The Colorado statesman., 1919-07-12
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large holdings in land and cattle were
swept out of his control by revolu-
tions, has arrived in Los Angeles to
live.
Three children named Fuller, the
eldest of whom was 10, were burned
to death twenty-five miles east of
Chehalis, Wash. Their grandmother,
a Mrs. McClanahan, with whom they
were staying. also was badly burned.
One man was burned to death and
two were drowned at Stockton, Calf,
In a water front fire which destroyed
property valued at $4,000. A fourth
man is missing. Twelve men were
trapped on barge loaded with hemp.
Eight were rescued.
Harry S. New, Jr., confessed slayer
of his 20-year-old fiance, Miss Freda
Lesser, in Topango canon, near Los An
geles, has been charged with murder
in the first degree in a complaint is
sued by Deputy District Attorney Keys
man Cline.
The first fatality from Sleeping
sickness" in Santa Barbara and said to
be the third in the United States, is the
death of Matsue Fujitsubo, wife of
local japanese. She had been in
state of coma since her illness with in
fluenZa last February. An autopsy re-
vealed the cause of death.
Chicago will have the largest rail-
way passenger station in the world, If
the plans underlying the Illinois Cen
tral railroad electrification ordinance,
TO be submitted to the City Council by
the railway terminals committee, are
approved. The proposed new station
will be more than an eighth of mile
in width and have train sheds more
than half n mile in length. The Illinois
Central railroad plans to expend $72,-
100000 on the new terminal.
A white man, an Indian interpreter
and a Navajo Indian have been killed
in a gun fight on the Navajo reserva-
ton near Chin Lee, 100 miles north of
Flagstaff, according to an uncon-
fIrmed report received. A veterinarian
is said to have called on the Navajo to
examine his diseased horse. Argument
fallowed and the Indian, it is reported,
shot the interpreter and the veterinary
surgeon. Both fell mortally wounded,
but the latter is said to have killed his
assailant before losing consciousness.
WASHINGTON
The flag of AbyssinIa, one of the
worlds Oldest governments, with a his
tory dating back to the days of the
queen of Sheba, was unfurled in Wash
ington on the arrival of a delegation
from that nation.
In the absence of their statutory
limitations, war measures effective un-
til the end of the war, will continue
in operation until the exchange of rat
ifications of the treaty of peace be-
tween this country and its enemies.
This Interpretation of several much
disputed phrases was given by Attor-
ney General Palmer as the accepted
meaning of the termination of hostili-
ties, and the one on which administra-
tion officials would procede.
Secretary of State Lansing feels that
his presence in Washington in the near
future will be necessary because of the
greatly increased duties of the State
Department, due to the problems grow
ing out of the peace settlement. 1t
was for this reason that he decided re-
Gently to return to the United States.
All certificates of Indebtedness is
sued by the railroads, following the
failure of the appropriation in the last
Congress were called for redemption
July 10. The total amount of certifi-
Gates issued between March 4 and July
/ when the new appropriations became
available was S2S2, ,511,704. Arrange
ments have been made for redemption
OF the certificates at all federal re-
serve banks.
Officers in the Finnish army have
been promised 5000 marks each to de-
sert to the Bolshevist forces, according
to dispatches quoting Swedish press
reports received by the State Depart
ment at Washington. Bolsheyist
proclamations smuggled across the Fin
nish gulf also promised 10000 marks
for each gun and 800 marks for each
pair of shoes turned over to the soviet
authorities by the Firms.
Already possessed Of the greatest
single stock of gold in history, the
United States could lay claim to most
of the remaining free gold of the
world in payment of its favorable mer-
chandise balance, the federal reserve
bulletin will say in its July issue. The
balance approximated $4,000 100000 in
the last three years, and bids fair to
continue at the same rate this year,
affnrAinO a nrnh1arn IN
ments without bankrupting debtor ma
tions and still further enhancing the
cost of living here through the i'm
portation of more metal.