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WESTERN
A jury in the breach of promise case
of Mrs. A. P. Van Delinder against ].
Richmond, a wealthy ranch owner at
Vancouver, awarded $4,000 damages.
The whole state of Montana was put
In standard mountain time at the re-
quest of commercial interests, accord
ing to an announcement by the inter-
state commerce commission.
A big street car ran away on
downtown hill in Seattle and crashed
into the rear end of smaller car,
killing an unidentified passenger. A
score Of passengers were injured.
A pool of 5000 pounds of mohair
was sold at Lebanon, Ore, for 64 cents
d pound, the highest price paid this
season for Oregon mohair. The fig
ure is 31z cents above last seasons
price.
Chief OF Police Henry J. Nedderman
was arrested in Oakland on indictment
by the grand jury returned in connec-
ton with investigation into charges
that protection had been granted gam
blers on payment of $4,000 monthly.
Threatened renewal of tong warning
In Chinatown, San Francisco, has been
averted, Chinese leaders announced, by
promise of the Sen Suey Ying tong to
pay $4,000 indemnity to relatives of
Hih Sen Men, slain in a recent tong
war.
Miss Ruth Garrison, 18-year-old Sc
attic girl, recently acquitted of the
charge Of numbering Mrs. Grace Glatz
Storrs, her rival in love, was commit
ted by the Superior Court to the in
sane ward of the state penitentiary at
WalIa Walla.
Cecil F. Bryan, arrested at Pasa-
dena on charge of fraud telegraphed
from Chicago, has forfeited $4,000 bail
and disappeared. He was missing
when his case was called in court.
Officers from Chicago and Pasadena
The 1OO,OOO-volt transmission line
built by the IntermOuntain Power COM
pany from the Washington WaterpOw-
er company's plant at Long Lake,
Wash, to Taunton, the first station
west of Othello., Wash, at cost Of
$55O,000, has. been completed.
Announcement was made at Helena,
Mont, by the state efficiency COM
mission that in June it will call to-
Gether a committee of Montana citi
Zens representative of all industries
and enterprises and will submit to it
the plans for the Overhauling and re-
vision of the state government.
WASHINGTON
The importation of nitrate of potash
and nitrate of soda without restric-
ton from countries with which gen.
eral trade is authorized will be per-
mitted beginning July 1, the war trade
board announced in Washington.
Attorney General Palmer has de-
cIined to render an opinion to the
internal revenue bureau on the queS-
tion. of whether manufacture of hard
cider is legally forbidden. He stated
that the revenue bureau did not have
authority to regulate in any liquor
except wine, and consequently was not
empowered to make any ruling on pro-
duction of hard cider.
Total expenses of the United States
government during the war period,
General March announced, were ap-
preximately $23, 1863, 100000 Expenses
due directly to the war were estimated
at $21, 1,294, 100000, of which the army
spent $14,OO0,0OO,0O0.
Appointment of a committee of state
highway officials to cooperate with
the federal bureau of public roads in
carrying out provisions of the federal
aid road act and it's amendments has
been announced through the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The treasury announced establish
ment of credits in favor of Great Brit
ain Of $S0,O0O,O00, making total for
Great Britain of $4,316,OOO,OOO, and in
favor of Belgium of $1,39O,O0O, MAX
ing Belgium's total $780, 100000. To-
tai credits to all allies now are $780,
210OOO.
With the ordering of twelve large
steamers into the lumber trade from
South Atlantic and Gulf ports, the
shipping board at Washington took
steps toward material expansion of
the shipping facilities Of the South
and toward building up of trade be-
tween that section and South America.
Casualties of combat divisions in
France have been announced by the
War Department. The heaviest losses
were sustained by the Second regular
army division, with 25,076 killed and
wounded, and the lightest by the
Eighty eighth national army division
with ninety casualties.
Soldiers who have lost their baggage
while en- route from the front to the