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The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-16
ALBUQUERQUE NEWS.

Richard Spikes is a new arrival
from Bisbee, Ariz. 1t was Mr. Spikes
who startled the scientific world
about six years ago, by inventing an
automatic block signal system for rail-
road services. The Northern Pacific
Railroad bought the patent and has
them in use at the present time.
Isaac Rucker, an ex-soldier. died at
his home last week after short III
ness. The funeral was held Friday at
Borders Undertaking parlors. Rev.
H. H. Jones officiating. Mr.. Rucker
was buried under The auspices of the
Duke City X. of i. Lodge, of which
he was a member. Interment at Fair
View cemetery.
Last Thursday our city election
took place and the Republican mayor
was officially elected by one majority.
There are about three thousand legal
voters in Albuquerque, the election
will no doubt be contested by the
Democratic candidate for mayor.
Mrs. A. ]. Steele and Miss Bessie
Pullam of Denver passed through the
city last week for Needles, Calf, they
were once residents of this city and
many of their old friends met them at
the depot and gave them hearty
hand-shake.
Mrs. l.. s. Black, with the assis-
tance of the best taken in the city,
are arranging for fine concert on
the 21st of this month. at the A. M. e.
church.
Woman's Day in Albuquerque as was
duly announced from our pulpits lew
weeks ago, was enthusiastically OBJ
served by the ladies of the A. M. e.
church, whose idea it was that first
originated the effort. The day was an
ideal one for the occasion. Services
began at o'clock, Sunday morning at
the A. M. e. church. Rev. H. H. Jones
turned the entire day over to the wo-
men of Albuquerque, to be run as they
would have it.
The morning services were taken up
by an eloquent appeal to the ladies by
Mrs. A. B. Montgomery, after which
every woman, man and child in the
beautifully decorated church respond
ed with short statement OF their
ideas of a progressive life. The ladies
in particular gave some thoughtfui
testimonials. which were indeed inspir-
ing, it is evident that the ladies OF
our city are going to be the means oil
better women, better mothers and bet
ter homes.
Mrs. E. T. Ellsworth led the after
noon services, large crowd was pres
ent The responses from the women
expressed good judgement. The day
ended with fine literary program.
The ladies' of our city have shown an
intelligent, progressive move and Wo-
mans Day will be celebrated annually.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-16
THAT FRANCHISE.

If there is anything in the con-
,tention of the multitude of reform
lers that the Denver Union Water
Company proposes to hoodwink the
good people, it seems to The Colo
RADIO Statesman to be rather far
fetched. The proposed franchise
is remarkable for its brevity. Ii
we exclude the schedule OF streets
and alleys and the water rates to
be charged, the entire document IS
much less verbose than the daily
caporings of journalist over on
Welton street. The requests asked
to be granted by the franchise are
couched in language singularly
free from the usual legal phraseol-
ogy which so often obscures the
real purpose from the uninitiated.
This fact very evidently the water
company recognized when it decid-
ed to 60 to the people for endorse
ment. The continuous palavering
of the reform element would tend
to make less enlightened public
believe that the individual in the
woodpile was rather sunburned.
The schedule of rates to be charged
for water for various purposes is
set out in plain figures in the fran
chise. The rates are reasonable
and fair as compared with other
cities. and the added cost of con-
struction and maintenance here.
This one item the reformers seem
to entirely lose sight OF, and under
take to befuddle the public with
the cry, Initiative and referen-
dunn. when in fact the water
company is referring the entire
franchise to the public for ap-
proval. The water company agrees
to make such extensions as the cit
izens may demand, and to furnish
the city with 100000 worth of wa
ter annually for fire and flushing
purposes FREE of charge, and to
pay the city for such pipes, hy-
drants and connections now owned
by it, at the price agreed upon by
competent appraisers. This is a
synopsis of the franchise. and IT
there are any secret traps or pit
falls Ex-Governor Thomas, the
city's special counsel, should rem
der his opinion to the public and
not to the "star chamber cabal
undertaking to mystify the masses
with groans and sighs. This paper
has no hesitancy in commencing
the. franchise and urging our peo-
ple to endorse it at the polls next
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-16
WATER
FRANCHISE
A BRIEF OF THE DENVER UNION WATER COMPANIES
FRANCHISE. A SIMPLE AND CONCISE PAPER.
COLORADO BUSINESS MEMS LEAGUE.

May. Our people cannot afford to
ally themselves with the non-pro-
gressive element. Denver needs a
better plant to meet its growing
needs. To grant this franchise
will place capable company OF
solid business men TO go on and
construct plant o9 adequate di-
mensions.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-16

It's all over with the Jim Crow
ordinance. 1t popped in the
council last night like toy bal
Icon. The feelings of its sponsors
were apparently akin to those of a
small boy whose balloon is pune
tured by his playmates. 1t made
loud noise-this premature explos-
ion-but no one was hurt. The
ordinance didn't last long enough
to get to the lower house, where
Alderman Darius Brown was wait
ing with a speech against it. Six
Democrats voted for it in the up
per house, but there were not
enough. Four Republicans and
two Democrats voted against it.
That killed tx ansas City Star.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-16

Fifteen white men quit work in
Manchester. Va, because the fore
man put Negro to doing the
same work they were doing. The
foreman refused to put the Negro
off and the white men walked out.
We sincerely hope the foreman
can keep them out. 1t is time
stop was put to this vertible non
sense, about men debating to 9th.
ers, who have their means invest.
ed, how they shall conduct their
affairs and whom they shall en-
ploy in its conduct = New York
News Star.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-16

Liverpool, March 2S.-A fight
between Liberian troops and hos
tile natives was being waged
March at Cape Palmas, accord
ing to reports brought by the
steamer Salaag, which arrived from
today. The British cruiser Mu-
tine will protect British interest,
and the United States scout cruis-
er Birmingham will look after
American interests.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-16

Montgomery. Ala, April 5:-
The first Negro bank to be opened
in the city of Montgomery began
doing business Monday in this
city. With the opening OF this
bank Alabama has seven Negro
banks. A large amount of cash
was deposited the first day and
the colored people throughout the
capital city of Alabama feel very
proud over thir new venture.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-16

Dover. Del, March 26.-The
first colored funeral in a white
church in Dover occurred here To-
day for Henrietta Hinsley, n So
year-old school teacher, who lived
at Frederick. She was a Catholic
and Rev. T. F. Waldron. of Holy
Cross Catholic church, had charge
of the services, the interment be-
ing made in Holy Cross Cemetery.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-16

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pay if you want first-class paper
in your home.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-01
The Silver Belt has larger paid cir culation than any daily newspaper in the world published in city with 12,OOO or less population.
HOW TO END STRIKES

The United States Steel Corporation has done many things well. It has proved successful business enterprise and has been able to supply the market with the finished product cheaper than was possible previous to its organization. But it has done more than that 1t has for number of years been paving the way for bet ter understanding between labor and capital
 Thousands of workmen have been invited to purchase shares, and they have accepted the of- fer It is estimated that more than 100000 of the steel trusts employees are shareholders. Most of these shares were purchased at the time special offers were made. The stock was sold to the workmen at a reduced rate some of it as much as 10 or F points below the market price. During the depression of two years ago the price of Steel preferred fell below that at which most of 1t was sold to the workers, but since then the market has gone up, until today any of them could sell at a handsome profit.
 The object of thus distributing the stock was to insure industrial peace and obtain the loyalty of the men. This has been accomplished, and the threatened strike is not alarming the off cials greatly. The scheme is practical one, not Utopian or atrustic.
 When the profits of the company are such as to warrant it, the men get bonuses, last year and this at Christmas time-a about $1, 100000 being distributed. This amounts to about 65 per cent of the par value of the stock held by the workmen. The steel trust has fixed policy in it's dealings with its employees. It believes that it pays to interest the men in the affairs of the concern. It makes them co-sharers in pros perity, and in times of adversity they, too, feel the effects.
 Here is the largest labor partnership in the world; also the greatest profit sharing enter prise. The system is not perfect but is well worth the study of those striving for the uplft of large bodies of men,
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-01
CREDIT TO JOURNALISM

The Times has received the special mining edition of the Globe, Ariz., Sill yer Belt, and it is no extravagant ex- pression to say that it is one of the finest editions yet issued from any of flee i'll the southwest. It consists of 68 pages handsomely printed and pro- fusely illustrated, with a beautiful Autographed cover The subjects of which 1t treats and they extend from El Paso to the Pacific coast-are handled splendidly. It is credit to western journalism, and Globe and the whole section have reason to be proud of it.-El PaSo Times.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-01
NEW JAPANESE TREATY

Baron Uchlda the newly arrived ambassador from Japan, comes with an important mission. He IS not alone equipped with the usual instruc- hons and commissions, but is to be the repre- sentative of the Island Kingdom in the revision of the treaty between Japan and the United States made in 1894 Japan has now reached a stage in political life and existence to demand equal recognition with any other nation The battlefelds of Manchuria and the victories in the Sea of Japan have placed the nation in the first rank
 The baron $ instructions require him to make three demands First, to induce the United States to agree to the termination of the treaty on July 17, 1911.
 "Second, to have the United States eliminate from the treaty the provision under which this government may regulate the immigration of Japanese laborers.
 Third, to insist that Japanese subjects com ing to the United States shall enjoy all the rights and privileges which are extended to the subjects of the most favored nation''
 The negotiations will determine whether the close relations now existing shall continue and shall become more cordial, or whether friction shall be created between the two countries In asking the termination of the treaty, Japan is desirous of placing the United States on the same footing as other nations.
 Should friction arise it will be over the ques- ton of the admission of Japanese laborers. The stand taken by California two years ago is not forgotten in Nippon, and the fear is expressed that an effort will be made to bar out laborers Tn the Philippines and Hawaii,
 On the other hand, an effort will be made in congress to help the administration in the ne gotiations by forcing through measure which will provide for the punishment of any officer. state or municipal, who permits the violation of treaty obligation. Such law it is declared, would be constitutional and would prevent any occurrences as took place in San Francisco when the school question was up.
 President Taft is known to stand firm on the
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-01
h The Halls of Congress
BY TAY.
BY TAV. - Special Washington Correspondence.

''Listen, now, boys, while 1 make my ninety seventh VOW that 1 have no intention of resign ing! Of the vast multitude of insinuations that have come from my enemies, the least deserved of all is that I will surrender when I have not been defeated. y
 So spoke "Uncle Joe' But, as he spoke, there was a certain merry twinkle in the eye of the speaker, which seemed to indicate he either had his fingers crossed or something concealed in his sleeve. And to make the situation more complex, even as S'Uncle Joe" was speaking the word was being passed among his friends that }"Speaker Cannon will positively not run again This is authentic" This rumor carried with it the declaration that Uncle Joe'' had decided to throw his influence to Marlin F. Olmstead of Pennsylvania.
 ''Uncle Joe" does not expect to succeed him. self as speaker But he does not expect to be deposed or defeated by republicans. Speaker Cannon has seen the handwriting on the wall and IS satisfied that the next house of represent atives will have democratic majority. Speak CT Cannon's own word is the authority for this statement. Not long since, while riding in Pullman, the speaker was overheard by the wife of prominent republican insurgent who was sitting on seat opposite him, to express the opinion that regardless of whether the new tar tiff law was good one or bad one, the people were averse to it, and that the republicans must temporarily lose control of the house.
 This statement of the speakers, if you will turn it over few times and examine closely, is the milk in the "Uncle Joe"-speakership CO., coanut!
 If the next house is democratic, and demo- cratic speaker is elected, it will not be per sonai defeat for ''Uncle Joe," but party de- feat. But should Speaker Cannon admit now that he will not try to succeed himself, it would be an undeniable admission of personal defeat
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-01
DAILY ARIZONA SILVER BELT

at the hands of the republicans, and would be so heralded before the country. Such blow would be more than Uncle Joe' egotism could easily stand, especially when it is taken into consider ation that the speaker-along with the presi- dent Senator Aldrich, Boutell of Illinois, Scott of Kansas and others-really believes that he is statesman of the Abraham Lincoln type and seriously expects to be recorded in history as such.
 No doubt sly old "Uncle Joe" has the situa- ton figured out about right. If he abandons the leadership of the house now, he loses every thing. By holding on, however, he retains the minority leadership in the next house even if it is democratic in complexion, and with a re- publican senate this situation will be worth con siderable politically. Also, by holding on, "U Uncle Joe's" political record remains intact, and his name is saved from consignment to the gutters of political refuse.
 President Taft is gradually but systematical- | ly establishing a censorship over government information. One department after another is being muzzled. The censorization is being done as secretly as possible. It has just become known that ill an official order dated November 15, 1909, and signed by George Otis Smith, di- rector of the United States Geological Survey, | the following was issaed as one of the new rules to be enforced against representatives of the press:
 'Rule ?. That no interview shall be granted without securing from the person soliciting the
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-01
25 Cents

Wrapped, ready for mailing
 Photographic orders will be shipped by ex press or mail as weight may make necessary. Every resident of Globe should send one or more of the SILVER BELTS SPECIAL MINING EDITION abroad.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-01
A REFERENCE BOOKLET

The special mining edition of the Arizona Silver Belt of this city is out. It is we'll written, finely and aptly illustrated, and altogether worthy of the Globe mining district. Every miner and prospector in this section should put one away for future refer erence.-Globe Republican.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-01
The Picture Augments the
 Written Story

Handsome illustrations add beauty to the book and make it more comprehensive. The bird's-eye view of the City of Globe alone "a panoramic wonder-is worth the price alone The book is bound in beautiful chromatic cover appropriate in it's every line and true to nature in it's coloring Ex- tra copies of this edition can be secured by leaving orders at the business office, with the price
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-01

It is all right about that sapphire" color Commander Peary observed at the north pole, but what Professor "Matt" Henson desires to know is whether the commander remembers see- ing anything of seal-brown color
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-01

question of immigration laws. He believes this nation should decide for itself the right to bar out undesirables. He feels this way not alone regarding the Japanese, but also regarding European races.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-01
NOW READY
The Special Mining Edition

Is in booklet or magazine form, sixty eight pages of matter intensely interesting to all Globe people and all people interested in the great Globe District. It contains a write-up of the Territory, a write up of Gila County, a write-up of the Globe District, a write-up of the Gila Valley and a write-up of the wonderful City of Globe.
 And, best of all, every statement can be relied upon. It is a complete portrayal of this section of Arizona.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-01

same promise that he will, before submitting the material to his publication office, present a copy of his manuscript to the director for ap- proval; and, further, that in case any such promise is violated the incident shall be made a matter of record and, future interviews shall be denied to the person guilty of such viola tion.'
 So far as is known, nothing so drastic as this in the way of press censorship has ever been at tempted before in America.
 The last government prosecution of the beef trust in Chicago was farcial, as all those newspaper scribes who were on the scene will testify. Though there was plenty of evidence to show that the trust had conspired to regulate the price of meat, every newspaper writer on the job had been given to understand from the day the trial opened that the packers had been given "immunity baths,' and that in the end the cases would be thrown out of court. This proved to be the fact One of the incidents of the trial was the placing of a $100 bill in the overcoat of each newspaper reporter covering the case The matter being called to the atten- ton of the court, Attorney Brown, one of the counsel for the packers, arose and explained that the money had not been distributed with the desire to influence in any way the attitude of the press ''We simply intended the money to be sort of Christmas present for the boys, /" said Brown. Federal Judge Humphrey appear ed convinced the money was given in true holiday spirit.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-01

If there is anything of Illinois patronage left after "Uncle Shelby" Cullom looks up from his knitting, Mir. Lorimer will be perfectly wei come to it, of course, provided he can find it.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-01
The Siluer Bells Special
VALLEY PROUD OF TT

The special mining edition of the Globe Silver Belt is a splendid issue. The entire Gila valley is proud of it. -Gila ValIey Record.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-01

Why worry about Dr. Cooks degrees and decorations! He probably will have infinitely less use for them in the future than anybody else on earth.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-01

Count that day lost the which, from night to morn, sees not good Dr. Cook still going, gong, gone!
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-01

So long as Judge Harmon manages to remain on top of the Ohio woodpile, he may view the democratic promised land.
The Press., 1910-07-13
The Eraceh Horn.

The French horn. or cor de chase. Is regarded by some mnsicians as the sweetest aud melIO west of at the wind instruments ln Beethoven's time 1t was little else than the old huRtin8 horn. which for the convenience of the mounted hunter was arranged tn spiral convoIutiona to be slipped over the head and carried resting on one shoul' der and under the opposite arm. The Germans still call 1t the waldhorn- that is. forest horn"
 One Difference.
 Examiner Now. children. what As the difference between pro" ana AconY, Bright Boy Please, sir. they're spelt different. London Punch.
The Press., 1910-07-13
He podaed Cold Mutton.

Green. the English historian, one day asked friend which of all the inventions of their day had done the most for the people as a whole. His friend guessed this and that, but the answer was:
 Beyond doubt. sixpenny photo graphs"
 A reply involving quite as great an absurdity as that was made by Cecil Rhodes in answer to a lady who. seeking to draw him out, suggested that he owed his phenomenal rise to Che impetus of noble sentiments.
 Madam" returned Mir: Rhodes, "l owe my fortune simply and solely to cold mutton"
 "Cold mutton!' gasped the lady 'sOh, MT. Rhodes. what do you mean r
 ''When was young" continued the South African millionaire, 'I was so dosed with cold mutton and l hated 1t so cordially that resolved to grow rich in order to put it on one side for the rest of my life Yes, madam, cold mutton was at the root of my success Noble sentiments had nothing to dC with It."