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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-17
The Language of the Press Box

From year to year the purists
who are making such faithful at
tempts to restore the English Ian
guage to it's pristine limpidity have
turned the guns of reform upon
the baseball writer's. 1t has been
pointed out how the manufacture
of what is known as "baseballese"
is muddying the stream OF pure
diction. The baseball writer's are
bombarded with pleadings to sub
stitute plain English for their
cryptic jargon. but all in vain.
From the reports of the opening
games in the big leagues. 1t is evil
dent that affairs are going to be
worse than ever for the purists this
year. From the Chicago Inter-
Ocean we take this paragraph. de-
scriptive of part of game between
the Chicago White Sox and the St.
Louis Browns:
"Rube had EN- whining for mer-
cy in the second. He ended the
inning in a blaze of red and blue
electrical effects by tanning Pratt.
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Steel Already Laid As Far As La
Veatne

Coming this way at the rate of
a mile and half a day, the steel
train passed La Verne Tuesday.
and is rapidly laying the steel rails
between that place and Gate. 1t
is expected that without accident
the first railroad to enter Beaver
county will pass the boundary with
in the next two weeks. as by that
time the grading will have been
entirely completed as far as Gate
and the work train finished the lay
ing of steel to that point. La
Verne is sixteen miles from Gate
and between the two points and
workmen have to encounter the
bridge across the Beaver river
which it is estimated will take four
days to build. After that it will be
clear sailing as far as Knowles
as the work of grading that far will
have been completed by the time
the steel train arrives. The con-
struotion was delayed last week
on account of thee Mexican work.
men going ON a strike, Good Friday
and Easter Sunday.
According to statements in the
Oklahoman of las. Saturday al
legged to have been given by Mr.
Hooker. the general manager. the
construction work will not stop
long at Forgan. but will be pushed
ON as far as Denver. Colorado.
Following is the clipping from
the Oklahoman in which reference
is made to this line:
THAT the wichita Falls & North
western railroad. now under con-
structlon. will be- sxtsnAaA1 ire
Denver. and will not stop at its
present terminus in Beaver coun-
ty, as had been announced, was
stated by w. E. Hooker, of Wichita
Falls. a prominent official In the
company. at the Lee-Huckins Fri
day. Regarding the work now be-
ing effected ON the line Mr.. Hook
er said:
THE part of the road now I'M
der construction extends from Ham,
mon. by way of Woodward. to For
gan. Okla. which is located six
miles due north of Beaver City, the
county seat of Beaver county, and
is eighty-four miles northwest of
Woodward.
The road is completed as far
as Camargo. which Is the first town
north of the Canadian river. South
of Woodward the track Is compIet-
ed to Wei. leaving a gap of only
seven miles to be completed. North
of Woodward the rails are laid
to La Verne. a distance of TWEEN
ty-seven miles. We expect to es-
tablish through freight and pas
senger service from Wichita Falls
all the way to La Verne by April
20. We also expect to have rails
laid as far as -Forgan by June 10,
which is the present terminus of
the line. Later the line will be ex-
tended and it will ultimately be a
through trunk line from Wichita
Falls. Texas. to Denver. Colorado.
The assurance that the road will
extend to Denver is being receiv-
ed with much elation by Oklahoma
City people, as the direct line.
which will connect with the Wichi-
place. will give the city through
direct line all the way to the me-
tropohs of the Rocky Mountain Sec
tion.-Beaver (Ok.) Democrat.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-17
Blaming the Newspapers

Not only is Colonel Roosevelt
raising the fraud cry in those
places where the election returns
are heavily against him. but he is
charging the newspapers with sup
pressing the news of his candidacy.
1.-THE deliberate choking of the chan
nels of information" he calls 1t.
Where Roosevelt delegates are
chosen. honesty prevails. the peo-
pie voice their true sentiments and
political conditions are ideal. Where
Taft delegates are chosen, it is
all the work of the bosses, the
people have no chance to rule and
politics could not be more crooked.
The same Is true of the news
papers. Those that are supporting
the third-term candidate are edited
by honest. patriotic men. DESTROYS
only of rendering public service.
whereas those that are supporting
Mr.. Taft are controlled by the
Interests" and make 1t their par
ticular business to suppress every
thing favorable to the Roosevelt
movement.
Just what the colonel expects to
gain by this sort OF talk is be-
You'd us to understand. II ever a
man was obligated to the entire
press. regardless Of its politics. that
man Is Theodore Roosevelt. He man.
ages to keep on the first page most
of the time, and so far as we have
been able to observe the news re-
ports of his political activities are
absolutely fair. The size of the
crowds that assemble to hear him.
their hurrahs and other manifest
atoms of enthusiasm. what he says
and how he said 1t. his characteri-
cations of all those who disagree
with him. all find prominence in
every newspaper in the land. There
has been no choking of the chan
nels of information" and nobody
knows this better than Mr.. ROose-
welt himself. What the press had
to say editorially about Mr.. Roose-
velt's views and present conduct
is prerogative that we should
suppose a contributing editor would
not want to take away.
The colonel makes particular ref
erence in his latest Outburst to
the attitude of certain New York
newspapers. which he names. to-
ward the recent primary elections
in that state. and of course finds
that they are controlled by COM
bination of crooked politics and
crooked business AS a matter
of fact and not of fiction the very
newspapers named by him have con-
demned without reservation the
unsatisfactory character of the pri-
maries, but they have been unable
to see wherein the methods en-
ployed were more unfair to one
side than to the other. For in
stance. in those places where the
ballots did not arrive until late
or were not delivered at all. the
Taft men as well as the Roosevelt
men we're denied a privilege that
both should have. What really trou-
bles the colonel is that Republican
sentiment in New York state is
overwhelmingly against him, and
1t would be the same under the
most perfect primary system pos
sible to evolve.
1t does a true sportsman such
as Mr.. Roosevelt claims to be lit
tie credit to protest against the
rules and hurl epithets at the
umpire, which in this case happens
to the the people themselves. in
whom he processes to have an abid-
ing Springfield Mass.)
Union.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-17
WOOL GROWERS BAND II
FIGHT DEMOCRATIC BILL
Annihilation OF Industry Faced II
Underwood Act Passes. Cost Of
Raw Materis Is Too Slight
to be Fedt by the Pur-
chaser

Washington, April 14.-(Specia)
IS. w. Mcclure. secretary OF the
National Wool Growers association.
when asked today concerning the
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-17
wool tariff situation, said:

AT thu present moment very lit
tie is heard in Washington about
the tariff on wool. The Democrats
in the house having pass d a bill
which they know would destroy the
wool and wooden industries of the
the matter rest for the present. Not
few of these Democrats who rep
resent farming communities feel
that in voting for the Underwood
wool bill th,y have committed po-
litical suicide, and this undoubted-
ly is true in the case of about SO
congn> ssmeni
The wool growers in the farm
ing states, and there are hundreds
of thousands of them, are now Or
ganizing to protect their industry.
The report of the Democratic ways
and means committee deliberately
announced that the passage of the
Underwood bill meant an increase
in the annual imports of wool
equal to 190.0OO.0OO pounds, which
in effect would displace 60 per cent
of the entire domestic production.
This bold declaration on the
part of the Democrats that they in
tended to destroy 60 per cent of
the American wool grow.rs caused
the grower to sit up and take no.
tice and he is now preparing to
vigorously defend his interestsI Tha
action of the Democrats in trying
to vote the wool grower out of ex-
istence will have a material influ-
enoe in the next presidential cleo
ton. for 1t must not be forgotten
that Ohio alone has $4,000 wool
growers, according to the last can
sus.
under the influence of a pro-
tective tariff on wool our wool
growers have made a magnificent
record. for thy are today prodnc-
ing 20 per cent OF the clothing
wool consumed in this country. The
United States produces more than
one-eighth OF the worlds supply of
wool. and 1t does not require very
much speculation to understand
that II onc-eighth of the entire sup
ply of wool Is destroyed, a CORES
ponding increase In the price of
the remaining seven-eighths would
ultimately take place.
THE wool growers of Australia
are urging a reduction OF our tar
iff on wool and SO confident are
they that this would destroy our
sheep industry that they are now
organizing for the express purpose
of controlling the worlds wool
prices. 4;
"The wool consuming world. with
the exception of the United States,
is dependent upon Australia for
its supply of wool. We, by reason
of the protection given to wool
growing. are Independent. but we
could not hope to remain SO II the
tariff on wool was reduced.
Among the whole list of tariffs
there is none that is more fair and
equitable than a tariff on wool.
We have in the United States
$4,000 wool growers all of whom
receive some benefit from the wool
tariff. These growers are distribut-
ed throughout every state and in
every county of the Union and no
article could be taxed that would
be more widespread in the distri-
button Of its benefits. A tariff on
wool places no burden upon the
consumer for the value of the wool
required to make a suit of clothes
is SO small as not to be a factor
in influencing the retail price of
such clothing.
For instance. 1 am wearing an
all wool suit of clothes that cost
me $25. 1t contains just 6h pounds
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-06
FITCHVILLE
Addition to Be Built to MiII-32d We'd ding Anniversary of Mir. and Mrs. Asa M. Miller

The mill closed Thursday for the re- mainder of the week.
 Addition te Mill.
 Derricks and tools of Contractor C. Morgan Williams of Norwich arrived Thursday and work Is expected to start soon on the large addition to the Fftchville mill of the Palmer Brothers company.
 Tax Collector Charles A. Gager was at the Fitchville store Tuesday, col- lecting taxes.
 Clinton Thompson, son of Mir. and Mrs. Frank Thompson, has gone to Greenfield Mass, where he has se- cured employment as an apprentice in machine shop.
 Miss Katherine Mccarthy spent Sun day at Cedar Swamp. While there 5he with Michael McGrath of that place were sponsors for tbe daughter of MT. and Ms. James McGrath of Lebanon.
 Mrs. Napoleon Eastland has returned from two weeks visit with relatives in UncasvIlle and Chesterfield. Miss Anna May Murphy was the re- cent guest of her cousin, Miss Mary McCarty.
 Rev. J. W. Very of NoNwich was a caller in town Thursday. Rehearsals are being held for the plays to be presented during a bazaar for St. Johns church.
 Married 32 Years.
 MT. and Mrs. Asa M. Miller cele- brated the S2d anniversary of their marriage Friday by the Rev. D. L. Brown, pastor, of Warehouse Point. Rev. MT. Brown was a brother-in-law of Miss Ida Mott, now Mrs. Miller. Mir and Mrs. Miller spent the latter part of the week with relatives in West Burlington, R. l.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-06
NEWS FROM ONE HUNDRED LIVE CORRESPONDENTS
HANOVER
Endeavorers Hold SoeIal-ReV. o. H. Peck to Preach Farewell Sermon on Sunday.

Misses Carrie Gallup, Jennie Collins, Edith and Theodora Peck are at home for Easter vacation. about the mill last Friday, was acci- dentRlly struck upon the head. He was taken at once to BaczuS hospital. He has so far recovered as to be ex- pected home soon.
 Miss Alice Blackburn of Philadelphia is at home with her sisters.
 MiRs Grace Ablard has returned to Brooklyn
 Endeavor Social.
 An Endeavor social was held We'd nesday evening in the vestry. There were games and refresh. nents. To Miss Ellen Peck was presented handsome gold bracelet by her friends in the congregation.
 Pastors Farewell Sermon.
 The last sermon of the pastorate will be preached by the pastor next Sun day. This will be followed by the ob- servance of the Lords supper. There will be special Easter music.
 In the evening Love Triumphant, a story of the first Eastertide, will be read and sung. This is adapted from Tor, a Street Boy of Jerusalem
 There were 10 delegates from here to the jubilee conference in Griswold Wednesday.
 Next Conference May IA.
 The next conference will meet here in connection with the New London county association of ministers and churches on Tuesday, May 14.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-06
NORTH FRANKLIN

MT. and Mrs. A. R. Race and daugh- ter Rena were guests Sunday of W. l.. Loomis of Greeneville.
 Bradford Larkin. of Lebanon spent Wednesday at A. T. Brownings.
 John, Henry and Stephen Cox of New York state are In town to attend the funeral of their brother. W. J. Cox.
 Miss Anna Park of Yantic Is spend ing<the Easter vacation with Mrs. Es- tella Lathrop.
 Mrs. Lucius Browning spent We'd nesday in Greeneville.
 Mrs. Fred Race and Miss Florence Redwood have returned home, after spending the week in Easthsmpton. AAa&
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-06
MOHEGAN
Miss Lillian Daniels to Continue as
 Pastor-April Supper Nets $10.

MISS EtilidH GaHiCiS NS SStieliSS ~s
 Pastor-ApriI Supper Nets S10 Mir. and Mrs. Sisson of Yantic are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Hamil- ton.
 Irving Hamilton of Norwich is the guest of his father, Warren Hamilton, over Sunday. Amelia Burdick was in Greeneville the first of the week.
 Mrs. Myott called on friends in this place Sunday.
 Pastor to Continue Work.
 Miss Lillian Daniels, the pastor, will continue her work here The ladies are working hard to pay off the debt.
 Melted $1o.
 The ladies held their supper and en- tertainment Tuesday evening All though a stormy evening a good crowd attended. and they netted Sl0. Miss Annie Burdick of Fftchville was the guest of Mrs. L. Fowler Sunday. Dwight Cooke and family of Syra- cuse, N. Y, have moved to the Fort Hill farm.
 Mrs. Gertrude Harris of Norwich was the guest Sunday of her sister, Mrs. E. c. Fowler.
 Mrs. Baker of Norwich called on friends in this place Sunday.
 BurrilI H. Fielding of New London was a caller in Mohegan Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-06
CLARK'S FALLS
Birthday Party for Miss Dorothy Gel Iins-Lecal Relatives Attend FuAeT- al of Arthur E. Chapman.


 A pleasant social gathering took place at the home of MT. and Mrs. Cassius Collins, Monday, April 1, from two to six, when several friends as sembled to help their youngest danxh- ter, Dorothy, celebrate her thirteenth birthday. The time was enjoyed in games, jokes and stories of the Apwfl 1 variety. At five o'clock dainty re- treatments were served, consisting of chicken salad, bread and Butter sand- wich, fancy gelatine cakes and waferS The table was artisdoally decorated with birch bark favors and assorted fruits. Miss Collins received many pretty gifts from her guests.
 Attended Providence Funeral
 Postmaster Ernest D. Chapman. wno has been staying with hfs brOth@, Arthur B. Chapman, whose death oc- cured at Attleboro, Masa., last Sun day, is home again, coming In time to attend to his duties at the postofnca while his father attended the funeral in Providence on "Wednesday. Thosa who attended the funeral from hia early home were his father. B. P. Chapman, James Bard BilL George Fl. Brown, Mir. and Mrs. E. w. Ciarka the latter being a sister of decessed The family has tho sympathy of many friends in their sorrow.
 Vacation Ends Monday.
 School in this district is having va cation. The teacher will begin tha spring term Monday morning.
 MT. and Mrs. H. F. Palmer and NE. and Mrs. s. F. Palmer attended, tho services at Potter Hill chapel last Sunday afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-06
LEFFINGWELL
Kitchen Shower Given Miss Ruth
 Palmer.

Mir. and Mrs. Frank Austin of Palm ertoWn were callers at Mir. and Mrs. c. Leland Palmer's Sunday
 MT. and Mrs. John I. Ross and Mrs. Reynolds spent Sunday with relatives at Montville.
 There is to be a meeting at the home of MT, and Mrs. J. E. Dolbeare Sun day afternoon.
 Rev. J. c. Ward attended the minis ters' association at New London Mon day.
 Miss Edith Leff1ngwell, teacher at East Great Plain, is spending her Easter vacation at her home in this place.
 Given Kitchen Shower. Wednesday evening 60 friends of Mss Ruth Palmer gathered st the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. c. Leland Palmer, giving her a kitchen shower in honor Of her approaching marriage with Austin Rathbun on April 18th The evening passed quickly with music on piano and graphophone selections. Cake and CO., coa were served,
 The Sunshine band Is to meet with the Misses Ruth and Myra Ellis today (Saturday).
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-06
SALEM
Republican Caucus Held Monday Aft ernoon-Arrangements for Easter Concert by Sunday School.

James Lane and William Darling att tended the banquet of the Independent Hose company in New London We'd nesday evening.
 Rev. T. A. Williams attended the monthly meeting of Congregational ministers held Tuesday at Park church in Norwich.
 Mrs. Julia Spencer returned home Tuesday, after a lengthy stay with friends in Greenwich and Niantio.
 Miss Kittie Ray is spending her Eas- ter vacation with her parents in town.
 All the schools in town closed on Thursday for ten days vacation.
 Miss Eva M. Standish is spending the Easter vacation with her parents in Westchester.
 Miss Josephine Hart is at her home in Montville for the Easter recess.
 Rev. T. A. Williams repeated by re- quest his sermon on The First Chris tian Church last Sunday morning. It was a forceful sermon and well adapt ed to the needs of the congregation. The monthly missionary meeting was one of unusual interest under the lead ership of Mrs. T. A. Williams. MT. and Mrs. w. w. Haney sang duet in a most pleasing manner.
 Republican Caucus.
 The republican caucus was held in the Town hall Monday afternoon and | resulted in the election of Howard A. Rix and Winfield w. Hanney as dele- gates to the state convention to be held in New Haven April 16 and IT. Mrs. Charles Gordon and sons, Mil ton and Chester, of Montville Center, spent several days this week with Mrs Gordon's mother, Mrs. s. A. Tfb'Oetts. Sorrow for Miss AVery's Death.
 News of the death of Miss Annabel Avery in Monlville cn Saturday came as a surprise to her friends in Salem, where she was born and spent the l greater part of her life. She was of a loving and cheerful disposition and made friends wherever she went. The | funeral services were held from the home of her uncle, Albert Avery. at 1 Hilltop, on Tuesday, with burial in the | family lot in 11aplewood cemetery. MT. and Mrs. Nathaniel Clark were in Franklin Wednesday to attend the funeral services of a brother-in-law of MT. Clark
 Mrs. Charles l. Beebe is visiting rel atives in Norwich.
 Oyster Supper a Success.
 The oyster supper served in Grange hall last Saturday evening by the gen. tlemen of the Salem Social club was a success in every way
 An Easter concert will be given by the Sunday school next Sunday even- ing in place of the usual Christian En- deavor service.
 MT. Register of Milton, Conn, Is 1 spending the Easter recess at the home of his daughter, Mrs. T. A. Will iams.
 Mrs. James Lane is spending a weeB with relatives in New London.
 William and Herbert Maynard anc F. R. Bailey and son, Floyd, were New London visitors this week.
 Choir RehearsaIs.
 Choir rehearsals were held this weel at the homes of Mir and Mrs. w. w Hanney and MT. and Mrs T. A. Will Hams.
 Miss Fluvia Miner and Master liar " Miner of Millington Green are vis' iting at the home of Miss Miners brother, Sherwood Miner.
 Carl Rogers and family moved Mon- day to their new home in the Strick- land house.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Malona moved last week Thursday to their new home in the house owned by Joseph Rix, Jr
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-06
NORTH STONINCTON
Birthday Remembrsness for Rev. 2. M. HoIlister-Straw Vote Shows Presidential Wind Blows fer Taft

Rev. F. M. Hollister reached the fiftieth anniversary of his birth April 8. In honor of the event he was g1ven heavy postal shower by friends far and near and also received many beautiful flowers.
 Republican Caucus.
 At the republican caucus last Sat- urdsy afternoon, held for the purposs of choosing delegates to the conven- tions in New Haven choice fell upon Richard B. Wheeler, Horace c. Lewis. Calvin A. Snyder and Malcolm F. Thompson. A straw ballot to indicata how the presidential wind blew in this locality, proved unanimous for Taft Leonard R. Main Is enlarging his house. A part of 1t will be occupied by pr. Robert B. Harrington.
 Mrs. J. F. Brown has returned from a visit with her daughter in Mystic.
 Allan W. York is at home from Yals university.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thurman P, Maine ara home from Philadelphia for an East CT visit.
 Mrs. William P. BabcocS has beaa in Old Mystic for several days
 Isaac Maine, IT, is i'll.
 The Wheeler school has had vaca- ton of a week.
 The town schools opened the spring term last Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-06
Who is Going and Coming-Incidents Accidents
 and Building in Three Counties
GOSHEN
Special Easter Exercises Planned
 News in General.

Miss M. Augusta Pember of North Franklin, who has been visiting her niece, Mrs J. A. Randall. returned home Thursday.
 Otto Nettleton and family have moved to the tenement house of w. G. Thomas on Goshen Hill.
 Miss Susan Perkins, teacher in dis. trict No. F, has been spending the Easter vacation of one week at her home in Massachusetts.
 Buys More Standing Timber.
 MT. Ingalls, has nearly finished cut ting the timber on the McGrath lot. He has bought a large tract of standing timber of J. Stark.
 After vacation of one week, schools in the Ninth and Tenth districts began the spring term Monday.
 A. R. Curry has entered the employ of the Lebanon Creamery company.
 Interesting c. E. Meeting.
 There was a good attendance at the Christian Endeavor meeting Sunday evening. The subject was a mission ary topic. The meeting was led by Edward K. Jones, president of the Y. P. S. c, E. of the United Presbyterian church of Buffalo, N. Y. MT. Jones possesses a fine tenor voice and led the singing ill a skilful manner. He was a former member of the local Y. P. s. c. E. for many years.
 Regardless of cold weather and the high water on Monday, one fisherman was returning home after a few hours with rod and line with a good number of trout.
 Easter exercises will be held in the church Sunday
 Tax Collector J. A. Thomas was here Wednesday and relieved many a pocketbook of cold cash
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-06
PRESTON
Many Attend Variety Supper-Dar1oe
 at Ernest Kennedys.

Schools will open Monday, after a week vacation.
 A variety supper and sale was held at G. v. Shedd's Wednesday evening. There was very large attendance.
 Several from Preston attended the conference in Pachaug Wednesday.
 Miss May Butler, who has been spending some time in Poquetanuck, Is at her home in this place.
 Miss Florence E. Fellows of Norwich and her brother, Frank Fellows of Boston, were callers at Mrs. Charles Crary's Sunday.
 Mrs. Annie McClimon of Winsted is spending the Easter vacation at her home here
 Charles Boswell Thomas McClimon and Fred Benjamin spent Tuesday in Providence.
 Miss Georgiana Wilson of New Lon don is visiting at her brothers, John H. Wilson's.
 Miss Florence Peckham and Miss Bessie Crary are visiting friends in New Haven.
 A dance was held at Ernest Kenne- dy's, Thursday evening. Greenman's orchestra furnished music and Pro- lessor Tinkham prompted. There was 8 large attendance.