The Raymer enterprise., 1921-10-06
FOREIGN

Thirteen men were killed and many
injured when an explosion occurred IN
n plant making fertilizer from old
shells brought from the battleficlds at
Udine, Italy.
Admiral Beatty Of the British navy
and his wife will sail for the United
States on Oct. Ii, 10 be present with
Marshal Foch ut the convention OF
the American Legion at Kansas City.
Afterward he will Join the British
delegation at the disarmament confer
ence.
Ianjiro iasuda, known as the Rock
cfeller OF Japan and one OF the three
wealthiest men Of the empire, was
murdered nj Toxic by m assassin who
secured an audience with him under
the guise of soliciting funds. Yasuda
was stabbed to death. His fortune Is
estimated at s1.OOO,OOO,OOO. He was
head Of dozen banks.
Sir Ernest John, the English plunger
at Deauyille, France, Is reported to
have lost 100000 francs at baccarat
at the casino last summer. making his
total loss for the year, including that
at the Travellers Club In Paris. 1900.
600 francs. A Cuban newspaper pro.
prietor Is reported to he the next
heaviest loser. having dropped more
than 100000 francs Mt Deauyille.
| Federal troops clashcd with revolu.
tionIsts near Moyobanba, In the de.
partment Of l.oreto. where the govern.
mcnt last month closed the port Of
lquiios and other harbors, because of
rcvolts, according TO mcager advices
received. Twenty-three federal sol.
diers were killed or wounded and the
bodies of fifiy-two ihsurrcctIonlsts
We're found after the clash.
GENERAL
George II. Brennan, described by
the police as IN owner of racing
stables who once had nnassed for.
tune on the track. shot and killed his
wife in her apartment In New York
and then committed suicide, Bren.
an, Gi, and his wife. ~. had not been
living together for several years.
New York state has ~. .ISs auto
mobiles. or one 10 every fourteen OF
It's residents. according to an an.
nouncemcnt by Secretary Of State John
J. Lyons, covering the registration for
| the first half Of this year. That New
York state residents have been buying
cars this year Is shown In the fact
that the registration for the first halt
Of this year exceeds all Of last yeal
by approximately 1900 ears.
Police Of Chicago are investigating
the strange case Of dual personality OF
Frank SInnlck, chief or police of Riv-
erdale, suburb, who was arrested
while holding up n Chicago saloon
Sinnick has been police chief OF the
suburb for thirteen years. His arrest
disclosed that, after enforcing the law
during the day, he hecnme bandit at
night He was identified by two sa.
| lOonkccpcrs as the rohber who held
them up, according TO the authorities
A strange aftermath to the murder
OF PatroIman Daniel Neville, who was
found shot Aug. y, in n West Side lot,
! the haunt of criminals whom he har.
assed, took place In the city morgue In
| New York. There body was ldcnti.
/ fled by finger prints MS that Of John
Gleason, u, alias Souplrad Gleason,
one of the two men sought for the
crime He had died from an overdose
OF drugs. far from the rendezvous Of
/ lbs band.
Prohibition has ma'ie 1t possible for
| the silk gown Of the future to be made
In the laboratory, according 10 chem.
lists of the Department Of Agriculture
and the War Department. They have
put the seal of government approval
on successful experiments In perfect.
Ing the process for the manufacture
on commercial scale Of synthetic
silk. developed by Americas new
chemical industry built up during the
war. According to the chemists the
new process laboratory silk will have
all the sickness Of the original article
spun by the Asatic silkw0rm, will be
more durable and can be produced at
a lower price.
The bulk Of her $4,000 estate is left
to Catholic institutions all over the
world by the will of Miss Agnes Mary
Lincoln filed at Cincinnati. Ohio. The
sum Of $4,000 Is left to the pope "for
he advancement Of the holy religion
and charity, for the redemption of de.
inquent youth, MS long ms the holy IA
ther shall deem 1t advisable"
Thomas Cassaz, nn importer and ex.
porter, paid two men $4,000 for thir
ty-flve barrels Of water believed to be
whisky, according to his story TO the
New York police. As II result the pO.
lice arrested Joseph Mantelle, AZ years
old, who said he was an importer. and
anthony OrapollO. %, n chauffeur, and
they were held in $500 bail on sus.
plcion Of grand larceny.
The first Of series of suits by the
big packers to recover large sums for
alleged losses on war contracts. was