The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-16
FOREIGN

1
Sir Donald MacMaster. member OF
the House of Commons from Surrey,
died In London recently.
Georges Carpenter will be confined
to his room for several days In Paris
as result of nm operation for an in
lfected condition of the throat.
A strike of ship officers at Vera Cruz
has been declared against vessels
owned by the Mexican Steamship Com
Ipany, which is controlled by the Mex
lean government.
A number of American shoe COM
Ipanies and tanneries are establishing
a 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.
A party of American treasure seek
ers has reached San Jose, Costa Rica,
and applied to the government for per
mission to search for gold that is sup
posed to have been buried on COcOs
island. This island, 545 miles south
west of Panama, is the locale of Rob
ert Louis StevensOn's Treasure Is
land"
America is the worlds greatest
creditor, Germany the worlds greatest
debtor. Germany owes almost twice
as much as the whole world owes
America. The bureau of statistics Of
the German government has issued an
Interesting survey of the worlds In.
debtedness. Standing at the head Of
the list Is Germany's reparation debts,
amounting to 132,0O0,OOO.0OO gold
marks, or $31 ,0OO. 100000.
A provisional settlement Of the
strike of Officers on the vessels op-
Grated 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 definite settlement The ships
which were tied up in the port at Vera
Cruz by the strike have already sailed.
1 Asserting that agents of the United
States are in Canada studying the
lQuebec 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-
clan, died at his home in Los Angeles,
after two years Of Ill health and Sc
we're illness OF several weeks. He was
72 years old.
The case of Gov. Len Small of I'LL.
nois, charged with conspiracy to EN-.
bezzle state funds, had another day in
court recently and took another ad.
journment, this time until April 8.
William Dalton, II years old, former
bank clerk, has been placed on trial
for the second time on IL charge of rob-
bling the Northwestern Trust Com
pany, Chicago, of approximately $780,
600 In Liberty bonds.
Louis Weitzel, pioneer barber, who
shaved Presidents Lincoln, Mckinley
and Grant, is dead at the age of 70
years. He was in the business for six
Ity years, fifty-four years being spent
In Fond Du Lac, Wis.
\ Chicago's largest taxicab company,
In a statement recently, announced
that business for 1921 had been so
good that wage Increases totallng
$250,0OO for cab drivers, effective i'm.
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 a mass meeting of
approximately 5000 persons in the city
auditorium at Atlanta, Ga, recently.
The Bettendorf Steel Car Company,
Davenport. Iowa, through Its presl-
dent, ]. w. Bettendorf, announced a
81, 100000 contract with the Union Pa
cific and Southern Pacific railroads.
The problem of quartering mixed
juries Of men and women when un.
able to agree was settled by Judge A.
G. Hoppmann in Dane county Superior
Court in Madison, Wis, recently, when
he ordered the sexes segregated and
given lodging in different rooms of a
hotel.
The 1921 income taxes will bring the
government S2,5OO,OOO,OOO, which is
about 75O,0O0.OOO below the total last
year, treasury statisticians estimated.
Dhe first nuarterly nnumanfc mill