The state herald., 1919-05-09


the original Gould family.
Ten persons are dead and one fatal
ly injured MS the result of an explo-
sion following the attempt OF Tom
Ballard, farmer near Chelsea, Okla,
to kindle fire with coal oil.
! Mrs. Rosa Joseph. wealthy member
of New York firm of linen import
ers, was robbed in Los Angeles of lin
ems valued at $4,000 and an automo'
bile. according to report she made TO
the police.
Five thousand workers at the Los
Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Company at San Pedro, near Los An
geles, are on strike and work at the
plant is at standstill. Three thou
sand went out following the walkout
of 1000 men at the plant.
George Holmes, Francisco Villas
business agent on the border, was
found guilty in United States District
Court of the theft of machine gun,
trench rifles, seven army rifles and
other equipment belonging to the
United States army on the border.
Mrs. Margaret Young Taylor, widow
by plural marriage, of the late Presi-
dent John Taylor of the Mormon
Church, died at Salt Lake City Satur-
day. She was said to have been the
last surviving widow" of the Mormon
president. Seven children and thirty
three grandchildren survive.
Governor Ben W. Olcott telcgraphed
TO Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt, informing him that the state
OF Oregon is ready TO take care of the
battleship Oregon, as suggested by the
Navy Department, and would relieve
the government OF expense II the IA
nous old warrior should be turned ov-
er to the state.
The will Of James X. Lynch. gov
ernor OF the Twelfth federal reserve
district bank, who died at his home
In Alameda and who left fortune es-
timated at s5OOOOO. was filed for pro-
bate In Oakland. The entip estate
went to the widow. the will stating
that Lynch had perfect confidence that
she would attend to the welfare OF
their two children.
More than one million barrels OF
flour were purchased by the United
States government through the Food
Administration Grain Corporation at
Portland. The purchases were made
from millers OF the Pacific Northwest.
Deliveries OF the flour are to be ex-
tended over two months, ana the flour
is for export to Europe. Shipment will
be made from Portland and Puget
Sound points. Exact figures us to the
amount purchased were not available.
but IL Is said to be between l.OO0,0OO
and 100000 barrels.
WASHINGTON
X. l.. Francis. assistant purchasing
agent OF the Federal Railroad Admin.
istrntion, Southern Pacific lines, has
begun placing orders for railroad ties
to aggregate 20.OoO.OoO feet among the
mills Of the Northwest. II was an.
Bounced Ia Portland.
The public debt OF the United Stntes
government reported by the Treasury
Is 81. I.s24. .3s3.O00.
Three Of the four battleships which
helped destroy the Spanish fleet off
Santiago In 1SDS-the Indiana, Mnssa.
chusctts and Iowa-are to be placed
out of commission, the Navy Depart.
inent announced. and their names re-.
assigned TO new supcrdrcadnoughts.
For historical and other reason.
EIgh,y.slx thousand checks, repre-.
sentlng payment for practically nlI
awards mnde TO date have been mnIled
by the bureau OF war risk Insurance TO
beneflciaries of men who died In the
military or naval service. II was nm.
nounccd. Since October, 1917, NOR.
thnn 100000 checks have been sent
10 dependents.
Prediction OF the Department OF Az.
riculiure for n wheat crop this year
even lnrgcr than tho record brcnkInp
crop Of 1914 was repeated bS the
United Stntes Chamber Of Commerce
In report bnsed on statistics obtained
from NIL sections OF the country. The
report stated thnt nm acreage never
before eaunllcd had been planted nnd
n yield Of o0o.Oo0.0oo bushels wns
forecast.
Julius Klein of California. chief OF
the Lntln'AmcrIcan division Of the Bu.
rcnn Of Foreign and Domestic Com.
ncrcc, Inns been appointed American
commercial ntinchc nj Bucnos Aires to
succeed Robert =. Barrett. resigned.
Charles A. Mcqueen. assistant chief OF
the Lntln.Amerlcnn division. Inns been
appointed TO succeed Mr. Klein.
Hrig Gen. Herbert ". Lord, army
Lll,crty Lonn officer. nnd his assistant
Capt Robert W. Daniel. have been
awarded Treasury Department mcdnIs
for distinguished service In bchnlf Of
r'e various Liberty Louns