The Ordway new era., 1919-04-04
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twentieth floor of the Daniels 4 Fish
er tower to the balcony of the seven
teenth floor. forty feet below. miracul-
ously escaping instant death In Den
yer. Miss Heller lay on the balcony
calling for help from Saturday until
Monday, when she was discovered BY
Joseph Taylor, an electrician. X-ray
examinations revealed a severe frac-
ture Of the spine and fractures in both
feet. DIR. Haskell Cohen, who at
tended the girl at Mercy hospital, de-
clared that in spite of these develop
ments she had chance to recover.
Last hopes of claimants Of 10000
| liquor eOnsisnments which have re-
posed in express offices throughout
Colorado as a result of the Finch
bone-dry law, went glimmering when
the Colorado Supreme Court denied
an application of John Coe and 9TH
ers. The application asked for a writ
Of supersedeas to stay proceedings
lnder decree of the Denver District
Court ordering that undelivered liquor
shipments in local express offices be
| either destroyed or transported out
side the state. The decision of the
high court dismissed the Coe applica-
tion and specifically sustained the rul-
ing of the lower court.
Anticipated attacks on the Colorado
National Guard and denial Of needed
legislation to strengthen the organixa-
tion failed to materialize in the State
Senate when two bills affecting the
guard were called up for third read
Ing vote. Both were passed, including
the emergency clauses. One Of the
measures, the Lake House bill, pro,
vides for the use of what remains Of
the fund Of $2,5OO,oO0 appropriated
two years ago for equipping and plac-
Ing the National Guard on war basis,
in the maintenance of the guard for
the next two years. The amount is
approximately $1,500,0O0.
An infestation by the bark beetle,
more serious than any found since
that in the Black Hills in 1901, has
appeared in the Durango National for
est. Thousands OF acres arc infested
and immediate action is to be taken
by officials of the Forestry Depart
ment to check its spread. The infes-
tation is said to be similar to that
which once appeared in the South Da-
kota forest. Although the pest has
been found in Colorado before, no ex-
tensive infestation hns appeared. AT
least 25.0OO acres of timber In the
Durango forest is more or less in
tested by the beetle.
Beet growers have contracted to
plant more than 22,OOO acres of sugar
beets in the Brighton district. The
contracted acreage last year was
about 10000. Some of the acreage
this year is over in the Hudson .coun-
try, twelve miles northeast of Brigh-
ton. OF this sssthere are about 1900
acres that cannot be handled unless
new railroad spurs are built, and that
matter Is now being worked out by
the sugar people and the railroad.
The annual report Of the Buck Air
craft and Munitions Company Of Pu-
eblo has been cancelled by Secretary
of State James R. Noland for alleged
failure of company officials to meet
the financial obligation covering cor
poration taxes. The company owed
$449 for taxes and for the filing Of
the report, and according to the state
officials, this amount was met in part
by a check which was refused by the
bnnk.
| With determined spirit to help
put Denver and Colorado in the honor
list for a 100 per cent subscription to
the Fifth-and last-Liberty loan, the
leaders Of Denver's army of 1900
women war workers are organizing
their forces for the drive to start
April 21.
Governor Shoup has issued a proc
lamation calling on the Women's Coun-
ell of Defense to continue Its organ
izatiOn intact until after Colorado
shall have subscribed its quota for
the Victory Liberty Loan campaign.
Charles Mills, manager of the Brush
Oil and Supply Company, had an ex-
citing experience which he will not
soon forget. The company had n car
of gasoline to unload and in making
The connection with the pipe line the
car valve did not work and 1900 gal
Ions of gasoline were lost before the
connection could be made. Mr.. Mills
and car repairer for the Burlington
were nearly drowned in the gasoline
while frantically trying to make the
connection. The gas flooded the tracks
and ran down the alley. Bystanders
cautioned everybody in the vicinity as
to the danger of fire, which, had the
| pu sOlIna hpcoma iUuffad would have
| caused serious disaster. About $500
gallons of gasoline were saved, but TIE
loss of SaG9 worth of the liquid was
suffered by the company.
The feed situation for stock in the
San Juan basin is critical. Many of
tho stockman ara oI,t of feed now and