The Holly chieftain., 1922-11-16
THE WORLD IN
PARAGRAPH PHS
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EIoN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
oo.Nes AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
WESTERN

seat March 4, 1t is said at Seattle.
Lee little, recently defeated fo'' the
Republican nomination for U5.ted
States senator, ended his life in his
hotel at Yakima, WASH, by taking poi
son, according to Coroner w. NJ.
Brown. Title. a former county treas
urer, had been Respondent since his
failure to win the nomination.
Fred p. Johnson. one of the owners
of the Denver Daily Record Stockman.
an organizer Of the Denver Live Stock
Exchange and the National Western
Stock Show, as well as one of the
most widely known newspaper men in
the West, died at his home in Denver
from hardening Of the arteries and
Brights disease.
Governor w. d. Stephens will be
asked to invite governors of eight
Western states to send representa-
tives to the annual convention of Cal
ifornia fruit growers and shippers to
be held In Sacramento December II,
IS and IA for the purpose of forming
cooperative association to deal with
the Interstate Commerce Commission
on transportation matters.
California's adoption Of prohibition
enforcement, Oregons restrictions up
on nearly all church parochial schools
and other private schools, Nevada's de-
clslon not to change Its divorce laws
and Montana's probable authorization
of the pari-mutuel system of betting
on horse races are among the outstand-
ing decisions on legislation taken by
the voters in far western states at the
recent election
A large shipment of wild animals
and birds. destined for geological gar
dens and circuses throughout the
United States and Europe, was unload
ed recently at Los Angeles from the
steamer Bearport, from the Orient, 76
days in crossing the Pacific. The car
go is the property Of Frank II. Beck,
dealer in Wild creatures, who gathered
1t in various parts Of the Far East and
shipped it from Singapore and Cal
cutta. 1t Is said to be the largest SIN
gle shipment of wild animals ever
brought to the United States. 1t in
cludes elephants. tigers. lions, leopards,
civet cats, anteaters, monkeys. pythons,
cobras and other large reptiles. and
1000 birds Of varied species.
WASHINGTON
More than 100000 Immigrants were
barred from the United States by the
operation of the Immigration restrIc-
tion act during the year ending June
80 last, according to an estimate made
public by the immigration bureau of
the department of labor.
The first plank in the platform of
the new Tory ministry In Britain is
obviously an endorsement of the An
glo-French entente. Among all of the
indictments of Lloyd George none has
been more steadily pressed both in
England and out of ii than that of
stroyed the partnership between the
two great powers which united to
check Germany in 1914.
Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, assist
ant chief of the army air service. an
nounced on arrival in Washington from
the bombing tests held in Hampton
Roads that protection of Americas
coasts now depended upon the nations
air forces, backed by good army.
Drafting of proposed amendment
to the constitution designed to elimi-
nate all distinction between the rights
of the sexes, was decided on ut the
closing session of the two-days con-
ferences of officers of the National
Women's party in Washington. A bud
get Of $150,000 for the years work was
adopted and $S5,0OO of this was
pledged.
Damage by smaller predatory ro.
dents on stockmen's ranges, while not
SO spectacular US that by wolves,
mountain lions and coyotes, is very
considerable, and in some cases more
than equals that of the predatory ami
mails, according to DR.. A. X. Fisher of
the United States Biological Survey.
There should be closer cooperation,
particularly In the matter Of appropri-
ations, bewteen the federal and state
governments, so that the largest
amount available from both sources
may be obtained, he says.
With Congress called by President
Harding to convene In extra session
Nov. 20, members Of the House appro-
priations committee aim to have sew
eral Of the appropriation bills ready
for the House by the beginning of the
regular session Immediately following
on Dec. 4. During the two weeks of
the extra session the House Is ex-
pected to devote Its attention to the
ship subsidy bill while subcommittees
of It's appropriations committee work
on the supply bills, which form the
most important task of the regular ses
sion.