The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-28

Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson.
daughter of President Wilson. soloist
at the second concert of the municipal
organ dedication at the Auditorium
Friday night, arrived in Denver on the
goth. Large crowds were present at
the Denver auditorium on both the
first and second nights of the dedica-
ton Of the great organ. Many Den
yer women had the pleasure of meet
ing Miss Wilson at reception given
In her honor on Saturday morning.
and thousands heard her at Sundays
concert.
Governor Gunter has issued a proc
lamation In regard to Colorado Pro-
ducts Week, which is to be observed
throughout the state from April 6 to
13. In Denver the mapufacturers' AS
sociation arranged for an exposition
for the week at the Auditorium. The
governor recommends that. price and
quality being equal, the citizens of the
state, during the week, use Colorado
made goods and Colorado-grown pro-
ducts.
The merchants of Sedgwick held a
novel sale for the benefit OF the Red
Cross and realized over 5000. Among
the things they auctioned off was a
cake. bringing $64; an egg. bringing
81; a IS gold piece brought $40. q $50
gold piece brought $28: hair cut and
shave brought $3.50. $40 was obtained
for oil nd
brought SIS.
So far as the government ID con-
cerned there will be no obstacles
placed in the way Of Denver holding
q special election on water bonds.
Secretary Of the Treasury William g.
McAdoo. who was appealed to by the
municipal authorities in respect to the
bonds, has just replied that the gov
ernment will raise no objections.
Michael Mansfield. 63 years old. the
Oldest railroad conductor in the point
Of years of service in the West, died
at st. Joseph's hospital In Denver Of
Bright's diseases. He had been Ill =
month. Mansfield had seen thirty.
seven years Of service on the Denver
& Rio Grande railroad in the capacity
Of q passenger conductor.
The motion for 4 new trial for the
Rev. Charles w. Huffman Of East Pal
estine, Ohio, convicted OF violation Of
the Mann act in bringing 18-year-old
Gladys M. Obsrlander to Denver. was
continued until March 80 by Federal
Judge Lewis in the United States Dis
trict Court in Denver.
Mrs. w. r. Ramsey. president OF the
Denver County Mothers' Congress and
Parent-Teachers' Association is going
to promote the soldier of the soil"
movement by starting at home. She
has given each of her three sons .
SOW and is going to make pig-raisinS
a business this summer.
Two hundred Denver boys who are
not attending school and who must
work for livelihood are waiting the
call to go to the farm or the orchard.
Thousands of others are impatiently
awaiting the close of school early in
June to get into the fields and help in
crop production.
That Colorado school children arc
ahead of those OF any other state In
their work for war savings. was the
information contained in letter
which Mrs. Mary C. c. Bradford. state
superintendent Of public instruction,
received from the United States treas
ury department. The letter is the lat
est of long list Of congratulations
on the work of Colorado boys and girls
In war activities.
To facilitate the constantly increas-
defense, Gov. ]. c. Gunter created an
executive committee and appointed
the following as members: c. A. Ken.
drick, chairman; George B. Berger and
Finlay L. MacFarland.
Ten Denver nurses-the third do
tachment of base hospital tweaty-nins
nurses to be ordered into service
left Denver for Camp Devon, at Aver.
Mass, where they will receive special
training pending the departure Of the
hospital corps for France.
Hearing on the petition OF the Den
YER & Interurban railroad for an In
crease in passenger rates between
Denver and Boulder and intermediate
points has been postponed from
March 26 until April 2.
Jennie Carencia. a pretty Mexican
woman of 1S years. shot herself at
Pueblo, dying almost instantly. Her
husband, Cirlo Carranza. was sent to
the penitentiary q year on q convic.
tion for assault.
Colorado's first contingent Of the
second draft-323 men-will leave for
Camp Funston on March 80. according
to word given out in Denver at the
provost marshals office.
A number of Denver bricklayers
went on strike following . refusal of
the cir employers to nay them S8 q day.