The Dolores star., 1921-09-16

self at North Platte. Neb., by hanging
herself al the foot Of her bed in her
daughters home, where she resided.
Bandits forced A. l. Norman, drug
gist of Des Moines, Iowa. TO open his
safe and hand over nearly $1,000 in
cash Norman had just closed his
store, but the bandits forced him to
return and open the door.
A man believed to be Il. l.. Williams
of Salt Lake City, tourist, was killed
and fifteen other persons We're seri-
ously injured, several possibly fatally,
when sightseeing automobile was de-
molished by an electric train at Saw
telle, near Los Angeles.
Twelve men sentenced TO jail on
charges of gambling at Ottawa. Kan,
praised lady luck" when Sheriff AL
lison Informed the court his jail was
Jam full The court changed the
sentences TO fines while the sheriff
prepared TO take vacation.
Two men We're electrocuted In re-
frigerating room Mt Woodrlver, ILL.,.
while working with an extension light
cord. II is believed that the wire he
came overcharged by a stroke of light
ming during severe electric storm.
The men are George Downey and GIL
bert McMonigle.
Ransome ]. Thompson was sen
fenced TO term not to exceed flf-
teen years in the state penitentiary
after he had pleaded guilty TO two
counts charging grand larceny in the
misappropriation OF sS5, 700 and $780,
600 from George A. HORNED & Co.,
packers, at Austin, Texas.
A thug went 10 the home of A. ].
Peterson, postmaster at Tornillo, Tex,
first made friends with the watch dog
and tied him securely in n shed, then
went TO the porch, where Mr.. Peterson
and his wife were asleep and stabbed
the postmaster over the heart After
choking Mrs. Peterson and hitting her
in the face with gun, the man es
cnped. The pOstmasters recovery Is
doubtful. Mrs. Peterson said the thug
was man who nursed grievance
against her and her husband.
WASHINGTON
A call 10 the executive committee
and council OF the National Womnn's
party to meet in Washington, on the
same day that Congress reconvenes,
was sent out by Miss Elsie Hill. chair.
man Of the party.
Farm crops of the United States,
excluding forest, nursery and green
house products, had n total value of
$1<.755, ,35S, ,407 In 1919, the bureau of
census announced. The corresponding
value Of crops in 1909 was s5.23l $50
6SS, the 1919 figure representing an in
crease Of 1872 per cent In ten years.
The estate of Eugene Field. poet OF
childhood, has been closed In Probate
Court In Chicago by the widow, Mrs.
twenty-siX years. The final report
shows the estate. totaling S1O.3llT4,
was divided between the widow, three
sons and two daughters of the poet.
Only one bill was allowed. $3.50 for II
pair of trousers, purchased by Field
in 1895.
President Harding has accepted the
gress Of the World, TO be held in Hon
Ululu next month.
Prohibition officials will make no
attempt to keep the forthcoming dis.
armament conference dry" il was
announced officially at the treasury
department. Prohibition officials hold
that liquors for delegates to the dis.
armament conference must be permit
ted because of diplomatic immunity
and all recommendations of the state
department for permission for liquor
to enter the United States will have
the approval of the treasury depart
ment.
Preparations for advancing upwards
of OO,OO0.OOO in agricultural and
live stock credits under recent legisla
iion have virtually been completed by
the War Finance Corporation. The
corporation probably will be ready
within n week to function. To expe
dite the advances, executive commit
tees are being formed in agricultural
and stock raising sections and will at
tend to preliminary details of applica
tions, making the necessary investiga
tiOns and determining the adequacy Of
securities offered.
Detection of three additional cOun
terfeit federal reserve notes, SI
note of the Federal Reserve Bank. OF
Kansas City, n $50 note on the Rich
mond, Va, Federal Reserve Bank ant
$40 note on the Federal Bank o
Boston. has been announced by tn,
Treasury Department.
Henry Ford has been invited Il
by Secretary Weeks to come to Wash
jDgtOn at his convenience to discus,
with government officials his pro
pOsal to purchase and lease thu
Muscle shonls Alabama nitrate plnn
end water power project.