The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-01-09

being investigated by the United States
district attorneys office in San Fran
cisco, according to a statement made
by him. Prosecution will be instituted
in a number of cases, he said.
Three indictments against Thomas J.
Mooney, two against Israel Weinberg
and two against Mrs. Rena Mooney,
wife Of Mooney, were dismissed at San
Francisco. All were on charges of
murder growing out of the bomb explo-
sion during the preparedness day par
ade in July, 1915.
A decrease of $S063, 1852, or 20 per
cent in the output of the metal mines
of California in 1919 is shown by pre-
liminary figures made public by the
geological survey. Gold, silver, copper,
lead and zinc produced in 1919 was val
ued at $23, ,O45, as compared with
S31, ,1S7, ,S07 the year before.
A New Year gift of $1,O0O,OO0 to
Throop College of Technology, condi
tional upon an equal amount being
raised from other sources, was an
nounced by President James A. b.
Scherrer. The name of the donor was
withheld. The donation was said to
be the largest individual one ever made
to an institution in Southern Califor-
mia.
Pulling stroke of forty-two to the
minute, crew from the United States
cruiser Birmingham easily defeated a
crew from the scout cruiser Salem in
race of one and one-half miles for
twelve-oared cutters on San Diego bay
1t is reported that more than $14,00o
changed hands on tkaeyent. The time
was. .,apno,.---ess as Anutes and 45
seconds.
jackson Barnett, Richest of Uncle
Sans Indian wards, can now buy an
automobile and employ chauffeur, il
addition to donating 100000 to the
Baptist Church Cato Sells of Wash
ington, commissioner of Indian affairs
arrived In Fort Worth, Texas from
Barnett's home at Henrietta and salt
that he had authorized these expendi
lures for the Indian.
Miss Maud Cleveland Of Berkeley
Calf, graduate and member of TIL
faculty of the University of California
was awarded the distinguished servic
medal today at the American Women
club for Conspicuous service" Will
serving as head of the Red Cross HON
communications department of tn
American expeditionary forces Mis-
Cleveland recently had charge at Bres
of the war brides who married Amer
can soldiers and were brought to tn
embarkation port preparatory to sal
ing for the United States.
WASHINGTON
The report of traffic handled on til
western front during the war by til
signal corps made public at Washing
ton shows that 310,685 enemy radi
messages were intercepted and 1861
radio bearings taken on enemy st,
tions.
A $4,OOO,OO0,OOO balance of trade
favor of the United States was the e
innate for the year 1919 announced b
Secretary of Commerce Alexander.
Some of the changes in railroad o.
Grafton adopted during the period {
government control will be continue
after the roads are returned to privai
operation on March l.
The Supreme Court declared const
tutional sections of the Volstead pr,
hibition enforcement act prohibitin
the manufacture and sale of "bee
wine or other Intoxicating malt or vii
Gus liquors" containing one-half of on
per cent or more of alcohol. Beer col
tanning 2.75 per cent of alcohol is i'll,
gal under the wartime prohibition ac
+ho S,,,,ro,,,o Cn,,rt do,idad
There will be no summary action b
the House to eject Victor Berger
elected from the Fifth Wisconsin dis
trict after being barred from the Hous
last fall because of alleged disloyalty
Representative Mann of Illinois all
nounced he would object to summar,
action and would demand that the Ber
ger case be given committee consider
alton in order to protect the rights o
the voters of Wisconsin.
The first move of the American gov
ernment to aid financially in the re
construction of Europe came when the
war finance corporation announced il
had practically consummated foul
loans aggrega S17,0O0,0OO to manu-
featuring exporters.
The Criminal Court at Puebla, Mex
leo denied the petition of William O.
Jenkins that his bond be nullified and
that he be returned to the peniten-
tiary In handling down the decision
the Judge explained that, according to
Mexican law, an order granting liberty
on bail cannot be revoked.