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that more grown-ups have breathed
pure air during the past year than
has been the case since the time of
our great-grandfathers.
Boys as Scouts have been taught to
care for forests and to fight forest
fires They have gathered informa-
tfon for numerous departments OF
forestry, sometimes collecting data on
the trees of an entire state. They
have engaged in fights against insect
pests and have made notes ON differ
ent varities of birds. a.
Thousands Of American boys who a
year or SO ago were absolutely help
less in the open can now be depended
upon to fight their way about. to
cook their own meals, to choose a
proper camp site and to erect a COM
Portable shelter. Thousands of Amer
lean boys who formerly knew little
or nothing of naturd can now recog-
nize many different kinds Of trees
and give the names of dozens of wild
flowers; can easily recognize the more
common birds and know enough about
mushrooms to- avoid being poisoned.
The activities OF Boy Scout Week
will include special Scout service in
churches of all denominations, out
door rallies, overnight hikes, barbe-
cues, field days, demonstration camps,
and competitions in outdoor features
of all kinds.
On Sunday, May Both, the opening
day of Boy Scout Week, special SER
vices in which Scouts will participate
ARE planned by churches Of all denom-
nations Programs Of Scouting ac-
tivities will be held through the
week, and Friday, June 4th, will be
observed as Hike and Camp Day. A
nationwide. Field Day program will
be held on Saturday, June 9th, with
competitions In tent pitching, fire
building, wall scaling, signaling, tow
err and bridge building and demon
strations of first aid and life-saving.
The great success Of the Boy Scout
Movement has naturally created the
demand for much wider and more
rapid extension of the benefits of
the movement of the boys not already
reached, and the objective OF Boy
Scout Week will be to stimulate this
interest.
For further information, concerning
Boy Scout Week, consult w. R..
Kreutzer, Chairman.
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Crested Butte to Have Y. N. c. a.

DIR. Corwin and Bert Mattison were
in our city last week for the purpose
of arranging for an industrial Y. M.
c. A. building. 1t Is proposed to erect
a $4,000 to $4,000 brick building on
Main street, the building to have
three floors The basement will be
used for gymnasium with shower
baths, ETC., the first floor is to be a
reading room for both men and wom-
en-, and the second floor will be for
dancing and also to be used as an au-
ditorium to seat 600 people. Compe-
tent men and women will have charge
of affairs and as it is to be nonsecta-
rian everyone will be welcome.
Crested Butte is badly in need of
some sort of hall for dancing, etc.
With this fine building and the fifty
new concrete houses in the upper end
of town, which the c. F. & l. Co. pro-
pose to build, together with other i'm
provements, we hear Of daily, Crested
Butte will be booming for sure this
summer.
And besides the above. Commits
sioner Whalen informs us that just
as quick as the snow conditions will
permit he will wire for the engineers
10 come in and start on the broad
gauge railroad from C. B. to Somer-
set.
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PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT
Regional Conference on Business
Training and Commercial Educs-
ton, Denver, Colo, Wednes-
day, May 26,- 1920

The following circular letter of in
vitation is addressed to presidents of
normal schools, colleges and u1liver-
stiles, and superintendents Of city
schools in the states Of Montana,
Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and New
Mexico: -
Dear Sir: 1nf al
Increasing demand of business for
a larger supply Of students and grad
yates of our schools and colleges
trained in vocational and higher tech
nical subjects presents to educators
three problems the solution Of which
can be greatly aided by bringing to-
gether in regional. conference the ad-
ministrative teachers of all subjects
taught in relation to business and
commerce to discuss and attempt
some constructive regional solution Of
these problems: 'f
II. Commercial Teacher Training,
2. College Entrance Credits in Com
mercial Branches,
3. Vocational Commercial Subjects
in relation to, (a) General Training,
(b) Regional or Local Demands Of
business IOT oCu0entS 4Ihlifou III
Vocational and Professional Com
mercial Subjects. ~,
The United States Bureau Of Ed
ucation will hold conference of this
character in Denver, Colo. Wednes-
day, May 26. The conference will be
held at the, Board of Education
Rooms, Commonwealth Building.
There will be three sessions, morning,
afternoon and night, beginning at 10,
2, and 8 o'clock respectively, to per-
nit full discussion at each session
Of one of the three above mentioned
topics as they directly relate to your
section. The Bureau. Of Education
will be represented by Doctor Glen
Levine Swiggett, In charge Of COM
mercial education, and will have the
local cooperation of the city super
,ntendept Of schools of Denver and of
TIE following institutions: Colorado
College, Colorado State Normal
School, Colorado State Teachers Col
lege, University of Colorado, and
University of Denver.
You are most urgently requested to
attend and be represented likewise al
the conference by your administra-
tive teachers of commercial subjects
Yours sincerely,
| (Signed) P. P. CLAYTON, b.
| Commissioner.
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Reslon.I Conference Program,

Regional Conference Program
Miss Eva Carpenter, Head Of Com
mercial Department State Normal
School, Gunnison, Colo.
The following program has been ar
ranged for a regional conference on
Business Training and Commercial
Education, invited by Commissioner
Claxton in his letter which you have
already received:
Denver, Colorado, Wednesday, May
26, 1920
10 a. m. Denver time)
/. Commercial Teacher Training
Mary C. C. Bradford, Chairman
State Superintendent Public In
struction
Eva Carpenter, Leader, Head OF
Commercial Department State Nor
NAL School, Gunnison, Colo.
2 p. m. Denver time)
2. College Entrance Credits. in Com
mercial Branches
DIR. Frederick A. Bushee, Chairman,
Director, College of Commerce Uni
versity Of Colorado, Boulder; Colo.
Edward L. Brown, Leader, Princi-
pal, North Side High School, Denver
8 p. m. (Denver timeJ
5 Vocational Commercial Subjects
in relation to (a) General Training
(b) Regional or local demands Of
business for students trained in vo-
.cational and professional CONNER
i, cial subjects
Superintendent J. S. Jessup, Chair
man, Superintendent Public Schools
Cheyenne, Wyoming M
Dr. G. A. Warfield, Leader, Dean Of
the School of Commerce, Accounts
and Finance, University of Denver
Dean T. A. Beal, Second in Discus
sion, Dean of School Of Commerce
and Finance, University of Utah.
Salt Lake City, Utah
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20 YEARS AGO
cepisd from the Files Of the Elk NJ.
Pilot. Thea Printed In Irwi.

Dec. 18, 1900.
P. L Spodgrass was in town Thurs
day on official business.
Charles Hazelhurst departed on
Thursday to stay month in Denver
Misses Bessie and Bertha Kelly
were down from Irwin during last
week. .-r--
Miss May Loar was up from Jacks
Cabin Thursday visiting Miss Sylvia
Smith
w. A Welch went out to Pueblo on
Wednesday last with a car of Ruby
Chief ore. --n
Ed Royston has purchased the Ap-
plegats residence and has rented the
same 10 Sam McWilliams-
Miss Maude Farley resigned her po-
sition at the Citizen office and re-
turned to Gunnison Monday.
A. w. McDermott arrived from
Redstone Monday to assume the po-
sition of cashier in the Supply store.
Robert Fitzpatrick has purchased
the Perry property on Upper Elk ave-
nue. recently occupied by Sam Nc Will
liams.. .1 ~ ir-
A. F. Hay, who is employed as as
sistant machinist on the Ruby Chief
mine at Irwin, came down to the city
Wednesday. a. Mn
C. P. Wilson has been promoted
from cashier in the local store Of the
Supply Co., to manager of. the An
thracite store.
Wonder If the Citizen office will
continue to be such c,n,er of at
TRACTION for the young men hereafter?
Deacon says nit.
Stimson Rizer left on .Fritsyy fol
Nelsonville, Ohio, where he was sum-
moned on account of the serious ill
ness of his father.
C. L Lawrence went down to Gun
nison on Wednesday to relieve Agent
Pitney, who was called to his old
home in Kansas, owing to the illness
of his father.
Mrs. Ella Burns, sister of Paul Nc
Guire, arrived Friday to visit with
her brother, previous to departing fol
Monterey, Mexico, where she goes tt
serve as nurse.
The funeral of Elgin Songer wa
held last Wednesday afternoon, ser
vices being held at the family resi-
dence by Rev. Read The floral offer
ings were profuse and beautiful.
Mrs. D. J. Applegate has purchases
the Chappell stock of millinery an,
dry goods and will conduct the bust
ness in the future at the old stand
(Mrs. Applegate is engaged in sim
liar business in Denver now at &c!
South Pearl.) sa s1r
DR.. j. w. Rockefeller and Mrs. M
E. Guild, formerly of this city, wer'
united in marriage at Camden, N. j.
on Saturday, December 8. After ,
short wedding trip to Philadelphia
they returned to c. B. Monday
knowledge of the wedding came as ,
pleasant surprise to our people, as i
was unexpected
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How's; This2

We ofear One Hundred Dollars Reward
Tor any case OF CAtarrh that cannot BE-
cured by Halls CAtarh Medicine.
HAlEs Catarrh Medicine has been taken
BY cstarrh sufferers for the past thirty
fve years. and has become known ~ the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halrs
CatArrh Medicine acts thru the Blood ON
thA. Mucous surfaces. expelling the Poi
son from the Blood and healing the dis
sased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for . short time you will see .
great Improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh Medi-
for testimonials, free.
f. J. CHENEY q CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 76c.
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WANTED--Man or Woman to rep
resent an Old Line, Legal Reserve
Life Insurance Company, writing a
full line of Life, Health and Accident
Insurance.
S. M. SWAB, General Agent.
4o2 Jacobson Bldg, Denver. Colo.
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For Sale Cheap-A 1917 Model,
Ford touring car. Has new set Of
Dayton Airless Tires. Price $500. In
quire at Bank of Crested Butte or OF
James Barrett, Crested Butte, Colo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-05-20

Mrs. Margaret Waldo of Salida
mother of Mrs. M. A. Jaynes of the
Elk Mountain Hotel, died in Salida
Monday and was buried on Wednes-
day afternoon Mrs. Jaynes was with
her mother when death came. She
had been i'll for some time and Mrs.
Jaynes made several trips to see her
Mrs. Jaynes arrived home ON the extra
Saturday evening bringing with her
her two little nephews, who will
make their home here now Friends
here extend sympathy to Mrs. Jaynes
in the loss of loving mother.
On account of the fever and our
schools closing early no graduation
exercises were held this year. How
ever we had a class of sixteen to
graduate. They were Helen Curran,
Thelma Miller, Mary Perlco, Ruby
Headley, Rose Verzuh, Mary O'Rozen,
Euphamie Arnott, Rose Chiodo, Ber-
nice Gardiner, Mike Fisher, Jr., Or
lando Welch, Elroy Miller, Ohio Stein
berg, Edward Holmes, Rose Chester,
and Joseph Vfllotti.
Our schools closed Friday, May IA,
one week early on account of the epi-
demic of scarlet fever. Although
every precaution is being taken to
prevent the spread of this dread dis
ease, several new cases have broken
out and it was thought advisable to
close the schools.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. Mat. Clark and
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departed Tuesday for Grand Junction.
There being no services or Sunday
school on account of the fever, they
decided to go to the Junction where
Mr.. Clark expects to officiate in one
of the churches.
Paul Albert, an Italian coal miner
at the c. F. & l., fell off ladder in
the mine Monday evening while cut
ting some top coal and broke his leg.
DIR. A. Taylor attended him and sent
him over to Minnequa hospital on
Tuesday. Steve Clauser accompanied
Mr.. Albert to Pueblo.
The County road gang is busy these
days getting the road in order. Tues
day morning the big truck and grader
started to level off the road as far as
Almont The road is now open to
Gunnison and to the ranches over on
East river.
Joe Rozman has decided to take a
vacation. He departed Tuesday for
Denver and after seeing the sights in
that city will go ON to Chicago for a
spell.
The Ladies' Aid was pleasantly en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. G. v.
Benson last Thursday afternoon, Mrs.
E. G. Gladstone being assistant host
ess. FfH4H siTaM ft Hlw
Mr.. E. H. Mcdowell came up from
Gunnison by auto Tuesday, bringing
up couple Of travelling men. They
returned the same evening.
Roy Grizzard, cashier at the Colo
RADIO Supply Store, departed Saturday
for a two weeks vacation in Denver
and Pueblo.
Michael Daley returned home Mon
day from Montrose, where he went to
take an examination for railway pos
tai clerk. a. reh
Roy Ten Eyck departed Saturday
for the Southern part of the state,
after two weeks stay here with his
family.
Mrs. West Bailey is spending sew
eral days in town this week, the guest
of Mrs. Beldon Bush
Miss Katie Blair is helping in the
Supply store during Mr.. Grizzard's
absence.
George johnson, Sr., was an out
going passenger on last Thursdays
train. -In-hf iaf
Beldon Bush went to Glacier on
Tuesdays train. p ,n-
Crested Butte to Have Y. N. G. A.
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Local and Personal

Local and Personal
The Pilot. s2.ee per year.
William Griffith arrived home Fri
day.
Peggy Massa came up from Gunni-
son last Thursday.
Anton Matkovich, Sr., arrived home
from Denver Thursday last
Lost-A pair of eye glasses. Suit
able reward for return to Pilot
Tony Rozmap went to the county
seat Saturday, returning Sunday. B..
Joe David of Gunnison, spent Fri
day and Saturday in Crested Butte.
Little John Taylor Gladstone has
scarlet fever, but is getting along
nicely.
Mrs. Robert Ahrens was in from
the ranch Thursday and Friday of
this week.
Mike Welch has installed. soda
fountain in his place of business on
Mrs. Daisy Young came up from
the G. H. Wise ranch Friday to take
in the dance. - 'fl 'A'lnsq'-f
''Nibs" LAshbrook came in Friday
and has been busy since fixing up
telephone lines. ~ VI
The Peanut mine was, idle several
days this week on account of the high
water in the shaft - -.
The Fay Roberts family is quaran-
teened this week. Lucille and Russell
having scarlet fever.
Miss Anna Downing came in from
Gunnison on Sundays train and re-
manned until Monday. tf
Judge Shackleford, of Gunmisou,
spent Sunday and Monday in our city
attending to business matters.
William Bailey and Villain Bryan
came up from Gunnison Friday to
play for the dance that evening.
Mrs. James Frew is enjoying a visit
with her sister and a Miss Thorpe,
who arrived Monday from New York.
Andrew Campbell made trip to
Gunnison in his Ford last Sunday, he
being the first to make the trip this
year. fas ~ nf siif
Arthur Jenkins of Turner, spent
Sunday here, guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John R. jenkins. -Agutlar
Press. ~, AZ ..,.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Paste, Jr., born on Wednesday morn
ing, died Thursday and was buried
Friday.
Mrs. Frank, Kuretich spent several
days in Gunnison this week, going
down on Sunday and returning on
Wednesday. 60.
Mrs. William Shaw. and daughters
departed for their home at Sargent
Friday. Helen has been attending
school here.
James Eccher departed for his
home al, Glacier Saturday, after hav-
ing completed the past term OF
school here. --.-
y Mrs. Maggie Braswell returned to
her home in Gunnison Wednesday
after a visit with her mother, Mrs.
Jack Buchanan.
Frank Mesa and family were ar
rivals from Paonia Saturday. They
have gone to housekeeping in the
rooms in the back of the old Pilot
office. ~ M
Mrs. John Rozick and her niece,
Annie Roback, departed Monday for
Bowie. Annie has been attending
school here and goes home to spend
vacation.
The eighteen months old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Perleo died Thurs
day and was buried from the home
Friday morning. On account of the
child having died of scarlet fever, q
very quiet funeral was held.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Bottenield, Mr..
and Mrs. C. S. Bergman, Miss Stella
Bergman, Mrs. Sadie Bottenfield.
Lewis Mosher and Matthew Stobs
were ranchers who were in town Sat-
urday attending to business matters.
A seven piece orchestra furnished
the excellent music for the dance,
given at the City Hall by the boys
last Friday evening. However the
crowd was not as large as was expect
ed but those who did attend had a
fine time.
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Bill heads, letter heads. envelopes,
cards. etc. printed at the Pilot office.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-05-20

Mrs. James Frew is enjoying a visit
with her sister and Miss Thorpe,
who arrived Monday from New York.
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Judge Shackleford of Gunisor,
spent Sunday and Monday in our city
attending to business matters.
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Tho Pilot. $500 per ys.r.

Lost-A pair of eye glasses. Suit.
able reward for return to Pilot.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-05-20

Tony Rozman went to the county
seat Saturday, returning Sunday.
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Andrew Campbeil made trip to
Gunnison in his Ford last Sunday, he
being the first to make the trip this
wear. - IL. N IL ------ --.---r
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William Bailey and Villain Bryan
came up from Gunnison Friday to
play for the dance that evening.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-05-20

Miss Anna Downing came in from
Gunnison on Sundays train and re-
mained until Monday. rf'
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-05-20

The Peanut mine was, idle severn
days this week on account of the higf
water in the shaft. -A -.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-05-20

The Fay Roberts family is quaran-
teened this week, Lucille and Russell
having scarlet fever.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-05-20

Joe David of Gunnison, spent Fri
day and Saturday in Crested Butte.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-05-20

On account of the epidemic the
play which was to have been given
Friday evening was called off. The
parents of the seventh and eighth
grade pupils were to have been in
vited to attend the Glass Day pro-
gram at school on Wednesday, May
10, but this too was called off. There
will be no graduation exercises this
year but we are glad to state that
the whole class passed. Their names
will appear elsewhere in this issue.
New Britain herald., 1920-07-12
EMPRESS EUGENE
 DIES IN 95TH YEAR
Famous Consort of Napoleon III. Full filled Hope of Seeing Germany
 Humbled.

Madrid, July 12.-Eugenie, former empress of the French and consort of Napoleon III, died yesterday at Madrid, Spain, in her 95th year. Once the royal beauty of Europe's most splendid court, she was later to be known, when her throne was gone, her husband dead and her only son killed by the spear of Zulu savage, as "Europes queen of sorrow
 Death occurred shortly before o'clock from acute intestinal infiam- nation. She passed away quietly. in the presence only of her lady-in- waiting. Her nephew. the Duke of Alba, at whose residence she died. was in France, and tH~ ~'""r mem bers of the family were absent. Elm press Eugenie had long suffered from opthalmia and had been operated on for cataract Full imperial honors will be accorded her funeral.
 Eugenie's death closes a career of extraordinary contrasts of humility and splendor, of power and it's loss. There was a time when she was the most favored and courted of sov- ereigns; the great figure of the see- cond empire of France, the arbiter of fashion for women in the occi- dental world, the eminent beauty of Europe; and suddenly she was strick-  en from her imperial height, widowed and presently made childless: and she passed into an old age of sorrow and loneliness. Yet she carried her self with sad dignity which as the years effaced the mem ories of earlier frivolities, won her a general adnli- ration and sympathy.
 Full as was her earlier life of dra- matic contrasts, still another was in store for Eugenie when she was past go. In 1870 she had seen her hus- bands throne crumbled and her glory vanish. Alone among all the great protagonists of that drama she lived to see the German might broken on the battlefield in, 1918 and the Ger man pride humbled when the Prus- sian emissaries were forced to drink at Versailles the bitT~- .'rn peace treaty submitted to them there where, 50 years before, they had proclaimed their empire. The hope of witnessing such things had given her a fresh hold on life from the moment the war broke in 1914.
New Britain herald., 1920-07-12
GOES TO DEATH IN
 BARREL OVER FALLS
EngIishman Makes Attempt to Plunge Over Niagara Falls-Body
 Not Recovered.

Niagara Falls, N. Y.. July 12.- Charles c. Stephens of Bristol, Eng, was killed yesterday when he went over Horseshoe Falls in barrel. The cask in which he made the trip, though built of stout Russian slaves and bound with steel hoops. smashed like an egg shell on the jagged rocks at the base of the cataract. Pieces of the barrel were picked up near the bank on the Canadian side, but Ste phens' body has not been recovered. Rivermen say it may not come to the surface for a week or 10 days.
 Stephens who boasted the title of dare devil,' was 5S years old and has a widow and II children in Bristol. where he was a barber. He served three years in France with the British army. He had planned to make a lecture tour of England if his trip was successful. Bobby Leach, who went over Horseshoe Falls In 1911, told Stephens before he start ed that his trip would be 8 failure. Leach predicted that the barrel would not withstand the drop of 15s feet, but Stephens refused to be dissuaded from the venture. Leach was among the spectators who watched the start of Stephens fatal trip. <
 The barrel designed by Stephens for the trip was feet inches high. It had strap arrangements inside and an electric light system. Oxygen was carried which, Stephens said, would keep him alive for several hours if the barrel became caught in a back eddy under the falls.
 Stephens is the third to attempt the barrel trip over the falls Mrs. Annie Edson Taylor went over in October. 1901. in an oak barrel. and Bobby Leach made the trip in July in q steel barrel. Both survived.
New Britain herald., 1920-07-12
S45.OOO OFFER REFUSED.
U. S. Unwilling to Accept Money for
 Missioner's Murder.

Picking, June 27.-An official ten- der of $45,0OO made by the Chinese government as compensation for the murder of Rev. R. A. Meinert, Ameri- can missionary of the Yo Chow re- formed church by retreating govern ment troops, has been refused by the American legation. The legation in formed the Chinese foreign office that a money settlement was not sufficient, and insisted that the government hold General Chang Cheng Yo, military governor of the province of Human, personally responsible for failure to provide protection.
 The government. after charging Chang with incompetence and divest- ing him of titles. pardoned him. The pardon cited that he was to be given a chance to render better service in the future.
New Britain herald., 1920-07-12
"JEST RUNuNATIN'., (Robert Russell.)

The heat O summer is a lot like trouble in a way. though nobody likes sorrow as they does a fine. warm day. A chap has got to know real heat afore he claims Its hot; chap must know a woe that's real to "cuss'' the luck he's got. We mops our faces: says it's far too hot to work a lick, while others works in warmer climes with no complainin' kick. We looks lugubrious because we've little cash to spend: there's folks all OCT the earth who, suff'rin' bravely face the end. We're angry when the iceman doesn't fill the ice box prompt "a mothers gazin' at the lawn whar her dead baby romped. The soft gray coils O smoke rolls up, jest tender, like child. Their acquiescence in the thought is sort O soft an mild. Our troubles seems so awful real" it says, i've can't compare unpleasant things that's here today an them that's way off there. You humans must complain a bit; you know the summers sweet. But go ahead: it won't hurt none: complain about the heat"