The Arvada enterprise., 1920-02-12
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR eUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN


neers who have investigated pro-
pOsal TO build II ship canal from Puget
Sound to Grnys Hnrbor.
Army building projects under pro-
cess Of construction along the lower
100 miles of The Rio Grande will cost
S1,O15.427 .53, 1t has become known nt
III PasO through official military chm
nrls.
The Nevada Legislature In special
session ratified the federal suffrage
unanimous In the Senate and but on.
vote was cast In opposition in the As
scmhly.
More than 75 per cent OF the visitors
To the Yosemite valley, California, are
tourists that come by automobile. Ac-
cor,ling to II national touring burcau,
5000 persons are expected to visit
this great national park this year.
Mrs Mclvina CIurk was instantly
killed at Salt Lake when an autoIno'
bile In which she was riding I" II Gem
cicry to end her daughters burial
cOllidcd with another machine. Five
other occupants OF the Clark car were
lnjur d.
A deiugc OF speeches, 10, 144,hr. cop
les In all, has been poured through, the
mails upon the American people ut
government expense of more than ST.
OOO.OOO, Senator SmoOt, Utah, told the
Senate In discussing shortage of news
print paper.
Were 1t not for the protection nf-
fordcd by United States troops. Mexi-
can raiders would make the existence
Of residents In the Big Bend district
impossible, American customs officials
told the Sennte subcommittee invcs,i-
eating Mexican affairs at III Paso,
Texas
r.. Earl Burgess, daredevil para.
chute jumper and aviator, was Instant
~ killed when he fell from an nero
plane near the new Los Angeles speed
wny ut Beverly Hills. Burgess fell
while he was hnnging from II skid
wing Of the plane for . motion picture
stunt.
Provided four others will do like
wise. Edward Hcrtwrek, n Fresno.
Calf. merchant, offers the sum OF
5000 to the person who will produce
cure for influenza, the decision to
lie with the Rockefeller Foundation
and the University OF California. The
offer was made to Mayor W. +.
TOOmey.
WASHINGTON
The secretary Of the treasury has
been asked In II resolution adopted to
inform the Senate regarding loans
mad. by the United States to foreign
governments and what interest has
hccn paid or = due.
In the last five months the total
public debt has shown u decrease OF
about s3O.OOOOOO and the floating
.i~bt about S73OOOO,OOO. Secretary
Houston announced In comparative
statements Of the public debt on Aug.
~. 1919. when the debt reached its
peak and on last jan. 81. The de-
cresses were due principally to sal
wage and taxes
Secretary Baker In a communication
To all branches OF the army and the
War Department called attention to
the paper shortage and directed all Of
ficers to scrutinizc closely all requests
for printed matter and take such steps
as may be necessary to eliminate waste
In the public printing and binding.
iiailrond revenues In 1919 reached II
new high record. but because of the
high cost Of labor and materials the
net return on the total investment fell
To ~ ,ssr cent. II new low record The
rev, ucs passed be S5.W1,hr,nU
mark. according To nm advance fore
of government operation which has be-.
come public.
In passing the army appropriation
bill. the Senate repealed the llmitn.
ton OF the national defense act which
fixed the peace time strength OF the
army al approximately 10000 officers
and men. II developed during hear.
ing before the House military commit,
tee Secretary Baker said the repeal
lcf, the War Department, free to ~.
cruit the army 10 100000 men but
added that mo one hopes To make
that increase
The death rate In the United Sta,cs
for 1918 was the highest on record, ne.
cordng to the census bureaus annual
mortality statistics just Issued. which
shows l,47l.387 deaths ror the year.
representing n rate of eighteen per L..
900 population In the death registration
area Of thirty states and twcnty-scyen
cities with total estimated population
Of 81, ,s6S.104.
Nineteen thousand United Stn,cs
troops nrc still ovcrscns. 5000 In Si
beria and 1900 In Europe. Secretary
Baker told the House foreign affairs
committee NJ Washington.