Gilpin observer., 1920-07-22


and killed John Leonardo, escaped pa
Insane, when Leonardo charged him
with Il pitchfork in II field.
Col. NJ NJ. Tinley of Iowa, 16Sth in
fantry, Rainbow division, was chosen
by the nominating committee Of the
first reunion of veterans of that divi-
sion to head the organization for the
coming year and elected at the conven-
tion ut Birmingham
After having refused to accept ex-
ecutive clemency from former Cover
nors Colquitt and Ferguson, Uncle"
Bill Edwards, eccentric Texas convict.
aged 20, wrote the governor for par
don as Il birthday present on July 10,
1920 1t was Immediately granted
PilOted by Admiral Hugh Rodman,
commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet,
the destroyer on which Secretary Dan
lels and Secretary Payne left Seattle,
reached Ketchikan, Alaska, in the rec
ord time of thirty-six hours, cutting
five hours off the previous best time
for that run.
OIL from nearby plants will be seized
II necessary to operate the Mare Isl
and navy yard at Vallejo, Calf, when
its present two weeks supply is ex-
Aausted, Capt. Q. J. Cheatham, naval
supply officer, announced. On acco
Of differences over price, no oil is be-
ing delivered by oil companies to the
yard.
Union butchers We're permanently
enjoined by District Judge j. w. An
derson at Sioux City, Iowa, from pick
citing meat markets which the union
men consider unfair to organized la
Dor. The markets obtained temper
ary injunction month ago The union
men will appeal to the State Supreme
Court.
Three men We're instantly killed
when an airplane in which they We're
riding crashed to the ground at Occur
d'Alene, Idaho. The dead are Gus
Erickson, Bonner's Ferry, Idaho Pc
ter Savage, kellogg, Idaho, and Pilot
Cleo Shelton Miller of Pullman, Wash.
The accident was witnessed by more
than 1000 spectators.
Fred Delmar, owner of a wild anima
act, suffered n badly lacerated arm and
other injuries when attacked by n lion
in a cage at the fair grounds in Sioux
City, Iowa. The attack was made after
Delmar had jabbed the lion with II
fork While the lion was chewing Del
mars arm, the trainer gave "A mighty
lunge, throwing the animal off, and
then ran from the cage.
WASHINGTON
Secretary of War Baker, who is
chairman of the water power commits
sion, created by the new water power
act, has appointed committee of de.
partmental representatives to draw ur
rules and regulations for the admin.
istration of the new act. Maj. Gen
Il. II. Crowder, judge advocate gen
eral and former provost marshal gen
eral in charge of the administration
of the draft act, is head of the com
mittee.
Commander ]. G. Hunsaker. U. S. n.
who will deliver the Wilbur Wright
memorial address for 1920 before tn,
Royal Aeronautical Society of Eng
land, has been elected an honorary
Fellow of that society.
More than $4,000 arrests of violator.
of prohibition were made during tn,
first six months of constitutional pro
hibition Just closed. Prohibition Com
missioner Krnmer's annual report
soon to be issued, is expected to max,
this estimate.
Less gold was produced throughout
the world last year than In 1918 ant
indications are that the 1920 output
also will show n reduction, accordin,
to the geological survey which. or
incomplete returns, places the 1915
production ut from S345,0O0.OO0 t,
$3.50. 100000.
The big packers have demande,
more than s6,OOO,OOO from the War De
partment for the cancellation of an ora
contract for meats which were to hav.
been delivered during the three month";
after the signing of the armistice
Whether this sum or any part of !
will be paid will be determined by Sec
cretary Baker.
An agreement has been reached be
tween wholesalers and retailers o
P.ttsburg Pa, It has been announced
TO sell bread by the ounce instead o
by the loaf. Three-fourths of cen
an ounce was fixed rs the standar,
price.
A gray timber wolf, weighing sixt,
pounds or more, was killed the othe
day by James KEGS, who lives east o
Richmond, Ind, in a woods adjoining
the golf links of the Richmond Countr
Club. The animal had been preying OF
poultry in the vicinity for severa
days.