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Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
STATE MINING CONVENTION

Final arrangements have been COM
mining men, to be held in Denver,
February 10Th, for the purpose of or
ganizing a state association that will
work for the benefit of the mining
industry. Twenty-six counties have
named delegates from among the
most prominent and energetic min
ing men in their camps and all have
expressed eagerness to attend. Min
ing men in some few of the mineral
counties that have not named dele
gates have written to State Commits
sioner Of Mines, T. R. Henahen, vol
unteering their assistance in organ
izing county associations and declar-
ing that 1t is one of the most i'm
portant movements ever begun for
the benefit of Colorado's basic in
dustry.
The convention will be far from a
holiday for the ITO chosen delegates.
So many important questions are to
be considered, according to reports
from the county meetings that it will
be convention Of strenuous and
continuous action from beginning to
end.
There will be no reading of tech
nical papers and no long-drawn-out
speeches. All discussion will be con-
fined to resolutions under consider
alton and only resolutions having a
direct and exclusive bearing on the
metal mining industry will be con-
sidered.
The mining men of Colorado have
endured beyond patience a lack of
encouragement by federal and state
governments and by commercial bod
les, while proper encouragement is
being given to less important indus
tries that are organized. Out OF the
the Legislature. only few hours are
devoted to consideration of legisla-
ton that has a bearing on the min
ing industry except laws which seek
to tax the mines.
No legislation is passed to encour-
age the prospecting and development
of our mineral resources or to assist
the miner in solving his problems.
The mineral counties are anxious
to organize to obtain their rights.
The state association that will be
organized at the state convention,
viii demand square deal for the
metal mining industry.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
TALE OF A PLUME
BY cLAUDINE sMyTHE.

"All my life." began the stout girl.
as she removed her hat and held 1t
up to undergo critical survey, i've
had q wild longing to possess a hat
with plume. I've been possessed
with envy of every girl l saw with q
real plume on her hat. I've stood hours
longing for the wealth of plumes dis
played in shop windows-but
never felt that could get one!'
You see. when was a baby an
uncle of mine died, and his wife gave
my mother the white plume from his
helmet; for he belonged to some uni
formed order or other and had
plume to march with, you know.
well. mother packed that plume
away in blue tissue paper. 30 it
wouldn't turn yellow, and waited for
me to grow up.
When l became old enough to
think about pretty hats. mother
brought out the plume, and we looked
1t over.
Just then, however, everybody was
wearing little clusters Of fat short
tips, and that long straggly ostrich
feather Of mine, no matter how you
curled 1t, never could have been worn
on the street without attracting un-
pleasant attention. So we sorrow
fully wrapped 1t up again. and dream
ed Of the next year. when styles
would change, while mother pressed
out some plaid ribbon and tied 1t
around my hat!
We'll, when the next year came. be-
hold the plume! Even mother had
to laugh when we looked at 1t. Every
one had willow plume, II she had
anything. and the willow plumes were
thick and long and thrillingly exquis-
ite. The helmet plume. nat and
scrawny. looked in comparison like
a little alley cat beside big blue rib
bon angora! :.
Il remember I shed real tears that
year over the disappointment. But
mother had some cast iron or
india rubber or something equally
strong. that resembled q bunch of
black feathers, and we tucked those
on my hat, where had imagined the
plume you'd wave. and went out in
the world and pretended there was no
skeleton in our closet!
"Of course, mother and agreed
that 1t would be perfectly silly for me
to buy another plume SO long as We
had one in the house not In use! For
we have always been taught to
use what we have and finish using 1t
before buying more. It's rather dim
cult sometimes to realize the logic Of
this System. but in the long run it's
very economical. Why. I'd have had
several expensive hats during those
year of waiting II It hadn't been for
that perfectly good. mussed plume up
In the closet!
Then last year, when l read the
willow plumes were quite out Of the
swim, and ordinary plumes would be
used again. got out my long slim
natural feather. feeling very righteous
In the knowledge that there was moth
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
|NENBER COLORADO Editorial ASSOCIATION
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18th, 1914
NOTICE OF PRIMARIES

A call is hereby issued to the
members of the Democratic party
and all those intending to vote the
Democratic ticket at the coming city
election, to attend primaries to be
held in the four wards of the city,
on Friday evening, Feb. 18th, at 1880
O'Clock, for the purpose of select
ing delegates to attend the party as
sembly to be held in the city hall
on Monday evening, February 10th,
at 7:3O O'Clock, at wlich time and
place a city ticket consisting of may
or and aldermen, committeeman and
committeewomen will be nominated
to be voted upon at the primary ell
ection to be held in the City of Cen
trail, Colorado, on Tuesday, March
10th, 1914.
The following places have been
selected for the precinct primaries,
also the number of delegates each
ward or precinct is entitled to in
said assembly:
First Ward-Treasurer's office, court
house. Five delegates.
Second Ward-Observer building. Sew
en- delegates.
Third Ward-Fred Bowden's office.
Seven delegates.
Fourth Ward-Gilpin Lumber Co.'S.
office. Three delegates.
BY order of the committee,
R. C. JOHNSON,
Charm n
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

Sunday school next Sunday morn
ing at 10 a. m. Subject, "Christ's
Hatred of Shows" Luke 11:37-57.
Preaching service at II a. m, sub
ject, Let the Potsherd Strive With
the Potsherds of the earth" Spec
ial music. Young Peoples meeting
at p. m, topic. why every one
Should Sign Temperance Pledge"
Everyone is welcome to these SER
vices.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
PROSPERITY AWAKENING

The currency bill has now become
law and business men along all
lines are now shaping their business
to meet its requirements. The pres
ent tariff and financial bills upon
our statute books will be our rule
these two paramount questions set
tied for some time to come, the coun-
try is fast adjusting itself to meet
conditions, and a new prosperity is
dawning. Money is becoming. increas-
ingly easy the world over. The bank
of England has lowered its rate of
discount three times since the first
of the year, and the financial system
ment. In our own country the steel
trade gained 2O% in January and
business failures steadily decreased.
George NJ. Reynolds, president of
Chicago, says: "In my opinion, the
country is about to emerge into an
era of true prosperity. The tariff
and currency bills are better than I
had ever hoped for. They mean
good bye to financial stringency and
upheavals. The Carnegie Steel Co.,
the American Sheet and Plate Co.,
and the Chenango Furnace Co., in the
since the first Of the year, with in
creased labor to meet recently book
ed orders. All stocks have advanc-
ed. $10.00O.000 of st. Paul bonds
New York, brokers. the first half
day they were placed upon the mar
ket.
J. v. Farwell & Co., and Marshall,
Field & Co., two of Chicagos whole
sale dry goods firms. report increas-
ed buyers from the western states,
and the Boston Bond Co.. report that
legitimate bonds are higher than
since 1908. New York clearings last
week increased $500, ,OOO.O 900 over the
corresponding week OF 1913. Chicago.
$1,000, 900, Boston $4,O00.000, Balti-
more $3,00O,00O and New Orleans $2.-
100000. The winter wheat crop of
Indiana, Illinois and Missouri is in
fine condition and bumper crops are
expected. The year 1914 promises to
be the beginning Of an era of pros
perity that is being felt in foreign
countries as well as our own. and
the people CT our own county should
awaken to the situation and be pre-
pared to welcome all those who wish
to visit us for the purpose of invest
ment.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH DENVER?

Go in any city outside of Colorado
and the first question that is pro-
pound to you-if you are known to
be a resident of Colorado-''What's
the matter with Denver?" We do
not intend to be personal about this
matter, but will endeavor to answer
this question fair and square. In
the first place there is plenty the
matter with our beautiful capitol city.
Too many Tom Pattersons, too many
Denver Posts, too many Costigans,
too many Temples, too many long
haired politicians and away too many
petty grafters and shysters, who are
too lazy to work and too cowardly
to steal. Ship out train load of the
above mentioned bunch and Denver
would soon come back into her own.
At the present time a water fight is
on, and no telling what the end will
be-. Some of us thought that Tom
Patterson, the smartest and trickiest
lawyer that ever drew breath in Col
orado, would drop out of sight. at
least for minute, when he sold his
Rocky News-but nothing doing! He
is now head writer on the "yellow
Post''-dancing "cheek to cheek and
jole to jole" with the very men who
once waylaid and attempted. to kill
him--even knocking his false teeth
down his throat with billy. Patter-
son was the lawyer for the water
company for years and made the
very laws they are now operating
under-yet he now wants to make
new ones and no doubt get on the
payroll again. There is another fell
low who has made Denver and Colo
RADIO the laughing stock of the en-
tire country-"Jidge" Ben Lindsey,
the would-be player to the gallery.
His stunts are too amusing to re-
peat. Then there is Temple and
Costigan-a fine pair what trade
do they follow? Give it upside
walk gentlemen and a firm friend
of the people. Denver should have
big manufacturing plants and would
have them, but capital is afraid to
venture among the grafters. Where
is the paper mills? Where is the Pull
man shops? in fact, where are all
the big factories Denver had twen-
ty years ago? Gone, run out, and
why? Paying tribute was a costly
venture and out of business they
went. If we only had another An
derson with bigger gun! The Tram.
way company, the Telephone COM
pany. the Water company. the Gas
and Electric company and many many
other companies who have made Den
yer big and great, could no doubt
tell huge stories of petty graft and
grafters. That's what is the matter
with Denver-the facts and nothing
but facts. The people are getting
sick and tired of the continual fight
against the men who have made
Denver what she is today. Bring on
another Anderson or two = severa
"Soapy" Smiths and few good sec
ond-class funerals would take place
and Denver would prosper and grow
big.-Routt County Sentinel.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

The meeting of the Republican edi-
tors of the state to be held in Den
yer on Lincoln's birthday will doubt
less be well attended. The Pueblo
Chieftain will treat them to a free
feed, thinking that with full stom;
ach the disheartened expounders of
Republican principles will take cour-
age to enter the approaching cam
paign.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

ing artificial about II, ~ there was
about all willow plumes. It was
strictly ~ the ostrich had presented
1t to the public!
Il curled up the plume and had my
hat selected to appear early In Feb
ruary. when low and behold! They
weren't wearing plumes 1t Ali And
those who dared to ignore the styles
bought very rich expensive plumes to
show they could afford newer styles
II they wished. but that they pro-
ferred ostrich feathers.
''Of course I couldn't even pretend
that my feather was Of the expensive
sort No one would have been 10 gul-
nble. It would have had to be av-
fully stylish 70 be possible at all! So
l wrapped It up again!
But now has come my reward!
There isn't one of you who can beat
my plume for style. See, I've pushed
half of 1t up and tied It with a little
bow and half Of 1t down and tied It
with another little bow; and behold. q
French creationi"
Sweet" exclaimed the thin girl.
reaching for the hat and trying It ON.
Il think my father belongs to some
society or something. and I'm going
home and see II he has a plume"
Then she departed In eager haste
Chicago Daily News.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
MARTIN FOR GOVERNOR

When the Democratic party of the
state is casting about for sound tim
Der to fill the office OF chief execu-
tive and lead the party to victory at
the coming ttate election.the should
not overlook the name of John A.
Martin, Of Pueblo. Mr.. Martin has
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

Luke McLuke says: There are a
lot of brave men in this world, but
it takes a full jewelled hero to go
into department store and pur-
chase a union suit for his wife"
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
Seeking Harmony.

"This song is not suited to my
voice." said the prima donna.
WELL" said the discouraged man
ager. II suppose I'll have to get you
another song. There's no use of try
Ing to have your voice rewritten"
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

Last week Sheriff Gundy appoint
ed Geo. Launder as undersheriff. He
made a good selection. as Mr.. Laun-
der has proven himself one Of the
best officers the community ever
had.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

The board Of registration for the
city election will meet in the sew
eral wards on March Sd, 9th, oath.
and April 9Th. See that you are reg
istered. SO that you can vote in the
primaries and the general election.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

A travelling man recently said to
us: Denver is the best lighted GENE
terry in the vest
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

The Hawley Mdse. Co. offers this
week
New figs and dates.
New nuts.
New Cranberries
New Gala Navel oranges.
New Florida oranges and grape
fruit
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

R. r. Demeter, of the U. p. R. mill
hotel several days last week.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

Today being Lincoln's birthday
and a legal holiday. the banks we're
closed and the Observer was pre-
vented from making a heavy deposit.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

The Board of County Commissions
ers met for the month of February
and allowed the following bills:
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

Patronize the merchants who ad
vertise In the Observer.
Gilpin observer., 1914-02-12

Grand Total ..$S217.22
FRANK G. MOODY,
County Clerk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-03
AUTO BANDITS KEEP
VICTIMS PRISONERS
Ride Two Pittsburgh Business
Men Around City Two Hours
Before Releasing Them.

Pittsburgh. Jan. 2.-Automobile BAN
Cits who have been operating in the
suburbs in a small way for several
weeks attacked two business men
while on~their way 10 tneir homes to-
night. After robbing the men the ban
dts threw them into taxicab ana
rode their victims about the city for
two hours and then dumped them into
the street.
The bandits victims we're Charles +.
Succop. secretary Of the Independent
Brewing Company, and James q. Wei
don. president Of the Weldon and Nally
Company. contracting plumbers. When
Succop alighted from a streetcar near
his home he was surprised to see
taxicab come 10 a stop at the curb
where he was walking.
Two masked men jumped from the
car. Two revolvers were pointed at
Succop and he was thrown into the
taxicab Succop was blindfoldcd and
robbed Of $50 in cash, and all his jew
elry. even his cuff links being torn
from his cuffs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-03
GIRL LEFT DEAD IN ROAD
Hit by Auto, on Way Home from
Buying Wedding Trousseau.

Mineola, Long Island, Jan. 2.-Whlle
returning TO her home this evening
Miss Olga Garetsky, twenty years old
daughter OF John Garetsky, a hotel
keeper of Albertson Square, near
Mineola. was killed by an autom obile.
The driver of the car escaped without
caring for his victim.
Miss Garetsky had been TO New YORK
TO purchase her wedding trousseau.
She was engaged TO marry a young
man of New York City and the date
for the wedding had been announced.
John Kelly. motorman of a South
Shore Traction car, found the dead girl
living on the tracks along the country
road. The body was placed aboard the
car and taken TO Mineola An exami-
nation by a physician there showed
that her skull had been fractured.
The dead girls father was informed
and he said the family had been
anxious about her all the afternoon.
He said she had gone to New York and
believed she was on her way home
when she met with the accident.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-03
mitchell HAPPY
AFTER FIRST DAY
Still Considering Appoint
mentS to Places That
Are Untitled.
HAS FEW CALLERS
AT THE CITY HALL
Mckay May Hold Over Several
Weeks as Head of Police,
II Is Said.

The schedule Of John Purroy Mitchels
first working day as Mayor Of New
York City yesterday was as follows:
Arrived at City Hall at 1o:15 a. m.
Went to luncheon at 1:10 p. m.
Returned to his desk at 2:4o p. m.
Left the City Hall at 5:55 p. m.
Spent the evening considering ap-
pointments still to be made
When Mayor Mitchell sat down at the
small hat-topped desk in the room at
the northeast corner of the first floor Of
the City Hall Yesterday it was not the
first time he had been there. He was
acting MAYOR for many weeks when
Mayor Gaynor was recovering from the
eunshot wound in the second year Of
his administration.
1t did not take Mitchell long to get
into the swing OF things. Frank
Matthews. executive secretary under
Mayor Gaynor, who is acting secretary
for Mr.. Mitchell. and other attaches oil
the Office were known to him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-03
DECLINE OF KLINE SHOWN
He Is Reminded to Send in Gard
When Visiting Mayor.

Ardolph L. Kline. who gave up the
office Of Mayor on Thursday, walked
up TO the door Of the Mayors private
suite late yesterday afternoon. Ad-
dressing Sergeant McKetrick on the
door he asked:
"Is the boss in?"
Being told that Mr.. Mitchell was in
side. he walked right through. Lieu
tenant William Kennel, who is in
charge Of the outer portals Of the
Mayors Office and is responsible for
everybody who gets in, did not get a
good view of the former Mayor. He
knew that some one had gone in with
out being announced and, jumping
through the door. put a hand out to
bring the intruder back.
"Oh, excuse me-" he said, when he
saw who IT was. But you know, sir
with a smile), the Mayor always likes
visitors TO send in their cards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-03
SALOONS OF TOWN
CLOSED BY WOMAN
Oregon's Governor Had Ordered
Militia to Burn Them if
Necessary.
lRy Telegram TO The Tribune

Copperheld Ore, Jan. 2.-Flankec
by state militia, Miss Fern Hobbs. pri-
vate secretary TO Governor West, to-
day closed up the saloons Of this place
and martial law was declared.
Miss Hobbs. accompanied by de-
tachment OF the coast artillery, with
rifles loaded, arrived here at o'clock
this afternoon. The Governors special
representative escorted by Colonel
Lawson, went directly to the town hail.
where she read the Governors proc
lamation. The guardsmen remained az
the railroad station under Colonel Law
sons orders.
The attorney for the saloonkeepers
advised his clients this morning not to
let the Governor bluff them out, and to
use force, If necessary, TO keep the
saloons open.
Mayor Stewart, leader OF one faction
of the town, and Martin Knezovitch,
Of the other, were on hand with their
followers. Il nave proclamation here
from the Governor" said Miss Hobbs.
All right. go ahead" said Mayor
Stewart.
Miss Hobbs then read the proclama-
tion, saying that if necessary to keep
the two saloons Of Copperfeld closed,
Colonel Lawson has instructions to
burn down the buildings.
The trouble here followed investiga-
tions showing that the Mayor is en-
gagged in the saloon business; that his
associate in such business is a member
of the City Council; that the proprietor
of another saloon is likewise a member
of said council and that his bartender
is also councilman; that fourth
member is a hanger-on around one Of
these resorts and in sympathy with
their activities. This gives the saloon
element absolute control of all city
affairs.
Governor West, who is at Salem, said
to-day: II want il to be distinctly un-
derstood that Miss Hobbs did not go
TO Copperfleld as commander OF any
national guard, but as a representative
OF this office. She has a specific duty
TO perform, and she will perform it as
my representative.
Colonel Lawson goes as an officer
of the national guard, and the men
with him are members of that organi
cation. They are ignorant of Miss
Hobbs's duties and she is ignorant of
their r1iseions"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-03
AFFINITY EARLE IN JAIL
Accused in Norway with Tcm-
an of Abducting His Son.

Paris. Jan. 2.-Advices we're received
here to-day that Ferdinand Pinney
Earle and a woman named Mrs. Evans
had been arrested in Norway on a
charge Of abducting from q school at
La Motto, Beuvron France, Earle's
eight -year-old son Harold. 4 private
detective who is said to have tracked
Earle and Mrs. Evans to Norway is re-
ported TO be on mis- way back to France
with the boy while the Norwegian au-
thorities are holding Earle and his
companion.
The alleged abduction of young Earle
occurred last November. Harold :
mother. who was the first wife OF Earle,
has been known since her divorce from
him by her maiden name. Fischbacher.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-03
WRIGHT INVENTION
MAKES FLYING EASY
Takes Only 20 Minutes to Learn
by Use of Automatic
Stabilizer."
rsy Telegraph to The Tribune.

DAYTON. Ohio, Jan. 2-OrvlHe Virgin
has invented an automatic staoilizer'
making il possible 10 learn to ny In
twenty minutes, he said to-day. The
invention robs the air Of many of Its
torrors 10 the aviator.
He made a demonstration before a
special committee OF the Aero Club OF
America. Seventeen flights were made
snd n. q result Of the test the commit
ter awarded 10 Wright the Collier
trophy. The trophy is awarded each
year and marks the most significant
advance in the history OF aeronautics
for the year.
seven flights were made with hands
entirely OF the automatic stabilizer
and the turns were made with pre-
cision that was marvellous and marked
a new epoch In the history Of aviation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-03
HEAR WILSON MET HUERTA
Rumor in New Orleans That
Dictator Is on Chester.
by Telegraph to The Tribune.

New Orleans, Jan. 2.-Apparently
coming from several sources, strong
rumor became current here early to-
night that President Wilson was in
conference with President Huerta Of
Mexico.
The only seeming basis for this re-
port was the great secrecy as TO the
arrangements for the conference and
the delay in the arrival Of the scout
cruiser Chester. which some think
would not have obtained had the
cruiser been bringing only Mr. Lind to
confer with Mr.. Wilson.
Louisville & Nashville train. with
reservations said to have been taken
in the name Of the government. was
held for some time in New Orleans to-
night. Railroad officials intimated that
these reservations were for prominent
Mexicans, but who they would not say.