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Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
PRINCETON PLANS ROrslNG
SEEND.OFF FOR WILSON

PRINCETON, N. j., Feb. 10.@The
town Of Princeton will close up shop
on the evening of March / and every
body will march to the Wilson bunga-
low on Cleveland lane to say goodbye
to the president-elect and his family
According to the plans announced
today by Joseph Huff, president of
the Woodrow Wilson league of Prince
ton, practically every citizen in the
village has been invited to join the
big parade, which, headed by the town
brass band, will give the new presi-
dent a real old fashioned send-off.
Leading citizens will make speeches
before the Wilson cottage in the glare
of Greek fire and the president-elect,
Huff said, had promised to make a
farewell address to the townsfolk
among whom he had lived twenty
seven years.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
TRIAL OF o'ROURKE LIBEL CASE

LONDON, Feb. 11.-Tom O'Rourke,
the New York promoter of pugilistic
and other sporting contests, was on
hand today when his case of alleged
libel against Boxing, leading Lon
don sporting paper, was called for
trial. O'Rourke claims heavy dam
ages from the paper as result of
statements it has printed from time to
time charging him with discreditable
practices in connection with various
big boxing contests promoted or man.
aged by him in the United States
In the Sharkey-Corbett match in New
York, the Walcott-Lavigne bout in San
Francisco and in number of other
big fights, Boxing charges O'Rourke
with having made money by sacri-
ficing persons for whom he was act
ing and betting on the other side. The
case is attracting considerable inter-
est in sporting circles.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
WOMEN FIND WAIST LINE
IN THE MIDDLE THIS YEAR

CHICAGO, Feb. Welcome back
the prodigal waist. 1t is coming.
After four years of aimless wan
dering from knee to neck and back
again, with occasional lapses into non
existence, it is going to spend 1918
right where it ought to be-in the
middle.
Thus say the fashion experts of the
Chicago Garment Manufacturers as
sociaticn which is holding its semi
annual style review here and show
ing this summers program in gowns.
But all is not progressive there
They are still standing pat in, or on
the tight skirt and the makers admit
standing is about all that can be done
in them. They are going to have
the skirts so narrow and tight that
along one side will be a narrow slit
nearly as far up as the knee Then
when Mi Lady walks this will provide
extension space.
Another complication enters in the
matter of hose. These will have to
be of the finest quality and have to
match the gown. Then when Mi'lady
walks-well, it all depends on the
point of view
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
ATTORNEY BOTTOM SAYS
HENWOOD SHOULD BE FREED

DENVER, Feb. 10.-Habeas corpus
proceedings will not be brought in an
effort to obtain the release of Harold
F. Henwood, who killed George E.
Copeland and Sylvester (Tony) Won
Phul, while shooting at the last named
in the bar room of the Brown Palace
hotel May 81, 1911.
81 never have considered bringing
habeas corpus proceedings and will not
bring such proceedings" John T. Bot
tom, Henwood's attorney, declared to-
day "When the ten days are up I
shall take steps by motion to have
the Won Phul charge dismissed, or
an arrangement made whereby the
Won Phul charge will be tried and
the Copeland charge dismissed"
Bottom contends that Henwood is
entitled to freedom on the charge of
killing Won Phul because the charge
has gone over three terms, and
through negligence has not been
docketed after the first time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
THREE BURLY BLACKS
BARRED FROhI NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Feb l0.-Sam Lang
ford, Sam McVey and Jack johnson
stand barred today from ever meeting
any of the crop of white hopes in
New York as a result of ruling of
the state boxing commission placing
a ban or ring contests between white
men and negroes.
Under the ruling of the commission
such contests are called mixed" For
some time the topic has been source
of debate at the meetings of the COM
mission but it is understood that the
vote taken last night was unanimous.
The commission absolved from blame
all participants on the bout in Brook
lyn when Chick Rose received injuries
which resulted in his death.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
was seSliF wslist IlsW, and, Al Gle sails

was ,seHif what Iisa, and, al tie ssiAs
time, cduektioaal, ArizoFih is the Only
state IN the Mountain State fagion
having Corporation Commission with
broad jurisdiction over telephone prop
critics, and we naturally approached
the negotiations for the merger with
some trepidation. However, most
satisfactory result has been obtained,
with the intelligent cooperation of the
Commission, which has evidenced a
Keen desire to work with, rather than
Tor or against, our Company in the
effort to provide general and COM
prehensive telephone service for that
state.
To secure that result it has been
found sufficient to explain with frank
ness and confidence, to the Commits
sion, our aims and intentions, and the
methods proposed. 1t is only just to
state that, somewhat to our surprise,
even in the short time since the ne
gotIations were opened, we have sue
ceeded in eliminating number of
features of our business usually des-
ignated as irregular and discrimina-
tory, probably to greater proportion
ate extent in Arizona than elsewhere
in our territory. This result can only
be attributed to the fact that the Cor
poration Commission law of that State
is administered In fair, capable and
intelligent manner If like admin
istration will result from public utility
acts In those States in our territory
whose legislators now have Public
Utility Commission laws under con-
sideration, our stockholders need have
no hesitation in commencing this
form of legislation.
In closing this brief summary of
the more important features Of our
business during the past year, wish
to commend the loyalty and the eff
forts of our army of employees. Large
ly to them is due the successful results
of the past year. To reciprocate, in
some measure, this loyalty and devo-
ton, a plan for an Employees Bene-
fit Fund has been adopted, which will
include pensions, life and accident in
surance, and sickness and disability
benefits. Much space has been giver
to this plan in the public press, SC
that it is unnecessary here to. go into
its details. only wish to emphasize
that 1t, like many of our strongest
business resources, is made possible
only by our association with the Amer
lean Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany as one of the units of the great
Bell system.
4 n EIEI n
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
If MOUNTAIN STATS TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY

above referred, our bills payable show
am increase of something more than
s225, 100000. Accrued liabilities not
due, some $3.50, 10000, includes divi-
dcnds payable January l5, 1913,
amounting to approximately $780,
10000. There was transfer of
S175,O00.00 from Surplus to the EN-
ployes' Benefit Fund.
1t has never been my thought to
insist upon large surplus, which
might readily have been accumulated
had my invariable policy not been to
keep the Company's rates at the low
/, est possible level commensurate with
good service, but an analysis Of the
annual reports of The Colorado Tele-
phone Company and The Mountain
States Company lsince Its inception)
/, will show that the policy of carrying
to reserves an adequate sum for
ample protection of stockholders has
been emInently satisfactory, and has
worked out extremely advantageous
ly. Any variations in the surplus
account from year to year will be
found to be represented In our re-
placement reserves. Our Surplus and
Reserves have now reached $3,996,-
| 943.08.
A comparison of our financial opera
tion between the years 1912 and 1911
is manifestiy difficulty, If not almost
impossible, without entering into great
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
PREDICTED THAT DEBT WILL
END WAR IN BAtk ANS.

LONDON, Feb. 1O.-Financial
weakness will end the Balkan war
more quickly than losses on the field
and the destruction of cities, in the
opinion of ambassadors of the powers,
and it was believed today that all
Europe would refuse to loan money
either to Turkey or the allies until
peace is made.
Greece, Bulgaria, Montenegro and
Servia are believed to be almost as
impoverished as is the Ottoman EN-.
pire and for lack of the most import.
ant and necessary sinews of war, it
is thought that negotiations will be
resumed within a week. For the
powers to step in and demand that
the belligerents cease fighting and me-
gotiate for peace would almost GER
tainly precipitate complications be-
tween the triple alliance and the tri-
pie entente, but the ambassadors think
that if all nations unite. in denying
financial assistance to the warning
countries, they will be forced to re-
open negotiations.
In addition, the Balkan states as
well as Turkey, are hampered by lack
of patriotism. The youth and flower
of the Balkan nations have been slain
and wounded; business is at a stand
still; crops have been ruined and the
nations face famine because there are
no farmers to plant the spring crops.
The people are beginning to compain
that they are running themselves by
putting up s5,O00,O0O a day for their
armies.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
DARING THIEF DEPIEs
CHICAGO POLICEMEN.

CHICAGO, FEB. lU.-To show his
utter contempt for the Chicago police
and the special rifle squad" of de-
tectives assigned particularly to fol-
low his trail, "Trilby" Thompson, es-
capped convict and highwayman, at
tended the funeral of his pal, James
Higgins, who died with his boots on"
in saloon holdup and was buried at
Mount Carmel cemetery Tuesday, it
was learned by the police today.
Thompson. who led the daring es-
cape from Joliet penitentiary three
months ago, has escaped capture by
hundre eds of police who have secured
the city for him. Higgins was shot
while attempting to hold up the sa-
loon of Harry Martini at 2OOO Ogden
avenue, the same saloon that "Trilby
had held up two weeks before.
A squad of detectives were assign
ed to follow the funeral Tuesday.
Thompson did not join the party when
they left the house but motored with
few friends to the cemetery in a
big black touring car. There ne min
gled with the mourners, talking freely
with those he knew and on the way
back, stopped with the party at Muir
phys roadhouse and treated to liquid
refreshment-all in the presence of
the detectives. The officers of the
law did not recognize the daring ban
dit because his friends referred to him
and called him-not "Trilby' or
Thompson-but names that were more
familiar to them-Frank and Fried
Cakes"
When the party was over "Trilby''
and his friends leisurely motored away
in the black limousine and are still
at large.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
NOVEL WAY OF CONMUNI-
eating TO AFFLICTED MAN

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 10.-For nearly
month all the information received by
James H. Gallagher has been tapped
on his cheek or forehsa in the hots
and dashes of the Morse code. The
news of the day is communicated to
Gallagher in this way by his son who
taps his fathers face the most in
tereating stories in the newspapers.
Although Gallagher can see, his ply
sicians have advised him not to read.
Gallagher has been telegrapher for
forty years. Recently he fell on the
ice and his hearing was destroyed.
He taught his son the telegraph CODE
so they could communicate.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
926,O36.77

number of our stockholders are peo-
pie Of small means, whose little all in
the matter of savings, is invested with
us. 1t is only natural that such in
vestors should feel timid and alarmed
when attacks are made upon the de-
positary of their funds. 1t is largely
to reassure the small stockholders that
these few paragraphs are written.
Because of our association with The
American Telephone and Telegr aph
Company, there exists in the minds OF
some an idea that we are more or less
foreign corporation, and that be-
cause of this, our receipts leave this
Western country that we serve; that
the money paid for telephone service
largely goes out of our territory. This
is wholly mistaken idea.
Three Million, Seven Hundred and
Forty-five Thousand Nine Hundred
and Sixty Dollars and Thirty-Four
Cents 5,96O.34) was paid back
directly in salaries and wages to em-
pioyes residing in our own territory
The percentage of gross receipts ap-
piled to salaries and wages, is not
equalled by any public service Com
pany in the country.
Other items, operating and main
tenance expenses, rent, light, heat,
travelling expense, taxes, ETC., are
largely disbursed locally. The large
number and proportionate holdings of
local stockholders in this company is
so well known that it will be readily
understood that goodly portion of
the amount available for dividends
was likewise locally disbursed. 1t
will be very evident from the fore.
going that the Mountain States Com
pany is in every way truly local in
character and management and is no
small factor in the industrial health of
the Rocky Mountain region.
One of the most salient features
of our past years experience has been
the rounding out of our territory by
the acquisition of practically all of
the telephone properties in Arizona.
] think it is generally known that
this State, since it's admission to the
Union, is rapidly forging to the front
in all of those attributes which char
acterize Western development. The
recent establishment Of large irriga-
tion projects has done much to en-
hance its agricultural! production, in
addition to its well known promi-
nence in mining and stock raising.
Since the telephone properties of
that State were not so wholly identi-
fed with the Bell system and Bell
progress as might be deemed best for
all, it was decided to round out our
territory by their addition to the
Mountain States group. Our expert
ence, in taking over these properties,
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
PEN USED BY FOUR PRESIDENTS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. IL
President Taft today added his name
to those of Cleveland, Mckinley and
Roosevelt when he used historic pen
at the request of James E. Reid of
Connecticut, late corporal Company c.,
lis New York volunteers. The han
die of the pen is pine from the floor
of Libby prison and certain metal
parts were picked up by Reid at the
''crater" front at Petersburg, Reid told
the president in a letter. The veteran
also sent the picture of bullet that
passed through his brothers leg at
Gettysburg and in his letter warmly
commended the president 'for your
prompt action in the pension matter" +"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
PERUVIANS MALTREATED
BY ENGLISH TRADERS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 10
A graphic report of atrocities COM
mitted against the native rubber
gathers of the Putumayo district of
Peru made by United States Consu!
Stuart Fuller after five rorths' tr;p
through the heart of the South Amer
lean jungles was today sent TO con-
giess by President Taft.
Agents of the British company, ac-
cused by Sir Roger Easement in the
English parliament of perpetrating
horrible cruelties on the natives frus-
trated every move that tul.Af made.
He was able to obtain NJ information
that the company did not desire he
should procure. A British consul who
accompanied Fuller, recently made
some report to his government that
1000 wild Barbados men were i'm
ported to Peru in 1901" SAID the re-
port. "They were armed with Win
chesters and sent to the interior to
enslave the docile natives. The exer-
else of this illegal compulsion was ac-
companied by gross outrages upon the
Indians, including murder, flogging
and torture, in which the company,
through its agents, forced the Bar
BADGES men to participate. Death was
the penalty for not bringing in GER
tain quantity and quality of India
rubber from the most remote districts.
Frequently the agents would make an
example of some savage whose rubber
was not up to the mark. His right
hand might be cut off; he might be
killed outright; or he might be strung
up to tree by his toes until he
died"
All the Indians look we'll fed, said
Fuller, but some of them bear stumps
of arms and legs which tell tales of
horrible torture. The consul disagrees
with statements that the Peruvian In
dians were cannibals when subdued by
the English company.
"They are small people, docile and
childlike," Fuller declared.
The Putumayo region is remote
from the capital of Peru. The rule of
the region is left entirely in the hands
Of the white managers. They are lit
orally the kings" Of all they survey.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
GOVERNOR BLEASE GETS
NAME IN PAPERS AGAIN

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 11.-If col
ored troops are assigned to take part
in the inaugural parade on March A,
South Carolina will not be represented
in the procession. Governor Blease
made it plain today that this was what
he meant when he sent a message to
the legislature inquiring as to whether
Maryland's one company of negro
troops was to take part in President
Wilson's inaugural parade. Militia of
ficials today stated that the negroes
had been ordered out for the parade.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
LONG LOST BROTHER
FOUND AFTER YEARS

WINDSOR, Colo, Feb. 10.-'Is it
true that you are alive and have not
been dead for thirty y.ars?" wrote
Henry Marek to his brother, Joseph
Marek in St Louis, aftar the former
had met a drummer WHO knew them
both and who said he saw Joseph in
the Missouri town.
Il am live one," was the telegram
he received today and row there will
be family reunion in Pillipsburg,
Kas., soon. Marek dropped out of
sight in 1880.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
Ri. Tte statement f9r The fssai

asisii. T1s .statsnsnt f9r The fsxf
1911 Vas Aia'ie UP by cdhbinin9 The
&ai'tings Of the three ntergs
ed companies .prig to their consoli-
dation. and adding to this total the
actual gross earnings of The Noun
tain States Company for the period
of its existence in 1911. With the
rapid growth of the entire system.
during 1912, and the accompanying
necessary increase in the amount Of
capital stock outstanding through is
sue on account Of enlargements, it is
difficult to arrive at a statement show
ing gross earnings for twelve months,
in comparison with total capital stock
issued, unless arbitrarily the amount
of stock outstanding December 81,
1911, is taken in connection with earn
ings for 1911, and over against these
are put figures showing outstanding
capital stock December 81, 1912, and
gross earnings for 1912. On this ba-
sis of comparison 1t is shown, how
ever, that with the increase in its
capital stock outstanding, your Com
pany is at the same time gaining In
the relation of its gross earnings to
capital stock. In other words, on
this basis of comparison, 1912 shows
gain of Ia per cent over 1911 In
the relation of gross earnings to out
standing stock, indicating that with
increase of capital liability there is q
more than corresponding advance ir
gross return.
There was likewise in 1912 an in.
crease of 9.6 per cent. over 1911 ir
the amount carried to Reserves ant
Surplus, after payment of all oper
ating expenses and dividends.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13

desire to call particular attention
TO the fact that the figures previously
quoted, for 1912, refer to our system
as whole, so that no misconception
may exist as to that portion of our
investment lying in any of the larger
cities in our territory. These figures
conclusively prove that our Company
is in wholesome and prosperous con-
dition. With the rapid growth of the
past few years it is, or should be,
generally known that we have main
tanned the high standard of financing,
which so long characterized The Colo
rado Telephone Company. Like that
Company, the amount we have invest
ed in actual physical property, is
greater than our capital liabilities by
a considerable sum. This is of double
advantage to our stockholders; first,
in that the value of their stock is at
once apparent, when the need or de
sirability arises, for selling or mort
gaging their holdings when emergency
funds are required. 1t insures the
ready market that all stable and safe
investments should command. In the
second place, it is our great safeguard
in the face of unjust attacks which
must constantly be expected by pub
lie service corporations. 1t is our in
surance in any final trial of strength
between our Company and those who
would seek to undermine its credit at
large.
We have been subjected from time
to time, and must expect in the fu-
ture to be similarly subjected, to at
tacks such as | have indicated. But
in the fact that there is no water in
our stock, that we have no fixed
charges in the matter for bond inter-
est, no preferred stock, no abnormal
charges of any kind, lies our safety
and our strength. Our books and our
system of accounting are open at all
times SO that 'he who runs may read"
No charge that we make an excessive
profit can possibly be maintained in
the face of the facts shown by the
figures herewith submitted, which
prove conclusively that our rates are
reasonable, because they are suffi-
cient only to return fair percentage
upon our actual investment, and this
investment can be substantiated by
careful inventory of our property,
either by interested, or disinterested
Investigators. 1t is noteworthy that
those with political purpose, or who
seek self-aggrandizement, are careful
to avoid an analysis of these figures,
or our challenge to refute them.
No corporation in the United States
makes a fuller or more complete
to its stockholders, and to
the general public, than this Company
does, both annually and from time to
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
BOY SINGER pREyENf's PANIC.

SOUTH MANCHES ER, Conn.,,
Feb. 10-While the stagc was filled
with smoke from fire ia the dress
ing rooms and the frightened audience
began to show signs OF panic. g.
year-old Valvor Balfour, boy soprano,
stood before the footlight' in the Park
theater and sang until all dangers
had passed. Today he i the hero of
the town. The boys father stood in
the wings and when the smoke began
pouring out, the lad tur7 d to him and
asked "Shall I go on singing?" At
nod from his father the boy con-
tinued his song quieting the spec
tators who marched out of the the
ater in good order.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
COLORADO CITY DRY, so
DECIDES SUPREME COUR

DENVER, Feb. 10.-The court of
appeals sustained the FL Paso district
court whereby Colorado City becomes
dry.
The court declared that fraud ia
vored the vets in the election in April,
1911, when the vets carried the city
by one vote
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13

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Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
DETAILS OF THE OIL
STRIKE AT FARMINGTON

FARMINGTON, N. NJ, Feb. TO-
P. C. Mattox, who has been drilling
for oil fifteen miles west of Farming
ton, phoned in this morning that he
had struck oil at 1000 feet.
A party of newspaper men have
gone down to verify the report.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-13
MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS MEET

LANSING, Mich, Feb. ia state
convention of Michigan Republicans
assembled here today to nominate can
didates for the supreme court bench,
superintendent of public instruction
and other minor state officials to be
voted for at the spring election.