The Colorado statesman., 1923-08-25
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

try Life Association Mt st. Louis, Nov.
s to IL. She termed the delegates
from Colorado as eminent experts in
rural education. The delegates named
are DR.. Charles A. Lory, president of
the Colorado Agricultural College at
Fort Collins Prof. j. ii. Schreiber, ru-
raj educational specialist for the Uni
versity of Colorado ut Boulder; Miss
Jenny Tressel of Stratton, who Is an
extension work expert; Miss Cora AL
llson of Sterling, and Mrs. Grace Cum
mings, rural specialist, of Gunnison.
Denver.-Col. William II. Moncrief,
who has been the commanding officer
at Fitzsimmons general hospital,
Aurora, since September, 1920, expects
to be relieved of that duty soon by
Lieut.. Col. Paul G. Hutton of the
army medical corps in Washington.
Colonel Moncrief has been ordered by
the war department to report for SER
vice in the Philippine Islands. Colonel
Hutton has been on duty in the office
of the surgeon general in Washington
us chief of the army hospital division.
He served in the Spanish-American
war and also in the world war where
he became chief surgeon with the
American Expeditionary forces.
Leadville.-The highest airplane
landing field in the United States was
dedicated Aug. TO-, with appropriate
ceremonies to the memory of Lieut.
Halsey Bingham, who lost his life in
an accident, while attempting to land
his plane in Leadville year ago. The
new landing field will be known as
Bingham field. 1t was located as
close as possible to the scene of the
fatal accident. The Leadville Cham
Der of Commerce secured forty acres
and smoothed it off in the hope that
future flyers across the Rocky Noun
tains would have safe landing in
case of need.
Denver.-Increased employment in
nearly all industrial lines, renewal of
metal mining activities, reopening Of
canning factories, building railroad
work, road construction and harvest
ing this summer has created strong
demand for all classes of labor in
Colorado, principally of harvest hands,
experienced metal miners and un-
skilled railway track laborers, accord
ing to the July Industrial employment
survey report issued recently by the
United States department of labor,
employment service.
Denver.-Sixteen memb,rs of Den
vers million-dollar bunko ring, headed
by Lou Blonger and A. w. Duff, have
carried their fight for freedom to the
last battle-ground, the Colorado Su-
preme Court. Application for writ
of supersedeas with assignments of err
ror, in which the Supreme Court Is
asked to set aside the decision of
Judge George f. Dunklee In the West
Side Criminal Court, along with
brief and statement of the case, were
filed by attorneys of the men.
Denvss-False, malicious and un-
warranted arrest; damage and defa-
nation Of character, and physical i'm
pairmeut are alleged by George Grif-
fifth Illinois youth, who filed suit in
Federal Court for $S4,40O damages
against Arapahoe county officials and
citizens of Deertrail, Colo. Griffith
was in the Arapahoe county Jail from
Dec. 24, 1922, until July 20, 1923, on
n charge of numbering Howard Hamil-
ton at Deertail on Christmas eve, 1922.
Pagosa Springs.-NIrs. NJ. NJ. Cade,
known as Grandma Cade to Pagosa
Springs, died mt her home in the San
Juan hotel, following an illness of
several months. She was SS years old
and had lived in Pagosa Springs since
1879.
Colorado Springs.-What observers
say was the largest meteor ever seen
in the Pixies peak region fell a few
days ago. 1t broke into several frag-
ments high in the air, resembling n
huge rocket, and lighted the whole
heavens momentarily.
Colorado Springs-The equal rights
ceremonial pageant to be staged in
the Garden of the Gods September 10
is rapidly enlisting statewide coop
eraton. Hazel MacKaye, noted pageant
director, who is managing the produc
ton of the woman's party, announced
that leading parts would be played by
Denver women. Roles will be played
by Mrs. Nettie Wallace and Miss
Leila Kinney.
Canon City.-The body of Joseph
Creswell, 7-year-old son of the Rev.
and Mrs. Hugh Creswell of Lamar,
who was drowned when the automo-
bile in which he and his parents were
riding plunged down forty foot en-
bankment into the Arkansas river at
Echo, thirty miles west of Canon City,
was found on an island 300 yards be-
low the scene of the accident.
Colorado Springs.-Work of convert
ing into modern highway the old
Midland right-of-way through the
Busk- -Iyanhoe tunnel and on 10 Glen