The St. Johns herald., 1921-07-07
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 WESTERN
 The steamer Queen, which was re- ported disabled and drifting off the Oregon coast, was taken in tow by the steamer Johanna Smith, and brought to San Francisco. The Queen, which has about 40 passengers and a crew of fifty, was on her way from Seattle to San Francisco.
 Capt. Raold Amundson and his band of Arctic explorers have been rescued from the frozen north after a two month battle with the elements follow ing the disabling of their polar ship, Maude. Amundsen and his men were landed safely at Nome, Alaska, ac- cording to messages reaching San Francisco.
 The Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine in the closing session of its convention at Des Moines apprOpri- ated $10,OO0 for relief of flood suffer CTS in Pueblo, Colo. Only one member of El Jebel patrol of Denver attended the concIave there after $23,000 that was raised for sending the whole out fit was turned over entirely to flood relief committee in Pueblo.
 Because, he said, John Schnier, farmer, couldn't or wouldn't pay him $115 he claimed was due him, Will Maddox, farm hand, shot and killed the former at his farm near Fender, Neb. Maddox then forced George Koin, Schnier's uncle, who was visiting the farm, to drive him toward West Point, but a posse overlook them near Fender and Maddox surrendered.
 The Paulsen ranch at Lewiston, the best farm in Trinity county, California, has been sold for $50,0O0 to Lewis Gar della, an Oroville gold miner, who will turn the alfalfa fields of the ranch upside down to get the $1,50O,OOO in placer gold which the log of the pros pector's drill holes says is there. The farm of 300 acres is split by the Trim ity river, which will furnish water fer the dredging operations.
 WASHINGTON
 The new Wolstead bIn designated to make the eighteenth amendment air tight, appears to be blocked by an ar ray of opposition composed largely of "dry' congressional leaders who are fearful that prohibition enforcement, if carried to extreme, may defeat it's own ends. The bill not only would prohibit the prescription of beer as medicine but would lay down new and drastic regulations for the use of industrial alcohol.
 The House has passed Representa- tive Mondell's bill to permit equitable apportionment of the water supply of the Colorado river among Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The meas ure now goes to the Senate. In favor ably reporting the bill the judiciary committee said it had been assured there was no question Of navigation or water power involved in the legis- latiOn.." Provision is made that com pact must be entered into iby represen- tatives of the seven states before Jan. 1, 1928, with a representative of the federal government participating in the negotiations. Any agreement reached would not be binding until ratified by the Legislatures of all states and by Congress.
 Permission to make the first photo graph of President Harding seated in his desk in the executive offices has been granted to Benjamin Grey of New York, a wounded soldier, trained in photography by the federal voca- tional educational system. The ap- pointment was made by Chairman Kahn of the House military commit tee.
 The British dominions will not con sent to any renewal of the Anglo-Jap- anese pact which is distasteful to the United States, Mark Sheldon, Aus tralian high commissioner, declared in Washington. Commissioner Sheldon came to Washington for a conference with British Ambassador Geddes be- fore going to England to attend the imperial conference.
 Differences between Major General Menoher and Brigadier General Nit chell, chief and assistant chief, re- spectively, of the army air service, | have been satisfactorily" composed | by Secretary Weeks. General Memo |