The Colorado statesman., 1918-12-28
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

Carroll, Craig, and Fred A. Waiss, XII
owa, both of whom were killed in ac-
ton. The list of missing in action in
cludes William l.. Pigg, Yellow Jack
ct: Dana f. Coates, Denver; Martin
G. Johnson, Brush, and Roy l.. Ander-
son, Craig Among the wounded se
verely in action are Kenenth c. Benz
bry, Victor: James p Branahan, Den-
yer; Charlie Kroulik, Boulder; Sam
uel w. Gaddy, Pueblo; John A. Shell
ledy Boulder; Curt A. Hartlock, Den
yer. and Dermont ID. Yates, Telluride.
In the list of wounded slightly in ac-
tion are James E. Byers, Denver; Ken
meth p. ogden, Walsenburg, and Wal
ter II. Hayne, Longmont. Among the
wounded, degree undetermined. are
John ID. Ferrick, Ercolino Lombardi
and James l.. Mccain, Denver; Peter
c. Mueller, Phipps Sanitarium, Mont
clair; Amasa l.. Gilman, Cope; Her
bert o. Peasley. Keensburg; William
| Stillman, Kit Carson; Joseph c. Da-
vid, Sedgwick, and Raymond l.. GutZ-
Ter, Sheephorn.
The action to be taken with refer
of liquor held by the American Rail
way Express Company will depend
upon instructions from the New York
headquarters. 1t is expected that
these instructions will be received
within the ten-day limit set by Judge
John H. Dennison when he announced
that the temporary injunction would
be granted. 1t is expected that the eX-
press company viii be ordered by
Eastern officials to fight the move to
block liquor deliveries. 1t maintains
that under the interstate commerce
law it is required to deliver all ship
ments of liquor which crossed the
Colorado borders before the bone
dry law became operative.
Colorado's contribution to the ma
tional army and the events leading to
the induction of 24,0S6 men for SER
vice is part of an interesting report
submitted to Washington officials by
Provost Miles G. Saunders. The num-
ber was further increased by 6,751
men of draft age who voluntarily en-
listed in the army, navy or marine
corps through special orders. The
total registration to the time the arm
istice stopped the draft machinery
was 215,3S7, including registrants from
Is to As.
1t is estimated by the specialists OF
the biological survey that more than
100000 worth of crops and forage in
six counties of Colorado have been
saved this year by poisoning prairie
dogs More than 100000 acres of
prairie dog infested crop and range
land have been ridden of this pest in
Huerfano, Custer, Montrose, Rio
Grande, Saguache and Otero counties
and plans are being made to greatly
extend this work during the coming
year.
The occurrence of small but valuable
"vugs" of uranium, commonly called
pitchblende, has been noted from
time to time in the ores of Boulder.
Gilpin and Clear Creek counties. Out
side of a half dozen claims on Quartz
hill, Central City, no values have been
returned from this rare mineral, here
tofore shipped east and abroad. The
uranium ''vugs" of Gilpin county are
rated the highest in grade of any yet
disclosed during the present year.
Four men, convicts, walked from
the state penitentiary on the goth
four of the happiest men that ever left
Canon City They were recipients OF
Christmas pardons signed by Gov. j
c. Gunter and became effective on
that day. The men, Jean Talbot Mil
Ter, Frank Butts, William Morgan
and Dr. Hiram G. Clarke, were the
four men who received this Christmas
present.
An increase of 10 cents in gas rates
awarded the Denver Gas and Electric
Light Company Nov. 14y by the Colo
RADIO Utilities Commission, is collect
able, according to the Supreme Court
Governor Gunter has issued many
proclamations in the interest of Colo
radios soldiers in France, but the first
direct appeal to those soldiers re-
turned either from the front or from
camp, went out and concerns the mat
ter OF insurance policies. The chief
executive sounds warning to the sol
diers not to let their policies lapse.
One of the most important discover
les ever made in the Cripple Creek
district was made Nov. 80 on the Port
land property when the drillers work
ing on the Roosevelt tunnel, now be
ing connected up with the Portland
No. shaft at the bottom or twenty.
second level, struck a rich vein of ore
which assays from three to six ounces
of gold to the ton.
Eva Lewis, queen of the Sheriff..
Lewis outlaw band, which terrorizel
Denver and vicinity by a series of
daring holdups several months ago,
was given sentence of from five
to seven years in the penitentiary on