Gilpin observer., 1920-06-24
FOREIGN

Crimea and Sea of Azov, in three col
umns
Two hundred miners have been
killed by an explosion of fire damp in
the Yubari coal mines at Sappero, on
the island of Yezo, according to dis
patches received at Toxic, Japan.
a bas relief in memory of Edith Ca
veil, the English nurse who was exc
cuted by the Germans during their Oc-
Paris in the Tuilleries gardens. The
simple ceremony was presided over by
Andre Magnet, minister of pensions.
Four people were drowned when
their automobile ran off the ferry at
Latellier, forty miles south of Winni-
peg into the Red river. The dead are
Joseph Knisely, aged 45 his son, aged
.; Thomas Bennett, 27 and Miss Edna
Scott, 90.
Three million persons in France are
estimated to be suffering from "war
osis'-cOnsumption resulting
directly from war causes, including
poison gas, poor nourishment and nerv.
Gus shock. Mortality Is especially sig.
nificant among infants born In the
families of French soldiers who fought
through the war.
AS an example of the strict vigilance
der to save their country from being
drained of valuables, the Handelsblad
says that 100000 marks worth of
diamonds and 100000 marks have been
confiscated at Bentheim the Dutch
frontier station, within the last two
weeks
Heroic work by the officers and
crew of the American steamer West
Jester outside Yokohoma harbor re.
suited in saving the Japanese steamer
kiyo Maru. with seventy passengers
from South America on board, from
possible total destruction by fire, it
is announced in advices received from
bound.
band of nearly hundred outlaws
who declared themselves to be Bolshe-
visits, seized trading posts at Anadyr,
Siberia, and confiscating supplies and
stock, brought down the wrath of the
natives, who organized, attacked and
drove off the Reds after killing seven
teen of their number, according to ad-
vice brought to America by the Rus
sian schooner Behring.
Approval OF credit amounting to
3,OO0,0OO,0OO marks will be asked of
the new reichstag, according to an Of
ficial news bulletin issued at Berlin.
This money would be- used to meet
urgent emergency expenditures. The
ministry of finance will also be called
upon to mobilize Il credit of 5,0OOOOO,-
600 marks to meet current obligations
growing out of the Versailles peace
treaty.
GENERAL
John Il. Leikauf, who died at Mont
clair, virtually willed his wife to his
brother in the document just filed. He
provided that Mrs. Lulu Leikauf. his
widow, will lose the income from S4O.-
900 If she marries any other than my
beloved brother, George l.. Leikauf."
The brother resides in the testator's
home.
The second largest bridge span ever
produced at Gary, Ind, requiring
score of cars to transport, weighing
thousands of tons and 564 feet in
length, has been shipped by the Amer
lean Bridge Company to Fairmont,
Alaska 1t will he reassembled there
to bridge the Susitna river. connecting
Fairmont and Seward.
A record in collecting fines for vio-
lation of the Volstead act was made in
New York when $4,000 was taken
from bartenders and saloonkeepers in
penalties of from Sl5 to $3.50 each, re-
Gently. Federal Judge Hand offered to
let off with fines all first offenders
who would plead guilty to violations
prior to June 8, when the Supreme
Court declared The prohibition meas
ure constitutional
The largest class that ever gradu.
ated from the University of Pennsyl.
vania received degrees at the 16ith an.
nual commencement. There were SGT
who received degrees in course. Count.
ing those who received honorary de.
grees and certificates of proficiency
awards were made to more than LOG
students.
Frank de r. Storey, New York
lawyer, convicted of criminnlly receiv,
ing several thousand dollars worth OF
stolen securities, was sentenced to Sing
Sing prison for two and one-half To
five years at hard labor. Storey, de.
scrlbed as II "Dr. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde"
who associated with honest men b
day and crooks by night, automatically
is barred from practlcing his profcs.
sion.
The Public Utilities Commission al
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