The St. Johns herald., 1921-10-27

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 The largest diamond yet mined il Arkansas field was found in Pike county. The stone weighs 20.25 caratS in the rough and is estimated to be worth $10,OOO
 Repayment of the Wyoming Colo rado long contested dispute over the division of the irrigation waters of the Laramie river was assigned for Jan 8, 1922, by the Supreme Court recently
 The body of John Edward Dreiffein of Moline, H., one of the two sailors whose lives were lost in the sinking o1 the submarine R-6 in Los Angeles har- Dor recently, rose to the surface of the water about twenty feet from where the craft sank
 Fifteen western senators joined in telegrams to officers of the principal western railroads urging that the west ern carriers grant 1-cent-a-mile rate to the Kansas City convention of the American Legion. Eastern railroads have already granted such a rate.
 Fire destroyed 40 cars of alfalfa belonging to the Elephant Butte Alfal- ia Association at Fabens and for a time threatened the entire town, which is twenty-eight miles east of Fl PasO. The loss is estimated at $50OO0. In surance of $20,OO0 was carried.
 After writing and signing will and e series of notes, Mrs. Christian Mauch, 63 years old, widow, and her son Henry W. Mauch, 32, of St. Louis, committed suicide by sealing them selves in a room of their home and turning on the gas. Their bodies were found by the police.
 Signs along the route of the Victory highway, for the promulgation of which the Victory Highway Associa- ton was organized and incorporated in Topeka several months ago, will be placed from California to Kansas City, Mo-, by Nov. 1. The marking of the highway is complete from the coast to Denver, Colo.
 Wylie McNeely, negro, was burned to death by a mob near Leesburg, Camp county, Texas. He had been ar- rested charged with assault upon a girl. The negro was seized by the mob when he attempted to leap from the jail to an automobile waiting to spirit him away from the large crowd which had surrounded the jail.
 WASHINGTON
 The Western Pacific railroad has ap- piled to the Interstate Commerce Com mission for authority to issue $3,00O,- coo in first mortgage 6 per cent gold notes. The funds are to be used for retirement of equipment trust certifi- cates and to reimburse the treasury of the company for equipment trust cer- tificates matured and paid Aug. 1.
 Values of imports and exports of merchandise each fell off materially during September, according to fig ures made public by the Department of Commerce. Imports for September were $1S0,0OO,OOO, the lowest for any month this year. Exports last month tOtaled $325,OO0,OOO, only $5,OOO,OOO more than the lowest month this year. July, and $46,0OO,OOO below the Au- gust record. Both imports and ex- ports were approximately 30 per cent below the totals for September, 1920.
 Decisions of lower courts holding that irrigation companies can fore close on farmers for failure to pay water rent were in effect upheld when the Supreme Court declined to review appeals of John H. Martens and oth- CTS of Idaho against the Twin Falls Oakley Land and Water Company.
 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 a committee headed by William Boyce Thompson, president of the associa- tion, and will be placed in a collection of Roosevelt mementoes now being as sembled.
 In order that the coal mining indus try might be kept free from the men, ace of unemployment and in order that the American coal export trade may be increased, Secretary of Com merce Hoover has referred to Chair man Lasker of the United States ship ping board, idle ships now tied up by the shipping board, be leased to coal exporters for $1 month. Operation of the ships, would prevent deteriora- tiOn, which comes when the vessels are tied up, it was stated.