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Show HEWS HISTORY OF THE PAST WEEK A Complete History of What Has Been Happening Throughout the World WE8TERN I The administration hopes to have every police officer in the United States act as a dry agent In a new drive to enforce the YolsKead act. This Is the plan which was revealed at a conference the president held and will be submitted at a later date The man who shot Rulon C. James, to a nation-widconferemie on law ento a Salt Lake City drug store a few was stated. it forcement, weeks ago has been arrested, according to a telegram from W. II. Wood Hankers acceptances of six months Chief of police of Richmond, Calif. maturity drawn by growers of staple agricultural products or cooieratlve William A. Farr, of Midvale, and marketing associations are ellgble for Bex Aylett, of West Jordan, have conpurchase or rediscount by the federal fessed that they were the two bandits reserve banks, under a ruling promulWho shot and probably fatally woundgated by the federal reserve board as ed Miss Koylnnce Fitzgerald on a road a step In the direction of longer term pear Sandy, Utah Saturday night as credits for agriculture. the culmination of s series of highway A final settlement of claims growroliierles that have terrorised motorists in the south part of county for ing out of government operation of the Southern Pacific raioad system months past. has been completed, It was announced Four persons were instantly killed by Director General Davis and the end another was slightly injured at railroad administration. The corporJort Arthur, Texas when a street ation and its subsdiaries received from car struck the truck In which they government a total of $0,250,00 coverWere riding. All of the party were ing all outstanding accounts Including n route to their work. those nrlslng from the guarantee against losses in earnings during the Five men, said to be daring bandits six months after federal control termand responsible for at least 100 rob- inated. beries and holdups near Los Angeles, All the high officials of the federal were under arrest her awltlng further Investigation. and state governments were called upon by Representative Upshaw, Deni J. D. Harris, a movie cowboy, declar- ocrat, Georgia, in a speech in the ed to be the ringleader, Is said to have house, to secredly declare that they confessed the IMrit bank robbery, will not themselves 'build up a bootclaiming he had been paying off the leggers business by drinking illicit mortgage on his old floks home in liquor at the privilege to the poor Oklahomu. F.' II. Giilett, another of ilevlla among the masses. the alleged bandits, is said to have been a police officer in pictures. Newton D. Ilaker, secretary of war in President Wilson's wartime cabinet, Eight union trainmen leuders were before the special grand convicted of conspiracy to obstruct appearod Jury which is In session here investiInterstate commerce for tlielr activiwar funds. The purpose for ties in connection with a strike last gating which Mr. Baker went before the August against the Santa Fe by vergrand jury was not revealed, but it is dict of a Jury in the United Staes dis- known the Investigation that trict court at Los Angeles. In tills and centeredrecently about alleged irregularitrike some twenty trains were abanties In the building of army cantondesdoned In the Californla-Arlzonment, Several civil suits to recover ert, leaving the passengers stranded. millions of dollars from contractors alFifty additional federal prohibition ready have been filed, and department enroreemgt officers are eu route to of justice officials have announced California from Eastorn points to as- that criminal action also would be sist in a renewed campagn against sought. bootlegging, according to word receivSir Auckland Oeddes, the British ed at the office of the prohibition diwill be the guest of Secambassador rector. retary of Labor Duvls at Ellis island Two attorneys, William L. Wood of 'soon plans will be discussed for reKansas City, Kan., and Kay Tinder of building the New York immigration laWichita, Wednesday appeared before station, it was announced at the Richard J. Hopkins, attorney general bor department. ef Kansas, as legal representatives of The naval appropriations bill, carthe Kuklux Klan. Wood anil Tinder a request tnat the president nerying asked that the time be extended for with foreign powera relative the filing of a denial by the klan of gotiate to limiting construction of war craft toe charges set forth In the ouster under 10,000 tons, was passed late ult filed In the supreme court against by the house. toe klan by Mr. Hopkins. Au appropriation of $32,300,000 for GENERAL construction of forest roads and trail Declaring that United States pro- and rural post roads ns authorized hibition agents violated the fourth under the federal highway acts recamendment of the constiution In mak- ommended In the agricultural bill for ing raids without proper search war- next fiscal year as reported to the rants, Judge Thompson In the United houses States district court at Philadelphia FOREIGN dismissed two liquor cases involving several hundred thousand dollars. The Polish government. In Its e forts to determine whether a plot exNew York police have learned that isted for the murder of President Alexander Recbnltz-orwhom they to effect is burled as a pauper last June, was an searches and continuting arrests among the NaAustrian inventor of note and n diand many high officers and rector of a prominent Vienna firm. tionalists, officials have been arrested or disThe discovery was made when the missed. Extra precautions against Australn consul- - generals office asked possible disorders are being taken the police to search for the man, miss- in Warsaw In the mining regions. ing since June 28. A disturbing discovery was made at Mrs. A Bee Emily Sharp, and her the rear of Buckingham palace when granddaughter, both of Omaha died a grenade bomb was found in an ash from burns received when a can of cart, which had Just arrived to regasoline exploded when they were move the palace refuse. How the cleaning clothes near a stove. got into the cart is a mystery and the police are examining It to see 11 Twenty-tvcivilian employees at the Brookyln navy base were arrested the charge had been removed. on indictments returned several Seven republican irregular prisoners months ago by a federal grand Jury, were executed at Mountjoy prison charging that government property to by the Irish Free State government. the value of more than $1,000,000 had 1he men executed were former railbeen stolen since the war. way workers. They were arrest9d near a Kildare ago for tearfotrnight Imports were current throughout to wreck and rails up threatening ing (Monroe, la., that the bodies of Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards had trains. been located either in Copper or La James Dwyer who was secretary of Foucho lake weighted down with a the peace committee appointed by the wagon wheel, said to have been taken second IH11 Elreann to arrange a from a farmers vehicle by the band truce between the Free Staters and of masked men who kidnaped fiTe Mar the party of Eamon de Valera, was ltongo citizens on Aug 24. shot dead In his shop at Rathmlnes. e , a Nar-utowk-- a m!s-sl- e Desperate attempts of tho rum run-n!n- e feet off the three-mill'mlt to toad liquor in New Yorlt for Christmas trads In the capture of a ship carrying S'0!) ooo worth of wh'sky. it was announced by Prohibition Directors. Two masked burglars entered the of Frank Cnrfagna at Stenben-Tille- , Ohio, shot Felix Carfagna, tho store keepers son In the groin and escaped with $411. 'the burglars held at hay more than 100 persons and escaped. Washington. Measures to control what Is said to he a vast body of al'en Mexican unskl'Dd labor la the United States are recommended to Secretary Davis In a report by special agents for the department of labor mnde public. The report seta forth that the mien Mexican laborers ilegally In the UnitThe F!rt National bank of Winner, ed States are a menace to America. . D. failed to opoa its doom by order of the bear, of directors. No reason Permanent of the na was announced for the closing of the tlonal council organi:ntlon of farmers cooperative Institution. L. I Maden, state bnnk marketing associations has been examiner, has taken charge. tore ( Georges Clemencean arrived home in a from his American pilgrimage but hilarious mood, apparent typically It suffering from fntlgn. The "Tiger" received representatives of the rreet In his stateroom as the liner Paris was entering the port. . ACTIVE X3Ae WASHINGTON Veterans of the civil war, widows of veterans and civil war nurses probably will receive Christmas presents from the government In the form of increased pensions as the result of an agreement reached by conferees on the l.ursum pension bill. IN AFFAIRS LEGION National Vice Commander Cocke Rehabilitation of disabled men and the establishment of sound financial poll cles the hobhave bles of E. F.arle Cocke of Dawson, Ga., na' tonal vice commarder of the America; Legion. Sir. 0- - eke was one of the founders of the Georgia of the Legion and has been active in Leaffairs ever gion since. Serving as a member of the executive committee, be advocated a financial policy which was largely responsible for Georgias obtaining the largest membership Increase of any department during 1922. Mr. Cocke Is alternate national executive committeeman from Georgia and represented his state on the committee at the Legion convention in New Orleans. Mr. Cocke was graduated from the University of Georgia, where he wa manager of the football team and was prominent in college activities, lie was professor of mathematics and athletic director at the Eleventh District Agricultural college and later at Gordon Military college. During the war, the Legion officer served as a second lieutenant with the Sixteenth Machine Gun battalion in the Gerardmer sector of the Vosges mountains, a defensive sector and in offensive. Since the Meuse-Argonn-e discharge he has been state editor of the Macon (Ga.) News and managing editor of the Athens Banner. He - is now a farmer and real estate man. Irf-e- for This Department Supplied by the American Legion News Service.) (Copy URGES BUDDIES TO PAY DUES National General Tyndall, Financial Advocate Treasurer, Independence. Major Credit of the American Legions sound financial standing Is given by to Legionnaires MaJ. Geo. Robert Tyndall of Indianapolis, recently reappointed national treasurer of the men's organization. At all national and conventions Legion gatherings of various kinds. General Tyndall has Insisted npon the adoption of a flnttnclal policy Robert H. Tyndall whereby national headquarters shall fce able to stand upon Its own feet without Incurring any outside obligation forcing the Lemon tn lose a hit of its lndcDendence and freedom of action. General Tyndalls message to Legionnaires this year Is a reiteration of his advocacy of financial independence with a request that legion members pay their dues early in order that the posts may find themselves free to carry out the program' of relief for disabled, Americanism and other ImGeneral Tyndall portant measures. believes that too much energy Is expended In tho collection of dues which should be paid to the post finance officer upon notification of the member. The military career of General Tyndall dates back to 1897, when he enlisted as a private. He served In Porto Rico during the war, on the Mexican border as commanding officer of the One Hundred and Fiftieth artillery of the Forty-secon(Rainbow) division in the World war, participating In all He now commajor offensives. National mands tho Thirty-eightGuard division. Spanish-Amer-lca- n d state HONORS FOR TWO AMERICANS -- Men Are Named as Honor- Louisiana ary Members of the Belgian Veterans' Legion. The signal honor of being made honorary member of the Belgian Veterans Legion came to Clarence J. Bourg, Louisiana American Legion national executive committeeman, and Mayor Robert Mouton of Lafayette, La., during the Interallied Veterans association convention In New Orleans. There are only five honorary h HELPED WIN THE WORLD WAR National Vice Commander, of Wyoming, Typifiee Spirit of the West In Great Conflict. Chiles P. Plummer of Casper, Wylt, national vice commander of the Ameri- thirty-eig- ht years old at Its out break, he couldnt stay out of the scrap. So he threw away his four-ga- ! Ion chapeau a n donned a campalg: hat spending twer. o months li the service. Mr. P 1 u m m e r Chile served as captain of artillery In the One Hundred Sixteenth ammunition train, composed of two battalions of the old Third Wyoming Infantry, remaining fifteen months in France, where his organization was a division. part of the Forty-firs- t An organizer of the George Vro-tna- n post of. the legion at Casper, Mr. Plummer served as Its first commander. ne was active In outfitting elubrooins for that post and In Its A fighter for general development. men, the rights of disabled Plummers activity In their behalf obtained national recognition, resulting In his election as national executive committeeman, and later as national vice commander. He Is a lawyer, was educated at the University of Illinois and la proud of the fact that he Is a fraternity brother of Alvin comM. Owsley, Legion national mander. NOT TO ASK RED CROSS AID American Legion Posts Will Not Request Funds in the Hands ef the Local Ohaptera. Funds In ths hands of local chapters of the American Red Cross will not be asked for by American Legion posts, according to Lemuel Bolles, Legion national adjutant The American Red Cross is with the American Legion in every way In the furnishing of funds foi service to the sick and disabled, and In many localities is furnishing direcl relief to service men and their fam Funds In th files, Mr. Bolles said. hands of local chapters of the Amer ican Red Cross should not be confuse with the residue funds of the wai chest, or other emergency war organ I rations which, during the war raise money for work among soldiers am sailors, but which coast'd to functlor at the conclusion of hostilities." Based on court decisions at Athens O., and Yevay, Ind., the Legion has d reeted Its posts to obtain all funds h the treasuries of emergency orgunizs Mors which are no longer concerne with relief of World war fighters. Four bandit shot and wounded Ross Dennis, paymaster of the Pittsburg Goal company, and escaped with a satchel containing about $20,000 in currency. The holdup occurred in the hills behind Mount Lebanon, near here, while a party of company officials were taking the Christmas pay to miners at Beading, Pittsburg. Pa. County detectives, armed with riot guns, were rushed to Mount from the sheriffs office here. Dennis was riding a motorcycle In advance of an automobile in which Superintendent William Young of the Beading mine and three other em-- i ployes' were guarding the pay satchel. The bandits shot Dennis without warning. He fell from the motorcycle. Before the driver of the pay car could stop his machine the bandits were upon it. They covered the suobperintendent and the guards, tained the satchel and escaped. Collection Box Stolen By Pupil Bowling Green. The juvenile court has released Sammy Jennings, (J, when lie returned 74 cents and confessed he had stolen it from the first grade collection box. The pupils In Sammys class had put their pennies in a box to be given to the Red Cross to buy Christmas presents for the poor. 1 wanted to buy a present for teacher, Sammy told the court. Kaiser Sells Wedding Photo Doom. The former German emperor has sold to a London and New York company the world rights In what he describes as the first official photograph of his recent wed- Agricultural college. Balt Lake City. The Dixie Power company was ordered by toe public utilities commission to allow the city of St. George a credit of $9907 on power furnished the city as a special consideration under the agreement entered into at the time toe municipal plant was turned .over to the company. Stephen L. Talntor, 80, an in an alleged confession tells of stealing ;a automobile at Great Fa!l3, Mom with which be has been transporting liquor from Idaho, and also robbing residences of local citizens of supplies of wines and whiskey. Ogden. well-know- n Nephi. A carload oi modern opera chairs has arrived from the east and several men are now employed assembling and installing same in the new high school auditorium. The carload contained 475 chairs. EnSalt Lake City. Prohibition forcement Agents Jerry Z. Hoyt and George Baker, suspended last week pending an investigation of the recent raid at the home of Dr. M. M. Critch-lowere reinstated on toe receipt of telegraphic advices from the commissioner of internal revenue and General Prohibition Director Haynes. an emOgden. G. G. Robertson, Central railployee of the Utah-ldah- o road was held up, bound and robbeu by two masked and armed bandits. The robbery took place In the railroad subpower station within 109 yards of the Utah Hot Springs hotel, in Roxelder county. The robbers, according to Robertsons story, took $10.40 a gold watch and an alarm clock from him. ding. The price paid was $10,009. The picture shows the former kaiser in the uniform of a field marshal. Princess Hermolone is wearing the famous diadem, the wedding gifts of Richfield. The Llnquist and Warher husband. It is understood that ner furniture store was destroyed by Wilhelm was considerably annoyed when he learned of the profits that fire here. The loss is estimated nt had been made from the sale of his $20,000, with insurance amounting to $8,000. The fire wa3 caused by a deportrait by unofficial and unauthor- fective beating plant. Fire broke out ized photographers and this considerin the same store a week ago, Dut did ation together wih a desire to augno material damage. ment his income. Induced him to make Salt Lake City. Wasatch county Mint Robbery Bill Found at Baltimore commissioners and the county clerk, Baltimore.-$5 bill handed in to meeting with the state road commismeal check a at a down town sion, discussed several matters in pay lunch room was identified as having connection with cleaning the slate been part of the haul made by the as between the two commissions. bandits, who shot and killed the fed- Among other tilings, the county comeral reserve band guard at Denver, missioners indicated that they will and stole $200,000 In currency. The sign a contract as between county and money turned over by the lunchroom slate, in which the county will underto the federal authorities has been take the maintenance of the Ileber-Frultlaforest road. definitely identified as part of the $200,000 taken from the Denver mint. Ogden. Beet growers In Utah and The police of the whole country have Idaho were mailed checks aggreatlng been notified of the theft and told to $310,000 by the Amalgamated Sugar be on the alert for the appearance In company, according to the announcecirculation of the money. As far as ment made by President Henry 1L is known this is the first discovery Itolapp. The money represents an that has been made so promptly after payment for the farmers for the passing of the money. beets furnished under the profit-sharin- nd Clarenc ty-tw- Mr. Logan. Le Grand Walker of Pleasant Grove, has been awurdd the Union Pacific scholarship for Utah county. This scholarship Is offered by the Union Pacific railroad company to the Man on Motorcycle Is Hit Without boy in each eoiraty through which its road passes who excels in agriculture, Warning; Trio in Car Covered By Band and Money und civic improvement It provides Confiscated $75 with which to defray expenses while attending school at the Utah SATCHEL CONTAINING CURRENIN CY OBTAINED IN RAID HILLS NEAR PITTSBURG the sale. can Legion, typifies the spirit of the West in the World war. Although he was News Notes From All Parts of UTAH of Georgia Get Results With His Financial Policies. J. Bourg and Mayor Robert Mouton. members ef the Belgiaa mens organization. The Louisiana men acted as hosts to the Belgian delegation at the New Orleans gathering. Presentation was formally made by M. Joseph Janne, assistant minister of labor for Belgium, a vice president of th association and commander of the Belgian Legion. The diploma and badge will be presented to the Americans by King Albert at the next association gathering at Brussels WELL American In 1923. RECEIVED IN HAVANA Legion Men Report Marked Hospitality While on Recent Visit te Cuba. Tales of excellent hospitality from American Legion members In Havanc have been brought to this country by Legionnaires who Journeyed to Cuba following the recent national convention In New Orleans. The program held by the Havana buddies Included a visit to Legion headquarters, a trip to the Jai ala1 Fronton game at the Ilarana-Madrlwhich provided front boxes for the vis Itors and visits to Morro castle, Ca banas fortress and other Interesting Hotels and restaurants wel points. coined the Legionnaires with elsbor ate decorations and special rates ir to providing Informatlm addition booths and other conveniences. Havana has wo' of 'the largest for eign posts of the Legion. It Is com posed of veterans from nearly ever.' branch of the service. The roceptlo arrangements were conducted by Capt George T. Street, post commander, an Tohn Blavka. d . Hear Radio Address. When a representative of the Veterans bureau broadcast fidio talk on the Possibilities of t 'tchnbllitated Man at At nnta, under the direction of Jo 'parks, the new chairman of the Amer an Legions national rehahifitntio onunUtee, bis remarks were iistene-with interest by 209 veterans in school at Oookvillc, Tcnn., 30 Unite-State- lilies away. s g Must Not Sell Booze In Capitol A Campaign Washington. against bootleggers in the United States cap-ito- l building the home of the prohi- bition amendment has been ordered by senate leaders. .The capitol police, In view of the recent activities of bootleggers, have been warned to use all their powers to break up any attempt to purvey booze within the capitol or the senate or house office buildings. The order was issued by Senator Curtis, Republican leader, because of printed reports that senators had been solicited by bootleggers in the senate lobby. contract The petition of convicted in the First district court, ,'Boxelder county, of voluntary manslaughter, for clemency, was denied by the state board of pardons at its regular meeting. Lake city. Malt Charles McKellar, Ogden Mayor Frank Francis, in an address at the First Methodist churcft made un appeal to citizens to crate with the city administration in its efforts to enforce the prohibition co-o-p law. Bait Lake which would end of finance and City. sweeping charge virtually abolish the Block Quarantined; Smallpox Scare the state department or t Philadelphia. Philadelphians purchase are advocated in business, professional and by State Auditor Mark Tuttle in his society life were kept prisoners for annual report made to Gov. Charle six and a half hours Saturday when It. Mabey. The auditor holds too a smallpox quarantine was thrown entire law as being in conflict wltlv around the block bounded by Fifteenth the constitution and providing dupliSixteenth, Spruce and Pine streets, cation of work and effort in toe fiwhich included several fashonabie nance end. apartment houses. More than 36.00U Logan. One dollar bill raised to residents were examined by fifty ten dollars by pasting the numerals 10 and 900 between and 1,090 In physicians the corners, has made Us appearvaccinated. Fifty-fivpolicemen roped ance here and merchants have been off the area and maintained the warned to look out for It It could which resulted from the not be quarantine, passed unless In a rush of discovery of a negro suffering from business. One was passed in Pwtrtcm the disease In a house on a smaii for ten dollars Sheriff Becksteao and thoroughfare in the district. it once Informed the officers hem prom-lmen- e Stockyards Fever Fatal to Cattle Washington. Reports have reache the department of agriculture o' outbreaks of shipping fever or fever among cattle and ehee In the Middle West. The disease known as hemorrhagic septieemq, stoct-yard- s blood poisoning which proves fata quickly, according to the bureau o animal industry, disinfectin of stoc ards, which may be effective tern warily, cannot be relied upon to pr ect animals shipped to farms to .eeding. She Get Along. married woman full of fiealiam. met an older woman, also carried. How Is yonr husband asked the . A r wide. "Iretty well. I think. He works so see him about one hour a day." Oh. you poor thing. Hew 1 sympa-time!- rd 1 " Oh, no, denr. lour soon goes." Weekly. it's nil right the American Legion |