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Show Western Brevities from the Many Western States Los Angeles. Jose Garcia learned in United States district court here that when he signed his own name to a money order for $3T, ho committed forgery. The reason was that the money order was intended for another man with the same name. Seattle. General Leonard Wood, governor of the Philippines, will return re-turn to the United States about the first of next year and assume the presidency of the University of Pennsylvania. Penn-sylvania. Trinidad, Colo. Frank Salapich, 35, died from strangulation when his automobile overturned on him here. San Fransisco. Three trips in the air at high altitudes is the prescription prescrip-tion army physicians gave Chaplain H. SI. Leech as a cure for his deafness. deaf-ness. Chaplain Leech took the first dose of his prescription and flew to an altitude of 113,000 feet. Calexico, Calif. What is planned as the first "international cotton exposition expo-sition in the United States," will ba held here November 22-24, according to present indications. Denver. Complete election returns canvassed showing that taxpayers have voted in favor of three bond issues is-sues providing .fG,150,000 for the construction con-struction of schools. Leavenworth, Kan. A telegram announcing an-nouncing the birth of a baby girl to tlie wife of Jesse Guest, 22, a Fort Leavenworth soldier, who is held on a charge of stealing cigarets, brought a reprieve for him in federal court here. El Paso, Tex. General Edurado Hernandez, second in command to Gen'ral Francisco Murguia, revolutionary revolu-tionary leader, and two followers were killed October S in a battle with defensas socialists home guards. Salem, Ore.- An initiative bill proponing pro-poning that members of the state legislature leg-islature shall be elected according to occupation and not political party has been filed with the secretary of state. San Francisco. Cooperation between be-tween the eleven western states is essential to the progress of the civilization civil-ization of the world, according to Governor Gov-ernor Charles R. Mabey of Utah, who was a guest at the Manx hotel. Cedar Oily. So far as Zion National park is concerned, the regular tourist season iosed Sunday, October 15. Visitors to the park after that date will either have to take accomodations accomoda-tions for themselves or make arrange ments to return out of the park the Bame day. San" Diego, Calif. Lieutenants John A Maclteady and Oakley Kelly, broke all known records for sustained flight in a heavier than air flying machine. They were in the air 35 hours, 18 minutes, 30 seconds. Billings, Mont. Announcement was made recently by the secretary of the interior that sealed bids are invited for royalty oil accruing to the United States from leases on government lands within the Cat Creek oil fields of Montana. San Francisco, Calif. The supreme court has denied a rehearing of the case brought by the United States in which it direcled the Southern Pacific company to divorce itself of ownership and control over the Central Pacific railroad. Los Angeles, Calif. William S. nart, past the crisis in a critical illness, ill-ness, is still in a weakened condition adn will be confined to his be'd for two ,veeks, physicans believe. Mexican. -Men of the Twenty-ninth Mexican battalion mutinied and killed those of their officers who refused to join them' in deserting to the rebel forces of General Juan Carrasco, when the battalion was sent from Mexicali to fight in Sinola and are now in rebellion. re-bellion. Portland. In a half-lighted hall bedecked be-decked with tinsel and tassels of riotous riot-ous oriental colors, to the intermittent clangor and whine of a dozen strange instruments, nnd the smell of exotic odors, Chinese delegates from many states to the national convention of the Hip Sing tong persued their deliberations. de-liberations. Great Falls, Mont. Doors of the Commercial National bank here have closed. The suspension announcement announce-ment gave the bank's deposits as $1,202,000 and its loans at $1,505,000 |
