The Holly chieftain., 1923-04-19
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
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THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN

WESTERN
The assembly body Of the California
Legislature tabled bill for the aboli-
tion OF capital punishment. One of
the speakers for the bill was Warden
Johnston of San Quentin prison. Mno
said he did not believe In capital pun
ishment.
Benton Stables, Carson City Nevada,
n historic landmark, best known us
the starting place of Horace Greeley
on his famous stagecoach ride with
Hank" Monk, IL about to pass. In
late years the building has fallen into
decay and was recently condemned.
Six months In the county Jail Is the
punishment meted out to Miss Ella
Wolfe, IS years old of Salem, Ore
gon, who was driver of an automobile
that ran down and fatally injured a
woman. Miss Wolfe applied for Il
parole, but the court refused to con-
slider 1t.
Actual construction on the first half
mile of grade for the new Montana
Wyoming Railroad Company has start
ed. The cross sections of the loca-
tions have been completed for dis
tance of two miles and work Is stead
lily progressing. The contractors all
expect to be working within two
weeks between Miles City, Mont, and
Ashland.
Investigation Of the circumstances
surrounding the Staying of Benjamin
G. Ballantyne, son Of a prominent Salt
Lake City family and formerly teller
at Salt Lake City bank, was contin-
ued by the police following their an
nouncement that Mariner +. Browning,
nephew Of John NJ Browning, noted
gun inventor, had admitted he killed
Ballantyne in self defense.
Twenty-three hundred miles will be
covered by the representatives of
Omaha wholesaling, jobbing and re-
failing firms who will make the 1923
trade extension tour now being
planned. The boosters will leave
Omaha on May 20 and visit ninety
western Nebraska and Wyoming cit
les. Principal cities in Wyoming
which will be visited are Cheyenne,
Rock Springs, Laramie, Rawlings and
Green River.
. WASHINGTON
President Harding's Forthcoming
tour of the Middle West and Pacific
coast will start about June 80, when he
plans to leave Washington for Alaska,
1t has been announced officially at the
White House.
The United States Supreme Court has
handed down a decision disappearing
of the fixing of wages by statute and
declared that the District Of Columbia
minimum wage law, statute similar
to those in effect In a number of states
is unconstitutional and invalid.
Establishment OF seaplane mail serv-
Ice between New Orleans and Pilot
town, La, has been announced by the
Postoffce Department. By this serv-
Ice late mail for foreign countries will
be placed on outgoing steamers at
Pilot Town, 100 miles down the Mis-
sissippi river, saving from day to
two weeks time in delivery at Cuba,
Panama, Vera Cruz, and other points
Similar service has been successfully
operated between Seattle and vancou-
yer for two years.
The population of the United States
will be 110,863, ,502 on July /, 1923, ac-
cording to recent estimate by CEN
sus bureau statisticians. The country's
population Is increasing at the rate of
1,415,1 100 annually. This would give a
total Of 119,801,710 by the time the
next census Is taken in 1880. The 1920
census showed population Of los, no.
62O.
Although pointing out that in some
cities there was great need Of new gov
ernment buildings. Secretary Mellon
stated In letter to Chairman Madden
of the House appropriations commit
tee that 1t might be well to consider
the advisabllity Of restricting govern
ment construction as much as posi-
BILE In view of the present boom Of
home building.
The first social function of any I'M
portance since Mrs. HardIng's illness
last fall was held few days ago at
the White House, the President and
Mrs. Harding entertaining Informally
100 friends in official and unofficial
life. The guests included the members
Of the cabinet and Supreme Court, sew
eral members Of the Senate and House
and few representatives of the diplo-
matte corps.
"About 100000, 900 in War Savings
Stamps and certificates due and pay
able on Jan. 1, 1928, are still outstand-
Ing" according to Lew Wallace, Jr,
director of the United States govern
ment savings system. 'That means
loss of Interest for more than three
months, although the government has
done everything possible to induce the
people to exchange those stamps for
the new treasury savings certificates"
President Harding says political
campaign talk Is premature and threat
ems to abandon plans for Alaska trim