The Colorado statesman., 1919-02-08
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EASTERN
Porto Rico is consuming 80 per cent
more coffee today than she did before
the island "went dry" according TO
san Juan coffee dealer.
The discipline taught the American
youth in the American army and the
hard knocks he received "over there
are destined to produce race of
super-business men" in the United
States, in the view of Lieut.. Col.
Charles w. Berry, adjutant general of
New York state.
The strike of the textile operatives
at Lawrence, Mass, to obtain fifty
-four hours pay for forty-eight hours
work is growing 1t is estimated that
in the city's twelve mills not more
than 5000 of the 10000 workers were
. AT their places. The other 25,OOO
were divided between strikers, per-
sons forced out of work by closing
of mills or departments, and those
who stayed away to avoid trouble. AL
the mills except the Everett opened
their gates.
WESTERN
Thomas Cowan Bell, one of the
seven founders of the Sigma Chi fra
ternity and prominent as an educator
died at his home in Oakland. He was
Sc years old.
Prohibition history recite numerous
instances of men getting into jail for
possessing liquor contrary to the law,
but n reversal was recorded at Rigby,
Idaho, recently when some person. or
persons broke into the county jail and
stole thirty cases of liquor.
Plans for a special election next
June to vote bonds to cover the cost
of construction of the state peniten-
tiary and other public buildings of
Oregon, as means of employing dis
charged soldiers and war workers,
were taken up by the Legislature.
Gov. Esteban Cantu of Lower Cali
fornia issued Il statement to the peo-
pie and government of the United
States" against continuation of the
move to annex Lower California to
the United States and referring to it
as "a conspiracy framed by some citi-
zens of the United States to assail the
integrity and freedom of a friendly ma
ton"
Through consolidation of five of the
principal mines in the Rochester min
ing district in Humboldt county, Ne
Vada, apex litigation which has threat
ened to tie up indefinitely the princl-
pal mining operations of the district
has been averted and suit recently
brought by the Rochester Elda Fina
Mines Company against the Rochester
Mines Company for $2,272,00O will be
dismissed.
WASHINGTON
The annual pension bill, carrying
s215, ,030 900. was passed by the House
and sent to the Senate.
An official report to the State De
pIrtment at Washington announced
that the French and British author
tiles had assumed control of all rail
roads in European and Asiatic Tur-
key, in accordance with the terms OF
the armistice, and that the allies also
had taken over control of the Con
stantinople police and the German and
Austrian banks in the Turkish capital.
John Skelton Williams has been
nominated by President Wilson for
another term as controller of currency.
The House agreed to the Senate
amendment to the revenue bill taxing
campaign contributions over $500 for
100 per cent. The amendment pro-
vides that the tax should not be retro
active.
Gen. John Moulder Wilson, U. S.
A., retired, died at his home in Wash
ington after an illness of several
months. General Wilson was chief of
engineers during the Spanish-Ameri-
can war.
Secretary Baker is urging the
abandonment of fourteen of the six
teen national guard camps and the
purchase of all national guard can
tonments, before the House military
committee.
Louis Swift, cross examined before
the Senate agricultural committee at
Washington, was asked by Senator
Norris why Swift and Company's
earnings last year showed falling Oft
when the three Swift Companies
showed an enormous increase in the
operation of their stocks. Senator
Norris read newspaper statement
showing that these stocks gained in
market value $140,310,O00.
Congress faces its busiest time of
the short session, with final enact
ment of the war revenue bill, legisla4
tion to validate informal war con-
tracts and the oil land leasing meas
ure, regarded by leaders as the most
urgent matters at hand.
Comforts and supplemental sup
plies are reaching the American