Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-02
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
plopATcHEs or IMPORTANT HAP.
PENIN0s GATHERED FROM
OVER THE WORLD.
FOR THE BUSY READER
The Occurrences OF Seven Days Given
In An Epitomlzed Form For
Quick Reading
Domestic

Led by a woman who declared her
husband had been deported to Rus.
STA on the Soviet ark Buford, mob
of $50 reds" attacked the entrance
to the Ellis island ferry in an effort
to reach fellow radicals still awaiting
deportation. A riot call was turned
In before the New York police could
restore order
Alexander Howat, president of Kan
sas district (No. 144), United Mine
Workers, was placed in Jail at In
dianapolis waiting hearing on charge
OF contempt of court for alleged VIC
lation Of the federal court injunction
against furtherance of the strike of
the coal miners.
The first cargo of the new crop Of
Cuban sugar, consisting of $4,000 bags,
has reached New York on the steam
ship Matanzas. The sugar is consign.
ed to United States refiners.
Seized in raids from all parts OF
the country and modified in New
York City for deportation, 249 Anar-
chists, Communists and Radicals have
been deported on the Buford for some
far northern port Of Soviet Russia.
Eleven members of the crew of
the transport America, including two
petty officers, charged with mutiny
on the high seas and other crimes,
were taken from the ships in irons
when she locked at Hoboken, N. ].
Other arrests are expected to be made.
President Wilson enjoyed Washing
tons first real snowstorm of the year,
sitting out on the south porch of the
white house. Earlier in the morning
of December 10 the president had
walked about his room and the ada
cent corridors for short time.
Victor L. Berger, who was elected
from the Milwaukee congressional dis
trict of Michigan to the last congress,
and declared by congress ineligible to
his seat because he had said what
congress declared to be reasonable
words, has been reelected by an over
whelming majority over fusion can
didate.
Federal Judge c. Pollock at Kansas
City, Mo-, passed sentence on twenty
seven members of the Industrial Work
ers of the World, found guilty by a
jury in the federal district court of
Kansas City, Kans., of conspiracy
against the government.
Twenty thousand persons in the
United States now are rated as mil
lionaires. The American millionaire
class is increasing at rate of more
than two thousand individuals year
One hundred and thirty-four men,
indicted in Michigan with Truman H.
Newberry by the federal grand jury
on charges Of fraud, corruption and
conspiracy in connection with the
Ford senatorial election last
fall
Two thousand two hundred and
war brides of United
States soldiers have reached the Unit
ed States, according to the Young
Womens Christian Association of
New York City, and they represent
16 nations.
An alleged plot to steal American
army airplanes and sell them to the
Mexican government is believed to
have been uncovered through the ar
rest of lieutenant and a former lieu
tenant in the air service. The ar
rests took place at San Antonio, Tex.
Lieut. William S. Bailey of Worces-
Ter, Mass, was instantly killed and
Lieut.. E. w. Brandenstein suffered {
broken arm when the airplanes in
which they were doing offensive COM {
,at flying at an altitude of four thou
sand feet collided, became interlock- !
ID and fell to the ground. 1t was the
asst day Of flying for naval officers at !
Jarlstrom field, Arcadia, Fla, which ,
S an army field.