The Ordway new era., 1919-11-21
THE LATGsT IMPORTANT Dis
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT.
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF The week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS o.
EvENTe IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANps.
western Newspaper Union news service
WESTERN

A plot has been discovered at Tul-
can Ecuador, to overthrow the gov
ernment A store of arms and ammu-
milton has been captured by the au-
thoritIes. The headquarters of the
conspiracy is believed to be in Colom-
bia.
Col. Felix Diaz, n villista bandit
leader, with 400 men, was decisively de-
feated in an engagement with Mex
lean federal troops In the Justa de
Avila district, according to official re-
ports received at Ell Paso by Andres @.
Garcia, consul general for Mexico.
Diaz, 1t was said, lost sixty-four killed.
The head tax of $40 recently ap-
proved by the Mexican house of depu-
ties for all persons entering the coun-
try, will not apply to individuals
crossing and recrossing the border the
same day, according to the interprcta-
tion placed upon the ruling by Ameri-
can and Mexican border officials Mt
Ell Paso.
Texas rangers are in full control of
disputed oil lands on the Texas Okla
homa border over which officers from
the two states threatened to clash
when the state courts issued conflict
Ing writs for possession of the land.
All claimants to the land have agreed
to submit the matter to the United
States Supreme Court and have with
drawn their deputies.
The postoffice at Shingletown, Shas-
tn county, Calf, once a prosperous
mill town, has been closed because no
one could he found to serve as post
master. Standing timber in this dis
trict was purchased and placed in re-
serve by great lumber corporation,
the water rights that once served to ir-
rigate fertile mountain farms We're
purchased by hydro-electric corpora
tions, and Shingletown gradually slip
ped backward from n thriving noun
tain town to hamlet of few fnml
lies.
The discovery of shortage of 15l,
514,476 pesos in the accounts of the
eomptroller's office in Mexico for the
year 1918 has created sensation In
the Mexicnn-capital, said advices reach
ing Washington. The comptrollers re-
port, which has Just been made public
in Mexico City. Announces the shortage
under the head of funds unaccounted
for" which covers sums owed by all of
those handling government funds,
specifying embezzlements and failure
to supply proper vouchers for expendi-
lures.
WASHINGTON
Prompt shipment of 25,OOO Canadian
box cars from the United States to re-
lieve the Canadian shortage is being
sought by the Dominion government.
Plans to bring to this country 150,-
900 Jewish orphans, provided the State
Department at Washington sanctions
their immigration, were made Monday
by the Jewish relief committee, In ses-
sion Mt Philadelphia.
Expectation of print paper would be
prohibited under bill introduced by
Representative Christopherson, Repub-
llcan, South Dakota. Penalty for vio-
Intions of the law would be $4,000 or
ten years Imprisonment.
The theory that most negroes have
flat feet was exploded by the war, DIR.
A. b. Jackson. superintendent of Mercy
hospital. Philadelphia, told negro re-
construction and readjustment confer
ence in session at Howard university.
The President has signed Joint res
olution suspending assessment work on
mining claims during the calendar year
of 1919. Similar resolutions were ap-
proved for the two preceding years
Under the law, persons filing mine
claims in order to secure title must
contract to do 500 worth of work
each year for five years on the claim
Despite the high prices charged, but
ter consumers are in many cases get
ting percentages of water, suit and col
oring matters, officials of the Bureau
of Chemistry, Agriculture Department
announced in Washington Several
shipments of inferior butter have been
seized recently under the federal food
and drug act. the statement said. Fed
eral standards require that butter shall
contain not less than $50 per cent
milk fat, yet all the butter seized. II
was declared. has contained less than
so per cent, with corresponding in
crease in the percentage of water, salt
and coloring matters.
Piloted by Lieutenant Commander
Read, the naval seaplane NC-4, which
made the first transatlantic flight, re-
Gently established new nonstop
record for that type of craft when,
carrying twelve passengers II flew
from Pensacola, Fla. 10 Memphis
Tenn. distance of 535 nautical
miles, The total flying time was o
hours and 33 minutes, about ten min
utes less than the flying time made
by the NC-4 on its flight from Ponta
Del Gada to Lisbon in the transatlan-
iip trim