The Raymer enterprise., 1923-08-02
THE WORLD IN
PARAGR HIS
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR.
EIGN COUNTRIES
IN LATE DISPATCHES
oolNGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PRoGREs5
OF THE AGE
WESTERN

WESTERN
A japanese. admitted to citizenship
by the Federal Court by reason Of
service In the American army, Is not
entitled to vote In California, accord.
Ing to decision by the State Supreme
Court Of California.
Residents In the bottom Of the city
OF Thermopolis, in the Big Horn basin
OF wyoming, were driven from their
homes by a cloudburst that sent five.
foot torrent down the Big Horn river
into the town. No lives are believed to
have been lost.
Protected by armed guards from q
mob pent upon lynching him following
the Staying Of Catarino Martlno, min.
er, on Bingham's crowded main street,
NJ. Fonez, fellow worker, was in Jail
at Bingham, Utah, held In connection
with the shooting.
One man was killed and fifteen per.
sons injured In Il fire which started In
the Philson hotel at Stockton, Calf.
The fire was one Of the most spectac.
ular and disastrous In the city's his.
tory and did property damage estl-
mated at S7500OO. The injured include
seven firemen.
Reports gathered In Los Angeles
from all sections Of southern Callfor-
mia showed that the recent earthquake
was general, but there was no serious
damage outside Of San Bernardino and
nearby towns The shock was felt
from Santa Barbara to the Mexican
border and east into Arizona.
President Harding, In an address
made during his visit In Vancouver
the first visit ever made by an Ameri.
tan President to Canada-pointed to
the century-old friendship between the
people Of Canada and the people Of
the United States as proof to the na-
tons Of Europe that public will. ra-
ther than public force, Is the key to
international peace.
WASHINGTON
An appeal to members Of the Off.
GERS reserve corps to help recruit the
army to Its authorized strength has
been mailed from Washington to each
Of the 1900 members Of the corps by
Major General Davis, adjutant general
If the army.
More than million dollars WINS
:urned over by the alien property Gus.
Iodian In New York City to the estates
II the owners Of the chemical firm of
,. Beirsdorf and Company Of Ham.
burg, marking one Of the largest
6alms paid by the government In con.
hection with the seizure Of alien prop.
ety during the war years. The sum
represented proceeds from the sale Of
the trade mark "Pebeco," used as the
name Of tooth, paeae.
Complications In condition of Presl.
dolt Harding forces cancellation Of all
engagements In California, physicians
announced In San Francisco. PartIci-
pating in the conference at which the
decision with respect to the California
program was reached were Brigadler
General Charles +. Sawyer, personal
physician to the President; Secretary
Wo-k of the Interior department, him.
self physician; George Il. Christian.
Jr., secretary 10 the President, and
Mrs. Harding.
American silver producers have been
paid S62UO0,0OO in excess of market
prices for bullion as result of the
operation Of the PIttman act, Acting
Secretary Gilbert Saturday informed
Senator Goodng, Republican. Idaho,
in reply to letter of inquiry.
Definite announcement that plans
for the daylight flight" of Lieut.. Rus
sell Maughan across the continent had
been abandoned for this year was
made few days ago by the army air
service. "The plane and motor were
both damaged in the last flight" the
announcement said, "and 1t would take
some time TO prepare another motor
and repair the plane"
Increase Of the peace time regular
army of 1900 officers and 10000
men in order to permit all-year-round
obstruction Of civilian components Of
the army Of the United States" Is
urged In resolution adopted unanl.
mously by the National Council Of the
Reserve Officers Association, which
met In Indianapolis recently. The res
olutions were received few days ago
by Secretary Weeks and sent to the
War Department budget committee,
which Is laboring with next years es.
Inmates.
The high level revenue receipts es.
tablished during the last fiscal year Is
continuing and in some cases increas.
Ing. A report Issued at the treasury
showed that during the first three
weeks of the new fiscal year beginning
July /, ordinary receipts totaled Sl4S,-
1900, which was s33,s95, 600 in ex-
cess Of "total expenditures chargeable
Int