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Gilpin observer., 1920-10-21

nected with a trans-continental
line, thruout the county, will be
a few good roads. This would
solve all our railway problems.
With good roads Gilpin county
can face the future with no fears
for her transportation facilities.
When mining comes into her own
again we will have need for all
these things.
If we have the foresight to dis
cern the future we should begin
to prepare for it now. An auto
truck line running from Denver
at the present time would be of
great benefit to the people of the
county and would aid materially
in building it up. Good roads can
not be- considered as a luxury for
the few, they are an absolute nee
essity to insure the future pros
perity of the county.
Gilpin observer., 1920-10-21
GOOD ROADS

The government of state or
county should be considered pure
ly as a business matter and should
be conducted with the same effic-
iency, economy and foresight as a
private enterprise. One of the
greatest factors in the upbuilding
of the state and the county in the
future will be it's good roads. The
day of railway spurs for short
hauls will soon be thing of the
past. Even now at many places,
auto truck lines take the place of
and perform the service of the
railway line for short distances
and in some instances compete
successfully with the railways.
Good roads will make this possi-
BILE everywhere. With the COM
pletion of the Moffat tunnel and
the extension of it's railway as
planned by Dave Moffat, all that
Gilpin county will need to be con-
Gilpin observer., 1920-10-21
w. S. McGINTIE

VIM. S. McGintie, the Democrat
ic candidate for district attorney,
has held the Office for the last two
years. He was appointed to fill
the vacancy caused by the ele tion
of District Attorney S. w. john
son as district judge. During this
time he has made a record that
should insure his election. He is
a firm believer in the doctrine that
public offices should be conducted
on business principles. For this
reason he has established the rule
that in all criminal prosecutions,
those defendants who are admit
ted to bail, shall be required to
furnish a gilt-edged bond so that
if the bonds are forfeited the
county will have no trouble in
collecting them. The custom in
the past, too often has been to al
low defendant charged with a
serious offense to give a worthless
bond and the result sometimes has
been that the criminal escaped and
the county was left with worth
less bond. Since Mr.. McGintie
has been in Office the Fuller bond,
amounting to three thousand five.
hundred dollars, was forfeited and
paid into the Gilpin county fund.
Another bond, amounting to one
thousand dollars, has also been
forfeited and will be paid. Had
these bonds been worthless the
county would have been loser to
the amount of four thousand five
hundred dollars. Mr.. McGintie
pledges himself to enforce the law
fairly and impartially with due re-
gard to the rights of every citi-
zen and will also protect the
rights and interests Of the county.
Gilpin observer., 1920-10-21
w. M. KIRK

w. M. Kirk, Democratic candi-
date for commissioner from the
First commissioners district, is a
prominent promoter, operator and
owner of mines in the Russell
Gulch district. He has interested
capital in Gilpin county mines to
the amount of two hundred fifty
thousand dollars during the last
twenty years. When the eight
ur>amendment was declared un-
constitutional, he continued the
eight-hour system in his mines.
He has always paid more per day
than the regular wages, and by so
doing he got better and moro work
for the money expended and bene-
fitted both the men and his COM
pany. Every enterprise with
which he was connected paid ev-
cry dollar which they owed either
for labor or supplies. Every dol
lar ne owns is invested in Gilpin
county mines. He takes q deep
interest in public affairs and has
been active in every movement for
the advancement of the best inter-
ests of the county; took prom
inent part in organizing the Metal
Miners association and building
it up. Thru his efforts and the
efforts of number of other lead
ing citizens the Gilpin County
Chapter became the strongest in
the state.
Mr.. Kirk is a good business
man and his many years of resi-
dence in the county have made
him familiar with its needs. He
is a believer in the necessity for
good roads and as a public spir-
tied citizen would work for every
movement which promised the ad-
vancement of the interesto of the
county. If elected his watchword
will be efficiency and economy.
Gilpin observer., 1920-10-21
SIiuhtlv Excited,

It was the first time l had been out
alone with the car. was going to
the drug store, but couldn't seem to
get near enough to the curbing. How
ever, as was only going to be gone II
short time l left the car nearer the
street car track than the curbing.
Soon / heard Il great changing, and,
looking out. l discovered my car d.
rectly In front of the street cur. l
was excited, jumped In. threw 1t out
of gear, and let out my clutch-but
the cur didn't start.
Finally several men came to my res
cue and pushed me Off the track.
You can, Imagine how felt when
one of them looked inside and said. "If
you'd turn your key and step on the
starter you might be able to start
Chicago Tribune.
Gilpin observer., 1920-10-21
COUNTY SHERIFF

Russell A. Bass, Democratic
candidate for sheriff, is now hold
ing that office. On the theory that
an officer who makes good in his
first term is entitled to another
term, he should be reelected. In
one respect, concerning the duties
Of his Office, a peculiar situation
exists which is seldom found in
any county. Practically the en-
tire police force of the county con-
sists of the sheriff and his depu-
ties. AS near as we can learn,
there is not an acting and quail
fed constable in the county. To
meet this situation, he has been
prompt to respond to the calls up
on his Office from every part of
the county either by night or day.
Many people have locked up their
houses when going away and ask
ed him to keep an eye on them
during their absence.
Owing to there being no night
watchman in the city, he makes a
practice when going thru the town
by night of trying the doors of the
business houses and on one or
more occasions has found the
doors improperly secured and no.
titled the owners.
His treatment of the younger
class who will make our future
citizens is to be commended. Ac-
ting upon the theory that an
ounce of prevention was worth a
pound of cure, he has used moral
suasion to get them to obey the.
law instead of resorting to the
courts and making expense for the
county. He has also saved the
county much expense by making
Investigations instead of making
arrests in cases where the evil
dence was insufficient to convict.
In the Penn.-Colo. burglary case,
there was but little evidence when
the case was brought to his notice.
He worked upon the case six
months before making the arrest,
with the result that when the de-
fendant was arrested the evidence
was so strong that he gave bonds
for his appearance in the district
court in the sum of of one thous-
and dollars which was forfeited
and will be paid to the county.
In the Fuller case but for his
prompt action Fuller would have
escaped without arrest as he was
preparing to leave when arrested.
Fuller afterwards forfeited bonds
in the sum of three thousand
five hundred dollars, which was
paid into the county fund. Sher-
iff Bass works in complete har-
mony with District Attorney Nc
Gintie. Their aim is to enforce
the law with as little expense to
the county as possible.
Gilpin observer., 1920-10-21
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT

The title to amendment No. 8
as it will appear on the ballot is
somewhat misleading. 1t purports
to be an amendment authorizing
the state to incur bonded indebt-
edness to create a fund to i'm
prove the public highways.
The fact is that the amendment
has a double purpose. The first
is to create a bonded Indebtedness
of two million one hundred and
fifteen thousand dollars to pay
outstanding warrants for the
years 1887, 1888, 1889, 1892, 1898,
1894 and 1897. Some of these
bonds are held in the public school
funds but we have no data as to
the amount so held.
The second purpose of the
amendment is to create bonded
indebtedness of five million dol
lars for the improvement of the
public highway.
The question of a bonded in
debtedness to pay the outstanding
warrants has been voted down a
number of times. 1t is now join
ed with the highway proposition
and the voter cannot vote on them
sepal ately-he must either accept
or reject both. The question of
good roads is very important
one and it would have been better
not to join it with another prop
osition which might endanger its
acceptance by the people.
Gilpin observer., 1920-10-21
NEIL MCKAY

Neil Mckay, Democratic candi-
date for county commissioner,
second district, has for years been
an advocate of good roads. Gilpin
county has two hundred and nine
miles of county roads and 33R
miles of state highway roads. All
of these roads are in good condi-
tion. Mr.. Mckay in the past has
served the county faithfully and
we'll as county commissioner. 1t
was largely and in many cases
due entirely to his untiring eff
forts that enough money has been
obtained to build the 331a miles
of state roads which we already
have. During the past five years
he has been able to obtain an av-
erage of over five thousand dol
lars per year. During the past
year he made several trips to Den
yer to see the State Highway
Commission at his own expense,
with the exception of two trips
for which he collected the mile
age allowed him by law. Next
year should he be elected, from
promises which have been made to
him by the State Highway Com
mission, he expects to be able to
get eight or nine thousand dol
lars to be expended upon the roads
of Gilpin county, and in addition
has promises from them that they
will give twenty-five thousand
dollars to build and improve the
road from the Gilpin county line
to the foot of Golden Gate canon.
This enterprise is one of the most
important issues affecting the in
terests of Gilpin county. With all
these roads in good shape for auto
truck travel and transportation,
should the Moffat tunnel plan go
thru, Gilpin county's transporta-
tion would be solved in the only
way it can be solved in the near
future.
During his residence in Gilpin
county, Commissioner Mckay has
been a live, energetic and public
spirited citizen; has engaged in a
number of mining enterprises and
his rule has been that the money
should be put in the bank to meet
all demands for labor, supplies or
materials before the bills were
contracted. The present financial
condition of the county and the
miles of good roads within its
limits is an enduring monument
of his efficiency and economy in
public Office. He should by all
means be retained on the board of
county commissioners.
Gilpin observer., 1920-10-21
PROGRESS

The spirit of the age is change
and progress. Old and obsolete
methods and ideas must give place
to the new. Science, invention
and every form of industry has
made marvellous progress in the
last quarter of century and in
many cases has undergone COM
plete change. We stand at the
threshold of a new and brilliant
future which beckons us to great
er conquests in every line of hu-
man endeavor. If we would get
the full benefit of all that the fu-
ture spreads out before us, we
must keep step with the progress
of the times in our governmental
affairs.
Out of the most destructive war
that history records in either an
cient or modern times, new idea
was born, the idea of universal
peace. Forty-one nations of the
earth have perfected league to
promote and enforce this idea,
Germany, Austria and China will
soon join. This will leave Russia,
Turkey, Mexico and the United
States upon the outside. And why
does the United States stand
aloof? Is it because her people
are opposed to peace? The people
of the whole world are opposed to
war, opposed to its appalling de-
struction of human life, to it's aw-
full waste of property and the
worlds resources, to it's unending
misery and untold suffering.
This worldwide feeling is no.
where stronger than in the United
States, in no other land is the SEN
timent for peace more pronounced
than in our own. We are kept out
of this great movement to advance
the peace, happiness and prosper
ity of the world partly because a
group of United States senators
were angry with Woodrow Wilson
and jealous of the fame and honor
that would rebound to his name if
the league was formed and partly
because the same clique desired
to make it political issue in the
coming election in order that DOM
estic issues of great Importance
to the people and to which they
and the big interests were opposed
might be obscured and also in Or
der that their utter failure to pass
remedial legislation to relieve the
people might be lost sight of.
Read the Qhseruer-S0 yaar
Gilpin observer., 1920-10-21
COUNTY JUDGE

James M. Seright, candidate for
county judge, is a native of Ohio,
was born on farm near Zanes-
Vile December 81, 1856, and
worked at ordinary farm work in
the summer and attended a coun-
try school in the winter. He re-
ceived a teachers certificate when
seventeen years old and taught
school and saved money for a col
lege course and paid his own way
thru college. He graduated from
Muskingum college in 1881 with
degree of A. B. Three years later
he received the degree of A. M.
Studied law in Ohio while teach
ing. He was principal of the High
school at GAINESVILLE and Cam
bridge, coming to Colorado in
August 1887 to accept the princi-
palship of the Georgetown school
and has resided in this state ever
since. He was admitted to the
Colorado bar, July 7, 1898, and
has practiced law in Gilpin coun-
ty for twenty-seven years.
Since entering the profession of
law he has had wide and varied
practice. For the past few years
he has been retained by the coun-
ty as its legal adviser and also for
a number of years has been re-
tanned by the city of Black Hawk
as it's legal adviser. In addition
to this practice, his general prac-
tice has been extensive. The ex-
perience which his varied prac-
tice has brought him and long
residence in Gilpin county, have
made him familiar with the diff
ferent branches of the law as well
as the needs of the people.
No office is of more Importance
than county judge. While we live
our disputes and controversies are
settled by him and when we die,
whatever estate we may have
must pass thru his supervision
before it reaches our heirs. Not
every lawyer makes a good Judge,
it takes something more to make
a judge. A man to make good
Judge should be broadminded,
fair and impartial and free from
all bias and prejudice. In the en-
forcement of law, judges should
consider the rights of the public
and also the rights of each and
every citizen. The confidence
that has been reposed in Mr.. Sc
right by his various clients, coun-
ty, city, or individual. has never
been betrayed. His liberal educa-
tion, his knowledge of law, his
years of experience would make
him an ideal candidate for the dis
trict bench or any other judicial
position.
Gilpin observer., 1920-10-21
Preparation REQUIRED.

DO you think those bootleggers will
actually charge at the rate of $50 n
quart for whiskyf"
mot If they've got any business
intelligence" answered Uncle Bill Bot
tletop. They'll have to make the
first few drinks cheaper. Nobody In
his sober senses is going to pay that
much"
Gilpin observer., 1920-10-21
Notice

The Gilpin County Metal Min
ing association holds it regular
monthly meetings at the County
Court House the first Friday of
each month.
o. j., DUFFIELD, Pres.
MORRIS HAZARD, Sec. Z.
Gilpin observer., 1920-10-21
NJ. +. Church Services

Rev. J. r. RAIDER, of Denver. has
been appointed permanent pastor
of the church here, and will come
up each Sunday to preach the
morning sermon at IL o'clock. For
the present there will be no Sun
day evening services.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday ev-
ening at 7:30.
Gilpin observer., 1920-10-21
The Beautiful Rich.

"Whnt homely girls"
Think so? Her uncle left her
million dollars just a few months
ago"
THAT SO? Say. she isn't 30 bad
looking, after all"
Gilpin observer., 1920-10-21

Misses and children's shoes OF
the C. o. Richards Co.
Gilpin observer., 1920-10-21

Trade at Hawley's and get the
best in the line of groceries.
Gilpin observer., 1920-10-21

Everything in groceries at the
Hawley Mdsc. Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-11

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New-York tribune., 1920-12-22
Normal Pre-Efoli1ay Dull
ness Accentua.ed by Ten
dency TO Await Lower
Price Level for Goods

Less interest ls being shown in the
ocal wholesale markets than for some
time past This is attributed to two
reasons, the first beng the normal
du!lness that prevails around holiday
-lme, when retailers are more con
ce'ned with selling merchandise than
they are with buying it, and the sec
ono being the prospects of aome new
Nr'ces on d more favorable basis for
The buyer within 1h, neNt veek.
According TO present indications the
cotton goods trade. the knit wear trade.
nc! !uding both hosi~.y and underwear,
and the silk trade VIII make renewed
efforts to corral orders that will start
Ut Tagging production after she first
OF the year. To do this IL will be
asocess1ry to lac. prices that vii
.eal every evidence Of holGing good
OF period of three month"; or more.
II steady buying is to result
ie instability Of prices is now
rccogntred as The chief obstacle in
the way Of advanced business Buyers
now in the textile markets are willing
TO pay current quota+i rs Tor needed
goods for immediate delivery. but balk
IT setting tnelr Signatures to orders
t0r good to be de ivered sor.r time. in
the future. In addition to this. there is
an actual scarcity Of some goods. and
Duvers are anxious to provide for their
future wants al ng these lines. but
arc held oAc4 from doing so because
u the price uncertainty
This condition mas led to great
aInount OF refguring in quarters where
! rFGes are put upon merchandise vet
r o he made
i is tclt that buyers viii not be
aole to supply al heir warts from
the distressed goods market. The
soga. ;To1sie ;. with depending upon sach
presents an uneven reservoir. There
are plenty OF some classes Of goods.
but few OF othera. In DAD way'
good quality merchandise not n
as great abundance. made up. awaiting
thle buyer, as is low grade mercham-
clse. rms applies ankle 10 TIE textile
hets '''''
Despite this, the mills are not will
m to make up good quality nerch.n-
disc against a possible latent demand
New-York tribune., 1920-12-22
Dividend i'm Francs
Is Declared I'll re
BY SinggerCompany
Regular Quarterly Disb,srse-
nent Made Of 80 Francs,
Equivalent 10 SLIT, or
Less Than the Usual Rate

The s nger Manufacturing Company,
L New jersey corporation yesterday dc
clared its regular quarterly dividend
~ disbursing 1900 600 francs OF its
French credit balances. Stockholders
were given the cption of selling the
francs at the present market rate or o.
holding them for q possible apprecia
tion in alue
The declaration was 50 francs on
each OF the 100000 shares of capital
stock, which at present exchange rates
would be about SIT a share. or ii the
anrual rate of per cent. This repre-
sents 9 reduction from the regular rate
Of 10 per cent which prevailed for the
last three years and for the first quar-
ter Of 1920.
In letter to stockholders the COM
pany explained that II adopted the plan
of dlsbursing French credits so that
stockholders migrt decide for them
selves whether they should be held for
IN improvement in eXchar-s, nee the
company wcu4d Su~ar severe loss IS
turning francs into dollars on the pres
ent basis. Rather than take this loss
at present, the company preferred TO
put tbe decision before shareholders
themselves.
At normal exchange rates the 50
francs disbursement would be WORTH
bout S5.79 share.
The declaration is payable December
81 to stockholders Of record Decem-
Der 20
New-York tribune., 1920-12-22
a'ices Continue
Downwa ard ON Curb
AS Support Fades
New Lows Reached by Many
Stocks in Renewed Sell
ing; Hope of Holiday
Advance Il Vanishing

Iope of holiday advance in specu-
,at.ve stocks on the curb market is
van shine as selling pressure con-
tInues along with lack of outside sup
Nort Sev al new low prices were
"e4chsd in the continued decline yes
.erday
Carib Syndicate, which showed q
remarkable upturn /. few weeks ago
nd climbed to Is touched new
'ow of az on the final safe yes;er-
day, net loss of nearly & point
Sin ms was fractionallv lowcr st 6A
while Salt Greek sAegod to "a. In
ernational Petroleum was lower. at
15~..
In the Industrial frour Sweets held
TEDDY ct 23s. but United Retail. Candy
Jumped to =, decline Of Is, and
'of acco Prcuucts Export was off as
: 61a
Prices of bonds were irregular. Al
'el Packers IS, after showing early
stability, dropned about point.
- q o Standard Oh Of New York rs
aeld well and were moderately ac. i've
y" Haven As lost z to 54;a. Ana
roHda Copoer SIS went down point
~ So4 aid the = were easie., being
MI enced by the brcrk i, copper
stocks. Small chances were The rule
IL foreign Obligations
New-York tribune., 1920-12-22
Dividends


Atlantic National Bunk--An extra divi-
dend Of u Der ceat share has been
declared in addition - lhe regular guar
terry dividend of Ia per cent both pAya-
Bile January first to stockholders of record
l-ce nlber thirty first
Bank of New Yorh-An extra dividend
Of pr cent share has been declared IL
addition 10 H. regular quarterly dividend
of 5 per cont both payable January thlid
20 Stockholders of record December
tfvcn --cv' nth
Empire Trust tompauy--An extra divi-
drud OF per cent share has been dc
elar addition to h regular quarterly
dividend of per cent both payable De
Gem thirty-drsf 10 stockholders o.
record i>ccculDar tvgents-s ve11t h
<ew Iork It'll" Guarantee snd Trust
Company An extra diVld. no OF per cent
share has 5nen declared In addition to
the regular quarterly dividcnd OF per
nt both pay able January second to
stock holders Of record December twenty
fourth.
Ohio Fuel supply Comnany-~An extra
div de nd Of per cent share mas been
declared, pavaNle In Victory ~ per cent
notes IN add ion to the regu'a quarterly
dividend of ~ per cert. Doth payable
january ffooenth 70 stoCkholdeIs Of record
DE- cf mber thirty first
o IL Elevator toMpanN--An extra dlvi-
deud Of So shafe has hecn declared in
addition to a quarterly dividend of
cent and tho regular quarterly DIVIDEND
Of Y per cent on referred stock. all
payable January fifteenth to stockholders
Of record December tnirty-irst.