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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1921
Page
2
Secretary Hoover plans a major expansion of the foreign trade program. He seeks supplemental appropriations to boost the Department of Commerce by adding 175 or more federal employees and to recall trade commissioners from overseas posts so Washington can access their on hand information.
Federal receiver JD. O'Keefe of the New Orleans Railway and Lighting Company accepted a wage reduction after union members, over 40 workers, agreed to a 12 cent per hour pay cut in a settlement that avoided further streetcar strikes.
Ambiguous report praises the Federal Reserve for potential credit totaling ten billion dollars and endorses thrift, economy, and sound policy as banks strengthen during the past twelve months amid fiscal reforms to support Dirinestea and Hauncine.
Frank T McMahon vice president of the International Textile Workers' Union says there is an ordered walkout of cotton mill operatives in Charlotte and will last until demands are met after he visited several North Carolina centers and conferred with President John Golden.
Fragmentary OCR shows a public housing bill stalled at the president. The note claims President Harding considers the Republican party must avoid voting for pork while new economic policy shifts unfold.
Prohibition officer John P. Kraer notes moonshine activity in the South while reporting graft temptations among his men. Claims North Carolina moonshine can fetch seven dollars a quart with $10 a quart street price. Moonshine distilleries are rarer in the North and West. private stills and home brew persist as a fad, despite enforcement efforts.
Washington reports suggest Mr David Jayne Hill of New York aims for the Berlin post while effectively declining consideration for Japan. If correct, he is believed to rank highly among candidates for ambassador to Germany as diplomacy resumes.
Poison gauges are to be tested in bombing experiments off the Atlantic coast on June 21.
A Washington report outlines experiments off the Atlantic coast starting June 21 to prove the Navy must rapidly strengthen gas defense. Army and Navy aerial tests will use explosive bombs with poison gas to incapacitate crews, aiming to show protective measures are essential for future naval combat.
Duesseldorf General DeGouette arrives from Mayence and orders Aled forces to cease operations aimed at occupying the Rur area. The move aligns with broader efforts to stabilize the Rhine front and reduce combat activity in the border zone.
Prospects for this year’s cereal crops are favorable with expectations of adequate world supplies for the coming season. The International Institute of Agriculture announced the upbeat outlook, noting satisfactory yields and ample grain to meet demand.
Charity Hicks marked her 103rd birthday with a family reunion at Mre Hick’s home. Four generations gathered as five children, 17 grandchildren, 54 great grandchildren and eight creatorest grandchildren attended the celebration.
A confused report from Los Angeles describes a strike stoppage linked to Clara Hun and Berlin. The piece threads through alleged murder charges, an Inter Allied Committee, and an Oklahoma jury, ending with assertion the dispute was called off by her attorney.
Captain Robert Rosenbluth was held in $25,000 bond on a charge of killing Major Alexander Cronkhite. Cronkhite died by a bullet during a pistol practice session, the incident recorded as U.S. Army activity.
Washington post session action sets emergency start and damping amendments. The Senate approves a duty schedule for southern products including wheat 35 cents per bushel and cotton 7 cents per pound, with various rates for tobacco and other items.
A historic note outlines rapid air service expansion from Berlin via Ries to Moscow. It predicts a future airway linking London to Moscow, a roughly 2,000 mile journey, enabling transcontinental air travel as service improvements unfold. The fragment hints at growing international connectivity in aviation.
Former treasury secretary W G McAdoo urged world disarmament as a cure for economic and social troubles in a Motion League of Masonic clubs address. He said disarmament is what the people must face.
In Mexico City less than one third of the Laguna district acreage is open after Aurora Gorealis hits. A small fort in Cealrails state bears the impact as New York Teleplayh service remains, while most of Mexico’s cotton crop suffers. Brown is seriously affected by a recurring disturbance and the aurora borealis, or northern lights, leaves the region in dire straits financially. Travelers quote authorities as telegraph lines span thousands of miles, with agencies noting the hardship.
Dempsey and Corbett, former heavyweight champions, attended a reception in Atlantic City hosted by a local club. The gala featured fashion notes with dress color matching prompted by a London trend and referenced political matters involving Mexico, Obregon, and a formal protocol.
Kentucky guards were sent from Huntsville Tennessee to McCarr Pike County to quell a two day mutiny. Convicts seized the arsenial wounding two guards and resisting forces as state enforcers move to restore order amid ongoing violence.
A dispatch from Breslau notes a deficit of 9,202,437 dollars in Polish finances amid revolt events. Officials of the International Volt in Upper Silesia plan an exchange and authoritative quarters announce the shortfall to stockholders via a circular mailed to all recipients.
A Mexican search for a typhus germ, once backed by a prize of 25,000 pesos from a Universal newspaper, has been abandoned. The effort, tied to differing foreign policies of Harding and Wilson, drew little interest from Mexican physicians and public officials.
Tokio examination of Japan s position relative to the Far East notes a colonial conference to be held soon. A firm was fined 250 dollars under the profiteering act for charging 16 cents for a boiled egg portion. Mullins elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the 66th annual meeting in Chattanooga Louisville.
Official circles here say German troop entry into Upper Silesia would provoke intervention by regular Polish forces, leading to a war France could not stay neutral in, according to statements cited.
An ill fated rescue attempt to free Arthur Griffin, founder of Sinn Fein, from Mount Joy prison failed as security held. Paris denies German troops in Upper Silesia. French premier declares never could consent to German operations there. Linney named United States attorney for western North Carolina. Labor costs for class one roads rose 115 percent in 1920 vs 1917, per Julius Kruttschnitt testimony.
Miss Hamilton Shields of Virginia was decorated as a chevalier of the region of Honor at a ceremony before the Hotel des Invalides. The award honors her wartime service as a nurse.
Hawaiian sugar, pineapple and coffee plantations face near extinction due to the territory's most acute labor shortage in history. The live growing industry across the Islands has been wiped out by this crisis.
Waray Americans who fought in World War II and later joined Porjan forces were honored by President Pilsudski and General Joseph Haller at a ceremony marking the demobilization of the famed Kosciuszko mortar squadron.
The Treasury announces the issuance of new certificates of indebtedness totaling about 4.2 billion dollars. The issue bears interest at 1 and one half percent and is designed to mature in several months. Secretary Mellon stated the move aims to finance current needs and manage debt pricing.
In Birmingham Mrs Alice Bin yard was instantly killed by lightning while at home with her husband asleep beside her in St William Bin yard. The husband escaped unharmed as the fatal strike occurred.
In Chattanooga Tennessee a large gathering of Baptists and veterans from Georgia and Alabama begin the sessions of the sixty sixth annual reunion and convention. Messages from Albany and President Harding greet the assembly, representing millions in the Southern states and United Confederate Veterans.
Warsaw Premier Wites announces in Lawton Oklahoma that a broker of Oklahoma City and C. E McCullough were killed, the Upper Silesia problem addressed by the Inter Allied Commission. Sergeant B. Groran fatally injured in Silesia air crash. Adelbert Korfan leader of Polish insurgent forces reported hurt.
Tragedy reported in Connellsville Pennsylvania after a steam pipe burst at West Penn Power plant. Six men are dead with several injured as the army appropriations measure of about 320 000 dollars for an anticipated 150 000 enlisted troops passes through the house and senate amid a bitter debate.
Indications grow that proposals to create a Department of Washington face opposition. Public welfare plans press for a general sales tax law but proposals stalled in Congress. Initial Senate Finance Committee hearings and prior House Education Committee sessions feature only arguments in support, with clear friction noted.
Benny Kauf of the New York Giants testified in his own defense denying the charge of automobile theft for which he is on trial. Buenos Aires port work to resume after finance minister and union leaders agree at conference ending boycott. port of Buenos Aires to restart operations.
Miss Alexia Stirling, the American woman champion golfer, won the scratch prize at the Wirral Ladies' club spring meeting in Oxton. She completed 18 holes in 14 strokes.
Washington report says the Tichner bill to regulate futures trading on grain and cotton exchanges will be taken up by the House immediately, with Republican leader Mondell signaling prompt action.
Washington reports a campaign to stamp out pink bollworm in cotton states by the Department of Agriculture. A special committee will propose measures, with cotton states resisting, declaring the issue national. Monalone Tobacco Planters warned as Bright Belts report signals market risk. West Point row over Pershing, Harbord succession stirs Army leadership.
In Mobile Alabama the ED Flynn Export company closed a large lumber sale totaling 3,200,000 feet to Cuban interests marking one of the biggest deals in months. The report also notes winter wheat acreage in the northern hemisphere, with US and international context and a comparison to last year’s figures.
Senator Newberry of Michigan Republican, recently freed by the Supreme Court reversal of his corrupt practices conviction, makes his first call on President Harding in Washington.
Washington reports the Dial bill faced a delay as Judge Landis of Chicago stood to resign his 42 500 seat to a Comal Basehall arbiter but was deterred in the senate moment.
Washington officials announce 93 million dollars in outstanding Liberty Bonds to be called for redemption by holders. The treasury reports the public will be notified of call dates and procedures as they prepare to redeem the securities.
Washington reports the government prevailed in the Supreme Court, arguing that the increased value of any capital asset as set must be included in a corporation's profits for tax purposes. The decision solidifies how capital gains affect tax calculations and revenue.
A garbled note claims a pack horse named Hin is 197 years old in Constantinople Zora. It asserts the beast can carry 20 pounds with one load and credits its life and health to hard work and proper diet.
For Army of 175,000 Washington an army of 178,000 men was decided on by the senate sub committee considering the army appropriation bill. The measure as passed by the house provided for 160,000 men.
Washington report states the estate tax provision of the 1918 revenue act was upheld as valid by the supreme court during the appeal of executors of the late J. Harsen Purdy of New York.
Miss Laura Bramwell of Mineola New York, age 23, set a world loop the loop record for women performing 199 complete loops from an altitude of 8000 feet in her airplane.
A plan to market practically the entire U S cotton crop through a national growers sales organization was adopted at a conference in Oklahoma City. The move aims to centralize marketing, coordinate price support, and strengthen the position of growers nationwide.
Washington federal ruling states that Federal Reserve banks lack the authority to coerce member banks into check collection, a Supreme Court memorandum clarifies the limits of central bank power over member institutions.
Miss Barrington daughter of Sir Charles Barrington of Glenstal Castle Limerick and head of the Masonic order in North Munster and Police Inspector Biggs were shot dead from ambush by civilians while motoring in Belfast area.
In Yadkin the Spenc er Cornel No 74 Junior Order United American Mechanics led a flag raising at Yadkin school before a crowd of several hundred who enjoyed Erlanger Band music and a riverbank fish feast. A large lot of country hams was transported from Galax to meet demand.
Lucknow Square in Dunn, site of a railroad title dispute, may house a three story community building. Plans call for fast aid rooms on the first floor, offices for local groups on the second, and a large community auditorium atop.
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