The Holly chieftain., 1922-01-05

one was injured. Soldiers restored or
lder.
Several Americans were on the Ven
leo express which collided with the
Trieste Rome express Mt San DOna,
Italy, but none was hurt. according to
the Times Milan correspondent Five
persons were Killed and thirty injured
in the crash.
Sixty-two more Nationalist volun-
teers and members CT the all-Indja
Congress have been arrested and nine
sentenced to three months imprison-
ment each at Allahabad, India. The
editor of the Allahabad Independent
was sentenced to years imprison-
ment.
Fashionable London jewelry shops
are selling large numbers OF dia-
mond-studded pipes and cigar and
cigarette holders to women. This is
the first record that cigarholders for
women have been on sale as the in-
PRODUCTION OF cigar smoking by wom-
en- is of recent origin.
Mexico's cotton crop this year will
not be more than $4,000 bales as
compared to normal annual crop Of
125.000 bales, according to recent
estimates. The decrease is said to
be the result of the determination of
growers in, the Laguna district, where
the bulk of the crop 10 produced, not
to cultivate their fields until market
prices are higher.
A great discovery Of Turkish stamps
is reported from Constantinople, where
la packet numbering $4,000 ex-
amples of the earliest issues has
|been found in the archives OF
the finance ministry. These early
Turkish stamps are said to be
tors, and 1t is believed that the discov-
|ery of such quantity at one time will
affect the stamp market.
The men who served under Gen.
Francisco Villa, former revolutionist,
are soon to receive from the govern
ment tracts of land In accordance with
the agreement made with Villa by the
Huerta government at the time Of his
surrender In July, 1920. The Depart
ment of Agriculture has appointed a
commission of engineers to divide the
land. 1t is estimated that each man
will receive six hectares (npproximate-
ly fifteen acres).
1t is possible to prevent river from
freezing over by supplying small
amount of heat, the American Associ-
alton for the Advancement of Science
at Toronto was told by John Murphy,
engineer of the Canadian Department
of Railways and Canals. The Rock
river In Illinois, navigable stream,
has been kept from freezing for five
winters over thirteen miles of its
length by spilling tepid water into 1t
at the rate of two barrels a second.
GENERAL
]. N. Webb of Atlanta, Ca. OBJ
tanned temporary injunction re-
straining r. w. Godfrey from calling
him bootlegger. Five times. Webb
said, Godfrey had caused the police
to search his premises.
The body Of Charles Swinney, for
mer soldier, has been found near
AhSc NAlllt lCuD., ulteE Il StuECI, III.
cording to advices received. The top
Of Swinney's head had been blown
away. Officers attribute the crime .to1
robbers. Swinney is said to have left
home with $500 in cash. Nothing was
found in the pockets when the body
was discovered.
George w. Walker, conductor, was
asphyxiated and three other train
men we're overcome by gas or smoke
when their train apparently was
stalled In tunnel between st. Johns
Junction and Portland on the Ore
gon-Washington Railroad and Navi-
cation Company's lines. The train
was found standing near the east end
Of the tunnel. which is about mile
long. The engineer. fireman and a
brakeman were In the cab of the
locomotive and Walker was at the
rear of the train
New York's unemployed numbered
3S0,O15 on Dec. 15, against 342, $50 two
months before. This report was made
by the local committee appointed in
accordance with recommendation
made at the unemployment conference
in Washington.
A bargain party for the exchange
of undesired Christmas presents was
held in New York at the Woman's City
Club. It was merry party and every
body got rid of their misfit gifts. This
trading scheme, when first proposed
by women who maintained that Santa
Claus was human and liable to mis-
takes, drew loud protests from senti-
mental folk, but bold practicability
won.
Psychopathic experts will examine
Stanley Oliver, Jr., 25 years old, held
by the police, charged with being the
author of more than 100 letters to
wealthy Chicagoans Police declare the