Gilpin observer., 1915-09-16

rOunQ nO-QeclSlOn 1lgnt at ST. Paul,
MINI.
The United States will have the
cream after the war. Great Britain
will have to be content with milk and
the other belligerents with SKINNED
milk" This sums up the report pre-
sented to the British association by
special committee appointed to study
the effects of the war on credit and
finance.
Sporting News
A. G. Spalding, who died in San
Diego, Cal, gave up IS week job
in a grocery in Chicago to become
identified with baseball and was per-
any other man.
The 2:11 trot for purse of $4,000
at the grand circuit meet at Hartford,
Conn, was won by Lulu Lumine; sec
ond, Earlwood L.; third. Bronson.
Best time, 2:O6A.
The brilliant play of William NJ
Johnston, boy tennis champion of a
day at Forest Hills, L. l., won for him.
self and for Clarence ]. Griffin the
doubles title of America.
Nordug ~, the yacht sent ont by
King Christian X, of Denmark, to
compete in the Panama-Pacific Expo
sition regatta, won the President Will
son trophy cup at San Francisco by
defeating Captain John Barneson's
Lady Betty of San Francisco in
spanking race over the Exposition IA
mile course in the bay.
Following funeral services for AL
fred G. Spalding, wealthy sporting
goods manufacturer and baseball pio-
neer, who died at San Diego, Calf,
the body was cremated, at the head
quarters of the Universal Brotherhood
and Theosophical Society at Point
Iona. The ashes were placed in an
urn to remain at Point Iona.
Washington
Secretary Daniels announced that
the keel of the battleship California
would be laid at the Philadelphia
navy yard. Oct. Ia.
Gunner's Mate Ewell Bell, not men
toned heretofore, died from burns
suffered in the explosion aboard the
u. S. S. Decatur, off Cavite, P. /.
Thomas A. Edison has turned over
to the Navy Department a new bat
terry for use in submarines which Of
ficers believe may greatly improve
the American plungers.
President Wilson told a delegation
of visitors from Manassas, Va, that
the seriousness of the international
situation makes it impossible for him
to consider any speaking dates.
The membership of the naval ad.
visory board, the organization of ex.
perts nominated by eleven great en-.
ginering societies to contribute their
inventive skill to the American navy,
was announced by Secretary Daniels.
port
State Department and British and
Italian embassy trade advisers were
notified that Italy had put cotton on
the contraband list
Gen. Carranza in his reply to the
Pan American conferees, it was
learned, will agree to any interna.
tional aspect of the Mexican situa.
tion, but will decline to enter a CON.
ference on internal affairs.
Tie border situation is now under
full control of federal troops, Major
General Funston reported Saturday to
the War Department.
General
Gen. George Alexander Forsyth, u.
S. A, retired. died at his home at
Rockport, Mass
DR.. Karl E. Guthe, dean of the Uni.
versity of Michigan, died at a local
| hospital at Ashland following an
operation.
Fires of alleged incendiary origin in
California and Oregon hop ranches
have caused damage to buildings and
harvested crops estimated at more
than $4,000.
Three masked men entered the
Farmers and Merchants Bank, To-.
Gated in Greenville, suburb of Sioux
City, Ia, held up Ralph NJ. Fritz, the
assistant cashier and escaped with
about $500.
Albert Lemore and Edward E. Carl
ere were indicted at New Orleans, La,
by the federal grand jury on charges
resulting from operations in bills OF
lading which are said to have involved
total of $6,000,OO0.
thrilling six-hour battle between
sixty police and George Nelson, a for
eigner, %. wanted for completely In
the robbery last month of Los An
geles bank. ended when Nelson's bull
let'riddled body was found stretched
on cot in a San Francisco rooming
house.
Gold bars worth $11.615,O0O which
came to this country during the last
three weeks in the form of British
sovereigns, were ready for assaying