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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25

Mr.. Thos. G.. Mitchell of Bonnie
Terre has been prevailed upon to
announce himself as n candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Jus.
tice Of the County Court in the First
district Mr.. Mitchell is n man of
rare excellence Of character, of ripe
years and experience and one Of the
most popular aud best known bust
ness men Of Bonnie Terre. He Is a
son Of Judge j. q. Mitchell and was
born and reared In this county, all
his interests and ties are here, and
he has deep concern An everything
pertaining to the county and its af-
fairs. With his experience and sue.
cess in business, his recognized pub
lie spiritedness and long citizenship,
he would exercise rare good judg-
ment and ability in conducting the
business of the county and looking
after It's interests from the bench.
He Is a lifelong Democrat, and al
though an active party worker has
never before aspired to Office, but
since he has been persuaded to make
the race, he would appreciate most
highly the support OF all Democrats.
II nominated he would make a
strong man on the ticket and be one
OF it's most effective workers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25
HE National House of Repre-
~ sentatives passed a new

THE National House of Repre-
~ sentatives passed a new
publicity measure last Sat u.
urday, requiring the publication
before conventions and primary
elections of the sums contributed
to the campaigns of presidential
and vice presidential candidates.
1t carries with it a penalty of S.
600 or three years Imprisonment
for failure of candidates or mana.
gers to meet its terms. Congress
man Henry of Texas, the author
of the bill, read statements of the
Taft National Bureau that large
sums of money had been spent in
Col. Roosevelt's campaign, and
asked, Are Mr.. McKinley's
charges truei If they are true"
said Mr.. Henry, the American
people ought to know it, and if
the charges of Mr.. Roosevelt s
managers are true that large sums
have been used in Mr.. Taft's cam.
paign, then the American people
ought to know that"
And the people also ought to
know who contributes the money
to carry on these expensive cam.
paigns, what particular interests
are backing the several candidates.
To know who furnishes the money
is to know what Influences are be-
hind the whether that
Of the people or the tariff favored
interests, Wall street manipulators |
and the big banking institutions
with their currency reform schemes. |
We hear OF no popular subscrip-
ion funds to carry on the streuu-
'us and bitter fight between the
Taft and Roosevelt forces of the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25

Champ Clark carried Nebraska
aud William J. Bryan was elected
one of the delegates at large from
that State to the Baltimore Con
vention. Mr.. Bryan will carry
out the instructions of the Demo-
Gratis of his State for Mr.. Clark
lie has said he would, aud that
means much.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25
Tornado Kills II in
Illinois and Indiana.

A destructive tornado swept parts
OF Illinois and Indiana last Sunday,
and left n dead along its ruthless
path. In Alabama u more were
killed by a tornado the same day.
The loss to towns aud farms in prop
erty is unreasonable.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25

The State Republican Convention
to elect the delegates at large to
the Chicago Convention is being
held in st. Louis to-day, and it is
safe to say that the same sort of
harmony prevails that has marked
the bitter aud rabid fight of the
Taft and Roosevelt factions else.
where. Both sides are claiming
the State and accusing each other
OF all sorts of fraud and disreput-
able practices. The Taft men
claim 494 ? uncontested votes.
conceding 440Ea to Roosevelt with
224 contestiDg delegates. The
Roosevelt men on the other hand
claim 664T uncontested delegates,
allowing Taft 42S15. with twelve
anlnstructed and 81 contested.
The contests came up before the
State Committee yesterday after
noon and the committee decided
against the Roosevelt delegates by
vote of II to IA, giving she Taft
men control of the temporary or.
;anization.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25
Judge County Court-Secoud Dist

NJ. 7. MOORE authorizes us to an
nounce him as candidate for Jus
tice OF the County Court in the Sec
ond district, subject to the Demo-
cratic primary.
GEORGE r. JORDAN authorizes us
to announce him as a candidate for
Justice of the County Court in the
Second district, subject to the DEM
Ocratic primary.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25

Mr.. James A. Houchin, the JEFF
ferson City candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for Governor,
is said to have a ragtime quartet
accompanying him on his cam
paigu tour. That ought to draw
the crowds, but if Mr.. Houchin
could WELD the bow aud duplicate
the campaign methods of the late
Flddling Bob Taylor of Ten.
nessee, he might add to the gene
raj entertainment with variations
on the "houn' dawg" song and win
the sobriquet of "Fiddling jim. "
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25

Congressman Rucker started Il
storm of cheering and applause in
the House last Saturday by declar
ing that Champ Clark will be the
next Democratic nominee and is
destined to be the next President
Of the United States. " 1t is said
the Speaker could hardly quell the
enthusiasm which the statement
aroused.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25

The Colonel has carried Illinois,
Pennsylvania, Oregon aud Nebras.
ka, but TIE Taft managers say
that the President is still ahead
and there amt agOin' to be no
third term.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25

Governor Folk is to 90 to Ten
nessee, his native State, to make
speeches for Champ Clark. Good
for Folk, he's Missourian and
Democrat of the right sort.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25
for Prosecuting Attorney

r. a. BENHAM authorizes us to
announce him as Il candidate for
Prosecuting Attorney, subject to
the Democratic primary.
JERRY b. BURRs authorizes us to
announce him as Il candidate for
Prosecuting Attorney, subject to the
Democratic primary.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25

Lame shoulder is nearly always
due to rheumatism OF the muscles,
and quickly yields to the free appli-
cation of Chamberlain Liniment
For sale by City Drug Store.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25
Candidates Announcements
Primary Election Aug. 9, 1919
or Sheriff

j. &. WILLIAMS authorizes us to
announce him as IA candidate for
Sheriff, subject to the Democratic
primary.
L.. GEORGE WILLIAMS authorizes
us to announce him as a candidate
for Sheriff, subject to the Demo
cratic primary.
Nj. A. PATTERSON authorizes US
TO announce him as a candidate for
Sheriff, subject to the Democratic
primary.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25

q. +. Yount of Patton has made
100 pounds Of maple sugar and rs
gallons Of syrup from his own maple
trees this year, and has found q
ready sale for all he had to spare.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25

With Nebraska and Oregon, two
more States join the Clark process
sion which goes marching on to
Baltimore.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25

DR.. J. II. English announces him.
self as candidate for the Demo.
cratic nomination for reelection as
County Coroner. DR.. English has
served the county In this capacity
for several years and has made a
most efficient, careful and conscien.
tious Coroner. He is physician of
well established reputation and Is
held in high esteem by his brethren
of the profession and by all our
people, both as citizen and physi-
clan. The Democrats could not do
better than to nominate him and we
are satisfied the people would In.
dorse his nomination at the gen eral
election by their votes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25
For County Coroner.

DIR. j. II. ENGLISH authorizes us
20 announce him as candidate for
County Coroner, subject to the
Democratic primary.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25
For Treasurer.

CLARENCE l.. ALEXANDER au-
thorizes us to announce him rs IA
candidate for County Treasurer,
subject to the Democratic primary.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-25
For Constable.

N. A. BUCHANAN authorizes us to
announce him as IA candidate for
Constable of st. Francois township,
subject to the Democratic primary.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-18

entry into politics would cause. l knew that the powers that prey would oppose with tenfold the bitterness they would show in opposing any other progressive candidate, simply because they do not fear any other progressive candidate, whereas they very greatly fear me. l knew also that they would directly or indirect ly influence very many men who pride themselves upon belonging to and indeed typifying what they re- gard as the educated and respectable classes.
 The men who are most benefited by privilege, unless they are excep- tionally disinterested and far-sighted, cannot be expected to feel friendly to those who assail privilege. But as sociated with them are many men whose selfish interest in privilege is far less obvious. l genuinely regret that we have had with us so small percentage of the men for whom life has been easy, who belong to or are intimately associated with the leis- ured and monied classes.
 Our cause is the cause of justice for all in the interest of all. The present contest is but a phase of the larger struggle. Assuredly the fight will go on whether We win or lose; but it will be sore disaster to lose. What happens to me is not of the slightest consequence; l am to be used, as in a doubtful battle any man is used to his hurt or not, so long as he is useful. and is then cast aside or left to die I wish you to feel this. 1 mean it; and l shall need no sym pathy when you are through with me, for this fight is far too great to permit us to concern ourselves about any one mans welfare. If we are true to ourselves by putting far above our own interests, the triumph of the high cause for which we battle, we shall not lose It would be far better to fail honorably for the cause we champion than 1t would be to win by faul methods, the foul victory for which our opponents hope. But the victory shall be ours, and it shall be won as we have already won so many victories, by clean and honest fighting for the loftiest of causes. We fight in honorable fashion for the good of mankind; fearless of the future, un- needing of our individual fates, with unflinching hearts and undimmed eyes; we stand at Armageddon. and we battle for the Lord.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-18
NDS FOR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREE GOVERN.
 MENT PRINCIPLES.
FIGHTING AGAINST ROBBERY
Roosevelt Protests Against Crime Which Strikes Straight at the Heart or Every Principle of
 Political Honesty"

Chicago, June 1S.--Col Theodore Roosevelt addressed an immense throng at a mass meeting Monday evening. lie was loudly cheered ire quently throughout the speech.
 He said, in part:
 My friends and fellow citizens: l address you as my fellow Republi- cans, but l also and primarily ad- dress you as fellow Americans, fel- low citizens, for this has now be- come much more than an ordinary party fight. The issue is both simpler and larger than that involved in the personality of any man, or than that involved in any factional or in any ordinary party contest. We are standing for the great fundamental rights upon which all successful free government must be based. We are standing for elementary decency in politics. We are fighting for hon. esty against naked robbery; and where robbery is concerned the all important question is not the identity of the man robbed, but the crime it. self.
 The actions of the Taft leaders in the National Committee, taken with the active aid of Mir. Tafts private secretary and of one of Mr Taft's cabinet officers, are monstrous, and they should be indignantly condemned by the moral sentiment of the whole country. Tonight we come together to protest against a crime which strikes straight at the heart of every principle of political decency and honesty. crime which represents treason to the people, and the usurpa- tion of the sovereignty of the people by irresponsible bosses, inspired by the sinister influences of moneyed privilege.
 MT Taft at first denied that he represented the bosses. His denial was of little consequence, for his deeds belied his words. But l doubt
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-18
COLONEL ASKS CHAIRMAN ROSE WATER TO ADMIT ONLY UN-
 DISPUTED DELEGATES.
EACH SIDE ARE DETERMINED
Bolt Within the Convention Threat ened, Early Presentation of Roose. vet's Name Threatened, if Re-
 neWed Contests Fail.

Chicago, June 1S.-Roosevelt and Taft leaders, after practically sleep less night, made final plans for their bitter struggle which is to begin in the open for the formal opening of the Republican national convention.
 Prominent men from many states were subjected to conference room in- terviews of a type known in police circles as third degree" under or deals as hard and cold as the granite blocks that pave Chicagos streets.
 Leaders whose lives have been spent in the game" brought into play every artifice known to modern poll ties in their almost frantic efforts to swing the balance to Col. Roosevelt or to President Taft Men who were dog gedly standing their ground were told what might happen to them, not this year or next, but four years from now, unless they agreed to the programs mapped out by the leaders.
 First Sign of Break Sought.
 It was no place for the weak. Keen eyes and trained ears searched for the first signs of panic or a break at any point, and as the lines were frightened to the last notch those who appeared to waver, even in slight degree, were subjected to a merciless fire
 Running through it all was the con- stantly recurring fact of the presence of Col. Roosevelt himself, leading his own fight with his own hands.
 It was question, in final analysis. as the day wore on of whether the Republican party is bigger than its controlling body, the national commit tee, or bigger than any individual can didate.
 Summarized tersely, the situation is whether the Republican elephant will respond to the vigorous digs of either of two drivers. one ordering it to the left and the other commanding it to turn to the left, or whether it will twist it's trunk about each of the drivers in turn and hurl them aside, to go it's own way. There were indi- cations that the last contingency is
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-18
not at all impossible.

HOt at all lmpOSSlDle.
 In this connection 1t became appar. ent that the division of delegates be- tween Col. Roosevelt and President Taft on the question of the nomina- tion, does not hold on any other ques- tion to come before the convention.
 Vote to Overrule Committee.
 This was shown plainly by the atti- tude of the Virginia delegation. Al though practically all for the renomi- nation of President Taft, nine of the Virginia delegates declared that they would vote to overrule the action of the national committee in seating Taft delegates over Roosevelt delegates from California, Texas and Washing ton.
 This sentiment among arriving del egates was seized upon quickly by Col Roosevelt and his advisers, who have determined to attempt to breaa down President Taft's strength in the convention through the medium of preliminary ballots.
 The Roosevelt managers purpose to focus the fight the minute the conven. tion has been called to order, by pre- cipitating a roll call in which only
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-18

if at present he would venture to re- constantly more and more evident that the people are against him, he has more and more undisguisedly thrown himself into the arms of the bosses. Here in Chicago at this mo- ment save what was given him by the actions of Messrs. Crane, Barnes, Brooker, Penrose, Murphy, Guggen- helm, Mulvane, Shoot, New and their associates in cheating the people out of their rights, he was beaten so over- whelmingly by the people themselves in the states where primaries were held that in the last state in which he spoke, in New Jersey, he permit ted himself to be betrayed into the frank admission that he expected to be nominated because he believed the National Committee would stand by him. One member of his own cabi- uet, representing state that has just repudiated him. has been work ing hand in glove with the other Taft members of the National Committee, under the lead of MT Crane of Mas sachusetts, MT. Penrose of Pennsyl- vania, of MT. Mulvane of Kansas, of MT. Murphy of New Jersey, and MT Scott of West Virginia-al of whom have just been repudiated by their own states-to steal from the people the victory which the people have won.
 Our opponents here in Chicago to- day have waged such a bitter and unscrupulous fight for the very req son that this is no ordinary factional contest. The big bosses who control the National Committee represent not merely the led captains of mercenary politics, but the great crooked finan- ciers who stand behind these led cap tains. These political bosses are ob- noxious in themselves, but they are even more obnoxious because they represent privilege in its most sor- did and dangerous form. The ma jority of the National Committee, in deciding the cases before them have IIdCllN6u pOllelOdl Nntil III every lOIu from highway robbery to petty lar ceny; and political theft is as dis honest as, and much more damaging than ordinary theft There is no low to reach the offenses they have committed, but morally these offenses are far more serious from the stand point of the national interest than any of the ordinary commercial or political offenses which expose the perpetrators to be brought before the courts of justice. The committeeman responsible for such action need to be taught that the National Commit tee was created to be the servant and not the master of the plain men and women who make up the bulk of the Republican party When l under took this contest was well aware of the intense bitterness which my re-
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-18
those delegates whose seats are un0' bated by Col. Roosevelt shall Vo'e'

 bated by Col. Roosevelt shall 'o'0
 The Roosevelt men eApeos ..,l achieve this end by demanding ", sr call of the temporary memoerSn,p, l,or, ", the first question that comes up pe the convention. Then 1t IS pisD to have Gov. Johnson Of Caiiio'I ar, cast the 26 votes for that s'a'e ooS VI the question. This acton p' .oot, Johnson, 1t is expected. will oe ov,v srou1 ed to by the two Taft delegates nv
 the Fourth California district ,l
 This juncture will be graspeu oul the Roosevelt floor leader as the Sd o upon which to get the "expursad sasds vote of delegates. The hoor norarI ,O will move at once that the 'elnp oon,| roll. as made up by the national ,,h.t1 mittee, be rejected and that a oa sa dss| ute roll, including the 7O or o,t oo bl gates claimed by Col. Rooso''
 adopted.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-18
Tax Assessors Notice

1 will meet the property owne rsofI Nevada County at the following time sand places for the purpose of permitting them to give in their taxes on both real and personal property:
The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-18

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Putnam patriot., 1912-10-18
FOUND 4 SACRED LAKE
GOLDEN ORNAMENTS RECOVERED
 FROM cUATAViTA CLOWN.
Treasures That Were Thrown Into the Water by Indians of Colombia, in Their Religious Rites, Before
 the Spanish Conquest.

Scores of antiquarians and others interested in the races that inhabit- ed the American continent before the coming Of the white man visited the assembly room at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel to see the relics recently taken from the sacred lake of Guatavita, near Bogota. Colombia. and brought to New York by MT. Hartley Knowles of London, the New York Herald re- ports.
 The story of the finding Of the rel ics. which consist of gold ornaments, emeralds and pottery, reads like a romance. Ever since the Spaniards conquered the Indian race that in- habited the fertile plateau in Colom- bia efforts have been made to re- cover treasures sunk in the lake each year by the Indians as a religious rite. Spaniards undertook the task, but draining the lake was too difficult for them Another determined at tempt was made in 1923 by Capt. Charles Stuart Cochraue an English man. but 1t ended in failure. In 1900 8 British corporation was formed, and t tunnGied the Hl0nutaius and drained the lake. 1t has now begun to mine the relics buried deep in the mud.
 Lake Guatavita is almost in the cen ter of the Great AHdean plateau that was the home of the Chibch kingdom, composed of Indians who lived by az riculture and who had civilized form of government One of their cities, Usaquen. Is said to have had more than a million inhabitants
 The Chibchas paid homage to two gods. The sun was the benefcent deity. and the antithesis of the sun or evil spirit they believed was a huge serpent. which lived in the center of lake Guatarita aud which when an- gered brought storms, drought and all the other evils which sometimes af- aiet an agricultural population There fore. though they hated the serpent. they pretended to worship him and sought to propitiate his wrath by gifts.
 Four temples to the serpent stood on the bank of the lake, which was oSly a mile across, but very deep. Once q year a great feast was given the serpent devil. The chief cere- mony consisted of casting gold or naments and other precious objects into the center of the lake, where the god could get them, The exact center was found by stretching two hide ropes in the form of a cross. from the four temples Rafts were then propelled toward the center of the lake. amid the din of musical instru-
 ments and the cheering Of the multi tude. One raft was occupied by the ruler. whose body was covered with gold dust When the precious objects
 were dumped overheard the ruler him
 self jumped into the lake and washed
 off the gold.
 The first Spaniards to visit the eoun- try witnessed these ceremonies. and
 the practice gave rise to the Spanish l legend of Fl Dorado.
Putnam patriot., 1912-10-18
Aviatfon and Insurance

Aviation risks have been accepted by certain German life and accident insurance companies, but the results have not been encouraging. The con ditions attending such insurance have, consequently. been made more re strictive.
 The rates for aeronauts who use craft lighter than air have recently been increased while in the case of craft heavier than air insurance against death seems to have been de cl'ned altogether.
 A Swiss insurance company doing accident business in Germany has re gently abandoned policies for airmen and air craft altogether. for even after raising it's original rates business was found to be unprofitable One company which had early ventured into avia- ton assurance against death recently paid a claim of nearly $l2.000 in ad- dition to a policy covering the aero plane. which was destroyed.