Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03
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IN PARAGRAPHS
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
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Eleven persons were injured, one ia
tally, when an auto stage en- route to
Grants Pass, Ore, from Klamath Falls
struck COW and upset in ditch three
miles south of the Grants Pass city
limits.
Paul ]. Fakken, a farmer living near
lie Mars. Iowa, committed suicide by
placing u shotgun In his mouth and
pulling the trigger by string attached
10 his foot. His wife recently filed a
petition for divorce.
Mrs. Edith Johnston, for twelve
years head of the lip language depart
ment of the Nebraska school for deaf
at Omaha, leaped TO her death from
the seventh floor of n hotel. She Ind
been in Ill health for some time.
Governor Stephens of California
signed n bin which provides that all
male allen residents of California over
81 years of age shall be registered and
shall pay an annual poll tax OF $40 into
the school fund of the county in which
they reside.
The body of Wingie Davis, an oma-
ha taxicab driver, was found under II
small bridge near Grand Island, Neb.
1t Is believed he was murdered by
members of II drug ring" who feared
he might reveal their secrets to the au-
thorities. Davis was under Indictment
for selling drugs.
Fines aggregating little over 3d.
400 have been assessed by the internal
revenue department against John l.
Schiek, recently removed as sheriff of
Gage county on his conviction in Fed
eral Court of the Illegal sale OF liquor.
Schiek recently completed II short jail
sentence for the same offense
District Attorney Matthew Brady an
nounced in court In San Francisco that
he was preparing new evidence In the
Mooney case for presentation to the
governor, which he believed would
leave little alternative other than par
doning Thomas Mooney. Mooney is
serving life sentence for alleged com
plicity in the San Francisco prepared
ness parade dynamtings in 1916.
The United States Public Health
Service, the Indian Medical Service
and the New Mexico Public Health
Service are cooperating in combating
the typhus epidemic on the Navajo In
dian Reservation, in San Juan County,
New Mexico. A spacious hospital has
been provided for delousing purposes.
1t is situated, at Shiprock. on the res
ervation. Arrangements are also
being made for n corps of nurses to be
sent by the government to the stricken
area, and army trucks will be provided
to carry the Indians to the hospital.
WASHINGTON
The man whose net income does not
exceed $4,000 would be allowed tax de-
ductions up TO $1,000, for all medical,
hospital, surgical and funeral expenses
under bill introduced in the House.
Admiral A. S. Fletcher .coInmnndant
of the Fifth naval district, died at
Hampton Roads. The admiral had
been Ill for some time. During the war
Admiral Fletcher was commandant of
the Norfolk navy yard and directed
part of the plans of defending the
coast from Maryland to Florida. He
was made commandant of the Fifth
district early in 1918.
President Harding has sold the res
idence in Washington which he occu-
pied while a senator, to Charles +.
Cramer, local attorney, formerly of
San Francisco. It was lenrned. 1t is
understood the price paid was S65, 900
Funds for alrplane mail service from
New York to San Francisco are almost
exhausted. Postmaster General Hays
advised Congress, and service must be
suspended May 81, lacking deficien-
cy appropriation OF Sl25,000 Under
treasury ruling appropriations for rail-
way mail service cannot be used for
the air service, Mr.. Hays said. and cur
rent appropriations of S1,250,000 for
transcontinentai air route will not last
beyond this month.
Costs of raising armed forces dur
ing the war with Germany and during
troublous periods on the Mexican bor-
der, would be returned TO the states
and territories under bin introduced
by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
the Republican leader Treasury re-
payments are to be limited to the prin-
cipal of sums spent In this way. There
WAS no estimate as to what amounts
might be claimed by the various states
or what states might make such
claims.
The "two-bit'' piece came back into
its own at Idaho Falls, Ida. when the
largest restaurant in the city an
nounced ''ham and eggs back at the
old pre-war price. The price cuts that
attracted the hungry ones at the two
Bit price were beef and gravy" and
pork chops. Prices for all these have
been 30 cents.
A resolution proposing that Oct. II,
the anniversary OF Columbus discov-
cry of America be made a legal holi-
day, has been Introduced by Represen-
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