The Ordway new era., 1919-05-09
! FOREIGN

Fifty-six Jews have been killed in q
nation received from Copenhagen at
the central office Of the Zionist asso-
citation In London.
Because of the increasing difficult
ties of provisioning Switzerland with
meat the Federal Council has decid-
ed tn forbid the eating of meat from
May 5th to May 10Th throughout the
nation.
The commonwealth of Australia
plans to deport interned Germans, be-
ginning In May. The internees will
have the privilege of showing cause
why they do not wish to be returned to
Germany.
A Havas dispatch from Dion states
that American army authorities at Is
Sur Tile have sentenced and hanged
an American lieutenant for an assault
upon girl, who died In consequence
of her injuries.
A manufacturing company of Lon
don announces it is preparing to mar
ket an automobile that can be retailed
for between $3.50 and $780, The prin
cipal materials to be used in making
the car Is a new substance which Is
described as "a kind of concrete,
light but strong and durable, produced
from waste material.
The Nice recreation area for Amer
lean expeditionary troops, 1t was an
nounced, will be closed May % owing
to the celerity with which the troops
are. returning home. The general
council of the department of Alpes-
Maritines has adopted resolution
paying tribute to the excellent behav-
Ior of the American soldiers.
In defending the governments policy
of donations to the unemployed, Sir
Robert Stevenson Horne, the minister
of labor, In the House of Commons
In London, said 1t was unnecessary to
take a gloomy view of the unemploy
ment question. Since the armistice,
he said, 100000 persons have been
demobilized and 100000 remain un-
employed.
SPORT
George (Knockout) Brown of Chi
cago won newspaper decision from
Bob Mohn of Milwaukee at Racine.
Soldier Bartfleld of New York
earned cleancut decision over Frank
BarrlGlu, contender for the Pacific
coast middlewelght championship in
four rounds ut Seattle.
Joe Stecher, Omahu, Neb., former
worlds champion, defeated Jack RoS-
ers, Montreal, in two straight falls at
Kokomo, Ind The first fall was made
in % minutes and the second in IL
minutes.
Mayor Hylan OF New York signed
the ordinance passed by the board of
aldermen which permits the playing
of professional baseball on Sunday
after 2 p. IN. The ordinance also pro-
vides that the same admission fee as
charged for week days shall be
charged on Sunday.
f. A. Jackson, 81 years old, died at
a hospital in Bakersfield, Calf. In his
youth Jackson was a widely known
athlete and acted as trainer for some
of the best prize fighters in the ring.
He trained and coached John L. Sui
Iivan In many of his coptests, includ-
ing his fight with Paddy" Ryan.
GENERAL
Fifteen minutes sleep cost ]. ]. Pin
ia SO a minute In Chicago. Police
found him slumberlng In his "flivver,"
blocking traffic at one of the busiest
corners.
The worlds most powerful battle
ship, the superdreadnaught Tennessee.
was successfully launched when 1t
went sliding down the ways at the
| New York navy yard.
A lot of 1,4OO silver fox pelts were
placed on auction at the spring sale
at the international Exchange in st.
Louis, Half of. the lot was disposed
of ut total of S135,OOO. A pair of
the skins sold for $1,120.
Lieut.. G. Il. Hines. of Lake Charles,
I.a., n flying instructor at Kelly field,
was instantly killed in the fall of his
airplane. Cadet Masse, flying with
him, was slightly injured.
Discovery In New York of sixteen
bombs, each put together by experts,
resulted in general farming to gov
ernment employees to be on the watch
for what authorities believe to be an
anarchist plot to spread terror through
the country.
In the last thirty years 3,224 per
sons have been killed by mobs, accord
ing to report by the National Asso
citation for the Advancement of Col
ored People. For the thirty-year perl
cd from 1889 through 1918, the North
| hoe had o1n victims the South 1884
the West 1866 and Alaska and other To-
cniities fifteen.
Observance of Mothers day, Sunday
May IL, was commended to the mem
hers of l5n ono Protestant churches II