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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27
GRIZZLY BROOKS NO RIVAL
Testimony of Hunters Proves That He
Is Beyond Question Supreme in
His Own World.

The grizzly was once the monarch
Of the Western ranges, says Walter
Prichard Eaton, in Harper's Magazine.
Nothing disputed his title uH man
/ came with the rifle. OF man the griz-
lly now has most Intelligent fear, ex.
cept in places where he is protected
and fed. Fierce and formidable tighter
That he is, he doesn't tight man unless
he Is driven to IL, bur with the keen.
ness OF his tribe (thc bear Is one of the
most intelligent of beastS) he avoids
idnEer SO TAR rs possible. and has de.
Seioped much cleverueSs ST it.
The testimony Of all Western hunt.
ers agrees on the great caution 81 griz,
ziy uses before crossing an open or APP
preaching a dead horse or COW put out
for bait, frequently charging all the
bushes around 10 drive out possible
toeS In ambush as preliminary to
feeding That the mountain lion is a
real foe of The bears our hunter de-
MED. The mountain cat is coward
Once. he said, he had put ont dead
horse for their bait. and watched from
a tree TWO lions feeding on the carcass.
A grizzly tcalled a Silvertlp 10y the
hunterS) approached, Shouldered in be-
tween the lions and began TO feed also.
As one fat grizzly can take up conSid-
er9hi" room the lions resented this
third party at the feast and drew Oft
snarllng. Then one of them came back
and evidently clawed The intruder or
hit It, The bear which had one fore
paw employed, swung with the other.
caught the lion a tremendous hlow and
knocked him 10 feet down the slope.
Then Mr. SilVcrtip resumed his repast
as If nothing had happened. He did
not even look around to see how far
the lion ZEN or what he was going TO
do when he got up. Evidently the bear
felt quite sure of his POSITION. lie was
justified in this confidence, for the lion
rose aud with his mate sulked, snarl-
ing, off into The timber.
The man who told this story had
baen mountain hunter from bovhood,
and he is. furthermore, an uncommon
ly sharp observer whose knowledge has
been nore than once employed by the
federal government. There Is no rea-
son to doubt the accuracy Of his tale,
which seems TO bear ont the statements
OF other hunters that the grizzly is su-
preme ia his own world, even con
temptuously so.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

The man with The smile and the
CHEEKY word, the one who can MT the
spirits of his fellows In the hour Of
dunger-here is the man Of hcroiSm.
And ii is for Just this quality that
praise is given TO Lieut.. John X Rich
ards, L. :. s.. who was one Of the
officers on the torpedo destroyer Jncoh
Jones The reports of her sinking
brought Il thrilling story Of her com
munder her officers and his men Of
their bravery and loyalty to the last
moment all equal 10 the best tradi-
lions of The American navy. Lieut..
Richards the gunnery officer was left
In charge of all the RATS. A Ibis post
Z Was noticed that through all the or
deal he was cool ana cheerful putting
heart into the men about him and max
Ing them all more able 10 stand the
strain Lieut. Richards is q native Of
Ironton O.. sud was born in 1891 He
pNtered The naval academy ira 1907
and five years later was made On.
In 1918 lac became a junior lieutenant
and was temporarily appointed lieuten-
ant I'm 1917.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

Fifty yellow and blue badges the insignia NJ
the PerShing Rifles, crack military company
Of the University OF Nebraska are being trens
ured by many former students of that Insti-
tuition these days. One of them is William
Green OF Abilene, Kan
I'll Pershings own idea says Mr. Green
1--WE had been picked from the military company
OF which he was instructor after coming from
West Point 10 Lincoln. We met in his room one
night to organize and The Lieut. as We ia
military called the nStructor--hc was second
lieutenant tben-asked whit colors We wanted
our badges.
yellow and bue--caveIry coora
Al have the very thing. he responded. and
went 10 chifonier from which be took brand
new pair Of cavalry trousers With shears he
ruthlesSy cut them across. making fifty badeps
each with strip Of blue and he yellow leg
stripe We called the organization the Per
shing Rifles and were very proud Of the honor
PerShing took us on long camping trips under
stTc. military regulations. and we felt than he
was more of a fahEr than a professor TO us
He never forgot his boys, as he rulled MS
The night he arrived in san Antonio 20 take
charge of The Southwest division after m, death
Of General Funston. ] was At his hotel Though
score of prominent men and officers we're wait
ing TO see him he recognized me aud spent five
minutes asking after the students and laughing
over the university days.
He was Strirt dlsciplinariar. always want
ing i5iugS done In ii hurry-whieu mahes reason
able his fnpaience now 10 get az the Gertnans-
but intensely human He was the one profes
sor 20 HON the boys vent with their troubles
and that II Ii good test of the human side Of
anybody"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27
Praised for Devotion to Duty.

When the city Of Norfolk, Va, was
threatened with the complete destruc-
ton by fire OF its thriving business
section early in January, every avail
able fire -hghting force at hand ana
from nearby towns was called into the
battle At the height Of the fire the
enlisted men Of the United States
navy ON duty at the navy yard and ia
the harbor were called on to help not
only In subdulng the flames but con
trolling the crowds. To n man they
gave q Splentad account OF themselves.
Among these men was John Joseph
McLourhin, p chief boatswains mate
Although be had worked ali night. had
narrow escapes and was drenched 10
the skin with lce-coid water, McLough-
in declined relief when il was Of
fered and remuiued on duty confinu-
Dusty until the danger vas passed.
For this conspicuous service he las
been commended by Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels Mclaughlin enlisted
In the navy in 1905 at New York.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

That the new vogue Of Initials Is az
beu1ldering as II writer in the New
York Statesman suggests is made
abundan;ly clear by reports Of commit
tees dealing with the Prince Of Wales
fund. Those who have been Initiated
into die rns sterles Of IT'S administers
lion and are familiar with The Terminus
oioey in use may know that W. G.
does not indicate the west central dis
trlct. bus means war committee; that
y H. ,. signifies national relje' fund.
and that t. Il e. IS meant local rep
re-eul9tive committee. But even they
must be halfled bg The problem set by
such procession Of initials as - c.
= f. r and fal To- guess chat what
Is suggested by them Is government
committee FOR the prevention and re-
lief Of distress .oudon Chronicle.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

The air service. ike most special
branches. has It's own vocabulary An
officer Of flying status bat who for
some reason does not iy. is called u
penguin" This name is also applied
10 n type Of training machine which
does not rise from the ground An
officer in the flying service without fly
ng status Il called a "kiwi' after an
Australian bird a pilot is generally
called "quirk." A hight Is called q
dip" and II it Is a distinguished fall
ure n is called a "washout." An air
plane il usually called bus" The
great hope Of the airman Is TO spike
bozzIe." or bring down a "Zepp" or one
Of the smaller nourigid dirigiblcs
they cali "blimps" The airman'S pest
IS he onion" or large flaming anti
alrc.aft shell which archie" sends M
rs a SORT Of bouquet-with sometimes
ma unpleasant smell "Archie" is the
general name for the autiaircraft gun.
Fvprybody's.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

Tnitad States today with men who knew now
TO operate Them and take care al them 'he'e
would be no question but that we could export
TO our allies every hushel of wheat they require
and stin have an abundance for our own use
That is if old Mother Nature and the weather
man did not conspire 10 turn things topSy tuFVy.
The first track layers ever manufacturer au"
nut into commercial use were very much IKE tue
track LAYERS sent over to the Russian armies be
fore the bolsheyih disturbed our calculations as
to the course Of the war. They were adapted 10
haul heavy loads through snow ice, mud ana
slush and on uneven roads I'm lhe logging woods
Of Maine They were invented by A. o lomoaFu
of Waterve. Me. who is, so far rs Is known. the
inventor of the track layer He put his first track
LAYER in operation early in 1900 and secured "A
patent on il on May y. 1901.
In the six months following our declaration that
a state OF war existed with Germany an average
of two gas tractor companies have been incor-
porated each day They good. Indifferent and
bad. Some are of the stock selling, getrich-qQcb
variety
There is no way of telling how many gasoline
tractors there ia use upon the farms of the
United States. An expert in automobile power
puts the number at 2500O.
Farm experts already forcsee the day when
gasoline power will be almost universal in agri-
culture The war in few months has done more
to increase the demand for mechanical power on
the farm than years of peace would have accom-
pllshed The faithful horse win never leave HIS,
but much of his hardest work will he done by
gasoline. even on the smaller farms,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27
Eaoles. L4Isto,Le IN the NavY.

when Secretary Daniels christened
Henry Ford submarine chssers
"Earcs" ne perpetuated name TINT
Is historic lu the navy. According 60
naval records IS American fighting
Yhlp. bearing that name have d,stin-
gufshed themselves in the Revolution
qry war. the naval war with France.
he War ~ 1912. the CIVIL gRc and
he Spanish war.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

First Barber bet that fellow is .
bum actor.
Second Barbor-Whyi
FIRST Eorber--Wheu asked him Z
no Wanted an egg shampoo he put or
his hat aud walked right ont
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

afmored machine that moves upon the ground is
so capable of surrounding obstacles
When the squadron of tanks appeared in tho van
guard of Byngs famous drive at Camhrat ito an
peaTahce seemed prOvidental. writes Hamilton NJ
wright IN the New York Sun. The armored levin
mans pushed through the German barbed wire on
Engagements as if they were so many cobwebs
SiueStepped deep pockets, stretched their long
20, A - over miniature chasms, dipped rose backed
'&ho tipped at dangerous angles as thew nicAd thar
way forward amid hail of missiles.
- YET Tor all its supreme adaptation to the
needs of the hour the tank was not Invented for
- "r purposes. The first tanks introduced into
hoarl were USED in numbering operations and in
".d.eN, Rapidly their use was extended TO large
"s'ieu''urai works and before the present war
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

loads Of bectS She was do
Ing the work of ten two
horse teams. With hay at SS0
II ton. rolled barley at from
500 Ia $50 a ton and other
feed proportlonateiy high. It
will keep farmer busy 10
feed his work stock. let alone
make profit. The United
States department of agrleuI-
fure once made an estimate
that il cost Sl2l in feed and
time to keep a horse through
out the year. The operation
of L-54, which replaces -
horses. costs rs follows:
Twenty five gallons of dis
ullate developing 20 horse
power (the work of 20 horses
for ten hours), mt 10 cents
per gallon, $50; two gal
Ions of cylinder oil at about
50 cents gallon, Sl.lo;
track oil, transmission oil
and cup grease will probably
20 from 70 cents to 81 Il day,
Total. S46o.
If anything in the world
could stave off Il threatened
crisis in the worlds food sup
ply it would be the tank
in agriculture. If there
we're a sufficient number OF
gasoline tractors IN me
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

Droke out the track Law.
ers We're well-known IN
every country in the
world. Even the prosaic
track layer used in
farming will. if arm
ored. make a tank for
war use. Indeed dur.
ing the 1911 recruiting
season ordinary track
layers arn0red with
sheet iron plowed
through walls almost ~
readily as the biggest
war tanks yet built.
At the present time
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27
TANK NOT
INVENTED
As WAR
MACHINE:
Thousands of Tractors
Now in Use on Farms
in All Parts of The World

HOSE who have watched the
operation of the tanks at the
movies and have marvelled at the
numbering machines that crawl
over the face of the earth like
prehistoric monsters have gained
some idea of the adaptability of
The modern tank. No other
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-28
FOOD TOUR A SUCCESS
SPEAKERS WELCOMED livery.
WHERE.
People Enthusiastic on the Subject Of
Food Conservation In
Colorado.

! Colorado went over the top in at
| tendance at the meetings held during
the week beginning March IL ad-
dressed by speakers of national repu-
tation sent out by the United States
Food administration. They included
Edward F. Trefz, noted publicist and
one of the six commissioners sent to
study conditions in France; Mrs.
Beatrice Forbes-R Robertson Hale, noted
lecturer on national topics. and DR..
Alexander Cairns, famed Chautauqua
lecturer These speakers delivered a
practical, dramatic and educational
message on war needs and the neces-
sity for food conservation to 2S,275 peo-
pie at thirty-foUr meetings throughout
the state. With one or two excep-
tions the speaking places were crowd
ed and hundreds were turned away.
Mr.. Trefz spoke at Lamar with 800
people present, Rocky Ford 200. Trim
idad 1000, Walsenburg 500, Aguilar
(an unscheduled impromptu meeting)
200. steel works at Pueblo 5000, State
d. A. r., Pueblo, $50, night meeting
Pueblo 1900, Denver Civic associa-
tion 200, mass meeting in Denver A.
500, Boulder 500, Colorado Springs L.
700. Mrs. Hale spoke with Mr.. Trefz
at Rocky Ford, the mass meeting in
Denver and at Colorado Springs and
had meetings at Las Animas 400, La
Junta 450. Idaho Springs 600, Ala
mosa $50, Monte Vista 400, Pueblo d.
A. r. 500, Denver Woman's club 500,
meeting at Brown hotel 500, DIR.
Cairns, Fort Morgan, $50; Sterling
500. Brush 500, Canon City 1000, Sa-
Ida 1000, Leadville 1000, Glenwood
Springs 600, Longmont 600.
Plans are being perfected by which
1t hoped to have spring speaking
campaign in the state by which prac-
tically every town and village will be
covered.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-28
PINTO BEAN HELPS OUT.
Forty-one Million Pounds Contracted
for by Government

o. II. Liebers, head of the Pinto
Bean Division, U. S. Food Admins
tration, has contracted forty-one mill
lion pounds of beans from growers in
Colorado. New Mexico and adjoining
states. This amount is considered to
be at least so per cent Of total amount
available. Contracts are coming in
daily from growers and all indica-
tions are that the division will get at
least 95 per cent of the 1917 crop of
Pinto beans still unsold.
One million pounds of extra choice
seed has been stored at the following
points: Denver. Greeley. Trinidad.
Clayton, New Mexico and Albu-
Querque. New Mexico. This seed will
be sold to growers at the $3.50 price
plus local freight, cost of storage. in.
surance and other incidental ex-
penses. The price should not exceed
$9.15 per cwt. For this. the grower
is getting an unusual quality of dry
land Pinto beans, recleaned and well
sacked.
Last week the Food Administration
had orders for immediate shipment az
follows: so cars to Boston, SO cars
ia New York City, so cars to Philadel-
phia and so cars to Chicago. These
shipments will average 10000 pounds
per car. The Food Administration
expects to keep moving these beans
as fast as they can get equipment and
orders for them from the eastern mar
kets. 1t should be noted that this is
the first time that Pinto beans have
been shipped to these eastern con-
suming centers. After the Food Ad-
miniItration gets through placing this
years crop on the market, the east
will be as familiar with the Pinto
bean as it is with the Navy. This
should practically solve all future
troubles in getting satisfactory mar
| ket for Pinto beans.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

L
ORADO
NOTICE OF FUNDING BOND ELEC-
T1ON TO BE HELD TUESDAY,
THE I'd DAY OF APRIL, A. D.
1918.
Pursuant to Ordinance No. III of
the Town of Crested Butte, adopted
and approved the 4th day of March
A. D. 1918, PUBLIC NOTICE rs
HEREBY GIVEN, that at the regu-
lar election for municipal officers to
be held on Tuesday, the I'd day of
April, A. D. 1918, at the Council
Room in the Town Hall, in said town
which is hereby designated the poll
ing place there will be submitted to
the vote of the qualified taxpaying
electors of the Town of Crested Butte
he following questions:
"Shall the Board of Trustees
of the Town of Crested Butte
issue the negotiable coupon
bonds of the Town, for the
purpose of funding the float
ing indebtedness, consisting of
judgments against said Town,
and outstanding legal warrants
of the Town, in an aggregate
amount up to and not exceeding
Eleven thousand dollars ($11,-
100000, by making sale of said
bonds or any thereof at not
less than par, net to the Town,
and using the proceeds thereof in
payment of such legal indebted
ness and legal warrants, or by
exchanging at par said bonds or
any thereof for warrants at par
of said Town, which were out
standing on the 4th day of March,
A. d. 1918, being the date of the
adoption of the Ordinance pro-
viding for the submission of this
question:"
Upon the date and at the place de-
ignated aforesaid the polls will be
pened at the hour of seven O'Clock
M, and continue open until the
our of seven o'clock p. m.
The ballots to be used in voting
non the question above submitted
ill be prepared and furnished by
he Town Clerk to the Judges of cleo
ION, to be by them furnished to the
tiers.
The election will be held and con-
noted, as nearly as may be, in the
,anner prescribed by law in the case
elections for municipal officers.
At said election only qualified tax
oying electors of the Town of Crest
1 Butte will be permitted to vote
oon the question submitted. The
'rm qualified taxpaying elector" as
efined by Section 3 of Chapter 144
the Laws of Colorado, 1917. shall
,clude only those persons who are
ualified voters under the registra-
ION and election laws of the state.
nd who, in the year last preceding
re election at which such vote is
Tered, shall have paid tax upon
roperty assessed to them in the
rwn in which such vote is offered.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
oard of Trustees of the Town of
RESTED BUTTE, has caused this
,tice to be published and posted as
'quired by law, and dated this 4th
ay of March. A. D. 1918.
E. G. GLADSTONE,
(SEAL) Town Clerk.
31-3t
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-28
COLORADO MAKES FINE RECORD

The following statement has been
sent by the National Food Admins
tration at Washington, to state hotel
chairmen throughout the country:
"In the State of Colorado, where
the Hotel Division is thoroughly or
ganized, andewhere reports are made
up each month and sent to the Hotel
Division of the Food Administration,
the savings in meats during the
month of February show an increase
of about 81 per cent over the January
savings; wheat flour savings show an
increase of more than rs per cent, and
sugar more than % per cent.
'Is your State doing as well as Col
oradO
eff it is, we know 1t and congratu-
late you.
"If it isn't, Why?"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-28
The DayIiaht Saving Bill

The Daylight Saving Bill, which
goes into affect Sunday next, pro-
vides:
All clocks and watches in the
United States will be set forward an
hour at 2 a. M, Sunday, March 81.
The new time will prevail until 2 a.
M, Sunday, October 9th, when the
time pieces will be set back an hour,
thus restoring the present or astro-
nomical time. The object of the
bill it to take advantage of one more
hour of daylight for work or play.
Cleveland, Detroit and other cities
adopted the daylight saving plan
some years ago and are much in ia
vor of it. England, France, Italy
Germany, (UghD, and Switzerland
use it and all claim it has been the
means of conserving millions of dol.
lars.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-28
FOOD EXPOSITION IN DENVER.

The United States food exposition
at the Auditorium In Denver. April s
to 12, will follow out the work Of con
serving to supply the country's fight
ing forces as outlined in talks last
week by speakers sent out by the ma
tional Food Administration.
1t will be shown how to cook with
out lard, save so per cont on white
flour, conserve fats and the many 9th
or details that are becoming so im
portant in the kitchen. 1t will also
be advised to use Colorado-grown pro
ducts whenever possible, as that will
aid in relieving the car shortage.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-28

Mrs. Heiner is having bath room
built and other improvements added
to her house on upper Pine street
lately vacated by the Percy Smith
family. Mr.. and Mrs. v. White
more will occupy this house after
April 1st.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-28
Gunnison News
From The Empire

..ssssssessss
Dr. Brethouer, of Montrose, passed
through Gunnison yesterday on MS
wav home from Salida.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-28

Miss Gertrude Mclaughlin, who at-
tended the teachers and directors
convention Friday and Saturday re-
turned to Powderhorn on the weso-
bound train Monday morning.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-28

Mr.. F. E. Christie, prominent Tell
uride merchant and interested largly
in other parts of the western slope,
passed through Gunnison yesterday
on his way home from Denver.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-28
Serials at the Empress

The management of the Empress
announces the beginning of real
live serial to begin April I'd. 1t is
entitled vengeance of the Woman,
and shows some splendid work by
William Duncan and Carol Holloway.
This picture will be in Is parts and
succeeded by the Fighting Trail,
another dandy serial by the same
players.
The pictures are made by the Wit
agraph Company.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-28

Rev. Robert H. White, OF the Pres
byterian church, will go to crested
Butte tomorrow and conduct pat
riotic service in the Congregational
church at that place tomorrow even
ing.