The Washington herald., 1916-09-10
Telegraph Tips

AFTERNOON when his machine dropped 500
rect while he was flying over West Chi
| cago. Christianson suffered a fractured
skull, broken arm, and serious internal
| injuries.
Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 9.-Fire, causing
100000 loss, damaged three business
places and tied up heavy east side traf-
nc for hours early today. A basket fac
tory wholesale leather houses, and
Autograph plant were damaged. The fire
followed a series of gasoline explosions.
Berlin Sept. 9.-Dr. Walter Zurhouen,
| former assistant director of the astrono-
mical observatory at Santiago, Chile, has
been killed in action. it was announced
today.
Rome. Sept. st. N. Page, the Amerj-
can ambassador, left for the front TODAY
as the guest OF Lieut.. Gen. Count Luigi
Cadorna' the Italian chief of staff.
New York. Sept. 9.-Spanish senoritas
are swarming to the movies and turning
cold shoulder on the activities of Npe
toreador and the well-known bull, &c
cording to last advices from that coun
try brought here today by James Haves.
| an Englishman.
Mcpherson. Kans., Sept "a man driv-
Ing big touring car called on the city
Tor help here. The car was filed with
members of his large family The driver
was without gasoline and without money
70 provide for his family. His wife was
III and the family was on the way to
Denver where they intended to sell the
car.
London, Sept 9-King George signed
today proclamation requiring British
SUBJECTS TO make returns in regard to
property owned by them in countries at
war with Great Britain and also of
claims made by them against subjects of
governments Of hostile countries
Williamson. w Va, Sept. 9.-Charged
with murder alleged to have been com
mltted forty-four years ago, Andrew
Wise, who has resided at Nolan near
here, for number of years. is under ar
rest here. The crime for which Wise
stands accused was committed at Ashe-
VILE n. c., in 1872. Wise is now sixty
six years old.
Nashville. Ind. Sept. 9.-John Sweers
living near Elkinsville Brown county. is
patron Of a rural route and has a mail
oox at his front gate. A few weeks ago
he deposited a letter in the box, but the
carrier failed to find it. The second time
he mailed letter and again It was
missing. Again he deposited a letter. and
this time he kept watch To his amaze
ment he saw bluebird light on the mail
box, hop inside. come out with the letter
in its bill and fly away.
Vincennes, Ind. Sept. 9-MabeI Pierce
OF indianapolis when visiting her grand
father. James Harper, was drowned near
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small dog on boat when the animal
playfully pushed her over into White
river.
San Juan del Sur. Nicaragua, Sept, q
train on which DR.. Julius Iras, nominee
of the liberal party for the presidency,
was travelling. was fired on by troops to-
day. Two persons were killed and seven
wounded. The troops alleged that they
were obeying orders issued by the gov
ernor. who has been removed from office.
Hastings, Iowa. Sept. e-Last year forty
acres Of wheat on the farms of Charles
Brown and B. J. Lookabi, near here,
were so wet that the grain could not be
cut and last spring there was such good
crop OF volunteer wheat on the field that
1t was decided not to molest it. They
have just finished harvesting and thresh-
ing the forty acres Of volunteer wheat
and secured 4sS bushels of wheat of fno
quality.
Greenwood Springs. Miss, Sept st.
3. and E. B. Burnette twin bows. 10
years old, died of malaria here yesterday
within an hour of each other. They will
be buried in one coffin.
Charleston. W. Va, Sept Sired O,
Blue, State tax commissioner, in a state
ment made public here, says that in the
two years the State prohibition law has
been In effect there has ucen a reduc-
tion of 80 per cent in crime and 10 per
cent in drunkenness in West Virginia
Riga, N. D., Sept 9-George Eastman.
head of the Eastman Kodak Company.
Rochester, n. Y, underwent an operation
in his private car here for abcess, and to-
day his surgeon, DR.. T. w. Milhgan, a
member of the Eastman party, pro
nounced his condition improved.
Dublin. Sept 9-Potato blight has
made its appearance in Ireland. This
year spraying materials are more
costly than usual and less easily OBJ
tanned, and this, together with wet
weather in July, is believed to have
caused the rapid spread OF the dis
ease.
South Bethlehem. Pa, Sept. 81
Seven men were badly burned in an
accidental explosion at the Reding-
ton fuse plant Of the Bethlehem Steel
Company. Two of them, Harvey
Morrow and Walter Mccormick. both
of Easton, were hurried to st. Luke's
Hospital here.
Beverly, Mass, Sept. g. Summer
colonists expect to raise $4,000 to aid
victims of infantile paralysis. At
the headdress ball given under the
direction Of Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond more than $3.50 was raised
and subscriptions are being taken to
increase this.
Buenos Ayres, Sept. e-The govern
ment has submitted to Congress a
bill for the establishment of a gov
ernment monopoly of wireless teleg-
raphy in the Argentine Republic.
Chicago, Sept. 9-A few days ago
jewelry valued at 800 disappeared from
q dresser in the room of Mrs. Charles
Courtland Smith, South Irving avenue.
When the police could find no clue Mrs
Smiths daughter, Leonore, Il years old
told her mother that she dreamed she had
hidden the jewelry on a shelf in one of
the closets. A search was made and
the jewelry was found.