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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
Some Foolish Talk perIded.

In normal times, there would be alb.
solutely no trouble in disposing Of the
state bonds, declared Governor Cam
eron Morrison on the eve of his de-
parture for New York city and other
financial centers where he and Treas
urer Lacy will seek placement of a
part of the bonds authorized by the
legislature North Cardinals credit Is
in fine shape, the Governor declared.
In fact, it is one of the few states in
the union which has liquid assets Of
sufficient amount to practically wipe
out the state debt. The state has a
bonded debt of about eleven million
dollars.
Over against this liability, the state
owns railroad property which, 1t is
estimated, will bring at least that
amount. 1t owns the controlling stock
in the road from Charlotte to Colds
boro and from Goldsboro to Morehead
City Conservative business men be-
lieve that the states stock in these
two roads would easily bring a suffi-
cient amount to wipe out the state
debt. Consequently, any talk about
the credit of the state being in a pre-
carious condition is foolish and abb
surd, in the opinion of the governor.
No other Southern state has such as
sets to Offset its bonded debt, and few
other states in the union can make
such a showing.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
Resolution of Each Local Community to
Insure Cooperation in Itself.


economic difficulties arising from the that will
doubt solve themselves with time, but infinite amount Of misery
could be saved had the spirit spontaneous cooperation
every community for reconstruction that had in
Government departments at least do something inspire
such renewed cooperation For instance have three four million
idle walking the Streets and the time short than
million homes railways far below their need equipment
power plants waterways and highways all far behind national
needs in normal commerce.
To apply this idle labor capital equipment Of the first
problems the country Its solution involves constructive action many
directions but among other things definite resolution of each local
muny insure cooperation itself In the building trades for in
stance g together" Of labor capital manufacturers and contractors
locality eliminate mspracces bring expense
Of housing would comprise the first step Of rcoverof unemployment
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
Kansas Industrial Court Has Respect
of Labor, Capital and Public
By GOV. HENRY j. ALLEN of Kansas

What the industrial court has done for Kansas will do for any
other state of the Union What designated accomplish
achieving namely the guaranteeing by government Of justice The
preme duty Of to safeguard the public That what the
industrial is doing Kansas The court year old
The court has the confidence and respect of labor capital and
the public large Industrial heads believe it. Labor particularly
conservative labor looks it for protection The public rests easier
knowing strikes be carried essential industries knowing that
will not be called pay the bill for all of industrial quare
because those quarrels are being wiped out
The last political elections indicated better than anything else how
the state whole regards the settlement Of industrial disputes court
Every man. matter what his political faith who for office
advocating the industrial court elected Every who
platform opposed the court defeated Legislators advocating the
elected from districts where the vote overwhelmingly labor
vote.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
Farmer-Labor Conference.

Washington, Especially Farm and
labor officials of North Carolina will
figure prominently in the farmer-labor
conference called to meet here April
1916, by the Peoples Reconstruction
league.
II. w. II. Stone Of Greensboro, pres
ident of the North Carolina Farmers
union; DR., J. NJ. Templeton, Of Cary,
vice president and W. l.. Bagwell, of
Raleigh, ecretary-treasurer will rep
resent their organization at the con-
ference.
The State Federation Of Labor is
also expected to send representatives.
w. +. Moody, of Raleigh, president Of
the federation, will probably attend
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
Record Sales Of Tobacco.

The North Carolina tobacco crop
made another record step with its
March sales made by the ia ware
houses that operated on 81 markets.
The total sales reported were 21,52S,-
1888 pounds, averaging s14.17 and
about $4,000 pounds not reported.
The seasons crop sold amounts to
cover 43O,OOO,OOO pounds, averaging
about 81 cents. This surpasses the
governments estimate by almost fifty
million pounds and is ten million
pounds more than was expected even
a month ago.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
DISCOUNTS SOUTH
CAROLINA FIGURES
NO NECESSITY TO PROLONG AN
ARGUMENT OVER FIGURES
IN THAT STATE.
JUDGE PELl CoNTEMPTuoUs
Long Drawn Out Speeches Before Cor
poraton Commission In Matter Of
Southern Power Company.
Raleigh.

Seven hours of speech.making be-
fore the corporation commission left
the Southern Power company just one
half the way through argument and
the responding mills only oneseventh
of the oral journoyng to final submis'
sion Of their protests.
w. S. O. B. Robinson made brilliant
four hour offensive for his client, and
Judge w. p. Bynum, Of Greensboro,
countered with three hours of oratory
that kept every one listening. The real
feature Of the days sitting was fur
nished by Judge George Pell.
1t happened just before the court
adjourned for lunch. Much had been
said about the tax valuations OF
Southern Power property in South
Carolina, Judge Crawford Biggs,
pounding on its remarkable variance
with the reproduction and cash value
figures fled by the petitioner.
Now we are not going to be hum
plugged by these South Carolina fig
ures,' Judge Pell said. "This commits
sion, since revaluaton went into ef'
feet, entertains something Of con-
tempt for South Carolina figures any
way. and don't see the necessity for
prolonging the argument about what
South Carolina has or hasn't DONE
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22

ognlzed as medicine and will cause
a scandal IL 1t Is permitted. Attention
was called to the petition signed by 104
Of the most noted physicians and
scientists against beer as a medicine
and filed with the judiciary committees
of house and senate.
'Power should be given to the CON-
missioner to concentrate liquors in
fewer warehouses to prevent theft and
Illegal Withdrawals. Liquors diverted
to beverage use should be made sub
ject to the prohibitiye tax, and each
offense should be subject to the tax"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
Negroes are Fighting Linney.

Washington, (SpeciaD j. ]. Far.
ris, postmaster of High Point, said be-
fore leaving for home that he intend
ed to resign his position with the gov
eminent not later than July l.
Negroes in North Carolina have sig
nified their intention of fling charges
against Frank Linney who is to be
the next district attorney for Western
North Carolina.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22

urged on congress by the national leg
islative committee of the prohibition
forces which has assembled here.
The committee held that the present
large liquor supply in America, ostensi-
bly, for non.beverage purposes, Is a
menace to law enforcement.
"Prohibition of beer as a medicine
was urged as necessary because Of Mr..
Palmer's beer opinion" Wayne b.
Wheeler, general counsel for the pro-
hlbition forces, said. ut was pointed
out that all but about ten states now
prohibit It, that 1t never has been rec
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22

No matter what other celebrations listed let part that day that
commentaries time when American citizenship became actually
the world be given noble welcome extended by the whole continuity
the boys and girls who have during the year and to the
fornon who have become citizens Both these groups should be in
cuded and recognized the time thus nensifyng the minds
of both the spiritual significance Of the occasion.
There should be procession and agfag of all the peoples in
cudd which should at the appropriate moment be bowed eoe the
Stars and Stripes there should be music for your feet to march by there
should words uttered the meaning Of citizenship this great
est of all dmocraces there should be proud welcome by dn
taries Of the community the of massed crowds OF rives
and the generation little Older the young who have fought for the
land should be there point the onward hand to the Americans
This is much than show and procession 1t is symbol
with all the tremendous significance that symbols have in human under
standing Of both the meaning and the continuity of America And
greater symbol could be country young people, our new
ctzensand perhaps older citizens lest forgan to create
this great new tradition Of Citizenship Day.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
Let Petroleum Stock Alone.

Insurance Commissioner Stacy W.
Wade issued warning to North Caro-
linians asking them ito let severely
alone" stock in the international Pet
roleum company of Texas, a concern
flooding the state with advertising
matter capitalizing the name Of Ro-
land F. Beasley. former commissioner
OF public welfare.
A particular appeal is made by the
company In its circular campaign to
Tar Heels through the Beasley pres
tige.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
ch,r,o,t. Gets S. s. Convention.

Charlotte gets the next amman
North Carolina Sunday School con-
yention, it was decided at session
here and the dates were fixed Tor
April II, 10 and 10, 1922 .
prominent speakers appeared al
the session, among them Dr. William
A Brown, of Chicago, who TAXED
about Some Secrets OF Sunday
School Success"
President Gilbert T, Stephenson OF
Winston. Salem, followed Mr.. Brown
with his annual address to the con-
vention.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
Reouisltion for Equipment.

Requisition papers for equipment
for the Hornets Nest infantry COM
pany of Charlotte have been sent to
Washington by Major Gordan Smith,
of the regular army, according to
word received by Captain Melvin
CALDWELL
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
Money Saved byExchange.

During the last year a farmers ex-
change in Beaufort County, N. c,
saved its members and the farmers
in the community between $4,000
and 100000.
A great growth in cooperative mar
keting and purchasing has been one OF
the outstanding results OF extension
work in the South. County agents,
assisted by marketing specialists,
through marketing demonstrations
and by instruction and advice have
aided local and county associations
of farmers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
~ Values a Different Thlnq.

Publication in The local morning pa
pers OF a story indicating failure of the
Southern Power company to furnish
the corporation commission with evil
dence of its tax valuation on propert#
in North Carolina drew from members
O, the commission the statement that
no such information had been de-
handed OF the petitioning power COM
pany or Its attorneys.
Members of the commission made
plain the distinction between taxi val.
ues ana raproductioE values.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
What Will the State do?

Washington, (SpeciaD.-An impor-
tant question here now is;
"Will North Carolina unite on a
man and hold the position that Judge
pritchard had or will they divide
forces and lose all hope of success?
Three men are urged for the place
former Judge William P. Bynum, OF
Greensboro; ]. ]. Britt, OF Asheviiie'
and Judge II. q. Conner, Of Wilson.
The promise is that Virginia VIII
got the lob. A very determined fight
will be put up for 1t by Virginia as
sisted by Delaware.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
s33, 900 for Education.

The Christian Education Movement
of the Southern Methodist, which Is
asking this year for $S3,OOO,oOO for
schools. colleges and universities OF
the South, cannot fail to succeed de-
clared the Rev. w. w. Peele, pastor
of the Edenton Street church. When
the people of the church eaten VI
sion of the needs of the Christian
schools and colleges, and God calls
the money will come in, said Mr.
Peele. The apportionment in the eau
cational movement for the North car
o,ina Methodist Conference is N'52z''
7OO
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
DEMAND AN ARID DRY LAW
Prohibition Forces Decide That Even
Beer as Medicine Must
Be Ruled Out.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. forbiddlng OF
hecr as a medicine, ban on liquor
lamentations for FIVE years, prohibition
az manufacture of all spirltuous llq-
uors until the present supply reaches
a level Of 100000 gallons, and central
station Of liquor warehouses will be
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
Younu People,s Conference.

Religious thinkers and leaders OF
national reputation will be among the
speakers at the conference of the
Presbyterian Young Peoples league
which will be held at Peace institute,
Raleigh, May 81 to June Z.
DR.. Charles R. Erdman, president OF
the Princeton Theological seminary,
heads the list of prominent speakers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
pormitory at Junaluska.

pormitory at Junaluska. -.
A large dormitory, containing about
An rooms. will he erected at Lake Jun
alaska. the convention and conference
gathering ground of the Southern
Methodists, by ]. B. Ivey of Charlotte
along with numbers of other improve
ments and engagements, according 10
announcement made in The Asheviile
Citizen. The item follows:
"A great season is expected az LAKE
Junaluska this summer py the South
ern Assembly, according to informa.
tion recently received by way OF
Waynesville.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
Fatalities Caused by Fire.

Nearly 800 people in North Carolina
met death last year by fire, the total
being barely below the record for the
previous year. In 1920 there we're Is
lives lost in confagrations, while 279
died from other burns. The total was
2s7. For 1919 there were "a lives lost
in CONGREGATIONS and 276 from other
burns. The total was S01, just four
more than for the last year.
The majority Of the deaths from
burns were children, resulting from
accidental catching fire.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
To Investigate Hazing Affair.

Judge Conner, in Wake county SUI
perior court, asked the grand jury 10
make a vigorous investigation into the
hazing episode at the North Carolina
State College of Agriculture and Engf
neering here several weeks ago,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
Is Parent Liable for Damage?

The liability of parent for damage
done by a minor child driving an au-
tomobile is an issue that should prop
erly be determined by jury, declares
the supreme court in an opinion hand
ed down reversing the action OF Judge
Finley in an order of non-suit entered
in the case of Tyree VS.. Tudor. com
ing up in Forsyth. The opinion Is
written by Chief Justice Walter Clark.
According to the prologue TO the
opinion. the Tudor boy. with the con-
sent of his father, took an automobile
belonging to the elder Tudor, ana car
ried the Tyree girl to dance at the
Country club in Winston-Salem. Re-
turning after midnight. and driving
at a speed Of 60 miles an hour, the
car collided with another, and was
hurled for some distance of the road
The young woman was killed almost
instantly. Chief Justice Clark holds
that the issue of damages snouid Dc
settled by jury.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
Kltchin Is Minority Leader.

Washington, (SpeciaD. - The ex-
pected happened when at the caucus
of the democrats of the house, Con.
gresham Claude Kitchin, of Scotland
Neck, was made the democratic
choice for speaker, and was again
chosen for place on the Ways and
Means committee, being the ranking
democratic member, and by virtue OF
this becoming the cinority boor
leader.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
To Create the Great New Tradition
of Citizenship Day on July 4.


am appealing to the 100000 club women Of
the General Federation of Womens Clubs to give ac-
tive and enthusiastic cooperation to plan OF our de-
partment of American citizenship--a plan definite,
concrete, deeply appealing and capable Of being made
tremendous agency for creating the spirit Of Amer
can citizenship, which is far greater thng than the
American voter or the American politician.
In every little town and hamlet, in every big city,
let the club women of this federation start move
ment to make the Fourth of July "Ctizenslip Day"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
New Sanitary Engineer.

The state board of health announc-
ed the appointment of George F. Cat
lett, of Wilmington, as assistant SAM
tary engineer
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Harding's international Policy
Seems TO Please All the
Republican Groups.
OUR RIGHTS SAFEGUAROED

Modified Knox Peace Resolution In
troduced-Democrats Fight Elmer.
oency Tariff BlIl-coIombian
Treaty Before the Senate
Efforts to Stop Great
British Strike.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22
Society Would Be Benefited by the
Repeal of All the Divorce Laws.
By A. ]. PEARSON, Cleveland Common Pleas Judge

have reached the conclusion that society would benefit by the
peal of all legislation permitting dissolution Of the bonds of matrmony
Much he evil Of the present day due the large numbers of divorced
who have been turned loose the community with the
resultant nmiea effect The ranks of criminals parasites are ber-
ally recruited from among the children Of divorced couples
If the good permits him to fool other
the good permits her to fool unsuecng
The that another divorce filed in short If the
parents m the children there any seldom get good
attention as they did before
More thought would given the business of marriage divorces
unobanabe Fewer unhappy marriages would result
Many persons marry today with the idea that the marriage does
prove acceptable the divorce stand ready cut the bonds
K Van Zand Commndern Chief United Confederate Veterans
The United Confederate Veterans heartily endorse the protest
the American Legion against every movement and pledge
themselves to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Legion in unfolding
American ideals and protecting country from every foe
Ketcham, Commander Chief Grand Army Of the Republic
The Grand Army Of the Republic its face like flint against all Won
Mach meetings whenever and wherever held Their expressions
repoac country the Grand Army that believes
try, one language and one fag.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22

ing to DR.. Julius Ruppel, chief of the
German financial delegation In Paris.
He says the time allowed Is altogether
too short for estimating the total
liabilities for PREPARATIONS. and that the
German experts have been forced to
rely on written statements that are
neither accurate nor adequate. A
Paris journal asserts that the sum to
be demanded by the allies will be be-
tween 80 and 80 billions OF dollars,
and that when Germany refuses to
accept the figures two classes Of
French reserves will be called to the
colors and the Ruhr basin occupied.
In that region are the most important
industrial plants and the largest coal
mines of western Germany.
All attempts to reach basis for
peace negotiations having failed, the
transport and rail workers Of Great
Britain were called out on strike FRI
day night in support of the third
element Of the triple alliance, the
miners 1t Is not certain at this writ
ing how general will be the response
to the order to quit work. The Lon
don Daily Mail had advices from sew
eral big rail centers to the effect that
there was little strike enthusiasm and
that there would be no complete stop
page of traffic. The railway men were
especially reluctant to join in the
strike and their leader. j. II. Thomas,
has been opposed to it all along. But
the miners insisted that the compact
Of the triple alliance be lived up to
and the rail workers were forced to
yield. Up to the last the government
continued to hope for peace. and on
Thursday night another conference
gave hope of reopening the negotia.
tons. The miners then seemed to be
changing their attitude somewhat.
OF the two main demands Of the
miners. one the national pooling OF
profits, has been declared utterly i'm
practicable by the government. The
other, the regulation Of wages on
national basis, was accepted by Lloyd
George and his colleagues. But the
miners insisted on all or nothing. Ac-
cording to a manifesto issued by their
federation, the miners are asked to
allow their methods of national nego.
tlatlon to be destroyed and to accept
a reduction in wages which would
bring them down in many districts to
far less than their pre-war standard
Of living.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22

An important step toward the re-
vival of industry In America was made
last week when the United States
Steel corporation announced new
price list showing lower prices for
steel. The cut ranges from $3.50 to
50 a ton, and the price Of tin plate
also was reduced S15 a ton. The de-
creases are confined to certain prod
ucts and, according to builders and
architects, aresnot In themselves suf-
ficient to revive the building industry;
but the cut does remove uncertainty
and establish q general stabilized price
level for steel and experts In the trade
say 1t should stimulate industry. The
first concrete result was the announce
ment by the International Harvester
company of straight 10 per cent re-
duction on Its products in which steel
is the principal raw product used.
Secretary Of Labor Davis in an ad-
dress In Chicago made his first public
statement of his attitude toward la.
Dor and capital. He called for fair
deal for capital, decent living wage
for labor, larger profits for farmers
through lower rai-shlpping rates, and
the settlement of all industrial dis
putes through conferences between
employees. He warned labor that II
1t is to take a share in the policies Of
the nation II also must share the ma
tional responsibilities, declaring 1t was
up to labor to see that transportation
conditions were such that the farmer
could make a fair profit.
The federal railway labor board has
Issued an order that clears up the
transportation situation, or should do
SO speedily. Briefly, 1t terminates the
national working agreements on July
/ meanwhile conferences between the
carriers and the workers are ordered,
to settle the controversies over work
ing rules as far as possible; on July
l, the board will promulgate "just and
reasonable rules for classes Of en-
ployees regarding whom rules have not
been reached by agreement. Both
sides are urged to act as quickly as
possible.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-04-22

Germany will refuse to accept the
indemnity figures of the allies when
they are presented on May l, accord