, 1921-07-07

WESTERN
In recognition of the perspicacity
and skill displayed by this astute de-
tective in clearing up the Denton mys-
terry. Mayor-elect George Il. Crye has
appointed Charles A. Jones chief of
police of Los Angeles. Detective Jones
has accepted the post ond succeeds
Lyle Pendegast as chief.
Ralph Groves, former California
state prohibition director, has been
sentenced to one year in the county
jail f. Ray Groves, his brother, and
former secretary of the Democratic
state central committee, was fined ST.
800, and George C. Groves, another
brother, was fined $500 in the United
States District Court of Los Angeles,
following their pleas of guilty to con
spiracy to violate the prohibition
enforcement law.
Gov. Charles Il. Mahey of Utah, who
has returned to Salt Lake from a trip
to San Juan county, where he held n
'~'pow-wow" with Indians relative to
clashes between Piutes and white set
tiers recently. said the Indian spokes-
men had agreed to observe the white
mems laws, and would surrender for
trial two members of the tribe. who
were recently arrested and who es-
capped from Jail while being held on
charges involving attacks on settlers.
Word reached Eureka, Calf, that
a ~sixteen-foot octopus was killed at
Samoa, Humboldt county, recently
after 1t had seized in its tentacles s.
year-old George Peterson, son of a
Eureka tug captain. According to the
reports, the boy was standing in shall
low water at the beach while two older
sisters were padding about in n BOAT.
When the octopus attacked the boy
his screams alarmed the girls and they
attacked the sea monster with their
oars.
Two men have been arrested on
~manslaughter charges in connection
with the death in San Francisco of
Lin Lip Chung, Chlnaman. from a
beating received after he had accl-
dentally jostled against n party of
men and women in IL downtown street,
the police declared. The attack on
Lin Lip Chung occurred after he had
a~pologized and turned away from the
party, the police said. He died at a
hospital of a fractured skull and other
Injuries.
WASHINGTON
Establishment In New York of an
international banking institution to be
known as 1.-The Bank of Nations with
: 60 Oll 900 900 onfta1 30 nat ~. tI.. o..
cal agent of the United States and
7 such other governments as might be
admitted as stockholders. is proposed
In a bill introduced by Senator Hitch
cock, Democrat, Nebraska.
Representative Hardy of Colorado
has introduced a bill to postpone the in
GREASE in the rates of postage, effec-
tive July /, 1921, on publications en-
tered as second-class matter under
clause 4 of subdivision b of section
1101 of the revenue act of 1917. The
bill provides for an Investigation of
postal costs and postal rates on pub
ncations entered as second class mat
ter.
Giving assurance To businessmen OF
the country that there will be no de-
nay in the enactment of a revised tax
law at this session of Congress Repre-
sentative Fordney of Michigan, chair
man OF the House ways and means
committee. has announced that hear
ings would be begun by the committee
soon after the middle OF July.
Acceptance of German bonds as sub
stitutes for the obligations of Euro
penn nations debtor to the United
States is not at present contemplated
by the treasury. Secretary Mellon told
the Senate finance committee in urg.
ing favorable action on the admins
tratlon bill TO enable the. r~efundlng of
the S11,00O,00O,00 0 which Europe owes
the United States.
A billion dollar cut In government
expenditures during the year begin
Ing July l is the hope OF the Harding
administration. Congress has appro-
priated about S4.000,0O0.O0 for the
year beginning July 1. By putting the
new federal budget into operation i'm.
medlately instead OF waiting n year
as originally planned, President Hard
ing and Charles G. Dawes, budget di.
rector. hope TO make n % per cent
saving.
The fight among the prohibition
leaders over the supplementary en-
forcement legislation ended when
Wayne II. Wheeler, counsel for the An.
d-Saloon League, yielded TO the advo-
Gates OF a straight anti-prescrlptlon
beer bill without any OF the other
tightening up endorsements nmend-
ments proposed by Representative Vol.
stead
woodrow Wilson appeared in person
In the chamber OF Chief Justice Nc,
Coy Of the DlatrIct Of Columbia Rn.