The Rice belt journal., 1920-07-03
ALL LATEST NEWS
News That Is News, When II
Is News, for All.
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Happenings the WcrId Over of
Important Events Condensed
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NATIONAL, FOREIGN
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Resumption Of postal money order
service between the United States and
points in the state Of Sonora Mex.
Ico. was announced Friday by the post.
office department.
The population Of continental Unit.
ed States is estimated at l05, 900 600
by J. A. Hill. chief statistician of the
census bureau. His calculation is
based on the combined populations Of
l,4O6 cities and towns for which sta
tiStcs have been announced.
President Wilson Thursday sent a
telegram to Governor Roberts of Ten
neSsee urging that special session
OF the Tennessee legislature be called
to act on the federal suffrage amend.
ment
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
With Treat Texans in Texas" as
a slogan, the Benevolent War Risk
Society of Texas is carrying on a
campaign to raise funds for the build.
ing of hospital at Kerrville, Texas,
to treat tubercular ex-service men.
Work on this sanitorium is we'll under
way, but not all the money needed for
its completion has been raised.
Ten persons were killed and nine
injured, probably fatally, when a truck
carrying a load Of picnickers was
struck by a passenger train near
Huntington, Ind, Sunday.
Since March 13, when the coastwise
longshoremen at New York City went
on strike, the total losses in COM
merce and in wages to longshore, har.
Dor and railroad strikers in and near
New York has been about $685.
000
A decision on the demands of rail-
road employees for wage increases will
be made on or before July 20 by the
railway labor board, Judge R. M. Bar
ton, chairman, said In statement at
Chicago Friday. The award would be
retroactive to May /, the statement
said.
= Estes Snedecor of Portland, Ore,
was elected president of the Interna-
tional Association Of Rotary Clubs at
its closing session at Atlantic City,
N. j., Friday
Hundreds of letters from investors
In oil tocks, who asserted they had
been the victims of fraud. were re-
ceived Friday at the office of the
United States district attorney in New
York City. The flood of correspond
ence followed the filing of five in.
dictments by federal grand jury
against four oil companies, ten brok-
erage concerns and fifty individuals,
charging fraudulent use of the mails
In selling oil stocks
The court of criminal appeals of
Texas in its closing session before
adjournment Friday for the summer
vacation. which is to continue until
the first Monday in October over.
ruled the motion for rehearing In the
celebrated case OF E E Sapp. from
Brazoria County convicted of murder
Of his wife and sentenced TO ninety.
nine years. The case originated in
Liberty County and was transferred
to Brazoria County on change Of
venue,
The Texas pink boil worm act, as
passed by the legislature. meets with
the general approval OF the federal
horticultural board and there viii! be.
no cessation of the fight which the
United States government is making
to eradicate this disastrous pest AS.
surances 70 this effect were obtained
Friday from W. A. Orton. vice chair.
man of the board, from DR. Karl F.
Kellerman, one of the board members
who made the trip from Washington to
Texas
The imperial council of the shrin-
ers in session at Portland. Ore, Sc.
Iected Atlantic City Friday for the
1921 convention. Charters were grant.
ed to Haien Temple, Greenville, S.
c., and Harlem Temple, Waco, Tex.
Dispensations were granted to Al
Kaly Temple, Pueblo, Colo; Khiva
Temple, Amarillo, Tex, and Maskeh
Temple, Wichita Falls, Tex.