The Colorado statesman., 1922-06-17
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RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
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WESTERN

Canaulan ana Onleu +SluttS duthOi
lties are investigating the alleged con-
fession of William Johnson, alias n.
Primatcheuk, that he caused the eN-
plosion of three British ammunition
ships in the harbor of Halifax, n. s.,
in 1917, resulting in many deaths and
great destruction in that city. John
son committed suicide in lonely spot
on Baon creek, in Skagit county,
last month.
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-six holes at the
Colwood links at Vancouver, b. c. Won
Elm was down at the end of the
eighteenth hole but gained steadily on
the Seattle player and was all square
with Stein mt the thirteenth hole of the
second round.
Posses are searching in the vicinity
of Ouray. northeast Utah, for Sechea-
guy, a Ute Indian brave, who is al
legged to have slain his rival in love,
Maroocoop, and to have kidnapped and
fled into the mountain wilds with an
Indian belle named Wilma Wilson. Ac-
cording TO reports received ut the In
dian agency at Salt Lake City, Schea-
guv shot and killed Maroocoop while
he was asleep in his tepee Sunday
night.
Ralph E. Trotter, alias Howard c.
Williams, - years old, of Youngstown,
Ohio, said by police to face charges of
cashing $4,000 in forged pay checks in
various cities of the United States is
under arrest in Oakland, Calf. He
was masquerading as n Shriner, ac-
cording to police. Trotter has been
sought since, police say, he dlsap-
peared from Youngstown with a pad
of blank pay checks stolen from the
Trusscon Steel Company of that city.
WASHINGTON
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 ut
Hayden Lake.
Federal control of the air to prevent
radio congestion and to encourage the
maximum of radio use and efficiency
was proposed in bill introduced in
the House by Representative White,
Republican, Maine The bill sets up
about twenty different classes of sta
tions with appropriate wave alloca-
tions.
President Harding has signed the
Wadsworth-M 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 $14154, 900 from the pay bill of the
four services. 1t reduces the $50 Il
month war time pay of private soldiers
to sd n month, but grants many spe-
cial allowances which might run the
enlisted mans pay as high as $15T.J0
per month.
Government seizure and operation of
coal mines was predicted by several
senators during a discussion in the
Senate on the coal strike situation.
StudlpT ltiiEbtls W lSNpHSlRs NtllltlHNcNl
that the government take over suffl-
cient mines To supply coal that may
be needed If thes trike is not settled
promptly.
Senate Republican leaders who are
opposed TO the plan OF Chairman Ne
Cumber of the finance committee to
side-track the tariff bill for the sol
diers' bonus have the support OF Pres
ident Harding. The executive, IL was
stated officially at the White House,
regards tariff legislation as most i'm
portant and worthy of the u/divided
attention OF the Senate.
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
ficial reports TO the secret service.
Rags soaked with kerosene were
stuffed through hole bored in n win
dow sash and match applied from
the outside. Theb laze was discovered
by watchman and extinguished Of
ficials believe that an effort was made
TO destroy the records.
A most gratifying" note has been
received from the German government
roncerning the appointment of mixed
claims commission to adjust the diff
ferences between the United States
and Berlin in private war claims, it
has been announced.
Closing of the Mexican California
border to all persons save these show
ing signs of having been successfully
vaccinated has been urged upon the
United States public health sersice by
the State Board of Health. after an in
vestigation of an epidemic of smallpox