Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-03-24
Domestic


ed in a Brooklyn court as witnesses
against John Stefan, who admitted
that he employed the four to beg for
him.
Thirty-four indictments were report
ed by federal grand jury at Buffalo,
N. Y, in connection with thefts from
the New York Central railroad, said
to have aggregated more than $4,000
900 in the last year.
The second trial of the case of Lon
ME Moran and r. T. Shields on the
charge of murder in connection with
the death of w. II. Johnson, whose
body was found near Lynchburg, Va,
recently.
Hope of an early settlement OF the
textile strike in Rhode Island. now
in its eighth week, was revived re-
Gently, when the state board of media
ton and Cancellation, basing its action
on the passage of the lavender forty
eight-hour bill.
Mrs. Madalyne Obenchain and Ar
thur c. Burch are on trial in Los An
geles, Calf, for the shooting of J.
Bolton Kennedy
John T. Brunch, circus owner, who
was shot to death in his home at
Riverside, n. j., is said to have been
the victim of an "inside" job. The
public prosecutor believes that his
chef did the shooting.
In a daylight pistol battle, Police
man McMai was killed in New York
by a thug, who had retreated into a
stoneyard. The thug was wounded
SO badly that he was captured, and
four automatic pistols and dagger
were found on him.
A big fire in the Chicago wholesale
district in the section bounded by
Canal, Van Buren, and Clinton streets
and Jackson boulevard destroyed much
property and goods.
New York clubwomen are up in
arms against Frederick McMonnies' de-
piction of "Civic Virtue'-a nude
young man enthusiastically kicking
the PROSTATE forms of two sirens, rep
resentatives of urban temptation and
vice.
The 1S.year.old son of Mrs. Dora
Cornitz of Lynn, Mass, appeared in
court as her defendant in the case
brought against her of making and sell
ing home-brew. He made dramatic
defense OF his mother, but admitted
that she was guilty of the charge
Derailment of fourteen cars of At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
freight train No. 70, from Manchester
Ca, to Birmingham. Ala, tied up pas
senger traffic between these points,
in the second wreck over the road of
the company.
Eleven persons, two Of them Allan
tans, are dead, and sixteen others,
nearly all Atlantans, are in hospitals
suffering from injuries, as result OF
the wrecking Of one car Of an Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic train which
left Atlanta, Ca, recently for Fitzger.
aid, when 1t dropped 80 feet from
trestle into Camp creek, Is miles from
Atlanta, Ca Derailment of the car
which plunged from the trestle was
blamed by road officials on the burst
ing OF one on the car wheels.
A new situation recently developed
in the Rhode Island textile strike, now
at the end Of its seventh week, when
B. B. and r. Knights, Inc, owners OF
many textile plants In the state, an
nounced their decision to close their
Natick and Pontiac mills indefinitely
Accompanied by woman who drove
them to Charles Friebgens drug store,
Amsterdam avenue and 120th street,
four bandits help up the clerks, and
disturbed by the screams Of two wom-
en- customers at the soda counter shot
and killed Samuel Hadas, the cashier.
That the "pay.as-you-leave" plan
adopted at Bend, Ore, by two motion
picture theaters is resulting In bigger
houses and at least as large revenue
as formerly was the declaration Of the
manager Of the theaters.
II is announced that baby has
arrived at the home Of Alice Brady,
actress, who was divorced from her
husband James Lyons Crane, in jan
uary. She married Crane two years
ago.
Three women will sit on the jury
which will try Fatty Arbuckle for the
killing Of Virginia Rape. This is the
third trial.
Demands OF anthracite mine work
ers we're recently placed in the hands
of the mine owners in New York city.
II is stated that substantial increase
in wages is sought.
Mrs. w. D. Edmondson Of Decatur,
Ala, has thrown her hat into the ring
to oppose Congressman Edward B.
Altman for representative in congress
from the eighth district.
Isaiah Moore, 80. in jail in Indian
apolis, Ind, charged with bigamy. en-
bezzlement and grand larceny, who
ia reported TO be the husband Of thir-
teen wives. makes this statement !;
.'My one desire is to lead Christian
life. always wanted to enter the
ministry, and so l want to become an
evangelist when ] get out. ! am go
ing to warn other boys"