The Holly chieftain., 1923-06-28
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LElct anu sun FRANCISCO naval Opefat-
ing base. He relieved Rear Admiral
A. s. Halstead, who has been ordered
to Washington to become president of
the naval board of inspection and sur
vey.
Damage to private and municipal
property estimated from 100000 to
$2500OO was done at Great Falls,
Mont, recently, by q flood resulting
from cloudburst. Two inches of rain
fell In an hour and half, turning the
streets into rivers and flooding large
sections Of the south side residence
and warehouse districts.
Governor Richardson, of California,
allowed the bill to raise the legal age
of girls from Is to q years to die by
pocket veto because, he said he be-
lieved girls between those ages not
only should have the opportunity to
marry but he thinks early marriages
promote better home life ind i'm
prove citizenship generally. ITO pre-
vent a girl IS years of age from mar
rying," said the governor, ..would be
contrary to the laws of nature and
science"
Victor NJ. Place, former football
coach at the University of Washing
ton. and In his college days at Dart
mouth member of the mythical SAIL
America" football squad, was killed
in logging accident ut BrOokings,
Ore, Place coached football Sat Ohio
Wesleyan College from 1903 to 1905,
and at the University Of Washington
in 1905 and 1907. He was succeeded
at the local school by Gilmour Dobie.
now coach at Cornell University.
Later Place practiced law In Seattle.
Flights which army aviators hope
will eclipse any achievement Of the
air since aviation began will be at.
tempted in San Diego, Calf, by Rock
well field pilots. The aviators who
have been selected to go after the rec
ords are Capt. Lowell Fl. Smith and
Lieut.. Johns B. Richter. Captain
Smith and Lieutenant Richter hope
not only to pass the world endurance
record held by Lieutenants Kelly and
MacReady, but to stay in the air
three times as long as did those two
airmen. This they hope to accomp-
lish by taking aboard gasoline, oil,
water and food while in mid-air.
WASHINGTON
George Peo-Peo-Tah-Likt Joe Black
Eagle and Corbett Lawyer, members of
the Nez Perce Indian tribe, have signed
a contract In the District Court of Ida
ho authorizing Washington, D. c.,
law firm to represent the Nez Perce
tribe in suit brought under treaty
made between the United States and
the Indians on Oct. II, 1855.
The government has accomplished
the task Of living within Its income
In the past twelve months and has
a surplus Of 5000. 600 900
in addition, President Harding said N
a speech at meeting of department
heads and bureau division chief, con-
stituting the government business or
ganization." Further reductions, he
said, would be made In expenditures
Successful development of a new
powder for use in small arms and ar
tlllery, which possesses all the driving
power Of the type now used and at the
same time is smokeless, flashless and
Impervious to moisture, was announced
by the War Department.
Fraud orders were issued by Post
master General New Against the Shall
cross 500 per cent syndicate and the
smackover 500 per cent syndicate oil
companies at Fort Worth, Tex. and Ell
dorado. Ark, and against S. Shall
cross, s. Shallcross, Trustee, and s..
Shallcross, bonded trustee. The order
charges that the syndicate promised
500 per cent dividends at 100 per cent
monthly.
Appointment by President Harding
Of Shade Fallen of Vinita, Okla, as su-
perintendent of the five civilized
tribes, was announced by the Interior
Department. He succeeds Victor NJ.
Locke, resigned, and will have offices
at Muskogee. The department also
announced that George Washington
Hill of Muskogee had been appointed
principal chief Of the Creek Indian ma
tion, succeeding Washington Grayson,
resigned.
Director Scobey, of the mint, an
nounced the acceptance of tenders of
100000 ounces Of silver, offered
under the Pittman act, including all
tenders up to June 2. The total of
accepted offerings under the act was
brought up to 20O,52O,0O ounces
which, 1t was said, is expected to
satisfy requirements of the law.
The San Francisco-Sacramento rail-
road asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission to permit the abandon
ment Of its branch line from Saranac
to Dlablo in California, which has
failed to pay operating expenses