The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-10-08
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AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
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WESTERN

western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN
A Mexico City engineer named Baia-
rezo has been appointed governor OF
Lower California and Instructed 10
take over the state administrator
from Governor Salazar. according TO
an unofficial announcement from
Mexico.
William H. Duckworth of Clovis, N.
Mex, has been selected by the RepuD-
lican executive committee as the nom-
inee for lieutenant governor. He re-
places Herman X. Grille of Albu-
querque, who was found to be in
eligible and resigned.
Max Short and Victor Alsop, avia-
tors of Salina, Kan, were seriously
injured at Lincoln, Nebr., when the
plane in which they were riding fell
from considerable height. Both men
were pinned under the machine. They
were taken to the Lincoln hospital.
The Luders gin, fifteen miles south
east of Stanford, Texas, was burned,
making the second gin burned within
the last few nights by fire apparently
of incendiary origin. In each instance
the owners had received letters warn
ing that the gins would be burned un-
less they closed until cotton reached
forty cents pound.
Gen. Felix Diaz arrived in Vera
Cruz from Tlapacoyan, virtually the
- dol Gorohoz
An effort will be made, 1t is said, to
convince Diaz that he should leave the
country, Provisional President de la
Huerta having declared public opinion
would not permit him to remain as
free citizen because of distrust Of his
attitude toward the government.
A strike Of about 1900 bituminous
coal miners in Texas ended when the
strikers at Strawn, Thurber and Lyra
voted to accept an offer by operators
of an increase of twenty-five cents
per ton. Mines in the Bridgeport
fields already had accepted the offer
In making this announcement, the
miners-operators conferees said they
would meet again to work out details
OF the agreement.
WASHINGTON
The states of Arizona and NORTH
Carolina were shown In population an
nouncements by the Census Bureau tC
have had during the last ten years the
largest numerical increases in theil
history.
Inquiry into the source of the recent
shipment Of Russian gold to the United
States has been ordered by the de.
partment Of justice. Belief exists at
the department that the gold may be
q part of the Russian BOlshevik prop
aganda fund.
Fred Roberts, president of the
United Cotton Growers Association OF
America, issued a call to Texas farm
ers to join in the national gathering
of farmer organizations to be held in
Washington, Oct. II and 13, to con-
slider the cotton situation.
Postal service between France and
Brazil under the supervision Of the
French ministry Of public works has
been provided for by decree of the
French government, according to a re
port from Paris to the department o1
Commerce at Washington.
United States mints during Septem
ber coined 10000 pieces of silvel
money for Cuba and 84O,OOO pieces ol
silver for Peru, Director of the Min
Baker announced. No gold coins wert
executed for the United States during
the month, but coinage from othel
metals amounted to 61.815,OO0 piece
aggregating $2,7S0,93O.
Investigation by the Postoffice De
partment of recent postal airplan
accidents in which pilots lost thei
lives when the machines caught fir
in air has shown that the primar,
cause was a defective gasoline fee,
system. Charges that the accident
were attributable to carelessness 0
employees were repudiated by the de
partment's announcement.
1t was intimated at the State De
partment at Washington that negotia
tions with Japan over the alien Ian
and immigration controversies is pre-
crossing and that there are signs 0
an agreement being reached in tn
near future. Whether the agreemen
would be reached before the Californi
referendum on the amendment to tn
alien land law to which Japan object
was regarded as doubtful.
West Virginia, with population o
1,463,610, an increase of 242, ,491 o
nineteen and nine-tenths per cent owe
1910, has passed Maryland in tn
relative standing of the states. Yves
Virginia stood twenty-eighth in 191
and Maryland twenty-seventh.
Superseaplanes, with cruising
radius sufficient to enable them t.
cross the Pacific ocean, now are I'm
der construction and probably will b.
available for use by the navy depart
ment early next spring, said an an
nouncement in Washington by th'
Manufacturers Aircraft Association.