Gilpin observer., 1919-02-13
FOREIGN

women the right to vote and to be
elected to office.
delegation from the Aland islands
conferred with Premier Orlando of It.
ally concerning their claim for annex
alton to-Sweden. The premier assured
them of Italys support.
Dr. Bernhard Dernburg, former
German colonial minister, in an inter-
vitw at Weimar, declared that Ger
many would not sign peace that de-
prived Germany of her colonies.
King George is expected formally
to open the fishing season in Febru-
airy at Balmoral on the Dee. While
a devoted sportsman. the king has
not angled since the war began.
The Lithuanians Ave arrested the
BQshevist advance on the Lithuanian
front, according to news received by
the Lettish bureau I'M Berlin. The town
of POnievsk, north of Kovno, has been
taken by the Lithuanians
The eye trouble which Viscount
Grey, former British secretary of state
for foreign affairs, has been afflicted
with for years now has eliminated in
total blindness, says reports from Lon
don. Viscount Grey is learning to read
by the Braille system of characters for
the blind.
The government is determined not
to relax it's efforts to limit the sale of
pulque and tlachique The Mexican
Chamber of Deputies has approved
the decree of June 81, 1917, which in
creased the internal revenue taxes on
these intoxicating beverages from 25
to 80 per cent. 1t is expected that
similar action will be taken by the
Senate and the president.
SPORT
Hank .Gowdy's day at the Chicago
Cubs park was set for June g. If
available the Chicago doughboy bat
terry, Alexander and Killifer, will work
for the Cubs.
Benny Leonard's proposed two-year
tour around the world, during which
time he does not expect to defend his
title, is being severely criticised In
boxing circles in New York.
Con O'Leary, one time welterweight
boxer, was sentenced at Milwaukee to
three years at Fort Leavenworth pris-
on on charge of counterfeiting. He
pleaded guilty to making bogus dimes.
Napoleon LajOie, former star second
baseman, has been rendered the man.
agement of the Sioux City baseball
club of the Western League, accord
ing to an announcement made by Hair
ry A. Eells, president of the Baseball
Booster Association
Jack Dempsey has signed the arti-
cles calling for fight with Jess VIII
lard for the championship on July 4.
The articles We're signed in the wait
ing room of the West Shore railroad
because the laws of New York pre-
vented such arrangements being made
in that state.
GENERAL
Prof. George Heron and William
Allen White have been appointed
American delegates to the joint con-
ference of the associated powers and
Russian factions at Prinkipos.
Investigation of charges that Mrs
Naomi V. Campbell, head of the Or
phans' home at Marietta, Ga, had
traded u girl inmate for $50 and cow
has begun by Solicitor General Dor
sey. The charge developed after the
arrest of the woman in connection
with a general inquiry relating to the
fro I'm of oh i,,
ton.
Governor Philip had another ex-
perience with maniac the other day.
following his turning down of mad
man who asked for $2O,C00,0OO.
This time the stranger was shah
billy dressed man who entered the
governors private. office and on be-
ing asked what he wanted he de-
manded the governors political plat
form for 1920.
While the farmer would be paid the
S2.26 government guarantee for the
1919 wheat crop, the wheat would be
sold to the consumer mt price to be
dictated by the law of supply and de-
mand under legislation approved by
the House agriculture committee The
government would lose the difference
between the purchase and sale prices.
The, announcement from New York
that representatives of British and
American oil, mining and cattle In
terests in Mexico were coming to
Paris to lay their claims before the
peace conference is attracting much
attention in American government
circles. and is causing speculation as
to how Mexico affairs may be pre-
sented. If at all.
The record of crimes attributed to
the supposed organization popularity
known as the gray automobile rob-
Der band" has been augmented by the
killing in the Mexican federal peniten-
tiary of Francisco Oviedo. Oviedo had