The Holly chieftain., 1923-02-08
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WESTERN

Two measures repeating the prohibi-
ton laws In Nevada were passed by
the State Assembly by a vote of y to
9. The measures previously had been
passed by the Senate.
VIII Hays. arbiter of the movies, re.
fused TO discuss the report from Los
Angeles that lie has reversed himself
on his recent stand that FATTY Ar
buckle be allowed to return to moving
pictures. A spokesman for Mr.. Hays
said: The report is untrue and
Mr.. Hays wishes 1t denied.
Charles Gleeson of Butte. a student
in the University of Montana at Mis-
soula, Mont, was taken from frater-
nifty house by band of masked men.
Glees0n, the second university student
kidnapped by masked men within five
days, refused to make any statement
regarding the occurrence.
The Kansas Senate passed q mob bill,
designed to put due portion of respon-
sibiiity for mob activities on the par
ticipants and the peace officials who
fail to suppress such activities, and
provides as penalties, terms In the
state penitentiary of from two to five
years. 1t defines Ii mob as three or
| more persons"
John Van Doluh, farmer of Clyde
Park. near Livingston. Mont, has been
arrested, charged with having shot and
seriously wounded his wife and 3-year-
old son. Mrs. yan Dolah was shot
through the left lung and the baby,
which she was holding in her arms ut
the time of the shooting, received a
bullet in the right shoulder.
| Considerable farm work has been
possible throughout much Of the Rocky
Mountain region due to the favorable
winter conditions, according to agricui-
tural notes of the United States Divi-
sion Of Crop and Live Stock Estimates.
| Winter grains are in need of moisture
in much of this section. All classes Of
live stock are wintering well
Motorists who give strangers free
rides are actuated by mistaken phil
anthropy," according to the Automo-
bile Club of Southern California.
Highways In the West in winter are
infested with desperate characters,
who make 1t practice to beg rides
with deliberate intent Of committing
robbery" club officers said. "If nee
essary, these characters will not stop
at murder"
The storm which recently visited
Southern California, bringing cold,
rain, hail and snow to Los Angeles
and nearby cities, centered in the Los
Angeles harbor district, where for
ty.fiye-mile gale worked havoc among
the shipping. The naval seaplane F-5-
LII, moored In the outer harbor. broke
away under the lash of the south
wester and piled up on reef near
the breakwater
WASHINGTON
DR.. Hubert Work Of Colorado, who
came Into government service two
years ago as an assistant postmaster
general, later succeeding VIII Hays in
the cabinet. will be the successor to
Albert B. Fall as secretary Of the In
terror, 1t was learned authoritatively
In Washington.
About 5O.OOO,OOO bushels, or more
than IL per cent of last years record
crop of white potatoes, were wasted or
consumed on farms or left undug, the
Department Of Agriculture announced.
Heavy production last year resulted in
prices which made 1t Improbable for
many farmers to dig their crop.
Undismayed by the rebukes admins
tered by the Senate the day before in
twice ordering expunged from the Rec.
ord his remarks reflecting on other
senator's. Senator Heflin, Democrat, re-
viewed the whole incident again in the
Senate, declaring he had been treated
unfairly by the "subsidized press
and threatening steps to prevent ''cer-
tain press representatives, from sit
ting in the press gallery.
Work of army experts since the war
has produced new rifle bullet known
as "boat-tail." because Of six-de-
gree taper at the tail. Exhaustive
testsf by the army have shown that
the change In shape has added 1,4OO
yards to the maximum range attained
and fattening the trajectory or arc of
flight at 1000 yards approximately 80
per cent. In addition, the army e1-
perts have worked out new jacket for
the bullets that virtually eliminates
fouling In the gun barrels.
Ports of the United States during
the fiscal year ended last June 80 han
died incoming and outgoing foreign
commerce totaling S0,230,852 long tons,
uccording to report made public by
the shipping board OF this total. car
goes landed amounted to 43.e45,D4S
tons, and cargoes discharged to $685.
0O4 tons.
| The federal radio control bill, vest
Ing broad powers In the department Of
commerce for regulation and supervi-
sion Of all phases Of wireless tele-
graph and telephone communication