The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-04-30
FOREIGN.

An appropriation of $4,000 for the
expenses of the proposed Canadian
representative at Washington is pro-
vided In government estimates. 1t was
stated in official circles at Ottawa,
Canada.
A huge wave swept over wharf at
Champerico, Guatemala. killing six per-
sons and destroying more than 1000
bags of coffee, ready for shipment to
San Francisco, Calf, and many bales
Of merchandise.
Junius Brill, an American who has
been interned in Austria with Bella
Kun, former Hungarian dictator, and
Bella Kun's associates, has been re-
leased and given safe conduct to
the United States.
An American securities firm has be-
gun negotiations to acquire 100000
acres of wood pulp forests in south
ern Laborador to supply wood pulp
to news-print manufacturing concerns
in England. it has been announced in
Ottawa.
Scores of persons were killed and
25,0O0 acres of valuable timberland de,
stroyed by forest fires in the Kam1
| district, Hiroshime prefecture, accord
| ing to cable from Toxic, received at
Honolulu by Hippu Jill, Japanese
language newspaper
Forty billion marks are involved in
the German governments purchase of
the Federated States railways. which
has been approved by the national as
sembly. The annual interest incurred
in the nations huge investment is es-
timated at 14,OOO,OOO marks.
The Prussian government has adopt
ed the draft of IA bill to abolish the
privileges of the nobility, according to
a report at Berlin. The abolition of
| the rights to titles, such as royal
highness" and "illustrious' is included
in the provisions of the measure.
Five warships will be added to the
Chilean navy us result of negotia-
tions between the Chilean and British
governments. Chile has decided to ac-
cept the offer by Great Britain of one
dreadnought, three torpedo boat de-
stroyers of 1,S00 tons each and trans
port.
A fresh strike has begun in Milan
and extended throughout that prov
ince. 1t is reported $50 doctors, go
secretaries, 1000 embalmers, $50 mid
wives, 80 veterinarians and 5000 work
ers in other lines have struck Funer-
ais cannot be held until the trouble is
settled.
The War Graves Commission of
England has decided on uniformity of
headstones for graves of men and
women who were killed or who died
in the war. A plain design has been
selected, recording the name, regiment
and rank, symbol of religious faith and
the Inscription which Kpling chose
Their name liveth for evermore,' y
| with room for an Inscription limited
to sixty-siN words. This principle OF
equality, whether for field marshal oil
camp follower, has approval of the
government.
GENERAL.
The New York Assembly adopted
the Fowler bill, designed to repeal the
daylight saving law. The vote was Is
to 5S. The bill, which has already
passed the Senate, now goes to the
| governor.
Initial gifts of s25O,OO0 by John D
Rockefeller, Jr., and 100000 by the
Laura Spellman Rockefeller Memorial
to the 1nterchurch World Movement
campaign have been announced In
New York,
months boycott of candy, soda
water and pastry has been advocated
by Edwin ]. O'Malley, city commits
sioner of public markets in New York
to relieve the sugar shortage and bring
down the prices.
Zorcastre Myver, a detective, accom-
panied by city policeman of New
Orleans, lay in wait for suspected
robber. The intruder soon appeared
was seized and then he was found tc
be the detectives son. Pleas for mercy
were unavailing and the son was taker
to the Jail by his father
Jacob o. Bentall, former Socialis
candidate for governor of Minnesota
convicted on his retrial of violation OF
the espionage act, was sentenced tt
two years in the federal prison al
Leavenworth, Kan, by Judge Parkt
Morris in the United States District
Court at Minneapolis.
The Supreme Court has set aside
the Oklahoma Supreme Court DEGREES
denying judgments to sixty-seven Choc
taw and Chickasaw Indian citizens in
that state who sought n refund nj
$4,000 collected by Love county off
cials as taxes on land allotted them
under treaty. They claimed the
lands were exempt from taxation un-
der the treaty.
Capt. ]. Allan Brookes of the Royal
Flying Corps of London, England, has
announced the completion of the
$5,OO0,OO0 United Airways Corporation
at London, at the Old Colony Club at