The Ordway new era., 1921-01-14
FOREIGN

died of WOUNDS IN lreihuc oet"eeA ~
cember % and December -, covering
the Christmas holidays.
Gen. Perdo Zamora. the reformed
bandit. now with Gen. Francisco VIVA.
who has also turned over new leaf, at
least for time, Is reported 10 be max
ing adobe brick at the Canutills haci-
enda in the state of Durango.
Mineral production in Canada in
1920 reached total value Of s2op--
100000, the Department of Mines an
nounced This is an increase of S2i.-
100000 over 1919. bur slightly less
than the production Of 1918, the rec
ord year.
A woman will be the next speaker
of the British Columbian Legislature
Mrs Mary Ellen Smith, newly elected
representative from Vancouver. re
celved such large plurality in the re
cent election that the cabinet has
named her for the speakership.
| 1t is stated that the English cabinet
professionally agreed upon Il new
scheme TO deal with unemployment
Under the plan each industry would
absorb its own unemployed by shorten
ing the hours OF work or increasing the
number of shifts.
The Spanish steamer santa Isabel
has been wrecked at the entrance of
the bay in the Island Of Salyera, on
the northwestern Spanish coast, near
villa Garcia, with a considerable loss
of life, according to reports received.
The vessel, which was of 2,4ss gross
tons, will be q total loss.
Forty-nine ocean steamers, mostly
/ Dutch, are laid up at Rotterdam be
cause of lack OF cargoes and low
freight rates, according TO Burgomas-
ter Zimmerman. He also announced
that while more ships entered Rotter-
dam last year than previously, the &C
tual tonnage was only 20 per cent Of
that of 1913.
Official information was published
in Berlin that Germany's forces have
I been reduced TO 10000 men, in ac-
cordance with the disarmament prom
ise made to the allies. The statement
added that 10000 pieces of ordnance
/ nave DNtAl itSAl Og NtL. as wei Is Fffbts-
600 rifles, 6OOoO ratchine guns and
1900 airplane parts.
France has a surplus of coal large
enough to supply all her economic and
domestic needs for six months, it was
stated by both governmental and COM
mercial officials. Contracts with
American coal companies for more
than s1OO,OOO,0OO worth of coal have
been cancelled, these authorities said,
while the price of American coal de-
iivered at French ports has fallen
from $50 ton TO $3.50 ton within
two months.
GENERAL
The Lewisburg Seminary for Girls
at Lewlsburg, w. Va, was destroyed
by fire with a loss of approximately
100000.
The municipal street railway of San
Francisco showed receipts of s2,S11,-
123.52 during 1920, according to re-
port made public. This was a gain Of
SITS, ,S40.7I over 1919.
During the fiscal year that ended
with the last day OF November the
motorists of Massachusetts paid 10 the
state in fees for registration and IL
censes a total of s3,SGO, ,231, while 9TH
er users of the highways paid nothing.
For stealing locomotive-six
months in jail. That was the sentence
given by Federal Judge lands to Dan
lei Abogast and Thomas McDermott of
the Chicago Yardmen's Union, who
turned an engine loose In the railway
yards last August during the outlaw
strike" Of switchmen at Chicago.
Nearly LOO entries have been made
for the futurity race in Kentucky for
the 1923 season it was announced by
A. Mel. Earloeker, secretary Of the
Westchester Racing Association, who
has just made d canvass of the blue
grass country. This, he declared.
means the richest 2-year-old classic
ever contested.
All records for paid-up membership
in the United Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca were broken in December, when
553, ,295 workers met their dues, ac-
cording to a statement made at the
organizations headquarters at Indian
apolis
A book, 700 years old, valued at
100000, has been placed in the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania for translation
by DR.. William Il. Newbold. 1t is said
TO have been written by the English
monk, Roger Bacon, sometime between
l2l6 and 1262, and is an exposition Of
the laws governing life. The volume,
which is written upon vellum. is the
property of DIR. Willifred NJ de yoy-
nioh, an exile of Poland, who recently
became British subject.
Market value of twenty-one leading
Standard Oil Company stocks at the
close of 1920 was $46O, ,79S,512 below
L tho Sallit1fr tat.i1.