Gilpin observer., 1919-05-22
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK o.
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EvENTe
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western NewspaI
WESTERN

A jury in the breach of promise case
of Mrs A. F. Van Delinder against j..
Richmond, a wealthy ranch owner ut
Vancouver, awarded 5000 damages.
An act authorizing issuance of $1O,-
100000 worth of good roads bonds has
been passed by the Legislature of Ore
gon. An emergency clause makes the
money Immediately available.
big street car ran away on u
downtown hill in Seattle and crashed
into the rear end of smaller car,
killing an unidentified passenger. A
score of passengers were injured.
A pool of 5000 pounds of mohair
was sold at Lebanon, Ore, for "a cents
a pound, the highest price paid this
season for Oregon mohair. The fig
ure is 3M cents above last seasons
price.
Blond Eskimos," discovered by Viii
hjalmur Stefansson, the explorer, in
the far northern Arctic are to be left
alone in their uncivilized aboriginal
state, according to Leo Wittenberg, a
trader and whaler.
AeCll f. ulIeSteu at uoo-
dena on charge of fraud telegraphed
from Chicago, has forfeited $1,000 bail
and disappeared. He was missing
when his case was called in court.
Officers from Chicago and Pasadena
police are seeking Bryan.
Announcement was made at Helena,
Mont, by the state efficiency COM
mission that in June it will call to-
gether committee of Montana citi-
zens representative of all industries
and enterprises and will submit to it
the plans for the overhauling and re-
vision of the state government.
California has prodigy in 7-year-
old Dale Parks, rated and recognized
as a botanist in California. He Spe-
cializes in mushrooms and other fun
gi His work is represented in the
New York and ST. Louis botanical gar
dens, and the University of Califor-
MAS collections are the richer on ac-
count of him.
Because he found some other man
occupying his usual cell in the count!
Jail at San Rafael, Calf, the feelings
of John MahOney were lacerated and
he made an appeal to the judge. Nc
one disputes the title of Mahoney as
the star vagrant of Marin county, who
now is serving his thirty-second term
Orders were issued vacating cell No
l, so Mahoney could occupy his favor
ite apartment.
WASuINHTON
An increase of unemployment is re
ported by the United States employ
ment service. In total of eighty
three cities, only twelve had shortage
of labor: in twenty-nine supply ant
demand balanced and forty-two report
ed an increase from 127,S5O to 135, ,3S(
persons out of work
The foreign mail service, interrupt
ed by the war, has been restored t
normal, and the foreign parcel pos
has been considerably extended beyond
points reached before the war. it ha.
been announced by the Postoffice De
partment. Certain restrictions still mp
ply to mail matter destined for enem,
territory and parts of Russia
With the ordering of twelve larg
steamers into the lumber trade iron
South Atlantic and Gulf ports, th
shipping board at Washington tool
steps toward material expansion o
the shipping facilities Of the Soutl
and toward building up of trade be
tween that section and South America
Attorney General Palmer has de
clined to render aN opinion to tn
Internal revenue bureau on the uues
ton of whether manufacture of har
cider is legally forbidden. He state
that the revenue bureau did not hay
authority to regulate in any liquo
except wine, and consequently was no
empowered to make any ruling on pre-
duction of hard cider.
Official records OF the War Depar,
ment show that the Seventy-sevent
division made IA larger adyanc
against the enemy than any other q
the American divisions in France. Tn
New York City national army me
went forward n total of seventy-on
and one-half klometers. The Secon
(regular) division advanced n total c
sixty eilometers, and the Forty-secon
(Rainbow) division, fifty-five kilom,
ters.
The navy will have removed all b,
100000 men from overseas by July
Secretary Daniels announced at wasl
ington. 1t would be possible. he adde,
to remove an additional 300. 900 durln
the month of July. but that the nun
Der to be kept in France for emergei
cy purposes and In the army of occ,
patton was to be decided in Paris.
The importation Of nitrate of potas
and nitrate of soda without restri
tion from countries with which ge
eral trade La authorized will ho no