davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-08-26
Population Of U. S. Put It
100000, 900.

Washington, Aug. 2o.-The 1870
census will show that New York
state has population Of Io,75o,ooo,
Director of the Census Sam L.
Rodgers announced. Tabulators in
the census office are counting popu-
lation figures at the rate of 1000, 600
persons q day. Director Rogers has
estimated the complete count will
show the population of the United
States to be 100000 1000. The count
will be completed in October. III
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to resume work next week.

Pittsburg, Gas, Aug. I 2I.-The
state today filed an amendment to
the petition for an Injunction against
Alexander Howat, president and
other officials of district II, United
Mine Workers of America. The
original petition asks that. the Off
Gals be enjoined from calling a
strike in. the Kansas district.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-08-26
Are Mining Coal in Kansas.

= Topeka, Aug. 21.-Only nine of the
1913 pits of Crawford and Cherokee
counties are idle, according to in
formation received today by the
Kansas court of industrial relations.
Strikers generally have returned to
work and several of the mines which
remained closed today are expected
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-08-26

that if Villa acted outside the law IN
assaulting Columbus, N. NJ, it was
an illegal act for Pershing to cross
into Mexican territory without the
Mexican Governments consent.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-08-26
Dates on Which 36 States Ratfie6
Woman Suffrage. 4

Wisconsin was the first of the
thirty-six states OF the Union which
tratified Tie Susan -AithUny amend
faeHtt - to the giving
American women full suffrage rights.
1.-The date of the ratification in Wis
consin was June S, 1919.
! Since then thirty-four other States
have ratified the amendment iii fair
| ly quick succession until. a halt was
Preached March ~, 1920, when WASH
Getqn ratified as Gle thirt y-fiftil
state. Tennessee, broke the deadlocts
witi, Wednesdays ratifieatiop. n
The dates on which the thirty-six
states raified woman sufffage tos-
lows: A N
Wisconsin, June 81 Iss4ss 81 4 q
Michigan, june 10. ga N
Kansas, June I6. u sss w
{ New York. June 10. #s,. " M ,.sil u
Ohio, June I6. y
Illinois, june ~. r'a 5 49,
Is FcnisyIvania,s june n. sSi ~ n
iassaehAsetts Jltne 2 g.. - g "
3 Texas, June 20. /, N 4, i
Iowa., July z. + 4. ~ n & ,s 4 "
Missouri, July 3.setS 81 =. n. 4
s. Arkansas, July 20. Ft ',s 4 !. s Y
Montana, july so.
Nebraska, August. hi. 4 2 I.
Minnesota September s. Ill Y
New Hampshire, September 10,
Utah, September Id. nv n. A 4, q a
h CalifoI1 MA; November n i. WI X HI IN
North Dakota. December Il.
Fl South Dakota DecembeTE4 IA h
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-08-26
OFFICIAL TOTALS ARE CON-
PILED ON VOTE IN AUGUST
PRIMARIES. ,,.i5

| PILED ON VOTE IN AUGUST
I PRIMARIES.
Absence of Fights for Local Offices
in Big Democratic Counties
Cuts Down Party Ballots,
| State primary totals have been
cast up BY Secretary Of State Sulli-
can and now are available on all OF
the offices contested for by all par
tiles. The figures are yet subject to
|verification on the re-checking but
little change will be made. For
Governor, the Democrats cast to-
ca of I76,33o votes while the Repub-
licans cast 1919. The fact, that
there were more Republican than
Democratic votes cast is due in large
measure to the voting of thousands
of Democrats and Republicans in the
city of St. Louis in an attempt to re-
buke the powerful and corrupt Re-
publican machine in that city.
Absence of contests for local Of
fices in many of the big Democratic
counties also reduced the primary to-
tai of the party to some extent.
Following are the official totals,
subject as stated to minor changes
when the tabulations are checked
over: i,Tr
| United States Senator. 3s
Democratic-Long, 65,S25; Hig-
don, 1893; Scruton, 3,4o7; lindsey,
1891; Priest, 4o,637; Hay, 44,444.
Republican Spencer, 05,S67;
Davis, 73,54l; Minis, 2334I.
Socialist--Hodges, 1915.
Democratic - Atkinson, 7o,IS3;
Farris, 4S,423; Mayer, 45,II6; Merry
man, 5000.
7kepubllcan-Hyde, IIS,4I5; Nc
imsey, 1884. Socialist Labor.
Hiddlecoff, I,45o.
Prohibition-taris, 4.3S
There was scattered vote OF 5SS
for Col. Ruby d. Garrett, Democrat,
who Withdrew IRON the race several
weeks prior 70 me primary.
Lieutenant Governor. - 49,
Democratic-Buiord, 500; Me,
lllntic,a71,o33. + tSA
Experimentation, 100, 500; FL
wins; oo,52o. yl.&. a& 81
Secretary of State.
Democratic-Sullivan, unQpposcd,
lo4.59o. III ,fe s5@,
Repubiican-Decker, Si,654; Har-
risoli 51,3ol Austln $1,000. @
State Auditor.
Democratic - MiddelKamp, Ss.o7s;
Aiarrs, 1854; Dougherry, 90,
FITZPATRICK, ze,SI4. q Ia
Observation-Disclosures, az, 4os;
Philips, 5o,o37.
State Treasurer.
Democratic=Stone. -S0,oG4. Heisz
serer, 1850: Stacy, 4ooSz. &c
: Republican, Thompson, ,o.o5S:
Viles. oo.5I3. !, s..s.ss,
,s Attorney General. .z=ssN
Grudcr, I,o75.
Republican--Barrett, SI,77,3; kim
Ibreil, 3o.5s4; O'Fallon, 34,1l6; Dow,
E34,t52. ,
Judges Of Supreme Court. +,
Division No. q (Unexpired termJ
beings rstic--R agland, 8o,76S; DaW-|
son. S2.633. 81 IS Il .sSs.]
Republican Elder, rIs, 500; Gen2|
my, b6 q
8 Division No. lUnexpired tern,
Willianison, unoppo6<d.
a = - I.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08
Notice Of Aasssl msstl.s

Crested Butte. Colo, Dec. IL, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders 81
the Bank Of Crested Butte will be
held at its banking house on Tuesday,
January 18th. 1920. at 8 p. M. for
the purpose Of electing a Board OF
Directors to serve during the ensuing
year and for the transaction Of any
other business properly brought be-
fore said meeting.
Dated at Crested Butte, Colorado.
this 18th day Of December. 1919.
G. v. BENSON. Cashier.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08
A Few Reason. Why

A cigar manufacturer recently re-
ceived from the firm who sells him
leaf tobacco. a terse letter asking
why he had not sent his check as
promised; to which the cigar manu-
facturer penned the following reply:
Answering yours Of even date, my
reasons for failing to send check are
these:
Il have been held up held down
sand bagged. walked on, sat on, fiat
tened out and squeezed. First by the
United States Government for FEEDER
al War Tax the Excess Profit Tax. me
Liberty Loan Bonds. Thrift Stamps
Capital Stock Tax. Merchants IL
cense and Auto Tax. and by every So
ciety and Organization that the in
ventive mind Of man can invent, to
extract what 1 may or may not pos
sess.
"From the society of John The Bap-
tist, The G. A. R.. the Women's Re-
lief. The Navy League. The Red Cross
The Black Cross, The Purple Cross,
The Double Cross. Tho Children's
Home, The Dorcas Society. The Y. M
c. A.. The Y. w. c. A.. The Boy
Scouts. The Jewish Relief. The Bel
gian Relief. and eaery hospital in
town. Then on top of 1t AL came The
Associated Charities. -
"The Government has so governed
my business that I don't know who
owns it. am inspected. suspected
examined and re-examined. informed
required and commanded. so l don't
know who am. where am, or why
I am here. Al'I know is am sup
pose to be an inexhaustible supply OF
money for every known need. desire
or hope of the human race. And be
cause will not sell all have and gt
out and beg. borrow or steal none,
to give away. 1 have been cussed. dis
cussed. boycotted. talked to, talked
about, lied to. lied about. held up
hung up. robbed and nearly ruined
and the only reason I am clinging tt
life is to see what in He'll is coming
next!"-Tobacco Leaf.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08
Ne Had A Clss

The paper was lively sheet
Edited by McDougal;
Someway it came to rhyme his name--
Twas called the Bungtown Bugle.
The editor sprang jolly joke
Upon a burly farmer;
To meet this mantle story ran
He'd need a goodly armor.
The ofiiceboy came with a wink
And said unto McDougal:
"a man." said he Inquired Of mo
For the editor of the Bugle."
'Was it the man Of the jolly joke?
Where has the fellow tarried?"
II cannot say; but, anyway,
A monstrous club he carried"
The editors face grew deadly white
Looked like ghost In shadow;
"Teh them" said he" tell them for me
To bury me in tho meadow"
"And tell my wife"-the man rushed
in
This man Of sinewy ffbers-
"A club" cried he, in ecstacy,
"Of twenty new subscribers!"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08
Old ol.ry cir.... IL. es.s.

Washington. United States
Marines are flying the flag OF this
country on land stations all around
the world, according to the annual re-
port Of Major General Barnett, com
mandant Of the Marine Corps made
public at the navy department.
The United States Marine now
takes the place Of the celebrated
English drum beat. which. 1t IL
claimed. is heard all around tho
world. General Bornett's review OF
the activities Of the corps and pres
ent locations show that there arc
about 1000 men Of this branch Of the
service at land stations circlfng the
globe.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08
E.tlrslx Too Ex.etIna

Mrs Hicks q Maine housewife. is
so painfully neat that she makes life
miserable for her family. One of her
rules is that all members of the fam
lily must remove their shoes before
entering the house.
"Bib." she demonstrated one day to
her husband. II found grease spot
on one of the dining-room chairs
and think 1t came of those pants you
wear In the shop" .i,~
A brief silence ensued. then came
a volcanic eruption "Weil Mirandy.
for the last fifteen years I have taken
off my shoes every time I came In
this house. but I'll be hanged II am
going to remove my trousers.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08
HIDES, FURs, PELrs

Why be robbed by tramp fur buy
ers and those who send out exager-
ated quotations? Sssd them t. mo
at once. vii! SO ever them and
send you my bid and II not satisfse-
tory will return without cost to you.
61-12t u s. N. HOFF.
1528-30 Blake St., Denver. Colo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08

The switch engine and flanger be-
gan opening this road to Irwin last
Thursday. However they only went
about two miles when they were
obliged to abandon the job. The ro-
tary is expected in Friday to finish
the job. Much depends on the open
ting Of this. road as three companies
operating mines there will probal ly
work all winter when they get in the
needed amount Of coad.
In a letter just received from Mr..
and Mrs. WylAe Warwick. they send
their regards to all friends in Crested
Butte. They are now located at Che
topa. Kansas. where they have pur-
chased neat little home.
Jay Kanzler. who has been at ALI
son. New Mexico with James McClen-
athan for some months, stopped over
here on his wny home, to visit day
or so with old friends. He left Mon
day for Somerset
Rev, j. Mat Clark Of Grand juno
tion. came in last Saturday and held
regular services at the U. C. Church
on Sunday. Rev. Clark is here on
trial and may be engaged as a regular
minister.
Lieutenant Charles Carsten of West
Point. Nebraska. brother Of William
Carsten Of this place. was an arrival
on Mondays train Mr.. Carston ex
poets to remain here indefinitely.
Mrs. John Arnott was called to Wal
senburg, Tuesday. to be with Mrs.
John Hunter, who is seriously i'll.
Mr.. Arnott and son Joe are in Wal
senburg at the present time.
The New Years eve ball at the
Croatian hall last Wednesday evening
was q grand success. Those who at
tended enjoyed themselves to the full
est extent.
Mrs. C. Bergman and daughter.
Miss Stella who came over from Pu-
eblo last week. stopped over at Canon
City to visit the H. C. Smith family.
Miss Anna Varva, sister of Miss
Bernadine returned home with her
from Canon City, and expects to keep
house for her sister here
Pat Hanlon came up from Gunnison
Thursday and on Friday accompanied
the remains Of his friend A. j. Horan
as far rs Gunnison-
Miss. Leslie Young who is employed
with the Western Union Telegraph Co.
In Denver, came home on . vacation
last Monday.
John Byouk and Joe Paste Jr. went
to Gunnison. Monday. to file on some
land. They returned home Tuesday.
Mrs- Eugene Scohy was called to
Walsenburg Saturday. on account OF
the serious illness Of her uncbe.
T. C. Matthewson and H. Gibbs
went to Gunnison. Monday. on bust
ness. returning Tuesday.
Candy" Walters. the popular candy
drummer from Denver came in on
Tuesday last.
Bennie Snyder is working in the
post Office during the absence Of Mi
chael Daley.
Mr.. Eugene Scohy departed for
Pennsylvania Thursday, to visit his
mother.
Miss GLADYS Jennings was an out
ward bound passenger on Tuesdays
train
Bill heads, letter heads, envelopes.
cards, etc. printed at the Pilot ONCE.
E. o. Willson spent Monday and
Tuesday at the county seat.
Mr. and Mrs. M. ]. Boyle and son
Jack. arrived home Tuesday
Old olsy Cinsass the osebs
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08
Or, All on

An add in a daily newspaper read
"Waists and blouses Is off," After
sizing up the pictures Of society wo-
men we would say they were about
2-3 off.-EAton Herald.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08
Local and Personal

Herman Voss has returned to Smith
Hill to work.
Wilham Nisius was in town from
Irwin, Friday.
Little Mary Yokhvich returned to
school Saturday.
Miss Maggie Gullowich returned to
Gunnison Monday. =.
Miss Ivy MCGEE went to Gumison
Friday. returning Saturday.
NJ Gibbs and o. j. Burns went to
Irwin Friday. via the snowshoe route.
Bill heads, letter heads, envelopes,
cards. etc. printed at the Pilot Office.
-
The George Andreatta family re-
turned home from Jacks Cabin Fri
day.
Freddie Wise and Louis Byouk re-
turned to Colorado Springs to school
Monday. ~
Miss Mary O'Nein, who spent the
holidays here. returned to Durango.
Saturday.
DR.. A. Taylor arrived home Satur-
day from a business trip to Pueblo
and Denver.
The Joe Eccher family drove up
from the ranch Saturday. returning
the same day.
Mike Bean arrived home Friday.
after having spent some time in the
southern part of the state.
...
Ray Ten Eyck left Saturday for
Trinidad where he will be employed
with the C. F. & carpenters.
Miss Bertha Boyd returned to Wal
senburg Saturday, after having spent
the holidays here with her parents.
George L. Miller came up from Gun
nison Thursday to prepare the re-
mains of A. ]. Horan for shipment.
After a two weeks vacation the
children arc all back In the school
again with several new pupils added.
Mrs. Matthews and son Rennaud
came up from Gunnison, Wednesday.
and visited at the c. Voss home until
Saturday.
C. L. Ross, E. G. Gladstone. and
William Manley, Sr,. returned home
from Denver and Pueblo Thursday. on
Mrs. j. C. Mccullough and children
came up from Gunnism last Wednes
day 30 Mrs. Mccullough could take in
the Roth fire sale.
There is to be another sale at the
Roth store this week At this sale
all tho groceries. tlnware. mattresses.
etc, will be on sale.
Mrs. C. S. Bergman and daughter.
Miss Stella, arrived Monday from Pu-
eb.o and went on out to Hillside
ranch the same day.
Our teachers who spent the holi-
days at their homes, returned Sstur-
day. They were Misses Blair. Hand
lev. Doi9, Mcclure. Ward. and Vavara.
Mrs. Dick Bailey and httbe sons de-
parted Wednesday for Palisades. after
having spent week here with Mrs.
Bailey's parents Mr.. and Mrs. Bot
tenfield.
Mike Niccoh and son are putting
in 4 butcher shop this week. Every
thing will be In readiness by tbs last
of the week and q good butcher will
be in attendance to caro- for your
wants.
Mrs. M. A. Jaynes and little niece
returned Monday from Sarida after
having spent the past ten days visit
ing relatives there. They immediate
ly started for Smith Hill with Mr..
Barrett.
Mrs. A. ]. Horan and nephew. Mich
ael Daley, started Friday with tho re-
mains Of Mr.. Horan for Scranton Pa.
They arrived there Monday and fu-
neral services were held in that city
on Tuesday. January 8.
Lewis McGruder went over to Sa-
Ida last week. He will take his aged
father, who has been staying 1T the
Charley Daniels home In Salida. over
to Grand Junction to stay with Rich
ard McGruder and wife for while.
Among those who returned to Gun
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08

A Kansas freak legislature wants
a law compelling married women to
wear some insignia showing that they
arc married Why not the word
"stung"?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08

Douglas Jerrold said that his notion
of wife at forty Is that man
should be able to trade her. like q
bank note, for two twenties.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08

Whist TIE osvsrpsssat 0sy Well De
am inclined to think that as IN
emergency measure 1t might be we'll
to give the Federal Government the
power to limit gross profits, rs Can
ada has been doing 20 successfully. re-
quiring every dealer or manufacturer.
from the time the raw material leaves
the hands Of the producer until the
the product reaches the consumer to
mark the cost price to him on all
goods, also his own selling price, and
be prepared to show invoices This
will make it possible quickly to spot
the man who is doing the profiteer-
ing.
l advance these suggestions not as
an emergency measure only. but as
curb to a widespread evil and abuse
which has long been growing until 1t
has become the bane of legitimate
business serious handicap to hon
est merchandising, an incubus to ma
tional prosperity. and grevious bur-
den to the American people now sad
died with a huge war debt and sup
porting a billion-a-year Government.
What deep suffering shall we have
to go through before every American
can see clearly that, with a world
slowly and desperately beating back
to normal conditions, we must our
selves stand together for the common
good. We shall none Of US better
our condition by stepping on the
other fellows neck to gain greater
profits or to win a brief Increase Of
wage. and least of all advance our
fortunes by travelling Russia's red
road to ruin. But I want especially
today to emphasize that the business
man who seeks personal advantage at
the expense Of the common good Is
in the same class as the rsd-dag
demagogue. the bAck-fiag profitesr.
and the war-profit patriot
II we. peaceful nation. can send
4 million Of the best soldiers the
world has ever seen to Europe in one
year and raise % billion dollars in
half as many months to carry on a
war, we can settle the profiteering
evil. If we do not protect from these
wolves the 100 million men and wom-
en- who feed and clothe and supply
this country's needs. we can certainly
rest assured that the blame for this
failure Of duty will be placed where
it belongs-at the seat of govern
ment.-Capper's Weekly.
A preacher came at a newspaper
man In this.way: You editors do not
tell the truth. II you did you could
not Hive; your newspapers would be
failures. The editor replied: You are
right, and the minister who will ut
ali times and under all circumstances
tell the whole truth about the mem
bers, alive or dead. will not occupy
his pulpit more than one Sunday. and
then he will find it necessary to leave
town in a hurry. The press and the
pulpit go hand in hand with white
wash brushes and pleasant words.
little virtues into big
ones. The pulpit, the pen. and the
grave stones are the great saint
making triumvirate. And the great
minister went away looking very
while the editor turned
to his work, and told Of the unsur-
passed beauty Of the bride. while in
fact she was as homely as a mud
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08

II in want Of anything try IN adlst
In the Pilot. It WI bring results.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08

TAs PissA S1ss psr yssr.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08

If in want Of anything try an ad,.s
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08

George L. Miller came up from Gun
nison Thursday to prepare the re-
mains of A. ]. Horan for shipment.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08

Miss Bertha Boyd returned to Wal
senburg Saturday, after having spent
the holidays here with her parents.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08

After two weeks vacation the
children arc all back In the school
again with several new pupils added
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-08

Ray Ten Eyck left Saturday for
Trinidad. where he will be employed
with the C. F. & carpenters.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-16
Health Talks by Dr.. Brady
what IN Ecsemn.

downright. 1920 By Nat ional N.w.paps, aervie,,
Just as several diseases affecting joints were
formerly confused by physicians ana arc often
so confused by laymcn today as rheumatism
SO many skin diseases wore one. called &c.
Soma which we now know are distinct condi-
tons For example. physicians frequently en-
counter caHes OF psoriasis. lupus tskin tubor-
cnios!s>. scabies tthe itch) and othnr skin
diseases. mistaken for "cczc,na" nv Tho com
piacent rictimR
We're as resOiute now rs I was five years
ago would clarity the question Of the nature
or eczema forthwith by assuring tho render
that there is no such disease have sc,,leJ
tho catching cold question anu the rheumatism
question by that simple method And In truth
thcrc Is no such disease eczema That Is
plainly evident In tho cordial way In which all
competent skin specialists clash on n definition
OF cozcfna. ] have consulted nil tho presen,
uay authorities on The subject and Ind that
thcrc IS positively no such disease as cczcma--
at any ratio there Is more tangible owl
"ehce OF the occurrence Of such n disease than
there is OF tho occurrence OF a cold" or "rheu-
matSm.' Now please do not loso patience yrith
mo. what nm trying to explain In that &C.
@otna is not nm entlty-any schooiboy will in
ftantly grasp my meaning now. II Is no more
an entity than "indiscstion" Is There Now
am sure to DO understood. for everybody who
has progressed beyond DR.. Bunkem's Almanac
knows that indigestion" Is Just n vague name
Tor discomfort. produced by all manner of dis
eases and difhcultios and not disease or don.
mite condition OF the body.
Some earnest dermatoloEists have attempted
10 characterize eczema az skin inlammnt ion,
in some stnge of which there ie Il watery c1-
udation or weeping. That is fine, but unfor-
tunately IVY poisoning la so characterized and
we consider ivy poisoning dernatitis rather
than an eczema. Yet that doesn't get us any
where. for what Is dcrmatItis but skin innam-
nation (dorma, skin; suff1 ills, inNamnatIon)7
The patients own physician is the only one
VINO can form an opinion as TO the nature Of
tho eczema and the remedial measures
quired.
Questions and Answers.
Danger OF Change.-Do you think II weak
ems one to change the clothing often when It
is very damp from pcrspiration2 l aut forty
six years old. tNrs. II. a. W.
Answcr-No.
Cutting Tccth.-Is there any danger TO be
feared when an eight months old child cuts
her double teeth? (F NJ. wy
Answer-No. Variations from the usual
time or period OF eruption of the teeth
OF little significance and in any risk
ia involved.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-16
Tell of "Black Hole" Horrors

LONDON. Nov. l5-The terrible privations
that British prisoners suffered In the "blnck
hole of Baku' during Elk months and n half
OF captivity were narrated when forty-eiEht
OF them arrived among friends at Constnn-
,inople. Their story. just received by tho Lon
don Evening News. tells Of one man who was
confined In small cell. up to his waist In
water. for twenty-fouy hours. for attempting
TO escape Another prisoner, recaptured after
attempting to get away, kept for nine
days in very small cell into which eighty
four others had been crowded for the same
onense.
The forty-eight prisoners spent half of the
six and one-half months In cells with only
small courtyard for exercise and tho Brit
ish, being last in tho ration line, frequently
missed the daily dole OF bread. Their personal
purchases of food were often stolen and the
sanitary conditions OF the prison fright
ful. with only ono faucet for forty-eight men.
The only doctor was a Polo. also prisoner