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The Elk Mountain Pilot
• C. T. RAWALT, Publsher
MRS. FERN H. ARNOTT. Local Editor
Entered u Second Class Matter at the Postoffice at
Crested Butte, Colorado.
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THIS would be a pretty good world if there were no
such thing as property and love. Property and love cause
most misery.—Creede Candle.
THERE is considerable rivalry between preachers
and campaign orators right now. The preachers all want
to broadcast their sermons, and the campaign orator his
cheap drivel. And still there are people who say that
more laws are not needed, and still wonder at crime.—»•
Creedo Candle.
WORRY over a possible shortage in this year’s sucker
crop seems to have been without justification. A dispatch
from Dallas states that a number of people in that city
sold their houses and all their personal belongings and
turned the proceeds over to a preacher who announced
that Christ’s second coming was billed for Dallas on
Easter Sunday and that funds must be provided to prop
erly finance the event. Incidentally it may be stated
that the prophetic preacher made his get-away with the
entertainment fund befor Easter Sunday dawned.—La
mar Sparks.
WE observe that a big Colorado newspaper prints a
cartoon containing two faces—one having the atmosphere,
though not likeness, of a Henry Clay or a Daniel Webster,
and the other portraying a Uriah Heap or a Slippery Dell.
The first bears the title: “Ye old time U. S. Senator,”
and the other, “The Up-to-Date U. S. Senator.” The title
of this cartoon is, “Hard to See the Improvement.” If
comparison were made with a Horace Greeley or a George
D. Prentice representing the old time metropolitan news
paper editor and publisher, along with the proper carica
ture to fit some of the up-to-date methods of some of the
publishers of metropolitan newspapers that might be
named, would not the disparity be equally as striking as
that seen in the cartoon referred to and the old-timers
would not suffer by the comparison though the Horace
Greeley beard might be out of fashion?—Grand Junction
Sentinel.
F. N. SHEPHERD, executive manager of the Ameri
can Bankers’ Association, sent out a radio address from
New York the other day, deploring blocs in Congress
which he attributes to the failure of a large per cent of
the people to vote. Just how he figures blocs are largely
made up from Congressmen in farming districts result
from a failure on the part of the voters to exercise the
right of franchise ib is not easy to detect. The pereent
s age of votes cast in these sections is as large as that cast
in other districts, and there is no evidence to show that
were every vote cast, the result would be changed. The
investigations made by Congress into the official conduct
of men trusted with the affairs of the public, Mr. Shep
herd charges to the presence of the blocs, and the inves
tigations do not please him, and probably for the same
reason they do not please Gary and Schwab—they hurt
business. Doubtless the modification of the Mellon in
come-tax measure also riles Mr. Shepherd as he appears
to feel that the country has gone to the deminition bow
wows because of the blocs. It might be suggested that
M*r. Shepherd is a member of a kind of bloc himself and
perhaps his bloc is not having the fairest sailing, there
fore all other blocs appear to him to be non compos
mentis.—Grand Junction Sentinel.
WELL, we have our little crooks back in jail, but
Sinclair and Fall are still at large and enjoying life. It
is no wonder that some of our American citizens look on
our law's and courts as a joke. These two last named
criminals not only got away with the goods, but have
undermined our government, disgracing us in the eyes of
our young generations growing up, and in the eyes of
the whole world as well, and they forsooth are allowed
to go free, and to add insult to injury, some of our peo
ple come out and say that the whole investigation should
be stopped. And why, pray? Simply because it is poli
tics and wealth that is being investigated? These two
factions coming together in this country is just what is
going to ruin this fair land of ours. Regardless Of pol
itics, any fair-minded man or woman should be glad to
see this rat hole opened up and the rats scattered, but
no, they call it by the mild word of scandal and persecu
tion, and lies, even after they have acknowledged their
guilt. The right kind of people should not protect their
own child in doing wrong, and the party, whether Repub
lican or Democrat, who do, is only dirtying his own nest
and lowering his party as w’ell. The days when you could
bulldoze the American people is gone. Thanks to educa
tion, they are doing their own thinking.—Observations by
I. P. B. in Denver Democrat.
BANKERS FOR OLD-TIME HONESTY
CONGRESSIONAL exposure of official crookedness is
not interfering with the orderly processes of honest busi
ness—Judge Gary to the contrary, notwithstanding.
That is the verdict of the American Bankers’ Associ
ation u'hich has just completed a survey of conditions
throughout the country.
Walter W. Head of Omaha, president of the associa
tion, in n statement to the Press says:
“The investigations at Washington have had no
material ill effect on business conditions throughout
the country.
“HONEST BUSINESS AND HONORABLE BUSI
NESS MEN—AND THIS INCLUDES THE MAJORITY
HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR FROM SUCH INVESTI
GATIONS.
“On the contrary, in one respect, there is a good
effect. Any individual who contemplates or Is guilty
of improper conduct has additional reason to fear the
righteous indignation of his fellow citizens.
“The investigations did not contemplate the es
tablishment of any new principle of governmental at
titude towards business. They simply undertook to
determine whether or not individual office holders or
other individuals had violated age-old standards of
personal honor and integrity.”
It is refreshing to find the president of a bankers’ as
sociation giving utterance to such sentiments. Of course,
Mr. Head is not an ordinary banker—he is said to have
supported Senator Norris in the recent primary—but let
us hope the great majority of the members of his associ
ation shares his views.
The only business disturbed by the congressional in
vestigations is the business of stealing public property
and corrupting public officials.
The sooner that business is wiped out the better for
all honest men. —Labor, Washington, D. C.
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSINGS
By C. T. RAWALT
SUNDAY’S Grand Junction News steals one of our
editorials bodily and prints same as original. We thought
it w’as a good one W’hen we wrote it and we like Charley
Adams so w’ell that the appropriation is freely forgiven.
Whenever you run short of editorial stuff, clip some of
ours Charley. It is all written on a solid base and surely
will improve your paper a little.
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SOMEWAY we cannot assimilate the idea that there
has been a corrupt deal between President Coolidge and
Henry Ford over Muscle Shoals. The papers are simply
ringing with the telegram sent by Correspondent Martin
to Ford’s private secretary, and it looks as if the tele
gram was sent, and there are very strong reasons for be
lieving that the President authorized the same; this in
spite of his denial. The language used might be very in
nocent. The President may hold the same opinion we
hold, that Henry Ford’s operation of that tremendous in
dustry is the greatest thing for all the people that has
ever been undertaken in the way of industrial develop
ment. And, if so he might have said just what he is
credited with and that without any wrong idea. We al
ways try to reason out a situation by placing ourself in
the position of the other fellow and had we been Presi
dent we would have held that precise view. We hope we
would have had sense enough not to blat it to a reporter.
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THIS week on our front page we print a very illu
minating article from the pen of Ellis Meredith, probably
the keenest and brightest newspaper woman this state
ever produced. Ellis Meredith was brought to the front
as a political observer by Tom Patterson and his Rocky
Mountain News a quarter of a century ago, and never did
an apt pupil work under such admirable tutelage. Asso
ciated with Patterson and Edward Keating, she studied
Colorado politics first hand and believe us, she knows the
game. Her article opens a fine subject for consideration.
It shows just how Sweet and Shoup may compete for Vice
Presidential honors, each striving for a prize far more
exalted than the nominal position he seeks openly. It is
now practically assured that La Follette will run on an
Independent ticket for President. If he does, the chances
are that the Vic© President will become President for the
reason that no President can be elected. Failing of elec
tion himself. La Follette would be quite well satisfied
with a progressive like Gov. Sweet and would cheerfully
support him rather than most any republican, for it is
republican corruption that has alienated La Follette and
given him much grief. He will naturally gravitate to
the Democrats and if they have presented him with a de
cent opportunity to support their candidate he will do
it. He would not support a Democratic reactionary.
Republican leaders are laying awake nights now thinking
of plans for saving the g. o. p. ship. Their best bet
is to sweep Colorado if it costs millions, and they have
the millions to spend. We look for a real warm time
here this fall. States have been bought before now. We
have seen three presidents counted Blaine
and Bryan—but some way we have confidence that there
is not money enough to carry Colorado this year for the
Republicans. One thing we may rest easy on, the Re
publicans will not nominate a progressive for Vice Pres
ident. He would contrast too violently with their stand
ard bearer.
ONE fine tempest has been raised by the adverse
comment of Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler anent the oper
ation and desirability of the prohibition law, and some
people are foolish enough to think they see repeal of the
Eighteenth amendment looming on the horizon. Such
people are not wise. A law that suits both those who
obey and those who violate it will never be repealed.
Thos» who believe in total abstinence honestly believe
in prohibitory law as regards liquor. Those who fully
propose to ignore it have found its existence to be the
most potential road to wealth they have ever known.
Distilling and bootlegging is the most profitable business
in the country today, and every fnesh restriction enables
the lawbreakers to charge a little more for their services.
AI9O, as Dr. Butler never was there such educational
effects exercised on the young. Never has liquor con
sumption invaded the schools and youthful society as un
der this monstrous law. But it is one evil that can
never bo abated.
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THE Denver Express is the most reliable and read
able Denver paper that comes to this office. We have an
armful of trouble whenever we let a copy escape from
the grasping hands of our better half. But she never
fails to observe and comment on the mental attain
ments of the delirium tremens victim who stuffs the
slugs in correcting the galleys of proof on that sheet.
How a man or woman can misplace so many is a mystery
to printers. He, she, or it merits being canned every
day.
GOVERNOR SWEET, we imagine, will have no little
disciplining of his nature if he refuses to extend clem
ency to the mother who is plead'ng her own guilt to the
killing of a man for which cr*me her husband and the
father of her five small childien is paying the penalty in
the penitentiary Under the fire of adverse criticism the
governor has evidntly been steeling himself against ap
peals for release, but if this woman’s plea is not alto
gether a fabrication, he will need to make no plea of
justification for pardoning the bread-winner of the fam
ily.—Grand Junction Sentinel.
WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE, editor of the Emporia
Gazette, one of the brainiest men in the Republican
party, is looking for trouble this year. He says: “The
Coolidge future doesn’t look good to me. He’s going to
have trouble. I don’t know whether it will be in the
convention, or in the election. But I am* beginning to
doubt whether we can elect him if we nominate him.
And I am for him too.”—Grand Junction Sentinel.
THE passing of Judge Tully Scott removes from
earthly activity a man who set the pace for many great
reforms and much sound legal precedent. He was a clear
thinker and profoundly interested in the great questions
of government. His wise counsels will be missed, his ab
sence deeply regretted. The relatives he leaves may,
however, look with great pride on the record left by this
eminent man and jurist.
WHEN in St. I.ouis recently. James A. Reed was
asked what he though of his colleague, Senator Spencer.
To remarked, “He rorges his cheeks, pencils his eye
brows, uses talcum powder and perfume and when I see
Him I don’t know whether to love him or fight him.”—
Durango Democrat.
THE United States Radio Corporation r.ow under fire
ind threatened with an investigation by Secretary Hoover
«ems to have made a contract with Japan to broadcast
ot against the immigration bill and to decline to send
stuff favorable thereto. Evidently need investigation.
WHITER WARNS DELL HANLON
OF NEWSPAPER PITFALLS
Stay in the state penitentiary, is
the advice of a Denver Express read
er to Dell Hanlon, in an open letter
to him.
The letter advises against attempts
for election as mayor of Denver and
aleo warns him against deserting the
environment of the state penitentiary
for that of the newspaper business in
Denver.
The letter follows:
Dear Dell:
I congratulate you on having ban
ished from the front pages of our
great metropolitan dailies the names
of those who outrank you in criminal
ity, and, while the “investigation” of
your case has proved more grievous
to you than the aforesaid gentleman,
you can lay that to your youth and
inexperience in the hold-up game,
and that your methods are very crude
in this day and age. Moreover, you
hod never heard that the eighth com
mandment had been changed to read:
‘Thou shalt not steal—on a small
scale.”
Now, as to your ambition to return
at a later date and make the race for
the mayorship —I would advise strong
ly against it after having read that
Ben Laska had said you “always had
been a good boy.” Forget it, Dell,
for if you were unfortunate enough
to be elected, even Ben probably
would admit that back in your youth
ful days you had in some small way
overstepped the line of strict honesty
and integrity.
Now, as to your desire after your
release to launch out in the newspa
per business here in the “Queen City
of the Plains”—at first thought this
idea met with my approval as it
would certainly mean much to the
reading public and would exert an
uplifting influence on the Denver
press which has not been witnessed
for years.
On more mature thought, I am
forced to advise even against this
step as in your line of business the
competition is so great that a com
mon “stick-up” man like yourself
w-ould be outclassed right from the
start —you would be forced to com
pete with hardened old criminals
with years of experience behind them,
to whom your wildest escapades look
like mere child’s play. While you
were getting a hand-full of measley
do’lars from a Piggly Wiggly messen
ger, they would be getting a million
dollar interest in an oil reserve or—
but what’s the use?
My final word to you would be to
stay where you are and while I under
stand the guests entertained at Tom
Tynan’s hostelry are not of the most
elite, you are in as good an environ
ment as you would be in the News
paper business in Denver.
Hoping these few lines will find
you in good health and spirits, I beg
to remain,
Yours truly,
I. “HEAVY” H.
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC
STATE ASSEMBLY
Pursuant to the authority delegat
ed by the Democratic State Central
Committee to the State Executive
Committee, public notice is herebv
given that an Assembly of the dele
gates representing the Democratic
Partv of the State of Colorado is
hereby called and will be convened at
the Auditorium in Colorado Springs
Colorado, on Saturday, the twenty
fourth day of May, A.D. 1924, at the
hour of ten-thirty o’clock a. nv
The purposes for which such Assem
bly will be held are as follows:
The election of a Democratic Com
mitteeman and a Committeewomar
to represent the State on the Demo
cratic National Committee.
The election of twelve Delegates
and twelve Alternates to the Demo
cratic Nntional Convention to be heh
in the City of New York, June 24
1^ 24 ’. to 1,0 elected as follows: Each
of the four congressional district*
w 11 select one Delegate-at-large and
one Alternate-at-large, and two Del
gates and two Alternates. These se
lect ions will he submitted to the
State Assembly for ratification.
And for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before t**e Assembly.
T!-o Stnte Assembly shall consist of
!*° P 'e nl«9-nt-large and one addi
t ora] Delegate for each 150 votes
ar.d major fraet'ons thereof cast for
Honorable William E. Sweet for Gov
error at the last genernl election
held in 1922, making the number of
delegates from each county in accord
ance with the enclosed list
RAYMOND MILLER,
State Chairman.
HALE SMITH, Secretary.
Cunnhon County has ten delegates
COLORADO-CALIFORNIA PICNIC
The Coloradonns residing in and
near San Jose, are organized into a
State Society, with J. H. Parsons
President, and Mrs. Edith Mnssie
Cnin, Secretary.
Th**y will hold their annual picnic
this year at Alum Rock Park, San
Jose, Saturday, May 31. They antici
pate n grand time, and these nre
some of the GunnUon county people
who wall be present at this Califor
nia picnic: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ruff.
Dr. It. A. Smith, of Delta, will be
at La Vein Hotel. May 14 and 15, for
Jie practice of Eye. Ear, Nose, and
Thiont. Write or phone for appoint
menls - 2t-3p.
Customer Cooperation
TELEPHONE service consists essential
ly in providing the facilities for com
munication.
Reduced to fundamentals, it may be stated
thus:—
A is provided with a telephone.
B is provided with a telephone.
C, through wires and mechanism, con
nects these two telephones.
Satisfaction with the service depends largely
on A and B.
From the very beginning their co-opera
tion is imperative. A must call B and fi
must answer. Doing these things in the way
which makes for good service involves:—
I—Such care in asking for the number as one
would use in addressing a letter.
2—Such promptness in answering the call as
one would give to keeping a personal ap
pointment.
3—Such courtesy as one would show in mak
ing or receiving a business or social cali.
A —Such clear, correct speech as one would
use in the face-to-face transaction of the
most important business.
Each subscriber can increase the effective
ness of his telephone communication by such
thoughtfulness as he would employ in his
daily life.
Bell System
°»e Polloy - One Sysinn \s( And All Dlmtcd Toward
Universal Service U LI Bettor Service
The Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Co.
WHY BANKS?
LESSON VII
By J. H. PUELICHER, Chairman.
Committee on Public Education, American Bankers Association
Bank deposits are broadly divided into two kinds:
1. SAVINGS DEPOSITS
2. COMMERCIAL DEPOSITS.
t SAVINGS DEPOSlTS=deposits more or loss
permanent, in a savings bank or savings de
partment of a bank, on which interest is paid,
and which are withdrawn against the deposi
tor’s receipt; they in effect represent conserva
tive investment of funds accumulated through
personal thrift.
COMMERCIAL DEPOSITS = dcposits in a business
J. H. Puelicher account at a bank from which money is with
drawn by check; they represent an essential
facility for the conduct of business.
Many persons and all business houses have checking accounts in
which to deposit the cash and checks which they receive and against
which to draw their own checks to pay bills, wages and purchases.
Thrifty people almost universally keep their savings in a savings ac
count.
THE TIMID BORROWER
"I'd like to borrow SSO to buy a cow
I saw yesterday," said a farmer to tho
cashier of a country bank.
The cashier hesitated. "No, I can't
lend you SSO for a cow, but I'll let
you have SIOO or $125."
Astonishment was written all over
tho faco of the man seeking funds.
why. I can't afford to pay that
amount for a cow. l' m rather hard
up Just now.”
"If you can afford to buy a cow at
all, you can afTord to buy a good cow
Instead of a poor one,” replied the
cashier. Then ho proceeded to ex
plain just why a high-priced cow was
cheaper than one costing only SSO.
“The average cow, producing about
A political wo.kcr knocked at the
< f n residence and asked the
, y ' f lhe I,<ms ® “s t<« the politics of
t'e family. "Well, sir” she said,
tf you must know, my husband it a
rm " Republican, the dog
the cow is dry „ n d
n baby is wet.”
A Smile or Two
He We are told the human in .e
spinier fro m monkeys”
She-"If they did, the women
sprang farther ,i lan lhe men „
, 0 V" 1 ?™ you " “Keep that MEN
descended from monkeys?”
them~ deSCOn(IC!i b Ut most Of
them just dress decently.”
165 pounds of butterfat valued at M
cents a pound, earns SB2 as a year*
gross income.'’ he said. “Dtductlßf
the cost of feed loaves a profit of only
$lO to sl2. and does not take Into ac
count the labor involved, deprecia
tion. and other overhead expenses
Now can you honestly afford to buy
this kind of a cow? i A SIOO or |l2a
cow will produce 300 to 350 pounds
of butterfat. You can figure tho prof
its for yourself.”
Convinced of the profitableness of
Investing more money In a cow, the
farmer left the bank with tho fundi
In his hands. He started paying
the animal with his first milk chect
One half of each milk check went
tho bank to pay off the Indebtedness
while the farmer retained the r *
mainder for his expenses— Ban* er '
F armer.
i>oe.s your paper get out a coK>
'■rplrment on Sunday?” asked t *
No them visitor of Col. Bloodied
“Not at all! The darkies read the
same paper as the whites!” reph
the distinguished editor.- New r
leans Picayune.
That's So!
“Your advertisement describes 1 ll (i
ns all wool. It is nearly all
“Yes, that’s the worst of the news
papers. You can’t hardly belie' e
word they say.”—Kansas City Star-
There is no weaKh like health
Make your appointment for the o
munity Health Conference, Thuis fly*
May 15, College.