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The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04
PARLIAMENT MUST NOW BE DIS
SOLVED AND NEW ELEc-
TloN ORDERED.
PEOPLE ARE TO DECIDE
MAY PROVE THE MOST lMPOR-
TANT CRISIS IN THREE HUN
DRED YEARS.

London.-The House of Lords Tues
day night. for the first time in 800
years, refused its formal assent to the
budget, thereby making it illegal for
the Kings agents to collect taxes with
which to carry on the government.
The vote was $50 to rs.
The vote was on Lord Lansdowne's
justified in giving its consent to the
bill until it had been submitted to the
judgment of the country.
The budget will now go before the
country for its approval or rejection;
that is, the crown, through the min
istry, will dissolve the House of Com
mons and order general election.
Whether the present liberal house
and ministry shall be sustained in in
sisting on the budget will be the Issue
in the contest at the polls.
This action of the peers was taken
in direct disregard of the advice of
such able members as Rosebery, Nor
ley, Lord James of Hereford. Lord Gro
mer, Lord Balfour of Burleigh. the
Earl of Lytton, Lord Courtney and The
Archbishop of Canterbury and York.
After six days debate. notable Tor
the high standard of the oratory, as
well as for the arguments for and
against the budget, and placing in
every possible light the great consti-
tutional questions involved. the House
of Lords cleared for division at half
past II o'clock tonight
The scene was impressive but in no
sense exciting, except that the house
was packed to it's utmost capacity. A
great array of strange faces were
seen on the benches, as numbers of
peers were present who appear in the
house only in most exceptional cases.
None would have supposed that the
evenings proceeding was destined not
only to prove memorable in the annals
of British history, but possibly would
involve far-reaching changes in the
British constitution.
Indeed, there was unusual animation
in the public galleries, which were
crowded with peeresses, members of
the House of Commons and ambassa-
doris, but on the floor itself complete
cain prevailed.
Nearly fifteen minutes was occupied
in clearing the house, the tellers for
division being Earle Waldegrave, Wis
count Churchill. Baron Denman and
Lord Colebrooke
When the vote was announced Just
before midnight, as $50 to 10 in favor
of the amendment a few mixed cheers
We're heard. The Earl of Crewe i'm
mediately moved an adjournment and
the house rose
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04
Will Discuss Tourist Rate.

Chicago.-Chicago railroad officials
will hold a special meeting next Mon
day to consider the subject of pro-
posed reduced rates on tourist travel
to Colorado for the summer of 1910
Governor Shafroth of Colorado and
number of Colorado business men will
appear before special meeting of the
executive committee of the Western
Passenger Association in the interest
of lower rates. The roads have been
requested that these be placed on the
basis of $25 round trip instead of the
$50 rate which has been in effect for
several years.
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04

Voice seemed just then to come
straight from the throne itself; so
they walked toward it and stood in a
row while Dorothy said:
I'VE have come to claim our prom
Use, o, o."
What promise?" asked OF.
You promised to send me back to
Kansas when the Wicked Witch was
destroyed said the girl.
And you promised to give me
brains," said the Scarecrow.
And you promised to give me a
heart said the Tin Woodman.
And you promised to give me cour-
age" said the Cowardly Lion
rs the Wicked Witch really de.
stroyed?" asked the Voice, and Doro.
thy thought it trembled little.
Yes" she answered, Il melted her
with bucket of water"
Dear me-" said the Voice; chow
sudden! Well, come to me to-mor,
row, for must have time to think it
over
You've had plenty of time already,
said the Tin Woodman, angrily.
I'VE shant wait day longer" said
the Scarecrow.
You must keep your promises to
us!" exclaimed Dorothy
The Lion thought it might be as
well to frighten the Wizard, so he
gave a large. loud roar. which was SC
fierce and dreadful that Toto jumped
away from him in alarm and tipped
over the screen that stood in a corner
AS 1t fell with a crash they looked
that way, and the next moment all OF
them were filled with wonder For
they saw, standing in just the spot
the screen had hidden. little, old
man, with bald head and wrinkled
face, who seemed to be as much sur
prised as they were. The Tin Wood
man, raising his ak, rushed toward
the little man and cried out:
who are your"
Il am Or. the Great and Terrible, -
said the little man, in a trembling
voice, but don't strike me-please
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04
Took Conceit from Dickens

Among some stories told the other
day by w. P. Firth, the Royal Acad
emician, who at 80 years Of age
smokes six cigars a day and sits up
until midnight playing cards, is the
following concerning Charles Dickens:
Firth. many years ago. was commits
stoned to paint a portrait Of the nov
elist There was a hitch about the
first sitting" says the nonagenarian.
Dickens had started growing mus
tache which was considered almost
crime in those days. The delay in
the sittings continued. and one morn
ing. when we expected to find Dick
ems had relented and had shaved OF
his mustache, to our dismay he had
started growing more hair on his chin.
"Landseer called that mrning. and
he gave a great start when he saw
Dickens face. Dickens then took the
bull by the horns. I say. old fellow.
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04

cid rooms at once, SO they might rest
until the Great Or was ready to re-
ceive them.
The soldier had the news carried
straight to Or that Dorothy and the
other travellers had come back again,
after destroying the Wicked Witch:
but Or made no reply. They thought
the Great Wizard would send for them
at once, but he did not. They had
no word from him the next day, nor
the next, nor the next. The waiting
was tiresome and wearing and at last
they grew vexed that Or should treat
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04
Plot to Kill Rockefeller.

Clevelapd.-Acting upon informa-
tion given by man who said he
overheard conversation in which
plans to assassinate John d. Rockefel-
Ter were discussed, the police guard
ed Forest Hill, Mr.. Rockefeller's
home, all night. The information was
given by Sawyer Smith of Minerva,
Ohio, who said he heard the plot dis
cussed by two men at Alliance, O.,
Sunday night.
1--WE might as well get our money
for killing old John D., one of them
said, according to Smith. for we will
get what is coming to us, whether
we kill or kidnap him. Bill and the
other fellow have plenty of money and
are willing to pay well for putting
him out of the way"
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04

them in so poor a fashion, after send
ing them to undergo hardships and
slavery. So the Scarecrow at last
asked the green girl to take another
message to Or. saying it he did not
let them in to see him at once they
would call the Winged Monkeys to
help them, and find out whether he
kept his promises or not. When the
Wizard was given this message he was
so frightened that he sent word, for
them to come to the throne room at
four minutes after nine o'clock the
next morning. He had once met the
Winged Monkeys in the Land of the
West, and he did not wish to meet
them again.
The four travellers passed sleep
less night, each thinking Of the gift
Or had promised to bestow upon him
Dorothy fell asleep only once, and
then she dreamed she was In Kansas,
where Aunt EN- was telling her how
glad she was to have her little girl at
home again.
Promptly at nine o'clock the next
morning the green whiskered suIdier
Salie " lhelu, duu lOuT minutes later
they all went into the throne room of
the Great Or.
or course each one of them ex-
pected to see the Wizard in the shape
he had taken before, and all were
greatly surprised when they looked
about and saw no one at all in the
room. They kept close to the door
and closer to one another, for the still
ness of the empty room was more
dreadful than any of the forms they
had see Or take
Presently they heard Voice, seem.
ing to come from somewhere near the
top Of the great dome. and 1t said,
solemnly:
Il am Or, the Great and Terrible.
Why do you seek me?"
They looked again in every part of
the room. and then, seeing no one,
Dorothy asked:
Where are you?"
81 am everywhere" answered the
Voice, but to the eyes of common
mortals | am invisible. l will now
seat myself upon my throne, that you
may converse with me-" Indeed, the
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04
SYNOPSIS.

Dorothy lived in Kansas with Aunt En-
and Uncle Henry. A cyclone lifted their
home into the air Dorothy falling asleep
amidst the excitement A crash awakened
her. The house had landed in a country
ot marvellous beauty; Groups of queer
little people greeted her to the Land of
Munchkins. The house had killed their
enemy. the wicked witch of East Dor
othy took the witch's silver shoes. She
started for the Emerald City to find the
wizard of o. who. she was promised.
might find way to send her back to
giving him life He was desrous of
2uiring brains and started with her to
The, The wizard VIZ to get them. The scarecrow
man VINO longed for a heart He also
Joined them They came upon a terrible
lion. The lion confessed he had cour-
age. He decided to accompany them to
the Wizard of OF to get some The scare
crow in pushing the raft became i'm
river The scarecrow was rescued by
friendly stork. They entered poppy
neio. which caused Dorothy to fall
Asleep The scarecrow and tin woodman
rescued her and her dog from the deadly
flowers. The lion fell asleep and being too
neavy ne. to lift was left. on the search for
She road of yellow brick which led to the
Emerald City they met a wild cat and
ei neid mice nice The woodman killed the wild
Cat. The queen mouse became friendly.
one sent thousands OF her mice subjects
Se,d 90 draw the lion away from the poppy
sieep They started again on the Emer-
i1 10 elty road They came to a fence.
painted green. There farmers of
green. houses of green and people dressed
IN green. 1t was the Land of o. They
met the guardian of the gates. He de-
All put on green spectacles as the bright
ness and glory of Emerald City blinded
them- The wizard decided to receive one
OF the party each day. All were put in
green rooms. Dorothy went to the throne
room. IN a chair sparkling with emer-
9ids she beheld an enormous head with
put body, legs or arms. bigger than the
biggest giant. Il am Oz. the great and
terrible: said the head. OF told her that
when she killed the wicked witch of the
East he would send her home. The scare
crow, admitted to the presence of a beau
tiIui lady. who said she was the wizard
was promised brains when he killed the
witch. The woodman beheld a terrible
oeaSt with a head of a rhinoceros and
nNe eyes. The wizard promised him
heart If he would slay the witch The
non saw ball of fire and voice from
the object promised him courage II he
slew slew the witch. The search commenced
Ihe witch saw the party when 1t entered
70 attack 1t. The woodman killed the
wolves. She sent crows which the scare
crow scared and killed. Bees were dis
patched next, but the woodman received
the stings. Finally winged monkeys took
tnem prisoner and conveyed them to
me witchery Dorothy threw water on
tne wicked witch. destroying her. Dor
othy rescued the lion. woodman and
scarecrow She found a charmed golden
came lost. She used the cup to call the
winged monkeys who took them to the
Emerald City. The charmed cups story
was told
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04

w. F. R. Mills. secretary of the
Denver Chamber of Commerce and
Board Of Trade, has resigned that po
sition in order to devote his entire
time to the work of the Convention
League, Of which he is secretary.
With his family he will make a pro-
tracted trip to California and other
states of the Pacific coast, prelimi-
nary to taking up his exclusive duties
with the league
Charles F. Hill, graduate of the
Trinidad High school, class of 1899.
has been appointed army paymaster
in Porto Rico. Soon after his gradu.
alton at Trinidad his parents moved
to the island and he entered the mill.
tary service. He spoke Spanish flu.
emily, which greatly aided him in his
climb up the ladder.
A belated reward of $3.50 has been
offered by the Trinidad City Council
for the arrest and conviction of the
murderer of Mrs. Anna Goldman, wife
of David Goldman, who was strangled
to death August goth while in the
store alone.
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04
CHAPTER XV-Continued.

Then he led them into his little
room and locked the spectacles from
the great box on all their eyes, just
as he had. done before. Afterward
they passed on through the gate into
the Emerald City, and when the peo-
pie heard from the Guardian Of the
Gate that they had melted the Wicked
Witch of the West they all gathered
around the travellers and followed
them in great crowd to the palace
of Or.
The soldier with the green whiskers
was still on guard before the door,
but he let them in at once and they
were again met by the beautiful green
girl, who showed each of them to their
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04
switehmen Beqin Strike.

st. Paul-After fifteen days of ne.
gotiations between the Switchmen's
Union of North America and the
Joint committee Of railroad managers
representing thirteen railroads of the
Northwest, strike involving 1890
switchmen became effective at 6
o'clock Tuesday night. The men are
employed by the various railroads
running west and north Of St. Paul,
from Lake Superior to the Pacific
coast. and unless speedily settled, the
strike will mean a serious interrup-
ton Of traffic.
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04
WILL HAVE WORLDS MOST CON-
PLETE PLANT FOR TESTING
ORES AND PROCESSES.
ENROLMENT IS LARGE
FAMOUS COLORADO INSTITUTION
GATHERS STUDENTS FROM
ALL REGIONS.

Denver.-Millions of dollars will be
saved to the mine owners Of Colorado
by the new ore dressing and metallur-
gical plant planned for the Colorado
School of Mines, according to the an
nual report of that institution, which
was filed in the governors office
few days since. The structure is to-
cost $4,000 and will be constructed
along the lines of the Krupp plant at
Madgeburg, Germany. site of seven
acres has been selected for it, adjoin-
ing the athletic field in Golden, and
when the equipment is all installed,
says the report, the mine owners of
the state will be able to come there
and have their ore tested, in order to
determine the best method of extract
ing the metal from it. In some in
stances owners have spent as much as
100000 putting up a plant at their
mines, only to find that the method
selected was not satisfactory. With
the new testing plant at the School
of Mines to do the preliminary work
for them, the owners can be sure of
installing the best sort of plant for
the kind of ore they have in their
mines.
Experts all over the country have
examined the plans for the new plant
and they unite in the opinion that
when in operation it will be the most
complete thing OF the sort in exist
ence.
During the past year. says the re-
port, the school has received $4,000
worth of gifts in the way of machin-
cry, metallurgical equipment. and 9TH
er apparatus. The Walsh fund for re-
search work in the rare metals, par
ticularly radium, is commented upon
at length and the progress of the
search reported. With the money do
mated by Thomas F. Walsh, quad
rant electrometer for laboratory work
in the search for rare metals has been
purchased, and an electroscope with
tripod for field work With this lat
ter instrument the presence of mineral
in liquids can be detected and min
eral springs located which might 9TH
erwise be overlooked. The Walsh
fund has also been used to purchase
fourteen-foot spectroscope Of the
Littrow type.
Prof. G. NJ. Butler has started a
course in Gems and Gem Mining"
this year, which is optional with the
students at the school and which has
proved popular with those who were
able to take it.
The report of the school shows it
to be in excellent shape, with the
courses of study broadened this year
and much more original research work
being done. There are students in the
institution from eighteen universities.
twenty colleges, ten technical schools
and one from the United States army.
The enrolment is 355 altogether, for
ty-three per cent. of which are from
outside of Colorado. They represent
twenty-eight states, the District of Co
lumbia, the Philippine Islands, Mex
leo. England. Canada, Alaska, British
Columbia, Brazil and Chile.
The new gymnasium, which cost
$4,000, is in use, and the school is in
good financial condition.
The trustees of the school are John
P. kelly, Joseph S. Jaffa. Frank Bulk
ley and James T. Smith.
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04
Grand Valley Pioneer Dies.

Denver-A Grand junction dis
patch Monday says: Danforth N.
Wheeler. aged sixty-eight, one of the
best-known pioneer citizens of Grand
Junction, leading G. A. R. veteran
of the valley and one of the Oldest
Odd Fellows in the West. is dead from
Old Fellows in the West, is
dead from pneumonia after less
than weeks illness. He was
born in Pennsylvania and came to
Colorado thirty years ago. residing
in Colorado Springs several years
prior to coming here. He had been a
member of the Odd Fellows forty-one
years and held many offices in the To-
cal lodge. He left three children.
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04
Wyoming Feels the Strike.

Sheridan, Wyo.-Hundreds of freight
cars are stalled on the Burlington
railroad here because of the refusal
of the Northern Pacific to accept
through freight, as result of the
switchmen's strike. Only local
freights are being operated.
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04
The Busy Bioqrapher.

Don't you want to live in the
minds Of posterity?"
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum:
although it is a little discouraging to
see how much more interest posteritv
SENS to take in great mans weak.
nesses and peculiarities than in hia
national achievements"
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04

you don't seem to notice this he
said. pointing to his mustache.
"'Oh, yes, l do was the reply. 1T
enables me to see less of you. and
that's an advantage London Tit.
Bits.
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04
The Harder Task.

can easier teach 20 what were
good to be done. than be one of the
20 to follow mine own teaching
Shskespears.
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-04

Copyright. by the Bobbs- Merrill Coz
Copyright, By l.. Frank Baum & W. w.
Denslow.)
The Detroit times., 1909-12-28
DAILY DEATH LIST.

William Gray. Al years. ass Superior;
Florence Pearson. months, S19
Parker; infantile atrophy.
Mary SclcwskN. IL months, bbo frcu-
erick, pneumonia.
Christina Dodge, SS years, 100 TOWN.
send. nephritis.
Anna NJ. Leliue, IL years 81 mary
hospital; nephritis.
Clara Poplinski, IL years, So bu-
bois; scarlet fever.
Alois Aechonski, | month, $50 lien
drie; inanitiOn.
Marie Skreckowski. SO years 'f'
Palmer f., nephrtis. 80
Edmond DesroCher, months oo9
Monroe; meningitis.
Edward IT, Woltcr. IL years. Grace
hospital. cerebral emboluS.
Sofia Szewcik. 2 months. 1881 Scot
Rose Fiorance, month. 5S6 wesson;
Libbic 4. Mohnbcrg. year 6sS
Buchanan bronchitis.
Anna Mrozowski. year, "a Clayton;
Anna Taylor. ~ years. ia selden;
epithelioma Of face.
Edward Lanhigan. 13 years 81
Mary's hospital; cholelithiasis
Helen II. g. Jacob, ~ years. lO9l
Trumbull; carcinoma.
Minnie Sachs, Al years, loS Four
Howard y. Taylor. months, iOS Dix;
septic Infection
Johanna Jungkans I1 years, 93 Yer
mont; pneumonia.
Rudolph Schave. % years. 33S Isovett;
gunshot wound (suicide).
John T.. Warren. 56 years, $50 War
rem w; uraemia.
Arlene 5. Holmes, years. SO Cadil-
lac; diphtheria.
Mary Greer. 81 years. 3i3 Twenty
second; dropsy.
Walentie Ryntz. 4 months. 234 lllI-
nois; malnutrition.
Stanislaus Kapcia. ] month. 692 Pi-
quette; pneumonia.
Leonard Zenbarski. II months, 1888
Dubois; tuberculosis OF neck.
MeCzarlaw kowalsk. Is years. l206
St Aubin. pneumonia.
Hannah \. Green, - years, Grace
hospital, morphine poisoning taccl-
dentaD.
Anthony Baumgsrtner, 30 years. 326
Lansing. senility.
Lola Mlley. II months. IFS Michigan;
malnutrition.
Harriet a. Curry. Grace hospital;
carboic acid poisoning tsuicide1.
Marvin Pollock, years, 4o3 Dubois,
bronchitis.
Werner : Duby. is years. III Nor
rell: pneumonia.
Margaret 4. Ward, 26 years, iOl Van
Dyke; heart disease.
Albert Dudorek. 8 months. Womans
hospital. enteritis.
Frank sam 80 years. Clark and Wa
bash Ry.. fracture OF skull taccidentaD.
Raymond Carson. months. chill
dren's Free hospital; intestinal hemor-
rhagc.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-28
SPEND PER|LOUS
NIGHT IN BOAT
Sixty Passengers Rescued From Ferry
While 1t Was Being Crushed and
Pitched In Ice Gorge.

BELLAIRE, Ohio, Dec. 2S.-Sixty
passengers were rescued from the
laundering ferry boat Charon on the
Ohio river today. after suffering q
perilous night while the ferry was be-
ing crushed and pitched in an ice
gorge.
II was impossible for the boat 10
land and the passengers, including 30
women and children. had TO be taken
off i'm small boats The ice prevented
the boatmen from reaching the side of
the ferry. and men had TO carry the
women and children over the jammed
ice cakes, to the open water.
A score of the passengers suffered
greatly from exposure.
The ferry, plying from Bellaire to
Benwood. became caught in the ice
gorge about s o'clock. The engines
were unable to free II and it was
forced into the center of the gorge
at the middle OF the river. The ice
crunching against the sides caused &
panic and several women tried to leap
overheard with their children.
Rivermen living in houseboats went
TO the rescue in the morning. The
crew stayed with the ferry. in the bo-
lief that they could save her.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-28
FRIENDS BURIED AT SAME HOUR
J. e. Warren and G. n. Rouse Had
Planned To Go South Together.

Stricken by death within a few
hours Of each other as they were plan
ming to go south together, the mortal
remains OF J. Ernest Warren and
Grant II. Rouse were borne 10 the
grave at almost the same hour, Tues
day afternoon. Mr.. Warren's funeral
was held from the residence, No. 526
Warren-ave. west. and Mr.. Rouse 8
from his late home. No. 30S7 West
Grandblvd.
Mr. Warren died, Sunday. OF Bright's
disease. Mr.. Rouse died Christmas
day as result OF injuries sustained
when he was struck by an automobile.
Dec. 18. At the time ne was on his
way TO buy a travelling suit. The ac.
cident happened at Woodward and
Grand River-aves. Members of Cadil-
lac council, United Commercial Trav-
elers. OF which he was member are
aroused over his death and will make
an effort to learn the name OF the
driver of the machine. Rouse was vice
president of the Detroit Cigar Manu-
featuring Co and was immensely pop
ular in the trade.
Mr.. Warren was Sc years old and Is
survived by his widow and two chill
dren. He was bookkeeper In the audi
tors Office for a number OF years and
more recently had been an inspector
for the health department.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-28
HAS ROUGH VOYAGE.
City of Traverse Fights Ice Floes For
~ Hours.

BENTON HARBOR. Mich, Dec. %
The Graham and Morton freightel
City of Traverse was tied up TO heI
docks here after fighting ice foes ir
Lake Michigan for more than Z:
hours.
Last Thursday morning the Ira
verse, on her last trip to this port
from Chicago, appeared of st. Joseph
An immense area of ice blocked the
harbor entrance and the boat. an old
wooden vessel. was obliged To lay of
the harbor awaiting an opportunity &c
pierce the obstruction.
Friday the wind shifted and the har
Dor was cleared To the astonish-
ment OF the boats officers. she could
not make any progress. An investi-
cation followed and IL was discovered
that slush had formed TO the bottom
Of the boat and that a solid wall of
ice extended from the bottom to the
lake bed In the lore of the sailor the
Traverse was "snowballed.'
Attempts TO cut the adhering snow
BALI away were fruitless for a time.
Finally the boat got into deeper water
and after being allowed TO roll for
several hours freed herself OF the OBJ
struction and made port.
Navigation here now is closed.
The Traverse was acquired by the
Graham a. Morton company two years
ago. She was formerly owned by a
syndicate of Chicago gamblers, who
used her TO get racing returns by
wireless.