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The Lamar register., 1914-06-24

Mrs. Frank Sayler with her little
daughter, Pauline, returned last Sat
urday from a visit of several weeks
with her parents in Pittsburg, Kan
sas.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. a. Cox visited the
first Of the week with Mrs. Cox's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. NJ. Jackson. Mr.
Cox was formerly successful mer-
chant of Lamar but is now located at
Mack, Colorado.
Merle C. Ward, of Spearville, Kan
sas, formerly assistant to Manager
Chas. Maxwell Of the Lamar Milling
& Elevator Co., is occupying his old
position temporarily while Fred Nit
chell is on a vacation.
The Intermountain Raildaw, Light
and Power Co. have been making some
needed improvements and enlarging
their offices the past week. They are
now in much better shape to handle
tHcl INCREASING DuShiSSS Al eASsAASoA
supplies.
Died-At the Lamar hospital on
last Friday Mike O'Brien. who had
both legs cut off in an accident at
Granada. His injuries were treated
at the hospital for several days and
at times he seemed to be better, but
the drain on his strength was too
great. The body was shipped to Utah
for burial.
Geo. B. Coover showed US a long
letter from his son, Mervin, this week
showing the fine trip Mrs. COover and
the two boys are enjoying. He also
expressed his deep gratitude to his
parents for their sacrifices for him
and his warm appreciation to his
Lamar friends for their kind remem-
brances.
The fine window display Of Welch's
grape Juice at Silver Bros. store is at
tracing a great deal Of attention. The
display was made by ]. A. Silver and
he certainly is some artist in the dec
Grating line. The WEIGH company is
offering prizes for the best display of
their goods and Jake will certainly
fall heir to one Of them.
The Lamar register., 1914-06-24

Twelve wagons loaded to the limit
with big sacks of wool came down
Main street on Tuesday in one
string. They were from the Herring
& Stinson ranch but only represents
small part of the crop. 1t looked
like enough to clothe the whole state,
however. Baca county is certainly
producing its heaviest crop in all
lines this year and it interfered great
ly with the peace and quiet of the
dry farmers who have not found it
necessary to do much harvesting here
tofore.
The Lamar register., 1914-06-24
BIG FOURTH CELEBRATION
Two Buttes Proposes to Make II the
Greatest Day In the Towns
History

Two Buttes is going to celebrate
and going to do it up right too. They
are preparing the biggest days pro-
gram ever pulled of in this section
and Lamar will have a considerable
place in the program. The Lamar
band has been engaged and the eel
ebrated Prof. Wooden's Y. M. B. A.
minstrels, who will give two absolute
ly free performances. There will be
ball games, races, novelty sports, pic
mic at the big reservoir and Just
about everything else in the way Of
amusements. There will be big fire.
works at night and dancing until
everyone is ready to quit. The town
will be ready to go the limit in free
entertainment for its visitors.
The Lamar register., 1914-06-24
Swat the Weeds

Marshal l. c. Downing wishes to
notify all residents and property own
ers of Lamar that city ordinance No.
= in regard to weeds is going to be
strictly enforced and the safest and
easiest way is for each one to see
that the weeds are cut at once off his
premises and in the street and al
ley adjoining. Many of our citizens
are already beginning this work and
it will make big improvement in
the appearance of our city.
The Lamar register., 1914-06-24

City property for sale or az.
change. =. J. A'Carty.
The Lamar register., 1914-06-24

N. N. Mclean arrived last Saturday
from Highlands, Illinois, with five
carloads of Holstein cows and heifers.
all high grade stock. He started with
172 and reached here with 174-no.
he did't pick up any mavericks on the
road. Another carload Of thirty-six
is on the road including two fine
registered bulls. The stock all ar
rived in fine condition and was un-
loaded at Mr.. McLean's ranch out at
May valley. He was very lucky to
get this fine herd as only few weeks
ago it was impossible to buy any
cows at all at Highlands, the big
dairy center of the central states, but
the long continued drouth In that Sec
ton has caused fears Of not being
able to properly care for all Of their
stock and men wers willing to sell
who had never been before. The Hel-
vetia company was only willing to
see this fine herd leave because II
was coming to their own territory.
Only q small number Of these are
mixers, the rest being about equally
divided between yearlings and two
year olds.
The Lamar register., 1914-06-24
Arkansas Valley Band to Denver

The Arkansas valley band, which
enjoys the distinction of being the
largest organization of its kind in
Colorado, has been named as the Of
fetal band for the jubilee reunion of
the Elks in Denver next month, and
will accompany the grand lodge on
its excursion over the Moffat road.
The band is composed of the leading
musicians of Lamar, Las Animas, La
Junta, Rocky Ford, Sugar City and
Ordway, and contains over forty
pieces. Albert Hagerman, the dep
uty postmaster, says he is looking
forward to the Moffat road trip with
great deal of pleasure.
The Lamar register., 1914-06-24

We wish to call your attention
to the advertisement of The w.
NJ. dickinson Lum Der Co., on the
last page of this paper. They are
making special prices that will be
of interest to all horse owners.
Byars Il Fox will start their
big clean up sale Saturday. They
are offering bargains in all sum
mer goods.
The Lamar register., 1914-06-24
Closed on the Fourth

All the merchants of Lamar have
agreed to close their places Of BUSH
ness all day on the fourth and give
their employees a chance for rest and
recreation. Patrons Of various stores
will take notice and arrange to do
their week end trading on Friday of
next week.
The Lamar register., 1914-06-24

C. F. Brown, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the
railroad hospitol at La Junta a few
weeks ago, returned home on Satur-
day and hopes to be able to resume
his work in short time.
The Lamar register., 1914-06-24
Game Postponed

BY agreement between the managers
the ball game at Las Animas on the
Fourth between the Lamar and Las
Animas teams has been postponed to
q later July date to be selected by
Las Animas and at which they ex-
pect to have q big blowout.
The Lamar register., 1914-06-24
N oNEY TO LOAN
Plenty OF 0heao Money tor
Sood Farm and City loans-
~ Aud So mel
l.. WRIT MARkHA M

~ cA0o ~ subVss
l.. WRIT MARkHA m
Attorney w. E. Fee went to Trini-
day yesterday on legal business.
Stanley Maxwell is taking in the
sights Of the capital city this week.
H. A. Long came over from Eads
this week on business before the land
Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Young left to-
day for Valdez to visit with their son
there.
Mrs. J. w. Bent returned home from
q visit at Rocky Ford the first Of the
week.
CRANKY Hillyer and d. H. Bane re-
turned last Saturday from Kansas
City.
Miss Florence Sayler is visiting
with her brother at Two Butts this
week.
Mrs. w. F. McCue and daughter
went up to La Junta last Saturday for
the circus.
H. ]. johnson, the Two Buttes
druggist, was up for the ball game
Sunday.
Rev. E. E. Brace attended the Sum
day meetings in Colorado Springs the
first Of the week.
DR.. John Crissman II spending sew
eral days In Holly and Granada on
professional businsss-
Ex-Governor Hoch and wife Of Kan
sas visited last Saturday In the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Writ Markham.
Mrs. Lilly Robinson after q few
weeks visit in Lamar left today for
her home in Long Beach, California.
Miss Elizabeth Coates after several
days visit with friends in Lamar re-
turned Tuesday to her home In Bris-
toll.
Mint Snyder has commenced har-
vestinR his wheat His crop would In
dictate q heavier yield than that Of any
previous year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack O'Neil and daugh-
ter, Miss Lila, came up from the
ranch this week and spent several
days in Lamar.
Mrs. ]. ]. Pierce, who has been Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Geo. r.
Momyer, returned Monday to her
home in Colorado Springs.
Lee Gist Of May valley began cut
ting wheat on Wednesday Of this
week and had several acres in shock
at the close Of the day.
Mr.. r. E. Adams and Mrs. L. +.
Adams went up to Colorado Springs
last week to attend the meeting Of
the state bankers association.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Mitchell and
daughters, Misses Marie and Ellen,
have gone to their old home in Love-
land, Colorado, for q short vacation.
Miss Anna C. Taylor, formerly .
teacher in the Lamar high school but
who taught at Telluride the past year,
visited Lamar friends the past week.
w. A. thinner returned on Mon
day from Kansas City where he at
tended the convention Of fifteen humid
red stockholders in the Rexall stores.
A general impulse to clean up the
weeds growing along the highways
and fence rows among the better
farmers in May valley seems to be
quite general this week.
DR.. tanning Likes and bride are
housekeeping in the o. F. Mitchell
hcv.,a 5,,rfr0 the familvss abaence,
The Lamar register., 1914-06-24

Pasture for horses and cows, one
half mile west Of town. SLIPS Per
month. w. T. PLATT.
The Lamar register., 1914-06-24

For Painting. Papering and Dec-
Grating see DickinsO Lumber On.
The Washington times., 1914-10-26
LITTLE HOPE HELD
FOR BOYS RECOVERY

With a broken neck incurred while
playing football. Aloysius Babbington,
jr.. sixteen years old. whose parents live
AT "a X street northeast, is a patient
today in Sibley Hospital Practically no
hope is entertained for the boys recov-
cry. He is para!yzed from the waist
down. but is not unconscious. and seems
to realize that he has been fatally hurt.
DR. James I. Kilroy. one of the attend
ing surgeons. said today that no opera
ton would be attempted at present IN
an effort to relieve the pressure on the
spine and save the lads life.
Young Babbington was injured during
a game in which he and a number Of
playmates living in the same neighbOr-
hood participated yesterday at the Cap
ital League baseball grounds, North
Capitol and l. streets. During me of
the rushes BabbingtOn threw himself
against much heavier opponent, and
was hurled to the ground. Babbiugt on' s
companions picked him up, and carried
rim t. his home. DR.. Kilroy and DR..
Dco,gc Tu!iy Vaughn were summoned.
an Dad the lad removed to the hos
I'ital
Suffering from an injury to his right
hne.. received in a football game at
Cla, e-don, Va. yesterday, Saul Gold
ber:, seventeen years old, 923 VI street
northwcs.. is d patient in Georgetown
University Hospital today. His condi-
ton is not regarded as serious
The Washington times., 1914-10-26
Two Score Injured
In Motor Wrecks

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Nearly two
score persons. men. women. and chill
dren, were injured in Sunday automo-
mile accidents in and around New
York. All of them. it is believed will
recover.
Five persons connected with the
John D. Rockefeller estate at Pecan
tico Hills. were IN an automobile
which plunged off a bridge in Sleepy
Hollow AMI fell seven feet into a
shallow river. Charles Oleson was
pinned under the automobile and
would have drowned had not Miss
Pearl Linquist, who was thrown dear
of the ma chine, seen his pred icament
and dragged him from under the car.
The others were Mr.. and Mrs y. +.
Lindquist and Charles johnson.
Five young women. Miss Annie
O'Keefe; Miss Ethel OConnor, Miss
Margaret Matthews, Miss Margaret
ConnelI, and Miss Catherine Manning,
all OF Jersey City. were seriously hurt
when an automobile in which they
were riding, turned over on Hudson
Boulevard. Joseph X. Orr. who was
driving the machine, was held by the
police.
Eight were hurt when an automobile
driven by Philip Ziegelbauer. of 946
Bedford avenue, Brooklyn, turned
over on Ocean Parkway. Coney Island.
The injured are Ziegelbauer, his wife
and two children, and Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Schepp, and their two children.
The Washington times., 1914-10-26
FUNDS FOR RELIEF
RA|SEDBY HEBREWS
Mass Meeting Held in Eighth
Street Temple Addressed by
Prominent Men.

Funds for relief work among the He
brews in countries involved in the war
were raised at a mass meeting at the
Eighth Street Temple last night, which
was attended by representatives of all
the Hebrew societies Of the Capital
The money raised will be sent to the
Bnai Birth, an International Hebrew or
ganization with branches in nearly all
European countries
DR.. Abram Simon in addressing the
meeting said that Hebrews had con-
tributed literally to the Red cross and
other organizations engaged in relief
work. and very properly, too. But our
first obligation he said, lis to help our
own people, not by cheap compassion,
but by responding to direct appeals for
aid"
Joseph L. Teppen presided. Addresses
were made by simon Wolf. former min
lister to Turkey; DIR. Benjamin Gross
man. pastor of the Sixth Street Temple.
and Rabbi George Siiverstone, pastor
of the Fifth street Temple
The Washington times., 1914-10-26
Mrs. Barrett Discusses
Servant Girl Problem

A plea for better treatment for serv-
ant girls was made by Mrs. Kate Waller
Barrett. president Of the National Flor
ence Crittenton Mission and of the Ma
tional Council of Women in an address
Yesterday afternoon al meeting Of
the secular League at Pythian Temple.
Mrs. Barrett expressed thn hop= that
the servant problem wua.': grow r.
such proportions that employees wouid
have TO treat their domestics more
dccently and humancly
general discussion of Mrs. :;acrct's =
address was Joined in by Or. .o""& Q.
Memphis. Tenn; DT. +. II. i'hillips,
of Ruffal" \. Y; Prof Eiyland g. Kirk,
william y. Mackenzie. and John d.
Bradley.
The Washington times., 1914-10-26
MYSTERY IN DEATH
OF NOTED MUSICIAN
SeIden MiIIer's Body on Way
From Wisconsin to PhiladeI-
phia Grave.

kENOSHA, Wis. Oct. 26-with much
OF the mystery attending his strange
disappearance locked in the coffin the
body of Selden Miller. once noted Phila-
deiphia musician and conductor of
grand opera. was placed aboard a train
for the Quaker City today
On November %. 1915. Miller walked
out of his home in Philadelphia. the
home of family OF wealth, to flll an
engagement to conduct chorus work at
Bryn Mawr College. On October Is, 1914.
a mans body was taken from a Wis
ccnsin river. 1t was first identified as
tEat OF man who played the piano at
a Milwaukee motion picture house.
ard. through letters found in a trunk,
finally discovered to be that of Miller.
Miller made reputation as conductor
of grand opera at the Teatro NazionaIe
in Rome. He had been choirmaster at
two leading Philadelphia churches
The Washington times., 1914-10-26
Coincidence, or Do Waves
OF Thought Really Trapel?
Miss EageI Profited by This
Unique Situation and Be-
came Leading Lady in the
Company of Julian EItinge.
By GARDNER MACK.

This is to prove that n thought wave
has 4 longer radius than the wireless
and that even n theatrical manager
can be unconsCiously controlled in lis
actions by supernatural something
sent out from afa~.
When Julian Eltinge was in Paris
selecting the gowns he intended to wear
in this seasons proGIr;ion of The
Crinolino Girl he passed girl on
the street who's" Beauty and natural
charm made him stop and take sec
end look. He had never seen aer I've
fore hil: TO him she was the finest eN-
ampl. he had ever seen of tn real
Partisan heautt. AS she passed along
the boulevard out Of his sight he heavcd
a. sigh and wished that he could Lave
such a girl for leading woman of his
company. He walked on and promptly
forgot the incident.
Now, IL there was room for an illus
tration of the sort il would be proper
to set here a map OF the Atlantic ocean
and the coasts OF France and America,
showing New York and Paris, with
dotted line connecting the two to show
the course that uneXpressed thought OF
MI Eltlnge took in its travels from the
Partisan boulevard to the twentystory
office building in Manhattan where his
manager had an office In the absence
of the picture the travelling of the
thought must he ina Sined.
When Mr.. Eltinge returned =
America he was informed that a new
leading woman had been obtained for
him who was a wonder Of beauty and
charm. Her name. he was told, was
Jeanne EageL Eltinge had neve-
heard OF her before but he ma lie in
euiries and found that she was n very
good actress and that her -rainin"
.: nd experience was we'll calculated to
rake her Just what he wanted. He
went about his ordinary business and
when rehearsals started made his
way to the theater. When the mem
bers of his company who were new to
him were introduced he was brought
face to face with the girl of the
boulevard and in daze of awakened
memory he heard her being nitro
duced to him as Jeanne Eagel.
This isn't the story that the press
a gent fixed w.. about Miss Ell gel at
all. Because il is absolutely true and
a very curious fact-no press agent
has ever used ii But they're all wei
come to it now. And Mr.. Eltinee and
Miss Eagel will Vouch for its trut'u ~
anyone who takes the trouble to call
o:i them at the Columbia Theater this
Ween.
The Washington times., 1914-10-26
Democratic National
Committee Is i'm Debt

The Democratic national committee is
n debt. according to a statement issued
Thomas J. Pence. in charge Of Wash
ugton headquarters. Mr.. Pence said:
While the preliminary report of Rolla
ells, treasurer of the Democratic ma
.onal- committee, shows receipts total
az $500 with expenditures of $37,-
= 33. the fact is We are in debt
Since Mr. Wells prepared his report.
EC balance Of SO 81 has been wiped
ut with the payment OF printing and
9tber bills for campaign material. There
now outstanding approximately s12, 500
- indebtedness. largely incurred for
rrinting
This statement is made because Mr..
Wells accurate report could not por-
ray the situation as ii exists today.
VI any Of the bills for printing millions
documents and speeches have been
aid since the report was pre-
sred supplemental report is to be
made oy Mr.. Wells in the course OF
70 few days. enumeratir~ these eXpendi-
lures as REQUIRED by law"
The Washington times., 1914-10-26
FOURPERSONS DEAD
IN MOTOR CAR CRASH

NEW PHILADELPHIA. Ohio. .'ct.
26.-Four persons. two women and two
men, were killed and three seriously in
jured early today when the auIomc0iic
in which they were riding plunged down
a twenty-foot embankment at Msssillon.
Ohio. near here.
Hugo Horn. Canal Dover. Ohio. cloth
ing merchant, and Carl Rupenthal and
wife. of New Philadelphia. Were AL
stantly killed. Mrs. Horn died at III.
Massillcn CITY Hospital.
Harry Robinson. owner and driver Of
the machine. and Mrs. Glare Horn
Spahr and Miss Ussa Camden were
badly injured
Bursting of a front tire threw the
machine.
The Washington times., 1914-10-26
e MADE-|N:U. s" IDEA
TO WIN PUBLICITY

NEW YORK. oct. G6.-All America
will know about the "Made-in-A America
movement soon. if the plans Of the en-
ergetic committee here are carried cut.
A meeting has been arranged for next
Wednesday morning at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel at which time plans for
A general publicity campaign will be
taken up. Harry Upper. chairman of
the executive committee Of the Made
in-AmeriCa' Products Association,
called the meeting, and all interested in
the movement, whether members or
not, have been asked to attend
The principal work planned by the
association is to organize and conduct
advertising campaigns for Made in
America" goods. Investigation into all
American products is planned before the
committee will exploit the goods.
The Washington times., 1914-10-26
SOCIALISM GIVEN
BOOM BY CONFLICT
Commissioner of immigration
Howe Sees Significance in
War Measures.

NEW YORK. Oct cs-An enormous
'-npetus to Socialism and worldwide
spread Of the revolutionary spirit will
result from the European war. in the
opinion of immigration Commissioner
Pred Howe
Europe has already taken tremendous
strides toward socialization," said Howe
odsy. In every country involved in
he war the government has taken con-
ol of transportation. telegraph. and
'~lephone facilities. and is exercising a
irect control over business and food
supplies.
Because war exists, nobody seems
- regard this as remarkable or real
re its extreme significance. Its cf-
fect. however, will be felt long after
ne war has ceased"
The United States will be profunod =
Y affected by the change in Euro
can social conditions, the commits
sioner thinks.
The close of the war" he said, will
urn loose an enormous army of men
made restless and discontented by
their divorce from farms and mills.
Their experience on the battle field
i'll have vitality changed their char
acter and upset their old habits of life
nd thought A large number Of
nese men will come to this country
nd are bound to exercise a very
marked influence upon us.
The war will leave a vast number Of
" omen in destitute circumstances. Many
= these will be brought by their rela-
YES and friends in this country. Others
iii not be wanted a: home because OF
1e difficulty Of providing for them.
However. this may be modified by the
.rcumstance that work will proba ably be
1Ientiful and wages necessarily be high,
immigration now has practically
~ased from Germany. France. Russia.
nd Austria. Curiously enough the i'm
0iGration from England has remained
ormal as has that from southeast and
0uthern Europe"
The Washington times., 1914-10-26
Four Sunday Fires
Cause Small Damage

Fire last evening did $50 damage to
the home of Samuel Berman, 1923 Fifth
street northwest. The cause of the
blaze was not determined.
No. 9 engine company was called
to the apartment house building at
2120 = street northwest, yesterday to
extinguish a small blaze in the jan
itor's quarters. The fire was caused
by paper being ignited by the fame
from a gas stove.
An overheated furnace caused a small
fire last evening in the basement of
the Hudson apartment house, 1401 S
street northwest. The damage was $50.
Ten dollars damage was done by fire
last night to the home Of Charles Nor
ris, 4914 Ashby place northwest. The
blaze was caused by fire in an open
CRATE igniting the mantle.
The Washington times., 1914-10-26
CLAIM
DEMOCRATS ON RUN
|SSue Statement in Which VIC
tory All Along Line Is Ex.
pected on Tuesday Next.

he Democratic party is declared to
thoroughly on the defensive. in a
, stement issued by Congressman
ank p. Woods, chairman of the Re-
! blican Congressional campaign COM
; Ittee. who charges that the party now
power has shown its inability to rule.
7 ne statement issued from Republican
+ adquarters reads:
The Democratic party enters the
r including week of the campaign of
'4 with only two assets--the war in
Irope and the ephemera! Bull Moose
party. The Republican party is coming
ack into power. Indications today
p int TO the obliteration OF the present
amocratic majority In Congress. There
5 no longer the least doubt of sweeping
epublican gains in every quarter Of
ne United States.
The people are dissatisfied with
'emocratic incompetency. They are
. cary of Democratic experiments. They
e tired of Democratic deceptions
here is good reason for this. The
uerican citizen has Jared poorly, both
II home and abroad. Industry is stag
ant. Business is demoralized. Labor
e unemployed. The people are ready
or the restoration OF the principle of
objection, advocated by William McK1n-
~, under which industry thrived and
0e people prospered.
The Democrats in Congress have
cen guilty of gross extravaganza. The
money they have spent with prof1igate
a aste has come from the constituents
" the very man sent to Congress to con-
/. we the nations wealth and admin
, ter its fiscal affairs economically.
The people had already come to a
sliZation of Democracy's inefficiency
ID Of its hostility to their interests and
ghts when the world war came along
obscure the true issues. The eager
ess with which the Democrats seized
oon the terrible conflict in Europe as
excuse for all their failures only goes
show the dire straits in which they
0und themselves as a result of the Wis
nary experiments"