The Holly chieftain., 1922-08-24
The WORLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
A BRIEF RECORD or PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR.
GioN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
DoiN0s AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PRooREss
OF THE AGE.
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WESTERN

WESTERN
Luther Burbank, plant wizard. has
created six new peaches, new plum,
a new prune and "a nectarine. The
new creations will be given to the
world next year, Burbank stated.
Burglars blew open the safe In the
postofflce at Corbin, jefferson county,
Mont. recently, and escaped with $114
In cash and stamps and money-order
blanks, according to reports received
In Helena.
Isaac Crespin and John Haynes,
aged ranchers in u remote section OF
Mendoclno county, Calf, and enemies
In feud of years, 'shOt 1t out" with
high-powered rifles few days ago.
Both are dead
Z A youth shot dead at Los Angeles
as bandit has been Identified as
Jesse Willis, 1S, Of st. Joseph, Mo.
John Grieve, q dlshwasher, shot Willis
In what was said to be the fifth hold
up In two months Of q restaurant in
an outlying district.
Sam Protien, the 9s-year-old police
man whose love affair with A-year-
old former circus rider brought him to
public attention recently, died In Butte
q few days ago. He was born at Bar
negat, N. j., and claimed to have been
body guard for Preaident Lincoln
during the war.
The First National. Bank OF Colusa,
Calif., suspended business because,
according to state banking officials.
Of heavy Withdrawals within the last
three days and inability to realize on
past due loanA The bank is capital
ised at 100000, and at Its last state
ment had deposits of t296, 600
Increased demand for cargo space
to the Orient out Of Puget sound has
resulted In assurances to the Pacific
stesmship Company that another ship-
bing board freishter will be available
for loading 1t Seattle By Sept. II. A
vessel now idls at some Pacific coast
port 10 to be put into commission, Sc
lection being governed By the amount
Of repairs necessary. Need for add
tional cargo space to the Orient was
emphasized whsn consignment Of
only 200 measurement tons was re-
jected for the President Mckinley, Ed
more and Prssidsnt Jackson.
WASHIN0TON
Investigations Of charges that undue
methods Of practices are being en-
ployed BY the trads In restraining the
natural operations OF the law Of sup
ply and demand, and Depressing cotton
prices, was proposed In q resolution M
troducsd By senator smith. Democrat,
South Carolina. The resolution was
referred to the agriculture committee.
The trials and tz1huls&ions ef SEN;
ators are not 10 much concerned with
the tariff, the soldisrs' bonus and the
ship subsidy a they are with the In
dustrtsl crisis that completely over
shalowsd the Legislative program. Ssn-
ators are being bombarded with teie-
graphic sppssls from their eonstitu-
suts for relief from actual or impsnd-
ing fuel shortages due to the coal
strike, or from transportation or
freight .tsups resulting from the rail-
road walkout.
Maj. David 4. Resd Of Pittsburgh
has been sworn In a. Junior senator
from Pennsylvania. Reed will be ap-
pointed by Governor sproul to succeed
the late Senator Grow, when the Penn
aylvania governor arrives to confer
with President Harding on the coal
strike situation.
Latin-Amercan trade u clearly on
the upward trend, despite the sharp
decline in the now Of commerce be-
tween this country and the Southern
republics during the past fiscal year,
according to a survey Of the situation
made by DR.. julius Klein, director Of
the bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce Of the Commerce Depart
ment.
Warning against establishment OF
branch factories In Germany by Amer
lean firms was contained In report
to Secretary Hoover by special COM
mittee Of business men appointed to
handle economic problems relating to
western Europe The report asserted
any temporary advantage to be gained
by location Of branches In Germany
by American firms would be more
than offset. when stabilization in that
country brings on further violent dis
location.
The intermediate Rate Association,
composed Of representatives of cham
bers of commerce and trade bodies in
eight western states, decided to at
once inaugurate vigorous campaign
to have the present Congress enact an
absolute short and long haul law.
Members of the association meeting at
Salt Like City declined to take any
part in the discussion Of the proposed
legislation, which would place the In
ternational steamship carriers under