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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-06
JEWELER IS DEAD
 OF SHORT ILLNESS
Gilbert HalvOrsen Succumbs At
 Residence Friday Night

Gilbert Halvorsen, age 59, Birming- ham jeweler, died at 6 80 o'clock Fri day night at the residence, 517 Fifty fifth street, south, following a short ill., ness.
 Mir. Halvorsen. was born in Chris tiana, Norway, in 1865 He moved to Birmingham 13 years ago and has been engaged in the jewelry business since that time.
 He is survived by his widow; three sons, H. L. Halvorsen, R. Halvorsen and W. o. Halvorsen, all of Birming- ham. Funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon from Johns chapel. Burial will follow in ElmwoOd cemetrey Rev. Mir. Her shey, pastor of the Woodlawn Presby- terian church, will conduct the serv- ices,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-06

and then. Bats around little at polo. Plays some tennis. Boxes in the morn ing to keep fit. Meets eminent strang- CTS in the afternoon. Between times is lied about by active young business men who like to see their names in the papers.
 Sure" they say. "I know him we'll. He's good kid. He says to me"
 Hard to see that his life is so stren- uous. l know clerk who lives in Jersey. He gets to his counter shortly before 9 o'clock each morning, is on his feet all day, dances almost every night. And takes the ferry home. All this because he likes it. Wonder if the Poor Prince could follow him?
 And speaking of hard, lives, there are seventeen professional chauffeurs in the garage where I keep The Rattlesnake. That is, they drive private cars. I have discovered by inquiry that most of them think they also lead pretty hard lives. During the season they are kept out until 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning, night after night. A dinner, a show, n supper, dance. Sometimes a break. fast. Then Mamma goes to the mud bath and Father beats it downtown to work.
 Does the Old Man always go out at nightT I asked the seventeen,
 '1'il say he does" replied nine of the list, sourly. "The old nut is always the last ato quit. Them old guys sure tough" - .s
 Yet our starry-eyed idolators talk about the hard life led by the Poor Prince
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-06
DEPOSITOR IS HELD
 BY BANK ROBBERS
Farmer Kidnapped By LoOters Of
 Missouri Institution

MoBERLY, Mo-, Sept. 5.-Three young bandits early this afternoon held up the Farmers and Merchants bank at LaPlata, Mo-, took a small amount of money and, Kidnapping Fred Wolf, a farmer depositor, escaped in an auto mobile.
 Bank officials said the loot would not exceed $3,00O.
 Wolf is said to be one of the banks largest depositors. He lives near Sue City, small Macon county settlement. If any one gets shot, it will be you," his captors told him. The bandits ap- peared headed for rough country about Novinger, where pursuit would be difficult.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-06
OHIO HAS SNOW
Cleveland Reports Erratic Lumps of
 Weatherman

Weatherman
 CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. D. Cleveland had it's first snow of the sea- son Friday along with the most hec- tic weather conditions on record here. It rained, hailed and showed; the wind blew, the sun shone; it was clouSy and it was cold--alr in twenty y;four hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-06
CHILEAN CABINET QUITS
President Alessandria Attempts To
 Form Coalition.

SANTIAGO. Chile, Sept. 5.-The Chilean cabinet resigned today and President Alessandria is endeavoring to organize a coalition government. Due to the political excitement this after noon, demonstrations were held in front of the Moneda palace and the par lament building.5 The stock market suspended operation during the after moon to prevent undue speculation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-06
DISMISS CHARGES

NORFOLK, W. Va, Sept. 5.-Jus- tice J. T. Duke in Norfolk county late today dismissed charges against Rocky Mount and Portsmouth, Virginia league baseball club officials and players charged with playing a game on Sun day in violation of the state law. Justice Duke, however, imposed fines of $5 and costs each on the two men who sold score-cards for admission to the game, which was played in the Portsmouth ball park nearly two weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-06
sJUDGE MAYEIELD BACK

Judge Virginia Mayfield of the court of domestic relatioN, was back on the bench Friday afteN an extended tour of theJwest. n.
 Ernest l.. Hargrave, solicitor of her court, also returned from his vacation in the mountains of North Carolina.
 During the absence of these off cials, Sam Morrow, probation officer, and Mrs. Jessie B. Arrasmith handled the court work. Emergency cases were tried before Fred Fite, local attorney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-06
Manhnttan Days And Nights
By Herbert Corey

EW YORK, Sept 5Last night took dinner clean little restaurant Honeydew soup, salad. pie All de- licsous Cooked by who had served ap- prentceship kitchen. Not by so-caed chef whose mind fixed and dollar and quar- ter In of the imported French-Armenian-G Italian would have ack three dollars And it would have been vile
 She isn't trained said friend apologetica of the proprietress Just widow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-06
MUST MAKE TEAM
 OR GO TO JAIL
Youthful Joy Rider Sentenced
 To College Football

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5.-w. C. Dewey, 19-year-old college student must return to the University of Idaho and make the varsity football team if he doesn't want to go to the penitentiary. This ruling was handed down Friday by Judge Avery when Dewey, with Me Henry Luellwitz, pleaded guilty to talk ing an automobile without the owners consent. Liquor and a desire for a joyride were blamed for their theft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-06
EXAMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
StenOgrapher, Typist and Civil Engi
 neer to be Chosen

Examination for stenographer-typ. ist and typist will be held October IA in the Federal building, according to the civil service commission. A junior civil engineer vacancy will also be filled at Florence through a com petitive examination October 3. Both men and women will participate ill each examination. Information may be obtained from Miss May Alexander room 119, Federal building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-06
EATS POISON PEACH
New York Decorator Leaves Hi
 Suicide Formula

NEW YORK. Sept. 5.-Filling a peach with poisonous drug, Francis Stromeyer, wealthy interior decora- tor here, walked out into the street and took one bite of the fruit. He was dead before doctor could reach him. The remainder of the peach was found beside the dying man, along with Il note, which read T took poison, mixed in the center of beach,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-06

E H
 But she has put two other restaur- ants on the same block out of business in the year. The explanation is that New, York restaurants are usually opened by walters who have saved a little money. The waiter always thinks the patron is a sucker. Seven out of ten of these restaurants fail. That's 
 The world do move. Otto Kahn says it is time we had new opera house. The old Metropolitan is brick dump, ugly, shapeless miserably inconvenient and architecturally silly. When it was erected opera was given in New York to show off fattish old ladies whose husbands could afford to camouflage them under sparkling stones. The Golden Horseshoe became world fa- nous. It was perhaps the most bar barous, display outside of the bull arena at Seville. Acres of lumpy shoulders or stick-like' bones, plastered over with diamonds! The Congo could do no worse.
 Kahn says the new house will give the patient standees fair show. They may see as well us hear. Nowadays they may hear voice from Heaven, but they look at a fat stock show. Through the stock is running simmer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-27
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSINGS
By G. T. RAWALT

FRANKFORT, KY, March PA bill providing for
rned Friday hu oren s5ed The measure provides
for daily reading from the Scriptures
Ultra regionsts will rejoice at the passage of this
law They will not stop to consider what it MEANS ana
will lead The Bible like the Decameron has its place
in the literature of the but that place is not in the
hands of youth Our public schools not
abshed teach religion Nearly all parents desire to
direct the minds of their youth in matters religious
By this piece of foolish and mpudent legislation Just
for bitter has been placed in the hearts
of jews Catholics and non-believers Either their chill
dren thus barred the schools they must toll
the impanting of, to their minds relig
ious ideas, Enough superstition al
ready erected in this country insure that parent
may he desires place his children under such en-
vironment as their incubation with the true
type OF the parents particular brand of religious teach
ngs Those who prefer that their children be either
contaminated exposed other form entitled
to have the public schools which must all support
left free of religious propaganda The school
teacher is not by any the best to select
the storehouse of beauty and vicousness just that
part of the bible read to impressionable youth
mixed of youths OF different fit to read
comprehend the passages in the book This law
opens wide the positive and it but
opening wedge to that which will be infinitely worse
The bill doubtless found its support in those who desired
afront Jews, Catholics and Negros Every decent and
patriotic citizen should effort to discourage
and prevent just such laws as this
WE note with of mirth the strenuous efforts
made by republican brethren suppress any further
Investigations of "oil" corruption They became almost
hyserca when suggested that investigation of
how the National Republican Committees deficit
paid might lead up to locating of the feet
steps of oil" Now the then chairman confesses that
Sinclair gave hmor rather the cominttee-S75,000
Nice, and of donated freely to good
cause without thought of oil leases anything like
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-27
STATE LETTUCE BODY FORMED
Cooperative Marketing OF Products
Is Assured by Exchange

Cooperative marketing of Colo
radios lettuce crop has been made a
certainty by action of representatives
growers from eight districts. in unan-
imously approving arrangements for
the formation of state lettuce ex-
change, at a meeting in the Office of
Joseph Passonneau, state director of
markets, at the state capitol.
Details for the organization of a
statewide Organization were placed
in the hands of committee which
will draft tentative bylaws, con-
tracts and articles of incorporation.
Enlistment into the exchange of
every lettuce grower in the state
will be undertaken.
Lettuce growers from the following
districts attended: Divide, Crested
Butte, Yampa Steamboat Springs,
CRANKY, Fraser, Hillside, and Buena
Vista
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-27
CORRECT FORMULA
FOR YOUR TAX BILE

First take value of your home and
add your wife's allowance, divide by
your eldest sons age, add your tele-
phone number, subtract your auto IL
cense number, then add your electric
bill and divide by number of kilo-
watts. Multiply by the price of coal,
add number of gold filings in teeth,
plus your house number. Subtract
your wife's age (approximate), divide
by number of aunts, add the cigars
ou smoke and subtract poker win
nings. Multiply the total by your
best golf score, add number of uncles
or your latest gas bill, add pinch of
salt-then go and borrow the money
to pay the war tax on your automo-
sile.-Idaho Springs Gazette.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-27
NOTABLE OLD SETTLERS

SOMETIME since chatting with old
friend A. K Stevens and he mentioned that he believed
he the Oldest settler in the county who still lived
and operated the land upon which originally filed
Mr. Stevens filed his land June 2, 1879, and at the
unhoy hour of 900 p m and recorded in book No.
page 49, He has continuously resided and held said
land from that time to this We have made many inqui-
res and far have found citizen who
dates A X. Stevens and who stil1 his original
ground.
Last week rode for time with Hon. Thos. j.
Erhart, residing in Denver, but still land owner
in Chafee county From him learn that his fathers
original land holdings have been parted with by
the family. His father filed the land in question
1866 and three geperations Eharts have
home and habitation thereon The ranch lies between
Salida and Buena Vista and political surrounds
their residence there
Mr.. Erhart senior, member of the territorial
Legislature in 1864 and 1866. His T. j. Erhart
member of the Eleventh General Assembly in the house
and then served senator in the Twelfth and Thirteenth
skipped Assemblies and again served in the
during the Sixteenth and Seventeenth. During of
these failed to note which, named Gard
ner of Douglas county, served with Tom who had been
associate in the assembly with his father 1865 Mr..
Erhart to Montrose when met him and
lost considerable sleep visiting with him and talking
those old times the latter part of which we'll
acquainted with On his trip the the week
it his intent to stop in Sada and visit his
the old home place Their ranch is largely devoted
dairying and is becoming of the show places of
Chaffee county.
We imagine there in Gunnson and other counties
boys girls who helped their fathers and mothers sub
ugae a wilderness But do not believe these in
be beaten very badly in the districts
toned
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-27
THE OIL HARVEST

WHAT the political effect of the general shake-up in
Washington will be more than guess. OF
the reputation of exSecreeary Fall is permanently
Secretary DENLY has been forced out of the
cabinet although no direct charges have been made
against his personal integrity The fire is being
cenrated Attorney General Daugherty who far
resign and President Coolidge refuses to request
his resignation without his first being given hearing.
Daugherty reported saying that unless his enemies
cease pursue him he will make disclosures that
will resignation of two senators.
This statement, if Daugherty made it. is to my
mind the most damaging to him that have heard
Whenever man begins talk about what he might dis
close if he would put him down buffer pure and
simple-T A. McNeal in Kansas Farmer
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-27
TREMENDOUS RELIEF FOR FARMERS

BELOW print dispatch which indicates that the
efforts of Hon. Chas j. Moynihan and others have been
crowned with success and Uncompahgre farmers
be relieved of the major effects of gross incompetence of
Government construction officers Of course the relief is
distinct to the under the project. The public
whole will suffer the full result of their negligence
and incompetence. Great credit should be given Mr..
Moynhan and his associates in the fight they have put
for the farmers Following the dispatch which an
nounces the glad fact:
Washington March pa conference senators from
the socaed reclamation states assured Friday that
the interior departments fact finding commission will
recommend the wrting-of of all construction charges
against water projects which
Of those under which they made their original
contracts
Former Governor Thomas E. Campbell OF Arizona
of the commission, said by who
tended the conference to have indicated that the
missions report would be ready by April TO- They
informed they sad that the interior departments
gram for projects and extension to some old
would then be Immediately submitted to congress.
Senator McNary, Republican, Oregon, who has been
prominent those urging expedition of the
sons work. said Friday that proposed legislation would
be held up pending the report
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-27
SOME SCOOP

BY Vanderlipian industry we have succeeded in dig
gng up a bit of which Stackleback, of the Post,
appears to have overlooked while on his New Mexican
mission gathering facts $50 the People May Know and
to aid Mr. Bonls in the latters holy zeal expose
ruption.
On that blessed Sabbath morning, prior the
ton of the Teapot Dome easesp the story goesSecre-
tary Fall and Harry Sinclair concluded to attend divine
services the chapel hard by the Rancho Tres
Rios
All the night before Harry had wrested with Albert
get him thru with the lease but the conscien
Secretary the Interior would fall for it
or had yet fallen
Imagine the secretarys surprise when the Man of
God his pulpit that fateful Lords Day and
his the following words found in the 7th
of the chapter of Kings; go sell the oil and pay
thy debts"
Immoral: 1t is said that the collector the afore-
said chapel found piece of gold, of large de
nomination. his basket when the offerings footed
up.-Colorado Springs Farm News
CONSIDERABLE space is being used about the pro-
posed return of Grover Cleveland Bergdo the United
States to his time for lodging the draft Those
who read understandingly note why Bergdoll
wanted to return and why certain others wish very
to him back When he made his escape some of our
readers will recall that said he could have gotten
away except by the aid and active connvance of officers
who had him in charge They and their friends do
want Bergdoll returned and questioned Evidently Com
mander Quinn of the American Legion thinks could
get some very valuable goods crooks within his
organization could he but induce the Stacker
to return We venture the prediction that Bergdol
return. He has lot of money stuck up here until he
does When he gets here imagine he will let go of
the of patriotic pismres who sold their coun
try and permitted Bergdoll escape. Bergdo in our
opinion, fully justified in trying escape did
not want to shoot his German relatives and did intend
to do it. There never good for compelling
unwilling foreigners enter the army combatants
against relatives They could all have in nee
essary work at home.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-27
JUSTICE TO BEN HILLIARD

THOUGH we shall support Senator Alva B. Adams for
the nomination for u Senator in opposition to Mr. Hill
lard indebted to Mr. Achele opportunity
to place the latter gentleman right before the public
Denver, Colo, March 8, 1924.
of story to the effect that Governor William Sweet,
ah H Urging s & %
stand by his pledge to the people and against the
information the authenticity the report and not
particularly interested but think would voice the be-
opponents if to suggest that nothing would be
more characteristic of William Sweet than urge
But the reference to the alleged Sweet telegram is
not what prompts this communication. 1t rather the
intimation in the article that Hiard did not sup
administration looking to the successful prosecution of
the which the Camera and other Colorado pa
1T is we'll known that hold brief for Mr.. Hill
lard but since happen to be the of the test
observe and know Congressman billiards demeanor in
Congress. Speaker Champ Clark and Democratic Floor
ed to make such testimony public would by indirecton
be doing wrong to az man an who whatever @ else may be
ngly and for the sole purpose Of making the record
in ue m the the Sas wh'ch
Washington, D. C., May 20, 1913
Denver Democratic County and Congressional Com
mittee Denver, Colorado
being attacked and opposed in his district being dis
loyal 1t is true he voted against and CONSUMPTION
understand public pledges made before his election
Nobody in Washington questions his sincere mo-
tives and patriotism, and all here admire his courageous
qualities in his position the questions mentioned He
not without considerable company.
"No man in either house of congress has given more
loyal Industrious aid in the vigorous prosecution of
the and in supporting all of the admin
istraton- 1t is unjust question his loyalty No
ber of questions it He has the esteem and
fdence of the entire membership of the house In sim
pie justice to him venture this telegram to you.
"'CHANP CLARK,
"'CLAUDE KITCHEN
an fairness let it be further said that Mr.. billiards
every open Congress, with the world wit
Sincerely,
JULIUS AICHELE."
Mr. Aichele is friend of Senator Adams and, like
the Camera will support him for the long be-
1t is very decent of him to recall from the files
of the Office of County Chairman that he filled long
ably by the leaders of the party
in the House that Mr. Hard right before the people
The Camera would willingly do injustice to any
man--much less to the lovable and able Ben Hiiard
Mr. Achele mentions other newspapers doing this in
Justice Mr.. Hilliard. Statements made during
the and subsequently, by in this state sub
saniay those made by the Camera in the article for
which corrected -and had seen denias of
them.-BouIder Camera
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-27


ONE of the, to us unexplainable things connected
with the Jansen trunk murder is the fact that the police
and courts to have agreed that the
murderer is permitted his wifes money the
ings he deoiled the corpse of and for which he
ely killed her to pay lawyer to defend him. This
the exclusion of the burial expenses of his victim The
writer is not lawyer but it clearly
that this is wrong construction of law At least
know blamed we'll that it conflicts with good
and common to permit ruthless murderer
his victims to defend himself and pay attorneys
relieve him from the penalty for his crime.
WHEN Edward VII then Prince of Wales, waived his
privilege and went the stand and denied intimacy with
lady, whose favor he we'll known enjoy, it
said he perjured himself like gentleman" Courtland
Dimes followed this lustrious example the hearing
"Wednesday. He could not remember who put any of
the three Shots of which entered his body and
which clipped piece off his When asked if the
Democrats nominee for this honor the fair Mabel
the shootis the defense objected and the sustaining of
the objection indicates what the Democrat has constantly
maintained, that there intention to have real
vestigaton but Dimes preferred to declare he drunk
and couldn't remember who shot rather than tell that
Mabel shot, and Mabel in Chicago waiting for
busy ladies come Mabels story is still in the max
ing. Any gentleman should admit being drunk rather
than admit that a sweetheart had plugged hm.-Denver
Democrat.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-27

that Yet Bonfls says that Harry Sinclair is clos.
listed and selfish True, he seemed loose with
cash when he dealing with Bonfs but that gentle
man has made Jews loosen 1t is not strange
that he should separate Sinclair from money He is :.
past master at highway robbery However, ponder ON
what argument Mr. Hays used when he coaxed $4,000 out
of Sinclair No previous service had been rendered The
deal must have comprehended brilliant and money max
ing future We much fear that lair was assured that
the Administration was "Oil Right"
**s:-:
IF the Democratic party of Colorado hasn't the "gut
to 90 against Sweet they will find enough individual
members in the who will and his defeat as Ger
tain taxes.-Durango Democrat
Well, suppose accept of the Durango Democ rats
diagnosis Where in hell is the democrat to sac
rifice on the Shoup altar? If Sweet has gummed the
cards thoroughly that he cannot be elected why seek
good democrat bear the burden of campaign and
inevitable defeat? On the other hand may be Sweet has
enough republican friends to put him the dem
ocratic DETECTION We like politician carry his
own load of betrayed confidence rotten judgment and
political peridy. We for VIM. E Sweet for the
democratic and want to sit the side lines
and him run. We know at least one Gunnison boot
logger who ought to support him.
MIR. DAUGHERTY to have had very warm
itching palm when Illicit whiskey money crooked moving
picture money and greasy oil money circulating free
ly in Washington. But he has developed of the
coolest record when the Senatorial Investigating
Committee seek to attach him to the reception of part
of the dough- And be it observed by all that Presi
dent Coolidge keeps him in Office long after the very
pavements in Washington know he is unfit to be anor
in cloak room.
IN more than thirty years of legal practice in Mon.
tana Senator T. j. Walsh has record of having
lost battle. Some of his neghbors up there call him
the human icicle," and down in Washington some Of
them calling him than that But
Senator Walsh admired and respected his honesty
among the people of his home state and that for
much in this Shiny oily generation-cortez Journal
Herald.