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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-25
BACK STAGE AT MURAT LIKE HOME
4 With Walker Players Actin Like Home Folks
By WALTER d. HICKMAN.

Was piloted back stage of the Murat
the other night by Harold Holstein and
there found John wray. the object of
our search, dressed up in an overeoat.
hat and cane, waitin' for his cue.
The second act of "The Storm Bird"
was under way.
wray, dressed up like Solomon Hal
ford, the vulgar rich" uncle of the Tet-
sons, shook hands and said with his
character accent, "'CMse me. Be back
shortly
I then noticed that a very important
gentleman was walking across the stage
in full view of the audience toward the
secluded spot occupied by Wray.
The important person was Garden, the
butler, and played by Robert McGroarty,
coming to admit -Wray in answer to
buZzer.
The butler walked right up to Wray-
the audience couldn't see this. as 1t hap
pened in a hallway'-very formally
bowed to Wray and then Solomon Hal
ford followed the important person into
the stage living room of the Tetsons.
Wray had forgotten that Wray ex-
isted-he was now Solomon Halford.
AND THE STORM
WAS VERY CLOSE.
Holstein offered ne a chair very close
to a stack Of drums and some strange
looking apparatus and then deserted me.
The discovery was soon made that
Holstein had placed his visitor very
close to the "storm"-that is part Of the
apparatus used in making the thunder
for the fine storm scene in the first act.
Glad he didn't place me near the
D toll vi n reA
II viii strike and-I have no faith in
lightning rods.
After a short scene. Wray rejoined
me and he was then himself as he had
forgotten all about Solomon for ten
short minutes.
when Solomon left the stage he was
supposed to be going out for a smoke,
but l didn't see any smokes.
81 like this part very much, said
Wray. THE authors have created some
real characters and when part is not
real an actor is nearly helpless
WRAY THINKS
OF HOME AND WIFE.
Then the actor thought OF his wife
and little son near New York City
It's funny how an actors thoughts
travel back to home, the good wife and
the kiddIe when we usually think of a
player always being a good looking
bachelor.
And yet here was Wray, who has
firmly established himself in IndianapO-
lis and other cities as a capable, sincere
and highly efficient character artist,
thinking Of the greatest thing in mans
! llfe-home.
"1IOTHER" LOWRY
/ JOINS FAMILY CIRCLE.
About that time Thomas Kelly as
Garth Tetson came on the stage and
successfully pleaded with his mother"
Judith Lowry. to come into the music
room and put her foot on the pianola."
While some one else was working the
pIanola Judith Lowry came to our side
Of the stage and took a chair in the
wings.
She radiates a motherly atmosphere
when not even acting. and that probably
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-25

man beings while on the stage when it
is the reflection OF right living off the
stage.S
Il Il II
NOW ON VIEW.
Vaudeville continues at the Lyric,
Keith's, the Rialto and Broadway; Wan
da Hawley in 'Miss Hobbs" at the CO.
lonial, 1.-THE Courage Of Marge O'Doone''
at the Circle, Elsie Janis in 1.-THE Imp"
at the Regent, why Change Your Wife"
at English's. Marjorie Rambeau IN "The
Fortune Teller" at the Ohio, Charlie Ray
in Paris Green at the Isis, and Don't
Ever Marry" at Mr.. Smiths.
i l. u
]. Warren Kerrgan has the leading
role in mo. 99," a story about a convict
who escapes from prison and seeks refuge
In the room Of a pretty girl
She induces Jack to pose as a house
party guest and things go well until the
prison guards get hot on the trail.
FRITZ Burnette plays the role of the
girl who aids Kerrigan in this crook and
love story.
Opened at the Alhambra yesterday and
closes with the Saturday night shows.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-10-20
ARTIeLE u

Amendments To This Covenant
Viii take efIegt when ratified BY
the members Of the League whose
represe uta.iyes compose the Coun-
cil and by d majority Of the mem
hers Of the League whose repre-
sentatiyes compose the Assembly
Na such amendment snail bind
any member III tile League whiea
signifies its djssent therefroIn uai
la that case III shall cease u be =
member Of the League.
TINS ends the greatest peace pro
aramme ever devised by maa
shandise 80 farm products are moY
ing III present
The schooner smHh II Martin
from the lower bay Is unloading ]
c4rgo 81 brick for the Farinhelt
Meredith company
Tom Watson IF Georgia is anaihe
one q Those ineidea;s Il presidentia
year ais 70 mind
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-10-20
NEWSY NOTES ABOUT
THE LOCAL HARBOR

The Gamer General Lincoln
moved yesseriay under her own power
rom Martins Wharf and anchored
liie harbor awaiting cail Tor sers-
ee On the Claiborne Annapolis ferry
route
The oystermen are at actiYe work
ipan tie Lars The oyster house y
lere take all iaeir daily catch.
The steamer Emma Giles Il making
Ter taree regular trips oyer the An
lapolis and West River route Her
freight nov consists of general mer-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-10-20

Holding high Official position IN
Mexico is about as nerve racking and
uncertain as being a member Of the
Tulsa police force.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-10-20

That ghicago postal clerk bandit
failed function long enough for
even a preface to be written ID his
proposed career OF crime.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
TOWN OFFICIALS MEET
IN REGULAR SESSION
Town Hall Store Will Be Given Add.
tienal Equipment at Onee.

The Board of Town Trustees held
its regular monthly meeting Tuesday
evening, Mayor Protein Anderson be-
ing in the chair. Trustees Sullivan.
Stone. McDermott and Zugelder were
also present.
Bills were allowed and the resiEna-
tion Of W. w. Mckee ~ town treas
urer was read and accepted. His du-
ties are now performed by John
Rozman in connection with the lat
ter's position as weighmaster and
store keeper.
The city hall being open, heated and
lighted every day during the usual
shopping time is quite q convenience
to the public, and the "store" has been
well patronized since the first OF the
month by people paying light and
water bills, purchasing ELECTRICAL sup
plies and inquiring about new electric
al equipment.
The council decided to put in tables,
with writing material for the con-
venience Of the public and to more
completely equip the town hall for
business.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
WILL BUILD ANTELOPE
CREEK BRIDGE NOW

Commissioner Geo. L. Miller tells
the News-Champion that he has de-
finitely decided to place part of the
road fund of his district in the pro-
posed bridge across the Gunnison to
open Antelope valley. 1t will cost a
thousand dollars or more, and even
then the ranchmen interested must
help by furnishing the stringers and
bridge material, but the action will be
generally favored by our citizens. Not
only is this potentially rich section
lying undeveloped right at our door,
hat outside Of the trade which will
how to Gunnison as soon as it is COM
pletely settled up, comes the matter
Of justice to those who have braved
the bad going, and already taken up
land in Antelope creek.
Here is one Of the finest tracts Of
agricultural land in the county. I'm
nediate water is not available, 80 that
much Of the farming done there now
e without irrigation, but it is quite
possible to develop water for the val
ley, and It would certainly be . mas
terstroke II local capital could be IN
terested to accomplish this.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
NO WORD FROM VALENTINE
EHRET IN PAST FIVE WEEKS

His sons are grealy worried about
Valentine Ehret, of lola, who has
not been heard from in five weeks
now. On the 9Th Of December Mr..
Ehret left for Salt Lake City, intend
ing to visit the John Risse family
He bought ticket for Salt Lake and
Frank Hoel remembers seeing him
board the west bound train at Grand
Junction. From that day not a word
has been heard from him.
Valentine Ehret Jr. was in our city
Monday, starting 4 search that viii
reach into Utah, Nevada and Cskfor.
mia. Joe Ehret has gone to Salt Lake
City to get some trace Of him. The
boys can hardly believe that any foul
play has been doae, but Mr.. Ehret il
now seventy years Of age and quite
forgetful, and may have only los,
track Of things He had only q small
amount of money with him, intending
to draw on the Gunnison banks ~ he
needed it, but no draft has been re.
ceived.
It is possible, Of course, that Mr.
Ehret may be preambulating arounc
the Pacific coast, visiting old friend,
and having good tims, sbut - seap
t1inly has his family worried aboui
him and will have huge joke on then
II this turns out to be the case.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
DEATH OF FORMER PIONEER
RESIDENT OF VALLEY

Word has been received here Of
the death of Mrs. Tillie Brown. wife OF
Geo. Brown, at the age Of 81 years.
Mrs. Brown came here with her hus-
band in early days and was pioneer
of the upper Gunnison. He was here
as early as 1884, but she did not come
until 1892. They lived on part Of what
is now the Neiderhut ranch, where
the old cabins are at the right Of the
road before one comes to the river.
Their two sons, Charley and George,
will also be remembered and went
with them some ten years ago to the
vicinity of Rife, Colo. Mrs. Bright,
a daughter, lives at Crestone, Colo.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
ICE TOURNAMENT PLANNED
FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY II

An ice tournament is talked of on
the Normal rink, and will probably
begin next week, saturday, the 18th.
1t will be arranged between teams
from the Normal, High School, Grades
and Faculty.
The rink is getting better ice every
day, and Manager Geo. Mccoy is now
besieged with requests to double its
size, SO that the youngsters can play
shinney and pull-a-way on one side
while folks who like to skate can en-
JOY the other side.
If you have not tried the rink, bet
ter take one of those fine afternoons
and go up for an hour or SO. After
school it is, of course, well patronized
by the younger crowd.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
HIGH SCHOOL
CROWDED.
LARGEST ATTENDANCE IN
HISTORY; 152 PUPILS PRESENT
Coanty Board Has Meeting 10 Diseuss
Building Plans which Must Be Re-
vlsed on Account Of High Csst Of
Material and Labor,

The County High School Board
met yesterday and discussed plans
for greatly improving the school in
IN 1920. Among these plans, the new
building just being started on Normal
Heights, Of course, loomed largest.
The board finds itself decidedly M
against it, with the $50,000 voted for
building purposes cut practically in
two by the tremendous jump in the
cost of material and labor. Something
must be done to help out the situs-
ton.
The Board, consisting of T. w,
Gray, Miss Verna Waterman, w. L.
Curtis, A. A. Miller and Bruce Black
STICK, visited the high school, now dom
iciled in the Normal building and
found ample reasons to keep up the
building work. There are now 152
pupils actually in attendance, not to
mention q number who have enrolled,
but are not on the ground. These are
equally divided between boys and
girls, 76 Of each, and the Normal
building is filed to overflowinG.
Twelve classes are now held in the
hall and numerous professors have
their Offices out in the halls. How
ever, the Board found much to en-
courage them in the enthusiasm man
ifested by all present, and promised
the pupils q fine new building for the
season of 1920-21.
As the fame Of the splendid County
High School extends It will continue
to grow, not alone from the county,
but attracting pupils from all over
the state.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
DOCTOR MINE STEADY
SHIPPER OF ZINC ORE

D. A. Shinnick. in charge of opera
tions at the Doctor mine on Spring
creek, was q Gunnison visitor Friday
and Saturday last. Altho sleighing is
fine from the mine to Almont, the
output is limited to about 20 tons q
day, due to the necessity for more de-
velopment and motive power ut the
Doctor. A gasoline hoist is to be in
stalled as soon as it can be secured.
The ore is being shipped to the New
Jersey Zinc Co. at Palmerston, Penn,
bearing the long traffic haul because
of its great desirability as smelling
fiux ore. The Doctor mine outputs q
uniform tonnage Of high percentage
carbonate Of zinc, very unusual ore
and in great demand.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
SILVER MAY SOON SEEK
.>.- THE MELTING POT

Mining Record
The present status Of silver in the
markets Of the world, and as q coin
OF limited use in our own c0antry il
not attracting half the attenetion from
financiers and publicists that it should,
says Frank J. Price in the New York
Telegraph. Only the other day 1O,-
900, 900, standard silver dollars were
melted down and recoined into sub
sidary money simply because 1t was
cheaper to obtain the metal that way
than to go out into the market and
buy it.
Shuld the bullion value of silver
stay for any length of time above the
Coinage ratio" there is nothing in
the world to prevent the disappear
ance Of large percentage of our cir
culating medinum-into the melting
pot.
The amount melted down will not
affect our per capita circulation so
much as it will demoralize retail trade
and discommode buyers and sellers
whose transactions are largely in.
coins of small denomination. The one.
way to meet it would be by issuing
fractional paper currency with gold
as the money Of ultimate redemption
Tor 1t; and fractional paper currency
is never popular with any people.
A law prohibiting the melting down
of coins does not answer. It is al
most impossible of enforcement in
small country, and absolutely impos-
sible of enforcement in country like
our own.
Silver has about doubled in value
since the beginning of the world war.
Should 1t take on another 10 cents an
ounce, vast fortunes would be made
by manipulating it and by converting
current coins into bars. Even If this
were not done, current coins could be
sent abroad for the payment Of bal
ances, and these accepted at their
weight value.
Silver is as readily adapted to SER.
vice as standard of value as is gold
the only trouble being that its COM
modify value in the past'has been less
stable.
In the readjustment and reconstruc-
tion work before US we may have to
utilize it as medium of internation-
al exchange, even though we do not
coin it and stamp particular sign up-
on it.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
JANUARY

A laughing maiden January stands
Bedecked in all her snowy mantle fair;
And sleeping branches fill her warm.
gl0ved hands.
The green pines bend to her their
quivering wands;
The twittering birds give forth their
welcome rare:
The feecy clouds smile thru the crys-
tai air,
And earth rejoices as she greets the
lands.
She comes to tomb the faded and the
sere;
10 rest tired nature after all her woes
To cover up the bIights Of yesteryear
To heal earth's sickness and relieve
her woes.
Thus January sees Earth's joy pre-.
vail;
filings wide the door, and bids the
New Year hail!
Donald A. Frazer, in Outlook
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
SHORT AUTO ROAD :.
TO DENVER PROPOSED
Route by way Of Buena Vista and Platte Can
yon is Natural Outlet for all Southwestern
Colorado and 100 Miles Shorter
than any other Possible High
way to State Capital

trip to the state capital. Why, 200
miles from Gunnison Is a nice days
drive with the modern high-power
car, whereas 800 miles 10 hard task
to make between sun-up and sun
down. II can be done, but. not much
pleasure in il.
From almost any point In Western
Colorado, the autoist can reach Gun
nison in . day, or an afternoon. A
short route thru to Denver 10 some
thing they are all interested in seeing
20 thru.
Such q road would probably follow
the present county road to Pitlkin, of
which thirty miles is now thorough
fam. equal to any in this part Of the
s>htl II might then take the aban-
d1ned railroad grade Of the South
Park over Alpine pass, using the short
tunnel at the top II desired, and 60
down the wonderful canon Of Chalk
creek to Buena Vista. Thence it is
only an easy grade up Trout creek.
thru the South Park until one reaches
the Platte Canon. Here would COM
mence the expensive part Of the road,
and Denver motor folks claim there
Is an abandoned railroad grade there
for q considerable distance that can
be utilized. II Denver influence can
be induced to get behind this Platte
canon link Of the road, the rest will
be easy.
Another route from Gunnison is sug-
gssted thru Taylor park to Buena
'Vkhka. Only . survey would deter
mine the relative merits Of the two
routes, but News-C Champion is inclin-
ed to say off-hand that the mining
and good roads and beautiful scenery
along the Quartz creek Chalk creek
route would prove winning card, un-
less the distance was proven much
shorter by Taylor river.
Why not have all Western Colorado
get behind this new road project and
present its claims properly before the
State Highway Commission? What
do the editors and Chamber of Com
merce officials elsewhere think of the
proposition?
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09

A proposed scenic automobile soaf
from Denver up Platte canon to Como
Buena Vista and Leadville, IL being
advocated by motor enthusiasts easl
of the range.
This is q Rxhty good thing for thu
Western Slope country to get behind
With the other essential road enter
prises well started-the Rainbow
Route via Cochetops pass and Blue
Mesa to the west. its complement ovel
Monarch pass and the Black Mesa il
process Of construction and the Crest.
ed Butte Somerset Marble road under
way, and pledged to receive state anf
federal assistance; the next big road
undertaking is . short auto highway
to Denver for all this Western Colo
RADIO county by the general route Of
the old South Park railroad.
For twenty years the News Cham
pion has advocated the rehabilitation
Of the South Park railroad ~ the sal
walton Of the Western Slope. We Ne.
peat that it is ONE HUNDRED
MILES SHORTER ROUTE THAN
ANY OTHER POSSIBLE OUTLET
FOR THE ENTIRE SOUTHWEST
ERN PART OF COLORADO.
However, the Rio Grande and cir
cumstances beyond control have head
ed off this second railroad. Now, witt
reasonable prospect Of the Marshal
pass tunnel, the railroad situation viii
improve.
But il we cannot get the shorter
railroad to Denver, why not unite OF
u short auto road? It is not 10t
miles shorter alone for Gunmson, bui
for every other town and communit!
in this territory, from Paonia ant
Delta to Grand Junction, the Paradox
ouray, Silverton and San Juan coYn
try.
1t is 293 miles from Gunnison t
Denver, via the Rio Grande, whicl
the present auto route mostly fol
lows. By way Of the South Parl
roadbed, it is 204 miles, and an autt
road can beat that considerably.
Do you realize what that means
One hundred miles shorter on ca
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
JACK ANDREWS AND ZELMA
MCKEE WERE MARRIED

And they say a woman cannot keer
a secret-It has been proven that She
can-at least one Of them has, and II
did not become generally known un.
til recently that one Of the popular
members Of the younger set, Miss Eel.
ma Mckee, was a bride.
The lucky man in the case is Mr.
John e. Andrews, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Andrews, our well-known
residents Of the Ohio Creek district,
1t was while the Mckee family were
in Denver last September that the
wedding occurred. On the afternoon
OF the 18th, Mr.. Andrews, his two
cousins, Ivan and Florence Andrews.
and Miss Zelma Mckee went for an
automobile ride and finally went ON ID
Golden, Colo, where the knot was
tied. The wedding was kept a secret
from all except the parents, but grad
uaily it leaked out, and now the young
couple are being showered with con-
gratulations and best wishes.
The bride, who is the only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Mckee, is one
Of Gunnison's most popular young
ladies'. She will graduate in juno
from the State Normal, where she has
made splendid record in both studies
and music.
Jack is one of our popular and well
known young business men, who has
q host of friends. Since his return
from service in France he has been
employed as mechanic in the Rainbow
Garage. The young couple have not
yet announced their plans for the fu-
ture, but it is expected they will reside
in our city, Mrs. Andrews continuing
her studies at the Normal.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
ALAsKA's OUTPUT OF MINERAL
HAS FALLEN OFF VERY MUCH

Washington, Jan. 4:-Alaska's min
eral output in 1919 was the smallest
of any year since 1910, and its value
was less than half that of 1916, SO the
preliminary estimates of the geologi-
cal surveys made public today show.
The output Of the year brought only
about $l8,850,000 as compared with
$28 ,254, 900 in 1918 and $48 900 900 in
1916
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
COUNTY OFFICERS ARE
APPOINTED At MEETING

The County Commissioners met on.
Monday to clean the slate for the busi-
ness Of 1920. Messrs. Miller, Whalen
and Mcdonald were present.
Besides allowing bills and thus nm
ishing the work Of 1919, the commis-
sioners elected the appointive officers
Of the county for the ensuing season.
The former officers were all re-eleet-
ed. including Senator Sapp, as coun-
ty attorney. DIR. Hanson as county
physician, C. c. pNeWilliams, pafchac-
ing agent, and John April, jnniter,
All have given good service and t3nir
re-appointment Il gaasally app1nnie
Geo. I. Miller vas made ehair.pan
Of The Board Of Conmissioner1.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
RANGERS OF GUNNISON
FOREST GATHER HERE

The seven rangers for the Gunni-
son Forest, have been in consultation
at the home office during the week, as
the rangers are, under new regula-
tions, given much larger voice in
the management Of the reserve than
formerly. They are B. A. Beezley,
located at Baldwin, Arthur L. Mills,
from the ranger station on Cement
creek, j. A. Hodges representing Tay-
lor Park, c. w. Taft, from Sapinero
and Blue Mesa, Ben Heilman, from
Black Mesa, Edwin L. Miller, from
the North Fork, and J. L. Trickle from
Pitlrin.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
VALENTINE
EHRET FOUND
LOCATED IN ASYLUM AT PROVO
UTAH THIS MORNING.
Has Been Missing Since December 9Th.
Children Were Much Worried and
Had Organized Search Clear ia
California,

Valentine Ehret, who started for
Salt Lake City on the 9Th of Decem-
Der, has been located this morning At
An insane asylum in Provo, Utah.
His sons have for some weeks been
searching for him. Further details
will be learned from the following ar
ticle, which was all ready for the paper
just before the above message was
received as We go to press
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
President Quigley's Mother Dies

President Quigley of the State Nor
NAL was saddened early this week
to receive the news of the death of
his aged mother at Portland, Oregon.
President Quigley is himself i'll with q
cold, which threatened pneumonia and
was unable to go to attend the funer-
n. He visited his mother last sum-
mer, shortly after returning from
France. She was living with anoth-
er son in Portland.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
Beats Gunnison's Record

Yuma, Arizona is celebrating its
first cloudy day in 4S years. Gunni-
son is proud of her record, but we do
average day when the sun does not
shine about once in two years. And
there is hotel in Yuma, that has Of
fered for 48 years to give days free
board to its guests whenever the sun
failed to shine for twenty-four hours.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09

Boulder Camera:-The Ford COM
pany assembled S7,251 automobiles in
ITS factory in October, breaking its
own record by 1000. Eighty-seven
thousand, two hundred and fifty one
families outfitted in one month with
all that's needed in going some.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
Local Butter and Egg Markets

Fresh ranch eggs are now selling
at local stores at around rs cents, even
the biddies are beginning to think of
spring and a few focks are laying.
Ranch butter is about 60 cents, with
creamery quoted at 10 cents. Spuds
are bringing $3.50.
Gunnison news-champion., 1920-01-09
NORMAL SCHOOL STUDENTS
ENTERING JANUARY S, 1920

Vents N. Axtell, Crawford
Edna Clement, Montrose
Raymond L. Harding, Hotchkiss
Mrs. Bertha s. Kastle, Montrose,
Marie Kennison, Salida
Lula NcKissen, Crawford
Edna NcKissen, Crawford
Dorothy Jane McCommons, Cnwfd
Vernon Reynolds, Pa0aia
Frank Roger, Olaths