Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-05-12
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Charles FL. Morse, ninety-seven-
year-old founder of Fairbanks, Morse
& Co., scale manufacturers, died at
his winter home at Orlando, Fla. He
had been failing in health for two
months.
Washington
Jacob Gould Schurman has been Sc
lected for ambassador to China, says
q Washington dispatch.
President Harding, at Washington,
has decided to accept the allies invita-
ton for the United States to partici-
pate in the supreme council, repara-
lions commission and conference of
ambassadors.
The foreign-born white population
In New York city WIS announced by the
census bureau at Washington as L.
9S9,216, or 1874 per cent of the total
population, as compared with 4O.4 per
cent in 1910
President Harding, at Washington,
named e. Reilly of Kansas City to be
governor Of Porto Rico. Reilly is an
attorney and was one of the Original
Harding men" in the Midwest.
The house at Washington refused
to order an investigation Of charges
that large numbers Of negroes
throughout the South were prevented
from voting in the last national cleo
ton.
Charles P. Swope of Pennsylvania
will be appointed prohibition commits
sjoner to succeed John Z. Kramer,
officials of the internal revenue bureau
at Washington heard.
The President and Secretary
Hughes at Washington have under
consideration the allied invitation to
delegate an American representative
to the supreme council and repara-
tons commission.
Appointment of Walter Fl. Riddell
as general superintendent of railway
mail service was announced at Wash
ington by Postmaster General Hays.
Mr.. Riddell comes from Cortland, Ill.
Secretary Mellon at Washington
has taken measures to speed up col
lection of back taxes. Delinquent
tax collections run about $4O,OO0,0OO
month. A larger force of experts
may be employed.
Reorganization of the government
Of Alaska and concentration in sin
gle bureau at Washington Of federal
direction Of Alaskan matters is pro-
vided in bill introduced N the
house at Washington.
Secretary Weeks sent letter to
Representative johnson at Washing
ton opposing the proposal to place
disabled emergency officers on the
regular army retired list as it would
mean big burden.
Appointment Of Walter n. Riddell as
general superintendent of railway
nail service was announced by Post.
master General Hays at Washington
The emergency tariff bill, with the
Knox amendment for the protection
of the American dyestuffs industry
was reported to the senate at Wash
ington by Senator Penrose.
Washington, combining with the
Democrats, outgeneraled the Repub
lican leaders and succeeded in amend
ing the army bill so rs to fix the size
of the army at 10000.
Domestic
One hundred cases of whisky, val.
ued at $1,000, We're stolen from the
Bowling distillery at Tyrone, Ander
son county, Kentucky, by ten masked
men.
Edward Gardner died at Lincoln
Neb., from injuries suffered when his
airplane was wrecked following 8
tailspin during an aviation tournamen,
at Holdredge, Neb.
John F. Robinson, retired circus
owner, died at his winter home a
Miami, Fla, of chronic bronchitis. He
was seventy-seven years old.
The new $4,000 residence of Mayo,
AB. ID. Brickhouse at Little Rock, Ark.
was badly damaged by an incendiary
fire. The entire grounds and base
ment were sprayed with gasoline.