of taking their first degree In Masonry with their fathers sitting in the east and wtft chairs. Both J. H. PatrlcK and J. W. Shuford are past masters of Hickory Indue No. 343 A. F. and A. M. and enhusiastic Masom, and members who attended the special communica tion Bay that the work was unusually good. Fayettevllle on Her Metal Fayetteville. "Twenty thousand by 1921," is Fayetteville's new slogan expressive of a plan inaugurated by the municipal government to extend Uiecity limits in theree idrections, taking in an estimated number of 10, 000 of more people. The proposed extension will give to Fayetteville more than trtj.ee times the area It now contains. Except for an extension taking In part of Haymount in 1907, the corpcr- ate limits of Fayetteville have never been extended. Gathering of Newspaper Men. Asheville. Asheville is preparing to entertain the greatest newspapmr gathering ever held in the South, this month, when the Southern News paper PuLlishe.-s' Association, the the Southern division of the Assoclat- ed Press, the Southern Farm Pub- Ushers' Association, the Southern council of tithe A. A. A. A., the North Carolina Press Association, the South em Trade Journals and perhaps a few more, meet at Grove Park Inn. The sessions are to start July 21 and continue for a week. Charlotte's Mayor In fight Charlotte Mayor Frank McNlncl has gone to Raleigh to attend a meet ing of the mayors of four North Caro lina cltiesIn which proposals for In creased gas rates have been made. The cities besides Charlotte are Ra, lelgh, Winston-Salem and Durham. Mayor McNinch has made it knows that he will oppose the plan of the Southern Public Utilities Company to increase the rate here from $1.35 to $2 per 1,000 cubic feet. He said he believed the increase too great when compared with poor service. ONLY ONE OF THOSE APPLY ING IS INEXPERIENCED IN THE WORK DESIRED IS POORLY PI FH0FESSION Many Claim they are Receiving more Compeiit-ticn in Other Lines of Endeavor "Jhan in Teaching Charlotte. Seventeen white teach ers reported here to take the atato txamiuation, ut tue Alexander Gra ham high school and which will bo completed In the office of County Superintendent of Schools J. 41. 4Ut tuews. Of the 17 applicants here 13 uro I taking proiessionat niit v.o..e j tions for the renewal of credits, 'while the other two are taking tho entire examination for original cred , Its. Only one of the 17 is an inex;' I mncod teacher; in other words, she is the only one that has not taught ! ia the public schools, the other IS Washing-ton, (Special). The 1920 adding 20 persons to the preliminary nUIts- j ; Statesville. Statesvllle is to have ' an afternoon daily. For some time , Pegram A. Bryant, publisher of Th Landmark, has been considering the . . .t.l:..l,(., fl.ilv nnU't- matter 01 esiai'ii-ouns a ...... paper here and he now has practi cally completed his plans for starting: up the enterprise on tho first of August. Winston-Salem. D- L. BeavlB, a member of Fire Company No. 1, (lied .-.i 1 . .!.,! ,.m at the City Memorial uu..tt skidded in passing an automobile mat was meeting the firemen. Weldon At the meeting of the 1 commissioners of Halifax county ior , July, they voted to purchase th j street bridge across 'ae iuiujum. i or at Roanoke Rapids, tne price iuu the State highway. It wiU be turned over to the county on September 1st and will then be free for all. Asheville Seven white prisoners. ' nil charged with crimes of a serious nature, including one pi isouei was being held here for safe keeping until the date for his electrocution for having committed a double mur der ia Macon county escaped from the Buncombe county jail by sawing through the iron bars of their cell and those ot the jail window. Boone. A son of Flnley Crags, living near Grandfather mountain, was acciclently killed while in the woods chopping wood. The boy was using a double-bladed axe and stuck it in a log and started to climb upon tho ir,tr hut his foot slinolng he fell j on th(j whu.h 9ank 1nlo nU b(Kiy causing an ugly wound from which he bled to death before aid could bo administered. Farmers Inspect Dairy Farms Hickory. Three Rutherfordton county banks, two of them branches of the Forest City Farmers Bank and Trust company, brought the second largest delegation of farmers to Ca tawba county that ever inspected dairy farms and the creamery. In the company were 235 farmers of Rutlierfordton and Cleveland coun ties. C. C. Proffett, who manages the farm service department of the For ont Citv Bank, headed the party wn!ph wag hghy gratified and enter- tained. Water Again turned On Charlotte. Arrangement was made by which Lakewood, Park, the Eliza blth mills nn engineering company and other patrons along tho water line to Camp Greene may secure water at the regular flat rata, plus 26 per cent. Since the moving of the camp, the price of the service has been guar anteed by the Camp Greene Invest ment company, but this company noti fied the city commissioners that It would no longer be responsible and the water was cut off. Improvements at Raleigh Raleigh. John Bray, new commis sioner of public works, is mapping out elaborate plans for street im provements and the city will shortly advertise bonds for the connecting up of the city's streets with the new Gar ner Highway. Whether those bonds aresaleable or not remains to be seen. The start that has already been made looking toward economy is pro m.ding even In face of the outlook, The defict, staggering enough when Southern division ot the Asiocfa has been slowed op.
Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.)
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