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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25

IT dlScredlted at the recent election.
1r. Butler is an astute railroad,
itreet car and gas corporation lawyer,
who specializes in securing increases
in valuations and rates. He is bitter
OPP onent of the Non-partisan League,
and has bounded liberal minded pro-
fessors out Of the University of Mimi
esota, of which he is regent. He is
notoriously anti-labor, having defend
ed the Minneapolis Steel and Machin-
cry Company in its refusal to abide
by wage increase ordered by the
War Labor Board. In brief, Mr.. But
Ter has been a prominent and aggres-
sive attorney for the special inter-
ests.
Under any circumstances the ap-
pointment to the Supreme Court of
men of such biased opinions and cor
porate connections would be public
calamity. 1t is nothing short of a
national disgrace in view of the fact
that the most important litigation to
come before the Supreme Court dur
ing the coming decade will doubtless
be the railroad valuation cases, with
untold billions of dollars at stake, and
with precedent-making consequences
which will determine the develop
ment of American transportation for
years to come. Mr.. Butler has been
an active partisan of the railroads in
fighting for inflated valuations both
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission and other public tribunals.
During his brief administration
President Harding has already ap-
pointed three reactionary lawyers
Taft, Sutherland and Pierce, to the
Supreme Court. Justice Pitney, who
has been i'll for many months, is to be
retired on pension January first. Jus
tees McKenna and Holmes are around
eighty years of age and in prec arious
health. and both are eligible for i'm.
mediate retirement. In addition tG
the three justices recently appointed
President Harding will, therefore, ap.
point five or even six OF the nine
members Of the Court-a. greater
number than any one president since
Washington has appointed, thereby
giving over Into his hands the major-
ity Of the Court, and enabling him
thus to control its decisions for years
to come.
We believe in the Supreme Court
as the sort Of institution the found
ers of this government intended It to
be- We realize that if it is to main
tain the respectof the people it must
be composed of men who are in close
touch with the peoples needs and
thoroughly devoted to their welfare.
We, therefore, protest against the ap-
pointment of Justice Butler, the
spokesman of great corporate inter-
ests, because it undermines the re-
spect and authority of the Supreme
Court and besmirches with an indel-
ible question mark the impartiality
of its acknowledgements Engin-
eers journal.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25
20 YEARS AGO
CuIled From the F1les OF the
PitkID Miner.

The Maid of Athens mine was
making regular shipment of ore.
TIE Blist-red Horn tunnel was be-
ing successfully pushed in its devel-
opment A. Lejune was in charge.
The Golden Islet was working un-
der the management of Lejune and
Ellswort and was showing some good
ore, and several cars were being
shipped
Jas. and Chas Smith were treated
to pleasant surprise party on Mon
day evening. Games and music fur
nished happy evening, after which
delicious refreshments were served.
A number of Pitkin young folks
attended the dance at Ohio, City on
Saturday evening. Among those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon. Brown,
Misses Matte Ivy, Matte Smith, and
Rose johnson. Messrs John Berry
hill, Rose johnson, Frank Newcomb
Phil Kaufman, Cas-. Ivy, and Ralph
Reed. All reported a fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Henderson en-
tertained number of friends al
their home on January 16, that being
the anniversary of Mr.. Henderson'f
birthday. He was 81 years old. Cards
passed very enjoyable evening and
all wished Mr.. Henderson many hap
py returns of his natal day. (Mr
Henderson is still resident Of Pit.
kin and on Monday of last week eel
ebrated his birthday, and altho TWEEN
ty years older, is still hale, hearty
robust man, carrying his 72 year,
very lightly.)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25
UNDERMINING the Supreme Court

Undermining tine supreme court
The appointment of justice of the
Supreme Court is the greatest power
entrusted to the President of the
United States. The views of the men
appointed to this most powerful
office in the government inevitably
shape our national life and prosperity
for years to come. Nowhere else in
the civilized world does bare major
ity of nine men, appointed for life
without any responsibility to the
electorate, have the right to override
the will of the peoples legislators
and executives and determine with
out right of appeal the policies of the
whole nation.
If the Supreme Court is to receive
for the observance of its DEGREES, it
must be composed of the most able,
honorable and trusted men the nation
possesses. The president who appoints
to the supreme bench man whom
the people distrust and whose i'm
partiality is open to general suspicion
does more to destroy democratic gov
ernment and undermine the existence
of the Supreme Court itself than all
the seditious literature in existence.
1t is on these broad grounds that
we condemn and deplore President
Harding's appointment Of Mr.. Pierce
Butler as an Associate Justice Of the
United States Supreme Court, and his
subsequent confirmation by q Senate
whose majority leaders were defeated
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25
Elk. Mountain Hotel guests

Elk. Mountain Hotel guests the
aast week We're: H. u. Gavette, Ed
Goudy, I. II. Lutz, Gunnison; H. S.
Walter, J. w. Shropshire, Bert Matte
on. L. B. Allen, Pueblo; H. A. King,
j. I. lOFallon, F. M. Rusk, Montrose;
Chas Hubbard, Star mine; A. M.
Holderman, S. A Cliff, Chas w.
Stratton, E. j. Lowrey, Denver; John
F. Cochran, Charlton, Iowa; w. A.
Payne, Canon City; Roy c. Kerr, Po-
catello, Idaho; J. M. Bovee, Grand
junction.
A number of C. F. & l. officials
came in last Friday. DIR. Corwin of
Minnequa hospital, gave an illustrat-
ed lecture of his trip around the
world at the Princess theatre the
same evening. A large crowd at
tended. Immediately after the
speaking a dance was given at the
City hall. which was also well at
tended
The latest report from Pete Rug
gera is that he is improving. His
brother Felix returned home Tues
day evening.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25

Grant Be,erlin no hes been tele-
.raph operator at the derot for the
past several monil.s. has been trans
ferred to Tennessee Pass He is sue
ceeded here by A D. Warren Of
Floresta
The Spencer children from Gunni-
on. are spending few days with
heir fraudr-other. Mrs. " F. Az
tell, during the absence of their
mother, who accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. c. T. Lawrence TO Denver last
Wednesday
Mr. AMI Mrs. Julian denarted for
Denver on Saturdays train The OBJ
ject of the trip is for the betterment
of Mrs. Julian's health She will re-
main there the rest of the winter,
while Mr. Julian will return in few
days.
A new boss of the Pilot force ar
rived 1t the home of the editor Sun
day evening at $50 o'clock Although
weighing only six pounds the young
man has already demonstrated his
ability to manage the Pilot force
and will probably take charge of the
paper itself very shortly.
The Floresta mine was closed Sat-
urday on account of the immense ex-
pense incident to keeping the rail
road open during the present winter
period With the rotary in the lead,
three trains went up to that point
Saturday and Sunday and transport
ed the force of employees and their
chattles out, and also brought out
some twenty cars Of coal A force
consisting of Supt Mclaughlin, Pit
Boss Kearns, Geo McWilliams, Wal
lie Mcdonald, Thos. Kelly, Dave Dom
aldson and Gene LeBoeuf remain.
The families of the latter two also
remain. Employment Agent Cope
land took the majority of the en-
ployes laid off to Tercio on Mondays
train. 1t is expected that the works
will be reopened about the first Of
April
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25
Copied from tho Filss Of the Ef
mountais Pilot

Geo. ellison returned Sunday from
his trip to Denver.
Mrs w. A. Welch departed Sunday
from Crested Butte. ~
Mrs. C. ]. Diel made a trip to
Gunnison and back last week.
The Elk Mountain House will re-
sumo operations on Sunday, Feb. 1st
Miss Stella Flood, sister of Mra
]. S. 0lney, is visiting here for few
days. s-f - ~
Jos. Block went to Gunnison yes
terday to attend the commissioners
meeting. - n 1sa ~
r. Miss Sylvia Smith is spending a
few days in Denver attending to
business.
Mr.. and Mrs Tim Dowling are
spending the month visiting friends
in Denver.
Died-The infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. c. P. Wilson last Wednes-
day morning.
Miss Sadie HoIbrook and Miss EN-
ma Lucero are visiting with Miss
Emma Imobersteg.
Died-The infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Marcus Soda on Thursday night
The funeral was held the following
day.
Dan Mclaughlin, Jr., left Monday
for visit to Denver, after which he
will seek his former work at Stark
vile.
The Misses Decker entertained the
girls of the seventh, eighth and tenth
grades at their home on Saturday af-
ternoon.
The water has been shut off from
the coke ovens in order that there
will be enough for domestic and fire
purposes.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Click left Sunday
for Cleveland. Mrs. Click will re-
main until spring, while Mr. Glicl
will be absent only few weeks.
Mrs. M. E. Taylor, mother of oul
genial tonsorial artist, departed or
Wednesdays train for her home ir
Galva, Kansas, after an extended
visit here.
j. c. Wise came up from VULGAR
Tuesday last and in company with
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Ewing went W
to the Sylvanite during the week fol
employment.
Mrs. Thos. Mclaughlin and chill
dren will spend the remainder OF tn,
winter in Gunnison in company will
Mrs. Dan Mclaughlin, mother of tn.
Superintendent.
Snow has fallen to total depth o.
about three feet to date and still
coming. No winds, however, accom-
pany the snow to render the weather
very disagreeable
Among the Crested Butte people
who went to Tercio were noted Johr
McQuade and sons Peter and John
ard Ray Burton. They expect to re
turn when Floresta mine reopens.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25
THE BIancH INTO GERMANY


Informed people are not surprised
by Frances march into Germany. The
wonder is that it has been so long de-
layed after being so definitely fore
sbadowed But no one is we'll enough
informed to see what the end will be-
France has determined to go it
alone regardless of world opinion.
She feels that the world does not un-
derstand her position and wilfully re-
fuses to share her emotion, and she
has, therefore, decided to make the
best of the power she possesses to
prove herself still to be factor in
world affairs. Any nation choosing
that course could become factor in
world affairs. 1t means, as the
trouble ostensibly between Greece
and Turkey meant, that France is
cutting loose from her allies.
The cause is simple: Germany has
not delivered to France the amount
# coal allotted to her under the re-
parations agreement 1t is so simple
that in America it is difficult to un-
derstand what it means 1t means
principally that with Germany her
self suffering from serious fuel
shortage, German workmen revolt at
the thought of digging coal the year
round and sending it to France.
There can be no question that, having
rendered French mines useless by the
scientifically fiendish devastation of
war, Gremany is bound to repay.
But that is not the only element of
the question. Of two men in fight,
the attacker should be compelled to
make good, but if the attacker him
self is in the hospital because of the
wounds he received in his attack,
there is also the question of ability
to perform; and that is the situation
in Europe. 1t does not settle anything
to decide where justice lies, for it is
complex of injustice on all sides
which human ingenuity has failed to
untangle.
1t all comes to this, probably, that
the loom of fate is weaving the
strands of further unsettlement and
disaster. The situation must be con-
sidered as whole, and not as merely
French or German, and, of course,
this is impossible for any European
country to do. This incident may pass
for the present without apparent re-
suit 1t appears to have been diplo-
matically managed thus far But in
the future it spells the lineup of a
new Mediterranean alliance, with
Poland, Rumania and Turkey certain
ly with France, line across South
ern Europe, broken only by the pos
sible refusal of Italy to take part.
And that most certainly means Wis
ible preparation for another struggle.
To-day it is possible to observe al
most hour by hour a resistless des-
tiny setting the scene for the real
Armageddon, the Last War, of which
the Great War was the preparatory
.hapter. The Great War was fought
by ill-assorted allies who normally
would not have been allies. Now the
natural allies will find each other,
and not the least surprising element
If the new alignment will probably
be that Germany, perhaps separated
from some of her present Kingdoms,
will be lined up with her former enc
mics, allies of Britain and America
Rightly or wrongly, that seems to be
the way the finger is pointing-Dear-
born Independent.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25
OUR SOLDIERS ARE WELL
The Gunnison Empire.

Attached to a letter from Saw
telle, California, making remittance
for this religious weekly, John Rock
efeller writes as follows:
We are having very fine weather
here at present. SAINT Robinson is in
good health and is looking first rate.
Bennett is much improved in health.
John Potter is troubled with his
lungs and probably viii bo back to
Colorado very early next spring. Ny
health is extra good. Yours truly.
JOHN ROCKEFELLER.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25
Something About Nothing

SometnlDg ABOUT Nothing
The most important subject in the
world is Nothing"
1t can safely be said that millions
of people are thinking about it.
A great many people are doing it.
Nobody knows how many. but too
many.
In society circles it is the sole top
ic of conversation.
Hundreds of people go abroad for
it.
1t seems as though the women are
getting ready to wear it or good
imitation of it.
Nine-tenths of the magazine stories
are written about it.
It's the grand and glorious subject
Nothing" Clipped.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25
Local and Personal

James Blakemore is not SO we'll as
usual.
G. " Benson went to Gunnison
Monday.
Prof. Hatch spent last weekend in
Gunnison.
Mrs. w. H. Whalen went down to
Gunnison Monday.
Mrs Joe DAMN came in from
Jacks Cabin Saturday.
John volk went over to Salida this
week with John Teak.
John Arnott arrived home Sunday
from business trip to Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo Gladstone were
outgoing passengers on Sundays
train
Mrs. Robt. Fitzpatrick and sons
went down to Gunnison on Sa.ur-
days train.
Jack Mccain returned home from
Gunnison Sunday, where he had been
as witness
Mrs. Theresa McGinnis is still very
ill at her home here. Diletta Mon
tague is caring for her.
John F. Cochran of Charlton, Iowa,
made the local U. M. W. of A. bust
ness visit the past week.
Mrs. Kate Ford came over from
Pueblo Saturday for visit with her
mother, Mrs. R. A. Young.
The carpenters finished rebuild
ing the Eccher building on Saturday
and returned to Gunnison.
Pete Touc: left Monday for his
ranch near Almont, after having
spent several days in town.
Pete Ruggera is very i'll in Salida
hospital and his brother Felix was
called to his bedside Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. James left Mon
day for Pueblo, Mr.. James to receive
treatment at Minnequa hospital.
SEA Carl Dunsmoor is again hauling
the mail and express, Jack Waterman
having obtained work at the mines.
Mrs Kate Ford returned Monday
to Pueblo after having spent coup
lie Of days with her mother here.
John Teak was taken down to
Minnequa hospital, Pueblo, Monday.
He has been suffering from goiter
and heart trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Danni have re-
ceived word that their son Tony is i'll
at Boulder and is in quarantine. No
details were given in the information.
The school mates of Miss Hazel
Beach gave her farewell party at
her home last Wednesday evening.
very pleasant time was had by all.
Snow shoeing is quite popular at
present. On Sunday the hills were
1uii VI pCOplC WIN WClS CAJOyLiS
themselves immensely at the sport.
Mrs. Margaret David and little son
Harold Songer, came in from Salt
Lake City Friday to spend a few
weeks with her mother, Mrs Geo.
Shaefer.
Others from Crested Butte who are
in Salida are Mrs P. ]. Morgan, who
is getting along nicely. The new
daughter has been named Winifred
Patricia, and will be called Patsy for
short
E. ]. Lowry, chief travelling sales
man for the Crested Butte Coal COM
pany, and Crested Butte Anthracite
Mining company, paid our city
business call Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week.
Mrs. Frank Bruno, who has been
patient at the Red Cross hospital for
the past several months, is now at
the home of friend in Salida, but
so far is not able to make the trip
over the pass and home.
AT the dance ut Owl Inn Wednes-
day evening, Miss trnestine WEIGH
drew the one dollar bill. Miss May
Rozman drew one the week before.
Another dance was given Saturday
evening, a large crowd attending.
90
Ivan Beach. who has been BARRIER
ing at the Elk Mountain Hotel this
winter departed Monday for Eckley,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25

'I thank you for the flowers" shs
said
And then she smiled and blushed and
dropped her head,
"I'm sorry for the words spoke last
night,
You sending flowers to me proved
you were right;
Forgive me-"
He forgave.
And as they walked and talked be-
meath the bowers.
He wondered who in hell had seat
the flowers.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25
F1orest Correspondence

fi0reSt correspondence
. John Weiland is visiting Mrs. Mid
dleton- r
e Ann Harris was visiting her moth
Ter during the week. seh
Miss Kate ,McLaughlin spent last
week in Crested Butte: visiting with
the Misses Decker.
A party was held at Le, Boeufs
Dec. 13. in honor of Miss LIE Boeufs
sixteenth birthday lss9a lag
We have a fine band up here con
sisting Of a cornet. mandolin. gui-
tars. harmonica, piano. and hute.
A party was held at Niddletons
Wednesday. Dec. IA. "Our band Yves
present also Chas. Young. NJ F. Civ
en- and Alice lie Boeuf. A
1t is reported that George Middle
ton. Jr. who fell on a piece Of glass
and cut his leg must go to town On
account Of ood-poisoning.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25
Radio News

The High School Radio plan on a
big meeting Thursday evening. Geo.
Songer and Raymond Sigman will
give talks while Mr.. Heagney will
review the radio news.
Mr.. Sigman is busy nowadays
building new sets for some of his
friends in town.
Mr. Gardiner is ordering new
outfit and has nearly all the equip
ment necessary now.
PETE GARDINER, Reporter
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

John and Mary Teak are back in
school again.
Lawrence Ferguson is out of school
on account of illness.
Give Gutherie was promoted from
the fifth grade to the sixth Monday
Rose Merritt has returned to
school after an absence of over two
months.
Mrs. Nash and Mrs. Espey visited
the school on Thursday morning of
last week
Hazel Beach left school last week
to go to the eastern part of the state
with her parents. III
Kermith Beach has quit school and
gone away, the Beach family having
moved to the Eastern slope.
Martin Teak expects to be absent
from school for some time on account
of the illness of both his parents.
Casper Guerrieri came up from the
ranch last week. He will stay in
town and attend school the rest of
this winter. 4-l. ~ ~ sss-
Tuesday evening Mrs. Benjamin
Snyder and. Miss Martha Breen en-
tertained "a group of their friends.
After an enjoyable time spent sew
ing and visiting, delightful refresh
ments were served. Those present
were the Mesdames Baker, Tinsley,
Pecheco and Heuchemer, and the
Misses Fmke, Watson. Miller, Buck.
and Stephenson
Both the grades and the high school
experienced their first fire drill
Wednesday morning. A fire team,
consisting of high school boys, has
been organized under the direction
of Mr.. Heagney. The team sees that
ALI the doors are open and directs
the children SO that no congestion is
experienced. The buildings were
cleared in two and one half minutes
Wednesday. With practice we hope
to reduce that time greatly.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25

Carl Dunsmoor is again hauling
the mail and express, Jack Waterman
having obtained work at the mines.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. James left Mon
day for Pueblo, Mr.. James to receive
treatment at Minnequa hospital
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25

Mrs. Kate Ford returned Monday
to Pueblo after having spent coup
lie Of days with her mother here.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25

Pete Ruggera is very i'll in Salida
hospital and his brother Felix was
called to his bedside Friday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25

Mrs. Kate Ford came over from
Pueblo Saturday for visit with her
mother, Mrs. R. A. Young.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-25

Pete Touc. left Monday for his
ranch near Almont, after having
spent several days in town.
, 1923-05-17

The Rawlins Republican reports
that Mr and Mrs. George w. Franks
left last week for Denver, where Mrs.
Franks expected to undergo an opera
ton for the removal of a portion Of
bone from n Of her feet. This comes
as a result of having her feet severely
frozen last February during a blizzard,
when she and Mr.. Franks attempted to
drive from Saratoga to Rawlins and
were blockaded and unable to find a
refuge for some 10 hours during the
worst of the storm.
, 1923-05-17

superintendent o. n. Baldwin of the
federal fish hatchery left yesterday
morning for his s%ub-station in the
north end of the county, where he has
a force Of men employed in gathering
rainbow trout eggs. The annual migra-
ton of the big fish from the Pathfind-
er reservoir to their spawning grounds
in the creeks is now in progress and
the eggs are being taken in large num-
bers. More than half a million were
on hand at last reports, and the work
is but fairly started. Mr.. Baldwin
hopes to gather at least five million
eggs at this station during the spawn
ing season.
, 1923-05-17

Elsewhere in The Sun will be found
of Encampment, of a variety Of peren-
NAL flowers and shrubs for sale. With
the present facilities for yard irriga-
ton, Saratoga property owners should
take pride in identifying their prop
ertys and Mrs. Sproat offers a wide
range of ornamental and Towering
plants which are acclimated and can
be handled much more successfully
than nursery stock shipped in from
lower attitudes.
, 1923-05-17

NJ. f. Ames is leaving this week for
the Savage ranch down the river,
where he will hunt coyotes for the Leo
Sheep Company during the lambing
season. The animals are especially
bothersome while the lambing is in
progress, and Mr.. Ames will try to
make it interesting for them with rifle
and pack of hounds, collecting a lib
eral bounty on all the varmints he can
capture.
, 1923-05-17

Chas. Baker, a pioneer cattleman of
the North Park country, arrived here
Tuesday, having driven through from
Glenwood Springs, Colo, by way of
Meeker, Craig, Wamsutter and Raw
Inns. He encountered very difficult
roads over a large part of his journey.
Although making his home at Glen
wood Springs, where he has charge of
state highway work ove a large area,
Mr.. Baker still retains business inter
ests in and about Walden. and he will
spend some time in North Park look
ing after his property.
, 1923-05-17

The Ffremen's dance in Saratoga
last Thursday evening was well at
tended and a fine time was enjoyed by
all. The advance sale of tickets
brought in a considerable amount of
money to the fund, and altogether the
firemen cleared about $3.50 from the
dance. This will be used for the pur-
chase of various equipment items need
ed by the fire boys.
, 1923-05-17

d. b. West, who has for several
months been assistant to Superinten-
dent Baldwin at the local fish hatch
cry, has received his appointment as
fish culturist at large, and will likely
be transferred to some other point
soon. Lloyd 7. Pullum of Saratoga,
who has been in the employ of Mr..
Baldwin for nearly our years and
who has been studying fish culture,
has now fulfilled all requirements and
expects to soon receive his appointment
as fish culturist at the local station.
He and Robert Hale, the latter recent.
ly from Leadville, Colo, both passed
very satisfactorily in examinations re-
Gently conducted by the government,
n both are in line for promotion.