The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-08-04

MISCELLANEOUS
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AND LOCAL ITEMS


United States; and of these 6S,761 are
in California.
The exports from the port Of New
York for the week ending July Is to-
tailed S9l 100000
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin. is to
visit Scandinavia on a vacation trip,
the first he has had since assuming his
post.
Generl PerShing has issued an or
der that news emanating from Column
bus and the Mexican fields shall be
more strictly censored in the future.
Abram Elkus Of New York has been
nominated by President Wilson as
ambassador to Turkey to succeed
Henry Morganthau. Mr.. Elkus is
lawyer.
The population of the canal zone is
31,O1S, according to a census just Ia
ken by the police and fire division.
American residents number 1876.
A bill appropriating S1S5,O00 to fin
ance the public health service cam
paign against infantile paralysis was
passed at Washington last week.
A shark seven feet long and weigh
ing two hundred pounds was killed at
the mouth Of Mattewan creek, where
abut week ago two boys were killed
by a shark.
DR.. Hypolite Irigoyen and Senior
Don Pelagio Luna were proclaimed
president and vice president, respect
lively of Argentine on July 20. They
were elected to Office June Il.
Walter Hines Page, the American
Ambassador to Great Britain, will
leave July 20 for the United States for
a months stay. Mr.. Page has not
been home for three years. i
The railroad strike in Spain was G
ended on July 49, The interests of the
employees, who have returned to work, t
will be safeguarded by the plan of ar t
bitration proposed by the government a
The British steamer Adams, cap t
tured off the Swedish coast last week o
by German destroyer, was released t
upon the protest of Sweden that the fl
capture was effected within Swedish o
territorial waters. il
Duluth, city of 10000 population, k
has gone dry; and 1876 saloons there r.
nil go out of business The twin city s.
# Superior, with 10000 voted dry in 1
April; and its saloons closed July l. il
Charleston, S. c., has quarantined Ct
against all cities which have reported II
pldemics of infantile paralysis. Adults b
IS well as children from infected cit c,
les will be required to stay in quaran-
tine there for two weeks. in
The submarine Isac Peral, said to di
be the first war craft ever built by m
this country for Spain, was launched X
at Quincy, Mass. last week. The CO
boat is 200 feet long and has a cruis- til
ng radius of $500 me- 5. A crew has "
already arrived to t lIe the Peral to ca
Hln under her own lower. CO
he camel has be adopted as thu III
blen Of the 1916 ohibition party sit
8eordfng to an announcement from
national party headquarters at hi
Hcago. The emblem consists Of up
mall camel made Of gun metal in the tn
orm OF a button, bearing the letters "A
P. P" for Prohibition Party" ty
The appeal Of Sir Roger Easement. LEI
Tho was recently convicted Of high ito
reason in connection with the Irish an
ebeIlion and sentenced to death, has up
cen dismissed by the court of crimi- is
al appeal. Strong influences are pu
'orking for a reprieve, and there are the
opes of one being granted ent
Premier Asquith has informed the He
ouse of commons that another vote in
credit will be asked, the amount of tic
hich will probably be 100000, 900,
lie same amount as the last one. This hel
i'll bring up the total for the war to int
2,682, 100000. yef
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Walker me
owed from town Monday. They have cot
lrchased the farm known as the &c wo
ar Hill place, near Tabernacle churcL. pla
hey will live in the house belonging pee
Marion Thornton until the can get the
lie built. Work will be begun on the cou
Nv residence at once. 1t will be To- VOL
ted directly opposite the Tabernacle sup
'ounds. cd
A man at West Palm Beach, Fla, 9th
dered hearse from an undertaken |
ID went with the driver to a point can
wn the beach where he sad the dead son
dy of man would be found Reach run
3 the spot indicated, he left the vehi- are
and ended his life by sending a ing
llet through his brain before the eve
lver could realize what was happen plaC
!. can,
The captain of the Norwegian stea or c
II Lygenfjord, which reached New no
TX July 10, reported having seen on this
Iy 2 scores of bodies of both Eng prot
4 and German sailors equipped with cane
preservers, floating in a mass of are
eckage from the big Jutland naval benz
tie A fleet of small vessels sent won
by the Norwegian government was judp
Letting the dead r.
The Podunk Limited" local tai few
play, was presented to an audience tick
about one hundred and fifty '.eople prin
lrsday night. The play was ri zen ton
the benefit of the cemetery asst sure
ion, and Jim Cox, Jr., local mr. date
.aker, took a leading part. The mos
" was well received both because are
as home talent play and bcca1se Lan'
1as acted we'll skill