The Raymer enterprise., 1923-01-04
FOREIGN

hlbits building were formally openeu
q few days ago.
The Nippon Klnyu Sha, Ltd, saw
ings bank OF Vancouver, which closed
owing depositors $2G4,OO0, had $500
capital, 1t was disclosed In court pro-
ceedlngs. 1t was stated that assets
were about $4,000.
The Italian army is to be Increased
to 10000 men and the period OF con.
scriptiOn extended from twelve to
eighteen months, 1t has been learned.
The additional costs will be made up
by reducing the gendarmerie.
Nine men were killed when fort
near Trent, Italy. blew mp few days
ago. The accident was caused by the
accidental explosion Of shell which
set off the other ammunition. Debris
from the demolished fort was scattered
for miles around.
japanese members OF federated
American engineering societies, me,
chanical, electrical, civil and mining,
who have returned to their own cOun.
try, have formed an association to pro.
mote the interest OF their profession.
Many Of these men spent years In
America.
A great rowing band of hungry tim.
her wolves has deyOured three men,
according to meager reports sitting In
from the snow covered trails Of the
Sturgeon river country In Ontario.
These reports told Of losing battle
fought by two Indians after a white
trapper had been downed and killed.
A dispatch to the Central News at
London from Rome reports sanguinary
encounters at various places during
the Christmas holidays between Fas'
cisti and Communists. At Piana, near
Venice, Communists destroyed Fascist
manifestOs. During the disturbance
two persons ere killed and many
wounded.
Sarah Bernhardt's condition contln'
ues to Improve, 1t has been announced
Colncident with the improvement In
the actress condition, her aged butler
Arthur, who has been with her for for
ty-five years, has become seriously ill
He was stricken with pneumonia as Il
result Of his long night vigils to attend
Madame Bernhardt's needs.
According to statistics received from
India, 1880 persons were killed by
wild animals In British India during
1921, against 1888 In the previous
year Tigers were responsible for l..
454 deaths, leopards for 800, wolves
for 556, bears for 20, elephants for ~
and hyenas for 10. The loss of human
life from snake bites fell from 2U.Oo4
in 1920 to 1886 In 1921.
The newspapers of Mexico City tre;.
as highly important the concession
granted in lands to Il group of Los An
geles manufacturers, bankers and G.!
operators. 1t Is declared to be wis
move on the part Of the department o
commerce and industry. The newspa
pers say 1t Is expected that exploration
Of the conceded lands will begin imme
diately.
Death sentences OF eleven nOncOm
missioned officers Of the Philippin
constabulary were cOmmuted TO lif
Imprisonment and life sentences O
sixty-six prirates were committed I
seventeen years Imprisonment b.
Leonard Wood, governor general of tn
Philippines. The sentences grew ou
of the riots of Dec IL, 1920, betwee
the Philippine Constabulary and tn
native police, during which four Amel
leans and seven FIllpinos were killed
GENERAL
| Lashlng her child to her back, Mr.!
| Florence Golden sought to end her lif
by leaping into the DespIaines rive
at Chicago.
Atha Carter, prohibition office
who was wounded in fight with "A
legged mounshiners near PallSadc!
New, died at EenO.
Virtually the entire business sectio
OF Scligtnan, Mo, is in ruins as Il n
suit OF fire II few days ago. Thrice
buildings were destroyed with an est
mated loss of $4,000.
Col. Rufuo H. Lane was nominate
by President Harding to be adJutar
and inspector OF marine corps, Wit
the rank OF brigadier general.
Alexander Williams, who said h
was an investigator for the Depar
ment of Justice, said that more tina
$4,0O0,OOO worth OF liquor had bee
smuggled through New Jersey Goa!
waters for the holiday trade.
After shooting his wife and the
himself. Louis Watkins of Springfield
Ill.,, overcome by remOrse at sight ,
her PROSTATE dy, bound up her sha
tered arm and stopped bleeding arter
thereby saving her life. Both will lly
Two gifts Of Sl,l25,O0o each TO Il
College of Medicine, University ,
Iowa, one from the general educatio
board and the other from the Rock
feller Foundation. have been al
nounced by President W. A. Jessup ,
the university, through W. X. Boy
chairman of the finance committee I
the State Board of Education. I'll
money will be used to build a hospiti
and laboratory and to equip them,
was announced. The next session I
| a. Inu., I nui uislotura will ha uSla1