Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03
FOREIGN


The Ida mine at Meuselwitz, Saxe-Alt-
enburg, owing to the flood of the mine
by the Erlenbach river.
Attempts to establish trade between
Italy and Russia have failed, according
TO the Bolshevist representative who
asked for his passports at Rome
| A number of persons are reported to
have been killed or wounded during
| fighting at Buenos Aires in the port
zone when union laborers attampted TO
prevent non-union workers from un-
loading ships.
The secretary general Of the league
of nations has called an international
conference to be held In Geneva. Juns
30. to bring together the views of the
various governments on the question
Of repression Of white slavery"
Electrically operated trains on the
mountain lines at Gotthard and
Loetschberg are making part of the
current they consume. On down grades
where gravity is the motive force, cleo
tricity is generated so successfully that
there Is an estimated saving OF 25 to
30 per cent In current.
Two hundred and four teneinents,
stores and other buildings In Honolulu,
declared unsafe and insanitary. have
been torn down since the beginning of
the building cleanup campaign in
augurated last year by city officials,
according to Il recent official report on
the progress Of the drive.
Pursuit of the mirage of religious
freedom has been taken up again by
10000 MennonItes. For four centuries
the sect has followed the phantom. Ar
rangements We're completed for the
transportation of the colony now resid-
ing in Canada to land in Mexico, pur-
chased from the Obregon government
for S5,O00,000.
A conference of the foreign minis
ters of Lithuunia, Letvia and Esthonin
will be held In Riga in June, according
to advices. 1t is understood that the
conference originally was suggested by
Finland with the view to organization
of league of Baltic states. Although
Finland and Poland are not expected
to participate it is believed that the
league, If it comes into being, will have
the support of both countries.
Sudden death claimed Theodore Lut-
tof. the "Cossack Hercules after per-
forming feats of strength in the Sa-
tional theater at Havana during Il
wrestling carnival the other day. He
had twisted iron bars and supported
upon his shoulders steel rail to
which eighteen persons were hanging
by their hands, without apparent i'll
effects, but after the performance he
dropped dead while emerging from
shower bath.
GENERAL
Mr.. and Mrs. Ton Christian of Can
lou, Mo-. are happy again. Their
fourth set of twins arrived to greet
five singles. Nc1l welcome the fifth
pair of twins" says Mr.. Christian, who
is Christian.
Letters and documents signed by
| royal personages of former centuries
brought only 81 to S14 each in an auc-
ton sale ut Philadelphia, while Benja-
ters' went for S27O.
There is II great Increase in the
number of bankruptcies which have
been gazetted by the Board of Trade
during the last three months, T53 hav-
ing been listed against 80 for the cor
responding period in 1920.
The Board OF Regents of the Univer.
sity of Oklahoma adopted resolution
prohibiting students from maintaining
automobiles while attending the instI.
tuition. Possession of motor cars was
declared to be detrimental TO the best
interests of the students.
A. $. Embree, sclf-acknowlcdged |.
w. w. leader, was sentenced from one
to ten years In the stare penitentinry
after having been found guilty of GRIM
inal syndicalsm by jury at Wallfce
Idaho. On the witness stand Embre
declared he filled the place of William
ID. Haywood as supreme officer of the
| |. w. w. for two months in 1919
State police headquarters at VIII
Hanson, w. Va, received reports that
IA West Virginia state trooper and n
Kentucky national guardsman were
killed at Nolan, when fighting in the
Tug river battle zone was resumed.
1t was announced ut the Union Ma
tional bank in Newcastle, Pa, that the
five bandits who held up the bnnk had
secured S60,300 1t was also stated
that the bandits failed to take S4lS,-
600 in securities which was within
their reach.
City council at Lima. Ohio, has been
asked by Mayor Burkhardt TO plsce II
ban on bare knees for women or girls
over II years of age. Rolled stockings,
together with short skirts, are intls-
Greet, to say the least, Burkhardt said,