Show THE GUNNISON VALLEY NEWS FORGERY IN GOLD HIE Nation's Busiest Forger Keeps Out of Prison Only Block Away 4 Lamprey ACROSS Planter 3 Road — 0 Confront bbr) 10 Covered 6 Island in with ivy China Sea 11 Coin 7 Hillside tanc Gr) dugout 12 Tangle Piece of 13 Species of money 9 Otherwise iris root 14 Eye 12 Musical 15 Starvation composition 18 Greek letter 13 Tree 17 Military 13 Novelties cap (archaic) 19 A wing 18 Gras dried 91 Indefinite (or fodder article 22 American Indians 26 Art of rapid writing 29 Scope 30 Music not 31 Peak 32 Vegetables 85 Exclamation 86 Hard The busiest forger in (he country plies his trade Just a block from But be Iowa’s state penitentiary has no fear bis vocation will lead him behind the grim walls as it has hundreds of other forgers biding James Jordan is well started on a career of counterfeiting signatures at the age of 24 Already he has forged more than 3000 including those of Herbert Hoover and Gen Douglas MacArthur— but he’s never been at odds with the law Every day since October 1 1850 Jim has dupUcated about 20 signatures per day nearly three every K K a X n w James la la Jordan of Burllngteu ahewn “forging" the SOOth he haa ensignature on Sheaffer fountain graved pens during the paat year working hour And he forges only on gold Jordan la the signature engraver at the Sheaffer Pen company whose the red" skelton Richard a famous American factory in Fort Madison 19 miles from here Is Just a stone’s throw down launched his own television from the prison Sheaffer products show Just ten years from the day include special fountain pens mewhen he stepped out as star of his chanical pencils and ballpoints own radio program The thousands which bear a gold band containing who have enjoyed him in films and tha algnatura of the owner It’s on the air now find him doing some to reproduce the signaJim’s of the same characterlzaUons that tures Job engraving them on the gold bands His kind of forgery is more difficult than the illegal varieties that land their makers in Jail after bank tellera by Or merchants The illegal forger does his signature imitations on flat paper with pen and ink Legal forger Jordan has to cut his on a rounded surface of hard gold If you would have a Jim recommends signature neat It’s compact handwriting harder to duplicate than a signature in long flowing strokes Most difficult for him to copy are John Hancocks with many loops and I lines Cutting ths loops "RED’ SKELTON i v tnd crossovers into the gold is a they enjoyed but he plans to add tough Job some new ones In this new medium he is of course screamingly funny JORDAN ALSO does other kinds He Ms supported by David Rose of engraving on special musical conductor ind composer pens It was be who end' the Skylarks vocal group gave the “peace pens" used at the San Francisco signing of the JapaStanley Kramer who gave us nese peace treaty their identification “The Champion” “Home of the Peace by engraving “Japanese Brave" “The Men" and “Cyrano Pact 1951" on their bands Thoss de Bergerac" is making his first bava become collectors' Hems pens western In “High Noon" and InForging signatures on writing insiders say It may be his most struments Is Jim’s tint engraving venture so far The picture's Job Ha was bom and raised in this entire action takes place in 90 min After four years as a shipping city utes whom Kane clerk here he studied Gary Cooper engraving at Grey termed his “ideal westerner" Kansas City where he served bis Is sUrred with on excellent cast f In 1950 h Joined apprenticeship Sheaffer working under Ambrose Jack ’Benny does Just a bit in Zeigler perhaps the world’s most Somebody Loves Me" ' the film prolific forger who engraved more based on the lives of Blossom Seeley than 40000 different signature In and Benny Fields the vaudeville his lifetime When Zeigler died last stars' Benny la an old friend of year Jim succeeded him Jordan naturally prefers the title theirs The picture stars Betty Hutton as Miss Seeley f “engraver" His ypouse balks at as “the Forger’s being known Moira Shearer expects te wifa" Ona signature Jim finds Just qs rive In this country November IS with her husband hard to duplicate aa any is his own head His Imitations have satisfied mor straight far HoOyweed and bo than 8000 “forgees" Including poligin practicing her ballet routines fer Samuel Goldwya’a “Hans '' ticians actors sports figures and Christian Andersen" Thu lovely business leaders But when he attar af “Red Shoe" will be ao tended a bazaar at tha Stata Penicempanled by her hatband tentiary and offered to pty for hit Kennedy Danny Kaye and purchases by check be was asked to give cash Why 7 His signature In Farley Granger will what aheuld be a delightful on the check differed too much from that on his driver's license f3 4 23 24 25 27 28 33 34 36 37 38 card Likely Selecting Bent tube for conveying water By r Wright 40 42 44 Past part of lie Obstacle Great Britain (abbr) Courtesy goes long ways it is applied but there doesn’t seem to be enough to go around Constantly sportsmen in the field art reminded that tha other fellow is more concerned with his own pleasure than the welfare of other There’s the hunter (at least one in who Jumps the gun every party) when quail are flushed That same fellow most likely will claim as birds as he can get away with many regardless of who fired the pellets that killed them This fellow has lost sight of broader aspects of hunting He belongs to the category of the game hog forages tnrough the fields for the amount of game he can get rather than for the sport of the hunt Then there is ths constant joy rider on our rivers and lakes That’s fine sport It’s wonderful to get out on the lake and glide over the waters but there also is always the other fellow to remember He most He may be likely is a fisherman casting the banks or he may be anchored and fishing with live bait He has as much right on the lake at does the Joy rider and the Joy rider should stay away from him as much as possible The waves interfere with his fishing Often w have seen the speed boat rider dash toward a fishing boat cut sharply to throw up huge waves and then bounce around the bend leaving behind a maniacal laughter and a fisherman battling tangled and cursing his tormentor n C?e ' th delegates off their feet and result in a Hoover nomination which I bellev ha would have accepted at that time Not necesiarily WUlkle but his tn an effort to prevent managers uch a possibility pulled tha dlstlsst 1 trick bsv aver seen political played In any of the mor than 20 national conventions I have attended as a reporter u Th Instant Hoover stepped to tho loud speakar microphone tho system was put out of commission and It ataysd out until th address was finished Hoover! vole was not strong enough tor an auditorium of that six and no 00 of th deleaudience beard any gates or th part of hla address Thar followtd no demonstration si thsr bad been at Cleveland four years earlier Had Hoover not left the convention ball the Instant his address was completed he would havt been th nominee 1 know be did not want It at that time H had told rne 10 a h left the halL It was convention ported to me and I beUeve It that ba laid: “1 will never again be candidate nor will I ccept n Domination for any alectiv political of- them out of the Inflationary mess in which we sre Involved would reduce th heavy burden of taxi lion would dispense with th larger pert of the vast army of bureau crate for' which we are paying Today be' has ths confidence and appreciation tt tha people aa a competent leader who could and would batter than any ' other ona man solve our national dlffHiltlss Hs would ksep us away from any war not by any policy cf with Russia but by firm stand appeasement that would be typically American and convince Stalin that it la lima to atop Russian aggression and Russian propaganda But I am aura Herbert Hoover will not b the Republican nominee or that ho would accept It If such nomination was tendered 1 believe he mad (fee statement credited to him at Philadelphia and If b did that atatement yai final It meant ha waa out of partisan politics and would stay out He la not th kind who changes hla mind with each 4 chang of the political wind A great character has passed from partisan political Ilfs much to th rsgrst of th American people who first elected him by a tremendous fice" majority and then as ruthlessly deToday If It were left to th eholce feated him because they credited of th Republican' voters Herbert him with responsibility tor eondl Hoover could be nominated and tlona which in reality be bed no pert lected President of the United In creating States The people believe In the A— an es that— elder steteamen The effort to stop unds sired legispolicies —he enunciate from time to time lation resulted In a heavy Increase LetThey would cheerfully follow his for the department leadership and bellevt be would get ters from the folks back boms " " ( — SPORTUGHT- ' ' Teeth Recipe History has it that Queen Eliza bath Of Hungary who possessed the original recipe for Hungary water became to beautiful by Its use that at the age of 73 her bend was asked In marriage by the King lot Poland AAAer Lh ThtJfrwhJ killing It a mU e-- AAA k tht Mt long mJ tht grwi freestfirj in mpp nweee m Umg mt r If fwfw hst enr Iwe 0 th tht tmih k U Ut hargt'n IrmmUJiy waiiewej hmmrimg Imlm ml GRANTLAND MCE ITH the passing of another world year The Cardinals look to have series it might bo time to ask some promise with young pitchers this question— what about the two hanging around to help I can’t see much hope for the Pipennant races next year? What haa rates Cubs Reds and Braves 1952 to offer? In the National League there are only two club who should Spahn lsno longer a kid It takes again stand out They are the quite an imagination to figure clubs Giants and Dodgers And the Giants from 18 to 23 games off the pace this heavy gap within e s closing will have to duck another year or two losing streak or sinking spell The prospect for a close race in The other six clubs are from 16 to 83 games away from the top the National League is poor This league haa too many That’s a 7 margin teams to wipe out clubs Too tew You don’t rebuild 4 in one season Or From teams into pennant winners overtwo seasons the Cardinals on night There are too few major around to plug down all six are league ballplayers packed with weak up too many open gaps spots The Cardinals looked better than Battli of tha lorouths ' the rest The Battle of tha Boroughs meanThe Phillies were over 20 games away ing New York and Brooklyn was past season’s greatest feature from 1950 This the Th old gam has never aeen mors can’t all be charged openings looking as tar to Curt Simmons although part of dramatlo back aa early August it can Robin Roberta had another On August 11 Lea Durocher’a big season so the entire answer harassed and almost hopeless certainly wasn’t pitching young men were 13tt games Th finished Cardinals a hack f the Dodgers That’s an trifle stronger than the ethers old atory But In tha next 99 but their the play against days the Giants waa 37 eut of Dodgers was entirely too sour their leal 44 games for the Into have them rank closu t credible percentage af J41 This Chuck Dressen’a aqoa& wan far beyond the pace tha I can’t see much hope for the Boston Braves of 1914 set Reds Cubs and Pirates They have If these Braves were the'Mlrsclo so many gaps that filling Team tho Giants are tho Double half of them would be a big Job Miracle Team The American League would have This stretch of th Giants led by been far better if it hadn’t been tor th hustling Leo Durocher and supthe near collapse of the Tigers and will Whit Sox The White Sox looked ported by his entire squad never he forgotten It stands alone like pennant contenders up through against a team rated in August as June Then not even Paul Richards one jot th In Nations) greatest could keep them aloft any longer The Tiger simply didn’t havo tt League history What about the Dodgers? They Art Houtteman’s loss didn’t help had been front runners most of the anyway but there were other flaws year that Red Rolf couldn’t cure Suddenly on Saturday September ' Yen can be sur that Cleve29 they wert to sedond place The land will start the 1152 race with Giants had won tha afternoon game1 th beat pitching staff The Tho Dodgers were now tha pursuers1 Yankees will be next The Red They moved up even again Bex cause looks almost hopeOn Sunday 90 1 the September less An old learn get much oldDodgers were In second place) tor er down the etretch It will be an hour or so The Dodgers were even elder next season There trailing 9 to 1 then 9 to 8 Only are few yeung fellows aa th brilliant defensive play by Pjflto’ club coming along And what and Robinson savsd their wearr wlU tha Red Sex use for hides “ v Th Dodger Infield Is th best fra Tha Whit Sox will Improve They baseball with something to spar1 can b dangerous Th Athletics CampaneDa is a standout But even who playad better than 500 bail th all thl didn’t offset somewhat d last five weeks will bo much tough-r- ‘ pitching Dodger pitching wasn’t Jimmy Dykes turned In a fln bad but neither was It spectacular ' Job or brilliant Tha race should be again between Tha Giants were extra good sine th Yankees and Indians I can’t their springtime crash They had see tha Tigers in there seriously good pitching and good power menacing the leaders' Thera Isn’t much you can sayffor Th National League race should tha rest of tha National League la b another battle The spits of th Cardinal’s lata splurge Dodgers have too many good minor Without great pennant team the leagusrs to be to far away Tbs National League still close to th Giants will be Just s good next best la th American might Urd mrmmrnd whkh mmmhtr Iwt ewe Tht ItgtmJt ctaeli htbftd A tmhtd mu thM tht might gft drUd mpT mU Utl thrir right ttrm httsmit UptrU Imh few Thit it - J) A report from th Nfllonal Wildlife Federation atatea that tho Houso Ways and Means Committee In executive session has hiked tha fxdse tax on sport fishing tackle to 13 per cent from its original baa of 10 per cent This actually means that the revenues arising from this source! will be 30 per cent greater than at present This excise tax on rods reels and creels and on artificial baits lures and files was for federal aid to state earmarked fishery restoration by th terms of the Pingell Johnson Act of th last session of Congress The Increase will be greatly needed as th tax paid Into tho earmarked fund bag been relatively smalL It waa at first thought this tax on fishing tackle would produce about 3000000 However on th basis of the first few months if it does not mathere would not terially Incresst be much mor available this coming year for allocation to tho states than a million and a half dollars’ Sportsmen who pay this tax ar generally In favor of the Increase On the basis 'of 91800000 earmarked Into the fund each on of the 19 million ' licensed fishermen would pay on the average about tour aod cents apiece during the year That small sum is even lass than chicken feed and will not causo n ripple of protest from fishanyone who replenlshta bis Jura or two ing outfit or adds to his tackle box With tho txceptioo of a small amount for administration the & Ur earmarked fund la turned over to the state te make better fishing Th states ar required to pay 99 per cent of the cost of ail fishery restoraUon projects which are approved by the Fish and Wildlife Service Tit or Giants Yanks Dodgers r52 Teams More Funds? ' THE THROW “ AAA The battle lasted 20 minutes this time Spring was In full bleem when Barney again seal ward to Daa te meet him eutald There was qalto an aadleace on band this time Th fight lasted 23 minutes Both wars pretty participants groggy They were swinging wild and wltfr out much tip It began to look Uk a draw whan suddenly tt occurred to Bamey that for th 'first tlms Dsn wasn't him Tbs besting thought gavo him a feeling of tie' tlon end a burst of 'energy Hs Dan’s and ona chin a at nest poksd ft connected thrown ofl Barney balance too weak to steady himself fell across his opponent’s prostrate form and lay there It took an hour to revive the bet tiers Barney came to first And looked at Dan thoughtfully Present ly Dan stirrsd and opened hie eyes He aaw Barney and propped himself up on an elbow “Wall well Brother Craig Cow gratulatlonsl" “Thanks" said Barney ' and grinned too “Ail In fun you know” “Sura"- - said Dan “ell in fun And ba extended his hand Bamey gripped the hand and etarted to make a crack about Dan big tars but changed his mind non JAVEUN distance lots of friends in Connecticut the National Audubon Society reports That became apparent recently when Governor John Lodge signed a “modej” bird protection bill that makes it unlawful to ahoot any species of hawk or owl In the Nutmeg State ‘Approval of this legislation which had been passed unanimously by both houses of the Connecticut Legislature places the state among the leaders in bird conservation A provision of ths new law permits farmers to destroy those individual hawks caught in the act of doing damage to poultry Pointing out that ‘only occasional hawks deBarney poked a aeat aaa at velop Into poultry stealers the NaDsn’s chla and It connected tional Audubon Society said this one ea the point af his Jaw “All provision will protect farmers and at tha same time prevent misinla fun yea knew" Barney formed persons from meting out grinned savagely to all hawks and Dan himself picked' up and “vigilante justice” because of ths misdeeds of a owls nodded "OK Brother Craig supfew of them pose you and I go outside" A public hearing on tha new bird They went outside and removed law held before the protection their coats Ten minutes later BarGame and Fish Commltteea of the ney was lying on the ground staring at Hartford brought out up at Dan througti the one eye that Legislature 50 representative! of state nearly ha could still open a crack conservation who organizations “AH In tub Brother Craig Com testified to the value of predatory around again soma time when you birds No opposition was presented feel in a playful mood" 4 side" wdrio’s RECORO THE TREMENDOUS Hawks Protected Hawks and owls have TvARNEY spent most of November ® and December in a gymnasium Shortly after the first of the year ht encountered Brother Dan again ’’Hello Big Ears" ha remarked suppose w go outside?" Dan was willing They want outside and in nlna and ona half minutes Bamey decided that Dan must have practically flept in n gymnasium and cursed Bamey went horn himself to sleep He decided that he’d lick Dan Chester tf he died trying which by th feeling of his Jaw he thought might happen any minute Bamey hired K O McManus to train him K O was pretty rough and Bamey suffered n lot but be acquired knowledge On th first of March ht invitsd Brother Dan “out- kicked Btecwew lines A Pottenon OR FOUR DAYS before Hoover moved from tha Whit House back to his homo in Palo Alto Calif I wrote him a not In which I said: “Regardless of the result of th last election the historians will classify you is on of tho great Presidents of America and tha people of the nation will verdict" accept the historians Th people d not watt for the verdict of th historians Of their own volition they have accepted Herbert Hoover as th greateat of present day American statssmen In every way they can show tt they approve his policies They accept him as aa American leader tar more than at any time tn th past They have written their own verdict While I was visiting with Repru- aentatlvt Jo Martin In hla office tn th capltol building at Washington a few days before the convening of th Republican national convenha asked “Who tion at Philadelphia la your choice as a Republican for President?" j “My first choico Is Hsrbsrt Hoover my second Is Joseph Martin" I replied “I believe w could elect Hoover but I doubt if we could nomlneto him As for your 'second choice do not went to be President now 1 do went to be epetker of th house of representatives first" At that Philadelphia convention Hoover was scheduled to deliver an oddreie The WUlkle mentgert were afraid of th reeult of that address They were feSrful it might sweep hhh AAA three f a DOWN 1 Odd 2 Elliptical 2 Telegraph vpHERE baa probably never been a greater hatred than that which existed between Barney Craig tnd Dan Chester It all started because of Barney’s eagerness to become a member of the cal lodge A one candiof dates ha was Introduced to Dan at Imbued the September meeting with the feeling of good fellowship which tha brothers always emanated Barney assumed at once a familiar attitude and took liberties he mad a crack about Jovially Dan's- ears which protruded from inthe Chester head horizontally aa is tha stead of perpendicularly case in normal man The blush which mounted to Dan’s cheeks provoked guffaws of amusement from the delighted Barney After tha meeting in which Barney's name was voted on Dan publicly announced that ha would have hot any man who bad blackballed him Every ' on knew what he meant Barney’s Initlatiop would last tor two months and would volve a good deal of horseplay’ Dan was out tor revenge And be got it During the two months of Initiation Barney suffered all tha humiliations indignations and unrestrained paddlings of a college freshman When It was over the night that Bamey received the ritual and became a brother Dan at him grinned "You sure can take it Brother In all was Of course it tun” Craig “Yeah" said Bamey "And now member that Tm a I'm Ag good as you? Is that right?1 brother"' said Dab “Absolutely “Ged" said Barney “be cease for a long time I’ve want' ed te de thia" And be hauled eft and let Daa have a smart By fee MAHONEY jMioaic Not Enough (var) Natural environment Rodent Halfems A ragout Shower Hautboy Coarse rigid hair People: Rank': Herbert j Hoover Greatest Statesman THREE SPORTTSCOIPIE WEEK'S 20 GRASSROOTS ¥ UTAH ANSWER resins 89 Too 41 Encourages 42 Inflammatory swelling 43 Particle 44 Street urchin 45 Tidy 46 Fetch By INEZ GERHARD in LAST GUNNISON t thtit tJ 10 ammM CHANGING A HIGH INSIDE CEILING TO SOCKET GRIP THE BURNED OUT BULB U A SIMPLIFIED USING A SLIGHTLY MOISTENED BULB IS £ |