Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-06-03
Washington

Plans for a nationwide drive to crys
talize sentiment among the women fol
reduction in ornaments as the first
step toward international peace are be
ing outlined here by special commit
tee OF the National League of Women
Voters. Nationwide mass meetings
will be included in the program, It was
announced.
The yacht Mayflower, with the pres.
ident, Mrs. Harding and a party OF
friends on board, returning from New
I York, locked at the navy yard at
Washington.
IL Is the opinion Of many officials
In Washington that Camp Gordon Ga
which cost the government s12, 900. 900.
will be retained.
The administrations p,licy promot.
ing expectation as o means toward
restoration OF norma business condi.
tons was discussed al a white house
dinner recently attended by S Secretaries
Mellon and Hoover. ]. P. Morgan, Paul
Warburg and number OF other promi.
nent financiers.
proposal for the erection in Washing.
ton OF replica Of Bulloch hall, at Ros.
well. Ca, the birthplace of former
President Roosevelt's mother, received
impetus at meeting of the Southern
Society, Of Washington, held at the
New Willard hotel.
The senate agricultural commir,ee
has decided to report the Barrett res.
olution, providing for a commission
of agricultural inquiry composed Of
ten members equelly divided between
the two houses Of congress. Senators
and representatives told the head ~
the National Farmers Union when the
decision was reached that he had mt
into motion one of the biggest things
recently undertaken by congress
A large number of Southern woman
attended the conference In Washington
under the auspices Of the National
League of Women Voters looking N
worldwide disarmament and women,s
active cooperation in the fulfillment
OF those principles.
Disarmament or bust seems 10 ba
the alternative the world is facing"
w. G. McAdoo recently told the Ma.
tional League Of Masonic clubs. "Only
prompt agreement between the leading
nations for disarmament would lift the
terrible burden from the backs Of the
common people and rapid Improvement
IN the economic situation would speed.
fly follow"
General reduction Of freight rates
would further reduce the ability OF
the railroads to survive and would not
help solve the present complicated eco.
nomic and psychological conditions in
the United States" Howard Elliott.
chairman Of the Northern Pacific rail.
road, told the senate interstate com.
merce committee of the railroad inyes.
tigation.
'Funding" OF the ten billion dollar
debt OF the allied governments to the
United States viii take place within
a year, 1t is indicated by secretarv
OF the Treasury Mellon.
Admiral A. s. Fletcher. commandant
Of the Fifth naval. district, died at b,s
quarters recently II Hampton Roads
Vie had been III FOR some time.
: Mrs. Carolyn votaw, sister of presi
dent Harding, was named as defend
ant in suit in the supreme court !,
the district of Columbia by Dr. a. r
Lee Cole for damages for libel
There is little probability of sales
tax being imposed by the present con.
ress, members Of the senate finance
mmittee indicated when they resum.
their investigation Of lax revision !
Dt \0sals.