The Holly chieftain., 1923-02-22
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EicN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
ooiNes AND HAPPENINGS Tat
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
WESTERN

WESTERN
The body of Earl Remington, promi'
nent aviator and Los Angeles business
man. was found in the yard of his
home in the exclusive Wiltshire dis
trict, riddled with bullets.
One ship is wrecked, another Is on
the rocks and a third was burned at
sea on the Washington coast as re-
suit of terrific southwest gale, ac-
cording to wireless messages picked
up by the Seattle harbOr rudiO.
All but fourteen bodies Of the 122
miners entOmbed in mine No. l ut
Dawson, N. NJ, following the recent
explosion, have been removed by res
cue crews. The list of official dead
now numbers lO8, two Of the entombed
men having walked out unlnjured.
Frank Dalton, II years old, high
school boy, has filed a suit for $4,000
damages against the city of Ashland.
Kan. and Its board of education. The
suit is the result Of hazlng recently
in which Dalton claims lie was ridden
on rail-" ducked in Icy water and
beaten with laths by local students and
t0wnsmen.
A story Of II long battle through
thick fog and heavy seas that culmin-
ated in shipwreck on the barren coast
Of Village island, of long wait in
bitter cold and driving snow before
rescue finally came, was told by sur
vivors Of the wrecked steamer Tus-
cun Prince on board the coast guard
cutter SnOhomish, after reaching Sc
attic.
Assurances that japan and the
United States have no vital mutual
problems that conflict or any that are
serious which cannot be adjusted by
better understandings and II desire to
be fair were given in San Francisco by
Masanao Hanihara, Japan's ambassa-
dor to the United States, and by
Charles B. Warren, United States am
bassador to Japan.
Despite foot of snow on Spokane
streets, George Hartz went home wear
ing straw hat. The explanation was
that Hartz had been sentenced to six
months in 3ail op SELLING intoxicants.
When he entered his cell, summer was
at Its height, and the straw hat was
appropriate. When the time for his re-
lease came, Hartz found himself with
out other headgear.
WASHINGTON
With regular and reserve officers OF
the disease-defense army prepared for
any emergency, DIR. John II. Mohler,
chief Of the bureau of animal industry,
has appealed to everyone Interested
in live stock production or marketing
to report Immediately any suspicious
Of cases Of disease among farm ami
mails to prevent Introduction of the
foot-and-mouth disease.
The Norris amendment to the fed.
eral constitution eliminating the pres.
ent session Of an old Congress after
election Of new Congress and chang.
Ing the date Of Inauguration Of Presi.
P dent from March A to the third Mon.
day in January has been approved by
the Senate. The resolution embodying
the amendment was adopted after brief
debate and by a vote OF 68 to 6. II
now goes to tho House, with approval
there before adjournment Of Congress
regarded as problematica;.
Charles Beecher Warren Is quitting
an United states ambassador to Japan
because he has accomplished the pur.
pose for which he was sent to Toxic
he declared on his arrival in San
Francisco. on his way to Washington
Predicting that the United States In
the future would begin to export gold
Comptroller Of the Currency Crlssin.
ger in his annual report declared this
would represent long step in the
restoration OF world economic equl.
llbrium.
DIR. Louis l.. Jacobs, captain In the
United States public health service
was arrested at Camp Kearney, Calf
by county officers, on the charge OF
having murdered pretty FRITZ Mann
Denver dancer, whose body was found
n month ngo on the beach at TOrrey
Pines. near San Diego.
A large delegation of congressman
will so to Alaska In April us guests OF
the War Department, 1t was announced
III w unHihStOh leSeittss Iuuhcs
the eighth trip planned to take Off
cials away from Washington after Con.
gress adjourns on March 4, offering
wide opportunity for travel and change
of scenery extending all the way from
the frozen north TO balmy southern
seas.
Another effort to have Congress pro.
vide funds for the distribution of free
seeds by its members failed, the
House agricultural committee on tie
vote refusing to report out bill by
Representative Langley, Republican,
Kentucky, proposing an annual seed
appropriation of 100000.
The resignation of Col. Charles H.
Forbes as director Of the veterans bu.
reau has been placed in the hands OF
President Harding and the President
now Is considering appointment of one
Of three former overseas service men