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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

Only One Pension Agency.

The House committee on appropria-
tions Tuesday reported favorably the
pension bill for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1909. The bill as reported
abolishes the pension agencies located
at Augusta, Maine: Boston. Buffalo.
Chicago, Columbus, Ohio; Concord,
New Hampshire; Detroit. Indianapolis.
Knoxville. Louisville, Milwaukee. New
York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, San
Francisco and Topeka. and consoli-
dates in one central dis is,ributins agency
at Washington. The bill as reported
carries a total pension Appropriation
of $3.50, ,s69 600, which is $4,000 less
than the aggregate estimates-the eN-
act sums available by the constitution
of the agencies.
The radical change in the pension
agency system was decided upon by
the appropriations committee in accord
with the recommendation of Secretary
OF the Interior Garfield and Commits
sioner of Pensions Warner, after ex'
haustive consideration in subcommit-
tee. The secretary of the interior told
the committee that under this consoli-
dation of the eighteen pension agen-
cies in one central agency 5000, 900
would be saved to the government in
expenses the first year of operation and
1925, 900 annually thereafter and that
under the new system all pensioners
could be paid as promptly as they are
now paid by the eighteen agencies and
without Inconvenience. The immedi-
diate saving will be s6S 900 In salaries
of pension agents. $4,000 on account Of
rent OF the New York office. sl00, 900 in
clerk hire. and $500 in cost of exam
ination and inspection OF agencies
There was paid to 967,37l pensioners
in the last fiscal year the total sum of
$l3S, ,030.S94, and the total pensions paid
for all wars and the regular establish.
ment since the foundation ci the re-
public was 59s,015722
Although the number OF clerks in
the pension bureau was $50 less in the
fiscal year 1907 than in the previous
year, says the report. the applica-
tons for pensions filed in the fiscal
year 1907 were 4io.5l7, as against col
322 the previous year"
There is now living" saws the re-
port, no soldier or soldiers widow of
the Revolutionary war, and there is no
pensioner soldier living of the War of
1872, but at the end of the last fiscal
year there were on the roll 55s widows
OF soldiers of that war"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
ASK FARMERS TO COOPERATE.
Life and Affiliated Memberships in Dry
Farming Congress.

Denver-During the session Of the
Trans Missouri Dry Farming Congress
held In Sal. Lake few days ago. res
olution was passed that creates new
department on part OF the body. and the
aim of it is to get all farmers as well
as others personally interested in the
great science of dry farming which is
destined to become so important
factor in the arid West. The Dry
Farming Congress wants the cooper
alton OF the practical agriculturist as
well as the scientist and business man,
and in order that the plans anr pur-
poses OF the congress may become
more effective. it is necessary as well
beneficial to all concerned that the
farmers cooperate with the congress
in the work by giving the movement
their personal Endorsement. A consid-
cradle amount OF literature bearing on
dry farming. valuable papers read be-
fore the session, and the proceedings
OF each congress will be included in
the printed matter. and the dollar in
vested in a membership will bring HI
eraturc and information OF six times
that amount.
The following resolution. which ex-
plains itself, was introduced by the
executive committee of the Trans
Missouri Dry Farming Congress held IN
Salt Lake, Of which F. c. Bowman OF
this city is chairman:
In addition to the delegates ap-
pointed according to the foregoing
clauses of this article. there shall exist
an affiliated membership OF this con
gress, said persons constituting this
affiliated body to be assessed an annual
fee of $1.00.
In addition to this affiliated member
ship there shall exist membership
known as Life Membership in this con
gress and for each life member single
fee Of $1,000 shall be paid.
That both aforesaid affiliated and
life memberships shall have all the
privileges OF a delegate to the meet
ings OF this congress and shall further
receive from the secretary, from time
to time, such bulletins and other infor-
nation as may be printed by this con
gress for circulation among its dele
gates and members, which shall in
clude to each member and delegate an
Official copy Of the proceedings OF the
meetings Of each congress"
1t is earnestly desired that all inter
ssted in dry farming will send to Fisher
Harris, secretary, Salt Lake City, Utah,
their names and addresses, with the
membership fee which will entitle them
to the above privileges.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
leasers Revive Old Mines.

In the list OF the Cripple Creek
shares shat is offered on the two eS-
changes at Colorado Springs and Den
yer there are now many names in .he
active column that have been down and
put and forgotten for years, with no ra-
turn to he original investor or anybody
ELSE. Enterprisng leasers have brought
about the change. developing good ore
portions of mines supp sedly played
put and cutting new ore veins in other
portions OF the properties where the
owners had been advised that no ore
veins existed. Even the very deep lev
lis. those which yielded to the water
.wo years ago. are again shipping ore
The entire situation exemplifies the
value of faith supported by work
Denver News.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
loveIand Sugar Factory.

Denver.-A Loveland, Colorado, dis
patch Saturday. says: The Loveland
Sugar factory finished slicing beets at
9 O'Clock this morning. after a suc-
cessful run Of l27 days. Four or flve
days will be required to finish the
sugar making. when the working Of
cleaning up and overhaulIng will be
begun. This factory has handled
100000 tons OF beets from about 10, 900
acres OF land and the output OF sugar
will be about 100000 sacks. 1t has
employed 400 men during the cam
paign, with a payroll Of about $55, 900
month. The contracts for next
years crop are mostly signed with the
farmers.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
NEWS FROM THE MINES and MILLS
cvtcple Creek District Output.

The output Of tho Cripple Creek dis
trict for January has passed al
monthly records since the labor trou-
bles in 1904. the total tonnage being
56. 7s5 tons Of a gross bullion value OF
1885, SEQ. The tgCl IS complied from
the daily reports OF the accredited rep
resentariye OF the mills and smelters
show an increase OF Slsi,euO over the
preceding month End as compared
with the corresponding month OF 1897
an increase Of $-ej, 26l
The increase is directly due TO the
renewed activity OF lessees combined
with heavy shipments to the Golden
Cycle mill at Colorado City. now run
ming az full capacity.
Dividends OF record for the month.
paid by three mining corporations op-
Grating exclusively in this district,
total sos 900. The corporations and
the amount OF their distributions are:
Portland Gold Mining Company.
1920. 900; Vindicator Consolidated Gold
Mining Company. SEQ 1000, and the
Jerry johnson Gold Mining Company,
$4,000.
Numerous and important strikes
were recorded during the month.
Briefly summarized. the more import
ant were the discoveries on the prop
critics OF the Dante G. NJ. Co, Trilby
c. NJ Co. Prince Albert Mining Com
pany LimitedJ, National Mining. Land
and Tunnel Company. Portland G.. NJ.
Co. Rigo Group 6. NJ. Co. Glmited(.
the Sun Consolidated G. NJ. Co. and the
Stratton's Cripple Greek Mining and
Development Company.
The properties Of these corporations
are situated on Bull. Beacon. Ironclad.
Mineral and Gold hills and on Battle
mountain.
The tonnage mined and treated by
The mills and smelters. together with
the valuation thereof, was as follows:
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
CONTROL OF CORPORATIONS.
connis.ioner Smith Says That e4o-
IIcity is the Great Corrective,

Washington. - Public opinion las
been prompt and efficient in the cor
rection OF commercial evils when those
evils are stated specifically.
This is one OF the conclusi0l 5
reached by Herbert Knox Smith, CON
missioner Of corporations. and eN-
pressed in the annual report of the
operations OF the bureau Of corvo-a.
tions. Just made public
Naturally. under present condition
the real power OF public opini2U
reaches cnly such cases as may be
specifically stated"
Thus" says Commissioner SuLrh,
the experience of the bureau seeus 20
point logically to the need for N e1-
tension OF such results by the crea On
of general administrative system of
supervision Of interstate corporati1as
which shall give. in substantially the
same form as is furnished now flf 4
few corporations. the essential fac s
relating 10 all the great interstate cor
pCrationS
Whether the system takes the form
OF federal license plan or a simple re-
quirement that interstate corpora ions
shall make reports and submit thrir
books to a federal bureau, is OF !. tie
consequence SO long as the informa On
necessary for publicity is obtained The
thing that is important is to arrive q. a
system which will accomplish the re-
suit; which will enable the govern
ment to deal with such corporation in
The main by administrative supe
ion rather than judicial proceed re
whose methods will be prevent!ye
rather than penal, and, most I'M
portant Of all a system which vii AT.
ford permanent practical GROUND for
contract and cooperation between the
government officials charged with his
work on the one hand and corporate
managers on the other hand
1T is with such information as the
bureau Of corporations is able. under
the law. TO collect and publish, tha he
great corrective force of public ogiu-
ion can be intelligently and efcieurly
directed at those industrial evils hat
constitute the most important OF our
present problems
Corporate combination as such ap-
pears to not only be an economic nee.
essity. but also largely an accomplish-d
fact II is not the existence of II irs-
trial power, but rather is misuse that
is the real problem. The sovernren-
should direct its attention toward pre-
venting unfair methods and ovard
keeping open the opportunities for
competitive industry"
Commissioner Smith says he is con-
tinuing tn" investigations ALREADY he
gun into the industries Of petroleum.
tobacco and steel. Under resolu' ions
adopted by the last congress the bu-
reau is also making investigations into
the operations of the International lIar-
vester Company the cause OF high
price of lumber. into the causes Of
fluctuations and differences in the
price of cotton, and into patents
granted to officers and employees Of the
United States. An inquiry also is be-
ing conducted into water transporta,
ton. both coastwise and internal
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
Young Women's Convention,

Denver.-Arrangeme for tho an.
nual convention of tho Young Woman's
Christian Association OF Colorado and
Wyoming to be held In Denver Febru.
ary 18th. l4th and l5th, were com.
pleted at n meeting OF the convention
committee. which met Saturday. Tho
convention committee Is composed of;
Mrs. B. T. Vincent. chairman; Miss
Jennie Hendrie. secretary: Mrs N. p.
Hill, Mrs. l.. n. Bosworth Mrs. Frank
Jerome, Mrs. w. +. Slocum. Colorado
College. Colorado Springs. Mira. !, A.
Thatcher, Mrs. II. J. Footc. Mrs. W, /.
Hin. Mrs, Charles II. Hamilton, Mrs.
L0stec Mel can. Sr.. state secretary,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
Outrages by Night Riders.

Salem, Ky.-Two hundred masked
night riders visited Bycusburg, Ky,
early Tuesday morning and applied
the torch to the Bennett tobacco ware
house and distillery. Both were COM
pletely destroyed. The loss is about
$4,000. The mob shot up the home of
William Groves. foreman OF the to-
bacco factory. drove him from the
building and whipped him almost to
death.
Of Bennett Brothers, was taken from
his home, tied to tree, and severely
whipped. He was left bound to the
tree. Bennett Brothers operate an in
dependent factory and have been buy
ing tobacco from on-association grow
ers, it is alleged
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
Chile Welcomes Our Fleet.

Washington.-Rear Admiral Evans
cabled Tuesday that the reception of
the fleet by the Chilean authorities at
Punta Arenas and by the people has
been most hearty and gracious. A spe-
cial commission headed by Rear Ad-
miral Simpson is at Punta Arenas on
board the Chacabuco. to extend a well
come to Chilean ports. The Chilean
government has placed its coal supply
at Punta Arenas at the disposition Of
the fleet. but fortunately it has not
been necessary to use 1t. Daily enter
tainments are being given for the Off
GERS and men Of the fleet. BY urgent
request the fleet will pass in sight Of
Valparaiso.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
Teller Predicts Lock Canal Failure

Washington.-The Senate Tuesday
passed the urgent deficiency bill carry
ing an appropriation of over $24 900 900.
The large deficiency appropriation for
the navy brought out considerable dis
cussion OF the subject of the executive
department making expenditures not
provided for In appropriations De
ficiency appropriations for the Panama
canal gave rise to Democratic criti-
cism OF the publication OF a paper by
The canal commission at Panama. and
incidentally Senator Teller declared
that he believed the lock canal at Pan
anna would some day be declared fail
ure and that sea level canal would
take It's place.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
LeadviIie leasers Active.

At few times, says a correspondent,
has Leadville seen more activity among
lessees than the present This fact
makes itself felt every day. Numerous
leasing contracts have been signed
since the first of the year that have
given hundreds of men work Numer.
Gus other deals. now in embryo. will be
closed within the next few weeks.
On the IbeN on Breeze hill men are
working. over half OF them being les
sees. Nearly fifty leases have been let
there since the first OF the year.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

With its electrolytic refinery in opera
tion at Its Great Falls plant. the Boston
& Montana company is turning out
copper at the rate of 5000. 600 pounds
monthly. In addition to this 10000
pounds # copper matte is shipped east
for refining. The Great Falls smelling
plant is operating at full capacity.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
viii Visit chlIe's Capital,

Punta Arcnas.-The American bat.
tlcships under Rear Admiral Evans, on
their way up the west coast OF South
America. will make an Informal call at
valparaiso. They will not announce
their arrival. but steaming close In.
shore. tho vessels will salute the CITY
with twcnty'onc guns. and proceed.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-02-06
ROOsevelt's Personality

The recent visit of Joel Chandler
Harris to dine with President Roose.
velt attracted Sc much newspaper com.
ment that the account of the trip as
told by 'Mr Billy Sanders in Uncle
Remus's Magazine for February, is OF
particular interest Mr. Billy San.
ders, the Sage of Shady Dale, - gives
his views of Mr.. Roosevelt's PERSONAL.
ty in the most unqualified manner.
well, | come away from the White
House nightly holp up" he says,
"feelin' that Teddy is the President OF
the whole country, an not of party,
an that he oughter make up his mind
for to run in. He amt been elect
ed but once, an ever President is en-
titled for to go before the people twice.
That's my idee, an WI it in my head
| went back to the hotel an snored as
loud as ef I'd been on my own shuck
mattress. felt Jest like / had been
on a visit to some friend that hadn {
seed in years, an went to bed an
dreamed that the men in Wall street
had promised to be reasonably honest
after the fust of Jinawary.
You wanter shake hands wi the
President eff You ever git half "a chance.
tn do your whole system good you
won't need any medicine for Il consid.
erbul spell He's clean from head to
foot an right through his gizzard
he's healthy, humane, an sound an
honest, an what more could you AK q
human being tobe. Talk wi him, an
then talk wi other people, an you'll
find that the other people will leave a
taste in your mouth like green persim
mons. Its just like | tell you.
hear that Teddy has axed Ton
Watson up to see him, an I'm mighty
sorry we cannt be thar together; e
we had "a ben you could a retche(
out your hand an fetched the only
three gennuwine Democrats in Nortl
America, allwarranted to be free from
saddlesores an things like that. "
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-02-06
TateSville.
Sbtcial 10 Me Nr7VS.

OptfldE 10 me Nt90S.
January went out with regular
rain and wind storm. February came
in cold 1t was only five degrees, be-
low above zero Sunday morning. For
the past week we have had about the
coolest weather of the winter.
Our religious belief this day seems to
be bordering on the heather idea Of "a
man working his way up to God, bas-
ing more salvation on his own merits
or work, contrary to the Gospel teach
ing. Christ came to seek and save
that which was lost. This was his OBJ
iect or purpose in the world. The sal
walton of Christ is of grace, not of
works Lest anyone should boast Paul
says, ''Not of works of righteousness
which we have done, but according to
his mercy, he Christi saved us
through the washing of regeneration
and renewing of the Holy Gnost. The
Lord sent out his chosen and ordained
apostles to agitate the Gospel, to wake
up, shake up the nations of the earth.
This world needs turning upside down
with Gospel dynamite, for it is wrong
side up. One silly thing find is that
many people argue that Il church that
is not in the road to heaven in such a
sense as to make it necessary for sin
ner to go through that church in order
to get to Heaven, is not church of
Christ. There is no church that sus-
tains such relation to salvation as in
dicated by such belief. 1t is no where
taught in the Bible that the church
was built by Christ for the salvation
of sinners The Bible teaches the con
trary, that salvation is of the Lord.
The church is home for the saved.
We have too much lodge and church
salvation nowadays. 1t is true in one
sense that a church is the way to
Heaven in a sense that it teaches some
truths that may help men to get tc
heaven but not SO essential to the
heavenly life that sinner must de.
pend on the church for admission into
the heavenly home.
R. J. Whites folks got letter from
Thomas eagle at Salina, /. T., in
which he complains of the News not
reaching him half the time
We are glad to say that the little sor
of John Tate, who has been on the sicI
list, is all right again.
Bert Palmer and Bob Powell are Wis
iting here this week.
Joe Cordelll is visiting his wife
here.
H. R. Overturf and NJ. E. Cool
were in town and passed some lively
jokes that made me feel like | haG
called back about 90 years
Mrs Sally Fultz and Miss Coldwell,
from Little Sequachee, were here shop
ping.
Lewis and Henry Reed were in tow
and when it comes to a record breaker
they brought in one of the largest wild
hog scalps that ye writer ever had the
privilege of seeing.
was sorry to learn that Whitwel
has shut down. l predict when work
starts up there will be cut in prices
Jack Turner was in town and sale
J. H. Overturf was in the dry hide
business. Waterman.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-02-06
Sayre, Ala.

Steciai 10 Me Nsios.
food morning to ALL As il is so
cold, thought | would sit i'm the com
or ana write 10 the News is have not
had anything 10 say for sometime.
nave been on tramp. | started
out to find better times and the further
went the worse it got and | took
back tracks. | was in Durham. Ga.
and in Tennessee. While en- route 10
Durham | came to Lookout Creek and
now got over was something wonder
iuL There was little frame hanging
on wire rope that was drawn tight
across the creek, with each end made
taSt to trees and the frame was floor
ed with plankS So | sat down on the
moor and pulled a cotton rope and the
little frame started across the creek
rolling over the ropes as there were
some little iron wheels fastened i'm the
top OF the frame. After | was across
started to climb Lookout mountain.
mat was quite task to me, pulling
TO bushes, climbing over rocks. When
my partner and | were near the top we
met three men who were following
the hounds trying to catch wild cat.
Inc Old place didn't seem right to
me when | got to tho mines There
was no work for that week though |
met many friends and stayed all night
with an old comrade Next morning
we went to Etna, and they were work
ing, about half time | was gone from
nome only five days. When | got home
they were working some and the next
DAY went to work. Since then have
worked about half time. Some think
that work will get better soon, but /
don't know.
Those boys that left here to join the
navy either came to their right mind
and never joined or they have lodged
Uncle Sam, though they don't look
ike soldiers to me. One is here dig
glng coal and the other has gone from
| here.
There is nothing to keep men here
unless they want to pitch dollars or
play kitty in the day time and join
the drop shot gang and go to dances at
night. Ihls is poor enjoyment for civ
illzed people and no place to improve
your morality.
received letter from Belleville.
Ill, Friday. 1t made me think that
times were better there than here and
II was there and my old clothes were
not too thin, | would be 0. K. Sever
al of our boys have gone and there are
empty houses here. don't know what
to do nor where to go. When | was at
Whiteside thought l would go furth-
er north and then thought of the cold
weather there and that maybe work
was dull up there and | backed out of
going anyway until the weather gets
warmer.
| wonder what has become of Fat
Bill OF Belle Sumpter Ala. some
times think that maybe he is choked
on pumpkin or ate raw turnips until
he has the collie 80 he can't write.
Bonny Boy.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-02-06
HIGH JINKS.

That even congressman are apt to
overstep the bounds Of debate on the
serious things of life, and relapse into
Jest is evidenced by the scheme which
Congressman Moon is into to force
matrimony on Congressman Lever Of
South Carolina Moon has got the
cards out and it's up to Lever to find
the girl TO help him paddle his canoe
through the sea Of life, and incidental
ly paddle what passengers they may
have from time to time embark in their
canoe, for Congressman Lever shOuld
be mindful when starting a family I'M
der Rooseveltian ideas as regards
numerousness, that to spare the rod
means to spoil the child. So Solomon
said and he ought to have known. At
any rate Congressman Lever is apt to
get lots of points on matrimony and
the consequences thereof-enough to
make him feel more that ever like tax
ing to the woods.
The following dispatch tells the
tale, and the News would like very
much TO receive one of those invita-
tions to the wedding, and wishes for
Mr.. Lever-and Mrs. Lever unbound
ed prosperity. not confined to corn
bread, molasses and kisses three times
a day.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 81 Repre-.
sentative AsDury Francis Lever. OF
South Carolina, is arranging TO take d
long trip to Europe in March. in order
to escape being married by force on
April 1. He decided upon this trip TO
day when he discovered that Repre-
sentative John 4. Moon, of Tennessee
was distributing invitations to hii
Wedding in the New Willard Hotel OF
April /.
On April I, two years ago, Lever
colleagues declared that il was time b,
married and settled down under III,
Roosevelt anti-race snicide rule. They
told him he must marry and that they
would give him two years to find hi
affinity. Yesterday they met in body