The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-10-05
Domestic

anu DIoReTS SHOWS that san Francis
cans have lost at least $4,000, 900 spec
! ulating in German marks. 1t is esti
mated that Caljfornians have lost more
than one hundred million dollars as
a result OF the fall Of the mark.
The first marine and naval aviation
detachment for the Pulitzer air races
which will take place at Detroit in
October have left Quantico, Va, in
a Martin bomber of the aviation ma
rine force.
Five bandits, heavily armed, rode
into Eureka Springs, Ark, in two au-
tomobiles to rob the First National
bank The bodies of two of them are
T! III an undertaker's establishment, one
bandit is SO badly wounded that his
death is .momentarily expected, and two
other members Of the gang are In the
guarded Jail, slightly wounded, as the
| result OF the reception given them by
the citizens.
Mrs. j. G. Tolbert, who shot and
killed Matt Green, an innocent bystan.
der, at Oklahoma City, Okla, when
she went cunning for her husband,
VINO, she claimed, had sent her to
hospital with broken rib as the re-
suit Of beating, was exonerated by
coroner's jury.
David e. Carlson. former cashier Of
tho Cottage Grove Avenue State bank,
Chicago, missing ten days, cleared him
self within an hour Of his return Of
blame in what was reported to be
100000 deficit in the banks accounts,
according to the state bank examiner.
The army dirigible CO, after arriv.
ing at San Francisco, sailed gracefully
on towards the landing field at Pre-.
sidio. Three army airplanes escorted
her. The CO began the flight from
! Ross Field, Arcadia. and made the
journey none the worse for the trip.
Prohibition officials in Philadelphia
say that certain tyne of photogra-
piers arc getting rich by selling pho
tographs of prohibition officials TO sa-
ioonkccpers in the City Of Brotherly
Love.
| Tales of phantom iceberg which
agreed in only the most superficial de-
tails were told by many of the 500
passengers on tho Caronia when the
steamship docked in New York from
Chcrbourg and Southampton.
Baldwin, Brown & Co., Inc, dealers
in hardware and building material.
Richmond, Va, have gone into volun-
tary bankruptcy after operating unin-
terruptedly for 100 years. Business de-
prossion and other reversals are respon-
sible 1t is stated. The petition filed In
federal court listed the liabilities OF
the concern at $5f,47S with assets of
$13234 II
Reduction Of street car fares from
eight to seven cents and gas from $1.45
per thousand cubic feet to $1.30 were
announced by the New Orleans Rail
way and Light company, effective Sep.
tember 27
Representatives OF state railroad and
utilities commissions Of Kansas. Mis-.
souri, Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska,
South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
North Dakota, Arkansas, Texas and
Louisiana are tn conference at Kan.
sas City. Mo-, and are discussinA the
ways and means to support the com.
plant filed by the Kansas public util. |
tiles commission recently against the |
! freight rates on grain products and hay
In the western railroad group.
| AS'oS SuiiibAA INSTANTLY hlilcu
and T. II. Padgett seriously injured
when a freight. train crashed into an
automobile truck at DcFuniak Springs.
Fla.
Five workmcn wore injured, one per.
haps fatally, lives OF forty others i'm.
porilcd and windows in neighboring
skyscrapers shattered by an explosion
OF an air compressor in the new Illi-
nois Merchants Trust Bank building
in Chicago
Another national bonus bill will be
passed within tho next three months"
! IIanford MacNider, national comman.
der of the American Legion, said at
Davenport, Iowa, the other day.
According to reports from New York
wholesale dry goods men are having
trouble selling long skirts in the South.
Southern women were slow in adopting
short skirts, ani probably will never
change the style.
Thomson, Ga. is palled by the loss
OF its most distinguished son. Senator
Thomas e. Watson, whose funeral ie
regarded as the most remarkable in
the history Of Georgia.
A large section Of Pittsburg fog was
completely put out OF business the otn.
or day by scientists. weather officials
experts from the United States engi.
neering department.
Suspension Of Edward Brady & Co.,
New York and Boston stock brokers,
from membershipdn the New York curb
market, is announced. Failure to meet
obligations Is alleged.