The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29
WORLD in BRIEF

New YOrk.-Marine underwriters
have advanced war risks to as high
as 5 per cent on shipments to Medi-
terranean ports.
ManitOwOc, Wis.-A traveller at a
hotel here recently found II white
and one black pearl in an oyster
stew. They were attached to single
oyster.
New York.-The General Electric
total business booked to
the end of this year is estimated at
8,0OO,000, an increase of $6),-
100000 over last year.
Baltimore. - Belgian capitalists
have purchased a large trac- of land
in the southern section of Baltimore,
on which will be erected a plant r
the manufacture of artificial silk.
Smith Center, Kas.-Joe Munsin-
ger, a widely known citizen of this
country, celebrated his one-hundred-
and-fourth birthday anniversary at
the home of his son, Jay Mrnsinger,
in Elk county.
Berlin.-A message written on a
card which was carried by aeroplane
1000 miles from Chicago to Now
York, and under water 5000 miles
by the merchant submarine Deutsch-
land, is published by newspaper
here.
Byers, Colo.- Twenty-six wealthy
farmers living near Byers ha e
leased $50 acres to be planted in
beans in the spring-the proceeds, or
such part as necessary, to be used to
defray expenses to see the games in
the worlds series in 1917.
Berkeley, Cal. Two girls, stu
dents at the University of California,
have concluded an experiment which
consisted in living entirely on pea
nuts. For three months they ate
nothing else but these nuts. T. e
peanuts cost Is cents day.
San Diego, Cal. - The German
steamer Sesostris, ashore for 13
years, has been floated, and the ship
is said to be as seaworthy as the day
on which she went ashore. The sal
vagers will clear more than $1,0OO,-
900 as the result of their success
Eugene, Ore.-A lunar rainbow, a
strange and rare meteorological phe.
nomenon, was visible from this city
few minutes after 6. The arc, a
great curved strip of pale opales.
cence in the southwestern sky. was
caused by the light of the rising
moon cast upon the falling rain.
Chicago.-Chicago lodge, No. 4, o1
the Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks, a corporation, has filed sui
asking that Great Lakes lodge No. 43
Improved Benevolent Order of Elks
of the World, corporation composed
o. negroes, be enjoined from conduct
ing it's affairs or using the name Elks
Kansas City. - Interior arrange
ments of the Whyco grocery store
were not suitable for work on a safe
robbers who entered the store con
cluded. They took the 4OO-pound
safe to the rear of the store on {
hand truck and loaded it into mo
tor car. The manager of the store
said the safe contained about $400
West Liberty, Ia Years ago
when she was a small girl, Edna
Costa of Mount Auburn decided
that some day she would take he
own life. The other morning, jus
before she died a. her home in Wes
Liberty, she explained that this wal
her only reason for swallowing :
quarter pound of p..ris green il
three cups of water.
London - The president of tn,
British prize co, TT has ruled tha
German bonds and securities to th'
value of 10000 marks approximate
ly $7,5OO), which were seized Will,
on their way in letter to a Chicago
bank, should remain in court as prop
erty of enemy origin until the dec
laration of peace, or until dealt will
as the court may direct subsequently
Washington-The war department
has announced that the order for thu
return of 10000 national guardsmel
| for muster out of the federal servic,
is not to be construed as foreshadow W
| ing q movement out of Mexico b,
General Pershing's column. Official
explained that a force of 76,00(
guardsmen would be maintained OF
the border until Pershing was with
! drawn.
Phoenix - Governor Hunt an,
Thomas Campbell, who on the fac
of the certified returns was electe,
Hunts successor by plurality O
| oVs al Q UONA Icduy " CIdlIu pOSoc6
sion of the office OH January 1. Gov
ernor Hunt charges that there wer
Irregularities in the counting of tn
ballots. The ruling in the lowe
court was against him, but he ha
appealed.
New York-The filing for probat
of the will of John D. Archbold
president Of the Standard Oil com
pany of New Jersey, reveals that h
left an estate worth about 800,
100000, which Will be divide,
among his widow and children, wit
the exception of a few minor be