The state herald., 1920-09-14
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EiaN COUNTRIES
IN late DISPATCHES
poINos AND HAPPENINGS THAI
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
WESTERN
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

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DIR. George l.. Miller, Omaha's frs,
practicing physician, and founder of
the Omaha Herald, later made part OF
the World-Herald, is dead ut Omaha.
In the Pacific coast states there
were $4,000 motor vehicles and 5000
tractors five years ago, whereas to-
day there are 100000 motor vehicles
and 100000 tractors.
Whisky, estimated TO be worth
$4,000, some of which the police said
they believed was smuggled from
Canada, was seized by officers from
an automobile found at Omaha. The
driver of the car was not located.
More than 1900 acres of heavily
timbered areas along the Canadian
border, particularly in Montana and
Idaho, have been swept by some LOO
forest fires for the past month. More
than S2,0O0,000 worth of fully ma.
turcd timber has been destroyed.
Farmers hear La Crosse, Wis, com.
plain that harvesting is being seri-
ously hampered by crickets eating
binder twine. ON many bundles the
Irvine is entirely consumed. Farmers
who soak the twine in poison declare
the crickets eat is quicker than the
untreated twine.
Col. Malyern Hill Barnun. cavalry,
now stationed at San Francisco, has
been detailed commandant of the
United States disciplinary barracks At
Fort Leavenworth, succeeding Mai
Gen. ]. H. McRae, who has been us.
signed 10 command the second di-
vision at Camp Travis.
The climax of the police depart.
ment's war against speeding and reck.
less driving was reached at Sioux
City, Iowa, when Judge sam Page
sentenced James Wilson and A. e
Anderson to three days each In the
county jail after they had been found
guilty OF speeding through the heavy
traffic
Eight hundred ploys, harness for
1,G00 mules. two tractors. twenty NOW
ing machines, two threshins machines
and thousands OF dollars worth OF ad
ditionai agricultural implements pur.
chased In the United States are ex
pecied TO complete the subjugation Of
francisco villa. ersiwhlle Mexican
bandit and guerilla.
For breyity the will filed ut Seattle.
Wash, for William II. Gordon. former
Instructor In penmanship in the Uni
versity of Colorado, author Of text
books and originator OF the frce.hand
method Of card writing. is unique In
the superior court records there. Il
reads: Leave everything ! own io
my sister. Mrs. Douglas Mckay. 1923
Center street. Peru. H."
WASHINGTON
Mai. H. $. Green. officer In charge
of Tie Qunntico. Va. marine barracks
post exchange. was knocked uncon.
sclous at his quarters In the camp 10y
n robher. who escaped with $4,000 NJ
the funds In his possession His us.
sallant abandoned $1,000 In checks
and silver which was Included In The
exchange receipts. and took all the
currency. Major Green l. now In the
post hospital. but will recover. A
board OF Inquiry is investigating the
circumstances.
Cotton production this year hn.
been forecast at i2.ISkOOO bales by
the department Of agriculture. which
based It's estimate on the condition OF
the crop on Aug. -. which was mn.
nounccd MS GI.5 per cent OF a normal
Gen. John J. Pershlng viii tour the
principal countries Of South America
at the end Of this year. Ms the per
sonnl representative of President VII
son. II present plans of the state de-
partment nrc carried out.
Organization OF flying unit ihnt
IL expected to prove the nucleus Of
an American reserve to be organized
by the army will be begun M n meet.
Ing OF former aylntors In Chicago. The
meeting has been called by group Of
wealthy Chlcngonns acting under n
purely patriotic Impulse whose ldcn.
tliy has not been disclosed
There will be no womnns part,
Ticket In the political field this year.
mud the chance that there over will
be- one Is exceedingly remote. ludg
Ing from the Views ~ TO the pnrtyr
future activities, which have been IN.
der animated discussion nt the nn.
tional headquarters ever since ihp
suffrage amendment passed definite.
~ into the constitution.
In un attempt 10 get baby panther
nH n mnscoi. members Of the one Hun.
drcd nnd Fourth nero squadron fought
q mother panther and four cubs IN q
cnyc near snndcrson, Tex. according
10 war department ndvlccp In wash
lnPlon The mother panther defeated
The squadron.
Combined federal md state rSpond
,urce for rond building may rrnch O.
total Of s25o,Ooo,OO0 during the cur
rrui fiscal ycnr, according ln Thpmni