The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-01-12
Domestic

injured. TWO perhaps mOrtally, by an
accidental explosion Of powder in tho
Shandaken tunnel in the Ashokan res
ervoir district, about 35 miles from
here, according to word received in
Kingston. NJ Y.
The Eufaua Hardware company, a
three-story brick building owned by
Foy Brothers, Eufa la. Ala, was com.
pletely destroyed fire, tho total
loss amounting to two hundred thou
sand dollars.
a federal prohibition agent bcset by
hotel guests unaware Of his identity
was saved from personal injury when
tho orchestra OF the Highland hotel,
Springfield, Mass, played "The Star
Spanged Banner"
j. d. Smith OF Lamar, Miss, was
killed and his son, c. d. Smith, seri-
ously Injured when the automobile in
which they were riding was struck by
a Southern railway train at Ridge
way, Tenn
w. II. Sproul, restaurant emplove.
was burned to death and property and
merchandise valued at approximately
| 100000 were destroyed in fire which
originated in the three-story Nichols
building in the business district Of
Dyersbury. Tenn, and spread to sew.
! eral adjacent buildings.
The United States transport Hender.
son has arrived at the navy ward at
portsmouth, N. H., with SO naval pris.
oners from the Pacific fleet Officers
reported than II prisoners had made
their escape since the vessel left San
francisco, ten having jumped over.
board when the ship was going
through the Panama canal and the re.
mainder making their escape at points
on the Pacific coast where the vessel
stopped.
John Soffel, president Of the May.
wood State bank, in the suburbs OF
Chicago. was shot and killed, and Lon.
IS ;. Sweeney, chief Of police of the
suburb, and Arthur Benson, a bank
messenge" wee wounded when five
bandits robbed ,hem OF $4,000 nav.
roll for the M1rwoud plant Of the
American Can company.
1t is reported by the executive sec.
retary of the Socialist party, headauar-
ters IN Chicago, that Eugene " Debs'
health will not permit him, at this
time to make speaking tour.
The entire group Of sixteen individ.
| uals anu four drug companies" in.
d1cted by the United States grand Jury
IN New York in connection with the
sensational revelations Of graft in t]s
administration Of the Volstead act in
New York will probably enter de-.
murrer to the indictment.
1t Is announced in New Orleans that
the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers'
nssociation will fight any tariff on veg.
etable oils, and will present resom-
tlons TO the senate finance committee
| anent same in the near future.
1t is announced that Birmingham
Ala, will have another great steel
plant 1t will be capitalized at a nalf
| million dollars
Unification Of international stand.
ards Of antitoXinS seruns has been he
| gun ON a large scale by the League
OF Nations health committee, accord.
ing to detailed plans received at New
, York recently.
Ralph Culver Bennett, doctor OF
! civil laws. doctor Of laws, bachelor Of
| art and president Of the Metropolitan
| College Of Law, at Dover, Del, uuali
fled as full-flcdgcd absent. minded
professor when he was arraigned in
! Washington Height police court on q
| charge Of assault.
Eldorado, Ark, is being thoroughly
| pollced in an effort to locate tho fire.
bug who recently attempted to burn
the business section Of the town.
barring an elcventh-hour change
Governor Sproull will appoint exc "
ernor Edwin S. Stuart as United
States senator to succeed the late
Boes Penrose it was learned on re-
liable authority.
a majority Of physicians in 10
states, representing all sections OF
the country, replying to an alcoholic
questionnaire sent out by the journal
oi the American Medical association,
assert that they did not regard beer
and wine a necessary therapeutic
agents in the practice OF medicine.
The ease with watch The arfairs OF
,hc Fort Dearborn National and Fort
Dearborn Trust and Savings banks
wore han'icd by financial leaders r
Chicago proved Il source OF confiicHc,
| among Rank patrons throughout IlaL