The Colorado statesman., 1918-05-11
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

western Colorado and northeastern
Utah, William G. Evans, chairman OF
the Moffat tunnel committee named
by Finlay L. MacFarland. president
of the Civic and Commercial Associa-
tion, declared in his report.
Equipped in gas mask and "tin bon
net" straight from the trenches of Pi-
cardy, Maj George w. Simmons, man
ager OF the Southwest division Of the
Red Cross, spoke to more than 5000
persons in the Denver Auditorium in
one Of the meetings preliminary to
the official opening of the Red Cross
campaign for $1O0,000,000. He told
them what the boys in France were
expecting of them in the coming Red
Cross campaign, which begins May 20.
Four new departments of the Fed
eral Food Administration for Colorado
have been created, with view of not
only protecting the public in prices,
but also in conserving food. They are:
Perishable fruits and vegetables, VIII
liam d. Tidwell, chairman; butter,
eggs, cheese and poultry, Clarence
Adams, chairman; lice, George Frey,
chairman; Livestock, II. H. Tomkins,
Jr., chairman.
Mineral and oil possibilities under
lying some 100000 acres of school
land sold prior to 1917 by the State
Land Board did not become a part of
the purchase contract, the Colorado
Supreme Court decided in giving an
opinion in the Walpole-Kirchhof coal
land case. Since 1917 the Colorado
statutes provide for reservation of
mineral and oil rights to the COM
monwealth.
Masonic ceremonies OF impressive
solemnity, participated in by one or
the largest gatherings of Masons ever
assembled for similar purpose in
Denver, marked the funeral services
and burial of DR.. John Chase, former
adjutant general of Colorado. Thirty
third degree Masons acted as pail
bearers-an honor paid to the memory
only of those who also had attained
that degree in the order
Las Animas county celebrated going
over the top for the third Liberty
loan at Trinidad with a Liberty pa
rade in which more than 1900 people
participated and which was followed
by street carnival. 1t was the wind
up of a campaign which brought the
total receipts from bond sales in the
county up to s1,200,000, the county
quota being S53S,O0O.
Governor Gunter has advised the
food administration that a large re-
duction in the sugar beet acreage is
threatened on the western slope be-
cause the factories there will not pay
the scale for beets recently recon-
mended by Washington officials of the
food administration after the report of
the special commission.
were made public in political head
quarters. Arthur NJ. Stong of Ala
nosa, Republican, is out for the au-
ditorship, while Judge Harry S. Glass
of Brighton declared his intention to
enter the Democratic primaries for
governor.
Colorado is still behind in it's quota
of men for Young Mems Christian AS
sociation work for overseas duty, and
]. S. Temple, in charge of enlistment
for that service in Colorado and Wyo-
ming, is trying to get 100 men from
his territory before July 1.
large automobile carrying five
persons went over an embankment
about a mile from the summit of
Mount Lookout and seriously injured
three members of the party.
The campaign to encourage drying
of vegetables this summer will be an
extensive one, DR.. Charles A. Lory has
reported to the State Council of De-
fense.
The production of gold ore in the
Cripple Creek district during April
amounted to 104,500 tons with a
gross bullion value of s1,OO2,522 and
an average value per ton of $3.50. Div
idends amounting to $257OO0 were
paid during the month, the Cresson
company leading with a disbursement
of $122,000. The Golden Cycle com:
pany distributed $4,000 among its
stockholders, and the Portland COM
pany 100000. The production and
average value for April show a sub
stantial increase over March.
Candida Lopez, the 14-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jose Lopez,
well known Mexican residents of Port
land, committed suicide at the home
east of that town, by shooting her.
self through the heart
Joseph Francis, 22-yea~old Denver
boy, is believed to have been the first
Colorado citizen to be killed in action
with the American forces in France.
News of his death was received in
Denver.