The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-04-23

Twelve hundred students, compriS
ing the largest graduating class in the
history of the University of California,
will receive degrees May IL at Berke-
ley.
mob estimated at 1000 persons
surrounded the Jail at Mulberry, Kan,
seized a negro identified as having at
tackled white girl at Pittsburg and
hanged him to telephone pole.
The Elk Hills, Kern county, Calf,
oil district are reported to be covered
with army worms, which are making
their way towards the alfalfa and
grain fields of the Buena Vista Lake
section.
Damage to the extent of approx
mately $4,000 was done at Salt Lake
by high wind storm which broke
signs, blew over sign boards, uprooted
trees and tore the tops off numerous
automobiles.
The United States Supreme Court
holds unconstitutional the New Mex
leo act of 1919 levying an excise tax
upon the sale and use of gasoline in
sofar as it affects gasoline still in the
original containers in which it was
shipped into the state.
Judge Andrew J. Cornish, associate
Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
dropped dead while seated in the bill
lard room of the Lincoln Commercial
Club. He was GA years old, and long
one of the most prominent members of
the Nebraska bar.
The first bread-and-water diet i'm
posed in ten years in Douglas county,
Neb.. was ordered by Judge Sears for
Elmer Binau, who had failed to sup
port his wife and two children. Bread
and water will be Binau's menu for the
first ten days of six months Jail
term.
Blue denims made their first appear
ance as churchgOing garb at st. Louis,
being introduced by the members of
Methodist church Bible class eighty
five strong. A local hotel announced
that overalls for bellboys and khaki
for maids would hereafter be "regula-
ton"
Sheriff. Mcpherson, six-pound son
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. l.. Mcpherson of
Usage, WyO., was born in the drawing
room of the Pullman Deptford in train
No. AZ of the Burlington railroad.
which was stalled in snowdrift for
forty-eight hours thirty miles west of
Alliance, Neb.
Arizona had its first hanging since
capital punishment was restored to the
state statutes by an election in 1918.
Simplicio Torres was hanged at the
state prison in Florence after having
been convicted on charge of having
murdered Victor l.. Melick, peace Of
ficer Of Williams, Ariz. May 1, 1919
WASHINGTON.
The migratory bird act of 1918, de-
signed to carry out provisions of Al
treaty between this country and Great
Britain for the protection of migratory
birds, has been held constitutional by
the United States Supreme Court.
In greeting their friends, Officers
and men of the army may raise theii
hats or caps under orders issued al
Washington by Secretary Baker.
regulation of 1918 requiring that the
greetings be by salute only was re
scinded.
House leaders are planning three-day
recesses, beginning about May 15, un-
der gentlemen's agreement that no bus
iness will be transacted until the SEN
ate is ready to recess for the summer
This is expected to be early in June
and under present plans the recess will
continue until Sept
BY unanimous vote the House
passed bill increasing by 500 month
the war risk insurance payment of the
government to 25,OOO disabled soldiers
and sailors now receiving vocational
rehabilitation. Under the measure,
which now goes to the Senate, single
men would receive 500 month and
married men S120.
Enactment of the $462, SOC, 900 post
office appropriation bill, the largest
amount ever granted for the mail serv-
ice. was completed by Congress when
the House adopted the conference re-
port and sent the measure to the Pres
ident. The bill provided 81 1,25O,OOO for
a transcontinental air mail route be-.
tween New York and San Francisco,
via Chicago and Omaha, next July /.
Total loss to the government growing
out Of federal control of the railroads
has been estimated by the House ap-
propriations committee at $1,129,OOO,-
600 This includes the $225, 100000 es-
as guarantees to the roads un-
der the terms of the transportation act
The number of officers authorized
oy the army reorganization bill was
reduced in the Senate from 1900 to
l6993, due to the defeat of compul-
Iory universal military training. Two
major generals, five brigadier gener-
Ills and forty colonels were among the
,fficers dispensed with.