Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-03
Domestic.

Colonel Paul B. Malone. now assist.
ant commandant OF the infantry school
at Camp Benning, Columbus, Ca. and
who served with great gallantry with
the American expeditionary forces in
France. first as colonel and after.
wards as brigadier general, seemed
overcome with establishment when in.
formed OF press dispatches from
Washington in which Ivy Henderson.
OF Chester, s. c.. was quoted as say.
ing that he saw Colonel Malone shoot
a soldier because he could not keen
up with his command
Judge ]. L. Kent recently denied
the motion for new trial OF George
Walker, Is years of age, under life
sentence for the murder of George
Avery. II, recently at Dublin. Ga.
Thirty patients were removed to
safety when the Lincoln hospital.
negro institution, of Durham, N. c..
was destroyed by fire recently. The
loss was estimated at between $4,000
and $4,000. The origin of the blaze
has not been determined.
Complete confidence in the business
outlook with regard to building in the
southeastern section of the United
States was generally expressed by
speakers at the annual convention OF
the Southeastern Builders Supply as.
ISOLATION, at Miami, Fla.
The meeting OF the stockholders OF
the Southeastern Express company at
Birmingham, Ala, after electing al.
rectors, declared 4.679o dividend.
which is at the rate of 10 per annum.
The company was organized about
eight months ago.
The American Museu moi National
History New York City, reports that
the tomb OF a prehistoric warrior who
apparently fell in combat, has been
discovered In the ruins of large
Pueblo community dwelling near Az.
tee. New Mexico.
II Is estimated that more than a
Chattanooga. Tenn, families
have been driven from their homes by
flood waters of the Tennessee river,
all the motor vehicles OF the city gov.
eminent being called into play 10
move the victims to higher ground
The schooner yacht Iris. owned by
II. Jobson OF Manila, Ala, was de-
stroyed by fire while at anchor of
Pinellas Point, Fla Loss s35, 900; In.
surance $4,000. Only the owner was
on board during the fire.
The opening session OF the annual
of the Lee Highway associa.
ton at Chattanooga, Tenn. was fea.
tured by an address by former Gov.
ernor Brough Of Arkansas, who paid
a glowing tribute to Gen. Robert Ed.
mund Lee. for whom the highway is
named.
The contract covering the proposed
lease and purchase OF the govern.
ment's nitrate and water-power prof.
ects at Muscle Shoals, Ala has been
signed by Henry Ford and returned to
The war department by one OF the Ford
engineers.
At the request OF the city council
Of Chicago. Mayor James L. Key of
Atlanta, Ga, has submitted the prop
,sition for the government to legalize
The sale of Tight wines and beer" to
Auanta's city council. The mayor
puts 1t up to council just as the prop
)sition came TO him.
The Mississippi senate. at Jackson,
recently adopted tax OF on. cent
per gallon for the public roads, he
funds TO be divided SO per cent to the
counties where collected. and 40 per
cent to the state highway commission.
Fire seriously damaged the Devon
Avenue carbarn of the Chicago sur
lace lines recently, destroyed 100
streets cars and forced fifty families
living nearby in cottages to the streets
scantily clad Wellington Fis' t---I
sral manager Of the surface.
he loss would be appre
100000. ~