The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-07-26
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the sidewalk. The falling man suf-
fered q few bruises, but Bluett died
of broken back after the collision.
The jury In the case of Roy Emerson
of Creston, Ia, charged with beating
his mother to death with an iron brace
and throwing her body down an ele-
vator shaft, returned verdict of
guilty of murder in the second degree.
Five persons were killed and sixth
so badly injured that his life Is de-
SPARED Of when an interurban electric
car ran into an automobile at a rail
road crossing four miles north of
Nampa, Idaho, on the Boise-Nampa
electric line.
Charles d. Greenfield, state commits
sioner of agriculture, said that news
paper reports regarding Montana crop
conditions are exaggerated. He has
prepared review showing that 1875
600 acres in the state will produce
good crops.
Forested areas in the eastern sec
ton OF the Thunder mountain region
of southern Idaho are a cauldron of
smoke, and there is no way to estimate
how many new fires are eating into
the timber of that region underneath
the hazy pail.
One man suspected of being high
wayman is dead, two others were seri-
ously injured and Detective James
Rritton, former chief of police, prob
ably was fatally wounded following
pistol fight between detectives and
In ytntt inf n
Sioux City, Iowa.
DR.. Charles X. Kruger and party,
travelling by automobile to California,
were attacked by a band of timber
wolves on the transcOntinental high
way east of Flagstaff. They killed
three of the animals with their revol-
vers and wounded five others before
the band was driven off.
Her 3-year-old infant clasped in her
arms, Mrs Candelaria Galvan, 36, of
Hurley, n. NJ, and nine children were
drowned when a wagon in which they
were riding was swept away in n swol-
len stream. Five of the children,
whose ages ranged from to 10 years,
were those of Mrs. Galvan.
VIVA thpN
Angeles have disbanded their forces
until September and announced to
their troops they would go to Japan
in an effort to obtain ammunition for
the villa revolution, Americans who
arrived in Ell Paso from Chihuahua
City reported. They said Villa issued
an order to his men telling them to
return to their homes until fall, when
he would call them together again.
WASHINGTON
Sentences imposed on American sol
diers by cOurts-martial during the war
would aggregate about $4,000 years,
Senator chamberlain of Oregon, rank
ing Democratic member of the Senate
Military Affairs Committee, declared
in introducing bill in the Senate pro-
viding for the restoration of military
rank and granting of amnesty to sol
diers, sailors and marines so SEN
fenced
Yeggmen blew the safe in postof
flee on the outskirts of the national
capital and got a haul of $1,000 in
cash and war savings stamps.
By vote of 1856 to Al the House
passed the bill providing minimum
wage of So for all government en-
ployes except those in the postal ser
vice. The wage is exclusive of the
wartime bonus of $40 year allowed
employees.
Secretary Daniels said that he ex-
poets to leave Washington for the Pa
cific coast about Aug. /, arriving in
San Diego Aug. 6 to meet the Pacific
fleet which is due there the morning
of Aug. Z. The President, 1t is under
stood, wifi arrange to be on the Pa
cific coast in midAugust and probably
will review the fleet in San Francisco.
Carrying increased appropriations
for the rehabilitation and edu-
cation of disabled soldiers, sail
ors and marines, the S613,-
100000 sundry civil appropriation bill
was passed by the Senate. 1t now goes
to the President, who vetoed the orig
inal bill because it limited funds for
training wounded service men.
Appointment by the President of
special commission to investigate the
high cost of living would be author
lied under resolution introduced by
Representative Tinkham, Republican,
Massachusetts. The commission would
bake its report by December 10Th.
Henry p. Fletcher, American am
bassador to Mexico, told the House
Rules Committee in Washington that
since his appointment three years ago,
about fifty Americans had been killed
in Mexico without single prosecution
heing made by the Mexican authcri-
lies.