The St. Johns herald., 1922-03-30
FOREIGN

died in London recently.
 Georges Carpentier will be confined to his room for several days in Paris as result of an operation for an in- fected condition of the throat
 A campaign is being carried on in certain French newspapers against any program by the United States to col feet its war debts from France.
 Between 100000 and 5OO,OOO British engineers and machiniSts are idle as result of the employers lockout. About 5000 workshops were said to be closed.
 A strike of ship officers at Vera Cruz has been declared against vessels owned by the Mexican Steamship COm- pany, which is controlled by the Mex ican government.
 A number of American shoe con- panies and tanneries are establishing common sales agency in Hamburg for dealing with Germany, CzechO SlO- vakia, Hungary, Rumania and Austria.
 Accompanying the Fifth American infantry regiment for Antwerp on the first stage of the voyage to the Unit ed States were thirty-One German brides of soldiers, and eight babies born under the protection of the Stars and Stripes on the Rhine.
 Commenting on the American gov ernment's decision not to participate in the Genoa conference, the Tempo, Rome, says the American note might seem to be "a premeditated act of na- tiOnal egOtism, by which, under the pretext of checking the ambitions of others, the United States tries to make its own political and financial interests predominant"
 A provisional settlement of the strike of officers on the vessels Op- erated by the Mexican Steamship Company, which is controlled by the Mexican government, has been reached. The officers will perform their duties for the next ten days during which an attempt will be made to bring about a definite settlement. The ships NAllNh hCAO llCO III put dI VI q Cruz by the strike have already sailed.
 Asserting that agents of the United States are in Canada studying the Quebec system of liquor distribution under police supervision, L. A Tas- chereau, prime minister of the prov ince, predicted in a House debate that ''the example of Quebec will be fol- lowed not only throughout Canada, but also in the United States" In Que bee liquors are sold directly to the in- dividual from bonded warehouses. Beer of moderate alcoholic content is sold over public bars.
 GENERAL
 Harry Kellar, world famous magi- elan, died at his home in Los Angeles, after two years of i'll health and a se- were illness of several weeks. He was 72 years old.
 The Sherman Hotel Company, Chi cagO, was fined $25,OO0 in Federal Court, the maximum penalty for viola tion of the Volstead act. The fine was assessed by Judge George A. Car penter.
 Gen. Virgil Young Cook, 73 years old, former grand commander of the United Confederate Veterans, died at his home at Batesville, Ark, recently. He is survived by his widow and three daughters.
 William Dalton, 17 years old, former bank clerk, has been placed on trial for the second time on charge of rob- ping the Northwestern Trust Com pany, Chicago, of approximately $7OO,- GOO in Liberty bonds.
 ChicagO's largest taxicab company, in a statement recently, announced that business for 1921 had been so good that wage increases totallng $250,O00 for cab drivers, effective im- mediately, had been authorized.
 Henry FOrd's Muscle Shoals offer was indOrsed unanimously and reSOlu- tiOns calling on Congress to accept his bid were passed at mass meeting of approximately 5000 persons in the city auditorium at Atlanta, Ga, recently.
 The problem of quartering mixed jurieS of men and women when un- able to agree was settled by Judge A. c. HOppmann in Dane county Superior Court in Madison, Wis, recently, when he ordered the sexes segregated and given lodging in different rooms of hotel
 The 1921 income taxes will bring the government $2,5OO,OOO,OOO, which is about $75O,OOO,OOO below the total last year, treasury statisticians estimated. The first quarterly payments will reach no more than $460, 100000, which is $100,0O0,O0O below the quarterly av-