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The Lamar register., 1912-03-06
LAMAR WANTS W. F. 4 N.


whiis 0ar1sa Cay and Dodge
able display OF their railroad pros
poets during the past month. the
City have been making consider
bunch which really stands the best
chance for pulling the w. F. &
N. is the crowd at Lamar. Colorado.
In 1910 a promoter wnet TO Lamar
with a proposition TO build a road
from Texhoma to Lamar. Lamar
people put up 100000 in the
banks there as a bonus to be paid
when the line was completed. The
promoter did not fill his contract.
and the original amount was re-
turned to the subscribers. less the
amount spent for right Of way
from Two Buttes. Colo. to Lamar.
and 20 acres OF land In that town
which were bought for terminal
facilities. This land and the right
of way are now held in trust for
the boosters Of Lamar. and they
will use this attract the w. F.
& n. with their surveys. right
of way and record Of doing things.
II really looks as though the
Wichita Falls road would cross
the Santa Fe at the hustiing town
of Lamar. and perhaps use the sur
vey already made from Lamar
to Denver.-Liberal Democrat.
The Lamar register., 1912-03-06

judges continually" reverse find
ings of the jury. which is supposed
to represent public sentimnet" and
in any case in which public interest
is acute may be counted on to do so
That can hardly be called con
uEual" or even frequent which hap
rens in only one half of per cent
of the cases in which 1t might hap
pen. And reversals have been CIV
en by judges to jury verdicts in onh
that number OF cases tried in the
courts of five representative states.
the metropolitan county of another
state and in the federal courts.
which cover the entire country.
Mr.. johnson further states that
only a small fraction of this small
fraction of reversals were upon what
any lawyer would call technical"
grounds. In the great majority OF
cases the Judge interfered because
1t was clearly shown that through
the influence of prejudice or the
Incompetence of counsel there had
been a miscarriage OF Justice.
Mr.. Johnson remarks that 'iprop-
erly discounting the complaints for
discontented suitors. professional
trouble makers. demagosues and
self-seekers. It looks as II the COURT
were doing pretty we'll"
A record OF over 80 per cent ef-
ficiency is certainly not a poor one.
Inter-Ocean.
The Lamar register., 1912-03-06
Are Our Courts SO Rad7

In his annual message as presi-
dent in 1906 Mr.. Roosevelt spoke
with his usual severity OF what he
alleged to be the habit of the
courts of reversing cases for tech
nical reasons" referring especially
to criminal cases. The complaint
was based on the ground that the
acts proved were not crimes. which
was hardly technical" reason.
The incident is Of historic rea-
son because IL seems to have given
impetus to the movement for recall
of judges. The complaint has been
industriously reiterated ever since.
Even the American Bar association
was at one time moved to sanction
II.
E. T. johnson. an eastern law
yer. was moved to investigate the
foundation for this complaint at the
time II was made. He obtained the
appellate history of 1861 cases
in which jury verdicts were given
in the same year in New York coun-
ty, In the states of Vermont. Indi-
ana. Alabama. North Dakota and
Washington. and in the nine cir
cult courts of federal appeal. He
prints a summary in the New York
Sun. And he finds that from the
decisions of the courts of first in
stance in these 145.551 cases they
were only 3.10l appeals and 754
reversals, for any reasons. includ-
ing Technical" ones. The percent
age of appeals was 2.13 and of re-
versals was .51s. or one case in
1913.
The popular argument for the re-
call of judges is the assertion that
The Lamar register., 1912-03-06

Beyond doubt the winter of 1911
l2 will go down into history as
the Hard Winter" and the storm
os Sunday. February 25, 1912 as
one of the worst. and to 80 per
ent of the people now living in
eastern Colorado. the worst ever
witnessed. The storm began Satur-
day. 1t was foggy in the morning
with the wind in the northeast. To-
" ard evening a good deal of snow
fell. and the night was bad. All
day Sunday the wind blew fiercely,
drifting the fast falling snow and
driving 1t into every crack and
granny. 1t was a binding storm.
and one in which II seemed no
one could long survive. Draws and
hollows drifted full. and drifts of
from to 8 feet high formed
around the buildings. on the streets.
in corrals and sheds. A tunnel had
to be dug through the drift In
front of the Metcalf barn at Two
Buttes to take horses In and out.
II. G. Gather. our sculptor. carved
an arch and pillars at the entrance
Pictures were taken OF horse. men
and dog standing under the
arch. On the streets snow was
anywhere from 2 to feet deep. On
the level It is estimated the snow
was 3 inches deep on an average.
The wind changed to the northwest
about sundown but continued to
blow fiercely until about sunrise
Monday morning.
In Baca county the loss in stock
Is hard to estimate. for cattle and
sheep were buried alive in the
snow. Some JJ steers In the Car
rizo country were dug out alive. and
many dead. The Herring. Stinson
a Co. entailed a loss.greater than
ever before in sheep. At the Davis
ranch the loss was light. Other
stockmen's loss may be consider
able.
The south side OF the roof OF C.
+. wheeler's big shed caved In; en-
failing n loss of about $500.
II Is said that toward the cedars
the snow was even deeper and
drifted worse.-Two Buttes Sentinel
The Lamar register., 1912-03-06

istration would not be able to pay
out. All that he hoped for was
to be able to pay the expenses OF
the third-class appropriations. But.
he explained. that an appropriation
by the state was not an obligation
OF the state unless the state had
the money to pay II. He maintain
ed that there was no harm In over
appropriating because II the state
did not have the money to pay. no
one was hurt.
A statement prepared by Public
Examiner II. J. Leddy. shows that
the total bonded indebtedness of
all the counties OF the state is on
ly S4.473.30O. There are twenty
four counties that have no bonded
Indebtedness at all.
At the present time the state Of
ficials and the civil service commits
sion are enjoying a Bryan-Harmon
fight over the payment Of the en-
ployes in the state institutions.
The last Legislature refused to ap-
propriate any money for the civil
service commissioner. The commits
sion refuses TO o. X. salary rolls
until its own expenses are paid. The
auditing board appropriated a few
penses. Treasurer Kenehan re-
fuses to pay this money on the
ground that had the Legislature
wanted 1t paid It would have ap-
propriated II. The law forbids the
payment of any salaries not o. KID
by the civil service commission. In
number of towns where state in
stitutions are located. the banks
have paid the pay rolls supposing
that they would go through the
same as usual. Instead, the vouch-
ers were returned marked mo
funds" and the banks are urging
payment either from the state or
from the employees whose salaries
they advanced.
'ust another illustration of DEM
ocratic business methods.
Lest we forget: The present ad-
ministration. II all debts were paid.
will cost as much as the combined
cost of the Buchtel and Mcdonald
administrations. The first class (pay
rolD appropriations are as large as
the combined first-class appropria-
tions of Buchtel and Mcdonald Is
Colorado receiving twice as good
government in return as she did
under either of those two men? Can
a state be considered as having a
good administration when her in
dividual citizens are compelled to
take up cash collections in order
to keep her educational institutions
going?
The Lamar register., 1912-03-06

The German club announces an
interesting program for Wednesday
afternoon. The program will in
cIude some German songs. German
recitations and readings, and an
original debate in German.
The Latin classes. freshmen and
sophomore. will meet in deadly
contest in room one, high school,
at 2:3O Thursday afternoon to de-
termine which class is the better
posted in the fundamental facts
of Latin grammar. Visitors are
welcome to attend this contest. The
winning class will have free admis-
sion to the Denver university glee
club concert Saturday night. Most
of of the upper classmen expect
the sophomores to win, but the
freshmen say they have big sur
prise in store for the second year
people.
The Darktown Bellies will ap-
pear at the auditorium on Friday
night. the Denver university glee
club Saturday night. Music lovers
will have a feast this week.
The grade schools have been di-
vided into two sections which will
contest against each other In a
public addition contest on Friday
evening. March 10. at the auditor
ium. There will be a number of
The Lamar register., 1912-03-06
FIERCE STORM

A Veritalble Blizzard and the Worst
of All
The Washington herald., 1912-01-16
PACKING OF MEAT
THEIR BUSINESS
Representatives of Gigantic Indus
try in Convention-'Tama"
Jim One Of the Speakers.

At this mornings session OF the sixth
annual convention of the American
Meat Packers Association at the New
willard. addresses will be made by A.
B. Hayes, Washington representative
OF the association; John T. Russell,
President of the Master Butchers OF
America, and Huntington Wilson, As
sistant Secretary of State.
At this afternoons session reports
will be submitted, the election OF on
GERS and honorary members will take
place, and new business will be In or
der.
An all American dinner at Z o'clock
tonight will wind up to-day's pro-
gramme. A sightseeing trip around
Washington and luncheon at the Cafe
Republique at p. m. tomorrow will
bring the convention to an end. Dele
gates were entertained with a vaude-
Vile performance in the ballroom of
the New Willard last night. Impromptu
speeches by various members gave ad-
ditional amusement
There was some delay in calling the
convention TO order yesterday because
many OF the trains were late. Commits
sioner Rudolph welcomed the visitors and
President Allerdice, OF the association.
praised the government inspection Of the
AAASAN AAANA1NAg.
Theodore o. Vilter, chairman Of the
executive committee of the American
Association OF Refrigeration. spoke of
the third international congress OF re-
frigeration to be held in Chicago in 1913,
at which forty countries will be repre-
sented-
John Barrett. director Of the Pan
American Union, warned the packers
against the danger OF European coun-
tries getting control of the cattle In
terests OF South America
Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson told
the packers that they had rendered the
government much more assistance in
the inspection OF meats and the raising
OF the standard OF their product than
have the other food interests.
One or the most notable features Of the
convention was the absence for the first
time Of the men who have built up the
packing industry. The elder Armour,
Cudahy, Nelson Morris. and Swift did
not answer present, but in their stead
they sent their sons, who will have
charge OF the business which they built
up. Armour is represented by Wilson
Armour. Cudahy by his son, the one
who was kidnapped a few years ago, and
Morris and Swift by their sons. About
the only veteran packer present Is ia
cob Dold, OF Buffalo, but he is accom-
panied by one OF his sons.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-16
LAW AND CHILD LABOR.
Commissioners Offer Substitute for
the Roberts Measure.

The Commissioners yesterday submit
ted to Congress a substitute for the meas
ure introduced in the House by Repre-
sentative Roberts December last, pro-
viding for the amendment OF the pres
ent child labor law In the District so
as to make II more restrictive.
Tho bill prepared by the Commission
ers forbids children from engaging in
the sale OF articles on the streets after
$50 o'clock at night. Representative
Roberts bill sets 10 O'Clock as the limit.
The Commissioners reported unfavorably
on the provision in the Roberts bin for
bidding the employment OF messengers
under the age Of twenty-one years be-
tween the hours OF 9 p. m and g. m.
The present law sets the age limit at
sixteen years.
The Commissioners pointed out the
failure OF the Roberts bill to include the
section OF the present law permitting
children to engage in theatrical exhibi-
tions after receiving the consent OF one
Of the District Commissioners. The
Commissioners state that their supervi-
sion OF such cases of Juvenile employ
ment at theaters prevents the spnit OF
the child labor law from being violated.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-16
VEST POCKET ESSAYS
puOnE JCI AMI BY GEORGE FITCH
NAODA AOAH1ND Author SiUash"

Rhode Island usually appears on the
map Of thef United States as a pale
brown freckIe. 1t is a sovereign State,
but looks more like a happening. 1t has
a full equipment OF legislators. Sena-
tors, and State laws. but II is so small
In area that when Ringing Brothers
circus plays the State, they have TO di-
vide the show or borrow a forty-acre
lot from Massachusetts,.
Rhode Island has only a little over
1000 square miles. but on this area
$4,000 people are balanced precari-
ously. This allows only about an acre
for each inhabitant. When we con-
slider that many Rhode Island citizens
pwn as much as 1000 acres Of land apiece,
the hopeless hoggishness of man be-
comes apparent. Portions of the State
are so crowded in consequence that
whenever the telephone company plans
another pole, some Rhode Islander has
to pack up and move out to Illinois to
make room.
Rhode Island is situated just west
OF the Gulf Stream and due north from
the equator, with nothing but water
between. The Atlantic Ocean burrows
into the State for almost fits entire
length, producing a great number OF
bays, straits, archipelagoes. isthmuses.
islands, and other geographical COM
pIications. Among the islands is New
port, on which the indecently rich OF
the nation are segregated during the
summer time
Rhode Island manufactures wooden
and cotton goods. locomotives, and Re-
publican majorities. The people of the
state are quiet and dociie, and the per-
nicious agitation for the State owner
ship OF legislators has made very little
impression on them. Mountains some
times bring forth mice, but no mouse
has ever been able to bring forth a
The Washington herald., 1912-01-16
ARMY ORDERS.

Cant. FRANK B. HAWKINS. Twenty-ninth In
fan.TT a relieved from duty at Fort Slocum.
N. T., and from further duty on recruiting
seryic. and win procsed to Join his cnmpany.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-16
SHUSTER'S PARTY
DEADLOCK ON PAY

Minister Russell cabled the State De-
partment from Teheran yesterday that
the shuster party sailed Sunday from
Enseli. Persia, for Batoum. Russia.
whence they will proceed to Paris via
Constantinople.
There has been no break In the dead
lock between the fourteen Americans
who hEve been acting as Shustsr's assist
ants and the Persian government regard
ing their pay. Il was stated at the de-
partment. 1t Is believed. however, that a
satisfactory settlement will be effected
It was learned yesterday that Frank
s. Cairns. who is spokesman for the
group OF Americans in their appeals for
support in their claim against Persia,
is likely 10 forfeit his place IN the Philip
pine service unless the Persian situation
clears soon. Cairns. when he went to
Persia to aid Shuster, did not resign his
place as customs collector at Iloilo, Phil
ippine Islands. but obtained leave Of ab-
The Washington herald., 1912-01-16
TRUSTS BIG GAIN
ON HIDES SHOWN

Chicago, Jan. 15.-UncIe sam and the
beef trust met to-day at the trial OF the
Chicago packers, when 1t was shown
that during 1905 and the first four months
Of 1909 Morris & Co. in figuring the cost
OF fresh beef allowed but $50. go for hides
and in the same period sold s. 3.2SO, ,sl3
worth of hides.
The result Of this vast profit on hides,
aside from a fair profit being deducted
from the price Of beefsteak sold, is held
by the government to be patent. The
government contends that 1t has at last
found the real reason why beef went
soaring during and following the 1907
panic, an advance which the packers
contend was due TO a lack Of hides and
the general disturbance of business. The
packers admit that all the sales OF hides
recorded are OF the period named. but
contend that II is a simple matter Of
bookkeeping, and that the imposing array
OF figures read by the government at
torneys in the past few days are simply
arbitrary figures used by bookkeepers and
have nothing to do with the actual price
obtained for beef.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-16
Wants own Embassies.

Pleading for government ownership of
ambassadorial mansions at Tokyo. Rio
Janeiro, Mexico City, and one European
post, Secretary Knox appeared before the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
yesterday and asked for funds to buy or
erect such buildings. 1t was intimated
by members Of the committee that money
for at least one, II not two, embassy
buildings would be forthcoming. Other
officials OF the State Department who
appeared before the committee were
Third Assistant Secretary Chandler
Hale, Wilbur ]. Carr, director of the
consular service, and Sidney Y. Smith,
chief Of the diplomatic bureau.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-16
JOHNSON IS APoLoGETIC.
District Chairman Makes Sweeping
Apology for Saturday. Outbur.t.

District Chairman Makes Sweeping
Apology for Saturdays outburst.
The chairman OF the House District
Committee yesterday read an apology on
the floor Of the House for his action Sat
urday. in challenging Representative
Madden, OF Illinois, to a fistic encounter.
He said. in part:
Il regret the whole occurrence ana 7
am here to do that which is ordinarily
more difficult 10 do than TO take redress
Wen administered, for provoking words
used. II hesitated in the least TO DO
that which now do, would do moth
ing.
II do not wish in the least 70 s1c,,r-
pate myself by alleging provocatIon by
the gentleman from Illinois, but, instead
to blame myself for the unseenly incl
dent, and to express to him Gfr. Mad
den). my real appreciation for his later
forbearance.
Il have always held the gentleman in
high esteem. Now esteem him more
than ever.
He Is too thoughtful TO iniure him
self and too magnanImous to permit an
other with whom he Is In dispute 10 hurt
himself under the influence OF temper.
1t is my purpose to apologize most
genuinely TO the gentleman for what I
said, both in the colloQuy and after
ward. and II have not done 80 COM
pletely, ask our mutual friend. the
gentleman from Georgia, Mr.. Hardwick,
to tell me what further to do 70 make
amends.
1T may not be out Of place for me 10
say here that too many harsh things are
said on the floor OF the House. When
said they should be seriously noticed. or
not noticed at ALL The latter course Is
better. I now believe that in the future
1 shall adopt that course. While a MEM
Der OF Congress shall never again give
heed to remarks said in the heat Of de-
bate"
The Washington herald., 1912-01-16
BEGIN PROBE ON
The MONEY TRUST
House Rules Committee VIII Inves-
gate the Shipping and Har-
vester Trusts as Well.

The Rules Committee OF the House be-
gan hearings yesterday on resolutions
providing for a joint Investigation of
the money trust, The shipping trust. and
the harvester trust. 1t IS the intention
OF the committee to name a special In
vestigating committee to inquire into the
operations OF these correlated trusts.
Representative Humphrey, OF Washing
ton. who offered the resolution TO probe
the shipping trust, took the stand yester-
day and told the Rules Committee that
American shippers are absolutely at the
mercy OF the steamship combine. The
steamship companies, declared Mr.. Hum
phrey, work through secret pools and rate
agreements that dominate all interna-
tional steamship lines, as well as some
American railroads. Mr.. Humphrey said
that he believed these pooling agreements
could be corrected by means of the Sher-
man law. but that in the event this law
is not sufficiently drastic Congress should
enact legislation that would make It pos
sIble to dissolve the shipping trust.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-16
DISCUSS TREATIES /,
In OPEN SENATE
Body so Decides After Acrimonious
| Debate Over Taft's Arbi-
tration Pacts.

prolonged and stormy debate in the
senate over the general arbitration
treaties with Great Britain and France
was foreshadowed by the proceedings in
the Senate yesterday. Shortly after the
Senate met at o'clock the excitement
begun. Senator Isidor Rayner, of Mary
land. Democratic member OF the For
eign Relations COMMITTEES. took the floor
in open Senate to speak on the merits OF
the pending treaties. pursuant TO a no.
tice he had given. Before he could pro-
eeed Senator Lodge raised a question of
order. The Senator from Massachusetts,
was promptly seconded by Senator Nc
Cumber. OF North Dakota, another mem
ber Of the Foreign Relations Committee.
Mr.. Lodge called the attention of the
Senate TO the fact that the treaties were
executive matters and that the Senate
had not yet definitely determined that
they should be discussed in open Senate
Senator Rayner asked for an opportuni-
ty to explain, but Mr. Lodge objected 10
any debate in the open Senate, and
called for the reading OF the rule. He
was upheld by Senator Bacon, president
pro tempore, and the galleries were
promptly cleared. the doors closed,
and for more than an hour the Senate
discussed the question whether the de-
bate on the peace treaties should be in
the open Senate. with the "oficiaI re-
porters present." or whether the ancient
rule OF the Senate should prevail and
the consideration OF the treaties Proceed
In secret session. At the conclusion of
the debate a motion TO open the doors
prevailed by vote of IS TO g.
The discussion at times was acrimonI-
Gus. senators Lodge and McCumber led
the night In favor OF a secret session.
ana senator Rayner. OF Maryland. and
Senator Smith. of Michigan, demanded
the open session. There were a number
OF speeches. When the vote came, among
those who supported Senator Lodge in
his demand for a secret debate were
Senators McCumber, oliver, and Town
send Republicans. and Senator Thornton,
OF Louisiana, a Democrat
The Washington herald., 1912-01-16
Nominations to Senate.

The President yesterday sent to the
Senate the nomination Of Civil Engineer
Homer r. Stanford, OF the navy, now
stationed at the navy yard at PhIIadei-
phia, to be Chief OF the Bureau OF Yards
and Docks, succeeding Richard c. Holly
day.
The following nominations were also
sent to the Senate yesterday:
State-To be Ambassador Extraordinary
and Minister Plentipotentiary TO BrazTi: :
Edwin V. Morgan, OF New York.
Treasury-To be collector OF customs for
the District OF Passamaquoddy, Ne,
Jacob C. Pike, OF Maine. To be collector
Of customs for the District OF Portland.
Me-: willis T. Emmons. OF Maine
Interior-To be surveyor general Of ArI-
zona: Frank S. ingalls,, OF Arizona. To
be surveyor general Of New Mexico:
John w. March, Of New Mexico.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-16
VIOLET BUEHLER FOUND.
Missing HeIress Working n Maid
for Love of Clerk.

New York. Jan. 15.-VIolet Buehler, aged
fifteen. the heiress who disappeared from
her home in Chicago on November 3 last,
was arrested IN New York to-day, where
she was working as a maid.
After her arrest It developed that John
McKeown, a clerk. was In love with the
girl and anxious to marry her. McKeown
had worked in a hotel in Chicago. He
said to-day that he dId not meet her until
she came to New York. He declared he
was anxious TO marry her.
Miss Buehler was working IN the apart
ment of Miss Annie Breet, a bedridden
spinster, who for twenty-five years had
lived at First avenue and East Seven
tieth street. She went under the name
OF Bella Rose.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-16
Lorimer on stand.

The beginning Of the ending Of the
Lorimer hearing before the Senate Com
mittee was reached yesterday afternoon.
when the cross-examination Of Senator
Lorimer was begun by Attorney John Il.
Marble. counsel for the committee. Mem
bers of the committee are hopeful that
the cross-examination will be finished
this week, and that the committee may
be enabled to undertake the considera-
tion Of its report next week.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-16

Island, which produced Senator Aid
rich, from under whom the nation has
just succeeded in crawling.
Rhode Island was settled almost 800
years ago by Roger Williams. Other
famous Rhode Islanders have been the
boy OF Woonsocket and the old man
from Pawtucket. Providence, the capt.