Show NEW THE PAST WEER A complete history of what has been happening throughout the world WESTERN the mil bill authorizing Secret secretary try fall to investigate survey and report to i congress on the columbia basin arri gallon gation project in washington state has passed the senate the measure authorized an appropriation of to finance the mork and billel for the report to be made not later than january 1 1924 1024 the california state federation of labor has involved imol ed the injunction against the new minimum wage law reducing the wage of minors and women workers from 16 to 15 per week superior judge walter perry johnson johnon issued the injunction against the state industrial welfare commis ion slon utah auto licenses have brought in revenue of over oner this year the radiophone craze is undergoing the same changes in public opinion that Nir ireless eless craze underwent accord ing to professionals dealers report that the peak peik of the radiophone craze has passed where three months ago dealers were unable to fill orders for radio supplies and parts they are now soliciting trade construction charges on government irrigation projects would be extended to be paid in forty annual payments dating from time of public notice with cred ts for past payments on the for tylear plan under a bill introduced by senator borah rep idaho and referred to the senate irrigation corn com cittee A report on state tax assessments issued by the census bureau showed that in 1920 the highest tax per cap ita on real and find personal property combined 1847 was levied in neva da california anas as the only sta state te which levied no general property tax that vear the report showed berh ing all revenues reve rev nuee enties from special taxes I 1 and ott er sources the highest per capita I 1 levy evy of special taxes in C 03 anas v as reported by khoda island approximately will be spent for good toad road construction throughout the country durin during the fis cal 3 vear ear which began july I 1 this will be bioux t about by the contina atlon of federal aid roads under re cenit cent authorization of an tion of almost fifty million dollars for distribution among the several states under tie tl e conditions of the aid id each state must match the sum a lote I 1 it the apportionment to be ma made d e to t the be various v estern states for tl t e fiscal vear which began july 1 is as its follows arizona california colorado idaho 62 col iowa kansas hansas minnesota 1415 1 31 montana 1 nei eIra sla 10 nevada neada new ew mexico 93 oregon texis 29 OW utah fco wyoming GENERAL uncle johnny shell of kentucky inho ft ho claimed to be 3 years ears of age la Is dead of the infirm tie ties of age if his claim was conert he was tl e oldest n an in the worl I 1 lie ile left 0 ov er descendants his ills oldest daugh ter is 90 and h hs s 3 youngest voun pest son is 6 years of age he ile was tn twice ice married ills first stife died nine vears ago after they had lived together for eighty five 3 vears ills second stife died two years ago at the age of 30 bringing the message ale sige that france will pay I 1 er del ts I 1 ut ad ling that thit a i lot depends on germany tean h official representative of the I 1 rench gov goi ernyei t arned on the steamer la savele on his way to nv washington ashington as an eidi adviser iser at the corn com it arg sess on of the debt f fill ii ding commission constant nople harem attendants attend ints 1 av I 1 e goi e on a strite for more money and sl orter I 1 ours man many y of the c p it ital itil il s f nest nelt harems I 1 ave ine been left un guarded and ind their owners are trying d to find suitable qui table s sibet abst tit t it s for the etril ers auml ers ff f russian Ilus sian refugees gees have hie ol tl air services ser rices but it lis v as foun I 1 they vi are e re not f eted for tl job wilbur glen no volva ruler of Z on n ID ill has or alered a sum ly of I 1 lani et with w ith v h ch to cover knicker clad bir hir in diio girls wh 41 ie le they pass through billage village WASHING I 1 IUT ur Adm administration inist officers ficen of of the ebu live tive establish ments of ta tie e g govern N ern ment icho ho were assen bled lo 10 foi thel third semiannual bus ness meeting were called upon by president hard ilard ing for the utmost economy of x I 1 lend end iture dur ng ta tie e curlent fiscal fis ai year ind the use of their pruning knives upon the esti estimates mites for the succeeding twelve months the pie pi evident further urged economy by fed eral officials as an example tor for tt tie e states and municipalities jhc e mount n ng debts he deser bed as a menace unequaled in america to day books of the war finance corpora tion showed a total of in loans outstanding at the close of the f seal sc il 3 ear june SO BO according to a summary ar of operations issued by man aging director after years bears suspend on recruiting for the navy under orders published will be resumed sixty five thousand men will have to enlist or reenlist in the coming 3 year ear in order to keep the navy nave up to the men authorized under the naval appropriation bill benator bursum republican net navy mexico melo has been directed by tl esen e sen ate reclamation and irrigation corn com cittee to report favorably to the sen ate the house bill authorizing the sale of surplus power developed under the salt river reclamation project in arizona the measure would author ize the se creary of the interior when ever surplus pomer Is created to en ter into contracts not exceeding fifty years in duration for its sale senator kendrick of wyoming has introduced a bill amending the oil leasing law by providing that royal ties may be paid to the states terly instead of annually the sena tor suggests suggest this change because of the desire of wyoming state uglier sity to raise funds for new construe tion work hunger and undernourishment un will prevail in many dis ariew in russia after the coming bar vest but actual famine is now on the wane and soon N will III have vanished except in isolated districts accord ng to reports which have reached the american relief administration in moscow from its workers in the field appointment of a joint congress lon Jon al committee to investigate the c of creating a government farm insurance bureau would be authorized under terms of a resolution i intro n t ro d by senator or oregon e g 0 fhe insurance bureau would farmers against crop losses fires and other I 1 lizards mcnary explained herr A 11 II G fokker designer and builder of the monoplane used exten saeley by germany in the world war for pursuit and combat duty is coop crating with american naval design ers in experiments looking to the de v elopement elop ment of a ne v torpedo plane the navy irvy department announces FOREIGN f beneral L is terrazas former chi 1 cahua cattle I 1 ing and tl e mexican goven ment have hane aniced definitely up on tl e transfer of his va vast t estate approximately 6 WO acres for which tie government is to pay 13 COO peso pesos a I 1 atle e more than thin 43 un der tl ti e p pres nt rate of excl ange the general will receive in cash 20 per cent of the purchase pir chase I 1 trice rice while the iema remainder inder will mill be paid for with pa per issued by the mexican govern ment maria del phar morena moren a the 15 vear ear old daughter of the ed tor of the herald of mexico cita who was mur dered dred a few weeks ago by deputy alorie i shot and killed the slaver of he father as he was lem leaving ing I 1 Is home on donala street twenty three persons were nvere killed and throy ired when nhen an express train collided with a mail train in tl ti e 0 vicinity of palencia entire camill s are reported to I 1 av ne e been wiped out as tl e trains were mere crowded with noli holl day folks in one case a t moti er and three daughters dangl mere vv ere killed ft 1 ile in mother ai other a i father and baby were the only ones who mho escaped out of a tarn fam ily fly of eigi bigit t tie tl e state department announces that a tent tentative athe program for tion of santo domingo by Ame american military forces had been agreed w th a t group of dominican leaders wl 0 MN have e been in iv ash agton some sime months on their own in dative in con ference with cepal t nent officials ls the program will dl be carried out tt e state ment wil sail I 1 as is soon as it can ein be as cert erta ined ned whether it meets with tbt approval api roval of a t majority of tie donin do lean lein people chile I 1 las is accey accepted ted ta tie e propos proposal il tl at it in case no alel isbit is eld in tacna tieni anca and ind chile an ani I 1 i eru c cannot decided the sov son e e anti of the province by direct degoti tion alboth both coin Voin tiles will request an in exel c be u of the good offices of the uni ed states |