The Colorado statesman., 1921-04-23
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


the teeth, held up and robbed Ellis B.
Hart, auditor, and J. II. Leftwlch, clerk
OF the Stockynrds National Bank of
Denver of $4,000 cash. After disarm-
ing the bank men and putting the en-
CINE of their taxicab out of commits
sion, the robber trio fled In high
powered automobile and disappeared
In n cloud of dust One Of the bandits
accidentally shot himself through the
foot as he was transferring money
sacks from the taxicnb to the robber
car. The robbery, staged in broad day
light and in full sight of n number of
residents of the neighborhood, was one
of the most daring ever attempted in
Colorado. Likewise, II was one OF the
most skillfully executed. II was pulled
off so quickly and so smoothly that
Hart and Leftwich scarcely could be-
lleve 1t had taken place.
No clew to the slayer Of S. Yamagu-
chi, wealthy Japanese healthseeker,
whose body was found In Beaver
brook at its junction with Clear creek
near Golden, was developed at the cor
oner's inquest held at Golden. The
Jury returned n verdict finding that
Yamaguchi, who disappeared Jan. II,
came to his death from gunshot
wound inflicted by persons unknown
to the Jurors. State rangers who had
been Investigating the case since Yam
aguchis disappearance and who found
his automobile mt the foot of a cliff on
Genesee mountain the day before his
Il .at.fvn vnrf-
pal witnesses at the inquest.
One hour after they had entered the
First State bank at Aguilar, held up
w. r. Emberton, president, and Miss
Jeannie Bale, cashier and teller, and
escaped with more than $500 in cash,
two auto bandits were in the county
Jail in Trinidad. The bandits, with
the money in n sack, were rounded up
by Undersheriff +. Il. Cole and Il
posse of citizens on the road six miles
north of Trinidad. The bandits gave
their names as VIII Avery and B. l..
Sloan, and say they are life insurance
agents.
Mrs. Pearl Burgman, widow of the
late Fred C. Burgman, who died in
operating table In the offices of Drs.
]. Henry Hook and James Keen,
osteopaths, has filed suit asking $10,-
900 damages. She charges malprac-
tice. Burgman was operated upon on
that date for the removal of tonsils.
The complaint charges that the de-
ceased came to his death through lack
of ability on the part OF the doctors
who performed the operation.
The first contest among the CONNER
cial classes of the western slope high
schools will be held in Montrose May
6, when representatives from five COM
mercial departments will compete for
the western slope honors. The coun-
ties to compete in this are Montrose,
Ouray, San Miguel, Delta and Hins-
dale, and the victor in the contest will
go to Greeley for the state tournament
on May %.
Gross revenue of insurance compan-
les of all classes in Colorado during
the last year amounted to $27 ,20S,-
997 80, according to the preliminary
annual report issued by the state in
surance commissioner. Losses paid by
the companies totaled $11,417, ,564.S5.
Life insurance in force during 1920
reached S545, ,634, 400 on which S12,223,-
1870 was paid In premiums.
Twelve years of litigation between
the executors of the estate of j. Pier
pone Morgan, who died in 1913, and
Col. james A Ownbey of Boulder, ter
minated when the United States Su-
preme Court announced a decision af-
firming action of the District Court of
Delaware awarding judgment for
100000 against Ownbey.
Thousands of visitors from all parts
of Colorado and from neighboring
states are expected to be in Denver
for "Music week." May 10 to 20. The
committee in charge is giving wide
publicity to the affair, and cities all
over the state are cooperating with
Denver in the idea.
Considerable uncertainty exists and
there is much difference of opinion
among the fruit growers as to the dam
age done to the fruit crop of the
Canon City district by the severe
frosts of recent nights. Horticultural
Inspector Bruce Mcintyre estimates
that nine-tenths of the fruit buds are
killed, but If the surviving buds are
sufficiently scattered and remain un-
injured by subsequent freezes there
will still be enough left for good
yield.
The city council of Fort Collins has
accepted the proposition of the Noun
tain States Telephone and Telegraph
Company whereby the company will
withdraw its injunction suit pending
in the Federal Court to prevent the
city from enforcing lower rates, and
the CITY will hermit the nreSent rnteS