The Winslow mail., 1923-02-16
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DOING S, ACHIEVE
MENTS, SUFFERINGS, HOPES
ANDFEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN

WESTERN
A second mine disaster at Dawson.
n. NJ, occurred recently that may
reach the proportions in loss of life
as that of the explosion in 1913.
Governor Scrugham vetoed the bill
repeating the initiative act of 1918 by
which Nevada became bOne-dry state.
The repeal bill passed both branches
of the Legislature by large majorities,
but it is not believed sufficient votes
can be mustered to override executive
disapproval.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail
road office headquarters reports at
Omaha characterized as miracle"
that no one was killed or injured when
three rear cars of train No. AZ, Bill
Iings, Mont, to st. Louis, were derailed
at Mullen, Neb. A broken rail was re-
sponsible. The cause of the break in
the rail is unknown, and investigation
is being made.
Two bodies identified as those of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Wood, newly mar
ried Idaho Falls, Idaho, residents, aged
21 and 1S, respectively, were found in
a Pacific Fruit Express refrigerator
car at Montpelier. Officers believe the
young couple were stealing a honey
moon ride aboard the express car
when they were overcome by fumes
from a charcoal burner.
Paul V. Hadley must hang Friday,
April 13, for the murder of Mrs. Anna
G. Johnson, the Arizona Supreme
Court ruled at Phoenix The Supreme
Court handed down an opinion affirm
ing the judgment of the Pima County
Superior Court, which found Hadley
guilty of first degree murder, and a
supplementary announcement fixing
the date of his execution.
Excitement was created among near
ly 800 prisoners in the jute mill of the
state penitentiary at San Quentin,
Calf, when six convicts set fire to
score of the looms which weave jute
into bags. All available guards were
marshaled by Supt. Ernest Zubler and,
flames with chemicals from fire extin-
guishers. Some damage was done to
the mill and machinery and much jute
was destroyed.
WASHINGTON
Undismayed by the rebukes admins
tered by the Senate the day before in
ord his remarks reflecting on other
senators, Senator Heflin, Democrat, re-
viewed the whole incident again in the
Senate, declaring he had been treated
unfairly by the Subsidized press"
and threatening steps to prevent "cer-
tain press representatives" from sit
ting in the press gallery.
Administration leaders in all branch
es of the government have expressed
confidence that speedy and favorable
action would be taken by Congress on
the British debt funding settlement
once it is submitted by the President.
While it was generally admitted that
opposition to the plan would develop
considerable strength, administration
spokesmen argued that a free discus
sion of the plan would win support for
it both in Congress and throughout the
country.
Return of amounts up to $4,000 on
all estates of former alien enemies
seized during the war with Germany
and now held by the alien property
custodian, is provided in a bill agreed
Ipon by the House Interstate Com
merce committee. About $44 100000
$350,000,0O0.
Unqualified acceptance of Henry
Ford's Muscle Shoals offer was pro-
posed in the House by Chairman Mad
den of the appropriations committee.
Representative Madden declared he
viewed the matter purely from bus
mess standpoint and that his desire
was to put the great Alabama project
in the hands of man of demonstrated
capacity, irrespective of his politics.
Statehood for that part of Alaska
lying south of the Arctic circle and
east of the 152nd meridian of longi-
tude is advocated by Col. William b.
Greeley, chief forester of the United
States, in report to the secretary of
agriculture in which he says that from
the standpoint Of the national forest
administration and development, no
happier step could be taken than admit
tance of that part of the territory to
the full rights of an American COM
monwealth.
Charles Earnest Pellew, only surviv-
ing son of Henry Edward Pellew, who
died at Washington recently, an
nounced that he would renounce his
American citizenship and return soon
to England to sit in the House cf
Lords as viscount of Exmouth, a title
inherited last August by his father.
Henry Edward Pellew was 81 years old