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Charles Il. Eggleston, 20 years old,
tor twenty-five years member OF the
Chicago board of trade and at one time
reputed to be the biggest cash grain
dealer In the middle West, died at his
home In Pasadena, Calf.
Or. =. A. Brewster. Of Beaver City,
using an aeroplane he recently pur-
chased for making long professional
calls, flew sixty miles to McCook. Neb..
to perform two surgical operations.
The trip was made in fifty minutes.
The Rev. ]. Cronenberger, pastor OF
the First Christian church at Coryal-
lis, Ore, was drowned while attempt
Ing to swim across the willamette river
in celebration Of his forty-fifth birth
day. The body has been recovered.
American and Mexican army off
GERS met on the polo field for the first
time at a military festival sthged By
the Eighth Cavalry, Col. q. T. Lang
horne, commanding, at Preside, Tex
us, east OF FL Paso, Texas. The score
was 4 TO 4.
The Iowa Federation OF Labor con
yention selected Fort Dodge for the
convention city In 1920, and reelected
Fred A. Caulfield Of Cedar Rapids
president. Charles B. Cain Of Dubuque
was reelected vice president, and Earl
c. Wiley of Sioux City, secretary
treasurer.
On his first visit TO his sweetheart,
10 whom he became engaged while In
France, and ON his first day home af-
Ter seventeen months Of service with
the army, Carol Sergeant was killed at
Hochatown, Okla. Bethel kincaid,
said TO be rejected sutor, is in Jail
ON the charge of murder
James Tyren, former employe OF the
Sacramento city street department,
was hanged at Folsom state penIten.
tiary for the murder at the capital
May 10, 1918, Of his two children, Hol-
land. L. years old, and Alice, years
old Before execution he asked TO be
buried beside his two children.
A resolution condemning Oregon as
one Of the worst states In the union
with regard to the Divorce evil anl
providing for the appointment Of a
committee 10 investigate conditions
and instigate legislation to mitigate
the growing tendency 10 divorce, was
adopted VI Portland by the thlrty-fIrst
di0tesan convention Of the Episcopal
Church,
Thlrty.seven days from the time her
keel was laid and twenty-seven days
since being launched, the steel steam
er City OF Eureka, $500 tons, built at
Portland by the Columbia River Ship
building Corporation, left on her build
ers' trial trip. The builders claim
worlds records both for the elapsed
time between the laying Of the keel
and the launching and between the
launching and the completion OF the
vessels equipment.
WASHINGTON
A national elght.hour working day
beginning January |, 1921, was pro-
posed In Il bill introduced by Senator
Moses. Republican Of New Hampshire.
Ii was explained that the application
Of the measure would be similar TO
that of the Adamson law TO the rail-
roads.
Declaring that unregulated yivisec.
tion meant It's extensive practice mere.
ly TO satisfy "wanton and idle eurios-
ends, Senator Myers of Montana an.
nounced that he Intended TO soon TO In.
troduce bin in the Senate narrowly
restricting its practice In the District
of Columbia
The decision Of the Supreme Court |
Of the state OF Washington that the !
vote OF n State Legislature In ratify. |
ing a proposed amendment To tile fed. |
eral constitution Is subject TO the ref
erendum vote of the people Of state |
having the initiative and referendum |
law, opens n way for the liquor forces
Of the country 10 prevent the amend.
ment 10 the federal constitution be.
coming operative January |, 1920.
The Supreme Court was asked, In
memorandums filed by the Commercial |
and the Commercial Pacific Cables
Companies, TO decide upon their mer-
It's the suits brought by the compan-
les 10 enjoin the postmaster general
from seizing their properties under the
presidential proclamation OF last No
vember. The companies requested
that the actions be not dismissed be.
cause the cable properties have been
turned back to private control.
The woman suffrage amendment was
passed by the House Of Representa-.
tives by vote OF 304 to IS, or ~ more
than the necessary two-thirds major.
ify.
A resolution TO create a special
house water power committee to han.
die all water power development legis
lation has been adopted In the House
without opposition.
A poll OF Congress indicates over
whelmlng sentiment against repeating
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