, 1923-06-07
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DoINGs, ACHIEVE
MENTs, sUFFERINes, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND
WESTERN


Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Decker,
formerly of Denver, and two compan-
ions, we're killed in Los Angeles a few
days ago when their automobile was
hit by an interurban street car.
The jury in the case Of Floyd San
dusky, ~16-year-old boy of Pocatello,
Idaho, charged with the murder of his
father, Charles Sandusky, deliberated
but twenty-five minutes, returning a
verdict of not guilty.
An option on the Riverside hotel
property in Reno, New, has been ac-
quired by n Reno concern and plans
for a hosiery to cost between $780,
900 and 100000 are under way. The
controlling interest will be held by an
eastern insurance company, 1t is said.
The old Riverside hotel vas de-
stroyed by fire last year.
India has chosen the forestry school
of the University of Washington to
train young men in logging until such
instructions can be developed in that
country, according to @. S. Martin, a
representative of the Indian govern
ment He said that a party of Indian
students would arrive in Seattle in the
fall for two-year courses in logging
engineering.
Every available man on the staff
of inspectors employed by the Spo-
kane city health office was assigned
TO posting notices urging people to
use less sugar. The poster, which is
22x27 inches, has this caption in red
and black ink, use Less Sugar."
cartoons, showing the sugar profiteers
engaged in deceiving the consumer
and a plan by the commissioner of
health to cut down the sugar con-
sumption until the price becomes
lower, also appear on the placard.
Challenging the right of Congress
and the internal revenue commissioner
to place restrictions on the practice
Of medicine, more than fifty Butte
physicians have organized the Associa-
ton for the Protection of Constitu-
tional Rights. The organization will
make n test Ease of the suit recently
filed by United States District Attor-
ney John L. Slattery against DR.. j. b.
Freund of Butte, charging violation of
the law pertaining to liquor prescrip-
tons. DIR. Freund is charged with Is
suing 102 liquor prescriptions within
ninety days, two more than the num-
Der allowed by law; with Issuing two
prescriptions to the same patient in
less than ten days, and with writing
a prescription on other than a regula-
tion form.
WASHINGTON
Japan Joined the group of foreign
powers which have made representa-
tons to the State Department in con
nection with the Supreme Court deci-
sion on ship liquor. On instructions
government were presented verbally
by Ambassador Hanibara.
Legitimate manufacturers of Canad-
ian whisky nre suffering so much by
the counterfeiting of their labels and
caps by persons who make synthetic
liquor that they are helping to run
down the run runners, according to
Judge E. L. Porterfield. divisional
chief for Ohio, Indiana and Michigan.
Aladdin cities designed to house
from 10000 to 10000 persons are
sprnging up Just outside of Washing
ton in preparation for the Shriners'
convention. They are located near
Alexandria. Va, and Bennlng and Eek
ington, Nd, with Pullman cars by the
hundreds forming the "homes" of the
Inhabitants.
Governor william E. Sweet OF Colo
RADIO and Francis b. Sayre, son-in-
law OF ex-President Woodrow Wilson,
are among the signers of a new petit
ton TO President Harding asking him
TO release the fifty-two political
prisoners who were convicted and
imprisoned and are now serving sen
fences for violating the espionage law
Director Scobey. of the mint, an
nounced that approximately 100000
ounces OF silver remain TO be pur
chased under the Pittman act. This
represents n reduction OF about .
100000 ounces in four days in the
amount required to fulfill the terms
OF the act. With the purchase of the
remaining 100000 ounces, the treas
ury will have bought a total OF
slightly more than 200,000,000 ounces
since the middle OF 1918.
Reports from California thai
Woodrow Wilson would spend III,
summer on the Pacific coast as the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Francis u
Sayre, his son-in-law and daughter
were denied ut the Wilson home in
Washington. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
do not expect TO spend any part OF
the summer in California" said John
II. Boiling, the ex-president's secre
tnry.