The Colorado statesman., 1919-09-20

negligible, but TWO weeks IalTly Sleiuy
rains so improved thes ituation that
the yield is conservatively estimated
at q, ,948, 900 bushels, while the yield of
oats is estimated at 56,22O,0OO, barley
1851 900 and rye 100000. These fig
ures are certain to be exceeded as the
threshing results are exceeding expec-
tatiOnS.
GENERAL
Figures have been compiled showing
that upward of S1S,000.0O0 worth of
automobiles were stolen last year
Jack Kearns, manager of Champion
Jack Dempsey, has refused to consider
an offer of $150,000 for a champion
ship bout in London, according TO re-
ports in New York.
The wreck of the steamer Barnsta-
hle, disabled in a storm en- route to Ha-
vana, has been located by the revenue
cutter Itasca and one survivor rescued.
Eleven others of the crew are believed
lost
Can't. Kermit Roosevelt has been
appointed secretary or the American
Ship and Commerce Corporation, the
holding company of the Cramps Ship
building Company and the Kerr Navi-
cation Company.
One soldier, Oliver Eager, 10, is
dead and five others are in the hos
pital at Fort Benjamin Harrison as
result of drinking poison which it is
said they mistook for whisky. The
men were prisoners.
Thousands of shipyard workers who
quit work in Brooklyn, Staten Island
and New Jersey yards in an attempt
to force a demand for IA Saturday half
holiday, found themselves discharged
when they reported for work.
A bomb was found at the rear en-
trance to the federal building directly
under the window of District Judge NJ.
b. Blanding's office at Lawton, Okla.
A percussion cap was in place, but the
mechanism to explode it had not been
attached.
Two men were killed and six in
iured by the explosion of siN-inch
shell which was being unloaded from
"A barge in the Raritan river at the
Raritan arsenal at Germantown, N. j.
The ammunition on the barge was
being transferred to one of the maga-
zines. The victims of the accident
all were civilian employees.
Burial of the dead at Mobile, Ala,
on Sunday is punishable by fine of
500 under city ordinance just
adopted. Passage of the ordinance
was the result of a petition to the city
commission by ministers, undertakers
and grave diggers.
Demobilization of the navy has de-
morallzed the Atlantic fleet so far as
man power is concerned, it has been
said at the Navy Department. Scores
of battleships, cruisers, destroyers and
other vessels are moored at navy
Yards with crews so greatly reduced
that in many casts it is difficult, and
in some cases impossible to keep
up steam. Only two battleships of the
Atlantic fleet have anywhere near full
crews.
"If anyone attempts to raise the rel
flag of anarchy in this country, shoot
him ON the spot" declared Clarendon
e Adams, commander-in-chief of the
G. A. r., in ending his annual ad-
dress of the national encampment OF
the G. A Il. at Columbus, ohio.
Deafening cheers, which fairly shook
Memorial hall, followed this declara-
ton of the Grand Army chief. Attain
tic City has been selected for the l92o
annual encampment of the G. A. r.
Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland, world
featherweight boxing champion,
knocked out frankie Burns of Jersey
CITY in the fifth round of an eight
round match at the Jersey City base
ball park. Burns arose before the
count of ten, but the referee stopped
the contest, as Burns was helpless.
The House of Commons of Canada
assented without reservation to the
treaty of peace with Germany. Both
houses of Parliament now have rati-
fled the treaty and notification to this
effect was forwarded Immediately to
the British government.