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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1913-02-19

A recital will be given by Miss
stella Swift of Kansas City ON
thursday evening, February 81,
d. .ne Presbyterian church at S:15
>. III. All cordially invited No
.-aln .ss..on charged.
j. u. Blanding, special agent
- Lno Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Co., was called unexpect-
edly to the Denver office today,
yut expects to return to the city
the first off next week.
Miss Elizabeth Tucker will give
dramatic reading Monday night
.or the benefit of the Lamar gen
eral hospital association. She will
quarted and the male quartet
led by Mr.. Wooden. The program
begins at o'clock sharp. Seats ON
sale at the Up-TO-Date.
Miss Stella Swift of Kansas City
arrived here Sunday morning. Miss
Swift came to take Miss Robertson's
music class and will be glad to
meet any others who are interest
ed in studying. Miss Swift is
pupil of Mrs. Carl Busch OF Kan
sas City. who is a prize graduate
of the Leipzig conservatory. and
h; Il I,, nd har
as pianist and teacher.
Mr.. Paul Henkel of La Junta
was a Lamar visitor today by in
vitation of Orient Chaptepr No. 80
II. A. NJ He conferred the Most
| Excellent Master degree on a class
of twelve at the Masonic temple
tonight in a most impressive man.
ner and his visit was greatly en-
joyed and appreciated by all men,
bers of the order present on this
occasion.
The Junior Dolce Musical club
held its monthly meeting at the
home of Miss Gladys Mclean last
Saturday afternoon. There were
present sixteen members and five
visitors. A musical program was
given, the life Of Mozart studied
and a guessing game of musical
terms played. At the close of the
program the children gave Miss
Robertson a delightful surprise In
the form of linen shower.
DR.. and Mrs. Bartlett entertained
at valentine party Friday even
Bartlett always has the knack Of
giving pretty and tastefully arrang-
ed parties and this one was no
exception The home on this occas-
ion was decorated with hearts and
oupids and smilax, with an abund-
ance of beautiful flowers all over
the house. Hearts was the pleasing
game played during the evening
The refreshments served carried
out both the color and the heart
scheme. Mrs. Bartlett also enter
tianed on Thursday afternoon at
military five hundred. Each guest
upon arrival was given bouquet
of flowers and found their tables
decorated with large center bou-
quets to match the individuals. The
pink carnation table proved to be
the best fighters and carried off
the honors.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1913-02-19

WANTED-A Sheep Ranch. State
the number of each kind Of sheep
and amount OF wool they will
shear. Address lock box So. Stock
Yards station. Kansas City, Mo.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1913-02-19

Pure bred s. c. Rhode Island
Red BOOSTERS for sale. $1.00 each.
Also eggs for Matching. 202 N.
9Th st. 1t
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1913-02-19

For Sale-Several good quarter
sections of land under Bent and
PrOwers, clear at $3.50.
N. q. BUTLER.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1913-02-19
Business For Sale

Prosperous Shoe Repair business.
with fine machinery. tools and
stock. Inquire Of c. Runyan. 210
south Main street, Lamar. Colo.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1913-02-19
Good Crops

Messrs. Grant Woods and All
Mayhem have just completed one of
the largest jobs of threshing up
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1913-02-19
For Sale

For Sale
Best grade Of recleaned Seed
Oats, $1.25 per hundred. w. T.
Piatt, Lamar. Colo.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1913-02-19

FOR SALE-Sheet iron for sheds
or roofing, $1s8 per square.
N. e. BUTLER.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1913-02-19
For Sale

For Sale
Household furniture. Mrs. J. S.
Robertson, 204 South Third street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-28
THE MESSENGER
FROM ARIZONA
w. T. Webb, Carrying Count Of votyA
to Senate, Passed Right Throws S
Washington Without Get,.s
ting OFF.
He WILL BE FORGIVEN
Was Found in New York After TeIe.
grams Had Been Sent All Along
Line to Locate
Him.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Arizonas s
official messenger, w. T. Webb, charg
ed by his state with the delivery to
the president Of the senate Of the new
commonwealth count OF votes in the
November elections, was found" to-
day in New York-b but the official rec
ord Of votes are still missing here.
It will be delivered this afternoon. ac-
cording to Senator Ashurst. The vote
will probably be counted anyway.
The law requires that the votes
must be received by the twenty
seventh, except under extraordinary
conditions, but since the copy Of the
document is here, Webb's delay will
probably be overlooked.
Up to midnight last night, Arizona
was the only state which had not
complied with the law by mailing one
copy Of her vote and sending another
by messenger. The Arizona congress
sional delegation dispatched tele
grams all along the line from Arizona
east, seeking Webb. who had left the
state with the documents in his pos
sion. Today Senator Ashurst an
nounced that Webb had been located
"He went through Washington te
New York." Ashurst said. Il dom
know why he did"
| Ashurst was extremely Indignant
lbut interceded with the senate author
! tiles not to impose the penalty pro
vided for delay in transmitting thu
votes-loss OF all mileage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-28
RETAILERS HOGGlNG
THE WHOLE PROFIT
Butchers Still Charging Top
Prices in Spite of Reduc-
tion in Cost of Meat.

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CHICAGO. Jan. 2S.-Charges that
retail meat dealers are maintaining
unreasonably high prices in the face
of rapidly declining market arc
made today by Everett C. Brown, a
director in the Chicago Live Stock
Exchange. He says that though the
price of top cattle on the hoof has
dropped from $11.10, the high mark in
December, to $500, the price quoted
yesterday. the decline has not reach
ed the retailers. who are still getting
holiday prices for their goods
This rapid decline has created a
near-panic in the market" said
Brown, "a reduction Of SO a hun
dred pounds means $500 a carload
Cattle are being rushed into Chicago
in anticipation of still lower prices;
the farmers are scared and are anx
| ious to unload at once.
"The retailer is charging top notch
prices for everything in spite OF the
fact that wholesale prices have gone
down from tx to 2 cents pound IN
thirty days He is hogging the whole
,-A-.it They are doing the same
thing with pork If they could only
see fit to take. a fair profit they woulc
| increase their sales and ours,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-28
JUSTICE IS BLIND
AND OFTEN UNFAIR
Judge Howard Stirs up Legal
Circles by Remarks to
Alumni Members.
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TROY, N. Y, Jan. 2S.-Not in many
years have legal circles been as ex-
cited as they are today following JUS
tice Wesley o, Howard's bitter at
tack on the "do-nothing" policy Of the
bench. Howard. justice of the SUI
preme court, recently was detailed to
the appellate division by Governor
Sulzer. To the alumni of LaSalle in
stitute, the justice last night declared
that the judges of this country were
doing more to create anarchistic con-
ditions than anyone else.
Brandt. the obscure valet, not
guilty at all of the crime of which
he was accused, so the attorney gen
eral states, is sentenced to state
prison for thirty years practically
for life; Robin, the millionaire, the
alleged wrecker of banks, houses and
homes, goes to jail for year. Morse
who pyramided banks and iuggled
with millions, gets out Of prison be.
cause he is sick, while the convict in
the next cell, who stole a coat per-
haps, remains there languishing with
sickness till he dies.
"The people are becoming impatient
with these discrepancies of justice
and they are demanding with loud
er voice each day that there be re
form. 1t is not well to scott at the
mutterings of the people; there Is
much reason for It, But revolution
ary measures are TO be avoided. The
recall OF judges and decisions woulc
work no cure-that would precipitats
anarchy.
let us not deceive ourselves, thc
spirit of recall is spreading: the i'm
\ patience of the masses towering deep
er. Something will happen. Unless
! the judges act, the people will act
4 If they do not resort to the recall
they will revise the constitution an.
create new courts-courts that vii
| do roufh Justice: courts to do sun
mary Justice; courts close to the CON
mon people; courts without technica
tiles. sophistry and delay, and wher
sub.erfuge prevails"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-28
The kimmel Case.

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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2S.-The celebrat-
ed Kimmel case is on again. 1t was
awakened by the belief today that a
man in jail at Bowling Green. Mo-,
charged with forging a small check,
ig the man who has said many times
in court that he is George Kimmel
missing Niles, Michigan, banker, upon
whose being alive or dead depends
the payment Of large life insurance
policy. According to Sheriff Hawkins
of Bowling Green, the man is serious
ly i'll. He is SO i'll, in fact, that he
thought he was going to die. That was
when he admitted to the sheriff thai
he was the missing "Kimmel.' The
sheriff said the man talked intelligent
t " of the Kimmel trials at times. Th'
man is in jail under the name o
Thurman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-28
Secretary Of War to Have Super
vision Over Niagara Falls and
Can Forbid lts BE-
Ing Used.
REMOVABLE PERMITS
When Economic Necessity Exists,
They May Be Granted by War
Department Under Certain
Conditions.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-For the
present at least, Niagara Falls is re-
moved from the grip Of the water
power exploiters by the "conserva-
tion" bill, scheduled for favorable re-
port tonight by the house foreign af-
fairs committee.
The bill places the waters Of Mag
ara Falls and those of it's tributary
streams, directly under the supervis.
ion of the secretary of war and for
bids any diversion for power or other
purposes without his express permis
sion. A fine Of not less than $500 q
day nor more than $1,000 is provided
for any violation of the new law.
Revokable permits for power plants
where economic necessity for them
exists, are to be granted by the sec
retary OF war, under certain condi
| tions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-28
ASKED TO RESIGN
FOR CHURCH VIEWS
Professor Who Was in Favor
Of Men Having Uproarious
Time on Sunday.

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MIDDLETOWjN, Conn, Jan. 2S.-
Because he recently declared that he
believed the country would be much
better off in many of the churches
were ordered closed by law and the
people given an opportunity to enjoy
themselves as they thought best,
Prof. Willard G. Fisher, one of the
most noted educators in the country,
has been forced out of Wesleyan uni
yersity faculty. The resignation was
at the direct demand of President
VIM. A. Shankland. of Wesleyan af-
ter DR.. Fisher had absolutely refused
to change his expressed views.
In an interchange of letters Prof.
Fisher told the president that in his
address in Hartford he advocated a
more open Sunday, allowing man to
do nearly everything that did not dis
turb the day for others, and that he
4 saw no religious inconsistency "in a
mans having an uproariously good
time on Sunday if there was no dis
turbance of the religious or other
uses Of the day by others
The president said in part:
Il am constrained to the conviction
that your attitude in the matter is SO
far out of harmony with the spirit Of
1.-THE college, which is and always has
] been profoundly in sympathy with
4 the christian church, that your con
Etinuance in your present official posi-
4 ton is undesirable for the college OF
for yourself"
! In rendering his resignation. Prof
/ Fisher said he saw very clearly that
IA college with the history and con
stituency and the support of Wesley
an was not exactly the place for {
man of his views and he would no
suppress them.
Prof Fisher is graduate of Cor
nell. He has been professor of econ
omics and social science for twent!
years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-28
Steamer ON Reef.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan 2s.--
The steam schooner Samoa went
ashore today on Point Reyes, Cali
fornia. Latest reports were that the
entire crew was in grave danger.
Wireless dispatches reported the
Samoas plight. She struck a reef
during a heavy fog-the densest in
many years and will be total loss,
Life savers from Point Reyes are
rushing to the rescue, hoping to take
off the crew of twenty-one.
The Samoa is a lumber vessel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-28
HOLD-UP MAN KILLED
ON TWENTY FIRST ATTEMPT 7

tor, whom Boor and his brother Al
bert tried to hold up last night.
Told that he could live only few
hours, Boor whispered the story OF
how he and his brother gave up the
search for work and directed to make
their living through crime.
The two brothers last night stole
up behind McSweeney as he was leav-
ing his station and ordered him to
hold his hands. Instead he wheeled
around and fired. A duel ensued in
which McSweeney dropped with a
slight wound in the thigh and Boor
fell with three bullets in his body.
The brother was later arrested.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-28
Congressman From Virginia Answers
President Taft and Tells Why
Wc Should Abandon tho
Islands.
S BUILT BENQUET ROAD
Governor General Forbes is Criticized
for the Way He Handles the
Funds Collected for tho
Country.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Jan. %. Attacking
the American government OF the
Philippines as "law Eefying self In
terested oligarchy of the most intol-
erable, despotic and unrestricted char
acter," which has plunged the Fill
pinos in debt, defeated the ends Of
justice and violated the act OF con-
gress under which 1t was formed.
Representative Jones (dem. virginia)
today In the house answered Presi-
dent Taft's recent criticism Of the
democratic plan for Philippine inde-
pendence.
Jones charged Governor-G General
Forbes with gross extravaganza and
declared that under his administra-
ton resident bureaus had been Great
ed with fabulous salaries for chiefs
and assistants.
| The Benguet road, built through the
mountains to the summer homes OF
the American colony, the speaker as.
serted, cost the Philippines over ST.,
100000 and an annual up-keep OF
| 100000
Governor Forbes having gotten m
to his hands s2.000,000 to $14,O00.0 00i
in funds this year, he has proceeded
to spend them according to his owl
i will and in utter disregard Of priol
Legislative appropriations" Jones Dc
4 clared. Ssss.
i Among other things, Jones said, IL
new bureaus have been inaugurated
and that besides furnishing automo
4 biles to bureau chiefs, the governoi
Il had appointed a private secretary fol
i his own use at a salary of $4,000 s
4 year.
Part of the $3,000,0O0 appropriation
! by congress for use in alleyiatint
suffering among the starving natives
Jones charged, was converted by th'
governing body and used in BUILDING
the Benguet road. This policy. pur
sued during American occupancy, h,
said, has turned what affection thu
natives had for this country into
hatred
In dilating upon the expense which
THE islands are to the government
Jones declared that it had cost th
United States nearly $600,0o0,000 tt
maintain an army since American
occupancy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-28
PAPER From Weeds.

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PITTSBURGH, Pa. Jan. 2S.-Fran.
els L. Stewart, chemist who has a
laboratory at Murrysville, announced
today that he has had a process for
making paper from weeds patented
here and abroad. He claims plant fl
bre paper will supplant wood pulp pa
per and makes the startling asser-
ton that newspapers may be printed
on book paper at cost less than is
expended at present for coarse fibre.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-28
Sly Renard.

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MILAN, Jan, 2S.--The entire police
force today was after Jacob Renard,
an American. wanted for forgery. Rem
ard rode up to an antique shop in a
fine automobile and bought eight an
cient violins. The bill came to $4,000
and while an attendant was placing
the precious violins carefully in the
automobile, Renard wrote out $4,000
check. BY the time the dealer dis
covered the paper to be fraudulent,
Renard and the vlolins had disap-
peared.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-28
WHO I. ENTITLED TO
THE BUTCHERS TRIMMING?

fessor in Northwestern university,
said she would ask today for the ar.
rest of P. j. Rapp, her butcher, to
settle In court he question whether
he can cut two pounds of bone and
fat off four and half pound steak
and then deliver the remaining two
and half pounds to her, after she
has paid for the full four and half
pounds.
Mrs Jackson yesterday had two
butchers IN Rapps shop arrested for
the same thing, but Justice John F.
Boyer discharged them and asked her
to have Rapp, the owner of the shop,
arrested
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-28
YOUNG TURKS
ARE BELL|GERENT
Vote unas,Imously to Refuse to Give
up Adrlanople or the Aegean
Islands to Balkan
Allies.
v1zIER rs PARALYzED
Balkan Peace Delegates Will Notify
Turkey Tomorrow That the
ArrnistIce Is to be
Broken OF.

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CONSTANTINOPLE. jan 2S.-The
council Of the committee of union and
progress CYoung Turks) today voted
unanimously to refuse to give up Ad-
rianople and the Aegean islands to
the Balkan allies.
The Young Turks are the hackers
Of Enver Bey, the dictator Of the rev.
jolutionary government, and it is re-
garded as probable that their decision
| will be the ofIicial reply of Turkey
to the great powers. The national
assembly and the sublime porte are
expected to follow their action.
| 1t was announced today that Kia-
mil Pasha, deposed grand vizier, has
been stricken with paralysis on his
/ right side. The aged statesman is
the leader OF the counter-revolution
lists who were expected to overthrow
the Envey Bey cabinet.
/ Wait Until Tomorrow.
LONDON. Jan. 2s.The joint note
of the Balkan peace delegates inform
ing the Turkish plenipotentiaries thai
the armistice Is to be broken Off, was
approved today by all the envoys Of
the allies, at luncheon given by M
/ iNovakovitch. the Servian chief.
The delegates examined the hrie
note with great interest and discuss
ed it at length, and then decided K
4 hold formal session tomorrow t.
4 give 1t official approval
4 It now is certain that should figh.
j Ing be resumed, 1t will be at leas
two weeks before the armistice cal
d be broken with regularity, and a STATE
OF war cannot exist before the middle
Of February. The Balkan envoys vii
| have to submit their note to thei
governments for approval. Then I
will be presented to the Ottoman dele
gates. They will have to refer it t
Constantinople before making reply
The allies will then consider the Tul
kish answer and after all that Is done
the allies will appeal to Sir Edwar,
Grey to call formal sitting at S,
James Palace. at which the actual dc
nunciation of the armistice will b
declared.
In the meantime the ambassador
are holding daily consultations at tn
foreign office, and it is confidently BIZ
lieyed that the powers will interven
before the peace envoys finish wit
their red tape.
The note to Turkey merely state
; that as Turkey has made no move
!. in any six OF the peace negotiation:
the allies have no course open but
break Off the negotiations.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-28
Strike Of Pilots.

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CFTRTSTIANA, jan 2S.-Steamship
traffic between Scandinavian ports
and Bergen has been badly crippled
by strike OF pilots, who are demand
ing higher wages and shorter hours.
The employers today refused to dis
cuss the trouble with the msn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-28
Contract Let.

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\ WASHINGTON Jan. 2s.-The
treasury department this afternoon let
the contract for construction Of the
new San Francisco federal building
to Grant Fee, 2A49 Sixteenth street,
San Francisco The contract price is
S384,30O.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-28
:, ,s,.oettes Prefer to go 20 jail
R,ther Than PAY Their Small
Fines for Disturbing
the Peace.
know THEIR SECRETS
w,men Detectives Have Joined the
Rank. and Learned Just What
MlIltants Intend
To %.

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LONDON, Jan. 2S.-"Not one cent
ar tribute" the slogan Of the militant
rnffraSettes when arrested, was reit-
Grated today In Bow street police
court BY Mrs. Despard, when she
chose to go to jail for fourteen days
rather than pay a $40 fine.
Mrs. Despard was arrested last
night, following the wild demonstra-
tons caused by the governments
withdrawal of the franchise reform
bill in the house Of commons. She
was haranguing q crowd from the
steps OF st. Martin 's-in-the-delds
church, in Trafalgar Square.
Another militant who refused stead
lastly to give her name, was sent to
prison for a week on a charge of In
citing riot
There was vigorous denial today
that the young woman arrested last
night in st, Stephens Hall, adjoining
the house OF commons, was Miss
Sylvia pankhurst, youngest daughter
OF Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, leader
Of the militants. The young woman.
caught IN the act OF attempting to
smash the glas. OF picture with .
stone wrapped in q handkerchief, was
held prisoner for twc hours ard then
released. She refused to give her
name.
Scotland Yard heads we're confident
today Of their ability to cope with
the situation because they professed
to be in possession of all the plans Of
the suffragettes. Women detectives
several weeks ago joined the ranks OF
the militants and obtained access to
the inner circles. Winning the conf
dence OF women like Mrs Pankhurst
! Mrs. Despard, Miss Annie Kenny, and
| other leaders, they learned the suff
| ragette plans, authorities say, and by
this means, the police will be able t1
| checkmate them.
Despite the assurances OF the police
though. London today feared reigr
Of terror. Utterances OF Mrs Pank
hurst, Mrs. Despard and others wer,
TO the effect that the women intended
TO break every law In the calendar
except that against murder. BY ,
campaign of smashing violence, the.
plan to annoy the public so that ther,
VIII be ciamor from all quarters fo
tne government to give women th,
ballot.
We are going to show that man
made law does not. shall not and can
not bind u.s. shouted Mrs. Despard
Just before she was arrested. "Thos
/ OF US who are in on the secret o
what we intend to do, are not in th
ieast concerned about what happen
10 ourselves. The main thing is t
oreak the law in every possible way.
Shop-keepers all over London ar
boarding up their windows
John Simpson, male snffragette
arrested at Mrs. Despard's Trafalga
square meeting, was tried In Bo,
street and given HIS choice OF a 81
me or two weeks in JAIL He chos
confinement.
serious clash between the suffr.
gettes and the police is expected
laKe place In parliament square, whe
General Flora Drummond says sh
wiz lead large deputation of worl
ing women to call on David Lloy,
ueofge, chancellor OF the excheque
me woman asked Lloyd-George
receive them today in the house
commons, and he refused, by lette
General Drummond then wrote
fC.x+s~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-28
MYSTERIOUS Accident.

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VALLEJO, CAL, Jan. 2s.--Consider-
able mystery surrounded an accident
to the cruiser California which dry
docked at Mare Island today with 10
feet Of her plates stove in. No one
on board would explain the cause,
but it is reported that a court mar
!. tial will follow: .-4-.-53...s,......