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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

The members of the Utnpian Club
had an unusually pleasant evening last
Friday. hen they we're invited by M's.
j II. Block 10 IA farewell surprise part!
given in honor Of Mrs. Dowiing who IL
soon to leave Crested Butte, The guests
met at Mrs. Appegates aud went IN
mass to the BlocI; home, where Mrs.
Dowling had been invited to spend the
evening. The surprise was complete.
and spirit Of good cheer pervaded the
whole evening. New and entertaining
am sements were indulged in aud a
dainty luncheon. such AS the hnstess
knows So well how to prepare. was serv
ed. The principal feature OF the even
ing was the display OF the baby photo
graphs OF club members, each person
present trying to identif. the likeuesses
Miss Block and Mrs. Ralston were the
fortunate ones in getting all correct. and
by drawing OF straws, Mrs. Ralston won
the prize, ID handsome piece of drawn
work linen. Another amusing feature
at which Mrs. TAYLOR proved an expert
artist. was the moulding of chewing
gum into the shapes OF animals. The
prize was pretty pitcher. The guests
departed at "A late hour, with best wishes
for Mrs. Dowling and hearty thanks IL
Mrs Block for her kind hospitality.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

A most distressing accident occurred
yesterday at Floresta. whereby brake
man Pitmau OF the yard crew had his
arm terribly mangled. While releasing
the sir brake coupling his arm was
caught between the bumpers and near
ly all the muscles and flesh was torn
from the arm Just above the elbow
The injured man was brought here and
DR. Rockefeller after having CAREFUL,
bsndaged the arm sent the injured mam
on special direct to the railway com
pany,s hospital in Salida. where an ex-
pert surgeon is in attendance.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

La Veta was gay Tuesday night with
merry dancers called by invitations
issued by MISS hloise Spencer to her
young friends. There were about sixty
OF the dancers and it was one o'clock
when the party broke up. Refresh mem ts
cool and dainty we're served throughout
the evening. Among guests from a dis
tance were. Miss Katharyn Armour, OF
Sterling. Colorado, Miss Edna Rocke-
feller OF Crested Butte, Miss Wetherill
and Miss Gertrude Wetherill OF Denver,
Mr.. Wetherill OF Philadelphia and Mr..
Schaefer OF Denvcr.-Gunnison News
Champion.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
Call for Bids

Bids will be received up to and in
cluuing August 10, 1909, for the con.
str,ction Of an irrigation ditch on East
River. the same ,oapproximate four and
one half miles in length. three feet wide
at bottom. four Zee, wide Mt top. one aud
one half feet IN depth. The undersign.
ed reserve the right to reject any or all
biia. For plans and specifications cal
on Mike " eleb, G. cs cd Butte.
Frank Bifano
Fred Bcuton
Mike Welch
First pub. July %. last pub. Aug. IL, 90
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

Miss Katherine l.. Craig, former sup.
crintendcnt u public instruction. has
been appointed field Secretary for the
Colorado Woman's College. located at
Moutcluir. suburb Of Lenver, included
within the city limits. This institution
will be especially adapted for the edu-
cation and training OF young ladies in
the higher home arts. For further in.
formation kindly communicate with
Miss Craig, 1888. Downing Ave-. Denver
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

Among those from Crested Butte
who attended the Cattlemen's Day
celebration at Gunnison last week were
the following: Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hub.
bard. Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Mcdonald
Mr.. and Mrs. r II Mace, Mr.. and Mrs
Rockefeller. Mrs. Thos Rearion and
children, Miss tielen Coates. Miss Edna
Rockefeller. Miss Elsie Cuthbert. Robt
McA liln,er, a. y. Mcdonald, S. e. Robin.
son and Jos Yockclvich.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

At the Union Congregational Church
Sunday, the morning subject will be
Second half hour with Jesus. or what
Jesus had to say about the guidance OF
the Church by Himself. Evening sub.
iect will be. Faith Cure" Everybody
invited to attend these services,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

Mr.. and Mrs, WIN. AppeIa,e OF Shcl
bina, Mo-, are visiting ia the city. They
are en- route west and will tour Califor-
MIA aLd the northeast before returning
home. MIR. Appl"ga,e is brother OF ID.
j. Applcgate.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

Mr.. and Mrs. 9 T. Chairec OF Wav.
erly. \. Y, parents of Mrs. Meade. who
have been visiting here for few days,
left for their home Monday. They have
been on au extended trip to Seattle
aud returned this way to visit their
daughter.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

Supt, McCliutock aud assistant, OF
the Rocky Mountain Telegraph Com.
pany were in town 90 company business
this week.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

Phillip Schneider. one Of our progress
sive rauchmru, Is contemplating the
erection Of large hay barn on his pro.
perty here III town for the storage Of
hay.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

WIN. Hartman, State Cattle aud Hide
Inspector for this district, WAS rp from
Dunuison on Official business this week
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

While seeking shelter from the rain in
Fisher WAS painfully injured by being
caught between two cars and his leg
vas badly punched.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

The ladies Of the Union Congregation.
al church are preparing all kinds OF good
things Ia eat. which will he on sale at
their exchange at Applcgates. Saturday
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

Mrs. Jos. Studnalter and daughter
Erma lett Monday for Montrose where
they viii make their future home,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

Rev Eugene Robinson and wife
Grace Robinson are here for u month =
stay. after which they will return to
Chicago, where he is pastor Of the Lake
View Congregational church.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

Chas. S RnbiLson dad wife are here
from San Diego. California, for sum
mer's outing.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
THE ROBINSON LUMBER COMPANY
=: DEALERS IN ::
LUMBER s BUILDING MATERIAL

Sash-Doors, Window Glass Iron Roofing,
building Paper, Mouldngs, Nails & Washers,
Native and Harwood Flooring, All Kinds of
Finishing Lumber, Pickets Shingles, Screen
Doors, Putty, Paints Wall Papess, Cement,
Lime Fire Clay and Pasters Material. Also
All lengths of Corrugated Iron Roofing, Fence
Wire and Staples, Rubber Roofing, Tin
Ware, Sheet Zinc, Garden Seeds, Clover, Blue
Glass and Timothy Seeds and Rock Salt.
AGENTS FOR THE ENDNER LUMBER COMPANY
Special orders filled at short notice for all
builders material, heavy and dimension lumber
and boards of all lengths widths from keb-
ler pass mills in load lots or otherwise. Get
our prices before buying.
OFFICE and WAREHOUSE IN AXTELL BLDG.
w. D. ALLEN, Manager.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

Mrs. Butler arrived Tuesday frou
Grand junction aud 10 the guest OF Miss
Helen Coates.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

Howari Marshall and father came up
from 6uunis)u aud went to Galena
mountain. where tuey have some mining
interests.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

Geo Foster. the expert piano tuner, is
here for few days looking after several
Instruments IN need Of his services.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

A dividend OF fivs per cent on the cap
itai stock Of the Crested Butte Bnnl
WAS declared this month,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

Monday MISS Nellie Decker went t.
Irwin. where she has accepted tie posi-
ton uf school teacher.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

A baby girl arrived at the home of Mr.
and Mrs, Frank Songer, Tuesday, July
~.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

j. N. Owen, salesman for the Sim.
mems Hardware Co. was in town this
week,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

Miss Henrietta Barret was up from
Gunnison Wednesday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

Buy Poultry and Window Screening
at the Robinson Lmbr. Cos. yard.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25
PEOPLE A REFLEX OF ECONOMIC
CONDITIONS,

Frederick L. Hot npn, a well-known
writer of insurance subjects. esti-
mates that the number OF accidents
among men employed in manufactur-
Ing industries alone for 1906 was 20S.-
800, of which 5000 were fatal. and
the remainder more or less serious
The estimate is, Of course. wholly IN.
adequate, as it ie not only confined
10 accidents among men workers but
10 manufacturing industries; 1t takes
no account OF casualties In mines and
quarries. transportation by land and
soa. and all general employmcnts.
Whether the total number OF acci-
dents each year in the United States
is $500 or more than 500 900, the
fact remains that in consequence a
tremendous amount OF poverty comes
not ONLY TO the injured victims but
To their families also Hoffman says
that fully one-half of the fatal acci-
dents are more or less the immediate
result OF dangerous industries or
trades.
For illustration, in the anthracite
mines Of Pennsylvania there were
1883 fatal, and 1l.0S4 non-iatal ac-
ciocnts in ten years. In the same
period in the bitominous coal mines
OF that state alone there we're 1922
fatal and 1911 non-fatal injuries. One
single mine explosion in West
Virginia last year left 1914 widows and
532 orphans In condition Of social
dependency, Daily People.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25
EXPORTS GO TO
BRITISH TERRITORY.

Washington. Dec. 24.-Nearly one.
half of the exports from the United
States go to British territory and
nearly one-third OF its imports come
from British territory
Nearly one billion dollars. according
to the bureau of statistics, was the
value during the ten months of the
present year for which figures are
available of the trade between the
United States and the British empire
The total foreign commerce OF the
country during the same ten months
amounted to about $500 million.
The total value OF merchandise ex-
ported from the United States to
British territory in the first ten
months Of 1903 was S624, 900 900, while
the total amount imported from Brit.
ish territory was S3G2 100000 In its
trade with British territory the United
states shows an excess of exports
over imports to every political dlvl-
sion except the East and West Indies
Canada, second to the United King.
dom III the order OF magnitude among
the British territories as the market
Tor products of the United States.
shows the largest growth, the value
OF tho exports thereto during the ten
months OF 1909 having been S154,50O,-
600, as against $l2S.00O.0O0 in the cor.
responding period of last year.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25
WHAT RAILROADS OF
NATION ARE DOING

In recent rear-end collision be-
tween a heavily loaded oil train and a
work train loaded with gravel, near
Topeka, Kan. sixteen Mexican work
men were almost instantly killed and
twenty-five seriously injured The en-
gine of the oil train cut its way
through the trailer of the work train,
in which the men killed and injured
were riding, and breaking away from
It's train ran over the tops of six of the
fat cars. dragging It's tender with 1t.
It stopped on top OF the seventh car.
and the engineer. who had stayed at
his post, stepped from his battered
cab unlnjurcd
The i-foot S IL inch railroad gauge,
called standard gauge in the United
states. came originally from horsc-op-
Grated tram roads In England. One Of
the earliest OF these TO use iron rails
was built in 1776 for the Duke Of Nor
folks colllcry near Sheffield The rails
were laid for what was intended to be
a 5-foot gauge, inside TO inside of tho
wheels Of the vehicles These rails
were Of cast iron and Hanged, The
odd dimension of feet s IL inches IS
the result of a change from flanges on
the rail- to flanges on the wheel The
first locomotive built with hangeS on
the wheels was constructed by George
Stephenson In 1914. AS his engine was
only an experiment, he adopted the l.
foot l-2 inch inside gauge. so that it
would fit the existing tracks, and from
that time TO this it has been gener.
ally adhered to.
Edward Entwhistle. the fireman Of
the first locomotive ever built, recent.
~ died at his homo in Des Moines, Ia.
He was born in England in 1915. and
early in life was appTenticed to the
Duke of Bridgewaters shops in Man
chester. where he helped in the con-
struction OF Stephenson engine.
Chosen from hundreds OF other young
mechanics, Entwhistle. then l6 years
old, was selected as fireman and ac-
companied Stephenson on the famous
Rocket when 1t astonished thou
sands by making twelve miles an hour
He later emIgrated to the United
States. becoming one OF the first
steamboat engineers on the Hudson
river.
A wooden trestle on the Klamath
Lake railroad in Oregon is protected
from fire in the dry season by a Sys-
TEN OF sprinklers. which keep it con-
unually wet A pipe runs the entire
length OF the trestle between the
tracks, and at short distances are
holes through which the water is
sprayed over the structure.
A tramp cat wandered into the Port
Townsend. Wash. wireless station, ao-
cording TO story in a California pub.
lication, and before il was detected
had walked across the transformer
wires, receiving nearly $4,000 volts of
electricity, The contact completely
eXtinguished the spark Of the receiver
and temporarily interrupted service
but the only effect on the cat was 10
make 1t howl piteously, while every
hair on its body stood out like the
quills OF a porcupine. II at last
dropped helplessly from the wires to
the floor. a distance Of nearly twenty
feet, but an instant later sprang up
and darted through an open window.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25
MARKHAM Club Socialists
Editorial Committee:
KATE s. HIlllARO
E. a. eATTEll.
Roy E. SOUTHWlCK.

matter OF course; nor do winners
need be hard.hearted, their hearts viii
open. but not their purse. on the con-
trary, luck being the thing. the lucky.
materially. cling all the more tightly
to tho system that keeps them out OF
the rain and wind and cold As the
representative OF capitalist society the
President Of the Nation had nothing
10 offer but the salve OF pity to allev-
late unavoidable. God-ordaincd pain
This is. indeed the posture of the
Capitalist Class-dense Ignorance. And
their class interests cultivate the den
sity. Not rancor, but the benigncst
OF f1rnness is the means that ignor-
ance calls for its dissipation. Capt.
talist deDse ignorance should cleanse
the proletariat OF all sense of rancor
and urge their systematic work to
fashion the broom that shall wipe out
Ignorance.
AS the President stood and spoke
before the 800 unemployed who fled
from the rain into the Bowery Mission
the Gls; Of his words were:
How long will YOU workers tramp
in The Wilderness of Capitalist Class
lgnorapce2"
No photographers camera could
snap OF that picture.-Weekly People.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25
WOMAN TO CONGRESS.
Colorado Sutfraeists Discuss Question
Of Naming Candidate.

Denver. Col. Dec. "a woman for
Congress" Is the cry of the suffragists
of Colorado. who have the right Of
ballot. There have been few speeches
on the subject, but In the clubs and
in the homes the topic has been dis
cussed
The abilities of various candidates
have been talked over until 1t Is gen
orally settled that II woman does
run for Congress in Colorado she Will
be Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker, former
president OF the National Federation
of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Alma Laf-
ferty, member of the present Colorado
General Assembly. is also mentioned
as n candidate.
Woman suffrage in Colorado had
been dragging here for several years.
Suddenly there was change. Ben b.
Lindsey. the childrens judge Of Den
yer. was the cause of It. He had been
shelYed by the convention of both par
ties in Colorado, as he had made In
fluenual enemies who were determin-
ed that he must go.
Judge Lindsey ran as an lndepen-
dent candidate at tho last county cleo
tion in Denver for Judge OF the Ju-
venile Court. which he founded, He
appealed to the women. Judge Lind
sey did what the politicians declared
to DC impossible. He got nearly as
many votes as both his opponents COM
bined. Tho vote Of the women was
the heaviest in years.-Exchangc
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25
POVERTY.

The primary and dominant causes
OF poverty are not shiftlessness. lazi
ness. unrenability. theft, gambling.
vice. crime. immortality. heredity, ear
" marriage, large family. physical de-
fects ignorance OF English. desertion
and non-support, illiteracy, i'll health
that whole category Of individual or
social defects in character which has
been designed moro OF less with the
view OF holding the individual respon-
sible for poverty.
II is comforting. possibly partly be.
cause II enables us to remain In snug
contentment with conditions as they
are, 10 be told that the individual is
responsible for his condition of power
ty; bun IL Is far from being the truth.
Society must recognize that industrial
and economic conditions. far moro
than characteristics. make poverty.
and that TO prevent II society must
control or remove these fundamental
causes
Instead of dissipating social energy
In feeble attempts TO cure we should
direct our combined strength toward
the prevention OF poverty. for IL pow
erty is prevented 1T will not have to be
cured. In fact, 1t is very much to be
questioned If poverty IS durable. We
do know. however. that much II not
most OF II can be prevented
II is not possible to measure with
any degree of accuracy the amount OF
poverty caused by industrial acci.
dents, We cannot even measure the
extent OF the accidents. 1t takes very
little Imagination and acquaintance
with actual conditions, however. for
one 10 sec that on our railroads, in
our coal mines. IN the metal trades.
In mechanical industries. in the manu-
facture Of explosives. sulpheric and nj.
trio acids, and in other dangerous In
dustr1es accidents play part among
the causes OF poverty. accompanied as
they usually are among workmen by
period altogether aud expenses ia
crease for medicine and burial. In all
these and other industries employ
msnt from is inseparable from the
worker being exposed to the possibil-
tiles OF accidents
Has No Solution.
IL should not be doubted that Presi.
dent Taft felt sick at heart at the sight
OF the human waits crowded before
him, and that he spoke sincerely when
he told them; Il assure you that your
fellow citizens and moro fortunate fel-
lows aren't the greedy and oppressive
persons some would make them out TO
be. but more than ever are their hearts
open TO help the suffering. and the
desire to do so is growing every day"
clearer picture of helplessness be-
fore the social problem can with diff
Guilty be conceived
The sad plight Of the proletariat is.
In the Presidents language. a matter
of bad luck; society. according to
his words. is Wheel OF Fortune. and.
as with Wheels of Fortune. the prize
winners are few, the losers many, as
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25
HOLIDAY MARKET
UNUSUALLY DULL

New York. Dec. 24.-Today was a
holiday market In the Seasonahle dull
ness. which restricted the activity al
most wholly TO the closing up of con-
tracts. Borrowing on call today cor
ries over until Monday and the evil
dence of over supply of funds as the
day progressed helped to allay ap-
prehension and conduced TO the stiff
feninG of prices of stocks. Discounts
eased in foreign markets. indicating
the prospect Of money relaxation aft
er the turn of the year Another
sharp relapse In foreign exchange
rates pointed to the speculative ma.
ture OF some of the recent strength
In that market and the oversupply
OF exchange bills left on hand as n
consequence, Reading second pre-
ferred collapsed violently, running of
l'2 points from the price touched
In the volatile movement Of yester-
day. The most conspicuous move
was in the Rock Island group. both
In the stocks and In the collateral
bonds secured by the old Rock Island
stock. Belief in identical control of
this company. Lohigh Valley and Wa
bash still figured as the chief influ-
ence In the movement.
An advance in the price of copper
metal in London gave ali upward Inn
petus to stocks of the copper indus
trials The large drifting of loans
that has beon going on during the
week indicated by the actual de-
crease of S11.9O2.S00 in that item of
the clearing house banks as against
an increase in the average OF non
clearing house institutions of s12,03A,
600. The actual statement failed TO
show the expected gain in cash and
reported a small decrease. The stock
market closed irregular
Bonds were irregular. Total sales.
par value. S6,444,0 900 United States
IS have advanced is and the Is IA
per cent on the bid price on call since
last week.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25
TAFT ON THE soWERY.

About 500 unemployed. as many az
could be Crammed into the Bovery
Mission, were entertained on Monday
the 18Th, In the basement Of the Mis-.
sion with tobacco and coffee, and the
singing Of hymns being less cxpen-
sive than coffee and tobacco. were
later taken TO the chapel and kepe
busy Singing. In expectation of the
arrival ,9f the president, who was
booked tn visit the boys"
The crowd had just got through
With I'm Holding On" and had
switched 10 Near. Ny God. 10 Thee, ."
when Prcs6drnt Taft entered. Pho
togapbers cameras flashed and
doomed. Tho real incident was above
nnd beyond photography.
There, In the presence Of 900 men.
all OF them willing. anxious. able TO
work, but condemned TO idleness by
social system that bars the wage
slave from the opportunity to eXer-
else his labOr-power unless some en-
ployer can 'whack profit out of him.
there. In the presence OF those 500
mon. a verftable delegation" of the
tens of thousands of others who are
tramping tec land, and of the many
more than 800 who. on that very
night, the wettest December known
for wears. breasted the storm In
search of shelter-there. facing such
a light, stood the Chief Representa-
tive Of apitalism-and did what?
He did. unconscious though the deed
was. contribute his share TO elimln-
STE rancor from The Class Struggle
In the only way that rancor can be
to wit. by exemplifying
the utter lack of intellect on the port
of ahe ruling class regarding the So
cial question. hence the utter futility
Of looking to Its representatives for
helm
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25
STATEMENT OF CLEARING
HOUSE BANKS FOR WEEK,

Now York. Dec. l24-The statement
of the clearing house banks for the
week Give daysl shows that the banks
hold $l0,145,275 more than the re-
quirements of the 20 per cent reserve
rule. This is decrease OF $29S,425 In
the proportlonate cash reserve as
compared with last week. The state.
ment follows.
Loans. S1,193479, 600, increase, &c.
436, ,60U.
Deposits. S1.179, 9,73l, $50. increase.
S01S. 100
Circulation, S52.611 100; decrease.
S144. 400
Legal tenders. s6e. .29s. 500; decrease.
81, ,331 900
specie s2s5,77S,sOo; increase. ST..
7S7.1JO,
Reserve, s3O5.O78.loo; increase. ST.,
466, 100.
Reserve required, 1924, ,e32,S25; In.
crease, s1.754.525.
Surplus. S10.1i5,275; decrease, $685.
Except U. S. deposits, S1O.5S4.S75;
decrease. $29O,275.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25

II WAS seen again few hours later In
apparently good condition.