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Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09
TALKING 1T OVER

The best hope for ultimate
agreement between France and
the United States, in the matter
of the expert commission to fix
German reparations, lies in the
fact that the French Foreign Of
flee and our Department ofState
are sitting down to reason to-
gether. Conversations are much
better than ultimatums. The
willingness of Premier Poincare
to explore the whole question
carefully before coming to a de-
cision is shown by his course in
not sending a formal diplomatic
note to Secretary Hughes, bnt
in asking Ambassador Jusserand
to discuss the affair with the
Secretary confidentially. The re-
sulting exchange of views may
go on for several days. With
goodwill and a clear understand
ing on both sides, the issue
should not be in doubt.
While the French Foreign Of
flee seems to be pleased with the
account cabled by Ambassador
Jusserand, it is apparently some
what nettled by the tone of dis
patches from London and Wash
ington. These imply an attempt
to drive France into a diplomatic
corner. The impression is given
that a combination of other
countries is being formed
against her with the object of
forcing her to yield what she
does not think she ought to give
up. But there is no official war
rant for thus picturing the en-
deavors of the Department of
State. Throughout Mr.. Hughes
has expressly disclaimed any
thought of forcing the interven-
ton of the United States in Eu-
rope. He has simply made a prof
fer Of such help as we can give,
and this France, with the other
nations, is free to take or leave
as she pleases. Reason and a /
spirit of neighborly assistance
are the only arguments which
the American Government has
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

supplied with laying mash in
hoppers available at all times, a
grain scratch feed should be fed
n some kind of litter to them
work. and a green feed should be
fed daily. TIE following mixture
will give a good LAYING mash:
100 lbs. wheat bran.
100 ns middIing.
100 lbs. Corn meal.
100 lbs. Ground oats.
Is lbs Meat scrap.
Along with this laying mash feed
the following scratch feed using
/ quart daily to every ten hens:
200 lbs Cracked corn,
100 lbs Wheat.
100 hs Oats.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

sought and is seeking to use.
When that truth fully pene-
trates the mind of NJ. Poincare,
he will have no excuse for not
banishing suspicion of ulterior
motives on the part of the
United States and for not max
ing his position as reasonable
as is that taken by Secretary
Hughes.-New York Times.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09
Don't Mistake The Cause
Many Roanoke Rapids People Have
Kidney Trouble and Do Not Know 1t,

Do you have backache?
Are you tired and worn out?
Feel dizzy, nervous and depressed
Are the kidney secretions irregu-
lar?
Highly colored; contain sediment?
Likely your kidneys are at fault:
Weak kidneys give warning of
distress.
Heed the warning; don't delay
Use a tested kidney remedy.
Read this Roanoke Rapids testi-
mony.
D. B. Harrison, barber, Rosemary
Box so, says: my work required .
lot of standing and straining while
shaving my customers and this, ! am
sure, was the reason for my trouble.
When / was in bent over and strain
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09
The Unmasking Proceed

Revelations as to the type of
men that head the Ku Klux khan
continue to be made frequently
and startlingly. The indictments
for various offenses returned
against Edward Young Clarke,
and his final election from con-
troll the accusations of drunken
ness constantly brought against
William Joseph Simmons, found
er of the order; the arrest of the
imperial chaplain for driving an
automobile while drunk; and
now a killing by the press agent
of the concern, all go to show up
this self-styled defender of law.
order and morality in anything
but a flattering light.
Are the morals and the faith
of the south in such deplorable
condition that they have to be
bolstered up by a gang like this !?
Indeed, if such men were per-
mitted to obtain control of af-
fairs, what sort of moral condi-
tlons,, and how much respect for
law and order, would prevail in
the country?
The thing is clear enough.
when one stops to consider it
even for a moment. The man
who sincerely believes in the en-
forcement of law and the main
tenance of public decency does
not have to apologize for his be-
lief, nor hide his face behind a
mask when he acts upon it.
Masks are useful only to men
who wish to attack the law and
undermine public morals, for
they are the fellows who do not
wish the world to know what
they are doing. The man who de-
clares privately that he is for
law and ordr, but who is afraid
to come out in broad open day
light and demand respect for
law and order, but who is afraid
any account to the friends of
law enforcement. What the law
needs is not men who will talk
in its favor in private, but
friends who will act in it's favor
in public. The law cannot be en-
forced by cowardly men, and
towards have not stamina
enough to be sincerely in favor
of it's enforcement.
Therefore the men who contriv-
ed theKu Klux Klan scheme
were, on the face of
the facts, never sincerely
interested in law enforcement
and in that alone. It is nothing
to be surprised at that they are
now being revealed as gross and
fragrant lawbreakers themselves.
Greensboro Daily News.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

When the Fokestone, England.
magistrates refused to license Sunday
dancing recently, number of OBJ
jectors to Sunday dancins-who in
cluded clergy, minister's churchmen
the body of the court commenced sing
ing Praise God from whom all bless
ings fiow." Led by Baptist deacon
they sang the four lines of the Dox-
ology. while the court clerk and police
cried "Order, order" before they were
elected.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09
Legal Notices
NOTICE OF SALE

Under and by virtue of the power
and authority conferred upon the un.
designed Trustee by certain Deed of
Trust, executed by W. F. Horner ct
ais, which is recorded in the office of
the Register of Deeds for Halifax
County in Book 1879, page 372, default
having been made in the, payment of
the Indebtedness therein secured and
set out, and being duly equested thsre
to by the legal holder thereof. ! will on
Monday, November 2Gth 1898. at IL
o'clock M. in front Of the Court
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

If you haven't a good home or
chard how about starting on this
year. We will be GLAD to help you
select a good location, the proper
varieties and assist you in getting
good trees from a reliable nur-
sery. and then help you all we
can in the care and management.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

The bureau AZ standards says the
only case it sna"s OF where wheels
are made mt Of papier-Inache is II:
Pullman cars. Pullman car wheels
have bte1 madr very successfully by
gluing together q large number of
plates Of 1lronoard with two outside
plates of tAu metal and surrounded
by 81. 81 ti.e
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

North Carolina will produce
over a million bales of cotton
this year and with the old King
playing around between the
thirty and forty cent levels it
looks like the farmers will get
what's coming to them.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

ing position, it was hard for me to
get up again, as a sharp catch in my
kidneys was the result. The longer
| was on my feet, the weaker became
my back and the more tired felt. /
was convinced that my kidneys need
ed attention and when Doan's Kidney
Pills were recommended to me l pur-
chased some. l had only taken one
box before the aches and pains dis
appeared and l was like my old self
again"
60c, at all dealers. Foster Mil
burn Co., Mfrs, Buffalo. N. Y. 5
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

AS far as Germany is con-
cerned it looks like the worst is
yet to come. We see by the
papers where the Crown Prince
is preparing to go back there.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

In other words friend Poin-
care would be in favor of a con-
ference at which all of the ex-
perts were blindfolded, gagged
and handcuffed.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

A peer in England cannot be arrest
ed for civil debt. curious case 10
on record where bailiff was forced
by the court to ask peers pardon for
having arrested him. He had mistak-
IN the peer for commemorate said.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

North Carolina,
Halifax County.
In the Superior Court
Ida Belle Stoops
VS. Notice
Robert A Stoops.
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action entitled as
above has been commenced in the
Superior Court of Halifax County,
North Carolina, to obtain a divorce
vinculo on the grounds of adultry on
the part of the said defendant: and
that the defendant will further take
notice that he is required to appear at
the office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Halifax County, North Caro-
lima, on or before the 10th. day of
December, 1928, and answer or demur
to the complaint in said action, which
will be deposited in the Office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Hall
fax County, aforesaid state, or the
plaintiff will apply to the court for
the relief demanded in said complaint.
This the day of November, 1923.
S. M. Gary
Clerk Superior Court.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09
100 hs Oats.

The present low prices of pork
causes a corresponding low price
in breeding stock. With this low
price of breeding stock it is an
excellent time to get started into
hog raising. The present low
price should not discourage any
one from starting into hogs as
low prices come from time to
time in every community. In
changing our system of farming
to meet weevil conditions if we
hold off to fad something's that
is always bringing high prices
we will continue to hold off. Pork
reduction is a standard business
and when conducted properly
year after year taking the good
years as we'll as the bad it will
return a profit more years than
it will show a loss and in the long
run will win for US.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

Its all right if this thirty five
cent cotton doesn't encourage a
lot of these 'I'll try it another
year, anyway" fellows.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

The kluckers seem to have
peculiar sense of brotherhood
especially among the higher Of
ficials.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

The publicity man Of the ku
Klux Klan has at last gotten
some of it.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

Congressman John H. Kerr
was one candidate who had no
fear as to the outcome of the
election.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09
Friday, November 9. 1928

Mud won handsomely in Vir-
ginia on Tuesday.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

Feeding is an important factor
in the number of fall and winter
eggs one gets. Hens should be
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

All cards of thanks, resolutions of re-
pect, etc., ETC., will be charged for at
the rate of ten cents per line. Cash
must accompany article in all cases ex
cept where customer has regular ac-
count. No insertions made for less
than 20 cents.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09

All communications should be
addressed to the Herald Publishing Co.
Persons wishing return 5 mssn, must
all cases enclose stamps.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09
TELEPHONE 20

Entered as Second Glass Matter Ap.
3, 1914, at the ost Office at Roanoke
Rapids, North Carolina, under Act of
March 8, 1873.
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NICKEL MERGER
COMP lie TES
PLAN
Final Steps Taken to ConscI;-
date Five RaiIroads--Direc>
tors Reelected.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, May 3 -
Final steps in the consolidation of
five railroads controlled by o. =.
and NJ. j Van Sweringen were lakers
here Yesterday when q meeting TX
stockholders approved ali acts look
ing to the merger ami elected off
GERS of the Nickel Plate road, the
name by which the consolidation
will be known.
1t was the first annual meeting
of the consolidated company. 4
total of. 593,021 shares of stock
was voted
The following officers were
elected: o. p. Van Sweringen. chair
man Of the board; j. j. Bernet
president; Walter L. Ross, senior
vice president; NJ J. Van Swer-
ingen, J. r. Mutt, C. L. Bradley.
Otto Miller. John Sherwin and c. f.
Denney, vice president; Col. w. A.
Colston. vice president and general
counsel; George s. Ross. secretary:
C. C. Collister, assistant secretary;
L. B. Williams, treasurer; r. G..
Eberly, assistant treasurer, am.
L. A. Bell, comptroller.
Present directors were reelected.
The meeting voted approval of
the filing of the application with
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion for a certificate OF public con-
venience and necessity, authorizing
the operation of the road by the
consolidated company IN interstate
commerce and requesting authority
to issue new securities in exchange
for stock of the old companies.
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Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO, May g. Grains
opened lower today. At Liverpool
wheat was down K0% pence at z
o'clock. Here first prices were:
Wheat-May, $1.19h@%: July.
s1.195s0H; September $1.18A q II.
Corn-May, sos cents; July, 81 1e
OK cents; September, $1,1SA or
Oats-May, 43%@B cents; July,
445s cents; September, 43A q q.
Rye-May, SIX cents; Ugly, S4B
cents. =, =,
Trade in wheat at the start vas
very, light and uncertain. The
lower cables induced some selling,
but the weather indications are for
most unfavorable conditions and the
market acts as though recent sell
ing had been carried to an extreme,
Trade in corn was also uncertain
with some of the leading local pro
fessionals buying, While scattered
commission houses sold. Trade in
oats was moderate with scattered
commission house selling.
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GUT IN GASOLINE
PRICE MARKS
OIL WAR
Independents Say Standard
Group Is Trying to Crush
Competitors.
BY WILLIAM RANDORF.
cs.,nnnnIItnn Nawa service.

NEW YORK, May IA billion
dollar oil war for domination of the
rich nid-continent field is raging in
full fury, it was learned today.
The power and wealth of the
Standard Oil group, towering like
giant in the oil industry ever since
John D. Rockefeller organized it, is
being used TO crush independents
and small refiners, the latter
charged
The recent slashing of gasoline
prices by the Standard Oil group,
which are followed by cuts in crude
oil prices, each of which had to be
met by the independents, is seen as
only one step in this fight.
Fantastic" Says TeagIe.
Walter C. Teagle, president OF the
Standard Oil Company of New Jer-
sew, today called stories Of such a
war Fantastic" He said:
Either there is too much oil or
not enough That is what causes
price fluctuations. A very high
production is indicated for this year,
For that reason it is probable that
the price of gasoline will not be in
creased this year"
But the independents dispute
there will be a surplus production.
STANDARD Oils old cut and ac-
quire policy" is seen by hundreds
of Independent producers as the in
fluence back of Standards price
cutting when consumption of gaso-
line is unprecedented.
It els a case of "cut prices, break
A.. ire
property, raise prices" as some OF
the alarmed smaller producers put
it.
Couldn't Meet Demand.
If the small refiners are put out
of business, it was indicated, the
large companies would be utterly
unable to meet the demand.
Summed up, recent developments
are explained thus:
An attempt to cripple the small
producer, forcing him to sell gasoline
at artificially depressed prices just
is due.
EFFECTS to force down prices of
Standard OH securities, which were
liquidated at peak prices by ''in-
siders' when shares scared under
the influence of the huge dividends.
Also, drive to send independent oil
stocks tumbling.
3---Fooling the public into believ-
ing the reductions by Standard Oil
companies are voluntary. so price
advances few weeks from now will
not attract criticism.
Buys MarIand Output.
One thing independents particu-
larly emphasized was the recent
$40, 900, 900 contract made by Stand
ard Oil companies with the Marland
Oil Company for its entire 1928 out
put in the mid-continent field.
They saw significance in the fact
it was completed Just before the
present attack on the small pro-
ducers started, and explained that
Standard gets the advantage Of any
cuts in crude oil, as its contract calls
for paying of market price.
Teagle explained that crude oil
is costing his company less. and
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Local wholesale Market.

Eggs-Strictly fresh, selected, cand led
per doz.. 28c; average receipts, 26c
Southern. 26c
Live Poultry-Roosters per ID. lie;
turkeys. per h.. Is % soc; spring chickens,
per. 10 50660c; winter chickens. 4Oc
keats. young, each, 66c; fowls, per Id.
ESQ 26c.
Livestock-CaIves. per To-, 1o0l1c:
Ia mbs spring. per ID, Ice, live hogs. per
Dressed Poultry-Fresh- killed spring
chickens, $50 SOC, hens. per YER H., SOC
ROSTERS. per H., 20@21c, turkeys. per
lb., 400 4bc: Keats, young each. 709S0c.
Green Fruits-Appes. per bbl. $4,000
s;oo California n oranges per crate.
$500 % sou lemons. per box, $4,OO@4,50;
grapefruit. s375050O
Vegeta bles-Potatoes. No. J. per Dbl o.,
$500 @ 400; per sack, $3.0O03.25; sweet
potatoeso North Carolina, S2.00@S,Oo
beans, $2.OO@250; kale. per bbl, SOC %
500; lettuce, Southern. $250036O:
peas, $4,000 500 per basket; celery, per
crate. $2.75n 3.25; cabbage per Dbl,
$2.0o02,50; eggplants per crate, $4,000
$50: peppers. per crate. Florida, $1,000
400; squash, &2.5O04O0: Florida lima
beans. $4,000 500 per basket
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St OCKS SHOW
{ 7 EADY
/ TONE
Steel and Equipment Stocks
Display Firmness in
EARLY Trading.
By Cosmopolltan News Service.

NEW YORK, May 3.-A quiet
but. steady tone charact srized the
first two hours trading on the
stock exchange today. 1t appeared
as though urgent selling by reason
OF weakened accounts or for other
Eauses temporarily has been COM
pleted. At the same time tnere
Aas plainly lack of buying power.
which was natural in view OF the
greatly impaired confidence created
by the drastic shake out OF the
last few days. Consequently, bear
Eraders were in no hurry 10 cover
although scattered advances through
out the list suggested cautious re-
D0rehases of outstanding short con-
tracts.
Gables relating Germany's newest
faDaration offer did not influence
Ahe stock market. The soft tone
OF the foreign exchanges, however,
Followed rejection of the offer by
the French government.
: .Steadiness was shown by the steel
and equipment stocks. Gulf States
Steel moved up a point to 9O%,
and United States Steel held close
10 its previous level.
The announcement of cut in the
price of Pennsylvania crude oil of
rs cents a barrel apparently had
been discounted by the present level
of petroleum shares. Standard Oil
OF California made a very good show
Ing, rising a point to 52as and frac-
tional improvements were noted in
the balance of the list.
Some sharp gains, due to short
covering, were recorded in the motor
accessories group. Stewart Warner
and Bosch Magnetic each advanced
more than two points to 107 and
44A respectively.
y Sugar stocks were pointed down
ward with Cuban Cane preferred los
ing a point at 55 and Cuban Ameri-
ran fractionally at 327s, showing ef-
feet of the housewives strike.
Z Steadiness in railroad shares at
9Taeted attention. the action of lead
ing issues indicating accumulation
around current levels. Canadian
Pacific was firm, advancing about
APPOINT to 1929. Union Pacific rose
q point to 1864 Pere Marquette
was prominent among the low priced
Issues. improving half-point at 49,
Z Dupont was strong, rising nearly
five points to las.
Sudden activity in General Motors,
accompanied by a one point rise to
aTA. featured the noon hour. The
general list held steady in this
period.
Cali money renewed at AZ per
cent.
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HELD ON
MONEY Theft
!. CHARGE
:,
Pie Company Empioye Charged
With ENFORCEMENT
of $2,1OO,

AS he stepped from his home this
morning, Ernest M. Rupert, thirty
years old, clerk, living at 10000
r street northwest, was accosteo
by Detective Sergeants O'Brien and
Livingston amid, was arrested on
the. charge of emheZzlement. "A
warrant specifying $500 was read
to him.
Rupert was employed as a book
keeper at the Connecticut i Copper
thite Pie Gohnpany's establishment
and it is alleged he juggled the
books until he obtained $1,000
which he converted to his own use
He would not say for what purpose
he spent the money. Albert Schulz
ties. an official of the company
made the complaint.
Rupert is being held. He had
been in the employ of the company
nine years.
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N. Y. Cotton Market.

NEW YORK, May 3.-Cotton
futures were heavy at the opening
today with prices from 2 to II
points lower. The near crop
months appeared under consider
able pressure in contrast with the
distant positions which held com
paratively steady. May opened at
27.67, off points; July at 1888,
off IL points; October at 24.05, off
z points; December at $3.50, off
S points, and January at $3.50,
off points. Liverpool cables were
easier after early firmness, in
fluencing local selling. Weather
reports were mixed.
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that therefore gasoline can be man.
ufactured more cheaply.
1--WE are influenced solely by
questions of supply and demand, .
he said AT the end of February
stocks of gasoline amounted to
%, 500 900 barrels throughout the
country, against 1911 900 last
year.
Besides, he said. crude oil pro-
duction, especially In California,
had increased very largely. Until
recently, California production was
$50. 900 barrels a day, he stated
while today it is 100000 barrels.
Independents dispute the claim
that the California production is
sufficient to balance the decreased
Mexican imports
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-03
WORLD BUYS MORE U. S.
MEAT AND LESS GRAIN

Meats led food experts OF the
United States for the nine nGouths
ending April j. with a total vaiua Of
Sos, 957, 943, against $S9, IFS, 5z3 fer
the same period in 1921-1922. the DE
partment of Commerce aIlno-nce5
today.
Grain exports fell off from &l69.-
$40, 1851 lin 1921-1922, to $373.6l7.5e3
i'm 1922-1923 March exports OF
meats were S12,093,3S2. gainst S11.-
791 $50 i'm March. 1922. ard grain
exports, S25.301.495 in March, 1922
month last year.
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Cotton Exports Jump.

Cotton exports for the nine months
ending April were valued at $685.
279.943, against $442.0ss, 407 for the
192l-I923 period. the Department of
Commerce announced TODAY. March
exports were $4S, 4S6, n56. compared
to $43,276,479 in March. 1922.
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Foreign Exchange

Opening: Sterling, demand. 463%;
cables, 4.63%. France, demand,
.065sh; cables, .O659. Lire, demand,
.04SSh; cables, .04S9. Belgian francs,
demand, .O56912; cables, .O57O.
Marks. 1926 to the dollar. Czecho-
slovak kronen. demand, .0297;
cables, 02971a. Swiss francs. de-
mand, 1906; cables, 1907. Guilders,
demand, 1915 cables, 1913. Pesetas,
demand, 1924: cables. 1926. Sweden
kronen, demand. 1868; cables, 1851.
Norway, demand, I'LL; cables,
.1715. Denmark, demand, 1881;
cables, 1885.
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Local Stocks.
SALES.

SALES.
Washington Gas Light, 1@49%.
AFTER CALL.
Potomac Electric G. and ref. rs,
$1,00O@107.
Capital Traction Company SIS,
$1,00O@95A.
Washington Railway and Electric
As, 1,0O0@71B, $1,OOO@71H.
Washington Gas Light, 1O@5O%,
205O3s, 4Q50ss.
Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany, 1OO330.
MONEY.
Call loans, 5Q6 per cent. :.
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MISCELLANEOUS Bonds,

d. c. Paper Mfg. 6s.
Riggs Realty IS Qong). !.
Rises Realty bs Short. /.
Sec. Stge. & Safe Dep. IS.
w. M. Cold Storage SIS. !.
Wardnlan Park Hotel IS