The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-22

COMPTROLLER of the Currency is credited with the
statement that America has too much gold for it's vel
Most any could suggest way to get rid Of
But why pay off lot of debts and get the stuff
in Observation-Disclosures Times.
DAY by day in every way Telluride is getting better
and better We hesitate to think what would be left if
they got them all.-Durango Democrat.
THE Delta Tribune mentions that it has just in
stalled radio receiver and adds that they
know they the first paper the slope
pires radio has been bringing the this Office
the past sixty days. Gunnison is strictly up-toate
news matters, and will be SO long the Empire is
printed here
ALREADY the growers and the Great Western Sugar
Company fussing about the years for
the scrap that the local
bankers taking part the growers insist
that beets should be raised unless the company
does the square thing Generally the banks found
helping the big corporations but this time it appears
that they feel that the Sugar Company dead wrong
and they advise resistance to the point of closing the
factories.
THE Senatorial investigation of the enforced re-
rement of Major General Cronkhite the u Army
is going to develop into national scandal likely Those
close inside believe he discharged because his
tvity in striving disclose how his was murdered
by the Rosenblum, which attracted attention
few years ago Jewish interests have exhausted all
their efforts to keep that being shown up
but the humiliation of the victims father may again
bring its disgusting details to the light.
A MIGHTY nice thing that is coming off in Denver
is the Eks indoor Circus for the benefit of the Craig
Colony for the entire week of March 18TH Many people
do not know what wonderful work the Craig Colony
doing tubercular people Founded by man suffer-
ing in the last stages of this awful scourg has grown
to immense institution where host of people unable
take advantage of the various operated
for profit have found the rest and their
recovery least their comfort during what re-
mained Of life. The noble Elks Organization has this
year planned to hugely advance this work by putting
the most complete and entertaining indoor circus
had in Denver This hopes very many of peo
pie will find it possible attend and If not to buy
ticket through of the local Elks understand
it, all Elks interested and aiding in the project
GRAVE ROBBERS have exhumed the mummy of
King Tutankhamen Pharaho who died $500 years
ago We note that Rider Haggard and Sir Conan DOYLE
hold views on this Dissertation similar Both
feel that it establishes precedent Rider Haegard
asks what England would think if they but know
that some few centuries hence Westminster Abbey
be depoiled Of its honored dead The thought
us that perhaps after the Fifteenth and Eighteenth
amendments actually enforced, archeologsts NAV
delve into the ombs of Lincoln Washington to see
what curious things they may discover about our meth
ods OF laying away honored dead Seems to us the
least sordid and commercial world do is
the ancient dead But wealth respects nothing An
Englishman married rich American woman and having
other way to dsburse her money EMPLOYS it in ex
plotting the tombs of the ancens 1t is sickening.
AN AMUSING SITUATION THAT HINTS AT TRAGIC
THE or less esteemed News Champ recites that
among other things performed by the Commissioners
meeting was the drawing of jury to try of them
selves for Malfeasance and one on two indict
ments for violating the liquor law 1t should stated
that Mr.. Mergelman- against whom there is charge
not present Our understanding of the law is that
this perfectly regular that being jures are
drawn. but respectfully submit that the
ter square with the situation Curley Stewart and
j. Burns should have been called in help make
selections.
We have not seen he list n tive
They may be the best in the county Every single
may be an ideal juryman, but when did it become
proper for under indictment jury that
tries them for their offenses? Without knowing thing
about the personnel of the drawn respectfully
to Judge Logan and Attorney Burgess
that the jury should be discharged without examination
and the Sheriff ordered bring open venre to try
all cases against county officials and in judgment
such action their would with practically
unanimous approval the part of citizens.