The Holly chieftain., 1923-04-12
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. DoIhes. ACHIEVE
MENTs. sUFFERiNes. HOPES
ANDFEARs OF MANKIND.
WESTERN

WESTERN
Edward Malone, pilot, was killed,
and Herschel Mckee, mechanic, prob
ably fatally injured in an airplane ac-
cident ut Los Angeles, recently. The
men attempted flight in plane
owned by commercial aviation com
pany.
For the first time In the history of
the lumber industry in Oregon mills
located in the Columbia river district
have found 1t necessary to operate
twenty-four hours day in order to
keep up with the demands for timber
products.
Horace Boies, twice Democratic gov
ernor of Iowa, and strong contender
for the presidential nomination ut the
Democratic national convention of
1896, died at his home In Long Beach,
Calf. aged 95. His health had been
failing for several years.
After bandit in Los Angeles had
fired ut him twice because he refused
to be robbed, b. L. Whitehurst, former
Denver newspaper man, took the ban
dts gun from him, beat him over the
head with it, then threw gun and the
nun into the Pacific ocean.
Mrs. Esther Grant, said to be the
wife of Chicago broker. was found
dead in her room in hotel In San
Francisco. Police say that Mrs. Grant
committed suicide. Friends declared
that she had said repeatedly that she
would commit suicide when her re-
sources were exhausted rather than nc
cept employment.
Famed as the "Rose City," Portland,
Ore, Is In danger of losing that title
unless greater activity is taken by the
people in cultivation of the flower, ac-
cording to organizations which have
started movement to stimulate in
terest. The Chamber of Commerce and
the Portland Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion are back Of this effort, one of the
first steps being the formation Of rose
clubs among the children.
WASHINGTON
His vacation ended, President Hard
ing has returned to Washington and
has turned his mind toward the cares
Of problems of state. The departure
of the presidential party from Angus
ta, Ga, brought to close vacation
of five weeks for the chief executive,
four weeks of which were spent In
Florida and one In Augusta.
Appealing to the Republican mem
bers Of Congress for unity of action
and to the administration for cooper
alton, Senator Wesley L. Jones of
Washington, who led the administra-
tion fight for the shipping bill recent
ly, issued statement declaring that
unless the majority functions In the
next Congress 1t will be discredited.
Charles w. Morse, New York ship
builder. recently carried to the Dis
trict of Columbia Court of Appeals his
fight to prevent the trial In Washing
ton on charges of conspiracy to de-
fraud the government of himself,
three sons and four others. Counsel
for Morse filed petition for writ of
prohibition, which, II granted. would
prevent any Judge In the District of
Columbia Supreme Court from pro-
ceeding with the trial.
After months of antagonism and the
delay caused by the test Of its consti-
tutionality, the packers and stockyards
act is now established on solid basis
and its administration Is contributing
directly and effectively to the good Of
the live stock industry, Secretary Wal
lace Of the department Of agriculture.
announces in statement just made
public.
Federal Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes has made tentative plans to
visit Denver early next month to stim-
ulate enforcement work in the inter
mountain country. It Is probable that
he will be accompanied by e. @. Vel.
lowley. chief Of the prohibition agents,
and one Of the Headquarters legal
staff, and will hold conferences with
state officials and prohibition agents.
The radical tax revision program as
outlined by Representative Frear, Re
publican, Wisconsin, was assailed by
Representative Hawley, Republican,
Oregon, a member OF the house ways
and means committee. "If it is desired
to help the farmer and laboring man,
an increase In the tax burden on busi-
ness certainly will not do it." said Haw-
ley. II cannot figure just what the
theory is on which these proposals are
based"
Stock swindlers In all parts of the
country are to be prosecuted vigor-
busly, Assistant Attorney General
Grim declared upon returning to Wash
lngton from Texas where he took steps
to cause arrest and prosecution of
large number Of defendants charged
with selling oil stocks and using mails
for fraudulent purposes.
Dicky Jensen, 8, and Dean Mecham,
4, Of San Bernardino, Calf, whose
bodies were found in packing box
after they had been missing six davr