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II. b. Leady, recently appointed pro-
hibition enforcement group chief for
North Dakota, has been arrested on
charge of violating the prohibition
laws. He was placed in the Cass coun-
ty Jail in default of $1,000 bail.
The body Of w. l.. Pierce, aged so,
of Salt Lake City, was found in the
washrOom of train when it reached
Havre, Mont. His throat was cut and
conditions led to the belief that he
had taken his own life.
Gen. J. T. Dickman, commandant Of
the Eighth corps area, and Gen. Alvaro
Obregon, president-elect Of Mexico, re-
viewed the Twenty-fifth infantry at
Camp Stephen ID. Little at Nogales,
Ariz. A military reception at the Off
GERS club followed
A high wind that passed thru Santa
Clara, Calf, tossed ]. Bingwall, 15-
year-Old boy, into tree knocked over
hitching, uprooted fruit trees, demol-
ished several private garages and
caused considerable minor damage.
After hearing the plea of 10000 jap
anese farmers Of California, transmit
ted through President Samuel Gompers
OF the American Federation of Labor,
the twenty-first annual convention of
the California Federation of Labor at
Fresno, Calf, unanimously adopted
fn hn oil
amendment on the November ballot.
The action was taken without debate
The Wheat Growers association of
the United States, with Il membership
Of 10000 in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas,
Nebraska and South Dakota, has is
sued from Its office at Wichita, Kan,
proclamation to all its members urg-
ing them to refrain from selling any
wheat after 5 p. m. Oct. %, until such
time as the price of good wheat is
raised TO So a bushel at growers ter
minal markets
WASHINGTON
Contributions to political campaign
funds are taxable Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue Williams declared in a
statement advising members of all
parties" that they will not be allowed
to deduct amounts given to campaign
funds from their income tax returns.
President Wilson has directed that
on Sunday, Nov. IA, the American flag
be displayed at half-mast on all pub
lie buildings and naval and military
posts ''as token of the nations par
in hA
held for the heroic American soldiers.
sailors, marines and others who gave
their lives to their country in the
World war"
Americas tax bill for the fiscal year
ending June 80 amounted to S5,4OS,-
OI5,46S, approximately S1,500,000,0OO
more than was paid into the federal
treasury in the previous twelve months
The figures We're contained in the pre-
liminary report of the commissioner of
internal revenue, made public. 1t shows
that from income and profits taxes the
government received approximately
three-fourths of all its revenue. In
these two items there was an increase
of $1,35' 100000 over the fiscal year
of 1919, receipts for the two years be
ing: 1920, S3957, ,701, 900; 1919, S2,6OO.-
100000.
Commerce with the far east thus far
this year has amounted to approx
mately twenty per cent of the foreign
trade of the United States, compared
with seventeen per cent last year, ac-
cording to summary issued by the
bureau of foreign and domestic com
merce.
A saving of 3O,0OO,0o0 tons of coal
annually, representing $15O.0oO,000 in
value and the labor of more than thirty
thousand miners and the release of
vast railroad carrying capacity for
other freight were pictured MS among
the possibilities to result from the pro.
jected eastern Industrial region super.
power electric system, in an address
by w. S. Murray, before the Water
Power League at Washington.
1t was intimnted at the State De-
partment at Washington that negotia.
tions with japan over the alien land
and immigration controversies is pro
crossing and that there are signs of
an agreement being reached In the
near future. Whether the agreement
would be reached before the California
referendum on the amendment to the
alien land law to which Japan objects
was regarded as doubtful.
The crop reporting board OF the
bureau Of crop estimates, Department
Of Agriculture, made public the fol-
lowing estimates, based upon Oct.
reports of its correspondents Winter
wheat, production 532 ,G41 900 bushels