The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-22
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What is declared to be the largest
prune orchard in the world has re-
suited from the consolidation of sew
eral large orchard farms on the Sacra.
mento river, near Butte City, Calf.
IN the consolidation are 1852 acres
Approximately $2,0o0,0OO was in
volved in the transaction.
Strict economy by all light and pow
er consumers in southern California
and the San Joaquin valley is recon-
mended by special committee sur
veying the field to offset Every serl-
Gus situation" due to drought, accord
ing to a statement issued in Los An
geles by L. S. Ready, engineer for the
State Railroad Commission.
An Indictment charging murder on
one count and assault with attempt
to murder on another count was re-
turned by the county grand jury in
Los Angeles against Barney Brannon,
formerly of Ell Paso, Texas. Brannon
is alleged to have killed his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Margaret Cronin, formerly
OF Butte, Mont, during a quarrel, and
~ We "IbCAiplCd " NIL lllo WIG.
The last two bodies of the 173 vic
Tins of the explosion in mine No. 2
of the Utah Fuel Company at Castle
gate, Utah, have been taken from the
workings. All but one of the victims
are believed to have been killed al
most Instantly by the series of explo-
sions. One rescuer met death by
oepbyyvfafinu
by the mine company to repair and
reopen the wrecked mine.
Utah's second mine disaster in ap-
proXimately a quarter Of century,
that of mine No. of the Utah Fuel
Company, which occurred at Castle
Gate two weeks ago, and in which 172
lives were lost, will prove to be large
economic loss to the company. Con-
servatively estimated, the three blasts
that wrecked the interior of the mine
and snuffed out the lives of 172 per-
sons, all withing a period of approx
mately twenty minutes, caused q finan-
cial loss of $1,500,000.
Charles Paddock, suspended Califor-
MIA sprinter, has been reinstated by the
<alnulcuI alihCdC OllloA.
William G. Prout made this announce
ment in Boston, Mass, and said that
he would issue a statement on the
matter later. Paddock has been under
suspension since last May, when, in
violation of rule against foreign COM
petition by American athletes in 1923,
he participated in students track
meet at Paris. This rule was adopted
by the A. A. U. at the request of the
American Olympic committee
WASHINGTON
The House passed the soldiers
bonus bill. The vote was 355 to 54.
The result Indicated there were suf-
ficient votes in the House to over
ride a presidential veto. The margin
over the necessary two-thirds was
eighty-two. AS sent to the Senate,
the bill provides for paidup twenty
year endowment life insurance pol
icies and cash payments to those vet
Grams not entitled to more than $50
in adjusted compensation.
The army flight around the world
started from Clover Field, Santa Mon
lea, Calf. Maj. f. L. Martin was the
first to get away. Lieut.. Leigh Wade,
photographer of the flight, was the
second world flier to get away, and
, Lieut. Lowell H Smith, pilot of the
flight, was third to take off.
Chief Justice Curtis ID. Wilbur of
the California Supreme Court will lay
aside the ermine of his office to take
up the weig1tier duties of the post of
secretary of the navy. rendered the
office by telegraph, Justice Wilbur re-
sponded, accepting the portfolio sur
rendered by Edwin L. DENLY last
week. He will leave San Francisco for
Washington as soon as his appoint
ment is confirmed by the Senate.
In the midst of intermittent explo-
sions from the oil and Daugherty COM
mittees, searches for cabinet officers
and oil counsels, President Coolidge
was invited to go lion hunting. Miss
Albertus Tchener, Cassels. Colo,
school teacher, sent the invitation and
described lion hunting in the South
Platte canon as n truly royal sport,
worthy of any of the men of the cap
ital." The President did not indicate
whether he would accept.
The name of Attorney General
Daugherty was directly linked with the
Dempsey Carpenter fight films deal in
testimony before the. Senate investi-
eating committee by Gerald o. Hold
ridge, former Department of Justice
agent.
BY vote of 45 to 10 the Senate re-
jected constitutional amendment pro-
posed by Senator Harrison, Democrat,
Georgia, to limit the tenure of office
: of a President to single term of six
years. The amendment limiting the