Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-03-12
Domestic

Lieut.. Raymond F. Pearson. Unit
ed States army aviator. was killed at
Marsh field, near Riverside, Cal. when
his airplane went into a tail spin
too near the ground to recover.
Yeggmen secured $1,000 in silver and
bonds from the Bank OF Reform at
Montgomery, Ala, but failed in their
efforts to blow the vault OF the Bank
of Sumter at Livingston, Ala, accord.
ing to announcement by the state
banking department.
Madison Wells, city pudge OF Nash.
vile, Tenn, whose indictment on the
charge OF oppression was recently the
occasion Of clash between the Da.
wilson county grand jury and the dis
trict attorney general, was indicted
again by the grand jury on the charge
of drunkenness.
c. B. Pierce, young postal clerk re-
siding in Columbus, Ca, has been plac-
ed under arrest on a charge OF rifling
a registered mail pouch from Macon.
Ca, said to have contained package
in which $4,000 had been consigned
by the Fourth National bank of Ma
con to the Reynolds Banking company
of Reynolds. When the package was
delivered at Reynolds it was found
it had been broken open and 5000 ex-
tracted.
Capt. r. C. NJ. Page, pilot, and two
passengers were burned to death near
Everglades. Fla, in the fall of sea-
plane which caught fire. All three Of
the victims were residents of Fort My
ers, Fla, the passengers being G.
Hunter Bryant, tax assessor of Lee
county, and Thomas H. Colcord, mem.
Der OF the city council here. Captain
Page, who was 25 years old, had
distinguished overseas record.
Lieuts. G. l.. Usher and L. NJ. Wolf,
American aviators who landed at Mac
ozario, Sonora, Mexico. February 2.
face courtsmartial. They are under
arrest at Douglas, Ariz.. pending in.
vestigation.
approximately $12,OO0,0OO worth of
securities were stolen from 500 brok.
crage houses in New York and 9th.
er cities last yaar,
The Middle Georgia Oil and Gas
company let the drill drop the first
time in search for oil March with
several hundred present in Sanders
vile, Ca, to witness the interesting
event. This is the first break Of
earth in search OF oil ever made in
that section Of Georgia.
The house of representatives. of the
West Virginia legislature ratified the
federal suffrage amendment by vote
of As to AZ, but the senate killed the
measure by vote Of AZ to 40.
Replying to the manifesto issued by
forty alleged raicals held at Youngs.
town, Ohio, demanding action on their
cases, ]. A. Fluckey, federal OFFICER
at Cleveland, advised them that they
would be deported soon.
F. d. Underwood, president of the
Erie railroad, declares that he believes
passenger fares should be reduced to
two cents a mile except on certain
lines serving limited territory.
Brookline, Mass, town of 3S.490,
after being dry for thirty years. has
voted wet.
The large plant Of the Grievances
Lumber company was destroyed by
fire at Knoxville, Tenn. The indus
try covered several acres of ground.
The loss is INTO yet estimated, but will
be considerable.
Five persons were killed and one
fatally injured when the automobile
in which they were returning from an
American Legion dance at Ardmore.
Okla, was struck by a freight train
at crossing In the western part Of
that city.