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GOOD NEWS FOR FLORENCE
STATE BANK DEP0SIT0RS

The money involved in the insur-
anee policies. which were held by
sherman Andrews. and which cases
nave been pending in the courts foI
some years. has at last been paid and
is now lying in one of the Canon City
banks.
As IL was the money OF the deposit
ors which had been loaned TO fight
these cases, and as these insurance
policies were the only securities
which the bank had received for the
enormous loans extended to Sherman
Andrews. II is more than likely that
the attorneys for the receiver will be
able to establish claims and that this
money can soon be secured to pay a
portion of the claims owed by the
bank to the depositors.
This is encouraging news and as
soon as this money is received. there
is every possibility OF another divi-
dend OF about 12ss per cent. being
paid. At any rate We have the as
surance from the receiver. that just
as soon as he can possibly do so. he
will pay another dividend.
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VICTOR MOTOR CLUB MEN
BOOST FOR NEW ROAD

Victor. Oct lo.-At a meeting Of
the Victor Motor club. held last
Thursday night in the Elks club ii
was decided to appoint at least i've
members OF the organization to go to
canon City within the next week to
meet with the Canon and Florence
motor clubs and discuss the proposed
new road from this city to the val
ley. The entire membership OF
the club was named as n committee
to attend the meeting Of the Cripple
Creek club next Tuesday night for a
discussion Of the same matter and
the club from the county seat will
be asked to name a committee to &C.
company the Victor men to the val
ley towns
The Victor club is very enthusias
tic over the new road and the men,
oers have pledged themselves to
make every effort to secure the right
of way of the narrow gauge road for
the new auto route.
The Cripple Creek club Is also said
TO favor the plan and there will be
plenty of support from this district
IL the Canon and Florence people can
be shown where 1t is to their advan
taEe to have the road built and com
munfoation again established between
the two points.
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1t condemns Democratic extravag-
ance and shows that the cost of main
tanning state government under Dem
ocratic administration is practically
twice the cost of maintaining it un-
der Republican administration.
1t pledges the best efforts OF its
officials to impartially enforce all
laws, the liquor laws not being ex-
cepted.
1t pledges its officials to a redemp-
ton in taxes through the abolishment
of all unnecessary boards and bureaus
and a general retrenchment policy
that will not injure the efficiency of
government.
1t pledges the enforcement OF the
Civil Service laws to the extent that
incompetent employs will be diseharg-
ed.
It favors an efficient supervision
and reasonably just regulation of all
corporations
1t invites honest labor and capital
to come to Colorado but denounces
the importation OF the lawless wheth-
er by the agitator or employer.
II insists that the powers Of the
courts to enforce their process in
the protection OF life, liberty and
property shall be preserved inyiolate.
1t extends sympathy to Governor
Ammons and severely criticizes those
Democratic officials who refused to
aid in suppressing rebellion
1. expresses the hope that the Eu-
ropean war Will result in the disarm-
ament OF all nations
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Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland Entertain

Mr and Mrs. w. n. Rowland enter.
tanned the Young Married Folks
Card Club Friday night Dinner was
served at O'Clock and 800" played
nfterward. MIR. Hunter Palmer and
Mrs. ID. /. Robson took the prizes.
This club styled itself the YOUNG
Married Folks Club" good many
years ago md there Is discussion
on now. about change OF name. but
so far no one has suggested name
pleasing TO nil Old Married Folks
club is acceptable 10 the men. but
not to tho women.
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ENGAGEMENT OF THE
MISSES BIGGS ANNOUNCED

The younger set in Denver society
will be interested in the news OF
the engagement OF two cousins who
are among its most popular members.
Miss Florence and Miss Edns Biggs-
Miss Florence Biggs is engaged TO
Walter Sheldon. teacher and popular
football coach OF the East Denver
high school Miss Edna Biggs' aanee
is Clarence Kurtz- The Biggs- Shell
don nuptials are set for December.
the other wedding will take place IN
June. Both girls are Denver univer-
sity girls and members OF the Phi
Beta Phi sorority. Miss Florence
Bigss is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
f. NJ Biggs. Miss Edna Biggs Is the
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Biggs.
now OF Canon City. Clarence Kurtz
was formerly of this city and is now
with the Independent Lumber COM
pany at Grand Junction.-Rocky
Mountain News.
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Married Recently In Denver

Miss Gen svievc +. Goold. daughter
OF Mrs. l.. A. Goold OF South Canon.
was recently married In Denver 60
Chas. II. Bailey. until lately district
organizer, with headquarters at Flor
cnce, for tho United Mine Workers
Of America. At present MIR. and Mrs.
Bailey are making their homo in
Routt county.
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REPUBLICAN
PLATFORMISMS

Conscious OF its splendid achieve.
ments. the Republican party conf.
IDENTIFY faces the distressing prob.
lens that confront our commo1-
wealth
II adheres to the principle OF pro
lection and is opposed to the section
al tariff bill enacted by the present
Democratic congress.
1t deman Is the restoration o: a
tariff on sugar that will always pro
tect Colorado sugar beet growers.
1t Expresses chagrin over the Off
cial actions of Senator Thomas
1t favors liberal national appropria-
tions for good roads.
It's congressional delegation will
support a woman suffrage Federal
Constitutional Amendment.
1t favors hremans pension law.
1t pledges the submission of a
state constitutional amendment pro-
vsding that proportionate per cent
OF signatures for referring and initiat
ing bills shall be secured from each
of the several judicial districts Of the
state.
1t favors an efficient farm loan act
1t favors a workmen's compensation
act.
1t declares that the waters OF the
state belong to the people of that
state and condemns the efforts Of the
reclamation service to prevent the
beneficial utilization Of the waters by
the people of the state.
It pledges the return to state SOW
ereignty to the extent that law. or
der and justice will be enjoyed by all
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Record want "A FOR r..urs..
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Had No Clothes

7 jumped up and made a grab for
my pants aad my oil cloth grip in
which | had thirty dollars. all poss-
essed in tho world. remember
serambiing up the companionway and
all tho time trying to open that cuss
cd oil cloth bag but the dam thins
was stuck tight couldn't shake &
nor -pry It. Finally | came near
losing my pants In my efforts so
thought the pants were OF more use
than the bag and dropped II.
when got on deck tho life boat
had been let down and the women
and children placed In II. There was
not much commotion and not word
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Here 7, vIs,, t.er Drummer.

Mrs. Grimes OF Denver arrived here
Thursday afternoon to visit her daugh
ter. Mrs. c. W. Williamson. at i7is
North Ninth street. She will remain
in Canon city for several weeks.
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nity miles away, AT Midnight. III "ds
subsequently learned, however. that
they reached Pueblo about six forty
tivc and stopped briefly at a garage
on Fourth street to replenish their
supply OF gasoline.
They were recognized there and as
soon as possible detectives were in
formed on their visit and started after
them. but the reckless fugitives out
distanced their pursuers down the
valley.
Buy Whiskey at Las AnImas.
Arriving ut Las Animas. where they
halted to get bottle OF whiskey and
were again recognized. this time by
woman. The marshal was told OF the
affair and managed to approach with
in hundred feet Of their car before
they could get started. He ordered
them TO halt. but they paid no atten-
tion to him and we're soon going
again east On the Santa Fe trail at a
rate of speed that enabled them to
hit only the high places in the road
Although making time that would
have been creditable 10 Barney Old
field on a saucer-shaped race course
they could not beat the telephone and
when they reached Syracuse the Of
ficers were waiting for them and took
them into custody.
Miller Shot Woman.
Miller will be remembered as haT-
ing tried - shoot Miss Georgiana
Lichtenberger. pretty stenographer
at the Denver Y. M. c. A.. because
she resented his attentions when she
ascertained that he was a married
man. Miller was convicted of attempt
TO murder and was sentenced
states prison for a term OF from seven
to fourteen years.
lie was entered upon the peniten-
tiary register here. August -. 1912.
lie viii lose about seven years Of his
tim. for his escapade OF last Satur-
day nikht. and. with West. will also
have to stand trial in the district
court here on the charge OF grand
larceny for tie theft OF Capt. Bald.
wins automobile.
Miller is said to be connected with
one OF the best families in Denver
and is an exceptionally bright young
man. For some time past he has
been employed as stenographer In the
warden's o,ace and Is exceptionally
skillml in that line OF work.
Allowed 4 Little Recreation.
IL was while being allowed little
recreation on the lawn OF the State
park that he was picked up by West
last Saturday afternoon. The War
den says that he never had a more
intelligent and faithful "trusty~ about
the prison than Miller. His term
would have expired in February OF
next year. but his late adventure
will add another year to his service
for the state.
Parole o.noer Z. NJ. Tippin and Joe
Ryan left from Pueblo Sunday morn.
ing for Syracuse to bring the refu.
sees back 20 Canon CITY and they
are expected 10 arrive here late this
afternoon The parole officer was in
structed by the warden to put the
Oregon boot on West. chain the two
men together and compel them to
drive the automobile back to the
prison gates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland Ertertaln
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the one compiled by Mr.. waltz The
thermometrical readings are made at
10 O'Clock daily.
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to the wreck Of the Francis


Leggett nea- the mouth of the Colun-
bia river on the Pacific coast when
eighty or more men. women and chill
dren lost their lives.
In A Reminiscent Mood.
That put the Colonel in a reminis-
cent mood He spent ten years o
his early life on the sea cruising all
along the Pacific coast in all kinds OF
weather. He was the survivor OF three
ship wrecks. two steamers and one
schooner, and he shuddered when
the fate of the Francis Leggett was
mentioned.
A fresh quIb OF Boot Jack" prop
erly propoItioned and carefully IN
serted in the vacancy left where a
valuable molar once did active SER
vice. and the colonel launched on his
story.
The Story Begins:
"As the teiiah says. | was in a few
shipwrecks myself begnn -. D." as
he squirtei a carefully aimed nou'
full OF juice at the suspidor. But the
worst and only fatal wreck was
when the faithful old Eastport with
lumber and passengers went down on
The old guard we're sitting in vari-
ous posturcs around the stove in
Russel's sto-e. It was 4 warm day IN
late September but that made no diff
ference about the stove. The guard
had sat there all summer long and
Just because summer had come and
gone and winter was soon again 10
come was no reason why they should
change.
Besides the spit box was near the
stove and by sitting around the rust
ed veteran 0f many a hard fought win
ter. they could ret a chance at the
receptacle.
Talk had jumred from prohibition
with a small t. the price OF coal
and then 10 the war. The German
torpedo boats had just sunk three ai
England's iowerful floating arma-
ments. Old man s!mons said that was
conclusive proof that 1t was folly 10
spend $1,000 600 for a big cruiser
when a little 100000 craft could
blow IL to pieces in the blink of an
eyeiash. cnl. Russell contended that
the nations would always have bis
expensive ooats because they would
not know what TO do with their
money II they didn't
From the war the discussion turn
Point Arena Light Seventeen won
en- and children lost their lives that
time. II waB awful That was thirty
years or more ago but think Of
that night In horror still
We had left Empire City on Coos
Bay just the day before. bound for
San Francisco. Tho trip had beer
uneventfui until the evening OF the
wreck when We ran into a dense fog
fogs were not unusual and with the
exception OF doubling the watch We
paid but little attention to It,
Il was assistant engineer on thai
voyage and was due on watch be
tween midnight and eight O'Clock
1t must have been about one bel
when we struck. Anyway. as | re
member st. was about ready to g.
on watch when, c-e-crashi the whole
boat seemed to double In the middle
"My bunk was IN the fo'castle ard
II felt TO me as II my whole head
/ went through the buikhead. Unlike
most sailors was always in the hab
It of taking on my clothes when
slept.
Had No Clothes
Il jumped up and made grab for
: my pants aad my oil cloth grip in
which l had thirty dollars. all I poss.
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A SHIPWRECK OF THIRTY YEARS AGO
A REMINISCENCE OF COL ]. D. RUSSELL AS REPORTED
BY PETER STERLING

/ from the women or kids. Some were
bawling little and q child or two
whimpered. guess from the cold as
much as anything.
"The old tub was listing heavily
to port as We got the life boat on
with great difficulty. / had turned
and was trying to get my pants when
big swell came over the deck and
swept me with it.
Il seemed to go down. down. until
thought would smother. Just when
felt that couldn't stand the pres
sure on my lungs any longer. some
thing pushed me up and that air that
got when l reach the surface is
the best thing l have ever tasted in
my whole life.
Sses The Lifeboat
when / got my bearings I struck
out for n boat not far distant but
soon discovered 1t was the one with
the women and children in n. AS
iabored through the water ! could
hear from time to time the pitiful
cries Of the kids and the wailings Of
the women. After reaching the wat
er, and apparent safety. they got
afraid and desperate. Their caimness
left them and they began to shrek.
Those yells stick % me still- For
years | would waken IN a night Of
ftful dreaming and hear them Far
away the fog kcrn Of Point Arena
light was blowing OF course. as after
we had struck there was not much
need OF II. and that mournful sound.
mingled with those agonizing
screams. were a regular nightmare.
Il went down under a heavy wave
once and when came up the
screams and shrseks and walls were
silent. The little black dot that was
the boat had disappeared. thought
at the time they had gotten away
safely but next day I learned that
the boat hal caps.zed. Never body
OF sign OF that fatal boatload was
found. No one could tell a thing OF
II 1t had vanished completely in a
fronzied moment
The Washington herald., 1914-03-16
Advocates Duelins.

Anent the recent duel in France the
position taken by the war minister OF
Germany in discussing that ridiculous
affair takes us back a few decades,
when the young l1ot-bloods did more
gossiping and carousing than thinking.
1t is almost inconceivable that in this
twentieth century of civilization anyone,
and especially such an educated and
powerful man as the German war min
lister, should attempt a defense of a
custom of savagery and in the same
breath admit it to be violation of the
laws of God and man.
He takes the remarkable position that
dueling should be perpetuated as essen
tial to the military maxim that an army
officer be the sole protector of his own
honor. The officers of the American
army certainly will not agree with him.
neither will the people of this country
who are called upon not only to pay
the salaries of officers and men but, also,
their pensions.
His position is so absurd that the
advanced civilization of today cannot
take his remarks seriously.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-16
BRIBE REFUSED; $500, 900 SAVED
Night Natchmnn In Diamond store
Leads to Crooks Arrest.

New York. March l6.-The honesty of
night watchman. who refused to accept a
$500 bribe. led to the arrest today OF
Michael Schneider and Jacob ROthman.
who are alleged by the police to have
planned the robbery of the diamond pol
ishing establishment of Stern Brothers
and Company in West Fifty-secOnd
street. where $1,000 worth of diamonds
were stored.
The men had approached the night
watchman some days ago. He pretended
to fall in with the plan to let the men
enter the building, but Immediately noti-
fied his employers, who communicated
with the PinkertOns and the police The
two were then shadowed while they made
a diagram of the Stern establishment
After watching them for two more days
the detectives arrested them.
In the rooms of the two. the detectives
found a large assortment Of burglars
tools. batteries. detOnatins caps, Gyna-
mite, a considerable amount Of small loot
and notes and clippings referring 10 sale
robberies and burglaries in Boston and
other cities.
Rothmans picture is in the rogues'
gallery.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-16
TEXAS VIEW OF C0LQUIIT.

Senator Sheppard performed a duty
most admirably when. as a spokesman
for Texas. he rose in the Senate Monday
and assured the country that the senti-
ments OF the people of this State are al
together misrepresented by the fantastic
gyrations of their governor. Not only
were Senator Sheppard's words we'll
chosen. but they were uttered at a Pc
culiarIy opportune moment. The country
was in danger Of inferring, from the
studied heroics Of Gov. Colquitt that the
people of this State tisapprove of the
Presidents course. and that they are
clamoring for Intervention. That misap-
prehension is capable Of producing mis-
chief. and hence Senator Sheppard rem
dered service to the nation when he
spoke words which must assure the coun-
try that about 80 per cent Of the jingoism
to be found in Texas is located In the self.
agitated breast of its governor Gov
Colquitt pretends to be greatly concerned
to preserve the honor OF this State and
protect the lives and property of its citi-
zens." People not familiar with the af-
fairs of Texas might not unnaturally
suppose that he has been animated. in
the many untimely things he has DONE
by that exalted motive. There are GER
tain facts the Knowledge of which makes
US in Texas less credulous His plea OF
sOlicitude for the honor of Texas" lacks
with those OF us who re-
call his veto of an appropriation intended
to take blind orphans out OF a firetrap.
The imagination is somewhat taxed to
credit such tender sensibilities TO a gov
ernor who has shown that he would
rather save a few thousand dollars to the
taxpayers than take lunatics out of the
jails There is much which to those of
us who are familiar with the history of
the last three years must occasion a
doubt whether our governor is so suscep-
tible to matters affecting the States
honor as his exploits in the newspapers
might suggest 10 those who are depend
ent on the testimony of his words and
lack the enlightenment, which is given
by the testimony of his acts
The sentiments of the people of Texas
are radically different from those of
their governor. They are mindful of the
difficulties which beset the President. and
they have undiminished faith in his abil-
ty to save the nation from the calamity
of war il that is humanity possible
Jingoism may be incapable of distinguish
ng between patience and pusillanimity.
Patriotism has a keener perception. II
he country would know the attitude Of |
Texas, let it read the well-chosen words |
II Senator Sheppard and disregard the |
ncendiary utterances of Gov. Colquitt-l
Dallas News.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-16
Suicides in Prison Cells.

In the last two months two prisoners
in the District jail and one in the First
precinct police station have taken their
own lives by hanging. During the same
period several unsuccessful attempts at
suicide have been made in different in
stitutions. An astonishing record, GER
tainly, and one calling for a more
thorough investigation than has been
made into the individual cases as they
occurred. and which failed to reveal
negligence or blame on the part of
prison officials.
Suspenders, neckties or towels have
furnished the material for construction
of the death-noose III each instance, and
the men were undoubtedly desperately
determined on death to have accom-
pfished it by such means 1t is difficult
to understand, too, how they could have
been successful with the attendants ex-
ercising proper vigilance. That, how
ever, is a question which can only be
determined by an earnest investigation,
which should be begun at once, before
the District acquires an unenviable repu-
tstion as maintaining cells for suicide
purposes.
In the case of the man, Oliver, the
las. victim of self-murder. death can
almost be regarded as blessing. He
was awaiting trial for attempting to
kill his two young sons and himself by
asphyxiation and the community will
be spared the narrowing spectacle of
these two lads being brought from
Ohio to give evidence in court here that
would mean a penitentiary sentence for
their father.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-16
Work Elsewhere for Congress.

With March on the wane and three
months of the first regular session of
the Sixty-third Congress gone, and with
none of President Wilson's supplement
tary legislative program as yet placed
on the statute books. an carly develop
ment OF speed at the Capitol may be
confidently looked forward to- The
campaign for control of the House of
Representatives looms up not far ahead
and election day is only eight months
distant. Already the fancies OF the
members OF Congress are turning to
thoughts of home; but not lightly turn
ing. for many of them have caught a
murmur telling Of serious business for
them outside of Washington-tfIat is. if
they are TO come back next year.
From the West come intimstions that
the people are asking whether the bene-
fits promised at Baltimore in 1912 are tip
to specifications; whether work is as
plentiful and living less expensive than
under Republican rule. 1t is too much
to say that the Democrats are alarmed.
Just as il is too much 10 say that the
Republicans are confident. but there
isn't man among the 900 Democrats in
the House who wants TO lose his seat
merely TO justify the G. o. P.'s hope
and expectation that its representation
of I23 will be largely increased.
With Roosevelt headed toward ciyiIi-
zation again the Democrats are eyincinc
a natural solicitude regarding the part
he will play in the campaign. With
Progressive candidates in the field
everywhere the Democrats will feel Sc
cure in their abode on Easy Street,
whereas they are now worried by some
claims that in many dis