The Dolores star., 1923-02-02

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easier now that IL is impossible for II
bone dry" bill to be considered by the
present regular session OF Congress in
Mexico City, which adjourned sine die
recently. Although there was small
fear that such measure would pass
the lower house it was expected in
many quarters that the dry" element,
receiving inspiration from certain high
government officials, would attempt TO
have such bill ut least brought up
for discussion. But other legislation
interviewed, and u new liquor law was
forgotten.
GENERAL
Eveline Booth. negro woman of
OglethUrpe county, Ga, is dead at the
age Of 10 years, months and IL day.
according to information made public
by DR.. William a. Davis, director of
the department of vital statistics Of
the State Board OF Health.
Charles 4. Howard, vice president OF
the International Typographical Union,
appeared before the committee on
VI lllt AibNSf u lNtI
resentutIves in Washington to urge
that action be taken on u measure to
Increase wages of printers in the gov
ernment printing Office, it was an
nounced at headquarters Of the union
ut indianapolis. Ii was stated at head
quarters that Il bill is pending IN IIe
House to increase the pay OF govern
A.
The joint subcommittee of bitumin
Gus operators and union miners Il few
days ago resumed their discussions OF
1923 wage scales To become effective
April l. Before entering the confer
ence, Phil ii. Penna, Indiana operator,
issued statement in which lie re-
newed assurances of his fellow opera
tors that there would be no strike in
the bitumnous industry this year.
John l.. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers OF America, and other
labor members of the subcommittee
of seventeen, were equally optimistic.
Declaring that the debt question
was too delicate TO discuss ut this
time, members OF the British debt
Funding Commission sailed for home
on the Olympic from New York.
Stanley Baldwin, chancellor Of the
British eXchequer, and MOntagu =.
Norman, governor of the Bank nf
England, both paid glowing tributes To
the fair treatment they had received
from the American press. Il am
particularly grateful" said Mr.. Bald
win, "for its personal kindness and
the fair way 1t has handled this mat
ter. The temper of the American
press has been Il model of what ii
respectable press should be. | hope
will find on my return home that
the British press conduct has been
similar"
-Four men and woman are in GUS
tody for Investigation in connection
with the shooting to death near AGO,
Texas, or W. L. Holt and Mrs. Ethel
Denecamp.
Nine men will be tried on charges
of murder in connection with the Her
rim mine killings at the next trial in
SlECuil Souit, btS Nps IL, IL
was announced by Assistant Attorney
General c. L. Middlekauff in notice
sent to the attorney of the defense.
These nine meI. will be tried on Il
charge of having killed Antonio Mol
kOvitch of Erie, Pa, one of the EN-
ployes of the Lester strip mine who
were killed during the rioting June %
last.
"In some ways l am sorry to leave
this place." Alexander Howatt, de-
posed president Of the Kansas union
coal miners, told John Huntington
sheriff, as he prepared to leave the
Crawford county Jail IA few days ago
With five other deposed officials who
had been, like Howatt, serving sen
tence of one year for contempt OF
court in calling strike, Howatt was
paroIed by Judge ID. II. Woolley at
Pittsburg They have been in Jail 26G
days.
Mrs. Charles Despard, secretary OF
an Irish woman's association for the
defense of prisoners, has sent a cable.
gram to Mrs. Gertrude Corless, presi
dent of the American Women Pickets
for the Enforcement of Americas Wal
Aims, asking fer to request President
Harding's Intervention in favor OF
Irish Republican prisoners.
One of the largest recovery works in
the world Is In ruins as a result Of q
fire at Alvarado, Calf. The plant
owned by the California Salt Company
was valued ut S300.OOO. Intermittent
explosions endangered lire fighters.