The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-23
A GRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR.
EIoN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
oolNos AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
Western Sssipspsf Union Ns.y Servies.
WESTERN

siuntly killed when Il charge OF pow.
der exploded on dredger sc0w In vii
lapa harbor, near South Bend, Wash.
Sixty thousand applications for tick
cts for the California Ohio State foot
bah game ut Pasadena Jan. have
been received by the Tournament OF
Roses Association. This Is approx.
mately 240U more applications than
seats, and the association is experienc
ing difficulties In making equitable al.
lotments Of tickets.
BY vote Of 1870 to 1O5, the House
has decided to give encouragement to
California grape growers by develop
ing. through experiments By the agri-
cultural department, new uses for
wine grapes. Purchase Of plot Of
land near Fresno and OakyIlle, where
the experimental work now is being
done, was authorized.
Blinded by red pepper hurled into
his eyes, Richard +. HOegling, wealthy
business man OF Los Angeles, Cal.
was robbed OF diamond st!ckpin. a
diamond ring, watch and 500 by a
pretty girl bandit. She jumped on the
running board Of his automobile and
pressed revolver against his side,
compelling him to stop, he said. After
throwing the pepper into his eyes she
robbed him.
The Southern Pacific Land Com
pany, as vendor, filed deed at Fres-
no, Calf, transferring to the Pacific
Oil Company. US yendee, all It's oil land
holdings In Kings, Tulare and Fresno
counties. The consideration was stated
TO be approximately S3,SlO,9OO. The
transaction Is part Of the recently an
nounced plan Of the Southern Pacific
Company to dvest itself Of Its oil land
and oil holdings by transfer to u new
corporation organized in Delaware.
Pearls and diamonds valued at $780,
600 are In the hands OF the Los Ange-
les, Calf, police as result Of n search
OF d safety deposit box maintained In
the name of Mrs. Frances Matthews,
under arrest there and suspected OF
being one Of the cleverest shoplifters
and plckp0ckets that ever operated in
the West These gems were In addi-
tlon to jewelry. clothing and other ar
tlcles valued at about $4,000 which
were seized when detectives raided the
pulatlal Matthews home.
WASHINGTON
Recommendation that the states
assume part Of the care of disabled
World War veterans and for cOnsoll-
dation Of all federal agencies dealing
with eX-service men were made by
Director Cholmley- Jones OF the bureau
Of war risk insurance, In his annual
report.
A resolution requesting the Prcsi-
dent to open negotiations with Great
Britain and Japan for an agreement
to reduce naval building program -
per cent for the next five years has
been introduced in the Senate by Sen
ator Borah, Republican, Idaho. When
Senator Borah offered his resolution.
Secretary Daniels was before the
House naval committee strongly Op-
posing such proposal
The Western Union Telegraph Com,
pany has brought suit In the District
OF Columbia Supreme Court for an In
junction restraining the secrcsasies OF
state, war and navy from interfering
with the proposed connection Of the
company's cable with the new cable
line from Barbadoes, where IL con-
meets with British cable to South
America.
Capt. william A. Moffett, formerly
commandant Of the Great Lakes train
Ing station and later commander Of
the battleship Mississippi Of the Pa.
cific fleet, has been appointed director
Of naval aviation, It has been an.
nounced by Secretary Daniels Cap.
tain Moffett succeeds Capt. Thomas
Craven. who will be sent to sea, prob.
ably In command Of battleship.
The Anti.Saloon League will ask
Attorney General Palmer to reconsider
his ruling that the use Of cider In the
home BY its manufacturer, even after
II has become intoxicating by fermen.
tntion, Is lawful, Wayne B. Wheeler,
general counsel for the League, has
announced. Neither the letter nor the
implied purpose Of the prohibition act
justified such ruling, Mr.. Wheeler
asserted.
Senate and House leaders have prac.
tically agreed at a conference on q
program for the enactment Of an
emergency tariff measure to serve as
On embargo on the importation Of
wheat, cotton, wool, beans, potatoes
and livestock and meats.
Joseph Tumulty, secretary to Pres.
idsnt Wilson, has announced that he
had declined the appointment as a
chial justies Of the Court Of Custom
ApQoalG which had been offered him
81 ~ President and that he would
besin the practice Of law In Washing
I'm after March I.