The Ordway new era., 1919-05-09
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EvENTs AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
sAYiNos, D o IN q ., ACHIEVE.
NENTs, sUFFERINos, HoPks
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
western N.-.psp.r un,oa rev. s.rv,...
WESTERN

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Jay Gould. the famous fInancier. is
dead at her home in Los Angeles. She
was nearly 90 years old and the last of
the original Gould family.
Ten persons are dead and one fatal
ly injured as the result of an explo-
sion following the attempt Of Tom
Ballard, a farmer near Chelsea, Okla,
to kindle a fire with coal oil.
Mrs. Rosa Joseph, wealthy member
of New York firm of linen import
ers, was robbed In Los Angeles Of lin
ems valued at $4,000 and an automo-
bile, according to a report she made to
the police.
George Holmes, Francisco Villas
business agent on the border, was
found guilty In United States District
Court of the theft Of a machine gun,
trench rifles, seven. army rifles and
other equipment belonging to the
United States army on the border.
An Injunction to prevent the Noun
tain States Telephone and Telegraph
Company from increasing Its rates up
on authorization OF Postmaster Cen
eral Burleson was filed in the United
States Court by the attorney general
of Utah on behalf of the public utili-
ties commission.
The VIII of James X. Lynch, gov
ernor of the Twelfth federal reserve
district bank, who died at his home
I'm Alameda and who left fortune es-
timnted nt 100000, was filed for pro-
bate In Oakland. The entire estate
went 10 the widow, the will stating
that Lynch had perfect confidence that
she would attend to the welfare of
their two children.
A Judgment of Sl,200,00o, the largest
ever given in the Los Angeles county
courts, was entered by agreement in
favor of the plaintiff In suit brought
by Mrs. Maria Bastnnchury against
the Murphy OIL Company and Edmund
A. Beech. Mrs. Bastanchury, as ad-
ministratrix of the estate of her hus-
band, alleged her husband leased 2,240
acres of land to s. ]. Murphy, who in
turn organized the Murphy Oil Com
pnny. The concern struck oil, but con-
cealed the fact from her husband. Mrs.
Bastanchury charged, and by misrepre-
sentation bought. the land for $35 an
acre.
WASHINGTON
Two officers and fourteen men of
the crew of the naval tug Gypsum
Queen were drowned when that vessel
struck n rock and sank near Armen
light, off the const OF France, on April
%, while returning TO Brest after as
sisting fleet of mine sweepers In dis
tress.
Three OF the four battleshlps which
helped destroy the Spanish fleet off
Santiago In 1S9S-the Indiana, Massa-
chusetrs and Iowa-are to be plnced
out of commission, the Navy Depart
ment announced, and their names re-
assigned to new superdreadnoughts.
For historical and other reason, how
ever, the fourth ship, the famous Ore
gon, which circled South America in
order to be In the battle against Ger
vera's squadron, will retain her name,
and will continue service with the Pa
cific fleet
Italy has been given new loan OF
S50,00O,000 by the treasury to cover u
number of obligations incurred by the
Italian government on contracts for
war materials and food stuffs from
American producers. The credit ex-
tension brought Itnly's total borrow
lngs from the United States to $1,571,-
50O,00O.
The amount of public works con.
tracts let during the last month has
shown an increase, according to an
announcement by Col. Arthur Woods
assistant to the secretary of war, on
employment of discharged soldiers
Eighteen cities, said Colonel Woods
have placed contracts totaling more
thon S12,OOO.OOO during the last week
Prediction of the Department of Ag
riculture for a wheat crop this year
even larger than the record breaking
crop of 1914 was repeated by tn,
United States Chamber of Commerce
in a report based on statistics obtained
from all sections of the country TIL,
report stated that an acreage neve
before equalled had been planted an.
n yield OF 9OO,000.000 bushels wal
forecast.
Eighty-six thousand checks, repre-
senting payment for practically al
awards made to date have been maile,
by the bureau of war risk Insurance Il
beneficiaries of men who died In tn,
military or naval service. It was an
nounced. Since October, 1917, NOR
than $4,000, 900 checks have been sen
to dependents, totaling more thai
$498. 8.9OO,00O.
Lieut.. Charles Moore OF Cortland
n. Y, and Il. F.. Kreege Of Northamp
ton, Pa, were killed when nm aero
plnne in which they We're riding fel