The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-10
The WORLD in
PARAGRAPHS
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EiGN COUNTRIES
IN LATE DISPATCHES
poINos AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE
WESTERN

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN
An explosion, followed by fire, has
completely destroyed the Kearney,
Neb., gas plant. The loss is estimated
at $60,OO0.
One hundred and sixty-one men from
hotels, soft drink parlors, cafes, pool
rooms and the streets were hailed into
the San Francisco Police Court-the
net result of a one day roundup of
suspicious persons ordered arrested in
the alleged Howard street gang at
tacks on girls and the killing of three
peace officers at Santa Rosa by sup
posed gangsters
The Southern Pacific Company has
been compelled to lay off approximate
ly 1000 men in its mechanical depart
ment in the past two months as re-
suit of business adjustments and the
progress being made on repair work
left over from the war period, it was
announced from the company's offices
in San Francisco. The wartime force
approximated 10000
Edward Wheeler, held temporarily
as prisoner in Salt Lake City for
California authorities, who have pre-
ferred charge of embezZlement
against him, was married to Chelnitia
Rowley, hotel elevator operator. The
marriage was solemnized in the county
clerks office. Following the ceremony
Wheeler was led back to his cell.
George Taylor, special agent of the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad, who
participated in making the arrest, was
the best man.
WASHINGTON
Immediate loans of S60OO0,O00 from
government funds to aid farmers In
the face of falling prices of their prod
ucts is proposed by Senator Hitchcock
Of Nebraska, in bill drawn after a
conference with Governor Harding of
the Federal Reserve Board. Senator
Hitchcock plans to present the measure
when Congress meets.
The worlds gold production in 1918,
estimated at 1865, 166, 600 by Director
Baker of the mint, was decrease OF
about S1S,500,0O0. Production in the
United States was $60, 0,333, 900, Mr.
Baker said, or about $S,0OO,0O0 below
production In 1918. The monetary
stocks of gold of the principal coun-
tries were estimated at SS,33S, 1S5, 900
at the end of 1919, and silver stocks
at about $1,S77 ,691 900.
only ones of the larger countries that
took less goods from the United States
in October than during the same
month a year ago, while Germany,
Canada. Mexico, Chile and the Dutch
East Indies We're the only countries
from which the United States received
more goods than during the CORE
spending period of 1919.
A total of 3,S0S persons were killed
in automobile accidents, or died as a
result of injuries therefrom, during the
last year, the census bureau has an
nounced. An automobile accident
death rate of AL out of every 100000
of population was reported for 1919, an
increase over every year since 1915,
when the rate was so, and an increase
of 245 in the total number of deaths
over 1918.
their downward trend, statement is
sued by the Institute of American
Meat Packers declared. Fresh pork
showed declines of from 10 to 20 pei
cent, the statement said, although il
was less marked near the packing cen
tiers than in the East Boiled hams and
all smoked meats, the statement said
also showed declines, while the price
of lard has fallen approximately Is pei
cent.
The government of Holland has
served formal notice that 1t has a
large financial interest in the former
German Pacific cables and will appeal
to the League of Nations if Japan in
sists on keeping them This fact de
veloped at session of the interna
tionai communications congress al
Washington. By such action Holland
literally becomes an ally of the Unit
ed States in her controversy with
Japan, which claims the right to ex-
elusive control over the cables and the
cable stations, particularly on the is
land of Yap. 1t is on this island that
the Pacific cable from the United
States connects with the German cable
to Shanghai.
Despite a recommendation by the
United States attorneys office that he
be allowed to go with fine only
Harry Marquard, proprietor of one OF
the best known cafes in San Francisco
and government witness i'll receat
government investigation of wide
spread liquor conspiracy, was sen
fenced to six months in the county jail
for violation of the prohibition en-
forcement laws in the United States
District Court His head waiter was
giyen threp months and two othe1