The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-20
oENTENNIAL STATE ITIll8.

ton Of this Fourth Of July should b
the most sacred and impressive Of our
history. We should greet IL coming
with the deepest sense Of grave re-
sponsibiuty to our own citixenshiD.
the alien within our borders. our Al
lies and to all the nations Of earth
A holy day. one to be given to grave
contemplation. to patriotic. inspiring
memories and purposes. Let it be
known as Loyalty Day. for the for
eign-born citizens to demonstrate
their love and devotion to the country
Of their adoption. America Is giving
OF her life-blood IN most loyal alleg-
lance to our allies that liberty, Justice
and peace may abide on earth No L.
sue so momentous to humanity was
ever rendered in battle. A unity OF
purpose must weld together these ma
tive and foreign-born struggling in
this righteous cause"
Although many other appropriations
have been cut by Congress as war
measure. the national parks have
come in for their usual appropriation.
In the sundry civil bill reported to the
House in Washington the Rocky
Mountain National Park was named
for its usual $4,000. The Mesa Verde
National Park will receive an appro-
priation of $4,000 in this bill. The
same bill carries an appropriation OF
$20,50O to complete the federal build
ing at Glenwood Springs.
Three persons. two men and .wom-
an. were cut and bruised In an auto
mobile collision At the intersection OF
West Forty-fourth avenue and Utica
street in Denver. An automobile driv-
en- by W. G. Willoughby was rammed
and badly wrecked by y machine driv-
en- by c. l. Bell. according to the po-
lice. Miss Thelma Sedguick. IS years
old, and H. T. Kennedy. who were
riding with Willoughby, were all
thrown out Of the car and suffered
cuts and bruises.
There has been . marked increase
in the acreage Of spring whsat In
Colorado ~ compared with last year.
being $4,000 acres ~ compared With
$4,000 In 1917 ~ compared with 3S7.
900 acres 1919 to 1915. The condition
indicated II 30 compared with 81 fos
1917 and - for the fivs-yea1 period
These condition figures forecast pro
duction Of 6.74O.00 bushels for 1918
compared with 6.s0S. 900 for 1917 and
6,1a1. 900 for the last fivsyear period.
The condition of winter wheat on
June was estimated At "a per cent
Of normal for this season Of the year
~ compared with % per cent on May
/ and IS per cent for 1917 and So per
cent for the nine-year average. This
indicates q production Of 9.570.0O0
bushels ~ compared with 7.728.00o
bushels in 1917. and 6.392.000 for the
nine-year average.
Glenn McFall. Fl. was instantly
killed when his head came In contact
with . low-power distribution wire
carrying 1900 volts, at the Electric
Furnace Plating plant of the Tungsten
Products Company At the mouth Of
Boulder cafion near Boulder.
Mrs. Sarah A. Norton. 65 years. old.
was drowned In the Poudre river and
her husband. Edward Norton, 10 year,
old. barely escaped with his life when
their auto went into the river, while
returning from = picnic At Point Of
Rocks. west OF La Porte.
Little Mary Lsanna Lewis. whose
troubles have been many since she
was burned in . prairie fire at heI
home near Walden three years ago.
was taken to Steele hospital in Den.
yer suffering from q slight case Of
scarlet fever.
Daniel Poallozse. proprietor Of q
soft drink parlor In Denver. stepped
into the rear of his place Of business
placed q revolver to his ear and blew
out his brains. His act followed . dis
loyal remark to two policemen.
Statistics furnished the Forest Serv
ice by Individual mill owners Of Colo
RADIO. and reports Of which have been
filed with that service. show an in.
crease of 1000. 900 board feet in tim
ber milled in 1917. over 1915.
Weld county has entered the ma
tion's roll of honor in the war. and
Lester March, 18 years old, son of
Cyrus c. March, OF Milliken, Is the
first of the 1.7OO boys in the war from
this county to be killed in action.
Lester March was severely wounded
In the battle of the Marne on June 8.
and died Of his wounds In hospital
in the rear of the battle line
Richard Baugh. slayer of Miss CO
lima Haberl, 2525. West Thirty-third
avenue. Denver. whom he shot and
killed, believing her to be Miss Ethel
Land, was held responsible for girls
death by a coroner's jury
Ray Chamberlain died as q result
Of gunshot wounds inflicted by Mrs.
Vera T. Rose with felonous intent"
was the verdict rendered by the cor.
oner's jury at the inquest over Cham
berlain's body in Denver.
The 100000 monument entitled
"The State" which Joseph A. Thatch-