The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-01-21
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Eight-year-old Adeline Fisher is dead
as q result of injuries received when
the clapper of 3OO-pound bell fell up
on her as she was ringing for recess at
the school she attended at Weston,
Nebr.
Representative Warren of Butte,
Mont, has given notice in the state
making picketing In strikes unlawful.
The measure conforms to the Colorado
statute, 1t was declared.
A temporary dormitOry is being in
stalled in one of the shops of the Ne
braska state penitentiary at Lincoln
to provide sleeping quarters for the
overflow population of the institution
The temporary dormitory will contain
fifty beds
The reported recovery Of nearly
S25O,OO0 in Liberty bonds and currency
and the death of one of the bandits,
were features of the police investiga-
ton into the robbery by six bandits of
Il sub-postoffice station at Dallas. Tex.
The amount of loot taken was not
known and four Of the band remain at
liberty
Feeling was intense over the murder
of Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Willard, both
aged about 65, in their farm home near
Kaufman, Texas. Officers said they
had no clew as to the identity of the
assailant. The bodies were found in
bed, the heads crushed with blows
from an iron rod which was found in
the house.
With about 5000 men unemployed in
Omaha, according to a report compiled
by the Chamber of Commerce for the
United States Department of Labor,
anticipated revival of activity at the
packing houses is expected to re-em-
ploy from 1000 to 5000 workmen,
while prospective building forecasts
work for considerable number of
tradesmeh.
n. L. Cook, 55 years old, Formerly a
wealthy oil operators of Casper, Wyo.,
was found dead in a hotel room in Ell
Pasok Texas, with the rubber hose dis
CONNECTED from gas heater In his
mouth. Cook registered at the hotel,
telling the clerk he was without funds.
Being well known he was provided
with accommodations and a small sum
of money. This was the last seen of
him until when his body was found.
WASHINGTON
The automobile industry is paying
$143, ZOO. 600 annually to the federal
government, with state fees of $64,-
100000, and personal property taxes
ard. other fees Of $5O,0O00OO.
A resolution requesting President
Wilson to inform Congress why and
by what authority he sent Major Cen
eral Crowder to Cuba to investigate
conditions there was introduced by
Representative Emerson, Republican,
Of Ohio.
To stop enormous importations of
canadian wheat" Senator McCumber,
Republican, North Dakota, announced
that he would ask for tariff of prob
ably 80 cents a bushel on wheat to be
included in the Fordney emergency
tariff bill instead of the duty Of 30
cents carried by the measure as it
passed the House.
Inaction by the Senate on the thous-
ands of nominations submitted by
President Wilson has been broken and
the way paved for confirmation before
March 4, of emergency appointments.
Convictions Of crime should not also
carry loss Of civil rights, unless the
crime warrants such deprivation of cit
fzenship, committee representing the
American Bar Association advised a
Senate judiciary committee consider
ing legal reform legislation.
A bill to repeal the excess profits
tax and to substitute for it flat tax
Of IS per cent on the profits of corpor-
ations has been introduced In the
House. Abolition Of the $1,000 exemp-
tion now granted business concerns
also is proposed
The urban population of the United
States, or people living in places of
$500 or more, is 54.31S, ,032, or 51.4 per
cent of the country's total population,
and the number of people living in ru-
raj territory is 1880, ,739, the census
bureau has announced. In 1910 urban
population represented 45.S per cent.
This Is the first time in history more
than half of the population of the
United States is living in ''urban terri
tory" the census bureau said.
The level of retail prices declined 10
per cent during 1920, according to a
Labor Department announcement. De-
cember retail prices declined s per
cent, compared with November, the
statement said. Wholesale prices dur
ing the same period dropped off S.75
GER cent.
The Supreme Court has refused to
review a judgment of the Supreme
Court of California holding that the
United States Railway Administration
was not immune from damage suits
arising from the operation Of a COM
mon carrier In that state.