The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
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TOPEKA, Kas.--Much gas is being
stolen from the pipe lines of the Kansas
- Natural Gas company, according to the
: testimony of c. w. Green, general man
aser OF the Kansas City Gas company,
fpelore the Kansas industrial court Mr..
ing now being held by the industrial
court, and asserted that much gas which
failed to reach its destination was
:, SIDE tracked" not by leaky pipelines,
but by theft.
GRAND PRE-, N. S.--A monument to
the, gentle "Evangeline" Of Longfel-
lows poem, was unveiled at Grand park
yesterday by Lady Burnham. wife of
the president of the imperial press con-
ference, in the presence of delegates
to the conference and visitors from the
maritime provinces.
DETROIT-Edward Gordon, 90. taken
into custody by postoffice inspectors
yesterday, admitted, according to fed
eral authorities, that he had attempted
1t is charged he sent threatening let
ters to Mr.. F)rd alleging his brother
had been mistreated while employed
in the Ford plant.
TOKIO.-A native revolt has broken
out on the Japanese island OF Formosa.
Advices from that island stated that
strong force Of aborignes has risen
Ku district. TIE Japanese, 1t was stat
ed, were preparing measures to put
down the revolt.
SAN DIEGO. Cal.~shipping men IA
miliar with conditions on the west
coast of California yesterday expressed
doubt that the Mexican government had
facilities for transporting 5000 troops
to ports of Lower California, where
Gov. Estaban Cantu was preparing for
what he described as an Invasion by
a federal expeditionary force of that
size.
RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. Charges
against Circuit Court Judge John S.
Rhea, Of using the United States mails
to send an obscene and anonymous let
ter to Mrs. A. NJ. Herndon. associate
editor of the Russellville Messenger.
were dismissed yesterday by United
States Commissioner George S. Hardy.
BERLIN-Twenty -one workmen were
killed and rs severely and six slightly
injured in the explosion of a munitions
factory yesterday at NursChen, 90 miles
southwest of Prague.
CLEVELAND, O.--Heads Of the four
big railway brotherhoods meet here to-
day to talk over plans to eliminate pro-
visions OF the railroad labor boards
wage award, which is considered unfair
by the brotherhoods
SAN FRANCISCO, Ca1-Squadron ?,
divisions and 4 Of the Atlantic fleet,
arrived here yesterday with 1,500 APP
prentice midshipmcn from the Annapolis
academy.
DUBLIN.--One civilian and three
military police were wounded outside
the Bank OF Ireland last night. The
injuries were received in a scuffle fol
lowing upon an attempt made to dis
arm five military police.
LIMA, Peru.--Yesterday witnessed
the commencement OF the celebration OF
the centenary OF Peru's Independence
American and British warships in Cal
lao fired salutes of 81 guns in honor
of the occasion. Detachments of ma
rnes from the respective squadrons par
ticipated in celebrations in this city.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.-Three move
ments of American troops are under
way on the Mexican border, but they
have no connection with the reported
Invasion Of Lower California, the
Western department headquarters Of
the army announced here yesterday.
DALTON, Ga.--Carter L. King, mayor
pro tenn. of this city. was acquitted in
superior court of the charge of murder
ing Hiram Hyde, prominent cotton mill
man, here on June 30. The jury was
out two hours. The killing of Hyde
vas a sequel to suit for almony
sled by the divorced wife of King, in
Which Hyde figured. King testified that