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THE BIG AND BRILLIANT
EVENT OF THE SEA

The most talked of event to occur in
Laramie this season is the grand ball
to be given by the B. of L. f. at Maen-
nerchor hall on the evening of Feb. %.
In no other event does so much inter
est center as in this grand ball n no
other event is deserving of more liberal
patronage. The members of this or
ganization are workers and their every
effort is centered in this event and
there is no stinting of purse to make
every detail complete. 1t is no wonder,
therefore, that so many intend going.
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most modern grain elevators in that
portion Of the state.
The trust kept up it's fight against
her, but her methods with the farm
ers and buyers were SO square and
her business was operated with 50
much sagacity hat she has continued
to operate her elevators in spite of the
combination that has ruined so many
small dealers.
To-day Mrs. Kehoe owns two eleva.
tors. a first class grain business, d
big implement and seed hc1se, the
finest residence in her county and is
the biggest business man" in Platte
Centre.
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Emergency Drawer.

An emergency drawer is found to be
a very practical feature of a house
hold. In 1t should be kept scissors,
court plaster. absorbent cotton, vase
line, a roll Of soft linen. an antisep-
tic Of some sort-such necessary arti-
cles as can be found at once without
looking through a medicine closet.
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Steel Ties sure to Come.

Employees Of some Of the eastern
railroas which make use Of steel ties
state that steel is liable to displace
wood as the foundation Of the railroad
of the future. On lines which handle
only freight they are used to a large
extent and are found satisfactory.
They are less used on passenger lines,
but the jolting is not as severe as has
been pictured. The time is probably
not far of when it will be steel or
nothing in railroad construction. The
forests of the country are almost ex-
hausted and there Is not other likely
substitute for wood for this purpose.
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Remedy for Eelons.

Wet a piece Of cotton in water and
squeeze 1t nearly dry, then wet 1t
with the tincture of bloodroot, bind it
on the felon and as o as 1t dries
wet 1t again. Keep 1t wet continually
and 1t will bring about a very speedy
cure.
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MISSIONARY SOCIETY
40 --- y

The Young Women's Missionary So
ciety of the West Side church will
and Olivia Larsen, on the West Side,
at s o'clock this evening. All the
young women interested in this work
are cordially invited.
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Don't forget the Eagles fourth ami
versary ball on the night OF March Sth
Extensive preparations are being
made for it and a grand time is as
sured.
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o o o 9 Q Q Q G Q G Q Q O O o Q G
WEATHER REPORT G
FOR WYOMING. {

Q Washington, d. c., Feb. 10 G
. Weather forecast for Wyoming: Q
Q Fair tonight and Thursday; cool O
O er in east portion tonight. @
Q Q O = o q . @ . . . y Q
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TRY CHASE & SANBORN'S zoe
AND 25c GRADE COFFEE, THE
BEST FOR THE MONEY SOLD IN
LARAMIE, WYO. w. H. HOLIDAY
CO., AGENTS.. 155t2
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Confused Emotlona.

How is your boy doing At col.
lege?"
Well" answered Farmer Corntos-
sci, Il don't exactly know whether to
compliment him or make a fuss. He
came out first in his class, but he
was last in q foot race"
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FOR RENT-Store building former.
ly occupied by the Magnet. Enquire
of Z. A. Wilkinson. tt
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FOR sALE-Fve room house.
cheap, easy terms. 366 north Fourth
street. II
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PURITAN FLOUR MAKES THE
BREAD. w. II. HOLIDAY CO.,
AGENTS. 155t2
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Valentines, Mills has 'em.

Ramer's and Woodward's candies at
Hopkins Candy store, $40 Second st.
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FOR RENT-Furnished rooms &c
housekeeping, 412 Grand avenue.
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FOR SAlE-Furniture n baby
buggy. 352 north Sixth street b. J.
Fennel.
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Valentines, Mills has 'em.
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Daily Republican. SO cents . month.
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FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms
at POT Garfield. 151tf
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FOR nne job printing leave orders a,
ne Republican once.
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Old papers, 20 cents d hundred. al
Che Republican office
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Notice.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
All parties are hereby notified not
to extend credit to my wife in my
name as | will not be responsible o
will l pay any bills not contracted by
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well. suh." answered MI. Erastus
Pinkley. Il s'pose I could do mo-, but
I never was much Of a hand fob show.
in off"
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WANTED-Girl, at once, 266 North
Third street. 155t3
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Modesty.

"Is that all the work you can do in
a day." asked the discontinued EN-.
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THE FINEST THAT MONEY CAN
sUY-cAslNo CANNED GOODS. w.
H. HOLIDAY Co, AGENTS. 155t2
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II you have lost anything; have any
thing to buy or sell; rooms or a house
to rent; in short a want of any kind
to fill try a liner in THE REPUBLI-
CAN. The cost Is small and the re-
turns are large.
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LosT-Black fur boa near ]. W.
J%ohnson's house. Return this Office.
156t2
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E~VERYBODY'S WANTS

AGENTS..
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-24
MAKES LARGE INCREASE
IN REVENUE Of FRANCE
Proposed New Income Tax
System Will Enrich
the Treasury
LAW VERY STRINGENT
Heavy Penalties Provided
to Prevent Fraud on
the Government

PARIS, Feb. 23.-The new system of
taxation, based on income from all
sources, which the French Government
has proposed to Parliament, will, it is
estimated, produce $13S, 800, 900, against
s1SsO00.o00 under the old system. Most
of the taxes to be suppressed have been
in existence in France for a hundred
empire and the second and third repub-
lies.
Under the proposed income tax sys-
tenn taxes will be levied as follows:
Four per cent upon income from build
ings. s1s,25o 600; land. $40. 100000; in
come from securities, French, $14,250,-
900; foreign. $9,250, 900; rentes, $780,
900; credits, deposits, guarantees for
contracts, 100000; u per cent on the
income from commerce and industry,
SIS, 900; agriculture, $4,250,000; 8
per cent on wages, salaries and PEN
sions, $2,60O,00O liberal professions,
s1250000
In addition to the taxes on incomes
from these special categories, there is
to be a supplementary graduated tax
on incomes of more than $1,000, COM
mencing with one fifth of l per cent
and increasing to per cent on in
comes of $4,000 and over.
Much money has already been loaned
abroad for investment in order TO es-
cape the threatened income tax, con-
siderable amount going to the United
States. AS 1t is feared that much more
will follow, the trainers of the law have
elaborated double dragging method
for bringing suoh investors into the
Government net.
In the first place the holder of foreign
securities residing in France who re-
ceives or deposits abroad directly or
indirectly dividends, interest. etc, must
within three months after January
Of each year make q declaration cover
ing the preceding year. Failure to do
this or fraudulent declaration subjects
the offender to fine equal to half the
amount not declared, and tax equal to
triple the sum of which tbs Treasury
has been deprived for each year an
terror to the discovery of the fraud.
The only persons exempt from the
graduated income tax are Embassa-
dors and other diplomatic and Consular
officials, and only where the country
which they represent grants similar
immunities to French diplomatic and
consular officials.
This new scheme of taxation is for
purely Federal purposes and does not
affect local, departmental and commu-
nal taxes.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-24
SAN FRANCISCO CHOSEN
FOR NEW CHURCH SITE
Methodists of the South
Will Build 100000
Edihce Here
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 23.-Bishop
James Atkins, vice president of the
board Of missions of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South; Bishop A w.
Wilson of the same board and DR.. J. H.
Hammond of the board of education
will leave for California tomorrow to
select a site for a great central Metho-
dist church for the Pacific Coast and
for training school.
The two boards have been consider
ing the matter Jointly for some time,
and reached a decision today to make
these ventures, the most important
made by the church in recent years.
The church will be located in San Fran
cisco and will cost more than 500, 900.
The training school will probably be
located in Southern California, and will
be the most important institution of the
kind in the country. All missionaries
for the Orient will be trained there. as
well as ministers for the Pacific Coast
After arranging for these things the
committee will go to Seattle and Port
land and locate a small school and
another church In one of those cities
DR.. w. r. Lambuth of the board of mis-
sions Will head another committee from
the Methodist church and start for the
Orient on February % to locate a school
and hospital IN Korea.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-24
CARS ROLL DOWN SIXTY
FEET ONTO THICK ICE
Remarkable Wreck on Penn
sylvania Line In
jures Many
TRACK IS TORN UP
Seven of the Passengers
Hurts of a Serious
Nature

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Feb. 2S.-In this
mornings wreck, one of the most re-
markable that has ever occurred on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, ffty-four pas
sengers and a railroad crew Of ten
persons were more or less injured. The
Pennsylvania special the eighteen hour
train between New York and Chicago,
was wrecked while rounding q sharp
curve near South Fork, six miles from
this city.
Seven passengers sustained serious
hurts, necessitating their removal to
hospitals. They are: Frederick A.
Busse, postmaster, of Chicago; John F..
Kline, postmaster, of Joliet, ILL.,. Felix
Isman, real estate broker, Philadelphia;
Samuel F. Nixon, Philadelphia. all
taken to the Altoona Hospital Thomas
Bauer, Lafayette, Ind; ]. Wood Wilson,
Marion, Ind, and W. H. Baker, Chicago,
are in the Allegheny General Hospital
at Pittsburg.
All will be able to leave the hospitals
within few days, except Kline, who
has a serious wound in his lung.
The flyer was about fifty minutes late
and was travelling over forty miles an
hour when it reached the curve. The
accident was caused by a brake rigging
dropping to the track on the first Pull
man coach following the engine and
combination smoking car. the great
speed and weight of the train tore up
the tracks and the steel ties for 800
feet. The engine and sleeping car re-
mained on the rails, but the three Pull
man coaches plunged down a siXty-foot
embankment onto the thick ice cover
ing the Conemaugh River.
Much disorder followed the accident
which was greatly increased by the
attempts of the railroad officials to pre-
vent the newspapermen from getting
the facts.
In the midst Of the confusion a num-
Der Of foreigners were detected plum
dering the Pullman cars. One was ar
rested. Considerable jewelry and VAL
liable wearing apparel We're taken
General Manager Atterbury of the
Pennsylvania Railroad visited the
wreck today He had with him several
experts and a thorough investigation
Will be made.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 2s.-Paul E. Fergu-
son, who was injured in the wreck of
the Pennsylvania special early this
morning, is the st. Louis representative
of firm Of Goldfield. New, mining
brokers. Ferguson left here Monday
night and just before his departure
took $4,000 accident policy.
Ferguson is 26 years of age and came
to St Louis from San Francisco last
fall. His wife and infant son went to
Hannitbl, Mo, to visit while he went
East.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-24
ASSOCIATED COMPANY
REPUD|ATEs CONTRACT
Refuses Oil to Gas Company
and a Shortage Is
Rurnored
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE GALL

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23.-The Asso-
ciated Oil Company has repudiated it's
contract to furnish oil to the Los An
geles Gas and Electric Company, made
in September 1904, and the latter cor
poration will bring suit for heavy dam
ages unless compromise is effected.
The contract calls for about 800 900
barrels annually and should not expire
before 1910. The price is not officially
made public. but it Is believed to be
between 40 and AS cents a tarrel, de-
livered, and is known positively to be
not over half the rate now charged on
new contracts, or for spot oil, which
sells at from rs cents to 81 here.
The ground upon which the Associ-
ated bases it's action is alleged to be
that the gas company violated the con-
tract by buying additional oil from the
Union Oil Company. This is not denied
by the gas company and is known to be
true, but II is denied that this affects
the validity of the contract, as all the
oil agreed upon was taken and paid for
The Union is now furnishing oil for gas
at a much higher price.
The officials of the Associated here
absolutely refuse to discuss the affair
or to deny that their action is due as
every oil man here declares he fully
believes, to the higher price and short
age of OIL 1t is well known by all au-
InOTllleS Lldl hSFH river, Wnere the
principal properties OF the Associated
are located, has fallen over one-third
in production since 1904 and that the
Amalgamated wells, just outside of this
city, from which came the gas OIL
have also greatly declined in output,
while tire price of independent oil at
the wells has advanced from 80 to 100
per cent in every field in the State and
is still going up. If forced to buy oil,
1t would be manifestly impossible for
the Associated to fill this and number
of equally low contracts which it has
without heavy loss
The affair has created a great stir
among oil men since It leaked out to-
day among a few >9ts effect is likely
to be great stiffening of prices all
over the State, producers taking 1t to
mean that the shortage which many
have been claiming existed as fact
and that it is much greater than was
generally supposed.
The Union has an ample supply at
Santa Maria and elsewhere upon which
it is drawing, and more is being de-
veloped all the time but prices are up.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-24
ECHO OF THE CIVIL WAR
Congressman BrownIow Pays Tribute to
Memory of Andrew Johnson

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Over Monu-
ment Hall, near Greenville, Tenn, the
last resting place of Andrew Johnson.
storm of oratory broke today while
the House in committee of the whole
was considering the sundry civil bill.
The place was made a national ceme-
terry year ago, and there Is para
graph in the budget carrying $4,000
for superintendent's lodge. roadways,
walks and inc1osing walls. Gardner of
Michigan, a member of the committee
on appropriations, moved that the para
graph be stricken out, for the reason
that only four Union soldiers are
buried there. He said that the appro-
prfation really was an ingenious way
of taking care of the grave of Andrew
Johnson.
Brownlow of Tennessee. who repre-
sents the district once represented by
Andrew Johnson, spoke earnestly
against the motion, and told the story
of what East Tennessee had done for
the Union army.
The Congressional district. of which
Greenville Is the center, said Brown
low, sent more men to battle for the
Union than any other Congressional
district in the country, and they were
loo miles within the Confederate lines
Passing to a discussion of Andrew
Johnson, Brownlow said amid great
applause. In my opinion Johnson was
the greatest patriot of the Civil War"
Gardner's motion was defeated in a
vast chorus of noes.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-24
STRAIT TON EXPLAINS
OFFICIAL ATTITUDE
Says That He Has Not
Tried to Make
Changes

In order to place himself right be-
fore the public, Customs Collector
Frederick S. Stratton made the follow
ing statement yesterday in an inter
view:
l am no way. directly or indirectly. moving
TO bring about change in the Office of an
praiser held by Mr.. Dare. This relates to past
present and future. Mr.. Dare If he has se
stated. does himself injustice when he affrms
that there has been friction between his depart
ment and mine. There never has been a single
instance within my knowledge during the past Six
years. His accounts are correctly kept and his
bookkeeping is entirely regular The fact that
Mr. Dare, In common with other appraisers
nominates and controls his own working force
has my appreciation. Further he unquestionabIy
has the right of promotion. and 1 have only
lately administered oath to one of his appointees
for promotion.
Regarding the naval officer. Colonel Irish.
have been In no way. nor am 1 now concerned in
or attempting to make a change in his office
/ make these statements In justice to officials
who have worked In harmony with me and with
whom friendly relations. do not de-
sire to be understood attempting in any way
to bring about changes affecting Presidential ap-
pointeee
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-24
'CANTEENs IN SOLDIERS
HOMES MUST Be CLOSED
House Adopts Amendment
Abolishing Tipping
Adjunct
CUTS OFF THE MONEY
Institutions Maintaining
Bars Shall Be Given
No Funds

| WASHINGTON Feb. 23.-The House
tonight adopted an amendment to the
sundry civil bill providing that no bar
or canteen where intoxicating liquors
were sold should be maintained in any
national soldiers .4ome.
In view of the campaign throughout
the country against the canteen in SOL
diers' homes, intense interest was
shown when that feature of the bill was
reached.
Bowersock of Kansas precipitated
the debate by offering an amendment
providing that no part of the appropri-
atoms carried in the bills for soldiers
homes should be apportioned to any
| national home for disabled volunteers
that maintained bar or canteen where
intoxicating liquors were sold
Bartholdt of Missouri made a point
or order against the amendment. The
amendment was held to be in order,
whereupon Sullivan of Massachusetts
offered the following amendment to the
amendment:
That no part of this appropriation
shall be apportioned to any home. any
inmate of which is found in attendance
during the next fiscal year on any
racehorse meeting, or is discovered in
any poolroom where gambling is car
r1ed on, or in any place where malt
or spurious liquors or tobacco are sold"
Sullivan said ironically that il Con-
gress We're going to govern the morals
of the old soldiers he thought it should
go to the limit and see to it that they
were prohibited from going into sa-
looms or attending race meetings.
The amendment of Sullivan was de-
feated, 1S to 66. Tawney of Mime
sofa, opening the debate on the Bower
sock amendment said that twenty new
saloons had been erected arouni the
Soldiers Home in Milwaukee in antici-
patton Of the closing of the canteens.
He said the management of every ma
tional soldiers home in the country had
asked that the canteen be restored In
the interest of temperance.
Goulden of New York, as trustee
of the Bath. N. Y, Soldiers Home. said
that since the canteen had been closed
the 2400 inmates of the esta ablishment
had gone on record in favor of the old
beer hail." where they could have
light drinks and music under normal
circumstances.
Hepburn of Iowa closed the debate,
supporting the amendment. He said
more men were slaughtered by rum
each year than by wars IN any ten
years of the worlds history. Hepburn
remarked that he could not believe that
the removal of the opportunity for
drunkenness would increase drunken
ness.
The amendment of Bowersock was
adopted a vote by teller-ayes 81.
noes Sc.
AT 11:S5 p. m the reading of the sun
dry civil bill was completed Tawney
moved that the committee rise, which
prevailed
Babcock of Wisconsin demanded a
separate vote on the canteen question,
but was prevailed upon to withdraw
his request The bill was then passed.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-24
RAILROAD WORKERS BILL
STRENGT THENED BY HOUSE
Word Knowingly" That
Lessened Responsibility,
Is Eliminated

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-President
Roosevelt won a signal victory in the
House today in the passage of the
Esch bill regulating the hours Of labor
of railway employees.
1t had become known that the Presf-
dent had declared he would not sign
the measure unless it were amended.
His proposed amendments were incor-
porated in the bill today, and the
measure passed unanimously.
The bill as passed follows closely the
lines advocated by railroad employees.
and is drawn in their and the public's
interest, rather than for the railroads.
OF the seven amendments adopted, the
most important struck out the word
knowingly" which relieved the rail-
roads of responsibility for overtime
work by employees unless it were per-
mitted or required by the railroad
management.
Democratic leaders, including Repre-
sentatives Williams, De Armand and
Bartlett, said Democrats would gladly
support the amendments TO the bill as
being the kind of legislation they had
fostered all along and which Bartlett
said could only be produced on the Re
publican side by the application of the
big stick"
The bill now goes to conference be-
tween the Senate and the House.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-24
DEEPER CROWS MYSTERY
OVER CHILl'S IDENTITY
DIR. Olive Carson Says She
Can Prove She Is the
Babes Mother
TELLS STRANGE TALE
Asserts That Mrs. Halls
Infant Died Five Weeks
After Its Birth

A tale that rivals the widest plot
OF fiction and involves conflicting
claims as to the maternity OF a i've
year-old girl will oe told in Judge
SeawelPs court by DR.. Olive Carson.
DR.. Carson is battling legally for the
custody Of a babe which she reared
The child is now in the possession OF
Mrs Clara Hall. who insists that she
IS the mother DR.. Carson, upon adz1
vice OF her attorney. had remained
silent upon her side Of the CONTROVERSY
up to last night. when she made a
statement which will leave the court
In need Of the wisdom Of Solomon 70
determine who is the mother or the
babe.
Five years. ago. according to DR..
Carson's story. Mrs. Hall visited
Steiner-street sanitarium conducted BY
DR.. Carson and a child was born to
her. II DR.. Carson's story is true the
Hail woman was a most unnatural
mother, for she insisted that the child
should be killed and even threatened
to kill II herself II given the oppor-
tunity.
When the baby was six days old its
mother abandoned il, says DR.. Carson
When IL was five weeks old the infant
died, and the following night a little
girl was born to DR.. Carson, so she
claims. Mrs Hall did not return to the
sanitarium to learn what had been the
fate of her baby until several months
later When she saw the Carson baby
she mistOok 1t for her own, and said she
wished IL had died DR.. Carson says
that she did not tell Mrs. Hall at that
time that IL was not her child. Until
about three weeks ago DR. Carson re-
matned in possession OF the litt1s girl
over which the controversy has devel-
oped. At that time Mrs. Hall gained
possession Of the child and took II to
Los Angeles. but was compelled BY
threat of arrest to return with IT to San
Francisco. Mrs. Hall still has posses
sion Of the child. but where she Is keep
ing it at present is not known.
Mrs. Hall says that since the baby's
birth she and her husband have paid DR.
Carson SIS a month for the support g
the baby. DIR. Carson, on the othy
hand says that she received SIS on
but asserts the money paid was for
medical fees and for money loaned to
the latter. DR.. Carson further states
that she will produce as witness
woman who was present when the Hall
baby died and who also was present
when the Carson baby was born
What object would Mrs. Hall have
in claiming a baby not her Own% Dr.
Carson was asked.
It don't know" she replied. but I
think I can explain it this way. We
have an excellent phOnOgraph here on
which we reproduce the songs of IA
nous artists Edna can follow those
songs perfectly. and is giving promise
of becoming a famous singer 1 be-
Iieve Mrs. Hall thinks she viii earn
money from her in time by having her
voice cultivated / have thOught, also
that she and her husband have done
this in the hope Of getting me 70 pay
them to return my baby"