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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06

The Senate rejected the Sherwood
dollar -a-day pension bill. which had
passed the House, and then adopted
| sc to l6, the Smoot general age and
service pension measure, under which
the pension roll would be increased
| by s20,000,000 annually during the
next live years.
To put her system of diet, which
| she believes is a solution of the cost
| of living problem, to the hardest pos
sible test, Mrs. David Beach, well
known in musical circles in New York,
will walk from that city to Chicago,
starting April 10. She expects to reach
Chicago by June /.
| The federal treasury is fast over
| taking the big deficit that has been
Characteristic of the current fiscal
year. The high total of revenue for
| the month Of March, exceeding the
expenditures by s10,63S. 900, has re-
duced the deficit from $20,570, ,0GO to
| 1892, 900. The surplus a year ago
| was only s1,963,000.
| After being out for twenty-four
hours, the jury which has been trying
the officials OF the sugar trust on the
charge of criminal conspiracy growing
| Out of the closing OF the plant Of the
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Compa-
ny following loan OF $1.250.000 to
its owner. Adolph Segal Of Philadel-
| phia, reported that it was unable to
| agree and was discharged by Federal
Judge Hand.
Although strikes are still in prog
ress in various Massachusetts textile
centers, the week has brought about a
noticeable improvement IN general
conditions. Several OF the smaller Ia
Dor difficulties have been settled and
a strike Of 10000 cotton mill opera
| tives at New Bedford was averted by
the granting OF the ten per cent ad-
| vance. Similar advances were made in
other mills in New England, so that
at least 100000 operatives will share
in the distribution. u
Prices Of carpeting and rugs are
| likely to advance sharply during the
next two months, according to trade
announcements, owing to the scarcity
Of desirable carpet woods in the mar
kets of the world
Senator Stephenson OF Wisconsin,
octogenarian millionaire banker and
!lumberman, retains his seat in the Sen.
ate. By vote OF 40 to "a the SEN
ate declared his election valid and re-
jected the charge that $107.793 which
the senator admitted spending in the
Wisconsin primaries had been used
corruptly.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
viii Open 10000 Acres Of Land.

Durango. Entire southwestern
Colorado has become excited over the
official announcement received from
the Department of the Interior in
Washington that on April IL. 10000
acres of land on what is known as the
Fort Lewis Mesa near Durango, will
be thrown open for settlement. The
lands will be opened to settlement, II
is understood, under the new home
stead laws, which are now before
Congress and providing that the home
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
Bumper Potato Crop for Weld.

Greeley.-During the last month the
main question before the farmers of
the county has been how to make the
potato crop of this season bumper
one Meetings have been held all over
the county by C. l.. Fitch, the potato
expert of the Agricultural college. at
which he has presented information
concerning potato diseases, obtained
by experiments at the college during
the last year.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06

Floods in Missouri, Illinois and Ken
lucky are the worst on record. Prop
erty loss has already run into the mil
lions. Rain has been falling through
out the flooded district for the last
few days The Mississippi is station
ary at 29S feet, but further rise is
expected. Cairo and the drainage dis
trict above that city are the only two
dry places in that section OF the couD-
try, the entire territory north and
south of that city being coveEed with
several feet of water.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06

steader shall live on the land three
years instead of five and only seven
months out of the year instead OF
twelve. Every acre OF land to be in
cluded in this opening is as good as
there is to be found in the state or
Southwest. The soil is red loan in
most places and SO rich that, with
proper climatic conditions. it will be
possible 10 raise the finest of crops
by the dry farming process.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
Government Sues Pueblo Bank.

Pueblo. - The Western National
bank of Pueblo has been sued by the
federai government for $4,000 dam
ages for the alleged use of 1000 acres
OF land in Bent and Pueblo counties,
belonging TO Uncle Sam. Charles E.
Saxton. cashier of the bank. was
served with the papers by Thomas
Clark. United States deputy marshal.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06

Alfalfa hay has long been valued as
forage. but a new use has been found
for it. Farmers at Milliken shipped
five carloads to Lyneh9prg. Va. re-
Gently to be mixed with tobacco
leaves and made into Virginia plug
and smoking tobacco.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
Two canneries for Grand Junction

Grand Junction.-A second canning
plant, one of the largest in Colorado,
is to be established here at once by
Arthur Currie. a wealthy capitalist OF
Grand Junction. Ziegler Brothers Of
Muscatine, Iowa, have already ordered
the machinery for their plant, and the
two concerns together will turn out
from cne to five cars OF canned goods
a day during the season.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
New Concern Takes Seaman Holdings

san Luis.-The San Luis Lanu
Light & Power Company, composed OF
Colorado and Eastern parties, has
been organized to take over the irri-
gation properties of the Seaman Syn
dicate in the Terrace district OF Cone
jos county The construction of thirty
miles of casals and laterals, reservoirs
and dams will be carried to completion
at an outlay of s2,o00.00o.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06

Springfield. Ill.-Governor Deneen
was appealed to by Mayor George Par
sons of Cairo. to order the local com
pany OF the state militia TO assist in
the work Of protecting the levee from
the flood waters OF the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi rivers. Company X, Fourth
regiment, Illinois National Guard, was
ordered on duty to patrol the levee.
One hundred state tents were sent to
Mounds, where many families have
been driven from their homes by the
floods. one hundred and twenty-five
tents to house flood refugees were
sent to Shawneetown.
The flood situation at Cairo is re-
garded as extremely serious and most
Of the business houses in the city have
been ordered closed, that all available
men might be used in protecting the
leyees.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
Western Newspaper Union News Service
COMING EVENTS IN COLORADO.

April 29.-Democratic State Convention.
Colorado Springs.
May e-l1-State Y. NJ C. A. Convent Ion.
Pueblo.
June 1s-2o.-State Sunday School Con-
vention. Colorado Springs
June ll-July l9.-Summer Term. State
TeaChers. College. Greeley.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
Socialists Defeated in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee. Wis.-Dr G., a. Bading,
nonpartisan candidate for mayor, de-
feated Mayor Emil Seidel, the Social
ist. by vote of 43.117 to 3o,200. OF
the thirty-three aldermen elected,
twenty-six were nonpartisian and
seven were Socialists.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
Grand Junction Wants Highway.

Grand functional a meeting of
the Chamber Of Commerce and city
commissioners it was decided to start
statewide movement to prevent the
through national highway being
changed so as not to include Grand
Junction and the greater part of Colo
RADIO
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06

Hickman, ky.-With the Mississippi
river levees broken on both the Ken
lucky and Missouri shores. the stores
here flooded, factories inundated, 1000
persons homeless and railroad service
stopped. the question of food and
shelter is becoming serious.
Because of the lack of train service
here and at Columbus, tents sent by
state authorities did not arrive and
County Judge Naylor has notified Gov
ernor McCreary that provisions for the
refugees will be short in a few days
The break in the railroad leyee at
West Hickman was hundred feet
long and the water, which has not yet
reached its maximum. is up to the sec
ond stories Of houses in the lowlands.
The leyee on the Missouri side op-
posite Hickman gave way, but the
farmers had been warned and escaped
to a church on hill. There they were
discovered and rescued in launches.
New Madrid, Mo, just below the
break is inundated, The water has
reached level of one to five feet in
the streets and is rising. Citizens
have applied to the state for assist
auCe.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
Trinidad Buys Fire Truck.

Trinidad.-The $4,000 voted recent
ly for fire department improvements
Will include an S0-horsepowe gasolene
fire truck. The order has been placed
and the truck. to cost $4,000, will ar
rive, it is expected. within thirty
days.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
Grover Needs Help.

Greeley.-An appeal came from the
Grover country for seed for the desti-
tute homesteaders of Grover and ad-
joining territory. Most of them have
teams and are willing to work hard to
secure crop if seed is furnished.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
FOREIGN.

fateful day in the history OF Brit
ish trade struggles came to a close
with the passage through Parliament
by large majority of the bill estab-
fishing in legislation the principle OF
a minimum wage in the mining indus
try. The vote was 213 to 4S.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
Minister Charged With Bribery.

Evans.-Rev. j. r. RAIDER. one Of
the best known pioneer ministers
of Denver, an active worker in the An
ti-saloon league of the state, who has
been working for the temperance
cause here, has been arrested charged
with bribery and intmidating voters.
He gave $1,000 bonds.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
Colorado Republicans for Taft.

Colorado Springs.-President VIII
liam Howard Taft received solid in
structed delegation of eight delegates
To the National Republican convention
In Chicago here at the Republican
State convention.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
Vets Win in Illinois.

Chicago.-One hundred and fifty
four cities and towns of Illinois voted
under the provisions of the local OPP
tion law. Returns received up to a
late hour indicated that the advantage
was slightly on the wet" side.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
NERVOUS
DEsPoNDENT
women
Find Relief in Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Their Own Statements
So Testify.
Platea, Pa--"When I wrote to you
first was troubled with female weak

ness and backache,
and was 80 nervous
that I would cry q
the least noise, u
would startle me 20.
I began to take Ly-
dia E. Pinkham ms
remedies, and l don't
have any more cry.
ing spells. l sleep
sound and my ner-
vousness Is better.
! will recomm end
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
To Turn Down Denver Appropriation

Washington-The 100000 appro
priation for the completion of the Den
yer postoffice that passed the Senate
will not pass the House.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
CONGRESS APPROPRIATES $780,.
600 FOR RELIEF OF
SUFFERERS.
THOUSANDS HOMELESS
n c X M A N, Ky, INUNDATED
STATE MILITIA CALLED OUT
BY GOVERNOR.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

ngton,-President Taft sent a
message to Congress asking that $780,
600 be appropriated for strengthening
flood districts along the Mississippi
Missouri and Ohio rivers, and within
fifteen minutes after it was read in the
House that body passed bill making
s350,000 available for the purpose. The
Senate also passed the bill. which was
sent to the President.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06
WASHING GToN,

A bill to abolish the U. S. Commerce
Court has been favorably reported to
the House by the interstate commerce
committee.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06

A Frequent Type.
~Epoonleigh Is . connoisseur Of hap
ptness."
How do you define . connoisssuy
Of happiness?"
"A person who knows how to ~
happy but can't"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06

Noisy.
Gerald-What do you think OF this
suit!
Geraldine-It Is q regular sound a
revelry.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06

Cairo, Ill.--The river at Cairo marks
53.G feet which is Ia feet over the
highest previous water mark.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06

To restore q normal action to Liver Ki3.
neys, Stomach and Bowels, take GarnsA
Tea the mild herb laxative. All druggista
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06

Ten smiles for a nickel. Always buy Red
Gross Bag Blue; have beautiful clear whita
elothes.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-04-06

Talk to yourself II you want an ~.
preciative audience.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01

an opponent OF tariff graft and favor
itism. To this work Mr.. MacLea has
brought n varied experience. covering
more than twenty years. in the man
ufacture and marketing Of textiles.
He first distinguished himself as an
advocate of honest tariff legislation by
finding the "Jokers" OF the Payne-Al-
drich act. when the agents OF Il few
New England mills were permitted to
write their own rates to suit them
selves. He was chairman Of the tar
iff committee OF the New York Dry
Goods Merchants association and in
that capacity conducted a campaign
which attracted the attention OF the
newly created tariff board. TO accept
the position Of consulting expert to the
board he gave up the management OF
the domestic business Of the New York
firms Of r. b. MacLea g. Co. and Con-
verse g. Co.
,9he story OF cotton is a companion
pie,e to the story OF Schedule K-tbs
WOODEN schedule-declared by Presi-
dent Taft TO be Infamous and indefen-
sible
The findings Of the tariff bOnrd with
regard TO the wooden schedule were an
alyzed by Chairman Underwood OF the
ways 'lnd means committee and con-
demned as inaccurate. incomplete and
worthless as an aid to legislation.
When the tarifr boards findings on
the cotton schedule were made public
che World decided TO make It's own
investigation concerning A.. and Mr..
MacLea was selected for that purpose.
The World had the findings Of the
board on manufacturers OF cotton dis
sected from the practical point Of view
OF business. Analysed IN their relation
20 the interest OF the consumer and
the facts translated into the language
OF the everyday man and woman.
One hundred cloth samples purchased
I'm representative domestic markets
were made the basis OF the tari6
boards findings on the cost OF cotton
cloth produced I'm this country Mr..
MacLea used the same cloth samples
MS concrete Illustrations OF the work
ings OF the tariff and from these e1-
posed the very generally perpetrated
fraud Of selling American made goods
as Imported" and showed why the
excessive tnrlR permits and fosters
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01
this imposition.


Recognizing TINT the tariff would be
vital Issue OF the campaign and that
controversy would center about Presi-
dent Tafts "nonpartisan" tariff board
and its work. tho World undertook the
investigation OF cotton and sought an
swers to the following questions:
Has tho work of the tariff board JUS
tilted the delay in reducing tho tariff
and giving relief from tho high cost
Of livine7
What have the people gained in the
three years under tho Payne Aldrioh
tariff IN RETURN FOR MORE THAN
$5,ooo,ooo,ooo TAXED OUT OF THEIR
POCKETS AND INTO THE POCk-
ETS OF PROTECTED PRIVILEGED
How honestly, impartially and thor
oushly did the "nonpartisan" tariff
board undertake it's taskH
Several months before the cotton re-
port was completed Mr.. MacLea de.
clares that he discovered sinister in
fuences I'm the t0rifr board's working
to eliminate findings most damaging
to the favored f9w in the cotton mill
industry Such suppressed Information
as Mr.. MacLea considers to be OF vital
Importance to the cotton industry and
the public has been presented I'm the
World. He has also explained what
the mass OF figures OF the cotton report
signifies and presented some OF the
most important OF the conclusions to
be drawn from that report. n work
which the board saw fit not to attempt.
The story OF cotton, as written by
Mr.. MacLea and published in the
World from time TO time. forms one
OF the most interesting and important
features of the present campaign.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01
HOw's This.

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Reward for a. y case Of Catarrh that
cannot I've cured by Halls Catairh
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NATIONAL BANK or COM.
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in.
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system Testimonials sent free.
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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01

At the request of several of
our readers we publish this week
on the first page the Democratic
State oa form. There are two
planks in this platform which
alone eutitle Democratic candi-
dates to the support of every vo-
ter in Calhoun county. The first
is that eclaring the Democratic
party 10 be in favor Of an amend
ment to the tax laws exempting
$Z0o.00 dollars OF property from
taxation. In many states of the
union this humane exception is
made and in some states even
100000 is exempted from taxa
ton. This provision is made for
the benefit of the poor man
whose burdens are already heavy
and for whom tn fight for exist
ence is unequal. 1t is a distinct
contrast 10 the cry Of the Repub-
lican admins ration for more
money. Do you believe that
more money should Re raised b.
taxation to support a lot Of use
less office holders or do you think
that the noor widow woman
should be xempt from taxation
on her COW and few articles of
'oo.eh III furniture?
The second plank is that which
roni. % 'hat convict labor shall
Oe useJ IN The construction of
good roads instead Of in manu-
featuring articles Of commerce in
competition to honest labor with
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01
WERE NOT ON HIS LIST.

The late Rev. Horatio Stebbins of
San Francisco was a man of large
mind and noble powers, but more
familiar with the world of intellect
ual and scholastic interests than with
trivial and timely things, says the
Cleveland Leader.
His household was blessed with a
charming daughter, who grew up
tall and beautiful, commanding the
admiration of all who saw her. One
day visitor said to the good doctor:
Doctor, your daughter grows
more charming day by day. Why,
she's a regular Gibson girl"
"Ah, thank you; thank you," re-
piled the doctor in his best manner.
When the visitor had gone, turning
to his wife, the doctor asked: my
dear, who are the Gibsons?"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01
'Jim' Smith Beat Second Time.

Returns from the New Jersey
senatorial primary held on Tues
day Of last week indicate that
Governor Woodrow Wilson again
scored a notable victory over
his Old antagonist, Ex-senator
James Smith, when Congress
man Hughes was elected by a
plurality of over 10000, winning
ey-ry county in the state exce9i
one On the Democratic side
tie fight was reg rdoI as a
s.ta'gat on con est between tho
conservatives with Wllscn's
friends leading and tho reaction
aries under the command Of
s nth.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01

out tine walls of the penitentiary.
The greatest boon that could pos
sioly come to this state, particu-
larly that section in which Cal
houn county lies. is good roads.
This crying need the Democratic
promise to remedy by putting
convict labor out on the highway
Of the state.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01
Notice 10 Hunters.

have been appointed a deputy
Fish and Game Warden for Cal
houn county and it IS my intention
to enforce our game laws 80 far rs
as lays in my power. 1 earnestly
ask the corporation Of every citizen
Of the county IN helping to enforce
the law. Any Information Of viola
lcra given VIII bo appreciated and
lhe name Of the iuformer will ho
kept strictly confidential Will
rhccifully furnish copies Of 'aw ard
any itfrma'ion desired.
JOHN W. PUGH,
Deputy Wdn.
GrautsWllc. w. Va.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-01
That Bluefield Bank

Hat lilc OldIS DOATu VI uDIlS
Works of West Virginia was per-
hitting the use of state funds to
increase the business of one finan-
cially interested was made appa,
rent by the failure of the Fidelity
Banking and Trust Company of
B!uefeld, on September Is, 1911.
The statement of the receiver
showed that the state had on de-
post in this bank at the time OF
it's failure about $4,000. This
was almost one-third OF the total
deposits of the bank and il the
failure Of the bank had come d
few weeks earlier the state
would have had on deposit at
that time nearly one-half the to-
tai d posits of the bank. At the
lime of the failure, the deposits
of the bank were about $500, 600,
of which $85, 600 belonged to the
state of West Virginia. A few
weeks prior 10 the closing of the
bank the state deposits had been
from SIPS. 600 to S135, 600 or al
most half of the bank, deposits.
State Treasurer Z. l.. Long
was a stakeholder in the bank,
holding $4,000 worth of stock.
Co. S. Nj. Smith amember of the
Governors staff and closely iden-
tilted in political way with the
members of the State admin;stra-
ton. he'd about $50, 900 worth OF
stock and was the moving spiri,
in the organization and manage.
ment of the bank.
The bank was new and com.
paratively small, its capitaliza-
ton being 100000. When i;
was found that the state treasur.
er and other friends of the ad.
ministration were financially in.
terested in it, considerable com.
ment was made on the extent oil
the states deposit and it seems
increditable that as much as
$125, 600 TO $235, 900 should have
been deposited in this institution
when larger and more substan.
tial banks in the state carried
much smaller deposits of state
money. In addition to this it is
generally understood that the
bond given to the state by the
Fidelity Banking & Trust Com.
pany of Bluefeld to secure the
states deposits is worthless. Sc
far nothing has been paid to the
depositors although more than a
year has passed since the failure
and the general impression is
that with the double liability OF
the stock holders so far as it can
be collected the depositors in the
bank will be heavy losers.
State Treasurer E L. Long and
the other members of the Board
of Public Works who permitted
this enormous deposit in a bank
which proved to be unsafe and
without adequate bond for securi.
ty are with two exceptions the
candidates for re- election. There
is no question that the public
money was used by the treasurer
with the approval of the board of
Public Works to exploit this new
bank. The result is known
throughout the state and the loss
to the state will be heavy and
possibly total. Standing upon
their record as the guardian OF
TIE pubic fund these men are
asking recollection and the ques-
ton is whether the voters Of the
state, ticking the Fidelity Bank
ing d Trust cas- as an example
will endorse these men as guard
ians Of the public moneys and
protectors Of the people.
Jim" Smith Beat Second Time.