The Ordway new era., 1921-05-20
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THE WORLD.
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WESTERN
Branches of the Knights of the ku
Klux Klan are being organized in Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Nebraska. Iowa, Mime
sofa and North and South Dakota.
Madge Anne Sawyer. accused of the
staying of her husband, was acquitted
by jury in less than one minute at
Seattle, Wash. 1t was her second trial.
the first having resulted in her con-
viction of murder in the second de-
gree.
A new kind of Crop was unearthed
near Idaho Falls, Idaho, when deputy
sheriffs dug twenty-four gallons of
"moonshine" out of a plowed field
near the city. The fields owner pro
tests ignorance and innocence of how
it was planted"
Clara Smith Hamon, acquitted of
the murder of Jake L. Hamon, Okla
homa oil king and Republican politi-
clan. has agreed 10 $4,000 settlement
of her claim to share of lannon's S.
100000 estate. according TO informa-
tion from authentic sources.
Sixteen hundred and fifty-one SEN
iors, comprising the largest class ever
graduated from any university in the
world, received their diplomas and
were awarded degrees and honors at
tie annual commencement exercises
of the University of California in the
Greek theater in Oakland.
Production of an alleged German
rpr
was stopped by the management after
a crowd, including about a score of
sailors, had attempted TO force an en-
trance TO the building, protesting
against the performance. The sailors
were stopped by squad of police
Four thousands pounds of ammuni-
tion were seized and the engine crew
on the Mexican Central passenger train
which left Juarez was arrested near
Chihuahua City, according to Rafael
d. Davila, commander of customs
guards in Chihuahua. The ammunition,
Mr.. Davila said he had been privately
informed, was intended for rebels in
central Chihuahua The ammunition
was hidden in the tender of the engine
under the coal, he said.
WASHINGTON
The Townsend bill for the establish
ment of post-road and interstate
highway system, and the creation of
federal highway commission, has
been introduced in the Senate, and
hearings on it are to be held soon. This
measure differs from the original
Townsend bill in several particulars
and it recognizes the federal aid prin-
ciple, but with reservations.
The export trade of the big packers
slumped S526, 100000 during the last
year, Thomas E. Wilson of Wilson &
Co. told the House agriculture commit
tee in opposing packer control leglsla-
ton. Meat producers, he declared, re-
ceive 81 cents of each dollar the pack
ers receive for meat and the decrease
in exports resulted in ;oss TO the
livestock raisers of S45O,O0oOOO. In
The year 1920 there was exported from
the United States 1.200. 100000 fewer
pounds of meat products than during
the previous year." he said 1T was
this decrease that caused the lower
prices TO the producer"
Reform organizations of various
kinds have disclaimed the parentage
of an anti-tobacco drive which got
some attention in Washington recent
ly. There was a question of just who
was sponsoring it, but news of the ar
rival of the movement in the capital
caused much alarm in many quarters.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has granted the Butte, Anaconda
& Pacific Railway Company in Mon
tana permission to increase its passen-
ger and excess baggage rates TO the
level in effect in interstate commerce
tariffs to be filed upon five days no.
tice. The carrier is an electric road
and on that account was omitted from
the last rate order issued by the com.
mission.
William b. Stevenson, vice director
of the experiment station of the Iowa
State Agricultural College. has been
named permanent delegation of the
United States to the international In
stitute of Agriculture at Rome. the De-
partment of Agriculture announced.
The appointment fills the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Dean T.
+. Hunt, president of the California
State Agricultural College
The War Department Stacker lists as
issued from time to time will be pub
lished In the Congressional Record. Re
quest for such publication was made in
the House by Representative johnson,
Republican, South Dakota. a former
service man, and there was no objec-
tion.