The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-04-18
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK o.
WIRES ROUND ADoUT
ThE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD or IMPORTANT 9vgNTo
CONDENSED FOR 0UoV
PEOPLE.
WESTERN


aumber OF others seriously injured and
many houses and barns were demol-
shed In a storm which swept through
Durant, Okla.
Believing that nine out of ten men
10 not know how to propose TO girl.
he manager of a school of expression
opened a class in San Francisco to
each bashful swains to express them
selves at that vital moment
What was described by the police de-
partment as one Of the grossest acts
of vandalism ever committed in Seattle
was the theft Of more than $500 worth
Of vestments. linens and covers from
the Holy Rosary church in that city.
Sixty hours after he had accidentally
swallowed a diamond. valued at 1875,
Arman Jessop, a jeweler of San Diego.
recovered 1t. The mishap occurred
while Mr.. Jessop was inspecting dia-
mond which had been offered for sale
When finally offered a salary raise
after years Of poor pay. University of
California professor said: "Never
mind: I've changed Jobs with the jan
itor," President Saylor told the Assem-
bly, at Sacramento in urging passage OF
a bill to appropriate S74,7OO for Uni
versity of California salaries. The bill
passed.
Russell Newman. perhaps the Oldest
man in Idaho. and reported to be the
oldest Odd Fellow in the United States,
10 dead at Midvale, Idaho. He was an
active member of both the odd Fellow
and Rebekah lodges. Mr.. Newman was
born in Kentucky March 20. 1911, and
was pioneer in Missouri, Colorado
and Idaho.
Private Irwin, formerly Of Company
n, 18th U. s. l.. has two prizes from
the war he's going to keep. They are
the official notification to his parents
at Lawrence, Kan, from the War De
partment that he was dead. and the
letter from the Kansas Historical Soci-
ETY. asking for his photograph for the
state archives. Irwin beat his own
death notice home, receiving it while
on a furlough.
So long as the railroads remain un-
der government control 1t is improb-
able that homeseekers' excursion rates
will be put into effect. according to a
letter Secretary Of State c. l.. Stew
art of Montana, has received from Ed
ward Chambers, director OF traffic, un-
der the railroad administration. The
letter was in response to a memorial
OF the Sixteenth Montana Assembly
asking that such rates be restored.
WASHINGTON
Out OF u total of 750 Oregon draft
registrants reported to the office of
the adjutant general as deserters or
delinquents, 45O still are under inves-
tigation by Department of Justice op-
eratives
Lieutenant Colonel Ansell, former
acting judge advocate general and one
of the leaders in the controversy over
courts martial procedure. has been di-
rected by Secretary Baker to prepare
and submit bill which in his opin-
ion would correct deficiencies in the
existing military justice system.
Approximately 1900 officers and
WIN oC ChSuBCu IeCai <Ah
miral Strauss in the dangerous task Of
removing the $1,000 mines which
American naval forces laid in the
North sea anti-submarine barrage.
Eighteen mine sweepers will be used
and attached to the fleet rs tenders.
Allotments Of the 500, 900, 600 bond
issue of the war finance corporation
were announced by federal reserve dis
tricts as follows: Boston, S26,951 600 T.;
New York. s5.74s,OOO Philadelphia,
1924 900; Cleveland, $40. 9.54s, 900 !;
Richmond, $3,545,OO Atlanta. $1,SO1,-
900: Chicago, $29,S21 600: St Louis,
e4,247 900: Minneapolis, S5.752. 600 E:
Kansas City. $2s63. 900; Dallas, $685.
600: San Francisco, $1O,325,O 900.
Company Of the 33eth infantry was
identified by General March as the
unit which recently refused to return
10 front line trenches In the Archangel
sector when ordered to do 50 by its Of
ficers A supplementary report to the
department on the Incident said it was
worthy Of note that the questions put
up by the men Of Company I to their
officers were identical with the ques-
tions which Bolshevist propaganda ad-
vised that they put to them"
The American army in France on the
day the armistice was signed held 83.4
miles of battle front, or 81 per cent of
the entire line. General March gave
the divisions of the front that day be-
tween the allies as follows: French, IS
per cent; United States, 81 per cent !;
British, Is per cent; Belgians, 8 per
cent
Demobilization has reduced the total
strength Of the American army below
100000. Complete reports to April
Q, announced by General March,
ahOwad aRIreRnfe strenRth ON that