The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-04
FOREIGN

the exposition grounds at Rio Janeiro.
and also the American industrial ex-
hibits building were formally Opened
few days ago.
The Nippon Kinyu Sha, Ltd, a saw.
ings bank of Vancouver, which closed
owing depositors $264.0O0, had 5000
capital, 1t was disclosed in court pro-
ceedings. 1t was stated that assets
were about s2O9.OOO
The Italian army is to be Increased
to 100000 men and the period OF CON
scription extended from twelve 10
eighteen months. it has been learned.
The additional cests will be made III
by reducing the gendarmerie.
Nine men were killed when fort
near Trent, Italy, blew up 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.
great rowing band of hungry tim
ber wolves has devoured three men,
according to !neager 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 Il white
trapper had been downed and killed
A dispatch to the Central News al
London from Rome reports sanguinary
encounters at various places during
the Christmas holidays between Fas-
cisti and Communists. AT Pianu, near
Venice, Communists destroyed Fascist
manifestos. During the disturbance
two persons 'ere killed and many
wounded.
Sarah Bernhardt's condition contin.
ues to improve, it has been announced.
COincident 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 d
result of his long night vigils to attend
Madame Bernhardt's needs.
According to statistics received from
India, 1850 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 500, wolves
for $50, bears for SO, elephants for 70,
and hyenas for 10. The loss of human
life from snake bites fell from 2O,054
In 1920 to 1896 in 1921.
The newspapers of Mexico City treat
as highly important the concession
granted in lands to group of Los An
geles manufacturers, bankers and 1.l
operators. 1t is declared to be wis,
move on the part of the department Of
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 Philippine
constabulary were commuted to life
Imprisonment and life sentences Of
sixty-six privates were commuted to
seventeen years Imprisonment by
Leonard Wood, governor general Of the
Philippines. The sentences grew out
of the riots of Dec. 15, 1920, between
the Philippine constabulary and the
native police, during which four Amer.
leans and seven Filipinos were killed
GENERAL
Lashing her child to her back, Mrs.
Florence Golden sought to end her life
by leaping into the Desplaines river
ut Chicago.
Atha Carter, a prohibition officer
who was wounded in a fight with al.
legged moonshiners near Palisades,
New, died at Reno.
Virtually the entire business section
of Seligman, Mo-. Is In ruins as re-
suit of fire few days ago. Thirteen
buildings were destroyed with an esti.
mated loss of S5O,OOO.
Col. Rufus H. Lane was nominated
by President Harding to be adjutant
and inspector of marine corps, with
the rank of brigadier general.
Alexander Williams, who said he
was an investigator for the Depart
ment of Justice, said that more than
$4OOO,OOO worth of liquor had been
smuggled through New Jersey coast
waters for the holiday trade.
After shooting his wife and then
himself, Louis Watkins of Springfield,
ILL.,, overcome by remOrse at sight of
her PROSTATE dy, bound up her shat
tered arm and stopped bleeding artery
thereby saving her life. Both will live.
Two gifts of $1,125,OOO eacn to the
College of Medicine, University Of
Iowa, one from the general education
board and the other from the Rookie
feller Foundation, have been an
nounced by President w. A. Jessup Of
the university through w. r. BOyd