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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-09
HOOVER WOULD PROHIBIT
USE OF GRAIN FOR LIQUOR

Prohibition of the use of grain, in
GLIDING barley, in the manufacture of
beverage alcohol or beer during the
war was urged today before the Senate
agriculture committee by Herbert c..
Hoover of the food committee of the
council of national defense. and DR..
Alonzo Taylor. special assistant to
Secretary Houston Of the Department
of Agriculture.
Or. Taylor said the brewers who told
the committee recently tnal' "a.
not good for human food were wrong.
and that it was used in Europe. He
said S7.000.000 bushels would be saved
by prohibtory legislation.
Mr. Hoover continued his testimony
on the necessity of a central food de-
partment. He said he believed there
should be authority to fix prices for
every one. from the producer to the
consumer One thing that would be ac-
complished he said would be the elm
ination of the Spectator.
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Finance and Trade
WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, LONDON
WAVE Of LIQUIDATION
CARRIES PRICES DOWN
Market Is Feverish and Unsettled
Largely by U. S. War Tax
alton Policy.

NEW YORK, May 9-Crumbling
prices at the opening of the stock
market today extended during the fore
which carried the market down from
2 to points in virtually all parts OF
the list
The liquidation appeared to be pro-
voked chiefly by the publication of the
governments war taxation policy.
The market was feverish and un-
settled. United States Steel broke over .
points to 112ss; Bethlehem Steel old
stock 10 points to 125 and other in
dustrials. including principal munitions
and equipments, to points.
War Stocks and Standards Alike.
War stocks Jared no worse than
standard issues, some of the dividend
paving rails falling to lowest prices
of recent years.
Net losses from last nights close in
cluded "a points for St Paul; Union
Pacific. 81 Reading. 3ls: Baltimore
Southern Pacific, 2A 4; New York Cen
trail, 2aa
New Haven duplicated its previous
low record of 36a4.
! Utilities. fractions. telephone issues
oils, motors and shippings joined in
the recession with losses of to
points.
Bonds were heavy.
Partial Recoveries Recorded.
Lower levels were reached before the
selling was checked in the early after.
noon.
On the slight rally business came al
most to standstill.
Steel and related industries made par
tial recoveries. but rails continued
weak en- a further break in Baltimor.
and Ohio.
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EN- ROUTE WITH HOSPITALS.

War Department orders today dis
closed that eighteen officers OF the
army medical officers reserve corps are
en- route to British and French base
hospitals or have been assigned to
units which will sail in the near future.
Col Alfred E. Bradley of the Army
Medical Corps. now attached to the
American embassy in London. will di-
rect distribution of the units. and the
officers are to report to him in Eng
lard.
Those already departed are Capt.
Stanhope BayneJones and Lieuts Ben
jamin NJ. Vance. William u. Jack. PERCY
Musgrave, George L. Stickney. Everett
d. Plass and John A. G. Colston. Those
under orders are Majs. Harvey Gushing.
Roger l. Lee and Robert 3. Osgood.
Capt. George S. Derby and Lieuts. Ed
ward B. Towne. Henry Lyman. Gilbert
Horrax. John ]. Morton. jr.: Oswald II.
Robertson. Thomas r. Cocktails and
Samuel c. Harvey.
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Condition of the Treasury.
Washington Stock Exchange.

American Graphophone 6s $1,000 at 100.
Capital Traction, 10 at 7a12, 10 at 1917, 10 at
7ol. 10 nj 791., at T912, 10 at 79La. 10 at
1917. at 79la, 10 at 79l2, at 1917. at 19i..
at 1917
Washington Railway and Electric pfd. Is at
rs 10 at TIA. ., at I'm.
Washington Gas. at 72B, at 7"1s.
Riggs National Bank. 10 Mt I95.
Mergenth-ter, 10 at 1i7h.
I.anston. - at 12a.
After call:
Union Trust. 10 at III. 10 at III. 10 at III.
10 ut l21.
Ianston 70 at 12a.
American GraphopIone 6s, 81 900 at 100, $500
at 100.
Mersenthaler, ) at lac, 5 at 49, at 49,
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Pennsylvania Leads in Recruiting.

Pennsylvania again led yesterday in
regular army recruiting with $50 men
accepted against $50 for Illinois and
I'll for New York. The total for the
day was 2,624. a decrease Of nearly
1000 from the preceding day. Nevada
has now more than doubled its quota
of 1872, a total of 1888 having been sup
piled since April 1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-09

Tt is the time for intelligent
pessimisn,' says Bruce Barton,
the Editor, in speaking OF the War,
and he warns us not to underestl-
mate the Job before us.
The Blue AURA in this weeks
Every Week. is a story OF that breath
less kind which publishers like to run
because readers cannot let so of 1t once
they have started it.
Fiction is hardly ever as interesting
as the story in this week Every Week
about "AIorgans men''-how this great
tlnancier picks his partners.
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LOWER PRICES PREVAIL
ON LOCAL EXCHANGE
Capital Traction Stock Is Biggest
Seller at Today's
Session.
Lanston Monotype Declines Slight
ly, Selling Forty Shares
at 1884.

The volume of business on the local
exchange today showed an improve
ment, but with prices slightly lower
the most active stock being Capital
Traction. A total of eightsix shares
of this security sold at 1914 and then
1915 was the bid and 1914 the asking
price.
Lanston declined slightly from yes
terday's level. forty shares selling at
72$.. The asking price at the close
dropped half point to 80, and u was
the bid Mergenthaler also was weak
er. selling al 1471s for ten shares dur
ing call and later fifteen shares brought
149.
Ten shares of Riggs National Bank
stock brought 495. which is five points
lower than the last sale of record
Union Trust stock brought 121 for
forty shares.
Washington Railway preferred was
weaker. fifty shares selling at 77Aa7
Washington Gas sold at a lower figure,
four shares bringing; 72ls.
Condition of the Treasury.
Condition of the United States Treas
ury at close yesterday showed:
Net balance in general fund, So.
03S,S47
Total receipts, sS.l94.013
Total payments, S4.OoS.7J2.
The deficit this fiscal year is S13S.-
3O45eo against a deficit of S50,SS5. 1913
last year. exclusive of Panama canal
and public debt transactions.
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NEW YORK. May 9.-Flour-Unset-
tied: spring patents, 14.40a14.65; winter
patents. 14.65a149e: winter straights.
l3sOa14.15: Kansas straights, 14.40a
1890. Lard, weak: middle west. 22.66a
2265 Others unchanged.
Raw sugar steady: centrifugal, 614:
molasses. 5.26: refined steady: nne
granulated, 7.50a8.50.
Futures opened very quiet and lower
under. scattered selling by Wall street,
prompted by tho weakness OF the
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COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. May 9.-Relatively easy
cables and the outlook for warmer
weather in the south seemed RESPONSE
BILE for scattered selling at the opening
of the cotton market today. First prices
were 6 to Is points lower. with May
showing the maximum loss, and selling
on even terms with July. The early
offerings appeared to be readily alb
sorbed around 19.47 for July and 1854
for October. however. and prices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-09

decree Is promulgated in the official
journal in Paris prohibiting the use of
maize, rye. barley or buckwheat four0
for any other purpose than bread max
ing
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are short. The good stories are good.
There is always one serial which be-
comes a best seller when it is made
into book. Also one or two short
stories, each the best OF the week
Then ringing editorial that makes
YOU throw back your shoulders and
take deep breaths All for cents
every Thursday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29
ELK MOUNTAIN HOTEL CHANGES
OWNERSHIP.

A trade, which has been considered
for some time, was consumated Sat
urday whereby G. j. Diel gives pos
session of the Elk Mountain House
for ranch in southeastern Kansas.
H. C. Berry, the new proprietor, ar
rived Thursday and will remain. His
wife and daughter, fifteen, are on
the way in their car and will come
by auto as far as roads will permit.
Mr.. Dieps new ranch is in Wilson
county near the delightful little city,
Fredonia, and Mrs. Diers brothers
ranches.
The Diels plan on leaving soon for
a protracted visit in Denver with rel
atives and later to go to their ranch
for the winter.
Mr.. Diel has owned the hotel for
over twenty-five years and in that
time they leased it to other parties
and have. conducted the business
themselves. The building has always
been credit to the town and has
been well kept and managed
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29
Fireman L;nsquist I.jsrsi.

Gunnison Empire.
Saturday evening, just the other
side of Cimarron, Fireman Lindquist
received some painful though not Sc
we're injuries. 1t seems that he got
up on the tank to shovel some coal
down so that it would be handler to
put into the firebox, and just then
the train started around curve
causing him to lose his balance and
fall over the side. He rolled down a
steep embankment to the edge of the
river. The train slowed down and he
was picked up and brought to Gun
nison His head and face are badly
scratched and bruised, but there
seem to be no internal injuries. Of
ficials report that had it been few
feet further on that he fell, he would
have struck bridge and certainly
been killed His many friends are
exceedingly glad that he came out SO
we'll and sincerely hope that it will
not take long for him to get we'll
again.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29
THRIFT STAMP QUOTA.
OF STATE IS S2e,ees, 600
Federal Government Asks Colorado
ans to Help with War Funds.

Twenty million dollars is Colorado's s
quota of the $4,000, 100000 which the
government is seeking to raise by the
sale of war savings certificates ac-
cording to an announcement made by
John Evans, state director for the
campaign. Twenty million dollars
means that every man, woman and
child in the state is expected to save
$50 during the year and let the gov
ernment have these savings for five
years at the rate of per cent COM
pound interest. In response to a
telegram from Mr.. Evans, Mr. Kelly
has accepted the craftsmanship for
the sale of war thrift stamps in Gun
nison county Saturday afternoon,
Nov. oath he attended a meeting of
the chairmen at Denver.
The meeting was called for the
purpose of making the county chair
men acquainted with the certificates
which they are to sell and devise
ways and means by which the largest
number of certificates can be sold in
tho least time. Mr.. Evans explains
what the certificates are in detail.
One stamp will cost S4.12, if pur-
chased in December or january, and
cent additional per month during
the following eleven months, when
their sale will be stopped. The law
provides that any one person shall
not hold in excess of $1,000 in war
savings certificates at any one time.
In order to enable even the poorest
to obtain these certificates so-called
thrift stamps have been provided.
These thrift stamps will be sold at
25 cents each. When anyone has pur-
chased eight of them he may ex-
change them and IL cents in money
for one of the war savings stamps.
War savings and thrift stamps will
be for sale at postoffices, banks,
stores, schools, railroad offices and
many other places whose owners arc
willing to assist the government
Every county chairman was urged
by Mr. Evans to select the leading
men and women in their counties to
. assist in forming tho county organ
ization and pushing the sale of the
certificates. Women will be given
, representation in every county.
A special effort will be made to In
terest the children in the thrift cam
paign. Mrs. Mary C. C. Bradford was
named vice chairman of the state or.
ganization by Mr.. Evans yesterday
She will look after the organization
in the schools and endeavor to inter
est the teachers and children. Or.
, ganization of the teachers and the
formation of savings clubs among
the children is one of the very first
steps contemplated by the campaign
managers.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29
PlTklN MOL LYBDENUM IS
SUPPLYING DENVER MILL
Gunnison Property Induces Installation
of New Process Plant
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

At regular meeting of the Board
of Trustees held Nov. 10, 1917, there
were present Mayor Arnott, Trustees
Gulliford, McClenathan, Robinson,
Songer and Yoklavich, Verzuh absent.
The minutes of last meeting were
approved as read. The following bills
were read:
Pub. min. for Sept and Oct.... 1900
Elk Mt Pilot, dog tax posters S 200
John Sarshin, 2 days work 80. 500
Mark Byouk, 1s days, 3 hrs w'k 55.l3
Martin Yoklavich 10 h 3 h'r w'k 5S.13
Anton Fister II days 3 h'r w'k $500
Mike Perko 6 daYs work ...... 2lO0
Moved by Robinson, seconded by
Yoklavitch, that bills as read be al
lowed and warrants drawn in pay
ment. Roll call. Ayes, all. Moved
by Songer, seconded by McClenathan,
that the Clerk write the Deputy Dis
trict Attorney stating that gambling
in the form of Turkey Raffles was
being done in Crested Butte and that
minors were permitted to rattle, and
ask what steps were necessary to put
a stop to it. Motion carried.
The following named persons have
maid tbnir dcU toy.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29
ORDINANCE No. IT'S
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE MAX
ING OF APPROPRIATIONS:

Be it ordained by the Board of
Trustees of the town of Crested
Butte that the following sums OF
money be appropriated from the rev.
enues of the Town of Crested Butte
for the fiscal year beginning April
1st, 1918, to the following funds, to-
wit:
Light and water, $500.
And anv other funds not appropri-
ated shall be known as the General
Fund, for such use IS the Board
of Trustees shall from time to time
determine.
Passed ard adopted this Goth day
of October, A. D. 1917.
JOHN ARNOTT. Mayor.
(ATTEST:)
E. G. GLADSTONE chrk.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29
Gunnison News
From The Empiss

On Friday evening at $50 a train
will leave here for Crested Butte to
accommodate the Masons who desire
to attend the big doings at that
place.-Gunnison Empire.
The Board of immigration hopes
within the next few months to pub
lish the mining booklet planned sew
eral months ago. Work on this book
let has been delayed, but it will be
resumed soon after January LIST.
On his way to Marshall Pass to
take the position of operator there.
]. E. Nutting Of Paonia, chatted the
few minutes at train time Saturday
with folks he knows here in Gunni-
son. His daughter, Miss Beryl ac-
companied him this far and stopped
here until Sunday morning as guest
of the B!ackstocks.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29

The crop survey being undertaken
by the State Board of immigration is
the first comprehensive survey of this
kind ever undertaken by any state de-
partment in this state. Colorado is
one of the few states in which agri-
cultural data by counties is not avail
able annually, and the Board hopes to
be able to supply the deficiency in the
future.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29

The second dance of Ye Old Time
Dancing Club was given on Saturday
night, Nov. "a Nearly every member
was present and enjoyed an evening
of social fun and dancing. The music
was splendid, being furnished by Mrs.
J. Arnott, pianist, w. Bryan, violinist
and Joe Paste, Jr. who very kindly
assisted with his cornet. Shortly
after midnight the dancing was over.
Klinger Linton, Fred Hays and Mil
lard Pennington left on Sunday for
Gunnison for the winter months.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29

A. j. Sinclair and H. S, Barrett
went out on Thursdays train for the
winter. Mr.. Sinclair went to Cripple
Creek and Mr.. Barrett to Pueblo to
their homes and will be back in early
spring to resume worKat Irwin.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29
The News of SO Years Ago

the convention to be held in Gunnison
on next Saturday for the purpose Of
asking the county commissioners to
make an appropriation to defray the
expenses incidental to making an ex-
hibit at the Exposition, and any other
business that may come before the
convention. Messrs Williamson and
Phillips were elected delegates to the
convention and Messrs. Copely, Def
ferbaugh, Owens, ]. C. Brown and DR..
Cornell appointed committee to Sc
lect ores and see to the shipment Of
the same.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29

Mrs. w. F.. Jarvis plans on leaving
soon for California, where she will
spend the winter with her son, F. E.
Jarvis, post office inspector, in San
Francisco Mrs. Jarvis has recently
disposed of her cattle. something
over 16O head. to Lang and Will
Spann of Jacks Cabin and will in
q short time have things arranged so
she can leave her ranch for the COM
ing winter months.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Sampson spent
Wednesday in town on business.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29
July 3D.

July Zo--
Supt. of Public Instruction Cor
nell has completed his semi-annpal
apportionment of the state school
fund and gives Gunnison county
S7654
The Utes are getting ready to go.
The murder trial at Wheeling was
the 5th. postponed because the indig-
nation against the murderer Of Gar
field made it impossible for ono
charged with murder to get fair
trial
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29
August H.

AOXoSt ~.
The roadbed of the D. 4 r. G. is
nearly completed from Gunnison to
Irwin via Crested Butte.
A Republican convention will be
held in Gunnison Sept. 1st At 1900
m. to select delegates to q district
convention to be held at LAge City.
Sept 18th to nominate candidates
for the offices of district judge and
district attorney for the 7th judicial
district.
A democratic district convention
of the several counties, comprising
the seventh judicial district Of Colo
RADIO, is hereby called to meet at
Lake City, in the county Of Hinsdale,
on the Goth day of August A. d. 1881.
for the purpose of nominating = can
didate for district judge and district
attorney of said district.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29

June %, 1881.
A meeting was held here Inst Sat-
urday evening to select delegates to
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29

poll tax: Mike Fisher. Rudolph
Sporich,- Mike Kikle, John Verzuh,
Jake Kochevar. Steve Krizmonich, NJ.
Boni, John Yoklavich, Frank Chadez.
Anton Busattc, Mike Perko, Joe Short,
Frank Kuratich, John Kane, Marco
Armanini, Jas. Hoy, James Bazz, Pat
rick O'Neil
Moved by Songer, seconded by Yok-
lavich, that we adjourn. Motion
carried.
E. G. GLADSTONE, Clerk.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29
FROM ELK MT. PILOT FILES.

Thursday. March II, 1881.
Apples are selling at s18 per barrel
at Irwin.
John McElroy went to Gunnison
for couple of days.
j. w. Sayles came in from Silver
Basin last week and organized com
mittee to go in search of j. c. Ballard
who was lost in the snow.
Mr.. E. A. Buck did well in getting
rid of his partners in the Gunnison
News. 1t is now controlled by w.
Uppercu, Mr.. Bucks agent.
Poncha Springs Herald relates that
three miles of track has been laid by
the D. & R. G. up Marshall Pass
towards Gunnison-good progress is
being made daily and since this short
ems the stage ride over Marshall Pass,
everyone is glad to see it coming on.
Gunnson News: Our new court
house is now entirely completed, and
fast being taken possession of by
their respective owners. The two
rooms on the first floor at the west
end of the building, on either side of
the hall, are set apart for the Jail
The middle room on the left hand of
the hall, as it is entered from the
west end, is the county judges Office,
and the room directly opposite is oc-
cupied by our county treasurer
Opening on to this room, and sepa-
rated by the large safe, is the record
er's office. Across the hall from the
recorders office is the sheriff's apart
ment. The second floor is mainly oc-
cupied by the court room, off of
which are two small rooms devoted
to the district clerk and the jury
The whole arrangement is satisfac.
tory, and it must be great relief tc
our people to consider that the long
expected court house is finally occu'
pied.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29
I.form.t;o. .so.t til. U. P. r. r.

Its South Park division is over 100
miles the shortest between Denver,
Buena Vista, Leadville, Kokomo and
Red Cliff; over ninety miles the short
est between Denver, Alpine and Pit
kin, and over eighty miles the short
est between Denver, Gunnison and
San Juan.
The Miners Exchange Bank will
soon be established in Gunnison with
the following officers: Lewis Cheney,
Pres; j. G. Cash, S. S. Metzler, Vice
Presidents; M. Coppinger, Cashier; C.
E. Mcconnell, Asst. Cashier. The
bank building opposite the Tabor
Hotel will be completed about Au-
gust 10.
The Pilot office received day or
two since, from Gunnison a keg of
beer-a present from Messrs. Geo.
Yule and O p Abercombie, which
kindness as we'll as the beer was
highly appreciated
Gov L. A. Sheldon, of New Mexico,
was sitting in his office at Santa Fe,
when he received dispatch saying
that his old friend and commander,
the President, was shot. In a few
moments the General and Mrs. Shell
don were on railway train, and
travelling the 1000 miles to Washing
ton without stopping.
]. M. McDougal has built nea.
picket fence around his lot on 10th
street
While in Gunnison go to the Null
len House for first class accommoda-
tions.
The Elk Mountain Pilot was sold
by J. L. Lacey to ]. E Phillips,
More work is being done in Ruby
camp than in all other camps of Gun
nison county combined.
There will be a running meeting
held in Gunnison, July 4th and 5th by
the Gunnison Jockey Club.
The 4th Of July celebration will be
a big event. J. M. McDougal will
open the exercises; C. w. Rood will
deliver short oration; Prof. Muir
rays band will discourse sweet music
and the Athletics of Irwin will play
a game of base bali against the Red
Stockings of Ruby. Balls and bats
have been ordered from Gunnison.
June %, 1881.
A meeting was held here Inst Sat-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29
August e.

August e.
The D. & r. G. is completed within
ten miles of Gunnison. In ten days
it will be finished to that point.
The D. G. R. G. company have asked
for bids on a round house in Gunni-
son that will take 10000 bricks.
In speaking of our base ball club
the News-Democrat says: "Gunnison
does not propose to submit even to
the acknowledged skill Of the Ruby
PLAYERS without struggle" We are
authorized to say that Ruby will
play against Gunnison for 500 to
$500.
Geo. Hawley of Gunnison, was here
last Saturday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29

June 80. 1881.
Messrs. Spencer and Snyder bought
of w. P. Rose 3-l6 of the Belle of
Baltimore lode situated in Evans
Basin for the sum of $500 cash. 1t
is showing up very fine ore now, and
we understand the owners will sink
80 feet on 1t right away.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-04-27

q Now if we can only get all this
newspaper 'back yard gardening to
producing something to eat we will be
going some.
q Isn't it a bit strange that some of
us are so determined to let the other
fellow go to the front all of us are
needed at home to chop wood and do
errands for the old folks.
q How is it that Canadians can buy
wheat at $1.24 per bushel and we
Americans have to pay from $3.50 and
up? Something wrong. Canada has
been at war for three years and Ameri-
ca twenty-five days.
q Mexican bandits keep on shipping
American citizens along the border.
According to the Bryanites and their
notion of patriotism, Americans should
move farther inland so as to get ont of
the range of the bandits bullets.
q If the War Department could only
kill off about three -fourths the members
of Congress and send the other one
fourth to the front, maybe something
could be done. All, those pesky bean
headed politicians, afraid to vote for or
against, that they may lose vote or
two in the next race.
q Miss Rankin, the only Congress-
woman at Washington, says she will
devote much of her attention to the
welfare Of the Nations children. Good
for Miss Rankin true to woman's ma
ture. We were little dubious that she
would don herself out in breeches, a
plug hat and start some new tangled
reform, or hook up with Richard Dick
Hobson in his Worldwide war on
booze. Hobson and Bryan will be
rivals in the next presidential campaign
as candidates for nomination on the
prohibition ticket to ride their hobby
into the White House.