The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-07-28
World Items

PARIS: Lieutenant Krsch, French aviator
is declared to have reached altitude Of 10.
600 meters (about "a, 76s feet in an Ofiicia
attempt to break the worlds altitude record
II. w. Schroeder of the United States army
Dayton, Ohio, on February 81, 1920, is $4,000
feet it is thought probable that the Aero clu
of France will not certify Lieutenant kirsch''
record.
BOSTON: Arthur Irwin, long associated
with professional baseball as player, manager,
coach and scout and credited with being the
inventor of the modern catchers glove was re
g,rded recently as suicide. He was missing
from the steamer Calvin Austin when it arrived
here from New York.
WASHINGTON: The House transferred
asphalt from the dutable TO the free list in thu
Fordney tariff bill, thus disposing of the las'
of the five contested schedules on which sepa
rate votes were permitted. The vote was 1913
to SO.
NEW YORK: Fifty firemen were overcome
in fighting 81, 100000 fire in the building o:
the Phoenix Cheese company on the west side
of lower Manhattan. Fumes from the 1efriger
atng plant compelled the fremen to work in ne
lays.
ATHENS: Greek troops have occupied tn,
city of Kutala. an Important point on the south,
miles southeast OF Brussa.
WASHINGTON The homeless Temoak In
dams, Ruby Valley. Nevada, would be provided
with farms under bill by Senator Pittman
Nevada, passed by the senate and sent to tn
house 1t would appropriate $4,000 to bu!
land with water rights for teh Indians.
MADRID: Andres Basa, the Galician
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nsunced here, had issued q challenge to Jacl
Dempsey for the worlds championship, arrived
here and issued a challenge to all corners.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. John Blair alias
James Weston, taken into custody here recently.
identified by postal authorities as the MAJ
who held up a mail truck in jefferson City
Mo-, March l and escaped with $365O0 H,
will be taken to Jefferson City for trial.
SAN FRANCISCO: Harold (Bud) Coffey.
aviator who was killed at Modesto a few days
ago, former first lieutenant in the arm!
flying corps He was 23 years old. He wa
credited with being the first man to fly an air
plane into the Yosemite valley.
BATONNE, N. J.: Lightning struck tam
of crude petroleum at the refinery of the Tide
water Oil company, causing fire loss esti'
mated at 100000. The entire plant was
dangered before the blaze was brought under
control.
HENDON, Eng: John H. James, in win
ming the aerial derby here recently, made
record for the event He covered the 200-mil'
course in hour Ia minutes--an average speed
of 163.34 miles an hour.
GOLDEN, Col: A section of Table noun
tain 600 feet long, is reported to be moving
again Tons of rock and dirt the Mddl,
Golden road are loosening and irrigation ditche
on the mountain are reported damaged.
PRINCE RUPERT, B. c.: An invitation
being extended by the city through United
States Consul Wakefield to President Harding
American executive making trip to Alaska.
WASHINGTON By tie vote, 20 to 20
the senate refused to consider the Dial bill de
signed to compel Federal Judge X. NJ. Lands
of Chicago to get off the bench or give up his
$42. 500 baseball job.
DETROIT: Babe Ruth hit his longest HON
er of the season recently sending the ball
inning of a game that New York won easily
The ball hit the ground 500 feet from the homo
plate. Ruth's former record was AGO feet, made
at the Polo grounds. 1t was his 36th circuit
dI i've this year and made OF Cole. The
sugger scored one runner ahead Of him.
SYDNEY, N s. W: Seventy Sydney girls
met recently and organized rugby football
league, the teams of which will represent the
university here and sections of the city. The
Sydney Rugby league has promised to furnish
uinpires for the games.
According to the girls officials. the regular
planned, the games will mot he as rough as
those of the men,.