The Ordway new era., 1921-03-18
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hibited smoking or possessing cigar
cites as well as selling or giving them
away.
While attempting to side slip to a
landing field from an altitude of 1000
feet, Walter C. Reams, flying cadet
at Kelly field, was killed at San An
tonic, Texas.
The Texas State Senate has passed
House bill prohibiting hotel and eat
ing housekeepers from using cracked
dishes; requiring sterilization of table
ware and preventing the employment
of persons with infectious diseases.
The bill also applies to dairies.
Ferdinand Michelena, once famed as
grand opera tenor, is dead following
an attack of apoplexy in San Fran
cisco. His daughter, Beatrice Michel
ena, is famous as movie star, and
another daughter, Vera Michelena, is
noted in vaudeville and comic opera.
Tie first consignment of German SUI
gar beet seed TO be received since the
outbreak of the World was reached
Galveston, Tex, aboard the American
steamship Westland from Hamburg
and Bremen. The Westland also
brought hops, toys, skulls and tusks,
together with 800 rolls of print paper.
Mrs. Kenneth Thornock of Brigham
City, Utah, wrapped her baby son in a
quilt and put him on the oven door of
the kitchen stove while she went
across the street to call upon Il neigh
for. When she returned thirty minutes
l.nh
death.
Approximately 6,Oo0 Mexicans will
be returned home from Texas, accord
ing TO the estimate of immigration In
spector o. II. Smith at Fort Worth,
Texas. He said he had received orders
from Washington directing that all
Mexicans in the United States under
special permit, such as agricultural or
industrial, return home.
The word of Epigmenio Ybarra, Jr.,
governorelect of the northern district
of Lower California, will be absolute
law" in the district, according TO a
statement at Calexico, Calf, by Senor
Ybarra's private secretary, Captain
Jose NJ. Davila, quoting President
Obregon. The federal governments
only demand, the officer declared, was
that the governor prohibit all gambling
in the district.
WASHINGTON
The special session of Congress will
meet April 4, Chairman Fordney of the
House ways and means committee, an
nounced following conference with
President Harding.
Lieutenant J. T. Lawson, "a, of Hart
ford, Conn.,, and Private Joseph Read,
21, of Norwood, n. j., were dashed to
death at Camp Knox when an army
aeroplane which failed to right itself
during tail spin, fell nearly 5000
feet.
American women now are consum-
ing nearly 10000, 100000 cigarettes a
year, receipts of the internal revenue
bureau indicate. Women were blamed
for an increase of CO per cent in the
manufacture and sale of cigarettes in
the United States.
Ratification of the long-pending
treaty with Colombia is urged by Pres
ident Harding in his first formal mes
sage sent to the Senate. Immediately
upon receiving. the message the Senate
went into executive session, the usual
procedure in taking up treaties. The
text of the message was not made
public at the White House.
Deductions from income taxes of
persons whose businesses were ended
with the enactment of federal prohibit
ton legislation will be approximately
$1,000,O 900, the bureau of internal rev.
enue announced. The estimate was
made public as result of statement
in the Senate which placed such losses
at $1,000, 100000 to S4,OOO,OO0,OOO.
The Mexican bean beetle is the only
bad little girl of the lady bug" family,
government farm experts have decreed
in announcing reprisal warfare against,
the new crop destroyer, active particu-
larIy in Alabama, Colorado and New
Mexico. All other LADY bugs are
classed as beneficial insects" but the
bean beetle from the south of the bor
der feeds on plant fertilizer and the
government has 100000 to spend in
running 1t out Of the country.
.sThe United States can prepare for a
5000. .000-bale cotton crop next year
with whatever price that size crop NAV
demand" says Ellis NJ. Whitaker Of
Memphis. '.The South is determined
that the cotton acreage for 1921 shall
be not more than half Of what 1t was
last year, which will produce crop
Of about 100000 bales"
One member Of the House, Represen-
f4tive Ricketts, Republican. Ohio, an
eWsee1s ~ Of the 6o2 roll calls Of the
i. 1lx< S1A Ceieresey equalIing his own
f3e = ~ clxfy< fourth Conercss,