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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-18
PIERRE LINE SEED SPECIAL

Arrangements are being made for a
special train to be run from this place
March %, for three days trip, spent
in visiting points between Pierre and
Rapid City, at which time Supt, Dixie
b. r. Farrell, several professors from
the agriculture college, and several
others will hold "seed" meetings
They will meet the business mems
association at these points and discuss
agricultural subjects, which will he
beneficial and instructive, and also
irrigation questions
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-18

Time was when a few lawyers could
nominate candidate for Judge, but
a change has come over us. That
nomination hereafter is to be made
by the vote of the people, under the
primary system.
The daily sentinel., 1909-06-28
RESULTS
IN A ROBBERY

II is reported this morning that II
number of Italians who recently
came down from the tunnel above
Palisade were apprehended by the
sheriff OF this city and searched on
suspicion of the robbery of one of
their fellow workingmen while ON II
spree at that place. IL is said that
the section men who We're stationed
at the tunnel succeeded in getting
possession of IA barrel of wine. and
proceeded to imbibe too freely. rs the
result the next morning one of them
discovered that he was minus his
wad, S160.
He complained to the sheriff who
notified the officials of this city to
he on the watchout for strange Ital-
fans, as the man suspicioned that he
had been rolled 10y his comrades, CON
sequently when the above bunch
made their appearance this morning
they were arrested by Sheriff Schrad-
er, hut as far as could be learned no
evidence which could connect any of
them with the theft was discovered.
The daily sentinel., 1909-06-28

Rev. Bernard Rice. who with his
wife has been abroad for the past
fourteen months. returned to Grand
Junction Saturday. being suddenly
called from New York City where Le
and Mrs. Rice expected to spend sew
eral months. by the serious Illness
of his mother. Mrs. p. A. Rice. The
Young minister spent number o:
months al oxford and then he and
Mrs. Rice made a tour of many of
the old countries, returning to Am
erica few weeks ago. Mrs. Rice
remains in New York City for the
present.
Mrs. Ted Primrose left last night
for Boise, Idaho. for a visit with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. j. Dunning.
During her absence the Primrose
home on Rood avenue will be occu-
MED by Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Jones.
Mrs. Primrose will be out of the city
about two months.
The daily sentinel., 1909-06-28

Fine rigs. single or double. at all
times, at Blue Barn.
The daily sentinel., 1909-06-28

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LEGS CUT OFF BENEATH WHEEL
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engine ran over a switch and as it did
so Caponi's foot. swinging over the
side. was caught in the frog of the
switch and in another second the
young man was pulled under the
moving engine.
Those who We're watching the ap-
preaching engine We're sickened by
the sight that they were forced to
witness. Caponi began to struggle TO
get out of the way of the engine when
he fell but to no avail. The heavy
trucks and one of the great drive
wheels passed over Caponi.
One leg was crushed above the
knee and the other was severed just
below the knee. Other portions of
the lower limbs were frightfully
mangled and crushed.
The engine was stopped as quickly
as possible but the fatal work had
been done Although suffering un-
told agony the young man seemed TO
retain control of himself and did not
lose consciousness. He bitterly be
moaned his fate, declaring to some
of those who tenderly lifted him from
the ground, Il am no good now, with
both legs gone. | won't be able to
work any more. had just as well be
dead Words of comfort and cheer
were spoken but the young man
seemed to realize that his condition
was hopeless.
The injured man was removed to
st. Mary's hospital Immediately and
surgeons were soon in attendance but
their efforts were in vain and at 6 Is
O'Clock. with his mother and father
at the bedside. the young man passed
away.
The news of the awful accident
that had befallen the young man fol-
lowed by the announcement of his
death caused much sorrow among
great host of friends. 1t was a ter
rible shock to the family.
The Caponi family has resided here
many years. 1t consisted of the
mother and father, two daughters and
the son who was the victim of this
accident The family resides in the
Crawford Addition and is highly re-
spected.
The deceased was 20 years of age.
He was a young man of excellent
character and was very popular
among his fellow employees and other
friends. He was bright-minded
young man and was in perfect health
at the time he met with the accident.
The funeral and interment took
place Sunday afternoon and the ser
vices were largely attended. The
burial took place at Orchard Mesa
cemetery
The funeral services We're held
from St Josephs Catholic church
and the church was filled with
friends of the deceased.
sundertakers Cosgrove & Slough
had charge of the burial.
Last night Claim Agent C. Il. En-
merich. of the Denver & Rio Crane,
arrived here to investigate the acci-
dent.
The daily sentinel., 1909-06-28
HE MAKES A STATEMENT.
Grand Junction, Colo, June

Grand Junction, Colo, June %
Mr.. Hall Harrison. general agent
for Colorado who is assisting Mr.. F.
A. Hornbeck, land commissioner of
the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
railroad, in the sale of Pecos valley
land, has recently made statement
in our office in regard TO everyone
who has evdr considered the lower
Pecos valley either from standpoint
of an investor. or with the idea of
going there to live.
Mr. Harrison said in part that up
to short time ago, he had always
been able to say that of the many
men from Colorado whom he had
taken down to the Pecos valley. only
one man had returned without in
vesting in the land Recently he
sold Mr.. II. II. Dresser, of Montrose,
Colorado, forty acres. and this sale
now enables him to say that up to the
present time every Colorado man
that has gone down into Texas with
him has purchased land in the Pecos
valley. Mr.. Dresser being the one
man who had previously returned
without buying.
1t is only fair to say that when Mr..
Dresser went to Texas, he intended
going South as far as the City of
Mexico, and went through the Pecos
convenient to do so. After returning,
he expressed himself as being much
impressed with some of the land he
saw in Southern Mexico. He did not
purchase any down there, and when
Mr. Harrison was in Montrose recent
ly, Mr.. Dresser bought forty acres
of land adjoining that which the men
from Colorado had bought.
We think this statement from Mr.
Harrison of having sold every man
whom he has taken down from this
state into the lower Pecos valley will
be read with a great deal of interest
by many people in this locality, mad
certainly it is a wonderful record
THE II. J. GRAY REALTY CO
337 Main street.
Fine rigs. single or double, at all
times, at Blue Barn.
The daily sentinel., 1909-06-28


Death entered the ranks of the
Colorado Journalists last week and
removed brilliant, forceful writer
and practical newspaper man in
every. sense-Howard r. Lee. Mr..
Lee was a Journalist of the old school,
He came to Colorado in the early
days of the Leadville gold excite
ment; was connected with papers in
that city, in Glenwood Springs, Grand
Junction and Silverton. In partner
ship with |. n. Bunting he establish
ed the Grand Junction Sentinel in
1898 and retained an interest in the
publication until five years ago. 1t
was then and is now considered the
leading and most influential daily on
the western slope. Since severing his
connection as one of the owners of
the Silverton Standard two years ago,
Mr.. Lee has been engaged on the
Denver Times. AT various times he
has served in various capacities on
nearly all the Denver dailies. Cen
tral City Times.
w l.. Park, general superinten-
dent of the Union Pacific railroad, is
believed to be the man who has been
selected to succeed A. c. Ridgway as
general manager of the Denver q
Rio Grande If Mr.. Park comes to
Ahf oChid - oAthA ~ NAiA Nv tCAAoANti
ed a confirmation of the repeated
reports that the control of the Rio
Grande now rests jointly with Gould
and Hartman The Times is inform
ed that Mr.. Park was recently Of
fered the position of general man
ager of the Chicago Great Western
railroad at a salary of 1000 a
year. The matter was broached to
the heads of the Union Pacific, and
as a result il is said that Mr.. Park
was called to San Francisco TO con-
suit with julius kruttschnidt, head of
the Southern Pacific and the Union
Pacific and next to Mr. Hartman
personally in authority on the Harri-
man roads. ds.-Denver Times.
An epidemic is reported from the
Camp Bird which is said to be de-
pleting the force very rapidly Men
who resigned their places Wednesday
and came over to Telluride. report
that for the six days previous to their
leaving, there were eight deaths The
disease at first appearance is dag
nosed as measles. rapidly developing
into pneumonia. death following in a
few hours. Several of the miners
have quit and gone elsewhere. -
Telluride Journal.
F. o. Hall has sold to Oscar b.
Rush 10 acres of fine land for $250O.
The daily sentinel., 1909-06-28
COMES HERE TO LOOK AT ROADS.
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that If the county so desires and will
furnish the material and labor. which
is the requirement made by the gov
ernment, he will remain here and
superintehd the building of a mile of
model road and thus will the people
of this section become acquainted
with the value of good roads in this
county.
The coming of Mr.. Voshell is very
important to the people of the city
and county for this section certainly
has plenty of room for improvement
i'm its roads. 1t is to be hoped that
the county ommissioners will be in
terested and that arrangements may
be made for the building of mile of
model road. 1t is the history of all
sections where a mile or two of mod ell
road has been built under the super
vision of the government that before
great while similar road building
spreads all over that district.
Mr.. Voshell comes to Grand juno
ton from the Red River country in
North Dakota where he superintend-
ed some road building work. He has
had charge during the past few years
of the constructions of a great amount
of road work.
This morning in an interview with
The Sentinel Mr. Voshell stated that
he thought there was considerable
room for Improvement in the city. as
town the size of Grand Junction
should have better streets than Grand
Junction possesses.
Probably conference will be held
between Mr.. VosheE and officials of
the city, the Chamber Of Commerce
and the county.
This movement to get better roads
for Mesa county should be given ev-
cry encouragement.
The daily sentinel., 1909-06-28

Clothing of every description dry
and steam cleaned. Perfect satisfac-
tion guaranteed. Telephone us, we
call for and deliyer.-The Suitorium,
1875 South Fifth-st.
The daily sentinel., 1909-06-28

Just shipped 1000 feet of hume to
Fruita.. Can furnish you with any
amount of it on short notice.. II.
Lane.
The daily sentinel., 1909-06-28

Blame yourself if you don't get a
pair of lots in Slocomb's addition.
The daily sentinel., 1909-06-28
COMPLETING PROGRAM
FOR BIG CONVENTION

Pointing to the next general con-
vention of the Colorado Realty Deal
ers' association which meets in the
city of Boulder July 21-22 next, T. j.
Skaggs. secretary of the association.
gives out a portion of the program
so far arranged.
Business meetings will be held in
Elks hall. Convention opens at =
p. m. July 21. The associated rail-
roads have made rate of one and
one-fifth fares on the Certificate"
plan. The Boulder Reat Estate EX-
change will entertain with banquet
the evening of the 21st Among the
topics for discussion will be Local
Advertising In Connection With the
State Bureau of immigration. and the
Kind of Advertising That Pays the
Real Estate Man" Horace b. Holmes
of Boulder and others viii speak.
Real. Estate Organizations From the
Property Owners Viewpoint" will
be handled by Hon. w. d. Keene of
Pueblo and others.
One of the most important topics
is "Assessed Valuations County
Assessors VS.. State Board of Equaliza-
ton" Hon. Rhodey Kenahan, State
treasurer. has been invited to speak
for the board. while A. II. Fischer,
county assessor of Weld county and
others will speak for the county
assessors.
Pueblo. the Pittsburg of the
West" is one important subject to
be covered by Hon. c. A. Balreich of
Pueblo. Col. James A. Lockhart of
Rocky Ford, the cattle king and
poet lariat'' of the State Realty
Dealers association will tell about
Resources of the Arkansas Valley"
Resources of Northern Colorado, ="
one of the important items, will be
championed by Hon. A. A. Reed of
Boulder. l.. c. Paddock, editor Daily
Camera of Boulder will preside as
toastmaster at the banquet
Hon. Horace T. DeLong of Grand
Junction will lend his presence and
tell about the wonderful Western
Slope.
Hon w. w. Williamson of Colo
RADIO Springs. president of the asso-
citation, will preside at the conven-
tion.
The program committee with Hon.
John A. Hall of Boulder as chairman,
are not yet prepared to close the
program. The San Luis valley and
other popular sections will no doubt
be represented. provided speakers
can be procured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-18
Prom Chicago to the Sea

The virtual transfer of the Central Of Georgia railroad to the Illinois Gen. tral railroad takes from Georgia a his toric corporation, for no matter how or in what name the Central of Georgia may be conducted it will hereafter be but part and parcel of the Illinois Cen tral. It will be the sea end of long line extending from the Atlantic to St. Louis and Chicago and the middle west in general via Birmingham.
 This change will almost inevitably result in the expansion of the Illinois Central tracks to Birmingham. At present it comes in over the tracks of two other railroads. But when the new business is fully developed and concentrated the Illinois Central will prefer to conduct its business over rails of It's own.
 Birmingham would seem to be the best location for the large shops of the Illinois Central in the southeast. The addition of 1900 miles of rails and two steamship lines creates a new situ- ation, and the Chamber of Commerce should see what can be done toward locating here machine ships, car shops and locomotive shops for the new mammoth combination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-18
Ra atihcation Is Well-Nigh Impossible

The Aldrich-Taft scheme for levying a tax on the net income of corporations is called, by the President, an excise tax, but wherein an excise tax differs in principle from general income tax only lawyer of the Taft sort in an emergency can say. Webster says an excise tax is fixed tax, absolute direct charge laid on merchandise, products or commodities. The English tax on carriages or armorial bearings is cited as an example of an excise tax. The proposed tax on corporations is in no proper sense an excise tax. It is an income tax pure and simple in the mind of any plain, common sense man.
 But putting aside all legal refine ments, what would be the effect of the proposition to amend the federal con stitution? It would, to begin with, postpone all action on .ans tnoApe tax
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-18
Would Not Ask For Aid.

My attention was called to a very touching case this afternoon" said Capt. J. W. McAfee of the Salvation Army Tt was something out of the ordinary. was called out to Ayondale and taken to the home of a family that were obviously not of the professional type that we have to deal with so much, but although in the most destitute circumstances, were bitterly opposed to asking aid. The hus- band was sick of a combination of dis eases, any one of which ordinarily proves fatal, leaving the mother and two chill dren to struggle on as best they could The cupboard was literally bare and also the 'woodbox,' the family having neither food nor fuel. 1 at once pro- cured the necessary aid, and we intend to send them to Anniston, where they formerly lived, and where the man has expressed a wish to go and die, and be buried in the old burial ground. It Is not often that we have case of such a tragic nature. and I was profoundly touched at the situation, and did what I could to relieve it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-18
PASSING OF THE CALL BOY.

From the New York Morning Telegraph.
 Dabney Lee Smith, assistant stage man. ager of Lew Fields company which is presenting '"fhe Midnight Sons" at the Broadway theatre, has devised and put into operation a system of calling the players to be ready for their entrances by flashing the electric lights in their dress ing rooms. After comforting with Lew Fields, who was much pleased with this idea for doing away with the old-time noisy "callboy," MT. Smith was empow- cred to make slight additions to the elec- tric switchboard, so that the lights in all the dressing rooms can be controlled in dividually. The system was tried Fri day night and worked successfully.
 For the half hour before the rise of the first curtain MT. Smith flashes the lights in all the dressing rooms once. Fifteen minutes before the curtain he flashes them twice. When the overture begins he flashes them three times. After the cur tain has gone up for the first time only one signal Is necessary-that of three flashes, which is always understood as an immediate call to the stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-18
Regulation Not Sufficient

The Mobile Register came out flat footed against the fee system, but the Montgomery Advertiser is inclined to think that usage has rendered fees sacred. It is persuaded that intelligent regulation of fees would be a better solution of the question than the total abolition of them. But the Advertiser must know that an official who is per mitted to pile up even single fee would strive strenuously to work it for all it is worth.
 Therein is the trouble. An official who looks to fees for his income for peLs all but that income. He forgets humanity, justice and even the liberty of his fellow creatures. The weak and .he humble-those who cannot furnish bail bonds or take appeals-become his victims, and this is why all opportunity to assess fees should be cut out. This is the policy adopted in progressive states, and it should be Alabama s pclicy regardless of the "old order" or anything else.
 The Advertiser is mistaken when it says: "If Jefferson county is suffering from the fee system it would be easy enough for Jefferson to remedy the evil without pulling the rest of the state into the fight" The editor of the Advertiser should get his copy of the constitution of 1901 for the purpose of reading section 96. This section was sneaked into the constitution to de- feat what the Advertiser proposes.
 But the truth is, statewide action is needed. There is not a county in the state in which arrests are not made because of the fee system. There is not a county in the state in which fees are not piled up on the helpless, all because of the present facilities for assessing fees. If the Advertiser thinks it's county is free from these evils against humanity 1t is certainly mistaken. Every one of the counties in this state Is a hunting ground of fee benefciaries, and the great evil cannot be cut out except by joint &C., tion in ali of the counties. The Ad- vertiser should lend hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-18
Generalshlp of Aldrieh and Taft

The flank movement of President Taft was inspired by the needs of Sen ator Aldrich. He stood beaten on the proposition that there should be no in- come tax, and in deep despair he ap- pealed to the President. Then and there was concocted the scheme of submitting a per cent tax on the dividends of corporations, including small investors, together with the sub mission of constitutional amendment permitting an income tax. This was agreed to by the President in the very teeth of the declaration and pledge to the people made in his acceptance speech at Cincinnati last July, as fol- lows:
 Tn my judgment an amendment to the constitution for an income tax is not necessary. I believe that an income tax, when the preoective system of customs and the internal revenue tax shall not furnish income enough for governmental needs, can and should be devised, which, under the direction of the supreme court. will conform to the constitution"
 In his special message he practically says the Pollock f1ve-by-four decision deprives the government of the power to levy an income tax, and he goes on to say that A constitutional amend ment is ''the only proper course" A greater difference in views before cleo ton and views after election was never before presented in the full blaze that shines upon the throne.
 What effect the Aldrich-Taft scheme for inducing progressive middle west republicans to drop the income tax amendment will have upon the in- surgent senators remains to be seen. The power of the party at Washing ton is up against the power of con- stituences at home. The contest may be fought out today, and the sincerity of the insurgents and their desire to withstand official driving will be quick ly tested. White House pressure has been directly applied to at least four insurgent senators. f'
 The hand that aided CapTon when a revision of the House jules was de- manded js the hand that is now aiding Aldrick to defeat an income tax when he st jbd outvoted The real nature of Taft sm bids fair to be disclosed. It wi1 soon appear out of the fog in its oh proper environment, and the cleo
 Ions of.1s1o are coming on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-18

at least two years, and this is precisely what the Aldrichites desire.
 But in order to place the amendment before the states 1t must first secure a two-thirds vote in each branch of Con- gress, The democrats can, therefore, nip the scheme in the bud. They may not, however, consider this good poli tics. If the proposed amendment goes to the states 1t needs the ratification of three-fourths of the states. A ma iority of three-fourths of 46 states would be 35 states. The selfish op- ponents of an income tax would, there fore, have to control the legislatures of but 12 states in order to defeat ratifi- cation. The six New England states, together with New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and trust-eontrolled West Virginia, could defeat the proposition. These states have not adopted the primary system and they are still controlled by political bosses who in turn are con- trolled by financial magnates.
 There is small chance for the adop- tion of the proposed constitutional amendment, but it is "a good-enougn Morgan" to wheedle the senators from the middle west out of the position that their convictions have forced them into.
 The chances largely are that dem ocratie senators will support the pro posed constitutional amendment for the last national democratic platform declares; We favor an income tax as part of our revenue system and we urge the submission of an amendment specifically authorizing Congress to levy and collect tax upon individual and corporate incomes to the end that wealth may bear it's proportionate share of the burdens of the federal government They will be compelled by party discipline to support the proposition, although they know it has been devised to postpone action oa an income tax while it operates to lift the Aldrich machine out of the in- su1gent pit into which it had fallen.