Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-01-07
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THE WORLD.
CURING THE PAST WEEK
accord OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
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WESTERN

WESTERN
The minimum charge for an auto
mobile license in Texas Is $3.50. which
includes any motor from one horse
power up to twenty-one horsepower.
From twenty-five horsepower on up,
there II charge Of 35 cents per horse
power.
Travelling at q rate faster than sew
snty-two miles an hour, seaplanes Nos.
s and 9 of the NC division In the San
Diego to Panama flight. reached Ban
deras bay on the Mexicap mainland.
ending a successful dash from Magda-
lena bay.
YegEmen who blew the safe in the
plant of the American Laundry Com
pAny at Sioux Falls, 8. D., used so
much nitro-giycerin that the building
was badly damaged. They obtained
1896 In cash and checks, and damage
to the building was estimated at
$1,000.
Gen. Pablo Gonzalez, n leader in the
movement which eliminated in the
overthrow of Carranza and who later
became estranged from the new gov
ernment has left San Antonio, Texas
for border point. where, 1t Is re-
ported, he will confer with agents OF
President Obregon In regard to re-es-
tabllshing his residence in Mexico.
About fifty New Year merrymakers
were Injured, several seriously. when
a temporary sidewalk over an excava-
tion for new theater building at
Market and Taylor streets in San
Francisco, collapsed. A thirty-foot sec
ton Of the walk gave way. falling
twenty feet into the excavation with
about 100 persons, according to wit
nesses.
Reserve officers training camps for
1921 In the Ninth Army Corps will be
located at the Preside OF San Fran
cisco. Fort Winfield Scott and at the
Fresldlo of Monterey, 1t was an
nounced ut corps headquarters. The
number Of men expected to attend the
camps in this corps area approximates
10000, composed of 5000 from the
Pacific Coast states and 5000 from
the Mississippi valley.
With his soda fountain serving ms q
breastworks, and with fountain glass
ware taking the place OF hand gre.
nades, George F.. Cave, proprietor of
a drug store Mt Ogden, Utah, put to
rout three young bandits, one of whom
was armed, when the trio attempted to
rob his store. The bandit front way
cred when Cave hurled couple of
syrup bowls, but it took the heavy ar
tillery In the form of n five-gallon bot
tie to send the three scampering to
safety.
WASHINGTON
Miss Margaret Wade, well known
newspaper writer. has accepted the po-
sition of social secretary to Mrs. Har-
ding.
Spectators in Russian gold who
have imported it into the United States
or are anxious to do SO In order to
build up trade with soviet Russia are
slowly coming to realize that the gold
even when melted In bars, has no value
10 this country. The government mints
are refusing to purchase or to conver,
any gold which is of soviet origin.
The federal government is planning
an increase of so cents horsepower
on motor vehicles, 2 cents gallon on
gasoline and extra sales taxes to raise
500 O00,0 900 more from motor car own.
ers, which would make the total taxa.
ton from the industry practically. $780,
100000.
The State Public Utilities Commits.
sion has vacated an order issued last
August providing that railroads could
ship nothing but coal in coal cars, thus
making coal cars available for any kind
Of shipment. The commissions action
was taken, 1t was announced, after q
careful investigation had shown that II
was no longer necessary to give such
priority to coal shipment"
The Standard Oil Company. through
longtime contracts, has monopoly in
the production, transportation and
marketing of petroleum and petroleum
products throughout the Rocky Noun.
tain section, declares a report sent
Congress by the federal trade commits
sion. Complaint of unsatisfactory con.
ditions resulted In an inquiry In the
petroleum situation In the Salt Creek
Wyoming, field, the report says. and
the investigation was broadened to in.
ciude the entire region.
More than 10000 ex-service men are
receiving medical care, 1900 in gov
ernment hospitals and S,40O in private
hospitals at government expense, II
was stated at the war risk bureau
These figures show the disposition OF
the men up to Dec. 18.
The Seventh Day Adventists' dsnom
ination sent 1888 missionaries across
the seas in 1920. said a report made
public In Washington. One-third OF
the number were sent to China and to