Williams news., 1919-08-08
THE WORLD IN
 PARAGRAPHS
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING EvENTs IN THIS AND FOR
 EIGN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
pOIN0s AND HAPPENINGS THAT MARK THE PROGRESS
 OF THE AGE.
WESTERN

Western Newspaper Union News Service. WESTERN
 Attempting a descent from an air plane at an estimated altitude of 5000 feet, Edward F. Thompson was in stantly killed near Fresno, Calif., when the parachute failed to open.
 The wooden steamer Admiral Knight, 6OO tons, of Seattle, was burned to the waters edge on the coast between Van couver and Victoria. The twenty-three members of the crew were rescued.
 The drouth record for Boise and southwestern Idaho is broken, the weather bureau recorded the 107th sue cessive day without rain. The previous record was in 1917 with 1O4 days.
 A replica of the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born is being built at Richmond, Mo. The house, 26xSS, with porches and chimneys, is an exact reproduction of the famous cabin, even to the bark on the logs.
 The "shimmy' and "cheek to cheek, dances henceforth will not be tolerated in select Los Angeles clubs. These dances are unrefined according to an edict issued by the Los Angeles Ath- lettc Club and must not be attempted.
 Forty Villistas were killed, eleven taken prisoner and many wounded in a battle between Carranza cavalry and Villistas under command of Pancho Villa near Las Vegas, on the state line between Durango and Chihuahua, Mex ico, in recent fighting.
 A bench warrant has been issued at Lincoln, Neb., by the clerk of the Su- preme Court commanding Warden Fenton of the state penitentiary to electrocute Allen V. Grammer within the walls of the prison between the hours of a. m. and D. m. Sept. 19 next.
 An estate valued at S25,OOO in real and personal property in Multnomah county, Oregon, was left by George Primrose, the comedian, who died at San Diego, Calif Viola Primrose, his widow, and Albert, a brother were named as beneficiaries under the will. filed for probate.
 Roy Emerson of Creston, Iowa, re- gently convicted of murdering his mother, escaped from guards who were taking him to the Ringgold county jail at Mount Ayr, and committed suicide by hanging himself under a highway bridge two miles northeast of Keller : ton. He used his belt and a piece of barbed wire.
 Gov. Andres Ortiz of the state of Chihuahua has offered a reward of $25,OOO gold for the capture, dead or alive, of Francisco Villa, according to a Mexico merchant, who arrived in El Paso from Chihuahua City. He said the offer appeared in an advertisement in one of the Chihuahua City newspa- pers.
 WASHINGTON
 Anew credit of $157, ,54e, ,OOO for France was established by the treasury, making total of $3,O1O, O,026,8OO ad- vanced to that country and a total of $9,615, ,4O0,927 advanced to the allies.
 Amended to provide $14,OO0,OOO in- stead of $6,0OO,OOO for the rehabilita- ton of wounded soldiers, sailors and marines, the sundry civil appropriation bill, which was vetoed by the Presi- dent, was passed by the House before it's recess.
 After nearly two hours debate and while the temperature in the chamber was lowering around the 100 mark, the House voted to repeal the 10 per cent tax on ice cream and soda water.
 After brief debate the Senate adopt ed resolution by Senator Poindexter of Washington, authorizing the federal trade commission to investigate recent increases in the market price of fuel oil in the United States, and especially on the Pacific coast.
 Counterfeiting has been resumed to such "an unusual degree in the last few months that the secret service, handicapped by lack of money, is find ing it difficult to combat it, Chief w. H. Moran reported to Congress, in ask ing $125,OOO in addition to $275,OOO re- gently voted for the operations of his bureau during the next year.
 Sale of beer containing PA per cent alcohol was permitted in decision by - Judge William H. Sawtelle of Arizona in the United States District Court at San Francisco, sustaining a demurrer of the Rainier Brewing Company, which asked that a government action to prohibit the sale of such beer be dismissed.
 Approximately 175 ships with an az gregate tonnage of more than 5OO,OOO will constitute the newly organized Pa cific fleet, it was said at the Navy De- partment. At full strength the armada will be manned by about 34,0OO men and 1900 commissioned officers.
 Reduction in rank of discharge of more than 1900 officers of the marine corps has been announced by Major General Barnett as a part of the pro- gram of reducing the corps from it's wartime strength of about 75,OOO off cers and men to permanent strength of 25 GOO