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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 two
month battle with the elements follow
ing the disabling of their polar ship,
Eaude. 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 Molnes appropri-
ated $4,000 for relief of flood suffer
ers in Pueblo, Colo. Only one member
of Ell Jebel patrol of Denver attended
the conclave there after $4,000 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, VIII
Maddox, farm hand. shot and killed
the former at his farm near Pender,
Neb Maddox then forced George
Koin, Schnier's uncle who was visiting
the farm, to drive him toward West
Point, but posse overlook them near
Pender and Maddox surrendered.
The Paulsen ranch at Lewiston, the
best farm in Trinity county, California,
has been sold for $4,000 to Lewis Gar
della, an Oroville gold miner, who Will
turn the alfalfa fields of the ranch
upside down to get the $1,500000 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 for
the dredging operations.
WASHINGTON
The new Volstead bill designated to
make the eighteenth amendment air
IlRnL, uDDedIS " Dc DiOSheu Dy az a.
ray of opposition composed largely of
"dry" congressional leaders who are
fearful that prohibition enforcement, IL
carried to extreme, may defeat its 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 Mondells 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
IRE now goes to the Senate. In favor
ably reporting the bill the judiciary
committee said 1t 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 by represen-
tatives of the seven states before Jan.
, 1, 1923, with 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
g. in photography by the federal voca-
tional educational system. The ap-
pointment was made by Chairman
B. 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
i, United States, Mark Sheldon. Aus
y tralian high commissioner, declared In
Washington. Commissioner Sheldon
came to Washington for n conference
with British Ambassador Geddes be-
fore going to England to attend the
> imperial conference.
Differences between Major General
Menoher and Brigadier General Mlt-
, chell, chief and assistant chief, re-
spectively, of the army air service,
have been satisfactorily" composed
by Secretary Weeks. General Memo
her has withdrawn his letter request
ing the relief of General Mitchell from
his assignment, it was said, at the re-
quest of Secretary Weeks.
Austria has signed the protocol OF
the permanent court of internationai
Justice under the League of Nations.
She was the thirty-eighth signatory.
Seven have accepted the clause for
compulsory Jurisdiction Of an arbitra-
:, tion of International disputes by the
court.