The Holly chieftain., 1921-10-13
THE WORLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EicN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
polNes AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
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The body of John Edward Dreiffein
of Moline, ILL.,, one of the two sailors
whose lives were lost in the sinking OF
the submarine R-6 In Los Angeles har-
bOr recently, rose to the surface of the
water about twenty feet from where
The craft sank.
Fire destroyed 140 cars of alfalfa
belonging to the Elephant Butte Alfal-
ia Association at Fabens and for a
time threatened the entire town, which
is twenty-eigh miles east of FL Paso.
The loss Is estimated at $4,000. In
surance of $4,000 was carried.
Women are not eligible for jury
service In Missouri, despite the adop-
tion Of the recent amendment to the
state constitution giving them the
right to hold public offices. Circuit
Judge Ralph s. Latshaw held In an
opinion at Kansas City.
After writing and signing will and
n series of notes, Mrs. Christian
Mauch, 63 years old, widow, and her
son Henry w. Mauch, 81, of st. Louis,
committed suicide by sealing them
selves in room of their home and
turning on the gas. Their bodies were
found by the police.
Jewels valued at $4,000, stolen from
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Goss of Paris,
France, while en- route from Dallas,
Texas, to st. Louis, aboard the Mis-
souri, Pacific Sunshine special were
found on the railroad track at De So.
10. Mo. Officers believe that the jew
els were dropped from car window
by the thief whe feared detection.
Two unmaskad bandits entered the
Sierra Valley Bank at Loyalton, Calf,
forced the cashier and his assistant
down on the floor and got away with
$4,000 In coin and currency, all the
bank had In escaping In an automo
bile tire went fiat, SO they held up
Loyalton physician five miles from
town and took his machine away from
him.
The percentage Of illiteracy in the
state of Washington, according to cen
sus bureau figures announced are IL
per cent in 1920, compared to 2 pei
cent in 1910, there being a total Of lS,
52G persons ten years of age and ovei
in the state in 1920 unable to write In
any language. OF this number, 1,82s
were native whites Of native parent
age, 751 Of mixed parentage, and IL,
6s0 Of foreign birth; 2,127 Indians, Al.
Chinese and 1905 japanese.
WASHINGTON
Retail prices in ten cities showed q
tendency to decrease during Septem
ber, according to report made b,
the Labor Department In the cities
where figures were obtained Sept. Ii
only one, Richmond, Va, had an In
crease over August prices, and this
amounted to but per cent.
The deadly, poison gas developed b,
the chemical warfare service has
been turned to the most peaceful OF
peace-time service. Experiments com
pleted by the chemical warfare serv
ice have developed from the deadl,
gas violet scent that they assert i.
more delicate and more lasting thar
the original woodland article. Benny
acetate, another of the war gas pro
ducts, has proved the source Of {
jasmin scent.
The Senate has agreed to a commit
fee amendment to the tax bill proyid
ing that debts ascertained to be worth
less and charged off within the taxabl,
year shall be allowed as a deduction
TO individual taxpayers.
The question of parole or pardon TO
Eugene v. Debs has been laid asid,
for while." by the Department o
Justice, according to Attorney Genera
Daugherty, who said that such recon
mendation as he had prepared woul,
be changed "in phraseology," befor
going to the President.
Retail food prices during Septembel
were found by the Labor Department
to have declined in oil but two of tn,
cities In which 1t conducts investiga
ti0ns. Decreases amounted to pe,
cent in Minneapolis and Portland, Me.
and per cent in Atlanta, Philadel
phIa and Salt Lake City.
The Western Pacific railroad has ap
piled to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission for authority to issue $1,000,
900 In first mortgage per cent gold
notes. The funds are to be used 70,
retirement of equipment trust certifi
Gates and to reimburse the treasury OF
the company for equipment trust Ger.
tificates matured and paid Aug. /.
The chair used by Theodore Roose
welt at his desk at the White House
was formally presented by President
Harding to the Roosevelt Memorial
Association. The gift was received by
committee headed by William Boyce
Thompson, president Of the associa.
lion. and will be placed in a collection
OF Roosevelt mementoes now being as.
sembled.
Motor transport is responsible for
1853, 100000 tons Of farm products car.
ricd annually over the highways to the
railroads, according to the United
States Bureau Of Market Crop.
English cotton men SO far have not
been disturbed by reports Of an Amer
lean cotton shortage. Manager John
Ryland, connected with one Of the
biggest Lancashire spinning companies
said he was not worried as all English
spihners hold big stocks and are not
buying because the cotton goods export
trade is dead.