davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15

Colombians as ''brigands" and
black-mailers." On the other hand,
the colombians pointed to 4 treaty.
made half a century or more ago
between the United States and
Colombia by the terms Of which
this republic guaranteed both the
political and property rights Of the
Colombian government against all
assailants. The issue is plain
enough. If we did no wrong to
Colombia we should certaioly' re-
fuse to pay her this twenty-five
million dollars. # we pay her tor
the property now after having
bought and paid for it already. we
must admit that we had no right to
buy it from Panama. Besides, we
will have paid thirty-five million
dollars for the property that We
could have bought from Colombia
for twenty-five million without any
fuss or hard feelings raised. That
could hardly reflect any credit on
Roosevelt's action in taking the
canal when he got the chance.
We are not much impressed with
the logic Of Ex-President Roose-
welt that bad precedent would be
raised by making reparation pro-
vided a wrong was done. 1t all de-
pends on that. If it be true as
President Roosevelt wrote while
opposing this treaty that our con-
duct toward Chile was "insolent'
and wrong and our treatment Of
that republic improper" in the
Alsop claim or any other claim, we
should make reparation. 1t is
never too late to right wrong
done, and it is certainly highly
honorable in a strong country like
the United States to make such
reparation freely and cheerfully
where the claimant is weak and
unable to force respect for his just
claims.
This Colombia treaty ratification
should not depend on what the at
titude of Theodore Roosevelt was
to it, but on whether the United
States wronged Colombia in the
matter or not. If we did, we should
pay the claim and make frank
apology besides. IF we did not,
we should not pay the twenty-five
million dollars, the sum at which
Colombia valued the strip when
she was the undoubted owner Of it.
Neither should we pay other sums,
large or small.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15
THE EMBARGO TARIFF
BILL

I'M Monday President Harding
- sent his message 70 congress
urging that it pass at once what is
known Is the emergency tariff bill
Ia order to boost the price Of farm
products. It has been known for
months that congress would do that
as soon q the special session met.
Wednesday last came the announce
ment that it would BE put through
the lower house BY special rule
with practically no debate and
would be rushed through the SEN
ate with small delay and be signed
BY the president. It puts a tariff
tax Of 20 cents . bushel on wheat,
and similar large rates on corn,
oats, rye, beans, livestock, wool
md manufactures Of wool. We be-
lieve peanuts and oranges and lem
ons are also on the pre6erred list,
20 to speak. The same bill was put
up to President Wilson just before
he left office and vetoed by him
on the ground that it was 4 fraud,
and would not even raise the price
Of the articles named to the pro-
ducers Of them, but would do harm
in other directions.
On Wednesday last when the
news reached the Chicago grain ex-
change that in 4 few days or weeks
It most this embargo tariff bill
would become. statute Of the
United States, we read this item
of news coming from the greatest
grain and produce market OF the
nation: wheat, corn, oats and rye,
all declined to the lowest price yet
this season, and closed heavy with
wheat five cents to four and half
cents down. May $l.22H to $l.23.
Corn lost 15s cents to 1H cents
It is not necessary to tell the
cattlemen that the stiff duty which
the bill carries on Canadian cattle
Is not reflected in the Chicago price
lust now, and we recently read that
lemons and oranges were piled on
the roadsides in some portions OF
California, practically worthless.
Il looks as though what President
Wilson said about the worthless
ness Of this legislation from the
farmers viewpoint had been demon
strated to be correct. 1t remains
to be seen if its other bad conse-
ouences materialize after it be-
comes a law, which it will in few
days. .....
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15
Bozernan Man Placed
Upon International
Crop Pest Committee

Regina, Sask.. April 14.-Appoint-
ment of a permanent organization to
be known as the Northwest Interna-
tional Committee on Crop pests was
announced Thursday after meeting Of
entomologists from the dominion and
some of the western United States.
Norman Criddle. dominion entomolo-
gist, is chairman Of the committee and
r. A. Cooley, Bozeman, Mont, is a
member.
The grasshopper was named as the
first object in their war.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15
ROOSEVELT AND THE
TREATY.

cENAToR Kellogg Of Minnesota,
- has opened fight in the senate
on the confirmation Of the treaty
with the United States Of Colombia.
This treaty has the Endorsement Of
President Harding and Henry Ca
bot Lodge, chairman Of the senate
foreign relations committee, who
opposed its confirmation under the
Wilson administration It was
negotiated by William Jennings
Bryan in the early days Of the first
Wilson administration and has been
hanfing fire. Ex-President Wilson
called it an Infamous treaty and
declared it would create "a danger
Gus precedent" that might cause
other South American countries to
make claims against the United
States, and in particular Roosevelt
mentions Chile "for our insolent
and improper treatment Of her in
connection with the Alsop claim"
We think Senator Kellogg is
perfectly logical and correct when
he says that ratification would cast
4 reflection on President Roose-
welt. It would. No matter how
the treaty is worded, or how silent
il may be about the methods by
which the United States acquired
title to the canal strip on which
we constructed the Panama Canal,
this treaty provides that we pay
the United States Of Colombia $25.-
100000 for its rights in that strip.
This is exactly the sum which
Colombia asked for it when we
tried to buy it from her. Roose-
welt offered ten million and the
offer was declined. Then he bought
Il from a revolutionary crowd
headed by the personal attorney Of
the late E. H. Hartman which had
sailed from the United States with
two shiploads Of arms and war
munitions and over-powered the
Colombian officials on the zone.
Twenty-four hours after the news
reached Washington, Roosevelt
recognized the new government of
Panama and ordered large force
Of U. S. marines who happened to
be conveniently at the spot, to land
and protect the new Panama gov
eminent BY force against the troops
Of Colombia sent to put down the
rebellion. Then Roosevelt paid the
ten millions which he had offered
TO Colombia to the new govern
ment and got from them title to
the canal strip.
Roosevelt and his admirers de-
Tended this transaction as one Of
the brightest achievements on the
page Of American history. He de-
MED that he engineered the Pana-
q. sevolption and dsnonaced the
NJ sss4ss
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15
THE BACHELORS TAX.

WE hear that some of the baehel
w ors Of Montana contemplate
refusing to pay the bachelors IA,
imposed by the recent Legislature
and signed by Governor Dixon
They declare that they will appea
to the supreme court and after tha
90 to Jail if necessary rather tha,
submit to discriminating taxes o
this sort. Meantime, however, tn
newspapers Of the east are warn
ing their young men not to com
to Montana where they must eithe
marry at once or pay extra taxes
The Omaha World-Herald il
commenting on our lasted revenu
raising law says:
"The unmarried male popu-
lation Of sufficient years to be
called bachelors, is herewith
cautioned to watch its. his, or
their step, considered singly,
in pairs, or gangs. Horace
Greeley admonished young men
to go west Conditions have
changed since Horace's day,
however. and it behooves un-
married men to watch their
steps on going west, that they
do not step into Montana. The
lawmakers Of that state, most
Of them, if not all, of the mas
culine persuasion, have voted
in legislative counsel to re-
: quire bachelors to pay a tax Of
S. year, the proceeds to
go for a widows pension fund.
Anybody will rejoice that
Montana has a widows pension
fund. It's a pretty serious
proposition to be left a widow,
no sturdy oak for the vine to
cling upon, nor a man to do her
political and other serious
thinking for her. When there
are sturdy lads and little las
sizes whose restless feet must
be shod, and whose education
must be advanced, then the
state Of being a widow is in
deed serious, unless perhaps in
the state of Montana, where
gay bachelors must help sup
ply the shoes and the school
books.
ut is never the purpose Of
this great family journal to
smile over the strange prediea-
ment in which any Of its fell
slow creatures may be caught.
Though not caught in rnatri-
mony, Montana's bachelors are
caught in the snare Of the law.
How are they going to take it,
Having been shrewd and crafty
enough to dodge Cupid and his
artful aecomplice all these
years, how will they proceed
to evade this pesky law7 Some
folks think th,t's the chief joy
in having laws; finding : way
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15

to dodge them. Caught CON-
ing and going, viii Montana
bachelors prefer to spend their
$3l at the marriage license
bureau, and risk the pitfalls
Of the married staNe, or viii
they rather pay the tax tlat
IL the price Of freedom7a
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15
Meaeher Requires
$780, 600 to Meet
Outstanding Paper

White Sulphur Springs, April IA
Petitions are being circulated for q
bonding election to be held as soon
as possible, to provide 100000 for
the purpose Of taking up outstanding
road warrants, and to complete the
work already contracted for.
The petitions will be looked over
at a special session Of the commission
ers April Is. Should the entire proce-
dure be completed in best possible
time, and the bond issue sold, the time
required will be well over four months.
Figures prepared show that there
are outstanding warrants to an amount
Of over $155, 600. The government in
addition, through the state highway
commission, is asking for an amount
of 5000 and another of $4,000 for
completion Of signed contracts.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15
SUES FOR DIVORCE.

Special to The Tribune.
Lewistown, April 14.-Bert e.
Lohr has brought suit against Earsel
NJ. Lohr to secure divorce, alleg
ing desertioh in 1918 at Junction City,
Kansas. They were married at New
Orleans in 1913.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15

posak Tor the relief Of the housing
shortage get actually into legislative
halls there will be no problem. unless
unwise material men start another pal
looming Of prices"
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15

Apparently there are physicians who
don't care who makes q nations laws
If they can write it's Prescriptions
Baltimore Evening Sun.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15

With Rene Viviani making so many
calls it's we'll we're not bluffing about
anything. Washington Post.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15

Englishmen consider prohibition a
joke. Most Of us can laugh at joke,
when it's on the other fellow.-Green-
vile Is. Co. Piedmont.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15

g =. ~
And when We hear father singing to
the baby we would pretend TO De
asleep il we were the baby-New
York Herald. @
i Mr.. Lansing's book shows that,
whatever else he may be. be is no
Observation-Disclosures Globe.
Window glass has come down in
nrice 21 per cent. This will tend to
decrease the cost Of neighborhood
baseball Reformer.
Germany is drinking less and Great
Britain more which shows one reward
Of being the victor.-Norfolk (NeD')
News.
Slayer sent back to school, says a
headline. He must have bungled the
Job. Buffalo Express.
Some families get along and In
others the head OF the house is always
spi1line catsup on the clean table
cloth. Joplin (Mo.) Globe.
Detachable eyelashes for women are
said to be coming into style. Some
thing else to mislay.-Toledo Blade.
Fortunately for Secretary Hughes,
he found a copy of THE Complete
Letter Writer" in the Department OF
State.-Philadelphia Record.
"The best way to avoid sleeping
sickness, says the New York Sun, lis
to keep moving" The house hunting
before moving also helps.-Des Moines
Register.
Viviani will come to Baltimore fol
the Franklin celebration. 1t is crafty
ing to feel that he has to leave
Washington to commune with dead
statesmen American.
A man may be down, but he's never
out of alibis.-Baltimore Sun.
Nowadays when Greek meets Greek
it's generally on home run.-Phlla'
delphia North American.
Plutocrat-A man wealthy enough
to pay both his fine and his lawyer
Nashville Tennessean.
Apparently there are physicians who
don't care who makes a nations laws
if they can write its Prescriptions
Baltimore Evening Sun.
With Rene Viviani making so many
calls it's we'll we're not bluffing about
anything.-Washingt Post.
Englishmen consider prohibition 9
Joke. Most Of us can laugh at joke
when it's on the other fellow.-Green
vile IS. C.l Piedmont.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15

Plutocrat-A man wealthy enough
to pay both his fine and his lawyer
Nashville Tennessean.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15

The sound from the report Of ten
inch gun travels % feet second faster
than the normal speed Of sound.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15

Nowadays when Greek meets Greek
it's generally on a home run.-Phlla-
delphia North American.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15

A man may be down, but he's never
out of alibis.-Baltimore Sun.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15

Viviani will come to Baltimore for
the Franklin celebration. 1t is crafty
ing to feel that he has to leave
Washington to commune with dead
statesmen American.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-04-15

."The best way to avoid sleeping
sickness, says the New York Sun, lis
to keep moving" The house hunting
before moving also helps-Des Moines
Ropistor
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-07-08
mrs. eAvETTE
IS INJURED

Mrs.. Harry Gavette WAS serieusly
injured and William Anderson was
slightly injured h m auto accident
which occurred Tuesday morning when
the party consisting 81 n. and Nrs.
Gavette, Mr.. AndeFBon md his daagh-
tn, Edna, md Miss Lucy David were
Eo(nxnink from the Fourth Of Juy
dnnce II Allnont. Tl,e accident oc-
eurred - the erAde Just above tle
Ne5derltut ranch. Due - olfppexy
r6ode IL caf S3lided oR the boxk, made
: eomplete revolution md landed r1e1It
l31e up with the engine runninx.
Wheh NJ. AndesBon saW that >the car
~ euing over, ~ jumped cut tot n
IL lOwef ai3e ~ if md hid q he1d
= TAe - i'll right against kim md
threw IN IL o1hef oce1pn Ut. II
y ~ detesnaine6 - ~ juak NV snl~
f1in1y 1Gfs. 0eSG1te b INIT III Il =
1hoqSft ~ = uA6xiIG intoEnn1 N
1elea Rk G6vette ~ caIy rs4
Ieexot94 4f4n = vsxY lpos - ~
A1k ~ - W1o n ~ y1mRG 00o
~ ~ fkoc ~ injury hogfo 6ffn
= ~ ~ M ~ 1Sa ~ y
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-07-08
COLORADO -'YULE
MARBLE GlsE
Settled

5 Tbe good news was received We'd
nesdey at the county commissioners
meeting that the long delayed settle
mcnt Of Colorado Yule affairs =
really. In sight. N. s. Rsdetsky,
the junkman who wa& making the
hght to enforce an alleged contract
to purchase the tax sale certificates
fors SIS 900, phhned that he was thru
and would institute no more court pro-
ceetifngs. This followed another turns
down for Radetsky from the supreme
court, which on July End refused to
grant e.reheaying 3 and affirmed the
decision Of Judge Morley Of the dis
trict court Of Denver, granting the
property to the Colorado National
Bank and TO Patterson 4 Myers Of
Pennsylvania.
The present owners have offered
the county $48, 900 for the tax certifi-
Gates, which with taxes due this year
will give some So, 900 to the county.
OF this, the town and school district
Of Marble will receive enough to lift
them pretty well out Of debt; the coun-
ty rpad fund will get several thous-
and dollars and other funds be pro-
portionaly benefited.
Also there ID the cheering prospect
that with the clouds Of litigation lit,
ed, there II opportunity for the quar-
ries and mills to be re-opened and
this wonderfully rich corner Cf Gum
nison county to assume once more its
old time activity, when Il seriously
promised to Be the most populous part
Of the western slope.
a special meeting Of the county
ccsnnff6sioners win Be held later IN
July to eet upon dhe nsv sale Of these
tax cartiheakes. s
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-07-08
QUICK Tine MADE
0Iln n0IlRGN pass

Df. r. N. Ceehssns Of SaIida, accom-
panied b. ". rnyne. hardware merch-
mt - that city, drove to Gunnison on
Sunday m6ning, making il over Mon
Cunnfspn, IN three hours and twenty
minutes. Al the railroad running
time n four hours and twenty-five
minutes, this shows tI,e advantage Of
TIE sl1o1t ct md the fms auto road.
goel,su1s md Payne flshed over Sun
day ard returned on Tie Fourth.
IT, ceatxal rod of t1se Rainbow
Routs has been slow III opening this
eeaeoa s0n aecouut Of n heAvy drifts,
M tn government road outfits,
W11eh aIu eompJc sting. this fine high
vayS It = destined e be TIE popular
x9d ~ QGllnispn ard wsst over Blue
466s y MontxoGe, De1ta, Pacnia,
G5pnd Junet3eu, 0urnys And Telluride.
Ilie txip ftum- GAlida y Montrose q
.nssw m easy eight h0ur4 anto run.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-07-08
B. Ngs0Wll DIES
TUESDAY FROM BURNS

Dr.. J. F. MCGOWAN, old-time resi-
dent and practicing physician Of Pit
Kin and Tin Cup regions for forty
ysars, died At the Salida hospital OH
Tuesday morning - the result Of
burns received when the cabin in which
he and IN aged prospector, Adam
Murdie, had been living. burned down.
Ihe doctor, who Il seventy years Of
age, had been out most Of the night
with nick patient He can,e home
~ Sunday morning and Mr.. Murdie
~ ~, 70 get breakfast, and after
buildlhg . hot IRE, went OUT to the
yard. Appareutly the interior Of the
cabin eonghk; IRE from the stove and
w1s . roaring furnace before DIR. Nc
GoV1n ayolLD. 1he dpe4oe screamed
e. help ~ b siding him, Nr. Nur-
~ woqfye4neWAat bQxn44 - y
80 81 re aeor ssor
eeuld have ssae Slt ard escaped the
aAmes hge Dne1ply be w1s . dnssd
thet he "a not 1pa1ise wknt be was
dpihe. HIS fAce. asyns, shsuldsrs and
feet were 4 mss Of bli1ters-
The fnjured man wns brought down
to G1nnison Sunday morning and was
taken 70 aalids the same evening BY
DR. xcDoodgh.
The resnains were buried In Salida
Tnmrsday afternoon.
VERY litt1e II known Of DR.. Me-
Gownn. H was born IN ireland and
received : good education. but was m
eccentric man, quite . character In his
way. His doctors certificate was
from . university IN Kentucky. A
sitter, Mrs. Fox, formerly hved in
Denver. Kind heaxted a1d generous,
Ne had no enemies, and his friends will
psnse TO lament his paesin9 with such
sueh suRering = accompanied Il
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-07-08
IS NON
FINEST N
I[lRs

Fishing Il nne, they ssy. Evsry-
BODY egeehing sem. The river, tho stzn
: bit high from Taylor snow water.
IL clearing, % that hy hshing II b.
coming prime.
Judge McDougal declares red ant
q tie best Ay he has tried below town.
OtheYB stick to the popular coachman
and gray hacl<le. Those who troll
With spinners have good luck. Some
flne catches are being made in the
Gunnison and the trout are beginning
to bite high up the valleys.
The bag allowance Of ten pounds per
individual instead Of twenty, is for
gotten by some. Better watch out or
Came Warden Jennings will nab you.
That reminds us that Mr.. Jennings
calls our attention to how the unpre-
cedented high water had deepened and
straightencd tl1e channel In some
stretches Of water.
Your friends and visitors to the
celebration viii enjoy the fishing.
Tell them about il, a. IN advertise
ment for Gunnison.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-07-08
s.. Mesa v ss9ss s: q % % 3 M M
COUNTY TO- PURCHASE 120-ACRE
TRACT on blue mesa FOR
PERMANENT PARK

Gunnison county will purchase l20
acres Of the proposed Blue Mesa park,
including the Half Way house, which
was erected with county money and
tie strip u the junction Of the little
Blns which takes in TIE rod 1hie
1eevys IN acres Of the thouxsnd %
sl11e4 C6ngrpssman Taylor secured OPP
til for tAe county, to be taken NJ Is
. park by Aontrose folks, II desired.
This balance Of the tract includes
most Of the ilshing streams along both
Big and Little Blues and Il II believed
4optrose folks arc more interested
In the park from recreation stand
point than Cunnison. aince we have
Deveral million acres Of the same
sort Of mountain scenery. Besides, Il
II directly accessible to Hontrose, more
20 than TO Gunnison. Tho 12O acres
must be paid for before August 10th,
at $1.2b per acre.
Upon request the commissioners also
appropriated $3.50 for expenses Of the
Csft1eIncn6 Celebration. askinR how
ever, that Il not be considered m. exc
retrenchment in financial matters, be-
cause, ~in the pFesent crisis the coun-
ty should be run ON - economical .
basis - possible.~
Butcher bond Of J. B. Outcalt was
approved. The co,inty'a interest in
the Silver Coin mine near Pitkin was
sold 70 R. n. McCracken for 1915.
a petition signed by residents Of the
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-07-08
10Th lNNUM CELEBRATION 0F
CATTLEMEn next week TO
TO De 1 WhIRlM|IO

ing md NrA Hegsy Miller, the cuw-
girl singer. viii entertain Al theso
a!p new features Trophiss woe ~
thess fnmons ridess are in one e tke
stese windows for exhibition.
. Henry Croo1rs, assisted BY . numl-
Der q fanchuna, has been buildlne -
nav horse sails at the racs track.
This 10 now equipped for track events
Miss Hazel Hewitt, in charge II
room reservations, requests Al who
can possibly spare room 70 notify
her at cncs. BY 4enday 1t the latest.
She Will be at the gC1ce Of the Cunni-
son Oti comrpnys room reservation
heedqusxteres phene $50, every morn
ing and evening.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-07-08

The big ee,ebrssioa l. c,ese It
hend- Already IL streets are dotted
M7th strangers, planning to stop oves.
Ihe street fadrs are eoaGrexafinR
tourists are beeaing aeenmmodntions,
and the committees are hard at work
pef9eeting arrangements for the Fnees
and shows.
Jos. McDermott, chairman of the
ceiebr1tiOn committee, and ]. ].
Shackleford, member Of the commit
tee, went over 70 Fort Collins Satur-
day, returning yesterday. They went
70 see what was doing IN eastern Wild
west features that are sprinRin4 nm
everywhere in initiation of TIE uniune
and only "Cattlemens Day. Il ekofra-
ed 50 the Fourth, that fhe Font Cel-
Inns show was PIT over TIN IL -
and 0tA. This ahow Wns very goo1
and the COMMITTEES eontrietsd foe
some Of the best feae1RUs to Be add
70 the Gunnison celebration next week.
Besides Lorena TEickey, champion
lady broncho buster Of the world, and
Harry Walters, champion trick rider,
who will be here again with . new
beg Of tricks, we will see some other
startling features between the races.
Tex Miller, champion light weight
steer bull-dogger and clown, win ex-
hibit. Several real long-honned steers
from the Texas border axe to BE- i'm
ported to show what he EN- do. Bee
Ho Grey, champion roger, will do
some marvellous tricks With the lariat.
He will pick up three ropes from the
ground and lariat both rider and ami
NAL. He will rope Ave men st once.
Happy Jack. the famous trick mule,
will make you laugh. A considerable
purse will be given anyone who can
ride Happy Jack"
Frank G. Miller will do fancy shoot
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-07-08
'n!EE ! nIIlfuE
g|I : ! | Semen /

z The teela ssnefl he3d tAeir rerSI1 =
iAg necdny niGht a nGm1
bill1 uxe elloWsd A pGlition III
ssq = kSenk KnewIes = "a I
~ 6loa u 1ence ~ n
~ - H. - 1llien Wno S1
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-07-08

Little Cimarron and asking for coun-
ty road imprivements was taken und-
e consideration, but no direct action
has been completed.
The commissioners acceded to the
request Of the Gunnisen town council
~ recommended to the State High
M0y commission that that portion Of
TDmichf Avenue ard The Backward
lying In the city liniits Be included n
the Rainbow Route and receive il
proportion Of money as state high
way.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-07-08
NIlHllll[ Kills
, PIl|lIl DlRBEa

q ~ July 8 -Bcb Hal6y. aged 70,
~ peopsrty holder
E q slzfe - I two miles