Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-08-05
FOREIGN

Work will be started this autumn on
buildings for St. Luke's International
hospital at Toxic. established and for
many years maintained by the Protest
ant Episcopal church of the United
States.
Forcing his employers safe and
finding only about $40 worth of crowns.
Rudolph Twrdlk hanged himself at
Vienna, leaving "A note that the disap
polntment after so hard job was
more than he could stand.
Gerlbnny lost 1,792,36s men killed
and i,2j6,S74 wounded from 1914 to
1918, according to n revised compila-
ton of the German casualties during
the war. In addition, 10000 men
still are reported missing.
Australia wants 100000 immigrants
within ii year. according to the new
immigration department Of the com
monwealth government. Immigrants
"of the right sort" are desired and an
organization is to be set up to provide
employment for them. Many from the
British Isles are expected.
The homes of $1,000 inhabitants in
the state of San Luis Potosi, Mexico,
were inundated by terrific cloud
burst No idea of the death toll is
available, as the railroad connecting
the stricken area with the nearest city
has been swept away The damage
will run into many millions.
Provisions for reducing the produc-
tion of sugar and for sending com
mercial mission to Washington to Sc
cure revision of the reciprocity
treaty between the United States and
Cuba, are included among nine meas
ures constituting an urgent legislative
program drafted by congressional
leaders and President Zayas of Cuba.
The discovery of a process of smelt-
ing magnetic sand whereby Japan will
be rendered Independent of outside
sources for its iron supply, and will
become an extensive producer, has
just been announced by Goro Matsu-
kata and DIR. Asobu Natio. The pro-
cess, which has been thoroughly tested,
permits the production of pig iron for
twenty-five yen (normally about
S12.50) ton.
GENERAL
Robert DOH of Lancaster, Wis, was
seriously hurt and probably viii be
permanently blind as the result of the
explosion of an automobile tire.
State Treasurer Read of New Jer-
sey received from Tex Richard II
check for $144,S6670 in payment of
the state tax on the Dempsey Carpen-
tier fight. This is 10. per cent of the
gross receipts.
Engineer AL Moody was fatally
scalded and Brakeman Dave Slater of
Mdnley was killed, and four other
trainmen were seriously injured in a
head-oD collision of two Rock Island
freight trains at Clear Junction. la.
The New York Americans announced
the signing of Earl Jameson, II full
blooded Indian pitcher on semi-pro-
fessional team. Jameson is 20 years
of age, and left-handed. His father,
who was II Carlisle graduate, pitched
for the Philadelphia Nationals in 1898
and 1899
Ripping open small bag found
sewn in coat lining, federal investi-
CATERS at Chicago said they found
smuggled unset diamonds and jewelry
valued at $4,000. The coat, they said,
belonged to Hyman Finerman, II Los
Angeles jeweler, who was arrested,
charged with smuggling.
.,.
Media, Pa, when the allied organiza-
tions of women of Delaware county
summoned all candidates, regardless
of party. to declare their plans and
policies in event of election. The can
didates sat on one bench on the court
house lawn, and the women listened as
each one made his promises
Louis Judelovitz, the first man
named in the government Stacker
lists to be tried mt New York by court
martial, was sentenced to serve one
year in military prison and forfeit all
pay and allowances from the date of
induction. May, 1918.
A. $. Legs, negro porter on Chicago
Great Western passenger train No. 10,
Minneapolis to Omaha, jerked the gun
from II train ~obber's hand and kicked
him off the train Just outside the city
limits of St Paul. \ switching crew
captured the robber. He had boarded
the train as passenger, and as the
train neared St. Paul attempted to
hold up Pullman passengers.
The Russian soviet government has
served notice on four New York and
two Washington banks that it is the
owner of more than S179,000,000 de
posted in these institutions by Boris
Bakhmeteff, who was appointed Rus
sian ambassador to the United States
before the soviets acquired control. In
making this announcement, Charles
Recht attorney for the soviet regime,