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world's EVENTS IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEMISPHERES BOILED DOWN TO LAST ANALYSIS. i ARRANGED FOR QUICK READING Brief Note, Covering Happening, In This Country and Abroad That Are of Legitimate Interest to All the People. I New Orleans Has Fire. NEW! ORLEANS.—Fire recently de stroyed part of the warehouse of the Appalachian corporation. Officials es timât e4 - tfe ». loss at $1,200,000. J THE HAGUE. Thb first chamber of parliament has unanimously rati- i tied the loan of 2001,000,000 guilders (normally about $80,000,000) to Ger Dutch to Loan tp Germany m ; I many. Montana Timber Burning. KÀLISPEL, Mont.—Many forest l'ires are now raging on the 'Black-, fleet t. and 'Flathead national florests nd in privately owned timber in this section. Clothing Prices Drop, Claim. CHICAGO.—Priced of ready to wear garments have reached their peak and started to decline, Recording to mem bers of the Ready-to-Wear Associa tion. , The geological sjiurvey states that i the production of gold this year will be greatly reduced! In 1919 the out- ; and I The Production of Gold. iput was between; $3416,000,000 $360,000,000. Ontario "Dry" Vote Waits. OTTAWA.—The date of the refer j endum on prohibition of the importa tion of liquor into the province of On tario lias been postponed from October [ 26 to April 18, 1921. Montana Bank Deposits $91,898,809. HELENA.—According to figures -compiled by State Bank Examiner H. S. McGraw, residents of Montana have on deposit in 286 banks in this state the sum of $91,808,809. Return Securities to King. _ ^ ! LONDON. Thp court of appeals has decided that ,400,000 pounds worth of securities helA in England by King Ferdinand of Bulgaria when the world war began should be returned to Fer dinand. , To Pay Villa Loans. EAGLE PASH. Texas.—All personal loans, amounting to $60,000, obtained by Francisco Villa, bandit leader, who recently surrendered to the Mexican l>rovisional government, will be paid by the governn|ient. RAILROADS GET "RELIEF' Granted Increase of 35 Per Cent on Freight Tariffs—Boost Passenger Fares. WASHINGTON. --A decision has i been handed down by the interstate commerce commission on the appli- : cations of the railroads of the country granting a general increase in freight rates of approximately 37 per cent and an advance in passenger fares of 20 per cent. CHlCAGOl—For the first time since the ending of feedral governmental control of the wheat market wheat sold in Chicago Saturday at less than $2.23 a busjhel. the price which last year was guaranteed by congress, December delivery of wheat went as low as $2.21. an overnight tumble of ; Wheat Hits Low Mark. 12Vi cents. Join the farm bureau in your com munlty, 1t stands for the best inter ests of the farmer. WILSON'S HEALTH CAUSE OF WORRY j j ! ! ; I Can bjot Walk Across Room— Has Ashy Gray Pallor. WASHINGTON, D. t\—Ac cording to some of the most im portapt political callers who have »een the president during . the hist two weeks he is unable to walk across the room and uses an invalid chair almost constantly. One leg and one arm are iielpless, according to these callers, and the president's com plexion shows the long months of suffering in a pallor that is ashyl gray. ! Recent Happenings in This 8tats Given in Brief Items for Busy Readers. Schools Open September 6. MOSCOW.—Moscow schools will open on Monday, September 6. Troy Plans Harvest Festival. TKOV. This town is planning a fall fair and harvest festival on Oc tober 6, 7 and 8. Idaho Timber Well Guarded. MOSCOW.—"Not a stick of state In timber has been reported burned." Ben Bush, state timber cruiser, says. Lewiston Matron Succumbs. LEWISTON—Mrs. J. A. Wilkinson, age 70, of this place, died recently at Long eBach, Cal. es Highway Work Started.. LEWISTON.—An important piece of highway construction was commenced this rwoek when Contractor John J Evans began grading on the link of the Clearwater river road between Arrow Junction anti Myrtle, i KELOGG.—Caught beneath a Cole car owned by Miss Beryl Fiske, of Wallace, formerly of Spokane, when the vehicle went off the grade near Cataldo recently, Mrs. George Clark, age 48, suite 460 Chemical building, ; Spokane, was instantly killed. Thunderstorm at Moscow. the heaviest thunder storms this country has ex perienced swept over this section re cently. Several trees were struck in the mountains east of here. A light rain fell and laid the dust, cooled the atmosphere and was highly beneficial to all kinds of crops. I MOSCOW.—One of A U. of I. Soldiers Win Honors. MOSCOW—University of Idaho took second honors in the reserve officers' i training corps camp work at ('amp Kearney, recently. "The names of the ; Idaho boys are: Carl A. Burke, J. Fred Cline. J. F. Chod. P. T. Howell I and T. H. Shrontz. In the senior basic Idaho students stood above all other the course at universities and colleges of the west j ern department. They are; G. W. Friedman, C. J. Gill, J. S. Gill, O. W. Lemon. R. M Matthleson, S W. Rob [ inson, S. L. Smson, A H. Schroeder nd H. W. Ohomson. This, gives Idaho first place. Dentists Found Guilty, BOISE.—The state won its first conviction under the dental fraud law when a jury in district court here returned a verdict of guilty against V A ' ^tzgerald. northwest man ager at Portland ot a system of dentlgt and Dr w . A M yers. for . secretarv of the state dent al board on the charge ot conspiracy to dft f raud Fatally Hurt Digging Well. SANDPOINT —William S. Conklin was killed recently while working in a well on the J. W. Buckley ranch, north of Selle, when J. F. Jeppeson, who was working on top, accidentally loos ened a plang at the surface, the plank falling into the well and striking Conklin just above the temple. His skull was crushed like and eggshell at the point of contact. at Foreign Laborers Cause Comment. MOSCOW.—Invasion of this state by foreign laborers is causing the department of labor and immigration much concern. The sugar beet in i dustry of the state is responsible Mex tor bringing immigrants from : ico under a special ruling by the these permits laborers, although ineligible to re main in the United States, to come here for the purpose of doing agri cultural work only. which department Shot During a Quarrel. CALDWELL.—In a quarrel to set tie an old controversy between F. E. Trotter, newspaper man and state legislator, and Theodore Nye, Home dale banker, Trotter was mortally woifided. It is alleged that upon meeting Nye Trotter opened fire upon hint and inflicted several flesh wounds after which Nye shot Trotter's gun ; from his hand. Trotter was well known throughout southwestern Ida bo and was a state representative of Owyhee count> WOVLl) OBVIATE FARMING WASTE BOISE. -How southwestern Idaho j and the Inland Empire can mutually increase the profit of farming in both districts is outlined in a statement by j William Kerr, swine specialist of the ! University of Idaho extension division. He says that south Idaho farmers can grow stock hogs profitably to supply ! the needs of the northern wheat farm ; ers in saving the waste on their pea I crops, instead of summer fallowing their wheat fields. . Speculators Keep Up Prices. "■WÄSHINGTÖN.-Blame for exor bitant icoal prices was placed on spec ! ulators, in a statement toy the na tional coal association. PENDLETON JAIL BREAKER8 ARE CAUGHT—THRILLING CHASE AND ARREST. Rathie, Patterson and Anderson Are Brought In During Day and Eve ning—Violence Narrowly Averted. a PENDLETON, Ore.—All six of the men who escaped from the Umatilla county jail here, when Sheriff Til j Taylor was killed are again in prison, ; ollowing the capture at one point of , Neil Hart and James Owens, at an-' other of Jaok Rathie and at a third, j a place near Kamela, Ore., of Richard Pattersöh and Lewis Anderson. Excited crowds had gathered a few days before. Threats of lynching were ; being made, bnt no one offered to i Sheriff W. R. Taylor, brother of the official who was slain, posted early with a at lead a mob. of Sheriff Loyal to Duty. of himseir at the jail strongly armed posse, declaring his resolve to defend the prisoners. ! Other officials and conservative citi- i zens besought the crowd to let the j law take its course, pointing out that { as capital punishment is now again in effect in Oregon, sufficient justice cer- i tainly awaited the sheriffs slayers. ! ! A Unon county posse, headed by J. H. McLachlin of La Grande, cap tured Neil Hart and .lûmes Owens. A few hours later Jack Rathie, anoth er of the jail breakers, was captured, Owens and Hart were found sleep ing at a sheep camp near Tollgate, Ore., and, though armed, were taken withoiit a struggle, being manacled before they awoke. Officials of the posse declared Hart had confessed to firing the jihot which ended Sheriff Taylor's life. Rathie was taken near Gibbon, Ore. He was unarmed and offered no resistance. Stumbled On Their Men. Hart and Owens were taken by a La Grande posse. J. H. McLachlin of La Grande came onto a sheepherder's tenthouse in the mountain section near Tollgate. Perry Woodell, Arthur Firman, Mr. McLachlin and R. E. Turner entered the door of the tenthouse. The French sheepherder was arous ed by the coining of the posse. "Have you seen any strange men in this vi-' cinity?' one of the possemen asked him. "No, I linve not," was the quick reply, but as he spoke he pointed at a man bundled in blankets by his side and then pointed down toward the other sleeper. The carbines of the possemen were mmediately upon the two sleeping men and they were captured. . Family Betrayer Killed. SALT LAKE CITY.—-Christian Jiron and Mrs. Eatimio Duran were killed at Thompson. Utah, recently and the woman's husband was arrested and charged witli the killing. STATUE OF THE POPE > j*« M; Si igm ■ * m. ■mm I ro n: m » Ü» S. j m ;<^Y*x»e v i j L f U.&.Ü M This statue of Pope B .^edlct XV, the work of the famous sculptor, Eurico Quattrinl, to be made in bronze, Is to be shown as soon as completed, In public square of Constantinople. a MT. ANGEL C0LLEG MT. ANGEL, OREGON CONDUCTED BY THE BENEDICTIN E FATHERS J OFFERS COMMERCIAL, ACADEMIC, COLLEGIATE« t PRE-MEDICAL and PRE-LAW COURSES J Ideal Location. Modem Buildings V-W cat* 10 ®"' ' Splendidly Equipped Throughout „ _ Se ^.n« septe' ,lber Fall Term ope ns " I ; CLAIMS GERMANY HELPS FURTHER IRISH TURMOIL Premier Lloyd George Is Skeptical of View of Unionists.—Tells of Difficulty. LONDON.—An official report con cerning the reception recently by Pre mier Lloyd George of a deputation of unionist peers and members of the house of commons to discuss Ireland, shows that the chief spokesmen the duke of Northumberland and Sir Edward Carson, unionist leader, both of whom emphasized that the Sinn ! were j Fein was part of a great world wide ! conspiracy in which bolshevism and German revenge were playing an ac- i ; , lve P a 'G aiming at the destruction of Great Britain. j between the Sinn Fein and bol-, ; sheviki through Dr. Patrick McCaran, i Sinn Fein •'ambassador" to the Uni-' ted States, and declared that the Sinn Fein was represented at all the con ferences in Rusia leading up to the third international and that the Sinn j Fein program was virtually identical 1 with the program propounded by the alliance ! The duke alluded to alleged to have been formed early in an third international, ! i AN AMERICAN LEGION IN 1792 j - { Fighting Force of Nation Was First ! i ! Patterned After Roman Army. CAMP ! PIKE, Ark.—The first j "American Legion" was founded in 1792, and its existence by that name j terminated in 1796. War department ! records show t liât when the regular ! army was reorganized, in 1792, follow ing the Revolutionary war, it was first ' officially designated the "Legion"and was divided into four "sub-legions," ! of which the 4th United States infan try 'was a part, The idea of designating the United States army ,as the legion originated with General Knox, secretary of war, under George Washington. The army was patterned after the Roman le gion, the old military organization under which Julius Caesar and his successors conquered as much of the world as was then known. LUMBER PRODUCTION DROPS Third Less Than Requirements. Says Trade Review. SEATTLE.—Lumber production in Washington and Oregon for the week ending July 24 was 20 per cent below Normal and 13 per cent above ship ments, according to reports. Germany Frees Bela Kun. BERLIN.—Bela Kun, former com munist dictator of Hungary, and his communist companions, who were de tained at ^Stettin while en route to Russia, have been allowed to depart to "a destination abroad, to be chosen by themselves, v owing to legal rights. Trade Balance Declines. WASHINGTON.):—^ America's trade balance with Europe for the fiscal year just ended fell off more than $600,000,000 compared with 1919. -!- SCHOOLS -! MME. PLESS' DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL, 431 Har vard North Seattle, Wash. Post graduate, college prepara tory and elementary courses. French, music, sports. Won derful building and grounds. Open Sept. 15. Prospectus. HOLY NAMES NORMAL SCHOOL AND ACADEMY. We open Sept. 7th and Nth. For catalogue write to Registrar. SPOKANE GONZAGA UNIVERSITY Spokane, Wash. Boarding and Day School for Boys and Young Men. Law Classical High School Commercial Catalogue on application. YANKEES GET IN WAR AMONG MEXICANS Ex-Service Men Will Operate Cantu', Machine Guns Against Huerta. of ' MEXICALI. — Governor Cantu's action terminating with the Mexican provisional ment and reports that American service men were to serve the 21 chine guns for the Cantu forces the outstanding features in the tion here arising out of the ! intention of the central Esteban relations govern ex ma are situa announced government ! to wrest control of Lower California ^ rom Governor Cantu. i WOOL CONSUMPTION DROPS WASHINGTON.—A sharp drop in wool consumption amounting to an proximately 17,000,000 pounds in Tune as compared with the average con sumption for the preceding months this year, is announced. The dron j was due, the bureau said, to the cur 1 tailment of operations in the textile manufacturing ! * 3ue to Curtailment of Operations Textile Mill,. by of industry, resulting from lack of orders, cancelations deferred shipments. and ! 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