The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-03-22
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

| the Senate passed on Secouu rehhhB
the Fincher-O'Brien bill; increasing
workmen's compensation In Colorado
from IS to $40 week, under the state
compensation fund, and reducing from
fourteen to ten days the so-called walt
ing period intervening between the
date of injury and the time when COM
pensation becomes available. The bill,
as passed. Increases the medical bene-
fits to 5000 within a slxty-day period
following injury. Under the prescott
law, the maximum medical benefit "a
500 within limited period of thiSty
days. The maximum death bepef1t,
under the new measure, is increased
from $500 to $3,125. Sponsors for the
measure declare that it contains an
aggregate increase of approximately
% per cent in the maximum benefits
available from the state compensation
fund.
Investigation of Thomas J. Tynan's
stewardship of the penitentiary was
proposed simultaneously in both houses
of the Legislature in resolutions that
designate a committee consisting of
the state auditor, secretary of state
and the attorney general. The findings
of the committee are to be submitted
to Governor Oliver II. Shoup. Warden
Tynans term expires April 1. The in
vestigation is the result Of a deficien-
cy appropriation of $4,000 for the
penitentiary just passed, for the years
1917-191S.
Plans for constructing a mammoth
bath house at Manitou have been out
lined by the business men of the Pixies
Peak region and it is hoped to have
i the structure complete by the summer
OF 1920. The bath house will be built
near the soda springs and will cost in
the neghborhood of 100000. Com
mittees composed of leading hotel men
and merchants now are at work on the
promotion program and the company
will be Incorporated shortly.
The body of an Italian laborer, be-
lieved to be Philip DeMarka, employed
ut the steel works of the Colorado
/ Fuel and Iron Company at Pueblo, was
found by workmen on their way to the
plant, the top of the head nearly blown
off and no definite means OF identifi-
cation on the body. 1t is believed that
DeMarka if he be the dead man, was
the victim of a black hand gang. A
shotgun was used to kill him, No > shot
being discharged at short range.
A six-ton fighting tank over the top
of Pixies Peak as feature of the fifth
Liberty Loan compaign is one of the
stunts now contemplated, according to
Eli Powell, member of the press bu-
reau service, donated the state Liberty
Loan organization by the Union Pa
cific railroad. This sensational feat
is to be attempted in a whippet type
tank, manned, as Mr.. Powell puts it,
by 1.-The hardest fighting tank men to
be had from service overseas"
Fifty thousand dollars damage was
done at Pagosa Springs by the fire
which destroyed the telephone office,
a millinery store, pool hall, n building
containing the New Albany hotel and
drug store owned by Frank Edmis-
ten. The blaze started through the eff
forts of cook at the New Albany eat
ing house to burn SCOT from the chin
ney, and spread rapidly despite the
efforts of the local fire department.
At a big meeting of the bureau of
medical service of the Chamber of
Commerce of Montrose, movement
was started which will shortly result
in the erection of a splendid, modern
hospital costing around $4,000 1t will
be built by popular stock subscription,
issued by special Incorporation,
formed by a committee of five men to
be appointed by Chairman Rodney An
derson of the bureau.
Amanda Gill shot Ambrocio Morel-
lez at Florence three times in the
chest and body, but none will prove ia
tai. He was arrested Morellez was
held about month ago in connection
with the shooting of Mrs. Morellen.
who was wounded in the leg by shot
fired outside her bedroom window, but
was released from lack of evidence.
Development too late for use in the
war of a motor fuel which adds ten
miles an hour to the speed of aero
planes and has possibilities for use in
automobile racing was announced by
the bureau Of mines. The liquid, a
combination of benzol and CYCLIC
hexane, called nectar, costs about 81
a gallon, so while of military value it
is not regarded as practical for COM
mercial purposes at present.
Because of broken spring in his
automobile which broke as he was
making his getaway from the state
constabulary with fifteen cases of
Cheyenne liquor, man giving his
name as G. Williams, was fined 5000
and costs in Justice Court at Carr and
turned over to the U. S. authorities to
be prosecuted for transporting liquor
into dry territory.