The Dolores star., 1923-03-09
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EiGN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
ooINGs AND HAPPENINGS TAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
WESTERN

statewide direct primary bill, for the
passage of which Senator William K.
Borah made spectacular campaign
last fall.
Robbers obtained Jewelry and money
aggreguting about 5000 in value. but
missed diamonds valued ut $4,000
after they had forced their way Into
the residence of Mrs. l.. Baron at Los
Angeles, according to her report to
the police.
Big Tim" Murphy, who has flouted
the law for many months, and who ap-
penred to be more powerful than the
United States government. is finally
In the actual hands of federal Off
ciais. Incessant clamOr of bondsmel
who stood to lose SlS0,ooO. led him 10
surrender
Bert Walls, who served in France
with the Ninety-first division, was shot
and killed at Butte, Mont. by his
friend, Bill jenkins. The shooting fol-
lowed an argument over the Slmonish-
Bross boxing bout at Helena. When
arrested, jenkins said: Take me out
and hang ne. I'm sorry II happened"
The state of Utah has received sew
eral million dollars worth of detrlmen-
tai advertising through the arrest of
smokers, declared Lester Freed, prom
lnent business man, who acted MS
chairman of the downtown mass meet
ing of the Freeman's League of Utah,
in Salt Lake City. in protest of the an
tl-cigarette and other so-cnlled freak
measures.
Acting as her own attorney, Mar
garet Jean Ramey, 1S-year-old Fresno
State College coed, addressed COM
bination letter-petition to the Superior
Court, seeking nnnulment of her mar
riuge to William Earl Swaney of
Sparks, New. In her letter the girl de-
clures that while on her honeymoon,
she discovered she was No. u in II
chain of brides.
Los Angeles police recently stated
that they had received additional in
formation which supported their the
ory that Earle Remington, slain in his
own doorway, Feb. 10, was the victim
of a bootleggers' war. They said they
were searching for former employe
OF the electrical engineer reported alb
sent from his home and business since
three days before Remington was
killed.
Permission has been given the Utah
Central Itallroad Company. new cor
poratiOn with Sl,OO0,O0O in authorized
capital stock, to proceed with con-
struction of fifty miles of railroad in
Utah, by terms of an Interstate Com
merce Commission order issued in
II.
tend from Wellington to Huntington,
with branch TO a Utah junction and
will make available for operation of
a large coal mining area.
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Harding, wife of the President
has made such progress in her recu-
peration from the severe illness of last
year that she recently received !nfor-
mally at tea group of more than
thirty women in her private drawing
room at the White House. The guests,
with one or two exceptions, were
newspaper or magazine writer's.
Postponement of action until the
next session of Congress upon Presi-
dent Hardings request for authority
to enter the International court set up
by the League of Nations, was decided
on by the Senate foreign relations
committee.
Possibility of Senate action before
Congress adjourned on the administra-
ton request for authority to partici-
pate in The Hague international court
of justice, under the League OF Ma
tions, was removed through confer
ences between Senate leaders. Lenders
of all Senate factions exchanged
views and, 1t was said. all were of the
opinion that the matter would have to
go over until the next Congress.
Continental American membership In
the international court set up by the
League of nations was proposed by
President Harding. In message to
the Senate, asking that 1t advise and
consent to such step, the President
declared participation in the tribunal
offered nn opportunity through which
the United States could demonstrate
Its willingness to aid in preserving
world stability without in any manner
assuming "any legal relation to the
lengue."
Failure of the Administrations ship
subsidy bill In Congress will result in
the establishment of radical and un-
expected policy" for the operation of
the American merchant marine, A. d.
Laskef chairman of the United States
Shipping Board. declared after con-
ferenSe with President Harding at the
White House.
Selection of Postmaster General
Work to succeed Albert Fall as secre-
tary Of the interior, and of Senator
Harry 8. New of Indiana to become
postmaster general has been an
aous.eed ut the White House.