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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-06-21
ALL THE TEETH PULLED OUT OF LAW

lhE Supreme Court of the United States has held
at the Kansas court of industrial relations is with
out power TO fx wages in manufacturing plants in the
tate and that the act creating ii is conflict with the
amendment to the United States
oeprving the concern affected of its property and
liberty of contract without due process of law
, The Kansas industrial relations provided that
When the peace and health of the public imperiled
he court could step in and adjust the differences be-
"een employee and employer by setting wages and
hours OF labor etc This the United States supreme
,ourt declares to be unconstitutional
The effectiveness of the industrial relations court is
e" at an end and Governor Davis has announced that
he law should be repealed The was one which
ought to be the intermedator between and cap
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-06-21

law Who recompenses him for the wrong done hin
How about the thousands of other aborers buldozed
fined and imprisoned under it for resisting involun
servtude? No remedy is open them But the emph!
ing classbless your dear hears-never suffers under
of these vicious laws. The courts take of tkr
promptly and efficiently The Judicial forceps alw
ready to pull the teeth from the law But think not s
these legislative and judicial crimes will always
avenged. If not corrected at the ballot box v
are inviting bloodshed and ruin.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-06-21

ano f ash basis for aity between the two great
forces which are 50 emphaticay responsible for our
ea4 OF woe and If the law could be modified as tn
with the supreme courts ruling it could still
aceo1psh much that was sought for it by its author
henry j. Aiien!-Grand Junction News
af feaosfs VIII recall that when aboring men were
arrested and jailed under this law it was sound as
sTer dlilar But when il is invoked to secure living
Tor iaboring men it is unconstitutional and
.old But if you call attention to this discrm;n.tion
oa .re oolshev1k Howatt imprisoned under tb;.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-06-21
The big effective zgenci

The big detective agencies keep alive red ter
rDr coiraces and all Of similar n order
70 create business for themselves They organ
ized AID all the gyEtez It looks like or
osluded farmer Wiz day the necessity organ
izing and stsyfng o-gznizsd-Center Poe--Dispz.ch
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-06-21
DESTROY GOVERNMENT STABILITY

CONSERVATIVE leaders say that they see deter
mined e1orf N the next Congress powers Of
me supreme Court 10 nufy legislation II Is irrposi-
bic 70 believe that such insane movement csn be
adopted by American people
II radical political leaders successfully pass
legislation which 1Duld curb the power of our final
courts 70 render decisions based law due deli-
eratlo the first hole viii be bored the bottom Of
and secure titles TO real and personal property we
would have country Of changing political agitation
where property titles would be about stable as the
shifting sands -
Law is law: facts facts politics should not
hamper IN the workings Of Justice Nei-
ther should judges be infimidzted by the threats
OF political agtators TO take away their power unless
they 90 the bidding Of dictators public ofce-Grand
Junction News.
Wonder just how well posted the News man is on
the rea law Ahs. 10 know about fh. cstitutiona
Limitations of the of the Supreme Court over the
other coordinate branches of Government Are you
aware that for so the Supreme consist
entity sought to extend its powers and to the
point where the Congress and the Executive
branches OF Government coerced it7 The time has
about arrived when the Supreme Court going ito be
called TO book and told just hs far may is cd
ing to be forced to stay within constitution itself
That Is what the agitation republic and
onsrchial functions not going be permitted
installed by extending the powers appointive court
court that decides that laws protecting women and
children are unconstitutional while the sort Of lawn
for the benefit Of corporations valid good is open
to suspicion of being prjudiced divided decisions
in which judge becomes greater than the whole
United States Congress rather citizen as to
whether redress from reasonably expec4ed
from that body. The Supreme Court will have TO be
curbed. n.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-06-21
MT ET,zA is again

MI EINA is again IN violent eruption and the people
who live its slopes Heeng from Advancing lava
ses Forests and cities VIII be covered and destroyed
But IN spite Of all when The hesssl Is the people
VIII again froTe the slopes right up the
they have 50 often before II is estimated that hun
dred Thousand homeless result Of this activity
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-06-21

THE Grand Junction Sentinel seems to feel as if
this papers pessimsm regarding the Aofat Tunnel was
without cause Inasmuch the affair has the gau
OF the courts and is in fair way expend
the money so fooshy voted dig feel like going
on record with the for the faith that is in us
regarding that enterprise The AoHat road was the
very worst conception that formed in the brain of
rather successful is projected through barren
territory for many miles that will never paw The
tunnel from its inception has been put by evasion
OF the fundamental law. By shrewd lodging the const
tutfonal inhibition against voting aid railroads has
been evaded To put the initial bond issue they
have secured estimates that exceed onethrd
Of what the win eventually the tunnel is ever
constructed As example of what such estimates are
that water through that enterprise would cost the far
Moffat tunnel will than it does
slooooooo They have provided se7ooOOo in he first
bond issue If such thing should happen as the voting
Of additional bond issues and the completion the tun
nel the Union Pacific will extend line down south from
"amusetter or some other point tap the Route
County country the only territory the Moffat road
that could by possibility be productive territory for
railroad to reeach Then they will compete so as to
render the Mofat road helpless the inter
est and the State of Colorado will irportuned to take
the load from the backs of the farmers who have
voted mortgages themselves help out bankr,,pt
and unappreciative railroad People who read this edito
mai viii live to word of ii true In fact
We may live long enough say I'VE ycs So on June
zi' 1873. Gunnison county is involved in the pro-
ect but II would not surprise If indirectly we heIped
pay the bonds and interest thereon.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-06-21

sOLOAE l. No ! Of the Marble Colc-nn- pub
fcztion issued from the oce the Cz--o1dzle Item
and circulated IL Marble TINS comfy, has been received
It is nice looking sheet and is apparently vel rz1-zn-
lied Welcome 70 ranks and may yoa liTe long and
PrueFer
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-06-21

The nndertzker is about the only man who can
successfully "slt foI ssy5 exchange Her
about the sheriff. who waiting for the merchant WHO
does not sdyerfise1-Creede Candle
Ine Sheriff does not have wait till candidate
oles He can always rely getting business with
while he is still alive instead Of negotiating with his
heirs-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-06-21

II s really surprising that the Ste(s) trust can get
shng with tgesehour day. Workrnen rule prefer
longer hours the report says because it permits larger
compensation Yes II had 10 work sixteen hours
Gay for Inezsly existence presume they would do
II but most lzorerz vould prefer days pay days
work but the Ststs)l trust thinks only dyidends-Du-
range Democrat
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-06-21

ALL the largest proteerE and pirates during the war
period were sefroclsired patriots and buhbling over
with Aroericansn The railroads every other inter
est which desires 70 break organized lssor STYLES
themselves Americans and proclaim that they have
cinch on ArDericans and nobody can have IL All
such sef-syled patriots and procsirners are menace
70 our institutions and should be dorted-Center Post
Dispatch
Evening star., 1923-07-06

died on the way to the police sta
ton. Yet the same number of din
ners were ordered and eaten, the
same quantity of wine drunk The
management considered that they
had shown marvellous delicacy of
feeling by restraining the orchestra
from their usual musical gymnastics
until after the service of dinner
Conversation, in consequence, buzzed
louder than ever. One speculation
in particular absorbed the attention
of every single person in the room
why had Bobby Fairfax, at the
zenith of very successful career,
risked the gallowS and actually ac-
cepted death for the sake of killing
| Victor Bfdlake, young man with
whom, so far as anybody knew, he
had no cause of quarrel whatever?
There were many theories, many
people who knew the real facts and
whispered them into a neighbors
ear, only to have them contradicted a
few moments later Yet, curiously
enough, the two men who knew most
about it were the two most silent
men in the room, for each was dining
alone. Francis, who had remained
only In the hope that something of
the sort might happen, was conscious
or queer sense of excitement when,
with the service of coffee, Sir Tim
othy, glass in hand, moved up from
q taple lower down and with word
OF apology took the vacant place
Evening star., 1923-07-06
THE EVIL SHEPHERD
By E. Phillips OPpenheim.
foepyrsh. BY 3
Copyright 1879. BY Little Brown b Co..

each Of the four faces. Exact so
lutions are a little out of my line.
I think can promise to give you a
shoski shoSk - though s9sad If you're strong
There was another of those curl
ously charged silences. The bar
tender paused with the cocktail
shaker still in his hand. Voss began
to beat negvously upon the counter
I'VE can stand anything but sus-
pense," he declared. Get on with
your shock giving"
II believe that the person response
BILE for the death Of Victor Bidlake is
in this. room at the present moment,
Francis declared.
Again the silence, curious. tense
and dramatic. Little Jimmy. the bar
tender. who had leaned forward to
listen. stood with his mouth slightly
open and the cocktail shaker which
was in his hand leaking drops upon
the counter. The first conscious i'm
pulse of everybody seemed to be 20
glance suspiciously around the room.
The four young men at the bar.
Jimmy and one waiter Francis and
Sir Timothy Brast, were its only oc-
cupants.
Il say, you know. that's bit thick.
isn't it?" Sidney Voss stammered at
last. Il wasn't in the place at all, l
was in Manchester, but It's bit
rough on these other chaps. Victor's
pals"
Jacks declared, loudly.
Morse drew little breath.
Every one knows that I was at
Brighton" he muttered.
81 went home directly the bar here
closed" Jimmy said, in a still dazed
tone "I heard nothing about 1t till
the next morning"
"Alibis by the bushel." Fairfax
laughed harshly. "As for me. / was
doing my show-every one knows
that / was never in the place at all"
THE murder was not committed in
the place" Francis commented calmly.
Fairfax slid off his stool. A spot of
color biazed in his pale cheeks, the the
in his fingers. He seemed suddenly
possessed.
IT say, what the hell are you get
ting at?" he cried. Are you accusing
! me-or any of us-victor's pals?''
! unperturbed. You invited state
ment from me and I made It"
Sir Timothy Brast rose from his
place and made his way to the end of
the counter, next to Fairfax @ and
| former. There was an inscrutable
smile upon his lips. his manner was
reassuring.
Young gentleman" he begged:
pray do not disturb yourself. l will
answer for II that neither you nor
any of your friends are the objects
of Mr. Ledsam's suspicion. Without
| a doubt 1t is to whom his somewhat
bold statement refers"
They all stared at him, immersed
| in another crisis, bereft of speech.
He tapped a cigarette upon the
counter and lit it. Fairfax, whose
glass had just been refilled by the
bartender, was still CHASTITY pale,
! shaking with nervousness and breath
ing hoarsely. Francis. tense and
Evening star., 1923-07-06

sam, with my somewhat, / confess.
bombastic words in his memory. has
pitched upon me as the bloodthirsty
murderer"
Hold on for a moment, SIR" Peter
Jacks begged, wiping the perspira-
tion from his forehead. We've got
to have another drink quick. Poor
old Bobby here looks knocked all Of
a,I q heap. & and I'm kim. KIND OF 5umpy myself
II thank you" was the courteous
reply. II do not as q rule indulge
to the extent Of more than one cock
tail, but I will recognize the present
as an exceptional occasion. To con.
glasses had been filed. IT have dur
ing the last few weeks experienced
the ceaseless and 1ynx-eyed watch OF
Mr.. Ledsam and presumably his myr-
mtdons. ! do not know whether you
are all acquainted with my name. but
myself. 1 am Sir Timothy Brast,
chairman, as 1 dare say you know.
of the United Transvaal Gold Mines,
chairman. also. of two Of the principal
of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals. a patron of sport
in many forms. traveller in many
countries. and recipient of the
honor of knighthood from his maj
esty, In recognition OF my services
These facts, however, have availed me
nothing now that the bungling anna
teur Investigator into crime has
pointed the finger of suspicion
toward me. My servants and neigh
bors have alike been plagued to death
with cunning questions as to my life
and habits. l have been watched in
the streets and watched in my harm
less amusements. My simple life has
been peered into from every perspec-
tive and direction. In short, I am
suspect Mr.. Ledsam's terrifying state
ment q few minutes ago was directed
toward me and me only"
There were murmurs of sympathy
from the four young men, who each
in his own fashion appeared to de-
rive consolation from Sir Timothy's
Evening star., 1923-07-06
Continued from yesterday
CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER XIII
Four men were discussing the ver-
dict at the adjourned inquest upon
Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American
Bar about a fortnight later. They
were Robert Fairfax. a young actor
in musical comedy: Peter Jacks, a
cinema producer; Gerald Morse. a
dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a
musical composer and librettist, all
habitues OF the place and members
of the little circle toward which
the dead man had seemed, during
the last few weeks of his life, to
have become attracted. At a table a
short distance away Francis Ledsam
dish of almonds before him. He
seemed to be studying an evening
paper and to be taking but the
scantiest notice of the conversation
at the bar.
"It just shows" Peter Jacks de-
clared. that crime is the easiest
game in the world. Given a reason
able amount of Intelligence, and a
murderer's business is about as SIM
pie as sandwich mans"
THE police" Gerald Morse. a pale
faced misunderstanding youth. de-
clared, rely upon two things, cir
cumstantial evidence and motive. In
the present case there is no circum-
poor old Victor was too big a fool
to have an enemy in the world"
Sidney Voss. who was up for the
Sheridan Club and had once been
Francis.
You ought to know something
about crime and criminals, Mr.. Led
sam" he said. Have you any theory
about the AFFAIR.""
Francis set down the glass from
which he had been drinking. and.
folding up the evening paper. laid it
by the side of him.
LAS a matter of fact" he answered
calmly, II have"
The few words. simply spoken. yet
in their way charged with menace,
thrilled through the little room. Fair
fax swung round upon his stool, a
tall, agressive-looking youth whose
dissipation. His eyes were unnatur-
ally bright. the cloudy remains in
his glass indicated absinthe;
claimed. Mr.. Francis Ledsam. the
great criminal barrister. is going to
solve the mystery of poor old Vic
tors death for us!''
The, three other young men all
turned around from the bar Their
eyes and whole attention seemed
riveted upon Francis. No one SEEM
ed TO notice the newcomer who
passed quietly to chair in the back
ground, although he was a person
of some note and interest to all of
them. Imperturbable and immacu-
late as ever, Sir Timothy Brast
smiled amiably upon the. little gath
ering, summoned a waiter and or
dered a dry Martini.
II can scarcely promise to do
that" Francis said slowly, his eyes
Evening star., 1923-07-06
s. Now, gentlemen,

arm. Holmes. Now. gentlemen. If
you please"
There were a few bewildered ex-
clamations-then dramatic hush.
Fairfax had fallen forward on his
stool. He seemed to have relapsed
Into o comatose state. Every scrap
OF color was drained from his sallow
cheeks, his eyes were covered with a
film and he was breathing heavily.
The detective snatched up the glass
from which the young man had been
drinking and smelt 1t.
II saw him drop tablet in just
now," Jimmy faltered. II thought 1t
was one of the digestion pills he
uses sometimes"
Shopland and the policeman placed
their hands underneath the armpits
of the unconscious man.
Hes done, sir" the former whis--
pered to Francis. 'fWerI try to get
him to the station If we cam
CHAPTER XIV.
The. greatest tragedies in the
world. provided they happen to other
people, have singularly little effect
upon the externals Of our own lives.
There was certainly not a soul In
Soto's that night who did not know
that Bobby Fairfax had been arrest
ed in the bar below for the murder of
Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and
Evening star., 1923-07-06

frank and somewhat caustic state
ment. Francis, who had listened un-
moved to this flow Of words. glanced
ngures seemed to be looming.
That IL all you have to say, Sir
TimothyT he asked politely.
For the present. yes." was the
guarded reply. II trust that I have
succeeded in setting these young
gentlemen's minds at ease"
There Is one OF them," Francis
said gravely, whose mind not even
your soothing words could tighten" )"
Shopland had risen unobtrusively
to his feet. He laid his hand sudden
ly on Fairfax's shoulder and whis-
pered in his ear. Fairfax, after his
first start. asemed cool enough. He
stretched cYt his hand toward the
glass which as yet he had not
touched. covered 1t with his fingers
for a moment and drained it's con-
tents. The gently sarcastic smile left
Sir Timothy's lips. His eyebrows met
in a quick frogn, his eyes glittered.
What is the meaning OF thfs?" he
demanded, sharply.
A policeman in plain clothes had
advanced from the door. The man.
ager lowered in the BACKGROUND.
Shopland saw that all was well.
'1t means" he announced, that
have just arrested Mr.. Robert Fair
fax here on a charge of wilful mur-
der. There Is way out through the
kitchens. I believe. Take his other
Evening star., 1923-07-06

alert in his chair. watched the speak
er but said nothing.
"You see." Sir. Timothy continued,
msn he bar 20 happe1 shs to
two special aversions in life. One is
sweet champagne and the other anna
teur detectives-their stories, their
methods and everything about them.
II chanced to sit. upstairs In the
restaurant within hearing of Mr.
Ledsam and his friend Mr.. Wilmore.
the novelist. the other night, and I
heard Mr.. Ledsam. very much to my
chagrin, announce his intention of
abandoning career in which he has
a courteous bow to Francis-"at-
tained considerable distinction, to in
dulge in the moth eaten, f1amboyant
and melodramatic antics of the lesser
Sherlock Holmes. ! fear that could
not resist the opportunity of think
you young men call it-pulling his
leg"
Every one was listening intently.
including Shopland. who had just
drifted into the room and subsided
into chair near Francis.
Il moved my place. therefore" Sir
Timothy continued. "and l whispered
In Mr.. Ledsam's ear some rodomon-
tade to the effect that If he were
planning to be the giant crime -detec-
tor of the world, ! was by ambition
the arch -criminal-or words to that
effect. And to give emphasis TO my
words, I wound UP by prophesylug 4
crime in the immediate vicinity Of
the place within a few hours"
"A somewhat significant prophecy,
under the circumstances" Francis
remarked, reaching out for disa of
salted almonds and drawing them
toward him.
Sir Timothy shrugged his shoul-
ders deprecatingly.
Il will confess" he admitted, that
l had not in mind an affair of such
dimensions. My harmless remark,
however, has produced cataclysmic
effects. The conversation to which i
refer took place on the night of
yourg Bdlake's murder. and Mr.. Led
Evening star., 1923-07-06

by his side. It was what he had de-
sired, and yeG he felt thrill almost
Of fear, at SIR Timothy's murmured
words. He felt that he was in the.
company of .one who, If not an.
enemy, at any rate had no friendly
feeling towards him.
my congratulations, Mr.. LedsaYm."
Sir Timothy said quietly. You ap-
pear to have started your career with
a success"
"OnIy a partial one," Francis ac-
knowledged, and as a matter of fact
/ deny that / have started In any
new career. It was easy enough to
make use of fuke and direct the
intelligence of others towards the
right person, but when the real sig
nificance of the thing still eludes you.
one can scarcely claim triumph"
Sir Timothy gently knocked the
ash from the very fne cigar which
he was smoking.
still. your lsoundwork was good"
he observed.
Francis shruI5ed his shoulders.
That" heO>rdmitted, was due to
chance"
Shall we exchange notes?" Sir
Timothy suggested gently. 1T might
be interesting"
(To be continued tomorrow.)
In early spring on the Pacific.
large schools of mackerel come to
Evening star., 1923-07-06

In early spring on the Pacific.
large schools of mackerel come to
the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-27
Palace to S h o W
Film That Opened
Grauman's Theater

'Thc Iiottentot' widely a .riaini-
ed as the comedy drama special of
the year, is to appear at the Palace
tomorrow and Monday. The fact
that Douglas MacGean and Madgf
Bethany are cO-stars in this film i,
enough ~ call on crowds Of movie
fans The picture has some splen
did horse race atmosphere, the horse
ealing 1.-THE liotteGtOt - throwing
MasIean several times during film
ing of the scene and kicking one
groom 90 times. The comedy tells
the story Of a daring Waterman who
fears horses but is forced to ride
in Il dangerous steepleehase to win
the girl he loves.
my American Wife,
On Tuesday night this sensational
success nsed 10 open Grammar :
three million dollar theater in Los
Angeles viii be shown. This is q
remarkable coup Tor Manager Cal
dareq, rs this picture was chosen 70
open up Grauman 3 newest theater
and the seats sold for five dollars
each No doubt capacity audiences
win greet this film on Tuesday and
Wednesday, which features Gloria
Swanson and Antonio Moreno.