The Colorado statesman., 1920-08-14


WESTERN
A fire in the Kootenal forest, in
northwestern Montana, burning over
an area of 5000 acres, fire fighters
who said they had been around the
blaze reported 10 the headquarters of
the federal forest service district
No. l.
Thre men are reported to have been
killed, many injured and several
homes of foreign residents fired In
West Frankfort, Ill, l04 miles south of
st. Louis, 10y a mob bent on avenginS
tile murder of Amiel Calcaterra, 10
years old, and Tony HemPel, IS, both
Of West Frankfort
Millions of feet Of timber near Daw-
son, Yukon Territory, has been de-
stroyed by n forest fire which swept
both banks of the Peel river for 100
miles. Two hundred men concentrated
al Ross River post managed TO save
the post buildings, but We're unable to
stop the progress OF the flames.
The death list of Denver's riot vic
TINS who were killed In mobs or who
died from wounds received during the
rioting which accompanied the strike
of tranway men has been Increased
fu seven by the death of Leonard Tenn
mer, Who was shot during the riot
Ht the East Side barns, while The list
of wounded stiIl in hospitals has been
reduced from fifty-two TO fourteen by
the release of a large number of pat
tientS, who have recovered sufficiently
TO allow them to leave the institutions
A replica of the palace of the Legion
of Honor is to be built at the entrance
of the Golden Gate, on IL hill overlook
ing San Francisco bay, as memorial
TO soldiers who pcrished in the world
war, according 10 Mrs. A B. Spreck-
els. of San Francisco, ON her return
from Europe. The memorial, of white
stone and marble, viii be decorated
with gifts from allied nations and the
rooms will he furnished with objects
of European art. The memorial is to
be built by Mrs. Spreckels and her
husband, she said, adding she had
brought the plans with her.
WASHINGTON
anna canal set new record in the fis-
cal year, according to official reports
received at Washington. total of
2,47S commercial craft with an aggre-
gate tonnage OF s,545,0O0 made the
transit.
Renewal until August 81, 1921, of
the agreement between employees and
producers in the California oil fields
was announced by the Department of
Labor at Washington. The $4,000 oil
workers affected will receive an in
crease of - cents day and employees
in all other branches of the industry
will get an increase of - cents II day.
Whisky smuggling into the United
States has reach such proportions that
II has brought in its wake II large IL
legal traffic in other commodities, 1t
was learned at the Treasury Depart
ment. Officials have become so con-
cerned that they are considering re-
arrangement of the governments
coastal criminal chasing arms, with n
view to concentrating on what they
describe as menacing situation.
The increased cost of labor, with the
shortage of paper, has led to de
cision 10 discontinue free distribution
of the Monthly Labor Review. The
bureau of labor statistics at Washing
ton announced that hereafter 1t would
cost $3.50 annually.
A total of 151 convictions have been
obtained in the campaign Of the de
partment of justice against profiteer-
ing in Washington, It was Announced.
Since the campaign was instituted l.
S54 arrests have been made and 1,409
indictments returned.
Exposure of what war department
announcement at Washington charac-
terizes as "a "despicable swindle," by
which the mother of a dead soldier
was the victim, prompted new warn
ing by the department that relatives
of the soldier dead should pay no
money TO any person or organization
for information as to burial places In
quiries will receive prompt attention,
the warning said. In the case exposed
the grave of the soldier was never To-
Gated The swindler told the mother
he would visit Washington If she
would pay his expenses and see what
could be done. Later he reported sue
cess and the body would be sent home.
William Harrison Campbell, Negro,
held at Washington charged with the
murder of Mrs. Gertrude Harrison
Mann, confessed that he was the man
who attacked four women in and near
Washington last June precipltating
race riots. Two other Negroes are
serving long sentences for three of the
attacks Campbell confessed.
New wage schedules filed with the