The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-08
FOREIGN

PreSl0ens ODreg0n OF MEXICO ls con-
two invitations to visit Texas.
One is from the American Legion post
at San Antonio and the other from
Gov Pat Neff of Texas.
Germany and Switzerland have
signed a treaty of arbitration, under
which each country is compelled to
submit almost all questions in dispute
between them to arbitration.
A soviet delegation is on the way
to Buenos Aires to negotiate for the
of trade relations between
Argentina and Russia, La Razon
learns from diplomatic sources.
The Russian ruble is still depreci-
ating. It 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 inaugurated.
A carpenter ut Bologna, Italy, who
was left. about 100000 by 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.
According to Lucille's London
branch, which held Its autumn fashion
parade, there are to be no more bare
The expanses of neck and shoulders
hitherto revealed In past seasons are to
be covered by gossamer lace.
Embezzlement of $1s,5OO is charged
in complaint filed at Manila against
IsidOre Lerma, former chief of the for
eign department of the Philippine Ma
tional Bank, and Nicangor Karak, an
attorney. Bond was fixed at 5000
each. 1t is alleged Lerma and Karak
conspired to defraud the bank of prof
its on the sale of marks to the banks
clients.
Steam and sailing vessels totally
lost or condemned last year numbered
561 of 645,603 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 ves-
sells of 159,694 tons; Great Britain 1853
of 10O,503 tons.
Ell 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 to 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
Three seats on the New York Stock
Exchange were sold for $95, 600 EACH
This is a 5000 increase over the last
sale reported recently.
More than 1000 bales of long staple
cotton were destroyed by fire of unde-
termined origin in the warehouse Of
the Greenwood Compress and Storage
Company at Greenwood, Mass. The
loss was estimated at S750,O0O.
S. A. English, 81, pugilist, was IA
tally wounded at st. Louis by A. G.
Morrison, mechanic, whose daugh-
ter he had courted until few days
ago. Morrison, according to the police,
declared the pugilist had struck his
daughter and that the young man at
tackled him when he demanded an
apology for his conduct.
hontas county, Iowa, have ordered the
county auditor to buy corn for use MS
heating fuel this winter in the court
house, county home and insane in
firmary. The supervisors said that
their action is based on the fact that
the price Of ear corn here is less than
one-third Of cent per pound and coal
is more than twO-thirds of / cent per
pound.
Thirty-six persons, including wom-
en- and children, were rescued by fire
men from n four-story building in
New York. The flames destroyed the
stairway, cutting off the escape OF
families living above the first floor.
After sleeping continually for 1873
hours. Mrs. Harvey G. Johnson, 80
years old, was dead at her home in
Granville, New York. Her physician
declared she suffered from no disease.
She fell asleep Nov. 25 and never
awoke.
Frederick ]. Kelly. formerly depu-
ty collector of internal revenue,
pleaded guilty at New York to
charge of embezzling $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