Gilpin observer., 1920-12-23


lapa harbor, near South Bend, Wash.
Resisting capture at the hands of II
large posse, Frank Wagner, notorious
ly known as Dutch Frank, safecracker,
was killed ut Columbia Beach, near
Astoria, Ore.
Nine officers and men flying from
San Pedro to San Diego in F-5-L sea-
plane No. IL were rescued from their
disabled plane by destroyer off Del
Mar, 25 miles north of San Diego.
SIX nurses were seriously injured
and thirty-nine others narrowly es-
capped death when fire OF unknown
origin completely destroyed the nurses
home at the University of Nebraska
hospital at Omaha.
Sixty thousand applications for tick
cts for the California Ohio State foot
ball game at Pasadena Jan. ! have
been received by the Tournament of
Roses Association. This Is approx
mately 24,0OO more applications than
seats, and the association is experienc-
ing difficulties in making equitable al
lotments OF tickets.
By vote of 100 to 1O5, the House
has decided to give encouragement to
California grape growers by develop
ing. through experiments by the agri-
cultural department, new uses for
wine grapes. Purchase of plot of
land near Fresno and Oakville, where
the experimental work now is being
done. was authorized
The Southern Pacific Land Com
pany, as vendor. filed deed at Fres-
no, Calf, transferring to the Pacific
OIL Company. rs vendee, all It's oil land
holdings in Kings, Tulare and Fresno
counties. The consideration was stated
TO be approximately $3,S1O,900 The
transaction is part Of the recently an
uounced plan of the Southern Pacific
Company to divest itself of It's oil land
and oil holdings by transfer to n new
corporation organized in Delaware.
WASHINGTON
A tax of 4 of l per cent on all bank
deposits is proposed in bill intro
duced in the House by Representative
Treadway of Massachusetts.
Capt. William A. Moffett, formerly
commandant of the Great Lakes train
ing station and later commander of
the battleship Mississippi of the Pa
cific fleet has been appointed director
of naval aviation, it has been an
nounced by Secretary Daniels. Cap
tain Moffett succeeds Capt. Thomas
Craven. who will be sent to sea, prob
ably in command of a battleship.
Authority was granted by the Inter
state Commerce Commission for per-
manent consolidation of the transpor-
tation business and properties of the
Adams, American, Wells Fargo & Co.
and Southern Express companies into
the American Railway Express Com
pany. The commission said that 1t
was their belief that the public would
best be served by one consolidated
company serving all lines with equal
rates.
recommendations that the states
assume part of the care of disabled
World War veterans and for consoli-
dation of all federal agencies dealing
with ex-service men were made by
Director Cholmley-Jon of the bureau
Of war risk insurance, In his annual
report.
An example of the exploration and
research work which the United States
Department of Agriculture Is doing in
its search for new plants available
for cultivation In this country Is fur
nished by the recent 9,000-mile explor-
ing trip taken by DIR. II. L. Shantz,
agricultural explorer. botanist of he
office OF foreign seed and plant in1ro-
ductiOn, with the Smithsonian African
Exploration.
The Anu-Saloon League will ask
Attorney General Palmer to reconsider
his ruling that the use of cider In the
home by Its manufacturer. even after
It has become intoxicating by fermen.
tation. is lawful, Wayne b. Wheeler,
general counsel for the League, has
announced. Neither the letter nor the
implied purpose Of the prohibition act
Justified such a ruling. Mr.. Wheeler
asserted.
Senate and House leaders have prac
tcally agreed at n conference on Il
program for the enactment Of ar
emergency tariff measure to serve as
an embargo on the importation OF
wheat, cotton, wool. beans, potatoes
and livestock and meats.
Joseph Tumulty, secretary to Pres
ident Wilson, has announced that h,
had declined the appointment rs 1
chief Justice Of the Court Of Custom
Appeals. which had been offered hin
by the President, and that he woult
begin the practice Of law In Washing
ton after March A.