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The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-12
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The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-12

The Independents are feeling not
"A little anxious over the present po-
litical outlook. They see that their
method" of reform" has not been
chosen wisely. as indicated by its
reception from the better class of
Conejos county people. And well
they may.
Individually or collectively, it
always results disastrously for
persons of superior intelligence to
mingle with their interiors. and
right along this line is where the
Independent movement made its
most pronounced error in the
choosing of its present leadership.
The substantial portion of the
county's population, upon whom
the ''anti's" banked their hopes,
recognizing this fact. did not
trouble themselves to give much
attention to the matter other than
to watch the political issues from
a standpoint of ordinary interest,
with no intentions of entering in
to the folly of changing their
views regarding the county's pres
ent officials. Why should they,
when the Independents have no
better material to offer?
The handwriting upon the
wall" is too distinctive of the In
dependents defeat to be misinter-
preted. and the lines of worry
which have been slowly gathering
upon their brows for weeks past.
have grown into deep burrows, and
more frequently than of yore. they
gather together their little band of
''Puritans" to discuss the situation
apparently with little satisfaction.
They realize their mistake, but
too late to repediate. they struggle
on with laughable effrontery,
claiming political concessions
which have never been theirs. And
when.the votes are counted this
fall, fears which they now enter
tain, will be substantiated by cold
facts, which will undoubtedly be
the means of warding of future
outbreaks on the part of these milk
and water politicians.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-12

A citizen from one of our irtiglI-
boring towns remarked to us re-
Gently that LA Jara is certainly a
sociable town. Everybody you
meet speaks to you" he said A
reputation of this character is what
gives a town prestige and gives
outsiders the feeling that they like
to do business with that kind of
people. a cordial word. ii hearty
hand clasp is never missed and
they do wonders toward bringing
cheer to the other fellow. This
argument holds good either from
business or social standpoint. Try
it and be convinced
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-12

1t is automatically stated that
one of the Independent promoters
an Alamosa resident. and first
rate fellow. too good to be mixed
up in that bunch has withdrawn
from the ranks with the statement
that they had gotten him into
enough trouble already. without
running the risk of getting in
deeper" Shake hands, sir. we
often wondered how in thunder
you were ever drawn into that
menagerie of apes
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-12

A man is IA simpleton to make
threats of dangerous nature
against fellow citizen. even to
those whom he considers his
friends, for very frequently an
action of this character rebounds
with tremendous force upon the
speaker, and stands proof against
him at some future time. Over
confidence in friends very often
results disastrously, and it is a
safe plan to reserve portion of
your thoughts to yourself. for the
other fellow, unguardedly or be-
cause he likes to talk, may repeat
the statement you made to him,
thus causing undo criticism and
trouble. Emerson says: Act the
fool in the desert, and the very
sands will blab it," which saving
is profitable one to paste in your
hat for future references.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-12

The big guns of the state Alva
Adams and Ben Lindsay are sched-
uled to appear before La Jara
people next week. The date set
for Lindsay's appearance will be
on Monday, while Mr.. Adams
will speak on the day following,
from 5;15 to 7:45 O'Clock, coming
in on a special. Judge Seeds, can
didate for supreme judge. will ac-
company Mr.. Adams.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-12

Mrs. Laura Sabine. who is in
charge of the Build, g & Loan
office at Alamosa, took evidence in
the assault case Saturday. Mrs.
Sabine is stenographer of much
ability and is often called to act in
her capacity in important cases.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-12

BY the time that the Indepen-
dents pnt up for their assault suit
and pay the expenses incurred by
the sheet north of us. their 500.
coo crmpaign fund will be sliv-
cred down somewhat, we're think
ing.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-12

Robt. Lyons. our popular mill
manager. accompanied by his sister
in-law, Miss Margaret Hellebush,
drove over to Manassa. Tuesday.
and drank great draughts of our
golden sunshine en- route.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-12

Rumors that G. H. Wilder has
been secreted in one of La .Jara's
hotels since his recent confinement.
is as preposterous rs it is silly,
and is only offset by another state
that the victim of last weeks as
sault is not injured beyond IA scalp
wound, and has been enjoying him
self in Denver. Such statements are
proven false upon the very evident
lack of good sense connected with
them. In the first instance. if Mr.
Wilder had any occasion to hide,
his own home would have been "a
safer retreat than IA public inn; in
the second instance there is proof
positive from reliable sources that
the attending physician at Mercy
hospital prohibited his communi-
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-12

The s A. NJ club We're royalty
entertained Wednesday afternoon
by Mrs. ID. Scott Schenck. This
popular club is noted for its good
times, which roll around quite fire.
quently.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-12

The Denver Post is about as
accurate in its statements as is the
Independent party in theirs. And
YOU know how accurate that is.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-12

The Independents claim eighty
five per cent of the votes this fall.
That's right. brethren, keep up
your courage, for the worst is yet
to come.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-12

c. G. :. Hyatt. of Alamosa, was
in La Jara. Sunday, spending the
day on business.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-13
ROW IN NEGRO CHURCH.
stormy Scene when the Pastor Of One
Faction Tried TO Preach

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-There was a
stormy scene at the morning service in
the Shiloh Baptist Church. colored, yester-
day when the Rev. James l.. White, pastor
of the Sample faction, appeared in the pulpit
ami declared dramatically that he did not
care anything about the order of Judge
Clabaugh of the District Court inc that
he proposed to preach. The army and
navy of the United States, he said, would
protect him.
There has been trouble among the breth-
rem OF he congregation for some time.
The two principal factions are the Sample
and the Cook factions, and the Cooks we're
recently declared by the court to he in
temporary control.
Late yesterday afternoon the Cook fac
ton succeeded in shutting the doors of the
church and in preventing their rivals from
holding the regular young peoples meet
ing and evening preaching service. The
morning service had been interrupted con-
stantly by members of the rival faction, and
when one of the trustees was engaged
in prayer one of the sisters of the
congregation made herself particularly
troublesome by shouting. When this failed
TO stop the PRAYER the choir sang, and the
trustee was Obliged Ia desist.
The members of the Cook faction now
. to have the Rev. Mr.. White. leader
of the Sample faction, spunisbed for on
tempt Of court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-13
POSTING or RAIL ROAD RATES.
conference Betw cen commissioned Ozark
I'M Freight Rate TX prrts.

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA conference
was held at the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to-day between COMMISSIONS Clark
and the committees of freight and passen-
ger rate experts, who were appointed 10
aid the commission in drafting a formal
order 10 enforce the provision of the rail-
road rate act, which requires the publ
cati oil and posting Of all interstate rates.
The committees represent practically all
the varying traffic conditions throughout
the country, and were appointed as a re-
suit Of a hearing held in thiscityla last month.
At he conference to-day l.. Green, rep
Tesenting several Southern railroads, said
that he considered the posting of tariffs
in conspicuous places as unnecessary and
suggested that all agents of the carr iers
be furnished with a copy of the rates. which
shall be accessible, upon request, to all
shippers.
George ID. Dixon of the Pennsylvania
Railroad said that if the commits ion did
not requ ire initial carriers to publish and
post their rates at initial points of ship
ping great difficulty will he experienced in
the posting Of tariffs and the publication of
rates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-13
IN THE U. s. SUPREME COURT.
validity Of the New York Tenement House
Law Arnrmed.

WASHINGTON, Nov. i2.-The Supreme
Court to-day announced a recess of the court
from next Monday until Monday, Decent
Der 3.
Solcitor-General Hoyt on behalf of the
Government to-day moved the dismissal
OF the suit brought by the State Of Kansas
to restrain the allotment. sale or alienation
Of half a million acres of land in the Indian
Territory granted the State by the United
States and by the State granted to the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas Railway. The
principal ground for the motion is that the
court has 10 jurisdiction OF the case, be-
cause the State of Kansas has no int crest
in the lands and it was not therefore the
kind Of litigation that could be brought
in this court. The motion was taken under
advisement
The court affirmed the judgment Of the
Supreme Court of New York in affirming
the validity Of the statute Of that Stat e
abolishing school sinks in tenement houses
in cities of the first class and requiring
individual water closets for zach two fami-
lies. The case was a test suit brought by
Katie Moeschen. the owner of a tenement
no Sc at $50 East Thirty-ninth street, who
was fined $50 for failing 10 comply with the
orders of the Tenement House Department
OF the city Of New York. She alleged that
the law was unconstitutional in hat it
worked A taking of her property without
compensation and without due process of
law. The court held, however, thai the
law was a proper exercise Of the police
power of the state, and the imposition of
the fine was affirmed.
TIL cour set for hearing on December
II the suit between the States of Colorado
and Kansas to determine the right of the
former to Use the waters Of the Colorado
River Tor irrigation purposes. which had
heretofore been postponed until it could
he heard by "A full bench. The Govern
mer,t is an interviewer in the case because
the outcome will affect its right to Use the
waters of the river for it, great irrigation
projects.
The court reversed the United States
courts at New York i'm holding that the
duty on figured cotton cloths was less than
that taxed on plain cloths. The question
turned OF a rather ambiguous paragraph
in the Dingley tariff act, which the lower
courts construed literally and the Supreme
Court literally. The difference in the duties
under the two rates mOun to several
million dollars.
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no TEST STOCK TRANSFER TAN.
Molten Made for Early Hearing Before
tho supreme Court.

WASHINGTON. Nov. I2.-Landon Marvin,
of counsel for Albert J. Hatch in the suit to
test the validity Of the New York stock
transfer tax, to-day asked the Supreme Court
~toadvancethe case for an early hearing, One
reason for desiring an early adjudication
of the question is that the State lis collecting
some $40, 900 a day under the tax, aud as no
provision has been made for retu rning
the money il the law is declared vo.d IL
should be taken up out Of turn and decided
as quickly as possible.
Hatch was arrested for selling 100 shares
of st. Paul without affixing the stamps pre-
scribed by the law. He attacks its validity
on the grounds that the Legislature had not
complied with the requirement that a bill
should be printed and lie upon the desk Of
members Mt least three calendar days before
its passage; that IL was a property tax; that
it wa not uniform. because high and low
priced stocks were taxed alike, and that it
was a burden on interstate commerce., all
Of which the Supreme Court Of New FORK
overruled. The court to-day o the motion
under advisemenr.
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ACTION AGAINST ST.ANDaRD OIL.
Cove Plan for Bringing u May
ne Announced TO-DAY.

WASHINGTON, Nov. PIT was said at
the Department of Justice this afternoon
that the expected official statement in re-
gard to the Governments plans for bring
ing a civil action against the Standard Oil
Company might not be deferred more than
a day or two longer. Unoficially the init
nation was given that ,the statement.
which is to he made by Attorney-Genersl
Moody himself might be forthcoming as
early as Tomorrow.
There was a long conference at the De-
partment this afternoon between Attorney
Gener al Moody, Mr.. Purdy, his chief as
sistant. and Messrs. Kellogg and Morrison,
the special counsel Of the Government.
After I he conference had been in progress
for some time Mr.. Garfield, chief of the
Bureau OF Corporations, who conducted
the special inquiries into the operations OF
the Standard Oil Company, went over 10
the Department VI Justice and joined the
conference.
The matters under consideration this
afternoon related exclusively TO the anti
trust phases Of the Standard Oil matter
and not to the prosecution OF Standard
officers under the cTimina statutes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-13
CURRENCY COMMISSION MEETS.
Little Hope OF an Agreement On . Plan
for an Elastic Currency.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE currency
commission OF the American Bankers
Association met at the New Willard at noon
to-day and held two sessions behind closed
doors without reaching any ELM con-
clusion. The object of the meeting is TO
report a plan of legislation TO Congress
that will give the country an elastic cur
rency TO meet the periodical cases of money
famine.
A. b. Hepburn Of New York, vice-presi-
dent of the Chase National Bank, was chair
man and James r. Branch of New York,
secretary of the American Bankers As
ISOLATION, was chosen secretary. Frank
A. Vanderlip of the National City Bank
and Charles A.. Conant of the Morton Trust
Company. representing the currency conf
mittee Of the New York Chamber Of Com
merce, were present.
At the first session MIR. Vanderlip out
lined the plan of relieving the money strin-
gency reported by the committee some
weeks ago.
At the afternoon session Mr.. ona
addressed the members of the commission
in explanation of the plan and told of what
he had observed while abroad as a member
of the Chamber OF Commerce committee.
Messrs. Vanderlip and Conant invited the
commission to 20 to New York and mold
ltt ulettluKS III bfc ttltiIlDtt Va NOiiluAVtSN1
but the invitation was not accepted, most
of the bankers taking the view that. mas
much as the repor would deal with matters
TO be brought before Congress, Wash
ington was more appropriate as a meeting
place.
Leslie NJ. Shaw, Secretary of the Treasury.
William B. Ridgely, Comptroller Of the
Currency, and Charles II. Treat, United
States Treasurer, were present at the second
session.
The committee from he American
Bankers Association IL strongly inclined
to recommend a law in favor 81 authorizing
a permanent commission, of which the
Comptroller of the Currency IL 10 be a
member. to have control Of the issuance
of emergency currency" But the meet
ing to-day disclosed almost as many diver
gent views as there were member OF the
commission.
The meeting voted not to give out any
thing for publication until there Is an agree
ment. One of the members said there
seemed to be no prospects OF an agree
ment within the next two years.
1t was said to-day that the commission
would probably adjourn after a few days
session TO meet again when Congress Is
10 session.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-13
'LORD', DARLINGTON AFPEALS.
Under Sent n for the Murder of james
y. Gear . -. Louis THURMAN.

WASHINGTON, Nov, 12.-The appeal OF
Lord Frederick Seymour harrington
from the sentence Of death for the murder
OF James p. Mccain, n wealthy st. Louis
turfman. near Bonfils, Mo, in June, 1908,
was filed in the Supreme Court to-day.
The case has attracted widespread atten-
ton owing to the fact hat harrington
claimed to be a member of the British
nobility In shortly before the murder
had been sent to the workhouse for marry
ing Grace Cochrane OF Kansas City under
the pretension. found fraudulent. that he
was Lord" harrington. McCann took up
harrington, put him up at his hotel. the
Leland, and supplied him with money.
Mccain disappeared in June. 1903, and
his nude body was found several weeSs
later in q quarry pool. fifteen miles from
st. Louis. Darlington was arrested;
McCann's watch and diamonds we're found
on him, and he was convicted on strong
circumstantial evidence That judgment
was affirmed by the Missouri Supreme
Court, and Darlington now appeals to the
Supreme Court OF the United States. alle9-
ing. among other errors. that some OF the
Jurors were ineligible to determine the case
because they had read newspaper ac-
counts Of it and had formed judgments as
to his guilt or innocence.
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TO ATTACK HARTMAN SYSTEM.
The Government May Conduct an Inquiry
as IN the Northern Securities Case.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-Developments
within the last few days strongly indicate
that a concerted movement has been started
in one quarter or another to force the Inter
state Commerce Commission TO run the
probe into the operations of the Hartman
transcontinental line of railroads. Tn
charge Is made that in the organization Of
the so-called Hartman lines the New York
capitalist and those associated with him
are proceeding under a contract OF agree
ment in restraint OF trade. 1t is admitted
by members Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission that they la under Con
sideration an Investigation Of the Hartman
lines such as was conducted in the case
Of the Northern Securities Company in
1902.
Attention was directed in a publication
here to-day 10 the fact that theUnited States
Government has at command the means
Of more effective attack upon the Hartman
railroad system than upon any other com
bination in the country. II is pointed out
that Congress when il chartered the orig
inal Union Pacific Company expressly re-
served special powers of limiting the earn
ings and controlling the rates and charges
Of this system. In the act granting the
CnaTJeT 10 tnb OnlOh Tdclnc ~ "ao piO-
vide1:
THAT whenever it appears hat the net
earnin gs of the entire road and telegraph,
including the amount allowed for services
rendered for the Initial States after de-
Quoting all expenditures, including re-
pairs and the furnishing. running and
managing Of said road, shall exceed 10
per centum upon its cost. exclusive Of the
S per centum to be paid to the United States.
Congress may reduce the rates OF fare
thereon. il unreasonable in amount. and
may fix and establish the same by law
II was developed to-day that when the
Interstate Commerce Commission took up
the inquiry into the affairs Of the Harri-
man system il was at a loss where to begin.
AZ no specific complaint had been made.
Discovery of the old charter provision is
regarded as assurance that the Govern
ment may pursue the widest latitude OF
investigation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-13
JEROME ON PEABODY COERCION
DISTRICT ATTORNEY EXPLAINS
WHY HE HAS NOT ACTED.

-Electionecring is Going On -Magistrates'
Courts Arc Open for MisdemcanOr
Case Justice Bischon Has Refused
an Injunction on the same Facts.
District Attorney Jerome replied yes
terday to a charge made in q newspaper
that he was protecting those desiring to
retain control Of the Mutual Life lnsur-
ance Company. The charge was based
on Mr.. Jerome's letter to Judge Herrick
in which Mr.. Jerome refused to take up
the charge OF coercion Of agents made
against President Peabody at this time.
although he said he was inclined to believe
that the charge cam under a section OF
the Penal Code. Mr.. Jerome said in his
letter to Judge Herrick that inasmuch as
an opposite view might be taken OF the
law n as there was also a conflict upon
the facts he did not think he should act
on the matter until after the election Of
trustees. in December. He pointed out,
howver, that the committee OF policy
holders could, II 1t wished, go into a Msgis-
trate's court itself.
Although his letter was made the basis
OF a general attack on Mr.. Jeromc's policy
in regard to the insurance disclosures. Mr..
Jerome confined his reply to explaining
why he had refused to take up the charges
Of coercion at this time. He said on this
point:
A portion Of my letter printed in the edl-
torial In this mornings World IL omitted.
The portion represented by stars read as
follows:
The interests Of the people will not be in
any way jeopardized by this delay, and from
the constant use Of the newspapers by the
persons interested in this election It would
my Office to influence the election than to
punish a wrongdoer. l do not understand
that Mr.. Peabody Ia continuing to Use the
means complained OF to coerce agents Of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company. II he il,
and the acts come within section $50 Of the
Penal Code. / presume there il adequate
remedy for your committee in a court Of
equity"
IL is not customary to- submit misdemeanor
cases to the Grand Jury in the first instance
but to take them before a Magistrate, so that
they can be tried at Special Sessions. As a
general rule. when complsinants are repre-
sented by private counsel in cases where the
charge is misdemeanOr. the District Attorney
does not appear in the police court. but me
complainant Is represented ny MS private
counsel.
The complainHnts had already sought from
Mr.. Justice Bischof an injunction to restrain
Mr.. Peabody from doing exactly what before
and MIR. Justice BisCho1 has refused to give
them the relief sought. Among the am
davits submitted to Judge BisChon upon
thatA application was one Of Mr.. Sutton, IN
which it was sought To prosecute MIR. Pea
body for coercion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-13
The Weather.

The storm which was here on sunday was central
orthe Massachusetts coast yesterday morning. NOV
Ing norLheAstward. II was causing rain In northern
Penns ;, Ivania and New Jersey and southern New
York and snow In New England, New YORK ana the
Ial,r regions. Az some point in northern New YOrk
the fall was heavy. Snow also fell tn Tennessee
Missouri and the Dakotss and on the north PACING
Coast. where another storm area was appearing.
over all the middle sections the pressure was
high. forcing much lower temperatures lho All inc
south,rn states. II was cooler o. most places east
Of the Mississippi. Freezing weather covered the
country from Montana TO Lake Huron and south
into Kansas and Missouri.
In this city II was cloudy and showeTy. with a
little snow: colder; wind, fresh westerly average
humidity. 10 per cent: barometer, corrected 10 read
10 sea level. at 4. NJ, p.6s: Q I. NJ. $50.
The temperature yesterday As recorded by the
orncial thermometer Is shown In the ann,xed table: