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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18
A legal voter.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

IN personal letter received from Senator Rockwell
he closes with the following paragraph which is so nicely
worded that take the liberty printing verbatim:
Will you kindly express to your readers nv sincere
for their wonderful vote at the pr
mary No greater compliment could be paid any man.
and defeat is tempered by the that those who
know me best were my most loyal supporters.
Very sincerely yours,
ROBERT F. ROCKWELL
Gunnson did do well for Mr. Rockwell but no better
than he deserved If we had learned hate
X. X X. would do now in memory of what thew
did to him.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18
"THE TRUTH

WE quoed from recent editorial in the Rock Noun
tain News in to criticism heard all sides re-
garding the alleged spinelessness of that organ:
I'VE would consider the republic in great danger" it
says IF any society in this country of any nationality
could deliver in block six millions or one mil
lion votes to given candidate Such delivery would
prove the instability of the republic.
Again, if this number of votes be delivered by
single organization to third party candidate there
danger of that candidate becoming obstinate and de-
erminative factor in the election the former dan
ger is the greater 1t strikes at the foundation of
the government"
Unfortunately that editorial is NOT referring to the
kan might have been supposed the context 1t
does refer to the Steuben society association
and women of German parentage which has announced
itself openly and frankly for La Folstte
The Steuben society is not wears no mask
or hood 1t plays in the open
The Rocky Mountain News has bac kbone straipbt as
ramrod regarding the Steuben society And spine as
crooked corkscrew and limp az jellyfsh when it
comes to the Kan.-Denver Express.
w. l.. DOUGLAS, the great shoe acturer, died
in Massachusetts last Wednesday, To many people of this
state it will become known the first time that
this really great and good manufacturer of Shoes
started his career in Golden. Colorado From very
youthful cobbler he rose to the front rank
ufac turer of shoes His splendid stamped on the
goods was guarantee to the quality many wears we
any other Shoes and in all that time boupb
but one defective pair. Those promptly replaced
without the slightest question Douglas was great man
and kind one to his laborers.
POLITICS in the state to be reduced to Dem
ocrats versus the ku Klux Kan By the stretch
OF the Imagination the socaed republican ticket is such
in only Thn very best republicans in the state are
repudiang it and it must be elected elected at all by
the hooded vipers who call themselves "nvisible Cow
prnment' We believe this altitude too high for Ku
Klux government
FROM the Manufacturer pr, paganda sheet sent out
by those who oppose everything the people need we
CLEAN that beet dump to $4,000 in process of
construction in Gunnson We very sorry to relate
that careful search fails to disclose such ENTERPRISE
NOT only is Henry Ford one of the country's wealth
lest men but he is the greatest evangelist world has
ever known and hns been personav eronsibe for the
devi being shook of people thar Billy Sunday
ever thought of.-Durango Deinocrr+
THIS season in which much damage has occurred
to cur farther west neghbors of deficient
water supply is good time suggest that huge gov
ernmeat reservoir i'm Taylor Park would forever set this
question at rest.
HENRIETTA spelled against Casaday and Stong
Casaday is candidate and Stong carried Gunnison
iounty. Verify it never rains but it pours.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18
LET OUR SUBSCRIBERS JUDGE

SEVERAL good Democrats have taken occasion tell
that they believe made mistake in coming for
La Toilette and Wheeler. We it that way,
and if it is mistake it is of the head and the
heart. In opinion the election of Democrat
equivalent the Presidency the great duty the
hour Mr. La Toilette nearly expresses that policy
than the head either tickets If he fails
and the voters have supported him heavily enough
will have the next chance and Charley Bryan is
almost sure to be the With his democracy and sin
cerity there is question We taking the surest
route. two chancer, it When we win with
Davis do not get what the Democrats want now or
wanted in the start
Now we want subscribers and readers to give US
vote, either of confidence criticism Below we print
coupon vote. Fill it in sign and mail send it
this office. We will not disclose the name of the voter
now We WILL however, print the result of the
vote and upon that result will determine whether our
course meets with the approval of the majority We are
not asking voter follow unless their iudg
ment approves Your vote is your own Ours belong to
and will be cast conscience dictates We are
inviting this vote merely to show that we are
not alone IN this county in supporting the best
the people whom the last century has produced
is the man should support and shall vote for him.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18

THIS county polled LOO votes at the primar
and the RESULT good. Now let make 27OO at
general elsction and will guarantee that we hav
good county officers, at least
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18
GOOD TICKET TO ELECT

For Presdent-ROBERT NJ. LA TOILETTE
For Vice President-BURTON K WHEELER
For Y. S. Senator Long Term-ALVA B. ADAMS
For U. S. Senator Short Term MORRISON SHAFROTH
For Congressman, 4th District-EDWARD T. TAYLOR
For Justice of Supreme Court-JAMES H. TELLER
For Governor-WII4LLAM E SWEET e
For Lieutenant Governor-STERLING B. LACY
For Secretary of State-DUDLEY B. HUMPHREY
For Auditor of State-JULIAN E HALL
For State Treasurer-HARRY CASADAY
For Attorney General-WAYNE c. WILLIAMS
For State Supt. of Schools-MARY c. c. BRADFORD
For Regents of the University of Colorado CLIFFORD
w. MILLS NINA WEISS
For Regent of University of Colorado to fill Vacancy
CLIFFORD W. MILLS
For Judges of the District Court-THOMAS j BLACK
STRAUD NJ. LOGAN
For District Attorney-ADAIR ]. HOTCHKISS
For State Senator, 11th District. S. FERRIS
For Representa- ative-CHARLES H. COWAN
For County Judge-SPRIGG SHACKLEFORD
For County Clerk and Recorder-M ]. SCHMITZ
For County Treasurer-M B. HERRICK
For Sherif-PAT HANLON
For Assessor-COLUMBUS L. STONE
For Superintendent of Schools MARGARET NJ Balm
For Coroner-N. j. HYATT
For Surveyor H. ROBINSON
For Co. Commissioner 1st District-FRANK COMSTOCK
For Co. Commissioner I'd District-L B. SITTER
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18

THOSE Republicans who say they want Robert Rock
well for Governor had best make up their
early at the polls He needs your NOW worse
than he will in November.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18

THE famous old ship Constitution lies rotting away
at dock in the Boston Navy Yard bill appropriating
money to repair and this patriotic old relic
sheved in the rush of business Congress closed
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18

ONE of the most beautifully printed and made up
papers that comes to desk is the Steamboat Pilot
They have real printers that sheet
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18

If in want of anything, try an adlet
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18

A subscription to this paper IL
worth far more than it costs. $500
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18

HENRIETTA spelled against Casaday and Stone.
Casaday is candidate and Stong carried Gunnson
sounty Verify, it never rains but it pours
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18

You are a genial lian John. We
would leave clt ads to print your
stuff. Write some more.-Ed
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18

THE editorial fraternity will generally regret the
nouncement of the serious illness R. c. Walker editor
ial writer on the Grand Junction Sentinel is an
nounced that his illness will probably yield to contem
plated operation and the boys all hope this is
the meantime Walter Walker will attend to his duties
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18
In my opinion

is the should support and shall vote for him.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18

THIS season in which much damage has occurred
to farther neghbors on account of deficient
water supply is good time to that huge gov
erneat reservoir i'm Taylor Park would forever set this
question rest
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18

IN wild appeal to the voters stand by the Ku
Klux ticket friend Ferrl Rocky Mountain Her
aid says Senator Phpps is dangerously close
That reminds of the story: Teacher asks "How many
are two and three Johnny? and Johnny responds Five
Very good Johnny, very good" commends the teacher
But Johnny peuanty rejoins Very good, hell-thats
perfect Phpps is not dangerously close anything like
defeat, he is there.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18

NOT only is Henry Ford one of the count
lest men but he is the greatest evangelist tn
ever known, and hns been personal'v raeronsi
devil being shook out of more people than b
ever thought of.-Durango Dernocrr+
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18

CONSIDERABLE amusement is visible in United
Labor circles the fact that Labor Day President
Coolidge entertained ia alleged of Labor
at the White House The fact is that special
expenses sent out to these men, whom
members of Organized Labor but the whom are
now employed by the Government in capacity The
The effort is made to make of it great outpouring
labor not one of them represented
any labor body.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18

FROM the Manufac turer. pr pagand,
by those who oppose everything the D,
CLEAN that beet dump to cost $4,000 i
construction in Gunnison. We are very
that careful search fails to disclose any .
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-09-18

whichever is elected 1t vey criminal to do ANYTHING
to promote the nomination of unfit any ticket
Where deep interest in special position
understand Democrats going into Republican primary
vice promote the candidacy of the BEST man.
and that might be patriotic
WE notice tire State Editorial Association going into
Mysteries the establishment State Printing Plant
in Colorado There is for this action for if
those fellows who are so loud against the proposition will
go over into Kansas and find the about
state printing plant which only
ing but also prints the books the public
at greatly reduced price from the prices formerly
charged by the American Book Company the book trust
OF America This editorial association degen-
Grating into mcmth-piece the Denver Chamber of
Commerce. which is about tbs last thing editorial
citation supposed to be created state print
plant in Colorado propery managed, would be
thing the state attempted regardless of the resou
tions of the Editorial Association Denvers Civic BODY
1t would not affect the state press dollar would en-
the state money Nothing except few selfish interests
in Denver would suffer-Center Post-Dispatch
mr., ----s-
classed invisible government methods made it's an
pearance in Brush early Tuesday morning in the form of
little pink sheet bearing the state candidates for
noh democratic and republican nomination, but wholly
anonymous in character The slip was headed: "The
Known Enemies of American institutions. viz Free
Speech and Fres Press Branded here" Stars placed
after the names of Charles Moynhan, Robert Rockwell
and Gov Sweet referred to foot note signifies that
candidate is unsatisfactory because of Roman Catholic
affiliations and Friendships" three of these gentle
above the plane of religious bgotry and hatred
Neither any Of them Catholics, However, it is only
reasonable to believe that trey have friends among all
religious denominations which surely dan to their
dscred under the creation the constitution of
the United States Certainly the people
for the people and by the people, can not elect to its
highest Offices who religious pref
udce Will rule the nation-Brush Republican
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-10
Collection Of Seeds
Is Planned By State

Annapolis. Enough seed to raise
approximately $500 900 trees will be
collected by the State within the next
two weeks. according to State Forester
F. w Besley.
Assistant State Forester Fred b.
Trenk will conduct a survey TO de-
-termine the sections where the seed
may he obtained, and deputy forest
wardens will gather IT,
The seed will be planted at the State
nurseries at College Park and the
young trees later distributed for plant
ing in the State, Two years growth
is necessary before pines may be re.
planted, while hardwoods may be
transplanted when one year old, Mr..
Besley said.
More pine seed will be gathered
than any other kind. 100 bushels of
this seed being desired. This. II every
seed terminated. would grow 2,s00.000
pine trees, according to Mr. Besley.
In addition to pine-tree seed. the
following varieties will be collected:
Red oak, tulip poplar. locust. sugar
maple and black walnut Added in
terest in reforestation in the State
has made the elaborate seed.planting
program necessary, Mr.. Besley said.
This year. Of pines alone, the Forestry
Department has distributed approx.
mately 10000 trees
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-10
Extra U. S. Judge
Urged For State

Baltimore.-A recommendation fol
another district judge for Maryland
was made in Washington at a confer.
ence Of senior circuit judges with
Chief Justice William Howard Taft
Judge Charles A. Woods, Of South
Carolina. senior of this district
brought up the situation in Maryland
which resulted in the recommenda
tion.
Judge John C. Rose. also of the same
circuit, was not present. as the in
yitation was only to seniors. Judge
Rose said:
This recommendation for another
judge for Maryland is very important
For Is years, from 1898. or even up to
1915. there was on an average Of only
400 cases year in the United States
Court here. After that the number
steadily increased, and before l left
the average was 1900. Now Judge
Soper has about 1000 year. can
speak for myself in saying that 1900
a year was too many 1t is not fair
to mans health. it is not fair to the
lawyers and it is not fair to the iiti
gants,"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-10
a. F. Feltyn Joins
u. OF Nd. Faculty

College Park Alexander y Feityn
has been added to the teaching stat
Of the modern languages department
Of the University OF Maryland in the
absence OF Charles f. Kramer. who is
studying for doctors degree at Johns
Hopkins University.
Monsieur Feltyn came to Maryland
from Cornell University, where he
taught scientific French and German.
He is OF Polish descent. and is a
graduate OF the Swedish State College
OF Agriculture. Ainarp. and the Uni
versity Of Bonn, Germany He also
studied philology at Gottingen. Ger
many, and the University Of Warsaw
While living in Europe the new pro
fessor satisfied a literary inclination
by contributing to Swedish humorist
paper. the "sundays-Eisse. translated
Sunday Ghosts" and for a time edit
ing a Warsaw humorist periodical.
"Sowizdvzal
He will teach French, German and
Spanish at the University of Mary.
land for one year
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-10
Upholds Authority
To Cut Assessment

The right of the State Comptroller
and State Treasurer to reduce the as.
sessment against the shares of stock
of the Havre de Grace and Perryville
Bridge Company from s5O0.O00 to $50,
600 was sustained by Philip B. Perl
man, City Solicitor. in an opinion to
the Appeal Tax Court A ruling was
asked because Of the shares of stock
held by residents Of Baltimore city.
Oscar Lesser, Of the State Tax Com
mission, advised the court the reduc-
tion was Illegal. He claimed the com
pany did not have the right Of appeal
from the decision of the commission
fixing the assessment at $4,000 The
company filed its appeal with William
S. Gordy, State Comptroller. and John
NJ. Dennis, State Treasurer. as board
of review.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-10
Finds Tulip Poplar
Plentiful In Cecil

Baltimore.-While conducting a Fed
eral survey of timber in Cecil county
E. F. Mccarthy. silyiculturist of the
United States Government Appala.
chan Forest Experiment Station at
Asheville. NJ c.. found what he de.
scribed as the finest stand of tulip
poplar between Pennsylvania and
Georgia, according to State Forester
F. w. Besley
Mr.. McCarthy's survey was to de.
termine the rate of development and
value of second-growth oak timber.
When the data obtained in the survey
is tabulated II will be published in a
Federal bulletin to guide timber grow.
ers.
A similar survey, conducted by
Maryland foresters, has been com
pleted in Charles county to determine
the yield of red gum
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-10
Maryland
State Briefs
State Faces Delay
In Getting Trophies


Annapolis. Failure OF Congress to
provide funds for the transportation
Of war trophies may deprive Maryland
Of her share Of the relics for many
months. Adit Gen. Milton A. Reckord
announced. He stated that no State
funds to bring the trophies here are
available.
General Reckord SAID the State has
enough funds to transport the trophies
to the various towns in Maryland, but
not to bring them from the place near
New York where they now are stored
He expressed the hope that Congress
would provide the necessary funds at
Its next session.
Present plans are to place part Of
the trophies in the War Memorial
Building and allocate the remainder to
other cities and towns throughout the
State. Governor Richie appointed
General Reckord to distribute Mary
lands share.
Numerous requests have been re,
ceived from smaller towns in Mary.
land for cannon and caissons to be
placed in the public squares. Smaller
trophies may be distributed among
patriotic and historic societies. it is
said.
Maryland may accept all or any part
of its allotted share, General Reckord
declared. II the State does not accept
the trophies within a year they viii
be sold as surplus material -or de.
stroyed. he added.
A large amount of the material is
stored at Port Newark and Norfolk
depots, which have been abandoned
The trophies range from howitzers to
side arms and from mess kits to belt
buckles.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-10
Necessity May Be Mother of Invention, but
Demand Is It's Stepmother
By DR.. A. E. HAMERscHLAG, Research cOrpOratIOn.,

Americas preminnt position nation of inventors remains
practically unscathed fields Of INSTRUMENTATION Our advances in
RADIO egaphy and telephony with their remarkable support by the
public have given the United States lead which astounding
In the automobile field the extent Of development staggering
to Europeans But respect least they have given food for
thought and that in the development Of economical engine
considered important than the obon
Of the American auomobs for quick accelerated speeds with
lequent neglect Of fuel economies.
This emphasis Of Europe the necessity for conserving fuel is
matter Of necessity, larger for this of energy
located this continent But any openmnded observer both the
United States and Europe cannot but be impressed by the fact that the
problem the production cheap energy the outstanding and i'm
portant problem for inventors to attack
Necessity may mother of invention but demand
expressed world markets today equal stimulus in that respect
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-10

The Hall Of Fame, In New York,
belongs to New York university. The
money to build it, amounting to $780,
600. was given anonymously for this
particular purpose. 1t is known Off
clally as ''The Hall of Fame for Great
Americans" Fifty names were to be
inscribed on the tablets as the begin
ming, and five additional names every
fifth year thereafter until the year
1000 Only persons who have been
dead twenty-five or more years are
eligible to be chosen,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-10
Governor Renames
immigration Board

Annapolis. Ritchie an
snounced the reappointment of the
present members of the Southern
Maryland immigration Commission.
Chapter 496, Of the Acts of 1922, which
established the commission. named
the following commissioners; DR. A.
F. Woods. president Of the University
of Maryland; Joseph A. Wilmer,
Charles county; William S. Chiches.
ter, Prince Georges county; Trueman
SlingluG, st. Marys county. and
Thomas Parran, Calvert county. It
was provided that they should serve
for two-year term, which expired
recently.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-10
State Game Fund
Shows Increase

Annapolis.-Receipts of the State
Game Department for the fiscal year
ended September 80 amounted to
s114,22s which is an increase of Ss.5O7
over the preceding IL months, E. Lee
LeCompte, Game Warden. announced.
The income, which is derived from
the sale Of hunting licenses, Is used to
restock the State with game. both by
importing it from other States and
countries and raising it on the State
game farm
Despite the fact that receipts we're
larger. the number of licenses issued
was s47 below last year. The 81 county
licenses, however, were the only ones
in less demand than the year before.
The increase of $50 in the number of
IS Statewide licenses issued more
than made up for the 1883 fewer 81
licenses. Also there were 4s more
$40 nonresident licenses issued.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-10
MILDLY Is Dismissed
On Liquor Charges

Annapolis.-Charged with drunken
ness and with having attempted to
smuggle aboard ship intoxicants OBJ
tanned at a foreign port during the
late summer practice cruise, Midship-
man Edward ]. Triebe. member of the
senior class, was dismissed from the
Naval Academy.
Triebe was considered a prominent
and popular member of the student
body, He was business manager Of
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-10
Harry Leatherman
Asks New Trial

Decentralization for a new trial
for Harry Leatherman. the Myersyille
station agent, convicted of tarring and
feathering Dorothy Grandon on pub
lie road on the night of July "a last.
was tiled with the clerk of Frederick
County Court by Samuel A. Lewis. H.
K. Delauter and Reno s. Harp, defense
counsel
The petition is based on the conten-
tion that the verdict is contrary to the
weight of evidence and that the court
ruled certain important evidence was
not admissible. Complaint is made in
the petition about the unethicaI CON
duct of the jury. States Attorney
William M Storm announced he would
vigorously oppose the petition
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-10
The Senate Is Apparently Becoming More Like
the House in Personnel
By PROF. GEORGE E. HAYES. in Atlantic Magazine.

There great wealth in the senate but whose presence
there finds its sole explanation the fact that he is Croesus Past
masters the effective manipulating legislatures like Gor
Patt like Quay Penro find their exact counter
parts the senate chamber today The candidate who obviously
backed by railway stands little chance of election but during
sxyr term unsuspected featy to such masters may develop
The senate apparently becoming like the house both in type
personnel and the Of rotation Office Men now coming
to the senate with less avmang experience than their predecessors
had had state legislatures the national house of representatives
There to be distinct tendency to turn from men wise in
council with executive qualities The SPELL
binder the eloquent prosecuting attorney catches the applause and the
votes An aptitude for getting things promising to get things
doneon makes stronger appeal the voter than does capacity
for debeatoen perhaps deliberate study Of what is wises
to do
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-10
Women Democrats To
Meet October %

Rockyille.-The third annual lunch
con of the Womens Democratic Club
of Montgomery county will be held at
the Wardman Park Hotel. Washing
ton, October 20.
Following the luncheon, David c.
Winebrenner. Democratic candidate
for Congress in this district, and Mrs.
lzetta Jewel Brown VIII speak and
musical program will be rendered. The
club, Of which Mrs. Jesse W. NicAol.
son, of Chevy Chase. is chairman, hss
a membership of 1000.