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The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
Colorado Prison Association.

Denver-Three hundred and fifty
paroled prisoners aided, sixty
three furnished with clothing and
forty-one provided for at the
temporary home, is the record
of the Colorado Prison Association
for the year 1906. In the ninth annual
report, issued yesterday by President
H. v. johnson, touching epitome of
the work accomplished by this body is
furnished.
That common sense, not vague and
futile humanitarianism, are the funda'
mental motives of the association, Is
shown, both by results achieved and
the following statement in the report:
''If this association can prevent some
reasonable percentage of ex-convicts
from lapsing back into the criminal
habits it is evident that this associa
ton tends not only to the humanitar
ian side, but also to the economical
side of the state government.
when the convicts are turned out
of prison, as rule, they have no place
to go, no position in which they can
earn livelihood and they are ham
pered by the fact that they are gen
orally known and spotted as ex-con-
victs. The result is that unless they
are looked after for a while and as
sisted in reasonable degree by an as
sociation such as this, they lapse into
their old habits and land in the peni'
tertiary again"
Great credit is given to the work of
General Secretary w. E. Collett. Dur
Ing 1906 he Travelled more than 15,OO0
miles on railroads, delivered sixty-hve
public addresses, aided 154 prisoners
and ex-prisoners personally, giving
clothing to sixty-three of these and
keeping forty-one of them at his home
for periods varying from day to a
week. Few of these have been re-.
turned to prison for violation of their
paroles or new crimes. He raised SS,'
225.40 for the work and the association
started the year 1907 with 463.72 in
the treasury.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
DENvIa MARKETS

Denver Union Stock Yards.-The
supply of cattle was fair last week, but
not heavy. Good beef stu. .s pretty
close to steady with week ago, but
the medium and half-fat kinds are OF
10 to 20 cents, as there has been rather
too much of this offered for the good
of the trade. Feeders and stockers
are active and firm, with demand
rather better than supply. Corn-fed
steers of good quality sold to packers
at S4.S5 to $5.25, and most of the
pretty good pulp and hay feds brought
$4.25 to "a SIN. few being offered good
enough to land above the latter price
Cows sold up 10 S3.70, but not many
above $3.50 for lack of quality. and the
better grades went largely at 1925 to
$3.45, with medium to fair around s2.6
to $3.15. Bulls were active and firm
at $2.25 to 1925. Veals in good sup
ply and fair demand, although there
was some weakness apparent toward
the close. Feeder and stocker trade
was good all week. Best heavy steers
brought S4.65 fiat, and most of the
pretty good ewes sold at $4.10 to $3.50,
with quite few at the latter figure.
The hog supply was over 6,400 head
last week. against $500 the preceding
week and 5000 same week last year.
The demand is very fair but prices are
lower than a week ago. owing to de-
clines east, tops now selling around
$6.s21s
Sheep receipts were very good last
week and the market in good shape.
with prices generally firm. Good ewes
are still selling around $3.50, although
some choice brough $40 last week,
and bunch Of fancy stuff on which
hos - 1. -
sold at $3.50. Lambs brought $6.75 to
$500, and wethers $5.45, with good
yearlings around $500 to $500. The
demand for feeders is good, ewes SELL
ing at s4.S5 to s4.55, and lambs at s6.45
to $6.75.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
Yankees Shoot Best.

Washington.-Com of the tar
get scores made by the British navy
with those made by the American navy
gives the latter advantage of about
seventy per cent.
There have been repeated stories of
the good work in craftsmanship done
by the British navy and their scores
have been published to the world.
Unfortunately for the popular con
ception, the scores have always been
printed on a percentage basis, which
gives no inkling of the work actually
done, the scores being compiled on a
different ground from that employed in
the United States navy.
1t is said at the navy department
that American fleet practice has shown
an average in fleet craftsmanship OF
about ninety-nine per cent. against
about fifty-eight and three-tenths per
cent. made by the British fleet.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
PETITION OF STATE ovERRuLEp.
Idaho Judge Will Not Permit Witness
Adams to Be Recalled.

Wallace, Idaho.-The sharpest fight
that has yet occurred in the long trial
of Steve Adams for the murder of Fred
Tyler ended Friday in a legal victory
for the defense, when Judge Wood an
nounced that he would overrule the pc
tition of the state for permission to re-
call Mrs. Arthur Phillips, and thus re-
open the case for the prosecution.
While it is believed here that this
startling change in the aspect of the
trial renders Adams conviction of the
murder of Tyler difficult, it is not be-
ieved he has any chance of regaining
his liberty at present. He is wanted
by the state as one its most impor-
tant witnesses in the approaching trial
of Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone, of.
flcers of the Western Federation of
Miners, for the assassination of former
Governor Steunenberg.
AT least three courses are open to
the state. 1t can hold Adams for trial
for the murder of Settler Boule, which
crime he confessed to Detective Mo
Parland; can hold him for completely
In the Steunenberg murder, also men,
toned in his confession. or may send
him to Colorado to be tried for taking
part in blowing up the depot at Inde.
pendence, where several non-uniop
miners. were killed
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
N AIRY B. EDDY
HER SON SUES FOR a RECEIVER
FOR ESTATE.
SAYS SHE is DECEIVED
BY Her Advisers Who Are Taking Ad-
vantage Of Her Age for Their
Financial Advantaqe.


Concord, N. H.-A bill in equity to
secure an accounting OF the financial
Affairs of Mrs. Mary Baker-Glover-
Eddy, head of the Christian Science
Church. has been filed in the Superior
Court for Merrimac county, by Mrs.
Eddy's son, George w. Glover of Dead
wood. South Dakota, and his daughter,
Mrs. Mary BakerGlover, and George
w. Baker of Bangor. Maine, nephew
and next friend" of Mrs. Eddy.
The bill is directed against Alfred
Farlow and other trustees of the Chris
tian Science Church in Boston; Calvin
A. Frye, Mrs. Eddy's secretary; Lewis
o. Strang, her assistant secretary, and
Herman S. Herring, first reader OF the
church In Concord.
Besides demanding an accounting of
all transactions regarding Mrs. Eddy's
affairs, the bill asks for restitution in
case any rong-doing appears; for in
junction during the litigation against
interference with her property and
business, and for a receiver.
In statement issued tonight by for
mer United States Senator William e.
Chandler, special counsel in the action.
it is declared Mr.. Glover is actuated
by no spirit of disrespect to his mother.
but believes that the proceeding is in
her real interest
Mr.. Glover says that the action is
not directed against the religion OF
the Christian Scientists. The state
ment further declares that Mr.. Glover
had long thought his mother was grow
ing too feeble in body and mind to at
tend to important business matters,
but that for a long time he was unable
to confirm this suspicion because those
about her seemed unwilling to allow
even her nearest relatives to have an
interview long enough to reveal her
actual condition.
Early in January, 1t is said, Mr..
Glover, during visit to Concord, was
enabled to have a short talk with his
mother, and after due consideration he
decided on the present action as an
imperative duty too long neglected.
Specifically the bill alleges that the
nominal plaintiff, Mrs. Eddy, who sues
"by her next friend" has for a long
time been incompetent to do business
or understand transactions conducted
in her name. The next allegation Is
that the defendants have possessed
themselves of her personal property
and have carried on her business.
1t is also alleged that, having done
this, knowing of her infirmity, they
have become trustees for nearly all OF
her property which has come into her
possession, and are bound to give ac-
count thereof and Of all transactions In
her name.
It is declared that there is reason to
fear that the defendants wrongfully
converted some of her property to
their own use, and that there are trans
actions of which an account should be
given.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
WHAT CONGRESS DID.
Appropriations Amounted to Nearly q
Billion Dollars,

Washington.-More money has been
appropriated during the short session
Of the Fffty-ninth Congress which
passes into history at noon Monday
than during any previous session. The
amount, as near as can be estimated,
approximates billion dollars.
Two big battleships were authorized
for the navy and the artillery corps of
the army was reorganized and en-
larged. A general service pension was
granted to veterans of the Mexican
and Civil wars, and like provisions
were made for army nurses. For
river and harbor improvements the ap-
propriations aggregated $S4,000,000.
Increased salaries were given to Cab
met ministers, the vice president and
senators, the speaker of the House of
Representatives and its members, am
bassadors, ministers and consuls; to
postoffice clerks and letter carriers.
A bill was passed for the establish
ment of an agricultural bank in the
Philippines. The free alcohol bill of
last session was modified that farmers
may distfl products to be denatured.
The right of appeal in criminal cases
was granted the government, meas
ure intended to strengthen the anti
trust legislation by affording a means
whereby the Supreme Court may pass
on the constltutionality and construc-
tion of such laws.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
High OFFICIALS Held sponslbIe.

New York.-The jury in the coro-
ner's inquest into the New York Cen
trail wreck in the Bronx Febru-
ary 18th, when twenty-three per-
sons were killed, brought in a verdict
holding the operating and construction
departments of the road responsible.
The coroner endeavored to get rec
ommendation as to individuals, but did
not succeed. He then declared he
would hold the entire board of direc
tors and the general superintendent
and parole them until 10 o'clock to-
morrow.
When the coroner had announced
his decision to hold the directors and
the general superintendent, attorneys
for the road objected vigorously with
out avail. Coroner Schwannecke de-
clined to say what charge he would
lodge against the officials held by him.
saying this would be made known to-
morrow.
Assistant District Attorney Smythe,
as he was leaving court, remarked that
now he could present the case to the
grand jury.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
WEIGHING THE MAILS.
Elementary Principles Of Arithmetic
viii Now Prevail.

Washington.-One OF the last ofiicial
acts of Mr.. Cortelyou as postmaster
general was the issuance of the follow
ing order.
That whenever the weight of mail
Is taken on railroad routes the whole
number of days the mails are weighed
shall be used as a divisor for obtaining
the average weight per day"
For many years 1t has been the prac-
tice OF the Postoffice Department of
ficials, in determining the average
daily weight of mail carried by rail
roads, to use as a divisor of the total
weight only the number of what the
law termed working days. six. days
in each week, Sundays being omitted.
Mail is carried every day, including
Sundays. and in obtaining the total
weight of the mail carried by a given
railroad, the weight of the mail car
ried on Sundays was included. 1t is
the custom to weigh the mails every
-four years for ninety successive"
working days. The weight Of the mails
carried Sundays being included, the
total number of days the mail weight
actually was taken aggregated los in
the three months weighing.
Instead of dividing the total for the
lUo Gays Dy lUo 70 ODtdln tne dFeTdBe
daily weight, 1t was divided by ninety,
the number of working days" This
system was OF immense advantage to
the railroads, as by it their average
daily weight, on which they were paid
by the government was increased ma
terially.
Much criticism of the system was
made in and out of Congress, but the
railway mail officials stood squarely on
their Interpretation of the law and con-
tinued to use as divisor ninety in
stead of los.
Hereafter. under to-day's order. the
actual number of days for which the
weight of mail is taken will be used as
the divisor, so that If railroad carries
mail seven days each week, its average
daily weight will be determined by the
contrary, a road carries mail only on
the six working days, the divisor will
not include Sundays. This system, 1t
is regarded by Mr.. Cortelyou. will in
sure absolute fairness both to the rail.
roads and the government.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
Insurance Company Barred.

Denver.-The State Insurance De-
partment, through Messrs. Statler and
Rittenhouse, insurance commissioner
and deputy insurance commissioner
respectively, has cancelled the author
ity of the State Life Insurance Com
pany of Indiana to do business in this
state. For several months now the
Colorado department and the local rep
resentatives of this company have
been at loggerheads. Last year Mr.
Rittenhouse went to Indianapolis and
made an examination of the company's
affairs, particularly in connection with
its agency plan of securing insurance
through subsidiary company. His
reports opposed this plan as being con-
trary to the state laws. Since that
time the company has been undergo
ing Investigations by Indiana and other
states and as result the former pres
ident and vice president resigned.
The company will doubtless appeal
10 the courts. ar+
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
RECALCITRANT UTES.
Refuse to Return to Reservation In
Utah.

Fort Meade. S. D.-That 1t will be-
come necessary to use troops to force
the band Of Ute Indians in camp near
here to return to their reservation in
Utah became apparent when Captain
Hall, agent at the Uintah reservation.
arrived with the announced intention
OF taking the Indians back. Chief Red
Cap declared again that under no cir
cumstances would he and his band re-
turn to the agency. and much less with
Captain Hall, whom, he says his tribe
cordially hates.
The news that Hall had arrived
caused much excitement in the Indian
village. and the buyks were loud in
their declarations that they would fight
to the death rather than return.
Threats were made against the life OF
the agent should he visit the village,
and Chief Red Cap hurried to the fort,
where ho held a pow-wow with Hall,
and advised him not to show himself
to the Indians. Captain Hall as a re-
suit did not visit the camp.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
NEW FOREST RESERVES.
The President Will Anticipate the Con-
qressionaI Resolutions.

Washington. = President Roosevelt
has checkmated the effort of combi-
nation of Republican senators to halt
his policy of preserving the public for
ests and to leave the timber lands at
the mercy of predatory lumber mo-
nopolies.
The agricultural appropriation act
provides that, except by act of Con
gress, no additional forest reserve
shall be created in the six western
states which are richest in timber
Taking advantage of the brief period
before that measure will become law
under his signature, President Roose-
welt will promulgate an order sweeping
into reserves more than 10O,OOO,OOO
acres of forest lands.
Senators who obtained amendment
Of the agricultural. bill to their own
ends are resting contentedly, unaware
of the move by which the President
has beaten them. Their rude awaken
ing will be followed by the disclosure
by the administration of the way in
which the forest resources of the coun-
try have been devastated by lumber
combinations. This is relied upon to
waken public sentiment to an extent
which will approve the Presidents
policy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
viii Resist rwo-cent Fare Laws.

Chicago.-The Western railroads
have determined to fight in the courts
all state laws making cents mile
the maximum passenger rate. Attor-
neys of several of the largest roads
held conference here yesterday, with
view to having all roads pursue the
same policy as to litigation over the 2
cent-a-mile rate.
The plan now generally favored is to
ask the courts to restrain the enforce
ment of the law on the ground that
rate of 2 cents a mile would cause the
railroads heavy loss, and in many
cases would require them to run trains
at less than the actual operating ex-
penses, regardless of the fixed charges,
taxes and other obligations of the rail-
roads. of which they claim the passen-
ger traffic should assume a share.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
ITS LAST DAYS
CONGRESS IN SESSION SUNDAY,
BUT DOES LITTLE.
$1,000, 900 FOR DENVER
Some Conference Reports Ageed to-
Ship Subsidy Bill Talked to Death.

Washington--The Senate and House
conferees came to a final agreement
on the sundry civil bill Sunday One
of the last items in controversy was
that providing for the purchase of land
for new public building at Denver
The House conferees insisted upon the
House agreement to the Senate amend
ment. but finally agreed to accept it
with proviso making the cost limit
of the building for which plans are to
be prepared s1,S00,000.
The amendment as it remains in the
bill Is as follows:
THAT the secretary OF the treasury
be, and he is, hereby authorized and
directed to have plans and specifica-
tions prepared for a new building for
general purposes of the United States
government at Denver and to report
to Congress at It's next session an esti-
mate of the cost of said building. Said
estimate not to exceed $1,S00,000. He
is also authorized and directed to use
such part of the force of the Office
of the supervising architect as may be
necessary for this purpose"
By far the larger part of the session
of the Senate was devoted to a fill
buster by the Democratic senator's
against the ship subsidy bill as it
passed the House, and when the SEN
ate adjourned a few minutes before
midnight the bill was still pending.
A greater part Of the days session
was in the House given to the consid- Z
GRAFTON of conference reports. =
The final report on the pension ap-
preparation bill. containing a provision
for the maintenance of eighteen pen
sion agencies WAS agreed to.
The bill authorizing the establish
ment of an agricultural bank in the
Philippines was passed. The House
agreed 70 the conference report on the
general deficiency bill. A number of
monument bills were passed.
The conference report on the So
called sixteen-hour bill was agreed TO
by vote of 233 to 0.
The conference report on the sundry
civil bill was agreed to, and with bust
ness generally completed the House at
1910 a. m. took reenss until 9:20
Monday morning.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
New York Shaken by Dynamite.

New York.-A dynamite explosion at
Homestead, New Jersey, early Sunday
killed, it is believed, one person. in
iured at least dozen others, wrecked
fifty homes in the village and shook
towns and cities within radius OF
ten miles.
The dynamite was the property OF
Bradley & Son, contractors, who are
building the Jersey end of the Penn
sylvania railroads North river tunnel.
II was stored in a one-story structure
within a few hundred feet of where a
gang of seventy-five men were excavat-
ing.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07


A singular mental disorder Is re-
0orted of patient confined at Bicetre.
lie processes to remember nothing ex-
cept the month and year in which
he was born. Lest he should forget
the date of each new day. he fills
sheet after sheet of paper with mem
oranda. 1t is not case of true am.
nesia or loss of memory; otherwise he
should be unable to speak or write.
1t is fixed idea" of forgetfulness, a
delusion, not an incapacity to remem-
Der. 1t has been argued by some that
all the delusions of the insane are the
result of the imagination filling the
gaps which exist in an impaired mem
ory. But this is the first case which
has been described of une idee fixe
d'oubli.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
Ebert County Tribune
). z. Pope, Editor and Publisher.
x1BERT. COLORADO.
Chinese View Of Phrene!oqy.

Brain bag is the Chinese name for
the skull. and bumps and brains In
their notion are intimately allied. The
skull Is considered to be most perfect
when 1t is round, with tendency to-
ward conical rise at the top, the
latter feature Indicating great intel
Iectual powers "hatchet" face, with
a broad. fiat top to the head, means
yacillation and indecision. The most
important parts of the skull are the
ssorehead and the occiput. which is
called the pillow bone. A high and
broad forehead gives good hope of
long life. Bumps and depressions on
the occiput play an important part
Two connected bumps low down at
the back of the head denote a marital
temperament. A bump nearer the top
shaped like an egg lying on its side
denotes truthfulness and firmness; two
similar egg shaped bumps standing on
end, one on each side of the head. de-
note a fiery temperament and great
self confidence: two crescent shaped
bumps between these last two denote
iongeyity. A thin. pointed nose is
sign of homicidal tendencies. The Chi
nese believe the outer conformation of
She skull to be dependent upon the
shape of the brain within. And they
connect certain mental qualifications
with certain bumps and depressions
found on the skull. In conformity with
the Confucian dogma that man was
born good and becomes evil only by
his environment, so they further be-
lieve that bumps and depressions are
developed on the surface of the skull
by influences within. These infu-
ences, in their turn, have been in
spired from without.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
CEMENT UNDER THE BAN.
Claimed That Trust and Union Forbid
Its Use.

Denver.-That an agreement to kill
on the uge of concrete in the super
structure of buildings has been formed
between the brick trust and the Ma
uonal Bricklayers' Union. is the latest
sensation in building circles Ironclad
rules have been promulgated and some
half dozen Denver contractors who In
sist upon the extensive use of con-
crete have been refused brick by the
trusts
The plan is national in scope and
the thumbscrews are being adjusted
throughout the country by trusts, it Is
said.
The agreement is practically that
bricklayers have agreed to handle no
more concrete blocks. They refuse to
lay brick on any structure where the
concrete foundation extends above the
ground line. This rule was passed
week ago by the Denver Bricklayers'
Union. Any contractors violating these
terms are refused brick from the trusts
and union men will not accept work on
their structures.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07
Would Limit Speed of Trains.

Washington. - Postmaster General
Cortelyou has issued instructions de-
fining the attitude of the Postofiice De
partment regarding the fast mail
trains. He states that while the de-
partment should insist upon the most
expeditions service feasible, 1t should
not exert its authority to such an ex-
tent as to compel the establishment OF
railroad schedules inconsistent with
entire safety to all persons carried on
these trains. The postmaster general
thinks that there is danger of some of
the roads being overtaxed in the mat
ter of speed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-07

There should be some means where
by our halls of justice should not be
turned into show places where the SEN
sation lovers go to crafty their NOR
bid love of crime and it's details. To
have court room packed with curios-
ity-maddened spectators to drink in
the tales of sin and misery forced
from the lips of unhappy witnesses is
certainly not conducive to a high
state Of public morals. The courts
are for a higher and sterner purpose
than to serve as places of entertain
ment for a depraved popular taste.
The way in which the court room in
New York where the Thaw case is
being tried is packed by the morbid.
like crowd of hungry crows after
carton. is, declares the Baltimore
American, a disgrace to the proper
xnd dignified course of law and JUS
ice.