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ment. at the request OF the senate, OF
claims of Americans who nave lost
nronerty and life in Mexico, has re-
yealed that only one claim has been
Maid since the Diaz administration.
This claim was in the case of John
McManus, for whose death the Villa
Zapata convention government PAID
IN the widow $4,000 at the request
of Secretary of State Bryan.
That he had not resigned was
statement by Postmaster General Bur
Ieson in response to the story sent
broadcast over the country that his
resignation had been placed in the
hands Of President Wilson.
'"There is absolutely no truth in the
abatement" said the postmaster gen
eral to the newspaper correspondents
"You may deny it flatly, and Will pc
obligated to you.
Washington.-King Albert of Bel
GUM has bestowed the dignity or
grand officer in the order OF the crown
upon former United States Senator
James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois in
appreciation Of Mr.. Lewis devotion
to the cause of Belgium.
Washington.-It is thought that this
session of congress will see enacted
into law the free port policy OF the
United States tariff cimmission, long
ago recommended to congress and
now before that body in bills intro
duced by Senator Sheppard of Texas
and Representative sanders OF Louis
lana and Senator Jones of Washing
ton. Hearings will be held during the
summer by congressional committees.
Washington. - Congratulations OF
the United States navy upon the sue
cessful first transatlantic flight OF
the British dirigible R-34 were sent
to Major j. H. Scott, commander OF
the airship, and members of the R-34s
crew by Secretary Daniels immediate
" upon receipt of advices that the
craft had landed safely at Mineola.
Naval officers here had followed the
history-making flight of the dlrlgible
closely and made no attempt to con-
ceal their great satisfaction that the
representatives of the service which
recently honored Lieutenant Comman-
der A. c.. Read and members of the
crew Of the NC4 were able to effect
of 10 q
lighter-than-air craft.
The postoffice department at Wash
ington has contracted for the erection
of three high-power radio stations, the
first of a chain of wireless communi-
eating centers in various cities, to be
used primarily for the direction OF
mail-carrying airplanes handicapped
by fog, it was announced here today
by Emil j. Simon, manufacturer of
radio apparatus for the war and navy
departments.
Return of world peace was the DOM
mating spirit of Washingtons celebra-
ton of independence Day Friday. Pa
geantry, in which the calls of indus
try and other civilian occupations to
returning soldiers and sailors were
displayed and parade in which all
of the nations arrayed against Ger
many and Austria were represented,
were the features Of the observance.
The French losses in killed and
missing on land and sea, as officially
established up to Nov. II, 1918,
amounted to 1,366,235.
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The department of justice will take
no action pending decision in present
litigation against persons manufactur-
Ing or selling beer or wines containing
~ per cent or less alcoholic con-
tent. This announcement was made
Monday by Attorney General Palmer.
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
An arrest of white man, vender
OF soft drinks at picnic held at Mid
way Park, west of Temple, was made
Saturday, the charge being the sale
OF cider containing IN per cent alco-
hol. The man did a thriving business
while the opportunity lasted, dispos-
ing of fifty gallons of the fluid as
fast as 1t could be disposed of. Analy-
sis OF the liquid showed the presence
OF alcohol in prohibited proportion.
The body of Captain Fryatt, exc
cuted in 1916 by the Germans for
attempting to ram submarine, was
brought to Dover aboard a British de-
stroyer. escorted by vessels of the
Dover patrol.