The Dolores star., 1922-09-29


have adopted Il wage scale of flNe II
nine cents per sack for pickers. lhls
scale is 30 per cent less than that palu
last wear and is based according to tht
WELD per acre. the larger scale being
paid in fields of poor yield to induce
labor
Glenwood Springs.-W. L. Brown oi
Denver. traffic manager OF the Noun
tain States Telephone and Teiegraph
Company, was elected president OF the
Colorado Public Service Association
here. J. +. Dostal of Colorado Springs
was elected president of the Rocky
Mountain division of the National Eiec
tric Light Company.
Trinidud.-Ias Animas county WIN
an area about the size of the wioie
srate of Connecticut, and with prosper
ity in every square mile, has Just re-
covered from Il successful iour-dhS
fair. The Trinidad fair grounds were
groomed attractlvely and new gate
way. costing several thousand doiIars
was erected this year.
Denver Colorado mines produced
95O.GlS tons OF coal in August, the
monthly report of James Dalrymple,
state coal mine Inspector shows. ms
is the largest August production in re
cent years and exceeds that for Aug
ust. 1921, by 1T3,2S9 tons. The Increase
in production for the current year over
1921 has reached 2S3,Oo9 tons.
CraIg-,Tohn Zingre, wealthy hotel
man of Switzerland, in company with
Swiss Consul Paul Weiss of Denver
has been Investigating conditions in
Moffat county, as envoy of 800 young
Swiss farmers, who desire to immi-
crate To this country and form a col
ony, having been thrown out of EN-
p.oyment in their native country.
Pueblo.-Two cookies and can OF
sardtneS were inClosed in a registered
package received at Sheriff Sam
Thomas office recently. The box
came from John Aishelmann of Den
yer, who has written to the Pueblo
office every week for the last
ten years, but not one of the letters
has been legible or of such character
that it could be understood.
AkrOn.-JuIian Dies, laborer, en-
pluycd in the railroad yards here, was
shot and instantly killed by local of
fciuls while resisting arrest. A short
time before Dios had shot an officer
in the foot, and the sheriff accom-
panied by other officers, was called to
place him under arrest When ac-
rosted by the sheriff he Immediately
opened fire and was killed almost in
stuntly when they returned his fire.
Denver.-Fire Prevention week will
be observed in Colorado from October
= to October o, according to special
issued by Governor
Shoup at the statehouse. "Only by
urousing the public to the appalling sit
nation created by our excessive fire
waste can the evil be corrected" the
executive declared. All civic organiza,
tions and societies of the state were
asked to arrange special educational
programs for the week.
Denver.-The Denver & Rio Grande
Western railroad, which serves large
and prosperous section of Colorado,
will be brought thoroughly up to date
and will be put in shape to handle in
creased freight and passenger traffic
Receiver Joseph II. Young promises, if
his improvement budget is authorized
by the United States District Court
court budget calling for the expendi.
ture of $23, ,51S for improvements
and new equipment.
Byersl-s. G. Dunbar of Bennett
Colo, was injured at the Byers cross
ing when the produce truck he was
driving was struck by Rock Island
train No. s. When he saw the train
coming as he was approaching the
crossing, Dunbar tried to stop the
truck before reaching the crOss,ng, but
stopped it Immediately in front of the
train.
Denver.-Colorado has 167 fewel
predatory animals as a result ot
August operations of federal and state
hunters, according to Stanley p. Yount
of Denver, in charge of predatory ami
nal control. One hundred and twelv,
coyotes, forty-two bobcats. two lyn,
and one predatory brown bear wer,
killed. The number exceeds the Aug
ust record of several recent summers
Denver.-The Colorado Industrial
Commission terminated its Jurisdiction
over the recent action of fifty-thre,
leading coal operators of the state IL
increasing the wage scale paid to Goa
miners to correspond with the 1872
wage scale. The Industrial body ais,
approved the agreements reached be
tween the miners and operators an,
the subsequent increase of 81 tol
on coal to the public.
Loveland.-The Rocky Mountai
Boys camp has been purchased b
John Fl. Stevens of Chicago. He plan
to make the camp near Loveland on
OF the nations greatest recreation Ger