The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-01-04
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSINGS
BY C. T. KAwALT

work of keeping fleet of liquor loaded vessels out of the
New York harbor disabled she could not navigate
at the psychological moment fifteen booze ships
sailed in and unloaded Wonder how much it slip
that monkey wrench into her gears.
THE newspaper boys will all sympathize with E. D.
lMcKown editor of the Telluride Examiner For a long
time he has been very ill and last week taken to
the hospital in the hope that better nursing might inn
prove his condition, hope that will find echo in the
hearts of his exchange editors without exception
WE reprint this week short Dispatch editorial.
calling the wall from bankers about the
bootleggers boarding their and thus withdrawing it
from circulation which keeping it out of banks
Also wish call attention their main objection to
bootleggers vz That their activities keep the people
withdrawing liquor from bond upon which they have
loaned money The chief grief which pervades banking
circles that they get handle the money from
the traffic. Had those confidential relations loudly
talked about in 1901 when the trying put
what known the inquisitoria section of the
been observed it likely that the distillers
and booteggers money might be in banks. Then the
confidential relations of banker and customer too
be exposed the collector but during the
late bunch of hod-ups permitted to examine
bank registers and determine just how much cit
had deposit then committee of patriotic Ku
Klux approached the victim and separated him from
bond subscription. The illicit dister and bootegger
called knows that banking relations sacred far
he and he caches his money where he
it will without the chance of having a de-
the volume thereof The article copied naive
ly displays their that cheerfuy give it
space Disturbed because the bonded liquor upon which
they have loaned money does the patriotic dry
banker the irregular dealer who
only supplies the demand but refuses let them
handle his money Good God, but it is sad world where
people evade the wolves that trail in his wake
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THIS week print the second nstallment of c. c.
McWiiams reoinder the efforts of the County Com
mssioners dscredt him Like the first chapter it is
Illuminating and will engross the attention of all our
Orao hadoy is
mentioned and it is the key the whole thing we
want to impress it your minds The law provides,
and establishes heavy penalty for refusal neglect
that the actual proceedings of the Commissioners shall
be published in such counties Gunnson each month
this been complied with would have been
advised of how things going and doubtless would
have taken steps stop such misdongs But by refusing
give lawful publicity their actions the Commission
ers wepre able put variety of things of
which the public entirely ignorant And has taken
serious quarrel themselves lead to the dsclos
which chain the attention of the taxpayers
You farmers and cattlemen discuss for
correcting these conditions AS Mr. McWilliams points
out the Commissioners liable their official bonds
for large of the wrongfuly expended money
Some punishment is also provided for by law District
Attorney Burgess and Judge Logan here and have
thorized that Grand Jury be mpaneled sift Court
House affairs. This is we'll This editor hopes to
Grand Jury impaneled that carries responsible
pable with all taxeaters eliminated We should
be very glad the panstaking of
lot several years back least treasurer
Herrck the following condition of the County funds
secured this week: In the Ordinary County Revenue
there found S3436S Warrants registered against
5S3069 The Road Fund contains SS2943 reg
istered against of s23209 The Fund
has S144S6 and s556 80 registered against that
The contingent fund has Sl195S to the good Mothers
compensation fund is S20630 to the good The Blind
Benefit fund has s35O0l clear bond fund has
S. 90s and the Bond sinking fund S3.544S7 Beautiful
situation it not considering that your
two to four hundred higher than they
years ago? We have printed the McWiiams
with satisfaction because they deal with the specific
means through which the treasury has been looted In
cidentaly they point the way to saving of the
money. McWilliams makes it clear that he to
write up the Commissioners doings. How much better
would have been if such publicity had been given
instance beginning with the organization of the Board
two years We venture that if the plain of
the law had been followed relating the public of
the Commissioners proceedings, the county would be
thousands of dollars better several officers would
not be facing grand jury investigation possible
indictment let alone civil suits for the recovery
ey wrongfully taken and illegally spent the grand
jury will probably be in session when next we
here and that this win be last comment
the trouble until after they reported to the
Court 1t has seemed right that discussion
should continue while Investigations this sort are be-
ing made. Also must decline print any commun
cations on the subject whether signed or not
SECRETARY MELLON CHARGED WITH TAX DOpGING
CLAIMS for than half million dollars said to
be due the Government income on a stock div
dend which the