The state herald., 1919-05-09
| FOREIGN

controller general of civil aviation, was
making flight, fell at Kenly, Eng
land, and the pilot, Captain Knott, WAS
killed. General Sykes was badly shak-
en-.
A Havas dispatch from Dijon states
that American army authorities at Is
Sur Tile have sentenced and hanged
an American lieutenant for an assault
upon girl, who died in consequence
of her injuries.
An attempt was made recently on
the life of Lieutenant General Horvarth
Russian military commander ut Har-
bin. His assailant attacked him with
bombs, but was seized before he had
carried out his purpose.
Three American soldiers were killed
and eight injured seriously when an
American army motor truck was
struck by n railroad train at grade
crossing near La Ferte-St Aubin, thir-
teen miles southeast of Orleans.
A manufacturing company of Lon
don announces 1t is preparing to mar
ket an automobile that can be rctailed
for between $3.50 and $500. The prin-
cipal materials to be used In making
the car is new substance which is
described as "a kind of concrete,
light but strong and durable, produced
from waste material
The Nice recreation area for Amer
lean expeditionary troops, it was an
nounced. will be closed May ~ owing
to the celebrity with which the troops
are returning home. The general
council of the department of Alpes-
Maritimes has adopted n resolution
paying tribute to the excellent behav-
ior of the American soldiers.
In defending the governments policy
of donations to the unemployed, Sir
Robert Stevenson Horne, the minister
of labor. In the House of Commons
in London, said II was unnecessary to
take gloomy view OF the unemploy-
ment question. Since the armistice,
he said. 100000 persons have been
demobilizcd and l,0OO,O00 remain un-
employed.
SPORT
George tKnockoup Brown Of Chi
cago won n newspaper decision from
Bob Moha OF Milwaukee, at Racine.
Joe Stecher. Omaha. Neb., former
worlds champion, defeated Jack Rog-
ers, Montreal, In two straight falls ut
Kokomo. Ind. The first fall was made
In % minutes and the second In IL
minutes.
Elizabeth Ryan OF Philadelphia, won
the womcn's national championship
50-yard swimming race nt Alameda, In
81 2-5 seconds. Betty Grimes of Min
neapolis, was second and Ruth Crane
of Oakland. Cal. third.
Jean Ors. n French aviator, won a
500 prize by leaping from an airplane
1000 feet above the Chelsea flying
field while the plane was speeding at
sixty miles an hour. He made per-
feet descent, clinging to tiny white
silk parachute. The leap was the big
event Of the day ut the Pan-Amcrican
Aeronautical Congress.
GENERAL
A lot OF 1.400 silver fox pelts were
placed on auction ut the spring sale
at the international Exchange In ST.
Louis. Half Of the lot was disposed
OF at a total OF sl35,O00. A pair OF
the skins sold for sl.120.
John II. Thorn OF Lansing. faced 4
fifteen-month sentence In Leaven.
worth penitentiary following his con.
viction for using the mails to black.
mail J. r. Morgan and his daughter.
Mrs. Jane n. Morgan Nichols.
The wedding Of Elizabeth J. wrent.
more. the youthful Californian. to Gov.
srnor Francis Burton Harrison of the
Philippines, will take place May 18th
at the home OF the governors mother
In Washington.
The worlds most powerful battle.
ship, the superdreadnnurht Tennessee.
was successfully launched when II
went sliding down the ways mt the
New York navy yard
Wedacd under the seat In nn out.
building on n fnrm near Latrobc. Pa,
the body of Miss Emma Austraw. 10
years old. school tcdchcr. who has
been missing for several days. was
found murdered The girls hands
were tied behind her back. her fncc
hnd been beaten and she had been
struck on the hend
Probably the first parade In this
country made up exclusively OF
wounded soldiers most Of whom are
Chicogonns, was held In Chicago.
More thnn 1000 men from Fort Sheri.
dan nnd the Cooper.Monitnu General
Hospitals filed through the downtown
district In the Interest OF the Victory
Loan campaign. The wheel chnIr di.
vision," consisting OF men who inny
never wink agnin. was one OF the fca.
lures OF the parade. Many Of the