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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-02
HERMAN N. WEBSTER
The Gunnison Empire.

LIE OuHIiSOH E<IiplIe-
On Saturday evening, November 81
1920, at S:15 O'Clock, the soul of Her
man Webster left its earthly tene-
ment and began residence on the
other and better side of life.
Mr.. Webster was bern in Orange
county, Vermont, on December 21st,
1849. and would have turned his
seventy-first year in few weeks.
AT his majority he moved west,
first to Illinois, then to Colorado,
reaching this place in 1882, where he
established the mercantile business
he has conducted from that time to
the day of his passing on
He was married in this city on
July 26th, 1885. to Miss May Smith,
of Mendoza, Illinois, who survives
him. They were blessed with one
daughter, Helen, who passed out
some four years ago.
Mr. Webster was very busy man,
identified with most all activities of
the town. For many years he was
chairman cf the Masonic and Odd
Fellows cemetery association, served
the town as Mayor and acted as
Trustee for many years. He was also
prominent in Lodge affairs, being a
Mason all his life, joining that fra
ternity in Vermont. Here he filled
all the chairs during his busy life
with them. He was also member of
the l. o. o. F.. with which he afflla-
ted for many years. At the time of
his death he was member of the
Board of Directors of the First Ma
tional Bank of this place.
The funeral was held Tuesday af-
ternoon, Rev. Edgerton of Grand
Junction conducting the service. The
Community church was filed to over
flowing with the friends and acqaint-
ances of the family.
The floral offerings We're profuse,
speaking volumes for the high es-
TEEN in which Mr.. Webster was held.
Funeral Director Adams was in
charge.
To the bereaved ones, particularly
the lonesome wife, the sympathies of
the community are extended They
may find some comfort in the fact
that he is at long deserved rest,
busy and honorable life closed here
with no single thing to blemish the
memory of good and just citizen.
Always we shall think of Herman
Webster as one of Gunnison's leading
citizens, kind. honorable and helpful
to all His blameless life serves as a
worthy example to all of us.
when the world, in its GOODNESS
saws, 4 am dead
Oh, tell them I've only been led
BY the hands of the angels, away
from the night,
Away from earth's darkness to heav-
ems clear light
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-02

Mr.. Editor-If it takes a wood
pecker with a rubber bill a month
and half to bore hole thru a cy-
press log big enough to make III
shingles at S1.5O thousand, how long
will it takesa a cross-eyed grasshopper
with cork leg to kick the seeds out
of dill pickle?-Contributed Dy
w. H. Attlesea.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-02

Continued from page three
for the state of North Dakota. and
to alter or modify the same
6. State-Owncd Coal Mines and
Rriquettins Neutrality-suspicious.
made to cover survey of states coal
resources and possible paying devel-
opments. Extensive appropriations
may be made for the work in 1921.
Experience gathered when the state
ran the privately owned mines in
1919, during the coal strike, shows
that these mines are wastefully ope-
rated and that Ignite coal was being
so d wholesale at about 70 cents more
than efficient cost. At that time the
state kept the mines running at ca
pacity and cleared $4,000 over all
costs.
In addition to the above legislation
bearing directly on the program the
following laws are noteworthy:
The first soldier compensation law
passed, with payment of $25 for
each month of service, as compared
with Sis mcnth offered later by
Minnesota and $40 by Wisconsin.
What are characterized by labor
leaders as the best labor laws in the
Union: Disability compensation for
workmen with funds managed by
state; eight-hour day for women;
minimum wage for women; adequate
inspection of coal mines; misuse of
court injunctions prohibited; union
label required on state printing; a
full train crew law; law requiring
proper shelter and protection for
railway. repair men.
A state income tax making dis
tinction between earned and un-
earned incomes.
A home building association to ad-
vance funds and to build town homes
and ready-made farms to those who
can furnish 20 per cent of cost. The
plan provides for savings on the
building and loan plan. for local as
sociaticns, and for gradual repay
ments over 20 or more years.
A law establishing maximum rail
road rates based on distance and low
ering many rates for interstate bust
ness.
A law reducing the number of pa
pers for official printing from three
or more to one in each county and
giving the people of the county the
choice of the official paper at each
regular election.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-02
This Much is Settled

Hoover advises the farmers not to
destroy the Chicago Board of Trade.
Now if someone would advise. the
Board of Trade not to destroy the
farmers everything would be settled
as far as advising would go-"Aunt
Hannah" in Masmer Correspondence
to the Ellsworth Reporter.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-02
Spinal Column Defined

It's long wobbly bone what runs
up and down the middle of your back.
your head sits on one end and you on
the other.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-02
An Appeal
To the Republicans of the Country and
All Those Who Aided Them:

The Republican in the 1920 election has
mensurate with the quality of candidates and the
Righteousness of
This the partnership accomplishment all
publcans everywhere and of hundreds of thousands of
wel-wishers of good government regardless of past
To all of these appeal, because the mutual
responsibility Of all who will share alike in the
sequent mutual benefit of good government
The plan of limiting campaign contributions $1,000
adopted by your national organization, has left your
politics the highest plane and has brought inter
est the of thousands who before have been
Some weeks before election apparent that the
economy would exceed the contributions but we were
unwilling either to leave dndone any legitimate effort
essential to complete to change the method
of raising money We were then sure and we are now
the campaign be distributed in this ma manner. ~,D'
Your campaign this cost than that
of 1916, when dollar went nearly twice far as it
-Four the bulk Of the campaign fund from
$2,oooooo contributed date for the presidential
The victory Won raising Of the deficit would easy
indeed if your committee were willing to abandon the
This determined not do. 1t a fight of
all the people The result speaks for Itself nd ot lifted
way to better and happier days We ask now for that
conclusion Of the effort and by the
contribution to the welfare of all of people and the
glory Of the nation
Let no~ have help from American who grateful
e we ps IN s all ha Of sf
for the return to certainly safe. constitutional
progressive government.
Let by general and giving put the seal of
proval the policy of putting national admnistra
on in power free from any possible embarrassment of
special obligation to any man, group of men.
Let make the contribution, whether large SMALL
and whether have heretofore given,
mensurate with and appreciation, always
within the maximum limit heretofore fixed.
Let get the sturer political
structure the roll of those who helped make
possible campaign of which, in methods and result
we may as Republicans and patriots be justly proud.
Most earnestly that this aid be given quickly that
committee be enabled to discharge the partys
obligations and further constructive be-
half of party and country
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
Will H. Hays, Chairman.
Chee should be madp payable TO W. Ubham
Jame Jr EafersT TrsSs
West
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-02

Certificate Of Authority Nc. e.
The Butte the Colorado
of bus sneN mber
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01

a37 with reference to trust companies,
VIII be allowed to pay in excess of per
cent on deposits and only then when all
depreciation In bond values has been
provided for Bonds issued by and pur-
chased directly of the United states gov
eminent may be carried at par value, but
otherwise purchased or obtained shall
not be carried to exceed their market
value.
am satisfied that the policy of paying
~ or Az per cent would not be a wise
one to adopt or to have in force through
out the State in view of the tax of seven
tenths of ] per cent which is levied by
the State on all deposits in state banks.
This results in first cost of money to
the banks, higher than the employment
of funds in desirable class of securities
will warrant.
Our banking institutions have an envi-
abel record for safety and l am anxious
that 1t be maintained.
The effect of this ruling will be to uaSe
practically all banks on per cent basis
beginning January 1 and I sincerely hope
that in the case of exceptions. such banks
will voluntarily revert to that rate for
the time being.
Yours very truly,
GEORGE B. CARPENTER,
Bank Commissioners
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01
BREAD TO BE MARKED
Wrappers Must Hereafter Show Exac
Weight of LOaves Placed on Sale

! About 50 bakers of Vermont and others
who do business in this State met at the
New Sherwood Hotel Tuesday to listen
to talk by II. n. Davis of Montpelier
inspector of weights and measures, on
the new ruling of Attorney General
Archibald which means that loaves of
bread must be marked with their exact
weight. The ruling of the Encouragement
is that wrapped loaf of bread constitutes
package and must therefore be marked
as are other packages This ruling is
likely to be important, for with the great
ly increased cost of -four short weight
would be likely to exist without it.
! The ruling of the attorney general was
only made few days ago, and the pur-
pose Of the meeting was to inform thu
bakers what tho law required so that all
might work in harmony toward It's en-
forcem ant, for the law works no hardship
on tho honest baker. a number 90 the
bigger bakers and several OF the smaller
ones were already marking their bread,
but many mere were not doing oo. ard
the meeting ws.1 Addressed more e-pec.a.,y
to them.
For many years tbs States about Yer
mont iiave he'd laws which obliged manN-
facturors of bread TO mark the weight
of their loaves but in Vermont no a,:en-
ton was paid to the enforcement CT the
marked package law when t came to
bread. Now as much care will be g.v2l.
to the enforcement OF this part of tho
act as to any Other section
George Wes: CT White River Junction
acted as Chairman of tho meeting. and
radically every bakery OF any iwpor-
lance in Vermont was represented
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01
BURGLARS AT WORK
Store and Station mt Fcrrisburg En-
tered and Merchandise Taken

The store of c. c. Field and the rail-
road station in Ferrisburg were found
to have been broken into Monday morn
ing apd Mr.. Field, who came to the
police station in this city to report the
trouble, is of the opinion that the work
was done by a man and woman whose
tracks were seen in the snow and led to
the rear door Of the store. a couple who
might have been the burglars were seen
lettering about the station and took Il
train north.
The booty taken from the Field store
consisted of a card of fountain pens
shoes and many other articles. In the
store is the postofiice, but there is no
indication that any tampering was done
with that. The exact amount of goods
taken has not yet been ascertaned, but
it probably will approach a hundred dol
lars.
The burglars first gained entrance at
the rear of the store, but there encount-
cred a heavy door which led into the
store and which they were unable to open,
although they removed the pins in the
hinges in the attempt They then went
to the front door and broke the window
in the door, reached through and unlocked
it. Foot prints corresponding to those in
the snow We're found in pile of salt
which had been spilled on the floor in the
rear Of the store. When they went away
their tracks led toward the old race
track, but all trace was lost after short
distance.
1t was no difficult matter to get into
the Office at the railroad station as only
thin screen divides it from the wait
ing room in one part, and this was re-
moved.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01
COMES TO RUTLAND
Miss Harriet A. Ackerly Appointed
Home Demonstration Agent

Official notice has been received at the
office of the extension service of the
University of Vermont in this city of
the appointment by the United States de-
partment Of agriculture by Miss Harriet
A. Ackerly as home demonstration agent
for Rutland county. This appointment
becomes effective to-day. Miss
Ackerly will make her headquarters at
Rutland and will devote her entire time
to home demonstration work in that
county.
Miss Ackerly's home is Huntington,
Long island, New York. She is a grad
uate Of the high school at Northport,
l.. l., in the class Of 1912 After teach
ing school for three years, she entered
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, from which
institution she was graduated in 1917,
with a normal diploma. That same year
she was appointed home demonstration
agent for Cheshire county, New Hamp-
shire, which position she now resigns to
come to Rutland.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01

those cases in which the applicant shows
particular aptitude and ambition he will
be eligible for an academic or technical
scholarship in college or university worth
$500. The instruction offered in the Y.
NJ. c. A. schools covers the ordl-
nary academic and business
courses and many special courses,
such as accountancy, public speaking.
automobile, machine tool operating. ma
chine tool design. building construction,
gas engine. acetylene welding, vulcanizing,
mechanical dentistry, drafting, surveying
and higher courses in the various branches
of engineering.
"Of the 5000 free scholarships. 5000
will be awarded for courses in Y. NJ. C. a..
schools and, where necessary, in other
accredited schools; 10000 will be in corre-
spondence course scholarships, and 200
will be in colleges, universities, and
technical schools. In rare cases scholar
ships in foreign universities may be
awarded
The matter of scholarships is being
stressed at present in order that the
work may be started along that line, but
other plans are in progress which will
include educational reconstruction lee
lures all over the State, embracing also
special attention to social needs in the
rural communities. 1t is believed that
these courses, put at the disposal of the
citizens in rural communities will minis
ter not only to the ex-service men but
to the communities in general, becoming
an educational factor of real worth to all
other centers and the surrounding villages
In the counties. The plans are believed
to be the most far-reaching that have
ever been attempted and in conjunction
with the regular and additional work
planned by the State committee, the Y.
NJ. c. A. has plans for definite service
to Vermont men and communities.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01
FRIGHTENING IN
STATE TO Be CHECKED
Fair Price Commissioner Will
Work With Department of
Justice Governor Clement
Declares He Has No Author
ity to Appoint Such Official

Vermont is to have a fair price commits
sioner to fix the prices of all necessities
of life and to work in conjunction with
the department of justice in the prescott
ton of prohteering in this State. " A.
Bullard Monday received letter from
Howard Figg, special assistant to the
United States attorney-general, asking
him to submit names of competent men
who would be energetic incumbents Of the
office
Some time ago the office of the attorney
general at Washington asked Mr. Billiard
to name some men who would be suitable
for the position Of chairman of COM
mission, and Mr. Billiard took the names
of four prominent men in Burlington who
he thought were competent to fill the
office. These were submitted to Governor
Clement, who declined to take part In the
selection of men for the office. The
movement died there.
On the former occasion Mr.. Billiard
made up list of four names. These were
sent to Washington and from there were
forwarded to Governor Clement, who was
asked to select the man he wished for tho
office. The reply of the Governor W. 10
the effect that, while he was ~ -
terested in any effort which wo n
to decrease the high cost of llvi. tic
Vermont Legislature was not then H. ses-
sion and he was not authorized to appoint
any officer, who would be equipped with
the authority to fix fair prices. His words
were that he did mot care to divide re-
sponsibiity with your department and
prefer not to make a selection from the
list of names which you so courteously
furnish me- That stopped progress
toward appointing anyone at that time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01
POLL TAXES ABATED
About $50 Names Wiped OFF Slate a,
Board Meeting

About $50 poll taxes were abated
Monday at the annual meeting of
the board of abatement. The meeting
was presided over by Mayor Jack son
and Assessors Nye and Beauprc were
present with Aldermen Mcbride, Caisse,
Deyette. Bergeron. Patrick, pwyer
and Hanbridge.
The meeting voted to abate the taxes
under the names presented by Con-
stable j. S. Denning in bunch. In the
list were so cripples, II under 81 years
of age, 20 who were over 10, IL who
were deceased. 20 who were in the
United States army or navy. 1877 who
had moved out of the State, 1922 of
parts unknown, and numerous names
were taken off which had been kept
on the list in hopes that some day
they could be collected The largest
number of these was for the year 1918
when there were 14l. The others were
distributed, 9S- in 1917; 80 in 1916; 25
in 1915; 16 in 1914, and 10 in 1918.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01
1000 IN HIS CARE
DIR. Hugo Erichsen, u. v. VI. 'S2, Looks
After Health OF Employees

DR.. Hugo Erickson, u. V. NJ, 49, is now
In charge of the medical service Of the
Burroughs Adding Machine company of
Detroit. Mich. The health of 1000 employees
or this company is entrusted to his care.
The company has hospital with several
beds, and DR.. Erickson Is assisted by six
nurses. All applications for positions with
this company have to pass physical ex-
aminations. In addition to his other work.
DR.. Erickson writes monthly article for
the Burroughs Magazine and thus gives
sanitary information to the employees.
Before taking up the work with the
Burroughs company, DR.. Erickson had a
wide experience with various medical
publications. He was city physician of
Detroit from 1888 to 1889, professor of
neurology in the medical department of
Chaddock College, Quincy, ILL.,, from 1883
to 1885. and later was assistant editor of
the Detroit Clinic, associate editor of the
western Medical Reporter and was con-
nected with the medical staff of Parke,
Davis & Co. for period of IS years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01
RETURNS TO VERMONT
F. r. Churchill Takes Up Duties as Ad-
Olson County Agent

Francis r. Churchill, U. V. NJ, II, has
begun his duties as county agent in
Addison county. succeeding I. n. Bartlett
who is now in the University of Wisconsin,
taking special training to do creamery
management work. Mr.. Churchill was for
merly county agent for Chittenden county
His home is in South Londonderry He
is a graduate of Mount Hermon school,
Mortified, Mass. and of the University
of Vermont in the class of 1917. From
July. 1917, to March, 1918, he was extension
specialist in dairying on the agricultural
extension staff of the university From
March, 1918, to August. 1915 he was county
agent of Chittenden county, resigning
that position to enter the military serv-
ice At the close of the war, in November
1918, he received his discharge from the
officers training school at Camp Taylor
Kentucky. Since that time until last
month Mr.. Churchill has been on a ranch
in Montana
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01
The MAKING OF
A FAMOUS
MEDICINE
How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Is Prepared For
Woman's Use.

A visit to the laboratory where this
successful remedy is made impresses
even the casual looker-on with the reli-
ability, accuracy, skill and cleanliness
which attends the making of this great
medicine for woman's ills.
Over $50, 900 pounds of various herbs
are used annually and all have to be
gathered at the season of the year when
their natural juices and medicinal sub
stances are at their best.
The most successful solvents are used
to extract the medicinal properties from
these herbs
Every utensil and tank that comes in
contact with the medicine is sterilized
and as final precaution in cleanliness
the medicine is pasteurized and sealed
in sterile bottles.
1t is the wonderful combination of
roots and herbs, together with the
skill and care used in its preparation
which has made this famous medicine
so successful in the treatment of
female ills,
The letters from women who have
been restored to health by the use of
Lydia f, PinkhaIn's Vegetable Com
pound which we are continually pub
fishing attest to its virtue.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01
MONEY FOR BAPTISTS
Stnte Convention Gets Modest Bcaues
by VIII Of A. n. Baldwin

The Vermont Baptist State conven
ton becomes the beneficiary under
the will of Albert Noble Baldwin OF
Williston, whose death occurred on July
II last. The last will and testame nj
of Mr.. Baldwin. made on August 10
1908, DEGREES the balance of his pro-
perty. after just debts and funeral ex-
penses have been paid and the fees for
administration expenses have been
taken care of. to the Vermont Baptist
state convention. 1t is not known ut
present how much this bequest Will
total. but it is not cxpecte$ that it
Will be a large amount.
A feature of this Will is that the
three witnesses to the win are all dead
and it was necessary to prove the docu-
ment by Identifying the signatures of
the witnesses who were +. NJ Moulton,
j. G. Hlndes and d. p. McEntee.
According to the terms of the will,
Il. II. Palmer of Monkton is made eX-
ecutor The will was filed for proba tie
December 5, 1919, by the Rev. W. A.
Dawson. secretary OF the Vermont Bap-
fist State Convention. A hearing was
held December 30, and the will was
proved Tuesday
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01
OFF FOR DES MONIES
Vermont Delegates Leave for Interna.
tiOnal Convention Of College Student.

The Vermont delegates to the eighth
international convention OF the college
students at Des Mones, Iowa, Deem
Der 81 to January 4. left Monday. At
Albany they went aboard the special
New England train OF ten sleepers and
two dining cars. They stopped at Nj
agara Falls and Chicago, and reached Des
Moines Wednesday morning. This con-
vention will be the greatest gathering
of college students ever held in America,
as about 6,00O will be in attendance. The
Vermont delegates are as follows: Rep
resenting Johnson normal school, Louise
Hurley and Florence Middebrook: rep
resenting Middlebury College, Professor
w. A. Dawson, William A. Huggard,
Charles H. Reinbrecht, Anna p. Lockln,
Emma Schaefer; representing the Uni
versity of Vermont. Maurice C. Bond,
Paul d. Clark, Elton w. Lance. L. F..
Richards, Ray L. Sma.ley, Lois Bartlett,
Ruth Hubbell and Alice Ryder.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01
WORTH TRYING

Surprising l give you your supper -
said the tired-looliing woman. what Will
you do to earn t?"
Madam said the wanderer, "rd give
you de opportunity NV seeing q man 6,
troo whole meal without finding fauls
wild single ting
The woman thought a minute, and then
told him to come in and she'd set the
able.-Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.