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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

Mrs. Thomas Emerson, an old resi-
dent Of Lay, Moflat county, II dead.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

James Mikkelson, foreman for M.
D. Altman, Of the government road,
came In TO recover . horse stolen by
the Utss over . year previously.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

Ill. B. walbridge, cashier Of tho above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement 10 true to the best Of my
knowledge and belief.
l.. B. WALBkI DOE, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
5oth day Of April, 1919. v ...
Ny commission expires March y. 1918.
Correct Attest: JAMS HAYES,
H. r. HUNT,
II. OLuLANn,
Directors,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04
tCharter No. 7ae)
Report Of the Condition
The First National Bank.

At Meeker, IN the State II Colorado,
at the close Of businsss,
April 18th, 1913:
REsoURCEs
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

1t was noted that Robert Reigar
was . frequent visitor to town.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

Harry Miner and '.Doc" Dumont
were elected school directors.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

Considerable progress was made In
farming operations this week.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

It WAS recorded that Sunday-th
first day Of May-wss ushered 4
with snow and hail storm.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

Mr.. 8. g. Green came in from
Denver.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04
Next Monday is school election.

William Pfeistsrer bas returned
from Salt Lake City.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

Messrs. Hossack and Lemmer or
dered IN Altman 4 Taylor threshinl
machine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

Tho governor appointed John J.
Niblock one Of the roundup com
missioners for this district.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-05-04

B. L. Nichols was on the road To
recovery from very serious illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
MINERS LANDOWNERS
 ARE BOTH 0BDURATE.
White Expects Strike on
 April 1
SITUATION IN LONDON
Will Resume Negotiations Today to Settle Strike-Unlcss Speedy Adjustment Is Arrived at
 Legislation Will Follow

New York, March 1.-The United Mine Workers of America will not compromise d single demand that they have stood for in the anthracite coal strike, according to John White, president of the associa- tion, today.
 .I look for a suspension of work in the anthracite field April IT. he said.
 The operators notified us of their reply he said. They will meet us tomorrow and we will rciterate our demands, Mir White said. 'It will then be np to the opera tors, he said.
 .1f they make no concession every union in the hard coal field in Pennsylvania will quite March g or March 3l. Things are now suspended. While the strike committee has authority to call strike, we will postpone such action at least until after the meeting of the bitumlnous coal miners in Cleveland on March 20. The whole situation will come up for re- view before the policy committee on March 9, and a strike of the bituminons miners is not improbable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Mountaineers kill judge, sheriff and
 states attorney.
 Tn forcible speech Underwood begins
 free sugar fight. r Both bureaus at Washington busy. Miners and owners are obdurate. Government ought to keep power sites. Underwood reports the excise bill to
 House. Attempt to assassinate King Victor
 Emmanuel. 2-Trial of Rev. pr. Mcfarland begins. 3-Regret expressed at AibertvilIe Small child is fatally burned. i-Editorial comment. 5-150il, ,S53 tons of coal produced in 1911. Markham and party here today O'Neal declines to announce Sloss con
 tract decision.
 Voters slow in making up minds Private infirmary on Park avenue sold
 to Tutwiler. ts 6-Sports. M 7-Dolly DalryinpIe and pr. Dedman. S-McAdory answers alleged petition to
 O'Neal
 Messenger tells Of near robbery 9-Grace makes his final statement. Surprise Is sprung in sugar triai. fO-Three prisoners murder guards. Spring openings yesterday. 11-Now unlawful to ship arms to Mexico. First big meeting of Underwood cam
 paign is held in Mobile. 13-Markets.
 l4-Alabana profits by demonstration. President Miller issues some railroad
 accident statistics. New courthouse in Hamilton county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Miners Tenacious
Government Will Not Mediate

Berlin, March 14.-Replying this aft ernoon to an interpolation In the reischtag, Clemens Delbrueckl, Imperial vice chancellor, said the time had not come for the government to attempt to mediate between the strikers and the mine owners; such action proba bly would prolong instead of shorten the strike. The responsibility of the strike, he said, rested with the trade unions.
 Tie coal strike is spreading rapidly to other fields becides those in Vest phalia. over 300,0O9 miners have now laid down their tools and the socialist unionists are being joined in many |places by the members of the Chris tian Miners union.
 E The feeling against the authorities is growing in intensity because killing of the two miners by Inc police in dis turbances in Herne and Buer. The po- lice at Hamburn, in the Dusseldorf dis trict. which is regarded as the danger center today searched all strikers sus- pected of having reyolyers.
 Three regiments of infantry and four saaadrons of cavalry have been sent from Munster and Mnden to- help in the preservation of order in the strike region.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Stubbs' Telegram Read

The telegram of Governor Stubbs to President Taft, charging federal office holders in Kansas with political activity was produced for general circulation by the Roosevelt mimeographs; while Rep resentative Anthony's telegram, making counter charge against the activities of Governor Stubbs state officeholders, was circulated by the Taft headquarters and was made public at the White House. A telegram from Harry s. New at In dianapolis. chairman of the republican national committee, made public by the Taft campaign committed, said that "the Roosevelt sentiment is palpably on the wane in Indiana, and that President Taft probably would get the four dele gates at large there as well as most of the district delegates.
 A counter statement from the Roose- velt managers stated that "the Taft ma chine in Indiana, bossed now by ex-Sen- ator Hcmenway, Is trying by early con yentions to throttle any expression of sentiment by republican voters of In- diana and to ihwart their desire to par
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
BOTH BUREAUS AT WASHINGTON BUSY Circulate Reports and
 Counter Reports OKLAHOMA IS LIVELY Roosevelt Supporters Get First Blood in Convention at Guthrie, While
 Two Delegations Are
 Chosen at Tulsa.
OKLAHOMA IS LIVELY

Washington March 14.-unusual actif- ity is shown both at the Roosevelt and the Taft campaign headquarters here to- day.
 As the result of many inquiries by Director Mckinley the Taft headquar- ters gave out nearly a score of reports to show the growth of Taft sentiment throughout hotly contested states
 Cover Glasscocl< gave out statement conveying Governor Glasscock's opinion that in his political experience he has never yet seen a more determined up- rising of the rank and file of the re- publican party than in the present sit nation for Roosevelt.
 Clifford Pinchot Governor Glasscock and O. K. Davis, the new assistant manager of the Roosevelt campaign, offered em- phatic expressions of their confidence in the increasing tide of Roosevelt senti- nent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Refugees at Laredo

Laredo. Tex, March 1.-Two hund- red refugees arrived in Laredo today from Mexico. One of the Americans told of the holding up of his party of six, twice by the sam- oand of rebels. while they were making their way overland from Torreon to San Pedro. to miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Conference Without Results

London, March 14.-After a session last-
 ing four hours today the joint confer ence of representatives of the govern ment, coal owners and miners adjourned until 1130 a. m. tomorrow. The increas-
 ing clamor against adherence to the pol icy of secrecy concerning negotiations vitallv affecting the whole nation seems only to have made the government more reticent The official statement today was
 the briefest yet, only saying:
 "fhe position was further discussed.
 The miners executive committee gave out resolutions adopted prior to the con
 ference and later presented at the joint session stating that the miners will sane tion district negotiations for a settle ment of rates for piece workers other than coal getters, when the owners have conceded the minimum rates provided In the schedule drawn up by the miners federation. The schedule fixes five schil- ines as the irreducable minimum for men and two shillings for boys. Miners Tenacious
 The miners still insist the settlement must be national in scope. This. one of | the miners delegates frankly admitted, | Leaves no ghost of a chance for imme- | diate settlement
 | Meanwhile there are indications that the English colllers who are in a, posi- ton to make favorable terms with the | owners, are growing restiye.
 At Sunderland the miners met today
 and protested against the continuance of
 tbe strike. They declared that the Duran 1 lodge should urge the men to return to work if truce is not affected this week. | Tn Lancashire, Scotland, two pits have been reopened with non-union miners at work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
MT. Underwood Speaks for an Hour and Is Loud
 ly Applauded
DISPELS ALL DOUBT
 OF HIS SENTIMENTS
He Hopes Louisiana Industry Can Survive, But Does Not Think It Right to Tax Whole
 Nation for It
By WALTER HARPER

Washington, March 14.-(Special)- Though suffering with severe cold and sore throat, Oscar Underwood launched his free sugar bill in the House today with one of the most for eible speeches that he has delivered since the democrats came in power, and he assumed the leadership.
 Mir. Underwood spoke for an hour. lie was loudly and enthusiastically ap- plauded at the close of almost every paragraph. It was clear that the re- publicsns and those democrats who op- pose the bill for local reasons were disco pcer.ed' by the vigor of his argu- ment.
 It has been hirted that MT. Under wood was only half-hearted on the question of free sugar. Those who heard him today were compelled z to disabuse their minds of any such idea.
 He opened his remarks with the statement that the bill he had just called up for consideration most clear ly marks the line of division between the two great parties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Better Distribution

"A large percentage of the customs taxes" 1t says. amounting to SSO9,9bo, 6b- in 1911, was paid by people whose incomes did not exceed 5000 per year. The Dill aims 10 distribute more justly the tax burden by shifting an equitable portion of the taxes to the shoulders of those of larger earnings. There are no statistics as to Inc number of individuals, firms and copartnershps in the United states that would he subject to the taxes proposed by this bill"
 The report calls the proposed bill com binatlon of the excise tax of 1898 and the corporation tax law of 1909, both of whica have been held valid in all respects DIV the supreme court.' and further urgng why 1t should be popular says:
 "The revenue for the support or the government, as raised by taxation, is now almost equally divided between customs and excise duties. Of the $7ol,372,31o taxes collected in 1911 for this purpose, the GUS toms amounted to s909. 662, and the in- ternal revenue or excise duties to $522,- 529.2Ol These taxes arc solely on con- sumption.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
MT. UnderwoOd's Speech


 q do not believe there is any bill that has been presented to this House or that will be presented to it that more clearly marks the dividing line between the two great political parties of this country than does the bill that has come up this morning for discus sion. The minority report on this bill contends that we are about to destroy a great industry in the United States; 1, they voatend that this industry has | vested right in the taxes levied at l the custom house. The position that the republican party has always taken In reference to taxes levied at the cus- tom house is that they are levied for the benefit of industry and going one step further it is but a natural step for them to recognize vested inter est in the power to tax American peo- pie for special privileges
 But on the other hand the party that I represent on this floor has never contended from the beginning of it's history that 1t was legitimate to levy taxation for any other purpose than the purpose of raising revenues to sup port the government We have never recognized that any man or any in- dustry owned the vested right in their power to tax the American people,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Republicans Original Theory

''rhe original theory of the republican party Tn favor of protection was not in favor of continuing protective tariff forever They contended in the days of Henry Clay that they levied a tariff for protection in order that they might build up an infant industry. but they never eontended that it must' be maintained forever, a burden on the people, for the purpose of benefiting one man by taxing another
 MT. Underwood gave figures to show that the beet sugar industry of the United States produces only about one-seventh of the American consumption of sugar; the cane sugar industry onely one-tenth. The total is less than one-fourth the con- sumption. You are hothousing or trying to hothouse q plant where it was not intended to grow declared MT. Under wood.
 During the discussion Mir. Fucker of Colorado. who represents a beet sugar section asked MT. Underwood if he fla vored giving any protection to any in- fant industry in the country. NIT. Underwood replied: "l will answer the gentleman very candidly. I am sur prised that 1t is necessary for him to ask me that question after the number of speeches that he has heard me make on the subject of the tariff l do not believe any tariff for the sake of protec- ton is justified for one minute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Ways and Means Committee Is Confident of Its
 C0nstitutiOnality
EXPLAINS SCOPE
 OF THE MEASURE
If Enacted Into Law Will Accom- plish in the Main All Purposes of General Income
 Tax Law

Washington, March 14.-Maintainins the constitutionality of the proposed excise tax bill, extending provisions of the cor poraton tax law 10 individuals and CO., partnerships, submitted as a revenue to replace customs duties on sugar. Repre- sentative Underwood. chairman of the ways and means committee made re- port to the House today, urging the pas sage of the bill.
 After arguing the constitutionality of the proposed law. proelaiming it in abso- lute conformity with supreme court de- esons relating to the income tax, the re- port explains the provisions and scope of the measure as it would effect individuals
 Bill Is Modern
 While the bill" says the report, "enl- bodies d new application of taxes, it car ries all the modern philosophy of taxation It proposes to oblige the citizen to con tribute annually fair and just portion of his net gains to the maintenance oi the government As already stated this bill, if enacted into. law, will accomplish in the main all the purposes of a general income tax law and at the same 'lnle escape the disapproyal of the supreme court. as it keeps well within the prni- ciples laid down by that court in sus- taining the consttutionality of the cor poration tax law.
 ''To illustrate the equitable adjustment of the extra tax recommended, person having an income of less than $oOo per year would pay nothing, while person whose business earns $l0,0co net would pay no tax on the first $5000 and on the second 5000 to would pay only sJo year, Continuing the report asserts that me burden of 'our present indirect taxation falls upon people having incomes Of less than S20o,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
People Will Be Benefited

Tt Is contended in the minority re- port that the American people will not get the benefit of the reduction of this tariff. If you do not reduce the price of sugar to the American people when you reduce the tariff. how are any of you but sugar people in the west going to be hurt by it? contend that the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Presents Statistics

Here Mr Underwood gave statistics to show the cost of refining sugar in different countries of the world and claimed that the admission of free sugar should not destroy the industry in the United States. He showed that the beet sugar interests netted more
 than F per cent on capitalization in 1909 He charged that half that cap- italization was water.
 MT. Underwood contended that the American beet sugar producer has a distinct advantage over any difficulties that the proposed schedule might inn pose by reason of freight rates that protects him from the points of i'm portation
 During short colloquy MT. Murdock of Kansas admitted that the beet sugar producers last year netted Is per cent on capitalization
 Following a colloquy on the justice and injustice of certain methods of taxa ton between Martin of Colorado and MT. Underwood the latter said T recognize that we have got to raise taxes at the custom house in order to produce revenue. I wish we did not have to raise any taxes at the custom house. But 1 do say this, that when you come to leyying custom house taxes the most unjust tax that is ever levied on any people Is the tax on the food which they ,-ons,tne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Problem of Development

The problem of development, the com . missioner contfrues. cannot be solved by fixing by law the selling price of water power by itself, which, in any event. will be controlled by the cost of fuel power. Recognizing that the most efficient use ---~~--~----~-~----~----
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
Property Untaxed

"Property, and the income from property
 AS such, pay no part of these sums. Un-
 der system of national taxation based
 wholly on consumption. wealth necessarily
 escapes it's fair share of the burden of
 supporting the government, which gIves wealth the necessary protection under which it increases it's gains. On the other hand, when he purchases for himself and
 family the necessities of life, the man Of meager earnings contributes out of his daily wage to the support of the govern ment.
 when citizen pays taxes accord ing to his earnings from whatsoever | source, he gives support to his gov ernment, and receives protection from l it in a more equitable manner than un- der any other plan of taxation yet de- yised. If his earnings increase his taxes increase, and justly so, Tor he l is better able to pay increased taxes. If his gains decrease, so do his taxes and fortunately for him, because he Is | less able to pay them. There IS also l this striking advantage of tax on earnings over taxes on bought and sold commodities, namely, the rate can be raised or lowered to meet the eHi- gencies of revenue requirements with out consequent disturbance or prices
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15

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Refers to Former Law

The report calls attention to the in- come tax law of 1894 and argues that fl would have been sustained If drawn in the form of law now proposed and in support of this contention quotes Chief Justice Fuller, who said In the opinion on the income tax cases: We have considered the act only in re- spect of the tax income derived from real estate and from invested personal property, and have not commented on so much of 1t as bears on gains or profits from business, privileges or em- ployments. in view of the instances In which taxation on business, privileges or employments has assumed the guise of an excise tax and been sustained as such.'
 That the proposed tax is constitu- tional. the ways and means committee democrats believe for the following reasons, which they argue can be sus- tained:
 Uniform Over Nation "The proposed tax is not direct tax upon the property, real or personal, of the eopartnerships or individuals. but a special excise upon the carrying on or doing business by such copart- nerships or individuals, and it there fore needs no apportionment among the states according to population as required by the constitution with ref erence to direct taxes.
 The proposed tax is uniform throughout the United States. If it be true that the tax Is an excise, it's
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Rome. March 1I.--A youthful anarchist. Antonio Dalba, who-asserts he is a mem Der of no organization, attempted to as sassinate King Victor Emmanuel today The King was not injured nor was Queen Helena, who was driving in d closed car riage with him at the time, but an officer of the Kings guard, Major Lang. was in- iured in the head and fell from his horse.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-14
Want to Be Rich? Dpher This Find the Hidden Treasures Of Imam Rz S

made prisoners, they were unaple
to obtain the hiding place OF the
assure, but, concealed on Ine
person Of one of them was fouhu
the strange drawing shown on this
page, and which, it was concluded
was really a map, proper inter
probation of which would reveal
the hiding place of the treasure.
The unfortunate Persian upon
whom the map was found was
Mira Tahir, a matchmaker OF
Meshed. He was seized by the
Russians and imprisoned, but de-
spite all the tortures to which he
was subjected he refused to dlYuige
the meaning Of the map, declaring
obstinateiy that it was Simply a
prophetic picture which he had
made upon hearing OF the threat
eued sacking of the shrine.
Study Of the picture reveals that
the watchmaker'G explanation IS
quite plausible. The picture
shows halt Of the old court Of th5
shrine. In the upper left hand cor
ner are corpses, and lower down
more dead bodies are seen being
carried out. A Russian soup
wagon with it's smokestack, . com
missariat waoro and two dogs are
seen in the lower part of the left
half of the picture.
In the upper right hand corner
Is a crowd of prisoners, including
some women. Below are seen a
Russian killing a Pera with an
axe. Russian soldiers, cavalry
horses and wagons, three cannons,
one of which is a machine gun
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-14

ranged on the tomb; a horse and
carriage and two Russian ladies.
Novo~'e 'asa the drawing bears
every ear-mark cG being a man.
ana there is little doubt smono
thOse who are acquainted with the
Mohammedan methods, that IN has
iar greater significance than tbe
unfortunate matchmaker was will
ing to ADMIT.
IN, me RUSSIAN authorities were so
thoroughly convinced, indeed, that
III this cartoon lay the secret OF
'ne hidden treasure that every
prisoner taken during the subse.
quent engagements was interro.
gated concerning it, but as far as
Is known. their efforts were unsuc.
cessful
-'usa", is still in possoee,on OF
Northern Persia, and the great
Russian Secret Service is still
making every effort to unrayel the
secret Of the map.
The shrine of Imam Ria was
the EOS sacred edifice of the Mo
hammedans in Persia. For eleven
centuries Ri7o nad been the Mecca
Of the faithful in Persia. Into its
shrine room they have annually
poured lui more than a thousand
years the richest jewels of the
Orient as religious offerings. Not
nnii' ne bioau-onOuldered, gaunt
Cossacks, armed with modern
rifles and glittering bayonets, made
their attack upon the shrine had
the bahowed ground upon which
the famous temple stands been pro.
famed by the feet of unholevers.
Besides the fabulously rich store
OF rare jewels in the temple, the
original sacred writings Of NOLAN.