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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-11-22
WHAT GERMANY'S
COLLAPSE MEANS

Locomotive Engineers Journal.
We step from our snug homes af-
ter a comfortable breakfast and pick
up the morning paper to learn that
the German government has collapsed,
that civil war is splitting the nation
into three parts, that dozens of fam
ished workers have been shot down in
their attempts to get food or cloth
ing by raiding shops in Berlin or
Frankfort, and that the all-powerful
industrialist SHINES declares "Big
capital must rule Germany this day.
What does it all mean to you?
1t means, first of all, that sixty mill
lion human beings will undergo suf
fering during the coming winter so
terrible that even the horrors of war
and revolution will seem trivial. Nine
out of ten of these people are not
Prussian militarists or monarchists;
they are working men and their fam
lilies who have made every sacrifice to
maintain the German Republic. 1t
means that for years to come the
German workers will be practically
slaves, either under foreign military
taskmasters or under SHINES, Krupp
Won Bohlen, and other big German
industrialists 1t is no accident that
SHINES and the French military com
manders in the Ruhr have combined
to impose the ten hour day on the
miners, who are told either to accept
it or starve. And Poincare, the French
premier, who made his fortune as
lawyer for the French steel magnates,
has already instructed his generals to
dictate what wages will be paid the
helpless German workers in the occu-
pied area.
Secondly, Germany's collapse means
the death of democratic government,
and the triumph of reaction and
militarism, with communism as the
alternative. Stresemann is now die
tator of the German Reich, just as
General Degoutte dictates in the
Ruhr. In Bavaria the kingdom is to
be restored by the militarists, while
Saxony and Thuringia are proclaim
ing themselves soviet states. What a
frightful commentary on the results
of the war for democracy!
Thirdly, it means bankruptcy for
Germany, and probably for France as
WE'LL and if the Separatist movement
sponsored by France in the Rhine
valley succeeds, it means Germany
shall sink, as has Austria, to the po-
sition of a weak. poverty-stricken ma
tion. For the rich region which
France is striving to shear from Ger
many as a dummy 'Rhine Republic"
contains all that is left to Germany
of vital natural resources and manu-
featuring power Before the French
invasion it supplied 90 per cent of
Germany's coal and almost all of her
iron and steel. The French Industrial
lists have long coveted this region, not
only to crush out powerful rival,
but also to supply them with the coal
to convert Lorraine ore into steel. As
Pierrepont B. Noyes, American MEM
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-11-22

Guests at the Elk Mt. House this
week We're: l j. Wolfe, Guy Cald-
well L. Loci, o. P. Staten, C. F. Nc
Gulre' c. Fl Whitesell, James ] Ianq-
NAM L. T. Garoutte, Denver; F. l.
Parker, Eric Carlson, C. H. Rising
Gunnison; N. F. Meggenson, Chicago.
H. e. Roberts, R. G. Estes and wife
y. schwartz, Smith Hill; L. B. Nc
Myler' Gothic; A. Harvey, Colorado
Springs; Nick Perich.
Excellent ice skating is enioved or
ieanut lake now. Everyone is polish
ing Ice skates. We are all hoping the
snow will postpone its visit for at
ieast month or so, in order that we
m'y enjoy ice skating before we don
our skis.
Perhaps you have noticed certain
slide in the show advertising sTbe
Acquittal," coming soon, and perhaps
you have also noticed that this pic
ture run in Denver just last week, be-
ginning Nov. IL.
The Z. F. & I. dance last Thursday
proved a most enjoyable affair with a
laage crowd in attendance. The en-
tertainment too, was greatly enioyed
even though the pictures had been
left behind.
FOR SALE-Four mules, weight 800
lbs, price $50 to SIS.
GEORGE. H. PUGH,
4Flm Garfield, Colorado.
Miss Olive Buck and VIM. johnson
were visitors in Gunnison Sunday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-11-22
HOW'S THIS3

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do what we claim for it-rid your system
Of Catarrh or Deafness caused by
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con-
sists Of an Ointment which Quickly
the Internal Medicine. a Tonic, which
acts through the Blood on the Mucous
Surfaces. thus assisting to restore nor
NAL conditions.
Sold BY druggists for over 40 Years.
F. J. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo. o.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-11-22
FIVE YEARS GONE

Five since the last
Kent the air with its screechng YELL
rive years and the price they paid
Can be answered best by the millionaires
Who stayed safe home n the
While those whom they to
In the mud and the filth and the stencil and the slime
for that measly pittance of dollar and dime
Give till it hurts" they
While maudn tears and fell
from the eyes of those lords who stayed at home
AS the whom they dweresa ling the
They may have medals to show what they did,
When and smoke clouds the battlefield hid.
lhey may have slept like rat in dugout barn,
While and your loved from all harm.
10 tight for what? That land might be freed?
And the best of the the boys their
Or start the shop when the fighting through
That the millionaire Stacker would wish upon you'll
Five and n
stand mute evidence of who, perchance
Held life just the millionaire did
But they their all that the Stacker might live.
Might live and enjoy his ill-gotten gains,
And call them the product of his marvellous brain
When in fact they the me
Who died that he could be safe in his den
AZ honor to our huddies who lie in peace, asleep
Whether here in other lands, the Deep
But never will honor, word of praise
For millionaire they soldiers grave
Twill be when who work and fight shall make the nations laws
When each demands "What fighting for?"
T then we'll end this DEVILS cursehs madness-WAR!
And who will do the fighting then should again?
We'll take the who it and them
them hack and shoot and say how fighting goes
Instead swivel chair soft cushions they'll their
As and have met them we'll let the lords know
That the the fight he first meet the foe
Methinks that all would he who it first
Was his chair and made bear the worst,
And frstline trenches where he meet the foe
To seep with vermin mud and blood, all had to do
CLEANED,
with afame the starhells
beamed
By just spapnishlAmercan and World lar
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-11-22
A Fitting RetOrt

One of party of men left his seat
in an already crowded train to go in
search of something to eat, leaving a
rug to reserve his place. On return
ing he found that, in spite of the rug
and the protests of fellow passengers,
the seat had been usurped by wom-
an. With flashing eyes she turned
upon him:
po you know, sir, that I am one Of
the directors wives?"
Madame" he replied, "were you
the directors only wife should still
protest THE Argonaut.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-11-22
NEWS FROM THE MINES

Roger Nelson is now working at the
Horace mine.
The Horace mine worked three
days last week.
Since Smith Hill has been working
slack twelve men have quit
The Elk Mt mine worked Wednes-
day, the first time in ten days.
Smith Hill worked three days last
week and two days so far this week.
The Crested Butte mine worked two
days last week and one so far this
week.
Construction work being completed
the Buckley has worked four days last
week and three days so far this week
The carpenters finished their con-
struction work at the Elk Mt. and
left for Florence Wednesday, to work
in or near there.
The Safety and Accident committee
visited both C. F. & I. mines Monday.
1t is surely benefit to both men and
company, as this committee is on the
lookout for danger and for ways to
prevent accidents.
Carried over from last weekly
Smith Hill worked every day last
week
November ~ was observed by the
mines as the Armistice holiday.
The Horace mine worked five days
last week and one day so far this
week.
The Elk Mt worked two days last
week and has been idle so far this
week
The Crested Butte mine worked two
days last week and only one so far
this week.
The construction work at the Bulk
ley is almost finished The mine
worked two days last week.
Sam Bottenfield and Matthew Stobbs
are busy putting in hay at the Elk
Mt and the Crested Butte.
Hobson Turner, who was hurt three
weeks ago in the Horace mine, is now
able to be around on crutches.
Frank L. Bulkley president of the
Crested Butte Anthracite Coal Co.,
came in town Thursday and returned
Friday.
The brick mason is doing repair
work on the old boilers and also is
anxious to get away before winter
really comes.
The carpenters feel as though this
shaker job might be the last job
while in Crested Butte and seem glad
to get away before the heavy SHOWS.
A new shaker has been received at
the Elk Mt. to shake dust from the
coal going to the boilers, also going
to the bin where it passes over a
ten foot screen before going to the
railroad cars
ID. A. Stout, assistant manager, and
Vice President Lichty B. j. Matheson,
and probably couple of other Off
cials of the C. F. & J. Co. are ex-
pected in town Thursday. In the
evening free entertainment will be
given at the Princess Theatre and
after that a free dance at the city
hall.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-11-22
Stung Again

Inquisitive Young Daughter-"Papa
what do you do all day at the Officer"
Father (not paying much attention to
the question, as he is busy reading
the evening paper)-"Oh, nothing"
Daughter mot easily discouraged
"Well, how do you know when you
are through Dallas News.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-11-22
TURKEY SHOOT

Sunday, Nov. 25th, 1890 a. m, 35
Turkeys, 10 pounds and up DRESSED.
GEESE, DUCKS and CHICKENS, all
dressed, at the CAP and BALL.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-11-22

Jesse James never saw an atomo-
bile, yet he was killed by the back
firing of Ford.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-11-22


Isadore De Wilds and John Kriz- |
manich left for California Tuesday.
Mrs. Nash, also the Columbias, were
in town from their ranch homes Mon
day.
Messrs. Brown, Roberts and Muir.
phey were visitors in Gunnison Mon
day afternoon.
Irene Kerr, Loring and Thelma
Cain were visitors at Nash's ranch
Sunday afternoon.
Bill Hamilton was visitor in Pit
kin Sunday. He returned to Crested
Butte the same evening.
DR.. Emery, c. F. & 1. veterinarian,
came to Crested Butte Sunday morn
ing, leaving the same day.
There will be dance Saturday eve
ming at the C. F. & I. Boarding House
given by the married folks club.
Joe Niccoll took crowd to Gunni- |
son Saturday, some to see the football
game, others to do some shopping.
Dan Sutherland C. F. & 1. head ma
chinist, motored to Crested Butte
Sunday and left in the afternoon
Our city was quite deserted again
Cat L,
tored to Gunnison to see the foot ball
game.
George Saunders, Bill Baker and
Bill Hamilton motored to Grand juno
tion Wednesday, returning home Sat
urday.
Mrs. Francis Radish left Tuesday
for Kenilworth, Utah, where she will |
stay for some time because of bad
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Campbell and
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Nelson enjoyed
trip to Gunnison and back Tuesday
evening
Mr. and Mrs Victor Benson and Mr.. |
and Mrs. Ben Snyder motored to Gun
nison Saturday, attending the foot
ball game. =
James Hoy, who has been away for
some time, returned last week and is
again promenading the streets of
Crested Butte.
Mrs Frank Mufich and nine chill
dren left Wednesday for Illinois,
where she will join her husband and
two older girls.
Elsie Whipp from Gunnison, spent
the weekend in this city with her
mother, Mrs. Whipp, who has charge
of the home bakery.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Dunn also Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Fleming and Mrs.
Charles Fleming were down from
Smith Hill Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Pete Campbell and
Mrs. John Campbell motored to Gun
nison Monday and while there visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Campbell.
The c. F. & I. brick mason who has
completed his work which has occu-
pied him here for the past three or
four months, left for the south Mon
day.
The entertainment given by Guy c.
Caldwell was very pleasing success.
Mr.. Caldwell proved himself bril-
liant entertainer and learned nat
uralist.
The Maccabees' Second Annual
Thanksgiving dance, Nov. 20, 1923, at
l. U. 0. F. Hall, Gunnison, Colo. Ad-
mission SlOO. Lunch 35 cents. Ev-
erybody invited.
Word has been received from AL
Arnold, who is now in Serene, Colo
lie has subscribed to the home town
paper in order to keep well'posted on
all local events.
Rudolph Skoff, who has been here
SINCE his brothers wedding, left Tues
aay for Pueblo, where he expects to
resume his work with the Colorado
supply company.
Inc dance given at the Elk Mt.
mouse was another immensely enjoy
@ole affair. At midnight delicious
luncheon was served and dancing con-
'hued until the "wee sma' hours"
Mrs. Hollenbeck is now cooking at
ehe c. F. & I. boarding house. Mrs.
IAN has not been feeling well and
ieels unable to continue cooking, how
NNAr rl.< Il
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-11-22

A subscription to this paper II
worth far more than it costs. $500
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-11-22

Scratch pads suitable for any pur-
pose at this office.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-11-22

Isadore De Wilds and John Kriz.
manich left for California Tuesday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-11-22
Local and Personal
DR.. and Mrs. Afford and Mrs. Cain
motored to Gunnison Sunday.

Mr.. Rowe, the candy, man was in
town selling his wares Tuesday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-01-25
Most Successful Fishing Season

One of the beautiful sheets of wa
ter of Maine, and an ideal vacation
spot is Pierce Pond, situated three
miles from Caratunk in Somerset
County. 1T is reached by blackboard
from Caratunk via Bingham. After
a three mile climb the south send OF
the pond is arrived at, then after a
row of two miles, the camps are
reached situated on the north side
of Lindsey Cove Lindsey Cove is
noted for its fine salmon fishing and
there and at the dam, the majority
of the trout and salmon are taken.
Among the guests who visited
Pierce Pond this season was F. A.
Mariatt who has visited the place
several times in the past seasons and
is said to be the most successful fish
erman, taking a fourteen pound sal
mon and many smaller ones. The
fourteen FOUNDER was the record for
the season, and on the whole it was
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-01-25
The Pig Came Back

Several years since Charles II.
Fuller, whose farm home is. on the
Danforth place just his side of Nor
ridgewock on the north side OF the
river, sold one of litter of eight pigs
to his neighbor Charles H. Jones.
Mr.. Jones' farm is almost directly
across from the Danforth place. He
took his purchase in a bag and went
to his home by the way of the carriage
bridge at Norridgewock. The distance
around is perhaps three miles while
directly across the river it would not
be over one mile.
Mr. Jones put his pig in a pen and
thought no more about the matter I'M
til next morning. On going to feed
him he found he was gone. This in
itself was a surprise enough but he
was still more startled to trace the
pigs tracks to the bank of the river
and become convinced that piggie had
gone into the stream with what re-
suit of course at the moment he could
hardly surmise. Undoubtedly he
must have considered at that point in
his investigation that he had perman-
emily lost a good pig.
Some intuition led him to call up
Mr.. Fuller on the telephone, more
perhaps to tell him the interesting
things about his loss than with hope
that he should learn anything con-
nected Herewith by the conversation.
Mr.. Fuller was duly sympathetic but
knew nothing about the pig. A little
later, however. he counted up his lit
Ter and found that he had the
original number---eight. A little
closer examination discovered one
little piggie with bristles still wet
almost dripping. There was no es--
Gaping the conclusion. This pig had
been lonesome and anxious to get
back to his mates had jumped out of
the pen, traced his way down through
the fields, swan the river, covered the
short distance from the bank to the
Danforth barn, and climbed into his
own pen.
Doubtless this pig later grew to
marketable size and furnished many
a good meal for the tables of Somer-
set County.
His subsequent history compared
with the above must have been very
commonplace indeed.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-01-25
A Faithful Dog

Harold Adams has dog called
Teddy. He boasts of no blue blood
ancestry. Nevertheless. lie is trusty
companion and very faithful friend.
Teddy especially dotes on boating. He
will go and sit in the boat and whine
appealingly for his young master to
come and take him out on the river.
One day he and Harold went fish
ing from the shores of the Kennebec
somewhere above the piers. Harold
threw his coat on the ground nearby
and came away and forgot it. When
nearly home he noted the dog was
not following him, but kept on think
ing he would come in himself a little
later. Teddy did not come that night,
however, and the young man, quite
concerened, returned TO the scene of
his previous days fishing the fol-
lowing morning. Here he found the
faithful dog standing guard over the
coat and of course bursting with joy
TO see his young master after his
lonely all-night watch. =
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-01-25
katahdin Preserve Bill Before Hcmse

An act to create the Katahdin Park
Game Preserve has been introduced
in the House by Rep. Wing of Auburn.
The act provides that no person
shall at any time hunt, chase, catch,
kill or destroy any wild bird or wild
animal within the limits of the fol-
lowing described tract of territory
situated within the county of Piscat-
aquis, the same being in morgan
lied township: Townships 3 and
In the ninth range; a part of town
ships 3 and in the tenth range and
part of township range il.
Including 10000 acres, more or less
The act further provides that it
shall be unlawful for any person to
have in possession at any time any
wild birds or wild animals or part or
parts thereof, taken within this ter
ritory. The penalty for violation
fine of not less than ten nor
more than $500 and costs for each
ohense or Imprisonment for go days,
or both fine and Imprisonment.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-01-25
Feed The Wild Birds

Winthrop. Packard. Secretary Of the
Massachuse tts Audubon Society cir
nestly urges everyone to feed the wild
birds. The ice and deep snow cover
their accustomed food supply and
thousands of feathered friends will
starve to death in bitter cold if we
do not feed them. Give them scraps
from the table, chaff from the hay
NOV, grain and seeds of any kind.
Put the food out near the house where
you can watch them from ii window.
A good way is to set common
packing box on the snow with the
opening toward the house. Scatter
the grain on the top of the box and
put more inside. The birds will find
it and the box will keep it from be-
ing buried in the next snow. You
will find it very pleasant to watch
these birds feed and you will be sur
prised to find how much they need.
Once found they will go back and
forth to the food all day long.
Our winter birds withstand even the
severest cold If well fed. But, when
the snow covers the frozen insects,
dormant larvae, eggs and seeds of
weeds on which they naturally feed,
they often starve in great numbers.
Feed them in your yard and near
your home. in the fields and woods if
you will. Almost anything eatable
Is useful. Grain and scratch feed"
scattered on trampled snow or under
evergreen trees will keep the quail,
pheasants. grouse, and host of
smaller birds well fed. Bread crumbs
and chaff from the barn floor are
the cheapest and useful HEMP and
sunfiower seed. other bird seed. and
especially nutmeats are most attrac
tive to many birds. With bits of
broken peanut you may coax chick
adees and nuthatches to eat out of
your hand. Very many people are
successful In this, and suet and split
marrow-bones, refuse meat, all are
eagerly eaten.
To feed the birds is a fine philan-
thropy. In saving them we save our
selves for the birds are of great value
in the economy of nature. The Mas
sachusetts Audubon Society, Boston,
Mass, will gladly give further inior-
nation concerning nfeahods and
material for this work.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-01-25
CANAAN

Hollis Salisbury who is in Water
will attending Thomas Business
College passed Saturday and Sunday
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Salisbury.
Miss Clara Drawn who is an oper-
ator at the New England Telephone
exchange at Wateryillc is passing a
week with her mother Mrs. Ruth
Drawn in town.
Mr. and Mrs. viii Fowler announ-
ce the arrival of fine boy, weighing
So pounds. on January II.
SOUTH WEST CANAAN
Harold Foster who works in Fair
field was at home over Sunday.
Mrs. Attic Smith is a guest of Mrs.
Charlotte Foster for few days.
The many friends of Mrs. Walter
Shores who has been in Somerset
Hospital Skowhegan for he past two
weeks will be glad to hear that she
came home Friday and is much i'm
proved in health.
Minnie Williams of Waterville pass
ed Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Williams.
George Williams was in Pittsfie!d
on Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Berry who teaches the
school at Moore Mill attended the
Teachers Convention at Pittsield
Friday
Miss Ruth Parker was weekend
guest of Miss Edna Davis.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-01-25
FOUND DEER DEAD WITH AN INDIAN WO.
MAN STANDING BESIDE THE CARCASS
Charles H. Givens of Bingham Gives Some of His
Experiences in the Wilds of the Maine Woods

Charles H. Giyins Of Bingham was
born in 1S49. Of course he has al
WAYS been familiar with the woods
but he commenced his actual woods
experience When eighteen years of
age Previous 40 that he served two
wears as a soldier in the Northern
Army during the war of the Rebellion
His first woods job was as teamster.
In those days, Alonzo Adams of Jack
man was carrying on logging opera
lions in the Northern part of Som
erset County. A good many of his
emplorees came from Canada, and
Young Giyins was kept on the road
most of the time for six months, haul
ing these men back and forth. He
would 20 over after them at the be-
ginning of the logging season and take
thom back after the drive in the
spring. Mr.. GiYins also worked about
six months for Nicholas Smith of
Bingham when Il very young man. \
little later he commenced to work
for the firm which afterward became
Lawrence. Newhall & Page Company
and continued in their employ for
about fourteen years. He was in
charge of crew all this time.
At one time he had thirty-two men
in his crew up around Holeh. The
deer were verys thick and by paying
sharp attention to it they could shoot
about enc a day, SO that Trey were
able to supply their camp with fresh
meat all The time from the woods
about them. ibis was about the time
the Canadian PRiGc Railroad was be
ing bailt into Maine from Canada.
In the fall of the year Mr.. Giyins
would take about twenty men and
build one or two sets OF camps and
repair dams to get ready FOR the win
ter. Toy USED 10 cut all the way
from one 10 four million feet CT