Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
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RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
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scO is reported No damage.
The House of the Montana Legis-
ature has gone on record as favoring
he return of the railroads TO private
ownership.
Fake oil companies will be forced to
rail- in their statesmen in Oklahoma
The Senate passed the blue sky law
which provides for the examination OF
al shares of stock offered for sale in
oklahoma.
James Withycombe, governor of Ore
gon, died at his home in Salem. He
had been ill for many months, but had
continued to transact official business
until short time ago. He was 80
years old.
After ten years of experiments the
state of Idaho gave up the direct pri-
mary system of nominations and re
turned to the convention plan. Gov
ernor Davis signed the amended new
election law, which repeals the direct
primary.
Industrial Workers of the World head
quarters at Portland, was raided by
representatives of the federal, state
and city governments and twenty-five
men found there We're arrested Va
grancy charges were filed pending ac-
ton calculated to obtain the deporta-
tion of the aliens among them.
H. l.. Woods, recluse, killed him
self at his cabin at Folsom, Calf, ac-
cOrding to deputies of the sheriff's Of
flee who sought his arrest on charge
of insanity. The death of Woods end
ed a battle which lasted for several
hours, as he was armed with high
power rifle and resisted all attempts
to take him prisoner.
An amendment was proposed to the
State Senate bill providing for the con-
fiscatiOn of liquor brought into the
state of Nebraska. 1t authorizes the
seizure and search of airplanes sus-
pected of being engaged in the illegal
transportation of liquor. The bill as it
now stands authorizes state agents to
seize and search automobiles, boats,
airplanes and other vehicles.
Ninety shiploads of flour and wheat
are awaiting transportation in the
Northwest, according to the Portland
Chamber of Commerce, which is ap-
pealing to the government to alleviate
the present congestion and avert what
Is regarded as an impending milling
catastrophe. In the warehouses and
on the docks of the Northwest 25,OOO,-
600 bushels of wheat and flour are
piled, and the milling situation is said
to he growing more serious
Handbills addressed ITO the Work
ing People of America" and signed by
"A Group Of Workingmen," made their
appearance on the streets at Sacra-
mento. The handful proclaimed !:
"The workers of Russia, Germany,
Austria and other countries have risen
and overthrown their rulers. Not by
ballots, but by arming themselves, as
is your only means. You alone do not
bulge. Are you afraid to follow their
example? Are you afraid to take by
force what actually belongs to you?"
WASHINGTON
The Victory Liberty Loan bill was
passed by the House with just three
dissenting votes.
Contracts for the construction of $50
vessels of 2,700,0OO deadweight tons,
at an estimated cost value of S4OO OOOO,-
900, have been cancelled since the sign
Ing of the armistice and in the period
Just previous to the signing, Chairman
Edward N. Hurley of the shipping
board said in letter to the chairman
of the House appropriations commit
tee
OF the total of 3,91S distinguished
service crosses awarded for gallantry
In action to American soldiers, Gen.
eral March announced today, 66i. OF
more than double the number given Ia
regulars. The First division of regu.
lars came next with 300 crosses award
ed to it's members. The Third regulars
with 233 was third.
The first woman to win the Ameri
can army's distinguished service med
al is Miss Beatrice Macdonald OF the
reserve nurse corps, who was seriously
wounded while remaining at her post
with wounded men at British casual
~ station during n German night raid
Secretary Baker invited her to tn,
War Department to receive the decor
alton with formal ceremony.
While rising above the Capitol jus
before President Wilson marched NJ
Pennsylvania avenue at the head OF /
parade Of homecoming soldiers al
army captive sausage balloon brok,
from its moorings, swept over the cit.
and landed nine miles away withou
It's pilot.
The House passed without n recor
vote and sent to the Senate the resolu
tion providing for the repeal of IN
luxury tax clause of the war revenu
bin. II imposed 10 per cent tax nfl
er May on higher-priced wearing ai
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