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The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04
GOVERNOR URGES
FIRE PROTECTION

Fire prevention week was proclaimed
yesterday by Governor Sweet in a
proclamation in which he declared that
| $1,000 persons were burned to death in
1929 and $521,S60, ,oO0 lose by fire.
Oct to 13 will comprise fire pre-
vention week, according to the proc.
lamation.
The proclamation follows:
In 1929 the destruction of life and
property by fire in the United States
reached n new high record. Some 15,-
900 persons were burned to death and
material wealth valued at the tremen-
dous sum of 1921 100000 was consumed
by the flames.
Some of this destruction of property
occurred in Colorado. This state is
peculiarly jealous of its right to pro-
tect life and property from the raw
ages of fire. 1t is the holder of large
forest reserves. During the past year
these reserves have been comparative
ly free from fire, due to the good care
of Colorado people. 1t is, nevertheless,
necessary that we put forth every ef-
fort to continue conservation.
Therefore, I, William E. Sweet, gov
ernor of the state of Colorado, by the
authority in me vested, do designate
and proclaim the period from Oct. 7
to 13, 1923, as Fire Prevention week,
and I earnestly request every individ-
ual to take practical interest in the
observance. Chambers of commerce,
women Is clubs, business associations,
school authorities, the American Red
Cross, the Boy Scouts and many other
organizations are furthering the effort
to curtail the toll of preventable fire
and they should receive unanimous
support. ] wish that the churches, by
means of sermons and addresses, and
the newspapers, by editorial mention,
would aid in impressing upon the pub
lie the regrettable facts of the situs.
ton.
1t is only by a general realization Of
what an enormous burden we are i'm.
posing upon ourselves by continuing to
permit such destruction of human and
material wealth that betterment Of
the situation may be brought about.
Given under my hand and the execu-
tive seal this LIST day of October, A.
,. 1923.
WILLIAM E. SWEET,
Governor.
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04

Oklahoma City, Oct. 3.-Governor j..
@. Walton s attack on the legality Of
yesterdays election on constitutional
amendment to permit an impeachment
session of the state legislature was in
full swing tonight with more than one
third of the returns of the state not
yet tabulated.
His first gun in the election
fight was fired today when he sought
and obtained in the state district court
a temporary restraining order prevent
ing the state election board from GER
tifying the returns to the secretary of
state.
Hearing on the application to mako
the order permanent was set for Oct.
8, observers on both sides anticipating
lull in the contest between the gov
ernor and the legislature until then.
The order was granted by Judge
Tom G. Chambers, Jr., an appointee of
Governor Walton.
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04
COLLISION AT
Niger HILL

A serious wreck occurred last Mon.
day afternoon when D. & R. G. fast
freight train loaded with California
grapes, ran into the rear end of the
local eastbound freight train near
Niger Hill siding, about four miles
east of DeBeque. Eight cars were
badly "pied,'' some of them being
tumbled into the Colorado river, and
grapes were scattered promiscuously
along the track for considerable dis
tance.
The fireman on the fast train was
quite badly, perhaps seriously, injured,
and was brought to Glenwood as soon
after the wreck as possible and taken
to the company hospital at Salida,
after receiving first aid attention from
DR.. Miller at Grand Valley.
The wreck is said to be due to the
mis-reading of orders or downright
carelessness on the part of the brake
man who was sent back to flag the
special grape train while the local put
off some freight at the siding.
When the local crew had finished
their work they called in the flagman
who, thinking he would have time to
get to his train and all make their get.
away before the special caught them,
neglected to put out torpedoes by way
of warning the oncoming train, with the
result that the latter, going at high
rate of speed which was strictly per.
m ssable under their orders, came
around sharp curve and struck the
slow moving local, the engineer on the
special being unable to bring his train
to n stop in time TO avoid the crash.
The damage was considerable, and it
is probable that some employees will be
given vacation in time to go deer
hunting when the season opens
Through traffic was not resumed until
late Tuesday afternoon.
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04

ject in their next years budget,
and to reimburse Mr.. Carlton and all
others who are now contributing to-
ward the expense of putting the road
in condition for use in the near fu.
ture.
The fact that this highway bores
through the continental divide and
therefore eliminates much of the heavy
grade that is encountered on all other
mountain passes, gives it distinctive
advantage over all other roads connect
ing the eastern with the western slope
and cannot help but prove Of great
benefit to Glenwood and all contigu-
GUS territory.
Mr.. Keck believes that Contractor
Blue will finish his work yet this fall,
and if the eastern side is as well cared
for, the tunnel will be graveled this
winter and the highway will thus be
available for next season 8 travel.
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04

to these various elevations is determin-
ed by measuring the river by current
meter from the car and cable under the
state bridge.
Since the establishment of the sta
ton, the maximum discharge of the
river was 30,lO0 second-f feet on June
IA and Is, 1918, and the minimum
discharge, 80 second-feet on February
6, 1921, when the greater part Of the
flow was being held in the pond above
the intake for the Shoshone power
plant. For the 23-year period, the
mean annual discharge was 2,2sO,OoO
acre-feet. The greatest annual dis
charge was 100000 acre-feet in 1907,
and the smallest 100000 acre feet
in 1909.
Between the taiIrace of the Shoshone
plant and Glenwood Springs, distance
of miles, the river has fall of 100
feet. The stream flow records show
that for 90 per cent of the time the
discharge of the Colorado river is $50
second-feet, which would develop 10,-
800 horsepower now unutilised in the
Z mile section of the river.
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04
.S|LT-COLLBRAN
ROAD DEDICATED

A large crowd gathered last Sunday
on the pinnacle of the divide between
Silt and Collbran to celebrate the
completion of the new road up Divide
creek and over the ridge to the Plateau
valley section, and on down to Grand
Junction.
Senator r. G. Callen presided, and
introduced the speakers who came from
New Castle Silt, Grand Junction and
intermediate points, and all enjoyed
a picnic lunch, and pronounced the day
well spent. 1t was at this meeting
that Senator Callen announced that
former Governor Shoup and Spencer
Penrose of Colorado Springs had pur-
chased the Hotel Colorado and that
they contemplated the erection of a
summer hotel on Grand Mesa which
would be "A miles distant from Glen
wood by the new road and would be
used in connection with the Broad
moor hotel in Colorado Springs and the
Hotel Colorado in Glenwood. Is Callen
good or poor guesser? Who knows'
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04

they have not even been asked to put
price on their property.
A story published in Wednesday IS
issue of the Grand Junction News is to
the effect that the above interests
have purchased the Hotel Colorado and
hot water baths and that they are also
contemplating the construction Of n
resort hotel on Grand Mesa, "A miles
from Glenwood, to be used in connec-
tion with their other hotel interests
And now comes the latest rumor,
published in the Aspen Democrat, to
the effect that the Shoup Penrose in
terests have purchased all the Osgood
interests at Redstone, and will use
that property as one of the links in
their hotel chain. The Aspen story is
as follows:
John Kinney, caretaker of the John
c. Osgood properties at Redstone,
says:
'fI have just returned from Colorado
Springs where / learned from q source
that leaves no doubt but that it is a
fact-that Ex-Governor Shoup and
Spencer Penrose have purchased all the
Osgood properties at Redstone, and are
going to make summer resort at
Redstone that will excel any resort in
Colorado. Also that they will build a
boulevard to connect Twin Lakes and
Redstone''
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04
Work Of Putting Roadbed in
Condition From Mast to
Ivanhoe to Start at Once
TO GRAVEL THE TUNNEL

Friends of the Colorado Midland
highway project took fresh courage
this week when it became known that
c. NJ. Keck of this city, acting for A.
Z. Carlton Of Colorado Springs, had
let contract TO Harry Blue of Car
bondale for the widening Of the old
Midland roadbed from Mast to Ivanhoe,
the west portal of the Busk- -Ivanhoe
tunnel.
Mr.. Blues work will consist in
widening and grading the roadbed and
covering the bridges, and thus putting
the road in good condition for auto
travel.
Mr.. Keck has taken the matter up
with the county commissioners of Lake
county and the civic organizations of
Leadville and believes they will see
to it that the road is completed from
Twin Lakes to the east portal.
With the approaches completed lead
ing to the east and west portals Mr..
Carlton will put the tunnel in prac-
tical shape, with graveled floor, and
Glenwood will then be placed several
miles nearer to Colorado Springs and
Denver, and on road of easy grades,
relieving auto travel Of many OF the
disadvantages it now encounters.
This movement las the unoualified
sanction of the State Highway COM
mission, which has no funds available
for the work at this time, but
has promised to include this pro.
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04
SPECIAL TRAIN TO BE HERE

The "Cornhusker special train
which will leave Nebraska and arrive
in Glenwood October 70, en- route to
the National American Legion conven'
tion in San Francisco, will make n one
to two hour stop in our city on that
day and will arrive at approximately
$3.50 o clock in the afternoon.
The local American Legion organiza-
tion will cooperate with the Lions in
entertaining these delegates while here
and plan to give them a swim in the
pool and car ride in the vicinity Of
Glenwood.
There will be from $50 to 800 people
including cadet corps of twenty-five
girls near twelve years of age.
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04
The MULE KICKS,
auto IS WRECK

White mule and gasoline do not
make a very satisfactory team when at
tached to an automobile, according to
the experience of II. G. Watt, hotel
proprietor of Thompson, Utah.
The first of the week Watt bought
"a new Studebaker ear in Grand juno
tion and on Tuesday started to drive
to Wolcott, near which place he owns
ranch. In addition to seeing that
he was supplied with plenty of gas he
also took the precaution to take on a
gallon jug of moonshine whisky.
On the way he picked up two men,
Pennington and Smith by name, and
all three applied the moonshine pretty
freely to their combustion chambers
and after Watt had driven his car to
the limit for several miles, over the
protest of his passengers, the machine
slowed suddenly to the side and appar.
emily turned over time or two. and
when the men were picked out of the
wreckage by passersby they were in n
badly soused condition, and the gallon
jug was almost empty.
The car was quite badly wrecked,
and so were Watts two passengers,
but Watt was uninjured. Pennington
and Smith were taken to Grand Valley.
near which point the accident occurred.
and were then hurried to Glenwood
and taken to the county hospital and
given medical attention.
Sheriff Winters on wednesday visit.
ed the scene of the wreck and brought
Watt to Glenwood, and it is probable
that he will file n complaint accusing
him of having liquor in his possession,
and possibly charge of driving ON
the highway in an intoxicated condi-
tion. Pennington and Smith are re.
covering nicely from their injuries.
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04
SECOND ANNUAL HIGH
SCHOOL WATER FETE

Promptly at two O'Clock Saturday
the shot was fired that started the
contests of the second annual High
School Water Fete. The forty yard
dash by boys over sixteen was made
by Maurice Mechau in 1877 seconds.
Wyrick Julian was less than second
behind.
From the first to the last there was
not dull moment. There were TWEEN
ty events which included all sorts of
aquatic tests. The records made were
better than that of last year. The
distance dive was increased by three
feet, the record now being 40 feet, 7
inches.
The junior class of Garfield County
High school won the cup by seven
points. The scores of the classes were
as follows: Seniors, 60; juniors, 67
sophomores, 40; freshmen, 30.
The gold medals were won by Wyrick
Julian and Bernice Mangnall. The
greatest number Of points were won by
Maurice Mechau, but those who won
the gold medals last year on account
of individual scores were not allowed
to contest for Individual honors.
Second places were won by Francis
Colohan and Lura Day. These two
will receive bathing suits donated by
Stewards book store and Korn's book
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04
Latest Reports Say Shoup and PenrosG
Have Purchased All Of 0sgood's
Local Interests
OTHER PROPERTIES INVOLVED

What IS the latest in the line of sum
mer resorts, and what are the probable
developments. which are likely to affect
Glenwood Springs and surrounding ter
ritory in the future?
These are questions that have been
often asked, but thus far there has
been no satisfactory answer. The air
has been full of rumors but thus far
they have proved to be only rumors,
the majority of which have been lack
ing in foundation.
During the past few months frequent
rumors have been afloat to the effect
that negotiations were under way be-
tween Ex-Governor o. H. Shoup and
Spencer Penrose and others of Colo
RADIO Springs and the owners of the
Hotel Colorado and the hot caves and
swimming pool at Glenwood, the inten-
ton of the Shoup-Penrose interests be-
ing to purchase the Glenwood proper
ties and use them in connection with
the Broadmoor hotel at Colorado
Springs, of which they are the owners
These reports have been most per-
sistent, but they have been just as per-
sistently denied by the owners of the
Glenwood properties who advise The
Post that the matter has not been seri-
ously considered by them, and that
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04
DISCHARGE OF COLORADO RIVER

Since 1900, the U S. geological sur
vey has maintained gaging station on
Colorado river above the mouth Of the
Roaring Fork, for the purpose of do
termining the water supply available
for irrigation and water power devel-
opment on the upper section of Colo.
RADIO river. A recording gage in front
of the power house gives continuous
record Of the elevation of water sur.
face, and the discharge corresponding
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04
BREAKs1 ARM ON PLAYGROUND

Little Jean Pottenger, daughter of
County Superintendent Mrs. Gretta
Pottenger, broke her right arm We'd
nesday morning while playing on the
playground at the grade school. One
of the rods on the travelling ladder on
which she was holding turned and she
lost her grip and fell to the ground
with the above result.
She was Immediately taken to a
doctor who set the broken bone, and
she is now getting along nicely.
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04

store. Third places were won by
Charles Tucker and Maurine Bryant.
The City drug store and Parkison 8
drug store donated these premiums.
The awards were made in high school
Wednesday morning. Ribbons were
awarded all who won places in any
event.
The day, though somewhat cloudy,
was warm and most of the townspeo-
pie were on hand to see the sports.
All agreed that it was success in
every way and one of the finest atf.
letic contests ever held in Glenwood
Springs.
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04
COUNCIL PREPARES
NEW CONTRACT

At the regular meeting of the city
council last Monday evening City At
torney Darrow presented new con-
tract in regard to the balance of the
work yet to be done on the water
works system.
This new contract is made necessary
since the resignation of M. L. Miller,
the engineer in charge at the begin
ming of the work.
The council went over the contract
very carefully, and agreed to its pro-
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04

visions, but no one being present to
speak for the contractors, it is not
known whether they will agree to the
terms of the new contract or not. The
work is now progressing very nicely,
after the plant was idle for about
week, because of break in the big
compressor.
The Glenwood post., 1923-10-04
MEEKER BOOTLEGGERS
GET THEIRS

Last Saturday at Meeker, County
Judge Gordon sentenced H. S. Carver
to a fine of 800 and 80 days in the
county Jail, while Elmo Davis drew a
fine of 1925 and 80 day Jail sentence,
each for manufacturing liquor for sale
, 1923-08-26

were delayed until after tho open
ing of the school year.
, 1923-08-26
NEW TOWNSHIP
Of SALT CREEK
IS MAPPED OUT
VIII Be Site Of Rail
road Company's Only
Station In Field.

The wyoming.Montana Invest
ment company which has been m
-corporated under the laws Of the
state of Wyoming announced yes
terday that 1t would start the sale
of lots in the new TOWNSHIP OF Salt
Creek early In September. Officers
in this new company were named
last week. w. L. Burk and L. It.
Mcdowell, both Denver business men
directors and officers Of this com
pany will be in active charge Of the
company affairs in this city.
The new townsite or town is 10
Gated on the new Wyoming North
& South railroad. Immediately ADA
cent 10 the Salt Creek and Teapot
oil districts, located Is miles north
OF Casper.
The new town actually IL on the
railroad line and will be the new rail-
road company's only station in the
Salt Creek district. Railroad tracks
and yardage facilities caring for
hundreds of ears and other arrange
ments necessary to supply the needs
Of this great oil field. the largest in
the Rocky Mountain region, are being
arranged for at the new town Of
Salt Creek.
The one passenger depot. freight
station and freight terminals for
the North 6 South Railroad company
are to be situated on the southern
outskirts Of the new Salt Creek
townsite, less than n block from the
first stretch of industrial and bust
ness locations. many of which al
ready have been reserved by differ
ent companies.
Supply houses and other mercan'
tic establishments that arc nation
ally known as well as banks and re-
,ail houses. are now seeking locn-
.ions in this new townsite.
, 1923-08-26

OF n wyoming DIVISION OF the TAR
If association and A. j. Cunning
ham of the Casper National Bank is
the chairman for Natrona county.
other Casper citizens prominent in
the organization are Bryant B.
Brooks, c. II. Horstman, ]. Z. Den
ham. c. II. Townsend. and r. C.
Gather.
A meeting of the leading bankers
of Wyoming will be held In Chey-
enne Monday to complete the organ
ization of the Wyoming unit of the
Western Tariff association. Mr.. A.
J. Cunningham will represent Cas-.
per at this conference.
In discussing the work of the
Western Tariff association, Mr..
Muse said:
Under the flexible provision OF
the present tariff law the president
OF tho United States has the power
TO change any schedule fifty per
cent upon Recommendation of the
tariff commission. Unfortunately
for the western producers their
schedules are the object of attack
from powerful organized commercial
interests antagonistic to the western
welfare.
THE tariff commission has been
asked to reduce the duty on wool
md It will meet in October to give
consideration to this application. In
vestigation of the western sugar beet
industry is now under way by the
tariff commission and that body OK
pected to announce shortly its atti-
tude on the application for a reduc-
ton in the sugar schedules.
THE American Farm Bureau Fed
GRAFTON has asked that n reduction
of fifty per cent be made in tho
present duty on stocker and feeder
cattle and this request is construed
in Washington to mean the opening
gun in a general plan for n reduc-
ton OF the entire livestock and fresh
meat schedules. The dairy product
schedules are also under fire.
Every tariff bill that was ever
written gave protection to the east
ern and northern manufacturer but
the present law is the first to recog.
nize the western producer and the
principal work OF the Western Tar
iff association is to see that the pres.
ent schedules on all Wyoming and
western products remain intact"
, 1923-08-26
BOTH D0CToKs AND BARBERs
ONCE IN SAME PROFESSION

As late as the Eighteenth Century
when George II. was on England's
throne, the barber and the surgeon
were affiliated; and the barber was
known as "barber-surgeon.' Since
1745. when n statute was passed
separating tho two. tho conception
of the barber as a member of a
skilled profession has undergone
considerable change although there
are many who have acquired more
than passing skill as lay experts on
Diseases OF the skin and hair. due
TO their studying the findings OF doc.
tors and other scientists.
, 1923-08-26

regular meals for 40 cents: SITS
will buy a Clinical ticket and IS
buys a $3.50 short order ticket The
public is cordially invited TO inspect
this spotless kitchen and the sani-
tary arrangements. The best water
possible to be obtained will be
served. Mrs. d. p. Nelson, famous
all over the oil field. has been en-
gagged as pastry cook. and Mr.. Smith
of the Casper Grill Will be chef.
, 1923-08-26
COLORADO GOVERNOR IS
WILLING TO ADJUDICATE
States Water RIGHTS

CHEYENNE. Wyo. Aug. 25-tspec-
isl to The Tribune,-Covernor E5ss
today received word from Governor
sweet OF Colorado that the latter is
willing TO appoint u commission 10
act with those Of Nebraska aud
Wyoming in ADJUDICATION of vater
rights between the states providing
Governor Bryan Of Nebraska agrees
to Go the same, No word has been
received from the Nebraska execu
tive.
, 1923-08-26

Drillisg Contractor Shocks is rig
ging up for 22 on No. 1 Midwest
Refining company.
Drilling Contractor Jack Russell
is ready to spud In Midwest Rein
ing company operation 22 on No. Is.
Young Mcclellan. who has been
visiting his brother at Lewis camp
this summer. leaves shortly for Den
yer. Colo, to attend grammar
school.
, 1923-08-26

DENVER. Colo., Aug. 25.OUnit-
ed Press).-Jack Fernandez proprie-
tor of a Denver shoe repair shop.
was arrested late this afternoon for
questioning regarding the murder
Thursday morning of Elsie Jorgen-
sen Suite. 17,year-old briee. at Colo
RADIO Springs
Police had been searching for Fer
nandez since 1t was suspected that
, 1923-08-26
LAvOYE.

A new cafe to be known as
'Harrys' Place" is now ready to
serve hungry seekers OF good eats
at Lavoye. The name is unique
inasmuch as the first name OF each
of the three partners. Messrs. Smith
Neidermire and Cahonn is Harry.
1t is the only cafe here serving
good coffee at 8 cents per cup and
, 1923-08-26
Anna Trevett to
Sing This Week
At the Rialto

Miss Anna NJ. Trevett. accom-
plished vocalist. who is well known
to casper residents through long
residence here. will sing at the
Rialto theater starting today as a
special entertainment feature which
should meet with wide appreciation
by show patrons.
Miss Trevett has been singing for
, 1923-08-26
Denver MAN T0BE GRILLED
CONNECTION W|THLATEc CRIME

he was the author Of the letters.
signed Jack" found beneath the
blood-stained pillow where the bru-
ia, hammer" murder occurred
Captain of Denver detectives an
nounced that he would question Fer
nandez relative to the murder this
evening. A comparison of the hand
writing on letters found in tho girls
room will be made with the hand
writing of Fernandez.
, 1923-08-26
SALT CREEK.

A great migration of members Of
the Mystic Shrine took place Fri.
day and Saturday morning. from
Salt Creek bound over the sands to
the Shrine ceremonial held at Doug
las Saturday. Authorities will en-
deavor to get a complete list of the
dellnquents.
A truck driver for Speed" Hill
, 1923-08-26

the last year at the first class the
aters and cl,ibs in Chicago. where
she also studied. Among other places
she appeared atthe Tivoi and Ri
viera, two of tho largest theaters.
and at the exclusive South Shore
Country club.
, 1923-08-26
CADET UNIFORMS FOR
STUDENTS ON HAND

Cadet uniforms for high school
boys have arrived al the Campbell
johnson clothing store and students
will be expected to secure them as
oon as possible. according to an
nouncement last night by the school
Last year the uniforms