The Holly chieftain., 1923-09-06
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William Henry Seward, II, well
known in railroad circles, and conduc-
tor of the first Union Pacific overland
train to enter California, was found
dead In his bath few days ago.
Death was attributed to heart disease.
Alberta will harvest total wheat
crop Of l42,955. 600 bushels, according
to latest figures issued by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. The total acre
age has been placed at $3.50, ,461 acres,
making an average yield Of twenty
four bushels an acre.
Olive Norris, %, and Augusta Fre-
denburg. 19, were drowned at Reeds
port, Oregon, when d rOwbOat In which
they were riding capsized In a swirl
Ing current. d. L. Chapman. 80. and
his daughter. Jean. 2, of Roseburg.
were also drowned In the accident.
Highest honors In the international
first aid and mine rescue meet, held
In Salt Lake City under the auspices
of the United States bureau Of mines
| were won by the teams from the Ben
ten district, Benton, Ill, and the Ana
conda Copper Mining Company from
Great Falls. Mont.
The original of 1.-THE Entombment Of
Christ" painted early In the seven
teenth century by Guido Reni, a recog.
| nized master OF the Bolognese school,
and considered by critics Us almost
priceless, was stolen from 3. B.
Crocker's art gallery at Sacramento. A
| nationwide search is In. progress TO
| recover 1t.
Sixteen highly educated Russions-
lawyers, doctors or army officers un-
| der the cars regime-are among for
| ty-five laborers at Upham. near Ell
lensburg, Wash. One Of the laborers
| Is count. Several were officers un-
der General Kolchak. From Siberia
| they moved to China, later to the Phil
| ippines and then to the United States.
| All students of the University of Cal
ifornia participating in campus activ-
tiles, such as publications, dramatics
and committee work, will be required
to meet scholarship standards similar
to those established by students engag-
Ing in athletics, II plans being formu-
lated by tha welfare council Of the stu
dents become effective. All partici-
pants In major athletics are required
to have passing grade In two-thirds
| Of their work.
WAsHINGTON<,
Soldiers bonuses paid by states are
not subject to the federal income tax
law, under ruling by the Treasury
4 Department.
Department Of Justice agents will
endeavor to determine whether gold
coin reported to have been dug up re-
Gently near Hagerstown, Nd, by a road
worker Is the property Of Grover G.
Bergdoll, Philadelphia draft evader.
| now In Germany. Announcement that
arrangements have been made with Will
liam ]. Burns, chief OF the depart
| ment's bureau of investigation for
agents "well versed and experienced
In the Bergdoll case to investigate the
whole occurrence In the vicinity of
Hagerstown." Thomas w. Miller, alien
property custodian, declared the United
| States government, through this Of
flee will be interested If the money
proves to be Bergdoll's."
The official announcement of the
recognition of Mexico has been made.
| The announcement was made stimuli
| taneously at Washington and Mexico
City. giving the date of the formal re-
sumption Of diplomatic relations as
early In September, and also fixing
the date for the signing of claims con-
ventions few days after the recogni-
tion.
| Divers went to the bottom of the
ocean few hundred yards off from
Avalon, Calf, in search Of small,
black bag which holds some $4,000
worth of precious jewels belonging to
Mrs. Florence Bowling Of New York
and Boston, accidentally dropped over
board from the yacht Of ]. Black, when
chair on which the bag Of jewels
had been laid was tipped over.
Baseball bids fair to become the ma
tional sport of Latin-American coun-
tries, displacing bullflghts as form
| of recreation and entertainment, ac-
cordlng to reports from consuls in
Latin countries to the Department of
Commerce. Baseball at the present
time is the most popular sport In
Cuba. uniformed team has been or
ganized in practically every commun-
ity.
| The Pan-American international
women's committee, of which Mrs.
| Charles Evans Hughes is chairman,
will hold simultaneous meetings in the
capitols of North, Central and South
America on Columbus day, Oct. IL, to
discuss what women can do to create
better understanding between their
respective countries.
Miss Ethel Chrane, against whom
former Representative Manuel Her
rick of Oklahoma recently filed $780,
600 breach of promise suit, countered
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