The Raymer enterprise., 1922-11-23
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN

WESTERN
The initiated measure to permit pari-
mutuel betting ut state and county
fairs in Montana, was defeated by ap-
proxlmately 1900 votes.
The prohibition enforcement meas
ure on the California ballot, providing
for making the Eighteenth amendment
and the Volstead act the law Of Call
fornia, was defeated
Convicted OF murder In the second
degree for having beaten Mrs. Alberta
Meadows to death with hammer last
July in Monticello drive, Mrs. Clara
Phillips, former chorus girl, faces
term OF from ten years to life In San
Quentin penitentiary.
Because he declared that he bought
all the food he needed for @ cents Il
day, Arthur Belour Is being held by
Spokane police as an insanity suspect.
Belour had s672.S5 In his pockets
when apprehended, which he said was
his savings as a result Of frugal living.
twenty-five years of almost contin-
uous effort 10 bring the main line to
Boise" ended in conditional victory
through Bosses acceptance Of the Of
fer of the Oregon Short Line to build
railroad line from Orchard to the
capital city. The railroad company
will spend approximately $3,20O.OOO In
and near Boise TO comply with Its end
Of the contract.
They came to their death from gun
shot and knife wounds inflicted by
Hjalmar Anderson" was the verdict
returned by coroner's jury which
held an inquest over the bodies OF
Tansy Bolton. "a years old, and Mrs.
J. T. 0'Brien. 3S, who were killed In
u cabin at Copalis beach, twenty miles
west Of Hoaquiam, Wash. Anderson's
death was ascribed to suicide.
A coroner's Jury returned verdict
that James +. Melvin, 62 years old, ed
itor of the Salmon, Idaho, Recorder,
died Of excitement and over exertiOn."
Testimony at the inquest was to the
effect that Melvin and q committee
OF ex-service men had scuffle after
the ex.service men had visited Melvin,
who had refused to join the Red Cross.
Melvin escaped from the ex-soldiers,
ran to his office and died soon after.
WASHINGTON
The Mexican embassy has made rep
reservations to the State Department
against the alleged lynchlng of Il Mex
lean, Elias Villareal Zarate, In Wesla'
co, Texas, and asking guarantees for
the Mexican consul In Hldalgo, Texas
whose life Is said to have been threat
ened
Mrs. Muriel MacSwlney, widow OF
Terence MacSwiney, the lord mayor OF
Cork, who died In prison on hunger
strike, and two others Of nine womer
arrested for picketing the British EN-
bassy In Washington, refused bond fol
their appearance at hearing before
United States commissioner.
A vigorous assault upon the ku
Klux Khan was made by Secretary OF
the Navy DENLY in an address before
the national convention Of the Order Of
the Eastern Star In Washington. Al
thought he did not mention the kr
Klux Khan by name, the secretary lefl
no doubt that 1t was that organization
to which he referred.
A plot to smuggle ammunition into
Fortress Monroe, Fort Storey ant
Camp Eustis was unearthed recently
ut Norfolk, Va, by postal inspectors
Large boxes Of rifle cartridges wer'
found In mall cars bound for eacl
place. United States agents are puz
zled. One man Is held for questioning
Shipments were made from house II
Norfolk.
Retirement from the army Of Maj
Gen. James q. Harbord. deputy chic
Of staff and one Of the outstandin,
American military leaders In thu
World War, to accept the presidenc!
Of the RsAso Corporation Of America
has beea announced by Secretar!
Weeks He will be succeeded In Wash
ington BY Maj. Gen John l.. Hines
now commanding the Eighth Corp!
area.
Pennsylvania, with seven, will toI
all the states In big House commltte,
heads In the new Congress, unless tn,
seniority rule Is abrogated. All told
there are sixty standing committees
but some of them have little to do Will
important legislation. The seven i'm
portant chalrmanships, Pennsylvania 1.
expected to have. Banking, claims
foreign affairs, judiciary, naval, post
office and printing, a gain OF two.
Eleven noncommissioned officers II
the Philippine constabulary will b,
hanged unless Governor General Woo
bardons them, since the Suprem,
Court Of the United States declined t
review their case. Slxty-six private!
will serve life sentences. The Philip
pIne Supreme Court will await the of
fetal mandate Of the United State,
court before fixing the date for carry
Ing out the sentences
Japanese are not white, within the
meaning Of the American law, and are
mt entitled to citizenship In the Unit.