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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-15
HAPPY
At MOV|E"
PARTY
Laughter Is King as $50 St.
Vincent's Children See Cir
Gus Play at LoeW's.

It takes more than a drizZling
rain to wash away the smiles OF
$50 happy children, and though Old
Jupiter was weeping today, the
three big bus loads of girls from
st. Vincent's orphanage who were
guests at The Times Herald movie
party today were just as gleeful as
though Old Sol was smiling his
prettiest.
The Times Herald camera man
had quite a task with his little
models. for they were SO full of
excitement and energy when the
machines drew up at the door
Of Loew's Columbia Theater 1t was
difficult to keep them quiet while
their pictures was took" How
Beatus, Mark Gates, Howard Eng.
land and the good sisters OF the or
phanage. the little ones suppressed
their delight until Harry Van Tine
and the other photographers did
their duty.
Presented With Candy.
Lined up in the. lobby the child
rem were each presented with box
Of candy by Walter Brownley and
then they marched in for the screen
entertainment. There was an extra
quota of sweetmeats for some of
the tiny children who had to be
left behind because they are re-
covering from illness.
See Circus Picture.
A circus movie, THE Soul Of the
Beast" was the screen attraction
with numerous subsidiary films de-
signed to both amuse and instruct
the little silver sheet fans.
Charles Shaffer, the Fourteenth
street florist, provided the souvenirs
in the form of floral bouquet for
the boys and girls.
Inside the theater laughter was
king. 1t was certain that Os-
car, the big performing elephant
who strided through the feature
picture, never cut up his antics to
more appreciative audience. 1t
interested the children to learn that
it took 1853 pounds of lump sugar
to keep Oscar in good trim while
the camera clicked. Dainty Madge
Bellamy, the star of the film, who,
besides an entrancingly pretty face,
boasts tiny foot that takes but
1 shoe, proved a first class movie
Cinderella. Most OF the scenes in
hIAC pASNdIC "cIS Ldhen IIlc
white tops Of a real circus and
there were performing bears, dogs,
horses and other animals to delight
the heart of a child.
When Oscar the elephant chased
the villain through the woods and
finally caught up with him as he
was trying to climb a cliff there
was high glee. But when he stood
in the river and drenched the vii
famous one with streams of water
through his trunk the shouts of
laughter could be heard away out
on F street.
Two More Parties.
tomorrow the children of ST. Jo-
seph's Orphanage and the Wash.
ington City Asylum will be the
guests, and Thursday another big
party at which children from the
smaller institutions will be the
guests. The Times Herald hopes to
care for every child in the orphan
ages while these parties are on,
and II any little ones have been
overlooked a telephone call to Main
$3.50 and a talk with the Orphan.
Party Editor will remedy the over
sight. Today a number of children
who were onlookers and whose ewes
spelt both eagerness and envy were
invited to join in the fun and thew
were admitted to the theater and
enjoyed the hospitality and the en-.
tertainment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-15
EXPLOSION BARES STILL
IN CELLAR OF DWELLING

PHILADELPHIA, May 15.--An
explosion in the cellar of the home
of Isaac Heidelman yesterday re-
vealed still and other para
phernalia used in the manufacture
OF liquor, which was confiscated
by police In addition they seized
two fifty-gallon cans of grain al
cOhol thirty gallons of gin, and
four bottles Of coloring matter. The
house was damaged but slightly by
the explosion and fire which fol
lowed
A garage adjoining the house,
police said, had been connected in
such a way that machines could
drive into the cellar and remove
the liquor direct.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-15
COFFEE BOILS OVER:
WOMAN GAS VICTIM

MILWAUKEE,, May 15.-Mrs.
Minnie Meister was found dead in
the kitchen of her home, late yes
terday, by her husband when he
returned from his work.
An open gas jet in the kitchen
stove in which the fire had been
extinguished when coffee boiled
over had caused asphyxiation, po-
lice decided
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-15
COOK SHOOTS ANOTHER
FOR $1O4 AND WATCH

BUFFALO. N. Y, May 10
George Grey. cook at the New York
Central railroad camp at Farnham.
last night shot Ralph .Hofler, TWEEN.
ty-eight. OF S22 West street, Find.
lay, ONO, another cook at the
camp, and robbed him of $104 and
a watch, according to railroad police
here.
Hofler was taken to the Ruffalo
General Hospital. where physicians
said his condition ID satisfactory.
Grey escaped,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-15
CARFARE REQUEST FROM
WIFE JAILS HUSBAND

FALL RIVER, Mass, May 15.-
When Timothy Bouchard's wife re-
quested ten cents carfare to visit
her mothers grave, he lost his
temper and struck her across the
face with the back of his hand.
The next day he was charged
with assault and battery and sen.
fenced to thirty days in the house
OF correction. 1t was brought out
that the husband had 5000 in a
local bank.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-15
Injured in Stair Fall.

1897 Seventh street northwest, fell
down a flight of stairs at her home
today, suffering minor injuries. She
was treated at Emergency Hospital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-15
Tornado Death Toll
II; Over 100 Injured;
800 Left Homeless

COLORADO, Tex, May 15.-The
number of known dead as the Re.
suit of the tornado which devas.
tated section a mile in width and
fifteen miles in length near Lor-
raine, and the Richardson commun.
ity today had mounted to seventeen.
More than a hundred other persons
were injured.
Hospitals are crowded to over.
flowing. Rescue parties from near
by cities are at the scene Of the
storm
Tents, blankets and food sup.
plies have been rushed In from
other cities and those made home.
less-estimated at over 3O0-are be-
ing made comfortable in temporary
quarters.
1t will probably be several days
before a complete check of dead
and injured is possible.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-15

tions of Mitchell county where the
damage was '-Aavy.
The Fort Worth and FL Paso, Tex.
chapters of the Red Cross notified
national headquarters they were we'll
equipped and ready to move to the
storm zone on short notice. These
are the nearest large chapters to
Colorado.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-15
Three Quakes Shake Rome.

ROME, May Is. - Three earth
quake shocks were felt here today.
but no damage was reported.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-15
Serious Flood Threatened

NEW ORLEANS, La, May 49,
Five to eight inches of rain in the
upper Ouachita river basin during
the last forty-eight hours indicates
a stage probably exceeding twenty
one feet at Arkadelphia, Ark, today
or tonight, according to a bulletin
issued by Forecaster Cline today.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03
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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03
COURT HOUSE ROBBERY
County Clerks Office Burglarized On
the First Night of the Year.

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door and pried open the inner "oo'
lock with par belonging " the pIuIu-
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then pried open several DoNes ana 'ooH
what he was evidently looking lor'
one contained the cash taken IN at
the counter FOR licenses ana recordihs
fees to the amount OF ABOUT szoo' An
other box opened contained the pri'aW
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03

The new county treasurer, Hinton
". Hunter of Bristol, took charge of
the county funds on Tuesday of this
week. AT present he is being assisted
by the former force of the office and
has not announced who his new deputy
and assistant will be. The work of
collecting last years taxes has been
completed almost to the last dollar
and as the new tax roll is not yet in
the work in the office will be slack
for a week or so. The delay IN certi-
flying the levies Of some school dis
tricts to the state tax commission
caused the county assessor not to get
all the levies in until December both,
when they are supposed to be turned
over to him by the middle of Novem-
Der. Notwithstanding this delay As
SCISSOR Davy is working long hours
and will have the tax roll ready before
he retires from office on next Tuesday.
Efficiency has been Davys motto since
he has been assessor and he is show
ing ii strong as ever in the closing
days. Mr.. Mayfield, who retired as
county treasurer OH Tuesday, has also
been one of the most faithful and
conscientious employees the people of
Prowers county ever had. Always
courteous and always up with his work
no difference how late at night he had
TO work, he has made record for eff
ficiency and integrity that will be hard
to beat. He has collected the largest
tax rolls the county has ever had
down to a fraction Of one per cent and
at an office expense that will compare
very favorably with the same amount
of collections in private business and
less than in any other public office of
same class in the state.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03
OUR DAIRYMEN LEAD
November Report of State Association
Shows Arkansas Valley Leader
in the Dairy Industry.

The November report of the differ
ent COW testing associations of the
state sent out this week shows that
the Arkansas Valley Cow Testing As
sociation has the highest number of
cows producing over 40 pounds of but
ribbon animals in this association. 1t
also shows that the local association
has the largest average milk produc-
tion and the second highest average
butterfat production. The Green
Mountain Dairy herd leads the state
in average production of both milk
and butterfat.
As a further evidence of the local
dairymen's superior position the aver
age feed cost per 100 pounds of milk
is less than half that at Pueblo and
% per cent less than at Fort Collins,
the next lowest dairy center. The
feed cost per pound of butterfat is
also much lower here. The report
shows that silage, bran, corn chop,
beet pulp and cottonseed are cheaper
here than in other dairy centers; while
alfalfa and oats are bringing better
prcie.
The price Of milk is higher here than
ut any point except where it is sold
on the milk routes of Denver. With
the combination of low feed cost and
high price for milk this section is rap
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03
.-sally Has Went, BE Sure and Come

Vice President Calvin Coolidge says
that some years ago Massachusetts
Congressman spent several weeks IN
Maine village. The next summer he
received letter from his boarding
mistress asking him to return for an
other sojourn. He replied that he
would be glad TO spend another yacs-
ton at her home providing certain
changes were made.
First he wrote, your hired girl.
Sally, IS persona non grHta. Second
ly. / think the sanitary conditions
would by improved about your house
if the hog pen could be- removed far
ther from the house"
A few days later the Congressman
received letter saying Sally has
went We haint had no hogs since
you were here last summer Be sure
and come"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03
NEW YEARS MOVES
Lamar Business Changes Taking Place
at Beginning of Year.

The w. j. Johnston Mere. Co., al
though already having the largest
floor space of any dry goods and
clothing house in the valley, is begin
ming the new year by adding large
new section. They have leased the
Cade store room just north of their
present store rooms and will remodel
the same, putting in modern front
and cut Il large archway through the
intervening wall. This fine room when
completed will be occupied by the
ladies dress department now occupy
ing the second floor. When the i'm
prOvements are completed there Will
be few places to equal this institution
in Southern Colorado.
The Lamar Book and Music Store,
which formerly occupied the Cade
building, has just moved 10 the hand
some quarters formerly occupied by
the Citizens State Bank Manager
Ross has fitted the big show windows
up in most modern style and now has
one of the finest looking music rooms
and book store TO be found anywhere.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03

The Cox -McGrath Real Estate and
Loan Co., which has for several years
occupied office room in the Register
building, moved on New Years day to
the handSome and more commodious
offices in the Ben-Mar hotel that have
been occupied by the Doll-Lamb Land
Co The Cox McGrath Co has enjoy
ed fine business in both real estate
and loan lines, and In their new quar-
ters will be better equipped than ever
to take care OF their patrons.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03
ELKS EIGHTH ANNUAL BALL
The Usual New Years Night Ball by
Lamar Lodge Proves Big
Drawing Card.

The armory was crowded on New
Years night by members of the b. p.
o. Elks and their ladies, ii being the
occasion of the eighth annual ball of
Lamar Lodge No. 1919. The hall was
beautifully decorated for the occasion
and with most excellent music and
the grand dancing floor it was a
grand occasion for all lovers of the
art of dancing both young and old.
One Of the special features of the
evenings entertainment was two
dances by band of Indians in full
costume and war paint. The sight
was both interesting and beautiful
The evening was much enjoyed by all
present.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03

The county has received full settle
ment from the Federal Securities Co.
for the five thousand dollars deposit
that County Treasurer Mayfield had
in the bank when it closed. The bank
had given the treasurer an indemni-
flying bond on the deposit, but the
company tried for several months to
settle without paying the interest due.
However, when the commissioners
notified all newly elected officers that
no bonds would be accepted from a
security company owing the county
money the Federal saw a light and
settled up. This company had agreed
TO furnish the bond for two hundred
thousand dollars for the new county
treasurer, Hinton Hunter, and did not
care to lose the business. They had
secured an indemifying bond from To-
cal citizens to the extent of over half
the amount of the bond they were
writing and were glad to pay up what
they owed the county in full. The
county has now been fully reimburs-
ed for all losses by the recent bank
failures.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03
AMERICAN LEGION GAINS
Have Order up to Hundred
Per Cent

The membership drive of the Wal
ter l.. Bennett Post No. II, American
Legion, was completed with the close
of the year, and the organization has
been materially increased and strength
ened by the work done. The organic
alton started here in 1919 with a mem
bership of ~, but soon began to lose
by the organization of new Posts in
the county, and the tagging back of
some of the members who were slow
to get up interest. In the past year,
however, new pep has been put into the
organization and big membership
drive was started when the new Of
ficers were installed some months ago.
Two sides were chosen, and the losing
side was to set up banquet for the
winners. The result of the drive was
that the membership was more than
doubled and is now standing at 90 pay
ing members, with practically all elig-
ible men of Lamar in it, and a large
per cent of those in the Lamar juris-
diction. The date has not yet been
announced for the banquet but the
losers announce it will be put on in
style.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03
Wiley Journal Resumes.

After a lapse of several weeks since
the recent fire in the Wiley Journal of
flee the paper has at last been able to
resume publication and has been COM
ing out daily and even semi-daily the
past week to catch up. Mr.. johnson,
the proprietor, has had bad luck and
his many friends hope that he will
find with the new year turning of
the tide that will bring him prosperi-
ty.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03

Two Shorthorn herds that made a
very successful round of fairs in the
Northern Rocky Mountain district last
fall will be shown in Denver at the
National Western Stock show. They
are the herds Of X. ID. & w. l.. War
mock Of Loveland, Colorado. and c
Hauf & Sons, of Glendo. Wyoming.
These breeders exhibited most success
fully at Douglas, Wyo., Helena. and
Billings. Mont, and Salt Lake City.
Utah.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03
Granada Meeting.

The members Of the Lamar city
government and other citizens went to
Granada on New Years evening to
join the citizens of that town in the
celebration Of the turning on Of the
electric current from the big Lamar
plant to furnish lights and power for
that hustling little city. A program
Of music and speeches was carried out
at the high school auditorium and it
was crowded with citizens ready to
celebrate the big event in the history
of the town. Both Granada and La
mar are to be congratulated on this
happy event which means much to that
city and to our light plant.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03

Married-On last Friday night at
the Methodist parsonage, Mr.. Harvey
'oden and Miss Opal Brookshire, Rev.
Logan officiating. The groom is a
young civil engineer from Texas who
has been located here a short time. He
has accepted new position in Cali
fornia where they will make their
home. The attractive bride is the
daughter of Mrs. Elva Brookshire, and
is a graduate of the Lamar Union High
School and has been the efficient
stenographer for Manager Chas. H.
Wooden of the Ornaback Process Co.
The happy couple have many friends
in Lamar who extend heartiest con-
gratulations.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03
Death of A. Rhodes.

Abraham Rhodes, one of the early
settlers and best known pioneers Of
PrOwers county, died at his home north
of Lamar on Tuesday of this week
Mr.. Rhodes came to the Lamar terri
tory with the rush of settlers in the
late SOS, and took part in all the trials
and hardships incident to opening up
a new territory. He was a civil war
veteran and always a progressive
farmer and citizen, a man of sterling
character and loyal friend and
neighbOr he numbered as his friends
all who knew him in his active days.
He had been in poor health for several
years and his friends have not seen
him SO much as in the old days, but
he always had u cheerful smile and a
good word for all when he met them.
He was rs years, five months and %
days old and leaves a widow, four sons
and three daughters to mourn his loss.
He was a member of both the G. A. K.
and Masonic organizations. The
funeral arrangements have not yet
been announced, but are in charge of
the Adams kirkpatrick mortuary.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03
District Court.

Judge A. c. McChesney arrived in
Lamar Tuesday and held short term
of district court yesterday and today
One of the principal matters coming
before the term was a hearing of the
case of certain farmers, who desired
to be excluded from the Deadman
Drainage District. This case was
heard once before and was sent back
from the supreme court for rehearing
Several minor matters that have long
been on the docket were cleaned up.
In the Deadman Drainage case
Judge McChesney gave out an inform
al opinion stating that as the court
looked at it at this time the farmers
asking to be excluded from the dis
trict had the right of appeal to the
courts, and that their contention seem
ed to be upheld by the evidence. How
ever, he took the matter under ad-
visement and allowed the attorneys for
the district, Messrs Todd and Under
wood, twenty days to file a brief OBJ
jecting to that view, and the attorneya
for the contestants, Messrs. Hillyer
and Kinkaid, twenty days for a reply.
The case will probably go to the su-
preme court again.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03
Highways in Good Condition.

Colorado's state highways are in ex-
cellent shape for travel and thousands
of farmer-stockmen from Colorado
and neighboring states are planning to
motor to Denver the week of January
l3 to 20 to attend the National West
ern Stock and Horse show. The many
conventions and association meetings
to be held during the week will draw
members and delegates and those who
don't motor in will find the fare-and-
a-third rate on the railroads money
saver
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03
Beet Sugar Wins.

Competitors Of beet sugar have Of
ten claimed that it did not give as sat
isfactory results for canning and can
dy purposes as the cane product.
In the national canning contest held
at the international Stock Show in
Chicago recently, first and second
honors were won by girls teams from
Iowa and Colorado and they used beet
sugar. The contest was under the au-
spices of the National Committee on
Boys and Girls Club Work headed
by former Secretary of Agriculture T.
T. Meredith. Beulah Rodgers and
Katherine Dolidaugh, school girls or
Eddyville, Iowa, won first and Bertha
Boger and Elaine Hendricks OF Kit
Carson county. Colorado, second place.
These girls will be given a trip to
Europe with all expenses paid and
will demonstrate their canning ability
in several foreign countries as well as
receive additional instruction under
best French domestic science experts
The demonstration covered canning
meats, vegetables and fruits, and jel-
ly making. Beet sugar met every re-
quirement under the keenest competi-
ton
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03
Cowboy Dance.

The second annual cowboy dance
for this section of the valley took
place last Friday night at the state
armory. 1t was the most largely at
tended dance of the season in Lamar,
and only the big armory floor made
il possible to accommodate the boys
old and young-who were out for the
biggest time of the year. The old
time dances had their inning on this
night and one of the most pleasant
features Of the evening was several
numbers by Capt. Frank Kelsey, wh9
was the popular musician for all the
early day Lamar dances. He is now
in his Seth year, but still able to
fiddle" in the good old way. Old
timers from a hundred miles in all
directions came here to renew old ae-
quaintances and revive old memories.
1t was a joyous occasion for all Of
them.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03

Prowers Aerie of the Eagles held
their New Years bal on Tuesday
evening at the Eagles hall and were
greeted by the largest crowd that ever
attended one of their popular dances.
The floor was crowded all evening
with dancing couples and fine music
and jolly crowd made all enjoy the
occasion immensely.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1923-01-03
Barber Shop Changes.

c. C. Davis, who formerly worked in
In some OF the local barber shops but
recently went to Missouri for the holi-
Mays, has returned and purchased the
North Side Barber Shop from Messrs.
Hawley and Turner.