The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-10-28
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
western Newspaper u.Ioa ~. s.r,e,.,


Colo, John II. McDevitt, Jr.
Delegates attending the convention
of the Arkansas Valley Association o1
Congregationalists at Colorado Spring.
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 a leader in the councils OF
the Democratic party in the state
died at his home in Pueblo. He was
S5 years old and had been Ill 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 q section OF
| land which was heavily mOrtgaged. He
had been very Respondent for some
time because he could see no way OF
lfquidating his debts. A coroners jury
brought in a verdict of suicide.
Colorado's share of federal aid road
funds for the current fiscal year will
exceed $I20O,OO0 in all probability, If
the proposed federal aid act is passed
by Congress and if 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 20-months-old son of Mr..
and Mrs, ]. L. Brady of Pueblo, died
as result of having eaten several an
ti-fat tablets The child was taken
i'll but for time the parents failed to
realize his danger. When 1t was dis
covered that the tablets were poison
Gus, physician was called, but all eff
forts to save the baby's life were un-
availing.
w. 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 shale 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 DR.. Victor G.
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 shale conference as yub-
sidiary organization of the mining con-
gress.
| OF native-born white persons in
Colorado, Ii per cent are illiterate,
according to report Of the United
| States census bureau. In Wyoming.
Utah, Idaho and Montana, only g are
illfterate, this report declares, but in
New Mexico the percentage is 11.6
and in Arizona, 81. The report says
there are S,624 flliterate native-born
whites in Colorado and 14,224 illiterate
foreign born. Among the foreign-born
white population the illiteracy is 12.4
per cent.
Students Of the University of Colo
RADIO have been asked to vote on a pro-
posed change in the fees of the Asso-
ciated Students. At present the fee
is SO per year This is considered too
little by members Of the athletic
board. 1t Is impossible to run student
activities on this basis. Last year the
A. s. U. c. faced deficit of S3,240
because Of the low fees. 1t is hoped to
get the students to increase the reye-
nues by adding 81 per quarter to the
present fee. This would bring a year
ly revenue Of SO from each student
Bonds and securities valued between
$4,000 and 100000, and cash totaifng
between $1,000 and $4,000 were stolen
from the State Bank at Vernon. The
money was the property of the bank
and the securities belonged to farm
ers and other patrons of the institu-
ton, 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.
RADIO Springs, backed by local business
men with a total wealth Of $50 900 900,
was launched when the Master Build
ers' Association posted notices that
the "American plan" Of employ ment
would be effective. Action taken by
the contractors came after the business
men had agreed at a meeting to SIN.
| mort the builders In their 2; CHI = ..s,.r,,
the Carpenters union. Practically ev.
cry business house in the CITY has
signed the agreement to support any
association which announces its fnten.
ton to work under the American
plan"
The mines of Colorado produced g..
6O2,5lO tons of coal during September
t according to the report of the state
: coal mine inspector. This is S4,91s
fnn mo f1.at.