The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-22
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES.
SAYINGS. poINes, ACHIEVE
MENTs. suFFER,NGs, HOPES
ANDFEARs OF MANKIND.
WESTERN

WESTERN
Henry Wilkens, garage mechanic.
was acquitted of the murder of his
wife by jury In Superior Court In
San Francisco. 1t was his second trial,
the jury disagreeing in his first trial.
The jury deliberated approximately
twenty-four hours.
Plans for u state convention of post
office employees to be held in Seattle
July 4, were made recently ut meet
ing Of supervising employees OF the
Seattle, Everett, Tacoma, Bellingham
and Olympia postoffices. More than
1900 postoffice employees from all
parts Of the state are expected to at
tend the convention.
The boots.- Of o. A. jacobson, "a
years old, formerly of Brigham City,
Utah, have been found in the desert
near the California; Nevada line, ac-
cording to word received In Los An
geles from Tonopah, New. Jacobson
has been missing since he left Los
Angeles in company with man named
Nelson, In an automobile last October
for Salt Lake City.
To Inconvenience the travelling pub
lie through neglecting to post In rail-
way stations the exact time each pas
senger train Is due to arrive Is in vi0-
lation of the Montana state law and
Is punishable by fine Of $50 to $500,
according to communication which
has been sent all Montana counties by
Wellington B. Rankin, state attorney
general.
Protest against the advancing price
Of sugar ls voiced In telegram sent
to Herbert Hoover, secretary Of com.
merce. by DR.. q. s. Barnes, president
Of the Northwest States Federated Co
operative Fruit Growers, as a result
of four-day conference of the grow
ers recently ended In Tacoma. In
creased coat Of sugar for canning, the
telegram asserts, results seriously to
the fruit growers interests.
WASHINGTON
Charles b. Cramer of San Francisco,
who retired last month as general
counsel for the veterans' bureau at q
time when the conduct Of the bureau
was under fire In Congress, committed
suicide In Washington by shooting
himself through the head.
A decline of % per cent in the av-
erage value Of plowed lands through
out the country il shown In statis-
teal survey made by the Department
Of Agriculture. The average value
per acre on March / this year was
$86.58, the department reported, as
compared with $69.89 on the same date
last year, $sS.7S in 1921.
Four new stamps of the complete
new series to be issued by the Postof-
flee Department have been placed on
sale at the department philatelic agen-
cy. The department said the new
stamps would be sent to postoffices
only when the present supply in their
denominations is exhausted. One Of
the new stamps is Of 12-cent denomina-
ton and bears portrait Of President
Cleveland. The others are a SO-cent
stamp, bearing the picture Of buffa-
10; a $2 stamp with a picture Of the
United States capitol, and a $5 stamp,
bearing the head Of America" taken
from the statue on the capitol dome.
The names Of twenty-one women
have been approved by Acting Secre-
tary Davis OF the war department and
officially will be noted on the army's
roll Of honor for distinguished and ex-
ceptionally meritorious service during
the war. Approval Of the new list
brings the total number of names to
thirty.three.
The federal farm loan board. at the
conclusion Of three-day conference
with the federal land bank presidents,
gave 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.
Meetings now in progress among
ship operators In the west coast con-
ference, with the reported purpose Of
agreeing on rates on dried and canned
fruits from Pacific ports to Europe
hold only an academic interest" for
the shipping board. 1t was said off,
cially at Washington. The emergency
fleet corporation withdrew year ago
from the traffic which would be at
fected, it was explained, and will not
re-enter It 30 long as adequate Amer
lean tonnage ls assured to shippers.
Modification Of the national defense
plans resulting from agreements
reached by the arms conference are to
receive their first practical tryout in
the Panama area. Carefully analysed
In theory BY the navy and army war
colleges, the operations are expected
to develop the enhanced Importance Of
the canal as a prime link In the de-
fense chain which Includes the navy,
army, merchant marine and the ma
tlonal Industrial machine
President Harding, by proclamation,