The Colorado statesman., 1918-03-02
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

cured by postmasters of the second
third and fourth class. A premium OF
IS is paid for each applicant sent to
the recruiting stations by the rural
postmasters; and 423 men have been
enlisted in the Denver office through
this means.
More than $50 Pueblo skilled me-
chanics have applied for civil service
jobs in the shipbuilding yards of the
United States, and several hundred
of those applying have already been
accepted and sent to the various ship
yards where the government is build
ing ships to carry supplies to the
armies of the allies.
DIR. Charles A. Lory has reported to
Governor Gunter that Rio Grande,
Boulder and Weld counties are ready
to pay their share of the expenses in
employing home demonstration ex-
perts to help housewives in solving
food and home economy problems. In
terest in this work is also being
shown by Montrose and La Plata coun-
ties.
There is little scarcity of farm la
bor in Colorado at present and in
some communities there are surpluses
of labor, DR.. Charles A. Lory has re-
ported to Governor Gunter and the
State Council of Defense after the re-
ceipt of the reports from the county
agricultural agents. OF course all
farming counties expect shortages
later
Withdrawal from the United Mine
Workers and formation of new un-
ion was favored by northern Colorado
coal miners at meeting at Frederick
attended by representatives of local
unions in Lafayette, Firestone, Fred
erick, Puritan and Louisville. This
action was taken as a protest against
the alleged frauds in connection with
the January election.
Colorado saved in January S7,26S
pounds of meat against S0,6S9 pounds
in December; 54,703 pounds of wheat
flour against 4S,9O7 pounds in Decem-
ber and 27,555 pounds of sugar
against 22,169 pounds in December,
according to the figures of Elmer e.
Lucas, chairman of the hotel and res
taurant division of the Colorado fed
eral food administration.
The secretary of the interior has au-
thorized the disposal of a part of the
lands on the Grand Valley and I'm
compahgre irrigation projects of Colo
RADIO, throwing open to settlers 5000
acres of the Grand Valley project and
1000 acres of the Uncompahgre pro-
ject The lands thus opened to en-
try are divided into farm units rang
ing in size from forty to eighty acres.
A motion for a new trial was filed
in Denver in the United States Dis
trict Court by the Rev. Charles w.
Huffman, recently convicted on
charge of violation of the Mann white
slave act, which grew out of his ar
rest last spring in Denver in the COM
pany of Miss Gladys Overlander of
New Palestine, Ohio. Huffman had
been pastor of the United Brethren
church there.
Joseph S. Jaffa, Colorado director
of the U. S. Boys Working Reserve.
is completing his plans for the en-
rollment for farm work of all boys
between the ages of 16 and 81 years.
Agents have been named in all coun-
ties. The boys may enroll at any
time, although the week March Is to
23 will be specially devoted to give
city boys a little training. When boys
are wanted on the farms the reserve
will supply the farmers needs.
Governor Gunter has announced the
% hN fN1l ir1u a.
tional committees of the publicity de-
partment of the State Council of De-
Tense: Granges-C. w. Swayze, lee
turer of the state grange, Denver.
Farmers unions-J M. Collins, presi-
dent of the Farmers union, Eaton. LII
braries-Chalmers Hadley, Denver;
Charlotte A. Baker, Fort Collins. Pat
riotic societies-E. V. Dunklee. Speak
ers-Malcolm Lindsey. Organized Ia
bor-Clint G. Houston.
On the ground that recent criti-
cisms of him in his private capacity
as miller might embarrass Gov.
Julius C. Gunter and the State Council
of Defense and might interfere with
the councils work, j. X. Mullen ten
dered his resignation both as chair
man and member at the last meeting.
The council recommended to the gov
ernor that the resignation be rejected
and that Chairman Mullen be asked
to withdraw his resignation, an action
in which the governor concurred.
Governor Gunter has appointed a
special committee to make recommen-
dations for relief of conditions in the
southwestern section of the state,
chiefly La Plata Montezuma and
Montrose counties, following a report
made to the State Council of Defense
by John Morris, master OF the State
Grange The conditions arise out of