The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-07-26

ROAD work has practically stopped in this county,
if to believe the reports that this Office
The Somerset highway has been, and still prac-
ticay impossible We need the change of county
ernment that is coming up
REFORMING did not save Pancho Villa He was as
sassnated from ambush last week together with body
guard and far the murderers have scaped
to be expected No who has destroyed as many
others Villa may hope his time
His victims have too many relatives and friends
VERY many requests for extra copies of this edition
of the Empire of the fact that pub
fishing Judge Logan's decision the Commissioners
cases in FULL have been fled and believing that others
Will desire extra copies, printing number. If
you want some of these send in your order early.
STORING of foodstuffs by the public is just as feas
ibe storing the by the profteers only
ference exists in who the benefit public storage
is provided, the producer and will benefit If
private greed enjoys that privilege the producer
sumer will pay his toll and it is always too high.
THIS time the Big Business gang have apparently
overplayed their hand At they give the
farmers relief in time their special
privilege next Had they been less this
they might have bridged gulf another four
year period but they too hoggsh and it is
late.
CALIFORNIA towns south of San Francisco enjoyed
very severe shaking up Monday night The quake
that all the people left their stayed
in the for the night The damage buildings
tremendous in dozen towns and cities, including Los
Angeles and San Bernardino, but luckily
lost and injury to persons was not frequent.
THOMAS A EDISON says There is something
wrong with the college system. don't know what the
trouble is; that's not my line. only judge by
results But thing is certain the present system of
education in the college does not train think
in favor of the college. That where 1 get some
of my best 1 have 60 of them now but they are
60 culled out of 1000 That's pretty low percentage
isn't it,"
WE had labored under the delusion that the Repub-
met with dafaa tba
week, but friend of the Rocky Mountain Her
ad explains clearly that it the Democrats were
beaten 1t seems that Magnus johnson but satis
factory to Republican friends and the Pdes
dent does not like it, the election accepted as
gop victory. Well and good Bro Ferril if you folks
can get satisfaction out of it satisfied All
the Democrats to see Preus beaten pod and
plenty and he
MANY persons think that Judge Logan is mighty
hne timber for the Supreme bench since he
decision in the mafeasance in this county, This
paper is not overly enthusiastic about eecting repubi-
can judges but cannot help saying that Judge Logans
nomination would be great improvement
usually made by our republican friends There is
question about his honesty ability or his Willingness to
do hard work If the republicans would nominate Logan
and the democrats Judge Black would give the peope
cnch on one mighty good Supreme Judge.
THE conservative eastern papers view with
some alarm the antagonism the showing in its
evident disposition depart the method of
bearing with becoming fotitude conditions that
arise One OF the most influential journals the
sums up the situation it it, follows:
LaFoettes Shipsteads, Brookharts and Johnsons Mag
muses. and Hirams) not content west or
northwest But yesterday they foot West Virgin
las sofia state which, by of its exploitation by
the interests offers good ground seed these mod
ern populists sowing. That incident provokes
thought 1t revives depressing
Junction Sentinel.
THE increase in Colorado's prison population two
years has been 46 cent, according W. F. Colett
general secretary of Colorado Prison association
Then is it wonder Governor Sweet making whole.
sale deliveries?-Grand Junction News
And to what you to attribute the large increase
in prison population? How long this rate will it be
till additional prisons become necessities? YOU
your laws fixed that everybody who to do lust
as the ruling element jailed win it be possible
to get institutions and guards enough mprson all the
rebels? Would we really be prosperous and bappv
if half the people in prison boarding at the
pense of the other half This to call attention
TO the fact that the effort prohibition is
y chargeable with the huge in prison ponuaton
and it does not represent wheat would he
the increase If all volaors to be apprehended
WHO is RESPONSIBLE FOR THISs
CABLEGRAM from Picking announces that the
American Asatc fleet has been to Join the fleets
of Great Britain and Japan in naval
off the japanese coast.
Peking learned of the from London and the
American people first the information from the Chi
capital
If China were not helpless, a naval demonstration
would be tantamount to declaration of war Who was
responsible for the begerent against weak but