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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. La, July Is
The cotton market opened higher
with active trading. First trades
showed gains of II to So points and
continued to advance during and aft
er the call until October traded up
to 1928 and December to 2S.9S, or
rs to "A points above the closing
levels of Saturday. Liverpool came
in better than due and there was
little rain in the drought section of
the western belt over Sunday, with
temperatures rising. Cotton goods
reports were also decidedly more
favorable. The early buying de-
Veloped Il great scarcity of con-
tracts. After the first rush of buy
ing had been satisfied the market
ease doff about 20 points from the
top on realizing,
Following the early advance of
! more than 20 points, the market re-
acted sharply, mainly on private re-
ports Of fairly good rains in central
Texas. After losing all of the early
gain ana then rallying when shorts
sought to cover and met with a
shortage of contracts, the market
eased off later until October traded
as low as 28.44 and December at
1882, or 76 to 70 points down from
the early high and three to five
points below Saturdays close. The
market at mid-seSsiOns showed
tendency to rally again. The weather
map showed practically no rain in
the western belt over Sunday, but
the official forecast promised cloud.
ness and showers. Dry goods news
was favorable. Worth street report
ed sales of fully million pieces
last week, the largest sales in
months.
The market fluctuated freely
with nthe earlier range during the
noon hour and into the early after
noon, remaining highly sensitive to
weather news. A plus correction to
stock here of 19,107 bales was an
nounced making the actual stock
65,201 bales. The first Louisiana
bale arrived today and will be sold
during the afternoon. The first
Louisiana bale last year arrived Aug
ust 10.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
The following were the ruling prices In
the exchange today:
Tone, steady; middling, soc, steady.
Last Prev.
Open. High Low. Sale. Close Close
Oct. IS. 60 20. % IS. A rs. c. rs. 60 9S. 40
Dec. =. rs. AS rs. 9S IS ~ rs. 40 rs. A. os. -
Jan. :. 80 aS. 80 IS 10 rs. SO IS. 33 oS -.
Mar. rs. 60 2S.S 2S.S7 IS. % IS. 80 rs. 80
May - $500 ...|. $50. IS 81 rs. so
Cotton futures, II a. m bids, quiet: Octo-
0er. q. 90; December, IS. 80; January. oS.I2;
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Postmaster, Removed
At Milledgeville, Is
Jailed as Embezzler

MACON, July 27,-Olin Robinson,
who was removed as postmaster at
Milledgeville, Ga, on Thursday,
was arrested Saturday on a charge
of embezzling funds of the United
States government.
A shortage of $1,000 is said to
have been discovered in Robinson's
accounts.
Hugh T. Cline has been installed
as postmaster.
Robinson is alleged to have used
the government funds for his PER
sonal checking account. Several ir-
regular acts were said to have been
discovered, among these the use Of
money received on c. o. d. parcel
post packages, the tags being Sc
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
COTTON

NEW YORK, July 2S.--In absence
OF rain in the southwest over sun
day, cotton prices again were push
ed up to higher" levels early today
and at the opening showed net
rise of - TO So points. y ggrcssive
support from Wall street, the west
and Liverpool, III connection with a
strong upturn in the Liverpool mar
ket, later advanced the October po-
sition 10 29.79 and December @9.10,
a net rise of % 20 s. points. A good
deal or realizing took piece as the
October position approached the 30
cent level predicted by bulls for
some time past, hit in view Of the
fact that rain is so badly needed in
, tie southwest, no Important SET
backs occurred during the first half
hour and sentiment on the whole
was still bullish.
The trend was reversed after Il
o'c,ock, however, when private adj
Vices predicting rains, in Texas, led
to considera Die local and outside IL
quotation. October was forced eff TO
1928 and December 20 2S.40, declines
OF SO to 70 points from the highest
and 3 to I points from Saturdays
SA0SS L !lS IliIIhGL NGS uIlStlliGu,
however, and rallied quickly from ali
declines, so that ntne noon hour the
active positions had improved about
80 to 50 points from tle, lowest Oil
covering.
Mid-afternoon found TIE market
strong again and fully so points UP
from the bottom of October, which
sold at 1916 or 40 points over Satur-
day close. Much Of the buying cn
this upturn was due to the failure
of detailed weather reports to con-
firm earlier private advices of rains
in the southwest.
NEW YORK COTTON
The following the ruling prices in
the exchange today:
Tore, steady; miehilng 33.SJc, quiet
Last Prev.
Open. High. Low Sale Close. Close.
Oct. =. 20. 60 % 81 30. % 30 "a 20. 81 - 80
Dec. . IS. - -. 10 IS. IS rs. - IS. 80 IS. 40
Jan. =. IS. 40 2S 9S IS. 2S rs. Sc IS. 81 oS. IL
Mar. :. S.93 % OG IS. 80 IS. 63 IS. 90 rs. g.
May 29.01 20. ID IS. IS %. GS oS. 6S 2S 10
Cotton futoures 1916 a. M. bids steady;
October, ~. 50: December oS "A: Nav oS rs
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
Planned Jail Break
Weeks Ahead of Time,
Convict DiscloN

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July &c.
Whitlow, one of the five prisoner
who escaped from the state peniter
tiary here Monday, told today, pris
on officials said, how the escape ha
been effected. All the prisoners wer
recaptured.
The break, Whitlow is alleged t
have said, was planned weeks j
advance, and each of the partic
pants had a special duty. He d.
clared that the fugitiyes did nc
leave the vicinity of tho wilson O
the afternoon of the escape, but la
in hiding until daybreak before NAL
ing their first move.
The posse, Whitlow's alleged cor
fession says, came within a hundre
feet of him while he was hiding i
the river bottoms. He declared tina
he stood behind a large tree unit
dark, when the posse disappear. III
then worked his way down the riy
er. the confession ssays, stole cd
noe. used a stick for a paddle an
flOated down the river. He left TIL
river, hailed a passing motoris
and rode to the ferry near Ashlan
City. where he was captured.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
Wealthy Mill Owner
OF Buckhead, Ca, Dies
After Auto Smashup

MADISON, Ga, July q. - w. M.
Morris, 80, wealthy sawmill owner,
of Buckhead, Ga, died last night
of injuries sustained in a collision
of his automobile and {. car driven by
Ed Harwood, of Madison, Ga, earlier
in the night. Harwood and his
daughter were injured. Morris was
driving at high speed, according to
Albert Greer, his companion. Har-
wood saw the speeding car and turn
ed his machine into the ditch, but
the Morris car sideswiped the Han
wood machine ard turned over
Greer was thrown out of the car and
bruised
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IIVERPOOI COTTAM

LIVERPOOL, July 2S.--Cotton, spot,
quiet; prices, firm; good middling. 10 50:
fuliy middling, 10 OF; mddling. IS. 80; low
middlinS, 1h5i; good ordinary, 1864: ordi-
nary. 1&.lf; sales, 1000 bales, including
100 American; receipts, 500 bales incIud-
ing 300 American; futures closed quiet. net
% TO a points higher than previous close
Tone quiet but steady; sales, 1000: good
middlng. 1880.
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RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO
Sugar Market

NEW YORK. July 2S.-Raw sugar was
quiet and unchanged early today at 3 10 for
Cuban duty paid.
Reports that Russia was facing a sugar
famine inspired considerable outside buying
in raw sugar futures which advanced 4 to
5 points on cative positions. Thade inter
ostS sold on the upturn, however, and at mid
day quotations were = to points net higher
Only a fair inquiry for refined sugar was
reported, swith pieces unchanged at $40 to
&. - 70 fine graduated.
Refined futures were nominal.
NEW YORK RAW SUGAR MARKET
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CoTToNSEED OIL MARKET
Naval Stores

SAVANNAH Ga. July 2S.-Turpentine,
tirm. use; sales. coz; receipts $40: ship
mentS, 1872; stock, lU.65T.
RoSin. >.;m; sales. @.19I; receipts, 1851:
shipments. 1S006; stock, 90. 246
ouote. II. 81. 40; u. L, r. $4.7o; G, H. !.
X, STD: NJ. $4.Iils; \, $500; VIC. $50;
WV Y. G AZ
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Atlanta, steady, 3O.50c
New York, steady, So soc.
New Orleans. steady, SOC.
Galveston, steady, $1,000.
Mobile, steady, 29.50c.
Savannah, steady. 3090c
Wilmington. steady. 30.25c
Norfolk, steady, Sic.
Boston, nominal.
Dallas, steady, 81 .GOc
Montgomery, steady. % SOC.
Houston, steady, sic.
Memphis, steady, 30.50c.
Augusta, steady, 30.G3c.
Charleston, steady, 3075c.
st. Louis, steady. %. SOC.
Little Rock, steady, sic.
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NEW YORK RAW SUGAR MARKET
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, July 2S.-Reports reaching
here today that the rebels had been forced
out of SAG raulo and that coffee shipments
would be resumed from Santos Immediately
caused hig selling movement on the cot
fee market. Active positions broke Il TO
81 points. carrying September off TO 15c
and December to Is 2oc.
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS

NEW YORK. July 2S.-Butter, steady; re
reiptS. $3.50; creamery, higher than extras,
&S@SSl2c: creamery, extras t92 Scorel,
"Tlsc; creamery, firSts (SS to 81 scorel,
%Jia @ST; packing stock, current make, No.
=. 2Sc.
Eggs, firm: receipts. 1902; fresh gath
rred, extra firStS. STA 33c: do, firstS. 29@
extras, 46@4Sc; nearby and nearby western
G45c; nearby heunery browns extras, 81 a
Ale; Pacific coast whites, extras. 4l042l4 &C.
do. firsts To extra firSts 35GS9Ec.
cheese, steady to firm; receipts, &c, A.
pounds; state whole milk flats fresh. fancy
10 fancy specials. 600 u sc; do average
rub, 190l92c; state whole milk. flats,
held fancy TO fancy specials, unquoted: state,
whole milk, twins fresh fancy, Gn6i 70 sc.
CHICAGO. July 2S.-Butter, unchanged
creamery extras, Soc: standards, S5@ S584 e;
extra firStS, 55GiSJ12c; firSts, S4@S4l2c;
seconds SEA S3c.
Eggs. higher; receipts 93,SS5 eases: firsts,
70. tl - isc: ordinary firStS, % q 2Sc stor-
aSS pack firstS, 2Sa 2Sl2c.
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO, July 2S.-Wheat. No. red.
$780,; No. > hard, S1.34Gl.S5l2.
Cora, No. . mixed, $1.I01. I.l0@t; No.
yellow, $ll0ie 01.11ie.
Oats, No. white, 5S&i q 55c; No. S white,
ga ~ he.
Rye, unquoted.
Farley, 700 Soc
Timothy seed. SG.@5fI 500.
tlovSr seed, $l2.75g 2l0Q
Lard. Si%.+2.
E}hS. $l@.00
Bellies, $500.
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Classified Advertisements
WANTED HELP-stALE

GET q. S.. government life jobs. Men,
women, 10 up. sos to $3.50 month. Steady
work. Paid vacation. Short hours. Com
mon education usually sufficient. Pull I'M
necessary. List positions obtainable and
specimen examination questions, free. Write
Immediately. Franklin Institute, Dept. n,
&c, Rochester, N. y.
LII men, women, boys, girls. ~ TO To. vii
ing TO accept government positions, VIC
$3.50, travelling or stationary, write MT
Ozment, 1854 st. Louis, Mo-, Immediately.
ASSISTANT OPERATIVES WANTED-Ex-
perience unnecessary. Good pay. travel
Write Globe Secret Service Bureau, los Sun
nyslope, Kansas City, Mo.
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charges and the jury, after brief d,
liberation, found agains tthe plail
tiff
Tucker was widower at the tim
of the marriage.
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ATLANTA SPOT COTTON

Atlanta spot cotton 80 50c
"ecelp's $500 ''.'' ..... ,,....... 6l
shipments 49,. -. -. 500. IS
Stocks 80. ....... ...,.. ........ G,oS0
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BASEBALL
SUNDAYS RESULTS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE

OU N DFA T . ItK4p . y =
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Atlanta, 4; Nashville, 3,
birmingham, 2; Memphis. ).
Mobile, 4; Chattanooga, !.
Little Rock. .; New Orleans. !.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York, q: Chicago, I.
Washingto ton, 4; Cleveland, 3.
Philadelphia, 4; Detroit, ,.
Boston. &; st. Louis, 8.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
10; Brooklyn, 81.
ST. Louis, 4 New York, 8.
only two games played.
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FRIDAYS GAMES
CnrrTuEpN T.EAGUF

FRIDAYS GAMES
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
New Orleans, 81 Atlanta, .. The game
that was not finished Thursday was finished
yesterday after the regular schedule, At
lanta winning, and 4.
Chattanooga Z; Nashville, o.
Memphis, u; Little Rock, 2.
Mobile, 4 Birmingham, ..
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburg, 2: Boston, l.
st. Louis, 10: New York, :
Chicago, 4; Philadelphia, 10.
SALLY LEAGUE
Augusta, 4; Charlotte, 10.
Asheville, Z; Spartanburg. T.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE
fredericksburg, rain.
Richmond, 6; Rocky Mount b
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
Tampa, 2; Orlando, Z.
Clearwater, Z; Lakeland, O.
ST. Petersburg, o.; Rradentown. &.
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PATENTS
MEDICAL
SORES

Healed by ANTI-FLAMMA--a soothnI
sntiseptc Poultice. Draws out poisons :
stops itching around sores and heals whiiI
you work. Write today. describing cass|
ana get FREE SAMPLE. Bayles Dis
tributing Co.. 1920 Grand Ave-, Kansa|
City. Mo.
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Concord Nurseries Dept. 20. Concord.
POULTRY
UALITY CHICKS-Postpaid; Leghor
.-Oc; Rocks, Reds, Orpingtons, wy
PERSONAL

me tell you how TO get 8
first-srade license. b. S. Holden. Ellijay
Georgia.
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SATURDAYS GAMES
SOUTHERN TFACnE


New Orleans, o; Atlanta, 6 First gamp).
Second game ended in last of sixth with At
lanta leading, 10-7--no game.
Mobile, g. Birmingham, 90 innings,
1arkness).
Chattanooga, A. Nashville, T.
Memphis, 5; Little Rock, g.
- AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston, 4: st. Louis, =.
Washing ton, 0; Cleveland. g
Philadelphia. 4: Detroit ) 11 inn.n%sl
New York, d; Chicago. IA innin2sl.
SALLY LEAGUE
Greenville, So; Macon, 40
Charlotte, .; Augusta, 3.
Asheville, Z; Spartanburg, e.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE
Richmond, -: Rocky Mount, Cd
Wilson, 81; Portsmouth. %.
Norfolk, 6: Petersburg, . first game).
Norfolk 4; Petersburg, (secoHd game).
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''I made a report to the general
superintendent Of police on this
case, but don't remember whether
the friendly judge remark was in
corpOrated in that report" said
Cortland.
The witness was asked to look for
it in that report, but found no men
ton of it. The report was dated
June 16. The defense attorneys also
scanned the report, their heads close
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
WANTED INTELLECTUALLY

EARN money at home during spare time paint
ing lamp shades, pillow tops for us NO can
yassing Easy and interesting work. LxpeIi-
ence unnecessary. Nileart Company AGO. e.
Nm Indi
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- i=---a--z
SPOT COTTON

Cotton futures, II a. m bids, quiet: octo-
oer, 90; December, IS. so; January. cS.I2:
March, 2S.55; May, 2S %.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-28
Deaf Wife Leaves
Abusive Husband

Paris-The odd story of how deaf
muteS quarrel with one another and
indulge In mutual insults through
the medium of sign language just
has been adumbrated III a Paris
court. A deaf mute wife was suing
her deaf mute husband for Giyorce
on grounds of brutality. and II was
from the evidence which the wife
produced that Frenchmen first be.
came aware dumb people can be just
ately endowed brethren.
II might easily provide new plot
for Anatoie France. who wrote about
q husband who was not dumb and
married a dumb wife. Here neither
OF the two participants in the do
mestic tragedy could speak except
through their hands, and yet. ac-
cording TO the interpreter who Was
called into the case. the husband by
quiTking his thumb and forefinger In
curious way conveyed most insult
ing and brutal phrases to his wife.
1t seems that within the sign Ian
guage there has grown up d whole
vocabulary of abusive words, though
meaning nothing whatsoever TO per-
sons endowed with speech. and they
constitute among the deaf mutes
valid cause for divorce.
Then. too. the wife testified,
through her interpreter. that often
times when she had been engaged
In an animated conversation with
Der husband In the evening he would
get up and switch Of the light, MAX
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-28
Safety Rules For Stoves and Fur.
naccs

place stoves, furnaces and
pipes far enough from the walls and
wood work to avoid overheating.
2-Cover the nearest wooden sur
face with sheet asbestos. sheet iron
or tin; &c iron or tin Is used, leave
an air space behind II.
3-Where stovepipes or heating
pipes pass through walls, enclose
the pipes In galvanized iron, double
walled. ventilated thimbles at least
IL inches wider than the diameter Of
the pipes.
Protect the fopr beneath the
stove with sheet metal and have IL
extend forward at least IL inches di-
rectly beneath the door OF the ash
pit.
Surround the base Of the fur.
mace with brick, stone or concrete.
6-Make sure that all pipes are
free from rust and that all Joints
and connections are sound and tight.
FIX a guard about the pipe in
the attic 80 that nothing may be
stored against II.
S--Neyer pour coal of into q coal
or wood stove. even when the fire
Is out.
3--Neyer put ashes into wooden
boxes or barrcis Have strong met
al can.
lo-study the drafts and dampsrs.
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TRADE RECORD
FUEL FOR THE WORLDS AUTOMOBILE

United States in the calendar year
1921 as over 5,000,000,000 gallons,
and this suggestion that we con-
sumo at home about nine-tenths of
our product is in lines with the re.
cent statement that about nine
tenths OF the worlds automobiles
are owned in the United States.
These 500.000,000 gallons of gas
oline which We are exporting go to
every part Ct III, world. Official
figures for 1871. the latest year in
which gasoline was separately
shown ia the export record. shows
shipments Of gasoline to ninety dii-
ferenr countries, colonies, ard pro-
teetoreres, including not only the
chief countries of every grand di.
vision but also many of the smaller
and younger political divisions such
as Palestine. Kwangtung, Chosen.
French frdo-China. Siam. NADIA
eascar, Belgian Congo, Jdx:,-Slavia.
Finland and Iceland. IND in all
Of these countries to which the gas.
oline Is sent II finds American auto
mobiles ssaiting its arrival.
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The United States the chief gas.
oline supply for world auto
mobiles and flying machines.
by Beck

The American horseIcss vehicle
which is so rapidly invading the
markets of the world is at the same
time drawing its "food supply"
from its native country. the United
States. Figures compiled for the
Trade Record OF The National City
Bank of New York show that the
expectation of that absolute re-
quirement OF the horseless vehicle
and flying nachine-gasoi;Ge-is
now nearly times as much as .
decade ago. The total quantity Of
gasoline exported in 1918 was a
little over l00.000,o0 gallons and
in 1923 is estimated at about s00,-
100000 gallons: the value in 1918
was Sl7, 900, 900 and in 1928 approx
inately Ss,000.000.
That this demand for our ga5o-
line by the automobiles and flying
machines OF the foreign world is .
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SWIMMING Machines

An ingenious apparatus designed to
carry even persons unskilled in
swimming has been invented by a
French engineer.
The apparatus consists of an air
Allied cushion, fixed on the back Of a
person, which. by supplying the de-
sirable floating capacity, prevents
him from sinking. Fastened to the
chest by means of leather straps is a
shield fitted in front of the head for
protecting the nose and mouth
against the impact of the waves
This as we'll as another shield. like
wise fastened to the chest, carry the
propelling device proper. consisting of
q small screw which moves to and fro
on a worm shaft. The propeller is
actuated by hand driven lever sys-
TEN. Both hands seize the end Of
long lever arm to produce the recir-
rocating motion, resulting in the ro-
tation Of the propeller on its worm
shaft
The invention is held to be useful
for sport as we'll as life saving
Washington Star.
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eral business ability over any tangt.
Bile security in making loans. A
REPUTATION FOR THRIFT, IN.
DUSTRY AND RELIABILITY Is
THE BEST POSSIBLE ASSET
FOR. A MAN WANTING CREDIT.
THE Arst step in giving farmers
better credit Is to build up better
contactA This will require CO.
operation Of county agents. farm
organizations and the bankers
themselves. But the banks can.
not do It all. Effort toward q bet.
ter acquaintance Is necessary on
the part Of farmers. Erankness re-
garding their business affairs il
essential
The large part credit cost plays
in agricultural conditions is point
ed out By the departments report.
which says North Carolina farmers
contract debts amounting to more
than S2oo.oo0.oo0 annually. and
therefore q difference of only I per
cent in the average interest rate
would affect the net income from
agriculture there approximately
$4,000 900 each year. More than
half tina farmers In the areas In.
vestisated relied on merchandise
advances. and the total merchant
credit wss nearly three times the
short.term bank credit.
High interest Rases
"The average interest rate
charged for merchant credit was
22.3 per cent" the survey reveals.
"Credit from local stores vas the
most expensive, costing an aver.
age Of 2s.s per cent. Landlords
came next 10 order. with q rate
OF Els per cent Factories AMI
their agents are much lower. with
rates Of l4.2 and ITO per cen. re.
spectively.
"Fertiliser and living expenses
are the chief purposes for which
merchant credit ID extended.
Stores apparently handle more OF
such business than ali other agen.
cies combined. whsls banks carry
less than ouesi4th Of the total
That the farmers fall 90 obtain
needed short.term credit direct
from banks constitutes ! handl
cap TO agriculture IN North Caro-.
lima. since the rate ON such loans
IL materially lower than on short
term loans from all other sourcss.s
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permanent one is evidenesd by the
fact that Our exports OF gasoline
are now much greater that, In the
biggest year of the war period
when the requirements Of the mil
itary operations in Europe greatly
intensified the demand upon us as
the worlds chief producer Of gas
oline. While the official export
records OF the United States now
combine the gasoline figures with
those Of naphtha Under the title Of
gasoline. naphtha and other light
products Of distillation," study Of
the, official figures during theTcars
in which gasoline wss separately
stated seems to justify an estimate
that the 1923 experts Of gasoline
alone are about 500. 000, 900 gallons
with a value Of about $7s,06o. 600.
Even this big export Of approxi-
mateiy 500.000,000 gallons In 1898,
adds the Trade Record. is q small
quantity when compared with the
figures of total production since the
recent census Of manufactures
shows the quantity produced in the
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America Has Town
without Police Force

ocracoke. n. c., a throwback to
'"e days of the English explorers
'ha queer mixture of the romance
VI 'he South Seas, the religion Of
me puritans aud the civilization OF
TIE nineteenth century. has been
,,naraSterized as the quaintest little
town In America.
me 500 inhabitants, who have
spent their lives here. following in
we footsteps of their fathers and
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