Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
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WESTERN

aDaSn RullrOhu Company, uleu VI
pneumonia in st. Louis.
Charged with criminal assault on a
young girl, former inmate of chill
iren's home of which he was chaplain,
The Rev. Francis c. Berry, past 60
years old, was sentenced to 80 years
m Dallas, Texas.
Five hundred and thirteen persons,
iccslsed of violating the federal law
prohibiting the transportation Of in
oxicating liquor from the wet terri
:ory of Illinois, Ohio and Kentucky,
ntO dry Indiana are arraigned in
United States District Court at In
iianapolis.
More than $4,000 licensed drinking
places in the six wet states of the
central West-Illinois, Wisconsin, Min
aesota, Missouri, Kentucky and Ohio
are to go out of existence July l, if
America abolishes the liquor traffic
inder the Presidents wartime prOhi-
1ition order.
Mine owners of the Coeur d'Alene
mining district have announced cut
N wages of miners amounting to 81
day. The present scale is $3.50 a
iny, with war bonus of $1.75 daily.
Under the new scale the bonus is cut
% 75 cents day. The cut has been
expected for some time
The medical fraternity of Kansas
City is baffled by one of the most un-
usual cases In the history of medical
science in the middle West. A 16-
year-old firl is uncOnscious-has been
so for over fifty-flve days-and there
. apparently no signs of when she
will regain consciousness.
To assist in making the coming Vic
tory Loan success, squadron of
eleven airplanes, including two cap
tured German FOkkers and command
ed by Maj. Carl Spatz, famous
American aviator, will leave North
island, near San Diego, for a tour
among seventeen principal cities of
the West and South, according to an
nouncement by Col. Harvey Burwell
commander Of Rockwell field
An attempt to have the recent ac.
tiOn Of the Missouri Legislature in rat
flying the national prohibition amend
ment repudiated by u referendum
vote, was begun by the st. Louis Re-
tail Liquor Mems Association, repre-
senting 1000 saloon proprietors A
referendum committee was appointed
and the liquor dealers will cooperate
with the twenty civic organizations
that are working to have the action of
the LEGISLATURE abrogated.
WASHINGTON
Naval stations and yards were di-
rected by Secretary Daniels to restore
to his former position upon discharge
every man who left non-cOmbatant
work to enter fighting branch of the
service.
Poison gas developed in war cannot
he used to clear American farms of
insect and rodent pests, Secretary
Lane has decided after investigation.
Experiments showed that while pests
were killed there was danger of the
gas spreading and destroying live
stock and persons living near by, in
case the wind should carry the fumes.
Amendment of the federal reserve
act by the Congress just adjourned
has resulted in Increasing from $22,-
10000 to $49,46S,34O, the combined
surplus Of the twelve federal reserve
banks, said a reserve board statement
The Supreme Court sustained the
conviction of Eugene V. Debs, Social
list leader, found guilty of violating the
espionage act through statements made
In speech at Canton, Ohio, last June,
and sentenced to ten years imprIson-
ment
The cotton futures rider to the
guarantee wheat price bill, which was
signed by President Wilson, has be-
come effective. Under it, only thirteen
grades of cotton-from low mlddling
up-can be delivered on future con
tracts and all cotton so delivered must
be classified by government graders.
That Herbert Hoover. the American
food administrator, and lately appoint
ed director general of the interalled
relief organization. Is to cease his re-
lief work In the summer was indicated
In statement issued by Mr.. Hoover
concerning the wheat situation. He
intimated that u majority OF his CO.
workers also would return to private
life.
Allied railway representatives in ST.
IBERIA. the State Department was in
formed In Washington, held an infor-
NAL conference In vladivostok to for
mulate plans for restoring lines and
rolling stock Of the Siberian roads,
and to extend service into European
Russia ms far as possible.
Crime is on the Increase in nearly
every large city In the United States
Everywhere police forces are being
strengthened. Our highways have moi
been SO unsafe to travel since ths
veara following the civil war. aaya q