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Las Vegas optic., 1912-05-01
War DEPARTMENT IS ACTIVE
SUPPLIES ARE BEING DisTRIB-
UTED THROUGH QUARTER
MAsTER's OFFICE.
TO PREVENT FUTURE TROUBLE
A RIVER REGULATION FUND
PROBABLY WILL BE GREAT
ED IN NEAR FUTURE.

Washington, May flood and
shelter for 100000 people probably
win have to be provided by the war
department for another month as a
result of the renewed flood of the
Mississippi river. The destitute are
being turned over rapidly to local
committees but reports from the
army engineers indicate that the
daily average to be served with
plantation rations' by the commits
sary department continues to be
about 10000 and the cost is 10000 a
day.
Secretary Stimson estImates that
additional appropriations Of $50O,0OO
for the commissary department and
$15O.OOO for the quartermaster's de-
partment win be required to cover
relief work expenses. To date the
quartermasters have spent S277(17s
for forage, tents and boats, while
the commissaries have spent $780,
900.
Committee Takes ActiPn-
Nearly 100000 more forS the re-
lief for the Mississippi river flood
sufferers was voted by the house
committee on appropriations today.
For quartermaster's supplies such as
tents, ETC., the committee provides
$277,179. The commissary department
supplying the destitute with food,
will receive $420,O00.
NewIands Has a Plan.
A river regulation fund of $50.000,-
900 for period of ten years after the
completion of the Panama canal and
an annual expenditure of $5,O0O,000
in the intermediate years, is proposed
in an amendment to the rivers and
harbor bill offered by Senator New
lands of Nevada. The plan contem-
plates control at the headwaters as
well as at the lower reaches of trou-
blesome rivers. Its advocates claim
that it not only would prevent floods
in all of the great water sheds of the
country, but would provide for the
use of flood waters on arid lands, for
swamp land reclamation and for the
development of water power.
1t is proposed to spend one-fifth oil
the money appropriated on the lower
Mississippi and one-tentn each on
Atlantic coast rivers. suIf rivers ex
elusive of the Mississippi, the Upper
Mississippi. the Ohio, the Missouri
the Sacramento and Sah Joaquin and
the Columbia and Snake and the re
naming one-tenth in connecting the
Great Lakes with the Ohio and
Mississippi.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-05-01
La FoIIette's Small Vote.

The small vote Tor Senator La Fo'
lette was one of the features of the
primary, and town after town report.
ed without q single vote icing re
corded in his favor. To poll les /; III. ]
1000 in republican primary whe:e
over 100000 votes were cast, caused
surprise to his supporters.
With nearly the entire state re.
corded, the Clark majority over Will
son was well over 10000 in total
vote of a trifle more than 10000.
Owing to the varied marking ,,f the
Is candidates for delegates -nt-iaree
on the democratic ticket, the identity
of the Massachusetts delegation to
the Baltimore convention may not be
known for several days. 1t is practi
cally certain, however, that major.
ity OF them viii be pledged to fieve-.
nor Foss.
Roosevelt delegates include the
eight at large and two each from
the Fourth, Fifth, Seventh. Ninth
and Fourteenth districts. The TAFT
delegates are those from the firs.
Second, Third, Sixth, Eighth, Tenth,
Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth dis
tricts.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-05-01

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Las Vegas optic., 1912-05-01
Voters Were Confused.

VOlCtS VvCiC SSt6oc~sts
That the presence on the republi-
can ballot of names for delegates-at
large, favorable to President Taft
confused the voters so much tha, tul-
ly 5 per cent of the vote was null
fled, is the statement made nv Zen.
eral Champlin. head of the Taft force
in the state. Only eight delegates-at-
large can be selected.
Congressman Curley, who directed
Speaker Champ Clark's campaign in
Massachusetts, said:
"The splendid reception which the
candidacy of Speaker CLARK has re-
ceived at the hands of Massachusetts,
voters when conditions surrounding
his candidacy are. considered is the
strongest indication that, as the nom
inees Of the democratic party in No
vember, he will be triumphantly elect
ed"
Speaking for the supporters OF
Governor Wilson, former Congressman
William S. McNary said that the can
didacy of Governor Wilson for the
democratic nomination is greatly
strengthened by the apparent fact
that 'the result of the republican vote
in Massachusetts, certainly increases
I the chances that Colonel Roosevelt
will wrest the republican nomination
from President Taft The small vote
which Calrk and Wilson received be
tween them and the absence of inter
est in the presidential preference
vote is clearly due to the fact thal
every one understands that Governol
Foss is the candidate of Massachu
4 sets democracy"
i A recount of the republican vote
for delegates at large will be demand
ed by the Taft league. General Ed
ward R. Canmpgn, chairman of tn
executive committee OF the league
4 said:
i Eight of the delegates-at-large OF
the Taft ticket headed by Senate
Crane evidently received clear ma
jority of all the votes cast but man,
were thrown out by election officers
| owing to the mistake made by Taf
adherents voting FOR nine delegate
Las Vegas optic., 1912-05-01

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Las Vegas optic., 1912-05-01
0zs Daily Wsxfs

Chronic Bores Make
Holes in the Busy
Mans Day.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-23
a,e,t News Condensed.

v.rmont and Maine hold theli siate .,.a,ions inc first week in September ,,,ese tuo state elections are held As ,aa.co,ions of the ensuing National election for president, though not m, fauible-stiil people will so conclude '' each state shows a strong tendency 'o sustain either Of the three ieao'"E narIies-Republican, Democrat or ffo- gressiye.
 Tse crops Of this country are bum nor one so large indeed that i larger demand for extra belp to save tine sA- Ira yield is made than eVef before ! lle .. n,onise is that the eztra yield VII eiye T great impetus to all industries in our country,
 Baseball may truly 1e eIaii'1so "' s..t .r,ar;can game as cricket is that ol England. yet il is now fast becoming fnternational-even the heathen peo- nles have taken 1t up with the same spirit manifested in our own county
 Itis pretty evident that the vote TOT lof Women will soon be granted ID tlls country. Already the three leaolas nolitieal parties are accepting the aa eistance of women in managing lheif campaigns with an implied ii not dl- rect promise of eonceding their oe mands for votes for women.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-23
The Telephone Directory

Once every three months the comp ny issnes and delivers to it's subscribers all over the state the "Gonneclieat lei ephone Directory containing the names. numbers and addresses oi all those who had telephone service when the book went to press. Today thIs book is not only list oi telephone subscribers, but is as well looked upon A A handy reference in many other ways. In addition, this book, II oue cares to look back into the first days oi telephone history for comparison, gives vivid idea Of what the growth of telephone service in Connecticut has been. If we were to compile q figure of all the telephone directories in the United States and compare 1t with the first directory printed, the contrast would be astounding.
 A few figures, based on the coming issue of the directory, should be oi in- terest to everyone, and are presented on that theory. The issue, as used all over the state, will consist of l00, ,0o0 books, each volume containing 544 pages, exclusive of the covers, or to- tal of IA 400 ,00o pages for the entire ed ition. If these books were spread out singiy, as closely as they could be placed, they would make flooring Of telephone directories one inch thick that would cover thirteen acres. If they were placed one on top Of the other, paper tower would rise to wards the sky one and siN.tenths miles high, tower that would be lost in the clouds If one were to separate the pages and spread them out, they would form blanket one and one-llfth miles square.
 Again, the total weight of the issue will be practically seventy.fve tons, the weight of d single book being one and one-half pounds. In addition to the binding and printing of these di- rectories, approximately one hundred and two thousand thumb holes must be cut and thousands of additions, cor. reclions and other changes made, the total number for the last output being seven thousand five hundred and twenty seven.
 So it may be seen that the telephone directory as it stands today is a tre- mendous proposition, one that would probably have frightened the telephone pioneers of those old days half out Of their senses. It Is some job.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-23
Rev. Charles E. Redard

Al the two masses at St. Anne 5 French Catholic Church, Hartford sunday, Rev Charles F. Bedafd, Il e pastor Of the church for the last twelve years announced that he had been transferred 10 St Mary's church of Putnam, where he will take up bis duties abont the middle of tue pres ent week He succeeds as pastor of St. Mary $, Rev. John Van den Noort, who has labnred. there twenty-thfee years He thanked the people of St. Anne's for the encouragement and assistance they have given him dur ing his pastorate and asked them to give the same hearty support To his successor.
 Father Bedard came to Hartford from Waterbury a little more than twelve years ago. At that time, st.. Anne's Church was heavily in debt. Al the present time the church is en- tirely free from debt. During his pastorale the basement of the church
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-23
Rev. John Van den Noort Retires from
 Pastorate of sl. Nary's Church

The people of Putnam as wei as the parshioners of St. Mays church were surprised and saddened at the an nouncement that Father Van den Noort WAS to retire from his position as pastor of 9t. Mary's church on ac- count of his age, and the fact that lameness from an accident that oc- cured six months ago prevented him from giving his best efforts to his par ish work. He said his last mass in Putnam and preached his farewell ser mon sunday morning
 He came 10 Putnanr in 1ss9, succeed ing the Rev Eugene l. Nygen. Dur ing Father Nan den Noart's term of service here a handsome new church has been erected He leaves Putnam toGay, Thursday, for his old home in Dongen, Holland. where he will re- side with his sister.
 Rex Chafles r. Bedard of Hartford is the new pastor Of st. Mafyis, the Ken. Adrian Dykman. remaining as curate.
 Rev |. Van den Noort was horn in Holland in lS42 he studied in the dio cese of Breda where he was ordained in 1867 at the age of %. After serY ing for five years as assistant priest in the diocese Of Breda, there came an appeal from Right Rev Bishop Mcfarland of Hartford. for priests who could speak different languages to work for the mixed congregations of the diocese Holland being a small country, tthe size of Connecticut and Rhode Island1. being enclosed by
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-23

was remodeled into parish hall, the s 'hool above the church has been re- modelled and the equipment added to, a bell has been placed in the tower, and the parish has bought and re- modelled the property at No. S76 Park street into a modern parish house, which has been entirely paid for. The parish has grown largely nlso in num- bers and at the present time is in a very tlourishing condition,
 Father Bedard was born lin Canada and was educated al Laval University there. lie was ordained to the priest hood by Bishop LaTocque and came to Connecticut to work among the French population seventeen years ago. He was eurate at St. Mary's Church, East Hartford, for six weeks and then went to iSt. Peters Church Tn Danburv, where he remained only two months. From there he went to St. James Church in Danielson, next to the parish in Putnam, where he remained year and half, going to St. Anne's Church in Waterbury as eurate, where he remained until he came to St, Anne's in Hartford.'
 The transfer of Father Bedard to Putnam is promotion, AS the fcongre- gation numbers 7so families, while St. Anne's has only 300 families. At Put nam he will be assisted by Rev. A. Dykman as curate. The successor of Father Bedard al St. IAnne's has not been announced
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-23

England and Germany and Belgium where French is spoken, tine oppor unity exists 10 learn foreign Ian guages Several of her priests re sponded to the appeal Of the Righ; Rev Bishop among other ones Fatf. CTS Vygen. Martial Van Laar De Bruyeker, Princen. Van Wersh, Sche kers, Althon. Van Oppen and also Father Van den Noort. Al that time there was no French Canadian priest in the diocese and ouly one GermaH priest.
 Father Van den Noort arrived in lS72 and was appointed hy Blshef Mcfarland, curate in panielson Thi, parish at that time had an exten- sive territory to attend to. II included Hampton and Brooklyn. Dayville. Williamsville, Ballouviile. Attawau- gan and Pomfret Landing These places were regularly attended under the care of Father Princen. the pas
 tor of nanielson. After serving four years in nanielson Father Van den Noort was nominated pastor in Bal. tic in lS76, which town was then in
 a most miserable condition. the large | Sprague mill, at that time the largest
 in New England, being partly de. stroyed by terrible freshet; mos, | people left the town and 1t took
 about eight months. before they be
 gan to return and the dam and mill were rebuilt
 Ever since this destruction of the mill. the parish of Baltic has had .
 floating population, till finally the i'm
 mense mill burned to the ground and nothing remained for the people, but ! to leave the town and seek employ ment elsewhere. The town was com 1 pletely deserted. In two weeks tims 1 there were some 269 tenements ye cant and the pastor was without flock. only about 25 families remained This kept up for more than fiv, years. The convent and boardinl school compelled the pastor to re
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-23

main.
 When Father Eygen died in Oeto- ber 1888. Bishop NcMahon appointed Father Van der N0ort pastor of Putnam. where he built fine church after a plan Of church, which he found in his native country Father was always a lover of nature and showed much artistic taste. He tray eled extensively visiting Europe sey. eral times, travelled in the Holy Land, in Egypt also visited Mexico and the West India Islands South America, Venezuela. Demarara and Lurinan.e
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-23
Obituary

The following notice is printed on account of some errors in previous article:
 Ira D. Bates was born in UXbridge, Mass, December 10th, 1Si3, son of Pe- Ter and Mary Bates. He leaves his wife, Lydia A. Chailee, his mother Mary l., Bates, aged 9l years, one sis ter, Mrs. Mary Manning, North Taxi. ma, State Of Washington, two broth. CTS, Eliot Edwin of Providence, K. l., and Edwin Burnside, North Yakima, State of Washington two daughters, Mrs. Eugene D. Ide of Southbridge, Mrs. Burton Murdock of Webster, and two grandchildren
 Miss S. Elizabeth Clarke has re- turned from week visit with Wor. cester friends.
 Mrs. Alva Parsons has returned from visit with friends in Plainheld.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-23

A healthy man is 8 king in his own right; an unhealthy man an unhappy slave. For impure blood and sluggish liver, use Burdock Blood Bitters. 0n
 Harsh physics react, weaken the bowels, will lead to chronic eonstipa- ton. DoaD's Regulets operate easily. 25c box af all stores.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-23
City Is orv-nos.

City Is oro-nns.
 New Britain. .-Registrar w H seheuy, who is in position to know as well as any man about the popnla. ton Of the city, reports that in mak. ing up the new caucus list. he finds that the city is growing rapidly. Mir scheuy states that all the influx in population is not coming from the oth- CT side by any means. but recently numbers of people have been moving in here from Bridgeport and Spring field. Mass, in particular. and also from New Haven. Bristol and Plain. vile.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-23

"Snfiered day and night the torment oi itching piles. Nothing helped me until l used Deans Ointment. The result was lasting. .n-Hon. John K. Garrett, Mayor, Girard, Ala
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-23

Dean's Rheumatic Pills for Rheum atism & Neuralgia. Entirely vege- table Safe lSly
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-28
KAYSER'S GUESS
is APPROVED
BY ARCHITECT

When the supervising architect Of
the treasury at Washington, in charge
Of public buildings, called on Post
master Kayser for an estimate Of the
population Of Chickasha in 1920, Mr..
Kayser made report in which he
told the gentleman that 10000 was his
guess.
In short time a letter came from
the architect in which he intimated
that Mr. Kayser had made it entirely
too high. The Washington man
couldnt understand how an Oklahoma
town could grow SO fast. Then Mr..
Kayser proceeded to dig up the CEN
sus reports for the purpose Of gath
ering data to substantiate his esti-
mate. He showed that the population
Of Chickasha in 1900 was about 5000
and in 1907 it was 5000, while in 1910
it had climbed up to 1O,S2O. When
this data reached the architect he
discovered his mistake-he had taken
the 1907 census as the latest figures
on the population Of the town and
when he saw his error, he wrote to
Mr.. Kayser acknowledging it. While
he didn't say SO in as many words,
the inference was that MI Kayser had
made a pretty good guess.
The architect is now engaged in
preparing plans for the public build
ing here and construction is expected
to start within a few months. Con
gress has appropriated s1S5,OO0 fof
the Chickasha building.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-28
JAMES J0LTS
REPUBLICANS
Permanent Chairman Takes the Taft
Administration to Task for Betray-
ing Peoples interests

Convention Hall, Baltimore, June
2S.-Mr James address as permanent
chairman was as follows
T am deeply grateful to this great
convention OF patriotic American
Democrats for the high honor YOU
have bestowed upon me in calling mc
to preside over your deliberations
while you select the next president Of
this republic.
Il congratu ate the Democrats or
the nation on the fortunate auspices
under which we have have assembled.
Here no charge Of bribery hovers
above this hail; no cry Of thief and
robber is hurled by one fellow-Demo-
crat at another No soldiers stand in
reserve to keep us from each others
throats
Our deliberations here shall be for
the country's good, tolerant Of each
others views, believing, as do, that
when the nominees are named by this
convention they win have back q
them every loyal Democrat in the re
public ,as well as the hearty support
of progressives everywhere.
There are two records thai viii
be presented to the American people
ir the coming campaign for their con
sideration One is the record of the
/ Republican party with promises be
trayed -arrogantly. defiantly betray
ed and the other is the record OF th'
Democratic party Of promises faith
fully and honestly kept The Repub
llcan party. flushed with many victor
les. imperious as a tyant, unheednl
tho demands Of the poop e. took th
reins Of government M zoos under th
solemn promise that it would reyis
the tariff in the interest OF the con
! sumer Instead OF keeping this prom
ise ais it should have done. because
was their bond Of honor il betraye
! Fit.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-28
Telegram by United Press

1tiekfdm D9 lNlteu iIeit
Baltimore June 2s.-The sub-com-
mittee that Is handling the platform
met al noon today to resume work.
Bryan and O'Gorman completed tho
platform and the committee went over
each plank They said they would be
ready when the convention re-conycn-
ed. No minority report is expected.
Clark on the third ballot. Wilson
on The fourth or fifth, and dark
horse after the fifth or sixth fruilless
vote, were some Of the predictions OF
managers Of various candidates this
afternoon.
CLARK managers are claiming that
the speaker viii increase his vote iG
on the second ballot The Wilson bu-
reau Is claiming victory on the fourth
or llth ballot.
a wilderness OF chairs and the floor
buried inches deep Ia rubbish and
paper, remnants Of lunch and bottles
composed the view Of the convention
hall today MOI eutIl noon was an az
tempt made 70 start ~ clean the hall
The scenes last night were probably
never before enacted in convention.
The frenzy and enthusiasm was am
paraleled. the delegates being cx
hausied with shouting The hall was
empty within ten minutes alter lhe
uavei fell
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-28
STOCK OF
GOODS IS
RUINED
Verden Merchant is the
Victim Of ViIIainOuS
Dirty Work

An unparalleled piece Of malicious
mischief was committed at Verden
last night when nearly the entire
stock in the Mum grocery store was
ruined by some villain who soaked it
with oil,
Sheriff Lewis and Deputies Phillips
and Thompson we're called to Verden
this morning to investigate the crime
but no clue was found Mr. Num-
knows of no motive for the atrocious
deed
Breaking open a window near one
corner. the criminal proceeded to The
kerosene barrel and, using the meas
urng vessel, he poured oil on the
goods all over the store, rendering
them valueless-
A quantity OF flour near the window
was first saturated and then came
bins containing rice. beans, etc, int
which the oil was pcdred. In cas'
was SIS worth Of candy just re
ceived, and an Of it was ruined Cans
Of lard and fresh barrel OF coffee
we're opened anu shelf goods, togeth
er with everything else in sight wer'
thoroughly oiled.
Mr. Mum has one Of the larges
grocery stores in Verden and enjoy
large trade. SO far as he knows hi
has no enemies and he cannot under
stand why he should be made the vic
tim OF such an act.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-28
TOPLANFOR
LABOR DAY

AT the last meeting Of the Chicka-
sha Trades Council it was decided to
hold an open meeting on Thursday
evening, July II. Tor the purpose Of
discussing plans for a Labor Day eele.
bration AT that time 1t is expected
that the matter viii be threshed out
and definite decision reached as to
whether a celebration will be held this
year.
III the meantime, the question viii
be considered hy the various loeals
and it is likely that by the time the
opening meeting is held sentiment viii
BE- pretty well erystallzed. Every
union man in the city is invited to
attend the open meeting.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-28

eThe Republicans raised the tariff
higher than before until it reached its
maximum 81 protection, being AZ per
cent The story Of this base betrayal
is known to all men.
eThe Democratic party appealed on
its record i'm the sixty-first congress
upon the Payne-Aldrich tariff bin to
the American people, and received
trom them a verdict Of gui by against
the Republican party and the bestoSai
Of power upon ourselves.
How faithfully we have kept our
promises to them is but a resume Of
our official action. Having control Of
but one branch of the law-making
power, that OF the house Of represent
tatiyes, we undertook to reform the
tariff in the interest OF the consuming
public, believing as we do that this is
tax that is paid by the consumer
most generally, 10 the trust or mo-
nopoly that IS sheltered by it, some.
times 10 The soNerlment believing as
We do that The right to levy a tariff
exists only for the purpose Of running
The government economically and eff
nciently administered, we present the
tariff question to the people in segre
gated form
Republicans Arrogant"
THE Republican party became SC
arrogant and confident that it boldly
wrote into the platform OF 1908 a dec
laraiion that the tariff should moi only
equal the difference In the cost OF pro
duction at home and abroad bu
should be high enough in addition t'
give profit TO the manufacture
here In a II the history OF civillze'
+ governments no party ever became ST
defiant Of the public viii or went s.
far as TO say that all the rest OF th
people should be taxed and from thei
pockets be taken a sufficient amour
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