The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-04-03
CENTENNIAL STATE ITKlU.


The sheriffs office was notified to BE-
on the lookout for Tiff, and a depsey
caught him up short distance north
of Walsenburg. From Colorado
Springs he drove to Pueblo, where he
stole a new spotlight and set OF
new side curtains from AN accessory
dealer. Driving along the street be
inquired from a Pueblo policeman the
road to Walsenburs. The officer men
toned the fact that he WAS driving
without tail light. He took the hint
and stole red lantern a few blocks
further ON. Reaching Rye. Tiff broke
into a garage and stole some gas and
oil. His next stop WAS at the Claic
Hill store ut Green Horn He broke
into this store and stole eigars, to-
bacco, candy. crackers. canned goods.
= couple of watches. some other smaii
articles and few dollars In cash.
Last hopes of claimants of 10000
liquor consignments which have re-
posed in express offices throughout
Colorado ms a result of the Finch
bone-dry law. went giimmering when
the Colorado Supreme Court denied
an application of John Coe and 9th
ers. The application asked for writ
OF supersedeas TO stay proceedings
under a decree of the Denver District
Court ordering that cndelivered 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-
ton and specifically sustained the rui-
ing of the lower court
After having successfully worked
his graft in Denver. Cheyenne and
other cities without detection. James
Young. claiming to be deaf and dumb.
who has been begging on the trains
and in the towns. was forced to talk
by JaiIer Edward Grimm of the Weld
county jail at Greeley when the jailer
refused him anything TO eat. after be-
ing convinced that he was fraud.
For sixty hours the fellow held out
without speaking. but hunger finally
oyercame his determination and he
cried for food. which was furnished
him After that he talked freely and
told that he had been working the
graft for three years.
Anticipated attacks on the Colorado
National Guard and denial of needed
legislation to strengthen the organizx-
ton 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
Ia
vides for the use of what remains of
the fund of s2.JOO.OOO appropriated
two years ago for equipping and plac-
ing the National Guard on wnr basis
in the maintenance of the guard for
the next two years. The amount is
approximately $1.SOO,O0O.
An infestatIon by the bark beetle.
more serious than any found since
that I'm the Black Hills in 1901, has
appeared in the Durango National for
est. Thousands of acres are infested
and immediate action Is to be taken
by officials Of the Forestry Depart
ment to check its spread. The infe$-
tation Is said to he 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 has appeared. AT
least 25,OOO acres Of timber in the
Durango forest il more or less in
Tested by the beetle.
Beet growers have contracted Ia
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. or this there are about 1..G
acres that cannot be handled unleS.
new railroad spurs are built. and thai
matter Is now being worked ont L.,
the sugar people and The inilroad
In spite OF severe injuries hopes mr.,
held for the recovery of Miss Dori'
Heller. who fell from n ledge Of tn,
twentieth floor OF the Daniels & Fish
er tower to the balcony Of the seven
tcenth floor, forty feet below. miracui
ously escaping instant death In Den
YER Miss Heller lay on the balloon.
calling for help from Saturday uuti
Monday, when she WAS discovered b,
| Joseph Taylor. an electrician. X-ra,
examinations revealed severe frac
fure OF The spine and fractures In botl
feet DIR. Haskell Cohen, who at
tended the girl at Mercy hospital, de
cIared that in spite of these develop
ments she had n chance to recover.
County clerks are allowed to recorC
discharge certificates of returned sol
diers without charging fee, accord
| ing TO an opinion rendered by Attor
ney General Victor f. Keyes. The
| opinion WAS given in response to M
inquiry by State Auditor Arthur NJ
| Stong, who has received numerous re
auestS from county clerks asking Il