Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-09
Washington

President Harding and other digni
taries will pay honor to the memory
of Dante, the Italian poet, by attend
ing the unwilling OF statue to the au
thor Of the Divine comedy.
The reported rupture between Sen
ator Schanzer Of the Italian arms del
egation and Premier BRAND OF France
was denied publicly and dramatically
In Washington recently.
1t is stated that in the disarmament
conference progress has been made in
both the far eastern and naval negotla.
tions, and It is apparent that, although
the question of land armament has
been laid aside for the present without
an attempt to agree on limitation OF
armies, some Of the delegates hope to
later translate the sentiment of the
conference into joint declaration OF
general policy.
Fifty six advances for agricultural
and live stock financing, aggregating
$2,073,000, were approved recently by
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sum Georgia received. $4,000.
The anti-medical beer bill was sign.
ed recently by President Harding
Signature of the bill on which con.
gressional action was completed re.
Gently automatically closed the gap
In the nations prohibition laws re-.
vealed by Acknowledgement Palmer in
an opinion that there was nothing in
the Volstead act to preclude the pre-.
scription Of beer as medicine.
Approval of II advances for agri.
cultural stock purposes aggregating
s2,272.000 is announced by the war H.
nance corporation.
Additional sales Of railroad equip
ment trust certificates held by the
government In the amount of $685..
900 is announced by Director General
of Railroad Davis. This makes the to-
tai of these securities sold to date
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With the question of land arma-
ntents definitely thrust into the back.
ground by the developments of the
conference thus far, the conference
will enter its third week with another
stride toward agreement on naval linn
itations foreshadowed.
The federal reserve board probably
will designate an unofficial adviser to
tawe part In conference OF allied
bankers to discuss means of preventing
exchange fluctuations upon the pay.
ment OF German indemnity installment,
high treasury officials say. The con-
ference is expected to be called In
London or Paris at an early date.
Values of the merchandise exported
to the various quarters of the world
during October fell to fractional parts
Of the totals OF the same month last
year. while decided drops In imports
are noted by the commerce depart
ment.
Rudyard Kipling's son, John, was
one of the thousands Of soldiers lost
in the worlds war, whose fate ia not
officially recorded. He Joined the
army when barely eighteen years old
and was reported wounded and miss.
ing In northern France.
Tax receipts Of the government dur.
ing the fiscal year 1921 decreased near.
ly billion dollars as compared with
the previous year. while the cost. of col.
lection increased 80 cents for each
500.
While the possibility OF any imme-
date discussion of international eco.
nomic questions tending to world read.
justment Is discounted both in Off.
cial circles and among the delegates
OF the limitation of arms conference
1t Is strongly indicated that some such
international conference may be held
later.