The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-17

indemnity which they demanded but they declare
vocerousy that they cannot pay what money they bor
rowed of make their demand Germany possible,
and because of said inability they write off
the debt. Goodbusness if they get away with it.
The government be successful operator of
any business for the simple that it
guache Crescent.
The above reads good but does not agree with the
extreme economy exercised by the government in the
matter of advertising appropriations.
1t seems pretty certain that Governor Sboups de-
mand for constitutional convention is be granted
by the legislature If the resolution and is signed
the people will the question at the election
and there every to believe it will be carried
upto-date constitution would be great improve
ment the patched one now have.
In a recent issue of the Montrose Press it is an
nounced that George Madden Green and Ernest Leon Mil
ner, old employees of the Press have been taken in
partners in that publication by Mr. Adams The addition
should strengthen the firm and knowing Mr.. Adams as
do imagine he has made good selection. Charley
Adams strong point has always been the selection of
competent and loyal business associates We wish the
firm abundant prosperity and long and useful
istence
Continued economy will do help out the pre-
sent situation than any amount of talk The socaled
buyers strike is reducing prices and will continue to
do for time yet In the meantime the railroads
should be taken by the government and their
rs paid the physical value of the property That would
mean about 25 cents the dollar of their demands,
then the roads scale of rates that will pay
operation expenses extingush the bonds about
40 years The hardest part of the job will be operat
ing the wringer at the start.
As was to be expected the paper manufacturing
thieves who have up the public the past
for three and four times what paper worth
before congress pleading for tariff printing
paper They want shut out Scandinavian and other
papers because they peptuate their damned rob-
berry without support that will
support the idea of any protection to newsprnt
facturers should be of business He fool for
lack of sense. He is imbecl dense that lunacy
commission could not fail to sentence him to the bug
house.
Washington Feb The enactment Of bills for the
be opposed by the Chamber of Commerce of the United
of Ting S by
Marvellous! The greatest combination of crooks in
the United States will object congressional interfer
in their devty Did consider the truth of
the old saw mo thief ere felt the halter draw, with
good opinion of the law? If every single member of the
u S. Chamber of Commerce were given life sentence
Federal prison only partial justice would be meted
out for their crimes.
Larmar Sparks mentions that while Rev. (?) RAIDER
praying for stringent Sunday law in the legislature
he expecting intending that the members should
listen in on the conversation Dead right Mr. Lawess
Even Parson RAIDER who descends to bribing
officials for marriage business and acts pinp for
loan shark between times not of the slight
est idea that God listens word he His talks in
the nature of prayer all for earthly consumption
And, while the subject. is it hell of a
mentary that elect the legislature who feel
it necessary have hired hunkey praying?
prayer worth anything it s when the petition flows
from the lips and soul of the petitioner. If three
dollar minute perfunctory prayer got high
the dome of the state house it exceeded the altitude
limit in opinion. Such prayers insult to
Divinity They should parayze the impious lips that
breathe them.
We in constant receipt of propaganda from the
railroads requesting publication argument show that
labor and it alone is the of the operation
railroads at a lossl We a % understand how
these people expect to put such ideas Do they
think that the people forgetful to fail
call how for five decades they watered their stocks
til today not twenty of the alleged
of the reads is actual? If the
out of railroad stocks not to exceed 20 percent
sent valuations would be retained Then they be
making money their valuation and still be able to
immensely reduce rates, maintain wages furnish
vice. And in this connection it is well o that
other great corporations declaring huge stock
dividends. This watering their stocks,
shall hear that different motor companies the
like not making reasonable income from the
vestment. Watering stocks has been still popu-
lar and safe form of theft from the public
Frank N Briggs President of the international Trust
Co, Denver address delivered Colorado
citation of Life Underwriters February gave
scathing roast to governmental activities which seek
manage everything for the people OF Mr. Briggs
had direct reference to those places where such activities
Interfere with his and kindred avocations; probably
he is of those who give aid and comfort if actual
support to prohibition Sunday closing and movie
ing We observe with amusement contempt that the