Gilpin observer., 1920-07-15

WESTERN
Elbert w. Blancett, convicted Of the
murder of Clyde Armour, was hanged
In the Jail yard at Santa Fe. The
crime was committed October %, 1916.
Two well-dressed boys held up the
bank of Waterloo, Neb., twenty miles
west of Omaha, bound and gagged
Cashier w. T. Stratton, robbed the
bank of $1,5OO and escaped in an au-
tomobile.
Alfonso G. Bernard, United States
immigration officer stationed at Cam
po, sixty miles from San Diego, Calf,
was run down and killed by an auto
mobile when he attempted to halt the
machine in search for smugglers.
Lieut.. Frank Stanford was killed and
Homer Adams, deputy sheriff, serious
ly injured at Independence, Kan,
when an aeroplane they were flying
fell 100 feet. Stanford was n candi-
date for representative in the August
primaries.
A force of government hunters un-
der direction of ]. S. Ligon and in
Guiding ]. S. Lilly, noted lion hunter,
has completed three weeks drive in
the Black range in western New Mex
leo, whereby they bagged fourteen
bear, five lions and two gray wolves.
This catch is said to be the largest
in several years.
Estimated crop production in Kan
sas for 1920 as based upon the condi-
ton on July l, according to the report
issued by the Kansas office of the Bu-
reau Of Crop Estimates, United States
Department of Agriculture, shows win
ter wheat 11O,313,OOO bushels; spring
wheat, 321 900 bushels; oats, 52,41S,OOO
bushels, and barley, 16,6O5 bushels.
The first reported fatalities in con-
nection with the airplane patrol of gov
ernment forest reserves have been re-
ported at Alturas, Calf, when plane
piloted by Wayman Haney fell about
400 feet, killing Haney and two pas
sengers, Antonio Salcedo and Harold
Robie. The latter was civilian OBJ
server employed by the forest service
Prediction that Nebraska's corn pro-
duction this year will exceed last
years yield by 4,O55,OOO bushels is
made in a joint crop report by the
United States Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates and State Department of Ag-
riculture. The report estimates 1885,
PAL 900 bushels will be produced, as
compared to 1S4,1S6,0OO bushels in
1919.
The Farmers Bank Of Page, Neb.,
state institution, was closed on the
advice of former State Senator James
A. DonOhOe, counsel for the stock
holders, and the State Banking Board
was requested to take charge. Eugene
Smith, president of the bank, was
found dead in COW pasture near Page
Experts from O'Neill banks who have
been going over the banks books said
they had found apparent Irregularities
and were unable to state it's cOndi-
ton.
WASHINGTON
Brig. Gen. Frank Il. Hines, chief of
the Bureau Of Transportation in the
War Department, has been designated
by Secretary Baker to head the inland
and coastwise waterways service, es-
tablished under the new transpOrta-
ton act.
Railway executives have under con-
sideration the question of approving
the consolidation Of express companies
as effected during the period of federal
control or of seeking return to the
old system of competing companies.
Whether it would be advisable for the
railroads to handle the express service
themselves also is under discussion.
Felix Gouled, convicted of defraud-
ing the United States government
through contracts for army raincoats,
will be permitted to go to Poland in
the interests of his cotton goods busi-
ness, through decision by Federal
Judge ii. B. Howe. Gouled is at liberty
on $4,000 bond pending decision by
the Supreme Court as to the legality
of seyen-year sentence imposed upon
him.
The first settlement with n railroad
company of all claims arising out of
federal operation has been announced
by the railroad administration, which
has agreed to pay the Spokane, Port
land & Seattle railroad S1,600,0O0 In
cash, the sum remaining after the bal.
ancing of the claims of the railway
company against the government and
of the government against the railroad
company.
Five thousand draft evaders have
been convicted in Federal Courts and
given sentences of from thirty days to
one year in prison, according to reports
compiled at the Department of jus
tice. Thirty thousand cases remain to
be investigated.
Bituminous coal production In the
United States from the first Of the
gear to July totaled 282, ,272, 900 tons
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