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The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24
CHILD SERIOUSLY INJURED

While playing on the bannister guard
ing the porch of the grade school house
little Woodrow Hamblet, the six-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Hamblet,
fell over and down distance of abolt
ten feet to the cement pavement below.
He sustained severe blow on the head
and the upper part of his nose is brok-
en-. The little fellow lay unconscious
the greater part of the time from the
close of school Monday afternoon until
late Tuesday morning, but DR.. Hopkins
reports that he is now doing nicely and
is able to play about the house.
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24
One Of Colorado Mid|aod's
Most Popular Brakemen
Run Down By Ore Cars
IS BURIED At ASPEN

A horrible accident occurred Satur-
day afternoon at 3:03 O'Clock, accord
ing to the victims broken watch, near
the smugler and Mollie Gibson mines,
where the Midland trainmen wers
switching and in which Peter P. Prison
was terribly mangled and killed.
So far as learned there were no eye-
witnesses to the tragedy. All that is
known is that after setting a brake,
Prison signalled the engineer, and il
is believed that while descending from
the top of the car he must have missed
his footing on the rod ladder or that
his coat caught in some manner and
he fell in front of the moving car.
When the train reached the spot
where other cars were to be coupled
Engineer Dibble could not see his
brakeman and the crew started back
along the track. eNaring the end of
the train they could tell from the con-
dition Of the car wheels that something
terrible had happened. Going along
the track they came upon the mangled
remains of their fellow trainman. Tho
body had been dragged at least a hun
dred feet from where poor "Pete" was
last seen alive, and was found in three
parts, the head and one foot being sew
cred from the trunk.
Peter P. Prison was worn in Rome,
New York, November IS, 1869. He
had been IN the continuous employ Of
the Colorado Midland for the past TWEEN
ty years, except the past few years
when he has taken summer vacations
to look after his stock ranch at No
Sleep, Wyoming
He leaves to mourn his death de-
voted wife, sister, Mrs. Mary Hall,
of Denver, and brother, Jacob Prison,
of Ten Sleep, Wyoming, who arrived in
Basalt to attend the funeral.
The deceased was one of the most
popular men on the road As was said
by one Everybody loved Pete Fris-
on.
A special train was run by the Mid
land from Cardiff to Basa't and also
one from Aspen to Basalt, carving a
large delegation of Elks and other
friends to the funeral, which occurred
at 2 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. under
the direction of Aspen lodge No 224.
| B, p. O. E of which order deceased
was an Lonored member.
A large number of people also wen.
down in automobiles. IT was the larg.
est funeral Basalt has ever witnessed
and the flo"ai gifts were beautiful be-
ycnd description. Intermert took place
in the cemetery al Basalt.
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24
AN UNPATRIoT1c CONGRESS

Congress has at last adjourned and
its members are now at home, "mend-
ing fences' where some other aspirant
for congressional honors has been ingra
tiating himself with the voters. The
voice of the congressman will be heard
in places where men congregate, in hall
and park and picnic wood. He will
wave the Dear Old Flag'' in fervor
of emotion; he will thrill his hearers
with the story of our destroyers as they
fight the deadly submarine; he will
paint glowing picture of great battle
ships from whose mastheads fly the
Stars and Stripes, as they convoy our
soldiers and munitions through the dan
ger zones; he will recount the assembly
of our thousands of young men, the
flower of the land, as they fill. great
cantonments created as by magic; he
will fill the heavens with an imaginary
fleet of air craft, so great as to darken
the very sun; he will appeal to fathers
to exhause their last dollar in the fur
therance of this holy war; and exhort
mothers, wives and sweethearts to re-
joice in the sacrifice Of their most
precious of all earthly possessions.
Tears even will fill his eyes, and his
voice will grow husky and fade away
into breathless silence like dying sun
set on lofty. mountain top.
All this will he do. And the band
will play "My Country rris Of Thee"
But when the war tax is paid next
June, he will not pay his part, for h.
has voted to exempt himself.
oh, patriotic congressman!-H. II.
Windsor, in the December Popular No.
chanics magazine.
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24
NOTED EDUCATORS IN DENVER

Mrs. Tippet Westerman, county sup
erlntendent of schools, left for Denver
Wednesday evening to attend school
conference under the auspices of the
United States bureau of education,
which opened Thursday morning in the
auditorium of the Brown Palace hotel
and continues three days.
The following states will be represen-
ted in the conference: Colorado, New
Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska,
Kansas and Texas, and many promin-
ent educators from all sections will at
tend.
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24
CARUSO KNELT ON
AMERICAN GROUND

Enrico Caruso of the Metropolitan
after season of grand opera in South
America. His first act after arriving
in this country was to kneel and place
his hand upon the ground. Then, rising.
kissed the hand that had been on the
ground, and taking off his hat, bowed
to the largest American flag in sight.
He is in the habit of calling America
his "step mother country He also
expressed his willingness to sing "The
Star Spangled Banner
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24
MOTHERS, FAMILIES,
FRIENDS OF QUE SOLDIERS

Petitions .>'are being circulated
throughout the country asking congress
and the president to approve the "Pur-
pie Cross'' association which is being
organized by the American licensed
undertakers and embalmers who have
volunteered to undertake the care Of
our soldier dead in sympathetic ard
scientific manner at their own expense.
This work is to be done in or near the
trenches, within n few hours after
death, thus making it possible to bring
back the bodies of our boys for home
buria at some future time These pet:
tions are to be sent to Hon. Champ
Clark, House of Representatives Wash,
ington, D. g., about Dee 3.
Read tha story of Mrs. Dodd a, Il b,
SIRE this will &c the oue tion of every
America mother:
Evansvi.-e, Ind. ~ 5.-Mrs.
Alice Dodd had not been notified
by the government that her hoy
James Gresham, twenty-three yea -
old, was the first to shed his blood
for America as a member of PERISH
ing's troopers. She was bending
over a wash tub at her home, 907
Lemcke avenue. when n reporter
called her from her work.
''You are the mother of James
Gresham, the 10y who is fighting
in France?' she was asked.
Eyes, but it awfully hard to
have him gone,' she said.
"Don you think anv- mother
would be glad to have her boy give
his life even, for a cause like
that?'
"Great God,'' she cried. cit
is not my boy that Is dead?H
There were just two sentences
that framed themselves out of the
babble of her words. One was:
"God help me to endure" and the
other,
"will they bring his body
home?'
The last time Mrs Dodd saw her
son was three years ago, but he
wrote every week. In her hand she
clutched little silk handkerchief
embroidered in gay colored floss,
q souvenir Of France, the last gift
James had sent her before he went
into the trenches.
Eyes, he's . hero and for his
sake I ought to be brave, but I
am not = hero. I'm just .
| Mothef.''
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24
SPLENDID DRIVE
IN GARFIELD COUNTY

Unusual success crowned the Y. NJ.
G. A. drive in Glenwood. The appro-
portionment for this city was 100000,
but the generous sum of 41,075.0o has
been contributed. Carbondale raised
s534, Rifle t4oo, New Castle 1905, Silt
s1l6, while returns from Ruiison and
Grand Valley are still incomplete, but
1t is thought about 10000 win be rails
cd in the two places. The total 80 far
is S2,a29.41 and presumably viii reach
a25, 100000.
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24

races and creeds. One physician spoke
nineteen times in certain western
city to $500 different women and girls.
The army of women workers at the
cantonments are soldiers, too, and they
need you.
Watch for the speakers who are to
come to Glenwood, they have mighty
mission and you must join the mighty
army behind them.
"Woman' cause is mans
They rise and fall together"
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24
july Finds killing Of Frank
Bassiao at Harvey Gap
Was PreIneditated
GETS A LIFE SENTENCE

Answering to the charge Of murder,
Felix Delfraine of Harvey Gap is on
trial for his life in the district court,
the specific crime of which he is &C.
cused being the shooting and killing
on September 6, 1917 near his ranch
of Frank Bassino, fellow countryman
with whom he had previously had
trouble over ditch matters.
District Attorney Delaney charges
that the killing was premeditatcd and
felonious and comes under the classifi-
cation of murder in the first degree
while the attorneys for Delfarine have
set up the plea of self defense, thus
attempting to justify Delfraine in Ills
act. Their claim For self defense is
based upon the fact or alleged fact,
based upon the statement of the 'le-
fendant, but which statement is not
borne out by other testimony, that Bas-
sino first attacked Delfraine with a
hoe.
The jurors to whom was entrusted
the fate of the defendant were w. A.
Smith, Sunlight; W. J. Smart, Dry Hol.
low; Axel Anderson, Cache creek; F.
L. chipper6eld, Divide creek; W. 9
Mccormack, Holmes mesa; Carl J..
Franklin, Roam creek; L. NJ. Trembly,
Hile; D. J. Llewellyn, Divide creek;
J. F. Mccoy, Glenwood, Martin Muth,
Beaver creek; Hugh Miller, New Gas.
tie sad Ed. Ts1lock. Riae. .@-'1'~
District Attorney Delaney was as
sisted in the prosecution by NJ. j.
Mayes of this city while the defend
ants interests were ably protected by
Thomas Ward, Jr. of Denver and John
L. Noonan and William Noonan of this
city.
The testimony was all completed on
Wednesday, and Thursday was given
over to oratory by the lawyers in an
attempt to enlighten the jury and II.
tertain the spectators in accordance
with the usual custom in such cases
ih"ut pIoNlueu. Ill tHio ieSp''t
it must be said that all the legal lights
employed in connection with the case
proved equal to every emergency and
all entered in the work and pursued it
with wonderful earnestness. The case
was somewhat tedious owing to the
fact that several of the witnesses ere
Italians who were neither able to un.
derstand or to make themselves under
stood to judge or jury. 1t therefore
became necessary to employ an inter.
prefer and Andrew Gallo served in that
capacity.
The case was closed at four clocR
Thursday afternoon and by six-thirty
the jury had arrived at a verdict. Felix
Delfraine was found guilty of murde,
in the first degree and the penalty
fixed at imprisonment for life.
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24
RED CROSS LECTURE

A lecture in the interests Of the Red
Cross work was given, At the Methodist
church last evening BY James ". Kelly,
. Denver attorney. There was . good
attendance and an showed appreciation
Of NJ. Kelly's excellent talk.
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24

J. G. Bulkeiy returned Tuesday to
his home At Fruita after spending .
week with Dorr 9. Belden and family.
Mr.. Bulfely was intimately acquainted
with the parents Of both Mr.. and Nfs.
Bslden long before the marriage Of the
latter and the visit was most enjoyable
for all parties.
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24

After long illness At the alsnwood
sanitarium, J. 3. Smith, mine superin-
tendent at Sunlight, is able 70 make The
contemplated trip to San Diego, ana,
aeconpaaisd By his wife, Win lsavs
for that place MsnAay. j.,
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24
Z. ". q. A. oAaRA1oN
OPENS MONDAY

A statewide campaign for the aid of
The Young women . Christian assoeis.
tion viii BE- put In motion Monday. It
70 . campaign for ths sister Of every
man, the daughter Of every American
and fersisa-born, for women ef an
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24

st. Quentin and east of that point in
the Aisne region, the French have be
gun an offensive. 1t doubtless has the
object of pushing back the Germans
eastward in the latter region toward
l.aon, stragetic moves which, if success
full, doubtless would compel that part
of the German line north of St. Queu-
tin which is still intact to fall back
eastward.
The British drive was begun without
the usual artillery prelude and IS the
tanks and infsntrymen made their way
through the wire entanglements and
pressed into the German first positions
the surprised enemy began sending up
myriads or signal rockets calling for
assistsnes.
Whsthsr Aid was rushed WAS not de-
finitely known, but seemingly the sur
prised Germans fled in disorder, leaving
all kinds Of equipments behind and in
most eases did not even take time, as
is usual, 70 apply the torch to villages
they evssnAtsd.
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24

British Army Headquarters in France
Nov 22.-The Germans have been draw
ing troops from other sectors and rush
ing them to the Cambria region Among
them were two companies of cripplcs
and convalescents, some of whom We're
captured exhausted and helpless from
valiant attempts to fight under the
whips of their officers.
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24

than three mics west of Cambria after
breaking into the enemy's last defense
line at Anneux and Cantaing yesterday.
They were drawing in on Bourbon wood,
which dominates the entire section jn-
cluding Cambria.
For three days the forces of General
Byng have been strictly keeping TO
their task of smashing the German pos
itions in this region and now having
driven the enemy from all his fortified
strongholds they are battling with him
in the open, with the monstrous tanks
and the dashing cavalry everywhere
opening the way for onslaughts by the
infantry.
Meanwhile, the offensive had beel
successfully prosecuted on the left, and
in the region of Bullecourt the German
line had been pushed back considerably
thereby widening the salient which The
British have driven into the enemy ter
ritory to the south and southwest of
Cambria. The attack around Bulle-
court was "complete success and
something like 700 prisoners were cap.
tured here.'
sanguinary hand-to-hand fighting has
taken place at many points. During
the night three German counter attacks
in Noyelles and Ruminlly were beaten
off and another thrust by the enemy
near Bullecourt was smashed.
The number of prisoners is increasing
steadily. More than 5000 were in the
hands of the British last night and
large contingents have been coming
back during the early morning hours.
This morning the cavalry, tanks and
infantry at many points west and south
of Cambari were less than three miles
from the outskirts of the town.
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24

Btitish Army Headquarters In France
Nov. 0.-TAs British this morning
were hettiias their way forward less
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-24

Evelyn Coreye Benson Q
. Q o Q o Q o O o o .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-10
MARSHAL RESOURCES
Heads of Great Industries TO Super
wise Getting Materials for Govt.

Washington, May 10.-Leaders of
the great steel, OIL lumber, rubber
and other industries, including such
men as Judge Ebert H. Gray, head
of the United States Steel corporation
and A c. Bedford, head of the Stand
ard Oil of New Jersey-were called
by the government today to superin-
tend the production of raw materials
for the war. They will serve under
Bernard NJ. Baruch, chairman of that
division of the National Council of
Defense.
Gary will be chairman of the steel
committee of which the following
will be members:
James A Farrell Charles NJ.
Schwab, James A. Burden, E. A. S.
Clarke, president of the Lackawanna
Steel company; Alva c. Dinkey, vice
president of the Midvale Steel COM
pany; w. L. King and John A. Top
ping, of the Republic Steel company.
Bedford will head the oil committee
and other chairman will be:
Horatio S. Rubens, director Of the
United States Industrial Alcohol COM
pany, alcohol; Arthur V. Davis, alumni
mum; Thomas F. Manville, asbestos;
Charles F. BROKER, brass; w. H.
Childs, coal tar by-products; Robert
H. bowman, lumber; Clinton S.
Crane, lead; L. W. Kingsley, mica;
Ambrose Mcneil nickel; H. Stuart
Hotchkiss, rubber; Henry Wilton,
sulphur, and Jacob F. Brown, wool
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-10
VICTIM OF LAWS
Kilbane Really Should Be
Wearing WeIsh's Crown.
English Dancing Master Is Not
in JOhnny's Glass.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

New York, May 1O.-Better by far
than the lightweight champion and
king of all he surveys in the feather
weight division, Johnny Kilbane stands
out today supremely alone among the
little fellows of the ring.
He is in class distinctly by him
self, and by rights he should be wear
ing two pugiliStic crowns That hon
or has been denied him because of the
unjust laws which have put the curse
on decision bouts. The victory scored
by Kilbane over Freddie Welsh was
too clean cut, too decisive, to leave
the shadow of a doubt regarding his
class
And that victory brought out
strongly the injustice of no-decision
boxing laws, for had Referee Billy job
been permitted to render a decision
the lightweight crown would be where
it belongs today-adorning the curly
brow of the little Clevelander.
Welsh FIuke Now.
Because of the law Welsh is still
wearing the 133-pound skypiece, and,
all arguments in favor of no-decision
bouts to the contrary, they are curse
TO boxing and an injustice to both
boxers and the patrons of the game
No-decision laws keep champion
ships from changing hands when they
should do so rightfully. And they
permit the champions to hide and
stall when they would have to fight
under conditions permitting a de-
cls1on. The boxing game without de-
cisions is much like a ship without a
rudder-it is merely drifting along
and may hit a shoal any old time.
Not since the days of Joe Cans,
Young Critic and Abe Attell-when
he was prime-has a boxer of Kill
bane's class sprung up. And in the
opinion of many old time boxing fans
in New York, Kilbane is even better
than the o1aUaraSf hove Of III
days. The only question is his punch,
but in all other respects he is a mar
velous boxer.
Johnny Is Lightning.
New Workers thought Freddie
Welsh was fast until they saw Kill
bane against him. Then Freddie
looked about as fast as a tombstone.
The pace set by Kilbane dazzIed
Welsh. He was bewildered and des-
perate, and yet Kilbane could have
fought even faster than he did He
simply toyed with Welsh, and the pity
Welshman out. In a longer bout a
knockout, with Kilbane delivering the
wallop, would be practically newt
able.
There is only one boxer in the bust
ness now who really has the right to
demand match with Kilbane-unIess
he is signed with Welsh for return
match-and that boxer is Benny
Leonard. That Leonard is fast and
clever enough to beat Kilbane is very
very doubtful. But he has a punch,
and his performances entitle him to
some consideration.
A Leonard-Kilbane bout would be
worth going miles to see, for Leonard
would fght-there is no question of
that-and in this way he would bring
out the best there is in the feather
weight champion.
Let's have that match
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-10
FACE BLUE LAWS
Everybody Out for Sunday Ball
Game May Be Arrested.
Even Soda Fountains to Close
VIII Test Law in Court.

Des Moines, Ia. May 10.-The Sun
day closing blue laws" will be en-
forced in Des Moines, County Attor-
ney Ward Henry announced today
with request to all theaters, cigar
stores, soda fountains. baseball
games, candy stores, shining parlors
and temp" bars to close volun tarily.
He will arrest those remaining open
Il have had a conference with At
torney General Havner, who has in
structed me to enforce the Sunday
closing statutes and I have no oTher
alternative" Henry said.
Possibility of wholesale arrests at
the Western League baseball park
next Sunday promises to draw big
crowd to the game between the St
Joseph and Des Moines teams.
Insist on Stopping Street Cars.
The cigar stores and soda fountain
proprietors are reported to have made
plans to close voluntarily. If forced
to close they are said to plan bring
ing suit against Attorney General
Havner to enforce the blue laws"
literally, thus bringing to stop Sun
day street cars, Sunday newspapers
and many other lines of business,
which it is not Havner's present in
tention to close up The cigar and
soda men claim Havner cannot re-
serve to himself the right to say which
businesses should be closed up on
Sunday but must enforce the whole
law
Another line of attack reported to
be ready against the attorney general
is a lawsuit to test the constitutional
ity of the Sunday closing statutes.
Former Attorney General George
Cosson declared today he believed the
blue laws unconstitutional and that
was the reason he never enforced
them when he was in office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-10
SC0REROARD FLASHES

Wednesdays hero: Rollie Zeider.
The owner of the famous bunion Gel
ebrated with four hits, one a double,
as he helped the Cubs run Jack
Coombs to the shower.
Fred Mitchell trotted out three of
his hurlers before he finally subdued
the Dodgers
No-hit Bob Groom was treated to a
greeting of eleven hits and four runs
by the White Sox before Fielder Jones
could warm up a life saver.
The Senators, after losing one game.
outplayed Harry Hooper in the second
and dropped the Red Sox.
The Red Sox rally in the ninth al
most stopped the Senators for the
second count
Howard Ehmke distributed only
three hits thru the Cleveland box score
as he won the first game of a double
| header for the Tigers. Nine runs
made it easy for Jones to win the
| second.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-10
Food for Fans
BY GEO. e. PHAIR.
(Copyright)
The Mysterious Stranger.

One morn the sun came bursting through
The customary haze,
And everybody paused and looked
In wonder and amaze,
They could not very well make out
Nor figure what twas all about.
Fielder Jones doesn't think much of the
White Sox this year. But we are willing
to speculate to the extent of two bits that
they will win the city series.
Sitting the freedom of the press is dis
tinctly un-American, but nobody would
raise a boiler if a law were passed to gag
fight managers.
tired forever r. from football f' He mas hasn't
played baseball for several years.
Charge!
MY grandfather struggled" he proudly
In the Charges of the Light Brigade"
But he faltered and tumbled upon his head
At the charge that the grocer made.
Speaking of Names Buckets is a good
title for a bowling club.
Pittsburg has signed Brief, whose So
journs in the big leagues usually are
that way.
team, it would require great stretch of
| Imagination to call Bresnahan a Jolly
Roger
A ninth inning rally is merely another
argument for preparedness. Think of all
the anguish 1t would have saved if it had
been started in the first inning.
In other words, a wallop in time saves
time
Spring Sport.
There once was an Arctic explorer,
Who looked on warm weather with horror
1T was fine he would say,
AT the ball game today.
And think I'll go out there tomorrer.'
a million on the Federal league. But they
still make dough.
No; in 1.-THE Comedy of Errors"
Dear Food: Is it true that Bill the Big
intends to star in Uncle Toms Cabin"
for the benefit of the Ivory Cross?
Ettienne.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-10
lGA M@ Up to the Minute NA
IVNSA SPORTINGNEws6 NgA
| ZgSNS From Everywhere. -

league park when Topeka Jack john
sons Giants meet the Schmelzer's All
Nations team from Kansas City.
This will be the biggest thing in a
baseball way attempted here since the
Western league folded its tents and
took up its base bags and Topeka Jack
Johnson believes the local fans are
hungry enough to turn out in big
numbers
The Schmelzer's All Nation team is
said to be one of the best Independent
organizations in the entire country and
if travels in great style with it's own
private hotel car. On the club roster
is Prieto the sensational Cuban pitch
er, who won every game he hurled
at Havana in 1915 Blukoi, Ha-