The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-06-06
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Elizabeth Benton Fremont, 20 years
old, and the only daughter of the late
Gen. John C. Fremont, the ''pathfind-
err" died at her home, Los Angeles,
after au illness of nearly year
The territorial Legislature has
passed a law forbidding the sale Of
liquors within Yukon territory after
Sept l next. A plebiscite on the flu
ture liquor policy, to be held early next
year, has been provided for.
d. Thompson, X. L. Kennedy and
c. V. Pickup of Los Angeles narrowly
escaped death when two airpanes in
which they We're riding crashed to-
gether a thousand feet in the air above
Santa Monica canon near Santa Mon
lea, Calf, and plunged to earth.
Col John L. May, adjutant general
of Oregon since his return from
France, where he commanded the 1G2d
infantry, has announced his resigna-
ton from the office of adjutunt gen
cral. He will return to his former po-
sition as assistant superintendent of
the Portland division of the Southern
Pacific Company.
Definite announcement was made at
Tacoma, Wash. that local men and the
Linnard hotel interests of California
will begin the erection Immediately of
hotel to cost G1.IOO.OO0 The site has
been obtained The building will be
eleven stories high. II will be CON
structed on a site overlooking the wa
terfront and affording view of Mount
Rainier. The hotel will be called the
Hotel Alexander
Governor Hobby of Texas declined
to authorize the passage of MeEican
troops through Texas, without guaran-
tees of protection to Americans, and
so notified the State Department. 1t
was pointed out by an official
of the State Department that
Angeles drought brains and abiI-
iry to the anti-Carranza move.
ment," which is now considered
the most serious the present Mexican
government has had to face.
WASHINGTON
Engand's bill for transporting 1000
600 American soldiers across the At
lantic in British ships is approximate
ly So, 100000
japanese interests in China, ii is re-
ported, have approached representa-
tiveS of large American interests with
the suggestion that Americans and
Japanese cooperate in railway build
ing in China as against British and
French interests, TO break up the Brit
ish and French spheres of influence.
The Carranza government has re-
fused to permit American oil cOmpan-
les to transport their pay rolls from
Tampico to the fields by airplane. The
request was made because Of frequent
bandit attacks. The companies. it was
stated, had obtained the services of
American filters and had arranged to
purchase planes.
Senator King, Democrat, of Utah,
announced he would introduce a bill
amending the immigration laws to pre-
vent alien opponents of the republic
can form Of government from entering
the United States. Deportation of
those already in this country who have
not taken out their first citizenship
papers also would be provided for
One thousand Newport and 600 Spad
airplanes and 1000 Hispano- SuiZa and
500 Gnome motors will be shipped to
the United States under the terms of
an agreement between the French gov
eminent and the United States liduida-
ton commission. The planes and mo-
tors represent part of the aviation
equipment contracted for abroad by the
War Department.
Registered bonds of farm loan banks
were held by 1,102 individuals and in
stitutions of whom 1,O5O each had less
than $4,000 worth, according to the
latest tabulatiOn by the United States
Farm Loan Board. Only three holders
had more than 100000 in registered
bonds. Thirty-siX held between $50
600 and 100000, and thirteen had be-
tween 100000 and 100000. Average
holdings of coupon bonds were be-
lieved to be even less than the $4,000
average of the registered bonds, being
more preferred by small investors. In
terest charges on the Sl0S21 1926 to-
tai of outstanding registered bonds
amount to S510,0S6 annually, most of
the bonds paying Az per cent and
some per cent. Most of the bonds
have been issued in the middle west.
Secretary Daniels liked the work of
the 5000 yeowomen of the navy so well
that he wants to keep some of them in
the service indefinitely. At any rate
he is preparing to recommend that
sufficient number to carry out the
clerical work of the Navy Department
he retained for a year.
More than $4,000 pounds of wool,
valued at more than S7,0OOOOO, was
clipped in Utah during the sheep
Sbearing season inst ended accordip0