Gilpin observer., 1920-01-29

Dammit, the schools white bulldog
mascot. A marble headstone erected
over the grave carried the epitaph:
Dammit, He's Dead"
Nicholas Garcia, cattleman of
Mexico, who for three years had waged
a campaign of vengeance against the
Yaqui Indians in Sonora, was killed at
Tecorpia, Sonora, according to re-
port received at NOgales, Arix.
Ed ((Strangler) Lewis defeated
Ivan KranlOff, Russian wrestler, at
ST. Louis in two straight falls, both
with the head lock. The first fall
took flfty-six minutes twenty-nine
seconds, the second sixteen minutes
ten seconds.
AS u result Of the activity of Ger
man cOnsuls in Mexico there has been
arranged steamship line between
Germany and Mexican ports which will
begin regular service at once. A steam
sr will reach Mexico each week from
Germany, according to Mexican news
papers.
Mrs. Marion A. Forrest, prominent
in Eastern Star circles In California
and New Mexico, was instantly killed
in Oakland, Calf, by an automobile
driven by Harold Craven, Univer-
sity Of California student. Craven is
charged with manslaughter. 1t is
charged that he was driving at exces-
sive speed.
Capt John f. Blain, former North
Pacific district manager Of the United
States shipping board, was arraigned
in Seattle and given two weeks to
plead to an indictment returned
against him charging him with accept
ing secret commissions on sales to the
board while he was manager
Gov. william ID. Stephens of Cali
fOrnia has declined to grant an au-
dience to a committee appointed by
the Oriental Exclusion League and
other organizations to seek from him
an expression as to whether he pro-
posed to call a special session of the
State Legislature to deal with exclu-
sion legislation.
Thirty establishments at Ell Centre
and In Imperial and Calexico, Calf,
were raided by deputy sheriffs, and $50
men and women, alleged bOOtleggers
and gamblers, were arrested. District
Attorney Simon issued a statement in
which he declared that the police of
the three cities were either "asleep or
negligent"
WASHINGTON
In order that schools may teach their
pupils something about the 1920 cen
sus, the Census Bureau has prepared
n special circular for the use of teach
ers.
The excess of American exports
over imports for the year 1919
amounted to $4.O17, 900, 900, a new rec
ord, the Department of Commerce an
nounced in Washington.
As the German peace treaty is not
yet operative 50 far as America is
concerned, the United States has not
Joined in the demand upon Holland
for the extradition of the former
Kaiser, nor can il do so even il it de-
sired.
Since Sept. /. 1919, less than 1000
cases OF influenza have been reported
to the United States public health serv-
iee, 1t is announced. During the pre-
csding similar period last year more
than 100000 cases occurred.
BY margin Of one vote the House
appropriations committee refused to in
clude In the deficiency appropriations
bill fund of $4,000, 900 asked by the
Navy Department for repairs to ships
officials nfn hA
mittee that unless the money was made
available necessary repairs to many
capital ships and destroyers could not
h made and that 1890 navy yard EN-.
ployes would have to be discharged
next month
Senator Phelan, California, intro
duced resolution to amend the four
teenth amendment of the federal con-
stitution so that japanese born In the
United States and Its possessions can
not obtain citizenship. Phelan pointed
out that within few years, under
the present constitutional provision,
japanese born In Hawaii Will control
the territorial government. The high
birth rate of Japanese In California
In also menace to the control Of land
by the whites, he said.
Until the United States sends an am
bassadOr to Mexico there will be ap-
pointed no successor to Ignacio Ecail-
las, who recently resigned In order to
devote his time to his candidacy fer
president OF Mexico, according to dis
patch from Mexico City In El Heraldo
Of Chihuahua City. For the present,
Salvador Diego Fernandez Will remain
In Washington as charge d'affaires.
The Senate has voted to appropriate
SlOO.OOO for the use of the public
health service In its fight against In
f'Ici:u