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Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20
Copper Mines to
Reopen Soon

No news has come over the wires
in many q day that contained a. much
good cheer as did q dispatch announc-
ing tht the great copper and zinc
mines Of Montana were to resume
operations January 18th says the
Desert News. 81.
Like Montana, Utah depends to a
large degree on the mining industry,
TO supply the financial blood for her
arteries of commerce, and the re-
duccd business vitality incident to the
present suspension Of operations in
our great copper properties has serv-
ed to emphasize sharply the import
ance Of mining TO the commercial life
OF khe state. .--.--ss ~
, Conditions in the Montana mining
properties are greatly similar to
those faced by the industry in Utah,
and II the Montana operations are to
resume, 1t is probable safe assump-
tion that work will soon be commenc-
ed in the Utah Copper company and
other Utah properties.
But even il this happy. day should
be somewhat delayed, the activity in
Butte will serve to restore conf
dence among Utah business men and
relieve the prevalent feeling of de-
preston. Surely It will be q happier
year with the prospects Of Utah min
ing resumption in sight.
The Calumet and Hecla mining
company Of Michigan announces that
It would open four Of its Lake group
Of copper mines about April 1st. The
mines affected are the Calumet and
the Hecla, Almeek, Alouez, and the
Isle Royale. The wage scale that
will obtain is not announced, but it il
said that there has been no dcision
up TO the present 70 revise the re-
duced scale that was In effect when
the mines were closed last April.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20
sALIOA BUNS UNDERTAKE TO RUN
KRAMER AND MITCHELL OUT
Of TOWN WEDNESDAY,

SslidA Is torn up by the roots over
the Kramer and Mitchell evangelical
campaign in progress there. We'd
nesday night the tough element kid
mapped the two eyangelists IS they
were going from the meeting to their
hotel and forced them out Of town at
the point of guns. They were taken
to Wellsville and dumped in the snow.
However, Ralph Mitchell promptly
walked back to town, getting there n
ons-thirty yesterday morning. He
hired . car, went out Tor "Big Jim,'
and after reaching Salide they then
notified the police.
II seems Kramer and Mitchell start
ed meetings In Salids ten days ago.
similar to the revival held here re-
Gently. They are alleged TO have
found Salida teeming with vice, and
had asked the cooperation Of Ill
good citizens in . campaign Of law
enforcement. The movement was get
ting action, since those who know,
Sa1fda has long Haunted things IN the
face Of the town officers and the peo-
PIE Of the state that were radically
wrong. However, on Wednesday night
ahe evaneelfsts closed their meeting
about ten o'clock and started mp the
SEreet for TIE Sherman hotel. Al
~ corner d 6 street they were sud
o6G3y conffuuted with six masked
m6a Two pressed guns against them
and op6erod tie reyivalists into
waiting GGfomobile. -Four eehe1s took
Ia ssennd en- md aceompenied them
|as fAr - Wellgvil1e. On IL way cut
KtaDar md 1GltEhell wofo ahuoed and
fVU0k0o0& til fbSk H n6nfRo d
49, WoGU 49, a. tAe3r 66lneos;
tlnt aex1ngssa hsd 10 Besnse - stil
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20
HECOx MURDERERs ARE
SENTENCED FOR LIFE

Montrose, January 17:-John Mil
Ter, IS, and Dean Meyers, %, were
sentenced to life imprisonment by
Judge Black Tuesday morning for
the murder Of Lemuel Hccox at the
Cashin mine on November 25th. The
sentence of the murders came as q
climax TO one Of the most brutal and
dastardly murders in the history of
the Western Slope. After weeks of
untiring efforts the county officers and
three detectives were able to
close in the drag net and obtain con-
fessions from the two men sentenced
A large crowd Of curious persons
gathered at the railroad station to see
the men start on their long journey
to Canon City. Both Miller and Mey-
ers were in jocular vein. treating the
whole episode ~ tho It were . huge
joke. In addition TO Meyers and
Miller, three other convicted men Of
the same gang were In the party TO
serve sentences in the state penitenti-
ary 1t Canon City.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20
OIL WELL STARTS DOWN
IN NEW HOLE MONDAY

The new well Of the Gunnison Oil
Company was started Monday, fifteen
feet being drilled the first day. Lacl.
Of water caused letup Tuesday, but
. new pipe line Is being installed this
week. and i is possible that the first
oil sand, ct about ESQ feet. may be
Seae1led within two wee}ks..
J Tn new hole is twenty feet west Of
the old hole, which was ruined several
weeks ago when q shot exploded In
the wrong place. The old well was
to have been shot 1t the first oil sand,
about 250 feet down, but for some
reason the heavy charge Of + N T ex-
ploded above this level, causing q
great deal Of damage and rendering
the old hole useless.
The present driller. Mr.. Mays, has
contracted to sink the well coo feet
and expects 70 reach this level with
in the next ak weeks.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20

up trouble and that il Salida wanted
the painted ladies, their moonshine
and other Amusement" it was, mo-
body's butt-in. Then they dumped
their victims in the cold at Wellsville.
There Is hotel ut Wellsville, but the
proprietor thot Kramer and Mitchell
were hold-up men, or bandits, or pre-
tended to do SO. At any rate no one
took them in. Finally Mr.. Mitchell
walked back to Salida and got . car
to rescue his brother revivalist.
Yesterday the city was in wild ex-
citeuent over the situation. The sher-
if, the police and the best citizens
are reported to be behind the evangel-
lists, who have no intention Of being
frightened away. The element try
ing to run them out is pretty well
known.
Phone calls were sent to Gunnison
to inquire the reputation Of the evan
lists here. Certainly nothing could
be said against them from the stand
point Of the campaign in Gunnison.
They were gentlemanly revivalists Of
unusual ability. Thousands heard
them here, and no word Of reproach
could Be east on the men or their
methods.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20
LOCAL RIO CRANDE OFFICE
AGAIN SHOWS AN INCREASE

A; W. Hogan. ca9pi.on agent for
the Denver { Rio Grande Western. at
this point, reports that his office was
one Of the SIX on the entire system,
comprising Colorado, New Mexico and
Utah, which showed an increase in
business for December. 1921, over
the same month year before. Which
II certainly Hi9n Of life in this year
Of so-called hard pickings."
Every month Of the past year with
the exception Of one or two, showed
an increase over 1920.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20

Strong efforts are being made from
many different directions 70 persuade
Governor Shoup to include in his
call for q special session of the legis-
lature a law Strengthening out the
tax tangle in which the supreme court
decision in the Hutchinson cattle case
has left assessment of migratory
stock.
The supreme court nimbly side
stepped the stipulated main issue
which had to do with determining the
constitutionality Of the law and moth
ing else. They decided it on an al
legged point Of double assessment"
which was never shown, either b.
evidence in the pleadings, by the Hnt-
Gunnison county 6llicials and not !
TACT 1t all. Last week the supreme
court refused TO grant . re-hearing.
Al . result, nearly half the counties
in Colorado are up against II in as
sessing these rowing herds Of cattle.
Gunnison county stockmen who have
been paying part Of their taxes in
Saguache county will refuse to do
so this year. In fact, Assessor Hay
maker will assess them in entirety.
The Delta county assessor proclaims
himself unable to solve the tangle
and viii assess the cattle that sum-
mer in our county in full. but keep the
t3xes in separate fund until the legis-
l}tuIe acts, or the matter IL settled
E the Supreme court. The present
4neeting Of state assessors in Denver il
taking up the matter and pressing it
strongly into the governor. Also the
county commissioners, in their gtate
fore mentioned, over half the coun-
ties in the state are left in the air on
this point.
Our county officials interested have
all sent telegrams 10 the governor
asking that he include the mafter in .
special session call. Officials Of the
Gunnison County Stockgrowers are
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20
TWO GOOD ORE BODIES OPENED
Up THIS week IN CARTER
TUNNEL and SOLD LINKS

A splendid ore body was opened in
the Carter tunnel last week in ground
Of the old Volunteer property, thru
which the 5000 foot tunnel penc-
trates. VIM. d. Murdie has had .
lease on block Of ground here from
which 4 great deal Of shipping orc
has been taken. At little over 800
feet in depth the water stopped opera
tions, and Mr.. Carter has been extend
ing the tunnel drift and running an
upraise to drain this part of the Vol
unteer ground. The mine was drain
ed on December Is. and last week q
new drift from the 500 foot level
disclosed three feet Of excellent ore,
over half Of It shipping mineral. The
values are in gold and silver azh1 run
better than 500 . ton. The balance
Of the vein is mill run ore.
This new strike Is 165 feet below
the Muriie workings, which are now
unwatered. ready for operation on a
large scale in the spring. Besides
the 1876 feet Of proven ground. this
same vein was opened by the drifts
from the upraise at 100 and 800
feet, but they are not on the ore shoot
As yet. -
However. it demonstrates again that
Gunnison county ore does 20 down
and assures great future for the Car
ter property.
Another ore strike Of considerable
magnitude on Gold Creek, in the Ohio
City regions took place this week,
when miners operating the J, F. Rob-
inson lease on the old Gold Links
struck an unexpected ore shoot south
of the Morris winze on the 215O vein.
This drift is to the north from the
main tunnel and is the only one of the
numerous veins cut by the Gold
Links tunnel to be developed to any
extent. The Morris winxe was rock
pocket Of ore below the tunnel level.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20
Cochetopa Pass
Still Open For Traffic

Cochetopa pass is still open and
cars or trucks come or 70 from Gun
nison T. Sasuaehe every day or %.
Not much travel Is suggested BY the
snow in Cunnison, but further south
and east the snowfall was less, 20
that there Is very little on the pass.
A truck came over Monday and went
TO Sapinero, intending to ship to Cim-
ar!cn and then drive thru to the lower
valleys.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20

Commissioners Sullivan and Knowles
left Sunday evening for Denver, there
to attend the numerous meetings Of
the state county commissioners billed
for this week. C. C. McWilliams
county clerk, Matt Kochevar, county
attorney and J. w. Haymaker. county
assessor, also went over to attend
meetings Of their own profession.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEETS NEXT WEDNESDAY

The Chamber Of Commerce will
hold its long delayed meeting next
Wednesday evening at 700 p. M, at
the Gunnison Tea Room, at which
time the championship High School
football squad Of 1921 will be enter
tained by the Chamber.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20
Crestsd Butte Postmaster

tlsss olRice Of postmaster ct Crested
Butte, svill be held IN Gunnison on
Safarday, the llth of February, Be-.
dr. st nina Is tie morning. This
vin = eondnceod under civil service
ru16a s 9 nsnol via fhass exams.
AISx. canDsell = hssding a. elzses
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20
LEGISLATIVE ACTION NECESSARY
TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF
STOCKMEN DODG|NG TAXATION

also urging It, and the State Live
Stock Association, which first got of
on the wrong foot in opposing this,
has seen the light and its leading
stockmen are helping because they
realize the matter must be straighten-
ed out at once.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20
LOCAL ORGANIZATION TO
PUSH WILSON FOUNDATION

c. H. Stone announces that there
will be meeting of all interested
parties at the County Court office on
Monday evening, January %, for the
purpose Of perfecting an organization
to further the proposed Woodrow Will
son Foundation.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20
Gunnison Wins From
Olathe in Basketball

The Gunnison boys and girls teams
met Olathe on the Gunnison floor
Last weekend. the boys teams playing
three games and the girls two. The
iccal boys won all three of their
games- The first game Friday night,
resulted In = score Of e4-13, the sec
ond. Saturday morning. 3l-ll, and the
Last game. Saturday afternoon. $50.
The girls won their Friday night
game, Ills. but lost Saturday after
neon, 1915.
Pickar Of Olafhe starred for the
visitors, rolling up most Of the points
for Olathe in the boys series. 0'Neill
did the heavy scoring for Cunnisor.
in the hrst game, and in the other
two games being ably assisted By
Center Miller. In the girls games,
Captain Thelma Saville showed most
Of the class for the home team in both
games and in the Olathe squad, Miss
Piclar was the heavy scorer
The line-ups follow.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20

David w. Davis passed away at his
home in Gunnison Sunday afternoon
at 12:45, from complications Of asth-
ma, heart and kidney trouble. Mr..
Davis was 81 years Of age at the
time Of his death, having been born 30
louisville, Pennsylvania in 1854. He
came to Gunnison county in 1890, To-
eating in Crested Butte, where he
was engaged in the livery and saloon
business until 1911. That same year
he was married to Mrs. Mary Kane
in Utah and moved to Somerset in
August, 1911. Coming to Gunnison In
1917, he purchased from Anthopy
Comstock the Weinberger cigar store
on Main street, which business he con-
Quoted until his death. So well did
he favor our city as resident town,
that he built fine modern residence
on Virginia Avenue shortly after set
Ting here.
Mr.. Davis had been troubled with
asthma and heart trouble for the past
two years, and about two weeks be-
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Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20

The two local teams will play the
Montrose teams tomorrow night, one
game each. Montrose is supposed TO
be the strongest team on the Western
Slope 20 the game will be interesting
Next weekend the team will 60 to
Delta for . series, being the first
game Of the season away from home.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-20
DEATH CLAIMS N. QUINN and
D. v. DAVIS THIS WEEK; BOTH
PROMINENT HERE FOR YEARS

came down Monday afternoon, return
ing Wednesday, and will be down
again for the funeral.
The funeral will be delayed, await
ing the arrival of the youngest son,
John, who is located at Rial del Monte,
Hidalgo in Old Mexico, and due to
the unfortunate state of transporta-
tion, it may take from a week to ten
days for him to reach Gunnison. The
funeral will be held from the Catholic
church, under the auspices Of the
Elks. Of which Mr.. Quinn was one Of
the Oldest members, having taken an
active part in the Ouray Elk Lodge
for many years.
The sympathy Of the community is
extended to the sorrowing relatives,
pihh Who have Ias iost s'iim Eind inu hnsbsnd % aAa
father, and whose presence in the
home circle will be sadly missed By
his loved ones.
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the retirmnt OF domestic wartime
bonds, the Massachusetts, Senator is
said TO have declared that those
laws can be amended or repealed to
meet the new situation"
Senator Lodge who, as said, Is a
candidate for recollection, is counted
as one OF the most sympathetic ad-
vocates OF the bonus proposition, but
he has not up TO date proposed any
plan to finance the bonus which
meets the situatnon existing at the
Treasury and the White House
The majority OF the bonus sena-
tors admit that under the present
conditions the connection OF a bonus
bill acceptable to the President seems
90 be a forlorn hope. as the execu-
tive department has closed every
door which the supporters OF the
bonus raid have tried to pry omen.
Despite this fact they are dispos-
ed to 60 ahead with their program
by passing the buck back to the
House TO incorporate in the bill
scheduled for passage in the Senate
"a revenue provision as required by
the Constitution. Bonus advocates
in both houses will unite in attempt
Ing TO convince Secretary Mellon that
he was mistaken when he declared
to be impractical tho scheme to issue
short term certificates OF indebted
ness.
They will also attempt TO compel
Secretary Mellon TO admit when he
appears before the Senate Finance
Committee next week that "he has
not told the full story OF the imam
cial condition OF the government"
To Lay Aside Tariff Bill.
The efforts OF some OF the bonus
Senators to devise "a practical plan
for financing the bonus yesterday
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were rather more amusing than dig
nined. Their ventures ranged from
REMOVING the sales tax scheme
(Which the agricultural bloc frowns
upon) to restoring the excess profits
tax abolished by Congress a year ago.
Senator McCumber. a candidate
for recollection, declared that the
Finance Committee. OF which he Is
chairman, will frame and report a
bonus bill within a few weeks and
that 1.-THE tariff bill will be temper
arily laid aside so that the bonus
bill can be passed" Such a result
is not improbable, although the
scheme to lay aside the tariff bill
will meet with stubborn resistance.
All OF the bonus Senators who are
candidates for recollection will sup
port II. and II goes without saying
that their Democratic colleagues will
help them out in accordance with
the party program OF putting the
Republicans in a hole"
When asked II he intended to con-
fer with the President on the bonus
] Dill, senator McCumDer, VINO, Ah
said Is candidate for recollection,
replied: Il will take up the subject
with him either directly or indirect
ly."
The North Dakota Senator indi-
Gated his acceptance OF the para
/ phrase OF President Harding's views
on the bonus brought to the Capitol
/ by Senator Watson. His bonus as
sociates. however. expressed the be-
lief and hope that Senator McCum
Der will be able to modify the OBJ
iections raised by the President IN
his letter to Mr.. Fordney and in his
conversation with Senator Watson.
Senators who think they under
stand the President pretty thor
oughiy are convinced that Senator
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McCumber will fail in this under
taking. The clear cut statenfent
made by Senator Watson yesterday
undoubtedly caused considerable
anxiety 70 the bonus supporters,
chiefly because some OF their assoc
ciates in the neutral group have in
dicated their purpose to support
the White House position.
The meeting Of the Finance Com
mittee TO take up the bonus was
abandoned for the second time. No
date for the inauguration OF the
hearings which Senator McCumber
announced would be held has been
fixed. The North Dakota Senator
said he expected to call a meet
ing early next week, at which
the bonus bill.will be discussed from
all angles. In the meantime. he
said. he was collecting data relating
10 the various plans proposed for
financing the bonus raid.
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BONUSSENATORS
Up in THE AIR
Continued From First pare.)

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ped. That Is the only decision
reached up to date. In the mean
time the muddle over the entire
bonus project is quite as dense as
that which existed in the lower
house before the connection OF the
discredited measure put through
that body.
Apparently the bonus Senators
who are seeking reelection and
their colleagues who want TO lend a
helping hand are not entirely con-
WINGED President Harding will be
able TO resist the pressure they in
tend to bring upon him to accept a
bill that does meet the conditions
stipulated by him.
One OF the most amazing features
OF the Senate situation over the
bonus Is the tendency on the part Of
some Of the most dignlfed and or
dinarily responsible members OF
that body TO lend their aid In put
ting through a bill that they have
the very best reason for knowing
Will be pronounced unavoidable by
the officials OF the Treasury Depart
ment and unacceptable to the Pres
ident.
The situation in this respect runs
almost parallel 70 the conditions
that created political panic among
members of the lower house and re-
suited in the passage OF the certifi-
cate loan bill which Is to be thrown
into the scrap heap by the Senate.
The task now confronting the
Senators seeking reelection with
the aid OF the organized American
Legion vote Is TO frame bill that
will pass the bonus buck back TO the
House and ultimately 20 the Presi-
dent
A Senator who is usualiy meticu-
lousy exact In demanding substan-
tlal and logical reasons in support
OF legislative enterprises summed up
the situation this afternoon by say
ing:
"We've got to pass bonus bill
the majority leaders are agreed OF
that. What the House will do with
II IS another thing. What the Pres
ident will do with II is still another
thing. But we've got TO pass a
bonus bill 10 keep our promises and
save some OF our people.
Cropping I'm a Fog.
There you have the exact situa-
ton in the United States Senate.
The majority Of members. who ad-
nit they have no definite idea as TO
what sort OF a bill should be passed,
or what will finally become OF Il,
seem 10 be as willing TO lend their
support 20 fake proposition as
were the politically hysterical mem
bers Of the House OF Representa-
tives. The more candid OF the SEN
ators clamoring for the bill frankly
admit that political considerations
alone dictate their support OF the
scheme"
Convinced that the reflection OF
the Presidents views communicated
by Senator Watson was wholly re-
liable, the bonus Senators gave an
almost lifeiike imitation OF the ma
neuvers Of the House leaders when
the bonus raid was pending in that
wing OF the Capitol. The cast about
for the least Objectionable plan FOL
meeting the conditions prescribed a
the White House. Up TO last night
no definite proposal had doomed on
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of the fog that existed in the sena-
torial mind.
There we're supporters for the
outright cash option, stripped Of tie
camoufage in which the House bill
was submerged.
The nearest approach 10 a pro-
gram that developed as a result OF
the maneuverings OF the bonus Sem
ators contemplated the passage of
bill without any revenue provision
and then have the Treasury Depart
ment issue short-term certificates OF
Indebtedness to carry out its provi-
sions. Tkis was described as the
honest way OF giving the bonus"
The scheme found favor despite
the unequivocal statement OF the
President that no measure falling to
provide the financing OF the bonus
would be acceptable to him; also in
the face Of the declaration OF Secre-
tary Mellon that the finances OF the
country are not in condition TO stand
any further strain without provok-
ing the bitter resentment of the tax
payers.
Support for Bond Plan
The development OF the short
term certificate. or rather, bond
plan. pretty clearly reflected the
complex condition in the Senate. The
scheme to use the foreign debt to
finance the bonus was also resur-
rected from the legislative morgue.
1t found support in most surprising
quarters.
Senator Lodge the Republican
leader OF the Senate-Rnd candi-
date for re-election-was quoted as
having expressed the opinion that
the payment OF the foreign debt
could be anticipated by the Issue Of
short-term certificates. When It was
pointed out that the Liberty loan
law directed the use of money re-
ceived from foreign obligations to
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WOMEN SMOKING MORE,
SAYS TOBACCO HEAD

SAN FRANCISCO Omitted Press).
-Perfumed cigarets are passing out
of favor with American women.
They now demand the same sort
of six-cylinder cigarets with a full
tobacco flavor. that the men smoke,
according TO Percival Smith Hill
president OF the American Tobacco
Company. who visited here.
Women want the same sort OF
cigarets men do" Hill said. Per
fumed cigaretts do not satisfy the
educated smoker.
Women in the larger cities are
smoking more cigarets than ever"