Gilpin observer., 1919-04-10
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT gvENTo
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
western Newspaper Union rev. Service.
WESTERN

Omaha last week.
The board of aldermen by vote OF
twenty-five to one ut st. Louis, adopt
ed resolution denOuncing the nation
wide prohibition law effective July lst.
copy of the resolution will be cabled
to President Wilson.
Three mines of the Anaconda Cop
per Mining Company were closed tenn
porarily. They are the Silver Bow, in
West Gray Rock and the Alex Scott
shaft of the West Colusa. Between
400 and 500 men are affected.
While Frances II. Gray, Chicago
heiress, is reported to have been Sc
cretly taken to sanitarlum in Cali
fornia for observation as to her men,
tai condition, Jose Cardenas, the bus
boy with whom she attempted to elope,
was taken to jail in Pasadena.
Fire, famed by a high wind, de-
stroyed more than half of the 81 1000,
600 lumber milling plant of the Ma
dera Company, Limited, located at Ma
dera, Mexico, 200 miles southwest OF
Ell Paso, causing total loss unoffi-
clally estimated at $5OO,0OO gold.
Carried by wind of exceptional vio-
lence, salt storm swept from Great
Salt Lake to Ogden, distance of
more than ten miles, leaving white
coating of salt on the paving, side
walks, buildings and automobiles. Au-
tomobile wind shields were crusted
by the spray.
Included in $50 men who arrived in
Camp Lewis for discharge and treac-
ment at the base hospital were five
hospital cars which arrived in one
train with 123 wounded men, all of
whom were taken at once to the base
hospital There were six litter cases
in the detachment.
Indians of the state of Washington
want the fourth Saturday in Septem-
Der designated officially us AMERICAN
Indian Day" A resolution to this et-
feet has been introduced in the Wash
ingtOn State Legislature at the request
of Rev. Chief Red Fox Skiuhushu, who
says he speaks on behalf of $4,000 In
dians in Washington and 100000 in
the United States. He says the fourth
Saturday in September has been Sc
lected as this is the hunting moon"
WASHINGTON
Assistant Secretary Crowell has
given notice that contractors desiring
to adjust cancelled war contracts
through the machinery set up by the
War Department for that purpose,
must present their claims before May
10 next.
The War Department has decided
definitely that it will be impracticable
to parade the Forty-secOnd (Rainbow)
division in Washington us a complete
organization, General March an
nounced in Washington General Per
shlng has been so advised.
Members of the special mission of
the Philippine Legislature at Washing
ton seeking immediate independence
of the islands were told by Secretary
Baker that he spoke President Will
sons mind when he said he believed
the time had come to grant the COM
plete independence desired by the Fill
pino people.
All Pacific coast bids for supplying
fuel oil to the American Merchant Ma
r.ne were rejected by the Shipping
Board in Washington. New bids will
be called for.
Tho Philippine Mission which was
given President Wilson's assurance
that he was in sympathy with the
movement to obtain independence fol
the islands government, In cable
gram to the President expressed the
gratitude of the Filipino people fol
"all you have done and are doing in
their behalf and for your efforts to
secure for them and for the rest Of
mankind the blessings Of liberty. jus
tice and democracy"
Although 1873 cases of lethargic en-
cephalitis, or sleeping Sickness" witt
fourteen deaths, were reported to tn,
United States public health service III
TO March 20, officials of the bureau
stlll are undecided whether the diseas
Of the type prevalent in Europe ha
reached the United States. In a state
ment the bureau said 1t was impossi
BILE to say whether the figures gave
true picture Of the prevalence of tn
disease, inasmuch as the ailment Is no
generally reportable to the health OF
ficers.
The war trade board has announce
that goods Of enemy origin owned b
American citizens and stored in Ho
land or one Of the Scandinavian cour
tries prior to April 9. 1917. now ma
be imported into the United States pr,
vided the commodities are not on tn
list Of restricted imports.
Additional credits Of $4,000. 900
favor OF France and s25.OO0.OOO in q
vor of Italy, were announced by II
Treasury Department. This brougl
Frances total up to S2,7U2. ATT 800 IN
Itsly's to 91,621, 500. 900. nnd the gran