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The Elbert County tribune., 1914-02-27
Peonage practiced in cols rado

During the congressional in
vestigation into the Colorado coal
strike, last week, an attorney for
the operators brazeniy admitted
that peonage was practiced in
the coal camps in this state. For
the benefit of those who do moi
know the correct definition of the
word peon we herewith give it:
"a day laborer; servant; especial,
in Mexico debtor held by his creditor
in form of qualified servitude to work
out a debt; serf"
To have such a condition of af-
fairs in what was supposed to be
a free country is bad enough, but
to have the people who practice
it admit that it is being enforced
with their knowledge and con
sent, is doubly bad. The fact is.
the three big companies are vio-
lating the state laws and defyinp
the people, aided and abetted by
the governor and military force
of the state at an expense of
$5, 600 per day to the taxpayers.
and we wonder how long such a
condition of affairs will be allowed
to exist. This government spent
millions of dollars to wipe out
slavery in this country yet it
seems to be practiced in Colorado
at this late day. And some peo-
pie can't understand why the an
archist is among us.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-02-27
Race Across the State.

An automobile road race across the
state of Colorado via. the "Pike's Peak
Route" will be held in June or July OF
this year, according to plans outlined
and approved at the annual meeting OF
the Lincoln Highway association of Col
orado, held at Colorado Springs on Feb
ruary II. 1t is proposed to start at the
Kansas line and to reach the Utah bor-
der within twenty four hours. This is d
distance of approximately $40 miles, in
the course of which the driver will en-
counter prairie country, mountain passes,
canons, straight road, winding road, mar
row road and wide road. He will climb
mountains, thread deep canons and scale
cliff walls. But throughout the trip
with few exceptions, he will 6nd an i'm
proved road
He will start al an elevation OF 1000
feet and his highest point will be exactly
tMo miles above sea level, when he
reaches the top of Tennessee pass, II, 400
feet, which be win approach and de-
scend on a four per cent grade.
Subscribe for the Tribune, the
best paper in Ebert county.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-02-27
Additional Locals

Post cards at the Tribune Office.
Geo. Griffin was UP from Eliza
beth Wednesday.
AL Carnahan has invested in a
new pair of stock scales for his
ranch.
Frank Dotson has the west side
of his livery barn roof covered
with sheet iron.
Edgar Grin bought a nice bunch
of cows from Gotleib Ehring the
first of the week.
Joseph Hoppman was deliver
ing oats to the Gates company the
first of the week.
/, Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Dittemore on Thursday, February
26th, a daughter.
A. G. Putnam started out Mon
day morning on a business trip
in the San Luis valley.
DR.. Anderson of Eastonville
was called to Ebert on profess
sional business this week.
A. Oberquell, champion we'll
driller, came in from Denver We'd
nesday for a few days stay.
Roy Brown came up from Eliz-
abeth Wednesday morning and
spent several days in this vicinity
buying stock.
Several ladies braved the storm
on Thursday and attended the
meeting of the Aid society at
the residence of Mrs. J. E. Barnes
and they report that they were
well paid for the trip.
The school report published in
this issue is an Improvement over
last months report, 25 in the
Grammar grade and 26 of the
Primary pupils, out Of an enroll
ment of 80 in each room, have
an average of so and over. Ell
bert is surely favored with smart
children and two competen t
teachers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-02-27
TUEsE RATEs AnE MET,

Business locals ) cents per line osch insertion
discount 10 regular ahyertlrerr cnrrying dizpli
ads. Advertising hccuuntr payable monthly.
4 Legal advertising ut Legal RaicH.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-02-27

A fine line of Easter and Birth
day cards at the Tribune office.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-02-27
GIRLS ELECT BOY
CLASS PRESIDENT
Howard Richardson Named by
North High Seniors in
Interests of Peace.
coRREeTrp WEEKLY

At the North Denver H ig h
school election of officers for the
last semester Howard Richardson
was named presidentof the senior
class to succeed Della Hooper.
1t is whispered that the girls of
the class hold the balance of
power. 1t appears that the fem
inine contingent of the school has
displaced a member Of its own sex
and in her place named a boy.
The girls agreed to give the
boys at least an equal chance at
the Offices in the interest of peace.
Miss Dorothy Griffen was elect
ed vice.president and Francis Mel
vile secretary. Denver Times.
You can't always size up the
usefulness and public service of
man by the length of his fu-
neral notice nor the size of his
funeral. The bluebottle fly
makes big noiseand lets every
body know that he's around, but
it doesn't compare with the quiet
and diligent honey bee. that leads
real useful life. Pueblo Indi-
Gator.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-02-27

Report OF the Elbert schools for the
month ending February 20, 1911:
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-02-27
Another good man zone. ii,

AHOIheT BOOu IIIdII gOHe. Hon.
Henry M. Teller died at the home
Of his daughter in DenverMon-
day morning at 1925. He had
been identified with Colorado for
many years, held several promi-
nent positions in the state and ma
ton, and his influence was always
for the people.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-02-27
Money to Loan

We Loan Money 5 percent simple in
iercst on early balance 10 years aud up
with privilege to pay any tune IL. Dc
sired. For Particulars cnll or wsite
JohN>MusSEY, Agt.
kiowa. Colo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-02-27

We have added Hearse to our
Undertaking equipment and are now
n position to take care of funerals ir
an up-to-date and satisfactory man
ner. Russell Gates Mercantile Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-26
BIG SURPRISES IN
COLLEGE GAMES
Yale Beaten by Washington and Jeffer-
son Is TO Penn State Ties Har-
vard-Dartmouth Loses.

Washington and Jefferson has done it
to ale. Two weeks ago it held Har-
ward to a 10-to-9 score, but Saturday
threw the forward pass III such a way
that there Is now gloom in New Haven.
There is gloom elsewhere-in Hanover,
\. H., Ann Arbor, Mich, Providence
and other places. Princeton outscored
Dartmouth III remarkable game, the
former having four more points than its
rival and IS in all were scored. Michi-
gan fell before Syracuse and so lost
much of its reputation. Cornell played
rings around Brown Harvard was lucky,
very lucky, TO get tie with Penn state.
These are tough days for the big vars
ity elevens. Penn state got the jump
ON Harvard and was just tied near the
finish. tufts was beaten by Rutgers.
Springfield pounded Norwich hard.
Pennsylvania put down the Indians, but
had hard time in the process. Trinity
gave Williams a hard battle. but was
put down West Point could only score
! points on Holy Gross. In the Maine
state series, Colby and Maine won their
games by wide margins.
1t was queer day in football There
was plenty of scoring, plenty of freak
scoring. The results:
At Princeton, Princeton 10, Dartmouth
| L.
At Cambridge, Harvard -, Penn
State Il.
At New Haven, Washington and JEFF
| ferson -, Yale Z.
At Phila ielphia, Pennsylvania Z, Car
| Isle 0.
At Syracuse, Syracuse 90, Michigan 6
| At New York, Cornell IS, Brown 7.
Mt West Point, Army II, Holy Cross
| At Hartford, Williams 20 Trinity Il
At Middletown, Amherst 10, Wesle
yam 0.
AT Newark. Rutgers Is, Tufts 7.
| At Annapolis, Navy IS, Western Re
serve O.
At Hamilton. Colgate Il, Vermont Q
At Brunswick, Colby As. Bowdoin 0
At Midllebury, Mddlebury 81, St
, Lawrence :. esf~
At Exeter, Exeter 81, Harvard fresh
men 0.
At New York, eForaham q, Rhod,
Island state Q.
AT Lewiston, Maine 81. Bates 0.
At Springfield, Springfield 81, Nor
witch Q.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-26
HOWE TALKS ON EXPENSES.
Continued from Page H.

prominence is on the family payroll,
he said. "SThe state expenses have in
creased in four years S757, 1911 and
the family of the state remains the
same In the year 1913 the state spent
S2sS, 900 more than it received.
He took up the salaries and the ex
pense accounts of the principal state
officers, one by one, and when he fig
ured up that Guy W. Bailey, secretary
of state, insurance commissioner and
collector of automobile and highway
taxes, had cost the state $50, 585,63 for
that period of time with a salary Of
only $4,000 a year, he commented:
He s some Guy
He pointed out that the state tax
commissioner is Charles Pmmley,
: Frank S boy, you know
He wanted to know who had ever
met the commissioner to protect live
stock in railroad yards and said the
commission on conservation had spent
$l5.64FaHd quit the job.
The p6tiRic service commission spent
about $4,000 in 1910, he said and last
year the expenses We're SIS, 1915. They
never fixed rate that stood. They
never made an order that was carried
out and their inspections of railroads
have been made at the rate of mile
a minute
Charles W. Gates, the state highway
commissioner and the speakers op-
ponent for governor, has appointed to
office IA county supervisors, he said.
Haf Il,
/ cling and less bossing'' He pointed
out that detectives expenses in 1910
We're $651.75 and in 1913 they had
mounted to $36,675.s1 'The detec-
tives are supposed to catch 'em, he
said but the iails and prisons were
about full when they started and ]
haven t heard of any additions being
built. =
= Charles w. Gates cannot stop this
train that is loaded with officials, in,
Guiding his 10 county supervisors and
| his PAT road commissioners, all oil
whom are on the train, with the state
treasurer riding on the COW catcher
They have been putting on more coal
creating more steam. They have pass
ed all danger signals until the state il
being run by this train of office hold
ers into bankruptcy. The Democratic
| party can flag this train and it viii
do it.
Arthur F. Roberts, the nomine,
for town representative, presided ane
introduced as the first speaker, JOIN
f. Gale of Guilford, nominee for pro
bate Judge. Mr.. Gale spoke briefly O.
the Democratic party and its histor,
and declared that the hope of Vernon
was in the Independent voter.
DR.. E. r. Lynch, nominee for sena
tor, said that two years ago it ha'
been his greatest aspiration to repre-
sent Brattleboro in the legislature
This year he had not intended TO be
candidate, but had been drafted an
was working for The cause, although
he didn t expect that a Democrat
senator would be elected for som
years to come.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-26
REPLY MADE TO MR.. HOWE.
Continued from Page L.

that from July /, 1900 to October 8,
1905 the total fees paid to the state
through that office amounted to $40,
4297S while in the six years since that
time during which Mr.. Bailey has held
office such amount has been 1886, 427.76,
as follows: automobile license fees
S472 ,2S6.21, liquor license fees $S4,-
$4,000. charter fees 500 ,095 and mis-
cellaneous fees $6,S14.55.
.sIn the last fiscal year there was
disbursed by the state for education
and highways sum larger than all
the general state expenses amounted to
u years ago Every one is in favor
of such expense and the educational
| commission is recommending still fur
| Their appropriations for education. If
| We are spending too much for these
purposes curtailment of expenses
should be made. But / do not remem-
Der that Mr.. Howe in the legislature
! of 1908 tried very hard to change the
school law as recommended by the
committee on education so that the
town of St. Johnsbury would not re
eeive from $12.0 900 to SIS. 1000 per year
| from the state for not maintaining a
| high school. Such sum was then be-
/ Il
| buttons paid by the town to St. Johns
| bury academy. when Burlington. Rut-
| land, Bennington. Brattleboro, Barre,
| Montpelier. St. Adams, and many other
| large and small places in the state
were maintaining high schools and re
ceiving no aid Of any kind from the
state for such purpose. If Mr.. Howe
| would tell the people what he knows
| about how this bill got lost in the
senate after having passed the House
the information might be interesting.
When Mr.. Howe says that Guy
Bailey and myself have cost the state
| $4,000 per year in running the insur-
! ance department he fails to call atten-
tion to the fact that this sum is paid
out of fund paid in by the insurance
companies for that purpose and which
last year amounted to 1900. 1t is
upon the same principle that the sal
airy and expenses of the bank com
missioner are divided among the saw
/ ings banks and trust companies so thai
the latter pay for their own supervis
ion, and in addition last year pait
taxes of 1923, 6S3.17. The insuranc,
1 companies in the same year paid $156.
04S.66 in taxes in addition to the sun
above mentioned as the expense O
their own supervision. More thar
$4,000 of the yearly cost of the insur
anee department was spent in the ex
animation and eoinpatation of the re
serves of the National Life Insuranc,
| company sessthat the people Of thi
state might know that the cssHspa n,
: was in aasituation to fulfil its obliga
tions to future widows and orphans.
The foregoing covers some of tn
criticisms of Mr.. Howe touching thre
important administrative offices. Il
closing | might add that if Mr. How
cares to investigat eEssafaries of stat
officials in other states he will fin,
! that the salary alone of the stat
treasurer of several states exceeds tn
total expense of my Office for the pas
g year. Very truly yours,
e EDWARD II. DEAVITT,
estate Treasurer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-26
.cLAREMoNT,s N. H. CELEBRATING
15oth Anniversary Exercises Began Yes
terday-Gov Felker Present.

CLAREMONT, n H., Oct. 26.-The
celebration to commemorate the grant
ing of the charter TO the town of Clare
mont $50 years ago began yesterday
when there We're services in the
churches. In the afternoon services
were held at the old Catholic church at
West Claremont. which was one of the
first places of worship in the town, also
at the old Union Episcopal church,
where services have been held almost
continuously since III.
In the evening q union service was
held at the opera house. addressed by
Winston Churchill. The high school
| orchestra. under the direction of ID. D.
Iadd, assisted by Messrs. Leonard, Will
| Hams, Duffany, Narcotic. and Moody,
played, and chorus of 80 voices, under
the direction of H. r. Moors, sang
| Through the courtesy of the local lodge
of Elks Never s I'd Regiment band OF
! Concord gave concert.
Gov. and Mrs Felker, members of his
staff and other state officials arrived
| last night.
/ The town is in gala attire, all business
blocks and public buildings are deco
rated with the national colors. A large
electric arch has been erected acros:
i Pleasant street. A string Of large cleo
tric lights extend on Pleasant street
from the depot to the square and al
streets leading from the square have
red, white and blue globes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-26

ners by leaping on their necks, grab
hing them around the face and hang
ing on. There appeared to be no in
tentioR4 on his part of dirty work.
He had not been coached as to the
most effective method of tao ling.
Plumb frequently carried him along
for yards and occasionally two OF
three others with him.
-Four of the seven forward passes
Rrattleboro used gained lis yards, Har-
low making runs of b and 80 yards
respectively, the longest resulting in
Il touchdown. Wilson made one of Is
yards and received another for gain
of six yards and q touchdown. Only
| three of those thrown by Estey ground
| ed, one Harlow missed and two were
/ shot over Wilson. In each Of those
three cases it was because of the end
having been held up momentariy on
his charge down the field. To get one
of Estev : passes the end was due az
a certain point ut Il particular instant.
If he was not there the play was dish
| ed.
Bellows Falls tried the play nine
times for gain OF - yards, divided
into gains of seven and II yards on
the two passes that were completed.
Two of them were intercepted, one by
Plumb and the other by Gallup, and
five were not completed.
Brattleboro was penalized once for
oifside play and once for alleged inter
ference with a player trying to make
a catch of Il forward pass. These were
the only penalties inflicted
Brattleboro scored a touchdown hv
Harlow on an end around play III the
first period. At the end OF half time
r 1.-the score was i to q, kaine having
, made a touchdown in the second period
: and Estey kicking that goal.
| In the 3d period Plumb shot through
t the line, shook off 4 couple of tacklers
, and ran - wards for the third touch
, Edown. Estey again kicked goal. Wilson
got the fourth touchdown, taking a for
: ward pass from Estey while over the
i line. Estey once more kicked goal.
t Harlow got the fifth on an enc
a around play, straight, 'qgming one tao X
e Ter before he had gotten clear OF his
s own line, and successfully tending of
. three others before be had run 81
: yards for the touchdown in the extreme
eerner of the field. Kaine puntou
L was poor and no goal could beibttempt
! ed. ts1H g.
:. After Gallup had intercepted for
; ward pass on his own 80 yardlipe Brat
II tleboro started for the goal again. aid
n ed by pretty 32-yard run by Estey
t Harlow again went around end for tn
n touchdown The last score came wit
e only a minute and Is seconds to pla.
e from the kickoff by Brattleboro Bel
, lows Falls was forced to punt after tw
o tries at the line and Estey, with only
# few seconds left, uncorked a long pas
n that Harlow, on the dead run and with
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-26
SHRUBB REVIEWS CONTRACT.
Enslishman Will Again Coach Harvard
Cross Country Team.

Coach Alfred Shrnbb has renewed
his contract as cross country coach at
Harvard Harvard's chances for
successful season are none too bright.
There are no exceptional performers
in the men who are expected to make
the team, and interest in the over hill
and dale romps is waning. despite the
fact that Shrubb has always put q
first class band of performers into the
running.
Harry g. Mcclure of Newton, Mass,
was recently appointed to lead the
team. Present plans call for the first
race OF the season at Ithaca on Oct.
81, when Cornell will be engaged.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-26

Score, Brattleboro II. Bellows Falls
@. Touchdowns. Harlow 4, Kaine,
Plumb, Wilson. Goals from touehdowns,
Estey ). Referee, Mulry of Brattleboro.
Umpire, Riley of Bellows Falls. Head
linesman, Wilson. Time Of quarters, 10
minutes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-26

arms outstfetched, managed to clutch
and then complete a run of so yards
for the final touchdown. The summary
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-31
MUCH HEARTBURNING Z a
CAUSED IN ENGLAND
r OVER DURBAR WIN

The victory Of Herman II. Duryea 3
Durbar ii in the English Derby has
caused much hcartburning abroad, judg.
ing from the comment in number Of
English exchanges, but now comes a
suggestion from one critic which
sounds like the rankest heresy, TO say
the least, says late exchange After
Durbar ] ran third in the Grand PTix
he wrote: 1.-THE general remarks made
, on the class Of the English three-year
ODDS would have made me blush had
ever seriously accepted the running OF
the EPSON Derby as anything but far.
cical. On his own grOnnd Durbar show.
ed himself 20 be what had suspected
that is, good, honest animal Of the
best second class. Now to the moral
of this tale, Is it not surely time that
the venue of the three-year-old classic
race of the year shOnld be recOnsideredf
Is it reasonable that this test of a race
horse 3 claim to lasting fame should be
carried out under conditions which en-
able animals of the class Of DurbaT and
| Aboyeur, only to mention the very lat
est instances, to have pretensions to
rank as the best of their generation
the world OVERT
To this "Rapier, the well known
critic of "The Illustrated Sporting and
Dramatic News remarked: EPSON
is admittedly very bad conrse, but
tradition and the conservative instincts
Of men who go racing would, ! am sure,
he found to deprecate the change"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-31
'Packey" Mcfarland Says He Is
Pau with the Game-Wife a
Charming Woman.

"Packey" Mcfarland OF Chicago
spent a few hours in Honolulu on Mon
day while the Tenyo Maru was in port
Mcfarland is making honeymoon
tour Of the globe with his bride. He
was married on July II to Miss Mar
garet Loughlin Of Joliet, Illinois, and
left Immediately on the trip. ~.
"Packey'' says he is pau with the
boxing game. That it is a hard propo.
sition and that he has made enough TO
get along on. When Mrs. Mcfarland
was asked If she had put her foot down
on her husbands entering the ring
again, she said that she had not said
anything, and "that the various stor.
les attributed 10 me are hgments of
some reporter s. imagination. = The
little wOEian, however, did not express
any very strong sentiments regarding
the business possibilities that the game
offers her husband, 80 il is a fair in.
ference that she will be just as well
pleased IL ''Paekey'p sticks to his de.
termination. s.t'.. .., a'.r
Mrs. Mcfarland smilingly affirmed
that she did not feel any cmbsrrass,
ment at being the wife Of such prom
inent parsonage as the celebrated box
err, as people had been lovely TO them
wherever they travelled, and that they
were having a delightful time. s..-
There was nothing about his appear.
anee TO indicate that Mcfarland had
amassed fortune in the boxing game.
lie bore none of the marks of battle
or the gay attire and personal adorn.
ment which so frequently distinguishes
the arena stars. He and his bride
were just charming young couple TAX
ing in the sights and willing TO be
pleased with all they saw. "Packey ~
is strong for his home town and is will
ing to discourse at length on dear oil
Chicago. ... E.....,r f.,....l#
When the talk was brought around
to shop, "Packey thought that Fred.
die Welsh could repeat the trick ON
Willie Richie any time they meet, and
in exactly the same fashion. He did
think, however, that "Gunboat' Smith
could get away with George Carpenter
should a fight between them go any
distance. The later and fuller reports
of the London fight indicate that Car
pentier's fiuke victory was not 50 much
of victory after all, and possibly
b" Packey" has the dope on the men. y
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-31
OLD JACK POWELL IS
HANDED FIRST RELEASE

Los ANGELES, July l7.-After
more than twenty years Of active basa-
ball life, the majority of which were
spent in the major leagues, Pitcher
Jack Powell is a free agent today, fol,
lowing his release by Manager Hogan
Of Venice. Powell 5 discharge was the
hrst he has ever received in his long
and noteworthy career as'a pitcher. II
was done to bring the team within the
twenty-man limit.
Powell came to- the Tigers from
Louisville in exchange for Catcher
6terrett and Infelder o. ROurke. He
leaves the Tiger fold with FIVE defeats
and Eve wins accredited TO him, but he
has pitched far better ball for Hogan :
team than some of his other twirlers
fhns far. AZ.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-31

Lawson Robertson, trainer of the
rish.Ameriean Athletic Club, will be
missed IN this country when he goes to
accept most lucrative position under
q sik.year contract as athletic director,
80 10 speak, in Hungary. In view OF
the fact that the Olympic games Of 1920
win lie held at Budapest, In that coun
tryyA the assignment is particularly
good one. Lawson Robertson Is not far
behind the late Mike Murphy as a
trainer, in my opinion, and this eoun,
tfyb loss is Hungary's gain. Here 8
Wishing him all success in his new ven,
tnrei = 1870