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Gunnison news-champion., 1924-08-15
SUMMER SESSION Of WESTERN
CLOSES THE COMING WEEK

The summer session of Western
State College closes next week, on
August %, after q very successful
quarter. Every one of the SO stud
ents seem to be happy ms well ms satis-
fed over the work accomplished, and
besides they have enjoyed the recrea-
tion gained in the mountains. Many
words Of praise for the school and
Gunnison are heard. The excellent
staff of teachers have also enjoyed the
work and all are now making plans
for the months vacation at home,
with friends and in travelling. The
students will now start preparations
for the fail term which begins just
one month from the Z2nd. All in all,
the summer of 1924 may be credited
MS one Of the most successful in every
way. 1t will leave Gunnisnn rather
deserted when the college contingent
disperses, but we can well make use
of the time to prepare for the winter
school and the in-coming of students,
ready for study again.
A class Of 81 will graduate this
term, eleven with A. N. degrees Ave
in the three-year course and twenty
one in the two-year course. Short ex-
ercises will be held in the college
auditorium Friday evening, the 22nd,
however. no program has been an
nounced yet. The graduates are as
follows:
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-08-15
EMPIRE PLANT PARTIALLY
DESTROYED BY FLAMES
Blaze At Three O'clock Tuesday Morning
Brings Out Citzens---Fire Promptly Checked
Damage 1920 to ST 5OO--Rawalt Says
observation-disclosures Think Otherwise.

The printing Office of the Gunnison
Empire, owned by c. T. Rawalt, was
injured by IRE Monday night. the
blaze being discovered about three
o'clock Tuesday morning by A. u.
Carey, 4 railroad man, who was pass
ing La Vetz hotel, which is across the
street from the Empire. Mr.. Carey
is stated to have thrown a rock
through the window to alarm
Rawalt. who had just that even
ing returned from attending the La
Toilette convention in Denver. His
printer, Albert Risley was also
sleeping up stairs. The fire alarm
was then turned in thru the La Neta
office. so that prompt action resulted.
Mr.. Carey states that when he first
saw the blaze il was around and back
of the Linograph machine, and this
seems to be where the fire started,
since an imposing stone frame was
largely burned down and the fire had
communicated to the wainscoatng of
the wall, burning entirely thru same
and was eating into the ceiling when
city water arrived. Art Chinery was
about the third man on the scene and
states that then the fire had grown
larger and travelled across the cell
ing and down the wall to papers on
the desk. A moment later the blaze
began to fash thru the stationery and
ether combustible stuff of the shop.
and in about another five minutes it
would have been complete loss.
As it is, the linotype machine is
scorched, and probably seriously in
jured in some Of the parts when
water struck IT, The entire front Of
the building is badly injured, but the
rear. with the valuable cylinder and
job presses, was practically uninjured.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-08-15

In a telephone conversation with
the Pueblo Chieftain correspondent,
Alva Swain, who featured the mat
ter, Mr.. Rawalt claimed his loss was
$500, but from $1,000 TO $500 is the
usual estimate. He carried $500 in
surance ON the plant, mortgage for
which Is held by Guy Doering of Cam
on City, but none on the building,
which is damaged several hundred.
I, Mr.. Rawalt is making claims of
arson, asserting that there WAS gaso-
line sprinkied over the walls, desks,
firebugs had stuffed paper between
the limo keys, some of which do
show papers yet white and unscorch-
ed.
He claims that rags soaked in gaso-
line were stuffed into his machinery
and presses and that gasoline was
poured over the floor. It is fact
that printing offices have gasoline and
oil soaked rags lying about and the
anger Of spontaneous combustion or
ccidental lighting by a match or
, ;gaiet1e IN such that the fire-under
3 'riters' rules are to keep such rags
IN q closed metal container.
In conversation with many people
who have Investigated, News Cham
pion finds some who believe it was set.
but the majority do not think SO.
Mosf Of the firemen are opposed to
that theory and w. T. Hartman, fire
chief, after careful examination, ex-
presses the opinion that II caught
from electric wiring IN the ceiling.
fhe accident Is deplorable, but SO
far NO evidence has been secured that
would warrant any claim that the
fire was incendiaYy. It was probably
the result Of natural causes which
eliminated in Disastrous blaze.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-08-15
advertisement
TO THE VOTERS OF GUNNISON
COUNTY

Bert Sitter, candidate for County
Commissioner of Gunnison County
makes the following statement for the
consideration Of the voters of tho
County.
! believe it duty that,I owe to my
friends and myself to set myself right
before the voters of Gunnison county,
and to correct an erronous report that
l understand is being circulated IN the
county to influence voters against me
as county commissioner.
Inc prevailing idea seems to be that
am trying to be elected for the sole
purpose of building a road to Waunjta
Hot Springs. Now this is partly true.
as l would certainly use the money
this road is entitled to for that pur-
pose, but not any of the funds Of the
other roads of this district. We have
not had our full road allowance but
two or three times during the past
fifteen years, SO fully realize what II
means to be Disseminated against.
and would not care to be guilty Of
the same offense against others,
l am for honest administration and
reduction of taxes by conservation and
a careful expenditure of the finances
Of the county. My earnest endeayor
will be to serve the people of the
county to the best of my ability.
There will be no disposition on nv
part to spend money where not need
ed. am for Improvements where
needed and to the interests of the
taxpayers.
am business man, having helped
manage and operate the health resort
OF Waunita Hot Springs for many
years, and l know this resort to
be a great asset to Gunnison County,
and that it pays annually in taxes
many hundreds of dollars.
This end of the county is badly neg
lected and scarcely 1919 of the taxes
paid by the property owners of this
immediate district are applied to the
roads, and especially is this true of
the few miles of road connecting with
the Rainbow Route to the west. Hum
dreds of cars travel this road during
the summer months and hundreds
more would travel it if the road was
made passable without injury to cars.
This would not necessitate but fair
amount of taxes paid annually by
owners of property in this district.
! will gladly accept suggestions
from any other parts of the county
pertaining to the expenditure Of the
county funds; all ask is trial and
il elected I am then subject to your
wishes and suggestions.
own farm property and stock and
fully understand the needs Of the
ranchmen and stock owners as well ms
the business men in looking to their
interests from every standpoint.
have never asked for or held Of
fice in this county and am doing so
now at the request Of some Of my
friends.
Yours for Q careful honest admins
tration Of the county Affairs, and on
this platform I AK your suppert.
I. b. STI1zER.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-08-15
CAMP BIRD Mine STARTS
ON QUARTZ CREEK

Resumption of work on the Camp
Bird mine at Bowerman is reported
and some excellent ore is being haul
ed to the company mill at the entrance
to the Roosevelt tunnel on Quartz
creek. The tunnel has not yet reached
t. ore deposits that were disclosed by
shaft operations in the Camp Bird
many years ago.
A. p. Nelson is manager of the
Roosevelt Mines & Tunnel Company,
which owns 105 lode claims and frac-
tions and forty acres Of patented tim
Der claims, on the line from the Quartz
creek power house over Copper noun
tain to the Camp Bird.
The main tunnel, now in some 2SOO
feet, has already drained the mine, SO
that shaft operations can be carried
on more economically at the depth Of
200 feet which is the lowest reached.
It is stated that $50, 1000 in mineral has
been taken from this shaft, most of IL
above the 300 foot level.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-08-15
BONUS BLANKS
ARE FILLED
Only Half Ex-Service
Men of County APP
pear. r e. m a in d e r
Should File.

OF the 1928 ex-service men who en-
listed from Gunnison county and are
entitled to secure the government ad-
justed compensated or soldiers bonus,
only about half have so far filed their
papers with the local committee
Last week the committee from
Bruce-Frew Post was very busy Mon
day and Tuesday in Gunnison and ON
Wednesday went to the Buttes, where
some 400 more applications were talk
en-. It is urged that every ex-service
man do this job now while his service
record and discharge papers are COM
plete and while the committee has the
blanks ready and can tend to the mat
ter quickly and easily.
The bonus, il less than $50, is paid
in cash. II more than $50, it is tend
cred in paid-up life insurance, twen-
ty-year endowment policy.
How to Figure Your Bonus
To arrive at an approximate figure
of how much paid insurance you are
entitled to in accordance with the Ad-
justed Compensation Bill passed by
Congress, the following will give you
somewhere near the amount: Take
$1.00 per day plus 25 per cent or SLIPS
for each days service on this side and
approximately s1.5O per day for
foreign service. Deduct 60 days SER
vice m remembrance of the 5000 re-
ceived on discharge. Multiply the re-
suit by approximately 2N. Thus:
John Jones served 120 days on this
side and 240 days overseas. Deduct
ing sixty from 120 leaves 60, which
multiplied by s1.25 gives total of
1880 and 240 multiplied by $1.5O
equals $4,000 plus the $500 equals
$435.00 multiplied by 2A EQUALS
$l0s7 80, or the approximate amount
Of paid up insurance that Jones is
entitled to.
This viii be paid to your heirs at
once, il you die, and during the second
year and thereafter, increasing
amounts can be borrowed upon it at
the banks, if desired, so that the value
for a, young man starting in life, OF
especially with a family or DEPEND
ents, is not to be overlooked.
As stated, there were 323 men en-
listed from Gunnison county. Actual
" 334 names appear, but eleven died
in service and also some have passed
away since the close Of the war.
An item Of interest in connection
with the work Of filing out tie blanks
- the taking Of finger prints Of all
ex-seryice men. W. n. Brown. 4
teacher st Pariin took . course In
this branch Of work at The police
heAdq1aTtaTs in Denver, and Il onite
N expert He has been helpine- "a
tie work here and has proved vsfy e..
Adsnk
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-08-15
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
WITH sAL|DA NEXT week

The second annual tennis touma-
ment between the crack Salida tennis
club and the Western State College
team will be held on the college courts
Saturday, August l6.
The singles will start at ten a. m.
sharp and the doubles at two p. m.
Last year the college team journeyed
to Salida and was overwhelmingly de-
feated, losing all the single matches
and winning one double match. This
season the college has a much strong
er team and the elimination games
are now being played. Coach Krause
will select the men to represent the
college on Saturday.
A small admission fee of ten cents
will be charged to defray part of the
expenses for the morning singles,
while fifteen cents will be charged for
the finals in doubles in the afternoon.
The loyal fans Of tennis will be
given rare treat to witness the ex-
cellent playing of the Salida team and
the strong efforts Of the collegians to
turn the tables from defeat to victory.
A large turnout should welcome the
visitors. Supt. C. E. Stanton will have
charge Of the matches for the visitors.
He is one of the strongest players in
Salida.
Among the students of Western
Coach Krause will select the six play
ers from the following list of candi-
dates: s. J. Hargis, Hugh Dowd, Ju-
nior Warrep, C. A. Rogers, w. A..
Hatch, H. D. Ruhl, DR.. Mcdonald, Geo.
Damson, Teofilo Abena, Willis Gillas-
pey, VIM. E. Ratiken, w. Maneval
All balls to be used in the tourna-
ment have been donated by the
oLeary Drug Store.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-08-15
WlUN|TA PR0GnAM FUR
A|sHEs FOOD FOR IH0T

Waunita Society people have just
finished the most delightful week in
the history of the organization. In
deed it may be called classical. We
have not only had the cold, stubborn
facts of science, but we have enjoyed
oratory in abundance, literature, and
hours of wonderful music. Altogeth-
Ell, It has been feast of reason and a
flow Of the soul.
The Introductory program on We'd
nesday was concert by Jules Falk.
He was received with even more than
ordinary enthusiasm. With his vio-
lin bow he drew his audience into his
various moods, and he responded
graciously to their spirited applause.
Often in lecture and story we have
been taken on "A Trip Around the
World" but it remained for DR.. Ed
ward Davis to take us on moonbeam
trip around the heavens.
With endless patience and the aid of
his telescope, he has prepared for US
the great intellectual truths he now
propounded. He helpesl u, to scnce
the immensity of the universe and
gave US knowledge of the myriafls of
suns and moons and stars, their dis
tance, structure and form. Thru him
the sky has taken on a new meaning,
80 that ever and always when we
gaze heayenward at night time our
vision will go beyond the stars, into
the vastness Of space, with its terri
fic suns, picturesque moons and beau
tiful worlds.
On Friday afternoon James Irwin
Confined on Page Five)
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-08-15
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
State Assembly Proves
Harmonious. Western
Slope Fares Well.
Sweet Without Oppo-
sition.


The Democratic state convention
last Friday In Denver was a decidedly
harmonious affair, judging by the lack
Of contests, or of acrimonious debate.
Governor Sweet was nominated again,
with no opposition at the primaries.
receiving ali by 81 votes from the 1913
delegates, the balance being cast for
II. r Rim Of Boulder. The Gunni-
son delegates present were n. B. Her
rick and Henry r. Lake Jr., they cast
ing nine votes for Sweet, according to
desire Of convention delegates whose
proxies they held.
Governor Sweet, Congressman Tay-
lor and Senator Adams were easily
the leeaers Of the convention, tie
goveinors speech of acc( tanee n
which hs Asyed The K. <. 4 befng .
sensation tAaf Tie Denver Pest IT.
(Csafinssd a Pags Hvs)
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-08-15
Rainbow Cafe
New Management

Mrs. Dorothy Lemon of Bowie was
here last week and closed a deal
for the purchase of the Mckinney
Cafe. The new proprietor is expected
Monday to take charge of the busi-
meas Mrs. Mckinney will keep the
restaurant open until then, SO that
there will be no cessation of business.
Mr.. and Mrs Mckinney may go
to Craig, Colorado to look over the
oil fields in that section. They have
been with US for q number Of years
now, formerly residing in Ohio City.
Their numerous friends trust that
they will continue to make Gunnison
their home. Their daughters, Misses
Mabel and Lucille, have both finished
college and expect to teach this winter:
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-08-15
WAUN|TA MAY
GET RAILROAD
Report in Montrose that
Rio Grande is to Build
Branch from Crooks
ton in Near Future.

We often go away from home to
get the news. The following story is
featured in recent edition of the
Montrose Press:
Railroad officials are at Gunnison
and Waunita Hot Springs looking in
to the project of building a railroad
to that famous resort from Crookston.
IS. NJ. earns, a special representa-
tive of the Denver & Rio Grande
Western railroad and a man high in
authority under Receiver Beacon, was
at Gunnison recently, looking into the
project and was expected to come on
to Montrose the latter gart Of the
week on matters connected with the
proposition.
"The road would be built from the
Rio Grande at Crookston and would
be about Az miles in length, costing
about $l50,O00.
"As it is now, people coming to
Waunita leave the train at Doyle and
are obliged to travel nine miles by
auto.
The branch line has been under con-
temptation for some time and it is be-
lieved it is possibility in the near
future. In case the road is built, DR..
Chas. G. Davis, owner of the resort,
will build mammoth hotel and sanit-
arium that will attract thousands If
the wealthier class of people there
each summer for the outing, excursion
and curative opportunities presented
by the raditim springs"
In conversation with DR.. Davis Of
the Springs, who was in Gunnison On
Wednesday, he stated that Il was Z
fact that the matter was under ne&uti.
alton, and that he expected represlnt-
atives Of the railroad in again IA, l6ek
over the situation. II proper trans-
portation facilities can . secured, he'
Intends to build . splendid kntel 9intt
that viii rival Glenwood SpEimesa1nE
take care Of thousands "a toe5f6
where now only hundreds -
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-08-15
Marble Companies
NolD Consolidated

With the consolidation, big plans
for expanding the already splendid
business Of the Marble quarries and
millM A cheaper operation cost can
be maintained under the reorganiza-
ton and + Will put the company on =
plane that win allow Of more suecess-
III eompefttion With Ike concerns.
Many hne eonttaeS are IN prospect
and nnmber Of splendid pieces Of
business havs already ben booked
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-08-15
PROGRAM FOR BAND CONCERT
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7:30

Tomorrow night the hst Of the series
Of open-air band concerts will be given
and > fine program has been arranged
by Director F. George Damson. Come,
let's turn out and enjoy the treat.
March-National Emblem ----Bagley
Valse Cupid's Cali - Holmes
Overture -Extempore ----Hayes
Popular Airs-I'm Coin South
California
It Amt Coin Rain No Mo-
Polka -Gaiety ------------ Hartley
March Stars and Stripes Forever =
Sousa
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-08-15

Glenwood Avalanche:-
The consolidation Of the leading
marble companies operating 1t Marble
which has 6esntunder wav for many
months, has ndaily been completed.
Robert STANLEY, - vice-president and
eenorl manager, and former Manag-
q HanIey, under ths reorganization,
= made seesetary-tSeasursT, and As
.a s,ssaas aansser ~ Commodore Mitchell
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-08-15
A. NJ. and A. b. Degree.

Gs Baker Lucille J.. Tellaride Aug. s2
Cuthbert. James e.. cotopaxi
Dunstee. T. Everett. .Fruita
Dunrhee. Leola Bates. Fruita July is
Frickel. Henry b., Grand Jet, Aug %
ktmport. Katrina, Norton. kans. /"
l.ambdin. Ross NJ. Lazear
Logan. Margaret E., Gunnison I"
Rogers, Virgil NJ, Delta I"
Stein. Mrs. Mabel. Florence
Three Year
Crosby. Olive b.. Grand Jet. July IS
Newell. Neva NJ. Denver .
Roberts. James VIM. La Junta Aug. 22
st. John. Francis. Gunnison
Walker. James r.. Alamosa !"
g~ Tws Ie.s
BOYLE. Frances. Trinidad Aug. ss
Caddy. Mabel j.. Coiona July is
Daniels. Esther. Telluride Aug. 70
Edwards. Ruth. Aravada July is
Frickel. Genevieve l.. Grand Jet Aug. 22
Gleason. Rhea. Pueblo July Is
karison; ; Eugene; EUGENE Hsswell Aug. 2eI
Lindgren. Ruth B. Telluride
Nell. Ana Gladys. Pueblo
PIumice. VIM. 4. Harrisburg, III.
Roberts. Esther. Delta
Stoner. Jos. Warren. Lime
Tiller. Ruth E.. Hooper July Is
Vance. Mrs. Una Hardin Pueblo Aug. %
Wall. Abraham j.. Manxamola
Wolfe. Mary L.. Colo. Springs July IS
Hampton. Mrs. Mayme. Mt. Vista
Alice. Delta
Evening star., 1924-06-22
ARTICLE II.

ARTICLE IL
A<T,HE steady producers of SUCCESS
full motion pictures do not go
at the problem of production hap
hazard1y. They are introducing more
and moro business methods, so that
the cost, SO far as possible, may be
reckoned accurately in advance" So
Street Journal.
The picture is made in the studio
at a cost of anywhere from $4,000
p2o6Sbv DO 6xbT sn5 ssoo
600. A story is selected by the pro-
ductfon chief for its box-office merit
and it's prospective exploitation value.
Usually it is a story which is already
a definite commercial asset, because
it has been published in a magazine
Of wide circulation, and therefore
familiar to many potential movie
goers; or it is a successful book, or
sBefore filming begins the sets
properties, expenses entailed in going
to locations for exteriors and other
items are put into a budget An es-
innate is made precisely as in produc-
tion in other industries.
An example of the new business
spirit in the industry is shown by
a bonus plan which is to be put into
effect by one of the largest producing
companies. Under this system the
director of picture viii be given
will be given a percentage of the saw
ing from the production estimate.
In other words, he will be made an
actual partner in the making of the
film, and will be interested in elimi-
mating aVoidabl wastage.
'@The budget plan is being adopted
by all the successful companies. They
know in advance, with reasonable ac-
curacy, what the cost will be, and
they can therefore to great degree
control this very important factor in
the pictures later career.
There is an element of speculation,
of course, after the picture is finished,
as to whether it will or will not
achieve boX-off1ce success. But the
speculative quality of the film may
easily be exaggerated. Pictures are
individual reationS-perSonality put
on celluloid-and cannot be standard
lied like automobiles, shoes or steel
producing end of the business that
are standard and have definite com
nercial value. Their product is as
well known as the best of the nation
ally advertised commodities in other
fields.
Every picture is an individual Gre
alton, but production on the whole is
subject to the law of averages. The
large production distribution compa-
nieS-Associated First National, Fa-
nous Players-Lasky, Fox, Metro
Cioldwyn, Universal-do not put all
their eggs in one basket They pro-
duce and distribute a sufficient num-
ber of pictures year, SO that the
lower values of the less successful
are absorbed by those which hit the
Evening star., 1924-06-22
Steamer St. Johns.

The week end trip on the steamer
st. Johns to Colonial Beach is gain
ing in popularity. This resort AFFORDS
many advantages OF the seashore.
with fishing, grabbing, sailing, ca
noeing and salt water bathing. The
dancing pavilion is situated over the
waters edge. Dancing is also pro-
vided for the excursionists on the
steamer, both to and from the beach
The steamer St Johns leaves the
7th street wharves at 2:30 pm. Sat
urday, and on Sunday at am. re-
turning Sunday night at IL o'clock.
The forty-mile moonlight trips to
Indian Head and return will be made
every evening of this week at 7:15
o'clock, except Saturday and Sunday.
Music and dancing are features.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
Fill mo ra m S.

Dana, in 1.-THE Heart Bandit" finds
herself involved with the police As a
girl bandit who attempts to raid a
liquor convoy southbound from the
Canadian border.
Milton Sil1s is credited with an out
standing personal triumph in The
Sea Hawk" which is setting the Man
haitian critics by the ears.
siding at the console of the triple
manual pipe organ at Crandall's Met
ropolitan Theater, with Milton Davis,
Is musician with a complete com
mand of the wide range OF effects or
which the organ is capable. She also
and Synchronization.
Those who will be given the shivers
by Hold Your Breath" photoplay
OF the hysterical humor OF Harold
Lloyd's hazardous Safety Last" The
new Christie feature-1ength howl,
starring Dorothy Devore, Walter
HERS, Tully Marshall and a dozen
more celebrated comics, provides
principals are called upon to do
everything but break their necks, and
once or twice it looks as il they had
done that.
Cecil Holland, Mary Pickford's own
facial artist, has been engaged by
Jack Dempsey to fix his "physog' for
screening. 1t sometimes requires
hours of painstaking, tedious work
before the desired effect is secured.
Jacks face, however, has proved cas-
ier than most fighters faces, as 1t is
not marred by the usual cuts and
bruises that characterize a pugilists s.
JacQueline Logan will be starred by
Regal Pictures in a series of produc-
tions, the first of which will be THE
House of Youth" a screen version OF
the novel by Maude Radford Warren.
Jennie Lee, beloved grandmother OF
stage and screen, has the role OF
Grandmother Dunnivan in Fox pro-
duction, Hearts of Oak" in which
she played the leading feminine role
in the original play many years ago
Dorothy Mackaill has the leading
feminine role in THE Painted Lady.
George OBrien will play opposite.