The Washington herald., 1916-10-20
Telegraph Tips

Tuscon, Ariz., Oct ia sfft of
5000 for an observatory and 36-inch tee
scope has been announced today at q
meeting Of the board of regents of the
University OF Arizona by DR.. r. B. Won
hleinsmid, president of the university.
The donors name is to be kept secret by
request
Newport R. l., Oct 19.-Mr Cornelius
Vanderbilt, jr., has been elected bust
ness manager of the Lake Placid School
Monthly and has shown his ability in
that line by obtaining advertisements OF
all the fashionable stores here for the
magazine. He is still in Newport and
carries on his work from this place.
Connellsville, Pa, Oct. 19-Irregulari-
ties OF car supply and the continued
shortage of labor combined this week
to reduce coke and coal production IN
the Connellsville region to the euuiva-
lent OF $4,000 tons OF coke, as compared
with $4,000 tons the previous week.
Ell Paso. Texas. Oct. 19-George Albert
Smith, Of Salt Lake City. was elected
president Of the International Irrigation
congress last night at the closing busi-
ness session OF the twenty-third congress
Aberdeen, s D.. Oct 1e.-south Da-
kota had its first heavy snowfall of
the season.
Buenos Aires, Oct. 19.-Estimates Of
the ministry of agriculture of the
areas sown in crops in Argentina for
the next harvest are: Wheat 6.5Il, 600
hectares; oats, 1,o22,O 900; linseed.
1.2OS,oO0.
YonkersfN. Y. Oct 19.-Coroner Living
ston has begun an investigation into the
death Of Percy Douglas. formerly a SOL
dter in the British army who died on
Tuesday in St. Joseph's Hospital. An
autopsy showed that Douglas had suffered
fracture of the skull and Jaw and
dislocated shoulder.
Chicago. Oct I9.-Mrs. Lucy Cal
houn' widow of William J. Calhoun
former minister to China, has applied
for a passport and will be here for
France to do volunteer Red Cross
work. Mr.. Calhoun died a few weeks
ago.
Ipswich. Mass. Oct. 1s.-Physicians
are puzzled as the case Of Gladys
Smith. Is years old. who slept for
nearly As hours. She went to bed early
in the evening and the next morning
She could not be awakened. She feels
perfectly well now, she says
Chicago. Oct. 1s.-"Johnny" Hand.
Chicago's best known orchestra leader,
who provided music for the gala occa-
sions of three generations of Chica-
goans, Is dead. He lacked but eight
days Of being So years old. He was
veteran of the civil war.
London. Oct. 1s-Mrs. Jelficoe, mother
of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe. the com
mander of the British grand fleet, is dead
at the age of So The admiral also has
lost his father since the outbreak of the
war. and his father-in-law, Sir Charles !
Cayzer, died last September.
Boston. Oct. 1s.-Capt William R. Rush.
u. S. N. commandant at the Boston
navy yard. who led the force of 5000
marines and sailors which landed at Vera
Cruz from the Atlantic feet in 1914, is to
retire after forty years service. Capt.
Rush, who is SO years old, was ap-
pointed from Louisiana in 1879
Fairmont, w. Va. Oct 19.-When Will
liam Fyles, of Everson, arrived at the
county Jail here. following his conviction
for vagrancy, he was taken along the
main corridor and looked into a bathroom
as he passed. What's that?" he asked,
curiously. pointing to a bathtub That's
about all there is to the story.