The Colorado statesman., 1922-11-04
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EIoN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
Do,NGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
WESTERN

Walter II. Samler, 30, deserter, was
shot and instantly killed at Camp
Lewis, Wash, when he attempted to
escape from military guards.
One fireman was killed and several
others were injured by falling wall
when the Washington High School at
Portland was destroyed by fire. The
building was valued at $500.000.
Hugh Sydenham, former chief of po-
lice of Sacramento; Clyde Simmons,
painter, and Merle Moran. all alleged
members of the Ku Klux Klan, were
arrested on warrants charging grand
| larceny.
| George Boos, once associated with
Russell Il. Harrison, son of former
President Benjamin Harrison, in pub
fishing the Montana Journal, at Hell
end, Mont, was found dead in the
bathroom of his apartment with bull
let through his head.
Miss Blanche Adella Hawkins, uni
versity student at Berkeley, Calf,
| holds the distinction of being the first
person in the United States to be
granted license for teaching whist
ling in the public schools. She be
ieves whistllng u real musical ac-
| complishment.
After having been closeted for nearly
four hours the jury in the case of ten
| Industrial Workers of the World, at
Sacramento, Calf, charged with vio-
lating the California criminal syndi-
calism act, disagreed and was dis
charged. The vote was reported to
have stood to for conviction.
Charged with grand larceny for the
| alleged defrauding of Seattle investors
| of thousands of dollars through prom
| ises of returns from secret process
for the transmutation of common lead
into silver, Frank Anderson, vice pres
ldent of the Aero Metal Company, and
f. NJ Vogelson, secretary, were ar
rested a few days ago.
The first stamp of the new 5-cent
denomination bearing the likeness of
former President Roosevelt, was pre-
sented to Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt re-
Gently, and the issue placed on sale at
Oyster Bay, n. Y, Roosevelt's home !;
ut New York City, his birthplace, and
ut the Washington Philatelic agency.
Five stamps each from the first sheet
will be given to Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr., assistant secretary of the navy
and Mrs. Alice Longworth, son and
daughter of the former president. EX-
cept ut the three offices named, the
stamps will not be placed on sale else
where until the present supply of D
cent stamps is exhausted.
WASHIN GTON
Senator Sheppard, of Texas, has left
Washington for Atlantic City, where
he will enter Il sanitarium for treat
pent to prevent physical breakdown.
The Association Against the Prohi-
bitlon Amendment announced, in Il
statement by &. c. Hinckley, secre-
tnry, that it would support 2i9 candi-
dates for the Senate and House who
stood for modification of the Vol
stead act to permit the manufacture
and sale of light wines and beer. In
premliniary statement ten days ago
the association listed 202 candidates.
Indications in administration circles
were that President Harding would
await the reconvening of Congress be-
fore announcing the successor TO AS
sociate Justice Day, of the Supreme
| Court.
The administration expects to wipe
out by economy measures, the national
deficit of $870000 by the end of the
fiscal year, it was indicated at the
White House. President Harding was
declared to be extremely gratified with
the progress being made by depart
ment heads and Director of the Bud
get Lord in cutting down expenditures
and effecting savings to enable the
outlay for the present year to approx
mate the governments income.
| Classified government tax receipts
| for September showed a decrease of
more than $276000,0O0, as compared
with the same month last year, the In
ternal Revenue Bureau announced. For
the month Of September the total re-
ceipts from taxes were $354, ,2S4 ,246, as
against $630759,713 for the same
month year ago. For the three
months ended with September, tax re-
| celptS amounted 10 SOOO,if fOJtf, ue-
crease of more than $366,000000 as
compared with same period of 1921.
Withdrawal of Allied troops from
Siberia has been followed by relin-
1uished control of the Chinese Eastern
Railway on the part of the American,
British, French, Italian and Japanese
governments through their representa-
| tivaS on the interallipd committee at
Vladivostok, and the technical board
at Harbin.
Expansion in coal production during
the current week, the Geological Sur
vey reported, brought the rate of out
put to point approaching ade-
! nnacy, hut still failed to sunnlN much