The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-10-16
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Newspaper Union New. Service.

In December.
Gov. Oliver A. Shoup has not yet
definitely set the date calling the ex-
ira session Of the Legislature, 1t was
declared at his office, but it will be
mot later than Nov. TO-"
Gov. Oliver II. ShOup designated Fri
day, Oct. "a, as Roosevelt American
ization day" and asked that 1t be OBJ
served in Colorado as recommended by
the Roosevelt Memorial Association.
The seasons excavating work on the
cliff ruins in Mesa Verde park have
been completed and as result the
detailed construction of two more
ruins has been revealed for the inter-
est Of students and curious sightseers.
San Luis valley farmers are deter
mined that the Mosca- Hopper drainage
project. affecting nearly half mil
lion acres of wheat, will become the
most productive portion of the valley
and calling for the expenditure of
million and half dollars, will go
through.
Wages In nineteen Denver manufac-
turing plants have increased approx
mately $4,000 for this year over 1918,
according to figures secured by the
City Industrial Bureau. Last year
these same Industries paid In wages
$43S, 596. This year their total, they
say, will be $597, 465.
Newspaper and magazine editors
representing circulation OF more than
N,OOO,OOO readers have pledged their
support to the campaign and to aiding
in the pOpularlzatiOn Of the knowledge
that tuberculosis kills 10000 persons
year and costs $5OO,O0O,OOO yearly in
life and labor.
Rienzl c. Dickens, LOngmont ranch
mum, who was convicted in May, 1915,
In the Boulder District Court of second
degree murder, following the fatal
shooting of his aged father, william
II. Dickens, banker and farmer, on
Nov. 30, 1915, was granted new trial
by the State Supreme Court.
Insects do not cOnfine their depre-
datiOn to plants by simply sucking the
juices from them or devOuring the
foliage, but are instrumental In the
transmission Of plant diseases which II
not properly treated will spread to
other plants and cause no little dam.
age.
The sheepmen are facing heavy loss
~ unless the scabies can he extermin-
ated Immediately, according to DIR.
Mitchell, government sheep inspector,
who addressed the last meeting of the
Western Slope Wool Growers AssOci,
alton at Montrose after he had quaran-
tined several Of the largest herds Of
sheep In the county because Of the
presence Of scabies.
Joe Geiger. for several years travel
Ing engineer for the Western Light
and Power Company In northern Colo
RADIO territory, has accepted 4 commits
sion from the Gusgenheim interests to
huild u big electric power plant in Chi.
huahua, Mex. Geiger graduated from
the University Of Colorado engineer
Ing college In 1914. He recently re.
turned from service with the A. Z, F.
In France.
A municipal landing field will he
purchased and equipped ut once by the
Chamber Of Commerce Of Colorado
Springs, and the city will Ike listed az
II station Of the North American Air
Line Association. which liz expected to
he the standard route for future coast
forecast flights A concrete getaway
for use In wet weather In to Ike In.
stalled, big cement arrow will indI.
cate to incoming flyers the hest posi-
ton for landing and 4 modern hangar
will protect planes against the
weather.
The body Of Michael HeIntx, father
Of Congressman Victor Heintx Of Ohio,
who died at MOntrOxs. was shipped to
Cincinnati for burial, US his MN WAS
unable 10 come west. Mr.. IieIn,x Ind
l'een II resident of the MontrO~e Sec
tl0n for seven years and wax u prOmi.
ncnt farmer Of that county. lie wan
veternn Of the Civil war and partlci.
pated IN many ~ the most important
battles Of the war. lie was 20 years
old.
jefferson county formally welcomed
home its ihirty.thre returned sOl.
dlers nnd paid tribute 10 the three who
made the supreme sacrifice, ut cxer.
cIses nnd II Qualification held ut M0rri.
non with nearly 2,OnO people attending.
Speeches. athletic events. military and
jsxx music by the Fort i0gnn post
band. u dance md n surc.enOugh
western barbecue made ny the pro.