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The state herald., 1913-07-25
Let the People Rule.

LET the people rule" was the cry
of the democratic boosters for the ex.
ira session Of the legislature called by
Governor Shafroth to provide for sub.
mitting to the voters of the state the
constitutional amendment that has CIV
en- us direct legislation under the initia-
tive and referendum. These direct leg.
islation boosters said, "Our legislatures
have become so corrupt and so subserv-
lent to the great business interests Of
the nation, that the only safety for the
best interests of the great mass Of the
people lies in system Of legislation
that places IN the hands Of the voters
the power not only to initiate and en-.
act their own laws separate and apart
from the state legislature but to pass
upon any and all laws enacted by the
state legislature.
Governor Shafroth concluded that an
emergency existed which justified an
extra session Of the legislature and the
extra session was called. The amend.
ment was submitted and the candidate
for office who failed to rant and roar
and tear his hair in his enthusiasm for
this great reform that was to bring the
political millennium, was black listed by
the direct legislation boosters as an en-
emy to the best interests of the dear
people.
A little over two years have gone by
and we hear many Of the same crowd
Of direct Legislation boosters clamoring
for Governor Ammons to call another
extra session OF the state legislature.
For what purpose. To prevent meas
ure enacted by the state legislature
from being submitted to vote Of the
people under the referendum amend
nent for which they shouted and work
ed in season and out Of season In 1910.
Consistency is a virtue that these gen.
tlemen know but little about, II we are
To judge by their actions on this ques.
ton.
The measure these extra session
boosters wish 10 stop the referring Of
is the public utilities bill passed by the
last general assembly and II is practi-
cally the same measure that was initia.
ed in 1912 and voted upon by the peo.
pic at the election Of that year and
turned down by an overwhelming ma.
jority. The direct legislation boosters
who initiated this public utilities meas.
ure were not satisfied with the verdict
Of the people on the merits OF their pet
measure. 80 they had II introduced In
the last general assembly where Il had
very stormy passage and had Just
barely enough votes TO carry Il through
and not enough votcs to prevent It's ref
ercnee to vote Of the people.
Exercising their rights under the ref.
.rcndum amendment to the constitution
the required number of voters Of the
state have pctitioncd 10 hnvo this meas
urc referred to a vote OF the people and
the boosters for the public utility law
are badly scared for fear their pc,
measure will again meet defeat at the
hands Of the voters and are shouting
for an extra session Of the legislature
TO put a stop to tho referring Of the
measure and force this legislation upon
tho people regardless Of their wishes.
Consiatencyt7) againi
They shout, THE cost OF referring
these measures will close our ssaAs
schools and bankrupt the state Did
The state herald., 1913-07-25
Bring in your advertisements.
Dinner.

The ladies' of the Methodist church
will serve dinner in the auditorium on
Wednesday, July 80, the show day.
Dinner rs cents, ice cream and cake Is
cts. Everybody knows that dinners fur
nished by the church ladies' are always
first class. If you want good dinner
20 to the auditorium.
The state herald., 1913-07-25

! The town council of Yumo came ovoi
{ Holyoke Monday to interview the
olyoke council on the question Of a
hit plant for their city. They are
ltemplating putting in light plant
PC ] were securing information to aid
lem in the work.
IN iene Dakan formerly one OF the Hol-
~ e business men was one Of the visi.
ca. He has many friends among the
Oily settlers Of Holyoke and vicinity.
The state herald., 1913-07-25

Fred, Brandes of Seward, Neb.,
arrived in Holyoke Tuesday for visit
with his brother Ed of this county. Mr.
Brandes is well pleased with crop pros
poets here and says the crops look bet
ter than in some of the counties much
farther east in Nebraska.
The state herald., 1913-07-25
Christmas Club.
.e Phillips County State
a sank offers easy plan to
, !, provide money for
u Christmas.

crybody needs money for Christ
:. Many people have trouble in pro
y Z sufficient amount TO buy all the
nts needed when the time comes.
= 'hillips County State Bank OF TIN
~ ~ Gers an easy plan TO meet such =
4, gcncy. On July lith Il started
= ristmas Saving Club. Member,
4" ny in n small amount each week
eu weeks and Mt the end Of tina,
s I'll receive checks for the to,a
-" is they have paid In plus an nd,
~ per cent. interest. The plaf
" ,le and systematic. There viii
w srcnt classes Of members. For
20" c. one class will start In by pay
w. cent the first week. two cent,
" ond week. three ccnts the thirt
!, nd so on for q weeks, the las'
~" payment amounting q cents
'" In this class win receive check
aks before Christmas for t.3i
w crest. There will also be class
ing with Two cents and Eve cent
= In must be made promptly cv
k or In advance for us man,
~ may be convenient.
g not only prove beneficial I,
'''.s eoplc. but will prove very pop
~. young people. l, la very sin
~" he details are easily undcrstoo,
80. blamed. Everybody Ia wclcom,
IL ,d the Phillips County Stat,
,'.,, be pleased TO have those In
call and learn nil about II,
, -. iiring 10 become members cat
July II. The club will be hclt
~ mother week for thonc who
In last week.
The state herald., 1913-07-25

N. B. Osborn returned Tuesday from
Hot Springs, S. D.. where he was cali
ID by telegram announcing she seri.
'us condition Of his wife who is being
reated for cancer at that place. Mrs.
,sborn's condition has very materially
improved and she is being restored to
,ealth in very satisfactory manner
.ld will soon be able to return home.
The state herald., 1913-07-25
Old Settlers.

Why not organize an old settlers SO.
ciety in Phillips county. The county is
plenty old enough to have such an or
ganization, Talk it, old settlers, organ
ize and get ready for meeting Of the
old settlers at some place in the county
this fall.
The state herald., 1913-07-25

Notice:-All persons having claims a
gainst the finance committee of the re-
cent celebration will please present
same at either bank on or before Tues
day July %, 1913, as final settlement
will be had at that dateandithe accounts
closed. By order of Committee.
The state herald., 1913-07-25
For Sale or Trade.

Good six room dwelling house in Hol-
yoke. Live stock or land considered,
or will sell on easy payments.
Address Lock Box l62, Holyoke, Colo.
The state herald., 1913-07-25

Do you read the daily papers and the
magazines? You can buy your reading
in this line at the Sam HelIand news
stand, in the Cramer Barber Shop. j6
The state herald., 1913-07-25

To accommodate the people who could
not get in last week, The Phillips Coun
ty State Bank is holding their Christ
mas savings club open for another week
See their ad this week.
The state herald., 1913-07-25

Miss LOCKWOOD of Hubbel, Neb.. who
had been visiting her brother, George
A. of this county, left Tuesday for her
home.
The state herald., 1913-07-25

Mrs. l.. L. Lane went to Julesbure
Monday by auto to take the train for
visit at Ainsworth, Neb.
The state herald., 1913-07-25

.. D. Grinstead of Sulphur Springs
Ark. arrived in Holyoke Monday +
look after land interests in this county
The state herald., 1913-07-25

Mrs. George Donnellyand Miss Mae
Hardaway left Holyoke Tuesday even
ing for trip to Denver.
The state herald., 1913-07-25

Mrs. George Butterfeld Of Haxtun
was visiting in Holyoke Tuesday,
The state herald., 1913-07-25

Arthur Leblanc who had been visit
ing his brother Oscar of our town, left
Friday evening for his home in Sterling
The state herald., 1913-07-25

Rev. W. D. Waller will occupy the
pulpit at the Methodist church Sunday
morning and evening.
The state herald., 1913-07-25

Mrs. o. Canaday and little daughter
left Holyoke Tuesday for visit with
her mother at Peshastin, Washington.
The state herald., 1913-07-25

Perry Griffith left Holyoke Tuesday
for visit with relatives at Naponee,
Neb.
The state herald., 1913-07-25

George Garland Jr., made trip to
Denver the first of the week.,
The state herald., 1913-07-25

Mrs. Chas. R. Peter returned Friday
from visit in Memphis, Mo.
The state herald., 1913-07-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Phares went t.
Denver Monday.
The state herald., 1913-07-25
Read scheunemann's ad on firstpage

Have you joined the Christmas Clui
of the Phillips County State Bank?
The state herald., 1913-07-25

Read Scheunemann's clearance sale
ad in this issue.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
Favors Billiards in School.

CLEVELAND, Dec. I0.-Mrs. Arnold
Green, recently elected to the school
board, says that she will advocate the
establishment of pol tables and bowling
alleys il. every Cleveland school
The Washington times., 1913-12-10

for the convention against st. Louis.
Chicago. indianapolis, and other cities
reported to he in line for capturing the
national convention.
Some misgivings as 10 whether the
national committee will decide to hold
a convention next spring, continued to
lie felt 10y local moosters who stand
ready 10 advance Washinston's inter
ests but it has not interfered with the
activities of the special committee In
its program of work during the last
week.
Many members of Congress ard busi-
ness men of the District favor the pro-
posal. all agreeing that Washington Is
in MANI particulars ar ideal convention
city.
The matter of financing such con-
veD;iOn Is question of vast import
ance. At the next meeting of the joint
committees frCm the Chamber OF Com
merce, the Board of Trade and the Re-
tail Merchants Association, the ques-
ton of finances will be considered, il
any entertainment Of Washington's bid
Is evinced by the national committee
next Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
EASTERN RAILROAD
CASE BEFORE !. c. {.

The second stage of the fight OF the
Eastern railroads for authorization TO
make a 5 per. cent increase in their
freight rates began today when the In
teEstate Commerce Commission opened
harings at the New Willard Hotel.
Charles 4. Conant. economist and au-
:hor of THE Principles OF Money and
Banking" was a witness for the rail-
roads at the morning session. Charles
z. Crawford This afternoon presented
the claims of the Erie railroad system
in relation to the APPLICATION Tor a rate
adavnce.
Louis Brandeis of Boston, counsel
for the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion at the hearing. and Clifford
Thorne. president of the Iowa Commis-
sion and representative OF eight middle
western States, Interrupted frequently
to ask pointed Questions. The pre-ent
hearing will end tomorrow night.
In JANUARY. hearings viii be given ex-
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
BONDS
New York Curb Market.

Hartman & Co.. New Ysrk: q. B. ChipmsA
Msnarer Local Branch. Colorado Building.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
Wholesale Produce Market

Eggs-Nearby, fresh 3Sc per doz.: South
ern, 3sc per doZ.
Cheese-New York. new. lie per Ib.
fat Ice per 10.
Butter-Elgin print. sc per lb: tub. SOC
per H.; process, 25QHc per ID.
lec per H.; turkeys. I7aisc per Ib.: spring
Green Fruits California oranges. s5ax per
box: lemons, 90 per box; pineapples. per
crate, 500: Florida grapefruit. $3a3 70 per
box; grapes, s.. .0oaL75 per basket: apples. per
Dbl. 81 60l2 90; pears, a-0oaI50 per box:
grapes, N.75a2 per crate: plums. 30a40c per
basket.
egetables-Potatoes. 500 per bbl.; onions
Texas. 60 per crate; per bbl. So %; cab
bage. SEQ per bbl.: lettuce; s-oea2.oo per
basket: beets. S.50 per 100 punches; yaIns
s. 5eq2 90; celery, sL0VaL3 20 per doz.: SQUASH
81 OVq2 % per bbl; lima beans. 25a5oc per
bu ; kale per bbl.. 81 00a20o
Live stock-Neal calves. choice, la112c
per lb.; medium, l0Gl0nc per lb.: sheep,
la4k per H.: lambs 7a7lac per ID.
The greater part Of the eggs now being
sold in Washington are cold storage stock.
Eggs not SO liberal receipt. and with colder
weather, market il firTner
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
CANADIAN PACIFIC
AND MEXICAN WEAK
Stock Leaders, However, Make
Gains-Moderate Recess
sions Through List.

NEW YORK. Dec. 10. Moderate re-
cessions were seen in today.S trading
on the New York Stock Exchange.
though the leading issues remained
firm and gained after opening losses.
Even New Haven stopped its decline
and sold up 10 73l4 after selling down
to 1IA. New YORK Central. whose
dividend was declared today. sold up
to 93I2. Reading. Copper. Union. and
Steel all showed gains within 4 point
Canadian Pacific and Mexican Petro-
Icum We're hard hit. Canadian opered
23s down and sold down to 222h. recOv-
ering only slightly. The passing of the
dividend On Mexican Petroleum had the
effect of sendine that stock down six
points, though there was a recovery OF
III. American Tobacco which broke
late Yesterday, declined again 2R points.
Western Maryland was also weak
SPOT.
The Steel tonnage decrease was less
than expected, l17.420 tons.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
Realty Transfers

'srnsy "a ania avenue southeast. between
thirteenth and Fourteenth streets-WiIliam
IT, Iallmadge - uX. t. William Murphy
l"'S .. and IS 81 QuaTe lOs5. SO
TSinia avenue northwest. betwee. Twenty
.h!rd and Twsnty-f0urth streets-WiIIiam
= Cumberland to Ada g. and Helen {
cumberland. one-thiTd interest in lots /
IS. -. square 43. 500
WeEtieth street northwest. between II and
! sIGeets-GeOrge W. Linkins trustee 81 al
. Ada g. and Helen c. Cumberland, one
ihird interest in part lots and :. square
.r~' Addition 10 Manor Park-John W
>iL'ser ct uE. TO Newton b. Guthrie, Io;s
T. T. = 10 - square 32qo. lot o. square
sJ5 lots - and -. square 1898: lots . to
u. j.. is. and p. square 33SI. SO
i.anuo.uh Street Northwest CThe Nebraska
W Smith et al. 10 Webster H Wv
and IOl block 3. OF BlUumingdalc SO
".m'ad Manor. Edward Lewis et al to
l"s' pa Amer lot 49, block A. SO
..r ana l2I0 Third street northwest-Annie
F.. N"tu""n L. Philip B. Hoge. part orig
'al IOi ~. square %. So.
p~1h Grounds Columbian College Annie T.
Mcqueen to Philip i. HoGe, lot > and par
OF n. rlpck ~ SO
ia Park Heignts-Cia-a A Msrden Il
.ir. Edwin r.. 20 Michael RriulI loJs :
:; suUarc ATS. $40
sH street SDu,heasI-,i-orFc g. Iiolr ,vd
20 Ei!aer L. HAYES. part I"is and :.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10

ecutive officers OF the roads. Then Will
follow cross-ex.tninations and hearings
for shippers 1t will be three months
before the hearings conclude. and the
Commission will be ready to act on the
roads appIication for permission to in
crease the tariffs.
Charles A. Conant contended that the
purchasing power OF the dollar over the
great mass of commodities has Per
Tnanently fallen since the present sched-
ule OF freight and passenger rates was
established. He declared that average
prices in 19l. were ts per cent higher
than in 1897.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
CAPITAL s MERITS
WILL Be SET FORTH
Speaker to Tell National Repub-
lican Committee Why City
Should Get Convention.

The merits of Washington as a con
vention city will be outlined in an ad-
lress by local speaker when the spe-
cial Republican committee meets here
Tuesday. The speaker may be one of
the members of the local committee
working to draw the convention to this
city. should it he held. as expected, next
spring. The committee is composed of
l.. Z. Graham. George w Harris and
Claude r.. Miller.
Current talk among prominent Repub-
licans in and out Of Congress indicates
that Washington will make a strong bid
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
Cecil Spooner Play
Stopped By Police

NEW YORK. Dec I0.-Miss Cecil
Spooner, star Of Reginald Wright kauff-
mans white slave book-play,-. The
House Of BondaSe' was prepared to
peak her mind TO a police magistrate
gdat when arraigned with her manager
'harEed with giving an immoral play.
She was still fuming over her ride in
De- patrol wagon. The police had turned
deaf ear TO her pleas to be permitted
o 80 TO the police station in her own
utO.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
Commerce Questions
Before Trade Board

Enlargement of the Bureau of For
eign and Domestic Commerce of the De-
partment of Commerce. will be discuss
ed by the Washington Board of Trade
at a special meeting at the New Will
lard Hotel this afternoon. The question
of recommending the establishment of
a bureau of legislative reference and
bill drafting as a part of the Executive
branch of the Government, also will be
taken up.
These two topics are TO be considered
at the instigation of the Chamber of
Commerce OF the United states. which
met in Washington last January.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
Urges Federal Aid For
Good Roads System

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10.-A CO.
operative plan by which the Federal
Government can aid various States in
highway construction was discussed by
members of the American Good Roads
Association here today. 1t was pre-
sentcd bv Nelson p. Lewis, of New
York. and provides that Washington
offer the States financial assistance, the
States repayIng the Government 9ater
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
Sales Today on tho
Local EXCHANGE

Washington Railway and Electric a.,
81, l,000179s.
Washington Railway and Electric
common, 25ISG
Washington Railway and Electric pre-
fered, 6Gs7.
American National Bank. 1o9l6sH
Federal National Bank. l0al347., ion
I345s.
Union Trust. l0a122a. I0a1S2.
After call, Wash. Ry. & Elec Ts
81, ,0O0aso.
Capt Traction SIS, s1,0ood1071..
Amer. Nat. Bank lO4160.
Wash. Gas, 25QS3ss.
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
GAS STOCKHOLDERS
/. TO HOLD MEETING
Edmund K. Fox Issues Call For
Meeting to Consider Com
pany Changes.

specia meeting OF a selected list
OF stockholders of the Washington Gas
Light Company has been called by Ed
p.lrnd X Fox. real estate dealer. for
Friday night at his office. 1911 H street
HCTthW est.
p At this meeting it is proposed to con-
s.dcr. the advisa bility of increasing the
1ncrnbc rship of the board of directors to
fifteen. the number permitted under the
charter. according to a circular calling
the NEE ting.
Other matters said TO be ca thC pre-
gram for consideration are numerous
and relate to changes in the manage
2 Hrent OF the gas company.
Z According 10 a statement of Mr.. Fox
! this afternoon the meeting will be Of
? OuI,- q few of the stockholders prelimi-
tRary TO a later meeting of as large a
= number as can be brought together.
F Refused the list of names and addresses
& of the stockholders of the gas company,
& Mr.. Fox explained, he had written
:. Personal letter TO those ne knew To be
sholders of gas stock, inviting them TO
2attend a meeting At his office Friday
sight.
81 have suggested a number of
changes in the management OF the gas
. company to the officers he said, but
g can get no satisfaction from them.
DO not believe the stockholders are sat
isfied with the way things are going,
and ! propose TO find out"
One of the other matters TO &C taken
up is the suggestion that the president
of the company should be always ''on
the JOB" at the company's offices and
that there should be no division Of re-
sponsibility.
-5 \ meeting o. the stockholders of the
Union Savings Bank will be held in
ithc boarC room OF the Commercial Ma
stional Bank this afternoon at S:i5, when
'1c;ion win be taken upon the addition
of one or more members to the board
Some improvement in trading was no.
ticeable in today's session OF the local
stock Exchange. In the bond list 81 600
If Railway As sold OF call at I97s and
after call 50 Mas paid for another bond,
and Capital Traction SIS sold at 1U71z
quotation lot of Railway common
sold at Sc, and sly shares of the
preferred at 81, There were two
Transactions in American National
Bank, ten shares on call al 1919. and
ten after call at $50. Two quotation
lots of Federal National Bank sold
at 134N, and two of Union Trust.
one at 132M and the next at 1872 The
only other sale was full lot of Gas
at S2%s.
The directors cf the Home Savings
Bank are to meet this Afternoon to elect
Officers for the ensuing year The an
nCal meeting OF the stockholders was
held yesterday when the board was re-
elected without change.
President NJ. D. Rosenberg, of the
Bank OF Commerce and Savings. will
lspeah on the income tax at the meet
ing OF the Washington Chapter. Ameri-
can Institute 1f Banking. to be held at
ITS rooms. 1914 + street northwest, TO-
!norTow night mother feature of the
meetings Will BE an adding machine
contest for which prizes of SIS, SO and
S5 have been offered by E. s. Newman,
repre- sentative OF the Burroughs adding
Machine Company
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
Chicago Grain Market.
New York Cotton Market.

Furnished to The Washington Times b. A.
G. Plant q Co.. 1913 G St ~ "
Open High. Low. 2:k
March. 1904 1906 1901 l:GS
January....-.. 1899 1922 l2ks 1eS9
The Washington times., 1913-12-10
ReiChstag Refers Exposition Bill

BERLIN. Dec. lo.-The reichstag to-
day referred the proposed Panama
Pacific appropriation to the budget COM
mittce without debate
The Washington times., 1913-12-10

NEW YORK, Dec. lo.-Instead of a
gavel, green and red lights were used
by the presiding officer when the
safety and sanitation conference. held
under the auspices of the American Mu-
scum Of Safety. convened here today.
Two minutes before the close of each
speakers allotted time a warning green
light was flashed. A red flash indi-
Gated the expiration of the speakers
time
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-18
POLICE COMMITTEE
TO REFUSE PERMITS
FOR ALL NEW CLUBS

After the action Of council rejecting
the applications Of the Cooperative
and Unity clubs, Chairman A. R. Col
cord of the police committee, said to-
day that the policy OF the committee in
future would be TO refuse all appliCa-
tions for new clubs.
Councilman J. J. Greer championed
the cause Of the Cooperative club and
Alderman J. W. Maddox made a vigor-
Gus speech IN the interest Of the Unity
club. Chairman Colcord replied to
them that he was convinced both clubs
would be nothing more than maSque-
rading barrooms IL applications were
granted.
The applications of the Metropolitan.
Sixth Ward, Franklin and Central clubs
were held up for further consideration.
The license Of the near-beer saloon
near the Block candy factory. against
which the girls who work in the factory
have protested, has also been held up
until the next meeting of the comittee
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-18
SUICIDE CLUB Of
GIRLS REVEALED
Chat at Tea, Then Draw Death
Lots, Rescued One of Trio
ConfeSSeS.

ROME, Feb. lS.-That a suicide club,
similar to that about which Robert
Louis Stevenson wrote. exists in Rome
was revealed to the authorities today
by one of it's members The city was
shocked several days ago by three
young girls attempting suicide together
by locking arms and jumping into the
Tiber river. one OF the girls was saved
and, after much questioning, she con-
fessed that she was member of the
suicide league" She. like most of the
other members, is a servant girl.
The girls, dissatisfied with their lot
in life. decided to kill themselves.
The head OF the club is an aged wom-
an, who oversees the death drawings.
The girls meet every Wednesday night,
and no men are allowed to be present
After partaking OF tea and cakes and
chatting among themselves they draw
threads OF silk from small basket.
Those getting red threads must kill
themselves. The authorities have taken
steps to break up the club.