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The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
THE WORLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
q BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
ElGN COUNTRIES
IN LATE DISPATCHES
poINGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

Miss Polly Fountain, 1o4, died at
her home in Centralia, Mo-
John Pera, mill worker, was shot
and killed by a policeman in South
Chicago after Pera had stabbed four
men.
The trial of Clarence S. Darrow. the
Chicago lawyer, who defended the Nc
Namara brothers, has been set for No
vember 25 at Los Angeles.
The situation at the Utah Copper
Company's mines in Bingham is near
ly normal. over one thousand men
are at work and the number is to be
increased.
Before 200 patrons of a cafe at ST.
Louis, a well-dressed man suddenly
drew 4 knife from his pocket and
stabbed to death his woman compan-
ion and then took his own life.
The pride OF the office at the Demo
cratic national headquarters at Chica-
ga is Miss Esther Ackerman of Engle-
wood She is the official stamp stick
er. She stamps 10000 pieces of mail
daily.
Mrs. Sadie Ward. wife of Carl Ward,
is dead, and Mrs. W. b. Cox is in
Salina, Kan, hospital seriously injured
as the result of mysterious double
shooting. Both husbands are travel
ing men.
Atlantic City, supported by New
York, Philadelphia and New Jersey,
captured the 1918 convention of the
National Association of Life Under
writer's over Denver by the close mar
gin of two votes at the Memphis
meeting.
The quiet routine of life at Saga
more Hill was picked up again by
Colonel Roosevelt and his family at
Oyster Bay as thought 1t had not been
interrupted by the attempt to assas-
sinate the former President at Mil
waukee.
Twenty-Five policemen escorted Gov
ernor Hiram w. johnson in Chicago
from the Grand Central railway sta
ton to his hotel. The large guard
was ordered by Chief OF Police Nc
weeny. as a result of the attempt to
assassinate Colonel Roosevelt.
The bail required for the release OF
John Schrank, who shot Colon ell
Roosevelt, Was raised from 1880 to
$4,000 because it was learned that a
moving picture firm was prepared to
procure his release temporarily that
1t might photograph him.
Mrs. Winnie Brown. on trial with
her husband, George Wesley Brown,
for the killing of Al Neeves, her faith
er, took the stand at Colfax, Wash, in
her own defense and repeated the
story of mistreatment by her father
which she had told at the time of her
arrest
Governor Hawley of Idaho an
nounced that he would appoint well
known citizen of northern Idaho to
succeed the late Senator W. B. Hey
burn. 1t is said he referred to Judge
w. w. Woods of Wallace, a prominent
Democrat who presided at the Meyer
Haywood trial.
Arrests and disarmament of strik-
ing miners OF the Rose Run iron mines
in Bath county, Kentucky, was begun,
according to a dispatch from Olympia,
in compliance with Judge Youngs
drastic order issuel to stop frequent
riots. Thirty-seven miners indicted on
charges of participating in the riots
we're arraigned.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
DECREASE IN STATE TAX LEVY.
Board Of Equalization Makes II 4 1-19
Mills; Was ITO Mills
Last Year.

Denver.-A slight decrease in the
state tax levy for the coming year
over last years figures has been made
by the board of equalization. The levy
was fixed at 4 1-1S mills at meeting
of the board. Last year it was Ito
mills. This decrease was caused by
reductions in the levies for interest on
insurrection bonds and for general rev.
enue, which more than offset the levy
made for the first time for a sinking
fund for registered bonds of the se-
ries of 1897
The total estimated revenue from
the levy will be s1,61S,160, which is al
most the same as it was last year.
The estimated total valuation of the
state for 1912 is $420,000,000.
The state tax commission was sus-
tanned In all its decisions on protested
corporation assessments.
The following is the detailed levy:
Total
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
Reward For Capture of Elks, secretar,

Boulder.-Col. j. A. Owenby, rep
resentative of ]. Pierpont Morgan in
the coal and land business at Woot-
ten, Colo, will soon have to pay the
heavy bond he put up for the defaujt-
ing Elks' secretary, John C. Morris.
Over his name in the local papers IS
this statement: Il will pay $1,000 re-
ward for the arrest and failing in any
jail in the United States of John C..
Morris, accused of embezzling funds
from the Elks of this city, and $500
If he is Jailed in any country OUTSIDE
of this nation where he can be secured
and brought to this country"
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
Child Dead, Two Hurt in Runaway

Durango.-As the result of a runa-
way accident in Hay gulch, near tnis
city, the Leonard Scott ranch home
is shrouded in sorrow and the coEl-
munity is deeply shocked Lena, the
10-year-old daughter, is dead; Mary,
7-year-old daughter, is injured, prob
ably fatally, and William, the 5-year-
old son, is hurt seriously.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
Oldest We'd County Man Dies.

Totals . ........ Ais s1,61S,1t
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26

Gill.-William Ballantine, the old
est man in Weld county, died at his
home here. He had Just finished read
ing the last verse of the thirteenth
chapter he had read in his Bible dur
ing the day. Mr.. Ballantine was nine
ty-four and had lived many years in
Gill
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
Ross Killed BY person Unknown"

Brighton-Unwilling to declare that
Howard Ross, the 19-yearold Denver
messenger boy, fired the snot
which killed his father, H. Emile
Ross, while protecting his invalid
stepmother from injury, coroner S
jury here returned a verdict that Ross,
Sr., "came to his death as the result
of gunshot wound inflicted by
persons unknown"
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

Nov. 14-16-Rocky Mtn. Hotel Mems
Association meeting. Denver.
January 20-25-Eighth Annual West
ern Stock Show-Denver.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-26
Lambs Bring Fancy Price.

Rocky Ford.-Eighteen hundred
lambs sold here brought SO each. Thay
will be fed this winter near Swink.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26

throughout the world will feel the need
of a more stable unit of value. Bust
ness men appreciate the necessity o. a
scientific determination OF the yard
the pound, the hour, the horse power.
the kilowatt, etc. The governments
have bureaus of standards To make
sure that these units are determined
To the highest possible degree of pre-
cision. Yet our vardstick CT purcEas-
ing power, the dollar, the most essen
tial and universal unit employed by
the business man, is permitted To-
change necessarily. The whole world
complained when the dollar arpreciat-
cd and complained again when IL de-
preciated No one will deny that the
oretically it ought neither To appre-
ciate nor depreciate. but 10 remain
unchanged. We have. at present. 4
dollar of fixed weight but not of fixed
purchasinS power. and we shall never
secure q fixed monetary yardstiCk un-
I'll business men universally appreciate
it's importance. Personally | hope that
an international Conference on the
Cost of Living, while il could not be
expected TO secure this result iminedi-
ateiy may lay the basis FOR 1t IN the
years To come This II might do 10y
causing business men throughout the
world TO demand IT,"
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26
Mr.. HEARST GETS BUSY.

MIR Hearst has a long memory, re-
marks the Milwaukee Sentinel Sens
years ago. Col Roosevelt through Eli
hu Root. charged Mr.. Hearst with
moral responsibility for the murder Of
President Mckinley.
That left an old score for William
20 settle with the Colorel and he has
got busy. He has just unmasked his
epistelary battery of more Standard
Oh letters and this time the guns
are pointed at the colonel
The first instaIlment contains let
ter of the great campaign fund year
of 1904. from Joseph c. Sibley to Mr..
.Archbold. who has just been testifying
that STANDARD oil in that year chip
ped in S125,OO0 to the Roosevelt cam
paign, and that the coloners collec-
tors. like oliver Twist, asked for
more"
The following paragraph in the let
ter viii particularly tickle the colonel.
| much prefer that YOU learn the
situation from the presidents own
lips and not from me. He urged
strongly that YOU come over AMI
meet him. and said he wanted Ycu
al luncheon where ne could have a
quiet talk with YOU
Come over and meet him at lunch
con-" Have a quiet talk" a little
rendezvous with that man Archbold
But we are net going to lay too
much stress on that little overture 10
Mr. Archbold from the great social
force" Let rs give the colonel the
benefit OF the doubt. and assume that
ne only wanted TO persuade the oil
man Of the errof of his ways, and have
a quiet talk with MIN on the state
of his soul II is well known that he
summoned Mr.. Hartman to Washing
ton at about the same date for IKE
pious purpose. The colonel always
comes out strong as an evangelist, and
IS known TO have almost succeeded in
making a dent in the sinfulness of
Uncle Joe Cannon.
But suppose the bull moose should
get e thing like that letter on Taft!
Good gracious.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26
SMALLER PAPER MONEY.

II is understood that in a short time
perhaps within a week OF ten days
Secretary MacVesgh will formally in
dicate his approval OF the scheme to
reduce the size of the paper currency
Of the country and this done, arrange
ments will at once he made to have
the necessary plates made and all
things done which must precede the
time when the new money will be in
the hands of the public A great many
of the details have already been work
ed out, and since Secretary Nacveash
has Informally approved the scheme.
which in fact. is his own, there is no
question about it's going into effect
About eighteen months will elapse,
however before the new bills will be
In general use
American paper bills are now about
8 by "a inches in size-the exact
measurements are S.04 by 7.2s inches
and the plan is to reduce these di-
mensions to ~ by inches. The
change will work important economies
in the treasury department.; for in
stance. more than n million dollars in
cash will be saved each year in paper.
owing TO the fact that larger num-
ber Of bills can be made from a sheet
Of the especially prepared paper Then,
too. many thousands Of dollars will be
saved annually for engraving. The
uniform designs will mean that all ma
tioral banks in the country will have
the same kind Of bills, the only differ
ence between them being the names of
the banks, bank officers, serial num-
bers. etc. which are TO be printed for
each individual bank separately.
The question of smaller paper cur
rency has been discussed in the United
States tor a good many years. and
finally sentiment in favor Of It became
so strong that the treasury department
was impelled TO move, this subject
being one within the discretion OF the
executive branch Of the government
and requiring no action on the part of
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26
HE LOVES HIS BOY.

lie says he loves his boy and yet
He seldom romps with him i'm play
In fellowship they've seldom met;
At night he bids him go away
That he may think OF business cares
or with his grown-up neighbors
chat:
His youngsters life he never shares;
What sort of love say you Is that?
lie vows his little boy is dear
To him, and brdgs about him. TOO.
Yet seldom does he get his ear
Except TO say what not to do.
But rare the time upon his knee
That little five-yeaT -old sor has sat
TO know his fathers company
What sort of love. YOU say, Is that?
He very seldom takes day
To wander with him hand I'm hand.
And show him in boyish way
The things the child should under
stand.
Close to the lad he doesn't get,
To show him what is right and true;
lie SAYS he loves his boy, and yet
What sort of love, is that. say youp
Detroit Free Press.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26
TO DOuBTlNG REPUR-
LlCANS.
81. .:.s...............,.......:.....!.,......s..s.:

A good many Republicans have de-
clared their intention To vote for Gov.
Wilson. They will tell YOU that they
do not like Mr.. Wilson's tariff policy,
that they regard him as rather too
academic in many of his ideas. that
personally they are well satisfied with
President Taft, but above everything
else they want To insure.-the defeat of
Mr.. Roosevelt. They regard With ap-
prehonsion many of the policies that
Mr.. Roosevelt is now advocating, they
are unaltcrably opposed 40 third
term. whether consecutive or not and
they see in Mr.. Rooscvelts candidacy
only an attempt 60 break up the Re-
publican party because he was refused
another nomination. They have be-
come persuaded by the statements OF
both SIR. Wilson aud Mr. Roosevelt
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26

that President Taft hes mighty
small chance of reelection, that the
contest is between Wilson and Roose-
welt and that the only safe thing TO do
is to vote for Wilson.
We regard such reasoning as falla %
cious. In the first place Mr.. Tasts
political fortunes are by no means at
a low ebb. Nc candidate that has the
backing of the great conservative vote
can be regarded 1s a weak candidate.
To start with he mas a large anu sub
stantial support and 4 will be a
growing support. Times are good and
they are going to be better. An era of
work for everybody at good wages. II
the cCst of living is high IL is also true
that more people are able To meet the
increased cost and 10y something aside
than at almost any other period I'm the
nations history. Many voters that are
now undecided are going to ask them
selves i'm November what y will profit
the country to make a change
Both Mr.. Roosevelt and Gov. Wilson
are making their appeals to the radi-
cal vote and there is just as much
reason To believe that that vote viii
he split between them, .eaving Mr..
Taft i'm possession of the conservative
vote, 81. as that the strength OF Mr..
Roosevelt will be drawn almost wholly
from the Republican party. True, the
Vermont election seemed to show that
the candidacy of Mr.. Roosevelt did
not adversely affect the Democra tic
vote. that he merely split the Repuh-
lican vote. but II is to be remembered
that Vermont is farming state and
the Republican party suffered as a re-
suit of the Presidents advocacy of
Canadian reciprocity There are no
large industrial centcrs i'm Vermont.
We are constrained TO believe that in
such centers Col. Roosevelt will draw
heavily from the Democratic party.
Mr.. Taft deserves the vote of every
man who calls himself n Republican.
because his administration fully merits
Republican Endorsement He has had
TO contend against great odds and he
has made mighty few mistakes. His
handling of the Ballinger case and tho
tariff question while productive of
sharp criticism created no greater an
tagonism than resulted from Mr..
Roosevelt's action I'm the Brownsville
case i'm the Panama canal seizure in
the Tennessee Coal e Iron absorption
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26

or in various other matters in which
the Roosevelt administration became
involved in more or less controversy.
Under fan more trying circumstances
than MIR. Roosevelt ever had To face.
Mr. T9ft has DISCHARGED the duties OF
his office with courage, idelity and en-
tire disinterestedness He mas made a
good record "A record that deserves
the support of every consistent Re
publican.
Now a vote for Mr.. Taft Is first of
all vote that contributes something
toward his re- election. In the second
place IL Is a vote that tends TO pre-
serve the integrity of the Republican
party. In the third place. il Is he
most cffectual way to rebuke the am
bition of Col. Roosevelt Let ug re-
member this. that I'm ordinary cleo
lions the Democratic party can give
the Republican party good night all
along the line. This year the Demo
Gratis are singltarly united whereas,
the Republicans are more or less split
INTO warning factions. The Democrats
do not need any Republican assist
ance to make a good showing. Il Taft
Republicans vote for Wilson with the
idea of eliminating Roosevelt they
will only increase she size of Mr.. Will
sons vote and help to make Col
Roosevelt second In the race This
would leave him i'm virtual possession
IF the Republican party. which ~ the
end he is striving for, The most ef-
fective way to prevent this is for Re
puhlicans To stick 10 their party and
vote fer Taft. II by go doing they dc
not succeed in electinr him, they viii
at least insure. Mr.. Roosevelt third
place and preserve the Republican
party for future years of usefulness
Springfield Republican.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26

Joe Chapplc the Boston magazine
editor. says: Taft will be reelected
and in that belief l have not the
slightest doubt. The stable voter. and
he is still In the majority In this good
land of ours is just besimins to
realize what a splendid administrator
President Taft has given the United
States in the four years OF his i'm
not reckon Roosevelt at all in the
presidential race and Wilson is de-
clining in popularity. He is a rank
free trader. II the Republicans vote
in November President Taft will not
be in danger"
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26
wAAr WILL BE THE ENDa

There can be no such thing as the
last word" in naval construction, for
the reason that there is in sight no
limit TO the probable displacement of
the vessel or the weight OF the ar
mament: but when it is said that the
United states proposes 10 speak the
latest word" IL means more than is
generally appreciated and excites the
wonder where naval expansion may
end. Navy building among the ma
tions IS a great deal like a game of
follow my leader" There is also
something OF the same character in
the development OF onensize and de
fensive armament. An inventor pro
duces an srmor plate that is proof
against the most effective modern pro
jectile; inventive genius on the 9TH
the development OF offensive and de
signed a gun which viii discharge
projectle capable Of piercing the new
armor. then the armor genius in turn
casts about for stH more effective ar
NOR. and the merry -go-round is kept
up.
speed. displacement and weight of
armament are increased with each
years contribution 10 the world ma
vies and there seems no limit The
Pennsylvania, the new battleship au-
thorized by the last Congress, s. to
carry out Senator Tillman's ambition
as the worlds greatest fighting ma
chine. but the next English or Ger
man naval budget may be expected toI
meet. II not surpass, even this marine
monster II tho plans are carried out,
the Pennsylvania viii mount a main
battery OF ten 16-inch guns. which
means something that the ordinary
mind is unable TO appreciate An ex-
pert has figured that the discharge Of
one such gun Sc equal 10 the impact oil
ten Pullman coaches travelling al sew
enty miles an hour. II this is true
imagine the shock. as well as the re-
coll following a brosdside Of this de-
structive battery of ten guns The
largest guns heretofore mounted in
the navy are l4-inch and these are
only upon the ships now in construc-
tion and not in commission.
The question is. where are we to be
led by the growing necessities Of nav
al strength? It is a game without a
limit and once entered upon must be
playeI 90 tho finish None Of the sew
eral other first world powers" viii
rest content with the United states
haunting the most formidable ship
anoat. IT, when it comes to next years
naval appropriation, .t is known that
Germany or England has matched or
overm7tched the PENNSYLVANIA, win it
be proposed TO speak more --latest
words In naval construction Is ev-
erythins desirable and necessary en-
compassed by speed, size and weight
of armament? Al this rate, the COM
ing battleship viii be "A floating fort
ress so huge as 10 be impossible TO
the most commodious harbors Of the
world The only consoling thought is
that preparedness is less expensive
than war; and 90 we are forced into
this kind Of competition we can af-
ford it better than other nations.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26
THIS is MY AND BIRTHDAY"

King Christian y. who succeeded his
father on the Danish throne last year,
was born in Copenhagen, September
26. 1870. Be received both mili-
tary and scholastic education In his
youth he served as a private in the
Danish army, and some years ago al
tanned majors rank and later the
grade of general through merited pro-
motion, as was often attested by the
character of papers he read before Tho
Society of War Science. The future
king took his university degree when
he was Is years old, and shortly before
he came TO the throne he added an
honorary ID. &c. his thesis for it being
a discussion of political science. King
Christian was married in 1898 to Prin-
cess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin. The royal couple have two
sons. the eldest of whom, Crown Prince
Frederick, is now in his fourteenth
year.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26

A Mediterranean port, a little slice
of Red Sea territory. and siOo.O0o,oOO
in cash ought to look good To Turkey.
and il is the best Italy will otter to
end the war with Tripoli in ner pos
session. II Turkey hesitates, il is
only because she is afraid OF appearing
oNer-anNious
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26

The looser the snow as as IT lies oil
the ground the greater its power to
protect vegetation beneath IT, ac-
cording to German scientists.
Cemetery used by Roman soldiers
in the days Of julius Caesar has been
discovered near Chester. England.
London prohibits oinematosraph
shows on Sundays.
Iceland has no iIliterates among its
5000 people.
London has school Ia which
bachelors are taught sewing.
London hopes for early wireless
communication with New York,
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26

Ma6ero offers amnesty TO Orozco's
followers If they will give up the war.
But IL is doubtful whether they will
accept. Fighting has become sort of
habit with them.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26

Irving Bacheller the well known
novelist. 55 years old today.
George +. Baer, president OF !he
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
company, 40 years old today.
Odette Tyler. successful comedienne
and author, iS years old today.
DR.. Arthur S. Mackenzie, president
of Dalhousie University, AZ years old
today.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26

Ii is thought Gen. Zeledon and forces
will attempt to hold out. now that the
head of the revolution has given up.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26

For a gentleman who objected TO
campaign tours, the Democratic can
didate is doing very well. indeed.
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26

Colonel Roosevelt has about con-
cluded the last chapter of The Losing
of the West"
The Calumet news., 1912-09-26

congress beyond an appropriation to
defray the initial expense of the
change.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-11-13
BRA KEENAN, KILLS MAIL ia NDIT.
One Shot While Robbing Train
Others Flee With Bags.

Redding, Cal, Nov. 9.-Armed
posses to-day are searching through
the mountains north OF here for two
train robbers who rined the register
ed mail aboard the north-bound
Shasta Limited on the Southern Pa
cific Railway last night. The third
rObbcr was shot and killed by Brake
MAJ Tom Sanford.
The iloid-up occurred at Delta, 80
miles north Of here. The heavy train
had stopped for water before the
climb up the grade toward the Cali
fornia-OrcgOn line. While it was
standing, two mel crawlcd into the
mail car and a third boarded the ten
der Of the engine. A hundred yards
beyond the tank the engine exploded
a torpedo that the highwaymen had
placed OF the rail. The train came
to a stop and one of the robbers
climbed over the tender and covered
Engineer Henry WcntZ with a revOl-
yer. Sanford was the first Of the
crew to realize what had happened.
lie ran back to a saloon that stood
near the track at Delta and borrowed
a revolver. Then, running along the
train, Keeping well i'm the shadows,
he saw the rObbcr in the engine cab
and fired. The bandit fell to the
ground dead. Tho other robbers,
hearing the shot, jumped from the
mail car. They carried the register
ed mail with them.