The Raymer enterprise., 1920-07-29
CONDENSATION
OF FRESH NEWS
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT.
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN
western Newspaper Union New, Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN
Six VI the seven men In the UIDatilla
county Jail at Pendleton. Ore, escaped
after fatally wounding Sheriff Il. y.
Taylor and overp.twerlng Deputy sher-
III Jacob Martin.
Rates for gas, following purchase Of
the plant by Omaha, were Increased
from Sl.2J per 1000 feet 10 Sl.35. The
net rate for prompt payment will be
sl.2J instead Of $li5.
Two passenger steamships, costing
$4,OOO,OOO each, are TO be constructed
for service between Los Angeles and
Puget Sound. the Pacific Steamship
Company announced at Los Angeles.
President Wilson has conmuicd the
sentence of eleven years Imprisonment
imposed Ia 1917 upon Mrs. ldell Ken
nedy Of Los Angeles, for violation Of
: the espionage act. provided she Is com
mitted to an institution for the insane.
The schooner Blanca, long overdue
on voyage from Vancouver, u. G., to
South Africa and given up for lost, put
In at Port Natal, Afrien, according to
dispatch received at San Francisco
by the Marine Department Of the
Chamber Of Commerce.
In the District Court at Lincoln,
Judge Morning issued an Injunction d.
rected TO Secretary Of State Amsberry
forbiddlng him placing on the Novem.
ber ballots referendum on the pro-
hibition amendment. The injunction
was not opposed by Secretary Ans
berry.
Fred Delmar. owner OF a wild animn
net, suffered badly laeeraied arm and
other injuries when attacked by lion
In cage at the fair grounds In SionS
City, Iowa. The attack was made after
Delmar had jabbed the lion with n
FORK. While the lion was chewing Del
mars arm, the trainer gave mighty
lunge. throwing the animal off, and
then ran from tile cage.
Mrs William Sherlock, aged rs, wife
Of a prominent pioneer farmer near
Alliance, Ncb., ended her life by pour
ing kerosene over her clothing and set.
ting Ii on fire. She Is said 10 have
been suffering from mental disorder
due to worry over her two sons while
they were serving overseas with the
American army. Both boys have re-
turned
WASHINGTON
Settlement Of the claims OF the
clyde Steamship Company, arising
from federal operation, has been made
by lump sum payment 10 both com
panies, totaling S4,0la,7s2, the railroad
administration announced in Washing.
ton.
Thomas ]. Spellacy Of Hartford,
Conn, is understood TO have been
selected as assistant secretary to the
Navy, to succeed Franklin ID. Roose-
welt, when Mr. Roosevelt retires about
August Q. TO make the race as u Demo
cratic vice presidential candidate.
Bonds valued at $4,000, conflscated
by authorities ut Detroit, have been
identified as a part Of 100000 loot OBJ
tnincd by bandits in a recent holdup
Of the First National Bank Of Finley.
Vile, Pa, according to the police, who
are holding two men for Pennsylvania
authorities.
Senteri Nuorteya private secretary TO
Ludwig C. A. X. Martens. soviet agent
In the United States, who recently ar
rived In England as a sailor on
merchant vessel, has been deported, OF.
fetal advices received at Washington
said He is now en- route 10 Russia.
via Lhau, on a British steamer, in
charge Of British officials.
An Increase Of about per cent In
freight traffic on the railroads OF the
country during the first two weeks of
July Us compared with the same period
in 1919 has been reported by the com
mission on car service Of the American
Railway Association. Loaded cars
numbered 1857, ,295 against l,553,071
for the same two weeks OF 1919 and L.
1G9,242 for the similar period Of 1918.
The federal trade commission has
announced II had refused application
from the Western Association OF Roll
Steel Consumers for issuance OF com.
plant against the United States Steel
Corporation In connection with the
practice Of figuring steel prices (. o. b.
the mills, Pittsburgh The decision
means that as far as the commission is
concerned there will be no change In
the practice Of using Pittsburgh as
base rate point
In IN effort 10 combat the high cost
of living the War Department soon
In TO place millions Of dollars worth
Of Gained meats on the market at
prices below even pre-war quotations.
ssid an announcement from the office
Of the division of sales.
PIloted by Admiral Hugh Rodman.
eorninander.in-chief of the Pacific fleet,
the destroyer on which Secretary Dan.
ieis and Secretary Payne left Seattle,
reached Ketchikan. Alaska. in the rec.
ard tlme of thirty-six hours, cutting
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