The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-02-20

worlds record in the annual state
bowling tournament at Monitowoc,
Wis, with a total of 1877 pins The pre-
vious record is 71S.
Major Gerhard Luke Luhn, 80, said
to be the Oldest retired officer in the
United States army and pioneer In
dian fighter of the Northwest, is dead
at his home in Spokane, Wash.
]. E. Binet, veteran miner, arrived
in Vancouver, b. c., with reports of II
new gold strike" in the Yukon terri
tory He displayed samples of ore said
TO assay $3.50 to 1,500 a ton and de-
clared there are .'literally mountains
of it,
Joe Lambert of Denson, Texas, en-
gineer on the Missouri, Kansas & Tex
as southbound passenger train No. Z,
was instantly killed when his train
crashed into the rear of a freight train
during a heavy fog near Muskogee.
Okla. No one else was hurt.
The Omitted Americans of Califor-
mia" was organized 1T San Francisco
with the declared intention of educat-
ing the people to use the ballot in
bringing about necessary reforms.
Three hundred delegates, representing
all parts of the state. were present.
Warming that if vice conditions in FL
Paso are not eliminated by the citi-
zens themselves, the United States
army will have to do it has been given
by Maj Gen. Robert l.. Howe, COM
mander of the Ell Paso military dis
trict, in speech before the Ell Paso
Ad Club.
Franklin X. Lane, retiring secretary
of the interior, will become an execu-
tive of the Pan-American Petroleum
and Transport Company and the Mex
ican Petroleum Company when he re-
linquishes his official position, it was
announced in Los Angeles by E. l.. Do
heney, president of the two companies.
Christopher c.. Cole, federal deputy
revenue agent in charge of prohibition
enforcement at Tucson, AriZ., has been
arrested by United States Marshal
Treaty. on charges of violating the
Mann act by bringing a woman from
Maryland to Arizona. He waived pre-
lminary examination before United
States Commissioner Edwin F. Jones'
WASHINGTON
Naval operation or control of all ra
dio stations assumed during the war
emergency will be relinquished at mid
night, Feb. 30, under an executive or
der made public by Secretary Daniels.
In completing consideration of the
annual postoffice appropriation bill the
Senate postoffice subcommittee insert
ed an amendment providing for the cs
tablishment of transcontinental air.
plane mail route from New York to
San Francisco, via Chicago and
Omaha.
At least $4,000 farmers in the United
States own motor trucks, the Depart
ment of Agriculture has announced at
Washington. The information Is the
result of a survey undertaken by the
office of farm management and the
bureau of crop estimates of the de-
partment.
Rear Admiral Benson, chief of naval
operations during the war, and now on
the retired list, has been selected by
President Wilson to succeed John Bar
ton Payne as member of the ship
ping board
More liberal financial cooperation
by the federal government in road
building in Western states where large
areas of public lands are located than
in other states where the government
controls no underdeveloped territory
Nv
speaking before highway representa-
tives from Western states. Appropria-
tion of $100,000,000 annually for four
years was suggested.
Extension of the air mail service to
include distribution of newspapers and
second-class matter is practical Brig.
Gen. William Mitchell of the army air
service told the Senate postoffice com
mittee. He urged retention of the aer-
oplane mail service and declared il
great aid to military preparedness in
aircraft development. Mail could be
delivered between New York and San
Francisco on a regular thirty-six-hour
schedule, he said. Actual flying time
could be reduced to twenty-five hours
much of the time.
President Wilson has revoked the
wartime emergency regulation permit
ting foreign-born ships officers to hold
licenses for American vessels, excep-
ton being made in the case of those
who have signified their intention OF
becoming American citizens. A period
of three years and three months grace
is allowed to complete naturalization
Formulation of definite program
as a basis on which to continue its
campaign against high living costs has
been initiated by railroad labor, it was
disclosed at Washington by ur'on la
Dor officials.