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Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
Two Burned to Death.

Macon, Ga.-One negro was frozen
to death. white girl and a negroes
were burned to death while trying to
keep warm as result of the low tenn
perature. The minimum tempera.
ture was eight degrees above zero
reached at s o'clock.
Dorothy She. 11-year-old daughter
of County Engineer S. R. Shi, died
from burns received early in the day
when she was lowering too close to
an open crate, trying to keep warm.
The girls father and her grand
mother also were badly burned in try
ing to beat out the flames that COM
pletely enveloped the girl.
At Forsyth. Ga. Fannie Jordan, 90
year-old negress. was burned to death
when her clothing caught fire from a
crate.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
Special Session of solons Expected

Governor Morrison's conference
with members of the Corporation Com
mission was followed by statement
In recent news dispatches to the ef-
feet that he had abandoned his boat
line scheme.
While the report of the Governors s
decision to let the fiotilla rest in peace
came from sources that could not be
questioned, his explanation is of such
a character that members of the Cen
eral Assembly in the city believe now
he will ask for an extraordinary ses-
sion of the lawmakers to convene in
Raleigh not later than February I.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
Tucker Expects to Seize Liquor.

District Attorney Irwin B. Tucker
announced that he has asked the At
torney General of the United States
for instructions in regard to 2.21s
cases OF fine whiskies taken from the
schooner Kawasind at Wilmington and
that he anticipates that libel will
be filed against the ship and its cargo.
The Kawasind was grounded in the
sand at Frying Pan Shoals. II miles
OF shore on Friday, December 81 and
was towed to Wilmington by a coast
guard vessel.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11

about ready to depart for the happy
hunting ground. and now he is the
spryest nag at the Presidlo
Tikabipa Is product Of the Philip
pines and Is made up of most every
thing from coconuts to rice chaff
However. its composition is not so i'm
portant as its virtues. II. when taken
as steady diet. 1t will make an old
horse young and put coltish notions
into an ancient equine. It has many
merits and vast possibilities.
Anyway. 1t places the horse several
gallops ahead Of the man who would
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
iNotarIes Public Commissioned.

The following notaries public were
commissioned by the Governor:
George II. Bender, Jacksonville; Mrs.
Lois Boawright. Asheville; Robert NJ
Carr, Wallace; E. L. Chappell, Belv..
dere; Mendon Davis, Pungo; Gladys
v. Harris, Goldsboro; John S. Morton
North Harlowe; Burke Little, Raleigh ;
Pohn H. Mccoy. Red Springs; E. c.
Smith. Rocky Mount: T. B. Wilson
Elizabeth City; George w. Springle
Raleigh: w. F. Shaw. Holly Springs:
B. T. Woodal1. Wfnston-Salem.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
New Corporations.

New Corporations.
Southern Distributing Company
Hamlet. to do a general retail and
wholesale grocery business. operate
and install self service grocery
stores. known as Jiffy Stores. Au-
thorixed capital $4,000 with $500 sub
scribed by w. E. Coulbourn. H. B.
Moore. M. v. Moore. all of Charlotte.
South Ashe Street Social Club. Inc,
l112 South Ashe street. Greensboro.
% conduct and maintain a social
club for the amusement and recrea-
tion Of it, members to promote So
eial interest
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
Body Blown Through Brick Wall.

Roanoke, Va.-D. ]. Smith and his
17-year-old son. James Smith, are in
a critical condition at a local hospital
as 4 result of an explosion OF hot
water boiler in their home.
The father was blown through the
brick wall of the basement by the
blast. The son. standing near the
boiler. was knocked unconscious anT
was severely scalded BY the boiling
water that poured out. The boiler
itself was hurled distance, Of 40
feet smashing windows in the adjoin-
ins house.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
MAKES COLT OF OLD HORSE
Veterinarians Give Old Dobbin Ration
Of Tikabipa and surprisino
Result Follows.

Old Dobbin Is not going to hasten
to the boneyard. Goat glands and
monkey glands may be rejuvenators Of
man. but when Pegasus begins to fade
just give him q ration of tikabipa and
he will become as frisky and at as any
colt In the corral. The army veteri-
narians tried It on "Nifty,". who was
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11

New York.-A well-clad young wo-
man and a man confederate held up
the manager and five clerks of a
Brooklyn grocery store near closing
time and got away with $3.50, the day s
receipts.
The woman. her face partly muf-
fed in her fur coat. entered the store
alone and asked for box Of eggs.
AS the manager turned to fill the or
der. man walked in, pistol in hand.
He aimed it at the manager and the
woman whipped a pistol from her coat
and covered the five clerks, forcing
them to hand over the money.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
Twin Boys Killed in a Motor cra.,

Twin Boys Killed In Q Motor Crash.
Mount Holl. N. Mrs. Charles
Swain is lying i'll in her bedroom in
ignorance of the fact that her ten
year-old twin sons were killed in a
motor accident.
The twins, Charles and Edward
met death in toy express wagor
that had been given them by their
mother ON Christmas. The boys were
ON the way to q store for their mother
when the wagon was struck by an
automobile.
The twins wefe hurled into the
sts~~t ard died \ short time later.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11

be rejuvenated. Now that the secret
Is out coconuts and rice may become
more popular foods In quarters other
than where Old Dobbin's feed box
stands. and the monkeys and goats
may go on unmolested and with their
full allotment of glands.-San Fran.
cisco Chronicle.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
New Corporations.

New Corporations.
Tunis Heading and Stave Company
Of Tunis, Hertford county. Authoris.
ed capital stock is $150,O00, with
$4,000 subscribed by Thomas A.
Walsh and Norris Walsh. Pittsburgh.
Pa, and Lyman Dickerson, Tunis. The
corporation will manufacture cooper
age stock, lumber, iron. copper, etc.
Leaksville Brick Company. of Leaks
vile. authorized capital 100000, with
$500 subscribed by John Smith and q.
d. Mccall. Of Leaksville, and @. G.
Cannon. Of Stonevflle.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11

said to be ready to seize the rich coal
region about Pernik which Serbia
covets. Bulgaria wants an outlet to
the Aegean across Grecian Thrace. and
Serbia wishes to gain possession of
Saloniki to make up for the loss of
fiume to Italy. In order to save that
port it may be that Greece will feel
compelled to support the Belgrade ul-
timatum to Bulgaria.
In Greece the stage is set for the
establishment of a new form of gov
ernment. On Wednesday. after Colonel
Plastiras. chief of the revolution. had
delivered to the national assembly II
vigorous justification Of his actions
and retired to private life, the cabinet
resigned and all powers were handed
over to the assembly Next day NJ.
Nenizelos arrived to assist in settling
the country's affairs, and was given II
tremendous ovation. AS to whether
Greece shall be republic or a mon
archy Venizelos has said he favored
a plebiscite but his republican sup
porters and most of the army officers
insist this shall be determined by the
assembly. British influence, which is
strong In Greece. is supporting the
royalsts and the Bank of England has
just refused to float Greek loan
mainly because of opposition to re-
public.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11

A first class school with an expert
high-minded teacher will raise tho
standards Of living In the next gen
Grafton,
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11

mand for the investigation of the ad
ministration Of General Wood in the
Philippines comes up. 1t is likely the
latter inquiry will be enlarged to in
clude the actions of botu of the gen.
erals sons.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11
DREMIER YAMAMoTo of Japan

DREMlER YAMAMOTO of Japan
1 and his cabinet resigned following
regent, and Viscount Kiego Kiyoura,
president of the privy council. was
asked to form new government. He
announced two days later that he was
unable to form ministry as he could
not get the support of any political
party in the diet.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11

Nov Leonard Wood, Jr.. son Of
~ Gen. Leonard Wood. and his as
sociates in four oil companies are un-
der fire because It Is said many ex-
service men lost money ny investing in
the stock of the concerns. The federal
government is inquiring into the mat
ter, and 1t also may be aired In con-
gress when Congressman Frear's de-
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11

ESPITE the protest Of Secretary
~ Hughes, the Turkish government
insists that full customs duties must
he paid on the vast quantities Of food.
clothing and medical supplies that
Americans have contributed free for
the destitute in Turkey. Consequently
the Near East Relief has withdrawn
entirely from Turkey.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
BY George r. Hughes
FOURTH ARTICLE.

The IA Per Cent Widow Who Fol-
lowed the Inexpert Advice of IA Con-
sclentious Brother-fn-law.
She was selling $4,000 in gilt-edge
bonds. and a panied Junior partner In a
bondhouse was writing a check for her
Then he politely bowed the woman out,
wished her luck in her new venture, and
beckoned me in.
There goes $4,000 to the buzzards,"
the junior partner sighed. Couldn't stop
her. She sold $4,000 in bonds, and with
$4,000 additional in cash she is going
to buy $4,000 worth of stock in some
sort of an alleged newfangied building
and-loan. scheme somewhere upstate
She put $4,000 into it a year ago. They
paid her IA per cent for her 81. 900 for a
year and then returned the $1,000. That
hooked her.
Explanation of No Avail.
TT was useless to explain that it is
virtually impossible for an investment to
earn that much with safety. If there
was any reasonable assurance that IA
per cent could be paid. that gang
wouldn't have to go off Main street to
get the money, much less come away
down here and do all that explaining
and that good woman certainly demands
peatedly the dividend yields and interest
returns of scores Of good securities In
dependable, honest concerns, to prove
that money has d very definite earning
power.
But it was no use. She's following
the advice of a brother-in-law a very
conscientious and honorable man, who
knows nothing of investing, although he
does manage to make a living running a
little dry goods store He's frequent
type that sometimes make me wish that
had never gone into the bond business.
During the war he had her believing
that the government would eventually
default it's liberty bonds. We had a hard
time making her hold her liberties.
We work and worry to set up good
bonds, and then along comes some shady
proposition aided by a conscientious
friend or relative, who knows nothing
about investments: sound securities are
turned down for fake stuff That wom-
when he died eight years ago. The
$40, 600 she's going to throw away repre-
sents her savings of eight yearvshe
has a job-and interest on bonds we've
sold her. Away it all goes"
Small Amount Recovered.
That incident happened about two
years ago. l think the widow got back
about s1,700 of the $4,000 she put into
the get-rich-quick enterprise. Several
scores of others who couldn't afford TO
lose suffered also. 1t was a very legal
failure. No one went TO Jail for it. But
some body got the money.
When any investor climbs the to
per cent fence that borders the plain.
smooth road of safe investments and
goes into a briar patch after IA per cent
he's going TO get pretty well torn UP.
Every mans and every woman's invest
ments should first OF all always seek
safety. The huge returns simply do not
return.
Copyright, 1924, by Consolds ted Press
ASSOciatipn.l
Evening star., 1924-04-14
LEHIGH VALLEY BOOM.
1928 Biggest Business Year il
Company's Record.

NEW YORK. April 14-The Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company handled the
largest business in its history in 1928,
total operating revenue reaching $75-
s35,153, an increase of $13,516,2s4
over 1922, the annual report showed.
Net income was $S,586.612, equivalent
to $7.0s share on the common stock
of $50 par value.
The year 1923, everything con-
sidered," E. l. Loomis, president,
said. was a satisfactory one from
a traffic and operating viewpoint
The territory traversed by the rail-
road enjoyed excellent business condi-
tions and the gross revenue received
was the largest in the company's
history"
Expenditures for additions and
betterments to the road amounted
to $1I,s76,3ss, against which were
credits of nearly $1o,000,000, from
the sale or retirement of property.
PROFIT and loss balance at the end
of the year amounted to $49,7S4,526.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
LESS COTTON CONSUMED.
Census Bureau Report for March
Compared With February.

Cotton consumed in March amount
ed to 4S3,92S bales of lint and 41.O30
Of linters, compared with 507,S76 of
lint and 41,69S of linters in February
this year and 624.264 of lint and 54,5O9
of linters in March last year, the CEN
sus bureau announced today.
Cotton on hand March 81 was held
as follows:
In consuming establishments, I4sS,-
266 bales of lint and 12S,149 of linters,
oompaped with 1,57S.272 of lint and
1909 Of linters on February 20 this
year and 2,033.S37 of lint and 172.6O0
of linters on March 81 last year.
In public storage and at congresses,
1,9S3,544 bales Of lint and S9,032 of
linters, compared with 2,4S5,009 OF
lint and S7,0S7 Of iinters on February
30 this year and 2,37s,697 of lint and
49,25S of linters on March 81 this
year.
Imports during March totaled 40, ,832
bales, compared with 4S,601 in Febru-
airy this year and 53,219 in March last
year.
Exports during March totaIed 332,-
146 bales including 1851 bales Of
linters, compared with 4S2,216. includ-
ing 12,275 of linters, during February
this year and 1S,210, including S,347
of linters, in March last year.
Cotton spindles active during March
totaled 32,392,171, compared with 32,-
GS3.TS6 in February this year and
35,4aS,234 in March last year.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
COMMODITY NEWS
WFRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

OKLAHOMA CITY, April 1.-THE
state board CT agriculture now esu-
mates the condition Of winter wheat in
this state at IS per cent. gain of 8
per cent since March, and points bet
ter than on April l, 1928 .
COLUMBIA, Mo, April 14.-swheat
was well protected during the hard
freezing weather this winter and came
through in fine shape in this state.
PITTSBURGH, April l4.-Plate glass
demand in this section continues good,
and plants are banking on the ability
and willingness of automobile manufac-
turers and construction work to absorb
as great production as that of last
year.
BOSTON, April 1.-THE surplus stock
OF copper now is estimated here at 293,
0o0, 900 pounds, or less than one months
supply. March deliveries totaling 270,-
Oo0, 600 pounds established a new record
BOISE, Idaho, April 14.-Some trad
ing in Idaho wool is reported from the
Panhandle district, with 38 to 40 cents
a pound the top prices named. There
is an excellent demand for kid mohair
at 70 cents a pound.
AUBURN, Me, April l4.-The re-
opening of the Ault Williamson Shoe
Company factory here is taken to re-
fleet mild increase in shoe demand
throughout the New England section.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. April 14.-The
completion of new wells in Wyoming
last month added 1895 barrels day
in new production to the state out
put, compared with 4,192 barrels the
preceding month. Thirty wells were
drilled and twenty-eight are pro-
ducing.
TULSA, Okla. April 1.-THE oil
rehners of the midcontinent field
preferential rates will go into effect
on May 20 under section 2S of the
merchant marine act and are making
every effort to secure reversal of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
order. They declare the rate would
reduce exports.
FALL RIVER, April IL Print
cloth production here still is only
IS per cent of normal, although sales
last week totaled 100000 pieces This,
however is an Improvement over the
last two months.
READING. Pa, April 14-FulI-
fashioned hosiery manufacturers here
are all well occupied especially on
silk and fiber mixtures. Knitted
fiber silk undergarments and dresses
are in good demand
PITTSBURGH. April 1.-THE light
rail market shows some Improvement.
Some less s-than-carloard lots brought
S2.l5 to $2.25, but on carload bust
ness the price quoted by large and
small producers has settled at So
ATLANTA, April 14.--Bumper peach
and apple crops are forecast for this
state BY the cooperative crop re-
porting service, although 30 to so per
cent of the peaches in the extreme
freeze April .. The apple yield is
placed al Sc per cent and peaches at
Evening star., 1924-04-14
GROWTH IN PASSPORTS.
More Persons Leaving for Europe
Compared With 1923.

BALTIMORE. April IA Especially -
More persons are leaving Baltimore
this year for foreign countries than
in 1928, which is a good sign Of pros
perity, according to Clerk Arthur L.
Spamer of the United States district
court.
Figures for March and the first
part of April. 1924, when compared
with figures for the same period Of
last year, show a decided increase
in the numbers of applicants for pass
ports During March, 1923, only
56 persons applied for passports,
while last month the number was
ia. During the first nine days of
April, 1923. SS applied, while during
the first nine days of the current
month 90 applied.
Most OF the passports, officials said
call for entry into England, France
and Germany. A few are for Bel
gium, Italy and Holland. Very few
desire to visit oriental countries.
The passport season" here is be-
tween March and July /. it was
said.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. April 14.-Owing chiefly
to firmness of Liverpool quotations.
wheat averaged a little higher in
price here today during the first part
of the board of trade session. Be
sides, there were indications of some
European buying in Canada. Favor
able weather for seeding and growth
of domestic wheat tended, however,
to promote selling whenever the mar
ket here showed any material ad-
vance. Chicago opening prices.
which varied from unchanged figures
to q higher, with May 1.o2h to
1.02A and July 1.03% to 1.04, were
followed by slight general gains and
then a little reaction.
Scattered selling kept the corn mar
ket easy. No aggressive support for
values was in evidence. After open
ing at shade lower to II advance,
May TIN to 77H, the market under
Evening star., 1924-04-14
AUTO INDUSTRY LAGGING.
Manufacturers Marking Time for
Spring Trade Opening.

DETROIT, April Il Especially .-Ex-
cept for some sporadic curtailment, the
automobile industry is marking time,
awaiting the opening of real spring
weather. The Ford, Hudson and Dodge
companies appear to be the only impor-
tant producers not affected. The ma
jority of the others are working on
slightly reduced schedules until dealers
begin asking for cars. The Paige COM
pany has closed it's Jewett plant tempo
rarily but has increased operations at
the Paige plant. The Chrysler plant is
another spot where activity regns. as
sales are far ahead of the production Of
10 cars a day. Chevrolet is working
four days and four nights a week at the
Flint plant, with schedule calling for
approximately $4,000 cars for April
WHY'S Overland has a schedule calling
for 25 900 cars for this month.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
GRAIN SHIPPED ABROAD.
Exports Past Week Less Than Last
Prior Showing.

Grain exports from the United
States last week were 1880. 900 BUSH
els. against 1,735.0o0 bushels for the
previous week. Totals for the week
as compared with the previous week
made public by the Department of
Commerce today were: Barley 10000
$4,000, against 100000; oats, 1000.
against 1000; rye, 10000. against
$4,000; wheat. $500, against 74S,ooo;
Canadian grain in transit, 2.221. 900.
against 2.3S5,000. United States and
Canadian wheat -four in transit, 311,-'
GEO barrels against SAC, ,eee barrels.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
S6, 1000, 900 BONDS ASKED.
A. & v. Railway Seeks Permit to
Issue First Mortgage.

The Alabama and Vicksburg rail-
way today applied to the Interstate
Commerce Commission for permission
to issue $6,000.000 of first mortgage
bonds. Two million five hundred
thousand dollars worth of them will
be sold to retire the existing funded
debt of the company. The remainder
will be used to reimburse the COM
pany's treasury for expenditures for
recent improvements of the road.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
BANK HAS CELEBRATION.
Institution Established by Labor
Observes First Anniversary.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE Anal
gamated Bank, established by a labor
union, celebrates it's first anniversary
by announcing plans which mark a
radical departure from orthodox bank
ing Cooperative purchase and dis
tribution to its depositors of coal,
ice and other necessities have been
initiated with a purchase OF 10000
tons of coal.
The bank, which started with sub
scriptions of 100000, now has assets
of $4,000, 900, with more than 5000
depositors. 1t was established by the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of
America.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
BIG PRE-EASTER TRADE.
Baltimore Merchants Find Busi-
ness Equal to 1923 Period.

BALTIMORE, April 14.-That the pre-
Easter retail season will be fully as
large, if, indeed, il does not surpass that
OF last year. is the prediction of a num-
Der of leading merchants here. This
means that retail business for this
period will be wholly satisfactory
The fact that the weather has finally
opened up has aided considerably in
accelerating business, and all signs
point toward unusually heavy sales.
Readyto-wear clothing has been mov-
ing rapidly, it Is said, and merchants
expect large sales in this line all this
week
While some OF the stores have already
had large sales in the bigger depart
ments, such as housefurnishings the
heavier business in these lines is ex-
pected to come Immediately following
Easter.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
WABASH R. R. RECORD.
Operating Revenue 1923 Largest
in Company's History.

NEW YORK. April 14.-Operating
-evenues of the Wabash Railway
Company in 1923 aggregated s66.617.-
SS6. 9he largest in the history Of the
property. and an increase over 1922
IF $685. ,140, the annual report re-
vealed Net income of s5,i10,S73 was
s4.200,4S5 greater than the year be-
fore, and was equivalent to $S.43 a
share on 642,023 shares of 500 par
value common stock outstanding,
compared with si83 a share in 1922.
Freight revenue showed an increase
of $7.787,093 and passenger revenue
increased $706, 700. Express revenue
jumped $196,054, but mail revenue
dropped s73,545, affected, the. report
said, by reduced passenger train serv-
ice the first half of the year and the
Post Office Departments economical
policy.
The ratio of operating expenses to
revenues showed decrease OF $40
per cent compared with 1922.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, April 14.-Bar silver,
64s: Mexican dollars, 46A.
LONDON April 14-Bar silver.
33 Sled per ounce. Money. rs per
cent Discount rates: Short bills.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
Coughing is
unnecessary and
can be controlled

COUGHING is frequently due to
~ an irritation of the throat and
lung tissue which persistent hacking
only makes worse. You can stop
coughs Of this character almost at
once with DR.. Kings New Discovery.
It relieves the irritating tickle and
quiets the impulse to cough, thus CIV
ing the Inflammation that is causing
the cough chance to clear up. You'll
like its agreeable taste. All druggists.
Evening star., 1924-04-14

went a moderate general setback
Oats held relatively firm in the ad-
sence of selling on the part of the
Evening star., 1924-04-14

age slightly above Saturdays finish
Provisions tended upward in line
with the hog market.
Evening star., 1924-04-14

The IA Per Cent Widow Who Fol-
lowed the Enexpert Advice of IA Con-
sclentious Brother-fn-Iaw.
Evening star., 1924-04-14

principal holders. Prices started un-
changed to y higher May Az to
AN a47M, and later continued to aver
Evening star., 1924-04-14
Button and Side-Tie
Fastening

Coats are finely lined
with either Satin de
Chine or Crepe,