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Show Western Brevities from the Many I Western States Seattle. The tale of the hardships that followed the wrecking of the Seattle fishing schooner Washington in Yakataga Bay, Alaska, last November, No-vember, has been brought here by two members of her crew, Erling Olson, Ol-son, nnd Olaf Larson. With the five others of the crew, Olson and Larson were marooned 22 days on the rocky, stormy shore of 1'ukataga bay. During Dur-ing this time they were on a ration of one meal a day, fearing that they would have to remain in that placft until spring. El Centre Airplane transportation between Los Angeles and Imperial valley points has been started, the first plane engaged for the service tiaving completed its maiden trip from I. os Angeles to El Centro, Calif. 11 brought two passengers, although it has accomodations for eight. Berkely. Four students of the University Uni-versity of California who pleaded guilty to charges o exceeding the speed limit have been sentenced to remain out of automobiles for six months. San Antonio. Through application of the Woodmen of the World, the injunction suit filed against the order by San Antonio citizens to restrain construction of a hospital for' tuber-culars tuber-culars here has been transferred to the federu' "ourt. Pawhuska, Okia. A pair of prize Poland-China hogs probably will be included in a shipment of blue ribbon livestock which is to be sent from this country to China in an effort co inject new life into China's rapidly dwindling livestock industry. Chicago. Feeding sheep and lambs "or slaughter increased about 20 per cent this year over 1921 with' the largest numl er being prepared for market in the western irrigated region, re-gion, the division of crop and livestock estimates of the United States department de-partment of agriculture announced. Los Angeles. Chief of Police Oaks asked the city council for a special secret service appropriation of $10,000 to be used ia running down 500 drug agents who are selling 'dope to movie actors und others of this city. Spokane. Purchase of a ton and a half of grain to be distributed to hungry game ibirds has just been made by County Game Warden J. L. Anderson. The grain will be distributed distri-buted to the birds who are cut otf from natural food sources by the heavy snowfall. Seattle. Fare on the municipal car system having been reduced to 5 cents from 8 1-3 cents, effective March 1. Seattle officials are laboring to educate the public to ride more. Los Angeles. The county authorities authori-ties have ordered an autopsy on the body of Henry E. Sutherland of Pro-vo, Pro-vo, Utah, who dropped dead in a local lo-cal hotel. The autopsy was ordered, it was explained, to determine the rause of death, which was believed to be due to natural causes. San Francisco. The first shipment if bullion from the new cyanide mill of the Candelarla Mines company was sent to the mint at San Francisco, i'he lot, valued at 52B,00(J. does not represent the full amount of metals extruded, as a large amount of the silver is held in solution in the tanks, a condition that will exist until the final cleanup is made. Minneapolis. Stripped to his underwear under-wear and socks by holdup men who robbed him of all his outer clothinr and ?l4 in cash, Joseph Kone, Van couver, B. C., was forced to wandei about the streets in the ersidence sec tion here In zero weather for somf time before he could get aid. Wichita Falls. 'Seven human skeie tons have been dug up in a gravel pi near Charlie, in Clay county, the di covery being made by men haulin travel for road construction. si are 'hose of adults while the seveatl s the skeleton of a child. The skele ton of the child was next to that of a: iduli, as if mother and child had bee-l-nrled together. Neighbors are up ;bie to account for the discovery. San Anionio. Three Mexicans we killed in a running fight with mounte customs inspectors and Texrs rarnre near Miramln City, Wehh county, a cording to a report received by D am Collector of Customs Ed Uotulla, Tue '.ay. No tpe-nher of the federal fori was injure-. A quantity of intox eating liquor -n-fti seized |