The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-23

on for nearly three days, three of the
five men who took part in the break
from the Utah state prison at Salt
Lake City We're found hiding within
the prison wall.
Alaska yielded the greatest amount
of gold in the Yukon valley this year.
Statistics made public recently by
Superintendent Richard of the north
ern commercial posts in Alaska,
showed that of the valleys total yield
of S4.000,000, Alaskas output wos 50,
67500O. Yukon territory's output was
S1,25040O0 and Atlin, b. g., $4,000.
Veterans of the famous Eighty
ninth division. recruited from Colo
rado, New Mexico, Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska and South Dakota, are to be
reassembled in the first great reunion
of the division in Kansas City, Mo,
on Oct 20, 81 and Nov. /, according to
plans announced by Burton A. Smead,
secretary of the Division War Society
which is planning the event.
City and county supervisors of San
Francisco recently voted three extern
sions of the municipal street railway
system calling for immediate expendi-
ture of SS30,000 The expenditure is
to be made, it was announced, from
surplus earnings totaling S1,200,000 in
the street railway replacement fund.
San Francisco street ral.ways, city and
privately owned, collect 5 cents car
fare.
Jimmy Murphy, American automo-
blledriver, who won the Grand Prix
race in Paris last month, will drive in
the Thanksgiving day race on the Bev-
erly Hills track at Los Angeles, it was
announced recently Bitter elimina
tion trials for the Thanksgiving day
race, as more drivers than are permit
ued in the contest have aIready applied
for entrance blanks, win he held Rules
for the American Automobile Associa-
tion permit eighteen cars TO start.
WASHINGTON
A solemn ceremonial to voice ut once
the nations gratitude to the soldier
dead and its hope of deliverancc from
heavy armaments will be observed
from coast to coast on Armisiice day
under the leadership of President
Harding and officials of his admins
tration.
Travellers paid 168 railroads $5I3,-
234, ,211 in passenger fares under in
creased rates for the first six months
Of this year as against S564, ,5S6,242 for
the same period of 1920 before the in
crease went into effect, the Interstate
Commerce Commission announced.
Fares were paid by 522 195,00o per-
sons as compared with 595.71i.000 in
1920, the average journey in 1921 be-
1920. Each traveller paid an average
of 3.133 cents mile this year as
against 2603 in 1920.
Decision of the transcontinental rail-
roads to reduce rates on vegetables
from California and other Pacific coast
territory points to the territory be-
tween the Rocky mountains and Chi
cago and the Mississippi river was an
nounced by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The reductions will sub
stitute a Is per cent increase over the
rates in effect Aug. %, 1920, for the
33ls per cent increase which Went into
effect Aug. %. 1920, sthus removing
more than half of the increase made
at that time" the commission said.
DR.. J. d. Prince, language profess
sor at Columbia University and presi-
dent of the State Civil Commission Of
New Jersey. has been selected by
President Harding as minister to Den
mark.
RAY Moore and Bert Orcutt, shot by
officers near Vancouver, Wash, were
later identified as two of The men who
robbed Sells-Floto circus truck of
more than $aS,0O0 near Vancouver re-
Gently.
Postmasters of fhe first, second and
third class hereafter mus: put in an
eight hour day under an order an
nounced by Postmaster General Hays.
Postrmasfers "shall devote minimum
of eight hours daily during the bust
ness part of the day TO duties as post
masters" the order reads, "and shall
give their personal attention to the
business of their offices and shall moi
absent themselves therefrom for Il
longer period than two days without
written authority.
Incomplete treasury reports of col
lections of Sept 10, installments of in
come and excess profits taxes indicate
practical certainty that Secretary
Mellon's estimate of S525,0000oO will
he realized. Collections so far Off
cials said. showed S425,000o0O in the
federal reserve banks with reports
from various outlying districts to be
received
Mai. c. T. Meneher chief Of the
army air service. has formally asked
Secretary Weeks to release him from
that office and transfer him to com
mand OF troops IN the field