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The Delta independent., 1924-04-25

learn how he succeeds in getting road
building done, so we can do likewise.
Forsees Short Line
Speaking of State bridge: Many
people do not know this is the place
near where the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad company will in all
probability in the near future build
what is called the Dotsero cutoff
This is a cutoff to be built between
Dotsero and some place near Orestod
ON the Denver and Salt Lake railroad,
or what is more commonly called the
Moffat railroad. | personally believe
this cutoff will be built about the
tunnel, because all big roads in the
country, will. through necessity or
competition, be compelled to use this
tunnel and the Rio Grande will be one
OF them. The building OF the Dotsero
cutoff will shorten the through travel
by something like one hundred and fif-
ty miles to Glenwood and all points
west. This cutoff will have to be
made by the Rio Grande for its own
protection, especially II the Denver
and Salt Lake line now running from
Denver to Craig. Colorado is COM
pleted to Salt Lake, as the Salt Lake
City capitalists and ex-governor
Bamberger of Utah say 1t will be, by
the time the Moffat tunnel is com
pleted.
Brinqs Markets Closer
THE building OF this cutoff will also
RADIO much closer to the Denver mar
ket This includes such places as
Delta. Olathe. Montrose. Ouray. and all
territory connected with these ship
ping points. Take as an example for
comparison OF distances now Travelled
by railroad to Denver, and what the
cutoff will show The shortest dist
ance to Denver is over the narrokya
ance to Denver is over the narrow
gauge OF the Rio Grande and we.
travel 406 miles to get there. This
way OF through travel to Denver. or
as freight carrying line to accom-
modate any OF the territory mentioned
above is not practical. as these places
are on the broad gauge p,rt OF our
railroad and therefore freight Is
made to go around by way of Grand
Junction. II now must travel dis
tance OF 534 miles. so you viii see with
that cutoff We will still be % miles
nearer to Denver than over the mar
row gauge route These figures can
apply to all other places affecting cor
respundently according 10 the distance
they are away from Paonla either
way
Now let us suppose that some time
in the near future the Rio Granie
railroad wishes to even cut this mile
age 10 a much shorter haul to Denver
and not congest shipments unneces.
sarily by building the very small mile
age from Somerset TO Placita. a point
on the Crystal river railroad. just a
few miles above Carbondale This
distance is about 30 miles in all. over
Mcclure pass. and through easy ooun-
try to build any kind OF road BY
building this road 1t will bring us TO
GlenwoodI in seventy-five miles by
rail. instead OF one hundred and sew
enty miles which we now travel to get
to Glenwood
Would Save PerishabIes
In other words, all our perish
able fruit and vegetables. instead of
having to go in a warmer climate to
get to Denver. will then pass over a
cooler country and be in Glenwood
The Delta independent., 1924-04-25
Mcclure Pass Road
Shorter Than Others

How completion of the Mcclure
Pass highway will bring Paonia with
in two hundred miles of Denver by
automobile road was told by Mr.. "
Mathews. in an address to the Paonia
Lions club recently. Urging increased
activity to bring about early COM
pletion of the twelve miles CT road
over the pass to make this possible,
Mr.. Mathews said:
81 wish to give some facts relat-
ing to the North Fork and Muddy
valley districts and roads now leading
to Denver and local cities of the
Western Slope. and showing what a
saving in mileage the building of 4
short distance of only about twelve
miles OF new road over Mcclure pass
will mean to this whole big country
Even Denver and the whole state
will profit thereby.
Gives Various Distances
First, ! will take up the distance
now travelled from Paonia to Den
yer by automobile. and then will
show the distance after the Mcclure
Pass road Is built-and 1t will be
built! The distances given are ap-
proximately true. taken from high
way maps and from other data OBJ
tainable. They are:
"Paonia to Denver via Grand
junction, Glenwood, wolcott. Buena
Vista, Fair Play. Morrison, lover
Tennessee pass)-449 miles: same
route over Mcclure pass to Glenwood
-344 miles. This is saving OF 1O5
miles.
'Paonia to Denver. via Grand
Junction, Glenwood Carbondale, As
pen, Buena Vista, Fair Play. tower
Independence pass)-40l miles: same
route but over Mcclure cutoff to Car
bondale-27O miles. This is a saving OF
131 miles
''Paonia to Delta. Montrose. Sa-
Ida. Pueblo, Denver-4l5 miles: same
route over Mcclure pass, TO Aspen.
Buena Vista Salida, Pueblo Colorado
Springs, to Denver-3s5 miles This is
saving OF 30 miles.
Other distances 10 Denver are as
follows,
"Paonia to Crawford. over Black
mesa TO Gunnison. Salida, Pueblo
36l miles. Paonia to Crawford over
Black mesa to Gunnison, Salida, Can
on city, and cutoff to Colorado
Springs. to Denver-335 miles.
offers Beautiful Drive
How many people know about a
beautiful drive we can take going to
Denver from Redstone TO Carbondale
TO Glenwood. where we hit the Mid
land Trail, one OF the finest roads in
the country. We pass through Eagle
and into Wolcott. where one has a
choice OF two roads from that point
But let us take the north road leading
into the State bridge. distance OF
only fourteen miles. then 40 TO
Kremmling. Hot Sulphur Springs. and
over Berthoud pass into Denver. This
distance from Paonia when we 20 ov-
er Mcclure pass viii be only about
2S5 miles. and this entire distance will
be over good roads all the way. One
should sometimes travel over other
roads instead OF going all the time on
our regular routes. which we seem to
keep in habit OF doing BY doing
these things. we can see what the
other fellow is doing, and perhaps
The Delta independent., 1924-04-25

at the same time the other ship
ment would be found in Grand juno
ton. Not only that, but it would
bring the North Fork valley another
one hundred miles closer to Den
yer than otherwise, and use OF the
Dotsero cutoff would gain another
one hundred and fifty miles, or in
tion of our great shipments of coal
fruits, cattle, sheep and other things
which we send out through this en-
tire country. AS stated above, rail
road mileage now travelled to Denver
via Grand junction is 534 miles, but
by way of our Mcclure cutoff and the
Dotsero cutoff it will bring Paonia by
rail within somewhere near 2S0 miles
OF Denver. or, with these two changes
in route, we would be as near Denver
as we now are to Buena Vista. Every
town in this part Of Colorado is in the
same boat as Paonia.
Salt Lake Is Rival
"All this part OF Colorado in busi,
ness way belongs to the wholesale
trade houses OF Denver, and wherever
We can add to the upbuilding OF Colo
RADIO by keeping our money in the
state, we should try and do that. We
should remember that every dollar
spent in our state does help US all the
same as all the money kept within our
several communities does help to run
the part of our country we are particu.
larly interested in and help us indi.
vidually 1t might be well to call the
attention of the city of Denver to
this part of Colorado, and perhaps
they will wake up to the fact we are
a big country with very large re.
sources within our boundaries, and
should be keeping in touch with any
movement that will bring this coun,
try closer to Denver, whether II Is by
railroad or good auto road, such as
the one wanted over Mcclure pass,
that will bring US within one easy
days travel to them Business houses
OF Denver probably do not know that
we are closer to Salt Lake than we
are to them. BY rail 1t is $50 miles 10
Salt Lake and 400 miles to Denver
our shortest way. or 534 miles the way
our freight travels. This may be one
reason why so many Representatives OF
the wholesale houses of Salt Lake City
keep coming into this valley and 9th
ers. The auto road to Salt Lake IS
shorter to us than going TO Denver
and again we do not have quite SC
many mountain ranges TO cross TO get
to Salt Lake. only want to mention
these facts so that someone interest
ed In Denver will call attention tc
the fact that the Eastern slope IS
losing a good bet whenever 1t does
not get behind any movement to as
sist in the making of the Mcclure
pass highway. and make It possible
for us to run to Denver with about
only 200 miles to travel And think
About twelve miles OF road will make
1t possible.
Cut to 200 Miles
Il will show how It is possible tr
get to Denver by auto with 200 miles
travel, providing this twelve miles is
buff All other roads we will 70
over are built, or will be done this
season. and nearly every mile IS oy'
er well constructed roads.
I'VE will start from Paonia going
up the North Fork valley. passing
through the beautiful mining town
OF Bowie. then on through the hig
mining camp OF Somerset. then sdll
on up through the valley to the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19
TRY OUT TOUGH
BUT HE GOT
THE DOG

Evidently when De Wolf Hopper
makes up his mind to accomplish
a thing he succeeds. He heard
Of q very highly bred bulldog
with q pedigree as long as one
Of his drives ON his favorite golf
links. He found the pup had
| been sold to. brother Lamb,
George Husey. Husey fully real
lied that he had secured q great
! prize.
{ Hopper explained to Husey that
. it was not right TO make 4 dog,
not even q mongrel, to say moth
ing Of one with q wonderful ped.
igree. live in the narrow confines
Of the city fiat In which Husey
was living Her expatiated on the
advantages OF country life with
/ acres OF ground Tor "a dog to
romp on and spoke OF his country
place on Long Island where the
| dog would have this advantage.
/ But Husey was adarhant. Then
/ Hopper secured twenty Of his fel-
low Lambs to work with him.
L Every time 19usey entered the
4 club he was mysteriously called
L into a dark corner and told how
Il IL would be the proper thing to
L let Governor Hopper acquire the
dog. but ribtEing happened.
F. Then new warfare was waged.
Hopper had forty OF his friends
write a letter to Husey leach
friend had to pay his own post
age). The letters failed to move
Husey. After Hopper had aban-
doned all hope he finally got
| r.. III. Burnside, who was the
collie Of the Lambs, to intercede
for him, and Burnside was sue
cessful. The pup was sent to
Hopper with Husey's compliments
and now the dog retrieves golf
balls for Hopper after being
trained by him to do this and
Hopper not only does not lose a
ball, but saves the price Of a
caddy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19
Sennett Comedies

Director Beatus OF LsoeW's the.
aters. announces the acquisition
for showing at these two play
houses during the coming fall
and winter of no less than thirty
eight new short,length comedy
subjects from the Mack Scnnett
studios. In other words, the two
Loew theaters have acquired the
entire output of the Sennett stu
dos for the coming season, in
Guiding two series OF Sennett-
Langdon comedies, with three in
each series: a series OF twelve OF
Sic famous Sennett bathing girl
comedies; a fourth series of eight
Sennett. Ben Turpin comedies and
a fifth series OF twelve SenDett
star" comedies, In which Ralph
Graves, the former ID. Nv. Grit
fifth star. viii be featured. 1t is
probably the most pretentious and
easily the most hilarious photo
play purchase announced thus
far this season. No 49,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19
IS TURNED ON
OLD STAR SYSTEM

Washington's first opportunity
to judge the quality Of Para
mounts lons,heralded Famous
Forty" screen productions for
the season of 1924 will be af.
forded tomorrow afternoon at the
two Loew theaters in Washing
ton, where the new theatrical
season will be formally ushered
in with two If them as the at.
fractions.
The Columbia attraction. 1.-THE
ENEMY Sex" although retitled. is
that hest seller Of more than
dozen wears ago 1.-THE Salsman-
der" by Owen Johnson who had
already written such panula-
stories as "'rhs Tennessee Sbad.''
''StOver At Yale" and 1.-The Sixty.
First Second
The director was james Crtize.
who made such a sensational Mt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19
Air Mail Is Used
To Rush Film

The advantages of the fast
air mail service between New.
York and California, espe-
cially as they apply to the
motion picture industry, were
strikingly Illustrated last
week when Thomas Meighan
mailed still photographs from
his latest picture, "The Alas
: kan to Adolph' Zuker, pres.
ident of Famous Players
Lasky Corporation.
Mr.. Meighan wanted Mr..
Zukor's advice on a certain
scene in the picture. 1t was
. impossible to describe the
scene either by letter or. tele-
gram, and mailing of the
stills through the usual chan
nels would take too long.
Accordingly, he sent a spe-
cial messenger 10 San Fran
cisco with still photographs
Of the scene and the photo
graphs were placed aboard
the mail plane leaving shortly
afterward for New York,
Mr.. Zukor had the stills and
Mr.. Meighan's problem before
him the next day and was
able to wire the star his adj
vice Immediately.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19
JAZZ Is TRAGIC,
THIS ACTOR
HOLDS

Assuredly this is an age Of
jazz-an era when jazz holds sway
in music, feeling and mental atti-
tudes. This apparently should
make for lightsomeness and gay
ETY. in our group temper. On the
surface perhaps it does. There
are those though who hold there
is something almost sorrOwful in
our national trend to jazz. and
among these is Roland Young.
who is featured in 'fBeggar on
Horseback" at the. Broadhurst The.
alter in New York. This promi-
nent actor is in an especially
favorable position to study and
observe jazz and the reactions of
an alert public thereto, inasmuch
as his current play is concerned
very considerably with jazz and
its manifold invasions into daily
existence.
ITO my mind" claims Young,
"jazz is one of the most tragic
things in the world. Jazz is not
simply music, denuded Of all ex-
cept eccentric rhythm; it is life
itself! It has become most lives,
and between the justice in his
robes and the manufacturer Of
widgets there is not a happence
difference; nor do they vary, save
in sex, from Susie MeGlue who
works in the steam laundry.
THE tragic thing about jazz
life is that it's quintescence Of
mob psychology, while useful to
the exploiter, enslaves all about It,
and willy.nilly- enmeshes the in
dividualist who is beaten into con-
formity by necessity. Blatant
optimists, bubbling phrasists, &C.
cepting mechanism for idealisn
and sensation for feeling; uttering
cant, which they believe the result
Of profound thinking, and noise
which they mistake for enjoyment
your true jazzists are impossi-
bilities and horrors to the artist,
who ever must remain staunchly
an individualist.
"Bereft OF all personality, jazz.
fists appear to the artist only as
transparent, ghostly organisms
which nevertheless exert an un-
canny influence upon his life,
thwarting his expression and
bending him at will by the very
force Of their mass. Turn as he
may, they lie across his every
highway, exacting their unholy
toll, and imposing their views I'M
til he becomes the saddest OF all
beggars-begging an opportunity.
In an age given over to the glori-
fication Of machines, we cannot
perhaps expect much show of in.
itiative from the individual, but it
is a spectacle that is at least
not alluring."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19
RAY TAKES IT
in HIS NEW
FILM

Charles Ray, whose fiStic Prov.
ess In THE Egg. Crate Wallop,
Is reminded by his ardent fans
will show them a lad az idlf-
ferent kidney il. his first new,
Thomas HI Ince feature, ..Dyna.
mite Smith, which. VIII be re-
leased by Pathe In September In
It he submits TO "a good Wailop-
ing, two or three Of them, IN TACT.
at the hands Of Wallace Beefyl
who plays tSiugger Rourke, IN ex.tt
tra.heavy villain md maybe you,
think it isn't hard for a chap
who knows how to use his fists
to let another mop the floor up
with him, even. II it Is ."all IN
the picture..,.'
Ray is an ali.around athlete ard
sportsman, boxes, swirns, rides
horseback, plays golf and tennis.
He stands six feet and weighs
1853 pounds, and often puts on the
gloves with friends his approx
mate size. and weight. And while
he has peKer goTBe, in for boxing
professionally, he believes It IL an
accomplishment and a good form
Of exercise.
boxing should do for a. man
what dancing does for a girl, "
says Ray. Give him grace and
poise and make q big man lighter
on his feet. Moreover, it is q
sensible thing and a right thing
for 10y to know how to defend
himself and others, II need be,
without resorting to- the use of
weapons. There Is no danger OF
a wellreared boy becoming a.
bully because of his strength.
The only danger lies in building
up body machine which cannot
be kept up in later years. Many
professional athletes fall into fat
or rheumatism. 81 s
The West coast has many fistic
enthusiasts. Near Los Angeles
there are three big stadiumsone
in Hollywood, one at Vernon and
a new one at Culver City. , Once
a week they are packed with men.
with goodly sprinkling of wom-
en-. Charles Chaplin and other
screen celebrities attend them reg
ularly; and, while Ray seldanh finds
time to go, he thinks tn are
worse ways of spending ones
time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19

AS LOT ben t1urs 10 De Timed
IN Rome, they've, had quite a
lot OF trouble deciding upon the
principals. George Walsh was
first mentioned for the tituIRr
part. Word comes, since that
information reached us, that he
has been dethroned.
Why the public should get
steamed UP about these manu-
featured tempests is beyond us.
If We were to consult our own
taste, We wouldn't print a line
on the foolisfness.
The fall season will be com.
ing along now, with j number
of big special productions which
were withheld from distribution
until after. the warm weather.
THE Thief of Bagdad,, Doug
las Fairbanks, mammoth picture,
is very likely to find local lodg-
ing at the National. "1he. Ten
Commandments" 1.-THE Sea Hawk,
and The Arab probably will
get here before the Thief"
We have no kiSk ;,sainst the
present expiring season. 1t gave
us "The Covered Wagon "The
White Sister," Beau Brummel,"
"Scaramouche," America" and
The .Hunchback of Notre Dame
and number of abovs -the.aver.
age program pictures.
Among the comedians, Harold
Lloyd was doing the lest work.
Chaplin had practically dropped
out of sight. and Buster Kea-
ton was still struggling along
manfhlly in pictures that were
! Too long for him. SD Chaplin
came back with greater glory
than ever before.
The strangest piece Of film
advertising this department has
ever seeen appeared recently in
Wid's Film Daily. Blazing orange
letters across the top of
page nd spelled out the legend:
Even the Hoof and Mouth
Epidemic Couldn't Stop The
Shooting of Dan McGrewy"
The inspiration came from
California, where the cattle in.
lection had stockmen standing
on their heads, and the hired
helm couldn't be spared from the
ranches.
We will state that we would
rather see Dan McGrew get his
than nurse a sick COW any day
in the week.
Dorothy Devore, formerly on
the two-reel comedies, has been
signed up for the lady lead in
"1'heI Prairie Wife,
A nice little gal she was, too.
And just think Of it! In year
or so, she'll be weeping and
wringing her hands with the best
of tortured heroiness. Yes, and
she will have learned how to
keep two jumps ahead Of the
eyil-eyed william in the locked
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19

for rainy nights, along the lines
followed out in restaurants?
When one takes an umbrella
into a shadow showplace, anv
one of several thing may hap
pen to 1t.
1t may be broken by the heavy
tread Of swiftly arriving or de-
parting patrons. Or the patron
may stumble over the umbrella
assuming that 1t is parked
against your seat. fall into the
aisle with a fractured leg ana
sue you for damages. You, may
put the darned thing on the floor,
under your seat, and it will slip
away until some needy soul picks
it up and walks away with it.
Umbrellas in theaters are neces-
sary nuisances. But they won't
be IL we could check them in the
lobby? How, about it?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19
STAR HAD HARD
FIGHT FOR
START

The appearance at LoeW's Palace
tomorrow of Leatrice JOY in her
first dual role in the new pro.
duction, Changing Husbands, !"
that was supervised by Cecil Fl.
DeMille. revives interest in the
story Of how Leatrice edged her
way into the charmed circle Of
the picture stars.
To Leatrice Joy acting was a.
Childish passion
In the attic CT Eer New Orleans
home were old trunks and chests
that were filled to the brim with
Mardi Gras costumes and ilresSes
of other generations. For her
mothers benefit Miss Joy spent
most of her time dressing and act
ing.
A local film concern advertised
for a leading woman and in splta
of a large field of competitors she
went through for the position with
flying colors. Failing, the corl-
pany shortly afterWard left the
picture germ planted deep in
Leatrice JOY.
That was the beginning Of a
heart. breaking struggle Of studio
rounds. She finally found a place
with BLACK Diamond Comedies
at Kilkes-B Barre, Pa. and with the
proceeds of this work sent her
mother to California. Again the
soul killing tight to win rets,g-
milton. She failed, accepting u
stock position with stage players
In San Diego. there receiving a
period of training that has since
been exceedingly valuable.
Again she tried the pictures, ana
on the strength of her stage ex-.
perience was given. leading role
with Goldwyn, making several pic
lures for this company. One Of
them attracted the attention Of
Cecil B. DeMille who subse-
quently signed her for important
roles in his Paramount pictures,
Saturday Night and Man
slaughter IS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19

, with "The Covered Wagon" Such
luminaries as Betty Compson.
Huntley Gordon. Percy MarnTont.
Sheldon Lewis, Kathlyn Williams,
and Dewitt Jennings were Assem-
bled for the cast though none OF
them is starred" In the ordinary
sense of that word, lie. The story
fall where 1t might.
The Palaces picture. Chang.
ing Husbands features Cecil B.
DeMille's former leading woman.
Leatrice joy. and, 1t also marks
Mr.. DeMille's appearance as a
supervisor of direction, for Frank
Urson and Paul Tribe really di.
rected with Mr.. DeMile over.
looking. the job. Here again. the
story is dominant. for while Miss
Joy Is featured. she IL not star.
led any more than are Victor
Varconi. Raymond Griffith or
other screen notables who appear
in Il.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-19
ACTOR WAS TREATED
WORSE THAN DOG

Everything literally goes to
the dogs" when a canine artist
signs a contract to appear in
motion pictures.
: Some temperamental human be.
ings make extra VACANT demands
upon producers before they will
attach their names to a contract,
but the dog artists OF filrndnin
make requirements that neithe.
Pola Negri nor Mary Pickfor !
would dare demand.
A great deal of unnecessary
sympathy has teen wasted by the
general public on various animals
appearing in pictures. Animals
intelligent enough to appear be.
fore the camera ore given every
consideration by the owners be.
cause they are extremely valuable.
and by the. producer and director
because an animal injured in \
scene may result in expansive
litigation and heavy darnagesS
Cameo" the intelligent bull
terrier appearing in J. X. Nc
Donald's "a Self-Made Failure"