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in S'unWtleA in oast Soutopigbt; TUBS- fftlr, rising In 6ast por- HOT ONB A business investigator reports too iqu.cn office floor space. Maybe that's duo -to too many feet being on desks. THE GrBEELEY REPTJBMCAN 50 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS GREELEY, COLORADO MONDAY, SEPTEMBER, 30, 1929 AFTERNOON EDITION WEEKLY TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1871) Ireeley Will lave Natural Gas jby Jan. 1 Field To Supply City Ingle of Greeley Gas and Company; Ra.te Assures ings to Consumers, He Gas. Fuel company lias a contract for natural, gas, the available 'in Greeley by Jan.

ibert Ingle, manager, of the local announced Monday. i contract Is with the Standard, of, Colorado which now Si, the rapidly developing Ber- Held which is about 25 miles West of Berthoud field lias been ex- and reexanitned by competent sts with satisfactory It July after'we became convinced. Here is. a practically unlimited sure supply of natural gas. that the contract," Mr.

Ingle it the proper time the Greeley Gas nel cpmpany, will apply.to,the Iley city council for a franchise to lbute natural gas here," Mr. Ingle rate at which natural gas is there will 'be'- on a parity with I) at which other Colorado cities gas. The rates will as- gas users very substantial over the cost ot artificial gas. be a'rate passed upon and ap- Iji by the Colorado state public Mr. Ingle said.

i Arrive at forger, Town er Martial Law Legion Commander iti Paul V. State Vegetable and Fruit Inspectors Barred from Giving Opinion on Price of Product Seen Questionnaire Shows Inspectors in the Colorado sta.te fruit and vegetable inspection service are ot allowed to-dlscuss the market price of the products they inspect or to at- amp't to set price differential between the several grades, Dr. B. 0. Aylsworth declares in the answer to a questtonallro on the Inspection serv' ent hlnvby B.

of the state board of agriculture. The Questlonalre was agreed upon a method of setting at rest some dis- uted questions In regard "to the new ompulsory inspection system. That tha questlonafre should be pub- ished In newspapers of the potato rowing districts was a part ot the nderstanding. me questions propounded, by Mr. Bliss and the answers of the director markets, who heads the Inspection ervice, follow: September 26, 1929 What Is the specific duty ot the Prult antf Vegetable Inspection S.er- vlce? Ans.

To inspect and certify as to grade certain fruits and vegetables. "2. What vegetables come under the McNutt Says Ship Building Should Go On (Assoclatod'Press). 'Sept. 30--Brig.

Gen. waiters, who'headed lof state troops who. arrived: frpm 1 Worth, officially -declared- Bor- sjder martial law-at 9 a. today minute after Wolters from the troop train, he reac proclamation of Governor Dan ly which state.d.'-that martial law- for Bprger af Sept 28. The general carried reclamations frbnl the state ex e.

eruor Moody ord.cred all offlc spended except" thg mayor, the ttorney, the city commissioners is justice ot the'peace- and point the lawlessness that has exist Borger. My-four soldiers of the Texas guard were on the train, 14 torn were officers, proclamation named- General ra, executive general; Captain W. Naylor, executive officer; In Fred W. Ediniston, adjutant; el Luis Davidson, provost mar- Major Clarence E. as- provost marshal; Major Harry tason, assistant to the provost: ial; Lieutenant Colonel Taylor ls, quartermaster and finance official proclamations ordered iptalns of all state ranger con- its in the Borger territory to re- lo the, commanding officer imme- ly.

general order by Cap- aylor, the possession, selling or nging of firearms and amniunl- were prohibited the af- area except by permission of litary Authorities, tlier order prevents state rang- the district attorney from in- ng with the calling of persons the military provost court. Any arrested for vagrancy will be i over to' the civil courts or the iry provost court for trial, an- order reaoT. 8er, Sept. (men were route! here to- undoubtedly with tho notice Governor Moody had placed the.i and under martial law, while, Texas rangers here inves- ag tho assassination of District ley John A. Holmes, fifteen days rrested Mayor Glenn A.

Paco on of "causing" a state witness Charles case to town. militiamen, about 100 officers left Fort Worth on a. spe- rain and were due here at 5 a. m. Their departure was un- efl, tearing out Governor ly's recent statement that in the troops were sent there, tneir ar- Ittmld signalize the proclamation llltary rule.

Associated Press) Louisville, Sept. 30--Until an agreement for real naval parity is reached, America's cruiser building program should be continued, said Paul V. McNutt, "national commandoi of, the American Legion, in his anuua report made public at the opening ses sion of the organization's national con vehtiou here Asserting that the legion stands for movements to make permanent peace more certain, Commander McNut added that until such methods are found and accepted all "this nation must provide a complete defense ,14 any contingency." ''Under present conditions," 'he con policy of p.arlty with oth er powers is essential, to complete, de tense. Such parity must be real par ity rather than. parity.

If 1 Is possible to achieve such' parity by agreement rather thanly competitiv armament, the policy of, the. American Legion is to. support such. move Until: such an agreement-4s- reaeHeT the cruiser building program 'ghoul be continued." The- American tho 'com inander said in another part of th must confine itself to thos matters which, affect veterans of th world war and their dependents an to "avoid non-partisan questions policy." He said the legio had been asked to further man causes which', altho worthy, did no concern the veterans as such, direc ly. Ho added that the legion shoul present a united front and that one a decision is made by a properly ai thorlzed body" it is the duty of ever legionnaire to' support that decision Discussing the failure of the na tional hospital bill, the report pointe out that more than 52,000 world wa veterans are receiving compensatlo for, neijro-psychlatrlc disability.

are told by experts," it added, "tha the p'eak of. the neuro-psychiatrlc Ida will be reached until 1947., "The month old report of the actln medical director of the veterans reau contains the information tha 20,378 ex-service men are hospitalize for mental illness and xiat of these 7,217 have been hospitalized without authorization of the bureau in state, county, city and private institutions. "Our survey shows, on Aug. 1, that 2,243 neuro-psychiatrlc veterano, aside from thoso in non-governmental instt tutions are awaiting hospitallzation today. The conclusion is obvious.

The hospital facilities of the government are not adequate. "I believe it to be the duty of this convention to take 'a determined stand on tHese matters and prepare to carry ils fight for adequate hos- pitalizatlon to a successful conclu- iompulsory grading and inspection aw. "Ans. Carlot shipments of potatoes, mions and cabbage, "3. What change' was made in the inspection law by the last "Ans.

Carlot Inspection of potatoes, onions and cabbage was made com- Odd Fellows and Rebekahs To Meet Here State Sessions To Open Oct. 14 in Greeley; Numerous Halls To Be Utilized To House Hundreds of Delegates and Guests Local committees are this week rounding out details of arrangements for the annual convention of I. O. 0. F.

and Rebekah lodges to be held In Greeley during the first four days of the week, beginning Monday, Oct. 14, and closing on Thursday, Oct. 17.. Besides the 400 or 50Q authorized delegates and officers who are sure Expansion Brings New Worry in, Street Drainage v. City and county have a new drainage problem the result of the rapid building up of south Groeley.

Less than half an inch ot rain Sunday evening transformed the street and state road near the air port and the greenhouses into a frog pond. Water flowed across the road. A heavy down pour of 1.5 to two Inches, such as occasionally falls here, would do considerable damage. Complaints have ulready been received from property owners. Boulder County To Secure Rothrock Land for Highway Boulder county will resort to con.

demnatton proceedings to obtain a right of way for the new Improved highway between Brie and Longmont. The county was unable to como to an agreement with John Hothrock ot Denver for a 40 foot right ot way across the Rothrock ranch which is west of Brie and will begin court action at once. Business Men Ask Council To Take Over Air Field, Placing Greeley on Continental Route pulsory instead of optional with the to attend, from 1,600 to 2,000 others, shippers. Also, a shipping certificate induaing Odd Fellows and their fam- to be attached to bill of lading so that the receiver will know what trade the government has placed on Us purchase. Attorney General to Prosecute "Any one knowing ot any violation of this law may bring the matter to the attention of the district attorney whose duty it will be to bring action under the law, which prescribes penalty for such a violation.

"In -regard to this point I attach lerewith a copy of the attorney general's opinion. "4. Do the inspectors or ofticers of director of markets undertake to prescribe what price differential shall be made between grade No, j. and produce below'that grade? "Ans. No.

The inspection service only Inspects and certifies, the "6. What instruction is given inspectors as to giving out information and (Continued on page 2) llles, are expected to attend at least one day during the convention. Representatives of tho 165 I. 0. 0.

F. and 160 Hebekah lodges in Colorado will be present. Visitors are expected to begin arriving as early as Saturday night, Oct. 12. Convention headquarters have been designated as the Canifield hotel and accommodations are being sought in local hom.es, the rental rate decided upon including a charge of for one person per night 4nd for two persons' per night.

Large Membership Iti County There are nearly 1,600 'men In Weld county who are members of some branch of -tho'lf- O. organization as well as from 1,000 to 1,200 Rebek- ahs. Another meeting of the local exec- litlve committee was to be held Monday evening. The complete program will bo ready this week, it was do- The' 'Grand 'podge of Colorado, I. 0.

Reversed by Court (Associated FrcgiO Denver, Sept. A "home city a public utility, cannot assess individual property owners for the cost of improvements when such Improvements rebound chiefly to the benefit of the city as a utility, the supreme court held today. The court reversed the judgment of the Larimer county district court, Judge Claude C. "Coffin presiding, In the, case of J. B.

Watson, et al vs. the City of- Fort Collins, and remanded it with Instructions to the lower court to revise the assessments on paving on Whedbee street, in which the paving of a strip nine feet wide occupied by the street railway company was involved. The city created an improvement district for paving purposes Including Whedbee street on which the, plaintiff, Watson, a'nd his co-plaintiffs owned property. The street railway, travers- ng the street, Is municipally owned. The city assessed against et al, the cost of paving the street, including the nine-foot strip, on a frontage basis.

The supreme court hold no special benefit redounded to property owners but did to the city itself as a utility. In the instant case, said the court, the city was act- ng not as a municipal corporation but as a public utility. i i fiuanibnveMioji; at the Elks hall here on Tuesday, Oct. 15 and wlll.continue for three days. On Monday there, will be a one-day session, of the Grand Encampment al the I.

O. 0. F. hall. This hall will also be the site on Monday evening pf the Department Council of Patri archs Militant, or Canton The Rebekah Assembly will open Its three day session on Tuesday al the Masonic temple, though school of instruction and special sessions which will be open to all Rebelcahs, will be held Monday at the temple.

Whoopee on Wednesday The fun organization, Ancient Mys(Continued on page 9) Trade Holds atHighMark in Bank Area (Associated Prc Kansas City, Sept. a sharp decline in crop, prospects because ot a near drouth, industry a.nd trade In the tenth federal bank.u}|s trict continued at tivity during August and September Tho monthly review ot the; Issued today saidr'that trade showed less than its customary slackening. September, business was declared to have opened a higher plane than last year. Aggregate credit outstanding at re porting member banks was Yep.orte August 7 as $715,688,000, amount recorded for any Weekly re porting date for nine years, The credit volume declined during" Sub sequent to 5704,040, '000 on Sept. Check In cities, for wtfekS Sept Prince of Freckles 100 Men at Chamber of Commerce i Hear'Alfred Swan Discuss Aviation; Believed Adequate '--muio oy Ulley.

RAY WINCHESTER Eleven years old on Aug, 11, 1929, honor student at Fort. Lupton public schools, retiring by nature, healthy, red-haired, freckled and tho son ot Mr, and Mrs. B. O. Winchester of Fort Lupton--that was Ray Winchester when 'lie arrived in Greeley Wednesday Sept.

11, to attend tho Weld county Junior fair? did not enter Qf tho sports events that afternoon but when a special contest for the most freckled boy or girl in Weld county was announced, Ray was in the front row. The contest had been made to order him, for with his several thousand set off to advantage by red liair and a green cap, judges selected lilin as Wel'd county's "Prince Freckles" In short order. Hay there is one thing which. keep from entering 'the Without a dissenting vote 100 Greeley- business and professional men asked the Greeloy city council to take over the Greeley air field at a. dinner held under Chamber of Commerce auspices Monday noon.

Action followed a very interesting address on aviation and Its relation to Greeley by Rev. Alfred Swan. Swan told' In soine detail what San Diego, and what Colorado cities have done to develop airport facilities. The speaker pojnted out that Oree- ley by prompt action may place herself on the most Important midcon- ttnental north and south air route in the United States. Telling of the danger that tho air mall route will bo finally moved west of Greoley it tho city does not net, Mr.

Swan said, "I will now propose the slogan for Groeley 'They shall not pass'." He explained that Groeley would deserve to be tho laughing stock of the state It slie threw away the natural advantage ot her position. He declared that the city needs more of the spirit of Josephine Callahan, a girl born without arms who learned to drive 'her plane with her feet and who crashed to her death last week. 'Sitting around and just talking will never advance aviation much," tho minister said. Grelgg and McArthur Applauded Postmaster D. R.

Greigg and D. R. McArthur were heartily applauded when they cleared up a canard about the present airport. Story had been circulated that Mr. McArthur, after leasing the airport site to the city under an option to buy at $16,000, had secretly sold tho water that gPes with the place.

It was explained that the Water was sold after the airport association had been, consulted and with the understanding that any from the water will be deducted by McArthur from the cost of buying 'the airport. Swan said that because of the Greeley Realtors Get Posts iii State Group 'Colorado Springs, Sept. A. Morgan and Thomas M. Welsh, estate men of Greeloy, were elected to position's on the Colorado Association of Heal Estate boards, at the closing sessions of the body here Saturday.

Morgan was 'elected, to the board ot. directors while Welsh) was designated as state councillor. B. Calmer Gallup of Denver was elected president and Denver was' selected as the 1930 convention city. ir, great sprawling oil town Bother officers elected'were! Ralph ti.m-'mtia inntr i Austin, La Ju'uta I Balzar, Colorado Springs; B.

Mabray, Sterling, and Frank R. Holloranj Pueblo, vice presidents'; D. 0. Burns, Denver, treasurer; Crockett, Pueblo; W. Flanders, Longmont; R.

R. Williams, Pueblo and W. P'. Fort Collins, fOl RCK I a two-mile long main up in 'three years from a bald p'rairie, was relatively I tonight, except for the suppression felt since the Holmes 'slay- subsequent arrival 01 rangers, I charges'of criminal-conspiracy fen city and county officers and aultant shadow ot martial law had been seen for flays, or Pace made $3,000 bbnd be- M. Wood, county judge, soon ils arrest and was freed' pending Inary hearing tbmo'rrow.

J. W. Aldrlch made the arrest omplalnt lodged by his superior, a Frank Hamer. Witness, S. E.

Broome, was held Jail at Canadian, some miles Hale was charged with kilHng Hartln, December 23, 1926, in an 1 "beer joint." ace were found guilty, a sen'- ot from two to years could iessed. TRIBUNE'S NEW PHONE NUMBERS NEWS, SOCIETY, AND EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS Advertising, Want Ad's, Subscriptions, Print Shop Pair Injured Wheit Car Strikes Tralii at Eaton Crossing James D. Cummins and Gene Frazier, both employees of the'Trlbune caped death Saturday evening when their car ran into -a freight train at Baton after the pair had been on a duck hunting expedition. Cummins is in the Greeley hospital suffering from a broken right knee cap while Frazler escaped with superficial cuts and bruises. The car in which they were riding was completely wreclced.

Returning from ot Baton where they had been hunting at about 7:30 o'clock Cummins, who- was driving ran onto tho train just as it crossed the intersection on the old Greeley- Eaton route just south and east of Eaton. As the train pulled across the road Cummins noticed It and swerved to the south running along the right ot way with the The right side of the car crashed Into tho train, then Jumped a deep ditch along side the highway and finally crashed against a telephdne post. Frazier was thrown against the windshield but the.nonbreakable glass held altho being, badly shattered, thus savirig the man'serious cute. Cummins evidently was thrown against the cowl of the car where his knee was cut. An x-ray taken Monday mrnlng revealed that the knee cap was broken, and Cummins 'Will probably be at the hospital for some time.

Altho the hunters had no empty shells In their car, persons who went to get the machine after tho found three shells had been exploded Beans evidently by the force of the Impact. unions, No. Oral Arguments on Tunnel Case Heard by Supreme Court (Associated Press) Denver, Sept. arguments-i in the appeal of the suit of the Denver Land company against the Moffat tunnel commission, seeking to restrain the commission from certifying present and future tax levies to the assessors of the various counties within the tunnel district were heard before the supreme court today. The case is an appeal from the district court of Greeley.

W. W. Grant attorney for the land company, attacked the validity of. the. Motfat tunnel supplemental' bonds.

The suit involves the legality of bonds, which have already been sold. He said the legislature placed a limitation of on 'the cost of the tunnel, and declared that while the law apparently has granted the tunnel commission the right to make special levies, these" levies were not authprlzed for construction, but only for- the purpose of making up any deficit pay the interest on the original $6,720,000 authorized by the legislature. One-third to Half Inch of Rain Here From one third- to nearly -one half inch and at Eaton.it over Sunday. Measurement at tno Greeley sugar factory was .42 of one inch and at Eaton itw as .07 for Sept. 28 and .30 for Sept.

29. The rain was Jieavler for several miles south of Greeley than It was In town. Beet digging was delayed Monday morning. Sugar company officials said there are beets on hand to tide over a considerable wet spell. It remained Cloudy Monday morning.

"4-werer smaller-'by per dent than in tha preceding weeks, Which periot showed heavy July movement of grain and livestock, but showed an Increas ot 11.8 per cent over the correspond Ing five weeks in 1928. Department of commerce reports indicated crop prospects declined sharply betweeen August 1 and September 1, as a result of a nearly nation-wide drouth. On the whole, farm production in this district was expected to be 10.3 per cent below the average of the preceding years. Crops 89.7 Per Cent of Normal Percentage of all crops In the district was forecast Sept. 1 as 89.7 per cent, compared to August prediction of 97 per cent.

The decline ot prospects in the tenth district was particularly severe in corn. The Sept. 1 forecast was 376,167,000 bushels was 94,956,000 bushels less than the August 1 estimate, and 144,078,000 bushels less than the total production in ,1928. There also were declines in August In the prospect for grains, sorghums, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, tame hay, broom corn, apples; peaches and Production in -other industries was reported as continuing at a high level tor the season. Output ot flour, crude oil, coal, cement and zinc and lead ores showed Increases over July, and save for small decreases in production pf soft coal and cement, each- of these' branches of industry reported a larger output than a year ago.

Livestock Receipts Vary Unusually light receipts of cattle and unusually heavy receipts of hogs for August, and lower and irregular prices ot meat animals, featured the livestock situation. Cattle receipts of 364,212 at six reporting markets during the month less than July, 62,344 less; tran In August last year, and the ligh.6st receipts or any -August on record dating back to Hbg receipts of included .97,120 hogs received at packers' 1: yards In Kansas 130,726 less than in July, but 79J789 more than 'iri August a year Meat Packing Declines Meat packing operations declined during the month, in line with decreased supplies of livestock. The slaughter of cattle and sheep was slightly below the record for tho same (Continued on page 2) fair do so If his younger' brother, Billy Glen, three, develops many more freckles, for Billy Glen, is already a contest at. tho Weld Junior It will be useless, to, layout the air field it is very satis- a i nn t- tt- I How Ray and Billy came' by their I rectlon of the wind. Mr.

ecklos Is no secret. Mrs. Winches- "eves that the Present port LOCAL BUYERS PAY TO FARMERS Potatoes, 1- Cabbage, No. 1 Wheat Barley Oati Saturday, Sept. 28 $1.65 to $1.75 11.40 ,60 -I 1 JtS.

Herdman Company Has Kress Contract for Electric Work The Herdman Electee company of Qreeley has been awarded tho contract for 4 the electrical work in the new S. H. Kress building. Tho job Is one ot the largest to be awarded here for several years. of demplishing tho old buildings on the Kress site is going on 'rapidly.

It is expected that tho general contractor, T. G. Rowland, of Salt Lake -City will start excavating as soon as the ground Is cleared. The basement goes down 13 feet belpw the sidewalk level. The plumbing and heating contract for tho building has not been awarded yet.

freckles Is no sec: ter had a few herself when she was in her "teens." Ray Winchester Is now In the sixth grade at tho Fort Lupton schools. Last year he never missed being on the honor roll for scholarship and was not absent nor tardy during the entire school term. Grover Has Two-Day RodeoEntertainment Grover, Sept. days of high riding rodeo events were brought to a close here Saturday night with a big dance at which more than 100 people attended. It is estimated that 150 people were on hand for the rodeo events Saturday during the afternoon.

Ernest Anderson, who sustained a broken leg the first day while directing the repairing of a corral, and Joe Carroll were In charge of the celebra- Paul Grain, Joe Miller and Bill Do- Ian were among the heavy winners in the events for the two days. Crala and Miller finished first and second, respectively, both days In the broncno bucking. Dolan won tho calf roping on Friday but was bested by John Eubank on the second day. Complete winners for the events on both days follow: Bucking: Friday: Paul Grain, Joe Miller and Paul Carney; Saturday: Paul Grain, JOe Miller and Frank Ray. Calf roping: Friday: Ernest McLaugh- Un, John Saturday: John Eubank, Bill Dolan and Joe Miller.

Bareback riding: Friday: Bill Dolan, Paul' Crain, HI Ward and R. Olander, tied for third; Saturday: Harold Woodland, Paul Carey. Judges of the events were Burdett Bush, Joe Filer, and John Eubank, Meeker Museum To Open on Tuesday Meeker Memorial museum Is to be: opened to the public on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 2 o'clock, and will be open thereafter each week day from 2 to 5 o'clock, according to announcement pf the curator, A. B- Copeland.

While some articles In, the museum collection haye not yet been put into condition for Inspection, a largo collection has been made. factory despite the fact that it includes Pnly 70 acres. The port Is shaped and provides a good runway for heavy ships regardless of the dl- Swau be- will be adequate, and satisfactory for a number of years to come. The Has Lease Agreement airport association has Ford Says Wonlen Will Leave Offices New Ford predict!) the disappearance of women frbm In' dustry. In the Pictorial Review he says they don't want to think much; they prefer to take orddrs; They are nPt precise.

NOTICE TO Greeley City Subscribers It tho carrier falls to leave your Tribune, callTEo oftlce before 7 o'clock and one will bo brought to you. PHONE 6 agreement from the owners for a five- year extension of the lease at the present rental. The old lease will expire In five years. Rental of tli airport is now paid by the city and county Jointly. Each pays $615 a year.

It the field is taken over about a year operating and maintenance cost now met by the United States must he assumed. Tho government will donate the $4,000 worth of high class equipment it now has on the field. The government is insisting that It be relieved of the expense of maintaining the port. As soon as it. is tak- on over by the city the field will bo available for all commercial uses.

These uses are explicitly forbidden as long as it remains a -government port. If the ctiy takes over the port, however, the field does not lose any advantage which it now lias as a government emergency Held. Mail Plane from Salt Lake City Forced Down Salt Lake City, Sept. Boeing eastbound mail plane with Pilot Bungo at the controls, was forced down at Fort Douglas, east of here, soon after 5 o'clock this morning by motor trouble. Dodging high 'tension lines and a radio tower, the pilot made a safe landing without injury to himself or damage to the plane.

GreeleyHomesteader Dies after Residing Here Over 45 Years John M. Michael, 75, for many years a resident ot Greeley died Saturday evening in the Greeley hospital. He lived on a farm seven miles-southwest of Gree.ley having homesteaded tho place in 1884 upon coming to Weld county from Pennsylvania. Mr. Michael is survived by his widow, by" one daughter, Mrs.

S. 0. Egner, ot Denver, and a granddaughter, Miss Mlohelena Parkinson, Two brothers also survive him, William ,0. Michael of Evans and the Rev 1 George Michael of Minn. Mr.

Michael was a member of the Odd Fellows -and of the Woodmen of the World. He had been a member of Park Congregational "church for 43 years. He wag born in Monroe county, Pennsylvania on Nov. 8, 1854, and was reared there. He decided to go west at the age ot 32 and picked Weld county for his fuluro home.

In 18S4 ho married Sarah R. Sherwood of Mouroe county, Penn. Mr. Michael was the son of John Michael who with three brothers camo to America from Germany in the early part of tho nineteenth century tinfl settled in Monroe county whore their land has been handed down froin dno generation to tho next. Funeral services will bo hold Wednesday afternoon at 2:80 i.

ni. from tho Macy ohapol. Rav. Alfred Swan will ottlciata.