Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-13
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- 49, VII OO0t III Ah IN
President Harding returned to the
White House at Washington from his
weeks automobile trip to Ohio. II
Food prices In the United States
are going up again. the Department OF
Labor announced at Washington.
Mutinous gendarmes at the Vatican
In Rome agreed TO return to duty pend
Ing promised reforms in service condi-
tons.
Twenty persons were injured, one
seriously. when a section. 100 feet by
20 feet and weighing several tons. fell
from the plaster ceiling Of the Star
motion picture theater in Honolulu.
John D. Rockefeller is eighty-three
years old. A birthday cake, round
OF golf in the morning and an automo-
bile ride OH Saturday composed his
anniversary celebration this year.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Roose-
welt issued an. order at Washington d.
recting the closing of the Charleston
Is. CO. navy yard ''as soon as posi-
ble," insofar as the repair and supply
of naval vessels is concerned.
Harvey f. Miller of New York, vice
president of the Fairbanks company.
died in a hospital at Hutchinson, Kan,
Of injuries he received In the Santa Fe
collision at, Burton, KAN Nine other
persons were injured, three seriously.
Jack Lewis Darcy. said to be the
husband of Louise Darcy, screen
actress, and son Of a well-known finan-
cier connected with the ]. P. Morgan
interests, committed suicide at hotel
In Birmingham, Ala, by taking poison.
Mile. Suzanne Lenglen ! defeated
Molla Mallory of America at tennis
and retains her title. as champion
woman tennis player of the world.
Mile. Lenglen defeated Mrs. Mallory In
London, two sets to nothing, the games
being 6-2. 60.
5 Edwin DENLY, speaking as the 'head
Of. the United States navy" at din
ner given in his honor by American
business men at Yokohama, Japan, de-
clared "the merchant marine Is second
only, to the navy in its Importance to
the defense Of our country"
The Navy department at Washing
ton, after a lapse of nearly year,
has resumed recruiting, 1t was an
nounced. During the coming year, it
was stated, $4,000 enlistments will
be required to- maintain the force Of
$4,000 authorized by congress.
Forest fires are raging in virtually
every timbered area of the Pacific
Northwest and thousands of men were
being rushed to augment the crews
which have been working to control
blazes constantly growing in numbers
and size for the last week or ten days
Martial law has been declared at
Vera Cruz, Mex, after renewal of the
clashes between the police, soldiers
and members of the Red union of
revolutionary tenants. Heron Proal,
founder and director Of the syndicate,
Is confined in the military hospital,
having been arrested. ".E
A report on state tax assessments
issued by the census bureau at Wash
ington showed that in 1920 the high
est tax per capita on real and personal
property combined, .$18.47, was levied
In Nevada. The highest per capita
levy of the specialF taxes In 1920, 5000,
was reported by Rhode island.
Capture of five alleged bootleggera
at Trenton, N. j., caught In the act OF
robbing a government warehouse Of
100000 worth of liquors, coupled
with the presence Of William J. Burns,
chief of the United States secret serv-
Ice, was taken to indicate that the
plot was Of more than local sig
nificance.
The Court OF Appeals denied at
Washington the application of
Charles w. Morse, his three sons, and
eight others, Jointly indicted for con-
spiracy to defraud the government in
connection with war contracts, for a
special appeal from the decision Of the
District Supreme court oyerruling de-
murrers filed against the indictment.
, Gorozave, the Mexican bandit active
recently in the Tampico Oil region, has
threatened to begin blowing up oil pipe
lines and pumping stations unless he
receives a payment OF 5000 pesos, ac-
cording to a message from Consul
Shaw at Tampico, the State depart
ment at Washington reporting infor.
nation rocofvnd from the British.