The Dolores star., 1922-11-10
BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EiGN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
oo.NGS AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE
WESTERN

Lewis, ASH, when lie attempted 10
escape from military guards.
One fireman was killed and several
others were injured by falling wall
when the Washington High School ut
Portland was destroyed by fire. The
building was valued AT S5OO,OOO.
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 L. Harrison, son of former
President Benjamin Harrison, in pub
fishing the Montana Journal, at Hell
ena, Mont, was found dead in the
bathroom of his apartment with bull
let through his head.
Miss Blanche Adella Hawkins, uni
verSiUy student at Berkeley, Calf,
holds the distinction OF being the first
person in the United States to be
granted Il license for teaching whist
ling in the public schools She be-
lieves whistling II 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-
tuting the California criminal syndi-
caiism act, disagreed and was dis
charged. The vote was reported to
have stood to for conviction.
Charged with grand larceny for the
alleged defruuding of Seattle investors
of thousands of dollars through prom
ises of returns from secret process
for the transnututiun Of common lead
INTO silver, Frank Anderson. vice pres
dent of the Aero Metal Company, and
f. NJ. NUgelsun, secretary, We're 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 ut
Oyster Bay, n. Y. ROosevelt's home;
at New York City, his birthplace, and
ut the Washington Philatelic agency.
Five stamps each from the first sheet
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.
WASHINGTON
Senator Sheppard, of Texas. has left
Washington for Atlantic City, where
he will enter a sanitarium for treat
Nent to prevent II physical breakdown.
The Association Against the Prohi-
btion Amendment announced, in a
statement by G. G. Hlnckley, 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
und sale of light wines and beer. In
II premIiniary 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 S6T0.00O 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
ha
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 S276OOO,0OO. as compared
with the same month last year, the In
ternaI Revenue Bureau announced. For
the month of September the total re-
ceipts from taxes were 1854, ,2S4 ,246, as
against $500 758,713 for the same
month year ago. For the three
months ended with September, tax re-
ceipts amounted to S6OO.746.974, de-
crease of more than S366, 100000 as
compared with same period of 1921.
Withdrawal Of Allied troops from
Siberia has been followed by relin-
uuished control of the Chinese Eastern
Railway on the part of the American,
British, French, Italian and japanese
governments through their representa-
tives on the interallied committee at
yIadiyOstOk, 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-
auacy.' but still failed to supply much
II margin for storage purposes.