The Ordway new era., 1920-03-19

Juan IarrnZolo, son of Governor ana
Mrs. o. A. Larrazolo of New Mexico,
died In I'll Paso last week. He was an
attorney.
DIR. Hugo william Weightman, who
Is said to have been the inventor of
smokeiess powder, has just died in II
local hospital In Omaha of Influenza.
W. Rndway, 90 years old, of Sioux
Falls, S. d., was killed at Dnytona,
Fla, when he was struck by an air
plane, which was speeding down
beach preparatory to a flight.
Fire practically destroyed the inter
ior of the Steel building In the busi-
ness district mt Great Falls, Mont, to-
gether with eleven retail stocks on the
first floor of the building. The dam
age was estimated at S2S0,0O0.
Samuel G. Hudson, postmaster of
Lincoln, Neb., for many years prom
inent follower OF w. J. Bryan in the
Democratic party of Nebraska, died
suddenly, aged 65 He Is the third Lin
coin postmaster to die during Presi-
dent Wilson's administration.
by means of three separate land
deals, japanese have obtained control
of more than $4,000 acres in Lower
California, on the very border line of
the United States All this land is
within comparatively close distance of
The tiny border city Of Andrade.
Sale on ripe olives and olive prepar-
atlons In glass containers is prohlhr
tied in Montana by n decision of the
State Board of Health. This action.
was taken MS result of the deaths Of
five persons mt JAVA, Mont. from bil-
ciIli botulinus several months ago.
Fire which has been smoldering for
over year in the Argonaut mine nj
jackson, Calf, has broken through in
10 the Kennedy mine, one of the great
est gold producers iii California. Work
is suspended A bulkhead is being
built across Il communicating tunnel nj
the 1890 foot level in the hope OF
checking the flames.
AS measure looking toward stabil-
ization of the lumber market. price re-
ductions, which, 1t was declared, would
amount to 10 to 30 per cent under pres
cnt prices, were recently announced by
The Weyerhauser Sales Company at
Spokane. WASH, distributing agency
for eleven lumber mills controlled by
the Weyerhauser interests. The re-
duced prices, II was declared, would
remain effective at least until June l.
WASHINGTON
General Pershing will leave Washing
ton about March 25th for the Panama
canal zone TO inspect the military de-
fenses there. This will constitute the
last lap of his inspection tour of the
nations military posts. He will be
away two or three weeks.
Unless provision Is made to maintain
the efficiency of the present naval re-
serve force by systematic training. the
navy within few years will be faced
with the same lack of potential man
power us when the country entered the
war, Secretary Daniels told the House
naval affairs committee. In another
war, the secretary said, there probably
would not be the same opportunity
for preparation
The Senate ordered an investigation
of the United States Grain Corpora
ton on the basis of charges made by
II federal grand jury ut Spokane,
Wash.
An authorized peacetime army OF
$4,000 enlisted men and II $50 officers
has been approved by the House,
which, by vote of 10 to 20, refused to
amend the army reorganization bill 50
as to fix the maximum strength ut
.26,o00 men and $4,000 Officers.
Government operations in tire ship
ping business resulted in IA net profit
of $16,493,990 up 10 last June 10th,
Chairman Payne told the Senate Mer.
chant Marine Committee, making pub
lie for the first time complete stats.
ties covering the financial aspects OF
the boards transportation activities.
Former service men soon will get
"real letters" instead of mimcograph
copies from the war risk bureau Di-
rector Cholmeley Johns said that the
Insurance division of the bureau was
virtually at the end OF its period of
congestion" and that in a few weeks
it would be able to answer every let
Ter four days after its receipt
The bodies of about 10000 of the
American dead In France will he re-
turned TO the United States, while he
tween 10000 and 25,000 will remain
permanently Inferred overseas, Sccre
larry Baker has informed Chairman
Wndsworth of the Senate Military
Committee.
Announcement by Secretary Houston
that no further lonns would be made
10 the allies, is believed ut Washington
10 Indicate the adoption by the treas
nry OF the policy favored by the debtor
nations of deferring interest payments