The Arvada enterprise., 1919-06-19
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
w....r. Newspaper Union New. Service.


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
The Colorado Editorial Association
meet In Denver. July IL. ~. 1918.
The first codling moth spray, which
Is the most important, should have
been made a. soon AZ the blossoms
were well off the trees.
Two hundred and seventy-nine grad
yates Of State Teachers college re-
ceived degrees or life certificates at
the commencement held on the college
campus at Greeley.
The state inheritance tax depart
ment will make thorough investiga-
ton Of the reported shrinkage of the
estate of w. s. Jackson, Colorado
Springs pioneer banker, from $10,0O0,-
900 to little more than $1,OO0O00.
A balance Of $985O, 769.OS on May 81
Is the amount on hand in the state
treasury, according to Harry e. Null
| nix, treasurer. This is an increase of
81, 5000 over the balance on hand
Feb. q. The receipts for the last
quarter were $4,843, O45 40 and the dis
bursements 1881 ,4s597.
The first distinguished service med
al presented in Colorado was given to
Wendell w. Jacobs Of Colorado
Springs by Lieut.. Col. G. NJ. Barney,
commander of the Denver army re-
cruiting station. Private Jacobs was
with Company G, 341st Machine Gun
Battalion, and was cited for extraor-
binary heroism.
Maintenance Of the government guar
anteed price Of 1926 a bushel to the
wheat producer is absolutely neces-
sary to assure the production needed
to care for the world wants, it was de-
clared by Julius Barnes, United States
wheat director, presiding at confer
ence of $50 representatives Of all the
grain industries of this country in New
| York.
The bids for the making of 10000
front tags and 3o,0Qe rear tags for au-
tOmobiles have been let by Secretary
of State James r. holland. Another
company of Denver, has been given
the work Of making 1900 badges
which the law requires must be worn
by chauffeurs. Colorado concerns are
being given preference in the bidding,
said Secretary Of State holland.
II would rather die than 70 to
Canon City" was the remark Of Frank
DE West, who broke jail ut La Junta
after being sentenced to the peniten-
tiary to from eighteen months to two
years. De West was recaptured in
Pueblo, utter making the trip by con.
cenling himself underneath the coal on
the engine tender. The first sentence
was revoked, and he was resentenced
to serve from five to eight years fol-
his brief liberty.
Among the arrivals from France re.
Gently was Vernon II. Alspaugh and
his wife, II charming little French girl
whom he married In Nantes. France
last December while Il member Of the
young couple went to Craig, COlo
where they will live ON Private Ais
puuKh's ranch. Alspaugh was mem
her of the first American unit under
fire and was gassed during an engage
ment in the TOul sector In January
1918
Reports received by the cooperative
crop reporting service Indicate u sub
stantial Increase In the number Of
chickens Oh farms in Colorado since
the report OF the census bureau In
1910 The total number of chickens
on farms In 1910, ms reported by the
Census Bureau was 1.Gi4,411. The In
qulry this year applies only to number
of hens on farms. and though reports
will not be nearly so complete al
were obtained by the census bureau,
they will apparently show an increase
Of Mt least 35 per cent In the number
Of chickens over 1910.
A building p,0mit has been issued
for the first hangar to be built by the
Curtiss- Humphreys Aeroplnne Com
pnny Of Denver, which starts Its Estes
Park aerial bus line In few weeks
The hangar, II frame structure 70xSl
feet In dimension, will be built at GD0l
East Twenty-sixth avenue. on the
Oneida street flying field,
According to IL current report Of the
State Highway Commission II total Oi
$31j,OU will be spent on federal aid
road projects In District . OF Colo
RADIO. All Of the money will be- spent
for grading and draining. The roads
to be- improved nrc Cherry Creek road
to Colorado Springs Junction. II dis
lance of forty.cight miles. the Burlinx