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The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-09
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western Nswspapsr Union News Service.
Chicaso.-Ths first session Of the
first national convention of the aew
Progressive party OF which Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt is sponsor, was
held In the Coliseum Monday. and
white the setting was attended By ali
lhs usual ceremony and paraphernalia
of . national political gathering. the
actuai proceedings were suggestive OF
. love feast. Not q dissenting voice
vas raised during the session. The
question Of negro representation from
the South had caused friction earlier
In the day In the national committee
but there was no echo Of this fight Cn
the floor OF the convention.
Chicago.-Governor Hiram w. John.
son Of California seemed agreed upon
Monday night as the vice presidential
nominee OF the National Progressive
party to make the first fight Of the
new political organization with Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt.
EARLY In the evening Judge Ben b.
Lindsey of Denver, former Democrat.
had been agreed upon as permanent
chairman OF the convention. Colonel
Roosevelt had endorsed the recon-
mendation Of Judge Lindsey and the
plan had been enthusiastically ap-
proved by the delegates.
Later, however. Judge Lindsey
called on the colonel and had long
talk with him. He said he had been
suffering from asthma and did not
feel physically capable Of taking up
the work. Under the circumstances
Colonel Roosevelt agreed to release
him and while 1t had not been finally
decided. 1t was said to be likely that
former Senator Beveridge Of Indiana
the Temporary chairman, would con.
tinue as permanent presiding ofHcer.
Agreeing on candidate for vice
president and selecting D choice for
permanent chairman wers troubles
that were hardly second to the negro
problem.
Colonel Roosevelt was anxious that
Southern Democrat should be his
running mate. Before the convention
Colonel Roosevelt insisted that he
would not bring any pressure to bear
upon tho convention to ratify his de.
sire.
The inability Of the committee to
discover Southern Democrat suffi.
GENTLY stronge to balance the presi.
DENTAL ticket resulted In an agree.
ment on Governor Johnson. Colonel
Roosevelt has expressed his entire
satisfaction with the idea.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt reached
Ch!c&go at 9 O'Clock Monday morning.
1t was only the ghost Of an ovation
that he got when he made his way out
Of the La Sale street station. A del
cgation OF Cal!fornians and a band fur.
ntshed most Of the noise. Not more
than zoe outsiders got in the colouel'e
way as he hurried up the gangway to
the taxicab stand. 1t was about the
sort OF a reception that the ex-presi.
dent has been used to In small towns
but compared with the hurrah that en-:
veloped hin on his arrival during the
Republican convention last June, II
was os nothing.
Cs'loE.l Roosevelt put In stormy
two hours before he succeeded in
Strengthening ont the tangle over the
contestlng negro delegates from the
South.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-09
Maniac Runs Amuck.

George Ballew, believed to
be a raying maniac, rushed into the
dining room Of the South Platte hotel
At South Platte. twenty-nine miles
from Denver. shot and fatally injured
Mrs. 8. Wallbrack. proprietor Of the
hostelry; wounded her husband. and
fled to the street. where he fired upon
four pedestrians. One was perhaps
fatally injured. Ballew then set fire
to the hotel. 1t burned to the. ground.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-09
COL LoRADo NEWS
cATHiRED B fio1
Al Parts Of the State

WssAssn Nsvsuaess usion Nsvs sasstsa
COMING EvEArs N COlenADA
August le-2l.-Intsrna&iesal Phote-1ar
Sept. 3.-coayeption NatIonal Associe-
ten state 0ams Wae4eas. De1ves.
Sepfember 3-5-Jsffsrson County
Gept smber e-.sussr Bsst Day IN
Denvsr. Delegates from all sugar oeee
dtstFicts In Colorado will 30 In atteno-
encs and participate In . spscaai pss-
sspt. ls-ss.-san Luis valley Fais. Ala
m0AA.
September sl-s1-Csowley County
Sspt. s1.ss.ScoioraAo state Nsdical
Association Pueblo.
sept. 2s.-Opsnlng Weld County Ssis'
Greeley.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-09
Rars Books for Harvard

Harry Elkins Widener. who was lost
on the Titanic. had very valuable
collection Of books, and these will go
to Harvard university. His grand
father. p. A. B. Widener. will provide
q building in which the books will be
adequately housed. The collection In
cludes first folio Shakespeare, q
copy Of shakespeare's poems In the
original binding, and what is described
40 the finest collection in the world
OF Robert Louis Stevenson's works.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-09
Hospital Loses BY Court Ruling

Hospital Loses by Court Ruling.
Denver.-The National Jewish hos
pital for consumptives is not entitled
to preference over other creditors Of
the estate of the late Alfred Mueller's
alleged embezzlement of $66.643.05 Of
the hospital funds. according to ruiz
ing Of Judge Dunn in the County
Court.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-09
coMFERgMcG MEASURE ACCEPT.
20. oUr PRGs,oEMT KNOWN
TO 0E oeposgp TO ".
TARIFF BOARD MUST 60
HOUSE WILL NOT AGREE 70 CON.
TiNvATioN or TARIFF
ooARp.
westsrn Newspaper Unioa News Service.


washinston. Western Republican
senators who are in tho confidence Of
the President are certain he will veto
the wool bill. which was completed by
the adoption. IS to 2s. OF the confer
ence report upon 1t in the Senate.
The fact that but six Insurgent SEN
ators Joined with the Democrats in
support Of the bill, that 1t was opposed
by Senator Cummins and that Insurg-
ents Bourne, Nelson and Borah voted
against 1t. will serve to strengthen the
Presidents determination to repeat
his action Of last year.
In the opinion of Senators Smoot.
Warren. Guggenheim and other sena-
tors from wool-growing states, the bill
passed would not afford adequate pro-
lection to either growers or manufac-
turers in the wool business.
The iron and steel tariff bill re-
ceived the signatures of Speaker Clark
and Acting President Bacon of the
Senate, and went to President Taft.
This is the first Of the tariff revIs-
Ton bills passed by the Democratic
Progressive alliance In the Senate to
roach the chief executive, and close
friends Of the President express the
conviction that he will veto It because
no Investigation Of the industry has
been made by the tariff board.
An attempt by the conferees on the
exclse tar bill to reach an agreement
was not successful. After 4 session Of
more than an hour, the conference
committee adjourned.
An agreement reached by the Sem
ate and House conferces on the agri.
cultural appropriation bill retains in
the bill Senator Guggenheim's amend.
ment, giving an increase Of $4,000 for
the investigation and eradication Of
insects affecting cereal and forage
crops. including the alfalfa weevil, the
total appropriation being $4,000. Also
his amendment giving an increase Of
$4,000 for the eradication Of insects
Injurious to truck crops and sugar
beets was passed. The entire appro-
priation is $4,000. It devotes ten per
cent. Of the proceeds of sales and
rents from national forests of 1912 to
public road construction in the forests.
Notice was served on the Senate
that under no circumstances would the
House agree toea continuation Of the
tariff board. Provision for such con-
tinuation had been placed by the Sem
ate in a number Of appropriation and
tariff measured. but to each amend
ment the House has presented an un-
yielding front. Senate leaders were
notified that their insistence on that
provision would delay adjournment.
House conferees on all the bills con-
tanning the Senate amendment provid-
ing for the tariff board have been in.
structed not to yield.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-09

Mower SHADES osvsr Arm and Leg.
Kersey.-Thrown upon the sharp
knives Of moving machine and
slashed repeatedly. ]. H. Burrow had
his right arm and leg completely sew
cred, when his team. frightened at a
passing auto, ran away.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-09
BaIIsw, outlaw, is Dead.

La Junta.-George Ballew. the man
who recently shot four people at South
Platte. then fired the hotel at that
place, after desperate battle with
Otero county officers. who were at
tempting to capture him, committed
suicide by shooting through the heart.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-09
To Floht Predatory Animate.

Washington Representative Mon.
dell OF Wyoming introduced a bill to
appropriate 100000 for the United
States to pay its share of the cost Of
exterminating the predatory wild an
imals" on the forest reserves Of the
West.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-09
Electric Wire Kills soldier.

Leadyiile.-Corporsl julie o. Carter.
a member OF the Fourth Mountain ar
tiIlery. was instantly killed at Robin
SON when the full strength Of the cleo
tric current carried by the wires OF
the Central Colorado Power Company
entered his body.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-09
coIor.do's Factory output 1so.ooo, 900

Washington.-C Colorado's prosperity
for 1912 will be shown not alone In
tho record-breaking yield OF her lands
and the $200:000,000 the farmers will
receive for that yield, but in Increased
activity In almost every line of bhsi-
ness. and especially increased output
Of factories.
Colorados factory output, as shown
BY the census bureau, was about $780,.
100000 in 1909. Last year was not an
exceptionally prosperous year for man
ufacturers In the state. and the output
was perhaps no greater than for 1909.
But 1t will be much greater this year,
reaching s150.00o.000.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-09
knights Of Columbus Meet.

Colorado Springs.-The thirtieth an.
nual International council of the
knights of Columbus was held here
with several hundred delegates in at.
tendance.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-09

Education should give the child
more capacity for doing work and
helping itself to the good things OF life.
too many try to help themselves with
out performing any useful labor.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-09
Temporary officers Named.

Temporary officers Of the Progress
i've convention as announced were:
Temporary chairman, Albert ]. Bev-
eridgc. Indiana.
General rccretary. o. K. Davis,
Washin1ton, D. G.
Chief Assistant secretary, Wilson
Brooks. Chicago.
In his keynote speech at the open.
ing Of the convention Seuator Albert
J. Beyc,idge said.
"rhe tirst words OF the consti-
tuition are. We are the people, and
they docia7e that the constitution's
purpose IL % form perfect union
and to promote the general wei.
fare To DO Just that is the very
heart OF thu Progressive cause:'
sevcridgc told in detail the purpose
and pro&,a.a Of the Progressive party:
"Abuse." SAID he, will only strength.
en- 1t; ridlcuic only hasten Its growth,
falsshood oaiy speed Its yictory!"
The Florida and Mississippi cases
which had not Lssn ruled upon by the
provisional c.ional committee wers
placsd befus ii,u in deia'l and II de.
vel"psd thst there vac a sharp differ.
ente O. opinion Ia the Ioovevclt camp.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-08-09

erssisy Eiks 70 Dedicate Home.
Gresley.-The new Elks home.
erected At . cost Of 10000. viii be
dedicated on October 10th. according
to recent arrangements.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-01-25

From the Kansas City Star.
There is one kind of protection
that all Americans are in favor Of
protection TO the farmer. MOI
lariff protection, which gives one
class a special privilege at the ex-
pense Of another, but protection in
opportunity
The country ought to see to il
that the farmer has the best
chance possible to make money
He ought Ia have low freight rates
good roads, a parcels post, coop
eratiye buying and selling, expert
information ON his business from
the state experiment stations and
attractive conditions OF farm life.
II is of direct benefit to the en-
tire community that the farmers
should De prosperous.
This is true, not only because
prosperity increases the purchas-
ing power of the farmer and so
makes him a better customer, but
also because rural prosperity
tends to attract men 90 the farms
and so to keep mp wages in the
cities.
In the early days wages were
relatively high because it was al
ways possible for the dissatisfied
workman 10 throw up his cob and
move TO a homestead in the west.
Cheap land was the constant out
let of the surplus population. To-
DAY that outlet is cut OF. popula-
ton tends TO be damned up in the
cities, with the result of enforcing
keen competition among workers.
With farming more profitable and
attractive ia every way with farm
ers able go pay higher wages ID
their hands, city congestion will be-
relieved and iheh competition for
Jobs viii be less severe.
II the farmer gets the right sort
y protection, the hricklayer. the
carpenter ihe casual ahorer A.
Rell as lbe manufacturer. the mill
operative and ihe merchant. Viii.
share in his prosperity.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-01-25

Or. +. NJ. Jennings, known to
practically every old settler in this
and Montgomery county. is win
tering in Beeville, Tex. a constant
reader of The Star for many years.
he writes as follows under date OF
January "A:
We'll, boys, | know you have
been looking for my Wheel but |
have been moving and had a bad
spell of sickness and am little
short. But don't despair. | will
De there within time to save you
destitution.
II am now in what they call the
Sunny South, but we have had
some winter-ice six times, and
once the thermometer registered
Is, which settled the orange crop,
that was never worth considering,
Il am now we'll on my way on the
Journey of life to the SO mile post,
with fair prospects Of reaching it.
At any rate, hope to read in The
Star the account of the defeat of
left Davis. the worst pestilence
that ever struck Arkansas.
with love TO friends.
"Dr. f. NJ. Jennings,
"In Exile"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-01-25
pIntrnrm of ]. Il. Neal.

70 the Voters OF Polk County.
Gentlemen and voters Of the com
ing Democrat primary. herewith
hand you my platform, standing for
equal justice TO all and a reduction
OF taxes.
4. ! stand for a uniform system
OF school books throughout the
state Of Arkansas.
? stand for a better system oi
road working With both county
and state cnnNicls. on same.
8. | stand for only Ga day session
Of the general assembly.
4. ! stand for less sperial laws
and TO haze the laws newly digest
ed Of our state.
3. ! stand for our tax ASSESSOR
% assess the taxes az me people hy
he assistance of the nlsiifes II thr
peaee oi ihe several townships. ANA
AGAINST ihe tax commission law .u
ans firm
q I stand against lhe AZ III Galf
crailAe TIE aillee ~ highway an-
eineer in foik cguuiy. b receive q
salary ifein illf peoples man.s.
4 iaAHf State nHuief4 iu
pfHz ah slate matters aHa book.
+ Stand afagHa working Gems
ti'is H eaHpe tnH i0 irse iaiaf.
7 aae@ against lhe pstsen.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-01-25
Easily FRIGHTENED.

According to dispatches, the am
nonncement Of Postmaster General
hitchcock that he would reeonl-
mend to Congress the government
ownership of telegraph lines, re-
sembled thunderclap IN clear
skies in It's effect. Tie postmastet
general was hastily summoned to
the presence Of President Taft aud
all official Washington was stirred
as il had not been in years.
In reading such report one can
but feel that all this excitement
over such an announcement was
not because Of its novelty hut BE-
cause Of the closcness between IT,
White House and the big, greedy
telegraph corporation that does
most of the business in the United
States. AS there are some fifty
nations enjoying the privileges 81
The telegraph at low rates over
government lines, there APP
pears nothing revolutionary in Mr.
Hitchc0ck's recommendation
But for more than a half century
one postmaster general after an
other has recommended Postal Saw
ing Banks and the Parcels Post
but the former has only become q
reality in a restricted fashion dur
ing the past few months, and The
latter is still but a dream. And i
private banking interests and the
express companies can so success
fully prevent the adoption OF meas
ures that are for the greatest gooC
TO the greatest number, there
would seem, at first glance, bul
small need of such undue excite
ment over this last proposal,
But there is suspicion gaining
ground in the minds of many tina
the people are getting wiser ant
are keeping a closer touch on wha
goes on in Washington and othel
legislative centers and there arr
some grounds, as consequence 0
this, to believe that the suprem
reign Of such corporations as thos
controlling the telegraph and ex
press business land even the rail
roads of the country is drawing t
a close in this country as tn
long and strong reign Of the Man
chus in China has finally ended
II is this fear that caused the st
in official Washington in tn
White House, occupied by Presiden
Taft.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-01-25

day to serve a years Imprisonment
on Blaekwell's Island The head
lines say: Jail for SWndlers
perpetrated Long Series Of Frauds
Promoted Oil, Mining and Rail-
road Projects Over a Series OF
Years Sold Aggregate OF Fltly
Million Dollars Of stock -lheir
Profits Fifteen MilionsW
The sentence imposed was about
the same that is commonly nillct-
ed for slapping a policeman. we 40
mot say It was inadequate; but we
seem TO recall case that occurred
about year ago, where a youth
| who was intrusted with a special +
delivery letter and stole five dol
lars from il was sentenced TO some
thing like five years.
We do not think any one can say
exactly what the punishment for a
given crime should be; but II
seems clear that if this punishment
was adequate, then the ordinary
lsneakthief or pickpockei, instead
of being sentenced at all should be
lapologized To and presented with a
new suit of clothes.
Perhaps, to speak by the card
there is not in this country one law
for the rich and another for the
poor; but, generally speaking there
is vast difference in the rigors OF
the law as between the crimes OF
the poor and the crimes OF the
lrich. Under this head see recent
convictions in smuggling cases N
New York. Saturday Evening Post
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-01-25
slow Good Farming Pays.
To the Editor:

To the Editor.
Dear Sir Through the courtesy
of Mr.. Elmer J. Lundy have
been receiving The Crop Reporter
a publication Of statistics Of farm
products, compiled by the Depart
menl Of Agriculture.
fllp December issue Of this pa
per had a remarkable lesson in il;
to the farmers ~ polk county.
In 1911 this state had a corn acre
age of 2,390.000 aud raised i9,1i2,-
900 bushels at an average produc-
tion per acre Of pos bushels.
would assume that in this county
we had perhaps 10000 acres in
Ieorn, and al the average rate per
acre, we raised 10000 bushels.
The state Of New Hampshire this
year had in corn $4,000 acres, and
The average yield in that state was
Is bushels. That is, New Hamp-
shire raised PAP bushels more per
acre than did Arkansas.
If the farmers of Polk county
were as successful corn raisers as
New Hampshire, instead of a crop
of 10000 bushels, we would have
raised 100000 bushels, and at rs
cents per bushel the farmer of this
county would have had this year
S363,000 more money for their carn
lcrops than they did get.
! We're you ever in New Hamp-
Ishire2 II not, will state that the
land is not as good there as in Polk
Icounty. The topography of the
country is very similar to this
county. There is just one secret
land one lesson TO learn in this re-
port, and ii is this: That the
methods of cultivation are superior
in New Hampshire.
| If, by superior methods of farm
ing, we can increase our annual
crop Of corn in this county S363,000
why can we not, by the same inn
proved methods of cultivation, in
crease all other productions?
Vermont this year had a crop OF
potatoes of 26,000 acres, and an av-
crage yield of i05 bushels. Ar
kansas had in the same number OF
acres, but an average production
Iof IS bushels. The average price
for potatoes. according to this re-
port. is Sll5 in Arkansas and Z!
cents in Vermont. The state Of
Arkansas is far superior TO Yer
mont and New Hampshire'in agri-
culture lands, but we are far be-
hind them in methods Of farming
We can only overcome this con
dition by following the method
adopted by this county the pas
/, two years, and a failure to follow
up The advantage already gaineC
Twill be serious loss to the farm
ers and business and general pros
periiy of this county While tn,
/, I0uorum court refused to lend an,
aid in this work | believe the bust
! mess interests and the farmer
should take this matter up and re
employ Mr.. Wear and let him con
tinue The good work
our failure to do this is, in m!
Judgment, serious reflection OF
the people of the county, as wei
as the direct profits derived b,
the farmer and other lines Of bust
ness.
The only object have in writing
this paper IS to interest the farm
ers and people in this county il
an increased crop and more pros.
perity
A Farmer.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-01-25
now ONE MAYOR HELPED
the PEOPLE on Ills CITY

An indignant citizen pressed his
way into the office OF The mayor of
indianapolis. Say. Lew" he
shouted, ARE you going to let this
potato outrage 20 0n-or amt
your
What potato outrage?" asked
The mayor for it was none other
than Lew Shank disenlanglne
himself from his chair and suiflng
the outrage from afar.
These Ihievin' commission mcr
have teleqraphed to the farmers
not to ship potatoes in here and
hcy'Ne jumped The price up 70 "a
dollar forty a bushcl, retail"
II was enough. Lew went into
action then and there. He talked
10 a friend in the commission bust
ness and learned that potatoes
could be bought at sixty nine cents
the bushcl, f. o. b. at indianapolis.
He bought carload.
The mayor called in the re-
o0rters.
Boys he said, you print it IN
he papers that have bought a
arload Of potatoes and will sell
hem to all corners at enough Of 4
ihadc over the price to pay hand
ing charges. Say they will be-
lbout half what they are now, and
shat they will be sold TO all com
RS. III sell EN- myself, by jinks.
II was a week before thc pota-
oes arrived and The papers had
tories Of the mayors enterprise
very day Also, the price Of po-
,atoes in the local markets dropped
seventy cents a hushel whole
ale, and d dollar retail.
The potatoes came. The mayor
announced he would sell them al
| icventy-iive cents bushcl NJ
ruyer to have more than five Dush-
| lis and small buyers to be given
he preference The people came
from all parts of the city. Lew
climbed into the ear, helped shove
he potatoes into sacks, made
.hange and supervised the sale
Before he quit he sold sixteen ear
Dads Of potatoes or about 5000
bushels; and the price of potatoes
n indianapolis has remained lowe
han elsewhere since that time. Al
| Shat is necessary when retailer
gets gay with potatoes is to whis-
per:
All tell Lew Shank on your
md there is no hosting Of prices.
They tried to put something over
Il the way Of raising the price on
Turkeys and chickens just befor,
| THANKSGIVING in LEWIS town, bu
HUT Lew was loaded for them. II,
drought in hundreds of turkeys an,
thousands Of pounds of chicken
and beat down the retail price sew
eral cents a pound. Now he want
Ia municipal market purchasini
Ilgent appointed who shall keep il
iouch with outside prices, and
when the local dealers try to screy
lup the prices arbitrarily or by re
| stricting the supply, shall buy an,
sell, for The city and to the people
whatever articles are too high, a
lcost plus the expense of handling,
| You see, Lew is hustler Hi
idea of being mayor is to do thing
| for The folks Who live in the town
Lew iigurod the people would mucl
lprefer Io have be- price of potaloe
Hammered down nan Ia have hin
| lussing round b theoretical cit,
lproblems. He doesn't claim to b.
IA statesman, or a cNic leader, or
Performer He's a mayor one VIII,
Nnows what the people want Sat
Iurday evening Post.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-01-25

grand jury system and 80 abolish
the same, saving the people large
sums Of money aud reducing taxes.
TO- / favor the repeal Of the
Hamilton school law of 1909 and to
enact compulsory school law only
affecting cities and towns.
Upon these principles ! solicit
your support in the coming pri-
mary and promise if elected that !
Will discharge my duty Ia way
that the people who support me
viii have no cause to regret the
day they east their vote for J. r..