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New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
Home Rule Bill of
City Democrats Is
Given Legislature
"alker-Donohue Proposal
to Strip Albany of Power
i'll Local Affairs Sure Of
Defeat, Republicans Sav
From a STAFF Cory,.no,,,,., :,

ALBANY, Jan. Senator ,o
Walker and Asscmblyman John
Donohue, of New York. minority lead.
ers in the Legislature, to-day intro.
ouced concurrent resolution CARVING
oue 1ne nome. rule constitutions
snmendment policy adopted bv the
poses to give all cities power to enact
laws IA dealing with strictly local affairs.
1t would transfer from ALBANY to Tho
municipalities virtually all lcgislativc
enactments that apply to first and
second class cities.
proponents contend the measure will
nave the support of trade organizations
ana clvlc bodies in nearly al the cities
and that there exists a: demand among
the municipalities for legislation of
the nature proposed s;rong enough TO
force its passage. Republican leaders
say it does not stand any chance of
passage. Governor Miller tonight,
when asked to comment on the pro
posal, said he had not read it.
1ntroducers Of the measure in a Joint
statement say that it would enable
New York City to carry out the policies
of the city administration, which has
just come into power with the great
est margin of Endorsement over regis
tered in a mounicipal election"
During the twenty years." says the
statement, ain which New York CITY
has been fighting for it's right of home
rule its expenditures for education.
protection against fire and crime. it's
welfare expenditures and it's appropria-
tions for public utilities have more
than doubled. Its local expenditures
total practically twice that of the
state government. Jurisdiction over
these local expenditures is directed.
not at home, but by members elected
to the Legislature from rural communi
ties who have little or no conception of
city requirements"
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
lsopropyl and Acetonc
Make Bootleg Rum Deadly
Wood Alcohol Mild by Com.
par.son. Says Chemist. Who
Blames Lazy Vnndo.

ihe majority Of recent deaths From,
alcohci poisoning were blamed vestnr'
gay on the lazincss of bootlccrcrs who
are unwilling or too ignorant to son' r"
arate the pure ethyl alcohol from tho
poisonous ingredients contained IN WV "o
toilet preparations, which arc " ofta" Nv"
used use as basis for liquor sold ;llcosi,,' sls.'
ms suggestion came from an oa,oo, eS,'s
CT @ the biggest alcohol manufactmr; m v'rrer &c =
% nrm in the city. who added thai r,onG monG
.Icohol plays minor part in fatality" Eo.'
from 'll-advised drinking and 't,es thss
acetone and isopropyl alcohol aro ',he ,1e
real trouble makers. ''e Tue
Ihe former" he declared ..,a,o.
.' ayes the stomach. The latter naraiv,ar r,e,-
sne a nerve centers. They arc eon.l1,. IIs
aeaaly. and both are contained in 'uns'I smajI
quantities in combination WIN h St,al, o4h,l,
a.eonol IN two compounds for to;,st ,is
use use' which can be easily obtained inc. t0'te' w;te
out a permit. Honest bootlec~ora, e,",
separate the potable alcohol from tho
o. H.hcr ingredients in these comnonnde ' ."e
oue usually the addition of tt, l;ttlo
color'ng matter is the only chcn;ca, 'i.'H
treatment , to which they are sub i''u"3 bi"ctsd
as whisky" 'e'"e solo
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
Prosecutors Called to
Irlme Wave Conference
y. ', Y. Banditry To Be Taken
'p at Meeting, Where Prof
Iteers Will Re N;scusaed
from Staff Corrcspondent

rom staff Correspondent
cbar,o bnL,oANY, Jan. Attorney General
And snddSlty ny Of criminals in New York City
Soo.,the S"a other localities and the activity Of
coovUssi;eGegln1g syndicates would receive
esnnas'oerable enas attention at the confer
be s's go, o, county prosecuting officers to
tn" mere next Wednesday.
encaa conference and similar confer
ITO;.s1' ,s.s IN other states were requested bv
ertv ,'ed States Attorney General Daueb-
sbnmr+ me basic purpose is to bring
fxins na.Ioh-w WIDE activity against price
plies. '''eS IN food and fuel sup
,oda. lne New York State call was issued
mada ay :. Attorney General Newton
Of ,'ue II clear that while the onest;on ion
loonsa making plans to fight the prof;teer %
he ,s fs., as the most important subject.
ncu;ra' 'S that the conference ought to
poss;he ss;he INTO as many other subjects AZ
shg should H. ne is convinced that there
to tu,a thu De De lengthy discussion in regard
bu,.aiI.s .Is operations of highwavmen and
a's IN New York City.
tricts Az. Attorney Joab Banton. Dis
conr.a cr Attorney John E. Ruston I - K;nSs nos
Of ny Maid and District Attorney Wallace
inY;sa.;su inY;sssssu County yesterday accented
"aaons TO attend NP'ou
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06

STRUCTURES. they testified, made impos.
sln'e the use Of all steel coaches. Thc
sixth and Ninth Avenue structures
'hey contendcd. would require complete
'eou'lding to carry the heavier ton.
mage. while steel car had been con.
Slructed FOR the Second and Third Ave
huc INES installation was not carr;ec
out when it developed that the nov
'Spo would not solve the problem O,
capacity. "
inc witnesses admitted that the fire
hazard would be eliminated in the use
OF steel coaches, but held that tn,
,atal results Of a crash between stcc'
Trans was equally as great as be.
'"Scn trains of wooden coaches.
''Eurcs were introduced which
showed that from 1916 to 1921 there
had been sixty-sevcn rcar-cnd COLI.
SONS on elevated lines, twenty on com.
oincd elevated and subway lines and
SIX on subway lines.
=, Mr. Nccgan appeared in the absence OF
": ~ 'ed'ey, VINO WAS reported to be at
ms nome suffering from n cold. In
opening the session George McAncnv
chairman of the commission. cxp]ained
INA, tn" commission was not seeking
10 hX responsibility for the Ninth Ave
nuc accident but desired to gain in
formation as to the adequacy and
Satety OF elevated equipment and op-
Grafton IN line with its general intcn-
''on to rcorganizc the transit com
PaHlcs on a basis Of the most complete
efficiency. ~N''''' -
r, ne eXamlnation Was conducted by
Toward Thayer kingsbury. counsel Of
inc commission. Arthur G.. Peacock
represented the lnterborough. Patrick
Naliaghcr, motorman, and Moran, the
CONDUCTOR of tho stalled train reviewed
inc circumstances of the collision.
Unable to Stop Train
Gailaghcr testified that Albrai,is
lo'd nm after the wreck that he had
oeen unable to stop his train. Moran
salu si the rear lights were burning, but
'hat ne waited several minutes before
going back to ascertain if Brennan thc
I rear guard, was carrying out the rules
re saw Brennan proceeding to the ron,
Plat1orm and took it for granted that
ne ~ intended to display lantern signal
brennan, 1T was shown. was about tc
SWING one of the tail lights when tho
approaching train was almost upon
nm. ne dropped the light and fed
forward to escape the impact.
Mr. keegan outlined the various rules
ISSUED ny the company to the train
crews. lie said that a secret service
department was maintained to check
up on employees throughout the sys.
lem and the results of discipline had
been successful.
=, On the subject of steel cars. Mr.
Ncegan testified that he had known
s'ec cars to telescope as deeply as
wooden ones. A steel car wcighed
lorty-s'S tons and wooden car
.wcnty,slX tons, he said. The Inter
borough had been able TO produce p
steel car that would weigh $1,000
pounds with maximum load. but it was
not installed because it Gould be made
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
F'rs, Treasury Bill Under
Budget System Before House

WASHINGTON. Jan. D. The House
took up to-day the Treasury appropria.
t'on bill, the first Of the annual supply
measures prepared under the budget
system, an hour being devoted to dis
cuss'ng it. Chairman Madden of the
Appropriations Committee and Repro
sentative Byrncs, Of Tennessee, rank
ing Democratic member of The commit
tee, occupied & maiors. portion ~ the
time explaining provisions Of the meas
urc which will &c considered to-mor-
row, item by item, with members priv
legged to offer amendments.
MIR. Madden said he expected the
House to dispose of the bill before the
ovcr-Sunday recess.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
Special at. $3.50
Regularly $500 to 1850

Distinctive reproductions the hghrgd
chic line and bit of
design with the woman
Pamelam Aono and Wondura ntro-
trimming others oared beaver
oI,osm. The Innings excellent quality
Fourth Floor
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06

train dispatcher at the 155th Street
terminals Joseph A. Mccartney, chief
o. inc rolling stock and equipment di-
v's,oh' and James X. Hcarn. The lat
ter's assistant. O'Rourke testified that
no complaint had been received con
ccrning the condition of the stalled
'ra,n prior to the collision. Mccartney
ana flearn testified that the cas- had
necn examined week before the acct
dcnt and had been found to be in good
working order
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
W OGDEN Cars
Defended by
l.R. I. Witness
Crash OH 81" Was Rcsul, oc
Hnna" Fall;bili,y, No,
Failure of Equipment.
Says Hedlcy's Assistant
Block System Is Dccricd
Stop Devices Ignored in
the Interests of Traffic
Transit Board Is Told

George Kccgan. assistant :, r.
''eoley. president of the Intcrborouph
Nap'd transit Company. testiryino voc.
tcrday before the Transit Commiss;or
attributed the collision last wool or
inc Ninth Avenue ~" TO huma, r.,
i'oillty and not to failure of moc,,s, a.
'c"i appliances. He also defended a. -
company from lonE-stundnc crit;c;r',,
greeted at the use of wooden car. ~
'hc elevated lines and the lack &c -
universal block system for tho ovcrbo,1
locals '''' overhead
The testimony of Mr.. Kccran v,.
suppor1ed by that Of James s. DOYLE,
up.Si'',,endeh' ~ OF car equipment. an =,
j. M. Waldron, signal engineer Of tho
company. VI '"e
Accident Laid to Crew
Responsibility for the .wrccl ,..
divided by Mr.. Kccgan amonr Anth""S ""s
Aloraltls, motorman Of the coll;d;n y
tram; and James Moran, conductors
ana re'er Brennan, rear guard. Of tho
stalled tram. He could find no excuse
ior the failure of the motorman to OBJ.
serve the four red danger johtc ~,
the tail of the stalled train. Accord;no
TO the rules of the company, he tcst,7
Ied. Moran should have instructed
brennan Immediately to go back and
nag the approaching train. and il was
the duty of the rear guard TO act in.
dependcntly as soon as the train was
halted ""S
"This particular accident was due -
human failure" said Mr.. keagan.
Explaining why the block system an,
automatic stop had not bccn installed
on the overhead local lines, the three
witnesses for the lntcrborough said
these precautions. provided on the suh.
way lines and the elevated express
INES, were not employed on the over
nead locals because they would cut down
carrying capacity 25 per cent bv re-.
ducing headway
Limited strength of the elevated
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06

1-uNuriousl y ful-collared coats of Bolivia.
Erminc, and other fashionable pile fab
RIGS. trimmed with nutria. wolf or Aus
tralian opossum. Coats distinguished by
their excellent tailoring and perfect finish.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06

7Veyu1Wty 77:70
Fur-collarcd coats of heather mixtures
and warm Winter coatings, each Of cx
traordinary value. each lined and inter
lined to brave Winter wind and storm.
Some without fur collars.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
Fashionable Coats n"fWyabs
Special at 48. 90
Regularly 1900

Street and dress coats of Normandy.
Bolivia and Broadtail cloth. some of
novelty coatings wonderful values
silk lined and richly collared with various
f,lrs
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
Special at 80. 50
Regularly $500

Coats, Capes and Wraps Of Bolivia,
Normandy and imported Broadtal cloth
styles ranging from the tailored coat
to the dressier wrap. Trimmed with
skunk, opossum, caracul, nutra or Aus
tralan opossum. Beautifully silk lined
and interlined in most attractive colors
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
Special at IS. 90
Regularly $3.50 TO 1000

Elegant coats and wraps of Panvelaine
and fashionable deep pile fabrics, adorned
with stitching and embroidery. L1xuri-
Gus collars of Wolf, Squirrel, Caracul.
Beaver or Australian opossum, some with
cuffs Of fur. Innings Of unusual quality.
Evening journal., 1922-06-15
Rules of the Contest

l. Any reader of The Evening Journal-man. woman or
hld-s eligible this employees of this paper
Arcadia Theatre and relatives of the Arcadia Theatre
ployes.
2 All answers be mailed not later than midnight
June ~.
8. Only such commencing with b as are found in
the dictionary (preferaby Webstes be used When the
singular given the plural be used and vice The
be of OBJECTS in the cartoon
be used Compound words not to
be used. No obsolete words may be used.
Any object article be used only once the object
named may contain of its parts other
articles or objects which may be egtmatey named No word
may be used more than
s. In tie results from lists having the
words right the list of these two having the eest words
wrong will receive the award.
6. All lists be written with ink typewriter but
with pencil Write side of the paper only and place your
name and address at the head of the list
T. Number the words the list beginning with I. Place
number the head of list and the total number
must also be the upper left side of the face of the
envelope.
s. The decision of the judges is final
g. Send your replies The Evening Journal Office. ad
dressed to Judges of School Days Contest.
Evening journal., 1922-06-15
"SCHOOL DAYS"
SYNOPSIS

Ffcklefaced Speck Brown untamabe and irresponsible
little orphan boy loves his dog and fishing rod better than the
school But his guardian Deacon, threatens to give
sound hrashng he doesn't obey orders and attend to his
studies.
In the school Speck all sorts of with
he anges his teacher and receives whipping from
his guardian 1t during this that the teacher kindly
mddeagd endeavor prevent the Deacon from
whipping Spec reminded that she hired purely her
the poor house. and that if she obedience from
her pupils she will be fired.
Now Speck Browns best friends his dog and Left old
inventor who believes that day he will be rich from
his invention, You Can't LoseltClothesPin While
rambling with his dog through field Spec old
They strike acquaintance and during the conversation SPek
declares does need education get along the
world The stranger other than Speks uncle And
through his uncle Speck launched educational
be pursued socie Juvenile the East Spe leaves
his rural surroundings taking along Les clothes pin invention
In the East Speck Is unpopular
Meanwhile Left is called East explain his invention to
group of capitalists and discovers his invention is worthless
Disguised with the artificial existence of the Juvenile
Speck goes back home freight train He finds his greatest
joy meeting his dog and little sweetheart; and convinced by
his uncle that education the valuable life
Evening journal., 1922-06-15
WESLEY BARRY
In Screen Play "School Days"
At Arcadia Theatre

faced Wesley Barry the
inimitable movie celebrity, VIII
grace the screen Of the Arcadia The
atre, week of June 10, in his latest
starring vehicle, school Days" made
from the Gus Edwards classic Of the
same name.
The very mention Of the words
school Days" holds an appeal for
young and old, and It is said that
every mother who has boys, every
man who remembers his boyhood,
every human being who can thrill
to the joys, the disappointments, the
pranks and the glory Of boyhood
will gloat over the trials and tribu-
lations Of Speck Brown, better
known to the screen world as Wes'
Barry.
Briefly. the story centers around
small town boy who loves the old
swimmin' hole and his dog, Hippy.
better than anything else In the
world. He NETS wealthy uncle
who sends him East TO get an edu-
cation. Here he meets many young
sters Of wealthy parents, and he
H"NS u4uatlI OUT oL tie SoNAoA oN'A''
He is beset by many trials and
tfbulations, and finally he goes back
home to his faithful dog and his
little country sweetheart via the
freight train route
There are said to be many other
interesting high-lights in the pio-
ture, in addition to a cast composed
of a number of players who have
graced the screen in scores OF pro-
ductions. The cast includes, in sup
port Of Wes' Barry. Nellie P. Spauld-
Ing Margaret Seldom, Jerome Pat
rick George Lessey. Airline Black
burn, j. II. Gilmore, John Gals
worthy, Eveline Sherman, Francis
y. Conlan and Arnold Lucy. The
production was made by Harry Rapf,
and directed by william Nigh.
Evening journal., 1922-06-15

First prize, $500; second prize
$500; third and fourth prizes, 500
each; fifth, sixth and seventh prizes
$I.OO each. The next twenty-five
will receive Arcadia Theatre tickets
good for any performance OF
School Days" All one has 10 do Ii
70 study the cartoon carefully.
It is equally important that th'
rules and regulations be read care
fully. The object Of the puzzle II
to obtain the longest possible list OF
names OF the articles. objects, things
commencing with the letter "B'
(for Barry.) For example, the fol
lowing words can readily be CLEANED
from the cartoon-viz: Boy, Board
Bill, Barrel. Bull, Border. Box. etc.
Every word IN the list must be 9
CONCRETE NOUN. II must be the
name of some object. article OF
thing seen in the cartoon. Imagina-
ton does not enter into this con-
test. It is important that the con-
testant's list contain as few incor-
rect words as possible. Verbs, ad-
jectives and abstract nouns combin-
$500; Third and Fonrth Prizes, $500
each. The next twenty-five will re-
ceive Arcadia Theatre tickets for
two. All one has 10 do IS 10 study
the cartoon carefully.
ed with a few names OF the objects
or parts of objects which only the
imagination enables the contestant
to see, will deprive that contestant
of a place among the winners.
Your list Of words must be sent TO
The Evening Journal Office and must
bear a postmark not later than mid
night. Saturday. June nth. The
judges will make the awards as early
as pssible
This is an easy puzzle. so avail
yourself OF the opportunity to secure
some extra money for your vaca-
tion.
Large reproductions OF this car
toon can be seen at the Arcadia and
Queen Theatres and The Evening
Journal Once; also In store win
dows.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-08-10
ART EXHIBIT AUGUST Is
Etchings and Color Prints at Colorado
State Normal School

The people of Gunnison will have
the unusual opportunity to see re
markable collection of etchings ant
wood prints at the College on next
Tuesday Mr.. R. F. Randolph, mem
ber of the Randolph firm in New
York, whose collec tions are famous,
is in personal charge. He has just
completed showing in Denver and
at the Broadmoor Art Academy in
Colorado Springs, and is on his way
: to San Francisco. where the exhibit
will be hung in the Museum of Fine
Arts.
Some of the best American art in
this field will be exhibited, together
with some foreign work of distinction.
The artists represented are as follows:
Etchings-Clifford Addams, John
Taylor Arms, Thressa Bernstein, Carl
ton T. Chapman, N. A., Arthur B.
Davis, Meyer Eberhardt, Anne Gold
thwaite, Ernest Haskell, Eugene Hig-
gins, A. N. A., Edward Hopper, Earl
Lipinski, Donald Shaw MacLaughlin,
William Meyerowitz, J. o. Norfeldt,
Will Quinlan, Lee Randolph, M. Paul
Roche. Henry B. Shope, Will Sim
mons, j.. Andre Smith, Franz Won
Stuck, John C. voudrous, Stanley w.
Woodward, C. Jac Young, Mahouro
Young, A. N. A.
Wood block prints-Tod Linden
muth, Margaret Patterson, Hall
Thorpe.
Mezzotints-Frederi Reynolds.
Color etchings-John Cotton, Geo.
Senseney, Luigi Kasimir.
Monotypes-Lee Randolph.
No one in Gunnison should miss
seeing this collection. 1t is such an
opportunity as has not come to Gun
nison before, and which seldom comes
to any but the larger cities. 1t will
be worth while to make a good deal
of effort to see it. There is no ad-
mission charge.
Remember the date, Tuesday, Au-
gust 15, from 8 a. m. to 5 d. m.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-08-10
Ragged Mt. Doings

Mrs. J. F. Toland was Ragged Mt.
visitor Monday of last week.
George Hunten is spending a few
days with his mother in Somerset.
Paul Berg, who has been employed
on the A. c. Botsford ranch, has re-
turned TO his home at the Forks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Howard and
daughter Phillis, are spending the
week in Paonia visiting Mrs. Howard's
parents.
Mrs. Will Nation and son Howard
and Clarence Wade of Sheep park, are
enjoying a few days outing on the
Clear fork.
Tony Studhuar, Felix Gugerra, and
Tony Burich have built a new bridge
to replace the one which had fallen
in near the Burrich place.
C. C. Weeks and George Bowman,
who have been haying on the Rotsford
ranch the past fifteen days, have re-
turned in their car to the eastern
part of the state.
Ira Eversole and Mr.. Trump made a
flying trip from Somerset up to the
Fred Godding ranch Monday evening
to attend a horse belonging to Mr..
Eversole, which was badly cut in a
wire fence. i
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-08-10
Baldwin Doings

Mrs. VIM. Elze made a business
trip to Gunnison Monday, returning
that evening.
Alfred Elze returned last Thursday
from three weeks spent in Gunnison
where he has been having his arm
treated
Arthur Wilson was visitor at the
Pressler ranch last Friday. He visited
school with the Pressler boys while
here and returned to Gunnison Sat-
urday. ~
Tom Creel, travelling salesman from
Grand Junction, was in town last
week fitting our leading townsmen
with new fall suits from the EN-
boen Tailoring company.
On Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Piloni attended the tent show
in Gunnison, taking with them ss
guests, Mrs. Katie Oprandi, Vince OPP
randi, and Roger Springer.
Several of the Baldwin school chill
dren are out for week or so, helping
at home with haying. Most all the
ranchers are starting this week and
all seem to have fine crop.
Randolph Frye is expected over
from Paonia the last of the week, to
begin work the first of next week at
the mine here. His wife and three
children will join him here later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Frye and baby,
and Mrs. Peter Gardiner motored to
town Saturday night. Mrs. Frye went
again on Monday and Thursday night,
as she is having dental work done.
Mrs. Peter Gardiner and small
granddaughter, Kathlyn Betty Frye,
left Baldwin Thursday for three
week trip, visiting relatives and
friends at Delta, Grand Junction,
Hotchkiss, Rifle, and Glenwood.
Joe Cipollini is the owner of a
Chevrolet, bought at the sale last
week at McCully's. This sale, blythe
way, was one of the most successful
held in this vicinity in years. A large
crowd attended and everything went
we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Dohlman, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Dohlman and son Jimmie
came to Kubler Saturday night to
spend Sunday with Andrew Dohlman.
While there they motored to Baldwin
to see j. H. Sanders and family, re-
turning to Crested Butte that night.
G. E. Dixon, who with his wife and
baby, have been visiting this summer
at Tom Nesbith's, just returned from
a business trip,and is a new outside
man at the Alpine. He is moving to
Baldwin this week with his family.
His wife's father August Lusher, is |
the new blacksmith.
John Stockman of Grand Junction, !
came in last week and began work at |
the mine here. His wife had pre-
ceded him few days. They are oc-
cupying the house formerly rented by
Mr.. and Mrs. Ratcliff, who are now
in charge of the boarding house dur
ing the absence of Mrs. Mann.
Monday morning DIR. Henshall and
family set out for Salida, enroute to-
Colorado Springs and Denver. They
expect to reach home by August 18th,
as the Doctor has an important ope-
ration to perform at that time. They
were enjoying the trip immensely
and plan on another next summer.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. E. HenshaII and son
Charles Edgar, arrived early Sunday
from their home in Osborne, Kansas.