The Snowflake herald., 1922-07-14
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT.
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
lEcoRD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN

Jimmy Murphy, SenSauOndl duLOmO-
bile race driver, added to his laurels
at Tacoma, Wash, by winning the elev-
enth annual speedway classic. Murphy
covered the 250 miles at the rate of
97.6 miles an hour. Tommy Milton
took second place after leading MUIR
ply nearly all the way.
Omer r. Woods, a former probate
Judge in Idaho stands convicted Of the
murder of his wife, Maryetta Woods,
who was burned to death as she lay in
bed in the Woods apartment home in
Salt Lake City last Jan. 9. 1t was the
trial that Woods killed his wife to col
lect $4,000 life insurance.
Because he believed some of the
members of his congregation would OBJ
ject to his action in striking, the Rev.
Earnest Powell, pastor of the Congre-
gational church at Wymore, Neb and
a shopman of the Burlington railroad,
handed in his resignation as pastor.
The congregation unanimously refused
to accept the resignation.
John McCaphron, alleged counter
feiter, who escaped from Colorado
deputy sheriffs near Helper about
month ago, was arrested near Storrs
in Soring canon, Utah, by Deputy
Sheriffs Ben McNIillin and Lever Birch.
McCaphron was being taken from Ely,
New, where he was arrested, to Lead
vile, Colo, to face a charge Of coun-
terfeiting. He escaped from the Colo
RADIO deputies while the train stopped
at Helper.
The United States Department of
Agriculture reports that the drought
and heat caused some damage to nom
irrigated crops in the Rocky Mountain
states during the last half of June, but
irrigated crops were generally in good
condition. Winter wheat harvest has
begun as far north as northeastern
Colorado and the crop is heading in
Idaho. Considerable damage to this
crop is reported especially on non-irri-
gated lands in Idaho, Colorado and
New Mexico, but the condition is good
in northeastern Colorado and in Ari-
zOna. Idaho spring wheat on irrigated
lands is generally excellent. New
Mexicos cotton crop is reported in ex-
cellent condition on an increased acre
age, and Arizona's cotton has been
brought up to good condition by re-
cent hot weather.
WASHINGTON
By vote of 38 to IL the Senate ap-
proved a tariff of 80 cents a bushel
on wheat.
Selection of a site for a $1,O00,O00
hospital for disabled veterans, to be
erected at Summerfields, in the vicin-
ity of Beacon, Dutchess county, N. Y,
has been announced in Washington by
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Clifford.
Japan led the world in exports to
the United States in the month of May,
with merchandise reaching a total
value Of $29,692, 1897, according to COM
pilations made public by the Depart
ment Of Commerce. Canada was Sec
ond with $28,249, ,429 the United King
dom third with $25, ,43S, ,999, and Cuba
a close fourth with $25, ,289,275.
France will take part in the confer
ence at The Hague with the Russian
delegates beginning June 26, it was Of
ficially announced. If political ques-
tons are introduced, however, the
French delegates will promptly with
draw.
Recommendation that the agricultur-
al producers of the United States ''be
encouraged to develop cooperative as
SOciationS to hasten the standardiza-
ton of agricultural production, i'm
prove the distributive process and re-
,duce their COSTS forms the foremost
conclusion of the joint congressional
commission of agricultural inquiry in
it's completed report on marketing and
distribution, made public in Washing
ton.
Approval Of four applications for
loans to assist in financing the orderly
marketing of cotton and wheat aggre-
eating $16,500,000, was announced by
the War Finance Corporation. The ap-
piications approved were from Okla
homa Cotton Growers Cooperative
Association, 100000 Arkansas Cot
ton Growers Cooperative Association,
$7,5O0,O00; Oklahoma Wheat Growers
Association, $2,50O,000, and the Texas
Wheat Growers Association, $500, 900.
Despite the coal strike and the
threatened railroad tieup, business in
the United States continues to improve,
high officials of the Treasury Depart
ment said recently. The Improvement
was accounted for by heavy summer
buying of stocks in preparation for
winter trade.
Rebel forces were defeated and
scattered by federal troops near the
Aguada camp of the Cortez Oil Com
pany in the Tampico district of Mex
leo, according to message received
by the State Department from Consul