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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-08
How Postal Department Is swinaIe.l.

How Postal Department Is Swindied.
The issue and payment OF postal
money orders involve cash transac-
tons aggregating nearly $1,000. 000,-
600 per annum. This almost incOn-
ceivable sum is received ana paid cut
by the pOstmasters Of the country in
amounts averaging less than eight
dollars for each transaction. In
Vulnerable mistakes necessarily occur
in the performance of these operations.
And human nature being weak, temp
tations strong, and opportunities
numerous, a wide field is offered Cor
the exercise of criminal propensities.
F'orgeries, false representations, thefts,
and the many other varieties of fraud
are constantly perpetrated; defalca-
tiOns and embezzlements Of money or
der funds by postmasters are of daily
occurrence. 1t is believed that no 9TH
er function undertaken by the national
government opens so wide an avenue
for pecuniary risks and losses.
Stealing money order blanks from
poStoffices, filling them out and col
lecting them rapidly before detection,
have been successfully tried by many
adopts Some years ago the assistant
postmaster of a town ia South Dakota,
a man greatly respected in the COM
munity obtained a short leave of abb
sence and failed to return. Reports
soon came in that numerous money or
derS Of large denominations, purport-
ing to be issued at that office, had been
paid along a line of travel reaching to
Chicago and eastward. No such or
ders had been regularly issued, but an
examination disclosed that the alb
sconding assistant had removed blank
orders from the book, properly filed
them out for the maximum sum ($100
each), forwarded the advices marked
Identification waived" stopped off at
towns en- route and collected in all
about $4,000 without question.
Congress and the treasury depart
ment are not always blameless in per-
hitting an open door to fraud. There
have been abuses sanctioned by law
and long practised by the accounting
Office, which gave facile opportunity
for wholesale swindling by postmas-
ters as some of those herein described
give for operations against them. Dur
ing several years the accounts of post
masters issuing money orders were
settled by checking their statements,
not against the orders, but against
the stub or coupon attached there
from. Accounts aggregating. probably,
$500 100000 were passed upon by this
free and easy process.=Henry A. Cas-
tie. former auditor for the postoff1ce
department, in Harper's Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-08

Isn't the Kansas City Star afraid the
undue familiarity with which it han
dles the name of Mr.. Calderhead win
shock the sensibilities of some of the
good Republicans of the Fifth district
who worship at the Calderhead shrine?
The star says: When Representative
Murdoch of Kansas used the phrase
poor bill in discussing the railroad
rate measure yesterday, he did not have
reference TO poor Bill Calderhead. the
only member Of the Kansas delegation
who openly opposes the president"
|
1t is stated that there were 116 pri-
vate pension bills introduced in con-
gress in fifteen minutes recently
This may look like rushing legisla-
ton, but it isn't. These bills are not
introduced with a view to passing
them. They are chiefly useful for
lining up the friends of the old SOL
diers in whose interests they purport
to be. After they are printed and
copies have been sent home nothing
further is heard of them until the
approach OF another election calls for
their Introduction in another session
o6 congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-08

Sl1ra wler-I've seen Shippem. the tailor.
going up to your studio every day for
week. Is he sitting for you?
Dauber-NO, he's laying for me.-Cleve-
land Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-08

FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-08

Sometimes said Uncle Eben. "a man
takes credit fob bein' honest when he's
merely been dom business wifi folks dat
never give him a chance to be anything
else. w Washington Star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-08

How about your New Year resolu-
My friend, it's so frai1 I'm afraid to
touch It, for fear it'll break in my handsis
Atlanta Constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-08

Success frequently consists. in beat
ing the other fellow to it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-08

Does he believe in the survival OF the
fttest?''
'sEfe does"
ON what ground2'
s'Why, he says he's here and that nroves
it.''-San Francisco Call
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-24
WELD COUNTY ROAD.
Greeley, Lone Tree G st. Vrain Rail
road Company.

Greeley. Colo.-Greeley business
men will build new steam railroad
into tine Lone Tree country. some ten
miles east of here. and also tap the
St. Vrain and Thompson districts,
both branches to have their center az
Greeley. Articles of Incorporation OF
the company, to be known as the
Greeley. Lone Tree & st. Vrain Rail
road Company. were filed to-day. The
company is capitalized at S25O,OOO.
divided into 10000 shares of so each.
and when paid up are non assessable.
The directors are d. A. Canfeld,
Charles II. Wheeler. j. l.. Brush. B. F.
johnson. ASA Sterling. Charles NJ.
Jackson and James w. McCreery.
These seven men probably repre-
sent acre moneyed interests than any
other like number in the county. ID.
A. Garfield is the owner of the new
hotel here and big stockholder in
numerous reservoirs. c. II. Wheeler
is cashier and j. l.. Brush vice presi-
dent of the Greeley National BANK,
b. F. Johnson is heavy stockhoider
in the Union National Bank. c. NJ.
Jackson, cashier of the Weld County
Investment Company, J. w. McCreery,
a prominent attorney, and Asa Ster-
ling, the richest man in Weld county.
Both districts which the road will
enter are among the richest in north.
ern Colorado and will welcome the
road as the means by which the prob
lem OF Carrying their crops to market
will be solved.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-24

Golden. Colo.-Simon Guggenheim
hall, at the Colorado School of Mines,
was dedicated with imposing cere-
monies Wednesday, October 18th. The
hall Is gift to the state of Colorado
by Simon Guggenheim. Colorado
man, who is connected with the Ameri-
can Smelling and Refining Company,
and who resides in Denver. Upon the
birth of his son, John Simon, he made
the school of mines in Golden pres
ent of building which would be best
adapted to the needs of the school.
The structure. completed and fur
nished, cost $4,000. and Is one of the
most beautiful of its kind in America.
Many notable Colorado citizens were
at the dedication and imposing ad-
dresses were delivered by eminent
speakers. Three hundred pupils of the
school, which are drawn from every
state in the Union, and from several
foreign countries, were present, and
cheered the generous benefactor of the
school to the echo. AZ he delivered over
the keys of the building to the presi-
dent of the board of trustees. Mr..
Guggenheim is n pleasing public
speaker and every sentence was
warmly applauded by the admiring
students and members of the alumni.
In formally presenting the keys OF the
building. Mr.. Guggenheim said:
ALLOW me to thank you and the
people of Colorado for the great inter
est taken in our school of mines. 1t
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-24

Every virtue lies between two vices.
Such Is the location of the virtue of
leisure. Especially in this hurrying
age and country. haste becomes
habit and then a disease. II one rush
es to the next mail with a letter
whose reception, whothc- this week
or next. is no matter at all; II he
vaguely feels that not 10 have to hur-
ry for his car is to begin the day but
slackly, evidently he is IL the grip of
Il disease. The spendthrift of his time
is no worse than the miser of it. who
must needs have every moment at
usury, remarks Arthur Cotton. in
Reader. If procrastination is thief
who steals from tomorrow for the
benefit OF to-day, he has his counter
who steals from to-day for the benefit
of tomorrow. Thievery is thievery
and Poor Richard. with his Have you
somewhat to do tomorrow, do it to
day." was n most immoral counselor
This encroaching future must be kept
in its place. and justice and courtesy
done to the hour which is our guest.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-24
GILPIN COUNTY LINE.
New Railroad From Moffat Road to
Central City.

Denver.-After years of preparation
and business planning. work will be
commenced within n short time upon
the Gilpin & Clear Creek railroad
which connects with the Moffat road
at Pactolus and taps the rich mining
districts of Gilpin county. The new
railroad expects to actively compete
with the Colorado & Southern Clear
Creek branch. and will be standard
gauge. According to statement made
by r. A. Hall. president of the con
struction company of that name, the
surveys have all been completed.
The new railroad will be one of the
shortest in the state. 1t is only twenty
five miles in length, but will run
through extremely rough and broken
territory, between Pactolus and Cen
trail City. Branch lines, however, are
being considered to Nevadaville and
Russell. to Giipin and Gold Dirt.
The greatest benefit of the road will
be the lowering of the price of coal IN
the Gilpin county mining districts. Al
least 50 ton will be cut from the
price. according to the officials. on the
coal wnlCn Is mlntu near behNoi anu
at present carried over the narrow
gauge competitor mining men will be
saved a fifteen to twenty-mile wagon
haul to the present railroad. Until the
completion of the branches. however.
they will have to haul half that dis
lance.
Construction work will be com
menced on both ends of the road at
Pactolus and Central City. the former
point will probably be made the base
of supplies, because of the benefits OBJ
tanned by the broad-gauge Moffat road
in comparison to the narrow-gauge
line. The road is to run along South
Beaver creek to Avondale Junction.
where the line separates to Black
Hawk and Central City. 1t will cost
about 100000 when completed and
equipped. The offices are in Denver.
The officers are: John c. McShane OF
Central City. president: Gen, sturm'
Denver, first vice president; John q.
Roberts, Idaho Springs, second vice
president; c. c. Worrall. Denver,
third vice president; B. F. Seymour
Central City. secretary. and E. X.
Foutz. Russell gulch. treasurer. The
Hall Construction Company is promot-
ing and building the line.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-24

New York.-After Inspecting tho va
duct and tunnel route to the Catskills,
Mayor Mcclellan said: THE people
of this city do not realize the i'm
mensity of the project which the mum
cipality has taken in hand to in
crease its water supply. 1t is task
even greater than that OF building the
Panama canal. Imagine. for instance,
the building of reservoir twelve
miles long and two miles wide, and in
some places 100 feet deep. and then
providing for the carrying of the
stored water distance of 100 miles.
The project is tremendous one"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-24

is an institution which We fully realize
has brilliant prospects; one which has
already done much to advance the min
eral industry of our state. Justly do
we feel proud that our state Is furnish
ing more than its quota of precious
metals SO essential to the deeds. not
only of our people, but to the entire
world as well.
1T has always been my conviction
that our citizens should repay in part
the obligation they owe to their state.
Wealth has its duties no less than
great intellectual or spiritual acquire
ments 1t is responsibility. and each
one Is the steward of the possessions
which he holds, and which he should
administer to the benefit of all.
81 began my business career in Colo
RADIO eighteen years ago. 1 know of
no greater pleasure than in sharing my
success with the institution which
means so much to our commonwealth.
We have common duty toward those
who have been less fortunate. l as
sure you all that one of the greatest
joys in my life is the fact that l am
permitted to help the young men of
Colorado to careers which mean so
much to them.
81 wish to thank the president. fac
ulty and trustees for their tireless eff
forts in making the State School of
Mines one of the most useful in Amer
lea. May the school of mines meet
with every possible success"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-24
JOPLIN NEXT YEAR.
American Mining Congress Closes ses.
sion at Denver.

Denver.-The ninth annual meeting
of the American Mining Congress
closed Friday afternoon. The old of.
ficers of the congress were reelected,
as follows:
]. H. Richards, Boise. Idaho. presi'
dent; Col. Thomas Ewing, San Fran,
cisco, California, first vice president;
DR.. E. R. Buckley, Rolla, Missouri. sec
ond vice president; E. A. Colburn. Den
yer, third vice president; J. F. Cal.
breath, Jr., Denver. secretary.
Denver was honored with member
on the board of directors. w. F. X.
Mills being unanimously elected ia
succeed ]. Frank Watson of Portland,
Oregon. The old directors, with this
exception, were reelected. They in
clude, besides the officers. Col. George
w. f. Dorsey of Fremont, Nebraska;
C. NJ Shannon of Clifton. Arizona:
John bern of Salt Lake City, Utah, and
James w. Malcolmson of Ell Paso
Texas.
BY , vote of 60 to % the convention
instructed the directors to decide on
Joplin, Missouri, AS the convention
city Tor 1907.
A committee of five, with John Dern
of Utah as chairman. was appointed
by the board of directors to expend
$4,000, which has been pledged to the
congress. to urge various state Legis
laturcs to pass bills Endorsed by reso
lutions at the concluding sessions.
Resolutions were passed recon-
mending the board of directors to ap'
point a committee of five to investi
gate ali mining frauds and similar
committee to investigate the smeltei
trust and request hearing before the
board of directors.
Other action of the congress may be
summarized as follows:
Demand made that Associated Press
quotations, as furnished daily on the
various metals, rule in settlements
made at smelters.
Resolution by Governor Pardee OF
California. embodying bill to be pre-
scented to all Legislatures in states
where mining is carried on, seeking to
prevent mining frauds
Demand on Legislatures for law &c
protect the lives of men engaged In
mining.
Adoption of resolution requesting
the repeal of the existing federal law
commonly known us the law of the
apex.
Abolition of a resolution demanding
the passage of law making it a Grim
inal offense to destroy the identity oil
ore before its value has been deter
mined between the buyer and seller
Demand that the interstate com
merce commission call a hearing il
Denver to adjust rate determinations
Bill Endorsed providing for system
attic drainage in all mining districts.
Participation by committee in the
dedication of Guggenheim hall at the
State School of Mines at Golden.
Denver's claim as the logical home
for the magnificent mining temple, &c
be permanent quarters of the Ameri
can Mining Congress, and to cost 81,
600 600. recognized by the delegates.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
1nterestInE Items Gathered from All
parts of the World Condemned
Into Small Space for the
Benent of Our Headers.


Personal.
Sam Jones, the evangelist, died or
board train near Little Rock
Ark, while going from Oklahoma
City, Ok, to Memphis. Tenn. 1t was
not known that he was i'll until his
body was found in berth in the
sleeping car.
1t is reported that Gen. Funston Is
to be given command of the Southwest
division with headquarters at Okla
homa City.
Mrs. Clinton b. Fiske. of New York
has been reelected president of the
Woman's Home Missionary society OF
the M Il. church.
Mrs jefferson Davis. widow of the
president of the Confederacy, died al
New York recently of pneumonia at
the age OF so years. She had been
i'll only week.
RIP. Murdoch, for % years business
manager of the Wichita. Kan, Daily
Eagle died recently in Chicago where
he had gone for treatment.
Secretary Taft's party have arrived
in Washington from Havana. Cuba.
The funeral services of the late sam
p. Jones. the evangelist, were held
in the tabernacle bearing his name al
Gainesville, Ga. before large con-
gregation. Bishop Galloway. of Miss
issippi, presided.
Charles A. Barnes, of Jacksonville.
Ill. has been elected supreme chan
cellor of the Knights of Pythias al
the session of the supreme lodge at
rev Orleans.
William Scully. popularity known ms
Lord" Scully, who owned thousands
of acres of land in Missouri. Kansas
and Nebraska, died recently in Lon
don, Eng.
Mrs. Laura Cowdin. daughter oil
Bishop Potter, of New York, COM
mitted suicide in a private sanitarium
at Cromwell. Conn, recently.
c. s. Whitson. vice president OF the
National City Bank of New York,
has been elected president of the
American Bankers association.
With fitting tributes from many
southern states the body of Mrs. JEFF
ferson Davis was laid to rest in Hol-
lywood cemetery at Richmond. Va,
beside that of her husband.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-24
TIE REGISTER
More courtship After Marriage.
COLORADO

MOTc SOuFtSfiip tIicf Wa'''aSc'
Some men seem to consider their
marriage certificate as a sort of fully
paid.up policy of happiness. They act
as If the courtship days were those of
paying premiums of compliment.
cheerfulness, courtesy. consideration
and chivalry. and that marriage cuts
off all these premiums of lover-like at
tention. The only way to get an abso-
lutely guaranteed insurance on matri-
mony is to keep paying the premiums.
Many. first-class matrimonial policies
lapse just because of thefe suspended
payments. There is a tendency to as
sumo that this love is known and rec
ognized. SO why speak OF 1t?
This is dangerous taking for
granted of what should be made real.
pulsing and vital in thought. word and
deed. There is little danger of over
telling this story; it is often the wine
of life and inspiration to one hunger
ing and thirsting for the little ten
dernesses of affection. There are
more people on this gre. t. big. rolling
earth hungering for sweetness. ten
derness. and words of appreciation.
genial confidence and generous affec-
ton than are starving for bread. With
husband and wife these delicate mes
sengers of affection cost so little
sometimes only n thought but 1t Is the
thought that is all Continued court
ship after marriage. says the Delinea-
tor, preserves the lover in the hus-
band and the sweetheart In the wife.
But courtship is not solitaire; like a
quarrel. 1t requires two to make 1t
success II is not the wife alone who
needs the gracious sweetness of con-
centrated comradeship. for husbands
who are built on the right lines have
the same hunger for loving kindness
and kindly loving. Courtship is
vessel Of promise that is often wreck
ed on the shoals of matriinony. Court
ship means two mates without cap
tain; marriage sometimes becomes
two captains without a mate.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-24
Great Landlord Dead.

Lincoln. william Scully. for
merly Lord Scully of London, Eng
land. died in London Thursday after
noon. He WIS peer until 1900. when
he became citizen of the United
States, and resided in Washington, ID
C. His fortune is estimated at about
$4,000. 900. including 100000 acres of
land in Illinois, Kansas and Ne
braska. His first land was bought in
Logan county. Livingston and San
CANON counties. this state. and the re
mainder in Kansas and Nebraska. He
leaves two sons residing at Washing
ton. d. c.. where the remains will be
taken for burial.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-24

A Rock Springs dispatch says: Jeu-
sen Bros. of this place have just re-
turned from South Omaha. Nebraska.
cars of sheep on the market. They sold
1000 one-year-old wethers. which aver
aged 103 pounds, for $3.50 head net:
1000 two-year-old wethers. which av-
eraged 125 pounds. for s5.97 net. the
highest price ever paid for this class
of stuff on the Missouri river market.
Jensen Bros. also sold lot of monde
script ewes for 1913 and lot of sixty-
pound ssMbs for S322 net.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-24

William Waldorf Aston, Jr.. who
lives in England with his self-expa-
triated father. has been visiting in
Kentucky, and it is rumored that he
intends to purchase a country place
in the blue grass state. Mr.. Aston
was accompanied by his wife. daush-
ter of Dandy Lanshorne, of Charlottes-
Vile. Va.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-24

NJ. Gavain. a French chemist, has
patented process for rendering Gel
luloid proof against fire. This result
is obtained by adding to a celluloid
mass in course of preparation. when
at the highest point of liquidity. GER
tain quantity of salts-phosphates. BIZ
carbonate of ammonia, or magnesia.
Celiuloid thus prepared. when touched
by fire or fame, gives forth gas chat
checks combustion.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-24

BY the burning OF n Doaru'HS house
in Birminghi n. Ala, ten men lost
their lives and two others were fatal
~ injured. The dead were nearly all
employees of the street railway lines.
Headed by Premier Sarrien, the en-
tire French cabinet have rendered
their designations to President Fail
Heres.
A sharp earthquake shock was re-
Gently felt in portions of Idaho and
Wyoming.
A steamer which arrived at Miami
Florida. reports that a tidal wave dur
ing the recent coast storm engulfed
an island. 25 miles south, on which
We're $50 resident all of whom were
lost. The same wave crushed YES
sci on which were 100 passengers c5
of whom We're killed.
The business section of Syracuse
Kan, was badly damaged by fire re-
Gently. A number of stores. a hotel
rooming house and two restaurants
We're destroyed.
The recent hurricane which swept
over Havana caused property loss
of s2,000.000 in the city and surround
ing county. Twenty deaths were re-
ported.
In the federal court at New York
fine of slOS.00O was imposed on the
New York Central Railroad company
and one of $4,000 on Traffic Manager
Pomeroy for giving rebates to the
SIgar trust.
The American Mining congress ia
session at Denver. Col. voted to meet
next year in Joplin. Mo.
After 80 consecutive hours of cen
sideration jury in the common pleas
court at Findlay. o. rendered YER
dict of guilty against the STANDARD
Oil company for violation of the Val.
entine antitrust law. The case W.;
lie appealed
For the first time in l6 years the
discount rate was raised to six pc,
cent by the Bank of England recent,
". The reason given was the neces.
sity of protecting the gold reserve
The action caused denre ssion in III:
various stock markets of the world.
It has been decided to appoint I
governor for the canal ZCne as we
As minister to Panama to succeed
Gov. Macon. who held both posi-.
tons,
The final step in the decentralization
of Russia's great Manchurian arm,
was taken recently when an order w
published dishandinc the staff of IN,
army of the Far East.
Fire at Birmingh1m. Ala. destr0ve
two six story buildings and caused
loss of more than 100000.
.,.u.., g 80, ,oo - 49,. u
,,,,.ar., -. a.. aa. 's ,r,'-, ,
iii ',. Va 10
So :. ~, e'' ~
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-24
Fell a Thousand Feet.

Iohanne sburg., Transvaa!-The rope
of cage which was descending the
East Simmer gold mine here Saturday
snapped and the cage tell 1000 feet
Twenty-three Chinese laoorers VINO
were being lowered into the mine were
dashed to pieces.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-24

Chicago food inspectors have discov-
cred food hospital" the business
of which has been the recooking or
treatment" of food bought very cheap
because the swelling of the cans
which contained it showed that 1t was
pital-some thousands of swelled cans
were promptly placed OF the dan
gerous list.