The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-05-28
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PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
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FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, poINos, ACHIEVE
MENTs, sUPFERlNos, HOPPE
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.
Fire destroyed more than half busi-
ness block at Twin Falls, Idaho, caus-
ing a loss of approximately 100000.
The blaze started in a hall in which Il
dance was held.
University of Washington's varsity
crew defeated the University of Cali
fornia shell by half boat length on
Lake Washington, at Seattle. The time
was 16 :S5. Washington's freshmen
also defeated California's freshmen.
Time, 10 "a.
Brig. Gen. Frank Taylor, United
States army, retired, veteran of the
Civil, Indian and Spanish-American
wars, died suddenly at the home of his
daughter in Seattle, Wash. He was
born 78 years ago in Calais, France, of
English parents.
Lack of enthusiasm of the San Fran
prompted a number Of the leading ton
sorial establishments at San Francisco
to announce the 5O-eent limit would
be maintained, despite a previous pub
lIcation of the higher tariff.
Fire at Portland destroyed the plant
Of the North Portland Lumber and Box
Company, the abandoned shipbuildlng
yard of the Guy NJ. Standlfer corpora
ton, a number of docks, more than l.
100000 feet of lumber and four small
dwellings. The loss was estimated at
100000
=. l.. Parker, manager of lumber
nik, told the police at Oakland he had
st a gun trap which killed a 12-year-
old boy and that he threw the body in
to the Oakland estuary. The body was
recovered by the police. Parker, who
is under arrest, said he set the trap to
frighten boys who had been breaking
into the mill.
As the result Of reported depres-
sion in the price paid the producer for
beef cattle, the members of the Cali
fornia Cattlemens Association were
advised by their officers at San Fran
cisco to keep the cattle out OF the state
markets as long as possible. The cat.
neuen were uiso uiseu W Sihp tHcit
to Montana in the event that such q
measure produces feed shortage.
WASHINGTON.
In an effort to prepare for recess
or adjournment of Congress by June
5, the Senate will meet an hour earlier
daily hereafter.
The Supreme Court has decided thai
telegraph companies cannot be helt
liable for the full amount of losses
caused by delays in delivering tele
grams.
The House bill authorizing the Sec
retary of the Treasury to purchas.
$26,0O0,OO0 additional of farm lane
bank bonds has been passed by the
Senate
Exports for April decreased $135,
OCO,0O0, while imports fell off $50, 600,
600, as compared with the trade fig
ures of March, it has been announced
by the Department of Commerce.
From $50 to $12O per gallon is tn,
ruling price for whisky in illicit trade
Secretary Houston wrote Congress il
requesting $1.5OO.OOO for 1000 watch
men to guard bonded warehouses mex
year.
President Wilson has asked author
ity from Congress FOR the Unite'
States to accept mandate over Al
menia. The President told Congress
that he thought the wish of the Amer
lean people was that the United State
should become the mandatory for Al
menia.
President Wilson has signed bill
providing for an examination and re
port on the conditions and possible ii
rigation developments Of the Imperis
valley in California, for enlargement
Of the boundaries of the Oregon ms
tional forest and for disposition of pull
lie lands withdrawn and improved III
der the provisions of the reclamation
Aaws and which no longer are needle
for reclamation purposes.
The governments gross loss in opel
alton of the railroads during fedora
control was 5000, ,47S, 900, according t
the final report Of Swager Shirley. raj
road administration director Of f
vance. OF this total $677, $4,000 wa
-hargeable directly to the excess of OK
Grating expenses over revenues an
rentals for the class one" roads, Nj
Shirley said. Smaller lines, sleepin
( car companies and inland waterway
added S45, 100000 to this total.
The House passed a bill settin
aside approximately 100000 acres @
land in the Hawaiian islands fo
homestead purposes, available to ns
tive Hawaiians only. The territoris
Legislature urged the step, which wa
expected to rehabilitate the Hawaiia
race, said to be fast dying out
Members of the Tobacco Merchant,
Association Of the United States, 1
convention at Washington, were a.
sured by President Charles Eisenloh
Philadelphia. that there was no basi