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The Lamar register., 1914-11-18
Sic Transit Gloria Tango

Last winter, in a period of rash
ness and inconceivable folly, we took
a few dancing lessons We learned to
tango, the one-step and the hesita-
ton, with all the dips, drags, grape
vines and lame ducks thereunto per-
tanning and in such case made and
provided. We thought we had Terp-
sichore lashed to the rudder of
Zeppelin. As we glided about the hall
or riccocheted from divan to daven-
port, just missing the piano lamp in
our mad flights through some friend
ly parlor, we used to feel sorry for
poor Mr.. and Mrs. Castle. We were
the dancing demon of the day. We
were. But last night we happened
to drop in on some friends, whose vic
trola, as we entered, was tearing off
"By the Sea, By the Beautiful Sea-"
We shall forever hate that tune, for it
| is inextricably intermingled with the
wreck of our fondest conceit. We
learned last night that we can't dance.
No more than a rabbit, we can't dance.
There was young fellow in the par
lor who had brought with him, from
the city, a slew of new steps and mo-
tions and gestures and poses and by
the time we got there he had taught
the young ladies such delicatessens as
the half and half, "the fox trot,"
"the silo Slip" and "the Ford Flop"
or something like that. Why, we did
not even know the holds any more.
Everything we did was passe or Aisne
or przemysl. We were major-general
duh. Last year If you didn't hesitate.
well--you needn't come around. This
year if you hesitate you are lost and
no reward offered. - .-..l.... r.
The Lamar register., 1914-11-18
The Rock Pile for speeders

In these days of freak Legislation,
fanatical laws and attempts to regu-
late habits and personal affairs by
legal rules, it is refreshing to come
across new idea in city ordinances
which, hurting no one, acts as means
of saving lives and reducing the num-
ber of accidents.
Portland, Oregon, is the city which
is to be complimented upon writing
into its code law which has made the
place unique in one respect. There
are 100000 people in Portland and
there are countless automobiles. Yet
in the last nine months there has not
been one person injured, much less
killed in an automobile accident in
that city.
And why is this so? Because in
Portland the driver of an automobile
who exceeds the speed limit is put
to work on the rock pile, for from
two to thirty days. No fines accept
ed. If the driver is convicted he must
do his time at hard labor and no ex-
ceptions are made. Portland's streets
are safe to pedestrians.
Here is an idea which ought to be
spread eastward
The Lamar register., 1914-11-18
Hitting the Initiative Graft

The people of Colorado have become
pretty sick of the initiative and ref
erendum graft as their votes on No
vember 8 prove. They are still some
what susceptible to high sounding
name provided Lindsey is not con-
nected with it, but it is probable that
this election will cure them of that
even and they will be prepared to go
down the line and defeat every at
tempt of the direct legislation league
to foist laws on the people which they
know would never stand discussion be-
fore a legislative body. Of the six
teen proposed measures only four
were carried. Of these one, prohibi-
ton, was thoroughly understood and
everybody voted just according to his
or her ideas of the question. One other
that carried, No. 15, or equalization of
taxes, may be a good thing as it is
evident that a change in the manner
of equalization is needed and it
would be hard to make it worse. The
other two that were carried, No. Z,
good roads bill, and No. IL,
the employers liability bill, were pass
ed on their titles alone. Both would
have been badly defeated if the voters
had really understood them. The good
roads bill will become law and add
quite materially to each persons tax
es. Let US hope the county will get
The Lamar register., 1914-11-18
Peter Radford on political Preach
era"

Peter Radford, Who has just been
re-appointed lecturer of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union
of America, sounds note of warning
to the growing number of preachers
who are mixing in politics.
"Those who put on ecclesiastical
robes," says Prof. Radford, "are in a
measure free to unlock every door to
the human heart and enter the secret
chambers of reason and every person
should submit their conduct to review
and seek the counsel of those divine
ly messengers of life, but the mo-
ment the minister closes the Bible
and opens the law book, he becomes a
menace to society.
"The greatest peril to the church
today is politics. The temptation of
the ministry to thrown down the cross
of Christ and pick up the club of the
policeman; to substitute the penalties
of the law for the power of the altar
and to legislate religion into human
hearts, never was greater.
"The world never needed a religious
ministry more nor political preachers
less than it does today. We need
ministers to teach us how to live; we
know how to vote"
The Lamar register., 1914-11-18
Good Roads Pay

The following is clipped from the
Reclamation Record:
Approximately s206, 100000 was
spent last year on public roads in the
United States, according to statistics
prepared by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. In 1904 the
total was only S79,OOO,OO0. In nine
years, therefore, the increase has been
over 250 per cent.
Of the 2,226,s4 miles of roads in
the United States, 223,774 miles, or
approximately 10 per cent are classed
as improved.
To improve the remaining 80 per
cent may well seem big job. 1t is,
in fact, only made possible because the
work really pays for itself. From ma
terial gathered by the United States
Department of Agriculture it is now
possible to prove not only that good
roads are profitable investments, but
to determine exactly what dividends
they pay. An investigator assigned
to this problem in any given locality
first ascertains the extent of the ter
ritory that is tributary to any main
road, much as one might ascertain the
territory tributary to some river. The
next step is an accurate estimate of
the total products of this territory
so much grain, so much tobacco, so
much garden truck, etc. OF this guam
tity certain portion is consumed on
the farm; the result is shipped over
the road in question.
The whole calculation can then be
checked by investigators at the ship
ping point to which the road leads.
In general it has been found that the
two methods yield much the same in
total amount of pro-
duce hauled over the road. Next the
ed, the size of the load permitted by
the character of the road ascertained,
and the cost of teams and drivers
figured. With these facts before him
the Investigator is now able to state
positively the cost of hauling ton of
produce on that road, to express in
terms of these ton-miles" the freight
traffic on the road, and finally the total
cost to the community served by the
road of hauling its goods to market.
Armed with these data it is easy to
decide how much money can be profit
ably spent in improving the road and
what are the returns that the invest
ment yields to the community.
E. B. HOUSE,
Colorado Agricultural College, Fort
Collins, Colo.
The Lamar register., 1914-11-18
DUE TO LINDSEY
Governor Returns From Conference
and Presided at One of the Meet
ings

Denver, Nov. 16.-Governor Ammons
and Governor-elect Carlson returned
from Madison, Wis, tonight where
they have been attending the Ma
tional Governors conference. Aside
from the program of the conference
Governor Ammons stated that the
thing that impressed him most was
the fact that so many people believed
that the Colorado national guard ac-
tually shot women and children at
Ludlow. 81 was surprised beyond
expression at the belief SO many had"
said the governor. 81 found that there
was general impression that our ma
tional guard had actually shot women
and children. l found one woman who
heard the speech of Judge Lindsey in
Chicago and he certainly went the linn
it against Colorado. He was correct
ly quoted all right by the papers. This
woman said that the judge never ut
tered single word complimentary to
Colorado during his entire address.
That it was all abuses" Gov. Am
mons is of the opinion that the judge
is largely responsible for the feeling
that exists against Colorado through
out the east.
Governor Ammons said that the fea-
ture of the governors conference was
the address of Gov. Spry of Utah,
his subject being Estate Control of
Natural Resources"
Governor-elect Carlson attended ev-
cry session and presided over one. A
feature of the meeting was a visit to
the agricultural and dairy college of
Wisconsin.
The Lamar register., 1914-11-18

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,,,;,,;o -, ,,,ho r,,;+hout . r,bl;c
mand.t. forced into ,egislation mart
lv throuoh nrofusion of rhetoric
.,a 81, +hroroh dasnotic use of
mower had come To he idealized bv the
n,.nuo .s sunerbuman His iner-
rarcv was nersistently claimed al.
,houah novar nroved The moro we
h.lked tho louder the adulatinp Choir
nc rose Monkev-sb;nes in Mexico
lo.d;no nc into th. urnrecederted act
of ;nyod;ra friendly couptry. in
drstr;,I nrostration arow;ng ont of
thiros done and other things threat.
onod. tho irnos;t;on of a heavy snec.
;.l ,.x ..IIod war tax in time of
no,co to rer,.ce revenues denleted
throuah fraa trade tariff schedules
md aross axtrav.oance in exnend;-
,vr.s oil of tb.se things have been
oxtoII.d .s Gifts of statesmansbin in
T.. r.t.f,,l .nrrec;.t;on of which the
The Lamar register., 1914-11-18

upon payment of a fee of 5 cents for
value not exceeding $25, or 10 cents
for value not exceeding $50 in add,-
tion to the postage both to be prepaid
with stamps affixed. 1t may not be
registered. Such mail may be insur-
ed at any postoffice or station thereof
or by rural carriers.
The Lamar register., 1914-11-18

the money back as promised. No. II
it is hardly likely will stand the test
of the courts, so the labor of passing
it is most likely wasted.
The Lamar register., 1914-11-18
Wilson, That's All

Tuesdays election results marked
the end of the strangest delusion ever
appearing in American politics. Al
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waists all efforts to get the machine out
were unavailing.
They were forced to abandon 1t and
walk the Intervening seven miles to Big
Meadows. The party spent Sunday
night at Chester. and although Mount
Lassen is in pain view and only twenty
miles distant, no volcanic activity was
noticed during Sunday night.
Residents of Chester reported that the
first eruption had taken place Satur-
day morning and the crater from which
it came was on the northwest side of
the mountain. Smoke and ashes were
observed rising from it all day Satur-
day and Sunday.
Brambila. Feher and Siiford planned
to push on to the mountain on Monday
while Joslyn returned to his abandoned
machine. He managed to extricate 1t
and reached Susanvile on Tuesday
afternoon with the first authentic re-
port Of the eruptons.
As the party were standing looking
at the mountain on Monday morning at
sos o'clock a column OF black smoke
and ashes shot at least a thousand feet
into the air. The crater continued to
belch smoke and ashes for three-quar-
iers of an hour.
When the smoke drifted away a large
space on the side of the mountain ap-
peared TO be bare of snow. and it was
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as they neared the crater. The party
We're determined, however. to be the
first who actually reached II and they
persevered. although they were liter
ally obliged to crawl the last part OF
the distance. The newspapers have
reported that forest ranger visited
the crater on Monday. but the Susan
vile party found his tracks in the snow
and they stopped far short Of the crater.
The party We're provided with cam
eras. and in their determination to get
the facts regarding the eruption they
disregarded danger and made their way
to the very edge OF the crater. A rope
was tied to Brambila's waist and he
hung over the opening and took several
films of the depths. Nothing was Wis
ible inside the crater but vapor. 1t
commenced to boil ominously as Bran
bila was hanging over the edge and he
shouted Pull" Feher, Sifford, Olsen
and Paul pulled all right and so for
chilly that an important part OF Bran
bila's clothing was left waving in the
sulphur fumes.
Mount Lassen Is known to be OF
volcanic origin and there is an old
crater on the northern slope Of the
mountain. This old crater has not
been active for many years and the
eruption came from new crater
opened some distance from ii. The
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TO he
Boude and Ashes From New Active Crater Northern Slope Mountain
Cover Many Acres of Ground-Last Violent Occurred
More Than Two Hundred Years Ago

abandoned and the remaining distance
tn the summit was made on foot. The
ascent was a difficult one and required
two hours and thirty-five minutes to
cover the distance from timber line to
the summit.
The summit was reached at 9:55 a. NJ.
Looking down the mountain on the
northwest side the new crater was seen
to be about 1000 feet down the noun
tain side.
The party passed directly over the
summit and determined to reach the
crater. They fastened themselves to-
gether with ropes. Alpine fashion, and
commenced the descent.
Ashes had been thrown nearly to the
summit Boulders. some of them of
immense size. had been thrown into the
air There is about eighteen feet Of
snow on the summit and the boulders
had melted their way down into 1t
where they had fallen.
The ashes gradually increased in
depth as the crater was approached
and progress was very difficult The
party were benumbed by cold and were
glad at times to get into the hot ashes
for warmth.
As they approached the crater the
sulphur fumes became suffocating and
the light volcanic ash choked them.
The ashes were about three feet deep
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TINE photographs of the eruption
Of Mount Lassen reproduced
here are the first taken of the
only volcano in the United
States in action. Mount Lassen is a
peak VI the Sierra Nevada in Shasta
county, In the northeastern part OF
ralifornia The first report of the erup-
,On was received on Saturday, May 80,
md the next day the party that took
he photographs started for the crater
rom Susanvllle. Lassen county, Cal,
which is seventy miles from Mount
.assen
The news came In the form of tele-
honic communication from Westwood,
hitch said tnt something unusual had
lappened On the mountain. In spite
! the genera incredibly Justh Feher,
= L. Brambi,a and Alex Sifford, with
- A. Jos.Nu II the Lassen Auto Com
any, decided Ia make their way to the
olCano
They started at $3.50 =. NJ. on Sun
udy and encountered one OF the most
violent thunderstorm known in the
region for years, but their journey was
Hot seriously nterfered with until they
d''empic. 20 cross Bailey Creek. about
even miles from Big Meadows. The
phachlnr suck in the bed Of the creek.
p"d aIih'u-u he party did not hesitate
" PHn-' u'" the icy water up to their
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Susanville party report that this new
crater is from 10 To 100 feet wide and
$50 feet In length. Acres upon acres
are covered with boulders, and the
ashes stretch as far as the eye can
see down the mountain on this side.
The party remained at the crater
from 955 A. VI. until 1880 i. M.
Smoke and ashes were arising from the
opening during all the time the party
were there. At times the sulphur fumes
were euffocating and the light volcanic
ash was very annoying. A quantity OF
this was brought away. 1t Is slate
colored and resembles emery powder
in fneness and grittiness.
The party reascended to the summit
and crossed to the side on which the
horses had been left. None of them
was anxious to make the long. toll
some climb down To the point where
they had left the horses. \ smooth
snow field offered a toboggan slide
three miles in length and each one
sat down and let go. 1t was eXpedl-
tious but hard on trousers The de-
scent of three miles was made in
twenty-five minutes-a journey that
had required two hours and a half on
the upward climb.
The horses were secured and the
return journey commenced. brakes
Continued on Second Page.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-01-30
OWNED HISTORIC OLD HOTEL
Proprietor Of Structure Built Around
Cabin Of Captured British Fris.
ate 10 Dead.

Jacob Smith, hotel proprietor of
City Island, New York, died there at
the age of seventy-three years. Mr..
Smiths hotel has for years been one
Of the show places on the island. 1t
was known as the Macedonian hotel.
because 1t was built around the cabin
Of the British frigate Macedonia.
which was captured by the United
States frigate Decatur off Cape Verde
islands during the war of 1912. After
the engagement the Macedonia was
towed to what is known as Cow Bay,
City Island, and there Smith acquired
1t in 1874. pulled 1t on land and struc.
turally added to it. In time he had
building large enough to accommo-
date = number of persons.
Three years ago a member of his.
torical society in England. which had
learned Of the existence Of the Mace
donia. came to City Island and offered
Mr.. Smith $4,000 for it. but he would
not SELL He said he wanted it to
remain in the family. which consists
of seven daughters and two sons.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-01-30
BACHELOR NOT BETTER OFF
Investigation Into New Zealand Work.
ers' Condition Disproves Theory
That Some Have Held,

As the resul. OF investigations car.
ried out by the New Zealand depart.
ment Of labor among 1000 household.
ers, 1t was found that the worker with
no family spends very nearly the same
sum weekly on food as the heads Of
families, but saves In rent, clothing
and other items. and at each week end
has a surplus of 80 cents. says the
London Globe. Apparently he buys
more luxuries in the way of food
than his coworker. who has family.
and his average expenditure on cloth.
ing is also higher. The family man
pays 81 more rent q week. IT cents
more on food. 23 cents on clothing and
81 cents on other items. His fuel
and light expenses, however, are rela.
lively lighter to the extent of 29
cents per week. The worker, however.
has no surplus at the week end. The
figures generally indicate. as may be
expected. the favorable position. as
far ,as expenditure is concerned. Of the
families possessing few. If any. chill.
dren.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-01-30
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
"CaIifornia Syrup Of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup Of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative.
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable. feverish or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue. mother! II coated. give
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow.
els. and you have a we'll, playful child
again. When its little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, indigestion, colic-remem-
ber. a good ''inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy: they know q
teaspoouful today saves sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for So
cent bottle of California Syrup Of
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children Of all ages and grown.ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-01-30
GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY IT,
BEAUT|FY YOUR HAIR
Make It Thick, Glossy, Wavy, Luxur.
liant and Remove Dandruf-ReaI
Surprise for You.

Your hair becomes light, wavy, huf.
fy, abundant and appears as soft, lus.
trous and beautiful as young girls
after "Danderine hair cleanse" Just
try this-moisten a cloth with a little
Danderine and carefully draw 1t
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time. This will cleanse
the hair Of dust, dirt and excessive oil
and in just few moments you have
doubled the beauty Of your hair.
Besides beautifying the hair at once,
Danderine dissolves every particle OF
dandruff; cleanses. purifies and invig.
crates the scalp, forever stopping itch.
Ing and falling hair.
But what will please you most will
be after a few weeks use when you
will actually see new hair-fine and
downy at f1rst-yes-but really new
hair-growing all over the scalp. II
you care for pretty, soft hair and lots
OF 1t. surely get 25 cent bottle of
knowlton's Danderine from any store
and just try it. Adv.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-01-30
BADLY BURNED ON BACK

Is North Ash St, Spokane, Wash
my baby was sick and had to give
him baths and rub him with alcohol
and one evening by mistake in the
dark I grabbed the bottle that con-
tanned carbolic acid and rubbed some
on before noticed my mistake. Baby
was burned on the back from shoul-
ders to the ankles. The skin was red
and blistered. He suffered quite
little. A neighbor told me about the
Cuticura Ointment, so l purchased .
box at once. l just put the Cuticura
Ointment on twice a day and the
burnt skin all came of and left no
scar. 1t was only two weeks before
he was cured" (Signed) Mrs. ]. H.
Langlot, Mar. 20, 1918.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston."-Adv.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-01-30
Rough on "eood Samaritan"

Frank Koetsch, laborer. was put
on trial at Graz for his action in
saving the life of would-be suicide.
He had found a man dangling from
tree, and had promptly cut him
down and taken him to a hospital. The
man recovered from the effects of the
hanging. but complained of scalp
wound he had received when falling to
the ground, and he brought a charge
of personal injury by carelessness
against the man who saved his life.
Koetsch was acquitted, but declared
he would take care never to act the
Good Samaritan again.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-01-30
His Tongue Was Tied.

A New York man tells of his expert.
ence at the only hostelry in an Ohio
town.
AT supper" says he, "the darky
waiter brought me plate of some
kind of meat. Visual examination did
not enlighten me as to what sort Of
meat it was; tasting it left me still In
the dark. Accordingly l asked my
servitor:
"'What kind of meat is this you
have brought me?'
"Whereupon. with a sly grin, he
made response:
EXCUSE me, boss. but l had strict
orders not to tell"