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The Arvada enterprise., 1923-06-21

dren. One grade schoolbov prom
ised the sum of 50 per month for a
period of twenty-five months. In
about forty-five minutes, the church
people had pledged $l,600.00 or two
thirds the amount to be raised local
ly.
Sunday afternoon ten teams of To-
cal men and men from several of the
Denver churches began canvassing
the community and when reports
were made at the close of the even
ing service, it was announced that an
aggregate of $6,O75.5O had been
pledged. he campaign is scheduled
to continue from Jcne 18th to oath
and it is expected that Westminster
will be over the top by next Sunday.
The most impressive feature of
the campaign. according to Rev. W.
J. Gregory, Rev.Kerr and Rev. Nc
Donald and the visiting churchmen,
was the unanimity of feeling and in
terest shown by everyone and the
great desire on the part of the en-
tire community to secure the church.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-06-21

Raising one hundred dollars a min
ITO was the record made last Sun
i,v morning at the service of the
gysstminster Community church for
,he building of a new church and
community center.
For good many years the church
huilding of this community has stood
m the hill above the town far re
moved from the center of life and
activity, and the congregation has
Md services good part of the time
in the Grange hall.
Some time ago lots were purchas-
ID near the center of the community
md the acre and half so contracted
are now paid in full. As early as
January plans were put under way
for the erection of a new building.
Intensive preparation has been in or
der, cooperating with the church ex-
tension board Of Denver for the past
Two weeks. The elimination of this
PREPARATION was in big community
dinner given in Grange hall last Fri
d,y evening.
The gathering was addressed by
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Mrs. R. A. Parsons of Denver spent
Sunday Afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Benson.
The Daily Vocational Bible school
that opened for four weeks session
in Community church Wednesday
morning is drawing large crowd Of
little folks into the various classes.
The school is operated under three
division, have as superintendent,
Captain Wade II. Smith, Mrs. Louise
X. Strobeck and Mrs. r. II. Nc
Wicker.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-06-21
ADJUSTMENT DAY NOTICE

Estate Of Mary NJ. Higgins, De-
ceased.
No. 1894.
All persons having claims and de-
mands against said Estate are hereby
notified to present them for adjust
ment to the County Court of Jeffer-
son County, State of Colorado. at
the Court House in Golden. on the
25th day Of June, A. d. 1928.
ALEXANDER BOWIE,
Executor OF said Estate.
First publication May "a, 1923.
Last publication June q, 1929.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-06-21
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Estate of Mary A. Evans, De-
ceased.
No. 1899.
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of July, A. D. 1923. the
undersigned will present to the Coun.
ty Court Of Jefferson County, Colo
RADIO, his accounts for final settle
ment of administration of said es-
tate. when and where all persons in
interest may appear and object to
them, il they so desire.
HOMER d. EVANS,
Executor of Said Estate.
June l4-July l2-P.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-06-21

Clarrisa and Rosina Piquette. Ona
McCrea and Rena Wetherill. Mr.. and
Mrs McCrea and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. N. Brock and family and Mr..
and MIS-. II T. Gaming and family
motored IF through Boulder canon,
returning "a Cal Greek canon u
bring the Campfire girls party home.
/ ,,ev reached none in time - attend
Christian E.deavor meet.l, at the
Grange hall.
The Arvada enterprise., 1923-06-21
ARMADA MATERNITY
SANlTARlUM

Second house east of tramway
bridge on Grand View avenue.
Phone Arvada l4O5-W
Mrs. f. NJ. Lynch, Prop.
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Woman Motorist
Falls lS Feet
Car of Nebraska City Girl
Gets Out of Control at
Syracuse Bridge.

Syracuse, Neb.. Nov. 11.-A road
ster. driven by Miss Taylor Of Ne
braska City. went into a dry drain
age ditch lateral 4 mile and a half
south of town Friday afternoon and
was badly wrecked. BY nothing
short Of a miracle its driver escaped
with a bad shaking up and a few
bruises on her fingers. She was en-
route south on the Cook road and
after crossing the bridge proper over
the drainage ditch lost control Of her
car. The bridge spanning the lateral
is about 80 yards south of the main
ditch, and in endeavoring to right
the skidding car which had swerved
to the left, she missed the second
bridge. Turning over one and a half
times the car landed on its side 1s-
feet below the bridge. Miss Taylor,
Awas able to get out OF the car, climb
the bank and catch a ride to town.
SO deep and narrow Is the place
where the car lies that it had to be
taken apart and removed piecemeal.
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Flock of Swearing Crows Threatens
to Drive Teacher Away From SCHOOL,
Pupils Are Learning Profanity From Black
Pests and She's afraid Parents viii Blame
1t on Her-Ready to Quit. :: ::

The inherent initiative trait OF the
crow family was particularly strong
in the pet crow, which was a lady
crow, and il soon acquired small
voca abulary. which increased as time
went by. The bird also was initiative
OF the moods OF its friend and learned
to speak more vehemently when labor
ing under the stress OF great emotion.
Machinery hadNa fascination for the
bird, and through this IT learned to
swear. as Mr.. jerks did his own re-
pair work on his automobile.
Its somewhat lurid vocabulary was
what caused Mrs. jerks 10 insist that
it be left behind when the family
moved back east after having made
their stake. Abandoned, the crow
took up its domieiIe in the grove near
the schoolhouse and also took unto
Itself a mate. Naturally the little
crows which were the result OF this
happy union, soon began to initiate
their mother. who always swore in
stead of cawing when excited. and
their offspring TO the present day
have continued the practice.
They became sufficiently numerous
last fall for the school children 10
notice and also to discover that a
torrent OF profanity was due when
ever the flock was disturbed. Since
then the teacher has prohibited the
pupils from throwing sticks at the
birds during recess. but every day
some one breaks the rule. to the grea,
detriment Of the schools morale.
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Nebraska Team Wins
Com Contest Honors

Lincoln. Nov. l1.-Nebraska Boys
and Girls club corn won the grand
championship of the United States
In the Interstate Corn club show
competition at the Louisiana state
fair. according to an announcement
received by the agricultural extension
service. Tho winning brings a silver
loving cup to the state Two of the
three winning exhibits were grown in
Lancaster county. Nebraska won
first and second on yellow and second
on white corn. Louisiana won sec
ond as state. with a FIRST. second
and third individual prize.
Leonard Schoenleber and Harry
Graham. both OF Bethany. Neb.. Won
nrst and second on their exhibits OF
yellow corn. They belong 10 the
same corn club, J. IL. Graham is
their local leader. Paul Sulz OF
Alexandria won second on his exhibit
Of white corn. Thirty.five dollars and
three ribbons go TO these boys for
their good showing.
Nebraska made 10 entries OF white
and yellow corn in this show. The
exhibitors were Leonard Schoenleber.
Bethany. Harry Graham. Bethany;
Lawrence Sohoenieber. Bethany, Paul
Suix. Alexandria; Calvin Sulz, Alex
andria; Clyde Parminter. Bethany;
Fred Lundecn. iayelock. and Harold
Tlmblin, Alvo.
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ONeill, Neb.. Nov. 11.-Miss Grace
Full, teacher in Lost Pond school dis
trict. south of here, has rendered her
resignation to the school board. to
take effect at once. unless the board
agrees TO exterminate the flock of
swearing crows which infest the big
cottonwood grove just across the road
from the schoolhouse.
Her reason is that the younger
pupils are acquiring a fluency in pro-
family. for which she Is afraid the
parents will blame her II the true
cause is not at &c removed. In
fact. several OF the mothers have not
been speaking to the teacher Of late
and one little miss, after sprincing
a "cuss" word ct the supper table.
received a whipping for falsifying
when she declared she was merely
repeating what tho crows said.
The flock Of swearing crows dates
back for about five years. in which
time IL has been rapidly increasing
but II IL only in The last two years
that II has becomef obnoxious. A lit
tie over five years ago. William jerks
and family. who resided near the
schoolhouse. moved away. abandon
ing a pet crow. The crow was a
nesting when found beneath a tree
by Mr.. jerks about seven years ago
and was easily domesticated. II be-
came his constant companion. follow
ing him about the fields and ranch
buildings.
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:: SUNNY SIDE UP =:

A man is soon to startle the peo-
pie of Lincoln by driving car
through the business section while
he is blindfolded. A blindfolded
pedestrian in Omaha would sure be
out OF luck.
Another recruit for the I Knew
Him When club In the person of
Dan V. stephens Of Fremont, in town
to tell the congressional committee
on banking few things. Not only
is Dan a successful banker, but he is
an author whose books have sold in
to the hundreds OF thousands. He
bought several hundred acres of
swampy bottom land on the Platte
river, and folks said he wasn't all
there. He tiled the land and the first
wheat crop paid for the tillng. First
acquaintance with him was when he
carried grip and ~sold school sup
plies he helped to manufacture.
An Omaha woman sues for n di-
vorce on the ground that her hus-
band uses snuff around the house. IL
that Is sufficient grounds for di-
voree, what about the woman whose
husband spills pipe and cigaret ashes
in every room, scatters newspapers
recklessly about, never wipes his feet
on the mat Mt the front door, can't
empty the ashes without flling the
house with dust. leaves the bath
room towels spread out on the floor,
throws his coat over the most con-
venient chair and hollers his head
off because he can't find his slip
pers?~ / inquire TO know, because i
am apprehensive.
Speaking of prohibition, as I often
do, but seldom as / really would like
TO do, II has been a long, long time
since | saw an intoxicated man on
a depot platform or in n railroad
coach. II men are drinking just as
much since prohibition as they did
before. why the scarcity Of drunks
on the trains? Must be that men
carry their liquor better than they
used to In the old days.
A big union depot at a. m. Tired
mothers trying to take care OF fretful
children. Aged woman eagerly look
ing for someone who does not come.
Young couple asleep. locked In loving
arms. Hullsing man lolled over on
seat, while weary wife holds baby
and tries to interest restless 3.year.
! old. Befurred young woman calmly
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Equal Rights Bill
Will Be introduced
Senator Curtis and Represen-
tative Anthony Agree to
Take Action in Congress.
ID, Inlxrr<nI srrrice.

Washington. Nov. II-Senator
Curtis Of Kansas. republican whip.
agreed today TO introduce before the
senate the proposed equal rights
amendment TO the federal eonstitu.
tion.
Representative Anthony. also Of
Kansas. has promised 10 take similar
action in the house.
The amendment is backed by the
National Woman's party. under the
leadership Of Mrs O. II. 7. Belmont
Of New York.
we feel that we are very fortu-
nate in having two such splendid
champions to lead the equal rights
fight in congress" said Mrs. Belmont
today in commenting upon the deela-
rations by the two Kansas legislators.
ut is particularly fitting that
Representative Anthony should intro
duce the amendment. since he has
inherited the principles Of equality
between men and women from his
aunt. Susan Il. Anthony. who worked
consistently FOR suffrage for so years.
1T is also very fitting that Senator
Curtis should do SO. because he was
one Of our greatest sources OF
strength during the fight for sur.
frage"
The womans party is collecting
pledges Of supper, from members Of
congress and political leaders
throughout tho country.
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Death Ends
Career of
.C,H.Pickens
As Head Of Paxton & Gal
lagher, Pioneer Merchant
Was Widely Known in
Middle West.
Funeral ON Tuesday

Charles Henry Piekens. president
Of Paxton Gallagher. wholesale
grocers, and who for the past A
years has been continuously con
nected with that firm. died at his
home, 112 North Thirty y-ninth street
at II o'clock Sunday morning.
Funeral services will be held at the
home Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. Burial
will be private.
Mr.. Piekens has been in i'll health
for practically two years. Last Jan
uary he was forced to retire from his
business duties on account OF his
health. In February, accompanied
by Mrs. Pickens, he went to Cali
fornia where he remained for two
months, hoping that the change in
climate might be beneficial to his
health hile for a time it seemed
that some benefits had been derived
it was not long after his return that
he slowly began to lose strength.
Mr.. Pickens was 81 years old, hav.
ing been born in Detroit, Mich, Feb
ruary 81, 1856. He came to Omaha
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. iona.
than Piekens in 1866. finding here a
little town upon the western from.
tier, containing few elements that in
dicated its future progress and de-
velopment He attended the public
schools in Omaha.
Pioneer Newsboy.
When Is years of age he entered
the employ of The Omaha Bee. and on
the afternoon of June 19, 1871. he dis
tributed the first 1000 copies of that
paper. His route was in the vicinity
of the old Union Pacific shops. He
frequently related how he would ride
down there on his horse with his
bundle of papers, and as expressed In
his own language. II would raise such
a big hullabaloo that someone would
open the gates and let me in He
would then ride his horse right into
the shops and deliver the papers in
person to his subscribers.
''The first few editions of the
paper he stated, were given away
following which rate OF 10 cents a
week was the fee. Other facts re
lated by Mr.. Piclkens about The
Omaha Bee were that forms for the
first edition were made up in a room
of the old Cedar Rapids house on
Twelfth street. between Dodge and
Douglas. A negro by the name OF
Richmond carried the forms across to
the old Redfield Printing company
half block away. At that time Mr.
Pickens stated that the late Edward
Rosewater wrote all the articles, was
reporter. city and managing editor
and business and advertising mana
ger at the same time. Mr.. Pickens
was the first circulation depart
ment" The Omaha Bee ever had.
Shortly after the start of the paper
an assistant to Mr.. Pickens was
added. the name OF whom passed en-.
tirely from NJ. Pickens' memory.
Early Memories of Omaha.
George Francis Train, promoter
who was active In Omaha life, was a
personal friend of Mr.. Pickens. Ninth
Turn to Page Two. Column Five.)
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Gretna Man Killed
in Automobile Crash

Gretna. Neb.. Nov. 11.-John Ron
guisch. 80. son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Ronguisch. Gretna. was
drowned in about three feet Of water
after an automobile accident In which
his car turned over in n ditch early
Sunday.
He was returning home with Miss
Ida Henderson from a party Mt the
farm home Of Dave Gard and had
only gone a short distance. when the
car turned turtle pinning both be.
meath IT. The girl. when she recov.
cred consciousness. went back to
Cards for help.
Funeral services will be held Tues.
day at ? ut st. Patrick Catholic
church. Gretna. with burial at Forest
City cemetery.
He Is survived bw his parents, five
brothers. Charles. Peter. Andrew
Joseph and Paul. and two sisters
Mrs, Martin McMann and Mrs. John
Schmonitz.
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T a X Gu t
Is Urged
by Mellon
Federal Government Collec.
tions for Past Two Years
More Than Expended,
Treasury Discloses.
Budget System Success
BY Universal Service.

Washington, Nov. 11..Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon today recon-
mended to congress a sweeping pro
gram Of tax reduction.
He revealed that during each OF
the fiscal years~1922 and 1923, the
federal government collected $780,
10000 more than it expended, and he
pointed out the means by which this
vast sum may be returned to the per-
sons who paid.
The recommendation, contained in
letter to Representative William r.
Green of Iowa, slated for the chair.
manship OF the ways and means com.
mittee, urges that the reductions be
come operative with the beginning of
the tax or calendar year Of 1924. II
provides for a cut in all taxes. but
| particularly in taxes on huge In
comes, so that this source of rev
enue may be turned from tax-free Sc.
curities into investments which will
yield the government a larger in
come. Secretary Mellon made 1t plain
that the program would be impos-
sible except for the budget system.
Budget Proves Success.
"'rhe kovernnient Of the United
states is firmly established on the ba.
sis of having balanced its budget each
year with a reasonable surplus and
stands firmly committed to the pol
! icy. thus assuring an orderly reduc-
ton OF the war debt out of current
revenues. he declared. What has
been done since the establishment OF
the budget system shows clearly what
united effort can accomplish.
The program Of reduction Is:
l. Make a % per cent reduction n
the tax on earned incomes. as dis
tinguished from an investment. or
business. This means a revenue loss
OF s97 800 900
2. Where the normal tax on in.
comes is per cent cut IL TO . per
cent, and where II is per cent cut 1t
TO per cent. loss OF s91 500 900.
3. Reduce the surtax rates by com
mencing their application at $4,000
instead OF $4,000. and scaling them
progressively upwards TO Is per cent
OF 100000, loss OF 100000, 900.
Limit the deductions of capital
losses to 12ia per cent Of the loss, an
increase OF 5000. 900.
s. Limit the deductions from gross
incomes for interest paid during the
year and for losses not of a business
Turn to Page Two. column sir)
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Mrs. Harriet Bartlett
Addresses Theosophists

Mrs. Harriet Bartlett. saturday.
at Theosophic- hsll. declared the
osophy does not take the stand Of
science against occult investigation.
but holds science plus careful occult
investigation bridges the gap science
cannot fill.
DIR. Bose. Hindu scientist. has dis.
covered metals have a definite length
Of life and then die" she said.
Scientists are beginning to acknowl.
edge the consciousness In plants
which enables them to select just Tire
food they need from the ground"
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reading magazine. Happy bunch
chattering I'm foreign language
while eating huge slabs of bread and
cheese. Wouldbe masher parading
back and forth in front of girls who
are plainly dressed and pay no atten-
ton TO youth. Small boy at news
stand trying to find something else
than chewing gum that a penny will
buy. Weary station master trying
TO answer a dozen questions at once.
Train pulls in and great rush for
the doors. Majority Of people turn
wearily back and resume seats.
Wrong train. Everybody tired and
miserable. Accumulating n big
crouch myself, Train already two
hours late. and getting later. Some
thing must be dune about IT, WIN
have to get law passed.
Raised the curtain and from my
berth looked out upon fields bathed
In golden sunshine. Much better than
gazing out on bare brick walls seen
dimls through smoke-filled shadows
Far fling fields OF corn; stacks OF
hay dotting the broad meadows.
whte-faced cattle cease grazing long
enough TO watch the train rush by:
a bunch of wild ducks, startled by
the locomotives whistle. fly up from
n wayside lagoon and scatter away:
n frightened rabbit starts across the
right Of way nnn disappears into n
cornfield; little city, white and
green and gold in the glorious sun
shine. Slips by the window, the por-
ter shakes tho curtains of the berth;
glorious splashing In the cool water
in the lavatory: into the diner. and
AZ / eat the wonderful landscape. the
whole glorious panorama OF Nebras-
ka. slips past. With every faint
chick OF the revolving wheels I am
nearer home, ON n day when golden
sun beams down from cloudless
sky of blue. II liz the finest season
Of the year In the best part of the
greatest state In the union.
Forgot to resent Mr.. Welch's re-
mark about the pure cane sugar syr-
upon his baked apples. am from
the beet sugar section. VIII | have
to look further. or will Mr.. Welch ad-
nit what I know To be true, that
he nor any other man can tell the
difference between beet and cane
sugar Of the same grade and granu'
lation2 W. NJ. NJ.
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First Apartment House
Is Opened at Kearney

kesrney. Neh.. Nov. il.--TAe Wal
demar apartments were opened 60 the
public this week. The building. rep.
resenting kearney's first apartment
house. is Jointly owned by Roy Bod.
inson and Henry KnutEen and invol.
we'd an expenditure in excess 81 sSe..
ooo. Ii contains - apartments oc
flve-reoms each and is modern in
every detail. The building IS Of press.
ed brick, with Bedford stone facing.
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the pastor. will act "a toastmaster
and also will lead the singing. Sew
eral fathers and sons at the banquet
will make short talks One hundred
twenty-five fathers and sons viii sit
down together at Miller Park Presby.
terian church tonight, when Victor
B. Smith will make the main address.
Pearl Methodist church will have 200
fathers and sons at their banquet to-
night. when Rev. Paul Calhoun viii
give the main address.
Rev. Paul Calhoun and J. r. Cain.
jr.. apparently viii divide honors this
week at the various banquets. Both
Of them are scheduled every night in
the week and the contest will be
close to see which of them makes the
most addresses. DIR. Calhoun is the
pastor OF the First Presbyterian
church Of Council Bluffs. and Mr..
Cain Is vice president of the Peters
National bank.
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Nebraska City Family on
Way TO Coast TO Reside

Stella. Neb.. Nov. ii.-Roy Ed
wards. who has disposed OF his furni.
ture and undertaking business at Ne.
braska City. and Mrs. Edwards and
Miss Lucille. have left by auto for
San Jose. Cal. to locate permanent.
ly somewhere In that part OF Call.
fornia. Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. pritts
drove along with them to California,
TO spend the winter. and plan to stop
at Long Beach.
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Son of General Wood
viii We'd ShoiU Girl;
Loues at First Sight

Lancaster. Pa, Nov. 11.-Leonard
Wood, jr., announced that he will
wed Dolores Graves, comedIenne
In the Wood Stock company. next
Wednesday.
Miss Graves IL a San Francisco
girl who has been playing the lead
Ing role In the company which dis
banded.
II met her in New York booking
office" Wood said, when was sc.
lecting the cast for my first produc-
lion. It was a case OF love at first
q sight just like In the plays"
Wood has received the paternal
blessing from his father. the COVER
nor-general Of the Philippines. Miss
Graves Is n graduate Of the univer-
sity Of California
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Lincoln Fireman Sues for
$4,000 for Wife's Affection

Lincoln. Nov. 11.-Herman II. Mey-
crs, a member of the Lincoln fire
department. today filed suit in the
district court for $4,000 damages
from j. s. Castle, charging the latter
With alienation Of the affections OF
Meyers wife. His petition represents
Castle as q man of wealth. Meyers
was arrested Friday following an
alteration in which he is alleged to
have knocked Castle down with Il
piece Of gaspipe when he asserts he
found Castle and Mrs, Meyers riding
together. He says Castle attempted
to shoot him, but the revolver fail
ed to explode.