The Colorado statesman., 1919-05-24
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Adoption of the suffrage amend
ment.
Maintenance of the United States
employment service.
Return of the railroads under a
more uniform systems.
Legislation 20 facilitate American
enterprise in foreign trade.
Adoption of the land-for-soldiers bill
sponsored by Secretary Lane.
Against general revision of import
duties, but for protection of the Amer
lean dye industry.
Return of the telegraph and tele-
phone lines to their owners under more
co-ordlnated system.
Repeal or amendment of the war
time prohibition act in so far as ap-
plies to wines or beers.
Creation OF federal agency of ad-
vice and information as clearing
house for suggested improvement In
Industrial conditions.
Reconsideration of federal taxes to
relieve the burden, particularly on pro-
ductive resources, making incomes, ex-
cess profits and estimates the main
stay of steady taxation.
FOREIGN
The American steamer Lake Plaeta
struck n submerged mine near the
island of Vinga and sank in five min
utes. All those on board were rescued.
Violent rioting is again reported at
Stettin, where nine civilians and twen-
ty soldiers have been killed. German
troops occupy the station houses
throughout the city.
German war losses up to April 30
last were 2,050460 dead; 4,207, OPS
wounded and 615,922 prisoners, total
of 6,S73,41O, according to figures pub
lished in Berlin.
General Deneklne, who is personally
conducting the operations of his anti
Bolshevik army against the city of
Tsaritzin, on the Volga, announces the
capture of 10000 prisoners and twen-
ty-eight guns from the Bolsheviki.
War insurance, as carried on by the
British government, dropped some
$S5, 100000 net profit into the nations
Golfers, according to a report JUS.
made public The chief item of profit
steamships which survived German
submarine warfare.
The marine corps and the state of
Texas divided first honors in the clos
ing event of the American expedition
airy force competitions at the D'Avours
range, Private Fred Kramer, Sixth
marines of Remsen, Iowa, won the gold
medal in the automatic rifle individual
competition with a score of 403, while
the Thirty-sixth division from the Lone
Star state took the divisional cham
pionShip.
SPORT
In double-header of the French
University Baseball league played in
Paris the University of Paris won
twice, defeating the University of Nam
cy Ia to 0 and the A. E. f. University
of Beaune 10 to 8. All the players
were American officers or soldiers
studying in French schools.
Tommy Milton won the Victory
sweepstakes automobile race on the
Uniontown speedway, Uniontown, Pa.
covering the 112h miles in 1 10 :O9-32
an average speed of 96H miles an
hour Louis Chevrolet took second
pace, covering the last lap with flat
tire. Ralph milford was third.
GENERAL
| Lieutenant Austrich and Machinist
Hendricksen were drowned when a
naval seaplane fell into the sea off
Chatham, Mass. Ensign Everett p.
Welsh was rescued.
Shortly after he was alleged to have
shot and killed ]. H. Rogers, manager
of Gulfport, Miss, was lynched by q
mob at McHenry, Miss.
Samuel Gompers emphatically de-
MED n report published that he would
resign as president of the American
| Federation of Labor at that body's
convention in Atlantic City in June.
Making 457 consecutive loops during
a flight lasting one hour and fifty
four minutes, Lieutenants Ralph ].
Johnson and Mark Il. Woodward set
a new worlds record at Carlstrom
field, Arcadia, Fla. A Lapere two
seated fighting plane was used.
Yucca and bear grass are being har-
vested on the desert near Fort Bliss,
Texas, like wild hay, baled and
shipped to ST. Louis for making coarse
fiber brushes, brooms and other fiber
articles. A st. Louis company has con-
| fra cted for all the Yucca and bear
grass fiber to be found on the plains
near here and it is being cut by Mex
leans, baled and loaded on cars for
shipment.