Taiban Valley news., 1921-05-13

$20,000,000 to $35,000,O0O to complete
the line from Kansas City to the Gulf
of California
France held a two-day observance
Of the centenary of the death of Ma
poleon. A salvo of artillery at the In
valides marked the passing of CEN
tury since the death of the great war
rior at St. Helena and closed the
exercises. The celebration appeared to
have little appeal for the general pub
lie.
GENERAL
Frank Miller is held at Muskegon,
Mich, on charge of mayhem. 1t lis
alleged he twisted off his wife's ears
because of her relations with Jaseph
Romenoff.
Five hundred city laborers Of Lima,
Ohio, petitioned the council to be al
lowed to work ten hours day, instead
of eight, as heretofore. No increase in
wages was asked.
A strike of approximately $50 bak-
ers employed in twelve Jewish whole
sale baking companies was the prn-
cipal development in the May 1st labor
situation at Cleveland.
High school fraternities and socie-
ties were declared evil, in that they
tended to "create snobbishness and in
subordination," in an opinion given in
Circuit Court at st. Louis.
Motion pictures censorship by
board Of review established under the
industrial commission failed to re-
ceive the approval of the Wisconsin
Senate, which killed the bill, % to A.
Fire destroyed the Usage cotton seed
oil mill and small buildings in the
same business block with total dam
age of approximately $2,O00,O0O at
Shawnee, Okla. Flames reached more
than 100 feet in the air.
An orderly parade and meeting
called by the Socialist party of Amer
ca as a demonstration in favor of So
'iet Russia were the only observances
If May day at Chicago. Police had for
'idden the display of the red flag and
lot none was to be seen.
Mrs. Clarence Mullenix, SO years old,
confined in a hospital for the insane
It st. Joseph, Mo. 1t was disclosed
he drowned her two children, 6-year-
I'D boy and an 8-year-old girl, in a
'ond near their home, several miles
rom Unionville, Mo. The bodies were
The Portuguese steamer Mormugao
rent to New London under her own
over after having been floated by
ugs from the west side of Block ISL
nd, where she grounded in a heavy
Dg. All of her 44S passengers were
'ansferred to naval vessels and were
iken to New Bedford.
While cleaning out a box of sup
osed rubbish a waiter at the Hotel
at Los Angeles, discovered I.
necklate with 100 small diamonds. 1t
as found to have been the property of
RS. Arthur T. Gage of Los Angeles
nd is supposed to have been accident
ly lost. 1t was returned to the owner.
he value is $4,000.
The Extension Service of the Colo
do Agricultural College has a good
lection of bulletins available for dis
ibution to the people of Colorado.
The theft of jewelry and money to-
ling $10,555 while she dozed in
owing picture theater in Chicago, was
ported to the police by Mrs. Bessie
orrison, wife of an oil operator of
lit Lake City.
The automobile drivers license of
ter e. Thropp, 16-year-old son of
ter D. Thropp, manufacturing ma
mist, was revoked at Trenton, N. ].
ropp admitted placing tacks in the
yhway near Bordentown. He said he
it to disable car of his chum and
al in love, who had taken a girl they
tn admired for drive.
Colorado is becoming more distinc-
ely and American state. There was
ecrease of $40 per cent in the for
n-born population of Colorado in the
'ade from 1910 to 1920. According
an announcement of the census bu-
II the actual foreign-born decrease
$ from 126,S51 in 1910 to 1864 in
0. The population of the state has
reased from 790,024 in 1910 to &c.,
in 1920.
'reatlon of new state of northern
1ois was Advocated by Senator Den
of Chicago, ILL.,, who introduced a
1lution in the Illinois Senate calling
Congress to divorce Cook county
seven 'neighboring counties from
other ninety-four counties in the
e.
urglars who blew and plundered
safe deposit vaults of the Bank of
lpbell at Campbell, N, Y, escaped
! Liberty bonds and other securities
led at $4,000. No details or pre-
statement of the valuables taken
. been made up yet