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Five firemen were burned by explod-
ing paint and turpentine and property
valued at 100000 was destroyed when
fire wrecked the plant of the Texas
Wheel and Body Company at Dallas,
Texas.
More than 1000 rats have been
killed at Corpus Christi, Texas, to
date at an average cost of five cents
per rat. Not trace of bubonic
plague has been found among those
examined.
In fight with an automobile thief
at Bayard. Nebr., Water Commissioners
John Lingreen was shot and killed, and
Chief of Police Webb had his arm shat
tered by bullet. Their assailant
Mexican, named Leon Martinez, was in
turn shot by Chief Webb, and physi-
clans say he will die.
September production of all Oil com
panies in California of 304,340 barrels
a day established record figure for
the state, according to statement Civ
en- out by the Standard Oil Company
of California. Daily production, 302,-
400 barrels in June, 1914, was the high
est figure previously recorded.
u. H. Barbour of the State uni
versity Of Nebraska unearthed a NOR
phus skeleton, which he believed to
be more than 100000 years old. The
skeleton was found in the famous
fossil beds of Cooks ranch, near
Scottsbluff. 1t will be preserved and
sent to the university museum.
Capt. Raold Amundsen's North Pole
expedition has been trapped in the ice
noes off Cape Serge, Siberia, and will
be delayed a year, unless extricated,
according to word brought by Olaf
Swensen of the Hibbard-Swensen Com
pany, who arrived in Seattle from the
Arctic aboard the trading schooner
Kamchatka.
Forecasting big wet gain in the
new representatives who will be elect
ed to Congress two years hence MS
result of the reapportionment which
will follow the decennial census, Iowa
Anti-Saloon League officials have
taken a hand In the Iowa campaign, it
is said. In an attempt to assure the
election of candidates for Congress
favorable to the dry cause.
WASHINGTON
Sweeping Investigation of the con-
duct of marines In Haiti, with refer
ence to charges of illegal killings, is
ordered in Secretary Daniels precept
to the recently appointed court of in
quiry, made public at Washington.
The governments suit against the
United Shoe Machinery Company un-
der the Clayton act will be reheard
by the Supreme Court on Jan. g. The
company is charged with restraint of
trade in enforcing clauses in its con-
tracts with purchasers of its products.
Uncle Sam is looking about for 25O
young men with a high school educa-
ton who would like to learn the excit-
ing profession of army balloonist, and
eventually become balloon and airship
reserve officers. They will be paid
SIS month while learning and receive
ration allowance of 81 day, togeth-
er with accommodations, clothing and
equipment and free medical and dental
treatment.
The application of the railroads for
authority to Increase demurrage
charges on five days notice was de-
MED by the Interstate commerce COM
mission. Application, however, may
still be filed to increase the charges
with the statutory thirty days notice.
World peace, universal and per-
petual," can be purchased with the
s10,000.000,000 the allied governments
owe the United States, w. ]. Bryan
declared In an address at Washington
before the World brotherhood Con
gress. He suggested that cancellation
Of the war debt would go far towards
the building up of spirit that would
remove the chief causes of conflict be
tween the nations.
The. United States, according to tax
returns, spent So, 100000 in 1919
on luxuries. Eight hundred million
dollars went up In cigarette smoke
Cigars burned up S510,OOO,000. Jewelry
cost $500, 100000. A round billion dol
lars disappeared down the Great Amer
lean aesophagus In the form of candy.
Pianos, organs and monographs enter
tained the people to the tune of $780,
100000. Automobiles cost S2,000,00O,-
900.
The resignation of w. S. Chapman,
secretary of the federal reserve board,
effective Nov. /. has been announced.
He will enter private business and be
succeeded by w. w. Hoton, executive
secretary Of tie board for the past
year.
Total subscriptions to the last issue
of treasury certificates maturing
March Is, 1921, amounted to $1S5,076,-
500, Secretary Houston announced at
Washington. The amount offered was
100. 600 900 or thereabouts and the to-