Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-07-13
NEWS BITS FOR BUSY PEOPLE,

Almost the entire Berlin press has
been tied up by printers strike.
Stanley Hubbard, pilot Of prohibit
don airplane stationed at Miami, Fla,
was wounded in battle with a liquor
boat off Cape Florida.
A Mexico City dispatch says three
persons are under arrest, including
Monteade Oca, In connection with the
kidnapping Of A. Bruce Bielaski.
A detail Of the state police arrived
1t Punxsutawney, Pa, to take over the
coal strike situation after night Of
disorder In the mining district around
Punxsutawney.
Wines and liquors valued at $4,000
were confiscated and three men ar
rested In the home of Morris Cassin,
a6oo Lawndale avenue, Chicago, by
prohibition agents.
Employees In IL grain elevators in
KANSAS City, Mo-, numbering 225 men
Went out on strike. They had been
refused wage increase and demands
Tor a seniority rule.
Louise Gomez, former Lafayette
1Ind.) girl and wife of Brazilian dip
lomat residing in Paris, committed
suicide by inhaling gas A letter said
she was tired Of life"
Mrs. Mary Louise Colt, wife Of
United States Senator LaBaron B.
Colt, died at Linden place, Bristol, r.
l., after an illness of few days. Mrs
Colt was born in Milwaukee seventy
years ago.
Babe" Ruth continued his home
run swatting streak, crashing out q
circuit clout in the seventh inning Of
the New York-Philadelphia game at
philadelphia, for his thirteenth homer
OF the season.
The inter-allied council of ambassa-
doris at Paris recognized Lithuania as
an independent nation. 1t was for
merly a part Of the Russian empire.
The United States was not represent
ed at the meeting.
The body of Leon w. Quick, fifty
eight, welI-known fnancier and former
receiver Of the defunct St. Louis
Bankers Trust company, was found
In a garage at his home. A shotgun
was found beside the body.
Dun's Review of New York Trade,
July 1, 1922, says: 1.-THE half year just
ended brought distinct advance in
business, with most Of the gain in con-
Hnence and actual transactions
achieved during the second quarter"
Fifteen Of Chicago's most brightly
lighted Cafes cabarets and roadhouses
were raided by United States prohibi-
lion agents-places long considered
wmmune" from interference. Fifty own
ers, managers and walters were ar
rested
Six persons met their death when
the Spray, st. Lawrence river tug,
was sideswiped by the steamer Cairn-
dhu of the Robert Reford line The
Spray sank almost Immediately, all on
board being trapped in their hunks.
Five men and woman were the vic
inns.
Guns blazed in Chicago's Italian dis
trict and another man fell Thomas
;R. Petrotta, wealthy fruit grower, wine
merchant and broker of Sacramento,
tfCal., is dead as a result of a feud
started four years ago. On June:17 he
came to Chicago to close a 100000
wine deal.
The government at Washington will
not move to recover the patents Of
the Chemical Foundation, ordered in
yestigated by President Harding until
the return to Washington of Col
Thomas w. Miller, the alien property
custodian, and Attorney General
Daugherty.
a Cotton jumped about $3.50 a bale
within ten minutes after the publica-
tion in New York Of the first govern
ment forecast Of the season. Heavy
buying came from all quarters as it was
realized that the estimated yield Of
u,065,0O0 bales would probably not.
meet requirements. @
~ Following a conference between
President Harding and Silas Strawn,
Eetiring president of the Illionis Bar
Association, prediction was made at
Washington that the nomination of AS
sistant Attorney General James 81.
Wilkerson of Illinois to be federal dis
trict judge at Chicago to succeed
Judge Lands would be sent to the SEN