Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10

tural bloc. Mr.. Kenyon himself issued
this statement
THE President has known since our
service together in the senate that POI
litical life did not appeal TO me and
That my ambition was TO serve ON the
federal bench. | am deeply appreci-
alive of the act of the President In
appointing me to this position"
In Washington 1t was believed Rep
resentative Burton Sweet Of Iowa
would succeed Kenyon in the senate
An announced candidate for the place
Is III. o. Weaver Iowa lawyer and
farmer president Of the American
Shorthorn Breeders association aud
of the Iowa Agricultural society
NEARLY one hundred persons per.
iShed when the roof Of the knicker-
booker movie thcater In Washington
collapsed under the weight Of Il heavy
snowfall. Nearly all the victims were
killed instantly, but one, and perhaps
the most prominent, survived several
days. This was Edward II. Shaugh.
messy of Chicago second assistant
postmaster general. The house Dis
trict Of Columbia committee has un.
der consideration plan TO purchase
the site of the theHter and transform
II into a park in which shall be erected
a memorial to those who lost their
lives in the disaster
This terrible accident In the CAPITAL
marked the worst storm that the At
lantic coast states have experienced
In many years. Deep snow, high gales
and severe cold almost paralyzed many
cities and greatly hampered railway
transportation.
TT Is probable that before this IS In /
the hands Of the reader the sue I
cessor to Pope Benedict Nv will have (
been chosen. The sacred college be. (
gan its conclave In the Vatican on
Thursday with - cardinals present.
Several others were on their way
there. In accordance with ancient Gus
tom. the cardinals were cut off from
communication with the outside world
until their task should be completed
and the only sign of their doings was
the periodical smoke wreath from the
Of the SiStlne chapel when
zach secret ballot was burned. Be
fore the voting began both the Italian
md French governments had denied
having any favorite candidate. 1t was
hought the successful cardinal would
% one who would moderately con
inue the policies of Benedict, and
many believed Gasparri had the best
nance.
y ECAUSE the Italian government
- saw fit to recognize the death of the
ate pope the opposition element were
nabled to get together. and on Thurs
lay Premier Bcnomi and his cabinet
nnounced their resignation. They had
the support of only the
'athollc party and small group OF
eform Socialists.
y ECRETARY Of War Weeks submit
} ted to congress Henry Fords offer
or the government projects at Muscle
shoals, Ala, "for such action as con.
,ress may deem appropriate" Mr..
Weeks did not advise either accept
nee or rejection, but he said II the
roposal were accepted the govern
lent must make new appropriations
mounting to s40,000,OO0 to $4,000 I
90, OF which Mr.. Ford will have the
enefit for approximately 100 years at
per cent"
In the event the offer be rejected,
he secretary gave II as his "oplnlon {
hat dam No. . (Wllson dam should {
e completed by the government and I
nat the power requirements for com. {
lerclal purposes, the benefits to navl. I
alton, as well as the possible needs
the government would warrant this !
expenditure.
N0AL operators last week declared
= there must be radical reduction
the wage scale, which expires March
l. Mine union and railroad union
aders laid plans for cooperative ac-
on to prevent lowering of miners
ages. Consequently a strike seems '
levitabie, and the national govern
ent, through Attorney General
ougherty, began planning to meet
lie crisis. What steps Mr. DOugherty
,ntemplates is not known, but In dis. p
lssng the matter he pledged support d
unions as long as they are lawfully \
but questioned their right o
} impose the cIosed-shop principle. "
n important feature of the contro- \
ersy is the proposal of the operators Il
abolish the check-off system, under y
hich union dues are deducted from h
iners' pay. t