The Ordway new era., 1919-06-20

Increase of one cent a gallon in the
prices of gasoline and distillate in Cal
ifornia, Oregon, Washington and Ari-
1ona was announced by the Standard
OIL Company here Wednesday.
w. d. Hutchinson of Walia Walla
Wash, and Sergeant John Milkowski
of Mather field, Calf. were instantly
killed when an airplane piloted by
Hutchinson fell at flying field near
Portland.
Sought throughout the West for over
two years, after conviction as a white
SLAYER and repeated jail breaks, An
gelo Gleka, alias John Mitchell, u
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
clash between strikers sympathizers
and nonunion men taking the places
of striking employees of the company
at Dallas
One hundred and sixty-one new
Iuws, 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 1t unlawful for boys between
the ages OF IS and II to possess to-
bacco.
Tests by the State Board of Health
last April and in June, 1918, revealed
physical defects among 46.6 per cent
of 3d. 462 babies examined in the state
of California, according to II report of
the board issued at Sacramento. The
principal physical defects We're abnor-
NAL tonslls and adenoids.
Gordon Fawcett Handy, taken to
New York after his arrest in Tacoma,
Wash, on charge of having shot and
killed two employees of the East Brook
lyn Savings bank when that institu-
tion was robbed of $4,000 last Decem-
ber, has confessed to the double slay-
ing, according to District Attorney
Lewis of Kings county.
WASHINGTON
Twelve prisoners have escaped from
the United States Army Disciplinary
Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, accord
ing to notification from Leaven-
worth.
Attorney General Palmer asked Con-
gress for special S500,0OO apprOpri-
alton to carry on the hunt for anar-
chists, bomb throwers and enemies of
law and order.
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 100000.
The nations public debt reached a
new high mark of S25,921, ,151 ,27O at
the end of May, an increase of s., 1,O96,-
649.750 during the month, resulting
from new issues of certificates of in
debtedness and payments on Victory
Loan subscriptions. Ordinary disburse-
ments in May amounted to $9O7, ,492, :
800, only slightly less than the 81 LOGS
2O3,O2O In the same month last year.
Recommendations that the govern
ment quit building and operating com
mercinl ships at the earliest time prac-
ticable were presented to the Senate
Commerce Committee by the Shipping
Board.
rider repeating the daylight saw
ing law, effective when the clocks are
turned back in October, was added to
the agricultural appropriation bill by
the Senate Agricultural Committee.
The vote was unanimous.
Arrangements are being completed
for the return to Germanyand Austria
of $500 enemy aliens now held in in
ternment camps throughout the coun.
try, 1t was announced at the State De
partment in Washington. They are to
be deported, ii was stated, as soon ms
the necessary shipping becomes avail
able
Abandonment of the navy's exten
sive plans for experimenting with
rigid and non-rigid types of lighter
than-air flying machines was said bS
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 $40, ,OOO, ,O0t
10 S15,000,OOO.
During the absence of the Presiden
from the country for a period exceed
ing twenty-feur hours, the duties o
the office would be performed by tn,
vice president, under provisions of
Joint resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Walsh. Republican. Of Massa
chusetts.
Without record vote, the Senat,
passed the bill of Senator Cummns
Republican, of Iowa, amending The
railroad control act SO as to restore
the rate-making powers of the Inter
state Commerce Commission. The