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The Washington herald., 1907-04-29
MARQUETTE LEAGUE.
Everything Is ia Readiness for the
Opening of the season.

Opening of the season.
The committee on backstops ap-
pointed by the board of directors OF
the Marquette League reported at yes
terday's meeting that everything was
running smoothly and that a business
house would be found to erect back
stops at the playing grounds.
The forfeit money was handed in by
those managers present, and the Ques-
ton as 20 the eligibility of certain
players was discussed
Mr.. Burger. who was offered the
position OF umpire for the league, ac-
eepted, and was given the schedule for
reference
Mr.. Langly was appointed com
mittee of one 10 see that the grounds
at North Capitol and l. streets We're
nut into shape as soon as possible, and
man was engaged TO take care Of
the crowds al the games.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-29
WHITE S0X CLIMBING.
Chicago Defeats Detroit Before Big
sunday Crowd

Chicago. April 2S-Timeiy hits in the
second and third innings gave Chicago
three runs and the game to-day. owen
began to weaken In the eighth. and
was replaced by Walsh. who let in the
only run on q wild pitch. score.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-29

SIXTH RACE-Futurity course.

Clean AdvertisIng-The Washing
fngtOn Herald does not exploit
fakirs. Merchants who patronize
this newspaper viii find themselves
in good company. Its advertising
columns are kent clean.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-29
WILLIS HOLDS DOWN REDS.
Pirates Have No Trouble in Taking
Game at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati. April 2S.-The Reds were
helpless before the pitching Of Willis
to-day, and they got their only run on
Wagner's muf of fly. The Pirates
got all their runs off Mason. Essick
holding them safe in the last half OF
The Washington herald., 1907-04-29

First base b5 eIruis-i hicaEO. T. Detroit. J. Lett
on bases-Chicago. s. Detroit g. First base on
balis-Of Owen, 3; of Killian. 2 Struck out-By
owen. g. by Walsh. .; by Killisn. p Two-base hit
Cobb. Stolen bas5s-Rohe, Quillen- Hit by pitcher
Robe Wild pitch-Walsh. Umpire-Air. OL0ugh-
lin. Time Of game-l hour and 4 minutes. At
tendance Is so
The Washington herald., 1907-04-29
Second Game.

Left on hases-St. Louis, Q; Chicago. s. First
base on balls-O8 Fromme. 8; Of Frazer. J. Struck
0Ut-BT Eromme 5; by Frazer g. Tbree-base hit
Randall TUo-base hit-Beckley. Sacrifice hits
Bgrue SIagie Randall. Stolen base-Evcrs. I'm
pir5-Mr. O'Day. Time Of game-l hour and s.
minutes. Attendance l6. fG0
The Washington herald., 1907-04-29
ST. LOUIS TAKES TWO
Maps Fail to Hit and Lose
by Close Scores.
GOOD WORK BY THE PITCHERS

Howell Holds CIeveIands Down 10
Two Hits, While Only Five Are
Made on POweIi-Fast Fielding by
Both Teams Prevent scOring-FOur
Double Plays Are Made.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-29

Left bases-St. Louis g. Chicago. :. First
base balls-Of Beebe. 5; OF Taylor. J. Struck
oUt-By Beebe. G, hy Taylor. . Home run
Marshall Sacrifice hitz-Shecksrd Randall stolen
basas-Slagie .; EyeTs. Killing. Hit hy uitcher-By
Beehe. q Umire-Mr. O'Day. Time Of game
lauE and S mInutes
The Washington herald., 1907-04-29
MINOR LEAGUES.
EASTERN LEAGUE.

At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, s. Baltimore, 3.
At Providence-Provide 4; Jersey
City, s.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-29
srANpINa OF TEE rEAMs.
AMERICAN AssOCIATION.

At Milwaukee, indianapolis. 4; Mil
waukee, J.
At Louisville-St Paul 6; Louisville. >.
At Observation-Disclosures, 5. Kansas
City J.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-29
STARS DEFEAT PLANETS.

Georgetown Aggregation Appears
After Three Years Absence.
The Georgetown Stars made their
first appearance on the diamond in
three years. yesterday when they de-
feated the Planets by Z to T.
Timely hitting on the part of the
winners was largely responsible for
the difference in the two scores. Score:
Planets ................,......0 conn 100 IA
GEORGETOWN Stars....-..-..-.0 Go N-I
The Washington herald., 1907-04-29
STANDING OF TIE TEAMS.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

At New Orleans-Memphis. 5; New Or
leans, 2.
AT shreveport-shrevepo 3; Little
Rock, O.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-29
First Game.


left on bases-St louis. 6; Cleveland 2 First
base balls-0h Hess g. Struck out-By Hess. ?,
by Powell g. Tvo-hase hit-W alace. Sacrifice hits
Stone. Flick. Wallace. Double plsys-Wallace and
Jones; Wallace. ieseer and Jones; 1eager and
Jones UmpiTes-MeSsz. Sheridan and Stafford.
TING Of gamf-l hour and 81 minutes.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-29
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

st. Louis, 3, Cleveland, o.
81. Louis, - Cleveland, 1.
Chicago, 3; Detroit, 1.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-29
sTANpNG oF - TEAAIs.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
GAMES TODAY.

Portsmouth at DmnVilIe.
Richmond at LyBchbarg.
Roanoke at Norfolk.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-29
STANDING OF TIE TEAMS.
WESTERN LEAGUE.

At Sioux City-sioux city. 5; Pueblo. l6.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-29

Tri- Skaters can feel Justly proud OF the
work now being done by members Of
their league who graduated into the
American or National
Lush and Corridor are pitching tine
ball for the Phiiies. and Jackiitsch is
doing nearly all the catching. Lobert Is
hailed as the star of the Cincinnati Reds.
McGlynu ana Holly are proving their
worth at st. Louis, and Bell recently
tWirled q great thirteen-inuing game for
Brooklyn. Altizer is rated one of Wash
ingtons stars, and no player in either
league is hitting better than Unglaub of
Boston.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-29
Jack JohnsOn's Case,

After George Dixon and Joe Walcott
had ceased TO be factors in the boxing
game it was thought By some followers
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-19
How to Tel, a .Roesy Ford

An item in The Kansas City Star reads:
"whea yo1 see "RoekT Ford sign on
eansalaupas inspee, them closely. Dr..
W. p. Cutler. general feed Inspector. to-
day caused the removal o. several Of
these signs used BY Italians around the
city market. Thsy were set up above a
poor grade Of southern melons.
The Rocky Ford Is small and round
and very much ne,sed." said Dr.. Cutler.
A rich olive green shows through the net
ting. the others are pale green and oblouS
and show distinct sesmen,s Of ,hs melon .
The Star might have added that !; will
be another month before there are any
real Rocky Fofds- on the market
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-19
Collected the Taxes.

The Rowe Clothing Co.. which Sc, Up
business in the Steele building about 80
days ago. on Monday paid into the eeun-
~ treasury S2e5 Of assessed taxes. Soon
after opening for business here they went
to the county clerk and made affidavit
Of their intention to become permanent
residents. Monday morning last they put
on, sign reading. This stock has been
sold.- and somebody proceeded TO box
the stock up. Marshal Croop. who has
no city ordnance under which 10 collect
a license fee from this class Of vendors.
reported the situation 10 the county treas
urer and Monday the county assessor and
sneriff came Up and insisted on The taxes
being paid. The affidavit aforesaid re-
ported stock worth $4,000. The Of
fiesrs held the clothing dealers to their
statement, although they didn't see over
$4,000 in the stock. But ons-third val
uation Of $4,000 made tax bill Of S29s.
and that was what they collected.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-19
PARKING STREETS
The cosneii Discusses the ProposI-
tloa Once Axaln

Tho city council mo, las, Friday nigh.
In adjourned session and again on Tues
day night Both nights they stayed a, !.
quite late.
~ tho Friday night meeting tho board
finally reached a decision on tho ra,s To
b charged consumers Of water from tho
city mains outside tho limits. In view Of
the fact that outsiders do no, contribute
anything 10 tho city bond ias fund Z, was
decided TO charge them double tho inside
ra:s.
Ono question Of in,sres. for Monday
night ~as the parking proposition. which
has been hanging FIRE for good while.
Mayor Poiiosi's proposal 10 extend tho
parking lido on tho residence streets 90
as 70 reduce the paved dfiss~sys 10 a
space of 30 feat has been called up al IN.
isrvais fos months past. but no eone,u-
sion ever reached. In The meantime
some parking plans have been suspended
pending q decision. On Tuesday nigh,
tho question bobbsd Up again and was
ehe~sa on quito vigorously. Although
HSssshs VIVA w fs%os0 a. uE9 C0rirti0
action Of tho board. !, IL aboa, Understood
that the committee and the eonnis sSoaer
on streets ard sidewalks ~illailow park
ing 70 proceed on tho old basis Of lax t.
from property lsne as the regulation park
ing space.
This ~ili probably lead 10 good many
residents sirnply ssrfaeinr their parking
and leaving tho stone curb oS, Until some
further and final decision settles tho
question Of where tho stone curb shall se.
AID. oauger raised the question Tues
day nigh, why the work Of tisins the side
walk grade for tho CITY had no. been gio-
sssdsd with ss directed a, ptsyiors
meeting. This raised The question again
Of how much ~ors oash, TO be put OF
Water Co'nnrssieust ksadg. ~ho as
CITY Engineer also. had been ordered 10
go on with the grade survey. After giving
i their very mature consideration the
board passed a resolution TO engage
somsons else 10 make the street grade
survey and Jet Commissioner KsndiE give
his time wholly 10 the evsf-pressas water
I r-ohlerrr
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-19
A PICNIC INSTITUTE.
Our Farmers WIN csssbsass ''coso-
rsdo Day" With One.

The eas-day farmers Institutes beng
held ,hfoorhsu, the state are very popa-
lar. attracting farmers and their families
70 listen 10 questions Of the various meth.
DDS Of handing the sol TO secure the best
results discussed By the representatives
from the agricultural college. Many val
liable suggestions are given. A picnic
dinner is made feature Of the meetings.
Rocky Ford will have ore Of these ir-
ssi,u,ss on August fifss. Colorado Day.
Sup.. Blinn Of the Agricultural station
reports ,ha, plans have been made for a
real rally Of the farming community.
The program will open a, 10 a. m. ard
adioutnmsn, will be taken for dinner.
Everyone ts invited 10 bring baskets for
the spread. The Fair ground has beer
secured for the day. The speaking vii
take place on the grand stand. Some
good music is TO be = part Of the plan.
o. ]. Baxter has been made chairman
and will make a success OF t. Prof. n.
NJ. co;,teIl Of the State College Is difee.
tor.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-19
Do Sos kso~ "DoSsssY''

The growers Of our gfsa; staple. aifai-
fa. are meeting with some trouble from q
plant called doddes ,ha, seems 10 have q
special affinity for alfalfa. growing up In
the fed with !, ard producing a seed 60
similar ,ha; !; Is not easy 10 distinguish
from alfalfa seed ever under the micro
seops. This weed is showing itself here
aboa:s 10 considerable degree. though
!, is much worse in The northern part Of
the state. Park Cafesaker Alexander is
finding some Of Il in the park grass. Geo.
Hammond. who is an authority on alfalfa
seed. says that doddsr is coming 10 us
from The German market. II has bseone
a serious pest over there. ard The Ger
man producers Of alfalfa seed have been
working Oft their impure seed on the
American market. This accounts for the
rather extraordinary condition Of German
alfalfa seed beng put on The American
market at lower price than home grown
seed. Heretofore we have been export
ing alfalfa seed 10 Germany. bu; isss now
the situation Is reversed. and the espla-
nation is -dedder.- Some growers Of
alfalfa in the northern part Of the state
bosrh, the cheaper seed and as result:
are blowing Up their last years sowing 10
get rid Of "dodder.-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-19
Cum 0rsso Sails.

Here is a good thing from a cores
pondsn. Of the Baltimore tMd.l News. II
reeds only 10 be taken with small grain
Of salt
-ln 1900, when the natives who existed
on the plains of southeastern Colntado. in
o,sto county. where Sugar City Is now
located, saw tho tents Of The pioneers
arise over nigh, and baheld tho brick
walls ard the s.sal work Of Tho factory
roins 10. saw the surveyor and his rod
,usn lay GU. a town. irfiEatinE bitches.
is,ersls and roads. thsy shook their heads
ard pfsphesied calamity. The frs; three
years were trying ard strenuous years:
They made plain. however. tho necessity
fer further and more strenuous effort. and
when this effort was forthcoming. fnan-
eially and otherwise. u won out The
l2 ooo.aere plantation is being sold in
Bo.ae.e and i6o-sefe pieces 20 Illinois.
Iowa and Ohio farmers at a pties OF ) o5
10 si2o per acre. All Of these new COM
ers buy this land for the purpose Of fsts
ing sugar bea,s as their principal crop.
and a new factory 10 take care Of the
beet acreage Tributary 10 Sugar City Is
fas, becoming an admitted necessity.
Since September !. 'o6. when the man
aFemen, frs, decided TO offer the land for
sale, 1900 acres have been sold 10 bona
fide settlers. Increase in land values Is
no. alone local 70 Sugar City. Colo. but
is general throughout the irrigated section
Of our western country. and the influx o'
eastern and middle west farmers 10 the
irrigated lands Of this country Is really
remarkable.
The fne quality Of tte bee,s grown
BY the farmers around Sugar City and
vicinity. their high sugar contents. high
purity. have excited the interest and ad-
miraiiou Of beet su ar people. Bee,s sliced
in the factory during September. October
and November. 1906. show an average
sugar content Of l6.o per cen. with a
purity Of 81 per cent The sugar bee;
contains go per cent or more OF water.
the remainder being solids. sshe greater
portion Of which Is sugar and the balance
nUn-susars Of various kinds or impurities
,ha. mus, be eliminated during the fac
tory process. The relation Of sugars 10
The non. sugars or impurities present de-
,ernine the purity Of the beet Sugar
content being equal. The higher The purity
the better the beet. Impurities or nom
sugars tend to the inversion or desuue-
ton Of erystalizable sugar. creating mo-
lasses instead Of sugar. The Importance
Of the high purity beet is therefore quite
evident"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-19
CARPENTERS UNi0NiZe.
Low Wages and nigh Living Said to
Prevail Here.

The jouSneymen carpenters Of Rock y
Ford 60, together last Friday night and
organized carpenters union. They have
taken room over tho Lewis q johnson
store for meeting place. The wood
workers pu, up tho claim that wages In
Rocky Ford arc under seale-only ss
cents an hour. and they arc working nine
hours day. while other towns Of hs
state pay 20 and IS cents an hour. and
sigh, hours Is the accepted days work.
In addition To this the carpenters CON-
plain ,ha, living Is several per cen. higher
In Rocky Ford than !, Is IN other eisss
ard towns Of the state. owing TO gfossfs
and butchers and other combines, and
their aim is 10 even things up.
Organization was effected by The cleo
sson Of Arthur Bsosholt as president.
Charles Lane as vies-psssidsnt. Lansing
ru,,is as secretary. Hugh Ray a. ansn-
eiai secretary. and John eoyd a. usss-
ursf. Chas. Lane 10 acting president bll
Pressdsn, Burkhoits transfer card ar
sivss. The union has . msmbsfship Of
20 charter members. and number o.
transfer members are 10 CONE IN when
their cards are received.
Hsst Sunday evening the wemans eap-
,is, Missionary Circle ~iii give pas,iosie
service q, the FRS, Baptist Church.
Among The interesting numbers will Be =
vocal solo. The Star Spanglsd Banner
and Miss Edi,ha Green will sing Eiplinr's
-Recoss,onal-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-19
CACTUS s.: s.: '.;..,.!t !Et00D q CROP
Burbanks Circular
tural-Hortlculturai OpuntIa.

able for improvement. They have hardi-
neos that adapts them To a wide range
Of climate. adaptability to drought, food.
heat. cold. poor soil and rich. and very
prolific in fruit. The fruit borne on these
species and varieties range from the size
Of = peanut To large sized banana. and
the product Of single plant Is often as
much As 200 lbs per year. This has led
to the opuntias being selected for hybrid
ization with view to getting rid Of tho
Questionable thorns. And the effort has
been successful. That wizard Of the veg
stabls world. Luther Burbank. is able 70
announce after some twelve years Of sx-
pssimsntatioa. that he is ready 10 furnish
the seedlings and cuttings Of . spinslsss
opantia- Indeed systematic work for the
Improvement Of tbs cactus has shown
that this hardy dsnizsn Of the rocky.
drought-euSssd. wind-swspt, sun-swspt
prairie. Is far more than an available
fodder for cattle: that Il Is = high flavor
Cd. delicious and nutritious fruit. capable
Of taking rank with the orange. tho ban
ana, the apple and the pear In tho fruit
markets Of the world. Il Is now evident
that some Of these nav creations prom
he TO become the most important Of food
factors; that they can b cultivated To
point whore they carry very large per-
esntsgs Of sugar. and with . productive.
ness that seiipsss all other vegetable
products. More than this they still re-
tain their characteristic Of growth upon
the most sterile and ARID Of soils, and are
therefore adapted 10 areas Of land that
irrigation may never reach.
What is the significance Of this diseov-
cry. this production Of q splneisss species
Of eAesas9 Il means that . new ssrisui-
turai era has begun. Il means that for
millions Of otherwise useless acres On all
the continents Of the s.obs an available
and profitable vegetation has been found.
Ths cactus has . vssy sstsnsive range.
Il grows today IN Amssiea from Cali.
fosnia and Colorado 70 The Argentine Re-
public. Il b found IN Africa along the
Mediterranean and IN The Soodan and
the Island Of Madagascar. ard seu,hwar!
70 Caps Town. Il aoufishss Ia lido
China and IN Australia. Tie planting
and cultivation Of the cactus is extremely
easy. In fact Il requires no cultivation.
Reports Of the stock. feeding value Of the
plant are beginning 70 b gathered. Asa
foed for The human family The prediction
is made that its extensive cultivation will
IN tine TO cone save such countries as
india asdchina from devastating famines
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-19
New Postage stamps.

A new style Of embossed postage stamp
for envelopes and newspaper wrappers IS
to be issued shortly By the p. o. De-
par,nen;. They will be Of four dsnomi-
nations. one. two. four and FIVE cents. in
new designs and ellip;ieal in shape. The
familiar head Of Washington will appear
in red on tie two-eent stamps ard in blue
on the fives. Benjamin Franklin in green
will be shown On the one-eens stamps
and IN black on the fours.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-19

Have you given any thought to the sub
jeet Of eaetip II not there is an agrieul-
tural and horticultural revelation await
ing your doing 50.
In tho arid area Of what used to be
called "Ths Great American Desert" but
which today Is dotted with fourishing
cases. by reason Of the irrigation works
developed. the eaet 10 = well known
species Of vegetation. In many spots It
10 all the vegetation there 10. II one
were to say that In the light Of present
day information from expert students and
sxpsrimsntsrs Ia the field Of agriculture.
there 10 good reason 70 believe that this
eaeti will b oas Of the great sources Of
human subsistence In the not distant
future. the statement would arouse de-
rision In the average farmer and ranch
man.
In these arid regions the wild. small.
hard. thorny cactus has been = common
food for al the domestic animals At times
when nothing else could b had. Whom
drought, the intolsrabis heat Of summer
or the frsszing cold and biting storm Of
winter. has put everything else out Of
reach. there has been resort 70 the cactus.
Fires Of sage brush and grsasswood have
been built. and the thorny cactus has
bsen dragged Into heaps and thrown up
on these asss for = few minutes In order
10 burn on the cruel thorns that were
almost a. sharp and as poisonous and as
much 70 b dreaded A. the rattissaaks's
fangs.
For years the cactus has been appfs.
eia,sd as . source Of animal fodder BY
the ea,,ismsn Of Texas. AEi.oas. New
Mexico ard Southern Colorado. but only
% last resort This for the reason
that the ,hosny exterior Of the plant made
Il q food hard to get At either By the
hungry beast or BY the hsfdsman. No
estimate Of is actual food value would
seem 10 have bssn made until recently.
But investigation has finally cone about.
and The surprising result b The discovery
that the cactus b practically the very
embodiment Of both food and drink for
hsrbsvsreus animals and 10 greatly rslishsd
by ali sorts Of creatures from . canary
bird 10 an elephant: that but for the pain
and danger involved In getting through
their thorny exterior they wauid b eaten
with a. much avidi,y - any forage crop
produced on the farm. Having diseov-
cred thss the experts Ia bosony set 10 work
TO change tho cactus and get nd Of hs
thefns. A class Of The eaesas known ss
the opanssas vas found especially foves-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-19
An INDIANS BURIAL.
squaw Bur,cd In pottcrs' Ftcid-Un-
~cps. Uahonoscd and unsuag

An Indian woman. one Of a bunch Of
indian bee,-weedefs sha. were housed in
the rear Of Crair's feed warehouse. died
Friday night She had been ailins for two
weeks or more and finally saeeumbed TO
her maiady. The Indians q: once pre-
pared her for burial-a Ia Egyptian
mummy-rollinr her Up in her blanket
and wrapping her round with many
ropes; and were preparing 10 bury her.
when The authorities got wind Of h and
took the body in charge. Il was brought
over 10 the Sprinkler undertaking rooms
and placed in q eoffin-a la United States
lay out-and then. darkiy. at dead Of
nieht-a Ia burial Sir John Moore-abous
Z pm. the body was taken TO the possers
field. All the womao's earthly belongings
and enough food for several good lunches
for the spirit on its way 10 The happy
hunting grounds-assuminr that saus~s
60 to the same heaven as the bucks
were sswed Up in the blanket with her.
No Indians attended the funeral. il being
the custom Of the Apaehes,so which tribe
she belonged. to have as little 10 do with
the dead as possible. The disaereeable
task Of disposinr Of those who die is lsf:
wholly 10 two or three Of their number.
and their aim seems TO be TO make as
short work Of il as possible.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-19

John Doyle. professional tourist. &C.
into the tolls Of the magistrates court
Tuesday. and will do few days work
for The public in return for The living he
has spoaesd in this vicinity while stop
ping of TO see the scenery.
Mrs. tRsvJ S. c. Green writes from
British Columbia. where she is visiting in
her brothers home. that she Is enjoying
her summer outing hugely. Mrs. Green
went as Rocky Ford's delegate to the
National meeting Of the B. Y. p. U. held
in Spokane this year. She will return By
way Of ooldfeld. New. The great sold
camp. and u she should strike Il rich.
while there all her friends would rejoise
with her.
J. n. Price and n. I. Maxwell. and their
bstssr-halves. leave on Sunday for a hol-
day trip Of q month or more. They will
so to Chicago and from there take their
outings in steamer trips to points alonE
Lake Michigan. Lake Paw-Paw. which
is now known as the Coney Island Of
Chicago, will be one Of the objective points
Of the party. Incidentally our two mer-
chant princes will do little shopping in
the way Of selecting their fall stock Of
goods; and Mrs. Price and Mrs. Maxwell
will doubtless do little shopping too. else
they differ from most women visiting
Chicago.