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if he did have anything. since they
were so touchy he hoped they would
all get it. If they locked him in he
would kick the door down.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20
DRY FARMING CONGRESS.
Million Dollars to Be Given This AZ.
ricuIturaI Society.

F. So q. y y
Colorado Springs.-One million dol
lars is to be subscribed and placed in
Q fund to endow the International Dry
Farming Congress as an agricultural
society, to carry on experiment, re-
search and publication. The matter
took definite shape here at banquet
given at the Antlers hotel, attended
by the members OF the official board
OF governors and foreign delegates
present at the sixth congress. Presi-
dent Worst presided and the gathering
indorsed an amendment to the consti-
tuition presented to the congress by
Secretary Burns. which will permit of
the new government The sessions of
the congress were well attended and
full Of interest. Speeches on hundreds
Of topics of special interest to farm
ers and others were delivered by ex-
perts from all over the world, men
who have made farming their life
study. In connection with the dry
farming congress several other con-
ventions were held simultaneously,
chief Of which Is the first Information
III Congress of Farm Women, the pur-
pose Of which organization is the i'm
provement Of home life on the farm.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20
Prower. County Want. Money.

Lamar.-The district court at Den.
yer will inquire into the House Bill
No. 200 fiasco. Attorneys represent
ing State Auditor Leddy and the
county commissioners of Prowers
county will appear before Judge Rid.
die and another interesting chapter
may be added to the already enter
tanning history OF the last General AS.
scmbly's financial muddle. The Prov.
ers county authorities seek to compel
by mandumus the payment of $500
their portion Of the recent $3.50. ap-
preparation to the highway commits
sion for use in the construction of
good roads. The auditor has said that
the bill which authorized this money
to the commissions credit is invalid,
since on the Senate journal no roll
call appears to record its final pas.
sage. Leddy has accordingly trans
ferred no money to the commissions
special fund, and he refuses to honor
the Prowers county voucher.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20

ago. They had sympathized with
him In his recent indisposition. They
telt some concern when the marshal
hurriedly summoned carriage for
Justice Harlan, when Justice Nc
kenna accompanied him to his home
and DR.. l. B. Hardin, who was called
to the house. found the justice suf-
tering from high fever. But the ex-
tent Of the illness was not under
stood. He had had some bronchial
affections for nearly ten years.
Justice Harlan left widow and
five children. Four of the children
were at his bedside. They included
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
James s. Harlan, John Maynard Har-
Ian of Chicago, and the Misses Laura
and Ruth Harlan, who live at the
Harlan residence here. The third
son. Rev. R. D. Harlan. formerly
president of Lake Forest University,
Is touring Europe.
The sudden death Of Associate Jus.
tice Brewer OF the Supreme Court,
who was not only colleague on the
bench bat a very close personal
friend, very much affected Justice
Harlan.
Chief Justice Fuller's death in the
summer of 1910 was also a great
shock to the venerable jurist. Justice
Harlan continued to perform his share
Of the work Of the court.
His great ambition was to serve
until next June, when he would have
exceeded the service of any other
man who sat on that bench. AS it
was, his service was longer than that
OF any other justice except Chief JUS
tice Marshall and Associate Justice
Stephen ]. Field. Fields was the
longest service, "a years, months
and 10 days; Marshall's was "a years
months and days; Harlan's SO
years, 10 months and 25 days.
With Justice Harlan's death the op.
portunity has fallen to President Taft
to select during his single term in Of.
flee majority of the members of the
Supreme Court. including the chief
justice, duty that has devolved upon
no other President since Washington
formed the court in 1890.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20
City to Operate Mine.

Pueblo.-r one of two propositions
which were made to the Commerce
Club is accepted, Pueblo will operate
its own coal mine this winter. in COM
petition with local dealers, who are
charging prices consumers declare ex-
orbitant. Because the retail dealers
raised the price 25 cents per ton at
the opening Of the season. the Com.
merce Club and other civic bodies
have been looking at two coal mines
now in operation and offered to the
city. and 1t II likely that one Of them
will be secured. citizen having been
found who il willing to advance the
necessary capital. One mine issnear
Trinidad and the other near Cailon
City. 1t is said coal can be mined
from either. brought here and deliv-
cred for about "a per ton, while $5.75
is charged by retail dealers.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20
FAMOUS JuRlsT DIES AFTER An
iLLhEss or LESS THAN
A WEEK.
80. YEARS ON BENCH
A. SUPREME COUNT JUSTICE
WAS ACCLAIMED GREATEST
AUTHORITY OF DAY.

Washington. Associate Justice
John N. Harlan Of the Supreme Court
Of the United States. often acclaimed
the greatest constitutional authority
Of the day. once conspicuous figure
in national and Kentucky Republican
politics. and long leader in Presby.
terian church councils. died, aged
78.
Justice Harlan had been Ill with
acute bronchitis less than a week.
He sat on the bench when the court
heard arguments on the so-called an
thracite coal trust case.
The following morning Chief JUS
tice White announced that justice
Harlan was slightly Ill" and he asked
attorneys to consider that Justice Har-
Ian was sitting in their cases. al
though not psyically present.
Justice Harlan was in much more
serious condition than his colleagues
in the court realized. DESPITE his ad-
vanced age. he was robust and ordi-
narily enjoyed the best of health. He
was rarely absent from the bench. an
attack Of influenza few years ago
being almost the only illness from
which he had suffered for q long
period.
His death was . great shock to his
Judicial associates. They had greeted
him on his return in apparently fair
health from hia summer residence
near Murray Bay, Canada, ten days
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20
Colorado Crop show. decrease.


Denver.-The United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture has reviewed the
condition of the Colorado crop in the
October number of the Crop Reporter,
and finds that the yield of cereals and
vegetables on the first Of October
was less than the yield year ago.
Only in the case of Colorado fruits is
there a more promising production
than In 1910.
The spring wheat crop in October of
this year. for instance, is only So per
cent OF normal, whereas In October
of last year it was 70 per cent. Oats
this year is IS as against 80 per cent.
and barley is 20 as against 80 per
cent for last year. These figures re.
fer to production per acre. The
quality of these crops is slightly bet
ter than last October.
The Colorado potato crop is less
than half as good as year ago. 1t
is only 20 per cent Of normal while
last year at this time it was SO per
cent. Apples in this state are better
than in October 1910: the crop is now
70 per cent of normal as against So
per cent a year ago.
The reporter shows that COW peas
are s5 per cent of normal; sorghum,
65; sugar beets, "a; tomatoes, SIS;
cabbage, So; onions, 80; beans, SO,
and broom corn. 70 per cent Of normal.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20
THE HOLLY CHIEFTAIN
1. N. xaIlnsss. PuslIshsr.
holly. COLORADO
FAMILY OF five
IS BUIcHERfD
rgRRisLE chIME COMMITTED IN
OUTSKIRTS or Ellis
WORTH, KAN.
KILLED WHILE SLEEPING
FiGhD ENTERS THE HOME AND
cRusHEs vIcTiMs' HEADS
WITH AN AXE.
kAlED WHILE SLEEPING
western New.p.per Union New. service.

Western Newspaper Union News Eervica.
Ellsworth. Kan. The bodies Of
VIII Snowman. chauffeur. his wife
and three small children, were dis.
covered slain In the Snowman home
By . neighbor who chanced to call
and who entered the house when no
one responded to his knocks.
The features Of all the victims were
battered past recognition by the blows
Of an axe. which the slayer had used.
The youngest member Of the family.
. baby. had been beate. until its head
was severed from the body. All three
of the children were under seven
years Of age.
The bodies were not discovered un-
I'll twenty-four hours after the crime
had been committed.
The authorities have failed to find
anything pointing to cause Of the
crime. nor clue to the guilty per-
son.
The Snowman home is a small, two
room cottage in the outskirts Of
Ellsworth, 300 or 400 yards from the
nearest house.
The bodies Of the five victims were
found in one room. The father, moth
er and baby on one bed. and the two
other children in q second bed.
The room looked like slaughter
pen. There was blood On the walls,
ceiling. floor. beds and every article
In the room.
4 In this room also was the bloody axe
which the murderer had used and
which he had left in his flight.
/ The night before the murder all the
members of the Snowman family Wis.,
tied at the home OF Mrs. O. w. Shook,
q friend living several blocks away.
They left the Shook home about 9
o'clock. This was the last time any
OF them were seen alive.
Mrs. Shook discovered the quintuple
killing. She called at the Snowman
home. Her knock was unanswered, so
she opened the door and walked into
the house, entering the room in which
the bodies of the five victims lay.
She quickly gave the alarm. 1t was
then nearly dark and the officers were
unable to find anything which would
furnish clue.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20
The Anoler's Bait,

A well-known angler at Peterbor-
ough having obtained wasp's nest
containing large number Of grubs.
placed the nest In the kitchen over
to kill the grubs 80 that he could use
them for bait.
The next morning he went to get
the grubs, but on opening the oven
door swarm Of wasps few out. The
oven was not hot enough to kill the
grubs. but was sufficiently warm to
hatch them.-London Daily Mail.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20
FROM TEXAS
Some Coffee Facts From the Lone
Star State.

From beautiful farm down In Tex.
as. where gushing springs unite to
form babbling brooks that wind their
sparkling way through fiowery meads.
comes note of gratitude for delivery
from the coffee habit.
when my baby boy came to me
nve years ago, began to drink
Postum, having feeling that 1t would
be better for him and me than the old
kind OF drug-laden coffee. l was not
disappointed in 1t. for it enabled me, .
small. delicate woman, to nurse .
bouncing. healthy baby IA months.
i have since continued the use of
Postum for have grown fond of It
and have discovered to my Joy that it
has entirely relieved me of a bilious
nahit which used to PROSTATE me two
or three times year, causing much
discomfort to my family and suffering
to myself.
MY brother-in-law was cured OF
chronic constipation by leaving OF
conee and using Postum. He has be-
come even more fond OF 1t than he
was Of the old coffee.
In fact, the entire family, from the
latest arrival IA 2-year.old who always
calls for his 'potie' first thing in the
morning., up to the head of the house,
think there is no drink SO good or so
wholesome as Postum" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the above letterg A new
one appears from time 10 time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20
East to pacific Freight TraffIs

East to Pacific Freight Traffic.
Puebio.-Through freight traffic
from St Louis and the East to Pacif-
ic Coast points, via the Missouri Pa
cific to Pueblo and thence westward
over the Denver & Rio Grande and
the Western Pacific, was discussed at
q conference in Denver of officials
representing the three roads involved.
1t has been definitely decided that
this through traffic will be inausu-
rated. beginning sometime early in
November. the date to be definitely
determined upon at conference of
the officials.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20
caetu. Makes Durable Paint.

Washington.-A new use for the
common cactus plant of the western
country is suggested by Theodore H.
Adams of Denver, who is authority
for the statement that durable
paint may be made from the cactus
and that the people of South Ameri.
can countries have used this natural
paint for years.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20

Vegetable Compound has done for ms
during this trying period. Complete
restoration to health means 20 much
TO mo that for the sake of other suffer-
ing women I am willing to make my
trouble public 80 you may publish
this letter. ."-MRs. CHAs. BARCLAY,
RID, Graniteville, vt.
No other medicine for woman's Ills
has received such widespread and un-
qualified endorsement. No other med
icine we know Of has such record
Of cures as has Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
For moro than 80 years It has been
curing woman's ills such as indamma-
ton, liberation, fibroid tumors, irregL
ularlties, periodic pains and nervous
prostration. and It is unequalled for
carrying women safely through tho
period Of change Of life.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice II free.
and always helpful
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20

Risds to Meet "Youns' shartsy.
Walsenburg. = Articles will be
signed in . few days for .
fifteen round bout between HAr-
~ Riede. the Aspen Whirlwind
and Young" sharkey. which will take
place in this city Oct. 26.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20
North Colorado Commercial Assoeia-
tlon.

tlon.
Fort Collins.-The Northern Colo
RADIO Commercial Association was or
ganixed here. Its object is the banding
together Of commercial associations Of
Boulder. Larimer and Weld counties
for the purpose Of working for mutual
interests. A board OF directors con-
sistfng Of two members Of each indi-
vidual organization will be appointed
at subsequent meeting.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20
CHANGE
IN WOAlANS
LIFE
Made Sale by Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound

Crsniteville, Vt-"I was passing
thr0uch the Change of I Life and suffered
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20

from nervOusneo0
and other annoying
symptoms and ]
can truly say that
Lydia e. PnkhAm's
Vegetable Com.
pound has proved
worth mountains Of
gold to mo, - IL
restored my health
and strength I
never forget to tell
my friends what
LYDIA e. Pinkham'O
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20
/ COLORADO NEWS
Gothero1 Fson
An Parts Of the State
Goth0eo0 Feona
wsstsr. Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS

Nov. 3 to t-Rocky Mountain Hotel
Mons Association-Denver
Nov. lt-1s.-American Apple Con-
greas, Denver.
Association-Denvef.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-10-20

The owl-What do you think Of Mr..
Robins new home?
The Sparrow-It looks very nice,
but I've only taken q birds-eye view
Of It,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-20
{. J. RIXEY GIVES BOND.

Former President OF the virginia Sale
Deposit ana lrlst Corpora don Gives
Bond Tor Ills Appearance AT the First
Day 81 The March Term OF the Core
poration Court,
C. j. RiSey, former president Of the
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corpo-
ration, arrived in Alexandria this morn
ing and proceeded 10 The Office Of
Messrs. ]. r. and H. B. Cation. He
was accompanied by his brother, DR..
?. ". Rixay, his sons, c. J. Rixey,
IT,, and L. w. Rixcy. Captain u. S.
Marine Corps, his bondsmen and
counsel.
Shortly after u o'clock he proceeded
10 the clerks Office OF the Corporation
Court where his counsel, Messrs. Hidden,
Barbour, Jeffries and Grimsley had
preceded him. Mr.. Rixey entered the
Office leaning upon the arm OF DR..
Rixey and immediately took q seat,
remaining in the same until all the
procedures incident to giving bond were
at an end. He was care-worn and
emaciatcd. and appeared 10 be very
weak.
Judge Barley and Commonwealth
Attorney Brent wore present, as were
also Mr.. Rixey's sons, Mr.. G.. ]. Rixey,
if. and Captain Rixay, and Mr.. E. ".
Staarns, scn-in-law Of G. J. Rixey, who
vas one OF bis sureties.
Clerk Grcenawsy read the bond
which was subscribed to by DR.. Rixey,
Mr.. John S. Barbour, Mr.. E. ".
Stearns aud Mr. G. ]. Rixey. The
bond il for s40,00O-s5, coo on each
indictment-and Mr.. RiSey is 10 APP
pear on the first day OF the March term
of the Corporation Court-the 18th.
Mr.. Rixey and those WHO accompanied
him subsequently, left the clerks Of
fee,
The proceedings were brief and but
few people apart from those interested
were n tho clerk y Office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-20
banquet will be held in the Alexandra
Light Infantry Arrrory whi' h adIolns
the Elhs' H. m. III the Tcar.

DlSIust Viii Dt lSiu III tA- -
Light Infantry Arr'ory whish adjolns
the Elss' II, m, III the rear.
Notes
The members Of The reception com
nittee have been kept busy NIL day
meeting the various trains and escort
ing the visitors to the several residences
where they will make their home dur
ing their stay in this city.
The representatives from the GFano
Lodges throughout the country began
to arrive ut an early hour this morning.
The frs. 10 put in his appearance vas
Past Grand Master Banks. OF Georgia
next came Grand Master Lee. OF Alaba-
ma, and in a short while the represent.
atiye, OF Massachusetts,. Past Grand
Master John A. Blake. Others are ex-
pected during the day. J. Milton Hull,
Of the Treasury Department, in Wash
ington, has been appointed 10 represent
the Grand Master Of Nebraska, Hon
Oscar LaHler, California, Senator
Robert L. Oven, Oklahoma, Senator
Clapp, Minnesota. The Grand Senior
Deacon Of the &. L. OF Pennsylvania
will act as proxy for Grand Master
Guthrie OF that state and Representative
Martin A. Morrison will represent the
Grand Master OF Indiana.
In honor of the celebration some OF
the buildings in the city have already
been decorated,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-20
DRY GOODS.
NE Is.
Woodward & T4OtIarOFo
10th, 18th and Streets
WASHINGTON, d. {.
We Announce for This Week.
Our Thirty-First Anniversary
Concentrating the Founding of This
Establishment.


minded expansive policy Far from being " h mere buying and
embraced whole world
coed epoyed the
carefully methods
have been levied this the
and satisfactory shopping place possible
knowledge
ability
that modern
and
of well
thcu bcste the
fresh
una ersaryev
VIII Appear Announcement Day
I and Your Especial Attention Invited.
Bushes shour m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-20
PERSONAL.

Market Master Lambert D. Lylea j:
confined to his home b. sickness.
Mrs. ]. Randall Cation is critically il
at her residence in this city
Mrs. NJ. Adamson has gone TO Mil
ton, Mass where she viii spend the
next few weeks.
Mrs. Richard Gibson, who has been
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence +.
Howard at Kenmore. :" Freic!icEs-
burg. has returned to her home il this
city.
Councilman Lonis Brill is critically
i'll at his home on south Pitt street.
Mrs. William Lluy,i OF Red Bank
N. j., is the guest OF her mother, Mrs.
Edward S. Leadbeater.
Miss Helen Holohan, Of Lancaster,
Pa, is the guest Of her cousin, Mrs.
Clarence c. Leadbeater.
AIrs. Fitzhugh Lee, who has .been
visiting Mrs. Julian T. Burke, has
gone to Fort Riley, Kan, to visit het
daughter.
Mrs. S. Wentworth Gary, who has
been the guest of Mrs. James A. Long
left this morning for Hot Springs,
Ark" being called suddenly on accoun
of the serious illness OF her brother-in'
law, Mr.. H. H. Dawson, of Norfolk.
Past Grand Master OF Masons George
Henry Banks is the guest of Mr.. T.
W. Robinson,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-20
FUNERAL.

The funeral OF the late 3lrs. kathe-
rine Strucrnagel was held Yesterday al
,crncor in Emmanuel Lutheran Church.
Many friends and relatives OF the fam
lily were in attendance 10 pay tribute to
The memory OF one whom they SO
dearly loved. Rev. Mr.. Schroeder, as
sisted by the Rev. Mr.. Wenchell, both
OF Washington, ufiiciated. The homo
rary pallbearers were Mayor L. ]. Paff,
DR.. T. NJ. Jones and Messrs. Joseph
Lowenbach, J. J. Green, F. T. Mar
bury and W. E. Balm. The acting
pallbearers we're six grandsons OF the
deceased. A choir, under the direction
OF Mrs. c. G. Lennon, sang several
hymns during the services. There were
many beautiful floral tributes. Tie
interment was in Union cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-20
most useful and generally esteemed OF
n,r citizens has passed away.

most useful ana Reneraiy esteG'ieu VI
oar citizens has passed away.
A meeting of the members Of fitz,
gerald Council, No. 459, knights OF
Columbus, was held Immediately after
the late mass at st. Mary's Church nj
the Lyceum Hall yesterday for The p"r,
pose OF taking action on the death Of
Father Carne. A committee was ap'
pointed to draft suitable resolutions.
The organization will attend the funeral
in body.
The funeral services will be held al
$50 o'clock Wednesday morning, from
st. Mary's Church with solemn high
mass.
The celebrant will be Right Rev.
Van de Vyyer, Bishop OF Ricbmond
Rev. II. J. CATER, pastor OF St. Mary
as deacon, and Rev L. 2. Kelly, assis'
tant pastor, subdeacon. The inter
ment will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
At the request of Father Carne, four
nepheWs Of the deceased and two former
students OF old St. Johns Academy, OF
which he was the founder, will serve as
pallbearers. The choir of ST. Paul
Church, OF Washington, will sing.
The body OF Father Carne will be
taken to St. Mary's Church at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon, and will lie III
state until the hour OF the funeral,
cared for by guard OF honor consist
ing Of members OF Fitzgerald Council,
Knights Of Columbus, Of which he was
a member.
The members Of the Old Students
Society OF st. Johns Academy have
been called to meet tomorrow night 10
make arrangements TO attend the fu-
neral. When Father Carne vas or
dained priest in this city this society
presented him With q handsome gold
lined chalice and later while he was on
q visit to this city the same society pre-
sented him with 4 beautiful set OF vest
ments. The latter presentation was at
the residence Of Mr.. NJ. B. Harlow and
the presentation speech was made by
DR.. G. T. Klipstcin to which Father
Carne most feelingly and affectionately
responded.
The Reliance engine house has been
draped in mourning in respect to the
memory of the late Rev. Father Carne.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-20
COLORED MAN SHOT.

Randolph Williams, colored, and
Moses Washington, also colored, be-
came involved in a difficulty at the
round house Of the Southern Railway
this ing, when Williams drew q
pistol and discharged it at Washington.
The ball struck the latter in the right
breast, making an ugly flesh wound.
Washington proceeded to the station
house and swote out warrant against
Williams. The police are now search
ing for the accused. Dr.. Warfeld at
tended the wounded man.