The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-08-13

A fire in the Kootenai forest, in
northwestern Montana, burning over
an area of 5000 acres, fire fighters
who said they had been around the
blaze reported to the headquarters of
the federal forest service district
No. 1.
Thre men are reported to have been
killed, many injured and several
homes of foreign residents fired in
West Frankfort, Ill, 1O4 miles south of
st. Louis, by mob bent on avenging
the murder of Amiel Calcaterra, 10
years old, and Tony Hempel, IS. both
of West Frankfort.
Millions of feet of timber near Daw-
son, Yukon Territory, has been de-
stroyed by forest fire which swept
both banks of the Peel river for 100
miles. Two hundred men concentrated
at Ross River post managed to save
the post buildings. but were unable to
stop the progress of the flames.
The death list of Denver's riot vic
tins, who were killed In mobs or who
died from wounds received during the
riOting which accompanied the strike
of tramway men has been increased
to seven by the death of Leonard Tenn
mer, who was shot during the riot
at the East Side barns, while the list
of wounded still in hospitals has been
reduced from fifty-two to fourteen by
the release of a large number of pa
tients, who have recovered sufficiently
to allow them to leave the institutions.
A replica of the palace of the Legion
of Honor is to be built at the entrance
of the Golden Gate, on hill overlook
ing San Francisco bay, as memorial
to soldiers who perished in the world
war, according to Mrs. A. b. Spreck-
els of San Francisco, on her return
from Europe. The memorial, of white
stone and marble, will be decorated
with gifts from allied nations and the
rooms will be furnished with objects
of European art. The memorial is tC
be built by Mrs. Spreckels and ihel
husband, she said, adding she fhat
brought the plans with her.
WASHINGTON
Commercial traffic through the Pan
anna canal set new record in the fis
cal year, according to official reports
received at Washington. A total OF
2,478 commercial craft with an aggre
gate tonnage of 8,545,OOO made the
transit
Renewal until August 81, 1921, OF
the agreement between employees and
producers in the California oil fields
was announced by the Department OF
LABOR at Washington. The $4,000 oi
workers affected will receive an in
crease of rs cents day and employe:
In all other branches of the industr,
will get an increase of 25 cents a day
Whisky smuggling into the United
States has reach such proportions tina
1t has brought in its wake large il
legal traffic in other commodities, i
was learned at the Treasury Depart
ment Officials have become so con
cerned that they are considering a re
arrangement Of the government
coastal criminal chasing arms, with
view to concentrating on what the,
describe as a menacing situation.
The increased cost of labor, with tn
shortage of paper, has led to a de
cision to discontinue free distribution
Of the Monthly Labor Review. TIL
bureau of labor statistics at Washing
ton announced that hereafter it woul
cost $3.50 annually.
A total of 151 convictions have bee
partment Of justice against profitee,
Ing in Washington, it was announced
Since the campaign was instituted l
864 arrests have been made and l, 40
Indictments returned.
Exposure of what a war department
announcement at Washington charat
terizes as "despicable swindle," b
which the mother of dead soldie
was the victim, prompted a new warn
ing by the department that relative
of the soldier dead should pay n
money to any person or Organization
for information as to burial places. In
Quiries will receive prompt attention
the warning said. In the case exposed
the grave of the soldier was never lo
Gated The swindler told the mothe
he would visit Washington if sh
would pay his expenses and see wha
could be done. Later he reported sue
cess and the body would be sent home
William Harrison Campbell, Negro
held at Washington charged with thu
murder of Mrs. Gertrude Harrison
Mann, confessed that he was the mar
who attacked four women in and neal
Washington last June precipitatin.
race riots. Two other Negroes ar,
serving long sentences for three of tn,
attacks Campbell confessed.
New wage schedules filed with The
navy yard wage board at Washington
represent an annual increase of $40,
100000 for employees of the forty-three
yards. according to an official esti
mate prepared by the board.