The Colorado statesman., 1924-04-26
CONDENSED REC ORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DOING ACHIEVE
MENTS, SUFFERlNGS, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND
WESTERN

ralnmaEer," who signed contract to
make 1t rain at least one and one-quar-
ter inches within an area seventy-five
miles in diameter in the vicinity of
Hanford, Calf, between March 10 and
April 10, was given check for $4,000
by farmers who engaged him.
Police of San Francisco are seeking
George f. Carr as result of the start
ling story told by Miss Rose Fahey.
She appeared at police headquarters
and said that Carr, her brother-in-law,
had abducted her six days ago in Seat
tie and forced her at the point of a
gun to accompany him on the 1900
mile ride to San Francisco. She was
on the verge of collapse as a result of
fright and exposure.
California and Arizona, sovereign
states of the Union, are in arms
lection quarantine. Measures to pre-
vent the spread of the foot and mouth
disease from California into other
parts of the United States have
brought about an extraordinary situa-
ton where armed guards from each of
these states are face. to face on the
border near Yuma, Ariz.
The California State Supreme Court
denied the appeal of Joseph Wagner, d.
O. Russell and Joseph Vargo, convicted
In Sacramento last August of violating
the California criminal syndicalism
act The appellants contended the evil
dence was insufficient to convict and
that witnesses testifying in behalf of
the prosecution were prejudiced. At
torneysp for the defense, however, con-
ceded the men were members of the
Industrial Workers of the World.
]. Frank Norfleet, Nemesis" of the
Denver bunco pack, most of whom are
now kenneled at the Colorado state
penitentiary, may be reimbursed for
his years of man-hunting to bring the
pack to justice If a bill introduced in
Congress by Representative Marvin
Jones of Texas and backed by Repre-
sentative William n. Vale of Denver
goes through. The bill would give Nor
fleet $4,000 which he spent in chas-
ing over the country rounding up the
hunks.
Since the beginning of the year 1924
there have been 4,75S cases of small
pox reported in California, says the
weekly bulletin of the State Board of
Health, issued in Sacramento. This
means, the bulletin says, that during
the first fifteen weeks of this year
more cases of smallpox have been re-
ported than have ever been reported
during any single year, with the excep-
ton of the year 1921. Incomplete fig
ures, according to the bulletin, show
that seven deaths occurred out of the
total number of cases reported.
WASHINGTON
The John d. Rockefeller interests
have contributed $4,000 to the Amer
lean Society of University Women, to
be used in promoting rural education,
1t was announced at the opening of the
organizations third annual convention
In Washington. The grant will be
known as the Laura Spelman Rookie
feller fund.-" in memory of Mr.. Rookie
feller's wife, who died in 1915.
Senate Democrats went on record
for cash and insurance bonus bill In
a minority report of the finance COM
mittee made public by Senator Walsh
of Massachusetts, although it was in
dicated on the floor the party would
support the pending straight insurance
bill ito assure enactment into law of
bonus measure" The report declared
such a plan would cost the government
about 81, 600, 100000 less than the pend
Ing bill.
President Coolidge announced in an
address at the annual luncheon in New
York City of the Associated Press that
with firm establishment of a settlement
of the German reparations question he
would favor steps looking toward the
calling of another world conference to
consider further limitation or arma-
ments and the codification of interna-
tional law. Disclaiming any ability TO
announce q formula that would guar
antee the peace of the world, the Pres
ident declared there were, however
certain definite things which should be
done to relieve the world "of much of
the burden of military armaments and
diminish the probability of military
operations"
Inc interior Depdrtuehl ahhouiieSu
the opening of about 341, 900 acres of
public land in Colorado. Wyoming, Ida
ho, Arizona and Nevada to homestead
and desert entry. Official plats of the
land surveyed are to be filed in local
land offices, which later will announce
the dates when the tracts will be avail
able for entry.
An extra appropriation of $1,5O0,OOo
to combat the foot and mouth disease
In California was approved in the SEN
ate. The House had previously acted
favorably on the bill.