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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
SPLIT ON SENATOR
Maryland Democrats Have
Fight on Their Hands.
LEE LEADS ONE FACTION
Montgomery Countian Recognised as
Head of Progressives.
SITUATION IS COMPLICATED
Two Members of Upper House of |
Congress to Be Selected by
Next Legislature.
LEE LEADS ONE FACTION
SITUATION IS COMPLICATED
pecisl Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, November "a 1912
It's going to be a sort of kilkenny
fight within the democratic party for
the two United States senatorships to
be handed out by the next legislature,
which will meet in 1914. A bitter fight
for the seat now occupied by Senator
John Walter Smith had already gotten
undar way and combinations were be-
ing formed in the interest Of this and
that candidate when the death of Sem
ator Rayner occurred and the situation
further complicated At first glance
over the complex situation it was fig
ured out that harmony could be
brought about by giving the progress
sive democrats right of way for the
seat occupied formerly by the deceased
senator, and that the progressives
would in turn drop the fight with the
regulars and permit Smith to be
elected for second term, as it is prac-
tcally certain that the next legisla-
ture will be democratic. because of the
SPLIT in the republican party.
This plan sounded well and looked
feasible. but scratching under the
political skin developed that there is
an element within the democratic party
that wants to see two-man prOgfes-
sive ticket put out against Smith and
tive candidate Then there is another
element whose battle cry is ANY body
To beat Smith. And the third element
is willing to split the senatorial togas
one to the regulars and the other to
the progressive democrats. There is a
year ahead, though, and the situation
may be greatly changed in that time
there may be big fight and there may
be none.
1t is conceded that Blair Lee is the
state leader of the progressive demo-
Gratis. and should he desire to enter
the lists for the senatorship he would
have the solid backing of that wing
of the party, but there is no certainty
that Lee aspires to a senatorship at
this time. And this uncertainty of Lees
position has the effect of making the
candidates. of other progressives un-
certain. II Lee does not run the prob
lem will be up to the progresSives to
pick a man. and they realize that they
cannot make much of showing
against Smith or against any man with
whom Smith may run If their strength
is divided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
Urge Compromise Course.

Lees friends are urging the compro-
mise course with great earnestness and
set forth that Lee. should he SO desire.
could make the race for the governor
ship in 1915. and If successful retire from
the Senate. IL Is said that Lee looks with
favor upon Representative Talbot as the
successor to Senator Rayner, and as Tai
tott and Smith are again upon friendly
terms politically there are those close to
Lee who assert that the Montgomery
politician would be playing a big trump
card by throwing his support TO the sec
Ond district representative. Talbott's
friends assert that he is not seeking the
senatorial toga. but they admit that
Marse Fred would not dodge seat in the
upper House of Congress should the
honor come shs way. Another leader
who would not seek cyclone cellar If
he saw the senatorship heading his way
is former Attorney General Isaac Lobe
Straus. Mr.. Straus is not IN the field as
a progressive, nor Yet regular, but
NAV be aptly described as a free lance
IN a receptive mood.
There are those close in the conf
dence of Representative Talbot who
assert that the Baltimore county leader
will announce his candidacy for the
short term IL this should prove true
il indicates that Smith and Talbot
have formed political alliance. and
that the parting of the ways between
Lee and Talbot is at hand. At the
present time conditions are such that
with Lee and Talbot in the field for
the short term split is almost certain
TO come in the city organization. The
local machine is practically committed
10 Smith for a second term. but Lee
has grown nightly in popularity with
some OF the "b'hOys" during the past
few months. 1t is said that should
Smith attempt to swing the city
chine for Talbot as well as for him
self. split would be inevitable. and
that the boilers would go over to the
Lee end of the fight
Fight Against Smith and Talbot
If the Smith Talbot combination
should prove to be "A fact instead of a
rumor- then look out for breakers.
Lee will certainly enter the race for
the short term. and it's dollars to
donghnuts that a progressive democrat
Inc contest against Smith. This would
mean another straight knock down and
drag-out battle between the regulars
and the progressive wing of the demo-
cratic party. IL would be a memorable
battle. and it would. in fact. prove a
death grapple between the state and
city machine and the Lee forces for
control of the party machinery. And
the result Of such battle would be in
doubt until the votes We're counted, for
il must be remembered that Lee last
year. as a candidate for governor in the
primaries. gave the Smith Mahon Cor
man machine the brush of its life
And Lee has grown wonderfully in
political power since that time
In any event affairs within the demo-
cratic party during the next few
months are going to furnish mighty in
teresting reading To those who follow
The game. and the result of the election
next November may witness the down
tail OF the ragged remnant of what
once was the an-pow erful German
Rasin machine OF quarter of a GEN.
fury ago.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-01-18

while l say that if it were not
for this idea called single-taX |
would not be here to night. This
is the reason that | am making
the fight that we are now in. A
tax on land would be an unjust
and iniquitious system but tax
on land values would be the best
and fairest system that the world
has ever known. Laws that
would bring about the taxation
of land values would be of more
service to humanity than any
legislation yet enacted. Farmers
are large owners of land but not
of land values. We have land
in our city that sells at the rate
of five million dollars per acre,
Have any of you farmers land
as valuable as that? In New
York city. There is land that
sells for fifteen million dollars
per acre. Is there any land in
this neighborhood at that price?
To answer my friends question.
| will relate a little talk | had
one day with congressman Pier
son Of Tuscarauas County when
we were in Washington together.
Pierson was a farmer and he
said to me one day: Tom l can
not go your single-tax, as it
would be hardship on the
farmers and they already have
more than their share of the bur-
den of taxation. | said, look
here Pierson, if l thought the
single-tax would increase the
farmers burden l would not
stand for it for one minute. In
fact, if | did not know it would
be the greatest blessing TO the
farmers and to the working men
in the city, as we'll, l would
never advocate it again. l can
show you that the single-tax will
tighten the farmers burden as
compared with the present meth
cd. Let me ask you some ques-
tions, to see if we can't get at
Continued on page 81
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-01-18
INTERESTING NEWS OF CoL0ARD0

Cripple Creek. - Unable tc
summon help because of an acci.
dent a week ago in which he sus.
tained a fractured hip, neighbors
Monday found Cy Westfall, a
rancher, rs years of age, laying
in his cabin west of here almost
dead from starvation.
Georgetown. Morris E. Ward,
a nephew of Gov. John Evans,
and an editor of the Colorado
Miner in the early boom days in
Clear Creek county. died in Chic
ago, Jan. 7.
Meeker. Wolf scalps in Rio
Blanco county are worth consid-
cradle trouble to secure The
county offers a bounty of $25,
and the stockmen give a bounty
of $50.
Greeley. Joe Lopez and
Frank Corillo and their families,
living southwest of Greeley, were
aroused Thursday night by a
passerby barely in time to escaped
from their home, which had
caught fire from defective hue.
Wray.- George Daun and Amos
Roberts, homesteaders with large
families, were caught by cattle
men butchering a range steer.
They are in Jail here.
ColoradoSprings. The charity
ball held at the Antlers hotel re-
Gently netted the treasury of
the Day Nursery association
SITS.
Meeker. "A fire starting in one
of the bunkhouses at the Meeker
hotel Monday night for a time
threatened the entire business
portion of the town. All of the
water hydrants were frozen and
it was almost impossible to secure
water.
Greeley-Woe to the gent who
gets fined in police court if he
hasn't got the money to pay it.
A new order of thing is to be
established, there will be no more
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-01-18

long rests, with card playing for
recreation in the city Jail. The
city is going to establish a nice,
fat wood pile, where healthful ex-
ercise will be given to the in
mates of the city Jail. The wood,
after being split and sawed prop
erly will be sold to poor people
at cost.
Boulder. John C. Morris,
charged with embezzling funds
of the Boulder lodge of Elks in
his capacity as secretary, has
been held to the district court
under $4,000 bonds.
Steamboat Springs. w. w.
Greene, the druggist charged with
selling whiskey Illegally, was
found guilty in the district court
Monday and fined $100.
Grand Junction. For the pur-
pose Of advising the woman
of the city in their use of the
ballot, the Woman's Home Pro-
tective league, organized in the
campaign against the saloons,
has been made permanent.
Grand Junction. S. B. Hutch
inson, Grand functions Socialist
chief of police, has placed the
ban on profanity in any public
place.
Cripple Creek. Temporary
loss Of memory was the defence
set up in the district court Mon
day by G. E. Gregory, a well to
do painter at Victor, who, with
his wife, the police found rifling
grocery store in November.
He was found guilty and ap-
pealed.
Boulder. Rein Bridges of
Polk, Neb., is here seeking some
trace Of his father and mother
with whom he came to Colorado
when he was four years old.
On account of i'll health he was
sent back east. That was q
years ago. During that time he
has heard nothing of them.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-01-18
Big Fire al Lakeside.

Lakeside park came near being
destroyed Sunday afternoon
when fire broke out in the skat-
ing rink. This is the second
serious fire that has occurred at
the park this winter and it will
require considerable expense and
labor to rebuild the various at
fractions destroyed.
The fire Sunday was started
in the skating rink when some
of the employees built fires in
the stoves and went off and left
them. The stoves became too
hot and set fire to the surround
wood. A high wind was blow
ing and the timbers of the
building being very dry the
flames spread at a rapid rate and
the rink and a large protion of
the famous derby were des-
troyed. Several engines from
Denver were sent out but the
fire was practically under control
when they arrived. Several
times during the conilagration it
looked as though the entire park
would be destroyed and when
the high part Of the derby coaster
was burning in made a very
spectacular blaze. Several hun
dred people from Berkeley, Den
yer and the surrounding country
witnessed the disaster.
The loss to Lakeside is esti-
mated at $50, coo, covered by $l5,
900 insurance, and $4,000 dam
age to the derby coaster, which
is owned by outside parties.
Mr.. Burt manager Of the park,
stated that the rink would be
Immediately rebuilt and also
stated that he had wired to the
owners Of the derby and expected
them to arrive as soon as pos
sible.
Subscribe for the Enterprise.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-01-18
W. c. 7. u. NOTES
By c. w. C.

At the regular monthly meet
ing of our organization held last
week at the home of Mrs. j. F.
White, it was voted to send a
petition to the senate and house
of representatives, asking SEN
ator Guggenheim and Represen-
tative A. w. Rucker to use their
influence and vote for the pas
sage Of the Kenyon-Shappard
bill for the prevention of the
shipment of liquor into prohibit
tion territory.
In last weeks Enterprise ap.
peared a modest little item of
news which read as follows;
Grand Junction. According to
figures prepared by Sheriff
Shrader, 1911 was the lightest
criminal year in the history of
this county. Only ten persons
were sent to the penitentiary
from here, three to the reform
school and one to the insane asy-
lum." Did you read between
the lines? The entire county of
Mesa has prohibition we'll en-
forced. Scientists tell US there
is never an effect without a cause
and specialists tell us that 80 per
cent Of the crime is caused by
the liquor traffic.
An interesting item of reform
comes from Russia. Very
recently the Duna passed a bill
prohibiting the sale of strong
alcoholic drinks in government
institutions and in places Of
public amusement, theaters,
refreshment gardens and music
hall. The Duma also expresses
the desire that pupils in the in
termediate schools be instructed
in the harmfulness of rodka, and
that new sources of revenue be
sought
1t is inconceivable to me that
any man who loves his country,
and especially any Christian man
can do other at this time than
support, with all the force of his
being any measure that will help
to deliver us from the almost
immeasurable evil of the drink
traffic" Rev. G. Campbell Nor
gan.
Get prices on case canned
goods at Cahills before buying
elsewhere stanard corn 81. 90 per
dozen 81. 95 case.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-01-18
Farmer Politics
By H. w. M.

Some of the progressive citi-
zens of Arvada are busily en-
gagged in an investigation that
will prove of untold value to each
and every tax-paying farmer of
Jefferson county. This impor-
tant investigation when COM
pleted will show absolutely what
proportion of their numerous
valuable properties the Tramway
is paying taxes on in this county.
At an early date when the inves-
tigation is completed the results
will be made public.
For the beniflt of the many
farmer readers of the Enterprise
we take great pleasure in pre-
senting and extract from a
speech on taxation delivered by
the late Tom j. Johnson, former
mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, be-
fore an audience composed al
most exclusively of farmers.
After speaking on the issues
in state and county for some half
hour the mayor, as was his GUS
tom called for questions. A ven
cradle gentlemen with long white
whiskers arose and said: "Mr.
Speaker, l have a suspicion from
what have read in the papers
that Mayor Johnson desires to
place all taxes on land. Is this
correct?" Someone else in the
audience then called: Tell us
about the single-tax." Reply
ing to the elderly man the mayor
said: Most emphatically, mol"
He paused for a moment and
then continuing said: But if
you mean that l have a desire to
place all taxes on land values, l
answer most decidedly, yes! If
you want to hear about the single
tax l will stay with you and let
my tent meeting in the city wait,
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-01-18
Georgetown. Joseph Magnettia,

Georgetown. Joseph Magnettia,
a Colorado & Southern engineer,
was stricken blind Tuesday
while on his engine at Silver
Plume. He was sent to Denver
for treatment. Physicians say
his loss of sight is due to the in
tense heat he has faced for two
years.
Greeley. -Keota, located in
northwestern Weld county, has
taken the lead in a demand that
the next legislature cut off 36
townships and establish a new
county from the northwestern
portion of Weld county.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-01-18

Get prices on case canned
goods at Cahills before buying
elsewhere stanard corn 81. 90 per
dozen $1.95 case.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-19
ALL FOR S1.70

There. has never beer offered III
North Carolina so much good readlnS
for 80 little money as we are Offering
undcr the following propositions: For
$40 we will send the following for
one year:
The Weekly News n Observer, an
cight-paee weekly newspaper.
The COmmOner. an able weekly
journal. published by William Jcn-
nings Bryan.
The Farmer and Mechanic. sixteen
page North Carolina home and iar2n
weekly journal.
Thus for One Dollar and Seventy
Gents you can get all these papers
one year.
v. c. MOORE, Manager.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-19
TUESDAY,.
March 10. 1912.
WEEKLY TONIC
Henry Van Dyke

Henry Van Dyke.)
70 be glad Of life because it gives
. the chance to lONe and to work
and to play and TO look up at the
stars: to be satisfied with your pos
StSSloHS. but not contcnted with your
self until YOU have made the best of
them: TO despisp nothing in the world
except f~alsehood and and
To fear nothing except cowardlce. to
be governed by our admiratiOnS
rather than by Your ~disguSts: to owe
nothing that is your neighbours except
his kindness Of heart and gentleneSs
IF manners; to think seldom of your
n.mieS, often Of Your friends and
every day Of Christ: and to spend as
much time AS you can With body and
with spirit in Gods own out-of-doors.
These are the little Suide-posts on
the foot-path of peace.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-19

Visible supply of Cotton.

New orleans. La. March 15-S.c-
Rotary HeSters statement of the
world Nlsif4e supply Of cotton. Is
sued TO-DAY. shows the total visible
To be 3,S41.0.5 bales. against : 100
So last week and 4.4S7.STo last year
OF this the total Of American cotroo
IS 6e,t3e.0.5 bales. against 47-s a.
last week and 3.363.S--2 last year ors
Of all other kinds. including Eeynr
raZll. india. etc. 1.o0S.000 halee
.sainst l.llf,ooo last week and l.
124.d00 last wear.
Of the worlds visible snnrl, :
cotton there is now afoat apd 49,
in Great Britain and Continan,nl
Europe S,3"e.ooo bales, asainst , :
ts3,oee last year: in Egypt a5e nno
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-19
The Stage Wisdom of Jo>,.nh
JeferAD."

4 paper Of lasting interest II re
March century is Mary Sh.v -,
count OF "The Stage Wisdom If .fo-
SepH Jefferson. accompanied hl j
very characteristic Rportrait. An,tr
the many of the urittss
own experience, Miss Shaw W. at
StIlbe q tragic during LEE
first representations OF Grer.t.r
When having slipped the bottl. WIN
she nad taken away from til. EtSv
KIP into q fold Of her dress 0ha,.It
TO pat on the outsiG. pol
et), she tried desperately to vi sTer
TO the deaf comedian where L. IcCk
Tor the bottle in the comic bus E.ea
o. nichlng it from his wife. Tn. %
scrlption OF Jefferson.s inimitahf. TT
ana resource In prOIonsing the s.H~
untll he succeeded in finding tn. hot
tie. makes a memorable Anecdotes -
the comedian.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-19

New York. March Ia Br..Nr.,.
toInOrrOW Will say:
rad reports reflect hmit,G ~.
trade and road sales because ,t
clement weather over Il Nidt
out liberal wholesale and 5uii ~.
BUSINESS has been taken in je,,
ctntefs. Stocks are light. h.fet ,,l-
slant purchasing is necessary.
Except in the south. the DtU.r-
currents portend more Favorable d.
Nelepoments. Gradual, steady ln.-
IfoNtment, rather than any G,...v
rush, is expected until after IN. f,,e-
loent1al conventions in Jun.. The
CRY goods markets hold steady nd
Iall orders are coming in NOR. free
~. Apparently is a scarcity If 1.At.
operatives in the East and IL III.
South n mills are averse +. 49,.
tracing far ahead at prices cU.t.,3
TOR neal deliveries. 3obhers .., IL
ing an expanding business. ttier
ilheS displaying activity ar. era3.
coke pig IRON, farm impl.mtntS.
seeds, staple groceries. paints. hard
ware. builders material III ItLtf.l
ana lumber, While there is nor, do
Ing IN machinery and business WITH
manufacturers Of automobiles .rGa4
~sor therefore is go cd
Business failures in the Irfttd
States for the week nding M.,rH -
were al. against PSI last W.T. md
-ol II the like week Of 1911.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-19
THE ONLY COURSE FOR SAFETY,

Their Is being pressed home upon
the farmers IN ali the cotton produc-
Ing states that enormous crops Of cot
ton. as the markets of the world now
stand. are going to give low prices
Tor cotton. and that to obtain prices
that VIII pay the absolute neceSsitv
is To limit cotton acreay. So as to
keep the crop within certain defined
bounds. That this is the unly SAT.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-19
UNCLE WALT

For Sundry years he used to work
nround II drug store. as u clerk. The
druggist said: I'll always claim tina
hes the worst clerk i'm the game. His
head i made OF wood
IA NO and zinc: he has no
GOOD NAN brains with which to
think" He got "A job ut
balins hay. and lasted just "A half :,
day: he got II job at pounding sand:
he failed as drummer i'm the band: he
failed at this. he failed at that. unit!
employers Numbered scat" when he
arrived to Seek a. place. a humble
smile upon his face. He never will
nlOu 10 ehucks: he couldn't earn Il:
dozen bucks il he hould live IA thou
sand years" folks said. while smiling
through their tears. And then this
bought some Belgian harcS. and raised
the critters for the mart. and saw
his dark blue luck depart. Full soon
he rode in auto cars. and smoked Ha-
Nana madr cigars. and built Il houSe,
on Easy street. and wore silk siippcrS
thing for which he was and
grew rich. And thus it is with MANY
now. with Failure" written on III,
brow. some day. worn out by Jolt
and jar. they'll find their own propi-
houS star. and hitch their wagons I,
Its Tail. and travel M and cease to fai,
The Poet Philosopher
UNCLE WALT
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-19
The Poet Philosopher
UNCLE WALT

MI together for good roads in
Wake. A big maSS-mtcting With 3d
dresses by men who know things as
I" good roaA4s will be held in Raleigh
at the courthouse next SATURDAY. An
Interested in good roads should at
tend.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-19
Mrs. y. X. House Dead

mere passed away in this cav -
80 this morning Mrs. s. J.. Ht.-..
q her nome on Smithfeld stree. "r,
funeral announcement viii T.. mao.
tooaS- This news VIII bring U4u.tI
sorrow 10 the friends Of the fam
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-19

his is the season IF the wear when
the farmers begin tt calculate as to
the acreage to he put in crops. Don't
put in too many in cotton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-19
Port Movement.
Interior Markets.

Iota today. at an ports n.r