The Glenwood post., 1921-10-15
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ADoUr
THE WORLD.
CURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDEMNED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN

DIVISION OIL tne irrigation waters OF the
Laramie river was assigned for Jan.
3, 1922, by the Supro. ne Court recently.
The body of John Edward Dreiffein
of Moline, H., one OF the two sailors
whose lives were lost in the sinking OF
the submarine re in Los Angeles har-
Dor recently, rose to the surface of the
water about twenty feet from where
the craft sank.
Fifteen western senators joined in
kilograms to officers of the principal
western railroads urging that the west
ern carriers grant -cent-a-mile rate
to the Kansas City convention of the
American Legion. Eastern railroads
have already granted such rate.
Fire destroyed 40 cars of alfalfa
belonging to the Elephant Butte Alfal-
fa Association at Fabens and for IL
time threatened the entire town. which
is twenty-eIght miles east of FL Paso
The loss Is estimated at $4,000. In
surance of $4,000 was carried
After writing and signing II will and
a series of notes, Mrs Christian
Mauch. 90 years old, widow, and her
son Henry w. Mauch, 80, of st. Louis
committed suicide by sealing them
selves In room Of their home and
found by the police.
Signs along the route of the Victory
highway, for the PRONUNCIATION of
which the Victory Highway .Associa-
tion was organized and Incorporated
in Topeka several months ago, will be
placed from California to Kansas City,
Mo-, by Nov. l. The marking of the
highway is complete from the coast
to Denver, Colo.
Two unmasked bandits entered the
Sierra Valley Bank at Loyalton, Calf,
forced the cashier and his assistant
down on the floor and got away with
$4,000 in coin and currency, all the
bank had. In escaping in an auiomo-
bile tire went flat, so they held up "
LoyaltOn physician five miles from
town and took his machine away from
him.
The percentage of illiteracy In the
state of Washington. according to CEN
QUO are l..
per cent in 1920, compared to per
cent In 1910, there being Il total of 49,
526 persons ten years of age and over
in the state in 1920 unable to write In
any language. OF this number 1,62S
were native whites of native parent
age, 75l of mixed parentage and H..
$50 of foreign birth 2,127 Indians, 472
Chinese and 1905 Japanese.
WASHINGTON .....
president, Harding's unemployment
mend the appropriation of $4OO, 600 for
the work of the United States employ
ment service during the coming win
ter, Secretary of Labor Davis has an
nounced.
The question of parole or pardon for
Eugene V. Debs has been laid aside
for whlle," by the Department of
Justice, according to Attorney General
Daugherty. who said that such recon-
mendation as he had. prepared would
be changed "in phraseology," before
going to the President. ...
Retail food prices during September
were found by the Labor Department
to have declined in all but two of the
cities In which II conducts investign.
lions. Decreases amounted to 2 per
cent in Minneapolis and Portland, Ne
and l per cent in Atlanta, PhiIadel-
phia and Salt Lake City.
The Western Pacific railroad has al
piled to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission for authority to issue $1,000
700 in first mortgage 6 per cent gold
notes. The funds are to be used for
retirement Of equipment trust certifl-
Gates and to reimburse the treasury of
the company for equipment trust Ger
tiflcates mntured and paid Aug. l.
In order that the coal mining indus
try might be kept free from the men
nee of unemployment and in order
that the American coal export trade
may be increased, Secretary of Com
merce Hoover has referred to Chair
man Lasker Of the United States ship
ping board, idle ships now tied up by
the shipping board. he leased to coal
exporters for 81 month. Operation
OF the ships, would prevent deterIOra-
ton, which comes when the vessels arc
tied up, 1t was stated.
The chair used by Theodore lOose-
welt at his desk at the White House
was formally presented by President
Harding to the Roosevelt Memorial
Association. The gift was received by
committee headed by William BOyce
Thompson, president Of the associu-
ton. and viii be placed In collection
OF Roosevelt mementoes now helng as
sembled.
Motor transport Is responsible for
l53, 100000 tons OF farm produets ear
rled annuity over the highways to the
railroads., according to the United
states Bureau Of Market Crop.