The Holly chieftain., 1923-12-27
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EvENTsLN THIS AND FOR
EiGN COUNTRIES
IN LATE DISPATCHES
poihes AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE
WESTERN

0o GxkN
AS the result of collision near Sent
tie during dense fog in Smiths Cove,
the steamer Astorian, combination
freight and passenger vessel, sank
after the passengers had been trans
ferred to the tug Lillico No. 20, which
wns towing II barge containing fuel oil
for the steamship President Madison.
The Historian rammed into the barge
towed by the tug.
Eleven members of the crew of the
Francisco were drowned as result Of
the wreck Of the. big ship near Coos
Bay, Ore. Captain Stromburg and six
members of his crew, Including "A. Le-
land, crippled wireless operator.
after cllnging to the wreck, put Off in
one of the ships boats and were
picked up by the tug Oregon.
John Looney was granted an appeal
to the Circuit Court of Appeals on ha-
bens corphs writ by United States Dis
trict Judge Orie L. Phillips in Santa
Fe, N. NJ. The judge had denied the
WHY pul CouASSl lOE lStOltS ulSuCu
that the rights of defendant had been
badly trampled upon and that no evil
dence had been introduced to show
that any automobile had been stolen.
Mrs. Adelaide Manola Hughes, wife
Of Rupert Hughes, author and film
director, hanged herself while on
board steamer travelling down the
coast of Indo China, according to first
details of her death received by the
husband in Los Angeles. That
Mrs. Hughes was mentally de-
ranged. suffering from terrible
earache which influenced her to
take her life, was the advice con-
tanned in the cable dispatch, sent by
the Standard Oil Company official at
Haiphong, the little oriental village in
the French province, where the body
was removed from the boat.
WASHINGTON
Larger acre yields and better prices
generally of most of the important
farm products Of the country, COM
bined with an increase OF about 6OO,-
600 acres In the aggregate planted
area, lifted the total value of this
years crops ss72,s9l 900 above last
year. Value of this years crops was
placed at $s,s22, ,695, 600 by the depart.
ment of agriculture in Its final crop
report Of the year.
Plans attributed to Russian soviet
authorities for organizing and training
fighting" units among American in
dustrial workers to raise the red flag
over the White House" were published
last week on authority of the State
Department to disclose definitely the
basis OF Secretary Hughes charge Of
revolutionary propaganda In his re-
fusal to enter into negotiations with
the Moscow government.
Twelve awards, totaling approx
mately $1.0oOOO0. were announced re-
Gently by the mixed claims commits
sion in favor Of American claimants
against Germany for property losses
sustained during the war. The larg-
est awards were to the Standard OIL
Company of New York, 100000, and
the Remington Typewriter Company,
S84,s00. The Tahatlan Trading Com
pnny was allowed $4,254.
Plans to aid wheat growers by
granting government loans which
would permit them to purchase cattle
and diversity their farming, were
drafted into bill by several members
of the Senate and House from the
northwest. The bill would provide n
$5O,OOO,OOO fund. The loans would be
for five-year period Mt rate of in
terest not to exceed 6 per cent and
with the cattle as security.
Soldiers bonus legislation received
n setback with the refusal of the
House ways and means committee to
give 1t right Of way over adminlstra-
tive provisions Of the treasury's tax
bill. The committee declined, however.
to sidetrack 1t until n decision Is
reached as to what changes should be
made in tax rates. The bonus was
given another jolt by Secretary Mel
Ion, who declared In letter to Rep
resentative Andrew, Republican, Mas
sachusetts, that If the compensation
measure vetoed by President Harding
were enacted the direct cost would
total $5,40O, ,526, ,444, and would average
$225,000,000 for the first four years.
Automatic train control devices as
Installed on the Rock Island Railroad
between Blue Island and Rock Island,
H., distance of 165 miles, have
been approved by the Interstate Com
merce Commission. Train control de-
vices are now being tested on num-
Der of railroads, in accordance with
orders issued by the commission
The Senate Commerce Committee
decided unanimously to report against