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The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31
ELK LODGE MEMBERS
~ ASSEMBLE HERE

About seventy members Of the Asp
en- Elk lodge, No. 224, from Aspen,
Eagle, Carbondale, Marble and Glen
wood, assembled in the Knights Of
Columbus hall here Saturday night for
business and jollification.
Besides talks by local members, there
was an address by DR.. Brewster Of
Aspen who recently returned from the
grand lodge in Boston. The following
candidates were initiated into the or
der: Charles Brackney, William Wy
att, Ernest Banta and Charles Wash
burn.
The last collective meeting of the
members of the district for this sum
mer will be held on the last Saturday
in August, in Glenwood Springs, and
plans are underway to make this an
extraordinary and memorable occasion.
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31
OFF TO TRAINING CAMP

A large delegation Of high school
boys from this county left this week
for Fort Logan, where they win attend
the months encampment of the Citi-
zens Military Training camp, oegin-
ming August first.
Judge J. W. Bell, who is the county
chairman Of the civilian training
camp association and in charge of this
work, states that several other boys
would have gone, but made reserva-
tions too late, after the camp was
filled.
Those going from this county were
John K. King, John o. Richardson,
Amos B. Croyle, Lyle F. Jones, of Glen
wood; George L. Jacobs, Carbondalc;
Frank E. Alley, Harold T. Cole, Glen
w. Gately, Leonard G. Helm, Geo. q.
Munro, Arthur W. Gable and VIM. A.
Evans, Of Rifle, and Louis Barnes
and Jesse Gibson Of Silt {
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31
pdAL THEFT / !: !. &. &
GRAND AMI VALLEY
'FHn e e aqf' f' 't'' 't,l 8 ~
~ Obtain but Slight
!. ll!!!eeIppshss y For All
s Their Pains
sAf1lFFs ARE ACTIVE

Thieves looted the safe in the Grand
Valley postoffice, but fortunately only
obtaipsd few stamps and $25 in cash.
Loading the safe on the Alber Meat
company's truck, the plunderers trans
ported it to the railroad yards near
the river and blew it open with dyna-
mite.
Tho noise of the explosion awakened
Carl Hillman, the station agent, who,
hastsning to learn the cause Of the
disturbance, saw two cars speeding
westward toward Grand Junction. The
shsri3fs and police Of neighborine
towns were requested to be on the
lookout for the thieves. Sheriff Geo.
L. winters worked on the case all
Tuesday, but, up to this time, has been
una6ae TO find a clue which will aid
him identifying the offenders.
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31
WHITE AND MILLER
CASE CONTINUED

Motions were heard by Judge Shu-
mate in the district court yesterday
in the case of the People versus R. A.
White and Maurice L. Miller, who in
criminal action are accused of con-
spiracy and obtaining money by false
pretenses. A special jury had been
called for August 4 to hear this case,
but on motion of District Attorney
Delaney, the case was continued to
the regular term of the district court
at time when the regular jury will
be in attendance.
The motion Of Miller for sever
ance of the case, putting each defend
ant on separate trial, was denied by
the court.
This is a case which is being prose-
cuted by the district attorney, in be-
half Of the city Of Glenwood Springs
and involves the conduct Of the White
& johnson Construction company, or
the personal conduct Of White, one Of
the members Of said firm, and Miller,
the engineer employed by the city to
supervise the construction by the com.
pany Of the municipal water plant for
the city.
The complaint alleges a conspiracy
on the part Of the defendants, by
which the city was defrauded. The
White & johnson Construction com.
company abandoned their contract
after the work was well started, and
the city was obliged to go ahead and
finish the work. At the suggestion of
the city, Mr.. Miller resigned as engi-
neer for the city, but after his resigna-
tion some of his actions while in the
employ Of the city came to the notice
of Mayor Mcdonald, who signed com
plaint on behalf Of the city for the
arrest of the defendants.
The defendants were represented at
Yesterdays hearing by two attorneys
from Denver. Mr.. Miller appeared in
person, but Mr. White was not present
at the hearing.
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31
TO GRAND MESA LAKES

Mr.. and Mrs. c. z. Buckles of this
city and Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Deardorf
and Mr.. and Mrs. @. B. Long Of Mamm
creek left last Sunday morning for
Grand Mesa lakes where they spent
day.
On their return home Monday they
got in n heavy rain storm and nearly
went over the bank several times and
were delayed in returning home.
Mr.. Blaine, who took the Epworth
League delegation to the lakes, also
got in the rain Monday afternoon and
had considerable trouble in climbing
the muddy road from Collbran to the
lakes. The steep grade and the condi-
tion of the road ate up lots of gas, and
Mr.. Blaine used seven gallons in the
twenty-five miles from Collbran to the
lakes.
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31
3st.acal y eccissy

been f6uhd. in aa ssaosy :. discovery
City Narshal Gam h Thompasn, assist
ed by Ed Burnangh, searched the psr-
sons, Of about thirty-five suspicious
looking characters yesterday.
The mischief at the Grand hotel
was done between the hours Of $3.50
and 8 4. M, according to the account
Of Mrs. N. J. Keough, who says that
both she and Mr.. Keough were in bed
during that interval Rising at 5
o CLOCK, Mrs. Keough said that she
heard a scurrying sound on the stairs,
but attributed it to some of the room
ers. Later she discovered that the
lock Of the cash register was pried off
and the contents of the register sacked.
Returning to his home about 10
O'Clock the same night, Charles Brack-
ney saw evidences Of recent disturb
ance. The screen Of one of the win
dows had been detached, but admit
tance was finally gained through the
back door. Bureau drawers had been
examined for valuables, but other than
the small amount Of jewelry missing,
Mr.. Brackney found no other traces
of theft. A flashlight was taken from
car belonging to G. A. Parker, who
stays at the F. H. Thompson home on
Blake avenue.
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31

paper advertising that served, in .
great measure, TO place the people y.
possession of these facts. 4 4
"Had It not been for this friendly
cooperation Of customers With it, CON
sequsnt conservation Of expsnss, rates
for utility service would not have re-
mained at pfaStieaily the same level
that maintainsd before the var
though the cost Of practically every
other necessity has materially In
creased, Is everybody knows.'
Mr.. Lewis stated that tho public
utilities Of the nation are now owned
by more than 5000, 900 people, instead
of few people. This number is being
added to by hundreds Of thousands
each year. The significant part of
this, Mr.. Lewis stated, is that the
public service companies are becoming
publically owned, but, through this
plan, suffer for none Of the inefficient
and costly methods that invariably
follow municipal ownership-or polit-
ical ownership, as it is now known.
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PUBLICLY OWNED

The public utility company today oc-
cupies far different place in the es-
timation Of the people than it did a
few years ago, according to George E..
Lewis, utility man of Denver, who
was a visitor in Glenwood Springs
Monday. 1.-THE customers of te1e-
phone, electric, street railway and gas
organizations now realize that the SER
vice provided by these institutions
largely depends upon friendly atti-
tude upon their part-that the sort of
service they want cannot be furnished
il the company is unduly harrassed or
starved Of an income big enough to
manufacture that service,' declared
Mr.. Lewis.
Mr.. Lewis, while in Glenwood
Springs, called upon local electric and
telephone utility officials.
Newspaper advertising has been the
medium through which the public util-
ity companies of Colorado have enlist
ed the cooperation and friendship Of
their customers, according to Mr.. Lewis.
Through this kind Of advertising
which, Mr.. Lewis asserted, is the only
sort that pays, the utilities have given
their customers an insight into their
affairs that was not possible in the
past
"The public service companies and
their customers have been saved mil.
lions Of dollars In the past few years
by arriving At friendly settlements Of
their mutual affairs-by aeross.ths-
table methods, instead 81 litigating for
years in some instances,'' M. Lswi1
said. But friendly settlements could
not have been made had the people
not been placed In possession Of ths
real facts concerning TIE problems Of
their utility companies. Il was news.
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31
DEPARTMENT REP
REsENTAT1vE IN aLENwooD

While making the city camp grounds
his headquarters for the week ending
Sunday, ]. A. skerritt, surveyor of
road materials for the State Highway
department., located and inspected sur
facing material adjacent to the branch
of the Midland highway leading from
Snowmasss into Aspen and also for
the three-mile stretch of road between
Cattle creek and Carbondale.
A highway project near Glenwood
which will probably materialize next
year, following the now federal appro-
priation, is the Improvement Of the
road from wolcott to Krcmmling, thus
providing a closer ontlet to Denver.
The road between State Bridge and
Wolcott is being worked on now.
John Bliss, student from the Colo.
rado State Agricultural college, is Mr..
skerritt . companion in his field trips.
The work Of the two men consists Of
studying formations Of rock, gravel or
limestone to determine their nature
and, IL the material IL conveniently
accessible to the road to be construct
I'd, or Improved, Il Il measured. A re-
port Of the number Of cubic yards and
the kind Of material is then sent 20
tie State Agricultural college at which
plses sanple, tests sfe aGds = deter.
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31

mine the fitness of the material for
road surfacing. The information On a
certain pit is then reported back to
the State Highway department which
reserves the data for the use of road
construction companies.
: Mr.. Skerritt carries maps and blue
prints showing the network of roads
which will be constructed or improved
and which are known as federal aid
projects. The big highway truck in
which Mr.. Skerritt travels is in reality
an office and living quarters combined
1t is equipped with desk, beds that
fold against the wall, grub box, a
large tool chest, chairs, and is elec
trically lighted.
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31
POSSIBILITIES IN
PRESIDENT MAKING

Denver, July 2s.-It is within the
bounds of the possible that the person
elected for the short term to the United
States senate from Colorado this fail
might have the task of casting the de
Gliding vote for the next president
To be sure it is very remote, but tn:
thing is possible.
Here is the plan upon which it might
so develop: Senator Adams is through
in Washington so far as the unexpired
term of Senator Nicholson is concern
ed. He was appointed until his sue
cessor shall be elected and qualified
He is not candidate for that place,
but for the long term. Whoever is
elected to complete the short term will
qualify on the first Monday in Decem.
ber next and will sit in the senate
during the short term Of that body.
Should Senator Adams defeat Senator
Phipps he will not take the place until
March fourth next.
If the electoral college fails to elect
president or vice president, then the
house must Immediately vote to elect
a president, and the senate votes to
elect vice president In the house
the vote is by states, each state cast
ing one vote, and majority Of all
states must vote for one man before ne
shall be declared elected. That is,
Colorado having three Republican mem
bers of the house and one Democratic
member, the one vote of this state
would be cast for the Republican can
didate. 1t will take total of twenty.
five votes in the house to elect. The
unit rule prevails. Two-thirds of all
the members elected to the house must
be present to constitute quorum.
While the house is electing presi-
dent, the senate will be electing vice
president. In the senate each member
has the right to vote, two-thirds of all
members will constitute quorum, but
it takes a majority Of all members in
the senate, or 40, to elect.
II the house deadlocks on the elec-
tion of president after the electoral
college has failed to elect, then the
man chosen for vice president by the
senate becomes president.
The present SENATE is very close
because of the reactionary Republicans
who are among its membership. 1t is
well within the possibilities that If the
election should come to the senate, the
senator elected this fall to the short
term could have the honor of casting
the deciding vote.
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31
LEAVE FOR GRAND MESA

Five members of the local Epworth
League of the Methodist church left
Monday morning for Grand Mesa lakes,
where they will attend the sixth an
nual institute of the Epworth League.
The week will be spent in attending
the classes of the institute, hiking,
horseback riding, boating, fishing and
other sports and it will be delightful
vacation as we'll as an education for
those in attendance Each evening
there will be worth while lecture by
one Of the instructors.
Those attending from here are Rev.
Norvell, Helen and Kathryn Blaine
and Vera and Dorr Belden, Jr. W. D.
Blaine took the party to the Mesa in
his ear. 81
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31
MEETING OF srook,1EN

A meeting of the stockmen on the
Holy Cross and White River forests
has been called for Tuesday, August
S, in the local forest offices in the
federal building.
The purpose of the meeting is to dis
cuss range appraisal, new grazing fees
and other topics Of interest to the for
est and stockmen. 1t is expected that
a number Of those interested will
attend.
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31
THE rAY1oas ARE HOME

Congressman and Mrs. Edward T.
Taylor arrived in Glenwood the first
Of the week from Washington, D. o.,
where they have spent the past year.
Unfortunately, just after Mrs. Taylor
alighted from the train At Glenwood,
and while stepping mp to the curb
whore her car was waiting, she sprain-
ed one limb, and 10 row confined to
her bed.
Tho Tsylors arc delighted to get
back home and We are all just as much
delighted to have them with NJ, and
ws Win try to keep them hsse ,perna.
nsntly. They are mighty good citizens
and AsigAbors. N
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31
Thieves RanSdCk
Several Quarters

A theft Of small amounts Of money
jewelry and clothing Tuesday night
has been reported from several quar-
ters. The cash register at the Grand
hotel was ransacked and about .9l.60
in cash was taken. William Dodge,
who stays At the hote1, il minus suit
Of clothes, and willism Yates reports
two Of hia shirts missing. The home
Of CHARLES Brackney was broken Into
and several pisess Of jswslry, inelud.
ing . diamond Ia valiisrs, ring set
with . ruby and pearls, and . pair Of
cuff links constituted IT, booty Of the
culprits. No trass of the ttisvss Aes
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31
Judgments Pad BY Irustsss
Who Take Assignments
For Protection
+. {. SWEET RECEIVER

The judicial tangle which for some
time has involved the affairs of the
Sweet Seed Farms company and the
big ranch near Carbondale, has been
settled satisfactorily by the pay
,ment this afternoon by @. W. Keith
payment this afternoon by G. W. Keith
of Denver of all the judgments against
the company, amounting to about
80 900, against which there is a
credit of about $4,000, secured from
two sales conducted by Sheriff Win
ters of the personal property of the
company, in behalf Of various creditors.
Mr.. Keith, who has spent the past
two weeks in Glenwood and Carbon
dale looking after the company's in
terests, appears as one Of three trus-
tees appointed in behalf Of the stock
holders of the company. The trustees
have taken assignments Of all the
judgments against the company, and
nearly $4,000 collected by the sheriff
on personally sales has been paid to
them, thus leaving the shortage to the
trustees at about $1,000, and this
amount will probably be met by the
stockholders.
Frank E. Sweet has been placed in
charge of the property, as receiver,
and what the future policy of the COM
pany will be has not yet bepns astsr<
mined. The work stock and machinery
having been sold to partially satisfy
several debts, the restocking of the
ranch will require an expenditure of
several thousand dollars, which the
trustees will no doubt provide before
another crop season.
The Sweet Seed Farm is perhaps the
Z largest and most attractive farm pro-
jest in Garfield county, and it has at
tracted much attention from experts
in agriculture from all parts of the
country.
The undertaking was initiated about
. quarter Of century ago by Frank
E. Sweet and H. G. Jessup who re-
claimed a large tract Of virgin soil Of
excellent character, by constructing a
large canal from the Crystal river
several miles above Carbondale. This
involved heavy expenditure, ~ a
large amount Of wood stave pipe Of
large diameter was necessary in order
to carry the great amount Of water
which the farm demanded. Grubbing
and breaking the land, fencing and
buildings, work stock and machinery
called for an expenditure Of small
fortune.
Mr.. Jessup soon disposed Of his in
terest to his partner, who was then
Joined by Lou D. Sweet of Denver.
F. E. Sweet continued as manager of
the farm until few years ago, when
he sold his interest to Lou D. Sweet,
who organized corporation, interest
ing a number Of the prominent bust
ness men of Denver and Colorado. The
property has been handled for several
years by local managers, directed by
Lou Sweet from Denver, and the ven
ture has proved Improbable, notwith-
standing the excellent crops that have
been produced from the fertile soil for
which this ranch is noted.
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31
VETERAN BONUS APPLICATIONS

Postmaster Ole Thorson requests
The Post to announce that ali veterans
who are entitled to bonus fron Tie
government may secure The asesssasy
blank applications By applying - ~
postoffice in 0leaweel epsin0a
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31

y On the above news item the Grand
Junetinn Sentinel comments as follows:
So far as the Sentinel knows, there
have been no new developments what
ever in the movement to change the
location of the normal school. The
Sentinel tested out sentiment in West
ern Colorado several months ago and
was convinced that a majority of the
counties on the Western Slope did not
favor the movement. So far as the
Sentinel is concerned, the matter was
then dropped. Mr.. Cassaday is speak
ing solely on his own responsibility.
AS far as we know, no formal offer Of
a site has been made to the state by
Grand Junction.
The Glenwood post., 1924-07-31
TALK Of MOVING
STATE NORMAL

Denvst, July 2s.-Harry Casaday,
state budget efficiency commissioner,
returning today from trip of inspec-
tion of state institutions, declared
that he found sentiment favorable on
the Western Slope for moving to Grand
Junction the Western State Normal
school now located at Gunnison. BE
said Grand Junction offers a site free
and would provide facilities for the
moving.
In the event the school is moved,
the Gunnison buildings would be used
as summer school.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-01-23
NO OLD AGE PROBLEM HERE
Indians of the Andes Mountains Kill
Those of Race Who Reach
Fatefui Limit. 4

High in the Businesses of the Andes
mountains of Peru there lives a race
which sets an age limit and kills all
of it's people who reach the Hateful
mark. In each village an official Is
appointed to terminate the careers of
persons who live too long.
Different communities, however,
have different ideas as to what limit
should be placed on human existence.
In some places the only duty of the
eNecutioner appears to be to secure
the presence of a man at his own flu
neral in the Stitle role" If person
becomes so i'll that his funeral becomes
certainty in the near future, a date
is fixed for the same. and if the lead
ing figure shows a disposition to be I'M
punctual, the village eXecutioner takes
the matter in hand.
The Andes natives are of Indian
descent possibly from the Quichau
Indians, according to scientists. They
live i'm adobe novels and are said never
to remove their clothing. They are
very shy and have no diversions aside
from chewing coca leaves, from which
modern scientists extract cocaine.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-01-23
TAKES HIGH RANK AS CRITIC
ker's Virtues as Writer-Fear-
less and Stimulating.

If one were to choose one word that
was to sum up all of Huneker's vir-
tues, one would say that he was re-
freshing, writes Norman L. Byrne in
Scribner'S. He was an ineStimable
breath OF fresh air that deranged the
musty rooms of criticism grown
didactic and lifeleSs. Life and vigOr
were typified by his style-a sheen Of
sparkling phrases set in rhythmical
prose that borrowed much from his
musical training
He was well versed in the seven
arts, and if his knowledge of some of
them was not always profound, his
love of them was sincere, and the
manner in which he criticized each
one in terms of the~other is a contin-
ued delight to his reader. His taste,
entirely European in character, was
rarely at fault. He was taken in by
some things that were ephemeral, yet
he rarely failed to notice each rising
star Of genius His defense was fear
less and his article always stimulat-
ing Never didactic. never pedantic, If
he was found wanting in philosophical
ballast he did possess that sense OF
esthetic value that the scholar too
often lacks and that the, critic must
have. That was Huneker's forte-his
taste and his verye.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-01-23
Lincoln School
District No. 1O7

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Sweesy were
callers at the Schablin home Tuesday
evening.
We held our Junior Town meeting
last Friday afternoon. After con-
Quoting the business matters, the
eighth graders held a debate on the
question, "Can person live a sue
cessful life without High Schoo,
education" The negative side won.
Maria Panitzke has been absent two
weeks on account Of the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Jensen ana
daughter Alice, and Miss Kothlow
were Tuesday evening callers at the
Dave Dennistoun home.
The third grade have begun learning
the poem "Heawatha" in Language
class. During their Industrial PERIOD
they have been cutting free hand pic
lures of Hiawatha, wigwams and rab-
bits, which they are going to mount
on posters.
Those receiving 100 in Spelling last
week were, Earl Bruell, Marguerite
Barrett, Borghild Keholm, Karl Rad
datz, Billie Sweesy and Mabel Sweesy.
The eighth grade have composed a
school song. We sing it to the tune
of "On Wisconsin"
On oh Lincoln! On oh Lincoln!
We are doing fine:
Come to school and don't be tardy-
We always are on time;
On oh Lincoln! On oh Lincoln!
Working for name,
Work! boys and girls,
And we shall win our fame.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-01-23
HOW SOUND is TRANSMITTED
Vibration Of the Air Brings II to the
Ear-Travels Faster in Summer
Than in Winter.

Sound is transmitted to the ear
by the vibration of the air. When
one particle of air is made to vibrate
1t sets the adjacent particles to vi
brating, and SO sound wave, if not
INSTRUCTED, passes in all directions
from the sounding body. The calcu-
lated velocity of sound in the air
when the temperature is at freezing
point is 915.69 feet per second. When
the temperature increases. sound
travels faster, and the rate has been
calculated at little more than one
foot per second for each degree of
rise in Fahrenheit's thermometer.
Contrary TO popular belief, sound
travels faster in summer than in
winter, and in warm than in cold
climates. 1t might be thought that
sound would travel more slowly
through a dense atmosphere. but the
elasticity increases as rapidly as the
density, and, therefore, the velocity
of sound is not affected by varying
density. The velocity of sound in
water, when at the greatest density, is
4,707.4 feet per second. The expert
ments by which this velocity was de-
termined were made by NJ. Callaodin.
in 1926. across the Lake of Geneva,
from Role to Thonon, distance Of
about nine miles Water, therefore.
transmits sound four times as fast as
air does.