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The president of the Australian Min
ers' Association estimates that over
f5000,000 worth of silver has been lost
as a result of the twelve months strike
Lightning killed two men who were
working in sandpit seven miles east
of Bear River, MINI. Several build
ings in the vicinity were struck by
lightning.
Jack Dempsey, world heavyweight
champion, was found not guilty on a
selective draft evasion Indictment by
a jury in the United States District
Court at San Francisco.
w. A. Coe, proprietor of a motion
picture theater at Friend, Neb.,
reached for rifle, intending to kill Il
cat, but the weapon struck Il sewing
machine and was accidentally dis
charged, the bullet causing Goes
death.
Vancouver recently voted to con-
tribute $4,000 to the Vancouver Coun-
try Club in order that the Burquitiam
golf course may be in condition for the
Pacific Northwest championship to be
held July to u. The club has spent
$15,0 600 on the course.
A campaign for the determination o.
rats has been ordered at Brownsville,
Texas, and in Matamoras, the Mex
ican town across the Rio Grande, fol
lowing receipt of advices that suspect
ed bubonic cases had been discovered
at Victoria and Tampico, Mexico.
Lieut.. Louis I. Barin, United States
navy aviator and one of the pilots of
the NC-1 in its transatlantic flight,
was instantly killed near San Diego,
Calf, when a fast airplane which he
was plotting collided with an army
airplane piloted by Cadet Joseph L.
Walker. of Rockwell field.
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
were found loaded with ninety cases
of whisky valued at $4,000.
Overlooking of a Ievee along the
ella river, about five miles from Yuma,
Ariz., was diverted toward the Gulf of
California d part of the elias flow
which otherwise would have gone into
the Colorado river, which has been at
flood stage recently. AS Il result, the
Colorado gauge fell rapidly and flood
danger is believed past. There are nu-
merous farms in the district where the
Gila levee gave way, but no reports of
damage had been received.
WASHINGTON
President Wilson is to become BIZ
cycle-riding enthusiast this summer.
A manufacturing company at West
field, Mass, has received an order
from Dr. Grayson for one of its best
models to be shipped to the White
House Immediately.
Arrival at Norfolk of the army trans
port Mount Vernon carrying 1000
Czecho-S Slavak troops, 900 German war
prisoners and $50 women and children
was reported to the War Department
at Washington by Captain Ferguson,
commander of the vessel.
Frank NJ. Silva of San Francisco has
been given a recess appointment by
President Wilson to be United States
attorney for the northern district of
California
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.
Norman H. 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.
Upon completion of his investigation
of the national airplane fund, Assist
ant District Attorney Kilroe intends to
call Henry Woodhouse, a governor OF
the Aero Club of America, before the
grand jury to explain an alleged
charge of wholesale grating from the
government by aircraft manufacturers
during the war. This contemplated
action follows Mr.. Woodhouse's al
legged refusal to answer such ques-
tions at an informal hearing recently
DR.. Edward Herman Sell, the last OF
the seven physicians who organized
the American Academy of Medicine il
1876, is dead He was known widel,
for his discoveries in connection witt
the treatment of the alcoholic and dru,
habits. He was born in Pennsylvania
eighty years ago.
The torpedo boat destroyer Satterle,
broke all American records for spec,
in her Standardization trials off Rock
land, Me-, when she made mile at tn
rate of 3S.257 knots. The best preyiou
-...or,1 Of OF 01 I.nntS was hold hv th