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spondent humbly apologies for his
conduct.
(Signed. &C. c. CLOSSON.'
The answer was sworn to before a
notary.
High RATES ARE
DUE TO BIG
BUSINESS

Washington, u. C.. Gan. 81. High
rates for trans-oceanic freighters are
caused by supply and demand rather
than by conference agreements
among steamship lines, w. G. Sickel,
of the Hamburg American Steamship
company, today told the house ship
ping trust committee.
"The doubling in freight rates, in
the past two or three years. he said,
lis the result of vast increase in
shipping which now exceeds the
amount of tonnage available to carry
it. We are forced to maintain rea-
sCnable rates by the fear of competi-
ton from regular lines outside of the
conference or from tramps, We natur'
ally try to get as much out of the
business as possible, up to the danger
point of killing the business or driv-
ing the business to the tramp ships
These tramp steamers that you say
control rates, are practically all own
cd by the conference lines,' said Rep
resentative Humphrey.
II don't admit that"
But l make the statement said
Mr. Humphrey.
"A mapority of these tramps are
owned or controlled by the conference
lines. The conference lines use them
to handle their surplus freight.
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London, Jan. 31.-The suffragettes
today adopted the slungshot as a
weapon i'll their campaign With it
they hurled heavy leaden discs
stamped votes for women"
Because of the weapons newness
their aim is not good and the damage
! thus far caused has not been great,
| but the disc is said by doctors to be
capable of killing a man.
An actress named "Jacky' Melford,
was charged at the police court with
bombarding shop windows with one of
these catapults from the top of an ON
months Imprisonment Her father
paid the fine.
Several thousand letters were de.
stroyed today in fires set by the won.
Ell to the contents of mail boxes.
IN AMERICA.
Washington, d. G., Jan. 31.--Four
hundred women from every section
of the country, led by Mrs. Clara Col
by, of Portland, Oregon, appeared be-
fore the house committee on presi-
dental and congressional elections to
appeal for the passage of the French
bill to give women the right to vote
for representatives in congress. Head
ing the petitioners was the Rev. Olym-
pie Brown, of Racine, Wis, president
of the Federation of Woman's Equal
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-01-31
LONDON SUFFRAGETTES
ADOPT HEAVY LEADE n
DISCS AS WEAPONS
new MISSILE CAPABLE OF KILLING MAN BEARS MOTTO VOTES FOR
WOMEN" JACKY" MELF0RD AN ACTRESS BOMBARDS SHOP
WINDOWS With THIS new CATAPAULT FROM TOP OF OMNIBUS
AMERICAN WOMEN APPEARED
BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE

ity league of the United States, and
with them were dozen members OF
from each of the nine equal suffrage
states.
The hearing was held in the larg,
est of the house committee rooms.
which was almost filled to its cap2-
city, before the stenographers in the
building began to desert their officers
and join in the demonstration.
Women of all ages, some with way
stood throughout the hearing, few
had chairs and others camped on the
floor surrounded by their wraps. hats
and parasols
Mrs. Colby pleaded for constitution
al amendment prohibiting states from
DISTINGUISHING citizens on account Of
sex. Declaring that the constitution
says the representative shall be
chosen by the people of the several
states" she asked, ''are women peo-
ple?'
She added that American women
would continue their earnest and
dignifed efforts to gain political
freedom" as long as might be neces-
sary to gain their purpose.
Representative Mondell of Wyom-
ing, Hayden of Arizona, Raker of
California, Lafferty of Oregon, and
others, told the committee of the sue
cess of equal suffrage in their states.
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ONE TERM FOR PRESIDENT
HOTII Debated IN SENATE

+ 1917. was defeated on a viva voce
set it before the senate again for
| fugther consideration. AS a substi.
tLte Senator Hitchcock proposed an
amendment to let Wilson, Roosevelt
or Taft have one six year term under
the new amendment.
when we except these persons
from its operations, we are making it
entirely personal declared Senator
Borah. eve might as well name these
three men in the amendment as be.
ing exempt from its provisions. We
practically would be amending the
constitution for their convenience"
Senator Paynter then proposed an
amendment to make the six year
term take effect in 1921. Senator
Works, is author of the original resolu-
ton under Senator Hitchcock's plan.
, Senator Clapp, Progressive. took
emphatic exception to his position.
ut is reflection upon the senate.
he declared, in our saying to the coun-
try that great principle cannot pass
this body unless the partisan leaders
+-are cared for in the constitution.
Il am not in favor of any limita-
tion of the right of the people to
choose their own executives" con-
tinued Senator Clapp, "but if such
principle is to be established, | re-
gard it as trifing with the fundamen-
tai principles of government to recog-
nize the personal equalition and eX-
empt three gentlemen from the opera
ton of the constitutional amend
ment One of these gentlemen, l
hold in close friendship; yet, in the
interest of that man | would not like
to see a new principle put into effect
from the operation of which he would
be exempt.
'If this change in our constitution
is wise, and if this limitation, is to be
adopted let us rise to the occasion
and apply it to every man.
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Continued on page eight.
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! Washington, ID. c., Jan. 31-"I did
not believe any one would insist that
this legislation was aimed at Colonel
/ Roosepelt," declared Senator Gum
Minis today, in advocating the Works
| single six year presidential term
amendment in the senate, but it has
been very busily urged throughout
] the United States lately that we are
! llegislating to make Roosevelt ineligi-
BILE. There is no truth in such state
ments and ] know they must be abb
horrent to Colonel Roosevelt"
/ The debate centered about the dec
! laration by Senator Williams, Demo
crat, that unless such amendments
were adopted as to make Roosevelt,
Taft and Wilson eligible for another
! term, the friends of Roosevelt and
others might oppose ratification of the
! constitutional amendment by the
/ states.
whatever might be the motives of
those who oppose the amendment,
Senator Williams said, they would
be able to say to the people they are
after one mans scalp; he received
more than 100000 votes O. the Amer
ican people, and now they are trying
to make him ineligible.
81 think it is low plane to put this
debate, or to intimate that the resolu-
ton is being opposed because it
Senator Poindexter, Progressive. ut
is highly unpleasant to him and to his
friends to have this debate reflect thus
upon the ambitions of the friends or
the opponents of senators who voted
on this resolution"
Republican and Democrat senators
who urged that Roosevelt Taft and
Wilson all be made eligible for one
more elective term, met the opposi-
ton of the Progressives and of some
of their own party members. The
Progressive senators objected to
constitutional amendment that limit
ed the right of voters to select their
president; while they insisted that if
any prohibition were made it should
apply to all men equally.
The amendments by Senator Hitch
cock to make the proposed restriction
apply only to persons who have "held
the Office by election after March 4,
1917, or discharged its duties for two
years, or more" after that time were
defeated 32 to Z. The senate then
voted down Senator Roots amend
ment which was simply to make the
single term restriction take effect
after March 4, 1917.
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 31.-Sena-
tor Sutherland urged the adoption of
the Root amendment, setting March
4, 1917, as the date. This brought an
other protest from the Progressive
ranks, Senator Poindexter declaring
that if there was any danger of
man "perpetuating himself in office"
because of his ability and populari-
ty" as the friends of the single term
claimed that danger should be met
by making the resolution immediate
ly effective"
Senator Cummins favored and Sen
ator Lodge opposed the exemptions
for Wilson, Roosevelt and Taft.
Washington, d. c., Jan. 31.-When
tie senate took up the single presi-
Dental term today, Senator Roots
amendment to make the constitu'
tional amendment to take effect March
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SALARIES OF
OFFICIALS ARE
TAKEN UP
JOINT SESSION Of COMMITTEES ON
FINANCE HELD IN HOUSE COM
MITTEE ROOM DURING MORNING
ON Big BItl
B.COMM|1TEE
MAKES ITS REPORT

The question of the salaries o
county officials which has loomed
large ever since the present session
of the legislature began, was the
chief question at issue before the
Joint committee on finance which mel
this afternoon in house committee
room. The subcommittee, which
has wrestled with the question o
finance ever since the opening of the
session, reported partial bill to the
! Joint committee. 1t caused much ar
glment and it was reported at moor
today that no agreement had been
reached concerning the fifth class
counties. Under the method proposed
by the subcommittee, the counties
would be separated into five classi-
fications, according to their assessed
valuation, as follows:
First class, over $4,000, ,000-Berna-
lilo, Chaves, Colfax, Dona Ana, Grant,
San Miguel.
Second class, over $2,000,000 and
less than $4 ,oC0-Eddy, Luna,
Otero, Union.
Third class, over $1,75O,O00 and less
than O000o-Curry, Guadalupe,
Lincoln, Mora, Quay, Rio Arriba,
Roosevelt, San Juan, Valencia.
Fourth class. over $1,000 O,000-Mc-
Kinlev Sierra. Torrance.
Fifth class, under s1,0o0,Q0O-San-
doval, and Taos counties.
The committee sessions this after
noon were held behind closed doors
and little information came from be-
hind them. 1t is reported, however,
that no agreement was reached on
counties of the fifth class involving
sandoval and Taos counties. 1t was
the old guard silly classification OF
Sandoval county at the last session
that resulted in compelling the gov
ernor to veto the county salaries
bill and it may be the same difiiculty
that will again tie up count salaries.
It was sidelight on New Mexico
rolitics this morning. to see the cor
ridors about the legislative hall filled
With county officers, impatiently
striding up and down, pausing IN
small groups to exchange views on
everything from the crops to the
weather and waiting for the big COM
mittee to take some definite action
Within the committee room, the air
was thick with the smoke of cigars,
cigarettes and pipes while the finance
talked pro and con. The
members sat about big table and
scribbled with pencils and pens as
they debated this salary and that sal
ary.
Some of the items said to have been
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ROOMS IN SENATE.

The senate this afternoon passed
Senate Resolution No. a. by Mr..
Crampton-in which an appeal was
made to the capitol custodian COM
mittee to furnish the senate with. at
least one committee room. The SEN
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'0ENI > "ItSN Of TERROR

Washington ID. c., Jan. 91.-A
reign of terror" at the ore mine
workers strike at Mineville, N. Y, is
charged in report to the American
Federation of Labor by Joseph N Car
mon, union organizer.
Mounted and foot police, bosses
aid foremen" he declared, are break.
ing into the homes of the strikers and
compelling them to go to work at the
point of guns. Some who refuse are
thrown into jail
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COLORADO WANTS JUST
ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY

Denver, Colo, Jan. 31.-Among the
numerous bills introduced in the
present legislature are number that
contemplate almost revolutionary
changes in the revenue system of
Colorado.
The provisions in these bills include
the gradual introduction of single
tax system, system of income taxes,
assessment of property at its full
cash value, and the reduction of the
mill levy.
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SHERIFF CL0SSON FINED
$50 AND COSTS BY THE
STATE SUPREME COURT
ENDING OF CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS CAME At 225 TODAY WHEN DE-
CSoN Was ANNOUNCED IN CROWDED COURT ROOM At CAPITOL.
OFFICIAL SMILES AS he DECLINES TO DISCUSS CASE
MANY REASONS GIVEN FOR LETTING
RICARDO ALARID GO TO AND FRO
STRIKING SENTENCES IN SHERIFF BLOSSOMS ANSWER.

SHERIFF BLOSSOMS ANSWER
night or
he Jail; that at SAID
the Guada
the said Ad
which he the
had in belonging to said priest
rdrama held that night ,
January 1913 the said Ad inform
belonged aerna union ne WI"
TO
he Aarid attended the
said Aard informed this ahant
chill
sick and Alards, attention and
Tha January held for justices of
his home to attend
famiy sick.
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/ IL the SuD-COLlhttSC ltPoi' NCi' ''
| follows:
/ Commissioners-Fi class, $500;
/ second class, 5000; third class, $500;
fourth class, $780, fifth class.
Treasurer-First class, $4,000; second
class, $3,25O: third class, $4,000; fourth
class, $4,000; fifth class.
, Assessor--First class, $4,000; sec
ond class, $3,250; third class, $4,000;
fourth class, $4,000; fifth class.
Sheriff-First class, $500; second
class, $4,000; third class, $1,000, fourth
class, $500; fifth lass.
Deputies-F'irst class, $1,000; sec
end class, $1,000; third class, $1,000;
fourth class. $500: fifth class.
County Clerk-First class, $4,000;
second class, $3,25O; third class, $2,,
500; fourth class, $4,000; fifth class.
Probate Judge-First class, $500;
second class, $500; third class, 5000;
fourth Glass;; fifth class.
School Superintendent--First class,
s1,S00; second class, $1,000; third
class, S1,50O; fourth class, $1,4O0;
fifth Glass;.
Clerk of district court until such
time as he is relieved by law of ad-
Gitional duties-First class, $1,000;
second class, $1,000; third class,
5000; fourth class, $500.
Sheriffs allowed for jailor--First
class, 5000: second class, $720; third
class, $500; fourth class $4O0.
District Attorney-First district,
$4,000; second district, $4,000; third
district, $4,250; fourth district, ST.
250: fifth district, $4,500 sixth dist
rict $780, seventh district, $3.50;
eighth district, $4,000.
COUNTY OPTION
BILL TROUBLESOME.
1t is said that the liquor interests
who have so long had free reins in
New Mexico are beginning to worry
over the prospect of county option.
OF recent days, there has been more
and more of tendency to lean to-
wards the passage of county op-
ton BILL which were it enacted, un-
doubtedly would lead to several more
counties in New Mexico lining up
among the dry counties. The con-
test over such bill and its passage
in the house, a few days ago, has Civ
en- the liquor men scare which 1t
will take them few days to get over.
1t generally is conceded that if such
measure passes this session of the
legislature it will be purely the result
of lax observance, by some Of the sa-
loon men of the existing laws which
has resulted in tendency to give the
people the right to say, by counties,
whether or not saloons of any kind
shall exist In view of the stand TAX
EN- by this same legislature year
ago, and the apparent change of sen
timent among number of the men,
bers, the liquor men have begun to
worry about the outcome of the coun
ty option bill.
The joint committee on finance ad
journed shortly after noon today and
will meet again Monday. 1t is prob
able that some sort of salary bill 1
will reach the house about next Tues !
day. The committee reached no agree |
ment on counties of the fifth class
and the members decided to await +!
figures from those counties before ,
taking final action thereon.
NO COMMITTEE
ROOMS IN SENATE.
The senate this afternoon passed
Senate Resolution No. 4, by Mr..
Crampton-in which an appeal was
made to the capitol custodian COM
mittee to furnish the senate with. at
least one committee room. The SEN
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y TEN LIVES LOST s
IN SUDDEN GALE.

y London, Jan. 31.-Lieutenant =
= Humphrey w, Smith, and nine )
\ bluejackets of the Cruisers Per- &
y seus are believed to have been s
= lost while watching for pirates s
\ on the coast of the Persian gulf. s
y They had been detached on one =
y of the cruisers cutters, which =
= appears to have sunk with all =
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X no trace of them has since been s
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ThE TRAGEDIES or CHILDHOOD.


oEE
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-11
Mitchell Art Teacher
Will Plead Insanity

Mrs. Helen yehder Anderson, the
art teacher, is NOT to be tried at the
present term of cairt at Mitchell. Her
attorneys presented a motion Tor the
continuance of her case until April
The defense, they Raid, svould assume
THAT she was insane and It would
take some time for them to secure
the dispositions Of physicians in the
east who know her condition. ,.
The court granted the continuance
and also redaced the bail bond from
s1.eee to $500. which Mrs. Anderson's
attorneys were able to raise Tor her
and she was soon released from the
county jail. where she had been since
Jnne.
Mrs. Anderson WAS arrested on the
charge OF stealing gold watch, 4 set.
Of furs and muff and a diamond ring.
the watch being taken from dreAs-
Ing table in room Of home where
she was being entertained at 2 social
The furs were removed]
from the cloakroom In Dakota Wes-
leyan university while she was teach
Ing in that institution. She Is also
alleged to have stolen the ring Id one
of the rooms of the dormitory.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-11
YOUNG MAN HAD Al LOVE
AFFAIR

Egan. S. D., Dec e.-To the fact
that his mind was unbalanced by a
disappointment in love is believed to
be due the suicide Of George john
son. aged "a. who for some time had
been farming in this vicinity with his
brother. He disappeared last Mon
day and nothing more was seen or
heard of him until his body was found
in an abandoned farm house near the
railway junction south of Egan. He
left home Monday with a load Of corn,
which he marketed in Egan. Monday
evening he attended turkey rattle
in the vicinity of his horae and that
was the last seen Of him alive. He
apparently drove to the empty house,
placed his team in the barn, land
going to an upper floor lay down up
on an old bed and shot himself. Al
note was found near him directing
friends to letter, which the note
stated would explain ALL He was al
young man Of good character and
was well liked.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-11
Doomed Man Invites
All to 44Necktie Party

"On the nineteenth day of Decem-
Der you shall be taken to q galiows
and hanged by the neck until You are
dead, and may God have mercy Oh
your SOUL
So spoke Judge Siusser in the little
courtroom at Wheaton, near Chicago,
to Harry Spencer, confessed murder
er Of Mrs.. Mildred Rexroat and more
than score OF others. f
And Spencer, the opium fend, said::
Thank you Judge. II was fine
tust fne.''
Spencer,s little talk TO the cour--,
when asked X he had anything TO
say before sentence was passed upon
him, was a mixture Of bravado and
Of the whining spirit Of boy who
lays the blame for everything on some
other person
One moment he blamed his early
prison expesience for all the evil that }. i /
he had done since: the next nomensl
he declared that he did not commit.
the murders to which he has CON
fessed and Of which be has hoasteds:
and ia another moment he wEs glory
Ing ii the pubiicity and inviting eyery
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-11
Negro Murder
Pays Death Penalty

Bison, S. d. Dec, s. Joseph Rick
man paid the death penalty this morn.
ing for the murders of Mrs. Ellen Fox
and her little daughter in their claim
shack, near Bixby, Perkins county,
last August Atg5 o'clock he walked
onto the scaffold, the black hood was
slipped over his head, he stepped onto
the death trap and was instantly
dropped to eternity Death was In
Simultaneous.
At no time did the negro show
the least signs Of weakening. He
went to sleep last night at IL o'clock,
slept soundly until he was awakened
by the guards shortly after 4 O'clock,
and from the time he was awakened
he never said a word to any Of his
attendants. Sheriff John Anderso,,
had everything in readiness. and not
a hitch marked the proceedings.
About fifty persons were present,
including the sheriff's assistants, wit,
nesses, and several sheriffs and police
officers from adjoining counties.
Sheriff Barth Of Mott, N. ID, Hettinger
county, Sheriff sticken Of Hettinger
N. D., Adams county. and the sheriff
OF Bowman, n. D., Bowman county,
as well as the chief of police oil Het
finger were among those present.
The state medical college at Yer.
million asked for the body and 1t was
shipped there this morning.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-11

:
future before the Luce lines.
Colonel Luce today said the ter
minal work is complete with the ex-
ceptions of the Border avenue bridge.
now under construct tion, the crossing
at the car tracks on Western avenue.
which will be finished in two weeks,
and installation of the interlocking
plant on Penn avenue. The terminals
are being ballasted.
Seven box and fourteen tiat-cars re.
Gently purchased by the company
lave been delivered, he said, and the
first 66-foot Westinghouse, gas-electric
steel car will arrive December 10,
Ties, rails and other construction ma
terials are being received at the rate
of two carloads a week, he added,
'The whole project is progressing
in most satisfactory manner, de
clared Col. Luce. Our first leg was
to secure the terminals, next to build
forty miles Of road, all free from in
.dabtedness. This was accomplished,
and now the plan is to bond the forty
miles of line and use the terminals
as collateral to secure funds with
which to build an additional 800 miles
of road . t
Crews are taking advantage OF OF good good
weather to push the work in the plan
to begin service within month.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-11
BOY HURT BY TRAILING 4
MOTORCYCLE.

Scotland. s. D.. Dec. II Alvin Ste
yenson, the young son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Stevenson, resident Of
Bon Homme county. was badly hurt
and had marrow escape from death
as a result Of trailing his bicycle be-
hind a speeding motorcycle. For the
sport Of the thing he attached his BIZ
cycle to the motorcycle of a boy friend
with rope, with the object Of being
towed. While going down heavy
grade the wheel Of the bicycle ran
over the rope. upsetting the machine
and throwing young Stevenson xio-
lently to the ground. He was rem
sdered unconscious and remained In
this condition a number Of hours
For a time 1t was feared ne was fatal
IL hurt
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-11
Lively Controversy
Over Postoffice Job

A lively controversy arose in Aber-
deem when J. f. Kelley, President
Wilson's appointee to the postmaster
ship at Aberdeen, who was confirmed
last week by the senate and filed his
bond at that time, received a telegram
from Washington notifying him that
the president had signed his commis-
|sion. Mr.. Kelley at once visited Post
master Wendell and asked that the
postofiice be tnrned over to him Mr..
Wendell refused to give. possession,
stating he intended to hold on until
Mr.. Kelley's commission arrived by
mail, holding he was not justified In
surnendering the office merely on a
telegraphic communication to Mr..
Kelley. Friends of the democratic
appointee claim Wendell should have
turned over the ofice, but Wendell
points 10 the provision of the postal
laws which says the office shall be
turned over to his successor after the
latter has received his commission,
faed his bond and taken the oath OF
ofice He holds the commission has
not been received by Kelley when the
latter merely has telegram that it
is on the way.