The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-04-19
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DURING The PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
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u PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Unio
WESTERN

WESTERN
Six persons are reported killed,
number of others seriously injured and
many houses and barns were demol-
shed In storm which swept through
Durnnt, Okla.
Believing that nine out of ten men
do not know how to propose to girl,
the manager of a school of expression
opened a class in San Francisco to
teach bashful swains to express them
selves at that vital moment.
What was described by the police de-
partment as one of the grossest acts
Of vandalism ever committed in Seattle
was the theft of more than $500 worth
of vestments, linens and covers from
the Holy Rosary church in that city.
Sixty hours after he had accidentally
swallowed diamond, valued at 1915,
Arman Jessop, jeweler of San Diego,
recovered it. The mishap occurred
while Mr. Jessop was inspecting dia-
mond which had been offered for sale.
When finally offered a salary raise
after years of poor pay, University of
California professor said: "Never
mind; I've changed Jobs with the jan
ltor," President Saylor told the Assem-
bly, at Sacramento in urging passage Of
a bill to appropriate $74,70O for Uni
versIty of California salaries. The bill
passed.
Russell Newman, perhaps the oldest
man in Idaho, and reported to be the
oldest Odd Fellow in the United States,
Ia dead at Midvale. Idaho. He was an
active member of both the Odd Fellow
ana heoekail iouges. MT Newlllhi was
was pioneer IN MISSOURI ooior"uo~
ana ldaho'
Private Irwin, formerly of Company
III, 18th U. s. l., has two prizes from
the war hes going TO Keep. Ihey are
the Official notlfication 10 MS parents
at Lawrence Man, from the war De-
partment mat ne was deau, anu the
letter from the Kansas Historical Socl-
ETY. asking Tor MS photograph Tor the
state archives. Irwin beat his own
death notice home, receiving 1t whlle
vi iufloush'
So long as the railroads remain I'M
der government control it is improb
able that homeseekers' excursion rates
will he mt into effect. according to a
,ottor socro+orv of stote n 7, Stow
or. ~ ,Tontoro hoe rooo,vod from, Ed
a,ord Chor,horS dIroctor Of tro ff,c nm
dor rho railroad odministration The
Iotter wos in resnonse IN a memorial
90 tho SIx+oontb Mon+ono Asson,hIv
os,,,ro +bo+ s,,ct, rotos no rostorod
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WASHINGTON
Out of a total of $50 Oregon draft
registrants reported to the office of
the adjutant general as deserters or
dellnquents, $50 still are under inves-
tigation by Department of Justice OPP
eratives.
Lieutenant Colonel Ansell, former
noting Judge advocate general and one
of the leaders in the controversy over
courts martial procedure, has been d.
rected by Secretary Baker to prepare
and submit bill which in his opin-
ion would correct deficiencies in the
existing military justice system.
men will be engaged under Rear Ad-
miral Strauss in the dangerous task of
removing the $1,000 mines which
American naval forces laid IN the
North sea anti-submarine barrage.
Eighteen mine sweepers VIII be used
and attached to the fleet as tenders.
Allotments of the $200O00O00 bond
issue of the war finance corporation
were announced by federal reserve dis
tricts as follows: Boston, S26,9o1,0Oo;
New York, So,T4S,ooo; fmladelphla'
$9,241,0OO; Cleveland Sl9,o4o'ooo;
Rfrhmnn1 81 Nan (Hn. Atlanta. 81 SU1.-