, 1920-06-10
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
the WORLD.
DURING The PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.
WESTERN.

WESTERN.
Twenty-nine coal cars loaded with
automobiles were unloaded with a der
rick in record time at Omaha the other
day at the order of the local terminals
committee so they could be released
for service.
l.. N. Bramhall, rs, pioneer northeast
Nebraska contractor, was killed by a
Northwestern railway train in a deep
cut in the western part of Tekawah,
Neb. He vas taking a short route to
his home at the time.
When a psychic produced the ghost
of Detective Claude FORMERS SISTER,
Ethel,' from the great beyond, Fortner
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
Killed and Joe Gdalevich, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Gdalevich, was slightly
injured when a coaster wagon on which
they were riding passed under an auto
truck at Sioux City, Iowa.
More than 5000 worth of cut flowers
assembled at the First Baptist church
at Atchison, Kan, for use in decorat-
ing grave of veterans, were tolen
The flowers had been purchased by
public subscription. 1t is believed they
were hauled away by thieves in a mo-
tor truck.
Walter Hansen, former bank clerk,
jumped in front of a 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 a clump
OF trees n throw himself in front of
the train. He was p years old and
unmarried.
Stepping off a moving Northwestern
train as it was leaving the union sta
ton at Omaha, Charles McFadden of
Oakland, Calf, alighted directly in
front of an oncoming railroad motor
a and was ground to death. McFad-
den had boarded the train to say good
by to his wife and daughter, who were
en- route to Carroll, Iowa.
Two prisoners burned their way out
of the city Jail at Tacoma, WASH, and
eSCdpeu. Lie pTlSOlleTS WIdppeu OIi-
soaked rags around the end of a long
pipe and placed the flaming mass
against the wooden ceiling of their cell,
A hole was burned through the ceiling
and 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 a Hawaiian
homes commission for the development
of lands in h insular possessions.
Increased ~alaries for postal EN-.
ploySs amounting to approximately
s33,00O,000 for the first year., effective
July /, were recommended in a report
commission.
Application for a oar of So, {, ZOO
out of the $500, 900, 900 revolving fund
provided In the transportation act was
made to the Interstate Commerce Com,
mission by the Kansas City. Mexico &
Orient railroad.
Next years naval budget was fixed
at about $436, 000,O 900 under a complete
agreement on the naval appropriation
bill reached by Senate and House con.
ferees. The original House bill car
ried S425, OOO, 600 and the Senate about
$467, 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 13
1917, will begin October % Mt Bologna
the State Department has been advised
at Washington.
The Senate passed n 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 q
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 II possible and its award rs
to wages will he retroactive to April
i, the date when the contracts between
the miners n operators expired.
Recent advances in the price of gas.
oline and other petroleum products
were ascribed more to varying condi.
tiOns of supply and demand in the light
of emphasized and pessimistic state.
ments as to the future supply than to
q combination in restraint OF trade
by the federal trade commission In a
report 10 Congress.
Senate investigation of preconven-
tion financing campaigns for the PRES
;dential nomination will be continued
after the Republican convention and
before the Democratic convention, un-