The Raymer enterprise., 1921-03-10
THE WORLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR,
EloN COUNTRIES
IN LATE DISPATCHES
oolNes AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
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One hundred and ten cement dealers
were named In indictments handed
down by the special federal grand jury
which has been investigating an al
legged building material combine men
toned In connection with the building
trust inquiry in New York.
The $4,000 tapestry, presented to
Mrs. Wilson, wife of the President,
during the peace conference, will find
a place In the new home of the VIII
sons. Mrs. Wilson removed the tap
estry from the east room of the White
House, where It has been hanging since
1t was brought to the United States.
Claiming possession under patent
land grant to Moses Butler, hero Of
the battle Of San Jacinto. which gave
Texas Its freedom from Mexico, rela.
tives In the United States District
Court at Wichita Falls. Texas, filed
suit In trespass to quiet title to prop.
erty In the oil field district of Young
county, said to be worth 100000.
While taking an ocean scene at Cliff,
tOn-by-the-Sea, near RedondO Beach,
Calf, six actors employed by a motion
picture company were thrown into the
sea by the oyerturnlng of q llfeboat.
The men were dragged unconscious
from the surf by other members of the
company while hundreds of persons,
including Sir Gilbert Parker, famous
novelist and now writer for the films,
looked on.
The word Of Epigmenlo Ybarra, Jr.,
governorelect Of the northern district
Of Lower California, Twill be absolute
law" in the district, according to a
statement at Calexico. Calf, by Senior
Ybarra's private secretary, Captain
Jose NJ. Davila, quoting President
Obregon. The federal governments
only demand. the officer declared, was
that the governor prohibit all gambling
In the district.
Superintendent A. r. Dunphy Of the
Omaha Salt Lake division Of the Air.
mail announced that beginning May !
night flying by airmail pilots will be
instituted between Cheyenne and Chi
cago. He said that the decision to
make night flying a regular feature Of
the airmail service at least during the
summer months, was the result of the
recent achievement of Pilot Jack
Knight In flying from North Platte,
Neb., to. Chicago through storm at
night.
The Utah State Farm Bureau Off
Gals and the Utah-Idaho Sugar Com.
pany concluded an agreement on the
price basis of the 1921 sugar beet
contracts which for the first time In
Utah will make provision for payment
on both the basis Of the price received
by the manufacturers for the sugar
and the sugar content Of the beets
grown by the farmers. On the present
price Of sugar net to the reflner Of
$3.50 per 100 pounds, the farmer would
receive 1904 q ton for beets as com.
pared with the $12 minimum Of last
year.
WASHINGTON
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson,
President Wilson's personal physician,
was ordered by the Navy Department
to duty as officer In charge of the
naval dispensary In Washington.
The gross public debt Increased $685..
449,845 during the month Of February,
the Treasury Department announced.
The gross public debt on Jan. was
$23, 993, 2234, 1882 and on Feb. % It was
$24,05l, 6A, 1928 The increase was
largely due to the flotation Of treasury
certificates
'The United States can prepare for q
6000, 000-bale cotton crop next year
with whatever price that size crop may
demand" says Ellis II. Whitaker Of
Memphis. "The South Is determined
that the cotton acreage for 1921 shall
be not more than half Of what 1t was
last year, which will produce I crop
Of about 5000 900 bales"
Suit for 100000 damages has been
filed In the District Of Columbia Su.
preme Court by the New York Call
against Albert Sidney Burleson, who
retired as postmaster general March 4.
8. John Block and Horace 8. Whitman,
Call attorneys, alleged that Burleson,
as postmaster general, by canceling
the second-class mailing privileges Of
the Call, 'nisused and abused" his
powers and "unlawfully. willfully, neg
ligently, maliciously violated the rights
and privileges Of the publishers Of the
Call"
The nomination Of Brig. Gen. Frank
Mcintyre to be chief of the War De-
partnent bureau Of insular affairs was
confirmed by the Senate In open SEES
sion. The nominations Of several hun.
dred majors, lieutenant colonies and
colonies also were confirmed before
adjournment. II
!. 3. Robinson Of Grafton, w. Va,
former chief Justice Of the West vir.
ginia Supreme Court, is understood to
be under consideration for appoint.
ment to the post Of commissioner Of
internal revenue, vacated by the resig.