Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-04
Domestic

The American Cotton association re-
Gently announced a forecast Of the
cotton crop of the United States in
1921 to be 6,427,7O0 bales.
A telegraphic message from the
president of the United States greet
ed the delegates to the national get
together of Associated First National
Pictures, Inc, when they assembled
for the second session of their three
day meeting at the Hotel Drake, Chica-
go, Ill.
The Philadelphia, Pa, police de-
partment is to have a gas battalion"
which will be utilized to repel disor-
derby mobs and in cases where GRIM
inals barricade themselves in build
ings and defy the authorities.
A verdict of guilty of murder in the
first degree was returned by jury in
Henrico county circuit court at Rich
mond, Va, recently in the case of DR..
Wilmarth A. Hadley, former United
States army surgeon, who was charged
with the murder of his wife, Mrs. Sue
Kathleen Tinsley Hadley, whose body
was found in the river near Richmond
three years ago.
DR.. Livingston T. Mays, correspond
ing secretary of the Southern Baptist
assembly at Ridgecrest, is exonerated
of charges of immortality and sedition
by the committee representing the
Southern Baptist assembly, in its re-
port made publit at Asheyille, N. c.
At the age of eighty-six, William T.
Whitney, wealthy retired farmer and
one of the few remaining survivors Of
Iowa's pioneer days, looks back on life
as a disappointments, and is now eager
for death.
Secretary Of War Weeks arrived at
Florence, Ala, to make in inspection
of government property under control
of the war department at Muscle
Shoals.
Fire swept theAvon apartments. in
one Of the Cincinnati, Ohio, exclusive
suburbs recently causing damage
estimated at 100000.
American newspapers have gained
100 per cent in circulation and the
volume of advertising has increased
proportionately with the past seven
years, according to Stanley Clague,
managing director of the audit bureau
of circulation, at tn annual convention
at Chicago ILL.,, recently.
The Japanese steamship Fukui Maru
sank 975 miles off Cape Flattery.
Wash, recently in hurricane, all
passengers and crew were picked up
by the freighter West Ivan, according
to wireless massage received at
the harbor department at Seattle,
Wash.
Twelve American destroyers left
New York recently to escort Marshal
Foch into that port.
The card anniversary Of Theodore
Roosevelts birth was observed recent
ly at the brownstone house on Twen-
tieth street. where he was born, in the
village schoolhouse at Oyster Bay,
where the former president used to
play Santa Claus at Christmas time
A ball in honor OF the Sons of Vet
Grams and officials marked the finale
of the annual reunion Of the United
Confederate Veterans at Chattanooga
Tenn.
The possibility of any serious DIFF
ferences between Great Britain and
the United States over the Washing.
ton conference on limitation Of arma-
ment was discounted recently by Ad-
miral Beatty. first sea lord of the
British admiralty, speaking at din,
ner given in his honor by the Pilgrim
society.
Frank Jankona, 20 years old, Of
Florham park, was held at Morristown.
N. j., on suspicion that he killed
Janet Lawrence, 70 years old. who
was choked and stabbed In Madison
roraut1y