, 1921-02-24
NEWS TO DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING The PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN


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 n verdict that death was the re-
suit of alcoholic poisoning.
Thomas Brady. convicted of being an
accessory to the attempted attack on
Jean Stanley I'm San Francisco last
Thanksgiving eve, was sentenced to n
term In San Quentin ranging from one
to four years. His attorney gave no
hce of an appeal and Judge Ward
granted a certificate of probable cause
Mrs. Louise l.. Peete has beer SEN
fenced to Imprisonment for life in San
Quentin ~penitentiary for the murder
OF Jacob Charles Denton. Superior
Judge Frank K. Willis of Los
Angeles pronounced sentence after
he had denied Il motion for n
new trial. Counsel for Mrs. Peete an
nouDced they would appeal TO the APP
peilate Court for IL new trial.
Alexander Howat, president of the
Kansas Miners Union. under sentence
OF n 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 sea-
tenced him. "All of the judges of dis
trict courts and all u the injunctions
and Industrial courts shall not alter
our position" Howat declared.
WASHINGTON
A resolution making Immediately
available ST. 900 to Enable the In
terstate Commerce Commission to pro-
coed with its railroad valuation work
was adopted by the House and Senate
n sent to President Wilson.
In a Senate speech. generally inter-
preted as forecasting the new admins
tration's policy toward disarmament
n related issues, Senator Medill Nc
Cormick of Illinois, just returned to
Washington from a conference with
P~resident-elect Harding, declared for
"the completion of an American navy
comparable in power and varied fight
ing strength with any other
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 esulted in the
loss of all the increases sustained dur
ing the war, but an additional 80 per
cent. Hogs have lost IS per cent of
the gains made during 1917 and 1918,
according to the figures.
Wholesale commodity prices showed
u further decline in January, accord
ing to Information collected by the bu-
a 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
stored a drop of 5h per cent or more,
while fuel and lighting materials, met
ais and chemicals each decreased about
3 per cent- In the group of miscellan-
eous commodities the decrease was ia
per cent.
The international communications
conference met again in Washington
to consider further the ALLEGATION of
the former German cables, but 1t de-
veloped that one of the delegates had
not received instructions from his gov
eminent, and adjournment was taken
until later.
INffnrNa IN NNaah aa a Wllas %. tho
postoffice bill an appropriation Of
500. 100000 for road construction
failed in the Senate. A motion to in
sert the appropriation was lost on n
vote Of IL to 80, or nine less than the
required two-thirds majority. Rejec-
ton OF the good roads rider was re-
garded as foreshadowing defeat for the
o a appropriation Mt this session.
The naval appropriation bill, carry
ing approximately 1895, 100000. was
passed by the House after it had de-
feated. 124 to 80, IN amendment which
would have prevented the expenditure
OF any part OF the 500, 100000 provided
for battieshlp construction until an In
ternatlonal disarmament conference
shall have been called by the Presl-
dent. The amendment was offered by
Representative Brooks. Republican, IL
linols.
President-elect Harding Will be es-
eorted by n troop OF cavalry from Fort
Meyer when he goes TO the capitol to
be innugurated on March 4, Secretary
of War Baker has announced. These
are the only troops that will partlci-
pate in the Inauguration. The prlvl-
lege OF cscorting the President Is one
eagerly sought by crack cavalry troops
all over the country.
Seven persons ave been convicted