The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-04-11
COLORADO. N1ws NoFu

Inc t01rLl0tn annual convention OF
the Colorado Y. II. G. A. was held In
Denver Tuesday.
Trinidad pledged more than it,
quota for the Third Liberty Loan on
the opening day.
The contribution of Denvsr's school
children to the Armenian and Syrian
relief fund amounts to 31e,09362.
Mineral county oversubscribed its
quota nearly 600 per cent on the first
day Of the Third Liberty Loan drive.
Provost Marshal John Evans called
1929 men of draft age to the colors.
They will depart for Camp Funston
during the five-day period beginning
April 26.
Colorado has its boys reserve do.
partment for farm help under way.
Wages that are being paid boys Of 16
years 10 setting . new record for Col.
orado help.
1t cost SSs.e14. 7s6.Os to educate 1885,.
SIS children in Colorado schools dur
ing 1917. according to figures prepared
by Mrs. Mary c. G. Bradford, state
superintendent Of public instruction.
Thirty-six persons were injured near
Colorado Springs when Denver 4 Rio
Grande passenger No. I. northbound.
crashed into pushsr engine ON an a.
ira freight train at Hustled station.
Coroner Pearcs. Of Idaho Springs,
was called to Silver Plume to take
charge Of the body Of Chris Christen.
son, who committed suicide BY blow
ing the top Of his head off with shot.
gun.
George F. Phurmond. q. . recruit
Of the Ninth Company Of the general
service infantry. whose home Il Falls
City. Neb.. killed himself at Fort
Logan by cutting his throat with q
razor
The anniversary Of the entrance Of
the United States into the war was
celebrated At Breckenridge. with spe.
cial services at Grand Army hall,
which opened the Liberty loan cam
paisn.
william q. val Etten Of Boulder.
who came to Colorado In his fifty
third year for his health, has csls.
brated his 101st birthday and remarks
that the climate Of the state has Ger
tainly done wonders for him.
John schaedel. %. was shot and IN.
stantly killed in the front yard Of bis
home In Dsnver by Edward Thompson.
who had gone to The house earlier and
found his wife. Minnie n, Thompson.
acting - housskesper for schasdel.
Orders have been issued for al per-
sons who have more than . thirty-day
supply Of flour ON hand 70 report I
the U. 8. Food Administration In Den.
yer or to tho nearest county food id.
ministrator or his deputy before Nay
LIST.
I'll b all right IN . day or two.
and can get crack ct the Kaiser yur,"
10 what d. G. Hart Of Montross. q.
claimed on gaining Consciousness Of.
ter being found In . dying condition
in one Of the coke ovens near Crested
Butte.
Frank Russell. alias A. =. Narver, OF
Los Angeles. Cal. who claims to rep
resent number Of livestock COM
panies in Arizona, was arrested in
Denver and held for Salt Lake City.
Utah. authorities. where he 10 wanted
for forgery.
More than $50 bakers Of the state
met In Denver to organize the Colo
RADIO division Of the national bakers
service committee. an organization Of
bakers Of the country for conservation
Of wheat In cooperation with the food
administration.
Otto Huseby. who had been working
as trammer at the Trad mine. the
molybdenum camp In the Daily dis
trict at Idaho Springs for about ten
days. was smothered while at work by |
. cave-in. He and his partner were
both caught. Huseby being killed and
his partner 10 badly injured that he
was taken to Denver hospital.
Senator John F. shafroth and the
governor OF Colorado had . meeting
In Warrington with Adj. Gen. Mccain
and General Carter. chief OF the Mill.
tia Bureau. on the question Of the 70.
endorsement OF Colorado by the fed.
eral government for the expenses In.
Cured In the mobilization Of the No.
tional guard for federal service.
David Meier. 40 years Of age. renter
on the Tinsman ranch near Severance
In Weld County. alleged to b Q rabid
pro'German. WAS hauled from his bed
and taken to the barnysrd. where he
was surrounded by u double circle OF
thirty armed men. A kettle OF tar
WAS boiling when the halfclad farmer
was dragged into the open. A. the
four men who had taken him from
bed began to strip him. Meier got
down on bis knees and begged for
mercy. He offered TO kiss the flag
and curse the kaiser. His terrified
wife and five children watched the
preparations from u distance. II WAS
consideration for his younEsters that
saved Meier from the full punishment
"a ouloh Hn wns rotnu and sstv.o