The state herald., 1918-07-26
CENTENNIAL STAT. rrz,rs.

CoioIauo springs selected Lawrence @.
Phipps and Charles w. Waterman q
candidates for q. 8. senator; VIM. A.
Drake of Fort Collins and Chas. A.
Ballreich Of Pueblo for governor.
Judge John H. Denison OF Denver and
Judge H. p. Burke of Sterling were
nominated to fill the two vacancies on
the Supreme Court bench. Other Sc
lections made were: Lieutenant COVER
nor, Geo. Stephan Of Delta: secretary
OF state. VIII R. Murphy Of Las AMI
mas; state treasurer. Harry e. Mol.
nix and e. R. Harper: state auditor,
Arthur Strong Of Alamos9 and Ben c.
Catron Of Clear Creek; attorney gen.
eral, Victor E. Keyes Of Greeley; su.
perintendent of public instruction,
Mrs. Florence M. Stote OF Colorado
Springs, and for regents Of the State
University. Charles E. Southard of
Greeley and Charles r. Dudley of Den.
yer.
Benjamin Salmon, Denver's "consci.
entious objector." has been taken from
Camp Funston. together with 14O other
objectors. and removed to Camp
Dodge. near Des Moines, Iowa, where
ne must stand court-martial, accord
Ing to word received in Denver. Sal
mon was removed from Fort Logan un.
der guard several weeks ago, after re-
fusing to leave with the draft conting-
ent, and was placed in the guard house
at Camp Funston. His removal for
court-martial follows repeated at.
tempts Of officers to get him recede
from his position. all of which he re-
pulsed.
The big battle between the Huns
and American forces at Chateau Thier-
ry. France. on June 81, cost the life Of
George e. Duclo. only son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George Duclo. who live on a
ranch near Cascade. Young Duclo,
who was % years old, was killed in ac-
ton while fighting with the U. S. ma
rines, which made such brilliant rec.
ord during that engagement and gave
the Germans their first taste of real
American fighting.
The semi-annual election of officers
OF the Denver Trades and Labor As
sembly was held and ]. II. Mitchell, a
member Of the Lathers' union, was
elected president without opposition. E.
A. Shields Of the Motion Picture Oper.
ators' union was elected vice presi-
dent. Thomas p. Rogers. member Of
the Press Assistants union, recording
secretary; Margaret Noonan OF the
Garment Workers financial secretary
and John Burke. doorkeeper.
There has been a total collection
through the Internal revenue depart
ment OF $2S.G95.122 In war taxes I'm
Colorado. according to an announce
ment OF the bureau OF internal reve-
nue.. Excess profits and income taxes
amounted to $25.S75.792. and the bal.
ance consisted of miscellaneous taxes.
The total collected In the sixty.four
districts In the United States, Hawaii
and the Philippines amounts to $3.67l,.
91S,236.
Forty-six million. seven hundred and
sixty-six thousand one hundred and
seventy-two pounds Of pinto beans
were shipped from Colorado In 1917.
according to figures compiled by the
United States food administration. or
this amount 3l.871.172 pounds were
contracted by Colorado growers ead
tho remainder delivered direct to
shippers without contract.
A call for 2.700 men from the seleo.
tive draft registrants OF the first half
Of August has been received by Pro.
vost Garshal John Evans. Following
are the calls: Aug. 800 men to be
entrained for Camp Fremont, Cnlifor.
MIA. Aug. $1,000 men to be entraincd
for Fort Logan. Colorado. Aug. 15-
500 men to be entrained for Lincoln.
Neb.
Word was received ut Cripple Creek
that Willard Allen. 2i.year-old son OF
w. p. Allen. was wounded In France
June %. The information came In a
letter Allen dictated to Red Cross
nurse. while In hospital. and does
not state how severe are his injuries.
Roy 8. Brooks. whose name appears
In the army casualty list rs severely
wounded. resided at Red Cliff several
years. His mother 10 Mrs. A. II.
Brooks. Brooks. after having served
~ member Of the Colorado National
Guard. Joined the regular army ut the
time Of the Mexican trouble and was
with Pershing's forces In Mexico. He
is % years old.
Claude Bcardsloe. IL. was drowned
In Buddcckc lake. mile north OF
Aontrosc. while swimming TO recover
. bird he had shot. He became sntan.
sicd In the moss. In order to recover
the body II was necessary 10 blast the
dam and empty tho lake Of water.
Tho board OF directors Of the Arkan.
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