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The Newtown bee., 1907-09-13
Kast of Dodgingtown were spending a few days in Brooklyn with friends
HATTERTOWN.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

MT and Mrs Arthur Wakeman of New York are visiting with relatives in this place.
 Ex-Senator William F. Bailey and family of Bethel. MT and Mrs George Platt and son, ID. N. Platt and Miss Helen King of Bridgeport have been visitors at c. D. Stillson's recently.
 Four young men from the city camped ont on the shore of Lily lake part of last week and fished and roughed it to their hearts content
 MT and Mrs Edward Bevans were in Bridgeport over Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1907-09-13
.sWOMEN AT WORK.

We often hear the vail that women are invading the business world and driving the men out of their positions so that the men will either have to go to do. We do not realize however how large a place woman is taking in the business world until we look at the tatistics of the census. From this it is evident that to-day in our country there are nearly five million women over 16 years of age who are bread winners. There are about 234 million women over 16 in the country. There are something over three hundred thousand women in each of the trades of teaching, dress making, laundry and farming It is estimated that over a million women are in business who would not have been, had conditions been as they were 20 years ago. With this increase the number of women in business there comes the question as to whether they will begin to demand in the business of the country. Some of the business economists claim that this will be the next step and that uni versal suffrage will soon be with us. It is conceded that the work of wom- en is quite equal to that of the men and that in many lines they are better employees because they do not waste any time on booze or tobacco smoke. They are also wise, neat and method ical in many things. It would seem as though this invasion of the business world on the part of SO many women might bring in the day of woman's en trance into political life sooner thar had been anticipated. Woman will be a moral force for good in public life. SUNDAYkREST.
 The time has come when not onl. ministers and churches are working fo | Sabbath rest for the people but whel even the workingmen themselves ar petitioning and laboring to be releases from Sunday work. Not long ago tn workngmen of Alleghany County, Pa.
 sent a petition to 700 firms and individ
 uals in that county praying them to pu
 an end to Sunday work. This petitio
 was indorsed by about 400 religious O, ganizations with a constituency of hal d nifliorG people. 3 hundred societiSi an brotherhoods and thirty labor organlzs
 tions. It is plain that our America people do not want to be white slave
 working seven days in the week. 1t
 also evident that the working peopl
 themselves recognize that they hay
 rights of soul which no mill, railroa
 or corporation should ignore.
 "A Sabbath well spent,
 | Brings week of content.
The Newtown bee., 1907-09-13

MT and Mrs John J. Northrop, who were married in Chicago. III, last We'd nesday, arrived in Newtown, Monday night and went at once to the home of his father, Ex-Senator William N. Northrop.
The Newtown bee., 1907-09-13

De Wits Little Early Risers are good for any one who needs pill. Sold by s. E. Sanford & Co.,. Newtown.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
Japan 10 stIII Friendly.

Tokio.-The official silence 80 looe
consistently maintained by Japan on
the subject OF the relations Of the
United States and Japan In connection
with the persistent reports Of friction.
has been broken by nm Associated
Press interview with Minister Of For.
eign Affairs Hayashi.
lie prefaced his statement by ex.
pressing the hope that sincere pro
nouncement by the foreign minister OF
Japan and its publication through the
Associated Press would prevent fur
ther Misrepresentation and finally re.
suit in discrediting those who are con.
stantly circulating false and harmful
reports. He spoke not only as foreign
minister. but as representing the senti
ment Of the entire cabinet and the pub
lie.
Minister Hayashi then said that the
relations between Japan and Americn
were as smooth and cordial as ever.
and the cause OF civilization as well Az
community of interest demanded their
lasting peace and friendship.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
Fireman Killed at Sterling.

Dcnver.-On the floor OF the round
house In the Sterling railroad yards
Peter Kcitsini. n Greek engine wiper
twcn,y-eight years old. was found by
fellow workmen ut i:30 o'clock Friday
afternoon. suffering from wounds
which caused his death two hours
lated. He was stunned from frac,
ture OF the skull. and emitted n
large quantity Of blood from his mouth.
due to congestion OF the lungs. Though
he knew he had but short time TO
live he declined to tell how he had
sustained his wounds.
Sheriff J. W. Arnold OF Sterling In n
telegram to Chief Of Police Delaney.
stated that n fireman on the Union Pa.
cific had been robbed and murdered
early in the day by number Of Greeks
who were working about the tracks.
and that later they had left for Den
yer. Detectives Sparhawk and Ustic
arrested Peter Geagas. George Ca.
learus, Gust Chuconey and Andreas An
thouplos, from among forty Greeks who
arrived in the city from Sterling on the
Union Pacific train at 2:15 Saturday
afternoon. The four were held pending
further investigation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
,ndu.,r,., seheo, Controversy.

Goidcn.-in relation TO the attack OF
ehs labor unions on the wiring done
At tho school Superintendent Paddle.
ford OF tho State Industrial school.
says that he would DO glad TO have
. committee from tho Electrical Work.
crs' union examine the wlrin. At the
school. For tho last twcnty.thrcc
years tho boys have done all tho cleo
tric wiring at tho institution md dur.
Ing this time. he says. there has never
been trouble duo to defective work.
Ho objects to tho union calling tho
boys convictS and says that tho faith.
crs OF thrccfourths Of them arc union
men.
In addition to the wiring tho boys
do all tho work about tho school. such
ms runniu. tho dynnmos and pumps.
bincksmithinH. horseShocinI. machine
work, make their own clothes. shoes
and tho wagons used at the institu.
tion. lie believes that nli labor
unions would bc Ms much justified In
making complaint as the electricians.
Tho appropriation allowed tho school
by the state does not Justify hiring
all this work done and the boys arc
taught these trades under competent
instructors, thus giving them oppor.
tunity to make an honest living when
they go out into tho world.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
President Sees Labor Leaders.

characterization Roosevelt
Saturday conferred with President
Gompers and the members OF the ex-
ecutiye council of the American Fed,
Grafton Of Labor regarding labor legis'
lation at the coming session OF Con-
gress.
d. J. Shackelton and John Hodge.
members Of the British parliament.
and fraternnl delegates from Great
Britain to the annual convention OF
the American Federation OF Labor
which is to open at Norfolk, Virginia,
Monday, also were present. After the
conference Gompers said:
I'VE discussed with the President
the questions of labor legislation
which have been presented to Con.
eress, including the eight-hour day
proposition: women and child labor.
employers liability and its extensions,
the injunction process and the abuses
which 1t has developed. The Presi.
dent discussed these matters freely
with us and treated us with every
consideration. AS to what he Will do
for labor in his forthcoming message
to Congress-, I prefer he should say
himself"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
Dramatic Suicide at Greeley.

Denver.-A Greeley dispatch says:
After kissing his mother and bidding
his father an afrcctionatc goodbye. say
ing he was going away on n long Jour
ney and starting the phonograph play
ing. NO One Cares for Me-" Ira bar
den. twenty-five years old. son Of w. H.
Bnrden, rushed out OF the house to the
barn and. placing n revolver to his
head, shot himself through the right
temple at II o'clock Sunday morning.
In the dead boys pocket was found a
note scribbled with pencil which read:
Dear Mother-You will have $1,000
and papa the same. Give my regards
to all the boys and remember me to
Roy and Tom"
Barden was n member OF tho W. -.
w. and the money referred to was that
represented by his Insurance policy In
in the order.
Two years ago, his friends say, Bar
den had love affair over which he
grieved considerably for several
months. 1t is also known that the death
by suicide of Mr.. and Mrs. Tollefson
Of Ault had affected Barden to great
degree.
Barden has spent his entire hfe In
Greeley and was popular. His father
is a hard-working teamster.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
Condemns Postal Department.

Buffalo. n. Y.-Thc twenty.scvcntl
annual convention OF tho National
Civil Service Reform league began
here Thursday. The night session Of
the council was addressed by Gov {.
Charles +. Hughes and Charles J.
Bonnparte. attorney general OF the
United States.
The annual report Of the council
was read by Chairman Richard Henry
Dana OF Boston. The report mentioned
politicians by name and condemned
their alleged shortcomings.
The report highly commends the
precedent established by President
Roosevelt In the appointment Of n
postmaster for New York city. ''ln.
stead OF making II a political plum.
the assistant postmaster was pro.
NOTED to the head Of the great New
York postoffice. Why not always pro
mote some one trained In the depart.
ment?"
It declares the present methods are
responsible for The worst postal de.
partment Of any highly civilized coun.
try in the world"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
TRIED TO KILL
HUMANE AGENT
VETERINARY SURGEON At MONT
ROSE NARROWLY ESCAPES
DEATH ~ EXPLOSION.
BUGGY IS BLOWN up
SUPPOSED TO sc ACT or some
ENEMY MADE ~ HIS WORK
As HUMANE OFFICER.

Dsnver.-A Republican special from
Montiose Sunday nisht says:
What appears tn haS. been . das-
taIdiy attempt In dynamit. James A.
Beatty. local humane agent and veteT'
mary surgeon. Was mad. last night AZ
l0:i5 O'Clock.
After Mr. Beatty had retired = ter
rife explosion was heard In the alley
Just back Of his hoas-. behind the
barn. and upon so.ns out where tho
explosion occurred he found that his
buggy VAS blown In atoms and pair
OF orcraiis which he had lsu In tho
buggy w.ro ON nT-.
The explosion ~us 50 great that u
shook all th. buildings In that part of
the city.
A large crowd Of people wcrs ON
the scene In n few minutes. but mo-
trace of the dyHamitard could b-'
found. The buggy was complete
wreck and II II supposed that the cx'
piosivo was placed on or under tho
seat.
Mr. Beatty had n telephone call TO
go out TO III, country but few min
ut-R before III. explosion. and u IN
believed that the intention vas TO
have the capiosis. discharged aftcS
Mr. Beatty had entered the buggy.
fccrs arc working upon III. can, and
hav. succeeded In nndin. portions Of
the box In ~hicn the explosive was
placed.
The attempt to dynamitc Mr.. Beatty
II supposed to have been made by
some one who hRa been compelled by
him To cease cruelty to animals In this
section. Mr. Realty hns been tho hu.
name officrr for 'iiH county for many
years and has vigorously enforced tho
humane laws. .sp-ciaiiy those per.
tainins to children. and has been
threatened a number Of iimcs before.
but paid no attention to tho threats.
nH ho thought they amounted To moth
Ing.
The buggy That was blown up con
taincd nil the veterinary tools. instru.
mcnts and medicines which he used
In his veterinary work. Tho box OF
the buggy was blown entirely on and
landed nearly 100 fee, away. The top
of the buggy was carried half that dis
inncc and heavy iron rods Of the
buggy were snapped In two. There
In no question that dynamite was
used. ns the powder marks are OF n
grayish color. MIR. Bcatty's horses
were In the barn and escaped unin-
Jurcd. The shcr.r's Office Is doing
everything In It's power to locate or
get n clue In regard to tho party or
parties who fired the dynamite. and
within the next twcnty.four hours
some startling developments are prom
iscd.
Mr.. Beatty Is about nifty years of
age aud has n wife and three children.
As the local representative Of tho
State Humane society he In consid'
cred ono Of Its most fearless repre-
scntativcs and more than ono person
during his years Of service have been
hailed into court and compelled TO pay
n fine.
In his practice ns n veterinary sur
gcon he Is considered one Of the most
successful In the state. DR.. Lamb.
state veterinarian. has made mum
ber OF trips to Montrosc tn consult
with Mr.. Beatty. as also have other
prominent veterinary surgeons OF tho
state.
Had the explosion been delayed n
few minutes there is little doubt that
Mr.. Beatty would have been Victim.
for he was Just starting to his barn
to hitch up when II occurred.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
ITINERARY OF sArrLesHiPs.
eisst viii Leave Hampton Roads tor
esn Francisco December 18th.

eisst viii Leave Hampton Roads fer
Can Tssneisee December 18th.
wasAi. gton.-The feet itinerary o.
Admiral E7ans' battieship feet on IL
voyage to Ban Francisco vas made
public Al the navy department Tues
day. As heretofore announced. the
aeet will assemble at Hampton Roads
on December Sth and depart tiom
there December lCth. touching on the
way to San PTaneiACo at Trinidad. Hio
do Janiero. Punta Arenas. callao ana
Nagdalena Bay.
II 10 scheduled to arrive st Trini'
dad December 3tth. Rio do Janiero
January lith. NJ Punia Arenas jan
usTy 3ls'. at caiiao February 18Th.
and at Masdaiena hay March ltth. ~
each Of these places II will remain
from fve to eleven days. except AZ
MaEdaiena Bay. from which place the
date OF departure depends upon tho
completion Of TARGET practice there.
For the same reason the date OF ar
rival at San Francisco has not been
determined.
The torpedo boat destroyer notilia
will ieavs Hampton Roads December
speed. more limited draught aud
smaller t.nnasc these boats will stop
at many more places than the battle
ships.
Tho stay Of the torpedo boat do.
stroycfs At each port will be about
four or hvo days The itinerary con-
templates their arrival at the various
places as follows:
san Juan. December 7th: Trinidad.
Dccembee 18th: Para. December :6th:
Pcrnambuco. January 9Th: Rio do
Janiero. January 18th: Montcvideo.
January :sth: Punta Arenas. February
sth: Taieahuana. February :oth; Cal
lao. March 9Th: Panama, March 10th:
Acapulco. March :sth. and Masdaicua
Bay. April 9Th.
As In the case Of tho battlcship
feet tho dates Of departure from
Ma.daicns bay and arrival at Ban
Francisco depend upon the completion
Of target practice In tho bay. Tho
aotiiia Will b. commanded by Lieut..
Commander Conc.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
TailmadQe Acquitted.

Roswell, N. M.-when the Jury re.
turned q verdict Of not guilty in the
case OF B. H. Tallmadge Of Denver.
charged with making fraudulent land
entries. the defendant was literally
showered with congratulations. Tall.
madge was not surprised at the ver.
dict, as he has stoutly maintained
since his Indictment two years ago
that he was innocent. and at the last
term Of court pleaded for trial in or.
der that the Tallmadge company
could resume operations. Among the
messages Of congratulation received
was one from Hon. A. NJ. Stevenson
Of Denver.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
ELECTIONS PLEASE ROOSEVELT,
Sends Letter Of corgrstuiation to
Hensy at San Francisco.

Washington.-Presid Roosevelt
Thursday issued the following state
ment regarding tne elections held
Tuesday last:
The Presiden. regards the result
OF the elections III extremely crafty
ing. He has sent . letter OF hearty
eongrstuiation 10 Mr. Heney at San
Francisco.
''The victory In New Jersey was
precisely what happened nine years
ago. In the middis Of President Nc
kiniey's administration. He had car
ried New Jersey by 5000 and two
years afterwaTd the Republican can
didats for governor had $500. the
vote being cut down Just as happened
In the Judge Fort case.
-As compared with the elections
next preceding the last presidential
election. We have done decidedly bet
ter than We did In 1908. Then al
Tuesday. Rhode island and Maryland
went against us. but this year We
have won = sweepin. victory In Ken
lucky for the first time since Mckin'
ley's drst election: and the victory In
Massachusetts was also remarkable.
The showing In Pennsylvania and
Nebraska is equally good. The show
ins In New York state as a whole
was excellent. far better than was the
case prior TO tho last presidential
election. That the result In Manhat'
tan Was due to purely local causes ID
shown by comparing II with the deci'
Sive triamphs OF brooklyn. Buffalo. Al
bany and In the state generally. The
Presidents home county Of Nassau
made n better showing than IL ever
has In an on.yeaI. An whole the
showing has been an Improvement
over what Il vas four and eight years
ago"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
viii Build Electric Line.

Pueblo, Colo.-An announcement
was made Tuesday that &c 'ual con.
struction work on the new Douthitt
Electric railway from Pueblo through
the Arkansas valley will be COM
menced at once and will be pushed to
completion. M. c. Vannatta, chief
engineer of the line, who has been in
Pueblo several weeks. has received
orders from Mr.. Douthitt to proceed
with his survey as fast as possible.
Work must be commenced on or be-
fore December 18th, according to the
franchise, but the promoters have no
Intention of waiting until that time.
Pueblo business men are enthusiastic
over the proposition.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
su,,ne.. Condition. Better.

New York.-R. @. Dun & Co. report
that trade conditions throughout the
United States during the past week
have shown n marked Improvement
over the preceding seven days period.
The issuance OF clearing house GER
ufcatcs md checks in communities
where the circulation Of currency has
been restricted has had no apparent
effect on the volume OF trade.
Especially is this true In the retail
lines. where the demand generally has
been steady and Of increasing volume
as the season advances.
The tone Of the incoming weekly re.
ports Is ono OF healthy Industrial and
financial conditions in every section
heard from up to tonight.
In some instances there is tendency
to act upon conservative basis In
placing heavy orders for future deliv.
cry, and this course is being counseled
by the jobbers themselves. who already
having the situation well In hand are
anxious that It shall move forward on
the soundest possible footing.
One Of the most gratifying features
a the weeks reports from the princi-
pfl trade centers Is that the jobbers
IN carrying fewer past due accounts
6d their books than for many years.
In the iron markets there is tendency
10 supply immediate needs only, but
the price OF the metal holds good.
4 Business failures for the week have
ohown no appreciable increase over
hose of four weeks past, the percent
Age of failures reaching the 100000
mark and over remaining small.
The reports coming from the inte.
Elor Of the country were received with
satisfaction In New York and were con.
ldered by business interests as indi.
oating the ability OF the rest OF the
country to weather the storm as sue
cessfully as did New York.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
May Trade for Cite Lands.

Denver.-In the opinion Of tho at.
torney general tho state may sell
lands for other than cash remunera.
lions. The State Land Board some time
ago con suited Attorney General W. II.
Dickson On this point and yesterday
the opinion was handed down by
Ralph Talbot.
The care In point was that Of the
La Jarn Meadows Land & Reservoir
Company, which wishes to securs 147
acres Of the state land in southern
Colorado. II is said that water rights
would in many cnses be more advan.
tageous for the state in the sale OF
public lands than cash, and 1: Is prob.
able that many sales will now be
made in exchange for water rights.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
State Raises Royalty.

Denver.-Six cents on the ton will
be charged the Victor Coal Company
In the future instead Of s as has beer
customary heretofore. The Victor
company has coal mines in Huerfano
county on state land and always made
the claim to the land board that only
fifty per cent. of the output was coal
and the rest was slack. The rate Is
10 cents on the ton and where but
fifty per cent. Of the ore is lump coal.
but s cents to the ton was charged.
But the land board has concluded that
the company in question is securing
sixty pei, cent lump coal from the ore
and hence the rate has been advanced
to cents.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
Manitou irei,ne Railway.

Drnvcr.-Articics Of incorporation
Of the Manitou iEslinc Hallway Com
pany were nicd Saturday with the
secretary Of state. The company In
Incorporated with a capital stock of
s..0. .0oo and has purchased from the
Hydro Electric Company the enbi.
tram road runnln- from Manitou To
the nummit OF Mount Manitou. a dis
lance of one mile. Tho officers Of the
company arc Colorado Springs and
Denver business men. They are: y.
y, Brumback. president: Charles W.
SiifY. vice president: n. 7. BFum'
back. treasurer: T.. l.. whitney. nccr-'
tary. and Claude l.. Mckcsson. super
intcndcn,.
Reconstruction work Of the track
will be begun soon and the carly tour,
.st season Of 1905 will ind the road
In operation. In a distance OF about
one mile the road rises onc'hnlf milo
md the upper terminal reaches the
elevation of the HALFWAY house on
the cog road.
Within the territory rendered nc
ccssibic by the Inclinc railway IL Ia
bc found some nj tho most beautiful
scenery Of the Pixies Peak region.
crags. canons. timber and mountain
streams. Persons who have been over
the line and who are acquainted with
similar enterprises In Switzerland pro
nouncc II superior In every way To
anything found abroad.
The line will be rebuilt. equipped
with new passenger cars. cables OF
enormous strength and when In opcr'
alton on twcntv.minutc schedule
will have n capacity Of about 300 pas
scngcrs per day.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
Hotel Mems Convention.

Denver.-The three days session OF
the Rocky Mountain Hotel Mems Asso-
citation closed with their annual ban
uuet, which was held at the Savoy ho-
tel Saturday night. Following Is list
Of the new officers:
President, Samuel F. Dutton, Den
yer; reelected.
First vice president, F. w. PaSef.
Trinidad; reelected.
Second vice president. Charles H.
Churchill, Denver.
Third vice president, William Bur
nett, Grand Junction.
Secretary, T.. l.. Bostwick, Denver.
Treasurer, John A. Himebaugh, Colo
RADIO Springs.
Executive Committee-H. II. Ste
yens. colorado Springs; William H
Maher, Denver; George Stein, Denver
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-15
Santa Fe Fined for Rebatlns.

fLos Angeles, Cal.-Judge olin Well
born, in the United States District
Cburt Thursday fined the Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company
100000 for "rebating." The fine was
What the court denominated "an inter-
q ediate penalty" the maximum which
might have been assessed being ST..
80 900 and the minimum $66,000.
The court reviewed the case In n
wf1tten opinion of some length In
which 1t is stated that there were suf-
hcient doubtful and extenuating cir
sunstances to preclude the possibility
,fla maximum sentence. and yet sufii-
lent intention of wrong-doing shown
osmake impossible minimum pen
~.
The Santa Fe company was con.
icted October 18th last, by jury in
hetFederal Court, of granting rebates
,the Grand Canon Lime and Cement
0mpany of Arizona. 1t was found
uflty on all of the sixty-six counts
harGed in the Indictment after but
q hRlr's deliberation.