The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-07-29

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Tony Panker, who says he is
Greek, is in a serious condition as the
result of treatment received at the
hands of a mob at Bayard, Neb., which
placed rope around his neck and tor
tured him with fire. Panker was ac-
cused by 14-year-old girl Of mistreat-
ing her.
Salaries of all employees Of the city
of Seattle will be cut SO month and
wages of day laborers employed by the
city % cents a day. The salary and
wage reductions amount to One-half
the increase granted all employees on
flat rate in October, 1919, to meet
increased cost Of living.
Agreements have been reached by
Chicago building contractors and build
ing labor that mean the end of the tie
up of tens of millions of dollars worth
of construction in Chicago. The new
move was made before Judge X. NJ
Landis, arbitrator in the controversy
Officials of the contractors and of the
labor bodies are declared to have
agreed to the main requirements Of
the trade agreement submitted by
Judge Landis.
Five arrests have been made in Tur-
lock, Cal, in connection with the de-
portation of japanese field workers.
Those arrested are B. w. Pierce, for
merly city night watchman; Frank
Harden and Will Borden, truck driv-
ers, and Lemar Jackson and Clarence
Hegstrom, young men. Pierce was dis
charged from his position as night
watchman soon after the deportations.
Jackson and Hegstrom, the police an
nounced, signed statements admitting
having witnessed the deportations.
Reports that ]. Henry Albers, Port
land capitalist, convicted of violation
of the espionage act, whose conviction
was set aside by the United States
Supreme Court and new trial or
dered, was blind and had become para
lyzed on the left side, have been con-
firmen by a government physician. ac-
cording to announcement by the Unit
ed States district attorney in Portland,
Ore. The district attorney said he
would transmit the doctors request to
Attorney General Daugherty at Wash
ington, d. c., with request for post
ponement of the retrial. Should AL
bers' disability prove permanent, said
the district attorney, dismissal of the
charges would be asked
WASHINGTON
With full Japanese participation in
the disarmament conference regarded
as finally assured, American officials
in charge of the conference plans are
beginning to give earnest considera-
ton to the date of meeting as the next
step in the diplomatic preliminaries.
Alaskan mineral production fol
1920, amounting to S23,303,0 900, showed
an advance of more than $3,5O0,O 900
as compared with 1919, according to 9
summary issued by the Geological
Survey. The gain in 1920, IL is said
was due entirely to the increase il
the copper output, which advanced
from $S,7S3,000 in 1919, to $12 100000
although only eight copper mines wer,
operated in Alaska in 1920, as agans
eleven in 1919. Gold production how
ever, fell off by more than 81 100000
Postmaster General Hays has an
nounced appointment of Mrs Mary X
McCarty as assistant superintendent o
foreign mails. She is the secon,
woman to be appointed to an executive
position in the department, and entere,
the service in 1900 as a clerk
Pricess Fatima, sultana of Afghanis
tan, who has attracted unusual atten
ton during her visit to this countr.
because of a white sapphire set il
right side of her nose, was received a
the White House recently by Presiden
Harding. The princess and her tw,
sons were dressed in native costume
and were accompanied by an Ameri
can naval officer detailed as an inter
prefer.
Commercial traffic through tn
Panama canal during June was tn,
lowest for any month in the last fisca
year in tonnage, number of vessels ant
tolls collected, according to a repor
by the Panama canal office. Th'
number of commercial vessels was 1893
as compared with 210 in the preceding
month and POI In June, 1920, while
tolls collected were $751, 1857, agains
1895, 300 in May. and $711,26S in tht
preceding June.
Secretary Mellon has Offered fol
subscription two new series of treas
ury certificates, the combined offering
being for about $30O,OO0,00O. Both is
sues are dated Aug. 1, one maturing
in six months with interest at 5A pei
cent and the other maturing in one
year with interest at 51k per cent
With this issue the treasury, it was
believed, would be in a position tc
meet any demands on it by the war fl
nance corporation in connection with
settlements with the railroads under
the plan submitted to Congress by
President Harding.