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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-03-20

Substitutions, NJ & M, Patterson
for Bingham; Bingham for Patter-
son; Lindsay for Bingham. Stock
port, Cory for Bachelor.
Bulletin Board
Glass b tournament, armory,
March q. Junior class play, opera
house, March %. Two Senior plays
in near future.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-03-20
Referee-Simeral.
Wins From NJ. & M. Seconds

NJ. e NJ seconds made the Trip TO
Stockport March IA. They were
greatly handicapped by the small
ness of the floor, but Stockport has
the playing on their floor down to a
science, and they piled up the score
on NJ & MS second string men.
The final score was 80 to in favor
of Stockport. The two baskets for
NJ e NJ were registered by Deane
Northrup. Landsittel was high
scorer for Stockport:
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-03-20

Foul goals: Roseville-1 out of s,
NJ. & M, out of 3. Substitutions:
NJ. & M, Baldwin for Northrup;
Hooper for Lewis; Kile for New
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18
como True For GEORGIA Woman.

Atlanta, Ga.-The realization Of a
dream will come true for Mrs. Helen
Plane, 95 years old Daughter of the
Confederacy," in the unveiling Sat
urday, January 10, OF the sculptured
head OF Gen. Robert E. Lees head in
the side of Stone mountain. located
20 miles from here.
1t was Mrs. Plane, widowed in the
Confederate war and since a charter
member of the United Daughters Of
the Confederacy. who first conceived
the idea OF a memorial to the South
lands chieftian in the sides Of Stone
mountain.
When other members of the U. D.
C. took up the plan and called Gut
zon Borglum, the sculptor, II was
elaborated to depict in granite the
figures of Lee, Jackson, Davis, four
other distinct characters to be named
later, and a spread of sculpturing to
portray the men who followed them.
Mrs. Plane has been seelcted to un-
veil the chieftain's head Saturday In
addition to the hundreds Of veterans
who are expected to come from all
parts of the South. governors Of sew
eral Southern states will attend.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18
MORE THAN 1000
MILES LAST YEAR
HIGHWAY COMMISSION PAID OUT
s22,o28,7s7 FOR FINISHED
ROADS IN 1928.
LIST OF ROADS COMPLETED
Plain Concrete Led in All Thirteen
Types Of Roads Constructed BY
Commission.

Raleigh.
Ten hundred and rorty-four miles Of
road, together with bridges, costing
a total of $22,O2S, 1874. were compile
ed by contractors and turned over to
the State during the year 1928, ac-
cording to final figures made public
by the State Highway Commission.
Plain concrete led in all tn thirteen
type Of roads constructed by the Com
mission with a total of 22304 miles,
with top soil taking second rank with
a total of 221.53 miles completed.
Paved projects completed total 525 so
miles of road. The remainder is dis
tributed among five types of imper-
manent roads.
Not included in the completed list
for the year are sections of road on
which the final work has not been
done by the contractor, which will
bring the total mileage for the year
to beyond the 1900 miles mark The
year is regarded by Chairman Page
as the most successful in the history
Of the road building program in the
State, but the record will not likely
last out the present year.
Following is the list of roads COM
pleted, together with the cost:
Topsoil. 221.53 miles. costing ST.
9O9. .69112.
Graded. 1906 miles, costing S1,OS4,-
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18
Issue Federal Loan Bonds.

Washington.-The federal farm loan
board, preparing to meet the late win
ter and spring demand for money ex-
pected to be named on the federal
land banks, announced it would issue
$60000,0 900 in federal farm loan bonds.
The bonds will be offered through
federal loan banks, national farm loan
association and other distributors at
100 1-2 with accrued interest from
January /. the date of issue. Maturity
OF the debentures will be fixed at 30
years with the callable privilege after
10 years or after January l, 1884.
They will bear four and three-quar.
ters per cent interest
1.-The IL federal land banks" said
Commissioner Cooper, of the farm
loand board, have during the past
year increased their capital to $43.-
597.320 and their assets to $S76.232,-
007. With this continued growth and
continued evidence of their solidarity,
it is anticipated that the present Offer
ing Of securities will be promptly alb.
sorbed.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18
COUNTRYS DEBT
IS g BILLIONS
GROSS LIABILITY is $3o1.oo Psh
CAPITA AGAINST $70.2O IN
1912.
WAR HELPS INCREASE DEBT
Interest on This Huge Sum Is More
Than One and Quarter Billions
of Dollars.

Washington.-The public debt Of the
entire country aggregated $32,7S6
715,O0O at the close of 1922 and was
more than four and three-quarters
times what it was in 1912. Announce
ment of this figure was made by the
census bureau in preliminary sum-
mary Of the decennial census on
wealth, debt and taxation. The gross
public debt in equivalent to $301.56 for
each persons Of the country's popula'
tion, while in 1912 1t was 5000. AS
an Offset to the gross debt there are
sinking fund and other assets held
for the retirement of the deb amount
ing to s1,934,S99, 900. making the net
debt $3OS51, ,s16, 900 or $2s375 per cap
ita. The national government, the
state government, the governments of
counties, cities and all civil devisi0ns
having power to insur debt are includ'
ed.
Annual interest charges on this
huge sum representing the outstand-
ing gross debts amount OF S1,311.-
46S,000, computed at four per cent.
or $1206 per capita. Computed at
IL per cent and one per cent sink
ing fund. the total charges would be
s1.S03, ,269 1926, or 1859 for each per.
son OF the country's population. The
actual amount lies somewhere be-
tween these figures, the census bureau
states.
The national government gross
debt showed the largest increase in
the 10 years. largely on account OF
the war Its total at the end of 1922
was $22,525,773,0O0, an increase of
672 pc rcent over 1912. The indebted
ness Of other countries to the United
States on November Is. 1928, was SILL.
S0o,010,245, OF which $4,600,000, ,000,0 900
represents the debt against Great Brit.
ain, which has been founded.
The Indebtedness of state govern,
ments totaled s1,162,64S,00O. an in
crease OF ITS per cent over 1912.
The counties of the country had a
total indebtdness OF $1,366.S36, 900, an
increase of 26S per cent over 1912.
Cities and all other civil divisions
had gross debt of s7.731.65S, 900. an
increase of 149 per cent over 1912.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18
Annual Crop Report-North Carolina.

Annual Crop Report-North Carolina.
tage over other southern states in its
ability at determining agricultural
estimates and statistics. This is in
the form Of an annual farm census.
required by law, through the county
commissioners at the time of tax list
ing. The results of the past crop
year have been completed and the
results published by the State Depart
ment OF Agriculture
To give the information an official
status, the State and Federal statis-
tical work is conducted by the Co.
operative Crop Reporting Service
which publishes a monthly report in
the form of Farm Forecaster. 1t Is
the December issue OF this which is
now being distributed over North
Carolina that shows much valuable
information Of an economic nature
This service has several thousand re-
porters located In every county of the
state. 1t is the largest information
gathering office in the state.
That North Carolina is not one
crop state is well illustrated by the
accompanying graphic illustration,
which appeared on first page of Farm
Forecaster AS a matter OF fact. corn
occupies one-third of the total crop
area of the state, cotton 20 per cent
tame hays 10 per cent, and tobacco
which leads in the value o, yield per
acre. has only about seven per cent
OF the crop acreage. All other crops
total about thirty per cent Even
wheat has about as much acreage as
tobacco.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18

The top line Of the graph herewith
shows tobacco with an aevrage value
of $$147OO per acre; cotton dncluding
the seed), and potatoes averaging over
$4,000 per acre; peanuts and sorph-
um (syrup) cane over $500; corn and
fodder s27.6O; and the small grain
only s14.o0 to $1,000 per acre.
The vertical lines and scale on
right margin, show the total value OF
crops, Cotton has the big lead with
s1SO.33O ,o0o cotton next with $751;
$4,000; and cor nthird wit ha total
value of s71.s39,0OO. Another big
drop, then hay with an aggregate
value Of s1S,S20 900.
1t is particularly interesting to find
the official report ranking North Car
olina Fourth in the Total Value OF
the twenty-five principal crops of the
nation, with total value of s375,710.-
900. What is surprising to all is that
with much less crop acreage, North
Carolina is in the 400 class with
Iowa. Illinois. and California with an
estimated value OF all crops of $431,
100000
The average per acre value Of crops
Eives North Carolina a lead over all
the large farming states with aver
age value OF $500 per ere in 1923.
The 1922 value was s4S.60. or more
than twice the Iowa, Illinois. Ohio,
Missouri. or Kansas average acre
value of crops.
combined value of S330000.000 in
North Carolina or more than three.
fourths of the total value OF all crops
in the state.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18

s57.S4
Gravel, 92.52 miles, costing $751;.
297.67.
Bitulithic macadam, 1856 miles,
costing S942,51179.
Waterbound macadam, 4075 miles,
costing s695.2S930
Sand asphalt, 21.37 miles, costing
$2S4.752.S0
Asphaltic concrete. 1864 miles,
costing s6,53S,53163
Plain concrete, 223 04 miles costing
$7,453,3 ,3S3.40.
Reinforced concrete. 32.71 miles,
costing $1,21S SS632
Brick, 81 miles, costing $14,348.77.
Corduroy. 1872 miles, costing $33.
1889.
Bridges, s525,62769
Sand clay. $3.50 miles. costing s4O4,
49713.
Reconstruction, $40 miles, costing
$70.S41.79.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18
Per Acre Crop Value Multiplied.

Per Acre Crop Value Multiplied.
North Carolina per acre crop values
have climbed from s2210 i'll 1900 to
$50 in 1923. according to an annual
report issued by Commissioner w. A..
Graham, of the North Carolina depart
ment of agriculture, setting forth COM
parative figures demonstrating the
state argicultral progress.
This state ranked fourth among the
states of the union in 1923. as it did
in 1922, in the total value Of the %
principale crops, the reports stated.
The average per acre value of cot
ton in North Carolina in 1923 was
given as 800. while it was stated
many farmers averaged over 5000
gross return per acre on the cotton
planting.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18
Close Year Out Of Debt.

The Tobacco Growers Cooperative
association closed the old year by the
payment of all debts due. including
mortgages and deeds of trust assum-
ed at the purchase Of its warehouse
properties. 1t also retired all of its
class A stock on its warehouses in
eastern North Carolina. central North
Carolina and South Carolina and paid
all dividends on class A stock. amount
ing in all to many thousands of dol
lars. according to the announcement
of Treasurer James H. Craig.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18
May Autos In North Carolina.

An increase Of more than $4,000
automobiles and trucks were register.
ed in the State during the six months
period ending December 81, 1923, over
the same period in 1922. according to
figures made public By Secretary Of
State w. N. Everett. Total coilec-
tions during the calendar year ended
December 81. 1898. amountd to S.
s42.6os.2o. The figures showed that
31s.600 automobiles were registered In
the SIX months period. 1850 trucks
and 1.Sot motorcyclaA.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18
Wilmington Leads In JebIess Placed.

Wilmington. holding position
gained few weeks ago, led the cities
Of North Carolina In furnishing en-
ployment to persons out Of work, &C
cording to the weekly report for the
week ending January of the Employ
ment Bureau Of the State and U. s.
Governments issued here by Director
M. L. Shipmtn. Tho seaside city
furnished employment to 103 persoas
with Ashsvills coming second, - per
seas being placed there in gainful
employment
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18
Rapid Strides Made in
Science Of Dentistry

Rapid strides have been made lately
In the science OF painless dentistry. In
fact. It Is not at all impossible that be-
for.a long our teeth will be attended to
really painlessly.
First and foremost. new method Of
taking gas has been perfected. For
merly It was usual to place fearsome
rubber mask thing over both the nose
and mouth. giving you the feeling that
you couldn't breathe ct al.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18

That is altered. The mouth Is now
left free. and the tube is fixed to the
nose only. So that while the dentist Is
extrae41ng the recalcitrant tooth the
patient stiIl continues to breathe in the
gas. This causes much longer period
of anesthesia, and gives the profess
sional man more time for the opera
tion.
There Is scarcely a man or woman
who does NO: dread the electric drill.
There Is the continual dread Of Its
slipping onto the nerve. An invention
has been patented which. when At
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18

tached TO the drill, drops a certain
fluid onto the whirring point. This
fluid has anesthetic and antiseptic
properties, and also helps to ease the
friction.
An interesting fact has been discov-
cred with regard to the nerves which
run along the jaw. In times past II
was thought that an anesthetic must
be injected at the base Of each sepa.
rate tooth In order to put its nerve to
sleep.-LOndon Answers.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18
Shipment Of Tear Gas.

New Orleans.-Four thousand tear
gas bombs consigned to revolution.
lists In Mexico were stopped in tran.
sit here, according to the Daily States.
The shipment is said to have been
confiscited in raids here while await.
ing transfer to vessel for Vera Cruz
A large chemical manufacturing cor
poration In New York was the consig
nor.
The federal officials here declined
to comment on the case.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18
New Corporations.

New Corporations.
Kernersville Furniture Manufactur-
ing Co., of Kernersville, to sell and
deal in all kinds of household furni-
ture with 100000 authorized capital
and 100000 subscribed by George v.
Fulp, S. C. B:ng and NJ. Vance Pulp,
all CT Kernersville.
Motor Service Company, of North
Wilkesboro. to do general garage
business, with 100000 authorized
capital and $4,000 subscribed by c. D.
Coffey. Sr.. C. D. Corey. Jr.. and C. 8.
Coffey, all of North Wilkesboro.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18
Carolina is Preparing Balance Sheet.

A balance sheet showing the finan-
cial condition Of the state as Of Decem-
ber 81, 1928. will be made public on
January IS, according to an announce
ment made here by Governor Cameron
Morrison.
Governor Morrison stated that he
the state treasurer to prepare such
a statement, and that he had been
assured it will be ready by the mid
die of January.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18
To Expsl students Guilty Of HAHN

To Expsl Students Guilty Of HaxInu.
Richmond.-Every student at vir.
ginia Military Institute found guilty
Of hasing under classmen will be ex.
PEELED from the school under instruc.
tions OF the board Of visitors OF the
institution to the college authorities.
The board. at . meeting here. severe.
ly condemned this practice. which 1t
was stated. has been moro apparent
At this session than for several years.
and uphold the action Of the college
authorities In dimissing six sophom
mores found guilty Of violating ths
rule.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18

DOTH the Democrats and the radi-
- Gals in the house have announced
their programs for tax reduction as
substitutes for the Mellon plan adopt
ed by the administration. The Demo-
Gratis propose, among other things,
larger cut in normal tax rates on the
smaller incomes than proposed by Sec
retary Mellon, a 33 1-3 per cent reduc-
tion in taxes on earned income instead
Of 25 per cent, with special allow
ance for farmers and tradesmen who
would not benefit by the Mellon earned
income plan, and revised surtax
scale, starting with incomes of $12,-
600 instead of $4,000 and ending with
maximum of Al per cent on in
comes in excess of $4,000.
On behalf of the radicals Repre-.
sentative Frear introduced series OF
bills which include these features:
Restoration of an excess profits taS
on corporations.
A tax on undistributed profits of cor
porations, the rates being per cent
of amounts not exceeding $4,000 after
deducting $1,000 exemption. 10 per
cent on amounts not exceeding $780,
900, Is per cent on amounts not ex-
ceeding 100000, and 20 per cent on
amounts above 100000.
Doubling of presen. inheritance
taxes.
A tax of from l to 25 per cent on
gifts.
Reduction of normal taxes to and
4 per cent, respectively, but no reduc-
tiOn in surtax rates.
Reduction of 25 per cent in taxes on
earned incomes.
Imposition of a tax on incomes from
municipal and state se,urities under a
bill prohibiting the Supreme court from
declaring 1t invalid except with the
concurrence of all but one justice.
Publicity of tax returns and tax pro-
ceedings.
Repeal Of all nuisance taxes.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18

p EPUBLICANs of the lower house
IN in caucus Thursday evening took
important action concerning legisla
tion, instructing the ways and means
committee to give the tax revision
measure precedence over the bonus
bill and ordering the former reported
not later than Feb. II. The same day
the ways and means committee or
dered favorable report on the reso-
luton proposing a constitutional
amendment prohibiting the future is
sue of tax-eXempt securities.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18

AZ vENIZELOS. though Ill, has con-
1V1.sented to serve as foreign minister
in the Greek cabinet formed by George
Roussos, former ambassador to the
United States, and he also has agreed
that the plebiscite on the form Of gov
ernment shall be held in March in
stead Of April. This latter was asked
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18

DRESIDENT OBREGON'S federal
troops have begun advancing on
both the Vera Cruz and Puebla fronts
and the rebels are reported TO be re-
firing. In several recent engagements
the insurgents were defeated with com
parative ease, and their case grows
less hopeful daily. Before this is read
it is likely the government army will
be moving on Guadalajara. 0bregon
has begun payments for the munitions
sold him by the American government,
and the latter has given him additional
aid by declaring an embargo on the
shipment of arms and ammunition tc
Mexico except with the specific ap-
proval of the government.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18

by Henry Morgenthau of New York
chairman of the League of Nation s
Greek refugee settlement. commission,
who said the league could not obtain
a loan for the refugees until Greece
had a stable government.
Greek leaders are beginning to plan
for a new and more advantageous
agreement with Turkey. for dispatches
last week told of critical developments
in that land. There seems to be
growing revolt against President Mus
iapha kemal and his government, and
a bomb was thrown at Kemal in
Smyrna which wounded both him and
his wife. The Greek army, it is as
serted, is being trained to take full
advantage of Kemal's troubles by seiz-
ing all of Thrace.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18

A BAND of armed men invaded the
"A hotel in Speyer occupied by the
officials of the Rhineland Palatinate
autonomous government and assassi-
three of his associates.
General Dawes and Owen Young are
in Paris to help untangle the German
troubles. but they wisely decline to
give statements to the press except 10
say that time is the essence of the sit
uation and that there should be daily
and continuous sessions of the COM
mittee on which they are serving.
Meanwhile Germany's finances are
showing signs of decided improvement.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18

DRESIDENT COOLIDGE has given
approval to the resolution of the
shipping board placing the operation
of the governments merchant fleet in
the hands of the Emergency Fleet cor
poration, provided the hoard cooper
ates with Leigh c. Palmer, who was
selected to be the new president of the
corporation. This cooperation was
pledged by the board.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-18

T NSURGENT Republicans in the SEN
i ate on Wednesday won the long
struggle to keep Senator Cummins out
.of the craftsmanship Of the interstate
Evening star., 1924-11-14
FOUND ABOVE SUSPICION
Oklahoma County Officials Cleared
in Indian Probate Case.

MUSKOGEE, Okla, November IL
Officials of Wreck County We're declared
above suspicion" late yesterday by
members of a congressional commit
tee sitting here in an investigation
of alleged irregularities in Indian
probate matters in Oklahoma.
The Creek County officers had been
accused of being members of com
bine" to defraud Indians in testimony
yesterday before the committee by
Peter Deichman. probate attorney OF
Tulsa
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-05-08
CALIFORNIA SOCIAL WORK
Err EPTS POST IN
OMAHA.
(Jewish Tclegraphic Agency

Los Angclcs--Willlam X. Blumen-
thai. Ecxccutive Director of the Fed
eration of Jewish Charities Of Los An
geles. has accepted the superintendency
of the Jewish Welfare Federation of
Omaha
\ noteworthy piece of social accom-
pliShcd by Mir. Blumcnthal was his
able direction of the activities of the
Jewish committee for Personal Service
TO the Jewish inmates of the State in
s'i;utions in San Francisco. This
service, which is the only one of its
lid in the Uni ed States, consists of
looking after the spiritual physical and
mental welfare of the prisoners: bring
ing them religious messages, books and
physical comforts: securing when pos
siblc their release on probation, and
starting them nfreSh when they are re-
leased
Mr.. Blumcnthai is expected to be-
gin his work in Omaha on the 1st of
June, devoiing himself mainly to Jew
ish recreational and educational ac-
tivities.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-05-08

Praise of the work of the National
regard to establishing scholarships in
the Hebrew Union College is contained
in a letter 10y Or. Julian Morgenstcrn.
president of the College TO Mrs. Joseph
mittee on Hebrew Union College
Scholarships. In this letter DIR. Nor
genstcrn declares that the establish
ment of scholarships by Sistcrhoods
serve ns n living monument to Ameri-
can Judaism. His letter follows:
Il cannot estimate the Importance
of these Scholarships too highly. |
might even say that in one respect the
whole work and existence Of the College
depends upon them.
AS everybody knows. tho rabbinate
is not yet n profession, which draws its
recruits from among the sons of our
wealthy families. Very many of the
boys come to the College with no
source of livelihood at all and others
with resources that are altogether in
adequate to maintain them here Nor
have they the opportunity to support
themselves while studying. They must
be in the University or High School in
the morning. in order to win their
academic degree which the college re-
qulres in the afternoon they must at
tend classes at the college. and in the
evening they must do their studying.
Such being the case. everybody can see
that without the means Of subsistence
which the Sisterhood Scholarships pro-
vide these steudents could not main
tain themselves here at the college. and
without these Scholarships. therefore,
very many of them conid never become
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-05-08
VIENNA UNIVERSITY RE-
FUSES LECTURESHIP TO
EAST EUROPEAN JEW.
tJewish Telesraphic Agency

vlenna-The Senate and the Board
of Professors Of Vienna University
have rrjec.cd the application made by
the famous Vienna physicist, DIR. Horo-
wiiz. for II private lectureship Privat-
dozent) at the University. on the
ground that he is an East European
Jew and Socialist.
DIR. Horowitz demanded that the
Senate should give him II statement in
writing explaining the motives for re-
jccting his application. This the Sen
ate refused TO dc. whereupon DIR.
Horowitz submitted a protest to the
Minister Of Education. who immediate
ly annuelIed the decision of the Senate
as being In cOntravention of the law.
Despite this. DIR. Horowiiz will not he
given his lectureship since no lecture
ship can he held at The University
without the consent of the Senate.