The Dolores star., 1924-07-04
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE
WESTERN

ming Wool Growers Association con-
Sention, TO he held in Casper July 10
10 II, inclusive, were completed at
special meeting held by the Chamber
OF Commerce in Casper.
Explosions Of short circuited ther-
mostats in the magazines which were
flooded after the recent explosion
which killed forty-eight men on the
battleship Mississippi caused excite
ment on the vessel while II was on its
way from San Pedro to San Francisco
last week
A verdict Of guilty OF first degree
NJ, by jury in the District Court
against Mrs. Fred Halsey, Luther Fos-
ter and Claude Archer in connection
with the Staying of Fred Halsey,
ranchman. Mrs. Halsey is the widow
Of the slain man.
Jewelry and coins valued at s25, 700
were taken by three bandits who en-
tered the downtown jewelry store OF
Houston, Gilmore & Co. in San Fran
cisco at a busy hour today The
bandits bound and gagged one of the
proprietors and a clerk, leaving them
on the floor behind counter while
the valuables were collected lelsurely.
With the exception of flaming areas
in Santa Clara county and near Red
ding, the forest fire situation in Cali
fornia was reported much improved A
fire near General Grant National for
est was checked by backfiring, accord
ing TO reports from the forest service
men there, and the flames brought un-
der control. Dynamite was used to aid
the backfires.
a direct descendant of the Spanish
conquistadores, Mrs. SOledad Chacon.
became governor of the state of New
Mexico when Governor james Hinkle
passed over the state boundary en-
route to the Democratic national con-
vention in New York. The succession
Of Mrs. Chacon was brought about by
the death Of Jose Baca, the lieutenant
governor. She was secretary of state.
Lieutanent Maughan's epoch making
feat in flying across the continent
brought to the people of San Francisco
a thrill they will long remember.
Shouts from thousands of throats
arose to greet the flier as his plane
scared aver the city from across the
bay. 1t was the first time anyone had
come to eat supper in the city OF the
Golden Gate who had eaten his break
fast the same morning in New York.
WASHINGTON
Veterans of the World war from all
parts of the United States gathered in
Salt Lake City to work out. in the
fourth annual convention of the disa-
bled veterans of the World war, solu-
lions to problems involving the liveli-
hood and happiness of the disabled ex-
service man.
Brig. Gen. Charles f. Sawyer has
resigned as personal physician to the
President The action was taken, 1t
was explained, so that he could re-
turn to Marion, Ohio, and devote his
attention to the Harding Memorial
Association. The resignation was ac-
cepted by President Coolidge.
Congratulations were sent by Major
General Patrick, chief of the army air
service, to Lieutenant Maughan at San
Francisco Immediately upon the com
pletion Of the transcontinental flight.
Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Ar
kansas was suspended for two weeks
by the Chevy Chase Club as result
of his encounter on the golf links last
week with DR.. Joseph F. Mitchell. The
senator was requested to appear before
the board of governors and explain the
affair.
Secretary Hughes was advised by the
British ambassador a few days ago
that the British government deemed it
desirable that the handling of matters
at Washington exclusively relating to
the Irish Free States should be con-
fided to the Irish minister penipoten-
tiary accredited to the United States.
When the case of Capt. Robert Ros-
enbluth and Roland II. Pothier, ac-
cused of the murder Of Mai. Alexan-
der =. Cronkhite ut Camp Lewis in
1918. was called in the United States
A~teeAiNt Cuuit Ut ihIoluu, was IOT
assignment of a trial date 1t was indi-
Gated they will be tried In September
or October. The actual fixing of the
day for trial was postponed pending
the arrival of James w. Osborne, spe-
cial prosecutor for the government
The government closed Its fiscal
year on June 80 with an excess of
receipts over expenditures for the
year of $49s,OOO,OOO, or about s17O,-
100000 more than was estimated last
fall. In spite of the enactment of SOL
diers' bonus Legislation involving
large expenditure, the fiscal year 1925
will show an excess of receipts over
expenditures of $6U.OO 600, instead of
the huge deficit Mt one time predicted
by the treasury