The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-08
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Mrs. Gertrude Holsteln, wealthy Fres-
no widow, who often had spurned his
attempts at love, died in the county
hospital at Fresno, Calf, from bull
let wound in the head which he in
flicted after he killed Mrs. Holstein.
Alfred Hertz, conductor of the San
Francisco Symphony orchestra for sew
en- years. has offered his resignation.
Lack of finances made the board of
governors of the Musical Association
of San Francisco unable to offer him
another contract. President J. D. Nc
Kee said.
Three masked men held up and
robbed the cashier of the Dairy Deliv
cry Company at San Francisco of $9,-
321. The robbers, in an automobile,
crowded the machine of the dairy COM
pany to the curb and forced Charles Il.
Benedict, the cashier, to hand over the
money which was being taken TO
bank.
Tommy Milton won the champion
ship sprint automobile race at the
speedway at Los Angeles, taking the
second preliminary 25-mile sprint in Is
speed of 115.02 miles an hour, and the
final 50-mile event in &c minutes, 1.92
seconds, an average of 1852 miles an
hour.
Organization of a central body by
the representatives of eighteen wom-
ems nuxiliares of the order of B'nai
Birth was completed at meeting at
Sacramento in connection with the an
nual district convention of the B'nai
Birth, representing eight western
states and British Columbia. 1t will be
known as the Womens Central Com
mlttee, Independent Order of B'nai
Birth.
The National Silver League was or
ganized at n meeting in San Francisco,
with the announced purpose of restand-
ardlZing the coinage ratio at not less
than 1914 ounces of silver to 1 ounce
of gold. Frank H Norcross of Reno,
former chief justice of the Nevada
Supreme Court, was chosen president,
and Charles S. Thomas, former United
States senator from Colorado, vice
president
Two-year-old Velma Anderson's par
future Olympiad. Recently the baby
fell into a pond three feet deep near
her home in Sacramento. She came
to the surface and swan. She had
swum nearly half way across the pond
when her mother caught her and un-
dressed her. The MOTHER n brother
and Il sister, who witnessed the spec
tacle, reported that little Velma
kicked her little feet and swung her
arms in n natural unison, propeling
herself sturdily.
WASHINGTON
Enactment OF the administration
ship subsidy bills without radical
change, is the hope of President Hard
ing and shipping board officials.
Chairman Lasker told members of the
Senate commerce commission and
House merchant marine committees at
the session of joint hearings on the
measures.
kilograms have been dispatched by
Congress to operators in the central
competitive field, representing approx
imately three-fourths of the coal pro-
duction of the nation, asking them to
meet officials of the miners union for
the purpose of negotiating n new
wage agreement and ending the strike.
A bold attempt to rob the Merchants
Bank, a block from the United States
treasury, was made by three bandits
recently. The three men snatched
big pile of bills containing $4,000 and
dashed for the door The cashier fired
three shots at them. One of the ban
dts was captured when a guard In
football fashion brought him down
with flying tackle. The money was
recovered.
The killing of DIR. Leroy Shelton,
medical missionary of the Disciples of
Christ (Christlan church,. by bandits
In Tibet last month followed the doc
tors refusal ito accept the advice of
local authorities" against proceeding
into a disturbed area, according TO COR
respondence between the State Depart
mept and the Chinese government,
copies of which have been transmitted
to md were made public In Washing
ton by Senator Spencer Of Missouri.
Nearly 200 army officers now on
duty In the District of Columbia are to
be relieved from duty as the result of
an investigation conducted by the in
spector generals department with
view to the reduction of the military
establishment In Washington, it was
snnounced at the War Department
Assurance Of sufficient funds for the
proper operation of Colorado's two ma
tional parks. the Mesa Verde and the
Rocky Mountain. was given when con
ferees of the House and Senate
reached an agreement on approprin-
tonx fpa tho coming fiscal year.