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Evening star., 1923-11-04
Tito Ruffo at Polls November ls.

Tito Ruffo, famous baritone, will
be heard in Washington at Polls
Theater Monday afternoon, Novem-
ber 19, at 4:30. under the manage
ment of Mrs. -Wilson-Greene.
Ruffo's voice is a true baritone of
marvelously sweet quality and pow
er, with arrange that extends into
the tenor and basso registers.
Seats now on sale at. Mrs. Wilson,
Greene's concert bureau. 18th and G
Streets r. -. - .'
Evening star., 1923-11-04

lZabeD. 'Danse Orientale" (Cady),
Louis XVI Minuet" (arranged by
SalvD, "Tarantelle" (Aptomas-S
Mr.. Salvi; Les Petitus Reins" (suite
OF dances) {Mozart). ensemble; Ecu
erzauber" SWagner.Brassinl. Mr.. Ra-
kyries" (Wagner-Brassin).
Tickets now on sale at Mrs. Will
son-Greene's concert bureau, 18th
and G streets.
Evening star., 1923-11-04

IRompanied Rr, ~ on the piano by Mrs.
bertrand Trenis, who gives groups
OF piano solos on the programs.
Katherine Riggs. harpist, will re-
turn to the city on Thursday of this
week to play in the concert to be
given Friday night at Congress
street Methodist Protestant Church.
Today Miss Riggs is playing an
Of North Carolina in Chanel Hill n
" and ON Tuesday evening will be
neard In joint recital with George
neltnherr, tenor, of Newt York city.
uider 9er the direction of the Gastonia
Grace Cramer, Washington soprano.
now living in New York. began her
concert season last Friday with a
n. ]. '7 Ia 't''i'''''
Franceska Kaspar Lawson re-
turned last Tuesday from West yir-
M GINA, where she gave recitals for
d. A; r. at Fairmont.
Others during the month will be
given at Haworth, Freehold. Perth
Amboy, Westwood and Paterson.
Ihese are all before the women's
In conjunction with art exhibitions
and talks by Capt. Winfield S. Cline,
Wen known Washington artist
MISS Cramer is Mrs. Cline In pri-
Vate life and is well known here for
her church and camp work during
Mrs. Helen Corbin Heinl. pianist
VIII play at the annual luncheon of
the Rubfnstein Club, to be held at
the New Willard, Tuesday.
MRS. Heinl and Charles Trowbridge
Iittman Will be the soloistks at the
FRIDAY Morning Club, at the Cosmos
Ciub Hall. November 16.
Mrs. Heinl and Mr.. Tittman will
also appear at the Washington Club
saturday evening, November II.
Mary Helen Howe, coloratura So
prano, and Marie Howe Spur. pian-
ISL, presented program at the home
OF MAJ and Mrs. X. L. Hoxie recently
MISS Howe sang a group of Hahn's
songs and also some compositions nv
the late Winnie Ream Hoxie. the
sculptor Mrs. Spur gave selections
from the works of Bach and Cham
made.
MISS Dorothy Dodson, contralto, one
OF Washlngton's younger singers has
peen appointed as a charter member
OF the Junior department of the ma
tional pageant committee under the
direction of Miss Rose Young.
Miss Dodson will participate in the
memorial services for the pioneers of
the National Womans Party. to be
neld at the Capitol November 49,
Evening star., 1923-11-04
Mildred Dilling and Rattan Devi
Tomorrow Night.

The Washington Society of the
Fine Arts announces a change of
program fur the concert to be given
in the Central High School tomorrow
evening. AS originally planned this
concert was to be given by Miss Mil
dred Dilling, harpist, and Mile. Mona
Gondre of the Theater de POdeon,
Paris, who was to have given a series
of French and English folk songs in
costume. Un1uckily Mile. Gondre
was prevented by illness from sail
ing on the date fixed. which was to
have brought herfto this country just
in time for the concert. In her place
Miss Lorraine Wyman was secured and
announced. Again, unluckily. the
fates interfered. But 1t is an ill wind
that blows no good.
Through Miss wyman's instrument
in securing Rattan Devi, who has won
universal plaudits by her unique
singing Of folk songs of the east and
west, including East Indian ragas
and Kashmiri folk songs. OF her
music, Tagora says, 1T is immacu-
lately Indian" Bernard Shaw writes.
"To hear Rattan Devi sing the inter-
walls of a much more subtly divided
scale than ours is. not only technical
ly interesting, but most refreshing
and enchanting artistically." William
Granger praise her unstintingly.
She sings her songs in costume and
accompanies herself on a tambura.
This music from India, combined
with delightful pragram Of selec-
tion for the harp by famous COM
posers. promises an evening of ex-
ceptional character and pleasure.
Evening star., 1923-11-04

Gertrude Lyons. lyric soprano, will
present a benefit concert for the
District Of Columbia D. A. r. chapter
house fund on Friday night, Novem-
Der 80, entitled. Musical Memories
of Adelina Patti" The concert will
be in costume, of the period of 1860.
Mrs. Lyons will be assisted by Anna
Lawrence, harpist, Of New York city,
and Helen Gerrer, local violinist.
Evening star., 1923-11-04
Philadelphia Symphony Tuesday.

The Philadelphia Symphony Orches-
ira will give the first concert in it's
series of five at the New National
Theater Tuesday afternoon. Leopold
|Stokowski will direct the forces, COM
pYtsing 107 virtuoso musicians, said
by many New York critics to be the
finest band of artists now in exist
ence.
In order to meet the demand at
home, the Philadelphia Orchestra has
this season curtailed it's out-of-town
concerts to include only New York.
Washington and Baltimore. Out Of
astotal of 104 concerts for the season,
20 are scheduled for Philadelphia,
leaving only 26 for other cities. 1t
was estimated that last season 1872
O99 persons heard the Philadelphia
Orchestra at home and on tour. There
IS waiting list of 1000 for the New
York concerts, and twice that many
for the Friday afternoon and Satur-
day evening performances at home.
Four soloists have been chosen for
Washington. They are Nina koshetz,
soprano; Elizabeth Bonner. contralto,
and Guy Maier and Lee Pattison,
pianists. There will be q guest con-
ductor at the January concert, who
IS yet to be chosen, but for all the
|other performances Mr.. Stokowski
will conduct.
| The Washington concerts are under
1the management OF T. Arthur Smith.
Inc. ss5t es
Evening star., 1923-11-04

!, The, musical programs at the First
Baptist Church today will include this
morning: Organ prelude, "Adagia"
(Whiting): offertory solo, THE Prayer
Perfect" 1Stenson), and organ. Post
Jude in D" (Marks). This evening an
organ recital will be given at 7:4E, In
Guiding "Allegretto' s(West),t .sven-
song lschpmanul and Aasgro"
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-10-12
SWEET TO PARDON AUSTRIAN
MUROER[Rs FROM TELLURIDE
Couple Who Slew Four Comrades in 1896
be Loose on State Judge Black and At
torney Burgess Protest. Western Colorado
Aroused.

The state is afire with discussion of
Governor Sweets proposed pardon
freeing John Giacomowzi and August
Morletti, who have been serving life
sentences in the penitentiary for one
of the most dastardly and inhuman
murders in the criminal annals of the
state. 1t was generally reportes!
that the governor pardoned them
Tuesday after series Of star-chamber
hearings between Sweet and his spec
tally appointed and private advisory
pardon board. Grand Junction papers
of Thursday morning announced the
pardon as issued, but reports tins
morning are that the governor had
cold feet at the storms Of protest he
had aroused and had announced he
will delay the pardon for a week.
and hear protests
Public sentiment around Telluride
and in the region of Western Colorado
where details of the crime which re-
suited in the death of four young mer
are known, is so bitter and unalterably
opposed to the pardon that the forces
seeking to free the murderers have
kept well under cover. II is related
however that a fund of SS5 900 had
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-10-12
cuuusoN. COLORADO. lRDAY OCTOBER H. 1873
No Big Game License
Needed For Bear

A case that was discussed in the
county court this week was that Of
the People vs. Tony Pluto Of Somer-
SCI The charge against Mr.. Pluto
Was that he INDUCED in hunting big
game without having first procured
. big game license Pluto possessed
. small game license and while out
hunting came upon n bear and sho:
him. He was arrested by Game War
den, Otto Peterson and he arrived in
Gunnison Tuesday with his attorney,
Mr.. Geo. Shipley Of Pannia- The case
was heard Tuesday. A motion was
filed by Mr.. Shipaey TO quash the in
formation saying that Pluto did not
violate any Law Of Colo. in this oct,
After the arguments and dslvinr
into the matter the court sustained the
motion as nothing could be found in
the statutes where bear was termed a
game
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-10-12
Mrs Jos. Collins
Dies In California

Word came on Thursday announc-
ing the death of Mrs. Joseph Collins,
which occurred in California, on Tues
day Oct. 8.
Mrs. Collins is very well known in
Gunnison and in Gunnison county and
her many friends will regret to learn
Of her death. Mrs. Collins came to
PitlSin about 3S years ago bride
from Salem, Ohio. The Collins lived
in Pitlsin good many years, Mr..
Collins being part owner in the Silent
Friend Mine. About 1900 they moved
to Gunnison, where Mr.. Collins acted
as county commissioner for three
terms.
About twelve years ago, the couple
started to spend their winters in Calf,
returning to Gunnison during the
summer months. They left here in
1918 owing to Mrs. Collins failing
health hoping that the climate would
benefit her. She gradually failed and
she passed away Tuesday Oct. 9.
She is survived by her husband, Mr..
J. H. Collins, and one sister, Mrs.
Daughterer Of Vallejo, Calf, at whose
home she has been cared for Of recent
years.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-10-12
1900 CATTLE
co TO IOWA
Gunnison Stockmen Per-
feet Plans to Ship 40
Cars in Early Nov. Sell
At Marshalltown

The train load of 40 broad gage
cars of Gunnison cattle to be shipped
direct to feed lots of Iowa has now
been arranged for, and the auction
date set at Marshalltown. Iowa on
November 18th. This will comprise
60 narrow gage loads, and over
dozen stock growers of our valley have
agreed to contribute steers, cows and
heifers for this sale. The demand is
mostly for feeder steers by the corn
belt farmers of Iowa, large numbers
of whom are expected at the sale
which will be put on by the Nelson G.
kraschel Co. This firm handled the
recent auction of l400 North park
cattle which sold so well.
1t is expected that the Gunnison
shipment will run to 1900 head, and
they will be loaded perhaps a week
before the sale, to allow plenty of
time for shipment and rest at Marsh
alltown. This has been selected as the
permanent auction place for Gunnison
cattle, the plan being to build up the
business by yearly sales in this terri
tory.
In this connection we understand
the North park cattlemen are pre-
pairing to send another lot of 1000
head TO Atlantic City, Iowa. Also,
the Texas Hereford Assn, which or
iginated this plan of cattle sales direct
the feeder, is advertising . series of
ten sales at Decatur, ILL.,, where they
will dispose of 10000 Texas cattle
under the same plan, beginning in
November.
II is desirable that as many actual
owners Of stock 60 with the shipment
as can arrange their business, since
they can then judge better If the
demand for shipments next year, and
will also get opportunity to become
personally Acqsuihped' with the Iowa
feeders who secure their stock, for
future correspondence and consulta-
ton to the mutual advantage Of both.
Another item concerning this sale
appears on page two Of the News
Champion, which was printed yester-
day before the above details were all
concluded.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-10-12
PIONEERS OF THE PLAINS
AND THEIR EXPERIENCES
Told by Doe Shores. How Congressman Taylor
Learned to Skin Hog. Chasing Down Cattle
Thieves. Eye Witness Pictures of wild Rilp' !,
and Kansas CharactHfS Who Made the West

many years in Montana trailing and
hunting the Elusive creatures Of those
northern woods, and was fully able to
keep on their trail.
The thieves were trailed to their
cabins on the north fork of the Solo,
mon. Shores and Boggs had not had
a change of hats all winter and could
be told by their hats nearly as well as
by their faces, so they exchanged hats
and rode their horses at full speed to
the first cabin. Here one Of the thieves
was mudding up" his cabin and when
Shores accused him of having the beef
he raised his mixing hoe as if he was
going TO cut Doc in two with nothing
but a hoe and brute force. His saw
ageness suddenly lulled when he look
ed into the business end of leveled
six-gun; in fact he made complete
confession, Doc tells that, Alex tried to
jerk his gun out and it fell down in
side of his chaps and he had to shake
it out. When the house was entered
there was some of the meat, all nicely
cut up but not yet put away. At the
next cabin they found the meat still
in the wagon. Arrest would have been
difficult on account of the distance SO
a settlement of some kind was made
and they were let go. In the confess
sion Doc was told of another thief on
the Saline river who had taken part in
this raid. They went out to find him
CONTINUED On Page Six)
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-10-12
(By Ralph Noble)

Il was in the winter Of '73 that
Doc. Shores passed thru the log cabin
town of Stockton, Kansas. At -four
o'clock in the morning, the late Joe
McNulty catered to the internal de-
sires of Shores and Alex Boggs in the
first Hotel of Stockton. The proprie-
tor is gone but the cabin still stands
as a monument to his memory, and by
a recent ordinance the citizens OF
Stockton have fitting decided that the
"Old Log Cabin" shall be preserved in
it's original site.
The occasion of the trip that led Mr..
Shores and Alex Boggs thru this town
was the stealing of some beef cattle
from the formers range by bunch of
cattle thieves. That morning his cat
tie had been believing and acting
queer around certain spot and upon
investigation it was found that blood
in the short buffalo grass was causing
the disturbance They circled around
and around increasing the radius each
turn and finally found where the
thieves had thrown the entrails of the
butchered cattle into the brush of q
deep gulch. The wagon road went
thru canon and they found no tracks
turning out, so they followed up the
road for considerable distance and
found where the thieves had turned
around and come back. They did nor
know that Shores had spent good
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-10-12

been accumulated to free these men.
and il is certain that there was no
lack Of money in the fight to free John
kocheyar. the third of the trio. who
acquitted here in Gunnison County by
q jury some is months ago
Certain labor organizations, il is
said, have been actively, tho quietly,
working for the release of Giacomewzi
and Morletti ever since the two were
lodged in the penitentiary. Giacomo-
ri was convicted in November 1919.
and Morletti in August 1920, Of the
murder of Erick Smith, Fred Sund,
Gust Daniclson and Celcst Native.
The wholesale killing was staged in
the Montana tunnel of the Tomboy
mine near Telluride, Sept. 10, 1919.
Even attorneys for Giacomowzi and
Noretti branded the Staying as, "the
most dastardly and shocking imagina-
be-" After being shot, each of the
four victims was shot second time
behind the ear to make death absolute
" pertain
- Two parties were working in the
mine, and there was bad blood be-
tween them. Kechevar was wounded in
Continued on Last Page)
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-10-12
Western Gets TrOunced
At Boulder Game

The mountaineers suffered defeat
to the huskies of Colorado University
Saturday. The Mountaineers attempt
ed to cancel the game owing to the
death Of Buell. Crawford. but they
were forced to play or else be taken
out Of all conference college games
for the rest of the season. An attempt
was made to find substitute team to
play in place Of the Westerners, but
this also failed. Consequently the
boys went up against the Colo varsity
team without having practiced for a
week, with several of their men Grip
pied up, and the morale Of the team
broken owing to the death of one Of
their teammates. However, the boys
Owed right into the opposing team.
They received their defeat like good
sportsmen.
At that the score of 81 to 0, did not
tell the whole story, for outsiders
present, remarked that the game was
Continued on Fourth Page)
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-10-12
SHELTERS
ARE BLAMED
Mining Hearing at Gu
ray Develops Vital
Facts in Decline of In
dustry of state.

News-Champion would have brer
pleased to see Gunnison county min
ing interests represented at the recent
hearing of causes of the decline and
fall of the metal mining industry OF
Colorado. which was held at Ouray
last week. We are certainly As ritaily
interested as any portion of the state
However, report in brief If the
meeting Was given in the Oarxy Her
aid, which We quote herewith:
Fletcher Hamilton, of San Fran
cisco, accompanied by J. f Kelly. his
stenographer and clerk, opened hear
ings on the gold and silver mining
question in the district couri room in
the court house Thursday morning
and gathered information through
evidence, during Thursday and up TT
noon Friday. About one dnzen were
present when the local Investigations
commenced.
Mr.. Hamilton opened the hearing;
by reading tie bill passed by Con.
gress, authorizing the hearings ard
appointing the Senate Committee fol
that purpose He then invited thass
present to present their views.
Fred Carol was first TO take thu
stand, and he was followed. on Thurs.
day, by William Rathmell, Geo. H
Beebe, +. c. Weatherly, David Focrs-
ter and Thos. w. Emerson.
Friday forenoon Ge&xRe B. Croft
Thomas B. Crawford, John w. Sch
wend, William NJ. Mccullough and T
f. Henehan gave their views.
After the first few witnesses, thu
testimony was largely cumulative
practically all Agreeing that the de
creased production of metals, Gespe
'cially silver, was due n the low mar
(Ceutinned on Page Foar)
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-10-12
MINING IN
THE COUNTY
Italion Mountain Pros
poets Worked. Shaft
at Pitkin. Other News
of Pick and Drill.

Charley Hubbard, veteran miner of
-ths Italian mOuntain section has been
in Gunnison several days Of the week
and may decide to locate here for the
winter, as Charley declares he will
not attempt to stay at the peaks thru
another winter. During the summer
he has had several men employed
doing assessment work on the group
including the famous Star mine, the
X-1O-U-8, Independent, etc. The shaft
has been retimbered, and work done
on a prospecting tunnel. The Star
and surrounding properties are among
the best mines in Northern Gunnison
county, and If mining conditions i'm
proved can be depended on to start
producing very shortly.
Frank Stewart has been in from
Aspen this summer and has done some
work in Homestake basin. Mr.. Stew
art was taken i'll and went out several
weeks ago, but has two men yet doing
assessment work. Charley Vail, who
owns an interest in the Star group
has been over from Buena Vista this
summer, but did not make an extended
stay on Italian.
Ten men under direction Of ]. F.
Robinson are sinking on the Chicago
Park lease which the Tennessee Colo.
RADIO Mining Co. has upon mineral ter.
ritory belonging to the A. f. Reynold.
estate. They are down about 100 feel
and expect to sink to 300 during thu
fall and winter. 1t is believed thai
an ore body will be struck by the time
this depth is attained. The shaft i,
about mile above Pitkin.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-10-12
Educational Meeting
Important Event

A large number of Gunnison teach
ers are going to attend the convention
at Grand Junction next week. It
starts Oct. IL and continues until the
10th. The Gunnison High School and
grade schools will be closed, after
Monday, but the college will have
classes all the week.
We notice several of the Western
College faculty members names appear
on the program. Among them are
Mrs. A. Jorgensen, Miss Stella Vowel.
DR.. E. r. Wightman, DR.. ]. C. John
son, O. S. Causey, DR.. H. T. Manuel,
Miss Redding and Miss Hatch. Cum
nison will, indeed, be ably represeufed
Judging from the official program,
a wonderful time has been planned and
a hearty welcome awaits the teachers
OF the Western Slope at Grand Jet.
Representatives from schools should
be able to carry back a spirit of.in-
SEPARATION from the convention. A
great many teachers from the outside
county points will also attend.
The Cowboys of the Gunnison Coun-
ty High School will play their old time
rivals the Grand Junction Tigers, on
Thursday, October 18, during the Edu-
cational convention in that city next
week. The teams are considered evenly
matched this year and the score 10y
easily be q close one For three veAfk
in succession the Cowboys have wibed
the earth with the Tigers, much to the
sorrow Of Grand Junction fans. Last
season our boys did not play West
Slope teams, because rule was made
especially to bar them. Olathe Stx,S,.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-10-12
MCCLURE PASS
ROAD Assn.
For m e d at Glenwood
Last Monday. Boost
ers to Develop Road to
Marble, and Colorado

Ben Jorgensen, Joe McDermott
Ted Knowles and DR.. Sullivan drove
over to Gle1wood Springs 10 atteni
the Boosters Meeting held by the Nc
Clnre Pass Road Association last
Monday. This organization is compos-
ed of Glenwood people who wish ia
connect the Lee Creek road on the
North Fork and the Piacita road on
the Crystal river with the main high
way. There is IL miles Of road here
that would connect the ocean-to-ocean
highway or Pixies Peak with the
Rainbow route.
This is major development Of
Northern Gunnison county, and the
outside parties interested, not only
those from the Colorado river valley,
but representatives of Montrose, and
Delta counties, were quite enthusiastic
ever the matter. There is no doubt
we are going to get the road, but how
soon is the question. It would take
q very large amount of state and for
est money to make the proper kind Of
road over this pass, perhaps $500, 6O0.
but it is felt by the road boosters that
IL even a narrow road can be con-
structed first, that pressure Of travel
viii then force more rapid recognition.
Another meeting Of the Mcclure
pass association will be held in Delta
on the 22nd and 23rd Of October.
While on this trip the men visited
Marble. They report that the quarry
has employed about $50 men there at
present and the mill is operating every
day. Marble is one of Gunnis0n
counties biggest assets and advertise
M,ents rs It is known all over the U. s.
There are mountains Of marble there
and the resource Is unlimited.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-10-12
Hunting Season
Begins Today

Those who are going to look out for
deer this year are Arthur Miller, NJ.
b. Herrick, Skeet Lindsey, DIR. Filing
ton, Jim Cox, Frank keenan,, Chas.
Ames, Guy Palmc-, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hogan. NJ. J. Schmitz and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Gazette.
Some are already in the hills, pick
ing out likely runways of the big
game. A lot Of other people would
like a shot at this game, but do not
care to spend IS for their chance. The
numerous game refugees established
by the last legislature have circum.
cribed and reduced the hunting area