The Ordway new era., 1919-02-14


xenin, Ohio Theological Seminary, at
the conference Of world evangelism
and vital Christianity, at the Moody
Bible Institute, declared "Wednesday
that hero's death in battle was not
necessarily passport to heaven.
The discipline taught the American
youth In the American army and the
hard knocks he received "over there,
nre destined TO produce race OF
super-buslness men" in the United
States, In the view of Lieut.. Col.
Charles W. Berry, adjutant general OF
New York state.
An appeal to the friends of Theo-
dore Roosevelt for brief stories which
embody picture or an episode OF the
former presidents life was made in
New York by committee OF the
Roosevelt Permanent Memorial Ma
tIonal Committee, which plans 10 pub
lish memorial volume Of anecdotes.
Probability of further postpone
ment OF the trial OF the million dollar
libel suit brought against the Chicago
Daily Tribune by Henry Ford was
strengthened by the minute detail In
troduced in argument on the motion
of the newspaper for change OF
venue.
Three railroad employees were killed
when the Chicago mall train, east
bound on the Pennsylvania, was
wrecked at Shoenbergcr, eighteen
miles east OF Chicago. The locomotive
toppled over an embankment Into the
Juniata river and four OF the nine
cars In the train were dernlled, one
day coach at the rear carried the on
ly passengers, none OF whom was hurt.
WESTERN
With seventy-two wounds In his
body, Salvador Rodriguez was taken
TO the police emergency hospital ut
FL Pnso, and died soon after. The
coroners verdict was that the wounds
were self-inflicted with a dull knife.
The Thrift Stamp wns advanced as
nm nntid0te for Bolshevism by James
X. Lynch. governor of the Twelfth
Federal District Reserve Bank, in a
letter to all bankers In the San Fran
cisco district, urging a renewed cam
paign for the stamps.
Removal of the export restrictions
on barley Is announced by the war
trnde board at Washington with the
statement that export licenses would
be granted freely to all destinations,
opens way for the disposal of the
100000 tons surplus of barley now
held by California growers.
For the first time since Francisco
NI1Iu in, ~ NAV.
leo n military court martial Will be
held ut Juarez, when second Captain
Juan Azpieta of the Sixty-second Bat
talon will be placed on trial charged
with having shot and killed Private
David Troib, United States army, of
New York, on the Mexican side OF the
border. December 27th. It is the Gus
tom to hold all military trials at Chi
huahua City.
WASHINGTON
Gen. John Moulder Wilson, U. s.
A., retired. died at his home In Wash
ington after an Illness OF several
months. General Wilson was chief of
engineers during the Spanish -Ameri-
can war.
Democrats and Republicans in the
Senate Joined in criticising the new
British embargo on imports and call
ing attention to the eff"~t II would
have on American h.,.ustry last
week.
The United States was ready to
Increase its fighting force to 7,131,-
172 men during 1919 II the war had
continued. Provost Marshal General
Crowder stated in his annual report
to Congress.
Secretary Baker is urging the
abandonment OF fourteen of the six
teen national guard camps and the
purchase of all national guard can
tonments, before the House military
committee.
Louis Swifs, cross examined before
the Senate agricultural committee al
Washington, was asked by Senator
Norris why Swift and Company's
earnings last year showed n falling of
when the three Swift Companies
showed an enormous increase In the
operation of their stocks. Senator
Norris read newspaper statement
showing that these stocks gained II
market value S140.3l0,0O0.
The total strength of the United
States army on Nov. II. when tn,
Tarmistice was signed. was 3.703.27.
officers and men, including the ma
rine corps on duty with the army IL
Europe.
The $4,000 100000 war revenue bill
the greatest tax measure IN the his
tory OF the world, was formally pre-
sented In the house and will he
cnIled up shortly.
John Skclton Williams has been
nominated by President Wilson fol
another term as controller Of currency