The Snowflake herald., 1922-11-17
DURING The PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN


at Westwood, Calf. Edward Swane,
whom officers say caused the blaze by
inadvertently setting fire to his bed,
was arrested.
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,
13 and IA for the purpose of forming
a cooperative association to deal with
the Interstate Commerce Commission
on transportation matters.
So many motorists have passed
through Union Gap, near Yakima,
Wash, without even knowing that
there was a town in the vicinity, until
they were hailed into court on speed
ing charges, that a number of COM
plants have been made to the local
ing that some distinctive marking set
ting forth the presence of town
there should be posted.
John FL. Dozier, of Augusta, Mont.
for many years resident of the north
end of Lewis and Clark county, is
dead, and Carl Shiffer, an overseas
veteran of the World War, is in the
county Jail, as a result of shooting
affray which took place about midway
between Gilman and Augusta. Dozier
was shot through the abdomen with
bullet from a pistol and died in an
automobile in which he was being hur-
ried to Augusta. Marital troubles are
understood to have led up to the
shooting.
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 H. Beck,
dealer in wild creatures, who gathered
it in various parts of the Far East and
shipped it from Singapore and Cal
cutta. 1t is said to be the largest sim
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
The American government has no
objection to the flotation or new
$50OOO,OOO Cuban loan in this country,
according to an official announcement
by the State Department A note set
ting forth the position Of this govern
ment was delivered to the Cuban
charge d'affaires by the State Depart
ment, the announcement said.
Several more so-called political pris-
oners probably will be freed this
month, including a number who are
eligible for parole, it has been learned.
Department of justice officials said
pardon attorneys are expediting this
class of cases as fast as possible, espe-
cially those in which formal applica-
tions for clemency were filed.
Augustus Il. Seymour of Columbus,
Ohio, was appointed to be assistant to
Attorney General Daugherty to sue
ceed Col. Guy d. Goff, whose resigna-
ton was announced by Mr.. Daugh-
erty.
Postal saving deposits continue to
shrink, but the decrease during the
quarter ended Sept. 80 was smaller
than in any three months period since
March, 1919, when deposits reached
the peak. Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Glover declared in statement
which said erroneous unofficial re-
ports as to the postal savings decline
had been published. Deposits in March.
1919, reached the unprecedented fig
ure of $176,S28,524.
Damage by smaller predatory ro-
dents on stOckmen's ranges, while not
so spectacular as 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
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.
The $4,000 sky limousine of United
States postal air mail officials, piloted
by Slim Lewis and carrying Claron
Nelson, superintendent of the western
air mail division, was wrecked at Val
my, New, twenty miles west of Battle
when forced to land in
driving snow storm.
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
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