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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
WHAT HAS OCCURRED DURING
WEEK THROUGHOUT cOuN.
TRY AND ABROAD
EVENTS or IMPORTANCE
gathered From All Parts OF Tho
Globe And Told In Short
Paragraphs
Foreign

Notwithstanding almost continual
i'ring throughout the night the citi
zens OF Dublin were relieved to find
niue damage had resulted to property
ana mat only three persons had been
struck by bullets.
Inc economic conference was with.
out definite settlement of the Russo.
herman incident after day given
over 10 private conversations. confer.
ehce between the Germans and Rus
SLAMS and all sorts of ententes and a
great assembly Of the worlds press
called by Premier Lloyd George, who
addressed the newspapers representa-
yves OF 40 nations and announced that
the Germans would accept the con.
allions imposed by the allies and that
the RUSSIAN attitude toward the Lon
doh experts report would be such
mat further negotiations would be DOS.
sible.
RELIEF workers are digging in the
ruins of the terrific munitions explo.
sion OF Monastir which laid waste a
large district of the town, killed hun.
dreds and injured many more. and
started fires still burning, according to
Reuter- dispatches received at London.
Practically the whole town of Mon.
astir, In Southern Siberia, Is in ruins
as a result of the explosion there of
an ammunition dump in which was
stored al the residue of war materials
OF former armies in the Near East.
The Russian answer to the Allied
demand for recognition of all Russian
debts is considered by the Allied rep
resentatives at Genoa satisfactorily as
a basis for further negotiations, it was
officially announced.
The commander of the Japanese
forces In Siberia has ordered his
troops to maintain neutral attitude,
as the failure OF the Darien confer.
ence does not signify breach of dip.
ioHdtlc intercourse.
The divorce issued to former United |
States Senator Henry F. Hollis, OF New |
Hampshire by the pastor of Unitarian
church at Dubnitza is not officially
recognized by the Bulgarian state, and
possesses no legal force, the depart.
ment of religion and education of the
Foreign office has advised the Bulgar.
ian legation in Washington.
Former Premier Delacroix informed
the Associated Press that ]. Pierpont
Morgan has accepted the invitation to
e. one of the four bankers who will
meet in Europe to study the question
Of arranging an international loan for
Germany The object OF the loan will
be to help the reconstruction of Ger.
many, to improve her exchange and to
assist her in paying war reparations.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
Washington

Attacking the governments recent
injunction against the great packers as
"a highly disastrous economic mistake
and wholly unfounded in law or fact, ="
the California cooperative canneries
J OF San Francisco recently, asked the
district supreme court to vacate the
decree or radically modify it.
ts Urging Extension of $5,OO0,0O0 loan
n to Liberia, promised in 1918, as a
point Of honor" Secretary Hughes
{told the house ways and means COM
a mittee there. was no foundation for re-
ports thA American banking interests
would benefit mostly from the trans
action. Such reports had arisen at pre-
vious hearings Of the committee on
the legislation.
& The federal government in enforc-
Ing prohibition would close its ports
70 extent of prohibiting the tran.
sit bond through the country or
even the transfer from one ship to
another in any of its harbors of Ii.
sfquor intended for consumption as a
a beverage in a foreign country, Judge
q Goff, assistant to the attorney general,
sdeclared in arguing cases In the SUI
preme court.
EEs The feud between Assistant Score
tary of the Treasurer Dover and Com.
missioner Blair of the Internal reve.
nue. department has broken out again
with the precipitate demand upon the
president that Blair be removed This
Is a larger order than one would an
, ticipate upon the surface, as Blair is
from North Carolina, the head of an
lold-line Republican family. and in
Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee the
Republicans made gains in 1920 which
they hope to hold.
The proposal of Frederick +. Eng
strum. of Wilmington, N c.. for COM
pletion, lease and operation of the gov. !
ernment's nitrate and power projects
at Muscle Shoals, Ala, has been
amended to exclude the Warrior steam
plant at Gorsas, Ala, from the Proper.
ties, II was proposed to lease.
Secretary DENLY announces that the
bureau OF engineering Of the navy de.
partment has arrived at a successful
resign of a universal amplifier for
radio communication and other similar
purposes
The senate Republicans got togeth-
er In conference the other day and
agreed that a soldiers bonus bill must
be passed at this session.
Two marine officers and a marine
private were instantly killed at Guam.
tico, Va, recently when two airplanes
in battle practice locked wings in the
air and plunged to the ground
Provisions of the administration ship
subsidy bill we're Endorsed by w. l..
Ware, of Chicago, representative of
seveial commercial organizations in
the middle west.
Launching the administration tariff
bill in the senate, Chairman McCum.
ber of the finance committee, warned
manufacturers alike that protective
tariff alone would not bring revival
of business; that there must be re-
duction of costs to within the reach of
the consumers pocketbook before {
there could be return to "old time '
prosperity" II
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
MARCH FIRE LOSS
SHOWS DECREASE
TOTAL is $476,452 IN STATE COM
PARED WITH $719,155 SAME
MONTH OF 1921.
DAILY FIRE Loss s15.ss2
More Than Half tho Entire Loss For
March Resulted From One Fire,
Tobacco Warehouse.

Raleigh.
According to the official reports OF
fires made to Insurance Commissioner
Wade, the North Carolina fire loss for
March amounted to $476,452 as com
pared with $71S,155 for March, 1921,
On the other hand the fire loss of
the United States and Canada for
March was $39,91075O, it being an in
crease, states the commissioner, of
nearly 40 per cent over March 1921.
North Carolina also makes good
comparative showing with the country
at large for the first quarter of the
year, the aggregate for January, Feb
ruary and March being s1,904,097 as
against sl,757,l55 for the same period
Of 1921, whereas the United States and
Canada fire loss is $lO787S,O $50 as
against S9,7S9, 900 for the first quar-
ter of 1921.
There were 166 damage fires during
March. against 1872 in February; of
these Is fires at IA points occasioned
loss of $4,000 and over, totaling
s335000, leaving for the other 151 fires
$14l,452 or an average of less than
$1,000 each against an average loss
for this group of $685. in February
and $1,456 in January.
The average loss of the Is fires
in the $4,000 group was $22.5OO
against $2s,96O in February and 1885,.
1853 in January. The average daily
fire loss was $15.SS2 for March, ST..
S29 for February and $4,000 for Jan
uary
More than half of the entire loss for
March resulted from only one fire,
a tobacco warehouse and stored cotton
at Goldsboro, with $241 800 loss.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
WILL BUILD RADIO STATION
Plans Completed for Direct Telegraph.
io Communication. Between Sweden
and United States.

Stockholm.-For the first time In
history Sweden and the United States
will have direct telegraphic commune
cation through the erection of a high
power radio station which Is to be con.
structed Immediately on the Swedish
west coast. Heretofore all cable radio
communications between the countries
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
Wants Prison Farm Land.

The state board and the North Car
Dina agricultural secretary were ur-
able to agree on a proposition for tho
purchase by the agricultural oocietv OF
200 acres of prison farm land ad-
joining the state fair grounds Tho
society wanted the land as an exten.
sion for the fair grounds, but a price
could not be agreed upon. The board
held its regular monthly meeting in
Supt George Ross Pou's office al the
prison
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
Maxwell to Sit on Case With |. c. c.

Commissioner A. ]. Maxwell, Of the
state corporation commission. has
been named on committee of five to
sit with the interstate corporation
commission in the hearing Of l. c. C.
docket 1894, which involves regional
rates for the southeast, Other mem
bers of the committee are Commits
sioner Perry. of Georgia; Commission
er Burr, of Florida; Commissioner Pat
terson. of Alabama. and Commissioner
Forward, of Virginia, Hearings in the
case will be held at Asheville, New
Orleans, Chicago and New York.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

building the station had been removed,
contract bids were called for from
the leading radio constructing COM
panes of the world. On the basis
of offers thus obtained It is calculated
that the cost Of the new station will
not exceed 100000 kroner, about ST.
100000.
One reason strongly favorlng an i'm
mediate start Of work is the serious
unemployment situation in Sweden. It
is believed that at least Sl000,000 will
find It's way into the pockets of the
Swedish jobIess.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
New Charters Issued.

Charters were issued to the fol.
lowing new concerns:
New Bern Candy company, New
Bern, authorized capital $4,000 and
$4,000 subscribed by p S. and Pearl
Sadler and o. W. Lane, of New Bern.
The Woman's Shop, Wilson, author
lied capital $4,000 and $4,000 sub
scrbed by S. Stewart. l.. Dew and
s. P. Clark.
The High Point Mattress company.
High Point, authorized capital s25, 900
and $500 subscribed by S. A.
Holmes and others.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
Tobacco Veterans Join Association.

Charles L. Smith, district manager
of the Universal Leaf Tobacco com.
pany. has accepted the position OF dis
trict supervisor OF graders in the leaf
department OF the Tobacco Growers
Cooperative association.
Another veteran of the tobacco
trade who leaves the Imperial Tobacco
company for the Tobacco Growers as.
ISOLATION, is w. /. Skinner, of Green.
Vile, according to announcement by
R. r. Patterson, general manager OF
the leaf department at Richmond, Va.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
were relayed from London to Paris.

were relayed from London to Parts.
The rksdag long ago appropriated
the initial sum of 100000 kroner
more than S5500O0 to begin the work,
but II was not until recently that the
Swedish state telegraph board and the
Radio Corporation Of America reached
a satisfactory agreement, under which
the fees for all radio traffic will be
divided equally between the two couh-
tries.
When the state telegraph board ire
ported to the Swedish government that
the previous obstacles In the way of
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
Opinions Of suprem. Court.

Opinions filed by the suprem. court
follow
State vs.. winder, Pasquotask, no
error.
Lacy, Treasurer, VS.. Fidelity Bank.
Wake, affirmed.
Clemmons VS.. Jackson at al,
Brunswick, error.
State VS.. Murdoch, Durham, no er-
ror
Power & Light company vs.. Manu-.
featuring company, Alarnance. plain
tits appeal, affirmed; defendants sp-
peal. new trial.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

FLOODS and tornadoeS have been
1 playing havoc in the Middle West.
Through much of the Mississippi river
valley the rivers and streams have
broken their levees and overiowed
their banks, doing vast damage in
many towns and lnundatlng millions
of acres of land. Unseasonably cold
weather added to the distress of the
people who were driven from their
homes. The wlndstorms were most
severe In southern Illinois and south
ern Indiana Several towns were
badly wrecked and about fifty lives
were lost.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

NNTOMEN from all parts of the
w Western Hemisphere assembled
in Baltimore Md, at the call of the
National League of Women NoterS to
confer on such subjects as education,
child welfare, women in industry, IRE
vention of the traffic in women. civil
and political status of women and in
ternational friendliness. 1t is hoped
the conference will lead to close GO.
operation among the women of the
entire world.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
CHAIRMAN PAT KELLEY of Mich.

" igan and his cohort of "little
navy" men went down to defeat In
the house of representatives last week.
and If the senate does as II Is ex-
pected TO do the United States will
be able to maintain a navy OF respect
able proportions. In committee OF
the whole the house by a vote of 1T
II 80 adopted the amendment to the
committee bill which provided for an
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

THE two Portuguese avlatorS who
started from Lisbon to fly across
the Atlantic to Brazil in several
Jumps got MS far as st. Paul'S rock,
about thousand miles from the Cape
Verde islands. but smashed their plane
in making the difficult landing there
A new plane will be senr to them by
The Portuguese government to enable
them TO complete their Journey.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

e TIRRED by President Harding's
- dismissal of employees of the hui
reau of engraving and printing and
other bureaus, and by rumors of
plans to restrict the operation of the
merit law generally, the National
Civil Service Reform league called n
conference Of all interested organlza-
tions and individuals TO meet in Wash
ington April o. That engraving bu-
reau affair is causing the administrn-
ton a lot of trouble and the end is
not yet, In attempting to explain the
Presidents action the official organ
Of the Plate Printers union asserted
the country was flooded with millions
Of counterfeit federal reserve notes
and other treasury issues. This was
fatty denied by Secretary Mellon.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

g TILL another peace conference
~ that between the leaders Of the
Irish factions-d0cs not seem to be
accomplishing much, for the fighting
in Ireland goes on with increasing
bitterness De Valera's Easter coup
did not eventuate, but one of his adj
herents attempted that day to assaS
slnate Michael Collins, head of the
provisional government. and there
were bloody clashes between the re-
publican and Free State forces. which
were continued all through the week.
In Dublin the "rebels" occupied the
Four Courts and other buildings and
engaged In battles with the Collins
troops; and In Belfast the Catholics
and Protestants killed and burned
and looted TO their hearts content.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

Of Versailles must be insisted upon
now. Both the British and the
French feel that the Russo-German
pact, while nominalIy economic, is In
reality political and embodies dis
tlnct threat of complete alliance Of
the two countries against the entente.
1t Is believed too, that 1t would re-
suit In the commercial suff0cation, of
Poland and perhaps Of the other small
nations that lie between Russia and
Germany and along the Baltic, and
those of the little entente.
One thing Is evident: Frances fear
that the Genoa conference would get
into middle, and her absolute dis
trust of Germany's good faith and
good intentions are justified. A writer
in the Paris L'Eclair says Germany
has sent 1000 shock troops" into
the Ruhr and is ready for resistance
In Silesia, while the soviet armies are
threatening the Polish and Rumanlan
frontiers. He adds: "There is no
time To lose II we want to avoid war;"
The nationalist Of Italy are no less
alarmed, seeing in the pact prepara-
ton for great alliance between Ger
many and Russia and probably the
entire Islam world and war in the
not distant future between those pow
ers and the allied nations.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

g OMETlNE during the present sea.
~ son the senate will pass soldier
bonus legislation. So much was de-
termined by the Republican senator's
In caucus by 3 to ! vote, and they
asked the finance committee to report
bill within reasonable time"
B'lt they reached no decision as to
the form the bill will take The right
of the senate to add any revenue pro-
visions to the bill passed by the house
Is questioned, since the Constitution
requires that revenue measures must
originate In the house. Republican
leaders of both senate and house are
again discussing the plan Of financing
the bonus by the sale of British bonds,
and II Is understood that If these are
found available through the work of
the foreign debt commission, Presl-
dent Harding will not object to that
method of raising the funds. With
this In view efforts are being made to
postpone senate consideration of the
bonus measure until after the tariff
bill has been passed by which time
II is expected the work Of the com
mission will be far enough advanced
TO give assurance that the long-term
British securities will be available.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

d REPRESENTATIVE BLAND Of In
IN diana has drafted II bill which
authorizes the President to appoint n
coal investigation agency" composed
of the director Of the geological sur
vey, director of the bureau of mines,
director Of the census and commits
sioner of labor statistics and six 9TH
ers to he confirmed by the senate. II
would he given sweeping powers to
obtain information.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

THE long drawn-out peace negotla-
L tons at Dairen between Japan
and the Far Eastern republic have
been broken off, and Japan has de-
cided to send mo& Replacement troops
into Siberia. The Chita delegates,
according to Tokyo official statements.
after gaining some Of their points.
made what the Japanese considered
impossible demands concerning pro-
lection of lives and property of for
eign residents, and the open door,
and threatened to quit the conference
If these were not conceded Tokyo
thereupon instructed its delegates to
withdraw.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

d ARTHOU of France held with
- Lloyd George that the Russo.Ger.
man pact revealed violations of the
treaty Of Versailles and that the Ger.
mans must be excluded. He was
backed up to the limit by his govern
ment. Premier Poncare sent. to the
French ambassadors In the allied
countries instructions TO insist that
energetic measures be taken and pen.
alties applied to Germany II the Ra.
pallo treaty were not abrogated, re-
'gardless Of what the Genoa confer.
ence might decide in the matter. He
held that the execution of the treaty
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

DLANS are under way for a fnan-
cial conference to be called by
the European banks of issue to dis
cuss plans for the regulation of cur
rency, in which conference the United
States Federal Reserve bank will be
asked to take part. Meanwhile, great
bankers. including J. Pierpont Nor
gan, are arranging to meet in Europe
to study the question of an nterna-
tional loan to Germany to help in the
reconstruction Of that country, to i'm
prove her exchange and TO assist her
In paying the reparatlons. In view of
Germany's repeated refusal to pay,
the allied reparatlons commission
virtually has turned that problem
over to financial experts.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

enlisted personnel of $4,000 instead
of $1,000 men. A few days later this
was confirmed by a record vote of
22l to 14S, and then the bill was
passed and handed on to the senate.
Ninety Republicans voted against the
personnel Increase and 4s Democrats
supported it. The measure carries II
total appropriation Of SOL 100000,
which is $lS,0O00OO more than was
fixed by the appropriations commit
tee. Further increases are expected
In the senate.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

THE fight Of those who believe in
L adequate national defense is now
centered on the army bill. In this
the American Legion Is taking active
part, National Commander MacNider
appearing before the senate approprla-
lions committee to denounce the house
bill which provides for only 10000
enlisted men. He said:
"rhe American Legion unqualified
ly backs mp the President, the secre-
tary of war, and General Pershlng In
their support Of necessary appropria-
tions for the National Guard. organ
lied reserves. reserve officers train
Ing corps. and civilian military train
ing camps as recommended by the
War department, and also supports
the position that approximately 1J0.-
900 men Is the minimum number
needed for the regular establishment
to perform its proper mission in our
plan of national defense"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-19
SUNDAY GAMES PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Los Angeles 6 and 7, Seattle and G. Sacramento 0 and 1, Vernon and 5 San Francisco 4 and Il, Portland ( and 1.
 Salt Lake 14 and s, Oakland 7
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-19

Your eyes fitted. Compound and stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os- borne. u'
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-19
WALKER BOOKED
 FOR ADDRESS TONIGHT

E. P. Walker, chief of the biological Survey in Alaska, arrived in Cordova this morning from Juneau on the de- partment's boat, Sea Otter, and tonight he will address meeting of the Alas ka Protective Game Association to be held in Pioneer Hall at o'clock. Everybody is invited to attend and especially the fox farmers now in town.
 MT. Walker is on his way to Dutch Harbor and expects to be there be- tween July 10 and 15, where he will meet Lieut.. F. G. Ashbrook, fur farm expert. Lieutenant AshbrOok is now in Washington, D. C., and will leave there June 28 for the north.
 The officials will confer with E. Stevenson, reservation warden at Dutch Harbor, and from there will re- turn to Southerin Alaska, making stops at practically every fox farm on the westward coast and especially the long established farms. It is the present nlan to arrange to have fur farmers meetings in towns along the coast, es- pecially at Kodiak, Seldovia and towns in Prince William Sound. Lieutenant Ashbrook will visit as many farms as possible.
 The party will return to Juneau between August 27 and 30 and will go from there to Ketchikan, stopping al as many fur farms as possible, com pleting the trip in September. Lieu tenant Ashbrook will leave Alaska September 15 for Washington.
 "We are now considering the ad- visibility of Suggesting to the fur farmers that they meet at Petersburg about September to 7, with an idea of their organizing the Fur Farmers Association, one in Juneau district and one in the Prince William Sound dis trict,' said MT. Walker. Tt is possible that two will be organized by the Ma tional Forests We are meeting the present conditions with an idea of getting an effective field first for fur protection"
 The biological survey will establish offices in Juneau sometime this sum- mber to be maintained there perman- ently, MT. Walker said.