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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27
DolNGs AT WASHINGTON
Legion Weekly Calls Hardins's Atti-
tudeOn Bonus . 'Subterfuge'

tudeOn Bonus 'Subterfuge'
As the A f + would, not have ac-
cepted defeat in the field, ss the Am
cricnn Legion whose membership Is
made up thercfrom does not accept the
defeat of the Soldiers Bonus Bill AT
the hands Of President Harding as fin-
nj. but will continue to urge that mea-
sure.
In n digniiicd editorial showing great
restraint but great determination, the
American Legion Weekly. official paper
of the organization. calls the Presi-
dents net an unprecedented step ana
speaks of his message MS remarkable
II alleges that the figures In the mes
age were inaccurate and so arranged
as not to present rrnS summary OF
the disabled situation and insists that
! the question of the disniAed and Of COM
pcnsation should Ike kept separate.
1t speaks of bringing In the disabled
situation as an effort to fog the issue
and says that those who have followed
the fight for compensation 'nre not ac-
cnstolned. nor were they prepared to
find the President of the Un.tcd States
rcsorting to such II subterfuge.'
1t thus points out the Presidents er-
rors of commission and omission In the
statistics he gave:
Mr. Harding says there were 2O0,OOO
claims pending In the War Risk Bureau
late In April. and that this number has
been reduced by 1H.3l4. A few weeks
ago the bureau issued n statement set.
ting forth only that the total Of claims
hns been reduced from 10000 to Gi.OOO
or IL grand total of S13.442 claims fled
to July Z. 1921. says Mr. Harding. 7i1.-
1856 have been settled He does not men
tion that 34O.OOO of these were curtly
turned down and out for lack Of metli-
cal evidence or for other technical rea
SONS. Mr. Harding cites the four bill
lions of government insurance now In
force. He does not mention thnt the
allotmcnts for this insurance came out
Of the service mans pay nor that the
premiums are now coming out OF the
veterans pocket. He does not suggest
tlnt the Government transncts Its In
surance business purely upon bust
ness basis.
There are 5000 beds in government
hospitals without occupants says Mr.
Harding. This IL the fnvoritc dictum
Of DIR Sawyer. the Presidents physi-
cinn. refutcd by the Dawes committee
and puncturcd many times. As n mat
ter Of fact when President Harding
wns talking so enthusiastically to the
Senate. the chairman Of special com
mittcc appointed by him was telling
the senate committee investigating the
dis ablcd situation thnt even after $500
beds to bc made available by current
appropriations are ready. JOO0 more
will he needed. These nre just few Of
the inaccuracies and Inconsistencies In
Mr. Harding's message. There are
others
Perhaps no part Of the editorial 80
accurately describes the way the Am
"ricnn Legion men feel nbout their leg
islntivc defeat tlinn the following sen
fences:
In the meantime The United States
stands us II country which l,ns refused
to meet an obligation and the most un-
grateful Of nations
Only America hns forgotten
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27

\ high authority in Denver has made
the statement that he believes that sew
cnty-fivc per cent Of stock growers of
the West would bc bankrupt II compel
ed to pny their debts. But he adds.
that If given reasonable time TO meet
their obligations. all will ultimately
pull through and get ON their feet
again.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27

Roy Robertson Of the Mcckcr Phnr-
mncy, returned from Denver. Monday
chants convention. Mr. Robertson re.
ports that business is good In Denver
and an optomistic feeling generally pre-
walls.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27
Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat

DIR Snpcro. the Denver specialist. will
again hc in Rife Mt the Midland Hotel
Monda, 'lie 10Th OF September. Con-
s,ilintion rDd examination free. Over
l2oN patients treated in Colo. ais!
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27
st. James Church
Irtccnth Sunday after Trinity

Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
HOLY Eucha artist 7.3O nj
Church School 0.45 am.
Choral Eucharist and sermon
II 4. m.
Eyensong and sermon 8 p. IN.
Daily Eucharist Except Monday
rhursday-ChOir rehearsal 1870 IN
PHILIP NELSON
Priest In Charge
George Rice
Lay Reader
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27
CARBON BLACK PLANTS

The Mineral Age reports that this
county IL likely to get some OF the
plants engaged in the manufacture OF
carbon black.
These plants can get all the raw ma
terial they want In our White River
field.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27

Edward Grinstcnd arrived Sunday
from Fort Lcavcnworih Kansas. re-
Gently hnvcing been discharged from
the hospital after an operation for ap-
pcndicitis. Edward has served his
years enlistment which he signed up
for and will bc home for while.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27
Bring Your School Children

Tc the Midland Hotel. where DIR X C.
Saprr... the well known Eye. Ear. Nosc
and Threat specialist will examine
their eyes and yours free on September
l2 a., Rife. Over 12OOO patients treated
In Colo. n2d-s3
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27

Pioneer Ed Willcr is probably next
Ia Henry Hay. the oldest settler here
tin point of rcsidcncc). lie was In
town Wednesday, and remarked that
this is the wcttcst summer he ever wit
messed in White River Valley.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27

Mrs W II Haley and daughters. Mrs
A A LIppcncott and Miss Amber Haley
spent few days In Meckcr this week
visiting Mr. and Mrs J N Neal and
other friends. The Haley family for
mcrly lived Mt Rifle. but are now re-
sinlcnts OF Denver.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27

he Democratic party hrs favored
II tax revision for the last .wo ycnrs.
,,u being In n minority In Congress
=. unable to bring II nhOut
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27
NOTICE

Notice IL hereby given that Edward
Rice will not he responsible for any
bills contracted by Mrs Emn Rice or
family. Signed EDWARD RICE
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27
CURRENT COMMENT

Who say, the For,lney tariff hill WIS
not framed in the peoples interest:
Doesn't 1t reduce the duty from fhty to
forty pcr cent nd vnlorcm on such n
daily household necessity as poker
chips ?-StcambOat Pilot.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27

The above Is correct In every parti-
c,,lnr other tlIun that there is no nctUnl
railroad work as yet l"ing undertaken.
There has been, however. Gas lately
rcportcd IN The Hcrald) n check up
mndc on mn old survey by responsible
pnriics. Competent railroad men have
looked over the field and made good
reports. People here who are ON the IN
side. mike no secret Of the fact that
they have been assured that actual
work on the road as outlined above
will bc under way early next summer
Ed Herald.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27

II doesn't help much to beat onr
swords into plow shares unless We can
beat out loafcrs into plow hands.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27

II IN reported thnt n ID & Il G train
went of the track. Tuesday near Palis-
ade. and two people were killed.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27

Miss Margaret O'Conner entertained
a large number Of her lady friends Inst
Friday at Bunco Party. All present
pronounce very enjoyable afternoon.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27

Members Of 81 James Guild will
meet with Mrs II + Keel next Thurs
day.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27

FARM WANTED-To hear from own
sonablc--L Jones, Box 551 Olncy. Ill.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27

The Strawberry telephone line Il
nearing town. coming In by way OF
Sulphur creek.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27
MOEL RAILROAD RUMORS

4 late issue of the Grand Junction
Sentinel has the following to say rr-
gardihg recent railroad rum0rs:
Reports ,cnching this city tell of a
proposed feeder line for the Denver n
Rio Grandr from Rifle into the Meeker
district. 1t is reported that this is int
one of II number of feeder lines to he
constr,r ed by the new management N
nj effort to reach into productive fields
and increase the amount of freight
originating along the line of that road.
1t Is reported that work IL ALREADY
under way on final surveys for such
a line. and that the extensive coal dc
posi.e may soon he tapped. While such
II i:ic would have hut II short milenSr.
il would open TO commerce one or the
largest arcns of bituminOus conl In the
west of America. as II course Is pnr-
nllel with the Great Hogbnck coal hc'd
thc line Of the railroad running along
the conl outcroppings.
At Mccker this railroad would tap the
southern side OF the Danforth HIS
coal field These two coal fields contain
beds of conl of enormous thickness. the
total workable thickness In the series.
excluding nll veins less than u feet IN
thickness. being cstimntcd at from III
To 40 feet. The whole territory to he
passed through Inns only been worked
on u very small scale. coal only being
minded to supply local demands.
In addition to the vast coal resour-
eos TO hc developed. this railroad would
open huge possibilities In oil shnle
which are as vet not even In n develop
mcnt stage Together with this the
White River agricultural field would hc
opened, intensive farming operations
not now being conducted In this dis
trict owing to lack of transportation.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27

The crime wave that was formerly
blamed on John Bnrleycorn is now
blamed on prohibition. How times
chnngc.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27

Al RYE SEED FOR SALE or TRADE.
at the SaDdcrson Ranch. a27-s1O
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-08-27

Henry C wolsott came up from the
Morgan WOlcOtt oil well the last of the
week to meet Mrs wolcott. who has
been visiting at Axial. and take her
back to Elk Springs with him. The drill
ling rig has been placed In position Mt
Elk springs dome and is In readiness
to begin drilling as soon ns some miniln
cable arrives from Florence Craig
Empire
Hard times have hut little terror
for the farm home that maintains a
few milk cows. couple Of growing
pigs and n flock OF hens says the Craig
Empire
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The Washington times., 1921-04-25
SIDEWALK VAULT CASES
BEFORE SUPREME COURT

M. Il. Rosenberg, general counsel
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, will argue the local side
walk vault tax case before the u. S.
Supreme Court today at 1890 o'clock.
Congress passed an act i'm 1915
authorizing the District of Columbia
to tax owners of vaults under the
sidewalks in Washington. The r. p.
Andrews Paper Company. Saks & Co.
and Abraham Lisper, having such
vaults which were built years ago
under a permit which specified there
should be no tax except that attached
to the permit contested the tax
assessed against them.
They won their case in the District
OF Columbia Court of Appealss which
held that the tax was 10 apply only
To sidewalk vaults to be constructed
after passage of the act by Congress
and the District authorities appealed
to the United States Supreme Court
The Washington times., 1921-04-25
HUSBANDKLLS
. FALSE FRIEND.
Shooting Follows Breaking Of
Agreement in Triangular
a Love Affair.

LUXEMBOURG, KY, April
25.-The old, old. story of the trust
ed friend and the loss Of family
trust was told at a preliminary
hearing here when Walter Griffey,
who shot Enler Bercaw to death
Wednesday night, painted dra-
matte picture Of. the meeting in his
wife's boudoir of the principals IN
Anderson county's eternal TRAN
gle" shooting. -v &C., ,.
Ali the participants are members OF
leading families in this section. For
many years, Griffey said, he and Ber-
cav, his victim. had been like broth
ers. Bercaw was a constant visitor
at his home and welcomed like a
member of the family.
Grlffey returned to his home in the
town of Tyrone one night from trap
earlier than expected. He said he
found the door OF his wife's room
locked Demands that it be- opened
were unanswered, he said, and then
he drew his revolver and kicked In
the door. Griffey said he stepped into
the room to find himself facing
pistol leveled by Bercaw.
TALKED PROBLEM OVER.
No shots were fired. Griffey low
cred his own revolver and took out
the cartridges. Then the trio talked
the matter over "in friendly spirit.
Fifteen minutes after, Griffey testi-
fed. his wife and Bercaw left the
house. Griffey said he had obtained
their promise that they would never
see each other again. 1t was agreed
that Griffey and his wife should
separate quietly and that the events
of the night would not be disclosed
to the public and thus prevent
scandal. ..tr
This took place two weeks ago.
Apparently Bercaw and Mrs. Griffey
did not keep their agreement. Gfifey
said that last Wednesday night he
saw Bercaw leave the house at
which Mrs. Griffey was staying.
Criffey said he accosted Bercaw in
front of a store. Bercaw reached
toward his pocket as if for a weapon
and Griffey drew his own revolver
and fired, he said.
This was the first ame the details
of facts surrounding the murder had
been given. Griffey and his wife both
having refused to make statement.
WIFE CALLS ON HUSBAND.
Griffey was released under $4,000
bond to await the action of the grand
jury.
Mrs. Grffey was one of the first
callers on her husband in his cell at
the Jail after the killing. 1t is not
known what sort of an explanation
she made, but both announced on her
leaving the jail that complete recon-
c;liat~nn had been effected. .'
At Griffcy's trial his wife, the cause
Of tho killing, sat beside him. They
IL Il
relative. and it is believed they will
continue their married life.
Mrs. Griffey has been noted as one
Cf the real beauties of her section Of
the State She is about twenty-six
Years old.
The Washington times., 1921-04-25
AMERICAN LAW SOCIETY
RESUMES SESSION HERE

Annual meetings of the American
Society of International Law will be
resumed here Wednesday night and
end Saturday at the Shoreham Hotel
The meetings were suspended during
the war.
The general topic to be discussed
is the reconstruction of international
law Elihu Root. president of tn.
society, will make the opening adj
dress Manoel de Oliveira Lima, form
er minister of Brazil to Japan,
Sweden, Belgium and Venezuela, is
also on the program. President Hard
ing will receive the members. Of the
society Friday afternoon at o'clock.
At the annual banquet Saturday
night, Secretary of State Hughes will
be the principal speaker. .. o..
The Washington times., 1921-04-25

Z FOR ADoPTION-Healthy sweet baby
boy. two weeks old. to loving parents;
No. y23 pill pl. Brooklyn. Phone
Evergreen I'LL. nv
The Washington times., 1921-04-25
DEPARTMENT.
START OFF TODAY

War Department and Treasury. win
ner of the 1920 pennant in the De-
parmental League, officially open
up the season on the White Lot this
afternoon.
The games will be handled by
George Long. All arrangements have
been completed by L. C. Cook, presi-
dent of the circuit, for successful
season.
Friday the Government League will
get under way on the Ellipse and will
find the Navy Department playing the
Marines.
These, circuits will hold forth all
summer on the Monument Lot and
will conclude their arguments about
August 10 to make ready for the city
series.
The Washington times., 1921-04-25
Girl Smokers Start
Blaze Fl Men Fight

ALTOONA, Pa, April 25.-Two lit
tie girls who sneaked into the woods
to learn how to puff cigarettes are
said by Fire Marshal Williams to
have caused the forest blaze that
burned more than five acres in Logan
township recently.
A force of twenty-one men fought
the flames. One of the girls is 5
years OLD and the other IL years.
The Washington times., 1921-04-25
BIames U. S. In Canal Dispute.

The United States is partly to
blame for much of the trouble thss
has arisen and for the chaotic condi
tons that prevail between Panama and
Costa Rica, President Harding was
informed today by Fred II. Loomis, IL
Chic. former official of the state
Department, who has just returned
from Costa Rica., ..
The Washington times., 1921-04-25
Photos from New York World.
WIFE NO. | FEEDS
JAILED HUBBY CAKE
Number Two at Home of Much
Married Belgian Cares for
His Children.

NEW YORK, April 25.-while An,
thony Ruyts, the little Belgian iron
worker who for months apparently
succeeded in maintaining harmony
between his two wives within his
three-room apartment at No. 312
SD street, Brooklyn, languished in
Raymond Street Jail yesterday with
a charge of bigamy against him,
Charlotte. wife No. 1. and mother OF
his children, brought him cakes for
his breakfast coffee.
+ Wife No. 1 Is little, frail and faith
full, except that she does not love
him any more. In the mean time
Marie, wife No. 2. who before he
met herg in Paris was Nine. Pierre
Lebar, a buxom blonde widow. re-
r1ained at home and cared for Char
lctte's daughters, Virginia, fifteen,
and Philomene, thirteen.
WIVES BREAD FARMERS.
The two wives, who have WORKING
positions and since their husband has
been out of work have been the brea..
winners, were at home. They prs
pared breakfast together. Virginia
II.
has borne Anthony twelve children
speaks only Flemish, and wife No. 2
speaks only French, there are many
words they do not understand, BIZ:
Virginia translates, and when the re.
porter called there were no indica.
tions of quarreling.
. Charlotte had returned from carry.
ing gifts to Anthony in Jail and both
smiled wanly at their inability to { ell
their stories. Incidentally the land.
lord Is skeptical about the harmony
between them. He frankly admits ho
doesn't know all about women, hur
knows humanity well enough to know
that Ruyts couldn't make harmony
complete under the circum stances.
REFERRED TO LANDLORD.
Both women referred reporters to
the landlord as one who could state
the developments in their situation.
The landlord said Ruytss nephew,
the Children's Society agent and 9TH
ers had begged him not to hurry the
family departure from his house until
there was time to find out what the
courts would do with Ruyts, and his
two wives and the children could he
put aboard ship for their journey
back to Europe.
lHty 10 not owe anything on fnp
rent, for both women work, and
though Ruyts had been out of WORK
he had been introduced to some So
ciety people in New York hotels, the
Plaza among them, who gave him
orders for beaten metal picture
frames, and he made some money at
this.
MYsTIFIED BY TANGLE.
1t was apparent the two women
Marie, with whom he came to America
and whom he married when the i'm
migration authorities would not let
her land as single woman, and Char
lotte. who remained behind with the
children, and was afterward sent for,
and who says she didn't agree to hls
living with Marie, did not fully under-
stand the ENHANCEMENT. They are
staying together in the fiat because
they are strangers in a strange land
and have nowhere else to go.
Ruyts will have hearing in the
Fifth avenue court today,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-11
CUT THIS OUT
OLD ENGLISH RECIPE FOR CA
TARRH. oATARaHAL DEAFNESS
AND HEAD NOISES.

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Sprays, inhalers and nose douches are
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and force the disease into tho middle
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or else the disease may be driven down
the air passages towards the lungs which
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ment and should prove especially efhcAcious
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trable climate conditions.
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end little grAnulAted sugar; stir until
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Clogged nostTiis should open, breathing
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another. The left bank OF the
Rhine to remain German, The left
bank of the Rhine to be occupied
neither by an iuter-aliied nor by a
French force. In return, Great
Britain and the United states to
give France their solemn rladpe
OF Immediate military aid in case
of danger.
NJ. Clemenceau's mind Is made up
on the evening of the sixteenth and
his decision expressed in a note
handed to the heads OF the allied
governments on the morning of the
seventeenth. A proposal is made
to us. which substitutes one guaran-
W Tor another. We refuse this sub
stitution. We gratefully note, with
the fullest appreciation OF it's value,
tho pledge offered and desire to ac-
pect II hut only on the express con-
dition that It be supplemented by
most of the other guarantees de-
manded by us. first OF all, by occu-
patton.
Tho note marks .he beginning
OF negotiations In which twice a
day up to April %. We kept up our
efforts. our object7 To obtain the
proffered guaranty hut with the
addition of occupation--and a few
other safeguards which to the minds
OF our allies were to be replaced
and simply by their military guar
anty
il appears that Mr.. Lloyd George
and Mr.. Wilson are now in complete
agreement against any occupation
On the 26th, the British primo min
lister hands his colleagues a general
note on the peace of which after in
sisting on the danger of too drastic
peace he says
"As France is naturally anxiou.
| about a neighbor who has. twice
within living memory, invaded and
devastated her land with surprisinl
rapidity. the British empire and the
United States undertake to come 70
the assistance of France with theii
whole strength i'm the event of Ger
many moving her troops across tn,
Rhine without the consent OF tn,
| council OF the league of nations
This guaranty to last until this
league of nations has proved itsel
20 he an adequate security"
Mr. Wilson also in note of Apri
| 12 forcefully recalls the scope an,
importance of his proposals of Marci
| ] 4 and 81, which were identical will