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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-03
NEVER FREE FROM TROUBLE
Mexico Has Always Been Law
less Strip Of Country.

The border between the United
States and Mexico has been for a long
time one Of the most troubled. roman
tic and lawless in the western hemi-
sphere. Not only do the Mexican revo-
lutionists periodically start something
by shooting or raiding across the line,
but this border also affords one Of the
finest opportunities In tho world for
smuggling. A large part of the opium
which is consumed by addicts in this
country comes by way of the Mexican
and ammunition goes the other way.
In the old days stealing horses in
Mexico, driving them across the river
and selling them In the United States
was a thriving industry and 1t is prob
ably still carried on to some extent. In
the old days it was known politely as
the "wet horse trade" because the
horses were often sold when they were
still wet.
The border country is admirably en-
dowed by nature for these lawless do
ings. 1t is fiat. near-desert country, too
dry for farming, but not too dry to sup
port heavy thickets Of chaparral and
mesquite. which makes one of the dens-
est and most impenetrable covers in the
world. That part Of the country which
lies within the big bend of the Rio
Grande is an especially dense jungle
of this kind. It swarms with game.
The desert white tail deer. the peccary,
the wild turkey and the Mexican quail
are abundant. This supply of wild
meat makes it easy for Mexican out
law who knows where the water holes
are to hide out for long periods.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-03
FORFEITURE NOTICE

10 5. f. Carr:
You are hereby notified that have
expended during the year 1919, One
Hundred Dollars in labor and i'm
provements upon the GRANDAD
LODE Mining Claim, situate in the
Ruby Mining District, Gunnison
County, Colorado, of which the
Amended Location Certificate is
found of record in book 179, page
300 in the Office of the recorder Of
said county, in order to hold said
claim under the provisions of section
1924 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States and the amendment
thereto approved January %, 1880,
concerning annual labor upon mining
claims, being the amount required to
hold said lode for the period ending
on the 31st day of December 1919.
And. if within ninety days from the
personal service of this notice, or
within ninety davs after the publica-
tion thereof, you fail or refuse to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure as a co-owner, your in
terest in the claim will become the
property of the subscriber, your CO.
owner, who has made the required ex-
penditure, by the terms of said sec
tion. j. H. BUSH.
First Pub. June 3. 1920.
Last Pub. Sept. 2. 1920
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-03
SPLENDID California Dates.

California dates are the equal, IL not
superior. to the very finest grown in
Algeria or Persia. being far superior
to the dates generally sold on our
Eastern markets. The variety most
popular with American growers is the
Neglect Moor. which thrives under the
soil and climatic conditions of Arizona
and California. One tree of this va
riety found in Algeria has been calcu-
lated to be more than GOO years old,
according to its "age marks" and
Yields today an average of 500 pounds
of fruit per season. 1t would be i'm
possible to calculate the number of
generations that have enjoyed the
fruits of this tree, hut sidelight is
given of the possibilities of a date
plantation once it has been success
fully started.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-03

OF course. some one is always sure t.
wake At I'VE. and then they begin
again."
Hard on you" said LudweIl SYM
pathetically. "But there's this about
II. When do get q chance to sleep,
I sleep hard. l never saw such confu-
sion-the boarding house was Eden
compared to this bedlam."
"Then why do you stayT came a
rather shy question that seemed to
trail of weakly toward the end.
You don't suppose I'd leave you
here, do you? And I'll tell you. Vera,
that what has set me on my feet again
after the exhaustion that followed get
ting out my last book In such a fright
fully short time was because felt that
! wanted to know you. After / knew
you and saw how hard you worked
here, felt had to pull myself to
gether SO I could take care Of you.
wanted to be able to offer you a home
where you could get away from this
confusion"
Then there was a silence. during
which. II you had listened, you would
have heard nothing. Then from Rob-
ert Ludlow: "How wonderful you are.
Vera" And from Vera: "You-you
are wonderful. too."
Robert and Vera left the Laurence
household in more confusion than they
found 1t. Confusion, Of course, be-
cause the mainstay and prop in the
guise Of Vera was going. But then
there was the satisfaction to Mrs. Lau-
renee that she had succeeded amazing
iy well in this, her first effort in psy-
chopathics.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-03
Notice for Publication Isolated Tract

Public Land Sale. Department of the
Interior, u. S. Land Office at Mont
rose. Colorado, MAY s, 1920.
NOTICE is herebv given that, as
directed bv' tho Commissioner of the
General Land office, under provisions
of Sec. 2455, r S.. pursuant to the
application of Philip Jocklich. Serial
No. 013318, we will offer at public
sale, to the highest bidder. but at not
less than $3.50 per acre, at . o'clock
D. m. on the 18th day of June. next.
az this office. the following tract of
land: SWANW14 Sec. %, T. 13 s..
R. S6 W.. Sixth p. M.
The sale will not be kept open. but
will be declared closed when those
present at the hour named have
ceased bidding. The person making
the highest bid will be required to
immediately pay to the Receiver the
amount thereof
Any person claiming adversely the
land are advised to
file their claims. or objections. on or
before the time designated for sale.
o. C. SKINNER, Register.
First pub. May 13. 1920.
Last pub. Ture 10. 1920.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-03

but mother is coming down." When
he would tell her "I'm coming up this
evening"" there would be an objection
in the form of I'm sorry, Ed but you
can't; mother and I are going to the
Jefferson party"
If he said 'How would you like to
go to the show at the Majestic to-
night?" as like as not the answer
would he: "Mother has asked me to go
with her" If he called up week in
advance to arrange for an evening at
the theater he would he told that 81
can't say now. Mother is considering
going"
Now Clarise was anxious to divide
her time more equally between her.
mother and her sweetheart, but the
former would have none of 1t. The
mother was not exactly Jealous 1t was
simply that she was so used to her
daughters companionship that she
could not conceive of getting along
without 1t.
Moreover while she did not have
any particular objections to Edmund.
she could not bear to look forward to
n day when she would be separated
from Charlse and left alone In the lit
tie house on the hill.
When Edmund did succeed in get
ting with Clarise. which was about
once a week. Mrs. Scott was gracious
in her treatment of him. Hers was
fascinating personality and her phys
ical attraction. considering the differ
ence in their ages, was nearly the
equal of her daughters; but none of
her attractions or her graciousness
made an impression with Edmund.
who told himself that he would like to
deport her as an undesirable"
Thus matters stood when Edmund
came home one night after visit nj
the Scott home. He had received the
usual courteous treatment from moth
er and daughter. but he was fuming
when he entered the library and re-
moved his overcoat.
His uncle, ensconced in big leather
chair before a glowing open crate
smoking and reading the evening pa
per, looked up and allowed a broad
smile to adorn his face. The uncle
was fifty, but looked ten years younger
in spite Of vivid streaks Of gray In his
hair and beard.
Rather late to be getting home,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-03
supemuous.

"How do you do. slrl" suavely sa-
luted the gent at the door. II am Of
ferIng, to the few persons in each COM
munity who are Of sufficient culture
to appreciate 1t. valuable literary
work. This book"
Book. har?" interrupted Gap John
son of Rumpus Ridge. Ark. 81 had a
book-forget now what twas about,
though-for good while, but about
six months ago the baby took and
gnawed 1t till 1t fell to pieces and
wasn't no good on earth. No use to
buy another'n till he gets old enough
to understand what book is fur
Kansas City Star.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-03
Can This Be 1rue2

Humor, either fresh or stale. is not
an ordinary characteristic of govern
ment reports. In an official document,
recently published by our government
on the subject of The Netherlands dur
ing the war, the following passage ap-
pears to have escaped the serious
minded editors censorial pencil:
Hollands cheese industry is both
noted and notorious. At least one
province - Limburg = has given Its
name of a species Of cheese which is
both widely and strongly known"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-03
GETTING RID OF
A RIVAL.
By R. RAY BAKER.

&c. 1879. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.
Edmund Gallagher decided 1t was
best to face the facts squarely. His
rival had the inside track with Clarise
Scott, and there was no use trying to
delude himself on that score.
There was only one thing that kept
Edmund from marrying Clarise-the
matter Of finances. In year he would
be In a position to take the final
plunge, but he felt that If something
were not done in the meantime to re-
move the rival from his path the
plunge might never develop.
Edmund would not have objected to
the rival II the latter had not tried to
monopolize Clarise's time. He was
willing that the rival should live in
the same house with her and enjoy her
companionship six days and three
nights a week. Sunday and the other
nights Edmund felt belonged to him.
The rival held the balance of power
because Clarise lived in the rivals
home and had a right to demand q
large share Of her attentions. The
rival you see, was the girls mother.
Clarise was an only child and her
father was dead. The mother was
only twenty years the senior Of the
daughter, who was twenty, and the
two had been close companions since
Mr.. Scott's demise four years ago.
They attended theaters and various
social functions together: they went
shopping together, and frequently Mrs.
Scott came downtown to eat lunch
with Clarise, who was head bookkeep-
er in department store.
II seemed that Mrs. Scott took par
ticular delight In interfering with Ed
mund's plans. Often when he would
call his fiancee on the telephone and
ask: How about lunch with me this
noon7" she would reply: "Td love to-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-03
ARMY LIFE MADE
ENeLIsHMEN LAZY
(By United Press)

London. (By Employers
complain that army life has made
men lazy. The demobilized soldier is
not putting his back into it" as he
did in pre-war days.
Every where the same report is re-
turned from banks, shipping houses,
department stores, and other COM
merc;al concerns. Many managers
S gh regretfully for the Woodworking,
efficient feminine staff who carried
on in the mems absence and who
have so quietly given up their jobs to
make room for the returned men
While some employers ars apt to
chafe at this apparent indifference to
work on the part of their clerks,
o'hers broadmindedly make allow
ances for it.
One city magnate who employs
many men stated his opinion as fol-
lows:
"In wartime all these men were
forbidden to think for themselves.
Initiative was crime. They got into
the habit of waiting for orders. This
method, transferred into commerce,
is fatal. However, for five years it
was ingrained into the men and they
are not going to outgrow it all of
sudden. They have become slothful-
there's no doubt about that. But
many of them are battered men
wounded or gassed, or victims Of
shell shock. What can you expect?"
Meantime, employers are glad to
have the young, new blood coming into
their offices-the youths who are only
Just now emerging into manhood and
are unspoiIed and unwesried by war.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-03
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To The CRYSTAL Copper Company and
Frank Litell..

To The CRYSTAL Copper Company and
Frank Litell..
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended during the
years 1912 to 1919 inclusive the
sum of $4,000 in labor and improve
ments each year upon each. the Hun
garian No. l and 2. The Riva No. /
and "a. The Roma No. / and 2. and
the God Chief lode mining claims
situate in the Rock Creek Mining
District, in Gunnison County, Colora-
do. The location of which are to be
found of record in the office of the
Clerk and Recorder of Gunnison
County, Colorado. in Book 81 Page
544, and Book 104 Page 225, and Book
16l Page 292. and Book 143 Page SO,
and Book ~ Page 1s5, respectively:
in order to hold said claims under
the provisions of Section 1924 of the
Revised Statutes of the United States
and the amendments thereto, ap-
proved January %, A. D. 1880. con-
cern'ng Annual Labor upon Mining
Claims being the amount required to
hold said lodes for the annual period
erding on the 31st day of December
above named year, and if within the
ninety days of the personal service of
this notice or ninetv davs after this
publication thereof you fail or refuse
to contribute your proportion Of said
expenditure as co-owner, your inter-
est in said lode mining claims will
become the property of the subscriber
your co-owner who has made the re-
quired expenditures bv the terms of
said action. JOHN BARONI
Aspen. Colorado.
First pub. March 1S, 1920.
Last Dnh luna II 1000
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-03
MRS. LAURENCE
TRIES HER
HAND.
By KATE TUCKER.


The bugbear Of Doctor Laurence's
life as general practitioner in the small
town of Crawford was cases that are
generally known as nervous" He
was courageous and versatile. as most
small-town doctors have to be. He
would go his rounds fourteen hours
out Of the twenty-four during epidem-
les; would go with steady nerve
through operations that would have
tried more celebrated surgeon; he
would listen patiently to the queries
of young mothers over their infants
teething difficulties--all that sort Of
thing. But when patient said
NERVES" Doctor Laurence wished to
give up.
Mrs. Laurence. however. had been
reading up on modern methods of
treating nervous disorders in the doc
tors medical Journals and in the
popular magazines. Psychopathy was
her latest hobby, and somehow. in spite
of the FIVE little Laurences. Mrs.
Laurence always had time for some
hobby.
really lcCi, SIG tOIu Tie uOCtOE
one evening while thes mothers help
er, Vera, was patiently putting the
younger two Laufences to bed and the
older two were dancing an Indian war
dance as preliminary to putting them
selves to bed. 'I really think that l
would have a positive talent for psy-
chic healing. You know reputable doc
tors are taking It up now. There is
wonderful future for 1t. ! don't see
why you don't go in for that sort of
thing. All the best doctors are doing
1t. Take Robert Ludwell. for instance.
His case is purely psychopathic-per-
fectly absurd for you to look at the
case in any other way. What you
want to do is to get down deep at the
root of the matter. He doesn't sleep
and he's losing weight, not because he
has overworked on that book of his,
as you tell him, but because of some
fear image that turks in his mind. 1t
is your duty to probe down till you
find it, and then, through the force of
your mentality over his, to dispel that
fear image"
$50 you said" commented Doctor
Laurence, and then-"perfect bosh,
perfect bOsh." He paced back and
forth before the living room open fire.
~ wish I could do something for Rob-
ert, however"
There was suddenly an unusual
note of pleading in Mrs. Laurence's
voice. "Will you let me try?" she
said. and apparently Doctor Laurence
agreed, although If he did agree 1t
was surely not because he had any
interest in his wife's theory of psy-
chic healing.
The first step in Mrs. Laurence's
campaign to cure Robert Ludwell
took place the next evening. when
the doctor asked him to spend the
evening at his house, without, of
course, suggesting to him that Mrs.
Laurence was going to administer her
first treatment in psychic healing.
There was considerable confusion.
Vera, the mothers helper, had been
away on her very rare afternoon off.
The twins refused to be put to bed
by anyone else and their rebellion
gave the cue to the older child to
fall downstairs. with considerable In
jury to his tired feelings. but no
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-03
His Principal objection.

The house agent had sounded his
praises Of the new property to the
prospective buyer and at the end he
said: 1.-The death rate in this suburb
Is lower than in any other part of the
country"
II believe you." said the prospective
buyer. II wouldn't be found dead
here myself."-Londop Tit-Bits.
MlCKlE SAYS
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-03

The Gunnison Empire is the County
Seats leading paper, absolutely in
dependent in politics, but not neutral
in any sense. You can subscribe for
it at the Pilot office any time. 1t
will be interesting during the coming
campaign, you can rely on that.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-03

Bill heads, letter heads, envelopes,
cards, etc. printed at the Pilot Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-10
BONDS BIC LURE
Bank RObberies Are Increased
by Liberty Bonds.
Sawed on Shotgun Won't Stop
EN-, Says Bowman.

Chicago. March 10. Abolition
of the sawed off shotgun as a means
to prevent bank holdups, substituting
state constabu1aries was advocated
here today by bankers attending the
ninth annual conference of the Cen
trail State Bankers association.
Bank robberies last year, according
to- w. w. Bowman, Topeka, Kan,
were greater than any previous year
due to the lure of liberty bonds which
are so easily negotiable.
The use of weapons to prevent bank
holdups, in Bowman's mind, is obso-
lete. The only way to stop bank
holdupS and prevent crime is for every
state to. have a constabulary such as
Pennsylvania has. This constabu1ary
should be equipped with horses, mo-
torcycles and automobiles. Posses, OF
course, are a good way to catch the
robbers. But generally they never get
started until the man they are after
gets away
p The middlewest is experiencing it's
greatest prosperity, said Bowman.
While some of it is inflated, he be-
lieves, that even with the initiation
taken away, a considerable amount of
prosperity would still be shown.
States represented at the conference
are Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky. Nebras-
ka, Ohio, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota,
Michigan. Missouri. North Dakota,
South Dakota and Wisconsin,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-10
EAST SIDE NOTES.
Notes ana personals from East Side
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Price, of Williams
burg, Kan, are visiting Mrs. Prices sister,
Mrs. Charles z. Cox and family, Freeman
avenue.
There will be special new Era meeting
Thursday evening at the Third Presby-
terrain church.
Little Leslie Simonton, who was quite
i'll Tuesday afternoon at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Simonton,, is
The East Side W. C. T. U. will meet
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Emma Shaffer, 219 Branner street.
Mrs james Carothers, 426 Chandler
street. has gone to Eskridge for short
visit to relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Taylor, 1923 Lake street.
are changing their residence to a small
farm near the Country club Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Harris, who are now living at Seventh
and Smith streets, will move the latter
part of the week to 123 Lake street
Mrs. W. N. Rhodes, Lawrence street.
will go to Kansas City the latter part of
this week tezspend few days visiting
Mrs. c. A. TobIer, of Eskridge, spent
Monday visiting her sister, Mrs. E. w.
Little Nadine Hooper is i'll with the
measles at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. L. Hooper, of Scotland ave
nue.. Little Miss Nadine became i'll last
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Remainder and
daughter, Anna, have returned home from
day recently spent in Marion, Kan.
Mrs. Lydia Nickel has been i'll for some
time at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
e. w Clelana. us Lake street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-10
MAY GETLEFT OUT
Many Won't Get to Vote, If People
Don't REGISTER Early.

II the city clerks office is to take
care of registration this year, there
fore July 13- Since the books opened
March l, 1.096 persons have regis
tered, 323 of whom were women.
The registration this year is expect
ed to equal. If not exceed. that of 1914,
when the names Of 26,e28 Topekans
were placed on the books The last
ten days the books. are open always
sees the biggest rush. Owing to crowd
ed conditions, not more than eight
clerks can be employed Working at
top speed. these clerks each can regis
ter 200 persons a day, making a total
of 1000 a day, or 10000 for ten days.
1t is therefore evident that unless at
least S,o28 persons register before July
13-the beginning of the ten-day rush
many of them will be disappointed.
The clerks also point out that during
July the average temperature is 104
and that the crowded condition of the
city hall at that time does not make
registration any more pleasant.
The clerks office, however. is pre-
pairing for the rush. During this
period. the men and women are sep
aFated, the latter going to the north
office, one door north, and the men
registering at the present office. This
plan was adopted two years ago.
started it was planned to send the men
next door. But they wouldn't go.
Even policemen could not persuade
them. So the women were sent north
and thereafter no trouble was expert
enced.
AS soon as the attack on the regis
tration books becomes formidable, a
policeman will be stationed in the
lobby outside and will let only GER
tain number of persons into the Of
flee. When the office becomes crowd
led and everybody Is talking at once
and the applicants humble the last
syllable of their names, the clerks be-
gin to have sweet dreams of gatling
guns and bowie knives.
Only those who were caught in the
rush of previous registrations and re-
member the inconvenience they were
put to can realize the jam that will
precede the closing of the books July
stairs and the clerks office were
crowded to capacity and a long line
of applicants waited on the street for
hours for admittance, the elevator be-
came so congested that the door could
not be shut Everyone refused to
move and it was not until a police
man made his way to the second
floor by way of the fire departing nt
that the elevator was enabled to pro-
|ceed on its way.
Tuesday 100 men and SIS women
were registered. This was the heav-
lest registration of women since the
books opened March and the heav-
lest registration of men since March
5-city pay day-when the names OF
1875 men were placed on the books.
The law provides that the books
must close ten days before the pri-
maries are held. For ten days prior
to that tiHae,s or from July 8 to %,
the city clerks office will be open
from o'clock IN the, morning until
10 o'clock at night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-10
SANTA FE NOTES.
Notes and personals from Santa F.

Notes and personals from Santa Fs
by Frances Jones. Telephone S53a
The. Santa Fe Masonic club will meet
Wednesday evening at the temple at Z: 80
O'Clock.
Announcement is made of the marriage
of Miss Bernice Eldridge of the freight
auditors office and Mr.. Floyd Irish Of the
same department. The marriage took place
in Kansas City December 6. Mrs. Irish
resigned her position several days ago.
They are making their home at $50 Monroe
street.
Mrs Irving Botkin has been called to
Atchison by the serious illness of aunt
Mr.. Harry Goodrich. foreman of the valve
gang has been off from work the last
month because of Illness but will return
to his work in the machine shops within
a few days.
Miss Marie. Dollsrd has resigned her
position in the auditor of disbursements
office and mas gone to La Plata, Mo.
Announcement is made of the marriage of
Miss Alice Auerbach of the freight andftor's
office and Mr.. Herman Won Langen of the
general claim department The maria ge
took place February p at the home of DR..
and Mrs. s. s. Estey of the First Presby-
terian church. Mr.. and Mrs. Won Langen
are at home at 523 West Fourteenth street.
Miss Sicily Allison has resigned her posi-
ton in the office of the auditor OF dis
bursements and is now with the Bell Tele-
phone Co.