The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-04-16
FOREIGN.

OAxaxGfN.
Shipments Of German cattle into
France, in accordance with the terms
of the Versailles treaty, have begun
recently.
An expert valuation of the jewels
Of the late Gaby Deslys, the dancer,
has just been completed, says the Pc
tit Parisien. The value was placed at
100000 francs
The new republic of Sonora" only
few days old, has fully armed SOL
diery of more than 10000 men pre-
pared to resist any invasion of the
state by troops of President Carranza
of Mexico, according to the statement
Of Sonora officials at Nogales.
Paul DeAiott, an American newspa-
perman who was alleged to have been
connected with the Communist move
ment in Germany, was shot and killed
while attempting to escape from Wesel
prison, according to advices from the
foreign office to the American mission
at Berlin.
A pronounced victory for the Poles
over the Bolshevists on the southeast
ern front has been reported by the
general staff After several days
fighting a Bolshevist division was put
to flight and more than a score Of
machine guns, with much booty, were
captured by the Poles.
The city of Frankfort has been fined
10000 marks in gold (nOrmally $2.5OO)
by the French, 1t is reported, to be
paid as compensation for the attack
bya civilian mob on French citizen,
who was beaten up and deprived of
his bicycle and rifle. The city also
must furnish ten bicycles and ten re-
vOlvers.
The German government hopes to
raise 1,O0O,OO0,OO0 marks by unusual
levy on telephone subscribers. 1t is an
nOunced that they will be assessed a
special one-time tax of 1000 marks,
which will bear interest and be re-
turned when the subscription is can
celled. Charges for the use of tele-
phone will be more than doubled and
postage rates increased 100 per cent in
April. Telegraph rates will be heavily
advanced.
GENERAL.
Mrs Mittie Jester Cumming, charged
with the murder of her divorced hus-
band, who was shot to death in the
street in Hampton, Va, in February,
has been acquitted by jury
Mrs Rose Veal of Chicago told Her
man Eckhardt that she'd be sister
70 hut l., ,;e- E.I-h a.
set fire to her home and attempted to
slash his wrists. Firemen saved the
house and physicians Eckhardt.
Action of the Michigan Legislature
in ratifying the national prohibition
amendment is final and cannot be
submitted to referendum vote of the
people, the Supreme Court held in a
decision handed down at Lansing.
The Federal Fair Price Committee
in southern Michigan issued a formal
order reducing the prices of milk from
16 cents quart and 10 cents a pint
to IA cents and s cents, respectively.
effective from April 18th to August
1st,
Governor Smith of New York has
notified John Block of counsel for the
expelled Socialist members of the as
sembly, he had no power to call spe-
cial election in the five assembly dis
tricts formerly represented by Social
ist members.
A crowd numbering several thou
sands, while watching aviators do
stunts in the air at Newark, n. j..
saw a plane dive straight down from
height Of 1900 feet, killing its pas
senger, Clarence Stapleton, and inflict-
ing mortal injuries upon the federal
aerial mail pilot, Fred W. Robinson.
Six hundred million dollars will be
needed by the railroads this year to
finance the purchase of new equip
ment, the Association of Railway Ex-
ecutives have announced. Presidents
of sixty-five railroads met at Chicago
to discuss division of the 100000, 900
loan provided by the transportation
act.
Gabriel Shipley, lock tender on the
c. & o. canal near Hagerstown, Nd,
has received word from Probate
Court in California that he and his
five children are heirs to $1,000, 600
from an estate Of $22.OOO,OOO left by
a cousin, who went West in 1S49. A
sister, Mrs. Cyrus Davis of Williams
port. also shares in the bequest.
A thoroughbred Poland China hog,
which William Brothers, breeders, of
villisca, Iowa, bought about fifteen
months ago from L. r. McClarnon Of
Braddville, Iowa, for $265, has been
sold by them at private sale to w. H.
Ellsworth of Goldfleld, Iowa, for the
record price Of $4,000. declared to be
the highest price ever paid for = hog
in the United States, il not in the
world.
Tenants in one Chicago apartment
building set their own rent by order
OF Judge X. NJ. Landis. The tenants,
paying $50 month, complained that