Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-09-18
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NORTH CAROLINA NEWS
Happenings Of Statewide Interest
in the Old North State

Charlotte, Sept. II, A large
and enthusiastic meeting of far
mers and business men to-day in
the interests of the cotton situa-
ton, adopted resolutions asking
Governor Craig to call a special
meeting of the Legislature of
North Carolina to enact such
measures as would tend to relieve
the situation. A buy a bale of
cotton movement was Inaugural
ted and committees appointed to
canvas Mecklenberg county to
see how many bales could be
withheld from market.
Raleigh, Sept. II, = The North
Carolina Corporation Commission
filed suit here to-day in the hope
OF securing 500, 600 inheritance
tax in North Carolina, to test the
validity of the real estate clause
in the law and the first suit is
against the Tucker estate in
Raleigh, popularity valued above
a million. A favorable decision
in this suit will mean a vast ad-
dition to the revenues of the
State.
Charlotte, Sept. 10, The
bodies of C. B. Howell and Miss
Lizzie Griffin, of Monroe, who
were thought to have drowned
themselves here Tuesday night
in a suicide pact, were discover
ed this morning floating on the
surface of the lake at Lakewood
Park, the bodies locked in close
embrace and a belt encircling
their waists, holding them secure
ly buckled together. The fact
that the bodies had come to the
surface indicates that they went
into the lake Monday night in
stead Of Tuesday night as was
supposed yesterday when their
coats, hats and other articles were
found in the drifting boat, to-
gether with note which read
we are in the lake; all through
love, " and signed by c. B.
Howell and Lizzie Griffin. Miss
Griffin'S body was sent to Mon
roe for burial and Howell's body
was sent to his former home in
Salisbury. Howell was a married
man, employed by the Seaboard
Railroad. Both Howell and Miss
Griffin came of good families.
Asheville, Sept. l3 Insurance
Commissioners from all parts of
the country and prominent off
cials of various companies are
arriving at Asheville for the
forty-ffth annual meeting Of the
National Convention of Insurance
Commissioners, which will be
held here four days, beginning
Tuesday morning. James R.
Young, Insurance Commissioner
of North Carolina is President of
the organization.
Raleigh, Sept. Is - Following
the lead of the Federal Comptrol-
Ter of the Currency, the North
Carolina Corporation Commission
issues a call for the State, savings,
and private banks under the con-
troll of the Commission to report
condition at the close of business
September 18th.
kinston, Sept Is - The Ken
nedy Memorial Home, the new
of the North Carolina
Baptists at Falling Creek, six
miles from here, was formally
opened with appropriate exer-
cises this morning. A brilliant
array of speakers were present
and crowds of visitors.
The Kennedy Memorial Home
is branch Of the Thomasville
Winston-Salem, Sept. Is
The thirty-frst annual conven-
ton of the North Carolina Sun
day School Association opens here
to-day. A large crowd of dele
gates have arrived and men
prominent in Sunday School work
in this country will make ad-
dresses before the convention.