The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-25
CENTENNIAL sfArI rTRlGR.

Colorado Springs selected Lawrsnes q.
Phipps and Charles W. Waterman -
candidates for U. 8. senator: Wm. A.
Drake of Fort Collins and Chas. 4.
Ballrsich of Pueblo for governor.
Judge John H. Dsnison OF Denver and
Judge H. P. Burke of Sterling were
nominated to fill the two vacancies on
the Supreme Court bench. Other Sc
lections made were: Lieutenant COVER
nor. Geo. Stephan Of Delta: secretary
Of state. Will R. Murphy Of Las AMI
mas; state treasurer, Harry E. Null
mix and e. r. Harper; state auditor.
Arthur Strong Of Alamosa and Ben c.
Catron Of Clear Creek: attorney gem
eral. Victor e. Keyes Of Greeley: su-
perintendent of public instruction.
Mrs. Florence M. Stote of Colorado
Springs. and for regents of the State
University, Charles e. Southard of
Greeley and Charles r. Dudley of Dem
yer.
Benjamin Salmon, Denver's "consci-
sntious objector." has been taken from
Camp Funston. together with 140 other
objectors. and removed to Camp
Dodge. near Des Moines. Iowa, where
he must stand court-martial, accord
ing to word received in Denver. Sal
mon was removed from Fort Logan un-
der guard several weeks ago. after re-
fusing to leave with the draft conting-
snt. and was placed in the guard house
At Camp Funston. His removal for
court-martial follows repeated at
tempts Of officers to get him rscsds
from his position. all Of which he re-
pulsed.
The big battle between the Huns
and American forces at Chateau Thier-
~. France. on June II. cost tho life of
George Z. Duclo, only son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Duclo. who live ON =
ranch near Cascade. Young Duclo.
who was - ysars old, was killed in &C
tioa while fighting with the U. 8. ma
rinss. which made such . brilliant REQ
ord during that engagement and gave
the Germans their first taste Of real
American fighting.
The semi-annual election of officers
Of the Denver Trades and Labor A.
ssmbly was held and J. H. Mitchell. .
member of the Lathsrs' unioa. WAS
elected president without oDResitioa. =.
A. Shields Of the Aotina- Picture Opsr-
ators' union was elected vice pessi-
dent Thomas p. Rogers. . msmbsr Of
the Press Assistants union. recording
secretary: Margaret Noonan Of the
Garment Workers financial secretary.
and John Burke. doorksepsr
There has been 4 total collection
through the internal revenue depart
msnt Of s2s.esS.1 .123 in war taxes In
Colorado. according to an announce
mont Of the bureau Of internal revs-
nue. Excess profits and income taxes
amounted to ~. .s7s.7ss. and the bal
ancs consisted Of miscellaneous taxes.
The total collected in the sixty-four
districts in the Unitsd States. Hawaii
and the Philippines amounts to u, ,e7l,-
s1s,13s.
Forty-six million, seven hundred and
sixty-six thousand one hundred and
sevsnty-two pounds Of pinto beans
were shipped from Colorado in 1917.
according to figures complied b. the
United states food administration. OF
this amount 3l.e71.172 pounds were
contracted BY Colorado growers and
the remainder delivered direct to
Shipper without aootfak.
A call for a.70o men fFom the sslsc-
tive draft registrants Of the first half
Of August has been received BY Pro
vost Marshal John Evans. Following
are the calls: Aug. 800 men to be
sntrained for Camp Fremont. Califor-
mia. Aug. 5-1.600 men to be sntrained
for Fort Logan, Colorado. Aug. Is
500 men to be entrained for Lincoln.
Neb.
Word was received at Cripple Greek
that Willard Allen, -2l-year-old son of
w. p. Allen. was wounded In France
June 1S. The information came In =
letter Allen dictated to a Red Cross
nurse, while in a hospital. and does
not state how severe are his injuries.
Roy s. Brooks. whose name appears
In the army casualty list as severely
wounded. resided at Red Cliff several
years. His mother Is Mrs. A. H.
oEooAs. oIooASs aitor HAVING seiNoo
~ q member of the Colorado National
Guard. Joined the regular army at the
time of the Mexican trouble and was
with Pershings forces in Mexico. He
10 Is years old.
Claude Beardsloe, Is was drowned
in Buddecke lake, a mile north of
Montrose, while swimming to recover
q bird he had shot. He became entan-
gled in the moss. In order to recover
the body 1t was necessary to blast the
dam and empty the lake of water
The board Of directors OF the Arkan-
sas Valley Fair have decided to pay all
premiums of s. and under In War
stamps. and to pay IS per cent
of all nremiuma and nuraes oxer that