The Coconino sun., 1920-01-23

| hiiiAAiS AAio h0kSSSD T iSod l<NooClt ACdi Los Angeles on the night of July 4, last. Coupled with the verdict was a recommendation that the court order for a reasonable length of time for observation as to his mental condi- tion.',
 Formal announcement that the American Federation of Labor would oppose with whatever power it may possess" the enactment or the anti-se- dition bills now pending in congress, was made in a statement issued by Samuel Gompers, president of the federation.
 In just two hours after the meeting of the board of trustees of Al Malai- kah Temple, at Los Angeles, was call ed to order the board had decided to rebuild Shrine Auditorium, which was destroyed by fire on Sunday. The new building will be greatly larger than the old and will cost more than ST. 100000.
 "You get right above the whale, preferably at height of not over 15O feet, pull the lever, and down will drop the harpoon into the whales back, the rope attached to the har- p0on will unwind and the buoy at the end of the rope will serve as marker te Mir. Whales whereabouts. A reg ular boat of some kind must be used to take the leviathan to shore. The aeroplane could not be used for that purpose without courting disaster" Thus did Captain John D. Loop, pic neer of Southern California wnalers. explain the operation of his latest in- vention, an areial whaling harpoon. He believes the device will prove a big aid in the whaling industry of Southern California.
 | By big majority the house mili- port favorably the bill of Represents tive Crago, republican, Pennsylvania, granting an increase of 20 per cent, in the pay of all officers of the army, navy, marine corps, public health ser vice and coast guard up to and in- cluding the rank of brigadierageneral in the army and equivalent grades in other services. The bill would also increase the pay of the enlisted per- sonnel of these services 20 per cent in all cases where the present base pay : amounts tS $33 month or more. In 7 creases would be effective from pass. ; age until June 30, 1921, and it is es. timated would cost the government approximately s40,000,00O annually. : Government agents report that g t recent big shipment of arms and am , munition to Mexico was escorted by 2 $ Japanese cruiser. Official and unof 2 ficial Mexico has been entertaininf . with show of enthusiasm officers an( s men from the Japanese warship wa, : known. ~ t 1 England resumes diplomatic rela g tions with Germany by sending Lort : kilmarnock to the embassy at Der lin.
 : The French steamer Afrique sink, g in the Bay of Biscay and 539 person, , are lost.
 More than $3,O0O,O0O worth ol liquor, mostly whisky, has been seized in New York city since the eighteenth amendment went into effect at mid night Friday. The liquor was mostly intended for export, but had reached the piers too late for loading on ships It is expected that further large seiz ures will be made.
 An attempt to reinstate the five sus pended socialist members of the New York state assembly failed. Assem blyman Charles D. Donohue, of New York, democratic leader, moved re consideration of the vote by which tn, suspending resolution was adopted but the motion was lost, 34 to Il.
 Supreme court denies permission t, New Jersey liquor association to brini original proceedings to test constitu tionality of prohibition amendment.
 President Wilson, acting under z right conferred at Versailles, issue. the first call for the council of tn. league of nations.
 The charges made by Admiral Sims against Secretary Daniels have re suited in the senate ordering thor ough investigation of the conduct oi the navy during the war.
 Gov. Harding alarmed at the in roads of the Wood campaign in Ohio asks for show down and says he wants no perfunctory support.
 The Pan-Germans are surprised al the demand on Holland for the ex kaiser and see in it the handwriting < on the wall for the whole military caste.
 Paul Deschanel was elected presi. dent of the French republic by 734 votes of the 889 members of the na. tional assembly voting. His majority was the largest since the election o1 Louis Adolphe Thiers, the first pres. ident after the fall of the empire who was chosen unanimously.