The Holbrook news., 1921-02-25
THE WORLD IN
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IN LATE DISPATCHES
DoINcs AND HAPPENINGS THAT MARK THE PROGRESS l
 OF THE AGE.
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 WESTERN
 Joseph A. Bartos, cashier of the Bank of Wilbur Neb., for many years, and active in business and politics, was found dead. A coroner's jury rem dered verdict that death was the re- suit of alcoholic poisoning
 Bricklayers at Wichita Falls, Texas, have voluntarily announced they will accept a reductiohB of $2 a day in wages, to permit builders to proceed with contemplated work The scale was $14 a day. Now it is SIP.
 Armistice day is made a legal holi- day in Oregon by bill passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Olcott. He also signed bills providing for organization of a board of aircraft examiners regulating fliers and regis tering aviators.
 Alexander Howat, president of the Kansas Miners Union, under sentence of a year in jail for contempt of court in calling a strike in violation of an injunction, has issued a statement de flying the Kansas Industrial Court an District Judge A. J. Curran,. who sel- fenced him. "Al1 of the judges of dis trict courts and all of the injunctiOns and industrial courts shall not altef our pOsition,' Howat declared.
 Paul Vittori of San Francisco, who, according to medical tests, is the fla ther of a child born to his wife, Vir- ginia Vittori,' since their separation, was ordered by Judge Graham to give his wife $25 or be sentenced to the county Jail for contempt. VittOri ap- peared to be skeptical about the blood tests made of himself and the child He claims the child was born ten months after he separated from his wife, Mrs Vfttori claims he has 'ad- vanced their separation by two months and that the child was born eight months after the separation.
 WASHINGTON
 Arrest of five men in Philadelphia in raid on a\printing shop where al legged counterfeit internal revenue stamps were being produced, has been announced by Chief Moran of the se- cret service Chief Moran said about 100000 strips of stamps as well as liquor labels were seized.
 The naval appropriation bill, carry ing approximately $395, 100000, was passed by the House after it had de feated, 124 to 30, an amendment which would have prevented the expenditure . of any part of the $90,000,O00 provided for battleship construction until an in ternational disarmament conference shall have been called by the Presi- dent. The amendment was offered by Representative Brooks, Republican, H. 1inois.
 Cattle on farms are now valued at less than prewar prices, the Depart ment of Agriculture announced in Washington. The drop, the depart ment said, began in January, 1919 The department further stated that the de crease in value not only resulted in the loss of all the increases sustained dur ing the war, but an additional 50 per cent. Hogs have lost SS per cent of the gains made during 1917 and 1918, according to the figures.
 
 A resolution making immediately available $1,oOO,O0O to enable the In- terstate Commerce Commission to pro ceed with its railroad valuation work was adopted by the House and Senate and sent to President Wilson.
 The international communications conference met again in Washington to consider further the allocation of the former German cables, but it de- veloped that one of the delegates had not received instructions from his gov ernment, and adjournment was taken until later
 Wholesale commodity prices showed a further decline in January, accord ing to information collected by the bll- reau of labor statistics, and just made public. Building materials and house furnishing goods showed the largest price recessions from the previous month, the former declining 10 per cent and the latter group IS per cent below the level for December Farm products, food and clothing each reg istered a drop of 51z per cent or more, while fuel and lighting materials, met als and chemicals each decreased about 8 per cent. In the group of miscellan- eous commodities the decrease was 7113 per cent.
 President-elect Harding will be es- corted by a troop of cavalry from Fort Meyer when he goes to the capitol to beeinaugurated on March 1, Secretary of War Baker has. announced. These are the only troops that will partici- pate in the inauguration. The privi- lege of escorting the President is one eagerly sought by crack cavalry troops all over the country.
 Seven persons have been convicted of selling cocaine to the American troops at Goblenz. They have been entenced to one year imprisonment ach by the American military courts. |
 Latin-Ameriean contributions last year toward the feeding of the United States are set forth in figures made public by the Department of Com | merce. The statistics show that the | people of the United States leaned | heavily in 1920 on the Central and South American neighbors for the sup ply of certain foodstuffs.
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