Gilpin observer., 1920-07-29
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AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN

Western Newspaper Union New. Service.
WESTERN
A masked bandit armed with rifle
robbed four automobile stages en-
route to Yosemite National park near
Fresno, Calf, and obtained $3.50 in
money.
Rates for gas, following purchase of
the plant by Omaha, were increased
from $1.25 per 1000 feet to $l,S5. The
net rate for prompt payment will be
$1.25 instead of S1.15.
Five buildings in the business area
OF Lower Miami have been destroyed
by flames, generally believed to have
been of incendiary origin, involving II
loss of more than $4,000.
Nearly half million border permits
and identity cards. emitting holders
to cross to Mexico, were issued ut Ell
Paso, Tex, during the first year of
prohibition in the United States.
Two passenger steamships, costing
S4,OOO,0OO each, are to be constructed
for service between Los Angeles and
Puget Sound, the Pacific Steamship
Company announced at Los Angeles
a bank, three hotels and two dry
goods stores were destroyed by fire
which swept three blocks of the bust
ness district of Desdemona, in the
Texas oil fields. The loss was esti-
mated at 100000.
President Wilson has committed the
sentence of eleven years Imprisonment
imposed in 1917 upon Mrs. Idell Ken
nedy of Los Angeles, for violation of
the espionage act, provided she is com
mitted to an institution for the insane.
In the District Court at Lincoln,
Judge Morning issued an injunction di-
rected to Secretary of State Amsberry
forbidding him placing on the Novem-
ber ballots a referendum on the pro-
hibition amendment. The injunction
was not opposed by Secretary Ans
berry.
WASHINGTON
All postmasters and postal EN-
Ployes are warned to refrain care
fully from engaging in pernicious
political activity during the political
campaign" in an order issued by Post
master General Burleson.
Settlement of the claims of the
Clyde Steamship Company, arising
from federal operation, has been made
by lump sum payment to both com
panies, totaling $4,019,7S2, the railroad
administration announced in Washing
ton.
The nations greatest tax bill-$5,-
41O,2S4, ,SI4-was collected during the
fiscal year ending June 30. Official
figures show that the tax paid ex-
ceeded all estimates, by approximate
ly S300,OO0,0O0 and was nearly 75 per
cent larger than the total paid in
either of the war years of 1918 or
1919.
An increase of about 3 per cent in
freight traffic on the railroads of the
country during the first two weeks of
July as compared with the same period
In 1919 has been reported by the com
mission on car service of the American
Railway Association. Loaded cars
numbered 1851, ,295 against 1,553,O71
for the same two weeks of 1919 and l.
769,242 for the similar period of 1918.
Senteri Nuorteva private secretary to
Ludwig G. A. X. Martens. soviet agent
In the United States, who recently ar
rived In England as II sailor on n
merchant vessel, has been deported, Of
ncial advices received at Washington
said. He Is now en- route to Russia,
via Libau, on British steamer in
charge OF British officials.
Total newsprint production OF ninety
leading mills of the country for the
first six months of 1920 was 759,624
tons, according to a report of the fed.
eral trade commission in Washington
During n similar period last year
seventy-four mills produced 871,141
tons, the report said. or this years
production 897 300 tons was standard
newsprint
The federal trade commission ha,
announced It had refused application
from the Western Association of Rol
Steel Consumers for issuance of com
plant against the United States Stee
Corporation In connection with the
practice OF figuring steel prices Z. o. b
the mills, Pittsburgh. The decision
means that as far as the commission /.
concerned there will be no change IL
the practice OF using Pittsburgh as 1
base rate point.
Bonds valued ut $37, 900. confiscatet
by authorities at Detroit, have beer
identified as u part Of 100000 loot OBJ
tained by bandits in n recent holduI
Of the First National Bank OF Finley
vile, Pa, according to the police, whc
are holding two men for Pennsylvania