Gilpin observer., 1920-05-20
FOREIGN.

| tAc piNy SCdis aCtihS US uOSt.
The Philippine government has
seized all rice i'm Manila to prevent
boarding by dealers The government
has fixed the price at approximately 8
cents pound, to become effective
June l. The present price is cents.
Toreador Joselito Elgallo was killed
at Place de Talavera when dispatch
ing his fifth bull at Madrid. He be-
lOnged to famous bull-fghting fam
lily, his father being banderillerO,
while his older brother, Rafael also
is bull fighter.
| Three men and one woman, con-
victed last July of denOuncing compa-
| triOtS to German authorities during
| the occupation of Laon during the war
were executed at Vincennes prison.
Those who met death were Toque, Le-
moine, Herbert and Nine. Aubert.
BY vote nearly unanimous, the
| Honolulu post of the American Legion
has gone on record as opposed to a
| cash bonus to men who served in the
| military and naval forces of the United
States during the war; it has been an
nounced by officials of the post at
Honolulu.
Wireless telephone communication
over a distance of 500 miles with ap-
paratus of a strength of only three
kilOwatts has been achieved by Will
lam MarcOni, the Italian inventor, he
announced at Rome upon his return
from cruise I'm the Atlantic and Med
iterranean on the yacht Electra
Several additional attacks on govern
mental property and other incidents
have recently occurred in various parts
of Ireland. The police barracks, court
house and postoffice in Bureau, County
Limerick, were burned, while motor
van containing provisions for the po-
lice was burned near Sheverie.
Loot amounting to more than ,OOO,-
600 francs in cash and jewels was.
taken from the passengers of the
steamer oouirah by pirates on May
9th, when they Overcame officers and
crew and made thorough search OF
the vessel. Several American women
were on board the ship at the time of
the robbery.
The body of a beautiful young Rus
sian woman has been found in Lake
Geneva, off Ouchey. She was clad in
expensive clothing and wore furs,
pearl necklace and gold watch. On
the reverse side of one of the many
bank notes found upon her was writ
ten "GoOd-by Am another victim of
the Bolshevists.' 1t was signed
Countess W."
With view to insuring against un-
pleasant incidents on the occasion of
the evacuation of Frankfort, says
dispatch from that city, the French
are demanding the following hostages:
President Cossman, the head of the To-
cal government; Chief Burgomastcr
Voght Police President Ehrler
Chairman of the City Council Hopf;
Alderman Rumpf and Councillor Lion,
and are also demanding a guarantee of
100000 marks.
GENERAL.
After three-year suspension due to
the war, horse racing was resumed in
Canada when the Mount Royal tracks
reopened at Montreal
The Rev. A. II. Hoare, Episcopal
missionary at Point Hope, Alaska, 175
miles north of Nome, was shot and
killed April % by James Mcclure, IS,
his assistant, according to advices re-
ceved at Seattle.
Thirty-five states will elect govern
ors next fall at the time when the
President and vice president are chOs-
en-. Thirty-two United States senators,
to take office March 4, 1921, also are
to be elected.
Levi p. Morton, vice presiden. Of
the United Sthtes under President Har-
rison, left an estate of Sl0,OOO,OOO. He
died from bronchial pneumonia on the
96th anniversary of his birth at Pough-
keepsie, n. y.
A round million francs, or SOC, ZOO,
has been offered by an American pub
fishing house to Georges Clemenceau
as advance royalties on his memoirs
The offer has been refused.
I'm kicking out because I'm just
too lazy to keep on living and shoulder
the responsibilities that go with life"
This note was found beside the body
of George Bishton, Il, high school
student mt Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Legislation designed to aid the rail-
roads and shippers in the car short
age situation by extending the use OF
the S300,000,000 revolving fund pro-
vided In the transportation act from
five to fifteen years, and also amend
Ing the law in other respects, has been
agreed upon by the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee.
Eighty thousand small American
flags were sent out by the Memorial
Day Committee to the various ceme-
teres In France so that there will be