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The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30
To the Public

We are still selling coal as follows:
Lump coal, $2.2 at the mine
Lump coal, 1925 delivered
Nut coal, l.5O at the mine
Nut coal, $50 delivered
Orders may be left at Jefiries store
or phoned to 38J.
Furthermore, before we change
these prices we will publish the fact
in the papers, and whoever reports
differently is doing so without any
authority.
Thanking you for past favors and
soliciting future patronage,
We are respectfully,
dl8-i8 REYNOLDS Il BABCOCK.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

David Baker and Hilary Smith, who
are students at the Agricultural COL
lege, came in to spend the holiday
vacation with the home folks.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Ace Caywood is now helping to
open up the Salmon mine. Ace has
had experience In all sorts Of mining
propositions.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30
Between humerists.

"You stole one Of my Jokes out
right" declared the first press humor-
list.
"well." said the second press humor-
LIST. when I see can't improve a joke
I don't try It," - Louisville Courier
Journal,
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Everything points to great tour
list season for Colorado next year.
White river will attract It's share OF
the tourists.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

The fine Christmas Day musical
program, rendered at st. James
church last Monday, will be repeated
at to-morrow's services.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

There will be a midnight service at
st. James church Sunday night COM
mencing at ll:3O p. m. Come and
spend the last OF the old year and the
first Of the new year In church.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

"The ClGrks are in easy circum-
stances. I believe" remarked Cobb.
YES" assented Boyd: they can owe
more people money and feel easier
about It than any others with whom
have ever had anything to do."-Chi-
caCo Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30
Lost, or Strayed

One long yearling heifer; red and
white spotted; brapded IXZ on left
side: split in left ear. Liberal reward
for information which will lead to
her recovery. Address Mrs. Mollie
Rink, Axial, Colo. d3O-jl3
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Another one Of the series Of recep-
tions, dances and socials, given by
the Commercial club, was success
fully pulled of Wednesday. These
affairs are very much enjoyed by all
In attendance.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

The forenoon of Christmas Day in
Meeker, was what might be called
ideal-cold, but sunshiny; but the
afternoon turned out to be blizzardy
fierce wind, accompanied by snow.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Ross Harp was among the victims
of last Monday fire. Ross had room
above the office of the Meeker garage
and sustained loss of about 500 in
clothing and personal effects.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Rees returned
home In time to spend Christmas on
White river, after visit with Claude
and family on the Grand river slope.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

A Christmas entertainment was
held at the Mesa school house Friday
night and was followed by dancing
and refreshments. A splendid time
WAS had by all.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Wednesday nights drop of the mer-
curry helped materially to ripen the
Ice crop,
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Mr.. Frank Ebler came up from his
Piceance ranch to spend Christmas
with the folks In town.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Lyman Park and Carl Ely of Straw
berry, were registered at the Meeker,
forepart Of the week.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

"Are your men ambitious?'
"Oh, very. Every man around the
place is willing to do anybody's work
but his own."-Louisvllie Courier
Journal,
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Mrs. E. J. Wilson of the LOT ranch
was In Saturday, doing bit of holt
day shopping.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

According to outside reports, the
Pixies Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway
will be very much In evidence COM
ing sumner.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

s. v. Shankland Of lower White,
attended to business matters In town
yesterday.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

The w. O. w. dance Christmas
night was attended by large crowd
and all report An enjoyable time.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Education begins the gentleman. but
reading. good company and reflection
must finish him.-Locke.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. O. H. Lunney and
Mics Marguerite were In from their
park home, Wednesday.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

The Rio Blanco Percheron Horse
association lost their fine stallion,
Hippodrome, some days ago. He
was valued at 5000.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Joe Spence and Earl Wilson had
their Spencerian autographs spread
on the Meeker register, Christmas
Day.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Avoid chilly rooms in the morning
by using Coles Hot Blast Heaters.
They prevent colds and sickness.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

John and Mrs. Murray did theil
Christmas shopping last Friday.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

st. James and the Methodist church
people observed Christmas with ser
vices appropriate to the day.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Lem Gordon was among the Straw
berry people In last week.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Old Man Sunshine Is on the job
with both feet.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Y. p. Mathes of White River, was q
guest at the Meeker, Wednesday.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Tom Ruckman Of the Park, received
$40 for his 1850. Founders in Denver.
Not so bad.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Fred Mobley Of Angora was an end
of-the-wee visitor to town.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

1t was very white Christmas
hereabouts.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

-BROMO-FEBRIN will cure your
cold. Try it. At STREHLKES.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Henry Murray was seen on our
boulevards, Thursday.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30
For Sale

Fine Duroc Jersey boar. Apply to
d23-3O T. BAKER.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30

Ben Curry OF Buford, registered at
the Meeker, Monday.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-30
Here's wishing you a Happy and
Prosperous New Year.

Indications point tOa large number
of new settlers, coming year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-07
Scott SerUes u. S. in
Numerous Capacities

On the records. he IL Gen. Hugh l..
Scott, chief OF stan OF the American
army. He draws his pay as 4 fighter
and administrator. But. when Uncle
Sam wants a particularly delicate dip
lomatic task performed. he calls on Gen.
eral Scott, diplomat.
That IL why he IL comforting at the
border with General Obregon, Carran-
xa's war minister. and endeavoring ia
smooth out some wrinkles-in the rela-
tons of the two governments.
II 10 not his first Mexican mission.
Months ago. he conferred with Pancho
Villa and persuaded him OF the error
Of certain of his ways-temporariiy. He
and the now hunted bandit became sc
friendly that Villa promised some day
he wouM take the general into the heari
OF the Sierras on big game hunt.
When more than a year ago. the Piute
Indians were threatening war because
Of the arrest of one OF their men
Tse-Ne-Get In Utah, Il was Scott who
was dispatched to settle the trouble. Set
ting out only with Indian guides, he
communicated to the Indians In their
sign language, won their confidence and
persuaded them not to resist.
His chief success has been with simple
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-07

people. Out In the tropics years ago,
Scott sat as Judge In the case Of q rum
away wife OF a native official. They
aired their grievances. Scott listened,
while the woman pleaded not to be giver
back TO her husband,
did you ever buy your wife q mirror
and some ribbonsf" he asked the hus.
band sharply.
No" sruntcd the high native official.
We'll, you ought to. That's no way
to treat a woman" said Scott
The native chief thought Il a good
idea A little later Scott saw the cou-
pie arm-in-arm. The wife's hair was
sdorned with flaming red ribbons, and
she was admiring herself In a cheap lit
tie hand mirror.
Again. Scott was hunting q bandit In
the Philippines. The chief OF that par
ticular island warned him mot to CONS
on the island. 3.-sF '
IAN right. II you'll promise to kill Joe
CHE bandiO II he comes" said Scott.
Joe In dead" a note said later.
please come and inspect the body. FOR
can't keep II around here much long
er. Ny wife doesn't like It in the
When Scott left the islands he Dor,
priceless trophies. dedicated TO the "oniy
white man who ever tried to understand
tho natives"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-07
THE REVIVAL IN SILVER

The resuscitation Of silver in the
worlds market and in the esteem Of
makers of monetary systems must
not be misconstrued. Silver Is def
nitely relegated to the status Of a
subsidiary money metal, and there 1t
win remain. II is secondary to
gold, as it ought to be; indeed, as it
must be. The world has decided that
30 long as a strictly scientific money
system is impossible, single money
metal must be maintained. 1t has
discovered that If the production of
that single metal increases, a CORE
spending increase In prices will
overcome the tendency to get prices
and their standard Of measurement
far askew. But when double metal
measuring stick is provided, the diff
Guilty Of adjustment is increased and
complications follow.
Silver has its place, and an i'm
portant place, in the money systems,
II is likely to be more important, as
result Of the war, than at any time
since demonstration became the
rule. i3
Silver mines in this country, aban.
doned for many years, are being re.
opened because there is demand fol
their product. The mint made huge
profit buying silver bullion at the
low prices Of a few months ago
Uncle Sam is "war bride" in red
white, and blue, trimmed in silver
But 1t will not be safe to assume
that re-establishment Of the old il
logical double standard'-which IL
not and cannot be standard at all
will result. It's very name is a de.
NAL of its claim. Silver will come
back into its own; but gold will con
tinue to be the standard by which
silver, like all other commodities
will be meted. The mean of Other
commodity price, we now under
stand, really makes the price Of
gold; and silver will be one of the
important ones among the Other
commodities that will fix this rate
for gold.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-07
NO PERFECT BABys BOOT

They've had a baby contest in
New York, and not hopeful was
measured up to the standard of per-
lection. One, Q. little girl from
Brooklyn--.of course, the prize would
60 to girl, and obviously to one
from Brooklyn--scored 900 per cent;
which is doing right well, though
suggestive Of a, certain finicky dis
position Of the judges.
However, it's manifest that some
thing is wrong with the New York
babies. They haven't any such babies
as ours there, or the 100 per cent
notch would have been worn into a
cavern. This town is full of perfect
babies, and anybody who doesn't be-
lieve it is respectfully, and conf
IDENTIFY, referred to the parents who
can prove IT.
No perfect baby3 We haven't
my other kind in this community.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-07

The General Board OF the Navy esti-
mates Il will require nearly ssoo.Ooo.0uv
to put the United States navy back into
second place.
Data sent the Republican members OF
the House Committee on Naval Affairs
by the General Board has been made
public in detail. following publication
by the Navy Department OF the general
tenor of the boards reply to Congress-
man Thomas Buffers request for In
formation. Members Of the Naval Com
mittee are rather taken aback today by
the big total Of the, boards estimates.
According to these estimates Congress
must spend y7si.4n. so7 to outrank Ger
many among the naval powers.
This fsure Includes the cost Of ship
construction, additional personnel re-
quired for one year and the cost Of
general stores and ammunition for ono
year.
The General Board estimates that to
60 into second place the United States
must construct 1s capital ships. 8
dreadnaughts, and 10 battle cruisers.
This country must construct In addition
u scout cruisers, 80 destroyers, Meet
submarines, and rs coast submarines. a
lump sum appropriation OF u.ooo.Wo u
necesEary for aeronautics.
The figures relative to Germany
navy are based on the strength or tha'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-07
$500, 900, 900 Needed
To Re-eStdbliSh Macy

nation at the outbreak of the European
war and the known additions since that
time. The General Board II not able to
say with positivenes what Germany's
war, but II 10 partly known.
Minority members OF the House COM
mittee obtained the figures with the an
nounced purpose Of seeking TO increase
in the committee the Administrations
building program. That the minority
win make q. tight for the construction
Of at least eight capital ships at this
session II reported.
1t II said. however. that the figures
OF the General Board rather discour-
aged the minority members In their plan
TO make the United States navy back
into second place. The General boards
basis Of comparison has not been fully
accepted by members of the House
committee ana 10 said % be somewhat
at variance with the testimony OF naval
officers who appeared during the hear
ings on the naval budget.
For instance. attention 10 called TO the
fact that the General Board has put In
the obsolete class the battleships North
Carolina and Michigan. while vessels as
old have apparently been retained on
the list Of the German vessels. Repub-
iican members say the General Board
mas Included in its table German
ships not heretofore included. and un-
certainty exists among committeeman
as TO how definite q comparison can be
made Of the two nayies when German
construction since the war 10 proble-
NAUTICAL.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-07
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
HERE DURING WEEK
Many Interesting Events Of I'm
portance Are Scheduled
For Capital
Today.

Address. The Great Hope and the Great
Danger In Mexico" Lincoln stesYens. be-
fore Grover Cleveland Forum. Public Ia
brary. 3 y. m.
Meeting. Aquarium Society OF washington.
Chain Bridge. Q y. m.
Illustrated talk. The IMMIGRANT" T. ".
Powderiy. before Liberal Religious Union,
All Souls Church, .. m.
Anniversary celebration. American Bible So
ciety. In open air at east front of the
Capitol. 2:3o p. m. Memorial Continental
Hall. $3.50 D. m.
Final meeting OF season, with address NV
William T. Brown. Washington secular
League, Pythian Temple. . y. m.
Debate by members OF the Philodemic So
eieV Of Georgetown University. CASTOR
Meeting. Aquarium Society Of washington,
Chain Bridge. D. m.
Open meeting under auspices of American
Bible Society," east front OF Capitol $3.50
Meeting. Judah p. BENJAMIN Law Club. $3.50
ID. m.
Sermon. The Peerless Book" pumbarton
Avenue M e. Church. D. m.
Addresses by Judge Arson s. Taylor ana Or,
A. Wesley Nell OF American Bible So
ciety. under auspices OF Washington Bible
Society. Foundry NJ. L, Church, p. m.
Illustrated lecture. 1.-THE Immigrant by
T. v. Powderiy. All Souls Church. d M
Special patriotic services under auspices OF
Colonial Danes OF America, Bethlehem
Chapel. Cathedral OF SITS. Peter and Paul
D. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-07
Ships and Time Needed
To Handle u. S. Trade
Lack Of Terminals, Cars, and Other Facilities Re-
sponsible for Conges ton, Says Redfeld.
Analyses Foreign Commerce.

Uncle Sam, manufacturer. 10 trying
to take care Of moro orders than he 10
physically equipped TO fiii."
Except for the foregoing condition.
commerce. foreign and domestic, n the
best II has been In years. Secretary Of
Commerce Redheid said today IN an in
terview. Time. and an adequate mer-
chant marine. are the only remedies
necessary TO make commerce. OF the
United states ascend TO dizzy heights In
bulk Of shipping and value.
That the treat European war proved
the United States IL shown In statistics
given by the Secretary, but at the
same time the relative Importance
shipments OF strictly war articles has
srsss many psrscn. b ssr e.
munitions shipments form the bulk Of
our foreign trade" Mr.. Redfeid said
while II 10 true that our trade IN
srs. 's ~ .ss s s.rsr Grizzlies Sssd 2,
very great, yet the proportion which
such exports bear TO all exports 10 moi
so relatively large as IL generally be
lieved. And there are 30 many articles
'pssce trade articles that Il IL aimos
impossible TO estimate with any degre,
OF accuracy the relative Importance.
Figures Tell Story.
Figures supplied by the Secretary tel
the story. For the nineteen months o
the war. August. 1914. to February. 1914
exports OF ammunition. firearms. ant
"articies suitable for war purposes.
totaied 500 so. l77. an increase OF soes.
izs .z4s, or zss per cent. over exports 10
the same period OF 1s12-1elA For tn
same time exports OF all other article
aggregated n,f1i. 10, 25s. an increase o
$40 ,e67. ia, or only u per cent
Included In this summary OF article
suitable for war purposes however.
Redfield said. "are many articles the
haze peace uses. This includes horse
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-07
DEMOCRACY NOT A FAILURE I

Senator Lodge gave expression to
the half-formed thought Of many,
when he spoke Of the fear that the
European war threatens our open
democracy.
Few men are better qualified to
refute this fear. It Is to be regret
ted that he did not discuss the sub
ject more at length. Privately, if
not publicly, many thinking men are
heard to question the efficiency of q
democracy in times of stress like
these.
We doubt whether the European
war shows anything of that sort
Those who simply admire the mill
tary. machine built up by Germany
are too apt to conclude that the form
Of government and the military re-
suit spell cause and effect.
Looking about, though, there Is
Russia, more autocratic than Ger
many, painfully weak In its fighting
organization. There is France, in
some respects a more highly devel'
oped democracy than ours, bearing
the brunt of the German fighting
machine, and becoming world won
der for cool, efficient, highly organ
lied team work in this war.
Our lack of preparation for de
Tense Is not to be blamed on our form
Of government. No form Of govern
ment will make up for deficiency il
apprehension and foresight among
those governed.
National efficiency, military, in
dustrial, and commercial, is refiec
ton of national spirit. So is tn
form of government. Our Govern
ment is reflection of our enlight
ened conception Of the states dut.
to give citizens the fullest exercis
Of human rights. Our inadequat
national defense is a reflection of
long cherished belief that we are i'm
mune from attack, that our very big
ness IL q protection from assault
The nation Is now awakening from
this dream, and when 1t has full,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-07
G. O. P. Convention
To Be Called Here

The complications following the pri-
mary to select delegates to the Repun-
lican convention were increased today
Marshall, two OF the candidates. an
nounced their intention OF calling
convention to select the Delegates.
The Bradshaw-Marshall forces not
only charge that Fridays primary was
no primary should have been held.
They say the national committee or
dered "the selection. of delegates in a
convention, not a primary Both can.
a primary when Charles Linkins. chair
man of the election board. first sug-
gested It, but their protest was not
Mr.. bradshaw, as chairman OF the Re.
puS snfl For rea q Convention to be held IL
True Reformers' Hall tomorrow night
for the selection Of delegates In the
II is not known what effect the the
will have on the primary, but Is
generally believed the Districts dele,
cation TO the Chicago convention Will
figure in a contest. Although Chair-
mar man hin wss declared Sas by other mem
bers of the election board that the
credentials committee would "un-
doubtedly seat the men bearing GER
tiHCat9A from the oleCtiOI
In the meantime, the ballots cast In
Fridays primary. which caused 9
storm Of protest and charges Of fraud
from all three tickets In the held. are
under lock and key, and the watchfui
eve OF a policeman. a.
The ballot boxes are In vault IN
the office of George Gertman, a mem
her OF the returning board, In the
Century building. They Will be count,
"a Tomorrow night, and someone Will
be declared elected" according to MT
Gertman.
were counted Friday night. They are
said 10 have shown a large majority
| for the Hogan-Williston ticket. Re-
ports were insistent yesterday and to.
dsy that the Hogan-W illiston ticket
had received ian overwhelming ma
| jority of the votes"
Robert /. Miller. OF the Miller Chase
ticket. has announced his intention OF
| fiiing TWENTY-FIVE affidavits charging
| fraud against the Hogan.Willistor
| ticket" He says the afhdayits VIII bs
iied with Chairman Linkins tomor'
Frank Hogan still insists the prim'
airy "was the rottenest ever held n
the District" He attributes this Il
lack Of proper election machinery
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-07
GERMAN NOTE AND THE BLOCK
ADE

Germany's declaration that II
"does not doubt" that the United
States win now insist on modifica-
tions Of the British blockade, need
not be taken very seriously. Ber-
lin knows perfectly that the United
States will do nothing Of the sort.
The law Of blockade IL the law of
ages. The practice Of the blockade
for the very purpose Of starving out
the inhabitants of the South was the
essential policy Of the United States
Government in our own civil war,
just as the starving out Of the in
habitants Of Paris and Of the sur
rounding country was the essential
policy Of Bismarck and Won Moltke
in their war against France nearly
half century ago.
The Berlin foreign Office never did
expect us to take any Of that block
ade stuff seriously. Il must be laugh
ing In its sleeve to find American
editors and members Of Congress
gravely debating whether we ought
to go into such a compact-to EN-.
broil US with the allies--or excitedly
declaring that Germany has NOT
agreed to anything because the Ber-
lin foreign Office has laid down Elm
possible conditions"
The Berlin foreign Office must be
astounded that anybody in the
United States could ever have mis-
taken the purpose Of a full 30 per
cent Of the whole note, devised and
put out solely for its influence upon
the people in Germany, with nc
thought that the American Govern.
ment or the American people would
regard anything in the note as Of
consequence except the one big fac,
Of the other 10 per cent-that the
submarines have been ordered tc
stop doing the things they had beer
doing.