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Mitchell Davis, of Franklin, Parish, La was recently convicted of murder because Peter, a blandhound, followed a trail to Davis's home, from the scene of a murder. An appeal to the State Supreme Court resulted in a reversal of the verdict, Chief Justice Charles A. O'Neill handing down the decision, in which he held that to adurit blood- hond testimony was as barbarus as witchcraft and that ap shodd ever be hanged on the testimony of a dog.
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Calvin Coolidge was
President Calvin Coolidge is shows as photographed for the first time in the Executive Offices attached to the White House.
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Eamonn
Dispatches from Ireland indicate that his arrest by the military; when he emerged from hiding and attempted to make a campaign speech in running for membership in the Doil Eireann, will result in the overwhelming election of Eumonn de Valera, Spanish-American "President of the frish Republic." De Valera, was arrested at Ennis, County Clare, and fainted when soldiers fired a volley of blank car- tridges over the heads of his hearers.
Brig Gen WaMitchell."
Charles Sheptcooled.--
Charles Sherbrooke, 12-year-old boy, is being halled as the boy wizard of plants and flowers. As
C.Bascom Stemp
The first official appointment
Brigadier General William Mi- chell, Assistant Chief of the United States Army Air Service and Chief of the Air Service in a result of his experiments a new made by President Coolidge was France for the A. E, F, during the species of primulinus, a new type
World War, is to marry Miss of gladiolus, and other flowers that of ex-Congressman C. Bascom Elizabeth Trumbull Miller, vlaugh-have been developed. He keeps Stemp; of Virginia, to be his pri- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Trow-a complete record of colours and bridge Miller. General Mischell, other attributes, plants serds from who is 42 and a West Pointer, was the "cross," and obtains flowers as divorced less than a year ago from his wife in Milwaukee. Custody of their three children was award- cd to Mrs. Mitchell. General Mitchell, a famous aviator, directed
the operations in which army fliers sank obsolete hattleships with bombs off the Virginis cipes.
vate secretary, the appointment to become effective after Labour new and as gay as though he had Day. Mr. Stemp, a resident of dipped his brush into some vivid
stain. Some of his flowers have Big Stone Gap, Va., is 33 years old been exhibited at the Fine Arts and a wealthy bachelor. For years Horticultural Show, in Seattle, he was Virginis only Republican where they attracted much attention.
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Dr. George Heim
Heinrich Held
Dr. George Heim, idol of the Bavarian farmers of Germany and called the "Uncrowned King of Bavaria," is leading the movement is the little German "kingdom" lo restore the monarchy and to seced from the German Reichst g. Hein is a member of the Bavari (Catholic) People's Party. One of his chief lieutenants in the move- ment is Heinrich Held a member of the Landt g, and leader of the Bayerische People's Party. He is the publisher of the Regensburger Anzeiger, official pape, of the party, which is recruited chiefly among the Catholics.
Above: M. Mathon. BETON M. Bertols, we
M. Mathon, an Italian, has been awarded the Grand Prix de Rome, in Paris, for architecture, M. Ber-
tols, who three years ago won the
second Grand Prix de Rome for
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The reports will not down in Washington that Attorney-General Harry M. Daugherty, of Ohio, is soon to leave the Coolidge Cabinet. Mr. Daugherty was a close personal friend and political mentor of Mr. Harding and is said
to have entered the Cabinet only
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The superdreadnought "Colorado,” built at the Caniden yards of the New York Shipbuilding Co., is
Navy Racers met
For the first time since the World War the United States Navy
as a favour to Mr. Harding. His nearing completion and will go into active commission as part of America's naval forces on August 30 will participate in the international seaplane rices for the Schneider sculpture, this year won the first ill health will probably cause him The Colorado, the greatest fighting ship in the world, is the last battleship the United States will build for Cup, at Cowes, England, in September. The Navy fliers are confident prize. He is the son of a mason to leave the office now that his
ten years, under the Naval Disarmament Treaty. This giant of the seas carries eight 16-inch guns, with a they have the fastest ships in the world. The American team will B3 composed of left to right, Lleutenants R. Irvine F. W. Mead, D. Ritten- of Lyons, France.
chief is dead.
range of 30 miles. She will ultimately lead the Pacifi: battleship squadron.
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