The Snowflake herald. [volume] (Snowflake, Ariz.) 1913-1969, 1922-09-08
FOREIGN

The newspapers of Naples report the
| discovery by the police of band OF
criminals whose principal activities
were devoted to counterfeiting Ameri-
| can bank notes.
Twenty Of Montreal's smartest and
| prettiest girls, rebelling against the at
| tempt of style creators to foist long
skirts on women have formed no
| longer-skirt league"
/ The American consul warned more
than 500 American tourists in Vienna
| to leave the city as soon as possible
for fear of riots, unless detained on alb
solutely urgent business.
| The Turkish Nationalist launched
mass attack against Afiun Karahis-
sar in an attempt to pierce the Greek
front. 1t is officially stated that they
were repulsed by the Greeks.
| A small party of Free State troops
was ambushed recently at Glasson,
village near Athlone, by thirty Repub-
| licans. Free State Lieutenant McCor-
mack was shot dead and the driver of
his car badly wounded. A civilian
wounded during the fighting sue
| cumbed later.
| In an ambush near Tullamore, ma
tonal troops in an automobile were
| fired upon, and one officer was killed
and another MORALLY wounded. In
MARLBORO jail, where 600 irregulars
are confined, fire broke out. 1t is as
serted that prisoners set fire to their
mattresses, the flames spreading to
many Of the cells.
All is in readiness for the opening at
Fairbanks, Sept. Is, of the farthest
north college on. this continent, the
Alaska Agricultural College and School
OF Mines. The college, which is about
three miles outside Fairbanks In the
heart OF a rich mining country, will
teach mine engineering. Teachers and
students will live in Fairbanks.
The possibility of Mexico being made
bone dry again is discussed seriously
at Mexico City. 1t is announced that
several deputies will propose "dry"
bill as soon as Congress begins it's ses-
sion. The belief prevails that a dry
law modelled after the Volstead law in
the United States will be introduced,
although 1t is not believed the measure
will be enacted.
Shanghai. t. Sun Yat-Sen, former
president of China and later Of South
China, who has been leading confer
ences in Shanghai on plans to re-
unity the country, outlined a plan to
rehabilitate China's finances by hav-
Ing America take over China's debts
to European countries on refunding
basis, as part payment of European
debts to the United States.
The Polish-American Chamber of
Commerce announces that in order to
increase trade relations between the
United States and Poland, an invita-
ton to visit Poland has been extended
to various American trade concerns
and financial institutions. In answer
to this invitation, twenty-five Ameri-
can organizations have promised to
send their delegates to Poland.
GENERAL
Tangible assets Of Allan A. Ryan,
Wall Street broker and manipulation Of
the famous "Stutz corner" who re-
Gently went into bankruptcy with liza
bflitles Of $18,00O.0OO, were sold for
$1,000.
The rapid spread Of typhus in Po-
land constitutes a menace to the while
world, said Health Commissioner Roy
al S. Copeland on his return to New
York from Europe, where he has been
studying health conditions.
Fourteen-year-old Howard Wilson
told his parents that he would not re-
turn to school-and he kept his word
A few moments after the bell sound
ing through the little mining village Of
Herminie, Pa announced the end Of
summer vacation, the boy went to his
room and shot himself through the
head.
Leon Rupkowsky, a Chicago alder
man, mistaking his son, Frank, 81, for
burglar, shot and perhaps fatally
wounded him at their home.
Agreements which will Immediately
open mines in central Pennsylvania
with an annual output of 100000
tons of coal, were signed at Altoona
by operators and representatives of
District No. 2, United Mine Workers.
The old wage scales with the check
off were accepted.
Gerald Chapman and George Ander-
son were found guilty of the theft Of
$2,50O,O00 in cash and securities from
mail wagon on Broadway, New
: York, last October, by jury in the
federal court. Justice Holmes SEN
fenced each of them to the federal
penitentiary at Atlanta for twenty-five
years.
The skull of Miss Mona Skinner,
Bloomington, ILL.,, school teacher,
who, 1t was at first believed.
died in the explosion Of a gas
oline stove at the home of a