The state herald., 1919-11-14
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

the service will soon he changed to
"Show 1t to the Marines" IL the appli-
cants for enlistment keep on trying to
get by the willy recruiters 1t happens
often that men who are anxious to get
In the '"rhree In One" service will try
methods not up to regulations to be-
come member. John w. Wilson, OF
Lincoln, Nebraska, found out to his
sorrow that the Marines are always
wide awake, he has tried to enlist In
several localities hut could not pass
the eye test, having defective vision
OF the right eye. Wilson came to Den
yer and decided he was ready to slip
by the local recruiting station and
after taking the required distance for
the eye test, he made the mistake OF
reading the letters too fast which
caused the Sergeant to sit up and take
notice. Wilson was then required to
call letters nt random through mark
er and fell down. He then volunteer
ed the information that he had card
test and had studied the letters for
two months so he could pass and that
he was sorry that he was detected.
IL n small hoy or young miss, wear
ing the pin of a "Afodern Health CRU
sader," comes up and taps you on the
shoulder with the grave information
that you are breaking some health
rule, you'll know that the Health In
spector" is after you. Fifty thousand
school children IN thirty-nine counties
of Colorado have put their heads and
hearts Into II health campaign which
has been inaugur,ted by the Colorado
Public Health Association and which Is
gaining in vigor every day. The cru.
sade Is growing 50 rapidly in juvenile
popularity tlnt the youngsters In the
various schools have hit upon the
scheme of appointing their own
Health inspectors to enforce the pro-
visions of the new "gnme"
Jack Rounds, alleged notorious west
ern slope bootlcgger and moonshner,
was arrested recently while operating
AN Illicit still nj Grand junction and
turned over Ia the federal authorities
for prosecution. was taken to Denver
by United States Deputy Marshal VIII
Lewis. Rounds was but recently re-
leased from jail at Monirose, where he
had been held for hoiologging. Several
gallons Of moonshinc intended TO he
sold during the recent Intermouniain
fair and Stock show was seized and
the still wus In operation and dropping
liquor when Rounds was taken into
/ custody
Continued dry weather for the past
month has been somewhat unfavorablc
for fall plowlng and the planting of
winter wheat and rye The planting of
these crops Is practically complete and
In most districts there has been snf-
ficient moisture To bring the grain up
partially. Farmers report that little
damage has been suffered by these
crops so far. and good rains In the
bext week or two will bring them up
In fine shape The acrcnge planted ev-
IDENTITY is considerable short Of that
1, planted last fall. though detailed re-
ports On planting have not yet been
gathered by the State Cooperative
crop Reporting Service.
Only three applicants presented
themselves nj the court house In
Canon city for the special federal ex-
animation preliminary tn appointment
rs enumerators In the government
census work In Fremont county next
wear. The census will begin January
md aud must he completed In thirty
days. as II will require about twenty
enumerniors TO collect the census da.
IA. another examination will have Ia
h. held Ia get the required number
necessary tn do the work
Present Indications are that the cen
sus report for next ycnr win show n
population Of NJ least i.lOO.O0O for
Colorado. compared with T99.02i for
1910. This would mean nm Increase of
nearly rs per cent In the past ten
years. The estimate of the census bu-
renu places the population of the state
now NJ above I.0IO,OO0. and those of
the state Immigration department show
about the same figures.
The greatest problem which the
world faces today Ia that Of physical
! ciflr'hcl, says Df. james " Miller,
head NJ the Rockefeller Foundation In
France. who recently hns been In Den.
Yer and Colorado Springs studying
health problems IN Colorado. due To
The outdoor life ~ III. West. children
NJ Colorado normally measure mud
weigh more ilinn eastern children"
snys Dr, Miller, The state hns The
NATURAL advantage ~ n wonderful eli
mate which ls conducive 10 outdoor
life. with proper Interest In public
health matters, md ! believe the peo.
pie Of this state nrc nllvc 10 the need
md nrr going In push health programs.
Colorado can produce n wonderful gen.
crnilon.
M dnmnYS io the nipple crop OF the
Grand vnll! Inns resulted from the