Taiban Valley news., 1921-09-09
FOREIGN

ent royal family.
The minister of the interior has pro-
hibited the publication of q number of
nationalist organs, including the
Deutsche Zeitung, in accordance with
the decree issued by President Ebert,
barring publications 'lilely to encour-
age seditiouS movements
Government officials would be au-
thorized to send 10000, 900 pesos worth
of food to relieve famine sufferers of
Russia under provisions of bill in
troduced in the Chamber Of Deputies
by Senior Muzio at Buenos Aires. So
cialist members of the chamber have
indorsed the measure.
National lands in the territory of
Quintana Roo, which have stood idle
since 1906. are to be divided into small
tracts and sold on easy terms to farm
ers who can give suitable financial
references. The distribution of these
lands was suspended on Dec IS. 1909,
in order to allow for a complete sur
vey
The deficit of the French telephone
service, which is run by the state, will
amount to more than 220000,000
francs for this year, according to Louis
Deschamps. who ought to be well in
formed, as he was under secretary of
state for the department of posts tel
ephones and telegraphs in the previous
cabinet.
Native Moroccan villages along the
coast southeast of Melilla have been
destroyed by bombardment by the
Spanish warship Boniface, according
to message from Cha finas island. off
The Moroccan coast. The fire from the
warship also caused numerous casual
ties and forced the MoOrs to flee to
the interior.
Fire worshippers have inaugurated
headquarters of their own in London.
Generous donations from rich Indians
have secured for the Parsee ASSocia-
ton of Europe a large house in the
west end where Zoroastrian religious
ceremonies are to be conducted and
where bodies of dead Parsees may find
Il resting place before burial.
GENERAL
Mrs. Betty Brennan and Jacob Pain
were killed at ST. Louis when the
speeding automobile in which they
were riding overturned at sharp
curve. Three other occupants of the
car were seriously injured.
one dead, two dying and ten others
for whom physicians hold ont little
hope, and two more with only dcs-
perate chance for recovery, are vic
Tins of tOadstoOls eaten by mistake
for mushrooms at La Porte Ind.
Edward Barnes, At, merchant, was
found shot and killed in ward AT the
rear of his home at Cape Girardeau.
Mo. His wife said $4,000 he had was
missing Mrs. Barnes is held by police
pending an investigation. Fred Foeste,
%. sOn-in-law, is sought by the po-
lice.
The largest crowd that has attend
ed a memorial service for returned sol
dier dead gathered on the army piers
at HObOken. \. j., TO honor the bodies
of 5,79J soldiers that arrived recently
on the transport Wheaton More than
10000 attended the ceremonies, 1t was
estimated.
Los Angeles was selected as the
1922 convention city for the Interna-
tional Rotary clubs. The selection was
made by the board of directors in ses-
sion at Chicago, after Il strong invi-
tation had been presented by William
Stephens, president of the Los Angeles
Rotary club.
An attempt to fasten an electric
light bulb into a socket while she was
dressed in a wet bathing suit, caused !
the death of Miss Beatrice Schwartz
Ter, H. at her home on City Island A |
pool of water collected about her feet |
and when her wet hand came in con
tact with the current she received Il
shock which proved fatal.
Dirigible balloon Dc the largest
American naval aircraft of its type,
and the kite balloon AP were de- |
strOyed by fire which also razed the |
hangar at the ROckaway Point naval
air station. An explosion of gasoline,
from an unknown cause, started the |
blaze. Although a number OF men
were in the hangar, only one man was
slightly burned.
Petroleum expectations from Tam
pico, Mexico, totaled during the month |
of July approximately 100000 bar
rels. or onefourth the amount shipped |
during the month Of June. according |
to information given out by oil com
panies. 1t was stated that August ex-
will show decrease from |
those of July, despite that drilling is
almost as active as early in the year.
The death Of Miss Mary Louise
iraffam, missionary of the Amcri.
ran Board OF Commissioners for For
aign Missions, at Sivas, Asia Minor
was announced In cable message.
Miss Graffam, the only American at
Sivas much of the time during the
World war, incurred the diSnIoaSure