The Dolores star., 1924-10-24
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE
DURING The PAST week
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
The WORLD
WESTERN

A verdict completely eNonerating
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney from ali
charges brought against him by Evan
Burrows MOntaine, dancer, in a ST.
100000 breach of promise suit and
holding that he had been the victim of
a conspiracy was returned by jury
in the United States District Court at
San Francisco.
F. w. Curran paid with his life for
a Joke. Riding in an automobile driv-
en- by C. Martin, he pulled Martins cap
down over his eyes and the car went
over a 3o-foot embankment near Fort
Wright, Wash, killing Curran instant
ly. Martin and another passenger In
the car was hurt. Curran was log
ging contractor.
Charges made by Attorney General
John H Dunbar were on file in Supe-
rior Court in Seattle. Wash, against
the American University of Saniprac-
tice, headed by John E. Lydon, alleg-
Ing that the school sold physicians
diplomas at prices ranging from S3.T5
to $500 each without the formality of
a course of instruction as required by
law.
Employment in Wyoming steadily in
creased during past thirty days, due to
a further Increase in activities in coal
mining, oil fields and railway shops.
Fall harvesting. principally of sugar
beets and haying. has absorbed most
of those released from seasonal grain
harvesting. Many farm hands are be
ing provided continued agricultural
work in plowing for and seeding of
large acreage of winter wheat The
moderate surplus of many classes of
labor existing during August has di-
minished to minimum. Many coal
miners, who have for the past several
weeks been engaged in temporary sea-
sonal agricultural work, are again be
ing provided employment in the coal
mines. There has recently been an
unusual heavy labor turnover in the
oil fields. due principally to the mIgra-
ton of workers to the harvest fields in
Montana and other northern states,
and of the return TO school of a large
number of college students. who were
employed during summer months. Oil
companies are having difficulty in
securing enough common labor TO sup
ply their demands for present needs
Industrial plants, other than seasonal.
including the large oil refineries. con-
tinue steady operations, with local In
frIgfrinl labor Ot yF
seasonal operations in sugar factories
for a period of three months. is pro-
viding employment for several hundred
workers.
WASHINGTON
The passport business has been a
flourishing one for Uncle Sam this
summer. 1t has strengthened the claim
of attaches of the division of passport
control of the state department that
theirs is the one unit of the depart
ment that more than pays for itself.
During the months of May, June and
July, passport applications averaged
between 1000 and 1,4OO day. Fig
ures for August are not complete.
A movement has been started in
Washington to get out the chronic
stay-at-home vote. which is said tC
comprise about 80 per cent of the cit.
izenship. The organization is nonpar
tisan and Its only aim will be to slim
ulate the laggard voter. 1t is proposed
to establish national organization
with state branches and smaller
branches for smaller units.
The federal government will defend
Walter L. Cohen. negro comptroller OF
customs at New Orleans, whose ap.
pointment to that office Is contested in
suit filed in New Orleans recently
Attorney General Stone has directed
Louis Fl. Burns, United States attorney
at New Orleans. to appeal on behalf
Of the government
Secretary Wilbur has announced
that Americas new Zeppelin, which
crossed the Atlantic as the ZR-3
would be rechristened Los Angeles
Speaking at a luncheon given in honol
of group of visiting officers of the
ship, the navy secretary said he want
ed the great dirigible to become sym
Dol Of peace between Germany, where
she was built, and the United States
and all others in the world"
After two-year investigation Sec
retary Of the Treasury Mellon has an
nounced complete reorganization OF
the United States bureau of engraving
and printing, the worlds greatest
moneymaking plant.
A 20.3 per cent increase in sugar
beet production this year is indicated
from six European countries producing
about one-fourth Of the total European
crop. according to estimates announced
by the department of agriculture
These countries report estimates OF
11.124.626 short tons, compared with
eAsl046 short tons last year.