The Dolores star., 1920-01-30
GENERAL

Although it is the popular impress
sion that the prohibition fight in the
United States is over, the Auti-Saloon
| League insists that il has Just begun
in n declaration emphasizing its ap-
peal for 5000. 900 to keep up warfare
on the demon rum. Notwithstanding
its shackled condition.
Robert Petit, foreman in machine
shop. living i'll West AIls. Wis. hit his
wife over the head with crowhar. in
flcting serious wounds. Petit was re-
covering from the flu. but suffered
| relapse In delirious fit he attacked
his wife. When he saw What he had
done he shot himself, dying instantly.
Suits have been filed demanding
more than S1.00OOOO in damages from
the city of Chicago for deaths, injuries
and property damage in last sum
mer's race riots. OF this more than
| 100000 is sought by relatives of
| twenty-five men and women claimed
to have been killed during the rioting
one of the most notable essay writ
| ing contests ever held in the schools
| of America will be held on Feb. 20,
| when several million girls and boys
| will compete for three medals offered
| by the War Department for the best
essays on the subject: What Are the
| Benefits of an Enlistment in the Unit
ed States Army?"
| Four witnesses heard at the opening
of the trial by general court-martial
| at Camp Zachary Taylor of Lieut. l. G.
| Cottenkeine. who, as supply officer of
| the Fifth Field artillery, is charged
with having cmbczzled his regiments
payroll of $4,000 for May, 1919 while
the first division was in Germany, tes-
titled that he had left but little over
10000 of the 4SG,T16 marks paid him
| when he was arrested by German civ
| ilian authorities at Freburg, four
months after his disappearance. Cot
tenkeine, native of Germany, is al
legged to have squandered the embeZ-
zled money. The case was continued
| until depoSitinns are received from
Germany.
Nine ErneStine Schumann-H Heink,
who has been seriously i'll at her home
at GrOSsmont. Calf, with pneumonia,
is reported improving slowly.
Thirty-five parcels of New York
real estate owned by the late Mrs.
Margaret Sage, widow Of Russell
| Sage, were sold at public auction for
S2,6l9,25O. BY the will the proceeds
will be divided among thirty-six col
leges, charitable institutions, hospitals
and museums.
Chicago faces deficit of more than
100000 for the coming year, ac-
cOrdinG to Il report submitted to the
council committee ON finances by CITY
Comptroller George +. Harding. Mr.
Harding said the city's resources in
1920 would he about $50 600 900, while
the anticipated expenditures were
placed mt more than S39, 100000.
Laying of the keel Of new 15.5OO-
ton passenger steamer, which will be
named the Calgary, for service between
Liverpool and Montreal and Quebec
was announced by the White Star line
The ship is under construction at Bel
fast and is expected to he ready for
service in 1921 The vessel is designed
to carry $50 cabin and 1000 third-class
passengers.
A financial panic made Ominous by
the perverse spirit Of capitalist and
wage worker alike is impending, ac-
cordng, to Roger BabSon, business ex-
pert and statistician. In an Interview
mt Chicago he told how short produc-
tion and greed for profits are bring
ing business closer and closer to the
danger line in the United safes.
Women administering property in
their own right viii be permitted to
vote at the first national election IL
Jugo-Slavin next month. accord NJ In
an announcement made by ilie cabi-
net at Belgrade