Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-07-30
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WESTERN
A masked bandit armed with rifle
robbed four automobile stages en-
route to Yosemite National park near
Fresno, Calf, and obtained $3.50 in
money.
Rates for gas, following purchase of
the plant by Omaha, We're Increased
from SIPS per 1000 feet TO 1875. The
net rate for prompt payment will be
Sl.25 instead of S115.
Five buildings in the business area
OF Lower Miami have been destroyed
by flames. generally believed to have
been Of incendiary origin, involving Il
loss of more than $4,000.
Nearly half a million border permits
and Identity cards. emitting holders
to cross TO Mexico, were issued at I'll
Paso, Tex, during the first year of
prohibition in the United States.
Two passenger steamships, costing
100000 each, are to be constructed
for service between Los Angeles and
Puget Sound, the Pacific Steamship
Company announced at Los Angeles.
A bank, three hotels and two dry.
goods stores were destroyed by fire
which swept three blocks of the busl-
ness district of Desdemona, in the
Texas oil fields. The loss was esti-
mated at 100000.
President Wilson has committed the
sentence of eleven years Imprisonment
Ia. MrS 1.alI X A.
needy of Los Angeles for violation of
the espionage act, provided she is com
mitted to an institution for the insane
In the District Court at Lincoln,
Judge Morning issued an injunction d.
rected to Secretary of State Amsberry
forbiddDg him placing on the Novem-
Der ballots referendum on the pro
hibition amendment The injunction
was not opposed by Secretary Ans
berry.
WASHINGTON
All postmasters and postal EN-
ployes are warned to refrain care
fully from engaging in pernicious
political activity during the political
campaign" in an order issued by Post
master General Burleson.
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from ieuerai opefauo'i' mas peea 'n"ue
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ADMINISTRATION ahnouhoeu !" ""S"'"s
ton
The nations greatest tax Diil-So'
4lO,2S4,Sf4-wa collected during the
fiscal year ending June 81. officiai
figures snow that the tax pau eA
ceeded all estimates. by approximate
ly S3oo,ooo.ooO ana was nearly 20 per
cent larger than the total PAID IN
either of the war years OF 1918 or
1919.
An Increase of about 3 per cent in
freight traffic on the raiiroaus OF the
country during the tirst TWO weeks OF
July as compared w'th the same period
In 1919 has been reported by the com
mission on car service oil the American
Railway Association. Loaded cars
numbered l,o9''Z9o against l'ooS.oh
Tor the same TWO weeks OF i3lo ana l.
169,242 Tor the similar periou Oh 1919
Sentari Nuorteva private secretary to
Ludwig G. A. X. Martens, soviet agent
In the United States, who recently ar
rived in England as sailor on n
merchant vessel, mas been deported, Of
ucini advices received Mt washington
said He Is now en- route TO Russia,
via Libau, on British steamer, in
charge OF British officials.
Total newsprint production Of ninety
leading mills of the country for the
first six months OF 1870 was Ios,624
tons, according TO report OF the red