The Ordway new era., 1920-06-04
GENERAL.

A hydro-nirplnne marked 'No. S26,"
was picked up at sen off Scotlnnd light
ship by the steam pilot bont New York.
The hydro-nirplane was upside down
and there were no traces Of any occu-
pants.
Franklin X. Lane. former secretary
of the interior, wns elected IA director
NJ the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company. Mr.. Lane retired from the
cabinet March ], after twenty-one
years of public life.
WIldair, owned by Harry Payne
Whitney, won the historic Metropol-
itnn handicap at Belmont park, at New
York. Thunderclnp WIS second and
On Watch third. The time was
| :3S i.5.
Sweeping denial that Grent Britain
was seeking to monopollze the worlds
fuel oil supply was made In New York
by Sir Auckland Ge,l,les, British am
bassndor, speaking Mt the Pilgrims
dinner.
Fifty persons saved themselves by
jumping into life net spread by po-
iiNC anu tIItItNu WutI tlTe DTOke
In the Hotel Manhattan. mt Paterson,
N. j., n four-story structure In the bus
mess section. The loss is estimated ut
$5OO,O 900.
Herbert Hoover is being considered
by the executive committee of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Corporation for president of that in
stitution, TO succeed the late Richard
G. MacI.auren, II has been reported at
Boston.
The United States Is in no danger of
eShausting Its coal supplies In the near
future, for about 1000 years supply
is available, s. NJ. Darling of the bu-
reau of mines told the twelfth annual
convention of the International Riil-
way Fuel Association. He estimates
the supply of ninabie coal ut 3,553,-
B37. .10O,0OO tons. Last years consump-
tion, he said, was 53O,0OO,0OO tons.
A fund of half million dollars was
pledged by more than 1000 business
men at luncheon of the merchants
association to finance an Independent
trucking corporation In nm effor, to re-
lIeve the tleup of freight In New York
resulting from strikes of various labor
organizations.
Eight large passenger liners, carry
ing more than 12,O00 persons have left
New York for European ports. mark
ing one of the largest sailing days
since the close of the war. Among
passengers ure Commander Evangeline
Booth of the Salvation Army, Walter
Hagen, golf champion; more than 8OO
students for the Sokol athletic meet.
Ings Mt The Hague, and number OF
grand opera stars
The U. S. super-dreadnaught Mary
land Is soon to 20 In commission. This
huge ship will have displacement of
1850 tons. The Maryland Ia electric
n,iy propelled and electrical through
out. approximately 2S,0OO horsepower
Is available. enough to supply power TO
II city OF over 100000 population. She
hns fuel capacity of 100000 gallons
OF oil. She viii be the first u. s. navy
ship to mount lG-inch guns, Of which
she Will carry eight.
Kansas City dealers of wearing ap-
parel nre quoting prices In their adver-
tislng mt reductions ranging from 10 to
GO per cent. One department store
which sold women's silk hose formerly
at "a to 50, lowered Its price to 81 .95,
md shoes formerly priced ut SIC went
for $7.T5.
| The American Woo,cn Company OF
New York. the American woolen Com.
pany of Massachusetts and William NJ
Wood, president of both companies,
were charged with profitecring iu
woolen cloth In nn indictment returned
at New York by the federal grand Jury.