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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29
Removal Of War Tax on Express Ship
ments VIII Benefit Public.
From M. ]. BOYLE.

From M. ]. BOYLE,
Ag't American Railway Express Co.
The public will save approximately
81 100000 month as a result of the
elimination of the war tax on Express
shipments, according to George C.
Taylor, President of the American
railway express company.
An announcement to this effect
was made today by M. ]. Boyle, the
local express agent.
The Revenue Act of 1921 eliminates
the war tax of one cent on every
twenty cents and fractions thereof
in transportation charges on all ex-
press shipments. This tax during the
year 1920 amounted to S17,502, ,918.
The average transportation charge
for each express shipment was ap-
proximately S150 and the average
war tax for each shipment was eight
cents.
The elimination of the tax, there
fore, Mr.. Taylor states, will virtually
amount to decrease in rate of lit
tie over five per cent. Mr.. Taylor
believes that this should have ten
dency to stimulate business and
thereby accelerate the rapidly i'm
proving condition throughout the en-
tire country.
1.-THE American Railway Express
company handles approximately one
million shipments day or nearly
four hundred million shipments a
year." Mr.. Taylor goes on to say ''The
elimination of the war tax will re-
lieve the American railway express
Company of an immense amount OF
labor which has been involved in cal
culating, entering on the way bills
and collection of tax, not to mention
the expense of checking and account
\ ing entailed"
The treasury department has re-
quested express carriers to advise al
claimants who have claims pending
for overcharges, or who file such
claims after December 31st 1921, that
claims for refund of tax should be
fled sepa -ately on Treasury pcrT t.
ment form No. 46. with the commits.
sioner of internal revenue within
four years from the timc tax was
paid, claim being barred by statute
of limitations if recei ssd after such
time
Mr.. M. ]. Boyle, Agent, American
Railway Express Coz pointed out
that as the Revenue Act becomes
effective January 1st, 1922, the tax on
all shipments forwarded prepaid" on
or before December 31st, will be col-
lected. On shipments forwarded col
lect and arriving on or after Janu-
ary 1st, the tax win not be assessed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29
WE DO NOT WANT TO SELL
OUR OWN NATIONAL FORESTS
Public Is Satisfied with Progress Made
With Its National Forest Reserves
and Does Not Approve Changing
Administrative Boards.

You and 1 are stockholders in our
National Forests. They comprise an
area in the United States and Alaska
of more than 160 million acres. The
present board of directors managing
our property is bureau of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
This board, known as the Forest
Service, has handled this property
during the past II years. No charges
of inefficiency, dishonesty, or extrav-
agance have been made or can be
made against this board, 1t has or
ganized the business and developed
it in conservative manner as a per-
manent investment, along the lines
that European experience has found
best, but modified by local conditions.
Dividends have been declared and
paid regularly without diminution of
the capital. In fact the property is
in more productive shape than ever
before and many permanent improve
ments have been made.
We, the stockholders, are satisfied.
But now, another organization, new
board of directors proposes to dis
place the old and satisfactory board.
The new board will be part of a
newly proposed Department Of Public
Wonxs.
From statements made by certain
of this proposed board, it would seem
that the underlying motive, so far as
it concerns our National Forests, is to
sell the business, to iquidate and
wind up the forest business, according
to w. ]. Morrell of the Colorado Agri-
cultural College. 1t took a quarter
of century to put this business into
being. During the past fifteen years
it has been developed as prosperous
going concern, we'll managed.
Are we. the stockholders, going to
permit the enterprise to be wrecked?
1t certainly looks like we are being
jobbed in this business. We do not
wish to sell out. We insist on hold
ing our stock as a permanent invest
ment.
| We have the future OF tniS 1att
western land too much at heart to
turn our National Forests over to
private, ruthless, exploitation as has
been the fate of other forest regions.
A'few boom years of prosperity CASH
ing in on our heritage would be fol-
lowed by centuries of regret. A few
billions could be raised to reduce our
national debt, but at too great a sac
rifice to contemplate.
Let the national forests remain our
personal forests, and under the sane
and safe management such as is now
given them by the department now in
charge. We will brook no changes
Agricultural College Bulletin.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29
THE U. c. CHURCH

10 o'clock, Sunday School, Mrs.
Nash, Superintendent.
Preaching service IL O'clock. Sub
ject The Victorious Power of Faith.
Evening service 7:30. Subject:
Unto the End. A New Year sermon.
The male chorus is due to give us a
new number.
Officers of the church will please
prepare their reports for the church
business meeting.
]. CRAIG WATT. Minister.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29
IT WAS EVER THUS

The other evening we were reading
the reprint of the well-known Mug
heir Manuscript, published by the
American Archaeological Association,
containing the so-called Annals of the
Assurbanipal unearthed by the Amer
ican commission early in the present
century. These documents reveal for
us not only the details of commercial
transactions, but many of the very
documents in use by the Babylonians
1000 or 5000 years before the Christ
ian era. One of the most interesting
records is the Story of the Kings
Wrath Against the Repairer of Pipes
printed in chapter 16 of volume w OF
the Annals. 1t reads in part:
''Then Neriglissar the Repairer OF
Pipes came into the palace as he had
been commanded, and bowed him
down before Merodach the king.
"And Merodach the king bade Neri-
glissar make whole the pipe wherein
it had been broken.
""It is bad pipe" said Neriglis-
sar; would that l and not another
had laid it in the palace, so it had
been better DONE"
'Neriglissar the Repairer of Pipes
worked upon the pipe where it had
been laid in the wall, and about the
third hour he said unto Ashboka the
chamberlain of the king: "Listen, o
right hand of the king. I have not
the mallet that 1 need withal;" so he
departed and returned to his shop for
the mallet.
"And he was gone for about two
hours, and when he came again to the
palace he brought with him the youth
Labashi, and Labashi was of the same
brotherhood with Neriglissar the Re-
pairer of Pipes.
"And Ashboka the chamberlain said
unto him, "For what purpose is the
YOUTH"
""For to hold the mallet when
am not using it." said Neriglissar
"On the first day of the month
there came to the kings household a
writing from Neriglissar the Repairer
of Pipes, and there were writ therein
the charges of the Repairer of Pipes,
and these are words of the writing:
CbaLaIc
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29
Shekels

"When the king read thereon he
sent for Neriglissar the Repairer of
Pipes and slew him. So there were no
more Repairers of Pipes in Masho-
bam."
A bit of folklore that entertained
the Babylonians 1000 or 5000 years
ago is indeed "age-old," but having
held it's own through the 40 or 80 in
tervening centuries is it not by right
of seniority entitled to honorable
mention in 1921?-Commerce and Fl
nance.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29
BY Special Delivery

"what are you cutting out of the
paper?"
"About man getting divorce be-
cause his wife went through his pock-
cts"
"What are you going to do with
it?"
"Put it in my pocket."-American
Legion Weekly.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29
Local and Personal
THE NEW MELODY

My country tits of thee,
Land of grape juice and tea,
OF thee I sing.
Land where we all have tried
To break the law, and lied,
From every mountain side,
The boot-legs spring.
My native country, thee,
Land of home brewery,
Thy brew / love;
I love thy booze and thrills,
And thy illicit stills,
The moonshine runs in rills,
From high above.
Omaha Tribune.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29
BESIDE THE FIRE

When the cold winds get to
BLOWN;
When the heavens get to
SNOWIN';
Foller me because I'm
COIN
To my place beside the fire.
There 1 claims we'll cut
CAPER;
Public Opinion-we will
SHAPE FER
While we read the Home Town,
PAPER;
Sittin', spittin' by the fire.
-ZEB JONES.
The Pilot rfves Won all the new
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29

love thy booze and thrills,
And thy illicit stills,
The moonshine runs in rills,
From high above.
Omaha Tribune.
Axel Enstrom left here Tuesday for
Denver.
Charles johnson left Saturday for
Gunnison to spend few days.
Earl Evans came in on Sundays
train, leaving again on Monday.
-
Lewis Lucero, Sr., was a business
visitor from Jacks Cabin Friday.
Mrs. Topham is spending her vaca-
tion with her husband in Gunnison.
William Griffith went to his home
at Rockvale to spend the holidays
Mr.. and Mrs G. H. Wise were in
town from Glacier, last Wednesday.
having come in from Gunnison Sun
day.
Max Bazz and Leo Long made a trip
to Gunnison Monday, returning Tues
day.
T. Y. Miller and family went to
Gunnison Friday to spend the holi-
days.
VIM. Bryan came in on Mondays
train to play the violin at the Mask
dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Andreatta and
sons spent Christmas with relatives at
Jacks Cabin.
Mr.. and Mrs Tinsley went to Gun
nison Friday to be with relatives dur
ing the holidays.
Miss Maggie Gullowich was also a
/. Gunnisonite who spent the holidays
here with relatives.
Tanlac is one medicine that does
what they say it will do. Sold by
A. Taylor, local dealer.
Prof. Mccormick went to his home
in Rifle Friday, where he will spend
the next couple of weeks
Orlando Dram, Jr., went to Boulder
Friday, where he will spend the next
few months with his mother.
Miss Anna Downing is spending her
vacation with her folks at Delta and
Miss Katie Blair at Montrose.
Francis and Patsy ONeill, who
spent Christmas at their home in
Gunnison, returned on Mondays train.
We have been having a genuine
snow storm for over week, during
which time several feet of snow has
fallen.
Last week Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Dunsmore went over to Fowler to
spend the holidays and probably will
remain.
Billie Boyle came home from Den
yer, where he is attending school, last
Thursday and will remain until after
the new year.
Miss Annie Nemanic, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nemanic, came In
from Denver Saturday to spend
Christmas at home.
Absolute merit and merit alone is
responsible for Tanlac's phenomenal
and unprecedented success. Sold by
A Taylor, local dealer.
Mr., and Mrs. G. v. Benson, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. G. Gladstone and Mr.. and Mrs
Alex Campbell all ate Christmas din
ner with relatives in Gunnison
Mrs. C. Voss and the little Neeshan
boys went to Gunnison Saturday, re-
naming until Monday as the guest.
of Mrs. Voss' daughter, Mrs. Mary Ku
biac-.
Quite large crowd enjoyed the
Christmas program at the U. C
church Friday evening. The children
did unusually we'll and everyone pro
nounced it success
School closed Friday at noon for {
two weeks vacation. The children
were each presented with box o.
candy and an orange, compliments Of
the Colorado Supply Company.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29
20 YEARS AGO
Copied from the Files Of the Elk
Mountain Pilot
December 81, 100

OSSSAibSt o., 1OO1s
L. R. Bantock returned Friday from
Delta.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Wilson Sunday.
Mrs. F. f. Songer visited relatives
in Gunnison Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. C. L. Ross is spending the
week visiting friends in Gunnison.
j. w. Furphy has gone over to Elko
to act as chef for the Brooklyn Min
ing Co.
Jos. Ball and c. H. Stevenson, C. F.
& I. officials are here on company
business.
Mrs. C. !. Lawrence went down to
Gunnison today with the Spencer
children.
G. H. Judd and Dan Mcdonald de-
parted on Thursday for Sugar Creek,
in the gold belt.
Mrs. j. E Whipp, of Gunnison,
spent the week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. Bray.
w. E. Bragg returned Sunday from
st. Joseph, Mo-, and has resumed his
duties as local clerk for the C. F. &
I. Co.
Misses Bessie and Cara Estes were
up from Gunnison the past week WIS.,
iting with their sister, Mrs Charles
Hazelhurst.
Will Decker left Monday for Gree
ley, where he will be married to Miss
Minnie Clouch on New Years day.
They will make Crested Butte their
home.
| Mrs. Agnes Kerrs little daughter,
Maggie, (now Mrs. Maggie Braswell of
Gunnison) drew the handsome big
doll given away Christmas eve by
Ross & Son.
| Landlord Diel will close the Elk
Mountain House on Wednesday for a
period of about three months, during
which time he and his wife will visit
in California
Paul Mcclure has finished a con-
tract for driving lower tunnel on
the Ruby Chief distance of fifty
feet. Paul will continue to work in
the tunnel all winter, E. L. Chestnut
is his working partner.
Culled From the Files OF the
Pitkin Miner.
Work on the Gunnison tunnel be-
! gan.
]. M. Flick was visitor from
Quartz creek.
o. E. Churchill was appointed post
master at Tin Cup.
Arthur Pearson was spending the
holidays at home from college.
A new girl arrived at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. o. MetcaH, Dec. goth.
The Citizen mine was shipping ore
as fast as cars for loading could be
had.
Jesse Crooks, wathchman at the C.
& S. yards here, visited at the county
seat.
A "fnap survey was being made
for the construction of Taylor Park
railroad
E. A. Hill was preparing to do con-
siderable work on his property near
Tin Cup.
w. w. Woll and Chas. Foreman
were in town and took a bunch of
cattle over the hill to Tin Cup.
Alex Parent was carrying the mail
from St. Elmo to Tin Cup and was
doing a land office business both in
freight and passengers.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29

Lewis Lucero, Sr, was business
visitor from Jacks Cabin Friday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29

Axel Enstrom left here Tuesday for
Denver.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29

Earl Evans came in on Sundays
train, leaving again on Monday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29

Last Thursday evening while on his
way home from work, Harry McCor-
mick slipped in the slick spot in the
cement at the corner of the Supply
Store and broke his arm at the shoul-
der, also splintering the bone in sew
eral places. This is the second acci-
dent at this corner, Mrs. Afford hav-
ing fallen there about week before.
The management has board fixed
over the bad spots.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29

Mrs. Topham is spending her vaca
tion with her husband in Gunnison.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29

The Pilot gives you all the news.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29

Charles johnson left Saturday for
Gunnison to spend few days.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29

William Griffith went to his home
at Rockvale to spend the holidays
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs G. H. Wise were in
town from Glacier, last Wednesday.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

NewbeEry, and he has heard no reliable
reports that there has been any change
in the lineup. The Senator is convinced
that Mr.. Newberry will be seaten by
from 10 to IL majority.
Senator Townsend (Mich.) said most
OF the opposition to Mr.. Newberry is be-
ing inspired by "Ford's attorneys, who
have a good thing of it In dragging out
the case" The Senator asserted that at
torneys for Mr.. Ford have been camping
at the Capitol for long time stirring
up the Newberry case and keeping In
the limelight." He believes his colleague
will be seated by a safe majority, say
ing that he has observed no perceptible
change in the sentiment.
The only Republicans known to be openly
opposed to the seating of Newberry are
Borah (Idaho). Kenyon Iowa), Ladd
IN. Dak.). La Toilette (Wis.). Norris
(Neb.). Norbeck (S. Dak.) and Suther-
land CIV. Va.). In the doubtful column
may be safely placed only McNary
(Ore.) and Capper (Kan.).
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
I3 RESERVE CORPS
OFFICERS NAMED
Brigadier Generals Selected
by Secretary Weeks.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.-Five retired
Regular Army officers. one NatiouA
Guard officer and seven members OF the
Officers Reserve Corps were selected to-
day by Secretary Weeks for nomination
to be Brigadier- Generals in the Officers
Reserve Corps. All saw active military
service during the world war and nine
were given the Distinguished Service
Medal for exceptionally meritorious ssrs
vice.
Those in the retired Regular Army list
are Col. Palmer Il. Pierce Of New York
city; Col. James r. Lindsay. Louisviil&
Ky; Col. Milton F. Davis. Cornwall ON
Hudson. NJ Y: Col. Walter c. Babcock.
Takona Park, Washington. D. c.. and
Col. Harold p. Howard, Leavenworth,
Kan.
Former Brig.-Gen. Henry J. Reilly OF
Winnetka. ILL.,. was selected from the
National Guard officers, and the fol-
lowing from the Reserve Corps:
Col. Carey F. Spence. Knoxville.
Tenn; Col. Thornwall Mutually, San
Francisco, CAL; Col. George w. Hall.
Iowa City, Ia; Col. John J.. Carly, New
York city Col William Fl. Welsh, Balti-
more. Md; Col. William ]. Mayo.
Rochester, Mimi, and Col. Frank Bill
ings, Chicago, Ill.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
ALTMAN EMPLOYEES
RECEIVE 100000
1000 Workers Benefit in An
nual Distribution Of FOun-
datiOn Fund.

Nearly 100000 was distributed yes
terday among the employees of B. Altman
s Co.. through the Altman Foundation.
as Christmas greeting from the firm to
its workers and in appreciation of their
efforts during the year. There are
nearly 1000 employees in the Arm.
Many of them used the gift to COM
plete their list of Christmas shopping
and to make preparations for to-day's
festivities. Others declared their inten-
tions of starting bank accounts with the
gift as an initial deposit.
Through the Altman Foundation. es-
tablished under the will Of Benjamin
Altman. who left more than S2.500. 900
to his employees. the entire staff of the
firm is remembered each year at Christ
mas time. During the year in the Alt
man continuation school several hundred
employees study during the day and
evening to advance themselves In the
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

case has been weakened and that he
has supplied good ammunition to the
opposition by failing to appear before
the Senators The charges were that he
had full cognizance of the expenditures
OF large sums in his behalf. but that
fact will not sway enough votes against
him to change the result.
There is a strong probability. hcw-
ever. that when the case is reopened in
the Senats on January Z. or soon there
after, Mr. Newberry will make his de-
Tense on the floor. That opinion was
expressed to-day by Senator Sterling
Is. d.. one of those listed with the op-
position. The Senator declared no one
was authorized to say he intends to
vote against the seating of Mr.. New
berry. and he strongly intimated that
he would vote the other way.
Senator Willis entertains practically
the same views on the subject as Senator
Sterling. While listed as an opponent to
the seating of Mr.. Newberry, Senator
Willis said he had reached no conclu-
sions.
The report that Senator Kellogg
tMinn.) will vote against the seating of
Mr.. Newberry Is not believed, and it is
merely assumed that Senator Johnson
(Cal.) will join the opposition, say
friends of Mr.. Newberry.
senator Smoot (Utah) said there mad
been no change in the Newberry matter,
as far as he has been advised
MY understanding and belief Is that
he will be seated by safe majority
said Senator Smoot. "The opposition,
like the opponents to the four Power
treaty. are very active. but they are not
getting anywhere as far as l know
Senator Moses IN. H.) says he can
count only about seven Republicans who
will vote against the seating of Mr.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
HOMESITE OFFERS
BY MRS. X. C.. GOULD
/ 500 Acre Gift Announced BY
Army and Macy Union.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Dec. 24.-Announce-
ment was made here tonight by the
Army and Navy Union that Mrs. katn-
crime Clemmons Gould OF washington
and New York will donate 1000 acres
Of land in the foothills Of the Blue Ridge
Mountains, within $50 miles of Wash
ington, to the Army and Navy Union Tor
q national widows and orphans home
and vocational training schools.
An endowment fund of $3.000.0O0 VIII
be raised in the early part of 1922 to
build and maintain the home, which Will
be for widows and orphans OF deceased
members, soldiers. sailors and marines
of all American wars. tie announcement
said.
Formal official announcement of the
gift will be made by Mrs. Gould on
January 4, when she will be in Cincin-
natl as the guest of the Army and Navy
Union and the Cincinnati Chamber of
Commerce.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

business. The school Is mainly for those
who We're forced to leave school to go to
work, and opportunity is offered to each
employee of the firm to attend the ses-
sions. Each year graduation exercises
are held and diplomas awarded.
The school has it's own building at
1876 Madison avenue. and classes In
weaving, manufacturing and selling OF
various products. commercial geography
and general business subjects are con-
Quoted. Col. Michael Friedsam. presi-
dent of B. Altman & Co.. Is the head OF
the Altman Foundation. Due to the
business depression this year many firms
were forced to discontinue temporarily
their custom of giving an annual bonIs
to employees. The Altman Foundation,
however made no variation in the set
policy of the Christmas remembrance
for every employee of the large firm.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
3 STATES SWEPT
BY STORM, 81 DEAD
Village of Spencer, Louisiana,
Almost Entirely Leveled
by Cyclone.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 24.-Thirty-one
dead. scores injured ana huge property
damage is the toll of storm which
struck eastern Arkansas last night and
tore through upper Mississippi and LOU
isiana during the early hours of to-day
according to incomplete information
from the devastated areas tonight
Wires are down and virtually all COM
munication with the storm area is shut
off
The village of Spencer. Union Parish,
Louisiana, about fifteen miles from
Monroe, was almost entirely leveled.
The home of f. L. Spain. manager of
the Tisdale plantation on Bayou Bar
tholomew, four miles north of Bastrop.
Morehouse Paris. was completely demol-
ished. Mrs. Spain and six negroes were
killed. Twenty-Five were injured in that
neighborhood.
Three negroes were killed and more
than a score injured when the storm
struck two plantations near Greenwood.
Miss, early to-day.
William Turner. a we'll known plant
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Religious Advertisement.
Religious Advertisement.
Reverse of the Great Seal
From the HOLY BIBLE

The morning stars sang together, and all the sons
of God shouted for joy.-Job 1r1viii, 7.
In my Fathers house many mansions: if it
not so, would have told you. l go to prepare
place for you
And if go and prepare place for you, will
come again. and receive you unto myself; that where
/ am, there we may be also.-CHRIST JESUS, John
riv "a.
This is my commandment That ye love one an
other, as l have loved you.-CHRIST JESUS.
John rv, IL.
From, the writings of MARY BAKER EDDY
Again loved Christmas is here full of divine
benedctions and crowned with the dearest memories
in human hstory-the earthly advent and nativity of
our Lord and Master. At this happy the veil
of time springs aside at the touch of Love.
To-day the watchful shepherd shouts his welcome
over the new cradle of an old truth. This truth has
traversed night through gloom to glory, from cradle