The Colorado statesman., 1920-07-03


injured, probably fatally, when truck |
carrying load of picnickcrs was
struck 10y passenger train one mile
west of Huntngburg, Ind.
Frank C. Cogswell of Minneapolis
Mimi, and his daughter, Dorothy, were
killed M Lakeview, Wash, near Taco
ma. when an airplane in which they
were passengers plunged into a sand !
bank.
Dissensiou among members of the
Perkins Grove Lutheran church, south
of Dixon, Ill, resulted in some of the
members breaking into the church dur
Ing the night and with axes and saws
destroying pews and pulpit.
Following rejection of his proposal
of marriage, William F. Smith shot and
killed Miss Thelma GutkeFlT years old,
at Douglas, Ariz. As the girl fell Smith
turned the weapon on himself. A hui
let entered his heart and he fell dead
on the pavement beside his companion.
His home is in West Virginia.
Lieut.. Stanley NJ. Ames, commanding
the Ninety-four aero pursuit group nj
Kelly field, is held by Mexican author
llitS At 'AHf just ~ A'7'N Nii' NV
Grande river from Brownsville, Tex,
according TO reports at San Antonio
AmeS was forced to land on account of
running out of gasoline. The landing
was made safely.
The Navajo Indian tribe in north
eastern Arizona numbers T,Sii, said to
lie the largest single tribe of Indians
remaining in the United States, ac-
cOrding to an announcement at the dis
trict census office, Phoenix. With this
enumeration completed. District Super
visor Sam Brander said his task was
finished and his office closed.
The establishment of fund of Sl00,
100000 to extend financial aid To west
ern wool growers, while awaiting the
re-establishment of the wool market,
was considered at Il conference in Chi
caEo recently of western bankers and
sheep rnnchers. Chicago bankers were
asked To displace Boston banks in fl
nancing the annual wool clip of the
country, which plan would make Chi
caGo the wool center of the nation.
WASHINGTON
The 1920 population of Delaware is
222. 2.Ol3 an increase of 2O,GS1 since
1910, or 10.2 per cent, the census bu-
reau has announced in Washington.
The population of Continental
United States is estimated at 100000,
COG by J. \. Hill, chief statistician of
the census bureau. His calculation is
based on the combined population of
,406 cities and towns for which statis-
tics have been announced.
The population of Colorado Springs,
Colo, was announced ut 30, 105 in the
preliminary statement on IEl Puso
county, Colo. issued at Washington.
That is 533 more than the city's pop
uation as previously announced, when
the total was given as 29,512.
Philadelpha's population has been
announced by the census bureau as l.
S23, 15S, showing that the country's
third most populous city had main
tanned during the last ten years the
steady rate of growth it has had since
the first federal census in 1890.
Brig Gems. J. NJ. McAndrew, John
l.. Pines, Henry Il. Allen and David G. |
Shanks have been given recess commits
sions as major generals in the regular
army by President Wilson, it has been
announced by Secretary Baker. Seven |
major generals are yet to be appointed
under the army reorganization act.
That Sl,l9l 100 was loaned TO 294
farmers of the United States by the
Federal Land Banks on long time
first mortgages during the month |
Of May, 1920, is shown by a report re-
Gently made public by the Federal
Farm Loan Bureau. OF these the Fed
eral Land Bank of Omaha lends in the
amount of loans. This bank reported
$269,20O. Loans closed by other banks
in May are as follows: st. Paul, $243,-
100; Berkeley, $4,000; Wichita, $T6,- |
800; Spokane, $1,000; Springfield,
$5S,3oO; Baltimore, S1S,6o0; Houston,
$3,400 On the last day of May there
were operating in the United States g.
9S3 farm loan associations and the to- |
tai mortgage loans made by the FEEDER
al Land banks through these associa-
tions To 12,29S farm borrowers amount |
ed TO S34T ,390,94l.
The National Woman's party will |
call convention Of women voters to |
decide upon an election policy. Alice
Paul, leader of the militant suffragists, |
announced in Washington. The con
vention will meet in one of three suf
frnge cities-C Chicago, San Francisco
or penver-and the call for it will be
issued shortly.
Rubonic plague has appeared at Ca
tania. Italy. several cases having been
reported of which two have proved
fatal, the state department ar Wash
ington has been advised by the Ameri-