The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-10-04

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THE creator was wise when He arranged only
Sunday each week Think of the number of people who
get killed automobile accidents if there were
two Sundays in each week-concordia Press
THE reformers are kicking because 100000 people
got prescriptions of liquor for sickness in rather
short period of time Well what of it? Is it any won
der folks get sick when they can't get drink?
CALVIN wants to see the Republicans "get together
the president will call extra session of Congress,
he'll see he see, for by the time the chap
lain says arnen Toilette will be top of Lodge and
Magnus will be unmercilessy maun' the machine.-Colo-
rado Springs Farm News.
WASHINGTON elected a democratic congressman
from district heavily republican. So far election
has failed show dissatisfaction with the republican
administration. 1t would seem to us that the g.
would take that their marks them for defeat
fall unless they make mighty quick turn about in
the matter of national legislation.
THAT operating conditions improving with the
Rio Grande Western is certain. The engines
irving steadily and freight we'll passenger service
is greatly improved Above all there is visible ability
shown in the management The consolidation depart
ments and general steps for economy of operation all
evidence that railroad is at the head of the
Grande
THE Oklahoma election is heralded as Ku Klux vic
tory without much ground for the assertion Only about
259o of the vote out and Gov Walton had not
only declared the election illegal but had called new
one for December his following conspicuous by
its absence Also the generally stayed away,
ing abuse by the Klux. An injunction has been Sc
cured to prevent the of the vote How the
ter will be settled is quandary but the fact that
two governments cannot exist in Oklahoma elsewhere
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THE exciting of the week is Henry Fords an
nouncement of his buy oil wells establish re-
hneries and sell to Ford exclusively for 16
cents Evidently there is somethiny to it as Wall
Street seems to consider it settled the Big Oil Snake
the Rockefellers, beginning to uncoil take no.
ce Making guarantee of 16-cent gas all Ford car
owners are apt to boom sales of vvers like blazes
incident with the oil big reduction in
the prices OF all models of Ford Still there
people who think man who plan and accomplish
such things this is something that could
the United States Presidency Perish the thought!
lHoSf. democratic editors who picking on Presi-
dent coolidge at present playing their hand
we understand anything whatever about the political
game Up to date the new President has made any
blunders We want to elect democrat year. but we
are not building for that if UNFAIRLY anta
onize M Coolidge If he is wrong he develop the
fact before long If he is the high minded conscen
tous man his friends consider him. make our
campaign by putting who is just good bet
ter, but candidate will lose prestige strength in
just that degree that have unfairly criticised the
present incumbent. Those editors who have been fair
will have influence in the coming campaign. Those who
have been unfair and unjust will be able do much
for even perfect candidate.
MANY people will recall the mobbing of one Leo
Frank by Georgia mob several years ago now de-
veops that Frank did not kill Mary Phagan negro has
confessed to the deed Frank convicted
stantial evidence and the Governor his SEN
tence to imprisonment instead of hanging evidently
doubling the evidence. mob formed and
man. Thus was a monumental injustice done through
popular camor. An innocent murdered to ex-
plate the murder of young The who was
mobbed Jew and just how far Ku Klux sentiment
entered into his murder is quite but doubtless
most of the members of the mob Ku Kux, their
natural bent being that 1t does not hurt keep
examples of this sort before the people when sovereign
states being torn asunder by warning factions
whether mobs or law shall rule
THIS week Sig Olson representing Gelnwood Springs
boosters was in town, and paid this office pleasant
He is working like beaver for the ton OF
twelve miles of road Mcclure pass connec ting
proI qanos puu qaIou sAuq pno1 aurp sSuIql
by way of Crested Butte in western Colorado He
tainly knows how present his subject imagine
will succeed in interesting every county his
this much needed and very desirable improvement which
will greatly shorten the distance for Denver
certainly as if should have more improvement
the western slope, considering the vast being
expended in making perfect highways the other side
Representatives from all points interested to attent
meeting in Glenwood next Monday and from their
ton may look for crystazed efforts to put the par
VIM. H. Whalen will attend from Crested Butte
wea toll