Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-12-01
FOREIGN

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been commissioned by the French gov
ernment to make picture OF the arms
conference. to be hung in one Of the
national galleries Of France.
For the first time In history a negro
institution was admitted to the Car
negie foundation when the trustees
voted to receive Fisk University, Nash
Vile, Tenn, into the foundation.
Mrs. Elizabeth Clark, 115. negress,
of Fort Erie, Ont, Is dead. She claimed
to have been an eye witness Of the
burning of the village Of Buffalo BY
the British troops in 1874 Her father
was killed in that engagement.
A bronze turkey, mounted on mar
BILE pedestal from the Cathedral Of Sii-
Ian, the Thanksgiving gift Of the Ital-
ian-American Society Of Italy to Presi-
dent Harding, arrived In New York on
the steamer Taormina from Genoa.
Jesse r. Johnson Of Berryvilie, Ark,
prohibition enforcement agent, was
shot while he and G. e. Thompson, an
other prohibition officer, were attempt
Ing to arrest several moonshiners near
0uhhC NOuutyt Aihs All thO
suspects escaped.
Egypt this season will have So, ,915,-
900 pounds of lint cotton for market,
according to figures furnished BY the
American consul stationed at Alexan-
dria. This amount is about normal
supply. In 1920 the supply amounted
to 558,027 900 pounds, and in 1919 to
542, ,862 600 pounds.
Major General Crowder has informed
the French ambassador In Washington
that he will be unable to go there to
receive the Grand Cross Of the French
Legion of Honor, which, 1t was learned
has been conferred on him for his
services during the war. The decOra-
ton, 1t is expected, will be given him
by the French minister in Cuba.
Convicting home brewers Is costly
job for Uncle Sam. Twenty-Five per-
sons were fined $40 to $25 each by
Federal Judge Carpenter in Chicago
for violations of the dry law. 1t was
estimated that It cost the government
$50 for each case. This amount Is used
in marshal's fees, grand jurors pay,
overhead expenses and commissioners
fees. Fines of $50 cover about half
the cost, it was stated.
The government of British COlumbia
made n net profit Of $541. COG on liquor
sales during the first three and one
, half months of operation under the
provincial liquor sales board, ending
Sept. 30. according to a balance sheet
filed In the Legislature by ]. w. Deb
Farris, attorney general. This amour
, does not include $121,OOO received from
sales of permits to purchase liquor
Half the profits of the board are Il
be divided among municipalities of tn,
province on the basis of school pOpu
. lation.
, GENERAL
l Officials Of the Association of Rail
! way Executives announced In New
{ York that further freight rate reduc
{ tions amounting to $500, 900 woul'
be put into effect In the event the rail
way labor board accedes to the re
Iquests of the roads for lower wag
;. scale.
D An accident occurred every twent
!. minutes on the streets Of New YOr
!, last year. There were 27,55O vehicula
, accidents, which killed S64 person
4 and injured II, 1873 men and 6.146 won
en-. Private cars were in 1908 of tn
i. mishaps, business automobiles In
523 and taxicabs In 1921.
! X. Matsukata, japanese shippln
q magnate, has made gigantic art raj
4 OH Europe. In the last few years
. has bought about 1000 works of al
!. and now proposes to found CALLER
9 on the famous plateau Of Toxic for th
/. benefit of the Japanese people, at
r cost Of about $5,OOO,OOO.
o Elbridge Gerry Snow, financier, VIII
j. Fanny Joyce Marsh, As, of st. Augu
: tine, Fla, were married ut New Yorl
= Mr.. Shows first wife, whom he ma
s ried in 1866, died In October, 1920. NJ
h Snow has been president of the Hon
Insurance Company since 1893.
70 A hip pocket was held to be "jOint
p or Illicit liquor resort within the meal
l. ing of the Washington "jointist" sta
v ute, when John Misertrich was col
= victed in Supreme Court at Mont
sano, Wash. Sentence was deferre
If but under the verdict a penitential
n sentence is mandatory. Witnesses ha
d testified Misertrich went about sellir
10 whisky from flask.
f. OF the 1926 passenger autOm
lr biles exported from the United Stat
~ during the first ten months of 1872
- tho Typitod KtpOdom Ia listad with Is
,r 154 cars British India, 10,S4S; Canad
n 1860; British South Africa, $50; G
al ba, 5,2S6: New Zealand, 5000; Braz
4,96S; Sweden, 4,SS7; Dutch East I
,e dies, 3.439; Argentina, 1872; Ur
"a quay, 3,2S7; Norway, 5000.
t, Phoenix, Ariz-W. n. Oliver of L
n, Angeles. engineer of the. Grand div
r sion of the Atchlson, Topeka & San
e Fe railway, assistant to the chief e
~, 80 hot ro