Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-26

ton in behalf OF the peace treaty, raj
ifcation arrived in Portland. Oregon
TO make one speech and spent tn
rest OF the day motoring and resting
Domestic
Five thousand wellto-do British
women determined to obtain Ameri
can husbands soon will arrive In The
| United States. according to Il warn
ing issued to bachelors by Mrs. 5
{. Seymour OF Camden, N, j.. who
has just returned from Europe where
she was employed by the military au
thorities to supervise the transporta
ton OF the war brides OF American
soldiers in different parts OF Europe
Recovery OF ninety.eght additional
bodies along the north shore of Nue.
ces bay brought the known dead as
result of the gulf storm to nearly
four hundred and caused fears that
the total death roll might reach dou-
bic that number. The message is from
Corpus Christi.
That the Spanish steamer Valhane'
ra. carrying three hundred passengers
and a crew OF one hundred and fltty,
went down in the hurricane that swept
Key West, Fla, ten days age, appear
ed to have been made certain by the
statement of Ensign l.. b. Roberts.
commanding officer OF the United
states sub.chaser 2O3. who stated that
he plainly saw the nameplate of that
steamer on the vessel found In forty
feet of water near Key West.
An extract from a magazine article
written in 1914 by Theodore Roose'
welt was read by President Wilson
in an address at San Diego, Cal, In
favor Of the league OF nations. Il am
glad to align myself with such utter
ances. Here in concrete form is the
fulfilment of the plan they adVocat'
ed. said the president.
The president in san Diego, Cal.
spoke from n glass enclosed platform,
and his words carried out to the dis.
tant rim of the stadium by means OF
an electrical device. Only part OF
those present could hear him, how.
ever. and before be finished there
were many empty seats,
Notification that President Wilson
had selected them TO act aG repre-
sentatives OF the public in the labor
conference he has decided upon TO
meet in Washington, october 6, next,
are in the hands Of twenty-five men
residing in all parts OF the country.
The notification was sent out en-
bodying an expression OF the presi'
dents sincere hope tina. the reelpi.
ent might find it possible 70 under
take this very important service
Besides the representatives OF the pub
lie. twenty-five representatives OF or
ganzed labor and organized labor EN-
ployers are to participate in the con-
ference.
A new worlds altitude record is be-
lieyed TO have been made at Mineola.
\ Y. when Rolan Rohlts test pilot
for the Curtiss Airplane company
scared 1850 feet above sea level.
Roosevelt field. his starting point IS
1Io feet above sea level. Rholfs ac-
ually climbed 34,5OO feet, according
TO the Paragraph. His altimeter reg
istered 3i,40O feet.
The total grain crops OF the South.
ern states for the present year VIII
show a gain of about three hundred
and twenty.six million bushels over
the crors of last year, while IN the
rest of the country there VIII be a
decrease Of about three hundred and
fifty.seyen million bushels.
A thorough survey of the demolished
section OF Corpus Christi by newspaper
CORRESPONDENTS showed block after
block Of the beach residential section
without vestige of the former beau
tiul homes.
Reports to the department OF JUS
tice from twelve states indicate that
tbara has been a decline Of 10 to 10 per
cent in food prices since the time
the fair price committee began their
work.
Clothing is still high, and the fair
price committee, operating out OF
washington. are hot on the tran oil
tho clothing "priyateers," both whole
sale and retail.
The engine of a northbound freight
train ON the Louisville and Nashville
railroad blew up at Hygeia, Tenn kill
ing the fireman, injuring the engineer
and setting fire to the station ana
train.
Rapid growth of the death list 70
emitting from the hurricane ana tldai
wave that swept Corpus Christi ana
nearby points caused the beliei 10
nrevail among the relief workers and
Texas officials that the total dead
would approximate five hundred per-
sons.
Reaching its climax in scene IN
the house chamber at Washington that
drew added dignity from the simplicity
Of the setting the nations welcome
TO General Pershing came to an END
when the thanks of congress and OF
the American people were extended
IN him and the army he commanded.
There we're no military bands or
ranks of soldiery, and but one nag,
that draped on the wall back OF the
sneakers chair, was displayed, The
only other touch of color was the
uniforms of the high officers OF the
army and navy gathered to see a
comrade giver highest honors.
Drought in some sections OF East
Tennessee has reached a serious stage
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