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new COLORADO PMS
CIVIL SERvicE EXAMINATIONS
YsEAR RESULTS.
Names ~ Nineteen Persons Recently
aAIseted TO Handle Uncle Same
Malls In Centennial state.

wsstern Nevspaper Union News Service.
Denver. This is plumpfcking Tins
In Colorado postoffice circles. The
civil service. examinations for the -.
lection Of fourth-class postmasters In
Colorado are, bearing fruit and the fol-
lowing additional Colorado postoffice
appointments were announced In
Wabhington: ~
Platoro. Conejos county, Mary j.
Stewart; Rockland, Huerfano county,
Edward b. Wise; Sinbad. Montrose
county; Bertha Manning; Tarryail,
Park county. Charlotte A. Denny;
Texas Creek, Fremont county. Arthur
r. Roberts; villa Grove. Saguache
county, Henri e. Blurton; Weston, Las
Animas county, Charles l.. Baysinser;
Wetmore. Custer county. Frederick T.
Walters; Sheridan Lake. Kiowa coun.
ty, Howard Gamble; South Platte. JEFF
ferson county. Mata Walibrecht: Ia
basco, Las Animas county, Montella
p. Ferguson; Tolland, Gilpin county,
Elizabeth M. Clifton; T@tec, Huerfano
county. James G. Wallace; Trinchera,
Las Animas county. James A. Doherty;
Valdez, Las Animas county. WILDER b.
Taylor: Vets Pass, Costilla county,
Marine D. Wright; Walsen. Huerfano
county, Charles S. Buckland; Weltzer.
Otero county, Benjamin F.. thinner
man: woodland Park. Teller county.
Leonard j. Darlington. t44
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WESTERN.

Fourteen-year-old Susie Pollard was
burned to death at Calumet. Mich.
while making Christmas candy.
E. H. Hobart, q mining man Of Dem
yer. was held up and robbed Of stock
and bonds valued at 100000 and $500
In cash IN Kansas City.
While preparing to sppsar y Santa
Claus. Waiter Bjerke. aged thirteen,
became entangled In some rope and
was choked to death at Grand Forks.
N. D. eas 4 4 "a \
John Lane. major general OF artil-
lery under Gen. Robert E. Lee in the
Civil war and pioneer Of the North
west, died at his home near Lewiston.
Mont.
Sixteen million animals for human
consumption were sold for $40a,1 900
spot cash at the stockyards in Chicago
during the last year, according to fig.
ures made public at the Union stock
yards. p sl,1
Grain receipts in Chicago for the
year 1914 were 221.691 cars, as against
204,924 the previous year. according
to figures made public by the Illinois
Public Utilities Commission, which has
charge of the grain inspection.
A huge gambling" trust which
makes profit Of 81 100000 year and
which pays $4,000 protection money
every week to members of the police
department. exists In Chicago, 1t was
charged before the Merriam crime
commission.
Three persons are known to have
been drowned and great property dam
age has been done by floods which In.
undated the territory from Phoenix
Ariz, to the international boundary
to the south. Thousands OF head oi
livestock, caught in the waters, have
perished and rich farming land has
been devastated.
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Italy orders Vessel to Aid U. s.

Rome.--Instructions have been sent
to the Italian cruiser Calabria, now at
Beirut, Syria, to assist the United
States cruiser North Carolina, IL the
necessity should arise as the result Of
further demonstrations against the de.
parture of Europeans from Turkish
territory. The cruiser Tennessee, the
fuel ship Vulcan and the gunboat Scor-
pion Of the United States navy. which
also are looking after American inter.
ests along the eastern Mediterranean
are ready to steam to any place where
they nre needed.
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GENERAL.

Henry Clay Craft, the Oldest Journal
list In the United States, died Mt his
home in Brooklyn. N. Y, aged eighty
two years.
Alfred Henry Lewis, newspaper man
and writer OF books, died at the home
OF his brother In New York Of an in
testinal disorder. a
With gifts whose value totaled $780,.
900 and promise that all of the 5000
employees Will be given work through
out the coming year. the John B. Stet.
son. Company played Santa Claus to its
workers in Philadelphia. 3.
Mrs. Hannah Koskoff is dead in the
Harlem home of the Daughters OF
Israel at New York. She Ia believed
to have been the Oldest woman in the
United States. having been born III
years ago in Kiev, Russia.
Harry X. Thaw soon will make an
other fight to establish his sanity, In
the opinion OF several acquaintances.
The opportunity, it is expected, will
be afforded when Thaw is returned to
New York state to answer the indict-
ment charging conspiracy to escape
from the insane asylum at Matteawnn.
The greatest and most widespread
celebration of Christmas in the history
Of the United States was reported by
United States postal officials, express
companies. merchants and charitable
organizations. Although thousands OF
their citizens are mourning friends or
relatives among the war sufferers in
Europe, scores of cities welcomed the
natal day of the Prince OF Peace with
electrically Illuminated trees. fanfares
of whistles and bells, while singers
paraded the streets. ~
The request by Colonel George w.
Goethals, governor of the canal zone.
| for the dispatch of American warships
| to the canal to preserve the neutrality
of the United States. was suggested by
naval officers in charge of wireless
plants and naval affairs. in the zone
was forwarded to Washington as a
matter of form by Colonel Goethals
acting In his capacity as governor Of
the canal zone, and the incident Il
ended ga far as Colonel Goethals II
| concerned~-so announced the colonel
himself upon his arrival in New Yorl
from cristobal on the steamship Pan
anna.
Facial beauty Is no longer an asset
to women alone. Its loss to mere man
is ground for damages. So ruled Cir
cult Judge w. M. Thompson at Dan
Vile, H., in awarding John L. BILL
man. coal miner 1862 for disfigura
tion of his features in premature ex
plosion in the Two Rivers mine year
ago.
Mrs. Antoinette Becker. fifty-eigh,
years old, has confessed. according te
the police, tina, she killed Miss Fran
ces Bomboldt. the aged woman who
was found beaten to death at heI
! home in Detroit.
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Strange scorpion Found.

"A curious, strange specimen of liz
ard or scorpion was captured by Wal
ter l. Todd near the trolley station
OF the Chambersburg, Greencastle &
Waynesboro Street Railway company
at Highfeld, Pa. The reptile, or what
not, SVas about eight inches in length
and the color of brick dust. 1t was
found lying on, the ground only few
feet from the station and, on account
of the rain and cool weather, was un-
able to use its locomotive powers very
actively and was easily captured.
The reptile had an elongated body
without scales, four short legs and
short tail, and its body was almost as
tough as rubber. Where 1t came from
no one seems to know.
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FOREIGN.

A dispatch from Duraxxo, Albania, to
the London Central News says that
the palace of Essad Pasha at Tirana
was set on fire.. I'd
The Berlin Norddeutsche Zeitung is
sues warning against using grain to
feed animals, especially rye. which Ia
needed for breadstuffs.
The Chamber Of Deputies voted
unanimously at Paris an appropriation
Of $1,7OO. 100000 to cover the expenses
of the next six months. including the
cost Of the war.
The Imperial Diet was dissolved at
Toxic. The House OF Representatives
rejected the army expansion measures
proposed by the government. This led
to the dissolution OF the House.
Queen Wilhclmina, In signing bill
for war loan OF .275.000.000 florins
tSi10,000.O 10000 informed the finance
minister that she would personally un-
derwrite 2.500.000 florins $l.000,0O0)
OF the amount.
The Swiss government has decided
to order partial rehabilitation. ac-
cording to the Paris Petit Parisian's s
Berne correspondent, who says that
250.0O0 men will gradually be released
from duty.
The population Of that part of Al
SAGE extending from near Altkirch to
near st. Die. strip OF territory OF
about twelve miles, enjoyed u French
Christmas for the first time since
1870. The midnight mass OF Christ,
mas Eve In Thanh was celebrates
with exceptional pomp.
Reuters Vienna correspondent says
an official communication issued in
Vienna explains the reasons for the
defeat Of the Austrians by the Servi-
ans and announces that Field Marshal
Oskar Potiorek, the Austrian com.
mander-in-chief. alas been superseded
by General Archduke Eugene.
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WASHINGTON.

Albert f. Schade was appointed
postmaster at Jojunior, Montrose
county. Colo. This is n new office,
and Schade is the first postmaster
Aid for 6s2 Russian Jews, who have
Just reached Alexandria from Jaffa,
was asked in a cablegram to the
American Jewish relief organization.
Democratic Leader Underwood pre-
dicted that when the proposed consti-
tutonal amendment for woman suf!
frage reached vote in the House II
would be defeated. probably by a two
thirds vote
President Wilson played Santa
Claus Christmas day for his small
grandniece. Anne Cothran, who spent
the holidays at the White House with
her mother and grandmother, Mrs.
Anne Howe. the Presidents sister.
Congress suspended bus,neas
wednesday and went home for Christ
mas. Both House and Senate nd
journed to meet again Tuesday. Dec.
20.
Great Britain has consented to the
proposal Of Americans to send relief
to Jerusalem. Turkey has approved it,
and word now is being awaited from
France.
The parcal post volume for Christ.
mas broke all records. Postmaster
General Burleson announced. New
York and Philadelphia reported the
greatest percentage Of Increase.
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eeIolan Tax canesIled.

Paris.-"Cerman proclamations an
nouncing a levy Of 500.000.o00 francs
($1O0. 900. .0OO) indemnity at Brussels
have been passed over" says the Jour
nal, "and the report is current that
the measure was withdrawn by the
German governor as the result OF rep
reservations by the American secre-
tary OF state, William ]. Bryan.
through Minister Brand Whitlock,
pointing out that the tax was In vio-
lation Of The Hague convention
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Colorado state Banks Show Gain.

Denver.-"lt is a mighty good reflec-
tion that the resources OF 100000 per-
soas, Notwithstanding the economic
disturbances OF the, last twelve
months. show a shrinkage OF only a..
100000" said T.. E. Drach. state bank
commissioner, In. commenting upon
the financial condition Of Colorado as
shown by figures which he has COM
piled for his annual report to the gov.
ernor. His report will show that the
total resources Of ali the banks in
Colorado. including both those under
national and state supervision, at the
cloee OF business on Oct. 81 were $780,
6,390.5i. On Oct. 81. 1918. the total
resources were $196.4s1. .980.la. The
figures are taken from reports made
by the national banks to the comp
troller OF the treasury and by the state
institutions to Commissioner Drach.
The state banks show gain during
the year of $7O6.279.41. The loss was
in the resources OF the national banks.
It was $4.501, ,6S9. .01. There are LOS
national banks in Colorado and 206
state institutions. including private
banks and trust companies. The na-
tional organizations hold two and one
half times the resources Of the state
banks. 4,
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BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
J SICK 'CASCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get . 1o-cent box. .


Sick headache. biliousness. dizzi-
ness. .fccated tongue. foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpid
liver: delayed, fermenting food in the
bowels or sour. Sassy stomach.
Poisonous matter ciogseA In the In
testines, instead OF being cast out
OF the system 10 re-absorbed into the
blood When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue It causes con-
gestion and that dull. throbbing. sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach. remove the sour. undigested
food and foul gases. take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons In the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
stfaighten you out by morning. They
work while you Sleep 1o-cent boz
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
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DOUBLE BLOW STRUCK AFTER
ENEMY STORMS TRENCHES
q, ALL NIGHT.
DROP BOMBS
ALLIES FLYERS ATTACK METZ,
BRUSSELS AND OTHER
POINTS.

Western Newspaper Union News Service. -s7
London, Dec. 2S.-Two violent at
tacks. following an all.night lombard
ment Of La Boisselle and adjacent
trenches. were repulsed Sunday after
It seemed for q while that the attempt
OF the Germans to break the French
lines would be successful. The enemy,
which had been receiving reinforce
ments for three days, evidently has
launched the blow upon which 1t was
hoped to turn the tide OF battle In the
western theatre OF war. "a
The airmen Of the belligerent coun-
tries spent a busy Christmas season.
While solitary German flew over the
Thames estuary and dropped single
bomb which fell In roadway and did
no damage. a convoy Of seven British
navy sea-pIanes visited the German
naval base at Cuxhaven and dropped
bombs on ships and gas-works. All but
one OF the British airmen returned
safely to the ships which conveyed
them.
, Similar activity was displayed along
the battlefront. German airmen paying
surprise. visit to Nancy; French avi-
ators to Metz; British to Brussels and
other Belgian towns occupied by the
Germans, and German airmen to Pol
lsh cities. 81.
AS usual. the accounts Of the air
men OF the damage done differ from
those of the occupants Of the terri
tory attacked. While bombs were
dropped during these flights. most Of
the flights were made for the purpose
Of accommodating. The allies. who are
ON the offensive In the west, are natu-
rally desirous Of knowing when snd
where the Germans are moving their
reinforcements, the arrival Of which at
the front has been the signal for
many German counter attacks.
The French war office issued an
other cheerful report. saying the en-
cmy at La Boisselle had been COM
pletely defeated. The report added;
."Between the sea and the Lys. the
day was calm. and cannonading inter
y Est%esni ihg' MsuSss id and Mosslie. 80.
the east OF st. Mihiel. two German at
tacks against the fortifications of the
burnt woods were repulsed.
IN Russia the Germans who re-
sumed their march upon Mlawa have
reoccupied that city. -
"The situation in Poland remains
without notable change. The violence
of the battle on the Bzura and the
Rawka has diminished. ~
..In the Central Pilica region the bat
tie. on the contrary. continues Keen
except upon the lower Nida.
"on the whole Galician front the
struggle is developing under condi-
tions favorable to the Russians"
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Demand es,2s2, 900 in Mine suit.

Denver-A bill in equity was filed
in the United States district court by
Rufus G. Elder and Frank e. Mann
executors OFT the will Of George w
Elder. against the Western Mining
company andsother concerns and in
dividuals to, cancel mining lease
ior an accounting OF minerals and orr
taken from mines ii question and
asking S6.x5f 900 Id damages. The
damages are for minerals and ore
claimed TO have been taken from the
mines by the respondents during Q
period OF years from 1899 to Dec. 8
1914. during which. It is charged. the
lease was void. II
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water. Es.a.. Valued At s2so.ooo.

Colorado Springs.-The late Jesse
H. Waters. president OF the Allied
Cripple Creek railroads. left NO will.
J. J. Cogan. the new superintendent of
the Short line" has been appointed
administrat6r Of his estate by order
Of the Probate Court. In addition to
Insurance approximating $4,000. Wa
ters left stock in number OF corpor-
ations and personal property valued
at 1880 The total value Of the es-
tate Is said to approximate $3.50, 900.
The heirs are the widow, Cordelia F.
Waters; q Daughter. Irene Waters Hot
den. and a-minor son. Henry F. Wa
ters.
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CLEAR YOUR SKIN
BY Daily Use Of cutieura Soap and
Ointment. Trial Free.

You may rely on these fragrant
supercreamy emollients to care for
your skin, scalp. hair and hands. Moth
Ing better to clear the skin of pimples,
blotches. redness and roughness, the
scalp Of dandruff and itching and the
hands Of chapping and soreness.
Sample each free by mail with 32-p.
Skin Book. Address postcard, Cuticura.
Dept. Y, Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv.
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.STATECAPITAL
NEWS
Western Newspaper union, News Service.
TYPHOID STEADILY DECREASES.
HysIenlc Measures Cause Heavy Drop
In Dangerous Dtssasss Through
" out Colorado. atsE

Denyer.-sThe number Of typhoid fe-
yer cases In Colorado shows . marked
and steady decrease. according to sta
tistics which have been compiled by
DR.. Paul 8. Hunter. executive. 9secre-
tary Of the State Board Of Health. The
prevalence Of all the most dangerous
Contagious diseases has diminished de-
cidedly in the, last two biennial pc
RODS.
DIR. Roy PEBBLES OF the University Of
Colorado medical school is credited
with putting into, effect many preven-
tative measures against typhoid. The
decreases In the number Of cases Of
the most dangerous diseases are
shown by the following figures for the
In st four yeara. rl. r
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Christmas Cheer in Road Camps.

ChFistnas Choer In Road CamPs.
Pueblo.-At numerous convict road
camps in this and adjoining counties.
as well ~ at the State penitentiary at
Canon City, Christmas cheer was dis
pensed with lavish hand. Special
dinners, including all the Christmas
"fixings," were served to several hun
dred prisoners. At the state prison a
concert by the prison band. a vaude-
VILE performance and moving picture
entertainments eniivened the day for
the inmates.
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Hygiene Adventist sho. and killed.

Longmont. William Hopkins. 2s. .
member of the Adyentists colony at
Hygiene. was. shot and killed by A. 8.
beers, 45, a travelling optician and also
member of the Adyentists' settle.
ment, as a result, it is said, OF atten-
tions of Hopkins to Beers wife.
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To Help schools save Coal Lands.

Denver.-Mrs.M Mary c. C. Bradford.
state superintendent Of public instruc.
ton, has received q letter from Con-
ressman Edward Keating in which
be said that he will do all he can to
prevent forfeiture to the federal gov
ernment OF the coal deposits in the
school lands of Colorado although he
has always questioned the states title
to the deposits.
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Denver.-A tentative draft of the
bill creating a state Industrial com
mission to supersede several branches
and departments of the present state
machinery and providing for work
mems compensation was completed by
a committee of prominent attorneys
chosen for the work by Governor-elect
George A. Carlson.
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Five Burned In Hotel Blaze.

Denver-Setenty- five guests were
routed from their rooms and five were
badly burned In a fire at the Bucking-
ham hotel DR.. William E. stemen res
cued three women from the flames.
The fire is believed to have started in
a room on the third floor. It's origin
is q mystery. ~ ffIt
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Asks s727, 900 for states 'Inssne.

Pueblo.--Dr. n. A. LaMoure, super
intendent of the state insane asylum.
has completed his appropriation re
quest. 1t totals $727.O00, and that
amount is absolutely necessary. ac-
cording to DR.. -LaMoure. to insure the
safety of the patients now confined In
the asylum and to care for the others
who are scattered about the state In
various county hospitals and institu-
tions. The following is the appropria-
tion list made out:
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the one.fifth mill iii levy % $500. 900
Artesian we'll ............... -. 5000
Repairs to present buildings. $4,000
Farm building and equipment, 10000
building @ - 10000
Laundry and boiler house ..... 10000
store room .................. =. 10000
Kitchen for male department. $4,000
Tunnel ......... 10000
Library and amusement....... $4,000
two new cottages. .......... 175,ooo
Furnishing two cottages. ..;., 10000
building ................ 5000
Amusement hall enlargements.i $4,000
Total ..............E....... .s727.ooo
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LaherN l nIens cain In Numher..

Denver.A Strengthening of labor
unions in Colorado is indicated by a
comparison made Of the number of
due-paying members at the present
time with the number two years ago
The figures were compiled by II. E.
Croskey, state. labor statistician. and
show 9 net gain Of $685. members.
There are 30,5E members OF the vari-
Gus unions in the state.
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Denver Mayor; Grants Twelve Pardons.
Denver5-Tweive pardons were the
Christmas gifts of Mayor ]. M. Per
kins to prisoners in the county and
city jails. Commissioner Thum. as city
clerk, affixed his signature to the pa,
pers and the men were released in
time to spend the holiday with their
relatives. sgA
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MACON Crushee Farmer

Eaton.-Falling from n heavily
loaded wagon that ran over his hip
and chest, W.. A. johnson, a farmer
near here. is suffering with frac-
tured hip and physicians fear he il in
jured internally aud may not recover.
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Acts e Governor on sixtisth eirthdav,

Denver.--Lieut. Gov. s. r. Fitzgar-
raid, acting governor of Colorado in
the absence Of Governor Ammons In
Washington. celebrated his sixtieth
birthday in the state executive chair.
On Christmas the lieutenant governor
reaches three-score years.
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Mine Employees HAD turkey Dinner.

Leadviile.-S. d. Nicholson. man
ager of the Western Mining Company,
gave each of the company's $50 en-
ployes fine, fat turkey for the
Christmas dinner. The local national
banks gave their employees gold pieces.
and the poor were cared for by the
Elks. Eagles. Woman's Club and other
organizations.
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eroneho eus..r plea Erom Moun,

Grand Junction-Arthur G. Gross,
champion aroncbo buster, who was
shot by Sam Moore. cowboy. at the N.
Bar ranch in the Book Cliff mountains,
died in Fruita at the Cloverlawn hos;
pital. ~
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completed show that Colorado will
have the highest rate for violent
deaths in It's history for the last year.
and probably the highest in the United
States. a.t-
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state Board Reduces Inspection Fee

Denver.-Beginning Jan. ]. the fee
charged by the state for the inspection
of cattle, horses and mules will be 8
cents head instead of S cents as at
present
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Her Aoe.

Howard-Hold old can Miss Jones
be?
victor-old enough to call college
men college boys."-Judge.
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Physical, Objections

Let me take you apart"
You can't. I'm all broken up as il
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Jan. 11.--Mldwinter Meeting Colorado
Editorial Association Mt Denver,
Jan. is-i..--Mcstins state - ASSN. Of
county Commissioners. IN Dahver
ISOLATION Meeting. In Denver.
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Draft Of Industrial Bill Finished.

Total
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