Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-08-01
IMPORTANT NEWS
The WORLD OVER
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THO
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
the news OF THE SOUTH
What 10 Taking Place In The South.
land VIII Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs
Domestic


Trade routes reaching every quar-
ter OF the globJ have been established
by the shipping board as a part of its
program Of converting the new Ameri-
can merchant marine fleet from war
to peace work
A complete investigation of Post
master General Burleson's conduct OF
office will be held by the house com.
mittee on expenditures in the postof.
flee department.
President Wilson favos promoting
Rear Admiral William S. Sims com
mander Of TIL American naval fores
overseas during the war, and Admiral
William S. Benson. chief OF naval oper'
atoms in recognition of their serv-
ices durinc the war
In the absence OF laws governing
the case criminal prosecution is be-
lieved to be unlikely to follow the
halted inquest into the thirteen
deaths resulting from fall OF blaz-
ing dirigible through the roof Of the
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, at
Chicago
President Wilson has signed joint
resolution authorizing him to invite
others nations to send representatives
to the world cotton conference 10 be
held in New Orleans October - to l6,
inclusive.
Cotton producers will not oppose the
world cotton conference to be held IN
New Orleans in October II had been
reported the association was suspi'
cious of the conference. The efforts
Of the organization are devoted entire
ly to organization and not political or
economical.
Patrick Cudahy, president OF Cuda'
by Brothers Company, packers, OF
Cudahy, Wis. died suddenly from apo.
plexy. Death occurred in Milwaukee,
where he was endeayoring to recuper.
ate. He had retired but assumed ac'
tive charge when his two sons went
into the army.
There is no reason or excuse for re-
strictions of any kind in the sale OF
sugar to consumers, In this country
there is an abundance Of refined SUI
gar, and in Cuba there is on hand
plenty OF the raw product
Cuba will produce this year the Iarg-
est sugar crop in the history OF the
island No one should pay more than
II cents u pound now for the product,
and it will probably so lower.
The prosecution OF the persons re-
cenly indicted in connection with the
mobbing Of Frank Foukal. prisoner
in the Baldwin county, Alabama, Jail,
June %, scored practically complete
success when trial OF 2S men indicted
came to an abrupt end. Confessions
of guilt were accepted by Assistant At
,orney General Wilkerson from all but
two defendants.
When the national house passed the
drastic prohibition bill a broad smile
spread over the faces of the prohibit
ton leaders, for they realized that
their work in the lower house was
ended, and the measure was ready for
the senate, where maLy Of the restrict
tion may be modified or stricken out.
A plan whereby Alabama would an
mex all that part OF the state of Flor.
ida west OF the Apaaehicolt river, in.
Guiding pensat ola, is being worked
out by number Of leading citizens OF
both states.
The Souths peanut crop this year
promises to be a million bushels larg-
er than last years
Alabama leads the South as pea.
nut producer, growing more than one
quarter of the country's output last
year, but her crop this year shows a
decrease.
The known casualty list in Washing
toms race war IS ten, including two
deaths and two men probably dying
or the dead one was a city detective.
She through the breast by negro
gil