Gilpin observer., 1919-09-25
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At least $4,000 was obtained by II
robber who bound and gagged mail
clerk on an eastbOund Northern Pa
cific passenger train between Seattle
and kanasket, Wash.
Twelve horses were killed outright
and fifteen others mutilated at Milfay,
Okla, when the third section of the
Ringing Bros. and Barnum-Bailey cir
Gus train was piled up when 1t ran
through an open switch.
Mrs. Fannie Antonio 26, was ar
rested in st. Louis on Il warrant is
sued in Kansas City charging implica-
ton in. the theft of $1,00O,OO0 worth of
Liberty bonds, according to secret ser
vice men making the arrest.
A petition by the California Grape
Protective Association asking that gov
ernment Officers be enjoined from en-
forcing the wartime prohibition act
was denied by United States District
Judge William c.. Vanfleet at San
Francisco.
John III. Suits was sentenced to one
year in the county Jail in the United
States District Court at San Francisco
following his plea of guilty to a charge
of defrauding through the mails in CON
nectiOn with the collection of funds for
the National Defense League of Cali
fornia
d. A. Gwartney and Edwin Birnie,
both of Long Beach, We're killed when
the aeroplane in whick they We're fly
ing fell into IL tail spin at Il height of
500 feet and from 200 feet crashed to
earth i'll direct dive. The necks OF
both We're broken and their skulls
were crushed.
Reprieves granted by Gov. Samuel L.
Mckelvie extend to next Jan. Q the
date Tor the electrocution of Alison b.
Cole and Allen V. Grammer both of
whom had been under sentence to die
for the death of Grammers mother-in-
law, Mrs. Lulu G. Vogt of near Elba,
who was shot and killed in 1917.
Twelve thousand Idaho farmers. in
thirty-two counties, actively co-operat-
ed in campaign for the destruction of
ground squirrels, which resulted in II
saving of S2,50O,OOO in crops during The
year ending Aug. l, according to the
report of w. Il. Crouch, in charge of
rodent control work of the extension
division of the University of Idaho.
Increased street car fare to 9 cents
to meet demands of employees for n
higher wage was defeated at the polls
of Mi hy inr rit ~ af
over 1000 Voting was light The 6
cent fare election came as n compro
mise between striking street car en-
ployes and n citizens committee sew
eral weeks ago to maintain street car
service during the Iowa state fair
WASHINGTON
More wheat should be sown this fall
than was the average in pre-war years,
but not SO much should be Sown as was
sown last year. This is the outstanding
fall farming recommendation of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture which is watching the changes of
the world supply and demand while
European countries are getting back to
normal in food production and thus af-
fecting the market for American pro-
ducts.
Francisco villa is about to launch II
campaign south of Chihuahua to avoid
risking Intervention by United States
troops, according to information re-
celved in Washington.
Twcnty-four hundred sleeping and
parlor car conductors on federal con
trolled railroads have received II slight
increase in wages, retroactive To May
/, under an order issued by Director
General Hines for the purpose of rec,
tifying an error on previous award.
Consumption of sugar in the United
States for the first seven months of
this year was 362,OOO tons more than
during the corresponding period last
year, according to statistics compiled
by the United States Sugar Equaliza.
tion Board and made public by the
American Sugar Refining Company
A merchant marine policy contem
plating gradual REIMBURSEMENT to pri
Nnte operation of the larger vessels oi
the government-built fleet and imme
diate sale OF the smaller vessels, has
been formulated by the executive com
inittee of the National Merchant Mar
Inc association, 1t was announced b,
Edward i. Burllng. chairman OF thu
committee.
Notice of Il new. counterfeit $40 not'
on the federal reserve bank of New
York. has been given by the treasury
The border OF the note and the back
ground of Cleveland's portrait ar
solid black, instead of having fin'
cross lines, and the treasury number
nre black instead OF blue.
Condition OF the late commercial pc
tatO crop September LIST. Indicated