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The Arizona copper camp., 1919-10-25
LAMENTATIoN OF A TAXPAYER

Mr.. H. G. Henry of Henry & Jones,
auditor and income tax experts, Two
Republics building, Ell Paso, furnishes
us with the, following excerpt from a
letter sent by representative bust
ness man and owner of a plant, to the
United States revenue collector:
Il have been held up, held down,
sandbagged, walked on, sat on, flat
tened out and squeezed, first by the
United States government for the fed
eral war tax, the state, county and
city highway tax, the auto tax and
syntax, and by every society and or
ganization that inventive mind of man
can invent to extract what you may
or may not possess; from the Society
of John the Baptist, the G. 4 R., the
Woman's Relief, the Mans Relief, the
Stomach's Relief, the Navy league, the
League of Nations, the Red Cross, the
Iron Cross, the Double Cross, and
every other cross of all colors, until 1
feel that am a cross myself-and by
the Y. M. c. A, the Y. w. c. A, the
Old Folks Home, the Children's S
Home, the Dorcas Society and every
hospital in town.
"The government has so governed
my business that l do not know who
owns it. | am inspected, suspected,
examined and re-examined, informed,
required and commanded, so l don't
know who l am, where 1 am, or why
am here.
"All that 1 know is that I am sup
posed to be an inexhaustible supply
of money for every known need, desire
or hope of the human race, and be.
cause 1 will not sell all l have and go
out and beg, borrow or steal money
to give away, have been cussed, dis
cussed, boycotted, talked to, talked
about, lied to, lied about, held up
robbed and nearly ruined, and the
only reason am clinging to life is to
see what in the hell is coming next. .
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-10-25
CAN you STAND DEFEAT?

Can you lose in the fight you wanted
to win,
That you wanted to win most of all?
Can you see that you're beaten when
first you begin
And the castles you've built start
to fall?
Can you lose to some CHAP who has
beaten you fair
And call him the winner and then
Can you stand up and say, 'Well, l
lost out today,
But tomorrow I'm s:arting again"'
Can you lose to the person who beat
you before,
And lose without malice or hate,
And still have the courage to try it
once more,
And try it before it's too late?
Can you come face to face with the
man who has won
(Who has struggled with you all the
while),
Can you face him and say, well, you
beat me today"
And wish him good luck with a
smile?
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-10-25
WHY?

Why does the legal shyster twist the
facts to suit his case?
Why does the politician want the
other fellows place?
Why does the coy maiden paint her
eyebrows and her face?
Does anyone know why?
Why does the old-time preacher keep
threatening us with hell?
Why does the oil promoter never drill
a paying we'll?
Why does the average chicken 'can"
the plodder for a swell?
Does anyone know why?
Why does the ultimate consumer al
ways say: your price is high?
Why does the girl you want the most
always appear SO shy?
Why does your rich old uncle never
take the time to die?
Does anyone know why?
Why is it that the things we want are
just beyond our reach?
Why is it that the brightest lad is the
hardest nut to teach?
Why is it that a pretty girl is often
dubbed a peach?
Does anyone know why?
Why is a man? Why is a maid? Why
is a Thomas cat?
Why is a celebration termed booze
fest" or a bat?
Why is this prohibition beer so nasty,
stale and flat?
Does anyone know why?
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-10-25

And their tops were covered with
snow,
Where the smoke from the crater of
| Wrangel
Cast shadows on clouds far below.
There the northern lights wore jewels
7 of splendor
That dazzled in canopy's space
While reflecting their waves, soft ard
tender,
To vanish in silent, mad race.
l have watched Arizona's great heart
beat
Where nature gashed deep in her
breast
Where shadows of the sun and the
moon meet
In canyon of the grand southwest.
There the artist of ages has painted
The walls of that canyons great Nile,
And thus it was christened and
sainted
With life blood that deserts may smile
Delirium Of wide desert places
I've felt, and you'll think it absurd
When l say there were strange-look-
ing faces
And echoes of silence were heard.
Twas there the moons face was
bleeding
And fears trick1ed down from the
dome,
While voices of silence were pleading,
And / laughed when dreaming of
home.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-10-25
RETRosPEcTIoN OF A PROS
(Ry A. M. Powell,

(By A. M. PowelD
| have camped midst the breaks of
the Salmon,
Where squaws of Camas made darts,
And 1 have dug like fiend of NAM
mon,
Far away from cities and marts.
There the river went rumbling and
grumbling
On it's way from mountain to sea-
1t had left the white snow peaks by
tumbling
And was telling it all to me.
There I have watched the shadows
grow longer
From crags far away and above,
And it made my heart grow the fonder
OF romance and scenes that l love.
There was the tinge of purple and
yellow,
Where the dark was mingled with
light,
And the scene is aWeing and mellow
When Idaho is kissed goodnight.
l have camped alongside of the Pecos,
Near border of the Lone Star state,
When the sun was about to forsake us
And the night hawk called for his
mate.
Twas then the deep blue dome of
Heaven
Seemed more blue as light disap-
peared,
And the stars, with their cluster OF
seven
Streaked silence, so vast and so wierd
I have camped where the hills seemed
in tangle
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-10-25
"My Mustache! Oh! My Mustache!'

Six inches on each side
They stuck out from his face
HE twirled, massaged and pointed
them
A hundred different ways.
He curled them up beneath his nose,
He stuck them out like nails,
Assumed most majestic pose,
And told ferocious tales.
They were his pride, his JOY his life!
Without them life was void,
And when someone remarked the size
He beamed, most overjoyed!
The pains he took to keep them fit,
Was really most alarming
'Twould seem they were his only gift,
Their beauty quite disarming.
He knew their numbers to "T''-
And they were many numbered
Nor yet with all that forestry
He deemed his lip encumbered.
Alone, when musing with his thoughts,
He stroked their silken smoothness,
And said that people made remarks
From jealousy or rudeness.
But when the woman of his choice,
From Christian sense of duty,
Did clip the mustache from his face,
He was shorn of all "His Beauty"
my Mustache! Oh! My Mustache!"
j. B. ANTONIAL.
Copper Camp Poet)
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-10-25
PRESCRIPTION.

The tired business man should take
these morning exercises to get care
and trouble out of the system, says
the Boston News Bureau:
1. Rise a. m.
2. Stand in middle of room. Raise
arms slowly overhead, take deep
breath and say: Damn the govern
ment," lowering arms in attitude OF
despair. Ten times.
3. Extend body, face downward,
on floor Cover eyes with hands.
Kick heels, think of the railroads, and
weep. Till dry.
4. Kneel. Wiring hands. Mediate
upon the labor situation and groan.
$50 times.
5. Assume sitting position. Hands
on hips. Sway gently to and fro and
concentrate upon Mr. Burleson until
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-10-25
"BUY LESS"
RETAIL MEN
WARN PUBLIC

San Francisco-The retail dealers
advice to the victims Of high prices
is to curtai1 buying. Following is a
portion ofsa letter from Edward A.
MacLean, secretary Of the Oregon
Retail Merchants Association, to
Governor John U.sxCa1kins of the
S a n Francisco Federal Reserve
Bank:
portland, Oregon,
August %, 1919. \
- So long as the free buying
spirit Of the American public exists,
mayors and governors can fuss and
fume and Congress can enact what
it pleases, but high prices will con-
tinue. 1t is my opinion that the pur-
chase Of government securities such
as War Savings Stamps and Treas
ury' Savings Certificates instead OF
merchandise will hasten the over
throw Of the high costs Of living.
Here is the point-it'is high time
that the American people were
brought to realize that the respon-
sibility for the high cost of living
is not a responsibility of Congress
or any other agency Unless the
American people, themselves, quit
supporting high prices, they can
right now make UP their minds to
pay high prices for some time to
come.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) E. A. MacLEAN,
Secretary,
Oregon State Retailers Association !"
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-10-25

Oh, he's not loser who tries all he
can,
No matter how often he's lost,
For the one who has lost isn't always
the man
That faces the heaviest cost
But he is the winner who loses his all
And smiles at the losing and then
He can stand up and say, well, I'm
beaten today,
But tomorrow I'm starting again?"
Anon.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-10-25

a generous frothing at the mouth sets
in. Till exhausted.
s. Collapse on floor. Grovel Wig
orously. Think of the income tax
and gnash teeth as in anger. Ad lib.
z. Note: Observe this simple re-
gime every morning before break
fast and you will reach the office with
most of the cares and troubles of the
day already out of your system.
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-10-25

Theodore Roosevelt served battlefield and the
justice without Within
opportunity, andth of
him his
O O
life and
teachings Memorial
FundC o
The Arizona copper camp., 1919-10-25

Miss Helen Coran on traffic duty
at one of Boston's busiest intersec-
tions. Miss Coran is the country's
only woman traffic cop" She vol
unteered early in the police strike
and was assigned to a post. She ham
dies the long line Of vehicles like a
veteran.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION
TO BE LARGELY ATTENDED

The official call for the Eighth An
nual Convention of the Colorado Good
Roads Association has been issued by
Chas. R. McLain, president of the
Association. The convention will be
held in Denver Wednesday, January
%, and follows Immediately after the
close of the annual meeting of the
State Association of County Commits
sioners.
This convention will probably be
one of the most important ever held
by the Good Roads people of this state,
in that the chief matter of interest is
the proposal to issue $20,000,000 in
bonds for the building of better high
ways in the state. This measure, If
adopted by the present General As
sembly, will go before the voters at
the next general election. Other items
of interest to be considered are legls-
lation regarding the use of highways
by motor trucks; the transfer of the
inheritance tax fund to the highway
fund, and changes in the present law
re atiEp to the licensing of IutOnO-
hiles.
1t is proposed that this convention
shall be a business meeting entirely
and practically all sessions will be
devoted to considering questions re-
lating to good roads legislation. The
present indications are that this con-
vention will be attended by reprcscn-
tatiVes from every section of the state.
Already a number of local persons in
terostcd in good roads are planning
to be in Denver at this time, including
the county commissioners, and other
county officers and motor enthusiasts.
The members of the convention arc
stated in the call as including the gov
cruor and elective officers of the state
of Colorado; the General Assembly;
the members of the state highway
commission; the commissioners of the
state penitcntiary; the warden of the
state penitcntiary, and the warden OF
the state roformatory; the commits
.vn,-.~ and surveyors of the several
,oJnt'1s: the engineer of each city
ar own having 1000 or more popuIa-
t.on, and the publisher or proprietor
of each weekly or daily newspaper,
and delegates named by the mayors
of the several cities and towns, the
Chamber of Commerce or other COM
mercial bodies, motor clubs, and good
roads organizations, and the mem
bers of the Motor Transport Divisions
of the State and County Councils Of
Defense.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17

health. | believe the Compound will
cure any female trouble. Mrs. ALICE
HELLER, Christopher, Ill.
Nervousness is often symptom of
weakness or some functional Gerange-
ment, which may be overcome by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia
t6opsands di rahds1 Of vsnO'S Women have fouad By
experience.
If complications exist, write Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co, .ynn. lass, for
suggestions in regard 10 your ailment.
The result Of is long experience is
at your service.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17
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LOCAL NEWS OF INTEREST
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Mrs. Pat O'Fallon was in town on
Tuesday, visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Neils.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Corun' were
hire rom Pitkin ear'y IN the week,
gle eetirg.
Miss Elizabeth Barrett is visiting
this week at the Lucero ranch at
Jacks Cabin.
Mrg Wan. Reddcn was visitor from
East river Tuesday, doing some shop
ping in our city.
Joe Eilebrecht was in from the
ranch Tuesday, transacting business
with our merchants.
o
Major Henry F. Lake has been un-
der the weather for ten days, but is
now recovering at his home.
o
Sanford Zeigler and wife are do
micled in Denver at the l1th Ave. Ho-
tel, and expect to remain some time.
Mrs. Ida Moffitt, of Crested Butte,
is taking care of Johnnie Kane, who
has been quite i'll with pneumonia,
but is much better.
After several weeks with friends in
Canon City, Miss Mary Hughes re-
| turned Friday last to prepare for her
work in the Normal School.
/
from Telluride the latter part of
last week, and are at the home of Mrs.
GOder's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Lehman.
Mrs. Geo. Hcthcrington and chill
drcn left the latter part of last week
to stay in the Capital City until the
| Legislature is over. The children will
attend school there.
Misses Leah Hartman and Ena Mil
Ter spent several days of last week at
the C. T. Stevens ranch on Tomichi.
They returned to town on Saturday
and report the sleighing "fnc."
Mrs. T. J. Thompson and daughter,
Mrs. Esaie Snodgrass, departed for
Denver Saturday to join Mr.. Thomp-
son. They will be domicilcd at the
Hall hotel while attending to lcgisla-
tive duties.
VIII Lehan came inthis week to Wis
it with relatives and see just how his |
"kid brother" looked in his khaki |
suit. viii is now braking on a rail-
road out of Salt Lake City, on the San
Pedro railroad.
Ralph Walker came in week early
to get start on his years work in
the Normal School. He was unable
to enroll last fall because two of his
brothers, Richard and Carl, were in
the army and he was needed on the |
ranch. Ralph says that the Flu scare |
has proved friend to him for he can
now begin a years work with every |
prospect Of finishing it before haying |
time.
Enclosing his renewal to News
Champion, Howard England, who is
now stationed at La Grande, Oregon,
writes that where he and his mother
live, there are a great many cases of
Flu, from four to five dying every day. |
The town is now under quarantine,
stores and everything being closed. |
Both Howard and his mother are well, |
and enjoying the winter, which so far
uncle, r. NJ. Swan recently arrived
from Alaska, and is spending the
winter with the Englands. Another
uncle, Tom Swan, is expected in the
spring.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17

In renewing his subscription to the
ews-Champion, Frank S. Cuthbert
writes from Kalamazoo, Michigan,
where he is now in the automobile
business, that they have had a Won
derful winter there this year, no snow
until Christmas Eve, and no sleighing
as yet, and the coolest night, so far,
registered but nine degrees below zero
Frank states that business is very
good in the automobile line.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17
"Person to Person" Rate

person makes toll call, specifying that conversation
desired with particular and the connection esab
shed and held with that the person to
person rate applies.
As this service requires greater amount of operating effort
calls about onefourth greater than the ta
ton to station rate
This peson to person. is computed the day rate be-
the points involved whether the call is made during the
day during the night, and the minimum charge is 2Oc
person person call accepted where the taon to sta
ton" is less than 15c.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17
'AONIA OFFICIALS GUST
GAMBLERS FROM CITY

Paonia, Jan. 11:-Mayor De Woody
and Marshal Rayburn of this city
have located some gambling joints in
this city and summarily cleaned them
out and ordered the gamblers to leave
the city forever. They have departed
according to last reports.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17
"Report Charge"

person person call is made and the particular per-
will talk when telephone
address of the particular desired has been given and
he be reached telephone within hour repor
charge" applies.
Such charge also applies the calling party is absent when
the connection completed within hour if he refuses
talk
This charge compensation the operating per-
formed and is usually about onefouh the Station
tion" rate.
In any where report charge applies the minimum
charge is 10c and the maximum $500.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17
Flu Situation Good at Boulder

Dean B. r. Hellems of the Univer-
Sity of Colorado at Boulder, writes to
President Kelley as follows: 81 think
Students returned after the Christ
mas recess from every part of tn
state, and we were carefully on our
watch for any new outbreak, but tn
situation never grew worse, and in
deed, we have noted steady improve
ment right up to the present time"
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17

Misses Alberta and Emma Crary
are attending school at an academy in
Canon City, their elder sister, Miss
Margaret, being on the teaching force
at Crested Butte, and their three
brothers in France.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17
90

Miss Elnora Bray went to Delta on
Sunday morning, on business connect
ed with the office of D. E. Wilcox,
Rio Grande superintendent of this di-
vision.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17

DtI FOuS'i-so, n u u
was in a run down
condition. Two of
our best doctors
failed to do me any
good. l heard so
much about what
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V ege a BILE Com
pound had done for
others, l tried it
and was cured. /
am no longer ner-
vous, am regular,
and in excellent
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17
u5r SL0AN'S FOR
YOUR PAIN RELIEF
You don't have to rub 1t In
to get quick, comfort
ing relief

Once you've tried it on that stiff
Joint, sore muscle, sciatic pain, rheu.
matte twinge, lame back, you'll find
q warm, soothing relief you never
thought liniment could produce.
Won't stain the skin, leaves no muss.
wastes no time in applying, sure to
give quick results. a large bottle
mcan5 economy. Your own or any
other druggist has it. Get it today.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17
Standard Toll Night Rates

The following reduced rates for night service station
station" basis only effective 1901 January
$50 p. to 1900 midnight
About one-half of the "station
to station" day rate.
1900 midnight to 430 a. M
About one-quarter of the "sta-
ton to station day rate.
For the purpose of applying night rates. the time day
point at which "station station message originates is
used.
The minimum night is 25c Day apply
at night when the "ation station charge
minimum night
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17

Charlie Burnett writes US from Dra-
gon, Utah, to send his paper there, as
he intends staying at that place for
the present.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17
HOW THIS
NERVOUS WOMAN
GOT WELL
Told by Herself. Her Sim
cerity Should Con-
vince Others.

Christopher, Ill.-"Fo- four years I
suffered from irregularities, weakness,
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17
s. s. ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN
RELIEF FUND GROWING

lOldl rc--'NO
Only $500 more needed to help to
adopt an orphan for a year.
Mrs. Grant Rutland.
Montrose cattlemen held estray day
Wednesday of this week.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17
"Appointment" Rate

When the calling party placing his call appoints definite
specified time talk "person to persons
the held specified zap
pontment" rate applies
The appointment" usually greater
the "station to station"
The appointment computed day between
the points involved whether the call during
during the night, and the minimum charge S Csc
No appointment call is accepted to station"
is less than
Report charges apply under the
specified for "person person" calls
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17
"Station to Station" Rate

When person makes toll call without specifying that
desired with particular person. and the
established conversation held the staton to sta
ton" applies
This by the airline distance between toll
points computed basis of SC for each six miles,
up twentyfour miles, and for each eight miles beyond
that distance.
"Staon to station by number wherever
Telephone Directory information is available. Where this in
available the calling telephone such calls
may by giving the toll operator the and address
of the subscriber at the telephone called.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17
collect CALL"

collect calls calls which charges reversed; that
to be collected from the subscriber
ton at which the call is completed.
Such collect calls charges allowed only in con-
nection with "person to person. calls
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-17

Mrs. Pat O'Fallon was in town or
Tuesday, visiting her daughter, Mrs
Neils.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30
EXPRESS MESSENGERS
ACCUSED OF STEALING

BRISTOL, Va, November 29.-Six
messengers of the American Railway
Express on runs between Chattanooga
and Washington are under arrest and
several are under surveillance here
facing charges of stealing goods in
transit under the railway administra-
ton. and prominent Bristol auto
mobile dealer is under bond on a
charge of receiving stolen goods. re-
sultlng from Investigations conducted
by agents of the express company
ana the Department Of Justice dur
ing the past three weeks.
" the prisoners who are residents Of
Bristol, T. H. Smith. on the Chatta-
nooga-Bristol run. is at liberty. having
made bond for $4,000. F.. A, Camnbeii
and c. M. Warren, on Chattanooea.
Bristol runs. and o. w. Shepherd. IRIS.
tol to Washington run, waived prelimi.
nary hearing and are held in Jail. 4
w. Livingstone. Bristol to Cha nooea
run, also is held in Jail after having
pleaded guilty
The activities Of defaultins mess.n.
gers have covered period of over three
years, according to the statement Of on
Gals. Shipments of ginseng and antn.
mobile accessories are said to have sui.
Tered the heaviest losses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30
COURT ORDER WILL FREE
MUCH IMPORTED LIQUOR

NEW ORLEANS, La. November 20.
Judge Rufus Foster late to-
DAY granted mandatory order fore
ing Collector of Customs M. ]. Foster
to accept customs due on imported
liquors held at the customhouse and
to release, whisky, wines and other
imported liquors
The order. it was stated. will re-
lease hundreds of gallons of the finer
grades of imported liquors held here
because of the inability of the con-
signees to dispose of the goods. In
the list of officials named in the in
Junction granted last Wednesday by
Judge Foster that of the collector OF
customs was omitted.
qualification of the Injunction,
which restraints federal authorities
from interfering with the sale of
liquor in this federal district, will be
sought Monday, when a writ OF super
sedeas will be asked in the United
States circuit court OF appeals