The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-01
SUNDAY n,e.sr MUSINGS
By c. T. Raw,alt.


Last week . man who working for the Y NJ. C.
A. sought out to pick fuss what said in
previous touching the misAppropriaton Of the
bacco cigarsttes purchased by hundreds Of well
the boys France As defense he declared
ary sseis1 se3d the stuff to the Y NJ c. A. We
taks that the explanation is merely attempt to pass
the buck The aforesaid army officer must have done
land Office business II he sold all the vast contributions
from this great country. His steangs would have be-
much public than is the If 1t true.
We presume the man who called was merely trying
his money and repeats what he Is told to. We
gradually accumulatng bunch Of information from
the boys who returning and without single excep-
tion 1t is unfavorable to the organization IN question
plenty of reliable societies that made good
Y. M. C. A. firmly off list till positively assured that
the leaders who framed the crooked tobacco deal
ished by publicity If not criminally
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In our last issue printed clip from the Nofmal
News Letter edition Of the Bulletin giving history
Of the Normal School here Tho writer Of that article
overlooked the facts in particular and feel like
correcting it marked injustice to Of the
Schools best supporters The bill which secured the
preparation for the first building attributable
the efforts of Senator Twining Of Aspen. than
other man. Representative Lehrritter secured its
passage through the house without much trouble but in
the senate Dr. Twining confronted with vigorous
opposition. We very we'll posted that fight
in constant attendance the sessions. being
there the interests Of collection of against
the state While Senator Twining a host In himself.
he likely have failed it for the able
rendered by Archie Stevenson Lieutenant Gov
Harper and large number Of friends OF lesser
weight who did what they could the dorncks
in the way Of the bill by its enemies. As recall
1t believe that Frank Adams also rendered great
by swinging his little brother to side at
critical moment We have desire to take from
the they deserve but think all who assisted
and particularly those who rendered spectacular service
should be gratefully remembered and acknowledged.
As in a degree showing how the markets manip
ulated by Big we the Denver dailies that
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storage for the Lord knows how long, in Denver
houses Tho said to be sold here at retail prices
shipped wholesalers in the and again sold to
tailers at much higher prices And when the
sugar moving by the load for eastern points the
district attorney Mr. Tedrow finds out too late to do
anything. There band stand play made
months regarding what the U. s. District Attorney
going to do. This followed by the opinion from
his Office that proiteering boarding going
Denver in his opinion when the very stones in the
streets knew that the trust using practically
every warehouse in Denver to hoard for market
manipulation purposes. Gunnison ranchman
huge pile of sugar in Harrington's warehouse An
ploye told him there $4,000 sacks but he did not
know who they belonged to The batch mentioned above
by Denver papers the Kennicott Patterson
house Who is there fatheaded enough to believe that
this boarding could not have been long ago?
Talk about Boshevks and the facts about these
who the populace Look these and
profteers and will find mothers Of them
flag waving patriot You will find them to be those
who subscribed for huge blocks Of Liberty Bonds charged
up the the public In enhanced prices then
their employees take the psper of their hands at
par. scheming to make them sell the
q discount starve. They indeed brave
desperate worshippers Of money who dare suffering
public revenge such outrages. And what to
think Of officials who wink smuggly while such hideous
crimes committed under their very Let cut
this Internal about the wckedness Of class rule
We have IT Let the classes Let
laborers producers and the common people
orally get together and clean out the whole unclean
bunch. The common people cannot get worse than
they enjo-. with crooks in ABSOLUTE control. Re-
member that Gunter made Chet Morey and Mullins the
his food bureau and price fixing contingent
during the and those Of who caved pointed
proCermans because objected to being placed
the mercy. of ho'dups Now they out in their
true food hoarders and government officials
cannot catch them in time to do good
THE OLD LANDMARK