Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-07-15
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WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
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PEOPLE.
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WESTERN
Two men who robbed the First State
Bank, TerIton, Okln., of 1900 were
found dead In a cornfield by sheriff's
posse. II is believed that the men shot
themselves.
Mrs. Myrl (Jesse) James and Col
die Gordon, Harrison Fishers model.
charged with the murder of John
Devereux, aged Jurist were found not
guilty by jury In the District Court
Mt Tulsa, Okla.
One fireman was injured. probably
fataily. and three others were less Sc
rIously hurt In fire which destroyed
more than a block in densely settled
flat and apartment house section in
San Francisco.
Ignace Jan Paderewski, pianist and
former premier of Poland, led a fire
fighting force in beating out a brush
and grass fire which started near his
estate at Paso Robles. Calf. The fire
burned over twenty-six acres before 1t
was checked.
Investigation has been started by
prohibition authorities of reports from
Letterman General Hospital at the
Preside, at Frisco, that number of
bottles sent them from the government
prohibition seizure rooms at the fed
eral building and believed to hold
whisky were found to contain tea when
they were opened.
with the arrest of Frank Brown
and Charles Altendoff, Ell Paso, Texas,
secret service agents believe they
have the men who left trail of raised
federal reserve bank notes across
Texas from Houston to El Paso. The
men were arrested in clothing store
on complaint of the proprietor. They
have passed $40 note raised to $50.
A woman and 13-year-old son have
reached Provo, Utah, as an express
package, following consignment from
Constantinople, Turkey. Mrs. There
Sarafi and son were expressed to the
formers husband. who is farmer.
Sarafi left his native land few
months before his son was born. The
express package" was detained at
Ellis Island for month, but the Con
tents" were released through the In
tercession of Senator Reed Smoot of
Utah.
A motor car collision near Topeka,
Kan, in which two motor cars, six
cases of dynamite and n large guam
tity of nitroglycerine figured, brought
death to NJ A. Ross, an oil we'll shoot
er, and his wife and the injury of four
other persons. The explosives played
only minor part, however, for, al
though 1t was scattered along the high
way for a considerable distance, 1t
failed to explode. The victims were
killed and injured by the crash of the
machines.
WASHINGTON
Through IN agreement reached be-
tween Solicitor Lloyd of the Treasury
Department and representatives of the
six breweries raided at New Orleans
because they were making real beer.
1t was decided that the breweries must
pay a fine of little more than $780,
600 to the government. The govern
ment does not promise them immunity
from prosecution on the charges of
having violated the volstead law.
Investigation of the operation of the
Federal Reserve Board the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States and
-'the great trusts, such as steel, coal,
credit and money trusts" was asked of
Joint congressional commission by
@. s. Barrett, chairman of the National
Board of Farmer Organizations and
president of the National Farmers
Union.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, and
other representatives of organized
workers, appeared before Chairman
Johnson of the House immigration
committee to protest against pending
resolution giving the President author
ity to admit Chinese labor into Hawaii
temporarily to relieve the shortage OF
agricultural labor.
Grove L. Johnson, nominated by
President Harding 10 be receiver OF
public moneys at Sacramento, is the
father of United States Senator Hiram
johnson of California. He represented
a California district in the House OF
Representatives for one term, and fol
many years was member of the low
er House of the California Legislature
Mr.. Johnson's home is Sacramento
Calf.
The cost of running the United
States government during the fiscal
year which ended June 80 was $5,115,-
O27, $50, according to the Treasury De-
parements statement. The figures are
subject 10 final adjustment. Revenues
from all sources. although showing a
drop of a billion under the previous
year, amounted to $5624, ,932, ,960
President Harding has nominated
Charles Fowler to be collector of Gus
TOMS for District No %. with head.