Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27
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WESTERN.
Fire destroyed more than half a bust
ness block at Twin Falls, Idaho, caus
ing loss of approximately $500, 900
The blaze started in a hall in which Il
dance was held.
University of Washington's varsity
crew defeated the University of Cali
fornia shell by half boat length on
Lake Washington, at Seattle. The time
was 1885. Washington's freshmen
also defeated California's freshmen
Time, 1854.
Brig. Gen. Frank Taylor, United
States army, retired, veteran of the
Civil, Indian and Spanish-American
wars, died suddenly at the home of his
daughter in Seattle, Wash. He was
born IS years ago in Calais, France, OF
English parents.
Lack of enthusiasm of the San Fran.
cisco public over 75-cent hair-cuts
prompted a number of the leading ton
serial establishments at San Francisco
to announce the 5O-cent limit would
be maintained, despite previous pub
licatiOn Of the higher tariff.
Fire at Portland destroyed the plant
OF the North Portland Lumber and Box
Company, the abandoned shipbuildIng
yard of the Guy Nj. Standifer corpora
tiOn, number Of docks, more than /,
100000 feet of lumber and four small
dwellings. The loss was estimated at
$0OOOOO.
+. l.. Parker, manager of lumber
min, told the police at Oakland he had
sst gun trap which killed 12-year-
old boy and that he threw the body in
to the Oakland estuary. The body was
recovered by the police. Parker, who
is under arrest, said he set the trap to
frighten boys who had been breaking
into the mill
As the result of q reported depres-
sion in the price paid the producer for
beef cattle, the members Of the Cali
fOrnia Cattlemen's Association were
advised by their officers at San Fran
cisco to keep the cattle out of the state
markets as long as possible. The cat
tlemen were also urged to ship them
to Montana in the event that such a
measure produces a feed shortage.
WASHINGTON.
In an effort to prepare for recess
or adjournment of Congress by June
5, the Senate will meet an hour earlier
daily hereafter.
The Supreme Court has decided that
telegraph companies cannot be held
liable for the full amount of losses
caused by delays in delivering tele-
grams.
The House bill authorizing the Sec
retary of the Treasury to purchase
$26,O00,000 additional of farm land
bank bonds has been passed by the
Senate
Exports for April decreased S135,-
100000, while imports fell off $3O,OOO,-
900, as compared with the trade fig
ures of March, it has been announced
by the Department of Commerce.
From $50 to S12O per gallon is the
ruling price for whisky in Illicit trade,
Secretary Houston wrote Congress in
requesting $1,5OO,OOO for 1000 watch
men to guard bonded warehouses next
year.
President Wilson has asked author.
ity from Congress for the United
States to accept mandate over Ar.
menia. The President told Congress
that he thought the wish of the Amer
lean people was that the United States
should become the mandatory for Ar
menia
President Wilson has signed bills
providing for an examination and re-
port on the conditions and possible ir-
rigntion developments Of the Imperial
valley In California, for enlargement
Of the boundaries of the Oregon na-
tional forest and for disposition of pub
lie lands withdrawn and improved un-
der the provisions of the reclamatio
haws and which no longer are needed
for reclamation purposes
The governments gross loss In oper-
alton of the railroads during federal
control was 5000, AIS, 900, according to
the final report of Swager Shirley, rail-
road administration director OF fl
nance. or this total $877,513,0OO was
-hargeable directly to the excess OF OPP
Grating expenses over revenues and
rentals for the "class one" roads, Mr..
Shirley said. Smaller lines, sleeping
car companies and inland waterways
added $45.460, 900 to this total.
The House passed IA bill setting
aside approximately 100000 acres of
land in the Hawaiian islands for
homestead purposes, available to ma
tive Hawaiians only. The territorial
Legislature urged the step, which was