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The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-09-04
Postal Employees May Get Raise.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. increases for
postal employees tOtaling $40,OOO.OOO
were agreed upon by the House post
office committee over the protest of
the Postoffice Department. A bill was
ordered reported out by the committee
providing a flat increase of $50
year in the pay Of all employees with
the limitation that fourth-class post
masters shall not receive more than
81 600 and third-class more than $1,000
MS a total annual salary. All increases
ere retroactive to July
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-09-04
ATTORNEY GENERAL PALMER
THINKS MARKETS SHOW
DECREASE.
TAKES DROP
MEAT SHOWS MOST GENERAL RE-
pUcTIoN IN CHICAGO, Ac-
coRpINo TO REPORT.


Washington, Aug. 2S-Prices are
beginning to turn downward In vari-
Gus parts of the country, but the
slump has not yet gathered mOmen-
tum sufficient to affect purchases for
immediate use. according TO reports to
the Department of Justice.
Attorney General Palmer asked
how soon results could be expected
from the campaign to reduce the cost
of living, said all the government
wanted was a fair chance to show
what could be done to take the arti-
fetal initiation out Of the market. He
said officials were well pleased with
the success SO far attained and that
cumulative results were expected
when Congress enacts amendments to
the food control law by which GRIM
inal penalties can be imposed on prof
iteers and hoarders.
Chicago.-A drop of 81 a hundred
pounds on the average for hogs, with
lower prices for beef cattle at the
stockyards was ascribed to several
reasons and partly to the general pro-
test against the high cost Of living.
Market men said the tendency was for
still lower hog prices, particularly
after the fall marketing. and they pro-
fessed to see a break in high living
costs.
The public has curtailed Its buying
of pork and beef recently. while live
stock receipts are large. The eastern
market failed to act as an emergency
outlet, and the packers virtually with
drew their buyers from the pens, leav-
ing thousands of hogs and cattle with
out buyers, and spectators were hard
hit.
With lower retail prices on meats
expected to result in a day or two
from the lower livestock prices, other
foodstuffs, including fruits and vege-
tables, declined. In the commission
house district apples slumped Is cents
bushel, oranges SO cents q box,
sweet potatoes Is cents q bushel.
peaches, Is cents; bananas, % cents
a bunch and cantaloupes, IS cents 4
crate tomatoes, green corn and water
melons also sold lower.
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-09-04
pump 12.ooo Gallon. Beer.

Chicago.-Four hundred barrels, H.,
600 gallons of 2.75 per cent beer. man.
ufactured by the Schlitz Brewing Com
lany of Milwaukee. before wartime
prohibition, were dumped into the gut
tiers of North Side street by Otto II.
Fuerst, United States revenue inspec-
tor, to enable the company to recover
81, 400 in taxes previously paid
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-09-04
Make Charge. Against Advocate.

Washington.-Char that Secre-
tary Baker, Maj. Gen. Enoch H.
Crowder, judge advocate general. and
Col. John H. Wigmore established II
propaganda bureau to discredit critics
of the existing military justice system
and to defend the system" were made
before Senate Military Subcommit
tee by Samuel T. Ansell, formerly act
ing judge advocate general.
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-09-04
Ask. War Measure Continue.

washington.-To prevent an influx
of aliens into the United States after
peace is declared, President Wilson in
a message to Congress asked that the
passport law in effect during the war
be continued for one year after the
proclamation of peace.
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-09-04
American Airmsn Join Poles.

Paris-The first unit of the Ameri-
can volunteer aviatOrs for the Polish
army expects to leave soon to meet
the German pilots flying from the Boil
shevik army against the Poles. Major
FauntlerOy announces the name of the
squadron as the KOsciusko escadrille,
after the Polish general who fought
under Washington in the entire revO-
iutionary campaign.
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-09-04
U. 8. China Minister R..ian.,

Washington.-Dr. Paul Reinsch,
American minister to China, has re-
signed. His resignation is now in the
hands Of President Wilson, but it was
denied that he had presented it sud
denly" as reported in Japanese dis
patches to Honolulu.
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-09-04

Mexico City.-The death of Silverio
Soto, bandit leader who has been
operating for some time in the state
of Sinaloa, is reported in communi-
cation to the War Department by
Lieut. Antonio PalazuelOs, a federal
army officer in that state.
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-09-04
DEMANDS NOT GIVEN
WILSON REJECTS HIGH RAISE
AND OFFERS AGENT INCREASE
ADMINISTRATION PROMISES TO
HELP IF n. c. L. rs NOT
CUT DOWN..


Washington. Aug. 26.-The railroad
shipments union officials are in con-
ference on President Wilson's reply to
their demand for wage Increases. The
question now is whether the shOpmen
Will reject the decision of the Presi-
dent limiting Increases to about
cents an hour. persist In their demands
for wages of IS and 30 cents an hour
and strike to force concessions.
washinRtOn.-PostpO of the
settlement of wage demands until nor
NAL economic conditions are restored
was announced today by President
Wilson as the policy which the admin
istratiOn will pursue In dealing with
such questions, particularly those AZ
'fecting railroad workers.
The President announced also that 1t
was neither wise nor feasible at this
time, when the most important Ques-
ton before the country Is return to
n normal price level, to attempt to In
crease freight rates to provide funds
for higher wages.
1--WE ought to postpone questions OF
this sort until we have the oppOrtun-
Ity for certain calculation as to the re-
latlon between wages and the cost OF
living" the President declared In q
statement TO the public explaining hA
decisions as to wages. 1T Is the duty
Of every citizen to insist upon truce
in such contests until Intelligent settle
ments can be made. and made by peace
and effective common counsel. 1 ap-
peal to my fellow citizens of every en-
pIoyment to cooperate In insisting up
on and maintaining such truce"
Mr.. Wilson's statement was issued
in connection with the decision OF HIM
self and Director General Hines on de-
mands by railroad shopmen for 20
per cent advance In wages, but the
general policy pronounced covers also
the wage demands of other hundreds OF
thousands of railroad workers, which
are pending before the director gen.
eral or about to be presented. 1t Ii to
he expected that other unions trying to
obtain more pay will be asked, as The
shopmen. to play their part with other
citizens In reducing the cost of living
by foregoing u temporary advantage
which would add to transportation
costs.
The decision Of the President and
the director general was announced to
a committee Of 100, representing the
shopmen. In reply to their demands
for % per cent increase, the shop
men were asked to accept an ADJUST
ment of their pay to the basis of ten
houls' pay for eight hours work,
which they contend was given other
employees and denied them when the
Adamson law became effective. This
means an advance of the basic pay
from 6S cents to ~ cents an hour,
whereas an increase of IL cents to S5
cents an hour was demanded.
Under the new scale of wages, ma
chinists. tool makers, boilermakers, riv-
eters. blocksmiths, sheet metal work
ers D d electricians. all of whom now
receive IS cents an hour, will receive
10 cents. Helpers will receive 40 cents
an hour instead of the present wage of
45 cents.
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-09-04
HINES WARNS
RAIL STRIKERS
JAIL AND FINE FOR ANY WHO
HOLD UP U. s. MAIL
SERVICE.
MUST RESUME DUTIES
NOTICE SERVED ON CALIFORNIA,
ARIZONA AND NEVADA BY
DIRECTOR GENERAL.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, Aug. 29.-Here is warn
Ing issued by Director General Hines
TO rail strikers when he told them to
go back to work or he'd fill their
places:
Any one who interferes with or inn
pedes the possession, use, operation or
control of any railroad property, or
railroad under federal control, COM
mits an Offense against the United
States, punishable by fine and impris-
Onment, and will be arrested and pros
ecuted.
Any one who obstructs or attacks
persons assisting or endeavoring to as
sist in the possession, use, operation
or control of any railroad under fed
eral control. will be guilty of the Of
tense described and will be dealt with
accordingly.
Any one who Obstructs or retards the
passage of the mail or any vehicle or
person carrying the same likewise com
mits an Offense against the United
States, punishable by fine and impris
onment, and will be arrested and pros
ecuted.
Washington.-Directo General Hines
has served notice on public officers,
railroad Officers and employees and cit
liens generally in California, Arizona
and Nevada" that the railroad admin
istratiOn would undertake to restore
full railroad service In those states and
that all striking employees who do not
return to work will find their places
filled"
This action, coming after the an
nouncement by the four brotherhood
chiefs that the brotherhoods would
assist the Railroad Administration
I'm operating the lines II the illegal
strike was not terminated, is the
most drastic ever taken by the gov
eminent In labor controversy.
At the Railroad Administration d.
rector General Hines made public the
following:
ITO public officers, railroad Off
GERS and employees, and citizens gen.
orally In California, Arizona and
Nevada:
"A strike Is in progress on the part
Of the train and enginemen and yard
men Oh Tue Btcdm IaAEo0uS OchuS w
Grated by the United States govern
ments in parts of California, Arizona
and Nevada. This strike began at
Los Angeles purely as a sympathetic
strike ON account of a controversy be-
tween the Pacific Electric Railway
Company and certain employees of
that company.
The property of that company Is
not In the possession or control of the
United States government. The strike
of the employees of the steam railroads
was entered upon without any griev-
ance being presented or alleged. The
strike WAS and is violation of the
agreements between the striking en-
plOyes and the steam railroads upon
which they worked. and also of the
national agreement between the United
States Railroad Administration and
the chief executives of the organiza
tons to which the strikers belong,
such national agreement providing for
the adjustment of all causes of COM
plants in an orderly manner without
suspension of work.
The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-09-04

September term of court When TarrO
was first arrested, the officers say
they found barrel of wine that teste'
more than per cent alcoholic con.
tent,
The gunbarrel road on the Ocean to
Ocean highway between Monte Vista,
Center and Saguache is completed.
This piece of road, with stretch over
the north end of the Russell Springs
lake, creeks and marshes, causing IN
expenditure OF over $4,000 in con-
struction work for the last three years,
is finished.
Kid Mex of Pueblo was winner over
George Bauer of Goldfield, via the
knockout route, at Victor. The bout,
scheduled for fifteen rounds, ended in
the sixth frame when the Mexican sent
fast right to Bauer's jaw.
News has been received in Golden
of the death by suicide at Kansas City,
Kan, of Mrs F. NJ. Herrod, 10, one of
the early-day residents of Golden. She
ended her life by drowning in the Mis-
sour: river, tying heavy rock in her
apron before she plunged into the wa
ter.
Perjury is charged against Joe Man
dich is an information filed in Boul-
der, in which Mandich, who Is said to
be As years old, is alleged to have
sworn to lie in getting marriage
license for himself and 14-year-old Me-
uta Phillips Of Longmont.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-15
SHRUBB Is BEATEN BY HORSE
Famous Long Distance Runner Loses
Five-Mile Race to Trotter on
English Course.

Alfred Shrubb. the famous long.
distance runner so we'll remembered
In this country for his appearances
years ago in marathon runs, is at pres.
ent on home visit to Horsham, Eng.
land, from Canada. Shrubb reap.
peared on the track ut his native
town one day last month, after train.
ing for three weeks. He ran five.
mile race with slx-year.old trotting
horse. Kitty NJ, in aid of the funds
Of the local cricket club. This was
the first time shrub had figured In
match of the kind on the other side
Of the Atlantic. and much interest was
aroused by the event. Tho conditions
were that the horse, owned by Joseph
Burton Of Horsham, should draw n
four-wheeled vehicle with two occu.
pants, the total weight being 90
stone. In the event of the horse
breaking into gallop 1t was to be
turned completely round and the dis
lance recovered Mt a trot. No whip
was allowed. The horse won by about
a lap and three-quarters. The horses
time was 26:1, and Shrub finished In
IS is.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-15
CT
SPOHDOM

Bombardier Wells, the English
heavyweight, knocked out Jack Cur
phey In two rounds In London.
AS soon as the Sox became the I'm.
der dog In the fight they called on Kerr
to help them out.
Frank O'Neill, American Jockey, Is
the leading French turf winner. with
6S mounts. w. X. Vanderbilt tops the
winning owners with $4,000 francs.
George b. Sutton Of Chicago Is the
worlds greatest nurse shot billiard
player. and is fifty-four years old. He
Is famous for his system play.
Wild tales about lot of the White
Sox players being let out or traded of
are denied by both President Comis-
key and Manager Gleason.
The latest story out regarding John
McGraw's plans for his infeld Is that
Hal Chase will be the only one of the
veterans kept.
Babe Ruth says the secret Of batting
Is to keep your eye on the ball. The
next most important thing we take 1t
is to get your bat on 1t.
The crowds were larger this year
than at last years worlds series. But
then all the former managers Of the
Reds were present at the games, which
perceptlbly swelled the attendance.
Report In Three-I league circles Is
that Hannibal and Quincy want the
league next year and II seems pretty
certain that an eight-club circuit can
be organized.
Jack Adams. catcher for the Phila-
delphia National league Is recover
ing In hospital in Cleveland from a
surgical operation made necessary by
an injury on the ball field.
Jack Kearns, manager Of Jack
Dempsey, sends word from Texas,
where the champion Is exhibiting with
circus, that Dempsey will go into
action some time In January.
Professional football Of the college
type may have a place In the United
States; but 1t is not the place for
college students who have won fame
representing their alma mater on the
gridiron.
One Smith Of Cincinnati. despairing
Of getting in the worlds series box
score. picked quarrel with Eddie Col
Inns and got his name in print. The
meek inglorious bench warmer 10 COM
ing into his own.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-15

batter. Bennett was catching and
there was runner on third. A wild
pitch got past the catcher and the
runner started for the plate.
Bennett made clutch as though he
had stopped the ball and then menaced
the runner with pretended throw.
Back to third went the runner, and
then Bennett raced to the grandstand
wall and reaching down appeared to
pick up the ball. The coachers howled
themselves hoarse telling the runner
that the ball was lost. but Bennett
throw to third. and the runner danced
back and forth for nearly a minute
before he finally realized that Bennett
did not have the ball.
The spheroid had rolled into a small
hole Mt the base of the grandstand
wall.
The most spectacular incident took
place at Providence August II, 1882,
when the Grays won L to 0 game
In the eighteenth inning. John Mont.
gomery Ward was the pitcher for
Providence and Weidman and Trott
the battery for Detroit.
As was customary In those days
Radbourne, the famous pitcher Of the
Providence team, played In the out
field on the days on which he did not
pitch.
Radbourne, who was an effective
hitter as well as a great pitcher. went
to bat in the last half Of the eight.
zenith and drove the ball on line to
left.
George Wood was the left fielder
of the Wolverine team, and the ball
got past him and rolled to the part of
the field where 1t was customary for
horses and carriages to be parked
Wood dashed up to the parking space
and found that the ball had nestled
near the heels Of large black horse
of vicious mien. AS Wood reached for
the ball the animal made terrific
kick at the fielder, who backed away
with alacrity.
Wood was still saying "Whoa boy II
as Radbourne battered over the plate
with the winning run.
In the way Of weird home runs. II
only remains for some player to knock
a ball into a flying machine that is
looping the loop over a ball pasture.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-15
BOXING AND ALL LIVE SPORTS
MANY FREAK H0MERS
MARK RECENT GAMES
Many Instances Noted Of Queer
Actions of Batted Ball,
Sphere Has scooted Through Hole In
Fence or Otherwise Disappeared
Amusing Incident at Detroit
in Early Days.

During the baseball season recently
closed many instances have been
noted of batsmen getting credit for
home-run hits by reason of the ball
scooting through hole In the fence,
rolling through an exit or otherwise
disappearing, to the dismay of the
fielders and the delight of the sticker.
"Whoa Bill" Rariden Of the Champ
ion Cincinnati Reds got one of the
strangest homers in the history of the
game at Boston. He drove the ball
to left center and the spheroid bound
ed into hole in the score board.
O'Neill of Cleveland got home rur
as q result of the ball rolling into n
hole in the left-feld fence on the Cleve-
land ball ground.
Hal Chase of the Giants hit an odd
homer against the Braves on the Polo
grounds. Hal sent the ball TO right
center and IL rolled through the gate
In the bleacher fence and disappeared.
Instances have been known of dog
selling bail hit far afield and running
away with 1t, and there Is extant n
report to the effect that hard hit
bail found lodgment in an empty TO.
mato can that lay in the outiield. The
fielder was resourceful and threw the
tomato can and all to the diamond, but
the ball stuck in the can and the bat
ter got credit for homer.
One of the most amusing instances
Of the kind occurred In Detroit in the
early days of the game, when the
catcher came behind the bat only
when there were two strikes on the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-15
SLo0P IN GOOD CONDITION
Resolutc May BE Either a Principal In
Next Cup Race or Used as q
Trial Boat.

The American cup sloop Resolute Is
now In the hands of Herreshoff's
painters. The well known craft was
recently thoroughly inspected by Rob-
ert w. Emmons I'd and Charles Fran
els Adams, formerly manager and skip.
per Of the boat In the shed where It
was stored for three years. The sloop
may be either a principal in the next
American Cup race or trial boat
should new defender be built to go
against Sir Thomas Lipton's challeng-
er. The Resolute was found to be In
fine condition.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-15
GUSTAFSEN IS NOW CAPTAIN
Middle Distance Runner Has Been
Selected az Leader Of Pennsyl.
vania Track Team.

Marvin Gustafsen has been selected
as leader Of the University Of Penn
sylvania cinder path team this coming
season. Greed Raymond was last years
captain.
Gustafson is the best middle dis
lance runner for Penn, and Is consd-
cred one of the best In collegiate
ranks. His most notable achievement
was in winning the 600-yard indoor ma
tional championship few seasons ago.
Last season in the Intercollegiate he
ran second to Mayer Of Cornell, in the
$50.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-15
IS GREAT FOOTBALL PLAYER
Moon pueote Played Good Game With
Mobile, But Is Much Better as
Gridiron Star.

Moon Ducote, who has shown in
season with Mobile In the Southern
league that he is n greater football
player than he Is n baseball player. re-
fused several offers to play profess
slonal football this fall. Instead he
preferred to assist In coaching the
Spring Hill College football squad at
Mobile. Ducote played good baseball
with Mobile, but did not turn out the
scintillating star that had been hoped
for in the diamond game.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-15
Y
Y4NONG!
/! SPORTS

Plans are under way for a spring
series between the worlds cham
pion Reds and the Cleveland Indians.
N. NJ. Purcell won the 100-yard
swimming championship of Dublin uni
versity In 65s. at Blackjack recently.
It Is said that John McGraw, who
traded Pitcher Ferdie Schupp to the
Cardinals. wants him back again.
The American Bowling association
championship tourney ut Peoria. March
10 to April I, 1920. will be rolled on II
alleys.
Eddie Collins still AYERS that the
pitching Of the Reds. though II may
be the best In the National league. Is
not as good as that In the American.
Coach Jack Moakley has only one
veteran cross.country runner, Capt. r.
McDermott Of the 1917 team, to build
successful team around this year.
RumOrs in Toledo have II that John
CAMEL wants to purchase Roger Bres-
nahan's stock In the Toledo Club and
take hold Of affairs In the Mudhen
town.
Now they are saying that Hold Filler
got his shine ball trick from Eddie CT
cote, who showed him how In the
spring of 1916, when Hold made the
training trip with the White Sox.
Adding up all Pat Moran received for
his efforts In directing the Reds to q
National League pennant and worlds
championship. the total "get" is about
$21.O
Larry Conley Of Boston has been ap-
pointed as instructor in boxing at Har-
ward university. He will be connected
with the department of physical edu-
cation.
iris Speaker did not enjoy going to
Detroit last season. He batted only
.16S on the Tigers lot. On the Ath-
letics' field he poled only .10S. At
home no hit .433 against the Tigers
and 500 against the Macks.
Manager Pat Moran hopes to yet
realize on the heavy investment the
Cincinnati club made in Charley See,
for whom the Rochester Club was
paid $4,000. Moran says he will make
Q pitcher out Of See.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-15
FOOTBALL SHOE HAS HINGES
Ankle Support Devised by Chicago
Firm Minlmizes Chances Of
Misstep by Haif.Baek.

At the quarter.back's signal for
run around right end. the half.back
sets his shoe.calks into the earth and
waits for the ball to be snapped back.
But a husky guard on the opposing
team breaks through, the quarter FUN
bles and there is wild scramble.
The half.back swings In his tracks
and dives into the middle Of the strug-
Cling players. A moment later the
referees whistle sounds. the human
omelet is unscrambled, and the half
back energies with the ball.
A misstep in making the lightning
like change OF direction might have
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-11-15
PLACE FOR GRIDIRON DOINGs
Eddie M ahan, Recently Returned From
Overseas Service, Won't Play
Professionally.

Eddie Mahan, noted Harvard foot.
ball player, who recently returned from
two years overseas service with the
marine corps, donned his football toys
and got out on Soldiers field to do his
share towards whipping Fishers can
didates into shape to thrash Yale. Ed.
die ran into Charlie Brickley at the