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Gunnison news-champion., 1916-12-29
Grubstakes for Pros
pectors

Pueblo Star Journal:
Among the numerous laws
talked Of for introduction at the
coming session of the general as
setnbly, the one that stands ont
as the most unique is the pro-
posal that the state engage in
the business of providing grub
stakes for prOspectors engaged
in the search for metals and
precious stones. 1t is proposed
to have an appropriation OF
$50, 900 available for the bien-
NAL period.
Prospecting has revealed the
immense stores OF mineral wealth
that have added so lavishly to
the building OF Colorado's pros
peri,y. 1t is certain that other
treasures remain for the hardy
prospector to locate, and it is
argued by those interested in
the proposed bill that the state
ought to take action which will
stimulate the discovery OF prec-
ious metals. Grubstakes by the
state undoubtedly y would result
in a tremendous revival in pros
pecting, whereby the mineral r.
sources OF the state would be
greatly increased.
Full details of the plan pro-
bosed by those interested in the
bill have not been announced,
but it ought to be possible TO
devise some method by which
the state can engage in the grub
stake business without being i'm
posed upon by irresponsible per-
sons who might pose as pros
pectors. Possibly the men con-
nected with the metal mining
organizations OF the state may
be able to devise a workable law,
it being assumed they look with
favor upon the proposed law
owing to its being advocated by
members OF the assembly who
are interested in mining.
All matters connected with
mining undoubtedly will receive
much attention at the next ses-
sion OF the assembly because OF
the expressed intention Of those
connected with this industry to
ask for the passage of number
of laws. The grubstake law is
therefore sure of a hearing be-
fore the legislature.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-12-29
''It Pays to Advertise :

Herbert kaufman in Pueblo
Star-Journal:
Advertising standardizes mer-
chandise. 1t increases produc-
tion and pays for itself out Of
reduced operating costs. 1t
guarantees a certain take-up for
output. When times are hard
retailers are conservative and
invest with caution. Money is
safest placed in wares of repu-
tation. Therefore the last line
OF business to suffer from de-
preston il the advertised line.
The cost Of publicity is far less
than the leakages aud losses Of
hit-and- miss. business-the con-
sumer does not pay for adver-
tising.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-12-29

secretary OF state, which will be
submitted TO the coming legi--
lature. The report will show
that the gross receipts from
automobile licenses for 1915 will
he 100000 as compared to
$l21.OOU for 1915, an increase
OF $4,000. All but ten per
cent OF this amount, used for ex-
penses OF collection, goes to the
hetterrnent OF Colorado high
ways.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-12-29

You wIl BE- Interested in our
very entertaining continued
-tur, D.rrr- Wild" which br-
gins in this issue. This l. one
OF Harold MrG:ath'- best. The
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i'll the News-Champion free OF
charge.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-12-29

We learn that Bruce Redden, who is
in the Rio Grande hospital At Salida. is
no better since his operation. His
mother. Mrs. Kate Redden. is with him,
and his brother VIM. went over We'd
nesday in response to . telegram.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-12-29

The enormous increase in
automobile revenue to the state
which has marked the last year
is strikingly shown in the bien-
nial report OF Carl DeLochte,
chief inspector, of the office of
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-12-29

,auCh1istmas day Mis- Nansis Harwood
wsnt % Pusblo 70 witt relatives and
seeEe nsetnsnt foe her syss After
Jennney "a, - yin res1me hsf "a
plooo - deputy \ ths e6les e T. =.
3hGmas. eounty asoenee.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-12-29

Miss Lucy Newman is guest at the
Herman Mauer home.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-12-29
The Official Paper Of Cunnison County

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
COMPTROLLER MAY
 NOT RETAIN $5OOO
 FINE AGAINST BANK
Supreme Court Rules Against Comp trOller Williams in Riggs Bank
 Case-Bank's Charges Are Dismissed

Washington, May 31.-The district su- preme court today held that Comptroller Williams may not retain a $5OOO fine he imposed upon the Riggs National bank, and also held that the comptroller may not impose further penalties, as the bank alleged he had threatened to do.
 The decision today disposes of the un- decided points in the banks celebrated civil suit against Secretary McAdoo and Comptroller Williams, in which it charged them with conspiracy to de- stroy it.
 Comptroller Williams had imposed a fine of $500o which the treasury depart ment withheld from interest due the bank on government bonds. The bank alleged the comptroller threatened also to fine it at the rate of $10O day while certain of his orders were uncomplied with. The decision of the court today is victory for the bank in that respect
 All the banks charges of personal malice and persecution by the treasury officials were dismissed. Last week three of the banks officers were ac- quilted of a perjury charge in connec- tion with the civil suit decided today.
 The case began year ago and Justice Mccoy has had it under advisement since last July.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01

Birmingham, I am for it, because it is declaration that we favor the ownership of public utilities.
 There are as many reasons why Bir- milgham should own and operate her electric light plant as there are that it should own and operate it's fire depart ment. I cannot conceive why anyone shcu.d argue that the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company should be immune from competition, because they already have plant in operation, and are paying taxes and licenses. We all pay these items if we in busi- ness, but a receipt for those does not in- sure us a monopoly. If 1900 cities in the United States can operate their plants successfully, and if the one we already have at North Birmingham is making money and giving entire satisfaction. there is no argument in the world that the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company can put up that will tend to prove anything excepting their tel ible intense desire to continue their monopoly, and there is reason for this. If the Tidewater lines had never been built, Ensley would still be paying 1O-cent car fare; if the bond issue fails, the people of Birmingham will continue to pay excessive prices for electricity in the future just as they have been doing in the past. It is not often that the privilege to vote on measure for bet terment of conditions of a community is as forcible as in this instance. If the issue carries every watt, up to the full ca pacty of the plant can be sold as soon as it can be connected.
 NOW, am I knocker or booster?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
BUILDING FOREMAN SAYS WIFE WON'T
 GO ID HOSPITAL
Albert Cordell Says Anybody Can See Difference in |. Wife's Condition Since She Began Taking
 Tanlac

"There is no use talking, this Tanlac beats any medicine 1 ever saw in my life" said Albert M. Cordell, who lives at 34OS North Ninteenth street, while in Jacobs Drug Store several days ago. MT. Cordell is a well-known building fore man and is well known not only to every contractor in Birmingham, but to Great many working men and property own CTS as well, as he has followed the build ing trade in Birmingham for several years.
 Yes, sir, it is fact" he continued, 'just anybody can see the difference in my wife since she began taking Tanlac two weeks ago, and it has helped me, too. and I feel like a new man since l began taking it,
 My wife was all rundown and suffered nearly all the time with stomach trouble. In fact, she has been suffering off and on for the past three years. and had gone into a regular nervous breakdown. She had no appetite and seemed to be tired and worn-out all the time. She had female trouble, too, and was told that she would never be any better unless she went to the hospital and had an operation
 T began to think that they were tell ing me the truth about it, because noth- ing in the way of medicine seemed to do her any good until she started on Tan
 
 sleep at night Sometimes she would have indigestion and would have smoth- ering spells, and could hardly get her breath.
 'It wasn't long after she began taking Tanlac until I noticed a big difference. Her appetite picked up and she began to eat and sleep as good as anybody, and today she is as well as she ever was in her life. She is doing all of her own work, mlks the COW and is actually doing her washing today. But this is not all, she has gained six pounds in less than four weeks, and she says she feels better than she has felt before in 10 years.
 q feel a whole lot better, too, and I am telling everybody I can about how 1t has helped us and how it saved my wife from going to the hospital All of the neighbors out our way are talking about how much better she is looking and there are plenty of witnesses to prove every word I have told you and more too''
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham exclu- sively by Eugene Jacobs Drug Store and PattonPope Drug Co.,; in Bessemer by the Pegram-Patton Drug Co.,. in Ens- ley by the D. w. Morris Drug Co.,, and in North Birmingham by the Walker Drug Co-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
RANDALL WOULD WIPE
 OUT $60,0O0,000 LOSS
Proposes Bill to Revolutionize Postage Rates Paid By Newspapers and
 Magazines

Washington, May 3t-A bill designed to "revolutionize the postage rates paid by newspapers and magazines and wipe out the s6o,o0o,0oo loss to the postoffice de- partment, which it claims it sustains an nually on account of the cent-a-p pound rates" was introduced in the House to- day by Representative Randall. It pro- poses adopting the present parcels post zones to second-class mail matter which embraces newspapers, magazines and other publications.
 In an explanatory statement MT. Ran dall said the present second-cass mail system constitutes rank discrimina. tion against the small weekly and daily newspapers of the country by permitting the big monthlies and weelllies published in the large cities to go into the terri. tory of the former on very largely sub. sidzed basis"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
Educators to Confer

Washington, May 3.-Plans for a con- ference of educators here next October to discuss means for more thorough moral night by the National Institution of Moral Instruction. The institution has given sl0.000 to the federal bureau of edu- cation of finance the conference and asked r. P Claxton, head of the bureau to take charge of the arrangements. The launch ing of an effort to raise fund of $1,000,- GO for it's campaign for character educa- ton also was announced by the institu tion It already had offered prize of $5o0O for the best children's code of morals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
Vote on Brandeis Today

Washington. May S1.-Majority and mir nority members of the Senate judiciary committee today completed their reports for and against confirmation of the nomi- nation of Louis D. Brandeis for the su- preme court They will be submitted to the Senate in executive session tomorrow when it will vote on the report of the majority recommending confirmation. The reports then will be made public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
MRS. ROOSEVELT TO
 BE IN ATTENDANCE

Chicago, May 31.-A box of the na- tional progressive convention will be occupied by Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and other members of the colonels family, it was announced today.
 Mrs. Nicholos Longworth of Cincin- natl, Colonel Roosevelt's daughter, will also attend the convention, although her husband, the congressman, is a delegate to the republican convention
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
COOPERATION NOT SOUGHT

'The Columbus expedition" it says, 'has been carried into effect without any spirit of harmony, but on the con- trary under a spirit of distrust of our authorities, as our cooperation was not only unsought but we were uniformed in regard to the military operations ef- fected."
 As evidence of this distrust the note cites that the expedition included artil- lery and infantry, the use of which Cannot be explained in any other way except as a preca ution against probabl attack on the part of the Mexican forces" The United States, it is assert ed, now prefers to keep it's troops idle in Mexico, rather than post them on the American side of the line.
 By this action" the note says, the American government gives room Tor the supposition that it's true intention is to keep. there the troops it has al ready interned in Mexico, anticipating that it may make use Of them later for future operations.
 The American government nas on every occasion declared its desire to help the constitutionalist government to complete the work of pacification within the least time possible. The true attitude of the American government in relation to these desires appears to be entirely incongruous, inasmuch as for sometime back 1t has been doing things indicating that it does not only not render any assistance to the work of pacification. but on the contrary. 1t appears to place many obstacles in the way of carrying out that task. As matter of fact, without considering the great number of diplomatic represen- ta tons made under the preteXt of pro- tecting American interests in Mexico and which are constantly embarrassing the new government in it's effort to reorganize the political, economic and social conditions of the country on new basis, there are many facts which cause the influence of the American government to be felt against the consolida tion of the present govern ment of Mexico" The note cites the decided support" given Villa at one time by General Scott and the state department which it says prolonged civil war many months, and the con- tinuous assistance rendered by Amer can Catholic clergy to their Mexican brothers who are, it is charged, "in- cessantly working against the const- tutionalist government" The activities of the American interventionist press and business men also are referred to.
 The American government. the note says. is either unable or unwilling to prevent all of these works of con spiraoy" against the de facto govern ment. Many of the bands of border outlaws it adds, were "armed and perhaps also organized" under the tol- known conspirators who were arrested have been released under insignificant bond
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, May 31.-Forecast for Ala bama- -Mssissippi: Fair Thursday; Fri day local showers.
 Georgia: Fair Thursday and Friday.
 Florida: Local showers Thursday and Friday, except fair northwest portion.
 Tennessee: Partly cloudy Thursday, showers at night or Friday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
WANTS FRANK STATEMENT

At this point the note requests of the United States government 'R more cate gorical explanation of it's real intentions towards Mexico" To clear the way for such q statement, it proposes to speak the mind of the Mexican government with entire frankness and setting aside all diplomatic euphemism,' but dec'ar- ing it does hoping that the sensibii- ties of the Washington government will not be wounded by its words. It re- calls protestations of friendship by the American government towards Latin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
SHIPMENTS DETAINED

The detention of shipments of arms and ammunition to the Mexican gov ernment is also arraigned an un- friendly act for which no frank req son has been assigned. This embargo, 1t says, can have no other interpre
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
Local Data

For the "A hours ending at p. in., May 31, 1916
 Highest temperature ............. S3 Lowest temperature ..................... 6l Mean temperature ......,............... P Normal temperature .................... 75 Deficiency in temperature since Jan
 uary l. .......................... 33 Rainfall ........................ .0O Total rainfall since January 1........ .19. 63 Deficiency in rainfall since January 1. 3.11 Relative humidity: a. m. ............ S3
 D. m. ............................ 4L
 D. m. .......................... 55
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01

diers on this new account would not be permitted and that orders had al- ready been given to all military com manders on the frontier to prevent 1t. v
 The note declares that Generals Scott and Funston then assured Gen. eral Obregon that no pursuit of the Boquillas raiders had been ordered and that no more" American soldiers would enter Mexican territory. This assur- ance." it adds, twas reiterated by General Scott himself in a later prl- vate conversation with Juan Neftali Amador subsecretary of foreign af- fairs, who had had the opportunity to take part in the conferences"
 Because of the possibility or other raids, General Obregon then suggested to the American conferees plan of distribution of troops along the bor- der by both governments to prevent such incidents. the note says, thus showing not only the good faith of the de facto government but also it's frank willingness to arrive at an effective cooperation" and end the cause for friction. The plan, it adds, was in- tended as a preliminary to the com pletion of a definite and reciprocal agreement under which troops of either government could cross the border as long as conditions obtained in that re- zion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
GLENN SPRINGS RAID

The raid on Glenn Springs and Bo-
 quillas is then recalled as having oc- cured during the border conference. Fearing new expedition the de facto government says General Obregon was instructed to notify the United States that the crossing of American sol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
Weather Conditions

Summary of observations made at Uni ted States weather bureau stations dur ing the 24 hours ending at s p. m., 75th meridian time, May 31 1916:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
WAR NOT WANTED

The note says the Mexican people and government are sure the Amer ican people do not want war with Mex ico but that strong agencies are at work to produce such conflict, and it is indispensable that the American government frankly state its purposes and remove the conflict between it's protestations of amity and the "acts of distrust and aggression on the part of American military authorities"
 The Mexican government and peo- pie, therefore, are anxious to know what they should expect" the note concludes, and they want to be sure that the expressions so many times made by the government Of the Uni ted States are in keeping with a sim cere desire for peace and a friend ship that should exist not only in dec- larations. but be crystallized in deeds.
 The Mexican government, there fore, formally invites the governmen of the United States to cause the sit uation of uncertainty between the two countries to cease and to support its declarations and protests of amity with real and effective action, which will convince the Mexican people of the sincerity of it's purposes
 This action in the present situation cannot be other than the immediate withdrawal of American troops now in Mexican territory"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01

tation than that the United States wishes to protect itself against the emergency of a future conflict" Mex ico does not question the right of the United States to do this, but declares a frank statement of it's reasons would be preferable to the Frivolous pretext of preventing these arms and ammu- milton from falling into the hands of Villista bands" The whole embargo matter. it asserts. is a clear indication that the acts of the American military authorities are in conflict with the purpose of peace of the American gov ernment."
 "The Mexican government cannot wish war with the United States" the note continues, land If this should oc- cur it would undoubtedly be as a con sequence of a delibrate purpose of the United States. For the time being the above precautionary acts indicate that there is a purpose of preparedness for such emergency, or that which is the same, the beginning of hostilities on the part of the, United States toward Mexico"
 The detention in New York of ma chinery intended for a government am- intuition factory in Mexico is then made a subject of protest and attep- tion is called to the fact that mil lions and millions of dollars worth" of war munitions are being exported to Europe daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01

American countries, and particularly to- ward Mexico, citing President Wilson's s declaration that the United States did not intend to interfere in the internal affairs of Mexico, nor in any way to impair it's sovereignty. These repeated protestations appeared it says, to in- dicate "an honest purpose on the part of the government and people of the United States not to war on Mexico.
 The Mexican government, however, the note continues, regrets to remark that the acts of the American military authorities are in absolute conflict with the above statements and is constrained to appeal to the President, the depart ment of state, the Senate and the Amer ican people to the end that once and for all time the true political tendency of the United States toward Mexico be defined" Such a definition, it says, is also necessary that Latin America may appreciate "the proper value of the pro- tests of amity and fraternity which have been made to them during the many years"
 PROMISE NOT KEPT
 The argument recurs to the Columbus expedition and states that although ad- hitting through General Scott that it's object has been accomplished, President Wilson's promise of withdrawal has not been compiled With. IhlS statement lol- lows:
 ''The cause of any internal political order which may exist not to withdraw the American troops from Mexican ter ritory, however justified they may ap- pear, cannot justify the above attitude; but on the contrary, they accentuate Che discrepancy between the protests Of respect to the sovereignty of Mexico and that of the actual fact that on ac- count of reasons of internal policy Of the United States a status should be maintained which is utterly unjust with regard to the Mexican republic"
 Conflict between words and deeds IS further shown, the note asserts, by the refusal of the United States to accept limita tions as to the number of troops to cross the frontier under any recip- rocal agreement or the zone in which they should operate. The character or the Columbus expedition was such, it adds, as to show distrust towards Mex ico and no effort whatever toward CO., operation with Mexican troops. The clash at Parral is asserted to have been due to the secrecy with which the American military authorities surrounded their opera tons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
DEMANDS RENEWED

The note, written before the with drawal of the Bouquillas expedition, then renews it's demand for the imme- diate withdrawal of that force, adding that in any case, after having made it's position clear, ''it will be forced to de- fend itself against any group of Ameri- can troops which may be found within it's territory" It refers to the Columbus expedition as 'interned in the state of Chihuahua" and also insists upon it's withdra wal, adding:
 'The Mexican government understands that in the face of the unwillingness of the American government to withdraw the above forces, it would be left no other resource than to procure the de- fense of it's territory by means of arms. but it understands at the same time it's duty to avoid as far possible an armed conflict between the two coun- tries and, acting in accordance with the treaty of February ?, lS4s, it considers it it's duty to resort to all means of a peaceful character to find a solution of the international conflict in which both ptria jpU ''