Taiban Valley news., 1919-04-04

Western Newspaper Union News service
WESTERN
Automobile bandits stepped into the
Iowa State Bank in Des Moines, locked
Z. II. Hunter, bookkeeper, and Ne X.
Pharmer, assistant cashier, in the
washroom after Pharmer had opened
the vault, secured $4,000 and made
their getaway.
The attempt to reopen the shipyard
and contract machine shops in the San
Francisco bay region after nearly two
months idleness because of strikes
Involving 10000 machinists failed, 'ac-
cording to both sides. The machinists
struck to enforce demand for half
day holiday on Saturday.
The trial of Frederic T. Woodman,
mayor of Los Angeles, indicted on a
charge of asking, agreeing to receive
and receiving bribe, is set for April
II. The early date was fixed at the
request Of the mayors attorney, who
said he wanted the case settled before
the May municipal primaries.
En- route to Washington to discuss
independence for their archipelago,
members of the Philippine independ-
ence commission arriving on an army
transport are spending few days in
San Francisco comforting with local
business men regarding trade condi-
tions between San Francisco and the
Philippines.
The dead bodies Of Vera May Mel
son, stenographer, and Yoshio Ho-
sada, Japanese, were found in a San
Francisco restaurant in the woman's
apartments. The deaths were caused
by bullet wounds. According to the
police Hosada shot the woman and
then killed himself. No motive for the
crime has been found by the police.
A bill providing for the regulation
by public school authorities of all pri-
vate, parochial and denominational
schools in Nebraska was passed by the
Senate of the State Legislature. The
measure, which already has passed
the House, will empower public schoo
superintendents to inspect such insti
tutions and report to the proper of
ficers the use of any text books sub
versive of American institutions"
Unless there is an immediate reduc
tion of approximately 20 per cent II
the cost of necessaries of life all o.
the mines and smelters in Utah viii
close, according to the declarations O
a circular issued by metal mine oper
ators of that state to merchants il
Utah's mining camps The statemen
is issued by committee recently ap
pointed by the operators and is base'
on investigations of living costs II
metal producing communities.
WASHINGTON
George Fort, assistant treasurer o
the United States, died at his home II
washington of heart failure. He ha
recovered recently from an attack o
influenza.
Army camps to be abandoned by tn
War Department, including buildings
other facilities, are to be sold to tn
highest bidders, and April 10 has bee
fixed as the date for receiving bids
The plan is to sell entire camps fO
lump sums and big Industrial concern
are regarded as the most likely pul
Cbasers.
Increased use by American farmer
of tractors was shown in reports frOl
manufacturers, estimating that al
proximately 315,000 Of the machine
will be produced this year. This
more than double the number man,
factured last year.
Unusual growth of trade betwee
the United States and Oceania We
shown in a report in the bureau I
foreign and domestic commerce. In Il
first eight months Of the fiscal yes
OceanIa took $135, 1907 worth Of e
ports from this country, as compare
with $83,906,8O6 in the same peric
last year, and sold the United Stat'
goods. valued at $139,S71 ,602, an Il
crease Of $62,0OO,O0O over last year.
Forty-six per cent Of the comml
stoned officers who were on the arm
lists Nov. IL, 1918, had been discharge
on March 20 last. A statistical repo
prepared by the general staff shove
that Of the 1SS,434 officers on du
when the armistice was signed, 1924
were in service on March 20. III
greatest reduction was in the chemic
warfare service, S3 per cent Of Its COZ
mIssioned personnel having been r
leased.
The first loans to railroads on S
curity of certificates Of indebtedne
issued by the railroad administratiC
were made today by the war finan
corporation, to an aggregate OF abo
$5.7OOOOO. The Chicago, Burlington
Quincy got about $4,OOO,00O; Westel
Maryland, $931. 900, and the Ches
peake & Ohio $S00,0O0
Readiustment Of shlpbuilding cos