The state herald., 1919-04-18
u1NTENn1AI STATE lTEMs

n United States army tank to climb,
crawl, caterpillar or whatever 1t is n
tank does, to the summit of Pixies
peak this month In the interest Of the
Victory loan, according to the Union
Pacific press bureau. Railroad men,
army officers makers of war NUM-
tions, automobile men, gasoline pro-
ducers-all are Interested. Men on
snow shoes will take water treated
with IN anti-freexe solution to Glen
Cove Inn, half way up the peak, and
to the summit, and they will also carry
supplies. The highway Is usually
opened June 10 and In April the tank
may encounter snow. blizzards and
temperatures 10 below sero, though 1t
10 not believed there will be any snow
up 10 Glen Cove. The tank that will
tour Colorado after thee limb will bs
transported by special train, with u
Pullman for the crew, flat cars for
equipment and the tank will be un.
loaded at many towns for demonstra-
tion. There will also be a machine
gun firing blank cartridges so that In
tank charges the people Will see Just
how 1t worked over In France to down
| the Hun.
Employer OF the Downtown Mines
Company at Leadville have posted u
notice saying that they would not ac-
cept the reduction In wages announced
by the company several days ago. The
notice, dated April 3, reads us follows:
Notice to Downtown Mines Company.
This 1t to certify that we, the en-.
ployes OF the Downtown Mines Com.
pany, will not accept the reduction OF
wages posted by the said Downtown
Mines Company, to take effect May 5,
1919, on account of the present condi-
tions. Committee" Just what will be
| the outcome Of the condition here Is
unknown. but the miners say that they
will walk out If no agreement 10
Engewood voters adopted an $4,000
bond issue for the erection of new
high school building. The vote was np-
proximately to l In favor of the
move. Work on the new school will he
started this spring, and 1t is expected
II will be ready for occupancy by the
opening Of the fall term. The struc-
ture will probably he two stories in
height, with a bnscment. 1t will be
one Of the most modern school houses
In the state, according to present
plans.
Without knowing that his name was
being considered for the position, and
never making application for same,
Rev. c. W. Gray OF Mead, while not
even residing in the state and having
been gone for twenty months, was mp.
pointed by the governor of Pennsyl.
vania as chaplain of the prison Mt Phil.
adelphia nj n salary OF 81 800 year
He will continue his pastoral year at
Mead and return to the Eas, In the
fall.
The Victory Loan campaign will
formally launched In Denver at n pa
triotIc rally and mnss meeting to be
held In the auditorium the evening
Of April 22nd. which will be addressed
by Billy Sunday In the first Of 70
ries Of speeches TO be delivered by
him over the United States under the
auspices and at the request Of the
United States treasury officials hav.
ing the national campaign In charge.
The hunt for bootleggersJ Jn Colora.
do IL not TO be relaxed because OF the
action OF the Colorado Legislature In
the closing days of the session. Colo
pei Allen, head OF the department, has
announced. Instead. the force along
the Wyoming Colorado line will be In.
creased and the commander states that
the law evadrrs will find II more
difficult tnsk 10 get liquor to Denver
than In the past.
Walter Melbourne. a farmer living
In northern Weld county. has been
placed under $1,000 bond In District
Court on the charge OF having liquor
In his possession. According 10 the Of.
| ficers. who located the booze IN Well.
bourne's barn, he says he stole forty
pints Of whisky from a bootlegger's cur
which stalled In his neighborhood.
Under the vigorous drive for the Sal.
walton Army home service. made by
Assessor william II. Keogh and Mrs.
Edward Trnylor. siI5.70 was collected
nt breckenridge. anu n draft for that
amount has been sent to tho Salvation
Army at Denver. The quota TO be
raised In Summit county was $500. but,
ns usual. the county went "oycr the
top"
The remarkable growth OF Baca
county, Colorado. In the past two ycnrs
is emphatlcaily proved by the Increase
In bank deposits. On Dec. "a. 1910, de.
posits In all the banks Of the county
were s21i. i.6si.l3. ON Dec. 81. 1918. thu
amonnt was ss35. .s03sG.
The city Council OF Lafayette hns
granted the use of the city park ms a
playground and athletic field for the
use OF the schools. A baseball dia.
nond md tennis courts have been laid
out. also aunrtcrmlle running 'rnck