The Holly chieftain., 1923-05-17
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DolNes, ACHIEVE
MENTs, sUFFERlNGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND
WESTERN

Tutankhamen of Egypt, is conclusively
proven, Samuel Hubbard, Oakland
archaeOlogist, declared recently in tell
Grand Canon Of Arizona to support
such belief.
Miss Wilma Ruth Rayburn, mem
ber Of the graduating class at the Uni
versity of California, was presented
with her degree at the university in
firmary at Berkeley and died half
hour later. Miss Reyburn, 20 years
old, daughter Of the Rev. Clinton II.
Reyburn of San Francisco, collapsed
during the final examinations and was
removed to the infirmary.
Bonners Ferry, Idaho, is quiet and
NO further trouble is expected by Of
ficlals, following the deportation into
Montana Of twenty EIGHT alleged MEM
bers of the Industrial Workers OF the
World. Patrols of business men will
continue to meet every incoming
freight train and automobile stage, but
It is not expected that the. state
troops will be requested.
In response to telegram from Hous-
ton, Texas, officers asking If James G.
Dunhani was wanted in San Jose, Cal,
Police Chief j. N. Black Of San Jose
replied that Durham was wanted in
connection with the deaths Of his wife
and five other persons May 26,. 1896,
at Campbell, seven miles west of San
Jose. Black asked the Houston Of
ficers for further information regard
ing the man.
Mayor-elect Frank D. Stringham
and the city council-elect Of Berkeley,
Calf, promulgated "help-wanted"
appeal Of some note when they asked
for applications for the position Of
city manager. All applications are to
be sent to the mayor-elect. The job
pays not more than $4,000. No quail
fications are necessary other than
ability to run growing city Of more
than fifty thousandt.
The Senate silver and gold commits
sion investigating the previous metals
industry this summer will conduct
hearings in Reno following those in
New York and Washington, according
to message received in Reno from
Henry NJ. Rives, secretary Of the Ne
vada Miners Association, who Is now
in Washington. All producers of sill
yer and gold in North and South Amer
lea will be invited to attend the Reno
conference.
WASHINGTON
Western grain growing states brought
their complaint against. railroad rates
on grain and grain products to the
stage of final argument few days
ago before the Interstate Commerce
Commission. g. B. Hutchings, repre-
senting the American Farm Bureau
Federation, appealed to the commits
sion for the reduction and reviewed
testimony as to the hardship imposed
on growers and the depression brought
about In business by the alleged main
tenance of high rates. He cited ire
mendous increase in farm mortgages in
the West as an example Of agricultur-
al depression which might be in part
held against the freight rate levels.
The general strike called by the In
dustrlal Workers of the World April
20 is about at an end in the Pacific
Coast States, according to reports re-
ceived. The loggers and longshore-
men in Washington voted to return to
work. At San Pedro, Calf, 1900
longshoremen went to work on fifty
steamers.
The force of modern slang has
caused the Indian office to change the
name of the Arizona reservation from
Moqui to Hopi. Moqui means dead
ones in the Indian tongue, and SO
much resentment aroused on the
reservation by the frequent applica-
ton Of this translation that an order
was issued today effecting the
change. The new name means
people of peace"
A winter wheat crop of 57S,2S7, 900
bushels or Ia per cent less than the
1922 crop. has been forecast by the
Department of Agriculture. The
forecast was based on the condition of
winter wheat May /. which was SOL
per cent Of normal, and on the area
remaining May l to be harvested,
which was 39,750,OOO acres or 6,629,-
600 acres (14.3 sper cent? less than
planted last autumn.
George Harvey, American ambassa-
dor to Great Britain, declared upon
his arrival in New York City on the
steamship George Washington that he
knew nothing about reports that he
had resigned, or planned to resign, In
order to direct campaign for the re-
nomination and reelection of President
Harding.
Approximately $4,000 in currency,
part Of the loot stolen during the
holdup of the Federal Reserve truck
in front of the Denver mint last year.
has been recovered to date in Mime
npolis by secret service agents