The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-02
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, coiNGs, ACHIEVE
MENTS, SUFFERINGS. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN
(western Newspaper Union News Service,

Mrs. Bessie keyes charged with i'm
plication in the killing of the 5-mOnths
old daughter Of w. 7. Aven, was ar
rested at Wylie, Texas, and taken t6
Waco.
While tapping keg of near beer al
Dubuque, Iowa, William Trainor had
his right arm broken in two places
when the keg exploded, blowing out
the head.
Horace Box, %, prisoner in the
county Jail at Los Angeles, was shot
and killed by deputy sheriffs in a gun
fight which ensued following the dis
eovery by Deputy Sheriff AL Patton OF
an attempted jail break by Box.
James H. Mitchell, president of the
City Fuel Company of Lincoln, for
fifteen year prominent in Lincoln bus
iness circles, was killed when a .-ar OF
coal he was inspecting in the railroad
yards was struck by switch engine
and he was thrown under the wheels
F. Ramos, a waiter in a cafe, was
elected mayor of Nogales. Sonora, in
a municipal election held there There
were three candidates, Ramos polling
more votes than his two opponents to-
gether. Three persons were injured
none seriously. in demonstrations at
tending the election.
The CARRIER State Bank of CARRIER,
OKLA, was robbed by two unmasked
men, who escaped with $500. The
men held up Glenn r. Courier, cashier,
and his father, locked both men in the
vault and sped away in a motor car.
Courier released his father and him
self by an inside combination.
An unidentified Chinese was shot to
death in his cabin at Nina, It's miles
southeast of Reno, New, by two Chi
nese who drove from Reno in q taxi
cab. Hughie Sing of Carson City and
Lee John of San Francisco, both said
to be Hop Sing tongmen, were arrest
ed in Reno and are charged with the
murder.
According to a tabulated statement
by the Texas State Highway Depart
ment, 100 new road projects have beer
completed involving 1,1O6.I miles at {
total cost Of $7,366, ,314.2O on which 81,
312.25S.S5 state aid and $1,794, 1851 L
federal aid was paid OF these roads
32.4 miles were paved with concrete
1925 miles with bituminous material.
and GOT miles with gravel.
A band of about twenty white la
bOrers appeared at the ranch of A
Francis in the Cutler district, fifteel
miles north Of Visalia, Calf, and de
ported a Hindu worker from the hous
in an automobile. The white worker
called on Francis and told him the
would not stand by and permit Ell
ployment of Hindu grape pickers Will
white men are out of work. Francl
discharged all Hindus working fc
him, it was said. but one returned.
WASHINGTON
Negotiations for advances to
nance agricultural products for expo
sales involving approximately $2t
100000 are nearing completion, IL
war finance corporation announce
Final action on seven transactions WI
be made within few days, the corpo
alton added.
Amusement-loving America spel
nearly $1,000 100000 during the fisc
year 1921 for theatrical entertainer
according to statistics made public
Internal Revenue Commissioner Bla
TIE 10 per cent tax collection on tn
aters and places of amusement duriI
the fiscal year just closed amount,
to $50, 725, ,905 Blair announced.
Forty-four years ago Noses NJ Bal
was receiver Of public moneys for Il
territory of Ctah at Salt Lake CT
He had to fish down into his ov
pocket to pay the rent of the office
occupied during 1877, 1873 and the fiji
quarter of 1879. Last week the Sc
ate passed bill directing the sea
tary of the treasury to pay to the {
the rent.
A replica of the President of t
United States in personal appearan
is Capt A. F. Johnson, commando
the ocean steamship City of st. Lou
plying between Savannah and BostC
In citizens attire Captain Johnson
sembles more closely President Hal
ing than when the skipper is weari
the steamship uniform. Captain job
son is about the age of the Preside
and is a Republican.
A pigeon which carried a MESA
from Mayor Thompson of Chicago
President Harding In sixteen hours {
tual flying time for the 6145e mil
broke a worlds record, the Depa
ment Of Agriculture announced. t
bird was product of the COVER
ment's loft at Beltsville, Md.
White House.
Charles w. Pugsley of Nebraska
been selected by President Hardi
for appointment as assistant sec
tary of agriculture to succeed DR..
mer D. Bell, whose resignation, eff
tive Oct. /, was announced at t