The Ordway new era., 1919-10-10

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The strike of miners in the Tonopah,
New, district, which tied up operations
for six weeks, has been settled salts
factorily, according to reports.
A reduction of 25 cents u word on
ordinary cablegrams to Japan from
San Francisco was put into effect by
the Commercial Pacific Cable Company
at San Francisco according to an an
announcement by the company
Charles Jesse Jones, known thruout
America as Buffalo Jones, famous
cowboy and big game hunter and
friend of the late former President,
Theodore Roosevelt, died at Topeka,
Kansas. as result OF jungle fever,
contracted during his last trip TO Az
rica in 1914
The u. S. s. Idaho, the latest super
dreadnaught to be added to the Pacific
fleet. During a speed trial of four
hours attained maximum speed of
twenty-five knots, and averaged II
$40 knots for the hour period. These
figures are said TO have been the high
est ever attained by United States
battleship.
The king and queen of Belgium will
visit San Francisco Oct. IL. going from
there to the Yosemite valley and
thence to Los Angeles, Senator Phelan
of California announced, after con
ference with Assistant Secretary of
State Long Senator Phelan said 1t was
thought that only one day would he
spent at San Francisco.
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Chicago police in their efforts to solve
the murder of Dr. A. Reginald Karre-
man, a wealthy recluse, who was found
slain in his home In Englewood, a sub
urb Of Chicago. DIR. Knrreman was
strangled to death and fire started
under the bed on which his body was
found, in an effort to hide the crime.
WASHINGTON
While exact figures will not be OBJ
tainable until late autumn, when snow
comes, and foresters can make n COM
plete survey, it has been semi official
ly estimated that between 100000 and
100000 agrees Of valuable timber have
been burned In Montana this year.
resolution favoring an information
al union of all Latin-American repub-
lies for maintenance of the integrity
been adopted unanimously by the Co
lombian Senate, according to a dis
patch to the State Department.
Favorable report was unanimously
ordered by the Senate irrigation com
mittee upon the bill by Senator Jones
of Washington TO appropriate $50
100000 for the completion of reclama-
tion projects now under way as well as
for the construction of such new ones
as the reclamation service may think
feasible.
The United States trade with foreign
nations has grown enormously and
reached S105OO, 100000 year. with
balance In favor OF this country
amounting to $4,1S2. 100000. Statistics
for the year ending Aug 81. just issued
by the department of commerce, show
that the years commerce exceeded
that of last year by more than $1.50O,-
100000. Exports for the year were 81
415,0O0,OO0 and imports 81, 233. .OOO, 600.
Investigation of wholesale and retail
prices of sugar by the federal trade
commission was ordered by the house
thru adoption of a resolution intro
duced by Representative Tinkham. Re
publican, Massachusetts.
Tie strength of the army, as report
cd for Sept. 23, showed 33065 officers
and men in Europe, S,400 in Siberia, -
600 at sea EN- route home, and 304. 900
in the United States After Oct 81 an
or of .,.tlI h..
maintained.
Approximately 10000 emergency Of
ficers of the army who desire to re-
main In the service must be discharged
by Nov. /, the War Department an
nounced, in order to bring the com
missioned strength down to 1900 Of
ficers. as directed by Congress in u
bill signed by President Wilson.
The sentence of twenty-five years
meted out by court-marfial to Capt.
David A. Henkes Of the l6Sth infantry,
who on May &c, 1917, sought to resign
from the army rather than oppose his
fathers kinfolk in Germany, has been
committed by President Wilson TO not
more than five years, 1t is announced
at the War Department.
Additional legislation recommended
by President Wilson as a means of re
ducing living costs was passed by the
House and sent TO the Senate. 1t would
limit the time of holding foodstuffs in
cold storage to twelve months and re-
Giiire that when released such food he
plainly marked with the date it was
placed in storage.
The eight-hour working day has been
established in Spain by royal order.
according TO advices reaching the State
Department at Washington. Daylight
Oct. 6, II also was stated.