, 1919-10-09
CONDENSATION
OF FRESH NEWS
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EvE,lTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN


Western Newspaper Union News service.
WESTERN
The strike of miners in the Tonopah,
New, district, which tied up operations
Tor six weeks, has been settled salts
factorily, according to reports.
A reduction of % cents Il word on
ordinary cablegrams to Japan froA
San Francisco was put into effect by
the Commercial Pacific Cable Company
at San Francisco according to an an.
nouncemen by the company.
Charles Jesse Jones, known turnout
America as Buffalo Jones, famous
cowboy and big game hunter and
friend of the late former President,
Theodore Roosevelt, died at Topeka,
Kansas, as II result of jungle fever,
contracted during his last trip to Az
RIGA in 1914.
h U. S. S. Idaho, the latest super
dreadnaught to be added t. the Pacific
fleet. During a speed trial of four
hours attained n maximum speed of
twenty-five knots, and averaged u
9-2O knots for the hour period. These
figures are said to have been the high
est ever attained by a United States
battleship.
The king and queen of Belgium will
visit San Francisco Oct. 10, going from
there to the Yosemite valley and
thence to Los Angeles, Senator Phelan
of California announced, after n con-
ference with Assistant Secretary of
State Long. Senator Phelan said it was
thought that only one day would be
spent at San Francisco.
Two women are being sought by the
Chicago police in their efforts to solve
the murder of DIR. A. Reginald Karre-
man, a wealthy recluse, who was found
slain in his home in Englewood, a sub
urb of Chicago. DR.. Karreman was
strangled to death and a fire started
under the bed on which his body was
found, in an effort to hide the crime.
WASHINGTON
While exact figures will not be OBJ
Unable until late autumn, when snow
comes, and foresters can make a COM
plete survey, it has been sem official
ly estimated that between 300, 900 and
100000 acres of valuable timber have
been burned in Montana this year.
A resolution favoring an information
al union of all Latin-American repub-
lies for maintenance of the integrity
and sovereignty of each nation has
been adopted unanimously by the Co
lombian Senate, according to a dis
patch to the State Department.
Favorable report was unanimously
ordered by the Senate irrigation com
mittee upon the bill by Senator Jones
of Washington to appropriate $780,
100000 for the completion of reclama-
tion projects now under way as well as
for h construction of such new ones
as the reclamation service may think
feasible.
The United States trade with foreign
nations has grown enormously and
reached $1O,5O 1000 a year, with
a balance in favor of this country
amounting to ST. 100000. Statistics
for the year ending Aug. 81, just issued
by the department of commerce, show
that the years m exceeded
that of last year by more than $780,
100000. Exports for the year were ST.
415,OO0,00O and imports $3,233 1000.
Investigation of wholesale and retail
prices of sugar by the federal trade
commission was ordered by the house
thru adoption of a resolution intro
duced by Representative Tinkham, Re-
publican, Massachusetts.
The strength of the army, as report
cd for Sept. %, showed 33,065 officers
nj men in Europe, $500 in Siberia, T.
coo at sea en- route home, and 100000
in the United States. After Oct. 81 an
average strength of 252,25O will be
maintained.
Approximately 10000 emergency Of
ficers of the army who desire to re-
main in the service must be discharged
by Nov. /, the War Department an
nounced, in order to bring the COM
missioned strength down to $4,000 of
ficers, as directed by Congress in n
bill signed by President Wilson.
The sentence of twenty-five years
melted out by a court-martial to Capt.
David A. Henkes of the 16Sth infantry,
who on May 90, 1917, sought to resign
from the army rather than oppose his
fathers kinfolk in Germany, has been
committed by President Wilson to not
more than five years, it is announced
at the Wal Department.
Additional legislation recommended
by President Wilson as a means of re-
ducing living costs was passed by the
House and sent to the Senate. 1t would
limit the time of holding foodstuffs i'm
cold storage to twelve months and re-
quire that when released such food be
plainly marked with the date 1t was
placed in storage.
The eight-hour working day has been
established in Spain by a royal order,
according to advices reaching the State