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The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-30
Should Answer Himself

M iguel Antonio De Herrera, the
independent candidate for sheriff,
asks what has become of the funds
of school district No. II, but neg
lects to add that two of the three
directors of that particular district
for the past twenty years have been
two De Herrera brothers who have
been in full control of the disburse-
ment of the districts funds. He al
SO neglects to state that he, Miguel
Antonio De Herrera, has succeeded
in drawing most of the money out
of the treasury of tuat school dis
trict, getting $50 in one instance
for trivial repairs that should have
been made for 50 or 81. In addi-
ton to squandering all of the funds
of the district, it is said that the
management of this school is dis
grace to the county, the building
being unfit for suitable pen for
pigs. The people of school district
No. II would like to hear Mr.. De
Herrera explain himself, as they
are all on to the old story of thief
crying thief.
This is but sample of what
might be expected if such men ever
gain control of the administrative
affairs of the county.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-30
A Liar +!

Albert l.. Moses is the late st
convert 10 the scurrilous letter
writing fad, and this week flooded
the district with thousands of cheap
hand bills, attacking the character
and integrity of Hon. James d.
Pitcher. Since Moses knows he is
a liar, and everybody else in the
district knows he is liar, there is
no need of argument in the case.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-30

administration of county affairs by
honest, capable, economical and OBJ
liging officials, who have placed
the county on cash basis with
warrants worth one hundred cents
on the dollar, while every cent of
the public debt has been paid off
save that contracted some twenty
odd years ago and even that is
being rapidly diminished. Our
county roads have been splendidly
repaired and graded, substantial
bridges have been built where
needed and many other valued i'm
provements have been made for
the benefit of the farmers and the
whole people.
AND ASIDE FROM ALL
THIS THE TAN LEVY HAS
BEEN REDUCED EIGHT
MILLS DURING THE ADMIN
ISTRATION OF THE COUNTY
OFFICIALS ELECTED TWO
YEARS AGO, MAKING OUR
TAN ASSESSMENT ONE OF
THE LOWEST OF ANY COUN-
TY IN COLORADO.
Is it any wonder then that the
Independents are unable to interest
the taxpayers with their hollow
howl for change? Not at all
when you size up their bunch of
candidates, few of whom have any
business ability and most of whom
have made ignominious failures of
every business venture with which
they have had anything to do.
It's wise people who know
when they are well off and the peo-
pie of Conejos county are in that
class.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-30
REFORMERS 4"

As sample of the sort of men
who are now masquerading as ad-
Yocates of reform in Conejos coun-
ty and who are either running on
the independent ticket for office or
are the chief supporters of that
ticket, we respectfully submit the
following for the consideration of
the voters:
Mr., Hod Dubendorff was the
proprietor of one of the notorious
saloon dives in Alamosa not many
years ago.
Mr.. Tom Ormond made his start,
so authentic advices state, behind
the mohogany where he manufac-
tured the mint julep and mule
SINNERS cocktail out of raw alco-
hoI, water and tobacco juice, which
be dished out to the unsuspecting
traveller at Amizette, New Mexico
MIR. w. A. Braiden served his
time as "A bartender at Jasper dur
ing the palmy days Of that camp.
Mr.. Patricio Lopez, the legisla-
tive candidate of this bunch, was
the proprietor of dry goods box
grog shop at Costilla, New Mexico,
before coming TO La Jara.
Mr.. Alexander Oliver, the pro-
prietor of the Alamosa newspaper
that is just now so frantically pro-
claiming temperance and reform,
made his debut into Conejos coun-
ty as tin-horn gambler and saloon
keeper aud accumulated the fortune
he now possesses through running
the most iniquitous dive and gam
bling hell that ever existed, where
his crooked gambling devices no
square game was ever run III his
house-denied his patrons even the
shadow of chance to WIN No
dollar ever was placed upon one of
his gaming tables that escaped his
woltish grasp, and his brace faro
bank, fixed" roulette wheel and
loaded dice, together with his
crooked poker games. became Sc
notorious that he was forced out of
business. He had accumulated a
fortune, however, and soon began
posing us capitalist and reformer
Mr.. w. o. Mieir, during his
checkered career as promoter
fakir and all around confidence
man, was also known as confirmed
drunkard.
Another of these moral pretend.
ers runs blind tiger at Los Cerri-
tos at the present time.
REFORMERS ALL
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-30
A Brief Recital of Their His
tory, Giving an Insight Into
Their Conejos County Rec
ords.

1t is with considerable reluctance
that The Chronicle devotes few
sticks of space to this pair of in
sipient individuals, but since they
are two of the leading spirits of the
reform" movement of the present
campaign, we feel that the new set
tiers in Conejos county are entitled
to know just what sort of char
acters the Willies Braiden and
Mallett have proven to be and how
they are classed by every old time
resident of the county. w. A.
Braiden is widely known as man
utterly devoid of honor either
business, political or social-a man
whose word is reputed to be as
worthless as counterfeit bill and
one with whom it is decidedly un-
safe to do business unless he is
bound by an iron clad contract.
His record of crooked business
dealing, together with his real
estate buncomb, is more fragrant
than those of two-thirds of the con
victs confined in the state peniten-
tiary at Canon City, and his social
and attempted political transgres-
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-30
Republican Ticket.

For President.
WILLIAM ii. TAFT
For Nice-Prcsident
JAMES :. SHERMAN.
Presidential Electors.
]. :. CARNAHAN.
wTIfik TH2MAf \ iTGEA5 f GWAA5sH
JOHN w. SPRINGER.
Judges of the supreme Court.
Is" year term j8hN j}8hEri Il. s NA1waLLi KEW
Eight year term. \. X. KING.
Six year term, LUTHER NJ. GODDARD.
JAMES {. BURGER.
Congressman Second District.
WARREN y. HAGGOTT.
Governor.
JESSE +. MCDONALD.
Lieutenant Governor.
{. V. BENSON
Secretary of State
TIMOTHY O'CONNOR.
Treasurer.
GEORGE ID. STATLER.
5. Ii. STEVENS.
Superintendent of Public instruction.
KATHERINE CRAIG.
Attorney General,
GEORGE l.. HODGES.
Railroad Commissioners.
six year term, G, 6. MITHERS.
'i Two SS,' year tqr't term t ~ ". T. l. bAYTooNNi
Regents Of the STATE University.
w: J; KING.
For state Senator.
WM II. ADAMS.
For Representative Concjos County,
CELESTINO GARCIA.
Representative ArChulcta and Courius
CLIFToX ii. WiLDER.
District Attorney, Twelfth Judicial District
JAMES ID. PITCHER.
For County Judge.
JOSE y. GARCIA.
For County Clerk and Recorder
ERASTUS s. CHRISTENSEN
For County Sheriff.
WM. {. McGREGOE
For County Treasurer.
HARRY IL. RUSSELL.
For County Assessor,
ALPHA h. RUBY.
For County Superintendent of Schools.
ERASTUS n. NELSON
For County Surveyor.
CORNELIUS b. SAMPSON
For County Coroner,
FREDERICK w. SWANSON.
For County Commissioner list Comuis-
soners' District.
LUIS JARAMILLO.
For County Commissioner 3rd Comtus-
sioners' District,
HENRY {. MULLINS.
For Justices of the Peace Precinct No. s.
THOMAS McCUNNIFF.
CAL c. SMITH.
For Constnbles Precinct Nos
+. J. HENDREN.
G. G. OLIVER.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-30
Dist. Attorney by Proxy

The unusual activity of w. o.
Mieir in behalf of the indepen-
dents in the present campaign is
based on the promise of A. L..
Moses that if elected district
attorney he will appoint w. o.
Mieir as deputy district attorney
If successful, my what division
of z, TT there'll be!
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-30
A Good and Capable Man

Hon. Luis Jaramillo, the candi-
date on the Republican ticket for
county commissioner from the first
district, is IA progressive business
man and when elected will prove
one of the best commissioners
Conejos county ever had. Vote
for Luis Jaramillo for commits
sioner.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-30
A BUNCH OF BfGGARS

Just as a matter of information
to the voters of the county, in
order that they may be posted as
to what sort of bunch of candi-
dates the independents have put
up this year, we have taken the
trouble to go over the county tax
rolls and what we found is matter
of vital Importance to the citizens
of Conejos county as the welfare of
the people and their every material
interest is involved. When we say
they and their sponsors are "A bunch
of beggars we do so advisedly and
a glimpse at the tax rolls will veri-
fly our statement. Sven Peterson
is the only one of the aggregation
who pays any taxes, the rest either
have nothing or have adopted the
dishonest tax-dodging methods of
their high chief, W. A. Braiden,
many of them not even paying poll
tax.
Here is the story:
w. FL. Mallett, the candidate for
clerk, that great banker, merchant,
butcher, etc, pays the immense
tax of $3.50.
Hod Dubendortf, the candidate
for county judge, does not pay
one cent of taxes.
Manuel Gomez. the candidate
for assessor, does not pay one
cent of taxes.
Neither Mrs. Alice Mowatt, the
candidate for county superinten-
dent of schools. nor her husband
pay one cent Of taxes.
D. b. Critehlow. the candidate
for surveyor, does not pay one
cent of taxes.
j w Kinch, the candidate fof
coroner, is assessed $3.50 but has
not paid it.
Roy Campbell, candidate for
commissioner, pays $29.4S on all
the property he OWNS.
Patricio Lopez. the candidate
for the legislature, is assessed
$49.22 but has successfully
lodged paying it.
w. O. Mieir, the promised
deluty district attorney, has never
paid one cent of taxes in the
county.
Jose Alfaro has never paid
one cent Of taxes.
Preachers barley, Harrison and
Butler are also among the number
who have never contributed one
cent to the county's support
Take the total Of all the taxes
they pay and see what a worthless
crowd they must necessarily be.
Are you now surprised that the
taxpayers consider them naught
but lot of vags whose palms are
itching to get hold of the public
funds?
It's the same old story, and as
Elbert Hubbard has said: 1T
seems that men who cannot man
age their own affairs are often not
deferred thereby from volunteer
ing-and in some instances insist
ing-to look after those of the
people"
1t was ever thus
Evening journal., 1908-08-05

with the two millions voters behind him he did
look formidable. He got something out of the
Republicans and got something at Denver. He
threw his fortunes with the Denver platform and
proposes to do what he can to elect Bryan
When it is remembered that Mr.. Gompers did
all in his power to elect Bryan in the two pre-
vious campaigns we wonder why this excitement
OF what he is going to do in this campaign Al
ready the labor organizations are dividing, as
many of them are refusing to march under the
flag of Mr. Gompers. John Mitchell has dropped
out of it, and it looks as if he were going to let
Mr. Gompers hold the bag. Mr. Mitchell was
active with Mr.. Gompers in the Federation coun-
ellis, but with the announcement in New York
that Mr. Mitchell had accepted position with
the Civic Federation came the statement from
him that he was completely out Of politics.
In fact, THE JOURNAL does not believe that
there is going to be any real excitement over this
Injunction business The candidates may talk
about it, some of the lawyers may look wise, but
it is not question that will cause extra heart
pulsations or brain whrls among the ordinary
voters. In communities like this for instance,
we do not hear of an injunction of the kind COM
planned of once in decade. They take different
methods, as the Fifth and Market streets episode,
during to attempt to organize the street railway
men showed.
Therefore, we do not expect to hear of many
arguments street corners, in cigar stores or in
other places of the injunction question In fact
the average voter may wonder what it is all
about A great many of them will think that the
most practical sort of Injunction would be an in
junction to prevent the Wilmington Baseball
Club from losing so many games.
Evening journal., 1908-08-05
Notes and Comments

The case OF that Wilmington, Delr man who was shot
while trying break into prison be the first Of
its kind on record.-York Dispatch.
The New York young whose relatives claim he
was driven rob a bank by the extreme heat might
his reputation If he had been brought up
ice ntan.-cleveand Plain Dealer
It was an untoward fate which caused Bob Fitzsim-
be knocked out by blow the head with
a nursing hottle-Chicago Tribune
It's All IN the viewpoint A doctor who writes a good
many prescriptions may consider himself busy while
the OF the world thinks he is taking life easy
Washington Post
On behalf OF Tom Watson desire state that he
stl candidate for president OF the United States
although the country to have forgotten about it,
Los Angeles Times.
Elinor Glyn is going on the stage with the hope and
purpose course OF uplifting IT, Stiil there the
bare chance that she may be upifted by it-Chcago
lnter-Ocean.
woman may be logical when she undertakes to
argue but Il she is only pretty enough doesn't make
any earthly diference-Somerville Journal
At a spelling match In Indiana the Oldest person pres
the prize the best speler sad proof
that spelling is of the old-fashioned arts-Ba-
timore American.
Turkish promptly unveiling Perhaps they
under the windows of the Yidiz Klosk-New York Tr-
bune
By the way that noble band Of patriots and reform
the American mosquito determination society yet in
active eNstence?-New York sun.
Evening journal., 1908-08-05
SOLITUDE
BY John M. Dornsy.

Alonel Alonei On the restless sea,
Wild are the billows and dark the night,
Gaze where will no friend see.
Naught but billows and stars in sight
The solitude Of the sea doth awe.
In terror hear the pillows moan.
Friendship and love, are the hearrs
great law.
I'm lonely to-night-Alonel Alonel
Alonel Alonel on the mountain side,
Where the cedars and pines do sway
Meath towering peaks, near canyon.
wide,
How / long for the break OF day.
The solitudel my heart doth chill.
My very soul within doth groan.
Life would cease, save for force Of will;
I'm lonely tonight, Alonel Alonei
On deserts sands, far, far away,
The coyotes howl, the panther's scream
OH for a friend. cen but for day,
Fain would I think It's all a dreami
The red moons glare-the cactus thorn
My blood grows chill. my hearts Z
stone;
OH how long for the light OF morn.
I'm lonely tonight, Alonel Alonel
There's solitude on deserts sand,
On mountain top, on restless sea,
I've wandered far on sea and land
Worse solitude has come TO me.
IT'S in the city's crowded street,
Where all TO me are but as stone.
in all the throng no friend 1 meet.
Tn lonely tonight, Alonel Alonei
Newport News, Va. July 2S
Evening journal., 1908-08-05
POSTAL LAWS PUT
BAN ON MAGAZINE
Women Preachers Paper at
Arden Held Up by Postal
Authorities
MRS. IRWIN TONES 1T DOWN

The hand that rocks "The Cradle"
at Arden, Del, will exercise more care
hereafter according to information re-
ceived from that Utopian village of
reformers located up in Brandywine
hundred. The Cradle" is a monthly
magazine published by the Rev. Mabel
Mccoy Irwin, said to be a former
Unitarian preacher
Mrs. Irwin is an authoress and has
devoted her time TO reform subjects
for some years. She established "The
Cradle in the interest of pure mono-
gamy and as she terms 1t the right
OF the child to be WELL born" "The
Cradle" has delineated these rights in
its characteristic manner for some tim e
but the United States postal authorities
read the July number so carefully that
they withdrew the periodicals second
class privilege and notified the post
master at Edge Moor not TO receive the
August edition. The editor and pub-
Usher Mrs. Irwin, immediately set
to work to tone down the copy" for
August and yesterday she announced
that "The Cradle" will appear in due
time in such form as TO successfully
pass the scrutiny of the postal authori-
ties.
Rev. Mabel Mccoy Irwin, is the
author of whitman, the poet liherato
OF woman" now said to be in its second
edition and 1.-THE Right Of the Child
to be Well-born" said TO be in it,;
fourth edition. She is a resident of the
colony at Arden, Del, the scheme of
which was originated by the late Henry
George.
Evening journal., 1908-08-05
DEATH OF SENATOR ALLISON.

IT He death of Senator Allison, of Iowa, re-
moves one of the noted figures of the Sen
ate He was a senator of the old school, of the
type found almost exclusively in that body before
the eommercialzation of the Senate had begun to
show itself Shortly after the war, in 1873, he
was chosen senator, and only a few months ago
it was decided that he should continue to hold his
exalted position, although a vigorous fight had
been made on him by the younger generation OF
Iowan leaders, who were eager to succeed Alli-
son.
But as the voters of Alabama stood by Nor
gan and Pettus, so those of Iowa concluded that
a true and well-tried senator should not be turned
out simply because of his age.
Senator Allison was one of the most prominent
figures in his party. He had been active in
many a national convention, and in his duties in
the Senate his wise counsel was always sought
and usually followed He was much respected
by both Republican and Democratic senators. In
point of service he was the Oldest member of the
upper house. While Iowa has developed some
statesmen of good parts it will find it difficult 10
fill the shoes of Mr.. Allison
Evening journal., 1908-08-05
Editorial Opinion
The Reformed Umbrella.
Boston Transcript.

Boston Transcript
A cynic has said that one can tell by
the way a man holds an umbrella over
woman whether he is engaged or
married to her Ever since its in
vention-when the man who carried
one was for quite a period regarded
a mollycoddle-the unfortunate loca-
tion of the stick has made it difficult so
10 carry an umbrella that two persons
could be simultaneously protected. This
difficulty has at last been solved by
making an umbrella the stick Of which
is no longer centrally located, although
when not in use It slips back into its
accustomed place and the umbrella
looks like any other This is appar-
emily the first marked change IN the
character of the umbrella since its in
vention. There have been efforts to
do away with the stick entirely, as In
the case OF the umbrella that looked
and acted like an ordinary hat when
not serving as a protection against
rainfall This device consisted of a
thin rubber garment rolled tight around
the hat brim, and when the wearer un-
rolled 1t the rubber garment descended
about his head and shoulders Tho
trouble with 1t seems TO have been
that the openings through which the
wearer was supposed TO look out rare
" came down in a position in which
he was able to gaze through them. The
wearer was dry but he was also ex-
tinguished. Then, too. il was a selfish
invention. There was no opportunity
to share the protection with another
which in many cases is one Of the most
characteristic charms of its old-fash-
ioned rival. The new umbrella. Il will
be noted has an additional advantage
In that 1t makes for greater socia
bilty and a more congenial, shoulder
to-shoulder advance against a common
enemy.
Evening journal., 1908-08-05
CAMDEN CAMP TO
BEGIN TONIGHT

CAMDEN, Del, Aug. 5.-Twenty-
two Of the handsome new smooth
board tents. with shingle roofs and
porches, were occupied on Camden
campground last night. but the gen.
eral influx of tenters and guests will
take place this afternoon. The OPEN
ing meeting, . religious and ways and
means confer nee, will take place this
evening.
The new and commodious boarding
tent has been equipped with view
10 entertaining large numbers Of visit
ors. even those who desire to remain
over night This tent will be con-
Quoted by Mrs. William II. Hurley. OF
Dover. who was specially engaged by
the camp management. FELTON, mer-
chants will have charge of the bread
and refreshment tent. which is also
a new and commodious structure.
Evening journal., 1908-08-05
Personal and Pertinent

The trip home in the Sunday evening train is the
prioo that must be paid for day in the country. IL
Internationally high one
Down the long aisle of the people are standing
tired sleepy men and In the seats are packed
others with exhausted children sprawng over them II
is too hot TO talk too dark There is nothing e.
do but wait in full discomfort till the noisy smoky
Journey is ended.
Yet the short escape from the city must be worth the
price For sunday after Sunday thousands OF Chcagos
people pay II with calm satisfaction that shows entire
contontment with the bargain They want nobody's
pity and they ready and anxious to do the same
thing again next week.-chicago Post
When you see a man at railway station with a
portnanteau like patchwork quilt IL does not neces-
sariy follow that he has travelled all the places sug
gested by the labels thereon although may like YOU
10 think So Portnanteaus prOfusey decorated in this
manner can be hired and there a maker near Buck
ngham Palace who lends out hundreds during the sea-
son for from IS. Cd. to Ss Cd FOR a fortnight
II is curious fact he says, that the older the bag
the better the price paid for the OF it, Covered
With the Labels OF the stations Continental
and seaside and country health resorts these travelling
accessories are in great demand
Some por1manteaus have with labels from Constan-
tnope 10 kngusse in Scotland and from Barnstabe 10
berlin These are the sought after most by the
holiday maker who really become a full -iedged
globe trotter or at least Continental tourist for half
crown ~ ~ .
People living in fats patronize second hand trunk
ana -pag dealer more than any class of house,
noioer Ihey have. Of course little space to spare
tor ese arpcies which only into use the aver
age london household. twice yeer."-Tit-
Evening journal., 1908-08-05
GoMPERs SCARE" sUBsrD1NG.

HE "Gompers scare seems TO be subsiding,
as visions OF the great mass of organized
labor walking bodily into the BRYAN cann are
fading away. The "Gompers scare" for the last
week or so has been particularly acute The
severe rapping of Gompers by those afflicted
with the scare, and by those pronounced enemies
ot organized labor who seek every opportunity to
crack Oompers on the head, threatened for a time
10 react in favor of Mr. Gompers.
Mr.. Gompers played politics the best he knew
how, Just as Mr. Vancleave, and his associates of
manufacturers, and the distinguished New York
gentlemen who were saving the courts from de-
struction and the country from anarchy, played
their game
Mr. Compers tried to hold up both parties. and