The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1919-01-31

LAO LAM
Big breaks in grain, resulting from
rom heavy selling and apparent lack
Of buying power occurred in Chicago
his week.
The Royal mill at Riverpoint. one
)f the largest OF the r. b & X knight
plants. was virtually destroyed by fire.
The loss ia estimated at $1,000 600.
United States Judge Mayer decided
n test case that stock dividends are
iot subject to federal income tax un-
er the income tax law OF 1916.
Organization of the council OF ma
ional defense on a permanent basis
5 sought. according to the announce
nent of G. b. Clarkson, director of
he council
Information that seven men of the
rev of ten of the American oil
schooner Augustus II. Babcock were
.ost when fire consumed the vessel at
sea last week.
Capt Samuel Filgate, 100 years
Did New Years day. veteran nav:-
gator of the ST. Lawrence, is dead at
Montreal. He was born in Toronto
and built and commanded the first
ron steamer to ply the st. Lawrence.
Harry S. Hardness. only son of the late
Lamon v Hardness. Standard Oil mil
ionaire. died OF Spanish influenza at
ais home in New York MI Hardness
was owner OF the Sheepshead Bay
speedway. where he promoted auto
mobile racing He was a pioneer avi-
ator and had made many flights.
WESTERN
Idaho was benefited only to a slight
extent by special war industries.
City commissioners of Portland, Ore,
refused to grant permission to the re-
Gently organized Workers. Soldiers
and Sailors Council to use the munic-
ipal auditorium for a meeting
Secretary Daniels has commended
twenty-seven men OF the crew OF the
battleship Minnesota for courage and
efficiency displayed when the ship
struck mine Sept. 20, 1917. off the
Delaware breakwater The ship made
port under her own power
The annual convention of the
Western Retail Lumber Dealers
Association. set for Boise.
Idaho. Feb 20 to %. has been post
poned on account of the prevalence
Of influenza in Western states. it has
been announced at Spokane.
Certain tribes of Indians on reser
vations in Utah have been almost dec
mated by the influenza epidemic, ac-
cording to unconfirmed reports reach
ing the State Board OF Health at Salt
Lake. The scourge is said to have
caused the death OF at least 1000
southern Utah and Arizona tribesmen
on part OF the Navajo reservation in
southern Utah and Arizona.
The official biennial budget of the
state of Utah was presented to the
Legislature by Governor Bamberger.
The estimated receipts for the two
year period beginning April |, 1919.
are given as s3.9S7 800 The budget
asks the Legislature for approval of
authorized expenditures OF s3.446. s99.
making the estimated excess revenue
for the two-year period s540,520.
WASHINGTON
Conferees on the new revenue bill
rescinded their adoption OF the SEN
ate 90 per cent tax on anius-ments
and il went back to the House on a
10 per cent rate.
Prohibition of immigration for four
years after the war except from Cuba.
Mexico. Canada and Newfoundland.
was agreed upon unanimously by the
House immigration committee.
Inability to speak English and hest
fancy in calling on Americans for aid
because Of the barrier of language.
have been found to be prolific causes
Of distrust on the part OF Mexican ref
usees iu San Antonio. Texas.
Representative Gillett voiced the
first open opposition to seating Vic
tor Berger. He said the refusal to
seat the Wisconsin Socialist should
be the first act of the next House,
because he is guilty OF disloyalty.
Orders to shipyards not to begin
work on ships aggregating from l.
100000 to 1.2ao.O00 lightweight
tons. the keels for which ordinarily
would not have been laid before next
Aug. l. are now being sent out by the
shipping board
Representative Helm OF Alabama
announced in the House that he had
asked the Department of Justice to
investigate the New York cotton ex-
change. which he charged had vio-
lated the cotton futures act "in driv-
ing down" the price of cotton from
81 to "a cents a pound.
Recognition of labor unions by en-
ployers as ordered in many war labor
board awards does not mean a closed
shop, Joint Chairman Taft declared