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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-13

70! sn.ir approval or r.;scsion. S i'1SS; Il:
ssn.wins, rcroPossd Law Of the
ton contained tn. signatures D' Of
more than the required number ito:
n. s s.:ss Of COLORADO. Il: ds.. duly voter; q
In the offiss Of the SECRETARY q state
a. az sss tss aeloel. ss a.g 2 2 e July A. D. 1915
The authority for :ubm,ttins such
STATE Of Colorado. providing for the
Initiative and Referendum.
AN ACT TO ABOLISH THE COLO
RADIO TAX MISSION AND
TRANSFERRING ITS POWERS AND
DUTIES TO THE STATE BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION
b u E~octsd BY the People Of the stats
Of Colorado:
Section l. That the Commission Gre
atsd and existing by virtue of. and
known as tho Colorado Tax Commis-
sion. 10 hereby abolished: and that,
term. term OF Of Office Of each "a and a All He Of the the
members of said Commission shall
forthwith terminate.
ana aus.. Of every KIND shs ana
ter which heretofore have been vested
In. or have devolved upon. the said
Taa Commi..ion. and the members
ter als Of the Session Laws of 1911. or
BY SSy virtue hv..ap 9f any .ub;s9usnt statute
upon. the state Board Of Equalization
and the members thereof.
Sec. :. That all statutes which
Stding for the official acts. conduct.
hearings. investigations and other
proossdings OF the Tax Commission.
Shali hereafter be held to provide for
the same to be held or done by the
At.ss Board Of Eg1sli...ion and the tn.
plications and appeals heretofore re-
huired to be made to the Tax Com
tpiss!on, shall hereafter be made to
DEC. 1. That In all cases whore
Tie statutes now require that any as
tsssor or other official or body. or
my person or corporation whatsoever.
thould furnish. render or transmit to
the Tax Commission any abstract.
tohsdule. certificate. books. accounts.
port. or other statement or document
bf any kind whatsoever, tho same shall
hsreaftsr be furnished. rendered or
SEC. ). Th.. all statutes prescrib-
Ane Zines ana penalties for furnishing
xalse Information. or for the failure to
Furnish to tho Tax Commission any
abstract, schedule. certificate. books.
accounts. memoranda, information. tes-
timony. report. or other statement or
document of any kind whatsoever: shall
hsreaftsr be applicable to and enforce
able for furnishing false information.
and for the failure to furnish said mat
terD and things required to be fur
nished. to the State Board Of Equaliza-
tion; and all other provisions of said
statutes imposing fines and penalties
for any cause whatsoever. shall con-
tinue in full force and effect.
We. the petitioners. hereby designate
hnd appoint the following named per
1ons. whose addresses are set opposite
their respective names. to represent
the signers hereof in all matters af-
fscting this petition: Abram L. Mumper,
Greeley. Colo; BENJAMIN F. Early. Route
l, Berthoud, Colo: Clair J. Pitcher, S3B
Ogden St. Denver. Colo.
The ballot title under which the
foregoing proposed law and initiated
Act shall appear on the official ballot
At said election shall be as follows:
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cause for declaring the D1tneipal Of
said loan due and payable

cause for declaring the principal sf
said loan due and payable.
IN the event that any property upsn
which the State of Colorado holds .
deed of trust or a loan made in the
manner aforementioned. shall, after the
execution of such deed OF trust. be la
age district or any other district
wherein a levy is made for local pub
lie improvements. the lien thereby crs-
ated shall be subject to and subordt-
nate to the lien of the deed of trust In
favor of the state, which shall be in
no wise defeated by the lien of such
irrigation district drainage district or
local public Improvement
Neither shall any such land be sub
Ject TO taxes which accrue for any pur-
pose pose after ter, public trustee: deed
half OF the State OF Colorado as herein
above provided for; provided, however.
that in the event that there are taxes
other than those arising out of or In
connection with any irrigation district,
drainage district or local Improvement
district of any kind or nature. which It
serve the lien of the deed of trust in
favor OF the state. the state board of
land commissioners shall certify that
fact to the state treasurer. giving tho
amount of such taxes and the state
treasurer shall remit such amount to
the treasurer of the proper county. taxi
to be made from the school fund and
the debtor.
Applications for loans upon improved
farm lands shall. as soon as practical
BILE after the same have been received
by the state board of land commits
sioners be posted in some conspicuous
place open to public inspection in the
office of the state board of land COM
missioners. and such notice shall give
the name of the applicant. the amount
of the property offered as security and
the time for which the loan is desired.
and all such applications shall be con-
sidered by the board in the order in
which they are received.
The state board of land commission
ers shall make all rules and regula-
formance OF the terms Of this act. not
inconsistent Herewith. and shall have
the right. at any reasonable time to
require from the state treasurer a
sy in the public school fund, the
amount invested and the manner in
which it is invested, together with the
time for which It is invested. the rate
Of interest which IT bears. and also
the amount in said fund uninvested.
.,ss Section IGN, g. on That sections sIss. 5iss.
5207 and b20s Of the revised statutes
Of 1908 OF the State of Colorado are
hereby repealed, and all acts and parts
OF acts In conflict herewith are hereby
We, the undersigned legal voters and
qualified electors OF the State of Colo
RADIO. do hereby designate the follow.
this petition In all matters affecting
the petition; to,wit: volney 7; Hog
s oss eGs e. pdw. ggdnE rne: sna
Buildins, Denver. Colorado; John Thorn
As Maley. bo7 Ernest and Cranmer
Building. Denver: Colorado:
qualified electors Of the State Of Colo
ing BallotTitls for said sct
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PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO. INITIATED BY
PETITION UNDER THE INITIA-
TIVE AND REFERENDUM


OF COLORADO. INITIATED BY
PETITION UNDER THE INITIA-
TIVE AND REFERENDUM
Notice is hereby given that at the
General Election to be held on the
Seventh day of November. A. D. 1915.
fled electors of the state OF Colorado,
for their approval or rejection. the
foiiowins proposed Law Of the State
der the Initiative and Referendum.
which Initiated petition contained the
Pignatures of more than the required
sStel. Of tsa s... 81 Of ct tes ee,olsso
fuly- verified. in accordance with
the Law. and filed In the office Of the
Of aSs State on the Sixth eay of
The authority for submitting such
proposed Law fs found in Section / of
s,s Of ,or OF
initiative and Referendum.
A BILL FOR AN ACT IN RELATION
TO THE RUNNING OF STOCK AT
LARGE
ss II Enacted BY the People Of the State
Section /. The owner, person in
possession. or caretaker Of any domes-
tic animal, or animals, shall, hereafter,
BY such domestic animal. or animals.
Sec. 3. The person whose prop
erty IL injured or damaged may have q
lien upon the trespassing domestic anil
NAL, or animals for the full amount of
damages and costs, and may enforce
the collection of the same by tho
proper action in any court having 1ur-
Sec. 5. The party whose property
II trespassed upon by such domestic
animal, or animals. may distrain the
trsspassing domestic animal, or ami
mails and retain the same in some safe
place at the expense of the owner.
person In possession. or caretaksr. as
ages and costs of distraint, such dam
ages and costs Of distraint to be as
ssssed pro rata per head to each own
Or, person in possession, or caretaker,
II more than one, and each owner, per-
son In possession. or caretaker. shall
be liable for the pro rata amount to
pro rata share OF tho costs Of such
distraint; and each owner, person in
possession, or caretaker. shall have the
or animals, from distraint by paying
the said pro rata amount to the person
damaged. =,
Or ses without ss9e Of * sha sIss: psr
bon having such domestic animal, or
animals. under distraint, remove the
same from distraint, the person 30 do
Ing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and on conviction shall pay . fine Of
not less than Ten nor more than One
the county jail not less than ten nor
more than sixty days. and shall. in ad.
dition thereto. be liable In a civil
action for the recovery of the domestic
animal, or animals, or the value Of tho
same, SO relieved from distraint or for
damages and costs. as the party dis
training may elect.
Sec S. Within forty-eight hours
after distraint of any domestic animal.
Or animals, exclusive of Sundays and
holidays, the party distraining shall
aotify the owner. person in possession.
Or caretaker. II known, of such ami
e4i ar animala. adviain1 said own
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-13
Admits Robbing EngIewood Bank.

Littleton.-Norvell King, charged
with the robbery of the First National
bank, Englewood, and fled to Denver
in an automobile, pleaded guilty of the
crime and was sentenced to term of
from fifteen to twenty years in the
state penitentiary
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-13
German Day Celebrated.

Pueblo.-Neayly 500 Germans OF Rsu
eblo met in celebration OF the annive,-
sary of the founding of Germantown,
Pa, and of the landing of the Ger
mans in the United States in 1888
The afternoon was devoted to a pro-
gram of speech making, songs and
music.
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w. c. T. U. Reflects Mrs. Hunoerfore

Pueblo.-The twenty-ninth annual
convention Of the w. c. T. U. closed
here. Mrs. Adrianna Hungerford, pres
dent of the state association for the
last fourteen years, was again elected
president by acclamation.
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Mexican Dead; Companion Held.

Monte Vista.-Bonafacio Martinez is
dead and Pedro Trojillo is under ar
rest pending a coroner's investigation.
Both men are prominent farmers of
Seven Mile Plaza, nine miles west of
here.
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AN ACT IN RELATION YES
TO THE r UNN ING OF - :
STOCK AT LARGE. NO

In Witness Whereof. l have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal Of the State of Colorado,
day of August. A. D. 1916.
JOHN E. RAINIER
(Seal) Secretary OF State.
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In Witness Whereof. I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal OF the State OF Colorado.
at the City of Denver, this Eighteenth
day of August, A. D. 1915.
JOHN E. RAMER
(seaD Secretary of State.
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Longmont City Hall Declared Unsafe.

Longmont. The Longmont city
hall, which has stood for thirty-two
years, has been condemned by the
county grand jury as being unsafe.
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For an Act to abolish tn. YES
Colorado Tax Commission
and transferring its pow -
ers and duties to the State
Board of Equalization. NO |
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In Witness Whereof, have hero
unto set my hand and affixed tho
Great Seal OF the State Of Colorado,
at the City Of Denver. this Eighteenth
day of August. A. D. 1916.
JOHN r. RAMER
tSeaD Secretary OF State.
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An Act in relation to tho YES
investment of the public - =
school funds. NO
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COLORADO
STATE NEWS
'sstsrn Newspaper Uaion News Service.
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

Oct. 17-1s-Meeting Of Synod of Pres
byterian Churches At Grand Junction.
Oct. 27-Farm Exhibit at Grand Valley.
OCT 30-Nov. meeting Colo. State
Teachers Association.
Jan. l-6-Poultry Show at Denver.
Jan. 20-27-Annual Westsrn Stock
Show at Denver.
Feb. 2-4-Y. NJ. c.. A. Annual Convsn-
tion at Colorado Springs.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-09
WILSON READY
TO NEGOTIATE
PRESIDENT WILL NOW PROCEED
WITH CONTROVERSIES.
IS SATISFIED With HOUSE VOTE
He Will Seek More Definite Assur
ance That Germany VIII Garry f
Out Pledge in Lusitania
and Arabic Notes.

Washington, March s. President
Wilson with his hands unleashed by
congress was prepared today to pro
.cCCl with diplomatic negotiations over
submarine warfare prompt action in
the controversies with both England
and Germany was forcasted
While seeking more definite assur.
.arce from Germany that her new sub.
marine campaign against armed
merchantmen will carry out pledges
in the Lusitania notes, the Admins
tratiOn investigated the alleged secret
order to merchantmen by England to
fire on submarines, the German evi-
.denCc on the statement arrived Mon
day and has been translated.
Satisfaction of the House vote, Kill
ling the MCLCmOre resolution, was
evident today. The final vote late yes.
terIay of 276 to 142 tabling the docu-
ment, made the President feel that
he had demonstrated to all Europe
that congress- would stand by him in
his course.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-09
WIDOW IA, WEEDS YOUTH, "a
Wealthy Woman at Sioux City is
Secretly Married to Her Former
Chore Boy.

Sioux City, March 8.-Four years
ago Leroy GingeriCh, poor youth
from Manson, Iowa, entered Morning
side College. He was given a scholar
ship by the college and earned his
board and room by tending furnaces
ana cleaning rugs. In his sophomore
Year be became suddenly i'll and for
a time it was thought that he would
be sent to one of the city hospitals.
Mrs. A. w. Chaplin, wealthy
widow, who had been recently bereit
of her husband, took Gingerich into
her home and nursed him. Gradually
Gingerich grew stronger AMI was
able to return to school. While at
tending school, he still did chores for
his benefactress.
Saturday evening Gingerich and
Mrs Chaplin were secretly married at
Springfield, S. d., and will live on one
of the farms near that place, which
Mrs. Gingerich's first husband lett
her.
Mrs. Chaplin has a daughter, Miss
Irene Chaplin, who is ranked as one
OF the leading musicians of the city.
She was graduated from the Morning
side college conservatory last June.
Mrs. Chaplin is Al years old while
her husband is "a. The announce.
ment of their wedding caused un.
usual surprise among Morningside
college circles. Mrs, Chaplin was q
leader in Morningside society.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-09
WILL FIGHT TO LAST DITCH
Alleged illegal Act Due to Misunder-
standing of Iowa Laws, Declares
Accused Sheriff.

Ottumwa, March S.-Declaring that
any illegal act he may have commit
ted was don ethrough a misunder-
standing of the laws, Sheriff C. c.
Cremer, against whom custer pro-
ceedings were begun yesterday after
noon, has announced that he will
fight the case to the last ditch.
In regard to the allegation that he
charged the county SO for serving a
subpoena by telephone on Assistant
Fire Marshal Zimmerman of Des
Moines, Cremer declares he has al
ways considered it right to charge
scent per mile mileage in such serv.
ice. Some of the charges of miscon-
duct he denies outright, others he
admits. but says he found it so diff
cult to get legal advice from County
Attorney Dougherty, whose name is
signed to the custer petition, that he
finally gave up getting such informa.
ton. An outside judge probably will
be brought here to hear the case.
The Judge has power under the law
to remove Cremer from Office, pend
in gthe outcome of the suit, but it
is unknown whether such action will
be taken.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-09
PROMPT ACTION
IS NECESSARY
CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS THE
CONGESTION ADJoURNs
NO AGREEMENT WAS REACHED
As Consequence it is Probable Many
of the Effected Railroads Will
Propose Increase of Lemur-
rage and Storage rates.

Washington, March 81 After two
days discussion of freight congestion
at the eastern terminals of trunk line
railroads ana of car shortage in the
west, the informal conference called
by the Interstate commerce commits,
sion Of representatives of the carriers,
shippers and receivers of freight ad-
journed last night without agreeing
on action to relieve the situation.
AS a consequence of the discussion
1T is probable that many of the affect
er roads will lay definite proposals be
fore the commission for increasing
the demurrage and storage charges at
terminals without extra charges. From
opinions expressed by many shippers
and freight receivers, it is probable
that such changes will be vigorously
opposed.
Virtually all of the many speakers
in the two days session declared that
the situation must be handled prompt
ly, and any action that may be taken
Is expected in the near future.
Shippers and freight receivers in
the main blamed the carriers for the
congestion, particularly in New York,
where thousands of loaded cars are
awaiting transfer of contents of ships.
Suggestions were made for an increase
in the number of lighters used by the
trunk lines at New York harbor, an
increase in railroad equipment, for EN-
bargoes which would effect individual
shippers at their plants. Another plan
submitted late yesterday proposed the
creation of a committee composed of
traffic and operating men Of the trunk
line roads, supervised by the commits
sion to handle all embargoes.
At least two speakers declared that
properly to relieve congestion at New
an immediate temporary embargo
against all freight movements to that
port was necessary. Others thought
some of the immense volume of traffic
seeking an ocean outlet at Atlantic
or gulf ports
Before the close Of the conference,
w G. Besler of the Central Railroad.
of New Jersey, and Howard Elliott of
the New Haven, made statements de-
Tending the carriers. Mr.. Besler de-
clared that thousands of shipments
had been quickly and promptly hand
led by the railroads through New
York ami the shippers who sent them
should have appeared to say so. An
swering the charge Of lack of suffici,
pnt equipment, he said. the railroads
for years had been suffering from
lack Of business, with freight cars
idle and locomotives laid up in round
houses and on side tracks, and pointed
ont that on we7tbound traffic there is
no congestion. Until 1870 days ago, he
added, there were plenty of lighters in
New York harbor.
Both Mr.. Besler and Mr. Elliott, de-
MED that the carriers want to increase
their revenues through additional stor-
age or warehouse and demurrage
charges, and declared that such charg-
es would benefit the shippers them
selves by relieving congestion.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-09
WOMEN SECURE
ANTI PETITION
RAID DRUG STORE AT LEHIGH,
WHERE PAPER WAS LEFT.
DIES MONIES GIRL IS THE WINNER
Mysterious Explosion Which Jared a
Portion Of Cedar Rapids is soIv-
.. ed by Confession of Boys.
Narrow Escape.

Lehigh, March 8.-Armed with hat
chefs and axes, body OF representa-
tive women of Lehigh who favor stuff
rage and are willing to go to any
lengths TO quell a movement which did
not favor equaf rights, entered the
drug store OF Oscar V. Peterson and
secured the petition sent out by the
state Anti-Suffrage Association. This
had been placed in the drug store, and
though it had very few signers. the
women did not intend that any such
bit of paper should come to the notice
OF the voters.
Hatches and axes, which played an
important part in the raid were Sc
cured at hardware store. These were
all returned intact, proving that the
men did not seriously contend the
point. Mr.. Peterson has been entirely
converted and the wouldbe voters an
ticipate no8further trouble. The church
es of the city have unanimously adopt
ed suffrage.
Peterson, his friends say, started
the petition as a joke.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-09
INCREASE IN FOOD PRICES
European Capitals Are Hit Hard
Teutons Suffering Most Shown
by Statement.

Washington, March S.-Enormous
increases in food prices in European
capitals, particularly those of the
Teutonic allies, are shown in a com
parative statement completed by the
department of labor's bureau of la
Dor statistics. All food is cheaper
in the allied countries than in Ger
many and Austria, but there have
been sharp rises in prices also in
England and France
Vienna has suffered most of all.
Meat that sold year ago at twenty
cents pound is selling now for AZ
cents. Many other foods have gone
up in proportion. Bread prices are
not given In Berlin beef rose from
% cents to 80 cents.
Lard has doubled in price. Eggs
at so cents dozen are twice as high
as year ago.
Prices in Great Britain are given
as A per cent more than year ago
The rise in France has been about %
per cent. In Italy prices have gone
upward slowly.
Prices in The Netherlands, the only
neutral European country shown,
have risen steadily within the year,
but not so rapidly as in the belliger-
ent countries
rood. on the whole, costs three per
cent more in the United States now
than year ago, the bureau esti.
mates.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-09
IOWA SUPREME
COURT DECISIONS

Des Moines, March S.-The SUI
preme court rendered the following
opinions today:
Peter G. Johnson VS.. The Plymouth
Gypsum Co, appellant, Webster dis
trict; affirmed.
J. S. McGlade, appellant, vs.. City
of Waterloo and the Waterloo, Cedar
Falls & Northern Railroad, Black
hawk district, affirmed
Craig T. Wright VS.. r. Peter Ford
& Co, ct AL appellant, Black Hawk
district, reversed.
Jesse w. erearyl et avs. r.. c.
Beatty ct al and Minnie M. Beatty,
defendants, and Edgar N. Mann, in
tervenor, appellant, Boone district,
affirmed
Hugh Oviatt and Arch Oviatt VS..
Horace A. Oyiatt and Emilia Oviatt
Boone district, reversed
and remanded.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-09
SIX CONCERNS
WERE INDICTED
LARGE STEEL COMPANIES VIC.
LATED OHIO STATUTES.
CITY OFFICERS ARE INCLyDt D
Trouble Grew Out of Youngstown
Riot of January 7, When Fourteen
Persons Were Killed and Thir-
ty-two Were Injured.

Youngstown, Ohio, March S-Judge
Albert II. Gary. president of the Unit
cd States Steel corporation, and six
large steel companies were indicted
by the county grand jury for violating
the Valentine antitrust law of the
Ohio statutes and conspiring to keep
down the wages of laborers.
City officers were also indicted
with the following companies: East
Youngstown Steel company, Republi-
can Iron & Steel company, Briar Hill
Steel company, Youngstown iron &
Steel company, United States Steel
corporation, and Youngstown Sheet
& Tube company.
The trouble grew out of the
Tour gstown riot January in which
II persons were killed and SO injured
and property damage of a million
dollars sustained.
The grand jury charged that Sec
ton 1890 OF the Ohio statute was vio-
lated in the steel companies conSpir-
ing to keep down wages of laborers
There were 81 counts in the indict-
ments.
The grand jury returned another
for Mayor w. II. Cunningham of East
Youngstown and six members of the
village council on charge of being
interested in the purchase of proper
ty needed by the village.
me grand jury indicted ia per.
sons or corporations. The report
was made to Judge w. s. Anderson
and County Prosecutor Henderson
who is prosecuting the case.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-09
WANT $4,000, FOR LAND
The Southern Pacific Offers to ReIin.
quish Claims to the o. & c.
Grant for That Amount.

Washington, March S.-The South
ern : Icific company offered to relin-
quiz Iall claim of land of the Oregon
& California grant for $10,000,O00. The
offer was made by J. p Blair, general
counsel, to the House public land CON-
mittee.
1t was pointed out that the railroad
now claims the right to remove all
timber worth from thirty to fifty mil
lion dollars but Is willing to compro'
mise to avoid trouble. The railroad
property would amount to $40 an
acre.
The Attorney general advised the
committee that the railroad was en-
titled to only $3.50 an acre with de-
duction for past excess sales. This
would reduce the amount the railroad
should receive to less than 100000.