The Colorado statesman., 1918-05-25
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


utilities commission which indicate
that the daily production would be
double the present output IL the facil-
tiles of the Denver & Salt Lake rail-
road were sufficient to handle the
coal. The twenty-three mines operat-
ing in 1917 produced a total of 1,Oo7,-
677 tons. Some mines worked eighty
one days during the season and others
as high as 272 days. The average
daily production OF all mines was 5,253
tons. Operators recently have esu-
mated that, other conditions being
equal, the daily production should be
IL, $50 'ons. This would bring the 1918
output to about 2,5OO,00O tons.
Benjamin ]. Salmon, pacifist and
| self-styled conscientious objector,"
who was convicted in the United
| States District Court in Denver on
charge of refusing to fill out his ques-
tionnaire, and was sentenced by Judge
Robert e. Lewis to serve nine months
in the federal penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth was found guilty of will
full desertion in time of war by the
| draft board of District No. l in Den
yer, because he refused to leave with
the other 437 draft men of Denver for
| the Fort Logan receiving depot.
In telling why you should back the
Red Cross, Governor julius c. Gunter
says: "Be generous to the Red Cross
the greatest voluntary organization
in modern civilization. It's message is
that of mercy, mercy at home and
mercy abroad. Where there is want,
suffering or misery it ministers in the
name of common humanity, knowing
no separation, racial, creedal or polit-
ical. May our people respond in the
Colorado spirit-generous service"
The three oil wells being drilled in
central eastern Colorado one each at
! Seibert, Flagler and Hugo are reported
as progressing favorably although op-
erations on them are temporarily held
up by failure to receive casing ship
ments in the contracted time, lost
tools and other delays incident to sink
! ing oil wells. The well at Seibert is
$50 feet deep, the one at Flagler 1900
Ieet and the well at Hugo 1900 feet.
The food license of C. e. Bingham,
baker of Glenwood Springs, was sus-
pended by Robert J. Grant of the Colo
RADIO Food Administration for violation
of the food laws 1t also was an
nounced at State Food Administration
office that w. l.. Philbin, food admin
istrator of Chaffee county had fined
Frank Gill, a Salida baker, $500 for
similar offense, the money being given
to the Red Cross.
Fort Collins had what is called a
| Il, -. til. .IA all
town took part. Citizens, headed by
a band, gathered at the postoffice.
which is on the edge of the business
section, and to patriotic airs marched
| through the main streets, singing. By
the time the parade was fairly under
way 5000 were on the streets, and
those who could not sing kept time to
the music.
On the heels of a report that Mrs.
NJ. B. Donahower of Denver had been
secretly married to Robert Burns
Fansher, oil operator, came the an
nouncement that Mrs Margaret Cra-
nor of New York city would file
breach of promise suit for $4,000
damages against Fansher in the Dis
trict Court in Denver.
|
Board of immigration show that more
than one-third of the land within the
borders of Colorado is under the con-
troll of the United States government.
A fraction over 200 per cent. of the
states area is in national forests and
nearly 16 per cent is government land,
open to entry.
Branches of the American Protect
i've league, which helps the depart
ment of justice investigate seditious
cases, have been formed in all coun-
ties of the state, except Cheyenne, XII
owa and Baca. Ralph w. Smith is
state inspector. The work is financed
by the Colorado Council of Defense
The University of Denver will grad
uate 2OS men and women this year.
Farmers on the western slope of
Colorado are delaying planting their
crops, particularly potatoes because of
the fear they have of labor conditions
during the harvest seasons this year,
according to reports of county agricul.
tural agents.
One lung and half his stomach gone
and silver plate piecing his backbone
together where a shell splinter gouged
hole at Ypres, Q. NJ. Sergt George
FeNowes of the First Blinkin bri-
gade" went to Denver to root for the
allies.
A boy and girl, aged and years,
respectively, children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dominick Svaldi of Black Hawk, were
drowned at that place when they fell
! into Clear creek.