The Colorado statesman., 1920-11-06

Mt his home in Bloomburg. He was
7 feet inches in height
Six are known to have been killed
and fifteen injured in the wreck of
the Pacific Overland No. 102 near
Yermo, Calf, according to message
received from Las Vegas, New.
Allen Charlton, prominent Dallas
attorney, was acquitted of the charge
of murder by jury in connection with
the shooting to death last June % of
Charles Eubank, Dallas business man.
Reports were received at Southern
Pacific Railway offices at San Fran
cisco that Pullman porter was killed
and two passengers injured in col
lision of two sections of Southern
Pacific train at Coram, northern Cali
fornia. The train was en- route from
San Francisco to Portland, Ore.
A stockmen's cooperative selling
agency has been launched at Fort
Worth, Texas, with the appointment
of Ralph Harris of San Angelo, chair
man of the organization committee, by
President Turney of the Texas Cattle
Raisers' Association. The agency will
DuN anu sell ali Nilllt idAotu bS AAiNAAi
bers of the association. The action
was taken, President Turney said, be-
cause of Increased prices asked by
commission firms"
A submarine chaser rescued Navy
Lieut. T. Garnette, four seamen and
five musicians on the open sea Off
Oceanside forty miles north of San
Diego, after the party had spent
night adrift in a crippled seaplane,
while submarine chasers searched up
and down the coast for them. The
plane left San Pedro to bring the mu-
scians to a dance at the North Island
naval air station. Engine trouble
forced the machine to alight at sea.
Clyde w. Ryder, 30 years of age, a
former lieutenant in the British air
service, credited with having brought
down twenty-one enemy planes, is
dead as a result of injuries received
near Wells, New, in a railroad acci-
dent. Ryder was Southern Pacific
fireman. AS the train climbed the
Pequop grade, the side rods of the
engine became disconnected. In the
confusion following the accident,
Ryder leaped from the cab, striking
upon a pile of rocks.
WASHINGTON
Fewer persons were killed on rail
roads during 1919 than in any year
since 1898 and fewer were injured
than in any year since 1910, said a
statement issued by the interstate
commerce commission.
Recruits for the regular army con-
tinue to flock in at record-breaking
rates, Adjutant General Harris offices
announced, and 1925 enlistments ac-
cepted during October broke all peace
time records for the month. A notaDie
matter in connection with the record
it was said was the fact that 66
per cent of the months enlistments
were for the full three-year period
The total strength of the army is now
POSTS officers and men, of which
15S, S,466 are in the United States.
For the first time in more than five
wears. the international bridges be-
tween Eel Paso, Texas, and Juarez'
Mexico, are unguarded by Uniteu
States troops. The removal OF the
troops, it was explained at military
headquarters, is due to the restoration
of peaceful conditions in Mexico which
make their presence no longer neces-
sary.
Further increases in freight charges
will be opposed by the packers ana
other shippers. This was made known
when the Institute of American Meat
Packers and other shippers organiza
tions filed protests with the Inter
state Commerce Commission against
new demurrage rates which the car
riers have filed and which wouiu De
come effective Dec. 1.
e. L. Rice, a patent attorney OF
Washington, filed damage suit
against Secretary of War Baker anu
a number of officials of the war De
partment seeking damages OF more
than S1O2,OOO,O00. Rice, In his decla
ration, alleges conspiracy on the
part of the War Department OFFICIALS
in connection with the use of certain
patents in the manufacture of air
planes.
The War Department answered
charges that the government had SUI
fered great loss through the SAFE ol
surplus war supplies 3ith the clam
that it had saved over $4,675,3 ,342,sSl'lo
to the taxpayers through the sale OF
such supplies and settlements oil
claims"
Treasury operations for October re-
suited IT. a further reduction IN tne
public debt, according to figures maae
public showing the gross debt to De
1924, ,O62, ,5O9,672. This represents re-
duction of $24,S46,455 during the
month.