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WE0TERN
Donald G. Wheeler. 80, of Reno.
New. was frozen to death in the Black
Rock desert. near Gerlach, New, fol-
lowing an accident to his automobile.
William Freeman was killed and
Deputy Sheriff Ed Nance of Center
vile, Texas, was slightly wounded
when Sheriff Cobb and Deputies Nance
and II. b. Balm engaged in n pistol
fight with band OF alleged moonshin-
ers in Leon county.
AT a special meeting of the State
Board of Examiners ut Helena, Mont,
1t was announced that the record book
containing the minutes of the board
during the years 1918. 1919 and 1920
had -strangely disappeared from the
vaults In the office of Clerk A. E. Nc
Partridge
Permission from Attorney General
Daugberty for William c. Grant, for
mer cashier of the First National Bank
of Santa Rosa, to leave San Quentin
prison under guard and come to the
bedside Of his wife at Merritt hospi-
tai at Oakland. has saved her life, ply
slcians announced.
Fifty pounds OF brass passed gold
test applied by John Miller, assayer
and pawnbroker at ST. Louis, and was
bought by him for 81 900, according TO
his report to police. Miller said the
chemicals he used evidently had been
tampered with. Two men asked Sl3,-
600 for the metal, he said.
The charred body of an unidentified
man was found by veteran OF the
Soldiers Home In ravine near rail
road south of the home AT Leaven-
worth, Kan County authorities be-
lieve the man was murdered. A bank
book bearing the name of Walter Lar
sen and issued by the Stale Bank of
Omaha, was found on the body.
A portion of the $4,000 in gold
amalgam taken in the holdup of the
Argonaut mine at Jackson, Amndor
county. Dec. /, has been traced to Ne
vada City. 1t was announced by Off
cials Of the Arg0naut Mining Company,
Grass Valley, Calf, who posted re-
wards totaling $lO,250 for recovery Of
the money or arrest Of the robbers.
WARRINGTON
Higher prices for sugar may be ex-
pected, according to the results of an
investigation into the situation In the
sugar industry made public by the
Commerce Department.
A new white. hulless cat that thresh-
es out like wheat and weighs approx
imately sixty pounds to the bushel In.
stead Of forty-five pounds, Is one Of
the chief new horticultural productions
OF Luther Burbank, plant wizard. at
San Jose, Calf.
Per capita circulation of money In
the United States declined $500 dur
ing the last year. according to state
nient issued by the treasury. On Jan.
], 1922. the per capita circulation was
$5S.0S. based on a total Of $5.7I5. 400
315. and an estimated population of
106,917 600 as compared with per
capita Of $59.12 on Jan. /. 1921, based
on total of $3.50. .438,718 In circula-
ti0n and an estimated population Of
lot 7.249.000.
A tax Of cents gallon on gaso-
line, to be paid by the producer, the
proceeds OF which would be used for a
soldiers bonus, Is proposed In a bill
introduced BY Representative Bacha-
rach, New Jersey. Republican. The
tax, he estimated. would yield from
$240. 100, 600 to $3.50. 100000 annually
sufficient revenue, he said, to meet
cash payments to former service men.
Boies Penrose. late United States
senator from Pennsylvania, had SOS
100 in cash in a safe deposit box Of the
American Security and Trust Company
In Washington. 1t became known
through the filing Of report by The
odore Cogswell. deputy registrar of
Wills. According to the deputy regis
trar, the money includes five $4,000
notes. with the balance in bills of ST..
900, $500 and $l00
The United States Supreme Court
held invalid the North Dakota state
capital stock tax. as applied to rail-
roads doing business In the state. The
lower courts had upheld the tax but
its invalidity had been contested by
James c. Davis, director general of
railroads; the Northern Pacific rail-
way and other roads. on the ground
that the law violated the commerce
clause OF the federal constitution.
A tour unique in the history of the
United States army will be undertak-
en- in the course Of the next few days
when Capt John T. Axton. chief of
ehaplains, will visit many posts and
hold conferences with chaplains of the
regular army. the Officers reserve
corps and the National Guard The
itinerary will cover approximately
10000 miles.