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Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
GE N ERAl.

Stephen A. jerks, president of sew
eral textile companies, and son of the
inventor of the spinning ring which
revolutionized the industry, died at
Burlington, r. l.
A million dollar loss is estimated
from fire which destroyed the old
Shooters island shipyard in the Kill
Won Kull, near Staten island, in New
York bay.
Ellen b. Hopper, comic opera
singer, known on the stage as Nella
Bergen, was granted permanent de-
ere of divorce at Mineola, n. Y, from
De Wolf Hopper, actor.
Charges of offering to sell his vote
preferred against Representative Cliff
rord y Snow of Manchester were dp-
held by the lower house of the New
Hampshire Legislature and he was or.
dered expelled.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars for
fractures of his left leg was awarded
Joseph Lauzon, brakeman, by a
z" in the Supreme Court at White
Plains, n. Y. 1t is the largest verdict
of it's kind ever heard of there.
The Federal District Court of New
York dismissed the petition of the
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company,
Limited. as owner of the White Star
liner Titanic, for limitation of liza
bility resulting from the loss of the
Titanic. The court held that the com
pany's liability is to be determined
by the law of Great Britain, which
would make the owners of the Titanic
liable for about $3,000,0O0.
Two men are dead, one was fatally
wounded and three others were more
or less seriously hurt as the result OF
a pistol duel that took place in the
streets of Franklin, Ky. Judge John
II. Goodnight, aged .thirty-five years,
and William Taylor, aged forty-five,
were slain. while James Taylor, son
of William, was fatally wounded.
The fourth trial of DR.. B. Clarke
Hyde for the murder Of Colonel Thorn.
as II. Swope, scheduled to open in
Kansas City was, at the request OF the
state, postponed until Sept 8.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
FOREIGN.

The pope's condition is continuing
to improve.
Suffragette carson squads" almost
succeeded in burning down the rail
way station at Aberdeen, Scotland.
The reply of the Balkan allies was
presented to the European powers. 1t
is general acceptance of the offer
of mediation between Turkey and the
allies.
A passenger train was wrecked
near Ninove, Belgium by boulders
which had been piled on the. track at
a sharp curve. Sixteen persons were
badly injured.
Angry mobs at Brighton, Hyde
Park, Wimbledon, Hampstead and
elsewhere stoned, clubbed and chased
suffragettes when they attempted to
hold meetings. The police passed a
busy day protecting the suffragettes
Twelve million dollars is the figure
compiled in Trustworthy circles of Bel
gums loss in the first six days of the
strike for equal political rights, which
itdS Deen JOlutu ny dUOuC fUU,UUU
men, half the male working popula-
ton of the country.
1t is stated that Francisco de La
Barra, Mexican foreign minister, has
asked for an explanation through the
Mexican embassy at Washington of
the conduct of Consul William Canada
at Vera Cruz, who is alleged to have
prevented the arrest and removal
from Ward line steamer of DR.
Francisco Vasquez Gomez
Two enterp.ising suffragettes took
possession of "The Monument" which
stands near the northern approach to
London bridge and commentaries
the great fire which destroyed the
city of London in 1866 Ascending to
the topmost balcony, they displayed
two flags and an immense banner in
the suffragette colors, on each OF
which was written in white letters on
a black background, Victory or
DEATH
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
CONGRESSIONAL.

Senator Ashurst introduced bill to
prevent use of mails for stock gam
bling" purposes.
The investigation of an assault on
Representative Sims by a local bank
er was ordered.
Senator Jones introduced a bin to
extend civil service to land office and
customs officials.
The tariff bill as amended by the
Democratic caucus, was reintroduced
and referred to the House ways and
means committee.
Senator Smith (Arizona) introduced
resolution asking President Wilson
for all information regarding injuries
to Americans in Mexico
Senator Chamberlain introduced a
resolution for the abrogation of the
Hay-Pauncefote and Clayton-Bulw
treaties with Great Britain.
In a special message, President Will
son urged appropriation of $4,000 for
expenses of American commission to
The Hague opium conference.
The woman suffrage committee
gave hearing to the federal associa-
tion for woman suffrage, several sen.
ators and representatives making ad-
dresses.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
SPORT,
STANDING OF WESTERN LEAG,

Tommy Mcfarland won a four
round decision at Oakland. Cal, over
Phil Knight of Kansas City.
A federal system of licensing and
regulating the use of aeroplanes and
balloons is proposed in bill by SEN
ator Penrose.
The New York Bowery will be in
terested TO hear that it's idol, Big
Tim Sullivan, has started to become
chicken farmer
Washington won the varsity boat
race on Oakland harbor, defeating
Stanford by IFS yards. University OF
California crew was third.
Any student of the Sheffield Scien-
tific school, Yale, who takes part in
a Sunday baseball game will render
himself liable to suspension.
Sir Charles Day Rose, NJ. P, presi-
dent of the Royal Aero Club, yachts
man and breeder of race horser, died
at London with tragic suddenness.
The high school conference in as
sembly at the University of Colorado,
Boulder, decided to put the control OF
high school athletics into the hands
of an organization known as the In
terscholastic Athletic Union OF Colo.
RADIO.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
CAMPI0N HEADS R. A.
COLORADO GRAND COUNCIL Sc.
LECTS NEW OFFICERS.
Twelfth Annual Meeting Held at Den
YER Attended by Representatives
from All Parts of State.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-The twelfth annual ses
sion of the grand council of the state
of Colorado, Royal Arcanum, was
held in Fraternal Union hall. Follow
ing short business session an cleo
tion of officers was held and the
following chosen:
Grand regent, John Campion of Yer
den council No. 2O53; grand past re
gent, Myron A. Root of Railroad coun
Gil No. 1856; Grand vice regent; j
w. Hawley of Trinidad; grand orator
]. II. Kingwill of Denver council
grand secretary, Charles H. Peters OF
Denver council; grand treasurer, W.
T. Shay of Railroad council; grand
chaplain, M. F. Miller of Fort Collins
council; grand guide, ]. d. Montgom-
cry of Minnequa council. Pueblo;
grand sentry, F. G. Brink of Greeley
council; grand trustee, N. Benson Of
Trinidad council
John FL. Zahn of Railroad council
No. 1856, was reelected supreme rep
resentative. The officers were in
stalled by Deputy Supreme Regent
Cornell of Ithaca, N. Y. The council
adjourned, to meet in union council
session with all the members of the
order in Denver in the rooms of Rail-
road council No. 1856 at Fraternal
Union hall.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
Governor Makes Appointme nts.

Denver-Governor E. NJ Ammons
has appointed John H. Gabriel of Den
Yer as member of the board of par
dons for the term ending May 6, 1915
to succeed Henry P. Ellis. resigned.
Louis Bertolet of Littleton has been
appointed water commissioner for Dis.
trict s.
Following is the membership of the
state board of stock inspection, the
first five being reappointcd: Fred +.
Hee of Trinchera, Hector Matheson of
Hugo, o. F. Boyle of Durango. Albert
A. Neale of Montrose, B. F. Haley of
Rifle. Raymond S. Hustled of Cripple
Creek. j. N. McWilliams of Steamboat
Springs, w. T. Ashley of Saguache,
and A. j. Elliott of Platteville.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
CAUGHT FROM THHNErwoRk oF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING The PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

Otto w. Brodie, a professional avia-
tor, was killed by fall of his ma
chine from height of forty-five feet
at the aviation grounds in Chicago
An ordinance prohibiting the dis
play of picture of an undressed per-
son was recommended for passage by
the judiciary committee of the Chica.
go council.
The last train has pulled out of
Mercur, Utah, the once prosperous
mining town of 1000 people and five
smelters. The orders were issued by
the Salt Lake City offices.
Herman Coppes, sixteen years old,
paroled from the st. Charles reform
atory, who confessed at Elgin, ILL.,. to
the murder of Mrs. Maud Sleep and
her two children, was held to the
grand jury for the crime.
Peter BoXberger, a western Kansas
pioneer, died at his home at Hoising-
ton at the age of ninety-five years. He
was the father of eight children and
is survived by fifty-five grandchildren
anu olhty-l 81 cat 81
Governor Carranza of Coahuila has
been named provisional president of
Mexico by delegates from Sonora, Chi
huahua, Coahuila and some other
Mexican states who have been having
a conference in Monclova, Mexico.
The largest and most comprehensive
display of agricultural and horticul-
tural interests that the world has ever
known will be one of the chief fea-
lures of the Panama Pacific Interna-
tional exposition, which will open at
San Francisco on Saturday, February
90. 1915.
The names of forty-one girls, all un-
der twenty-one years of age, and most
of them not yet past eighteen, were
given to the county grand jury at Los
Angeles when it was asked to investi
gate white slavery charges in which a
number of millionaires are said to
have lured girls Systematically from
home and placed them in protected
resort"
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
Deposed Highway Chief Under Arrest

Denver.-Five employees of the city
were placed under arrest by con
tables from the West Side Court on
direct informations sworn out by Dis
trict Attorney John Rush. Those ar
rested are: William Geary, deposed
deputy highway commissioner; w. T
Murnan, S. P. Grommon, Thomas
Parr. all foremen in the street clean
ing department, and James Maxwell
foreman in the sprinkling department
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
Former Lieut.. Governor Seriously n

Greeley.-Jared l.. Brush, former
lieutenant governor, for half cen.
tury prominent as a Republican lead.
er, for forty-two years a resident OF
Greeley and after whom the town of
Brush was named, is reported to be
dying at the family home, 1926 Elev-
enth avenue. He suffers from pneu-
monia. which followed blood poison
ing contracted two weeks ago when
he ran silver in his hand while
preparing a flower bed for planting.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
WASHINGTON.

Secretary Daniels announced that
next winter practically the entire At.
lantic fleet would be sent on a three
months cruise to the Mediterranean
From all quarters of the United
States clubwomen poured into the cap
ital, as delegates to the annual con
vention of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs.
President Wilson has practically de.
cided upon May l and as the dates
for his speaking trip In northern New
Jersey in behalf of jury reform and
the proposal to call state constitu.
tional convention.
Speaker Champ Clark and Secre.
tary William Jennings Bryan met at
private luncheon. shook hands
and issued public statements declar-
ing they had buried the hatchet and
put the personalities of the Baltimore
convention with the bygones.
The name of Edward S. Harper OF
Denver has been taken under consid
GRAFTON for appointment as deputy as.
sistant United States treasurer, ac.
cording to information received from
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo. .
October IA has been set by the Su-
preme Court for hearing the case of
the Stratton independence, Limited
VS.. f. w. Howbert, collector, involv-
Ing the right Of the government to
collect corporation taxes from the val
ue OF blocked out ore Of mining com.
panies.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
Justice Killed by Lightning Bolt.

Trinidad.-Pedro Lucero, justice of
the peace and sheep man of Trim
chera, was Instantly killed by bolt
of lightning. Lucero was struck down
in the presence of his family shortly
after he had arisen from the dinner
table and stepped outside of the
house. His son saw him fall and was
himself dazed by the flash of light
ring.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
GEAPY is OUT ON BAIL.
Deposed Deputy Highway Commits
sioner Bitterly Scores
"Hiqher-ups,"

Denver.-Bitterly denouncing mem
bers of the city administration and
charging Mayor Henry J. Arnold with
using him as political tool, william
Geary hurried from the county jail
after an imprisonment of twenty-four
hours. He was released on n bond of
$1,000. furnished by John II. Cormack,
a Weld county rancher.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
Says eribe offered for Influen nee.

Washington.-Con Kindel
OF Colorado has caused sensation by
letter to Postmaster General A. s.
Burleson, in which the congressman
charges that prominent citizen OF
Greeley attempted to bribe him to fur.
ther his claims to the postmastership.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
Denver Woman Acquitted.

Boulder.-Mrs w. j. Boyle of Den.
yer was acquitted by jury here on
the charge of forging the names of S.
w. and j. l.. Fox of this city to a
note for $5o1. While the jury was out
Mrs. Boyle wrote verses about her
case.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
Educators After Athletics.

Boulder.-A resolution urging the
people of the state to unite in a de-
mand for the abolition of all inter.
scholastic athletics was passed here
as a compromise measure after an all.
day session of the Colorado High
School and College conference, with
200 prominent educators in attend.
ance.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
Springs Student Honored.

Colorado Springs.-Ferguso Red
die Ormes of this city, student at
Yale, has won the Macy fellowship
prize this year. The prize is $500, and
is awarded to the student with the
highest standing.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
Postoffice for Marvjne.

Meeker.-A postoffice, the fourth In
this section to be established within
a few weeks by President Wilson,
will be opened on the north branch of
the White river at Marvine, ada
cent to the Marvine hatcheries. w.
e. Simpson of Meeker will be post.
master.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
Girl of sixteen shoots Out RraIn,.

Trinidad. Colo.-"Mother, you will
never get another chance to scold
mel" cried Mary Ogrodowski, sixteen.
as she rushed into her room and blew
out her brains with Y revolver.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
larson Squad" Burns soathouse. e.

London.--An larson squad" OF mill.
tant suffragettes succeeded in burn
ing down the Handsworth Park boat
house in a Birmingham suburb
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
Cook and the Cuckoo.

Mistress-Bridget. what ails the
cuckoo clock? I haven't heard It to-
day.
Brtdget-Well, mum. there do be
strange cat around the kitchen an
likely the poor bur'rd's afeared to
come out.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
AdmIrlna SolIeltude

What do you think of our new bat
ueship?" asked the naval expert
Wonderful" replied the plain busi-
ness man; only 1t does seem u
shame to risk anything SO handsome
and expensive in a fight
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first nut M
40 years ago. They regulate and invigorsts
stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated
tiny grunules. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
Charity covers a multitude of sins
that ought to be exposed.

wrath, but 1t save a lot of useless
talk.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-24
STATE NEWS
OF INTEREST TO ALL
c o L o r ADO
PEOPLE,
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Dates for Coming Events.


May.-Knights of Columbus Meeting
at Pueblo.
May 13-14.-State Council ]. o. U. A.
M, at Colorado Springs.
June i0-12-State T.. L. o. Society at
Manitou.
June II 1-19.-National Press Association
Meeting at Colorado Springs.
June 22-29.-German funniest at Den
yer.
June.-Northern Colo. Sunday School
Gonvention at Greeley.
July.-State Postmasters Association
July 2S.-Pacific Jurisdiction, w. o.
W., at Colorado Springs.
aug. 12-15.-Thirty ysecond Triennial
Conclave of knights Templar, Dem
Yer.
Aug. 1S-20.-American Association of
Park Superintendents, at Denver.
aug. !S-20.-Army of the Philippines
National Society, at Denver.
Aug.-Grand Council of Order of Red
Men. at Denver.
Aug. 25.--Conference of Governors at
Colorado Springs
aug. 26.-knights of Pythias Grand
e Lodge Meeting at Trinidad.
Sept-National Association of First
Class Postmasters, at Denver.
OCT; 21-Coiorauo State Baptist Asso-
citation at Pueblo
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1913-01-23

railroads and great corporations
is centered in very small group
of New Workers, a part of whose
manipulative program is to
handle the banks" of the me-
tropolis-and these banks through
their connections with smaller
banks throughout the nation pos
scss power that can be direct
ed to the extent of bringing on
3 countrywide panic should the
little group aforesaid 50 order.
Right t.crc the inquiry hangs,
md it may be expected that the
dispute will rag, as to whether
this coalition indicates that
there is, or is no.. money
trust. Nevertheless, the facts
have been brought out clear
enough to form the basis for
some remedial legislation in
dependent of the general re-
vision of the financial scheme Of
the country, as called for in the
consideration of the Aldrich
plan, central banks proposals and
the like.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1913-01-23

Hansen Of the state school Of
agriculture. They are now, with
his assistance, developing a
species Of alfalfa which they
have proven will grow on high
gumbo points with less than ten
inches Of rainfall in a year, and
make thrifty growth with that
amount Of moisture. The same
plants without any covering of
snow have this winter had a
test Of more than twenty below
zero. and if tacy can stand such
extremes and come thru all right
they practically assure the whole
of the western part Of the state
being alfalfa territory. The prin-
..ipai work at the present time
is the breeding of a hybrid which
will combine the best qualities
Of the ordinary blue flowered
alfalfa with the hardness of the
Siberian yellow which shows its
endurance, and it is for this
hat the Stanley county delega-
ton and others west of the Mis-
souri, will ask an appropriation
sufficient to push the work. The.
are also enthusiastic good roads
boosters, and also want an ap-
preparation Of two thousand dol.
ans for photographic survey
work along with their general ir-
Continued on fourth page)
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1913-01-23

year to the country s prosper
ity "a factor which it appears
gives zest to completing merchant
able patents. There were &C.,
236 applications for patents in
1912, and 35,539 were favorably
p. .,cd upon. The yearly aver
age was greater than any previ-
o; year. While doubtless a
good many splendid inventions
were certainly patented. yet the
great number Of worthless patent
affording no protection to the
man who puts up good, hard
earned money, is big black spot
on Uncle Sam s method of doing
business. The practice Of emo
patent, no fee attorneys in
covering only the unimporiant fca
lures of inventions, while leaving
che cOntrivanceS as a whole UNI
protected and open to infringe
IN mt without violating the fedora
laws, is sort of Short-change
game that has hccn going on
for years, and has made the Unit
ed States patent office a subject
of lots of we'll deserved ridiculc.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1913-01-23
MONEY TRUST |NQU|S|T|ONS
he Quiz Has Resulted in the
Z Cleaher Understanding of
the Ways Of Financial Power

The money trust investigation
has been booming along merrily,
and the great kings of finance
from New York has reheal sed
the tales Of their bins of gold
ih ways that makes the story of
the wealth Of an ancient like
Solomon, or of the renowned
Court of Monte Crist0, sound like
a hard luck story.
Representative Pujo and his
committee. through the careful
inluisitions of Attorney Unte-
myer have secured from tha Wal
street milliOnaircs a practical con
firmation Of the reasons urged
before congress a., proving that
there is money trust Morga,
Baker and others have supported
the allegations; but each asserts
that even so there is no money
gust, and such thing is impos-
sihle."
he net results of the query
establishes the fact that the
money supply for most of the
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1913-01-23
MERCHANTS OPPORTUNITY

The parcel post law which goes
nto effect the first Of the year
'ffels an opportunity for wide
awake merchants in the smaller
communities if they will but
seize it. Ii they don't they may
lepend upon it that the big.
city stores and mail houses will.
There is no reason why the
smaller merchants should not
reach out into the surrounding
country for trade as well as their
big brothers Of the cities. They
have an especial advantage and
protection in the zone feature of
he law which increases the pos
iagc rates with the increased dis
tance a parcel is carried. The big
nail order houses 200 miles a.
yay will have to pay approx
matcly so per cent more to trans.
port the same weight of parcel
20 the same person than the To-
cal merchant will have to pay.
for the same service.
Shopping by mail is going to
be an important branch of com.
merce gaining volume steadily m
the efficiency Of the parcels
post and the familiarity of the
public with its advantages in.
-reases. The local merchant has
many important advantages over
the city department store and
mail order house in reaching out
for the trade of a section, and
If he is a live one he will pro-
fit by them. If he is asleep
at the switch the big city houses
VIII get thc cream OF the trade
through his own fault.
The department stores and mail
order house know we'll the po-
tency Of printers ink in sccur-
ing business. Let the smaller
merchant take leaf from their
book OF knowledge and, backing
up his good advertising with
honest goods, fair prices, proxi-
nifty to the customer to correct
~ny differences, and lower
postage rate, the competition Of
the big cities will cease to be n
bogey and the smaller merchants
will rise up and call the parcels
post blessed.-Groton Herald.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1913-01-23

Reduced round trip rates 70
Pierre. So. OAK. via the North
Western Line account above meet
ing, q sale january 9th to 30th,
Return limit February IT, 1919.
Tiske<s and full psrtisulars On
Applie ton A ticket agents Chi
sa1o - North WaStsra \
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1913-01-23

The commissioner of patents
sounds n note of optimism in
attributing the increased number
of patents issued i'm the past