The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-10
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Windows ratified, doors swung back
and forth and buildings trembled
slightly In Walla Waila, Wash few
days ago. 1t was not until people
arose in the morning and compared
notes with their neighbors that most
OF them realized that the city. had ex-
perienced minor earthquake. Three
distinct tremors are reported by those
who were awakened
Dewey Ward, an aviator, was fined
$10O and sentenced to thirty days in
the county Jail ut Berkeley, Calf, for
flying dangerously low" over the
crowd at the California Stanford foot
ball game on Nov. "a. He was prose-
cuted under new state law prohibit
Ing low flying over crowds, and was
said by court officials to have been the
first one convicted under the Inv.
The coroner's jury at Santa Bar
bara. Calf, in the case of Maj. Geo.
w. Ffshback and his wife. who were
killed when their automobile was
struck by train few days ago, re-
turned verdict that death was due
to an unavoidable accident. Major
Ftshback was retired from the regu-
lar army and at one time was one of
the owners Of the st. Louis Post-DIs-
patch.
Eighteen men, who made the great
est contributions to learning in the
history Of the world, have been Sc
lected by University of Washington
professors for the eighteen statues
which will decorate the library build
ings now under construction in Seat
tie. BENJAMIN Franklin is the only
American in the list, which also in
cludes three Greeks, three Germans,
three Englishmen, three Italians, u
Scotchman, Roman, Frenchman, a
Hebrew and Dutchman.
Tod Morgan, claimant to the coast
featherweight championship, and
frankie Britt Of Tacoma drew in six
rounds at Tacoma. Len Malody.
Laramie, Wyo, feather, defeated
Sammy Gordon Of Portland In six
round match. Ray Tingley, Tacoma
welterweight, won the verdict over
frankie Heslock Of Bremerton Jimmy
Smith, Tacoma bantam, defeated Billy
Quilter of Seattle, and Stanley Wills,
Portland welter. technically knocked
out Swede Anderson of Tncoma in the
fourth round, In four-round bouts.
WARRINGTON
The illness Of President Harding
cost $2S,0OO and the public funeral
$500, it was disclosed by letter
from President Coolidge to Speaker
Gillett asking m appropriation to pay
the bills The letter was the usual
formal transmission Of statement
from the treasury showing need ID
Legislative authority to pay a bill and
asking the appropriation.
Argument in fasor of barring Japan.
ese from the United States was made
at hearing before the House immI-
grafton committee by Representative
Miller, Republican, Washington. who
declared that the immigration laws
should place Japanese on the same
basis with Chinese. Admission Of Jap.
anese, he said, Is having the result on
the Pacific coast of increasing racial
friction which might lead to an 'un,
| pleasant situation of national scope"
A formal call was issued at Wash.
ington for the fifth annual convention
Of the National League of Women
Voters, which Is to meet in Buffalo
April "a The convention signals the
opening Of an intensive nationwide
campaign ITO get out the vote" for the
1924 election. League officials expec,
every state to be represented.
All interested government depart
ments were represented at the hearing
before Albert B. Fall, as Secretary OF
the Interior. which resulted in the al
| location to the state of California Of
Section SO, naval oil reserve No. /, &C
cordlng to testimony before the Senate
Public Lands Committee. That sec
ton has been described by experts III
holding the most valuable oil lands ir
the world.
Shipment of arms from the United
| suites 10 tlle LSe III EtueTtd revolution
ary group in Mexico is being dis
| couraged By the administration a.
against the policy Of the American
government. The attitude of this gov
ernment on the question was sent tt
the Department Of Justice agents ir
New Orleans after conference be
tween officials of the attorney gen
erals office md Of the State Depart
ment
| Information 80 far received has no,
| convinced President Coolidge that r
separate department of mines should
be created to take over the work now
done by the Department of the In
.erior's Bureau Of Mines and Geolog
ical Survey. The President believes
however, that the work of the Burea,
Of Mines should be extended and made
more efficient.
Seventy-five men have returned t.
i work in the Milwaukee shops at Deel
I; Lodge, Mont. after layoff of ter