The Holly chieftain., 1923-05-03
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Switzerland has repaid the United
States during the last year Slo.oo1,0oo
on account OF loans ioatei there in
1919 and 1870. II has been officially
announced The national debt OF the
country Increased eaOto.O 900 france las;
year and now totals 2.1i9ooo,ooo
francs
The Vienna city government realized
l.i9So00uOO crowns by way Of amuse-
ment taxes levied on dancing enter
tsInaents during the recent carnival
The average number OF balls helc on
each of the forty nights Of the carni-
val season was eighty-nine, a reeccu
figure for Vienna
To rid Petrosrad OF its criminal ele-
ment, the police are utilizing daily
their new prerosatiye of speedy pun
ishmsnt in certain cases without trial.
Recently, according TO the official
press, seventeen bandits who were
caught in the act OF robbery and re
sisted arrest were shot In one batch.
Mexico is spending this year $4,000
on its air service and II proposes to
spend next year 2.00.00O or more
The object is to make the air feet the
eyes Of the army wherever revolution
threatens IL is believed that the In
crease in the air service viii largely
decrease the costs of the army, which
are still heavy. Scores Of Nevican air
plane officers are In training In Mex
leo City. In the United Suites and
Europe
Francisco Perez Rivers. matador d
Mexico City and Barceiona. Spain. was
gored badly by wild bull Imported
from Sonora at bull eight at Mexi-
cali. Chagrined by his fixture TO de-
feat the animal. Rivera, it vas said,
attempted TO commit suicide in the
nng. according to repu,ed matador
custom, but was prevented BY plea
doreS These diverted the attacks Of
the buil from Rivera and rescued him
after he had been injured
Any person who refuses to IN orders
from the allied authorizes for coal OF
coke. or in,eferes With the execution
Of such orters is made liable to i've
years Imprisonment under new orti-
nance adopted By the inrer-allied
Rhtneland conuission- he comma
sion also directed that q number Ok
highways leading from the occupied
district into unoccupied Germany b
closed 50 as TO permit q better control
Of traffic
GENERAL
There are 2,1aWo miles ce high
ways in the United States. Of which
Texas has the greatest mileage. total
ing ls2,s1R and Kansas IS tie nsu
largest with Ea4-I42
The Boston 4 Matne Railroad an
nounced an Increase in wages maSns
the wages Of employees receiving 81
cents an hour 10 cents About lau
employees are affected
William E (Pussyfccsl johnson, cry
leader, said that neither party wiz
venture to make the modification OF
prohibition sn iss1e,- sdisnz that Con,
gress and the country would corun1s
getting dryer
nu0txt AS1fKSs 81 tEA1S va0~ NsN~
president of the Smith National Bank
at St Eawxrd, Seh. ws,ked into the
hanks yanls and shot himself fatally
with q pistol. according 10 special
dispatch BIS accounts sppeHr IN or
deg and No motive Is Known. TIE d1s-
patch etss-
Aiher, L CTeO Hosiywccd. alleged
leader Of the bandit gsrS thzs staged
the $sa5W Frsscc payroll ruaeery st
Springfield. Mo- last Nay, hss been
arrested n BelIirSaa1, Wash Holy
Wood Il the last alleged Eezhsr Of the
bandit Eza< 20 De arrested He Is also
suzpecfed q being conrec.ed vita tie
neaves Esnf rosSsEy.
The Chseaxo Sylpeocy Orchestra
CoEraay xc2rcneet tAss the csxs,strz-
tsoc xcGid be Esasa3ea unless sEe
axree1eEs Is reached @ tie wage
scsle for tie ca5r< se4Sol TIE Z1-
sdxnx affiliated With tie Catcsgo
Fests-a.soe cs MGxcssnS, have 6eE.aa4
ei SIS week Increase TIE ec1-
pay csxtEs re.sncsS sre rot <ltHcsect
to rsy It's Increase To the l0n E1s-
Gazs ezpsoyed
AIhert Pessrson. u GolsesEaz. wxs
sAos and Killed x-.t G1g Csrssea- osp-
uy .xAe.sts- ass sal<srcEShy spG-4sss
ressz;sy az Mitchell. Nsh- ey Harold
Racial. weese arres vas s1cxAs @
a ea-,rSe & ecssassxi2I Randall ef
ca2ee
Many AEsssca-.s visscs-r Xasz1crxA
Mexico were Compelled 70 sSss! tie
cEfas there ss,caGse tEl-anoG e.
tscxrs cscss.1 tie s1.ex-xesc1Ets hE.Gxe
8. e'eae.cx ~.sAcz- wuEae, Ehsz
yruQrsespss &c exGalzx hsSsss refused
~ escss sasir pLaces u xccoc-Lzss
wfsA cr5e-x trvc- Msxsca City
ycsa j. Crxes5oe. q ysars cd ~eoss
tz.eGeesss exxA-. TITO 8 crvvI Elsr-
nx trc s <erss- cfr T. pslss3s7hsa
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