Gilpin observer., 1919-08-07
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Ad Wolgast, former lightweight box
ing champion of the world, fought II
six-rOund draw at Yuma, AriZ., with
Fighting Deaven of Yuma.
More than two score persons were
injured, many seriously, when two in
terurban cars on the Peninsula rail
way cOllided head-On, nine miles from
San Jose, Calf.
The Mexican railways and the Pan
American railway have turned back to
separate management. Information
from reliable sources is to the effect
that the government probably will re-
turn the systems to the private own
ers within a month.
Lawrence l.. Shipley, an American
Of YerngtOn, New, who was captured
by bandits at FresnillO, Mex, July 10,
has been released, according to Mexi-
co newspaper dispatches forwarded to
the State Department by the American
smbassy ut Mexico City.
J. H. Hildebrand and Edmund
O'Neill, both members Of the Univer-
sity Of California faculty, were shot
and seriously wounded by Rogers
Sprague, a graduate of the university,
who alleged they had prevented him
from obtaining n position.
Oscar Lawler, former assistant Unit
ed States attorney general for the In
terror Department, was seriously
burned, and Mrs. Lawler was badly
burned when their home virtually was
destroyed at Los Angeles by what the
police believe to have been a gasoline
bomb.
An injunction restraining the police
department from interfering with the
sale Of 2.75 per cent beer in cafes at
Los Angeles, has been granted by the
Superior Court on application of res
taurant men. The injunction was tenn
porary and an application to have it
made permanent will be heard August
18th
Henry Krone's spurned love for the
wife of his brother, George Krone, re-
suited in the death of all three at La
mar. Wash. Following quarrel at
the George Krone home, Henry shot
and killed his brother, killed his sister
in-law, then throwing his arm about
her body and kissing her lifeless lips,
sent bullet through his own brain.
WASHINGTON
Complete government ownership of
radio systems in the United States is
strongly recommended by Secretary of
Congress.
Army surplus clothing and equip
ment, including S17.OOO,OOO worth of
underclothes and S9,5OOOOO worth of
blankets, may be marketed In the same
way surplus food is being sold If pres
ent plans are successful. Total value
of all items classed as clothing and
equipment, including cloth and leather,
is $S4,356,S41.
The hundred steamships built on the
great lakes during the war have been
sold by the Shipping Board to the
Anderson Overseas Corporation of
New York for approximately SS0,000,-
900, This is probably the largest ship
sale on record, the board said in an
nounclng the deal and the vessels will
eventually pass into French and Ital-
ian ownership.
A rechecking by the War Depart
ment of the figures up to recently
shows the total number OF Americans
captured by the enemy in France was
4,4S0, of whom 316 were officers.
A bill directing the postmaster gen
eral to establish and operate air mail
service between New York and san
francisco, has been introduced by Rep
resentative Kahn. Republican, Cali
fornia.
Wage demands to cover an So per
cent Increase In the cost Of living have
been presented to the railroad admin
istratiOn by representatives of 800, 900
conductors, brakemen, trainmen and
railway shopmen, according to an
nouncements made in Washington by
officials OF the four big railroad bro
iherhoods and allied unions.
President Wilson has saved n num-
ber Of the United States army from II
death sentence. His commutation of
the sentence to be hanged, imposed on
Second Lieutenant Halber Il. Perry,
S1st Infantry, for the murder of Capt.
Abram Posner, also of the S1st Infan-
try, on the highway between San Di-
ego and Escondito, California, last De
cember, to Imprisonment at hard labor
for life.
Congress has power Immediately to
reduce the high cost of living, accord
ing to President Wilson's special COM
mittee investigating the problem, Wal
ter d. Hines, William B. Colver and
Il. G. Leffingwell. Following meet
ing at which there was unanimous ac-
cord that Legislation Is the proper
weapon, Colver declared that the COM
mittee will be able to make com
plete report TO the President, his cab
met and department heads this week
II was Indicated that suggestions re-