The Colorado statesman., 1924-02-09
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WESTERN

WESTERN
More than 1000 furniture dealers
from all parts of the West gathered in
San Francisco for the furniture deal
ers convention which was held in CON
nection with Furniture Market week.
Fire Of mysterious origin in Los An
geles destroyed a large portion of the
Lincoln park amusement zone and did
damage estimated at $4,000, accord
ingto investigating officers. The fire
is believed to have started in the mag.
&c carpet concession, when it was dis
covered by Il night watchman.
Many Catholic dignitaries, including
the Most Rev. Pietro Fmansoni- -Biondi,
apostolic delegate to the United States,
and prelates from practically every
diocese in the West, participated in
the formal reopenng in Las Angeles
of St Nibiana's cathedral, built in
1876, but closed last year for extern
slve repairs and enlargements.
Six employees and depositors of the
Seventeenth and Market street branch
of the Bank of Italy in San Francisco
were held up and locked in the banks
vault by three bandits, who then loot
ed the institution of $1,000, escaping
in a waiting automobile driven by Il
fourth bandit, who waited outside. The
alarm was given by Il jantor, who
eluded the bandits by hiding in a clos
ct He released the imprisoned en-
ployees and depOsitors.
The principals of six high schools in
Oakland Calf, sent out joint letter
TO the parents or guardians or all high
school students warning them against
"joy-rides, the perversion of modern
dancing, the illegulity of smoking by
minors and the danger of an Over-sup-
ply of spending money" and asking
them to impose modest dress on the
girls at all times. The letter was APP
proved by Fred NJ. Hunter city super
intendent of schools
j. T. Strauss Chicago engineer, has
arrived in San Francisco TO confer
with San Francisco officials in charge
of the Golden Gate bridge project
Financing of the proposed bridge, es-
tlmated to cost S21000OUU, would be
effected by creating Il bridge district
including those counties that would
benefit by the structure mo time
the bridge is made" Mr.. Strauss as
serted. He believes the span could be
completed within four years.
WASHINGTON
BY direction of the Berlin govern
pent the German embassy has re
Trained from making any display of
mourn ng for Woodrow Wilson. No
n, "a
nt any time since Mr.. Wilson's death,
although the other embassies and le-
cations have had their cnIors half
mastcd since the official notification
reached them.
Plans for the formation of n S10,-
100000 corporation by private inter
ests to provide assistance to agrlcul-
ture with the aid of the War Finance
Corporation, If needed and other rec
concentrations indorsed by the confer
ence called by President Coolidge to
consider the situation in the North
west, were outlined in the form of Il
report for the Presidents consldera-
ton.
In its latest search for valuable min
cral wealth the government is sending
party of expert engineers on mid
winter expedition to the tip of Alas
lin on the Arctic to survey some 10000
square miles of uncharted wilderness,
rugged mountain chains and large
stretches of undrlating treeless plains.
More than One-sixth of the entire
land area of the country was used in
growing farm crops last year. The De
total acreage of all crops at 372, 500
900 acres, or 5S2, COS square miles
Farm crops produced, not merely those
sold. had u Hypothetical total value of
S947O9 9TG OOO in 1923, or almost IA bill
lion dollars more than in 1922.
The funeral of former President
Wilson consisted of brief private
service nj the S street residence last
Wednesday. This service was followed
by another at bethlehem chapef, IN the
cathedral mt Mount st. Adams, where
the body was placed in vault until
arrangements are made as 20 final
resting place. 1t was decided not to
hold II state funeral as proposed by
some, or to have the body lie in state
mt the Capitol.
Senator Walsh of Montana will try
TO send Albert b. Fall to Jail unless
Fail agrees to tell the Senate public
lands committee the full story of the
naval oil reserve leases. Walsh flung
this challenge at Fall after the former
secretary of the interior had flutly re
fused to answer any questions before
rho committees which seeks more light
on the unpaid loans aggregating 1885,
600, made to him by f. L. Doheny and
Harry r. Sinclair, whose oil companies