Williams news., 1919-08-29
THE WORLD IN
 PARAGRAPHS
"A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
 EIGN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
poINGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT MARK THE PROGRESS
 OF THE AGE.
WESTERN

WESTERN
 John Carter, farmer, recently brought a large number of big cab bages to the market at Holdenville, Okla., the largest of the bunch weigh ing eighteen pounds, trimmed. Sev- eral others were almost as large.
 Giving prohibition as their reason, an average of 100 foreign-born per sons daily are applying for permits to return to their native lands, according to customs officials at San Francisco. A majority of those applying are said to be Italians and Portuguese.
 Apportionment of more than $1,O0O,- GOO of automobile license funds will take place when warrants are drawn by the state auditors office at Des Moines. One thousand six hundred fifty-six townships in Iowa will receive $730 each under the distribution.
 Disturbances approaching riots, which began in connection with the strike of platform men of the Los An geles Railway Company, continue. About 800 strike sympathizers as- sembled on Central avenue, blocked the passage of cars, jeered and stoned the crews and had to be dispersed by the police.
 Representatives of the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association from five states met at Dallas, Texas, and fixed state quotas and dates for con- ferences. The Texas quota is $150,- 900. The conference will be held Sep tember 18th, 18th and 2Oth; the New Mexico quota is $1O,OO0. September 10th was set as the conference date.
 After wounding and overpowering two armed deputy sheriffs during fight in which he too was shot, O. w. Langley, farmer of Cortland, Neb., staggered into a general store at that place and shot Justice of the Peace Chris Pfeiffer through the heart. Langley was saved from 1ynching only through pleadings of conservative citi- zens:
 Reported out of danger, Mrs. Ed win Greene and Mrs. Leo J. Frost of Il Paso, Tex, are well on the way to recovery following a miraculous es- cape from death by fire in an aero plane, The clothing of both women was ignited by the backfire of the en- zine of the aeroplane in which they were riding here while 1,50O feet in the air. A nose dive by Pilot Howard Patterson landed the machine in a small lagoon.
 WASHINGTON
 President Wilson has again vetoed the bill repeating the daylight saving law.
 The Senate has ordered an investi- gatiOn into alleged profiteering in coal and into charges of conspiracy to keep up prices.
 A resolution directing the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the high cost of shoes and determine the cause for increased prices was adopt ed by the House, which refused to ex- tend the inquiry to clothing and food.
 The proposed treaty by which the United States would go to the aid of France in event of an unprovoked at tack by Germany is not in conflict with the constitution, in the opinion of the Senate Judiciary Subcommit- tee
 Repeal of the daylight savings law was practically assured when the House passed the bill over President Wilson's veto.
 The great government dam across the Tennessee river at Muscle Shoals, Ala., has been named "Wilson dam" in honor of President Wilson.
 Repeal of the daylight saving act has been accomplished, the Senate voting to sustain the House in passing the repeal measure over President Will sons veto. The vote was 57 to 19 The repeal of the law becomes effective after the clocks are turned back to normal in October It is one of the very few measures which have been twice vetoed by a President and have become laws in spite of the veto.
 Completion of a twenty-four cylin- der Liberty motor which has developed announced by the War Department It was declared to compare favorably' with foreign motors of the same pow CT. The new motor weighs only 1.97 pounds per horsepower against 2.11 for the Liberty twelve, and consumes .55 pounds of gas per horsepower hour against .51 for the smaller model.
 Steel helmets having been officially adopted as part of the army's war equipment, steps will be taken to in- sure reserve supply of the new type designed in the A. E. F. British hel- mets now will be disposed of, except for about 100000, which will be kept until production of the new model in quantities is assured.
 General Pershing win sail for home on the first available transport sail ing after. August 31st, the commander in chief of the A. B. F. cabled Secre- tary Baker.