, 1922-02-23

them the pair introduced the "malefac-
tor" and took from him everything of
value.
GENERAL
A falling off in Influenza and pneu-
monia cases has been reported by the
Board of Health in New York.
The price of cement was lowered 10
cents per barrel by a large cement
manufacturing concern in st. Louis re-
Gently, reducing the present scale TO
$3.50 per barrel in carload lots to deal
ers.
In accordance with plans made at
the national convention OF the Greeters
OF America held In New Orleans last
year, a national home for aged and
has been established in Denver.
A quarrel with his wife resulted in
Joseph Nowyek, Chicago, being sen
fenced to take her to the movie every
Saturday night and to church every
Sunday by Judge Haas in Police Court.
at will cost you $3.50 If you don't" the
judge told him.
A mans education is usually closely
related to his natural intelligence and
the grade at which he ends his school
ing is in most cases the limit to which
his intelligence will carry him, accord
ing to Prof. Forrest A. Kingsbury of
the psychological department OF the
University of Chicago in announcing
the results of tests among employees
of a large Chicago bank.
One hundred and sixteen New York
state soldiers took their own lives
overseas during the world war, says
n statement issued in Albany. y. Y,
by Adj. Gen. ]. Leslie Kincaid. One
hundred were enlisted men and sixteen
were officers. A coil of rope. the re-
port said, seemed to possess an un-
canny fascination for the enlisted
man." while the officer, as a rule, re-
lied on his pistol. 49,
The Reading Railroad Company an
nounced that orders had been given for
steel equipment to cost S5,0O0,000. The
orders call for $500 steel coal ears OF
seventy tons capacity, fifty suburban
passenger cars t%hirty-flve coaches ana
fifteen combination cars.
Organized operatives In cotton mills,
employing about 1000 hands In New
Hampshire and Massachusetts, have
gone on strike in protest against n
wage reduction of 20 per cent. Off
cials of the textile unions with which
the locals are affiliated assert that the
mills are well organized. Reductions,
accompanied by restoration of the fif-
ty-four-hour week. will cut the wages
OF nearly 10000 operatives In the four
northern New England states.
Acceptance of Henry Ford's offer
for the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant
would wipe out the last vestige of
sectionallsm that has existed In the
South" Governor Taylor said before
leaving with the Tennessee delegation
which appeared Mt the house military
affairs committee hearing In Washing
ton. Declaring his support OF the pro
posal, the governor said II realize
that II would be the greatest thing that
could happen for the South"
The bandit career OF Eva Daley. ~
years old was ended recently In Chi
cngo when she entered a grocery store
an attempted to hold up the proprietor,
according to the police. The grocer
grabbed her gun and held her until n
customer called the police, The police
say they believe That she Is the girl
who has been leading n band of rob
bers In holdups and burglarles here for
several days.
John Mccormack, tenor, whose CON
cert tour was temporarily suspended
because of IN attack Of ~laryngitis, has
fully recovered, II has been announced