Gilpin observer., 1920-06-03
ooNDENsED REC ORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, NOS, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERINos, HoPKs
AND FEARS OF MANKIND,
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

WESTERN.
Jimmie Fargas, 8, and Dan MOrandO,
10, the worlds youngest yeggs, were
caught redhanded. Patrolman O'Neill
captured the kindergarten cracksmen
after they had looted safe of $15 at
Oakland, Calf.
Arthur Strompe, 30 years old, the
ater owner, and Thorson Solsberg, 81
years old, blacksmith, both single, were
killed instantly when their airplanes
in which they We're riding fell 800 feet
at Paulina, Iowa.
James Merwin Drake, automobile
racer of Del Monte, Calf, was killed
and his mechanican, Claude McDon.
aid, was injured ut Hanford, Calf
when their automobile ran into the in
side fence during Il race.
Although Luther Davis, giant negro
admitted to Oakland police of having
robbed hundreds of spooners in 'IOv-
ers' lane" only two of the holdups
were reported to the police. Davis had
'em hypnotized, police say.
Frank Zolen, proprietor of Il garage,
was killed in an explosion which
wrecked his house in Omaha. His par
.ially burned body was found two
hours later. Police have not deter
mined the cause of the explosion.
Ralph Erickson, manager of II mo-
tiOn picture theater at Des Moines, Ia,
Identified Sherry Scott, arrested in
Omaha, as the man who robbed him OF
$500 and a diamond ring. Scott and ]
ii. Rogers, n companion, posed as mil
tiOnaire Oil men.
More than $500 worth of cut flowers
assembled ut the First Baptist church
at AtchisOn, Kan, for use in decOrat-
ing graves of veterans, were stolen.
The flowers had been purchased by
public subscription. 1t is believed they
we're hauled away by thieves in Il mo-
tor truck.
Wine valued at $4,000 was con-
booze, champagne and other high class
California wines, was seized several
weeks ago by federal agents and dep
uty sheriffS in Il raid and had been
taken to Portland by bootleggers foi
disposal during the Shrincrs' conven.
tion in June.
Stepping off n moving Northwestern
train as it was leaving the union sta.
lion ut Omaha, Charles McFadden of
Oakland, Calf, alighted directly in
front of an oncoming railroad motor
gar and was ground to death. McFad
len had boarded the train to say good
by to his wife and daughter, who were
on route to Carroll, Iowa.
WASHINGTON.
j. Bruce Kremer of Montana, vic,
chairman of the Democratic nationa
committee, will call the Democrat,
national convention to order when Il
meets in San Francisco June %.
A favorable report was ordered b,
the Senate territories committee OF
the House bill creating Hawaiian
homes commission for The development
of lands in the insular possessions.
Increased salaries for postal EN-
pl0yes amounting to approXimatel,
S33,O0O,OOO for the first year. effectiv,
July l, were recommended in a repor
to Congress by joint congress!ona
commission.
President Wilson has signed the civ
II service retirement bill providing fol
retirement and pensioning of govern
ment employees.
The Senate has reconsldcred It's ac.
tion in passing the Nolan-Johnson s.:
u day minimum bill applying to gov
ernment employees and, ON motion oi
Senator Thomas, Democrat of Coivra
da, rescinded the passage.
Senate investigation of preconven
tion, financing campaigns for the Ires
dental nomination will be continue,
after the Republican convention ant
before the Democratic convention, un
der present plans Of the committee.
Lower shoe prices late next winter
and spring were predicted by Edward
A. Brand, secretary of the Tanners
Council of the United States, testify
ing before n Senate committee of In
quiry. Tanners and manufacturers be
lieved prices probably will fall by tha
MI. VI tilt
recent decline in leather prices. Thii
decline could not sooner be reflecte,
in shoe costs, he said, because shoe,
are made up far in advance of the sea
son in which they are offered on tn,
market.
Bare legs and scanty one-plece bath
ing suits will be permitted this sum
mer at Chesapeake beach, the capitals
seashore resort. Officials have ngree,
to disregard as precedents the prohib
itory orders issued ut Coney Islam,
md Atlantic City against daring bath
ing costumes.
Internal revenue collectors hav,
been instructed to begin n campaign t.
enforce the payment Of admission
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