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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-01-13
The Modern Health Crusade

Which is carried on SO extensively
in schools throughout the country, is
to be inaugurated in the Crested
Butte school. 1t consists of a series
of health chores which are to be per.
formed daily by the children at home
and which are checked up on the
chore cards which each pupil is sup
piled with.
Credits are given for the faithful
performance of these chores. After
certain period, a child who per
forms the chores conscienciously
earns the title of page, squire and
knight successfully.
Appropriate badges are given as
the pupil earns his titles. A roll oi
honor is hung in each class room
with the names of the faithful Cru.
saders thereon.
The parents are urged to co-ope.
rate with the teachers and schoo
nurse in making this crusade a sue.
cess. They are asked to see to il
that the children be reminded and
encouraged to perform these health
shores.
There is very great need of increas-
ing the physical endurance and the
general health of the children tc
render them less susceptible to in
fectious diseases.
We feel confident that the faithful
performance of these health chores
which, if continued long enough. will
become a habit, will aid greatly in
reducing the amount of sickness
among the school children.
Will the parents please cooperate?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-01-13
MINES CONTEST

A spirited contest between the sew
eral mines operated by the Colorado
Fuel & Iron Company was completed
on the last day of the old year, and
the employees of the Crested Butte
mine are elated over their success in
bringing home the bacon.
The management of the company
proposed to present ham or box of
cigars to each employee of the mines
producing the largest percentage in
crease for the last five days of De-
cember, as compared with the aver
age production of the first sixteen
days of the month, and in order to
equalize the opportunities of the diff
ferent mines, they were divided into
three separate competitive districts,
composed of mines as similarly con-
ditioned as possible.
The mines of the competitive dis
trict with Crested Butte were Coal
Creek, Rcckvale, Fremont, Emerald
and Nonac. We have not been advis-
ed as to the winners in the other dis
tricts, nor of Crested Butte's per-
centage over its competitors, but as
each employee had his choice of a
ham or a box of cigars, we are in
formed that The Colorado Supply
company has ordered one hundred and
forty hams, and forty-six boxes of
cigars to meet the requirements of
the Crested Butte mine employees,
which will be distributed immediate
ly on arrival.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-01-13
OLD STORIES

Halsey Rhodes, the Colorado veter-
an editor tells the following about a
well known divine who several years
ago was sent out west to take charge
of church and save the cowboys.
Shortly after he arrived he required
the services of a physician, and on
the advice of enc of his flock, he
called in a noted doctor who very sell
dom attended church. He proved to
be all right to the divine, but he new
er rendered a hill Finally the par
son went to him and said "See here.
doctor, wish you would tell me how
much 1 owe you" After thinking a
few moments the doctor replied:
swell, I'll tell you. They say you're
a good preacher, and you think I am
pretty fair doctor, so Pll make this
bargain with you. I'll do my level
best to keep you out of Heaven If
you'll do all you can to keep me out
of He'll, and it won't cost either of
us a cent. Is it bargain?"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-01-13
|a=9 Grre1rt@ Comment
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not very much longer consent to pro-
duce a luxurious living for others
unless they can have decent living
for themselves. When the public con-
science is aroused to use the public
power to substitute public enter
prise for private monopoly for the
equal benefit of all of the members
of the public, and to keep the wheels
turning so long as there are any hum
cry, any ragged, or any shelterless,
it is inconceivable that there will not
then be peace on earth good will
TO men,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-01-13
Peanut Pietro
BY Kayem Grier

l gotta frien whasa run show house
and lasa week he aska me, "Pietro,
how you ika veesit show on da
stage" l say, "Oh, all right, eef
gotta gooda set l no care yer mooch.'
You know one time rida stage coach
seexty miles and for tree week l not
sect down.
He say l no gotta rida somating or
da stage So weeth my frien l &C
back for mebbe learna somating
dun no before.
But everything cen dat show ees nc
straighta goods. Eeveryting try be
somating wot aint. One ting woi
looka lika street ees jusa paint dat
way. I standa one side and watchs
guy maka love weeth hees wife. He
smile jusa lika had payday and tells
hees wife how moocha he low. But
jusa between you and me and no fol-
spreada round, when dey leava stage
ees beega fight breaka loose. She
fighta heem and hee fighta her and
both maka plenta cuss each other.
But ees somating on dat stage l nc
underestimate yer good. l heara stage
manage tella one guy upstairs droppa
tree borders. l tink mebbe upstairs
ees lunch house, and he droppa tree
borders, for ma pay da bill I dunno.
But my frien tella me I am wronga
idee. He say upstairs ees flies for
da stage and ees no lunch house. But
/ know some lunch house wot gotta
plenta flies justa same.
When my fren tella me tree -four
beega tings on dat stage ees da wings
l tink he try foola me, too. feegure
eef dat beega tings ees jusa wings
| sure like to geeva look at da flies
wot use 'em.
Wot you tink?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-01-13
OFFICIAL GALL
Tenth Annual Convention Colorado
Good Roads Association

The Tenth Annual Meeting of The
Colorado Good Reads Association will
be he'd at the Albany Hotel in Den
yer, Colorado, on Wednesday, January
10Th. 1921, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Undoubtedly new Highway Bill
will be presented to the Legislature
now in session and every one inter
ested in Good Roads should make an
effort to be present at this conven-
tion so that we may have the opinion
of all as to what can and should be
done. ROBT. II. HIGGINS,
Attest: President.
F.. w. BUNGE, Secretary.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-01-13
20 YEARS AGO
Copied from the Files of the Elk
Mountain Pilot
January Is, 1901.

January Is, 1901.
S. E. Day was up from Gunnison
today.
Thos. McCann returned home from
Welsenburg this week.
After much labor the Irwin road
was opened for traffic Monday
A fire in Tony Benedettrs house
caused some excitement last Thurs
day morning.
A letter from Robert Norris an
nounces that he is working in the
Camp Bird mill at Ouray.
Thos. Mclaughlin and family re-
turned Monday from an extended trip
to Victor and other points.
DIR. Rockefeller went down to Gun
nison Monday to perform a surgical
operation upon Smith Whips arm.
John Arnott has resigned his office
as Town Marshal to accept the po-
sition of Master Mechanic at the C.
F. & 1, mine. John ]. Doyle has been
elected to fill the unexpired term.
P. J. Hurley has been given a po-
sition in the state legislature as
clerk of the appropriations commit
tee, by Representative C. T. Rawalt,
who is chairman of that committee
VIM. Jones, formerly fireman at
Anthracite, has succeeded to the po-
sition of engineer at the local mine
which has been held by Thos. Blake
more for eighteen months. Mr.. Blake
more will be given charge of the new
engines, which is deserved promo
tion.
The Crested Butte Light and Water
Company has perfected plans where
by the sum of S2,70O will be expended
in re-constructing their supply line
to the reservoir. Other extensive i'm
provements in the nature of enlarg-
ing the light capacity, will probably
follow.
The town board of Lcveland has
decided to lay tWelve-nch water
main to increase the supply of wa
ter made necessary by the demands
of sugar factory and increasing
population. The main will make the
supply about five times the capacity
of the present water works.
Following is the report from the
Grammar department of our public
school for the month of December:
Enrolment for month, "a; average
daily attendance, 81; number cf days
taught, 20; pupils neither tardy nor
absent, James Johnson, George John
son, Wesley ellison, Bessie Miner,
Frank Patchen, Ethel Benson and
Emma Bruce.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-01-13
500 Reward, 500

The readers OF this paper will be
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces of the System thereby destroying
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature In doing its
work. The proprietors have SO much
faith in. the curative power OF Halls
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that It fails
to cure. Send for list OF testimonials.
Address #. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-01-13
Farewell Party

The Elk Mountain Lodge of the l.
O. o. F. held a very pleasant fare
well party Saturday evening in hon
or of jackson Mooney and Robert
Johnson, who left the following Mon
day for California.
A buffet lunch of sandwiches, pick
les, cake, ice cream and coffee was
served during the evening. with Mr..
Bush presiding at the coffee pot.
Mr.. James English gave a very in
teresting and instructive speech ex-
planning the ideals and aims of the
I. o. o. F., and the meaning of the
three links. Friendship, Love and
Truth. After his talk short pro-
gram was rendered.
Vocal Duet, Mrs. Benson, Miss Taylor
Reading, Mrs. Mills
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Wilson
Reading, Mrs. Morrow
Short talk on the benefits of the Re-
bekah Lodge of the 1. o. O. F., Mrs.
Blakemore
Reading, Miss Shinnick
Flute Solo, DIR. Taylor
At the conclusion of the program
Mr.. Mooney responded in a pleasing
manner to the following farewell,
composed and read by Mr.. Mills:
Come give US your hands, boys, ex-
tend us the grip,
We hear you are going away;
So we gathered together to talk of
your trip,
And wish you good luck on your
way.
May you always find Friendship with
wide open arms,
May abundance of Love be your due,
May Truth ever guide you and keep
you from harm,
And brighten your whole journey
through.
May your memory of Elk Mountain
Lodge e'er be bright,
May you think of us boys every day,
May you never forget the friends
gathered tonight
To wish you God speed on your way
So give US your hands, boys, extend
US the grip,
We give you what money can't buy;
Remember the teachings of Odd Fell
lowship,
Goodbye-God be with goodbye.
1t was an occasion long to be re-
membered by those for unate enough
to participate, and reflects much
credit on the committee in charge
The Elk Mountain Lodge was only
recently estab ished, but it is husky
youngster. There is already ccnsid-
cradle talk of Rebekah Lodge of
the /. o. o. F. in Crested Butte, and
it is to be hoped that thriving Re-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-01-13

Mike. the thirteen year old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mihelich, died at
the family home here Sunday evening
Funeral was held from the house
Tuesday morning with Mrs. Susie Mil
Ter in charge. Two more children of
this family are reported to be quite
ill.
Mr.. A. L. Mills went down to Gun
nison Sunday to attend Rangers
conference to be held in that city
Monday, January 10.
John Verzuh is Absent from his
work as butcher at the Coop store
on account of the illness of his little
daughter.
Mrs. L. G. Espey went to Gunnison
Friday to have dental work done
She returned home Saturday.
F. E. Songer went down to Gunni-
son Wednesday to attend a meeting
of the Knight Templars.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Sporcich, on Tuesday, January IL, a
baby girl.
Lewis Mosher departed Thursday
for Denver where he will spend the
winter.
The c. F. & I. mine is only work
ing four days a week at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Booker came
in on last Mondays train
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-01-13
While the Going Wa. Good !

A darkey was ushered into the en-
ployment bureau of the Du Pont
Powder Works and piled with the
usual questions put to all new hands
taken on at the works.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-01-13
FARM WANTED

Wanted to hear from owner of
farm or coed land for sale worth the
price asked L. C, Jones, Box 551,
Olney, Illinois.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-01-13
Onions! Onions!

so pounds or more, 21a cents per
pound delivered to you by Parcels
Post. MATT ARCH,
Montrose, Colo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-01-13

"And now," said one of the examin-
ers, "where would you like your re-
mains shipped?"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-01-13
Local and Personal


Denver Monday.
Candy Walters was an arrival in
our city Monday.
Mrs. Joe DAMN came up from
Jacks Cabin Monday.
Matt Kochevar came in Monday
from the county seat.
Miss Jennie Robinson came up
from Gunnison Sunday.
Gus Youngberg was an arrival
from Gunnison Monday.
Leonard Gladstone came in from
Gunnison ON Sundays train.
Prof H. Job returned from his va
cation trip on Saturday last.
Miss Minnie Boyd spent Saturday
!. and Sunday at her home here.
Several snow slides are down be-
tween here and Smith Breaker,
Our local merchants have started
putting in their regular supply of ce
George Miller is working in the
postoffice during Mrs. Miller's ab-
sence.
Mrs. James Ogden came up from
Almont Saturday returning home
Sunday.
~
The Misses Breen, Eastman and
Vavra were teachers who arrived
Sunday.
Joe Yoklavich went down to Canon
City last week returning home ON
Sunday.
Mrs. Susie Miller came in from
Gunnison Monday to take care of the
Mehel:ch funeral.
After having spent her vacation at
home here Miss Irene Kerr returned
to Gunnison Sunday.
William Kerr arrived home from
Denver Wednesday where he had been
spending the holidays.
The rotary came in Sunday morn
ing, cleaning out the yards and the
road to Smith Anthracite.
Wanted-to hear from owner of
farm for sale. State price. Mrs. w.
Booth. Hipark, Box D, Des Moines,
Iowa.
Mr.. M. E. Somerville who went to
Canon last week on account of the
illness of his wife, returned to Crest
ed Butte Friday.
Mrs A. A. Braswell came down
from the Hill with Charley Shaw
Monday morning and went on to Gun
= nison to spend few days.
Fred Hoy came down from Smith,
Hill Sunday morning and took the
noon train for Gunnison in which
city he will spend several days.
Mrs. George F. Miller left Saturday
for Leadville where she will spend a
few days with her father and sister,
her father being on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. John Futur and chill
dren were arrivals from G'enwood
Springs Saturday They will again
make their home in Crested Butte.
Mike Welch is going to start pool
hall in the Ed Edwards building on
Main street. Frank Chadez is re-
pairing the building for Mr.. Welch
FOR TRADE OR SALE: Alfalfa
land Water right unexcelled. What
have you to offer? j. TAYLOR. Jr.
3-5t Florence, Colo.
The switch engine went up to the
Peanut mine Friday morning and a
slide came down on this side of 1t.
The rotary came up that afternoon
and powed out the snow with little
difficulty.
Monday Mr. and Mrs. Jackson
Mooney, with Mrs. William johnson.
her daughter Miss Ethel and son
Robert, departed for Les Angeles,
California, where they will spend the
remainder of the winter in hopes of
benefiting Mrs Johnson's and Mrs.
MONEYS health.
Get busy. Keep busy. Is your job
unsafe? Is it permanent? You want
life long business. You can get in
to business selling more than 1877
Watkins Products direct to farmers
if you own auto or team or can get
one; if you can give bond with per-
sonal sureties. We back you with big
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-01-13

Bill heads, letter heads. envelopes,
cards. ETC., printed at the Pilot office.
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SHORE LIQUOR RING
FACING ARRESTS
Warrants Soon to Be Issued in
Alleged Smuggling
Plot
PROMINENT. MEN INVOLVED

Atlantic City, May 12.-Charlcs Il.
Kurtz, surveyor of the port of Phila-
delphia, and Collector William II.
Berry, said today several warrants
would be issued for the arrest Of resi-
dents Of Atlantic City and other points
along the New Jersey coast who are
involved in the whisky running into the
Atlantic City Inlet.
Among those who will be summoned
as witnesses he expected would be Eu-
gene Johnson. who occupied an apart
mcnt over the Barrett avenue boat
house, in which it is said were stored
5000 bottles of smugglcd champagne,
whisky and rum. and which wore seized
by the federal officers; W. +. Favor
i,c. Virginia avenue and the Board
walk. who is the alleged owner of tho
boathousc. and Captain Harry GouklCr,
owner of the sloOp Edward R"rkc, from
which fifty one bottles Of Scotch whisky
were taken the day of the raid.
The seized liquors We're taken this
morning from the Eldrcdgc warehouse,
where they had been impounded, and
sent to Philadelphia. where they will
be appraised. At the retail price OF SO
n quart the value is fixed at more
than so 900.
1T Is the largest seizure Of SNUG
glcd liquors in the history Of the Gus
tom House District of Philadelphia in
twenty-five years. said Surveyor
Kurtz. THE whisky will be impoundcd
in Philadelphia and will await tho dis
position of the Custom House authori-
ties.
THE first real trail Of tho smugglers
was obtained in Baltimore through the
visit Of Captain Goukler in the sloop
Bprke Because of tsc storm he was
delayed in returning from his last trip
to Baltimore.
I'VE have information that points to
completely Of n number Of we'll known
residents along the Jersey coast, some
wealthy. The smuggling has been going
on for some time at these points.
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Wife of Martyr
Doctor ShOlDs Courage

Continued from Page One
had gotten into his system. There were
two operations on his hand and at one
time there we're forty tubes in his arm
to drain off the poison. Five days ago
septic cerebral spinal meningitis de-
veloped, just as DR.. Bergeron said 1t
would.
''He had watched SO many cases OF
the same sort he knew every step. He
suffered greatly, but even toward the
last, when he could not speak, he under
stood and answered our questions by
nodding or shaking his head. He was
brave and as CHEEKY as possible despite
his suffering. until the very end.
at Is strange that he should die so.
And It has affected us all deeply. only
a short time ago he was telling us or a
fellow surgeon who suffered In siml-
lar way. It just seemed as though the
fates willed it, and he bravely accepted
the decree.
Father Tracey. who has been a
friend Of the family for years and who
attended DR.. Bergeron all through his
illness, will officiate at the funeral serv-
ices. Solemn requiem mass Will be
celebrated at the Gesu Church, Eight.
ccnth and Thompson streets. at ~
o'clock Saturday morning. The funeral
services will be held from the home and
intermcnt will be in st. Denis Ceme-
terry, Ardmore.
Mrs. Bcrgeron. who is left alone eX-
cept for her brothers, said she did not
know what she would do The house
on Girard avenue, with its many high
cciled rooms, is too full of memories
and too big thing for her to Keep
alone, she said. She thinks she may
find smaller home. She has no chill.
dren. Both her brothers are married
and have their homes here and she
does not want to go with them.
Doctor Bergeron's three brothers. and
his sister. who live in New Hampshire.
we're at his bedside when me died. The
doctor was fifty-one years old. He
came to Philadelphia in the early nine
ties to study at Jefferson Medical Col
lcgc. He was graduated there in 1898
and has practiced surgery since then.
He was on the staff Of st. Mary's and
st. Joseph's Hospitals, and was we'll
known for his charitable work.
The dangers which doctors face in
performing operations was stressed to-
day by attaches Of the Coroner's office.
when they recalled three Coroner's ply
sicians had lost their lives in a manner
similar to DR.. Bcrgeron and that an
other was saved only after n long. and
at times, apparently hopeless fight by
specialists.
Dr.. II. B. Taylor and DR.. W. s.
Jamey, Coroner's physicians several
years ago, both died Of infections re-
ceived at the operating table, it was
said. DR.. Thomas Morton, also Cor
oner's physician, died Of complications
superintended by similar infection.
The physician who nearly lost his life
Is DR.. II. w. Cattell. Treatment was
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MADAME CUR|E
GREETED IN n. Y.
Famous French Scientist, Ra-
dunn Expert, Proves Moth
erly Little Woman
SEES CANCER CONQUERED

New York. May 12.-Shrinking in
the curve Of deck chair to escape the
morning sun as the liner Olympic came
into quarantine yesterday morning from
Chcrbourg, France. was slight
woman, fifty-t three years old, making
her first trip to this country.
During seven days at sea this woman
with mixed gray hair, wearing loose
black tailored suit and black hat with
white stitching, had impressed other
passengers as a kindly mother. She
showed n benevolcnce that was mater
nal. She bestowed it on her two daugh-
tors; she offered it to all. Her soft blue
gray eyes were always kindly. She
sroke English in low, even tone with
the fascinating precision of cultivation;
As the liner moved up the bay and
passed the Statue Of Liberty she rose
from her chair and walking to the rail
gazed at the towering gift of France.
Brooklyn Bridge "Wonderfui'
'It Is wonderful. she remarked.
The Brooklyn Bridge in the distance
was pointed out to her.
That is wonderful. too she said.
Years of dscouragCmcnt and priva-
tion spent toiling for science with her
husband, the late Prof. Pierre Curie,
before they discovered radium, twenty
three years ago, had left no outward
traces. Nine. Curie, as she arrived here
to receive the thimblcful of radium pur-
chased for her by American women.
impressed all who met her more as a
kindly mother than a scientist who will
60 down in world history, and may yet.
~ hcr xpnriOnnta mt end
to the blight Of cancer.
With Nine. Curie were her daugh-
ters, Miss Irene Curie, twenty-thrce
years old, who is assistant professor Cf
physics at the University of Paris, and
Miss Eve Curie, sixteen, who is stu
dent at the university, and is called
Petite"
Sure Of Cancer Cure
Nine. Curie proved poor sailor on
the way across and as soon as her hand
baggage had been taken from the ship
went to the home of Mrs. Meloney.
II have for years desired to visit
America, she told ncwspapermen
"but my laboratory work and my chill
dren have prevented my doing so until
now. | am more than happy to bring
my daughters to visit your great coun-
try. They share my gratitude to the
American women for their interest in
science and my work. Will you thank
the whole American people for their
kindness"
Nine. Curie was asked IL she con-
sidered radum an absolute cure for
cancer. That was the one question
every one aboard the ship had wanted
to ask her.
1T unquCstionably is cure il prop
erly applied" she answered. Then
she added: "Radium has cured all
kinds of cancer, even that deep rooted.
But radium can only be used by those
in the medical profession who know
how to use it. When it is applied by
those who know, any kind of cancer
can be cured" =