Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
TELEGRAPHIc BRIEFS.

CHICAGO, December 2S-The Aero
natique Club of Chicago announced today
that it will hold an international balloon
contest here on July 4. Two valuable
cups will be given for the longest dis
lance covered and for the greatest time
in the air. and the race will be open to
the world.
FRANKFORT, KY, December os.-It
was announced here today that the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company had given direc-
lions to it's representative here to rent
out its warehouse or rehandling house
at Frankfort and cease business until fur
Their notification Deve 'opments are await
ed with great anxiety by the holders of
tobacco of this years and last years
crops.
DUBLIN, December 2S.-Peter F. Col
lier of New York, who was reported to have
been quite seriously injured while follow
ing the hounds yesterday, denies the truth
of this report in statement issued by
him from. Athumley House. Navan,
County Meath.
CHICAGO. ILL.,. December 2s.-The Nor
wegian Lutheran Children's Home two
story frame building at 5Sth avenue and
West Irving Park boulevard. was destroy
ed by fire this afternoon 1t Is said that
all the children, over one hundred, es-
capped.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 2s,-
Fire destroyed the big cooper shop of
the Standard Oh Company at Broadway
and East :s4th street today, and for a time
threatened the great field Of oil tanks in
the valley adjacent. The loss on the COOP
erage plant Is estimated at $4,000
RENSSELAER,, Ind, December 2s.-
Auditor of State Billheimer today filed in
the circuit court petition that receivers
be appointed for the Baldwin bank at
Goodland. and the Parker bank at Rem
ington. which were placed in charge of the
auditors office recently. 1t is said the LA
bilitfes of the Remington bank will reach
$3.50 600, with assets less than 500 600
LINCOLN. Neb., December 2S-ThOmas
Worrall, who has been prominent in poll
tics here, and who exposed an alleged
grain trust, committed suicide by taking
office this afternoon. He left a letter adj
dressed to Chairman Allen of the demo-
cratic state central committee.
CHICAGO, December .2s-Omer Ro-
Ghetto and his wife. Albina Rochelle
were arrested here today on request of the
Montreal police. They are wanted in
Montreal to answer charge brought in
connection with the death of Rochette's
first wife, who died in Quebec Novem-
Der II.
DULUTH, Mimi. December 2S.-The M
c. Wright Company today made an as
signment for the benefit of creditors This
concern came recently from Minneapolis
where 1t was expelled from the Mime
apols Chamber of Commerce for unpro-
fessional conduct No great amount Is
outstanding, it Is said.
HAGERSTOWN. Md. December o.
The Toxic Company of Washington coun-
ty has been incorporated here with q
capital stock of $4,000. the incorporators
being Harry L. Meridith. Harry r. Rudy
Francis II. Miller. Lewis T. Byron, Frank
E. Cook and F. Wilbur Bridges. Hagers-
town; Tuckerman ]. Fuqua. Alexandria,
Va. The company will manufacture on
a large scale soda fountain beverage.
MASCOUTAH. ILL.,, December 2S-
George Bickhaupt. a farmer. sixty-five
years old, dropped dead today when told
| by telephone that his sister, Mrs Ida
Schaller, had been murdered. The re-
| port of her death was erroneous, she
having dropped dead of heart disease
CINCINNATI, Ohio. December 2s.-
John Better. city treasurer and city
clerk-elect of Covingtc.:, Ky, a well
known politician, died suddenly Of heart
1 trouble this afternoon.