The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-07
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after they had been missing six days,
died of starvation, according to the
verdict rendered by the coroner's jury
Art objects valued at hundreds of
thousands of dollars were destroyed
recently when fire of unknown
origin destroyed the home of Mrs. OIL
yer Dwight Norton in Montecito. Calf.
The home, one Of the new places of
Southern California, was built at a
cost of 100000.
Mrs. Esther Grant said to be the
wife of a Chicago broker, was found
dead in her room in a hotel in San
Francisco. Police say that Mrs. Grant
committed suicide. Friends declared
that she had said repeatedly that she
would commit suicide when her re
sources were exhausted rather than ac-
cept employment.
A dog owned by A. V. Sastian, Van
Nuys Calf, lost its life while search
Ing a burning barn for its masters
baby, safe in the house at the time.
The dog had been taught to search for
the child when asked the question,
where Is the baby?" Someone asked
that question while the flames were
destroying the barn, and the dog
dashed into the burning building.
Assessment of the per cent license
tax on oil production will be put on
value of the oil at the well, according
to a decision by the Montana State
Board of Equalization. Payment of
the l per cent tax, in effect until the
last meeting of the Legislature, in
some cases deducted from the field
price the cost Of pipe transmission and
of railroad freight on the oil to refin-
cries.
- married man cannot be sued for
breach of promise, 1t was ruled in the
Superior Court at Los Angeles, in find
Ing for the defendant in suit for
damages of $4,000 brought by Katie
Rudon against Sam Kapper. The
court announced the decision after
Kapper's attorney had argued that
"the promise to marry of man al
ready married was void and against
public policy"
All street beggars in Los Angeles
are professional mendicants and there
is not single case of need among
them, according to the Los Angeles
social service commission, which has
opened Its drive against begging on the
streets with an appeal to the public
to "meet them with jobs" Sixteen
large charitable institutions and num-
erous small relief organizations, ac-
cording to the commission, make it un-
necessary for those in distress to beg
on the street, but the professional
mendicants prefer the easier and more
profitable method Of appealing to pub
lie sympathy on the sidewalks.
WASHINGTON
A warrant was issued for the arrest
of John w. Clifton, prominent Wash
ington attorney in connection with the
case of Thomas Craven and Frank
Dorian of Boston, arrested In New
York for conspiracy to violate the Vol
stead act.
After months of antagonism and the
delay caused by the test of its consti-
tutionality, the packers and stockyards
act is now established on n solid basis
and It's administration is contributing
directly and effectively to the good of
the live stock industry, Secretary Wal
lace of the department of agriculture,
announces in statement just made
public.
Federal Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes has made, tentative plans to
visit Denver early next month to slim
ulate enforcement work in the inter-
mountain country. 1t Is probable that
he will be accompanied by e. @. Yel-
lowley, chief of the prohibition agents,
and one of the Headquarters legal
staff, and will hold conferences with
state officials and prohibition agents.
Charles w. Morse, New York ship
builder, recently carried to the Dis
trict of Columbia Court of Appeals his
fight to prevent the trial In Washing
ton on charges of conspiracy to de-
fraud the government of himself,
three sons and four others. Counsel
for Morse filed petition for writ of
prohibition, which, II granted, would
prevent any judge In the District of
Columbia Supreme Court from pro-
ceeding with the trial.
Collections of income tax up to
March is, exceed S450, 50,000,000, 1t was
shown recently upon receipt of final
returns from internal revenue collec-
tors over the country. Collections to
March Is, last year. were $685., 100000,
showing an increase of more than one
third, which treasury officials regard
as striking evidence of business pros
perity throughout the United States.
A public market in San Francisco
has installed community scales" in or
der that customers may weigh their
purchases. This, the management
says, eliminates weight shortages.