The Snowflake herald., 1922-10-13
AN EP|TOME Of
LATE LIVE NEWS
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HUME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DOINGS, ACHIEVE
MENTS, SuFFERINGS, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN

WESTERN
NJ w. Friedell, former president OF
an oil refining corporation in Phila-
delphia, was taken into custody in Los
Angeles at the request of the author
tiles of that city on a charge that he
had embezzled $4,000. Il am not
guilty." declared Friedell, "and l can
prove It."
James Thomas, II, student at the
Inglewood High school in Los An
geles, in trying to prevent door with
a glass panel from slamming, thrust
his hand through the panel and a
silver of glass pierced his heart. AS
If nothing had happened. he walked
down the steps of the building. Then
he collapsed and death came quickly.
Joe Dieker, while sitting on the
steps of q church in Los Angeles, was
arrested for the police of Denver,
where he is wanted to answer q charge
of numbering William HanlOn. Dieker.
according to the arresting officers, de-
clared his willingness to return to
Denver to tell what he knew of the
affair, but declared he was witness
and not principal.
Victor Cusson, 53 years old, of Day
ton, Ohio, and William Crowell, 40,
Spanish war veterans, inmates of the
National Soldiers Home at Sawtelle,
near Los Angeles, quarreled over a
hat, according to officials of the insti-
tuition. Cusson died from knife
wound in the abdomen, and Crowell
was brought to the county jail at Los
Angeles pending an inquest over Gus
sons body.
Frank w. Roach, alias Frank
Frantz, so years old, formerly post
master at Calexico, Calf, was taken
into custody in Sterling, Colo, by
Postoffice Inspector f. e. Jarvis and
f. Mexican, who stated that Roach
was wanted in connection with
shortage of approximately $1,000 in
accounts of the postoffice at Calexico.
The inspectors had trailed Roach for
several thousand miles, visiting cities
in Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska
and Colorado, since he left CalexicO
on Sept. /.
WASHINGTON
A woman from Georgia won the dis
tinction of being the first of her sex
to obtain appointment to the United
States Senate, when Mrs. w. III. Eel
ton OF Gainesville, Ca, long known
as the grand old woman of Georgia"
was named by Governor Thomas w.
Hardwick as senator to succeed the
late Thomas E. Watson, until the No
vember elections, when a successor
will be chosen at the polls. Mrs. Eel
ton is 81 years old and has been
prominent in Georgia politics for
nearly half century.
Charges that certain representa-
tives of the Department of Justice"
converted to their own use large
stocks of liquor seized in the enforce
ment of prohibition laws were made in
special report filed by the District
of Columbia grand jury. The report
asserted that the liquor was removed
from the warehouse used by the de-
partment for storage purposes and was
used by the officials involved for their
private consumption, for distribution
to personal friends and as gifts to fa-
vored institutions.
Two New Yorkers have annual in
comes of more than $5,0O0,0OO each.
Two Michigan citizens, Henry Ford
probably being one of them, also are
in the $5,000,O00 ciass. These figures,
though the names of individuals with
the fancy incomes are secret, are re-
vealed by Internal Revenue Collector
Blair in his annual report for 1920.
The peace agreement between forty
nine railroads in the western area and
ly signed in Chicago. The agreement
calls for the continuance of the pres
ent rate of pay to conductors and
trainmen for one year, the eight-hour
day basis to be maintained and time
and half for overtime after eight
hours.
COal-carrying railroads have been
urged by Federal Fuel Distributor
opens " iHuhS every clloIt W UIcdh
all records for coal shipments during
the month of October. The current
output of coal and its movements. MIR.
Spens pointed out in letter TO presi-
dents of the railroads concerned are
adequate for current needs of consun-
ers, but do not permit laying up of
reserves against u possible cold snap
early in the winter.
A pension pay envelope Increase
from $50 to ST. a month for Civil and
Mexican war veterans, possibly as
Christmas gift from Uncle Sam, is
planned by Republican leaders in Con-
gress A bill providing pension in
crease already has passed the Senate