| Show W rr rara arar r I Western Brevities from horn the Many B Western States f fc e e d dLos Pefe CJ 1 c Charles 2 20 Los Charles Angeles Angeles youth who told old bespectacled year several era police officials he came here se Minnesota because col- col college col college days ago from lege life me bored him bim was arrested by detectives who said he and anether finished robbing young man had just a downtown haberdashery Portland The Ore Ore The Pacific North west North west Industrial and Commercial ex exposition position was definitely assured when industrial and commercial leaders meeting here pledged their backing to tho enterprise which will be the first unified effort of the Pacific northwest to exploit Its Industries and natural resources Fresno Fresno Selling Calif-Selling Calif Selling at 5 vcr per hundred weight retail Irish potatoes have reached the hi highest hest price In local markets in 20 years condi condi- conditions conditions In Washington and Idaho last month and heavy snows which will prevent the harvesting of potatoes in eastern production centers are re- re responsible responsible re responsible for Cor the shortage according to wholesalers Santa Rosa A Cam Calif A bill Intended definitely to divorce from politics b by making appointments to such positions permanent will be Introduced in the next congress Rep Rev Representative Representative Clarence F Lea of ot the First district of ot Califor Califor- California nia announced here Lea said the tho measure will be bo aimed at the old pa- pa patronage pa patronage system traces of which which- he maintains still exist despite attempts to to legislate them Into tho political scrap heap Sacramento The Calif The court of ot ap- ap appeals appeals ap appeals peals here denied the application ot of Alfred Lindsley Eureka editor editors for a writ of habeas corpus Lindsley is serving a sentence of or 1000 days In the Humboldt county jail for Cor contempt ot of court The opinion rendered holds that liberty of at the press as guaran- guaran guaran by the constitution does not permit publication respecting pend- pend pending pend pending ing cases when such publications are arc reasonably calculated to interfere with the due administration of ot jus jus- justice jus- jus justice justice tice Los Rob Angeles Angeles Rob Roy Benton publicity director and counselor ot of Jack Dempsey worlds world's heavyweight champion announced here that he was resigning from the champIons champIon's rather than become a party varty I to what he described as an imminent invalidation of ot the much advertised Fitzsimmons contract for tor a fight between be- be between be between tween Dempsey and Harry Wills the negro negro challenger next year Portland Ore The Ore The University of at Idaho won first prize in the college students judging contest at the Paci Pad Pacific Pacific fic fie International livestock exposition here Montana State college was sec sec- second second ond ond University of or British Columbia third Washington State college was fourth and Oregon Agricultural college col col- college college lege fifth firth Eureka Cal Alfred Cal Alfred Lindsley edi edl editor editor tor of the Labor News here may edit his paper in jail for tor the next 1000 days das Lindsley surrendered to the sheriff as a result of ot a sentence Imposed on him for tor contempt of court by Superior Judge Denver Sevier The editor was sentenced to pay a tine fine ot of 2000 or spend 1000 days in jail lie He chose jail Los Angeles The Cal Cal The state indus indus- industrial industrial industrial trial commission will conduct a pub pub- pub pub-lis Jis ha hearing here November 18 on the wages paid women and minors en- en engaged engaged en engaged in the motion picture industry the maximum hours of ot work consist consist- consistent ent eat with their health and welfare and the conditions of ot labor to be do do- de demanded for them Demand by Wyoming Utah Colora Colora- Colorado Colorado Colorado do and New Mexico that the states of the upper Colorado river basin be granted hearings similar to those now being conducted in states of ot the lower basin was presented here to the Uni Uni- United Uni- Uni United United ted States senate committee in irrigation irrigation Irrigation gation and reclamation by Delph E ECarpenter Carpenter the Colorado member ot of the interstate Colorado river commis elon commis-elon sion Portland Ore Ore-A Ore A woman held up two of the Roberts Bros de- de department department de department store in front of at the United States National bank and escaped with mostly In silver coin which had been drawn from the bank for the weekly payroll Los Angeles Two Calif-Two Calif Two and fifty days in jail was the sentence sentence ce meted out In police pollee court to Jake Ball cleaner and dyer der who used an American flag to wipe his shop win win- windows windows windows dows Ball pleaded ignorance of oC the law concerning desecration of the flag but Judge Joseph ruled that Ignorance on such a point point was wasI worse than the desecration itself De- De De Defense I tense rense counsel gave oral notice of ap- ap appeal ap appeal peal veal and Balls Ball's ball bail was set at 1000 Rock Springs Spring Wyo The yo V The Union Pa- Pa Pacific Pacific Pa Pacific Coal company general store lo- lo located lo located cited In No 4 district of at Rock Hock Springs was totally destroyed by fire tire with a loss estimated between and The store carried a large stock of general merchandise and groceries Wenatchee Wash The Wash The business Interests of this community are be- be behind behind be behind hind a building program with a total expenditure of ot over one million dol dollars lars Jars which Is to include a new and modern hotel which will cost com com- completed com completed about half halt a million dollan dollar |
