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Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26
TROLLEY CAR CANNOT
CHANGE ITS COURSE
Dangerous Practice to Follow
Street Cars Too Closely
Keep Twelve Feet Away.

tBy ERWIN GREER. President Greer Col
lege of Automotive Engineering. Chicagu)
Accidents In which automobiles fig
ure with trolley cars are not the most
uncommon on the list and there are
several little points that If followed by
the auto driver will lessen such acci-
dents. One of the principal things to
keep In mind is that trolley car
runs on tracks and consequently can
to the motor car pilot to watch out
for trolleys, rather than for the motor
man to watch out for automobiles.
Every day we see automobiles
closely following street cars on the
rails. This is very dangerous prac-
tice, for the auto driver has no means
Of knowing what instant the motor
man may jam on his brakes, and In
such case it is almost impossible to
avoid collision. Then there is the
consideration the fact that trolley
ears are likely to turn off at corners
where tracks intersect, and thus at
times the motorist finds himself
jammed between the trolley and the
curb. Also the driver often fails to
figure that when street car tuIhs
away from him on curve the rear
end is bound to swing out several feet
beyond the tracks.
To be safe driver should awas S
g, In
hind standing street car. And H. no
case should he take dangerous
chances crowding in between trolley
and the curb. Also drivers sh'uld
never attempt to pass stree. car
moving in the same directioa. Oh the
left side, but this is practice that
is common in many cities.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26

Netherlands American Foundation, the
New Netherlands Commission of New
York, the Collegiate Dutch Reformed
Church of New York and the Huguenot
Society Of America.
With traditional loyalty to the
House Of Orange the orange pennant
waved over every nook and corner of
the small and intensely patriotic
realm. Trade was virtually at a stand
still for many day. The celebra-
tion began when Queen WilhelmIna
and Princess Juliana arrived in The
Hague from their country seat and
found great welcome awaiting them.
For weeks presents from the vari-
GUS rulers Of the world poured in. to-
gether with endless messages of con-
graduation. Then the queen made
a ceremonial entry Into Amsterdam,
where there were days of festivities
and every city, village and commu-
nifty had its own celebration.
Koninkrijk der Observation-Disclosures.
leans usually say "Holland"-is now
a constitutional and hereditary
monarchy. The royal family. known
as the House Of Orange, descends
from German Count Walram, who
lived In the Eleventh century. The
Congress OF Vienna erected the king
dom in 1915, with the son Of the last
stadthouder, WiIlem " us heredi-
tary sovereign. This uEion was dis
solved by the Belgian revolution Of
1890 and in 1889 the treaty Of London
constituted Belgium an Independent
kingdom. King Willem Of The
Netherlands abdicated In 1910, be-
queathing his throne to his son. WILL
lem II. who after a reign Of nine
years left the throne to Willem III.
This king died in 1890 after a reign of
fOrty-one years. In default Of male
heirs he was succeeded by his only
daughter, Wilhelmina Helena Pauline
Maria, with her mother, Princess
Emma, as regent.
Holland has features which have
appealed to the popular Imagination
One is the heroic and successful strug-
gle of its people against the sea-
some Of the land Is seven feet below
the North sea. Everybody knows Of
its windmills. its picturesque costumes.
its canals, its cheeses. Its bulbs.
Queen Wilhelmlna is an appealing
figure. When she was crowned at Am
sterdum twenty-five years ago she
made short speech from the throne.
She said: al make the words Of my
beloved father my own: The House
Of Orange can never do enough for
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26
BEWARE OF THE "ROAD LIFT
That 1t Shall Neither Be Offered
or Accepted.

The lift on the road Is an old act OF
kindness. Decent people In settled or
derly places offered it because they
were amiabe and wanted to help an
other person along the way; but pru-
dence In city, or elsewhere for that
matter, says that it shall neither be
offered nor accepted nowadays.
A good deal of crime Is on wheels.
says the Chicago Tribune. Grim
inals are scouting the street and the
country roads. The people they pick
up are virtually helpless. Contrari-
wise, the man in car who yields to
request for a ride may find gun at
his head in short order. The good Sa-
maritan may go to the hospital in a
barrel. 1t is the ugly necessity of city
life to regard stranger as poten-
tial enemy. 1t need not result In dis
courtesy, but 1t says keep your guard
up. Creduity often leads to an empty
pocketbook and black eye. or, In
the case of a woman, to worse.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26

The Netherlands. That was tn,
Keynote of her address, and 1t ha!
been the keynote Of her reign.
A. ]. Branouw, In HOLLAND Under
Queen Wilhelmina," an authoritative
work just off the press. says that the
queen has stood the test of time.
as is evidenced by the regard in
which she is held, despite her in
capacity to appreciate tendencies
which go to make up present day
life. She has Stunned rather than
sought popularity, and although she
Is the most democratic of queens she
seems to lack that captivating ease
Of manner with which popular royal
/ personages won the hearts of their
| subjects.
The feminist movement met with
little sympathy from her, the phenom-
enal revival during her reign in both
music and the stage made little ap-
peal to her.
While Wilhelmina is constitu-
tional queen and every act of hers
requires the countersign of her min
listers, it Is mistake to think of her
as merely living symbol of the ma
tlon's unity, ruler deprived of re-
sponsibIllty of power. She has made
thorough study of governmental af
fairs and she often displays an insight
into departmental matters that is puz-
zling to public officials. She has too
fine sense of her duties. too great
a knowledge of her country's needs
and hopes to remain mere figure
head.
Holland. contrary to a general Idea,
had tough time during the World
war. But it preserved its neutrality.
and today its exchange Is at par.
America, one believes, is OF the opin-
ion that Holland acted like good
sport in the question of the former
kaiser. The arrival Of the kaiser on
Netherlands territory took the gov
ernment by surprise.
The supreme council addressed a
note to The Netherlands government
demanding the kaiser's extradition.
Queen WilhelmIna based her refusal
upon respect for the laws of the
kingdom and the love Of that Justice
which is embodied In national tradi-
tions.
The two parties chiefly concerned
probably had good cause to thank
Queen Wilhelmina's government. The
entente powers were barred from the
dubious honor of establishing a new
international law which would set up
the accuser as judge in his own case
and The Netherlands had the satis-
faction of seeing Its respect for law
and tradition prevail over its aver
sion to the guest who abused that
feeling for his own safety.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26
Little Tots Dresses Of Gingham.

and the like. Browns-those Verging on
red preferred-greens, soft blues and
and quaint, colorful embroideries In
pleasant designs, make appropriate
adOrnments for dresses of plain ma
terials. Velveteen Is occasionally rep
resented. Whatever the material, lines
remain simple and straight, as in the
two little dresses Of checked gingham
shown in the picture. The little frock
at the left has a narrow yoke, with the
body of the dress shirred In two rows
at the top, and attached to 1t. The
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26
STICKING OF CONE CLUTCH
Usually the Result Of Worn Facing
New Leather Should Remedy
the Trouble.

The sticking of cone clutch may
be due to tendency of the clutch
member to fit too snugly in the cone
part Of the fywheel. This is usually
the result of worn facing of the clutch
member, caused, in turn, by burning
the facing through habit of slipping
the clutch. new leather facing
should remedy the trouble and
handy temporary solution Is to wedge
broken pieces Of a hack-saw blade be-
tween the facing and the clutch mem
ber at several points on Its circumfer-
ence. This viii 'ften smooth out
rough and sti.':lng cone clutch.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26

EOR little girls under six years.
L there is nothing startlingly novel
in fall styles. Their everyday dresses
are still cut on straight lines, with
or without separate yokes, and are
made with panties to match. Ginghams,
in the smallest checks, or in deep col
ors with small cross-bar patterns In
contrasting colors, remain the main
stay of the little maids everyday out
fitting, varied by plain chambray, cot
ton crepe, poplin and other strong cot
ton weaves For woolen dresses there
are novelty checked materials CASUALLY
made up with collar and cuffs of
plain fabric) serge, twill, gabardne
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26
Fashions for the Little Tots;
Straight-Line Mode Plated

finish the bottom Of skirts and panties.
collars and elbow length Tor shOrter1
sleeves. Sometimes skirts are slaslsed
halfway up at the sides and collars
cut in scallops or deep points.
Since the straight-line mode is ap-
parently here to stay-at least until
the appearance of the spring styles--de-
signers must find new ways and means
for keeping within the fashion and at
the same time give their creations a
desirable degree of individuality. II
recent showings of fall street suits and
day dresses there is an awakening In
terest in plating and, for the pres
ent fashion, there is nothing that
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26

half-length sleeves are set in and fin-
ished with detachable cuffs that match
the collar. These may all be of white
linen or cotton or In q plain color.
Very small and simple flower motifs
are embroidered on the collar with
colored floss and repeated on the yoke.
Tiny pearl buttons and cat stitching
make finish for the shirred yoke in
the dress at the right which has a
short front opening. The panties drop
over an elastic band at the knees, but
in the other model are finished with
band Of the gingham.
Taffeta and crepe de cline continue
to hold first place in the esteem of de-
signers, for party frocks which are also
made up with matching panties. Mar
row, fiuted ruffles or pIcot-edged frills,
put on In double or even triple rows.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26
Dramatic Power

The first thing that strikes any one
who lAs tried to read Jane Austen's
novels aloud ID the dramatic power
displayed In the conversations. No
novelist ever made his or her charac-
ters express themselves 30 simply or
forciby In their parts as she does. II
would seem that we have lost in her
one Of our greatest piaywrlghts. The
unfolding Of character In dialogue has
not been better done by any Of our
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26
TUBE REPAIR KIT ESSENTIAL
One Of the Most Important Acees-
sories for Every Motorist to
Carry In His Machine.

Probably one Of the most important
accessories for every motorist to have
in his car is a tube repair kit. II Is
very much like life insurance, in that
it is no good at all until needed When
1t is needed it Is Indispensable. This
fact is particularly true when tires
are punctured many miles from any
repair station. Considering the kits
small cost tire men say it is the
cheapest insurance possible against
country road delays and expense.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26

seems more effective than this method
of varying the straight-line costume
The dress shown at the left II ~
example in blue crepe with narrow
box plaits that start at the shoulder
line and continue to the hem OF the
skirt Bodice and skirt are ornamented
with rows of pearl buttons and a belt
of the material holds In the fuliness
at the low waist line. At the right Ii
a model in new figured wool which
follows the general lines of the
straight silhouette. but is modified IL
give -draped effect. The plat
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26
Garden Of Halrbows.

Bustle, butterflys and rosette hair
bows head the list in popularity with
very young girls. There are only a
few, however, Of the many different
types of hairbows now appearing on
the heads Of the daughters of fashion.
There are bows for blondes, bows for
brunettes, for Titan-haired maids. and
maids who come under no particular
class. Whether the hair Is bobbed or
long. straight or curly, there is bow
for every head. 80 that group Of chill
dren presents far more attractive ap-
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26
Tied Fas. In . Knot.

There was half-distress look on
the face Of the recently arrived Scan
dinavian a. he slowly discussed the
new language he had been learning.
AYE tank" he said. "dis country have
funny language. Wan Aye get here
my sister she say she too fat; she
must fast 20 store to buy cap. and
the clerk he say the colnr In die cap
It ban fast A man tell he to tie my
horse FAST but the maS Aye bought
him from he ~ he already ban very
,Stast' hosss r. Pathfinder.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26

Babbitt metal is usually reamed dry,
though there are times when kero-
sene will prove beneficial.
1t is necessary to depress the clutch
pedal when applying dressing or clean.
ing the friction surfaces.
A faulty spark plug can be deter,
mined by short circuitlng 1t with a
screwdriver. If the engine slows down
during this test It Is q live plug. II
1t does not slow down the cylinder u
not nring.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26


ress and prosperity for your cOun-
try" the message said, "the Ameri-
can people unite in heartfelt wishes
for many years to come your wise and
benign reign may continue to rebound
to the glory OF The Netherlands"
The President has the reputation Of
saying only what he means. He could
say this, however, with a clear con-
science. For Queen WIlhelmina's s
reign has been wise and benign" And
her loyal subjects this fall have staged
an elaborate and long-drawn-Out cele-
bfation of her silver jubilee In token
Of their appreciation.
Moreover, there are ties between
America and The Netherlands other
than those of trade The Dutch set
tied New York and guaranteed to the
oppressed of Europe civil and re-
ligious liberty on Manhattan Island.
1t was In Holland that the Pilgrim
Fathers found m asylum before COM
Ing to Plymouth Rock. The Dutch
have sent many good American to
America. The Peace Palace at The
Hague photograph herewith) Is Car
negie's gift, md America has lively
interest in the doings therein.
1t is In recognition Of these ties be-
tween America and Holland that va
rious Holland-American organizations
sent delegates to offer their con-
gratuiations to Queen Wllhelmina.
These delegates were received In au-
dience by the queen. They represent
ed, among other organizaiio the Hol-
land society, the St. Nicholas society,
the Society Of Holland Danes. the
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26
Japanese Pillows

The cedar-wood pillows found in the
tomb OF old King Tut-Ankh-Amen, In
Egypt. exactly resemble rhe wooden
pillows In use today In Japan. It must
he difficult to find any sleep inducing
virtue In these so-called cushions. aud
one must be much determined to sleep
to be able to do 30 under the condl-
tions. The reason for the hard sub
stance Of these pillows Is explained BY
the imperative necessity Of not dissr-
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26

ent parts of the river shows that even
near its source the water is highly I'M
pregnated with various salts. chiefly
common table salt and chloride of
magnesia. says the Detroit News. As
the water passes through the Sea OF
Galilee, there Is a slight Increase In
Its salt content. but the calcium sui
phate and the silica which 1t also con.
tains decrease In the immense cvapo-
rating pan Of the Dead sea the salt
that is the sodium chloride-is crystal.
lsed, whereas the magnesium chloride
remains In solution.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26

ranging the complicated headdress Of
the Japanese women. Only the women
of the middle class still use these hard
pillows. as they do their hair only
once a month and cannot bear to see
Il untidy between times.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26

dramatists, and has certainly not been
approached by any other novelist. No
novels make 80 immediate an appeal
when declaimed a. hers do. Even
youthful audiences who are popularly
supposed to be Incapable Of appreciat-
ing the subtlety Of her wit are quick
ly entranced.-S. p. B. Mais.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26
AUTOMOBILE
e. E1SSIP@

A tire with low air pressure ere
ates friction and causes the car to
slow up.
A rigid shaft will bind unless the
alignment is perfect and provision Ia
made to prevent frame DETECTION.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26
Easy way to Clean Tire.

A simple way to clean of a~tire, re-
moving stones from the tread design
as well, is to Jack up the car, place
q pan filled with water or gasoline be-
meath the wheel. then turn II slowly
while scrubbing of. -r
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26

Capt. vincent Curzon, member of
parliament. holds the demon speed
record Of England. He has been con-
vlcted 10 times fer exceeding the
Gneed limit.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26

ing in this case is confined to tho
front of the skirt. This dress shows
the tendency toward longer sleeves
and the use Of lace as n dress trim
ming.
Plating is not confined to suits ami
dresses In the. new styles. Sports
coats are shown with wide box pIalts
at the back or sides. Fur coats have
inverted plaits made of fur contrast
ing with that Of the coat and hats
have trimmings ofplaited ribbon. either
wide or narrow, in the form Of cufrs
flanges, brlms. bows and rosettes.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26
:" sIIk ocarfa.

Silk scarfs in plain celo.s and u
elaborately woven or dyed patterns
are worn with the knitted sweater g.
tunes and sports NJ.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26
No safety.

A mouse fnds II comparatively safe
to dart from . closet across the door.
but there will b. mouse trap In the
closet next day.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26

Extremely dainty and very reasan-
able is the new lingerie Of pastel
tinted voile trimmed with very narrow,
fine white tape.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26

pearance now than formerly whes
heads were bare Of ornament.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26

lSS0-Born at The Hague.
lS90-Succeeded to throne Of
Willem Ill.
1S9S--Crowned.
190l-Married Henry of Mecklen-
burg -Schwerin.
ls0S-Princess Juliana born.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-26
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

CAL WIN
COOLIDGE cabled to
Queen Wilhe.mina the
other day through the De-
partment of State his
most cordial felicia
tions." with full appre-
citation of the gratifica-
ton which your country
men must experience In
the commemoration of an
Evening journal., 1923-01-20

s-rr,shi. s;,, ~ The cenirai rrvs Ancei,,i---
Evening journal., 1923-01-20
MAKING
WORLD
SAFE FOR
4 ADnD

OAR r. L Oh
LABOR
Sam Gompers,
A. F of l..
president, and
Albert Thomas,
French labor
leader, talk
things over in
Washington.
Evening journal., 1923-01-20

ACTRESS is SNOW
BABY-Nliss Maxine FL
lott, world famous actress,
snapped during a moments
pause on the ice at St.
MOritz, Switzerlands most
famous winter resort. Purse
in hand, she looks as though
she might be going shop
ping.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-25
Program Of Mixed
Farming Adopted at
Meeting in Moultriie

MOULTRTE, Ga, Sept. 22.-Sev-
eral Colquitt county farmers at A
meeting held at the courthouse here
adopted a system of mixed farming,
which leaders OF the movem ent in
sist will bring about a period of re-
newed prosperity and development
in the Moultrie territory just as sure
ly as the tides OF the sea ebb and
flow.
Taking the one-horse farm as the
unit, the program as worked out by
bankers and farm experts is as fol-
lows: corn, velvet beans and runner
peanuts, 10 acres; oats, followed by
peavine hay, acres; sweet pota toes,
sugar cane, garden, etc, acres.
melans, Spanish peanuts or tobacco,
) acres; truck, 3 acres; cotton, )
acres. Permanent pastures or waste
or wet land, 3 to ) acres; three to
five milk cows. two brood sows, and
80 pure bred chickens.
The meeting. which was called by
the seven banks of the county and
the board of commissioners, was held
in the court house, but the audi
forum of that building, which will
accommodate from 900 to 700 was
unable to hold the crowd. 1t was a
body of thoughtful men, undismayed
by two short crops, who had come
together to discuss their problems
and to lay plans to bring the pros
perity to this section which it's mar
kets and natural advantages entitle
it TO w. G. Nereen, Moultrie banker
and capitalist. presided.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-25
A BEDTIME STORY
Peter Remains Obstinate
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS

IeLeT heIlldluS UOSLl1dL6
| The obstinate is deaf and blind.
And facts can't penetrate his mind.
Grandfather Frog
Grandfather Frog glared with his
big, goggly eyes up at Peter Rabbit
sitting on the bank of the Smiling
| Pool. You know Grandfather Frog
| is very old and is accounted very
| wise, and so is usually very much
respected. But Peter had just shown
| him no respect at all Grandfather
| Frog had said that the young Chuck,
whose shining doorstep of yellow
sand Peter could see on the other
side, had swan across the LaughinS
Brook, and Peter had declared that
he didn't believe it,
"You Iong-1egged, long-eared piece
of impudence. DO YOU mean to sit
there and tell me that you think
I've told an untruth?" demanded
Grandfather Frog angrily.
Peter shook his head very hard.
my goodness no." exclaimed Peter.
Il couldn't imagine you telling an
untruth. Grandfather Frog. But you
didn't see that young Chuck swim
across the Laughing Brook. You
said that Jerry Muskrat told you
that he saw him swim across.
think jerry was mistaken. He must
have seen some one else"
Did I hear you mention my
name?" asked a somewhat soueaky
voice, and Jerry Muskrat's head APP
peared close beside the big, green
lily pad on which sat Grandfather
Frog.
You did" spoke up Grandfather
Frog before Peter could find his
| tongue. That long-legged bundle OF
curiosity up there thinks there is
something the matter with your
eyes"
Jerry Muskrat looked puzzled. III
there is L am not aware of it," said
ne mildly. Just what does he think
is wrong with my eyes?"
He thinks you didn't see that
young Chuck over yonder swim
across the Laughing Brook" replied
| Grandfather Frog.
Huh! Is that SOP" Jerry ex
claimed. We'll. if I didn't then ]
can't see him now, and am looking
right straight at him"
You must have been mistaken, >
protested Peter. you must have
been because Chucks can't swim
"Who says they can't?" retorted
Jerry Muskrat.
why I-I-I-I've never heard OF
such a thing" stammered Peter
rather lamely. II suppose Chuck
could swim if he fell in the water
and had to swim to save his life, but
I don't believe there ever was q
Chuck who swan Intentionally. II
that young Chuck over there really
came from this side of the Laughing
Brook, he must have got across some
other way. You never will make me
believe he swan across"
All that Grandfather Frog and
Jerry Muskrat could say had no eff
feet on Peter. He obstinately re-
! fused to believe. You know there
are people just like that. Finally
Grandfather Frog and Jerry gave up