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The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
PATHETIC LETTER
OF GENERAL BOOTH

London, Oct. 31.-General William
Booth. commander-in-chief of the Sal
walton Army, has sent the following
message to salvationists throughout
the world, concerning the tragic death
of Mrs. Booth-Tucker:
81 am suddenly prostrated with grief
in the presence of what appears at the
moment to be an indescribable calam-
ity and an unfathomable mystery. /
can only look up and say to my Heav-
emily Father. THY will be done
my daughter was, after her mother,
first among the many noble and conse-
Grated women / have known during the
fifty years of my public life. Her loss
is irreparable, but so muca more need
is there for me. for you ard for us all,
to go on with our work for God and
the blessing of our fellow men. This.
however my heart may bleed, Is my
purpose so long as He may be pleased
to prolong my life.
THE blow will fall WITH intense Sc
verify upon Commander Booth-Tucker
and on my officers and soldiers in
America. for whom my daughter has
fought and toiled so long. In the
midst of my own sorrow my own heart
goes up to God in their behalf. fray
for them. Meanwhile | am trusting
for strength to go on With my own
duties, and praying that our great
agency of alleviating the sorrows of
the suffering world may not be hind
cred by this visitation"
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
CHICAGO CONFERENCE FORMS
FEDERATION OF EMPLOYERS

Chicago. Oct 31.-The conference for
the purpose of forming national fed
Grafton of employers associations to
cope with labor problems. voted to
adopt the name Citizens Industrial
Association of America" The organ
ization will include both employers and
citizens alliances.
The objects of the association as set
forth by the bylaws which were a
dopted are:
First. to assist by all lawful and
practical means the constituted author
tiles of the state and nation in main
tanning and defending the supremacy
of the law and the rights Of the citizen.
Second. to assist all the people of
America in resisting entertainments on
their constitutional rights.
Third. to promote and encourage
harmonious relations between employ
ers and employees. on basis OF equal
Justice to both.
Fourth. to assist local, state and
national associations of manufacturers
and employers in their efforts to estab-
lish and maintain peace and to create
and direct a public sentiment in oppo-
sition to all forms of violence and in
timidation.
Fifth. to foster and encourage by
legitimate means enterprise and free
dom in the management of industry.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

Sixth. to establish a bureau of Or
ganization for the formation of associ-
ations favorable to the objects of this
association and federating them with
this association.
Seventh. to establish bureau of
education and to distribute literature
and to foster the objects of the associa-
ton.
Eighth, to create and maintain a
fund for such purposes. In harmony
with and to promote the objects of this
Delegates from fifty-seven cities from
San Francisco to New York, including
several in Canada, were present at the
convention and at the concluding ses-
sion all details of the plan for carrying
on and extending the work OF the or
ganization were completed.
Officers were elected as follows: ID.
NJ. Parry of Indianapolis. president; j.
C. Craig OF Denver. head OF the Colo
RADIO State and Denver Citizens ALI
ances. first vice president: f. NJ. Nc
Cleary of the National Electrical Con-
tractors Association. Detroit, second
vice president; J. T. Hoile OF the Man
ufacturers' Association of New York,
third vice president: A. c. Rosecrans
of the Citizens Alliance, Evansville,
Indiana, treasurer.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
MENTAL OCCUPATION.

At thirty-five he had money and
honors but lost them. For twenty
years he lived a very simple and wan
dering or inactive life. During the
last five years he has been picking up
and now has $25. 900 with a good posi-
tion and an income of several thou
sand year. A few days ago called
upon him. He has an unusually COM
Portable office. He had been reading
how successful men eat and he told
me that they were reported to eat
anything they came across not paying
any attention to their stomach, but all
of them were busy at some kind Of
wora
His observation had been that when
a man stopped work he soon went to
pieces; that systematic thought and
exercise were necessary for continued
health.
A mechanic. who has a little shop
he has run for many years. is some
times tempted to close 1t because It
pays him SO little. My advice to him
has always been that he could afford
to run it for his health. Were he to
stop his work he would lose his diges-
tive power and then his energy. He
cannot do the heavy work he did
thirty years ago. but at sixty-seven he
is in better health than he was at
forty-five.
1 have often thought of the story Of
the butcher who had made sufficient
money upon which to retire. He sold
his shop and soon became miserable
His wife missed him day by day and
became suspicious. Upon investiga
ton she discovered that he was work
ing for another butcher in a nearby
town.
Would you live better and longer
then push some useful work as lon.;
as you live.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
NEW COLORADO
ROAD PROJECTED

Denver. Oct. 31.-The White Valley
Railroad Company has filed incorpora-
ton papers with the secretary of state.
The capital stock of the road is $780,
900. with the privilege of increasing 1t
in the discretion of the officers of the
road. The road is to be one Of the
feeders for the new "Moffat" road.
The proposed route of the road Is
from Rifle north, near the stage line.
to within three miles east of Meeker.
and thence east to Meeker. From
Meeker the road Will run north and
east to Coal Creek valley and then
drop down Milk Creek valley to a
point on the Yampa river and there
connect with the Denver. Northwestern
Pacific road. This will be the main
line and will be about ninety miles
long. There is a branch up the White
River valley for seventy-five miles and
another down the same valley from
Meekcr.
The officers of the new road are as
follows: President. DR.. ID. w. Aldrich
of Galesburg. Illinois; vice president.
e. G. Kindred of Denver: treasurer, II.
]. Butts of Galesburg, Illinois; secre-
tary, NJ. ] Gaugherty. Galesburg, llli-
nois The board of directors consist
of the officers named and c. J. Al
drich of Thornburg, Colorado, and J.
r. Howe of Galesburg.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
SANTA FE TRAIN WRECKED BY
TRAIN ROBBERS In COLORADO

The express car. in which, according
to report, the money was being trans
ported, was left in Colorado Springs
for later train. This alone saved 1t.
for the/bridge went down. the express
car was plunged down upon the wreck.
standing upon its end, and would have
been easy prey for the wreckers. What
good fortune led Express Messenger
Sewell to step back into the baggage
car sixty seconds before the engine be-
gan to wildly humping and humping
over the ties on the bridge cannot be
imagined, but it was this that saved
his life. The belief of the Santa Fe de-
tectivc department is that the wreck
was not an accident. and was the re-
suit of a deliberate purpose is strongly
supported by w. II. Doland, an expert
maclinist recently in the service OF the
New York Central who reached the
pile of wreckage before the detectives.
and demonstrated that only heavy
iron lever could have removed the
spikes. One suspect, who refused TO
give his name, but who was lowering
about without apparent purpose, ad-
mitted that he was not passenger on
the train, and was placed under arrest
and sent to La Junta.
The following named Colorado peo-
pie are among the injured:
John f. Walker. engineer, La Junta,
badly scalded by escaping steam.
George Brown, Denver, injured In
ternally.
w. A. Patterson. Denver. lip cut.
teeth knocked out, bruised about shoul-
ders.
A. J. Bates, fireman, La Junta.
bruised.
NJ. j. Garvey. Denver. side hurt.
Mrs. A. Hamilton, Colorado Springs.
side hurt.
Carl Kolberg, Denver. back hurt.
Mrs. Tillie Schott, Denver, wrist
sprined
John Sandoval, Trinidad, head
bruised
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
cbamberIain the Son.

Here is T. p. O'Connor's estimate Of
Austen Chamberlain. son of famous
father: "Of young Mr. Chamberlain
have only to say that he looks the
image of his father, with the lines
softened and refined by the admix-
ture of another being and another
race, that he has had the advantage
of university training over his father
and that, altogether, he is replica OF
his parent. with certain amount Of
the strength and vehemence taken
out. He is nimble. industrious, even
tempered. self-possessed, parliament
tary good ynung man"
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Famous Civil War Soldier.

Major General David McMurtie
Gregg, who has been chosen comman-
der in chief of the Loyal Legion. is the
man who led the famous cavalry
charge which contributed SO much to
Meade's victory at Gettysburg. Lieut..
General S. b. NJ. Young. now head of
the army, was at that time captain
of cavalry under Gregg. Gen. Brooke,
another famous fighter. was chosen
vice commander, the junior vice being
rear Admiral Clark. whose record
breaking trip with the battleship
around Cape Horn made him figure
of international fame.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
SHOT AT PRESIDENT DIAZ.
Criminal Fails in Attempt to Assassi-
nate Great Mexican.

Criminal Fails in Attempt to Assassi-
nate Great Mexican.
An attempt to assassinate President
Diaz was made Oct. 81, as he was
passing the Cantandor Garden at
Guanajuato.
Elias Toscano, a notorious criminal,
fired five shots at the president. Al
though he used ball cartridges at short
range, Diaz was not injured, nor was
the car in which he was riding hit
by any of the bullets.
Toscano has a most evil reputation.
His latest crime was the murder of
the jefa politico of San Luis Potisi,
for which he was sentenced to term
in prison. He had just been released
when he attempted to kill the presi-
dent. He is now closely guarded in
jail at Guanaiuato.
An attempt was made on the life of
President Diaz on Dec. 16. 1897. He
attended on that day the public cele-
brations in the City of Mexico of the
anniversary of Mexican independence.
During the festivities man rushed
toward him and. evading all efforts
made to check his progress, reached
the presidents side and attempted to
kill him. Great excitement prevailed,
but it was soon seen that the efforts
of the murderer had been futile.
President Diaz was not hurt. The as
sassin was at once arrested and
thrown into prison. This attempted
murder created much excitement and
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

Pueblo, Oct 31.-As the result of
what is said by railroad officials 10 be
the work of train wreckers. Santa Fe
Colorado Chicago through train No. G,
loaded with passengers from Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo, was
wrecked on bridge croesing Apish-
apa creek, thirty-eight niles east of
Pueblo. and between Fowler and Man.
zanola, at 1:30 o'clock yesterday morn
ing The wreck was caused by wreck
ers removing three rails on the ap-
proach to the bridge. The train, con-
sisting of an engine, two baggage cars,
a chair car. day coach, a Pullman
sleeper and a private car containing a
party of New York bankers. with the
exception of the last two cars. was
plunged into the bed of the creek and
lies mass of wreckage.
The engine left the track where the
rails were removed and turning slight
ly to the right carried the train onto
the pile approach to the bridge and
knocked the bridge into the creek. The
engine lies on its side.
In the escaping steam that followed
Engineer John e. Walker of La Junta
was seriously scalded and Fireman
Bates slightly injured. Passengers in
the coaches were badly shaken up and
many of them were injured, though
only two are seriously hurt
The track will not be clear until
night and trains will be sent by way of
Trinidad. But for the accident of a
hot box on the express car large
amount of money would have been in
the safe in the wrecked train, and
this was the plunder upon which the
deperadoes had fixed the purpose and
to secure it were willing to go to the
length of sacrificing the lives of $50
passengers and trainmen. Valises were
rified by the robbers in the hope of Sc
curing booty after they had discov-
cred that in some way they had been
foiled and the swag they sought was
not there.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

Chicago. Nov. 1.-Serious electric
disturbances, said to be due to the au-
rora borealis. or northern lights caused
great inconvenience to telegraph and
telephone companies yesterday. Tele-
graph wire in all directions from Chi
cago felt the effect. in some localities
causing total cessation of business.
Long distance telephone wires were
similarly affected, communication be-
ing entirely suspended at times. One
report says that huge electric waves
with high force passed through the
earth. paralyzing the strength of the
wires.
The disturbance lasted eight hours.
At its climax there were 675 volts of
electricity-enough to kill a MANN
the wires without the battery at
tached. An hour later the trouble had
virtually disappeared.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Rio eIaneo County indian Scare.

Denver. Oct S1.-A Republican spe-
cial from Rangeley, Rio Blanco county,
last night says: 20
The game commissioners letRange-
ly at noon to-day for Il e Ute camp on
Douglass creek, twenty-five miles south
Of here. Trouble is expected, as the
indians are very ugly since the kill
ing of one of the Weirs party last year
by one of the wardens. Quite num-
ber of Uintahs from White Rock are
here and they say they will shoot all
the wardens they meet. Some squaws
went through Rangely toward the res
ervation tonight. driving pack ami
mails on a gallop. Indian policemen
went up to Douglass creek this after
noon to take their trioesmen back to
the agency. The settlers are anxious
ly waiting Tor news from the N-Bar
ranch, where 200 indians are camped.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Can't Live Without FiahtInq.

Charles w. II. Needham. true sol
dier of fortune, whose home was once
In Kansas City. but now is the wide
world. is visiting his old home, where
he was teller of the Union National
bank. Since taking up his wanderings
he has fought the Matabeles In South
Africa, the Spaniards in Cuba. the
Filipinos, Tagalogs and Moros in the
Philippine Islands. sought other fields
of battle in Asia Minor and to-day
is in Kansas City awaiting an out
break between Russia and Japan that
he may serve under the banner of
the mikado. Needham is 80 years old,
according to Judge Jenney, and has
declared he can't live in land where
no fighting is going on.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
PAYS SIS FOR WIFE.
Mrs. Evanic Becomes Mrs. Garvx for
Consideration.

At Irwin. Pa, Casnif Garvz counted
out $55 into the hands of Mike Evanic.
while beside them stood the latter's
young wife, holding a 6-months-old
baby. The money was the purchase
price of the woman. Evanic giving a
receipt and stipulating that he release
all claim to her Evanic kissed the
baby and turned away without the
least emotion. Garvz then took his
newly purchased wife on a shopping
tour and afterward invited friends to
his home in Hemlock row to celebrate
the event. According to the woman's
story Evanic had not provided for her
and wanted to drive her from the
house. When Garvz heard of this no
opened negotiations for the woman, to
which she offered no objection.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Cares Little for Society.

Miss Marion A. Fish, daughter Of
Stuyvesant Fish. the New York mil
lionaire, is an accomplished house,
keeper, and cares nothing for the but
terhy existence led by society women.
Her friends are bright young women
who go in for athletic and look on
stilted society as deadly bore An
excellent horsewoman is Miss Marion
and her tennis also is up to the mark.
So far no mans name has been linked
with hers. Her brother Sidney also
dislikes society and prides himself on
not having attended ball or formal
dinner for years.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Muscle With Mind.

Others are studying the mechanical
and commercial elimination of errors.
am devoting all Of my time to the
personal or subjective sources of ac-
curacy. II l can write a few short
paragraphs every week which will
help you now to drive your muscle
and mind as team to your better ad-
vantage it will be doing what l want
to do. Though l may never hear from
you either way. l believe that in the
future as in the past the ideas l col
lect and think for you will be useful
to me in my private life.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Farmers Council Called.

Chicago Oct 31-The advisory
board created at the convention of
farmers societies held here In Sep
tember last has Issued a call for
meeting here December /. The object
is to bring about concert of action
among all farmers societies and orga-
nizations. "to secure equitable prices
on farm products, and to guarantee to
consumers food products at fair
price and not loaded down by trust
profits"
The call requests every society to
send two or more delegates to repre-
sent the different states.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Railroads Adopt Block System.

Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 31.-General
Superintendent Connols. of the Hook
ing Valley and allied Ines, announced
yesterday that the American Railway
Association has decided to abandon
January /, next. the operation of all
trains by telegraph orders on all
double track roads in the country.
At a meeting, at which was repre-
sented more than seventy per cent.
of the entire mileage of all the roads
in the United States. the report of the
rules committee. which contempIates
the substitution of the block system
wherever possible. was adopted.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
SICKNESS AND YOUTH.

All but health! Friends. money,
schooling. opportunity, yet discourag-
ed and a sufferer.
The young person with poor health
has the sympathy of the writer be-
same condition.
There is an age in ones growth
where depression of life's forces puts
one beyond the influence of drugs,
travel. recreation and the help of
friends.
Should little strength be gathered
and hope return. unconscious careless.
ness wastes the strength and scatters
the hope, till time comes when this
temporary Improvement has been Sc
cured and lost so many times, 1t is
looked upon with doubt whenever 1t
returns.
The encouraging and educating of a
young person with continued poor
health is a department in personal sci
ence. How to think in time to save
strength is mental preventive medi-
cine. How to grow substantial en-
thusiasm that will not be displaced by
any common emotion or temptation, is
a study in self-control.
This column will take these subjects
up again and again If any interest is
shown by the readers. The strong are
o1len puzzled to know how to encour-
age the discouraged and the sick may
wonder how to use the time that is
so useless, so that they may hasten
the day of strength and cheer. What
would you like to know? Ask speci-
fic question What do you know on
this subject others may long to poss-
ess?
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

The Denver News says: The Den
yer City Tramway Company is plan
ming to purchase the Denver, Lake
wood & Golden. and will convert the
road into an electrict line. Application
will be made to the federal court next
week to allow fifty per cent of the
taxes due on the Denver. Lakewood &
Golden. and It is expected that this
will be granted. County Treasurer FL
der has agreed to cancel the county's
tax claims for $1,000. or half the sum
due. and If the federal court will agree
to similar plan the tramway will
buy the line.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Storm at Cripple Creek.

Denver, Oct. 31.-A Cripple Creek
dispatch of last night says:
A blizzard ragged over the district
all day. hut moderated toward even
ing and the night is clear. Snow fell
to the depth of about ten inches on the
level, but was soon piled in big drifts
by the wind. The public schools were
closed. owing to the difficulty of the
children making headway against the
wind and drifting snow. There was
little interference TO traffic on the
steam and electric Lines and the trains
were only delayed few minutes.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Court Martial Proceedings.

Denver. Oct. 31.-The Colorado Ma
tional Guard court martial yesterday.
acquitted Brig. Gen.
Chase on the charge of perjury. 1t
continued to hear evidence on the
charges of insubordination and DISC
bedience of orders. No evidence what
ever will be accepted from the defense
on the perjury charge, and the court
will pass to the governor and his ad-
visers the task OF deciding whether
the prosecution sustained allegations
that General Chase made false afiida.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

At Pacific Grove, California, October
oath, Mrs. Louis Iverson, wife OF
machinist. murdered three of her chill
dren "at the dictation." she said. "of
a higher power" She had shown
signs of mental arrangement for some
time.
chairman of the board of directors of
the Wabash railroad. Although the
Wabash is a distinctively Gould prop
erty. Mr.. Gould until now has held no
official position other than that of a
director.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Putting to Good Use.

In the spring of 1908. up near the
sky, where one could get a forty emile
view IN a clear day l found an idle
room and an idle table. By asking
for it all the room was decorated, the
table repaired and groups of employees
were sent there to study with me on
better methods. We found that each
one of us knew something useful to
each other and the Many Easy Error
subjects were started for a continued
and systematic exchange of expert
ences.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
The HopefuI View.

When began tuiying errors for
special report I br ought the para
graphs out under the title "Blunders
and Breaks" but It. had doleful
sound and a negative spirit, SO that
turned to the cheerful, constructive
and encouraging word Accuracy, un-
der which l now have furniture box
car full of written and printed mate
t,I
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Think Something is Wronq.

1t is generally considered bad form
to look gift horse in the mouth. but
the people of Salem. Mass, are asking
how it comes that the late Mrs. Mary
Ropes was able to bequeath million
dollars to charity while she and her
sister together paid taxes on but $780,
600 zeal and personal property.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
eaItimore,s Mayor a "pandy. ,

Mayor McLane Of Baltimore is gen.
orally conceded to be about the best
dressed man in that city. In the hours
devoted to his duties as head of the
civic government ne is rarely seen in
anything but gray clothes. Mr.. Nc
Iane is not partial to jewelry.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
1hree Good Reasons.

William Allen White. the Kansas
newspaper man, denies that he is to
be dean of the school of journalism
in the state university. ''In the first
place" says Mr.. White. "the job has
not been offered. me; in the second
place, I wouldn't have the job. and in
the third place. there is no such job"
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
For Fortv.Nine Years More.

Having spent over thirty years on
my libraries, and dug back more than
a century into unrecorded experiences
by personal interviews, last year /
started for fifty-year trip to all coun-
tries to study local sources of desir-
able personal qualities. l believe
every man, woman and child in this
world knows something useful to you
and to me in our common duties. VIII
you come along with me?
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Woman Misses a Distinction.

Miss Gratia Woodside of Salem is
the only woman who ever appeared
before the Missouri Supreme Court
She represented one side in land
and mining dispute. but owing to an
oversight on the part of the opposing
counsel she was not allowed to make
an argument, the court holding that
under the circumstances the issue be-
came purely an academic one.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
EVERYBODY BIunders.

Leaders and followeds, teachers and
students, employer. employe, custom
er and visitor, all make mistakes. and
some of the mistakes are so mutually
expensive that all can very well afford
to unite in fighting inaccuracies which
do no one any good and every person
harm,