The Raymer enterprise., 1922-11-30
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, ooINGs, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, suFFERINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN


Dakota, Michigan and Minnesota, will
meet In Denver Feb. 5 to 10 for q dis
cussiOn Of timber sales and forest fire
protection, according to Allan s. Peck,
district forester Of the Denver division.
Mutiny charges against five men,
bers Of the steam schooner Jacinto
were dismissed In the United States
Commissioner Court at San Francis
co after II developed that the disturb
ances that brought the vessel back to
San Francisco after she had put out
for Grays harbor was merely
drunken brawi."
A record price for eggs In Washing.
ton was established when H. Il. Leath.
ers Of Woodland sold twenty eggs from
Lady Jewell, his champion White Leg
horn hen. for $500. Lady Jewell laid
S16 eggs for the year ending Nov. at
the official egg.laying contest con-
Quoted by the western Warrington ex.
pertinent station.
One hundred and seven members of
the freshman class Of Pomona College
ut Claremont were technically under
arrest at Uplan. near Claremont, on
charges Of stealing lumber. 1t was
reported the "frosh" had been dele
gated to supply the wood for bon
fire at q college rally. preliminary to
the football game at Los Angeles with
Occidental College.
Three men were taken into custody
at Los Angeles for questioning In con-
nection with the staying Of one man
and the probable fatal woundlng Of
another near johannesburg, Calf. The
men gave their names as Ed Callan,
T. r. White and George Lynch, and
said they were miners. The Atolio
tragedy ended In the killing Of q man
named Moore, q resident Of Brooklyn.
Pierce Butler Of Minnesota has been
nominated by President Harding as as
ISOLATE justice Of the United States
Supreme Court Butler succeeds to
the seat made vacant by the reslgna.
ton Of Justice william r. Day. His
home Is In st. Paul, where he il a
prominent corporation lawyer. He Is
Democrat and has served for a mum.
Der of years as member Of the board
Of regents Of the University Of Mime
sofa.
Secretary of Commerce Herbert
Hoover, who directed the conference Of
the Colorado River Commission at
Bishops Lodge IN Santa Fe, which re.
suited In the signing Of IN Interstate
compact governing the use for the ba-
sin Of the waters OF the river, Issued
the following statement after the ad
journment Of the sessions: "The big
thing about the Colorado river com
pact Is that 1t breaks the blockade on
development Of the whole river; 1t al
lows us all to 60 ahead with river de-
velopment and with flood protection
for the Imperial valley"
WASHINGTON
The bill to provide for purchase and
sale Of farm porducts through a $780,
100000 government corporation. intro
duced In the Senate by Senator Nor.
ris, Republican, Nebraska, was pre-
scented In the House by Representative
Sinclair. Republican. North Dakota.
Federal tax collections during the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1922, fall off
almost 81, 100 900. 600, or 80 per cent,
as compared with the previous year,
according u the annual report Of the
internal revenue bureau. issued In
Warrington BY Commissioner Blair.
Income and profits taxes collected dur.
ing the yssr showed decrease Of st.
l4l.0O,ooQ ~ IS per cent.
There car be NO question that the
Washington government views the
present situation In the Near East with
its threat against world pease, as q
natural outgrowth Of the commercial
and economic rivalry among European
powers that has kept the region In
ferment for years. The American
solution would be to do away entirely
with commercial rights In Turkey.
The star Of woman suffrage reached
Its highest ascendency In American
history when Mrs. W. II. FELTON,, the
"grand old lady Of Georgia." won her
fight for q seat for q day as the first
woman senator. Mrs. FELTON, won her
ssnatorship when chivalry triumphed
over legality. A single objection from
any one Of the ninety-fve male SEN
ators would have prevented her taking
her seat.
Measures to relieve the financial
plight Of farmers and curb profiteers,
particularly In food and clothing, were
discussed with President Harding by
Senator Watson, Republican, Indiana.
The visit Of the Indiana senator to the
white House followed conference in
his office. at which number Of SEN
ators from western states talked over
4 possible legislative program accepta.
bic to the West. This program was re-
duced to definite form at the confer
euce. which was attended BY nearly
loosen senators from states west of the
Aississippl dver.