Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
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Albert of the Belgians has been
deeply impressed with Americas edu
cational system and attributes the
ability OF American soldiers to absorb
military knowledge in a remarkably
short time to the compulsory schooling
they receive.
William Warn, a farmer charged
with being insane, stood off a sheriff's
posse that attempted to arrest him at
Denison, Iowa, by using his wife as a
shield, while he fired forty shots.
When his ammunition was exhausted,
he used the last shell to kill himself
Important dispositions" are to be
taken in Indianapolis by the prosecu-
ton of Harry S. New, accused of MUIR
dering Frieda Lesser, his sweetheart,
it was revealed following an order in
the Superior Court continuing News
trial from Oct. 27 to Dec at Los An
geles.
All new policemen appointed at
Omaha, in accordance with the recon-
mendation of Major General Wood af-
ter the riot of September 29th, will be
given military training The first thir-
ty new policemen appointed received
three-hour drill under the guidance of
Maj. @. NJ White of Fort Omaha, de-
tailed to the duty by General Wood
Harry S. New Jr., slayer of his
sweetheart, Freda Lesser, will go to
trial in the superior court at Los An
geles Dec. 10Th, instead of Oct. 9th.
The continuance was granted by Su-
perior Judge Craig when Lecompte
Davis explained additional time was
necessary for the defense to prepare
its case and for the taking Of import
ant deposftions in the East.
The National Sheep and Wool
Bureau has been notified by it's presi-
dent, Alexander Walker, at Washing
ton, that majority leaders in house and
Senate would introduce into Congress
at the December session the bureaus
Truth in Fabric" bill The measure
is purposed to compel labelling of wool
en- fabrics and clothing to show the
presence of shoddy and cotton.
Plans are being made at Los An
geles by local motion picture pro-
ducer to make moving pictures of
scenes in the Bible from cover to cover.
The Bible will be filmed in 100 reels,
two to be shown at a time It is ex-
pected the work will require two
years, and that in some scenes the
largest number of persons ever appear
ing in motion picture, will be as
sembIed
WASHINGTON
Two persons were killed and twenty
five injured, the result of a tornado
which struck the business district of
Hoisington, a town Of 1000 persons in
Kansas.
General Mitchell of the air service,
appearing before the Senate Military
Affairs Committee, said that three
day flight to Alaska across Canada
would be attempted this winter. If
cold weather flying proves successful,
he added, a regular route to Alaska
would be established to be followed
probably by a route to Asia, with only
a tWenty-One mile water span to be
crossed The Panama route, he said,
would be via Florida and Cuba and
both routes should be developed,
The Senate Military Committee vot-
ed unanimously to recommend an addi-
tional appropriation of $15,000000 for
army aircraft construction to carry out
plans Of the air service to establish
routes to Panama, Alaska and even to
Asia
With disposition of the peace treaty
expected by Nov. 1, congressional
leaders are discussing the prospects
of closing the extraordinary session,
which began May 10, so as to have
months rest before the regular De-
cember session begins.
Establishment of a national budget
system, supplemented by other sweep
ing reforms in the methods of handling
appropriations and governmental ex-
penditures, was recommended to the
House in legislation reported out by
the select committee on the budget.
Eastern and gulf refiners have been
notified by the United States food adj
ministratiOn that, effective October
10Th, and until further notice. they
are not to ship or deliver sugar to any
point west of Pittsburg and Buffalo,
and north and west Of the Ohio river.
The order was issued because Of the
scarcity of cane sugar