The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-10-10

towns for several weeks, according to re
, ports reaching here tonight.
State College, Pa.-Rapid breeding o
grain moth during the recent drought re-
suited inthe loss of half million dollar!
in wheat in this stae, sentomologists de
clared here today at the conclusion OF
state survey. Millers in the big "hea1
producing counties are refusing thous'
ands of bushels of wheat, it was said, be
cause fifty per cent Of it had been spoiled
by the moth.
Philadelphia-Cecil A. Preston, valu-
alton engineer Of the Pennsylvania rail
road system, died at his home here today
Syracuse, n. Y.-Francis Pettis, Is, a
student at Syracuse university. dropped
dead late today while playing basket ball
Chicago.-John ". Kroell Of Chicago
was appointed president of the Interna-
tionaI Order of Railway Yardmasters to-
day to fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of President Frank w. Whelan
The appointment was made by the board
of directors Of the organization.
St Louis-Increase of capital stock
and bonded Indebtedness of the Terminal
Railway association from S50.000,000 to
500, 900, 900 was voted by the stockholders
and directors today. The action was taken
to allow expansion of the organization s
traffic facilities, it was explained.
New York-Au but two of the "a pot
terry makers and manufacturers indicted
last month by the federal grand jury for
violation of the Sherman antitrust Law
appeared today before Federal Judge
Foster and entered tentative pleas Of not
guilty They were released under bond
of $4,000 each for final pleading.
Newport r. 1.-The British schooner
NJ. ]. Taylor. blown hundreds Of miles of
her course by heavy gales, put in here to-
day after eleven weeks at sea. She left
Pasca goula, Miss. on July %, bound fol-
ST. Thomas, Virginia Islands. The schoon-
| er's crew Jared we'll but the vessel Itself
needs repairs and $4,000 feet Of her deci
load of lumber was washed away
washfngton.-The conviction of Alder
Rowan and Ben Luna, who, with Others
were indicated in connection with pos
office mail robbery at Dallas, Teas, viii
stand. the supreme court refusing toda!
| to review the case.
| Tacoma, wash.-Mrs. Johanna Ryar
| has begun her third week in the city
iail where she was placed September 2;
when she refused to sign papers. a.
ordered by Superior Judge E. NJ. Card
| y ~ Of
between herself and her former husband
Mrs. Ryan gave no sign today that sh'
| contemplated a change of mind
| Haverhill Mass.-The Boot and Sho
Workers union applied for an injunc
ton today to restrain the Shoe Worries
protective union from interfering with it
members Another Injunction was re
ouested restraining the Triangle Sho
company from entering an agreemen
with the Protective union. The Triangl
Shoe company was one of the five plant
controlled by the Boot and Shoe Workers
| union from which the Protective uniol
called its membership out on strike las
week.
Chicago-The federal trade commission
charged with national investigation 0
the grain business, will open hearings to
morrow to which many leading dealers
| particularly those specializing in grain
futures will be called.
Chicago.--A reduction of two cents
gallon in the price of gasoline and a.
other naptha products effective tomorrow
was announced today by the Standar
OIL Company of Indiana. The new pric
will make the Chicago base for gasolin
| 10 cents at the tank wagon and Fl cent
at the service station.
Cincinnati - Three officials of tn
schaller Brewing Company here. Michae
IIilsinger, Michael Keck and Joseph Herr
man. we're indicted by the federal gran
jury today IN United Staes district court
The indictment charges them with con
spring to violate the federal prohibitio
act by the manufacture of beverage c
beer containing more than the lega
strength of alcohol.