The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-25

Edward Burdish, being taken from
Omaha to the state penitentiary at
Lincoln as a parole violator, jumped
from passenger train near Gretna.
Neb. He was captured an hour later
and placed in Jail.
Resolutions protesting against in
reference with importation Of Mex
lean labor to work on the cotton
lands OF the Southwest were ap-
proved at Los Angeles at q meeting
Of the International Cotton League
OF the West.
The Wilson Telephone Company at
Topeka asked permission Of the In
dustrial Court at Topeka to lower
rates on business phones from $3.50 to
81 per month. This Is the first time
any utility concern has asked this
court for permission to decrease Its
service charges.
The United States battleships, Mis-
sissippi. New York, Arkansas, Wyo-
ming and Texas, have sailed for San
Francisco waters, where they will join
the flagship, New Mexico. for battle
practice. The repair ship, Vestal, sew
eral destroyers, mine sweepers and
small craft accompanied the dread
noughts.
Charles F. Vandewater, Republican
cOngressman-elect from the Ninth Cali
fornia District, and his secretary were
killed twenty miles east Of Los An
geles In an automobile wreck while
they were returning from a meeting
celebrating Mr.. Vandewater's election.
According to reports to the police Of
Pomona, where the meeting had been
held, the Vandewater automobile
crashed into a trailer standing by the
roadside with unlighted lamps.
WASHINGTON
The Japanese population Of the
three Pacific states-California Ore.
gon and Washington-has increased
ut a lower rate since 1910 than 1t did
between 1900 and 1910, figures an
nounced by the census bureau show
In Hawaii, however, there was de.
cided increase and nearly half the
total population Of the islands is made
up Of japanese.
An insurance policy on the life of
q person who commits suicide Is pay
able, II all conditions Of the policy are
complied with, the supreme court
ruled at Washington, in sustaining
lower court DEGREES In suit brought
against the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Company by Isabel II. John.
son, beneficiary under policy OBJ
tanned by her husband.
Benjamin J. Salmon, conscientious
objector. on hunger strike in Wash
ington. d. c., has been transferred
from st. Elizabeth's hospital for the
insane to the Walter Reed hospital.
Washington. Salmon has been at
st. Elizabeth's hospital since July
90. whel he was transferred from
Fort Douglas, Utah. He was de-
clared sane by board Of twenty
five physicians at st. Elizabeth's
after two months observation. He
will remain at Walter Reed hospital
until court proceedings to secure his
release are disposed Of, or until the
War Department releases him with
out court action.
Orders Withdrawing from service
twenty ships totaling more than 10000
dead weight tons, have been issued by
the shipping board. They will be tied
up at Norfolk, Baltimore and on the
Pacific coast. The largest vessel with.
drawn is the Western Scout, 8, ,422 tons,
to be tied up at Baltimore.
Investigation by the Department of
Justice into an alleged "bribe" In con-
nection with which r. W. Boiling,
brother-in.law Of President Wilson,
was mentioned in the shipping board
investigation hearing In New York, has
disclosed that nothing incriminatng
against Boiling could be found, Rear
Admiral Benson, chairman Of the
board, declared
Despite the loss OF seventy-four
members of the cOuntry's Sl.OO0,000 a
year income class, the taxable income
of the United States increased in 1918
by over s2,272, 100000, as compared
with 1917, according to the income
statistics issued by the bureau of in
ternal revenue. Income reported for
1918 amounted to $15,924, $50, ,355
against about $13,7OO,OOO,OOO in 1917,
though 141 persons filed returns for
incomes Of 100000 or over In 1917
and only sixty-seven In 1918,
Decided increases In the importation
Of wheat flour from Canada during
the second half Of the present year
had an effect In recent decline Of
wheat prices In the United States ac.
cording to the Federal Trade Commits
sion, which has been inquiring into
causes Of wheat price decline at Presi.
dent Wilson's request. Data gathered
b. the commission also showed thai
he rzte Of relatively large importa-
lions Of wheat from Canada during the
nms period was substantially main
ained