The Winslow mail., 1923-07-13
NEWS TO DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD
DURING The PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE
WESTERN

WESTERN
The closing Of the Merchants and
| Farmers State Bank at Chino, Calif
| by the state superintendent of banks,
| after an investigation by Edward +.
Dishman of the State Corporation De-
| partment, has resulted in q nationwide
| search for six stock brokers who are
under Indictment in connection with
the banks failure, Dishman announced
in San Francisco.
President Harding's power of speech
| failed him few days ago for the first
time since he left Washington. Stand
| ing at Artists Point, overlooking the
Grand Canon Of Yellowstone National
Park, the chief executive was asked
what he thought of the scene before
him. He admitted his inability to re-
ply, saying that the grandeur of the
canon was beyond his power to de-
| scribe.
Two men were killed at Santa
| Monica when wing of the airplane
In which they were performing spec
tacular feats for the entertainment of
| holiday crowds at the beach suddenly
crumpled in the midst Of a series Of
| loops 1000 feet above the ground. The
plane crashed and burst into flames.
| it's occupants, B. H. Delay, 81 years
old, stunt flier, and r. I. Short, 81,
7
aviator, were killed instantly.
Jack Dempsey defeated Tommy Glib
bons, but he could not knock him out.
At the end of fifteen rounds, both men
were on their feet. Dempsey was still
fresh and dangerous while Gibbons
was hanging on for dear life at the
final bell. It's frenzy of excitement
subsiding, Shelby sat down to count its
losses. On the debit side of the ledger
the little Montana COW town, which
had its day as the fight center of the
world, must write down a deficit of
approximately 100000.
WASHINGTON
President Harding recently divulged
letter from Steel Institute saying
that the corporations favor an eight
hour day.
Secretary Davis sailed recently on
the Leviathan for Europe, where he
will make general study of immigra-
ton conditions. The labor secretary
expects to visit Great Britain France,
Germany, Hungary and Italy and sew
eral other countries.
More than 10000 acres of public
thrown open a few days ago to entry
to eX-service men. The area COM
prises the second largest offering of
public domain for homesteading in
several years. The exact dates for fill
ing will be announced by local land
offices. Lands thrown open under the
order include: California, $4,000
acres in San Bernardino county, near
Kelso, and in San Diego county, near
Campo. Colorado, 1900 acres in Cos
tilla county, near Russell. Nevada,
$4,000 acres in Nye county, near Car
rara. Utah, 10000 acres in Washing
ton county, near Central. In addition,
about II 900 acres in Juab county, near
Mona, Utah, will be opened to ex-
service men after the state has made
selections from the tract in accordance
with public land grants to it.
President Harding became the engi-
neer of his own train a few days ago.
He arose early at Falcon, Idaho, and
for more than an hour rode the cab
of the engine that pulled his train
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 a statement reviewing con-
ditiOns as he found them during trip
abroad. While he contended the United
States must aid Europe In adjusting
it's affairs, he asserted nothing in that
direction could be accomplished by
joining an international court of JUS
tice.
The steamship Leviathan, re-cOndi-
toned by the government at a cost of
more than $8OO0,OO0 and now on the
high seas on her first trip under the
American flag, in the transatlantic
passenger service, never made any
money and never WILL" Rear Admiral
Charles P Plunkett, commandant at
the Brooklyn navy yard, declared in
an address before the Brooklyn, New
York, Rotary Club. The great liner,
like the British Majestic and Beren-
garia, is too large and expensive for
practical operation. he said
The United States District Court in
San Francisco denied a motion asking
for the dismissal of a petition by
Charles Lockard, an owner of the Sc,
attic Club in the Pacific Coast Base
ball League, that w. H. Mccarthy,