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BANKS SUSPENDS. Orr, N. D., Nov. 8.-The Bank of Orr has been taken charge of by the State Guaranty Fund Commission and is open for the receipt of special deposits only. The bank is capitalized at $20,000. L. M. Hammond is president.
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BANKS SUSPENDS. Orr, N. D., Nov. 8.-The Bank of Orr has been taken charge of by the State Guaranty Fund Commission and is open for the receipt of special deposits only. The bank is capitalized at $20,000. L. M. Hammond is president.
FOREIGN Falkirk, the first Scottish town to vote on local option, has voted down prohibition, according to official returns. Heavy loss of life, due to cloudbursts and floods, is reported from the Mixteca Alta region of the state of Oaxaca, and from Mixteca Baja, state of Puebla, Mexico. At Lethbridge, Alta., Blackhorse Joe, also known as Two Stab, an Indian, wounded when he was arrested on a charge of slaying Winnie Tellestrup, a high school girl, whose mutilated body was found in a straw stack, died a few days ago. Terror broke out at Melbourne, Australia, as a result of a police strike. Bands of ruffians roamed the city in motor cars, smashing windows and looting. Thirty persons were hurt in rioting and taken to hospitals. The special constabulary was helpless to cope with the mobs. Eighty thousand dollars' worth of plate glass. windows were broken. Great Britair, according to the Ekstrabladet recently made overtures to Denmark for buying Greenland, asking in addition that she be allowed to make the first offer of purchase if Denmark wished to sell at a future date. The reply of the Danish government, the newspaper says, was that the island was not for sale and never would be. Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion, mining operator, real estate dealer and moving picture actor, is about to become a turfman with a stable of from six to eight horses, said James W. Coffroth, president of the Tia Juana Jockey Club. The Mexican course opens on Thanksgiving day. The initial purchase of Dempsey's racing venture, Coffroth added, would be a string of either six or eight thoroughbreds. A presidential decree made public recently grants to Mexicans the right of seizure, without formalities, of water rights for irrigation purposes in those districts where water courses are under federal control. This supplements President Obregon's decree of last August throwing open the federal for purposes. order out that the part lands points agricultural greater The of the real estate thus granted landless Mexicans has been found to be untillable without a supply of water which the second decree affords. Bulgaria and Jugo-Slavia have reached an agreement in principle on all the disputes between them, Bulgaria's offer of 300,000,000 leva ($57, at the normal rate exchange) The two 900,000 being tween accepted. the countries, negotiations which of mainly bewere suspended of concerned the war, military requisitions because during the three armed men on military but there has no rupKrastitch, Jugo-Slav the attack by attache, been and Colonel ture in diplomatic relations, JugoSlavia is not expected to pursue the incident further. GENERAL Minority organizations in some sections are taking law enforcement into their own hands and some of their are openly advocating the of the law, al G. Dawes, told breaking leaders Charles Brigadier-Gener- the Chicago Association of Commerce. He declared the citizens must define issues or stand by and see the nation undermined. President Coolidge has endorsed the plan for observing Dec. 2 as international golden rule Sunday, it was annaunced by Charles V. Vickrey, genof the the as a reeral Plans secretary for day, Near outlined East at relief. conference at Genpeople of serve a menu in eva, cent tries call international to upon fourteen their homes counto that served in in the cost similar the Near East, difference and orphanages the in ordinof the orphanage menu meal to be to work overseas. Mr. ary age contributed Vickrey orphan- said he expected the day would be observed by 20,000,000 persons. The Bank of Orr, N. D., has been taken of by the state charge guaranty for the fund commission and is open receipt of special deposits only. Five persons were instantly killed one probably fatally injured when running between Ohio, was at and motor Ky., and bus Ironton, struck Ashland, a grade crossing in Russell, Ky., by Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train No. 3. A voluntary petition in bankruptcy been filed at Abilene, Texas by for George Co., merchants. The gave attorneys has cotton Fineberg attorneys $227,388.07, & the liquidated liabilities of assets, including insurance, and and excluding the $33,000. $279,025. exemptions Fine- Exemptions claimed total berg is widely known in cotton circles in Texas. A band of robbers, variously esti-