The Raymer enterprise., 1923-03-29
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WESTERN

A company representing dontana
capitalists has completed a deal in
volving 82,0o0, 600 feet Of standing tim
Der In the Island Park country. accord
Ing to an announcement by W. H.
Smead Of Missoula. Erection Of
large sawmill at Big Springs In the In
mediate future 10 planned.
E. J. Bedell. manager Of the Hotel
Clunie Of Sacramento, and one Of the
most prominent hotel men In the state.
was arrested following the shooting Of
his brother, Milton Bedell, who Is said
to be In critical condition. The shoot
ing followed a quarrel In which Milton
Bedell Is said TO have attempted to
break into his brothers room.
Discovery of platinum and Iridium
In the Occur d'Alene mining district In
Idaho In commercial quantities has
been announced by officials Of mining
companies Of the district, who said
plans had been formulated for the
erection of concentrator In Coeur
dAlene soon to handle the ore. 1t was
said It assays as high as $500 to the
ton.
Feeding pigeons In the downtown
district of Los Angeles will be a mis-
demeanor subject to fine not exceed
ing $500 or six months In the city jail.
when an ordinance passed by the city
council becomes effective. The ordi-
nance was passed to aid the park de-
partment in driving pigeons from Per
shing Square. The birds congregate
there during the day In great numbers
because the park visitors are continu-
ally feeding them.
Suite for $4,000 damages against
the Hudson Motor Car Company ns a
result of injuries received In an auto
mobile accident June %, 1922, near So.
linas, Calf, was filed In the United
States District Court at San Francisco
BY Louis d. and Marina de Alarcoh
and Julia de Trijuaros, reputed to be
wealthy residents Of San Salvador.
The plaintiffs said that the accident
was due to defect In the automobile
manufactured BY the defendant conf
pafy.
WARRINGTON
Denouncing the organization of the
Italian Fascist In the United States as
"reprehensible to the best American
institutionS" Senator William II.
King, Democrat, Of Utah, indicated
that the next Congress would be asked
to investigate the "black shirt" move
ment.
The right Of the United States coal
commission to fix coal prices was up
held recently by the United States Su-
preme Court In deciding against the J.
N. Mcdonald Coal Company OF West
Virginia. which was appealed for In
creased pay for coal under prices es'
tablished by the commission.
States cannot impose taxes on mort
cages negotiated by the Federal Farm
Loan banks, the Supreme Court held
recently. 1t overruled decision OF the
courts In Alabama which upheld a tax
Of Is per cent per hundred In accord
ance with an Alabama law on mort
gage Of the Federal Farm Loan Bank
at New Orleans, signed by d. W. Cros'
land Of Montgomery county.
The federal farm loan board. at the
conclusion Of a three.day conference
with the federal land bank presidents,
pave assurance that farmers Of the
country will have the benefit Of the
governments financial aid. authorized
in the recently enacted rural credits
legislation, by the time the spring
planting begins.
Grand jury Investigation OF the re-
cent increase Of sugar prices was
urged by Basil N. Manly, director OF
the Peoples Legislative service, who,
In a telegram to President Harding,
declared that American households are
being robbed Of millions Of dollars each
week by conspiracy to Increase sugar
prices and continued manipulation.
Tax on farm lands Of Colorado Is 8S
cents an acre, compared with 20 cents
eight years ago, but the Colorado farm
ers tax is low compared with that paid
BY his fellow agrculturalists Of New
Jersey, Indiana, New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Idaho, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Ohio and Connecticut. The tax
per acre in all these states, excepting
Colorado, runs from more than 81 to
more than 81 an acre.
More than 100000 aliens eligible
for American naturalization already
have been directed to citizenship train
ing classes established by local school
authorities throughout the United
States in cooperation with the bureau
Of naturalization Of the Department of
Labor. !
The United States government Is
It'll paying pensions to forty-one
Widows OF soldiers Of the war Of 1872