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The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

Temperance leaders at the national
headquarters of the various anti-sa-
loon force in New York City declare
that no doubt exists but what Uncle
Sam will soon entirely abolish alco-
holic stimulants In any form In its
army and navy.
The leading express companies have
issued circulars advising the public to
express all packages as early as DOS
sible. II senders will start their pack
ages early. the express companies will
be glad to put labels on each package:
DO not open until Christmas"
Announcement is made at Bradford
Fa.. that the sixty hand-blown glass
plants OF the country will apply for ar
ticles OF incorporation under the laws
of Pennsylvania for a company to be
known as the Imperial Window Glass
Company of the United States. 1t will
be capitalized at S1O.00O.000.
Owing to imperfect patching OF q
defective part in his machine. Antonio
Fernandez. an aviator, met death at
Nice. France. on the 9Th inst, while
flying for the FIRST time in. an aero
plane of his own invention. The ma
chine turned over at a great height
crushed to death.
Captain Palmer E. Pierce Of the
United States army. who is president
OF the International Athletic Associa-
ton. has Issued a call for the annual
meeting OF that body In New York
City ON December 28th and has an
nounced that the subject OF football
revision will take up a considerable
portion of the program.
The New York Times has printed
the remarkable narratives of two men.
made under oath, declaring that they
were employed by DR.. Frederick A.
Cook to fabricate astronomical and
other observations for submission to
the University of Copenhagen. DR..
Cooks records arrived at Copenhagen
on the sth inst. I
By the will of the late Charles II.
Farnam. Jr.. of New Haven. an estate
estimated at about half million dol
lars is left to Yale University to be
used for buildings for the Sheffield
Scientific school The widow. Mrs.
Ruth Stanley Farnum. Will have life
use Of the property and ON her death
the university will get 1t.
In the prosecution at New York Of
six former employees of the American
Sugar Refining Company. James Con-
Ion. a former customs weigher. testi.
fled that although he had appraised his
superiors OF the existence of fraud
more than ten years ago. nothing was
done to punish the guilty persons until
after the death of II. o. Havemeyer.
A large part of the Gould interests
in the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany retired at a meeting of the d.
rectors in New York and they and 9TH
ers affiliated with the Goulds were
succeeded by men representing the
American Telegraph & Telephone
Company. the Hartman and the
Moore interests. George J. Gould,
chairman OF the board and until re-
Gently accredited the largest individ-
ual stakeholder. did not retire.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

In home where the mother is
somewhat aggressive and the father
gcod-haiured and peaceioving. a
child's estimate of home conditions
was tersely expressed the other day.
While dressing, the mother paused in
the act Of putting on her shoes and
said: Il certainly am easy on shoes.
l have worn these for four months. I
don't know what you would do. John.
If I were not. am easy on every.
thing The little girl looked up from
her dolls and remarked: "Except
father'-Success.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

A Chicago man. to whom was de.
aned lease In an apartment because
ne had children. is suing his landlord
under the law which declares land
lords may not refuse to rent to fam
HES with children. II that law stands
the test OF court decision 1t will sur
prise some people. says the Milwau-
kee Wisconsin. While a man with
children must have place to keep
them. yet the owner of property
should have the right to refuse to
rent his property to anyone whom he
considers undesirable.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

The remarks of President Swain to
tho students at the opening of Swarth.
more college the other day contain
much of sound sense. DO not form
the habit in college of spending large
sums OF money" said DIR. Swain to the
freshmcn. When one has learned the
value OF money and has large de.
gree OF earning power. this matter will
usually take care OF itself College stu.
dents are not. as a rule. large money
earners. and are usually spending
money earned by others. II Is usu.
ally safe rule not to spend much
money until you have learned how to
earn it."
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15
Big Steamer Founders.

Buffalo. N. Yin the wintry gale
that has swept Lake Erie for twenty
-FOUR hours, the big freighter. w. C.
richardson. of Cleveland. bound from
Duluth to Buffalo with a cargo of flax.
seed. foundered early Thursday when
she was within half mile of the har-
Dor entrance. Five of the crew per-
ished. The rest. numbering fourteen,
were rescued by the crew of the pro-
peller William A. Paine.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

Washington.-Sen. Senior Castrillo,
the representative of the Nicaraguan
insurrectionists in this city, Sunday
received a cablegram from General
ESTRADA. head of the Revolutionary
movement, which declares that the
reVolutionists are strongly intrenched
at Rama and that the forces of Presi-
cent Zelaya are two days march from
the city. The cablegram asserts that
a revolutionary victory is certain. but
mat following it the revolutionists
VIII take no definite steps without ap-
prevail of the American State Depart
ment.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

According to revised estimates" by
the geological survey. the coal re.
naming In the United States amounts
to some three thousand billion short
tons. The figures are inconceivable.
but what they signify can be readily
understood. In word. the supply is
suncient to last for more than 1000
years; presumably. at that. allowing
something for present wasteful meth.
ods OF production. To be sure. some.
thing less than one-half OF the supply
is accessible only with difficulty. &c.
cording to known methods of extrac.
ton. still. with whatever exceptions.
the revised estimates give a more
hopeful outlook than the public had
been led to believe were possible from
figures heretofore submitted.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

Denver's fire loss for the eleven
months closing December l was $3ii,
900. according to the reports of Inc
fire wardens.
Dean Peck will occupy the pulDi,
at the Peoples Tabernacle In Denver
while Parson Uzzell is away on a six.
months tour OF the world. made posi-
BILE by the generosity of his church
members. The election OF Dean Peck
to the pulpit was by a unanimous vote
OF the congregation. Parson Uzzell
viii leave Denver about January 18TH
but before starting on his tour will
visit relatives in California. He sails
from New York for the Orient about
February 18th.
Anything anybody from Colorado
says about women's suffrage is lis
tened to with great interest in the
East" said Governor John F. Shat
roth at Denver on his return from a
trip to Washington. d. c., during
which he stopped in New York, Chi
cago and Omaha. Il was given the
most courteous attention possible in
New York and my two speeches on
women's suffrage were listened to
with close attention. They seem
greatly interested in that subject
there and are eager to hear what peo-
pie think about 1t who have lived here
where 1t is in force"
J. T. Nedwideck has been appointed
superintendent of the Rio Grande
Junction railway. with headquarters
at Grand Junction. vice J. II. Brinker-
off. resigned. The Rio Grande juno
tion railway extends from Rifle to
Grand Junction. being the joint track
of the Rio Grande and the Colorado
Midland connecting these points. Mr..
Brinkeroff will be superintendent of
the new interurban electric railway
connecting Fruita, Grand Junction.
Palisade and other important cities
and towns of the Grand valley fruit
district. Fourteen miles of the line
are already in operation and impor-
tant extensions are to be made during
the coming summer.
Prof. Arthur j. Hoskin of the Colo
RADIO School of Mines at Golden, has
filed suit in the District Court at Den
yer against the Denver & Rio Grande
Railway Company for $4,000 dam
ages for injuries alleged to have been
received by him in an accident on the
railway last May. He alleges that his
back was severely injured.
For the purpose of establishing a
model farm 35 miles northeast of
Greeley. R. T. Mutt of Washington, Ia,
has purchased 1000 acres to be devot-
ed to promoting methods of dry farm
ing.
At meeting of the land holders in
the Greeley-Poudre irrigation district
it was decided to allow the Laramie
Poudre Reservoir & Irrigation Com
pany to make it's choice of which of
three reservoirs. or what part each of
the three shall contribute to supply
ing the district with 1.500. o00. 900 cubic
feet Of water.
At a depth of eighty-five feet. fol-
lowing only one weeks work, a ire
mendous flow Of magnetic soda-iron
water has been struck in Manitou
Springs, on the Mansions hotel prop
erty. owned by F. P. Ernest of Den
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

Erie. Pa.-With her flag at half
mast, the state fisheries boat, the
commodore Perry. Captain Gerry
Driscoll, commanding. brought to this
port late Sunday the dead and frozen
bodies of nine Of the crew of the Bes
semer and Marquette Ferry No. z
which left Conneaut. O.. TUESDAY
morning carrying thirty-two men. the
Terry has probably foundered in the
middle Of Lake Erie. The bodies were
found floating in tiny ten-man yaWi
fifteen miles off this port.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

Newzance-Do you know, young
man, that five out of six people who
suffer from heart trouble have brought
it upon themselves through the filthy
habit of smoking?
Enthusiastically! And possibly you
are aware that nine out of ten people
who suffer from black eyes can trace
the complaint to habit of not mind
ing their own business.-Pearson's
Weekly.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15
Total. .sas. 747. s49.s 30
LIABILITIES
Pay Day for Beet Growers.

Denver.-A Greeley special to the
Republican Thursday night says:
About half OF the sliced beets have
been delivered to the sugar factory.
and because 1t has been running full
capacity. the campaign will be some
what shorter than expected. Tomor-
row is pay day to farmers for all
beets delivered from November 18th
to December list. and about $500, 900
will be paid farmers of Greeley, Eaton
and Windsor.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15
Mrs. Read Sentenced.

Denyer.-The minimum sentence of
not less than one year or more than
eighteen months was given to Mrs.
Allen F. Read, convicted of threaten
ing to XIII Mrs. Phipps with dynamite
In order to extort money. by Judge
sheafor at the West Side Court Satur-
day afternoon.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

II the young women in the depart.
ment stores only knew it. they are
much more beautiful without the dis.
fractions OF false hair and other re.
dundancies.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

New York physicians are unfolding
high fees. With rates advanced for
medical advice and undertakers rest.
i've under low burial rates. 1t really is
much cheaper to keep healthy, cheer.
full and alive.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

Now professor of the University
of Chicago says that young children
are not primitive little savages, but he
will get few except doting parents to
accept his theory.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

SPANS troubles in Morocco are now
exceeded by SPANS troubles at home.
King Alfonso is certainly the unhappy
ruler of an unhappy land.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15
PROSPERITY OF
STATE BANKS
NEARLY FORTY MILLION DOL
LARS IN COLORADO STATE
AND PRIVATE BANKS. W.
INCREASE, s7,137,348
EIGHTEEN NEW BANKS ORGAN
lied IN COLORADO DURING
PAST YEAR.

Denver.-Colorado state banks, pri-
vate banks. saving banks and trust
companies have Increased their re-
sources $7.137,34s.73 during the past
year. according to figures compiled by
the state bank commissioner from re-
ports made at the close of business
November 10th. :.
The total resources of these insti-
tutions on that date we're 1914. 649.-
80. of which the five state banks.
four savings banks and five trust COM
panies in Denver held $15.284 1928. 40.
The resources Of 141 banks Novem-
Der 81. 1908. were $32. 61O.301.57.T There
has been an increase Of eighteen
banks in the state since that time.
The following condensed abstract is
taken from the reports Of 81 state
banks. So private banks. 10 savings
banks and IA trust companies at the
close Of business November 16, 1909:
RESOURCES
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

Hot Water Is Cure for Many Ills. 4"
says a newspaper Woman's Page
headline. 1t may be. but there are
hundreds of people that get into hot
water who don't like 1t.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

An English optimist declares that
laughter viii keep off o3d age. This
is the positive and pleasurable side OF
the negative "don't-worry" proposition
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

South American revolutions amount
to SO little now that the world only
laughs at them.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

A London poet has Just gone
broke" but London needn't think she
has the only busted poet.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15
THEIR WEDDING JOURNEY.

Waiter. when are you going to
bring us that roast chicken"
why. you've already eaten your
dinner. sir"
Then bring we the check!"
"But you've already paid, sir!"
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15
COLORADO ITEMS

A new vaudeville theater Is to be
built on Ninth street in Greeley at a
cost of $4,000.
A contract for the construction Of
the new Odd Fellows temple in Colo
RADIO Springs has been let for the sum
of $4,000. 't-9LaAa
The Sisters Of Mercy, In charge of
the Montcalm sanitarium. at Maniton
Springs, plan to erect an addition
shortly. which will cost about 100000.
Prof. w. L. Carlyle. formerly dean
of agriculture at the Colorado Agri-
cultural college. has accepted the po-
sition of dean of agriculture and d.
rector of the experiment station at the
Idaho Agricultural college.
After a trial before Judge Robert e.
Lewis in the Federal Court at Denver.
John H. Fluckey of Rifle was found
not guilty of sending obscene matter
through the mails. The jury found a
speedy verdict of acquittaL
The trustees of the Myron Stratton
home for the poor at Colorado Springs
expect to have all the assets of the
Stratton estate in their possession by
January LIST, and will soon petition the
District Court for an order transferring
the assets. valued at about $4,000. 900,
to the home corporation.
Asserting that certain of their rates
for hauling coal are unjust, unreason-
able and exorbitant." the recently in
corporated Consumers League of Col
orado has filed suits In the office of
the State Railroad commission against
the Colorado & Southern, the Atchi-
son. Topeka & Santa Fe and the Den
yer & Rio Grande railroads.
OF $105 which was burned in an
oven where she placed 1t for hiding,
Mrs. Geneva Emery of Denver has re-
covered S95 from the National Treas
ury Department. Secret Service
Agent Rowland X. Goddard sent the
remains OF the burned bills to Wash
fngton. where bills amounting to S95
were identified.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

This is the busy season OF the year
for the Salvation Army workers in all
towns where they are stationed, as
they have begun active preparations
for their big annual Christmas dinner.
This organization all over the country
makes 1t its business to see that no
needy family anywhere fails to have
a Christmas dinner.
One of the features of the forthcom-
ing Colorado National Apple show to
be held at the Auditorium in Denver.
Jan. 1918. will be the sixth annual
convention Of the Western Fruit Job
bers' Association. which will be held
in Denver. Jan. 5. 6 and 7. The asso-
citation has 225 members. and practi.
cally all are expected to be in attend.
The Lamar register., 1909-12-15

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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-15
IiIE WIuUIIGIG or TIME.


Tho New York correspondent of the
san Francisco Can writes to that Pa
per that New York has a Hebrew
population OF about a million, which
makes II the largest Jewish city in the
world. At the next municipal election
he voters of the metropolis viii be
'~ontronted with a condition which
cheir fathers would have thought inn
possible, that ia. In voting for mayor
hes may have To- choose between two
Hebrews The possible candidate
lamcd Ia this forecast arc Nathan
'traus on the democrats ticket and
Adolph Lew isohn as the republican
andidate. The friends of these two
men say writes the can correspond.
mt, that II the city OF Rome. the
'cnt of the Christian church. can elect
Earncato Nathan. an orthodox jew. to.
he office OF mayor. there seems no.
good reason why Sew York should
choose for the same honor Nathan
strauss or Adolph Lewiston"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-15
\ NEGLECTED Duty.

The New York Tribune calls ntten-
ton 70 one respect in which tbs sew
era states have not Kept abreast OF
the federal government, aud that 80
IN tho matter of their duty TO the I'm
migrant who seeks a home under oui
flaR Tho United Statos treats thcim-
isigfant as a problem up 60 the tim,
hc ls landed Then It's jurisdiction
onds. The states ignore The problem
hc presents from the umc he is land
ed The federal authorities ave thcl'
commissioner and inspectors to sc,
that only it Immigrants are pormittcC
to come 20 this country that the
criminal. the diseased ana the paupoi
are excluded Hut tho states allow
the Immigrant Go shit for himself
once hu is In this country They d,
nothing practically. 90 see that ho
goes where hc is most needed ant
mas the best opportunity They DC
NOT protect him from swlndlcrs They
let him gravitato hglplcssly 10 the bis
eentcrs of |popuatiou whore he -
not needed The federal government
secs Co II that Dc is BE- ft man. uue
then tho state ncglccts to see that M,
ft man has q tit environment
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-15
THE REIGN or DUST,

The following editorial is not oul
child It's responsible parent is III,
Phoonix Gazette, but i is 50 admir-
ably adjusted to orr environment that
we arc confident the people Of Albu-
querque will adopt" It without a mo
mont's hesitationt
THE Demon Dust win soon begin
his reign in our fair city, bringing
contamination, disease. discomfort ana
damage to our business. It threatens
the public health and Is a constant
meanace 70 lives Of young ana old.
How many fatal germs were carried
Into the homes and houses ana lungs
Of our people on yesterday as the wind
swept the dry surface OF the streets
clean OF the pulverizcd filth Of decay
other germ laden particles. no one
can calculate. How many dollars Of
loss Win result during the next few
months from the dust picked UP from
the dirty streets In the business dis
trict and poured on the merchandise.
fruits and vegetables. ana other stocks
of our merchants. VIC can not com
pute.
But the net charges Of this demon
In health and money are considerable
The American people are u%nspeakably
long-suffering. what Is evcrybody's
business is nobody's business. They
on from year to year complaining
and advocating, but are exceedingly
IN action. II Is patent that this
agency Of human discomfort and com
nercial injury VIII never be held in
check TN the people wake up. Watcr
be poured on tn Gabriel blows his
trumpet but In the streets where the
rattle is heavy It VIII be Of little
avail, though II brings q temporary re-
lief. The actual necessity in the bust
districts f. for paved streets.
hich can be kept clean, sanitary and
i~ustless at small expense. That VIII
Iprinkle the streets IN the residence
districts. We may not all agree on
that Is the best system TO adopt In
.trect betterment. but we are certainly
unanimous that some aystem should
- adopted hat viii provide n dur
iblc and level surface With the lowest
minimum OF dust possible, We pre-
that before long public sentiment
nd civic pride will make a strong APP
zeal for this Improvement In Phoenix
which time we will sim be
eating our way through clouds of
ust. Rrumbling and swearing, and
laming everyone but ourselves.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-15
THE COMMISSION PLAN.

A goodly rumbor Of the most prac'
ticai people Of Albuquerque ere CIV
ing very serious attention to the mat
ter of moving for the adoption Of the
commission plan Of government FOR
this place. The plan has worked 30
wen in Galveston ana DIS Moinos that
Il number Of other cities in various
parts OF the country have put II into
effect, while a much cater number
are earnestly agitatinr the matter OF
adopting the plan, so as TO have q
business Administrations of their munl-
cipal affairs, It is observed that al.
Of the cities which have adopted thu
commission plan are thoroughly salts
fled with the n in which Il
works. aud not one OF thcm has shown
the slightest desire to return 20 the
old way.
The commission plan ms it obtains
IN most cities provides for the cleo
tlon Of a mayor aud four councilmen
~ large, and without party dcsigna-
ton. These men are paid salaries
and are expected TO give their time
70 the city. The business ~ the ma
nicipality is divided into four depart
mcnts- finance. streets, health and
firc-with a councilman at the head
Of each. VINO Is supreme within hi
department They meet regularly, 4
council together, ana Cor the adoption
OF ordinances. The mayor prcsides
at an meetings. ana takes part, IN ar
advisory way, IN the mana cement OF
all departments The referendum and
the recall are features OF the plar
wherever It has been adopted, so that
whenever IA, people chance to select
an incompetent or unworthy man they
can discharge him and put another In
his place.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-15
THEY WONT STAND FOR THE
BLUBBER

a seal. rampant. with whiskers
argent, earesslng a crunk of ice cou-
chant, on a field, azure, does not ap-
peal to the s%ourdoughs Of Alaska as
a coat Of arms. wherefore. has a
mighty yell gone up over the design
announced from Washington, u. c.,
FOR the postage stamp to be struck Off
m honor of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
exposition.
EXalt the turnip Of the Tanana, pro-
claim the gentle spud OF Dawson, on
glorify the red reddish Of Nome, soy
the SOurdoughs, but don't hand us a
hunk OF refrigerated blubber as the
symbol of the n|orthland.
After this stamp incident Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock viii have a
nard time of 1t convincing the pioneers
of the gold belt that he ever tended
oar anywhere north Of 81 40. If he
had he would have given his seal u
~parasol and a mint julep instead OF
stacking it vi against an iceberg.
h AlaslSa-Yukon-Pacific eXposi-
ton is primarily for the purpose OF
convincing a whole lot Of folks who
49, , - - ~AiA9hh . bfhh'RA Iva
ture Is in its agriculture, that It's mar
gold mines are merely an In
that pansies grow in Fairbanks
and daffy-down-dillies thrive in Sitka
In a word 1t VIII seek to u%nshouldeT
from the great north, the burden OF
Ice and snow and horror with which
'omancists have afflicted it.
Despite all statements to the on
the citizen OF Alaska is strong
With civic, or better national pride.
lie Is proud OF his great big empire
md the things It has done. He plays
Is game straight up to numbers and
VII lay a bet any time that the seat o
national government Will be a
Whole lot closer TO the pole within the
entury.
Ask him about icebergs ana he win
ell YOU indefinitely that he has heard
here are some up north Of Nome and
hat once he saw a seal somewhere Off
i. Michaels. but that VIII be about
ll--don't print any Alaska stamps
nth refrlgerating plants on them.