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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-16
What Other Cities Haue Done,
Charleston Can Do and Do Ii Better
Let Us Own rhe Water Works

Now that the city council has
Killed the proposed water franchise
!; is time the city was seriously con-
sider!nS the municipal ownership
question as it is the only logical CON
cluSion of the entire controversy.
Both OF our daily papers lacked the
courage to come out and take sides
on this important question wher. IL
WIS before the people au.l now. that
public sentiment is ,overwhelmingl,
aeainsL the franchise they dare not
c"lricisa the council upon their ac-
ion, but iii a, round about hair
hearted way intimate that the coun-
I'll acted hastily, while admitting
that municipal ownership is right
they set up that unreasonable ex-
,1se that ihissis not the right time
70 take hold OF it. No doubt those
rorrora'ion controlled excuses for
newsnapcrS think Lhe propo!, time
i"i the city 10 own the water plant
is fifty years from now when the
Ir"roscd franchise would have ex-
r'r"G and the most of this genera
icct that the city should not own
Gazette sends up that Weak ana un-
Ieas"nable little whine 10 the ef.
""t that the city should not own
lhis lnDliu utility they are but
voicing. parrot like, the same rea-
So''" advanced by the attorneys for
hai vicious corporation. The water.
question from now on will b.
ought out along the lines of rn,l-
Attpai ownership und we chal-
'"nG" both the Mail and Gazette to
openly light it, While no reason.
"pic afsu'neht can De advanced
'S"'uSt the people owning in COM
'"''' puolic mint! that ts>ln abso-
'"'' 1'feeessiiS, fc'ess7iiS, numerous reasons
'''h oe siNeh WY the cltE should
IT, 9hculd we grant the pri-
".' roIpor'lioh tnG franchise they
sset.i s's.tN nat MONOPOLY would
"A'ee issue oohds 10 twice the
hHe"'" 70 MAKE the ncces-
y. ..,'eh'S ana extensions.
''' "a" III rue niaht ana
o'net' puL INC! Wo'lu
''oP thc.c' t"es wound increase
'''''' 'apltt l'hatloh' or III other
"''"H Wascr iheir STOCK TO several
''"i'" us real worth. All on the
Hl''"Sin OIL the franchise they
..'" lily 70 give tncm
"e pe"pie o. Charleston
'''r 70 'Afec'en 10 pay interest
go ''c 'o'uS a''i oroFluc Il king
""' 20 'ellrc Lhcm as We'll as TO
''"' NV inchuS on thousands OF dol
'"'H "i "atFreu STOCK and You eau
''9' assured that tho water COM
,'""H "o'i'h not even take the tro',h-
~ 10 uter the water With which
''H ',''iatcd the1r worthless stock.
->'N 'ush. II the city and the water
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-16
Whole No. $50
Citizens Take Notice!

M7E ARE Reliably informed that the Water
Company is making strenuous efforts to have
a reconsideration of the Proposed Eanchise. Every
water consumer should the CounciImen from his
ward and protest against such action. That vicious
document is dead aud for the sake of humanity let
it rest. Don't resurrect it as it will raise stencil
that will stife the good citizens.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-16
A LETTER TO
SOCIALIST LOCALS

November i:.. iali.
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CoNTtHUEn OK Page Eronr.
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The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28

has yet been mentioned for the place.
a neighbor and citizen and reiterated
his statement that in the absence of
any possibility of electing a republican
his choice would be Mr.. Taylor.
Austin Gavin went even farther in
his zeal for the Glenwood candidate,
and said that though he was republic
can he was for Ed. Taylor first, last
and all the time and without any regard
to whether a republican could be elect
ed or not. He said whenever resi-
dent of Glenwood went away from
or anywhere else, and listened to Ed.
Taylor make n speech on any subject
he could well be proud of him. Gavin
thought the meeting ought to disprove
that old story about a prophet S stand
ing in his own country.
C. H. King spoke very highly of Mr..
Taylor as a citizen and favored his
endorsement to this position.
County Judge Smith spoke along the
same lines as the others and said he
had been with Mr.. Taylor in many
democratic conventions and some repub-
| lican conventions and he always found
him worthy of confidence and trust.
H. w. Smith, chairman of the demo-
cratic central committee said he con
sidered the meeting at Aspen the worst
thing that could happen to Taylor as
| it was i'll timed, i'll advised and was
starting boom for Taylor without his
knowledge and for an Office he had not
asked for. He thought. however, that
since Aspen had led the way Glenwood
could 10 nothing less than endorse Tay-
lor which Mr. Smith said he was very
glad to do.
! This ended the discussion on the mat
ter and on motion the chair appointed
r. J. Smith and Austin Gavin as
special committee on resolutions. The
committee retired, but soon returned
with the resolution at the head of
these columns, which was adopted with
ont a dissenting vote and the chairman
and secretary of the meeting were re-
quested to forward copies to our repre-
sentative and senator and to Mr..
Taylor.
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28
FRED LIGHT CASE
NOW UP FOR TRIAL

Washington, Jan. 23,-Not the least
interesting among the many important
cases that have come before the su
preme court of the United States at
this session is the so-called Fred Ligh,
case. which came up for argument be
fore the highest tribunal today on an
appeal from the United States district
court of Colorado. The case involves
the broad question of states rights
with especial reference to the conser-
walton policies inaugurated by the
Roosevelt administration.
The case has been in the courts for
more than three years. Fred Light, a
stockman of Pitkin county, Colorado
allowed several hundred head of his
cattle to stray into the Holy Cross
forest reserve and complaint was
brought against him by the United
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28

That this is another case of murder
is self evident but thus far there IS
no one under suspicion for the terri
BILE deed and not even remote clew
to the identity of the murderer or
murdcrers.
Wednesday afternoon Coroner Hop
kins held an inquest over the body at
Farnum s morgue and although doz-
en- witnesses were examined nothing
was brought out in the testimony that
was of any assistance to the officers
in fixing the responsibility for the
crime.
Sheriff .Jessup has carefully gone
over the ground covered by the mur-
dered man after he started to his
home and has made diligent inquiry
of those whom he thought might be
able to shed some light on the affair
but up to the present time it is all
shrouded in mystery.
1t is said in New Castle that Zan-
canella was a harmless and inoffensive
fellow and that so far as known he
had no enemies and the motive for
his murder is beyond all understand
ing. 1t has been said that he some
times made ugly and insulting re-
marks about others but these remarks
were nearly always made while he was
drunk and no one gave them much
notice and all are agreed that they
were not sufficient ordinarily to
warrant thrashing, much less
to Justify his murder. Robbery
could not have been the motive
for the deed since the murdered
man was never known to carry but a
few dollars at time and when picked
up Sunday morning he had money in
his pockets which had not been dis
turbed
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28
A PRETTY WEDDING

A very pretty wedding occurred
Wednesday evening at the Methodist
parsonage when Miss Sue F. Warlick
became the wife of Mr.. William
Charles Robnett.
The ceremony took place in the pres
ence of the relatives and few friends
of the bride, at five O'Clock.
Mr.. Arnold Maupin and Miss May
Park, both cousins of the bride, served
as groomsman and bridesmaid. Rev.
j. NJ. Dickey performed the ceremony,
using the beautiful ring service of the
Methodist Episcopal church. The bride
was the recipient of many beautiful
presents.
The groom is young man well
known in Glenwood. having made
many friends during his residence here
The bride who was former EN-
ploye of the Glenwood Post, is young
lady of charming personality and easily
makes friends wherever she goes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robnett will for the
present make their home at ia Lin
coin avenue.
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28

States forest service, despite Light s
claim that the formation of the reserve
without the consent of the state was
in violation of the federal constitution
and that action for trespass could not
be maintained under the Colorado laws
unless the land in question had been
fenced, Judge Lewis of the circuit
court of the United States for the dis
trict of Colorado sustained the forest
service and fined Light. The case was
then appealed to the supreme court of
the United States.
The state of Colorado has joined in
the fight against the federal govern
ment in an effort to have the action
of the United States in creating the
big forest reservations of the west
declared unconstitutional. The state
has appropriated $4,000 for the ex-
penses of the case and has sent Attor
ney General John 7. Barrett to conduct
the argument before the court.
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28
THE NEW REGISTER

A Colorado paper reports that E. E
Fordham has been appointed register
of the land office at Glenwood Springs
Mr.. Fordham, when he left here a short
time ago, informed the Sun that he
was an applicant for the position and
said that if he received the appoint
ment he would make Colorado his home
while in office and in the meantime lit
would improve his property here Sc
that he would have a nice home tt
come to when his term of Office ex
pired. We are glad to hear of his
good fortune, but regret to lose him
from our midst for a few years
Sun, Hagerman, Idaho.
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28
PROPOSED. BILL BALKs FAKE
FILINGS ON WATER CLAIMS

Fake filings on water claims in Colo
RADIO will be impossible practically if
the present legislature passes bill
drawn up by State Engineer Charles
w. Comstock.
For years past, it is said, it has been
q custom of unscrupulous persons to
pay $5 fee and file. a claim to water
they never intend to use, and which
they merely hold in order to block
legitimate irrigation projects to pay
\ excessive prices for a release.
Z Under the bill proposed by Engineer
Comstock a $40 fee will be required
for the fling of a claim to twenty
cubic feet of water per second and $l
for every additional foot. The claim
ant must then do 10 per cent of the
improvement work under the filings
within two years of the date of filing
or the claim will expire.
Other bills which Engineer Comstoel;
will have presented to the Legislature
provide for the licensing of civil en-
gineers and the creation of state
board of engineering examiners; that
all highway bridges in the state be
placed under the control of the state
highway. commission and that nc
bridges be constructed without tbs ap
proval of that commission; bill thas
water district commissioners be placed
on salary of 800 per month and
under the direction and control OF the
division engineer; that the division en-
gineers be appointed by the governor
from list of applicants who nave
passed satisfactory examination, tha'
their salaries be increased from $l,oo'
a year to as high as So 800 year
that their terms be heightened iron
two to four years and that they o'
appointed from the state at large In
stead of from the district they repre-
sent.
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28

The Avalanche called a "mass'
meeting at the court house at $50
Monday evening for the purpose of
endorsing Congressman Ed. Z. Taylor
Tor United States senator to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of the
late Senator Hughes. At S:45 there
were just eight persons present, five of
them being republicans. At 9:l5 when
II. j. Holmes entered the room and
called the meeting to order the crowd
had been augmented to % in number,
the republicans being slightly in the
majority.
The stalwart members of Mr.. Tay-
or's party such as Mayor Drach, C.
D. Barnes. William Cardnell, C. X.
Dffendarfer. w. l.. Smith, C. C. Me
kissack, c. A. st. Clair, Tom Howard,
George Kendrick, F. II. Selhorst, Ev.
McPhee and many other workers IN
the ranks of democracy and beneficial
ries of public patronage were conspicu-
Gus by their absence and although it
had been said that number of people
were coming up from New Castle and
Cardiff none appeared from out If
town.
Mr.. Holmes said that the meeting was
suggested by the one recently held IN
Aspen in which Mr.. Taylor was hearth
y endorsed for the high position of
senator from this state. C. C. Canady
was made chairman of the meeting
and II. G. Overlook was selected as
secretary.
c. C. Parks being first called upon
stated that it was well known that he
was a republican and he said it would
please him very much to know that
Colorado could send a republican to
the United States senate, but since such
an event was impossible he thought it
would be nice compliment to Mr..
Taylor who had always been most loyal
to Genwood and the western slope if
the meeting would endorse him for the
place.
He thought Mr.. Taylor had almost no
show at all to win, but if after a dead
Iock his election We're possible he was
sure he would be a much better man
for this section than any democrat who
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28
Dave zancaneI|a Starts Home Drunk.
Found Unconscious Next Morning
and Dies Tuesday
INQUEST REVEALS NOTHING

The little town of New Castle
which but recently suffered from ter
rible booze tragedy was the scene this
week of another murder and thus far
no clew has been given to the perpe-
traitor of the deed.
Last Saturday night at twelve
O'Clock when the saloons were closed
Dave Zancanella, an Italian laborer,
started for his home near Coryell, well
under the influence of liquor and it
was with great difficulty that he was
able to travel.
Two of his countrymen passed him
well out towards his home and saluted
him with "Pretty drunk tonight,
Dave?' to which salutation he replied
"yes' and they walked on.
Some time between that and daylight
Zancanella had been set upon by
some one and terribly beaten and left
by the roadside for dead. He was
found early Sunday morning in an uu-
conscious condition, lying in ditch
by the wayside, his head bloody
mass and his feet badly frozen.
Sunday evening he was brought to
GlenwOod and placed in the county
hospital where he died Tuesday morn
ing without having regained conscious
hess.
1t was found that his skull had been
terribly fractured and besides he had
been kicked in the abdomen. 1t is
very evident that when his assailants
left him they thought him dead. Right
well did they carry out their murder
GUS designs for while their victim did
not die at once as they perhaps
thought, the tenacity of life was re.
markabe to physicians and others
who saw the terrible condition in which
the man was left.
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28
ROOM rent HIGH
IN THIS CASE
u Was a Stranger And Ne
Took Me in Signs
Mondotoni
CULPRIT NOW IN JAIL

An example of the high cost of liv-
ing was brought very forcibly to the
notice of Antonio Mondotoni, an Ital-
ian laborer, last Saturday when he
found that he had paid $s5 for a
nights lodging in a Glenwood rooming
house, and he didn It sleep on the roof
either.
Mondotoni had just come down from
Marble where he had been at work on
big pipe line, and his pockets were
filed with "mazzuma to the amount
of $S5, and as he loitcred about Bosco g
saloon he felt like being sociable and,
meeting a cGuntryman by the name of
Onoreto De Felici. the two had several
drinks together at the expense of Mon
dotoni, without, however, depicting the
$s5 roll in the coat pocket.
When Mondotoni arose a couple hours
new friend that he must get him p
room and go to bed, when the latter
suggested that he had a bed big enough
for two and he invited Mondotoni to
share it with him which was done.
Early Saturday morning Mondotoni
was awakened just as his host had
finished dressing and was in the act of
leaving the room. He asked what was
the matter and was told by Feleci that
he could not sleep longer and that he
was going out for walk.
When Mondotino arose couple hours
later and made a search for his oblig-
ing friend he found that the latter had
prolonged his walk beyond the confines
of Glenwood and the $s5 roll which
represented many days of hard work
on the pipe line had also gone with him
Sheriff Jessup got busy and finding
that Feleci had boarded Midland No.
3 at South Canon. telephoned an officer
at Palisade and had the fellow taken
from the train.
At hearing Monday before Justice
White, Feleci claimed that as he was
dressing in the room on Saturday morn
ing he saw a package on the floor an1
thinking he had dropped it. reached
over and picked it up and put it in
his pocket and that he did not know
what the package was until the officers
took $40 from his pocket after his ar
rest. He had rushed into the station
at New Castle and bought a ticket for
Salt Lake, using $l5 for that purpose
and thus the full $s5 lost by Monde
toni is accounted for.
The attempt of the prisoner to prove
his innocence was not very successful
and Judge White who regarded his ex
planation a very flimsy one, found that
Feleci was probably guilty and bound
him over to the district court for trial
He caused Nondotoni to be held on
bond as a witness and in order to make
| it some inducement for him to be here
the sheriff will retain $50 of the $40
taken from Feleci, allowing the prose
cutting witness 500 for pork chops until
| the April term of court.
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28

A man clad in a flesh colored suit
of union underwear, barefootei and
hatless and running like mad over the
snow and ice of the streets created
considerable excitement in the eastern
portion of town last Tuesday evening.
The fellow who was suffering with a
complaint commonly designated as
''snakes" was finally caught and sub
iued. The Post refrains, out of SYM
pathy, from mentioning any names, al
though it must be admitted that In
such cases sympathy is usually worse
than wasted.
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28
THANK THEIR FRIENDS

The ladies of the Methodist church
wish to thank Mr.. Parkison of the
Odeon theater and also those who
originated, as well as those who par
ticipated in the entertainment for the
benefit of the church last Saturday
evening.
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28
DIR. HORAN RETURNS

Rr. f. J. Horan has returned from
Salida where he was operated on for
gallstones some time ago and, although
still quite weak, is improving nicely,
much to the delight of his many
friends.
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28

Mrs. Warlick. who attended the we'd
ding of her daughter in Glenwood
Wednesday evening returned Thursday
morning to Leadville where she is en-
gagged in lodge work.
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28
Think Hughes Toga Would Fit Western
Slope Statesman...Wan to Push
Him up a Notch
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED

1000 100000 oo 90 o o o 90 o o 90 600 o o
heartily candidacy of
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credably fill
is
in
general
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28

The Methodist Ladies' Aid society
was entertained Thursday afternoon
by Mesdames French, Brosius and Sta
ton at the home of Mrs. French.
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28

- Senator B. T. Napier, after visit
Of a couple days in Glenwood, returned
Sunday evening to Denver where Colo
Gkado Legislators are killing time.
The Glenwood post., 1911-01-28

cial association to hold it's next meet
ing in Rifle. The invitation was ac-
cepted and the next meeting will prob
ably be held February IL.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-21

I suppose you mean the fellows that
were picked up. Yes, it was long
time ago. Outlawed long ago."
= His eyes were still trained on Long
woods face, his memory wringing it
self without the slightest sue.
"What do you know about the Trop-
ic DAWN"
'Not much" replied Longwood,
"but enough to know that man has
got to keep reading all the time if
he doesn't want to fall behind the
news of the day. was never aware,
for instance, that murder was ever
outlawed. Guess they must have
passed that law out there in the last
year or two"
''Sit still, Longwood. Don't go just
yet. I want you to tell me about the
Tropic Dawn. I want you to tell me
all you know It's funny, isn't it, how
a mans memory will get the best Of
him?"
Now the story that Longwood told
to Bostwick was not precisely the
story he told to me. Longwood was
getting prices which his heaviest
competitors would not even dream Of
asking, and fancy that he kept his
business wits about him on that i'm
portant day-the most important day
since his mother gave him birth. But
how the game was spread between
them until you have learned what
Longwood did in San Francisco TWEEN
ty years before; for it was then that
he cana by the money that gave him
his little start mean after he lost
his job in Boston and went out to the
coast with all his belongings con-
verted into ready money.
To Longwood's fancy San Francis
co, while he still had money, was a
Garden of Eden in which men had
been placed for the sole purpose Of
selling with both hands the pleasures
Of the world and the flesh When the
ozone poured in from the ocean, and
the crystalline weather cordialed his
brain and his spinal cord, the shacks
Of which Market street was built
were turned by the sun into palaces
of mere Joy. The restaurants, with
their lights and linen, were, for him,
the supping rooms of kings. The
painted women who clustered in the
streets Of evenings were the dainty
princesses of a fairy realm.
When his money was all gone he
began to realize that the geographical
position of San Francisco had been
chosen for the quick accomplishment
of one or the other of two specific
things: Suicide or seafaring And
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-21
Atty PAID"

when the horses are coming through
the stretch and the bettors are prop
ping themselves UP with the broken
reeds of hope. LOngwood drank and
waited. The door-opener led the way.
Men," he said, 81 have drank good
liquor in every latitude and close to
near every longitude in the world,
but this here liquor is the best liquor
ever tasted"
He spoke of the liquor, but he was
not thinking Of it.
'This here is good liquor" added
another of them, not seeing it and
| not thinking of it, "but it amt the
finest of the fine by long ways. 1t
amt got the taste that mo-qua has
got Mo-qua is the Chin-Ch cham
payne, and I once drank it in Canton,
but it'll put you to sleep for four days
if you snuff up enough of it at set
ting"
1t was gritty work-this polite con-
versation-gritty and Improbable for
plain blunt men accustomed to the
alternatives of speaking their minds
VI 1C1'diuluS ouAiU A1hS LnO OSdoIo.
But they played the game, though
with the obviousness of infants.
did you ever see such fine wealth
er as we're having these days?" spoke
| a third. "This here weather is enough
to make a man contented with his
lot in life if he was a convict q
Chile. It makes me think of when I
was little child on my own mothers
| knee at home, so it does"
The door-opener was dragging at
his pipe.
ST was wondering if all you men
| has weapons" he said. mot that
you're going to need them special,
only I've always been in favor of a
man having a weapon on h.r', If it's
nothing but a lady's pen-knife, espe-
cially when you're going to be intro
duced to strangers"
And then followed another round
Of the leather.
Speaking of weapons" resumed
the dcor-opener, 81 once knowed a
man who got hurt fearful in Callao
by not having a thing on his person
by a Portuguese in an argument
about whether the king of England
wasn't the pope of the Protestant
church"
The weather man absently swal-
| lowed a few ounces. staring hard at
the door.