Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-06-02

Carriers and Building LabOrers' eXecu-
tive council at Chicago, was indicted
by the special building grand jury for
accepting $1,000 graft.
Mrs. Eff" Potter Stillman at New
York has received an offer OF 100000
to appear in the movies. Negotiations
between Mrs. Stllman and motion pic
ture interests are in the preliminary
stage.
Several guests had narrow escapes
from fire which destroyed the Bay
hotel and damaged adjoining property
at Dallas Tex. The loss is estimated
at $5OO,OOO.
Twelve hundred more Mexicans left
Fort Worth, Tex, on special train
to be returned to Mexico, it was an
nounced by Consul Garcia. Another
train will start for the border on Sat
urday.
A. S. Embree, self-acknowledged l.
We W. ACddC1y was SCAlIChSSd AAOAAA
one to ten years in the state peniten-
tiary at Wallace, Idaho, after having
been found guilty of. criminal syndical-
ism by a jury.
Leroy M. Warner, warrant officer
of Chanute field, shot and killed him
self at Rantoul, Ill. The reason is I'M
known. He formerly resided at
Fort Smelling Mimi. and was mem
Der of the Masonic order.
Personal
Rear Admiral A. f. Fletcher, U. 8.
NJ, commander Of the Fifth naval dis
trict since 1918, and former COM
mandant Of the Norfolk yard, died at
Hampton Roads after long illness.
Nine. Marie Curie, co-discoverer OF
radium, arrived at Pittsburgh sick and
asleep. Entertained to exhaustion"
was the explanation given out by one
Of the Curie party.
Henry B. Ledyard, chairman Of the
board of directors Of the Michigan
Central railroad, died at his home in
Detroit, Mich.
Foreign
President Pilsudsli at Warsaw has
accepted the resignation of Prince Eu-
gene Sapieha as minister Of foreign
affairs.
w. L. Hunter of Halmer and Kings
don won the British amateur golf
championship at Hoylake.
A Japanese schooner was caught
sealing in Canadian waters near
Prince Rupert, B. c., recently by the
steamship Malaspina, which arrested
the crew, captured $50 skins and then
destroyed the craft.
Troops formerly under the com
mand of General Kappell, anti-Bolshe
vik leader in southeastern Siberia,
have occupied part of Vladivostok,
says a dispatch received at Tokyo
from that city by the Kokusal News
agency.
The first German war criminal was
sentenced at Leipzig to ten months In
Jail. He is considered the goat" for
the former kaiser The verdict also
was against the brutal German mill
tary training system.
Ireland's trial by fire" has extend
ed to the south. 1t reached its fiercest
point at Cork, where several big
houses were burned, including the
home of Sir Alfred Wobbin, former
high sheriff, says London dispatch.
American ammunition totaling 49,
3SS rounds, has been captured in the
Dublin district since March 26 last,
Sir Hamar Greenwood. chief secretary
for Ireland, stated in the house of
commons at London.
The casualties of British soldiers
and police in Ireland between January
1, and May l were 1877 killed and 337
wounded, Sir Greenwood, chief secre-
tary for Ireland, announced to the
house of commons at London.
A proclamation was issued at Berlin
threatening fine of 100000 marks
and Imprisonment upon anyone form
ing military organization in Ger
many. The proclamation was signed
by President Ebert.
Hoots and catcalls of derision
drowned voice Of BRAND in the French
chamber at Paris as he asserted his
satisfaction with the new promises Of
Germany, Deputies demanded that the
Ruhr be seized with the army just
modified.