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The Harlowton news., 1913-06-27

Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Muir
last Saturday, a daughter Both
mother and daughter are doing
nicely.
Before making your farm loan
see US, we have money Lynn &
Dunn adv
The Lamar register., 1913-07-16
Third C1ass ScbS>Ol districts

First and second class school
districts are. as a rule. efficient
school organizations. They pos
sess most of the elements neces-
sary for a good school,. There is
marked Uniformity between the
first and second class districts with
respect to the character of the
supervision, qualifications and sal
aries of teachers. length of term.
courses of study and general eff
ficiency of the schools. These
districts have good buildings. ade-
quate equipment. employ special
teachers and all give a full high
SCHOOL course.
But there is no such uniformity
in third class districts. In most
cases they lack many of the things
that make the first and the second
class districts strong and efficient
There is practically no uniform
ity in anything between third
class districts. Each one is a law
unto itself. All rural districts in
Colorado are of the third class.
There are 1916 OF these districts
in this state and 1t requires over
1000 school directors to carA for
their combined census OF 48,469
pupils. This Is an average of nine
pupils for each director. Many
of the districts have not graduated
a pupil from the eighth grade in
the last eight years and none or
them offer any high school, SIX
counties last year graduated less
han tw'alve pupils each from the
eighth grade and thirteen coun-
ties reported no graduates from
the high school. Some counties 40
not have a high school within their
boundaries.
MANY of these districts do not
enroll more than one half or their
census and have an average daiiy
attendance of one half OF their
enrolment. These facts tell the
The Lamar register., 1913-07-16
Bryan Blasts Our Hopes

Well, our firm conviction that
the market basket and carrying
MONDAY lunches were the first
principles toward a reduction in
Nhe cost of living has been blast
ed william Jennings Bryan. sec
rotary of state. to whom the com
mon people looked for foundation
of such principles. is the very man
who has torn the support from
under such hopeful theories.
Mr.. Bryan in a lecture at Hem
Jacksonville. N. c.. on Sunday said
that he was forced to go on the
lecture platform to enable him to
live decently because the salary
paid him BY the sovernment wa
not sufficient. And Mr.. Bryan car.
rtes his market basket on his
arm and takes the groceries home.
and he also carries his noon lunch
to his office every day. OF course
in explanation OF this later act.
yn0 secretary 5diu th.s 40 NAu -
because he could save an hour for
work. We are prone to accept an
other view of the cause. namely
that 1t was to save money. and
now we know from the secretary 3
pwn lips that this is the reason.
yet we also now learn from the
Commoner that even these Geo.
nomical habits do not enable him
to live within his income
As a matter Of fact. we fear the
,.udden iump from the life Of a
newspaper man to officiai life AZ
fected Mr.. Bryan as 1t does a good
many more men who suddenly rise
to good positions. HIS grape juice
career has been too e1travasant.-
Pueblo Chieftain.
The Lamar register., 1913-07-16

George AIDE. the illustrious hui
morist and playwright, has taken
to agriculture. And he is making
ii. pay. This is not the result
the majority of people would have
predicted. Nearly everyone looks
upon farming as a grim warfare
against the forces of nature and
The parasites of the earth In the
hitter cold of winter and the Bills
ering sun of summer the farmer
must fare forth to battle. Every
day of his life by frontal attack
or strategy or ambuscade, he must
fight scales and bugs and pests
that are inveterately persistent in
their enmity. The campaign calls
for every reserve that the fighter
may possess, and 1t generally puts
kink in the back and burrows
on the brow before the farmer
Is fifty.
What chance has a man like AIDE
to succeed? The only quality he
seemed to possess was the capac-
ity for seeing or inventing funny
situations. In all probability AIDE
has raised more laughs than any
imam on tho continent. But the
utility to make the face of man
glow with smiles seems to be no
guarantee for making the face of
The earth to glow with radiant
harvests of oats and corn. You
cannot bludgeon che soil into a
productive mood. Nature has to
be coaxcd and jollied into pro-
ductive mood. Nature has to be
coaxed and jollied and tickled in
order to yield her best; literally
nature has to be humored. And
Who can do 1t better than a man
who always has . smile In the cor
ners of his mouth and a laugh up
MS sleevef Who can bear the
disappointmeInts of blighted crops
md a freakish climate. and go al
it again with a light heart except
the man who has a vein OF healthy
fun in his makeup Probably we
ire all taking life far too SER
iously. A seed time Of fear
brings a harvest of gloom. The
jovial spirit is q large part Of
any successful mans working cap
National. Farmer.
The Lamar register., 1913-07-16
Guilty Conscience"

The old saying about a guilty
conscience" received ample proof
in the Sparks of last week. No
body had made any charges about
the democratic tariff bill being
responsible for the closing down
of the Lamar factory, ut was too
palpably plain to need charges)
hut the Sparks last week rushed
TO the front with a half column
explanation that 1t was second hand
machinery that caused the shut
down 1t gives its own argument
away in the same article by stat
Ing that the recently built factor
iss with modern equipment are al
so closing down. Also 1t says
the present tariff is still in force.
but fails to mention that the new
one will be in force before the
most of the seasons product is
marketed as it goes into effect on
March 1, 1914. Also the fact is
plain that with actual free sugar
in sight two years later the COM
panies were forced to retrench
to the utmost to prepare for the
season of idleness before the re-
publican administration In 1917
can restore the duty on sugar.
The same thing occurred In wool.
As soon as 1t was definitely an
nounced that the tariff bill wouid
include free wool the price DROP
ped about five cents per pound
because buying for anything Dur
actual needa ceased and all are
awaiting the cheaper prices to fol-
low the actual taking off OF the
protection.
The Lamar register., 1913-07-16

story of how Colorado children are
not educated. The following COM
parsons will give the reader some
idea of the hap-hazard system UNI
der which our rural schools are
managed.
There are two large counties in
this state. approximately the same
size. The topography is practical
ly the same. while climatic and
crop conditions are equally uni
porm in both. One of these coun-
ties has only nine school districts,
although some of the districts have
as many as thirteen one-room
schools under the same board.
There are only 81 director, to
manage all the schools of the
county.
The other county has los separ-
ate school districts. each with a
one-room school. This requires the
services of 315 directors to en-
pioy Ill teachers. or one director
for each seven pupils enrolled.
The district system as we have
it in Colorado has been abandon
ed by 10 states and several other
important states will likely take
similar action In the hear future.
c, G. SARGENT,
State Agricultural College.
Fort Collins, Colo.
The Lamar register., 1913-07-16
A New Line Of Baakers

The chattel loan dealers believe
they have found a way to circum-
vent the law which goes into ef-
feet today prohibiting a charge
of more than 2 per cont a month
on salary and chattel loans.
They have organized what are
known as private banks. Yester-
day they could do this on a &c.
900 capital. Today under the law
which has just gone into effect
. capital of $4,000 IL required.
Under the banking law Of the
state they may charge any rate
of interest they choose and thus
the provisions OF the loan bill are
evaded. They are now bankers and
not loan companies.
However. they will now come
under the Jurisdiction Of the state
banking commissioner and there
should be found some way of
preventing the excessive and ex-
carbonate charges ofo which these
people have been SO often guilty
in the past-Ex.
The Lamar register., 1913-07-16

or payrolI uop"h~ASHl, just tuat
long will our state be bankrupt
and just that long will our state
auditing board be sending notices
to state institutions that only 80
per cent of the second class and
none of the third class can be
paid.
The last legislature tried to
place the state on a full cash val
uatbon The state commission has
increased the value OF corporate
property a little over three times
what 1t was last year. The coun-
ty assessors are increasing from
two to two and a half times over
last year. With the law provid-
ing for this increase. was enact
ed a clause which says that not
over fifteen per cent taxes In
increase of the amount collected
last year can be collected off OF
any property this year The law
does not say whether that fifteen
per cent shall go st state. county
or city purposes and it is fair to
presume that each will get it's
pro rata. However. with the
state tax commission increasing
the railroad values three times and
the assessors only Increasing local
property twice last years valuation
the railroads will undoubtedly re-
ouse to pay their Increased taxes
and the Indications are good that
all taxes will be tied up, thus fur
ther Gripping our already demon.
allied condition.
What Is the remedy?
There IL but 0qe remedy. Cut
the EXPENSES. The present state
government IL NO better than our
government of six years ago even
though the expenses are over
twice as great. Under the general
,lamor FOR boards. bureaus And
commissions. each. succeeding leg
islature has created its proportion
and each succeeding governor has
oeopIed those boards with his par
ticular friends and they have been
given high salaries with high ex-
oense accounts. Extra courts. ex'
ira boards, extra bureaus and ex-
ira commissions have at some time
or another placed nearly every stat
in the union on the financial rocks,
they have either been compelled
to abandon the increase payroll oil
devise means OF raising additional
revenue. Colorado must do the
same. We should cut payrolls.
The Lamar register., 1913-07-16


Prowers County Fair has closed
the deal with the Curtiss flying
machine people for daily flights
at the fair grounds on Wednes-
day. Thursday and Friday of Fair
Msek This is tthe biggest and
most energetic of the American
companies engaged in the art OF
flying and the performances given
will ba ian attraction such az
the people of this valley have never
BEFORE had the opportunity of wit
Messing These are the finest ma
chimes for air maLeuvers ever con
structed and their men are the
most daring aviators that float
through space these days. This
means that it will not be just
plain straight away flying that
will be given and that depending
entirely on the condition of the
winds, but there will be real spec
tacular flights in a machine that
has stood more severe tests than
any that are likely to arise here.
This feature alone is worth sew
eraL times the price of IA season
ticket, and Lamar will be the first
city of the Arkansas valley to have
genuine thrilling spectacular air
exhibition. just as it had the first
flight of any kind ever given In
this section
The grounds have been worked
over this year until they present
an even more pleasing appearance
than ever before. Many improve
ments and conveniences have been
added, and the people who come in
autos. in buggfes and wagons. or
on foot will find themselves and
belongings better cared for than
ever before and none entertaining
program for their amusement.
The premium list is now out
and everybody should get one
and prepare to save something fol
tn, big exhibit. 1t Is the most
liberal list OF premiums e'er w.
feI.ed and should bring out "a fine
exhibition of products of soil and
skill. The stock premiums es-
,peciaIIy have been increased and
II is hoped to have a tair dis
play of the valuable animals that
are now becoming so common In
our county.
The racing card will also be
found in the premium list and II
shows a list of purses totaiiing
over $4,000. the largest amount
ever hung up In the valley. The
interest already being shown proves
that the best string of horses
ever known on this racing circuit
will be here for the fair. and
there will be some records broken
~ the weather is favorable.
1t will be the big event In the
history of the county and all should
make it a point to be present
Come and bring rbe whole family
The Lamar register., 1913-07-16
Biggest Attraction Ever Brought to the
Arkansas Valley Will BIZ Seen
at the Prowers County Fair
AUGUST the goth, 21st and 22nd

SECOND class and all of tho third
olass unpaid.
A short study OF the financial con-
dition of the state insofar as 1t
pertains to the assessed vauatloh
OF property and the EXPENSES OF
the state gov ernmnt each year
will show why the present situa-
ton exists.
In 1907 the assessed valuation
;of the property of the state was
$356,244.547. The Legislative ex-
peuses appropriation for that year
was $1.222.296.53. which is one
half of that biennial period ap-
preparation. In 1908 the assess
ed valuation was $367.345,21S,
with the legislative expense the
same as it was in 1907.
In 1909 the assessed valuation
was $375.2S4.977. with an expense
of s1.766.334.46.
In 1910 the assessed valuation
was $4OO.5O7,137. with an ex-
uense the same as 1909.
In 1911 the assessed valuation
was $413,S14.369. The appropria-
ton this year jumped to $2.174.-
422.53. In 1912 the Assessed val
uation was $422.439.525 with the
legislative appropriations the same
AS they were in 1911. The reve-
nues failed to meet these appro-
,priatpons and the state faced
deficit of approximately three
quarters of a million dollars.
1t will be seen that within
five years the expenses of running
the state government Increased
$685. 26.OO. In reality the In
crease was during the last three
years. The state expenses ins
creased approximately 100000 a
year under each of the last three
years state administration. The
assessed valuation of property on
ly increased $66.194.9S7 in the
live years. The state Is entitled
10 four mills on every dollar of
assess ment. OF this four mills
two and four twenty-firsts goes
to stat. institutions direct. ieav'
ing one and seventeen-twenty -firsts
for general revenue. This one and
seventeen twenty-firsts mills would
only net the state $4,000. The
receipts in the state treasurer's Of
flee from the secretary of state,
the insurance department. and the
liquor license department and the
inheritance tax approximate $780,
900 per year These, plus the in
creased revenue to be derived by
thu one and a quarter mill levy
against the increased valuation to-
tails $5SO.OOO which. deducted from
the increased annual expenses of
s952,126.OO leaves an annual de-
felt of ssS7s.39s.
This is approximately the de-
ficit of each of the last three years.
The last legislature appropriat
ed $3,5O5, 2S2.92. This is an an
nual expense of $1.752.641.4 "A. The
best estimate that has as yet been
given for the total receipts FOR
this year was made by State Aud
.tor Kenehan when he placed IL
at s1.3O7.5OO While this year
EXPENSES are $4z1.7Sl CO below last
years expenses. the estimated re-
ceipts are such that we arc still
lover a quarter of million over
appropriated
The question naturally arises
when is it going to stop? So long
as our assembly over appropriates
our known income over a quarter
and a half million dollars annual
" and so hong as they place the
over appropriation in the first class
The Lamar register., 1913-07-16
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY
Condition of State Treasury Due
Entirely to IBcraased ray
Roll

The people of Colorado are
no doubt wondering why the I'M
ances of the state are in sue"
condition that recently 1t was hee-
esssarv for the auditing board u
issue a statement stating that On
" rs per cent of second ciasr
appropriations can 'be paio 'ni'
vaar leaving IS per cent OF the
The record., 1913-08-07
A FLY CateciiSm.

The following questions and an
swers were prepared by the Indiana
State Board of Health and have
been widely copied;
1. Where is the fly born? in
manure and filth.
?. Where does the fly live? In
every kind of filth.
3. Is anything too filthy for the
fly to eat? No.
4. (a) Where does he go when he
leaves the surface closet and the
manure pile and the spittoon? In
to the kitchen and dining room.
CO. What does he do there? He
walks on the bread fruit and vege-
tables. He wipes his feet on the
butter and battles in the milk.
s. Does the fly visit the patient
sick with typhoid fever, consump-
ton and cholera infantum? He
does-and he may call on you next.
6. Is the fly dangerous? He is
mans worst pest and more danger
Gus than wild beasts or rattlesnakes.
7. What diseases does the fly
carrya He carries typhoid fever,
consumption and summer COM
plant. How2 On his wings and
hairy feet. What is his correct
name' Typhoid fly.
8. Did he ever kill anyone2
He killed more American soldiers
in the Spanish American War than
did the bullets of the Spaniards.
9. Where are the greatest num-
Der of cases of typhoid fever, con-
sumption and summer complaint?
Where there are the most flies.
10. Where the most flies: Where
there is the most filth.
II. Why should We kill the iy?
Because he may kill US.
IL. When shall we kill the fly?
Kill him before he gets wings-kill
him when he is maggot in the
manure plle--kill him while he is in
the egg state.
IS. How? Keep the stables
dry and clean and don't allow any
manure to stay on the premises
longer than one week. Have all
other filth and trash accommodating
on your premises removed or burn
ed at least once a week.
IL. If your neighbor fails to
comply with these rules aud allows
flies to breed on his premises to
visit you, screen your doors and
keep them out.
The record., 1913-08-07
Democratic Primary Names Candi.
dates.

Democrats gathered in vast num-
bers at the varions voting places IN
the county last Saturday, and poll
ed more than $500 votes in the
general contest of party leaders.
There was general quiet everywhere,
not the least disorder occurring.
Some surprises were in store for
even the most astute politicians,
few of the nominees not being
considered as winners: of course all
the defeated candidates were sur
prised, as all had greatest hopes.
Following is the ticket as named.
Representative, Ed Frost.
County Judge, !. ]. Rice.
County Clerk, Leo Fentress.
County Attorney, w. II. Gray.
Sheriff, Robert Wicklif,.
Assessor, Andrew /. Glenn.
taller, Chss. W. Stoval.
Superintendent of Schools, Miss
Amy Al. Longest.
Coroner, Geo. b, Young.
Magistrates: FIrSt district, Bar.
ncy +. Roll; second, ]. +. Perkins;
third, J. I. Langley; fourth, Yves
Hill; fifth, Andrew J. Browning.
The ticket is well balanced, and
is considered very strong, and there
will be a stiff fight put up for the
victory again in November.
The record., 1913-08-07
Judge Sandidge Resigns.

Hon. w. p. Sandidge, of Russell
vile, circuit Judge of the Seventh
judicial district, composed of the
counties of Logan, TODD, Mullen
berg and Simpson counties, has
sent his resignation to Gov. Nc
Creary, and will move to Owens
boro to become a member of the
law firm of Miller, Sandidge &
Malin. The news came as a great
surprise to the people of the dis
trict, and causes general regret, as
Judge Sandidge Is considered one of
the best men on the bench in the
state, and has host of sincere ad-
mirers everywhere. In his new con-
nection he will yield a large in
tluence, as his legal talents are OF
the highest type, and he will at
once step into a large and varied
practic that will yield much greater
income than the salery he has
drawn. Mr.. ]. &. Browder, of
Russellvllle, is being recommended
for the vacancy, the attorneys
through the dis,riU. interesting
themselves il the matter. There
are few better qualified men in the
state for the position, and the Gov
enor would not be able to secure a
more competent man.
The record., 1913-08-07
FnAIl, SICKLY CHILD
Restored to Health by Vinol-
Letter to Mothers.

Anxious mothers often wonder why
their children are SO pale, thin and
nervous and have so little appetit,.
For che benefit of such mothers in
this vicinity We publish the following
letter.
]. Edmund Miller, New Haven,
Conn. says: "My little daughter. ever
since her birth, had been frali and
sickly. and was q constant source OF
vorrimept. Several months ago we
commenced to give her Vinol. | liz.
mediately noted an improvement IN
her health and appearance. gave
her three hotties of Vinoi. and from
the good 1t has done her | can truly
say it will do all you elaim."
This chlld's recovery was due to
the combined action of the medicinal
clements extracted from COILS liyers,
combined with the blood making
and streLgth-creating properties of
tonic iron. which ere contained In
Vinol
Vinol will build Up and strengthen
delicate children, old people and the
weak. rundown and debilitated. We
return the money In every case where
It fails.
&C. COUkIzlER, Druggist
The record., 1913-08-07
|. 6. Officials Here Strday.

Greenville business mot a
dozen or more of t. a. olici ais
of the |. C.. railroil a i: ,Irt
house at 1870 M,Il.; ARA =,
and for half an hor7 III r. as -
eral informal talk that nay tat to
local Improvements. The p'f;y
was travelling by special train, and
half a dozen automobiles conveyed
the visitors to town. This is the first
tour of the kind, and is being ex-
tended to every section of the sys.
TEN, heads of all departments max
ing inspection of the property, and
making calls on patro ms at every
station of importance.
Those in the party we're; V. ID.
Fort, assistant traffic manager; Jos.
Hatendorf, general freight agent;
T. e. Furry. assistant general
freight agent, G.. II. Bower, assist
ant general passenger agent; +. w.
Harlow, division passenger agent;
X. II. Fowler, division passenger
agent; II. l.. Fairfield, superintend
ent, l.. W. Baldwin, division super
intendent; II. 5. Goocb, travelling
passenger agent; G.. b. James, traffic
manager; l.. l.. Cofer.
The record., 1913-08-07

Mr.. Buren, Martin has been laid
up from a novel accident; last We'd
nesday night he kicked stick from
beneath a window, and was awaken
ed when the sash caught two of his
toes, removing one nail and causing
considerable pain from decorations.
Buren, says that hereafter he hopes
to do his kicking when awake, when
he can have some selection IN the
matter, and make his activities more
effective and less hurtful-to himself.
The record., 1913-08-07

Mr.. Robert Harrison received a
telegram Tuesday from Attorney
General McReynolds notifying him
of his appointment as Assistant At
torney General, his duties in the
Indian land claims department, with
headquarters at Muskogee, Okla. +,
where he will report for duty about
the middle of the month. Mr..
Hardison is being congratulated on
his appointment, but We regret to
lose him and his family.
The record., 1913-08-07
County 5. 5. Convention at Methodist
Church, Here, August AIS.

THURSDAY EVENING.
7:45 Opening Exercises-By the
Children of the Greenville Sun
day Schools.
500 Special Music.
8:I5 Adde'S.
FRIDAY MORNING.
900 Song Service.
9:I5 Scripture and PRAYER.
9:,5 Opening Exercises.
$50 Appointment of committees.
$50 How the S. S. Helps the Pas
tor.
1000 How the S S. Helps the
Church.
1920 How the 5. S Helps the
Community.
1910 Through the Superintendent
of the various schools.
II:.o Special Music.
rI:,o The Vacation Problem in the
S. S.
1915 Closing Exercises.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
las Song Service.
400 Scripture and Prayer.
a:Io Opening Exercises.
,:Is The Trained Teacher, The
Creates Force in the S. S.
,:45 How to Make the most of the
Teaching Hour.
500 Special Music.
s:I5 Reports of the Shoots of the
County by the Secretarys.
$3.50 Report of the Dept. Officers.
s:45 Report of the Committees.
$50 Report of the County Secre
tary.
400 Election of Officers.
4:I5 Closing Exercises.