Gilpin observer., 1919-02-06
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Scarcity of mine timber is serious
problem that confronts the anthracite
coal mining industry in eastern states.
Judge Anderson decided that the
United States District Court has no
jurisdiction to grant an injunction
against the collection of new long dis
tance telephone rates.
Reflecting postwar conditions in
the steel and iron Industries, directors
Of the United States Steel Corpora
ton in New York reduced the extra
dividend on the common shares to l
per cent quarterly.
The state of Liberty" is the pro-
posed name of new state of the
union under bill introduced in the
Legislature at Albany to cut New
York city off from the remainder of
New York state.
WESTERN
"Barmalds" in Salt Lake City, even
though they dispense only soft drinks,
will not be tolerated, according to an
edict just handed down by Chief of
Police ]. Farley White of that city.
Paul e. Skjerseth, former vice pres
ident of the First National Bank Of
Saco Mont, was arrested at Kansas
City on a federal indictment charging
embezzlement of some of the banks
funds.
Shipbuilding contracts aggregating
s51 100000 in California yards have
been cancelled by the emergency fleet
corporation, the local offices of the
United States Shipping Board an
nounced at San Francisco.
Prohibition history recite numerous
instances of men getting into Jail for
possessing liquor contrary to the law,
but reversal was recorded at Rigby,
Idaho, recently when some person or
persons broke into the county Jail and
stole thirty cases of liquor.
One of the most unique mail routes
in the world has just been established
along the course of the Klamath river,
between Orleans and Orick, California
Over a road barely better than the
at section of the country cater
pillar tractor is conveying mail and
parcel post on regular schedule
WASHINGTON
The annual pension bill, carrying
S2l5,030,0O0, was passed by the House
and sent to the Senate.
All but $61 1872 900 of the original
S500,000,000 revolving fund of the rail.
road administration has now been
used, Director General Hines reported
in connection with his financial state
ment for January.
The War Trade Board will not take
retaliatory measures on account of
import restrictions promulgated by
the British government. This state.
ment was authorized by member of
the board in Washington.
Secretary Glass. in asking Congress
to appropriate s2,932,S49 required as
a deficiency appropriation by the
United States employment service,
transmitted a letter from Assistant
Secretary of Labo' Post, declaring
that without this fund the service
would be compelled TO terminate oper-
alton of many of its activities on
April /.
An official report to the State De
partment ut Washington announced
that the French and British author
tiles had assumed control of all rail-
roads in European and Asiatic Tur-
key, In accordance with the terms of
the armistice, and that the allies also
had taken over control of the Con.
stantinople police and the German and
Austrian banks In the Turkish capital.
Louis Swift, cross examined before
the Senate agricultural committee at
Washington, was asked by Senator
Norris why Swift and Company g
earnings last year showed falling off
when the three Swift Companies
showed an enormous increase in the
operation of their stocks. Senator
Norris read n newspaper statement
showing that these stocks gained In
market value $14O,31O,G0.
Secretary Baker has removed the
restriction which has held since the
armistice was signed on promotions
in the army. A cablegram sent to
General Pershing authorizes him to
make such promotions among Off
GERS of the line up to and including
the grade Of colonel as will give the
officers who, in his Judgment. deserve
it, rank equal to the command exer
cised by them.'
The American mining squadron
which, In conjunction with the Brit
ish navy blazed II 230-mile trail Of
nlnes across the North Sea from tn,
orkneys to the coast of Norway, hai
returned home with the story Of how
this great achievement in the cam
paign to throttle the German sub
marine was contributed.