The Raymer enterprise., 1921-06-02
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR.
EIoN COUNTRIES
IN LATE DISPATCHES
ooiNos AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
western s-v,psO~ uaioa ss,. s~ri,.l
WESTERN

tally, when an auto stage EN- route 10
Grants Pass, Ore, from klamath Falls
struck COW and upset In ditch three
miles south OF the Grants Pass city
limits.
Mrs. Edith Johnston, for twelve
years head Of the lip language depart.
ment Of the Nebraska school for deaf
at Omaha, leaped TO her death from
the seventh floor OF II hotel. She had
been In III health for some time.
Governor Stephens Of California
signed bill which provides that all
male allen residents of California over
Il years OF age shall be registered and
shall pay an annual poll tax Of $40 into
the school fund Of the county In which
they reside.
The Board Of Regents Of the Unlver.
sity of Oklahoma adopted resolution
prohibiting students from maintaining
automobiles while attending the insti.
tuition. Possession OF motor cars was
declared to be detrimental to the best
interests OF the students. ...
District Attorney Matthew Brady an
Dounced In court In San Francisco that
he was preparing new evidence In the
Mooney case for presentation to the
governor, which he believed would
leave little alternative other than par
doning Thomas Mooney. Mooney Is
serving life sentence for alleged com
plicity In the San Francisco prepared
ness parade dynamitings In 1916
The United States Public Health
Service. the Indian Medical Service
and the New Mexico Public Health
Service are cooperating In combating
the typhus epidemic on the Navajo In.
dian Reservation. in San Juan County,
New Mexico. A spacious hospital has
been provided for delousing purposes.
1t Is situated at Shiprock, on the res
ervation. Arrangements are also
being made for corps Of nurses to be
sent by the government to the stricken
area, and army trucks will be provided
to carry the Indians to the hospital.
WASHINGTON
The man whose net income does not
exceed 5000 would be allowed Tux de-
auctions up to $1,000, for all medical,
hospital, surgical and funeral expenses
under n bill introduced in the House.
Admiral A. s. Fletcher, commandant
OF the Fifth naval district, died AT
Hampton Roads, The admiral had
been ilrfor some time. During the war
Admiral Fletcher was commandment Of
the Norfolk navy yard and directed
part Of the plans of defending the
coast from Maryland to Florida. He
was made commandment OF the Fifth
district early In 1918
sale Of 3 per cent beer and wine
with IA per cent alcoholic content
would be permitted In states where
voters approved such llheralIzing Of
prohibition enforcement II a bill intro
duced by Representative Ryan. Repub
iican. of New York. became n law. The
measure provides for popular refer
endum In each state on petition Of Il
per cent of qualified voters
Isaac II. Smith was nominated by
President Harding TO be supernten.
dent Of the United States assay office
ut New York. Harry II. Stewart was
nominated to be assayer in charge of
the United States assay office at Dead.
wood. $. Oak.
Funds for airplane mail service from
New York TO San Francisco are almost
exhausted, Postmaster General Hays
advised Congress, and service must be
suspended May 81, lacking a deficien.
cy appropriation Of S125,OOO Under
treasury ruling appropriations for rail
why oSiNNV bV uStu III
the air service, Mr.. Hays said. and cur.
rent appropriations Of sl.250.0O0 for
transcontlnental air route will not last
beyond this month.
Washington Of military In.
terests In the eastern part Of the Far
Eastern republic appear to have be-
come so serious that the intervention
Of Japanese forces ut Vladivostok Is
contemplated. according to advices to
the State Department. Maritime prov
ince authorities In yladivostok were
reported to have appealed for protec.
ton In the outlying districts to the
japanese, who were said to have dis.
patched 900 troops to Anuchino.
The "two-bIt' piece came back into
IT. own at Idaho Falls, Ida, when the
largest restaurant In the city an.
"ham and eggs back at the
old pre-war price. The price cuts that
attracted the hungry ones at the two
blt'' price were "beef and gravy and
pork chops. Prices for all these have
been 30 cents
A resolution proposing that Oct. u,
the anniversary Of Columbus dlscov.
cry OF America be made legal holl-
day, has been introduced by Represen.
tative Perlman, Republican, New
York.