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Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-30

something Mr.. Jenson's neigh
bors don't say about him-and a
mans. neighbors know the true
man in him, best. Knowing these
conditions, I believe Mr.. Staple
ton is a much better man for the
people than Chris Jenson.
/ am among the largest tax
payers in the county and l have
no selfish motive in this at all,
only for the good Of the county
and the safety of my property.
There is no way the commission
ers can favor me without equally
benefting all the people. I un-
derstand that Mr.. Jenson is tell
ing that Mr.. Stapleton is my can
didate, thinking that will hurt
him. He is not my candidate any
more than any one else, only that
l have openly declared myself for
him. l intend to support Mr..
Stapleton in the primaries, and if
he is successful / expect to sup
port him in the general election,
and if he is elected, will ask no
favors of him, only that he be
honest in the office and conduct
the business Of the county as he
would his own.
If a county has an honest set
of county commissioners, they
can make all the other officers be
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-30
Neck Broken in Runaway.

Celest c. Chamberlain, aged
about 55 years. was killed in a
runaway accident at 900 o'clock
Monday morning August 26, 1912.
I Mr.. Chamberlain left his home
Q 1-2 miles north Of town, for w.
o. Compher's. after water, and
had three or four barrels on the
wagon. A half mile north of his
place the team scared and ran a
half mile north and on making a
turn the wagon was upset, throw
ing him to the ground on his
head, breaking his neck. The
wagon was torn to pieces. He
leaves a wife and four children.
The remains were brought to
town and taken to Hollenbaugh's
undertaking rooms where prepa-
ration for burial was made. The
body was taken to Ellis, Kansas.
Tuesday night where burial was
made.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-30

A vote for Pat Stapleton is
vote against the gang that have
been plundering the tax payers.
Vote for honest Pat.
Should the coalition of Denver
pick Warden lyman for Governor
and the democrats nominate him
for governor September 10th at
the primary, Colorado would
witness a repetition of the Arnold
landslide. ~ Colorado Springs 9
Democrat.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-30

good and not allow them to over
draw their legal amounts, as has
been done in this county. The
county commissioners are the
vital and all-important officers of
the county. They are the whole
thing so far as the welfareiof the
county is concerned. So, tax
payers, be careful who you choose
for your candidates.
/ believe the republicans in the
east end Of the county would do
well if they could nominate ]. M.
Kennard for commissioner. From
the enquiries l have made about
him / find he is absolutely honest
and not backed by any ring or
self-styled leaders of any party.
CHAs. E. COLLINS.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-30
Why l am For Pat Stapleton
For County Commissioners.

40,
I have severed my connection
with the republican party and
will vote for Mr.. Roosevelt for
president and will vote forethe
progressive state ticket, the.col+
gressmen and representatives.
On the county ticket I will vote
for the ones that believe to be
honest and will do the most good
for the county and not them
selves. / became thoroughly con-
vinced some time ago that the
present board Of county commits
sioners, or a majority of the
board, were working for their
own interests more than that of
the people.
Before any one had announced
themselves as a candidate for
commissioner, I had promised
Mr.. Stapleton that if he would
be a candidate for commissioner
that / would support him, and
now l feel under obligations to
do so, although good friends Of
mine are also candidates.
/ did not know Mr.. Stapleton
very well, and I went by what
his nearest neighbors said about
him. They all said Pat was an
honest and a good man. That is
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-30

The precinct board of registra-
ton will meet on Tuesday Sep
tember 3rd one week before the
primary, and this is the last day
you can register without q wit
ness and being sworn. Be sure
you are registered by this date,
you can also register on Satur-
day and Monday before the pri-
mary but you will have to be
sworn and have witnesses to
verify your right.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-30
Clean up-Cut the Weeds.

e
After the cleanup last spring,
inauguarated by this newspaper,
and which was said to have been
the most complete job the town
ever had. some people evidently
got it into their heads that the
job was forever finished.
The tin cans and trash piled
up around some Of the business
houses presents a very bad ap-
pearance, while myriads of rank
weeds adorn vacant lots, streets
and alleys. Now, the big fair is
soon to be held and hundreds of
visitors will visit this town. It
behooves every one Of us to get
busy and give our premises a
general cleaning, not alone for
the sake Of appearance, but be-
cause it is the healthy thing to
do. Let's get busy at once.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-30

Past state administrations have
been notoriously lax in enforcing
the collection or taxes and the
fling of Annual Reports by cor
porations. This indifference or
neglect caused the loss of tens of
thousands of dollars to the state,
and it was not until Jarnes B.
Pearce assumed the Office of Sec
retary of State that the corpora
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-30

r
The race for primary nomina-
tion is between Judge TuAy
Scott. pioneer among radicals,
and Judge Dixon, a brother of N.
Walter, that pestiferous lawyer
who represents Evans and fights
every forward step of the people.
Whatever claim the Colorado
democrats have on public; conf
dence rests in no small degree
upon the work of Scott. When
it's organization was in the hands
of grafters nd corporations,
Scott fought almost alone. In
every Office of public trust, his
words, votes and decisions have
been for the rights of the masses.
Within a year, as judge of
the appellate court, he has wiped
out more unjust precedents than
legislators have abolished in a
decade.
1t was his decision that wiped
out the fellow servant" rule in
Colorado-an ancient trick of law
by which injured workers were
deprived of damage claims and
widows denied Justice and
thrown helpless upon society. 1t
was bis decision that declared
monopoly of food prices a crime
and established as law the COM
mon right of society to protect
itself against organized robbery
"a decision which has lined up
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-30
Pearce is Worthy Of Support
AS Secretary Of State, James B. Pearce
Has Made. Good, and His Services
Are Again Demanded.

ing the receipts of the first Is
months of the administration of
James Cowie. republican Secre-
tary of State in 1905 and 1906,
we find the total receipts were
$277, 168. 81, while for the same
period in 1911 and 1912. under
Pearce, they were $500, 229. SO,
an increase of $23, O61.21.
Pearce's immediate predecessor
was T. w. O'Connor. The rec
ords show an increase Of $73,-
SOL. 62 in the relative periods of
1907 and 1908, and of $40, 297. .62
in the periods 1909 and 1910. In
other words, Pearce collected
$113, ,84S.84 more in 1909 and 1910
than >O'Connor did in 1907 and
1908, or a grand total of $780,
go. O5, gained in the forty-two
months Pearce has been in Office.
Divide this total of S136, 9lO. O5
by forty-two, and the average in
crease per month is So, 259. 76
over the republican brethren who
were Secretaries of State from
1905 to 1909. Why, one months
savings effected by Pearce would
almost pay his years salary, so
his retention in his Office for an
other term would seem more like
an investment by the people than
anything else.
Besides it must be remembered
that this splendid result was
achieved during a period of f.
nancial depression. James B.
Pearce is the man who made
good" This work, along the
line here indicated, is unfinished.
The state needs men of his abili-
ty so that the tax laws may be
properly enforced and the bur-
dens of taxation be equitably
distributed.
The man who saves the state
So, 259. 76 per month is a mighty
good official to have in the office
of Secretary of State.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-30

Swat the leeches that are suck
ing the two per cent discount on
county warrants from the people,
and that for twenty years have
been grating the tax payers and
homesteaders. The way to do
this is to vote the democratic
ticket in the primary.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-30

against him every trust, from
lumber to candy, with their
pocketbooks open, to defeat him.
1t was his decision which de-
clared that crooked officials could
not burden towns and cities, and
in the case of Aurora, proclaimed
that communities have rights as
innocent purchasers" fully as
sacred as those tabled widows
and orphans" behind whom big
thieves have hidden with their
loot.
AS Senator, Scott bore the
burnt of battle in the fight to
make his party progressive. Not
a little Of the credit given to Gov.
Shafroth belongs to Scott for it
was Scott who stood in the open
and exposed the Denver machine
and its corporation alliances. 1t
was Scott who never quit, and
gave to Shafroth such opportuni-
ties as he seized, and others
which he overlooked, to serve the
people.
In his first session he stood
firm against the republican
majority and exposed their
servility to greed. In his second
he leveled his shafts at the faction
in his own party which had sup
planted these republican seryi-
tors. In both he had but one aim
and one guide that the rights
of the people.
To defeat him, his own party
organization gathered from the
various corporations a huge cor
ruption fund and went to Teller
county to corrupt the votes. Fail
ing in that, they stole from him
an honestly won election.
There is no question or bubble
as to where Scott stands. He
has never lodged, never hesi-
tated, never evaded. He has
always and ever taken a stand
in behalf of laws which would
relieve the great majority and
curb the power of the big robbers
of the state.
Whether in state senate or up
on the bench, his vision has been
that social justice and his aim
the advancement of the plain
people.
The supreme court needs men
of such vision and such deter
mination. It contains too many
special pleadcrs for privilege.
1t has too many trimmers, too
many who have mounted to the
bench through secret alliances
with corporations.
Scott can stand defeat at the
hands of the democratic party
much better than the democratic
party can stand the odium Of
turning down Scott.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-30

Cheyenne county's plunderbund
is fighting w. E. Redmon because
he refuses to join their gang and
rob the tax payers. A vote for
Redmon is a vote for yourself.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-30
Vote for H. H. Seldomridge fol-

Vote for H. H. Seldomridge for
congressman for this district.
On Sunday, September 1st,
there will be preaching at Arap-
oboe morning and evening, and
at Mayfeld at 800 o'clock. On
September 9th services will be
held at Waltman's at II o'clock;
Owens school house at $50 and
at Arapahoe at night. Come and
we will do you good. w. j.
MILLS. Pastor.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-30
The Democratic Party on Trial
Tully Scott, Open Champion for the In
terests of the People, Candidate
for Supreme Judge.

The democratic party, and any
boast it makes to being progress
i've. is on trial in the nomination
of supreme judge.
The Detroit times., 1912-07-17
Roosevelt Gets Ready
For Michigan Trip

OYSTER BAY, n. Y, July 17.-Col.
Roosevelt probably will leave Monday
: or Tuesday next for his campaign in
the middle west.
He said that Senator Dixon was
making arrangements for the trip and
he did not know definitely when he
would start. II Is probable, however,
that he will speak in Des Moines, Ia,
before the state convention OF the new
party on Wednesday. After making
several other speeches in iowa he will
20 to Kansas. and thence to Michi-
gan, to take part in the campaign
preceding the primaries in those three
states TO select Republican candidates
for presidential electors.
George w. Perkins, OF New York,
came 10 Oyster Bay last night to talk
over the plans for the trip. Col.
Roosevelt said that on account of the
scarcity OF campaign funds it would
be necessary to arrange the tour on
as economical basis as possible, and
he would not have special train un-
less he found II impossible to fulfill
his engagements otherwise.
The ex-president spent the day in
New York, where he saw Senator
Dixon and a score of political workers
and converts to the new party.
Col. Roosevelt said he resigned q
week ago from the Republican club
OF New York, OF which he had long
been a member. He declined to dis
cuss his action.
The Detroit times., 1912-07-17
THIRD DEGREE is SCORED
BY JUDGE; SLAYER IS FREED
Jury Liberates Lorenzo Fra
botta, Sweated by Prosecutor,
on Self-Defense Plea

Lorenzo Frabotta, charged with
shooting and killing Dominic Fratar-
cangelo on May 81. was acquitted by
a jury in Judge Connolly's court, Tues
day afternoon, when the jury accepted
the plea Of self-defense offered by At
torneys Murtha and Mistersky.
The prime cause OF the acquittal,
however. was hard blow directed by
Judge Connolly against the sweat
ing" process to which Frabotta was
subjected by Prosecutor Sheppard i'm
mediately after his arrest, when none
but the prosecutors staff and police
officers were present. Prosecutor
Shepherd, in response TO an attack
upon that system, made by Attorney
Murtha during the trial, said that he
was satisfied with 1t, and would con
tinue TO question prisoners immediate,
iy after their arrest.
Judge Connolly, in charging the jury
declared that he was not satisfied
with IL, and ordered them to remove
from their minds any consideration OF
the statement of Frabbotta.
The jury was out only q minutes
before acquitting Frabotta. His de-
tense was that he was invited to a
gathering Of Fratarcangelo's friends,
and was leaving when someone sug-
gested that they start something
with Frabotta. He claimed that he
saw knives flash, and drew his re-
volver, firing as the men charged on
him.
The third degree" question, was
also responsible for the acquittal OF
Percy Bowen, slayer Of aged Mother"
Welch, whose confession to Chief OF
detectives Mcdonnell was bitterly as
sailed by Bowen's attorneys, and was
denied by Bowen.
1t is, a noticeable and significant
fact that when Chief Of Detectives
Palmer took hold of the command OF
the detective bureau, his first decision
was to abolish any suggestion OF the
third degree and such sessions are
now a matter OF history In the police
department.
However, Prosecutor Shepherd took
IL up, leading TO the adverse decision
by Judge Connolly, Tuesday, and
marking another step In the final ex-
tinction OF the third degree"
elhbe- e-pttA?-k2
The Detroit times., 1912-07-17
BELL COMPANY WANTS
INCREASED POWER TO HOLD
UP PATRONS, SAYS OWENS
Primary Object of the Proposed
Merger With the Home, He
Declares, is Monopoly
WATER IN HOME STOCK
Thinks Detroit's Mayor Should
be Fighting the Deal, In
stead of Airing Peeve

There would be no telephone
merger In Detroit II Proctor X.
Owens could prevent 1t.
The primary object of the merger
Is to follow up the policy OF the Bell
company and similar companies In
creating absolute monopolies to in
crease their power to extract money
from the pockets of subscribers. with
out giving them any redress" says
the candidate for Republican nomina.
tion for mayor.
II have read very carefully and
With great interest, OF the proposed
merger OF the Michigan State Tele-
phone Co., and the Home Telephone
Co. as presented by the Michigan
State Telephone Co.'S attorney. >Iie
attempts to justify the merger on
several grounds. the principal OF
which Is that the Detroit business
men will save 100000 annually as a
result of the transaction, and further
that the consolidation will make
double service in 5000 establish
ments unnecessary, and at the same
time. would not increase present
rates of the telephone users. and
give better service TO the public in
general.
Il beg to differ with him in his line
OF argument, as the past history Of
the Pell Telephone Co., and all simi-
lar companies conclusively proves
the erroneousness of his argument
and the fallacy OF his claims. He
states that the approximate cash
purchase Of the Home telephone prop
erty will amount to about $3,500,000,
and. at that price. the stockholders
in the Home Telephone Co, will lose
$1.500,000. He says the principal
loss will fall upon St. Louis stock
holders. According TO a statement,
the Home Telephone Co., has been
authorized to issue. or has issued.
$10,000,000 In bonds, which shows
that the watered stock
of this company approximates some
thing like So. for every dollar of
actual value Of its physical proper
tics.
while am not defending st.
Louis investors, yet the argument
that they are the only losers seems
to me to be absurd, having no foun-
dation other than In the imagination
of the attorney representing the tele-
phone company. He says nothing Of
the hundreds OF small investors who
will be swallowed up as a result Of
this merger, but, presume, he thinks
that goes without saying.
Through the efforts of the mem
bers of our last constitutional con-
vention, there was Incorporated in
our constitution a section empower
ing the city to own and operate It's
own public utilities. In view of this
fact, why should the city stand idly
by and permit the Bell company to
swallow up the Home company as 1t
has other companies In the past, and
eliminate our chances of purchasing
the same In my judgment, 1t would
be almost a crime for the peoples
representative to stand by and per-
NIT the Michigan State Telephone
Co., to merge with the Home COM
CONTINUED on Page Eight,
The Detroit times., 1912-07-17
LANSING JOURNAL SAYS
E 0. WOOD IS CANDIDATE OF
VOTE SWAPPERS' LEAGUE
Brought Forward, Paper Says,
by Detroit oJurnal, G. 0. P.
Bipartisan Organ
EASIEST MAN TO BEAT
Would Have Hard Time Explain
ing His Course in Association
With Spoils Snatchers
EASIEST MAN TO BEAT

LANSING, Mich, july F-(Spe-
ciaD The nomination of Democratic
National Committeeman Edwin o.
Wood, of Flint, as the Democratic
candidate for governor would be glad
news to Republicans or the Progress
siye, stand-pat or any other stamp, ac
corGing TO the Lansing Journal, one
of the leading Republican dailies OF
Michigan. Describing the Flint man
as one Of the easiest men to beat
tnat the Republicans could find, and
him as the nominee OF
the Wayne County Vote Swappers
league, the Journal says In an edi'
torial:
Progressive Republicans standpat
Republicans. in fact any kind Of
Republican will be glad to hear thai
Edwin o. Wood, Democratic national
committeeman, is being considered
as has party's nominee for governor
by the Wayne county vote swappers
league.
"They will be glad to hear this be.
cause under such conditions. Mr.
Wood will probably be one OF the
easiest men to beat that the Republi-
cans can find. and although there is
confidence In the state G. o. P. camp
the party is not going around just
now asking voters to feel its muscle.
The suggestion that Mr.. Wood
make the run for the nomination was
brought forward by the Detroit Jour
nal. The Journal, be IL known, is
the Republican organ of the notorious
Wayne county vote swappers' league,
and II has been pretty conclusively
proven in past years that whatever
comes out of the vote swappers
league is something the people oil
Wayne county or the state want so
| look twice at.
1T will be fine thing for the Re.
lpublicans in Michigan If Mr.. Wood
decides to run. The Republican par
ty will only need to stretch out It's
hand to pick up plenty OF ammunition
and when the orators and the state
press get through explaining Mr..
woods affiliations with Judge Con
inolly's bunch OF spoils snatcners the
Democrats will want to ask congress
to pass a bill forbidding the use OF
16-inch coast defense guns in politi
cal campaign.
Personally Mr. Wood is nice, az
fable gentleman with host oi
friends. He Is likewise shrewd poll
.ician-too shrewd We have always
thought to cruise under the skull and
cross bones OF Wayne county's Tam
many hall"
The Detroit times., 1912-07-17
BREWER SCORES AGAINST
CITIZENS; COUNCIL IGNORES
PROTESTS SALOON ON TOP
Majority Report of Committee
is Turned Down by Alder
men by Vote of % to 9
BUSINESS MEN OPPOSE
Will Attempt Reconsideration
and Urge Aldermen to
Change Their Votes

In spite of the protest of some OF
the most influential business interests
In the northeastern part of the city,
the council, Tuesday night, voted 70
permit James Cross to move his sa-
loon into the building at No 46S Hol'
brook-ave. What made the councils S
action all the more remarkable was
the fact that the majority report Of
the committee on liquor regulation
was against the transfer, and, the al
dermen in times past, have invariably
stood by the majority report OF the
committee.
This time Aid. Garvey and Allan.
mbers of the committee, put in a min
ority report, and, after pleading with
the council to stand by its former ac-
ton, succeeded in getting favorable
vote, % to 8. The roll-call was as
follows:
Yeas-Ald. Allan, Brozo, Diemcl,
Garvey, Gilman, Harpfer, Hindle.
Keating, Keusch, Littlefield, Lynch,
McCarty, Mason, Merritt, O'Brien Os-
trowski Rosenthal, Skrzycki, Thiesen
Tossy, Walsh, Watson, and Zoeller-
23.
Lodge, Owen, Schultz, Thompson, Yer
nor. and the president-9.
Aid. Gutman was excused from vot'
ing.
| Powerful political and brewery IN
! fluences are said to be In back OF the
effort Ito put Cross over Cross
/ himself is not known to the aldermen
and has not shown up at any OF the
council hearings.
| The associations that protested
| against the saloon are the Milwaukee
Junction Manufacturers association,
/ the Holbrook-ave. Residents associa-
tion, the Northeastern Business Men's S
| association, and the officers OF the
i Briggs -Detroiter Co.
! Notice OF reconsideration OF the
vote may be filed before Friday and
more pressure brought TO bear on the
! aldermen by the business men 10
change their votes.
Il cannot understand the action OF
some fthe aldermen" said a mem
Der of the council who voted against
| the saloon Never before have they
voted TO do such thing In the face
of the objections OF so many business
men. That would seem TO indicat
that more powerful influences have
been brought to bear in the interests
Of Cross and the brewery from whom
Cross will suitcase the building and
buy his liquor. The only reason they
! give for their vote is that the council
once voted TO let Cross move in there
! and so Cross should have that right
! II looks suspicious to me, to say thC
| least"
The Detroit times., 1912-07-17
SEEK ALLEGED RIPPER
IN NEW YORK MYSTERY

NEW YORK, July 17.-An inGict'
ment charging first degree murder
against Nathan Swartz, accused slay'
er OF l2-year-old Julia Connors. in the
Bronx, on July Z. was presented by
the grand jury to Judge Mulqueen ia
the court of general sessions today.
A warrant for Swartz's arrest was
Immediately issued.
According to a story circulated, the
police have suspect under suryell-
lance In an adjacent state and wanted
the warrant before making an arrest.
The police place no stock in the tne-
ory OF the Swartz family that Nathan
has killed himself. They say that his
arrest Is only a question of days and
that as soon as they have him, his
trial will be pushed as rapidly as pos.
sible.
The Detroit times., 1912-07-17
NEW MAYOR USES BIG
STICK RIGHT AND LEFT

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., July IT,
Following one of the hottest political
campaigns I'm the history OF the city.
william Riddell was appointed mayor
yesterday afternoon by the new city
commissioners. The followers OF
Henry Bacharach, tried vainly 90
swing enough votes TO keep their
chief in office. One OF the mayors
first acts was the dismissal OF IL i;te.
guards and 20 policemen named by
Bacharach Just before the commits
sion election and the reduction OF -four
sergeants named by the former mayor
10 the ranks.