The Ordway new era., 1919-06-27
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AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
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WESTERN
Assessed valuation of all real and
personal property in Missouri has been
returned by the State Board Of Equali-
zation at $2,271 ,205, ,092, an increase of
20 per cent over the assessed valua-
tions last year.
Licensed avintors of any nationality
may compete in the proposed transpa-
cIfic airplane flight for which Thomas
H 1nce has offered prize of $780,
600, according to rules governing the
contest made public ut Los Angeles.
Administration forces on the Senate
Military Affairs Committee planned to
conduct q vigorous fight for an army
OF 100000, as asked by Secretary Ba-
ker. They Will urge rejection of a
tentative figure of 100000 adopted by
subcommittee on the army nppropri-
alton bill, which was to report the
measure to the full committee.
Greeting his wife with smile and
pleasant good morning" Thomas
Edwards of Portland, Ore, shot and
killed her without any warning while
she sat at the breakfast table. Ed
wards rushed from his house, went to
the home of a neighbor, telephoned to
a brother that he had murdered his
wife and was about to take his own
life and then killed himself.
The use of oil as fuel for locomo-
tives is growing at an unprecedented
pace. Last month the Texas x Pacific
Railroad Company contracted for the
"a 4.
the next three years and officials of
the railroad administration expect
that within the next month contracts
for at least 50,OOO,O0O barrels will be
awarded.
Ernest Lister governor of Washing
ton, died in Seattle. He had been i'll
for several months. Governor Lister
was serving his second term when he
was taken Ill with an affection of the
heart and kidneys during the recent
session of the Legislature. He was
born at Halifax, England, June 10,
1870, and is survived by his widow and
two children.
Congressional leaders are deter
mined to rid the country of alien
Reds and to bar Americas doors
against more coming in. Funds to
carry out the work are set aside in
the sundry civil bill, which was ex-
pected to pass the House and the SEN
ate before July 1st. This bill grants
81 1,500,O0O for crime detection, $780,
600 of which is specifically designated
to finance the anarchist hunt and
100000 for deportation of "undesir-
able aliens"
WASHINGTON
Twelve prisoners have escaped from
the United States Army Disciplinary
Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, accord
ing to notification from Leaven-
worth.
Enactment of legislation designed to
give the Interstate commerce commits
sion broader regulatory powers over
railroad and wire systems when those
properties are returned to private con
troll has been recommended by the
house interstate commerce committee
The recommendation was contained In
the committees report on the bin foi
immediate return of the telegraph ant
telephone companies to their owners
Governor Thomas Riggs, Jr., of Al
aska received cable stating the cpl
demic of influenza at Bristol bay and
other western Alaska points, has been
suppressed. A government expedition
is now on its way from the states tC
fight the epidemic.
The work of transferring the many
thousand motor trucks, automobiles
ambulances and motor cycles thai
We're bought by the War Department
for war purposes is proceeding as rap
idly as the nature of the task will pei,
nit. The greater part of these motol
vehicles have been distributed to the
Various government departments
More than 10000 trucks, cars ant
other vehicles have been disposed OF
Continued high records in export
in May gave the United States for
eign trade credit of S3,5O5 OO0,00O 70
the first eleven months of the flsca
year, s141, 100000 greater than tn
previous record in 1917. In elevel
months this country has sent abroa
S6,30S, 100000 worth of goods and ha
received $2,S03, 900 900 worth from fol
eign countries. May imports We're til
largest in the history of the nation
foreign trade, amounting to 1929, 900
600. Exports totaled s606,0O00O0.
Nineteen steel cargo ships aggrega
Ing 12S,472 deadwaight tons have bee
sold at prices ranging from $40 I
S225 n ton to New York ship operator
by the shipping board. Chairman Hu
ley, in a statement, characterized I'll
deal as the greatest sale of steamship
in the history of thes hipping industr
The total consideration involved wa
S27, 1921, 120.