The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-04-10
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Although Mrs. c. r. Stone, 81
year old resident Of Tupunga, a sub
urb, has lived within a gunshot OF
HolIywoods movie studios since the
first crude pie throwing comedy
days, she saw her first motion pic
ture At Hollywood last week.
A light earthquake, the first In
many months, was felt by residents
OF triangular portion Of California
bounded roughly by lines between
San Francisco, Stockton and Mon
Grey, but apparently no damage was
done at any point.
-Four grocers' associations. three
In California and one In New York
upwards Of 80 grocery companies and
Al individuals scattered throughout
the state have been named defend
ants here in a suit launched by the
federal government charging agree
discounts and policies and to stifle |
discounts and policies an dto stifle |
competition, especially that Of "chain
stores" In violation Of the antitrust
laws.
A temporary injunction restraining
enforcement Of the Oregon eompur
sorry school attendance bill has been
issued by the United States district
court. An immediate appeal TO the
supreme court is planned.
Nevada's loss from fire during 1923
amounted to S3.32s.520 according TO a
report OF the National board OF Fire
Underwrlte, most OF which was pre-
yentable, II says.
Police OF Denver are looking for n
"well-dressed. grayihaired man." sus-
pected OF plotting an attempt 10 kid
nap the two young children OF Mrs.
Helen Elwood Stokes. recently sued
for divorce by her millionaire husband, I
w. y. ID. Stokes.
Albert Wieks Is back at the Nc
Neil island federal prison after nav
ing gone with guard to Leeds, Utah, ,
to the dcathbed OF his father. james
Madison wicks The son will finish
his sentence next August and ut that q
time he will return to Leeds TO claim =
the $4,000 estate Of his father.
Rain maker Charles Hatfield con
Iracted TO produce two inches OF rain
Iall for the Coalinga. Cal. district for Il
$4,000 but he did not figure on being Ct
, victim OF the rain he produced. Hat. d,
Held spent Wednesday night In tho o,
limbs OF tree In the mountains near N
iero. whore no had set up his rain n
voolng towers. following a cloudburst n
which washed out his tents and made Il
he roads impossible. In
GENERAL
Charles Allen Mum. editor and ~
Of the Scientific American "
led at his home at New York after :.
brief illness. ~
John A. whitehurst. president Of eq
he state board Of agriculture Of Sc
klahoma was acquitted by the SEN
10 court OF impeachment on all 40
aarges. alleging general ineompet- NJ,
acy, neglect Of duty and moral turp- mi
ude. filed by the house board Of an
Ianagers. ea,
Captain James G. Bsllinger. retir- Of
|. Of the United States coast guard. All
no commanded the revenue cutter
ear on relief work in Alaska and shi
no was known In marine circles on the
'th American coasts. died at New isti
ork OF heart trouble He was 81 to
'ars old los
Twenty-Five men working in the y"
hieulsr tunnel being built under We
9 Hudson river at New York fled :"
r their lives when a compressed air =
plosion blew hole In the tunnel XIII
Of and let IN the river. sue
mel
Total February sales OF new auto stol
,hiies and motorcycles for the en- fer,
= country aggregated Sissi Ts0. 200. a M,
crease OF soa per cent compared All.
m the previous month and an tn ,
,ase % 49, per cent compared with -,
year ago the seventh federal ~ -
re bank has announced. 49,
One fireman was killed and axr'
operty less estimated at between Can
. million and two million dollars A
. caused when fire Of undeterm- cras
ID origin destroyed the Lynn Eng the
h high school az Lynn. Mass. Fire ann
N Arthur Prehlc died from injur- roy.
70 his head from falling slate. WIN
n dozen other fircmen were In ed ,
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