The St. Johns herald., 1922-06-29

WESTERN
 Judge Richard A. Ballinger, who secretary of the interior during Presi- dent Taft's administration, died recent Iy in Seattle after an illness of two days.
 A crowd estimated by newspaper men at approximately 5000 persons, watched at a distance the initiation of class of Ku Klux Klansmen estimat- cd at from 800 to 800, twelve miles south of Sacramento, Calif., near Franklin.
 Sharp attacks on the proposed sol diers' bonus from the bankers view point, and advice to bankers not to en- ter the bond business, were features of speeches delivered before the eight eenth annual convention of the Idaho State Bankers Association, meeting at Hayden Lake.
 George Won Elm of Salt Lake City retained his title of amateur golf cham pion of the Pacific Northwest by de feating Bon Stein of Seattle, up, in their match of thirty-slx holes at the OolwOod links at Vancouver, B. c. Won Elm was 4 down at the end of the eighteenth hole, but gained steadily on the Seattle player and was all square with Stein at the thirteenth hole of the second round
 Ralph D. Trotter, alias Howard c. Williams, 27 years old, of Youngstown, Ohio, said by police to face charges of cashing $25,0O0 in forged pay checks in various cities of the United States, is under arrest in Oakland, Calf. He was masquerading as Shriner, ac- cording to police. Trotter has been sought since, police say, he disap- peared from Youngstown with a pad of blank pay checks stolen from the Trusscon Steel Company of that city.
 A five million dollar merger of tuna and sardine packing interests of south ern California to be known as Van Camp Sea Food Company, IncOrpOr- ated, has just been made public Firms included in the merger are Van Camp Sea Food Company, White Star Can ming Company, International Packing Corporation, Nielsen & Kittle Canning O., Ltd, four of the largest fish pack ing plants of Los Angeles harbOr, and two in San Diego, with several others acquired by association and purchase WASHINGTON
 Federal control of the air to prevent radio congestion and to encourage the maximum of radio use and efficiency was proposed in a bill introduced in the House by Representative White, Republican, Maine The bill sets up about twenty different classes of sta tons with appropriate wave allOca- tions.
 An unsuccessful attempt was made recently to set fire to the offices of the alien property custodian in the veter- ans bureau building, according to of dcial reports to the secret service Rags soaked with kerosene were stuffed through hole bored in a win dow sash and a match applied from tnC OuIEluCs 4hSD ldkC WdS u1SCONCT6u by a watchman and extinguished. Of ficials believe that an effort was made to destroy the records.
 Government seizure and operation of coal mines was predicted by several senators during a discussion in the Senate on the coal strike situation. Senator LenrOot, Wisconsin, demanded that the government take over suffi- ciSnt mines to supply coal that may bs needed if thes trike is not settled promptly,
 If the railroad unions strike they will be liable under the provisions of the Sherman antitrust act for conspir- acy in restraint of trade by reason of the decision of the United States Su- preme Court in the Coronado case, Jackson Fl. RalstOn, counsel for the American Federation of Labor, admit ted in Washington recently.
 President Harding has signed the Wadsworth-McKenzie bill, returning the navy, army, marine corps and coast guard service to peace time pay stand ards. The bill, effective July l, slash es &14,1b4,OoO from the pay bill of the four services. It reduces the $0o a month war time pay of private soldiers to-e21 a month, but grants many spe- Cial allowances which might run the enlisted mans pay as high as e1U7.0O per month.