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The Cordova daily times., 1923-04-02
NEW PERMANENT COURT SYSTEM
 FOR RUSSIA
Mystery Man of Europe Said to Spend Much
 Time in Resort

MOSCOW, April 2.-The revolu- 1 tionary tribunals which, along with | the dreaded "Cheka," were instru- ments of red terror during the worst period of the Bolshevist revo- lution, passed into history the other day when a new and permanent , court system was inaugurated throughout Russia. While founded upon lines not unlike those of the court systems of some other Euro pean countries, the new Russian courts have some particularly con- munistic features all their own. The Supreme Court of Russia, which will sit in Moscow, will have three branches. One will be for 1 criminal cases, one for civil, and the other a court of appeal. There will be also district courts to try cases of local importance, and the Peoples" Courts, corresponding to police magistrates, will operate in each village and city district to try minor offenses.
 Peter Stuchka, Lettish lawyer who gained fame as the Bolshevist dic- tator of Latvia when Riga was in the hands of the communists, has been named as chairman of the Su- preme Court. Another Lett, M. Kark- lin will be his assistant. In, the criminal, civil and appeal branches, however, the supreme court judges are mostly men who served in re- sponsible positions on the revolution ary tribunals, all communists tried and true. Jacob Peters; who headed the "Cheka" at Petrograd during the red terror, is one of the judges of the criminal department.
 i M. Kursky, Commissar of Justice, will be chief procurator or attorney general in the new court system, but the active prosecutor will be Vlad- imir Krylenko, formerly chairman of the revolutionary tribunals. | A peculiar feature of the new sys- tenn is that species of juror" is
 introduced There will be two of them in each case, sitting beside the judges and having full powers to question witnesses and attorneys They will retire with the judge to decided upon the guilt or innocence of the accused, a majority vote of the three serving to convict or free the prisoner. Panels of these pros pective jurymen are now being se' lected throughout Russia. The var. ious trade unions and professional organizations select them from theil own numbers, and they must be ready to go into court at any time they are called upon. The Moscow lquota of jurors is 4,000. When they
 sit in trials the jurymen are paid
 not by the government, but by theil employers, receiving their regular days wages for the time spent ir court
 Il When the new court system is 1T full swing, it is expected that most of the lawyers appearing will be mer trained in the law courts of the old regime. Professional unions of law yers are being organized, subject tc the approval of the Soviet authori- l ties
The Cordova daily times., 1923-04-02

Let the Times do your job printing and 1t will be done right
The Cordova daily times., 1923-04-02
MONTE CARLO LIKELY OWNED BY ZAHAR0FF

owns Monte Carlo?
 Nobody seems to know positively and nobody cares so long as the Ga. sino remains opeh, but still the rumor floats about that Sir Basil Zaharoff the Mystery Man of Europe" is now the real owner.
 This interesting figure and domi nant factor in the European manufac ture of munitions, who is said to have once been a fireman chasing fire engines in the streets of Constan tinople, is now regarded by many as the real man behind Monte Carlo
 Sir Basil is credited with having had several deals with the God of War, and evidently he profited, for he Vichers, Ltd, and his fortune is a great one.
 Now "B. E." is said to be playing with the God of Chance. Throngs Curious l Sir Basil strolls down the steps of 1 the Hotel De Paris and the throngs blase though they are, stop to watch him. Here is a man who once walked the quays of Alexandria without a nickel in his pocket but who is now credited with owning "half of Europe and the worlds greatest gambling place. Sir Basil strolls along unno ticing those who watch, smoking strong, long Havana cigars, specially grown for him and wrapped with great blue bands bearing the magic initials "B. E."
 Sir Basil strolls by the Casino Three and thirty years he has been at Monte Carlo, yet no one has ever seen him at the gaming tables or ever inside the Casino. Behind the doors as "B. Z' strolls by the Suckers Americans, Frenchmen, Englishmen Poles, Greeks, Danes and South Amer icans-all of them struggling about the gaming tables to add more gold l to the COTIerS or b. L.
 The chatter of the croupiers and the excited talk of the players floats out of the Casino. One imagines there is just the vestige of a cynical smile on the face of Sir Basil, but he doesn't waver as he walks on past the Casino He knows.
 Never Mngles The tables are ringed three deep even the Suicides" table. It is one of Monte Carlos best seasons. Every one is enthusiastic except "B. E." He remains calm, unobtrusive and exclus i've. Occasionally he is seen talkins quietly with some world figure, some man who may one day make a peace or make a war, some man who ma. rule a nation. "B. Z." knows then all-the important ones.
 1 Night falls and Monte Carlos gaiet. increases The strains of music, thu laughter of dancers, the grooming o lovers strolling beneath the shaded walks, and the buzzing that continual ly emanates from the Casino. Mont ] Carlo is at it's best. Where is ''B. Z." No one knows, but they say that h. retires nightly soon after nine o'clock : "B. E." sleeps peacefully on whil the wealthy men and women of thu world play with the great god chance while fortunes are made and lost while men taste of victory and drinl deep of the dregs of tragedy and de feat.
 "B. E." sleeps.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-04-02
JAPAN WANTS JURY SYSTEM

TOXIC, April 2.-The government has presented bill to the House of Representatives calling for jury sys- tenn in Japan.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-04-02

Now Is the time to stock up on seed. ed and seedless raisins while we are selling them for 200 per 15-oz. pkg. The Blum-O'Neill Go.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE

In accordance with Article II, Sec
ton 219-223 inclusive of the public
School Law of North Carolina, Codi-
fication 1923, and in answer to a petit
tion signed by more than twenty-five
qualified voters, endorsed by the
Board of Education of Halifax Coun-
ty the Board of County Commits
sioners hereby call an election to be
held on the Both day Of October 1928,
at the Aurelian Springs School House
to ascertain the will of the people
within the Aurelian Springs special
tax district whether there shall be
levied in said district special annual
tax of not more than fifty cents on
the S100 valuation of property real
and personal to supplement the funds
for the six months school term for
said district which may be apportioned
to said district by the Board of Edu-
cation in case such special tax is
voted.
DISTRICT OUTLINED AS FOL-
| LOWS: viz, beginning at Licklog and
running westward to w. T. Mocock's
line; thence along said line to Little
ton Road; thence along said road to
Northwest of H. P. Robertson's house;
thence south along road to W. M.
| Whites; thence southwest across old
Lavender Mill Pond to a corner to
Cass Mills; thence south to June
Crawley's School House; thence
southeast north of j. r. Patterson's
residence to Miss Sue Kelly's; thence
along said line including Miss Sue
Kelly's property to road near Lebanon
Church; thence along said road south
| q Old linn CollinS Dlacp. thence north
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
NOTICE OF SALE

Under and by virture of power
of sale conferred upon the undersign-
ed by a certain deed of trust executed
by Miss BAtte Westbrook, to W. L.
Long, trustee, which is recorded in
the office of the Register of Deeds for
Halifax County, North Carolina, in
Book 31S at page 220, default having
been made in the payment of an in
debtedness therein set out and there
by secured, and having been duly re-
quested by the legal holder thereof, |
will on Saturday, October 6, 1928 at
1920 A. NJ, in front of the Post
Office door, in the Town of Rosemary,
Halifax County, North Carolina, sell
at public auction to the highest bid
der for cash the following described
real property to wit:
All Of those two (2) certain lots or
parcels of land lying and being in or
near the town of Rosemary, Halifax
County, North Carolina, fronting each
thirty (30) feet on the West side OF
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28

+ Jackson Street, and running back
the same width between parallel lines
at right angles to said street one hun
dred and forty Q4o) feet each to
an alley, and being shown and desig--
mated as let's Nos. Nine Hundred and
Nine (9O9) and nine hundred and
eleven Old, as shown on the map
or plot of the property of the Roa-
noke Rapids Power Company, of
record in the office of the Register
of Deeds of Halifax County in Plot
Book No. at page 38, reference to
which said map or plot is hereby
made for more accurate description,
and being the identical lots of land
conveyed to the said Bette West
brook by L. G. Shell, ct al, by deed of
April Z, 1920.
This the 1st day of September
1923.
W.. L. Long, Trustee.
9-S-234t vii
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
Mems Conscience.
A memorandum book acts as a con-
science for the mind.
ut Must Have Been Dead at
Least 6 Months But Didn't
Smelp'

"Saw a big rat in our cellar
last fall" writes Mrs. Joanny.
"and bought a 35c cake of RAT
SNAP, broke it up into small
pieces. Last week while moving
we came across the dead rat.
Must have been dead six months,
didn't smell. RAT-SNAP is
wonderful" Three sizes, 35,
Csc SIPS. Sold and guaranteed
" Roanoke Pharmacy Co., Roam
oke Rapids, N. G.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28

May We pass along to You the
advance fashion news Of the
millinery world? "Tomorrow's
Millinery is yours FREE, Just
for the asking.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28

Henry Ford has followed other sue
cessful men in purchasing the home
of his boyhood. Henry has made his
old home just as 1t was when he was
little bare-legged boy coming to his
mother to have her mend a tear in
his pants. The same old furniture;
even the same clock on the mantel-
piece he has put there in memory Of
his darling mother. If only Henry
could bring her back as she was then,
he would give all his millions.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
Legal Notices
NORTH CAROLINA
In the Superior Court
HALIFAX COUNTY
ROSA WELLS, Plaintiff

HERMAN H. WELLS, Defendant
Notice and Publication of Summons.
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action entitled
as above has been commenced in the
Superior Court of Halifax County in
which action the plaintiff is demand
ing an absolute divorce from the de-
fendant upon statutory grounds, and
the said defendant will further take
notice that he is required to appear
before the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Halifax County at the
Courthouse in Halifax County on the
s22nd day of October, 1923, and answer
or demur to the complaint to be
filed in said action, or the plaintiff
will apply to the court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
This the 18th day of September,
1923.
S. M. GARY,
Clerk Superior Court.
A. c. Zollicoffer, Attorney. 9-21-4t
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
Elsie Knew,

Little Elsie had been particularly
trying to her mother that day. She
really seemed to find delight in teas
ing to the height Of evaporation
If you ara 10 naughty, Elsie, no
one will love yeu." said her mother
with a frown.
'Yes. mother; know someone who
will love me. The bladder am, the
more he loves me-"
"Why, Elsie. what do you meant" \
'.The devil."-Nverybody' Magazine!
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28

sulphur u often ussd to ancAoefbcats
In cement or sonna hooEs. hut hs Il
catches nre 70 eaally when m9Ateek0ver
an open flame, itg,usa y, somewhat In
convenisnt. me difiousU s5n' bow
lead. and tAn pastl1 immarang ths
sulphur vessel In the wo1ten;lead The
sulphur will Be- peatsdFin q pIhorn dpe
and there It wfl not Sahch Ore, maesa
tAa Temperature a tAN Mad - allpna
- exceed ee6 dslsa laA1pnae
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
Tho Future.

The future Of poetry. Is i'm
msnse, because in poetry where 1t Is
worthy Of its high destlnies, our race,
- time goes on. will find an ever
surer and surer stay.-Matthew Ar
mold.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-28
Negotiation. stIIl po.Ibl.

you say you wouldn't marry tha
best man In the worldr'
"Emphatically." answered ths
naughty girl.
Then there's no use my propOs'
Ing"
"Oh. but you're not quite ,ths best
man In the world; are your
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06
Keep the Engine Clean
By BARNEY OLDFIELD.

you watch with back and keep that
onay Grew notice the dirt tSst
dirt sess into IS very small creeS quite easily ''
% s sss @ and addition sS sa iAs
Ra s loosen few q the holding nu allowing the
move away from the crankea small fraction Gf an inch With
s s d
Every ought keep the engine clean by
Of it # dirt This e.. the eEsaEeass wen
oil with sediment oil not changed for time all of
How many it that the combination
beahr and oil filter is clean the inside? In designs
and that washed down into the crankase when the next oil
dirty engine loss in efficiency and prematus trip
higher than Take the average Ford Of the
Fd aap sua with mud and & nd this r
inside, egments with proper Ignition
inside the timer is generally dirty outside and
Keep Motors Clean. 4
very nue o amy d the G as get
good cleaning Some starting motors not fully enclosed while
would suggest to the that when he has few
sa JOINTS os
S s should n 9 ne eu for o g. sr
the r there a az be wSs places that require oil
behind to continue to use I'll holes e. in exposed PLACES aces. The
dirt owned car u With exposed oil holes s5ss shafts
os i s.s: ar Asa to into operate e. f s
and other places the Takng system These parts Be
them get clean WORKING surface that will operate freely
Cleaning prevents rusng
toward making better handling
operation.
Clean Filling Hole
filling the transmission and axle with oil other
lubricant filling opening
small opening dirt around the outside is bad
dirt right in with the OIL Then hear
and how it happens suddenly.
Universal JOINTS BEST hard ubricate, and if
leather boot against the Of
dirt The dirt that allow to accumulate around
dirt will the working
It pays have the washed underneath but It also to
ary dirt sticks the parts
parts that hard and hard get
at that don't give trouble.
(Copyrig by Inc)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06
LEX|NGT0NCARS
To VARY COLOR
DESIGNS
Company Proposes to Widen
Range OF Combinations to
Appeal to Every Taste.

Lexington motor cars in the fu'
tllre win be produced in a wide
range Of attractive color combina
lions. This will give the purchaser
an excellent. opportunity to satisfy
personal tastes, within reasonable
limits, without ordering special fin.
ishing at extra cost.
While Lexington is not making
color optional, it has increased its
color range to the point where a
large per cent Of its regular stock
models have all the earmarks Of
being special custom jobs.
Inauguration Of this policy by
Lexington reflects the growing de-
mand among a large class Of motor
lists for brighter, more distinctive
looking cars.
Lexington has @ reputation to
uphold in this respect, just as in
the engineering and mechanical
excellence Of it's cars. Therefore it
was inevitable that as Lexington in
creased on the road the color range
must be increased in the factory
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06
FORD IS MAKING
ART|F| C|AL
LEATHER
Plant Now Supplies Most Of
Own Requirements-Two
Years in Operation.

From daily output Of $3.50 yards
in October. 1920, to the manufacture
Of from $4,000 to $4,000 yards Of ar
tifictal leather q day at present. after
two years effort, is one Of the in
teresting achievements of the Ford
Motor Company's plant in Highland
Park.
Five grades of leather, leach suited
to a different purpose, are produced,
and with these the company is able
to supply, wholly or In large part,
It's own side curtains, side quarters,
back curtains, cushions, cushion fac
ings, tops, sedan roof covering.
The artificial leather manufacture,
which was first begun az an expert
ment in 1918, has reached a high
state Of perfection, and now proceeds
on the continuous production sys-
tenn.
Five Cloths Used.
The principal cloths used are drill,
twill, moleslSin, sateen and Ford
cloth, which is woven at Highland
Park. The average length Of strip
OF any Of these In 500 to 400 yards,
with, widths from SO to So inches
and weights running between 200
and 500 pounds per roll.
As soon as a roll Of cloth enters
the manufacturing section of the
department it is placed on a re-rolling
device and carefully inspected for
any possible defect.
Next it is weighed and started
through the coating ovens, where
the coating proceeds on q continuous
system. AS the cloth passes the
first station or section the coating
mixture flows onto one side of it and
is evenly distributed by a spreading
knife. After the coat is applied the
cloth passes into drying chamber,
which is heated by steam to 30 de-
grees Fahrenheit. BY the time it
energies from the drying chamber it
is ready for the next coat, and so
the process is repeated until the de-
sired surface covering is secured,
when the cloth leaves the oven.
Operation Continuous.
Before one roll has been run out,
the starting end OF another Is sewed
on, so that the coating operation may
continue uninterrupted.
When the cloth finally energies
from the oven. with one side hidden
beneath a black and glossy but flex-
fble coat, 1t is rewound on q roll and
separated from its successor. Then
1t Is weighed to ascertain IL suffi-
Gent coating mixture has been APP
piled.
Next comes the enclosing process,
by means of which the leather pat
tern is produced on the coated side
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06
Cafs Tncreaslng d che D. s.

The total number OF motor We
hicles registered in all States In
the Union during the first six
months Of this year was 1900, AT,
as compared with 1925, 375 for
the entire year Of 1922.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06
Autos in Australia.

Australia has approximately 10O,-
600 automobiles, 90 per cent of
which are American made. The
ration of automobile ownership in
Australia is about one car to every
nfty-fiVs INHABITANTS,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06

Millions From Motor Fees.
According to reports, more than
$500. 900, 900 will be collected by tho
forty-eight States this year in regis
tration fees and personal property
taxes on motor vehicles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06

1t is estimated that so per cent Of
the mileage of motor vehicles is
upon city streets, 37.5 per cent
upon trunk highways, and 1913
per cent upon unimproved roads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06
GU Is
CREDITED TO
CHRYS.LER
His ingenuity, Plus Corpora
tons Sales Ability, Stated
As Reasons.

The manufacturing and sales inc
genuity OF Walter r. Chrysler,
chairman Of the board OF directors
Of the Maxwell Motor Corporation,
Isl credited by officials Of the cor.
poration for making possible the
material reductions IN the prices %
all models Of Maxwell and Chalmers
cars, recently announced.
Reductions on the Maxwell range
up to $50. on the touring and road.
ster and on the Chalmers to 500
on the en.passenger custom type
sedan. The average reduction on
Maxwell cars were $64 en- each OF
the nine models and $50 on the five
Chalmers cars. The smallest Max.
well reduction was $40 and $50 was
the lowest reduction on . Chalmers
model.
New Low Records.
The new prices make both the
good Maxwell and improved Chal'
mers cars the lowest at which they
have ever sold.
mr.. Chrysler, through his own
ability in manufacturing, and that
Of his organization in merchandising
and selling, has succeeded In recent
months in effecting economies both
in the manufacture and distribution
OF Maxwell; and Chalmers, and at
the same. time adding numerous Inn
provements In the cars" said Ar.
thur q. Barker, vice-president OF
the corporation, in commenting on
the reductions. This MAXWELL hal-
mers action has been the subject OF
considerable discussion among mo.
of the cloth. This is accomplished
through fiat and rotary presses,
heated by steam to $50 degrees Fab
reni1eit ana under pressure ranging
on some from 4O0-500 tons to 6O0-7OO
tons on others.
Goes Last to Oven.
After the leather imprint has been
made, the cloth goes to the final
oven for its finish or luster coat.
After a final inspection, it is passed
along to, go into automobile produce
ton.
Approximately 400 gallons of
coating mixture are required to sup
ply the seven ovens during an eight
hour working shift and with the de-
partment now working on a sixteen
hour day, 1900 gallons are used daily.
This means that another Ford ven
ture has been fully justified, that
another functioning productive unit
has taken its place in the Ford In
dustry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06

A driver OF q car should not per.
init any passenger to ride whose
body protrudes beyond the limits
of the vehicle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06
tor-car dealers and ~ the genera
public.
Good Business Suggested.

The reductions. Mr.. Barker
pointed out. were made at . time
when increases in automobile prices
were forecast by many Observers.
For that reason, especially, they
stand out as q remarkable tribute
to the ability Of Mr.. Chrysler, his
engineers and the Maxwell Chal-
mers sales orEanizati0Ti,' he added.
'That the public was quick to
appreciate the greater value now
offered by both Maxwell and Chal-
merg is convincingly shown In fac
tory sales and shipping records
since the announcement. Hundreds
OF dealers are reporting unprece-
denied September business"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06

In case Of q puncture or blowout
tires should be changed at once.
Running on q flat tire for any dis
lance win damage the tube and the
casing. often beyond repair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06
The Metropolis ON Wheels.

Greater New York has twenty
three passenger and twelve com
mercial cars for every 1000 in.
habitants. The borough has $780,
600 inhabitants, the total automo-
bile registration being 03.026.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06
AUTO TIPS

A spare tire should be covered
with a tire cover or tire paint.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06
Selling Automobiles.

Approximately $6O.O0O,oO0 is ex.
pended by the automobile industry
in the United States each year to
sell its wares to the public.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06

Good brake lining, that wears uni.
formly, may be used for as long as
10000 miles Of travel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06

Use the hand throttle instead OF
the accelerator when driving over
rough reads. The foot is Inclined
to bounce on the pedal, white the
control from the hand throttle can
be regulated gradually when navi.
eating uneven and bumpy htghwaym.