Gilpin observer., 1920-06-17

WESTERN
The Yale tennis team won the inter
collegiate championship by defeating
University of California four matches
to two. Both teams had been unde-
feated this season.
The president of the Australian Min
ers' Association estimates that over
f5,OOO,OOO worth of silver has been lost
as u result of the twelve months strike
at the Broken Hills mines in Australia.
Reductions In the wholesale prices
Of various styles of shoes of from %
cents to 81 n pair have been an
nounced by officials of three of the
largest shoe manufacturing establish
ments in st. Louis.
The plant of the Manitowoc Ship
building Company was sold to G. G..
West for $4,000. The plant original
ly cost about $1,5OOOOO Mr.. West will
reOrganiZe the concern and continue
operations at MnnitowOc, Wis.
Vancouver recently voted to con
tribute $4,000 to the Vancouver Coun-
try Club in order that the Burquitiam
golf course may be in condition for the
Pacific Northwest championship to be
held July to u. The club has spent
$4,000 on the course.
Lieut. Louis L. BARN, United States
navy aviator and one of the pilots of
the NC-1 In its transatlantic flight,
was instantly killed near San Diego,
Calf, when a fast airplane which he
was plotting cOllided with an army
airplane piloted by Cadet Joseph l..
Walker Of Rockwell field.
Overtaklng three automobiles, one of
which was believed to be occupied by
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, escaped
draft evader, officers of Winslow.
Ariz., arrested three men. None Of
the three was Bergdoll, but the cars
were found loaded with ninety cases
OF whisky valued at $4,000.
Overlooking of u levee along the
Gila river, about five miles from Yuma,
Ariz., was diverted toward the Gulf of
California part of the Gila's flow
which otherwise would have gone into
the Colorado river, which has been at
flood stage recently. As II result, the
Colorado gauge fell rapidly and flood
danger is believed past. There are nu-
merous farms in the district where the
ella levee gave way, but no reports of
damage had been received.
WASHINGTON
Norman ii. Davis of Tennessee has
been appointed by President Wilson to
be undersecretary Of state. He has as
sumed his duties, succeeding Frank l..
Polk, who has resigned because of the
state of his health.
President Wilson is to become IA bi-
cycle riding enthusiast this summer.
A manufacturing company at West
field, Mass, has received an order
from DIR. Grayson for one OF its best
models to be shipped to the White
House Immediately.
Arrival at Norfolk of the army trans
port Mount Vernon carrying 1000
Czecho- Slavak troops, 800 German war
prisoners and 25O women and children
was reported to the War Department
at Washington by Captain Ferguson,
commander OF the vessel
Geneva.-Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
was unanimously reelected president
OF the international Woman Suffrage
agreed to accept the office, II was an
Alliance at its congress here. She has
agreed to accept the office, II was an
nounced, despite her declaration In II
speech that she felt compelled to re-
tire.
Terms of sale of the former German
passenger liner Lcviathan, bids on
which will be opened June 30, have
been announced by the shipping board
Eacn bid must be accompanied by II
certified check for 100000 and the
purchaser will be required to pay ~
per cent of his bid In cash and the re-
mainder In installments extending over
ten years.
Upon completion OF his investigat ton
of the national airplane fund, Assist.
ant District Attorney Kilroe intends to
call Henry Woodhouse. II governor of
the Aero Club of America, before the
grand jury to explain an alleged
charge OF wholesale grating from the
government by aircraft manufacturers
during the war. This contemplated
action follows Mr.. woodhouse's al.
ieged refusal to answer such ques-
tiOns ut an informal hearing recently
DIR. Edward Herman Sell, the last OF
the seven physicians who organized
the American Academy OF Medicine In
1875, is dead. He was known widely
FOR his discoveries In connection with
the treatment OF the alcoholic and drug
habits. He was born In Pennsylvania
eighty years ago.
The torpedo boat destroyer Satteries
broke all American records for speed
In her Standardization trials off Rock