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Evening star., 1923-10-21

on the market fill this vacancy"
Name one!" Must B. Shown chai-
ienged.
retorted. But IL you want a. third
then consider one Of these mirrors.
| wish I could give you some facts
and figures showing the number OF
accidents which were the direct re-
suit of not knowing that something
Is coming The mirror tel 3 who Ia
behind, and Is, therefore. good insur-
ance against accidents. Possibly you
carry collision insurance, in which
case a possible repair bill as the re-
suit OF an accident is not your obli-
cation. But did you ever figure what
a loss Ii would be not to have the
use of the car while 1t was being re-
paired? Some of these accessories IN
sure you against this loss OF use Dy
helping you to prevent the accident"
you're harpink on accidents, the
younger man cnrnlInined.< Why don't
you try to show me low could save
eters?'
"It isn't always quvsdan ct sav.
ing money" the other replied But
IL you will deduct the price OF In :
tometer from that of n new storage
battery you will see half the argu.
ment. Picture yourself on the road
with the battery beginning to go
board to warn you, and you have the
other half of the argument. Batter
les are very simple things to care
for, but that Is one reason why they
reminds me that I haven't touched
mine for nearly a month. 1t seems
like only last week that | filled the
cells with distilled water and cleaned
on the battery posts. but time flies.
and 50 does the life of a neglected
battery.
Soon to De Integral.
"a driver wouldn't be satisfied now
adays without an oil pressure indi-
ca tor on the dash, because he wants
to know whether the sys tem Is work.
ing correctly at all times. II won't
be long before a motometer, a batom-
eter and other Indicators will be
regular dash equipment
Then l suppose you'd like to know
what good chains are. Well. you've
heard the argument about skidding
so many times that you probably
another point about chains you prob
ably haven't thought Of. You steered
me away from the accident argument.
so I've got to eliminate such useful
accessories as windshield cleaners,
bumpers, rear-signals and the like.
Sounds as though I'm going to harp
on the subject again in speaking OF
chains. but I'm not. ! wonder IL you
have ever been caught in deep snow
without chains. You don't have TO
wait for a blizzard 10 have the ex-
perience; most any storm Of moderate
size Will do. It's all right so long az
you can keep In the center of the
street, where the snow Is worn down,
but once you get in close to the curb
and stop-well the chances are you'll
have merry time trying TO start.
Experience without Chains.
"It happened to me once--oniy once.
After that / decided to get chains I
rocked the car back and forth in an
effort to get traction. The more the
wheels spun around the deeper they
sunk into the snow. OF course. I
finally got out by placing a board
under one of the wheels But what
happened in the meantime? dis
covered this at the service station the
next day. For one thing. / had
Evening star., 1923-10-21
Insurance against Repair Bill
Is Often Found in accessories
Many Contingencies Ordinary Policies
Do Not Cover Met by Devices Dis
played at Auto Sho,V.

that cost me so much money. 1t was
the leak that developed in the radia-
tor. In working on the car one day
a mechanic accidentally hammered a
deep dent in the overflow pipe from
the top of the radiator. He forgot to
straighten 1t out and the result was
that the rust in the cooling system
began to clog up what little escape
this steam found other means of es-
cape-means which eventually cost
me twenty five dollars in repair bills.
not to mention lot of trouble. That
is just one reason why | don't con-
slider motormeter n frtll."
Well that's an exceptional case"
Must B. Shown argued. You couldn't
tell me similar story about that
well, for example, that tire cover over
in the corner.
mo. I can't" the other admitted.
But I can easily imagine story II
that will do. Take you with that
brand-new spare tire of yours. 1t
hangs on the tire rack on the back of
there half year, maybe longer. The
sun shines down upon il and steals
away much of the pliability OF the
rubber. The rain pours down and rots
it. Occasionally the chap who sells
you gas gets careless with. the hose
and spills a few drops of gasoline
over the shoe. This disintegrates the
rubber. Finally ! see you at last
compelled to use this spare because
one of the rear tires has gone west
for good. Two thousand miles later
you have blowout. Not puncture.
a blowout. In a rage you take the
remains to the tire dealer and show
him what he sold you. Calmly he ad-
mits: Yes. we sod you this shoe. but
what in the name of peace have you
been doing to it? 1t looks as though
you had been using 1t for two years
Havoc of the Elements.
'In this, of course, he Is slightly
misinformed. The elements will have
had the use Of the tire; not you. Pos
sibly you wouldn't think this such an
imaginary case If you could examine
some of the complaints the tire
people have to contend with"
Must B. Shown tried to take his med
icine good-naturedly
You ought to be selling access
sories." he said. mot standing here
reading all this prophecy"
"If / were one of the statesmen" the
other replied. I'D be selling insur-
ance against repair bills, trouble and
inconvenience. The accessories them
selves would be the policies; the cost
of them the premiums. The insurance
companies indemnify car owners
against fire, theft. collision, property
damage and various other things. but
there are many contingencies which
the ordinary policy does not begin
Evening star., 1923-10-21

strained a connecting rod bearing and.
for another. put q lot of unneces-
sary play throughout the whole
chassis. The universals were 80
loose that they knocked every time I
let In the clutch, no matter how
gently / did 1t. Finally they had to
be replaced. II was rather an ex-
pensive experiment"
Must B. Shown was beginning to
forget that he came from Missouri.
He turned from his opponent and be-
gan once again looking over the dis
play. He seemed sudden y to be see
ing the same things with different
eyes.
II guess you're right about some
of that" he admitted. "A lot of these
things are really useful when you
come to analyze them. But you'li
agree that lot of accessories on the
counter are luxuries."
Name one!' Hasbeen Shown re-
torted.
The. younger man looked around
trying to decide on something that
couldn't really be made to save a
motorist time, money or inconven-
ience. Once he was about to select q
cut-out and then changed his mind
Evening star., 1923-10-21

YOU should use a spotlight to food
the road with light and thus blind
oncoming drivers. The best way to
use II Is to focus the beam of light
along the right edge OF the road. This
not only helps the headlights give a
better view Of the roadway itself, but
also lights up the ditch along the
side. 1t Is just as necessary to know
where not to drive as to know where
to drive. You seem to forget that the
spotlight can be used as o trouble
lamp. or to real sign posts and house
Just then Meyer GoIdman's Orches-
ira struck UP a lively piece and the
rest OF the story was lost. II was
noticed. however. that the gentleman
from Missouri was giving an order to
the man behind the counter.
Evening star., 1923-10-21

when. he recalled that many driver
has located his own engine trouble
quickly and inexpensively through
being able to cut out the muffler and
listen to the exhaust. Again he was
just on the point OF singing out a
spring oiler. but quickly changed his
mind as he recalled the trouble he
bad had with broken spring. and
particularly the bill he had paid for
the new one. Finally he decided on a
spotlight as something which was pure
ly non-essentiai accessory.
There" he said at last ST don't
say that I wouldn't like to have that
spotlight on my car because II is
good looking and gives a better view
OF the roadway at night. but tell me
IL you can just what contingency that
would insure me againstT
The more experienced driver did
not have to stop to think OF his
answer.
You've already answered your own
question" he said. THE spotlight
gives a better view of the road. Isn't
that insurance enough against any
one of a number of possible contin-
gencies? I don't mean to say that
Evening star., 1923-10-21
BY THEODORE r. MOVES.

Two motorists at the auto show
last night ambled over to an acces-
sorry exhibit and began viewing the
wares on display.
Like to look at this stun. don't
you?" asked the younger of the two
men. The inquirer was not only
younger but acted less experienced in
motoring. Just for the sake Of SIM
plicity he may be called Must b.
Shown, a gentleman, of course, origi-
nally from Missouri.
Automobile accessories are always
interesting" the other replied. who
may be given the designation OF Has
been Shown.
Agreeing that automobile accessory
displays held an equal fascination for
each of them. the two looking at the
exhibit Immediately began an argu-
ment.
You can spend lot of money on
this stuff IL you've got the money to
spend aid Must B. Shown.
Yes" the other replied, and you
can save lot of money on 1t. too"
Wants to he shown.
The doubling Thomas looked first
at the man who differed with him and
then, turning back to the display
again, pointed to a motormeter and
said:
Now take that as an example How
could I save any money by equipping
my car with one of those things? Do
! have to be told when my fan belt
has broken2. ! can feel the heat on
my feet and, besides. ! can see the
heat sizzling from the radiator. No
sir, can't see one Of those things
with telescope. Adds a little class
TO the car. but that's ALL"
Hasbeen Shown could hardly wait
till sne other had finished stating his
case. Then he began:
$50 you don't need a motormeter
chr Well. that's what / thought
when / was new at the game. But /
learned lesson. Cost me about forty
dollars In round figures for tuition
before ! got my degree. The price OF
q motormeter would have been a
cheap premium If / had had sense
enough to insure myself with one If
there had been one of these things on
my car i wouldn't have gone along
for a month of hot weather with my
fan belt SO loose that the circulating
water was always too hot That was
in the days before discovered it was
necessary to keep tabs on the cost OF
running the car, so | never knew how
much gas l was wasting because the
motor was running at too high a
temperature.
But it wasn't the low fuel mileage
Evening star., 1923-10-21
HEEDLEss NIGHT DRIVERS.

It frequently happens about the
time fellow gets his conscience
quieted down. and is all ready to go
to sleep, a fool with an unmuffied
exhaust roars by and spoils every
thing.
Evening star., 1923-10-21

Miller Cords
are original
equipment on
many leading
automobiles.
Ninety-four
truck manu-
facturers will
equip with
Miller Heavy
Duty Cords on
specification.
Ask for them.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

Ane horror had closed
ABOUT him again with the coming of
the fog. There was something out
there in the darkness that stretched
cropping hands toward him and watched
him with invisible eyes. He had tried
with every atom Of will power he pos
sessed to fight the unreasoning fear
Of that unseen danger, but at last he
was almost ready to admit bis failure.
For year he had been desperately
Ill, and with the return of physical
strength had come the fear that
claimed him during the hours of dark
ness and in the heavy fogs that so
frequently swept the city.
He thought of the girl he loved az
he waited there in the grayness;
Helen was always so calm and strong;
would she laugh at him If she knew
the desperate fear that held him vic
tim, or would she help him fight it7
He wondered If together they could
conquer, but he had resolved never to
ask her to link her life with his while
he was slave to the dreadful hallu-
cination.
AS swiftly as it had come, the fog
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
ROANOKE RAPIDS MANS
LUCKY FIND

viii Interest Readers of the Herald
Those having the misfortune to
suffer from backache, urinary dis
orders, gravel, dropsical swelhngs.
rheumatic pains, or other kidney and
bladder disorders, will read with
qualification this encouraging stale
ment by Roanoke Rapids man.
H. c. Slagle, prop. butcher and
grocery, Mason's Boarding House,
says: at has been some time since |
last took Doan's Kidney Pills, but
when | did use them, they certainly
were fine for regulating my kidneys.
The action of my kidneys wasn't nor
NAL and this bothered me considera
bly,. When l went to lift anything.
l would get sharp catches through
my kidneys. Usually l had dull
ache across the small of my back,
which tired me easily. 1t was Doan's
Kidney Pills that relieved me of this
trouble and could then go about my
work feeling fit"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Slagle had. Foster -Milburn CO..
Mfrs, Buffalo. N Y.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

EiIen ."v his after the infant
arrival.
Ellen smiled wistfully. Mrs Grafton
was panied to see tears In her eyes.
Dear friend" said the young moth
er, tremulously, II am afraid-afraid."
"Of what, my childY' asked Mrs.
Grafton She had no children Of her
own, and had gone to school with Ell
lens mother.
"I-don't know. OF losing her, I sup
pose"
Don't be absurd, honey said Mrs.
Grafton. There Is no reason why you
should be afraid"
"Of course I'm silly. Aunt Adele
says l ought to be the happiest woman
in the world. I suppose I am. really,
especially since baby came" She bent
forward and kissed Mrs Gratton's
wrinkled cheek. "Ill try not to in
dulge in any fancied sorrows."
A year later saw Mrs. Grafton In
Ellen Baxters sumptuous home again,
greeting a pitiably white and trem-
bling hostess. In the older woman's
arms the flood of her grief broke loose,
and Ellen's tears, interspersed with
broken sentences, poured forth tumul-
tuously.
You see, dear friend, before 1 mar
ried John, Aunt Adee assured me that
with so much money could not help
being happy. l was afraid, because
John was so much older than I. But
he seemed fond of me, and Aunt Adele
said 1t was all right. Oh, I'm not COM
planning. John was very, very kind
but Johns money couldn't save my
baby, my sweet, precious little baby,
and there doesn't seem to be anything
in life to look forward to.
"Oh, why did Aunt Adele say that
money could make everything rightf
really didn't care for that tramping
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

81 cannot. There are reasons whv
cannot" groaned Allen And the other
man with a look of utmost scorn,
turned away.
In his room Grant Allen struggled
with his dual fear-ridden self. Then he
made his decision. If he had got TO
live this cowardly life any longer II
were better to end 1t all right now.
He left his room by side door that
led into garden. At least no one
should see him and watch and wonder.
His breath came in short, suffocatlng
gasps, He was through the garden
and into the wood that was so friendly
and cool by day, but was a wilder
ness of horror now. He felt fingers
touching him. the breath Of strange
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

SrAT FMEMT OF THEoWNEESHlp,
MANAGMENT, C!RCuLAT!oE,
ETC. REQUIRED BY The AZ 7
y. OF THE ROANOKE KAPIHs
HtRALD. p BLlSHED WEEKLY
AT ROANOKE RAPIDS + K OCT :
uhERl, 1923.
State of North Carolina :.
County of Halifax
Before me. Notary Public in and
for the State and county aforesaid, per
soma, y appeared J. 7. Stainback who,
having been duly sworn according to
/ law, disposes and says tnat he is the
Editor of the Roanoke Rapids Herald
and that the following Is. to the best of
his know edge and belief. true state
mont of the ownership. management,
etc, of the aforesaid publration for
the date shown in the above caption,
required by the Act of August "a, 1912,
( en- odisd in section 443, Postal Laws
ard Regulations.
|. That the names and addresses of
the publisher, editor, manae ing editor,
ard business managers are: Publisher
Herald Puhlishi & Company, Inc, Roa-
noke RAPIDS. N c. Edit r, j. T. Stain
back. Roanoke Rapids. N C. Manag
ing Editor, j T. Stainback. Roanoke
Rapids N. c. Business Managers. J.
7 Stainback, Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
That the owners are: W. l..
eng, Roanoke Rapids. N. C. 5. F.
Patterson, Roanoke Rapids, N. C. DR.
T. W, NJ. Long. Roanoke Rapies. N. C.
t. J T. Stainback, Roanoke Rapids, N. c
A. l.. Clark. Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
W. +. TAYLOR, Roanoke Rapids, N. c..
W. d Tille,y Roanoke Rapids. N. C..
Estate of B. Marks, Roanoke Rapids.
\. c. H. M. Taylor, Burlington. N. C.
E. A, Matthews, Roanoke Rapids, N.
G. c. A. Wyche, Roanoke Rapids N.
C.
3. That the known bondholders.
mortgages, and other security holders
owning or holding per cent or more
of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or
other securities are: None.
4. That the two paragraphs next
above, giving the names of the owners
stockholders, and security holders, if
any, contain not only the list of stock
holders any security holders as they ap-
pear upon the books of Tie company
but also, in cases where the stock
holder or seeuiiy holder oI pears upon
the books OF the comp; ny rs trust or
in any other tiduciary relati' II, the name
of the person or corporation for whom
such trustee is acting. is given; also
hat the said two paragraphs contain
statements embracing atlantis full
knowledge and belief as to the circum-
staeces and conditions under which
stockholders and security holders who
do not appear upon the books of the
ompany as trustees, ho'd stock and
securities in capacity other than II at
of bona fide owner; and this affiant
has no reason to believe that any other
person, association, or corporation has
any interest direct or in.'lrect in the
said stock. bonds. or other securities
than as so stated by him.
j. T Stainback
Sworn to and subsci loed before me
this lIth day of Octob 1923.
Meta B. Jones
My commission expires February II.
1924.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

round the world The things that
money brought me were such useless.
trivial things But my baby-almost
every poor woman has child, and
mine-mine couldn't be saved! WhAt,
oh what, is the value Of money!
Mrs. Grafton silently allowed her to
weep and talk, knowing that tnAt
would be- the salvation Of the over
charged heart and brain.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Halifax County.
Notice!
The undersigned, having been APP
pointed and duly qualified as admins
traitor of the estate of Jesse Edwin
!Northington, deceased, all persons
having claims against said estate
are notified to exhibit the same before
him on or before the 2Sth day of
August 1924, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted TO said estate will
please make immediate payment.
This the 2Sth day of August 1923
]. W. NORTHINGTON,
Administrator of Jesse
Edwin Northington, deceased.
8-31 1-6t-jwn.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

in many ways-suitable
BILE to indulge herself to
intent. She will have
,thes, travel, How could
lese things except by
ey?"
ly with the gray hair and
yes looked troubled. "
ON the standpoint OF
Is eligible. But, after
e real value of money !
e love? Can 1t buy real
appiness?"
| Mrs. Gray, emphatical-
zen love and happiness
lost important thing In
will be happy. l have
1t having influenced her
cd. l am glad she has
r wealth such as a girl
never dreamed Of"
shook her head doubt
e making a mistake.
as she rose and drew
Money is an important
lerful possession. But
to the things 1t can do.
'ssarily making a sacri'
18th her youth and good
lfford to wait"
said Eflen's aunt, with
,ment of her hand. 81
light thing by my niece
ind It out"
moving what Ellen will
Mrs. Grafton, thought
ood-bye, and I hope
'hild will be happy"
ubts on that score an
ray. Goodbye. and
lad passed since Ellen's
n years of fitting from
to winter resort, from
erica, from North to
West; the envled of
,quaintances, and the
Z Aunt Adele. On the
Try of her marriage FL
vas born, a fair-haired
18th heavily-fringed vio-
rosebud mouth. Ellen
st pride In her. spent
the nursery for the
king at her.
t little heiress," said
" a baby" declared
hen she came to see
hs after the infants
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
VALUE OF MONEY
BY LOUISE N. Addison

Uss. sssosssssssssS q
20. 1875 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicats.)
UPUT-my dear, Ellen Il only
twenty-five. and John Baxter
must surely be-"
Hes forfy-eight, but what Of itY
Mrs. Gray's sharp little eyes peered de-
family into the shocked face of her visi-
tor. Ellen is dependent She may
never get another opportunity like this ;
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12
Legal Notices

.NOhIH CAROLINA
- In the Superior Court
NOSA WELLS, Plaintiff
HERMAN H. WELLS, Defendant
Notice and Publication of Summons.
The defendant above named viii
take notice that an action entitled
- 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- i
1endant upon statutory grounds, an@
the said defendant will further taS
notice that he is required to app3
before the Clerk OF the Supej
Court of Halifax COUNTY At
Courthouse in Halifax COUNTY
Zznd day of October, 1923, an
or demur to the complart t. H,l
nled in said action, or the p.au 4
wlii apply to the court for the relief
demanded in the compliant
This the 18th day Of September,
S. NJ. GARY,
Clerk Superior Court
A. c. Zollicoffer, Attorney g-21-4t
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

COMFORT AND ECONOMY
make happy homes. You get
both by using Coles Hot
Blast Heaters.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-12

rsnnyson's Birthplace.
Tsnnyson, the English poet was
Ism IN an obscure shire of England,
where he received mall only twice
New Britain herald., 1923-01-12

far with business methods in the United States and Canada" Mir. Proc tor says. There is no practical req son why the same facility in the trans- action of business should not exist in South America. With a common language and similar laws and insti- tutions, the republics of South Am erica ought to be on terms of closest intercommunication, not only for their social but for their commercial advantage.
 This ambition of the persons who are interested in the Pan-American idea can be realized only when all the Spanish spea king peoples of the New World are able to talk and do business with each other as readily as is now the fact among the English speaking peoples to the north of them.
 'The stimulation of trade which up-to-date national and international telephone service would produce would have very marked effect on the general prosperity of the entire continent. A gradual combining of the telephone systems of South Am erica in the matter of control and en- methods seems the most practical way of arriving at com tinental system of communications. This would involve the standardiza- tion of the equipment methods and practices of all local plants. as well as the extension of the long distances"
New Britain herald., 1923-01-12
BETTER TELEPHONE FACILITIES NEEDED Is One of Urgent Necessities Of
 South America

Havana, Cuba, Jan. 12.-Better in- fernal and international telephone communications is one of the urgent commercial needs of South America, according to Lewis J. Proctor, vice president of the International Tele- phone and Telegraph Corporation of New York. This is a step in the busi- ness progress of Latin America which is sure to come before long. he says, but the more quickly it is realized. the sooner will trade conditions in South America generally display a more steady and encouraging upward trend. Mir. Proctor has just returned from a tour of investigation in South America.
 'The importance of a continental telephone system to North America is well appreciated by everybody famil-