The Dolores star., 1921-03-11
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union New, service,

nc WIS struck by heavy truck The
aged man, according to Donald NJ.
Rh"hdes, who was driving the truck.
was cutting across the street and was
almost in front of the truck when he
perceived 1t bearing down on him. He
leaped TO escape it, but was too late.
Senator Richard C. Callen's bill to
require railroads to maintain n speed
of ten miles an hour between shipping
point and destination for all livestock
and perishabie products was passed on
second reading. The measure gives
shippers power to collect punitive
damages from $1,000 to $1,000, besides
actual damages, for failure to ship
within the time fixed.
William III. Rathbun, mining engineer
and head of Electro Copper Company,
located at Mile Post 155, on the Mof-
fat road, shot and killed one of the
largest and oldest lions ever killed in
that country. Rathbun, we'll known
hunter and sportsman, shot the lion on
InrmOny mountain after crawling on
his hands and knees for nearly hun
drcd yards. Rathbun has killed many
lions in this vicinity but this one is
said to be the largest.
A unique plan for relieving the H.
nancial stringency in Conejos county
will be given IL trial by public-spirited
citizens. An effort will be made to
get all the farmers, as well as other
interests in the county. to cooperate
in the "sell-a-littlc, pay-a-little" cam
paign. A great number of the farm
ers of the county have been holding
their products for a raise in price. and
in consequence the merchants Of the
the farmers, and now cannot collect
their bills.
The precious metal production rec
ords of the Idaho Springs district,
Clear Creek county, in gold. silver,
copper and lead is in excess of S170,-
100000. Much of this was obtained
under mining methods that today are
not considered efficient. The Gem
property alone has produced more than
S4,OOO,OO0, while the production from
Tie olll'l lNp dt-
quired by the Gem Company-is esti
mated at S3,OOOOOO. This estimates
ore based on 60 cents per ounce as the
average price for silver.
Colorado will be represented in "the
forest of states" located in Exposition
park, Los Angeles, according to an
nOuncement made by Governor Shoup.
In few days IL young blue spruce
tree taken from the Denver mountain
parks will he forwarded to Los An
geles. This action will be taken in COM
pliance with request received by the
governor from Frank Virgins, chair
man OF the parks and improvement
committee OF the Los Angeles Chamber
Of Commerce. The spruce is typical of
Colorado's finest trees. A sufficient
amount of native soil will be sent
along with the tree to insure its
growth.
Evidence of one OF the most effect
i've causes of the stringency that has
existed In the money market for some
time is found in the compilation of the
reports of all banks of the state for
December 20, 1920, just completed by
the State Immigration Department
This report shows that the total de.
posits in all banks of the state on the
above date were S296, 20S. .939.74. com
pared with $319,594, ,25911 on Decem
Der 81, 1919. Loans and discounts
were S219,3O4, ,44O.99, compared with
$211 90, ,5G5.0S year previous. In
other words, in the twelve months Gov
cred by the report, bank deposits de
creased more than per cent, while
loans and discounts have increased
nearly 4 per cent.
"A competent staff of instructors is
maintained ut the University of Colo
RADIO to see that students who gradu-
ate are not only mentally trained. but
also physically developed said DR.. G.
Il. Kennedy in an address before the
Boulder Commercial Association.
physical education does not only
mean competitive sports for the stu
dents, it means, in addition, correc-
tive system of overcoming physical de-
1eCtS, lie co1lllnutu. III. INtiheus ID
at the head of the physical education
department of the university.
Twenty-Five undesirable aliens, all of
whom have been convicted of various
crimes in Denver and in the northern
part of the state, were deported from
Denver by Chief w. II. Mansfield of
the United States immigration service,
and are now on their way to San
Francisco. These deportees, all of
them Mexicans, We're placed in spe-
cial car which was attached to a
through train for the Pacific coast.
They will he placed on Il steamer at
San Francisco and taken to MaZatlan,
Mexico. Chief Mansfield was accom-
panied by four heavily armed guards
and Deputy United States Marshal
Harry Mcintyre.
The inability of the uncompahgre
valley farmers TO dispose of their sur
Mus hay during the last season, be-
cause of the extremely low price which
has been paid for this commodity. has
,,,.,,,- nf tl,arp pptnr the dairy