Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-12-14

commander.
and two repair shops. The French
agree to recommend the most favor
able action In the cases of railway
workers who We're expelled and rail
employees in the occupied region will
be paid the same wages as those in
the rest of Germany. Altogether, the
developments of the week indicated
that Premier Poincare had adopted
conciliatory policy, and 1t was limited
that he might soon yield to Great
Britain and America and consent to
discussion of the reduction of Ger
many's debt by the proposed commit
tee of experts subject to the repnra-
tions commission.
Chancellor Marx so far Is making
good in Berlin, for he has induced the
socialists to consent to the enabling
act" which gives him dictatoria powers
If he needs them and thus may avoid
the necessity of dissolving the legisla-
tive body. The socialists ceased to
oppose the act on receiving a promise
that any emergency measures should
be submitted to an advisory commits
sion of p deputies before being Is
sued. 1t is reported that Germany has
completed negotiations for foreign
loan of $125,000,000 to support the
new permanent currency issue.
OWL war has broken out again in
" Mexico. In the states of Vera
Cruz. San Luis Potosi, Chihuahua,
Michoacan, Tamaulipas and Guerrero
there is active rebellion against the
government of President Obregon the
leader Of the movement being Adolfo
de la Huerta, the Co-operatista party's
candidate for president. He and his
helpers have told Obregon that they
are revolving because the government
is violating the sovereignty of the
states and otherwise offending the in
stitutions of the republic. Actually. it
seems, De la Huertas chief complaint
is that Obregon is supporting Gales for
election as his successor.
q EDERAL JUDGE WOODROUGH
of Omaha has decided that prohibit
tlon agents are not civil officers in any
strict or constitutional sense and are
without lawful authority to serve
search warrants.
Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt, assistant
attorney general In charge of prohibit
tion and tax cases, reports to Attor-
hn lttt-
over violations of federal laws is on
the increase. Under the national pro-
hibition act alone, she says, 40,02l
criminal and 4,1O9 civil cases were be-
gun during the last fiscal year-an in
crease of 1889 over the previous
year. Federal courts were unable to
keep abreast of the number of cases
brought, although 42,37O criminal
cases were disposed of during the year,
with 23,052 criminal and 4,064 civil
cases left pending. Rum smuggling,
Mrs. Willebrandt's report added, Is
1.-The most gigantic criminal problem
the United States ever faced on the
high seas"
NJ EWS from Russia is doubtful
these days, but there has Just
come from Moscow dispatch that is
of vast Importance If true 1t says
that Professor Joffe, Russian scientist,
has discovered method for making
wire stronger than steel out of COM
mon rock salt. The discovery result
ed after experiments in mutabiity of
metals by structural chemistry BY
submitting rock salt to high heat pres
sure before the elementary crystals
began to decay he arrested the decay
by changing the structural arrange
ment of the atoms and molecules, this
change increasing the durability and
ductabllity of the substance 800 times.
1t is stated that If the discovery can
be applied to metals it will revolution
ize the world.
A TTORNEY GENERAL DAUGH-
"A ERTY has announced that Grim
inal prosecutions will be begun as
result Of the investigation, by his de-
partment and the special senate COM
Hutee, VI uheseu irregularities III the
conduct of the veterans bureau under
the former director, Colonel Forbes,
Presumably the facts brought out will
be placed before federal grand Jury.
Gen. Frank T. Hines, now director
of the bureau, has sent out a call to
the American Legion for aid In finding
suitable employment for the rehabili-
tated ex-service men. There are ap-
proximately 1900 men in vocational
training, Director Hines declares, and
within the next three months about
10000 Of these will complete their
courses.
replace completely a lost claw or limb.