The state herald., 1920-12-17
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD
IoM ALL SOURCES
JAYiNes, Dolhes, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, suFFERiNes, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

WESTE v
Forty.oue fraiernities and sororities
of the University of Nebraska at Lin
coin, whose membership includes 1000
students, have agreed to boycott all
soda fountains. theaters, cafes and
banquet halls who do not reduce prices
to scale fixed by fair-price com
mittee.
A mob of 100 men swooped down on
Sonona county jail at Santa Rosa,
forcibly seized George Boyd. Terence
Fits and Charles ValentO, alleged slay-
ers Of Sheriff James A. Petray, Miles
Jackson and Lester Dorman, and
hanged them from the limb of Il tree In
cemetery.
Eighteen indictments, each charging
murder, against David Caplan, now
serving ten-year sentence In San
Quentin penitentiary for conviction Of
manslaughter in connection with the
blowing up OF the Los Angeles Times
building, Oct. 1. 1910. were dismissed
In the Criminal Court In Los Angeles
by Judge Frank Il. willis.
One hundred and sixty-onc men from
hotels. soft drink parlors, cafes, pool
rooms and the streets were hnled into
the San Francisco Police Court-the
net result OF one day roundup Of
suspicious persons ordered arrested In
the alleged Howard street gang at
tncks on girls and the killing Of three
peace officers at Santa Rosa by sup
posed gangsters.
The city administration of Yoncalla,
Oregon, is being entirely directed by
women. Mrs Mary Burt Is the new
mayor, and the members OF her council
are Mrs. Edith Thompson. Mrs. Jennie
Lasswell. Mrs. Bcrnice Wilson and Mrs.
Nettie Hannah. The women. who were
elected Mt the recent election, would
have regularly assumed their official
duties Jan. l. but Mayor Lasswell, hus-
band of one OF the councllwomen, md
his aldermen resigned so that the new
officials could start their contemplated
civic improvements Immediately.
WASHINGTON
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has stirred up hornets net In
Congress with Its notice that the prac.
tice OF permitting senators and repre-
sentatlves 10 send messages from amy
office In the country with the govern
ment settling for the bill monthly
would be abandoned on Jan. !.
Great Britain md Japan were the
only ones OF the larger countries that
took less goods from the United States
In October than during the same
month year ago. while Germany.
cnnnda. Mexico. Chile and the Dutch
East Indies were the only countries
from which the United States received
more goods than during the CORE
spending period OF 1919.
The widow OF the late lord mayor of
Cork. Mrs. MurIel MaeSwiney. has pre-.
sentcd to the commission of the com.
mittee of 100 investigating the Irish
question her story Of the hunger strike
In BriSton prison. London, Of her hus
band. and OF his death and the de.
tails, MS she had witnessed them of
attempts by the Irish republicans to
gain freedom for their country.
The value Of crops grown on lands
within government reclamation pro.
jccts for the single year 1919 was s2i,.
100000 greater linn the total Of si25,.
100000 expended on NIL projects con.
s'rucied up To the close OF the lust Ills.
cal year, according 10 The annual re-.
port OF the reclamation service.
The net cost OF the wnr TO the Amer.
lean government was fixed by Secre.
tnry Houston Wednesday u, S2J.OiO.,
100000 This, he said, represented the
adjusted" expenditure Of the treas.
ury. excluding all other outlay which
had no relation 10 the nclunl prosecu
tion Of the war during the period from
April q, 1917, 10 June 10 lust, which h,
said covered the extremes Of the GOV
crnmcnt's war time fiscal operation.
Wholesale prices Of meats continu,
their downward trend. u statement T.
sued by the Institute Of American
Meat Packers declared. Fresh porl
showed declines OF from 10 To 20 per
cent. the statement snid. although Il
was less marked near the packing cen
lcrs than In the East. Boiled hams nnt
M smoked mcnts, the statement snld
llso showed declines, while the prize,
II lard has fnllcn approximately 10 pei
rnt.
A total of 3,sos persons were killc,
automobile accidents. or died ~ {
result Of Injuries ihercfrom, during th'
issi ycnr. the census bureau has mn
nounccd. An automobile nccid.n
denib rate OF iit out Of every 10000
Of population was reported for 1910. ~
lncrense owe! every ycnr since 1915
when the rite wns 80. md mn lncrcns'
Of 2i5 IN the ioini number of DEATH
over 1918.
An explosion. followed by fire. bni
completely destroyed the kcarncy