The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-16
FOREIGN

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considering facts in connection with
the death Of Olive Thomas Pickford,
the moving picture actress, which oc-
CURED in Paris last September, from
mercurial poisoning, has decided there
10 no case to proceed with.
Unconfirmed reports received at Con-
stantinople say that the whole Of Ar
menia has gone Bolshevist. The re-
ports add the soviet Azerbaljan has
been ceded to soviet Armenia and that
1t is expected Georgia will follow Ar
menla's lead and adopt Bolshevism.
1t Is expected that Mexico's sugar
crop will amount to more than 10000
tons. But as the country consumes
about 100000 tons annually, Mexico
will continue to import sugar. Pre-
vious to the revolutions Mexico pro-
duced almost enough sugar for home
use.
Adyices received at Santiago, Chill,
report loss OF several lives and in
juries to a number Of persons as the
result Of great landslides around the
inactive volcano Ylllarca, 10 the
province Of Valdiva. The slides fol-
lowed violent earth trem0ry felt In
the southern provinces.
The first break In the regular
Italian army occurred when four
armored cars started from UdIne.
three Of which succeeded In reaching
the palace Of Gabrielle D'AnnunzlO In
Fiume. The old national council has
adopted resolution declaring that Its
members will remain true to Dan.
nunzio.
Search of the steamer America upon
Its arrival In Genoa from New York re-
vealed quantity of tobacco, sugar and
coffee, which It Is alleged, was being
handled by smugglers. In addition, the
officers found 100000 rubles In the
custody Of the wireless operator. He
declared the money was not to be used
for political purposes, but belonged to
spectators. The money and goods
have been sequestrated by the police.
Picard Pictet and Company, the
largest building concern In SwitZer-
land, failed with liabilities OF 5000
600. The company employed 1890
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the League Of Nations and also con-
structed turbines used at Niagara
Falls. During the war the company
manufactured shells and ammunition
for the allies refusing to work for the
Germans.
GENERAL
Every effort to build up adequate
forest fire fighting forces was pledged
by the foresters Of various states at
tending the first national conference
at Harrisburg, Pa. Several foresters
spoke on fire fighting methods, and Z.
7. Pettls of New York, Il. A. Elliott OF
Oregon and Clifford Pinchot of Penn
sylvania We're named committee to
draw up forest fire standards.
Mary Zcmbek, the Joliet H., girl
who spent seventeen OF her nineteen
years In physical and mental darkness,
Is recovering from an operation per
formed In Chicago hospital when
thyroid glands Of Il monkey were graft
ed into her neck. The operation was
performed in the expectation that 1t
would cause the girl to attain normal
physical and mental development.
The United States District Court of
Appeals has reversed the recent judg-
ment for S264.OO0 granted by the Dis.
trict Supreme Court against the ma
jor baseball leagues In favor Of the
Baltimore Federal League Club which
claimed a violation OF the antitrust
laws, by the use OF the reserve clause"
In the players contract.
All the mail sacks stolen from the
storage car Of Burlington mail train
nt Council Bluffs. H., Nov. l3, were
accounted for when a small boy re-
ported to police the discovery Of five
locks of the kind used on registered
mail sacks. Examination Of the num-
bers on the locks showed them to be-
long to the missing sacks.
American children have prepared
$1,000 Christmas bags for distribution
among suffering children Of Vienna
and Budapest, 1t has been announced
by the American Red Cross.
Charles Ponzi has entered upon
service of his sentence Of five years
at the Plymouth, Mass. county jail
that was imposed by the Federal
Court as punishment for the fraud by
which he obtained millions Of dollars
from thousands Of persons.
Lower prices for spring clothing will
result from New York manufacturers
in placing their shops on the piece
work system, William Bandler, presl-
dent Of the New York Clothing Manu-
facturers' Association, predicted after
n special meeting Of members Of the
organization.
On grounds that the Phillips Circuit
Court had erred In refusing to permit
Introduction Of evidence TO support
charge that prejudice In the exclusion
of negroes had been shown in selec-
ton Of the present jury, the Arkansas
Supreme Court at Little Rock has rp-