The Colorado statesman., 1921-04-30
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IN PARAGRAPHS
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN
Western Newspaper Union News ssrieeJ

Francis NJ. Goodwin of Spokane,
Washington, has been nominated by
President Harding to be assistant sec
retary of the interior.
"He spanked me so hard that for
long time ] couldn't sit down." testified
Mrs. Irene Gerstad, known on the
screen as Irene Devoss. She was
granted divorce in Los Angeles from
Harry w. Gerstad, wielder of the hefty
palm. In addition, Gerstad, n motion
picture camera-man, was ordered 10
pay her $50 week.
Dancing in the cafes of San Fran
Cisco's once-famed uptown tenderloin
ceases May l by an order promulgated
by the police commission. The order
forbids further dancing in the Pup and
Black Cat cafes, the last two of a score
of establishments in the once-noted
district, and leaves only few resorts,
all in the Barbary Coast, where dane
ing is permitted.
Carl Nordander, 16 years old and an
orphan, was found asphyxiated in his
room in San Francisco. The police
version of his death was that he lost
his life through his devotion to art.
l1dNhlIlS DItpultu NhhltOui NbiNh
artists use for drawings, he apparently
had been charring in gas jet splinters
of wood to finish a drawing which was
found uncompleted in the room, but
had retired without turning the jet en-
tirely off.
Tagged for a journey of several
thousand miles by boat and rail,
Tommy Bradford, g. and his sister,
Margie, 5, are on their way to theiI
father in Calgary, Alberta. They were
shipped by the prosecuting attorney of
Seattle, Wash. Held as security for
board bill, according to information
reaching the prosecutor from the
father and the American consul at
Calgary, the children had been with
Mrs. II. f. Sloan at Roy since she
brought them from Calgary last sum-
mer. Mrs. Sloan gave them up as soon
as an officer called. A collection was
taken up to aid the children in their
journey.
WASHINGTON
Secretary DENLY has asked for $25,
600 for use in obtaining a historical
pictorial record of the American fleet
In foreign waters during the war.
Should the money be provided, the
secretary said, Burnell Poole, an artist,
would be engaged to do the work.
BY direction of President Harding
the federal reserve board has under
taken a special inquiry into the prob
lem of debating industrial values with
out serious injury to the agricultural
interests. 1t is understood that some
steps to aid agriculture in connection
with the deflation trend may be taken
by the board in the near future.
After having reposed with moth balls
for a number of years, the principal
articles of dress uniform formerly worn
in the navy have been restored to use
by an order of Secretary DENLY. 1t
authorizes the wearing, on stated occa-
sions, of the frock coat, full dress
trousers, cooked hat, dress sword and
sword belt and epaulets. Special full
dress dinner dress and mess dress uni
forms were not restored.
The House judiciary committee
ordered n favorable report on the Vol
stead bill permitting organization by
farmers ranchmen, dairymen and fruit
growers for purposes of collective
marketing The secretary of agricul-
ture would have supervisory powers.
A brigade of railroad artillery" has
been sent to the Hawaiian islands for
the better protection of that distant
post. This force has in large part al
ready arrived and as its name indi-
Gates, is intended for instant mobiliza-
tion in case of emergency. The great
problem of the army so far as the
island of Oahu and Pearl Harbor are
concerned is to safeguard them from
sudden attack in the event of war.
A vacation trip to the Pacific coast
for President Harding late this fall is
being urged by some of his friends, and
is understood to be receiving favorable
consideration. The President is said
to have indicated that If he finds OPP
portunity for vacation this year he
will spend it in the Northwest. The
northwestern trip first was suggested
as part OF a trip to Alaska, but it has
been indicated that the President has
little hope of getting that far away dur
ing the present summer.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has granted authority to the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
Railroad companies to issue $230,00
600 of joint fifteen-year convertible
gold bonds at not less than 915 per
cent, and authorized the comany TO is
sue and pledge $33,O00,000 of other
bonds to aid in securing the Joint
bonds The issue was authorized to
enable the two reads to retire joint
bonds amounting to S215, ,227, 900, is
sued in 1901 for the purpose of pur
chasing the Chicago. Burlington &