The Ordway new era., 1921-12-02
A BRfEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EIGN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
DoiNGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
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WESTERN

Kan. that. through an examination of
finger print records, man who was
mysteriously slain near there about
Two weeks ago has been Identified as
william b. Brousefield, an l. w. w.
organizer OF San Diego, Calf.
c. Frederick Kohl, San Francisco
capitalist and clubman. was found dead
in his room at Del Monte Lodge, ut
Del Monte, Cal. with q revolver in
his hand. He had been in i'll health
for years as the result OF being shot In
the chest several years ago by n do
mestic, believed to have been insane.
Relics of the pioneer California
DAYS of 1919 were stolen from the mu-
scum OF the Association of Pioneer
Women of California In Golden Gate
park at Sun Francisco, according to
reports to the police. Many of the
most valuable Of the antiques IN the
collection, which had taken years 10
gather, were reported missing.
Gas, which was said to be flowing
at the rate OF IoO,OO0,OOO cubic feet a
day, broke through the casing of q
well of the Royal Dutch Shell Oil
Company at Signal hill, near Long
Beach, Calf. and burst into flames.
The cause of the blaze was undeter-
mined. but It was believed to have
been from friction on the cement cas-
Ing.
A hip pocket was held to be Joint
or Illicit liquor resort within the mean
ing of the Washington "jointist' stat
ute, when John Mlsertrich was CON
,icted in Supreme Court at Monte
sano, Wash. Sentence was deferred.
but under the verdict a peniteptiary
sentence is mandatory. Witnesses had
testified Misertrich went about selling
whisky from flask.
William Bouck OF Sedro woolley,
Wash, former master Of the Washing
ton State Grange; c. r. Cottrell, J.
r. Wrnge and X. A. Briggs, all OF
Washington state, were expelled from
the National Grange at its convention
at Portland, Ore, and forever barred
from re-entering the order. Bouck
and his associates were accused of
radical and disloyal actions.
WASHINGTON
The Supreme Court has refused to
hear the case brought by Texas Chero-
kee Indians involving title to more
than million acres of land in Texas.
A positive order was issued by the
Interstate Commerce Commission re-
quiring railroads TO put the approx
mately 16 per cent decrease in hay
and grain rates into effect on or be-
fore next Dec. %.
BY series of orders Just issued. the
Interstate Commerce Commission has
given permission to a number OF west
ern railroads to fix their freight rates
on ores in accordance with the value
of the material shipped.
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes,
returning from a survey of liquor con-
ditiOns in Michigan and along the
Canadian border, declared in n state
ment he was more optimistic as TO
enforcement Of the Eighteenth amend
rnent than any time since assuming Of
flee"
Postmasters have been asked by
Postmaster General Hays to lend Il
hand for the first time In attempts to
locate missing people. While they must
not interfere with private affairs or
act as collection agents, postmasters
were instructed to investigate each
case reported to them and when con.
vinced of Its genuineness to make in
quiries of other postmasters.
A deficiency appropriation bill car
rying approximately S104 100000, or
$50, 900 600 less than the $4,000, 900
requested by various government de
partments. was reported by the House
appropriations committee. The navy
asked for s27 100000 and was granted
nothing, while the veterans bureau,
which requested 1921 100000, was al
lotted 85,OO0,OOO.
Conservative estimates of motor
vehicle production for 1921 forecast n
total of 100000 passenger cars and
trucks. This compares with 1,92S, 600
for 1920. Inasmuch as 1t was predict
ed that 1921 would be 'million-car
year." this output Is highly gratifying
to the industry, for it demonstrates
conclusively that the sale of motor
vehicles is established on solid foun-
dations regardless of general Industrial
conditions.
OF $1OS, ,213, 1885 collected in regis
fration fees from 9,245, 1876 passenger
cars and commercial vehicles, 2S,114
trailers and 17T.234 motorcycles, as
well as chauffeurs' licenses In the for
ty-eight states and the District of Co
Iumbia, Jan. / to July !, 1921, accord
ing to the United States bureau of pub
lie roads, the sum of $101 1893 ,416. or 81
per cent, is available for good roads.
Total revenue for the year 1920 in reg
istration fees was $102, $40, ,212.25. The
revenue for the first half of this year,