The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
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WESTERN

WESTERN
At least one life was lost and $780,
600 damage was caused to property
and growing crops by q cloudburst at
Tulsa, Okla. More than five inches of
water fell in two hours.
Vincent ]. Sylvia, former manager
OF a confectionery company at Lewis
ton, Me. was arrested at Los Angeles
by local officers charged with the en-
bezzlement of $4,000. The police held
ten warrants against him.
Sought throughout the West for over
two years, after conviction as a white
SLAYER and repeated jail breaks, An
gelo Gleka, alias John Mitchell, n
Greek, was arrested at Redding by fed
eral authorities and taken to San Fran
cisco.
California cotton growers VIII re-
ceive approximately $20,OOO,OOO for
this seasons crop, according to state
ments made by cotton-seed oil brok-
ers, who have completed surveys of
the Imperial valley and Palo Verde
districts.
Tests by the State Board of Health
last April and in June, 1918, revealed
physical defects among 466 per cent
of 90, ,4e2 babies examined in the state
of California, according to a report of
the board issued at Sacramento. The
principal physical defects were abnor-
NAL tonsils and adenoids.
Max Asch, bellboy at a Santa Bar
bara hotel, has been sentenced to six
months in the county jail for the theft
of a $500 bracelet from Mrs. e. w.
lFayben of Manchester, Mass, guest
at the hotel The bracelet was recov-
cred after having been buried on the
beach
DIR. NJ. B. Shipp, head of firm o.
advertising physicians at Salt Lake
City, was shot and probably fatally
wounded by Mike Granapolus, dissat-
isfied patient. Granapolus, according
to the police, called on the doctor for
a refund of fees and when refused shot
the physician in the breast, near the
heart.
WASHINGTON
As reported out of the House Mill
tary Committee, the 1920 army bill
carries only $s10,OO0OOO, decrease
of $4OO,0O0,O00 from the estimates
made by the War Department.
A bill authorizing the appointment
of a commission to acquire and main
tain a great national cemetery in
France where soldiers who lost their
lives in the great war would be buried,
and another proposing an equitable
distribution of captured war trophies
among states and territories were or
dered favorably reported by the Senate
military committee.
One woman was included in the list
of citations made public by the War
Department as the basis for awards
of the distinguished service cross. Miss
Jane Jeffrey, an English woman serv-
ing as an American Red Cross nurse,
was cited for extraordinary bravery
in action. While on duty in a hospi-
tai she was wounded by an exploding
aerial bomb, but refused to leave her
post, though suffering great pain.
Her devotion to the task of helping
others was inspiring to her associ-
ates"
DuTlDB llt VI lht ItsluciI
from the country for a period exceed
ing twenty-four hours, the duties of
the office would be performed by the
vice president, under provisions of a
joint resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Walsh, Republican, of Massa-
chusetts.
The nations public debt reached n
new high mark of $25,921, ,151, ,27O at
the end of May, an increase of 81 ,096,-
649,750 during the month, resulting
from new issues of certificates of in
debtedness and payments on Victory
Loan subscriptions. Ordinary disburse-
ments in May amounted to $907, ,492,
800, only slightly less than the 81 ,06S,-
203,0 in the same month last year.
A wheat production of 100000, 900
bushels this year combining winter and
spring wheat crop was forecast by the
Department of Agriculture for the con-
dition of the crop June l. Winter
wheat production is forecast at $685.
100000 bushels, compared with $780,
915,000 bushels forecast last month,
making it the largest ever grown. Con-
dition os winter wheat was $40 per
cent normal, compared with 1908 last
month and S3.S last year.
Secretary Daniels ordered reduction
of the naval personnel to 250,000 men
or less by July l. Commandants of all
shore stations and districts were di-
rected to discharge Immediately every
man who could possibly be spared
without iDpairing the efficiency of the
navy.
Alarmed at the rate at which gov
eminent bonds are being converted in
to other investments, the federal re-
So,.,.n hnnrd hns ordered all hrnnch