Taiban Valley news., 1921-12-09
FOREIGN

Gov. Pat Neff of Texas.
A soviet delegation ID OH the way
to Buenos Aires to negotiate for the
reopening of trade relations between
Argentina and Russia, La Razon
learns from diplomatic sources.
The Russian ruble is still depreci-
ating. 1t now requires 100000 Of them
to purchase dollar. In one day the
dollar has jumped from 10000 TO
100000 rubles, which is the most vio-
lent fluctuation since the free trade
policy was lnaugurated.
A carpenter at Bologna, Italy, who
was left about 100000 by a brother,
who died in America, is continuing at
his bench. He is not quite 40 years
old. He says he understands carpen-
try and intends to stick to 1t and to his
humble shop.
Major General Crowder has informed
the French ambassador in Washington
that he will be unable to go there to
receive the Grand Cross of the French
Legion of Honor, which, it was learned
has been conferred on him for his
services during the war. The decora-
ton, it is expected, will be given him
by the French minister in Cuba.
The missing suitcase containing the
passports of the wives of eighty-two
American soldiers, who left COblenz
for Antwerp ON their way home. was
found by the military police. Discov-
cry that the satchel was missing was
made just before the train pulled out.
The military police who found the doc
uments expressed belief that the satch-
ell had been taken from the train by a
jealous woman.
Steam and sailing vessels totally
lost or condemned last year numbered
561 of 645603 tons, according to sta
tistics published by Lloyds' register of
shipping in London. OF these 255
were wrecked, sixty abandoned at sea,
eighty foundered, forty-three missing,
fifty-two burned, thirty-six lost in col
lisiOn, nine broken up and twenty-six
'lost." The United States lost ten YES
sells of 159,694 tons Great Britain 1888
OF lOO,oUo tons.
FL Sol, in Madrid, published semi
official declaration, which also ap-
peared In Barcelona newspapers, stat
ing that all ammunition acquired In
the United States for use in the Nor
ocean campaign was found 10 be unfit
for use. An authoritative source is
responsible for the statement that the
Spanish army purchase commission In
the United States acquired discarded
stocks with full knowledge of their
quality and that Spanish inspectors
passed them.
GENERAL
Elbridge Gerry Snow, financier, who
soon will be so years old and Mrs.
Fanny Joyce Marsh, As, OF st. Angus
tine, Fla, were married at New York.
Mr.. Shows first wife, whom he mar
ried in 1885, died in October, 1920. Mr..
Snow has been president of the Home
Insurance Company since 1898.
The MasOns of Wisconsin, at the
close of the general session at Milwau-
kee, voted to build u hospital larger
than any existing institution of the
kind. The building will be started in
the spring and will be built and
equipped entirely with funds raised by
the $4,000 members in the state.
Frederick J. Kelly, formerly depu-
ty collector of internal revenue,
pleaded guilty at New York to a
charge of ofyembezzling $4,000 In treas
ury certificates received in payment
of income taxes, and was sentenced
by Federal Judge Augustus Hand to
serve year and day in the Atlanta
penltentiary.
Operation of a counterfeiting plant
was halted in Chicago when federal
agents -aided a basement shop and ar
rested Henry J. BrechOng. said to be
81, $5 and $40 federal reserve notes
and other equipment were seized.
Brechong was held to the grand jury
In $1,000 bonds.
Thirty-slx persons, including wom-
en- and children, were rescued by fire
men from a four-story building in
New York. The flames destroyed the
stairway, cutting off the escape Of
families living above the first floor.
Damages of $21 400 for the death of
Charles F.. van de Water, congressman-
elect Of Long Beach, on Nov. 20, 1920,
against the owners of the truck into
which his automobile crashed, have
been entered by stipulation in the Los
Angeles Superior Court.
An accident occurred every twenty
minutes on the streets of New York
last year. There were 27,550 vehIcular
accidents, which killed 1854 persons
and injured II 1873 men and 6,146 wom-
en-. Private cars were in 1908 of the
mishaps, business automobiles in 81
523 and taxlcabs in 1921.
The board of supervisors of Poca-
hontas county, Iowa, have ordered the
county auditor TO buy corn for use as
heating fuel this winter in the court
house, county home and insane in
firmary. The supervisors said that
thefr action iS hnsad nm tha fo ct that