The Ordway new era., 1920-06-25
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 News Service.
WESTERN

Inc pTeSlutnt VI tne AuStiaiiiu sihhE
ers' Association estimates that ovei
f5,000.0O0 worth of silver has been lost
as a result of the twelve months strike
at the Broken Hills mines in Australia.
Lightning Killed two men who were
working in a sandpit seven miles east
of Bear River, Ainn. Several build
ings in the vicinity We're struck by
lightning.
Jack Dempsey, world heavyweight
champion, was found not guilty on "A
selective draft evasion indictment by
jury In the United States District
Court at San Francisco.
Members of his family have been
conducting search since March for
Henry X. Norton, former attorney and
executive officer of the California
housing and immigration commission.
One lumber manufacturing plant in
Portland, Ore, and at least three in
nearby towns have been closed. accord
ing to statements by company officials,
because of the car shortage and n de-
clining market.
Public school instruction on how to
deal with banks was advocated before
the Nebraska bankers convention by
Raymond Il. McNally of st. Louis. He
said people who deal with banks today
know less about them than other bust
ness Institutions.
George A. Wiswall, manager of the
lands of an Arizona cattle company,
was killed at Upton, near Nisalia,
Calf, when his motor truck ran into
crossing. His wife and two children
witnessed the accident.
Workers have built a substantial
board fence around the Exposition me-
mortal auditorium to prevent any
forced attempt to enter the building
which will house the Democratic ma
tional convention, beginning June rs
Mt San Francisco.
A large rattiesnake recently cap
tured near Coburg, small town near
Eugene, Ore, committed suicide after
five days of captivity. The reptile
was kept In store window ON erhbi-
lion and persons passing the window
say the snake coiled and plunged its
fangs into Its own body
Overtaking three automobiles, one of
which was believed TO be occupied by
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, escaped
draft evader, officers of WinslOw.
Ariz., arrested three men. None of
the three was Bergdoll, but the cars
We're found loaded with ninety cases
of whisky valued at $3J,0O0
WASHINGTON
Withdrawal of four of the six de-
stroyers now at Mexican gulf ports has
been ordered by the Navy Department.
Norman II. Davis of Tennessee has
been appointed by President Wilson to
be undersecretary of state. He has as
sumed his duties, succeeding Frank l..
Polk, who has resigned because of the
state Of his health.
Although Senator Warren G. Hard
ing will not be formally notified OF his
selection as the Republican presiden.
tial candidate until the middle of July,
he has already formulated the main
idea of his speech of acceptance
Application of the Honolulu Consol-
idated Oil Company for patent TO 5000
acres of Southern California oil land
was denied In a decision announced at
the Department of the Interior.
American mining interests already
are demonstrating feeling OF conf
dence in the declarations of the de
factor government of Mexico by great
ly increased activities in the states of
Sonora and Sinaloa, said IL report re-
ceived at Washington from the Amer
lean consul at Nogales.
Lieut.. Louis Il. BARN. United S,ates
navy aviator and one of the pilots OF
the NC-1 In Its transatlantic flight,
was instantly killed near San Diego,
Calf, when fast airplane which he
was plotting collided with an army
airplane piloted by Cadet Joseph l..
Walker Of Rockwell field.
Terms of sale of the former German
passenger liner Leviathan, bids ON
which will be opened June 80, have
been announced by the shipping board.
Eacn bid must he accompanied by u
certified check for 100000 and the
purchaser will he required to pay 10
per cent OF his bid in cash and the re-
nainder in insiallments extending over
ten years.
number of changes In rules re-
garding the departure of aliens from
this country will be made by the State
Department with the discontinuance,
June Both, Of the office OF foreign per-
mits and the concentration OF such
work in the division of passport con
trol. Allen enemies are to be allowed
TO depart from the United States to
all countries, with certain exceptions.
without permits, and 1t will no longer
lie necessary TO have permits TO leave
the United States by way of the Mexi-
can and Canadian hnrdrrs