The St. Johns herald., 1921-09-15

Mrs. Bessie Reyes, charged with i'm plication in the killing of the 5-months- old daughter of w. T. Aven, was ar rested at Wylie, Texas, and taken to Waco.
 While tapping keg of near beer at Dubuque, Iowa, William Trainor had his right arm broken in two places when the keg exploded, blowing out the head.
 Horace Box, 9, a prisoner in the county jail at Los Angeles, was shot and killed by deputy sheriffs in a gun fight which ensued following the dis cOvery by Deputy Sheriff Al Patton of an attempted jail break by Box.
 James H. Mitchell, president of the City Fuel Company of Lincoln, for fifteen year prominent in Lincoln bus mess circles, was killed when car of coal he was inspecting in the railroad yards was struck by a switch engine and he was thrown under the wheels.
 F. Ramos, a waiter in a cafe, was CAC(lCO yOA OI ANOSdlCSg a municipal election held there. There were three candidates, Ramos polling more votes than his two opponents to- gether. Three persons were injured, none seriously, in demonstrations at tending the election.
 The Garber State Bank of Garber, Okla, was robbed by two unmasked men, who escaped with $2,500. The men held up Glenn R. Courier, cashier, and his father, locked both men in the vault and sped away in a motor car. Courier released his father and him self by an inside combination.
 An unidentified Chinese was shot to death in his cabin at Nina, 175 miles southeast of Reno, New, by two Chi nese who drove from Reno in a taxi cab. Hughie Sing of Carson City and Lee John of San Francisco, both said to be Hop Sing tongmen, were arrest ed in Reno and are charged with the murder.
 According to a tabulated statement by the Texas State Highway Depart ment, 130 new road projects have been completed involving 1,1O61 miles at total cost of $7, ,366, ,314.2O on which S1,- 312,258S5 state aid and $1,794, ,335.14 federal aid was paid. Of these roads, 32.4 miles were paved with concrete, 142.5 miles with bituminous materials and GOT miles with gravel
 A band of about twenty white la- borers appeared at the ranch of A. Francis in the Cutler district, fifteen miles north of Visalia, Calif., and de- ported Hindu worker from the house in an automobile. The white workers called on Francis and told him they would not stand by and permit en- ployment of Hindu grape pickers while white men are out of work Francis discharged all Hindus working for him, it was said, but one returned. WASHINGTON
 Negotiations for advances to fi- nance agricultural products for export sales involving approximately $26,- 100000 are nearing completion, the war finance corporation announced. Final action on seven transactions will be made within few days, the corpor- ation added.
 Amusement-lOving America spent nearly $1,OOO,OO0,OO0 during the fiscal year 1921 for theatrical entertainment, according to statistics made public by Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair. The 10 per cent tax collection on the aters and places of amusement during the fiscal year just closed amounted to $89, ,905, Blair announced.
 Forty-four years ago Moses NJ. Bane was receiver of public moneys for the territory of Utah ait Salt Lake City. He had to fish down into his own pocket to pay the rent of the office he occupied during 1877, 1878 and the first quarter of 1S79. Last week the Sen ate passed a bill directing the secre- tary of the treasury to pay to the es- tate of Moses NJ. Bane $1,080 to cover the rent
 A replica of the President of the United States in personal appearance is Capt. A. F. Johnson, commanding the ocean steamship City of St. Louis, plying between Savannah and Boston. In citizens attire Captain Johnson re- sembles more closely President Hard ing than when the skipper is wearing the steamship uniform. Captain John son is about the age of the President end iS Rpnuhlican-