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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
HOME FOR WOMEN
 TO BE DEDICATED
Services This Afternoon In Old
 Germania Park

Dedication services of the Alabama Welfare association home for women will be held Sunday afternoon at o'clock in Old Germaina park. The program that has been arranged for the dedication includes addresses by J. E. billiard, Dr. S. o. Kimbrough and Rev J. A. Bryan
 The Welfare association was founded by William Jay Wise about four months ago by enlisting the support of Bible and Sunday school classes in sew eral churches. To date 5000 members have been enrolled, each making sub scription of a dollar or more.
 Mrs. A. NJ. Horn has been secured as matron and she is assisted by two other young women.
 Officers of the association are Will liam Jay Wise, president; W. B. Cloe, first vice president; Mrs. R. J. Eos ter,; second vice president; H. LaFay- cite Anderton, treasurer, and T., B.. Ridout, secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
LIBRARY BOARD NEAR DECISION
 ON SITE ISSUE
Present Plans Call For Construction Start
 In Few Weeks

After holding daily meetings for all most a week, members of the library board were near a final decision Sat urday over the selection of site for Birmingham's new public library.
 All other details have been completed and the site probably will be chosen this week, board members announced.
 Present plans call for an actual start of construction work within a few weeks.
 J. W. Donnelly, chairman of the board, will be in the east for the next two months, but the building plans will be pushed by his colleagues, and he will return home if future developments necessitate.
 Lloyd W. Josselyn, library director, and several members of his staff, are in Saratago Springs, N. l., attending the annual convention of the American Li- brary association. Josselyn took with him the tentative building plans and expects to submit them to a number of experts for approval. When he returns next week it is expected that the library board will have selected the building location.
 It is larned that the board, after out the site question, decided to consider only locations that are cen trally and conveniently located. Op- tions are held on several downtown sites, and one of these will be picked.
 Want Central Location
 If the building were erected outside the downtown zone, hundreds of per sons would be kept away from it, ac- cording to board members. A centrally located library has far greater edu- value than one removed from the center of activity, they assert, be- cause all classes of the city's population will avail themselves of it's advantages.
 Board members probably will take steps to market the $650,000 of library bonds within the next two weeks, it was said. They have been advised by leading financiers of the country that the bond market now is highly. favor able.
 Contracts for the construction work may be let in July, and it is planned to have workmen on the job immedi- ately afterward.
 We are practicing economy in every possible way" said Chairman Donnelly, ''and the bond money will be expended with just one thought in mind-to give an absolutely modern mod ern library for the smallest cost con sistent with comfort and library ef- firiency."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
CROP REPORT SHOWS
 IMPROVED GROWTH
Generally Favorable Weather Aids In Cotton, Wheat Belts

Due to the generally favorable weather, the week ending June 2S has seen the best crop growth of the sea son, according to the report of the American Steel and Wire company.
 Although in some localities bad cli- matic conditions were prevalent, they were mostly offset by one or two days of extremely good growing weather. The cotton belt in the south, the corn and wheat belts of the, south and mid- dle west, as well as the agricultural districts of the far northwest, were greatly benefited by almost daily show CTS. States east of the Mississippi, however, are little too wet, except the New England states, which are still too dry.
 Prospects are good for fair to good crops of oats, cotton and potatoes. Fruits are fair. to excellent, except in the states of the far west.
 Optimism is prevailing with reports that with fair weather the rest of the season, normal crops of all farm prod ucts may be expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
BOATERS HOLD
 ANNUAL REGATTA
Warrior Yacht Club Promises Real Thrills
 At Speed Event

Boat owners on the Warrior river are invited by the Warrior Yacht club to enter their craft in their annual regatta which will be held at Camp Oliver on Lake Bankhead next Fri day.
 Plans for this years regatta will surpass any similar event ever staged on the Warrior river, it is said. The Alabama Fishermen and Hunters as- sociation has invited the public to be present as their guests during the en- tertainment.
 Speed boat events will take place di- rectly- in front of Camp Oliver. Some of the boats. already entered have a speed of 35 miles an hour and reports from Tuscaloosa say that they. will give the local clubs real competition.
 Outboard motor races will be run according to the class of the boat used and are expected to attract much at- tention. ..--
 MT. Wayland, camp manager for the Alabama Fishermen and Hunters association, is ready to handle the large crowd invited. Besides regular meals, arrangements have been made to serve light cold lunches during the day, it is said.
 John D. Chichester of Chichester & Co.,, and chairman of the race commit tee, has urged that every boat owner enter their craft as soon as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
struetOr to the Alabama national guard,

struetor to the Alabama national guard, at Birmingham.
 On December 14, 1922, he was retired as with "A years of actual service to his credit, six of which was in the Philippines. Fifteen days later Bryan asked. the civil service board to give him q place on the police force, and he was assigned to duty January l, 1923.
 After few months on the bricks he was transferred to general headuuart- CTS and is now chasing murderers and burglars with Birmingham's finest be- tween Il p. m., and z am.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
RELATIVES SEEK
 F. TO- ANNUL DEED
Bill Declares Robert FOrsythe Was Mentally Incompetent

John Forsythe, Jessie Forsythe Bain and Agnes Forsythe filed bill in chancery court Saturday seeking to set aside a: deed executed under mortgage foreclosure sale on the grounds that Robert Forsythe was mentally incom- petent to sign contract at the time the mortgage was executed.
 J. Morgan Flowers, individually, and as the J. Morgan Flowers company, and Minnie Flowers are named as respon- dents in the bill. The bill states that the alleged .mortage was signed October 16, 1920, and that the property sale was effected August 2S, 1923.
 Property involved is described as parts of Lots 5 and 6. in Block 12. east of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company's property and front ing 1S6 feet Marshall ovenue.
 WHAT IT TAKES
 Suzanne-:The man marry must be a hero.
 Adele-He will be.-Le Petit Pari- sien.
 Social butterflies" is a misnomer. Seeing how women go through clothes, moths" would be more appropriate Louisville Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29

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 In a recent countrywide canvass of purchasers of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, 9S out of every
 100 report they were benefited by it's
 use. Forsale by druggists everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
MARRIED TWELVE YEARS BEFORE
 BABY CAME
Gladly Recommends Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
 Compound

Louisville, Nebraska. -'T was mar ,xied twelve years before my boy was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29

to the San NIihiel front by night marches and his regiment took their position in the trenches just prior to going over the top at 5 o'clock on the morning of September H.. 1918.
 Retired In 1922
 He was then removed to the front in time for the AZ day battle which broke the back bone of the German army and ended the war. He went to Germany with the army of occupation and was stationed there until 1919 when he was sent back to the states. He received his discharge at Fort Gordon, Ga, on January 17, 1919, and came to Bir- mingham.
 Bryan secured special permission from the adjutant general and enlisted as a sergeant in the recruiting service three days later. The following Sep tember he was detailed as sergeant in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
A CUSTOMER

Hardware Dealer-Anything for you today, Nose?
 Mose-Yes, suh; de doctor tole me as how mus take some iron fur my blood, and I S'pects I might as we'll buy it from you.-Good Hardware
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-25
MAJ. EDWARDS SPEAKS
on B0LshEWsT EVILS

Major Cameron w. Edwards. with
the English Flying Corps for five
years. and = veteran Of the World
Wax. mads several talks in .Gunnisop
this week. Sunday at the Episcopal
church. Tuesday morning to the stu
dents at the college, and Monday noon
at Rotary Club. The Major is espec-
tally well posted on Russian condi-
tons. having spent the last two
months of his army service there, and
has followed events with the mind OF
student ever since. He is a Cana
dian, being one of 16 left in his per-
sonal command Of 1887 men who were
with the first enlistment. Less than
400 remain alive Of the first 10000
Canadians sent abroad.
The Majors remarks concerning the
Bolsheviks, their methods their be-
liefs and their intentions are certainly
startling, altho uttered with calm dig
nifty and impressiveness. These rev.
Citations from an eyewitness but con-
firm the statements of our state de-
partment that the beliefs of the
Soviet government are opposed to all
civilized government, 10 Christianity,
to humanity, to anything, but their
gross and perverted standards of ty-
ranny. It is the majors statement
that fifty million of the population of
Russia have persisted, mostly since the
war, altho great numbers were killed
in conflict He met at Peru repre-
sentatives of the Soviets, since then
high in authority, who told him that
1t was the intention Of the Bolsheviks
to destroy all government but their
own, and this intention, he declares
still exists and is guiding the propa-
ganda spread thru the l. w. w. and
similar organizations in this country.
Some estimates are that two million
red cards Of communists have been
issued in America, mostly within the
last two years, but this statement
would seem to lack proof. At any
rate the red menace exists, and Major
Edwards declared we should crush it
under heel like rattlesnake.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-25
RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION
OF GREAT MOMENT TO Us

Perhaps the most important mat
ter in connection with the future of
Gunnison is being decided in Wash
ington right now, where in hearings
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, the matter Of consolidating
the railroads crossing the Rocky
Maintains westward into four great
systems is being discussed.
Much evidence is being brought
forward for and againt, but the logic
Of the matter undoubtedly favors
Santa Fe ownership Of the Rio Grande
Western system, instead of Burling-
ton. Apparently this latter has moth
ing to recommend it except the frantic
roar of Denver that some of the bust
ness will go elsewhere.
The matter is bound up with at
tempted consolidation Of the Grande
and of the Missouri Pasiic, which is
the natural eastern extension from
Pueblo. This would in no wise affect
eventual ownership of the Santa Fe.
which is amply able to finance and
care for another thru line to the Pa
cific, even from KANSAS City and st.
Louis.
While Governor Sweet and Denver
civic organizations are bitterly pro-
testing, the battles Of central and
southern Colorado are being fought
by Pueblo, and its effects are indicated
in the dispatch published elsewhere in
this paper.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-25
DEATH CLAIMS
SULLIVAN BOY

II was . great shock to the COM
munity to learn Of the sudden death
Of the little son Of DIR. and Mrs. Geo.
Sullivan, George Norman, Sunday
night.
Norman was apparently well last
Friday. but Group developed that even
ing, and on Saturday was complicated
with Ia grippe. II was not until 9:l5
Sunday night that his condition be-
came serious; and at 11:45 he passed
away.
Norman had n sweet, attractive per-
sonahty and made friends readily, both
with children and adults. He attend
ed kindergarten and Sunday School
regularly and was particularly re-
sponsive. At the time of his death,
Norman was four years and seven
months old.
The funeral took place on Tuesday,
at two o'clock from the Community
church, Rev. VIM. I. Jones officiating.
The high regard in which the family
is held, and love for little Norman
The many floral offerings and the
vice an impressive one. The mes
saBc. u hcS. JONES WIS Hiieu WITH
comfort for the bereaved, as well as
being an inspiration TO the friends
who gathered thetc. Pail bearers
we're J. A. Steele, d. Quigley, Grant
Rutland and j. ]. Miller.
Relatives from out-of-town, who
were here for the funeral were: Mr..
and Mrs. John Murphy Of Denver and
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Anderson Of Grand
Junction. A friend, Adam Wagner
Of Denver was also present. DIR. Nor
man Sullivan Of Grand Junction ar
rived too late for the funeral, owing
to his inability to make connections at
Salida.
The deepest sympathy Of the COM
munity goes out to the sorrowing pa
rents in the loss Of their darling boy.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-25
Freight Rates Higher
Denuer; Lower Pueblo

A sharp raise in freight rates TO
Denver and decided lowering Of the
tariff to Pueblo is q feature of the
Colorado Public Utilities Commission
decision which took effect on Sunday,
the goth. This diffcrential amounts
to twenty-five cents per hundred on
first class freight to Gunnison, and has
caused much grief among wholesalers
on the Capital City and corresponding
citation among the firms Of Pueblo,
who now expect to have an inning in
Western Slope territory. from which
they have been practically barred
since state history began, because the
larger Denver firms enjoyed exactly
the same freight rate to this ana near
by cities, altho the distance was Us
miles further from rail.
Just what the new freight tariff
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-25
Application
Brings Aches and Court

Possession Of an old-fashioned jag,
adulterated with several varieties Of
stomach ache, brot Mike Grafton into
Judge Potter's court last week, and
drew him $25 and costs, with some
consequent service in the county Jail.
However, Mike decided to declare the
Bdibe Of the person whom he alleged
fnrff11ied the poison, which from
sample brot into court would seem to
be largely sulphric acid and wood
alcohol. He said C. G. Whitney. was
the dispenser, whereupon, Whitney
was called before the magistrate Sat
urday night. Judge Potter fixed his
fine At 500 and costs, but Whitney
pleaded mot guilty" and says he
knows nothing of the liquor in ques-
ton. He has appealed to the county
court. Clifford H. Stone prosecuted
for the people, and Whitney was not
represented by an attorney.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-25
Professors Debate
Box Peace Plan

An audience of about rs listened
with interest Thursday evening at the
Community church to the discussion
Of the American Peace Plan that was
awarded the Box prize. The discus
sion took the form of debate between
Principal l.. o. MAGELLAN of the Coun-
ty High School, and Prof. J. s. Ferris,
of the History Department of West
ern. 1t was a no-decision contest.
Mr.. MAGELLAN presented the plan as
an ingenious and practicable method
for permitting the United States to
cooperate with the international or
ganization already existing without
the dangers of entangling alliances
and without the obligation to Use the
force of our arms in enforcing inter-
national decisions. That the United
States was already very effectively
cooperating with the present League
Of Nations without tDing responsible
member Of It was shown, and that ex-
tension Of this sort Of cooperative ac-
tivity could well be undertaken. II
was also shown that our proposed en-
trance into the International Court Of
Justice could be in entire accord with
American policy. Mr.. Machlan's pres
entation was well organized and thoro-
ly covered the ground.
Mr.. Ferris, taking up the negative,
admitted, to begin with, that he was
voting in favor Of the plan and would
recommend the others TO do 50, but
for the salsa Of tie argument, be
would be "the DEVILS attorney and
present some of the objettions that
could we'll be offered against the plan.
He divided the opposition of the
plan into two classes: first those who
are opposed to any plan Of American
cooperation with European nations
for the peace Of the world. The argu-
ment is that any participation Of tins
nation with European nations would
hinder the Amencanization of our
Continued on Page Five)
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-25
May Hold Ski
Tournament Here

While January has been an ideal
month for skating, and the patrons of
the rink are enjoying 1t to the ut
most, February, the snowy month, is
at hand, and then comes skiing. Plans
are underway, in anticipation Of there
being snow enough to cover the slopes
Of College Heights, to hold ski
tournament among the students at
Western, and perhaps to make II
general enough to include the town
and county people. Among the pos
sible sports are jumping, speed dashes
fancy riding and toboggan races.
Gunnison ought to be the center OF
outdoor sports for Western Colorado
and these skating and ski carnivals
are the ways to make such sports
popular and appreciated.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-25
SKATING CARNIVAL SATURDAY
ON SCOUT RINK WAS SUCCESS
Fancy and Speed Skating Witnessed BY Nearly
200. Awards Amounting to $50 Given BY
Local Business Men. Future Ice Carnivals
May Be Held.

serving hot dogs and good coffee for
a small fee. We understand they are
already nearly 5000 ahead of the ex-
penses of the rink, enough to help
build their proposed cabin in the hills
this summer and to start the rink an
other fall. Right here due credit
should be extended to H. l.. Spencer,
who has donated lot Of time and
energy to making this rink q success.
He certainly knows how to make q
rink, and how to assist the boys in
learning all the tricks and schemes in
making and managing it.
Following is complete list of the
winners
22O yards, for boys under 49,
Junior Warren, first; Frank Voutaz,
second.
220 yards, girls under is, Margaret
Besse, first; Audrey Peck, second.
go yard, open, Robt. Wilson, first;
Gerald Brown, second.
220 yard, open for ladies, Minnie
Beals, first; Margaret Besse, second.
Figure Skating, boys under 16. Rial
Lake, first; Junior Warren, second.
220 yard, boys under IL, Norman
McDermott, first; John Howard, sec
ond.
Wheelbarrow Race, Ernest Miller,
and Gerald Brown.
440 yard, open, Robert Wilson.
Figure skating, open for men and
boys, Allen Lake, first; Col. Mckee.
second.
Figure skating, open for ladies,
Mary Lake, first; Minnie Beals, second
Broad Jump, Gerald Brown, IS feet,
1 inch.
Backward skating, Ivor Hadley.
$50 yard relay, team consisting Of
Ivor Hadley, Gerald Brown, Robt. Will
son and Harry Osborne.
Most graceful lady skater, Evelyn
Miller.
Most graceful gentleman skater,
Allen Lake.
The hockey game was postponed.
The dare base" game between college
and high school was won by the col
lege team, captained by Ivor Hadley,
Referee, DR.. johnson.
Judges, Speed and Games-F. C.
Martin, p. C. Boyles, F. G. Damson.
Faney Skating. Nm. J. A. 0toele,
Arx Arthur Miller, C. G. Anderson.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-25
cUNasoh COLORADO. FRIDAY. JANUARY 8. 1874
Quarrel Over Property
Brings Assault Charge

7. W. Gray. well known ranchman
and longtime citizen Of Gunnison,
Was quite badly injured last week
Thursday, when in an alteration with
VIM Summons At his ranch on the
Powderhorn. Summons is reported to
have hit Gray twice with the loaded
butt Of quirt and knocked him of
his horse. The first blow broke the
small bone in Gray's lower left arm.
The second was on his head, rendering
his unconscious for some hours.
Mr.. Gray was brought to town Fri
day, and seems to be recovering, tho
the doctors feared conclusion of the
brain Warrants against Summons
have been sworn out and we under
stand the hearing was to be held this
afternoon before Judge Potter.
The cause of the quarrel is said to
be over details of the ranch business
which Mr.. Summons had been running
under contract of sale, and which was
turned back TO Mr.. Gray.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-01-25
GOVERNMENT UAG|NG LARGER
OUTPUT OF WEEv|L POISON
Production Must Be Immediately Speeded to
Save Cotton Crop. Available Supply INSULT
cent for One Application. Colorado Will
Lead In Arsenic Output.

The following article from an ex-
change will be Of interest to those
interested in the very large deposits
of arsenic or white iron on the Lake
Fork, in Gunnison county.
"The government campaign to mus
ter all available resources in war
against the boil weevil is taking o.
larger proportions and thru the press
of the country is calling attention TO
the seriousness Of the menace of the
boil weevil to the cotton crop and is
pointing out that unless arsenic is
used in time, this great industry is
likely to be damaged to point of al
most destruction. The constantly in
creasing army Of boil weevil already
covers practically seven-eighths of the
entire cotton producing area of the
south, and the annual damage caused
thereby to the cotton crop is estimated
BY the government to be in excess of
5000 900 900. Arsenic, just plain poi
son, q mineral substance produced In
the metal mines, principally in Colora-
do, is the only practical and effective
means Of waging war against these
destructiye insects. Substitutes Or
other proprietary preparations are
warned against in Farmers Bulletin
No. 1929, published fc- free distribu-
tion by the Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, d. C.
Cotton is recognized to be the
greatest commercial crop of the Unit
ed States, and so declared in Bulletin
No. BIT, published by the Department
of Agriculture. Yet complete destruc-
ton Of the annual crop is being threat
ened by the boil weevil ravages.
Arsenic must be produced rapidly
and in large quantities to save the
cotton crop Of the United States from
the ravages Of the boil weevil. Il
must be used in large quantities md
applied to the cotton plants several
times during the crop season. It i
claimed the total available stock Of
arsenic already produced would nj
be enough for one application. to tire
area to be planted in cotton during Ire
next season. Production musf -
speeded up ct . Tremendous rate ~
mediately. and even then the require
nssnts can not be hllsd for nexf -
sons crop.