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New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
MYSTERIOUS TRUCK , IN K. K. K. HEARING
Machine Believed to Be One That
 Took Daniel and Richard

Bastrsp, La. Jan. i6.-Myslafious and sft-repeated references to a mes tor truck owned by an admitted mem. Der of the ku klux Kan save added <xeitemsnt today to the pubic near. ing which Is inanirlng into the aeath of Watt Daniel and Thomas Richard. The owner of the truck so prominent in the mornings testimony vas smith Stevenson, a special police officer in Bastrep on August at, the date Of the swift descent of the blaek-masked men and the sudden disappearance or Daniel and Richard until their bodies came from the depth Of Lake La Fonfehee a few weeks ago,
 Stevenson had been questioned about his actions. whereabouts and the things he saw the night Daniel and Richard disappeared into the darkness. tied and blindfolded in the back Of a small truck. The line Of questioning was suddenly switched.
 You own a truckg"
 "Yes. I bought 1t from Harry Neeiis."
 .You can give us some idea as to when you bought the truek?"
 About 30 days before the kidnap- ping"
 Did you use the truck that day."
 "Yes, to haul water to the ball players at the ball game"
 Was the car there when you went home that nightf"
 T don't know"
 Was 1t there next mornlngg"
 "I think so."
 Cant you be positive about it?''
 Y think 1t was but don't remem- ber exactly. Harry Neelis kept his car there. but I don't remember any thing about that"
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
5o.0o0 OPINIONS WANTED.
Connecticut Churches Ask Views on
 Sunday Baseball.

Hartford. Jan. 16.-To obtain the opinion of 50.oo0 church people in Connecticut on the question of legal izing professional baseball on Sum days, the legislative committee of the Connecticut federation of churches. at a meeting yesterday devised plans to obtain such a vote.
 It was recommended to the execu- tive board that sum sufficient to provide for the printing of 5O.0oo post card ballots be provided. These ballots will be distributed in bundles 10 the various churches and later. on day 10 be agreed upon, to the con- gregations at Sunday morning serv- ices
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
BOY, IS, SUED FOR DIVORCE
Wife, 1e, Charges Observation-Disclosures
 Her Last May

Detroit. Jan. 16.-For the first time in the court history of Michigan a 15 year old boy has been made oe- fendant in a divorce suit. His wire is 19.
 James Albert Chadwick is the youthful defendant, and Mary E. Chadwick, daughter of Mrs. Freo Calkins, is the wife. She charges de- sertion.
 According to the complaint, they were married by the Rev. Joseph A. Vance last May and live together until August. The girl says at the time of their marriage the bride groom was given a book, from which he used to quote to her daily as foi- lows:
 "The husband must see that the early tender affections never fail; that the gentle tone of life's morning does not grow harsh. He must love his wife through all the avenues Of life down through the declining age to the sunset years"
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
FORMER SLAVE GIRL DIES AT 1o'

Providence, K. l., Jan. 1b.-FuneraI services for Mrs. Patience Reid, for mer slave girl of Cumberland. Va, who died here last Saturday in her 1oSth year, will be held tomorrow from the home of her daughter. In spite of her advanced age. Mrs. Reid enjoyed the best of health until a few fered impairment of her senses. She days before her death and never suf- was born at Cumberland, Va. She was the oldest member of Bethel Af- rican Methodist Episcopal church of this city.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
Union Pacific Agrees, in Substance. to ArTansament With Southern Pacific

Omaha. Neb., Jan. 16.-A plan for the settlement of the controversy be- tween the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific railroads over pos session of the Central Pacific lines had been accepted by the Union Pa cifc subject to adjustment of traffic details. The compromise plan. ac- cording to a statement made by Carl Gray. president of the Union Pacific to the Omaha Bee. was proposed sew eral days ago by the interstate com merce commission and a hearing on the proposal will be had before the commission at Washington Friday.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
WEATHER REPORT
Fair Tonight and Wednesday Witn
 C,old Wave at Hand

Fair Tonight and WednesdAy "'
 Cold Wave at Hand
 New Haven, Jan. 16.--For Connecti- cut: Fair tonight and Wednesoay, colder. cold wave on mainland; strong northwest wind. Conditions:
 Cloudy weather with fiurries or sno" nrevails in the Lake region and north ern New England. Pleasant weather continues in other sections east oI tne Rocky Mountains. Zero tempera,ures are reported along the northern border and freezing temperatures as far south as Georgia.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity nart,y cloudy weather and not much change in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
JAP JOKERS JAILED.

Tolkio. Dec. 22. (By mail to Assocl- ated Press)-Hikasaburo kurinara- president of the Chugai Shinron tne" magazine) and Yoishihido Nakamura who were charged with instigating the men who threw a snake on the hooi of the Diet during debate on universal suffrage last February, have been sen fenced by the Tokio local court te three months imprisonment.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
SOLDIERS LOOT PALACE.

Hong Kong, Jan. 16. (By Associated Press)-Unpaid soldiers of chen Chung Ming's army footed the wee regal palace as soon as Chen and ms staff left yesterday for Waichow, ac- cording to advices received today from Canton. Service on the Canton Kowloon railway has been suspended after the seizure of all rolling stock by the military authorities.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
WOULD CONTROL EXCHANGES

Albany, N. Y., Jan. 1b.-Strlct gov ernmental regulation of all stock ex- changes. declared essential to the breaking up of illegal business com binations was urged by the Lockwood joint legislative committee on hous- ing today in it's final report to the state senate on it's three and a half year investigation of the building trades
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
WED THIS AFTERNOON

New York, Jan. 16.-Judge Alton B. Parker democratic candidate for president in 1904, and Miss Amelia Day Campbell were married at the Hotel Berkley this afternoon by the Rev. John Roach stratton. pastor or Cacalry Baptist church.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
WOULD RATIFy TREATY

Paris, Jan. 16.--tBy the Associated Press)-Ratification of the Washing ton conference agreement for the Pa cihc is recommended in the report submitted today by Deputy Raynaldy, the reporter named by the suo-com- mission on foreign affars of the cham Der of deputies to draft report on the pact.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
HUGHES INFORMED ON PLAN
 FOR SETTLING PREPARATIONS
Authoritative Statement From U. s Headquarters in Paris Gives
 Facts About Plan

paris. Jan. 16 (By the Associated Press)-An authoritative statement from American quarters Eere tooay makes it clear that the American reparation plan" before the repara- lions commission was drawn up Tn an effort to fit with the American gov ernment's views on the reparatlohs problem. ., a.
 The statement says the plan as drawn here was mailed to secretary of State Hughes for his cqnsidera- ton about November 20 last ana ehat the secretary was believed to have had the plan before the end of November
 Since Secretary Hughes made no changes or suggestions in regard to the nIan if has been assumed by the rep resentatives of the state department here that it met with his approval Certain minor changes were made m it ten days ago and Secretary Hughes was again notified, the statement de- clares, This message went by cable' if is stated and said that the sugges- lions made by Roland w. Boyden, un- official American observer with the commission had been placed on the commissions agenda for formal dis cussion next Friday or early next week.
 Had the secretary of state not ap- proved the plan and had the plan not coincided with the state department ideas on reparations it was further assumed, adds the statement. that the secreary would have ordered the with drawal of the plan before it actually came before the commission for dis cussion.
 Considerable surprise was expressed that knowledge of the plan was dis claimed in Washington and it was felt there must have been some mis- understanding.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
R R. STRIKER FINED.

New Haven. Jan. 16.-A fine of s25o was imposed by Judge Wolfe in the superior court today on Nicholas De Croster, a striking railroad shop man after he pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to assault. He was one of six railroad strikers ar rested here on similar charges.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Bertha Rose.

Bertha Rose, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Abraham Rose of IT West street died this morning at the home oi her parents, aged three years ano three months. The funeral was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock and buria was in Beth Alom cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16

Washington, Jan. Is G3y the Asso-
 ciated Press s)--Administration officials continued to insist today that the Ann erican government considered itself entirely disassociated from the repar- ations plans which has been placed by the reparations commission by Roland W. Boyden the American ob-
 server who is representing the United states unofficially on the commission.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
KANSAS BOY KILLS FATHER
Declares He Acted In Mothers DC
 fense During Quarrel

Mankato. Kas.. Jan. 16.-Arthur Robbins, aged IA. was held in the county jail here on a charge of slay- ing his father Hiram Robbins, aged 5s. in a quarrel at the Robbins home yesterday.
 According to Sheriff Snyder, the boy declared that he killed his father in defense of his mother. Ropoins was postmaster at North Brancnc' small town near here.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
CAPTURE RUM SHIP.

Boston. Jan. 16.-The coast guard
 cutter Tampa gained an unexpected prize when she responded to the dis tress call from the British schooner Dorin it developed today. Radiograms
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
MEXICAN MINERS CLASH.

Mexico City, Jan. Is tBy Associat- cd PressD "A strike at the silver mines at Pachucha resulted yesterday in a clash during which two nom union workers were killed.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16

from the cutter said the Dorin had 8, 900 cases of liquor aboard shipped from St. Pierre for disposition in the
 New York market
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16

Best coffee s5c h.. 3 lbs. s1,oo Russell Bros.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16
PLAN IS ACCEPTED.

U. S. Treasury-Balance. s22s.244.7ss
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16

The Herald" classified ads are re- suit finders.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16

Strictly fresh eggs Gle. Russell Bros -adyt.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-16

Eggs are lower. Russell Bros.-advt.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-22
UNABLE TO DEcIPHER DISK
Arehselosists Admit They Are Pug
xisd Over Interpretation Of Picts-
oraphs Concerning EGYPT.

What ID the :Phaestos diskf Ever
since 1908. when It was found ON the
site Of the palace Of Phasstos In south
ern Crete. It has puxxlsd archeologists
1t looks. says 4 contributor to the
London Graphic, much like 4 phono-
graph record; It IL from three ffths
to four-fifths of an inch thick and II
six inches in diameter. 1t il made Of
nne clay and II supposed to have been
shaped during the Middle Minoan
peried or approximately 1000 b. G.
The disk 10 stamped with IS picto-
graphs arranged In spiral form to be
read, apparently, from the outer edge
to the center. Four-fifths Of the char
acters are entirely new. One that II
exceptionally puxzling-the plumed
head of warrior-appears not less
than 10 times.
At one time Psychologists hoped
that the characters ON the disk would
prove to be elementary forms of the
Phoenician alphabet Then the thought
Of an alphabet was discarded, and
students sought to interpret the char
acters BY regarding them as notes of
music. The results are encoura rinr.
Perhaps some day the disk may tell
US Of the strains to which the beau
tiful Ariadne. daughter Of King Ninos,
danced and prayed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-22
FREE sEEDs-LAsT TIME

Kindly advise your readers that my
annual allotment of seeds is now
ready for distribution, and that l will
be pleased to send an assortment to
all persons residing in the fourth
congressional district who will drop
me a line for them. These requests
should be sent in very soon, as Con-
gress adjourns on March 4th and
want to complete the distribu ion
shortly after that date. This is prob
ably the last year for free distribu-
tion of government seeds, as the ap-
preparation of government seeds for
next year was cut out of the appro-
priation bill by Congress-.
EDWARD T. TAYLOR.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-22
SAVED BY INTELLIGENT DOG
How Animal In Australia Brought Re-
lief to Helpless Man Severely
Injured In Accident.

remarkable instance of intelli-
gence In dog. leading to the relief of
an Injured man. is reported from the
neighborhood Of Grafton. Australia.
Riding horse ten miles from home
In a lonely spot, a man had his thirh
broken by the horse stumbling, falling
and then rolling on him.
The horse regained its feet and gal
loped away, leaving Its master on the
ground In great agony. His only hope
was his dog. which ran around in 4
state Of great excitement evidently
aware Of the gravity Of the accident.
The injured man thought out q
scheme for making his whereabouts
known. Calling the dog to him he
tied his coat round It and ordered It
to 20 home. At flrst II did not realise
what tho plan was, but guddenly II
understood and raced away; and, in
two hours returned, guidisgr q rescue
party Of the sufferers relatives.
Shall We say that the dog had NO
Thought in understanding and carry
ing out this complicated process of re-
left
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-22
hsnsx and Honey .PI.nt..

It Ii reported that the honey crop
Of the United States approximatss
250. .0OO.0 900 pounds. 1t may be pointed
out In this connection that a. the
nectar Of flowers does not become
honey until It is worked over and part
~ evaporated by the bees, these In
sects must move fully 10000 tons Of
material during the season to make
the honey crop. not including the
honey consumed by the bees them
selves.
About half of this honey 10 produced
from the nectar of white clover. Next
In Importance comes alfalfa, followed
closely by sweet clover. These are
all leguminous plants, as Is logwood,
which produces much honey in the
tropics.
Among the few plants yielding 4
honey that can be recognized are cot
ton. Eastwood, tulip tree. buckwheat.
goldenrod and mountain sage.-Wash-
ington Star.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-22
Ragged Mt. Doings

Jack Strange was business caller
in Bowie last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Pottorf are the
proud parents of fine baby boy.
Miss Thelma Beuten is spending
the week at the ]. l.. Howard home
in Somerset.
F. w. Beuten having injured his
foot in the mine at Somerset, is re-
cuperating at home for few days.
Mr. Oscar Peterson, the U. S. mar
shall and game warden, is in this
neighborhood looking after the elk.
Mr. and Mrs. John Morrel returned
to Paonia Friday, after spending two
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Goyn at the
Botsford ranch.
T. o. Patterson, H. X. Hutchins,
and F. o. Shaeffer attended the an
nual meeting of the Ragged Noun
tain Telephone Co. at Paonia, Feb. 20.
Ragged Mountain and vicinity was
visited by an unusually heavy fall of
snow last week; the storm continued
five days, obliterating all roads and
trails. When it was over the neigh
borhood turned out to break the road
out toward the valley. Ed Allison
having to make frequent trips below,
was especially jealous in the matter.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-22
BROTHERHOOD CLAIMS
COAL co. HAS A SOUL
Great Organized Labor Body Operate.
Mine on New Line

Cleveland, O., Feb. 14.-The estab
lishment of coal mining companie:
with souT' was the announced ain
of Warren S. Stone, President of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and his brotherhood associates when
they made $2,OO0,000 investment in
the Coal River Colleries company
last June.
The purchase was made during the
coal strike and Mr. Stone announced
that there has never been a strike
in these mines and there never will
be-"
While the brotherhood, as an or
ganization has nothing to do with
this coal mining property yet the
mines are owned largely by brother
hood members and Mr.. Stone is pres
ident of the company.
Revolutionizing the coal mining
industry through the establishment
of Coal company with soul' was
the aim of the engineers when Mr..
Stone and his associates, last June,
in the throes of the nationwide coal
strike, made the two million dollar
investment in the Coal River Colli--
cries company.
Mr.. Stone has announced three
main points of his associates coal
program. They are:
Ideal living and working conditions
for miners and the removal of strike
danger.
Elimination of middlemen's profits
in distribution through enabling con-
sumers to organize their own co-ope-
rative yards and to sell to themselves
at cost.
Elimination of ''watered" stock,
promoters fees, and preferred stock
in the formation of the company.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-22
Somerset Squibs
School started again Thursday.

School started again Thursday
Mr.. Muhlestin started his show
again Tuesday.
Annie Turscansli spent the usua
weekend at home.
Mrs. David tombstone has been very
sick the past week.
Mrs. Anna Bartalo made business
trip to Hotchkiss Tuesday.
John Walker has been very i'll the
past two weeks with pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Oreheck and
daughter Frances moved-to Bowie on
the ranch they purchased last fall.
Mrs. Robert Stoker and sons Bob,
John and Joe left Tuesday for Val
oroso, where they will make their fu-
ture home.
The ladies of the w. b. A. did not
hold their regular meeting Friday
because SO many of the members
were sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roth and children
Josephine and Joe of Paonia, spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ell Schmidt.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Oberster of Crest
ed Butte came in Friday because of
the latter's mother, Mrs. Plute, be-
ing very sick.
Fona Muhlestin who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. John Kane, in
Gunnison for the past two weeks, re-
turned home Sunday evening.
A train loaad of Delta Elks came
up Saturday evening to help initiate
into the order bunch of candidates
from here, Bowie, and Paonia. The
Delta Elks returned home on the
Sunday morning train.
Saturday evening Mr.. George Reed
fell from chair badly ,injuring and
dislocating his right hip. He was in
the hospital until Thursday when the
company sent him to Salt Lake City,
where he could have the proper care.
The T. N. T. High School organi-
zation gave farewell party Monday
evening. Refreshments of sandwiches
cocoa, ando doughnuts were served.
The evening was spent in playing
games and dancing and a general
good time was had. Il.
The Girl Scouts held their election
of officers Tuesday evening. Minerva
Louma was elected president; Eliza
beth Neesham, vice president; Lillian
Neesham, treasurer; Pearl Walker,
secretary; Janet Neesham, custodia an,
and Laura Schmidt, sergeant at arms.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-22
Mrs. Theresa McGInnIs Goes On

Last Thursday. February 18th, Mrs
Theresa McGinnis, for over AZ years a
resident of Crested Butte, passed
away. She was aged so years and
came to Created Butte from Leadville
in the spring of 1880. She was known
to all old time Gunnison people and
had hosts of friends in Crested Butte.
Her last years were particularly use
full, being continuous round of as
sisting those who needed help. The
funeral was held from the Catholic
church last Saturday and Mrs. Susie
Miller had charge of the funeral ar
rangements. Burial was at Crested
Butte.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-22
CuIled From the H1es .
Pitkin Miner.

Miss Matte Smith was on the sick
list.
Manager Wiley, of Waunita, was
visitor in Pitkin.
Mrs. ]. F. Pearson and daughter,
Miss Lula, left for College View,
Neb., for a threee months stay. Mr..
Pearson accompanied them as far as
De,ver.
Jurors from this district for the
April term of court were: James
Chrystal, Thos. Stanley, T. M. Fulton,
c. H. Mundell, d. C. Mason, R. r.
Williams and l.. M. Nance.
A freight train was wrecked on
Saturday morning on the west slope
of Marshall pass when two of the
train crew were killed and several
injured. The train broke in two and
the front section being stopped too
quickly was rammed by the back sec
tion, knocking the entire train over
the embankment.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-22

Miss Irene Kerr was hostess at a
card party Monday evening at the
home of her sister. Mrs. P. ]. Camp
bell, the guests being the Misses Lora
Allen, Mildred Miller, Slarka Kuret-
ich, Leona Steinberg, and Ruby Head
ley. Five Hundred was the popular
game. Delightful refreshments were
served during the evening. The
young ladies departed for their
homes at eleven o'clock, all voting
Miss Kerr an ideal entertainer.
Fire of unknown origin, entirely
destroyed the breaker at Smith An
thracite at about 11:3O p. m. Sunday
last. The damage is partially COW
cred by insurance and it is expected
the breaker will be rebuilt soon. The
employees, those who have families,
have remained. while the single men
have gone to other places.
The fireman on the rotary, whose
name we were unable to learn, fell
on the ice near the barber shop
Wednesday evening and broke his an
kle. DIR. Afford attended him until
the following day when he was taken
over to the D. & R. G. W. hospital a,
Salida
The radio concert given at WBAP
Fort Worth. Star-Telegram by the
Pythian Home Mandolin club OF
Weatherford, Texas, on last Monday
evening, was as good as the one oi
New Years eve. 1t lasted just one
hour.
The dance given by the Rebekah:
on Saturday night at Owl Inn wa,
well attended and greatly enjoyed
The ladies served delicious lunch
con at midnight. Dancing continued
until 3 a. m.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-22
Valuable Cut.

A conservative old lady was once
discussing with her son-in-law the
what seemed to her curious fact that
a certain Mr.. Ketchum had been able
to effect on entrance Into the homes
Of the fashionable set. t
''In my day." said the old lady, "a
man with his table manners would
not have been considered desirable
addition to any dinner company. Why.
he has no idea how to use his knife
and fork I"
''No-o." said the young man. slowly,
''that's perfectly true but his ability
to cut coupons II such that they over
look his awkwardness with steak.
dsh and gams."-Philadslphia Ledger.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-22
DENVER ELKs' SHOW
Huge Tent Attraction For the Benefit
or Craig Colony

Acts from all the big tent shows,
such as Barnum and Bailey, Hagen
beck-Wallace, Sells-Floto, and John
Robinson, are to form the mainstay
Of the biggest indoor circus ever seen
in Denver. All for the reason that
the Denver Lodge of Elks has de-
cided to do itself proud, and during
the week of March 10Th will become
the sponsors for the Elks-Craig Col
ony Circus, which is designed to add
materially to the building fund for
that organization
And the affair has become state
wide, and one in which all Elks
Lodges in Colorado are cooperating.
The show, incidentally, is to merit
every bit Of support which is being
given.
In the first place, the show is to be
at least four times as big as any
other indoor show in many years.
Then too, the cause for which it is
being given is that of Craig Colony,
the most popular charity in the
state. More than 100 persons are tc
take part in the show, and the acts
will include forty clowns, a clown
band, the greatest aerial act in the
world, the Nine Flying Wards, the
famous -Four Riding Hobsons, the
Three Lamey Sisters, Dainty Ethe'
Marine, the "glory girl of the circus
the Hamilton Sisters, the Aerial
Colts, and many other acts.
Tickets are being distributed
through the vrious lodges of Elk,
and efforts are being made to obtair
special rates to Denver for this week