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An automobile hit J. w. ("Hard
Lucky Mitchell, Los Angeles, and
knocked him unconscious. Pedestrians
let him lie in the street while they
phoned for an ambulance. Meanwhile
another automobile ran over him. He's
recovering, anyhow.
Arrangements have been made for
review of each moving picture that is
prepared. The report of this review
will go to Mr.. Hays at Los Angeles and
his decision will be final. II he orders
the picture changed it will be changed.
IL he orders 1t "scrapped" 1t will be
discarded without argument.
Mrs. Willamene Fuller, member of
ST. Stephens procathedral choir, Port
land. Ore, was shot and seriously
wounded recently at the church by n
masked man who entered while the
choir was practicing, ordered Its mem
bers to put up their hands and then
fired without waiting for them to do 1t.
The man escaped.
When George Jones borrowed $1OO
for three months at 10 per cent inter-
est monthly, Jan. 16, 1897, from Henry
r. Stuart he did not figure perhaps
that the loan would lead up to judg-
ment against him for $304, SAC, 1882, ,912,-
8s5.16 in the Superior court recently at
San Jose, Calf. compound interest"
is the explanation.
San Francisco, Calif.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Stevens Troy of Juneau, Alaska,
widely-known suffragst and a delegutc
from Alaska to the Democratic nation.
al convention in 1920, paid 500 fine
in San Francisco because of an odor.
The odor, or aroma, arose from trunk
packed with lingerie and other fem-
nine finery. Dry slepths detected the
Odor, opened the trunk, found seven
bottles of liquid originating in Scot
land, including one broken, and ar
rested Mrs. Troy for violation of the
Volstead act. Mrs. Troy pleaded guilty
and Federal Judge Dooling assessed
the fine.
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Gerhard A. Badlng, former mayor of
Milwaukee, Wis, has been nominated
by President Harding to be minister to
Ecuador.
The woman's suffrage, or nineteenth
amendment, was declared constitution
al by the Supreme Court. The court
dismissed, for want of Jurisdiction, the
suit brought by Charles s. Fairchild
OF New York, who sought to chal.
lenge the constitutionality Of the
amendment.
President Harding sent request to
the Senate for supplemental appro-
priation of $4,000 to deal with an
emergency caused by rapid increase in
radio broadcasting. The appropriation,
in addition to the $4,000 already au-
thOrized, would be for enforcement of
the wireless communication laws.
The 100000 free seed item, carried
for years in the agricultural bill, has
been Topped off by the appropriations
committee. Members Of the committee
said 1t would be extremely doubtful If
senators and representatives would be
able in future to contribute their bit to
the gardens and flower beds of their
constituents as they have In the past.
Attorney General Daugherty has in.
structed federal authorities ut Boise,
Idaho. to release Pullman car seized
there by prohibition enforcement Off
GERS.
The postal service would be required
to provide weekly pny days for all en-
ployes under bill introduced by Sen.
ator Lodge, Republican, of Masschu-
sets.
Untold petroleum riches await devel-
Opment In South America, If the pre-
dictions of United States geologist Da-
vid White, one of the worlds best
known oil experts are realized.
Another partisan discussion over the
righto Senator Newberry, Republican,
Michigan, to a seat in the Senate, u
question decided early in january, took
place in the Senate again recently.
The conference Of trade union won.
en- adopted n resolution expressing op-
position to the blanket amendment, pro
posed by the National Women's party,
TO the federal constitution for securing
equal rights for women. The action
OF the conference was bnsed, the reso-
luton declared. on the belief that the
amendment would be interpreted as In
validating laws now In force which ap.
ply to laboring women.
Declaration that there are 39,OOO,OOO
citizens Of France who stand behind
the nations war-contracted obligations
was made by Jules Jusserand, French
ambassador to the United States,
speaking recently at the opening ses-
sion Of the national rivers and harbors
congress.
George b. Lockwood, former Indiana
newspaper man and now publisher Of
the National Republican, has been mp
pointed secretary Of the Republican
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