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Eastern Colorado times., 1913-01-24
Passed In the Senate.

The short appropriation bill was
passed by the Senate on third reading.
Resolution ratifying amendment to
the United States constitution provid.
ing for election of senators by popular
vote passed on second reading.
Bill for an amendment to the state
constitution declaring smelters to be q
public utility passed On SECOND read
ing.
Motion to place both parties to the
Barela-Wycoff election contest under
bond to pay the expense of the pro-
ceeding defeated.
Action on the Nixon contest for the
lieutenant governorship indefinitely
postponed.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-01-24
legislative Notes.

A bill to recodify the laws of Colo
RADIO relating to the protection Of
women and children has been intro
duced by Representative Pearl Gates.
The Democratic majority Of the
House of Representatives, Nineteenth
General Assembly, have agreed upon
a program of caucus meetings to be
held not less than twice a week, for
the purpose of pushing platform
pledges and other important bills
through the House.
Governor Ammons has signed the
short appropriation bill, carrying with
it appropriations totaling $467,549 to
pay the regular running expenses OF
the state until the regular appropri-
alton bill is passed, as we'll as sew
eral items of expense contracted in
1912, such as $4,000 for the pub
lication of initiative and referendum
measures. The short appropriation
bill also carries with it $4,000 to be
used in protecting Colorado's water
rights in suits brought by Wyoming
and other states.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-01-24
where WE FIND EMERALDS
Famous Muzo Mines In the Republic
Of Colombia Produce Finest
Gems.

The finest emeralds are found In
the Republic of Colombia, at the IA
nous Muzo mines in the department
Of Boyaca, seventy miles north by
west of Bogota, which have been
worked since 1858. The Spaniards
mined there in the middle of the six
teenth century, but withdrew after
a time, owing to continual fighting
with the Indians; with the result that
for awhile the locality Of the mines
was unknown. They are now worked
by an English company, in partner
ship with the government. The emer-
aids at Muzo occur in calcite veins
running through black carboniferous
limestone in all directions and at all
angles. Often the limestone is COW
cred with earth, in which bushes and
trees are growing; this has to be
cleared before prospecting is possible.
When calcite veins have been located.
the side Of the hill is dug. away in
banks" usually by Indians, whose
chief tool is a steel bar forged to a
point at one end. The pieces of cal
cite vein are examined specifically
for emcralds, and are then set aside
for conveyance to the sorting-shed,
where detailed examination is made,
and the emeralds are divided into fif-
teen grades according to color, trans.
parency, size, freedom from flaws, and
so on.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-01-24
The NIXON CONTEST
COLORADO sENATE-DEcLlNEs TO
TAKE ACTION.
Controversy over the Lieutenant Gov.
ernorship Is Left to Court.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-By a vote of % to 6 the
State Senate showed that it does not
intend to allow the contest of John
G. Nixon for the lieutenant governor
ship to be taken before the Legisla.
ture. The body voted to postpone in.
definitely the House resolution call
ing for joint session of the assembly
to hear the contest Nixon has filed.
Last week it killed senatorial reso-
luton of the same kind.
Those who voted against postpone
ment were Senators Cornforth, Hay
den, William G. Robinson, Stephan,
Weiland and Williams, all Republi-
cans.
Mr.. Nixon, who was candidate for
lieutenant governor on the Progress
i've ticket, claimed that the assembly
should have declared him elected
when it canvassed the vote for state
officers, as his vote was the largest of
living candidates.
Colonel B. F. Montgomery, Demo-
crat, who received the largest vote,
had died before the canvass, but was
declared elected
The Supreme Court was expected to
make ruling on arguments submitted
on the lieutenant governor successor.
but did not do so.
The greater part of the Senate ses-
sion, which was not long, as the body
adjourned early to 60 to the Stock
show, was taken up with debate over
the bill introduced by Senator Will
liams to submit constitutional
amendment to the people to make
smelters and refining and reduction
works public utilities. Exactly the
same proposed amendment was defeat
ed at the recent election by almost 2O,-
900 votes.
Senators Williams, Van Tilborg,
Joyce and Pearson all spoke in favor
Of the bill. They contended that the
people did not have a chance at the
election to study the merits of the
measure because of the multiplicity of
initiated and referred measures that
were submitted to them.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-01-24
Bills Introduced in Senate,

S. B. IA, w. c. Robinson-Anothe
anti-pass bill.
S. B. Is, by Pearson-Providing for
the creation Of a state board of exam
iners for chiropractics and authoriz-
ing the practice of that profession.
S. B. 16, Cross-"Blue sky" law,
providing for the suppression of fake
investment companies and promoters.
S. B. II, Cross-Confirming the
right of irrigators by direct appropria.
tion through bitches to uninterrupted
flow Of their priorities during irriga.
tlon season.
s. B. 1S, Van Tilborg-
the number Of district judges in the
Eleventh district from one to two.
s. B. %, Napier-Requiring all rail.
roads to equip locomotives with elec-
trio headlights.
S. B. 20, Metz-Appropriating money
for horticultural exhibit at the state
fair.
S. B. 80, Metz-Providing for prem
iums at the state fair.
S. B. 81, Metz-Prohibiting vehicles
at elections and primaries.
S. B. 80, Napier-Anti-trust bill. The
bill is similar to the one he introduced
last session and is the Kansas law. It
provides that trusts can be forced 10
give testimony in all Investigations.
S. B. 33, Garman-Reapporti
of the Senate and the House Of Repre-
sentatives.
8. B. "a, Garman-Dividing Colorado
into four congressional districts.
s. B. 35. Tobin-Increasing number
of judges in the seventh judicial dis.
trict to two.
S. B. SO, Reynolds-Providing for
license of s25 year for all drug
stores selling liquor. This is state
tax and includes every drug store.
| s. B. 81, Stephan-Raising the road
tax from 50 to SIS and giving the distri-
button Of the revenut to Incorporated
cities and towns, instead OF to county
commissioners.
s. B. 3S, Garman-Providhg for an
appropriation that will permit the
opening of state employment agency
In Denver.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-01-24
COLORADO
LEGISLATIVE
q o N G s
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
MILEAGE BILLS INTRODUCED.
Proposed Measures Fix Passenger
Fares by Dividing State Into
Divisions,
D O I N G s

Divisions.
Denver.-Two bills to establish q
mileage charge for passenger rates
on railroads, bill for a constitution
al amendment allowing school districts
at their discretion to establish separ-
ate schools for colored children, bill
licensing and placing under bond all
commission merchants handling farm,
dairy, orchard or garden produce,
wares or merchandise, and several
bills to protect the health Of children
We're introduced in the House of Rep
resentatives.
The bill for the segregation of COL
ored children in schools was intro
duced by Representative Warren M.
Persons of Colorado Springs. There
are many people from Texas, Okla
homa and other southern states who
spend a good part Of, or even the en-
tire year, at Colorado Springs. Many
prominent men there favor such a
law. Some of the colored people
themselves are urging it, as they
claim that their children are discrim-
mated against under present condi-
tions.
Representative Young is author of q
bill which establishes an eastern and
western division Of the state for pur-
poses of regulating passenger rates on
trains. An arbitrary line from north
to south running through Fort Collins,
Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs,
Pueblo and Trinidad is established. In
all territory east of this line the fare
is to be cents a mile: in all terri
tory west of it, or the mountainous
region, the fare is to be 3 cents a
mile.
Representative Sweets bill estab-
fishes the same geographical line and
places the mileage in the eastern zone
at 2 cents per mile. In the mountain
GUS regions the mileage is based upon
the earning capacity Of the railroads
per mile. In no place shall the mile
age charge be more than cents,
where the earnings are less than ST.
900 per mile. The minimum charge
for mountain roads will be cents per
mile. For roads which are mixed and
which do not segregate their earnings,
the charge will be 31s cents a mile
where the earnings are under $1,000
per mile and cents per mile where
the earnings are over $1,000 per mile.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-01-24
Familiar to "Mike.n

A negro clairvoyant who for some
time masqueraded as Hindoo was
recently visited by a collector, Mike
O'Conner.
"Ah," smiled the clairvoyant, re
genzelman wantz re palm read?"
mo-" said Mike, "ze genzelman has
ze bill for YOU"
When the bill was produced the
palm reader forgot his Hindoo an
cestors and a stream of perfect Eng
lish swear words poured from his
lips.
"Ah." said Mike. smiling, "ze gen.
zelman sounds more like re Indiana
avenue zan ze Hindoo." o."-Indianapolis
News.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-01-24
Thomas Sworn in as Senator.

Washington.-Charles S. Thomas
took the oath of office as United
States senator shortly after the Senate
met Monday, being escorted to the
presiding officers desk by Senator
Simon Guggenheim. Thomas reached
Washington Monday morning and was
at the capitol with his credentials
when the Senate met ut noon.
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LIVE BABY is
SENT BY MAIL
PARCEL CARRIED FOR 10 CENTS.
INCLUDING FEE FOR INSUR.
ANCE IN SUN OF $1,000.

Batavia, Ohio.-vernon o. Lyttle.
mail carrier on rural route No. >.
is the first to accept and deliver a
live baby under parcel post condi-
tlons. The postage was 10 cents
and the parcel was insured for $50.
The baby, a boy weighing ten and
three-quarter pounds, iut within the
eleven-pound weight limit OF the
parcel post law. is the child of Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse Beagle of Glen Este.
The package was we'll wrapped and
ready for mailing when the carrier
got it. Its measurements reached
seventy-one inches, also within the
law, which makes seventy-two inches
the limit.
Nj. Lyttle delivered the parcel at
the address on the card attached,
that of the child's grandmother. Mrs.
Louis Beagle. VINO lives about a mile
from its home.
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o OF
GARMENT K
SOCIALIST BERGES SAYS UNDER.
PAY OF EMPLOYEES is CAUSE
OF MISERY AND DISEASE

Washington. d. C.-An investiga-
ton of the conditions of the garm-
ent working industry of New York
is proposed in a resolution introduce
ed by Berger. socialist member from
Wisconsin.
The resolution would authorizes
the appointment of a special commit
tee OF seven members to inquire into
conditions surrounding the garment
making trade and the recent strike.
Berger claims the wages in the in,
dustry are so low that healthy sur
roundings and a decent standard Of,
living have become almost impos-
sible. that vice and crime are bred
OF needless misery coincident to the
manufacture of the nations clothing
that clothing made under such
conditions is a serious menace and
danger to health because of the UNI
sanitary conditions"
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SICKLES
ACTUAL ARREST
GENERAL OF CIVIL WAR NOT
LOCKED UP ON CHARGE OF
EMBEZZLING $4,000 OF
COMMISSION MONEY.

New York City.-To spare his old
friend. General Daniel E. Sickles.
the humiliation of arrest, Sheriff
Hamburger arranged with the gener-
ais counsel today to accept bail from
a surety company. This obviates the
necessity of locking Sickles i'm Jail.
pursuant to the order from the su-
preme court issued after the general
failed to accoun for over 100000
received from the New York monu-
ment commission.
General Sickles was technically
placed under arrest and Immediately
technically released under bail OF
$4,000 furnished by the surety com
pany Altho technicall.-in custody for
a moment, Sickles did not leave his
home. Sheriff Hamburger purposely
delayed serving the order of arrest
until the bond had been perfected.
The sheriff started a movement to
make up the shortage by popular sub
s%cription.
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STATE FLOWER
GROWERS COMING
DESIGNATE THIS CITY AS MEET
ING PLACE FOR HORTICUL-
TCRE SOCIETY NEXT
WINTER.

W.. I. March OF this city, manager
OF The Newburys nursery and green
houses was in Redfield the early
part OF the week where he attended
the annual meeting of the state hor-
ticultural society and secured the
promise of hat organization to meet
in this city next January.
This will be the first %ppearance
OF the state horticulturists in Nit
chell since 1889 and they chose this
city from a total of six which asked
Tor them, in spite of the fact that
other cities ell extended invitations
signed by their mayor and
cial clubs. Mr.. Marsh easily pur-
suaded the members that Mitchell
Is the most central location for the
meeting and can take the best care
of the membership. 1t is probable
that this meeting will bring. be-
tween two and three Hundred men to
Mitchell. Among the other cities
which bid for the meeting were,
Ipswich. Sioux Falls. Yankton and
Huron.
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model
DANcrNG-lN FANCY AND FACT.

Kansas City Star: ~"Inaugural ball"
sounds we'll, doesn't it? You can i'm
agine Just how the dance at a presi-
Dental inaugural ought to look.
Something like the functions that you
get a glimpse OF in stage spectacles
When they show you a French court
scene-army officers in tremendous
array of brass buttons and things,
diplomats and foreign military repre-
sentatives with shiny boots, and lit
tie red jackets pinned to their Shout
ders, and beau-ti-fnI swords, and al
the social leaders of the nation, in
Guiding those who year diamonds
set in their heels and teeth, and
shawls woven from pearls. All glid-
ing around. of course, to stately mu-
sic by the London Symphony orches-
ira.
The setting for this noble affair
in your imagination. at least-is
worthy of the ball. A splendid ap-
artment. decorated by the masters, a
delight to all the senses.
So much for fancy. Now for fact
The inaugural hall is a commercial
enterprise conducted by the business
men of Washington to reimburse
them for their expenditure in buying
a little bunting and putting up some
electric lights to make Pennsylvania
avenue look something like Grand
avenue, Kansas City, on the night
of the p. o. p. parade. 1t is held in
the Pension Building, which has the
reputation of being the biggest and
Iugliest brick building in the world.
They move the card indexes out and
let the dancers in.
AS there are tens OF thousands of
out-of-town visitors for the inaug-
uration. the committee has no diff
ficulty in disposing OF all the tickets
it can print. There is a frightful
crush, gowns need to be made of
stout canvass to survive the inevita-
BILE stepping on trains. and no old
Washingtonian would think of going
unless he had to. The president and
his family are obliged to look in for
a few minutes in order to give the
affair the proper ton and make the
dancers think they are getting their
moneys worth.
But SO far as the ball is concerned,
it is simply a punk sort of show,
which exploits the public for money
making purposes. The president-elsct
deserves three cheers for having the
courage to stop it.
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HAVE
HALF OF SENATE
THIS is STANDING NOW OF THAT
HODN IN THE NEXT CON-
GRESS.

Washington. ID. C.-Democratic
control of the next senate which be-
anne a certainty when j. X. Shields
was elected by the Tennessee legis-
lature Thursday, nov rests at the
minimum strength of AS. exactly one
half of the membership of the SEN
ate. Democratic leaders disappointed
in the recent loss of Senator Gard
ners seat from Mains are now watch
ing Illinois. New Hampshire, West
Virginia and Wyoming in the belief
that a democratic senator may be
added to the list from some one of
these states.
The control of the senate if no
further democratic additions are
made, will be so narrow as to make
action on many contested problems
and on tariff legislation a matter of
constant doubt. With Vice President
Marshall's vote to rely upon in the
case of a tie, the democrats will have
control of the senate organization
and of general senate affairs. 1t is
recognized, however, that Oh many
tariff questions and other matters of
general legislation, divisions within
the party after March 5 may in many
cases reduce the democratic majority
to the vanishing point.
The fight against Senator Warren
in Wyoming. the contest TO upset
Senator Falls denomination in New
Mexico and the effort to make some
arrangements that will give the DEM
ocrats 1T least one of the two places
to be filled in Illinois now are hold
ing the attention of the party leaders.
Democratic control after March 4 will
be strengthened by the long standing
division within republican ranks and
the presence OF at least Two progress
sives, Senators Clapp and PoindeXter,
or the republican side of the cham
Der.
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Y N%E1GHBoRs.

The Royal Neighbors of America.
Mitchell Camp. 1910 had installation
of officers at the Gale hall recently
Mrs. Mark Harris acted as installing
officer. and Mrs. II. j.. Preston as
installing marshall. Those installed
were:
Oricle, Mrs. Lottie Underwood;
past oricle, Mrs. j. c. Fowler; vice
oricle, Mrs. Miller Osborn; chancel-
lor. Mrs. Hull; recorder, Miss Rose
Shaub; receiver. Mrs. Ella Woodman;
marshal. Mrsn Mabel Fowler; inside
sentinel. Mrs. Namoi Wells; outside
sentinel, Mrs. Gertrude Miller; new
manager, Mrs. O. kjelmyr.
After the installation all repaired
to the dining hall. where the hus-
bands of the Royal Neighbors had
been invited to partake of a lunch
and enjoy a social hour with them.
AT the regular meeting on Thursday
evening. January 23rd, the list of
appointive officers was completed as
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-01-30
E
IN POSTOFFICE
ONCE MORE MONEY Is TAKEN
FROM PACKAGE PASSING
THROUGH SIOUX FALLS
OFFICE.

Sioux Falls. S. D.-A package con-
tanning $4,000 consigned from a local
bank to a bank at Hurley was in
some manner. which escaped the at
tention of the postal authorities,
tempered with and $3.50 OF the am
cunt taken out. The affair happened
some time last week but it has been
kept quiet with the hope of immedi-
ate discovery of the perpetrators.
The records show that the pack
age was delivered at the local post
office and signed for at which time it
was in perfect condition. No defect
was noticed in the package until the
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which, despite the hazy character of
the organization, points out some
striking facts with reference TO the
contract plan under which the shirt
factory is kept going at the state
p~enitentiary. The state made 42.0OO
dozen shirts last years at Sc cents
per dozen. According 10 the above
communication, the labor cost of a
dozen shirts in the cheapest of free
plants is 81 20. The Republican has
no knowledge of its own of the cor
rectness OF these figures but does
know thai they are in keeping with
ed about the %ruinous effect upon
wages of the competition of convict
labor. At The above figures, the COM
pany for which shirts We're made by
the state of South Dakota saved S4
cents per dozen by buying the labor
from the South Dakota prison instead
of from free w~orkingmen. This, on
$4,000 TO the contracting firm in a
single year.
Now one of two things are true:
Either the state is making a ire
mendous profit for some private on
Germ by selling its labor far below
the market price,
Or else the competition of such
prison labor IS forcing wages paid
free employees down below the living
point.
Either effect is vicious and indie
feasible. The state ought to be en-
gagged in better business than either
enriching some distant stockholders
or forcing down wages and there
by adding to the snm of human suf-
fering.
1t is We'll indeed that the convicts
should be employed. But if nothing
can be found for them / o do, let them
crush rock and then ship this crush
ed rock at state expense out owe
the state to be distributed over the
states roads. Better yet, pu, the con-
victs at work on the really tremen-
dous task of constructing model
highways for South Dakota.
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BANQUET.

A party of twenty enjoyed a deli
ciously prepared and served banquet
at the Navin hotel last Thursday
night following the completion of the
bowling match between Aberdeen
and Mitchell which was won by the
former. The company included about
ten local men with five from Aber-
deem and five from Sioux Falls. Fol
lowing the serving of the banquet,
President A. f.. S~charnweber OF the
Mitchell Bowling association gave a
short talk in which he spoke of the
coming national tournament at Min
n%eapolis. in which this city will be
represented by two five men teams.
and he also strongly advocated the
organization of a state bowling as
ISOLATION. Others present also spoke
in favor of the latter idea.
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POOR BUSINESS FOR THE STATE.

The Republican is unoualifiedlv
opposed to state or government COM
petition with private industry. Even
the socialists would not ountenanc
this, for they believe that ALL in
dustry should be under government
ownership. For the state to engage
IN the manufacture of butter or ice
cream or overalls or shirts or tractors
or anything else made by private
concerns, n then to employ labor
at an arbitrary price lower than
would enable a workingman to live
and support his family is simply with
out any justification. There is just
n possible exception to this rule
and that is in the case of a mono
poly that EFFORTS unreasonable prices
ron the people of the state. But even
then it is a subterfuge, for it is the
business of the government to reg
ulate strictly all monopoly, not to
go into competition with it.
These are the fundamental reasons
why it is wrong for the state to sell
the labor of its convicts il competi-
ton with that of free workingmen
in the country. The Repub-
lican is in receipt of a communica-
ton from the National Free Labor
Association" whatever that may be,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-01-30
DINNER AND BRIDGE.

Friday evening Mrs. w. r.. Ball
a party of lady and gen.
tlemen friends in a name most de-
lightful. The hostess served a six
O'Clock dinner in four courses, in
which she was assisted by Mrs. f. w.
rregberg. Mrs. c. A. Bower and Mrs.
ID. j. Noble. The viands We're tempt
ing and delicious. Plates We're laid
for twenty-eight guests. who later i'll
the evening played bridge whist. The
head prizes We're awarded to Mrs.
f. w. Freyberg, and DR.. A. j. Dix.
The occasion was one OF rare enjoy
ment.