The Dolores star., 1921-11-11
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Ses,p.p<r uuss, s.., s.rk.l
WESTERN

WESTERN
The body OF a young man with n
bullet wound In the head, which WAS
found in vacant lot in San Francisco.
was Identified as that OF the bandit
who held up the ferry postoffice, shot
and killed Frank B. Adams, an armed
guard, and escaped with valuable mail
matter.
The Chicago theater, seating 5000
persons, said to be the largest motion
picture thester in the world, has been
formally opened. A line of persons
six abreast and three blocks long, wait
Ing for admittance, necessitated the
calling OF municipal police The thea
ter cost 100000.
The Fort Worth 4 Denver Railway
Company has asked the Interstate
Commerce Commission for authority
to extend ss,17e,OOO of its 6 per cent
first mortgage bonds for forty years
at 5Ia per cent, and for approval OF an
agreement extending the lien of the
tirst mortgage TO cover the extended
bonds.
Sheriff's deputies on guard in a store
at Council Bluffs engaged in gun
battle with gang Of robbers, who
broke into the place. One robber was
killed. Sheriff w. A. Groneweg iden-
titled him as James Blankenship, %
years old The dead man figured in
the Omaha court house riots two years
ago and was indicted for arson in that
connection, but was never prosecuted.
District Attorney Mathew Brady has
under consideration request that he
recommend parole for Allen McDon-
aid, convicted In connection with the
so-called Howard street gang cases"
year ago, in San Francisco. McDon-
aid soon will be eligible to apply for
parole. Recently McDonalds mother
made her way to Frisco from Denver
walking part of the way and accept
ing free rides at times-and asked
Brady to parole her son.
William Egan, a member Of the
Democratic city committee and recog-
nizsd as power" in local and state
Democratic affairs, was shot and
killed while standing In the doorway
OF his saloon at st. Louis by unidenti-
fled assailants, who fired ut him from
a curtained automobile while passing.
dont Know who shot me, and I
wouldn't tell If I did. I'm good
sport" were Egan's dying words. Po-
lice claim gang feud Is responsible
for Egan's death.
WASHINGTON
Exports to Europe during September
fell off by about S31, ,OOO, 900, as com
pared with August, while imports in
creased by approximately 100000,
according to foreign trade figures is
sued by the Commerce Department.
Imports from South America during
the month increased by about $6,OOO,-
ooo, while exports remained practical
ly unchanged.
There VIII be no delay in issuing
permits for the manufacture of real
beer and for its sale as medicine. In
ternal Revenue Commissioner Blair
stated that all brewers who have COM
Piled with the law will be granted per-
mits readily. Brewers who have been
charged with violating the law, how
ever, may be delayed in getting per-
mits now, the commissioner said
President Harding nominated Mateo
Lujan of Santa Fe, n. NJ, to be receiv-
er of public moneys at Clayton, n. NJ.
The total public debt Sept. 80 stood
Mt S23,924, los, 1896, while Oct 81 the
total was So, ,14s,496.59, making a
decrease for the period of S464, ,95s,-
62S.47.
The bulk of the nations stockyards
are now under the control of the fed
eral government. Secretary of Agri-
culture Wallace announced the names
of sixty-six stockyards in various parts
OF the country that have been deter
mined as coming within his jurisdic-
ton under the recently enacted pack
ers and stockyards act. The owners
have been formally notified and for
mai notices were posted in each of the
yards Nov. l..
decision OF many West Virginia
mine operators to refuse next spring
10 re-enter into wage contracts with
their employees unions was announced
to the Senate committee investigating
sSAt'OAS III thC " cSl NlTKlDla IleluS.
The statement was made by E. NJ.
Merrell, Charleston operator, who
said that "a concerted move" was un-
der way to fight the closed union shop
when the time for renewal of wage
contracts arrived April /.
Members Of the clergy, the great
majority Of them with war experience
and graduates Of army chaplain schools
at home or in France, are well repre-
sented in the officers corps of the
srmy. About 600 commissions as re-
serve army chaplains have been issued.
They include five majors, sixty cap
tains and the remainder first lieu
tenants. BY denominations the distri-
button is as follows: Roman Catholic,
1856; Methodist, 115; Baptist, 81; Pres
byterian, II; Episcopal, "a; Disciples
Of Christ, 81; Congregational, %. and
sther sects, II.