The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-29
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TOXIC. -Four thousand Japanese
troops have been ordered to complete
the occupation OF the northern part OF
SarhalIen island, Mai, Gen. Tenaka,
minister OF war Informed the diet.
BERLIN. The reichstag yesterday by
an Overwhelming majority approved the
agreement made recently by the gov
eminent at Spa with the representa-
tives Of the entente,
nETROIT-Patrick ]. Reaney. OF
Dallas. Texas, charged with the muir
der OF his wife in 1919 and with telI
onious assault on q porter NJ notel
last Saturday, was surrendered 70 INC
custody of the court yesterday oy ms
bondxmen on the first charge, keaney
has been In custody since he was ar
rested shortly after he is alleged to
have shot the hotel porter.
wAsHINGToN.--In reports
from the Atlantic fleet on the large
practice conducted last month OIL .ne
Ingiy good results" were attained. Y
was said yesterday. by navy department
officials. Data ut hand, they said,
showed that the superintendent OK
lahoma led in the practice score.
WASHINGToN.--M Gen. Hines, In
charge OF the war departments trans
portation service, has resigned to be-
come the vice president and general
manager of the Baltic Steamship com
pany, with headquarters in New YORK,
Announced by Secretary Baker yester-
day. His successor mas not been Sc
lected.
TOR0STo.--Careful scrutiny OF ev-
cry suspicious fire at a time when IRE
insurance is being written "on inflated
valuations was urged by John q:
Gambler, president of the Fire Marshals'
Association OF North America, IN an ad-
dress before the International FIRE
Chiefs here yesterday
PARASITIC chamber OF deputies yes.
terday adopted unanimously broad
amnesty bill. The provisions apply 10
military and some civil offenses com
mitted prior to March H.. 1890. They
except, however, the leaders In mu-
TIMES.
HUNTINGTON, N. Y.--George White,
chairman OF the Democratic national
committee, and VIM. q. McAdoo. form.
err secretary Of the treasury, conferred
for two hours last night. Mr.. McAdoo
said he would issue a formal statement
on the conference today from his New
York office.
BLUEFIELD, w. Va,-Seventy.. five
Kentucky national guardsmen, ordered
20 Pike county. KY. by Coy, Morrow;
in connection with the strike, OF coal
miners In that region, took charge o.
the situation yesterday.
MONTGOMERY, Aia.--Ray Carlisle
q former soldier in the United States
army, committed suicide at the home o.
an uncle. w p. Zuber. Tuesday night,
placing . loaded revolver in his mouth
and pulling the trigger. he had been
~ duty az the Alabama Polytechnic In.
stitute for year. but was discharged
from service last week.
MONROE. La--Riiey ]. Wilson, OF
Harrisonburg. and congressman from
the Fifth Louisiana district, was de-
clared the nominee of the Democratic
party by the Democratic district com
mittee here yesterday, he having no
opposition. This Is the third time Mr.
Wilson has been nominated in the
Third district without opposition,
BOSTON, Mass. Gov. Coolidge re-
turned Yesterday from Northampton and
went to the state house to resume his
duties. left off early in the month when
he went to the home OF his parents in
Vermont for vacation.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Coi--Ths
State Bank Of Peyton, II miles east OF
here. was held up and robbed Of $4,000
yesterday Two men locked the as
siatant cashier and customer in the
vault and escaped In an automobile with
the money.
NEW YORK.-CharKed with the theft
OF s2s, 900 from the Shubert theater In
terests, Herman II. Light, treasurer al
the Astor theater. was arrested here
yesterday. John p. Murphy. note teller