The Colorado statesman., 1919-05-17

released from the penitentiary at Sa-
lem, after serving a five-year sentence
was taken to the county Jail TO await
deportation proceedings as an undeslr-
able alien. Welningel went to prison
for safe-blowing
The State Livestock Board of Utah
has decided to present to the governor
a request for quarantine against all
sheep shipped from Idaho into Utah.
The reason for this action is given as
the prevalence of scabies in Idaho. Ne
vada already has a similar quaran-
tine.
Naturally aerial taxi rates Will be
high. That was shown definitely to-
day by announcement of 81 per mile
as transportation charges on the
planes of the Mercury Aviation Com
pany, which has started service from
Los Angeles to Fresno The company
runs planes in trains of four, making
round trip daily.
Only As per cent of 705,000 acres of
winter wheat planted in Montana was
abandoned as Il result of winter killing
and other causes, according to the re-
port of Guy Fitzpatrick, Montana agent
for the Federal Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates. An average of $4,000 remains
for harvest an increase of 10 per cent
over last year.
Fire was burning in the hold of the
japanese liner Manila Maru when she
arrived in Seattle from the orient with
about 200 passengers and cargo esti-
mated worth about 100000. When
the liner tied up to her dock here
smoke was issuing from her hold and
portions of her decks and bulkheads
were warm.
Former Secretary of the Treasury
william G. McAdoo has purchased the
thirty-acre tract on Mission Ridge,
Santa Barbara, owned by George NJ
williams, for 100000, according to re-
liable information. 1t is reported with
out confirmation, however, that Nc
Adoo bought the property as sumreefs
home for President Wilson.
No trace has been found of four
youthful automobile bandits who ter
rorized the vicinity between Seattle
and Everett, when they held up and
robbed eight people at the point of an
automatic pistol Police and deputy
sheriffs of Seattle and Everett are on
the trail of the bandits and have been
| securing the vicinity for the holdups
WASHINGTON
| Locomotive cranes, cars and other
| equipment to the value of S1S,000,0O0
have. been turned over by the War De-
partment to the railroad adminiStra-
ton for sale to the railroads at mar
ket prices.
Contracts for at least 500 airplanes
of the very latest types would be
awarded American manufacturers I'M
der plans prepared by the army air
service and sent to Secretary Baker
for his consideration.
Senator Cummins, of Iowa, who is
expected to head the Senate interstate
commerce committee in the next Con
gress, announced on his return to
| Washington that he planned to have
| early consideration given to the rail-
road problem.
| Return to the United States for dis
| charge of all soldiers WHO are entitled
| to be furloughed to the regular army
reserve was authorized by the War De-
partment General Pershing also was
instructed to furlough to the reserve
overseas soldiers having dependents
living abroad.
Approval of the reorganization of the
National Guard along the same lines
as existed before the great war has
been informally given by Secretary
Baker. The War Department, he said
would favor the rebuilding of the
guard so as to permit the various
states to supply the same units as
were used in making up the sixteen
divisions organized for service in
France.
Shipbuilding this year has continued
the fast pace set during the war. The
Shipping Board announced that from
January LIST to May 18th American
yards turned out 204 steamships of
ISL, $50 gross tons, all except thirty
nine, which were of steel construction.
| April was the banner month"; the total
deliveries being ninety-three ships of
320,2 $50 gross TONS an increase of ST.
600 tons over the record set last DC
tober.
The Interallied Maritime Council
will not be dissolved when peace is
signed nor while necessity exists for
| retaining the present control over
1 passenger vessels. Officials of the
shipping board said it was probable
the council would operate for several
months longer.
President Wilson, in a proclamation
made public, recommended that the
period beginning June s to Flag Day,
June IA, be observed over the country
as boy Scout Week." for the pur-
pose of strengthening the work of the
| Bow Scouts of America