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The Holly chieftain., 1921-09-08
New Possma.t.r at Granada

Word has been received from
Washington that Geo. w. Karn has
been appointed to the position of
postmaster at Granada, for which
position examinations were held
some weeks ago. Mr.. Karn is well
known to the citizens of the Grana.
da territory and to large number
OF friends in all parts of the coun-
ty. He has been resident OF that
section for over quarter OF cen.
tury and has always been known
as an honest progressive citizen.
He has been one OF the field depu.
ties Of the assessors Office for sew
eral years and has the ability to
make good in his new job. He has
been life long republican and an
earnest worker for the organization
ever since he came to the county.
Mr.. Karn was in Lamar Monday and
was receiving the congratulations
Of many friends here.--Lamar Regis.
ter.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-09-08
Uphill Grind

The publishing Of this issue Of
the Chieftain has been an uphill
grind. Low voltage at the light
plant has made the operation Of
the linotype almost an impossible.
ity. the machine running SO slowly
that the distribution Of the mats
has been greatly hindered. The
Chieftain. for one. will certainly be
glad to see the city plant put on
an efficient basis.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-09-08
MOVING TIME FOR
METHODIST PREACHERS

September |, is moving time for
Methodist ministers and the close
OF the annual conference in Den
yer this week with the announce
ment OF the appointments for tire
coming year, showed many changes.
Rev. c. +. Lucas uho has ably filled
the pulpit OF the local church for
the past two years has been sent
to Wray for the coming year. DR..
NJ. b. Stone who 1t is reported is
a very able, minister, will have
charge of the Holly church this
year. Other appointments in south
eastern Colorado are as follows:
Charles w. Harcher, district su.
perintendent: Bristol w. NJ. John
son, Eads, Ray 0. Hills; Fowler
l.. w. Coffman; Granada, Orrin
Sharp: Hartman, IT. N. Runyon:
Lamar, l.. b. Logan: Las Animas, L.
w. Rice, McClave -Hasty, Edward
White, Springfield L. G. Elver; Two
Buttes. G. II. Manning, Wiley, Q.
w. Brakebill; Stonington, to be
supplied.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-09-08
Lineman in Hard Luck

join Mair, lineman for the Noun.
tain States Telephone & Telegraph
company, was bitten by rattle
snake last Friday while working
NEAR Holly He was given prompt
medical attention and is doing nice
4 iy. Several months ago Mr.. MAR
Suffered painful injuries when he
was caught under falling tele-
phone pole on the line few miles
3-west of Lamar.-Lamar Sparks.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-09-08
New Cashier at Land Office

N. H. Geary of Denver assumed his
duties as cashier of the Arkansas
VALLEY Sugar Beet e. Irrigated Land
Company the first of the week. Mr..
Geary succeeds C. r. Hampton who
resigned several months ago and
moved to California. The Geary
family are occupying the residence
vacated by the Hamptons.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-09-08
Another Evidence Of Boo otlsssing


Two Of our staid and portly bust.
Resa naeR reported Tuesday evening
thst they had seen a horned toad
on the corner Of Sixth street and
Carson avenue and one of them
stated that when he threw down
stub Of cigarette the toad grab.
bed 1t and began smoking it. A
number Of other men cOrroborated
their statement. so we suppose it
must have been the truth as they
saw 1t. We don't object to seeing
pink mice and yellow elephants,
but when it makes fellow see
horned toads smoking cigarettes. its
time for the boys to swear off.-Bent
County Democrat.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-09-08
Bristol Pool Hall Robbed

Thos( Graham pool hall at Bristol
was srobbed again last Saturday
night. the loot amounting to
about $500 and three or four guns.
City Marshall French was notified
sunday and in the afternoon pick
led up two young men who confess.
ed to the burglary.
FOR RENT-Room for light house
keeping. Mrs. Bert Lewis.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-09-08
Civic Club Tuesday, the 18th

The Civic Club will resume its
meetings after vacation during
the summer months. The first
meeting will be next Tuesday after
noon September 18th at 3 O'Clock
at the Commercial Club rooms.
Every member should plan to be
present at the first meeting to as
sit in getting the work lined up for
the coming year.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. D. F., WadswOrth,
Mrs. WadswOrth and grandson, all
of Hartley, Texas. arrived last week
for q visit with the J. G. WadswOrth
family. D. F. and wife were on their
honeymoon trip and went on to
Denver and Colorado Springs. re
turning Tuesday.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-09-08

Row Crops.
Best IL ears of corn ---------- 2.OO
I'd IL ears of corn -------------- Lou
Best ~ heads of red maize - 200
I'd 12 heads of red maize ------ l.5O
Best IL heads of white maize = 200
2nd IL heads of white maize --$l.5o
Best IL heads of pink kafir = 200
ri l2 heads of pink kafir 80 l.5O
Best IL heads OF shock kafir : 200
I'd IL heads of shock kafir = l.5o
Best IL heads of feterita ------ 2D
I'd 12 heads of feterita -------- l.5o
Best bundle cane ----------N-- ZU
I'd bundle cane ---------------- Lou
Best bundle Sudan grass ------ 2OO
I'd bundle Sudan grass -------- l.oo
Best bundle millet ------------ zN
The Holly chieftain., 1921-09-08
Fifth Annual Community Fair Will
Bs Held September % and II.

All Of Eastern Pr0wers county
will be on hand promptly Tuesday
and Wednesday. September 20 and
81, when the Fifth Annual Com
munity Fair is held at Cheney Cen
ter. Southside farmers have been
grooming the biggest watermelons,
pumpkins. chickens. pigs and evrey
other production for which the big
country south Of the river is fam.
Gus. And according to reports
there's going to be some real COM
petition. The best reports re-
ceived have been fifty bushel
yield OF wheat and the quality is
high.
Pens have been provided this year
for the pigs and calves and It is
expected that there will be several
entries in the livestock division.
Plenty of refreshments will be
provided and a big time is prom
ised.
The following is the premium list:
Division Of Prizes
All purses will be divided to first
and second winners on a basis Of
GO and 40 per cent.
Rules and Regulations.
All exhibits to be In, and prop
erly tagged, by 8 o'clock, Sept. 20.
There will be the usual foot
races for amusements, premiuc to
winneOf each contest.
All agricultural exhibits are here
by reserved by the Fai Association
to be used as exhibits at the Pueb-
10 State Fair.
For all concessions see or write
President OF the Fair Committee,
NJ. A. Pike, Cheney Center. Colo.
RACES.
Boys Pony Rsee-G ~ under 16
years Of age-Tuesday forenoon.
Saddle Horse Race.
rour uuudrAd vavd nash-wednas ar
The Holly chieftain., 1921-09-08

Charles Christopher was Pueblo
visitor the latter part OF tho week.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-09-08
$25. 90 Reward

| For information leading to the
conviction of anyone breaking water
meters, street lamps or other city
property. o.
Board of Trustees
Town of Holly.
13 ct
Wanted-C Chance to work for room
andboard, by boy who wishes to
enter high school This a worthy
cause. Phone GA or see Supt. Ilse.
| Pure bred buff Leghorns rOOsters
for sale. Priced right Mrs. John
W. Gribben. Motor Route A, Holly
Colorado on Santa Fe Trai 2 miles
northwest of Holly.
Paramount picture and Para
mount weekly at the Cow Club
every Friday and Saturday.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-09-08
Cars Take Drop

There's no reason now for not
buying q CART you have the mon
ey. Tho prices are back to a pre-.
war level. Following drop an
nOunced by the Ford Motor Com
pany last Friday, the Chevrolet.
Overland, Oldsmobile and Franklin
announced reductions. Ford re-.
ductions range from $45 to 500.
Other ears about 500 each.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26
u. S. REFUSES TO
HELP IN SILESIA
ENJOYS in Council of the Allies
Are Ordered to Express
No Views
POLISH APPEAL REJECTED
Hughes Declares Matter One of Pure.
Iy European Concern. In Which,
BY Its Traditional Policy, Amer
lea Cannot Become Involved.

Washington. - Polands request fol
American support in the settlement OF
the disposition of Upper Silesia has
evoked a formal answer from Secre-
tary Hughes that the American repre-
sentatives abroad would take no part
in the discussions concerning the Sile-
sian question
Poland was informed further in the
reply delivered to Prince Lubomirski,
the Polish minister, that so far as
at present may be seen" the Ameri.
can representatives on the supreme
council. the council of ambassadors
and the reparations commission would
not so much as express an opinion as
to the settlement
In explanation OF the American re
fusal, Secretary Hughes pointed to
"the traditional policy of the United
States" not to become involved in
matters of purely European concern
Poland, in appealing to the United
States for support in its claim to Up
per Silesia, said the iRter-allied pie
biscite commission had been holding
in suspense for two months a decision
in the matter and was playing with
the high strung feelings of the popu
lation."
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26
BANK BANDITS
STAGE GUN FIGHT
CIanfieId, Ohio, Terrorized by
Firing, Is Isolated When
Thieves Cut Wires
LOOT STOLEN LESS THAN S25
Windows In Business District Shatter.
ed BY Bullets AS Employees Re-
turn Shots-Yeggs Miss s1o,-
600 Just Placed In Vault.

Youngstown. O.-Two bandits held
up the Farmers National Bank in
Garfield, Mahoning county. 10 miles
southwest of here. and escaped with a
small amount of cash, estimated at
less than S25.
pistol battle engaged in by the
bandits, the three employees of the
bank and Dana Fowler, a newspaper
man, followed terrorzing the resi-
dents Of the village. Store windows
were rddled
The thieves were young men. En-
tering the bank they commanded
President Mark Libble and Cashier c..
c. Rose to throw up their hands. then
scoOped up the loose money in the
tellers' cages. but dropped most of it
in their wild flight when Ralph Lynn,
another employe. opened fire Mr..
Libble said that just before the hold
up 10000 was put in the vault, while
several of the employees were out for
lunch.
Before fleeing the town the bandits
cut all wires to prevent quick spread
OF the alarm
The stream of fire poured out by
the bandits In their flight through the
town quickly reused residents of the
hamlet and a posse was soon organ
lied
The trail was picked up by men in
automobiles and shots were exchang-
ed by the posse and the bandits. one
or the latter being wounded
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26
u. s. RAIL BOARD
ANNOUNCES CUT
Slash in Rail Pay is Decided
Upon by the Railroad
Labor Board
QUICK DECISION is SURPRISE
Conditions Declared To Justify RevI
sion Downward, But Extent Of
Drop Not To 30 Announc-
ed Until June 1st.

Chicago. - The United States rail-
road labor board announced its inten-
tion of revising downward the wages
of more than 100000 unskilled rail-
workers, effective July l. The amount
of the decrease will be made public
on June l.
At the same time the board an
nounced it would hold hearings on
June 6 regarding proposals and would
also make its decision in these cases
effective on the same date A similar
decision in the case of skilled workers
would mean cut in the pay OF prac-
tically every railway worker in the
country on July l and would affect
approximately 100000 men.
The announcement. which said pre-
vailing conditions justify to some ex-
tent. yet TO be determined, readjust-
ment downward OF wages" was en-
tirely unexpected and came only a
few hours after the close OF the hear
ings which have been in progress
since early in April. Neither the
roads nor the representatives of the
unions had expected any announce
ment for several weeks.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26
DRY AMENDMENT is
UPHELD BY COURT
Throws Out Claim That Rati-
tying Time Makes the
Amendment Illegal

WashingtOn.-The requirement that
the prohibition amendment be ratified
within seven years by three-fourths
of the states does not invalidate the
entire measure. the supreme court
ruled
The decision was given in the ap-
peal of j. ]. Dillon OF San Francisco.
from decisions in lower courts refus-
ing his petition for a writ Of habeas
corpus, on the ground that the limita-
tion made the amendment invalid.
Dillon was arrested while transport
ing case Of wine to the home of its
owner His counsel asserted that sec
tion of the amendment. originally
proposed by Senator Harding, placed
a limitation on the action of the state
legislatures and was therefore uncon-
stitutiOnal
we find that proposal and ratif-
cation Of an amendment are treated
as succeeding acts in a common en-
deavor" the opinion said. and there
is fair implication that they should
be fairly cOntempOraneous."
In the course of the decision the
court ruled formally that the prohibi-
tion amendment went into effect Jan
uary 16. 1920 Dilons alleged offense
was on January II, 1920.
Article of the constitution makes
no limitation of the ratification period.
the court said. and this section COW
ers the amending power of Congress.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26
MING0 co. MINE WAR
BREAKS OUT AFRESH
President Signs Martial Law
Order For Two Counties
In Border War Zone

Williamson, w. Va.-Heavy firing
on Merrimac, w. Va. from the Ken
lucky mountains opposite that village.
broke out again. according to a report
received here by Captain U. r. Brock
Is Of the state police.
Before leaving Captain Broclus
communicated with the Kentucky Ma
.ional Guardsmen on duty at Sprigg.
md requested that they move on the
attackers. He was informed. the cap
ain said, that the soldiers could not
cave Sprigg. as they were watching
4 body of men IN the mountains at
hat point
Two fires. which Harry Olmsted.
acting chairman of the labor commit
zee of the Williamson Coal Operators
Association, said he believed had been
started by incendiaries, occurred in
he region. A small Office OF the Pond
Creek Coal Company at Sprigg and a
garage of the Burnwell Coal Company
at the same place were burned Blood
hounds have been sent to the scene
N an effort to trace persons who
might have been responsible
Washington, D. c. - Proclamations
were prepared and signed by Presi-
lent Harding declaring a state OF mar
tial law in Mingo county. West Vir-
sinia, and Pike county. Kentucky.
along the interstate border. the area,
affected by the coal strike riots. The
proclamations were turned over to
Secretary of War Weeks to be issued
n his discretion, should reports from
he troubled region make such action
necessary.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26

Philadelphia Mrs Emma c. Berg
doll was sentenced TO pay a fine Of
$1,000 for the part she was convicted
of having taken in The evasion OF the
draft law by her sons Grover and Er-
win Boreioll If she refuses or fails
to pay the fine Judge Dickinson OF
the United States district court. who
pronounced sentence. imposed the al.
tentative sentence of one year and
one day i'm the federal penitentiary at
Atlanta Ga. Her fine must be paid
by June 10.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26
Army Of 10. 600 Einsd

Washington, D. C.-The Senate mill
itary affairs committee voted unani-
mously to report the army bill, carry
ing a total of s335.OOO.OOO and provid-
ing for an army of minimum strength
OF 10000 men at any time during the
next fiscal year. The full committee.
in finally passing upon the bill. cut
5000 from the strength advocated by
it's subcommittee The bill as passed
by the House would provide for an
average strength of 10000
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26
Two Killed In ceoroia Riot

Byronville, Ga.-Two Negroes were
killed. five others wounded. L. c. Da.
Wis of SOmerville. ". J.. perhaps fatal
ly. in a clash between 20 Negroes and
a sheriff's posse near here. Accord
ing to the county authorities. the Ne
groes barricaded themselves in
house on a farm after the chief OF
police had sought to collect city taxes
from one of them Threats to fire
the house caused the Negroes to leave
their retreat and they soon were
rounded up after two had been killed
and four hurt
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26

Warsaw Yielding to the pressure
OF the allies and others involved in
the upper Silesian situation. Prince
Sapieha, Polish foreign minister. ha:
resigned The resignation and other
events aroused the Polish press to a
frenzy Of anger in which it. threaten.
ed that IAN army of Polish heroes
VIII be remobilized to fight Great
Britain Germany anybody or every
body Pemier Lloyd George of
Great Britain was attacked person
ally for his denunciation OF the
Polish invasion Of upper SiIesia.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26

Philadelphia Five armed men en-
tered the Susquehanna Building and
Loan Association building while the
II directors were holding a meeting
and had &2687 in money spread out
on the table before them The ban.
dts seized the money, refused to
bother about S21OO in checks and es-
capped i'm an automobile
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26
MAN FALLS SEVEN STORIES
chicagoan PIunges From Hotel Win
dow in Philadelphia.

do" in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia. A well-dressed man
about 30 years old, plunged to his
death from a seventh story window
OF the Hamilton Hotel The hands
and face were scared with an anti.
septic and an empty bottle was
found in his room.
Theater ticket stubs from Albany
and Boston were found in the mans
pockets. Detectives believe he either
followed a chorus girl to this city
and ended his life because of unre.
Quilted love- or he drank the anti
septic by mistake. became crazed by
turns and leaped out Of the window
The man registered at the hotel
under the name of G.. r. Hoffman OF
Chicago.
A wallet with 800 In Liberty
bonds was found. 1t also contained
a pawn ticket showing a $50 bond
bad been pledged for s25 in a loan
office here
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26

ChmbcrtburE P1 Mr. and Mrs
JOHN Rhouo were found shot to death
in thr co.'s stable on 'hcir farm noar
here Iufasie1fiou by state police
failed to reveal tho presence of wear.
ou of amy sort Mrs Enoro was
shot through the neck and bullet
wounds vnro found ON Tho neck and
face of Der husband Rhonc.s etur
was fractured
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26
AIR MAIL SERVICE
over Million Pounds Of Mail Are Car.
ried In Year.

ried In Year
Washington. D c. The air mall
service is now three years old. In a
statement commenting upon the serv-
ce, the post Office department said
hat during the past year it covered
l313,379 miles with mail and carried
L015.O53 pounds of mail at a cost in
operation, with April cost estimated.
of $1.342.362 The average cost per
mile it was added was s1O2
There were 10 fatalities in this
year, almost twice as many as for the
first two years This TO a certain
extent was due" the statement said
TO the greater hazard of operating
The trans-continental route which was
established during the year" For the
FIRST two years the service was con
fined almost entirely to the Washing
.On and New York route
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26
OPERATION PROVES FATAL
Former Secretary of Interior Sue.
cumbs To Heart Trouble.

cumbs To Heart Trouble.
Rochester. Minnesota Franklin X
Lane, former secretary of the interior,
died at local hospital here Death
was due to an attack of angina pee.
toTis.
Mr. Lane was operated on here May
for gallstones and appendicitis and
was said to be recovering when heart
disease, from which he had suffered
from time to time during the past
eight months, developed Hospital
physicians expressed the belief that
the operation would remove the heart
affection, but an attack developed ia.
tally.
Immediately after he had recovered
from the influences OF the anaesthetic
Mr.. Lane said, II am surprised to be
alive. | hope to be able to live long
life doing good things forever"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26
MISSING BOY FOUND SLAIN
Woman Arrested as Abductor Is Now
CHARGED With the Crime.

Detroit.-The body of Max Ernest.
years old, who has been missing for
the last few days. was found laying
face downward in ditch at the out
skirts OF the city by two boys The
body bore bruises which indicated the
boy had been beaten and choked to
death.
Mrs. Evelyn Elizabeth Lewden, who
was arrested on a charge OF abducting
the lad. is now being held as his slay-
er Mrs. Lewden, 1t is alleged. had
threatened the boys life after his
father had refused to lift a chattel
mortgage which he held on Mrs Lew
dens furniture. Mrs. Lewden Is said
to have conducted a millinery store at
Washington under the name OF Ma
dame LeGrand.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26

New York Ethel Veter aged n.
partially blind for years. opcnod her
eyes a' tho Manhattan Eye. Ear and
Throat Hospital. and exclaimed with
delight ovcr doll tine ward nurse had
placed in her arms 'Oh. I can see
everything she cried
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26
Elr. psst-ozs AL-nlan. s.sas

Detroit Fire of undetermined or
igIn destroyed FIVE acres of sheds ON
'he Packard arp.aua test field near
this city. and the loss IS estimated al
upward of 100000
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26
Removes Needle After 70 Years

LockporL 3D. Twelve years ago
Mrs E S Fischer stepped upon
needle a physician has just re.
moved It from the shoulder.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-05-26
n E w S
CULLINGS
=
WEST VIRGINIA

Parkersburg.-The city park opened
for its summer season.
Glen Elk.--FOur arrests were made
here for violation of the Volstead act.
Weston.-The Benson oil Company
brought in a 50-barrel well in Gilmcr
county.
Barracksville-Dr w. c. Keen sus-
tanned a fractured leg and arm in an
automobile accident.
Fairmont.-Clyde Hutchinson. coal
operator, plans the erection of a big
business block here
ShepherdstOwn.-Wi Pres
bytery will meet here this fall for it's
semi-annual session.
ManningtOn.-Work Of installing
new machinery at the city water sta
tion is about completed.
ClarkSburg.-Mrs.W Walter Conrad Of
this city has been arrested at Falrmont
Keyser-Samuel Klght has finished
his And year as conductor on the sec
ond division of the B. < O.
Grant Town.-Yanko Kipwobkyta, a
Syrian, has been badly slashed with u
knife and charges Sam Yirgovic.
Elkins.-Benjamin S. Dowei has
been selected as the new secretary for
the Elkins chamber of commerce
ParkerSburg.-Me Merchants agree tn
close their stores at > O'Clock on week
nights and nine o'clock Saturday
ParkerSburg.-A new industry capi-
talized at $3OO,OOO has been added to
the list of Parkersburg's industries
Gypsy.-Orsi Bonar is in a hospital
fn critical condition after being
struck by an interurban car near here.
Hunting ngton.-Thomas F. Bailey has
been elected president Of the local
Rotary Club for the coming year.
MorgantOwn. - Sixty-eght seniors
who complete their work this year are
eligible for the state teachers certifi-
cate.
Morgnntown.-Thiev entered tho
plant of the Morgantown Ice Company
and secured between $40 and 500 in
cash.
William COttrill, an all
round athlete at Washington-Irving
school, died from long illness of scar
aet fever.
Bridgeport.-Brdgepo is boasting
of its first picture show. The theater
has been opened by Clarksburg busi-
ness men.
Bethany Bethany College is max
ing arrangements for several class re-
unions during commencement week
this spring
St Mary's-Bcry Brammer. rs years
OF age, was accidentally shot. but nor
seriously wounded by Il chum, Ralph
Cunningham
New MartmsviIlr Work started on
the Universal Products Company plant
here, and they expect to boz in partial
operation soon
Milton While sitting in denn
chair conversing with the dentist. Mrs