The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-07-20
NEWS TO DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT.
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN

WESTERN
Harry Stelnholdt, under arrest In
Tacoma, Wash, Thursday, Is charged
with having purchased a Bible and a
rosary with bogus check. The com
planning witness, the proprietor Of a
shop, told the police he accepted the
check without question because Of the
nature Of the purchase.
Sheriff George White Of Santa
Cruz county was killed and Manuel
Martinez and Placido Silvas, convicted
murderers. escaped when an automo-
bile In which the prisoners were being
taken to the state penitentiary at
Florence, Ariz., overturned on the No
gales-Tucson highway near Continen-
tal. eighteen miles south OF Tucson.
A lone bandit held up the CONNER
cial State Bank of Florence, Neb., near
Omaha, locked the cashier In the vault
and escaped with about 81 800 In cash.
Cashier X. A. johnson and one Gus
toner were the only persons In the
bank when the bandit entered. John
son freed himself with screwdriver.
This Is the second time the bank has
been robbed this year.
The effect Of Illicit liquor upon coun.
try dances was discussed ut the ses-
sion OF the joint convention Of Pacific
Northwest sheriffs and police officers
and the Idaho state Association at
Occur D'Alene, Ida. and resolutions
later were passed advocating strict
regulation Of the rural dances and leg
islation giving county sheriffs author
ity to grant and cancel licenses for
public dances.
FOR gallant service" Harry d.
Stewart, agent for the American Rail
way Express Company, has been pre-
scented in Los Angeles with a check
for $1,000. an engraved gold watch and
a letter Of appreciation from George
9. Taylor, president OF the company.
Stewart, who resides in Los Angeles,
killed one bandit and drove of eight
more during an attempted hOldup Of
u train near Tucson, Ariz., several
weeks ago.
WASHINGTON
United Mine Workers representa-
tives after considering the coal strike
arbitration plan presented by Presl-
dent Harding summoned the general
policy committee OF the union to Wash
ington to pass finally upon the pro-
posal.
Clerks employed in postoffices
throughout the United States will, dur
ing the remainder Of the summer sea-
son, be permitted to enjoy a half holi-
day each Saturday, providing the work
assigned to them has been completed
by noon on that day. under an order
issued by First Assistant Postmaster
General Bartlett.
The Republican agricultural-tarin
bloc got another setback In the Sen
ate. losing 33 to "A. Its fight to make
dutiable imported vegetable oils, used
In the manufacture OF uonedible pro
ducts The Senate then, without roll
call, approved rates Of 3 cents pound
on cottonseed oil and soya bean oil,
and cents pound on coconut oil and
peanut oil, where such oils enter into
the manufacture OF edible commodl-
ties.
While optimism as to the outcome
Of the railroad strike was reflected at
the White House. there was further
evidence that the administration in
tends to keep II firm grasp on the sit
uatiOn and that every force at the
command OF the government will be
utilized to insure maintenance OF
necessary interstate transportation.
Complaint has been filed with the
Department OF Justice in Washington
in behalf Of producers and shippers OF
the Pacific coast against the alleged
activities OF the Southern Pacific rail-
way In endeavoring to create senti-
ment and action against the decision
Of the Supreme Court ordering disso-
luton Of the partnership Of that road
with the Central Pacific"
The Court OF Appeals has denied the
application Of Charles W. Morse, his
three sons and eight others jointly in
Gcted for conspiracy to defraud the
government in connection with war
contracts, for special appeal from
the decision of the District Supreme
Court Overruling demurrers filed
against the Indictment The Court of
Appeals held that no emergency ex-
listed for granting a special appeal in
the case.
Urging Congress to enact new legis-
lation to destroy an alleged Standard
OIL monopoly in the gasoline trade, the
federal trade commission charged the
corporation with "perpetuating the
very monopollstic control which the
United States Supreme Court sought
TO terminate"
James II. Wllkerson, a Chicago at
torney, has been nominated by Presi-