The Raymer enterprise., 1922-01-26
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R. Gaona and L Z. Mejias, toesa,
dors, were seriously gored BY bulls ss
a corida given for the benefit Of Me-
jas in Mexico City.
During 1921 tourists and climbers to
the number Of 1O7 were killed in the
central and eastern Alps, mostly from
falls, according to official statistics
Just published Eight persons have
been killed in the last few days by
avalanches
Foreign Minister Minchitch charac-
terIzed as unfounded rumors Of the
POSSIBLE return to Budapest OF former
Empress Zita Of Austria Hungary, who
has been in Switzerland. where she
WAS permitted to 60 to attend an op-
eratlon on her son. Robert.
Freight loss and damage claims in
Canada and the United States during
1920 totaled S125, ,S36.8 .84S, Joe Marshall.
special representative of the freight
claim prevention committee OF the
American Railway Association, told
the Canadian Railway Club at Mont
real.
With only approximately $3.50, Co.,
900 In notes, backed up by one OF the
biggest gold reserves in the world.
Australia occupies one Of The strong
est financial positions in the world, ac-
cording TO Sir Henry Brsddon. former
commissioner for Australia tn the
United States.
The expenditure Of the United King.
dom must he reduced by f200, 900 0O0,
Austen Chamberlain. government lead
or In the House of Commons. told the
conference OF Scottish Tnionists in
Glasgow. This reduction is necessary
10 make both ends meet and will not
take into account any proposed reduc-
ton In taxation.
The fingerprint system has been
adopted by leading dressmaker OF
Paris to prevent her customers from
copying her models and selling them.
Every model that she produces will
hereafter bear her signature. her fin-
gerprint and a number that will enable
the model to be traced to the person
who purchased 1t.
A nurse In the employ Of the Amer
lean Red Cross at Goldingen, Latvia,
lost ten sons In the war, her husband
was shot by the Bolshevlki and her
three daughters died last year. Still
she goes about her work with a smile.
"Nltchevo." is her consolation, which
means. among a million other things,
1T can't be helped"
GENERAL
Fur buyers in the Adirondacks d.
clared the present season would b.
marked by the largest harvest Of pslts
on record with the trappers receiving
approximately s1,500.0O0 for their
catch.
Construction projects aggregating
Sc, ,00O. .000. 600 have been planned for
the United States In 1922, W. o. Win.
ston. president, declared at the opening
of a three-day conference Of the Cen
eral Contractors Of America at Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Total expenditure for building
Throughout the country for the year
1921 was 81 ,595, 185. 1872, a gain OF 14.9
per cent over the record year OF 1920.
Bradstreet's announced. Reports from
$50 cities showed that 2O.994. .S39 had
been expended for building in Decem-
ber, gain Of 1928 per cent over De-
cember, 1920.
Convicted of annoying women, but
saved from a straight Jail sentence by
the pleadings of his wife and children,
August Shomeberger OF West Hoboken,
n. j., was sentenced to spend the next
twenty Weekend In cell. Re
corder Walter arranged for the mash
er to he locked up every Saturday at
noon and released on Monday.
Railroad rates are being slowly but
steadily forced downward by economic
laws. Daniel Willard, president of the
Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad, argued be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion when that body resumed its in
Quiry into the general level Of trans
portation charges. There is no need,
but considerable danger, he added, In
forclbly decreasing them by govern
ment ediet at present.
George Baldwin Selden. inventor of
the first gasoline propelled vehicle, and
a pioneer In the present automotive In
dustry, died at his home In Rochester,
NY. He was president Of the Selden
Motor Company OF this city and was
II years old.
Arthur o. Meininger, cashier Of the
Night and Day Bank Of st. Louis, who
disappeared after the closing Of the
bank by the state bank examiner, who
discovered shortage Of S754. 600, was
arrested In Belevllle, I'll. He was re-
leased on 10000 bond.
When teller momentarily left his
cage in the Union Trust Company at
Providence, II. l., an unidentified man
reached through the wicket, stole a
$4,000 Liberty bond, bill OF ladlng
covering carload Of cotton and bun
die Of checks, and escaped before an
alarm could be given.
Gatesville, Texas-H. G. Twyman,