Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-10-31
Washington

With a recommendation to Presi
:, dent Wilson that he create com
:, mission to cary on the work which
= the national industrial conference was
. wholly unable to accomplish, the pub.
=, lie group, the last remaining element
:, Of that body, quit and went home.
o William c jenkins, American con.
n sular agent at Puebla, Meico was kid.
mapped by three masked bandits and
S held for $l50000 ransom, the state
'. department is advised The American
J. embassy on inquiry has been informed
d by the Mexican foreign office that the
government would take all possible
5 steps to effect the liberation of Jen.
}. kins The American embassy has been
= authorized TO detail a member of its
D STAFF to Puebla TO assist in obtaining
the agentss release.
Meager details Of the kidnapping ~
, William Oscar jenkins are contained
IN a telegram from his wife. Mary
street jenkins 10 his father John W
jenkins, at Hanford, transmitted by
the latter to Governor stephens. Of
California.
The action Of President Wilson in
signing the amendment of The food
control act. recently approved by con.
gress' puts the department OF Justice
IN possession Of new and effective
power to conduct the governments
campaign on the high cost OF LIVING
Although the amendments. which aro
nothing more than additions TO the
wartime Lever act, can be regarded
merely as temporary eypedients for
dealing with the price situation tbov
will afford definite penalties for prof
iteering and headers in food and
clothing.
Concurrence in suggestion by A. /
torney General Palmer that ten cents
a pound would D. a fair price for the
new beet sugar crop has been re-.
ceiyed from producerss' representa-
ives ninety per cent Of the OUTPUT
IN this country it was announced al
the department Of justice. This is nm
increase Of one cent a pound over the
old price.
Opposition to renewing the licensing
power of the present sugar eaualiza.
tlon board led Chairman McNary. Of
the state agriculture subcommittee in.
yestigating the sugar situation. ia an.
nounce that he would introduce a new
Dill authorizing the president to retain
the present board, or appoint n new
one, but containing no licensing pro.
vision. Al his request the board viii
meet in New York to consider the sub.
stitute measure.
The Mexican house of deputies has
voted general approval OF a proposal
TO withdraw extraordinary powers
granted TO President Carranza two
years ago under which he decreed
many laws
Joseph Caillaux, former premier of
France, on January 10 next. i 10
lace ms accusers on charge Of in.
trigung to bring about a dishonorable
peace with Germany.
Although Lieutenant p W MAYNARD
was the first TO complete The trans.
continental air race, Captain ]. O
Donaldson made the Night in about 10
hours less flying time.
Only three members of the house
all Democrats and from the South
voted against the budget bill when
1t came up for final passage in the
house-Representative Moon of Ten. |
nessee, Blackman and Steagall of Ala I
bama. .
After day OF uncertainty during 5
which President Wilson sent to Sec. !
rotary Lane, chairman. a message of
ronclliatiOn to be uset as a last re. {
sort the national industrial confer. {
ehce cleaned its slate October q by Il
rejecting all collective bargaining res. Il
buttons as well as the labor proposal {
Tor intervention in the steel strike. \
Advised that the navy department
mas IN reserve nine million pounds Of c
sugar, Secretary Daniels has intimat.
dthat he will release one.third of .
The stoc" or three million pounds for il
public use. +
The republic of Panama will be rep Y
resented at the international labor !
Conference at Washington by Fred. y
arlco Mojica, Jorge Luis Paredes An. /,
Tres Mojica and ]. A. Zubiesta. =
Inc reconeentrado system made :,
famous by General Weyler in Cuba. :,
md afterwards used BY Case Lopez :
ma the Huertistas against the Zapa. :.
istas in Morelos, have been inaugural y
ID by the Mexican government against u
ne Nillistas of the state of Chihua. .
lua, Mexico. "
ROOD prices are on the decline. the
department. OF labor's bureau OF la. +
'or statistics announces in a state.
nent asserting that the retail nrice OF fr
z staple foodstufts show decline of 70
per cent. or
The long treaty fight in the senate il d,
bout to enter its final phase. Lead. In
rs hope during the coming week TO al
lear away all proposed progress in the W
raining of a ratification resolution. C,
VIRTUALLY conceding that no amend.
rents to the peace treaty will be -,
dopted, the opposition managers are ~
etermined to qualify the ratfying res. 90
luton with reservations. l..
Undesirable aliens are entering the
nited States in large numbers by r,
ay of the Mexican border since lack
appropriations compelled the re-. G.
lction in sizesof the border patrol 90
nthony Caminetti, director general oo
immigration, told the house immi. "
alton and naturalization committee. -.
That Camp Gordon, near Atlanta, on
i'll be retained by the government as Sc