The Dolores star., 1924-11-07
a BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EiGN COUNTRIES
IN LATE DISPATCHES
a BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR.
EIGN COUNTRIES
WESTERN

Two infant sons OF Mr and Mrs
James Evans Of Warland. Mont. were
burned to death in fire that de-
stroyed the Evans home.
Eugene T. Sawyer. IS years old. who
claimed that he was the originator Of
the Mick Carter" detective stories,
died in San Jose. Calf
John Bennett, 20 years old, member
Of the freshman football squad OF the
University Of Wyoming. was killed in
stantly when his automobile over
turned mile south Of Laramie.
Eighty special United States mar
shals and fifty special state deputies
appointed at the request of the Silver
Bow (Mont) county Republican CEN
tral committe, guarded the polls at
last Tuesdays election.
Richard T. Ringing and Mrs. Olga
Work, both of White Sulphur Springs,
Mont, were seriously hurt when their
car overturned near Wolf Creek. en-
route from Helena to Great Falls
Ringing, son of the circus family, is
Duane Aldrich. 33 years old, man
ager OF the Montana Elevator Com
pany's elevator at Suffolk. was in
stantly killed early this morning when
stack of flour. in sacks, fell over
upon him, throwing him against n
beam in such a way shat his neck was
broken.
Velma Beeman, 10; Dow Lathrom.
p. and ]. S. Dueber, 30, all of Rear
dan, Wash, were shot and killed by
Ray Sperry, 45, a woodsman, who also
took his own life. The girl was said
to have rejected Sperry's attentions.
No theories have been advanced as to
why he killed the two men. Stephen
Lathrom, father Of Dow Lathrom, was
slightly Injured by the bullet which
pierced his sons heart.
The Standard Oil Company Of Cali
fornia has announced reduction, eff
fective at once, In the basic price of
gasoline at refineries of cents a gal
Ion. This will affect the retail price
by a similar reduction in California,
Nevada, Arizona, Washington and
Oregon. In addition 1t was announced
that, due TO a decrease in the cost of
water transportation, further reduc-
ton Of l cent gallon will be made
at points in Washington and Oregon
WASHINGTON
Secretary Daniels famous prepro-
hibition bone dry navy order Is to be
modified by Secretary Wilbur, but on
ly to an extent which will permit
thirsty gobs to partake of soda pop
aboard ship. Mr.. Daniels included
soda waters in his order against
drinks on navy vessels, taking the
view that ship storekeepers had not
sufficient storage space to make the
carrying Of soft drinks practicable.
The Twin Falls and Salmon River
Land and Water Company and others
lost in the Supreme Court in their
effort to have set aside the Judgments
against them for failure to furnish
water for irrigation purposes. In the
lower federal courts A. +. Caldwell and
other settlers obtained Judgments on
the ground that the assessment i'm
posed was for construction and not for
maintenance and the courts ordered
the money collected from the settlers
refunded to them.
Without determining finally the le-
gality of publication by newspapers OF
facts relating to income tax payments
Attorney General Stone announced
that the department of justice will
have an appropriate case presented
in the courts, to secure judicial
construction of the law" The attor
ney general declined to Indicate what
procedure would be followed in the
test case, or what newspaper, editor
or publisher would be selected as de
fendant. In long statement, Mr.
Stone pointed out that the effect OF
one section of the law was to allow
general inspection of the income tax
returns, while on the contrary side
stood section specifically prohibiting
their publication" He said publIca
tlon of this information "in news.
papers was nowhere specifically pro
vided for by the law, and he was not
clear what purpose Congress had in
mind.
,Washington.-Four United States
district attorneys have bene asked tc
resign and six others have resigned
, sf>see last July, most of them as u re
suit of failure to enforce the prohi-
bition laws, Attorney General Stone
said in reference to charges of lax
prohibition enforcement The state
ment was made by Mr.. Stone in am.
pllfication tof the letter of Mrs. Nab
el Walker Willebrandt, assistant at
torney general, made public recently
in which she said Mt least ten district
attorneys were Indifferent towards
>~ohibition enforcement.