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The La Jara chronicle., 1911-09-01
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

Washington, d. c., August "a.
5. w. Mcclure, of Gooding, Ida
ho, who has been active in mat
ters pertaining to the tariff on
wool before the special session of
Congress, has expressed his views
at some length to Washington
newspapers through interviews
given out, and what he had to say
has had its weight. According to
Mr.. Mcclure, the average Of
about sixteen cents per pound for
wool received by the western
growers is given to the men en-
gagged in that industry 'the mag
nificent sum of$1 60 for furnishing
all the wool that goes to make an
all-wool suit of clothes of average
American weight. Continuing to
discuss the matter along this line
Mr.. Mcclure added: Your store
keeper charges you from $40 to
$50 for the suit and your tailor
II charge you from $50 to 500
for it. With the present price of
wool there is not a suit of clothes
worn in Washington to-day, re
gardless of what it cost, that the
wool grower got as much as $3.50
for furnishing all the wool that
was required to make it. If the
removal of the duty from wool
had the same effect ON the cost of
clothing that the removal of the
duty from hides had on the cost
OF shoes, then the suit would
probably cost more with the tariff
off The tariff increases the cost
OF wool for one suit forty-five
cents. The wool grower believes
that ii the tariff was removed
frol, wool this forty-five cents
would merely go to increase the
profits of the jobber and retailer.
The long expected has hap
pened. Senator Stephenson's elec
tion to the senate is to be in
vestigated, and a point of decided
interest in the matter is centered
about the fact that the heavy eX-
penditures made for the election
appear to have been in carrying
on contest directly before the
people instead nf in the more
common practice of handling
the legislature. The effect upor
the Marinettc statesman does
not seem to be one of any tire
mendous concern as "Upcle Ike .
has been occupying his usual post
each evening on the steps of the
Shoreman, with his family and
cronies and in the vernacu,ar OF
the humber jack, says he doesn I
care dram" Furthermore, he
asserts that there is not the least
danger but that he will retain his
seat.
The Penrose resolution to fix
the time of adjournment did moi
prove entirely pleasing to Somt
of the progressive Senators like
Mr.. Bristow of Kansas, who said
that he would oppose an adjourn.
ment before any Of the legis
lation now pending before Con
gress had been acted upon. Sen
ator Cummins indicated that
"some of us" are opposed to ad-
journment, and in reply to an
inquiry by the leader from Penn
sylvania, as to who was meant
by "some of u.s." the Iowan said
that he would leave it to the
fertile imagination of the sena
tor from Pennsylvania" to de
eide who was meant. However, il
did not require a very fertile
brain to distinguish that grour
of progressives of the senate
were the ones referred to by the
senator from Iowa.
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-09-01

legal right to call for all the seep-
age water it has purchased.
Now, if both of these districts
were embraced in one district /,
and under the management of one
set of officers, the plan of check |
ing the water in the bitches or al
lowing it to flow freely by, would
be handled for the best interests |
OF all. We can see nothing but |
advantage in having the districts,
IN every instance where possible.
embrace all the land having the
same slope and lying contiguous,
and especially is this true where
the land is watered, or is subject
to be watered, by the same ditch
or bitches.
Any petty differences that
may exist over water rights be-
tween farmers drawing their wat
er from different bitches, should
be adjusted so that we may build
up the agricultural interests of
the valley to the greatest adj
vantage to all. If you could only
realize the immense value of the
seepage water which will be de-
velOped, and the superior quality
of reservoir water rights, if You
could only appreciate how much
more satisfactory and better such
water rights are than right
in even one Of our best bitches
to-day when we are at the mcr-
cy of the weather which may
bring us Il flood in June, through
excessive heat, and leave us with
ont water in .uly-wc believe you
would not hesitate to organize
yourselves into the largest posi-
BILE irrigation and drainage dis
trict, where one general plan OF
drainage and irrigation will per-
nit Of the most extensive use of
all the water developed by the
district, whether by reservoirs
or seepage bitches. The subject
is far too important to be hur-
ried over or dismissed without
the most careful thought. The
material is h,re for you to build
great empire and it is you alone
who are the architects. 1t is for
you to say whether you shall
build well or whether you shall
allow petty iealousies to in
fluence your action and thus re
taru the best development Of our
splendid country
Unite your forces, bury your
prejudices, act as one man, help
your neighbor and by so doing
help yourself, and we will have
here in the San Luis Valley the
richest general farming country
to be found in the United States,
if not in the whole world.
Drainage and reservoir water
both will cost you less than it
cost to clear the chaparral (brush)
from southern Texas land, land
that they are now selling for six
ty dollars per acre in the raw
state and where they have to de-
pena solely upon rain for crops.
The, clearing of these Texas lands
costs about 500 per acre and
when cleared they are not nearly
as good as the San Luis Valley.
By all means make the most of
your opportunities. Drain the
land. Build reservoirs. Bring
prosperity to all the valley. 1t is
your opportunity. 1t is your duty.
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-09-01

"Were all medicines as meritorious as
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Darrhoea
Remedy the world would be much better off
and the percentage of suffering greatly de.
creased writes Lindsay Scott, Of Temple,
NMa For sale by CITY Drug Store.
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-09-01
Not A Word OF Scandal

marred the call of a neighbor on
Mrs. w. p. Spangh, of Manville,
Wyoming, who said: "she told me
DR.. Kings New Life Pills had
cured her of obstinate kidney
trouble, and made her feel like
a new woman" Easy, but sure
kidney troubles. Only % cents
at all dealers.
"Our Leader the talk of the
town. Seyfer's Pharmacy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-01
STUDIED TOE
BAR TO MARINES
CRlMP PUT IN ASPIRATIONS OF
MEMPHIAN TO JOIN
FEDERAL FORCES

A dilapidated and swollen toe put
a crimp and END to the naval aspira.
lions of a young Memphian, who ap.
piled to the local marine recruiting
station, inthe Southern Express build
ing, for examina ton.
We'll, | guess that's what a fellow
gets for stubEin' his toe when a kid"
almost walled the rejected would be
marine.
Sergent E. Fl. Galway, In charge OF
the local station told him that he was
only one of the many rejected appli-
cants. Out of IA during the pastweek
but two have been accepted. One
was married, others we're too fat or
heavy, some more than six feet one
inch tall, and others were deformed.
Some time ago. Sergeant Galway
said, "a doWn-and-outer entered the
station and made application. His
W lllIC Au4lo save MN dW dyy DIS uS
posed as beins but 80 years old, al
though he was more than sixty.
Corporal J. F. Clark, of Washing
ton, D. G. arrived Tuesday morning
to assist Sergeant Galway at the To-
cal branch.
There is demand from the local
branch for boys between Is and II
years old to learn the bugle and
drum. All applicants must have the
consent of their parents, the naval
attaches declare, and the street urch-
ms will be rejected.
Word has been received by Ser
geant Galway that the legation guard
at Making, China, the hot bed of the
Chinese rebellion, has been strength
ened, making 200 marines guardinge
the American interests thhere.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-01
GREGORY BUYS
ANOTHER PAPER
EXCHANGES STOCK AND RE.
MOVES ONE FROM THE DAILY
FIELD AT LAWTON.

E. L. Gregory, who has been en-
gagged in the publication of the Law
ton Daily News since the early part
of this year, has managed to sell a
portion of his stock in the News and
secure a corresponding amount OF
stock in the Star, another republi-
can daily paper which has been pub
lished in Lawton. The interesting
part of the deal to Mr.. Gregorys Maui
ry county friends is that the Star
will be moved to Guthrie and that
the News will be the only republican
daily that will be published in Law
ton. Whether this was a dernier re-
sort or an evidence of his prosperity
in the west does not dampen the ar
dor of the good wishes for him in
Tennessee. It will certainly mean
more business for the Daily News and
Star which will be the name of the
paper under the new management,
and a corresponding margin of profit.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-01
MANS ION TO BE
BACHELOR HOME
McCREARY DENIES SECRETARY
AND WIFE WILL OCCUPY
FRANKFORT RESIDENCE.

] LOUISVILLE, Nov. Ex-Governor
elect James B. McCreary, who was
one of the guests of honor at the
Harvest Home dinner at the Louis
vile Hotel last night, entered den
ial, at the close of the dinner, to the
story sent out from Frankfort We'd
nesday night to the effect that
Thomas ]. Smith, who is to be his
private secretary, and Mrs. Smith
will occupy the Governors mansion
with him, asserting that the story
was without foundation.
Il shall open bachelor quarters In
the mansion" he said, "and Mr..
Smith doubtless will spend mucL Of
his time there with me. | shall en-
gage a housekeeper to keep the place
In order"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-01
GREAT SPEECH
OF MR.. PADGET
HIS EFFORT AT NEW ORLEANS
: EVIDENTLY MADE A MOST
PROFOUND IMP ISION.

Congressman Padgett evidently
made great effort before the Amer1.
can Bankers Association at New Or.
leans, La. AL who heard it make
that declaration. F. o. Watts, of
Nashville, who retired from the pres
idency at the recent convention told
President Hutton, of the Phoenix Ma
tional Bank, that Mr.. Padgett's
speech was one of the greatest ever
heard by the association. And 1t
must be remembered that Mr.. Watts
is competent judge and also that the
association has in recent years heard
some of the ablest speakers OF the
nation.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-01
MASONS SECURE
GOOD OPTION
THE CUMBERLAND LODGE AT
NASHVILLE CONTEMPLATE
$4,000 BUILDING.

NASHVILLE, Nov. 28.-An option
on the Cumberland Presbyterian
church property. Commerce and Fifth,
has been given the Cumberland
Lodge, Masons, of Nashville, for $780,
600, and shoulc the lodge purchase
the property it will be used for the
erection of a new temple, where they
will move from their quarters on
Church street.
The final decision to erect the new
building has no. yet been made, now
ever, and until this is done the
ground on which to locate will not be
decided Jpn by the board of trus-
tees. Several other plots are under
consideration should the new building
be decided upon, though no Other OPP
tins have been taken.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-01

dral In life attitude OF prayer. hei
wonderful face uplifted before the
silent altar. The noble husband Of
Mona Lisa came to the artist to ar
range for the painting. The consum
mate mark of her radiant beauty was
| the soulful and radiant tenderness
of the smile which brok through
the sweet sadness of her face. For
years Leonardo studied that face at
intervals. He wrought upon the can
vas until he had transferred to the
enriched canvae all but the glory OF
the smile For this he waited and
watched.
= At last, in the closing moments OF
her brief life, the woman soul leaped
from the lighted face of Mona Lisa
to the soul of the painter and touched
with miraculous skill and tenderness
his brush, and on the following day
the face of Mona Lisa shown forth
from the completed painting. AL
though the great master felt that a
mystic something was still wanting
to make perfect his work, he never
theless confessed that he could do
no more.
With full appreciation of every in
spired touch Of the painters genius
in the delicate finish Of hands and
form of wonderful beauty, the world
has recognized that the great charm
and value of the painting is the
smile-illuminated face of Mona Lisa.
1.-The sorrow of Mona Lisa, caused
by the death of her darling child, is
TRANSPORTED by the glory of the sweet
smile
so, in this world of sorrow, sor-
row and sadness may become most
beautiful if we may touch them with
the glory and radiance of genuine
smile.
Poverty, lonliness, fear, sickness
and all the darker shades. of life may
be lighteged with TRANSPORTED glory
through the brightness Of smile.
Lamentation sobs itself into silence,
tears are driven away, hope and JOY
spring to life under the awakening
influence of a smiling, sympathetic
face.
oAll this Is prelude to the subject;
The beauty and value of cherfuiness
in this old world of ours.
"The English government offered
5000. 900 for the smile of the ten
der face Of Mona Lisa. 1t could not
be purchased. Money could not buy
it. It's value was above rubies.
$50 much for a smile on canvas
But in real life nothing costs so lit
lie and is worth so much as the gen.
uine cheerfulness Of a kindly smile.
Learn from this story the real value
of a cheerful face. Mona Lisa
has gone from the Louvre, but
hank God-the benediction of her
smile kindles many face, and cheer
,ulness still abides to tighten woe
and sorrow"
The preacher declared that he re-
'erred not to the conventional smile
n conventional style, but the soul
smile, with the soul rejecting in the
features.
Many a face" he asserted, would
,e ugly but for that significant fact"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-01
WOMAN'S SOUL
Is REFLECTED
MONA LISA THE SUBJECT OF AN
ADDRESS BY PREACHER.
Story Of the Stolen Masterpiece Told
by Or. J. Monroe Taber
in New York.

The world Is full of music If yot
eau but hear its throbbing vibrations
on every hand " declared the Rev. DR.
J. Monroe Taber, pastor of Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church, in bring
ing the meaning of his sermon on
"a $5,000000 Smile; the Story OF
Mona Lisa" to his congregation last
night. The preacher had used as an
illustration the description of won.
derful organ in cathedral in a Eu
ropean city, only a small sectin OF
which was visible, while pipes giving
forth music, we're placed throughout
the edifice.
I'VE see only here and there an
instrument, a glimpse of beauty, hint
Of melody" said he, but music is ev-
erywhere."
The Rev. DR.. Taber was preaching
to an audience composed chiefly Of
women, although number of men
were present. Women acted as ush-
ers, and when the time for the offer
Ing came women passed around the
collection plates This was because
of the pastors desire to have ser
vice for the women, the men having
had their share, he said, in the To-
cal campaign of the Men and Relig-
ion Forward Movement.
The preacher brought home the
value of a smile, bringing cheerful
ness where otherwise might be gloom
and unhappiness. His theme was
drawn from the story Of the Mona
Lisa from the time of its conception
by Lenardo da Vinci to the date of
its theft from the Louvre Gallery in
Paris. A reproduction of the famous
masterpiece, illuminated by electric
lights, occupied a place in front Of
the rosJgJm, in full view of the con
gregation.
Pointing to the picture before him
the preacher called attention to the
peculiar fact that for centuries the
masters had been unable to reproduce
the smile Of Mona Lisa, and that it
could not even be produced in photo
graphs of the original. The Rev. DR..
Taber, before beginning his discourse,
read the fifty-third Psalm. In part
he said:
The great Louvre Gallery is in
mourning for the great Mona Lisa.
Paris, Italy and world of art loving
people stand in sadness over the trag-
ic daring CT the theft of the master
piece. Groups of marble statues
seem less aglow, and many an i'm
mortal picture upon the breathing
canvas of the great masters beears
lonesome look since Mona Lisa
went away.
Mona Lisa, patrician lady of rare
beauty, lived in Florence four centu-
ries ago. Lenardo da Vinci, sculptor,
philosopher, mathematician, but first
OF all, painter, stood amid master
pieces produced during those years
when his rare genius made him i'm
mortal Not satisfied with all this,
the painters supreme ambition was !
to find the woman soul and trans |
figure with it the face and form of |
his rarest masterpiece in canvas.
God sent to him Mona Lisa. Le- |
Dnardo first saw her in great cathe- |
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Impels the purchaser to buy al
ways that which is not only ar
tistically beautiful, but mechani-
cally well made. Therefore, a
high standard of quality must
embrace these points, and it is
for this reason that the Estab
iishment of GOTHAM BROS i,
offers the greatest inducements,
inasmuch as the best value for
the money always given
GOTHAM BROS.
Headquarters for Wedding Pres
ents
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-01
$3.50 and $500
Ladies' and Misses
Tailored Suits Re-
duced to $3.50

An assortment of falls newest
models; all the most favored fab
RIGS, serges and fancy mixtures;
coats satin lined. Formerly sold
for $3.50 and $500. Sale price
$3.50.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-01
POSTUM RECORD
IN HENRY COUNTY

PARIS, Tenn, Nov. 2S.-Elmer
Baucum and Joe Powell, of the
Springville section, have in the last
several days captured sixty-eight pos
sums.
sUhae rIbe For The HaraIa
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-04-01

v'cls iu the spring aud NJ longer In
i,INHI, DO no, summer u should never
bo moved too late in the fail.
After freezing aud thnwing. the lawn
-buUld 70" rolled 20 pack b..
lu watering. lci the water run until
the ground 81. soaked rqucnt light
NEAR 'ho surface.
$50 lawn f. complete without tree,
auI shrubs The larger trees should
boz planted Boo 'hr background. while
ne shrubs mud smaller bushes in front
90 tUom ~trI,, tor u]nturuluc.s in the
arrangement of your lawn plants.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-04-01
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-06

biggest one gave me a couple of
words and struck me. got away
from them and ran and stumbled
down an embankment and on the
road. l ran down to the garage and
then l again met these men. They
pitched onto me again. / then crawl
ed into an old elevator and after
quite a while, when everything was
still, went down the track to find
my hat. Then I thought of the old
hat that l saw in the coal sheds.
l came to the bench where this man
was lying and l saw him lying still
on the bench. / then went to a
place where l slept until before
the five o'clock passenger. l then
went to look for my old hat and
found it. l then had both of them
and I came along and threw this
white hat into an old shed. I went
to get a drink at the water place
and the marshal came to me and
told me about this dead man, and
that was the first time I heard that
he was dead. That was the body Of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-06
PRESIDENT TAFT PLEASED WITH
PROGRAM FOR HIS VISIT HERE

Following is the Mankato Taft
day program that was submitted to
the president through his secretary,
Charles d. Hilles, and it has been
approved:
Mankato, MIMI, Sept. 26, 1911.--
Hon. Chas. ID. Hilies, Secretary to
the President, FIT Dodge, la. My
Dear Sir: | submit herewith the
program adopted by our general
committee of arrangements last
evening with reference to the visit
of the president, October "a.
At 1890 a. m. Arrival of the
train and drive about the city. The
route of the drive will pass the
state normal school and the high
school buildings which are adjacent
to each other and the committee
will be pleased if the president will
be willing to give a five minute adj
dress from his carriage to the stu
dents of these two schools. The
drive will conclude at the place Sc
lected for the presidents address.
At 1870 a. m. The capacity of
our opera house, the largest audi
torium which we have, is about
1000. 1t is probable that there will
be a very large number of people
in the city on the day of the presi-
dents visit and the committee
would like very much to have the
president speak out of doors if the
weather is fine and in the opera
house if the weather is inclement.
At 1890 p. m. AT the conclusion
of the address the president will be
driven to the Elks' club where he
will be the guest of the Mankato
Commercial club at luncheon. There
will be no speaking unless the pres
ident is willing to make few re-
marks and if he is agreeable to
doing so, it will be much appreci-
ated by the club. After the luncheon,
the president will be driven to the
train.
The program above submitted is
practically the same as the tenta-
tive program. originally outlined ex-
cept for few details.
/ shall be glad to have you adj
wise me as to whether this pro-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-06

the same man whom I saw the
evening before. That is the hat
which the man wore. (Sho#ing the
hat cut in two by the train.) When.
1 returned to get this white hat, Z
did not see Halle Green there. I
was accused of this crime at sone
time. Last Thursday Halle Green
and l had a talk about this mat.
ter. He said, pat, am sorry that
l ever got you into this; trouble"
and / told him that / had forgiven
him long ago. Rugs offered HALEY
a drink and then took it back, and
said, 81 guess you are too young
for this stuff. It is too strong for
you" (Cross examination.) ! nat,
Fred Felber and Mike Hall and s.dk
was about $3.50 when had thig
trouble with them. served time In
the Wisconsin penitentiary for steal
ing an old grip out Of train. 81
served time in the Mankato work,
house., one time about thirty or for,
ty days, and the last time ten days.
The state put on a number Of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-06

check. l. never saw him after
ward until l saw his body Monday
in the undertaking rooms. l paid
him $10.75. He had a light hat,
blue overalls. That is the same HIT
which he wore. identified the hat)
He tore the band off the morning
he left
Henry Pioske-I live west of lie
l knew Charles Roe and I took him
to LIE Sueur when he left there. l
knew the kind of hat he wore, that
is the hat he had. He folded the
hat and put it in his pocket and
wore black hat when I took him
into town.
Adam Bard of LIE Sueur-I know
Paul Kuske and Henry Pioske. I
remember seeing the body of dead
man on Sunday after it happened
and l recognized him as seeing him
in my place of business on Friday
and Saturday. / cashed check for
him of $10.75. i sold him two pocket
mirrors. That is one of them.
identified one of them.) I found
that in his shirt pocket.
George E. Bones-I live in lie
Sueur and am working for the Oma-
ha Railway company. / am the
pump man for the company at LIE
Sueur. Before l left for supper l
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-06

gram will be satisfactory to the
president and If not, what changes
you would suggest. Yours truly,
F. E. Crandall, president.
En- route to Omaha, Nebraska,
October 1, 1911.-My Dear Mr.. Gran
dali: l have your letter of Septem-
Der 26th, and thank you for writing
me. The program you submit COW
ering the Presidents stay in Man
kato is entirely satisfactory. Sim
cerely yours, Charels D. Hilles.
The finance committee will go to
work tomorrow and it is expected
that they will finish their labors to-
morrow night.
The invitation committee is send
ing out invitations to the luncheon
which will be given at the. Elks
club. The tickets will sell for SIS
each.