The Raymer enterprise., 1920-08-05
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIG
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STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANps.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN

WESTERN
Brent Dow Atkinson OF Chicago was
released from the federal penitentiary
at Leavenworth, where he was serv.
Ing q term on the charge of being q
war Stacker. He failed to report when
drafted.
Possemen captured Neil Hart and
Jim Owen, half.breed Indians, who, 1t
Is alleged, were among the prisoners
who escaped from the county Jail at
Pendleton, Ore, after killing Sheriff
II. d. Taylor.
Eighteen persons were reported in
jured when Oregon Short Line train,
Butte, Mont, to Salt Lake. was de-
rallied near D0wney. Nine Of the
twelve coaches Of which the train was
made up were overturned
Three men are under arrest at Fl.
dorado, Kan., charged with stealing
approximately $500 barrels Of crude
oil from the Prairie Pipe Line Com.
pany, and selling II 10 neighboring
towns The oil Is valued at 10000.
Mrs. Lottie Smith Rupp, motion pic.
ture actress. younger sister TO Mrs.
Mary Plckford Fairbanks, filed suit
for divorce in the Superior Court at
Los Angeles. She charges Albert G..
Rupp. New York stock broker, with de.
sertion.
Seeing that train was about to
crash into an ice truck he was driving,
Earl Markham, a nephew OF Edward
Markham, the poet, threw two boys
who were riding with him to safety,
but himself suffered injuries from
which he died.
Robert A. Robertson. a veteran OF
the World War and captain Of a com
pany OF national gusrdsmen which was
shortly to 90 on duty with other state
troops under the command Of Gen. J.
+. Wolters, was shot and killed at Gal.
weston by a sentry at the National
Guard camp.
cdiworms have appeared In great
numbers at Canastota, thirty miles
northwest Of Sioux Falls. On one
farm damage OF 40 per cent was
done to the crops Of small grain.
Every available man In the vicinity
has been recruited in an effort to
stop the work OF the worms, which
are said to number on an average
Of 100 TO the square foot
Hnndcuffed and chained to his hicy.
Gle, Tony Pizzo, u member OF the crew
Of the U. 3. s. Zula, rode into Denver
on his way from New York to Los An.
geles and return. Pzzo has been re.
lieved from active duty In the navy
temporarily, that he may make the
transcontinental round trip. which he
has pledged himself to accomplish
without once being unclaimed from his
bicycle.
WASHINGTON
Suppression Of Bolshevist newspa.
pers In Mexico has been ordered by
President de Ia Huerta, the Mexican
embassy at Washington has been ad.
vised.
Captain Rudolph W. Schroeder. hold.
er OF the world altitude record, will
pilot the American army plane In the
Gordon Bennett international cup race
TO be held In France the last week OF
September, 1t was announced at the
War Department.
Authority for the railroads to In
crease revenues by approximately ont
billion and half dollars has beer
granted by the Interstate Commerce.
Commission.
President Wilson is to retire from
the sheep business. The White House
flock Of forty-eIght prize sheep, which
has kept the lawns cut for three sum
mers, Is to be sold.
United States district attorneys and
other federal agents as well as the fair
price commissions have been instruct.
ed by the Department Of Justice to
watch closely for profItssring in the
resale BY dealers Of the millions OF
dollars worth Of canned meat now
being distributed BY the War Depart.
ment.
Adoption Of q more liberal policy
with regard to exports, 10 planned BY
The japanese government according
to reports at the department Of CON.
merce. while retaining export con.
troll Of certain commodities, the gov.
eminent. owing to the recent CONNER.
cial and financial crisis, has decided
to relax export embargoes and license
restrictions. Products affected include
paper, fertilizers, rice, wheat, barley
and cotton yarn.
An increase Of about per cent In
freight traffic on the railroads Of the
country during the first two weeks Of
July a. compared with the same period
in 1919 has been reported BY the com
mission on car service Of the American
Railway Association. Loaded carr
numbered 1,h07, 205 against l,552,07l
for the same two weeks Of 1919 and /,
7oe,2l2 for the similar period Of 1918.
Air mall service from New York Il
San FTancisco win be inaugurated ID
September, Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Praeger announced st Washing