The Delta independent., 1920-10-15
OF GENERAL INTEREST
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After paying fines for overspeed-
| ing, the motorist becomes indignant
at H. C. of L.
| At Buc, France, Captain de Rom
ant, noted French aviator, estab-
lished a new worlds airplane speed
record of three smiles minute.
j. H. Doran of Denver was re-
elected president of the Colorado
Manufacturers and Merchants Asso-
citation, at their annual convention
which was concluded at Trinidad last
Saturday.
| It is claimed that substitute for
sugar has been discovered in Ohio,
the cost of which will not exceed
four cents a pound. The substitute is
made from corn and is claimed to be
four-fifths as sweet as cane or beet
sugar.
Alexander v. Officer, 81 years old,
prominent beet sugar man for years
connected with the Great Western
Sugar Company, committed suicide
last Monday night at the Masonic
Temple at Sterling. His body was not
discovered until Friday night.
At meeting of livestock producers
held in Chicago last week, commit
tee Of fifteen, representing as many
states, was appointed to formulate
plans for a nationwide cooperative
marketing bureau. This committee
will investigate the scheme and re-
port at future meeting.
According to Royal s. Copeland,
Health Commissioner for New York
City, there are 10000 persons living
| in a single block. "In one square
mile there are 100000 persons living.
Such condition is menace to public
health and to morals" stated the
commissioner.
The state board of land commits
sioners last week disposed OF 1920
acres Of school land. the school fund
of the state being swelled to the
amount of S99,320 thru the sale.
Many bids on certain parcels Of land
exceeded the price asked by the
board. The average price per acre
was $20.18.
The state highway department last
week submitted to the federal roads
bureau an estimate on the project Of
grading four and one-half miles Of
mountain running eastward from the
city limits of Salida to the county
line. The estimated cost of this work
is $6s,173. and the government is
asked to furnish one-half this sum-
The work OF Weighing and mea-
suring every school child has been
started by teachers in the public
schools in Cincinnati Ohio. and
charts showing the results Of this
work will be turned over to the city
health department. A thorough ply
steal examination OF those under
vited to witness the examination OF
their children.
The Wheat Growers Association
Of the United States. totaling a men,
bership Of 10000 in the states of Kan
sas. Oklahoma. Texas, Nebraska and
South Dakota. issued from its office
at Wichita. Kansas. a proclamation
to its members to refrain from selling
wheat after o'clock in the afternoon
Of October 25. until such time that
the price OF good wheat advances to
SO. bushel
Colorado Education Association of
the forty-sixth annual convention will
be held in three cities of the state
from the End to the 9Th of November.
The western division will be held in
Grand Junction November 2 to s;
the southern at Pueblo. November
to 6. and the eastern IN Denver
November 4 to g. Important educa.
tors and persons Of nationwide fame
will deliver lectures or speak at
these meetings.
Ten thousand square miles OF Ari.
zona's mountains and deserts are be.
ing mapped by aerial photographers
in four large army airplanes which
left Kelly field. near San Antonio
Texas for Yuma whare n haae, h "a .