, 1921-10-20

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h largest diamond yet mined in
Arkansas field was found in Pike
county. The stone weighs POPS carats
in the rough and is estimated to be
worth $4,000.
The body of John Edward Dreiffein
of Moline, ILL.,, one of the two sailors
whose lives were lost in the sinking of
the submarine re in Los Angeles har-
Dor recently, rose to the surface of the
water about twenty feet from where
the craft sank.
Fifteen western Joined in
kilograms to officers of the principal
western railroads urging that the west
ern carriers grant a 1-cent-a-mile rate
to the Kansas City convention of the
American Legion. Eastern railroads
have already granted such a rate.
Fire destroyed 140 cars of alfalfa
belonging to the Elephant Butte Alfal-
ia Association at Fabens and for a
time threatened the entire town, which
is twenty-eight miles east of FL Paso.
The loss is estimated at $4,000. In
surance of $4,000 was carried.
Wylie McNeely. negro. was burned
to death by n mob uear Leesburg.
Camp county, Texas. He had been ar
rested charged with assault upon. a
girl. The negro was seized by the mob
when he attempted to leap from the
Jail to an automobile waiting to spirit
him away from the large crowd which
had surrounded the Jail.
The Kansas district of the United
Mine Workers of America, district Nc.
Ia, has been suspended by John l..
Lewis, international president. Alex
ander Howatt and all other district of
Ulcers are %summarily removed and
George L. Peck, until the districts sus-
pension the international board mem
Der, has been appointed acting presi-
dent of n provisional district.
The submarine RIG, attached to the
Pacific fleet which sank in San Pedro
harbor Sept. PC with the loss of two of
her crew, has been brought to the sur
face, 1t was announced at the sub
marine base at the harbor at Los An
geles. The hull was in apparent good
condition, although 1t was thought
that the engine and batteries had been
damaged by salt water. The vessel
was raised by means of Il large tube
secured to the coming tower, through
which air was pumped into the hull.
WASHINGTON
The Western Pacific railroad has APP
piled to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission for authority to issue $1,000
900 in first mortgage 6 per cent gold
notes. The funds are to be used for
retirement of equipment trust certifl-
Gates and to reimburse the treasury of
the company for equipment trust GER
tificates matured and paid Aug. l.
The federal farm loan board expects
to loan $100,000,000 to farmers by next
February, according to information
given by h board to n committee of
senators representing the unofficial
agriculture bloc" of the Senate. The
committee, including Senator Kenyon,
Republican, Iowa, chairman of the
bloc" urged the board to expedite
loans to the farmers, and was in
formed, Senator Kenyon said, that
loans were being completed as fast as
the boards funds permitted.
Winter maneuvers of the combined
Atlantic and Pacific fleets will take
place In Panama bay next Feb. GLIB,
under plans submitted to the Nevy De
partment by Admiral Hilary p. Jones,
commander of the Atlantic fleet.
In order that the coal mining indus
try might be kept free from the men,
ace of unemployment and I'm order
that the American coal export trade
may be increased, Secretary of Com
merce Hoover has referred to Chair.
man Lasker Of the United States ship
ping board, Idle ships now tied up by
the shipping board, be leased to coal
exporters for 81 n month. Operation
of the ships, would prevent deteriora-
ton, which m when the vessels are
tied up, 1t was stated.
Values of Imports and exports OF
merchandise each fell off materially
during September. according to fig
ures made public by the Department
of Commerce. Imports for September
were $1S0.000 900, the lowest for any
month this year. Exports last month
totaled $325,000,000. only S5,0O0,O0
more than the lowest month this year
July, and $46,000.000 below the Au
gust record. Both imports and ex
ports were approximately 90 per cent
below the totals for September, 1920
Retail food prices during September
were found by the Labor Department
to have declined In oil but two Of the
cities In which II conducts investign.
lions. Decreases amounted to . per
cent In Minneapolis and Portland. Me.
and 1 PEI cent In Atlanta, Phlladel
phin and Salt Lake City.
The Chicago. Rock Island & Paclfi,
has been authorized by the Interstat,
Commerce Commission to issue 81. 0O5.
600 Of Its own bonds for the purpos,
of paying off obligations Of a sub