The Colorado statesman., 1919-09-13

WESTERN
Five masked men held up the Erie
bank at Erie, Mich, near Toledo, and
escaped in an automobile with $4,000 in
cash and securities yet to be esti-
mated.
The Minnesota House of Represen-
tatives shortly after the special session
opened ratified the federal woman suf-
1rage amendment The vote was 120 to
g. The Senate ratified the amendment,
60 to 5.
One of Nebraska's largest potash re-
duction plants was destroyed by fire
at Lakeside, Neb., few days ago
with loss of more than S5OO,OOO
Spontaneous combustion of coal caused
the fire.
Joie Ray of Chicago bettered the
Canadian one-mile record in winning Il
handicap race at the Canadian nation
al exhibition games. Rays time was
IA %, 10 seconds faster than A. b.
Kiviat of New York in a race at Mon
treal seven years ago.
In San Francisco Secretary of the
Nevy Josephus Daniels expressed him
self as opposed to the word "goh'
with reference to the men of the navy
and he says if official edict can stop
the use of the word, it will soon be
relegated to the scrap heap.
Harry ]. Hilles, one of the most eX-
tensve stock raisers in western Ne
braska, has purchased two airplanes,
one for his personal use in riding over
his ranches and another larger one for
the use of his family. Hiles owns one
ranch of 1000 acres and number of
smaller ones.
Mexican soldiers at the garrison at
San Luis, state of Sonora, Mexico, mu-
tinted and killed all the officers, ac-
cording to information received by f.
n. CrOnholm, superintendent of the
Imperial irrigation district, whose
headquarters are at Andrade, near the
California a-MeXican boundary.
WASHINGTON
1t is understood that the appoint
ment of Kijuro Shidehara as japanese
ambassador to the United States Il
succeed viscount Kikujiro Ishi will be
pazetted early this month.
The government has so much "cOin
of the realm" that it actually bulges
out the walls of the vaults containing
it. The treasury has asked Congress
to appropriate S1,500,00O TO make the
vaults secure and provide additional
ones. The treasury's gold and silver
accumulated during the war.
Ninety-seven per cent of the over
seas forces and 10 per cent of those in
the United States on the day the arms
tice was signed have been demobilized
the weekly War Department reports
show. Only G5,913 men remained in
Europe Aug 26, while in the United
States there were $4,000 and in ST.
IBERIA $500.
For completion of the Alaska rail
road the House passed and sent to the
Senate a bill authorizing an increase
of the limit of cost from S35, 100000 tC
S52,O00,O00. Republican Leader Mon
dell charged miserable mismanage
ment" had marked the conduct of thu
work but admitted the increase wa
primarily due to the higher labor ant
material costs.
President Wilson has signed the bill
making permanent the rank of genera
for John j. Pershing, commander o
the American expeditionary forces.
The Senate without a record vote
passed the Edge bill authorizing thu
creation of corporations to finance
foreign trade. The bill was material.
amended by the Senate so that l
would provide for American control o
the corporations and would also maxi
these corporations subject TO the bank
ing laws of the United States rathe
than the banking laws of the countrie
wherein the corporations will operate
Bronze medals for all discharged
sailors, soldiers and marines, to b'
known as "Victory medals" are pro
posed in a resolution introduced b.
Representative Pell, Republican, New
York. The Senate already ha
passed bill recommended by Secre
tary Baker for the issue of meri
badges for efficient service. Payment!
TO discharged service men of all none.
deducted from their pay for allotment
and bonuses amounted to $50 Il montl
for all time served exceeding sixt.
Gays would be provided in resolution
by Representative Mckenzie, Republi
can, Illinois.
The State Department received ;
dispatch from the embassy at Mexico
City announcing that the MeXicani
who held up and robbed American sail
ors from the monitor Cheyenne in thu
Tampico district some weeks ago, baC
been caught and are being held a
Tampico. Some of the personal be
Iongings of the sailors were recovered
Presentation to the United States o
the entire train in which General Per
shing maintained his headquarters il