Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-05-23
Domestic

Farmers who have ordered nitrate
OF soda from the department OF agri-
culture must have their orders by the
first of June.
Francis Burton Harris. As years old
governor general of the Philippine
Islands, and Miss Elizabeth Wrent.
more, Is years old, a student of the
University of California at Berkeley,
Cal, were married in Chicago at the
Blackstone hotel.
Prevention of cotton growing for one
year. to eradicate the cotton boil wee.
vii. which causes not less than one
million dollars OF damage annually, Is
proposed by Representative Iii Futch
in the Florida house of representatives.
with that object in view.
Julius H. Barnes. federal wheat di.
rector, has formally notified L. F.
Gates, president OF the Chicago board
of trade, that the exchange should re.
instate the rule limiting the amount
of open trades in corn for any one in.
terest or individual to two hundred
thousand bushels.
Rev. A. NJ. Frazer, D. d., of Staun.
ton, Va, was elected moderator at the
session here Of the fifty-ninth general
assembly of the Presbyterian assem-.
bly, Of the Presbyterian church in the
United States. assembled in New Or.
leans, known as the Southeastern
Presbyterian church.
Reversal of the conviction of Joseph
F. Rutherford and seven other mem.
bers of the International Bible Stu.
dents association and allied organi.
cations, who were found guilty of vio-
lation Of the espionage act, has been
ordered in an opinion of the United
States circuit court Of appeals in New
York
Crop reports from each of the cot.
ton growing states submitted to the
crop committee of the temporary
Southern Cotton Association in New
Orleans, showed that every cotton
state had reduced its acreage, except
Alabama. which showed an increase
Of per cent
Southern cotton growers and affil-
lated interests from the entire South
ern belt at conference in New Or.
leans unanimously adopted plans sub.
mitted to them for the formation Of
a one hundred million dollar cotton
exports corporation. and the organiza-
ton of a permanent corporation to
be known as the American Cotton AS
ISOLATION.
An immediate reduction in the price
Of wheat, reaching all down the line
from the producer to the baker is as.
sured, according to a statement issued
by Julia Barnes, wheat director, fol.
lowing a prolonged conference be-
tween Mr.. Barnes and representa-.
tives Of the grain industry, including
grain handlers, millers, jobbers and
bakers.
Fifteen million Americans bought
Victory Liberty notes in the campaign
closed May 10, according to estimates
received by the treasury department
from the federal reserve banks.
More than five thousand delegates
are in st. Louis for the first bust.
ness sessions Of the Associated Con.
Of the Order of Railway Con.
luctors and the Ladies' Auxiliary of
he order. No questions of higher
wages is to be taken up during tho
sessions, according to the delegates.
President Wilson, in a proclamation
made public in Washington recon-.
nends that the period beginning June
to Flag Day, June Ia, be observed [
,ver the country as Boy Scout week {
or the purpose Of strengthening the
york of Boy Scouts of America. |
The draft Of complete charter q
vhich dominates the powers, extent
nd ramifications Of the proposed one {
undred million cotton exports cor.
Grafton, to be organized at meet. /
az Of representatives Of cotton inter. 4
SITS from every state in the belt in S
lew Orleans was completed In an all. q
ay session Of subcommittee Of the I
eneral executive committee. appoint.
at a meeting in Memphis recently h
Y Governor Pleasant. It provides for 4
roper warehousing and the construc- a
on and operation Of warehouses; the q
lrchase and selling q cotton for sx '
,rt.