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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10
COLORADO STATE NEWS

in this case are similar in many re
spects~ to those In cases in which
reduction OF the coal rates into Den
yer was ordered.
Fred Farrar. attorney general. Will
file suit in the District Court TO re
cover 81 COO principal and interest,
from William Cleghorn, former war
den of the state penitentiary, repre-
senting the amount alleged to be short
in the prisoners cash fund when Cleg
horn turned his office over to the pres
ent warden, Thomas lyman.
The contest over the probating OF
the will OF the late Alonzo Thompson
of Denver, filed by W. T Rogers. at
torney for Alcnzo Thompson. Jr., will
be dropped, and the distribution OF the
estate will be made by the heirs, work
ing in conjunction with Albert Thomp-
son. cousin of the spiritualist, and ad
ministrator OF the estate. Such was
the statement of Attorney Rogers in
the County Court.
Judgment was rendered in the Dis
trict Court at Cripple Greek for sal
$3.50 in favor of Henry Trow bridge
trustee for plaintiffs. ]. Parfet ct al
VS.. Cripple Creek Pueblo Railway Com
Tunnel Company. Parfet drove the
Moffat tunnel approximately three
miles through Gold and Raven hills.
The judgment is expected to result in
resumption of work.
Judge Black denied an injunction
TO restrain the board of trustees from
closing the saloons at Gunnison
Space is being taken rapidly for the
electrical exposition that will be given
in the Denver Auditorium October
to IL, under the auspices Of the Colo
RADIO Electric Club.
The marriage of Miss Josephine NJ
Joslyn, daughter of R. w. Joslyn to
Neril Crary Bradshaw, young man
of Wichita, Kan, in Denver, came as
a surprise to many friends of the
bride at Boulder.
For the year to date the Denver
market shows all increase of $4,000
cattle and 1900 sheep.
Kisses and boots from 300 OF
the high school pupils at Idaho
Springs when they returned to
school in disapproval of S. A Norris,
successor of the kids friend A. E.
Lanning, caused Professor Norris to
shrek his dismay before the school
board, at the same time handing his
resignation to the secretary, declaring
lit was too much for him" The pu-
pills went out on strike over the dis
charge of Lanning.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10
w tShikGTON.

Representative Lewis J. Martin.
Democrat, of Newton. n. j., dropped
dead in the u:ion station. He was
serving mis- frs term,
A new princess has been added to
the royal 'o3sehold of Greece, ca
blegram announcing the birth OF
daughter - the Queen
Mrs. A G. George OF Boston startled
and angered Washington suffragists
with the decla: alton that the suffrag
ist parade "a New York was "a great
piece of humor' and that Sex appeal
was flagrpnt AID the dominant note. "
American manufacturers probably
have lost flour trade amounting to
So 900 900 Il year as well as a lucrative
business in cement, typewriters, ma
chinery aud other products, as a re-
suit OF the Brazilian governmnt's re-
sentiment 1t G breaking OF the Bra
lillian coffee T9lorizatiou scheme by
the Depaftmer: of Justice.
Sustaining tho contempt charges
against Amc"lcaI Federation OF Labor
leaders. the District Court of Appeals
held that President Gompers should
serve thirty DAYS in jail and that Vice
President John Mitchell and Secretary
Frank Mcriison should pay $500 fines.
The Supreme Court extended the
time in which the Union Pacific rail
road must disposl of its forty-siX per
cent. in the southern Pacific stock
from Nav l-th to July LIST, thus only
partially, CO., plying with the request
| of the Uulon Pacific attorneys for an
| indefinite extension of time.
| Expenditure of s3.OOO,000,O00 for
good roads-s1 600, 100000 for con.
struction and $4,000 900, 900 for mainte-
nance, the investment extending over
period of fifty years was proposed
! to the joint congressional committee
on federal aid in the construction of
post roads by former Senator Bourne
| OF Oregon. Senator Bourne's plan pro.
vides for federal and state co-opera-
/ ton He suggests the establishment
/ of national school OF highway and
I bridge engineering, from which.
trained specialists in road building
would be supplied to the states
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10
CONGRES SSlONAL..

Whether human slavery exists in
the Philippines is question asked
by the Senate of Secretary Garrison.
Representative Neeley introduced a
resolution to direct attorney genera,
to proceed against Missouri Pacific
railway to collect s3,360.O00 growing
out OF financing original line.
Senator Shafroth introduced bill to
grant to the state of Colorado l,000.-
600 acres of the unappropriated non
mineral lands, the proceeds from the
sale of which to be used for the CON
struction and maintenance Of public
roads.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10
PRESIDENT ORDERS $4,000 TO
TAKE EXAMINATIONS FOR
POSTMASTER.
FEW EXEMPT FROM TEST
WILSON NAMES GEO. w. GUTHRIE
AS AMBASSADOR TO
JAPAN

Western Sew-paper Union $ew~ Service
Washington-An fourth class post
masterships except those paying less
than $3.50 a year, were thrown open
to competitive examination by an *
ecut!ye order issued BY President vii
son. These positions are retained in
the classified service but about $4,000
incumDents who were covered inco
the classified service by executive o.
ders OF the previous administration
will have to meet all con ers in com
petitIve examination in order to hold
their positions with civil service pro
tectlon.
In statement making this order
Postmaster General BurIeson an.
nounced that ii was the purpose OF
President Wilson and himself to ex-
tend the classified service to include
presidential posJmasters OF the second
and third classes. probably within a
year This may require legislation by
Congress, he said His plan, whicn
will be laid before the President soon,
Will provide Tor d qualification test for
incumbents and applicants in keep
ing with the Importance OF the Of
fiCes"
Under President Taft october Is,
1912, fourth-cIass postmasters were
divided into two classes. class "A, Z"
those drawing more than $500, and
class "B, those drawing less than
$500
Competitive examinations were pre-
sCribed for future applications for
class "A" appointments, while the
class "B" positions were to be filled
upon recommendation OF postoffice in
spectors The new order leaves only
the offices paying $3.50 or less to be
filled upon inspectors reports.
Following Is a list OF nominations
sent to the Senate by President vii
SON
Commissioner of Pensions-Gaylord
". Saltzgaber Of Van Vert, Ohio.
Ambassador to Japaa-George w.
Guthrie OF Pennsylvania.
Register of the land office at North
Yakima, Wash-Richard Strobach.
Postmasters: John Mckee, Clay
Center. Kan: Grant Robinson. Lewis
town, Mont Herman Wise, Astoria,
Ore.
Collector Of Customs for Port OF
New York-John Purroy Mitchell.
Collector OF Internal Revenue for
the Seventh Kentucky District-Ben
Marshall.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10
RICH STRIKE MADE IN OLD ABANDONED MINE
PROPERTY JASPER SHOWS RECORD -
$4,000 TON IN GOLD DURANoo-oPENINe
MINE EAGLE

scientific purposes he wants to be the
one to exploit II. He believes that
when they uncover the limestone foot
wall the ere will appear in bedded
masses, and that the Lady Belle will
prove to be like the Silver King at
Park City, Utah, which has produced
$50 100000. He expects the copper,
which now shows in the ore to turn to
lead with greater depth.
Prospectors have been passing this
sort OF formation by and the chances
for new strikes seem unlimited unless
this is a freak formation that may
never occur again. The SHOWS are GO
ing rapidly and the hills are beginning
TO fill up with the tents Of prospec-
tors
That this is not to be a onemine
camp seems assured by the announce
ment that mile and a half northeast
of the Lady Belle ore has been opened
in the Little Mary that runs $3.50 a
ton. Also in the North Dakota claim
Just above the Lady Belle the same
ore seems to be coming in, which will
probably make another bonanza.
A line OF hacks is running to the
mining district, only seven miles away.
and one may 90 there from eagle for
81. The farmers in the vicinity are
making hay while the sun shines by
taking boarders The first townsite to
start is Elkhorn. a tract OF twenty lots
only. which Charles hartman has plat
ted on a corner OF his ranch just be-
low the Lady Belle. a small hotel is
being erected there. None of the
features commonly incident to min
ing camp. such as gambling and sa-
looms, has as yet sprung up.
That big opportunities lie at the
door Of every man living in a mining
country is proved by the Lady Belle.
1t is on cattle range and Oscar
kempf has ridden it a hundred times.
He had a smattering of minerology.
Two years ago his wife dreamed that
they had found mine and become 50
enthusiastic that he took to prospect
ing Last fall he saw piece of min
eralized rock that a boy had brought
to town and went out and located i
bonanza He took in the village post
master and another ranchman as part
ners, and thus all three are made pros
porous. If other mines are found and
big camp starts up it is a case of
Bob Womack and Cripple Greek over
again.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10

An interesting romance eliminated
when Senorita Mercedes Madero, the
beautiful and spirited sister of the
slain president of Mexico, became the
bride of Sehor Antonio Canalizo in
New York.
Representatives from practically all
the important Protestant nations of
the world will meet in New York for
an extended conference, the first def
mite step taken in the movement for
church unity.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10
Even in Death.

Sam Bernard was talking at the
Lambs in New York about the recent
arrest of some foreign dancers on the
score of immodesty.
"Of course these dancers were all
right" he said, "and they got on.
Their arrest was dictated by prudery.
Such prudery reminds me of hos
pital l know.
In the building Of this hospital a
cold storage chamber for the accom-
mediation of dead bodies was includ-
ed. One of the hospital doctors, in
going through this cold storage cham
Der, found that a partition divided it
in two.
What's this partition for?' he
asked.
"Oh, sir said the foreman primly,
that's to keep the sexes apart.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10
Women Renew Reign of Ruin.

London Despite the fact that prac-
tically all London papers blame the
Gefcat of the suffrage bill in the
House OF Commons on the tactics of
the militants, these women have re
sumed their attempts to damage prop
crty with greater ferocity than at any
time since the contest for the vote
began.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10
Health Conservation Congress.

Washington-A national conference
for the conservation OF human life
will be called by President Wilson
next fall. as the result of a conference
between the President and commit
tees of the American Medical Society
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10
FOREIGN.

Reports estimate that from 200 to
l,500 lives have been lost in engage
ments outside of Sonora in the last
week.
The Haitien congress has elected
Michel Oreste president of the repub-
die to succeed General Tancrede
AuRuste.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10
90 lnformations Against Saloon Men.

Trinidad, Colo.-More than ninety
informations were filed in the District
Court against sixty or more saloon
men of this county, charging them
with violation of the Sunday and mid
night cloEing laws. This is the Iarg
est batch of iuformations ever filed
in the District Court.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10
Girl Killed in Automobile Crash.

Monte Vista. Colo-Miss Lucille
Moody twenty. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Moody. niece Of tor
mer state senator Frank Moody and
popular society girl was killed when
an automobile in which she and Henry
Chapman were riding collided with =
team and wagon driven by an uniden-
titled Mexican.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10

Telluride. - Gildo Depeter. thirty.
three, and E. F. Thompson, forty.
seven, both unmarried miners. were
killed in cavein on the B le7el Of the
Liberty Bell mine while working in
the breast of the tunnel
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10
Woman Suffrage Wins in Illinois.

Springfield. Iu-The Illinois Senate
passed the MaEill woman suffrage bill
which gives women the right to vote
on all statutory offices.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10
Epsteen Now Insurance Com missioner r

DENVER Governor Ammons has ap-
pointed Prof Saul Eppsteiu, teacher OF
Insurance at the state University, as
state Insurance Commissioner to sue
ceed William l.. Clayton.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10

Western New-p,p.r Union News Service.
Monte Vista, Colo.-The richest
strike in the history OF this country
was made here in the Miser Patented
property at Jasper, eight miles below
Gilmore The vein is 12 to Is feet wide
and averages sl.4s8 a ton. There is a
rich streak IA inches wide In this
vein, which the assays made by
Charles Foster of the leasing com
pany, show to be worth s32532 ton.
The ore consists mainly OF free gold
and sylyanite. The property is owned
by former Governor Alya Adams and
former Senator Moody. Recently a
road TO Jasper was put in shape by
business men and conditions are such
that the development OF the property
was greatly facilitated.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10
Trinity Church Realty Sf5,T1,o2d,

New York.-The parish of Trinity
church, often described as the wealth
lest in the world. is now paying taxes
on property valued at sl5.171.o .o24.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10

Too bad, but some people simply
can't exchange their dollars for sense.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10

When you know how a man prays
you know what kind Of a God he be-
lieves in.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10

Eagle, Colo,-Captain John A. Has
sell Of New York and +. F. Bonnell.
mining engineers, representing Eastern
and London capital, have taken two
years lease Oh the Lady Belle mine
the wonderful silver bearing prospect
opened up seven miles from this city
in February. They Will pay fifty per
cent royalty and put up a cash bond
TO insure the property from debt.
Roads will be built Immediately and
the $4,000 worth of ore now on the
dump. gouged out in opening the pros
pect, will be sacked and shipped. The
property will be worked by tunnels
driven back to solid rock and regular
shipments will not be possible for
ninety days.
The values continue to run several
hundred ounces of silver to the ton.
and this is something absolutely new
In Colorado mining as it occurs in com
mon Dakota sandstone, such as is in
almost everybody's back yard. Captain
Hassell says he took a lease on the
property at a high price because for
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10

Durango.-A rich strike OF gold ore
has been made by lessees on the Bay
City group in the La Plata mountains
The ore is filled with free gold and
it is believed that is will net fully
81 900 per sack or over 100000 per
ton. The ore is being mined from an
open cut and the foot has not yet been
encountered. The snow Is off on the
lower hills and is rapidly melting in
the upper ranges.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-10

Cleaning Tiles.
Many times the tiles of hearth win
become so stained that water will not
clean them. Never clean tiles with
water. Use turpentine on a piece Of
flannel and polish with dry cloth
and the tiles will look like new
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-26
"CATCH MY PAL" CLUB
CAUSES DRY VOYAGE
LITTLE IRISH MINISTER MAX
ING GREAT HEADWAY IN HIS
CRUSADE FOR TOTAL
+, ABSTTNANCE.

NEW YORK. May 25.-The Anchor
liner Cameronta, from Glasgow. fin
ished today the dryest trip in the
record of Scotch highball ships. The
aridity was due to a red-cheeked lit
tie Irish minister. the Rev. Robert
J. Patterson, of the city of Armagh.
leader of what is known in Ireland
as the catch my pal crusade" which
has undertaken to make of protestant
ireland a land of total abstainers.
The dominic made no speeches on
the way across to the cabin passen-
gers. but he did make individual ap-
peals, and persuaded large num-
Der of the ships company to wear
his little buttons, inscribed: Catch
My Pal. Total Abstinence" and
some Of the stewards who set out the
very limited number of highballs that
were ordered. wore the buttons.
The little minister declares the
movement. OF which his friends say
he is the originator. is putting sa-
looms out of commission in the north
ests there have been so much affected
that they are forced to export more
whiskey and ale than usual because
of the steep decline in home con-
Although the Catch My Pal meth
cd of reforming drunkards is carried
on among protestants only. 1t has the
endorsement of many. Catholics. We
hope to do among the protestants
what Father Matthews and his total
abstinence societies have done for the
Catholics.
I'VE have put up temperance sa-
looms in almost every street in our
towns where there are public houses.
We found that men do not love the
drink so much as they love the fell
lowship they get in drinking with
their friends"
Mr.. Patterson will begin his Amer
lean work in Detroit, and then will
carry it into Canada. He may speak
here on his way back to ireland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-26
CARNEGIE TO TALK
TO THE LIBRARIANS
OF BUILDINGS TO MEET
THE MEN WHO DISTRIBUTE
THE BOOKS.

NEW YORK, May 25.-Andrew
Carnegie has practically, consented to
address one of the sessions Of the an
nual convention Of librarians, to be
held at the Hotel Kaaterskill, in the
Catskill mountain, beginning the week
OF June 23d. Mr.. Carnegie has agreed
to be there II his health and other
engagements will permit.
Fifteen hundred librarians will at
tend this convention. and will discuss
the best methods to be used to Inn
prove library facilities. and reach the
greater number Of persons. 1t IL ex-
pected to be the biggest convention
OF its sort ever held in this country,
and the hotel will be crowded to It's
doors to accommodate the delegates
from all parts Of the United States.
The process OF distribution now in
use in the public library In New York
will be carefully studied as one of the
most efiicient In the country. An'effort
will be made to prevent delay In the
distribution Of books In all libraries,
and competent instructors will talk on
the best means TO help book users.
A new feature Of the convention will
be physical Instruction to those In
attendance to improve their health.
as the profession 70 an exacting one.
Kid Mccoy will talk on the best
way to keep in condition. and the
librarians Will be aaled TO take daily
Yalks oYAE tia 49,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-26
TELLS HOW WOMEN
0USTEO THE BOARD
MRS. ATwATER SAYS SHES NOT
A MILITANT, BUT AN ACTIVE
sUFFRAGETTE.

NEW YORK, May 25.---New FORKS
f,ye militant suffrasists. Miss Elizabeth
Freeman. Miss Maude Malone. Mrs.
Marcia Townsend. Mrs. John Rogers.
Jr,, and Miss LAvinia Dock, have
found a new recruit to take the place
Of Miss Elsie Mckenzie, who has just
begun . voyage back and forth across
the Atlantic between two inhospitable
countries.
She is Mrs. NJ. w. Atwater. wife Of
a mining engineer. Of Butte, Mont.
where almost single-handed she threw
out a board OF education. which hadn't
given an accounting in sixteen years.
She says she isn't militant, though she
would be II she lived In England.
where the conditions require 1t, but
she 10 decidedly energetic.
THE school board OF Butte was .
secret society. which reelected itself.
and wouldn't account for $500, 900 or
$500. 900, which It spent every year"
said Mrs. Atwater. Nobody took the
trouble to remedy this condition, ex-
cept our Suffrage club Coal was sold
to the schools by one OF the board
members. at fancy price. and there
were other more obscure rAke-offs. But
such hold did the men have on the
town and the newspapers that we
could not even buy advertising space
to publish our facts So we deter
mined 10 Gust the board through the
votes Of the women, who have the
1c6ooJ ffEdcH1UI n k0UenzIu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-26
Bull Moose Bible
Is. Soon to Appear
to Explain Party

NEW YORK. May 25.--what is
described by those responsible for 1t,
- - sort Of Bull Moose political
Bible" IL to make its appearance pre-
sently. It Ii 4 complete edition of
the platform OF the Progressive party.
with 'snotes. explanations, comment
and Advertisement for all simon pure
Progressives. In addition to this
Its projectors say that It will explain
all the unexplained features of that
remarkable political document that
caused all the trouble last year
It Ia being arranged under the SUI
pervision OF the bureau Of education
Of the Progressive national service,
and every expert upon whom the
bureau has been able to call for as
sistance II to lend = hand in perfect
an explanation OF such planks N may
fall within his especial political or
economic field. This monumental
work." the plans for which are des-
cribed as having "all the character
istics OF q prospectus OF new ency-
clopedia-" Ia to be ready for distri-
button in September, and will be is
sued in at least three languages be-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-26
STEFANSSON Off
ON LONG CRUISE
ARCTIC EXPLORER EXPECTS TO
REMAIN IN THE NORTH FOR
FOUR YEARS.

NEW YORK, May zs.-vilhjalmur
Stefansson, the Arctic explorer. left
this city today. to take up the four
years Of Arctic exploration in which
he il to engage for the Canadian gov
eminent.
1t Is to be known as the Canadian
Arctic expedition, and the work will
be carried out under the auspices Of
the naval service Of the Dominion.
Before leaving for Ottawa the ex-
plorer spent several hours at the
American Museum Of Natural His
tory. and there told some Of his
plans
Il shall stay In Ottawa only two
or three days he said. Ito make
the anal ARRANGEMENTS From there
I shall start for the Pacific coast.
making two stops on the way. One
stop will be at Winnipeg. for a few
hours only, and then ! shall set out
for my native place. ,Wynyard. to see
my mother, whom have not seen
for six years. shall stay there
two days, and then start for Victoria.
where our ship. the Karluk. Is out
fitting.
II have not finished the scientific
work connected with my last visit
North. and am to take two stenog-
raphers a. far ~ Nome to do the
work 4 expect to be gone four years
.aa-- fhaa nxnnd itinn. 2 - Al I.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-26
RECEIVE BRAZLLANS
IN VIRGlNIA,S WATERS
FLEET TO MEET FOR.
EIGN BATTLEsHIP BRING -
ING ENJOYS In HANfP-
TON ROADS.

NEWPORT. r. T.. May es.-There
will be an international tone to the
visit of the Atlantic feet at Hampton
Roads early next month. The Ameri-
can ships, whele there. will receive
full honors a battleship from Brazil.
on which will come a number of
dignitaries from that country. who
are to return to America the call
made to their country by former Sc
cretary of State Root
Rear-Admiral Charles j. Badger is
arranging the details and he will send
to sea two of his largest ships with
a fiotilla of destroyers to meet the
Brazilian ships. and convoy her to
Hampton Roads. where there will be
waiting American officials on the pre-
sidents yacht. Mayfiower. and des-
patch boat. Dolphin. Two battleships
will be assigned as conveys to the
Brazilian ship while she remains in
American waters.
Rear-Admiral Badgers feet will
leave Narragansett Bay Tuesday at
ternoon. arriving in New York on the
morning of May cath. to take part
in the Monday exercises.