The Holly chieftain., 1923-08-09
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. poiNes, ACHIEVE
MENTs, sUFFERINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND
WESTERN

WESTERN
After living for ten days with
broken neck, John Swanson, 30, died
at Missoula, Mont. He was injured
in an automobile accident
Nearly all the sacramental wine of
the Sacred Heart church at Turlock,
Calf, was stolen recently. During the
night the housekeeper heard noises in
the church, but refrained from calling
the priest. When the robbery was
there was only enough
wine left for the celebration of the
mass In the morning.
Nearly thirty individuals, including
DR.. Frederick A. Cook, who once pro-
claimed himself the discoverer Of the
North Pole, and two corporations,
were indicted by the federal grand
jury in Los Angeles on charges Of mis-
use of the malls in connection with al
legged oil swindles in Texas, chiefly at
Fort Worth and vicinity.
A total of 500 permits for the sale
Of cigarettes were taken out during
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dgsret law, according to figures made
public in Salt Lake City. The rev.
enue received for the sale of stamps
for cigarets aggregated $4,000. The
report was for the entire state. The
new cigaret law went into effect
May 8. HE
Believed to have become temporarily
deranged, Mrs. julius Lindenstruth,
wife of Major Lindenstruth, U. S. A.,
retired, of San Jose, Calf, shot and
killed her 3-year-old son, Arthur, and
then committed suicide herself by
shooting. The shots did not awaken
Major Lindenstruth and the tragedy
was not discovered until he awakened.
A farewell note was found.
A contract Of marriage made by the
parents in Japan, while the parties to
the contract were residents Of the
United States, although valid under
the laws of Japan, Is void in this
country, according to decision rem
dered in the Superior Court at Auburn,
Calf, by Judge J. B. Lands, In an
action brought by Tsurue Yoshlkawa,
an American citizen, against TakeyO-
shi Yoshikawa. ~
The last type set by Warren G.
Harding has been plated in gold and
is to be sent to Washington to be kept
with other relics Of the late president.
When Mr.. Harding was in Fairbanks,
Alaska, the farthest northern point
reached on his tour of Alaska, nine
teen days ago, he set the type in the
composing room of the Fairbanks
News Miner. At that time he was pre-
sented with a gold makeup rule by
printers Of interior Alaska.
WASHINGTON
Word of the death of President
Harding was withheld from former
President Wilson who had retired be-
fore the news reached Washington.
Mrs. Wilson expressed profound regret
when told of the event, but said that
because of the state Of Mr.. Wilson's
health she would not awaken him.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Railroad asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission recently for
authority to acquire trackage Of the
Galveston & Western Railroad, located
in Galveston, Texas. The tracks have
been operated by the Gulf company
since 1909 and 1t proposes to acquire
ownership of them.
Promotion to the rank Of brigadler
general of Colonel John w. jenkins,
commander of the Eleventh cavalry
stationed at Monterey, Calf, and Col.
Thomas H. Slavens, chief of staff,
Eighth corps area, Fort Sam Houston,
Texas, was announced by the war de-
partment
Railroad rates for sugar transporta-
ton were held to be generally reason
able in interstate commerce commits
sion decision rendered on complaint of
sugar refineries along the Atlantic sea-
board, at New Orleans and on the
Pacific coast. Carriers were denied
permission to reduce charges from the
which would make them lower than
existing rates from the Pacific coast
to intermediate points. AT the same
time the present comparative basis of
rates from the New Orleans refining
centers to the middle west and from
the Atlantic coast to the same destin-
ations were held to be reasonable as
they stand Proceedings brought by
carriers and refineries were dismissed.
A gross profit of $4,000 was real
lied from the maiden voyage Of the
Leviathan, 1t was announced at the Of
flee of the shipping board. Receipts
on the outward voyage from New
York to Europe were $411,000 and
those on the return trip were $685.
900, total Of $4,000.
Congress will be asked In the navy
appropriation bill for funds to con-
struct three mine laying submarines,
which were used SO effectively by Ger.