The Ordway new era., 1920-06-11
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ADour
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
REcoRp or IMPORTANT gvsMTs
coNpENsEo FOR susY
PEoPLE.
WESTERN.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

automobiles were unloaded with der
rick In record time mt Omaha the other
day at the order of the local terminus
committee SO they could be released
for service.
Nebraska contractor. was killed by
Northwestern railway train In deep
cut in the western part Of Teknwaii.
Neb. He was taking short route to
his home at the time.
When n psychic produced the ghost
OF Detective Claude Formers SISTER.
Ethel" from the great beyond, Former
made a flying tackle and nabbed Eth
ell" by the ankles. Ethel" whose true
name Is William Abner, Is in jail at
Seattle.
benjamin Fish, 9-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Max Fish. was instantly
Filled and Joe Gdalevich, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Gdalevich, was slightly
injured when coaster wagon on which
they were riding passed under an auto
truck at Sioux City. Iowa.
More than 500 worth of cut flowers
assembled ut the First Baptist church
at Atchison. Kan, for use in decOrnt-
ing graves of veterans, were stolen.
The flowers had been purchased by
public subscription. II is believed they
were hauled away by thieves in mo-
tor truck.
Walter Hansen. former bank clerk,
jumped in front OF n passenger train
at Omaha and was killed. A list of
debts totaling 1868 was found in his
pocket. Members of the crew saw
Hansen spring from behind n clump
of trees and throw himself in front of
the train. He was Il years old and
unmarried.
Stepping off moving Northwestern
train rs 1t was leaving the union stu
tIon Mt Omaha, Charles McFadden of
Oakland. Calf, nlighted directly In
front of an oncoming railroad motor
cnr and was ground to death. McFad
by to his wife and daughter. who were
en- route 10 Carroll, Iowa.
Two prisoners burned their way out
of the city jail Mt Tacoma, WASH, and
escaped. The prisoners wrapped Oil
soaked rags around the end of long
pipe and placed the flaming mass
against the wooden ceiling of their cell.
A hole was burned through the ceiling
md into the city controllers office.
The men crawled through this opening
and made their way to the street.
WASHINGTON.
A favorable report was ordered by
the Senate territories committee on
the House bill creating Hawaiian
homes commission for the development
of lands In the insular possessions.
Increased salaries for postal en-
plOyes amounting to approximately
s33,OOO,OO0 for the first year, effective
July !, were recommended In n report
to Congress by joint congress. .onai
commission.
Application for loan of So, 500, 900
out of the $3O0,OO0, 900 revolving fund
provided In the transportation act was
made to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission by the Kansas City, Mexico x
Orient railroad.
Next years naval budget was fixed
at about Si36,00O,O 900 under n complete
agreement on the naval appropriation
hill reached by Senate and House con
ferees. The original House bill car
ried S425. 100000 and the Senate abou.
$i67 100000.
The trial of Alfredo Cocchi, who is
imprisoned in Bologna, Italy, on the
charge of having murdered Ruth Cru
ger of New York City, on February IL,
1917, will begin October 25 mt Bologna,
the State Department has been advised
ut Washington.
The Senate passed House bill au-
thorizing the alien property custodian
to return property taken over during
the war to citizens of former enemy
countries who are now residents OF
Independent states set up under the
treaty of Versailles.
President Wilson has appointed II
commission of three men to settle the
wage controversy between anthracite
coal miners and operators. The com
missions award is to be made within
sixty days IL possible and Its award aS
to wages will be retroactive to Aprii
/, the date when the contracts between
the miners and operators expired.
Recent advances in tie price OF gas
oline and other petroleum products
were ascribed more TO varying condi
tions of supply and demand In the lighi
of emphasized and pessmlstlc state
ments as to the future supply than to
n combination In restraint of trade
by the federal trade commission In Il
report to Congress.
Senate Investigation of preconven
tion financing campaigns for the Tres
dental nomination Will be continued
after the Republican convention and
before the Democratic convention. un'
der present plans, Of the committee.