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WESTERN
In recognition Of the perspicacity
and skill displayed by this astute de,
tective In clearing up the Denton mys-
terry, Mayor.elect George E. Crye has
appointed Charles A. Jones chief of
police of Los Angeles. Detective Jones
has accepted the post ond succeeds
Lyle Pendegast as chief.
Permission to employ women prOhi-
bitiOn enforcement agents In an eff
fort to break up bOOtlegger ring
which he says is operating In many
San Francisco hotels and apartment
houses has been asked of Washington
authorities by John Exnicious, newly
appointed prohibition enforcement Of.
ficer for California, Oregon, Washing
ton and Nevada. Exnicious stated
that he had authoritative Information
there was such ring.
Gov. Charles r. Mabey of Utah, who
has returned to Salt Lake from trip
to San Juan county, where he held u
'pow.wow" with Indians relative to
clashes between Piutes and white set
tiers recently, said the Indian spokes-
men had agreed to observe the white
mems laws, and would surrender for
trial two members Of the tribe, who
were recently arrested and who es-
capped from jail while being held on
charges involving attacks on settlers.
Word reached Eureka, Calf, that
q sixteen.fOot octopus was killed ut
Samoa, Humboldt county, recently
after 1t had seized in its tentacles g.
year-old George Peterson, son Of q
Eureka tug captain. According to the
reports. the boy was standing In shall
low water ut the beach while two older
sisters were padding about in n bOat.
When the octopus attacked the boy
his screams alarmed the girls and they
attacked the sea monster with their
oars.
4 Two men have been arrested on
manslaughter charges in connection
with the death in San Francisco Of
Linn Lip Chung, Chinaman, from a
beating received after he had acci-
dentally jostleq against party Of
men and women In downtown street.
the police declared. The attack on
Lin Lip Chung occurred after he had
apologlzed and turned away from the
party, the police said. He died at
hospital of fractured skull and other
Injuries.
WASHINGTON
Representative Hardy of Colorado
has introduced n bill to postpone the in
crease in the rates of postage, effec-
tive July 1, 1921, on publications en-
tered us second-clHss matter under
clause 4 of subdivision B of section
11O1 of the revenue act of 1917. The
bill provides for an investigation of
postal costs and postal rates on pub
lications entered as second class mat
ter.
Centralized purchase of foodstuffs
in American markets by European
governments, which has been consid-
cred by some as one factor In the fall
of grain prices during the past twelve
months, will be practically abandoned
by Aug. I, according to information
given Secretary of Commerce Hoover.
England, France and Belgium by that
time will have decontrolled food pur-
chasing ngencies, while Holland is al
ready on that basis, the secretary said.
Establishment in New York of an
known as 1.-THE Bank of Nations" with
$4,000, 100000 capital, to net as the fis-
cal agent of the United States and
such other governments as might be
admitted us stockholders. is proposed
In bill introduced by Senator Hitch
cock, Democrat, Nebraska.
Acceptance of German bonds as sub
stitutes for the obligations of Euro
pean nations debtor to the United
States Is not at present contemplated
by the treasury. Secretary Mellon told
the Senate finance committee in urg-
ing favorable action on the admins
tration bill to enable the refunding of
the 81 ,OOO,O 100000 which Europe owes
the United States.
The United States shipping board
has announced that the entire fleet of
2S7 vessels, constructed during the
war and aggregating 100000 tons
deadweight. will be sold as speedily as
possible. Bids will be opened July 80
The sale of the wooden vessels, which
now are anchored and deteriorating in
various ports, ID the first step in the
carrying out Of the administrations
policy to "get the government out of
the shipping business"
A billion dollar cut in government
expenditures during the. year begin
ing July is the hope of the Harding
administration. Congress has apprO-
priated about $4.OOO.OOO,OOO for the
year beginning July 1. By putting the
new federal budget into operation i'm
mediately instead Of waiting a year
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