The Ordway new era., 1919-06-06
eoNpENsep RECORD oF rHE
PRooREss OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
oAvINos, D o IN q ., ACHIEVE
nENTs, suFFERiNos. HoPEs
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
wsstsr. Newspaper u.,on revs service
WESTERN

old, and the only daughter OF tne iate
Gen. John G. Fremont, the "pathfind-
er," died at her home, Los Angeles,
after an illness of nearly a year.
House members from Washington,
Oregon and California have formed an
organization with Representative Kahn
of California as chairman to push
enactment Of any legislation benefit
ing the Pacific coast.
The territorial Legislature has
passed a law forbidding the sale Of
liquors within Yukon territory after
Sept. 1 next. A plebiscite on the fu-
ture liquor policy, to be held early next
year, has been provided for.
Boyd Traitors skull was fractured
and both legs and an arm severed
when he was run over by street car
in Portland. Traylor attempted to
board moving car and fell under the
trucks. He was former service man.
American and Mexican army Off
GERS met on the polo field for the first
time at military festival staged by
the Eighth Cavalry, Col. g. I. Lang
horne, commanding. at Preside. Tex
as, east of Ell PasO, Texas. The score
was to 4.
The Yukon Legislature has passed
an act extending the franchise TO
women in all territorial elections on
full equality with men and has asked
the Canadian federal government to
grant similar rights to women in all
future federal elections.
Governor Hobby of Texas declined
to authorize the passage of Mexican
troops through Texas, without guaran-
tees of protection to Americans, and
so notified the State Department. 1t
was pointed out by an official
of the State Department that
Angeles drought brains and abil-
ity to the anti-Carranza move
ment," which is now considered
the most serious the present Mexican
government has had to face.
WASHINGTON
England's bill for transporting 1,OOO,-
600 American soldiers across the At
lantic in British ships is approximate
ly $S2,OO0,OOO.
James l.. Slayden Of San Antonio,
Tex, was reelected president Of the
American Peace Society ut its annual
meeting in Washington. Resolutions
were adopted indorsing the league of
nations.
Manufacturers used during April 45,-
100000 pounds of wool, an increase of
80 per cent over March. The increased
consumption indicates "a rapid return
to normal conditions" the bureau of
markets declared in a statement In
Washington.
Guarded night and day and far out
of human reach on a pedestal at the
Interior Department exposition at
Washington, is tiny vial. 1t con-
tains a specimen of the deadlIest poi
son ever known. 1t is '.Lewisite," pro-
duct OF an American scientist. Ten
airplanes carrying "Lewisite" would
have wiped out every vestige of life
human, animal and vegetable-in
Berlin. A single days output would
snuff out 100000 lives on Manhattan
island.
George Creel, through the Treasury
Department, has asked Congress for
$32, 600 for closing accounts of the com
mite on public information.
from Archangel is actually under way,
according to cable advices to the War
Department at Washington, which
stated that all members of the 339th
infantry were awaiting evacuation.
Registered bonds of farm loan banks
were held by 1,102 individuals and in
stitutions of whom 1850 each had less
than $4,000 worth, according to the
latest tnbulation by the United States
Farm Loan Board. Only three holders
had more than $5OO,O00 in registered
bonds Thirty-six held between $685.
600 and 100000. and thirteen had be-
tween 100000 and $5O0,OOO. Average
holdings of coupon bonds were be-
lieved TO be even less than the S9,S0O
average of the registered bonds, being
more preferred by small investors. In
terest charges on the S10,S21 ,425 to-
tai of outstanding registered bonds
amount to S51O,0S6 annually, most of
the bonds paying Az per cent and
some per cent Most of the bonds
have been issued in the middle west.
One thousand Nieuport and COO Spad
airplanes and 1000 Hispnno-Suiza and
500 Gnome motors will be shipped to
the United States Under the terms OF
an agreement between the French gov
ernment and the United States liquida-
tiOn commission. The planes and mo-
TORS represent part of the aviation
equipment contracted for abroad by the
War Department.
Total subscriptions to the fifth or
Victory Liberty loan were announced
by the treasury as S5.249 ,90S, 300, an
oversubscription Of nearly $15000O,-
mn