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WESTERN
The Western Macaroni Manufacture
Ing Company factory at Salt Lake was
practically destroyed when fire of un-
known origin which is believed TO have
developed In the basement of the build
ing while the factory caretaker was al
lunch did damage estimated at SI50,
900.
After holding John West, alias Ed.
ward Roberts, in Jail as suspect, Lin
coin, Neb., police released him, only to
receive notice from Joliet, nj, that he
was wanted for violating parole
granted by the Illinois penitentiary au-
thorities. Advices from Joliet said
West had served two terms in San
Quentin prison.
Emma Cimino, reported to have dis
appeared mysteriously in Salt Lake
John Verna, scheduled to take place
at the Catholic cathedral, was married
at Ogden to Carmino Colisimo, accord
ing to word received in Salt Lake City
The Rev. Hugh Neville, Methodist
minister officiated, according to the
report.
Joseph, Loveridge, jitney driver OF
Provo, Utah, declares he Cheated
death by half car" when Denver
& Rio Grande eastbound passenger
train struck his automobile. Loveridge
was plotting his car across the railroad
tracks when the engine died The
forepart of the machine was clear of
the tracks and the rear part was struck
in the railroad right of way. Before
he could leap, Loverldge said, the train
bore down upon him, taking the rear
part of the car and carrying it for
sixty yards. Loveridge remained at
the steering gear and escaped injury.
WASHINGTON
Agreement with German syndicate
whereby certain American potash i'm
porters will obtain rebate in potash
equal to 45 per cent of their purchases
has been announced by the Depart
ment of Commerce. The agreement,
department officials explained. means
delivery of more than S2,000,000 worth
of additional potash to those American
importers who bought German potash
during the war,
Secretary Mellon has announced the
reappolntment of Col. r. G. Cholmely-
Jones of New York as director of the
bureau of war risk insurance, who re-
entered upon the duties of his office
at once. He was returned to the de-
partment at the request of the secre-
tary to assist in carrying out the rec
concentrations of the special commit
tee appointed by the President of
which Gen. Chas. G. Dawes was chair
man.
President Harding has before him
two proposals for settlement of the dis
pttte between the railroads and their
employees. One proposition, that from
S. Davis Warfieldo and Darwin P.
Kingsley, representing railroad secur-
ity owners, is that he use his good Of
fices to bring about regional confer
ences between the carriers and their
men. The other, submitted by b. NJ.
Jewell for the five railroad mechanical
unions, is that he bring about gener-
nj conference.
In Notwithstanding game, the
longest in organized baseball so far
this season, Seattle defeated Los An
geles - to 8, in the first game of n
scheduled double-header at Los An
geles. The second game was postponed
because of darkness.
aCo to n cr,iIinoIy axoIo;r,ad Dost
master General Hays after DIR. Hubert
Work of Pueblo had taken the oath of
office and prepared to assume his du-
ties as first assistant postmaster gen
eral. DR.. Work preferred that the TAX
ing of oath be just an incident, but
the postmaster general called in sew
eral department heads as witnesses
and made ceremony of the induction
into office.
Railroads suffered deficit in. Feb
ruary of S7,205, 600, while 106 out of
200 reporting to the Interstate Com
merce Commission failed to earn ex-
penses, and taxes, as against deficit
of $1,167,S00 for January, with 100
out of 202 failing to make expenses,
according to tabulations made public
by the Association of Railway Execu-
tives. OF the Jog roads reported as
failing to make expenses, 46 were in
Eastern. 16 in Southern and a in
Western districts.
Unless courts intervene, Donal O'Cal-
laghan, lord mayor of Cork, who came
here last January as a stowaway and
without a passport, must depart on or
before June 3. Orders that immigra-
ton inspectors take O'Callaghan into
custody, should he be found in the
United States after that date, have
been issued by Secretary of Labor
Davis. 1t also was disclosed that the
State Department had denied his petit
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