The Ordway new era., 1919-05-16
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD. ~
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, o DIN q ., ACHIEVE.
MENTs. suFFERiNos. HoPGs
AND FEARs OF MANKIND.
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WESTERN

The first Mexican bull fight which
has been held on the Mexico border In
six years was staged at Matamoras,
Mexico, opposite Brownsville, Texas,
Sunday afternoon.
The first carload Of wheat from Inn
perlal Valley of the 1919 crop was
shipped by f. Il. Anderson from Braw-
ley, Calf. Four hundred carloads will
follow within u few days.
John Greber, q farmer living near
White Deer, Texas, shot and killed his
mother and younger sister, wounded,
probably fatally, an older sister. and
then shot himself. He is expected to
die. The cause of the tragedy Is un-
known.
Patrol of national forests by army
airplanes to give early warning OF for
est fires, will begin June l. with the
Inauguration Of two patrol routes from
March field, near Riverside, Calf, ac-
cording to announcement by the forest
service of the Department of Agricul-
ture.
Chief of Police Ralph Gibbons was
shot and fatally wounded ut The Dali
les, Ore, by Edward Primrose, when
the officer sought to arrest him for
completely in the robbery of Wash
ougaI, WASH, bank. Gibbons was shot
twice through the body and died an
hour later.
A trans-Pacific flight is being urged
by army and navy aviators. According
10 reach Honolulu after stops on
TO reach Honolulu after stoys on
mid-Pacific island. From there there
would be plenty of South Sea islands
available for service stations" in the
flight to the Aslatlc shore.
Making one of the largest hauls of
cOntraband drugs known to this state,
two customs officials raided the place
of Go Sam, securing fifteen cans of
opium and other drugs, valued Mt
about $1,000, at Stockton, Calf. Sew
eral arrests were made in connection
with the raid, it was announced.
An Omaha man whose name was
given by the sheriff's office as Jess
Poland went to Waverly, Neb., near
Lincoln, shot and killed Daniel Head
ley, railroad man of that place,
wounded Mrs. Headley and then end
ed his own life Mrs. Headley, at
hospital here, said her attempted
slayer wanted her to marry him, and
that he committed the crime because
she had married another man.
WASHINGTON
Col. Arthur Woods has warned EN-
ployers to hire as many extra men
now as possible to protect themselves
against coming tremendous labor
shortage American labor, he declared.
will be short 6O0O,00O men and women
this year, due largely to the fact that
immigration has been vastly reduced.
President Wilson. In an executive
order cabled from Paris, has directed
the Civil Service Commission to ex-
empt soldiers, sailors and marines
from physical requirements for any
civil service position upon certifica-
tion by the Federal Board of Voca-
tional Education that the applicant
has been specially trained and quail
fled for the position.
A nonstop flight from Macon, Ga,
to Washington, $50 miles, was made in
six hours and fifteen minutes by a
Martin bombing plane, carrying bale
of cotton.
May day enlistments in the United
States school garden, army brought
the total number of children enrolled
to nearly 3,OOO,O00, including members
Philippines.
Senator's Borah of Idaho and John
son of California issued statements
criticizing the plan of the War Depart
ment to recruit 5000 men to serve Us
replacement troops for the American
forces now in Siberia. Senator Borah
declared 1t was deliberate murder
to send the men to Siberia.
The greatest crop of winter wheat
ever produced In any country is In
prospect for this years harvest. To.
days forecast of production, estimated
by the Department of Agriculture
placed Its size at almost nine hundred
million bushels-in exact figures, 800,
915,OOO-which would make this years
harvest worth $2,034, ,0OO, 600 ut the gov
ernment's price guarantee of S2.28 1
bushel.
Commissioner Hywel Davies ha.
been assigned by the Department o
Labor to attempt settlement of ii stril'
of 1000 miners Mt Park City, Utah
who have quit work, demanding six
hour day with wages of $3.50.
General Pershing's secret battle maj
now is on exhibition in the Nationa
Museum having recently been brouyh
to Washington and set up exactly n
1t was In his headquarters IN France
Its historical value Is regarded n
great because 1t shows the correct bat
tie line from the time America entere,