The Colorado statesman., 1918-03-16
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

| nounced by the Colorado Patrlotlc
League of the State Council of De-
fense. Only pupils in primary grades
can participate. The assay must not
be longer than 26S words, the length
of Lincoln's Gettysburg address, The
first prize will be a bronze tablet of
the Gettysburg address, the second,
$500 worth of War Savings Stamps
and the third silk United States
flag. The winners in each county will
receive a certificate of merit. The
awards will be announced April 10,
Lexington Day.
DIR. Il. C. Clark, for twenty years
prominent dentist at Grand Junction,
was found dead in his office, his head
resting on an open Bible. A revolver
was clasped in his hands. Clark's
death followed a sensational trial
which resulted in James Levett of
Hoisington, Kan, being awarded 81
500 damages on allegations that Clark
alienated Mrs. Levett's affection.
Friends say Clark has been despond-
ent since the verdict.
Only $40 of the $4,000 thefts of
julius Clark from the office of the
state treasurer of Colorado could be
traced to the regime of Michael A.
Leddy, according to the finding of
| jury that heard the case In Judge
Buffers division of the District Court.
The state asked for a judgment
against H. ]. Leddy, as administrator
of the Leddy estate, for $9,700; but
only the 500 will be granted.
The Colorado land board had no
trouble in selling the 10000 acres Of
fered at the monthly sale. Top prices
prevailed and in nearly every instance
the sale price exceeded the appraisal
figure. In Adams county 800 acres
were sold for SIS an acre, which is SO
an acre in excess of the appraisal
price. The board will hold special
sale at the capitol March 18.
More than 1000 persons in the au-
ditorium in Denver heard Charles Dun
can, general secretary of the Work
ers' Union and a member of Parlia-
ment, and William Moses, secretary
of the Pattern Makers Union and
member of the labor supply depart
ment of England, speak on the war
and labor conditions in England.
Indications of Colorados greatest
silver output since the early days is
being written into the records in the
office of the secretary of state, James
r. holland. In the last three months
fully 1000 companies we're in arrears,
but now are being reinstated, in antici-
patton of $1-an-ounce silver. There Is
agitation also in copper.
The next sixty days will be of vital
Importance to the food situation Of the
United States, according to Miss Inga
M. K. Allison of the State Agricultural
College, who gave report of the food
situation at the regular meeting of the
woman's council of defense of Colo
RADIO, which met in the senate chamber
of the statehouse.
DR.. G. H. Oliver, city veterinarian,
and Ellen Prandegast, a nurse, were
seriously injured when DR.. divers
automobile was struck at West Third
avenue and Santa Fe drive by Colo
RADIO & Southern freight train that was
backing into Denver.
Homer Darrow, II years old, a drum
mer with an Ohio regiment during the
Civil War and a veteran of the battle
of Shiloh, died at his home in Denver
on the fifty-third anniversary of his
marriage. Death followed an illness
of five months.
A. L. Moss, SO years old, former
county commissioner of Conejos and
Alamosa counties, died at the hospital
T. g
tleman and old timer, and is survived
by his widow, son of 9 years and one
grandson.
Business men of Colorado Springs
are advocating the extension of tim
ber operation at the sawmill in the
| Black Forest district to include the
manufacture of boxing and crate ma
terials to supply Colorado markets.
The Rocky Mountain National park
will be among the first to be official
ly opened by the government this
year, according to an announcement
by Franklin X. Lane, secretary of the
interior. The park will be opened
May l and continue open until Nov.
1. Mesa Verde park will be opened
June 1 and continue open until Sept
80.
BY a recent vote of the Supreme
Tribe of Ben Hur, fraternal organ
ization, permission was granted to
members to enter the naval or mill
tary service of the United States with,
out invalidating their insurance.
A broken wrist and severe bruises
and cuts about the body were sus-
tanned by Lieut.. Walter E. Plettner of
Denver when he fell 500 feet in an
aeroplane at Kelley field near San