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Show u History of PastWeek The News Happenings of Seven Days Paragraphed INTERMOUNTAirC John Lutley held up two places of business, one In broad daylight and secured $110, armed only with a pair of pliers, at Seattle. Thomas Stephens, one of tlie stockholders stock-holders of the Sun Francisco baseball club of the Pacific Coast Baseball league, is leading a movement to organize or-ganize a new state league In California. George Bruno, a range rider In the eastern end of Nye county, Nevada, was surprised by receiving a check 'from t lie state treasurer for $500 as a reward for his efforts In securing conviction con-viction of Cooney Clifford for rustling stock. The death of John J. (Doc) O'Toole In San Francisco recently removed one of the well known old time residents resi-dents of Nevada, a man who probably liad more acquaintances In various Nevada Ne-vada mining camps, especially Virginia Vir-ginia City and Goldfield, than any other man who resided there. Missoula has been named as the convention con-vention place for the State Press association as-sociation of Montana, and will meet in that city the day preceding the gathering of the National Editorial association, next July. The date of the national meeting has not yet been definitely fixed. The state meeting will take but one day, because of the national na-tional convention. Utah woolmen have announced that they will pay 10 cents a head for shearing during the coming season and ithe shearers will pay their own board. The price is to be graduated downward, down-ward, nccording to the grade of the eheep to be shorn. Contracts will be made with each individual shearer prior to the time of shearing, according accord-ing to President J. A. Hooper of the Utah Woolgrowers' association. Becoming alarmed at the prolonged absence of her husband, and after searching the previous day, Mrs. Frank Koolick, wife of a well known Arbon Talley, Idaho, farm, discovered one foot sticking out of the snow, and soon uncovered Koolick who apparently had become confused by the dense bllz-, zard of that locality, and froze to death. He left his ranch to go to Taullne, a village a short distance way, when the blizzard struck his outfit out-fit with full force, He made the trip ell right, but was caught upon his return. re-turn. When within 150 yards of his bome he unhitched, and seemingly the borses jM away from him and made their way to the barn. GENERAL A wave of sentiment in favor of the sales tax for the soldiers' bonus swept over congress ss fhe result of the action ac-tion of President Harding in opening the doors to its adoption. A cat's effort to steal fish from a frying pan resulted in the death of David Frisch and his wife, Freda, from gas poisoning and the illness of eight other persons in a three-story Brooklyn Brook-lyn tenement. Pnvich Radonich was found stnbhed to death lying across the bed In his bachelor quarters in Clinton, Ind. Three small holes above the heart Indicated In-dicated the murderer Ir.td used a Tiat-pin Tiat-pin or a slender instrument similar to a hatpin. Twenty residents of Greater New York lose their motorcars by theft each day, police officials announce on the basis of G0O0 automobile thefts Inst year. The value of the cars and accessories was estimated at $30,000,-000. $30,000,-000. A number of new varieties of potatoes po-tatoes have been grown during 1A21 from seeding? by the experiment station sta-tion of the United States Department of Agricultural located at Sitka. Alns-ka. Alns-ka. Some of them give promise ot helping the GOO homesteaders to raise more largely the food crops required by Alaska's population. A community corncrlb, large enough to hold all the corn that enn be offered, of-fered, will be erected in Neligh, Nebraska, Ne-braska, if the plans of business men of that city carry. This crib will be made available for the use of any corn grower who desires to use -it, and the grower will pe paid in cash the market price of his product on the day of delivery. VASHINQTOn. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, assistant assis-tant secretary of the navy, told a meeting meet-ing of Boy Scouts In Washington, that his father "was the Scoutmaster in our family" and "instilled in us the principles prin-ciples that the Boy Scouts of America stand for." Liquor Imports during the past year increased by nearly $1,500,000 as com-parel com-parel with 1020, while shipments of soft drinks Into the country fell off by more than" tPOO.OOO during the same period, according to foreign trade reports re-ports made public by the commerce department Declaration that the furmers must be lifted out of their condition or the country's entire business life will be drawn into a gigantic sinkhole was made before the senate agriculture committee by Frank W. Misli, a member mem-ber of the Maryland state senate. William Jennings Bryan says he has no intention of entering into a contest for Hie office of United States Senator from Florida, but would consider the matter from a standpoint of duty if the people of Florida feel that he could render a service to the nation sufficient to justify them In calling upon him to represent them. Chief Justice Taft of the United States supreme court was added by Senator Harris, to the members of the supreme court whom he criticised for touching upon political matters In public pub-lic addresses. Declaring that such actions ac-tions "hurt the judiciary," Senator Harris named Associate Justice Clarke in that connection. For the first time in many months the balance of trade of the Philippine islands during November was in the favor of the islands. The total trade for the month amounted to $13,176,000, Of which $8,032,311 was for exports and $5,143,851 was for Imports. Lumber manufacturers of Idaho, western Montana and eastern' Tlregon "have organized and conducted the Western Pine Manufacturers' association associa-tion for the primary purpose of agreeing agree-ing on the prices of their lumber," the federal trade commission declared In submitting to congress the fourth of a series of reports dealing with the dumber dum-ber indusry. The French government filed with the interstate commerce commission a few days ago, a series of complaints against various railroads and the director di-rector general of the railroad administration adminis-tration asking a return of alleged overcharges over-charges on shipments of war munitions during the war aggregating more than $300,000, FOREIGN. Two hundred silver coins made between be-tween 1329 and 1437 were unearthed in a barnyard in Whitburn Wales. Numismatists value the treasure at $10,000. Madame Curie, who with her husband' hus-band' discovered radium, has been elected a member of the French Academy Acad-emy of Medicine, becoming the first woman academician. Unemployed miners of Rhoridad, Wales have appealed to the municipal authorities to help them in their demand de-mand for cheaper beer. Owing to the high price of the beverage, many of the workmen's clubs are in danger oC closing. The National Association for the Protection of the Family in Germany, composed of parents with large families, famil-ies, has decided to ask the relchstag to increase the tax on bachelors and childless parents 10 per cent. The proceeds from the increased tax would be used for a child welfare fund. The house of representatives after a fight, agreed to the provision in the interior in-terior department appropriation bill authorizing the rehabilitation and enlargement en-largement of the Fort Hall irrigation project in southeastern Idaho, at an aggregate cost of $700,000, of which $300,000 is appropriated for use during dur-ing the coming year. The reichstag voted confidence in the government of Chancellor Wirth. The vote was 220 to 185. Before the vote was taken Dr. Wirth declared : "Whoever "Who-ever votes on the motion should clearly clear-ly understand that in doing so lie is expressing his judgment on the government's govern-ment's policy as a wtiole. It is this judgment that I ask you to express and the situation will then become clear." After a period of quiet lasting several sev-eral hours, disorders again broke out in Belfast, when shooitng began in the Stanhope street area, near the Victoria barracks. Raiders entered the offices of the i"ew Northern Spinning company and shot and killed William Duff in, the assistant manager, and wounded a clerk. When the firing of the military failed to disperse the hostile crowds the troops were ordered to charge with bayonets. One civilian was wounded. |