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Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-18
COLORADO NEWS.


Denver Republican says Governor
Shafroth has decided to call the extra
session Of the Legislature some time
in January in order 10 give the mem
bers unlimited time to squabble over
the paramount issues"
j. b, f George wealthy ranchman
and prominent politician of The San
Luis valley. died Friday from injuries
sustained in runaway accident. 1t
Is thought he became entangled In the
lines and was unable to jump to save
himself.
scratch, inflicted by a rusty wire
on his knee, several days ago at his
home in Ault. Colo. resulted in the
death of 9-yearold Alexander Loyal
Young Friday night at Mercy hospital
Denver. The little fellow was playing
with other children when he fell and
his knee struck sharp pointed wire
The accident at The time was consid
cred of trivial nature.
This has been the wettest year Colo
RADIO has experienced since the Unit
ed States weather bureau was esab
lished in Denver, 81 years ago. The
snowstorm Of Friday brought the total
precipitation for 1909 up to 21.44 inch.
es. just one-hundredth of an inch more
than the precipitation In 1891. which
was 2f43 inches This record may
be broken by over an inch, as there
is still month and half OF the year
left.
After listening TO a significant ad.
dress by j. H. KiTlian of Delta, presi.
dent of the Western Slope Stockmen's
association. In which he treated the
present conservation policy as applied
to Colorado range lands and the for.
est reserve In considerable detail. tell.
ing of its benefits to the cattlemen and
the homesteader, and frequently Iaud
ing Forester Clifford Pinchot. the 300
delegates of the Western Slope De.
velopment congress at Grand June.
ton adopted by unanimous vote reso.
lurions indorslng the present policy in
every detail.
The Denver 81 Rio Grande Railroad
company Friday acceded to the de
mands of its blacksmlths, machinists
and boilermakers. and an increase In
pay of 3 cents per hour. or 27 cents
per day was granted, effective Nov.
The men will be paid on their next
pay day for November. according to
the new schedule The helpers are the
only people with whom an agreement
has not been made, and Rio Grande
officials are now in conference with
them. The new pay is what is de.
scribed as STANDARD" and applies to
the entire system, II is the pay In
vogue on the leading systems OF the
country. and what was demanded by
the men when they struck Jan last
BY verbal agreement made March /
1909. permanent contract was to be
signed Jan. !, 1910. General Manager
Clark has anticipated this date In his
effort to satisfy the men. and has
agreed to make the new schedule date
back to Nov. l,
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-18
euMeTloN ON THE FARM.
Farn Journal.

Farm Journal
bought pretty cottage
On the outskirts of the town;
Then was afraid wind would come
And blow my cottage down
Nor north wind, nor east wind,
Such scurvy trick would play;
But up there eame a mortgage wind
Aud swept my house away.
The only man not deeply concerned
in good roads in your county is the
tramp who goes that way but once.
Keep lot of bag strings hanging In
the granary; and, many times, some
in the barn come handy A broken
harness-snap Is good thing 10 hang
them on.
The folks who do the most dawdllng
in the fine autumn weather are often
the most surprised when the cold
wet season catches them with their
outdoor work half done
A horse VIII do more, and do 1t ten
times more willingly, for The man who
has kindly ring in his voice and who
says, Get up!" as II he were going
along, too.
Some farmers are surprised the first
time their wives sell enough eggs and
butter 10 furnish the table and the
wardrobe. and after that they are sur.
prised II she doesn't keep 1t up.
Save the beautiful things in nature.
Don't cnt down a shapely pine or pop
lar just to see II the AK is sharp; and
when grubblng out fields. set the fine
straight hardwood shrubs IN some for
est tract for future use.
All rubbish about the place that
would harbor insects and other pests
should be cleaned up and burned II
1t has not already been done, hotbeds
and eold-frames should be cleaned up
and sail prepared for bedding,
There are life insurance. fire insur.
ance, storm insurance and stock in.
suranoe. all of them good enough 10
far as they CO. but none of them quite
equal 10 the industry that insures
against unhappineas and want in old
age.
We can afford to buy hand force.
pump just Tor washing carriages and
wagons. Pressing even the softest
cloth on them win scratch the paint
BY washing them thoroughly with the
pump first. we may follow with the
cloth with good results.
Now that the days are shorter you
will be doing chores sometimes after
dark. Make 1t rule never to set the
lantern down on the floor Hang IT
up where it VIII not be knocked over
II is an awful thing to have the barn
burn up. BY the way, harness snap
suspended from the ceiling by cit OF
old pump chain is good thing to hang
the lantern on. Have II just above the
reach of yonr head.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-18
GEO. =. WELDON,
Colorado Agricultural College. Fort
Collins
FINDS VALUES TOO Low IN
COUNTIES OF THE SOUTHWEST
Collins.

Denver Republican
Herbert C. Fairall, secretary of the
state board of equalization, yesterday
completed his report on the methods
of assessment In torce In certain Of
The counties in the southwestern part
Of the state, which the board sent him
TO inspect about ten days ago. He
funed over the report to Treasurer
w. j. Galigan, who win take UP its
sugees ions With the other members
OF the board when State Auditor Roady
Kenehan returns from Toronto.
Montrose and Delta counties have
assessed their agricultural land far
too low. in the opinion OF Secretary
fairall, and he has recommended that
the assessments on that sort Of prop
erty he raised from 10 to 20 per cent
1t was because the board of equaliza-
iion did not think that the state was
getting all the taxes It should out Of
these counties that IL sent Secretary
Fairfl to visit them, and this low
assessmen, on agricultural land may
account for the small returns noticed
by the board. Secretary Fairall also
recommended slight increase in the
assessment on agricultural land In
Ouray county.
In La Plata county conditions were
good, for the most part. but the sec
hattcvnu h.4 L.,
per cent would be desirable there
nevertheless. and he has SO recon-
mended to the board
In ArohuIeta county a few small
discrepancies were discovered and Sec,
retary Fairall called them to the atten
tion OF the county commissioners. He
recommended that the assessor. who
is a cattleman and not particularly
well trained in handling books, should
be given an assistant who could 20
over his rolls and straighten out the
minor details for him. Since Secre
tary Fairall returned to Denver he has
received letter from A. NJ. Emigh,
the county attorney of Archuleta coun.
ty, in which he says he has been Sc
iected by the county commissioners to
be assistant to the assessor. In accord
ance with the suggestions made dur
ing the investigation.
Secretary Fairall also inspected San
Juan county. though he had not been
sent there for that purpose. and he
reports that he found conditions most
satisfactory indeed A new court house
has been erected there within the last
three or four years without bond IT,
sue and the county now owes but g.
300 on the cost OF construction. II
is cpected that this amount will b.
paid off this year. The tax levy In
the county was decreased mills thia
year and further decreases are hoksA
for in 1910.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-18

of the fire fighting. They came on q
special train bearing fifty thousand
gallons of water, five thousand feet OF
hose. chemicals and many fire extin
of the main shaft and then the line OF
hose dropped down the shaft In the
hope of checking the fire in that way
1t is the opinion OF Mining Inspector
Taylor that when the mine is pene
trated the bodies will be found heaped
up in the bitid ends Of the tunnels
where the miners ietreated gradually
from the approaching flames.
The feeling among the survivors and
the widows and children burst forth In
a torrent of denunciation of the com
pany, early today. The miners openly
blame the company for the disaster
claiming that the direct cause of the
fire was the fact that torches were
used in the stables when the electric
light cable burned out II the com.
pany had repaired the cable promptly
they assert, the fire would never have
started.
DENVER. Nov. 16.-The low rate
tourist convention Is still in session
and the committee will not make Its
report until late this afternoon, but
IL is understood the fight was won In
the committee and the report will
not only favor the $25 tourist rate but
favoring a homeseekers' rate also. One
of the most interesting papers read
at the convention was by DR.. w. w
McEwen of Durango on advantages OF
the San Juan fruit district.
WASHINGTON. Nov. l6.-When
President Taft and cabinet today tool,
up for discussion the proposition OF
how to crush the sugar trust. Attorney
General Wiekersham presented re.
port compiled by Henry l.. Stimson
special acting deputy attorney general
setting forth the crimes he expects
10 prove. II is understood that this
report declares the American Sugar
and Refining company has crushed its
rivals by sheer weight of money and
that corrupted government and bribed
leading employees and inspectors OF
competitors as 10 the details of their
business.
Prior to the last presidential cam
paign. by means of secret under.
standing with the Spreckles' interests
in California, II apportioned the sugar
trade of the country so that the in
dependent trade has been wiped out
win two exceptions, The report goes
on. But, and here is the real reason
why the cabinet discussed the matter
most of this alleged law breaking is
covered by the statute of limitations
There Is plenty of moral proof OF
guilt since that time," Stlmson is re-
ported to have declared, but very lit.
lie could be considered legal or which
would be admitted at criminal trial.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-18
NEWS CLIPPED AND PUR-
LoINED FROM EXCHANGES


At the recent term of court at Tel
luride seventeen gamblers changed
their plea of not guilty to guilty and
were fined S75 each and costs, total
fines and costs running to about ST.
700. II is a pleasure to know there IL
no gambling going on In Durango
no private joints. because the organ
says the officials win not permit 1t
The several cases of typhoid in Ala
mosa and vicinity are beginning to
arouse the interest of the people. II
Is thought that surface water is re
sponsible for the disease, to some cx
tent. Typhoid has been almost un
known in the valley and II Is small
wonder that our people are prickine
up their ears.--Alamosa Independent
Journal
The death OF Joseph F. Sheeks took
place at Mancos last week at the age
OF SO. Deceased was known as Uncle
Joe" He came 10 this county locating
at Parrot City. near the present site
OF La Plata, in 1876, engaging again
In the mercantile business In small
way. He soon afterwards removed to
Montezuma county settling on the
George Taylor place In Montezuma
valley and in 1879 he settled on the
ranch In the Mancos valley where he
lived. for the most part. until the
time Of his death.
James Doyle came In from Denver
last Saturday and attended 10 some
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-18

The Times claims that during the
last ten days prices on the common
necessities OF life have advanced In
price in Denver Is to 20 per cent. and
that further advance is threatened
Whittier are we drifting? The Times
also says that cold storage eggs will
retail at 60 cents a dozen IN Denver
this winter Where will that take
them down here? asks the Telluride
Journal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-03
Buying Fever in Wool.

BOSTON, May "a buying fever in
wool is apparent. 1t is more in evil
dence in those sections where wool is
to be obtained in quantity than sea-
board markets, where only casual sup
plies are available. Reports from the
growing sections indicate that the
competition of buyers is greater than
at any previous period since the enact
ment of the Dingley daties on wool.
The election of President Mckinley in
1896 was followed by a scramble for
wool because of the certainty of a tar
if tax upon the product. The present
fever is due to a threatened shortage
in supply at the mills. 1t necessarily
indicates a greater demand for manu-
featured goods than generally has
been supposed to exist, and a more
rapid consumption of raw material
at the mills than has been deemed
possible. Contracting continues at a
vigorous rate in all growing sections.
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News Bow to Try Banker.

PITTSBURG, Pa, May 3.-John J.
Finn, one of the best known newsboys
in the city, VINO is always stationed at
the northwest corner of the federal
building is among the jurors who re-.
ported today for the May term of the
United States district court. He is
rated as merchant The list is
thoroughly representative, including
ministers, manufacturers, farmers,
steel1men and merchants from all sur
rounding counties.
Important cases, including several
in Which bank officials are defendants
will be brought to trial in this term
An indictment against H. G. Watson,
former teller of the Allegheny Nation
al bank, of which William Montgon-
cry cashier, is expected to be tried.
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the south expressed the opinion that
the journey did much to remove old
sores of the Civil War. and bring
memories of the earliest war in the
nations history when North and
South stood together against the Brit
ish oppressor.
In 1898 the bell made another long
journey, going to the Worlds Column
bian Exposition in Chicago. and once
proving itself one of the greatest
features of the exhibition
In 1895 Atlanta came to the front
with a strong appeal for the bell as
feature of the Cotton States and At
lanta expositino.
The South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian exposition, held in Char
lestown in 1902. was another argu-
ment in favor of the trip.
Then New England arose to the sit
uation Boston wanted to have big
celebration in honor of the one hum
dred and twenty tighth anniversary
of the Battle of Bunker Hill. and asso-
citation of the bell and Bunkel Hill
with the great deeds of the early rev.
dictionary period was an argument too
strong for the Philadelphia city faith
ers to resist, and once more the bell
took a journey This was in 1908.
The last time it went away from
Philadelphia was in 1904, when it was
a feature of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition at st. Louis.
This is the record of journeys that
will be increased one by the Seattle
trip.
Some opposition has developed in
various quarters against risking the
bell in any further journeys. For in
stance, the Oregon Chapter of the So
ciety of the Sons of the American Rev
olution has expressed itself very
strongly in favor of keeping the bell
where it is.
But if the experts who will decide
the matter conclude that this one
more trip can be safely taken, thert
is probably no occasion for alarm.
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Float Bio Loan,

BERLIN, May Bids were opened
today for the new loan which the I'M
perial and Prussion governments nave
arranged with a syndicate of banks
headed by the Reichsbank, to bring
out an imperial loan of SS0,000,000 and
a Prussian loan of sf200O0,OOO. Half
of the total amount will bear interest
at 81 per cent, and half at per cent
The As are not convertible before 1918
Their subscription price is 1920. The
subscription price of the 81 per cents
is $3.50.
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from it's historic surroundings was
when tn Worlds Industrial Cotton
exposition asked for it in New Or
leans. 1t made the journey and had
triumphal procession all the way.
In fact, prominent men all through
His funeral was held two days later,
and while the cortege was moving
slowly down Chestnut street to the
ferry, the deep tones of the bell that
had first sounded liberty paid tribute
to the man whose interpretations had
given vitality to the Constitution, the
new organic law under which the sue
cess or failure of the work for free
dom was to be determined.
Suddenly the crystalline tones turn
ed discordant and tangled. The bell
had ceased to sound like itself, and
folks looked up to the top of the tower
in WonGerment When the ringing
ceased an examination was made.
Then it was discovered that the bell
was broken, a crack having appeared
twenty mine inches in length, begin
ming at the lip of the bell, where the
metal was three inches thick, and eX-
tending toward the crown.
Grief was general. Harsh criticism
was Immediately visited on those who
had the relic in charge though they
were able to produce a good defense by
reverting to the fact that it had only
been in rare instances that they had
permitted the bell to be rung.
For instance, prior to the occasion
of Marshalls funeral it had not sound
ed in three years, the last time being
February %, 1882, when in honor of
the centennial of george Washing
toms birth one hundred strokes We're
sounded
1T is said, though some dispute the
tradition, that even after the bell was
cracked, it was rung on several occa-
sions, the last being Wjashington's
Birthday, 1S45.
William B. Hamm, of Philadelphia,
an expert in metals, who has made a
life study of the bell and has volumes
of data concerning it, has this to say
of the crack, and of the dangers of
sending the bell over trips that might
unduly jar it;
Il don't think there is much danger
in the original crack, and the other
may be all right, too. The only peril
that / can see is the chance that in
making trips the motion of molecules
in the metal of the bell changes I'M
DER irregular percussion, and alters
the metal from it's cohesive character
to a granular character. Should this
alteration take place the bell might
split
Representatives of the Seattle EX-
position, in celebration of the found
ing the the great northwest, make a
most impressive argument in favor of
getting the bell and one which in
some of it's points is not to he refuted.
They say that the mass of their peo-
pie live so far away that they have
little opportunity to make the long
journey to Philadelphia to see the
great symbol of liberty, and that if
only for the sake of the children, they
have a right to their desire.
Moreover, they promise to take the
kind of precautions that will protect
the bell at all times.
They also have forcible argument
in the fact that the bell mas been per-
mitted to go on so many other trips.
Only fourteen months after it had
discharged its motto the "Proclaini
Liberty to all the world and the in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-03

Secretary Wilson has started in the
last lap of his record breaking cabi-
net service.
If he serves out the four years to
which President Taft appointed him
the secretary of agriculture will have
been Is years at the elbow of presi-
dents of the United States.
But he doesn't need to stay that
long in the service of his country to
establish new marks in American his
tory. If he shall remain in his pres
ent place till November 20, 1909, he
will stand alone for length of cabinet
service.
1t had been thought that the record
was already his, but historians delv-
ing deeply into the archives have
found out that Albert Gallatin, of
Pennsylvania, still holds the advan-
tage.
Like Secretary Wilson who was
born in Scotland, Gallatin did not see
the light of day for the first time in
the country he was destined to serve
so well. He was born in Geneva. came
to the new world, assisted the colonies
in achieving their independence be-
came a factor in craftsmanship and
an expert in finance, and when Thos.
Jefferson ascended to the place of
president, in 1901 Gallatin was his
choice for secretary of the treasury.
The period was one of vital import
ance from a money standpoint, for
the financial systems of the country
were just being shaped, and when Gal
latin succeeded in putting currency on
a sound basis jefferson re-appointed
him.
Madison decided that he could do
no better than to retain the efficient
Pennsylvania, and so it happened,
that Gallatin held the place II years,
eight months, % days
For almost a century the record
has stood, and students of statecraft
had come to doubt that it would ever
be equalled while rapacity for public
careers and the Whirling changes of
political life worked such swift shifts
in places of power and influence.
But now comes. Secretary Wilson,
who has put the department of agri-
culture on such a high plane of eff
cheney that three presidents of the
United States have honored him with
the portfolio, two of them rendering
it to him twice.
William Mckinley first picked
James Wilson for the place of power,
and when he took office, March 4,
1897, Wilson also began serving the
interests of the farming constituency.
When Mckinley was reelected he was
quick to see the value of the work
Wilson had done, and once more he
gave the portfolio to the Iowa man.
The bullet of the assassin took the
loved president from his high place,
and brought Theodore Roosevelt into
the chief office in the gift of thu peo-
pie.
According to the custom all cabinet
officers rendered their designations.
Roosevelt persuaded them all to stay
for the time being, but he had his
ideas as to some changes he wanted
to make, and gradually the complex
ion of the list of advisers began to
change; but when the new staff was
arranged, it was significant that
James Wilson continued to administer
the affairs of the department of ag
riculture. In 1904. Roosevelt had the
honor of being chosen to the post by
the people. This gave him still greater
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-03
SECRETARY WILSON
ON THE LAST LAP
MONTHS STAND BETWEEN HIM AND THE REC
ORD FOR THE LONGEST TERM THAT A CABINET
MEMBER HAS SERVED SINCE THE FOUND
NATION
He Has
He Will Have Been an Preside
Sixteen Yeas-G Holds Record.

WASHINGTON C., May peciaILess than
of Wilson and
earlier of the republic Albert
LETTERS and under Madison For
H pubic office and
ca life might have been expected
But
Wilson head of the department of agriculture he chose
ter not
Mckinley appointed hin" second time; Theodore Roose
portfolio
hasdec
hey haveb beaten record