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Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-14
Committee on Irrigation Of Arid Land,
House Of Representatives U. 8.
Washington, d. C.

September 9th, 1917.
Hon. H. F. Lake, Jr.,
Gunnison, Colorado.
Dear Friend Lake:
! have had . great deal Of cores
pondence and many inquiries from
varisus citizens Of Montrose, Delta,
and Gunnison counties concerning the
location, extent and numbers Of the
driveways to be established under the
provisions Of the 640-acre Homestead
law.
There b inevitably . conflict Of op-
inion between the cattlemen and the
sheepmen on one aide, and the settlers
and ranchneu generally, and appli-
cants to nle homesteads under this
law, and l understand there has re-
Gently been some strife and also crim-
inal proceedings in the court growing
out Of this uncertainty. The stock
interests have been represented here
several times in relation to this mat
ter, q they seem exceedingly anxious
to have the driveways established ~
soon ~ possible, 70 they may know
what their rights are; and, on the 9TH
er hand, the homestead applicants are
fearful that large part Of the land
which they desire may be put into
sc-called driveways or grazing zones.
! have taken the matter up several
times with the Interior Department
Officials, and on yesterday had an
other extended interview with the
Commissioner II the General Land
O6iee. Nj. Tallman, and the situation
i this: The Commissioner IL the Of
hcisl WHO win determine the settle
ment a thess drivsways and he viii
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Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-14
FLYING MACHINES REALLY
SEEN NEAR GUNNISON

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Gunnison news-champion., 1917-11-02
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SAGUACHE NEWS
Crescent:

crescent:
Horace B. Means disposed of 425 fat
steers last week to Tom holland. Tom
wasn't satisfied with 424 so they
counted in the old buckskin for good
measure.
The natives who formerly depended
upon for wood fuel have too much
money this fall. Those having only
wood burning stoves must suffer until
they have gone broke.
Our streets are crowded, the clerks
are busy, the stores are in need of
help, the hotel rooms are well filled,
the garages are overworked and we
are proud to live in the city of Sa-
guache.
The young men are agitating an ice
skating rink. An out door rink could
be easily made in the down town dis
trict at a very little expense. We have
suitable grounds and an abundance of
water to form an ice pond large
enough to hold all the Saguache people
who care to indulge in the sport.
Les Bruins left at the Saguache
County bank Monday a water scorpion
found by two ladies in ditch in front
Of their home. 1t is spotted as trout,
has four legs with five toes, fiat head,
small eyes with large mouth. They
are a native of Mexico, frequently
found in the elevated lakes, the native
names is FOOL.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-11-02
COAL MINES DOING THEIR BIT

Daily output of coal breaks all rec
ords to meet this years demands.
1917 tonnage promises to exceed
1915 record by 25 per cent.
So much is being said about the
shortage of bituminous coal, and the
general public realizes so little the
important gains in output made by the
operators under trying conditions, last
summer, over all previous records,
that the statement just issued by the
United States Geological Survey, De-
partment of the Interior, on produc-
ton in 1917 compared with 1916 is
particularly timely. In commenting
on this report prepared by the stalls
ticans of the Geological Survey, Direc-
tor Geo. Otis Smith points out that
the shortage is not due to the failure
of the soft-coal mines to produce more
coal than in the past, for the country
on September l was about q month
ahead of last year in output and is ex-
pected to finish the year with an in
crease of 10 per cent over 1916, the
banner year, and of 25 per cent over
1915.
The tremendous increase in manu-
featuring and transportation activity
this year has created a demand for
soft coal in excess of any in the past,
an increase in demand that is diff
cult to measure in terms of tons but
that is certainly more than the 10
per cent by which production has in
creased. To meet this demand the
mines have been producing soft coal
at a rate never before equaled. In
the second week of July, 1917, the av-
erage daily production was moro than
1,9OO, 900 tons, the highest point yet
attained; in the middle Of August the
lowest rate for the summer, 1855, 900
tons was recorded; and in the last
week of September the daily rate was
1923 900 tons. In the first eight
months of 1917 the output of soft
coal was 1868, 100000 tons, or 37,OO0,-
600 tons more than in the first eight
months of 1916. In the same period
shipments of anthracite increased 16
per cent over those of 1916.
In the bulletin just issued by the
Geological Survey, the figures of COM
parative shipments regularly collected
and shown in part in the monthly and
weekly reports, are converted into
tons of total production, in order to
satisfy the demand for information
on the part of those not familiar with
the coal industry. The diagram of
average daily production will here
after be reproduced in the weekly re-
ports issued each Saturday, and the
diagram showing total production to
date will appear with the bulletins
sent out the 18th of each month.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-11-02
DELTA PARTIES DRILLINGG
FOR OIL; 1000 LIKELY ACRES

The activity of the Black Canon Oil
and Gas Co., which is promoting an
oil well scheme in the Delta section,
ought to begin to bore the well soon.
Two thousand acres of land has been
described by biologists employed by
prominent Delta people as possible
oil dome. r. d. George, State Geolo-
gist, P. T. Duce, of the University of
Colorado, and Dr., Chas. 7. Kirk,
geologist of New Mexico, examined
the lands around Delta and agreed on
the probability of the oil dome in the
section stated.
The oil rigging has been purchased,
from the Hotchkiss owners of the out
fit and it is estimated that the outfit
and mile of good casing will cost
$4,000. Drilling will be prosecuted
as rapidly as possible thru the winter.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-11-02
SAY THEY HAVE AN
ULTERIOR PURPOSE

Paonian-
The tobacco manufacturers are
frank enough to say that their propo-
sal to furnish the tobacco for the sold
iers at less than cost is not inspired
by any patriotic motives, but is an ad-
vertising stunt. What does this mean
Simply that by popularizing the cigar
rette with the men Of the army and
the navy, there will be an enormous
increase in the tobacco business when
these men are returned to civil life.
To us it is not SO much a question
Of the discomfort and inconvenience
Of the minority Of the army who were
smokers when they enlisted in the
army or navy, as Of the future welfare
Of the majority who am not smoker.
What do you think about TT f
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-11-02
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The drop in the price of silver was
as meteoric as it's rise, and many are
unable to understand the vagaries Of
the market. One reason assigned for
the slump is that the high price brot
out large reserves held by mining COM
panies and smelters and the buyers
seeing the volume Of offerings retired
from the market. There is real
and insistent demand for silver for
coinage purposes, not only in Europe,
but in this country and it is predicted
the price will go above dollar and
stay there indefinitely.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-11-02
CUT THIS QUIT IS WORTH
MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with Sc and mail it to
Foley & Co., 1886 Sheffield Ave,
Chicago, ILL.,, writing your name and
address clearly. You will receive in
return trial package containing Fol-
ey's Honey and Tar Compound, for
coughs, colds, and Group; Foley Kid
ney Pills, for pains in sides and back,
rheumatism, backache, kidney and
bladder ailments; and Foley Cathartic
Tablets, a wholesome and thoroughly
cleansing cathartic for constipation,
biliousness, headache and sluggish
bowels.
WALKER DRUG STORE
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-11-02
MAN TROUBLED FOR TwOYEARs

MAN TROUBLED FOR TWOYEARS
Men and women should not suffer from
backache, rheumatic pains, stiff joints
and swollen, sore muscles, when relief
can be easily had. James McCrery,
Berrien Center, Mich, says he was
troubled with kidney and bladder
trouble for two years; would have to
get up several times during the night
and had pains across his Kidneys. He
used several kinds Of medicine with
out relief, but Foley Kidney Pills
cured him. Many such letters, come
every day from all parts Of the coun-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-26

THAT is the of the boys in the trenches and their answer their appeal
 America is destined to play vital part in winning this soldiers in the trenches who will strike the decisive blow Today, than ever before the Allies dependent in addition to supplying them must equip and mantai of responsibility on American industrya responsibility tf factory hand and laborer in the entire country. It the duty of every to do all in his power speed
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-12
THR ADVERTISERS SEMLwEEKLY
After the War
FRIDAY MORNING,
OCTOBER IL, 1917.

TIME best natural resources within this Terri
i tory, it's richest soils and flowing water, might
well be devoted as much to the growing of men
and the growing of crops. They are part OF the
heritage OF those young men, the advance guard
from whom has already gone, who will come back
to us as veterans of the war, fathers of the next
generation of freeman soldiers
This is suggested by the speech made recently
|refore the international Engineering Congress by
H. H. Newell, who is widely known throughout
the Islands A portion Of his address was:
Irrigation is Of prime economic Importance to the
community, State and nation.
Irrigation enables complete agricultural develop
ment of arid lands, and by insuring immunity from
loss by drought makes possible intensive cultivation
and a maximum annual crop production.
| The material benefits to the community not
by crop production alone but by the stimu
lation of other industries, manufacturing and trans
poratiOD. - A. @#
A still greater benefit to the nation, rising far above
material wealth. is that coming from the increase of
an intelligent and prosperous rural community, who
merely producers Of food for other people but
who living in the open, contribute most largely to the
best elements of citizenship. .=..'.
The practise of irrigation has been developed to
a very high economic standard in Hawaii. Its
further development should be carried out along
the lines suggested by Mr.. Newell as means OF
ELuilding up strong rural population an aim
which in the long run will prove of far greater
profit than simply providing for an increase in
dividend payments to investors. II Hawaii had
long ago entered fullheartedly into the establish
ment of a rural citizen population we could now
take more active share in humanity great war
where men count for more than money.
Hawaii has piled up great stores of wealth
through having used her natural resources to
tremendous advantage, but the Islands are only
semi-populated if census were to be taken on
the basis OF actual home builders.
AS implements for the production of food sup
plies Our plantation laborers are remarkably eff
Gent but their sons do not spring to arms in de-
Tense OF their home land in this time of national
lperil Unfortunately men do not rise spontan-
eousIy to the defense OF the ideals OF plantation
camp however important an adjunct that may be
to the creation Of wealth
1t is not too soon to make plans for a less one
sided growth during that period which is sarely
coming-after the war, so that when next the cal
comes for each political group of the Union tc
send its sons, Hawaii may have stronger and
more virile rural population which will be ready
and willing to risk their all for the good OF all.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-12
COMPANY IS
SUED BY THREE MORE
Actions Result Of Alleged Election
e.. of Sailors

Following a suit for $4,000 damages
brought against the Territorial Hotel
Company on Monday by Mrs. Harry
l.. Camper, charging discrimination
against the uniform of the United
States, three additional suits, each seek
ing to recover $4,000, were filed against
the company yesterday, upon the same
grounds, the compliments being Harry
l.. Camper, Otto Fischer and Miss Eva
Martin, minor Miss Martin s suit
is brought through Camper, her guard
ian ad Item.
Each plaintiff alleges that on August
4, 1917, they were partaking of refresh
ments and dancing on the roof of the
Alexander Young Hotel and that they
were guests of the hostelry. Miss Mar
tin alleges that while she was dancing
with Fischer who wore a naval blouse,
Manager Harry f. Stinson and Walter
Mayo elected them from the dancing
floor and prohibited them from further
dancing.
Camper is secondsclass electrician
in the navy and Fischer is a frst-class
guDner's mate. Both men were wear
ing the naval blouse uniform when
elected. .... ..:..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-12
.H|LO CHAMPIONS
TO Invade MAUI
Big Island Y. N. i, Baseball and
Basketball Teams To Play
Valley Isle

Hilo's fast Y. M. I. baseball and
basketball teams will arrive in Wal.
luku, Maui, next Saturday for series
Of games with the Valley Island 3
best There had been some donbt
whether the Big Island champions could
get away, but everything has been ar.
ranged now and the duel between Maui
and Hawaii is go. The following is
from the Maui News, Of wailuku, Of
last Friday: ~ 4...... .. .....
We're coming: everything o. k
This is the latest announcement re-
ceived by A. A.. Refs from j. g. An.
drews, manager Of the Y. M. ]. team
so all doubts about the Hilo champions
visiting Maui have disappeared into
thin air. The boys of the Crescent
City will be here on the thirteenth;
ready for battle on the fast field at
the Waikiki baseball grounds s.s
"In all Of their games, the Hilo Y.
NJ. LIS will try conclusions with an
All-Maui team, combination Of the
best players in the Maui League. As
yet, the lineup of the All.Maui aggre.
CATION is not known, but il can be said
on the best of authority, that for
midable combination will be put into
harness, to humble the Hiloites. M.
G. Paschoal, appointed manager, has
been assigned to this duty---that Of
whipping into action strong nine.
Basketball Also ,.- ..' 7''s.a.
1T has been arranged to have the
Kahului basketball quintet play the
Hilo Y. NJ. l. basketball team on Sat.
urday evening (thirteenth) at the Wal.
Iuku gymnasium, at seven-thirty sharp,
followed by dance. JILL. :. '.
1.-The Hilo Y. M. !. basketball Ave
is made up mostly of the material that
helped st. Louis College to land the
interscholastic championship in 1916.
But then, the Kahului quintet is com.
posed of veterans, who know the game
from A to z, and the Hiloites will have
to fight like Indians to hold up their
end anywhere near evenly. This game
gives promise of being a corker, and
the Maui fans will be treated to an
exciting contest. The Gym quintet
will also make the Big Island boys
hustle for all that they are worth, for
they know the game thoroughly. e.
The Schedule
1.-THE schedule of the games to be
played, is as follows: p D.
Saturday, October IS, Hilo Y. NJ.
vs.. AlrMaui. ,,... o..
Saturday, October -, evening, Hid
Y. NJ. I. VS.. Kahului (basketbalD.
Sunday, October IA, HilO Y. NJ. 1
vs.. All Maui.
Monday, October 10, Hilo Y. NJ. L
vs.. All.Maui.
MONDAY, October Is, evening, Hilt
Y, NJ. l. vs.. Gym (basketball).
FH'Saturday y and Monday 'ss baseball
games will commence at three thirty p
M, sharp. Sunday s contest will com
mence at three P. m. sharp. Another
game of baseball may be staged OIL
Tuesday"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-12
Liqht On Easement

'(6/NASEMENl Indicated them, says mes
/ ~ sage from Foreign Secretary Zimmerman
of Germany to Count Won Bernstorff German
ambassador at Washington, in giving the names
of American traitors willing to lend their aid tol
the destruction of American munition factories,
with the murderous killing OF American workmen
that accompanied the various fires and explosions
in the munition works attacked.
Easement it will be remembered, is the man
who turned traitor to his own country and at
tempted to lead German invasion of Ireland.
He is the man who attempted to induce the Irish
in the German prison camps also to turn traitor
and had those who flung his offers back in his
lace given an extra dose Of German hell. He is
the man who persuaded handful of lrishmen to
rise in revolt and sacrifice their lives in hopeless
undertaking, relying on his promises of German
aid. Now he is known, through the texts of Of
fetal German documents as being one of the anti
American plotters, willing to sacrifice innocent
American lives to further his pro- German plans.
Is il any wonder the President refused to butt
in when this man taken out for execution? 7
x Those "aIl-knowing' Honolulans who had peri
odic fits few months ago at the publication of
warnings concerning the possibility of German
raider in the Pacific, which The Advertiser pub
lished with knowledge Of the fact that raider
had reached the Pacific and was being searched
for, will have to acknowledge now that these
warnings were neither false" as they declared,
nor ridiculous" as they announced. Sometimes,
dear people, the press knows what it is talking
about even if the news interferes with business
as usual.
When it comes to enforcing the Trading With
the Enemy Act of the effects in Hawaii is
going to present paradox. For instance, news
paper published in the Hawaiian language will be
regarded as in foreign language and license to
continue publication will have to be secured. There
are more foreign language" newspapers in Ha-
wall than newspapers published in English We
have Japanese, Chinese, Hawaiian, Filipino Kor-
can and Portuguese.
/ x X X
Some way or other it strikes us that If we can
catch fish to can, can them, ship them to the Coast
and compete in the mainland markets with the
salmon canneries, we ought to be able to sell the
uncanned fish here at price at least equal to fresh
fish on the mainland. 1t would be a, peculiar
course Of reasoning that would show otherwise. t'
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-12
BREVTTIES


George Macy and Jack PHI we're
charged yesterday with assault and
battery. E. ,8
Manuel Correira and Theresa Rod.
rigues we're arrested yesterday on a
statutory charge.
ii Patrick Ward, Ninth Field Supply
company, was arrested yesterday on a
charge of Needless driving. ..
A Jones, while painting house near
the corner of Waialae Road and FIT.
teenth Avenue, fell from ladder and
dislocated his right knee. The injured
man was treated at the emergency
hospital.
A. Kahoano wv was charged with
drunkenness yesterday afternoon. In n
racket with another woman she re-
ceived a liberation over the left eye, in
which a stitch was taken at the emer
gency hospital.
Daniel Bartholomew, stevedore,
while working at Pier IS last night was
struck by a falling sack Of flour and
taken to the emergency hospital for
treatment. Nothing much was found
to be the matter with him. 3D. .
A verdict Of suicide was returned by
coroner's jury yesterday In the case
of Private Basil G. Williams, hospital
corps, Twenty.fifth Infantry, who shot
and killed himself in the Acme room
ing house on Monday night. III.
A petition was filed in the circuit
court yesterday afternoon for the APP
pointment of J. w. Kaleikini as admin
istrator of the estate of Samuel w.
Kaleikini, late court messenger and
grand jury bpiliff. The value Of the
estate is approximately $32S7. ..
Two stray horses, a black and bay,
wandered into the stables of the Ha.
wall Racing and Polo Association at
Kapiolani Park on Sunday. The owner
may recover them by following his
steeds to the stables and putting in his
claim. t".. .. b..
Owing to the fact that the United
States is engaged in war the customary
banquet and dance given by Japanese
Consul General r. Moroi, in honor. of
the Emperor's birthday, October 81,
will not take place. The birthday will
be marked by garden party in the
grounds Of the consulate which will be
given for Japanese alone. ..., ,
According to word received here Al
fred R. Conkling, lawyer, geologist and
author, who visited these Islands with
his two daughters, two years ago, died
in New York a few days ago. The po-
lice reported his death as a suicide. He
fell or jumped from the fourth floor of
his East SEVENTEEN Street home. He
was sixtyseve years Of age.
Edward Darvill with the law firm of
Callagan and Company, of Los Angeles,
returned from Hawaii yesterday morn
ing where he had been visiting the vol,
cano. Mr.. Darvi4~has been in the Is.
lands two months and has made visits
to Hawaii, Maui and Kauai. He will
return to Los Angeles in the steamer
Maui on Wednesday. He is much pleas
ed with his vacation and returns to the
mainland a confirmed booster for Homo
lulu and the Islands. S9&"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-12

The new censorship law, included in the Trad
ing With the Enemy Act, gives the authorities
control Of the mail addressed to foreign ports, and
a very necessary control this is. Heretofore the
shadow Huns could gather information for the
enemy, write it out, stick a two-cent stamp on the
enveIop and Uncle Sam would safeguard it out
of the country. Information which the press
would carefully exclude from its columns was thus
plecully passed on, The loyal citizens could not
have it, but the enemy abroad was welcome to it
all. ..1..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-12
CITY ELECTRIC PLANT
OBLIGED TO SHUT DOWN

S. c. Stibbert, acting superintendent
Of the electric light department, mott,
fed the supervisors last night that on
account of shortage of rain the city
electric lighting plant was no longer
able to operate and was shut down last
Saturday.
On this account it win be necessary
to use the current of the Hawaiian
Electric Company until the rainy period
commences.
Stibbert asked for authorization to
connect with the Hawaiian Electric
Company's plant until such time as the
city plant is again in operation.
The authorization asked for was
granted and $1,000 appropriated for the
purpose.