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THE BMLY Yesterday 's Press Run 6,1 42 HTML Weather for Colorado 1'iMfdln), With I-ocal Thundershower, Tonight ni Wednesday 'Little Change In Temperature GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1, 1933 SINGLE COPIES 5c NO. 253 VOL. XL. 14 PAGES TODAY KARL C. SCHUYLER DIED LAST MIGHT, Ifty, SEN.

JOHNSONS YOUNGER SON 1SASUICIDE Fired Bullet Through His Heart During Night; Wife Divorced Him June 13 C. F. I. CO. DEFAULTS ON INTEREST PAYMENTS; GOES INTO RECEIVERSHIP Payment of Nearly A Million Due on Bonds August 1, Would Have Depleted Reserve Beyond the Danger Point, Say Directors Ten Men Sent to Hospitals in Pennsylvania's Strike Zone, from Bullets and Tear Gas mums prove fatal to FORMER U.

S. SENATOR AND REPUBLICAN PARTY LEADER VLfll Known Coloradoan Succumbed In New York To Injuries Received While Walking in Central Park, July 17; Gave Assumed Name to Keep Knowledge of Ills Injuries from Friends Johnson Suggests $5 Tax on All Cars This Year and 1931, While Small County, Bloc Would All Luxuries to Raise Needed Funds; Special Session Convenes Tomorrow (AMMUltd Prtrt Lsewd Wirt Brownsville, Aug. Gunfire and tear gas tent 1 9 men to hospital tn the atrlk ion of aouthwesters Pennsylvania today the walkout spread to other mins In th dlatrkT. Six men were ahot In a brush I between strikers and deputy sheriff at th Star Junction mine of th H. C.

Frick Uoko company. A 'or of other suffered from tear gas, At the FrPk Colonial No. I mine nr Grindstone; vene: of recurring disorder tn th last week, two Wen were eftol and Is other seriously burned by tear ion each Miners In Allegheny, Bashing- jgj, 206,666 $10 In Tax (XrtwHted Denver, sotomohl! ersl etlee program Ion of the of direct and The got would earh aotcwwot.tJ 11,466.606 each Pr la win) i The governor hed previously Aug, 1 A fist tax no annoumed he would propose a rplcd the gen- sale tax to flnem direct end tax In Governor John--work rilef In Colorado. Consld-son'a for th eperisl se-irab eppoeition to this levy ha seneral asvembly as a (developed since the governor a an-mesne raising money to ftnsnc nouMremer.t and It I believed he work rlf plan uge4 the new )wy In order erhoFtfltTOTlBrvd hw -lev w-vol4--on tc ovacs y4n JLh -Jpfr. recommend a tax of 5 cisl eion.

Governor Johnson lor 1232 to rslse for iA of a part of the and a fist tax of 110 s'st gtaoiln tag receipt to ft-ob car tn JIM to rats nance a highway program, the In Hu oT a nrr.mwxtmum yit wh)h i set at 126 (Associated Press Leased Wire.) N'(w York, Aug. 1. C. Schuyler, former United guf senator-from Colorado. arfpubiican leader of that )y snd a leading authority on mining law, died last' night In a New York hospital of injuries he incurred in an auto-innbre arcident July 17.

With him at the time of his death his widow, his son, Karl, and Eugene Milliken of ja-riwr, his business assoriate. Mr. Schuyler was walking in Central park when he was truck by a car driven by Frank Spangnoli, His skull and whM were fractured and he incurred internal injuries. Siatiynoli was not held after the accident, but police last nixht aid he would be asked to appear in homicide court. Mr Hi hityW itntf her son, o- 2 (tfi.

4 ih arcldent by long-dla-tn- telephone, left Denver for be vrk on July IS, The for ff.r senator was unconscious for 24 hours before he died snd for th it 12 hours was under an or. yen tent. Mr Schuyler was president of the Kinney-Costal Oil company md director of the Denver Ns-tmnsl bank. He wss ertlve In Lib. erty Loan drives during the wsr rrmmunlty Chest work In recent yesrs, It plsnned to take the body to Denver tndsy.

(AaveUM Cress Lesset lr Hillsboro, Aug. 1 Archibald Mr Johnson, younger son of United Btste Henator Hiram W. Johnson of California, committed suicide by shooting at hi bom bore early today, Johnson ws divorced by hi wlf at Reno June 13, and ah alnc has remarried In Chit ago. The body a found about 3 a. by th butler, who notified au- thcrcKiwe Henator Johnson wa on bis way here from Ban Francisco at th time the gulrids bernm known.

Johnson, the younger of th senator two ron, wehot through the heart. He left two note, addressed to hi mother and hla father. He was a practicing attorney In San FrancUro, where hi older brother, Hiram, also la a lawyer, Hillsboro polk aided by fiena-tr Johnson launched an Immediate Investigation. The senator was aummoned herefrom San Franela-eo. The body waa In a chair In the living room, A revolver waa nearby, The to notes, both sealed, were on a table.

SHAKE DOWN RATHER THAN A KIDNAPING Hollywood Scare Proves To Be Attempted Plot; Confesses After Grilling (Aseoetatri press Use 4 Win.) Los Angeles, Aug. 1. Hollywood a rich movie colony bat had a kidnaping s-are, but Jt a only an extortion or ahakedow plot of paper thlonees. And if Mr. Charle Pretty Boy) Floyd, the killer who fr-Tura to fag 2.

CoL 3 ion Ion and Armstrong coimtie joined money would be collected by 660.666, th federal government th wilkoat, 4diRf hlf BuniLerg urk I Iho prorjd $,990,009 la tn mora taa in whtfb lha (iddiMon to tb provrtm t)t vndbtls aad tirtUk raU fur tfet xadUur of to I Mina worhm by tht fotintf rom Janetkrn n.curred after jirlk'rt tBl Governor Ray Talbot tmervf.wjng a 6 of no Hcgl.la'crv I am convinced Tfeey jir.terriewlng member nf the n- htrmntlT Tmml wev. J' b. special a (0 wJr.ht B0CB pierion as aoon aa tcrtwble. gunf-ght between wtriker and tomorrow. four unidentified men (n the dark-j waa underwtocM that despt'a Viil aomething unforewe ne before dawn on a road governor a that a happen, the governor expect th th Colonial four me general aie tax maur will be ompi It rg In a car fired tr gaa hil and iintrodared la the hous ef repre-Hhl 16 4y or two a two picket wtr bumwd so sever- 'tenta'lre.

Governor Johnson not shared by iy they wer taken to hospital. he believed th ee tax had tr1 legleiaiov lu'ervlewe-J a. ter Between 266 and 466 strikers fifty-fifty ehanre of. pa eg In referring t'k the governor, picketed th Mine No, jthe house. Tr opinion wes based Jlepreetiv Hye As-16 of th FlMiburgh Coal rom- on conference wl'h viriou boos (nT dmoert, of fUsde, sd pwey today la aa effort to pr- member.

He sad he bed not he preferred to hear th gover uad 1,409 a there to to a aufflrient number of nor mMg before he mad aay them, senator to judge what might hap- aa to lb worh tb Th miners quit work despite pen to aueft a tnearijr la tb ritj wod accomplish. Tura to Fag 3, CoL I Turn to Fag II, CoL 2 WORKING HOURS, SALARIES AND EMPLOYMENT BEING REVISED BY MERCHANTS Meeting of Groups of Grand Junction Concerns Held Yesterday and Today; Many Working Under Recovery Code, Others Awaiting Adoption of Na tional Code; Meeting of -Mesa County Women Tomorrow; Emblem Blazing Forth from Main Street Windows large blocks of the C. F. A I'a, wtorka and bonds. The company Mlnnequa plant at Pueblo produced It first tel In April, 13.

The company wa then known as the Colorado Coal Iron company, It waa merged tn October, 122. with the Colorado Fuel company assuming Ita present nsm at that time. In pre-Jepreitoiryefii. 4b company gross receipt fer a stngl year amounted to as much II 135,600,666 and Us net earn 1ngLfrm operation averaged around 15,666.606 annually In peak year. WMSM ANNIVERSARY OF COLORADO It Was On August 1, 1876, That Colorado Became the 38th State of the Union (iwOiM Pm LmM Win I Denver, Aug.

Colorado observed It 57th birthday today. It wa on August 1. 1176, l'iri on hundred years and a month after th Declaration of Independent we waned that the -Centennial was admitted as th 2th e'at In 1h nnlon. The day it a legal holiday and state office and bank war closed. The etetehouse, however, we th wen of activity a Governor Johneon, members of th legislature and other official prepared for th extraordinary aessien of th general assembly which will convene at oonn tomorrow, th first peclat aelon at nee 1232, Part of th present ttata of Colorado at time belonged to th territorte of Kan, New Mexico, and Utah and a large awttoa of the prer.t state one time claimed by th republic of Texas.

In 1851 th people Indicated preiferenc for a territorial government first and Robert Steel wa elected governor Of "Jefferson territory. In February 1161. Colorado territory waa organised wth th boundariee tab atantialiy th atm a those of the state today. TWO BRIDGES ON REDLANDS WASHED OUT Cloudbursts in Mountains Send Wall of Water Down Gulch, Washing Out Bridges (Touiburi'a la the mouata aa southwest of hre yesterday arising malted la the wanking eat ef two bridge on th on of them ea th main road. A wall of water.

by red-deni to th lrgt comic down the gulch In 15 ye- roered tc rough th gulch Jat below the hem of Charles Ramp, about Rr wile et of this fiy. Th Rood occurred about 7,39 yesterday evening Aaoteer bridf ea what I know as tb terth road wa aleb whed oat Tura to Fat IS. CoL AUTO MAGNATES (Assisted Press Lm4 Wlr 1 Denver, August default of the Internet on Ha bonds, due Auruat th Colorado Fuel Iron company went Into receivership today. Judge J. Foster Byrne of the District court, appoint'd AiLLlUT Roder.

president, as re celver for the 150,00 O.tJOT Torpor--atton. I 'H urines of th company will be cariled on at usual, under dl-t ruction of the court, Boeder aald. Application for a receiver waa made by a New York trust company, which holds a large block of the C. bonds. Interest on the bonds, due August wa defaulted yesterday at a meeting of th director of th C.

1. The Interest due. It was eaid, wa proxlmately 1460,660. Fred Farrar, general counsel for th company, admitted the New York bondholder' charge, that Interest had been demanded and refused, and th corporation contented to the equity receiver ahlp. A formal statement Issued by company officials tbt afternoon said, In part: "Idreetor of the C.

F. I. ba derided not to pay the m)-an-cut Of $194,471 flu August 1 09 It 32. 172.000 outstanding bonda, of which 127,828, 000 mature August 1. 1234.

Payment, la the board opln-; Ion, would deplete working rpl- tal to a point where the ronttnu-j anr of th eompany a a going concern would aerloualy Jeopardised. During th two end a half year the working cepltal baa been reduced more than 80 per cent largely result dU' cits from operations, which in the firat month of 1233 wr tls 154 440. -Accordingly 1 company baa consented to the appointment of receiver ujwm the application of a bondholder. The Rockefeller Interest own can canal through whkh th Impels! and vaileyt tn California would be aapplied with water. Referring to th Caspr-Alcv project, th secretary said tb approval wa given without reference to (Interstate! water rights Colorado, Wyoming anNebr-ka bar disputed over watr right on the North Platte.

Th approval aa snroadstion-! insofar a ter right of) Colorado and Nebraska are concerned, Dke remarked. The project It a wholly federal on and the entire sum approved will be available for ft. Work on th Casper-AJcoC project Is expected to begin "to tom measure," he said, within 19 day. (Awvtstsd Free tested Wirt New York, Aug. 1.

Concern for his friends led Karl Cortland huyler, former United States ininr from Col.rado, to give police sn assumed name when he fatally Injured by an automb bh eleven days ago. The 54-year-old lawyer and business man, a leading figure In for years, died last night it Lenox Hill hospital. When he struck In Central parJi last July IT fie told police that his nime ass James Everts, and police reported the accident. At the hospital, however, he as admitted under his right asms snd he later explained to an s-ioclate In Denver by telephone that he did not consider hts Injuries sefloni and did not want til friends to he unduly farmed. Th police report wjMtot cor-reefed until after hlsulcath.

The former senator was unconscious for 24 hours before he died snd for the list II hours was under oxygen tent. He wss president of the Kinney. Coastal Oil comgany snd a director the Denver National bank. was a republican and was ae-ttr in Liberty loan drives during the ar, and community chest work In more recent year. URSCHEL IS RETURNED TO HISFAMILY Kidnaped Oklahoma Oil Millionaire Released on Payment of Ransom; Silent on Amount Paid i kmnciti4 Pr ir Oklahoma City, Aug.

1. Chsrles P. Ursrhel, 40-year-old oil millionaire released by kidnaper today upon payment of an unannounced ransom, declared his Turn to Pag 14, Col. Tomorrow at I a a lot the 1e- of a'l a rlute in 24a coasty will be at the bav.her of Ccw mere At th a the rouaty wljj he divded into d'vri' wnh eoasaiteea from th stets a e'sN he.tg a i'j4 to reck It will be th duty rf these cr i to v)t ee-h firm thf district sad mshe a report to the jcjtjr-ester, C. Fcad.

and the Chamber rf romir.er a te th romp: ex ef th hs'ta tfc NR pea. la their rw-' jor they will l-st th ettf le'p h.red by the I rei atd also aa arte ef tl worker i M. Wood, gecyetary ef the Chamber rf Cow were. ea'I that 1 Tam te Fag 14. 5 Rsvisioq ef working knur, aai-arle aad employment I being mad by 11 Grand Josrtioa busi-new rnneern who plan tn cooperate wtth Prealdenl Rncevea la hi aatlonal recovery act.

Various line ef business have met or are meeting today to egrea ea th somber of worktrg hnr and also ea salary revisions. Ms ay ef th firms have already work under th NBA. plea, and the -Blue Eaale A. emblem jcaa be seu la the window ef numerous Main Street frm. Groapa wbfrb hv met are- dry good, ladiea' and meu a ready-to-wear ahopa.

sportits good atorea, hardware stnr, eato-mobii dealer end drugf.s's. Meeting! ef grocery $63,000,000 for Columbia River Power and Irrigation District, $22,700,000 to Wyoming Reclamation Project on Which Water Right is Disputed by Colorado era and restaaraat eweers wer held tbt after oca, Many ef tb Rrm who have I met have agreed husuev hour f-r hif e'ore. On group wGJ open at aay time ta the moreing land clo at -lt m. Th other group will not ant i 1.38 m. sad will close at I 19 pm.

All have agfed to keep us-til flock Fstgrday eve a) eg a. i The majority but a-t a.i tl lhoe a'gn'f the agreement a I working hoar have filed tk.r rert'ftrate of comr to the recovery c. Today ta jraiy window the A. emhiem re be e. and it ijc-4 to ae for foai virtually 14 per v.t of tb Greed Juarte hss'revi rw- tablwhmeati with.

a a few day. .312 5 iw ritw ef 14244 and III ts rjger dewa to 2 562. 11 a week ta 2t r.a, Nertk fiy-iU South Carelia, Ceorr. Fieri 4. Kr.tx' ky.

MsryUs 4, Ir.rnf ef claab-a. Tvstewwe. Aba. Arks-we. (twulH Press Lnm4 irt Washington, Aug.

1. Th public work administration allotted nearly 1108, 009, 6-t today to carry forward three of th outstanding public work project In the Cnited Ptat'a, th largest being M2.006.606 for the Grand Coulee dam project fortoer and irrigation on th Columbia river, approved last week by President Roosevelt. For th Casper-Aleova reclamation project 122.760,666 was allotted and an immediate allotment of 111.506,669 was mad for th nine foot channel on th upper Mississippi river. Eecretary Jckes, th administrator, raid the board did not today consider the proposed ed-AmerL 1 KARL C. SCHUYLER The former senator as horn in Colorado Springs 6 yesrs ago and from a beginning as a poor youth, who supported a wldosed mother, he struggled Upward until he gained fame as an attortey, won riches and finally becm a United States senator, although for only a 20-day term.

He was elect'd last fail to fill the unexpired term of the late Charles Waterman. He a candidate to fill the uaexplred trm and also for the Ton term but ii defeated for the latter by Senator Alva Adam. In 1129 he also was a candidate for the republican pomlnstlon for the senate but wss defeated by Vamuel D. Nb-holson. 1 of the Schuyler family emigrated from Holland to Amerl-Tnrn to Pag 2, Col.

I SYLVIA SIDNEY CALLS HER OWN PRIVATE STRIKE Calmly Walked Out on Incomplete Picture and Is Enroute to Europe; Re-Takes Expensive (AwnrlaM frets 4 Sir.) Hollywood, Aug, Sylvia Sidney, Theodore Dreiser heroin tn the Icturixation of bla noVels, has called her own little private atrtke on the atudto eound Turn to Page 12, Col. cation. In addition to these five th counties in the Grand Junction district are: Rio Banco. Garfield, Eagle. Pitkin, Gunnison, Montrose, LaPlata.

Ouray, San Miguel, San Juan, H'nstyri and Dolore. Yesterday home own- and raortgaga holders, all seeking further information concerning the corporation' loans and bonds, appeared from such point as Bed Cliff, Cortea, Durango, Glenwood Springs, and numerous other scattered points. Miss Burnett expressed gratification at the apparently favorable attitude being ebwn by many mortgage holder toward th corporation bonds. In most Instance, th mortgage holder will asked to accept th bond In exchange for their present security. 1 Becau of the detailed Infor-imatlrn demanded the loan ap- plications.

mot applicant are re-' injected to fill out the required blank at their leisure, returning It to the office in peraoipcr by I mall. MeMohh To FiimoU 0 EmpDoymeirati Him IHLetlaM 0 TBne Couamitoy Hour Reducing, Wage Raising Codes Ordered Into Immediate Effect in Stores, Big and Small From Coast to Coast; Eight Hours for Grocery Clerks, 40-Hour Week for Others; YVage Scales Are Fixed HUGH JOHNSON PREPARES CODE WITH Hundreds On Western Slope Applying For Home Owners Relief Itwmid Tnm Lw4 Wa) Aug 1 Seme fr- ttaent fa-t abrvut th wge rie agreement that late effect today for re- tire: Th ag-eat appU.ee ta fir- Itire. hardware, 'depermset send ef Sri abera ef aiy J- a tie wr.tg rrwap ecaw I through tr Ifef.vf vriKSlary Mtwit st. Off eehfrrs'ed ary'jcw- ts tt crit wrx 4 tnrit 1 j-hw. Texas bau ef eta.S reprt'd rsp'07 der.

elothg. wno asd dry good fcr tenzg rce.1 ewd retair. A ft per teet taersws for all I Th food de hr Dtiv-x a Te" agreemeet It 'pu-- eoaeiti See this 2 )f crier, w.ii have a 4h-hesr wrk iattoe that replace" prcv-jiioea 4 aot tabLS a th re. 4f Th gooeev exsbod-ed la th gere-at agree- h.hr thaa III. c-t w.

hav aw van v-r meet eriered by Prevl.rt Roree-I I befir veu to 4 epvm. Theo new; w) dr- ard a aid t'o-a: eUpsiatloB. together wth At. I A fc.Lios eoh rt watth thy teal peers'' got s-tpp jv4 tv Job, wcattered ti-vy) rwtaL Siv weeg hetrs bv effective uaU Laal code nof i small, from wed The wr tf Pft'tsa wag fry as. Me studied gad promslgsted.

ef tr rouatry. were 'ri-4 em Th. retaiiem rod provide- tf NwraaWe Hh 5 iltfM- MivviitH A 42-hosr week. to Jshaeo. ts-slrs! ai ill IH 4 far tavewtorie.

p-e-fecH day cv bi cri-r-d Iserisi efr-f other peSta If tre 4 4-howr wre- hasr redacitg, wage r--g The r--firi reta'e- had a tee la see more thee res preet4 hy the na- rrr ef a -ar Iser three week est ef each '-tr vekeepe a II twarfrtg re t'-o 75 vs itl A i-fcour week, er f-orf fair pmcUr rf itd ssrc ef oi-a- The ram r-profewMpeai. sre, new ode had swept the rt-ral 1 th fry asd ealmmsa earpioy- ladaarI cosrc! Kovesrt food fa etecvtive asak-rg aror the rr.4 deaers f-vod-j P-s ie li.e wg irsx than IIS a week. If th- am pad tfs. etc-e rod f- jna.i:ras-w a aad a tb.rd for a-i ever 41 hardware, dr good, depart, of a wt -seta ef If h-sm eyr- koar ittiH. ifeulv asept asd ssaiJ rl at' r-et prariH-v -waa We-kiy tt.aiau-B wg 114 cyder hrov ktwar, ati they bar 4 ciJII Sa- ouw etu I6, 9 Tb doerw pea th Tars Fa 3, CaL vrrand Junction office of the Home Owner Loan corporation, the federal government' newest device; for relieving the debt-etrlcken.

did a boom business yesterday and today, with all Indication pointing toward approximately ICQ application being aent out before the cloee of huslnes thts afternoon. Eighty-five applications had been passed out to persona who called at the office, room 312 the postofflee yesterday end early this morning, la addition. approximately 260 were to go out In th mella today. Since loans to be mad throuxh th corporation go etrlctiy to residence properUes.Cth heaviest demand for application 1 eomfng from the largest towns and cities ta th 17 counties which comprise the Grand Jam-Don office district. M-eu Alice Burnett, district said today.

Me. Montexuma, PIt. Routt, and Moffat counties tare been fell represented a-aong th appli These tesdert ef fht eattoo'a automebil fey si -ess met Oetrott wrnh Sen. Huqh 8. Jebcse.

tcatec ef the recevecg act, and frtfttf.i proposed tode foe the Irduetrjr. Left te npH: R. C. Crit-iw, Rev Che pm K. T.

Keltic, OuOaie Tejoq Wrtc P. Chryttt. Fred J. FMr. Abi" Maceuley.

Geo. Jobs, a Ji Alfred P. Sieu Jr, W. Kfwdaen, C. W.taen, Charle (AMojuted Ztm eneii.

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