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Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04

are due, if all payments have
been made as they came due,
the loan is fully paid.
Loans so far made in this
district have gone mostly to
pay off other loans and other
debts drawing from 6 to 10
per cent interest.
While borrower does not
get the full amount of his
loans percent being deduct
ed for stock in the local assoI
iation, to which all borrow
ers must belong-the local as
sociation gets the same
amount of stock in the Fed.
eral land bank of Wichita up
on which it has so far paid IL
per cent dividends. All of this
amount in dividends has been
paid by this association to ita
members or double the in
terest they have paid on the
amount Of their stock, making
it = good investment.
A report Of the affairs OF
the association will be made
at . meeting to be held In
Monte Vista January 9Th.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04
PROGRAM FOR ROAD AND
BRIDGE WORK FOR i0oa

Among the road projects affect
ing the interest of San Luis valley
people which are scheduled for
completion during the coming year
are the following:
The Monte vista-Alamosa road
will he surfaced TO the county line.
costing $4,000.
The amount Of $4,000 has been
Appropriated for u new steel bridge
across the river nj Alamosa.
SurfacinE and other work will b.
done from the top OF La veta pass
westward to the valley.
The above are federal aid pro-
jects. OF the state projects are the
following:
$4,000 will be- spent on the road
from Antonito 10 Elk Creek.
$4,000 viii bc spent on the
Cochetopa pass road from the Fly
ing NJ ranch westward.
An appropriation of $4,000 will
he expended on the construction OF
n bridge between La lara and saa
Luis.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04
Local Farm, Loan Association Has
Halt Million Dollars Outstanding

The Federal Farm Loan
plan is one government insti-
tuition which seems to have
been very successful and
beneficial to the farmers of
this locality.
The Monte Vista association
was organized in 1917 but for
two years no loans were made
because the Federal land
banks could not sell their
bonds to provide funds to
loan, being tied up by suit
brought by the Farm Mort
gage companies attacking the
validity of the Federal farm
loan law.
Up to the close of the year
1928 the local association had
closed ninety loans amounting
to $625.300, of which six
loans which amounted to $780,
400 were cancelled by bor-
rowers u,ring increased
loans on the same lands, leav-
ing outstanding at the close
of last year eighty -four loans
totaling $691,900.
It Is . matter Of note that
there have been no fore
closures and At last report
from the bank there were but
three delinquents in their pay
ments, one Of which has since
paid. another was an estate
and the third being on one Of
the smaller loans.
The bus(ness Of the associa-
tas0 b MaHaged BY . board Of
directors elected annually by
the members and It Is under
stood to be one Of the largest
and best conducted associa-
tions Of over 500 connected
with the Wichita bank. O. A.
Cramer has been secretary Of
the local association since its
organization and his efficient
services have been q big fac
tor In its success.
The plan Of making loans
to members of a Farm Loan
association ct an interest rate
Of 6M per cent Is attractive.
The limit Of time is SAN years
and while loans are made for
long terms they can be paid in
full or In part at any interest
paying period. When loans
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04
SAFETY FIRST

The snow fall the first of the week
has made ideal conditions for the
kids to "hook on" behind any kind
OF moving vehicle. A little caution
should be observed to avoid accidents
which are more liable to happen
when the youngsters choose to tie
on to an automobile. With the speed
of an auto. the sled is inclined to
swing from one side to the other
and into the path OF another car
coming from the opposite direction.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04
MONTE VISTA
CREAAaERY LEASED
10 DENVER MAN

/, Jesse n. Mann Of Denver
has leased the Monte Vista
Creamery for . fivs-year
period, the lease being effec-
tive January first, and the In
stitution will hereafter be
known - the Sunrise Cream
cry"
Mr.. Mann has had extensive
''creamsry experience in Wis
consin and Minnesota and says
',he will make Of the local
creamery . first class plant.
'About the first step will be the
installation Of complete pas
|.tsurising machinery which
means that al products turned
out by the Monte Vista Cream.
cry will be pasteurized or
made absolutely gsrm-frse
apd sanitary. The creamery
hi ! recently been cleaned and
YHkly calciminsd and the boil
ers have been placed In good
|'repair.
The new proprietor will de-
VOTE himself to building up the
locS trade first. with sxpas
Asion t6 outside markets and
larger production In due time.
In buying cream. Mr.. Mann
will accept the best cream
Z brought into Monte Vista and
pay the current price, pay.
ment to be made upon second
delivery.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04
Mrs. G. {. Hoffman Seriously
Injured When Struck by Auto

/, Mrs. G. C. Hoffman was
struck by the automobile
.driven by A. w. Cornell and
seriously injured last Satur-
, day afternoon. The accident
occurred on the Gunbarrel
road about four miles north
of Monte Vista. Mrs. Hoff-
man was hit by the car and
thrown ahead and when the
car came to q stop was pulled
from underneath the machine.
She was carried in an uncon-
scfous condition by Mr.. Cor
nell and Gene Davis to the
home of Chas. Monter. DR..
Taylor was called and it was
found that Mrs. Hoffman had
sustained 4 fractured skull
and three broken ribs. At this
time the patient Is reported
doing Is well as could be ex-
} pected and her recovery is
looked for unless something
unforseen occurs.
It seems that Mrs. Hoffman
, had taken the mail to the
Nonter house and was return
, ing to where the Hoffman
truck was awaiting her on the
. 0unbarrel road when the un-
fortunate accident occurred.
Mn. Hoffman 10 . daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs.. Chas. Nonter.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04
MISSOURI VALLEY
CONDITIONS IMPROVE
WITH THE NEW YEAR

J. L. Warforl returned homo
ThsrsAsy morning from two weeks
: visit with bis father ssd friends at
Paitossbsfg. No. He seatss that
. .thsy were haviae ssse weather aad
'tAsss vas Sew everywhere bstwsss
ksssas CITY aal tAis pises. Mr..
SWssfeed says tsavsl is very heavy
fos thio ooasoo g tAe year aaA some
q ths raijreals ass Dottaag - sztsa
Sssl3eas. ~ tell1Ay tsAAs u
Ksasas Ctty ~ 1assstbss - ssse-
lOess ed ~ DsiaslDal seree9 lotss.
seseieas vese eeoGeeeel vitA sAee-
Dsss. NJ 1sslia6 b bsttss fiaaasla,.
~ go l1lseeuFl haaAsss eeaf31sat-
h ssDsss . gradual inSeevoasal
!, ,lus1ns ~ ssnins ysas.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04
DRAINAGE DISTRICT TO
HOLD ELECTION
AND SELL WATER

A meeting of the Rio Grandt
drainage district will be hele
on January 9Th for the elec
tion of three directors. Tn,
district is divided into thre,
divisions, each of which is en-
titled to one director. TIL.
polling places for the variou!
divisions are as follows: No.
20. E. Diller place; No. q
Sargent high school building
No. 3-The ]. P. Burns resi-.
dence.
At this meeting will be sub.
mitted two contracts for the
sale of drainage water for ap.
proval by the district. In ad.
dition to these contracts, GOV.
ering from 40 to SO feet Of
water, negotiations are pend.
ing for the sale of 6 to 10 feet
Of water. 1t is estimated that
the district will have q furthe.
10 to Is feet of water for sale.
This water Is being cold at
$500 per second foot, and l,
about the best water right
that can be had.
The Journal Il informed by
the secretary. O. A. iCramer,
that the Rio Grande Drainage
district has paid all their out.
Standing warrants. have paid
out their first issue Of bonds
and $4,000 Of the second
bond issue.
The drainage taxes levied
for the. year 1928 are con.
dderably less than for 1922
being the same ~ for 1921
which will be good news to
owners Of land In the district.
Except for bonds and interes.
on outstanding bonds. the
drainage taxes would scarcely
be noticed as the ordinary ex.
penses Of the district for q
year do not exceed ten cents
per acre on the lands within
the district.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04
THlRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
THIS DATE

Orion Cheney has accepted q posi-
tion in the Monte Vista bank.
w. J. Clark has traded his farm
in Iowa for the two stone store
buildings adjoining the bank.
Paul l. Aldrich resumes his
studies At the Denver university At
the b>gianing OF the new year.
The attendance Al the Christian
Sunday school on Sunday was
ninety-five.
The American flag was first
hoisted from the Palace Hotel flag.
staff Monday morning. The Graphic
furnished the flag but not the wind.
Joe McAuliffe. champion heavy
weight of the Pacific coast. and
Peter Jackson. the colored champ
Ion Of Australia had 4 contest At
San Francisco. California. Dec. 2s.
in which Jackson won after .
bloody battle Of twenty-four rounds.
The Freemans Journal 10 author
ity for the statement that p. J.
Sheridan has, been offered $4,000
II he would 20 to london and give
satisfactory testimony In the Times
Parnell investigation. Mr.. Sheridan
wisely concluded the Ban Luis Val
ley vas . good place for him to stay
In. He prefers the protection OF
the American flag To the British
Union Jack.
II was quite 4 triumph for the
few who less than five years ago
started the town OF Monte Vista. to
witness on New Years night. a
social gathering OF over three hun
dred well dressed ladies and gentle
men. gathered from the town and
near vicinity. with all the evidence
OF culture and refinement which
would mark many eastern towns u
half century old.
TAXES
The total tax-icvy for town.
school. road. county and state for
Monte Vista liz %6 mills on the dol.
lar. and yet the greedy cormorants
who have fattcncd off of county
piunder are not happy.
MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
The following named pupils OF
the Monte Vista schools have been
neither tardy nor absent during the
month ending December 2s. 1855.
Stella Taylor. Roy Wheeler. Scot,
Wheeler. Alice Carter. Adaiinr
I.arick. Jennie Shilling. Myrtle
Clark. Josie Hunter. Lizzie Cole.
Eiectic Howe. Stella Croco. Lulu
Barnes. Drusa Ewing. willis Fas.
sctt. Vega Graves. J.asie Glasgow.
Phoebe Hunter. Violet Hunter. OIL.
bert Henson. Emmett johnson. Lulu
johnson. John Kerr. Oracle Poe,
Sadie Shilling. Eva Taylor. Rich.
ard Whittsa. Eddie Hunter. Adrian
Baxtrom. Jobs rtptoa.. Joe Hsasoa
Fred Cole. Eta Picket Lucy John
500. Emma 0hilliaG. Nellie Eddows
Ross Moody. LAsrs Nichols. shsA'
rick shiliias. Mary Johnson. Bsrtis
Nation. Dlais naxtrsm. Nsises
Shilling. Jessie celvia aad San
liHatse.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04

Miss Ruth Hopkins left Wednes.
day night for Colorado College after
spssdias her vacation with her
parents.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04
CARLOAD SHIPMENTS
DURING PAST YEAR

TAsrs were $3.50 car loads Of
stuff shipped from the Monte Vista
railroad station during the past
year. ~ follows:
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04

Besides the above. there were :
cars Of feed. I car Of bags. I emil
grant cars. 8 cars of household
goods. ! OF scrap iron. and 4 mis-
cellaneous. The number Of cars Of
potatoes listed includes the ship
ments originating On the Ban Luis
Central.
Will Hanks left last Thursday
night for Kansas City. Mo. where
be expects to spend 4 month.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-29
FAIRGROUNDS
PREPARE FOR
OPENING
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes Says
Twenty-six Will Open
Tomorrow.
The kids come into their ow

The kids come into their own
tomorrow.
Washington's dangerous streets
will be abandoned by the kids who
for two months have been using
them as play space.
Tomorrow twenty-six Washington
municipal Fairgrounds will open
after being closed since December 1.
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, super
visor Of Fairgrounds, announced to-
day that each playground will open
from 11:45 to dark on school days
and 8 to 4:30 o'clock on Saturdays.
Two New Fairgrounds.
One new playground will be
opened tomorrow, to be known as
the Payne playground, and located
at Fifteenth and c streets south.
east. Another new ground opening
Is at the Thomson School, Twelfth
and L streets northwest.
Mrs. Rhodes also announced that
half a dozen other Fairgrounds ad.
joining public schools would be
IL
Rhodes Is opening these grounds
with money donated last year by
the Rotary Club, Harry Crandall,
Julius Peyser, and others. About
$4,000 was donated, and all Of this
money has not been used.
Location of Grounds.
The grounds which open tomor-
row and their locations follow:
Bloomingdale, First and Bryant
streets northwest; Chevy Chase,
Forty-first and Livingstone streets
northwest; Gallinger, F street north
west, between Twenty.first and
Twenty-second streets: Garfield
Park, Second and F streets south
east; Georgetown, Thirty.third street
and Volta place northwest; Happy
Hollow, Eighteenth street and Kal.
Drama road northwest; Hoover, Sec.
ond street and Delaware avenue
southwest; Iowa Avenue, Iowa av.
enue northwest, between Varnum
and Webster; Lois Marshall Nurs.
cry, Children's, Hospital: Mitchell
Park, Twenty-third and s streets
northwest; Montrose Park, Thir.
tieth and r streets northwest: New
WIN ANCuuCp chbb 6LISOJ anu new
York avenue northwest; Park View.
Warder and Otis streets northwest:
Plaza, Second and E streets north
east; William s. Phillips, Eighth,
Ninth, Longfellow and Madison
streets northwest; Rosedale, Seven.
teenth and Kramer streets north.
east; Thomson, Twelfth and L
streets northwest; Twin Oaks, Four.
teenth and Taylor streets north.
west; Van Ness Big Sisters), Third
and M streets southeast, and Vir-
ginia Avenue, Ninth. Eleventh on
Virginia avenue southeast.
Colored Fairgrounds are: Cardozo,
First and streets southwest; How
ard. Fifth and W streets north.
west; Logan, Third and @ streets
northeast; Payne, Fifteenth and q
streets southeast: Phillips, Twenty
seventh and N streets northwest,
and Willow Tree. Third. Four-and-a-
half. B and c streets southwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-29
SIGNS
RECIPROCITY ;
g
EXTENSION
Governor and Commissioners
Issue Agreement for Con-
tinuance Until April I.

The extension Of the automobile
reciprocity agreement between
Maryland and the District Govern
ment today was officially ratified
by Gov. Albert c. Richie, of Mary
land, and the District Commission.
ers.
Both the governor and the Com
missioners issued proclamations pro.
viding for a continuance of the
reciprocity agreement until April /.
In an effort to ascertain the true
sentiments Of motorists on the vari.
GUS plans for automobile taxation
suggested in the Senate and House,
the new American Automobile As
ISOLATION yesterday sent letters to
every District motorists asking their
opinions on the numerous PROPOSE
tons.
The results Of these letters will
be tabulated and made ready for
presentation to the Senate commit
tee on March 8 when the mass
meeting for motorists will be held
in the caucus room of the Senate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-29
JOSH JONES' DIARY.

Tho other day when johnnie the
Greek was talkin' to Pa I heard
him tell about the time his brother
got In fight with Jack Dempsey.
This ls what he said:
"a long time ago, before JaclLa
Da Demps won the championship
Of the world, my. brother Pete and
him got In q bigga fight. My
brother Pete was beeK and strong
like an OK. One day he get smart
and try to "bull" Jaclxa Da Dempa,
and tell him to leave him alone,
because Jacka Da Demps knock
him cold He laugh ct me and
say, mind your own business My
brother walk up to Jacka Da Demps
and say, wanna fightS' Ny brother
NO give Jack time to answer and
hit at him. But JRclKa Da Demps
smart man. and he ducked. and
then Jaclxa Da Demps hit ut my
brother, and my brother no duck,
NO stree, and Jacka Da DeJmps hit
him right between the eyes, and
my brother say 'OOf,e and fell to da
ErOun%. And when he come baeka
to life he slnga, Il hear you call
ing me- MY brother NO care 70
fight JacEa Da DeInps any more.
He get what you calf in American
language belly FULL CHECKERS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-29
CUMMINGS TO OPPOSE
ZIHLMAN FOR CONGRESS

Congressman Frederick ". Zihl-
man, chairman of the House Com
mittee on Labor, and acting chair
man Of the House District Com
mittee, will be opposed for re-
election by Andrew j. (Cy) Cum
Mnings, prominent figure in Mary
land politics, and member OF the
Maryland House of Delegates for
five terms.
Cummings has announced his
candidacy for the post, and from
present indications he will be
nominated on the Democratic
ticket. II Is probable that no prim-
airy will be held. as he has been
given the almost unahimous sup
port Of his party. In case other
Democratic candidates run he win
enter the prineEieA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-29
AN IDEAL BATHING SUIT.


Five young ladies who are
members Of a Washington So
rority write We ed. an enthusiast
tic letter about a certain style
of silk-and-wool bathing and div
ing suit that seems to have been
tabooed at bathing beaches in re-
cent years, though the young
ladies maintain that it is "much
more modest and becoming than
the stockingless, skirted models
now permitted"
The young ladies saw a diving
act at the Strand and marveled
at the ease with which the girls
moved through the water in their
skin tight bathing suits. The
aunt OF one, a young lady with
a swimming record, showed them
a similar outfit she owned when
in college. The niece tried it on
and was delighted with the re-
suits. "The garment" she says,
covered my figure from toe to
shoulder and it fitted so snurly
there was an immediate feeling
OF exhilaration toward athletic
stunts"
The girls write that 1--WE are
crazy over the idea" They are
unable to find any such suits in
washington stores now-and
there's the rub. They think
somebody may be able to help
start the new styles and get per-
mission for use Of these suits at
the nearby bathing beaches
The much-talked-of suit con-
sists of two garments, a tight-fit-
ting swimming suit of silk and
over it a one-piece dress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-29

Senate D. c. COMMITTEES Told
Plan Would Bring Company
to Bankruptcy.

The Capital Traction Com
pany today informed the Senate
District Committee that it would
soon go into bankruptcy if it
were forced to operate under a
b-cent fare as is proposed by the
Mcclellan resolution, now pend
ing.
Would Have Cost $500, 600.
J. H. Hanna, vice president of
the Capital Traction Company, de.
clared that, If the scent fare had
been in effect in 1928 the revenues
of the company would have failed
by nearly $500, 900 to meet actual
operating costs and taxes. No in-
come would have been available
for bond interest or other returns
on investment.
Earned Reasonable" Profit.
The Capital Traction Company
In 1929" said Mr.. Hanna, earned
q reasonable but not excessive, re-
turn on the present value Of its
property, as determined by the pub
lie utilities commission. The rate
Of return for the year 1923 on the
year was 76-100 per cent. I have
no reason to believe that during
the year 1924 any higher than
this will be earned under the pres
emit rate of fare"
In the years 1919, 1920 and 1921
the Capital Traction Company, de-
Clared Mr.. Hanna, earned returns
on the fair value, as found by the
-
cent. These earnings were greater
than would ordinarily be allowed
under commission regulations, but
were not excessive, and were far
from as large as the company has
been popularity credited with hav-
ing earned.
II expect to show that the Cap
1tal Traction Company Is economic.
ally operated" continued MIR.
Hanna, "by comparing it's costs of
operation with those Of street rail-
ways in other cities and to estab-
Esh the fact that decreases in
operating costs in the last two or
three years have been due to- the
Company's vigilant efforts to keep
down its costs rather to reduction
In price,"
Denies False Account.
Mr.. Hanna heatedly denied the
charge made by Senator Mcclellan
that the books, accounts and reports
of the Capital Traction Company
were untruthful and inaccurate. He
quoted an investigation by the COM
mittee of the validity Of the &C.
counts. he said.
Entirely apart from the disas-
trous effect which the establishment
Of scent fare would have upon
the street railway companies and
the service which they furnish the
people Of Washington, the proposal
In this bill to take away from the
Public Utilities Commission the
right to regulate rates is, in our
opinion, a serious backward step in
the progress of modern government
and makes the bill Of very great
Interest and Importance to all.
''The logical conclusion Of such
action must be the abandonment of
commission regulation and the re.
turn to conditions of over a genera.
ton ago when all railroads and
other utilities were political foot.
balls"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-29
BUREAU PROBE
HEARING IS
DELAYED
King Bill on Bond Duplication
Scandal to Come Up
Monday.

Hearing on the King bill, calling
for an investigation of the bond
duplication scandal at the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing, SEIZED.
uled to open today before the House
Rules Committee, has been post
poned until Monday morning.
The committee took up the
Muscle Shoals legislation and was
unable to complete this work in
time for the bureau hearing.
Congressman Edward J. King, Of
Illinois, head of the voluntary in
,vestigation committee and author
Of the bill, appeared before the
committee but could not be heard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-29
DANIEL M. CooDACRE
ESTATE PUT At $4,000

Daniel M. Goodacre, crier Of the
District Supreme Court for over
thirty years, who died February 10,
last, left an estate estimated in
excess Of $4,000, according to q
petition for the probate Of his will
presented in court today by the Ma
tional Savings and Trust Company
and Daniel M. Goodacre, jr., ex-
ecutors and trustees.
The testator owned real estate as
sessed at $20,626. His. personal
estate Is valued at about $4,000.
He Is survived by his widow and
three children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-29
INCOME TAX RETURN
BLANKS ARE. SIMPLIF!ED

More than 100000 persons, re.
presenting approximately 20 per
cent Of those required to file 1928
income tax returns, have, net in
comes of $4,000 or less, derived
from salaries.
Because OF the great number of
small taxpayers. the familiar Form
l040A for making returns has been
revised and simplified. The form
has been reduced to a single sheet.
Taxpayers whose needs call for
more space may. however. use
Form 1040. which was intended pri-
marily for returns on income de-
rived from any source