The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-07-23

Association has withdrawn, charge.
filed with the Department of Justic,
that production of oil on the Pacifi'
coast was being held down in ordel
to force up the price.
S A farmer near Salem, Ore, unabl,
to run because of a crippled hip, sho
and killed John Leonardo, escaped pa
tient from the State Hospital for the
Insane, when Leonardo charged hin
with pitchfork in field.
Col. NJ. NJ. Tinley of Iowa, l6Sth in
fantry, Rainbow division, was chosel
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 conyen
tion at Birmingham.
After having refused to accept ex-
ecutiye clemency from former Cover
nOrs Colquitt and Ferguson, "Uncle
Bill Edwards, eccentric Texas convict,
aged 20, wrote the governor for par
don as a birthday present on July 10,
1920. 1t was Immediately granted.
Oil from nearby plants will be seized
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and navy yard at Vallejo, Calf, when
its present two weeks supply is ex-
hausted, Capt. Q. ]. Cheathan, naval
supply officer, announced. On acco
of differences over price, no oil is be-
ing delivered by oil companies to the
yard.
Union butchers were permanently
enjoined by District Judge J. W. An
derson at Sioux City, Iowa, from pick
eting 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 were instantly killed
when an airplane in which they were
riding crashed to the ground at COeur
d'AIene, Idaho. The dead are Gus
Erickson, Bonners 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 wild anima
act, suffered badly lacerated arm ant
other injuries when attacked by lior
in a cage at the fair grounds in SiouA
City, Iowa. The attack was made after
Delmar had jabbed the lion with I
fork While the lion was chewing Del
mars arm, the trainer gave might!
lunge, throwing the animal off, am
then ran from the cage.
WASHINGTON
Bids to supply 100000 pairs O
shoes for American bluejackets a
prices ranging from S5.79 to $500 PEI
pair were opened by the Navy Depart
ment. Twelve companies returned
bids. Action was deferred.
Piloted by Admiral Hugh Rodman
commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet
the destroyer on which Secretary Dan
iels 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.
The big packers have demanded
more than $6,000,0OO 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 i
will be paid will be determined by Sec
cretary Baker
The body of former Surgeon Gen
eral Gorgas, who died recently in Lon
uh ta thn
States on the army transport Poca
hontas. The War Department an
nounced that the transport has beer
ordered to stop at Southampton, Eng.
on the return trip from Europe t,
take aboard Mrs. Gorgas and tn,
body of her husband
Secretary of War Baker, who il
chairman of the water power commits
sion, created by the new water powe
act, has appointed a committee of de
partmental representatives to draw III
rules and regulations for the admin
istration of the new act Maj. Gen
E. H. 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.
A gray timber wolf, weighing sixt,
pounds or more, was killed the othel
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.
An agreement has been reached be
tween wholesalers and retailers OF
Pittsburg, Pa, it has been announced
TO sell bread by the ounce instead OF
by the loaf Three-fourths of cent
an ounce was fixed as the standard
price.