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The state herald., 1908-01-31
Grange officers Elected.

Denver.-The session OF the Colo.
rado State Grange Wednesday morning
was devoted 10 the election OF officers
for the ensuing year resulted as fol.
lows:
Worthy Master-John Morris o,
Golden. master OF Loeb Lomond
Grange No. 7G.
overseer-Moses Hoover OF Boulder
Valley Grange.
Lecturer-P. Richards, Fort Collins.
Steward-Rudolph Johnston, Nj Wot.
Assistant Steward-James NJ. Plat,
Boulder.
Lady Assistant Steward-Mrs. NJ. J.
Tobey. Longmont
Chaplain-Levi Booth, Denver
Treasurer-George NJ. Griiiin. Brlgh,
ton.
Secretnry-Agnes l.. Riddle. Denver.
Gatckeeper-J. S. Rhoa. Littloton.
Ccros-Sarah Morris, Golden.
Pomona-Amelia Buckman. Arvada
Flora-Mrs. Ell West. Edgewator.
Mombcr OF Executive Committee
+. J. Meoks. Denver.
An early afternoon session OF tho
Grange was given over 20 the instnlla.
ton OF these ncwly-oloctcd officers. fol.
lowed by reports OF committees. The
members then adjourned for n visit IN
body 10 the big show at the stocl,
yards. Tho evening session was de-
voted TO the o1cmpllncation OF the NTH
degree OF the order TO an unusually
large list OF candldatca.
The state herald., 1908-01-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
Congressional.

The house has requested the presi-
dent to send to congress n copy OF
the report of the special Goldfield
commission.
In a recent statement to the senate
canal commission Col. Goethals, chief
engineer, said the Panama canal was
reasonably safe from military inva-
sion, and that the locks were so far
inland they could not be injured by
shells from naval vessels.
The urgent deficiency bill, carrying
appropriations OF s24 1000, 900, has been
agreed upon by the house committee.
Champ Clark of Missouri declared
the dem ocratic party intended to nom.
mate William Jennings Bryan for
president at the Denver convention in
July.
George Peabody Wetmore has been
reelected United States senator from
Rhode Island.
John Sharp Williams has been for.
mally elected to the United States SEN
ate to succeed the late II. D. Money,
whose term expires in 1911.
The war college is asking congress
for an appropriation of s50O,OOO for
the establishment of scheme where
by the United States may be trans.
formed from peace TO war footing
at instant notice.
The bill appropriating s250,0oo for
an immigration station in philadelphia
has passed the lower house of con-
gress.
A bill has been introduced in con.
gress to erect a new building in Wash.
ington for the department of agricul-
ture at a cost of s1,750.000.
A bill introduced In the senate would
appropriate s1.66S,l3G to reimburse the
Southern Pacific railroad for expenses
incurred In closing the break in the
Colorado river which was flooding the
Imperial valley.
The state herald., 1908-01-31
palrymen's Campaign.

ponyer.-with tho organization OF
tho Colorado State Dairymon'a Anao.
citation In Denver Monday night, n
campaign was started which has for
ita object the Increasing and fostering
OF tho dairy industry In Colorado.
making II moro popular industry
with farmers. II In planned 10 innu.
guratc n state lcctur'ng campaign. con.
Quoted by instructors in the State
Agricultural College. with the ultl.
mate purpose OF forming local organ.
izationn TO carry on tho work. Another
suggestion that will be carried out II
tho provision OF suitable priEoa nt
county fairs for tho purpose OF htimu.
lating general interest.
The state herald., 1908-01-31

Prof. Albert A. Nicholson of the
University of Chicago is the frs,
American man of science-he was
born in Germany-to receive one Of
the Nobel prizes. He came to this
country at an early age. however. and
was brought up In San Francisco. He
was graduated from the United States
Naval academy in 1873 and served fol
n time in the navy. Intending to retire
TO civil life, he studied in Germany
and France, and prepared himself fol
work as a professor of physics. The
Nobel prize, which amounts to abou
$4,000. is conferred on him for hi,
invention of an instrument FOR meas
uring the velocity OF light On III,
same day that the award to him wa,
announced the Royal society OF Eng
land presented TO him In London the
Copley medal for the same discovery
and few months earlier a Belgian
prize OF $4,000 was awarded to him
President Roosevelt is the only othe,
American-and he is OF Dutch descent
to receive tho Nobel prize. 1t wa,
given TO him for his efforts in behal
of peace.
The state herald., 1908-01-31
THE STATE HERALD
j. II. Painter, Owner and Pub.
HoLYoKE, COLORADO.
Snobbery.


An advertisement lately appeared
in the papers of Plttsburg announ.
cling that by the payment Of a certain
liberal sum of money limited mum.
Der of persons of wealth and high So
cial position could secure the privi.
Iege OF presentation at the English
court The young man who inserted
the advertisement was arrested as a
swindler, in spite Of his insistence
that he could do all he had promised;
but the most interesting phase OF the
affair was the large number Of per-
sons who were eager to accept his
offer They focked to the hotel In
such eagerness and were 30 anxious
to be among the chosen that the po.
lice had difficulty in getting them to
so home. To the outsider of we'll
balanced mind there must always be
something amusing in such an exhibi-
tion of snobbery, says the Youths
Companion. Yet this was only one
form Of trait which exists in some
shape and to some degree in most per-
sons. The snobs who will pay to be
presented to court are separated by
no very clear line from those who
will pay to get their names into "a
Thousand Great Men" or The Blue
bloods OF New York." and hundreds
of others who hold themselves far
above such crude and overt snobbery
as this will nevertheless pay what is
virtually blackmail of one sort or an.
other to buy the social approval or
escape the social censure OF their fel
lows. Snobbery of whatever kind is q
heel OF Achilles to the possessor. Al.
though he may be covered with the
armor of intelligence. good intentions
and experience he will still be vulner.
able through his vanity. None know
this better than the swindlers ant
"bunco-steerers" who make their liv.
ing by it. They love the snob be
cause they know that snobbery and
courage seldom go together.
The state herald., 1908-01-31

Some French writer's have under
taken unitedly to show to tho world
that their national literature is no,
truly represented by the coarse and
indecent novels that are supposed by
many persons to be the most charac
terlstio production OF literary France
Not only is It not true. remarks the
Youths Companion. but the picture OF
French life drawn from these novels
is grossly unjust There are hundreds
OF French novels written every yesi
that are MS sweet and wholesome AZ
anything England or America car
show; and anyone who desires true
representation Of French family life
may ind Il in Prof. Barrett Wendell.
recent book. Moreover. tho study oi
art. history. science and many Other
branches Is pursued In France by com
petent and palnstaking writer's. It ii
proposed to establish agencies In Eng
lish and American cities for tho sal,
OF the best French books.
The state herald., 1908-01-31

The Maine papers are taking note
OF tho continued decrease OF children
OF school age In tho rural dihtrletr
down east Instances arc mentioned
whore there arc but two or three
children attending district school
md In several localities whero two OF
thrco districts have been combined
there arc only dozen pupils or 30 Ia
the consolidated school. It's a mclan
oholy picture. but no moro no thar
can be found nearer homo in some oi
tho hill towns OF Massachusetts, 70
marka the Boston Herald. Our lIttlo
red hohoolhouBoH lack patronage, bu,
their influence survives.
The state herald., 1908-01-31
Dry Farming Congress.

rslt Jake.-with neoroa Of delegates
present aud many othora on the way,
with q large attendance Of visitors
and with the good wishes OF promi.
non. men all over the land expressed
in letters and kilograms, tho Trans.
Missouri Dry Farming Congress began
It's second annual meeting hero Wed,
nesdsy. Reports on tho progress of
dry farming during the past year In
Colorado. Wyoming. Montana and
Utah wero presented and indicated
that tho subjugation Of HocAllcd arid
lands 20 cultivation In proceeding with
surprising rapidlty and great pront.
The state herald., 1908-01-31
Miscellaneous.

The Harvester trust has been in.
dIcted in Kentucky for violation OF the
state antitrust law.
Six railroads have been convicted
In the federal court at Chicago of hav.
ing violated the safety appliance law.
The government is arranging to
manufacture cement for use on the
Panama canal in case the prices OF
the product are too high. A manufac.
turing plant may be installed on the
isthmus.
A severe blizzard recently swept the
Atlantic coast causing much suffering
in New York and Philadelphia. Much
damage was done TO small shipping
and street car traffic was demoralized.
w. Leo Bockemohle. cashier of the
suspended bank OF Ellinwood. Kan.
shot and killed himself at his home.
while under arrest charged with max.
Ing n false statement OF the banks
condition.
Liquor interests In Alabama are re.
ssvtIng to dynamite against the prohi.
k,,ion leaders.
A FIRE In Baltimore recently caused
damage amounting TO 100000. Three
dremen were killed and 10 injured.
The city hall at Portland. Me-. with
the police building, was recently de.
stroyed by flre. causing n loss OF
si.OOO.OOO
Mr.. and Mrs. George Meyer, aged Gs
and CO respectively. were recently
burned TO death on their farm near
Bartlesvllle. Ok.
In the first 20 days of January 4iJ..
900 hogs were marketed in Kansas
City. This is 10000 more than were
ever received there In any whole
month before.
An attempt to overthrow the mon.
nrchy of Portugal and establish re-
public was recently nlpped In the bud
ut Lisbon, and tho leaders arrested.
]. II. Joslln. an eccentric character
OF Topeka, was recently found stran'
glcd to death In his home In that city,
Three submarine torpedo boats re-
Gently made the trip from Newport.
II. l.. TO Now York In i7is hours. This
Is the longest trip ever made by boats
OF this class under their own power,
More than 1000 delegates were
present Mt the opening session OF the
Missouri River Navigation congress
at Sioux City. In.
An attempt OF socialists TO bring
about n march OF tho unemployed"
IN Chicago was frustrated by the po.
lice. Dr. Roltman and two Of his
followers woro arrested for melting a
riot.
William ]. Bryan recently addressed
the Kentucky legislature. advocating
the election Of former Gov. Bockham
an United States senator In tho inter.
ost OF democratic harmony.
There are i3.s77.i2G Roman Catho.
lies In the United States md including
tho Philippines. Porto Rico and tho
Sandwich islands the number In 49,,
Ois.s9s.
Tho American National Live Stock
association In session Mt Denver. has
endorsed tho leasing system of public
lands,
AZ MnryByillc Kan. George Tonny.
son has been held 10 the district court
for tho murder OF his father. David
TennyHon.
Tho supreme court OF Pennsylvania
by u vote OF four TO three has de-
elarod the twooent fare law OF that
state unconstitutional.
Tho supreme court OF the United
States has denied tho petition for an
appeal In tho Chicago Street railroad
reorganization case
The state herald., 1908-01-31
eeeond pesst, Land rn,rlss.

Warrington Senator gupronbeiu
haa introduced bill 10 permit second
onttioh under tho dehort land act. Il
PROVIDES That persons who have lost
or forfeited desert entries through no
,a ,au't OF thelr own shall be entitled 20
me , beneht oi the desert land laws ns
,houEh thcy had not made original on.
Wy provided such original entry was
huI aehhdonod, or sold for a valuable
The state herald., 1908-01-31
Personal.

Personal.
Mayor James C. Dahlman was re-
Gently elected from the waterways
congress at Sioux City. Iowa, because
of an attempt TO inject politics into
the discussion on the resolutions.
DIR. Eliot, president of Harvard uni.
yersity. advocates that American boys
and girls be sorted out" by agents OF
authority and forced by law to study
trades assigned TO them.
Miss Georgia A. Smythe, Boston
waitress. has fallen heir to 100000 by
virtue OF being n greatgreat.grand.
daughter OF the notorious Mrs. Fltz.
herbert, one Of the fnvorltes OF King
George ". OF England.
John Mitchell. president OF the Mine
Workers union. who rotlrcs April 1
next. declares he would not accept q
government position II offered him.
Mrs. Emily Yznagn. mother of the
dowagor duchess OF Manchester and
OF Lady Listcr.Hoy. OF England, ia
dead at her home In Louisiana.
Former Gov d, r. Francis. OF Mis-.
souri. was recently presented with the
Swedish order OF the North Star. In
recognition OF his services as presl.
dent of the Louisiana Purchase Expo.
Hition company.
Miss Miriam De Vorc, wealthy
Chicago hoircss. recently eloped TO
St Louis and married her chauffeur.
Mrs. Frank II. Melicnnn. daughter
Of Richard c. KcronB OF 81. Louis, In
dead In Paris
Charles NJ, Smith. widely known
among Grand Army mon aa a lcctur.
cr on the story OF his escape from
Andorsonvlllc prison. is dead at wor.
costcr. Mass.
Clarence barrow. the Chicngo attor.
ney who has bcon III In Los Angeles,
Cal. with maatoiditin. recently under.
went n serious operation for tho nal.
ady.
August Wllholmj. the noted vlolinln,
and concert master. iB dead in Lon.
don.
Thomas Fillobrown. ono OF the lead.
ing dental surgeons OF the country,
aud professor at Harvard university,
In dead IN Newton, Mnaa
Gov Folk, Of Missouri. has made
public tho announcement Of his candi.
dacy for the United States senate 10
succeed W. \ Stone.
II. A. Jnatro, OF nnkorsncld, Cal,
was unanimously chosen president OF
tho American National Live Stock Nd.
bociation. TO succeed Murdo Maoken.
zic. at the Denver meeting.
George y, Bowdon. republican nn.
tlonal committeeman for Virginia. In
dead at Norfolk.
The state herald., 1908-01-31

Tho fact that. owing TO the shortage
OF tho cocoa crop. tho price OF ohoeo
late Ia TO bc increased interests the
cook The ooneomitant fact that the
prlco OF ohoeola,oa may bo Increased
interests the girl In the parlor with
the chatting dish.
The state herald., 1908-01-31

To bo ally is the latest fad OF Lon
don women. according 10 ono Of the
English periodicals We are wonder
Ing whether II rcqulrcH much practlc,
ON the part Of the ladies TO become
authoritative e1pononts Of the fad
The state herald., 1908-01-31

An unique piece Of tapestry needle.
work has been purchased BY tho State
Normal School 10 be- placed IN tho In.
duHtrlal museum. II was made br a
swedish glrl and represents King Aifn
of Sweden playing n harp by Tho nea'
u la n nltllful blending Of painting and
embroidery
The state herald., 1908-01-31

The Bank OF ElllnWoou, at Ellln-
wood, Kan, has been closed by order
of the state bank examiner.
Comptroller of the Currency Ridg.
ley, in connection With the Kansas
and Oklahoma situation, holds that
national banks under the present
banking laws may not lawfully pay
out money on plan to guarantee
depositors.
The state insurance commission of
Oklahoma has cancelled the license of
the Great Western Life Insurance com
pany of Kansas City to do business in
that state.
Judge Smith Mcpherson, in the
United States district court at Kansas.
has rendered decision declaring void
and unconstitutional the Missouri law
forbidding foreign corporations from
transferring suits brought against
them from state to federal courts.
Japanese immigration to America is
decreasing according to reports re.
ceived by the immigration bureau. The
falling off for December, 1907, was
2,234 as compared with 1906.
Secretary Garfield of the interior de.
Oklahoma law forbidding piping gas
out of that state. The action is taken
in the interest of Indians who have
gas to sell.
The Missouri River Navigation con.
gress, at Sioux City. Iowa, adjourned
after choosing Yankton, S. D. as the
place for next years meeting. Con-
gresham Ellis, of Kansas City, was
elected president
In the federal court at St. Louis,
Judge Garland ordered the jury to ac-
quit four officials of the American
Bond Reserve company, who have
been on trial on charges of fraudulent
use of the mail.
At Clarksville, Tenn, two negroes
were killed while attempting to set
fire to n tobacco factory. A third ne
gro escaped, but was thought to have
been wounded. The dead men had
enough dynamite on their persons to
have destroyed the building.
The new battleship Mississippi has
been turned over to the naval author.
tiles at League Island. She will be
commanded by Capt. John c. Fremont.
The battleship fleet under Admiral
Evans has sailed from Rio Janeiro on
its way to the Pacific.
President Bochemohle, OF the Bank
OF Ellenwood, Kan, has been arrested,
charged with having sworn falsely
concerning the banks condition.
Four business houses, with their
contents. were recently destroyed by
fire at Geuda Springs, Kan, causing
loss of $1,000.
The application of George W. Aus
tin of New York for an order restrain.
ing Secretary Cortelyou from allotting
Panama canal bonds. has been denied
by Justice Gould at Washington.
Another collision between police and
unemployed men occurred recently In
Berlin in which many OF the rioters
were wounded.
The Missouri suit to oust the Har.
vester trust has been contnNed to
the April term OF the supreme court
Two small banks at Pittsburg. Pa,
were recently closed by the state au
thorities.
The home of Theodore p. Shonts,
president OF the Interborough Rapid
Transit company of New York. was
recently searched by customs officers
with the result that several hundred
dollars worth Of foreign goods were
found on which no duty had been paid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
HOT SPRINGS CONVENTION.
Republicans Select Candidates For
 State Offices.

Hot Springs, Ark, April 2S.-For governor, John I. Worthington.
 Secretary of State-T. o. Fitzpatrick.
 State Treasurer-N. B. Burorws.
 Attorney General-Frank Youmans.
 State Auditor-A. M. Keller.
 State Land Commissioner-J. H. Ed wards.
 Commissioner of Mines-W. A. Yea ger
 Railroad Commisisoners-K. A. Nor man, Henry Thane. and E. F. Klein.
 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court-E. H. Vance, long term; w. H. Speer
 The republican state. convention, which met here today after indorsing Secretary Taft for the presidential nom- ination, selected the above named state ticket. The delegates at large to the Chicago convention. Hon. Powell Clay ton of Eureka Springs, formerly am bassador to Mexico; E. M. Rennell or Little Rock, F. w. Tucker of Lawrenee, and J. E. Bush of Little Rock, were in structed to vote for the nomination of Secretary Taft as long as his name is before the convention.
 The administration of President Roosevelt was eulogized and plank was written in the platform declaring for state wle proh ibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
Nine Men Are Killed and Thirty
 Persons Injured
MISTAKE IN TRAIN ORDERS
Motorman of Heavy Interurban Car Fails To Take Switch On Changed Time Card and Accident Fol-
 lows With Awful Results.

Detroit, Mich April 2S.-Two large interurban trolley cars on the Detroit, Jackson and Chicago railway, a part of the Detroit United Railways sys- tenn, running from Detorit to Jackson, collided head-on this afternoon while running about 45 miles an hour. 2S miles west of here near Ypsilanti. Nine men were killed and about 30 men and women injured. some of them seriously A mistake in orders on the part of the motorman, Isa Fay of the limited car. who was crushed to death beneath his vestibule, is alleged to have caused the collision. It Is charged that he overran his orders.
 The dead: Motorman Isa Fay, Jack son; John Paget, Detroit; Charles Car men, Detroit; George D. Howard. De- Garborino Gronni. Detroit; three un- identified men. Four of the wounded are in a critical condition.
 The limited car, comfortably filled with about forty people. left Ypsilanti at 2:17 o'clock for Detroit. The run ming time of the car was changed to- day and reduced, so that Motorman Fay left Ypsilanti ten minutes earlier than he had been accustomed. Instead of stopping at Harris switch, about two miles west of the scene of the accident where, 1t is said by the officials of the road, the cars should have passed, the limited rushed by the crossing point at high speed. As it rounded curve four miles east of Ypsilanti the local car flashed into view. also running at high speed. It was a hopeless effort to try to stop the heavy cars, and they crashed together with terrific impact
 Motorman Wingrove of the local car /, jumped when he ss4r thai7 tlta coilisto5s- 2 WAS ineVasa4e bas Motorman Fay stuck to his vestibule. The local car was built higher than the limited, so that as they met it's body rode up over the heavy flooring and ironwork of the limited and telescoped it for nearly 30 feet. Despite the terrific force of tho collision the wrecked limited stayed on the rails.
 Hardly a passenger escaped injuries of some sort. Bruises and cuts from broken glass were general among those who had escaped more serious wounds. relief car was sent to the scene from Ypsilanti and carried the severely in- jured to the hospital at Ann Arbor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
NEGRO IS STOOD
 UPON HIS HEAD Hot Convention Is Held By the
 Republican Party CAP TAIN CATERS ON DECK Negro Delegate Assumes Too Much Authority and Starts a Row, But
 He Is Quickly Squelched,
 and Quiet Fellows.
CAP TAIN CATERS ON DECK

Columbia, S. C., April 2S.-The repub- lican state convention convened here to- day and after the usual temporary or ganization, recessed until 3 p. m.
 Just before the convention was called to order for the afternoon session E. B. Thompson, a negro took charge of the chair and was presiding over a recess meeting at which various delegates were speaking.
 Capt John G. Capers, United States collector of internal revenue and national republican committeeman from South Car olina stepped upon the platform and was introduced by Thompson as "a good dem ocrat." After this the two men faced each other and Thompson brandished q large hickory stick, which he was using as a gave in the face of Capers. Seeing that the negro was bent on d row, Cap tain Capers hurled him from the plat form, the negro falling upon his head.
 By this time the hall had filled up with delegates and visitors and there was q rush for the platform as if to do Capers harm. Friends of Capers came to his assistance.
 For ten or fifteen minutes pandemonium reigned. Chairman Deas finally restored q semblance of order anu the convention proceeded to business. The resolutions adopted commended the administration of President Roosevelt and Congress and pledges support to the nominee of the republican convention at Chicago, who ever he might be.
 The following dpl0patpS-at- large and al ternates were read out by Captain Capers and were elected:
 Delegates-at-l John G. Capers, Greenville; L. ". c. Blalock. Goldville; T. L. Grant, Charleston, ana E. H. Deas, Darlington.
 Aternates: R. R. Tolbert, Abbeyille; Rsbert Smalls, Beaufort; K. J. Logan, GlannWood: L. D. Melton, Columbia, and R. Il. Richardson.
 When the resolutions had been adopted and the delegates elected Chairman Deas adjourned the convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
Two Conventions Held.

Alderman, miss.. April 2S.-A dis agreement as to the seating of dele gates resulted in the republicans of the Fourth congressional district who me here today, holding two conventions, the regulars" passing resolutions in- dorsing the administration of President Roosevelt and selecting W. w. Phillips and II. w. Durant. delegates, and II. l.. Rhodes and D. w. Tanner alternates to the national convention at ~nicago. l.. M Moseley, for committeeman. tho delegates were uninstructed. Those who withdrew named J. F. Levertt and B. w. Flores delegates. with A. John son and w. II. Russell as alternates to the Chicago convention, instructed to vote for the selection of Senator For aker as the presidential nominee. This meeting also indorsed the administra- tion of President Roosevelt.