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THE IWcUBNllV .AUfDBALBB, SIcHEKi A & \ iifiniHHntHfHHimniiiiiiirmiig Nexus Brevities 1 of Illinois IIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMM « Washington, D. C.--Operators in the Illinois coal fields, through the Illinois Coal Traffic bureau, have filed £ petition with the Interstate Commerce commission for a rehearing and -reopening for further testimony, as jivell as postponement of orders pend- . ring, in the recent order of that body increasing freight rates on coal from ^he southern producing territory of the utate to Minnesota points. Chicago.--Following the recent escape of four automobile thieves from the Jail at Justice Park, who lifted the cell In which they were confined and crawled to freedom. Chief George Weldellng of the county highway po- .llce made application to the county Ihoard for bigger and heavier Jails for -(•he outlying towns in Cook county. , Rockford,--Bathing girl "stickers" s"; Jin automobiles add to the menace of "driving through Rockford's streets, According to Chief of Police Bargren, v,jrho has ordered the silhouettes removed. Keeping one eye on the * -.figure of the bather and the other • ;• <in the road is an impossibility, the ; ijfhiff indicated. ' : . Springfield.--The opening campaign statewide war against illicit oil ' Jielllng has been started by State Fire V'Vllanhal John G. Gamber of this city. {Oil mixing, where high explosive gnsrrjeline Is mixed with a large quantity .i.ijjf lesser explosive oil, either intentlonally or unintentionally, Is a violation of state statutes. , Galesburg.--Archie Stotts and Ben Robertson, Knox county farmers, who were arrested on a charge of arson after a large barn and shed on the Robertson farm were destroyed by fire, waived examination and were bound over to the November grand jury under bonds of $2,000 each. Du Quoin.--Unemployment Is at the highest peak in southern Illinois since before the World war. Judging from reports from many points. Closing down of many coal mines with those rating averaging less than two week, is responsible for this to a large extent --A team of horses, attacked ns of angry bees, died of Drbana.--Plunging garden flowers Into a deep vase of cold water just as soon as they are cut and then leaving them for an hoar or more in a cool room where there is no draught. Is the S i secret of keeping then fresh when Btlngs Inflicted by the insects, and Walter Huber, owner of the team, was so seriously infected by the stings that his condition is regarded as serious. Paris.--Paul Butler and Edward Spauldlng pleaded guilty to stealing fourteen chickens, seven apiece, and were sentenced to six months at the state penal farm. Homer Hill pleaded guilty to stealing nine chickens and drew a like sentence. Chicago.--Musicians In the Chicago movie houses were granted a weekly salary increase from $74.50 to $84.- 50, according to an announcement made by President James PetrUlo of Local No. 10 of the Chicago Federation of Musicians. Springfield.--After a brief session, given over to technical evidence, maBter in chancery hearings in the state "interest money" civil suits against Governor Small were adjourned indefinitely. Peoria.--Pieces of petrified trees which have been found by coal miners In streams near mines close to Peoria recently are evidently "interglacial wood," according to M. M. Lelghton, director of the state geological survey. Marion.--The school children of Marion are in glee as the prospect of a prolonged vacation is promised them as the result of the defeat of two bond Issues In an election held here, by a vote of 2 to 1. Danville.--A neglected tooth caused the death In Lakeview hospital of Harold D. Wray of Hoopeston, who was suffering from heart disease, rheum ;- tlsm and other ailments, attributed by surgeons to an ulcerated tooth root Springfield.--Walter Duchardt. twenty- six, .member of the original cast of Frank Bacon's "Lightnin'," died at a local hospital from Injuries received In an auto accident near Beardstown, his home. Danville.--George B. Slmcox, one of the most fearless officers that ever served the United States marshal's Office in Illinois, died of tuberculosis at the home of a sister in Patokia. Bushnell.--J. H. Truman, eightythree, president of Truman's Pioneer Stud farm of this city, died at his residence, Springfield Whlttlesea, England. Lafayette.--Mrs. W. H. Ross believes she is the heir of the Stierbock estate in England and has sent a lawyer to lay her claims before the court. Cambridge.--In Henry county $2,025 was paid during the month of June in groundhog bounty. This means fc.100 pests were slaughtered. Chicago.--A murder a day for June and 177 since the first of the year is Chicago's record, according to the report of the Chicago crime commission. Carlyle.--Hunters in the Okaw river bottoms, near here, bring back reports of huge mosquitoes swarming in great droves through the river bottoms. Peoria.--Pat, the camel mascot of Mohammed Temple of the Mystic Shrine, is dead. He was found stiff and stark on the Wlchell farm, where he was spending the summer, death being due to acute Indigestion, The camel was widely known, having taken part in shrine affairs throughout the United States. ' Paris. A bandit who held up James Simmons, a special volunteer policeman, added insult to the Injury to the police officer's pride when he not only took the policeman's pistol b'lt hi. ammunition as well. „ Springfceld.--The testing car of the electrical engineering department of the University of Illinois, filled with interesting and more or less complicated instruments and machinery, has been working out of here making test runs over the Illinois Traction and other lines of the state. The principal test now going on is that of detecting defective bonds in rail connections. Vandalla.--The^ building which formerly housed Blackwell's "general store," a landmark of 1853, has been purchased by a local oil company and 4MB IM r*m. they are brought Inside to be used In decorating the home, according to Harry Mohlman, a member of the floricultural division of the college of agriculture, University of Illinois* Carlyle.--Clyde Chambers, school treasurer of Brookside township and member of one of the most prominent families, has made a frank confession that he is approximately $10,000 short in his accounts. He surrendered to the authorities and posted $10,000 on a common law bond pending a thorough investigation. Dixon.--Members of the Izaak Walton League of America and invited guests and families gathered to the number of 1,000 or more at the Pines, near Polo, around a big camp fire in their annual picnic and get-together meeting. Springfield.--During the first six months of this year 16,000 cases of venereal diseases were reported to the Illinois state department of public health, It became known at Springfield and reports are by no means complete, according to officials. Joliet.--Living with the Indians In semi-civilized parts of New Mexico for months at a time Is only one of the hardships suffered by James H. Ferriss, who Is adding to Joliet parks the second largest collection of cacti In the United States. Marion.--Nearly 300 Illegal permits to carry guns have been Icsued In tfcie city of Herrln during the past eight months the special grand jury reports ed. As a result of their findings a total of 46 Indictments were returned, but no names have been made public. Du Quoin.--Free tourist camps, established enthusiastically by many cities of Illinois in the hope of Increasing local business, are reported to be proving more of a nuisance than a benefit, on account of "flivver tramps." , Rockford.--In Circuit court Judge E. D. Reynolds held Invalid an ordinance requiring companies that rent automobiles to provide bond and insurance protection to indemnify persons suffering damage from accidents caused by transient patrons. Springfield.--Illinois spends about 7 cents per capita per year for public health service and about $1.50 per capita per year for public welfare, according to health officials at Springfield. Ramsey,--Arrangements have been begun for the annual meeting of the Illinois Fox Hunters' association, to be held near here September 8 to 13. Scores of fox hunters and hundreds of dogs are expected to attend. Jerseyville.--Jerseyvllle has been sued by the National bank of Jerseyville for $40,000 advanced on tax anticipation warrants. Difficulty Is being experienced in finding money to meet the pay rolls. Highland Park.--J. A. Peel Is now athletic director of the Deerfifld- Shields Township High school here. His Batavia prep basketball team won twenty-seven out of twenty-eighf games. Columbia.--Columbia has sold Its small municipal light and power plant to the Illinois Power and Light corporation, which will supply the town's needs from one of Its high-tension power lines. Springfield.--Byron Flguelra, shooting from No. 8 on the Bunn park course, drove a golf ball 118 yards onto the green, from where It rolled Into the cup. Harvard.--William J. Metzen post of the American Legion is believed to be the only one in |he state that has a woman adjutant. She is Miss Alice Dunn. Chicago.--The Chicago health department did 2,880 smallpox vfffccinatlons during the month of June, making a total of 124,284 for the half year,--;-- » Chilllcothe.--Construction on a $2,- MOB TARS AND GIRL jBARON PARMOOR Maryland Crowd Led by Jealous Wife Beats - Young Womas. JVederick, Md.--Charged wfth the tarring and feathering of pretty twenty- one-year-old Dorothy Grandon, eight iuen and one woman have been bound over to the grand jury under bond of $2,000 each. Dorothy, an unusually attractive girl with brown eyes and bobbed brown hair, was stripped and tarred by a mob' of between 50 and 60 persons, most of them men, on the highway near Middletown, Md. The .woman who was arrested, Mrs. Mary Shank, boldly admitted that she bad led the mob, had beaten the Grandon girl, and had poured on the tar and feathers, because she said the girl had been "going with" her husband. Dorothy Grandon, her body still covered with tar, was bound over under $500 hond as a material witness. ». Fifty more business men, merchants and citizens of Myersvllle, face arrest ns members of the mob. Sheriff Albaugh of Frederick county, after questioning the girl at the home of James Whip, a farmer, announced that warrants would be sworn out.. Whip was threatened with death because he rescued the girl from the mob. With J. O. Shepley, a Myersvllle merchant, Whip was attracted by the girl's screams. His home Is near the scene of the assault. The two men ran up the road, fought their way through the mob and found the girl cdvered with tar. , Whip secured a sheet, wrapped It around her nude body, and carried her to his home. A doctor found her body covered with bruises. Mr. and Mrs. Whip could only remove part of the tar from the victim's body. Man Attacks Mrs. Imbrie as the Police Stand By London.--Mrs. Robert Imbrie, wife of the American vice consul who was beaten 1^ death by a Persian mob, has also been attacked and Insulted in Persia, according to a dispatch from Teheran to the London Times. While Persian police stood by and made no attempt to interfere, Mrs. Imbrie is declared to have been attacked by a young man who then spat upon her and tore the veil of mourning fr<»m her face as she rode in an automobile with a physician attached to the American mission. The youth then threw gravel at the occupants of the car. „ Retailers Will Meet in St. Louis on August 4 St. Louis, Mo.--A program of practical discussions, which will be almost entirely of an educational nature, has been completed for the annual convention of the American Retailers' association, which opens in this city August 4. The convention will continue to August 11, inclusive. The association now boasts a membership of approximately 2,800 retailers in all lines of business fom cities and towns In forty-one states. Under the convention plans, as made public, these retailers will be urged to bring their sales problems with them to be discussed by the convention In open forum. 000,000 commercial alcohol plant, to be built by the Midwest Grain and Products company here, is expec ted to be started within the next 80 days. Kankakee.--Frank M. Lane, fortythree, Ottawa county farmer, died from poisoning 15 minutes nfter being stung over the right eye by a honey bee. _ . Geneseo.--An Izaak Walton league was organized. Officers are Jerotne Arnett, Frank G. Weston and Lewis McLaughlin. The chapter has 50 members. Tuscola.--A patch of strawberries near Tuscola yielded returns to Chnrles Kleiss at the rate of $8,000 an acre. " Charleston.--Coles county farmers are pooling their wool again this year and will ship between 6,000 and 8.000 pounds to Chicago soon. Galesburg.--Proctor F. Sherwin of the University of Chicago has been appointed assistant professor in English at Knox college. Qulncy.--Mrs. Wllhelmlna Berter, seventy, who was stricken while at prayer at St. Fruncls chuith, dleA without regaining consciousness. Gibson City.--Walter Glover of this place died In a Champaign hospltaj from injuries received when he, wqa crushed by a steum shovel while working on a road construction Job. Pontiac.--Attorneys are attempting to locate George Weber, a former Pontiac boy, to give him $15,000 in cash. He was left this amount by an uncle who died recently It New York. Danville.--Patrolmen from the Izaak Walton league have been appoinied to traverse all streams of Vermilion county to obtain evidence against fishermen who use dynamite and nets Peoria. -- Twenty-flve automobiles *r loaded with Klansmen In robes frove into Farmlngton the other night, surrounded a crowded cafe, unmasked and shouted, "He we are men, look us over," and then drove away again In Farmlngton recently several men were beaten by a gang purported fb have been the Ku Klux Klan. Savanna.--A turtle tfiat crawled onto one of the rails caused the wrecking of a gasoline car on the Chicago, Milwaukee & Sff. Paul railroad n*ar here and caused serious injuries \tu llut driver, Lyle Cottar* Nature, Law, God, Coolidge Text to the Boy Scouts JWashlngtViti.--President t'oolldge, in & message which White House officials say really was written as his "In niemorlam" to Calvin, Jr., told sixty hoy scouts that the fundamentals of scouthood and of Americanism are reverence for nature, reverence for law, and reverence for God. The President always considered these three fundamentals the outstanding characteristics of his younger "son, who died three weeks ago, and who was a boy scout. first class. Navy Mobilizes in North Ocean to Guard Flyers Plctou, N. s -- Buoys fpr the anchprage of the American round the world aviators on their arrival at Plctou early In August were laid from the United States cruiser Milwaukee, which arrived here. On her departure from I'ictou the cruiser will proceed into the northern ocean, where more buoys will be laid. Hits Washington Whisky Ring With 36 Indictments Tampa, Fla.--A federal grand, jury, In session here, returned an indictment Involving thirty-six persons, from Jacksonville in Washington, in connection with an alleged liquor ring which was alleged to include railroad officials, police officers, and government officials at the capital*.. • PLANES USED If Charles Alfred Crlpps, P. C., K. G. V. O., first Baron Parmoor, Is one of the few British peers representing the Labor party in the British parliament. ELEVATOR MERGER IS OPPOSED BY FARMERS Say Its Merely Combination of Trade Interests. Chicago/--That the , contemplated merger of five of the largest grain elevator companies in the country is "simply a combination of grain trade interests and not in any sense of the word a co-operative marketing association of farmers" was the opinion voiced by a conference of wheat growers here. The conference, called by Frank O. Lowden, chairman of the national wheat growers' advisory committee, included representatives of the statewide wheat pools of Oklahoma, Texas, Indiana, and North Dakota and a number of leaders in the national co-operative movement. Representatives of all the pooling associations present stated that In their opinion none of their associations would sell any grain through the proposed merger and that the farmers in their states would not purchase any stock In the undertaking. , A plan for the _formatlon~of a central exchange to handle the several pools' output of wheat was prepared at the meeting nnd was referred to the state associations for approval. Favorable action on the proposed n»» tional body which will unify the activities of the state pools and will push the wheat pooling plan into other states than those where It is now supported by the farmers, is expected from many unattached organizations, as well as from the four associatlong represented. New Anesthetic Used by a French Doctor Paris.--A new anesthetic known as "somnlfere," which is claimed to be far superior to any hitherto employed. Is being used by Doctor Fredet of the Hospital de la Nouvelle Pltle. According to the account given the French Surgical society, the anesthesia Is complete, permitting the longest and most serious operation. The patient remains plunged for twenty-four to thirty-six hours afterward in a torpor, from which, however, he can be aroused from time to time for food. There Is no sickness and no 111 effects on the liver and kidneys. "Amphibious" Planes Are the Newest Army Recruits Washington.--Purchase by the army air service of the "first successful tractor flying boat that is completely amphibious, for operation either on land or water," was announced by MaJ. Gen. Mason Patrick, chief of the air service. A number of the machines will be supplied under contract. Their development and tigsts have been under utmost secrecy. > service officers who have studied re-- ports of tffe new machines assert that the new type can make a speed of about 120 iniles an hour. Resume Revenue Bureau Quiz Washington.--A majority of the senate committee appointed to investigate the internal revenue bureau voted to resume the Inquiry during the summer recess. The decision was taken over Chairman Watson's protect. Soviets Raise Big Fund a Moscow.--The soviet government has appropriated $32,000,000 for the purpose of coping with the threatened famine in Russia, according to a recent announcement. * r New York Drinks Million Bottles of Booze Daily - Washington.--If the present rate of rum running continues, nearly $500,- 000,000 worth of liquor will have been smuggled into the United States during 1924, it wus estimated at the United States coast guard headquarters. Illegal liquor imports jumped from about 200,000 cases in May to over 1,000,000 cases in June. It is estimated that New York city alone consumes a million bottles of smuggled booze a day. This Is one bottle to each six persons. Jcunt* Seth, Philosopher, Dead Edinburgh--James Seth, professor of moral philosophy- In the University of Edinburgh since 1898, died at his home here. He was formerly professor^ at Brown, Providence and Cornell universities. To Rebuild Lorain OcAnnbus, Ohio.--A committee of Ohio bankers pledged $1,000,000 for the' rehabilitation of Lorain. Less than an hour was taken in adoption of the plan snhmitttgj by the Cleveland Bankers' aj^ociatlon. Palmer Cox Dies New York.--Palmer Cox, eightyfour, author of the "Brownie" series of stories for children, died Thursday fit his home in, Grmaby, Quebec, attar A short illness. : . j_ Two Men Hanged Meridian, Miss.--Frqnk Atkinson and Clyde Greer paid the extreme penalty for the murder last June of R. H. Bryant, the two men being hanged from a double trap. COVRTENAY CROCKER mm Ships Loaded With Drugs and Aliens Join the Whisky Fleefp^y^'-* Hwr York.--A letter frotft' 8 jotitb on the rum runner Rusk to his parents in Scotland, intercepted by customs authorities when they captured a motor boat loaded with 200 cases of liquor, revealed that ships loaded with drugs and aliens have joined the whisky fleet off the coast. The captured letter also disclosed that a seaplane makes six trips daily out to the rum runner Rusk, bringing in 19 cases of whisky on each trip. The letter will be sent to the authorities at Washington. Robert Wylle, Jr., was writing to his parents In Glasgow. The letter was found on Captain Mastreet, skipper of the motor launch Bessie B., which was seized after a ten-mile chase off Rockaway beach. Captain Mastreet had been to the |tusk and bad purchased the 200 cases* found on his boat. He was to mail the let&r for young Wylie. "S. S. Rusk.--Dear Parents: This is a very exciting life out here. There are two boat loads of Chinese, Italians, Greeks, and so forth, all waiting to be smuggled Into the states. There are also a couple of steamers loaded with heroin, .morphine and cocaine, all of which is being smuggled In every day. "We have a seaplane which comtjs out every day and takes 19 cases each trip. It makes an average of six trip9 a day. I'll have to close now as there are some customers alongside that 1 must attend to." " Gene Tunney KnocksOrzt Carpentier in Fifteenth New York.--Gene Tunney, American light heavyweight champion, scored a technical knockout over Georges Carpentier of France In the last round of a fifteen-round match at Polo grounds. Carpentier was unahle to continue after coming up for the fifteenth round. A blow which Carpentier's handlers said was low, at the termination of the fourteenth round, sent Carpentier to the mat writhing in pain, but Referee Andy Griffin ^refused to call the blow a foul, and ordered Carpentier to continue when the bell sounded for the fifteenth. The Frenchman can\e out, but sank to the floor, unable to continue. * Treasury Rapidly Paying Back Income Tax Refund Washington.--The treasury is making rapid progress in refunding overpayments on taxes resulting from the 25 per cent reduction granted by congress on this year's payments. Almost one-third of the total of $16,000,000 has already been returned. Acting Secretary Winston said that checks aggregating more than $5,000,000 hftd been mailed, or were ready for mailing. Brazilians Aid Yanks to Leave Zone of Revolt Washington.--The American embassy at Rio de Janeiro informed the State department in a telegram dated July 24, that the revolutionary situation in Sao Paulo had not appreciably changed. American lives are In no apparent danger, but the president of the state of Sao Paulo has agreed "to facilitate departure of American citizens wishing to leave Sao Paulo." Embezzlement Increases in U. S., Report Shows New York.--Embezzlement is increasing rapidly in the United States, according to William B. Joyce, chairman of the National Surety company, and in 1924 he estimates it will'cost the American people not less than $125,000,000. Embezzlement losses to be paid this year by surety companies, lie declared, would exceed those of any previous year. Courtenay Crocker, Boston lawyer, who will sail soon to take up his duties as adviser to the king of Slam. He succeeds Dr. Francis B. Sayre, son-in-law of the late President Wilson. MARKET QUOTATIONS BY U. S. GOVERNMENT Washington.--For th« week end»d July 88.--FRUITS AND VEGETABLES --Virginia Irish cobbler potatoes, 11.81 ©2.85 per barrel in leading cities, )l.8S @2.00 f. o. b.; Kansas Irish cobblera, J].40@1.65 sacked per 100 lbs., carlot lots. In Chicago. Georgia peaches, Hlleya, $1.0001.75 per six-basket carrier* and bushel basket In city markets, mostly 85c f. o. b.: Elbertaa. $1,000 1.25 at Georgia shipping points. Arizona cantaloupes, salmon tints, standard 45's. $2.75@3.00 In Chicago, $3.0# _j@3.75 elsewhere; Imperial valley stock. " ~|2.50@3.60. Texas watermelons. 28-lb. average. $290.00 bulk per car In city markets. LIVE STOCK--Chicago {trices: Hogs, $8.10 for the top and $7.5097.05 for the bulk. Medium and good beef steers. $7.75@10.25; butcher cows and helfera, $3.7509.50; feeder 'steers. $S.OO@8.75; light and medium weight veal calves, $8.50® 10.75. Fat lambs. $12.25@14.75; feeding lambs. $10.50@12.2R; yearlings, $9 50(ft) 12.50; fat ewes. $3.25@6.50. DAIRY PRODUCTS--Butter. 92 scor* 88c Chicago Cheese at Wisconsin primary markets: Twins, 17>4c; single d a i s i e s , 18^4c; double d a i s i e s . ll%ci longhorns. 17%c; square prints, 18%c; young Americas. 18%c. GRAIN--No. 1 dark northern wheat, $1.32@1»52 Minneapolis; No. 2 red win* ter wheat, $1.29 Chicago. $1.88 @139^ St. Louis; No. '2 hard winter wheats $1.27^4^1.28^4 Chicago, $1.2501.27 St, Louis; No. 2 yellow corn. $1.13H 01.14% Chicago, $1.06 Minneapolis} No. 8 yellow corn. $1.14@1.14H St. Louts; No. 1 white corn. $1.14(^1.15 St. Louis; No. S white oats, 55H@59%c Chicago. KOHO 61V4c Minneapolis, 58ttc St. Louis. HAT--No. 1 timothy, $24.00 Clnclnnati, $26.50 Chicago; No. 1 Bca&l* <16.00 St Louis, $18.00 Chlcag^-Vv Ten Picnickers Killed When Train Hitt^ Truck Oak Harbor, Ohio.--Ten persons were billed and ten others were injured, some seriously, when a New York Central passenger train crashed into an automobile truck at a grade crossing outside this village. They had been on a day's picnic outing at Sand Beafch, on Lake Erie, and were returning to .their homes at Attica, Ohio. 20 Children Killed, 17 Injured in Movie Panic Vera Cruz, Mexico.--Twenty children were trampled to death and seventeen persons were injured in the Eslava theater when the tilm of a moving picture caught fire and threw the spectators Into panic. Those who were viewing the picture that wps being thrown on the screen believed when the film exploded that the booae had caught fire. Gasoline Sold at 9 Cents by Burlington (Iowa) Co. Burlington, Iowa.--Gasoline was being sold from the wagon at 9 cents a gallon by one company in Burlington. It Is expected that prices at the filling stations may drop to 11 cents, although none, was for sale below 13 cents so far. The 13-cent price has held steady for more than six weeks. IS Jews Killed in Pogrom on Steamer in Russia Riga.--A pogrom In which it Is known fifteen Jewish passengers were killed took place recently on a Russian boat in the River Djesna. between Hakosliln and Novgorod Sewjersk, according to reports received here from soviet Russia. • Minnesota Bank Closed ; St. Paul, Minn.--The First Stat# bank of Balaton, with deposits of approximately $700,000, was closed because of depleted reserves. It was announced at the office of the state soperfiitendent of banks. Loss by Forest Fires San Francisco.--Forest fires ffttnltng 1,057 and destroying timber on 237,- 000 acres caused a loss of $1,750,000 from the- first of the year to present time, according to the California Development association. Japan Dislikes Dr. Sekurman Washington.--Selection of Doctor Schurman, present United States minister to China, as minister to Japan, has been blocked by the dislike ot Japanese for Doctor Schurman five Men Lose Lives New Orleans, La.--Five men tost their lives when a twist of wind picked up the river packet Climax on its way upstream In the Mississippi river and flipped It over. Secretary Hughes and Wife Have Luncheon With King London.--Charles E. Hughes, the American secretary of state, and Mrs. Hughes had luncheon with King George and Queen Mary in Buckingham palace. Later the American secretary of state with 3,000 American and Canadian lawyers attended a garden party at Buckingham palace. Irish Free State to Havml. Envoy at Washington Washington.--Under agreement with the British embassy, the State department made public here correspondence exchanged between Secretary Hughes and Ambassador Howard last month providing for the appointment In Washington of a minister to represent the Irish Free State. Foar in Detroit Killed by Fcdl of Smokestack Detroit. Mich.--Four persons were killed, three instantly, and one seriously Injured when a smokestack, said to have been weakened by action of wind and weather, fell from the roof of the Charlevoix building, elevenstories, into the street. Six Die in Million-Dollar Fire Ranger Texas.--Six persons are known to be dead, fifteen are in the local hospital and one child is missing as a result of a fire that destroyed a business block of this city and caused property damage of $1,000,000. Bourke Cochran Estate . New York.--The estate of the late W. Bourke Cockran, former United States senator, <eho died March< 1, 1023, was valued at $555,647, after "deduction of administration expense*, commissions, anh debts.' U. S. Warns China Washington. -- Chinese authorities have been notified by the U. S. government that they will be held responsible for the protection 4^, leans and their property. ' Tribute to Unhnown Hero Paris.--Mr. and Mrs. William Glhbs McAdoo placed a large bouquet of roses on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier In the name of the family of the late President Wilson. U AND PERSIA ARENEARBREACH| State Department's Note D©- . /- ; mands Immediate Action : : •-v - by Teheran Government. Washington.--Diplomatic relations between the United States and Persia , ^ may be broken at any moment it was learned at the State department. " The department, in language which, while diplomatic, left no doubt of this nation's intentions, informed the Per- ~ sian government that It did not In- | tend to stand by without action on the murder of MaJ. Robert Imbrie, American vice consul, who was assassinated by a street mob. The note " " was forwarded through the American minister in Teheran. The note, It is understood, demands the immediate apprehension and punishment of those who committed the assault upon Mpjor Imbrie. and the assault upon his companion, Mellln. Seymour, another American. It also insists that proper punishment l>e ac- v corded to those officials or public setv- > I - " ants who were present and failed to take steps to prevent the outrage. In this category are included members of the police and certain soldiers, some Of the latter of whom are understood to have participated in the uttuck. Iq addition to the punishment of > the guilty persons and their accessories, and reparation or Indemnity for the widow of Major Imbrie, voluntarily suggested by the Persian government In a recent dispatch delivered to the- State department by the Persian embassy here, the United States government demands remuneration for the expenses of an American warship whict "ill be sent to Persia to. bring back the tody of the deceaseu vice consul. A guard of honor to be futtiished by Persia is also demanded for the body while it remains in Persia, and it is demanded that the Persia authorities show their respect for the dead . American official and their condemnation of the attack uponf him by participating in the ceremonies attendant upon the removal of the body. Hundreds Dead, Say New Reports on India Flood Calcutta.--New reports on the 'abnormal monsoon which carried flood and disaster in appalling proportions to South India were received here. Railways are washed out, bridgea submerged and impassable, huge tracts cut off from the outside world, many tea and coffee plantations ruined, mid thousands of houses were swept away. Several hundreds of lives have to»ea lost. ' .• W •• $24,000,000 in Panama Canal Tolls in One Y> New York.--The tenth fiscal year of operation of the Panama canal, which ended June 30, broke all previous records, according to the official publication, the Panama Canal Record. During the 12 months 5,648 ocean-going ships passed through. Total tolls were $24,291,492, a monthly average of $2,024,291.. The total cargo was 27,218,928 long tons, a monthly average of 2,268,244 tons. Yanks Get Lion's Share of Olympic Prizes; Games End Coloinbes. -- The eighth Olympic games, in which the United States scored a triumph, came to a formal close Sunday afternoon in the Colombes stadium, where representatives of forty-five nations from all parts of the globe fought the main battle for athletic supremacy. Niney-eight of the 361 Olympic medals awarded went to the United States. France was second with 64, Sweden, 44; Great Britain, 41; Finland, 34; with others trailing. " -- - X- . . " "V; i . Laying Plans to Harness the U. S. Water GiantB Washington--Establishment of large <*ntralized steam electric plants at strategic points, development of large hydroelectric projects and extension of interconnection among the different systems are advocated in a report made public by the engineering subcommittee of the northeast superpower committee, headed by Seer®t*MP|T of Commerce Hoover. Say Five More Brazilian Cities Are Now Besiegmd Buenos Aires.--Revolution has bfr gun to break out all over Brazil according to reports received here from Uruguay. Although the federal government has announced that with the exception of Sao Paulo, the entire nation is supporting the governmental troops. It is known that five cities have been placed in a state of siege. Rail Insurance Plan St. Paul, Minn.--Thirty thousand employees of the Northern Pacific railway of six months' service will receive $250 Insurance policies, and those of a year or more service $500, under a plan announced. V. S. Sues Sisal Concern New York.--A suit to dissolve the Sisal Sales corporation, alleged to have a monopoly on the production of sisal fiber, used exclusively in the manufacture of twine for wheat binders, was opened here. Expect Early Appointment Washington.--President Coolidge ft expected to make an immediate appointment to fill the post of ambassador to. Mexico, made vacant og the resignation of Charles B. Warren." Three Die in Aato Crash Philadelphia.--Two women and- • boy were killed and six persons wee* Injured when a train crashed Into an automobile at a crossing at Willow Grove park. Four Drown in Mississippi * Memphis, Tenn.--J. Wynn CulU®, superintendent of Overton Park soo. his wife, their six-year-old son and a' brother of Cullen's were drowned in the Mississippi river 25 miles north of here while bathing. Four Die on Crossing dape May Courthouse, N. J.--Four persons were instantly killed In a grade crossing automobile crash at Hand avenue crossing <ea tbe Peqaa cania railroad here. 4- lx • 'lir