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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-06-30
R.. NJ.

Now it should be there is no change in the
charge for carrying reading matter, it is the
same for all the Therefore absolutely untrue
that the present second-cass tax upon the
dissemination of news On the other hand, there is
graduated increase in the postage charged the adver
tsing sections of the newspaper. Is not right?
Should the advertisement of Chicago be car
red to Planknton the rate per pound as
vertisement of Mitchell merchant?
The plain fact is that the system of
rates is right and just for the very good
bigger dales do like it, namely, that charges
accordance with the service rendered Even that the
postage rates newspapers going to the FIRST
third very low that far the
territory of daily paper is concerned the expense
of delivering the to the reader is burdensome
But when the Chicago Twin City papers seek sub
scribers two thousand miles away where the
merchants advertising does good, and where they
simply compete with other daily papers better able
that section, it is right that they should pay
higher because of the distance the papers
carried.
The magazines and bigger dailies return to
the fiat postage under which they could send paper
Thousand miles for the rate for miles That
is not right, and that is why it will back
again.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-06-30
AN INsINCERE COMPLAINT.

Mitchell (S d. Republican,
Says the st. Paul Dispatch under the caption Wrong
From Every Angle,
The increase in secondc postage rates. take
feet July 1st unless suspended by Congress-
newspaper publications chiefly, and is the clear and
example of passed along
to the consumer There any reason wisdom
pretext in policy for the charges laid upon postage
this Glass; and the increase which cges automatically
next month is still less defensble not charge for
service rendered. but distinct upon Newspaper pub
lcation, and like all other taze though more plainly
evident in this case is paid by the newspaper reader
Now, it happens the title of this complaint might
better be applied to the mis-statements contained
1t would be difficult to make declaration the SUBJ
ject more misleading than the above.
1t should be observed that the Dispatch very
fu not to publish the facts and figures
class postage rates, which paid the Postofice
partment for the transportation of papers So that
the readers of The Republican may how de-
ceptve the St Paul papers discussion really is
reproducing herewith the secondcass
those going into effect July The letters r. N"
stand for reading matter and the abbreviaon Av for
advertising matter In each issue of each newspaper the
percentage of the used for advertising is figured
out it 20 per cent advertising then 20 per
the weight pays the for Advertising and 80 per
cent at the rate for reading The figures are
given in cents and apply to each pound newspapers
Here is the table:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-06-30
COOPERATION IN MEXICO

We used to believe from the newspaper that
Mexico was land of hopeless laziness, filth, and gno
rance which could only be remedied when few hundred
thousand American soldiers the border bayonet
the into intelligence and action The Pan
Labor Conference held few months ago in Mexico City
was revelation to many American labor leaders
President Gompers of the A. F. of L., President Wm H
Johnston of the Machnists John Lord of the United
Mine Workers and others who were present at this
Congress- tell that organized labor in Mexico is in
some respects far in advance of the workers
country 1t owns its cooperative newspapers, chief
of which is the influential daily, La Lucha 1t has
own Institute of Social Science which receives
from the Government yet is free teach the truth
about industrial economics and sociology its 1,2OO
pupils In Yucatan the Government supported the
workers in organizing 80 cooperative stores which
nearly every male nhabtant in the Province became
member. And instead of allowing private profiteers to
corner the principal industry hemp, the cooperaors
formed Hemp Sales Corporation pool their product
and market it collectively. similar remarkable CO.
operative development has occurred in other provinces
Verify, all is not dirt disorder and disease Mexco
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-06-30
THE COLORADO RANGERS

If it were not for the law providing for Shoup's
Colorado Rangers the state might have had at least ST.
100000 with which to aid the flood victims
If anyone can point to a single necessity for these
Rangers we will shut up, but from all have been able
to see and from what have from others there
never was any earthly for this body of uniformed
armed men, The people elect officials to enforce the
laws and when necessity demands there the
guard an the regular army.
During the Pueblo flood Shoups Rangers could be
seen lounging about the hotel obbies their
clean and potles while the Legion boys were
wading mud and doing all mortals could.
We wouldn't swap American Legion boy for
Shoups whole Ranger outft-yet the Rangers
ing hear about 100000 of good state funds"-
Walsenburg World.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-06-30
MONEY OF N. Y. BANKER USED By NEwBERRY

The Senate committee investigation into the corrupt
of money in the last senatorial election Michigan
developed the fact that Wall Street more concerned
about that election than the people of Michigan
ed to be- New York bankers handsomely
and the Newbery campaign have been conducted
from that city The bankers considered Newberry
man; he represented Wall Street and they wanting him.
went out and bought his seat in the Senate Money talks
with them and they think they buy Office for
of their pets That the money used to corrupt
tion officials worried them at ALL corruption being
their middle name
When it comes to securing election of those friend
y to it, the Soviet of Wall Street needs advice
help any other goes out and does it with
money, clubs bribery by main strength anything
handy As working machine, capable of getting re-
suits, it's got everything else skinned.
It's agents everywhere and always busy and
whether there is constitution be changed in Texas
be elected in Florida, Michi-
gan makes but little difference to them They buy re-
suits.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-06-30
HENRY FORD RAISES WAGES ON D. l. RAILROAD


This Henry Ford person is pestferous nuisance to
those engaged in milking the railroads and treasury of
the United States and his latest exploit the of
all, to hear them tell it.
Henry bought the Detroit Toledo and Ironton about
and when he took it the road losing
100000 month, which Henry has changed to profit
even though receipts fell off 100000. per month.
The road has nearly four hundred miles of track,
employees several hundred after July the
lowest paid employee will receive less than Sc per day
lof eight hours That is the thing that makes
of other roads red and Henry all the
Here they have been bowling for years about the prof
Iiteerng, overpaid railroad empoye and demanding
his wages be cut that they may show profit when
along comes Ford and in less than year takes losing
road does less business during the hard times than
done the road during good times makes profit on
that reduced business and raises just the Labor
Board cuts them other roads.
How does he do it? Just by refraining from the
practices of those in control of other roads, Ford
the d. 7. & l. He is hired put in charge of
the road by nanciers who that sell rails
STEEL engines and other supplies the neither
does he fake expenses bookkeeping" to
hide profits He's just plain, ordinary citizen who
ducts business the basis of decency and good judgment
He not raised in developed out of conditions
that made lying, deceitfulness willingness accept
brbe and general disregard for law and decency the
quisites for promotion, of which conditions
the ordinary railroad president and of railroads
Never has he been compelled admit bribery,
testimony and skuduggery before the Interstate
merce Commission acting Investigators into discrim
nations and illegal and unlawful practices of railroad
managements during which investigations testimony
ering thousands of pages and filling eighty Volumes
taken any volume of which bears startling
evidence of the conditions referred
All unnecessary Sunday work the D. T. & l., is to
be cut out after July and the employees in train and
other service to have Sunday off wherever possible
thus giving railroad workers right enjoyed by the
jory and long desired by those engaged in that
ployment That, also, is another advance which
sidered by railroad managements to be deliberate in
suit to them.
Wage cutting has never been popular with Henry
Ford Recently he stated that he intended to continu
ously lower the of his product to the public and
conception of his obligation trustee of great
featuring plant
short time the big fnanciers sought Fords
scalp and failed to get it and this taking practically
bankrupt road making pay despite lessened business
and then to raise just when they claiming
and the need for lowered wages is the great
dignation among the spoilers of the people.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-06-30

Mans primal boast is Human Progress In reality
the progress of the socially otherwise
capitulaton after another radical ideas which
opposed by the people with might and main until
such time when and customs in becoming
obsolete and customs compelled their
adoption The individual of genius visualize the flu
and proclaim innovations has ever paid the
penalty of his precocity while the social order has stoned
jailed and its best along with worst; the
worst because they could be endured and the best
because souls who rise above the plane thought
be understood by the domnent, mediocity.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-06-30

There to be limit to which the railroads
will go the attempt to rob the people, Their demands
Congress for money and all based the
allegation that the roads do pay dividends the
book value thereof, when every and woman in the
nation knows that the book value the actual
value inflated least five times by deliberate pumping
in of makes the observer sick The only
in the United States who do know the facts
the Senators and Congressman Their ignorance is truly
appalling. a q
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-06-30
NORMAL SUMMER SCHOOL MAKES
EXCELLENT SHOWING

Below we print the list of students
attending the Gunnison Summer Nor
NAL School. Among them you are apt
to find some you know who are here
from distant points. Let us suggest
that you try and get in touch with
them and renew old acquaintance. 1t
will make them feel more at home.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-06-30

Charles Stillhammer, the who wrote the vile
letters the Denver high school girl and managed
bring enough Y M C. A. influence to bear get him
six month Jail from Judge Lindsey instead of
the penitentary he should have received is loose
mix it again with desirable high school girls and only
served sixty days of the sentence He that Super
intendent Hopkins of the Y M. c. A. has promised to
see that he is taken of, all of which convnces
that do not to ever make Supt- Hopkins ac-
quaintance.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-06-30

Years spent this altitude constrains the editor to
remark that the late Kiplng did know much about
this altitude when he wrote when the frost is the
pun kin and the folders in the shock applying the date
of frosts to the fall This past week had three fross
day after another and the mercury registered below
freezing in the early morning hoursSan Miguel Exam
iner.
The altitude something else has done more damage
than that to the Examiner 1t has warped his
ideas of authors alarming extent. James Whit
comb Riley would roll in his grave he to know
that enlightened editor had charged his masterpiece
to Kipng
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-06-30

copy of the Grand junction Sentinel special edition
has reached and easily the biggest and best special
edition have for time 1t very complete
and excellently printed Also it carries enough adver
tisng patronage indicate that it did not lose money
for the enterprising publisher.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
PEPPER THIEVES
RANSACK HOUSE
Leave Sneeze-Stuff Scat
tered Turnout

burglars who openly rsn-aeked a
house In daylight carrying away
their loot In an aute. cvaded police
Friday. Tho house Of J. i. Allison.
so5s California ave. was chosen by
the auto burglars for their daring
theft
Entering tho house by breaking
. window IN tho kitchen, they com
pictciy ransacked II and stole rug
valued at sls5. another rug. a man
tel clock. complete ivory SIT a
woman's coat and shirtwus,. all the
linen from the beds. Prince Albert
suit. several bath towels and thrro
electric light giobes-
For somo unknown reason they
scattered red pepper turnout the
house.
c. y. Mclaughlin. ssTs Dayton
ave-. reported that a suit Of clothes.
a hat. q shotgun. a sweater. string
OF beads. watch and suitcase were
stolen from bis house
A mysterious whistiinw prowier
made his appearance at the home Of
Mr.. Calvin Schwallcy. sftS goth ave.
~. T.. last night The man tried sew.
erai windows. Mira schwafiey said.
and whistied several times. and then
ran away.
The trousrr burglar visited the
home OF J. Seller. 1914 r. Terrace st.
early Thursday morning. and stole
Sellers trousers which had s. gold
piece and some change In ono pocket.
Tho theft OF n suit case containing
several cooks aprons and trousers
was reported from the store roan
Of tho Weller hotel fis Fifth ave.
s. according TO William Favey. Of
Tacoma
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
Coyle Makes Good
as Senate Leader

OLYMPIA, Jan. IA large bou.
quet OF flowers on the presiding ofi.
GERS table yesterday afternoon
marked the first regular session OF
the senate. presided ovet by Lieut..
Gov. "Wee" Coyle.
Mrs coyle. who is visiting here for
a day or two, and several personal
friends of Coyle. were on hand In the
gallery 10 see the young presiding Of
ficer Of the senate In action. He per.
formed easily and with dispatch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
STORE, BLOCK
FROM POLICE
STATION, ROBBED

A lone robbcr held up a grocery n
block from the police station Thurs
day night. and escaped a crowd Of
detectives. motorcycle men and pa
trolmen who hurried TO the store.
s. Pnubor. proprietor OF the Yes
Ter Way grocery. as Yesicr way.
was the victim
The robber. roughly dressed and
carrying long barreiled. nickel.
plated gun, forced him to hand over
$50.
Mrs.. w. Rais. 81, Norman st., 70
ported that her father. n esyear-old
car cleaner. WINS held up by two men
near the Washington Iron works las,
Sunday night They got no money.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
LEGISLATURE.
GETS DOWN.
TO ITS JOB.
Elections Committee Hear
ing Mrs. Haskell's Contest
for Lewis Seat
BY ABE HuRWI'TZ

OLYMPIA. Jan. its-rho very 1T
0e has been accomplished by the
legislature during It's first week
hero. II has progressed a little faster
than the usual session
Usually n Is several days before
the committees are assigned. This
was accomplished the very first
Gay of the session. Several Of the
committees have actually met. too.
Tho one holding most general In
texc9t Is the committee on privileges
and elections In the house. which
has before II the contest OF Mrs.
Frances Haskell Of Tacoma, against
David Lewis for the house seat rep
resenting the ssth district
CONDUCT CONTEST CASE
LIKE ACTION IN COURT
This committee met THURSDAY
Afternoon. Mrs. Haskell being repre-
scented by Guy Kelley. republican
national committeeman. while Lewis,
= fafmer.labor man. was represent
~ BY Homer Bone. OF Tacoma The
committee voted 20 ask the house
for authority TO subpoena witnesses
ond to conduct the case under oath
like an action IN court.
MIRA Haskell contends that Lewis
never was and n not now a bona
which he was elected Mira Haskell
= = republican and served in the
legislature two years ago.
Lewis claims that he moved into
~ district with bona fide inten.
tionS TO remain n resident there. and
has barn continuously q resident
there. that while he has been stay
ing Temporarily with his family in
another district. his furniture and
household belongings remained In
tha 3sth district II Is asserted IN
hts behah tina, Mrs. Lewis has been
acting ~ nurse TO Mrs. Dan Nc
Carter. In Tacoma n family friend.
and that II was on this account
that Lewis temporarily lived outside
his district
TWO QUESTIONS FOR
COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE
Tho committee. Of which Rep.
Thomas +. Murphine. Of Seattle. Is
chairman. has two questions 10 de-
termine The first II whether Lew.
b = entitled to his seat The SEQ
ond b whether. II be IL ineligible.
Mrs. Haskell shah step into hts seat
Or . new election shall be called.
Mr.. Haskell claims the seat BE-
cause she received the highest num-
ber Of votes next to Lewis. In the
November election. There seems to
b no precedent established In such
easen IN this state.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
BILL TO SHIFT
SEATTLE VOTE
TO NOVEMBER

OLYMPIA, Jan. 14.--Among the
Seattle bills introduced In the house
yesterday was one to fix the elections
- cities OF the first class for No.
vember. At present Seattle elects in
March and Tacoma In April. The bill
was introduced by Senator Palmer.
Senator Hastings introduced bill
20 permit cities to refund utility
bonds. This acts In the nature Of
an extension Of time for cities to pay
bonded indebtedness IL they can mar.
ket their refund bonds. Seattle
would thus be enabled TO pay for it's
car line in n greater period OF time
than originally contemplated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
BOY HELD FOR
ROBBINC TILL

Accused Of robbing a garage tin.
Lewis schenker. ~. OF 1911 Sixth
ave. was held BY juvenile authorities
Friday.
A d. sides. OF the Day and Nigh,
garage, In the rear of the Leary
building. at Second ave. and Madi-
son st. alleges he caught the boy rob
bling tho cash register Thursday
night.
He notified police and held the boy
TIL the arrival OF Patrolman II. II.
Moulton, who took the lad to the 20
lice station.
Lewis is said 10 have admitted TAX.
Ing $3.50 from the register Thursday
night and t4s5 Sunday night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
RENTON MAN IS
KILLED BY AUTO

L. Roberts. 10. Of Rcnton. died at
Providence hospital at II p. m.
Thursday. as n result OF Injuries he
received when an unknown automo.
bilist ran over him II hours earlier
near Bryn Mawr. Justice OF tho
Peace c. c. Dalton issued a John Doe
warrant for the driver OF the car.
and deputy sheriffs were assigned to
the search.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
Legislature Backs
Sand Point Air Base

OLYMPIA. Jan. 14.-The senate
yesterday passed a memorial TO con.
gress asking the establishment OF an
aerial base at Sand Point. In King
county. The same action VIII be
wen BY the house today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
Inquest on Victim
of Auto Saturday

Inquest into the death OF Mrs.
Mary Walker. 80. OF Bremerton.
killed on Westlake ave. Tuesday
night by the auto OF Gilbert 3. But
terworth. %. son Of local under.
taker. viii be held at the county
morgue at 0 a. IN. Saturday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
Seattle Elk Herd to
Go to Los Angeles

Seattle Elks are planning to send
their band and drill team. together
with a large percentage of their
membership. 20 the annual conven.
ton at Los Angeles next July.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
GOVERNORS
CIVIL CODE
INTRODUCED
BY ABE HURWITZ

OLYMPIA. Jan 1.-THE intro
0octtOu OF Gov. Harris much-dis-
e1used eivl code was the most i'm
pcrtznt piece OF legislative business
1hursday. II IL voluminous affair
~ some IS pages.
When all Is said and dore. the
eode is Of comparative little conse-
Qusnce 70 thu general public, and
while II Is bound to be the center
~ sttsn ton In the legislature for
some time, the battle raging around
+ II largely political
Whether the governor shan had
al Tire commissions or whether the
land commissioner shall head some
pnd the state auditor shall head
efhers Is important TO politicians.
but hardly TO anyone else
Organized labor. Of course, prefers
20 have its own boards and commits
sions. or rather, TO have separate
eommissions dealing with labor mat.
tiers, rather than general boards.
Accordingly. the labor commission
bill, Consolidating the Industrial In
surance board. the safety board, the
labor department and related com.
missions and boards. was introduced
THURSDAY simultaneously with the
introduction Of the governors code
Tho attitude OF the labor men
here Is that OF entire suspicion Of
the Hart administration President
Short. Of the State Federation Of
Labor. was particularly vitrioiic in
his condemnation Of the state indus
trial measure introduced yesterday
TO deal with labor affairs
SHOP COMMITTEES TO
REPLACE UNIONS
This bill was prepared by a COM
mission appointed by Gov. Hart. pre-
eumably TO study labor affairs and
Industrial relations II recommends
that the state take over the organi.
xation Of shop committees. virtually
10 replace labor unions. Naturally.
President Short Is strongly opposed
70 this.
Not only n This proposed.- he
says. but IL also provides that this
board shall have power To subpoena
books and papers OF any labor body
and To punish for contempt, just like
courts"
Short declares the shop committee
plan was tried out by the Rockefeller
interests in Colorado and proved a
serious failure.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
Mary James $500

Children's One-and Two-strap Styles in
black patent leather are shown in all
sizes from Sla to 1917. Some values at
the price!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
Scuffers $1.OO

Childrens Button Style Scuffers, and
made from tan or black suede-finished
leather that is exceptionally durable.
Sizes 512 to 7ls.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
Children's Black
Sateen Boomers 35c

Made of good quality black sateen
with elastic knee and band waist.
Sizes 2 to 6. A most unusual valued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
Mems Wool
Socks 39c

Heavy Wool Sox in brown mix
lures have natural heels and toes
and come in sizes 9la to liz.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
Mems Heavy
Union Suits $1.75

Haynes heavy ribbed cotton
Union Suits in ecru and gray, III
sizes SO to 40.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14

All are belted models of good quality
navy blue serge and are trimmed with
narrow black braid, tinsel or floss, in
black, blue, tan, red and combinations.
Sizes from 16 to AZ will be found in
these unusually good values.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14

It's doubtful if you've ever seen smarter
skirts than these. They're made from
snappy plaid and checked materials-all
wool, by the way-in greens, grays,
browns and black and white. Accordion
knife or box plated, belted and in sizes
26 to 81 waist
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14

Many full skirted styles, all belted,
are shown in these durable Plaid
Bingham Dresses. They come in
blues, pinks, greens and tans with
solid color trimmings. Sizes 7 to II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14

From waists suitable for business
wear to those which are for dress
up occasions is the range, of styles
shown in this assortment. They
come in natural pongee, flesh, white
and bisque. Sizes to A, but not in
each style or color.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-14
Children's Union
Suits $1.l5

Boys and Girls Fleece-lined Union
Suits in white or gray; have high
necks, long sleeves and are ankle
length. Sizes to 10 years.