Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-10-27
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Postmasters recently nominated by
President Harding included: Durango,
Colo, John II. McDevitt, Jr.se
Delegates attending the convention
of the Arkansas Valley Association OF
CongregatiOnalists at Colorado Springs
passed resolution favOring world
wide disarmament. Copies of the res
olution were sent to President Hard
Ing.
James n. Carlile, former state treas
urer, railroad builder Of pioneer days
and long u leader in the councils OF
the Democratic party In the state
died ut his home in Pueblo. He was
eS years old and had been III several
weeks.
Frank NJ. Hobbs, 40 years old, com
mitted suicide by hanging at his farm'
thirty-three miles southwest OF Yuma.
Hobbs was the owner OF section or
land which was heavily mortgaged. He
had been very respondent for some
time because he could see no way OF
brought In verdict of suicide.
Colorado's share Of federal aid road
funds for the current fiscal year VIII
exceed $1,oOO.0OO in all probability, II
the proposed federal MD net Is passed
by Congress and II the method of dis
tribution is based on previous appor-
tionments, according to estimates tax
en- by officials Of the United States bu-
reau of public roads in Denver.
Donald, the 2O-months-Olds son Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. l.. Brady of Pueblo, died
as n result of having eaten several an
ti.fat tablets. The child was taken
III but for II time the parents failed to
realize his danger. When it was dis
covered that the tablets were poison
Gus, a physician was called, but all ef-
forts to save the buby's life were un.
uvailing.
W. ". Dimmit, who lives in the
southwestern part Of Lincoln county,
while rounding up his cattle found
what appears to have been the thigh
bone Of some large prehistoric animal.
The bone was about three feet long
and about foot In diameter at the
large end. The relic was washed out
on the banks Of Rush creek during the
flood a short time ago.
Great impetus has been given to the
oil sl,ale industry OF Colorado by the
twenty-fOurth annual convention OF
the American Mining Congress. whose
session was held In Chicago. This
statement was made by DIR. Victor &.
Anderson. president Of the Colorado
School Of Mines; Lewis B. Skinner
and H. B. LOwden OF Denver, who led
In the permanent organization of the
national oil shnle conference US SUBJ
sidIary organization Of the mining con.
gress.
OF native-born white persons In
Colorado, IL per cent are illiternte,
according to a report Of the United
States census bureau. In Wyoming,
Utah, Idnho and Montana, only 3 are
illiterate, this report declares, but In
New Mexico the percentage is 11.6
and in Arizona. 81. The report says
there are S,624 illiterate native-born
whites In Colorado and 14,224 flliterate
foreign born. Among the foreign-bor,
white population the llliteracy Is 12.4
per cent.
Students of the University Of Colo
RADIO have been asked to vote on pro-
posed change In the fees Of the Asso.
ciated Students. At present the fee
Is $6 per year. This is considered too
little by members of the athletic
board. 1t Is Impossible to run student
activities on this busis. Last year the
A. 8. U. C. faced n deficit Of $3,249
because of the low fees. 1t Is hoped to
get the students to Increase the reve-
nues by adding 81 per quarter to the
present fee. This would bring year
ly revenue of $40 from each student.
Bonds and securities valued between
$4,000 and 100000, and cash totalins
between 5000 and $4,000 were stolen
from the State Bank ut Vernon. The
money was the property of the bank
and the securities belonged to firm
ers and other patrons of the institu-
tIon, having been taken from the safe.
ty deposit vaults. The discovery OF
the robbery was made when the Of
fIcers of the bank unlocked the bank
the following morning. Entrance had
been gained by drilling through brick
wall, and breaking into the boxes of
the deposit vault.
The open shop movement in Colo
RADIO Springs, backed by local business
men with total wealth of $4,000, 900,
was launched when the Master Build
ers' Association posted notices that
the american plan" of emplo! ment
would be effective. Action taken by
the contractors came after the business
men had agreed at meeting to sup
port the builders In their fight against
the Carpenters union. Practically ev-
cry business house in the city has
signed the agreement to support any
association which announces its inten-
ton to work under the American
plan."