Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-10
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and other alcoholic bottles have been
presented to the Alabama archives by
the state pure food and drug depart
ment at Montgomery, Ala.
In what was said to be the openjng
gun of nationwide campaign federal
prohibition agents at Houston. Tex
as, seized virtually all of Houston's
visible supply of Christmas branded
cherries and mince meat
The Knoxville, Tenn, traffic bureau
has filed a protest with the South.
ern freight rate commission of Atlanta
against the proposal to cancel all leses
than carload commodity rates on ma.
val stores.
State troops have been ordered to
the mines Of the Glen Mary Coal COM
pany at Glen Mary, Ala. following the
blowing up of the hosting machinery
at the mines and the destruction OF a
dwelling house by fire.
One of the most spectacular liquor
raids yet recorded in the state OF
Alabama was started when Sheriff
Holcombe, Jr., Of Mobile, assisted by
force Of deputies, boarded the steam.
ship McCreary county and confiscated
fifteen cases of bonded whiskey.
S. S. T. Kimball of Deer Lodge,
Tenn. charged with obtaining $4,000
from the Hamilton National bank Of
Chattanooga, Tenn, demanded imme-
date trial when his case was called in
the criminal court in Chattanooga. He
was convicted.
San Antonio, Texas, dispatches re-
cite that wholesale raids by depart.
ment of justice officers, conducted 81.
simultaneously at various border points,
including Ell Paso, Eagle Pass, Laredo,
Brownsville and that city, netted
mass of documentary evidence of the
formation on the United States side
of the border Of new revolutionary
movement in Mexico, aimed to destroy
the Obregon regime.
The educational commission Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, South,
recently met in Memphis, Tenn. with
members of the college. of bishops and
leaders of educational and mission
work in the various church confer
ences to map out plan of co-opera.
tion to promote the campaign for re-
ligious education to be undertaken by
the church.
Although Jack" Moss, confessed
member of the party during which H.
T. Pierce, wealthy Philadelphia bust.
ness man, was killed, denies knowl.
edge of "Al' Smiths whereabouts, the
police are positive he knows where
Smith is hiding. Smiths arrest is ex.
pected at any time. Moss confess
sion, the police say, declares that
Smith killed Pierce by knocking him
down with revolver.
Charles Ponzi, promoters Of tho
get.rich-quick scheme in which thou
sands of persons invested millions of
dollars before it collapsed last Au-
gust, pleaded guilty to using the mails
in a scheme to defraud, in the fed.
eral district court at Boston. Sem
tence of five years was imposed by
the Judge.
Another version of the killing of H.
T. Pierce in Philadelphia, November
20, has been given by Peter d. Tread
way. Treadway claims he was only
an eyewitness to the killing and that
AL Smith did the actual killing.
Woodrow Wilson, replying to a mes
sage from Senator e. S. Johnson of
South Dakota, in which the senator
urged immediate financial relief for
farmers and live stock producers of
the Northwest, regretted that 'legisla-
ton has not provided me with pow
ers which will be serviceable in the
matter"
The Rt. Rev. Bishop J. F. Regis
Canev, bishop of the Pittsburg Ro.
man Catholic diocese, has resigned on
account of Ill health.
Twentyfcur-ounce loaves o. bread
have been reduced at Cleveland from
Ia to IL cents loaf.
All railroads operating in New York
state have been restrained from rails
Ing their intrastate rates, Deputy At
.orney General Edward G. Griffin an.
lounces in New York City, In max.
ng public temporary injunctions To-
Iued BY Supreme Court Justice Crop
Ig.