The Holly chieftain., 1923-08-16
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WESTERN

Two bandits who attempted to hold
up the Bank of San Gabriel near Los
Angeles and wounded the cashier were
run down by a posse of citizens. One
was captured. The other committed
suicide when cornered, according to
members Of the posse.
| E. A. Stevens, former Cornell oars
man, and last year coach of the Port
land, Ore, rowing club, has signed a
contract as rowing coach at Harvard
University, according to the Seattle
Times The contract, the newspaper
says, Is subject to the approval of the
rowing authorities at Harvard.
| Grain farmers throughout the North.
west gathered in Spokane in mass
meeting called by the Washington
Farmers Union to demand that an ex-
ira session Of Congress be called to re-
lieve the plight Of the wheat growers.
The resolution demanding an extra
session was passed by an overwhelm-
Ing majority.
Angered by the arrest OF one Of their
speakers on a charge Of obstructing
traffic, while addressing crowd on a
downtown street, several hundred l.
w. w. members invaded police head
quarters at Seattle to demand his re-
lease. They promptly. dispersed when
the police armed themselves with riot
guns and fire hose.
9. r Weikert, general manager Of
the California Olive Growers, Inc, an
nounced the prices at which the pack
ers will purchase olives from the grow
ers organization. They are: Mission
and Manxanillo variety, mammoth size,
picking fruit $3.50 ton; extra large,
$1so ton large $1SO ton; medium;
$50 ton, and under $40 ton.
Months and possibly years may be
required to determine fully the status
OF thousands of dollars Of securities In
the hands Of A. w. Coote, broker, Los
Angeles, who failed recently and who
has been adjudged bankrupt, according
to attorneys representing creditors in
court proceeding In the matter.
Coote's liabilities have been estimated
at 100000.
Mount Harding" has been christ
ened Standing more than 6,OOO feet
high, previously unnamed peak in
the Cascades, near the boundary line
separating Chelan and Kittitas coun-
ties, has been 80 named in memory Of
the late President, according to re-
cent announcement of A. s. Sylvester,
forest supervisor, Of the state Of WASH
ingten.
The business Of turning tin cans In
to copper" as the process is popularity
described, is reaching large proportions
In Arizona. The process which actu-
ally consists In recovering copper from
water through the use Of scrap iron in
solution, IL BY no means new, but has
been extended and improved in recent
years 30 that several hundred carloads
OF tin cans, as well AZ large quantities
OF scrap iron, are now shipped to Ar
zona mining centers each year.
WASHINGTON
For six months the vault in which
Warren g. Harding Is sleeping his last
sleep. will be guarded by detail Of
thirty United States army regulars"
from Fort Hayes, Columbus.
Immediate recognition Of the present
| government Of Russia was described
as "the proper thing to do" by Senator
William e. Borah In an address at the
annual miners and smelters picnic at
Kellogg, Idaho.
Rust is destined to become popu-
lar color In women's fashions. It has
leaked out In Washington that Mrs.
Calvin Coolidge has favorite color, a
light rust shade Of brown, somewhat
lighter than the brown travelling suit
she wore on her trip to Washington
from Vermont. This particular shade
harmonizes most effectively with her
olive complexion, dark brown hair and
deep gray eyeA
An official memorial medallion viii
be coined by the United States govern
ment in memory of Warren G. Hard
ing, 1t was announced few days ago
by Director Of Mint Scobey. The med
allion. in bronze, will carry bas re-
lief Of the President on its face and
the date Of his birth, Inauguration and
death on the reverse side. It will be
coined by the Philadelphia mint and
sold to the general public for 1852
each, including postage.
Three air mail planes were used by
the Postoffice Department to distribute
quickly the newspaper and motion pic
ture films Of President Hardings fu-
neral.
With the same fortitude that al
ready had won her great outpouring
Of the sympathy Of nation, Mrs.
Florence King Harding passed cour.
ageously through the ordeal of the
solemn state funeral of her husband.
Pres dent Harding's life was insured
Tor $52,100, with six companies, ac-
| cording to statement made public by