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La Junta tribune., 1909-04-03
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v. Albera shipped a house from
Georgetown, Colo. to La Junta.
The contract was let to build the
Episcopal church. 1t was to be COM
pleted by June LIST.
The latest Information was to the
effect that the construction OF The
Bob Greek ditch was an assured
fact
The public schools were closed on
account OF smallpox scare. which
later developed into a case of chick
enpox.
Companies A and d, of the Tenth
regiment. U. S. A.. of Fort Lyon,
passed through town. en- route to
Fort Crawford
The Tribune hoped that the new
city council would retain J. II. ST.
monton as treasurer. and c. A. Beer
having filled their positions satisfac-
torily TO all
The outgoing board OF trustees
made appropriations for the year
1889 aggregating $4,000, or this
amount 81 500 was set apart for po-
lice purposes. That was when the
town was wild and woody. For street
purposes $500 was appropriated, and
$500 for incidentals How the old
town do grow. The appropriations
for the ensuing year aggregate $780,
O0O
Twenty years ago the city alec-
ton was one Of the quietest ever
held In La Junta. While there was q
strong undercurrent of enthusiasm on
both sides. very little demonstration
was made. Every man on the citi-
zens' ticket. which was dubbed a
prohibition ticket was elected. Pro-
hibition was not the issue. but the
nominees were the choice of the
law and order citizens of La Junta.
r. A. Steen was elected mayor. and
]. C. Smith, councilman, without op-
position. The remaining town trus-
tees elected were as follows: T. A.
Hodges, J. B. Sherman. J.W. Douth-
lit, G. H. Downer and c. W. Bonn
gardner.
| J. W Gregory, OF the Garden City
| Sentinel, who died few days ago,
WAS In Washington with scheme
for irrigating the arid west. which
he desired to patent, and wanted
congress to vote him bounty for
his brilliant idea. He claimed that
the Arkansas Valley from Rocky Ford
to Garden City. was underlaid with
an immense underground lake, 500
feet deep, which he said approached
to within a few feet of the surface
along the bottoms. He proposed to
tap this great lake by means Of a
system of tilage, which, owing to
the seven and one.half foot fall OF
the country toward the east, could
easily be made to feed never-fail.
ing stream of water. which could be
used for irrigating purposes. The
| Tribune claimed there was only one
defect to the scheme-no such lake
existed.
La Junta tribune., 1909-04-03
LIFE IN FAR AWAY SYRIA.
.some Interesting Observations on the
Manners and Customs Of That
Country.

Rev. Samuel Edgar, formerly pas
tor of the Reformed Presbyterian
church OF this city. but now mis-
sionary for that denomination in
Latakia. Syria. in recent letter 10
X. w. Patterson, tells an interest
ing story Of his life there among The
Moslems, from which We have been
permitted to clip a few paragraphs.
as follows:
As to our place here, 1t would
take long time to tell you the
whole story. but l will try to dot
few things down that may be of some
Ajnterest to you. We have been here
now q little over q year, and In that
time we have been both In excellent
health, and, save for our surround
ings, we are as well as we ever were
in La Junta We are In native
house of five rooms. 1t has never
seen paint. We had the walls white
washed before we moved in. The
ceiling is about seventeen feet high.
This is for comfort in the summer.
We are behind a twenty-foot wall.
and have nice little yard, in which
are flowers and orange trees. The
climate is very mild. and makes me
think of Colorado, save that here
we have no snow or frost. We are
on the sea and about twenty miles
from the mountains. Our houses here
all have flat roofs, save the ones
that the mission builds. These are
put up with a little more idea Of
comfort than the native ones. We
hope after little that the board will
put up another house for us and
another family that are outside the
compound.
We are in the Moslem district.
OF course this makes 1t that we do
not have much fellowship. for real
ly the Jews have no dealings with
the Samaritans; with this exception,
II they can get anything from US
! they will take 1t and come again.
One of the saddest sights is the way
De women have to live. Every man
has as many wives as he can afford
to have and likely more. The women
are the slaves. To see them carry
the large jars Of water from the
fountains would make you desire that
you could help them. But then you
saw little Of this in Europe, where
the women have q much harder life
than in America. Next, the life OF
the children is most miserable. AS
soon as they are able to toddle. they
are turned out ON the street. and
here they spend their days. and II
they survive, they do well, and II
they don't their bodies are saved the
struggle that Islamism has made for
them.
You may ask what we attempt to
do for these. Really they are nom
accessible. No Moslem dare come
20 the church service II it were
known. II one dare come out and
confess Christ he would be compell-
ed to leave the place or die. We
trust that the new affairs will change
this. But 1t will not do 1t in day.
We have one way Of reaching the
Moslem. but we have to wait till he
gets sick. We have here good doc
'or from home, and hospital. The
uoctor holds three clinics every
week. Here the Moslem women and
men come with their ails and they
are legion. Before the clinic the gos-
pei is presented to all in its simple
and fullness and freedom. Those
IN the hospital listen daily to -ro-
man Bible reader uyhn tells them of
La Junta tribune., 1909-04-03
UP AND DOWN the VALLEY.

for irrigating. Sugar City is dry
town with a vengeance.
The Rocky Ford Tribune suggests
A. D. Best or j. W. Sherman as a
successor to Matt Daimler on the
board OF county commissioners.
Sugar City has just passed very
stringent ordinance against the sale
Of booze" in any shape or form
canned wet goods" not excepted.
Sugar City farmers have organiz.
ed a cantaloupe association and ex-
pect to grow about 200 acres of that
luscious mornings mornin'" during
the coming season.
A firm of commission brokers have
opened an office In Rocky Ford. and
those who are looking for easy
money" will now have an opportunity
to dabble in stocks and bonds right
at home.
When the time arrives for sowing
winter wheat next fall thirty thous-
and acres OF new land now idle will
be under irrigation systems in the
country tributary to Lamar. 1t means
lot to this city.-Lamar Sparks.
r. p. Collins, the Indian agent. has
recently brought into town about
fifty.five Indian boys from the school
in Arizona He is getting them
places with farmers in this vicinity
as apprentices, practical farm work
being a part OF their education
Rocky Ford Tribune.
District Judge J. f. Rizer recent
| ly heard arguments on an applica
ton for an injunction restraining the
county treasurer Of Otero from col
lecting taxes at Rocky Ford for the
La Junta union high school. The
courts decision In the matter will
not be made for some time.-Rocky
Ford Enterprise.
]. S. McMurtry. mayor of Holly
and j. G. Christopher. real estate
dealer. have purchased the townsitt
of Amity for s25o,0OO The town has
several business blocks. and the town
site includes 1000 acres OF land. An
alfalfa mill Is to be constructed and
other enterprised started by the new
purchasers. The new owners say
that they purpose to divide the
tract into forty acre plots. and sci
them to farmers who will cultivate
the land.
Advices received this week from thu
Grand Exalted Ruler OF the Elk
give the information that the dis
pensation asked for by the lOca
members OF the herd has been grant
ed, and as soon as the papers cal
be signed by the proper authoritie
1 the order for the institution Of
lodge here will be forwarded. Th'
Rocky Ford lodge will probably b.
No. 1146. and will start off with I
membership of nearly one hun
dred. The installation will occur II
April. probably on the sth.-Rock.
Ford Tribune.
| The Las Animas and Bent lrriSa
ton Project Company filed with thu
state engineer last Monday Its claim
upon the waters of Smith and Mudd!
creeks in Las Animas and Bent coun
ties. The project has for its objec
the irrigation of $4,000 acres OF lant
and the expenditure will be practica.
ly 81, 100000. Two reservoirs will b.
constructed with a capacity Of 1000,
900, 900 feet of water. Sixty miles o
canal will be dug. The reservoir
and canals will be named after th'
two streams from which the wate
will be secured. The project is be
ing backed by A. l.. Pollard. II. l.
PEBBLES, and J. II. Whiting.
La Junta tribune., 1909-04-03
Contractor King Con. to New Mexico

w. H. King. who has Just finished
up grading contract for the Spring
Valley Company, left the first Of the
week for Tucumcari. N. NJ. where
he has contract to grade thirteen
and one-half miles of railroad be-
tween Amarillo and Tucumcari, N. NJ.
La Junta tribune., 1909-04-03
No. Responsible for Bills.

Notice is hereby given that we will
not be responsible for any bills con-
tracted by men in our employ, or by
any sub-coptractors.
Eggleston & Matthew.
Allen & Lafferty.
The Washington times., 1909-05-31

Departure of Khedive for
ConStantinople Boosts
Egyptians Hopes.

ALEXANDRIA. Egypt. May al
The movement among the younger
and more enlightened element Of
Egypts population to throw off the
yoke of England's control, received
a decided impetus today by the de-
parture of the Khedive aboard the
yacht Mahroussa for COnstantinople.
Utmost secrecy is being maintained
regarding the purpose of his trip, but
it is generally believed it concerns a
movement to free Egypt.
Those behind the Egyptian move
ment have been following Turkey
recent course closely and are looking
TO the young Turks to help them in
their struggles. which really did not
take form until the great victory OF
the yoling Turks last year
The Washington times., 1909-05-31
Died.

STEWART-On Sunday, May SO. 1909, at a2.45
a. IN. Mrs A z. STEWA RT
Funeral from St. Dominics Church at
O'Clock Tuesday It,
I.OWE-On Sunday. May 30. 1909. al D. M.
GEORGE W. LOWE, beloved husband OF
Elizabeth Ann Lowe, in his sixty-seventh
year
Funeral from his late residence. g. Ran
dolph place northwest, Tuesday, June /.
1903. at o clock p. Relatives and
friends invited 10 attend. Interment pri-
Vate. IL
Mr.. Lowe had been employed IN the
Printing for thirty-three years. He was
plate printer by trade. He was mem
Der OF George G. Whiting Lodge. +. and
A. NJ, and a member OF Potomac Council,
No. 20S National Union. a wife and three
daughters survive him.
BRADLEY-On Sunday morning May 60
1898. at 4 o'clock. HENRY MOFFATT, jr.,
four years OF age. beloved infant son OF
Henry Moffatt and Gertrude b. Bradley.
departed this life after an illness OF two
DAYS.
BISCHOFF-On Sunday May so. 1909, JOHN
". BISCHOFF, aged hfty-eIght years
Funeral from First Congregational
Church, Tenth and G streets northwest, on
Tuesday afternoon, June /, al g. o'clock
Interment AT Rock Creek Cemetery. IT.
NEyIIL E-Members Of Carroll Council. 40
a77 knights of Columbus. are hereby no
tined OF the death Of Andrew Neville. a
charter member. and are requested To at
tend the funeral from the family residence
639 q street southeast. on Tuesday, June J.
$50 "a. m JOHN II. PEILEN, q. K
w /. FLEIS HE'LL. f =. II
The Washington times., 1909-05-31
DIES AGED ft5.

CLEV ELAND. May 31.-Mrs. Rebecca
Burns died at her home near Bellefon-
tame, ONO, today, at the age of rs.
She attributed her longevity 10 the fact
that she always ate onions twice a day.
The Washington times., 1909-05-31
PRESIDENT SCORES
WATERWAYS TRUST"
Taft Outlines Position in
Conservation Dispute
for First Time.

CHICAGO, May 31.-Pledging his. earn
est attention to the futherance of the
Roosevelt policy Of the conservation Of
natural resources and promising that
he viii try to secure legislation from
Congress to prevent monop0listic apprO-
pTiation OF the waterways. navigable
streams and water powers of the coun-
try, President Taft outlines his policy
in the mooted conservation dispute in
letter to System. a business man 5
magazine. published here.
The Presidents letter is the first ex-
preston of opinion on this subject,
either written or spoken to come direct
ly from the White House, since Mr..
Taft took office. and is considered as
having an important bearing upon the
controversy now being waged in the
Cabinet between Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson and Secretary of the In
terror Ballinger on the conservation
question.
When speaking of the alleged Water
power trust. in his letter. President
Taft has written in the word 'monopo-
listic."
The letter, which is addressed to A.
W. Shaw, editor Of the magazine, win
appear tomorrow in System It fol-
/ lows:
! The conservation of natural resources
| is a subject which viii properly claim
/ from the present Administrative earnest
| attention and appropriate legislation
The necessity for a comprehensive nd
/ systematic Improvement of our water
WAYS, the preservation of our soil and
of our forests. the securing from mo-
nopolistic private appropriation the
power in navigab'e streams. the reten-
/ ton OF the undisposed coal lands Of
/ the Government from complete aliena-
| tion-au these matters are vitality im-
portant to the people of the United
/ States, and to your constituency. the
/ business men of the country.
Without the resources which make
labor productive, American enterprise,
/ energy. and skill would not in the pa st
have been able 10 make Roadway
against hard conditions. Our children
and their children will not be able 20
make Roadway If we leave 10 them an
/ impoverished country. Our land, our
/ waters. our forests, and our minerals
| are the sources from which come, di-
rectly OF indirectly, the livelihood of al.
/ OF us The conservation of our natural
/ resources is a question OF fundamental
/ Importance TO the United States nOw-to
/ the business man today. Very sincerely
yours. WILLIAM H TAFT
The Washington times., 1909-05-31
FIND SlX-INCH PAD
IN WOUND OF NURSE
Woman in Whom Surgeon Acct
dentally Sewad Foreign Sub
stance Dies in Hospital.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. May 31.-Miss
Alice Prout. a trained nurse, died at
the House of Mercy Hospital as the re-
hult of careless operation for gall
stones. performed at a PittsbuIg (Pa.)
hospital last January
Miss Prout did not get well, but came
home to Pittsfisld last April. Dr. c. L.
Scudder, a Boston specialist. in a second
operation performed en- April q. found
sewed up in the WOUND back of the liver
surgeons pad six inches square,
where it had been left after the Pitts
burg operation.
As the patients liver and stomach did
not perform their functions. the girl
has since gradually failed The Pitts
burg surgeon who first operated is said
TO be one Of the most sBilIful in Penn
sylyania
The Washington times., 1909-05-31
In nemOriam.

HATLIBURTON-To the sweet memory Of
the late MRS. HALLIBURTON. The dear
face OF the late MRS HALLIBLRTON
rests In the silence Of death, no gentler.
uurer or kinder spirit was ever ushered into
the surnmer-land Of the soul Her home
was always d heaven of rest 10 those who
visited her and al her death the tears
that came FROM hearts overlooked with
sorrow were the silent but eloquent Wit
nesses OF her love for them al OF no
enc did she speak save gently and kindly.
Her word among those that Knew her was
the souI u q hcnOrt truth ana honesty.
The loving eyes are closed. The lips thar
ever spoke words OF tenderness ana affec-
ton are silent, the hands that iaD0reu so
long TO assist every one IN suffering OF
sorrow are peacefully folded over the mo
tfouless hear- % true woman as ever
brightened This world Of ours. but her sweet
memory fragrant with world or good
deeds shall live as long as the human
mind can appreciate the worth 81 a noble.
selr-sacridcing and honest woman.
Peace be 10 her gentle spirit
written IA Her Loving Memory By Mrs
ChapDle- ~
The Washington times., 1909-05-31
COOLEY HAS CLEAR
ROUTE FOR BERTH
Objections Withdrawn 10 His Ap-
pointment as Judge-Wood-
ruff Also Eligible.

Obstacles that have existed hitherto
to the confirmation of y w. Cooley
as Judge in New Mexico, and @. W.
Woodruff as Federal judge in Hawaii
have been removed.
For some time these nominations
have been held up by the Judiciary
Committee. The committee held a
meeting today and reported that the
nomination of Cooley favOrably. Al
one time it was said the nOmi-
nation of Woodruff, who was for
merIy assistant attorney general of
the Interior Department, would be
withdrawn. His opponents objected
that he had not the requisite prac-
teal knowledge of law to warrant
him going on the bench.
1t is understood the way is now
paved for a favorable report on his
name.
The Washington times., 1909-05-31
PORTUGUESE GUINEA
HOTBED OF WARE ARE
Natives Threaten to Stay All
Foreigners-No Troops
Available.

LISBON. May S1.-The European set
tiers in the interior of Portuguese
Guinea, of the West coast of Africa,
are in danger Of determination by the
natives. who are conducting savage
warfare against the foreigners. accord
ing &c messages today from Bissao, the
capital of Portuguese Guinea
Scorer of natives and Europeans have
already been slain, the dispatches say,
and Bissao itself is in imminent danger
of attack,
There are two poorly armed com
panies of Portuguese soldiers in the
garrison, and the governments pow
erty renders re-enforcements impoSSi-
bic. Frantic appeals are being made
for more troops but none are available
The Washington times., 1909-05-31
ISFELT
IN SOUTHERN GREECE
Many Lives May Have Been
Lost in Shock on PENN
sula of Morea.

ATHENS, May 31.-A severe earth
quake causing heavy damage is report
ed today from the peninsula Of Morea.
on the south of Greece
information IS meagre, but il Is feared
many lives have been lost.
The Washington times., 1909-05-31
WILL STUDY TARIFF
RATE ON CHEMICALS
International Committee Is Ap-
pointed TO Investigate Duties
Affecting Drugs.

LONDON, May 31-The International
Chemistry Congress today unanimously
adopted a resolution offered by Dr..
Scheitzer, one Of the American dele
gates, providing for the appointment Of
an international committee TO outline
an international patent trademark and
to study the question OF uniformity in
tartn legislation affecting chemicals.
The committee viii report to the
Congress to be held in 1912.
The Washington times., 1909-05-31
MRS. GRAVES DEAD.

of more than year. Mrs. Margaret J.
Graves. wife Of Robert Graves. the wall
paper manufacturer, IS dead at her
Dme, West Fifty-first street. Mrs.
Graves was siXty-four years old.
The Washington times., 1909-05-31
DRIVER HELD BLAMELEsS

NEW YORK. May 3l-Charles Esseg.
of 44S East Seventy-frst street, driver
OF the wagon which killed the baby son
- Mrs. Minnie Rabinowitz. ia front OF
1S5 Second avenue. was parOled by
Magistrate Hermann. in Yorkvilie
court. The evidence tended To prove
that Esseg was not al fault
The Washington times., 1909-05-31
TAFT MAKES SPEECH
BEFORE BREAKFAST

YORK. Pa, May 30-PresIdent vii
liam Howard Taft expressed the hope
% an early settlement of The tariff
legislation now pending in Congress in
an address before a throng Of several
thousand persons here today.
The presidential party spent three
hours here while en- route from Pitts
burg TO Gettysburg He was prevailed
upon, before eating his breakfast, 10
speak to the Yonkers who had gathered
a. the station 10 greet him. He was
introduced by Congressman d. +. La
fean. After congratulating his hearers
upon their industrial activity and pros
perity, ne referred 10 the fact that the
battle OF Gettysburg meant much 10 The
people OF this section. as il prevented
Cen Early from making "A collection. -
as he termed IT, here. On the tariff he
said.
His Remarks
II congratulate SOU all on looking
PROSPEROUS and 50 we'll ] feel certain
fro myour smiling faces that even in
advance Of the passing of a suitable
tariff bin YOU have the evidences OF
coming prosperity ] am not going u
talk politics. ] am only going 10 stats
what you an know. That the sooner
the tariff bin comes and is settled, tine
better il will be for all Of us
Il nave been declared optimistic ID
saying that / hoped We might have The
bin through by June % perhaps
ann II may come by July !.
IF the Lord Is good 10 us and SENDS
some very hot weather during tht
month Of June, its effect viii be Il
produce an lrrtabillty that seems u
delay the measure, but ultimately q
produce d general acqUesence Ia ever
thing II only they can escape the at
mosphere Of these chambers ia Wash
inEton"
IN Congress was urged by William Taft
accompanied the party 20 The Nationa
Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1909-12-22
KING LEOPOLD
DIES SUDDENLY
Operation Fails to Save Life
Of Monarch
DAUGHTERS NOT At BEDSIDE

1t Is Said That Baroness Vaughan,
His Favorite, Was Present-Lecpol5
Was the Target For Many Critics
Who VehementIy Denounced tis
Personal and Financial Morals.
Brussels, Dec. liking Leopold Ii.
of Belgium died Friday morning.
Stricken with paralysis two weeks
ago, the ruler had steadily grown
worse and during the last few days
his physicians realized that the kings
condition was hopeless. An operation
was performed, but it only prolonged
his life fOrtv-eight hours.
OF his three daughters not one was
at his bedside when he passed away
1t is said, however. that the Baroness
Vaughan was there, and story is
published that King Leopold had mar
Tied her.
Smyrna times., 1909-12-22

old scoundrel. Yet in many ways Leo
pold was not a bad sort, although he
did more than any other of the rank
to render unpopular the profession OF
king in both private and financial
. morals.
Unhappy Wife and Children.
Leopold II. came to the throne in
1895. He married an Austrian arch.
duchess, who died after an unhappy
life seven years ago. He had one son.
who died IL youth, and has three liv-
ing daughters. two of whom, Louise
and Stephanie, have done many scan
dalous, sensational things and indulg-
ed in repeated quarrels with their
father in a manner shockingly public
for royalty.
II is generally accepted, however.
that in recent years Leopold settled
down to enjoy quiet life in the society
of one favorite, who is known as the
Baroness Vaughan. who was a French
woman named Caroline Lacroft, of un.
known antecedents, but said to be the
daughter of an innkeeper. Gossips say
but furnish no proof, that he marrir
her morganatically, for. according to
kingly rules, a sovereign cannot ally
himself with anyone not of rov.
blood. There are several children by
this alliance.
With shrewd business acumen Leo
pold acquired the Congo region as his
personal property a number of years
ago and invested large sums of money
in developing its resources for trade
profits. But the government by his
managers was so brutal and severe
upon the natives, like that Of the
early trading companies in America
and India, that modern civilization
raised a great outcry for Congo re
form. AS a result Leopold turned his
province over to the Belgian govern
ment last year at price of $4,000.
900 and various annual allowances to
members of his family.
Leopold's family certainly gave him
plenty of trouble. His eldest daughter
Louise, married Prince Philip of SAKE
Coburg-Gotha, and after twenty years
of quarreling they were divorced She
eloped with N army officer, was for a
time shut UP in an insane asylum. anc
more recently has figured in the law
courts suing her father for a share Of
her dead mothers property.
The second daughter. Stephanie
married the late Crown Prince Ru
dolf, of Austria, who got tangled Ut
in a love affair and either committed
suicide or was killed Stephanie after
ward married Count Lonyay, of Hun
gary, and is said to be "out" with her
father.
The third daughter. Princess Glen
entine, is unmarried. For a number ol
years she was her fathers companion
but more recently she Is said to have
left the palsce on account of the ap
pearance Of Baroness Vaughan.
Smyrna times., 1909-12-22
More Danville Proof.

Jacob Schrall, 1872 South ST., Dan
vile, ILL.,, writes: "For over
eighteen months l was a sufferer
from kidney and bladder troubIe
During the whole time was treated
by several doctors and tried several
different kidney pills. Seven weeks
ago l commenced taking Foley's Kid
ney Pills, and am feeling better
every day and will be glad to tell
anyone interested just what Foley's
Kidney Pills did for me. -