The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-21

Lieut.. Charles II. Hamman of Balti-
more, naval aviator, was killed at
Hampton with crowds looking on when
his airplane crashed down in a tail
spin.
Flying for pleasure in an airplane is
now possible from Lincoln to points in
surrounding territory at a minimum
cost of $13 per passenger. The serv-
ice was inaugurated In Lincoln by
student of the University of Nebraska.
Several prominent Nebraskans were
his first passengers.
The use of oil as fuel for locomo-
tives is growing at an unprecedented
pace. Last month the Texas & Pacific
Railroad Company contracted for the
delivery of 100000 barrels covering
the next three years and officials of
the railroad administration expect
that within the next month contracts
for at least 50,000,0O0 barrels will be
awarded.
Ernest Lister, governor of Washing
ton, died in Seattle. He had been Ill
for several months. Governor Lister
was serving his second term when he
was LhhtD III WIN dh dlItNlioh VI hAiN
heart and kidneys during the recent
session of the Legislature. He was
born at Halifax, England, June 15,
1870, and is survived by his widow and
two children.
Deer skins at S10500 a hide is the
top price for these souvenirs of the
hunt, yet il was what an American
man claimed to have paid for two he
has in his possession. He was cap
tured by Francisco Villas men and
ransomed for $21, 900 in currency and
merchandise. When he was liberated
near the border Villa presented him
with the two deer hides he had
skinned from deer killed by himself
the same morning, saying these were
in return for the ransom money paid.
Bering sea winter ice, which disap-
peared from the roadstead in front of
Nome two weeks ago, returned just in
time to block the passage of the first
ships of the year from the outside to
this ice-bound port. Two big steam
ers, the Senator and the Victoria,
crowded with pc essengers, and several
freighters and traders were reported
between sixty and 100 miles from
Nome. Old-timers say the ice pach
is the heaviest in years
WASHINGTON
Twelve prisoners have escaped from
the United States Army Disciplinary
Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, accord
ing to notification from Leaven-
worth.
Attorney General Palmer asked Con-
gress for special 100000 appropri-
alton to carry on the hunt for anar-
chists, bomb tbrowers and enemies of
law and order
Enactment of legislation designed to
give the interstate commerce commas
sion broader regulatory powers over
railroad and wire systems when those
properties are returned to private con-
troll has been recommended by the
house interstate commerce committee.
The recommendation was contained in
the committees report on the bill for
immediate return of the telegraph and
telephone companies to their owners.
Need of some drastic action to reg
ulate immigration was emphasized be-
fore the House immigration Commit
tee by Sidney l.. Gulick, secretary of
the National Committee for Construc-
tive immigration Legislation. Mr.. Gu
lick further elaborated his plan for re-
striction according to n percentage of
naturalized citizens.
President Wilson, responding to the
Senate resolution asking for the com
1ntA Inv Nf thn
vised the Senate through the State
Department that he did not consider
1t in the public interest to transmit
the treaty text at this time because 1t
was incomplete and many delicate
points were under negotiation.
The army is only two-thirds demo-
bilized, the War Department an
nounced, and it will take more than
three months to complete the work at
the present rate of 357 900 discharged
a month. June 10th, the strength of
the army was 1,23262 with 644,OOO
in France and Germany, $4,000 en-
route to the United States and 100000
in the United States. More than
2500,00O men have been discharged,
of whom 1,350,OO0 were brought back
from overseas.
Nineteen steel cargo ships aggregat-
ting 12S,472 deadweight tons have heen
sold at prices ranging from $210 to
S225 a ton to New York ship operators
by the shipping board. Chairman Hur-
ley, in II statement, characterized the
deal as the greatest sale of steamships
in the history of thes hipping industry.
The total consideration involved was
$27, ,S21, 100.
The government has completed the
erection ut Tampico, Mexico, of
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