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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27
Western Federation Claims.

Bills have been presented in the
House to pledge the state to pay for
damages to Western Federation prop
erty during the troubles in the Cripple
Creek district during the time the mine
owners were driving the federation
from that camp. Two more of these
bills are to come, asking total appro-
priation running well towards 100000.
One of these presented Monday i'll
cludes claim for $4,000 for damages
to the store of the miners at Victor,
another for $4,000 for damages to the
store at Anaconda, and the third for
over $4,000 for damages to and rent of
the hall at Victor during its occupation
by the military.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

'uHIC SGTNiCe S'h.
Sen. FULLY SCOTS public service
commission bill is drafted upon the
bill which Governor Hughes so effec-
lively put through the New York Leg
islaturs.
1t also contains the new additions to
be made this year by Governor Hughes,
regulating telephone, telegraph, gas
electric and water corporations, modi-
lied to serve local conditions.
The railroad commission is made
part OF board of five persons, and
Will serve until their terms expire.
Each member will serve six years and
will be appointed by the governor.
The commission will appoint pub
lie service commission. who shall re-
ceive salary of $4,000 year and
counsel at $4,000 year. The counsel
shall appoint an assistant at a salary
of $4,000 year. In addition the COM
mission shall appoint clerks, assist
ants and inspectors.
No person can serve on the board or
In its employ who is connected in any
! way with corporation which comes
under the provisions OF the act, and no
one connected with the commission
shall acquire any corporation interest
or stock while serving.
The railroad law is largely included
In the bill. The general law applicable
to all corporations coming under the
| provision, including railroads, street
railways. common carriers, gas. cleo
trio, water. telegraph and telephone
companies, is that the commission
shall Regulate all rates and schedules,
| order change of them, and of property
as it thinks best for the public safety
or good. 1t may order railroad to
move its station, or terminal. build
switches or remove them, replace
track or equipment, and may order
change of equipment and plants of the
other corporations. The books of all
shall b. open to inspection, regular re-
ports must be made, testimony in
cases of Investigation of accidents
must be given, and no corporation
shall be excused on the ground that it
would incriminate itself But such evil
dence shall not be used against per-
sons or corporations in damage suits.
All transfers of stocks and bonds
must Ireet the approval of the board
OF commissioners before becoming le-
gal, unless purely a transfer for col
lateral security. Franchises not util-
lied by the holder. or parts OF them
not used. may be demanded by the
state through the courts. A shipper
] may demand a sldetrack or switch
and get it II his business justifies.
Municipal water, gas or electric plants
| musf mako regular reDOrts and are
subject to investigation. The commits
sion will fix the standard OF quality
Of gas and water. the purity and pres
sure Of gas. current and lamps used
by electric companies. Variations from
these standards will cause the service
to be suspended. Provisions are made
by which consumers of these utilities
or patrons of the telephone and tele-
graph can secure an investigation upon
petition.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27
Lubers immigration Bill.

For the better advertisement and de-
velopment of the state. Speaker Lu-
bers has introduced a bill, backed by
the state commercial associations, to
create board of immigration and give
it 100000 to spend in the next two
years. Half of the appropriation can
be spent each year. The board is to
consist of nine members named by
the governor and confirmed by the
Senate, this board to elect a commits
sioner of immigration to carry on the
work under direction of the board. The
state is to be advertised by exhibits or
by display In newspapers and periodi-
Gals. as the board sees fit.
The commissioner is expected to be
an expert in the advertising and pro-
motion business. The bill also estab
fishes an advertising fund to be com
posed of public subscriptions and held
by the state treasurer to be used as
the board directs.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27
GENERAL NEWS.

The New York Journal of Commerce
estimates the surplus supply of copper
in the world at over 100000 pounds.
The volcano Lagnas in Tayabas
province, island of Luzon, has sud
denly become active. but seems to
have done no serious damage.
All horses have to be ordered dis
missed from the city of Paris fire bri-
gade ard their places taken by gaso-
line motors.
One hundred and seventy three per
sons are known to have lost their lives
January 22nd as result of floods gen
eral throughout the Transvaal colony
and northern Natal.
The most extensive wharf fire in the
history of Galveston burned for three
hours on the night of January 22nd
DESTROYING the entire wharf and sheds,
entailing loss estimated at $425,000.
Jacob r. Parkins. Cleveland mil
lionaire, has purchased at Lexington,
Ky. twenty-four matched black horses
to be used by the famous BLACK
Horse Troop" in the Taft inaugural
parade March 4th.
The jury in the suit of Governor
Conner of Alabama against the Mont
gomery Advertiser gave verdict for
one cent.
The subscription to the London por-
ton of the new Russian loan of $780,
600. 900 was closed on the 18th inst
The amount was over-subscribed five
times
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The treasury January 22nd pur-
chased 10000 ounces of silver for de-
livery at Denver at 51.Ss2 cents per
fine ounce.
On the night of the African jubilee
in Washington. Bishop Cranston in
troduced President Roosevelt as the
Apostle of the Square Deal"
That the widow of Rear Admiral Jo-
seph y. Coghlan of Manila bay fame
will have to seek employment unless
the government grants her an adequate
pension is the information that has
been brought out in connection with
the bill now up granting Mrs. Coghlan
a pension of 800 month.
Gen. John J. Pershing and family
reached Washington on the 18th inst
from the Philippines. having made the
journey by way of Siberia and Eu-
rope. After short visit Gen. Perish
ing will go back to the Philippines.
Mrs. Pershing. who is the daughter of
Senator Warren. will visit Cheyenne,
her former home, before returning to
the Philippines.
President Roosevelt has created a
Council of Fine Arts and has directed
that hereafter the heads of legislative
departments, bureaus and commits
sions before any plans are formulated
for public buildings or grounds or for
the location or erection OF any state
building, must submit the matter to
the council and follow their advice
unless for good and sufficient reasons
the President directs otherwise.
Representative Mondell Tuesday
made favorable reports from the
House public lands committee on his
bills for resurvey of public lands, for
bringing to date the statute providing
for cancellation of railroad rights OF
way on which no construction work
has been performed. and authorizing
the secretary of the interior to cor
rect errors in description. of land for
which patent has been granted.
The House committee on public
lands has favorably reported the bill
introduced by Mr.. Andrews of New
Mexico, extending to the territories of
Arizona and New Mexico the pro-
visions of the Carey act.
Representative Willett of New York
was silenced by vote of the House
when he assailed President Roosevelt
with abusive language. Mr.. Willett
characterized the President as gar
goyle, tyrant, pigmy descendant of
Dutch trades people, haytedder, foun-
tain OF billingsgate. POPULARITY. imi-
tation of a king and bogus hero
President Roosevelt's letter to Gov
ernor Gillett of California asks that
anti-Japanese legislation be at least
postponed until the President can be
heard in the matter.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and
Ambassador Bryce were present at
the Foundry NJ. f. Church Sunday at
the beginning of the diamond Jubilee
celebration of the establishment of
the Methodist Episcopal Church in Az
RIGA. Bishop Joseph C. Hartzell, one
Of two bishops now Cautioned in Az
RIGA, opened the commemorative ex-
! ercises.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27
Defends c. F.AI. Company.

In relation to the election fraud res
olution Of Senator Scott several Re-
publican senator's used very sarcastic
language. declaring that those who
live in glass houses should not throw
stones" Senator Wood of Las Ami
mas, stating first that he Is a large
shareholder in the Colorado Fuel &
Iron Company, said that the people of
that district. and the Industrial cor
porations interested there. were tired
of being prosecuted. Governor Shat
roth's remarks in his inaugural ad-
dress in relation to the Huerfano and
Las Animas county elections during
several years past he called the most
contemplate insult ever offered a cor
poration by a governor of Colorado"
You have either got to prove these
accusations, my Democratic col
leagues" he said. 'or be branded as
blackmailers," Senator Barela also
took exception to the charges in
strong language, and brought forth
much laughter Wien he saio: when
Governor Shafroth was Republican
he used to say: I don't say that ev-
cry Democrat is horsethief, but do
say that every horsethief is a Demo
craft OF all the Republicans in Huer-
fano county. he continued. Il only
know one who is not an ex-Democrat."
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

Subjecting to Imprisonment in the
penitentiary for not less than one or
more than five years any person who
lives upon the earnings of fallen
woman. is the purpose Of a bill intro
duced by Senator Campbell. The bill
provides that any male over eighteen
years of age who shall be servant
or employe in a house Of Ill fame. and
any male or female. over the age OF
eighteen, who shall assist In the CON
Quoting Of such a house, or who shall
live on the earnings of any woman OF
bad repUte, shall be guilty Of felony
and subject to Imprisonment for from
one to five years. The bill provides
the same penalty for procuring by
either man or woman. Habitual fire.
quenting of disorderly house is to be
deemed prima facie evidence Of viola.
ton of the law
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27
WHAT COLORADO LAWMAKERS
ARE DOING AT DENVER
House Bills.

FIOdSG 6uos
Among the bills introduced In the
House on the 18th inst. are the fol-
lowing:
H. B. No. 81. by Mr.. Foley (by re-
quest)-For the purchase by Colorado
of the John Elsner collection for &c.,
900; appropriations and expenditures
II. B. No. 80. by Mr.. Gardner-To
pay the state bounty on coyotes; APP
preparations and expenditures.
II. B. No. 80. by Mr.. Mctz-To pay
the Western Federation Of Miners a
claim against the state of Colorado;
appropriations and expenditures.
II. B. No. 90, by Mr.. Bellesfield-To
pay the Western Federation Of Miners
a claim against the state; appropria-
lions and expenditures.
H. B. No. IS. by Mrs. Lafferty-De-
filming the chancery powers and 1uris-
diction of several county and juvenile
courts within the state with reference
to persons causing, encouraging or
contributing to the dependency. neg
lect or delinquency of children; edu-
cation.
H. B. No. SO, by Mrs. Lafferty-Con-
corning the protection of children, and
defining certain acts which shall be
considered as causing. encouraging or
contributing to such delinquency; edu-
cation.
H. B. No. 81, by Mrs. Lafferty-Con-
corning delinquent children; educa-
ton.
II. B. No. 80. by Mrs. Lafferty-To
establish state home for mental de-
fectives; appropriations and expendi-
lures.
II. B. No. 112. by Mr.. Walbridge-
The establishment and maintenance
of state fish hatchery in the county
OF Rio Blanco; appropriations and ex-
penditures.
II. B. No. ZIG. by Mr.. Goodfriend-
To regulate the practice of barbering !;
labor.
II. B. No. III, by Mr.. Packard-To
prevent persons from trespassing by
hunting or shooting upon the en-
closed lands of another; judiciary.
H. B. No. lis. by Mr.. Carver-For
the support of the State Industrial
School at Golden, Colo. including the
purchase of land; appropriations and
expenditures
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27
AuricuIturaI Board Members.

A message was received in the Sen
ate from the governor nominating John
c. Bell and Elias NJ. Ammons as mem
bers of the State Board of Agriculture.
On motion Of Senator Scott the Sen
ate went into executive session for a
minute. and when the doors were re-
opened the nominations were unani-
mously confirmed. They succeed B.
u. Dye of Rocky Ford and ]. l.. Chat
field of Gypsum on the board Bell,
formerly congressman from Colorado
is lawyer by profession, but owns a
4SO-acre farm near Montrose. Ammons
is one of the leading stockmen and
farmers of the state
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

Belle, Fourche, S. D.-Frofn confes.
sions said to have been secured from
the leaders, following the arrestof nine
prominent stockmen of Crook county,
Wyoming, sensational revelations are
expected. The men under arrest are
Isaac, Andrew and Samuel Mexican, d.
w. Mosbarger. George Martin, Stanley
Baugh, j.. c.. Mulholland, Terry Zim-
merscheid and A. o. Squiers. They are
charged with being members Of Sc
cret band of stockmen. organized to
drive out sheep company.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27
Snow Slide Kills Four.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Ouray Friday night says: Pouring
down in sinuous course for nearly two
miles from the mountain top, like a
veritable Niagara, the "waterhole"
slide, Just north of the Camp Bird mill,
on the Sneffles road, eight miles from
Ouray this afternoon. carried Doctor
Douthhitt, George Knerr,. Peter ,Sy.
mott and John Wittwer to. their death.
Three are buried under fifty feet of
snow in the canon. The body of Sy.
mott, teamster, was recovered.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

Representative Foley has introduced
in the house bill to regulate dance
halls, winerooms and similar places,
for the protection of young girls. The
bill provides that no girl under the age
of eignteen years shall be permitted
to enter a dance hall or wineroom un-
less accompanied by either her father
or her mother. Proprietors found
guilty. of violating the provisions OF
the law shall be punished by n fine
of from $50 to $500 or jail sentence
not to exceed six months or both. Coo
viction establishes proof of conducting
disorderly house and is made tina
ground for revocation of the license.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

Eight persons were killed on the
18th instant by an earthquake at
Phocaea, Turkey.
Dorondo, the Italion runner, defeated
Albert Corey, Frenchman, In Mar
athon race at Chicago January 22nd. by
distance of seven miles. The win
ner's time was 2 hours, sc minutes and
2-5 of second.
General Jose Miguel Gomez was Of
ficially proclaimed president OF Cuba
at a joint session of the Cuban Con-
gress on the goth inst, and he was
formally notified at the Preside on
the outskirts of Havana.
The two weeks effort OF 1900
young people of Cleveland to live as
Jesus would live" closed Sunday with
big mass meeting at the Epworth
Memorial Church. The Rev. w. b.
Wallace declared the test had been
success.
In the Senate debate on the proposed
increase of salaries of federal judges,
Senator Tillman suggested that some
of the judges were on the payrolls OF
corporations and refused to recall the
charge when asked by Senator Bailey
to do so.
In opening the Japanese House OF
Lords Marquis Katsuma said that
satisfactory exchange of notes had
removed all misunderstanding be-
tween Japan and the United States
whereby peace in the Far East was
absolutely ensured.
According to orders received from
the Pennsylvania State Board OF
Health, the city of Pittsburg must
take immediate steps toward the build
ing of a new sewage disposal system.
1t is estimated the project will cost
between SIS, 900 900 and s2O.00O.OOO.
The Supreme Court of New York has
vacated the restraining order secured
several months ago against the in
creased rates of assessment of the In
dependent Order of Foresters. The
court holds that the order was within
its rights in increasing the assess
ments.
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commits
sion at its annual meeting at Pittsburg
awarded twenty-six medals, $14,15O in
cash and pensions aggregating $565
per north for deeds of valor per
formed since last October. Among
those rewarded are two full blooded
Indians, living on government land.
A freight train on the Rome. Water
town & Ogdensburg division of the
New York Central was held up by a
dozen armed men early in the morn
ing OF January 22nd between Ridge
Road and Mountain Ton Four cars
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27
Bill Fund Defective.

Owing to fatal defect in the bill
for bank guarantee law. that meas
ure will have to be re-introduced into
the House, or an agreement will be
made to push the Senate bill on the
same subject The bill was given TO
the introducer by aniattorney. who
had carefully studied all its provis
ions, but who had neglected to put in
the most important part-that line
containing the enacting clause. The
discovery was not made until after :
600 copies of the bill had been printed.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

Representative Hicks has introduced
bill for constitutional amendment
to provide for the funding of the state
debt. As the bill now stands it pro-
vides for the payment of all the war
rants issued by past administrations
and known as the excess warrants. =
The problem presented by these war
rants, representing as is claimed. what
is apparently discredit debt. has been
wrestled with by previous Legislatures.
never to decision. The amount pro-
vided for in Mr.. Hicks bill Is not over
$2.115.000 of bonds, to draw interest at
per cent.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

New York-Never in the annals. of
sea lore, so far as known here. have
so many persons been transferred on
the high seas as in the Nantucket sea
drama. That this transfer of nearly
$500 persons was effected without the
loss of a single life is considered
marvellous performance.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27
Senate Bills.

A considerable number of bills were
introduced in the Senate on the 18th
inst. among them being the follow
ing:
S. B. SO. Campbell-Creating a
board of control and placing all tech
nical and educational state institu-
tons under 1t. q"
S. B. 81, Ehrhart-Distributin gov
eminent agricultural appropriations to
the counties of the state; county af-
fairs.
S. B. 50, Understanding sections
81 and IS of an act to provide for the
construction OF local improvements In
cities under 100000 in population.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

Mrs. Lafferty has begun in the
House to introduce the bills framed
by Judge Lindsey to make the juvenile
court more effective. There will be a
dozen or more of the bills when they
are all in, covering nearly every point
where the law has been found wanting
or to need amendments to aid in its
Il int -,
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

The directions for the 'roller-skate
walk" which is the very latest among
society girls in St. Louis. are: Keep
your legs straight. Don't let your
knees wabble, stand erect, Just touch
the ground with the ball of the foot.
and off you glide" We doubt II 1t
will become popular with the bellies
of society here in Boston, says the
Globe
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

In st. Louis $4,000 were lately
found in a tomato can. This COM
pletely outclasses the restaurant oys-
ter and free lunch clam with their
valuable incidental pearls. Hence
forth. remarks the Baltimore Ameri-
can. in St. Louis at least. the sheep.
as well as the goats. will be tender to
stray tin tomato cans.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

NO case of yellow fever or plague
has occurred in the canal zone In the
last two years." DIR. Gorgas. the chief
sanitary officer of the Isthmian canal
commission, must have written that
sentence of his annual report with
UNSUITABLE professional pride.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

Now that the United States govern
ment has received 5000 volumes of
Chinese learning in the language of
the yellow philosophers of the orient
let us hope that no congressman will
have them Incorporated in the Con-
gressional Record under leave to print
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

Now that an Englishman claims to
have discovered way OF making I'M
happy marriages impossible. there are
many who will jump at the conclusion
that his solution consists Of the sim
pie little word don't"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

The whales of the Arctic are going
to have better chance for while.
The scarcity of whales and the COM
paratively low price of the CONNER
cial product they yield will prevent
the sailing of the whaling fleet from
San Francisco in the spring.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

Z Ii Hung Chang has. since his death.
been proclaimed deity. and a temple
said to be the finest of its kind ever
erected in China has been erected In
his honor at Lu Chou. in the province
of Ngan-hwei. where he lived.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

II the st. Louis man who makes the
assertion that not one of his 200 hens
ever lays an egg on Sunday will come
on to Massachusetts, challenges the
Boston Globe, we can show him some
hens that don't lay on Sunday, or on
any other day.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

1t cost 100000 to bury the late
emperor of China. yet he probably
isn't any more thoroughly buried than
he would have been II the funeral ex-
penses had amounted to only $50.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

A Pennsylvania rooster stole a
300mile ride on car truck. This is
liable to cause the railway people
some expense in further revising their
arrangements to shut OF all free trans
portation.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

Helen's mother passed her the cake,
and when the little one went to reach
across the plate for the largest piece
her mother said: Always take the
piece nearest to you, dear"
"Well. then, turn the plate around
xas the Observation-Disclosures.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

Naturally the suicide of the hus-
band Of mind reader suggests the
notion that, being united to an indi-
viduai who can constantly read your
thoughts. complexities matrimony.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

Venezuela can better afford to let
Castro remain in Paris and spend his
ill-gotten wealth than to bring him
back and let him carry off what he
left behind
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

London has woman chauffeur.
Now let English statesmen who are
opposed to woman suffrage have a
care when they cross the public
streets
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

Mark Twain has Incorporated his
name Now we shall see whether or
not he puts shares on the market at
three cents with the promise they will
soon go to one dollar.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27
THE REGISTER

Champ Clark says the average wom
ans hat is worth five dollars. Puzzle
find the average woman.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

Still. the scientist who discovered
the new kind of flea can hardly hope
to be rewarded with the Nobel peace
prize.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-01-27

Natives OF German Southwest Africa
are on the warpath again. but not be-
cause of anything Emperor William
has said.