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The Glenwood post., 1923-04-05
THRIFT AND GOOD MANAGEMENT COUNT

think plan and strengthen
ing the liable first to the
should strength
great and important farming industry.
sympathy the farmer how aid him
in his work and wonder what be done for him OF
the past and federal loan have been
able for only five OF the loans farm mortgages
and complaints that this that farmer denied
loan forgetting that loan agencies do and must
operate much after the fashion banks and loan
protect their by careful placing OF their loans
In order do this they must careful heed not only the
physical character of the offered but chiefly the char
the reputation honesty and thrift but
knowledge the best methods for making the farm
management basis
which the farm loan be placed matter whether the
lender the state federal the private individual
This fact should be plainly apparent those who but
consider that the making farm simply of cold
booded business and that this basis people with would
rather invest in four cent bonds than in
teed farm loans unless the reputation of the farmer
recommend the investment aside from and addition the phys
ical security which he has to offer.
The Post has been trying stimulate the dairy industry in Gar
field county and with this in view has financial
aid to of farmers who would buy dairy
have found that the banks and others ready
willing to help the enterprise along accordance with the ability
of the wouldb borrower show along
thrift and good management for just certain ranch would justify
loan certain amount owned and by farm
but would be good security loan of half that
managed by certain other farmer take bunch
of dairy hefes and short develop splendid paying
of dairy that will bring him profit every month
another with the stock placed his disposal would
have nothing but lot of worth perhaps
ina
Thus will be that the personal element the deciding
factor the matter of farm loans far degree
people imagine The whole question of cheap capital for the
back the the better and intelligent
ment of the farm and thrift and against
al rainy day period of low priced crops.
The Post believes that the best improvement
in the farming industry in other words the
inadequate security campaign education
improve the state of the farmer and this condition
best be brought about through the efforts county
through cooperation with the
has always been advocate of
federal experiment station and other educational influence
that approaches the
seeks make of him better
has been able make of himself humanng
sympathetic influence
The Glenwood post., 1923-04-05
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS

Mrs. II. B. Spahr entertained We'd
nesday at her Bennett avenue home In
honor of her husband S birthday which
occurred that day and her own which
was the following day.
Following were her guests: Messrs
and Mesdames Thayer Hubbard, Erie
Hubbard, E. r. Ould, Mrs. Phil Smith,
Miss Erma Hubbard and Dick Me.
Guirk.
The evening was spent in playing
Monte Carlo whist and delicious
lunch was served by the hostess at q
late hour
The Glenwood post., 1923-04-05

ard, bearing the name of one guest.
The colors of purple and yellow were
carried out in the decorations.
The invited guests were Misses May
Hadsell, May Shores, Edna Dow, GLADYS
MacRae, Helen Patterson, jeanette
Smith, Ethel Hutchings, Meldon Bry-
and and Mary McGuirk, and Mesdames
Joe Hum, Wallace Bryant, John Clarke
and Perry Williams. The hostesses
were assisted in serving the breakfast
by Misses Esther Porter and Agnes
HWbbard and Mrs. Spahr.
The Glenwood post., 1923-04-05
JUST AS THE POST HAS CLAIMED

We farm who paid income
of the depression heard complain about prices
He has gone steadily with his usual farming.
What his usual armngY Daying with dairy cattle
This family the determined milk They
knew takes much barn feed and for that does
for her feed that makes good profit So these
thrifty arseeing people webrd dairy CATTLE These
have been responsible for this family paying income when
peonng for relief from debt and
depression The good safe bondThe
Dairy Farmer. s.s.aass,.e
The Glenwood post., 1923-04-05
EASTER BREAKFAST

Misses Mae Mcmillan and Erma
Hubbard entertained their friends after
the church services, shortly after noon
Easter Sunday with delicious break
fast, at the H. B. Spahr home.
The table decorations included a
large centerpiece of jonquils and Eas-
ter lilies and at each place was placed
miniature Easter hat on d gilt stand.
The Glenwood post., 1923-04-05
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the people of
Piceanee creek for their helpfulness in
transporting Mrs. Summers and chill
dren to Rifle, and for their many acts
Of kindness in our great loss. We also
wish to thank the people of Glenwood
Tor their kindness and floral Offering.
Especially do we thank Mr.. Silver and
Mr.. Robertson and Father Carrigan.
MR.. and MRS. GEO. L. SUMMERS
and Family.
The Glenwood post., 1923-04-05


consequence une VI e
unnecessarily ounDesenL' aho eAteA'
nis stateleH -e go'eoi
ba eysaure ropoes through e Lambert bl op Off
of these organizations C
DehS eIe ny seNe' - -
quite efficiently and with nucn less expense IMAM ei ~
arrangements mAn Lew days. r4o""~iJ
before be whether
oenaIi o the people OF
whether slnartn oDJectopAe cooe
will thus leave state matters
pa III Ieln"i 10 pt seeh
big best way out OF
difficult position whether he will that ne knows more
people than the hundred members
legislature whom the people have selected to make their law"
Governor it will soon be your move.
The Glenwood post., 1923-04-05
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS

. 5000 o o o 100000
X. V. Smith made business trip to
Grand Valley Tuesday.
Manford Smith of Aspen spent the
first of the week in our city.
j. E. Stauffer of Rifle spent the
first of the week visiting in Glenwood.
The Sunshine club is being enter
tained this afternoon by Mrs. Blan-
cett.
Mrs. j. E. Clark of Antlers arrived
Wednesday afternoon to spend n few
days in our city.
Mrs. Lester Mechau is entertaining
the members of the Notszek club to-
night at her home.
Will Taughenbaugh was in town
Tuesday of this week from his home
in Rifle, transacting business.
Jack Hedman returned to Glenwood
last Saturday from Aspen where he
had spent the past few weeks.
Mrs. Charles Johnson of Grand Val
ley arrived this week and is visiting
mans,
The Glenwood post., 1923-04-05

OFTMES when there business
the personalities personal
where the justified
did maintain municipal election While is
that the socaed bera element, liberal
they under violating
control the Non-Partisan entirely
ceed and worthy candidates placed that ticket
and through the opposition thus created people given
right choose between the candidates tickets and
let consider that they all 90 to work in
earnest for bigger and better lenwood our DO
tiell views all interested best things for enwood
and may all play part in cty's welfare
The Glenwood post., 1923-04-05
Maple Tres.. San Predue.I,

The average maple tree yields
enough sap to produce betweer I've
and ten ponn,ls ~ sugar
The Glenwood post., 1923-04-05

LENWOOD just passed through quiet and haonl-
campaign has been selected which we
believe prove satisfactory all the people We are very nch
pleased with which the conducted and
manifested each side for the candidates on the
learn mud Singing was resort
party and justified On each ticket there
good candidates. people worthy the confidence and
made their choice and we
all satisfied-or at least should be- 4
ALTHOUGH Mayor Mcdonald reelected by only small
majority The Post believes that the people compmened themselves
when they put the seal Of their approval the splendid admins
which Mr. Mcdonald has given the city during the two
Now that the administration has undertaken i'm
portant constructive decidedly that the old
members should be continued power until the work well begun
under the Mcdonald administration should completed
FILLING the position of legislator snap by any
the public and otherwise usually of order In the first
place legislation nearly always result of
for
aor for not securing the of certain laws legislative
session unwdy affair." and what member may
very little bearing the ultimate
the wish that the legislature
and while believe there legislation
rather than too little be admitted
and good citizens should all
the OF such needed patient
Just remember that the boys down
they behalf We might do half placed in
somlar position
The Glenwood post., 1923-04-05

Jack Hedman returned to Glenwood
last Saturday from Aspen where he
had spent the past few weeks.
The Washington times., 1923-04-08

against the Anti-Cigarette Law and to or
ganize a complete and thorough-going
campaign to overhaul the other obnoxious
Blue Laws and wipe them out.
Immediately following the arrest of
smokers in the hotels and restaurants. a
public mass meeting was called and sew
eral thousand persons cheered the remarks
of the speakers, who insisted that fanati-
cal laws which were not in conformity
with the wishes of the ma jority of the
people of the State must be repealed. So
widespread was the feeling of revolt that
at noontime steam whistles all over Salt
Lake City were sounded to raise their
hoarse and shrill voices in protest against
the personal liberty laws. Speakers have
been invited to come in from other States
and address mass meetings, and the unex-
pectcd revolt of the people has SO discon
certcd the Utah authorities that thew have
stopped making arrests of smokers and
thus is presented the unwholesome spcc-
taclc Of a law on the statute books which
the authorities dare not enforce.
And the people of Utah, once thorough
~ aroused, got action, and got it quickly.
Without delay or hesitation the Utah SEN
ate introduced and passed a bill hermit
ting smoking in barber shops, restaurants
and other public places, 1t was an inter
esting object lesson of how an organized
little bunch of fanatics can have a law
written on the statute books which the
majority of the citizens did not want and
will not tolerate when it is enforced and
public resentment IL aroused sufficiently
to startle the subservient or cowardly
members of the Legislature.
The arrest of Rev. Father Grief. in
New Jersey, because of his Sunday even
ing church charity was soon recognized
(Cl 1898. by American Weekly J,
The Washington times., 1923-04-08


cover up the secrets of where he got. and
what he did with. considerable sums of
money. If there was nothing to be afraid
OF >or ashamed of why should there be
this secrecy, many asked.
Many who were in. entire sympathy with
the objects of the prohibitionists were dis
concerted by the strange behavior of An
derson in his desperate efforts to cover up
Son1t thing, and even the head of the Anti
Saloon League in New York State, a
clergyman, was in good enough health to
preach his regular Sunday sermon, but
pleaded that he did not have sufficient
health to come down to the District At
torneys Office and explain the SECRETS and
mysteries of what was going on in the
Antl-Saloon League and its funds.
The gradual crystallization of public
sentiment that the time had come to wake
up and. look into these Blue Laws finally
stirred Assemblyman F. /. Hackenburg,
OF New York City, to examine the statutes
IN relation to useless provisions of law,
especially oppressive Sabbath laws and
laws interfering with personal liberty.
ana at the same time, a number of tax
payers gathered together and appealed to
the court to look into the activities of the
Antl-SaloOn League
. In the State of Utah popular indigna-
tloh reached such a height that they
formed Freeman's League to protest
The Washington times., 1923-04-08

these Blue Laws have resulted in nothing
more or less than plain blackmail. They
are the result of the warped minds of in
tolerant fanatics ard we'll paid hypocrites.
You cannot legislate goodness and moral
ize people by law. 1t has got to come
from the heart.
II have, therefore, introduced the fol-
lowing resolution to investigate this whole
subject, wipe out the most offensive of
the laws and get back to a sane basis:
WHEREAS, for many years past our
statute books have been cluttered by
many laws trying to regulate the personal
conduct of our citizenship by declaring
many inoffensive acts of law abiding
people to be misdemeanors and
WHEREAS, with the passing of the
temporary excitement, with the cooling
Off of such fanaticism or the loss of
emoluments flowing out of such well~paid
hypocrisy, the interest in the, accomplished
fake reforms" disappeared, leaving be-
hind it such oppressive, ill-considered and
unjust legislation, not enforced and UNI
enforceable; and ST.
WHEREAS, law which is dead let
ter on our statue hooks holds up to
ridicule all our laws:
RESOLVED (if the Senate concur),
that Joint legislative committee is here
by created to examine the statues in re-
lation to useless provisions, OF law, es--
pecially Oppressive Sabbath laws and
laws Interfering with personal liberty,
and affect the free and lawful pursuit
of happiness by the people and to prepared
such amendments to or repeal of existing
laws as will simplify and adapt the
statutes of the State of New York to the
needs of the people.
But not waiting for a general overhaul
ing of the Blue Laws of New York State,
The Washington times., 1923-04-08

as mistake in tactics by the Sabbatar-
ians. 1t was realized that a law which
was so narrow and drastic as to reach
likely to awaken public resentment and,
if public protest was sufficiently aroused.
the whole structure of personal liberty
laws was threatened.
So the Sunday gloom enthusiasts re-
GREETED the unfortunate court proceedings
and fning of Father Grief, and the pre-
siding judge RENTED the fine and prom
ised not to interfere again with the per-
Torrance of the Passion Play.
Above, on this page, are printed some
of the Sunday Blue Laws which are still
fully alive on the statute books of the
State of New Jersey, forbidding travel
Ing, singing or any kind of music "for
the sake of merriment" or "any diver
sions'' on Sunday. An automobile ride,
except to church. is against the law, and
father and mother can be locked up until
Monday morning if they arc caught taking
the baby out for an afternoon walk "for
recreation"
Now. of course, the Sabbatarians know
that the wicked citizens of New Jersey
who like to take walk on Sunday, who
have acquired the criminal habit of en-
couraging the secret delivery of quart
of milk at the back doorstep, and some
who even play a photograph and sing
"for merriment," would knock these laws
off the Statue Book if they knew how to
get hold of a club that would accomplish
Il. And the members of the next Leg
islature, who will run their campaigns on
a Personal Liberty platform, will get the
votes
The State of New York also has a set
of Sunday laws which has moved Assem-
Great Britain Rights Reserved.
The Washington times., 1923-04-08


dence as to dancing, singing and costume.
:, When It came to Offering his testimony
the tratfic cop, who qualified spIendidly on
automobiles, foundered in deem waters
when the attorney for Miss Louise
squares, the actress, asked how he knew
dancing.
Wasn't it just rhythmic walking step
cop witness. !.
Yes, but they went back and forward"
explained the bluecoat.
The Magistrate took hand in the ex-
animation.
Would you call it ballet dancing" the
Judge asked.
Neg. Negro shuffling?"
"Clog dancing?"
"Nope"
Soft shoe?"
"No."
Well" demanded the Magistrate, un-
able to think up any more kinds Of dances
ned ever known about, well, what kind
of dance was it--describe it, can't YOU ?''
1t was tough assignment The wit
ness, knowing his limitations, tried again
to describe that dance. It wasn't a fox
-trot, waltz or anything like that.
"Well, he finally got out, ''they'd take
one step to the left and one to the
right"
;, oh, one OF those side-stepping Dances"
the attorneys and Court In unison ex-
claimed.
And then came the question of whether
Miss Squires had violated the Blue Law
by appearing Gin costume"
Miss Squires's tights, or black stockings
with lace frills-there was some dispute
legally over what she really was wearing.
Under the New York law no Sunday
dramatic performance is permitted where
the actors wear costumes. And this kink
in the law leaves large door open for
argument, discussion and 'hair-splitting
disputes. ~
Magistrate Ryttenberg Endorsed Miss
Squires's unspoken sentiments when, in
Diminishing the charges, he stated "some of
the stage costumes are much more decent
than some of the modern evening gowns
women Wear nowadays"
The Washington times., 1923-04-08

active minority of Sunday gloom lovers,
which never would have been approved if
the public had had chance to vote on
these surviving relics of Puritanism
But combination of three things have
suddenly operated together to arouse the
attention and awake the suspicious of the
public and start movement to overhaul
these personal liberty laws and wipe out
those which arc most ill-advised.
In the course of the activities of the
Lords Day observance organizations, an
absurd thing happened recently. The en-
tirely worthy and harmless parish charity
of the Rev. Father Grief, in Union Hill,
New Jersey, was raided. A Sunday night
performance of the passion Play" Wy
the amateur players of his congregation
was pointed to as an unlawful thing, and
the worthy priest was hailed into court
and fined for breaking this New Jersey
blue law.
At about this same time somebody
stirred up the police to an active enforce
ment of the extraordinary law in the
State Of Utah which makes it crime for
any person to be caught smoking in
public place. Several highly-reputable
citizens of standing were arrested and
punished for having their after-dinner
smoke in dining rooms and restaurants.
The Washington times., 1923-04-08

blyman Frederick L. Hacken-
burg to declare:
1T is about time that we
wiped out some of these
hypocritical laws. They have
been passed.. at least some of
them, during outbursts of
cheap nosoriety seekers. or
professional Sabbatarians and
paid workers for the Blue
law ORGANIZATIONS. Some <nf
The Washington times., 1923-04-08

new 10fk Ilty.
The Blue Laws are
plain enough on the
statute book, and if evil
dence is offered to show
q violation the penalty
must be inflictedjust
the same as in New Jer-
sey If anybody chooses
to arrest q milkman for
delivering a quart of
milk on Sunday morning
and the evidence is, clear
that he committed this
crime, he must be pun
ished.
But in the enforce
ment of some Of the laws
In new York City some
amusing things occurred.
In one case complaint
was made and a police
man was assigned to at
tend a vaudeville theatre
and find out whether the
law had been violated as
to the performers wear
ing costumes and dane
ing. And the funny
thing was that a Fifth
avenue traffic policeman
happened to be picked to
go to the show and he
came back with the evil
The Washington times., 1923-04-08

Senator Myer Levy has introduced . bill
to ease Immediately the inconsistent and
inconeruous Sunday amusement restric-
tons as they exist at present. Senator
Levy has offered in the Albany LegisIa-
ture abill to make Sunday performances
on the legitimate stage lawful
IN explaining his bill, Senator Levy
said:
It is difficult to see upon what theory
Of public policy it Is appropriate and per-
missible to render and perform motion
picture plays, vaudeville acts, cabaret per-
formances, etc, and impolitic and immoral
to give theatrical performances upon the
legitimate stage.
"The ordinary vaudeville or cabaret
performance can hardly be said to be
edifying than the average dramatic
performance. Considerations of simple
justice require that all these entertain
nents be treated upon the same plane;
and inasmuch as it is the sense of the
community that these other entertain-
ments be permitted on Sunday, and not
abolished, the logic Of the situation, its
equity and its justice, require the extern
sion Of the same privilege to legitimate
dramatic performances"
Senator Levy's bill came AZ a result of
the recent spasm of activity in enforcing
some of the New York State Blue Laws in
+
The Washington times., 1923-04-08

And, at the same time,
the attention of the pub
lie was attracted to the
hedging and lodging of
William H. Anderson,
superintendent Of the
Anti-Saloon League of
New York, in trying to
The Washington times., 1923-04-08

The stern-visaged
Sabbatarians ore or
ganized. but the gen.
eral public is not or
gained. Thus it has
come about that
from year to year the
organized. interests
which aim to make
Sunday a day of
gloom, have succeed
ed in getting one
after another of their
ri gid prohibitions
written into law by
thoughtless or fright
e n e d legislatures,
without any serious
voice of protest by
the general public.
So there has been
patiently built UP in
many States a series
of narrow restric-
tons on personal lib
erty by the small but
The Washington times., 1923-04-08

THE annual Wintef-time activities of
the Sunday Blue Law enthusiasts
4 went little too far this year, and
a sort of revolution has started more or
less throughout the country to wipe out
the more drastic and ill-advised laws from
the statute books of several States.
The Washington times., 1923-04-08
Some Samples of New
Jersey Blue, Laws.

Section /: That no travelling, worldly
employment or business, playing, dancing,
singing, 6ddling or. other music for the
sake of smerriment, or any playing with
football, Ewes, nine-pin bowls, nor any
other kind of play, sports, pastimes or
diversions shall be done, performed, used
or praetisAds by any, person or persons
within die State of New Jersey on the
chri.tias Sabbath, eomhohIy called Sum
day. ~
If anys'person shall be found fishing,
sporting. playing, dancing, 6ddling, shoot
ing, hunting, cunning or travelling on the
first day of the week, called Sunday, it
shall be lawful for any constable or any
citizen Of this State to stop such person
and detain them until the next day for
court; provided that person is not going
to or coming from church within a dis
lance of twenty miles, or going to call a
physician. or carrying mail, which shall
not be considered as travelling within the
meaningsef~ this Act. ss
Il shall Be unlawful for any. person on
the chfstian Sabbath to print. pubIish
and seII newspapers, 10 sell and deliver
milk, or TO walk, ride or drive for recrea-
ton. .e s4a,
But tits provided that 1t shall be lawful
for any railroad company in this State to
run one passenger train each way over
their roads on Sunday for the accOmmo.
dation Of citizens Of this State.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-01
ISLAND
POPULATION
Police Figures Show More in
Summer than in Winter
Time

TOTTENVILLE, Sept. 1-Staten
Island has $4,000 more population
in the summer than in the winter
according to figures recently pre-
pared by the police of the four pre-
cinct stations in the borough of
Richmond. The figures show the
population in summer to be $4,000
and that in the winter it is $4,000.
These figures also show the steady
increase in the number of residents
in the borough of Richmond. The
government census gave Staten Is
land a population in 1920 of 1862
and two years later the Bureau OF
Vital Statistics estimated the popu-
lation on the island to be 124,00G
Recently each precinct on the is
land was asked to give an estimate
of the number of residents in their
territory and the four precincts re-
ported as follows; Goth on this end
of the island with an area of 16A
quare miles, reported 1880 peo-
pie; 63rd, that includes New Dorp,
Great Kills, Dongan Hills, Grant
CITY and Richmond. with an equal
area, reports $4,000; 65th, that in
cludes the towns on the north shore
with an area of II "A square miles,
$4,000, and the seth, with an area
of 8h square miles on the east
shore, 10000. The police statement
says that during the summer the
population in the Goth, Gard and
seth precincts vary above these fig
ures in excess of a combined pop
ulation of $4,000. In these places
are the various beaches and bum
galow sites.