Gunnison news-champion., 1921-04-29


. sru 0f an English lord. was found
. guilty in the District Court at Ere
mont, Neh- Of forgery and sentenced
. tD serve from one 20 twenty years In
7 the p@nit.niiary.
Charrci bones, Identified as those Of
q human being. found In the Ambas-
sad0r hotel ruins In Santa Barbara.
. CElir, Indicate that nj least one life
t was lost Ia Tie fire that destroyed the
. b.g hotel. Firemen reported they saw
b man run Into the hotel, and did not
see him come out.
Mrs. Frances Ernest has con-
. f"ssrd before the Idaho stat. ParIons
Board that she. and not her husband,
# who Il serving time nj the state peni-
. tentiary. is guilty OF the murder OF +.
A. Rehberg The murder took place
two years ago ut Rehberg's cabin in
. the mountain fastness of LsIuhi ooun-
+ ~. Idaho.
A committee OF the California State
senate tabled all the mildly wet"
resolutions before the committee. Au-
thurs OF the resolutions, all asking
Congress for modification of the pro
: hlbitIon enforcement. failed TO agree
ON which should be reported to the
floor. The House had adopted one OF
the resolutions.
Former Mayor Edmond A. Book OF
Salt Lake City, sentenced last Decem-
Der to an IndetermInate term in the
state prison, the trial Judge recon.
incnding term of seven years, on
charges OF embezzlement involving a
total OF $4,000. has been paroled by
'he State Board Of Pardons. Prior TO
his trial Book made restitution Of the
amount.
The life OF Adolph Spreckels. mill
l.uuuIre sugar mngnate OF San Fran
/. cisco, was saved by two policemen who
dragged him from a burning automo-
. bile at the Monticello Steamship Com
plny's pier. Sprcckels had driven on
tie pier and friction from the brakes
In stopping the car, It was believed,
set the machine afire. The chauffeur,
without noticing the blaze. left the
machine. The fire spread quickly and
was seen by the two police officers,
who dragged Spreckcls from the auto
mobile TO safety.
Interest ia the murder of Mrs. Fay
Sudow, whose muHlateL body was
found In an Edcndale eucalyptus grove
last December. was revived when
Deputy SheriffS Bell and Couts of Los
Angeles announced the belief that ar
q a it,tfts In,
the unsolNeh crime New facts un.
earthed by the deputies direct suspi-
cion, the officers said, on three men
who are believed to have defrauded the
wealthy woman of property and
money. This evidence gives rise TO a
theory that the three, whose names
are withheld. may have killed her to
conceal the swindle.
WASHINGTON
Nominations Of George Harvey of
New York. TO be ambassador to Great
Britain and Myron I. Herriek Of Ohio,
10 be ambassador TO France, have been
sent TO the Senate by President Hard
Ing.
EVdt AtbtaHs tht itdutI
The band, Augustin Michel. were killed
in q sharp battle between revolution
ists and federal troops at AutIan, In
the state Of Jalisco. Mexico. Two more
rebel officers were sentenced to death
By q courtmartlal for their connection
with q revolt on March "a.
Secretary OF the Interior Fall has Of
fercd for lease, under the provisions
Of the oil land leasing act, 5000 acres
Of all land In the Salt Greek fields In
Wyoming. The leases will be given to
those offering the highest cash bonus,
and NO single person or corporation
win be permitted to secure more than
go acres.
Il b no longer doubted In circles In
Paris considered to have the best
sources Of information that France
WILL either alone or In common with
The allies, take radical action against
Germany II satisfactory assurances re-
garaing the payment Of reparations
are not forthcoming BY Nay I. what
form the action viii take Is still only
q matter Of surmise. but semi-official
opinion is that 1t Will be such as to
Impress the German people as they
have not been impressed since the
armlstice.
Senator Phipps has introduced in
the Senate an amendment to the Dill.
iingAan immigration bill to provide
that the secretary Of labor. when an
emergency exists, may admit farm Ii.
bosess from Mexico. Canada, Cuba O.
the Bahama islands without regard to
the mltesacy test Such admissions
may - made only at times when there
e - Unemployment in the eountry
ansong agricultural workers. ne
amsndnent d designed primarily to-
psiznit the beet sugar growers Of Colo
a1e m other Western states ta %
taln temporary labor nom Mexice.