Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-02

la ferry boat sank In the Cautin river
nt Temuco City, eighty miles north
east of ynldivin.
Thirty persons were killed and more
than 100 injured In the collision be-
tween passenger and freight train
near Magliano. north Of Rome.
| Mlrdife insurgents have inflicted a
serious defeat upon troops Of the AL
haninn government, according TO a dis
patch to the Tribunal from Scutari.
The Albanian troops fled In disorder.
leaving more than 100 dead.
National lands In the territory OF
QuIntana Roo. which have stood idle
since 1906. are to be divided into small
tracts and sold on easy terms TO farm
ers who can give suitable financial
references. The distribution OF these
lnDds was suspended on Dec. Is. 1909.
In order to allow for complete sur
vey.
| The deficit OF the French Telephone
service, which Is run by the state, will
amount to more than 220OOO,OOO
francs for this year. according to '''''s
Deschamps. who ought to be w, &
|
state for the department of posts. tel
ephones and telegrapbs In the previous
| cabinet.
Native Moroccan villages along the
coast southeast Of Melilla have been
destroyed by bombardment By the
Spanish warship Boniface, according
to message from Chafinas island, off
the Moroccan coast. The fire from the
warship also caused numerous casual
the interior.
Fire wOrshippers have inaugurated
headquarters of their own in London.
Generous donations from rich Indians
have secured for the Parsce Associa-
ton of Europe a large house in the
west end, where Zoroastrian religious
ceremonies are TO be conducted and
where bodies of dend Parsees may find
resting place before burial.
GENERAL
Julius NJ. Hansen, wanted IN Lewis
town, Mont. for the alleged embezzlc-
ment of $4,000 from the Empire Bank
and Trust Company, was arrested at
Shreveport, La. He has been sought
since October, 1917. Preparations are
being made to return him to Lewis
town.
The largest crowd that has attend
ed memorial service for returned sol
dier dead gathered on the army piers
ut Hoboken, n. j., to honor the bodies
of 5,795 soldiers that arrived recently
on the transport Wheaton. More than
10000 attended the ceremonies, 1t was
estimated.
Greeted by his friends as the oldAet
iiving Free Mason III the country,
Samuel Cox of Marble Head Mass,
took his usual birthday walk at the
age of 1O2 years. He was made a
member of Philanthropic lodge seven
ty-five years ago. The organization
presented him with l02 roses.
The 1927 pineapple pack of the Ha-
waiian islands Will. approximate 81
SS4, 900 cases, according to II recent
estimate of A. ii. Tarleton, executive
secretary of the Hawaiian Pineapple
Packers Association. Last years
pack exceeded 6,OO0.0OO cases. The
value of the pack will be estimated at
the end of the season.
An attempt to fasten an electric
light bulb into socket while she was
dressed in wet bathing suit, caused
the death of Miss Beatrice Schwartz
Ter, IT, ut her home on City Island. A
pool of water collected about her feet
and when her wet hand came in con
tact with the current she received
shock which proved fatal.
Arkansas famous family of "moun-
tain dew" distillers has changed
trades by decree of juries. Horace
Cox, fifth member of his family to be
found guilty of "moonshining," has en-
tered the high walls of the Arkansas
state prison to do Il period of penal
servitude. He is 10. His father and
three older brothers preceded him to
"the city of silent men,
Frank b. Clark. cashier of the Met
ropolitan Milk Company, saved be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 from bandits
by making a hurried dash to an auto
mobile waiting to take him to bank
with the money The attempted hold
up occurred in front of the company's
plant in Minneapolis, MINI. The ban
dts fired five shots at Clark, two of
which went through the automobile.
Petroleum expectations from Tam
pico, Mexico. totaled during the month
of July approximately 5,500,000 bar
rels, or onefourth the amount shipped
during the month Of June. according
to Information given out by oil com
panies 1t was stated that August ex-
portations will show decrease from
those of July, despite that drilling is
almost as active as early in the year
The death of Miss Mary Louise
Graffam, missionary of the Ameri-