The Colorado statesman., 1910-09-24
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF The WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN.

Aroused by the attitude of Colorado
regarding the use of the waters Of the
Rio Grande in the San Luis valley.
New Mexico, has awakened to the i'm
rortance of looking after her water
supply and will send delegation OF
400 to 500 men to the irrigation con-
gress at Pueblo.
Elmer Rust, driver of d. A. Cam
fields automobile, which in an emer-
gency had been pressed into service,
was hurled to instant death Sunday
morning when his car skidded and
turned turtle in crossing the Union
Pacific railroad, nine miles southwest
of Greeley.
William H. Lempke and B. Miller
were probably fatally hurt Sunday at
Great Falls, Mont, when forty-horse
power automobile they were driving
went through fence at the race track
and was wrecked. The men were test
ing out the car in preparation for the
automobile races at the fair here Mon
day.
Yellow pine tree seed which is be-
ing collected by the forestry depart
ment of the government In several re-
serves of the west, will be used to re-
forest some 400 acres which have been
denuded by fire in the Pixies Peak
forest. An appropriation of 100000
has been made by the government Tor
the work, and 1000 pounds OF seed
have already been collected for the
purpose.
Walter Gilman, a cowboy on the
Silver Star ranch, in Pecos county,
who was pardoned from the state
prison about three months ago, after
serving twelve years for the killing OF
Jack Carroll, another cowboy, near
Fort Lancaster, has received title to
about 24,OOO acres of land valued at
s25, 900 to S150,O00, in Crockett county
by A. G. Flourney, who admits having
killed Carroll.
The State Federation of Labor OF
Missouri has gone on record as being
opposed to statewide prohibition.
owen Miller, president of the federa-
ton. submitted to the convention re-
port on the prohibition question. he
denounced the dry" movement as
fanatical and dangerous. One hundred
thousand men, he said, would be
thrown out of work in the state II
liquor were barred.
oT like this beautiful country oil
yours; like your farms and your
cities and all that; but whenever
look out over the Pacific ocean, see
wha YOU want, and l want you mem
Won newspaper men-to see 1t from
the right standpoint; you need SIX
teen battleships stationed on thls
coast, with all the cruisers, torpedo
boats. ammunition boats and golfers
that are necessary to go with them'
That is the only way that you people
of the Pacific coast can go to bed anu
rest easy, rest care-free of the great
peril won't say yellow perll--pu'
green peril or any other peril, SO as to
be impartial" This was the statement
made today by Rear Admiral Robley
D. Evans, U. S. N. (retired), at the
first banquet of the newly organized
Portland (Ore.) Press Club.
The United States civil service COM
mission will hold examinations in Oc-
tober to secure eligibles for vacancies
in a variety of positions in the gov
ernment service. The salary of some
of the positions is as high as $4,000
a year. One of the positions is that OF
foreman of the mine rescue station In
the newly-organized Bureau of Mines
Stations have already been organized
at Pittsburg, Knoxville, Tenn; Meal
ester, Okla, Seattle. WASH. and Ur-
bana, ILL., Others are in contempla-
ton and it is expected that at least
one foreman will be required at each
station for regular duty. Salaries OF
foremen at the various stations range
from $1,OSO to $1,500 a year. Appli-
cants for this position will not be re-
quired to appear for examination be-
fore the commission. Their eligibility
will be determined by physical ability,
training and experience in mining
work.