Gilpin observer., 1919-11-27
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son for Jesse kOhler, federal con-
vict, was received at Los Angeles.
When officials went to present 1t to
KOhler at the county hospital they
learned he had died eighteen days pre-
vious.
Charles NJ. Belshaw Of San Francis
co, former state senator, Mrs. Belshaw
and Mr. and Mrs. j. d. Sherwood OF
Spokane, WASH, were killed when an
automobile in which they were riding
rolled over a high cliff at Half Moon
bay, thirty miles south of San Fran
cisco.
The Superior Court at Viscala, Calf,
denied the application Of j.. Kawahara,
q Japanese for the guardianship of his
4-year-old son in order that he might
buy land in his sons name. The court
held the use of land by an alien who
holds it in the name of an infant is H.
legal
One billion feet of timber killed by
1.445 fires is the estimate given for
Montana's tremendous forest fire loss
- for the season just closed. Half of
the fires were started by human
agency and were preventable. The
fires burned over $4,000 acres of land
and were suppressed at u cost Of ST.
100000. according to figures compiled
by the forestry office at Missoula.
Harry ROyse, who was a Methodist
clergyman in the Middle West for ten
years, and whose father was we'll
known Nebraska minister, is under
sentence to serve one to fourteen
years In San Quentin for burglary.
He pleaded guilty to stealing type
writer's worth $847 from n Los An
geles typewriter company and also ad
mitted he had taught his 16-year-old
nephew, Kenneth Moffitt, to assist in
robbing hotel rooms.
WASHINGTON
Settlement of the controversy over
disposition of the German liner Imper
officials, who intimated the ship would
be rendered Immediately to Great
Britain.
That it Is the speed of heavy loads,
rather than the weight of the load it.
self, that ruins pavements is the con-
clusion reached by government author
tiles who are investigating various
phases of the automobile transporta-
tiOn problem.
bla, Mexica, was saved from kidnap-
ing by Federico Cordova, the bandit
who kidnapped William o. Jenkins. the
American consular agent at Puebla, it
was learned ut Washington In advices
from Mexico City.
Dangerous radicals are being snug
gled into the United States ut the rate
Of 100 a day, according to data collect
ed by the House committee on immigra-
tion investigating alleged failure of the
government to deport alien radicals
made public at Washington.
Postmaster General Burleson has ap-
proved pending bills to reduce the rate
Of local first-class letter postage to :
penny an ounce. A letter for delivery
within the postal limits OF the office
In which 1t is mailed would take a one
cent stamp, instead OF two-cent
stamp.
A final study of the selective draft
records made public fixes the military
strength of the United States Mt 49,
100000 in potential military manpower
Registrations for the draft. between
the ages Of 1S and 45, totalled 23,9OS,-
576. almost so per cent of whom were
listed as physically fit for military
service"
Earnings of the federal farm loan
banks during the six months ending
Nov. were $S5S 033, according to fig
ures made public by the farm loan
board. This was n gain Of more than
$250,00O over the previous half year
earnings and an increase of approx
mately S650,O00 over profits of the
banks for the corresponding six months
year ago.
American exports in October, 1919,
were valued at S632, 100000, an in
crease of S35,000O00 over those in
September and Of S130,00O,0OO over
those In October, a year ago, accord
ing to statement today by the Bu-
reau Of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce. Exports for the ten months
ended with October were valued at
5s,5O1 ,0O0, 900, an increase of S1,44O,-
100000 compared with the correspond
ing period last year.
How the assistant morgue master of
the District Of Columbia receives a sal
ary Of only $720 year after fourteen
years service and lives with his wife
and child over the morgue, was dis
closed before the Joint congressional
commission on Redistribution OF sal
aries.
Legislation authorizing creation OF
All equipment trust TO reimburse the
government for $40O00O, 900 spent for
locomotives and cars during federal
control OF the railroads has been