The Colorado statesman., 1918-03-23
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

ly foul years ago when the Germans
drove them and their parents out oil
their homes and stole the food from
Belgium's larder and the crops from
her fields, according to Madame Vic
tor Horta, who, with DIR. Horta, BEL
gium archaeologist, was in Denver TO
speak in the interests of the Ameri-
can Aid for Homeless Belgium Chill
dren. There is enough food in Bel
GUM today to feed the people for the
day only. There is never enough for
tomorrow" says Madame Horta.
There were fewer fatalities in the
metal mines of Colorado during 1917
than either in 1916 or 1915, according
to the annual statement concerning ac-
cidents issued by the commissioner OF
mines, Fred Carroll. Fifty-eight min
ers died of injuries last year against
sixty-one in 1915 and sixty-seven in
1916. There were in all 1871 acci-
dents during 1917, by reason of which
lost time in the mines totaled 25,0SS
days, in the mills 6146 days and in
the smelters 6,203 days.
Under new instructions issued by
Frank Adams to the state constabu-
larry regarding the stopping of automo-
biles on the Cheyenne road, no mem
ber of the force is hereafter to shoot
unless fired upon. The men are to
rely rather on a new plan of first
erecting a stop" sign in the path OF
the oncoming automobile and leave it
to spiked boards placed across the
road to bring the machine to halt in
case the driver refuses to do so.
Julius H. Clark, former bookkeeper
in the state treasurer's office, misap-
propriated funds to his use during
most of his twenty years service,
amounting to s50,911.50, according to
final compilation given out by State
Examiner Willard D. Peck. Clark was
found dead in the country near Den
yer several years ago. Beside him
were a revolver and note purporting
to confess shortage in his accounts.
The state of Colorado was enriched
by $4,355.S6 during the first two weeks
in March as the result of the activi-
ties of the state inheritance tax de-
partment. The official report shows
of eleven estates. These collections
bring the total of inheritance tax
paid into the state treasury during
the current biennial period up to
$33S, S,24644.
Only a reversal of their cases by the
Supreme Court, to which tribunal an
appeal will be taken if motions for
pau, trials ora ovarru1ad h,, praSidipp
Judge Harry S. Glass, will keep for
mer Denver City Detective Frank H.
Mulligan and Philip Cohen, Fort Nor
gan and Sterling fruit merchant, from
going to the penitentiary for their
parts in the Nolan robbery.
Concerning potash. of which consid-
erable exists in Colorado, an eastern
authority declares that the fertilizer
industry 10 on tile verge of a great
development in this country and that
the various companies engaged in the
production of fertilizers have before
them their years Of greatest prosper
ity.
Gov. ]. c. Gunter will attend a meet
ing OF governors and other state and
federal officials in Washington April
in response to an invitation from
Franklin X. Lane. Secretary of the In
terror. Efficiency in industrial and
agricultural pursuits are among the
topics to be discussed.
Clyde B. Pearson will not expiate
the killing of Sheriff Frank B. Roach
of Cheyenne on the gallows in Canon
City penitentiary. Sentence of death
was commuted to life Imprisonment
by Governor ]. c. Gunter, largely on
the grounds that Pearson is mentally
irresponsible.
The mother of Mrs. Lamond d.
Williams and her 12-year-old daughter
were brought to Trinidad for interro-
cation. They are suspected of having
knowledge as to who killed Williams
at his ranch near Dalerose.
Miss Lesta Bennett of La Junta, is
station agent for the Santa Fe rail-
road, replacing an employee who went
to war. She is one of the first women
to be employed in this capacity by the
railroad.
A stirring appeal to Americans to
sacrifice for the war was made by
Maj. John Robertson, noted Scotch
divine, before an audience that packed
the Central Presbyterian church in
Denver.
Colorado will be virtually out OF
flour on May 1, according to the state
ment of Robert j. Grant, executive
manager of the State Food Admins
tration.
Five carloads of corrugated cul-
verts have been received by La Plata
county commissioners to be used in
road work.
Maj. William Cooke Daniels, mer-
chant of Denver. soldier, author. ex-