The Colorado statesman., 1924-05-31
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The nude body of Theodore Speer,
was found in the Snake river near
Lewiston, Mont, after county officials
had conducted a search for him over
a period of several weeks. Speer,
student at the Montana State Normal
school, disappeared few months ago.
w. w. Aber entered plea of guilty
in the Circuit Court at Portland, Ore,
to charges Of practicing fraud in con-
Quoting spirituallst seances, and fine
of $25 was imposed upon him by the
Judge, who set aside a fine of $3.50
and a Jail term of ninety days, which
had been imposed upon Abner in Mu-
nicipal Court.
The nations greatest slaughter
house in automobile accidents for its
size, Los Angeles death toll in motor
vehicle mishaps for the first four
months of 1924 reached a total of 103,
according to Los Angeles traffic
bureau reports. The total injured was
2,647, the figures revealing an in
crease In the number killed and a
slight decrease In the injured, it was
said.
Western Colorado stockmen will be
interested in an order issued in Wash
ington by the secretary of interior
abolishlng the driveway between the
Utah line and the White River Ma
tional forest. The order establishing
this driveway was rescinded and an
order was issued restoring it to entry.
This releases a great stretch of land
for homesteadlng and puts a stop to
the invasion Of swarms of Utah live
stock on Colorado soil.
Mary G. Tenney of Los Angeles, has
filed 100000 suit for damages
against Jack Kearns, manager for
Jack Dempsey, world heavyweight
champion, alleging criminal assault
May 8. OF the sum demanded in the
suit 100000 Is asked for actual dam
age caused by mental anguish, and
100000 punitive damages. The COM
plant alleges the plaintiff was over
come by force and the use of narcotic
drugs.
Battered and manned at the hands
of enraged convlcts, William b. Ward,
confessed slayer of Ted Grosh, 10
year-old college athlete, still lived to
die by the hangman's moose, after run
ming amuck with weapon in the
state prison at Florence, Arlz. Rising
from his knees in prayer, after being
baptized by woman evangelist at the
door of his death cell, Ward armed
himself with an Ice pick and began
his attack. He felled a guard and
stabbed a choir singer who sung a
ceremonial hymn at the religious SER
vice for the condemned man. Only a
few minutes before, Ward, n negro,
had submitted a written confession of
the murder of Grosh.
WASHINGTON
The tax reduction bill has been put
up to President Coolidge for final en-
actment into law by Congress. Like
the Senate, the House by an over
whelming majority approved the con-
ference compromise on the main pro-
visions. The vote was 376 to 8.
The conference report on the tax
reduction bill was approved by the
Senate, 60 to G.
Municipalities are free to prohibit
the sale Of intoxicating liquors upon
physicians prescriptions, the Supreme
Court has ruled. In an opinion by
Justice McReynolds 1t stated that
neither the eighteenth amendment
nor the Volstead act grants the right
to sell intoxicating liquor within n
state.
The Senate adopted the majority re-
port OF its investigating committee
exonerating Senator Wheeler, Demo
crat, Montana, of the charge of ac-
cepting fee to prosecute oil land
claims before the Interior Department
after his election to the Senate. The
vote on exonerating Senator Wheeler
was SO to 5.
The Supreme Court has advanced
for hearing on Nov. 10 next the boun-
dairy dispute between New Mexico and
Colorado. At the request of New
and Texas, the Supreme Court Mon
day set for hearing on Nov. 10 next
the case involving their boundary dis
pute, which has been pending in the
court since January, 1913.
At least $15000O,O00 must be ex-
pended II the American navy is to
equal Great Britain's in strength, the
House was told by Chairman Butler
of the naval committee. Before the
close of the present session, he said,
nction will be sought on n bill de-
signed to establish so far as the Unit
ed States Is concerned, the 5-5-3 arms
conference ratio.
Troops in cantonments in this coun-
try during the world war, in training