The Colorado statesman., 1920-01-10

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Otto Walker won the 1o0-mile mo-
torcycle race held at Ascot speedway
at Los Angeles, making the distance In
one hour, seventeen minutes and forty
two seconds. Ralph Hepburn was sec
ond and L. Z. Parkhurst third.
Profiteering in sugar purchased in
Utah and shipped to Eastern states is
being investigated by the United States
district attorneys office in San Fran
cisco, according to a statement made
by him. Prosecution will be instituted
in a number of cases, he said.
Three Indictments against Thomas j.
Mooney, two against Israel Weinberg
and two against Mrs. Rena Mooney,
wife of Mooney, were dismissed at San
Francisco. All were on charges of
murder growing out of the bomb explo-
sion during the preparedness day par
ade in July, 1915.
A decrease of $S,063, ,762, or &c per
cent in the output of the metal mines
of California in 1919 is shown by pre-
liminary figures made public by the
geological survey. Gold, silver, copper,
lead and zinc produced in 1919 was val
utu Ut go, l-t.VtDs as NOihpdi GU WIN
$31, ,1S7, ,S07 the year before.
New Year gift of $1,00O0o0 to
Throop College of Technology, condi-
tional upon an equal amount being
raised from other sources, was an
nounced by President james A. Il.
Scherrer The name of the donor was
withheld. The donation was said to
be the largest individual one ever made
TO an institution in Southern Califor-
mia.
Pulling stroke of forty-two to the
minute crew from the United States
cruiser Birmingham easily defeated
crew from the scout cruiser Salem in
a race of one and one-half miles for
twelve-oare cutters on San Diego bay.
1t is reported that more than $4,000
changed hands on the event. The time
was announced as IL minutes and 40
seconds.
jackson Barnett, richest of Uncle
Sans Indian wards, can now buy an
automobile and employ a chauffeur, in
addition TO donating 100000 to the
Baptist Church Cato Sells of Wash
ington, commissioner of Indian affairs,
arrived in Fort Worth, Texas from
Barnetts home at Henrietta and said
that he had authorized these expendi-
lures for the Indian.
Miss Maud Cleveland of Berkeley,
Calf, graduate and member of the
faculty of the University of California,
was awarded the distinguished service
medal today at the American Women's
club for conspicuous service" while
% fIn n1 (NrnCc home
communications department of the
American eXpeditionary forces. Miss
Cleveland recently had charge at Brest
of the war brides who married Ameri-
can soldiers and were brought to the
embarkation port preparatory to sail
ing for the United States.
WASHINGTON
The report of traffic handled on the
western front during the war by the
signal corps made public at Washing
ton shows that 310,665 enemy radio
messages were intercepted and 1769l3
radio bearings taken on enemy sta
tions.
A $4,000, 100000 balance of trade in
favor of the United States was the es-
IlInUtc lot lIlt ytdl Icic tiihpdh'tt "
Secretary of Commerce Alexander.
Some of the changes in railroad op-
Grafton adopted during the period of
government control will be continued
after the roads are returned to private
operation on March /.
The Supreme Court declared consti-
tutional sections of the Volstead pro
hibition enforcement act prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of beer,
wine or other Intoxicating malt or vim
Gus liquors" containing one-half of one
per cent or more of alcohol. Beer CON
tanning 2.75 per cent of alcohol is ille-
gal under the wartime prohibition act,
the Supreme Court decided.
There will be no summary action by
the House TO eject Victor Berger,
elected from the Fifth Wisconsin dis
trict after being barred from the House
last fall because of alleged disloyalty.
Representative Mann of Illinois an
nounced he would object to summary
action and would demand that the Ber-
ger case be given committee consider
alton In order to protect the rights of
the voters of Wisconsin.
The first move of the American gov
ernment to aid financially in the re-
construction of Europe came when the
war finance corporation announced 1T
had practically consummated four
loans aggregat ag $1T 100000 to manu-
featuring exporters.
The Criminal Court at Puebla, Mex
leo denied the petition of William o.
Jenkins that his bond be nullifled and
that he he returned to the penten-
tiary. In handling down the decision