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The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30
Value of Glover Crops.

We have an idea that most of our
Colorado orchardists do not appreciate
the Importance of clover crop as win
ter protection to their trees. 1t is time
for everybody living in this dry climate
TO understand that orchards are more
easily injured in winter On bare soil
than on ground under cover crops
Peaches especially mature wood ear
lier when the ground is covered with
some luguminous growth. Cover crops
may decrease the moisture by trans
piration. but may conserve or even in
crease the moisture by their action as
wind-breaks, thus preventing evapora-
tion and also by the absorptive action
of the added humus. They may also
prevent loss of heat from the soil as
well as deep freezing. Rye mas dry
ing effect on the soil and the most sue
cessful cover crops are those which are
killed by the frost. The roots OF fruit
trees are harder in soil containing
twenty per cent. of moisture than in
one containing fifteen per cent The
effect OF cover crops in preserving this
moisture is therefore important The
effect upon temperatures is not well
understood but the soil Is protected
from deep freezing by their presence,
especially by holding snow upon the
ground.-Field and Farm.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30
LAFAYETTE TRAGEDY.
w. J. Noble Killed by His Brother-In.
Law, Peter Murphy, Jr.

Denver.-A Lafayette dispatch Sun
day night says: Domestic trouble of
many years duration between W.
James Noble. n miner, and his wife,
eliminated this morning in the killing
of Noble by his brother-in-law, Peter
Murphy, Jr., in the back yard of the
Noble residence, four and half miles
south of Lafayette.
Noble and his wife had parted sew
eral times, the last time being several
days ago, when Mrs. Noble went to the
home OF her mother and brother. TAX
ing her two children, a girl six and a
boy four years old.
Yesterday, it is said, Noble went to
the home of his brother-in-law while
The latter was away, and took possess
sion of the youngest child, n boy,
against the mothers will. He brought
the boy to Lafayette and last night
Noble and his son spent the night with
Mobiles mother at this place. This
morning a few minutes before the
shooting, Noble left for his own home
and while there, 1t is said. Murphy
drove up in buggy, having just driven
from his home. Murphy walked
through the house and not finding any,
one, it is alleged, went into the hack
yard and called for Noble, who was in
an clubhouse in the yard,
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30
State Republican Convention.

Denver.-At meeting OF the Repub-
lican state central committee, held at
the Brown Palace hotel Saturday, Aug
ust 25th, it was decided to hold the
state convention in this city on Sep
tember 14th, three days later than the
convention Of the opposition party
There will be $50 delegates to the Re-
publican gathering, which will name
a state ticket to be voted for on No
vember 9Th. There was a contest over
state committeeman in Archuleta
county, which was decided by voting
to seat Messrs. Cornell and Rossell
one Biggs man and the other an Ar
chuleta man. In Adams county the
Bromley committee men were recog-
nized. The Teller county dispute was
left unsettled.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30
MCDONALD WITHpRAWs.
Does Not Want Another Term as Gov
ernor of Colorado.

Denver.-The Denver Republican
Sunday morning says: "The Rcpub-
lican is authorized to state that Gov.
Jesse F. Mcdonald will not be a candi-
date fol nomination before rhe Repub-
lican state convention. For personal
and business reasons he decided some
time back that he would not enter the
field. He believes the timc has now
arrived when he should make his de-
cision public. Candidates and their
supporters have been waiting IN the
background to learn whether Governor
Mcdonald would accept nomination
from his party. If he had been willing
to enter the race, the nomination would
have been by reclamation. In the sew
eral months that have elapsed since
the candidates season opened not one
has appeared to challenge his leader
ship and his right to nomination from
his party. But he is not an aspirant.
'"rhis announcement of the govern
or's decision not to be a candidate will
be received with regret all over the
state, and in Denver, where he has
grown in popularity daily. The Repub-
lican party is the sufferer. With Gov
ernor Mcdonald as its standard bearer
and a prosperity platform nothing
could have stopped the party's triumph
in November.
"He has the confidence CT the whole
people to a remarkable degree. They
believe that under him Colorado need
have nothing to fear and that prosper
ity is assured The wage worker mas
faith in his fairness and determination
to deal Justly with all ana the en-
ployer believes that with such an exec
utive trouble is not likely to arise. The
governors term has been very free
from difficulties of all kinds. He has
SO conducted his office that no element
cared TO stir him.
.In all the affairs Of the office he was
conscientious to degree. He looked
upon the duties as deserving of all the
attention possible to give. lie kept his
eve on every department. The school
lands of the state and this department
werc his hobby and he worked unre-
mittently to bring the department up
to a high standard and what he accom-.
piisned will be monument to his
term"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30
Woman struck by Lightning.

Denver.-Her fingers and toes torn
to shreds by lightning, Mrs. Hattie Pc
terson of 4603 Milwaukee street, was
saved a terrible death only through the
heroic action of Mrs. Catherine Multi
ban and Mrs. Maggie O'Toole, neigh
bors. who extinguished the flames
which were rapidly enveloping the
senseiess woman. The lightning al
most completely demolished the rear
end of the Peterson house. The VIC
tim Of the thunderstorm was 30 badly
injured that but little hope is held out
for her recovery by attending physi-
clans. Mrs. Petersons toes and fin
gers were terribly burned and mutt
lated and her clothing set on fire.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30
Ebert County Tribune
). Z. Pope, Editor and Publisher.
ELBERr. COLORADO.
Tho educational Spirit.

Dr.. Andrew s. Draper. writing on
the trend OF our modern education in
Appleton's for August. closes his pa
per with this significant paragraph:
mo one can foresee the destiny OF
the republic, but that there is an ed
ucational purpose abroad In the land
which has never before been SO per
vasive and SO ambitious in any land
seems clear. 1t is the spirit OF
mighty people, gathered from the
ends OF the earth, enlightened by the
world experiences of thousand years.
II is the spirit of people with out
look and expectancy. They expect to
use the wealth and the political power
Df the nation to make certain tnat
every son and daughter OF the nation
shall have the fullest and freest ed
ucational opportunity. The functions
Of the state concerning every manner
of educational activity. in and out OF
schools, are being steadily enlarged
and strengthened through the initia'
tive or the common desire of the null
utude. Growing appreciation is CIV
ing greater heed to the advanced In
stitutions and bringing them to the
aid of all institutions. and therefore
to the intellectual quickening OF the
entire country. Everything that the
nation, the state, or the municipality
can do to aid true learning, without
any injustice, it is to be made to do.
And the learning which aids doing
and the culture which is the product
of labor, are to be of the most
worth"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30

John D. Rockefeller is learning tard-
fly the important truth that com
munion with the world is worth more
than great riches, says the Washing
ton Star. For years this man has led
life apart from his fellows Natur-
ally of shrinking nature. and secre-
tive to an unusual degree. he has held
aloof by means OF his money, buying
great estates wherein he could lock
himself away from the sight of his
fellow men, hiring guards to keep the
public at a distance, riding in special
trains and on private yachts and 9th.
erwise maintaining distance between
himself and the ordinary run of men.
This very exclusiveness whetted the
public curiosity and increased the
pressure. Rockefeller made the mis-
take common to many men of his
temperament of thinking to avoid at
tention by forbidding it.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30
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MInnows and Mosquitoes.

Scientists, who have been battling
against mosquitoes with crude oil
and other devices for destroying the
troublesome and dangerous pests.
have come to the conclusion that min
nows are of more service than oil in
ridding water of mosquitoes. Gold.
fish have been used with great sue
cess In Hawaii in destroying mos
Quitoes, and test of the services oil
toy minnows in the same work has
satisfied the scientists that the lat
ter are more efficient, and especially
30 in stagnant water. Southern cit
les which have been spending consid-
cradle amounts in the purchase of oil
for destroying yellow fever mosqui.
toes are now considering the more
general use of minnows in stagnant
pools, says the Chicago Sun. The city
of New Orleans is spending s60,00G
in campaign against mosquitoes
and the chief city health officer fa
vors the use of minnows rather than
any other means that has been test
ed. Here again remedy that crea.
ton seems to have supplied natural
Iy for the work has been Endorsed
after much expensive experimenting
In other lines.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30
LINpsEYs PROCLAMATION.
Denver County Judge Tells Why He
Would Be Governor.

Denver.-Judge Ben b. Lindsey has
issued an address. in part as follows:
ITO the People OF Colorado: In an
address recently delivered before the.
anti-corporation Democratic organiza-
ition OF this city and in a declaration of
principles that followed, both of which
were given wide circulation, ex-
pressed myself upon the political Is
sues that are now confronting tho peo-.
pie OF this state and also stated why.
i was willing to accept the nomination
of the Democratic party for governor,
IL the convention of that party saw ft
to name me for that office. Since that
time / have been honored with ear.
nest requests from citizens of Colorado
Springs, Denver and other parts of the
state, to know If 1 would accept any
other nomination; or. if the Democrats
nominated some other candidate,
whether l would, in such contingency,
be free to accept any other nomination.
Il now answer these questions and
give my reasons for my answer.
Il am not an independent candidate;
but, by the eternal hate / bear for the
evils OF bosses and bossism, neither am
] dependent candidate. l will accept
other nominations II run on the Dem
ocratic ticket; but / shall accept them
as Democrat. II the Democratic con-
lvention is not brave enough to settle
the corporation issue, will fight 1t and
its candidates. no matter who they are.
Far be it from me to dictate; but as
free American citizen have a right to
do as please, and that convention has
a right to do as 1t pleases.
"Since I have been drawn into this
fight by the earnest and sincere de-
mands OF honest people. see it almost
lost when the hope of the people is be-
trayed into the hands of enemies
by political towards. / shall care for
no office, when it comes to doing my
honest part to have that convention
settle this issue and settle 1t right, as
understand the right.
MY party will know before l am
done that l care nothing for Office, but
everything for principle and reform.
and no office is worth a pins fee that
does not afford an honest opportunity
to bring this about
II know that it will be said that my
action is against the rules of the po
litical game; but that game has been
SO crooked in this state-the Demo
Gratis stealing, constantly stealing Of
fees and trying to steal other offices
from the Republicans, and the Repub-
licans stealing from the Democrats, all
under the rules-why should l be
bound by them"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30
INsuReENr LEADER KILLED.
Cuban lnsurrectlonists Capture Small
Town.

Havana.-The killing of the insurrec-
tionary leader, Gen. Quentin Bandera,
Thursday, in an engagement between
rural guards and band of his follow
crs is regarded as dealing tho insur-
rection heavy blow.
The government Is acting with en-
crgy in sending rural guards and vol
unteers against the Santa Clara rebels
and in dispatching $50 more men to
defend Pinar Del Rio against Pine
Guerrero.
The capture of San Juan De Marti-
nez by Guerrcra's band was not great
surprise, though 1t was not expected
TO occur so soon. The place was pro-
tected by a small detachment of rural
guards, while Guerrera's strength was
much greater.
The taking of Pinar Del Rio will be
quite another matter. since there are
in that vicinity twice as many troops
as the insurgent Pine Guerrer,i can
muster. 1t is regarded as more than
probable that the troops will take the
offensive and II possible draw Guerrero
into an open fight.
Insurgent forces commanded by
Pine Guerrero have captured San
Juan De Martinez, the terminus OF the
Western railroad, and have occupied
the town and railroad station.
There was no bloodshed. The small
force of rural guards which held the
town fed at the approach of the insur-
gents.
A force of rural guards and volun-
teers have left Cienfuegos. province OF
Santa Clara, to engage 800 insurgents
who have left Las Lajas under COM
mand of Col. Guzman. mayor of that
town
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30
A New Departure in Banking.

Is the time-honored phrase 'iL
banking hours" to become obsolete!
A step, at least, in this direction has
been taken In the establishment. In
the city of New York, of a bank that
never closes except on Sundays and
holidays. 1t does business day and
night. At this bank money passes to
and fro across the counter from dawn
to dawn. What would Father Knick-
erbocker say to midnight banking?
asks the Four-Track News. And yet
why not? 1t is one more great con-
venience added to modern life. 1t
typifies the spirit of our age. Every
thing must be ready to our hand. We
will not wait until tomorrow for the
thing that We want to-day. The but
tons of our desires must be where
we can press them at will. We tele
phone, telegraph. travel at midnight
-and now we bank at midnight. 1t
is the logic of events; the answer to
the onrush of modern life.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30
Sheep.
Grain.

Wheat, choice milling, per 100 lbs,
$1.10. Rye, Colorado, bulk, per 100
lbs, S1.0C. Oats, bulk, Nebraska, No. 3.
white, $1.25; same in sacks, s1.30; Col
orado white, in sack. s1.20. Corn, in
bulk. s1.03; in sack, s1.01. Corn chop,
sacked. $1.02. Bran, Colorado, per 100
lbs, S1.10.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30

The average woman would rather
have her husband pat her cheek than
give her thousand dollars.-San
Francisco Bulletin. Most men. re-
marks the Chicago Record-Herald. will
have to accept this statement as cor
rect. because they have no means OF
disproving 1t.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30

The post office department approves
.he automobile for rural delivery serv.
ice. but the carriers are waiting to
hear where the bargain counter is
located.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30

Upland. per ton, s12.50@1400; sec.
ond bottom, s1O.00@10.50; timothy.
s11.00; timothy and clover. $1,000; al.
falfa, prime, sS.00@S.5O; straw, $500
@5.50; South Park wire grass, $1,000
@16.50.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30

Comparative receipts
Month to August oath ........ 2,403
Same period last year ..... 11,7s2
Increase .... ........ CPL
Year to date ............1 .135, ,116
Same period last year. 1877 oil
Decrease -... ...... 1896
The following quotations represent
the prices paid on this market:
Choice heavy ...... .5.70@5.90
Light and mixed packers. :. $3.50 sos
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30
Live Poultry.
Butter.

Elgin, firm ............... %
Creameries, extra, Colo go. 25
Creameries, extra, eastern. 25
Croameries, first. Colorado
and eastern ...... 22
Process and renovated
goods, lb. 10 G2O
Packing stock, fresh ..... .16 01S
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30
Eggs.

Eggs, fresh. case count. $50
Eggs, No. 1 ................ $50
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
ROOSEVELT is DEFIED
BY Board of Education Of San Fran
cisco-Secretary MetcaIf Also
RoundIy Scored.

Mrs. Flora B. Harris, now residing
at Toxic, ard widely known as a
missionary, recently addressed a com
municatien to the San Francisco board
of education, in which she deplored
San Francisco's attitude towards the
Japanese in public schools and criti-
ciZed what she termed the 'provin'
cial spirit" of the local officials. She
deprecated the attempt to classify the
japanese as "orientals,' and express
ed surprise that the children of any
foreign resident should be excluded
from the public schools"
The board of education has framed
a reply, which will be mailed to Mrs.
Harris. This reply asserts that the
Japanese have not been excluded
from the public schools, despite the
fact that no less parsonage than
the president of the United States has
instigated a similar assertion In franz
ing a message to congress, and not
withstanding the wholly unfair report
made of the school incident by the Sec
retary of commerce and labor, Victor
H. Metcalf. Continuing, the reply
says:
The fact that the president OF the
United States basing arguments upon
erroneous assumptions, frames against
loyal people seathing criticisms
regarding e. matter which Is purely
one focal concern, does not in the
least deter the people of the Pacific
coast, who after all are doubtless the
best Judges of their own immediate
needs and welfare.
Neither do the misleading deduc'
tions and recommendations OF a poll
tician high in authority, when Veic'
ed through document which plainly
sought the light Of favor, and not OF
truth, impress the people OF this To-
cality with any sense of doubt as to
their rights as free-born Americans,
or as to the justice of the stand they
have taken.
"The board of education will net re.
cede from it's position, whether the
president of the United States has
been led into error, and now applies
emphatic language to the people OF
this state, or whether ambitious Sec
retaries flistort plain facts and shape
documents that may perhaps be for
naidable in political sense"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
NEW SCALE FOR MAcHtNisTs.
Arbitrators Reach Agreement With
out Calling in Umpire.

Arbitrators Reach Agreement With
out Calling in Umpire.
A Washington dispatch says: Alfred
P. Thorn, general counsel OF the
Southern railway company, and P. ].
Conlon, first vice president OF the In
ternational Association Of Machinists,
two. of the arbitrators selected to de-
termine the wage scale to be paid to
the machinists of the Southern rail
way company, have reached an agree
ment without the necessity Of calling
on Judge Cray Of Delaware, who was
selected as the third arbitrator. The
award reached is as follows:
That the Southern railway COM
pany grant to the machinists at all
of the shops of the company, except
at Birmingham and Sheffield, an In
crease of 2 cents per hour over the
pay such maehinists were receiving On
August 81, 1906, TO the machinists at
the shops at Birmingham and Shef'
field an increase of IL cents per
hour, to apprentices at all shops an
increase of l cent per hour.
The wage scale as fixed by this ar
bitration is to be effective as OF Sep
tember 1, 1906, and shall remain In
effect until November 5, 1907.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
COMPANIES WIN FIGHT.
Administration Tickets of New York
Life and Mutual Life Elected.
PolicyhoIders Badly Left.

A New York special says: With the
close Tuesday of the ballot boxes fol-
the election of directors of two great
insurance companies, the New York
Life and the Mutual Life of New
York. it is absolutely certain that the
administration directors Of both are
overwhelmingly elected. While the
majority in favor of the administra'
ton ticket of the Mutual Life of New
York is not so much as with the 9th.
er company, it is conceded that the
administration ticket wins.
The victory Of the administration
in the case of the New York Life is
so overwhelming as to put an end
to all further interest in the official
count. It is accepted on all sides, and
the administration officers are already
being overwhelmed with congratala'
tions.
With the hundreds Of thousands OF
votes polied, it will require several
days, and perhaps several weeks, to
secure an official announcement O1
the result. But all is over now but
the official announcement, for the re.
suit is known.
It is now generally accepted that
many mistakes were made in the op-
position movement. 1t developed when
too late to remedy the mistake that
several of the directors named on the
so-ca1led policy holders ticket were
men who were absolutely without
financial interest in either of the
companies, and it had a powerful
effect.
In the case of the Equitable Life,
there was no opposition ticket. It will
be recalled that when Thomas F.
Ryan acquired from Hyde enough
stock to give him control of the com
pany, he at once deposited his con-
troll in the shape of trust with Gro
yer Cleveland, Westinghouse and
O'Brien as trustees. Under the terms
of the trust, the policy holders them
selves were to elect by direct vote
a majority of the members Of the
board, and the trustees of the conf
pany, and the minority, was to be
named not by Mr.. Ryan, but by
Messrs. Cleveland, Westinghouse and
O'Brden-the three trustees named by
him to have control of his stock. This
trusteeship is absolute and the tEus-
tees have SO exercised it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-27
SOLDIERS FIRE INTO TRAIN.

Such is Charge Preferred by condue.
ter at Pensacola.
Charges have been preferred by a
conductor of train from Pensacola
to Fort Barrancas, alleging that sol
diers at that post fired on his car
from ambush at Ia o'clock Tuesday
night.
officers Of the post are investigating
the trouble. The conductor AYERS that
on leaving Pensacola for the fort, a
distance of ten miles, he mad trouble
with an artilieryman about his fare.
When he attempted 70 eject the sol
dier from the car, mis- comrades rush.
ed to his assistance, and one OF them
threatened the conductor with a
club.
The street car man drew revolver
and stood of the soldiers, however.
The artilleEyman who caused the trcu.
BILE was placed under arrest by the
civil authorities.
On reaching Barrancas, the soldiers
-about twenty in number-alighted.
The car stops ten minutes at the fort
before beginning the return trip. The
conductor AYERS that within short
distance from the post on the return,
a volley was fired at him. He was On
the rear platform, and alighted, re.
turning the fire with his revolver. He
says his assailants, whom he recog-
nized as soldiers, then fed.