The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-24
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Resisting capture at the hands of a
large posse, Frank Wagner, notorious
ly known as Dutch Frank, safecracker,
was killed at Columbia Beach, near
Astoria, Ore.
Several persons were injured in a
fire on the recreation pier at Venice,
Calf. The injured were members of
party cut off in a dance hall and
were struck by falling timbers.
Nine officers and men flying from
San Pedro to San Diego in F-5-L sea-
plane No. IL were rescued from their
disabled plane by a destroyer off Del
Mar, 25 miles north of San Diego.
Six nurses were seriously injured
and thirty-nine others narrowly es-
capped death when fire of unknown
origin completely destroyed the nurses
home at the University of Nebraska
hospital at Omaha.
Sixty thousand applications for tick
cts for the Californfa-Ohio State foot
ball game at Pasadena Jan. have
been received by the Tournament of
Roses Association. This is approxi-
mately 24,O0O more applications than
seats, and the association. is experienc-
ing difficulties in making equitable al,
lotments of tickets.
Charged by federal indictment with
having conspired with other*persons
to set on foot on United States soil a
movement for a military expedition
into Mexico and with having furnished
money thereto, Francisco Vasquez Co
mez and Leon J. laurel have been ar
rested at San Antonio, Texas, by Unit
ed State Deputy Marshal J6hn'Li Bib
rell. & 'N;' '''
The Southern Pacific Land Com
pany, as vendor, filed deed at Fres-
no, Calf, transferring to the Pacific
Oil Company, as vendee, all its oil land
holdings in KRIS, Tulare and Fresno
counties ThA liberation was stated
to be aSDAoSsmntAy s3,Sl0;gOo. The
transaction is part of the recently an
nounced plan of the Southern Pacific
Company to divest itself of its oil land
and oil holdings by transfer. to a new
corporation organized in DelaWare.
WASHINGTON
Bainbridge Colby, the American sec
retary of state, has arrived lin Rio de
Janeiro on board the battleslifp' Flor
ida from the United States An en-
thusiastic welcome was given Mr.. Col
by when he landed from the Florida.
Authority was granted by the Inter
state Commerce Commission for per-
manent consolidation of the transpor-
tation business and properties of the
Adams, American, Wells Fargo & Co.
and Southern Express companies into
the American Railway Express Com
pany The commission said that it
was their belief that the public would
best be served by one consolidated
company serving all lines with equal
rates.
Recommendations that t the states
assume part of the care of disabled
World War veterans and for consoli-
daton of all federal agencies dealing
with ex-service men were made by
Director CholmleyJones of the bureau
of war risk insurance, in .his annual
report.
Counsel for Swift & Co. and Armour
& Co have asked Justice Stafford in
the District Supreme Court to approve
Il plan for disposition of their stock
yard interests similar to that proposed
by F. II. Prince & Co., Boston bank
ers, and to give the companies time in
which to find new buyer in place of
the Boston company, which has with
drawn its offer.
American business men are now free
to trade with Russia, "at their own
risk This means, according to gov
ernment officials, that, while no re.
strictions will be placed on trade with
the soviets, neither will any aid be
given TO such trade; and that any
American who suffers losses or con
fscation of his goods will get no help
from this government.
Capt. William A. Moffett, formerly
commandant of the Great Lakes train
ing station and later commander OF
the battleship Mississippi of the Pa
cific fleet, has been appointed director
of naval aviation, it has been an
nounced by Secretary Daniels Cap
tain Moffett succeeds Capt. Thomas
Craven, who will be sent to sea, prob
ably in command of battleship.
An example of the exploration and
research work which the United States
Department of Agriculture is doing in
its search for new plants available
for cultivation in this country is fur
nished by the recent 9,00o-rpile explor-
ing trip taken by DR.. II. L. Shantz,
agricultural explorer, botanist of the
office of foreign seed and plant intro
huction, with the Smithsonian African
Exploration.
a tax OF "A of per cent on all bank
deposits is proposed in a bill intro
duced in the House by Representative
Treadway of Massachusetts.