The Holly chieftain., 1921-10-06
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WESTERN
The submarine RS attached to the
Pacific fleet sank In the outer harbor
at San Pedro. 1t is believed the dlsas
Ter was caused by water rushing into
the submarine through an open torpe-
do tube.
A 5000 tombstone Will be placed
on the grave of Jake l.. Hamon, Re-
publican national committeeman killed
at Ardmore, Okla, last Novemer, ac-
cording to Frank l.. Ketch, admins
traitor for the Hamon estate, who let
the contract.
Women are not eligible for jury
service in Missouri, despite the adop-
ton of the recent amendment to the
state constitution giving them the
right to hold public offices, Circuit
Judge Ralph S. Latshaw held in an
opinion at Kansas City.
Horace A. McLain, street car motor
man, is held in jail in Oakland by
police authorities who declared that
he made four attempts all within flf-
ieen minutes, to end his life. First, 1t
is alleged, McLain attempted suicide
by inhaling gas; next by drinking poi
son; next he attempted to slash his
throat with razor, and finally tried
TO shoot himself with revolver.
Six named peaks in Montana have
elevations exceeding 12,0O0 feet, and
several unnamed peaks rise to greater
Geological Survey All these peaks are
in the Beartooth national forest, in
Carbon county, in the south central
part of the state. The highest of these
is Granite peak, 1850 feet; the next
highest is Mount Wood, 1880 feet.
Telegrams received at Ell Paso
Texas. from Sheriff w. Il. Bradford
of Midland, Tex, state that b. C
Girdley, former cashier of the MIDLAND
National bank, broke Jail and is be
lieved to be on his way to Mexico
Girdley, according to u complaint fileC
in the United States Commissioner
Court mt Eel Paso, is alleged to have
taken three sums, totaling $4,000
from the Midland bank.
WASHINGTON
The constitutionnlity of the woman'>
suffrage amendment was questioned In
z petition filed in the Supreme Cour,
by Oscar Lesser and Others who seek
10 have that court review decision Oi
state courts in Maryland, holding the
amendment constitutional
Resolutions adopted recently by the
American Bar Association at Cincin
natl c0ndemning Judge Lands for ac
cepting the position of baseball com
missioner, while serving on the bench
has been transmitted to Speaker Gil
lett, with request that they be laid
before the proper committee Of the
House. There was no intimation, how
ever. as to what action, il any, would
be taken.
Hearty sympathy in the work OF the
American committee for devastated
France was expressed by President
Harding in letter to Miss Ann Nor
{. gan, an official of the committee, who
wrote inviting him to attend marine
band concert In New York to raise
funds for French rehabilitation. He
declined the invitation, explaining tina,
public affairs would not permit his at
tendance.
Letters threatening the safety OF
Miss Alice Robertson, congresswomar
of Oklahoma, were turned over to post
al authorities for Investigation, 1t wa,
revealed by her friends. They sale
they believed the letters were the worl
of fanatics.
Retention Of the corporation capita
stock tax and repeal of all of the spe
cial taxes such as those on brokers
proprietors Of theaters, circuses, auto
mobile bus lines, shooting galleries
and the like, is proposed In one of I,
series Of amendments to the Repub
lcan tax revision bill offered by Sen
ator Simmons of North Carolina, on
behalf OF the Democratic members of
The finance committee.
Tax dodgers are getting away with
more than $1,000, 100000 every year
that ought to go into the United States
treasury. That's one reason treasur,
officials and members of Congress ad
mitted why the rest of the American
people are called on to bear such heay,
lax burdens. 1t is also the reason Con
Sress proposes certain changes In the
lax law, 10 plug tax leaks through
which millions of dollars yearly ar,
lost.
Gen. Tasker FL Bliss il the author
ity for the statement of the loss of lif,
In the wars Of modern times. In al
the wars presumably in Europe ant
Anerica) waged between 1880 an,
1913, the total death loss was 4449.
800. In the recent World Wnr. last
ing from August of 1914 10 November
of l91S, the total death loss In battle
was 999S.TI1. The number of wound
cd was 20,297 ,55l prisoners and miss
ing 5,9S3,600 If we accept the usun
'stimate of the dead In the list of prls
pners and missing, we have II tota
death list of 12,99l 900.
Indications of Il break In the busI
ness depression were given by the re
pOrt of the car service division of III,
American halfway Association. /
showed that during the week of Sept
II there were S53,162 cars loaded wifi
revenue freight This Is the larges
number Of cars Loaded during any on
week since Dee 4 1870