The Ocala banner., 1922-05-12
Short Items of Useful Information
FROM AFoRDsv DEARBORN INDEPENDENT


the home of the Royal Blackheath
Club. Many historic treasures are to
be found in the club house, among
which are set of clubs 200 years
old.
The vessels passing through the
Suez Canal in 1921 carried 18,11S,999
net tons. This is an increase of 544.-
900 tons over 1920, although there
was a decrease of 81 in the number
of vessels run
/ One hundred million dollars year
| is spent by the people of the United
! 8 ates for buttons made in rhis coun-
try Besides this $16,OO0,0O0 worth
were sold abroad since the beginning
of the war.
t Nearly $75,0O0,000 must be expend-
ed annually to keep pace with the in
creasing demand for power and light
in the United States. Last year cleo
tric energy measuring 43,100,000,000
kilowatt hours was consumed.
One of the greatest electrical sup
ply companies in the world has fifteen
million dollars worth of untitled wire
less apparatus orders on its books and
irefuses to accept more business till it
catches up.
A sudden shifting of the winds
piled up all Of the smoke of Chicago
fin one monstrous cloud blanket,
through which not even sunbeam
could force its way, recently, leaving
the city In darkness at noon. This
LASTED but few minutes.
The 1,615 subscribers of the San
Francisco telephone exchange. are
tcalled by name instead of number
The operators are Chinese girls who
were educated in the San Francisco
lpublic schools and speak English and
lChinese fluently.
Rain or snow falls five days out of
every six in South Georgia, an out
post of the Antarctic Ocean, east of
Cape Horn. Violent gales rage
throughout the year, the wind fire.
quently reaching velocity of lao
miles an hour
Mayor Oles, of Youngstown, Ohio,
has purchased a motor car with which
he already has captured several speed
ers. He says he can catch any speed
violator in the city and expects to
make 800 a day for the city in his
spare time.
The Labrador Eskimos appear to be
a dying race. according to the vice.
governor of Northern Greenland The
Labrador natives are in need of pro-
lection from unscrupulous traders
who drive them farther north year
after year.
Three thousand French churches,
totally or partly destroyed during the
World War. are to be restored with
out waiting for German reparation
funds. The money is to be provided
by a 20O.00O.OOO franc church recon
struction loan which has reached
full subscription.
Hundreds of admirers of John Bur-
roughs tramped miles to be present
at the unveiling of a tablet of bronze
in honor of the great naturalist. at
the Burroughs homestead. April 8.
The unveiling was by Ursula and John
Burroughs. grandchildren of the ma
turalist
A decree restricting emigration of
Mexican laborers to the United
States has been signed by President
Obregon. A great number OF Mexi-
cans have been thrown out OF employ
ment in this country and have been
repairiated at the Mexican govern
ment's expense.
Talk meters are being installed on
telephones and IL is claimed they
measure conversation after the same
fashion that other meters in the house
measure gas. electricity and water.
The new instrument is known as the
telechrometer and as fully so per