The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-08-12
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A concurrent resolution declaring
that 1t is the sense of the Texas Legis-
iature that the interests of the United
States and Texas may be better served
by official recognition of Mexico was
adopted in the House at Austin, re-
Gently.
Grain, which had been shocked,
ready for threshing, was scattered
over the fields, granaries were demol-
ished and hundreds of trees were
snapped off in terrific wind storm
which swept the district west of Grand
Forks, N. D., recently.
Mrs. Sylvester Prenatt, who went to
Butte from Oakland, Calf, to see the
slayers of her husband executed, Aug.
81, will be denied permission to wit
ness the deed. Sheriff Duggan said Il
will not permit her to be present un-
less the condemned men consent"
stated Sheriff Duggan.
Col. William r. Berger. founder of
the University of New Mexico, and its
secretary for twenty-five years, died
at Belen, New Mexico, aged IA years.
He was a pioneer editor and attorney
in the state and had held territorial po-
sitions and various offices in the G. A.
r.. and leading lodges of the state.
Ralph G. Nelson, discharged from
the army at Fort Bliss. Texas, met
death at Alamogordo, n. NJ, when he
fell underneath a moving passenger
train. He wa on his way to his home
in Toledo, Ohio. Alfred Krakse of
West Park, Ohio, discharged at the
same time, was with him when the ac-
cident happened
Charles McCauley died from bull
near Berkeley, Cal, when prohibition
officers attempted to break up an al
legged bootlegging undertaking. The
officers fired their pistols when at
tackled by alleged bootleggers and
patrons. McCauley was said to have
been bystander.
Using every effort to hide his iden-
tity, young man walked into a small
canon about 800 yards above the hang
ing bridge in the Royal gorge, swal-
lowed two ounces of carbolic acid and
-.e---+ s.isSAaatf thraugh the head His
body vas found by w. P. Guthrie, an
oil man from Wichita, Kan, who, with
his son, has been camping on top OF
the gorge.
WASHINGTON
The request of A. D. Lasker chair
man of the Shipping Board, for $125,
100000 from Congress was turned
down. Instead of the amount asked
by Lasker, the House appropriation.
committee granted an emergency ap
preparation of $4S,5OO,OOO.
A warning to Republican leader
against increasing taxes in revising
the internal revenue bill was given il
the Senate by Senator Borah. Republl
can, of Idaho, who also proposed re
ductions in army and navy expend
lures of nearly $50O,00O,OO0.
The prisoners of war who have bee
restored to their homes by the Leagu
of Nations now total approximatel
100000, with little more than 100, 90
yet to be repatriated, it was announce
by the League of Nations news b,
reau.
Lieut.. r. B. Levissee. an air mail o
lot, narrowly escaped death at Coz
cord, Calf, in making forced Ian,
ing after his engine went dead Will
he was 1000 feet in the air. Owing t
distractions near the landing field HI
machine turned over on him and whe
-k.,Sr Il I,o h.
injured.
Republicans of the Senate privilege
and elections committee voted Sen;
tor Truman H. Newberry, Republican
Michigan, whose election in 1918 wa
contested by Henry Ford, Democrat
nominee, a clear title to his sea
Democratic committee members a
voted In opposition and the long col
tested case now goes to the Senate fl
final decision.
Investigation by the Senate Cor
merce Commission to determiI
whether there is "monopolistic mani
u,ation" of petroleum products wa
proposed in resolution introduced b
Senator King. Democrat. Utah, wh
said depression in crude oil prices ev
denced manipulation by large inte
ests, while prices of gasoline an
other products had not been reduce
prOportionately.
The first break In the printer
strike in progress In Rochester, N.
since May 6, came when A. J. Cron
back, president of the Pressmen's |,
cal No. 3S. notified the Rochester T.
pothetae that the men have unanimous
ly voted to return to work, droppin
their demands for the forty -four-hou
week.
More than a thousand Assyria
Christians fleeing from persecution
by Mohammedans, are on their wa
to the United States on small sailin
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