The Arvada enterprise., 1920-04-22
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

:" AVesNh"i auNtVNSS III tIlc SVuutS tuN
lrvics for the construction and main
tenMnce of highways, The levies range
from I mill to mills, and the total
revenue to be collected by the coun-
ties for highway purposes will he in
the neighhorhood OF S3,OO0OOO, the
highest In the history of the state. and
more than was available annually for
the state ten years ago. In addition
to this there will be substantial In
creases In the amount collected this
year for highway purposes from auto.
mobile license tax and from gasoline
tax, and the amount to he turned over
to the state by the federal government
from various sources for highway pur-
poses also will be larger than ever be-
fore. Apparently the total amount
available for highway purposes in the
state from all sources this year will
be in the neghborhoOd OF x7,OOO,OOO.
l Children between the ages of II and
10 are barred from working in Colo.
RADIO factories and Industrial establish
ments later than Z y. H., MS the re-
suit Of ruling by W. l.. MorrIssey,
state labor commissioner, from fed
cral labor officials In Washington
The ruling holds that the federal la
Dor law supersedes the state law In NO
far us working hours for children are
concerned. Under the state law, chill
dren between the ages of IA and Is
could work until 3 o'clock ut night,
under permit
james Girardet and Fred s. Hotch-
kiss, two Delta county contractors,
have been given the contract for the
construction Of the Delta MOntrOse
gravel highway, according to an
nouncement from the State Highway
Commission. This contract calls for
I'M expenditure of from $5O,OOO to
$780, and the work will he completed
this summer. When finished, this will
make the longest stretch of gravel
road In the Uncompahgre valley,
twenty-three miles.
Rienxi Dickens of Long Beach,
Calf, after an absence from Colorado
Of four years. appeared In the District
Court ut Boulder and was granted
further liberty under bond Of $37 200.
The bond was signed by himself, his
mother, Mrs. W. II. Dickens, and by
Walter G. COulehan, cashier Of the
TURNER'S National bank of lOngmOnt,
VIII" is his brothcr-in-law. Dickens is
accused Of having killed his father, W.
IL. Dickens, Longmont pioneer and
banker.
Denver restaurant keepers who no.
gan campaign TO reduce the con-
sumption OF potatoes will not deprive
their patrons of potatoes by removing
them from the menus. hut instead Will
suggest daily that their customers use
substitutes, such Az sweet potatoes,
cabbage, mncnrOni aud other food
stuffs, until the price Of ltOtatOcs IL
forced down through, luck OF demand.
The repeal Of the compulsory vmc-
cinatiOn INV was advocated by "A rcsO-
luton passed by the Mothers Congress
and Purcnt-reAci,cr Associate at II
meeting held In Denver. The rexOlu.
ton stated that II committee appoint
ed by the chair should seek to have
this law revoked ut the next session
Of the State Legislature.
To honor the memory Of George
Oucio. ManitOu marine killed In the
war, the town council Of MunitOu lM,s
changed the name NJ Ute avenue to
Duel" avenue for nll time. A bronze
monument To DucIO il to be erected
also. DuclO was killed nj Chutcmu
Thierry.
I'll" House committee on public
buildings und grounds have agreed on
Legislation authorizing expenditure Of
xSlNW,Nhy tn DuiiA Or purchase hos.
pitfalls for holders In the various states.
This will include one hospital or more
In Colorado.
Colorado liz working to establish II
state forest of something over 10000
acres TO he cOnscrvMtively managed
for the sustained yield of timber and
forage.
Investigations by the Colorado Agri-
cultural College are beginning Ia show
that shrinkngc Of live stock when
shipped to market can be greatly re-
ttured. The most Important thing IL II
comfortable car and not much crowd.
Ing. The next thing is to have the
animals well fed and cOltcnied when
they sre loaded and until they Are
sold ut the terminal mnrke,. In other
words, plenty Of feed and water and
comfortable quarters are mos, import.
ant.
Unless more substantial evidence In
submitted to the government, census
burenu by III" Chamber OF Commerce.
the city Of Colorado Springs Will have
I" accept M final and official III" re-
cent census report Of slightly less Than
10000 for that city. From the MIXTURE
OF the letter received from the Census
bureau II appears ihni only n com
plci" r'"Oun, by the city viii he ne.
ceptrd ms substantial evidence.
Supt. q. &. Casey Of the I.0nynnOnt
ptIhIIt. Nshsn,ls Inns Lnnu rs.n,,ui.vn.1