Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-08-08
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Attempting u descent from an air
plane ut an estimated altitude of 5000
feet, Edward r. Thompson was In
stantly killed near Fresno, Calf, when
the parachute failed to open.
The wooden steamer Admiral knight,
600 tons, Of Semitic, was burned TO tile
waters edge on the coast between Van
couVer and Victoria. The twenty-three
members Of the crew we're rescued.
The drou,h record for Boise and
southwestern Idaho Is broken, the
weather bureau recorded the 10Th sue
cessive day without rain. The previous
record was In 1917 with 10i days.
Four miners were killed and three
seriously injured at Burke, Idaho,
when a cage In the shaft of the Hecla
mine Of the Hecla Mining Company
shot into the sheaves instead of de-
%scendlng the shaft.
A replica OF the log cabin In which
Abraham Lincoln was born Is being
built at Richmond, Mo. The house,
26x3s, with porches and chimneys, Is
III tAutA lfIlNhutAlbH VI WV hAAVhn
cabin, even to the bark on the logs.
A bench warrant has been Issued AT
Lincoln, Neb., by the clerk Of the SUI
preme Court commanding Warden
FentOn Of the state penltentlary TO
electrocute Allen V. Grammer within
the walls OF the prison between the
hours Of 9 a. m. and o p. m. Sept. 10
next.
Abnltoni Bigue No. 2, who, with his
brother, was accused OF the murder OF
Charles Hubbel at his Indian trading
post on the Navajo reservation, plead
ed guilty In Superior Court at Flag
staff. His brother, Abaltonl Bigue No.
l, was convicted and sentenced TO life
Imprisonment.
Sale of beer containing 2M per cent
alcohol was permitted In n decision by
Judge william II. Sawtelle Of Arizona
In the United States District Court at
san francisco, sustaining a demurrer
Of the Rainier Brewing Company,
which asked that u government action
10 prohibit the sale Of such beer be
dismissed.
Gov. Andres ortiz of the state OF
Chihuahua has offered a reward OF
$4,000 gold for the capture, dead or
alive, of Francisco villa, according to
a Mexico merchant, who arrived In
III Pnso from chihuahua city, He snld
the offer appeared In an advertisement
In Nne Of the chihuahua City newspa.
pers.
WASHINGTON
Representative j. W. Ragsdale Of
South Carolina dropped dead at the
office of Or. lIooe In Washington.
Without u record vote the Senate
passed and Gent to The House the ad-
ministrntion bill authorizing an In
crease from $500 Ia $4,000 In the mum
Der of commissioned officers to be re-
tanned In the army this year.
Carter Glass, secretary of the treas
my. In a letter to an banks and trust
companies, states that hc anticipates
the revenues of the government m the
fiscal year ending June go, 1920, viii
amount 20 at least SG,5OU.p1O,OOO and
that he has no reason Go believe the
expenditures of the government Will
exceed that amount
Anew credit of Sl51. 5i0,OOO for France
was established 10y the treasury,
making a total of S8,0l0,O2G,SOO ad.
vanccd To that country and "a total OF
S0.6l5,4Ou,n21 advanced to the allies.
After nearly two hours debate aud
while the temperature in the chamber
was lowering around the 100 mark, the
House voted TO repeal the 10 per cent
tax ON ice cream and soda water.
After brief debate the Senate adopt.
ca u resolution by Senator Polndextcr
OF Washington, authorizing the federal
trade commission Ia Investigate recent
increases In the market price OF fuel
oil In the United States, and especially
on the Pacific coast.
Organization Of the extra cavalry a..
vision provided for In the War Depart
ment plans for the National Guard will
be pushed vigorously Il was said NJ
she department There Is no anticipa-
lion that sixteen divisions of infantry.
corresponding 10 the war organization
OF the state forces, viii be completed
this year but efforts will be made IA
get the cavalry unit, six regiments oi
Vvhteh xvft hn rufc.n la Vexne Ia anudi.