The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-12-20
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Jan. ls-2s-Live stock show at Denver.
The Sand Creek roadhouse near
Denver was destroyed by fire.
The Christmas dollar membership
campaign committee of the Red Cros.
started the drive for eight days, until
Dec. &c.
Garfield county hopes to have the
new highway through the Glenwood
caflon on the Grand river completed
by Jan. 1.
To determine the cost of bread from
practical experience the city Of Den
yer has established bakery in the
county jail
The State Pardon Board gave five
life" prisoners combinations. con-
tinued two cases and denied clemency
to six others.
DR.. C. H. Waxham of Sugar City
has received notification from Wash
an army surgeon.
The navy recruiting station Satur-
day accepted 125 applicants. establish
ing the greatest number in the history
OF the Denver office.
Thomas Williams, 20 years old,
pioneer freighter of Colorado and for
forty-nine years. resident of the
state, died at his home in Denver.
The University of Colorado has in
formed Governor Gunter that $50 stu.
dents, alumni and faculty members,
are now in active service In the army
and navy.
More than 600 of the 800 food re-
one-delivery-a-day system and discon-
tinued the solicitation of orders by
calling at homes.
Thirty-two county councils OF de-
tense in Colorado have been complete
ly reorganized under the new plan OF
work. thirteen are in process Of reor
ganization and sixteen other counties
have organizations that can carry on
any war labors asked of them.
According to District Attorney vii.
liam e. Foley. a chemical analysis
made by DR.. A. L. Bennett Of the con.
tents Of q sugar bowl and tea de-
canter found in the home of Joseph
H. Jacobs Of Denver, showed the pres
ence OF five grains of a light. Opaque
substance which DR.. Bennett stated
was cyanide OF potassium. one of the
deadiiest poisons known.
Premier Crawford Vaughn. of New
South Wales. one of Australia's great.
est labor leaders and whip Of the Ma.
tionalist party there. will speak in
Denver. Pueblo and Colorado Springs
under the auspices of the State Coun
Gil OF Defense. His effort is to make
the war more Ineligible to labor and
to make capital realize its responsible.
ity to the allied cause.
has received a telegram from his
brother. Harry H. Hagarty. cashier
of the custom house at Halifax, which
says: "All well. but house badly
smashed" AS the house mentioned is
known to have been located in a part
of the city three miles from the ex-
plosion. an idea can be gained from
this message of its force.
Mrs. T. d. A. Cockerell. wife OF
Prof Cockerell OF the University OF
Colorado. and herself a scientist of
preparing the Jerusalem artichoke.
which, 1t is claimed, will speedily be-
come favorite Colorado dish. Prof.
Cockerell evolved the Colorado Red
sunflower, which has been grown all
over the United States In the last
few years.
A pardon was granted by Governor
Gunter to Lynn Marvel, a young man
serving sentence of one year in the
Larimer county jail on a charge of
Involuntary manslaughter. having
been convicted of running down, last
August while. 1t was alleged, joy rid
ing in the town of Loveland. and kill
ing w. H. Parsons, cashier of the
First National Bank OF Wellington. He
will enlist in the army.
At the same time Friday afternoon
the Denver police received emer-
gency calls from two downtown no.
tells when A. Helper. 43. of Berthoud,
is said to have attempted self-destruc-
tion by taking chloroform and Mrs.
Fanny Tee, SO, of Manitou. drank
half a pint Of wood alcohol with al
legged suicidal intent Georgia Starch
er. %. also drank carbolic acid. All
will recover.
The State Council of Defense has
been notified by the Navy Depart
ment that citizens who donate spy
glasses and binoculars for use of the
navy will have them returned at the
end of the war to be kept as souven-
irs. provided their condition allows re-
turn.
Aroused by several recent cases in
which residents Of Denver have found
ground glass In flour. bread purchased
from certain bakeries, and boxed
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