Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-11-10
Domestic

A gruesome midnight incident-exe-
cution Of a mouse behind prison bars
is the experience Of DR.. Richard M.
Brumfield, being tried for the alleged
murder of Dennis Russell at Roseburg,
Oregon.
A passenger reaching New York was
H. A. Vankarnebeek, minister OF for
eign affairs for Holland and permanent
president of the league Of nations. He
will lead the Dutch delegation at the
disarmament conference.
Elijah Davis, on trial in Hastings
court, Richmond, Ca, for the murder
Of his wife, Elnora Davis, recently,
was found guilty of first degree muir
der, sentence that carries with 1t
the leectric chair penalty.
Delay in the spread of the protest"
strike Of soft coal miners, started re-
Gently by walk-outs of $4,000 union
workers, closing more than 200 mines
in Indiana was anticipated by officials
of the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea who said developments awaited
the discontinuance of operators Of
the union check Off of dues from
miners wages as directed by fed
eral court injunction.
Seventy-one barrels OF whiskey.
values at 100000, were seized re-
Gently at the reversing distillery, in
loraines, near Reading, Pa, by federal
prohibition agents.
Both sides have agreed to a post
ponement in the opening Of the trial
Of Roscoe Arbuckle, charged with
manslaughter in the connection with
the death of Virginia Rape, at San
Francisco, Cal.
The national convention Of the
American Legion adjourned at Kan
sas City, Mo-, after electing Hanford
MacNider Of Mason City, Iowa, nation
al commander.
A nationwide strike Of coal miners
seemed inevitable recently IL opera.
tors heed the injunction issued by
Federal Judge A. B. Anderson, which
prescribed the "checkoff' Of union
dues. A telegram from headquarters
Of the United Mine Workers Of Amer.
lea after it had been definitely learn
ed that the injunction was not yet in
effect, advised union officials to re-
gard discontinuance of the "checkoff"
as breaking the existing wage agree
ment.
Repayment Of 100000, 900 borrowed
in the New York market in 1918 was
con- pleted by the British government
November l, with the redemption of
between fifty-one million and fitty-two
million in 5 1/2 per cent bonds. The
payment was made through ]. r. Nor
gan G. Co.
The D. C. Brown case at Greenville,
S. C.-jitney driver charged with the
murder of Ransom Wright in reck-
lessly colliding with him-resulted in
a mistrial. There were five passengers
in Browns car who were tried on the
same charge and the judge directed a
verdict of not guilty in their cases.
Brown will have to face another jury.
The Erie railroads Weehawken, N.
j.. piers and waterfront yards were
laid waste by one Of the most spectac.
ular fires-said to be a million dollar
conflagration-the metropolitan area
has witnessed In years.
Marshal Foch has sent his regret
to the mayor Of Chattanooga, Tenn,
and states that he will be unable to Wis
it that city.
"Bo" Mcmillan, Centre football play.
er, who mopped up with Harvard, will
be married to Miss Miers of Danville.
KY. at New Albany, Ind, she having
met him in that city.
The striking longshoremen of New
Orleans-colored and whte-have call.
ed off the strike which has been in
progress for several weeks. It Is stat
ed that settlement agreeable to ali
parties has been arranged.