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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-02
BURNETT GIVEN
F|vE-YEAR Term
ormer Real Estate Man
Guilty on Check Charge,

Five years sentence in the ,cniten-
,iary at McAlcster was increased TO
six this morning for J, X. Burnett
former Oklahoma City real estate
man, when Hal Johnson, Judge OF
the district court Of Pottawatomle
county who is sitting for ludge
Phelps today accepted a plea Of
guilty from Burnett on a bad check
charge.
Burnett was sentenced 70 five years.
in the penltcu,'ay last year on a
charge OF stealing an automobile The
case is now before the criminal court
OF appeals The sentence on the
check charge was made an cxpjra,
tion term ard must I've served after
the five year period has expired.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-02
EXTRA DAY SESSION
FOR SCHOOL BOARD

Owing TO press Of business which
come before the monthly meeting OF
the board OF education 1t has been ar
ranged to hold an afternoon meeting
At o'clock in the afternoon every
third Friday OF the month IN the Of
i,cc OF the board OF education, to care
for matters not pertaining TO routine
work.
This Is done 10 cut down the length
OF night sessions, which have ire.
quently continued until midnight.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-02
NEW HAIR AFTER BALBNEss

Nhn Is loslnC hair or is bald. let II be
known that koTAlko, containing per.
ulnc bear oil ana other potential ingrc-
dlents, IL wonderfully successful. Hair
grown In many cases when all else
failed Get box at any buay nhar-
macy, or write for free brochure to
Hart frittain, BQ 1901, station F. New
York CITY
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-02
Ran ON Tubsrcul.r Cattle.

WASHINGTON, June 2-As further
means Of preventing the spread o
Tuberculosis among livestock, inter
state shipment, OF cattle failing to
pass the iuberculin test would be pro-
hibi,ed, beginning July !, under a
regulation issued by the department, OF
agriculture.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-02
SHOES WEAR LONGER

when you walk IN comfort: 40 40 stock
inrs A package of Aliens Foot Ease, the
nntinepth powder to shake into the shoes
and sprinkle I'm the foothath, gives you
that 'uli shoe" comfort Aliens Fsot-
Ease stops the pain ot huniors corns Aud
rallonsos. and makes tght or new shoes
feel easy Ladies can wear shoes one
sisc smaller with the ssme comfort ~
shaking some Aliens Foot-Ease In each
A1N \
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-02
BRIDGE MONEY
TO Be TALKED
Meeting Wednesday to De-
eide on Raising $4,000,

The matter oi obtaining a county
appropriation OF $4,000 for the coun-
y'S share in building bridge over
the Canadian river at Bridgeport viii
be taken ND al meeting OF the board
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07
GUNNISON COUNTY BOYS
ENLISTING IN THE NAVY

The name of Lorenzo Peterson. of
Somerset, should be added to the list
of Gunnison county soldiers, since, ac-
cording to word received from the ma
val recruiting agent at Grand juno
ton he enlisted at that point last week
as apprentice seaman. The Somer-
set correspondent of the Paonian.
however, speaks Of three from tina,
camp who went to enlist. The Paoni-
an says:
"Many friends OF the families gath
cred last Sunday evening at the SA.
McWilliams home in honor of the
three Somerset young men who have
lately decided to join the navy APP
propriate songs We're sung and Prof.
]. F. Rouck addressed the young men.
The guests of honor were Norman
McWilliams, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. s.
A. McWilliams; Lorenzo Peterson.
brother-in-law of George McDermaid,
and Charles BartoIo. They went to
Grand Junction Monday.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07
BURNETT Is COMING

This cut illustrates Burnctt's Great
method of examining
eyes for glasses.
Dear Public:-The honest aspiration
of all earnest men is, that in their
particular calling they may arise to
level conspicuously above their fel-
lows in that calling, and thus merit
a correspondingly greater esteem in
the minds of their public from whom
they expect patronage.
That is why | developed and use
my particular method of examining
eyes for glasses. | know and think
most of you people understand that
my NO-CHART method is ninety per
cent better for you than the work Of
any man who asks you to read let
ters on a chart across the room and
pick out your own lenses. If you have
not learned the difference you are
missing the best work in the optical
world. / shall be pleased to demon
strate my way to YOU without charge.
Come and see.
Properly fitted glasses will stop eye
strain, cure headaches, relieve nerv-
BUSINESS and do a whole lot of things
that make Us humans feel better.
l Will be At Mrs. Myers Room Fri
day and Saturday, March IL and Is.
Consultation free.
Former patients will please call for
inspection and adjustment of glasses.
Yours respectfully,
T. E. f. BURNETT,
Optometrist.
Box 151, Pueblo, Colo.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07
COMM. NIFTY FORM SPEAKERS
Dl~Ct - GONERNT OWNERSHIP

Owing to change OF meeting night.
which had not been generally under
stood and to conflicting dates with
other important events, and also 10
-lrSu"ss, the Community Forum last
IueHday night was not well attended
b." discussion hinged around tho
g0FrrHmoHi control IS. private con-
truO OF the railroads. Point, in fav-
or OF government control and owner
sap T"Tu presented By Judge &. II
stone. He said that the question had
-uG.only been raised from 4 purely
academic discussion into a very prac-
tral. vital problem. Events OF the
past year and a half had eliminated
great many theoretical questions
that were now out Of date in discuss
ing the problem. II is one OF the
greatest problems of reconstruction.
owing to the magnitude Of the matter
and its effect upon our citizens. The
railroads comprise AL different cor
poratIons, 10000 shareholders, and
seventeen and a half billions of capi-
tai and employ 100000 people.
From the public standpoint. labor
and finance are the main questions in
volyed. Government control will avoid
.hr Etrugglc with this great body of
labor. The government can finance
the roads at three per cent instead of
six and seven, thus saving immense
sums in interest. The management
will be less expensive, and better SER
vice secured. II was necessary in
time of war and is no less necessary
in time of peace if We wish TO secure
the greatest efficiency. Our chance of
broad gage depends largely on the
government retaining control. He
pointed out many disadvantages of
the present, or rather the former me-
thod of control. especially dwelling on
the conflict of state and federal auth
ority.
Points generally advanced in favor
Of private control were presented by
II. F. Lake Jr. The argument on this
side asserts that private conttol makes
for greater efficiency. Government
employees are VIGOROUSLY slack in
hours, in snap and in pushing new
business and extending the service.
A government employee is alleged to
be mainly concerned in helding his
job and avoiding trouble. He does not
want to stir up new business and con-
sequently government ownership
would kill the private initiative, which
has made American railroads so much
superior to state owned roads abroad.
Then It adds grave political danger,
increasing tremendously the already
large number of federal employees
and bangles an enormous prize before
capital TO induce il to control cleo
tions. There is also a decided reac-
ton against further socializing of our
industries in the fear that if we do
this too rapidly We will fall into the
abyss which has involved Russia and
threatens Germany.
These Were but few of the points
brought out by the speakers as rep
rescnting the different angles of the
railroad question, which is now en-
ga~i~- the best thot of the nation
Subjects for discussion at the next
mr"ti1g of the Forum on Tuesday
N"~-h 18th have not yet been an
nourced.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07

railing around the table about three
inches high, and the center Of the
table is divided off into pigeon holes
TO hold the dishes.
We will most likely go to some port
in France and pick up cargo TO
bring back 10 the States. so il will be
the latter part of April before we are
back. This Is going to be 4 very in
tercsting trip, as we will stop at sew
eral places.
Falmouth. England. Feb. l3, 10.
Well, here we are in the harbor at
Falmouth. but are still waiting orders
50 We don't know how long we will
be here, or whether we will go ashore
or not can see from here beautiful
little farms all over the hills. 1t is
rather cold here.
February IA.
Here goes for another short letter.
Our sailing is delayed for few hours,
so | came ashore al 9 a. M, and Will
have leave until $50 this afternoon.
This is very quaint little village
and there are some pretty places to
see. but outside of the scenery there
Is nothing of interest.
Well, am going to get 4 hand-out
and spend the rest of my leave look
ing around. J. NJ. DAVIS,
L. S. S. Westward Ho,
Care p. NJ. New York City, n. Y.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07
MARSHALL DAVIS IN FURIOUS
STORM on THE OCEAN

At Sea, so Miles OF French Coast.
Feb. IL, 1919.
Dear Folks:
Tomorrow we will be in Falmouth,
England. and | will have this letter
ready to mail to you when We drop
anchor. We left New York at l:30,
January 26, and enjoyed fine spell
of weather until the seventh of this
month, then we ran into a gale which
was a terror, and lasted until last
night. Our captain said he had been
at sea for 20 years and that this was
the worst storm he has ever been in.
There We're four ships that went down
in this storm We received the S. o. S.
calls but were unable to give assist
ance. They were within few miles
of US. One of the ships reported sunk
was the kanawha, the ship was
transferred from, so you see the good
Lord is with me still. One thing our
skipper deserves credit for. he GER
tainly knows how to navigate a boat.
I spent rs hours on the bridge with
out sleep. am glad in one way that
we hit the storm, for I have always
wanted to be in a storm and now can
say / have been. but l dom. want 10
experience another.
Well. ] have just heard another re-
port of the Kanawha. l guess she is
safe but pretty much battered up.
guess you are wondering what we
are doing off the French coast: we'll
the storm was coming from that way
so we had to head rioht into it. as that
is the only way to ride the high seas.
am feeling fine. bct have been very
busy. / have not dorn any of my rota-
book work. as it is impossible tn dc
any writing. even in ordinary weather
for the ship rolls from Is to 20 de-
grees. During the storm. we had N
awful time trying to eat or get any
thing cooked. You would have to
brace yourself in your chair and hang
in to ~our pla.e with one hand. while
you ate with the other. We have a
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07
CAMP BIRD SLIDE RUNS AND
SMASHES ALL POWER LINES

The huge snow slide that took out
the Camp Bird mill l3 years ago on
St. Patrick's dav, ran Friday and
swept away all the electric power and
telephone lines crossing over Mendoza
peak range between Telluride and
ouray, but did no other serious dam
age.
Foreman Talbot, ir charge of the
repair gangs, was on the lob in a few
hours after the slide. working up to-
wards the severed lines at the peril
of his own life and the lives of his
helpers. All communication above
the Camp Bird has been cut BY the
slide. 1t is thought that the connec-
ton will be working as good as ever
before long.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07
WALTER X. WILSON TELLS
OF LIKING FRANCE
New Years Night,
January /, 1919.
CHRIS FALETTI,
Hedqs. Co. ll3th A. F.. +.

ISIS.
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Johnson,
Gunnison, Colorado.
Dear Mother
| received your most welcome let
ter Of December lst, this morning.
! also received the bundles Of News
Champions that you sent me.
have ten thousand dollars insur-
ance; took out five thousand dollars
insurance at Winchester, England and
had II made out in your name.
| got my Christmas package from
Ida several days before Christmas
l. consisted of fruit-cake and stuffed
dates: it was fine and divided with
The other boys in my barracks. We
all do that. am the only one in this
squadron from Colorado. One ser
Eeant from California got S5 bill 81
in silver as well as various little arti-
eles. Some of the boys did not get
their packages until after Christmas
and others have not gotten theirs yet.
We have received orders to wear
the letter A on our left arm, which in
dicates that we belong to the first
army. The second army wears the
letterB, The third ar'r-, the letter c.
Under tho letter \. we wear tn" Avi-
alton buIls-eye insignia, Of rod. white
and blue. and we are 70 wear the squa-
drnn insignia, which is n camout'aged
i3. You see. 13 times i3 is i69, the
number of our SQUADRON. and about
everything has begun or ended with
13. They were organized on Decem'
ber l3, at Love Field, Dallas, Texas
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07
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J4r4a. .". D.. ,
j ta.. ..,,.
.'.I ia" ,o."
I..ar H,nf"r.
lul, $50 n.r'.-- received dated De
..h. .'.H ami IND, after long
top back from LuN"mpurg 10 France.
nearly $50 months on the road
". have turned IN all our horses
and equipment, and are uow ndlng
box CAR, all U."r France. There Is
one eltsfaction. We arr udlng incl,
Sam cars and packed lik" sardln",.
Plenty Of sleep We had on the side
door pu!lmans. don't think, ncycrthc-
less, Ne can stand any thing on our
way home. W have joined the 3Oth
Division ono" NOR" and will BE- in this
VlllaR" until w" get clothng. also a
good bath and ~" "cootIc proof be
for" ~" leave for port Of embark
mrrl
! thought for awhile that there was
no US" in writing again. as might
beat The letter home, but am not tax
ing any chances.
Tn" hmaS package reached me in
good order. | received it yesterday,
Jan. 18th. and Of course | cnjoyed it
Will" for week. also received two
News-Champions, and read the items.
Edmond wanted to know if there
wcre many killed or wounded in the
18Th; only a few. Most Of them were
sasscd and only one was killed in
Headquarters Co.
HA'c NY ,raveling bag and suit
case ready. a | will need them to
carry what souvenirs | have. have
had 10 dispos" Of some as they were
TOO heavy to carry. will be lucky if
! get home with what | have now.
Well dear mother, keep the home
fires burning and will soon be on
good old soil again. Give my best re-
CARDS to all old friends.
Your loving son,
CHRIS FALETTI.
Hedqs. Co. ll3th A. f. F.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07
CROSS SERVICE BADGE RULES
NEW INTERPRETATION OF RED

The local Red Cross chapter has re-
oeived late specific Interpretations of
the regulations governing service
badges 10 workers. This interpreta-
ton supersedes all previous instruc-
tious.
The minimum service for which a
badge suspended from a blue ribbon
can be given is eight hundred hc,irs.
dating from April s, 1917; no .cog.,i-
ton is granted for service prior 20
that date. For convenience, the per-
iods of service are divided into six
months each. For the first SIX months
with a minimum of eight hundred
hours. each woman entitled thereto
should receive badge with q plain
blue ribbon; for twelve months, :, bite
ribbon with one white stripe, provided
a NJ m'1inum Of sixteen hund:.i four $
service has been rendered during the
twelve months. and for eighteen
months, provided minimum service
of twenty-fo0r hundred hours service
has been rendered within that period,
a blue ribbon with two white stripes.
There is no maximum number of
hours, but in each six months period,
the minimum is eight hundred hours.
For example, woman who has work
de for twelve months and has given
fourteen hundred hours service, would
receive plain blue ribbon attached to
her badge. A woman who has worked
nine hundred hours in six months
would receive a plain blue ribbon, and
q woman who has worked twenty
four hundred hours in one year would
receive one stripe only, in spite of the
f0cf that she exceeded fte v,;p;r,,,r,
number Of hours by eight hundred.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07

were in Ba-~acks Is al Lo.r Field.
h..cy FI'.I. san Antonio. Texas and
ra.lru tlty .Hor- IN quarantine I8
.a} a. Garden Cliy and missed sail
irg on tho Ilsranla. had cOmpart-
~,r' 81 "u rho ). :. Caruanla. and
'u.- O.. n" 18th field they have been Al
~r u-vIrzrd AL n" boys 'hluk
.ra' .- "a pretty lucky nuub'r for
'r.r. Ih.a squadron will probably
Poe. -H''u.d Cu, ar DALAI. Texas. as
up-' Of th" boys ar irum Da..a- or
n'arhy points. They are AL fin"
bunch Thor. ar l75 men n this
4uadrun. Tn'r. Won. 10 h4' -o.n,
" ,hrw got -.rk and ,s,r ..r. 'u the
hospital and or, man ~ t.' . ,h an
airp.an, uraI..'"r and raH t.- Ief,
arm hruk.0 II aa- fram CRlrago
and Do ba. b ~ 'tr l'.,,rt s,a',. uoD.
II ha- b,r.0 aiming -.re. yu-, short
ly aft. 'r. Iw.-tlr. aa. gu,d. The
ah hole rrur'r, .- u4ag,..n. Wc all
"raf r4ha.r h.p bot l. hardly seems
Ike N'a Year,. Thr0 .- gurn grass
,.arywt,r The 1.u. Luh. has
o.rrlo~,i .'- bank a.i D.. ahou, 25
ago T. q. about 'ar -... uf tho Gun
HH~'# ..."' ana '.0#. .E'I tN' seine
hn'w,,r r.r. and rar
W. au. only % Ga ma,. from the
Marrr bait, nr.t Nn-, ,rr only
ding lnt, 'u -,.c I. 2. num"0ou. grave
head board Tn..r D.. q sual. !. ".
&. 4. hrr" rhry furnish books. and
"uurg Paprr. Thy a-o -,il cakes,
jam Choc8'at" ca~ty. tobacco. towels.
handkcrChicfs, soap. tooth brush",
and nastr They have q small DcIco
c',rtr.c engine which fu~n. hes ample
light The barracks all use candles
and kerosene lamps. All the barracks
have heating stoves and burn wood
and coal Tho l5Ist and l69th squad
run~ ar" here r0E and We all get along
fine. The band Is composed Of tho
musical talent from both squadrons.
som" have coTnct,. accordlans. Gym
balls, guItar- and a drum. We had
several moving pictures here at the Y
i is rumorcd that wr will BE- sent
somewhere along the Rhine Person
ally, | would like TO b" sent to Ger
many. | would like TO see Some OF
that country while am in Europe
None OF the lanks around here have
married French girls yet, and do
not think they will Most of the
French glyIs arr stylish dressers, but
they do not, as a rule, conc up to the
standard OF American girls. Person
ally. | think that the American girls
ar" far ahead OF the girls of any 9TH
cr country.
! expect TO attend some college aft
er get my discharge. On the 2lst OF
January will have put in seven years
service in the Marine Corps, Coast
Artillery, and Aviation Corps. as fol-
lows: two years and one month in the
Marine Corps, three years and eight
months in the Coast Artillery. and
one year and three months in the
Aviation Corps. 1t may be several
months before | know whether ! will
be discharged after | return to the
States, or continue with the Colors,
or be put on Reserve until March 1921
We had an airplane here with q
Liberty Motor in it, and several of
the pilots would take any of the boys
who wanted to go up in the air. Some
of them, including myself, went up
about ten thousand feet. II is very
and one feels much safer
than in an automobile.
Hoping to hear from you soon,
Your loving son,
SERG. / CLASS WALTER WILSON
l69th Aero Squadron.
A. P. o. 707, A. F. F.
France.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07
THE LEGISLATURE Is
STILL MARKING TINE

= Marking time Is the principal &C
cUpatIOn Of the state legislature these
days. In fact, Governor Shoup, who
announced AZ his Inaugural that h.
AS never going to initiate former
.,yvrTnOrs and prod the legislature
cgu-nually.ls H0W getting nervous and
calling for action OF the really impoT-
taut matters ike the budget system
good roads bills, Moffatt tunnel. etc.
Senator Billy Adams. declares that
the assembly can wInd up all neces-
sary business and adjourn IN three
weeks. There u nothing in the pro
gram that oOntsmplates extremely
radical changes IN our laws. That i.
nothing that stand any shON Of pass
Ing.
Representative Thompson writes the
News Champion that our resume Of
the Beaver bill was slightly in error.
but - this bill has only passed the
house and may fail entirely We wlll
wait publishing Il entire until signed
By the governor. The two Normal
bills are thru both houses and up 70
tn governor.
Ar. Thompson also hands US the
report Of the special Legislature com
mite" on the Colorado State Normal
StEoDlr WHICH We reprint
Colorado State Normal
Your Committee made an effort to
visit the Normal School, but the Span
lsh Influenza prevented the visit; Gun
nIson was quarantIned. and the com
mIttec sas not allowed to stop.
Subsequently il was learned that
the people on the western slope. are
still loyal to this school, a. shown by
Its continuous growth The school
now has about $50 enrolled with a
faculty Of 30.
President Kelley informed your
committee that his school. like the
Teachers College, asked FOR nothing.
that hc now has 4 building fund uf
-om" $50 600 which with assistance
pf the GuUuIson County High School
Fund, ;hry -ap.r, TO erect a new mod .
I'm high ~shoo. building IN connection
aIth the Normal School.
President Kelley and the citizcns
ar" to be- commended on the splendid
r0o",h and rapid development Of this
... Pu~au' Institution.
The efficient management Of the .
.ghuol preclude. any recommendation
from your committee.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07

D. A. Stout, chief engineer of the
fuel department Of the C. F. &I to-
gether with E. s. Cowdrick, assistant
to the president, of the company. went
thru to Crested Butte on a business
trip Wednesday.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07

Robert Williams Jr.. who has been
IN Uncle Sans army for a year, was
among the boys going west last Sat
uTday morning. His home is at Som
crs"t, Herman Getty vas another
familiar face among those who par
took Of the good cheer at the canteen
that a IN.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07

Mrs. 4. Westgate mother of Mrs.
Geo. Sullivan, departed for her home
in Titusville, Penn. the lst of last
week. Mrs. Westgats has srent the
winter in Gunniso and made many
friends, who will regret that she de-
cided not to remain longer with US.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07

Bourdette Warner departed Tues
day for a month on the Pacific coast
He expects to stop first. with his sister
Mrs. A. NJ. keefer at Reno, Navada.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07

Tom Flavin arrived on this morn
ing's train from Denver. We hear
Tom has been one of the organizers
and lecturers for the Non-partisan
League of late.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07

After a week in Gunnison with her
sister. Mrs. S. E Day, Mrs. f. p.
Simpson took the train this morn
ing for her home at Montrose.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07

Mrs. A. Warburton is in Denver to
greet her son Earl. who is returning
from IS months abroad in the service
of his country.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07

Albert Chtpporfield, who has been
q year and a half in France with one
Of IN" engineering regiments, has
been in our city this week. visiting
nIs sister, Miss Elizabeth Clipper
field. student at the Normal. An
other sister and mother Of the young
folks hav" also been here. 20 that it
has been a sort OF family reunion.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07

Harry Ogden l. back from training
camp, having returned las; week TO
hls home Al AlmOnt. Harry Vas in
Richie Walkers company much of the
time al Camp Dix.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07

HO,ehkiss Hersld:-Gordon Stone
burner arrived home Monday. having
ID his discharge, and while in
Grand Junction he purchased an auto
and drove il home.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07

Mrs. James Ogden, son Harry. and
daughter, Mary, were here from Al
mont over Wednesday night.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07
HERE AND THERE WITH
THE BOYS IN KHAKI

\ card from Anthony Corlstock,
written a. LeMans, France, on the sth
Of February, spoke Of expecting 20
sail for America very shortly.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-07

Having returned but recently from
Ellington Field, near Houston. Texas,
Ralph F. Mckinley came in Tuesday
from Canon City, to VISIT his wife. who
has been doing her bit during the war
by teaching in the Crested Butte
-rhnOl.