The Dolores star., 1921-12-30
FOREIGN

been decided.
A poultry breeder in London has
produced cross between chicken
and turkey, which, under the name
of churksy Is in a great demand for
the dinner table.
The Mexican government has grant
ed q delay until Jan. 2o of the payment
Of production and export taxes due
from American oil companies in Mex
ice. The taxes. approximating 22,0O0,-
900 pesos. were due Dec 25.
A $4,000, 900 loan TO the kingdom of
Denmark has been made by the Nation
al City Company, which is affiliated
with the National City Bank of New
York. The loan will bear interest at
per cent, will run for twenty
years and will be callable at l05.
The Department of Commerce is ad-
vised that at show in London a nine
horsepower automobile was exhibited
that Is sold on a guarantee TO make
sixty-one miles on one gallon OF gaso-
line, and to make sixty miles an hour,
1t is priced at about $500 American
money.
Swedish farm hands have been or
ganized by Communists for the pur-
pose of emigrating to Russia. This has
been brought about by the constantly
falling prices of wheat and the fact
that farmers all over the country have
made agreements with their workers
at lowest wages.
DR.. Traugott Won Jagow, former
Berlin police commissioner, was SEN
fenced to five years Imprisonment
by the Federal Supreme Court for
the part he played in the Kapp re-
volt OF March. 1920, which tempor-
arily overthrow the Ebert govern
ment
Mai. Braithwaite Wallis, British
consul general at New Orleans, COM
pleted an investigation into the tar
ring and feathering OF the Rev
Philip S. Irwin. a British subject.
several weeks ago, by band of night
riders at Miami, Fla. He withheld
comment on his report to the Brit
ish government.
GEN EhAL
A bill authorizing the President to
expend S20,OOO,OOO out of the funds OF
the United States Grain Corporation
for relief of the distressed and starv-
ing people of Russia was passed by
the House, ia TO 81.
Counterfeit internal revenue stamps
of face value Of 5000 900 and 10000
counterfeit whisky labels were seized
in Chicago by federal agents in a raid
on South State street shop. Emil
Carlome and his wife, owners, were ar
rested.
Four large frame hanzars at Langley
field were destroyed by fire at New
port News, entailing loss of more
than 100000. The origin of the fire is
unknown. One Martin bomber and
most of the tools at the station were
destroyed.
While attempting to replace blow
out fuse in the power house of the
Illinois traction system at Danville,
H., Grover McNear. an engineer,
was shocked to death. and Edward
Hart, who rushed to his assistance,
was seriously burned.
Ruth Filly of Beacon, n. Y, was
freed from marital bonds. Ruth and
her father testified that when she mar
ried Nat Smith of Poughkeepsle in 1917
she had no intention of becoming a
wife in fact, but desired only to "see
what wedding was like" She never
had attended one. Justice Morschau-
ser granted an annulment.
Two of the boldest robbers that st.
Louis police have had anything to do
with in some time stuck up" Edward
Edwards, colored bank messenger, on
trolley car, and relieved him of $3.50
in cash. While one man held the crew
and passengers at distance with his
revolver the other went through Ed
wards pockets. When the job was fin
ished, the men stopped the car and
made their escape.
After an absence from his home OF
fourteen months, Harold Lyde OF
Mount Clemens. Mich, returned
killed his two small sons with a
razor, slashed his wife and daughter
and then took his own life. Failure
to effect reconciliation with his di-
vorced wife is believed by author
tiles to have been the motive.
| Pete Smith, a construction COM
pany foreman, killed his wife, Car
rie, with butcherknife in their
home in Chicago. Police believe
Smith is insane. After Staying his
wife Smith called the police and
when the officers arrived they found
him in his night clothes and with
the bloody knife in his hand waiting
for them.
Mrs. Georgia Smith, % years old,
who shot and killed her husband, DIR.
U. T. Smith, 4S, in their home at Dal-
las, Texas, was released on 81 600 bond
pending grand Jury action Mrs. Smith