The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-18
A aA3EF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS in THIS AND FOR
EieN COUNTRIES
IN LATE DISPATCHES
DoiNos AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE
WESTERN


and killed while hunting ducks on
Stockton lake, about forty-five miles
west of Salt Lake City.
Two dead, scores slightly injured
and property losses maintained ut up
ward Of $l,OOO,OOO resulted from the
brush fires which swept over ridges
and canons near the suburbs of Mont
rose, Eagle Rock and Glendale, north
Of Los Angeles.
Two bandits who boarded the south
bound Southern Pacific San Francisco
express as 1t entered tunnel near
Hit, a Calf, killed three trainmen,
stopped the trnin and threw bomb
into the mail car, killing the mail
clerk and wrecking the car. The ex-
plosion wrecked the mail car SO COM
plefely that no loot was obtained by
the bandks.
Decision to raise $75O.O0O for the
founding at San Francisco OF hospi-
tai for Chinese in the United States
was reached by the Pip Sing Laborers
and Merchants Association in annual
convention In Philadelphia. Each state
and Alaska were represented by del
egate and each pledged his district to
raise $4,000. The convention will con-
tinue for one month.
Conspiracy to paralyze the rice In
dustry of the Sacramento valley and
extend the paralysis into the agricul-
tural industry Of the entire state
through general strike of the l. w.
w. was exposed in Sacramento by; G..
s. Morrill,. chief of the state bureau of
criminal Identification, who sent tele-
grams to all district attorneys and
sheriffs in fhe state warming OF the
proposed action.
Mrs. Alex Kels Of Stockton, Calf.
will get the $1O5. 600 life insurance her
husband carried. Kels, who confessed
he murdered a man believed to have
been Ed Meserve, permitted his wife
to bury the body in the belief that It
was his and then disappeared. de-
clared he committed the crime that
Mrs Kels might have the insurance
on his life. Kels has been sentenced
to hang on Jan. 4.
Harry Lacalle, publicity and ad-
vertising director. was shot and fatal
ly wounded in rOadhOuse on the
Bothell highway. short distance out
side the city limits of Seattle. Wash.
He died ten hours later In hospital
in Seattle as he was about to be placed
on the operating table. County author
tiles are holding Miss Winifred Glib
bons, 21-year-old divorcee. Lacelle in
a dying statement having charged her
with the shooting, according to Dep
uty Prosecutor John D. Carmody.
WASHINGTON
Plans are now being perfected in
the Denver offices Of the reclamation
service for gigantic Boulder canon
dam on the Colorado river, near Las
Vegas, New, which Will cost between
4O,O0O,OOO and $5O,OOO,O 600. and a pow.
er project in connection with the dam,
which will cost similar sum. Con-
structIon of this huge dam and power
project, which may cost total Of
500, O,O0O,O 600, Is to be recommended to
Congress-, when 1t meets in December,
by the reclamation service.
The New York-San Francisco mail
route, with lighted night flying be-
tween Chicago and Cheyenne, will be
opened about March 1, Second Assist
ant Postmaster General Paul Hender.
son announced, speaking before the
National Association of Postmasters
in convention Ia Washington.
President Coolidge, although holding
| strictly to his announced Intention OF
making no extended addresses prior
to the convenlng of Congress, is be
coming somewhat of front porch
speaker. The front porch" however
is the south portico Of the White
House and the speeches so far have
been merely little talks made to visit
ing delegations Of convention dele
gates.
Hope that Hawaii would obtair
from the federal government an "ordi
nary garden variety Of square deal,
| was expressed by Governor Earring
| ton after a conference with President
Coolidge. The governor, who came tt
Washington for conference with Sec.
retary Work, discussed Hawaiian
problems with the President in gen
eral way only the details being left
for discussion with Secretary Work.
| Successful completion of the recent
five-day test in the transcontinenta
air mail service was only possible, II
the opinion of officials of the Postof
flee Department, because of the eX
treme care taken to keep mail planes
| in perfect condition. Each of the sew
enty air mail ships is inspected dali.
in the most minute detail.
| Postoffice department expenditure.
during the last fiscal year We're $556,
S93, 900, with revenues of $532,
s2S, 600, showing an apparent deficit OF
$24, ,O65 900. 1t was announced few
+! days ago by Postmaster General New