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Putnam patriot., 1911-03-10

secretary of war, but reckon he won't after interview him He cant shuttle my sheep around over the hills at his own sweet will"
 The young fellow on the back seat quietly iuterposed You want to be sure you've got the cinch on Cava- nagh good and square. Sam, or he'll be a-rldn' you"
 He certainly Is an arbitrary cuss." said the old woman They say he was one of Teddys rough riders in the war. He sure can ride and handle q gun Pears ike he thinks he's run. min the whole range" she continued. after a pause. "Cain't nobody so much as shoot q grouse since he come in. and the supervisor upholds him in it." Lee Virginia wondered about all this | supervision. for 1t was new to her. Gregg the sheepman, went on: As | l tell Redheld l don't object to the forest poliey-its a good thing for me. get my sheep pastured cheaper than l could do any other way, but 1t makes me hot to have grazing lines run on me and my herders jaeked up every time they sst over the line. Ross run one bunch off the reservation last Fri lay. Pm going to find out about that. He'll learn he cant get arbitrary with me."
 The old woman chuekled. "'Pears like you've changed your tune since '9S. sam"
 He admitted his conversion shame lessly. I'm for whatever win pay best Just now. with a high tarl0 sheep are the boys. So long as car get on the reserve at : cents a head lamas free-l'm going to put every dol lar I've got into sheep"
 You're going to get thrown off al together one of these days" said th, young man on the back seat.
 Thereupon violent discussion aros, over the question of the right of , sheepman to claim first grass for hi ioeks, and Gregg boasted that he care, nothing for "the dead line" '"rhey'v, tried to run me out of Deer Greek, bu I'm there 10 stay. I have 10000 nor on the way. and the man that tries [, stop me will tnd trouble"
 The car was descending into the val
Putnam patriot., 1911-03-10

and Denver had jest got Co ride in and book us oeee Two ef them new hotels lH Sulphur 3ou't do q thing but feed these tende~feet. s'pose prohibition viii be the next grand stand play on fhe part ef 5af town lot boomers. We old rowftt5i=iIers don't care whether tffe- town grows CT Hot, but these hyer bankers and truck farmers are all for raisin the price c land and taXin us quiet fellers eut If our boots"
 The girl was brought back to the sitaI phases of her life by the harsh voice of ore of the men. "Lize Weth- erford Is geia 10 get jumped one O these days for selIin whisky without license I've toid her SD loo Every body knows shes a-doin' II. and what beats me is her edin' along in that way when Little fifae and money would spt her straight with the law"
 The shoe If all this lay in the fact that Ella WetAerford was the mother 10 whom Lee Virginia was returning after ion years of fife in the east and the significance of the mans words froze her blood for an instant
 The young fellow on the back seat slowly said. T don't complain of Lize selIiu bad whisky but the grub she sets up is fierce '
 e'rhe grub ain,t so bad it's the way she stacks il up remarked another But. then. these little 1ybit COW towns are all alike and all bad, so far AS hotels are concerned.
 Lee Virginia, crimson and burning hot. was iii agony lest they should ge further in their criticism
 She knew that her mother kept a boarding house, and, while she was not proud of fl. there was nothing dis graceful in lt Happily, the conversa- ton turned aside and fell upon the governments forest policy, and Sam Gregg. squat. wide mouthed, harsh voiced individual. cursed the action of Ross Gayanagh. the ranger in the dis trict above the Fork He thinks he's
Putnam patriot., 1911-03-10
(nVdTldgn, The Great COnServa-
 ton Novel
INTRODUCTION

lily Deer 39r. Garland -- You have been kind enough 10 lei me see the prooI5 of "Cavanagh, Forest Ranger ! have read ff with mingled feelings wifh keen appreciation of your sympathetic understanding of fhe problems whfch confronted fhe forest serv- ice before fhe wesfern people understood If and wtfh deep re- gref fhaf aB, no longer officially nssocfated Qtfh is work, ai- houqh 7 aHl as deeply interested and almost as closely fH touch as eyer.
 Western frontier people 7aced life Wifh c manly dependence on fhefr oWn courage and capacity whfch did them and sftH does heg hfqh honor. Some of Them were naturally sioW 10 see the advantages of fhe neW order. But now fhaf they have seen fl there IS nowhere more intelligent con- unced nqd effeeftpe support oJ inc conservation policies Than in he pest The establishment offhe neV order m some places was mol chifd3s piay. But there IS q siratn of fairness among fhe western people which you can afways counf on in such q fight as fhe forest service has made and woH.
 The service contains he best body of young men [ know and many splendid veterans. Y s nne-fenfhs made pp of western men II has mel he Wesf on ffs own ground, and a hos won the contest on episode of which you hare so well described be cause fhe west believes tn whdk fl stands for.
 I have lived much among fhe western mountain men, differed with some of them and worked with many of them. Sometimes have lost, and sometimes / have won, but every time fhe fight was worth while. / have come out of II all win q respect and liking for the west which will iasf as long as I do. Very sincerely yours,
 CLIFFORD PINCHOT.
Putnam patriot., 1911-03-10
His Other Mama.

When Tom ochiltree was in the zenith of his fame as an exaggerator and prevavieatot," said an old capitol employee, he came to me one morn ing and said, Uncle Jimmy. l s'pose you have heard of the honor done me in New York 9
 ''l told him I had heard nothing of 1t. and he said:
 Why they are establishing a new publication over there and have hon. ored me by giving 1t my name
 We'll l replied, that is an honor, to be sure. Are they calling it the 0chiltree NewsT
 Not exactly that said Tom. 'bu, substantially so It Is called the Truth. Washington Star.
Putnam patriot., 1911-03-10
CHAPTER l.
THE DESERT CHARIOT.

TEE VIRGINIA WETHERFORD
 began her return journey into
 the mountain west with exulta
 ton. From the moment she opened her ear window that August morning in Nebraska the plain called to her sustained her Illusions It was all quite as big. as tawny, as she re membered II, it arena for the epic deeds in which her father had been a leader bold and free
 Her memories of Roaring Fork and it's people were childish and romantic. She recalled yiyidly the stagecoach which used to amble se1ately, not to say wheezlly. from the railway 10 the Fork and from the Fork back to the railway in the days ten years before when she had ridden away in 1t q fearful, despairing. long limbed girl and fully expected 10 find 1t waiting for her at Sulphur City, with old Tom Quentan still as It's driver
 The first hint of the new west"  came to her by way of the preteutious Hotel Alma. which stood opposite the station al Sulphur and to which she was led by Il colored porter of most elaborate and kindly manners
 This house. which furnishes an ex celient dinner aud an absorbing mix ture of types both American aud Eu- ropean. wus vaguely disturbing to her Ii was plainly not the old time west the wesl her father had dominated in the da3A .befare the Invasion IL was indeed distinctly built for the tourist trade aud was filled with all that mieAt indicate the comfortable nearucss of big game and good fish ing
 Upon Inquiry as to the stage she was amazed lo hear that all autouo- bile now made the Journey to tue Fork in five hours and that t left mme- diately after the midday meal
 At o'clock, as the car came to the door, she entered it with a sense of having stepped from one invading chariot of progress to another, so big and shining and up to date was its glitterlng body, agleam with brass ant glowing with brave red paint
 As they whiried madly down the val ley the girl was astonished at tn, transformation iu the hot. dry land Wire fences ran here and there, iu closing fields of alfalfa and whea where once only the sagebrush an, the greasewood grew, Painted farm houses Shone on the banks of tn creeks and irrigatIng ditches hashe across the road wth an air of bushes and decision.
 For the first half hour 1t seemed a if the dominion of the cattletnan ha ended but as the swift ear drew ava from the valley of the Bear an climbed the divide toward the mort the free range was disclosed. wit few changes save in the cattle, whic were all of the harmless or hornles variety. appearing tame and Spirires in comparison with the old time hal wild hroadhorn breeds
 Lee began to wonder if she shoul find the Fork much changed he mother was a bad correspondent.
 Her unspoken question. opportuuel asked by another. was answered an old woman passenger. "oh. Lor' yes, Summer tourists are crawlin' & over us ssnce this otto line begul 'Pears like all the bare armed boobi, and gosslegeed little rips In omah
Putnam patriot., 1911-03-10

"Suffered day and night the torment of itching piles. Nothing helped me until l used Doan's Ointment. Is cured me ."-Hon. John R. Garrett, Mayor, Girard, Ala.
Putnam patriot., 1911-03-10
Russian Railways.

Travelling ol. the Russian railways is not attended with any particular danger of accident, as the trains do not run at great speed. averaging about tweny five miles an hour on the main lines and twenty miles on the branches. All through trains carry sleepers. either the wagonlits or regu- lar Russian sleepcrs, the latter being preferred by many to the former. as well as diners. where one may have q meal at reasonable cost Along the routes there are also restaurants where excellent lunches and meals may be had very cheap The trains stop always at the leading villages for half an hour. which gives the tray, .ler sufficient time to dine at the rail. way restaurants.
Putnam patriot., 1911-03-10
Wax Matches

Wax matches. so called, are made by drawing strands of fine cotton thread. twenty or thirty at time. through melted stearin with q small admixture of parattin. The wax hardens quickly upon the threads. and the long tapers thus produced are smoothed and rounded by pdlling them through iron plates perforated with holes of the de sired size. Finally the tapers are cut Into match lengths and dipped.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-04
UPDIKE WINS ELEVATION SUIT
All Elevators at Missouri River
Points Get Same as Peavy.
SUPREME COURT DECIDES II
Case Has Been Hanging Fire for
Some Time and Local Elevator
Men Are Much ElRted mt
the Outcome.

Independent grain elevator operators
along the Missouri river today won a
victory over the railroads when the
supreme court of the United States de-
cided that elevator companies such as the
updIke Grain company. with plants not
alonsAlds the treese ot. the qnlon Pa
cific railroad company. lbut located in the
Missouri river cities reached by the rail-
road were entitled 20 compensation for
elevation of grain in transit The rail-
road had been paying compensation only
to the Peavy elevators and others located
directly, on the tracks.
A few weeks ago Il was decided that
the railroads could pay elevation charges
at Missouri points and this decision in
the Updlke case is that other Omaha,
South Omaha and Council Bluffs eleva-
tors may be paid the same elevation
chal ges.
The court held that the railroad could
not discriminate against the elevator
companies not located on its line merely
because the cars in which the grain was
shipped were not returned to the railroad
within forty-eight hours.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-04
Merchants Warned
Against Disasters
IN Making displays

City Electrician Michaelsen, along with
his annual Christmas greetings, issues a
warning to merchants who decorate their
windows and the interior Of their buiid-
ings with electrical displays.
electricity Is safest for light and
power" said Mr.. Michaelsen. 'and Is
safest particularly in connection with dis
plays such as are used by merchants at
Christmas time. However, such is only
the case when electrical apparatus is
properly installed For this reasonfI ex-
tend TO merchants OF Omaha my usual
Christmas greetings with the proverbial
seven "don'ts:
Don't fasten anything by pins or other
wise to lamp cords,
Don't allow lamps to touch anything
inflammable.
Don't permit tinsel of anykind dt all
conducts electricity to come in contact
with lamps, sockets, wires or connections.
Don't use drop cords in show win
dows.
Don't let amateurs do electrical work.
Don't forget the danger of cotton bat
ten with or without electricity.
Don't be afraid to call for inspection
of any display. No charge.
THE observance of these 'don'ts' will
be conducive to merry as well as q
profitable Christmas, for destruction OF
property and probable loss of life will be
forestaled."
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-04
Chauffeur is Held
in Connection With
Kaufman Murder

CHICAGO. Dec. 4.--Detectiyes In every
part Of Chicago continued today to rua
down every possible clue with the hope
OF arrestihg the three men who are be
lieved TO have murdered Mrs, Edmund
Kaufman near Der home on Roscoe bouie-
ward Saturday night after trying to hold
up the woman and her husband.
Only one man, william Guttenberger. a
former chauffeur employed by Kaufman.
is being held by the police. Five other
arrests were made, but all the suspects
were let 40 when Kaufman failed TO
Identify any of them. He did identity
Guttenberger. but the latter stoutly pro-
tests his innocence and the police think
possibly that Kaufman made a mistake
in the Identification.
After the police had refused early today
to allow Guttenbergers father and
brother and Attorney George Remus to
talk with the prisoner, the lawyer said
ne would file suit later In the day for
$4,000 against Assistant Chief OF Police
schuettler, Acting Captain Joel Smith
and Sergeant John Benson, and in addi-
tion would ask for writ Of habeas cor
pus for his client.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-04
UNCLE SANS BUDGET LOWER
Estimates for Next Year Are Seven
Hundred FOrty-Five Millions.
SAVING OF TWENTY ONE MILLION
ana HarbOr improvements
and Pensions Are
Reduced.

WASHINGTON, Dec. obstinate OF the
Treasury department for running the
government during the next fiscal year,
submitted to congress today contemplate
a saving OF S2i ,2S3, ,92l.iS. as compared with
the amount appropriated for the fiscal
year lgll-lSl2. The total amount esti-
mated for all expenditures OF the govern
ment are S45,SSi.563 This amount does
not include the appropriation for the
Postoffice department which is expected
to be self sustaining. The appropriations
made by congress for the present fiscal
year aggregated $767, ,21S.4s5.
Economy Of government expense pro-
posed Is shown to be 1922, 100000 to 500
ilG7Ol, a decrease Of S2l, ,323,S5S More than
half OF this decrease is accounted for in
a plan OF the Treasury department for
handling appropriations for public build.
Continued on Page TwoJ
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-04
Chief Expects Word
from Los Angeles

chief Of Police Donahue expects TO re-
ccive communication from District At
torney John Il. Fredericks OF Los An
selos this week In connection with the
confession of the Mcnamara brothers.
Just what will be done further I do
not know" said Chief Donahue, who had
Deen summoned to appear as witness for
the state In the. prosecution OF Ortie Nc
Manigal, but II Is now certain that
neither g. f. Wagner, proprietor OF the
Union hotel where McManigal registered
IN Omaha under an assumed name, nof
l will be compelled to obey the subpoena
Il believe the pleas entered by the Nc
Namaras will result in the defeat OF Job
Hartman and the remainder OF the So
cialist ticket but from this distance It
would be very difficult to say what viii
be the outcome Of the election there to-
morrow"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-04
Rockefeller Hands
In Resignation as
Head Of Oil Company

NEW YORK, Dec 4--John d. Rookie
feller resigned today as president and
director Of the Standard OH Company Of
New Jersey John d. Archbold was
elected to succeed Mr.. Rockefeller.
A majority OF the officers and directors
who for years have been associated with
Mr.. Rockefeller in the control Of the
Standard oil Company of New Jersey
also handed In their designations. They
included William Rockefeller as vice
president and director, c. M. Pratt az
vice president. william G. Rockefeller az
assistant treasurer II c. Folger jr., as
secretary; Assistant Treasurer and Direc
tor II. NJ. Flagler, Directors T J. Drake
and t. T. Bedford Mr.. Archbold, the
new president, also Resigned as vice
president.
The board Of directors is reduced from
fourteen 10 nine members.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-04
ARE TO VOTE FOR ONLY SEVEN
City Attorney Decides on Number
Under Commission Form.
SEVEN WILL NAME A MAYOR
While Voting for seven, the Four
teen Receiving the Largest
Number of Votes VIII BE
the Nominees.

Vote for only seven" viii be the ad-
vice printed on the official primary
ballots for the spsings election OF cOni-
missioners in Omaha.
This opinion, rendered today by city
Attorney John Rine, puts an end to the
legal dispute over an Interpretation Of the
commission plan of law. Several lawyers
maintained that electors could cast ballots
for fourteen candidates at the primary.
as that number are to be nominated
The fourteen candidates receiving the
highest number OF votes will be nomi-
mated and seven of these will be chosen
Tor commissioners at the regular election.
1T is Gear to me-" said Mr. Kline, that
the voters must vote for only seven can
didates Tor nomination. / have been in
vestigating the law and in my mind 1t is
clear on this point"
The provision of the new law upon
which the decision is chiefly based is as
follows:
Notwithstanding any more general law
respecting primary e.ectlons IN force In
the state, the oGTicial banOt to be pre-
pared and used at such primary snAiI be
IN substantially the following form, in
serting IN the blanks the name OF the
city ana the NUMBER OF councilfnen 10
such primary rs to be held and placing
simply the names of ali candidates upon
the ticket without any party designation,
circle or marx whatever, towlt
Candidates for nomination for com
missioners tor councilmen) of the city Of
- at the primary election.
Vote for only
Name of candidates).
Vote for Seven.
Following vote for only -" Seven
will be inserted.
Following the election the new commits
sioners win choose one of their NUMBER
tor mayor at an increased saiary of 500
per year, but with no veto power.
Heads of departments will be chosen
by majority vote OF the commissioners
Other city offices shall be appolntiv6 and
each head Of a department shall be held
| responsible for the conduct of his sub.
Ordinates and the management OF hi;
office and may be recalled upon a peti.
ton of 80 per cent of the highest vote
cast at the preceding city election.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-04
Columbus, O., Bank
SuSpends Business

COLUMBUS. o.. Dec. 4-The Union
National bank today posted a notice OF
suspension by resolution OF the board
OF directors. 1t was further stated that
the bank is now in the hands of the
comptroller Of the currency,
As the action OF the directors had been
expected It is not thought the closing of
the bank will have any effect on the local
financial situation.
The capital stock OF the bank was
100000, its surplus $4,000 and II Is esti-
mated that it's deposits approximated 81
10000
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.--The failure Of
the Columbus Union National bank In
volved possible loss of about $4,000
according TO reports TO the comptroller
OF the currency. Assets 10 that extent
covering the institutions capital. surplus
and undivided profits appeared TO be Of
questionable value
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-04
Five Men Charged
With Completely in
Underwood Murder

, KANSAS CITY. Dec. Alive negroes
are under arrest here charged with being
implicated In the murder of Albert I'm
derwood, assistant cashier Of the local
Missouri freight house, who was fatally
wounded when the freight house was
robbed last Friday night. Underwood
lived less than twenty-four after being
shot by the robbers.
Featherstone Powell janitor at the
freight house, who was arrested first on
suspicion, made a confession duplicating
fCur other negrOes-Holcoy Powell,
Arthur Brown, George Bonner and Fal-
coner Gibbs.
The robbers secured 1900, which has
not yet been recovered.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-04
Little Boys Hurt
by careless Driver

While While, Henry and Arthur Day
ton were returning home from sunday
school yesterday afternoon the latter two
were struck and injured by an auto
mobile at Tenth and Harvey streets
Arthur. years old, sustained two-inch
cash on his forehead, and Henry, years
old, received a similar wound on the
back Of his head While, aged years.
was not injured. The little fellows we're
attended by Police surgeon Peppers aud
taken TO their home at 81 south Eleventh
street. They were severely, but not seri-
ousiy hurt. The police are now securing
the town for the careless auto driver.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-04
Aged Man Found in
Unconscious State

Unconscious from a conclusion of the
brain. Gilbert ~Boien, aged 6S years, was
found about 6 o'clock this morning in the
doorway of the South Omaha Van and
Transfer companys barns. 62S North
Twenty-fourth street. He was found by
his son, @. II. Bolen, who conducts the
transfer business. It is not known
whether the elder Bolen was kicked by
a horse, attacked by an assailant or
whetheFp ne fell the police are rnystItied.
but are working on the case. The elder
Bolen arose shortly before six and went
to the barn to perform his daily work.
1t was few minutes later that the son
followed, finding the father unconscious.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-04
go. Edward Black.

Quite a number of names have been
mentioned as possibilities for service un-
der the commission form. but here is a
personality-an honest reporter.
Ed Black is 80 years old, has lot Of
accounting experience and general busi-
ness training. Has been on the Omaha
newspapers eight and one-half years, in
four and one-half years of which he has
covered the city hall with satisfaction to
everyone. During that time he had at
tended as many council meetings as any
of the present city fathers and heard all
the pros and cons OF every civic or other
proposition discussed. Again. for years.
II was his mission to take In the meet
ings of the Board of Education, where he
gained knowledge of all matters schol-
astic. Ed Black is capable-trustworthy-
and was never known TO do mean or
unjust action. JAMES c. LINDSAY.
1909 Evans Street.
More in tOmOrrOw's Evening bee.