The Colorado statesman., 1919-04-12
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

| Victory loan, according to the Union
| Pacific press bureau. Railroad men,
army officers, makers of war NUM-
lions, automobile men, gasoline pro-
ducers-all are Interested. Men on
snow shoes will take water treated
with an anti-frecze solution to Glen
Cove inn, half way up the peak, and
TO the summit, and they will also carry
supplies. The highway is usually
opened June IL and in April the tank
may encounter snow, billiards. and
temperatures 40 below zero, though il
is not believed there will be any snow
up to Glen Cove. The tank that will
tour Colorado after thee limb will be
transported by special train, with II
Pullman for the crew, flat cars for
equipment and the tank will be un-
loaded at many towns for demonstra-
ton. There will also be n machine
gun firing blank cartridges so that in
| tank charges the people will see just
how il worked over in France to down
the Hun.
| Employees OF the Downtown Mines
Company at Leadville have posted II
notice Saying that they would not ac-
cept the reduction in wages announced
| by the company several days ago. The
notice, dated April >, reads as follows ::
Notice to Downtown Mines Company:
| This it to certify that we, the en-
ployes of the Downtown Mines Com
pany, will not accept the reduction of
! wages posted by the said Downtown
/ Mines Company, to take effect May .,
| 1919, on account of the present cOndi-
tons. Committee" Just what will be
! the outcome of the condition here Is
| unknown, but the miners say that they
will walk out If no agreement is
The recognized Lafayette CONNER
cial Association, which, during the
war, has been in dormant state, is
working hard on various projects look
ing to the benefit OF Lafayette.
| Through the efforts of the club the
freight service from Denver over the
b. & NJ railroad has been resumed.
| This service was stopped by the rail-
road administration about two months
| ago, but in response to petition from
the business men it has been restored.
Success for the Victory loan for a
large part of Colorado's Western slope
is promised by loan workers at Mont
rose, Delta, Grand Junction, Carbon
dale, Glenwood Springs and Olathe,
| Chairman s. ID. Nicholson of the Colo
RADIO State Liberty Loan committee,
said on his return from campaign
visit to those towns. Rallies were
| IT,, 81, Of irt ~
and conferences with local committees
| in the other three.
| With an allotment of 800 pounds in
| the drive for used clothing for Europ-
can relief, the citizens of Lafayette
contributed 1,500 pounds. The Lafay-
cite chapter of the Red Cross is the
banner chapter of the Rocky Mountain
division. In every drive made during
the war it never failed to oversub-
scribe its quota and is the only chap
ter In the division which has never
failed to complete every allotment of
work assigned 1t.
The State Senate killed on final
reading, by vote of 10 to IL, the
Rhoads House bill, under the terms of
which, had it been enacted, an in
itiated measure proposing constitu-
| tional amendment would not be consid-
cred as ratified and adopted unless
| the total number of votes east on the
proposition were equal to at least 81
per cent of the entire vote for COVER
nor at the same election.
Walter Il. Whitman, chauffeur for
Mrs. A. V. Hunter, wife of A. V. Hun
| ter, wealthy banker of Denver, was in
stantly killed when the car he was
driving overturned a mile and half
| south of Sedalia. Whitman was
pinned under the car and his head was
caught under the steering wheel,
breaking his neck.
Chief Examiner Paul Armstrong of
the United States Naturalization Blu.
reau recently established .ae highest
citizenship class in the world at a mine
above Telluride. Seventeen miners
mostly Firms, are enrolled in the class,
which is held in the Black Bear mine,
at an altitude of 1900 feet. The
classes consist of the studying of read
ing and writing the English language
and principles of American govern
ment. Government text books are
| furnished. A graduate from citizen
ship school who applies for citizenship
can become naturalized without under
going the usual examination before a
court.
Thrown from his wagon when the
horses became frightened and ran
away, Alonzo Allen was found lying
unconscious beside the road between
Erie and Frederick, suffering from a
conclusion of the brain, and died with
out regaining consciousness.
William Smiley, 10-yearold son &c
Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Smiley, 5led 20