The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-02
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

clerk in the forest service at Steam
boat Springs.
/ United States District Attorney EN-
bry of the Western District of Okla
homa has resigned his $4,000 position
rather than to obey the command of
/ United States Attorney General Wick
ersham and dismiss land fraud indict-
ments against Carroll W. Gates, Los
Angeles millionaire.
/ In a speech on the conservation of
natural resources delivered at Spo-
kane, President Taft declared that he
would ask Congress to authorize the
issuance of $10,000,000 in bonds to
complete irrigation projects already
begun in the West and on which work
had been stopped for lack of funds.
Mrs. Louisa Compton of Pinesville,
La, wrote to the War Department,
asking i. n bounty was given to the
parents Of large families. Mrs. Comp
ton said that she had been told that
the parents of large families were
given a bounty, and cited the fact
that she had ten sons to justify her
claim to reward.
In speech on the conservation of
natural resources delivered at Spo-
kane, President Taft declared that he
would ask Congress to authorize the
issuance of $10,000,000 in bonds to
complete irrigation projects already
begun in the west and on which work
had been stopped for lack of funds.
Charles j. Bell, former governor of
Vermont, died of heart disease on
train in the Grand Central station as
he was about to leave for Boston. He
served as chief magistrate of Vermont
from 1904 to 1906. In previous years
he held many offices of minor impor-
tance. Governor Bell was born in
Weldon, VT, in 1S45.
The Treasury Department has set
tied the question of the legality Of
drawing checks below 81 by deciding
that any man who has an account in
bank can draw ON it for any sized
check he wishes, without violating
the law. Assistant Secretary Norton,
who recently received appeals from
many persons on the subject, issued
this statement.
and that the food is not that to which
the English emigrant is accustomed,
the British consul at Galveston Mr.
Nugent, reports to his government
that his district, which includes Texas
. and New Mexico, is, generally speak
ing, "by no means suited to the aver
age emigrant from the United King
DOM"
In view of the fact that but 204 ma
tional banks out OF the total of over
1000 in this country have acceded to
the recent request of Comptroller of
the Currency Murray, that more
$5 notes be taken by them, it appears
that the prediction of the scarcity of
small money in the crop-moving Pc
riod this year is not looked upon seri-
ously by the bankers of the country.
Acting upon the theory that an addi-
tional issue of SIS bank notes would re-
lieve the demand of SIS silver certifi-
Gates, and these being released could
be exchanged for 81 bills, Comptroller
Murray two months ago issued the
appeal.
To set at rest allegations which
have been made over the country re-
garding the source of the funds used
| by the Roosevelt hunting expedition
in Africa, Secretary Walcott of the
Smithsonian Institution authorized the
statement that not a cent of the cost
comes from the funds of the institu-
ton or from the United States gov
ernment. The secretary says the per-
sonal friends of Colonel Roosevelt,
| whose names are not disclosed, have
provided the scientific party with suf-
! ficient funds to carry on the expedi-
ton. The statement was issued in
view of the numerous letters of in
quiry received by Secretary Walcott
concerning the source of the finan-
cling of the expedition.
The War Department advised her
that there is no law under which she
table achievement"
Colorado patents have been granted
as follows: F. G. Goff, Denver, steam
heating valve; j. G. Green and V. A.
Henry Colorado Springs, glass cutting
table; A. Fl. Harris, Denver, coupling:
II. p. Latham, Denver, gate and door;
j. w. Num-, Denver, musical device:
A. e. Weightze, Denver, skein holder;
T. ]. Bartow, Manzanoia. heater; s.
l.. Bates. Denver, chopping knife; r..
II. Bowman, Canon City, steering gear
for motorcycles, hand lever and motor