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WESTERN
Increase of one cent a gallon in the
prices of gasoline and distillate in Cal
ifornia, Oregon, Washington and Arl-
zona was announced by the Standard
Oil Company here Wednesday.
Sought throughout the West for over
two years, after conviction as white
SLAYER and repeated Jail breaks, An
gelo Gleka, alias John Mitchell,
Greek, was arrested at Redding by fed
eral authorities and taken to San Fran
CISCO
A. J. Fisher, nonunion lineman EN-"
ployed by the Dallas Light and Power
Company, was SHOT and killed in a
clash between strikers sympathizers
and nonunion men taking the places
of striking employees of the company
at Dallas.
One hundred and sixty-one new
laws, including the statute restoring
the death penalty for first degree muir
der have gone into effect in Washing
ton. Among new laws in effect is one
making it unlawful for boys between
the ages of Is and q to possess to-
baccO.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Alley of
Chicago, and Santa Barbara, Calf,
were killed, and Mrs. Hetty G. Stock
ton, Alleys sister, and H. H. Gardner,
also Of Santa Barbara, were danger
ously injured in an automobile acci-
dent near Crescent City, ninety-three
miles north of Eureka. Indications
were that the car in descending a
plunged over cliff. q
| The Twenty-fOurth Infantry bat
talon crossed the international border
to Juarez Sunday night. The fifth and
Seventh Cavalary regiments crossed at
three fords east of Ell Paso. A bat
talon of the Eighty-second Artillery
crossed east of the stOckyards. There
were approximately 5000 American
troops on Mexican soil ten minutes af-
ter ordered to make the crossing. Col.
Selah H. H. Tompkins Of the Seventh
Cavalry was in command of the cav
airy brigade which crossed at the
fords, while Colonel Hadsell was in
command of the infantry. Two ar
mOred motor cars rumbled over the
bridge going to JuareZ. The reason
given at military headquarters for or
dering the troops to cross was "to
prevent firing from the Mexican side
on Ell Paso."
WASHINGTON
Twelve prisoners have escaped from
the United States Army Disciplinary
Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, accord
ing to a notification from Leaven-
worth.
Without a record vote, the Senate
passed the bill of Senator Cummins,
Republican, of Iowa, amending the
railroad control act so as to restore
the rate-making powers of the Inter
state Commerce Commission. The
measure now goes to the House.
Further reduction in the size of the
army to be maintained for the next
fiscal year was tentatively agreed up
on by the House in deciding to base
appropriations for pay and mainten-
ance on an army of 100000 men, in
stead of 100000, as reported by the
House military committee. The War
Department had recommended provi-
sion for an army of $4,000.
Attorney General Palmer asked Con-
gress for special $50O,OOO appropri-
alton to carry on the hunt for anar-
chists, bomb throwers and enemies of
law and order.
Chief Boatswain's Mate Frederick L.
Jones of the naval reserve force, one
of five officers and three enlisted men
arrested at New York in connection
with charges of wholesale graft in OBJ
tanning discharges and easy berths for
naval men in the third naval district
during the war, has been sentenced
to one years Imprisonment and reduc-
tion to the rating of seaman.
War Department had 3,O39 trucks,
437 automobiles, $40 motorcycles and
twelve tractors in April, 1917, when
the United States entered the Euro
pean war. One and One-half years la
ter it owned approximately $4,000
trucks, and if the war had continued
until July 1, 1919, it would have owned
approximately $4,000. In addition the
American automobile industry would
have provided 10000 ambulances, 49,
900 passenger cars, 10000 motorcycles
and 10000 bicycles, a grand total ap-
preaching 100000 vehicles costing with
spare parts more than $7O0,0OO,OOO
Abandonment of the navy'S eXten-
siye plans for experimenting with
rigid and nOn-rigid types of lighter
than-air flying machines was said by
naval officers to be presaged by the
action Of the House naval affairs com
mittee in cutting the aviation apprO-
priation for the navy from $45,OOOOOO
to $15,OO0,O0O.
A rider repeating the daylight saw
ing law, effective when the clocks are
turned back in October was added to