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and confessed he had killed his wife in
Columbus, Ohio, twenty-five years ago.
The trustees of Stanford University
added $4,000 to the fund for payment
of faculty salaries, 1t was announced at
PalO Alto, Calf. Tuition amounting to
$12O college year is to be charged
each student at the university
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 remarkably
short time to the compulsory schooling
they receive.
important depositions" are to be
taken in indianapolis by the prOsecu-
tion of Harry S. New, accused of mur-
dering Frieda Lesser, his sweetheart
1t was revealed following an order in
the Superior Court continuing News
trial from Oct. q to Dec 6 ut Los An
geles.
Mayor John O. Brown of Sacramen-
to has sent invitations to the mayor in
each of IA cities in California Wash
ingtOn, Arizona, Oregon and Nevada to
meet in Sacramento Oct. 30, to econ
slider means to institute boycott
against certain commodities in an eff
fort to reduce the high cost of living"
Three beautiful young women in Ell
Paso, Texas, hired a service car driven
by James ]. Nabham, held him up af-
ter he had taken them few blocks,
relieved him of $1S, implanted kisses
on his mouth, commanded him to hold
up his hands and look the other way
for three minutes and then made their
escape
All new policemen appointed at
Omaha, in accordance with the recon-
mendation of Major General Wood af-
ter the riot of September Doth, will be
given military training. The first thir-
ty new policemen appointed received
three-hour drill under the guidance of
Maj c. NJ. White of Fort Omaha, de-
tailed to the duty by General Wood
Raymond A. Callander, of Sioux
City, former army flyer, was killed
when his airplane went into a nose
dive at an altitude of 400 feet and
crashed to the ground. Other aviators
lander are of the opinion that he faint
ed and when his body pitched forward
held the controls in such position
as to direct the machine to the ground.
WASHINGTON
The Senate Military Committee vot-
ed unanimously to recommend an addi-
tional appropriation of S15,0OOOOO for
army nirrI..ft construction ~, .n,.,,, on,
plans of the air service to establish
routes to Panama, Alaska and even to
Asia.
number of persons. including sew
eral women clerks were rescued by
firemen from the American Forestry
Associations building in Washington,
which was damaged by flames. one
oman was overcome by smoke and
the records of the association were
damaged both by fire and water. The
cause of the blaze has not been deter
mined.
Formal recommendation that Repre-
sentative John f. Fitzgerald of Massa-
chusetts, former mayor of Boston, be
Ousted from his seat In the House. was
presented by an elections committee,
headed by Representative Goodall of
Maine.
Maj. Gen Joseph Il. Dickman. former
commander Of the First Division ut
Chateau Thierry, but now ranking of
ficer of the Southern Department. and
Maj. Gen. John Biddle, commander at
Camp Travis, Texas, have been men
toned in orders for demotion to the
rank of brignder general. The orders,
II is stated, are in line with the War
Departments plans of returning to the
regular grades officers who were pro-
NOTED during the war.
General Mitchell of the air service.
appearing before the Senate Military
Affairs Committee, said that threer
day flight to Alaska across Canada
would be attempted this winter II
cold weather flying proves successful.
he added, n regular route to Alaska
would be established to be followed
probably by route to Asia, with only
twenty-one mile water span TO be
crossed. The Panama route, he said,
would be via Florida and Cuba
The country's enormous corn crop
has run unharmed the gantlet OF dan
gers that faced 1t during the doubtful
days and nights OF September and lays
into the lap Of mellow October 43,OOO,-
600 bushels more Of rlpened ears than
II could promise at the beginning of
that month";" the Department OF Agri-
culture commented In issuing the Octo-
ber crop report forecasting a yield of
1900, 81 900 bushels Practically nil
Of the crop has, or Will. mature without
frost damage, assur'ng high feeding
value. Husking af rribbing has be-
gun.