Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-02

old daughter OF w. Il. Aven. was ar.
rested at wylie. Texas. and taken to
Waco.
Dubuque. Iowa. William Trainor had
his right arm broken in two places
when the keg exploded. blowing out
the hend.
Horace Box, o. a prisoner in the
county jail Mt Los Angeles. was shot
and killed by deputy sheriffs in a gun
fight which ensued following the dis
covery by Deputy Sheriff AL Patton OF
an attempted Jail break by Box.
James III. Mitchell, president of the
City Fuel Company of Lincoln, for
fifteen year prominent in Lincoln bus
mess circles. was killed when rar of
coal he was inspecting In the railroad
yards was struck by switch engine
md he was thrown under the wheels.
y. Ramos, walter In cafe. was
elected mayor of Nogales, Sonora, in
n municipal election held there. There
were three candidates, Ramos polling
more votes thnn his two opponents to-
gether. Three persons were injured.
aone seriously. in demonstrations at
tending the election.
The CARRIER State Bank of CARRIER,
Okla, was robbed by two unmnsked
men, who escaped with $500. The
men held up Glenn Il. Courier, cashier
and his father. locked both men In the
vault and sped away In motor car
Courier released his father and him
self by an inside combination.
An unidentified Chinese was shot to
death in his cabin at Nina, 175 miles
southeast of Reno. New, by two Chi
nese who drove from Reno I'm taxi
cab. Hughie Sing of Carson City and
Lee John of San Francisco, both said
to be Hop Sing tongmen. were arrest
ed in Reno and are charged with the
murder
According to tabulated statement
by the Texas State Highway Depart
ment, 100 new road projects have been
completed involving LOCI miles at n
total cost of 81. .366, ,3142O on which ST.
312,25S.S5 state aid and S1.794, ,33514
federal aid was paid OF these roads,
B24 miles were paved with concrete,
1925 miles with bituminous materials
nrd 0O7 miles with gravel
A band of about twenty white la
bOrers appeared at the ranch of A.
Francis In the Cutler district, fifteen
miles north of Visalin, Calf, and de
ported n Hindu worker from the house
in an automobile. The white workers
called on Francis and told him they
would not stand by and permit en-
ployment of Hindu grape pickers while
white men are out of work. Francis
discharged all Hindus working for
him, 1t was said, but one returned.
WASHINGTON
Negotiations for advances to fl
nance agricultural products for export
sales involving approximately $780,
100000 are nearing completion, the
war finance corporation announced.
Final action on seven transactions will
be made within few days, the corpor-
alton added
Amusement-loving America spent
nearly $1,000. 100000 during the fiscal
year 1921 for theatrical entertainment,
Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair.
The 10 per cent tax collection on the
aters and places of amusement during
the fiscal year just closed amounted
to $50, ,905, Blair announced.
Forty-four years ago ''oses M. Bane
was receiver of public moneys for the
territory of Utah at Salt Lake City.
He had to fish down into his own
pocket to pay the rent of the office he
occupied during 1877. 1878 and the first
quarter of 1879. Last week the Sen
ate passed bill directing the secre
tnry of the treasury to pay to the es
tate of Moses NJ Bane $1,0S0 to cover
the rent.
A replica OF the President of the
United States In personal appearance
II Capt A. +. johnson. commanding
the ocean steamship City of st. Louis
plying between Savannah and Boston
in citizens attire Captain Johnson re
sembles more closely President Hard
ing than when the skipper Is wearing
the steamship uniform. Captain John
son is about the age of the President
and is Republican.
A pigeon which carried n message
from Mayor Thompson of Chicago tt
President Harding In sixteen hours nc
tual flying time for the 614ta miles
broke worlds record, the Depart
ment OF Agriculture announced. Tht
bird was product Of the govern
pent's loft at Beltsville, Md.
white House.
Charles w. Pugsley of Nebraska ha,
been selected by President Harding
for appointment as assistant secre
tary of agriculture to succeed DIR. Ell
mer D. Bell, whose resignation. effec
tive Oct. 1, was announced at thu