Taiban Valley news., 1920-04-16
FOREIGN.

at Halle by taking poison, says the
Lokal Anzeiger.
General Wrangel, commander of the
volunteer army of Russia, has heen
appointed to relieve General Denekine
as commander of the anti-Bolshevist
forces in the south of Russia.
| Bolshevist forces on the Polish
front are being regrouped and fresh
forces brought up, the Polish war Of
flee advised Major General Brynk, mil
itary attache of the Polish legation.
Polish successes are reported along
the SlutZ river, where BOlshevist at
tack has been repulsed. General Lit
owski's forces captured 300 Bolshev-
lists, four guns and much ammunition
and other material
The Germans are working feverish
ly to construct giant commercial and
passenger airships and airplaRes, ac-
cording to a report from RomanshOrn.
| The first trials of two monster ma
chimes were successfully held above
| Lake Constance recently
After studying the State Depart
ment's Interpretation of the Monroe
doctrine, sent several weeks ago, the
Congress of Salvador adopted a decree
proposing the creation of Latin
American Court of Arbitration with
the United States excluded.
The population of Canada for 1920
is estimated at 100000, as compared
with 100000 in 1911, in report
made public in the House of Commons
by Secretary of State Sifton. The es-
100000. Total revenue per capita for
1920 is estimated at $36.11 and ex-
penditures per capita at S75,01.
The German battleships Nassau and
Ostrlefsland have arrived at the Firth
of Forth in England, this constituting
the commencement of the surrender of
the remainder of the German warships
under the terms of the treaty of Ver-
sailles. Ultimately the Ostfricsland
will be turned over to the United
States.
Members of the Jockey Club of
Paris, most exclusive of it's kind in
Europe, have resolved to boycott taxi
cabs owing to the extraordinary in
crease in taxi rates. Any member in
fringing on this Covenant Will be
fined 500 But this is one of innumer-
able instances showing what France
means to do to beat down the prices.
GENERAL.
The torpedo boat destroyer Peary,
named in honor of the late Rear Ad-
miral Peary, was launched at the
Cramps shipyard on the eleventh an
niversary of his discovery of the North
Pole.
Swan Odgaard, his wife and an I'M
identified man were killed when
SnOwslide carried away the house in
which they were living in Little Cot
tonwood canon, north of Salt Like,
City.
The Federal Fair Price Committee
i'm southern Michigan issued a formal
order reducing the prices of milk from
~ NVlliS Hudli ~ NCllS DinI
to IA cents and cents respectively,
effective from April 18th to August
LIST.
The report that William G. McAdoo,
former secretary of the treasury, had
severed connections with the United
Artists Corporation, was confirmed by
officers of the corporation at New
York, who said that he had retired as
counsel for the movie stars. The sep
aratiOn was amicable, they said, and
they could not discuss the matter fur
ther.
A thoroughbred Poland China hog,
which William Brothers, breeders, of
Villisca, Iowa, bought about fifteen
months ago from L. X. McClarnon of
Braddville, Iowa, for S265, has been
sold by them at private sale TO w. H.
Ellsworth of Goldfield, Iowa, for the
record price of $4,000, declared to he
the highest price ever paid for hog
in the United States, if not in the
world,
Fighting Bob Evans old battleshlp,
the Iowa, now condemned and out OF
commission, is destined to play an inn
pOrtant part in the experiments of the
Navy Department in the control of
ships by wireless.
Patrick Tyrrell, 80 years old, who
was one of the guards about President
Lincoln when the chief executive was
shot, is dead at Chicago. Mr. Tyrrell
was connected with the secret service
for many years.
Mrs Rose Veal of Chicago told Her
man Eckhardt that she'd be a sister
to him, but never his wife. Eckhardt |
set fire to her home and attempted to |
slash his wrists. Firemen saved the |
house and physicians Eckhardt.
Edward O'Toole, SO years old, who
witnessed more electrocutons in Sing
Sing prison than any other emp,oye.
there, having been for nineteen years
a keeper in the death house, died at