The Colorado statesman., 1922-05-27
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

Tiger quarter-mller, Sprinted ahead OF
Boulton of C. U. in the last lap of the
relay here it closed one of the great
est track meets in the history of the
conference. Colorado U. walked off
with the honors, but not without
harder battle than was expected by the
dopesters. The Utah Aggies, with their
star distance man, Hart, gave Willard
and the other Silver and Gold athletes
a battle that will live long in the an
nails of Rocky Mountain tracks. But
Willard led the state men to victory,
himself scoring fifteen points with
first in the hundred, broad jump and
220-yard dash. The Utah Aggies
copped 80 points while State was taxi
ing 40, and Colorado College came
third with %.
Denver.-Though agricultural condi-
tions have been generally unfavorable
in all parts of the country during the
past eighteen months, and in most
states the number of farms in opera
ton this year is less than the number
operated last year, there is apparently
larger number of farms being oper-
ated iH Colorado this year than ever
before. Reports of county assessors to
the State Immigration Department,
now about one-third complete, indicate
that there will be an increase of at
least 1900 in the number of farms re-
ported this year over 1921, and the
actual acreage under cultivation will
be slightly greater than that for last
year.
Pueblo.-As a preparedness meas
ure in case Pueblo should ever again
be inundated as it was last June,
flood emergency rescue organization
has been formed with more than three
hundred men appointed to act in any
such event The men will be detailed
to seven sections of the Fountain and
Arkansas rivers and will do patrol
duty at times of high water The
measure is being taken through CO.
operation of the city parks and high
way department, the police and health
departments, Dayton Morgan Engineer
Company, the American Legion, Red
Cross and Pueblo county.
Trinidad-More than 100 delegates
and their friends from Denver, with
Lions Club minstrel show, recently
staged in Denver, attended the district
convention of the Lions Clubs here.
The attendance of the convention was
one of the largest on record for the
Lions. Lions from southern Colorado
made the journey to Trinidad by auto
mobile, forming an automobile caval-
cade, picking up new delegations at
each town.
Denver.-The Denver Civic and
Commercial Association announces
that statewide celebration will be
held to commemorate the official be-
ginning of work on the construction
of the Moffat tunnel. Announcement
was made also that a committee will
be appointed to draw up plans for the
celebration and to cooperate in every
way with the commission recently APP
pointed by the governor.
Depver.-Governor Oliver II. Shoup
has appointed five members of the
Moffat tunnel commission recently
created at a special session of the
Colorado Legislature. The members
named are: w. p. Robinson. Charles
MacAllister Wilcox and w. n. w.
Blaney of Denver; Charles II. Lecken-
by of Steamboat Springs and n. w.
Wheeler of Yampa.
Denver.-Coal production in Colo
RADIO during April totaled 400,963 tons,
according to the monthly report of
james Dalrymple, state coal mine in
spector This is considered an excel
lent showing in view of the fact that
the general strike order of the United
Mine Workers of America went into
effect on April /.
Denver-Dr. David Starr Jordan,
chancellor emeritus of Leland Stanford
University, will give the commence
ment address at the graduation eXer-
cises of the University of Denver,
which will be held in the city Audito-
rum June I.
Fort Logan.-Select infantry troops
on duty at Fort Logan have been de-
tailed by the War Department to
temporary duty in twenty-five towns
and cities over the state TO assist in
recruiting for the citizens military
training camp TO be maintained here
from July 27 to Aug. 26 The towns
over the state in which these select
troops have been detailed to duty fol-
low: Limon, Arriba. Flagler, Seibert,
Burlington, Fort Lupton. Platteville,
Orchard. Brush. Merino, Sterling. Colo
RADIO Springs, Canon City, Pueblo, Wal
senburg. Trinidad, La Junta, Lamar,
Boulder. Longmont, Fort Collins, Gree
ley, Fort Morgan and Brighton.
Boulder.-Newly elected officers of
the Associated Students of the Univer-
sity of Colorado We're installed recent
ly when the outgoing officers gave a