Taiban Valley news., 1920-10-01
FOREIGN

anu tHe SCrlklng WOrkmen VINO nave
seized the factories have accepted Pre-
mier Giolitti's offer Of mediation, it il
stated in advices from Rome.
Three persons were killed and six
injured in an explosion in the Ionfolo
powder factory at Mantau, says Rome
dispatch. The explosion, which dam
aged several houses, is believed to have
been caused by parties unidentified.
An official report issued at Dublin
castle shows that the attack on a mo-
tor lorry containing six policemen
near La Hinch was more serious than
announced. Six constables were killed,
while soldiers assert they saw four of
their assailants drop.
The Poles have reached Zbrucz river
along the entire line, according to
Tuesdays official communication, and
Ukrainan troops have crossed the
river. In the Pruzana region prison
ers taken number 1880 The cOmmuni-
cation adds that cavalry has occupied
Oysterog, Bubrin and Derazono.
France will pay every dollar Of the
$25O,OOO,OO0 loan due in New York
October 10Th, NJ. Francois Marshal,
minister of finance, officially an
nour ced to the cabinet council at Par
Is. This sum is Frances share of the
$500 100000 Anglo-French loan floated
in the United States during the war.
The suggestion accredited to Pro-
visional President de la Huerta of
Mexico that "dry' zone be estab-
lished in Mexico within slxty-five
miles of the United States border will
be discussed at an international con-
vention of the border chamber of
commerce at El Paso, Oct 4, 5 and 6.
1t was stated on reliable authority
that the jewels belonging to the Ro-
manoffs, Hapsburgs and Hohenzol-
lerns, deposited for safety with Swiss
banks and private firms, are worth
EST 100000, while the Jewels sold or
pawned in Switzerland since 1911 by
these families amounted to double this
sum.
Canada is settling its housing prob
lem by government action. The do
minion government agreed to loan the
provinces $25,000,O00 at per cent,
the loan to be repaid In twenty to
thirty years. The provinces were en-
powered under certain simple condi-
tions carrying responsibility to lend
money to municipalities and munich
palities were empowered to lend money
to builders or to housing organiza-
tions, which are forbidden to pay divi-
dendn in excess of six per cent.
GENERAL
The Supreme Court of Maine has
decided that woman should not be
required to tell her age in order to
qualify as voter.
Department of justice agents and
the police are still without a definite
clew to the identity Of the persons re-
sponsible for explosion In Wall street. |
J. Milton Smith, as counsel for
James O'Brien of Mount Vernon, has
filed suit for $4,000 against the
city of New York for injuries received
in the Wall street bomb explosion.
Manager J. NJ. Winn announced at
Lexington, KY, that the Kentucky
Jockey Club would offer $4,000 and
a gold cup valued at $1,000 for a race
to be run in Kentucky this fall be-
tween Man o. War, Sir Barton and
Jail for not less than six months
nor for more than one year will be
the penalty for landlords who refuse
to rent apartments to families with
under bill introduced in the
assembly by Assemblyman o. ]. Smith
IF New York.
Substitution of metal for wood in
making shipping cases would increase
he annual output of newsprint 4,OOO,-
700 pounds, e. w. Morgan of the
Scales Corporation declared
n an address before the American In
'titute of Chemical Engineers in New
York.
Charged with shipping more than
100000 worth of automobiles stolen
II Detroit thru eastern ports to Scan
linavian countries, six Detroit per-
ons, one of them a woman, have been
Irrested at Detroit, and are being held
" federal authorities under the Dyer
Interstate automobile theft act.
eld under guard.
A million-dollar endowment fund for
n institution where, speakers said,
he worlds most scientific bakers
,ould be developed, was started by
he American Association of the Bak-
lg Industry in annual convention at
.tlantic City. More than 100000 was
ledged. Cheaper, better bread" will
e the slogan on which the institution
ill be founded, 1t was announced.
All this talk about the horse becom-
lg extinct because of the universal
Sc of automobiles is idle gossip, ac-
Ordlng to the delegates who assem-
led at Chicago for the twenty-ninth
nnunl convention of the Master
IOrseshoers' National Protective Asso-
on. Not only are horses increasing
numbers, but also in value, accord