The St. Johns herald., 1922-02-23

Shot down while writing at a desk by a mysterious assassin, William Des- mond Taylor, widely known motion picture producer and director, was found dead in his luxurious bungalow in the Westlake district of Los An geles.
 Mrs. Bertha Wilkes and her 15-year- old daughter, Treva Pote, on trial at Everett, Wash, charged with the shooting of Gus Danielson, Nov. $, were acquitted by unanimous vote of the jury. Two ballots were taken, one on first degree murder and one on sec Ond degree murder.
 The San Francisco court has set March 13 as the date for starting the third trial of Roscoe c. (Fatty) Ar buckle, motion picture star, on q charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of Miss Virginia Rappe, motion picture actress. Both previous trials ended in disagreements.
 Six of the largest type submarines stationed on the Pacific coast, the S-30 to S-35, inclusive, have been rejected by the Navy Department on account of faulty crankshafts, it was an nOunced at Los Angeles by Pacific fleet officials, and will be sent to New London, Conn, from Mare Island, Calif.
 Riverside, where, it is claimed, polo was first played in California, is hay ing a marked revival of interest in the game, with two clubs active. One or ganizatiOn, the Riverside Polo and Racing Club, is playing weekly games and has arranged for tournament in which Santa Barbara, Coronado, Den yer and other teams will compete.
 Evidence in the form of seventy-five gallons of mash and eight gallons of liquor was suppressed in United States District Court at Tacoma, Wash, by Judge E. E. Cushman on the ground that the evidence, while obtained le- gally by state officers under. state laws, was not taken by a search war rant, as prescribed by federal laws. WASHINGTON
 Payment of $2O9,S02 by Belgium as a semi-annual installment of per cent interest on its obligation to this cOun- try of $S,000,000 for surplus war ma terials has been received by the treas ury. The principal is due Aug. 5.
 Gov. N. E. Kendall of Iowa has re- ceived a telegram from w. $. Kenyon stating that he will not resign his seat in the United States Senate to accept the appointment of circuit judge of the Eighth district until the constitutional question raised has been settled.
 President Harding informed Repub- lican congressional leaders that what ever soldier bonus bill was enacted should carry with it a provision for raising the revenue to finance the bonus Various means Of obtaining the money were discussed, but it was said no conclusions were reached.
 Public hearings by the Colorado river commission will be resumed at Phoenix, Ariz., beginning March 15, it was announced in Washington by Sec retary Hoover. Meetings of the con- mission have been concluded and the state representatives on the commits sion are en route to their homes.
 Edward H. Shaughnessy of Chicago, second assistant postmaster general, died at Walter Reed hospital from in- juries received in the Knickerbocker theater disaster. Although Mir. Shaugh- nessy's injuries were known to be of a critical nature, his condition had shown improvement and his death was unexpected.
 Declaration was made recently by Maj. Malcolm Wheeler-NichOlsOn of the Third United States cavalry that he had sent a letter to President Hard ing charging that 'the army is sui fering from a reign of Prussianism, 9 but at the White House and War De partment it was said that no such let ter had come to the attenion of of ficials.
 Establishment of a farm risk insur- ance bureau which would insure grow ing crops of nonperishable products against loss or damage resulting from adverse weather conditions is pro- posed in a bill introduced by Repre- sentative King, Republican, Illinois. The bureau would have authority to fix reasonable" premium rates. A re- volxing fund would be created for payment of claims.