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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27

Mr.. and Mrs. P. Fl. Darr entertained a
large company Wednesday evening in honor
of the eighteenth birthday of their daugf-
ter Rose. Those present were: Mrs. M.
Darr, Misses Rosa and Mamie Darr. Mrs
Pellen. Mrs. Thour. Mrs. Caspar Misses
Julia Getz, Carrie Brown Theresa Caspar,
Mamie Doyle, Pearl Sellers Laura Stewart.
Linda Shreve, Pauline and Tillie Necker
Gorce and Florence Pellen, Marie and Alice
Barr. Anna and Mary Cannon. Rose and
Mabel Darr. Messrs j. Resdon King, Fisher,
Cannon, McKenna, Gardner. ]. HUM, J..
Caspar, Spicer, Leo and Ferdinand Darr,
Heaney Heart. Brown, Houser, Jett and
Eddie Phelps of Laurel. Md.
Mr. William J. Thomas, son Of Mrs E. M
Thomas of 625 X street northwest was
married to Miss Bertha Sereta Alexander
of Wickenburgh, Ariz.. Friday, January o.
last. The ceremony was performed by Rev
A. j. Benedict, pastor of the Congregational
Church, in Tombstone, Ariz., in the pres
ence of a small party of friends. After
short honeymoon Mr.. and Mrs Thomas left
for La Cananea. Mexico. Mr.. Thomas has
been engaged in business for the past five
years in Arizona. previous to going to Mex
leo. where he and his bride will make their
future home, and is brother of Mrs. How
ara Fisk of this city, formerly Miss Caroline
Louise Thomas. The bride was the recipient
of many beautiful wedding presents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27

Washington birthday sociable last Mon
day evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. F. Gross. 633 7th street northeast.
at which a majority of the members of the
society were present Refreshments were
served, with caps as favors, and each
guest received Washington hatchet as a
souvenir of the occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27

The c. s. c. of Centennial Baptist Church
held social at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander Boyd, 1871 F street north
east, Tuesday evening. Those present were
Miss Ida Belts. Miss May Potter. Mrs
Peterson, Miss Minnie Coatney, Miss Estelle
Boyd, Miss Catharine Murphy, Mrs Chris
tian. Miss Gwynette. Miss May Briggs, Miss
Alice Briggs, Miss Jane Gregan, Mrs Pot
ter, Miss Annie Ennis. Mrs. Alexander
Boyd, Miss Adelaide Boyd. Mr.. Perry Nc
Ball. Mr.. Thomasson, Rev. U. s. Thomas.
pastor of church: Mr.. Alexander Boyd, Mr.
Ed Willis Mr.. Willie England, Mr. Henry
Sauer. Mr.. Ray Alexander Boyd, jr, and
Master Samuel Boyd.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
MeTHUsELAnANDTHEs

Cone all ye Bryan Democrats
Your peerless leader sinks:
Come all 10 Usoaisd pluiocrats.
FORGET Jour former klnks:
The banaers Goat for and yos muss vote
for
Msihussiah and the sph!ax.
Come ell 70 scattered Democrats
That snik like frightened inlnks.
30 lean that VIC can sec jour slais.
As hungry ss the iynx:
The banners aos; for aud you muss
vote for
Ms,haselss and the sphlnr.
Come all ye hopeless Democrats.
While Parker ,hlnks he ;hlaks.
Climb OF the ship like frightened rats.
Before ths oil thing sinks:
The banners naa; fer and yoa mas'
vote for
Mr;hascish and the sphiax.
-chIeaso Choaleie.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21

These figures present the results OF on
extensive investigation Into the wages
aad hours Of labos In the leading manu-.
featuring and mechanical Industries of
;he United States during the period nam.
ed. IL has designed TO cover thoroughly
the principal distinctive occupations. and
Mr.. Wright. in submitting il Csee Bulie.
tin Of the Bureau Of Labor. No. 81. July.
igoIJ says: at il believed that the
data presented are more comprehensive
and representative SO far as the manu-.
featuring and mechanical industries are
concerned than any that have been here.
tofore Published"
The figures rs to income and eIpen-
diture are summarized from data gath
cred from 2.5gI families. in 30 States.
whose average income from all sources
was so2T a year. whose average expen-
diturs was SECS. and whose average
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21

during the year 1923 more than 10 per
cent. greater than during the year 1906
1897. Moreover. IL Is a notorious fact
that these averages do not begin to rep.
resent the increase ia the earnings OF
railway employees during the summer of
1903, when the rate OF pay OF certain
classes was raised from 10 10 Is per cent.
In that year. too. there were 22I.ni2
more persons employed in the six classes
named than in 1897, and according to the
Interstate Commerce Commission they
were receiving the increased daily aver.
age pay where they received nothing in
the year last named.
Finally. returns gathered from the an.
nual reports for the year ending June
3Oth, 1901. OF eight representative rail.
ways in different parts of the country.
having a total mileage of 1C,5sT miles,
indicate that the compensation OF their
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
Parker. Admission.

Judsc Parscr's letter Of acceptance
stands pai-on Republican achievements.
but ccyiy admits that its writer wsulS
lie a safer man at the Sstianai throssis
than President, Roosevelt, 50 long a. .
Republican Senate si,s on the safety
valve. IL the protective tariff IL rob.
berry he Is willing 10 turn sneak thief;
" we burslarisei Panama he is willing
to keep the stolen goods; IL or,ier No, "a
lets down the bars for a pension scso.,,
he will revoke the order. but let the
bars remain down just the same. I, 10
a very pretty confession that the Repub.
licans have administered the goverpsnepA
so wisely. diligently and effectively shss
they deserve vacation. while he trses
his prentice hand at running IL ~ishoss
reversing a single lever.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
An Ideal A snerIcan.


What this country wants now Is men
not a few OF them, but multitude
vast majority of her citizens who shall
be just such men as Theodore Roosevelt.
OF strong and rugged physique. shirkin.
no labor. however hard. able TO stand
the strain OF sturdy integrity. guided by
high civic ideals. standing inhexible and
inexorably for the truth md the right.
His own words from his address, ''rhe
Strenuous Life" may be taken as the
very basis and foundation for new
source of philosophy and national policy
which will guard against all social dan
gers IL the people OF this country will
but heed them:
In the last analysis. = healthy state can
make II up lead clean. vigorous. healthy
lives; when the children are 80 trained that
they shall end-ayor not To shirk difncp!ties
but TO overcome them. not To seek ease but
to Know how To wt~st Triumph from toll
and risk. The man must be glad TO do
labor. to keep himself and Ia keep those
dependent upon him. The woman must be
the housewife. the heipme-t Of the home
maker. the wise and IsAious mother sf
many healthy ehiidren.
Herr 10 q remedy that goes 10 the
foundation. The words are those Of
leader aud carry with them . warning
and an admoa!tion. Theodore Roosevelt
has coined a word that We should take
as Q national watchword and set IL up
as . beacon light on every hilltop
throughout the nation: "lomsinaker."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
T-o I.d... with roi,,le., p..,..

democracy can always be depended
on to hlursier. The nomination Of Judse
Parker was blunder. because he re.
ceivei bis early political training from
ID. Ii. Hill. one Of the most notorious
wirc.puilcrs and workers In devious ways
New York has produced. The nomipa.
tion Of u. Cady Herrick for Governor
of New York. also was = blundcr. be-
cause he was ''tossr OF the Democratic
machine" at Albany before his election
to the bench. The Albany machine
has a reputation "a uncuviabie as Tam.
msny's
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
word. Of Cheer 10, ,h. p...eer.e,.

IL has been rirsn oui to the foriorn
saa drvppinE bsmecrssy ths; willie
Hearst 10 iopseains up": that be has
teca isinecd to Put Ia . few thousands
10 open headquarters for the National
Democratic CIabs- The hungry know
well that ihi. means that Hears, asplEes
TO be . candidate again. but they or. 10;
~pFrr.nx sbSu, iiss now.
fcur years ago Hearst was Drcsi.
dsa; sad fcsier Of lie for the S/eioaai
Democratic Clubs. i,e n,rmbo<. met.
II memory serves ar at ta enapa.i..
the ef--tinE. Of hiS Fimires This
dampea-i the ar,isf(bs the eraNd. de.
spite the fac, ;hs, 6,ir fare bach Ahetns
~ss paid. The Norembvr slscsioa set.
tied the whole concern. bat Il seems ,ha,
The y. II. q. is to be resurrec.si, wha,
little there is left Of i,s ashes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
why Justice Hss Not Beea Done
ltsfnra.

The wes, has been for years insist.
Ing that some legislation should be in.
auEuratei by Congress looking to the re.
clama;ion Of the arid public lands ownei
by the government aud constituting In
some States yJ per cent Of the area. One
reason this agitation has progressed slow.
iy has been that the portion Of til. cpun.
try rrost interested In the question is
scaaiiiy settled and has not the infiu.
snce in national councils which numbers
give.
Another reason was that II was din.
cui; for those living in humid States to
form any proper conception Of the irri.
-atiun question. and the senators and
Representatives frcm States having no
direct interest in the question have been
slow TO acquire the information ucces.
siry TO bring them tn n full realization
Of its Importance. II is not specially
strange that 50 many American citizens
should he unfamiliar with this subject.
Il is one that does no; present itself In
practical way in the portion Of our
country which contains nine-teuths uf
rur entire popaiatirn. While the arid
=, riwi il of vast extent. !, is but ihinly
settled IL is estimated that under the
National Irrigation Act the West will
hs capable Of sustaining sO.0OO,cOO peo-
nls
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21

employees has increased more than 10 per
cent. over the year previous, while tho
number of their employees has remained
practically stationary, as is shown In the
following table:
Nunhsr mud compensation Of employees Of
.iEht representative railways:
Year ending Compcnsa-
June 30 No. employees. lion.
ltDi lOi.bt sG1.4g G1
loHS .io3,sol GV.2sSt7
Increase ........... 4J3 G,2lo.oiO
Increase per CENT. o.5 lu3
Here at last we see truly reflected tho
effect OF the horizontal raise Ia the wages
OF railway employees made as the result
OF the widespread labor agitation In tho
summer OF 1903. The advance was
rariously estimated at the time as from
IL To 10 per cent, AMI npy statistics
that fail to show it must he distorted
by the introduction OF some factor. such
as disproportion Of low price labor
tendin. To reduce the average.
In connection with the above proof
of the 10 per cent advance In railway
wages In one year. II should be r.men-
bered that the decline In prices bogus
In 1908 continues.
II the Democrats are willing TO &C.
cept the pay OF railway labor as the most
accurate barometer of wages, the Re
publican party eau call to the witness
stand l.3l2.337 railway employees to
testify TO the fact that. measured by
what 1t will buy. their income OF 1904
Is higher than IL was In iS9T. aud ncar-
ly half a million Of Them can iruthfniiy
affirm that they received uo compen,fs-
tlon whatever In isDI where. According
to the above system OF average eognpea-
sation. they now divide some S2T5.OON-
600 among them. or albont s.j,tS apiece.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
Grotesque Attempt by Democrats to Twist Facts
for Campaign Consumption.
GROSSLY INACCURATE STATEMENTS
Country Is Not in Throes of Disastrous
Business Depression, and Workingmen
Continue to Prosper What
the Figures Show.

Nothing could better Illustrate tho In
finite capacity of the democratic party
for doing the wrong thing at the right
moment than Its attempt TO outface
acknowledged Industrial conditions with
the bald statement OF its campaign text
book-''that business depression OF this
year IL greater than was that OF 1873 and
1891"
As there are az many million Ameri-
can voters ns there are millions engaged
In Industrial pursuits whose experience
spans the decade. aud who know this
TO be most fortunately false. there IL M
need to waste time In refut!ns IL. The
Democratic depression that prevailed
from 1893 to 1897 paraiyxed industry In
every section OF the United States. AMI
Its pinch was felt In every home. The
business depression OF .-..s year" Is 50
largely q hsment OF Democratic imasi-
nation that II requires a maSnifyIns
glass TO be seen. and what there u OF
u IL rapidly fading from sight a. the
prospects OF q great Republican victory
become more certain.
But tho Democratic campaign book II
not satisfied with this sro,esque scneraii-
sitiou. % IL attempts TO conirovert the
Republican claim Of prosperous times In
farm. once and workshop with the as
ssrtIon that no one IL better OF by rra-
500 Of Increased Incomes. because ths
cost OF living has Increased dispropos-
tlonstc,y.
How utterly and irra,Ionaiiy absurd IL
this eonicniloa 10 proved by tho fact that
10 prices were advancing more rapidly
than the earning. Of the great mass OF
the people. the great mass OF the people
would soon bc irre,r!c,ably insoivent or
their purchases wou.. be 80 eurtaiied
that the volume OF business would be
enormously reduced.
There is no possibility OF making .
scientific comparison OF the relative In
crease In wages anl- the cost Of iirInr.
because they arc controlled By diffcreat
factors. The rate OF wages IL controlled
by Industrial conditions: the cos, OF Nv
Ing is controlled by tho Individual. No
msa can as hi. income at will: any man
can limit hi. expenditures. Let eoadl.
lions provide snficlcnt wages to the
usskinsman. and Il rests with him TO
say By what margin he will live within
his income. The larger ,ha, Income the
larger bis possible surplus II better
wages breeds estra,sEsnee. the result.
In the language Of Mieauber. is misery:
IL they arc expended with economy. the
result IL an accumulation OF wealth and
hsppiIess
csusiaetss re.sirpoay.
Good times under Republican admin.
issrstioa has provided the bs;trr wages.
and the economy OF the American peo-
pie has piled up the means OF content
meat sud Happiness. AZ is evidenced By
the following statement of the number
Of depasi;srs and deposit. In the saving.
-ll-k. ~ .hs tgs,&J =. s.~. ss- stys .t-yrss
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21

untold and countless millions who will In
the years and In the generations to come In
habit those lands and live In the homes
which VIII be there created, Will owe the
great boon which will he theirs to the clear
sighted courage and inneNibliity Of purpose
OF President Roosevelt. II Is not possible
TO explain In such n way ns to be under.
stood by anyone not familiar with every
detail Of the situation how much the friends
OF the national irrigation movement owe TO
President Roosevelt for his aid In bringing
about the amendments to the Irrigation bill
In this session of Congress. Without his
interest and friendly interpOsition u II
doubtful whether the amendments OF the
bill could have been accomplished. Had Y
not been for the President, the friends OF
the national irrigation movement who stand
for home. e.making as against land specula.
uon. would have had to teht and defcat
the compromise committee hin and then he.
Gin all over again. gather their forces and
make u new start In the next Congress. AZ
Il II now, the work OF the last three years
has been preserved by the action Of the
President and the bill IL now In such shape
that every friend Of the home'msker can
heartily support II.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
p.-oer.,,e rl...e,., M........

On the 1st Of July. 1907. the last year
OF the usrrisoa administration. the total
bonded deb, Of the Uai,cd States was, In
reand numbers. s5s5.oppcro. On the IL,
OF July. 1897. the las; year OF the sec
ond Cleveland administration. the total
bonded debt was sstJUpp.upp. an In.
crease Of ss;ssoop.oOo during four year.
Of pcrfsc; peace.
July ]. tS,ss. the annual iniere.,
charge on the pablo debt wa. s-..snJ..
coo. July ]. 1sJs. u wa. SJI.5s1 .ocp.
an increase Of Sii.ipLcco during four
years Of Democratic administration.
party ths; cannot administer the
government, during a short ,srioi Of
four years without largely increasing the
pebble deb, and the annual iatsrcst ac.
count is not Ct to be eatEss;ei with the
eoatroi of Affairs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21

1--WE 10 not have 60 ruc.. at our con.
victiuns, aud then correct the gue,. if
" seem. unpopular. The pri,etpie.
which We profe.. are those In which
we believe with heart md soul aud
strength. Men may differ FROM ne,
but they cannot accuse u- nf .hiftiue..
or insinccrity."-R Roosevelts ietist Of sc-
tsptarcN
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21

The las, few years Of Republican ad.
ministration have added untold millions
to the agricultural wealth Of the country
lT opening new markets for farm rro.
ducts at constantly improving prices. The
beauty Of the Republican policy Of pro-
lection is that il develops manufsctur.
ing and agricultural interests on parai.
lei lines.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
Pr.i.. from . pemcc-s,,e Ner.p.p.,.

The New York Times. one Of ne
Democratic newspapers which has heea
denouncins President Rouscvei;'s Paiiip-
pine policy. recently printed an editorial
leader on the settlement OF the FrisrS
land question. The article concludess
1T is crelitahle brili to the intelligence
and the humanity of the government
II the Times was less partisan II could
truthfully say that every act Of the
Roosevelt administration In ieaiiau with
the Philippine question was credlitabls
TO the United States.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21

Undergraduates Of the Nation have
been managed In a .pirit of economy
as far removed from waste ne trosa
nixRardiine.si and In the future evesr
effort will be continued TO secure 80
economy as strict as 10 copsistens wtth
RoussveIt's letter Of sc.evaAssA
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21

According to astronomers It is about
70 trillions Of miles. as the crow fies,
from the earth to Alpha Ceutauri, the
nearest hred star. IL is about the same
distance from Esopus to tho White
House By the Democratic route.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
Wei Meri,.n 1rlhn,..

In leading editorial in Ms1wslTs
Talismsn. George II. Maxwell. one OF
the best informed men on irrigation in
the United States says:
And those Of this generation who will On.
joy these benefits and advantages and the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
R..,,.,,.,. b, r..,.... M,..

Al the ninth annual convention Of the
National Association Of Arricgi,ursi I'm.
rlomcn; and Vehicle Manufacturers. held
al Minneapolis Oct. Is to IL. ipU:. the
COMMITTEES on resolutions reported a. fol.
lows.
Hsscitri. Thrt We ccuFrstuiste the eoun.
ttr 90 The rsss,rr as the Nstieust trrtr.a
tl"n Act sud etrr~s. eur r-sfauud arrfes
slstinn - the sid sui co operation -f irrss
lisnt Rcsscyeit. and all friends us that
nTssufr IN The Serats ard ttuuse - Hep
tyssHtatitss. ~ srvurius the passage ~ that
art We bsiIcvs this action bv rparrvss
insfsssi the suRcrF;l"n % one 81 the eTssi.
set pTv'ierts ever uuis1taksu lsy aay snt.
sFuHirnt. and that u inauEuratss . new .rs
lu the rfesrvSs Of this nation and the dc.
tplopmeut - It's Internal trade and com.
rncrvs and the suis rgsmrpt ss the home
nittst for al cat manufactures: that the
bTieahie aTij iaudss which nFe estiruats,i
TO toIHpSis- an srva ss over tuasaUo
srrys. Eau ard should he reclaimed last as
tarliir ss settlers viii take them snd 70.
fay the csst to the Gayctumsnt Of Irtiss.
tlea ~otks taiIt fof their Reclamation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
What th. tIsure. rrove,

IL will be observed tha, these sig dis.
tinctire classes of railway employees. en-.
bracinr almost half OF all the railway
employees In the United States (J9i.455
in inUl asains; IC5.jssI In 1897 were
receiving an average daily compsuss,io,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
csusioets~ re.simouv.

The Democratic depression Of iscsJ
snd 1891. to which the campaign book
Inadvertently directs attention. was
marked by . falling OF In deposits of
over &JT.opp!0oo In one year. Between
isa5 and 300 the average due each
dcrositor increased from $500 to stif.
More significant than the increase In
deposits is the fac; that in 1908 there
were ..41I.G:p absolutely new saving.
hank depssitors in the United States.
marking an increase Of nearly co per
cent. during = period when the total
population ouiy increased - per cent.
Col. Wright. Summary.
Turning now TO the direct comparison
OF the advance In wages and cost OF liv-
ing during the period under review. the
Democrats affect the greatest couteuip,
for the government statistics, which.
under the able. conscientious and un-
hiasei direction Of Carroll u. Wright.
present the following Instructive sum.
mary:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
Col. Wright. SAW mmsvy.
for isso isso.irsah

. , ss . s%Ein..t Of iss. rssh
% bs.l . a,sass " paA
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
et~si l'erseaai Triumph.

With hss accustomed sisss and in'slll.
rraee fseGaen; Roosevelt essrsei innu'
enes IN this dire-iioa oa Congress. woa
the ;isaii and tho rac!iis;ins over to his
shi-. AID the Ss;isaai irrisaiIsa Law was
enacted 90 June IL. inr:. That iau. be
IL remembered. grew .ut OF his message
Of 1901. was eaars.j by q Republican
Congress. ably coached by Mr.. Roese.
reii. The measure became q Law with
his signature. The Espuhllcsa Sa;IsuaI
irEizatisn Act OF ipI.. sisn~i by rres!.
dent Roosevelt. uas Hi;ias and as;nra!
supplement to the Republican Free
Homes Law OF is,s:. ss<nei By fsesiieat
iAucain.
To rE~siirat Roosevelt. therefore. and
% him alone. is due the fac; that thrgu
absolutely pY.iegts the l-sor man and
READERS any large hs.-..nEs as natisaai
irrigated land impossible forever.
And this IL bsv the Democrat. ats
"ssspons1h's" for national isrisa,:sa.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21

terlor should he empowered to withdraw
from entry all lands proposed to be irri-
gated, instead OF only those required for
reservoirs and bitches as provided In the
bill: that no water should be sold or de-
lvered except To bona fide settlers. ac-
tually living on the Iand to which the
water was appllei-whlch was not In
the Newlanis blli-and that the words:
but State and territory laws shall soy-
ern and control the appropriation. use
and distribution OF the waters rendered
available under this act" should be strick-
en- out as virtually sabjectins the control
OF Federal work TO State Legislatures.
some OF which he doubtless believed. but
did no, say 80. 10 be unit to exercise
such trust. and as certainly exposing
the settlers To the dangers OF endless
and ralnous litigation. AT the Presi.
dents express requirement the bill was
amended In these respects and became
the law as Il stands to-day.
Unprecedented Farce.
There had been attempts for many
years TO get the government To 20 Into
the irrigation business. but all failed un.
Ill President Roosevelt, took hold Of the
project. In his srst annual message to
Congress In 1901 he called attention to
the nec~srty OF providing water TOR INC
arid lands aud said; The object Of the
government IL TO dispose Of the land To
settlers who will baild homes upon ".
To accomplish this object water must Be
hsuu.h, within their reach"
The uatlsasi governments policy. be
pointed out. should bs to all irrigation
Ia the several States anil territories in
such . manner ss will enable the people
Ia the local communities to help them
selves and ns will stimulate needed re.
forms in che State laws aud regulations
soreraine irrigation. lie likewise re.
uindci the East. which was aEain,; this
policy AZ the time. that the reclamation
and settlement, Of the arid lands will en-.
rich every portion az our country 3uss as
the ss:;'-tnsn, OF the Ohio and Mlssls.
sippl valleys bsoush, prosperity TO The
Atlantic States.