Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-02-09
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Germany's floating debt on February
is announced at Berlin as 25567s'-
10000 marks.
President Harding expects to con-
fer with senate anG house leaders at
Washington on means for financing a
soldiers bonus.
Nine convicts were killed by a xas
explosion in the Becle Ellen coal mines
In Bibb county, according to reports
received at Birmingham. Ala.
Jugo- Slayia's army is to be reduced
to 10000 men, it is agreed by the
ministry Of war and the parliamentary
budget committee at Belgrade.
Passage Of the allied debt refund
ing bill by the American congress is
regarded by most of the Paris news
The highwayman who was shot and
killed IN battle with a posse near
Blencoe, Ia, Saturday, has been identi-
fed as r. w. Buis of Texhoma.
Okla.
One hundred and ten persons were
killed and numbers of others injured
when railway train was buried by an
avalanche at Itolgawa station In
Japan.
Deaths in England and Wales from
the present epidemic Of influenza have
totaled 1900, according to figures Is
sued at London. The epidemic is re-
ceding.
The American relief administration
has notified President Hoinisch at
Vienna that 100000 has been allotted
for the relief Of Austrian intellectual
workers.
Joseph w. Powell, president of the
Emergency Fleet corporation at Wash
ington, announced that he would ter
inmate his connection with the corpo-
ration March 4.
In what is announced to be the
largest single liquor raid ever made in
California, federal prohibition opera
tives destroyed more than 10000 gal
Ions of wine at a ranch ten miles south
of Sacramento.
Secretary Hoover declared before
the interstate commerce commission
at Washington that a billion dollars
spent upon American railways would
do more to restore prosperity than
two billions spent abroad.
President Harding appeared before
the semi-annual meeting of the bust
ness organization Of the government
Mt nth 0vnr0Ccn6
citation for the efforts made during the
last six months to cut down expendi-
lures.
Revealing an elopement and secret
marriage, Pauline Frederick, noted
motion picture star, announced at
Los Angeles, her marriage to DR..
Charles Alton Rutherford, wealthy
Seattle physician, clubman and second
cousin.
State soldiers, rangers and federal
officers, led by airplanes, swooped
down on the thickly wooded section
of the Trinity river bottoms of Free
stone county, nine miles east of Fair
field, Tex, and captured seven stills
and made fifty arrests.
Germany's railway strike has almost
completely tied up all kinds Of traffic
1t became even nearer complete when
the Berlin branch of the railway union
joined the ranks of the strikers. 1t
is estimated at Berlin that 1900 en-
CINE drivers now are striking
Invitations were issued at Washing:
ton by a committee representing the
sixteen standard railroad brotherhoods
for a one-day conference in Chicago,
February 20, of 200 persons from all
groups in American life to adopt a
fundamental economic program"
A mob of 1000 Indian nationalist
volunteers and villagers attacked the
police offices at Chaurai on February
and killed the entire staff OF officers,
the Waterman and eight armed police,
II men in all, says a telegram re-
ceived by the Indian office at Lon
don.