The Ordway new era., 1920-11-12

caIla, Ore, Mt election. An entire mu-
nIcipal ticket OF women was chosen
men opponents being defeated for all
offices.
Allen Charlton. prominent Dallas
attorney. vas acquitted of the charge
of murder by jury in connection with
the shooting to death last June % of
Charles Eubank, Dallas business man.
Mrs. Laura Barker, 45 years old,
mother of seven children, was arrested
Mt ogden, Utah, on a complaint charg-
ing FIRST degree murder in connection
with the death of her husband, Charles
Lee Barker, Il railroad employe. Bar
ker died last July. He is said to have
been poisoned.
Reports were received at Southern
Pacific Railway offices at San Fran
cisco that Pullman porter was killed
and two passengers injured In a col
iision of two sections of a Southern
Pacific train at coram. northern Cali
fornia. The train was en- route from
San Francisco TO Portland, Ore.
Nome, Alaska, which during the gold
rush of 1900 had a population esti-
mated at $4,000, was left with but 200
Inhabitants when the steamer Victoria.
the last boat of the season for the
states, smiled from there, according to
passengers who were landed In Seattle,
Wash The Victoria brought 523 pas
sengers from Alaskn, $50 Of whom
were from Nome. Many OF these de-
clared they would not return.
Clyde w. Ryder, % years of age. a
former lieutenant in the British air
service, credited with having brought
down twenty-one enemy planes. is
dead as n result of injuries received
near Wells, New, in rnilroad acci-
dent. Ryder was n Southern Pacific
fireman. As the train climbed the
Pequop grade, the side rods OF the
engine became disconnected In the
confusion following the accident,
Ryder leaped from the cab, striking
upon pile of rocks.
WASHINGTON
Commander ]. Terhune, naval gov
ernor OF Samoa, shot and killed him
self, said a dispatch received at the
Navy Department.
Selection of Abraham l. Elkus of
New York, former ambassador to Tur-
key, as the American member Of the
commission which is to decide the fu-
ture status of the Aland Islands was
announced at the State Department
United States secret service men
have taken up the task OF guarding the
President-elect. The force under Miles
C. McCahill went to Marion from Co
lumbus, Ohio, and assumed the duty of
protecting the newly elected executive
from cranks, dangerous and otherwise,
according to reports.
For the first time in more than five
years, the international bridges be.
tween Ell Paso, Texas, and Juarez
Mexico, are unguarded by United
States troops. The removal of the
troops, II was explained Mt military
headquarters, is due to the restoration
of peaceful conditions in Mexico which
make their presence no longer neces
sary.
Thl .ast vestige OF government con
troll over sugar has been removed
through signature by President Wilson
OF proclamation providing for revo
cation Nov. 10 of licenses held by
wholesalers, rsfiners, exporters ant
importers.
Washlngton.-Preslde Wilson to
day directed Secretary Daniels I,
place a battleship at the disposal o
PresIdent-elect Harding for his con
templated visit to the Panama Cana
zone. The President also instructed
Mr.. Daniels to offer Mr.. Harding tn,
use of the presidential yacht May
flower to convey him and the memberi
Of his party to Hampton Roads to e,
aboard the battleship.
Recruits for the regular army con
tinue TO flock In at record-b -breakln,
rates, Adjutant General Harris office
announced, and 1T,G25 enlistments ac
cepted during October broke all peace
time records for the month A notabI
matter in connection with the record
It was said, was the fact that @
per cent of the months enlistment
were for the full three-year period
The total strength of the army is nov
20S,7S1 officers and men, of whic
S,466 are in the United States.
The War Department answere
charges that the government had sui
fered great loss through the sale o
surplus war supplies with the clair
that 1t had saved over S4,6T5, ,342, ,sS1 i
to the taxpayers through the sale O
such supplies and settlements o
claims"
Treasury operations for October re
suited in a further reduction in III
public debt, according to figures mad
public showing the gross debt to h
s240G2, ,5O9,672. This represents n re
duction of s24,S46,455 during tn
mouth