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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
Cotton Seed Report for Five Months

Washington. The cottonseed and
cottonseed products report for the
five.months' period, August l to De-
cember 81, announced by the census
board, shows;
Cottonseed crushed 1,99S441 tons,
compared with 2.04O,54l tons for the
same period a year ago. on hand at
mills December 31st, 6lS,173 tons com.
pared with 596S44 tons.
Crude oil products Gil ,412,655 lbs,
compared with 643,33l, and on hand
1OO,167,166 lbs, compared with 1885,
0SS,S44.
Refined oil produced 461 ,4SS.151 lbs,
compared with 4459263O5, and on
hand 2577O3 lbs. compared with ga
3SS.5O2
Cake and meal products 9O0,454 tons
compared with S97,7SS, and on hand
257, 4SS tons compared with 244,1SS.
Lintters produced 262,559 bales com
pared with 24497O and on hand 49,
$50 bales, compared with 252,O2S.
Exports were:
Oil 45,O16.2S6 pounds compared with
79.S00S17,
Cake and meal 152,3SS tons compar
ed with 106,O27
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
1mo More Resolutions Adopted

Washington,-Two more American
resolutions base don the principle OF
open diplomacy and an open door OF
commercial opportunity in China were
adopted by the far eastern committee
of the Washington conference.
The proposal for showdown OF
all international agreements affecting
Chinas interests presented Thursday
by Secretary Hughes, was given com
mittee approval only after it had been
freighted with upwards Of score OF
amendments, but American spoKes
men insisted that its meaning had not
been materially changed.
Under a supplemental declaration
proposed by Elihu Root and accepted
with little debate, the powers agree
not to support in the future any en-
gagements entered into by their ma
tons designed to create specia
spheres Of influence Of exclusive op
portunities within Chinese territory.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
WANT FARMER ON BOARD
THE AGRICULTURAL BLOC is
SUCCESSFUL IN THE ANCIENT
FIGHT IN CONGRESS.
Original Contention Of the Farmers
Is That They Have Not Been Given
Fair Treatment by the Board.

Washington. President Harding
has assured the agricultural bloc that
h. intends to appoint farmer to the
Federal Reserve Board. Senators
Kellogg of Minnesota and Kenyon OF
Iowa, who discussed with the Pres-
dent the proposals pending in con.
fress whereby the chief executive
would be required to appoint farmer
gave the impression as they left the
White House that they would persuade
their colleagues in the senate to
abandon the project.
The basis of the compromise, II in
deed the concession of the White
House to the agricultural bloc can be
so described, is simply that the exc
cutive will do what the agricultural
bloc wants but the latter will on its
part give up the idea of actually
specifying by statute what the Presi'
dent shall do in the way of future
appointments,
On the surface this has seemed to
be a controversy between a powerful
group in congress which appears de-
sirous of usurping the domain of the
executive, but the meaning of the
movement lies far deeper than that
and is significant Of one tendency OF
reconstruction which affects not mere
4 " the farmers of the west but the
bankers and manufacturers OF the
cast. The farmers feel-and their at.
titude is completely reflected in the
aggressive position taken by senators
| from agricultural states = that the
Federal Reserve Board was unduly
severe on the farmer during the de-
flation period which began nearly two
years ago. The banks OF the nation
were advised not to loan money on
declining markets The farmer was
caught in the maelstrom Of rulings
and advice by the Federal Reserve
System On its part the Federal Re-
serve board justifes what was done,
claiming that defation is painful at
hest and that the farmer had to take
his medicine along with the rest
The overwhelming demand from the
rural districts for the revival OF the
War Finance Corporation which Sec
rotary Wilson opposed under the Will
son administration and which was re-
luctantly accepted by the Harding
administration has worked out so
we'll that the farmers are pointing to
it as the best evidence of their Ill
treatment
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
Board to Hold Chautauqua.

Burlington. Plans are being made
BY the board of agriculture of Ala
nance county for the holding OF a
chautauaua for the rural communities
of the county. The plans as mapped
out by the board Of agriculture at
recent meeting provide for securing
several farm extension specialists
who will discuss nearly every phase of
rural life in the home and on the
farm. These specialists will be Sc
cured through the state and federal
departments of agriculture, and some
of the subjects to be discussed are
poultry production. home convenien-
ces. rural sanitation, swine manage
lnent. dairy management and commu-
nifty singing. The date of the chau-
tauoua has not been decided upon hut
It Is understood that 1t will be held
within few weeks.
A local organization for the pro-
motion OF the Wilson foundation has
been started here. ], II. Jones, secre-
tary of the Burlington Merchants as
ISOLATION, is acting chairman OF tse
organization. Announcement has al
ready been made that donations for
the fund will be received through Mr..
Jones.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
ROME MOURNS DEATH
or POPE BENEDICT XIV.

Rome-Pope Benedlct's death oc'
Cured at 6 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. The end had been expected
for several hours. The attending
physicians Cardinal Gasparrt and
other members of the popes house
hold were present at the bedside
The news was hurriedly commu'
nicated from the papal bed cham
bsr to the principal ante-champer'
and was announced by Monsignor
Pizzardo, Just as the ponderous
bells of st. Peters, overlooking the
vatican court yard, began tolling
the hour of six.
Then one by one the bells in
Romes churches Joined in the horo-
logic symphony that marked the
passage of the head of the Roman
Catholic church.
The end came after a long night
of intense agony and suffering, the
pontiff now and then lapsing into
delirium throughout the long, anx'
ious night Shortly before mid
night he took little nourisbment
which seemed momentarily to re-
vive his spirits, but within an hour
afterwards he began to sing rap
tdlv
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
invents Dyeine Process.

Observation-Disclosures years Of expert
menting and hard work, Lafayette
Holt of this city, has perfected pro-
cesses used in dyeing and bleaching
that may revolutionize the dye indus
try in this country. He has secured
several patents, the first and most sue
cessful one being what is known as
sodium peroxide beam bleaching. The
machines patented by Mr.. Holt have
been installed in local cotton mill
and have proved very successful. Mr.,
Holt has sold the rights of the new
machine to a manufacturing company
at Pittsburgh, Pa, and will receive q
royalty on all machines r'"-'.'' "'''''-'
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
NEGRO Faces No Danger of Mob.

Washington. Adequate protection
will be given Matthew Bullock, negro.
who is now fighting extradition from
Canada. if the Canadian authorities
return him to North. Carolina, where
he is wanted on charges of melting to
riot Governor Morrison, OF North
Carolina. declared here.
There is absolutely no danger OF
mob violence against the negro, the
governor said, but out OF abundance
of precaution every protection will be
given when he is brought back for
trial "
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
TOBACCO COMPANIES
FORM CONSPIRACY
THREE COMPANIES CHARGED
WITH UNLAWFUL PRACTICE
TO HOLD HIGH PRICES.
SOME J0BBERS HAVE ASSISTED
American Tobacco Company, Lorii-
lard and Lissett & Myers Attack.
ed In Senate Committee Report.

hington-Charges that the Am.
erican Tobacco company, p. Lorillard
& Company, and, to lesser extent
the Liggett & Myers Tobacco com.
pany, have each engaged in conspira-
cies with numerous sectional and To-
cal jobbers associations to Keep up
the price OF tobacco products in the
United States through price agree
ments and intimidations,' were made
in report sent to the senate by the
federal trade commission.
The commission alleges this situa-
ton has existed since April of last
year through during the same Pc
Rod the relation between supply OF
leaf tobacco and the demand for 1t
has resulted in such low prices to the
growers that tobacco farmers raising
the most important types, hurley ana
bright southern, have formed market
ing associations to sell their tobacco
crops comparatively"
Asserting these three companies
were successors ''of the old tobacco
combination which was dissolved un-
der an antitrust decree in 1911, the
commissions report continued;
There was one important success
sor company, namely. the r. j. Rey-
nolds Tobacco company. which re-
fused to lend any support to these
conspiracies, but actively opposed
them. In spite OF strong pressure
exerted by jobbers and jobbers' as
sociations, the Reynolds company
stood staunchly against the prac-
tees OF certain OF its competitors
designed to induce or force jobbers
to enter and maintain price agree
ments. and in this respect is deserv-
ing OF commendation.
The three companies, the commits
sion declared, in giving the results
Of an investigation ordered under
resolution by Senator Smith, demo-
crat, South Carolina, were formerly
parts of the tobacco trust dis
solved by the supreme court The
commission promised prosecution
where the evidence discloses there
have been violations of law.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
Haxs Has sianed Contract.

New York.-Will H. Hays will be-
come directing head of the new Ma
tional Association of Motion Picture
Producers and Distributors "imme-
diately after March A. it was an
nounced at a dinner at which the post
master general was the guest OF a
group OF motion picture officials MT.
Hays formal resignation from Presi-
dent Harding's cabinet will be pre-
scented soon, it was said.
Mr.. Hays announced that he had
signed a contract which makes him
executive head of the organization,
His salary reported as tentatively
fixed at s15O,OOO a year, was not an
nounced
"The purpose of this association
will be to attain and maintain the
highest possible standard of motion
picture production and to develop to
the highest degree the moral and ed
ucational value of the industry Mr.
Hays said.
81 believe in the earnestness and
integrity of their determination tc
carry out these purposes and am con
WINGED of the possibilities of the large
plans and successful contamination
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
Navy to Sell Sub chasers.

Washington The navy department
will place four subchasers on sale Feb
ruary /, it was announced. One of
the boats Is at the Mare Island, Cali
fornia, navy yard and the others are
at the navy yard at Bremerton Island.
Puget Sound,
The vessels have a displacement OF
n tons, are 10 feet in length, have a
speed of Is knots and a cruising ra.
dius of 1900 miles They can be con
verted into pleasure yachts. tow boats.
tenders or patrol boats, the depart
ment stated
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
STATE LEGION PLANS CAMPAIGN
Executive Committee Meets In Green
Vile and Discusses Some Impor.
tant Matters.

Greenville. Members of the execu-
i've committee of the American Le-
gion in North Carolina gathered here
to discuss matters pertaining TO the
future of the former service mems
organization. A campaign to treble
the membership during this year. in
creasing 1t from 1000 to $1,000, was
announced as one Of the principal OBJ
jectives
The executive committee members
and large number of legionnaires
were here for the sessions The com
mittee members present were: Thos,
w. Bird of Asheville, state command.
err; J. r. Hollis of Wilmington, vice
commander; Gale X. Burgess Of Ra-
leigh, adjutant and finance officer:
Rev. r. G. Vickers of henderson, chap
lain; Robert b. MacNeil Of Fayette-
vile, historian DR.. G. G. Dixon, com.
mander of the Pitt county chapter;
r. T. Allen of Kinston; Tom G. Dan.
iels OF New Bern; Daniel W. Terry Of
Raleigh; Robert Il. Denny Of Green's
boro; J. Will Pless, Jr, of Marion.
The executive committee held it's
first session in the morning, at which
matters Of business were discussed
The organization Of women's auxil-
iar.es in each city and town where
local posts exist was one OF the items
stressed, and such organization cam
paigns are to be carried out in places
where auxiliaries have not been form
ed
Commander Bird made statement
Of the aims Of the legion and the
three big detectives are: Service to
disabled soldiers, promotion of pa
triotic education in the schools, men,
bership campaign to treble the pres.
ent membership Of 1000, making the
1922 goal $1,000.
Another business session was held
in the afternoon. which was called
the "Greenville conference" A vote
OF confidence was given Commander
Bird and Adjutant Burgess in their
program Of work, and fluctuations
were conveyed to Mr.. Burgess In con.
nection with his wedding to Miss
Edith May Lee, which occurred here,
with all the male attendants members
of the legion. The session was on the
order OF a round table discussion and
many matters were talked over.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
Wants Farmers Rights Defined

Washington. = The program which
the American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton will submit to the national agri.
cultural conference when 1t conyenes
here next week will call for early
enactment by congress of laws clear.
ly defining the rights OF farmers to
market their products comparatively.
In making this announcement the
bureau said their economic and legis'
lative proposals would be based upon
the plan adopted at the recent annual
convention in Atlanta. Ga.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
FARMERS ENDORSE
THE FORD OFFER
r E p r Z S { N T ATlVE DECLARES
THAT DELAY OF WEEKS Is
LOSING MILLIONS.
MEETING WAS WELL ATTENDED
one-HaIf the Agricultural States OF
America Were Represented at the
Group Conference.

Florence, Ala,-Charge that the
Federal Government had lost practi-
cally a million and half dollars in the
last six months by not accepting
Henry Ford's offer to lease the dam
and operate the nitrate plants at Mus
Gle Shoals, Ala was made here by
the meeting of the Southern Group
Members of the American Farm Blu
reau Federation by Gray Silver, their
Washington representative.
Mr.. Ford's offer, Mr.. Silver said,
was made to Secretary Weeks on July
Sth last, and will he transmitted in
latest form, according to the Secre'
tary, some time next week In addl-
ton to Mr.. Ford's offer, several other
offers for Muscle Shoals have been
made, Mr.. Silver asserted, adding,
but the Secretary has admitted that
none of them compare with Mr..
Ford's even can be considered Sc
riously. Further Mr.. Ford's offer has
been published to the world for
months and yet Secretary Weeks has
delayed sending the offer with his
recommendation to Congress, there
by encouraging other bidders to re-
wise their bids
In Mr.. Ford's offer" Mr.. Silver
continued, the farmers see the first
real opportunity to secure these high
grade pant foods that the scientists
have repeatedly told them aN posi-
BILE. plant foods that on expert tes'
timony ale admitted to save them at
least one-half OF the present cost OF
fertilizer
Mr.. Silver declared that when Mr.
Ford tells the farmers he can make
al Muscle Shoals the cheap high
grade fertilizer they need the far
mers are ready to take that state
ment at 100 per cent.
One.half the agricultural S.tes OF
America were represented at the
group conference which was attended
by delegates from the Cotton Belt and
Corn and Wheat sections of the Mis-
sippi valley.
First hand information will be Sc
cured in connection with the physical
property OF the Government at Mus
Gle Shoals, and study made Of it,
possible development with relation tf
American agriculture, according tt
the conference program.
Farm Bureau officials expressed dis
appointment that Henry Ford, who
accepted an invitation to attend, haC
not appeared.
The Farm Bureau at its recent AT
lanta meeting endorsed Mr. Ford
proposal to lease and operate the nj
trate plants.
Cooperative marketing OF ma1ol
crops, community marketing OF loea
products. collective purchasing, deyel
epment of the livestock and dairy in
dustry in the South, farm finance
transportation problems and STATE ant
National legislation in which the far
mers of the nation are interested arr
given places on the program.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
a,aaest plstIlIery Found In ohio.

EIyria, Ohio.--The largest illegal
distillery In Ohio was confiscated and
four men, foreigners arrested when
Sheriff N. d. Backus raided a farm
house at Brownheim Station.
The house contained six stills, two
Of which were found in operation. q
barrels OF NASH of all varieties and
approximately 100 gallons of the I'm.
ishad product The plant has a capac'
ity OF from 100 to 200 gallons Of hootch
daily and il believed to have been the
main source Of Illicit liquor supply
Tor the foreign settlement at Lorain.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
RATE REDUCTION URGED
BY SOUTHERN STATES

Atlanta, Ga. Immediate reduc-
ton of all interstate freight rates
will be recommended to the inter-
state commerce commission by a
committee representing railroad
commissions OF the Southeastern
states, 1t was decided here at a
meeting of the Association OF
Southern State Railroad Commits
sions.
The committee was named as
follows. Commissioners Patterson
of Alabama, Maxwell OF North
Carolina and Shealy Of South Car
DINA. The association decided to
leave to the federal body the
amount of reductions but asked
that the rates be made consistent
with proper revenues for the car
riers,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
weddlno Gown to Be of silver

ubndon.-Princes Marys wedding
gown is TO be OF cloth OF silver, Of
magnificent design. The material was
brought by the queen from India some
years ago.
The dress is being woven by hand
workers at Braintree, Essex IN CHI
English silk manufacturing center,
where the art OF silk weaving has
been passed down from generation to
generation. So great is the care TAX
en- in the manufacture OF this material
that only a few inches are finished
each day.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
LIQUOR AGENTS IN
FEDERAL COURTS
FALSE ARREST AND UNLAWFUL
SEARCH ALLEGED IN SEP.
ARATE COMPLAINT.
OFFICERS TO FACE CHARGES
Complaint Charges That Officers Cut
q Large Tree and Placed Across
the Main Highway.

Greensboro. r. c, Jennings and
Amos Hege, federal prohibition otil'
GERS, operating in Forsyth county last
November, are defendants in $4O,ooo
damage suit filed in federal court by
Mr.. and Mrs, H. B. Vuncannon, OF
Winston Salem. False arrest, I'M
lawful search, abusive language, dis
courteous treatment and other things
are charged against the representa-
tives OF the prohibition commissioners
office in the lengthy complaint
The case was originally started IN
Forsyth county superior court but
owing to the fact that the officers
made affidavit that at the time OF
the alleged happenings they we're In
the service of the United States, was
transferred to the United States court
for the western district OF North
Carolina where 1t will be tried.
The complaint charges that me Of
flcers cut large tree and placed 1t
across the main highway leading into
Winston Salem on the afternoon OF
November 16, 1921, thus effectually
stopping all traffic over that highway
at the pleasure of the officers.
1t is further alleged and charged
that every car passing along the high
way was halted by the officers, who
then searched 1t.
The complaint declare that MT and
Mrs. vuncannon were proceeding
along the highway at moderate rate
Of speed when they came upon the
tree thrown across the highway, that
perforce the car was brought to stop
at which time the officers, armed to
the teeth, raced to 1t and Immediately
began thorough search in spite or
the protests OF the occupants.
Both occupants in their respective
bills Of complaint declare that they
were subject to many indignities at
the time of the search, and that final.
ly. finding no contraband booze, the
car was allowed to PROCEED on its
way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vuncannon filed sep
arate suits. each alleging damages and
asking for the sum Of 100000.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
Study Chinese Concessions.

Washington.-The American open
door program was accepted in part
by the far eastern committee of the
arms conference. but approval was
given only after elimination OF the
provision which would have specifi-
cally authorized an inquiry into exist
ing concessions In China. The French
renewing their objection to reopen
ing the whole field OF concessions
granted in the past were seconded by
the Japanese. and the proposal finally
was thrown out entirely at the sug-
gestion of the British
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
Liner Cuts Bio Whale In Twain

New York-The story of 75-foot
whale. which was neatly cleayed in
two by the prov of the Italian liner
President Wilson. was related by the
passengers when the vessel locked
here. The President Wilson was sail
ing in mid.Atlantic when the whale
was sighted lying directly across the
course of the vessel A hundred and
fifty passengers lined the rails to see
what would happen. Passengers along
the port rail heard crash as the
bow struck, saw the water turn pink
and saw the head float astern.