The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-10-04

Nov. 12-1S-Automobtls Show at Den
yer.
Coloradoans will raise 10000. 900
for the second Liberty loan.
Oct. Z will be observed in the
, churches as Y. w. c. A. Sunday.
The first lap of the proposed Mount
Evans road has been opened to the
public.
The Denver municipal coal depart
ment in the first two weeks opera
tion has sold more than $500 tons of
coal.
Thomas B. Stearns of Denver was
appointed state food administrator for
Colorado after having declined the
place.
Shaves in Montrose have hit the 25c
mark with a neck shave thrown in
free. Bootblacks have boosted their
shines from 10c to 15c.
The sum Of $1.4OO was pledged to-
ward the relief of Jewish war suf-
fcrers by Congregation Aaron at the
services in observance of Yom Kip
pur at Trinidad.
Congregational Conference at Pue-
bio ended its sessions by passing res
olutions condemning action of board
Of trustees in dismissing Parsons
from Colorado College.
A campaign to raise $25,00O has
been inaugurated by the Denver Fed
GRAFTON for charity and philanthropy
to cover the balance due on the total
budget of ss5.OOO for period of fif-
teen months.
Fuel Administrator Garfield has set
a price for coal. The maximum for
bituminous In the Trinidad district is
set at $2.75 and SO elsewhere in state.
Ignite In Northern and FL Paso fields
to bring $2.45.
John w. Springer, Of Denver. has
offered to the United States govern
ment for use as a base hospital his
country place in Douglas county
known as Springer Castle, consisting
of 5000 acres.
The cornerstone of the Mission Cot
tage and Old Folks Home. which is
now being erected at a cost of 5000
by the Swedish Lutheran Augustana
Church In Denver, was laid with ap-
propriate ceremonies Sunday after
noon.
John Simms, an Estes Park man,
was convicted in the District Court at
Fort Collins of taking liberties with
young girl. VIM. Parke will also
be tried on similar charge. with the
same girl as the principal witness for
the state.
Following the discovery that Amer
ican sweet chestnut trees can be
grown successfully in Colorado a
movement was started In Denver to
make possible the planting of large
number Of that species in Civic Cen
ter park.
The farmers of the Costilla Estate
Development Company's land a new
irrigation project in the south end of
San Luis valley, corner Of Colorado,
shipped during the past season 1856
cars Of fat live stock. at an average
price Of $1,000 per car.
Secretary Hincke announces that
the demand for typewriters and STE
nographers for departmental work at
Washington. and in federal offices
throughout the country, continues ur-
gent. Applications, it is stated. will
be regarded as patriotic duty
. Walter A. Smith. cashier of the Sill
verton National Bank, at Silverton.
tried in the United States District
Court at Durango. was acquitted by
jury verdict. 1t was alleged Smith
had changed the banks records to
conceal bad loans from the national
bank examiner
Preliminary work in connection
with the organization of the Colorado
chapter Of the American Mining Con-
gress is progressing rapidly and the
Indications now are that the strongest
local mining organization ever COM
pleted in the West will soon be COM
pleted and officered.
Ada Luella Crawford, a registered
Red Cross nurse with the Evanston.
ILL.,, unit now on duty at base hos
pital in France, has been promoted to
q lieutenancy for conspicuous per-
formance of duty among the wounded.
Lieut.. Crawford formerly lived in
Denver at the home of her sister, Mrs
Jane Crawford Eller.
The National Association of Life
Underwriters, which met in New Or
leans, awarded the Colorado associa-
ton the silver cup for the gain in
membership made by any of its 100
local associations. J. Stanley Edwards
of Denver was elected a member of
the national council. New York was
chosen as the place OF the next meet
jqg.
Charles L. Hincke. secretary Of the
Denver Civil Service Board, has re-
ceived a special announcement from
Washington of special examinations
for forest and field clerk principally