Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-03
Domestic

Governor Lee NJ Russell, In special
message to the legislature at Jackson,
Miss, charged the old line fire insur-
ance companies which withdrew from
the state last year following institu-
ton of antitrust legislation, with fos-
tering the 100000 seduction suit filed
against him by Miss Frances Birkhead
of New Orleans, HIS former stenog-
rapher.
The Roma, largest semi-rigid air
craft in the world, made careening
swoop down from the clouds. She
shuddered as her huge bag came into
contact with high-voltage electric
wires 200 feet from the earth. Then
there was deafening roar and a tow
ering sheet Of flame. The giant turn
ed turtle and, keel in the air, crashed
to earth at Norfolk, Va. Thirty-four
of her human cargo-army officers
and few civilians-were thrown in
to or about the blazing wreck-and
persisted. Eleven others, some of
them terribly injured, survived. OF
the survivors three were not hurt.
Such is the story of the greatest dis
aster in the history Of the American
army air service. AS in the case Of the
fatal explosion of the ZR-2 over Hull
englan, last August, the airship was
one purchased from foreign govern
ment by the United States. The ZR-2
was purchased by the navy from Great
Britain. The Roma was sold to the
army by Italy.
Milton Drury, former cotton mill
worker, of Winona, Miss, son Of
Mrs. Ada Drury Converse, whose par.
TALLY burned body was found near
Hazlehurst, about ten days ago, Is
being sought by Sheriff II. f. Ramsey.
of Copiah county, for questioning in
connection with the crime.
With the arrival Of four companies
of Rhode Island coast artillery at Paw.
tucket, following the most serious riot
ing Of the New England cotton mill
strike, the city was very quiet.
Chief of Police Talbert arrested a
man at Concord, N. c., suspected OF
being Edward F. Sands, who is want
ed in connection with the willing OF
William Desmond Taylor, the movie
director, in California.
Judge Morris, in the United States
district court, Wilmington, DEL, recent.
ly granted a dismissal of the COM
plaint with costs to the petitioners,
for receiver for the Columbia Graph.
ophone Manufacturing company.
The wife of Rev. Thomas N. Denny,
Jr.. aged SO, dean of New Orleans Col
lege, Delaware, Ohio, has preferred
charges against him for non.support.
He disappeared last July, and she
thought he had suicided. When she
found he was alive, she filed charges
Of non-support against him.
The Nebraska board OF education
has decided that instructors in any
of the Nebraska normal colleges here
after will be refused leaves of absence
to study or attend the Universities OF
Columbia, Chicago and Northwestern,
because 1t has been shown that stu
dents at these institutions smoke ciga-
rettes, especially the women"
Supreme Court Justice Mullan of
New York denied application of Edith
Kelly Gould for an order vacating the
divorce decree obtained In Paris some
time since by Frank ]. Gould. The
court set forth that the action had not
been brought in good faith by the ac-
tress and that 1.-THE limit of her hope
is to coerce the defendant"
Fiji Potter Stillman, father of Mrs.
Stillman, who has been in the lime
light for some time, died in the sub
urbs of Richmond, where he had re-
Gently gone from New York.
The Nashville, Tenn, electric light
plant was recently Quilted by fire, with
an approximate loss of one hundred
thousand dollars.
Lieut.. Clifford e. Smythe OF Chicago
wrote his father after the first trial
trip of the Roma in Washington, that
1t would be criminal to attempt to
fly the dirigible unless some improve
ments were made on the vessel.
Two men and woman plotted the
murder of William Desmond Taylor,
Los Angeles film director, who was
shot to death February l, according to
the reputed statement Of Harry M.
Fields, now under arrest at Detroit.
Mich.
An alliance agreement has been
adopted by representatives Of more
than two million union coal miners,
railroad workers and longshoremen,
declaring for f'cIoser cooperation OF
our forces which will operate 10 more
effectively protect the union workers
in wage struggles.
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