The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-23
THE WORLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
A BRIEF RECORD OF PAseiNG
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
ElGN COUNTRIES
IN LATE DISPATCHES
polNGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE
WESTERN


Admiral Edward Simpson assumed
command of the Twelfth naval dis
trict and San Francisco naval operat-
ing base. He relieved Rear Admiral
A s. Halstead, who has been ordered
TO Washington to become president OF
the naval board of inspection and sur
vey.
The purchasing agents of western
states as far east as Colorado VIII
convene in San Francisco Sept. 2I-oo,
for their annual convention. ID. b.
Gray, secretary, states that these men
represent purchasing power of ap-
proximately $1,500,000,0O0 year.
More than 400 are expected to attend.
A two-car train of the Pacific Elec-
tric system bound from Sawtelle to
Los Angeles was wrecked near Sher-
man junction. The station master at
Beverly Hills sad it struck a stalled
automobile which caught fire, fatal
ly burning a woman driver. The Pa
cific Electric Company said numer-
GUS persons were injured.
With oil production and develop
ment in Southern California break
ing records, the Standard Oil Com
pany of California has decided to
forego further development and cur
tail production so far as possible, 1t
was officially announced at Los
Angeles. The company will extend
its storage facilities and await a
break in the market.
Victor NJ. Place, former football
coach at the University of Washing
mouth a member of the mythical "All-
America" football squad, was killed
in logging accident at Brookings,
Ore, Place coached football at Ohio
Wesleyan College from 1903 to 1905,
and at the University of Washington
in 1906 and 1907. He was succeeded
at the local school by Gilmour Dobie,
now coach at Cornell University.
Later Place practiced law in Seattle.
II. II. Mcdonald, arrested at Liv-
ingston, Mont, after an exciting chase
by a deputy sheriff from Billings
Special Officer William Olson and
Deputy Sheriff c. Il. Gilbert, pleaded
guilty and was fined 500 in the JUS
tice Court on a charge of gambling on
Northern Pacific train No. 2. McDon-
AIDS partner got off the train at Lo-
gan and has not been apprehended
The two men were playing cards with
Mike Mowrey, complaining witness
and the Billings deputy recognized
them as the same two who had been
arrested and fined ON similar charge
in Billings recently.
Flights which army aviators hope
will eclipse any achievement of the
air since aviation began will be at
tempted in San Diego, Calf, by Rock
well field pilots. The aviators who
have been selected to go after the rec,
ords are Capt. Lowell II. Smith and
Lieut.. Johns B. Richter. Captain
Smith and Lieutenant Richter hop,
not only to pass the world endurance
record held by Lieutenants Kelly and
MacReady, but to stay in the all
three times as long as did those two
airmen. This they hope to accomp
lish by taking aboard gasoline, oil
water and food while in mid-air.
WASHINGTON
Director Scobey, of the mint, an
nounced the acceptance of tenders o.
100000 ounces of silver, Offered
under the Pittman act, including al
tenders up to June 2. The total Of
accepted offerings under the act wa.
brought up to 200,520,000 ounce.
which, it was said is expected t
satisfy requirements of the law.
Secretary of Interior Work has an
nounced that eighteen reclamation
projects in eleven western state!
would be surveyed with the $225, 90,
appropriated by the last Congress fol
that purpose. These projects are il
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho
Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ore
gon, Texas, Utah, Washington ant
Wyoming.
The government has accomplishe,
the task of living within its income
in the past twelve months and ha
accumulated a surplus of $200,00000
In addition, President Harding said il
a speech at meeting of department
heads and bureau division chief, con
stituting the government business OIL
ganization." Further reductions, h
said, would be made in expenditure
in the coming year.
The treasury department announce
that 1t had accepted subscription
totaling $1S9, 9,S33, 800 to the latest issu
of certificates of indebtedness. !
total of $342 1872 700 was subscribed
but the treasury's requirements fo
the next few months permitted tn
amount of cash offers taken to b
held close to the original estimate @
S150,000,000. Secretary Mellon, how
ever, decided to accept all subscriT