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Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
cIemency Cases Announced.

Ciemency Cases Announced.
Four paroles. one respite and one
Communication were announced by Gov
ernor Morrison.
The men paroled were.
Charlie Martin, Buncombe county.
serving six months on the roads for
assaulting his wife. parole recon-
mended by Judge Cameron McRae, Of
the Asheville police court, who pass
ed sentence.
George McRae, convicted at the
July, 1928, term, of the Robeson coun-
ty superior court, and sentenced to
twelve months in the Jail for assault
with deadly weapon; parole recon-
mended by Judge N. A. Sinclair and
Solicitor T. A McNeill.
B. F. Pierce. convicted in the re-
corder's court of Wilmington for op-
reating an automobile while under
the influence of whiskey, and sent
paroled upon the recommendation Of
the judge who sentenced him and the
solicitor who prosecuted.
Grover Henley, serving a term in
the State Prison from Guilford coun-
ty, paroled for thirty davs upon rec
ommendation OF the superintendent
of Public Welfare of Guilford and
other prominent citizens.
The Communication allowed by the
governor was in the case of Lee
Green, in which, upon recommends
ton of the sheriff of Rutherford
county, and other officers, urged pa
role, Goeyrnor Morrison reduced the
sentence of six months imposed for
violating the prohibition law. to three
months. He has already served two
months.
T. B. Gulley, convicted at the No
vember term, 1922, superior court Of
Granville, for assaulting with a dead
ly weapon and violation of the prohibit
tion law, and sentenced to twelve
months on the roads, was allowed a
respite of ten days in order that the
governor may further investigate the
case.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
Mccrary to Command Polar Flight.

Lakehurst. N. il expect to be in
command of the Shenandoah on her
flight to the North Pole" Captain
Frank H. McCrary. commander of the
giant dirigible said in response to
reports that Navy men refused to
volunteer for the cruise while he is in
charge Of the ship.
Captain Anton Heinen, Germany
Zeppelin expert and adviser to the
United States Navy. will in all prob
ability be the pilot and Commander
j. H. Klein, executive officer"
mo enlisted men will be forced to
make the fight" McCrary said. "They
will not even be asked to volunteer,
Every man who wants to go must
come before me personally and ask to
be included in the crew"
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25

The story of old Boston is colored
with pirate tales. Dixey Bull was the
first pirate in New England waters,
and Capt. Edward Hull. another pirate.
was the brother of John Hull, the mint
master, who made the pine tree shill-
ing.
The Rhode Island officials we're no.
toriously favorable to pirates and at
Stamford. Conn.,. prominent citizen
had a warehouse close to the sound
where he received illicit goods and
shipped them to Boston and other
ports The eastern end nf Long IL
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
seizes whiskey Worth seco, 900.

New York.-Three thousand cases
Of whiskey. gin and champagne. valu-
ed at 100000 an ocean-going tug
boat, valued at $4,000, and six men
were seized by officers of the police
boat Manhattan after a battle in New
York harbor that continued up the
North river to the foot of Chambers
street. No one was wounded In the
exchange Of shots.
The pistol battle became hand.
to-hand fight after the police boarded
the vessel. but three men who remain
ed ON board were overpowered.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
Joe McNeill Given Parole.

Governor Cameron Morrison signed
the parole of Joe Mcneil, of Wilkes
county, who was convicted Of larceny
at the August, 1921, term Of the su-
perior court of Wilkes county and
sentenced to report every six months
for two years in the court under a
bond of 5000.
In 1928 McNeill failed to report and
the courts decided that he should for
felt his bond and serve six months
on the county roads. McNeill, while
serving his term. contracted tubercu-
losis.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
Power Company Win. Petition.

The Southern Power Company won
its petition for increased rates for
electric current when the State Cor
poration Commission issued an order
allowing the power company to in
crease its rates from the present
charge to the rates sought in a petit
tion fled with the Commission three
years. The increase rates will be ef
fective February 1.
The Commissions order was accom-
penied by . schedule Of rates allowee
thA AnvAs AnnaaAHv
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
Mia Winter H.Ip. steel Trade.

New York.-With the special fac
tors introduced in the financial mar
kets by the year-end losing force,
more attention was paid in business
quarters during the last week to in
dustrial news. That from the steel
trade was encouraging. While the
mild winter may be hard on certain
trades. such IS clothing. it is helping
to sustain an unusually high lever Of
building operations. The demand for
structural steel is strong and prom
ises to containus 80 for some months
70 come.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
Many Hangings Took
Place in NesD England

George Francis Dow, curator Of the
Society for the Preservation of New
England Antiquities, and John Henry
Edmcnds, state archivist of Massa-
chusetts. have got together collec-
tion of records bearing on the pirates
who started from or frequented New
England ports. and those who were
captured and carried back. tried be-
'-e the Admiralty court and hanged
the bskk Of the Charles river.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
New Corporations.

New Corporations.
The Round Mountain Orchard Com
pany, of North Wilkesboro, with $780,
900 authorized capital and $4,000 sub
scribed by Frank Hackett. W. M.
Shepherd and J. w. Simpson.
Junior Order United American Me
chanics Home Company, of Asheville,
with $4,000 authorized capital and
$1,000 subscribed by ]. H. Dayton and
C. W. Barlow, of Asheville.
Baptist Messenger Company, OF
Asheville, non-stock corporation
chartered by R. ]. Bateman. J. H.
Gregg and G. D. Carter, of Asheville.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
HIGHWAY BOARD TO
AWARD CONTRACTS
l29 MILES OF ROAD SLATED
FOR LETTING LAST OF
MONTH.
SEVERAL BRIDGES INCLUDED
Will Contract For Over Twelve Million
Dollars Paving Within Six
Months.


The largest single letting of road
projects in the history of the State
Highway Commission will be held
January 81 when "a miles of paved
roads, 35 miles of secondary types,
and two large bridge projects will be
submitted to contractors.
Within the next six months the
Commission will offer to contract up
wards of twelve million dollars worth
of work, rounding out the obligation
OF the $65,O00,000 authorized for road
construction by the General Assembly
in 1921 and in 1928 Approximately
fifty million dollars has already been
obligated in contracts, and the remain
der of the initial program will be put
under construction by midsummer.
Following is a list of projects sched-
uled for letting;
First District
Project 106-B, Bertie-Route 80, be-
tween Williamson and Windsor, g.
foot paving, lis miles.
Project Ill, Camden-Extension of
FLOATING Road from Camden court
house to Currituck County line, rs
miles.
Second District
Project 222, Duplin-Extension Of
secondary type paving from Pender
County line toward Kenansville, 10
miles.
Third District
Project 352. New Hanover-B Bruins
wick-Paving of causeway across
Brunswick River. 2.25 miles macad-
am.
Project 3S1, Pender-Extension of
paving on Route 40 sfrom Burgaw to
Duplin County line, 13 miles hard
surface.
Fourth District
Project 404, Chatham-Bridge
over Deep River
Project 440. Lee-Grading ESQ
miles from Chatham line to intersec-
ton of routes so and SO.
Project 472, Vance-Henderson to
Granville County line, $50 miles
grading.
Fifth District
Project 536, Guilford-Route 10 to
Rockingham County line; SIS miles.
Sixth District
Project 610, Richmond Anson-
Bridge over Pee Dee River on Route
90.
Project 662-A, Richmond Grading
Route 20 from Rockingham to Anson
County line, 6 miles.
Seventh District
Project ia. Ashe-Route So from
West Jefferson to Baldwin, rs miles,
telford base with gravel suface.
Project 720-A, Caldwell-Lenoir to
Catawba County line on Route II,
1920 miles paving.
Project 1913. Davie-Route 65 from
Mocksville to Forsyth County line, s
miles hard surface.
Eighth District
Project S36, Henderson-Route 20
from Hendersonville to Buncombe
County line, 10.1 miles paving.
Ninth District
Project 990-A, Transylavnia-Bre
ward to Rossman, S,s6 miles macadam.
Project 1872. Transylvania-Grading
Lake Toxaway to State line.
Project 912-A, Cherokee-Route 10.
Andrews to Murphy, 1885 miles grad
ing.
Project 912-B, Cherokee-Same as
above.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
Makes Flowers Bloom.

By developing electric light to an
Intensity one-fourth that Of the suns
rays, experimenters have been able to
make flowers bloom at prede-
termined time, and to mature vege
tables in from two to three weeks
less time than normally elapses b.
tween planting and ripenin9.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
No4.rIe. Public Commissioned.

The following notaries public were
commissioned by Governor Morrison ::
E. L. Baldwin, Whiteyille; A. e. Bed
dingfeld, Raleigh; Joe E. Caviness,
Ellington: Mrs. Grace Cox. Whining
ton; R. A. Edmondson, Hamilton: Joe
I. Holland, GastonAa: Roy Johnson,
High Point; J. w. Fitzpatrick. Kinston; |;
Eulalia H. Queen, Gastonia; R. j.
Stokeley. Asheville; e. L. Beatty,
Terrell: L. Carter, Garland; ]. M. Dor
man. Tabor: R. L. Kornegay, Mount
Olive; Linville K Martin. Winston
Aalam: Huxh W. IAssiter. ADex.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25

land was haunted by smugglers and
pirates, and many is the old house
which today Is said to have its secret
passage to the shore.-Detroit News
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
New York Captures Demo-
cratic Convention, Which
Will Open on June "a.
BY EDWARD w. PIckARO

NJ EW YORK has captured the Demo
cratic national convention of 1924
The big meet will be held in Madison
Square Garden opening June "a, and
the hotel keepers and amusement pur-
veyors are preparing to care for several
hundred thousand visitors who are ex-
pected at that time.
When the national committee met in
Washington on Tuesday, bids for the
convention were made by New York,
San Francisco, Chicago and st. Louis.
The first named topped ull other offers
with guarantee of 500. 900 cash and
the expenses of the convention hall.
San Francisco offered almost as much.
but was beaten by consideration of the
long distance the great ma jorlty of
delegates would have 20 travel if the
meeting were held on the Pacific coast.
Chicago having Withdrawn, the final
ballot stood: New York. 81 San Fran
cisco, 40; St Louis, 6.
Politicians were especially concerned
with the political effect of this choice.
The McAdoo managers, 1t was said.
We're somewhat dismayed, fearing the
didate's cause 1t was held that All
Smith, certainly, and Underwood. prob
ably. would profit by the selection. The
drys In the party ranks are not at all
pleased. for the wet sentiment has its
headquarters in New York and vicinity
and the metropolis always appears to
be more than moist The Wall Street
bugaboo also jumps up. 1t is not CON
ceivnble that William Jennings Bryan
is pleased with the selection of New
York.
The national committee adopted a
resolution recommending to the states
that half of the delegates ut large shall
be women. 1t was also decided that
national committeeman attending the
convention shall pay their own travel
ing and hotel expenses. Having dis
posed of its business, the committee
went In a body to pay It's respects to
former President Wilson, and presented
to him Il resolution of appreciation of
his achievements and ideals and of
hope for his speedy recovery of health.
DRESIDENT COOLIDGES precon-
1 vention managers now profess to
see his nomination on the first ballot.
Admittedly his chances will be greatly
enhanced If congress passes tax re-
vision bill not vastly different from
that proposed by Secretary Mellon and
yet satisfactory to the people ut large.
House Leader Longworth is working
hard to bring this about, and there is
fair chance that he will succeed in
so fur as the house is concerned. But
the Democrats see in the slim Repub-
lican majority and the insurgency in
the G. o. F. ranks chance to get the
support of the Republican radicals for
their own tax measure and thus to
capture the credit. The main point Of
controversy is still the maximum sur
tax rate.
the first test of strength in the fight to
llberalize the rules, BY vote of POS
TO III the house adopted an amend
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25

EARMERS and manufacturers Of the
L Middle West, In convention In Chi
cago, adopted series of resolutions
for presentation to President Coolidge
and congress. They oppose govern
ment price fixing; approve of coop
erative marketing of farm products :;
commend the Departments of Agricul-
ture and Commerce for their work In
the foreign marketing field; favor
refOrestation movement; ask material
reduction of all taxes: urge that immi.
grants be limited by quality and
economic needs; oppose government
ownership or operation of railroads,
mines, public utilities, farms or fac
tories; oppose attempts to deprive the
Supreme court Of Its primary function
of determining the validity Of congress
sional action. and want Muscle Shoals
developed primarily for the produc-
tlon Of fertilizer.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25

NJ EXICO'S rebellion seems to be
AVA moving toward its climax, and
there is not reason to believe that the
climax will be the defeat of the revo-
lutionists. Just now the activities of
the armies are centered mainly about
Tampico, and the United States gov
ernment has found II necessary to
warn the rebels that 1t will not coun-
tenance blockade closing that port
to American commerce. The cruiser
Tacoma was ordered to Vera Cruz,
but ran aground 16 miles from Vera
Cruz.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25
XIENIZELOS found that after all /

NENIZELOS found that after all 1t
was necessary for him to become
premier of Greece, so he assumed that
post and formed cabinet with Rous-
sos us foreign minister Renewal of
British friendship and aid is now In
dicated and 1t is predicted Greece will
join the English-Italian-Spanish COM
bination In the Mediterranean to re-
strain French ambitions to dominate
Europe. Greece may need English help
to keep Saloniki from Serbia. Veni-
zelos is openly favoring the establish
ment of n republic and probably will
he Its first president. He, however.
deprecates the expulsion of the royal
family and has insisted that the or
ganization of revolutionary army off
GERS be dissolved before the plebiscite
is held.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25

n ENERAL DAWES, in formally ac-
" cepting the Craftsmanship of the
committee of experts to investigate
Germany's capacity to pay, delivered a
characteristic speech in which he
bluntly denounced the politicians and
"nationalistic demagogues" who in
crease disorder for their personal
profit, and asserted the first thing to
he done to avert the most colossal
bankruptcy the world has ever seen
is to stabilize currency and help Ger
many to recover its economic produc-
tivity. The committee has begun
gathering the views of financial au-
thorities, and has invited Herr
Schacht, president of the reichsbank,
to tell what help had been offered In
his recent visits to London. Zurich and
Amsterdam. 1t Is asserted that Dawes
means to steer the investigation to-
ward methods of raising an Immediate
loan for Germany. probably not over
$250,0OO,OO0. to stabilize the mark.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25

TOKYO was terrified and consider
L ably damaged by an earthquake
that was the severest since the great
temblor of last September. About
thirty persons were killed and many
buildings in the capital, in Yokohama
and other places were wrecked. Next
Sendai, Japan; Bogota. Colombia. and
Bombay, India.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25

to determination to effect great
economies, including the abandonment
of big public works for time and the
cutting of the government pay roll,
and to increase taxation 20 per cent,
Exchange rates reacted to this. the
franc recovering sharply.
IN British parliament Tuesday, and
the Tory government in the speech
from the throne made last deSper
ate effort to rally the Liberals to its
support and keep the Laborites out of
power. The speech was long and dull
and contained an extensive program
of minor reform. including various
schemes for the relief of the worker
and the farmer. Ramsay Macdonald,
Labor leader, announced that at the
move as follows:
ut is, therefore. our duty to submit
to your majesty that your majesty's
present advisers have not the conf
dence of the house"
On Thursday ii. H. Asquith. veteran
leader of the Liberals, put an end
to all the hopes of the Tories by sec
onding the Labor motion and announc
ing that when it was called up the
following Monday he would vote for
ii and advise all his friends to do the
same, None who had not read his
mail for the last week. he said. knew
the strong demand for him to become
the savior of the country. Becoming
the savior of the country meant doing
some undertand deal to keep out of
office the party which by all constitu
tional rules was entitled to It,
Mr.. Macdonald, in speech to the
commons, denied that the Labor party
favored any revolutionary plans. Sc
cret or otherwise.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25

G HENANDOAH, our giant drigible
~ which is to be used In the coming
arctic expedition of the navy. was Civ
en- an exciting test Wednesday night.
Moored to her mast at Lakehurst to
see how much wind she could stand,
the big ship was torn loose by ~
mile gale and driven northward. Capt.
Anton Heinen and his crew of 2l speed
lily got the dirigible under control and
after flying as far as New York harbor
they turned her nose south again.
Seven and half hours after she broke
loose the Shenandoah was once more
safe in her hangar, little injured save
for the torn nose covering. Her crew
was unharmed and unafraid through
out the wild ride, and Captain Heinen,
who has had wide experience with air
craft, says she Is without doubt the
strongest constructed ship of her type
ever built.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25

TWO new plans for financing a SOL
i diers' bonus were presented to the
senate last week. Senator Curtis Of
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25

- OVERNOR PINCHOT of Pennsyl-
" vania also did some denouncing,
at the annual convention of the Anti
Saloon league. He said the national
scandal of the failure to enforce pro-
hibition was the worst in our history,
and he voiced what he called gen
eral demand" for congressional in
vestigation of the prohibition enforce
ment unit of the government.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-25

Kansas, Republican whip. proposed to
admission taxes and use the proceeds
to pay the bonus. The annual yield
from the admission taxes is about SI0,-
100000, and Senator Curtis estimates
that this would come within Sl,0OO,OOo
of meeting the annual cost of the
bonus.
Senator Copeland of New York,
Democrat, introduced bill providing
for Il straight cash bonus to ex-service
men at the rate of S1.25 day for ench
day of service, with a S625 maximum
payment. The total cost of the bonus
81 800, 100000. and Senator Copeland
would have the Treasury department
issue bonds to this amount.
g ENATOR CARAWAY of Arkansas
~ violently denounced Albert B. Fall,
former secretary of the interior,
Wednesday before the senate commit
tee that Is investigating Falls leases
of naval oil reservations to private per
sons, and Attorney General Daugherty
came in for some of the sting. Said
the Arkansas senator:
IF the people in charge of the Amer
lean navy are to be believed when they
say our very national existence de-
pends upon the navy as the first line
of defense; when they tell us we would
be lost without the navy, and then sell
every drop of reserve fuel for the navy,
| ask how much more infamous it Is to
have sold every gallon of reserve oil
than 1t was for Benedict Arnold to
try to sell only rocky fortress on the
Hudson river?
81 know there Is something wrong
with the source of Mr.. Falls money,
and l know that every reading man and
woman in America will know that AL
bert b. Fall, the secretary of the in
terror, sold every gallon of the Amer
lean reserve fuel to oil SPECTATORS one
of whom boosted he would make $780,
000,000 out of his share of the loot.
"Of course. | rather imagine If 1t
were not for my distinguished friend,
the present attorney general, all these
men would be indicted. But am con-
scious as long as he sits at the helm
at the Department of Justice they may
sell the White House and be absolutely
immune from any prosecution In the
federal courts"
, 1924-03-19

But o must not talk to me like
that !" she expostulated.
"Why not?" he demanded. 1--WE have
met under strange and untownrd cir
cumstances. but are you so very diff
ferent from other women? VIII you
not accept my friendship"
1T Is impossible" she replied.
May l be allowed to call on your"
he went on doggedly.
81 do not receive visitors" she an
swered.
81 am sorry" ne said, hut I cannot
accept my dismissal like this. / shall
appeal to your father. However much
he may dislike me. he has ut least
common sense"
She looked mt him with a touch of
the old horror in her coldly question
Ing eyes.
I'm your way you have been kind to
me-" she admitted. LET me in return
give you q word of advice. Let me beg
you to have nothing whatever to do
with my father, In friendship or in
enmity. Either might be equally dis
astrous. Either. in the long run, is
likely TO Isl you dear"
If that is your opinion Of your ia
ther, why do you live with him 2" he
asked.
She had become entirely callous
again. Her smile. with Its hooking
quality, reminded him for a moment of
the nan whom they were discussing.
Because l am n luxury and COM
fort-loving parasite she answered de-
liberately. because my father gladly
pays my accounts at Lucille and
Worth and Reville, because have
never learned to do without things.
And please remember this. My father.
so far as l am concerned. has no
faults. He is a generous and courte-
GUS companion. Nevertheless, No. 20
b. Curzon street is no place for people
who desire to lead normal lives"
And with that she was gone. Her
gesture of dismissal was so complete
and final hat he had no courage for
further argument. He had lost her al
most as soon as he had found her.
, 1924-03-19

the extent of more than one cocktail,
but I will recognize the present as an
exceptional case. To continue. them
he went on. after the glasses had been
filled. Il have, during the last few
weeks, experienced the ceaseless and
lyny-eyed watch of Mr.. Ledsam and
presumably his myrmidons. | do not
know whether you are all acquainted
with my name. but In case you are
not. let me introduce myself. am
Sir Timothy Brast, chairman. as !
dare say you know, of the United
T%ransyaal Gold Mines. chairman, also
Of two of the principal hospitals in
London, vice president of the Society
for h Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails. a patron of sport in many forms,
a traveller in many countries, and a re-
cipient of the honor of knighthood from
his majesty. in recognition of my serv-
ices for various philanthropic works.
These facts, however. hav availed me
nothing now that the bungling amateur
investigator into crime has pointed the
finger Of suspicion towards me My
servants and %neighbors have alike been