The Colorado statesman., 1923-07-14
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of Florida, to which he removed his
legal residence from Nebraska a year
or two ago. Mr. Bryan announced
himself as a candidate for delegate
while at the executive mansion at
Lincoln, Neb.
When the transport Henderson,
carrying President Harding and his
party, steamed into Taku bay en-
route to Juneau, the capital of Alaska,
prepared to afford the party the rare
sight of navy guns firing into the ice
of huge glacier, heavy fog settled
down and the bombardment was aban-
doned at the last minute.
Although no funds were provided
for the summer term at the San Fran
cisco Teachers College in the budget
passed by the last Legislature, the
summer term at the school beagn with
500 students in attendance. The term
was made possible when the regular
teaching staff donated its services and
the students assumed responsibility for
all expenses.
United States Senator William E.
Borah, Republican, of Idaho, came to
reply to United States Senator VIII
liam II. King, Democrat, of Utah, who
in a speech ap Salt Lake City, had
called the nations chief executive I'm
sincere" and declared that in his ad-
vocacy of the world court the presi-
dent had deceived the people
recent report from Shelby, Mont,
which was extensively published In
newspapers throughout the East to the
effect that Shelby was attempting to
float a large bond issue to care for
deficit resulting from the recent Fourth
of July championship bout between
Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons
was branded us being absolutely un-
true by Mayor James Johnson of Great
Falls.
Two hundred families were rendered
destitute by the recent fire in Gold
field, New, according to an appeal for
aid telegraphed to ii San Francisco
newspaper by the Goldfield relief COM
mittee. The appeal read: Disastrous
fire rendered destitute some 200 fam
lilies. Relief committee needs several
thousand dollars for necessities and
will appreciate anything that can be
done Remittances should be made
payable to A. Ferguson, treasurer, at
the John S. Cook bank, Goldfield, New"
WASHINGTON
Secretary Davis sailed recently on
the Leviathan for Europe, where he
will make a general study of immigra-
tion conditions. The labor secretary
expects to visit Great Britain, France,
Germany, Hungary and Italy and sew
eral other countries.
While officials of the American
Federation of Labor deprecated the
progress claimed by President Hard
ing in his campaign to eliminate the
twelve-hour work day in American in
dustry as revealed by his announce
ment before sailing for Alaska, the
feeling prevailed in government circles
that the president had at least won n
moral victory. - I ,if2:9l,95Sszs,,
More causes for war exist in Europe
today than in January, 1914, Senator
Underwood of Alabama, former Demo-
cratic floor leader in the Senate, de-
clared in statement reviewing con-
ditions as he found them during a trip
abroad While he contended the United
States must aid Europe in adjusting
Its affairs, he asserted nothing in that
direction could be accomplished by
Joining an international court of JUS
tice.
Reports OF consumption of private
liquor stock by passengers on board
government ships have brought before
the shipping board the question of Its
Jurisdiction in the matter, with the
resulting decision that Its authority,
as exercised through the ships cap
tain, does not run to the extent which
would permit any interference with
the passengers actions.
Smaller crops than last year were
Indicated In the July forecasts of the
Department of Agriculture, Issued
few days ago, for wheat, corn, rye,
white and sweet potatoes, rice, hay.
apples and peaches. A tobacco crop
1oO,OOO,000 pounds larger than last
years and a larger production of oats,
barley and flax seed were indicated.
The United States District Court in
San Francisco denied a motion asking
for the dismissal Of petition by
Charles Lockard, an owner of the Sc
attic Club in the Pacific Coast Base
ball League, that w. II. Mccarthy,
president of the league, be compelled
to seat him as a director of the par
ent organization. Mccarthy has re-
fused TO permit the participation of
the Seattle Club in the regular league
meetings on the ground that there Is
evidence of it being owned in part by
william Wrigley, Jr., stockholder in
the Los Angeles Club.