Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-06
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sentenced 10 three months tmprtooo-
meat each 1t Allahabad. India. The
editor OF the Allahabad IndeDeadeat
vas sentenced to . years. imprisoa-
neut.
Fashionable London jsvelry shops
are. ss3Iiag largs numbers Of dia-
mond-studded pipes and cigar and
cigarette holders 70 women. This 4
the FIRST record that cisArholdsrs for
women have been On sale - the in
PRODUCTION Of cigar smoking by wom-
% b OF recent origin.
General Frunze, chief Of the Ukra-
nian mission. viii leave Angora. seat OF
the Turkish Nationalist government.
soon with the draft OF an agreement
for consideration by the Kiev soviet.
1t 10 reported that the treaty provides
fos military assistance to the Turks by
Ukraine agninst Rumania in the event
the Rumanians manifest an Intention
Of assisting the Greeks In Thrace.
A great discovery Of Turkish stamps
Ii reported from ConstantIncpic, where
packet numbering 15O0O ex-
amples Of the earliest issues has
been found In the archives Of
the finance ministry. These early
Turkish stamps are said to be
rare and much sought after by collec-
tors, and Il Il believed that the discov-
cry of such a quantity at one time will
affect the stamp market.
The men who served under Gen.
francisco villa. former reyoIutionist.
are soon TO receive from the govern
ment tracts of land In accordance with
the agreement made with villa by the
Huerta government at the time of his
surrender In July. 1870. The Depart
ment OF Agriculture has appointed
commission Of engineers to divide the
land. II Is estimated TINT each man
will receive six hectares (approximate-
iy fifteen acres).
1t Ii possible TO prevent river from
freezing over by supplying a small
amount Of heat, the American Associ-
alton for the Advancement OF Science
at Toronto was told by John Murphy.
engineer Of the Canadian Department
Of Railways and Canals. The Rock
river In Illinois, q navIgnble stream,
has been kept from freezing for five
winters over thirteen miles OF its
length by spilling tepid wnter into II
at the rate Of two barrels second.
GENERAL
An athletic stadium with 10000 en-
pacity Will be built by the University
Of Detroit, officials announced. Work
Ii to start Immediately.
Madison Square Garden. New York.
yielded to the federal and state gov
ernments from Aug. 3. 1870. to Dec. -
mst, $535.317 In property and nmuse-
ment taxes, according to a compilation
made by Tex Richard, lessee Of the
building.
The body Of Charles Swlnney. for
mer soldier, has been found near
Kings Mil. Tenn. after search, ac-
cording TO advices received. The top
of Swinney's head had been blown
robbers. Swinney is said 10 have left
home with 500 In cash. Nothing was
found In the pockets when the body
WINS discovered.
A bargain party for the exchange
OF undesired Christmas presents was
Club. It was merry party and every
body got rid Of their misfIt gifts. This
trading scheme, when first proposed
by women who maintained that Santa
Claus WAS human and liable to mis-
takes, drew loud protests from senti-
mental folk, but bold prncticabilIiy
won.
Three firemen were hurt, several
families were made homeless and $780,
900 damage was done In the first two
big fires Of the year In Chicago. A
garage and eighty-five automobiles
were destroyed and tenement house
'adjoping was burned, forcing score
OF persons to flee from tlie building.
The second blaze destroyed the inter
ior Of a seven-stOrv factory and office
building.
Expenditure Of Sl,S71 $50 for the i'm
provement OF oakland harbor, San
Francisco hay. has l,s;en recommended
to Congress by army engineers
Psychopathic experts will examine
Stanley Oliver. Jr., 25 years old. held
by the police, charged with being the.
author Of more than 100 letters to
wealthy Chicnsoans Police declare the
object Of the letters was blackmail. 4
request for 477 contained In letter to
Dr. George 8 Isham. which Isham
turned over to the police. resulted In
divers arrest. Oliver b said to have
confessed and to have declared he
wrote the letters ~ .joke."
George w. walker. conductor. was
asphyxiated and three other train
~ were overcome by gas or smoke
W. their train apparently was
stalled in . tunnel between st. Johns
Junction and Portland ON the Ore
Railroad and Navi-
cation Company's lines. The train