The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-29
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The Methodist church bell is to be
sold at Hoquiam, Wash, Pastor Swift
zer says the progressive church of to-
day doesn't need a bell, but that news
paper advertising is better.
Having loafed too long, and needing
gambling money, Gorham Owl, Indian,
set fire to forest so he could be
fire fighter on government pay, he
confessed at Sacramento, Calf.
John Carter, farmer, recently
brought large number of big cab
bages to the market at Holdenville,
Okla, the largest of the bunch weigh
ing eighteen pounds, trimmed. Sew
eral others We're almost as large.
Exports from Alaska for the month
of July, according to report of the
customs office, were valued at S2,330,-
926. Leading items among the outside
shipments included: Seventy-five
ounces of palladium, $4,000; copper,
1882, 759; salmon, 1922, ,794.
A balloon race between the army and
navy ilOA thC "
the United States will start from st.
Louis September 26th under the aus
pices of the Missouri Aeronautical So
ciety, it has been announced. Each
side will be allowed to enter three
balloons.
After wounding and overpowering
two armed deputy sheriffs during
fight in which he too was shot, o. w.
Langley a farmer of Cortland, Neb.,
staggered into general store at that
place and shot Justice of the Peace
Chris Pfeiffer through the heart.
Langley was saved from lynching only
through pleadings of conservative citi-
Zens
Following the arrival of seventy-five
Japanese picture brides" on the
steamer Tenyo Maru at San Francisco
it was announced by the immigration
authorities that over 400 OF these
brides have been admitted at Pacific
coast points within the past year In
dicative of their prosperity, many of
the Japanese bridegrooms met their
picture brides" with automobiles.
WASHINGTON
Ten thousand American troops are
held in France to guard 10000 Ger
mans taken prisoner by the Americans
who cannot be returned to Germany
until the peace treaty has been rati-
fled by three powers. 1t is estimated
that it is costing the United States
roughly $1,OOO,O0O monthly to care for
these prisoners.
Only two men of the thousands of
the American Expeditionary Forces
who went into battle against the Ger
mans remain unaccounted for, accord
ing to casualty list issued by the War
Department. The previous list showed
more than 100 missing in action. To
tai casualties now are placed at 291,-
T32, with II, ,422 deaths from all causes.
President Wilson offered railway
shopmen an increase of 4 cents au
hour, retroactive to May LIST. The
shopmen are asking a raise of II cents
an hour, retroactive from January 1st.
Certain classes of shopmen, car inspec-
tors, repairmen, who have been receiv-
ing 63 cents and 5S cents, respectively,
would be paid 81 cents an hour under
the proposed scale The President told
the committee of 100 representing
shop crafts that any greater increase
now would greatly increase the cost of
living and therefore was inadvisable.
People ought to be satisfied with
present food prices there isn't any
profiteering in the retail meat and
grocery business. and consumers want
to pay high prices" Thomas Dunn, a
st. Louis meat dealer told the Senate
agriculture committee at the hearing
on legislation to control the packing
industry.
Steel helmets having been officially
adopted as part of the army's war
equipment, steps will be taken to in
sure a reserve supply of the new type
designed in the A e. f. British he'll
NETS now will be disposed of, except
for about 100000, which Will be kept
until production of the new model in
quantities is assured
Honorable discharges will be granted
to all men who served in the navy dur
ing the war with Germany with good
records and who have since been re-
leased with Ordinary" discharges, it
mas Deen announced Dy the Navy De-
partment. After the armistice all en-
listed men discharged before the ex-
piration of the full four year term of
enlistment, were given ordinary dis
charges instead of the honorable dis
charges.
Repeal of the daylight saving act has
been accomplished, the Senate voting
to sustain the House in passing the
repeal measure over President Will
sons veto. The vote was 81 to 49, The
repeal of the law becomes effective
after the clocks are turned back to
normal in October. 1t is one of the
very few measures which have been
twice vetoed by President and have
become laws in spite of the veto.
The railroad administration signed
d contract with the Pullman Company