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A man who said he was James NJ.
Clark. was arrested In Los Angeles on
charges OF having defrauded many
persons In number Of American
cities by the alleged sale Of land In
the Peace River district Of Canada.
The remains Of two men found near
the wreckage Of an airplane on Cuya-
maca mountain, east Of San Diego,
were positively identified as those Of
Col. Francis Marshall and Lieut.. Chas.
Webber Of the aviation corps Of the U.
S. army. The discovery Of the bodies
ends search for the missing aviators
which has been carried on for months.
The War Department was requested
TO place the monoplane TO, In which
Lieut.. Oakley g. Kelly and John A.
Mact.ready made their recent nonstop
tsanscontinentai flight In the war me-
mortal building at San Diego, US a per
manent historical exhibit, In resolu-
tion adopted at Riverside, Calf, at the
state convention Of United Spanish
War Veterans.
Four persons. two firemen and two
onlookers were slightly injured and
five BUSINESS establishments In
Omaha, Neb., were completely
destroyed by fire starting In the
Fashion department store. The total
loss was estimated at approximately
S125.0O0 Prompt action by Omaha
fire fighters saved adjoining build
ings, which were threatened for a
time.
After the Santa Rosa Ministerial
Association had protested vigorously
Of the pageant. Under Five Flags
commemorating the history Of SOnoma
county, California, as the finale to the
Luther Burbank's golden jubilee cele-
bration, the pageant committee
agreed to call off the play. Luther
Burbank. plant wizard and In whose
honor the celebration was held. was
10 have crowned the queen Of the
celebration.
WASHINGTON
Colorful form on the broad arches
leading TO the Lincoln memorial at
tended the presentation by President
Harding OF the American Institute OF
Architects gold medal to Henry Bacon
Of New York, architect Of the memo
rial.
Public lands In three states were
opened to entry by ex-servlce men un-
der an order issued recently by the In
terror Department. The tracts include
2S7 acres In Baca county, Colorado
100 acres in Fergus county, Montana.
and 100 acres In the Salt Lake land
district, Utah.
Declaring the care Of dependents
consumes more than quarter of the
revenues OF the average state, former
Governor Lowden Of Illinois said at
the national conference of social work
that some way must be found to stop
the constant increase Of dependents In
proportion to population. Employment
Of social experts and some OF the re-
search Institutes with view to de-
crensInr prison and other institution
nj population, Mr.. Lowden said, prove
practicable investments for states
even II they achieve only slight re-
suits
Free on $500 bail and his trial set
for June ID, Upton Sinclair, author
and socialist. arrested at San Pedro on
a charge Of unlawful assemblage and
suspicion Of violation of the criminal
syndicalism law, declared In Los An
geles he would take no further part In
the existing longshoremen's strike and
devote his entire efforts toward win
ming his own case.
Intensive drives against all forms Of
tobacco have been inaugurated In all
parts Of the country, with the ayOwed
object Of "burying tobacco In the same
grave with John Barleycorn," Jess
Bloch OF Wheeling, W. Va, president
Of the Tobacco Merchants Association
Of the United States, told the 400 mem-
bers Of the association who met In
Washington recently.
The State Department received Of
flclal word that bomb had exploded
In the building at Mexico City, occu.
pied by the American consulate gen.
eral. The message, which came from
Consul General Dowsan, said there
had been no noticeable" damage to
his own quarters, although room on
The lower floor Of the building occu-
pied by Mexican lawyer, had been
wrecked.
Five girls from Eddyville, Iowa, and
Burlington. Colo, who won highest
hon0rs In the Canning Club contest Of
the National Boys and Girls Club
congress, held In Chicago, were pre-
sented to President Harding by Sec
retary Wallace. The girls sailed for
France May % to demonstrate Amer
lean canning methods.
Director Scobey of the mint m.