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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-04-29
FIRE FIGHTING, PO-
LICE AND PRISONS
IN BAPAN
MARSHALL P. WILDER
1copyrirht. BY Joseph B. Bowies.5

One evening while going through .
street in japanese town. Yokohama,
I heard . clanking sound At regular In
tervals, and found 1t was made by 4
man who ~ he walked along was
striking . sort of sword on the ground.
At the conclusion two plates OF
bronze or brass were driven together.
making q metallic clans. was told
that he was a Waterman. paid by con-
tributions of few sen = month from
the households along the way. AZ he
goes about, Changing his sword. 1t II .
comfortable assurance to these poo
pie that all II we'll.
This Waterman 10 for IRE chiefly.
- the houses Of the japanese town
are mostly all Of wood. and = IRE
once started means widespread de-
struction before It can be got under
control.
On . little cart arc also carried
two folding screens Of asbestos. about
nvs feet high, with which the men pro
To anyone familiar with the American
nre departments the whole outAt
seems like . toy.
Tho police department will much
better bear comparison with those of
other countries than the nrs depart
ment
Twas told that about 175 police b.
long to each station house. Their
names are written on little blocks Of
wood, In rcd on ono side. and black ON
the other The men are ON duty IN
the station house for two hours. and
outside for two hours. and the little
blocks are turned a. they come in or
60 out, the red or black showing the
superintendent It . glance Just whore
the men are.
We were shown the cells. which
were about ten fest square. fairly
light. very airy, and immaculately
clean There were but flve prisoners
At the station house. all detained for
petty ofIsnses-fickshaw men over
charging. and similar arraignments.
tags hung outside the door. These
were turned inside. however. and upon
no consideration to be looked At sx-
cept BY the proper authority. Tho
side that 10 clear has only the date Of
Incarceration. and length Of sentence
printed on It.
The guard opened . couple Of occu-
pied cells. showing the prisoners. one
man alone in one cell. while three
together were in the other They
looked very comfortable. kneeling on
straw mats. which arc also their beds.
While on our tour OF inspection the
most fnghtful cries came At intervals
from one part Of the main building. As
they continued I began to be assailed
BY q nervous apprehension that
might be called upon to witness some
horrible torture. for felt sure that
nothing short Of that could call forth
such unearthly yells.
When I was conducted Into large
room, whore about 20 men in very alb
brsviated white linen suits were squat
ting about the edge, the shouts were
explained Here was the school for
the famius jiu-jitxu. which 10 acknowl-
edged to be the most effective and
deadly form Of wrestling.
We were given seats ON the edge OF
. platform. and two muscular Japs
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-04-29

~ Q meeting Of . Band a Mercy
class IN . small town near Denver
each child relates the kind deed he or
she has recently done. One day the
teacher asked little Emily to relate
TIE Mad deed she had done. Ne
quickly rose and said:
Il took % Q In On t1ol 10 Q ntt1o
1oGs tan"
The teacher asksl: ia - nSv
VAo lied II onf
Yes" replied Dnfly. WITT hssita-
tloa. Il NAn't know a1y kinA AeeA
- report. % tisl u . - that !
esnlA taks 4 e.
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Commissioners ProoeedInes.
April 9Th. 1908.

April 9Th. 1908.
Office Of the Board OF County Commissioner
Of Prowsrs County, Colorado.
Board met pursuant to adjournment. all
members present.
Approved March report OF Geo. Z ass. Over
seer Road District No. .. and ordered warrants
drawn on that district rs follows.
Geo. z. Case Road work. SN 80
Approved claims Of General Road Fund and
ordered warrants drawn as follows.
Geo. E. ass :. Hauling, Piling ......... s.. so
do cutting aad Hauling Piling. 1854 90
Approved March report OF Chas, H. Kornman,
Overseer OF Road District No. IL. and ordered
warrant drawn on that district as follows.
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Approved claims and ordered warrant drawn
on road district as follow, .,..,
Approved report of for March Of n. 8. Bragg,
warrants drawn on that district as follows:
L BBrsgs .....''.' hoaa d ~'fH = s ~
acii; H hnSI suppl; Co. NAIL. and mbi Is
Approved claims and order.d warrants drawn
On tho Ordinary county hevsnue Fund as
Geo. Morrill,. Printing and Stationery e
b.1i. s Pollard R:p:i1. at court House go
2. G. smsltz. Salary and mileage ist Or. $50 @
! H. k.iless ..:ccioper. fnv.:.issiion..: SO
Colo. Tel. Co. Telephones Court Houss..
Lamar Seed CO.. coal foI Jsil ........ III.
8. W. Cressy Water com. March. ....... si.es
on he Poor Fund a. follow;
Dr. II. W. Ssaright. Care Of Capehart's. SIS. 90
En,l Ssed Coal for Sf sriancr
...... and for kswlins; 1s,75
Henry 4 Martin. -. Groceries for Aevey...
........ and Sturgeon....... n.l5
Approved official bond OF s. H. scarlstt, as
constable for Justice Precinct No. to fill
CAIN of P.uly J.i. Building Co., for sss,ooo
balance on contract for constructfnG Prowers
County Jail Builli.g and interest on same to
the amount of ezso go was rejected.
Adjourned to meet at1p pm.
p hphA otus AUoo.
Board met pursuant to sdjournment, all
members present.
Approved March and February reports Of
]. 3. Gordon, Ovsrseer of Road District No. 2,
and ordered warrants drawn on that district as
follows.
J. R. Gordon. Road work ....."..s.sis
do .......... do N.75
Approved petition Of De Witt Bros. for q
rebate of $3.50 90 on the assessed valuation Of
tho s. y 8. E. 2-2s-l6 and the N. e. and N. Il
8. 2. l1-2S46 on account OF errnne< rs ehsess-
mem, for the taxes for the year .s0I.
Approved petition of II. W. Manning and
others for road between sections 1914 lila.
IL, in township "a. range 4s west. and thence
duo north through TOWNSHIP II to the north line
Of Prowers County, and the County Clerk. order
cd to issue necessary notices to work the road
Adorned to meet at o'clock a. M. April
oth., A. ID. 1908. -
Board met pursuant TO Adjournment. all
members present.
Approved claims and ordered warrants drawn
on the Ordinary County Revenue fund a.
follows.
g q. Pollard .... ..aAlaxy fos Aassh..-.... 1000
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M "a.
r. q. Scott ......... Wolf scalps.......... zo.oo
Adjourned to meet on the 10th day Of April.
April 10th, I90s.
Hard met pursuant to adjournment. all
members present.
On motion the following resolution was adopt
cd BY unanimous vote TO-.
Ei.ct;on Preoinct No. Z in the Pleasant Valley
school House, therefore
"Be IL Resolved That tho voting place OF
said precinct No. DO changed TO Wiley, ana
the name Of same be changed to Wiley Precinct
No. T."
| Approyed claims and ordered warrants drawn
@cLesn Bros, No.l Hsuling litter on roads =. q
A. Deeter ,,......So. Road work ...."... 10 ~
Ciaud barnard. Nos do ............ 2oo
Approved application OF 3 II. Scarlet; fof
appointment TO the position OF Overseer OF ROAD
District No. 6 TO oil vacancy.
Aoprovsd County Treasnrsr's report for Get
Nov. and Doc 1907 and for JAM. Pobr. and March
| Adjourned to meet at pm
| Ipm April 10th. 1908.
Board met pursuant to adjournment. all
| msmbers present.
,.es 70 transfer from High school District No. 2
| 10 tho special Fund Of School District No. is
tho ann Of S95.O5, that being the amount Of
| .ho a...sabIe property In District No. Il, By
reason Of said School District No. Is not being
/ A. that time subject to such assessment.
The p, tition Of The Big Bend Town and I'm.
| that tho assessed valuation OF the 'wnsite OF
Wiley is SIS ~. %. exclusive Of Improvements
| Tor the year 1907. and that such assosstnont IL
| a,roneous and excssssive, upon examination
| having been found as represented. therefore,,
"Be II resolved; that ~ per cent ,e ,s Dc
in said town of WILEY. exclusive OF the Improve
ments on said lots, which are not included in
this rebate"
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approved claims and ordered warrants drawn
on the Poor Fund as follows.
Wiley Seed 20, ..... Coal for Hataeid..... $40
On motion. the Town Of Granada wa. allowed
$4,000 for their share OF monies collected by
tho County Treasurer from the Road Tax Tor
year 1907.
Approved claim and ordered warrants drawn
on tho General Road Fund 81 follows. .,.oo
John N. Williams. ..Piling.... --..'si4o'o
AppE9yed March report Of U; 8; Akers; Over sr-
rant drawn on that district as follows. en-,
U. 8. Akers...... Road work.. ...'.sto.s'
Approved claim and ordered warrant drawn
on the Contingt mt Fund as follows.
Hubert Work Care OF Ida sieffert... .szI'W
Approved petition Of N. D. Atkin. for rebate
OF $4,000 on the assessed yainat,1n Of me M i'm
for taxation for year 1907, on account OF e1cess-
i've and erroneous assessment.
Adjourned to meet 9th day of April. 1908.
April 9th. 1908.
Board met pursuant to adjournment. all
members present.
Approved bond of C. C. whiteeraft. as Justice
Of the Poace to iii vacancy in Justice PRECINCT
No. Z.
Approved claims and ordered warrant drawn
on tho Ordinary county Revenue Fund as
follows.
Le. Parker, Guarding Petite Ma.sins.. So; g g
CRANKY Hillyer. Salary LIST ar Co. Atty 's. ~
J. Il; Kellogg. Coronors fee :..... Az S3
o.
Q. G. Huddisson.. Supplies for JAIL. lo'so
Accepted resignation of Albert Mayhem. as
Overseer of Road district No. 8.
Approved county Judge report for 1arch.
Approved claims and ordered warrants drawn
on the Poor Fund as follows.
W. IL. Blosssr Groceries Tor Capehart go, a,
.,,........ and Hatfield S3s %
Mclean Bros. Supplies for Wolgamontt loo
Petition of w. IL. Hathaway for Refund Of
taxes on s. e. ls-17-s3 rejected.
Approved March report of A. Mayhem, over
seer of Road District No. and ordered war
rants drawn on that district as follows
Aibert Mayhew ,,..... Road work .......$ 81. y
q. ii. Waiters............ do ........ SS,SO
A. L, Pierce. uo 1900. s'o~
Annroved claims and ordered warrants drawn
en- different road funds as follows.
harrington Bros 'BlAof' al No. No. S soo
C. q. Huddleston. :. Supplies No. -. eSo
do DO No. 49,. ~
J. II. Newman ...-...... DO 40, b.; .91S
Annrov.d al inns and ordered warrants drawn
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Approved county clerks monthly report fol
march.
Petetion Of }. E. Pearson. for rebate Of the
assessed valuation on the improvements on lot
ii. block is W. s. Lanai, for the taxes for the
year 1907, the sum Of $4,000 was related from
the assessed valuation.
assssssd valuation for taxation for the year 1907
on 8. e. q. W. e, N-z2-t2, the valuation vas
placed at $500 per acre.
On petition of q. H. Coz for reduction Of the
y 81 NE. x A-'24s the value Of the I'm prove
ments for the purpose q taxation d9g the year
Approved overseers bond Of 8. II. Scarlet
Approved claim and ordered. warrant drawn
Chas. y, HoaS cash adv. poor. 81 90
Approved claim and ordered warrant drawn
on general road fund a. follows.
............in river. $3.50. 90
On motion, seconded and duly carried, all sec
10 be public shwAy according to the statutes OF
COLORADO governing such cases.
,, rp1 If ss%'s su De- e
Sr"m 5000 % TO sI5Oo 90 for the purpose Of tax
Alton for the year 1907. was granted.
Petition of K. L. Richardson for q rebste on
With wster at sisso.so was rebated to $4,000
valuation.
Droese for rebate OF the assessed valuation Of
property for the purpose OF taxation, FOR the
year 1901. were both rejected.
Adjourned to meet on the 9Th day OF Nay,
A. d. 1908.
s1 County, ~ o. eG P1o1sss: 60.
1. ch.s. F. Ho.s, County Clerk Ia and for
AID County. In the State aforesaid do hereby
eertify thai the foregoing 10 . full. true and
correct COPY Of the proeeedings OF the board Of
County Commi ssionors In the County and State
Aforesaid, ~ the same appears upon the records
In my Office: ....
CHAs- D. HoAo.
Csaa1U O.,
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Approved claims and ordered warrants drawn
on The ContinG ent Fund follows.
N, t. Everett cement walks and curb'g $siOSt
r. q. Scott ......... Wolf scaips.......... 1o'o'
Adjourned to meet on the 10Th day Of April.
April 10th, 1908.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-23
Notice q LIeense AppIllcatIons.

Notice Of License Applications.
Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing named persons have filed their
applications and petitions for State II
censes to carry on the business of
brewer of beer ale and porter, and to
sell, offer for sale, expose for sale and
solicit and receive orders for spiritu-
Gus liquors. wine, porter, ale, beer and
drinks of like nature. in the county of
Marion. for the year commencing the
1st day of May. 1908. And that the
following is list containing the
names of all such applicants, their re-
spective residences. and the place for
which application is made:
Thomas Cornell. Aionongah, W. Va,
Eureka Hotel.
Carroll currey and Clarence Curry, Mo
nongah. w. Va, Curry Hotel.
David NJ. Kidder, Monongah, W. Va,
Coliseum Bldg.
]. c. Hallem Pennington, W. Va.
Hotel Underwood.
Thos. L. Zagst, Farmington, w. va
Tower Saloon, Railroad street.
J.H. Burns, Fairview, w. Va, Burns
Hotel.
Brewers and Wholesale.
! Fairmont Brewing Co., Fairmont, w.
Va, It's Brewery in Fairmont
And notice is also hereby given that
the said applications and petitions for
State licenses as aforesaid, will be
heard by the County Court Of Marion
county at a regular. term to be held
on the first Monday in April, 1908.
! Given under my hand this 9TH day
OF March, 1908.
!. GEO. NJ. JACOBS,
Clerk of the County Court of Marion
County. West Virginia. It
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masses. The starting of this period
of unrest and distrust was the ex-
posure brought about by the insurance
investigation in New York where it
was shown that the trustees of cor
porations acting for millions of our
people and representing in assets more
than a thousand millions of dollars
had in some Instances used the assets
Of the corporations in direct violation
OF law. Following this came the great
calamity at San Francisco. almost de-
stroying the sixth great city Of the
nation, entailing loss of several hum
bred million dollars. impoverishIng the
citizens as well as the insurance COM
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one can express snrpfise thas the en-.
hduce o. The people shoula ce shak'
IN. 70 son AIr Pre sldent. We accord
the crellt due lof compelling = 81
specs Of tie Inv
AK tlin q Be careldl.
No great GOOD has ever been aes
eompiiahed IN any tirnes without some
suffering IN sequence. but We now
urge you 10 consider With extreme
patience the unusual conditions that
prevail. aud while abandoning no ex-
pressed principle to adjust your execu-
dive actions to the requirements Of this
business era Of timidity.
Eve ask you. Mr.. President, to in.
Innate to congress the corrective
measures you deem 1t necessary to
take"
The Presidents statement closes
with the following words:
"a subcommittee consisting Of
Messrs. Hall. wacker. Smith and
Topping called on the President at the
executive office this morning. and they
were informed by the President that
he would probably communicate to
congress next week explicit recon-
concerning the legislation
needed"
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President Will
Send Another
SpecialM Message
To Congress

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Accord'
ing to an official statement issued
from the White House the President
will probably send message to con
gress this week containing explicit
accommodations concerning the leg
isIation which he feels that congress
should enact before the close of the
present session.
Although the specific Legislation Is
not mentioned in the statement 1t is
learned from an authoritative source
that It VIII embody the following:
Currency Legislation along the lines
OF the Aldrich bill.
A new employers liability law.
A law limiting the power of injunc.
ton.
Amendment of the Sherman anti.
trust law so as to permit traffic
agreements. pooling arrangements and
other proper combinations. under gov
ornamental restrictions, and
The passage of measure provld.
ing for an investigation of the tariff
schedules by a commission preferably
consisting of the ways and means com,
mittee of the House and the finance
committee of the Senate with view
to a revision of the tariff at a special
session of congress to be held after
March 4th. 1909.
Had Lengthy Conference.
The announcement Of the President
was made after a lengthy conference
at the White House with Senator Aid
rich and Representatives Payne and
Dalzell. 1t is believed that for the
most part these agree with the Presi
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dent in his legislative programme.
There was some difference of opinion
as to amending the Sherman antitrust
law and further conference on this
subject will be held before the Presi.
dent sends in his message.
The leaders in Congress feel that
there are difficulties in the way Of
amending the Sherman law for the
benefit OF the corporations without at
the same time granting the demands
OF organized labor that unions be ex-
empted from prosecution as "combi-
nations in restraint of trade" The
President himself is opposed to any
enactment that would legalize the
practice Of boycotting.
Business Men Visited Him. 5
The occasion for the Presidents an
nouncement was visit paid to him by
the following representatives of COM
mercial bodies of the middle west:
Richard C. Hall. chairman. presi-
dent of the Chicago Association of
Commerce; ]. v. Farwell, Jr., and
Charles H. wacker, member of the
Chicago Association of Commerce;
James E. Smith, president ST. Louis
Business Mems League; Festus j.
Wade, of the executive committee of
the st. Louis Business Mems League;
H. B. Topping, president of the Kan
sas City Commercial Club, and c. B.
Parker and E. NJ. Clendenning. of the
Kansas City Commercial Club.
In the statement is embodied the
following address made by this dele
cation:
"Mr. President:
"The organizations we represent
have a membership of about $500 bus
mess men. In the pursuit of our va
rfous lines OF business, we come in
contact with almost every portion Of
the country but especially Of the Mis-
sissippi Valley. We never were in a
more prosperous condition than prior
to the panic OF last fall. Our labor
was all employed, our capital profit
ably invested. In short period these
conditions changed. Certain lines of
business are almost stagnant, because
of the fear of the people as to the
stability of some of our institutions.
Money has been boarded, instead of
flowing into the ordinary channels of
Investment, securities and the various
commercial interests. Two primary
causes are responsible for this condi-
ton. First, the gross violation of law
by some corporations and grating by
some public officials: and secondly, a
deficient currency system wholly in
capable of responding to the needs of
commerce when fear and uncertainty
are engendered into the minds of the
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HOW TO NIX II.
directions to prepare simple, Yet Re
narkabIe. Home Mixture.

directions to Prepare simple, Yet Re
markable, Home Mixture.
A wen known authority on Rheuma.
tism gives the following valuable yet
simple and harmless. prescription,
which any one can easily prepare al
home:
Fluid Extract Dandelion. onehalf
ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce:
Compound Syrup sarsaparilla, three
ounces.
Mix by shaking well in bottle, and
take teaspoonful after each meal add
at bedtime.
He states that the ingredients can
be obtained from any good prescrlp-
ton pharmacy at small cost, and, be-
ing of vegetable extraction. are harm
less to take.
This pleasant mixture. II taken regu-
larry for few days. is said to over
come almost any case OF Rheumatism.
The pain and swelling. If any. dimin-
ishes with each dose, until permanent
results are obtained, and without In
Turing the stomach. While there are
many so-called Rheumatism remedies,
patent medicines. ETC.. some Of which
do give relief. few really give perma-
nent results. and the above will, no
doubt, be greatly appreciated by many
sufferers here at this time.
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panies.
eraft pIaeoyered.

.'Then on the heels OF this disaster
we found the public officials of that
city charged with the violation of al,
most every trust. while the people
were battling for existence. We also
had the grating and bribery that was
unearthed in at least three other I'm
portant cities. and finally came the
exposure Of high finance. manipula'
ton Of the assets Of great railroads
followed by the conviction Of their
oficlals and also those OF large indus
trial corporations for utter disregard
of the laws of the nation and the State
When these things are considered nc
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isler. Mra S. h Ka1enbui sh and her
son, Abraham Il. Kanenbursh
what the former lawyer. who vas
convicted Of information q perjury
eertenced to q gear on the island and
disba Fted. had % asy saturday be said
tbfoueb MS nephew and agent Hum
mel saya he has more than j million
dolIaFs left. and wfil enjoy # Tor the
rest or his life. He takes an auto With
him 70 Europe.
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Personals.

AIRS Anne Baker and daughter,
Mrs ~ a yannort spent Sunday at
wstsnn the guests .,of Mrs. Winnie
aHraccaree
ysorn ~ Mrs Jacob brown, OF viii.
an straet saturday morning, son.
Mss georgia coffman, Of Grafton,
5 4 ne enest a. her sister. Mrs. w. K.
shs an, If RAYMOND street.
M and Mrs: w. L. Belts left Sun.
al. Is, ,,a-n ~, for IittIe Rock Ark,
,sSsrs tbey WIN reside. Miss Leota
fssti,,s accompanied them to clarks-
jrre
y ~ Z. r,ov5 NTorr,o has returned to his
sa,,,s ~ ANITA after a few days stay
, ,,s,,, -aistives IN This ward
~ 1ns,,cs Iobn i sw,ndler who has
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Contest Wednesday Evening

contest Wednesday Evening.
quite a number of people from this
ward win attend the contest at Mo
nongah next Wednesday evening. Mrs.
Priscilla Merriaeld and the contest
ants win leave on the six o'clock car
for. that place and the contest will be
gin promptly at 1880 o'clock at the
II. P. Church. Music will be furnish
ed by the cholrs from the different
churches at that place. A silver Of
fering win be taken at the door.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-23

Organized Foreign Missionary society.
alIss Olive T. Hodges, of Morgan
town, who was at the First NJ. P.
Church Sunday gave three very inter
esting talks on various things in re-
gard to missionary work. special
service for women was held at two
thirty O'Clock and Foreign Mission
airy society was organized. Mrs. Hin
lie wds eelcted president, Mrs. KEEL
Iey, vice president, Mrs. j. s. Walker.
secretary and Mrs. ]. A. Leonard,
treasurer. A meeting will be held
next wednesday afternoon at the
home Of the president. Mrs. Hinkle,
on Merchant street. The society is
composed Of eight members with a
promise Of many more, and expects to
do much good work.
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Makes blood and muscle faster than
any other remedy. Gives health.
strength and vitality. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea towers above all
other remedies for making sick peo-
pie wen, and wen people weller"
CSC, Tea or Tablets.-south Side Phar-
macy.
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SEED causHERs TO MEET.

(By s. w. press -ocIation.l
NEW ORLEANS. March 2S.-An inn
portant Joint meeting OF the executive
and rules committees of the Interstate
Cotton Seed crushers' Association S'Ill
be held here tomorrow.