The Ordway new era., 1922-09-22
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EioN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
polNGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
WESTERN

WESTERN
Plant number 10 of the California
Peach and Fig Growers, Inc, at
Fresno, Calf, was razed by fire OF un-
determined origin at loss estimated
at Sl5oOOO to 100000. This is the
second fire in the plant within the last
six months.
Women Republicans Of Montana will
be given a voice in the party's cam
paign by the organization of an aux
iliary executive committee of women
and appointment of woman as state
vice chairman, according to Joseph ID.
Scanlan of Miles City, chairman of the
state central commission.
Principal Western railroads, includ-
ing the Santa Fe, Colorado X South
ern, Rock Island, Burlington, Denver
& Rio Grande Western and Union
Pacific lines, are not involved IN
separate peace negotiations with lead
ers of the striking railroad shopmen IN
Chicago, ii was stated by officials OF
those roads in Denver.
Surgeons from various parts of the
United States and Canada We're in at
tendance at Salt Lake City at the
meeting of the Utah, Colorado and
wyoming section of the American Col
lege of Surgeons. Clinics and clinical
demonstrations were held ut three To-
cal hospitals and the surgeons held
conference at u local hotel.
What is considered record prices for
Holstein cattle were paid at Modesto,
Calf, recently; this for a registered
bull and a registered COW. The Brisge-
ford Holstefn Diaries of Patterson sold
TO the Pabst stock farm of Ocuuomo-
voc, Wis. its prize sire King Regis
Alcartra Prilly for $4,000, while Frank
Hatch. Ceres dairyman, sold his prize
winning COW, Ava Model Hengerveld,
second for $1,000. Fred HartsOok of
San Francisco, owner of the famous
Lankershim stock farm of Lanker-
SHIN, is purchaser of the cow.
WASHINGTON
Without a record vote the House
approved the conference report on the
soldiers bonus bill. The measure now
goes to the Senate, and with final ac-
ton there it will be sent to President
Harding An effort TO send the sol
diers' bonus bill back TO conference for
the insertion of land reclamation op-
ton failed.
Il only want to say that l am not at
all disturbed; that l am not worried in
the least way" was the only comment
Attorney General Harry NJ. Daugher-
ty in Chicago when advised of the mo-
ton entered in the House by Repre-
sentative Keller, Republican, Mime
sofa, II an effort to impeach the at
torney general.
which operate most of the country's
rail mileage amounted to $50. .239, 900
In July, according to compilations
made public by the Association of
Railway Executives. This was esti-
mated to indicate an annual return
rate of 4.04 per cent on the value of
railroad property as tentatively fixed
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and was slightly less than earn
iugs recorded for the same month of
1921, and almost ST,O00,0O0 below the
net earnings of June, 1922.
Approval by Congress of the rates
on dyes agreed upon by the Senate and
House conferees will mean the final
doom" of the newly created American
chemical industry, DR.. Charles II. Her
ty, president of the Synthetic Organic
Chemical Manufacturers Association
of the United States, declared in
Washington.
American bankers are invited by the
government of Haiti, in communica-
tion made public by the State Depart
ment, to present bids on a contemp-
lated issue of S16,OO0,OOO of external
bonds of Series A of the $4O,O00,OOO
loan provided for in the protocol of
Oct. 3, 1919, between Haiti and the
United States. The bonds will bear 6
per cent interest and mature in 1852
A bill designed to prevent the sacri-
flee of domestic animals in army and
navy research work has been intro
duced by Representative Johnson, Re-
ly, 1t would prohibit officers, enlisted
men and civil employees from using
any noxious substances upon the body
or tissue of such animals, in at
tempting to establish the efficacy of
any gas, liquid or powder.
Provision for advances to farmers
of crop failure areas of the United
States with which to purchase seed
grain was made in a bill introduced
by Senator Harreld, Republican. Okla
homa, which authorizes the secretary