The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

SolorduO springs with the educational
committee of Greater Colorado, Inc.
Upon its acceptance, Mr.. Chapman
VIII leave for New York City to re-
sumo his newspaper work, having
0een granted leave of absence sew
eral months ago to accept the commits
sion from the Greater Colorado, Inc.
The book is to be used for instruc-
tion purposes in the intermediate high
schools and perhaps in colleges The
purpose of it is to teach Colorado
school children the history and re-
sources of the state. 1t Is to be illus
trated with many pictures. Prof.
Harry NJ. Barrett of the University of
Colorado, former principal of East
Denver High School, Is chairman of
the educational committee. which is
composed of representatives of every
section of Colorado.
Denver.-The State Land Board re-
ceived 1894 ,6S9.3S during the fiscal
year which ended Nov. 30, including
repayment of principal, taxes, insur-
ance and costs in the farm loan de-
partments, an audit completed by the
~
balance of $220.7O remained in the
land commissioners cash fund which,
with collections made by this depart
ment, equaled the sum of 500, ,337 40.
From this amount $1S,956.05 was de-
Quoted for salaries and disbursements,
leaving balance of $3,3S1.37, the
report states. The sum of $3S, ,2SS.4S
was expended last year for salaries
and miscellaneous expense for all en-
ployees in the state land board office,
leaving $31, ,411.51 of the original APP
preparation yet to be expended. The
| interest on farm loans last year
amounted to $37, ,124.45, all of which
was paid in to the farm department
of the land board.
Denver. - Appointment of Harry
Zimmerhackel, an attorney and George
| w. Beck, an insurance man, as joint
| receivers for the Scholtz Mutual Drug
| Company was made by United States
| District Judge ]. Foster Symes, after
counsel for creditors, stockholders and
| the company itself had made the re-
| quest that liquidation of the firm be
| ordered. Operation of the numerous
| branches of the concern, which in
clude one each in San Francisco and
Los Angeles, six in Denver and one
each in Brighton, Longmont and Gree
| ley, has been carried on since July 20
| by a creditors committee of five men,
| ]. B. Johnson and G. ID. Blount of Den
yer and f. MacFarland, J. ]. Wilson
and ]. T. Sheron of Los Angeles.
Denver.-Wives of three convicted
| members of the S1,O000O0 Denver
bunko ring arrested recently on sus-
| picion of connection with an alleged
| $1,000 fur theft plot, were released on
S1,500 bond pending hearing on ha'
beas corpus proceeding instituted In
| their behalf before Judge George f,
| Dunklee in the West Side court. The
| three women, Mrs. Irene Mushnick.
alias Miss Anna Adams Mrs. Gladys
Byland, alias Miss Florence Rhodes.
| and Mrs Jennie Kelly, alias Mrs. EN-
ma Lawrence, were granted their free
dom pending a hearing on their ap-
| plication for writs on bonds furnished
| by Albert A. Itkin of 921 East Twen-
| tieth avenue.
Colorado Springs.-Dirt soon will
begin to fly for Manitou's new $780,
600 amusement pavilion and hotel pro
ject sponsored by a group of Chicago
capitalists headed by w. II. Darrach,
president of the Pixies Peak Hotel
| Company, which has acquired $780,
600 site just across from the Cliff
house and bathhouse in Manitou. In
commenting on plans for the future,
Mr.. Darrach declared that he eX-
pected representatives of the Rapp
Brothers, Chicago architects; Collins
Brothers, Kansas City, Mo, contrac-
tors, and a bonding company soon
after the first of the year, when the
deal would be closed.
Denver-Postal receipts for tbs
year have passed S3,0o0,000, according
to Postmaster Frank L. Dodge, after
the heaviest mails in the history of
the Denver postoffice had been expe-
rienced before Christmas. 1t was
necessary for thirty-flve men to work
eight hours each on Sunday in order
to cope with the tremendous volume
of first-class letter mail, amounting
to more than 1,25O,000 pieces, received
during three days.
Longmont-Relatives of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayne Barker are worried over
failure to receive word from them
They are thought to have been caught
in the blizzard in New Mexico, as they
were en- route by auto to California
at the time of the storm. The last
letter received from them was dated
Dec. IA and was sent from Las Vegas,
N. NJ.
Boulder-Burglars who entered the
Tri Delta sorority house at Boulder re-
Gently worked unmolested as the occu-
pants were all away for the holidays