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Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30
MANY SAVED IN
NINE DISASTER
ONLY TWO WERE KILLED AND
THIRTEEN INJURED AT BEN
TON, ILL.
ONE LARGEST IN WORLD
Underground Supports Of Coal localiz-
ICED Effects Of the Big Ex-
plosion.

Chicago.-Two men were killed and
in an explosion in the Orient mine of
the Chicago. Wilmington and Franklin
Coal Company. near Benton, ILL.,, ac-
cording to advices to the coal COM
pany's office here.
The mine, one of the largest in the
world. employs more than 1000 work
men and 920 were reported to have
been in the mine at the time of the
explosion which was believed due to
gases.
Mine officials attributed the small
casualty list to an elaborate system
of barrier pillars" by which the mine
was worked.
The damage was said to have been
small and advices from the mine said
operations could be resumed almost
Immediately
George b. Harrington, president of
the operating company, attributed the
comparatively small loss Of life to the
operating methods.
by dividing the entire mine into
a series of small chambers he said,
I'VE have reduced the fire and explo'
sion hazard to minimum. The plan
requires us to leave natural walls OF
coal under ground, so that in the
interest of safety we are required to
leave close to thirty per cent of the
coal in the mine. But we are certain
that the system saved many lives. In
the old fashioned operation, these
walls would be taken out and replaced
by timber supports. and in time the
entire operation would be but single
air chamber, in which a gas explosion
would endanger the life of every work
er. In addition. the timber braces
would serve as fuel for the fires which
almost always follow an explosion"
The Orient arrangement, he explain
ed, makes the entire underground
workings series Of small coal cham
bers, anyone of which can be quickly
sealed, either from within or from
without in case of an explosion or fire.
By this method, disaster always may
be localized.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30
Will Beauty Highways.

For the purpose of beauitfying
North Carolina highways, so that the
territory through which the roads
pass may have pleasing effect upon
motorists, a committee of engineers,
foresters, and landscape gardeners,
drawn from the various state depart
ments has been organized and will
work on plans to plant trees, Arub'
berry, etc, and in other ways appeal
to the aesthetic sensbilities of the
motorist, according to statement Is
sued here by Leslie R Ames. assist
ant to Frank Page, chairman OF the
highway commission. Mr., Ames is
the chairman Of the committee, which
will be known as the landscape com
mittee.
There is great public interest
in the beauty of North Carolina high
ways" reads the statement in part
They have become. as it were. the
formal entrance to the commonwealth
Through the eyes of the motorists we
are being judged. This comment has
everywhere stimulated an itnerest and
led to active work in the improve
ment OF surroundings
The highway commissions prob
lem is not building roads This is
simple. To create sentiment of in
terest that will provide ample funds
for the upkeep of these roads is a
much more difficult problem.
THE public interest in improving
the highways from the aesthetic side
is step in the desired direction. To
stimulate and foster this itnerest a
committee has been appointed to serve
the public without additional burden
to the taxpayers.
1T is impossible at this time to
devote the funds of the commission
to purely ornamental work. Their
problem is to give to North Carolina
the greatest mileage of good roads at
the least cost possible. This means
rigid economy. Unsightly places have
been left for lack OF funds to obliter
ate them
The statement declares that com.
munities,' individuals. and associa.
tions are manifesting and interest and
willingness to secure funds for the
embellishment of roadsides and it is tc
aid these groups, furnish exeprt ad'
vice, prepare plans. secure planting
material of the proper kind at reason
able cost and to plant and care for
this material that the committee has
been selected"
Certain sections of the roads will be
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30
Hold Brother of Mr.. Diamond.

New York-Admission Of Morris
Barlow Diamond on his return from
Cleveland, where he wa sarrested that
he possessed useful information"
about the killing and robbing Of two
Brooklyn bank messengers IL days
ago, was followed quickly by the ar
rest of his younger brother, Joseph,
and the discovery that Morris Diamond
had rented a safety deposit box three
hours after the crime.
So much progress was made that
District Attorney Dodd announced
that presentation of the case to
Brooklyn grand jury might start and
police expressed their confidence of a
speedy solution of the crime in which
$4,000 was stolen.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30
Divorces Double in Seven Years.

North Carolina averages one divorce
for every 16.S marriages, against one
divorce for every thirty-two in 1916,
according to the Department of Rurs
Social Economics of the University Of
North Carolina. There were 6SS di-
vorces granted in North Carolina in
1915. and 1877, an increase of 100 per
cent in divorces, while total marriages
increased only 3,5 per cent. The di-
vorce menace is growing at rapid
pace in this state Except for South
Carolina. which grants no divorces,
North Carolina made the best show
ing of all states in 1916.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30
COMMISSION TO
DIGEST BRIEFS
NO FURTHER HEARINGS ON
STATE OWNED STEAMSHIP
LINES.
MAY REPORT NEXT JANUARY
SOUTHPORT and Wilmington Present
Supplementary Briefs For Desis-
nation as Port.
Raleigh.


After giving Wilmington, Southport
and Manteo one final inning with sup
Elemental briefs, the State Water and
Steamship Commission retired behind
closed doors into executive session to
begin to digest the thousands of pages
of data that have been collected dur
ing the past eight months.
No more delegations will be heard,
and little additional research will be
undertaken. The commission, accord
ing to Chairman R. NJ. Miller Jr., has
about all that it can digest, and prob
ably more. 1t has come now to the
point in its Investigations that it must
think of its final report to the Cover
nor and Council of State, and the next
several weeks will be given over to
that work.
No member of the Commission could
foretell what the report is going to
be like, nor what recommendations II
will make. Mr. Miller said that eight
months had been spent in collecting
information and that six weeks Tor
digestion must be given before the
report will begin to take form. out
lines of the work of annexation of data
will be made and various phases OF
the work given to each member.
Every town touched by water con-
nections has had proposal to make
to the Commission for the establish
ment of a line of ships. the erection
of State owned docks, and rail con-
nections that would necessitate the
revisions of the freight tariffs through
out the State. Southport has ofered
the most impressive brief that has
been brought forward in the way of
concrete suggestions.
1t will probably be January l, 1874,
or late. before the final report to the
Governor is made.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30
Governor Issues Proclamation.

North Carolina has been blessed
with year of great prosperity" Gov
ernor Morrison writes in his Thanks
giving proclamation. He implores
the people, in giving thanks for the
many blessings to particularly remem-
ber by acts of generosity and help
fulness the orphan and the weak and
the defective of every class. The
proclamation reads:
North Carolina has been blessed
with year of great prosperity in
material things. On the farm, in the
factory and in every line of business,
Gcd has generously rewarded the
labors of our people.
I'VE have been led by God to make
ity for The benefit of the defective
and for improved educational oppor-
tunities for our children.
Nov, therefore:
Il. Cameron Morrison, governor OF
North Carolina. following the previous
action of the President of the United
States, in his proclamation of Novem-
ber 6, 1928. do hereby proclaim and
set apart Thursday, November 20,
1923, as
Thanksgiving day"
land call upon our people to observe
the day by assembling in their re-
spective places of worship and giving
thanks to Almighty God for His many
mercies and blessings to the people
of the United States, and of this state.
and pray for Divine guidance in the
future. May | implore the people Of
strength on Thanksgiving day to re-
member the orphan, and the defective
of every class by some act Of gener-
osity and helpfulness.
Done in the city of Raleigh on this
the fifteenth day of November. in the
year of our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-three, and in the
one hundred and forty-eight year of
our American independence"
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30

Suddenly Branks was aware Of the
put. put. put Of a motorcycle right
on his heels. II was so close and at
such an angle as to be. Invisible
through the rear window.
Branks suffered sudden sinking
feeling In the pit Of his stomach and
applied the brakes. He'd been a fool.
Why couldn't he have kept the car
under twenty-fve? Here was cop
now. and arose visions of fines or
jail sentence.
The motorcycle drew alongside.
Timidly Branks glanced at :he rider.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30
Would Solve Problems.

Washington. President Coolidge
was asked by Pedro Guevara. resident
commissioner OF the Philippine islands
to include in his message to Congress
recommendations for the solution Of
the problems OF the islands. particuL
larly that Congress proceed to give
effect to the Jones act contemplating
ultimate independence of the isiapds.
!. The commissioner presented his re-
quest in accordance with resolution
recently adopted by the Philippine
legislature.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30
Supreme Court Opinions.

Parks vs.. board commissioner LIE
noir county, Lenoir, modified and af-
firmed.
State vs.. Walton, ct al, Hoke, no
error.
Trivett, ct al, VS.. Hardin, ct al, Ashe,
affirmed.
Parlier VS.. Miller, Ashe. reversed.
"A"-State VS.. Mathews, Guilford, NO
error.
Duffy VS.. Greensboro, Guilford, of.
trmed.
Surratt Bros. VS.. Kluttz, Davidson
no error.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30
Dalton Gets Sixty Days Respite.

Hearing before the Governor on
the petition for the Communication of
the death sentence against Jerry Dali
ton convicted of the murder OF his
sweetheart and rival scheduled was
postponed when Governor Morrison
gave Dalton another sixty day respite.
His execution date is now set for jan
uary %.
Attorneys for Dalton had been noti-
fed to be present and the mother, sis
ters and brothers of Dalton were to be
on hand for the hearing.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30
sultor conte.se. 70 Murder.

Baltimore. Md. - After mortally
wounding himself when Mrs. Mildred
Foust. "a. refused to marry him, Ser.
gsant George F. Alstadt. Jr.. of Fort
Howard. confessed. police say, that he
had killed a man at Roanoke. Va.
for crime marine sergeant Is now
being held. Alstadt shot himself near
the heart at the home Of Mrs. Faust's
father. The woman called a police
man. and At her urging. police say,
Alstadt told the officer that he had
thrown . nAn from fourth story win.
dnw ~ the Rnannka nostoffica.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30

Oatman. Ariz.-Three miners were
killed when two boxes of powder ex-
ploded on the 700-foot level OF the
United American mine here. The
bodies of two men were blown to
pieces, while a third miner was over
come by fumes and was found dead
in the mine.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30
Asks for Test Case.

Before the State pays out more
money under the Bowie act Of the 1923
General Assembly fol- the construction
of the Appalachian and Western
North Carolina Railway. the constitu-
tionality of the act which provides =
ten million dollar bond issue for the
construction of trunk line and an
unlimited issue for the construction
of branch lines should be determined,
Governor Morrison declared in letter
to the Attorney General asking that .
test case be brought In the courts.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30
The MiIIannium.

when" said the lecturer. earnestly,
when will we reach that happy state
of civilization? When will life again
be rich and fun. and happy?"
II know" shouted . voice instbe
rear. "We'li get that way when socks
and collars and drinks are two for
quarter."-Rlchmond Times-Dispatch.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30
New State Charters.

Secretary of State W. N. Everett
has issued charters to the following
new corporations:
s. J. Guyer company, Lagrange.
general merchandisers, with authoriz-
ed capital stock Of $25,000. of which
$1,000 has been subscribed by T. J.
Abbott, Grifton, N. c., Samuel Abbott.
8. J. Guyer, both Of LAGRANGE.
Adams Realty company. Charlotte.
with authorized capital stock Of $780,
900. Of which $500 has been subscrib-
ed by George N. Adams. E. o. Ander-
con and e. E Jones, all of Charlotte.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30
HE "sTEpPED ON THE GAS"
But When Autoist Heard "Put, Put"
Of Motorcycle Behind He Regret
ted Il for a Few Moments.

It was a glorious day. the road was
good. the car was running smoothly.
Ths temptation to speed was great.
Branks, first looking, behind him to
make sure NO policeman was In the
vicinity. stepped on the gas. The
speedometer registered twenty-five.
thirty. thIrty-nve, thir--
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30

ENERAL DEGOUTTE. commander
~ of the occupation troops in the
Ruhr, issued decree imposing i'm
prisonment and fines on those indus
trialists who insisted on closing down
their plants, but the magnates evaded
arrest and locked out their employees
nevertheless. Consequently the French
seized mines and other properties and
began operating them with the as
sistance of the locked-out men and un-
der French engineers. The allies
reached satisfactory agreements with
the dye and shoe manufacturers of the
Rhineland. In the Bavarian Palatinate
the separatists carried on a kind of
guerrilla warfare and took possessio
of several towns 1t was said they
were aided by the French in the Pal
atinate. This was the cause of for
NAL protest from Berlin to the allies.
In Upper Silesia the organized farm
ers, who are nationalistic, declared a
food boycott against the towns until
Stresemann and his cabinet should re
sign. Immediately the hungry towns
men flocked into the country by thou
sands and burned and looted the farm
steads. They were fought by the
junkers and their employees and by
the police, and there were many fatal
tiles. The farmers organizations. 1t
Is stated, could provide plenty of food
for all of Germany until next March
if they wished but they will aot do
so until nationalistic government is
established.
When the reichstag reassembled
Chancellor Stresemann said Germany's s
internal condition was hopeless and he
could see not the slightest prospect of
an Improvement. His government, he
declared. would relinquish Office If the
reichstag considered 1t necessary. 1t
seemed likely he would soon be ac-
commodated in this respect.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30

defiant addresses, Premier Poincare
yielded to the British view as to what
was best to do in the matters of the
return of the former crown prince to
Germany and the resumption of the
activities of the allies military con
troll commission, and agreed that
there should be no threats of sanctions
nor anything that might sound like an
ultimatum to Germany. The British
gave In on some minor points, and
thereupon the council Of ambassadors
sent to Bernn two notes. In one the
erck William already had returned,
he might remain as a private citizen.
hut the government was asked to see
that no steps be taken to place him
on the throne. IT was also warned
that 1t must not permit the former
kaiser to return. In the other commu-
nication Berlin was informed that the
allied governments have decided that
the operations of military control and
aeronautic supervision must be re-
sumed without delay under conditions
which will be notified to the German
government by the presidents Of the
commission of military control and the
committee of aeronautlc guarantee.
should these operations meet with
obstruction from German authorities
or German nationals, the allied gov
ernments intend to take measures
which may seem to them proper to
assure execution of the treaty"
1t was understood that the Strese-
mann government would find the notes
from the allies entirely satisfactory.
The French press. except the govern
ment organs, was not SO well pleased
with them and the premier was rather
severely criticised for his surrender.
But from his point of view Poincare
seems justified. Prime Minister Bald
win faces hard fight in the coming
British elections, and one of the chief
complaints against him Is that he has
suffered so many diplomatic defeats
at the hands of Poincare. The latter
cannot expect that in the event of
Baldwin's defeat the new British gov
ernment will be even as friendly to
his policies as has been the present
cabinet. Therefore he could well af-
ford to give Baldwin the diplomatic
victory of last week. After the Brit
ish elections the whole question may
be reopened.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30

He was not a policeman. merely a
civilian. .Branks breathed a thankful
sigh. and-stepped on the gas.-New
York Sun and Globe.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30

ESPITE the misglvings of Senator
~ Lodge, Senator Smoot and some
other Republican leaders who fear 1t
may mean disaster for their party.
President Coolidge has decided to sup
port Secretary Melons tax reduction
program boldly and unreservedly.
With revenue surplus pllIng up 1t is
the duty of the government to reduce
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30

DR. FREDERICK A. COOK. the
~ Arctic explorer who gained no.
toriety by his bogus discovery" of the
North Pole years ago and who of late
has been spectacular dealer in oil
stocks. has come to the end of his
rope. Tried before Federal Judge Kill
Its in Forth Worth. Tex, for misuse
of the mails in connection with the
operations of the Petroleum Produc-
ers' association, of which he was the
sole trustee, he was found guilty and
sentenced to fourteen years and nine
months in prison and fined $4,000.
Nineteen co-defendants were also
found guilty. Judge Killits in passing
sentence denounced Cook scathingly
for robbing widows and orphans, con-
cludirg: You ought to he paraded as
practical warning in every state
where you have sold stock"
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30

ONCE more the Anglo French
" entente, periodically smashed by
the foreign correspondents, has been
saved. Notwithstanding his fiery and
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30

&c. WALTON, suspended governor
y. of Oklahoma, was found guilty of
eleven of the sixteen Charges pro
sented to the senate court of impeach-
ment and for corruption in office,
moral turpitude. neglect of duty and
general incompetence was removed
from his office. The vote was Al to O.,
Walton's one consistent supporter be-
ing absent. Six of the original charges
We're dismissed No evidence for the
defense was presented, for Walton had
withdrawn his counsel after announc-
ing that he could not stand the "hu-
initiation Of an unfair trial" His at
torneys, however, intend to try to
carry the case to the Supreme court
of the United States. A grand jury
in Oklamoha City considered the evil
dence on which the deposed governor
was convicted and indicted him for
criminal offenses.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30
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Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30

the tax burden. the President holds.
and he Is confident that the radicals
will be unable to put any extreme
measure through congress. His atti-
tude toward soldier bonus legislation
has not been disclosed, but he probably
will follow the example of President
Harding and Insist that if a bonus bill
be passed, a means for financing it be
provided by congress.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-30

ERIENDS of Corea in America. who
L are organized, have filed with Sec
retary of State Hughes formal protest
against the alleged murder Of about
500 Coreans during the great earth.
quake and fire in Tokyo and Yoko-
hama. DIR. Floyd W. Thompkins, presi
dent of the society. who signed the pro-
test, declared an eyewitness saw 25O
Cereans bound hand and foot, placed
on an old junk. covered with oil and
burned alive" What Secretary Hughes
can do about 1t is not Indicated. { ITi
KING ALFONSO. Qneen Victoria
N and Dictator Primo Rivera Of
Spain all went to italy last week and
were received by King Victor En-
manuel and Premier Mpsselini with
impressive ceremony, 4. was said a
military alliance 'betwecn' ths 'rwo
countries would be signed to balance
the alliance between France and Jugo-
Slavia.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-25
sUBAsTA EN- Ell DEPARTAMENTo
DEL INTERIOR

En- la tarde de aver Sc llevo efec-
to en- la ofcina del Comisionado del
Interior, la subasta para la construc-
ci6n de cuatro casetas de Camineros en-
la carretera de Yauco Lares, cuyo
presupuesto de oficina asciende a la
cantidad de Sc, 44o, habiendo concurrido
los siguientes postores:
Juan Masini, Yauco $6,319.60
Enrique Musignac, R. Piedras $6,S2O.S6
La Junta de Subasta hara en- breve
la recommendation de esta Subasta al
Comisionado del Interior.
G.. A. Ramirez de Are.lano,
Sub Comisonado.