The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-18

Entered Second Glass Matter at the Postofhce at
Crested Butte, COLORADO.
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WALLACE REID the great movie actor is dead He
became drug victim and death followed reformation
FRANCE has succeeded in stopping German pay
ments of reparations completely The is about
ready to start.
WHETHER the effort of Governor Sweet to con-
dense boards commissions etc, into a lesser number of
taxeaters successful his will receive the
approval of the people who pay the bills.
ONE of our exchanges put out this silly question:
"What would you do if every time you put your hand
into your pocket you found tendoar gold piece?"
We don't know what we'd do, but we'd know we had
some other mans pants
THE ranger force is disntegrating Mr.. Connige
is to be hung in january Walsh waiting trial for
der; Bell is in the hospital Stockton the list
since the robbery of in Weld county and it is
reported that eight have resigned since the eec
tion of William E. Sweet-Haxtun Harvest
THESE be surely nonpartisan times. republican
board of commissioners in Mesa County has given the
county printing to democratic The Sentinel and
Charley Adams is wrahy He plainly states that the Sen
tinel has the job defending their actions, pre-
suming in advance that they will need defense.
GOVERNOR SWEET says the civil service commits
sion law administered is a farce The News
to the Constitution in the 1918 election and brought
its defeat in the city of Boulder Statutory has
place in states basic governing
News.
IF there had been direct primary law in Colorado
William E. Sweet would not be Colorados chief
ecutve His saunch defense of the principle of direct
nominations naturally and sincerely. 81 depre-
cate therefore, attempt he says ito repeal the
direct primary, but look with favor upon any amend
ments which will make it useful"-Boulder News.
SENATOR coUzEN's announcement of his intent to
work for Government ownership operation rail-
roads is considerable of jolt the administration
the that Senator Couzens has succeeding
in his efforts Perhaps other Congress
stands the ownership idea better
certainly he will have wonderful help from the
sive Bloc.
THE Denver Democrat comments the alleged
facts in Will Irwin's article Leadville in
of the Saturday Evening Post We read the article
and od-timer of that town, that about the
only fact in the story is that Leadvile is in Colorado
Irwin claims to have been born Leadville so his
parents must have left there within very few days.
Welden Star.
IN personal letter from Tom lyman of Canon
City, he admits that figuring the mileage of
road built by him with labor constructed
during the last fourteen years highway than Ma
polean and Caesar together That is pretty fair road
building record and inasmuch have driven a
good deal of his road testify that they good
roads and stand to traffic better than the average
CLYDE c. DAWSON, Republican, able man. disciple
of Alexander Hamilton, in address at Denver last
night depored the encroachments of government at
Washington upon states rights. Thomas jefferson
sounded the note of warning which unheeded by Re-
publicans and Democrats alike We welcome Mr. Daw
into the fold As attorney corporations he sees
the tendency against which there has been constant
warning and stop which, little dcing-Boulder Camera
HALF dozen of the dollar year patriots who
filled various positions during the indict
ed by federal grand jury charges defraudng the
government and many others liable arrest on sim
liar charges While many of the dollar year were
actuated solely by patriotic motives there others
who did not hesitate enrich and their asso
peril. The thing happened during Civil war
and the Spanish American war, and it noticeable
that the scoundres that stole the most were always
foremost in waving the flag and loudly proclamng their
patriotism 1t is to be hoped that the government will
recover of the millions from it by devious
practices during the world but the are
all against such happy combination.-Lamar Sparks
The Greeley Tribune in late issue commenting on
the present grand jury Investigation here makes wild
and untruthful assault Normal school. Under
flaming headlines they charge that large number of
Normal youths called before that body for pur
chasing liquor OF course people false
is the charge One lone Normal student sbpoened to
give testimony Many Gunnison youths were called
most of whom not attendants at the High
school let alone the State Normal Greeley has ALWAYS
hated the Gunnson Normal probably fully accounting
for their publication before The grand jury