Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-26
Domestic

at his home in Boston. He was born
in 1881 in Boston. He was minister
to France in 1929.
Sober.thinking and an abiding faith
in the republic during the critical pc.
riod of war reconstruction were asked
of the American people by President.
elect Harding in an address delivered
at New Orleans just before he sailed
for three weeks vacation in the ca.
nal zone. He urged plain living and
a square deal as the best method OF
producing the best results for the
country.
A seat on the New York stock ex.
change recently sold for $4,000. The
record price was paid last January,
$4,000.
Failure of the tank steamer depart.
ment OF the United States shipping
board to utilize its fleet of bulk oil
carriers for the needs of shipping
board vessels, caused loss to the
government Of three million dollars
in one month, Martin j. Gillen, a
citizen of New York, testified before
the Walsh congressional committee
inquiring into shipping board transac-
tons.
Charles Noone aged 80, roomer.
who had rescued the children of the
landlord at Chattanooga, Tenn, who
had started to re-enter the burning
building, was blown into the next
world by what firemen say was either
smoke or gas. James Adcock was
probably fatally injured in the same
explosion.
The Kansas City, Mo-, Law En-.
forcement Association, an organiza-
ton of citizens, has offered a five
thousand dollar reward for the cap
ture OF Dennis Chester, who escaped
from q train while being taken to that
city to answer charge OF murder in
connection with the killing of Miss
Florence Barton, on the night OF Oc-
tober 2. Miss Barton was driving.
with her fiance, in a motor car when
she was shot by highwaymen. Her
companion was wounded.
Chicago is blanketed with one inch
Of snow, the first Of the year.
DR.. Miller Roberts, dean Of the col
lege of mines, University Of Washing.
ton. says that high wages paid in
the United States has crippled the gold
output.
President Oregon denied that he
reached an agreement with oil com.
panies relative to settlement of the
present differences as was intimated
in special newspaper dispatches receiv.
ed at Mexico City, from the United
States. General Obregon asserted
that he had no intention. when he as.
sumes office to attempt to abrogate
any law now in effect, declaring that
such amendments or revision Of the
constitution must come from congress
sas City's MOI busiest corner, by
V. P. Miller. passenger. who. the pc
lice say, admits the killing.
Placards printed in red ink and
bearing the inscription PAY more fol-
cotton or we will burn you out, for we
are one thousand strong" and Don't
pay over a dollar and quarter fol
cotton pickers. or we will burn you
out" are reported in the sector
about Guthrie. Okla.
Announcement is made, at Green
vile Is. c. that the pool of $3.50.
900 to help finance the cotton situa
tion has been raised. and that 1t Il
now available. There will be no prof
it.takins.
Lieut.. John c. Gramstorff is await
ing at Everett, Mass. for the arriva
Of his corpse from France, Gramstorff'i
death was announced officially an,
the war department refuses to con
slider his repeated elaine that he Il
alive. The department has shippe,
his body as final effort to convinc,
him that he is dead as a doornail.
The deepest snow ever known thi
early in November blanketed-the grea
Smoky Mountains in Tennessee fol
lowing storm which ragged two day
| and nights.