Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-07-23


tient from the State Hospital for the
Insane, when Leonnrdi charged him
with pitchfork in n field.
Col. NJ. NJ. FINLEY of Iowa, 16Sth in
fantry, Rainbow division. was chosen
by the nominating committee of the
first reunion of veterans of that divi-
sion to head the organization for the
coming year and elected at the conven-
ton at Birmingham.
After having refused to accept eX-
ecutive clemency from former Cover
nors Colquitt and Ferguson, Uncle"
Bill Edwards, eccentric Texas convict
aged 70, wrote the governor for par
don as birthday present on July 10,
1920. 1t was Immediately granted.
Plotted by Admiral Hugh Rodman
commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet,
the destroyer on which Secretary Dan
iels and Secretary Payne left Seattle,
reached Ketchlkan, Alaska. in the rec
ord time of thirty-six hours, cutting
five hours off the previous best time
for that run.
OIL from nearby plants will be seized
II necessary to operate the Mare Isl
and navy yard Mt Vallejo. Calf, when
Its present two weeks supply Is ex-
hausted, Capt Q. ]. Cheatham, naval
supply officer, announced. On accn
Of differences over price, no oil is he
ing delivered by oil companies to the
yard.
Union butchers We're permanently
enjoined by District Judge j. w. An
derson at Sioux City, Iowa, from pick
citing meat markets which the union
men consider unfair to organized Ia
Dor. The markets obtained temper
airy injunction month ago. The union
men will appeal to the State Supreme
Court.
Three men were instantly killed
when an airplane in which they were
riding crashed to the ground at Occur
d'Alene, Idaho. The dead are Gus
Erickson, Bonner's Ferry, Idaho; Pc
ter Savage, Kellogg, Idaho, and Pilot
Cleo Shelton Miller of Pullman, Wash.
The accident was witnessed by more
than 1000 spectators.
Fred Delmar, owner of wild anlmn
act suffered badly lacerated arm and
other injuries when attacked by lion
In cage at the fair grounds in Sioux
City, Iowa. The attack was made after
Delmar had jabbed the lion with n
fork. While the lion was chewing Del
mars arm, the trainer gave a might,
lunge, throwing the animal off, and
then ran from the cage.
WASHINGTON
Secretary of War Baker, who is
chairman of the water power commits
sion, created by the new water power
act, has appointed n committee of de-
partmental representatives to draw up
rules and regulations for the admin.
istration of the new act Maj. Gen.
e. H. Crowder, judge advocate gen.
eral and former provost marshal gen
eral in charge of the administration
of the draft act, is head of the com
mittee.
Commander ]. @. Hunsaker, U. S. N,
who will deliver the Wilbur Wright
memorial address for 1920 before the
Royal Aeronautical Society of Eng
land has been elected an honorary
Fellow of that society.
More than $4,000 arrests of violators
of prohibition were made during the
first six months of constitutional pro-
hibition Just closed. Prohibition Com
missioner Kramer's annual report,
soon to be issued, is expected to make
this estimate.
Less gold was produced throughout
the world last year than in 1918 and
also will show a reduction, according
to the geological survey which, on
Incomplete returns, places the 1919
production at from S345, 100000 to
$35O,O00,O0O.
The big packers have demanded
more than $4,000 900 from the War De
partment for the cancellation of an oral
contract for meats which We're to have
been delivered during the three months
after the signing of the armistice.
Whether this sum or any part of II
will be paid will be determined by Sec
cretary Baker.
An agreement has been reached be
tween wholesalers and retailers of
Plttsburg. Pa, 1t has been announced,
to sell bread by the ounce instead of
by the loaf Three-fourths of cent
an ounce was fixed as the standard
price
A gray timber wolf, weighing sixty
pounds or more, was killed the other
day by James KEGS, who lives east of
Richmond, Ind, in woods adjoining
the golf links of the Richmond Country
Club. The animal had been preying on
poultry in the vicinity for several
days